…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 8 — Wednesday, February 17, 2021 statement What is digital studies? BY ALEXANDER SATOLA, STATEMENT CORRESPONDENT I n January 2019, LSA announced the creation of a new Digital Studies In- stitute that would support the study of digital technologies from a humanities and social science perspective. The establishment of a formal academic institute followed the cre- ation of the LSA Digital St...…
…M y sister and I were born one minute apart. Whenever I tell people this, questions inevitably follow: “What’s it like having a twin?” “Are you best friends?” “Can you read each other’s minds?” Over the years, I’ve formed a sort of automatic response: I laugh, acknowl- edging the curiosity surrounding a con- cept that is foreign and fascinating to someone else yet normal and casual to me. I then reply with a simple yet in- tention...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 10 — Wednesday, February 17, 2021 statement I n early April, I screenshotted a picture I saw on Wikipedia of a cow lying on the ground captioned “a sleeping cow laying on her side is not immobilized; she can rise whenever she chooses.” It epitomized early-quarantine lethargy, and I thought it was really funny. I kept collecting ob- scure and amusing Wikipedia excerpts and posting screenshots o...…
…7-Opinion W hen I turned 13, like many Jews around the United States and the rest of the world, I was bar mitzvahed. Upon the conclusion of my service, after reciting blessings and reading from the Torah, I was rushed to an unmarked back room. The room was small and consisted of just a single chair facing a video monitor. It was there where I received a call from the Rothschild family. I was finally old enough to be given my ver...…
…2-News I t’s incredibly odd to be a freshman right now. Instead of having animated discussions sitting on lawns and benches around campus, we occasionally send necessary texts through GroupMes and Discords. Instead of exploring and getting used to a new campus, we navigate our university online. Newcomers don’t have a place, a community or an understanding of the University of Michigan in its regular workings. Instead, we t...…
…As the Michigan volleyball team clawed back from an early deficit in the first set of Sunday’s match, freshman setter Scottee Johnson tracked down and dug a speedy attack from Purdue. Seemingly coming out of nowhere, freshman outside hitter Jess Mruzik emerged from the back row and launched a kill into the face of Purdue defensive specialist Jena Otec. The Boilermakers instantly called timeout, as the Wolverines’ new...…
…14 — Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan bests Nebraska in first meet after pause Livers at forefront of Michigan’s success The instant that junior Natalie Wojcik powerfully stuck the landing of her dismount from the balance beam, Michigan gymnastics coach Bev Plocki’s arms both shot like rockets into the air with palms open and fingers spread. A perfect 10, she visually p...…
…Entering his fourth season as the head coach of the Michigan men’s lacrosse team, Kevin Conry is gradu- ally building off the foundation laid by his predecessor, John Paul. After reeling in the No. 4 and No. 3 recruiting classes in 2020 and 2021, respectively, Conry is hungry to shake up the Big Ten with a Wolverine squad that is quietly yet quickly ascending. Finding a replacement for Paul, the human embodiment of Michigan...…
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