…As part of Transgender Awareness Week, the Spectrum Center and TransForm, a student organization that focuses on transgender activism and support, held a panel discussion Thursday where speakers at the University of Michigan who identify as transgender women or transgender femme shared their experiences on campus. At the discussion, attended by about 35 students, panelists told stories of when they struggl...…
…Following President-elect Donald Trump’s upset win last week, the University of Michigan campus has been filled with protests, vigils and rallies. However, on Thursday night, the Diag was host to an hour of rest as the musical group Love and Peace, affiliated with a new movement on campus by the same name, played a variety of blues and reggae songs promoting inclusion and equity. Peace and Love began its performa...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, November 18, 2016 — 3A 2-News ALEXIS RANKIN/Daily Business junior Christopher McClendon sings as part of the Love Movement on the Diag Thursday. this one that bring together different groups dedicated to sustainability. “You get a bigger bang for your buck; everything kind of reinforces everything else,” she added. “What we’re doing reinforces what Recycle Ann Arbor’s doing...…
…O ne of my favorite quotes comes from the poet Tyler Knott Gregson: “Out of the darkness, we can make light.” In so few words, he conveys a very simple concept: There is always a light at the end of the tunnel, but only if we seek it. Silver linings do not come freely. It can be difficult, I know, to believe there will be light in the wake of this presidential election. After all, as I went to sleep early Wednesday mo...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, November 18, 2016 — 5A Look — “Red Oaks” is, as art goes, pretty inessential. It’s not a subversion of the ’80s movie archetype, nor is it an homage, either; it is almost literally an ’80s movie, only extended into a 10-episode TV show. In its first season, which aired last year, “Red Oaks” went out of its way to establish just how committed to its milieu it was. Of ...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Did one part of a typical triathlon 5 Overwhelm 10 Camera output 14 Tuscan waterway 15 Smoothes 16 1899 gold rush town 17 It’s nothing to Noelle 18 Pines, e.g. 19 Wavy lines, in comics 20 Start of a quip 23 Stuff in a sack 24 Dough shortage consequence 27 “Chicago P.D.” detective Lindsay 29 Quip, part 2 34 Speaks 36 Durango day 37 Rotation meas. 38 Quip, part 3 42 Pranks,...…
…Wolverines bracing to host U.S. Development program in exhibition From Jacob Trouba to Tyler Motte to Zach Werenski, there has been no shortage of talented players that Michigan coach Red Berenson has recruited from the USA Hockey National Team Development Program. It’s a relationship that has been beneficial for both sides, especially recently. This year’s Wolverine squad features eight former NTDP players, including f...…
…8A — Friday, November 18, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEW YORK CITY — Just over three minutes into the opening half of the Michigan men’s basketball team’s 2K Classic game against Marquette, Derrick Walton Jr. picked up his second foul. It was part of a string of uncharacteristic errors made by the senior guard that forced him to spend a majority of the first half on the bench. Behind Walton, the ...…
…NOVEMBER 19, 2016: INDIANA …
…FootballSaturday, November 19, 2016 4 A few weeks ago, Ben Braden recalled sitting around watching the Ohio State-Penn State football game the previous Saturday night with his roommates. He listed them: Ben Pliska, a fifth- year senior offensive lineman; Greg Froelich, a redshirt junior offensive lineman; Mike Jocz — “You guys know, the really smart guy,” Braden said with a laugh. That label follows Jocz, a fifth-year senior tig...…
…Jocz’s parents dropped him off on an August Sunday in 2012. By Tuesday, he wasn’t sure if he would last. He was struggling and exhausted, and another walk-on tight end had already quit. In times like those, Jocz often calls his parents to talk through them, and this time he told them he wasn’t sure if he’d make it. Warren Jocz recalls Michael relaying a similar sentiment from Smith, who was in his fourth fall camp. “I just want to...…
…FootballSaturday, November 19, 2016 2 STAFF PICKS The Daily football writers pick against the spread to predict scores for the top 25 and Big Ten in the 2016 football season. Max Bultman Jacob Gase Kelly Hall Jake Lourim No. 3 Michigan (-24) vs. Indiana Indiana Indiana Indiana Indiana Michigan No. 1 Alabama vs. Chattanooga Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama No. 2 Ohio State (-22.5) at Michigan State Ohio State Ohio State Ohi...…
…3 TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com ‘M’ ready for new-look Indiana team Though the Michigan football team hasn’t lost to Indiana (3-4 Big Ten, 5-5 overall) since 1987, a win over the third-ranked Wolverines would mean more to the Hoosiers this week. Michigan (6-1, 9-1) is in College Football Playoff contention, and Indiana will try to take advantage of the Wolverines while they’re still reeling from...…
…Jocz’s parents dropped him off on an August Sunday in 2012. By Tuesday, he wasn’t sure if he would last. He was struggling and exhausted, and another walk-on tight end had already quit. In times like those, Jocz often calls his parents to talk through them, and this time he told them he wasn’t sure if he’d make it. Warren Jocz recalls Michael relaying a similar sentiment from Smith, who was in his fourth fall camp. “I just want to...…
…FootballSaturday, November 19, 2016 6 Breakdown: How will Speight’s absence affect Michigan offense? The hope for an undefeated season is gone, but the Michigan football team has plenty to play for. One week after a jarring loss at Iowa, the Wolverines return to action Saturday when they host Indiana at Michigan Stadium. Michigan still controls its own destiny, but any safety net it had is no more. The Daily breaks down the key m...…
…7 TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com Behind Enemy Lines: Marcus Oliver Last year, Indiana took the Michigan football team down to the wire in Bloomington. The contest was decided by a second overtime goal-line stand, and the Wolverines escaped shaken, but unscathed, 48-41. This year, the two teams will meet in Ann Arbor for No. 3 Michigan’s senior day. Indiana linebacker Marcus Oliver, who has recorded 74 tackles this year ...…
…FootballSaturday, November 19, 2016 8 What to Watch For: O’Korn, running back, defense, chaos Home games have been a cake walk for the No. 3 Michigan football team this season — the Wolverines are 7-0 at Michigan Stadium, with only one win coming by fewer than 17 points. But after losing its first game of the season at Iowa last week and perhaps losing its starting quarterback for the season, Michigan (6-1 Big Ten, 9-1 ...…
