…Art professor confronts spousal discrimination Speakers at conference accentuate principled businesses Grievance board investigating claims found promotion process was biased By ANDREW HIYAMA Summer Daily News Editor A University of Michigan faculty member in the School of Art & Design said she was the subject of discrimination based on her gender and status as a spousal hire throughout the process of consideration for p...…
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…3 NEWS Thursday, May 18, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Author H. Luke Shaefer presents his research on challenges faced by the impoverished community Lecture hosted by Institute of Social Research meant to impart experience of living in poverty By CHETALI JAIN Daily Staff Reporter H. Luke Shaefer, director of Poverty Solutions at the Univer- sity of Michigan and co-author of acclaimed book “$2.00 a Day: Liv- ing o...…
…4 Thursday, May 18, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com OPINION I n my participation in the never- ending American consumer competition of material acquisition, I recently purchased a fitness tracking smart watch that not only monitors my semi-decent heart rate, but also tracks and maps my outdoor workouts through GPS technology. I enthusiastically wear, use and check this watch with nearly every activity I’m doing. ...…
…5 OPINION Thursday, May 18, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com B iologist Edward Wilson once remarked that biology seemingly holds us “on a leash,” and though we can design and develop our lives, we live within the constraints of human biology. The beauty of a leash, however, is that we are tethered, not immoveable. For example, we still have implicit bias, but through introspection and exposure to different backgro...…
…6 Thursday, May 18, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS ‘Snatched’ gives empty laughter By ARYA NAIDU Daily Arts Writer Following the blatant wildness of his last movie, “The Night Before” (2015), director Jonathan Levine’s “Snatched” eases up on comic raun- chiness, instead striving to be a wild, yet touching, take on a mother- daughter vacation gone wrong. The beginning scenes show Emily Middleton (Amy Schumer, “Tr...…
…7 Thursday, May 18, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS ‘The Wall’ is atypical ‘spin’ is a welcomed emo album by Tigers Jaw ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS Aaron Taylor-Johnson in combat position BLACK CEMENT RECORDS Both members of Tigers Jaw By SAM LU Daily Arts Writer When listening to Tigers Jaw’s newest release, it’s pretty obvious that some drastic changes have occurred since the group’s infancy. spin car- rie...…
…8 Thursday, May 18, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily. OPINION ACROSS 1 Halloween costume that may involve a red cape and tail 6 Respected men 10 Banana Boat initials 13 “I Fall to Pieces” singer 14 “America’s FLAVORite Frozen Beverage since 1967” 15 Considerable age 17 Words requesting a pass 19 Apple choice 20 “Phooey!” 21 Words indicating a pass 23 Prof’s aides 24 Cardio chart 26 Overly 27 Team with 121 medals at the Rio Olympics 28...…
…By ADAM BRODNAX Senior Michigan in Color Editor Dear Me, It’s been only six days since you came into my life and I keep replaying those 20 minutes the hospital gave us to breath in the same air. Once I learned the news that for certain you and the rest of my immediate family were alive, I wrote to myself that I was scared. I kept projecting and fan- tasizing about the visit. I began layering moments and expecta- tions of what my...…
…10 Thursday, May 18, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Approaching the net, Alex Najarian half-volleyed the ball over the net, split stepped and prepared for the next shot. The junior scooped the ball and the backspin forced the ball to fall dead — clinching the No. 10 Michigan women’s tennis team’s advancement to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Tournament. The beginning of the long road to a national championsh...…
…11 Thursday, May 18, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Sereno claims Big Ten distance sweep Just 200 meters separated Gina Sereno from history. The Michigan senior had already won the 10,000 meter race Friday at the Big Ten Championships. And if she could pull away from a pack of seven on the final straightaway of the 5,000 meter race, she would become just the third woman in history to claim conference titles i...…
…12 Thursday, May 18, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Offensive explosion propels Wolverines Foerster conquers Betsa in upset Two first-team All-Big Ten players. Four plate appearances. Lea Foerster vs. Megan Betsa. It was the game within the game during Michigan’s dramatic 5-4 defeat at the hands of Michigan State in Friday’s Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal. Foerster’s unstoppable bat against the Wolv...…
