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…Monday, July 18, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 'U' alumni work to change the image'of Detroit Graduates bring new enterprise to the dilapidated city By ANDREW SCHULMAN Daily StaffReporter In 2008, Detroit landed on Forbes' annual list of "America's Most Miserable Cities," and hope that its automakers could com- pete with foreign counterparts dwindled. As the city's population continues to decline and its unem- ployment rate rema...…

… 1fl Monday, June 18, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MEN'S ROWING Former Wolverine rower headed to Summer Olympics Monday, June 18, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 13 By COLLEEN THOMAS Daily Sports Editor Usually, athletes train all their life to go to the Olympics. But Tom Peszek has only been training eight years, and he's head- ed to London this summer. With a partner he's only been competing with for a few mont...…

… I Thursday, July 18, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, July 18, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO START WRITING Ask about becoming a part of the Daily staff! CONTACT KATIE BURKE AT: KGBURKE@ MICHIGANDAILY.COM 'U' researchers see fall in depression among elderly 'U' startup investments to bring returns Website to receive design upgrades Ten-year study shows improvement, despite nee...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. Text messaging is cause of teen death, police officers say Police say a Grand Rapids-area teenager killed in a traffic accident was exchanging text messages with his girlfriend at the time. Ottawa County sheriff's Sgt. Steve Austin says investigation and intervi...…

…I* The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Obama says nuclear Iran could trigger arms race President Barack Obama says a nuclear-armed Iran could trigger an arms race in the Middle East, some- thing his administration wants to avnid. Obama told Fox News Channel's Bret Baier that keeping Tehran without a nuclear weapon is o...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS ANN ARBOR Borders cuts jobs at A2 headquarters " Borders Group Inc. says it elimi- nated 45 jobs at its corporate head- quarters as the bookseller works to cut costs. The job cuts disclosed yesterday came in several areas of opera- tions, including human resources, finance, merchandising and ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam Friday, February 18, 2011- 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, February 18, 2011 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Podiatrist, health care providers accused of fraud Federal prosecutors in Detroit have filed a fresh batch of fraud charges against health-care pro- viders, including a podiatrist accused of billing Medicare for $700,000 in toenail treatments that weren't provided. At least 20 people wer...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS LANSING, Mich. Census Bureau to release Michigan data next week The Census Bureau will release data next week that Michigan lawmakers will use to redraw district maps for the Legislature and the state's U.S. House delegation. Among the data will be popu- lation summaries by race, His- panic origin and voting age for jurisdictions such as counties, cities and school districts. District lines a...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, April 18, 2011-- 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Detroit Prayer Walk draws more than 10,000 people Thousands of people dedicated to restoring hope to a suffering city poured onto its main thor- oughfare Saturday to take part in the Detroit Prayer Walk. The massive crowd filled Woodward Avenue for the round- trip morning trek between two downtown landmarks, the Detroit Tigers' home of Comerica Park and th...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS LANSING * Unemployment in Michigan drops below 13 percent Michigan's unemployment rate dropped to 12.8 percent in October, the first time since March 2009 the rate has been below 13 percent, state officials said yesterday. Michigan's current jobless rate is significantly below the October...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, November 18, 2011- 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, November18, 2011 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Obama appoints Detroit judge to federal bench The White House says Presi- dent Barack Obama has nominat- ed Wayne County Circuit Judge Gershwin Drain to a seat on U.S. District Court in Detroit. In a news release, Obama describes Drain as someone who will be a "thoughtful and diligent ju...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, September18, 2013 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. Asian carp found in water near Lake Michigan The recent discovery of a large Asian carp near Chicago under- scores the need to protect the Great Lakes from the voracious fish and other invasive species that could slip into Lake Michi- gan, two members of Congress s...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, October 18, 2013 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, October18, 2013 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Woman found dead from gunshot Authorities have released the identity of a woman whose body was found on a front lawn near her west side Detroit home. The Wayne County medi- cal examiner's office tells The Detroit News that 19-year-old Kimberly Muse died of a gunshot wound to her chest. T...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, November 18, 2013 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, November18, 2013 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS BATTLE CREEK, Mich. Boy holding plastic gun shot by police, is minorly injured A 14-year-old boy was shot by Battle Creek police while hold- ing a plastic gun. Deputy Chief " James Saylor says the boy was crouching out- side a convenience store Satur- day with what looked like a real handgun. ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, September 18,2012-3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Detroit police start 12-hour shifts Police officers in Detroit are beginning new, 12-hour shifts as part of the department's efforts to cut overtime and save cash. The shifts start Monday and will see officers work two weeks and have the next 14 days off. A judge ruled last month that ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS LANSING State Senate OKs bills attacking child pornography The Michigan Senate has unanimously passed three Republican-introduced bills that supporters say would make it easier to prosecute people for child pornography. The bills approved Wednes- day go to the state House for con- sideration. Attorney General Bill Schuette says the bills help update laws wri...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com January 18, 2012 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom January18, 2012 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Drug sniffing dog found after escape Officials say a German Shep- herd that formerly worked on bomb-sniffing duty in Washing- ton, D.C., has been recaptured after escaping on arrival in the Detroit area. WWJ-AM reports the dog named Arco ran away in Romu- * lus after arriving Monday night on a cargo fli...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigancfaily.com Friday, January 18, 2013 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigancfaily.com Friday, January18, 2013 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Gov. Snyder to discuss light rail transit funding Gov. Rick Snyder says he'll join U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and other officials in Detroit on Friday for "a major funding announcement" that is expected to involve plans for a light rail system between the city's downtown a...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, February 18, 2013 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DEARBORN, Mich. Colleges struggle when students drop out, keep aid Students who get federal grants but don't attend school are leaving Michigan colleges with a bill worth millions of dollars. When students don't spend the money on approved expens- es, colleges, especially two-year schools, are turning to tuition increases to repay the federal gov- ernment, a ne...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS LYNDON TOWNSHIP, Mich. Enbridge agrees to pay $1.3 million for road repairs Authorities have reached a $1.3 million agreement with Enbridge Inc. to cover the cost of damage that the company's pipe- line construction work will do on roads in the Ann Arbor area. The Washtenaw County Road Commission recently negoti- ated the deal after Enbridge's construction schedule for its new crude oil pipel...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS GRANDVILLE, Mich. Kayakers find body of missing woman Authorities say kayakers found the body of a missing western Michigan woman in the water of the flooded Grand River. The body was found Tuesday night near the Grandville and Wyoming border, southwest of Grand Rapids. MLive.com says authorities confirmed Wednesday that the remains are those of 51-year-old Mary Tornga. Police say Tornga's hu...…

…Nws The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - 3 PIPELINE From Page 1 the main speaker at the event on Monday. Irwin said he strongly opposes the building of the pipe- line because of its long-term envi- ronmental consequences. "What Keystone XL represents is making a long-term investment essentially calcifying our commit- ment to the dirtiest forms of ener- gy," Irwin said. "We need to stop this big investment, be...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com PESCOVITZ From Page 1 2007 to 2012. The recommendation will go before the Regents for approval at their next meeting this Thursaay. In recent years, the Health System faced scrutiny because of a series of internal controver- sies. In 2012, Stephen Jenson, a medical resident, was charged for possession of child pornography, which was found on a thumb drive plugged into a Health System computer. Slow respo...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, April 18, 2014 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Doctor found guilty of 34 crimes A Detroit-area doctor who would see more than 100 patients a day at his Hamtramck clinic has been convicted of 34 crimes, from fraud to illegal drug distribution. It was a slam-dunk for federal prosecutors Thursday as Dr. Basil Qandil was found guilty of all charges. Qandil was accused of writing prescriptions for drugs that...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Page 3A -Thursday, September 18, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Page 3A -Thursday, September18, 2014 be *idian 0atv Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com MEGAN MCDONALD PETER SHAHIN and DANIEL WANG KATIE BURKE EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, November18, 2014-3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Conviction stands for dad in girl's disappearance The Michigan appeals court has affirmed the murder con- viction of a Detroit man whose 2-year-old daughter has not been found. The court says there was "suf- ficient circumstantial evidence" to support D'Andre Lane's convictions. He was c...…

…secure jobs and housing. The organization would steward the money, rather than give the funds to the Chavez’s directly. Funkhouser wrote in a Face- book post that people claiming to be Mat Chavez’s relatives had contacted him, warning that the couple was on the street because of drug use, not due to an illness that resulted in a lost job and ulti- mately homelessness. He added that he had reached out directly to Danielle Chavez’s f...…

…said. “He has hit the ground running … on the completion of President Schlissel’s first year in office, the Board of Regents would like to recognize and acknowledge a job well done. Regent Shauna Ryder-Diggs (D–Grosse Pointe) emphasized her appreciation for the work Schlissel has done in the realm of campus diversity, and spoke specifically about the recent diversity summit he hosted. “It was wonderful to see rep- resentation f...…

…for anyone seeking to explore the broad concept of belief. LSA senior Essie Shachar-Hill, a co-organizer of the event, said they did not want to limit performances to established faiths and religions. “Originally we were thinking something along the lines of faith and religion,” Shachar-Hill said. “We wanted to be inclusive of people who don’t necessarily have a faith or religion.” She said she thinks the way organizers framed ...…

…Kyle Piunti, who went through the boot camp in 2014 and subsequently attended Columbia University, is now a tutor in analytical reading. He said seeing the growth of his students has been rewarding. “A lot of students, when they first come in, are overwhelmed with a text,” Piunti said. “Then you start to see them develop as far as understanding the text and the direction in which we’re taking them.” People from every bran...…

…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, January 18, 2017 — 3A government organizations recognizing the holiday, and I’m all for that,” Smith said. The resolution was passed on the premise that the University is located on land that belongs historically to Native Americans, and that tribes are still active inthe state. The resolution notes that it complies with the University’s Diversity, Equit...…

…As I walk through campus, surrounded by people who look nothing like me, I can’t help but feel like I don’t belong. I try not to compare myself to anyone but it seems like everyone around me has their lives figured out, their friend groups established and their futures secured. And though these feelings may not mirror the truth, they still linger in my mind. In order to escape the confinements of my thoughts, I plug in my he...…

…2-News 3 — Friday, March 18, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the room back to order. The start of the cull — and the corresponding outpouring of anger that night — was the culmination of years of research and advocacy, as it became clear that Ann Arbor faces both a growing deer population and plenty of opinions on what to do about it, ultimately leading to bitter local politicking and accusations of foul play over...…

…partner’s social media passwords and looking through a partner’s cellphone records to see who they are texting or calling. Lead author of the study Lauren Reed was a doctoral student in the University’s Psychology Department when the study began and said she was interested in the ways that new forms of media, such as the Internet, cellphones, texting and social media sites impact dating relationships and shape dating violenc...…

…will come from student fees, but contributions were also made by the Office of Student Life, funds generated by parking permits and the University Athletic Department. “There’s about $80 million allocated to this project,” Rullman said. “I say somewhere in the neighborhood of half of that is going to fixing the plumbing which was put in in 1919.” Jan van den Kieboom, founder and principal of Workshop Architects, said th...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, April 18, 2016 — 3A addition, no evaluations for faculty during their first three years at the University will be released. Finally, if there are unforeseen and significant circumstances, faculty are able to opt out of releasing the data for that semester. In 2014, the average response rate for course evaluation data was marked at slightly above 50 percent. Courses for which t...…

…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...…

…misconceptions about precision medicine, an approach for protecting health and treating disease that considers other factors aside from an individual’s own health, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “The idea is really to bring together multiple disciplines and expertise from across campus to address the issue of precision health,” Creguer said. “We specifically chose the name Precision Health ...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Monday, February 18, 2018— 3A Photo courtesy of the author When I was little, I used to be one of those girls who wished that they I were white. My parents immigrated to the States in the 90s, having previously lived under Communist rule in China. That being said, I never had the type of mom who would help out in the classroom or know how to bake cookies, and I was neve...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, January 18, 2019 — 3 Read more online at michigandaily.com EMPLOYMENT From Page 1 LAW From Page 1 POVERTY From Page 1 INSTITUTIONALIZING EQUIT Y Michelle Bolofer, the Executive Director of Century Forward, a nonprofit focused on building community infrastructure, speaks at the Urban Planning Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium on “Institutionalizing Equity: Radically Restructuring Opport...…

…Ken Kollman, a professor of political science, is familiar with constitutional law and believes it’s best for free speech to be uninhibited until it becomes threatening. “I think like most faculty I’m generally in favor of free speech unless it’s dangerous and incites violence,” Kollman said. “When possible, when there’s no threat to the people or the public order, then it’s better to allow people to speak on campuses.” The second...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, October 18, 2018 — 3 computer science, including the invention of dynamic instruction scheduling, a method in which computer hardware can issue instructions out of order, as well as pioneering the revolution in very large- scale integration design. Many years prior to joining University faculty in 1985, Conway worked at IBM Research, where she was fired when she began h...…

…be an ambassador for the importance of faculty governance,” Beatty told the assembly. “People aren’t always aware of what we do, so thank you for being here and for standing up for faculty governance.” Later, the assembly discussed potential improvements to their current execution of meetings and potential guests to invite to their future assemblies. Members noted a disconnect between the administration and the Senat...…

…3 Thursday, July 18, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS ‘U’ community reflects on rising tuition, fees The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved a series of tuition and room-and-board increases at their June 20 meeting. The headline of the University’s press release emphasizes the 1.9 percent in-state undergraduate tuition increase is the lowest in six years, with a lower- division rate of $15,588...…

…News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Monday, September 18, 2017 — 3A ROBERT BUECHLER/DAILY George Hastings, a retired judge, speaks alongside distinguished Michigan Daily alumni at Rackham on Friday. Publications and Wallace House, home of the Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowship and The Livingston Awards for Young Journalists. Lisa Powers, event coordinator and Student Publications Development /Alumni Relations ...…

…Matt Diamond sonia shekar jessica stewart anna he HUSSEIN HAKIM to the seniors of the Michigan Daily Business Staff! Thank you for your companionship, guidance, and unwavering dedication to this paper. Best of luck in your future endeavors! Love, your TMD family The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, April 18, 2017 — 3 especially with depleting storage space, ongoing efforts of digitization and a desire to distinguish ...…

…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...…

…Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives; engineering graduate student Chris Boyd; public health graduate student Micalah Webster; and Public Policy graduate student Angelica De Jesus. Business sophomore Shartia Ducksworth said she enjoyed the event, and listening to the panelists made her realize she should have started applying for internships earlier. She also noted the diversity of the attendees, especially in re...…

…“The movement is greater than those two men, and, at the same time, the movement needed those two men,” Suleiman said. “And we often do ourselves a disservice by trying to create the perfect hero … that rises victorious above the rest and had the perfect diagnosis and the perfect role to play. And so, this is the picture that we come to … This is the picture that deeply haunts America.” LSA freshman Salik Aslam attended Su...…

…For the state of Michigan, this would mean the University could resume its previous practice of affirmative action and the use of race in admissions decisions. The lawsuit was filed in November 2014, claiming that the practice of racial balancing, commonly known as affirmative action, in Harvard’s admissions process was discriminatory. In Burroughs’ conclusion, she described her belief that racial balance positively affects ...…