…3B Wednesday, February 26, 2020 // The Statement3B A s I sat on a boulder in the middle of the Saluda River in North Carolina, I raised a can of Twisted Tea to my lips. I had never tried one before, and the taste was sweet and lemony — easily mistakable for a non-alcoholic beverage. “That’s dangerous,” I said to my friends, noting its satisfying intake that could have easily led me to drink five more. The relaxing sensation of th...…
…S ometimes, life can feel a little too settled, and too many good things can become a boring thing. A bad grade, stepping in some gum or even plucking your eyebrows a little too thin can completely ruin an otherwise good week when you have nothing else going on. But when you and your roommate are in an all-out turf war or you just impulsively kissed your best friend, those small inconveniences can be brushed off. Creating drama ...…
…A fter the tide turned against his conquest of continental Europe, Napoleon was decisively defeated by a coalition of European powers in the spring of 1814. The French emperor was then exiled by the victors to the small island of Elba, off the western coast of Italy. As the coalition powers met to determine the postwar balance of power in Europe, Napoleon, conscious of his popularity in France, slipped out of exile, retur...…
…10 Thursday, June 18, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Eastern transfer halted by admissions For the Michigan men’s basketball team, Wednesday delivered yet another hiccup in an already bumpy offseason. Just a month after his surprise commitment to the Wolverines, Purdue transfer guard Nojel Eastern announced that he will no longer be heading to Ann Arbor. “I was not admitted to the University because o...…
…I n October 2019, I deleted my Instagram for a month. There was no dark downfall into obsession or an utter collapse of self-worth that prompted this decision, but I had been experiencing a plateau in my mental well-being at the time and had recognized social media wasn’t helping the problem. I loved Instagram from the moment I first downloaded it. I used to rely on it like a crutch, sharing content almost every day — posting pi...…
… 10 — Wednesday, January 18, 2023 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Michigan women’s track and field posts a strong showing at the Michigan Invitational Although the Michigan Invi- tational was a non-scoring per- formance, Michigan displayed both dominance and need for improvement. The track athletes were successful but the Wolver- ines faltered in their field events. The track athletes took first in seven of the nine event...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, November 18, 2020 — 11 BOOK REVIEW ‘The Mirror and the Light’ fits the political climate Lana Del Rey and the mesh mask Her head makes a dull thud as it hits the platform, rolling a couple feet away as her body teeters and lurches forward, swimming “in a pool of crimson, the blood seeping between the planks.” Queen Anne Boleyn, the second of King Henry VIII’s six wives, ha...…
…11 Thursday, June 18, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Jackson fronts dynamic special teams When considering Giles Jackson’s game-breaking speed, a few plays come to mind. Sure, there’s the reverse handoff he took 22 yards for a touchdown against Ohio State. Or the 40-yard reception off a wheel route against Alabama in the Citrus Bowl. But when examining Jackson’s full body of work as a freshman last fall, one ...…
…Wednesday, March 18, 2020 // The Statement 6B I was in fifth-grade music class when I discovered my first pimple. It didn’t hurt, there was just a small raised bump on my cheek. I turned to one of my friends and asked if there was something on my face. She examined it. “Looks like a zit,” she said. “Want me to pop it?” I recoiled. “Can’t I just wipe it off?” I rubbed my palm on my cheek. She laughed. “It’s stuck to your face. ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 18, 2023 — 11 Sports Michigan dominates in-state rival Michigan State, 70-55 In its last four games, the No. 17 Michigan women’s basketball team has alternated wins and losses. Returning home to Crisler Center with over 10,000 fans in attendance for the second straight game — a program first — the Wolverines were looking to build off their win at Purdue in a bid to start a ne...…
…Arts michigandaily.com — The Michigan Daily 12 — Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Contrary to popular belief, the multi-cam sitcom isn’t dead. Several cameras centered around one set to simultaneously record a scene. It’s an easy, painless setup that was popularized in 1951, when “I Love Lucy” won the hearts of the American public and left a permanent imprint on our digital culture. Since then, the multi-camera setup has given birt...…
…12 Thursday, June 18, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Rockies draft Blomgren In the fourth round of the 2020 MLB Draft Thursday, the Colorado Rockies selected junior shortstop Jack Blomgren with the 140th overall pick. The Rockies acquired a two- way shortstop with a knack for getting on-base and dynamic infielding capabilities. Blomgren started almost as soon as his freshman campaign began and though he strug...…
…Wednesday, January 16, 2019 // The Statement 7B Wednesday, March 18, 2020 // The Statement 7B ILLUSTRATION BY CHRISTINE JEGARL W hen I was a child, my family used to go on nighttime walks during the summer. I remember strolling along the tree-lined sidewalks of New York City, purposefully going down the least well-lit path- ways so I could spot fireflies. I would gently reach my small hands toward any pulsating green light and sof...…
…With Harbaugh and Corum back, Michigan is set to contend again O f all the moments that defined the Michigan football team’s 2022 season, there’s one that I keep circling back to. Sixty-six minutes before the Wolverines’ clash with Ohio State — a bout for Big Ten East supremacy — Jim Harbaugh and Blake Corum emerged together from the tunnel that led to Michigan’s locker room. They walked in lockstep, head coach and sta...…
…Arts Wednesday, November 18, 2020 — 13 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com “extremely online” to my friends, they usually agree — they too love memes and spend hours on Twitter. gets messy. It usually turns into some form of me reciting my own version of Bane’s quote from “The Dark Knight Rises”: “You merely adopted the internet; I was born in it, molded by it.” To say that this past week was stressful is an understatement. I...…
…Wednesday, March 18, 2020 // The Statement IRELAND: THE LUCKY CHARM OF EUROPE VISUAL STATEMENT PHOTOS BY SOPHIA AFENDOULIS …
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 14 — Wednesday, November 18, 2020 statement Last Saturday I stood in Chicago, across the river from Trump International Hotel & Tower, surrounded by a crowd of strang- ers. I’d found out the election results half an hour earlier, by way of a CNN push notifica- tion, on the 23rd floor of my dad’s apartment building. Within minutes, the honking and cheering pouring through the 12-inch glass window ...…
…Editor’s Note: The follow- ing article is an excerpt from a book the author is current- ly writing titled “The Search for Marcel.” O n January 15, 2020 — a day that history will remember for the grim pro- cession delivering two arti- cles of impeachment to the Senate of the United States — I first read an article written in 1937 by my great- grandfather, Otto Schirn, titled “Chancellor Schus- chnigg’s Work.” Four months earlier...…
…16 — Wednesday, N The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com statement I don’t consider myself a religious per- son, but I had the closest thing to a spiritual awakening when I first climbed up the olive steps leading to South Fourth Avenue’s most charming hideaway — a place with tingling espresso aromas, walls adorned with matcha- colored greenery and a heavenly soundtrack of scholarly chatter and prickly indie tunes: Literati Coffee. It ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, November 18, 2020 — 17 Mira Shane aims to foster Michigan’s next generation in coaching role For four years, Mira Shane was the best goaltender in Michigan women’s lacrosse history. And now, just 18 months later, she’s making the return to Ann Arbor. Shane finished her career as Michigan’s all-time leader in career victories, saves and save percentage. Now, Shane is ...…
…18 — Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com In lopsided loss, Michigan falls flat on its face Two weeks ago, the Michigan football team reached its lowest point at the Big House in Jim Harbaugh’s six-year tenure with a shocking loss to three-touchdown underdog Michigan State. It stooped even lower on Saturday night, this time to the tune of a 94-year record. For that, it has only its own lack ...…
…Thirty minutes before Michigan was set to Thirty minutes before Michigan was set to kick off against No. 13 Wisconsin on Saturday kick off against No. 13 Wisconsin on Saturday night, senior safety Brad Hawkins walked to night, senior safety Brad Hawkins walked to the back left corner of the end zone and knelt the back left corner of the end zone and knelt to offer up a prayer. If it had anything to do to offer up a prayer. If it had ...…
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