…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, October 18, 2018 — 7 Too skilled to sit, Brazdeikis to learn multiple positions Ignas Brazdeikis is officially listed as a forward. Don’t let that fool you. The top-40 prospect, who headlines the men’s basketball team’s 12th-ranked recruiting classes, per 247Sports’ compos- ite score, is firmly behind red- shirt junior Charles Matthews at small forward. That’s more a product of M...…
…8 — Thursday, October 18, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Warriner with different perspective on Saturday’s game Saturday will be nothing new for Ed Warriner. In fact, there’s not much anymore that is new for Warriner. Michigan’s offensive line coach remembers coaching as a graduate assistant in the Michigan-Michigan State rivalry “30-something years ago.” Now he’s on the other side coaching a much...…
…Ann Arbor’s water treatment plant manager Brian Steglitz spoke to City Council Monday night about contamination warnings along the Huron River, including the expansion of a do-not-eat fish advisory to include a warning against consuming foam from the river. In August, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced polyfluoroalkyl substance tests showed fish in five counties along the Huron River were ...…
…with Cheney-Lippold’s decision not to write the letter, saying professors should encourage students to explore educational opportunities without the influence of personal politics. “I can’t speak for all students, but I know that I and many others feel hurt by this decision,” Coden said. “Studying in or visiting Israel is an opportunity to immerse ourselves in an Israeli culture that is different from our own, but also a Jew...…
…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...…
…T here is something special about walking into a bookstore and exploring the collection. Though I don’t do it purposefully, if it is my first time there, I tend to follow a similar path through the store to get myself acquainted. First, I float toward the literature section and walk across the wall from A to Z, scouring through the names of authors both familiar and unknown. Then, my eyes wander to the histo...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, September 18, 2018 — 5 I always assumed that I would get married someday. Until recently, I never questioned my reasons for assuming it; marriage seemed like an inevitable stepping stone between birth and death, like something that happens to a person rather than something a person does. It wasn’t until my brother’s wedding that I realized the terrifying enormity of this...…
…ACROSS 1 Publisher Alfred 6 Spur to action 10 Mus. key with three sharps 14 Lost cause 15 Overconfident racer of fable 16 Hawaiian island 17 Hawaii or Alaska 18 Oil gp. that includes 57-Down 19 Take a load off 20 Horse sense 23 Pool tool 24 Try to win 25 Colonel Sanders facial feature 28 Main attraction 32 Lab maze navigator 33 Letter flourish 34 “... good witch, __ bad witch?” 35 Angry or achy 36 Test proctor’s reminder 40 Soap units ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, September 18, 2018 — 7 Wolverines offensive line still has a way to go in run blocking The Michigan football team was without its starting running back in its win over SMU. After getting banged up in practice, senior Karan Higdon missed Saturday’s game with an undisclosed injury. The status of Higdon, as well as junior running back Chris Evans, is not yet clear. Evans limped ...…
…OUR MICHIGAN VOICES MANY Plus more unit-sponsored and central events the week of October 8–12 diversity.umich.edu/summit-events | #UMichDEI @UMichDiversity 2018 DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION SUMMIT OCTOBER 8 9–10:30 am | POWER CENTER Community Assembly & Discussion REMARKS BY PRESIDENT MARK S. SCHLISSEL AND OTHER SENIOR LEADERS Featuring Diane Guerrero Moderated by Leonard Pitts, Jr. 2–3:30 pm | PALMER COMMONS, FORUM HALL Social ...…
…Ann Arbor startup May Mobility successfully tested their fleet of driverless cars on the streets of Detroit in October, and now plan to expand the testing to Florida and Texas. Edwin Olson, the CEO of May Mobility, started out working with Toyota’s autonomous vehicles program, and then decided he could make more of a difference by creating his own company. In January 2017, Olson created May Mobility. “I think that too ...…
…2A — Thursday, January 18, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com TUESDAY: By Design FRIDAY: Behind the Story WEDNESDAY: This Week in History MONDAY: Looking at the Numbers News Andrew D. Martin @ProfADM Pumped to learn today that at the @michigandaily is bringing back the top tweets section tomorrow. Need to come up with something funny... #DeansLife Michigan Students @UmichStudents If anyone was getting sick of walkin...…
…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...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Thursday, January 18, 2018 DAYTON HARE Managing Editor 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. ALEXA ST. JOHN Editor in Chief ANU ROY-CHAUDHURY AND ASHLEY ZHANG Editorial Page Editors Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s Editorial Board. All other signe...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, January 18, 2018 — 5A Freshmen key in Michigan’s win over Ohio State All athletes dream of rivalry wins and upsets. The freshmen on the Michigan women’s gymnastics team have had one of each — in just two meets. Better yet, two freshmen — Lauren Farley and Syd Townsend — played integral roles in both those wins. And they still have potential for improvement. Though...…
…6A — Thursday, January 18, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com After attrition-filled offseason, Miles rights Nebraska’s ship It’s 9 a.m. at Big Ten Media Day. The coffee is flowing, the breakfast line is starting to die down, electrical outlets are reaching a dangerous premium. Big Ten commissioner Jim Delaney is finishing up his opening remarks filled with details on the new 20-game schedule, the new location ...…
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, January 18, 2018 Design by Casey Tin …
…would be the librarian for comics here at the University, Carter’s username suits him quite nicely — little did he know he would be saving the world of comics for students. As comics make an appearance in the library and foreign language courses, they’re also beginning to make their way into teaching styles and other areas of academia. Gina Brandolino, lecturer in the Sweetland Center for Writing and the Department of English, and ...…
…Local Ann Arbor cartoonist Bruce Worden describes his comics as “a blend of humor and music.” In his series “Woodstalk,” Worden tells the tale of the long forgotten zombie apocalypse that plagues the similarly named popular music festival in the 1960s. Rock Society Magazine said of Worden’s comic: “Good music- based comics are something of a rarity, but Woodstalk is one of those which is just surreal and irreverent enough to b...…
…2-BSide 4B —Thursday, January 18, 2018 b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘Your Black Friend’ takes on millenial woke racism You could easily mistake Ben Passmore’s “Your Black Friend” for a light read; after all, it is only 11 pages long. However, through skilled artistry and strong language, the mini-comic is as poignant and relevant as it is visually pleasing. Its cover draws you in, boasting playful pastels and...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com b-side Thursday, January 18, 2017 — 5B CW TV is a better medium for comic book adaptations Despite a boom in comic book movies, the small screen is a better platform for the episodic nature of comic books We live in what some might call “the golden age of comic book movies.” That is, we live in an age with a seemingly endless cycle of comic book films. Capes and cowls fill the big screen all mo...…
…6B — Thursday, January 18, 2018 b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ACROSS 1 It doesn’t go off 4 Dugong or manatee 10 Friskies sister brand 14 “Lookee here!” 15 Turkey’s second- largest city 16 Enjoyed People 17 Singer Fogelberg 18 *Acting like the locals 20 Toughness 22 Stage great Hagen 23 White __ 24 Site of Napoleon’s exile 25 Accessories for many lawn mowers 27 Engrave with acid 29 Dalai Lama, for one 32 Sport with clay pigeons...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, October 18, 2017 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Hans von Spakovsky, The Heritage Foundation’s manager on the election law reform initiative, and Bryan Caplan, economics professor at George Mason University, debated if President Donald Trump’s immigration platform harms the United States in an event hosted by The Michigan Review on Friday night. In ...…
…Outdoor enthusiasts in the Ann Arbor area now have two new miles of paved trail to blaze as of Saturday. The trail will connect hikers and bikers to the Matthaei Botanical Gardens northeast of Ann Arbor, Nicols Arboretum and Gallup Park’s Border-to- Border bike trails along the Huron River, offering a pathway to the Matthaei gardens that doesn’t require a car. Karen Sikkenga, associate director of the botanical gardens, sa...…
…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 ...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, October 18, 2017 REBECCA LERNER Managing Editor 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. EMMA KINERY Editor in Chief ANNA POLUMBO-LEVY and REBECCA TARNOPOL Editorial Page Editors Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s Editorial Board. All othe...…
…ACROSS 1 Back (out) 4 Go by 10 Peak in Thessaly 14 Can. neighbor 15 City on the Liffey 16 Performs like Kanye 17 Eastern seaboard, facetiously 19 Frantically 20 Out in the open 21 Open in the garden 22 Narrow opening 25 Unlikely to run 28 Insinuate 31 Kitchen gadgets brand 32 Sneak attack 33 Dryly amusing 34 “More info later”: Abbr. 37 Increase security twofold ... and what 17-, 25-, 46- and 58-Across literally do 41 Radical ’60s gp. 42 Beside...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 18, 2017 — 6A Arts THE CW ‘Jane the Virgin’ becomes Adam the Virgo in S4 shift Ah, friends. We begin again with our Jane, or wait a second… our Adam? Season four of CW’s “Jane the Virgin” opens not with the show’s namesake, but with one Adam Eduardo Alvaro (Tyler Posey, “Teen Wolf”) instead — Jane’s teenage love, with his own sultry- speaking narrator in tow. View...…
…B Time for a change The 19th-ranked Wolverines already know what they have in John O’Korn. It’s time for them to find out the same thing about Brandon Peters. » Page 4B The blueprint In speaking to the media Monday, John O’Korn laid out what Michigan needs to do to upset No. 2 Penn State. » SportsMonday Column Page 2B BLOOMINGTON — The 10 yards could have made all the difference. With just over a minute left to play, the Wol...…
…2B — October 18, 2017 SportsWednesday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The 94-word blueprint for an upset I t was an honest, inward reflection. Asked to evalu- ate his play through the last two weeks — performances that have yielded 256 yards and three intercep- tions with a 47.3 percent completion rate — fifth- year senior quarter- back John O’Korn took accountabil- ity. “I need to pick it up, there’s no way around it...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsWednesday October 18. 2017 — 3B Michigan should see what it has in Peters B LOOMINGTON — For those who thought Michigan would avoid any more quarterback controversy this year, I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news. It may be time for Jim Harbaugh and the Wolverines to give redshirt freshman backup Brandon Peters a shot. They had a chance to do so in the second half against ...…
…4B — October 18, 2017 SportsWednesday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Hill highlights strong showing from secondary BLOOMINGTON — As Lavert Hill sat in the bowels of Memorial Stadium, he was asked if his brother had texted him. The sophomore cornerback admitted he hadn’t checked his phone yet, but it’s easy to understand why a detail like that could peak curiosity. It was just two years ago, after all, that Michigan ...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | OCTOBER 18, 2017 FITTING IN: Navigating campus culture as an international student …
…2C Managaing Statement Editor: Lara Moehlman Deputy Editors: Yoshiko Iwai Brian Kuang Photo Editor: Alexis Rankin Editor in Chief: Emma Kinery Design Staff: Michelle Phillips Hannah Myers Emily Hardie Erin Tolar Emily Koffsky Managing Editor: Rebecca Lerner Copy Editors: Elizabeth Dokas Taylor Grandinetti Wednesday, October 18, 2017 // The Statement Soundtracking: House hunting *Three weeks ago* L ying in my dorm ro...…
…W hen I think about it too much, I wonder why I even go into all the effort of zapping water with waves of energy just to soak some leaves in it so it turns a slight shade that water is not supposed to be, for me to then sweeten it with copious amounts of honey that will only make my sedentary body softer. I started drinking tea in high school. I’m not really sure why. Probably because tea is easier to make than coff...…
…Wednesday, October 18, 2017 // The Statement 4C Wednesday, October 18, 2017 // The Statement 5C FITTING IN: Navigating campus culture as an international student b y I s h i M o r i, Daily Staff Reporter A s a Japanese citizen who grew up in New Jersey, I know many Asian expatriates who never quite felt comfortable living here. Northern New Jersey is an area with a large Korean immigrant population. Many of my childhood frien...…
…Wednesday, October 18, 2017 // The Statement 6C Personal Statement: Puck I t’s March 1996. I’m only a few days old, and coming home for the first time. I was not old enough to remember anything, but I will always know this: my grandpa couldn’t be there for me when I was born, so he sent the next best thing — a giant, stuffed dog to hold his place as my companion until he could travel up from Chicago to visit me in Michigan. *** I’m...…
…Wednesday, October 18, 2017 // The Statement 7C Personal Statement: Bus #904 to Chelsea W hen I was a junior in high school, my sister moved away from our home in Michigan to pursue a career in the fashion industry in New York City. I was thrilled that my sis- ter was finally pursuing her dream of liv- ing in New York but saddened by the fact that I would no longer see her every day. After our initial trip to move her in, our co...…
…Wednesday, October 18, 2017 // The Statement 8C V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T C A M E R A M A L L P H O T O W A L K The colorful graffiti and the stark interor of the building provide an excellent opportunity to photograph contrast. While Andy was teaching, this man approached us and stuck around, intently listening to the workshop before finding a new group to talk to. I love how the three photographers all seem to be wearing the sam...…
…Three Black students’ room doors in Michigan Community Scholars Program, located in West Quad Residence Hall, were vandalized with racial slurs over the weekend. The hate speech, including “N-----,” was written underneath their name tags placed on their dorm room doors. LSA sophomore Travon Stearns, one of the students whose door was vandalized, said he did not see the nametag when he first woke up — it was around 1 p.m., whe...…
…2A — Monday, September 18, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ARTS SECTION arts@michigandaily.com SPORTS SECTION sports@michigandaily.com ADVERTISING dailydisplay@gmail.com NEWS TIPS news@michigandaily.com LETTERS TO THE EDITOR tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITORIAL PAGE opinion@michigandaily.com NATHAN GUPTA Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 ...…
…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 ...…
…I t was 2:30 a.m. on a Thursday. I had just finished working a shift in my lab and needed to start fixing my newspaper column because it was ripped apart by the editor. As I was getting ready to write, I opened Spotify and was greeted by an advertisement of Taylor Swift’s new single. Because I hadn’t heard this song all the way through, I decided to give it a listen. I attempted to work but couldn’t think straight wh...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, September 18, 2017 — 5A DAILY LITERATURE COLUMN LGBTQ writers & their place in literary cannon Literature columnist Laura Dzubay explores the uneven patterns of sexual identity scattered across the literary canon When you hear “Willa Cather,” you might think, “Oh yeah, I had to look up My Ántonia on SparkNotes in high school.” Or, if you’re a big literary fan, you might recall som...…
…6A — Monday, September 18, 2017 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Thursday, Sept. 7 kicked off the start of New York Fashion Week, a biannual event where designers debut their collection for buyers and the press. New York fashion week is the first of the “Big Four”: London, Milan, and Paris host the remaining major fashion weeks. Cushnie et Ochs Cushnie et Ochs is an American fashion brand founded in 2008 by Pars...…
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | September 18, 2017 Still searching Michigan’s defense knows its identity. The same can’t be said for the offense, and that’s becoming a problem. » SportsMonday Column Page 2B The arrival Donovan Peoples-Jones finally had his moment, returning a punt for 79 yards and scoring the first touchdown of his career. » Page 4B One week later, and the boos rained down once again. Yikes. This...…
…2B — September 18, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday An identity crisis K aran Higdon paused for a moment when he was asked the question. If you had to sum up your offense in one word, one sentence, how would you describe it right now? The Wolverines’ sophomore running back had just scored the Michigan football team’s sole offensive touchdown in a 29-13 victory over Air Force that was far closer...…
…VISIT JIMMYJOHNS.COM TO FIND A LOCATION NEAR YOU WE DELIVER! WHERE FRESH & FAST MEET ™ The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday September 18, 2017 — 3B Five Things We Learned: Air Force What’s the first rule about playing Air Force? Never play Air Force. No. 8 Michigan slogged its way to a mostly unsatisfying 29-13 win over the Falcons on Saturday. The Wolverines did well in shutting down Air Force’s triple-option a...…
…4B — September 18, 2017 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Peoples-Jones marks his arrival One foot made all the difference. It wasn’t that of redshirt freshman kicker Quinn Nordin, who nailed a career-best five field goals to tie a school record. And it wasn’t that of fifth-year senior Ty Isaac, who broke through the line of scrimmage and made it all the way into the end zone before the officials called him ...…
…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...…
