…In November 2018, Michigan voters amended the Michigan Constitution by passing Proposal 2, which places legislative and congressional redistricting in the hands of a 13 member Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission. Monday night, the Ford School of Public Policy hosted a panel discussion with Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State, and other experts to discuss this new approach to redistricting and particu...…
…State Rep. Yousef Rabhi and state Sen. Jeff Irwin, D-Ann Arbor, discussed the implications of solar energy generation Monday at a town hall meeting. More than 50 community members gathered to provide input on recent legislation regarding solar energy usage. Irwin began the event by explaining the background of clean energy and defining the concept of “net metering.” “What (net metering) basically meant is that if you wante...…
… “On the front end, DePaul was like, you can’t register for classes, you don’t have the funding.” Russell technically owed an additional 89 days to his official service time in order to receive the benefits. Since he was a reservist, serving one weekend per month, this meant only needing 6 additional days of weekend service. The Board for Correction of Naval Records officials could change his retirement date in their records...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Tuesday, November 19, 2019 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Mary Rolfes Michael Russo Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Joel Weiner Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited...…
…Free and open to the public. Reception to follow. Info: fspp-events@umich.edu fordschool.umich.edu @fordschool #policytalks W E I S E R DIP LOMACY CEN T ER L AUN CH S ER IES The U.S., Iran, and Security in the Persian Gulf American Academy of Diplomacy Thursday, November 21, 2019 4:00 - 5:30 pm Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall 735 S. State Street Hosted as part of the Ford School's Co...…
…By Susan Smolinsky and C.C. Burnikel ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 11/19/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 11/19/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 ACROSS 1 Longstocking of kiddie lit 6 “Jason Bourne” star Damon 10 Shell rowers 14 Biting, as criticism 15 Sound reduced by carpeting 16 Hill worker 17 Earl Grey relative 18 Old Roman fiddler 1...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, November 19, 2019 — 7 Juwan Howard has already been the Michigan basketball coach for nearly six months, and you’d still be hard-pressed to find a day that’s gone by without him mentioning confidence. A 19-year NBA veteran himself, Howard understands the value of confidence better than most. Though he’s a first- time head coach, he saw it first-hand during his six-year sti...…
…AN EVENING WITH SAFA AL AHMAD NOVEMBER 19, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. | RACKHAM AUDITORIUM FREE | NO REGISTRATION | WALLENBERG.UMICH.EDU RIVALRY EDITION UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN x OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY GET HYPE BY SNAGGING A COPY OF THE RIVALRY EDITION BEGINNING 11.26.19 8 — Tuesday, November 19, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Ahead of matchup with Hoosiers, Wolverines shrug off ‘trap game’ cliche There are tropes that should...…
…Two bills that could affect free speech on campus passed in the Michigan House of Representatives’ House Oversight Committee on Sept. 5. The bills aim to regulate the extent to which a college or university can implement policies relating to the free speech of students and staff. The two pieces of legislation were sponsored by state Rep. John Reilly, R-Oakland, and come almost a year after white nationalist Richard Spencer ca...…
…U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., withdrew her support from a bill promoting human rights for Palestinian children last week. The bill, titled “Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act,” would require that funds from the U.S. “do not support military detention, interrogation, abuse, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children.” In an email statement to The Daily, Dinge...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, September 19, 2019 — 3A “I don’t know that it will be such a significant impact just raising taxes a little bit more to apply towards higher education.” “The campus climate on free speech reflects our school’s diversity — racially, ethnically, socioeconomically, etc. — though it often struggles to incorporate diversity of thought,” Burnstein said. “Ann Arbor is a liberal, p...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Thursday, September 19, 2019 Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Max Mittleman Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Finn Storer Nicholas Tomaino Joel Weiner Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, September 19, 2019 — 5A Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com Faculty couple seeking jr., sr., or grad student as study helper for 19-year- old dyslexic daughter. 2-3 days/week, max 10 hours, $15/hour, flexible schedule. Email tareid458@gmail.com By Jeffrey Wechsler ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 09/19/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edi...…
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…2B — Thursday, September 19, 2019 b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com There isn’t much to remember about 2006. It was a year of Razor scooters and Dum Dums and multiplication tables. I was in second grade, where our hottest topics were who was seen holding hands on the playground, or what treats we were bringing in for our birthdays. We certainly weren’t talking about scientific discoveries, intergalactic development...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com b-side Thursday, September 19, 2019 — 3B June 19, 2016 June 1, 2017 Space. The final frontier. The place where Star Wars are fought, odysseys are traveled, and extra terrestrials must inevitably return. Space has fascinated filmmakers and audiences alike for generations. More than 50 years after the moon landing, it is still as much of an unknown to us now as it was to us then. Is there life ...…
…Most children go through the phase of obsession with space. Whether they want to be an astronaut, build a rocket ship or study the stars in their backyard, we all have this innate desire to examine the unknown. Alexander Cucos was no exception. Cucos’s interest in space started when he was a child, as many of us can relate to. In an interview with The Daily, Cucos shared that “I’ve always been interested in planes and rockets...…
…If you’ve been on the internet anytime within the past five years, then there’s no way you’ve avoided hearing someone say “Mercury’s in retrograde” or “I went on a date with this guy but our signs aren’t compatible.” Horoscopes and astrology have violently infiltrated modern-day culture from out of thin air, and like the flu at the beginning of the school year, it just won’t go away. I don’t remember when I first saw the explosion of astro...…
…6B — Thursday, September 19, 2019 b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com PLUS MORE EVENTS THROUGHOUT OCTOBER, INCLUDING: Plus remarks by President Mark S. Schlissel and senior leaders 10–11:30 AM | HILL AUDITORIUM 2019 DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION SUMMIT VAN JONES OCTOBER 1 — 6–8 PM | TROTTER MULTICULTURAL CENTER Ignite & Implement: Student Engagement with DEI Initiatives OCTOBER 16 — 1–2:30 PM | MICHIGAN LEAGUE BALLROOM ...…
…Thursday night, about 100 Kessler Scholars gathered to listen to Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II in the Michigan League Ballroom for their annual banquet. The banquet serves as a final celebration of the scholars’ hard work throughout the year. In his address, Gilchrist discussed his path from engineer to politician and the resilience he learned along the way. The Kessler Presidential Scholarship Program was created by Fre...…
…Thursday, the city of Ann Arbor and the Ann Arbor District Library held a forum at the library on race and class equity in Washtenaw County as the final event of its annual sustainability series. Approximately 100 students and community members attended the event. Teresa Gillotti, Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development director, emphasized the difficulty of the commute for much of the city’s Bl...…
…Following the reception, LSA junior Ayah Kutmah, MRAP Vice President of External Affairs, delivered the opening remarks, using statistics to highlight the extent of the refugee crisis. According to Kutmah, the current refugee crisis is the worst in modern history, and the U.S. has limited the number of refugees to the lowest since the U.S. standardized the refugee-accepting process following the Refugee Act of 1...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Friday, April 19, 2019 Zack Blumberg Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Tara Jayaram Jeremy Kaplan Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Erin White Ashley Zhang Timothy Spurlin Nicholas Tomaino FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and ma...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, April 19, 2019 — 5 In the run-up to “Avengers: Endgame,” I’m running down every movie and TV show the MCU has ever put out and ranking them based on how well they tell their stories with the means available to them. This is part three of a four part series. 22. “Marvel’s Luke Cage”: Season one (2016) As with many Marvel projects on both TV and on film, what makes the first season of “Luk...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, April 19, 2019 — 7 “You’re no longer the underdog” How Michigan women’s lacrosse learned how to win Before the start of the season in February, coach Hannah Nielsen set up a board with challenging but attainable goals for her team. Finish over .500. The Michigan women’s lacrosse team, in its five years of existence, had never had a winning season. A winning record in Big Ten play. ...…
…8 — Friday, April 19, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan prepares for nationals In order to be the best, you have to compete against the best. The best teams can thrive under pressure. And thrive when it is super close. Can’t break steel. Bev Plocki has been giving her team of 14 gymnasts these nuggets of wisdom all season, and for the thirty years she’s been Michigan’s women’s gymnastics coach. But this yea...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, March 19, 2019 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. CXXVIII, No. 89 ©2019 The Michigan Daily N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CL A SSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 S U D O K U . . . . . ...…
…John Madigan didn’t work for The Michigan Daily when he was at the University of Michigan. He studied business and didn’t have any plans to go into the field of journalism. He began a career in finance and investment banking after graduation, and one of his clients was The Chicago Tribune. After a couple years of working with the company, they hired him as a CFO in 1975. As he rose through the ranks of The Tribune, he e...…
…Residents living adjacent to the proposed Lockwood Apartments issued complaints of the development worsening the dioxane plume as reason to stop the building of the senior complex. They also cited the alleged lack of care from the developer to environmental concerns as especially troubling. Public Policy senior Lauren Schandevel said although environmental concerns are most definitely valid in these discussions, in t...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Tuesday, March 19, 2019 Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Samantha Goldstein Elena Hubbell Emily Huhman Tara Jayaram Jeremy Kaplan Sarah Khan Lucas Maiman Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Ali Safawi Ashley Zhang Sam Weinberger Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, March 19, 2019 — 5 This week the book review will be featuring works from Gimmick Press, a independent publisher of niche literature and art based in Plymouth, Michigan. Gimmick was established in 2015 by Josh Olsen and Katie MacDonald with a commitment to diversity and inclusion of both subject matter and voice throughout all aspects of their work. Gimmick publishes digitally t...…
…By Gail Grabowski and Bruce Venzke ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 03/19/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 03/19/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2019 ACROSS 1 Factory work period 6 Choral part 10 Stand the test of time 14 Hang around 15 Deliberately avoid 16 Nabisco nibble 17 Period with dreams, e.g. 19 Screenwriter Ephron 20 __ Ark 21 Rest area...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, March 19, 2019 — 7 Seventy-nine days after watching the thorough dismantlement of his team in the Peach Bowl against Florida — anchored by a listless offensive performance — Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh finally addressed the elephant in the metaphorical room of the offseason: the hiring of Josh Gattis as offensive coordinator. And in doing so, Harbaugh offered resounding...…
…Michigan State sweep fuels Wolverines with tournament approaching CHICAGO — Twenty minutes after Michigan looked on as confetti cannons burst and the United Center lit up in green and white, celebrating Michigan State as the Big Ten Tournament champions, the Wolverines were ushered to their selection show watch party. Suddenly, the Michigan men’s basketball team had to switch gears to the NCAA Tournament. Cameras were tr...…
…About 60 people gathered at the Ann Arbor Federal Building on Monday and marched in protest of President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration. Organized by local organization Stop Trump Ann Arbor, the protest was one of 262 noontime Presidents Day protests around the nation coordinated by MoveOn, a national organization focusing on education and advocacy through petitions, supporting campaigns and mobilizing events....…
…FAKE NATIONAL EME RGE NCY Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 9/22/08 2:54 PM SUDOKU EASY 8 1 1 8 3 9 5 4 9 2 8 3 7 2 3 8 3 9 6 3 5 5 3 6 2 1 6 3 7 5 4 9 1 9 3 © sudokusolver.com. For personal use only. Generate and solve Sudoku, Super Sudoku and Godoku puzzles at sudokusyndication.com! MOON. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2 — Tuesday, February 19, 2019 The Michigan D...…
…LaVaque-Manty discussed a famous ethical question most commonly known as the trolley problem. In the hypothetical situation, a trolley car is headed down a track that has five people tied to it. To save these individuals’ lives, a person is next to a lever that can switch the track of the trolley, but the new track has one person tied to it, meaning the person pulling the lever will be responsible for their death. LaVaque-Manty sa...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Tuesday, February 19, 2019 Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Samantha Goldstein Elena Hubbell Emily Huhman Tara Jayaram Jeremy Kaplan Sarah Khan Lucas Maiman Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Ali Safawi Ashley Zhang Sam Weinberger Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, February 19, 2019 — 5 As the saying goes, you can’t always get what you want. It’s hard for something to be great every time. Sometimes, sights are set too high. That is exactly what happened with Buoys, the latest release from Noah Lennox, more widely known as Panda Bear. That is not to say that the album is bad. It’s actually very good, but something is off. In his sixth album,...…
…6 — Tuesday, February 19, 2019 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com By Paul Coulter ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 02/19/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 02/19/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2019 ACROSS 1 Deep opera voices 6 Quaint “you” 10 “SOS” pop group 14 From square one 15 Pair on a Disney World hat 16 Little brook 17 *Sore lose...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, February 19, 2019 — 7 ‘M’ tops Dartmouth, 11-10, in 3OT As time ran down in the first overtime period, Molly Garrett took an open shot in front and missed wide. She immediately went down with an injury. Less than 5 minutes later, the junior midfielder was back on the field. Forty-eight seconds into the second overtime period, she had the same opportunity, but this time she conve...…
…8 — Tuesday, February 19, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Adam Steinberg sat in his office, feet up on his desk, and consid- ered a tradeoff that would alter the trajectory of his coaching career and tennis legacy. The June 2014 calendar on his wall seemed like a ticking time bomb. As Steinberg leaned back in his chair, he pondered swapping the soft sand of Malibu’s beaches for Ann Arbor’s brutal winters. He weighe...…
…Trinitas Ventures is taking legal action against Ann Arbor after City Council denied a proposal for a student housing complex north of campus. The Indiana-based developer filed a claim of appeal, arguing the project complies with relevant zoning regulations and calling for a reversal of the city’s decision on the development. In September, City Council rejected the proposal — in which Trinitas planned to construct the complex at 26...…
…an LSA senior who helped lead the workshop, said the discussion was intended to challenge the belief that individual action is the best way to create meaningful change. Instead, Pham stressed the effectiveness of community activism. “How many of you have heard the phrase, ‘Be the change you want to see in the world?’” Pham asked. “With our workshop based on collective action and saying why individual action isn’t enough, the m...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Monday, November 19, 2018— 3A A headline from The Michigan Daily reads “Conservative commentator Steven Crowder critiques erasure of conservative voices on campus.” As a photographer for The Daily, my editor assigned me to cover a live taping of his show, Louder with Crowder, on Oct. 25 at the Power Center. Crowder had the nerve to claim “no one is othered on college ca...…
…O n Tuesday, e-cigarette maker Juul announced it would remove their fruit-flavored products from store shelves, caving into pressure from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. A week earlier, Florida voted to ban indoor vaping through, of all things, a constitutional amendment that also banned offshore drilling. Needless to say, this November has been a rough month for Juul and other e-cig companies. While this is by no means a...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, November 19, 2018 — 5A By Jerry Edelstein ©2018 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 11/19/18 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 11/19/18 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Monday, November 19, 2018 ACROSS 1 Fast plane 4 Sultan’s group 9 Prickly seedcase 12 Organ with a hammer and anvil 13 Puts money away, as for retirement 15 Opposi...…
…ALBUM REVIEW After almost three years, the British folk band Mumford and Sons steps back into the spotlight with their new album Delta. However, after eagerly awaiting the band’s return since their 2015 release Wilder Mind, which featured a stronger pop-vibe to the band’s trademark folk, Delta is lackluster and disappointing. Mumford and Sons seem to be in the midst of an identity crisis, almost completely losing touch with the...…
