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March 19, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 87) • Page Image 11

…Thursday, March 19, 2020 — 5B b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com In 10th grade English, as our final book of the year, my class cracked open Kurt Vonnegut’s 1969 novel “Slaughterhouse- Five.” After a grueling year of classics like “Gulliver’s Travels,” “All Quiet on the Western Front” and “The Canterbury Tales,” I assumed that “Slaughterhouse- Five” would be more of the same long- winded stories that had populated our ...…

March 19, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 87) • Page Image 12

…Thursday, March 19, 2020 — 6B b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com I split this column into three parts because I didn’t know how to write this last installment. The Daily Arts generously allows for the involvement of personal narratives as long as they surround an event, moment in culture at large or a work of art. While wrapping the personal around something that can qualify as topical can mean the difference betw...…

February 19, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 72) • Page Image 1

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, February 19, 2020 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. CXXIX, No. 72 ©2020 The Michigan Daily NE WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 A OPINION.....................4A CL ASSIFIEDS................6A S TAT E M E N T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 B A R T S . ...…

February 19, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 72) • Page Image 2

…The University of Michigan Central Student Government convened in the Michigan Union Tuesday night to discuss allocations of Legislative Discretionary funding, to confirm new roles and to amend the election code. The Assembly began with deliberations on allocating a fund of $5,645 for performing Macbeth in the Union courtyard. Music, Theatre & Dance representative Zion Jackson advocated for the resolution. “The re...…

February 19, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 72) • Page Image 3

…The panel then discussed college affordability and its impact on students at the University. Benji Timpf, regional coordinator for U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, stressed the senator’s focus on college affordability. “The Senator has been doing work to hold the Department of Ed accountable to ensure that the loans students are receiving, they know the conditions of those loans,” Tim said. “The Senator has been pushing ...…

February 19, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 72) • Page Image 4

…A common sentiment shared by people of color is that it’s exhausting to constantly have to explain your identities, your culture and whether or not a particular comment is appropriate to say when a simple Google search likely would have provided the inquirer with the answer to the question. What is often even more frustrating is that it is obvious when you’re not actively trying to diversify what you know about social identitie...…

February 19, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 72) • Page Image 5

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, February 19, 2020 — 5A “Music Talks” is a series where Daily Music Writers give their takes on the biggest releases in new music. From picking best and worst tracks to asking what makes a record tick, the Music beat is here to give praise and give shit to music worth talking about. For better or for worse, Kevin Parker (the tie-dyed mastermind behind Tame Impala) is back. After ...…

February 19, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 72) • Page Image 6

…WHISPER By Roland Huget ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 02/19/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 02/19/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 ACROSS 1 Low poker pair 5 Mus. key with three sharps 9 Nigerian seaport 14 Greet with fanfare 15 Pizza Quick sauce brand 16 “You’ve got a friend” 17 First name in scat 18 Region where broadcast recepti...…

February 19, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 72) • Page Image 7

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, February 19, 2020 — 7A Fatigue catching up to Michigan Prior to Sunday, the Michigan women’s basketball team had lost just two of its six games without senior forward Kayla Robbins — both to No. 18 Northwestern, both by single digits. Without sophomore guard Danielle Rauch, who suffered a hand injury in practice three games after Robbins went down, the Wolverines had won two...…

February 19, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 72) • Page Image 8

…8A — Wednesday, February 19, 2020 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Mann thrives in sweep of Spartans Monday night at Little Caesars Arena, Michigan coach Mel Pearson took his seat at the podium of the media room and got right to it. Not long before, the Michigan hockey team raised a trophy in celebration of a three-goal victory over Michigan State at the Duel in the D. But with the red carpet rolled and put awa...…

February 19, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 72) • Page Image 10

…Wednesday, February 19, 2020 // The Statement 2B Managing Statement Editor Magdalena Mihaylova Deputy Editors Emily Stillman Marisa Wright Associate Editor Reece Meyhoefer Designers Liz Bigham Kate Glad Copy Editors Madison Gagne Sadia Jiban Photo Editor Keemya Esmael Editor in Chief Elizabeth Lawrence Managing Editor Erin White I n March 2019, I found a YouTube video titled “How to Remember Your Life” that pro...…

February 19, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 72) • Page Image 11

…3B Wednesday, February 19, 2020 // The Statement 3B Content warning: This piece contains graphic descriptions of gender-based and sexual violence. H er mother said she was sorry that she hadn’t been there to protect her daughter, and that, of all the places she had warned her about, the post office wasn’t one of them,” read a news report of her death. On Sept. 4, 2019, about 2,000 people dressed in black were gathered in the U...…

February 19, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 72) • Page Image 12

…T he words poured over the crowd gathered on the Diag like a warm blanket, our collective voices growing in volume and conviction: Bless those in need of healing with re’fuah shlemah the renewal of body, the renewal of spirit and let us say, amen. The Mi Sheberach — a Jewish prayer — pleads for complete physical and spiritual healing. It is sung to help those we know and those we don’t. It is sung for Jews and non- Jews. My aunt ...…

February 19, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 72) • Page Image 13

…Wednesday, February 19, 2020 // The Statement 6B I t was early February, and a woman with short brown hair was leading me through a long, twisting hallway in the Student Activities Building. I held my coat in my arms, feeling stunned until we arrived at an empty office with just a chair and a sad, barren desk. Once inside, the woman directed me to sit at a small, round table as she took her place in the chair at the desk behind me, ...…

February 19, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 72) • Page Image 14

…Wednesday, January 16, 2019 // The Statement 7B Wednesday, February 19, 2020 // The Statement 7B I t was recital day, and all of my stu- dents were lined up backstage; these girls formed a perfectly straight line, no taller than my knee. I had been teaching dance since I was an adolescent so I knew what I was doing. My ballet teacher — whom I so badly wanted to impress, even though no matter how hard I tried, she would never complime...…

February 19, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 72) • Page Image 15

…Wednesday, February 20, 2020 // The Statement COLORS OF INDIA EXPLORED THE BEAUTIFUL COLORS, CULTURE AND NATURE OF GUJARAT, INDIA IN DECEMBER OF 2019 WITH THE BLUELAB INDIA PROJECT TEAM PHOTOS BY PAULINA RAJSKI Read more online at michigandaily.com …

November 19, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 31) • Page Image 1

…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...…

November 19, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 31) • Page Image 2

…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...…

November 19, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 31) • Page Image 3

… “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...…

November 19, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 31) • Page Image 4

…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...…

November 19, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 31) • Page Image 5

…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...…

November 19, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 31) • Page Image 6

…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...…

November 19, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 31) • Page Image 7

…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...…

November 19, 2019 (vol. 129, iss. 31) • Page Image 8

…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...…

September 19, 2019 (vol. 128, iss. 1315) • Page Image 1

…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...…

September 19, 2019 (vol. 128, iss. 1315) • Page Image 2

…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...…

September 19, 2019 (vol. 128, iss. 1315) • Page Image 3

…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...…

September 19, 2019 (vol. 128, iss. 1315) • Page Image 4

…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 ...…

September 19, 2019 (vol. 128, iss. 1315) • Page Image 5

…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...…

September 19, 2019 (vol. 128, iss. 1315) • Page Image 8

…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...…

September 19, 2019 (vol. 128, iss. 1315) • Page Image 9

…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 ...…

September 19, 2019 (vol. 128, iss. 1315) • Page Image 10

…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...…

September 19, 2019 (vol. 128, iss. 1315) • Page Image 11

…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...…

September 19, 2019 (vol. 128, iss. 1315) • Page Image 12

…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 ...…

April 19, 2019 (vol. 128, iss. 106) • Page Image 1

…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...…

April 19, 2019 (vol. 128, iss. 106) • Page Image 2

…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...…

April 19, 2019 (vol. 128, iss. 106) • Page Image 3

…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...…

April 19, 2019 (vol. 128, iss. 106) • Page Image 4

…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...…

April 19, 2019 (vol. 128, iss. 106) • Page Image 5

…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...…

April 19, 2019 (vol. 128, iss. 106) • Page Image 6

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April 19, 2019 (vol. 128, iss. 106) • Page Image 7

…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. ...…

April 19, 2019 (vol. 128, iss. 106) • Page Image 8

…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...…

March 19, 2019 (vol. 128, iss. 89) • Page Image 1

…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 . . . . . ...…

March 19, 2019 (vol. 128, iss. 89) • Page Image 2

…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...…

March 19, 2019 (vol. 128, iss. 89) • Page Image 3

…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...…

March 19, 2019 (vol. 128, iss. 89) • Page Image 4

…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...…

March 19, 2019 (vol. 128, iss. 89) • Page Image 5

…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...…

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