…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, December 2, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Residents struggle with crisis’ lasting impacts as leaders seek to rebuild trust By SAM GRINGLAS Managing News Editor FLINT, Mich. — On a Saturday evening in October, several hundred trick-or-treaters streamed up and down Calumet Street on the city’s east side. Traffic clogged the neighborhood’s streets, lin...…
…2A — Wednesday, December 2, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com EMILIE FARRUGIA/Daily University research associate Lauretta Ovadje participates in a free weekly kickboxing class at the Trotter Multicultural Center on Tuesday. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan welcomed their first child, a girl named Max. They also announced plans to donate millions of their $45 million fortune, The New York...…
…pediatrician’s report the week before had shown a significant jump in the number of Flint children with elevated blood lead levels, and those samples correlated with ZIP codes in which independent water samples pointed to lead contamination. State officials initially discounted the data. Eight days later, they reversed course. The city would again source its water from the Detroit River. For the residents of Flint, it was too ...…
…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors....…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, December 2, 2015 — 5A TV NOTEBOOK By CHRISTIAN KENNEDY Daily Arts Writer Over Thanksgiving break I did what most college students home for the holidays do: avoid family squabbles, drink and eat a tad too much and binge watch the televi- sion I missed out on in college. My long-weekend bender included making my family start “Grace & Frankie,” rewatching old “Scandal” episodes...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 “Mamma Mia!” group 5 Tunes 10 Fundamentals 14 Talking iPhone feature 15 Destroyer destroyer 16 Messy stuff 17 __ smasher 18 “I’m innocent!” 19 Hindu deity 20 High-speed war plane maneuver 22 Hunter’s device 23 Gets close to 24 Cheat, in a way 25 Seasonal malady 27 Find work 30 Shakespearean fairy queen 33 Large-leafed tree 35 Batman portrayer Kilmer 36 Skating commentator...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, December 2, 2015 — 7A Wolverines build lead early in second half, hold off N.C. State on the road By KELLY HALL Daily Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. — Duncan Robinson smirked at his bench. After the Wolverines trailed, then led, and then came close to trailing once more, the redshirt sophomore guard sank his fifth 3-pointer with 6:48 left in the game to give the Michig...…
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…2B Magazine Editor: Ian DIllingham Deputy Editor: Natalie Gadbois Design Editor: Jake Wellins Photo Editor: Luna Anna Archey Creative Director: Cheryll Victuelles Editor in Chief: Jennifer Calfas Managing Editor: Lev Facher Copy Editors: Hannah Bates Laura Schinagle Emma Sutherland THE statement “Coming back is like going from no stress, to endless stress. It’s nice going home as long as my parents don’t ask me too many ...…
…3B “ You should call your next column the Domes- tic Life of Sharon, Tanvi, Tanya and Dhara,” my roommate, Dhara, said. “Like ‘The Suite Life of Zack and Cody,’ but less interesting.” She’s lugging two trash bags out of our kitchen to hand to our other roommate, Sharon, who’s standing at the door with a sour expression on her face. “This is the worst part about going home for break,” Sharon had said earlier in the day. “Clean- ing...…
…Wednesday, December 2, 2015 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, December 2, 2015 // The Statement 5B A sign tells guests to remove shoes to avoid tracking snow into the house. A chessboard, with all of its pieces intact, sits next to a couch. I’m invited to sit in and wait. The BYX insignia hangs on the wall, and at the bottom, under an intricately designed cross, the words proudly state the house’s motto: “Brothers Under Christ.” This i...…
…Wednesday, December 2, 2015 // The Statement 6B University reacts to surging specialty drug prices by Irene Park, Daily Staff Reporter T he University’s prescription drug plan currently supports more than 100,000 beneficiaries, including faculty, staff and retirees. And the price has been climbing, increasing about 11 percent in 2014 and about 17 percent in 2015. Keith Bruhnsen, manager of the University’s prescription drug plan...…
…Wednesday, December 2, 2015 // The Statement 7B ILLUSTRATION BY CHERYLL VICTUELLES Personal Statement: A year ago I got friend-dumped by Cheryll Victuelles, Statement Creative Director H ello friends, I’m home! Let me know if/when you have time to get together before Sunday! — November 26, 2014, 3:23 p.m. *** Going home used to be exciting for me. That changed about this time a year ago. I was home in Illinois for Thanksgiving bre...…
…Wednesday, December 2, 2015 // The Statement 8B On Nov. 16 Angel Haze, a 23-year-old rapper from Detroit, returned to their hometown and performed their latest project “Back To The Woods” in the neighboring city of Ferndale at The Loving Touch. Haze identifies as agender and prefers gender-neutral pronouns. The show began with performances with some of Haze’s favorite Detroit artists, Mic Write and Detroit Che. Starting with the track “N...…
