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May 20, 2021 (vol. 129, iss. 112) • Page Image 1

…This article is the first part of a two- part investigation by The Michigan Daily’s Focal Point team into allegations of sexual misconduct against computer science professor Walter Lasecki and the University of Michigan’s handling of these allegations. It is based on emails, documents, notes and interviews with 12 individuals knowledgeable of these events. Content Warning: Sexual harassment and misconduct T wo investigations into ...…

May 20, 2021 (vol. 129, iss. 112) • Page Image 2

…The Ann Arbor City Council will vote on the proposed city budget for fiscal year 2022 at the council meeting on Monday night. A meeting was held on May 3 for residents to express thoughts and concerns about the roughly $470 million proposed budget. Covering issues ranging from policing to deer population control, the proposed budget contains many hotly contested items. Police The budget includes $155,000 for the Ann Arbor Indep...…

May 20, 2021 (vol. 129, iss. 112) • Page Image 3

…The Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a joint statement on April 13, recommending an immediate pause on administering the Johnson and Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine “out of an abundance of caution.” The ensuing 11-day pause was a result of six reported cases in which women ranging from 18 to 48 years of age experienced severe blood clots — a new condition known as thrombosis w...…

May 20, 2021 (vol. 129, iss. 112) • Page Image 4

…4 Thursday, May 20, 2021 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com OPINION I once had an interaction with my high school physics teacher that has stuck with me ever since. During one of the weekly chats we’d have in her classroom after school, I wondered out loud why neither evolution nor the Big Bang theory were covered in the biology or physics curricula. My teacher explained to me that being in a town drenched in parochial ideo...…

May 20, 2021 (vol. 129, iss. 112) • Page Image 5

…4.2% of men experience nonconsen- sual sexual touching on campus; 34.3% of undergraduate women remain most at risk for experiencing nonconsen- sual touching and penetration on cam- pus; 17% of undergraduates, 26.4% of women, experience unwanted kissing and sexual touching prior to coming to the University; 6.7% of undergraduates, 10.6% of women, experience unwanted penetration or oral sex prior to coming to the University. 5 Thursd...…

May 20, 2021 (vol. 129, iss. 112) • Page Image 6

…The month of May brings warmer weather and millions of posts under the Asian American Pacific Islander hashtag across all social media platforms. It is AAPI Heritage Month, a time for every Asian American and Pacific Islander to celebrate their respective cultures. AAPI commemoration was first officially recognized in 1978 as just one week in May, and the celebration didn’t expand into a month and didn’t become annual until 1990. ...…

May 20, 2021 (vol. 129, iss. 112) • Page Image 7

…7 Thursday, May 20, 2021 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN IN COLOR Every so often I hear about Hazaras in Afghanistan. I just did last week — it was mostly children who died. I remember how Khaled Hosseini so beautifully and eloquently painted a heartbreaking picture of the recent history of Afghanistan. and how To this, students in classes at my predominantly white high school analyzed questions such as “why did H...…

May 20, 2021 (vol. 129, iss. 112) • Page Image 8

…8 Thursday, May 20, 2021 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS It feels like the name Squid has been circulating around the music blogosphere for half a decade at this point. The band has maintained an almost elusive aura, only sparking further intrigue with every subsequent single and EP released. What’s more, the music they were trickling out to the public evaded any surefire categorization, to a point where critics and e...…

May 20, 2021 (vol. 129, iss. 112) • Page Image 9

…9 Thursday, May 20, 2021 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Hundreds march in Dearborn in support of Palestinians A few thousand Detroit and Dearborn residents gathered to rally against Israeli airstrikes and evictions of Palestinians Saturday afternoon. Organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement and endorsed by the Party for Socialism and Liberation – Detroit, protesters of all ages marched through the streets of D...…

May 20, 2021 (vol. 129, iss. 112) • Page Image 10

…The Show Must Go On The Michigan Theater and State Theatre, located in downtown Ann Arbor, have been home to countless movie screenings and performing arts events for the Ann Arbor and U-M communities in their respective 93 and 79 years of operation. The pair of historic theaters, operated by the Michigan Theater Foundation, have faced a year rife with challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. In early March 2020, as COVID- ...…

May 20, 2021 (vol. 129, iss. 112) • Page Image 11

…What Macomb County can teach us about American politics B ack when blue and red were just Crayola colors to me, I remember sitting around the reading carpet at my elementary school in Macomb County, Michigan, as everyone went around and talked about what their parents did for a living. Almost everyone seemed to have at least one parent who worked for a car company. With my dad working at Chrysler for nearly three decades, I was p...…

May 20, 2021 (vol. 129, iss. 112) • Page Image 12

…12 Thursday, May 20, 2021 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com STATEMENT The j word: journalism at Michigan T he debate of the college major is an endless uphill battle; you can ponder and argue and make all the decisions you want without ever truly knowing if you’re making the right choice. It is impossible for a major to guarantee personal success, yet choosing one can feel like closing yourself off to only a select few caree...…

May 20, 2021 (vol. 129, iss. 112) • Page Image 13

…Michigan to travel to Seattle for NCAA regional Beaubien’s perfect game highlights doubleheader sweep The D-1 Softball Committee revealed on Sunday that the Michigan softball team will travel to Seattle in the NCAA regional. The Seattle regional is a double-elimination bracket consisting of the home team in No. 16 Washington, Michigan, Western Athletic Conference champion Seattle, and Big Sky Conference champion Po...…

May 20, 2021 (vol. 129, iss. 112) • Page Image 14

…14 Thursday, May 20, 2021 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Redshirt sophomore left-hander Steven Hajjar and sophomore right- hander Cameron Weston have provided Michigan with a formidable 1-2 punch at the top of its rotation. Hajjar sports a 4-0 record with an impressive 3.02 ERA while Weston, the number two starter, has posted a 5-3 record and has an excellent 2.85 ERA. After those two, however, the Wolverines con...…

May 20, 2021 (vol. 129, iss. 112) • Page Image 15

…Beniers, Power selected to play in World Championships Michigan falls to Pepperdine 4-0 in round of 16 Michigan will have the chance to see a couple of its young stars compete for their national teams later this month. On Thursday, it was announced that freshman forward Matty Beniers would be suiting up for Team USA at the 2021 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championships — taking place in Riga, Latvia. Ben...…

May 20, 2002 (vol. 112, iss. 123) • Page Image 1

…aJe 1Mdrigun &zidg One hundred eleven years of editorial freedom Summer Weekly www.michigandally.com Monday May 20, 2002 EN; ~ v v A University Health System study investi- gates the pros and cons of mass vaccina- tion against smallpox. Page 3 P OP/ED Governor Engler and Wayne Coun- ty Executive Ed McNamara should not seize control of the new Pinnacle Aero Park. Page 4 ARTS Football players injured in Saturday shooting By Jennifer Misthal...…

May 20, 2002 (vol. 112, iss. 123) • Page Image 2

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 6, 2002 ADMISSIONS Continued from Page 1. University community may feel one way about an issue, it is the voice of the state of Michigan that ultimately determines the regents' position. "The idea of the elected board is that the regents represent the state of Michigan and it is the people of the state of Michigan that are the owners of the University," Deitch said. "Our job is to act in the public interes...…

May 20, 2002 (vol. 112, iss. 123) • Page Image 3

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 20, 2002 - 3 Corporations approve Court of Appeals decision By Shoshana Hurand tinue to stress the importance of multicultur- GM is one of a number of businesses that corporate recruiting efforts, she said. Daily Staff Reporter alism as students enter the job market. recruits students at job fairs arranged by the "Organizations that are interested in diversifying "General Motors is striving to have a diverse Of...…

May 20, 2002 (vol. 112, iss. 123) • Page Image 4

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 20, 2002 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 LISA HOFFMAN ZAC PESKOWITZ letters@michigandaily.com Editor in Chief Editorial Page Editor EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other pieces do not SINCE 1890 necessarily reflect the opinion of The Michigan Daily. F or the...…

May 20, 2002 (vol. 112, iss. 123) • Page Image 5

…LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Monday, May 20, 2002 - The Michigan Daily - 5 VIEWPOINT Thle present need for affirmative action P Affirmative action is an inappropriate tool for achieving diversity To THE DAILY: It is now clear to me, as it should be to every other member of the University community, that affima- t ive action is headed for a constitu- tional showdown in the highest court of the land. The time has finally come to settle this issue onc...…

May 20, 2002 (vol. 112, iss. 123) • Page Image 6

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May 20, 2002 (vol. 112, iss. 123) • Page Image 7

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May 20, 2002 (vol. 112, iss. 123) • Page Image 8

…8 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 20, 2002 The icing on the cake Michigan defeated Ohio State for the sixth time to earn College World Series berth 0 By Bob Hunt Daily Sports Editor A screenwriter couldn't have writ- ten it better. The Wolverines faced off against their biggest rival Ohio State for the sixth time yesterday, and just like their other five encounters, they found a way to reign victorious. This one was for the ultimate prize...…

May 20, 2002 (vol. 112, iss. 123) • Page Image 9

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 20, 2002 - 9 Bound for Oklahoma City 'M' will succeed whether it's pretty or not By Kyle O'Neill Daily Sports Writer Good teams win when they are sup- posed to. Great teams win when things are going against them. For Michigan, greatness has been seen every time it steps on the field. It hasn't always been pret- SOFTBALL ty, but for the C n past 25 games, Commentar)y the Wolverines have emerged from the field ...…

May 20, 2002 (vol. 112, iss. 123) • Page Image 10

…Do you agree with us? If not, holler back in the 'Feed- back' portion of the new Michi- gan Daily website. www.michigandaily.com A RTS MMonday May 20, 2002 1 EAR WAR-: IRCAIMING THE THRONE Epic galactic saga continues triumphantly with 'Clones' By Jeff Dickerson Daily Arts Editor It grossed over $430 million in the United States alone and earned almost $1 billion worldwide, yet for many peo- ple "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phan- tom Menace"...…

May 20, 2002 (vol. 112, iss. 123) • Page Image 11

…ART! ,Duel protagonists give 'B an entertaining dramatic ec By John Laughlin but wise beyond his years due to his mates. Both characters ar Daily Arts Writer troubled home life. It is when Will, is just that Will is technica Marcus and another parent discover Marcus. Hugh Grant ditches his floppy hair Marcus's mom's (T attempted suicide With Hugh Grant a vi Oin his latest film, "About A Boy," that the young boy decides he needs some type of ro...…

May 20, 2002 (vol. 112, iss. 123) • Page Image 12

…12 -The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 20, 2002 A RT S 'Velvet' goldmine By Lyle Henretty drug dealer/maniac Frank Booth Doily Arts Editor (Dennis Hopper, who gives the per- foEt re of his career), who has kid H eineken lovers can once again napped her son and husand. feelthe wrath of Frank Booth. The Violence, red curtains and Dean "Blue Velvet" Special Edition DVD Stockwell lipsinking Roy Orison's contains the cleanest (visually, cer- "In Drea...…

May 20, 2002 (vol. 112, iss. 123) • Page Image 13

…michigandaily.com s portsdes k@umic h. edu SOT MONDAY 12 MAY 20, 2002 13 Too Ittle too ate The Michigan crew team finished second at the NCAA Championships last season and will get another chance to walk away with the national title this season. Rowing corralles fifth straight reg onal tite 'M' nine miss BTT despite taking series By Charles Paradis Daily Sports Editor Jeff Trzos can now make a claim that few others can. "At least I won my ...…

May 20, 2002 (vol. 112, iss. 123) • Page Image 14

…14 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 20, 2002 Wolverines address disappointing year By Charles Paradis Daily Sports Editor With the Big Ten season coming to an end, Michigan has been in a must-win situation for the past two weeks. The Wolverines fell behind in the Big Ten standings early in the season but retained a chance to make the Big Ten Tournament if they could win the majority of their games in the waning weeks of the regular season....…

May 20, 2002 (vol. 112, iss. 123) • Page Image 15

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 20, 2002 -15 'M' NOTES Webb wins 1,500 meter at Big Tens Putting an up and down season behind him, Michigan freshman Alan Webb won the 1,500-meter race at the Big Ten Outdoor Championship yesterday. Webb posted a time of 3:49.27 and was the Wolverines' only champion of the meet. He also earned the honor of being just the third Michigan runner to win the 1,500-meter race at the Big Ten Outdoor Championship. The...…

May 20, 2002 (vol. 112, iss. 123) • Page Image 16

…16 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 20, 2002 4 TheM K Swimming, Kickboxing, Aerobics and Step Aerobics. Join Spring classes through June 17. Sign up for Summer classes beginning June 26. Call 764-1342 or www.umich.edu/-umove Going to or from the Airport? )k Call, Metro Connection Airport Service Special Price: $39 for UofM students and Ann Arbor residents. Welcome to Corporate Accounts. One to four people. No waiting charge at airport. II...…

May 20, 1992 (vol. 102, iss. 3) • Page Image 1

…SUMMEtr ree One hundred and one years of editorial freedom and wire reports Ann Arbor Splish, splash Ann Arbor's outdoor swimming pools, Fuller Pool, Buhr Park Pool, and Veterans Pool (with its 125 foot waterslide) open for business this Saturday, just in time for Memorial Day weekend. Season passes can be purchased at any of the pools. For more information, call 994-2780. Sports Big Ten Championships The Michigan men's golf team finished tie...…

May 20, 1992 (vol. 102, iss. 3) • Page Image 2

…2 - The Michigan Daily Summer Weekly - Wednesday, May 20, 1992 MOODY Continued from page 1 A search advisory committee will be established in order to select a new Vice Provost for Minority Affairs. The committee will be composed of stu- dents, faculty, and staff, said Kay Dawson, Assistant to the Provost for Academic Affairs. Dawson said the committee will first develop criteria and then search within the University for an internal appoint...…

May 20, 1992 (vol. 102, iss. 3) • Page Image 3

…Wecneshey, May 20, 1992- The Mich gen D , Sums Weey -3 Students file suit against 'U, for withholding information by Joey Barker Daily Staff Reporter Two students have filed suit against the University for allegedly not expe- diting Freedom of Information Act re- quests. According to the Michigan Free- dom of Information Act, public bodies must release every document within five days of its request date - with limited exceptions. LSA senior T...…

May 20, 1992 (vol. 102, iss. 3) • Page Image 4

…4- The Michigan Daily Summer Weekly- Wednesday, May 20, 1992 J1lie Afichignig Ttl itl EDITOR IN CHIEF Unsigned editorials represent the opinion 420 Maynard Street NO ' - ANDR EW M. L EVY of a majority of the Daily's editorial 764-0552 OPINION EDITORS board. All other cartoons, signed articles, Edited and Managed by GIL RENBERG and letters do not necessarily reflect the Students at the DAVID SHEPARDSON opinion of the Daily. University of Michig...…

May 20, 1992 (vol. 102, iss. 3) • Page Image 5

…Wednesday, May 20, 1992 - The Michigan Daily Summer Weeky - 5 Viewpoint Alob, 'Daily hinders right to respond Racist Kroger strikers hurt their own cause To the Daily: Sympathizers of the Kroger store strikers ought to consider the following incident. Being of obvious Asian de- scent, I was subjected to racist remarks by Engin Atik Unless the Daily forgoes the phi- losophy of running controversial ads and giving opposing sides the chance t...…

May 20, 1992 (vol. 102, iss. 3) • Page Image 6

…6- The Michigan Daily Summer Weekly - Wednesday, May 20,1992 C LASSIFIED ADS 764-0557 BICYCLES- 1-3-10 speeds. Good cond., also bikes you repair. $25-$60. 475-3238. CONDO - OVER 1,000 SQUARE FEET of spacious living. Walden Hills, 3rd floor, west facing, bright, crisp, clean, 1 bdrm. unit. Abandont amenities; inclading an Olympic sire indoor swimming pool. Student has graduated and is ready to move. Real Estate One, Broker. Mike DuVall 995-1...…

May 20, 1992 (vol. 102, iss. 3) • Page Image 7

…Wednaeda Mao 201 92 .- The Mihigan ailS ummar Weaklv.- 7 .CLASSIFIED ADS SUBLET AVAILABLE for Summer. Single in a four bedroom house with 3 other females. On campus. Rent can be negotiated. Call 769-2895, ask for Dev. SUBLET FOR MAY - AUGUST: 2 rooms in a 3 bedroom apartment. Large rooms, plush carpet, clean! South Forest area, rent negotiable. Furnished, parking. Call: 996-1490. SUBLET MAY - AUG. Fall option. Big bdrm. in a 2 bdrm, apt. on ...…

May 20, 1992 (vol. 102, iss. 3) • Page Image 8

…8 - The Michigan Daily Summer Weekly-Wednesday, May 20, 1992 * *N 'All through the five acts ... he played the King as though under momentary apprehension that someone else was about to play the Ace.' - Eugene Field, reviewing Creston Clarke's King Lear, c. 1880 'On this bitch of an earth' Network revives Godot, but the Big Fella's still a no-show by Mark Binelli "How does that line of yours go?" David Hunsberger, director of the legendary 19...…

May 20, 1992 (vol. 102, iss. 3) • Page Image 10

…The Veldt (Dave Burris, Danny Chavis, Daniel Chavis, and Marvin Levi) may be teasing with Marigolds, but we think they're quite a heady brew. The Veldt shouldn'trap. Shepulls out an impres- Marigolds sive flow in the jams "The Hate That Stardog/PolyGram Hate Produced" and "The Final Solu- Straight outta North Carolina, this tion; Slaver's Back In Effect,' but explosive quintet is both:aggressive through the album's duration we hear and ambient...…

May 20, 1992 (vol. 102, iss. 3) • Page Image 11

…Wednesday, May 20,1992- The Michigan Daisy Summer Weekly -11 DAdLY aJ Q: Which NBA Most Valuable Player had the lowest per game scoring S average in a season? i6996T u oue.3jd slurod F-T pePJOane s~ajjng uoi &iqSeM ail jo pesun- s9,j :d Big Ten mandates gender equ iy by Josh Dubow Daily Sports Editor_ Last week, the Big Ten faculty rep- resentatives voted to increase opportu- nities for women athletes. The repre- sentatives also voted to give...…

May 20, 1992 (vol. 102, iss. 3) • Page Image 12

…12 - The Midhgan Daily Summer Weeky- Wednesday, May 20,1992 Water polo finishes season seventh at Nationals by Greg Richardson Daily Sports Writer There were no "gimmees" for the Michigan women's water polo team at the national tourna- ment in Vienna, Va. Michigan(22-10)earneditslonevictoryofthe tournament against Bucknell with a 6-5 win, whilelosing its fourothergames.TheWolverines finished seventh in the nation, a step up from last year's e...…

May 20, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 3) • Page Image 1

…Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVIII No. 3S Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday, May 20, 1988 I*, 0 Regents talk about ..,j i tMSA funds BY RYAN TUTAK MSA's student fee should be split The University's Board of Re- into mandatory and voluntary fund- gents reopened debate about the ing. He said the portion of the fee Michigan Student Assembly's fund- allocated toward common student ing at its monthly meeting yesterday, services - such a...…

May 20, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 3) • Page Image 2

…Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 20, 1988 t MSA. RIORDAN also disagreed with R e g e n t s "MSA represents the students Nielsen's funding plan. "Before a de- who take the time to be represented," cision to pursue a plan like that is Continued from Page 1 he said. "The students support what made, the regents have to be very senting students who disapprove of MSA is doing. My constituents positive that the system we have MSA's policies....…

May 20, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 3) • Page Image 3

…n Daily - Friday, May 20, 1988 - Page 3 destroys Diag shanty a zr>.. . '.. , x , , ~ .r. ; s ''' t f c Fake.. e 4 4,,..: ., 5 ,x ." P " . BY DONNA IADIPAOLO The painted words "Where is our anti-racist shanty?? Burned to the ground" cover the charred remains . where the Diag's anti-apartheid sym- ~ bol once stood. The wooden shanty, built in 1986 y to protest South African apartheid, was found in flames by a campus se- curity official at 3:3...…

May 20, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 3) • Page Image 4

…Page 4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 20, 1988 Peace activist addresses American militansm BY JEFF HASS Peace activist Brian Willson, who made headlines last fall when he lost his legs after being hit by a train during a protest against contra aid, told Ann Arbor residents they should not allow the U.S. government to commit violent acts. "We need a revolution of consciousness so that the rest of the world can live in peace and justice," W...…

May 20, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 3) • Page Image 5

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 20, 1988 -Page 5 Michigan rape prevention groups "MANY people believe that and unmarried people. parent to the senators," Pollack said. R p e have pushed for a change in the when you get married you get sex "Not a single voice was raised statute since the state's Criminal whenever you want it," said Steiner. Sen. Lana Pollack (D-Ann Arbor) nt ( bgle ice to te Continued from Page 1 Sexual Conduct Statutes, inclu...…

May 20, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 3) • Page Image 6

…OPINION The Michigan Vaily Page 6 Friday, May 20, 1988 The Michigan Daily I Republicans threaten free expression REPUBLICAN MEMBERS of City Council are threatening the open nature of our community and the rights of citizens to freedom of ex- pression by proposing ordinances which would ban postering and re- strict skateboarding. The Republicans are trying to justify the skateboard restrictions by saying they will prevent destructio...…

May 20, 1988 (vol. 98, iss. 3) • Page Image 7

…PERSPECTIVES The Michigan Daily Friday, May 20, 1988 Page 7 F s" t Integrate curricula ._. ._ mmw y C) NOW _ Imw + BY ANNA SENKEVITCH In an attempt to address issues of diversity in the classroom as well as in public forum, the University's Department of English has imple- mented a version of academic cul- tural diversification. After June 15, every University student who declares an English major must complete an elective class which ...…

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