…2-News “ No exceptions” punctuates the testing section of Dr. Ron Caldwell’s Econ 101 syllabus. On four separate occasions in the syllabus, “no exceptions” clearly informs disabled and chronically ill students that their experiences won’t be taken into account and that they may face discrimination or infringement of their civil rights. While “no exceptions” — a clear violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act’s rea...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, January 20, 2021 — 9 ‘M’ navigates past ranked opponents to begin shortened season With every other match clinched, Michigan freshman Merri Kelly found herself in a third-set tiebreaker, and all eyes turned to her. Kelly and Wisconsin sophomore Charmaine Seah traded points until Kelly’s groundstrokes eventually proved too much to handle, taking a 10-8 victory in the t...…
…Sophomore Paul Juda took a deep breath and broke into a sprint for the vault. Juda, the fourth in Michigan’s vault rotation, was following three subpar vaults from the Wolverines. With Illinois- Chicago holding a 0.100 point lead in the round, Juda knew his opportunity to shift the round in his team’s favor lay within his grasp. With all eyes on him, Juda leaped over the vault and stuck the landing, letting out an emphat...…
…MICHIGAN DOMINATES OHIO STATE IN SEASON-OPENING MEET Both Michigan and Ohio State experienced setbacks on the uneven bars. The difference came in the way the two squads responded. For the Wolverines, junior Abby Heiskell barely missed the bar on her way down from an aerial off the high bar and fell onto the mat. Her teammates picked her up and finished the bars with three straight 9.9-plus scores to close out the event, p...…
…12 — Wednesday, January 20, 2021 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Johnson and Beniers lead the way for Michigan’s offense Tune into a Michigan hockey game and chances are that Kent Johnson and Matty Beniers will catch your eye. The freshman forwards have taken the Big Ten by storm this year, playing on a line together. Johnson has been on a torrent scoring pace with a team-leading 16 points — and his 12 assis...…
…Since the University of Michigan moved classes online March 11, both students and professors have had to adjust. For professors with families, teaching classes virtually and maintaining research projects has created unique and unprecedented situations when combined with childcare. Meghan Duffy, a professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology who has three children under the age of 10, explained that th...…
…2 — Monday, April 20, 2020 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University OF Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily’s office for $2. Subscriptions for September-April are $250 and year long subscriptions are $275. University affiliates are ...…
…The question of who will lead LSA SG comes down to code technicalities and a few social media posts. But for the four candidates awaiting the CSJ’s decision, they said in documents and interviews that the decision raises larger questions about power, politics, equal application of rules and free speech on campus. Who posted what and when? Forty minutes after the polls opened April 1, Bazzi sent two identical GroupMe m...…
…Observed by Muslims, the holy month of Ramadan sets forth a month of fasting, spiritual reflection and personal growth. Muslims are intrinsically joined together by group prayers, shared meals and charitable activities, propelling the meaning of Ramadan through connectedness. Exemplifying this connectedness is Dearborn, Mich., one of the largest Muslim communities in the U.S. Encapsulating the unique experience th...…
…A s of April 2020, we can all recognize that Michigan is in a state of turmoil. The protest against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home decision in East Lansing, Mich. demonstrated the political unrest of some Michigan citizens. COVID- 19 has left our campus a ghost town. The fulfilling sense of community we once enjoyed dissipated beginning in mid- March. Not only are we facing unprecedented obstacles in co...…
…The Strokes are a transportive band, not just in the tongue-in-cheek nostalgia of their stylistic references, but in the way their music can fixate you in memories. Of course, the music we hear at one time in our lives inherently grounds itself in our memories of that time, but this fact could not be more personally applicable to Is This It, the band’s bittersweet debut album, released in 2001. Despite the youthful, incand...…
…7 — Friday, April 17, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Monday, April 20, 2020 - 7 Study abroad in a pandemic: a timeline MARCH 4 Cases in Spain rose to 228 with 76 in Madrid. It became a habit that everyone would reload the Spanish news websites live-reporting on the current number of cases in the city. Everything in our lives had become “wait and see” and the only concrete information that we could look at ...…
…8 — Monday, April 20, 2020 Multimedia The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com PHOTO ESSAY MARCH 8 202 cases in Madrid, 644 in Spain. Public transport danger became our major topic of con- versation along with the view of health care in the country. We had been told over and over about the difference in person- al space definition in Spain in comparison to the US, and at this point, it became a reason to suspect that Madrid ...…
…A cook in the dining hall of East Quad Residence Hall at the University of Michigan has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID- 19), according to an email sent by Alasia Tardy, East Quad MDining assistant manager, to employees of East Quad’s Blue Café. “The rumors are true … a cook in EQ tested positive for the virus,” Tardy wrote. The email does not specify the risk of exposure for students who ha...…
…In the current University policy, students may take up to 30 credits in the Pass/Fail grading system, with some exceptions for major or distribution requirements. A common example of a course that cannot be taken Pass/Fail is the fourth- semester foreign language requirement, which LSA students must take for a grade to graduate. Students have raised questions whether certain courses requiring letter gr...…
…All dining halls began serving takeout meals only on Monday night. On Tuesday morning, students were told they must leave the residence halls unless they fill out a petition to stay by Wednesday 8 a.m., causing widespread confusion and stress as many rearranged move-out plans at the last minute. In the email sent by University Housing on Tuesday, students were told the push to leave campus was made necessary...…
…E veryone treats it like a death sentence, even when it’s just a cough. Stores close their doors, people keep their distance. Most infected people don’t know they have it, so it spreads uncontrollably, eager to kill the moment it finds a compromised immune system. It’s not coronavirus, it’s HIV. The media, medical experts and politicians alike have shown us time and time again the federal government’s response to C...…
…Friday, March 20, 2020 — 5 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com I originally intended on starting this review of Eternal Atake with a discussion of all the good things that come in small packages, like smartphones, Danny DeVito and Mini Coopers (which aren’t even that great on second thought). I was somehow going to tie it all back to Lil Uzi Vert, the pint- sized Philadelphia energy bomb who is the rapper embodiment of ...…
…Friday, March 20, 2020 — 6 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com It’s hard to assess an album right now without the clutter and confusion of this unsure time seeping into the impression and coloring the music with something that wasn’t there to begin with. But the lyrics and sweeping orchestration of indie- pop band Circa Waves’s newest album Sad Happy is founded on that sense of confusion — the perpetual millennial and ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 20, 2020 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM University of Michigan students are opting to take math classes at other schools because of the reputation of the department’s classes being more difficult, students told The Daily. Students interviewed by The Daily said the University’s math classes pose a significant challenge and threaten their ability to m...…
…When Engineering senior Aria Thakore and LSA senior Aastha Dharia roomed together as freshmen at the University of Michigan, they noticed a lot of their peers struggled with the transition to college, turning to their friends or to other students for advice. “We always wanted to be that ear for them,” Dharia said. “But it was really hard to sometimes have those conversations without having had those experiences.” As the ye...…
…As a way to convince GEO to drop their demands, the University of Michigan is refusing to discuss further negotiations for salary and benefits, Patwardhan said. Patwardhan called the tactic “bad bargaining” and said the University’s decision will not distract GEO from issues affecting the community as a whole. “We can’t even organize around and that’s not the kind of thing that should be permitted as a tactic at the barga...…
…S upporting a small business can mean supporting environmentalism even when it might not be obvious. As local businesses in Ann Arbor shut their doors, students bemoan the loss of their favorite unique stops. Recent closures include The Local Bike Shop, Elixir Vitae coffee shop and Elevation Burger. With their closures, we lose not only some of Ann Arbor’s small-town charm but some of the city’s built-in environmentalism. Supp...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, February 20, 2020 — 5 You know those shows that have a season-ending cliffhanger that makes you scream to yourself, “HOW IN THE WORLD AM I SUPPOSED TO WAIT FOUR MONTHS TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS?” Well, it’s been years since the season seven finale of “Homeland” and somewhere along the way, I stopped caring. To refresh your memory, when we last saw Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes, ...…
…COMMUNITY CULTURE COLUMN ‘Caroline, or Change’ and the beauty in ambiguity SAMMY SUSSMAN Daily Community Culture Columnist COMMUNITY CULTURE NOTEBOOK E-boys and E-girls: a new, nonchalant counterculture GRACE TUCKER Daily Arts Writer 6 — Thursday, February 20, 2020 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com WHISPER SUBMIT A WHISPER By Bruce Haight ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 02/20/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, February 20, 2020 — 7 As it entered the locker room at halftime Wednesday, the Michigan women’s basketball team had to catch its breath. The Wolverines just watched Illinois guard Brandi Beasley drive the length of the Crisler Center floor in five seconds, sinking a layup to give the Fighting Illini — the No. 13 team in the Big Ten — a one-point lead entering the break. I...…
…8 — Thursday, February 20, 2020 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com WITH LIVERS OUT, MICHIGAN RIDES ZAVIER SIMPSON’s 16-6-5 TO 60-52 WIN OVER SCARLET KNIGHTS ALEC COHEN / Daily RAC ATTACK Design by Jack Silberman ‘M’ tops Rutgers, 60-52, on the road PISCATAWAY — Prior to Wednesday’s night-matchup, the Michigan men’s basketball team had never lost to Rutgers — 12-0, to be exact. The Scarlet Knights meanwhile, currently ti...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 20, 2019 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM The Diag was occupied by more than 30 students Tuesday night participating in the first “One Night Without a Home” sleep-out in Ann Arbor. The event, hosted by the Shelter Association of Washtenaw County, as well as student activist organizations MReach and CURIS - Public Health Advocacy, comes as one of many...…
…Student organizations Elevate, South Asian Awareness Network and Paani jointly hosted a collaborative workshop to discuss feminism through a South-Asian lens on Tuesday night. The event was part of a four-part series exploring global perspectives on feminism. About 50 people engaged in the discussion and Q&A led by Debotri Dhar, women’s studies lecturer, and Zunaira Jilani, a Wayne State health and social psychology P...…
…LSA junior Rain Uddin decided to get involved in this campaign when she learned that Michigan’s 12th District was represented by a Democrat rather than a Democratic Socialist. “I am really interested in seeing the progressive take this seat, especially in this district,” Uddin said. “I am a transfer here, and once I experienced the community it was shocking to me that we had such an established Democrat as our representativ...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, November 20, 2019 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Michael Russo Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson 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 Arts Wednesday, November 20, 2019 — 5A Social media and what we think of as DIY culture today are incredibly interconnected. Shows are organized on Facebook, with attendance being estimated based on the number of “goings” and “maybes,” videos of bands performing are publicized through Instagram stories. Even Twitter plays a part in allowing bands to personally connect with fans via memes and rants. ...…
…6A — Wednesday, November 20, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com By Kurt Krauss ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 11/18/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 11/18/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Monday, November 18, 2019 ACROSS 1 Aquarium 5 Yeshiva teacher 10 Dance in a pit 14 Iranian money 15 For...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, November 20, 2019 — 7A DIAGNOSED WITH ADHD? University of Michigan Study looking for Eligible Participants at the Jonides Lab. Participants needed to complete visual attention tasks! Duration of study: 1-2 hours, compensation ranging from 10$ to 15$ an hour, located at B434 East Hall, 530 Church Street, contact us back for a phone screening at JLabAttention@gmail.com! Wolverines a...…
…8A — Wednesday, November 20, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The first sign that Michigan might retool its offense came months before Josh Gattis was hired to take over the coordinator role. Giles Jackson, then a four- star whose position in college was at question, committed last September. His skillset, based around speed, not size or technique, didn’t seem to fit into Jim Harbaugh and Pep Hamilton’s offense....…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | NOVEMBER 20, 2019 ILLUSTRATION BY MAGGGIE WIEBE Is it worth it? …
…Wednesday, November 20, 2019 // The Statement 2B Managing Statement Editor Andrea Pérez Balderrama Deputy Editors Matthew Harmon Shannon Ors Associate Editor Eli Rallo Designers Liz Bigham Kate Glad Copy Editors Silas Lee Emily Stillman Photo Editor Danyel Tharakan Editor in Chief Maya Goldman Managing Editor Finntan Storer statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | NOVEMBER 13, 2019 W e left the farm to begin our weekly ...…
…I was in a witchy mood on Halloween. It was raining, and I was walking while listening to the Modern Love podcast when I saw something glittering in a puddle. It was an engagement ring. A sad Titanic, its stone was half-sunken in mud and pointed up like the bow of a ship. Instead of a single, perfect circle, the gold band had an arm split off that held the gem in its claws. I rescued it from the water in hopes it held a story. I bro...…
…A few summers ago, I moved to Reykjavík to research the Scandinavian human rights framework. The land was a playground, and every night my friends and I played. Natural trampolines of thick moss, crystal clear geothermal pools tucked in the mountains and a clan of cats roaming the streets gave us unfettered fun. Knowing I was there for research, many of my friends would offer ideas about the history of Iceland, how they wish it’d been...…
…the cars. After a few minutes of this taunting, however, they simply got up and left and walked away. It seemed that we were in the clear. Relieved, we started to pack up our things and prepared to head out. At that moment, two of the five came back wearing bandanas over their faces. This almost made me laugh — as if a bandana was going to stop us from recognizing someone we had shared an entire day with, or from identifying them in a ...…
…Wednesday, January 16, 2019 // The Statement 7B Wednesday, November 20, 2019 // The Statement 7B I ’ve had enough,” I thought to myself at the end of my senior year of high school. I was tired of the small town in New Jersey and ready to get out. I was tired of being around the same people, I was tired of having no freedom and I was tired of the dull- ness that came with being in the same place. I was ready for a change, and I knew ...…
…VISUAL STATEMENT: CHILDREN OF THE GALAXY BY MONICA BABITS Wednesday, November 20, 2019 // The Statement 8B “LUMINESCENT BEINGS ARE WE, NOT THIS CRUDE MATTER” - YODA …
…The University of Michigan’s Board of Regents met for their first meeting of the 2019-2020 school year Thursday. Regents Jordan Acker (D) and Michael Behm (D) were not present, and chair Ron Weiser (R) arrived late. University President Mark Schlissel began the meeting by thanking E. Royster Harper, vice president for Student Life, for her time at the University. Harper announced her retirement this week. “After an amazing f...…
…2 — September 20, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News TUESDAY: By Design THURSDAY: Twitter Talk FRIDAY: Behind the Story WEDNESDAY: This Week in History MONDAY: Looking at the Numbers B E HIND THE STORY QUOTE OF THE WE E K “ A public university should not be in the business of deciding which of their students get to host speakers or speak their minds. It is the government’s responsibility to ensure that our rights are p...…
…“CSG is encouraged by the President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality and its joining of the Climate Change Coalition. We hope the University continues to take meaningful steps to reduce our carbon footprint.” The Board of Regents then unanimously approved the construction of a new University in-patient hospital next to the Frankel Cardiovascular Center. The hospital has an estimated cost of $920 million, will be 1...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4— Friday, September 20, 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 Edit...…
…The second day of Riot Fest began with a large blow-up cherry and a burgundy slip dress. The latter was donned by Cherry Glazerr’s always-on frontwoman, Clementine Creevy, and the former teetered in the background of their set. With the level of noise coming from each instrument, you would have expected it to pop. But no, it held up throughout their raucous and entertaining set, a whimsical piece of mythology that encapsulated the group’...…
…6 — Friday, September 20, 2019 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 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, flexi bleschedule. Email tareid458@gmail.com NEW HEALTH DISEASE‑related ChemicalbeingtestedbyOregon, UBC Argentina & Mexico. Chemical has 4 re lated USA...…
…P O L I C Y T A L K S @ T H E F O R D S C H O O L SAMANTHA POWER Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Author of The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir September 2019 Free and open to the public. Reception to follow. Info: fspp-events@umich.edu fordschool.umich.edu @fordschool #policytalks T H I R D A N N U A L VA N D E N B E R G L E CT U R E W E I S E R D I P LO M ACY C E N T E R L A U N C H S E R I E S The Education ...…
…8 — Friday,September 20, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Once dreaming of Wisconsin, the Bredeson brothers found a home Jack Bredeson remembers the routine perfectly. Every Saturday morning in the fall, his high school football team would wake up sore from the previous night’s game and go straight into a two-hour lifting session at 8 a.m. Arrowhead High School in Hartland, Wis. was 30 minutes west of Milwaukee. ...…
