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…The Michigan Daily sat down with University President Mark Schlissel to discuss fall plans, vaccination, carbon neutrality and disinvestment, Regent Ron Weiser (R), public records, ongoing collective bargaining with U-M lecturers and more. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. MS: It is really important for as many students as possible to get vaccinated, and if they can’t get it done before they leave town, ge...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 2 — Wednesday, April 21, 2021 GRACE BEAL/Daily After my weekly COVID-19 test at the LSA building, I walk back with my camera and take pictures of my free button around campus with hope that the University and the rest of the country can continue to “Beat Covid”. The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is publishing weekly on Wednesdays for the Winter 2021 semester by students at the University of M...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, April 21, 2021 — 3 Read more at MichiganDaily.com RESEARCH LSA professor leads Virulent Hate Project Dr. Melissa May Borja aims to track anti-Asian hate incidents, community resistance efforts Dr. Melissa May Borja, University of Michigan assistant professor of American Culture, founded Virulent Hate, a project which aims to raise awareness around the surge in anti-Asian raci...…

…I like the fact that it actually went beyond simply thinking about how to reduce the campus’ release of greenhouse gases. It talked about creating a culture of sustainability, promoting research and teaching around carbon neutrality and sustainability, and it had a very powerful focus on environmental justice. What I’ve been doing in the week since the report went final, and for the next several weeks, is working with various ...…

…Reporting live from my balcony, yet again, for another literary event coverage. This time it’s chef and author Bill Buford’s appearance in the “At Home with Literati” series, presenting his latest book “Dirt: Adventures in Lyon as a Chef in Training, Father, and Sleuth Looking for the Secret of French Cooking.” Today I’m not drinking Roiboos tea but matcha! This was my first time trying it, and it will most probably be the last. Ap...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 6 — Wednesday, April 21, 2021 When you think of the word indie, what typically comes to mind? Is it a youthful aesthetic? Is it a culture defined by being ahead of the curve? Or is it maybe just a new sound? Whatever the interpretation is, it’s hard to argue that Animal Collective doesn’t embody it in some way. Yes, I know. An artist retrospective on Animal Collective? How original. How...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, April 21, 2021 — 7 Content Warning: sexual assault Gisela McDaniel grew up in predominantly white spaces: She was born on a military base in Bellevue, Neb., to a Chamorro mother who was a sociology professor teaching race and ethnicity and a white father enlisted in the Navy. On a recent Monday afternoon, the Art & Design alum spoke about how being raised with a pervasive awaren...…

…If you asked a rap fan in 2010 who their favorite female rapper was, chances are that list would begin and end at “Nicki Minaj.” While the 90s and early 2000s brought lots of talent to the table for female rap with trailblazers like Lil’ Kim and Missy Elliot, the decline of their careers in mainstream rap left a hole in the industry that only Minaj seemed to be able to fill. However, in recent years, several new female rappers have em...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Wednesday, April 21, 2021 — 9 The Instagram face and its implications Do you remember the Kylie Jenner lip challenge in 2015? The internet went under her spell as countless teens took to social media to share videos of themselves suctioning their lips inside a shot glass, hoping to recreate Kylie’s voluptuous (and artificial) lips. The results of the challenge were grotesque: ...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 10 — Wednesday, April 21, 2021 statement I wasn’t surprised when the University of Michigan announced a virtual gradua- tion commencement in February. How could I be? After over a year of the COVID-19 pandemic, it seemed almost routine to keep delaying expectations of normality. While COVID-19 cases in Michigan were in a lull at the time, given the predicted spikes in daily cases around the w...…

…G raduation looms on the horizon. For every college student, the idea of gradu- ating college holds a bittersweet flavor, caught between the satisfaction of accomplish- ment and the sadness of goodbyes. For some, it holds more of one than the other. It is sometimes hard to tell which is stronger. Sometimes, the bitterness wins. At 21 years old, I’ve been a college student for five years and have been at the University of Michigan f...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 12 — Wednesday, April 21, 2021 statement Saying the G word W alking through the Law Quadrangle and waiting for my photographer, I couldn’t help but notice them: the group of girls doing their graduation photoshoot at the same time, clad in white dresses, caps and gowns. I, too, had purchased a white dress and a new pair of heels for the occasion, but there was a key difference: I was alone. I...…

…A s someone who was born and raised in Ann Arbor, people always ask, “Do you regret staying home for college?” Maybe they are shocked that I would elect to live so close to my parents, high school friends or the familiar streets of my child- hood. Maybe they aren’t surprised at all, picturing every Ann Arborite as born with maize-and-blue streaks in their hair, proph- esied as a future Wolverine. Maybe they envi- sion college as the t...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 14 — Wednesday, April 21, 2021 statement Lost at Michigan: a reflection of my transition from rural to university life O n the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2016, I lounged in my old bedroom, exhausted from a particularly grueling competitive cheer practice, mindlessly scrolling through my phone after yet another day of going through the motions. Just after 8 p.m., I refreshed my Gmail, only...…

…R ecently I time-traveled 100 years in the past. I didn’t go to a historical house to find out what life was like on the frontier, I didn’t churn my own butter or read the Farmers’ Almanac by candlelight, but I did witness an internal party primary for New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District. This arcane process was the norm prior to the early 20th century, with party insiders — or in this case, members of the State Central Commi...…

…F or those currently unaware, in the state of Michigan, everyone — and yes that means everyone — above the age of 16 is eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as of April 5. This is the case country- wide, for the most part, with the exception of a few states that are expanding their eligibility soon. In other words, the time to get vaccinated is upon us. The University of Michigan has already vaccinated over 40,000 individuals and ...…

…7-Opinion M y first introduction to the possible future of genomic editing came while reading Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World.” The novel begins in the year 2540 at an embryo factory called the Central London Hatching and Conditioning Centre. The director of the facility describes to a group of male students how eggs are modified during the gestation period of development to fit into five distinct castes: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delt...…

…Michigan plays assertively in win streak The No. 25 Michigan baseball team is riding a five-game winning streak, which includes a series win over archrival Ohio State and a sweep at Minnesota. But the Wolverines still feel there’s room for improvement. “I still don’t think we’re playing our very best baseball yet,” Michigan coach Erik Bakich said. “I still think there’s plenty of opportunity to get hot.” Their best could sti...…

…Danny Zimmerman stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded during the Michigan baseball team’s game against Minnesota on Friday. The redshirt junior outfielder launched his second home run of the game, this one over the fence in deep left field to make the score 14-2, as the Wolverines broke open the game and went on to win 21-5. Thanks in large part to a plethora of home runs, Michigan (18-7 Big Ten) swept Minnesota (4-20) ...…

…The 2021 gymnastics National Championship came down to the very last routine of the meet. Junior Abby Heiskell stared down the beam as she mounted it. As she performed her routine, she completed each skill with an intention to do it perfectly, a lesson Michigan coach Bev Ploc- ki has drilled into the mind of her gymnasts all season. Heiskell showed no ounce of doubt in any of her skills, and when she finished the routine with a stu...…

…When graduate students at the University of Michigan decided to strike in September, state law was definitively not on their side. On the first day of the strike, the University filed an unfair labor practice complaint against the Graduate Employees’ Organization, the union representing more than 2,000 graduate student instructors and graduate student staff assistants, and later followed up with a request for ...…

…commitment from quite a lot of volunteers, you can have a lot of money and still be very weak.” Kat Brausch, Rackham student and grievance committee co-chair of GEO, warned that right-to- work laws could result in unions having too few members or funds to continue, but clarified this is not currently a concern for GEO. “Right-to-work is intended to set up a sort of financial death spiral in a way because people do not have to b...…

…The four students quoted in this article — all members of sororities in the Panhellenic Association familiar with the party and the outbreak in Chi Omega — spoke to The Daily on the condition of anonymity out of fear of retaliation from their chapter. This article will refer to each student by a pseudonym. Grace, who is currently living in a sorority house on campus, told The Daily that she has seen very few changes in fraterni...…

…Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden spoke in Detroit with U.S. Senator Gary Peters, D-Mich., to supporters in their cars Friday night: a little more than two weeks before the general election Peters, who is also up for re-election this November, said he is excited to have Biden back in Michigan and reminded attendees about Biden’s work for Detroit during the Obama administra...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, October 21, 2020 — 5 Amid pandemic, students pursue passion projects While the pandemic brought restrictions on social interactions, it also provided time for students to explore their passions. During the past six months, some University of Michigan students tried their hand at new projects and even started their own small businesses. As the pandemic negatively affects t...…

…I am often amazed at how little people know about Executive Order 9066 (deemed Japanese Americans as a threat to national secu- rity and allowed President Roosevelt to move them into camps), if they have any idea of it at all. Sometimes they’re even more distraught when I say that we have locked peo- ple up in of the many atroci- ties that the United States has committed. Yet this is a history that many Japanese Americans will...…

…On a Saturday night, after being encouraged by my SI 110 professor as well as — ironically enough — nearly all of my social media feeds, a couple friends and I decided to watch The Social Dilemma, Netflix’s acclaimed documentary centered around the meticulously manipulative aspects of social media. The documentary claims that the principal intention of all social media is to exploit the vulner- abilities of human behavior for pro...…

…Opinion Students being taken advantage of by those with wealth and power on college campuses isn’t new; graduate students had to go on strike this fall in order for the University of Michigan to meet their basic requests and needs. It’s now clear that reopening as the University did was not safe, and landlords benefitted. This situation is indicative of a much broader problem of businesses and institutions in our community taking...…

…H ow you prepare for a psychedelic trip can make or break your experience, not to mention ensure that your community stays safe. As community members of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County and the wider world, it’s important to be knowledgeable about the risks associated with psychedelic use and how to minimize them. For students and faculty members at the University of Michigan, the first thing to know is that despite the rece...…

…“ Have you registered to vote?” is an impossible question to escape. I’ve found that I can’t walk through the Diag, scroll through Instagram or even order a pizza without encountering some iteration of this question. Dominating nearly every space, it certainly is a pertinent question given our current environment. Assuming the answer to this question is yes, as we transition into this election and prepare for electoral outcomes,...…

…Arts Wednesday, October 21, 2020 — 11 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The wound that was never fatal: On ‘The Changeling’ The first time I found a copy of Joy Williams’s “The Changeling,” I was 19 and wandering around the public library searching for it — though I wasn’t aware of this yet. It was a few months before summer break and I was on the brink of a spectacular mental breakdown. This would be unexpected news for...…

…2-News 12 — Wednesday, October 21, 2020 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THE B-SIDE: PARADOX Paychecks & paintbrushes School of Music, Theatre and Dance alum Maya Ballester started her career at the University in the vocal performance program, but soon realized her heart lay closer to musical theatre. Through the Bachelor of Musical Arts track, she customized her degree to add acting and dance classes a...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, October 21, 2020 — 13 BOOK REVIEW TV REVIEW Review : ‘Anxious People’ Review: ‘The Right Stuff’ Most of us like to think we have a handle on our lives. We make careful plans, we budget, we organize, all so that when we come home after a long day, we have the peace of mind to enjoy a few moments of relaxation before getting back to business the next day. But deep down everyone ...…

…T he music is loud and the room is dark, lit up only by banal string lights dangling on the side of the wall. There are guys playing beer pong in a brighter part of the house, showing off and making drunken noises. In the tiny kitchen where the counter is filled with red cups and variations of alcohol, sorority girls throw up in the sink as their sisters kindly hold up their hair behind them. You are surrounded by a room full of p...…

…I came to the University of Michigan because film students here actually get to shoot on film. At most other institutions, the only cameras available are digital. So much of what’s important to me about my stud- ies and this art form is linked to shooting physical film. Film’s hallmark is the physical grain it leaves on an im- age. What is between those particles? What does it mean to say “We’re shooting this on film,” or using an...…

…P eople say you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. However, when it comes to technology, the opposite holds true: You don’t know what you’ve got until you’re stuck with it. Over the course of the pandemic, technol- ogy has creeped further into our lives, educa- tion being no exception. All of my classes this semester have been conducted online, as have my club meetings and social events. Practical- ly every interaction I hav...…

…9,673 miles. That’s the distance from Ann Arbor to Wagga Wagga, Australia, the rural hometown of Charlie Pilon. Pilon, now entering his senior season on the Michigan men’s golf team, found his love for the sport at a young age, a passion that would eventually take him across an ocean to compete against some of the best golfers in the world. “When I was four or five, my dad got me a little plastic set of clubs, and I would whack ...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, October 21, 2020 Offense is up around college football. Can Michigan adapt? Of 29 FBS games played last week, 21 had 50 or more total points scored. The previous week, that number was 20 out of 32. Even teams known for defense have struggled to contain the scoring — just look at Pitt’s 31-30 loss to Boston College or Alabama’s 63-48 shootout with Mississippi. Whether it’s ...…

…Every morning, the Michigan Every morning, the Michigan football team comes in to get tested football team comes in to get tested for COVID-19. They get a nasal swab for COVID-19. They get a nasal swab and then wait 15 nerve-wracking and then wait 15 nerve-wracking minutes for the results. minutes for the results. With the season on the horizon, With the season on the horizon, players must test every day, with players must ...…

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…michigandaily.com Thursday, May 21, 2020 INDEX Vol. CXXIX, No. 114 © 2020 The Michigan Daily NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS/NEWS.......................... MiC......................................... SPORTS................................ MICHIGAN IN COLOR A/PIA Leaders Recognizing historical AAPI figures who have shaped modern America for A/PIA heritage month >> SEE PAGE 8 ...…

…In an effort to assist the state of Michigan community groups and lawyers as they navigate the overflow of legal work related to the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of University of Michigan Law School student leaders formed the Michigan Law COVID Corps, a pro bono service with over 240 volunteers and student attorneys. The organization does not offer legal advice or represen- tation. Rather, volunteers offer assistance in the form...…

…Driving alongside cars and bikes at 15 mph, Refraction AI’s autonomous robot, REV-1, is making food deliveries for four Ann Arbor restaurants and The Produce Station. The deliveries reach about 500 customers who order their food and groceries through an app after signing up for a pilot program on Refrac- tion AI’s website. Refraction AI, based in Ann Arbor, was co-founded by Matthew Johnson-Roberson, associate professor o...…

…I magine coming home from the grocery store, twisting open the seal on a gallon of milk that you just bought and pouring that milk straight down the drain. It seems unnatural — maybe even cynical — to waste perfectly good nutrients like this. However, many farmers in the United States are now left with no other choice. Instead of turning a seal on a carton of milk, they are turn- ing the hatch on a 12-wheeler steel tank and dumping...…

…5 OPINION Thursday, May 21, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 5 OPINION A mid the pandemic, it’s dis- heartening to see our coun- try’s poor response to this public health crisis, and daily COVID- 19 updates highlight our nation’s inability to separate business and poli- tics from basic human rights. While most of the country has focused on bills like the Affordable Care Act and Medicare for All, this problem ulti- mately s...…

…COVID-19 has given the phrase “bedroom pop” a whole new meaning. High profile musi- cians across the world have flocked to video conferencing and streaming platforms like Zoom and Instagram Live to perform and chat with fans more than ever before, often from the comfort of their bedrooms. British singer and experimental pop superstar Charli XCX took this ascending intimacy between artist and listener and cranked it up to the max. Her ...…

…This piece is part of a series on “Art during COVID,” an exploration of art forms to keep our idle minds creative during this pandemic. With many of us at home, our minds have ample time to wander, wonder and create. This series highlights accessible and immer- sive art forms to both produce and consume during the pandemic months and beyond. I’m sure every Ann Arbor student remembers where they were when they heard the news that wou...…

…8 Thursday, May 21, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN IN COLOR Asian Pacific Americans who shaped America In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and the recent racially charged discrimination towards the Asian- American community due to the COVID-19 pandemic, below are several crucial, historical AAPI figures who have shaped America today. Many have used their outlets of entertainment, sports,...…

…9 Thursday, May 21, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN IN COLOR 1. I TOOK TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERIOUSLY How I broke up with my breakdowns ANA MARIA SANCHEZ-CASTILLO MiC Staff Writer This year I battled with psychosis and my clinical depression and it changed my life. I was confronted with some of my darkest demons. I felt out of touch with reality and my identity. Illusions and sensations became so terrifyin...…

…10 Thursday, May 21, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Wake Forest transfer Chaundee Brown commits to Michigan Just over three weeks ago, it appeared the recruitment of Wake Forest transfer Chaundee Brown was winding down when he released a final group of suitors that included Gonzaga, Illinois, LSU and Iowa State on Apr. 25. That didn’t stop Michigan coach Juwan Howard from trying to get his foot in the do...…