…3B Wednesday, November 22, 2017 // The Statement Empath in the wild: Graduating R ecently, a panicky feeling has been lingering in the back of my mind. I’m entering the last semester of my undergraduate education, and I don’t know what I want to do when that’s over. I, at the very least, know what city I want to be in, but I don’t have housing secured and I don’t have a job secured. I’ve become disenchanted with my major, Engli...…
…Wednesday, November 22, 2017 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, November 22, 2017 // The Statement 5B A home, not a house A look at Ann Arbor’s historic co-ops by Lara Moehlman, Managing Statement Editor H ot air wafts from the oven in the kitchen of Linder Cooperative House, which looks semi-industrial with steel gray appliances. A hooded stove and two picnic benches tucked under a wood- en table back into the far right corner of a ch...…
…Wednesday, November 22, 2017 // The Statement 6B Personal Statement: No more pretzels “ Why even drink coffee if you’re gonna just have decaf?” I could probably buy my own coffee shop with the number of times someone has asked me. “I like the taste but I don’t want to get addicted and then start to need the caffeine,” I would reply. Then it’d start a discussion about how they don’t taste the same. (Sorry, guys, even after having ...…
…Wednesday, November 22, 2017 // The Statement 7B The picture stays in the kid: Lives I didn’t quite live by Daniel Hensel, Daily Film Editor I was never much of a teenager. It’s not as if I wasn’t a student; it was that I was absent so much — literally away from Northbrook, at debate tournaments once or twice a month, over the weekends — that I never felt as if I was really a member of my community. After all, when yo...…
…Wednesday, November 21, 2017 // The Statement 8B Students study at Mighty Good Coffee on South University Avenue. Students share one of the many communal tables at Starbucks on South University Avenue. The Roasting Plant has become a popular student study spot since opening early this fall. Baristas put pastries on display at Lab on East Liberty Street. The interior of Mighty Good Coffee on South University Avenue. Students review cours...…
…NOVEMBER 25, 2017: OHIO STATE EVAN AARON / DAILY …
…FootballSaturday, November 25, 2017 2C STAFF PICKS The Daily football writers pick against the spread to predict scores around college football in the 2017 football season. Betelhem Ashame Ted Janes Orion Sang Kevin Santo No. 2 Penn State (+6.5) at No. 6 Ohio State Alabama Auburn Alabama Alabama Alabama No. 3 Georgia (-14) at Florida Miami Pittsburgh Miami Miami Miami No.4 TCU (-6.5) at No. 25 Iowa State Clemson Clemson South Ca...…
…3 TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com Furbush different from most players Noah Furbush understands this rivalry better than most. After all, he’s been on both sides. A native of Kenton, Ohio, the redshirt junior linebacker has three family members who attended Ohio State. Naturally, a young Furbush grew up cheering for the Buckeyes. Then the dominoes began falling. His older brother attended the University of Mic...…
…Chase Winovich doesn’t forget things easily. He still remembers the Ohio State fan who “shot the double bird” at him last year. He still remembers his omission from the Under Armour All-America Game. He still remembers the scout team, the position change and every other slight, in part, because all of that has made him who he is. Perhaps it’s those recollections that draw his teammates to say the redshirt junior has a few...…
…done.” That wouldn’t be the last time Winovich willed something into being. *** When Matt Thompson first met Chase Winovich, Nick Volk had a prediction for him. “The day I met Chase,” Thompson recalls, “(Volk) said that Chase was gonna be an All-American one day.” Winovich came to Ann Arbor to play SAM in Brady Hoke’s defensive scheme, was asked to play tight end upon Jim Harbaugh’s arrival, hurt his PCL in the ens...…
…FootballSaturday, November 25, 2017 6 Launius said. “(He asked) a lot of questions about the mobility of the movement that a beginner student wouldn’t even have the conception of asking.” Having taught at the studio for the past 10 years, Launius never once saw a football player walk through its doors. But as she put it, teaching Winovich was “a treat.” Though they joked about it, there was never a recital in the cards for Mi...…
…7 TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com For in-game updates Follow @Kevin_M_Santo, @tedjanes7, @orion_sang and @betelhem_ashame on Twitter during Saturday’s game. What to Watch For: No. 8 Ohio State It may only be one game, but its implications are anything but ordinary. And it isn’t just because it’s ‘The Game.’ A Big Ten championship berth may not be on the line, but for the Michigan football team (5-3 Big Ten, 8-3 overall)...…
…FootballSaturday, November 25, 2017 8 It’s that one week of the year that Michigan fans look forward to most, even if it’s the one week of the last five years they’ve tried most to forget. The Michigan football team (5-3 Big Ten, 8-3 overall) meets No. 8 Ohio State (7-1, 9-2) for the rivalry’s 114th game this Saturday in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines have a season to salvage, and the Buckeyes have hopes for the College Football P...…
…Sustainability on campus is more than the recycling bins you find in Mason Hall. In reality, University of Michigan student organizations, departments and local nonprofits are focusing their efforts on outreach and staying green in a number of ways. One example of these outreach efforts is EarthFest. The 21st annual event was held on the Diag Thursday, and, hosted by the Office of Campus Sustainability, allowed students and staf...…
…2 — Friday, September 22, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tweets Follow @michigandaily MichiganPublicHealth @umichsph The leaves have started falling in #AnnArbor, but that’s not stop- ping us form enjoying this warm #LastDayofSummer here at @ UMich. #GoBlue Michelle Diaz @michmdiaz I stand with all marginalized communities at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Michigan Students @UMichstudents Me: I wish South...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, September 22, 2017 — 3 devastating crime that could have and should have been prevented.” Sanctuary cities are cities that, in general, refuse to cooperate with federal workers seeking to enforce federal immigration law, but federal guidelines or definitions remain ambiguous. Nearly 500 jurisdictions as of March claim to be sanctuary cities, a number steadily climbing since Presi...…
…A re you up?” I ask my old neighbors in Minnesota. “Yes! How is Michigan’s campus faring?” “There is certainly a lot of protesting that has occurred,” I remark. “What are you feeling right now?” After a chuckle, they respond, “There’s finally a president that can Make America Great Again.” Call me crazy, but once Donald Trump won the 2016 election, I called one of my hometown neighbors to talk about ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Friday, September 22, 2017 — 5 Arts At 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 16, the day after his most recent album was released, Open Mike Eagle — the pen name of Los Angeles-based, Chicago native Michael Eagle — responded to a tweet asking, “Who’s Uncle Butch?” “my uncle that served in vietnam and used to cry in the kitchen when he thought no one was around,” he wrote. The quest...…
…6 — Friday, September 22, 2017 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ACROSS 1 Hubbub 5 Thompson of “Westworld” 10 One way to lean 14 Stephen Hawking subject 15 Tough tests of knowledge 16 Offer the same opinion as 17 Princess Royal of Britain 18 -, at times 19 Reclined 20 Setup provider’s abbr. 21 Hogwarts chronicler imitating noisy dogs? 23 Like many deli orders 25 Western peer of Tex and Gene 26 Devices that record data on noisy dogs...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, September 22, 2017 — 7 Breakdown: Michigan vs. Purdue; Cakewalk no more Three weeks ago, few would’ve expected this football game to carry so much weight. While No. 8 Michigan’s recent offensive struggles may have boosted Purdue’s chances at an upset, the Boilermakers may also be a far more worthy opponent than people originally thought. Through three games, Purdue (2-1) has...…
…umichsmtd Night For an evening celebrating the beauty of the human voice featuring CHAMBER CHOIR • ORPHEUS SINGERS • UNIVERSITY CHOIR MUSICAL THEATRE • UNIVERSITY OPERA THEATRE MEN’S GLEE CLUB • WOMEN’S GLEE CLUB Saturday, September 23 at 8 PM • Hill Auditorium Reserved Seating $18/$12/$8/$5 League Ticket Office • 734.764.2538 • tickets.smtd.umich.edu Singing A Grand 8 — Friday, September 22, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michiganda...…
…Full tuition guaranteed to in-state students in need University Regents affirm committment to low-income Michigan families By RIYAH BASHA Daily News Editor University of Michigan alum Lehman Robinson applied to his now alma mater on a whim. As a first-generation college student coming from a low-income household, he assumed the school would be out of his family’s means — until he received his financial aid notice. Si...…
…420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com NISA KHAN Editor in Chief 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 nisakhan@michigandaily.com JUEUI HONG Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 jueuih@michigandaily.com EDITORIAL STAFF Dayton Hare Managing Editor haredayt@michigandaily.com Jennifer Meer Managing News Editor news@michigandaily.com SENIOR NEWS EDITORS: Andrew Hiyama, Kaela Theut Sarah Khan Editorial Page Editor...…
…3 NEWS Thursday, June 22, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com City Council affirms dedication to Paris Accords and voter registration, urges importance of reduced emissions Westphal noted true compliance with the agreement requires more than passage of the resolution By ANDREW HIYAMA Summer Daily News Editor Ann Arbor City Council con- vened for another biweekly meet- ing Monday night, passing an ordinance making it easie...…
…4 Thursday, June 22, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com OPINION T he founders of the United States created our country on many guiding principles, the first being freedom of speech and the press. Despite it being a value settled centuries ago, it is a concept that contemporary society still grapples with today. Specifically, the limits of free speech are contested when discussing mainstream media, speakers on...…
…5 OPINION Thursday, June 22, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com I f you know me, then you know there are about four things I need to survive in life: Drake, Lush Cosmetics, Buffalo Wild Wings’ chicken wings and basketball. I can remember one of my first birthday gifts being a basketball and creating an entire imaginary team I would play against in tournaments. As the years passed, I started collecting NBA jersey...…
…6 Thursday, June 22, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS ‘Crack-Up’ is expansive By SEAN LANG Daily Arts Writer Might as well add Crack-Up to the list of albums whose singles spoil their opening tracks. The album, an epic across space and time, is the first by Fleet Foxes in six years after “artistic differences” led to some form of break-up after 2011’s Help- lessness Blues. Crack-Up begins with the whisper of “I Am ...…
…7 Thursday, June 22, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS By JACK BRANDON Daily Arts Writer When Lorde won the Billboard Music Award for Top Rock Song, with “Royals” in 2014, she turned her fists into rocker horns with a confused expression on her face. Her smash single had won her an award in a category that not even she thought she deserved to place in — a testament to her artistry, skill and charm. Her sophomore ...…
…8 Thursday, June 22, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Sheepish? 6 Seeks information 10 Wave back? 14 Fashion flap 15 Eliza Doolittle’s creator 16 Noah’s firstborn 17 __ blank (was stumped) 18 Big East hoopster 19 One of many on a sweater? 20 Headshot, e.g. 21 Rapper-turned- actor in “NCIS: Los Angeles” 24 Tiny, made tinier 25 Collect 27 Cake grain 28 Dec...…
…9 Thursday, June 22, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN IN COLOR quated system of societal expec- tations. Looking out from your own community at the world in front of you, you’re only ever told by those inside of it to submit to what is the norm of those around you, and in that regard you try to do your best to conform. Pride in itself is not a pride- ful trait; to freely boast your strengths and exist as yoursel...…
…10 Thursday, June 22, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS Lorde is ethereal perfection at album release show in New York By CHRISTIAN KENNEDY Online Arts Editor AVERY FRIEDMAN Daily Arts Writer A mood hung over Manhat- tan last Friday — maybe due to the low grey clouds mixed with summer humidity — but weather notwithstanding, it was bound to be a Melodramatic day as Lorde’s second LP filled the space between th...…
…11 Thursday, June 22, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS PHOTO CREDIT/GATORADE Soccer recruit Umar Farouk Osman, pictured with New York City FC’s Jack Harrison, was named the Gatorade National Player of the Year. Michigan soccer recruit named Gatorade Player of the Year Incoming Michigan soccer recruit Umar Farouk Osman earned the Gatorade National Boys’ Soccer Player of the Year award last week. The 5-foot- 9 mid...…
…MATT VAILLIENCOURT/Daily Oliver Jaskie was drafted in the sixth round of the MLB Draft by the Seattle Mariners. Michigan baseball draft update Before the 2017 season began, Michigan baseball coach Erik Bakich pointed to the five Wolverines selected in the previous year’s MLB Draft as emblematic of the long-term success and culture he has aimed to create. “That’s the nature of the beast in quality programs, (you) try to build the ...…
…After bringing the likes of Migos, J. Cole and Common to campus, MUSIC Matters’ SpringFest will be hosting headliners 2 Chainz, Lil Yachty and Desiigner at the Crisler Center for the organization’s largest planned concert to date. MUSIC Matter’s sixth annual charity festival will take place on Friday, April 14 and will consist of a day-long festival with live performances from local and emerging talent, a pitch competition,...…
…HUGABLE. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Wednesday, March 22, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES 22nd Annual Exhibition of Art by Prisoners WHAT: One of the largest exhibitions of art by incarcerated artists in Michigan will be on display. WHO: The Prisoner Creative Arts Project WHEN: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. WHERE: Duderstadt Center, Media Union Visualizing the Occult: Spirit Photography WH...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, March 22, 2017 — 3A conference in Washington D.C. on Feb. 14. Still, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D– Mich.), the former chair of the Wayne State University Board of Governors, said in a statement that despite claims some education programs are duplicative, many students still rely on them. “President Trump’s proposed budget would put education even further out of reach for famil...…
…C an you put a value on a human life? You probably don’t know the answer to that, and neither do I. Yet, our policies and our politics continue to reflect an unintentional answer to that question: Yes, we can. The latest effort of conservatives in Washington has been to dismantle former President Barack Obama’s health-care law, the Affordable Care Act — legislation that aimed to promote good health for all Americans...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, March 22, 2017 — 5A Conversing with ‘CHiPS’ stars Peña and Shepard WARNER BROS. “Party” is the one word Dax Shepard (“The Judge”) used to describe his upcoming movie “CHiPS,” which he wrote, directed and acts in. The film is an action-packed comedy filled with motorcycle races and police investigations in the heart of Los Angeles. Jon Baker (Shepard) and Frank “Ponch” Ponch...…
…STAYING IN ANN ARBOR THIS SUMMER? APPLY TO WORK FOR THE MICHIGAN DAILY BUSINESS TEAM! DESIGNERS! LAYOUT! CONTACT JOBS.TMD@GMAIL.COM IF YOU ARE INTERESTED! ADVERTISING! RANDOS! Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 “That’s enough out of you” 6 Addams family nickname 10 Festoons with Charmin, for short 13 Chicago airport 14 Barak of Israel 15 __ butter 16 Monkey cage discard 18 Phone using a tower 19...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 22, 2017 — 7A Blanco leads ‘M’ past Bowling Green The Wolverines may have had to wait six days longer than they wished, but they were ready out of the gate Tuesday. The Michigan softball team (18-7-1) proved themselves unfazed by two weather postponements last week that pushed back a matchup with Bowling Green (14-17) originally scheduled for March ...…
…8A — Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wagner ready to introduce himself to nation For Moe Wagner, it’s show time every time he steps on the basketball court. The sophomore’s play has been eye-popping recently. What other 6-foot-11 forward can euro step to the hoop on a fast break, fool opponents with a patented behind-the-back dribble and nail a fade-away three with relative ease? As Wagne...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | MARCH 22, 2017 ART MATTERS proposed NEA elimination threatens performing arts …
…M y best friend from the University of Washington messaged me the other day: “Last class of my undergraduate degree!” I responded positively, albeit less animated than usual as I was waking up from a nap. When I got up from my bed, I walked to the bathroom and stared at my reflection. I was panicking. In five weeks I’ll be sending that same text message. (To be fair, I’m distracting myself by mentally planning ...…
…3B Wednesday, March 22, 2017 // The Statement BY HARRISON KRINSKY, DAILY ARTS WRITER FILE PHOTO/MICHIGAN DAILY M y dad used to read me Helen Palmer’s “Do You Know What I’m Going to Do Next Saturday” before bed. I remember falling asleep planning my own next Saturday. I guess I still do that today. Do you know what I’m going to do next Saturday? Well sir … let me tell you. I’m gonna dive some dives no one ever div...…
…Wednesday, March 22, 2017 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, March 22, 2017 // The Statement 5B Art Matters proposed NEA elimination threatens performing arts community b y Yo s h i k o I w a i, Deputy Statement Editor I t’s a Saturday night and the audi- ence at the Power Center for the Performing Arts is stunned. Silence floods the walls of the the- ater. I can almost hear the person next to me holding their breath. The stage I’ve...…
…Wednesday, March 22, 2017 // The Statement 6B Personal Statement: A Place to Call Home I never expected to go to the Uni- versity of Michigan. I grew up in a small town in the middle of a cornfield (also known as southwest Michigan) and graduated in a class of 59 students. There, college isn’t “expected” by any means. The town I grew up in has a population of rough- ly 1,500 people and is primarily dominated by agriculture and fac...…
…Wednesday, March 22, 2017 // The Statement 7B Personal Statement: Three Days in Carabao A s I sat in the small boat at about 8 in the morning, paddling the dingy forward, my “guide,” Carabao Island-native Willy Mendoza, signaled to pull on my swimming goggles. The skinny canoe was not much longer than a ping-pong table and thinner than a kayak but balanced with two beams that extended out like wings. About 40 meters offshore, W...…
…Wednesday, March 22, 2017 // The Statement 8B V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : A N O D E P H O T O S B Y E M M A R I C H T E R For my entire life, my mother has been a church organist. This gave me unique access as a child to rows of pews to lounge in and sanctuaries to explore while she practiced on the organ. I have always appreciated this uninhibited access to sacred spaces, but I was only able to fully appreciate my mother’s tale...…
…If University of Michigan College of Engineering researchers continue to prototype their innovative work, you might soon be receiving packages from someone other than a mailman — instead, a robotic bird. The University will be the first institution to program and test “Cassie,” a robot with the mobility of a bird and the potential to transform efficient energy usage. The robot, created by the Agility Robotics prog...…
…NEW SUDOKU WHO DIS? puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Wednesday, February 22, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com After bipartisan pressure, the Michigan state legislature modified its initial proposal from one which would completely eliminate the state’s 4.25-percent income tax to one that will gradually lower the tax to 3.9 percent over four years. This change occurred after nine university presidents ...…
