…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 ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, February 22, 2017 — 3A coming from Congressional Republicans. They said if the ACA is repealed, it will need to be replaced; however, lawmakers have yet to bring forth a definitive plan for replacement. “In the last year, we’ve heard discussion of increasing premium costs and higher deductibles, and we do need to worry about that, there’s no question about it,” Dingell sa...…
…O n Friday, Feb. 10, I saw a beautiful performance by the Budapest Festival Orchestra at Hill Auditorium. Before the show began, as I looked around at the sea of gray, elderly audience members surrounding me, I saw Mark Schlissel, president of the University of Michigan, sitting in the level below me. On the previous night, I had attended a sit-in protest at the Michigan Union, organized by Students4Jus...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, February 22, 2017 — 5A Carlton on work, future A thousand miles later, the singer-songwriter is all grown up After 16 years, six major releases and a nod from Billboard, the Grammys and the AMAs, Vanessa Carlton refuses to slow down. She’s only getting better, really. The singer-songwriter known for “A Thousand Miles” may have made a purposeful exit from the mainstream s...…
…ACROSS 1 Spot for an AirPod 4 Chowder morsel 8 Moscow currency 13 Slept like __ 15 Color in a Spanish rainbow 16 Religion of Basra 17 Corn Belt tower 18 Latin I verb 19 Riyadh resident 20 *Fictional road material 23 Bookshelf bracket shape 24 Of a battery terminal 25 Necessity for a game of Ultimate 27 History class assignment 30 Elec. or water 31 __ a clue 34 Slangy pounds 36 Financial help 39 End __ 40 Tomato product 41 Preference indicator ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, February 22, 2017 — 7A Lewis shines in Wolverine debut Miles Lewis may be new to the Michigan baseball team, but he isn’t new to college baseball. After transferring from the University of North Dakota, the redshirt sophomore left fielder wasted no time in making his mark for the Wolverines. As a Fighting Hawk, Lewis finished the 2016 season as the Western Athletic...…
…8A — Wednesday, February 22, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com For Talcott, it’s about relationships with teammates At 4:18 Monday afternoon, just a few players remained at Yost Ice Arena. Many of the members of the Michigan hockey team had departed. Their participation in practice had ended. The ones who remained did so because of their in-game absence in Madison this past weekend. While some of these players c...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | FEBRUARY 22, 2017 Looking in the Mirror The Push to Change History on Campus …
…M y friend Eli Chanoff once remarked that everyone in the world would benefit from drinking a tall glass of water right now. I think this is probably true. It is certainly true for me. Out of the set of emotional and physical states a person can be in — of which there are many, maybe infinite — dehydrated is the one I most commonly exist in. I notice, most acutely, the symptoms of my dehydration when I’m in class. The corner...…
…3B Wednesday, February 22, 2017 // The Statement BY SYLVANNA GROSS, DAILY SPORTS EDITOR ILLUSTRATION BY ERIN TOLAR “ So, what are your plans for next year?” Eight words that all seniors respond to with immediate sweaty palms and slight nausea. It’s an involuntary response that most of us experience because being asked to confront the biggest source of stress we have at this moment is awful. Every. Single. Senior. Has heard this q...…
…Wednesday, February 22, 2017 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, February 22, 2017 // The Statement 5B The Push to Change History on Campus Looking in the Mirror b y J a c k i e C h a r n i g a, Daily Staff Reporter I n an opening scene of “The Dan- gerous Experiment,” a play that premiered last month, James Bur- rill Angell, then-University of Michigan president, stands before the Board of Regents at a late 1870s meeting to fight ...…
…T o this day, I remember the photos. I was 12 years old when Robyn “Rihanna” Fenty, a 20-going- on-21-year-old pop artist from Barbados, suddenly canceled her performance for the 51st annual Grammy Awards. Despite the fact that I was hardly a Rihanna fan at the time, I found myself intrigued by the news. I remained concerned as the story unfolded rapidly, bursting forth like a phoenix from a fire. But my curiosity quickly ...…
…Wednesday, Februray 22, 2017 // The Statement 7B Personal Statement: To the ER and Beyond I never expected to spend the morning of Jan. 24 in the emergency room. I didn’t think I’d be hooked up to an IV when I should have been sitting in my “Origins of Nazism” lecture at 11:30. Somehow, on that Tuesday I found myself in a bed in the emergency room at the University Hospital, wear- ing a typical gown and enjoying some vanilla yo...…
…Wednesday, February 22, 2017 // The Statement 8B Edmon Tsoi performs at the Lunar Gala Saturday, February 11 in Palmer Commons. V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : L U N A R G A L A The Chinese Student Association and Hong Kong Student Association host a Lunar Gala to celebrate the Lunar New Year, the Lantern Festival and the Year of the Rooster on Saturday, February 11 at Palmer Commons. EVAN AARON/Daily EVAN AARON/Daily K-Motion ...…
…Hilary Clinton made history this past presidential election cycle after securing the Democratic nomination for the 2016 election as the first female to ever win a major party nomination, promoting excitement among many young voters including on campus. However, the election of her opponent, President-elect Donald Trump, has sparked concern over what his presidency will mean for women’s rights for many students. While ...…
…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 $225 and year long subscriptions are $250. University affiliates are subject to a reduced subscription rate. On-campus subscriptions for fall ...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, November 22, 2016 — 3 for Hillary, said while Clinton’s loss was upsetting, she has hope for the future. “Having a woman running for the highest office shows girls that they do have the ability to run for office,” she said. “I heard a quote that the first female president was watching Hillary run, so in our lifetimes there will be a female president and I’m really confide...…
…W inning and losing is the essence of politics, and losing badly is exactly what happened to Democrats across the country on Nov. 8. As Democrats, the losses we suffered all the way down the ballot on Election Day would have been disappointing at a minimum, even if some other run-of-the-mill Conservative was at the top of the Republican ticket. However, given the sexist, xenophobic, racist and bigoted rhetoric of Presi...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, November 22, 2016 — 5 WARNER BROS. When boys try to mansplain the time turner to me. “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” is the much anticipated prequel to the Harry Potter series, centered on the adventures of the renowned author Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne, “The Danish Girl”) in his writing of the titular textbook read by Harry and the crew. It would be easy ...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Took a powder 5 Wake-up call alternative 10 Real estate ad abbr. after 2 or 3, commonly 14 Golfer Aoki 15 Blender button 16 “Wonderfilled” cookie 17 One of a daily three at the table 19 __ colada: cocktail 20 Heart rate 21 Tempo 22 Tar Heel State university 23 Hunting dog 25 Israeli currency 27 __ out a living 29 Fiber-__ cable 32 Temperate 35 Jinx 39 Tokyo, long ago 40 D...…
…T E A M S T A T S MICH OPP Points/Game 42.3 10.9 First Downs/Game 22.8 13.5 Rush Yards/Game 235.3 108.6 Yards/Rush 5.2 3.0 Rushing TDs 39 4 Passing Yards/Game 215.8 137.0 Completion % 62.2% 44.2% Yards/Pass 8.0 5.6 Passing TDs 17 9 Interceptions 4 11 Offensive Plays/Game 71.9 60.5 Total Offense 451.1 245.6 3rd-down Conversions 43.8% 21.1% 4th-down Conversions 64.7% 34.8% Sacks/Game 3.3 1.5 Kick return average 17.3 21....…
…Big Ten roundup With just over a week of college basketball in the books, the season is already shaping up to be a good one. Granted, the level of competition across the board has not been even, but so far, the Big Ten is still an impressive 42-9. No. 25 Michigan is probably in the top half of that spectrum after beating Marquette and Southern Methodist last week in New York City to win the 2K Classic. While it’s still ea...…
…Two lawsuits have been filed in the past month over an alleged sexual assault at a University of Michigan fraternity party in January 2016. The first lawsuit, from a now-former male University student, was filed against several employees of the University of Michigan for wrongfully causing the student leave the University following the alleged assault, according to court documents. “The Appeals Board applied an un...…
…Ford Motor Company’s new partnership with the Univer- sity of Michigan aims to have self-driving cars ready for large scale commercial use by 2021, according to Ford’s website. The Dearborn-based car company has worked with the University in the past on auton- omous vehicle research, most notably with the driverless car testing site Mcity on North Campus. The Board of Regents approved the design plan for a $75 million faci...…
…2-News 3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, September 22, 2016 — 3A affordability initiative, such as Jawad, are aiming to start with events that will then lead to other projects for the year. Jawad said CSG also plans to talk to about housing issues associated specifically with high rises going forward and has contacted Tower Plaza and Zaragon West to ask questions about density. Ann Arbor resident Ken...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Thursday, September 22, 2016 Breaking down oppressive period culture ASHLEY ZHANG | COLUMN ANTHONY LABONTE | CARTOON Entering my 22nd year of existence ROLAND DAVIDSON | COLUMN “I love girls,” my friend once proclaimed as she exited the bathroom. “I didn’t have a pad, and five girls offered me one.” It’s a classic girl bonding moment and the best ice breaker there is: One ...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 It’s often a stretch 5 Grim, as a landscape 10 Debit card choice 14 Superstar 15 Command 16 Troublesome tykes 17 Bad-blood situation 18 One out for blood 20 Some browns 21 Number in an outline, perhaps 22 Put in stitches 23 Variety show array 26 Disdainful look 27 Holes in sneakers 29 Cruising 31 Slender- stemmed palm 32 Where to see a wake 33 Botch 37 Lease alternative ...…
…6A — Thursday, September 22, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines’ offensive struggles continue in fourth straight loss With the clock ticking down and hopes of its first win of the season dwindling away, the Michigan men’s soccer team was desperately seeking a goal, with a corner kick in the final minute serving as its last chance to find an equalizer against Western Michigan. The ball flew into a...…
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, September 22, 2016 the b-side Student promoter lifts local talent By: Christian Kennedy, Daily Music & Blog Editor …
…Over winter break of last year, while the University of Michigan was quiet in an empty Ann Arbor, LSA senior Ben Schechter was sitting on a sofa 8,308 miles away, in Cape Town, South Africa, listening to bluesy rock duo Abbey Grange play a set. Schechter was at The Waiting Room, a bar/balcony combination, which is the place to see live music in Cape Town. Situated on the building’s second level with a metal railing over ...…
