…University of Michigan Provost Martin A. Philbert, executive vice president of academic affairs, was placed on administrative leave on Jan. 21 following several allegations of sexual misconduct. According to an email sent to the campus community by University President Mark Schlissel, these allegations were first reported to University administration on Jan. 16, prompting a three-day investigation by an outside law firm and the Div...…
…Exciting news for exercise Exciting news for exercise enthusiasts and casual gym- enthusiasts and casual gym- goers: researchers at the goers: researchers at the University of Michigan have University of Michigan have found a protein called Sestrin found a protein called Sestrin that has the potential to induce that has the potential to induce some of the most positive effects some of the most positive effects of exercise w...…
…Typically, the Office of Institutional Equity handles cases of sexual misconduct, but this office reports to Philbert and the Office of the Provost. In the email sent Wednesday afternoon, Schlissel said the reporting line for all matters related to investigations surrounding Philbert will be directed to Richard S. Holcomb, associate vice president for human resources. It is unclear what will happen to pending OIE invest...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Thursday, January 23, 2020 Alanna Berger Brittany Bowman Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Cheryn Hong Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Mary Rolfes Michael Russo Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Joel Weiner Erin White Lola Yang ERIN WHITE Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students a...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, January 23, 2020 — 5 The lasting odyssey of ‘Uncut Gems’ FILM NOTEBOOK ANDREW WARRICK Daily Arts Writer “Everything will be OK” is the kind of thing we tell someone when one of two situations has occurred: Someone is irrationally caught up in a minute problem, or everything will absolutely not be OK. Yet, the new comedy from Australian comedian Josh Thomas (“Please Like Me”) walks...…
…6 — Thursday, January 23, 2020 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com WHISPER SUBMIT A WHISPER By Bruce Haight (c)2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 01/23/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 01/23/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Thursday, January 23, 2020 ACROSS 1 Spunky 8 Longest-serving Japanese prime minister 11 Ave. crossers 14 Steel foundry input 15 Traction...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, January 23, 2020 — 7 ‘It extends further than lacrosse’ Playing against the best atheletes of your sport at the Division I level is daunting. Playing in a starting role as a freshman — even more daunting. But when attackman Bryce Clay and defenseman Andrew Darby both found themselves in the starting lineup for the Michigan men’s lacrosse team against Drexel last Februrary — ...…
…8 — Thursday, January 23, 2020 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Pearson’s vision coming true In sports, positive messages about resilience and perseverance have become the staple of struggling teams. Yet such optimism often falls short. Out of all the teams that pledge to stick with it, trust the process, work hard and improve each day to make a midseason comeback, only a handful will see such promises com...…
…In 2019, a record high of 22 startups spun out of the University of Michigan’s Office of Technology Transfer, a unit responsible for the commercialization of U-M research. The number represents the most startups to come out of the University in a year and covers a wide range of industries, from circadian rhythm management and artificial intelligence video analytics to medicine and car safety. Kelly Sexton, associate vic...…
…The international studies major, run by the University of Michigan Program in International and Comparative Studies, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. In 2005, the Center for International and Comparative Studies was founded by Professor Ken Kollman. The minor in international studies was created to provide undergraduate students an interdisciplinary, globally focused course of study. Due to the minor’s success,...…
…“He traveled the world a couple times on tours of inner- Asia — Afghanistan, Pakistan, in 1952 you know, when people weren’t doing that … He was trained as an architect at MIT in Mechanical Engineering, worked as an architect and community planner but his passion was drawing — drawing buildings and arts, and his life mission was to advocate for world peace.” Since taking ownership of the space, Ahern has hosted bands, artistic p...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, October 23, 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 E...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, October 23, 2019 — 5A Robert M. Drake and R.H. Sin deliver an uplifting pep talk in their poetry collection “Falling Toward the Moon.” In their respective halves, Drake and Sin shower the reader with affirmation through their messages of self-love and perseverance. Despite their collective thematic effort, the poets manage to maintain their own unmistakable voices in their presentation...…
…6A — Wednesday, October 23, 2019 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com By Gary Larson ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 10/23/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 10/23/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 ACROSS 1 Victoria’s Secret purchase 4 US Open stadium named for a US Open...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, October 23, 2019 — 7A Jones and Wetterstrom shine in important win over Penn State The noise at Crisler Center oscillated between deafening roars and eerie quiet. The up-and-down third set orchestrated which pitch would come next. Penn State’s Jonni Parker’s kill late in the set ushered silence over the arena, but Sydney Wetterstrom ended the sense of unease with a kill ...…
…8A — Wednesday, October 23, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Perhaps too late, offense settles in It took a loss, 26 quarters and a 21-7 deficit heading into the 27th, but we finally know what speed in space looks like. Senior quarterback Shea Patterson slinging it. Freshman running back Zach Charbonnet bursting through open holes. A talented receiving corps getting put to use. Run-pass options and tempo wearing ...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | OCTOBER 23, 2019 ILLUSTRATION BY MAGGIE WIEBE When we set the world on fire, will you burn out with it? …
…Wednesday, October 23, 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 | OCTOBER 23, 2019 I told Tinder I was bisexual before I t...…
…I should have gone for the easy recipe. I should have listened to Ina Garten’s signature quip — “store bought is fine.” Had I added the adjective, “beginner,” in the google search bar, my Sunday would have likely been much less involved. But I couldn’t seem to help myself. When I opened my browser, I wasn’t thinking about my technical ability, or the fact that every time I make mac and cheese, the pot of water bubbles over. Perhaps m...…
…Wednesday, October 23, 2019 // The Statement 4B 5B Wednesday, October 23, 2019 // The Statement I ’ve always liked to think I’d know what to do during an apocalypse. I read exclusively dystopian novels growing up — Divergent, Delirium, The Hunger Games, The Maze Runner, The City of Ember, The 5th Wave, Station Eleven, The Handmaid’s Tale — so I figured I was well-read on the subject. Through these books, I thought I already knew how it...…
…Wednesday, October 23, 2019 // The Statement 6B M y mom was standing on the front lawn of my best friend’s house sur- rounded by hundreds of other par- ents. I rushed into her arms, glad to be in the safety of her care. News helicopters whirred overhead as they passed through the grey sky, its dourness casting a shadow over the whole day. We were being evacuated from school, and being only in fourth grade at the time, I had no idea wh...…
…Wednesday, January 16, 2019 // The Statement 7B Wednesday, October 23, 2019 // The Statement 7B D uring exam season last semester, I was chatting with my friends Kartik and Nav in a café. We were talking about finding time to meet up over the summer. Kartik, always up for sponta- neous plans, joked that he and I could bike from Ann Arbor to visit Nav at her house in Saginaw. Nav and I gave a passive chuckle and nodded to his idea, an...…
…BY ANNIE KLUSENDORF VISUAL STATEMENT SOSSUSVLEI, NAMIBIA I’M CURRENTLY STUDYING ABROAD IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA AND TOOK A ROAD TRIP THROUGH NAMIBIA WITH SOME FRIENDS BEFORE OUR EXAMS START. THE COLORS AND SAND WERE UNLIKE ANYTHING I’D SEEN BEFORE. I’VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF PHOTOS OF DUNES ON INSTAGRAM AND BY OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS, SO I WAS TRYING TO BALANCE THIS NEW EXPERIENCE WITH MAKING PHOTOS THAT WERE UNIQUE TO THE PLACE. ...…
…Hundreds of United Auto Workers picketers were met by presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren at the General Motors Detroit- Hamtramck Plant Sunday afternoon. Warren marched with workers at the plant who are striking because of contract negotiations. GM has announced the plant is expected to close in January 2020. “GM made billions of dollars in profits last year and closed five plants around the county,” Warren ...…
…2A — Monday, September 23, 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 IS IT BREAK YET? puzzle by sudokusyndication.com Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ARTS SECTION arts@michigandaily.com SPORTS SECTION sports@michigandaily.com ...…
…As a freshman at the University of Michigan in 2011, Carlina Duan didn’t know what the term “person of color” meant. “I wasn’t keyed into that way of speaking as much. I’m not sure the campus was either.” Campus was pre-2016 election, and Michigan in Color, the section of The Michigan Daily that Duan would eventually manage, had just started as a column housed under the Opinion section. Maybe in part due to the political ...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Monday, September 23, 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 Ed...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, September 23, 2019 — 5A As under-recognized as he is outside of his home country, Luis Alberto Spinetta is considered one of Argentina’s greatest ever musicians. Similar to Victor Jara in neighboring Chile, his work played a stark contrast against the authoritarian junta government of Juan Carlos Onganía, heavily influenced musically by jazz and pscychedelia and lyrically from poets an...…
…Among my many complaints about Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” is how muddled it is in scope. Is it a movie about space time travel? About the future of humanity? About a scientist and her cosmos-wandering father? I’m not sure and neither is anyone else. What’s clear is that any film would have trouble being all those things simultaneously, successfully. “Interstellar” tries, and the result is claustrophobically awkward. An equ...…
…SPORTSMONDAY MADISON —As Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor gal- loped free late in the first quarter, shifting left, then speeding into the free terrain of the secondary, it all began to come into focus. It was one play after Michigan punted the ball back, two plays after a way- ward pass floated over the head of junior receiver Tarik Black and three plays after an acrobatic catch by soph- omore Ronnie Bell was inexplicably nulli...…
…2B — Monday, September 23, 2019 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com M ADISON — Among the many platitudes uttered after one of the worst losses Michigan has suffered in the Jim Harbaugh era was a pre- vailing echo that this was not the end. One loss in the Big Ten does not doom anybody, especially one to an out- of-division opponent. There is still time to turn things around and meet whatever goals the Wolveri...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Monday, September 23, 2019 — 3B Pearson not expecting another slow start Mel Pearson sat down casually and focused on his next few words. He gestured with the flat of his hands, raising one inches from his chest area and the other to his eye level. “You don’t want to take it from here,” the Michigan coach said, indicating the level of play with his hands’ positioning. “And all of ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Monday, September 23, 2019 — 4B Answers elude Michigan’s offense MADISON — For a fleeting moment on Saturday, as Ronnie Bell streaked across an open field and into an unmanned secondary with only green grass ahead of him, it seemed like everything might be OK. Bell eyed the end zone and all those concerns about senior quarterback Shea Patterson ameliorated. He ran towards it, and...…
…2 Thursday, May 23, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS SUMMERTIME puzzle by sudokusyndication.com Klobuchar makes stop in Ann Arbor Amy Klobuchar discusses domestic violcence act during A2 panel U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., and Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., held a press conference focusing on protecting victims of domestic violence and stalking from gun violence at the Washtenaw County SafeHous...…
…3 NEWS Thursday, May 23, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com At a press conference Thursday afternoon on the University of Michigan- Dearborn campus, a speaker from the One University Campaign — a coalition of faculty and students from the University’s three campuses advocating equitable fund- ing and resource allocation across the entire University system — said the group has had sit-down meetings with six out of the ei...…
…4 Thursday, May 23, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com OPINION 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. ERIN WHITE Editorial Page Editor Zack Blumberg Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Tara Jayaram Jeremy Kaplan Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Timothy Spurlin Nicholas Tomai...…
…5 OPINION Thursday, May 23, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 5 OPINION M y story always begins with, “My grandfather, my Zayde, was a Holocaust survivor.” Sometimes I am embar- rassed by how salient that fact is to my identity. I have often pondered how strange it is to have an identity rooted in tragedy. My perception of myself and the way I engage with the world is inextricably shaped by the death and suffering of so m...…
…6 Thursday, May 23, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS When I first moved to South- east Michigan, I was not expect- ing to find a music scene as active and diverse as the one that exists today. I grew up in an area where our local music scene consisted of a few Sublime cover bands, so when I moved to Ann Arbor and experienced my first basement show, it was unlike anything I had ever experienced. People here really do ...…
…7 Thursday, May 23, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS “Remember when you lost your shit and / Drove the car into the gar- den / You got out and said I’m sorry / To the vines and no one saw it,” The National’s frontman Matt Berninger sings on “I Need My Girl” from Trou- ble Will Find Me (2013). This is the kind of song The National became famous for: It creates sentiment through pared-down specificity, and then it break...…
…8 Thursday, May 23, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com CENTRAL CAMPUS, FURNISHED rooms for stu‑ dents, shared kitch., laundry., bath., internet, rent from $700 and up. Call 734‑276‑0886. By Joe Schewe ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 05/23/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 05/23/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS P...…
…9 Thursday May 23, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN IN COLOR WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD! Recently I went to go watch “Pokémon Detective Pikachu.” Why? I can’t really tell you. For context, I’m not a major Pokémon fan. Sure I played “Pokémon GO” for a little bit, but to be fair I think everyone did. My brother was the major Pokémon fan growing up, so I did spend a fair bit of time watch- ing Pokémon movies and TV ...…
…10 Thursday, May 23, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS During March, April and much of May, it looked as if the Michigan softball team overcame the glaring weakness that kept it from succeeding in February. But at the NCAA Regional, the 15th-seeded Wolverines’ inability to hit with runners on base resurfaced. And this time, it proved fatal. Up until this past weekend, the season was unfolding like a ...…
…SPORTS 11 Thursday, May 23, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com For John Beilein, his time at Michigan leaves a lasting impact CLEVELAND — This is normally enemy territory for John Beilein. The former Michigan men’s basketball coach shared a laugh with the media at his introductory press conference after calling Michigan “the greatest university in the world.” “Some of you Ohio State people may not agree with that,”...…
…12 Thursday, May 23, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Wilson remains uncommitted, says Howard will “bring a big spark” When 2019 four-star Jalen Wilson decommitted from Michigan last week, it continued a month-long downward spiral for the Wolverines. Jordan Poole and Ignas Brazdeikis unexpectedly left for the NBA before John Beilein shook the basketball world by following suit. Then, with Wilson’s decommitment, Mic...…
…In the past academic year, the Office for Institutional Equity, the entity on campus charged with investigating complaints of discrimination and harassment, has been widely talked about on campus. After a ruling by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in September 2018, OIE had to change its policy regarding student sexual misconduct complaints to include an in-person hearing between the accused and the accuser. In October 2018, Th...…
…Burns said, in her experience, she has never seen such a concrete commitment asserted at a conference. She said conferences are usually a place for speakers to voice their opinions to an understanding audience rather than roll out plans. “This was a pretty unprecedented event,” Burns said. “It says a lot about her commitment to reproductive rights and protecting women in the state of Michigan.” Kaylee Tegethoff, Michigan’...…
…(Regarding OIE’s priorities in investigations,) that’s a little bit of a difficult question because I would say our priority of course is always to address all of the matters, right. And as quickly as possible, which is difficult to do, especially as we’ve had really significant increases over the last couple of years and the number of reports that we’ve received, and to do them again in that fair and appropriate way, make sure th...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Tuesday, April 23, 2019 Zack Blumberg Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Tara Jayaram Jeremy Kaplan Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Erin White Ashley Zhang Timothy Spurlin Nicholas Tomaino FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and m...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, April 23, 2019 — 5 I stopped watching football last year. Even before Kap took a knee, the NFL had been driven by a certain noxious brand of culture warring: the massive penalty flags, a collective shoulder shrug at domestic violence. The “clean hits” didn’t feel especially clean. The tackles seemed to be getting louder. Or maybe it was just me. The sad thing about sports is th...…
