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…director Kurt Svoboda offered the following statement: “We learned about an incident with Mr. Vetere on Oct. 10 and suspended him that day. He resigned from his position on Oct. 15 during our disciplinary review process.” Svoboda said he “can not comment” on the identity of the 18-year-old student. Vetere did not respond to a request for comment at the time of publication. Vetere was hired as an assistant coach in 2017 an...…

…I spent last summer working for a nongovernmental organization in Delhi, India. One weekend I took a day trip to see the Taj Mahal. On the bus back, I struck up a conversation with a fellow traveler — a deceptively young-looking Swiss man. He had spent months traveling throughout Latin America and Asia. Toward the end of the bus ride, he summarized his travels with a comparison. He told me “our” societies in the West are d...…

…Killing off a television character tends to present a strange paradox: A character’s absence can be so deeply felt that it manifests as an unsettling ghost-like presence. This is especially true of a show like “Roseanne”’s successor, “The Conners,” which has not simply lost a character, but the character. It’s true. Roseanne (Roseanne Barr, “The Roseanne Show”) — the dry, divisive, titular materfamilias who started it al...…

…of movies I intend to frequently re-watch. I never took much to e-readers or e-books and like to read front to back a copy of the New Yorker that comes to my door every week (thank you, Grandpa). Before I joined The Daily, I would always pick up a copy on my way up my dorm at the end of the day. Call me old- fashioned, but there’s something about actually having a physical copy of a piece of entertainment or work of literature that...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, October 24, 2018 — 7A Livers looks for more aggression as sophomore Coming off an illustrious prep career at Kalamazoo Central High School, Isaiah Livers joined the Michigan men’s basketball team last year with hype and anticipation as one of the program’s top recruits. He then proceeded to make himself invisible. As a freshman, Livers did much of the dirty work: cleaning ...…

…8A — Wednesday, October 24, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Harbaugh’s last shot at Dantonio J im Har- baugh did not need to host a press confer- ence on Mon- day. Only once, in fact, had the Michigan football coach done so during a bye week. That was a year ago when a spinal injury to for- mer Wolverines quarterback Wil- ton Speight prompted Harbaugh to criticize Purdue’s football facilities. It was a calculat...…

…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | OCTOBER 24, 2018 …

…I t was the first chilly night in Ann Arbor since term had started. I was walking down State Street with a friend — the plans of watching a movie on the horizon to escape the stressful realities of our lives. While we were walking, the brisk October air at our heels, we noticed a man coming toward us. I couldn’t tell you what he looked like, and yet this article wouldn’t be possible without his gaze. Face buried in a book, he quic...…

…3B Wednesday, October 24, 2018 // The Statement Navigating campus gyms: Rules that objectify A t the University of Michigan, sexism is often subtle. It’s hidden in plain sight, lodged in the school’s culture and traditions in ways that are hard to see and even harder to address. One unexpected location of sexism? Campus gyms. Ideally, campus gyms are a space for students to unwind from the stresses of college life and stay ...…

…“Y ou’re really cool, man, but I’m looking for a straight roommate.” I wasn’t too surprised. The search for the perfect freshman year roommate was now nearing its fifth month, and this had been the third person I had connected with that had changed their mind about living with me after learning that I was gay. But this one felt different. I thought I had checked off all the boxes. We had maintained a 20-day Snapchat streak, exc...…

…people, particularly women, remains rampant in our culture. On “Friends,” Chandler and Joey jump at the opportunity to watch Rachel and Monica share a minute-long kiss. In Katy Perry’s debut single, “I Kissed a Girl,” she perpetuates the notion that relationships between two women are just experimental and simply a way to entertain straight men. Ackerman-Greenberg, now speaking louder than before, attempting to break through the vo...…

…people, particularly women, remains rampant in our culture. On “Friends,” Chandler and Joey jump at the opportunity to watch Rachel and Monica share a minute-long kiss. In Katy Perry’s debut single, “I Kissed a Girl,” she perpetuates the notion that relationships between two women are just experimental and simply a way to entertain straight men. Ackerman-Greenberg, now speaking louder than before, attempting to break through the v...…

…people that are not straight, yet there’s just no community.” As president of both the Black Business Society and Out for Business, Sahu has used the tight-knit community of the Business School to find a place for minority groups to come together. Yet, unlike the University’s Black community, which she has been able to find a place in, she finds the LGBT community remains disjointed. Gay spaces do exist in Ann Arbor, including the ...…

…V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : G l a s s B l ow i n g photos by Max Kuang Wednesday, October 24 2018 // The Statement 8B …

…In her second year of medical school at the University of Michigan, Rahael Gupta contemplated taking her own life. While Gupta got the help she needed and returned to school the following year, she uncovered a stigma among the medical community in which many physicians — and those in training — hide their depression for fear of professional consequences. Now, in her final year of medical school, Gupta is speaking o...…

…institutions — regardless of whether they were pursuing a teaching career. “Something that we noticed in that class (Schooling in a Multi-Cultural Society) is that 50 percent of the students who take that class go on to be teachers, which is fantastic,” Goldin said. “The other 50 percent kept speaking in very similar ways; even though it was across 10 years, even though they were not standing next to each other, they were s...…

…3A — Monday, September 24, 2018 Michigan in Color The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Le: What constitutes a hate crime? Many would agree no undergraduate experience at the University of Michigan is complete without painting the Rock. Last year, I painted the Rock for the first time as part of an annual event hosted by the Vietnamese Student Association. I got to meet a lot of new people and bond with them as we participat...…

…I n 2009, Marc Webb’s directorial debut “(500) Days of Summer” was released to high acclaim. The film, told in a non-linear arc, guides us through the eyes of Tom Hansen, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, a hopeless romantic who becomes infatuated with Summer Finn, portrayed by Zooey Deschanel. When the film was released, it received high praise from both critics and audiences, with famed critic Roger Ebert giving it a fl...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, September 24, 2018 — 5A ACROSS 1 Answer with attitude 5 Female WWII gp. 9 Ink cartridge color 13 “ ... calm, __ bright”: “Silent Night” 15 Stone of “La La Land” 16 Revolutionary spy Nathan 17 How canvassers usually work 19 Correct a script, say 20 Satisfied sounds 21 Golf’s “Big Easy” Ernie 22 Raised-baton strokes, in music 24 Sauce with falafel 26 Desk tray words 27 How page-turne...…

…A brief history of grime WORLD MUSIC COLUMN While many would argue that grime’s best days were more than a decade ago, the resurgence of its popularity and quality begs to differ. True, legends such as Dizzee Rascal took long (and rather embarrassing) digressions into pop territory, but both old and new artists have revived the genre. Perhaps more importantly, it has grown from London and the UK to new markets abroad. Fig...…

…ITA Master Class Kate Fahey, the 18th-ranked singles player in the country, made it to the semifinals of the Oracle ITA Masters Tournament this weekend. » Page 3B Ties that bind Scott Frost and Jim Harbaugh both came back home to coach their alma maters, and they faced off in Ann Arbor on Saturday. » Page 2B Wolverines pummel Cornhuskers, 56-10 Josh Metellus knew it was over after the first series. Already up a touchdown...…

…2B — Monday, September 24, 2018 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The ties that bind Scott Frost and Jim Harbaugh Scott Frost sat down at the podium, adjusted the microphones in front of him and looked at the reporters waiting for an explanation of how his Nebraska football team had just lost by 46 points at Michigan Stadium. Frost played with the collar of his red sweatshirt as he listened to the first ...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Monday, September 24, 2018 — 3B Hallahan is difference- maker once again for ‘M’ Jack Hallahan had been there before – Penn State, double overtime, sudden death, game- winning goal hanging in the balance. Friday night was a lot of the same for the junior, except for the fairy tale ending. Drawing 1-1 with the Nittany Lions (1-0-1 Big Ten, 2-4-1 overall), Michigan made it a p...…

…4B — Monday, September 24, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Mason has career day in rout of Nebraska Ben Mason’s objectives each game are simple. “Just come in, attack people and do the best that I can,” the sophomore fullback said after the Michigan football team’s 56-10 whooping over Nebraska on Saturday. Mason, commonly referenced as the Wolverines’ “toughest player,” checked off those boxes quickly. And then he...…

…michigandaily.com Thursday, May 24, 2018 INDEX Vol. CXXVII, No. 118 | © 2018 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS/NEWS ......................... MiC......................................... SPORTS................................ MICHIGAN IN COLOR Morning Alarm “My people are famous.” Though news of life in Syria seems far away, it’s closer to ho...…

…2 Thursday, May 24, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS LEO calls for a close in campus wage gap Dearborn and Flint push for higher wages By ALICE TRACEY Summer Daily News Editor Steven Toth, a chemistry lecturer at the University of Michigan-Flint, loves to teach. According to Toth, his teaching experience at U-M Flint has been incredible, and he enjoys working with students and faculty there. But Toth is considering...…

…3 NEWS Thursday, May 24, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com “Training for surgery” Michigan Medicine works with patients to prepare for surgery By SAYALI AMIN Daily Staff Reporter For the past five years, the Michigan Surgical and Health Optimization Program at Mich- igan Medicine has been work- ing with patients undergoing large operations, such as can- cer surgeries or transplants, to help them better prepare for ...…

…4 Thursday, May 24, 2018 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. I ’m several weeks into my first spring semester at University of Michigan, and I still can’t believe it’s actually happening. My mind can’t juxtapose the warm weather and greenery with the formerly bitter atmosphere surrou...…

…I t’s 7:45 a.m. We’re walking down East Liberty Street. I have two rakes in my hand, and Shannon, my roommate, has a drawstring bag on her back that holds a spade, a fork, a hoe and a pair of shears. We’re excited, if not a little bit sheepish, about the adventure that lies ahead of us. I learned early on in my time at the University of Michigan that “wasting time,” which is broadly defined as “doing something that you aren...…

…6 Thursday, May 24, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS MOM + POP MUSIC Charly Bliss tour ends with gusto Courtney Barnett asks for sincerity in ‘Tell Me’ COMMUNITY CULTURE REVIEW Courtney Barnett’s second album begins: “Y’know what they say / No one’s born to hate / We learn it somewhere along the way.” Paraphrased from Nelson Mandela, that line from the opener “Hopefulessness” sets the tone for the rest of Tell M...…

…7 Thursday, May 24, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS Few recent shows have caused as much controversy and sparked as many discussions as Netflix’s adaption of Jay Asher’s 2007 novel “13 Reasons Why.” It tackles a variety of topics from depression and sexual assault to bullying, while drawing criticism for what some believe to be its graphic depiction of traumatic events and glamorization of topics like su...…

…8 Thursday, May 24, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS 1014 VAUGHN AVAIL Fall 2018 #1 is being rented by the room for $700/m including utilities If you have a group of 5, rent the whole unit for $3100 plus Electric to DTE #2 is a 6 Bdrm for $3720 plus Electric to DTE • 734‑996‑1991 1015 PACKARD 4 Bdrm Apt Avail Fall 2018 2 parking space, onsite laundry, 1st floor $2830 + Electric to DTE • 734‑996‑1991 422 HAMILTON 2 & 3 B...…

…9 Thursday, May 24, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN IN COLOR Morning Alarm My people are famous. You see them every day on the news- whether they are being evacuated, bombed, chemically attacked, or drowned. If you have not guessed yet, I am Syr- ian. On the day of the Trump attack on Syria, we call my uncle to make sure that every- thing is all right. As he tells us everything is fine, we can hea...…

…10 Thursday, May 24, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Fahey exits in first round of NCAA Just a couple weeks after the Michigan women’s ten- nis team ended its season, Kate Fahey was back on the court. But this time, the junior wasn’t compet- ing for the team, she was competing for herself. “It’s kind of different going from seeing your five teammates around you to looking at random players around you,” Fahey sa...…

…It’s a play the Michigan baseball team (15-8 Big Ten, 33-19 overall) is all too familiar with. The Wolverines were batting in the bottom of the frame in extra innings with bases loaded and the game on the line. A player stepped up and delivered a sacrifice fly to deep right field allowing the runner at third to score the win- ning run. Michigan then mobbed the hitter who smacked the walk-off fly out. It’s how the Wolverines do...…

…12 Thursday, May 24, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS The end of the road Call it a collapse. Maybe that’s what it was. Losing four out of your last five games — the fifth by squandering a one-run lead in the sixth inning of an elimination con- test — certainly qualifies. But maybe the end for the Michi- gan softball team was less of a collapse and more of an inevitability, a train barreling out of control with noth- ...…

…The duality of the First Amendment as a powerful political weapon for both marginalized groups and their oppressors presented itself as a reality this past semester. The ongoing negotiation between the University of Michigan administration and white supremacist Richard Spencer regarding Spencer’s request to speak at the University, as well as planned University events in response to the speech, has roused divided opinio...…

…When Dr. Sij Hemal, a University of Michigan alum, boarded a plane on Dec. 17 in Paris headed to New York, he planned to watch the thriller “Side Effects” while sipping a glass of champagne before dozing off. But Hemal was unable to indulge in his plan due to an unexpected request from the flight attendant asking if any doctors were on board. Hemal is a second-year urology resident at Cleveland Clinic’s Glickman Urological...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, January 24, 2018 — 3A NA SSE R SE NTE NCING ZOEY HOLMSTROM/Daily Larry Nasser is escorted to his seat during his sentencing hearing in the Ingham County Courthouse in Lansing Tuesday. are slated to begin in February and continue throughout the winter semester. The DEI office has organized these events in collaboration with the Office of the President, The National Center for In...…

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, January 24, 2018 DAYTON HARE Managing Editor 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. ALEXA ST. JOHN Editor in Chief ANU ROY-CHAUDHURY AND ASHLEY ZHANG Editorial Page Editors Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s Editorial Board. All other sign...…

…Podcasts are the world’s most underrated form of entertainment. Originating in the mid-2000s after the debut of the original iPod, podcasts have slowly grown to become a dominant form of audio entertainment, with everything from TV recaps to political punditry to gardening. Unlike movies or TV shows, podcasts can be listened to on the go, and unlike radio, you don’t have to tune in at a specific time to listen to your favorite...…

…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Filet mignon source 5 __ price 11 Ran together 15 Actress Paquin of Netflix’s “Alias Grace” 16 Tremble 17 Slick 18 Team first managed by Casey Stengel 19 Volcanic archipelago state 20 Eyelid bump 21 Fast clip around the racetrack 24 Internet subdivision 25 Feathered layer 26 USPS assignment 29 Eagerly took in 30 Flutist of Greek myth 33 Romanov rulers 35 Classic shoe poli...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, January 24, 2018 — 7A Simmons continues to earn trust, playing time Coming into the year, the departure of Derrick Walton Jr. was perhaps the most painful roster hit for the Michigan men’s basketball team. Jaaron Simmons was supposed to make it hurt a little bit less. The former Mid-American conference star was coming off a season in which he averaged 15.9 points, 6.5 as...…

…8A — Wednesday, January 24,2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Best moments are still ahead for new lacrosse coach, Hannah Nielsen It started with tennis and a t-shirt. Hannah Nielsen grew up playing all sorts of sports in Adelaide, Australia. It wasn’t until she was 11 years old, though, that she even heard of lacrosse. “I actually played tennis with a girl who had a lacrosse t-shirt on, and I had no idea what...…

…MDining’s quest for sustainability statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | JANUARY 24, 2018 Mondays, meatless no more …

…P resident Donald Trump unexpectedly set off a political firestorm when he allegedly used a vulgar term to describe places like Haiti and Africa during a debate on immigration. The response was swift, with the president’s critics lambasting him for racism while his allies tried to frame it as something else, like White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders did last week. “Look, no one here is going to pretend like the ...…

…3B Wednesday, January 24, 2018 // The Statement Let’s Bitch About It: Football is boring and overrated P icture the ideal game day: Sunny, warm, but not too hot. O’Korn is not slated to play and the renowned University of Michigan team is ranked and ready to win. Thousands of fans flock to Ann Arbor, while college kids prepare for a day of revelry. Now picture the game day reality: The weather sucks (it’s either too h...…

…MDining’s quest for sustainability Wednesday, January 24, 2018 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, January 24, 2018 // The Statement 5B Mondays, meatless no more E ven when I still ate meat, I loved Meatless Monday. Saying this is much like a middle school student who openly admits to enjoying school. For one day, the University of Michigan’s East Quad Residence Hall’s dining hall removed meat from the premises and served all vegetari...…

…Wednesday, January 24, 2018 // The Statement 6B King of the Road W e hadn’t made it to the first stop sign before my mom made me do something not fun. “Stop! Go back and put your helmet on.” Fine. I went back into the garage, got my helmet –– which was just a normal bike helmet, and not even one of the cool skater helmets –– and put it on. Now blissfully free from interruptions, my family and I continued on our ...…

…V aledictorian. Editor-in-chief. Vice President. President. AP Scholar. Lead Role. Part-time job and God knows what else. This describes high school me, like it does for many of us on campus. I had it all together in high school. I put effort into everything I involved myself in, certainly, but I always received what I wanted: an A in a class, a raise, a well-done project or an emotional boost. As long as I tried, I achieved my ...…