…With 13 days until the general election, tensions were high as Michigan’s gubernatorial hopefuls convened for their final debate Wednesday night. Democrat Gretchen Whitmer, former state Senate minority leader, and Republican Bill Schuette, state attorney general, exchanged blows over immigration, higher education, environmental issues and infrastructure. Whitmer’s campaign frames her as a pragmatist, is currently ...…
…Krzysztof Smiszek, a Polish human rights lawyer, activist, and managing editor of The Anti- Discrimination Law Review, spoke Monday at Weiser Hall to University of Michigan students and faculty about the obstacles and successes with modern LGBTQ rights in Poland. Smiszek’s lecture was broken up into four key parts: the legal system of Poland, the lack of transgender rights, how the European Union influences Poland...…
…Former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to serve 40 years to 175 years in state prison Wednesday afternoon at the conclusion of a week-long trial. More than 150 survivors of sexual assault delivered statements over the course of the week, testifying to the molestation and abuse they suffered at the hands of Nassar under the guise of medical treatment over the past 30 ...…
…including Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, thus requiring them to reconfigure their procedures for sexual assault hearings and investigations In the University’s amended policy, the in-person hearing will be facilitated by a trained officer. The details of the policy expected to be released later this fall are still being ironed out. As of now, officials offer students involved in sexual misconduct cases, as ...…
…best way forward with the goal of reducing this to as low a level as possible, if not zero.” Schlissel also spoke about the recent ruling by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stating, in cases of sexual misconduct, universities must give the accused student or an attorney an opportunity to cross-examine the accuser in a hearing. Court filings obtained by the Detroit Free Press show the University argued for a third pa...…
…“more to worry about” than the Nassar case. “This is not Penn State,” he said, referring to the school’s sex abuse controversy with ex-football coach Jerry Sandusky several years ago. “They were dealing with their football program. ... They’re smart enough to know they’re not competent to walk in here on this.” MSU’s athletic director released a statement Wednesday annoucing his department will cooperate with th...…
…deadline to produce documents explaining why he was detained. During this time, the Knight-Wallace Fellowship, a University program managed by Wallace House that allows mid-career journalists to spend an academic year at the University, advocated for his release and accepted him as a fellow for the 2018- 2019 school year. Gutiérrez and his son have been living in Ann Arbor since the beginning of his fellowship in Septem...…
…and that they can be very triggering and disruptive to survivors’ healing,” Saks- Fithian said. “Trauma tends to hover close to the surface, and it can be very triggering when survivors are bombarded by stimuli related to their experiences. As a survivor myself, I know that I become more emotionally vulnerable when I‘m continually exposed to stories of sexual violence, especially in such highly publicized cases like Kav...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, January 25, 2018 — 3 Project Moxie, a research project at the University of Michigan, focuses on increasing transgender youth access to HIV testing kits. The project is in its pilot stage, and working on recruiting participants. Rob Stephenson, the project director and a vice chair for research in the Department of Health Behavior and Biological Sciences, said he hopes Project...…
…Y ou could go swimming right now, but you didn’t necessarily plan on it. You knew it was going to rain, but did you expect giant puddles to swallow the sidewalk, the road or your shoes for that matter? In this beautifully constructed city that we call home, the last thing that we think about is its imperfection. Ann Arbor, new and old, consists of aesthetic, impressive architecture and infrastructure that not only meets the log...…
…W hen my parents started feeding me music, they treated love songs like alcohol. Little tastes from their cups — sips of wine, accosting them if they guzzle down more beer than they’re allowed. And never any hard alcohol, because who gives a 10-year-old a shot of vodka? They played love songs that were fluffy and light, interspersed on mixed CDs that rotated in the car stereos on rides lasting no more than 10 or 15 minutes. One of...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Thursday, January 25, 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 signed...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, October 25, 2018 — 5A ‘B’ team strong ahead of Big Ten Championships As freshman Anne Forsythe lined up at the Hudson Mills Metropark course Friday in Dexter, Mich., she recalled all the ins and outs of the land in front of her. Having raced on the course multiple times throughout her high school career, the Ann Arbor native had plenty of experience to draw on — not to mention ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, September 25, 2018 — 5 You know the old platitude that someone is (insert compliment) for a (typically disparaged group)? To get an accurate review of Facebook Watch’s newest offering, “Sorry For Your Loss,” I’m going to have to dust it off. So yes, “Sorry For Your Loss” is good. For a Facebook Watch show. “Sorry for Your Loss” boasts a thought- provoking premise not easily ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, January 25, 2018 — 5 Opera, ballet and classical music are frequently shrouded in auras of elitism. During the Classical period, famous composers would be commissioned by rich aristocrats to compose for private events. Opera was quite expensive — the average person could barely afford to attend more than one opera performance every year. Ballet was also associated with wealth...…
…6A — Thursday, October 25, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan players using different methods to improve mental strength Assistant coach DeAndre Haynes preaches the importance of having a short-term memory on the court. When Isaiah Livers first heard the advice, the sophomore forward found it so striking, he wrote it on his shoe. That way, every time Livers looked down, he would remember to forget, develop...…
…ACROSS 1 The one here 5 Group of cronies 9 Natural wound protection 13 Discard 14 Prohibited activity 15 “What a shame!” 16 Player getting paid 18 Sound from a snout 19 Counsel 20 “Am I the only one?” 22 Move stealthily 23 “Wait just a minute!” 26 “Told you” 27 Rogers Centre city 29 Oil field sight 30 Cartographer’s dot, maybe 31 Food truck snack 32 Unfulfilled campaign pledge ... and a hint to what 16-, 23-, 46- and 53-Across all ...…
…6 — Thursday, January 25, 2018 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ACROSS 1 Apple Store display 5 Centipede developer 10 Farm digs 13 Tennis legend for whom a “Courage Award” is named 14 French upper house 15 Hershey bar 16 *Tony Hawk legwear 18 Helps out 19 Unpretentious 20 Turned it down 22 Nadal’s birthplace 23 Snatch, as a toy? 24 Composer Franck 26 Luggage attachments 29 Soak up the sun 32 Blue Grotto resort 34 Boy king 35 “That’...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, September 25, 2018 — 7 Rashan Gary sharpening his leadership skills in his junior season Rashan Gary could have argued with his coaches on Saturday when they opted to hold him out for the second half of the No. 14 Michigan football team’s blowout win against Nebraska. Part of the reason for Gary’s rest could have been a possible shoulder injury he suffered in the first half. The ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, January 25, 2018 — 7 Hot Wolverines humbled by the strength of the rest of the conference With consecutive sweeps for the first time in three seasons, the No. 17 Michigan hockey team has positioned itself in the top half of the Big Ten standings and is back in the hunt for an NCAA Tournament bid. Since defeating then-No. 9 Minnesota and then-No. 12 Penn State, the Wolverines ...…
…2B —Thursday, October 25, 2018 b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com What democracy looks like: The intersection of art and activism When politics are brought up, it invokes a series of reactions. Some may jump at the term, desperate for any chance to share their bona fide beliefs. Others will recoil, either because of their discomfort in disclosing their political dispositions or embarrassment at their ignorance of ...…
…8 — Tuesday, September 25, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com With real tests still on the horizon, offensive line showing improvement Junior defensive end Rashan Gary has noticed a trend with the opposing offensive line in practice. If Gary and his crew of All- America-level defensive line talent win a rep, the offensive group wants another. “ ‘Let me get that rep back,’ ” Gary recalls hearing. “ ‘We’ll do it ag...…
…8 — Thursday, January 25, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com In No. 3 Purdue, Michigan faces toughest test John Beilein believes Purdue might be the best Big Ten team Michigan has faced. No, not this season. The best ever. Beilein began Wednesday’s press conference by saying as much, comparing the third- ranked Boilermakers to great teams of the past. “I’ve been here long enough to tell you there’s som...…
…For comedy writers and late- night personalities, the Trump presidency seemed to come with a silver lining: It was an unexcavated gold mine of material. Unless the nuclear holocaust arrived faster than expected, his four-year term would be commemorated by hilarious impressions, quotable moments and general buffoonery. The blissful avoidance of the ramifications of Trump’s election that marked the television immediately...…
…2-BSide 4B —Thursday, October 25, 2018 b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Marc Evan Jackson only plays a demon on TV, or so he told me. The man behind the all-knowing judge of all matters in the afterlife is Marc Evan Jackson. Despite his role as the devil in charge Shawn on “The Good Place,” Mr. Jackson is anything but evil and, like me, a self-professed, incurable, devout improv nerd. In a phone call with The Daily,...…
…The most worthwhile aim of director George Tillman, Jr.’s (“Notorious”) ambitious adaption of Angie Thomas’s multifaceted 2017 YA novel “The Hate U Give” is its complex portrayal of modern- day activism. Though the film often struggles against the constraints of homage to its source text, the film still succeeds in making this eloquent political statement all its own, and such a statement could not have come at a better ...…
…his campaign slogan “Make America Great Again” is meant to be an act of reclamation, the execution leaves something to be desired. In fact, many of these ridiculous soundbites have become commodified into t-shirts, hats and other forms of apparel. When these words are converted into vehicles for corporate exploitation, the value of retaliating against Trump’s malicious words is essentially neutralized and lost. The same goe...…
