…michigandaily.com Thursday, July 26, 2018 INDEX Vol. CXXVII, No. 125 © 2018 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS...................................... MiC......................................... SPORTS................................ MICHIGAN IN COLOR The joys of eat- ing Discovering history, culture and family through food >> SEE PAGE 9 NEWS...…
…2 Thursday, July 26, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS Phishing scam goes after U-M Weblogin credentials Fake payroll emails link to fraudulent Weblogin page By ALICE TRACEY Summer Daily News Editor A string of fraudulent payroll emails, distributed among University of Michigan community members on July 13, scammed some recipients into revealing their U-M online credentials. The messages directed recipients to ...…
…3 NEWS Thursday, July 26, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Admissions drops ACT and SAT writing U-M seeks to reduce costs for applicants By GRACE KAY Summer Managing News Editor Following the lead of uni- versities such as Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Stanford, the Uni- versity of Michigan will no longer require students to complete the optional writing component of the SAT or ACT when the Univer- sity’s application goe...…
…With regard to June’s widely publicized and widely criticized, summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, President Donald Trump had this to say about his totalitarian counterpart: “I made a deal with him; I shook hands with him. I really believe he means it.” Beyond the narcissistic bluster of such a statement, made in the aftermath of a “deal” that saw the United States trade regional military presence for nothing more...…
…AUDREY GILMOUR | COLUMN D uring October of my freshman year of college, my father bought me a pink can of pepper spray to keep with me at all times. Starting college in 2015, everyone was talking about sexual assault. The statistics were circling, nearly a quarter of women attending college would be sexually assaulted. Across the country, young women were stepping up and sharing stories about the ways their bodies had be...…
…6 Thursday, July 26, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS Cloudy, ominous weather wel- comed me to Pitchfork Music Fes- tival this year, and bracing myself for the worst I strapped up in a raincoat and boots for the first day of the fest. But what was originally daunting proved simply unreliable. The weather circled through cloud, rain and shine all weekend while artists dealt with wet equipment and herds of fans waiting ...…
…7 Thursday, July 26, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” Rave Cinemas, Quality 16 Legendary Entertainment If it were possible to distill joy into liquid form and inject it directly into the vein, it still wouldn’t be as potent or infec- tious a high as “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.” Stuffed to the brim with beau- tiful people, colors, happy songs and bright emotions, the sequel to t...…
…8 Thursday, July 26, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS ROBERT MANSUETTI Summer Senior Arts Editor The Internet is the hardest band to be a fan of for one simple reason. Not because their music is problematic, not because they make questionable career choices, but because of two simple words: their name. What’s in a name? A lot of social faux pas apparently. On more than one occasion I have mindlessly asked a friend “...…
…9 Thursday July 26, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN IN COLOR Eating goes beyond taste Summertime, when the livin’ is easy. The perfect description of my time in Trinidad for a week of warm air, freshly picked mangoes and curried chicken. Adding in the wedding festivities with steel drums beating in the background of a barbeque where the twinkle lights hung low from the pink house whose warm yellow lig...…
…10 Thursday, July 26, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS In the wake of the International Champions Cup showdown between Manchester United and Liverpool, the casual American sports fan may be at a loss as to what to look for. As familiar as the venue might be — Michigan Stadium — the unfolding events may not be as welcoming. To make you seem like you know what you’re talking about on Saturday, the Dai...…
…11 Thursday, July 26, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Two soccer titans matchup at ‘M’ Manchester United and Liverpool, the two most successful English football clubs, are set to play each other this Saturday at Michigan Stadium. With a combined 38 league titles and eight Champions League crowns between them, the significance of the derby can’t be understated. It’s only fitting that America’s largest sta...…
…John Beilein’s contract extension, announced by the University on Wednesday, will see the men’s basketball coach paid $3.8 million annually. The extension, which will keep Beilein in Ann Arbor through the 2022-23 season, amounts to a raise of roughly $400,000 per season. This maintains Beilein as the second-highest-paid coach based on annual salary in the Big Ten behind Michigan State’s Tom Izzo. It comes just weeks after Beil...…
