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January 27, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 16) • Page Image 1

…The University of Michigan’s Senate Assembly met virtually Monday afternoon to provide an update on the work of the Faculty COVID-19 Council, specifically discussing how to improve messaging from administration to students. Senate Assembly also heard from Kevin Hegarty, the executive vice president and chief financial officer, who will be retiring at the end of the semester, and voted for the Senate Advisory Committee on Uni...…

January 27, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 16) • Page Image 2

…The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is publishing weekly on Wednesdays for the Winter 2021 semester 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. If you would like a current copy of the paper mailed to you, please visit store. pub.umich.edu/michigan-daily-buy-this-edition to place your order. BRITTANY BOWMAN Managing Editor ba...…

January 27, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 16) • Page Image 3

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, January 27 , 2021 — 3 President Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States Wednesday afternoon, taking office at a moment of deep- rooted political polarization in America following the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol Building. “This is democracy’s day,” Biden said in his inaugural address, reflecting upon what he called the “cascading crises” of ...…

January 27, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 16) • Page Image 4

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 4 — Wednesday, January 27, 2021 University of Michigan social media experts are studying the influence of social media over politics, particularly through the rapid spread of misinformation and increased access. According to these experts, social media played a pivotal role in the riot at the U.S. Capitol last week. Sarita Schoenebeck, a School of Information associa...…

January 27, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 16) • Page Image 5

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, January 27, 2021 — 5 Rina Sawayama, ‘Minari’ and cultural ‘others’ Design byJessica Chiu Daily Arts Top Five: What to read, watch & listen to this weekend Each week, Daily Arts writers evaluate the latest movies, shows, books, music, games and more. They watch, read and listen for the next standout artistic trends and then write about what that means for us in the art wo...…

January 27, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 16) • Page Image 6

…Dreams submerge one into an altered state of consciousness. So does music. The two become one in Two Saviors, Buck Meek’s new album. It is tinged with sadness and regret but suffused with light. Steeped in nostalgia and setting, Meek invites you into a slice of his memory. The album feels like a love letter written upon waking up from a dream: a little confused, a little unclear in its language but thoughtfully done — that is, if ...…

January 27, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 16) • Page Image 7

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, January 27, 2021 — 7 Those familiar with Samuel Beckett’s magnum opus, “Waiting for Godot” will immediately recognize the dramatic setting presented in Antoinette Nwandu’s absurdist tragedy “Pass Over.” Set “now, right now / but also 1855 / but also 13th century BCE,” the radio play features two men standing, eating, talking about nothing in particular and awaiting someth...…

January 27, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 16) • Page Image 8

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color 8 — Wednesday, January 27, 2021 A love letter to my nose With your defined curve, a bump at the bridge followed by a downward plunge, you took over my face, never fitting into what I thought was beautiful. All around me were those cute button noses, slender with a gentle slope into a neat point. Even now, as I assess men, my eyes zero in on their noses, my mind telling me ...…

January 27, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 16) • Page Image 9

…7-Opinion Opinion Wednesday, January 27, 2021 — 9 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ANYA SINGH | CONTACT CARTOONIST AT ANYAS@UMICH.EDU MRINALINI IYER | COLUMNIST Patriotism is overrated D uring a three-hour drive through the disastrous Bombay highways, my mom relayed the story of her citizenship ceremony. My parents became American citizens in 2005, but it came at a cost: They had to renounce their Indian citizenship. As...…

January 27, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 16) • Page Image 10

…2-News 10 — Wednesday, January 27, 2021 Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MADELYN VERVAECKE | CONTACT CARTOONIST AT MIVERVAE@UMICH.EDU “ Poor kids are just as bright ... as white kids.” When Joe Biden made this gaffe on Aug. 9, 2019, in response to a question about his education policy, I felt my skin crawl. While I think this was a genuine mistake in word choice, Biden’s comment had real resonance because it reflec...…

January 27, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 16) • Page Image 11

…7-Opinion Opinion Wednesday, January 27, 2021 — 11 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ZOE ZHANG | CONTACT CARTOONIST AT ZOEZHANG@UMICH.EDU. O n the overcast day of Nov. 22, 2020, like most occupants of the University of Michigan’s residence halls, I stuffed my belongings into cardboard boxes and dragged them to my mother’s car outside Bursley Residence Hall’s entrance. Once finished, I began the journey back home. ...…

January 27, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 16) • Page Image 12

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 12 — Wednesday, January 27, 2021 statement N EW HAMPSHIRE | Seven people, clad in sleeping bags and down jack- ets, are gathered in the tiny cabin atop Mt. Cabot, an elevation of 4,170 feet. Outside, the White Mountains roll for miles, sliding in ev- ery direction after hours of rain. Inside, there’s one picnic table, four large plywood bunks and clothes drying on every available surface. The con...…

January 27, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 16) • Page Image 13

…I risa Lico grew up in Ra- vonik, Albania in a tiny vil- lage surrounded by moun- tains. For the first eight years of her life, she lived on a farm, in a two- bedroom house with 12 other fam- ily members. They grew their own food and produced their own milk and cheese, traveling to the nearby city of Korçë only in the wintertime when they needed groceries. Until moving to the United States in 2008, Irisa had never met a Black or Asian...…

January 27, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 16) • Page Image 14

…I was sitting at my kitchen counter with my mom when I got the notification that my “Year in Review” on Snap- chat had been uploaded for 2020. With not much else to do on that December morning, I opened the application, excited to relive both favorite and forgotten memories that made up an unparalleled year. The review began with a video of my uncle on New Year’s Day wearing 2020 glasses from the night before and dancing with ...…

January 27, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 16) • Page Image 15

…L ike many milestones that make their anticipated en- trance throughout adoles- cence — among them the first kiss, first date and the other usual sus- pects — my first time driving was awkward but wholesome. After months of tedious driver’s education coursework and haphazardly pre- pared traffic sign note cards, I was finally ready to take to the road. Per Indiana law, I was required to sup- plement my online driver’s ed with a h...…

January 27, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 16) • Page Image 16

…J uly 1st, 2019. The morning was bright as I hiked with my dad, my aunt and her family on the coast of Northern California — the so-called “Lost Coast.” The day was warm and only a few wisps of clouds were visible in the blue sky along the edge of the coast. The smell of salt filled my nostrils. The shushing sound of the powerful Pacific Ocean toiling against the rough, dark rocks and sandy shore joined with the soft whistle of the...…

January 27, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 16) • Page Image 17

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, January 27, 2021 — 17 At 9:01 p.m. on Friday night, Chaundee Brown stood near halfcourt, dribbling out the waning seconds of the Michigan men’s basketball team’s decisive victory over Purdue in West Lafayette. His teammates danced on the sidelines behind him, serenading themselves with a chorus of cheers and high-fives. The final buzzer blared. Players and coache...…

January 27, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 16) • Page Image 18

…On Friday night, the Michigan hockey team was celebrating its win over Notre Dame and looking ahead to its next game. On Saturday night, the team suddenly had no idea when its next game might be. On Jan. 23, the University of Michigan announced all athletic activities would be paused for two weeks following confirmed cases of the COVID-19 B.1.1.7 variant within the athletic department. The hockey team has had no positive c...…

January 27, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 16) • Page Image 19

…In the wake of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ directive to shut down all Michigan athletic department activities late Saturday night due to detection of the B.1.1.7 COVID- 19 strain, Christian Hubaker began reaching out to fellow student- athletes. Hubaker, a senior on the track and field and cross-country teams, felt especially aggrieved by the decision, as it prevents the Wolverines from competing in this ...…

January 27, 2021 (vol. 130, iss. 16) • Page Image 20

…NOSPORTSWEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2021 THE MICHIGAN DAILY ANN ARBOR, MI Daily photographers recount their experiences shooting sports during a pandemic PHOTO GALLERY ON PAUSE SPORTS THURSDAY NIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT FRIDAY SUNDAY MORNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON MONDAY AFTERNOON Hours before it was officially announced, teams were working toward scheduling games. What happened? VISIT MICHIGANDAILY.COM FOR MORE COVERAGE Mi...…

January 27, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 57) • Page Image 1

…About 50 Ann Arbor residents and University of Michigan students gathered in the Ann Arbor District Library to learn about the future of artificial intelligence on Friday night. The talk, titled “Artificial Intelligence and Finance,” featured Engineering professors Rada Mihalcea and Michael Wellman, who discussed how AI will affect trading in the financial world. Mihalcea started the conversation by asking Wellman about his ...…

January 27, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 57) • Page Image 2

…According to Turpin, some of these projects are in coordination with NASA, adding the two organizations hope to have astronauts on the moon by 2024. “Now Boeing is taking a unique approach,” Turpin said. “Because we build the Space Launch System, we’re building so much capability into our rockets, and we’re taking five steps to learn (from our past flights) so we can shorten our path … We want to be (on the moon in) about 2024...…

January 27, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 57) • Page Image 3

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Monday, January 27, 2020 — 3A As soon as I stepped into the harshly-lit, humid and ever- so-crowded Beirut airport, familiarity flooded my senses. Anxiety did as well, as it had ever since I boarded the plane from Rome. I was going to visit my extended family alone after completing a study abroad program in Greece, one I deliberately chose for its proximity to Lebanon. My s...…

January 27, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 57) • Page Image 4

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Monday, January 27, 2020 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Brittany Bowman 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 at...…

January 27, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 57) • Page Image 5

…2015’s era of bright, side- swept hair and Tumblr edginess is embodied in one famous figure: Halsey. Rising to extreme stardom with the release of her fantastical debut album, BADLANDS, she became a voice that many angsty teenagers clung to. Her music created an alternate reality, BADLANDS existing as a fake universe for teenage fans to get lost in. Her distinctive, almost warbling vocals have garnered both praise and cri...…

January 27, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 57) • Page Image 6

…Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com WHISPER SUBMIT A WHISPER By Frank Virzi ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 01/27/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 01/27/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Monday, January 27, 2020 ACROSS 1 Tibetan monks 6 Rise up against authority 11 U.S. interstate, e.g. 14 Grind, as teeth 15 Amazon Echo Dot’s voice service 16 West end? 1...…

January 27, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 57) • Page Image 7

…Isaiah Livers and the fate of the Michigan men’s basketball team Isaiah Livers shouldn’t have been in the game. In fact, for over half of it, he wasn’t. But despite suffering anoth- er injury in the second half, the Michigan men’s basketball team knew who it needed on the floor. The Wolverines were down by two points to Illinois with half a second and one chance, maybe, to pry a victory away from the Illini (15-5 overall, 7-2 Big ...…

January 27, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 57) • Page Image 8

…2B — January 27, 2020 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com M aybe some who pulled up to the Lincoln High School parking lot that night knew what they were getting into, but I sure did not. I was there — like most — to see Emoni Bates. Bates is the top prospect in the 2022 recruiting class, accord- ing to, well, everyone. Most recruit- ing analysts, including ESPN’s Paul Biancardi, tab Bates as the best prep p...…

January 27, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 57) • Page Image 9

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday January 27, 2020 — 3B A different perspective for volunteer assistant coach Matt Hunwick When the second intermission at the Great Lakes Invitational ended, the coaches walked across the ice and to their places behind the bench. But there was something different about the sight of them, gripping along the glass as they trotted. There was a new face, or at least a new face in t...…

January 27, 2020 (vol. 129, iss. 57) • Page Image 10

…4B — January 27, 2020 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘M’ falls, 64- 62, to Illinois Ayo Dosunmu called game. Despite being hounded by Zavier Simpson, the Illinois guard, with ice in his veins, rose up over Michigan’s shorter senior point guard and drained the go-ahead jumper from the elbow with just 0.5 seconds on the clock. “That last play was guarded as well as you could possibly guard it,” Illinois coach Brad...…

January 27, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 17) • Page Image 1

…Recently, the University of Michigan Central Student Government has been working with Ann Arbor City Council to increase student political participation in city elections, especially following concerns on campus about how the council’s decisions affect University students. Efforts by CSG in 2015 resulted in a town hall proposal to City Council to place election reform proposals on the upcoming November ballot for...…

January 27, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 17) • Page Image 2

…2 — Friday, January 27, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tweets Follow @michigandaily North Campus Turkey @NCampusTurkey I understand that fake news is all the rage these days, but I’d settle for properly ed- ited news. #NowHiringEng- lishMajors #umich Michigan Students @UMichStudents when your front foot skids forward on the icy street & you have to pretend you’re working on your lunges on the way to class Nicole ...…

January 27, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 17) • Page Image 3

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, January 27, 2017 — 3 in the democratic process without the constraints of having to put a label on yourself like Democrat or Republican,” Jawad said. Jawad also co-authored the resolution urging Ann Arbor to switch to nonpartisan November elections. At CSG’s first meeting of the winter semester, the resolution passed 27-5 with five abstentions and no additional amendments. It poi...…

January 27, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 17) • Page Image 4

…A sk anyone who has ever stepped foot into a high school, and they’ll tell you that high school is nothing like the way it’s portrayed in movies. People don’t jump on to lunch tables and break into perfectly choreographed musical numbers, nor are the walls adorned with larger- than-life murals of the school’s star basketball players. (OK, so maybe I’m pulling from one movie in particular, but you get the gist). Hol...…

January 27, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 17) • Page Image 5

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, January 27, 2017 — 5 University of Michigan English professor Keith Taylor will be reading his most recent poetry collection “The Bird-While” at Literati Friday evening. The title and theme of his new collection is inspired by a quote from one of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s journals: “A Bird- while. In a natural chronometer, a Bird-while may be admitted as one of the ...…

January 27, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 17) • Page Image 6

…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Like much of the Southwest 5 Summer music? 10 Org. funded by FICA 13 Under-the-sink brand 15 “Paper Moon” Oscar winner 16 Like ibuprofen, briefly 17 POINT 19 Jiff 20 “Nothing planned that day” 21 Engineering sch. on the Hudson 22 Sport with masks 23 GAME 26 Move a finger or two, maybe 28 Physics units 29 Signs over 30 1945 Pacific battle site, familiarly 31 Superfan 32 Su...…

January 27, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 17) • Page Image 7

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, January 27, 2017 — 7 Louro set to leave Michigan, sign with New York Red Bulls After three years and 44 starts between the posts for the Michigan men’s soccer team, junior goalkeeper Evan Louro has signed a contract with the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer. The South River, N.J., native has forgone his fourth year of eligibility with the Wolverines and passed up opp...…

January 27, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 17) • Page Image 8

…8 — Friday, January 27, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN INDIANA Field Goal Percentage 3-Point Field Goal Percentage Points Off Turnovers Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Turnovers Bench Points Time Leading 63 55 25 8 15 6 20 37:31 55 Final 90 60 54 4 5 15 16 21 0:32 Consistency the question ‘M’ now needs to answer On Michigan’s opening possession of the second half, Muhammad-Al...…

January 27, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 60) • Page Image 1

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, January 27, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 60 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A SPORTS ......................7A SUDOKU..................... 2A CL ASSIFIEDS...............6A STATEMENT.................1B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Suspect in hit-and-run arrested MICHIGA...…

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…2A — Wednesday, January 27, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ANDREW COHEN/Daily LSA and Art & Design freshman Gwen Burzinski practices the main theme from the video game “Xenoblade Chronicles”, on the carillon in Burton Tower on Tuesday. ISIS released a propaganda video regarding the Paris attacks early this week, The New York Times reported. The video shows the names of the terrorists involved in November ...…

January 27, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 60) • Page Image 3

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, January 27, 2016 — 3A GREG GOSS/Daily Montana Stevenson, graduate student in the School of Natural Resources and Environment, speaks on issues ranging from food scarcity to racial injustices during the Food Justice Panel at the Dana Building on Tuesday. within cities like Detroit. “This is legal segregation,” Bernardo said. “This is what it looks like.” Another panelist, Mama Han-...…

January 27, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 60) • Page Image 4

…Opinion SHOHAM GEVA EDITOR IN CHIEF CLAIRE BRYAN AND REGAN DETWILER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LAURA SCHINAGLE MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors...…

January 27, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 60) • Page Image 5

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, January 27, 2016 — 5A Lisicky to read in A2 By MARIA ROBINS-SOMER- VILLE Daily Arts Writer “Find out what you love. Those books are your greatest teachers,” author Paul Lisicky said, offering his advice to aspiring writers in a phone interview with The Michi- gan Daily. Lisicky is the author of five books and currently teaches in the MFA Creative Writ- ing Program at Rutge...…

January 27, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 60) • Page Image 6

…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Musical with the song “Another Suitcase in Another Hall” 6 Petty distinctions, metaphorically 11 Midriff punch reaction 14 Noble gas 15 Former Illinois senator 16 “Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me!” network 17 Tidy sum, to a coin collector? 19 Golf prop 20 “Most Excellent” U.K. award 21 Emcee 22 Gooey treat 24 Muralist Rivera 26 Places for rejuvenation 28 Tidy sum, to a chairmak...…

January 27, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 60) • Page Image 7

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports & News Wednesday, January 27, 2016 — 7A Behind the mask Freshman guard’s protective gear dates back to high school By CHRIS CROWDER Daily Sports Writer Sunday, in the Michigan women’s basketball team’s matchup against Nebraska, freshman guard Boogie Brozoski entered the game with 5:10 left in the first quarter. Multiple players on the floor were sporting headbands, ...…

January 27, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 60) • Page Image 8

…8A — Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines prepare for winless Scarlet Knights By KELLY HALL Daily Sports Editor Wednesday, the Michigan men’s basketball team will play its second game against a winless Big Ten team, this time in the form of Rutgers. While the Wolverines (5-2 Big Ten, 15-5 overall) have played teams at both the top and bottom of the conference, the...…

January 27, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 60) • Page Image 10

…2B Wednesday, January 27, 2016 // The Statement SUPER BOWL ON THE RECORD “It was going to be a long process like long cooked collard greens.” — NFL quarterback CAM NEWTON on the Carolina Panthers’ journey to the Super Bowl. *** “Hey, listen, this might be my last rodeo. So, it sure has been a pleasure.” —NFL quarterback PEYTON MANNING to New England Patriots head coach BILL BELICHICK following the AFC Championship game. *** “...…

January 27, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 60) • Page Image 11

…3B Magazine Editor: Karl Williams Deputy Editor: Nabeel Chollampat Design Editor: Shane Achenbach Photo Editor: Zoey Holmstrom Creative Director: Emilie Farrugia Editor in Chief: Shoham Geva Managing Editor: Laura Schinagle Copy Editors: Emily Campbell Alexis Nowicki Jose Rosales THE statement The summer before my senior year of high school, I began intern- ing at a local newspaper. In addition to making copies and transc...…

January 27, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 60) • Page Image 12

…Wednesday, January 27, 2016 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, January 27, 2016 // The Statement 5B I n an era where you can have a banana slicer, glow in the dark toilet paper, sugar-free gummi bears, pajamas and the textbook you need for class dropped on your doorstep in two days via Amazon, it’s hard to believe that the company started as a warehouse only able to hold a couple hundred books at a time. Considering that book sales cu...…

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