…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 ...…
…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...…
…Earlier this month, the Martha Cook Residence Hall’s Board of Governors sent out a revised 2020-2021 dining hall schedule to residents. The new dining plan will include a 17-meal plan Sunday through Friday, with no dining hall access on Saturdays. It will also continue to provide Deluxe Tea on Friday, and special dining events throughout the year. Currently, the Martha Cook dining hall is open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on we...…
…The Board of Regents held its second meeting of the year remotely on Thursday to vote on firing David Daniels, a former Music, Theatre & Dance professor accused of sexual misconduct, and address the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on University of Michigan operations. All Regents and public commenters called in online and the meeting was live- streamed. Early in the meeting, University President Ma...…
…The University of Michigan’s enrollment hit an unprecedented high of more than 50,000 students in Fall 2021, according to a release from the University Record. University President Mark Schlissel spoke about the increased University enrollment at the University of Michigan Board of Regents meeting the evening of Oct. 21. “This fall’s first year class on the Ann Arbor campus is our largest ever, and our student body...…
…This article is the second part of a two-part investigation by The Michigan Daily into allegations of sexual misconduct against computer science professor Walter Lasecki and the University of Michigan’s handling of these allegations. It is based on emails, documents, notes and interviews with 12 individuals knowledgeable of these events. Part one focused on the allegations against Lasecki and the divergent conclusions of the Uni...…
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…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...…
…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...…
…“We need to be doing a whole heck of a lot more of that, and I think that we have the capacity to do a lot more of that.” Glass previously served as the CSG Speaker of the Assembly. He is currently a Rackham representative and chair of the Rules Committee. Change At Michigan’s platform will center around combating sexual misconduct on campus and achieving carbon neutrality; increasing diversity, equity and inclusion; wellness; ...…
…2A — Friday, March 27, 2020 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com As backpacking — the period when students select potential classes prior to officially registering — quickly approaches for the fall term, many students are awaiting their enrollment appointment time, which goes live on March 30 at 8 a.m. on Wolverine Access. Undergraduate students will receive an enrollment appointment that occurs somewhere between Apri...…
…Jordan Else, a member of AASPIRE and Ann Arbor resident, said she would like to see an increase in urgency regarding the rollout of the plan and said the superintendent needs to lead the implementation. “Our concerns come in the fact that this is taking time,” Else said. “We really would like a greater sense of urgency. When we talk to other districts … the things that we hear are that we need urgency and that we need...…
…The University of Michigan’s Central Student Government (CSG) hosted a “Community Concerns” panel during the sixth meeting of the 11th CSG assembly. Students, alumni and staff voiced their concerns or support for CSG leadership’s recent statement of solidarity with the Palestinian community, which was released last Tuesday. In the statement, executive team members of CSG wrote that they recognize anti-Palestinian sentiment o...…
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…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...…
…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 ...…
…Kertina Kimbrough, former senior administrative assistant at the University of Michigan, filed a lawsuit Feb. 19 alleging the University denied her a second interview for a position as research office administrator in the Department of Psychiatry due to racial discrimination. According to the lawsuit, the University posted the position in September 2018 and Kimbrough applied for the job that month. The research office ...…
…Friday, March 27, 2020 — 3A News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com REGENTS From Page 1A Before voting to dismiss Daniels, the Regents allowed public commenters who signed up to comment on the motion to speak first. All three speakers spoke out against the charges against Daniels. Stephanie Blythe, professional opera singer, said students and colleagues have praised Daniels for supporting other artists and the Un...…
…Every few months, the compost bins from the University of Michi- gan dining halls get picked clean — not by a family of raccoons, but by a team of researchers in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department. Engineering professor Lutgarde Raskin and her research team have been gathering samples of food waste from U-M students for their research. The team is working on a $6.8 million dollar project aiming to develop biodige...…
…A class action complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Thursday against the University of Michigan for its handling of allegations of sexual assault against former University doctor Robert E. Anderson. The complaint, in order to prevent and respond to sexual violence on the U-M campus, seeks a court order that will require the University to carry out major reforms surrounding the ...…
…Wednesday, July 27, 2022 — 3 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The sun has come to serve many purposes in our lives. It is a source of light and power, a symbol of joy and clarity. It heals us of our ailments, both physical and mental. After a year of isolation and another year of finding our way out of it, we need — and even deserve — that joy more than ever, and there’s no better time to get it than in the summer. My mem...…
…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...…
…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...…
…O ne of my biggest transitions from high school to my first college experience at Boston University was the change from a small, conservative Midwestern town to a large, liberal East Coast city. No longer limited by small-town resources or conventions, I felt free to embrace progressive ideas and discover ways to express them. As a high school theater kid, my expression often came through performances that were unfor...…
…P olitical correctness culture threatens to permanently alter a comedy industry that has thrived on being unapologetically raw and brutally honest. Humor can only be achieved when there’s a kernel of truth behind the joke. My favorite author, George Orwell, was right when he said in 1945 that “every joke is a tiny revolution.” Jokes can be insensitive and still work when they expose a truth people are too polite or unw...…
…Growing up, there was not a night that went by that my mom didn’t read to me before bed. It was a ritual. After my bath, I would choose a book or two (or three, depending on how fatigued my mom was) and crawl into her lap. My process of choosing the right books was anywhere from immediate to a whole production up until my mom threatened to cancel storytime altogether unless I decided quickly. I’d stand at my bookshelf, taking in...…
…4 Thursday, May 27, 2021 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com OPINION T he strawberry dress. The crossover leggings. The Vivianne Westwood pearl choker. There are endless examples of fashion trends that TikTok has breathed into existence. This relatively new smartphone application has so much ownership over these trends that their original names are frequently tossed aside in favor of “the TikTok (insert article of clothing)...…
…I know you hate me VALERIJA MALASHEVICH Statement Columnist This is a tale as old as time, but when I was in high school, I — like virtually everyone else my age — was going through a lot. Mentally, physically, spiritually, psychologically and all the other -ly’s. I was planting a seed for my own future, which is a notoriously difficult task for someone so young and often ushers in plenty of unanticipated troubles. We start to pu...…
…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...…
…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...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, February 27, 2020 — 5A Defense helping inconsistent offense It had been nearly eight minutes since Michigan’s last field goal. Early in the fourth quarter against Michigan State on Sunday, the Wolverines’ offense looked completely dysfunctional. They made just one field goal the entire second half up to that point, and turned the ball over 10 times in the third quarter alone. ...…
…Friday, March 27, 2020 — 5A Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com DYLAN YONO Daily Arts Writer MUSIC NOTEBOOK Video Game Music: A new world we can escape to I played video games as much as any other kid growing up in the GameCube era. My earliest memories of video game music come from playing “Sonic Adventure 2” on the Dreamcast, where you could listen to the original soundtrack from an extras menu. I was particularly fo...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, October 27, 2021 — 5 It’s hard to pin down where I nurtured my love for art because it’s as though it has been in my blood since I was born. I grew up hearing “We’ll be back late tonight, it’s opening night at the gallery,” and the endless phone calls my father would get from international clients in languages I couldn’t comprehend at the time. Many of the things my parents di...…
…the frog can definitively say the water has suddenly become too hot, there is usually no single, objective point where a system becomes too illiberal to be considered a real democracy. For instance, although America has free and fair elections, it also has several hugely unrepresentative political insti- tutions and a rash of voter restrictions. These limitations obviously don’t make America a totalitarian dictatorship à la North Kor...…
… Wednesday, July 27, 2022 — 5 Michigan in Color The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Last month, I paid $10 to sit in a room full of 30-odd strangers and spend the next two-and-a-half hours laughing, crying and contemplating the meaning of life. In other words, I watched the movie “Everything Everywhere All At Once” (EEAAO), and let’s just say, I’ll never see hot dogs or everything bagels the same way again. The basic premise of...…
…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...…
…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 ...…
…6A — Thursday, February 27, 2020 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com WHISPER SUBMIT A WHISPER By Debra Hamel ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 02/27/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 02/27/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Thursday, February 27, 2020 ACROSS 1 Ottoman bigwigs 5 Wildly 9 Peaks 14 At hand 15 Animated explorer 16 Patterned fabric 17 Authentic pie...…
…Friday, March 27, 2020 — 6A Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com When I applied to write the entertainment column three years ago, my pitch was that most of my articles would focus on what I considered a modern day Hollywood concept of the “never ending story.” Any storyteller will tell you that the ending of a story is what gives it its meaning, and I’ve spent thousands of words over the past few years talking a...…
…7-Opinion L ast year, former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, and the Democrats’ nightmare ensued. A month later, former President Donald Trump nominated Justice Amy Coney Barrett — an anti- abortion advocate — to replace Ginsburg, a liberal and feminist icon. The Republican-controlled Senate confirmed this nomination. Ginsburg refrained from retiring during former President Barack Obama’s second term, which a...…
…For as long as I can remember, I have always been fat. For me, self- love could never be a matter of “you’re not fat” or “it’s all in your head” because through my daily interactions with other people, I’m often reminded that others see me as fat even when they mean well and especially when they don’t. As such, I had no choice but to confront fatness itself and accept myself as I was. However, loving my body was much easier said t...…
… The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Opinion 6 — Wednesday, July 27, 2022 BRANDON COWIT Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. VANESSA KIEFER Editor in Chief E ditor’s Note: In the July 20 print edition of The Michigan Daily, this editorial was mistakenly printed ...…
…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 ...…
…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...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 7A — Friday, March 27, 2020 Sports ‘That was it’: Inside the moment ‘M’ found out its season was over The Michigan hockey team was still on the ice when the decision was made, practicing for a Big Ten Tournament semifinal game that ultimately would never be played. At that point, the Wolverines were unaware of the specifics but deeply aware of the possibility. They knew what...…
…I entered Auditorium D in Angell Hall on an otherwise unremarkable Monday afternoon. Well, it would be unremarkable if it wasn’t the first day of class. Might I add, it was the first day of in-person classes in over a year. I found my seat and prepared myself for another long ride, but hopefully a refreshing one after a year of Zoom University. I got out my notebook, opened my laptop and was ready to jot down every word. As the p...…
…7 Thursday, May 27, 2021 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN IN COLOR The week begins with the Moon in Scorpio from May 24 to 25. The Scorpio Moon unearths our innermost desires and emotions, and lets us face them in all their intensity. Dig deep into your mind and abandon any fears or limiting beliefs. The powerful energy of the Scorpio Moon transitions into the even brighter full Moon and a lunar eclipse in Sa...…
…Wednesday, July 27, 2022 — 7 Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com A s the top-selling fiction book of 2019 — selling over 12 million copies by January 2022 — “Where the Crawdads Sing” has seen a degree of popularity that few books achieve. In addition to topping the New York Times fiction bestseller list for an astounding 153 weeks, Delia Owens’ first work of fiction was also selected for Reese Witherspoon’s book club i...…
…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...…
