…University of Michigan students have been organizing protests and demonstrations in the last two weeks after a slew of anti-Latino and anti-Black incidents. The Daily sat down with University president Mark Schlissel to talk students’ reactions, his responses and administrators’ actions moving forward. Schlissel said focusing on the lack of success in catching racist perpetrators is “not productive.” The administrat...…
…2A — Thursday, September 28, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News EASY PEASY LEMON SQUEEZY m o c . n o i t a c i d n y s u k o d u s y b e l z z u p JOHN YAEGER/Daily A showcase of Cosmogonic Tattoos by Art & Design professor Jim Cogswell is displayed in the UMMA Wednesday. Tweets Follow @michigandaily Angela Dillard @adillard4 Yes. feeling sad about that but de- termined as ever #CCLittle effort. Faculty & staff shou...…
…As a kid, I soaked up television like a sponge. I spent a lot of time watching Nickelodeon, (“Spongebob” is the best show, don’t @ me), but don’t worry — I watched the educational PBS shows too. All media geared toward children is very fun and friendly, but as I got older and transitioned away from cartoons, the media started to feel more like it wanted to be my enemy instead of my friend. For the new target audience that I j...…
…W ith the election of Donald Trump, students have been getting more involved in activism. From the Women’s March the day after the election, to A Day Without Immigrants, to the March for Science in the spring, to the marches and phone banking following the president’s decision to rescind Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, students have been partaking in activism at campuses across the United State...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, September 28, 2017 — 5A ACROSS 1 Historic spans 5 2012 World Series MVP Sandoval 10 FiveThirtyEight fodder 14 Ristorante bottle 15 “Let’s call it __”: “We’re even” 16 Spring flower 17 Disney CEO since 2005 18 Small, silvery Chesapeake Bay swimmer 20 See 34-Across 22 Experiment 23 See 34-Across 27 National Lampoon writer, typically 31 Old West gunslinger Jack 32 Hand over 33 State with co...…
…6A — Thursday, September 28, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN STATE REMAINING BIG TEN SCHEDULE MARYLAND WISCONSIN OHIO STATE MINNESOTA INDIANA PENN STATE RUTGERS - HOMECOMING 7:30 P.M. EST TBA TBA 12 P.M. EST TBA 12 P.M. EST TBA 12 P.M. EST October 7 / Michigan Stadium November 11 / College Park, MD November 18 / Madison, WI Nov 25 / Michigan Stadium November 4 / Michigan Stadium October 14 / B...…
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…Soon, sooner than most of us posters, scrollers, refreshers and general internet lurkers would like, Twitter is going to up its character count to 280 — double the current limit. And while that increases potential for memes and political screaming, it also affects a community of poets who use Twitter as their primary means of publication. When Twitter first appeared on the web 11 years ago it was a space to talk about ...…
…way that complicates the narrative of the internet as a void of narcissism. There’s an intentional and maintained level of anonymity that feels very akin to the mythic recluses and anonymously published poets of the print canon. And online, a community has formed. Poets can communicate, read one another’s work and talk from across the globe. It’s a community that values authenticity, something that t...…
…Cyrus Tetteh had grown tired of the feeling that his grades in the classroom were determining his value, and he wanted to do something about it. He started thinking about ways that he could create a platform for himself, and ultimately decided that he wanted to share his creative vision with others in the form of a clothing brand: Cool Club Clothing. I had the opportunity to sit down with Tetteh, a 2015 alum, and reflect on ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, September 28, 2017 — 5B COURTESY OF FILMIC PRODUCTIONS Filmic Productions is a group on campus Filmic brings professional production to our campus The independent production company brings organization and diversity to create professional grade video for the university You’re sitting in the Big House, it’s graduation, and you are leaving your home of the last four years. And in ...…
…8 — Thursday, September 28, 2017 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Three memes for the soul: Tag your dirty DIY self Tag yourself, tag your friends, tag your family — reach self-actualization in these memes we stole from the interweb Students, sports and success on ‘The Spew’ COURTESY OF THE SPEW Just a bunch of dudes, talkin’ bought sports ‘n’ stuff Undergraduates who have found a way to bridge a seemingly impossible divide...…
