…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Saturday, April 29, 2017 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Hail. You arrived on campus, nervous. You were confident. You transferred here halfway through. You were part of a long line of Wolverine alumni. You were the first in your family to go to college. You declared right away in your freshman year. You switched majors a few times. You are going to medical school. You ar...…
…NEWS over the YEARS 2013 2014 APRIL 22: The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the state of Michigan’s ban on affirmative action, specifically the consideration of race in public universities’ admissions. In the majority opinion, Justice Anthony Kennedy held that under the Constitution, the voter-enacted ban in Michigan could not be overturned at the national level. SEPTEMBER 5: Mark Schlissel bacame the 14th president of the University, s...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Saturday, April 29, 2017 — 3 2015 2016 2017 ALLISON FARRAND/Daily Kinesiology sophomore Capri’Nara Kendall in a protest organized by the Black Student Union in front of Hill Auditorium on Monday. The speakers made demands concerning their campaign, Being Black at University of Michigan, giving University officials seven days to respond. By ALEXA ST. JOHN Daily Staff Reporter 2016 University ...…
…4 — Saturday, April 29, 2017 Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Earlier this semester, We Are Michigan organized a “Freeze Out” protest, where minority students and allies banded together to form a circle surrounding the Diag, carrying signs that read “We want real diversity,” and “I am that one Black girl in your class” along with other signs outlining the low minority representation on campus. Following an offensi...…
…By TYLER SCOTT Columnist 2015 It’s all but impossible to calculate the finite value of an education. At my middle- class high school in Michigan, one of the biggest pitches that teachers and administrators made to try and convince more of my peers to attend college relied purely on economics. “College grads make more,” they said. While that may typically be true, the fluctuating economy and subsequent job market doesn’t make ...…
…6 — Saturday, April 29, 2017 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MUSIC COLUMN TV COLUMN COMMUNITY CULTURE If I could see all my friends tonight Claudia Rankine to talk about ‘Citizen’ at Rackham By LAUREN THEISEN Daily Music Columnist 2017 I used to listen to “All My Friends” by LCD Soundsystem and dream about when I would feel nostalgic for it. If you have never listened to LCD, “All My Friends” is its magnum opus, a b...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Instant classic, eternal anguish By MAX BULTMAN Managing Sports Editor 2016 COLUMBUS — The play was called 29 lead. Curtis Samuel took a handoff going left. His blockers created a tunnel. He burst through it, jumped over the goal line and stretched his hands as wide as he could to the fans in the north end zone. It may go down in history as one of the enduring plays in one of coll...…
…Michigan defeats Wisconsin, claims Big Ten Tournament championship By BRENDAN CARNEY Daily Sports Writer 2017 A little over a month ago, Michigan hit rock bottom. The Wolverines had just lost to Big Ten bottom-dweller Ohio State, and looked completely shook while doing so. But following the game, senior guard Derrick Walton Jr. stood in the corner of the Crisler Center pressroom looking as poised as ever. He knew his team ha...…
