…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 4, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 24 ©2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A ARTS.......................... 5A SPORTS ......................7A CL ASSIFIEDS...............6A T H E S TAT E M E N T. . . . . . . .1 B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM No Filter: ‘Beasts of No ...…
…Gessen argued that people need to take the repercussions of totalitarian regimes seriously, no matter how preposterous they seem, rather than risk the great tragedy that can occur if Western countries ignore them. “We’re so rational we don’t like to believe in things that are preposterous, and it gives us a lot of satisfaction to feel more intelligent and just sort of sniff at things,” she said. “But it is so much better to ha...…
…venues for students to weigh in on several amendments, includ- ing the addition of an honor pledge, include statement edu- cation during new student orientation, specification of a consistent 3-year amendment cycle, specify the scope of viola- tions and formalize the Univer- sity president’s need to chose amendments before the end of the school year. CSG president Cooper Charl- ton, an LSA senior, said CSG General Counsel Jacob P...…
…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER 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....…
…5A — Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com FILM REVIEW ABC “You used to call me on my cell phone.” No redemption for ‘Wicked City’ New ABC drama negates feminist progress on TV By SHIR AVINADAV For The Daily Ed Westwick broke “Gos- sip Girl” ’s fans hearts as Upper East Side playboy, Chuck, and does it again in ABC’s new thriller, “Wicked City” as suave serial killer Kent. Like Chuck...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 See-through kitchen supply 6 Mythical king of the Huns 10 Kitchen spray 13 Flared dress 14 Ancient Greek theater 15 Land in l’océan 16 *Sneaky blow 18 Some kitchen appliances 19 Did a slow burn 20 Passengers in flight, often 22 Cyberspace marketplace 23 Snobbish 24 Chopper 27 Mount Hood’s state 29 Prominent periods 30 Keep the censor busy 31 The NBA’s Kevin Love, e.g. 34 ...…
…7A — Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Arts & Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Shared universe takes over at CW TV NOTEBOOK The CW’s superhero series show pros and cons of crossovers By BEN ROSENSTOCK Daily Arts Writer Next January, the CW will launch “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow,” a spinoff series taking place in the same narrative universe as the channel’s other popular superhero shows, “Arrow” and “T...…
…8A — Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan defense reflects on errors Wolverines seek improvement after recent lapses in performance By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor For weeks, the Michigan football team’s defense picked out the smallest mistakes to fix. After back-to-back victories in which the Wolverines gave up seven points in each, they vowed to prevent their opponent from ...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY NOVEMBER 4, 2015 …
…2B “(When choosing universities) I was talking to someone and they said you can make a big school small but you can’t make a small school big. My other college option was a really small school, and when looking at it that way, Michigan has so many cool things that I thought it would be good to come and get involved in a community instead of getting lost in a big school.” –LSA junior RICHARD WU Wednesday November 4, 2015 // The Stat...…
…This week’s Statement Magazine looks into the lives, struggles, and triumphs of first-generation college students at the University. Here are a few other inspiring first-gens. 3B Magazine Editor: Ian DIllingham Deputy Editor: Natalie Gadbois Editor in Chief: Jennifer Calfas Managing Editor: Lev Facher Copy Editors: Hannah Bates Laura Schinagle Emma Sutherland THE statement THE LIST HOWARD SCHULTZ The lauded CEO of Starbuck...…
…Wednesday, November 4, 2015 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, November 4, 2015 // The Statement 5B Faces of an invisible identity: First-generation student experiences G rowing up on the west side of Detroit, most of Katie Thomas’ high school classmates didn’t go to college. But the Kinesiology senior was a stellar student: she consistently earned As in her classes, and she enjoyed going to school. So when she applied to college, the Un...…
…Wednesday, November 4, 2015 // The Statement 6B “We know that students who are first-gen students enter college less prepared,” she added. “We know that students are often unfamiliar with the culture and the mechanics of col- lege life and they don’t have family members who they can call and ask questions. And we know that they tend to have more complex family structures and that pulls their attention and their time away from their work...…
…Wednesday, November 4, 2015 // The Statement 7B I notice the red holes in my sneakers as I walk into an outlet mall’s T.J. Maxx. Wearing a $10 graphic tee purchased on clearance, I wade through aisles of affordable clothing. I’m looking for a particular shirt. I move around the men’s section until I lay eyes on my intended purchase: a blue polo shirt with a yellow Ralph Lauren logo embroidered in the top right corner. I quickly grab ...…
…Wednesday, November 4, 2015 // The Statement 8B I t won’t take long into getting to know me to know how much I love the rapper Drake. He’s in my Twitter bio. He’s the background on my phone. I once changed the all com- puter screens at The Michigan Daily news desk to mirroring images of his face. When friends describe me to people they know, they often bring up my obsession with Drizzy. It’s become my “niche.” Interestingly, however, no ...…
