…After free-speech watchdog group Speech First filed a lawsuitagainst the University of Michigan last May, the University has restricted the housing staff, such as resident advisors and diversity peer educators, from removing speech from student doors — including hate speech. The lawsuit was filed against the University’s Bias Response Team and accused the school of limiting students’ abilities to express themselves freely. Sin...…
…On Monday, University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel announced the creation of the President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality. It will provide recommendations and strategies on achieving carbon neutrality and work with members of all three campuses. The group is composed of faculty, students and administrators, as well as local partnerships. According to the mission statement, the commission’s objec...…
…Despite the reluctance to establish PFAS limits, a draft of the EPA chemical plan states PFAS will be listed as a hazardous substance, a move that will make it easier to hold companies accountable for their waste. In January, U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell, D-Ann Arbor, Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, and Dan Kildee, D-Oscoda, introduced legislation to declare PFAS chemicals as hazardous. By listing PFAS as a hazardous chemical, the PFAS ...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Tuesday, February 5, 2019 Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Samantha Goldstein Elena Hubbell Emily Huhman Tara Jayaram Jeremy Kaplan Sarah Khan Lucas Maiman Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Ali Safawi Ashley Zhang Sam Weinberger FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, February 5, 2019 — 5 On day four of Sundance, I noticed a pattern in my note- taking. If I enjoyed a movie, I would only write a few details in my journal. If I didn’t enjoy a movie, I would scribble down criticisms like a madman and sometimes doodle during the more cringe-worthy scenes. This dichotomy became no more apparent than when I saw Lulu Wang’s excellent dramedy “The F...…
…By Tyler Lian and Jeff Chen ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 02/05/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 02/05/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 ACROSS 1 Ring ref’s decision 4 Hindu division 9 Rig up 14 Hankering 15 Aquaman’s realm 16 “Grey’s Anatomy” staffer 17 Immigrant’s ID 19 Extend the library borrowing term 20 Tries to hit 21 Low singers 22 ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, February 5, 2019 — 7 Michigan accelerating into 2019 The sport of lacrosse is speeding up, and Michigan is poised to capitalize on new shot- clock regulations as it amps up for the 2019 season. In an attempt to accelerate the pace of the game and facilitate a more exciting, aggressive play strategy, NCAA rulemakers have followed professional lacrosse leagues by implementing an 8...…
…8 — Tuesday, February 5, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Steve Pikiell and the unenviable task of building Rutgers basketball Back in October, when the Big Ten was a mystery and Rutgers’ place in it a foregone conclusion, Steve Pikiell sat at a round table near the edge of a hotel ballroom in Rosemont, Ill., trying and failing to dissuade reputation. The Scarlet Knights, who had won a combined nine conference games...…
