…The University of Michigan, though established in Ann Arbor in 1837, opened its first building in Detroit in 1817. Before this, the Michigan Territory had no organized schools, and very few students were prepared to attend a university. The year 1817 itself was crucial in the development of Michigan, and on Tuesday evening, Brian Dunnigan, William Clements Library associate director and curator of maps, addressed members...…
…FINDING A FIRE PLAYLIST. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Wednesday, April 5, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Tift Merritt WHAT: Songwriter Tift Merritt performs a concert featuring her new music, which is known as distaff country soul. WHO: The Ark WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: 316 S. Main St. Party for the Planet WHAT: The dining halls will serve a selection of earth-friendly foods as they ce...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, April 5, 2017 — 2A Journalist Jon Cohen spoke about methods to curb the stigma behind HIV/AIDS Tuesday evening in an event that was part of the Pulitzer Center’s collaboration with the Communication Studies Department. About 20 University of Michigan students and faculty attended the event, where Cohen especially covered efforts to end AIDS in Africa and the U...…
…“T his is what democracy is all about,” remarked my representative, Dave Trott (R–Mich.), to a room crowded full of constituents, many of whom had just repeatedly chanted “shame” in response to one of his statements. In many ways, this town hall was a microcosm of a larger conflict between Republican congressmen and their alienated constituents that has been happening across the United States since Trump’s inaugura...…
…I just finished devouring “S-Town,” a new podcast from Serial and This American Life. I expected the story to follow in the true-crime footsteps of its predecessors and, for the first few installments at least, that appeared to be the direction it was heading. Lured by the promise of a small town whodunit, journalist Brian Reed falls instead into the life of John B. McLemore, a contradictorily misanthropic and charismatic horolo...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, April 5, 2011 — 7A In search of validation T he Michigan softball team left the John Cropp Classic in Lexington, Ky. teetering on the brink of disaster. Following a swift 5-1 defeat to No. 19 Kentucky on March 12, its record dropped to 14-7- 1 — the worst 22-game start since 2006. “We’re not playing the game of softball,” said Michigan coach Carol Hutchins after that g...…
…8A — Wednesday, April 5, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SAM MOUSIGIAN/Daily Sophomore running back Chris Evans has taken advantage of the offseason to gain more strength and knowledge. Evans builds stronger physique Chris Evans strolled into the lobby of Towsley Family Museum, clad in a grey cut-off t-shirt and a pair of flip-flops. The customary flattop hairstyle — a trait which he became known for last year...…
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…2B Managaing Statement Editor: Lara Moehlman Deputy Editors: Yoshiko Iwai Brian Kuang Photo Editor: Alexis Rankin Editor in Chief: Emma Kinery Design Staff: Michelle Phillips Emily Hardie Erin Tolar Nicole Doctoroff Managing Editor: Rebecca Lerner Copy Editors: Danielle Jackson Taylor Grandinetti Wednesday, April 5, 2017 // The Statement Personal Statement: Reflection Based on “Long Distance” by Victor Lavelle Preface: ...…
…I n the skinny budget proposed in March by President Donald Trump, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting would be defunded. The agency, which carries a budget of about $445 million, would lose all its money and, as a result, public media stations and producers are slated to lose sizable amounts of their budgets. This isn’t the first time that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was threatened with budget cuts. Du...…
…Wednesday, April 5, 2017 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, April 5, 2017 // The Statement 5B The Pedicab Man the story behind Boober Tours b y Av i S h o l k o f f, Daily Sports Writer “ Boober Tours! The only way!” Pedestrians stare at Kevin Span- gler, the six-foot-five man wearing a long black jacket who is pedaling on a pedicab on a mid-afternoon day. “Boober Tours! The only way!” Spangler shouts again, hoping someone will not...…
…Wednesday, April 5, 2017 // The Statement 6B Sports is Art It took me four seconds to spot Teddy in a line of 50 students outside Crisler Center. He stood tall in a bright-yellow Pikachu costume holding a small Tim Horton’s hot chocolate in his right hand. As I approached him, he seemed to be talk- ing a little bit to a lot of people. He told me we would be let inside the Crisler Center — home of the University of Michigan’s men’s an...…
…their academic mission often couldn’t do,” Potter said. “The stands for Michigan foot- ball very early on were intended to be larger than the city of Ann Arbor. Again, it proved that the University was stretching its image.” *** An hour and a half before the game, the inside of Crisler Center feels a bit like a shinier Disneyland. It’s pristinely clean, and there’s an overpowering cinnamon sugar smell floating throughout. “Bad and Bou...…
…Wednesday, April 5, 2017 // The Statement 8B V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : P A R A D I S E F O U N D P H O T O S B Y J U L I A L A W S O N This past summer I went to Kauai, Hawaii and was lucky enough to be able to explore a beautiful garden in the Wailua River Valley called Smith’s Tropical Paradise. Its vibrant colors and beautiful scenery will stay with me forever. …
