…The University of Michigan was ranked among the nation’s top three schools for undergraduate entrepreneurship opportunities and sixth for graduate entrepreneurship by The Princeton Review in a November release. Only Babson University in Massachusetts and Brigham Young University in Utah surpassed the University on the undergraduate list. The annual rankings take into consideration business and entrepreneurs...…
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…Obama reaffirms federal support in visit to Flint Teachers’ protests of budget cuts cause DPS shut down Obama met with residents and local leaders to discuss the water crisis By LYDIA MURRAY, LARA MOEHLMAN and BRADLEY WHIPPLE Summer Managing News Editor, Summer Editor-in-Chief, and Summer Managing Editors FLINT, Mich. — Standing before a crowd of more than 1,000 residents at Flint Northwestern High School on W...…
…A federal judge has recently mandated that the state of Michigan deliver weekly supplies of 395,000 cases of water to Flint until its water crisis is resolved, denying a request for the state to put an earlier requirement to deliver water on hold. According to the Detroit Free Press, U.S. District Judge David Lawson declared Flint water to still be unsafe and demanded the state give out water bottles to households withou...…
…immersion in the humanities and liberal arts,” he said. The three habits Costolo outlined were creative synthesis, disciplined thinking and awareness beyond oneself — all of which can be attained through a liberal arts education. To exemplify the importance of creative synthesis, Costolo used an example from his career in which he gave a speech that was streamed to the 4,000 Twitter employees around the world. It in, he s...…
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…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, December 5, 2016 — 3A entrepreneurship programs — said the creation of a minor in entrepreneurship, which was founded in winter 2014, has empowered students from all academic backgrounds to learn about starting small businesses. “Since the introduction of the campus-wide minor, students from all schools and colleges can access new hands-on courses, creating more oppo...…
…part, they might not have paid off, as evidenced by his second place finish in a state he was projected to win. In contrast, his opponent, Sen. Ted Cruz (R–Texas) at his rally in Iowa City the day before spent his time portraying himself as a true conservative, evoking time-tested symbols like the Bible and the Constitution. For Iowa though, where, according to NPR, 53 percent of voters consider religion “very important” and whe...…
…“One of the main points that I’m trying to come at is it’s not about choosing sides, but it’s about being honest with yourself and trying to learn about all the different sides and trying to connect to something human.” LSA freshman Timothy Mayer said he was drawn to the event for its unique attempt to promote unity through music. He said while he enjoyed the performance overall, he thought there was an apparent lack of discu...…
…3 NEWS Thursday, May 5, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com City Council passes budget despite resident comments $370 million budget represents $10 million decrease from previous year By BRIAN KUANG Summer Daily News Editor Ann Arbor’s $370 million bud- get for the 2017 fiscal year was subject to a public hearing at Monday’s City Council meeting at Larcom City Hall. At the meeting, city residents also expressed their...…
…E vent horizon (noun): the point in space where gravity is so great, not even light can escape. Meaningful differences still exist beyond the event horizon, but due to a massive gravitational pull, an outside observer can’t differentiate between any objects after that point. I recently watched a rough cut of a documentary about Michigan football that contains a scene of a group of students protesting Trump’...…
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…Opinion SHOHAM GEVA EDITOR IN CHIEF CLAIRE BRYAN AND REGAN DETWILER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LAURA SCHINAGLE 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...…
…4 Thursday, May 5, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com OPINION LARA MOEHLMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF JEREMY KAPLAN EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR BRADLEY WHIPPLE MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. I attended Commencement to support the seniors in my life who’ve taught me to be critical of the world and try to c...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, December 5, 2016 — 5A Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Poets 6 Ocean breaker 10 Former Iranian ruler 14 From another planet 15 Golfer’s club selection 16 Golfer’s target 17 What the star gets on a marquee 19 Express checkout lane unit 20 “__ Haw” 21 Contemptuous manner, in slang 22 “Pet” annoyance 23 Dejected 26 Wrap tightly, as in bandages 30 Poker ho...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, February 5, 2016 — 5 Bloc Party’s ‘Hymns’ simple and soothing By DANIELLE IMMERMAN Daily Arts Writer Before indie-rock Tumblr girls obsessed over Arctic Monkeys, there was Bloc Party. Effortless, provocative, innovative and distinct, Bloc Party is by far my favor- ite indie-rock band. In fact, their 2008 Intimacy was my first real favorite album — they just have a ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, April 5, 2016 — 5 Weezer continues its comeback on ‘White’ By SAM ROSENBERG Daily Arts Writer By now, you’d think that a ’90s band like Weezer would have given up already. The Los Ange- les based rock group attained paramount suc- cess from their magnetic Blue Album debut and their ini- tially hated, now critically praised sopho- more record Pinkerton in 1994 and 1...…
…ELISE JAYAKAR | MICHIGAN IN COLOR I grew up hiding behind my mom’s light, long legs at grocery stores, burying my head into the cart-made skid marks and hoping no one pointed at the spectrum that lay between our skin. Meijer was terrifying. I worried that my big-hearted mother would again be labeled my “nanny” by some lady juggling a box of Cheez-Its and toilet paper. Even today, I can still feel the sting of the word “nanny” bra...…
…I t’s simplistic to boil any TV series down to a one- word theme, but “Orange is the New Black” has always had its mind on one concept in particular: empathy. When the series first premiered, its first season gradually showed us that Piper Chapman’s view of Litchfield Penitentiary was skewed; our initial perceptions of supporting characters came from how Piper viewed them. Suzanne, Taystee, Red — these are ...…
…ACROSS 1 San Francisco section 6 Hailing place? 10 One growing up fast? 14 Laura Petrie catchphrase 15 Will’s role in “Celebrity Jeopardy!” sketches on “SNL” 16 Cultural opening? 17 Slip ’N Slide maker 18 Singer Halliwell 19 __ time 20 National alternative 22 Playground threat 24 Word with guilt or debt 27 Symbol of strength 28 Those, in Tijuana 29 Tennessee team, briefly 31 Unveiling 35 It’s double- hyphenated: Abbr. 36 South Asian garment 37...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Riffles (through) 6 Kitty cries 10 Like some chatter or threats 14 Birdbath buildup 15 Plant “pet” 16 Bellyache 17 *Game with a barrel-throwing gorilla 19 “Flip or Flop” cable channel 20 Dueling sword 21 Stare unsubtly 22 Slammer 23 Wreck completely 25 “Moi?” 27 __ Lingus 28 Reason for an R rating 31 “I __ thought of that” 34 Place to overnight 35 Crooner Cole 36 Stat tha...…
…6 Thursday, May 5, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS ARTIST PROFILE ‘Ahead’ a fake but lively biopic By MADELEINE GAUDIN Daily Arts Writer This spring is starting to feel like a music biopic-heavy season in the middle of a music biopic resurgence. Some, like “Amy,” have master- fully captured the torment and hardship of their troubled stars, while others, like the forthcoming “Nina,” have sac- rificed sub...…
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | December 5, 2016 Sad Valley The Michigan hockey team suffered two straight blowout losses, 6-1 and 5-1, on the road at Penn State this weekend » Page 3B Almost special Michigan had its fate in its hands for most of the season, but the Wolverines couldn’t seal the deal when it counted » SportsMonday Column, Page 2B Against Oregon in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the Mich...…
…Sports & Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Friday, February 5, 2016 — 7 ‘Jane Got a Gun’ is a sappy failure Natalie Portman’s romantic Western is shooting blanks By MADELEINE GAUDIN Daily Arts Writer “Jane Got a Gun,” but she doesn’t really use it. Natalie Portman’s (“Black Swan”) lat- est film has so much potential to be a badass reversal of traditional Western gen- der roles, but it loses itself somewhere al...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, April 5, 2016 — 7 Young ‘M’ lineup stands out in narrow loss to Terrapins Wolverines can’t overcome injuries, but freshmen flash potential By JORDAN HERBSTMAN Daily Sports Writer The Michigan men’s lacrosse team showed up to its Big Ten season-opener determined to pull off an upset against No. 5 Maryland. The Wolverines put together an impressive performance, but in the e...…
…7 Thursday, May 5, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS ‘Views’ fails to impress ALBUM REVIEW Despite all the hype, Drake fails to deliver what’s expected. By MATT GALLATIN Daily Arts Writer ‘Views’ is a concept. It was incept- ed by a tweet in 2014, and subse- quently swelled over two years into a commercial force spanning minimal- ist billboards and predictable Snap- chat filters. Before the album was even r...…
…2B — December 5, 2016 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com This seemed like the year for Michigan football I t’s not often the Orange Bowl seems like a consolation prize. It’s one of the most storied bowls in college football, guarantees a trip to Miami and has a prestige few others can match. But it feels like a consolation, doesn’t it? After everything the Michigan football team looked like it could be a ...…
…8 — Friday, February 5, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Walker’s bravado impresses By ZACH SHAW Daily Sports Editor As one of the nation’s top high school running backs, no one would be surprised at Kareem Walker’s high self-confidence. The Michigan early enrollee has boasted about his ability to recruit other prospects and didn’t shy away from saying he has no intentions of riding the bench for the Wolverines...…
…8 — Tuesday, April 5, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Berenson explains decision to stay By KEVIN SANTO Daily Sports Writer Red Berenson stood up from his chair, black coffee in hand, and headed toward the door. He cracked it open before stopping himself in the doorway, glancing back and cracking a smile. “My wife is happy,” he said. It was Berenson’s concluding statement after he spoke to the media for t...…
…8 Thursday, May 5, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 “Dragnet” star Jack 5 Campus military prog. 9 Die-hard 13 Gillette razor 14 Bridal path flower piece 15 Hindu princess 16 Apply crudely, as paint 17 Samuel on the Supreme Court 18 To be, to Tiberius 19 “Fiddler on the Roof” song 22 “What a relief!” 24 Continental trade gp. 25 Ritzy residence 26 Corned be...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday December 5, 2016 — 3B CLAIRE ABDO/Daily Jack LaFontaine made 70 saves over the weekend, but also let in seven goals. Goaltending wasn’t the problem for Michigan S TATE COLLEGE — How difficult is it to play in Pegula Ice Arena? On a scale of one to 10, probably a 10. If you’re a goaltender, make that 20. The No. 20 Michigan hockey team learned that first hand this weekend, wh...…
…New facility improves and de-stigmatizes mental health care for young patients By ALEXA ST. JOHN Daily Staff Reporter The Nyman Family Unit for Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Wellness, a new pediatric inpatient psychiatric unit within C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, opened April 4. The unit is a structural and techno- logical improvement from the previ- ous unit located in the Health System’s old chil- dren’s hospita...…
…4B — December 5, 2016 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan throttles Kennesaw State John Beilein said the defense in the last four minutes of each half in the Michigan men’s basketball team’s 73-70 overtime loss against Virginia Tech on Wednesday night was “some of the worst defense (he’d) ever seen.” For the Michigan head coach and his team, Saturday afternoon’s start against Kennesaw State (3-6...…
…Sophomore forward Chatman to transfer By ORION SANG Summer Managing Sports Editor Close to two months ago, Kam Chatman hit a game-winning three pointer against Indiana that propelled the Michigan men’s basketball team to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals and the NCAA Tournament. It appears that will be the most memorable moment of the sophomore forward’s career in Ann Arbor. As first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Goodman and late...…
…11 Thursday, May 5, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Ferlic qualifies for U.S. Olympic Trials By ORION SANG Summer Managing Sports Editor When Mason Ferlic reached the finish line of the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Payton Jordan Invitational last Sunday, the first thing he did was look up at the scoreboard. And when he saw that he had finished with a time of 8:28.77, he couldn’t help but feel discouraged...…
…‘M’ Softball Academy provides perspective By ORION SANG Summer Managing Sports Editor Just like the last series against Penn State, this weekend’s series against Rutgers is important for the No. 2 Michigan softball team in its chase for another Big Ten conference title. But before the Wolverines take on the Scarlet Knights, they will participate in an event that, according to coach Carol Hutchins, should allow her players a...…
