…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, April 7, 2021 ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. CXXX, No. 27 ©2021 The Michigan Daily N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 M I C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ARTS.............................6 STATEMENT...................9 OPIN...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 2 — Wednesday, April 7, 2021 ANNA FUDER/Daily The famous murals along West Hubbard Street in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood remind me of the famous graffiti alley on East Liberty Street, and both feel like home. The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is publishing weekly on Wednesdays for the Winter 2021 semester by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to a...…
…Ann Arbor City Council convened virtually April 5 to discuss the development of an unarmed safety response team, support for the University of Michigan’s President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality, an amendment to the housing rental period and a resolution to condemn anti-Asian hate crimes. The council discussed DC-3, a resolution that would task the city administrator with investigating different pathways for developing an un...…
…The first time I became aware of my body, I was 12 years old at an outdoor water park. I sat in an inflated tube, swaying back and forth in an obnoxiously loud wave pool with my sister and friends. It was a perfect day until it wasn’t. At one moment, my sister and friends had been taken elsewhere by the manufactured tide and I sat swaying along, enjoying the blazing sun on my face and the cool of the water on my feet. I was then ap...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Wednesday, April 7, 2021 — 5 U-M professors, Michigan public officials discuss roots of anti-Asian racism, but suggestions for what to do in the face of hate fall short Disclaimer: The author and Michigan in Color as a whole do not condone involvement of the carceral state or any perpetuation of criminalization. The solutions covered in this event are not solutions the author is...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 6 — Wednesday, April 7, 2021 A little over a week ago, news broke of the death of former Metropolitan Opera conductor James Levine. Reporters and critics across the classical music and opera worlds wrote long obituaries that interrogated Levine’s complicated legacy. The first item that most obituaries touched upon was Levine’s critical success as the conductor of the Met. He led the...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, April 7, 2021 — 7 What first comes to mind when you hear the term SoundCloud rap? Perhaps you envision an immature group of teens with colorfully-dyed hair and face tattoos, rapping about prescription drugs. Maybe the term connotes a sense of rebelliousness that brings to mind exciting, unfiltered discoveries found on the internet. It could remind you of your own blunders and s...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 8 — Wednesday, April 7, 2021 Ann Arbor is never entirely quiet. But of the many sounds you hear drifting through the city, those of a band with a bossa nova feel often aren’t among them. And yet, on a slightly chilly Saturday afternoon, a group of around 40 people and I found ourselves masked up and spread out, sprawled all over Lawrence Street as a jazz/rock band played on the porch of...…
…L ike so many other universities around the world, the University of Michigan relied on its existing technological resources to design a dis- tanced education for the COVID-19 era. The pandemic certainly came as a sur- prise, though ultimately a widespread familiarity with the basic tools of email, course websites and video conferencing helped students and teachers adapt to a new normal. Online education in general, how- ever, is n...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 10 — Wednesday, April 7, 2021 statement Love everlasting: the relationships that color my identity W hen I left home for col- lege, my Bubbie — the Yid- dish term for grandmother — gifted me with a thin red bracelet to protect me from the harm of the evil eye. The tradition is rooted in the spiritual Jewish practice called Kab- balah, though the reasoning behind it is widely debated. Some beli...…
…I brainstorm new topics for Michigan Daily articles, like this one, from my bed in the apartment I moved into when the freshmen residence halls closed. I rest my computer on my lap, blank document open and waiting, and I lean back into the silence. Across from my bed is a window, and through it, as I write or ponder, I see the yel- low house next door. On clear evenings like tonight, the sunset compliments the friendly yel- l...…
…7-Opinion Opinion BRITTANY BOWMAN Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. CLAIRE HAO Editor in Chief ELIZABETH COOK AND JOEL WEINER Editorial Page Editors Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of The Daily’s Editorial Board. All other signed articles and il...…
…7-Opinion T his past week, there was a little drama in the race for New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District. Sheridan Lund, the precinct chair of the Democratic Party of Bernalillo County and candidate for the congressional seat, tweeted a now-deleted attack on one of the candidates. The charge being leveled was that Victor Reyes, a former top aide to New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and one of the candidates for the congres...…
…2-News 14 — Wednesday, April 7, 2021 Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Online Event: Wednesday, March 31st, 2021 | 4:00 p.m. An online lecture. For more information, visit events.umich.edu/event/81873 or call 734.615.6667 IF THEY ONLY KNEW VINCENT HUTCHINGS Hanes Walton Jr. Collegiate Professor of Political Science and Afroamerican and African Studies Informing Blacks and Whites about the Racial Wealth Gap JOHN TU...…
…In four years at Michigan, Isaiah Livers has scored 987 points, collected 453 rebounds and assisted 110 baskets. In the process, he’s won 94 games, each one helping to earn the University hundreds of thousands of dollars from ticket sales, advertising revenue and TV deals. None of it has gone to Livers. “I just feel like I’m being used a lot,” Livers, who wore a shirt with the hashtag #NotNCAAProperty thr...…
…Michigan advances to National Championships with record tie Michigan goes 2-2 against Maryland, Northwestern Baserunning costs Michigan outs and runs Standing on the edge of the floor before her routine, junior Natalie Wojcik watched as her teammate’s score came in at a 9.950, securing the win for Michigan and advancing it to the NCAA Gymnastics Championships. However, Wojcik still saluted the judges, stepped out on the floo...…
…The University of Michigan’s chapter of Biden for President hosted Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in Ann Arbor’s Kerrytown Monday afternoon. More than 75 people attended the rally in person, while more than 500 supporters logged on to the virtual livestream. Sanders started the event by emphasizing the importance of continuing to make progress in a thoughtful, informed way. “We can keep our country moving forward if we do so ...…
…Content warning: This piece describes depictions of drugging, sexual assault and sexual harassment. An anonymous plaintiff Jane Doe filed a civil lawsuit against the Psi Upsilon fraternity at the University of Michigan, claiming she was drugged and raped by a member of the fraternity while attending a party at the fraternity house in August 2019. The fraternity member allegedly coerced Doe to an upstairs room in the Psi ...…
…When bringing their concerns to Schlissel, the faculty members noted the metric regarding more than 70 new cases per million in the county had been met. According to data published on MI Safe Start Map, daily new cases per million were above 70 in Washtenaw County around a dozen times during the last weeks of September. After that point, the daily new cases per million fell below the threshold. The University posted th...…
…Cities and local leaders across the country have faced economic and social turmoil throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. On Wednesday morning, the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning welcomed mayors Jacob Frey of Minneapolis, Lori Lightfoot of Chicago, Libby Schaaf of Oakland, Calif. and Michael Tubbs of Stockton, Calif., to a panel titled “America’s Mayors on Crisis and Change.” University President...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, October 7, 2020 — 5 STEM students face overtime lectures, extra work With the majority of classes being taught virtually this semester, some STEM students are reporting overtime lectures and unfair work expectations, despite having regular schedules with assigned class times. Pharmacy student Sihyun Kim is currently enrolled in the course Medical Microbiology a...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan In Color 6 — Wednesday, October 7, 2020 Let me preface this with a quick but important disclaim- er. This piece is not fodder or proof that Islam is misogynis- tic or oppresses women. I will not be feeding into the guilt- ridden stereotypes created by liberals who are ashamed about their bloodthirst for innocent Afghans and Iraqis post 9/11 or attempting to jus- tify drone attacks in...…
…Wednesday, October 7, 2020 — 7 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan In Color The very existence of the United States of America presents itself as perhaps one of the most con- founding paradoxes. A country that claims a perfectly veneered founda- tion of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, interstate highways tarred with gold and a guarantee of the ever-fleeting American dream. This is a country that is simultane- ...…
…Opinion The Energy Information Administration estimates that utilities are the biggest source of carbon emissions in Michigan at 36.5%. Within utilities, the EIA estimates that 92%of the state’s electricity is produced from non- renewable energy sources, with 4 out of 10 power plants running on coal. Even though wind energy production, the largest source of renewable energy in Michigan, has more than quadrupled between 2012 ...…
…W hen Americans living on the West Coast woke up on Sept. 9, they were met with a concerning reality. From northern California all the way up through Oregon, the sky was an apocalyptic shade of reddish-orange. The western United States is once again engulfed in flames, as hundreds of wildfires have ravaged forests and disrupted the lives of millions throughout California, Oregon and Washington. While California generally has wi...…
…puzzle by sudokusnydictation.com By Ed Sessa ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 10/07/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 10/07/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 ACROSS 1 Something to pay 5 “Nothing’s broken” 9 Lawn game 14 Fir fellers 15 Cool off in a shallow stream, say 16 Weasley family owl 17 Substantial return 20 Popeye’s n...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Wednesday, October 7, 2020 — 11 YOUR WEEKLY ARIES Financial ups and downs cause headaches this week, Aries, but it’s within your control to get your money better organized. Working on your time management may free up time to indulge in a lucrative side hustle, which will help. AQUARIUS GEMENI Expect strange coincidences or fleeting corner-of-the-eye glimpses of otherworldly bein...…
…2-News 12 — Wednesday, October 7, 2020 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THE B-SIDE: ICONS Taylor Swift runs music I was seven years old when “You Belong With Me” came out, and it still gives me an indescribable rush of sheer happiness. It’s the song I play in the car with the windows down, letting everyone else on the road share my joy. It’s the song that I dance around to in my pajamas, feeling like I’m at a con...…
…Arts Wednesday, October 7, 2020 — 13 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The first time I understood George Balanchine was watching “The Nutcracker.” More precisely, it was while watching a recording of Act 2’s “Waltz of the Flowers” on YouTube, with New York City Ballet’s Ashley Bouder as the leading Dewdrop. The six- minute dance is the culmination of the Christmastime ballet’s divertissements and the music builds with un...…
…T he vigorous string melody halted, and the film came to an abrupt end. Dazed, my friend Haoyu and I sat silently in the darkness of State Theatre without moving an inch of our bodies. When we heard the sound of clapping from below us, we subconscious- ly clapped along too. A warm yellow light slowly re-illuminated the theater. While people started getting up and preparing to leave, Haoyu and I were still glued to our seats, re...…
…F or the first 18 years of my life, I lived about a hundred yards away from my grandmother’s house. As a kid, I’d skip down the street to her house for a din- ner of PopTarts and games of Kings in the Cor- ner, “PBS NewsHour” always playing on the TV in the background. The TV volume muffled the sound of the back door, so I’d tiptoe as far into the living room as I could before announc- ing my arrival, to surprise her. We’d catc...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com statement Wednesday, October 7, 2020 — 16 On making friends during a pandemic BY LEAH LESZCZYNSKI, STATEMENT COLUMNIST E ver since I arrived on campus last year, vetting classmates in discussions, student organization meetings and informal gatherings, in hopes of creating more fulfilling human connections has become second nature to me. Prior to the new world created by the COVID-19 pan- d...…
…Ten months into his first season on a Division I coaching staff at Illinois State, 37-year-old Luke Yaklich created a Microsoft Word file on his computer. He named it “When I Become a Head Coach.” Yaklich divided the file into four sections: offense, defense, culture and recruiting. Tidbits of information — gleaned from picking the brains of other coaches and scouts, reading books, watching online clinics and just being aro...…
…For the Mattins, Michigan’s family atmosphere is only fitting In sports, your team is a family. Developing a relationship keeps the team together, and the closer it is to a family, the better. But the Michigan wrestling team is a step above the others, featuring three pairs of family members — the Amines, Corrells and Mattins. What has the program done to attract so many siblings? For the Mattin brothers, it’s the family conne...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, October 7, 2020 — 19 With three weeks until opener, offensive line hoping to find stability Offensive line, by nature, is a position rooted in contact. So this fall, when Michigan had to practice without pads until last Wednesday, it was perhaps the position group hardest hit. A year ago, the Wolverines would have been well equipped to handle such adversity. Their offensiv...…
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…Thursday, May 7, 2020 INDEX Vol. CXXIX, No. 112 © 2020 The Michigan Daily NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS/NEWS.......................... MiC......................................... SPORTS................................ MICHIGAN IN COLOR Enriching education Four Michigan men and their work to bridge educational and professional disparities >> SEE PAGE 8 NEWS Online courses ...…
…Hospital employees talk working conditions, government leadership On Wednesday afternoon, for- mer second lady Jill Biden held a virtual roundtable in recognition of National Nurses Day. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and nurses from health systems in Detroit and Ann Arbor spoke at the meeting. Nessel began the conversation by highlighting the work her office is doing to ensure nurses and their families have all the protecti...…
…On Saturday, the University of Michigan held online commence- ment activities in place of the can- celled Spring Commencement due to COVID-19. The online activities included a recorded message posted on the commencement page from Uni- versity President Mark Schlissel, Interim Provost Susan M. Collins and the deans. “Yes, these are turbulent times,” Collins said. “But smooth seas do not make the most skillful sailors. You are ready to...…
…O n Sunday, March 8, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., held a campaign rally on the Diag at the University of Michigan in advance of the March 10 Michigan primary. 10,000 people were in attendance at the rally, which consisted of speeches from local, state and national-level offi- cials, and finally from Sanders at the very end. The content of the speeches touched on progressive national issues, the Sanders campaign platform and a unifor...…
…5 Thursday, May 7, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 5 OP PINION S ince the start of the COVID- 19 pandemic, governors have had an integral responsibility to keep their constituents safe. From enacting stay-at-home orders to hold- ing press conferences and advocat- ing for their state to receive medical equipment, governors are working tirelessly to protect their states. While some governors, such as New York Gov. Andrew Cu...…
…ARTS 6 Thursday, May 7, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com This piece is part of a series on “Art during COVID,” an explora- tion of art forms to keep our idle minds creative during this pan- demic. With many of us at home, our minds have ample time to wander, wonder, and create. This series highlights accessible and immersive art forms to both produce and consume during the pandemic months and beyond. My favorite time to be...…
…7 Thursday, May 7, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS Netflix’s catalogue hosts a large range of teenage romantic com- edies, films usually based on arche- types who parrot dumbed-down lines about the “important” parts of high school without experiencing a lot of character growth. They’re short and predictable, and because their sole purpose is entertain- ment, they start to blur together. But when a teen film goes beyon...…
…8 Thursday, May 7, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN IN COLOR COURTESY OF KENDALL VAN ALLEN How four men fill the racial gap where the institution fails Societal consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have entirely altered the world of academica. This speaks to the way of life for all students, but particularly students of color and underrepresented students with fewer resources to accomplish their educational g...…
…9 Thursday, May 7, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN IN COLOR Wu schools Hollywood with just representation in ‘The Half of It’ CHERYN HONG Managing MiC Editor NETFLIX An immigrant’s Pursuit of ‘Happyness’ NOOR MOUGHNI MiC Columnist Read more at michigandaily.com On May 1, Netflix released a bildungsro- man film entitled “Half of It,” written and directed by Alice Wu, who is known for her previous film, “Saving...…
…Adrien Nunez’ battle back to relevance Last season, on Nov. 12, Adrien Nunez was thrown to the wolves. Following a wrist injury to freshman phenom Franz Wagner, Nunez — a sophomore that barely sniffed the floor the season prior — was thrust into a starting position. A guard with daunting range and 3-point shooting ability, Nunez was billed as a solid force in Michigan’s offense throughout his career. It was the other side of his game...…
…JACOB KOPNICK Daily Sports Editor Thursday, May 7, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Guard Cole Bajema enters name in transfer portal After one season, freshman guard Cole Bajema is potentially departing Ann Arbor as he submitted his name to the transfer portal, a program spokesperson confirmed to The Daily. After not seeing the floor much during his first year in college basketball, Bajema has decided to test the tran...…
…Thursday, May 7, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Schoonbee’s Olympic dreams on hold Jessica Schoonbee is bored. She gets up around 7:30 every day — sleeping in compared to her typical rowing schedule at Michigan. She has an iced coffee and toast with peanut butter for breakfast. She tries to squeeze in a workout either before or after her online classes, still only half the amount of training she does during the school ye...…
…The Ann Arbor City Council met Monday evening via Zoom in a public livestream. Despite the meeting’s alternative format, the council kept its usual structure, including public comments via phone calls and speakers from various city government organizations, informing the public on issues such as zoning policy and the city budget. With people across the country as well as local tenants calling for a rent freeze...…
…2 — Tuesday, April 7, 2020 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University OF Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily’s office for $2. Subscriptions for September-April are $250 and year long subscriptions are $275. University affiliates are ...…
