…Every Saturday morning since September 2003, members of Witnesses For Peace — an anti- Israel protest group — have stood outside the Beth Israel Congregation on Washtenaw Avenue in Ann Arbor. Members of the group hold signs reading “Resist Jewish Power,” “Jewish Power Corrupts,” “Boycott Israel,” “Stop U.S. Aid to Israel” and “End the Palestinian holocaust.” Their demonstrations last from about 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., taking p...…
…In recent weeks, businesses have closed their doors and restaurants have been forced to move to takeout only as residents have taken to self-isolation, all to slow the spread of COVID-19 as the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines recommend. However, homeless shelters in Ann Arbor remain open, in full operation and at capacity. Sarah Paspal-Jasinski, director of development at the Shelter Associat...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, December 8, 2021 ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM CHAMPIONS DANIEL DASH Daily Sports Editor Michigan 42 42 Iowa 3 3 Wolverines capture elusive Big Ten Championship in win over Iowa GOT A NEWS TIP? Let us know: Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com IN DEX Vol. CXXX, No. 61 ©2021 The Michigan Daily NEWS.........................2 A RTS..................…
…The brass Block ‘M’ in the center of the Diag is usually clear of footprints, with students sharply changing their trajectory to safely avoid trodding upon it and tempting academic fate. However, during Festifall on Sept. 1 and 2, the sidewalks throughout the Diag and Ingalls Mall were so packed with U-M community members that numerous individuals walked over the infamous ‘M’ to navigate the large crowd. After operating as a com...…
…The Michigan Daily sat down with University President Santa Ono Tuesday to discuss working with students and the expansion of both on-campus housing and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. He also spoke about his favorite parts of Mosher- Jordan’s dining hall and his order at Pizza House. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. The Daily: The University of Michigan is currently in the midst of negotiations with the Gra...…
…The University of Michigan recently increased its police presence following the Feb. 13 shooting at Michigan State University “out of an abundance of caution,” as noted by the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security in a Feb. 14 press release. The announcement has been met with mixed responses from U-M students and faculty, making it clear that not everyone feels safer with more police on campus. In a Feb. 14 statement,...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, June 8, 2022 - Weekly Summer Edition ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE 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. 80 ©2022 The Michigan Daily N E W S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 STATEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . 4 M I C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...…
…The Ann Arbor City Council met for the first time in 2020 on Monday night to discuss a federal lawsuit filed over anti- Israel protests at Beth Israel Congregation and increasing regulations for short-term rental properties. Anti-Israel protester Henry Herskovitz spoke during public comment about the political demonstrations. Herskovitz, who leads the groups Deir Yassin Remembered and Jewish Witnesses for Peace and Friends, i...…
…News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com During the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, students and young professionals from around the world have come together to form a global movement called #Students_Against_ COVID, which is dedicated to bringing students and allies together to spread awareness about the severity of the virus. They strive to facilitate effective and socially responsible collaboration and innovation...…
…In light of the University of Michi- gan’s commitment to achieve carbon neutrality for both on-campus and purchased-power emissions by 2040, community members are consider- ing how the University can introduce more energy-efficient lighting proce- dures. Multiple buildings and common areas across campus close each night and remain inaccessible to students, staff and faculty, but continue to be lit with the same light intensity as d...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 2 — Wednesday, September 8, 2021 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 all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily’s office for $2. If you would like a current copy of the paper mailed to you, please visit store. pub.umich.edu/michigan-...…
…The University of Michigan announced Google Drive storage for students, faculty and staff will be decreased to 250 GB following Google’s decision to discontinue unlimited storage for all non- paying members. Alumni will have their storage decreased to 15 GB, the standard amount provided to a Google account. According to a statement from Information and Technology Services, the University decided providing 250 GB to each user was ...…
…Each month, The Michigan Daily publishes a compilation of bills in the Michigan legislature for students at the University of Michigan to be aware of. The following article explains five bills that have been introduced, passed or signed into law by the Michigan legislature or Gov. Gretchen Whitmer throughout the month of February. 1. Ban on discrimination of hair styles typically associated with race Status: Introduce...…
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…“The First Amendment … is subject to appropriate limitations on its continued and repeated usage.” Defendants named in the lawsuit include Henry Herskovitz, Gloria Harb, Tom Saffold, Rudy List and Chris Mark. The lawsuit also lists the groups Deir Yassin Remembered and Jewish Witnesses for Peace and Friends — both led by Herskovitz, a former member of the congregation — as defendants. The Southern Poverty Law Center ...…
…Wednesday, April 8, 2020 — 3A News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com This decision has no impact on Whitmer’s stay-at-home order, which is still set to end April 14. Whitmer told reporters after the vote that the extension isn’t as long as she hoped, but the legislature can always extend it again at a later date, according to the Detroit Free Press. Whitmer said extending the emergency declaration protects the state...…
…The University of Michigan Diag was illuminated by a string of tealight candles the evening of Dec. 2 as community members gathered to mourn and commemorate the four lives lost in the Oxford High School shooting on Nov. 30, where a 15-year-old sophomore opened fire in what would become the deadliest K-12 school shooting since 2018. Three students spoke at the event: Public Policy junior Alyssa Donovan, LSA junior Mckenzie Mille...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, September 8, 2021 — 3 ADMINISTRATION ‘U’ leaders defend COVID-19 policies after faculty pushback Schlissel: Classroom ‘the safest place to be on campus’ University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel and Provost Susan Collins defended fall semester COVID-19 guidelines in a Sept. 2 email to concerned faculty, stating that “perhaps the safest place to be on campus this fall will ...…
…puzzle by sudokusnydictation.com π 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 SUDOKU WHISPER “More sun please.” “I like the chonky squirrels!!!” WHISPER Wednesday, February 8, 2023 — 3 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The paper takeout pail: the compact, usable, portabl...…
…When I think of how I’d describe the Ross School of Business, a few thoughts come to mind: classroom building, study spot, home of one of the busiest Starbucks on campus (indeed, it’s rumored that the Business School’s Starbucks has the highest revenue per square foot ratio of all Starbucks in America). An art museum is not one of them. And yet, step inside the Business School and you’ll find art displays of all kinds, from paint...…
…Wednesday, June 8, 2022 — 3 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Take a tour through ‘Harry’s House’, song by song The long-awaited third studio album from Harry Styles is finally here, and it is exceeding all expectations. Harry’s House is an intimate portrait of love and fun that will guide you through every emotion. His crooning vocals and epic instrumentals (hello, steel guitar, I love you) make the album a cinema...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, January 8, 2020 Alanna Berger Brittany Bowman Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Cheryn Hong Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Mary Rolfes Michael Russo Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Joel Weiner Erin White Lola Yang ERIN WHITE Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students ...…
…M arch 27 marked the day the United States officially surpassed every other country in confirmed cases of COVID-19. That day alone, over 3,000 people died globally, pushing the total death count past 27,000. And yet, as thousands lose their lives every day, I have seen one phrase circulate more than almost any other, second only to “wash your hands” — “we are the virus, and coronavirus is the cure.” Beside insinuating t...…
…In early November, the University of Pioneer High School parent Charmelle Kelsey filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Ann Arbor Public Schools on Nov. 30, in the latest of several attempts to make AAPS acknowledge racial disparities in their school system. The suit claims AAPS withheld public documents Kelsey believed would provide evidence of racial discrimination at Pioneer High School, according to a press...…
…2-News 4 — Wednesday, September 8, 2021 Ad The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com …
…What makes a title? Maybe it’s a quick attention grabber. A one-word sucker punch that knocks you off your feet and leaves you wondering where it came from. I’m talking about movies like “Her” (Spike Jonze) which implies some sort of a romance, “Raw” (Julia Ducournau) which evokes a … meaty (?) feeling or “Parasite” (Bong Joon-ho), whose abstraction has the ability to evoke different thoughts in different people. What these words ...…
…Calling all corporate higher-ups: Trust falls are no longer the best way for your employees to practice team building. Try freefalls from the top of a mountain, with a child strapped to each of their chests. This technique worked for the characters of writer-director João Gonzalez’s (“Nestor”) animated short “Ice Merchants,” so it should work for you. The premise of “Ice Merchants” is inherently ridiculous. A father- son duo lives ...…
…Patron saint of women in tech Packing for California was, for the most part, easy. If I couldn’t wear it in 100-degree heat or to my big tech internship, it went into storage. With near mechanical precision, I divided my wardrobe into “leave” and “take” piles. But there was one item that stumped me. Six months ago, my friend sent me a tweet with a picture of a t-shirt that read “Disgraced founder of Theranos Elizabeth Holmes” —...…
…Kiley Reid is interested in what makes us cringe. “As a writer I’m really drawn toward hyper-realistic, almost awkward dialogue and inner monologue,” said Reid in a recent phone interview with The Michigan Daily. “And I’m very drawn to characters who find themselves in positions of power and don’t really know what to do with it.” Accordingly, Reid situates her debut novel, “Such A Fun Age,” at the nexus of multiple tricky relatio...…
…Movies are projections. Yes, literally, in the sense of filmstock and screens and projectors and bulbs. But movies can also be projections of ourselves — a momentary snapshot of the internal, the introspective, the metaphysical. Given the circumstances, we as the film beat are seeing less literal projections in movie theaters and doing more projecting ourselves. So what are we thinking about? Among them are “Wicked,” Dcoms (Dis...…
…Arts I’m the kind of person who looks for herself when she reads. I want so badly to find bits of myself in characters that I love. From Hermione Granger to Lizzy Bennet, I crave a connection to beloved characters, so much so that I force similarities. I try to become the characters instead of finding a natural connection, instead of finding something real. And then I read Uzma Jalaluddin’s “Hana Khan Carries On.” I’ve seen att...…
…It’s nine on Sunday morning, and Eileen is going to mass with Simon. They’ve known each other for a very long time — since they were teenagers. They’ve shared a romantic interlude in Paris, only to part for years after. They’ve woken up in bed together this morning. It’s both a notable and unexciting event, the sort that Eileen, nearing 30, clings to. The moment happens in her head more than in reality, in her heart. She watches t...…
…Michigan in Color The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Lesson from Dr. Omar Suleiman Wednesday, February 8, 2023 — 5 As-Salaam-Alaikum Wa-Alaikum-Salaam The auditorium—recently buzzing with greetings and jovial conversations—fell pin- drop silent, intent on hanging on Dr. Omar Suleiman’s words. Imam Suleiman’s résumé is more than impressive: Muslim scholar, civil rights leader, writer and public speaker. He currently works as ...…
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…Wednesday, June 8, 2022 — 5 Michigan in Color The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Call me Tavo: Working-class salience, nicknames and parents Over the past several weeks, I’ve experienced elevated, irregular bursts of imposter syndrome and survivor guilt. As a first-generation college student, I have been submerged in a grueling and expedited process of upward mobility and assimilation. It feels like I have been worlds apart f...…
…Let’s get this out of the way: I write negative reviews about music because I hate music, and you should hate it too. After all, what is music if it isn’t something to dump on? Taking what people love, analyzing it piece by piece and ripping it to shreds to invalidate their enjoyment is what I thrive on. I just want to take your favorite album and show you why it’s so terrible until you hate it yourself. What, you thought I list...…
…The music of Rory Ferreira has seen quite the evolution since his debut mixtape in 2012. Under the moniker milo, he’s transitioned from a style of hip-hop tinged with nerdiness to now embracing art and jazz rap. His side project Scallops Hotel was created to develop his more abstruse side, lyrically and in terms of production. He has made the leap from independent artist to founder of his own record label. Throughout his incre...…
…On April 20, 2021, the Detroit Free Press broke the news that CEO of Activision Blizzard — one of America’s premier AAA game companies, publisher of juggernaut franchises like “Call of Duty” and “World of Warcraft” — Bobby Kotick gifted $4 million to the University of Michigan to establish an esports minor. Kotick, who studied Art History at the University, dropped out in the ’80s, supposedly based on the advice of Steve Jobs. Ac...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 6 — Wednesday, September 8, 2021 With the return of school comes heavy books, dense nonfiction and endless essays. To balance the hefty academic reading, the Daily’s Book Review writers have compiled a list of six must-reads for the back-to- school season. Some are summer releases that might’ve slipped under your radar, while others have been on your to-read list for years. These books are ...…
…Michigan in Color 6 — Wednesday, February 8, 2023 From the joint desk of Michigan in Color and Groundcover News One might think that a com- munity street newspaper like Groundcover News is entirely different from Michigan in Color at The Michigan Daily, the long- standing student-run newspaper of the University of Michigan. But these two publications that seem disparate from the outside have more in common than one might think. Groun...…
…Michigan in Color 6 — Wednesday, March 8, 2023 BHM Music Retrospects 2: Tracy Chapman, class consciousness For Black History Month 2023, I will be publishing a mini-series of short music reviews under the title “Protest Music Retro- spects.” The aim of this series is to both revisit some of the most pivotal moments in Black protest music history and to shed light on overlooked Black figures and musics, specifically those of Black w...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Opinion 6 — Wednesday, June 8, 2022 BRANDON COWIT 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. VANESSA KIEFER Editor in Chief W e seem to be living in an era where “memes” are becoming reality. When Kanye West announced in 2015 his plan to r...…
…SPORTSWEDNESDAY Wednesday, January 8, 2020 | michigandaily.com 32 pts, 9 asts, 11-19 fg CASSIUS Alec Cohen / Daily Design by Jack Silberman Wolverines fall to Spartans, 87-69, in East Lansing ABBY SNYDER Daily Sports Writer MEN’S BASKETBALL EAST LANSING – This game was almost exactly as advertised. Cassius Winston and Xavier Tillman: stifling on defense and prolific on offense. As advertised. Tom Izzo: calculating game manager, p...…
…‘Tell your grandparents to vote for Bernie’: a call left unanswered statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | APRIL 8, 2020 ILLUSTRATION BY CHRISTINE JEGARL …
…The boobs : balls ratio There are several tests to quantify how well a narrative treats characters who are women. The most famous is probably the Bechdel test for women’s representation — two women must have a conversation about a topic other than a man in the film for it to pass. When Alison Bechdel first created the test in 1985, most films were not able to pass, but, in recent years, over 50% do. Obviously, the Bechdel test only...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Wednesday, September 8, 2021 — 7 YOUR WEEKLY ARIES There’s a fresh start for your mental health this week, and events in your love life look bright and cheerful too – lots to enjoy. AQUARIUS GEMINI The New Moon in your family zone is very encouraging – this is a great week to move on from family dramas and into much more positive territory. SAGITTARIUS CAPRICORN SCORPIO ...…
…Michigan in Color The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The unexpected valentine Wednesday, February 8, 2023 — 7 Truth or Lies is an original column written by Felicia Wilbert. Every short story published under the column is either “truth” (nonfiction) or “lies” (fiction). Readers have to wait until the next issue of Groundcover News, to check if “The unexpected valentine” is truth or lies! “Good morning! You are currently ...…
…The Sunday morning of Sept. 15, 1963 was Youth Day at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. Dr. Sarah Col- lins Rudolph described it as a joyous morning buzzing with excitement and children’s laugh- ter as she and four other little girls went to the basement of the church to freshen up. These four little girls were her sister, Addie Mae Collins, and best friends Denise McNair, Carole Robert- son and Cynthia Wesley. While...…
…Wednesday, June 8, 2022 — 7 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines come up short against Louisville, end season DAVID WOELKERS Daily Sports Writer On Sunday night, things looked bleak for the Michigan baseball team. After winning the first two games of the Louisville Regional, the Wolverines were blown out by Louisville to force a third and final game between the two teams. In a back and forth affair on Monday, Mich...…
…2B — January 8, 2020 SportsWednesday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Shooting troubles plague Michigan EAST LANSING — Brick by brick, Michigan laid the foundation of its own downfall. Whether it was beyond the arc, from the elbow or along the baseline, the Wolverines struggled to knock down shots for three-quarters of Sunday’s 18-point, 87-69 drubbing at the hands of No. 14 Michigan State. A fairly even contest through the ...…
