…FootballSaturday, October 10, 2015 8 What to Watch: ‘M’ seeks to replace Ojemudia on defense By ZACH SHAW Daily Sports Editor Both the No. 18 Michigan football team and No. 13 Northwestern enter Saturday’s matchup with plenty to smile about. The Wildcats (1-0 Big Ten, 5-0 overall) have already matched their 2014 win total, and the Wolverines (1-0, 4-1) can do the same with a win Saturday. Still, with impressive defenses, ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 9, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXIV, No. 122 ©2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A SPORTS ......................7A SUDOKU..................... 2A CL ASSIFIEDS...............6A THE STATEMENT..........1B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Schlissel sends “Welcom...…
…worst in areas including Angell Hall and North Quad. “Somebody may not even get access, but if they try again after a few minutes, they will,” Palms said, later adding that the intermittency could result in networks “dumping (connected students) off after a few minutes.” LSA junior Elizabeth Brennen said the wireless was down for most of the two hours she spent in Mason Hall Tuesday afternoon. “I was trying to pull up the ...…
…modest incremental changes in the direction of diversity now,” he said. “We began implementing some of the changes in the admissions and financial aid procedure a year ago, and in September we are going to announce how we did.” The initiative largely focused on closing the gap between the receipt of financial aid packages and admissions decisions, with the goal of helping families and students as they make decisions about college...…
…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER 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....…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, September 9, 2015 — 5A By JAMIE BIRCOLL Daily Film Columnist I should be upfront: I am not the biggest Wes Craven aficionado. So maybe I’m not the best person to write about him and the horror genre that he helped elevate into a unique combination of art and commercial filmmaking over a 20-year period. Still, in the few films of his I have seen, I’ve found something creative ...…
…ACROSS 1 “Hardball” station 6 McCain’s org. 9 Mardi Gras mementos 14 São __, Brazil 15 Body spray brand 16 Baseball Hall of Famer Murray or Mathews 17 Arrange ahead of time 18 Irish actor Stephen 19 Jeans accent 20 *Competition won by a knockout? 23 Magazine fig. 25 Easily led sorts 26 Seminary subj. 27 Kerfuffles 29 Easily roused crowd 32 Single 33 Highest North American peak, to natives 36 *Certain cutlet 41 Not quite boil 42 Grammar class s...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, September 9, 2015 — 7A Driesenga returns for fifth year at Michigan Pitcher receives medical hardship waiver after injury last season By CHRIS CROWDER Daily Sports Writer Through the first two weeks of the Michigan softball team’s 2015 campaign, senior right-hander Sara Driesenga stood out among the three- headed monster that was the Wolverines’ pitching rotation. ...…
…8A — Wednesday, September 9, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ALLISON FARRAND/Daily Redshirt freshman Jabrill Peppers is finally earning consistent playing time after missing most of 2014 with an injury. year away from game action, that was a desirable starting point. Peppers did not know how to name his particular role on defense, saying that it was a combination of safety, nickelback and cornerback. Each week’s...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 …
…Yes, tailgating and playing in the leaves are the best Fall activities. But what if we want to sweat through a Dom’s Constant Buzz and cool off in the Huron far into October? Here’s how to never let summer end. 2B THE LIST SUMMER LOVIN’ For some, this means carrying a summer fling into fall. For others, this means watching “Grease” on repeat. Up to you. SUB-ZERO SKINNY-DIPPING If you are brave enough for the cold, the docks at Argo P...…
…3B Magazine Editor: Ian DIllingham Deputy Editor: Natalie Gadbois Design Editor: Jake Wellins Photo Editor: Luna Anna Archey Creative Director Cheryll Victuelles Editor in Chief: Jennifer Calfas Managing Editor: Lev Facher Copy Editors: Hannah Bates Laura Schinagle Emma Sutherland THE statement “I’ve never had a community like (New Life) in my life, where people invest in your so much and care about your feelings. I wou...…
…Wednesday, September 9, 2015 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, September 9, 2015 // The Statement 5B ONE NIGHT, ONE PILL, ONE TRAGEDY —and a mother’s mission By Lev Facher, Managing Editor J osh Levine’s death, examined at the simplest level, was the doing of a pill. Small, round, and as visually unintimidating as an over-the-counter painkiller, Adderall tablet was first pre- scribed to somebody not named Josh Levine, somebody who th...…
…Wednesday, September 9, 2015 // The Statement 6B Professor Profile: Ed Cho by Natalie Gadbois, Deputy Statement Editor E ach year, as the echoes of Welcome Week parties fade and the Ulrich’s line veers dan- gerously out the door, hundreds of students face the same great white whale — Economics 102. Famous at the University for its rigor and the com- petitive nature of its students, this class is a hall- mark of undergraduate life at th...…
…Wednesday, September 9, 2015 // The Statement 7B Personal Statement: My ever-evolving identity by Kathleen Davis, Senior Arts Editor A re you Hispanic/Latino? Select yes or no. My first words were not in English. The way my mom tells it, out of a bab- bling string of “goo-goos” and “ga-gas” came “gato,” a meaningless word in English, but the start of a bilingualism that came from growing up in a duel-cultured household. “Gato,” or ...…
…“Josh wanted to be a teacher, and he wanted to be a coach,” Eilender said. “That’s what his mom is doing, trying to help kids, trying to save a single life. That’s what shines through for me the most, because that’s what Josh would have wanted.” Buckner said though she certainly wasn’t obligated to publicize the manner in which her son died, she felt compelled to. “There was no question that I needed people to know what happened, be...…
…Thursday, July 9, 2015 Ann Arbor, MI Weekly Summer Edition MichiganDaily.com INDEX Vol. CXXIV, No. 115 | © 2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS ...................................... CLASSIFIEDS......................... CROSSWORD........................ SPORTS.................................. NEWS Tiny Houses Art students collaborate with non...…
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…3 Thursday, July 9, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS Bentley Library compiles University history In preparation for bicentennial, researchers create bibliography By ALAINA WYGANT Daily Staff Reporter In honor of the University’s upcoming bicentennial in 2017, the Bentley Historical Library is com- piling a bibliography of stories, histories, photographs and other artifacts that are representative of the Univer...…
…O n July 4, as people celebrated the United States’ Indepen- dence Day and I watched the smoke settling from the fireworks of the night sky, I could not stop thinking about the fog that looms over the nation. Nine members of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in South Carolina were shot and killed on June 17 by Dylann Roof. In the aftermath, many were unsure of what to make of the situation. Many peopl...…
…5 Thursday, July 9, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com OPINION E-mail RachEl at Rdawson@umich.Edu RACHEL DAWSON U nlike previous pieces, this week’s column isn’t really about the physical place of Ann Arbor. After all, I’ve only just returned from a few weeks absence. So, sorry, no profile of the river, or Pita Kabob, or WCBN or any of my other favorite places that I believe everyone should run to this instant...…
…‘Magic Mike XXL’ gives women what they want MOVIE REVIEW Stripper flick treats women as the worthy audience they are By CHLOE GILKE Managing Arts Editor A lot of women love “Magic Mike.” During its first five days in theaters, “Magic Mike XXL” played to an audience com- posed primarily of females — 96 percent of the people seeing the film over the holiday weekend were women. If the movie made $27.1 million and t...…
…7 Thursday, July 9, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS MUSIC COLUMN T wo of the best albums of 2015 so far have come out in the past few weeks, and I’m probably one of the few people who loved both of them. This has been a fantastic month for music of all genres. Besides Miguel’s ground- breaking Wildheart we’ve heard fantastic new releases from Kacey Musgraves and Vince Staples, two fast-rising stars in c...…
…ACROSS 1 NFL threes 4 S&L offering 8 Daisylike flower 13 Waikiki wreath 14 Overwhelm in abundance 16 Shoulder accessory 17 Place for the night 18 “Blue Sky” Oscar winner 19 Reliable 20 Wear a long face 22 “Take __ a sign” 23 Geometric products 24 Having left the water 26 ’70s “Laugh-In” regular Ann 28 Fat substitute 30 Panel with gauges 33 Love interest 36 “Rosanna” band 37 Empire founded by Manco Cápac, in legend 38 Baltic capital 39 Feints 4...…
…University lab works to increase flexibility of electronic devices By CHETALI JAIN Daily Staff Reporter Breaking from the traditional rules of material engineering, a research lab at the University is working to effectively bend elec- tronic devices. The Kotov Laboratory at the University is working to give electronic devices increased flexibility. Dr. Nicholas Kotov, a Chemi- cal Engineering professor and member of the Mat...…
… Jim Minick offered to resign, but Jim Hackett refused it By ZACH SHAW Summer Managing Sports Editor After being arrested on suspi- cions of drunk driving May 8 and consequentially being suspended from his post as associate ath- letic director for football on May 13, Jim Minick felt that resigning was the natural next step. Interim Athletic Director Jim Hackett disagreed. “Jim Minick submitted his res- ignation and I refused i...…
…11 Thursday, July 9, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Hackett unsure of future, but confident in game plan Despite strong fan support, interim athletic director hesitant to commit By ZACH SHAW Summer Managing Sports Editor After firing Brady Hoke, hir- ing Jim Harbaugh and landing a reported record-high apparel deal with Nike, most Michigan fans would happily let Interim Athletic Director Jim Hack- ett drop ...…
…12 Thursday, July 9, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Just did it: Nike, Michigan agree on record contract Adidas, Under Armour also offered record money, but Nike won in number of test fields. By ZACH SHAW Summer Managing Sports Editor Jim Hackett knew as soon as he took the keys as Interim Ath- letic Director that Michigan’s pending apparel deal would be one of his biggest decisions on the job. He also k...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, April 9, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM The Daily Arts section speaks with the lead- ers of the University’s leading stuent literary magazine. » INSIDE the b-side Nearly 100 students, faculty members gather to reflect on tragedy By SAMIHA MATIN Daily Staff Reporter Nearly 100 University students and faculty members gathered Wednesday ni...…
…versity in on its Facebook page Wednesday. “The Center for Campus Involvement understands that there are many perspectives regarding the film American Sniper,” the statement read. “... We are planning to screen Ameri- can Sniper separately from the upcoming UMix event, in a forum that provides an appropriate space for dialogue and reflection.” Tuesday morning, after dis- covering UMix — a University- sponsored social ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, April 9, 2015 — 3A how much time he wasted try- ing to figure out which teachers were the best. He said he ended up completing the app in one and a half days at the 2015 MHacks competition. “I spent like two hours going back and forth through like eight tabs trying to find the best teach- er, so I thought, ‘What if I just made it automated?’ ” Gildenberg said. “I didn’t really do...…
…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER 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....…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 “That’s terrible!” 5 Like some stockings 9 Guck 14 Windfall 15 “The Salt-N-__ Show” 16 Trojan War figure 17 Roman god of the sky 18 Genre that often includes a ballet 20 Utopias 22 Excited, with “up” 23 TV teaser before the first commercial 26 Côte d’Azur sight 29 Lean-__ 30 Nasser’s confed. 31 Harsh 33 Swamp 36 Bone-dry 37 James Bond and others 42 Open org. 43 Second boo...…
…6A — Thursday, April 9, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘Silent Assassin’ does the little things Sierra Lawrence gets the job done in ways that aren’t always obvious By KEVIN SANTO Daily Sports Writer It all started Sierra Lawrence’s freshman year. She would get to second base, and Michigan coach Carol Hutchins would get ready to tell her to steal third. But by the time she looked up, Lawrence was in full st...…
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, April 9, 2015 INSIDE THE UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT LIT JOURNAL the b-side the b-side by Caroline Filips Daily Arts Writer Design by Mariah Gardziola, Photo by Virginia Lozano …
…2B — Thursday, April 9, 2015 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com If you find yourself enrolled at an esteemed university such as the University of Michigan, you’ve either been or are a writ- er to some degree. Whether it be typing up lab reports, journal- ing in your English 125 class or finalizing your poetry portfo- lio, you’ve translated thoughts and ideas into some form of a written work. Wherever you stand on the s...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Thursday, April 9, 2015 — 3B Cover designer talks new edition Stephane Mallarme gets a revamped cover for new translation By COSMO PAPPAS Daily Arts Writer Like the oceans of waste we pump out every day, there are faraway graveyards of thrown- away books, untouched or unseen for millennia. The carcasses of discarded volumes form the very ground on which we walk and ...…
…4B — Thursday, April 9, 2015 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTIST PROFILE IN Hardworking blues rock guitarist a force in the local scene By MATT BARNAUSKAS Daily Arts Writer Laith Al-Saadi is always play- ing music. From Mondays at The Arena Sportsbar from 10:30 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. to playing solo acous- tic Tuesdays at the Black Pearl from 8:00 to 11:00, then being at Weber’s Inn every Thursday from 8:45 p.m...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, March 9, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM ADMINISTRATION ACADEMICS GOVERNMENT STUDENT GOVERNMENT Distinction encourages faculty to push academic boundaries By MICHAEL SUGERMAN Daily News Editor ten • ure (noun): having or denoting a permanent post, espe- cially as a teacher or professor *** Tenure is an honor — a mark of recognition and ...…
…7 1 6 9 5 9 6 8 4 2 3 3 5 4 8 7 8 5 1 5 6 9 8 1 5 2 6 8 Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 2/12/09 12:08 PM LAYOVER puzzle by sudokusyndication.com WHAT YOU MISSED OVER SPRING BREAK: PRETTY BROWN GIRLS EVENT AND SKI TRIP SANCTIONS Conference seeks to empower women of color, discuss shared experiences BY SAMIHA MATIN Daily Staff Reporter The University’s chapter of ...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, March 9, 2015 — 3A taken that course?” Mangrulkar asked. Steven Gay, assistant dean for admissions, also discussed the logic behind requiring profi- ciency in topics rather than class credit. He said the old require- ments did not take into account that students may learn neces- sary material outside of the con- ventional classroom. “We see a number of students right now … ...…
…I love the University of Michigan. I am proud to be a graduate and a faculty member. I respect the school’s leadership and admire the integrity it brings to decision-making. But I do not understand why Michigan has a smok- ing policy that empowers smokers to assault the people I love. The statistics are compel- ling; each year, secondhand smoke kills nearly three times the number killed by violent crime in the United States. I need your...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, March 9, 2015 — 5A Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Works with yarn 6 Anheuser-__ Brewery 11 Solomon, for one 14 Valium drug company 15 Snow-block home 16 Logger’s tool 17 Past one’s prime 19 Doc for a kitty 20 Thickness- measuring instrument 21 Hiker’s tool 23 Mauna __ 24 Actress Zellweger 25 Perilous course to go down 30 Margarita condiment, in Mazat...…
…6 — Monday, March 9, 2015 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘Sea’ more than plot FILM REVIEW What it lacks in storytelling, “Song of the Sea” makes up for emotion By BENJAMIN ROSENSTOCK For The Daily “Song of the Sea” may suffer in storytelling, but it certainly prospers at crafting an emotional tale. While other Oscar-nominated animated features of 2014 delighted in superhero comedy (“Big Hero 6”) and ...…
…BSportsMonday WORSE TIMING n Michigan suffered its first loss to Michigan State this season Thursday in the Big Ten Tournament. Page 2B BAD TIMING The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | March 9, 2015 n Penn State swept Michigan in State College, dropping the Wolverines from first place in the Big Ten. Page 4B Bielfeldt basks in Senior Day spotlight, posts first career double-double By LEV FACHER Managing Editor Max Bielfeldt’s...…
…2B — March 9, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTSMONDAY COLUMN A fitting gesture to close an unusual year A fter Saturday’s game against Rutgers, Jon Rubenstein stood near the glass doors of the Crisler Center media room, surrounded by friends and family. The freshman guard didn’t stand out from the pack — at 5-foot-8, he rarely does — save for the game-worn uniform and a smile that wouldn’t le...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday March 9, 2015 — 3B Brown attack too much for Wolverines at Oosterbaan By SHAWN HEROOR Daily Sports Writer It was a game of runs for the Michigan men’s lacrosse team Sunday afternoon, and none of them went in the Wolverines’ favor. Buoyed by three 5-0 runs through the game, Brown (4-0) hammered the Wolverines, 22-12, at Oosterbaan Fieldhouse. The Bears’ high-powered attack,...…
…4B — March 9, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan’s NCAA Tournament hopes take a hit in State College By ERIN LENNON Daily Sports Editor STATE COLLEGE — With six minutes remaining in the second period Saturday, a pileup in the Penn State crease ended in a skate- induced hole, forcing Pegula Ice Arena staff to switch out the nets. It was a game of pileups and penalties, but after three frustrating...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, February 9, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Michigan fell just short of a road upset at Indiana, losing 70-67 » INSIDE Bloomington Bummer 200 students build consumer products at second annual Makeathon By JING JING MA Daily Staff Reporter The Art and Architecture Building buzzed with energy Saturday afternoon as students sketched designs, ...…
…optiMize; University alum David Merritt, founder of Merit Good- ness; and Michael Finney, senior economic adviser to Republican Gov. Rick Snyder, all participated. The University is home to sever- al programs focused on entrepre- neuship, including the Center for Entrepreneurship, the Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies and Medical Innovation Center. The panelists agreed that innovation and entrepren...…
