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…City Council voted down a resolution Monday that would have directed the city attorney to investigate the actions of the protesters who sought to disrupt Ann Arbor’s annual deer cull. The measure, which was defeated in a 6-5 vote, would have required the city attorney to “take any and all appropriate responsive actions, including issuance of citations and the filing of lawsuits seeking an injunction or such other relief th...…

…diverse community and they need to be very understanding … we want somebody who is compassionate as well as authoritative.” On Jan. 14, City Council will hold a work session outlining the goals for this hire. Hayner said the current police climate has taken a toll on the department and their hiring prospects. “We are having a heck of a time trying to fill our ranks because no one wants to be a police officer right now,” ...…

…as safe storage of guns and how to work with families with high-risk teenagers, without taking away guns. In addition, given that 2018 was the worst year for gun violence in schools on record, Cunningham expressed the need for further inquiry into whether existing safety measures in schools are effective. For Cunningham, working as a doctor in the emergency department only further highlights the need to focus on firea...…

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, January 9, 2019 T hough we are basking in the light of the new year, we cannot forget an utterly devastating realization that the world came to after the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a special report regarding global warming near the end of 2018: Continued human activity causing greenhouse gas emissions will raise the global temperature by 1.5 d...…

…5— Wednesday, January 9, 2019 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com It takes only a page or two of reading to realize that the cover of “Milkman” is deceptive. The binding of the 2018 winner of the Man Booker Prize depicts an innocuous, fluorescent-pink sunset — one of those once a year, stop-and-snap-a-photo sunsets that makes “Milkman” stands out among its fellow books. The sedative lightness of the cover seems to admit i...…

…The world is familiar with the professional killer trope: “Star Wars,” the James Bond novels and even Pulp Fiction all include some reiteration of the same type of character. And for the right reason: Readers devour these stories. The remorseless, accessible killers exist in realms where the borders of reality are difficult to identify, and excitingly easy to contort. Un-Su Kim takes this trope to a new level in his first book tran...…

…ILLUSTRATION BY CASEY TIN statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | JANUARY 9, 2019 Annie Klus /Daily This must be the place “ ” …

…I n terms of an introduction, this is a column about nothing in particular. But it’s also a column about anything under the sun. I don’t know if this affords me unmeasurable literary freedom or if it cages me in, wandering aimlessly around the halls of banality. But as a circus manager in charge of transporting the big top from town to town has probably said at least once, “Let’s get this show on the road.” If you’re my mom, you might ...…

…Wednesday, January 9, 2019 // The Statement 3B M y expectations of love and romance were doomed from the start. As a child, I lived and breathed Disney movies. The story was always the same: A beautiful princess was in trou- ble and — shocker — a beauti- ful prince came to save her. The perfect pair fall in love as soon as they look at one another, and BOOM! They’re set for life. To me, this cliché was reality. It was December 20...…

…Wednesday, January 9, 2019 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, January 9, 2019 // The Statement 5B Annie Klus /Daily The Good News Accapella group performing. I t’s a Saturday night in mid-December, and despite the freezing temperatures and the impending tempest of finals, Angell Hall Auditorium A at the University of Michigan is packed. Students and families have crowded into the rows of cramped seats, and there’s a folding table along ...…

…“It seems both especially easy and especially hard to have open hearts in college. We want to be known for who we are, but we also wonder: Who are we?” Wednesday, January 9, 2019// The Statement 6B “I’m just an animal looking for a home and / share the same space for a minute or two.” I think the most tender, supreme pleasures of friend- ship and community come when we acknowledge the shared things (God, the Talking Heads...…

…Wednesday, January 9, 2019 // The Statement 7B I grew up in the arid valley where the moonlight was muffled by the smoke of thousands of coal-burning stoves. It was cold and scary at night and the day came, only to reveal the night’s crimes. Every morning, the newspaper delivered headlines of the number of peo- ple, my people, who didn’t make it through. Dozens every month. Hundreds every year. It was an eye for an eye among my peo...…

…V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : W i n te r B r e a k a s s e e n by t h e D a i l y p h o to s ta f f Allison Engkvist/Daily Alec Cohen/Daily Alexis Rankin /Daily Amelia Cacchione/Daily Wednesday, January 9, 2019 // The Statement 8B …

…MICHIGAN STAYS UNBEATEN, TAKES CARE OF IU As Zavier Simpson converted a hook shot, extending the Wolverines’ lead to 16 with 14:35 to go in the game, Indiana coach Archie Miller shouted and punched the air in anger, frustration spilling into body language. Miller spent most of Sunday’s game standing on the visiting sideline with his hands on his hips, shaking his head after missed shots, exasperation open — putting on display j...…

…2B — January 9, 2019 SportsWednesday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Unlikely veteran Matthews dominates Langford In the waning seconds of Sunday’s game, it was Charles Matthews who stood at center court, dribbling the clock out on the Michigan men’s basketball team’s win over Indiana. It was appropriate, for a game where, for much of it, the redshirt junior wing had been a focal point. Coming into the contest, a lot of t...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsWednesday January 9, 2019 — 3B Michigan falls to Merrimack, 4-2 After 40 minutes of play, Michigan (7-8-6) and Merrimack (6-15-1) were deadlocked at one goal apiece. Forward Derek Petti was able to break the stalemate with a goal just seconds into the third period that allowed the Warriors to take the lead and eventually the victory, 4-2. Entering the final period, Merrimack was on the...…

…4B — January 9, 2019 SportsWednesday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Bucking the norm Greg Mattison, Al Washington accept jobs to join Ohio State defensive staff, leaving Harbaugh in the dust Michigan linebackers coach Al Washington will be accepting an assistant coaching position with Ohio State, according to Rivals on Tuesday. The move comes one day after the Wolverines’ defensive line coach, Greg Mattison, was named the Bu...…

…Dean of Students Laura Blake Jones called out the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity at the University of Michi- gan in a message to MLive published Dec. 17. Blake Jones said “several gen- erations” took part in haz- ing activities at the Theta chapter and the fraterni- ty’s national headquarters turned a “blind eye” to haz- ing. On. Nov. 7, the University terminated the fraternity for hazing infractions with opportunity for recoloni- zat...…

…with and take them into consideration.” District 9 commissioner Katie Scott, a nurse at the University of Michigan and vice president of the Michi- gan Nurses Association, is new to the Board. She thanked the people who sup- ported her throughout her first race. “I am really honored to be here,” she said. “It was step- ping out on a shaky limb for me to decide to run for this office, but I am so excited … My family was extr...…

…The Office of Greek Life received the messages in an envelope during the 2018 winter semester and turned over the documents to the Ann Arbor Police Depart- ment last March. The case was closed because the AAPD were unable to verify the stu- dent was injured during the fraternity pledging process and because his parents were uncooperative with investiga- tors. It was this “40-yard dash” which prompted Blake Jones’s statement ...…

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Thursday, January 10, 2019 T he most basic problem with thinking about candidates in terms of likability is that it prioritizes charisma over a candidate’s policies, temperament, experience, values and vision for the country. It creates a horse race version of politics in which everyone becomes a pundit choosing candidates based on who they think other people will like...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday January 10, 2019 — 5A It was New Year’s Eve and Reece Hughes was playing video games with his friends. The sophomore was prepared for a night of some relaxed fun coming off of what had been a particularly grueling winter break of training. Then around 9:30, Hughes’ phone buzzed and displayed an incoming call from Michigan coach Sean Bormet. Bormet informed his young wrestle...…

…6A — Thursday, January 10, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com With a target on their backs, Wolverines travel to Champaign On Thursday night in Champaign, Michigan will play in the most important game of Illinois’ season. The Illini, for all intents and purposes, are already out of contention for the NCAA Tournament with a 4-11 record. Already, they’re more or less out of Big Ten contention as well, having dropped...…

…DESIGN BY CHRISTINE JEGARL B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, January 10, 2019 …

…1. El Mal Querer — Rosalía “The Romance of Flamenca” is thought to be the first modern novel. Developed in the 13th century, it tells the story of a woman imprisoned by her jealous fiance — a twisted love story fraught with peril. El Mal Querer, the second studio album from Los Angeles- based but Catalonia-born singer Rosalía, is based on “Flamenca”, with each of the album’s 11 tracks serving as a chapter that details an increasin...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com b-side Thursday, January 10, 2019 — 3B 1. Voting as an aesthetic While a plethora of trends emerged on the runway in 2018, some of the most notable statements took the shape of a less wearable form. A year of political turmoil and tension, the push to vote became a major theme of this past year. With primary elections in Aug. and midterms in Nov., combined with an emphasis on change, voting became...…

…The TV beat has a problem: 2018 was a great year in television. On one hand, as the television addicts we claim ourselves to be, this “problem” has provided us with a myriad of excuses to avoid social contact and stay in. On the other hand, the consistent stream of quality television makes any effort to choose definitive favorites all the more difficult. The selection process itself was strenuous: on what criterion should we base our ...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com b-side Thursday, January 10, 2019 — 5B 2018 was yet another whirlwind year in the hurricane that has been the last half-decade, but luckily books, new and old, kept writers from all beats on Daily Arts sane. The Book Review asked a handful of them to write about their favorite moments with a book, literature or even reading itself this past year. “Just Kids” by Patti Smith My exposure to Pat...…

…6. Black Panther In a year that saw dozens of heroes uniting to stop a universe-spanning calamity, “Black Panther” still became not just the best MCU movie of the year, but the best film Marvel Studios has put out to date. At its best, Coogler’s latest plays like a Shakespearean epic crossed with the visual panache of “The Matrix” with a little bit of James Bond thrown in for good measure. That’s a diverse set of influences for anyone t...…

…The last few winters have not been favorable for deer in Ann Arbor. Since City Council approved a deer management program in 2015 to reduce the size of the local population, 274 have been killed and 78 surgically sterilized. The city’s fourth deer cull began Jan. 2, closing parks across Ann Arbor with the aim of killing up to 150 deer by the end of the month. Sharpshooters from White Buffalo Inc., the Connecticut-base...…

…a million dollars over the last several years. Mayor Christopher Taylor was the sole vote against the cull when it was originally passed in 2015. He said while he remains opposed to the killing, he does not dispute the ecological impact of deer overabundance. “I recognize that there are costs that are associated with a deer population in an urban area like Ann Arbor,” Taylor said. “At the same time, however, I believe that ...…

…Communications Director of the Research Office, cited these statistics, noting how helpful the federal funding has been to the University. “We’re the number one public research university in the country in terms of research expenditures, at 1.55 billion dollars a year,” Piazza said. “About 55% of that stems from the federal government, so the partnerships we’ve created with the federal government have really bee...…

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Friday, January 11, 2019 F or a state known as the “Great Lakes State,” the current state of water in Michigan is terribly concerning. Growing up in Grand Rapids, some of my favorite memories are from when my family and I would pack up chairs, snacks, books and toys. We would drive west until we reached towns like Holland or Grand Haven and spend the whole day on the...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, January 11, 2019 — 5 MUSIC NOTEBOOK “It’s not worth being a partial person or worth having an identity that’s incomplete.” — Sam Melo of Rainbow Kitten Surprise Google will tell you identity is “the fact of being who or what a person or thing is.” Deceptively simple? You bet. Identity is one of the most complicated concepts we face every day, especially if we consider ourselves to hol...…

…6-Arts By Jeffrey Wechsler ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 01/11/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 01/11/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Friday, January 11, 2019 ACROSS 1 Old gas station freebie 4 One holding all the cards? 10 “__ run!” 15 Texter’s cautioning letters 16 Take to the skies 17 “The Phantom of the Opera” setting 18 Indigent ones hiding among bales?...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, January 11, 2019 — 7A An outdoor mirage T he win at Notre Dame was supposed to be a turning point. Senior defenseman and captain Joseph Cecconi said as much after the Michigan hockey team beat the Fighting Irish, 4-2, at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday. “We all know that it’s time to turn this ship around, and all it takes is one win,” Cec- coni said. “It’s three points for ...…

…8A — Friday, January 11, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Gattis picked to be OC After a season of ambiguity, the Michigan football team has an offensive coordinator, and a designated play-caller. The Wolverines have hired Josh Gattis — Alabama’s co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach — to fill the job, the team announced in a statement. Bruce Feldman and Chris Vannini of The Athletic first reporte...…

…‘The University of Michigan Athletics Department announced Sunday night it was ending its “consulting relationship” between Rhonda Faehn and the Michigan women’s gymnastics team. Faehn, a former senior vice president of USA Gymnastics who left amid the fallout of the Larry Nassar scandal, joined the coaching staff on Thursday, Jan 10. In the Department’s public statement disclosing the termination of Faehn’s contract, the Un...…

…the university should end its relationship with her,” Regent Mark Bernstein told the Free Press earlier in the day. Regent Jordan Acker, who was elected to the board this November, provided the following statement on Twitter expressing his criticism of the selection of Faehn: Morgan McCaul, an LSA sophomore and survivor of Nassar’s abuse, spoke to The Daily on Sunday evening about the importance of the message sent by the A...…

…To the Regents, President, and Provost of the University of Michigan and the Provost’s Blue Ribbon Panel (or anyone who is actually listening): It is painfully clear that you are neither prepared to protect academic freedom nor the rights of marginalized students. As the University is under pressure from media, donors, and community members to justify punishing a professor and graduate student instructor for refusing to write l...…

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Monday, January 14, 2019 Trigger warning: Column discusses graphic scenes of sexual assault. T witter has become a platform for social and political activism. While scrolling through tweets, I sometimes come across cute photos of dogs and the occasional heartwarming video, but I mostly see tweets aimed at controversial media and news. One television show that has sparked a large...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, January 14, 2019 — 5A By C.C. Burnikel ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 01/14/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 01/14/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Monday, January 14, 2019 ACROSS 1 Parks who wouldn’t give up her bus seat 5 Jewel box item 10 Colored eye part 14 Cartel acronym 15 Prizefight venue 16 Brit’s “Later!”...…

…6A — Monday, January 14, 2019 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Country has a distinct sensibility, one capable of evoking specific landscapes and brands of sorrow, joy and attraction. In After All, Rob Baird directs this sensibility toward the emotional journey of a breakup. He follows the classic trajectory of other breakup albums of this ilk, tracing the stages from denial to despair to anger and betrayal to...…

…IN WAKE OF FAEHN HIRING AND FIRING, A DISCUSSION ON A BROADER ISSUE INSIDE SPORTSMONDAY SportsMonday Column Page 2B MICHIGAN REACHES BEST START IN PROGRAM HISTORY BEHIND SIMPSON’S 24-5-4 PERFORMANCE B SPORTSMONDAY Annie Klus / Daily Design by Jack Silberman “I LOOK AT ZAVIER, AND I GOT AS GOOD A POINT GUARD AS THERE IS IN THE COUNTRY RUNNING OUR TEAM.” -JOHN BEILEIN U-M 80, NU 60: MICHIGAN MOVES TO 17-0 See Gamer Page 4B …

…2B — January 14, 2019 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com KATELYN MULCAHY/Daily The Michigan women’s gymnastics team hired Rhonda Faehn as a consultant before firing Faehn four days later when U-M regents called for her termination. Rhonda Faehn’s TENURE with Michigan January 10-13 Thursday, January 10 Friday, January 11 Saturday, January 12 Sunday, January 13 Michigan brings Rhonda Faehn onto its gymnastics staff, bu...…

…Mason Parris arrived in Ann Arbor with big shoes to fill. After watching 2018 graduate Adam Coon compile a 116-15 career record, Michigan fans had astronomical expectations for Parris, their freshman heavyweight wrestler. Standing at 6-foot-5 and weighing 265 pounds, Coon was more than just a massive physical presence — he served as the icon of the program. His graduation left first-year coach Sean Bormet scrambling to replace ...…

…4B — January 14, 2019 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Last month, the Michigan basketball team went to Northwestern and unexpectedly encountered its toughest challenge of the season, escaping with a two- point victory. That night, the Wildcats found success forcing the Wolverines’ less-heralded shooters — namely junior guard Zavier Simpson — to hit 3-pointers. On Sunday, Northwestern tried to revive th...…

…U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., announced Thursday she would be introducing legislation to crack down on drunk drivers in a speech to the House of Representatives. Issam Abbas, 42, his wife, Dr. Rima Abbas, 38, and their three children, Ali, 13, Isabelle, 12, and Giselle, 7, were driving home to Michigan from their vacation in Florida when they were struck by an oncoming pickup truck. The driver was intoxicated. After the tr...…

…IT’S RESTAUR ANT WE E K 2 — Tuesday, January 15, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News MIKE ZLONKEVICZ/Daily Restaurant Week began in Downtown Ann Arbor Sunday afternoon and concludes Friday, January 18. Many participating restaurants are offering week long deals and two-for-one specials. TUESDAY: By Design THURSDAY: Twitter Talk FRIDAY: Behind the Story WEDNESDAY: This Week in History MONDAY: Looking at the Numbers MELANI...…

…Abbas family, Dingell proposed the Abbas Stop Drunk Driving Act, in honor of the family. The Abbas Stop Drunk Driving Act would require the Department of Transportation to set a federal motor vehicle safety standard that would require all new vehicles to be equipped with an ignition interlock device (IID). If the bill is passed, automakers would be required to meet this standard within a year. On the House floor, Dingell spo...…