…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...…
…‘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...…
…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...…
…REMY FARKAS Daily Staff Reporter Lydia Polgreen, editor-in-chief of news blog HuffPost, discussed her relationship with journalism and the way in which her past affects her vision of present-day America in her lecture entitled “Who gets to define American Values,” given as part of the University of Michigan’s Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium. The Wallace House program, as well as the Knight-Wallace Fellowship and L...…
…The duality of the First Amendment as a powerful political weapon for both marginalized groups and their oppressors presented itself as a reality this past semester. The ongoing negotiation between the University of Michigan administration and white supremacist Richard Spencer regarding Spencer’s request to speak at the University, as well as planned University events in response to the speech, has roused divided opinio...…
…Ann Arbor startup May Mobility successfully tested their fleet of driverless cars on the streets of Detroit in October, and now plan to expand the testing to Florida and Texas. Edwin Olson, the CEO of May Mobility, started out working with Toyota’s autonomous vehicles program, and then decided he could make more of a difference by creating his own company. In January 2017, Olson created May Mobility. “I think that too ...…
…We often think of movements or even advocacy in general as something visible. If we can’t see it, we don’t feel it’s happening. Oftentimes movements are visible or at least have some tangible components. What do you remember about the civil rights movement? Probably Rosa Parks refusing to be moved from her seat, the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. We hardly ever think of all the p...…
…On Friday afternoon, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel spoke to a full house of University of Michigan students and community members at Stamps Auditorium. As part of the class Entrepreneurship 407: Entrepreneurship Hour, Emanuel discussed entrepreneurship and innovation, drawing both on his past and present experience in politics. Emanuel was elected as mayor in 2011, and before served in Congres...…
…LSA junior Anna Tushman took an AP economics in high school and loved it. She came to the University of Michigan expecting to major in math but decided to take Econ 101 and found herself fascinated by its rational, logical thought process. Her 101 class had a fair mixture of women and men, but as she progressed through the major, she found the number of female students in her classes leveling off. Out of boredom one day in her e...…
…One LSA freshman, who requested to remain anonymous, said he has paid almost $200, and will pay about another $400 in courts costs and up to $1,000 in probation fees. He also has to complete five days of community service, and though the student foresees a judge accepting his plea and giving him six to 12 months of reporting probation, combined with regular drug and breathalyzer tests, the repercussions aren’t over. This ...…
…University of Michigan Electrical Engineering and Computer Science courses have developed extensive waitlists due to growing enrollment rates, graduate students registering for undergraduate classes, and limited numbers of faculty — giving students stress about being able to complete their requirements on time. The department’s administration is working to hire more full- time faculty and acquire larger lecture halls to...…
…To mark the beginning of the University of Michigan’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day Symposium, the Institute for Social Research held a panel Wednesday afternoon discussing the various effects of gentrification in Detroit and across the United States. The University’s theme for this year’s MLK symposium is “The Fierce Urgency of Now,” which Dory Knight-Ingram, a senior editor for the Institute of Social Research, explained rela...…
…In the first hours of the University of Michigan’s West Quad Residence Hall’s armed robbery in early December, residents and staff grew concerned with the sudden unexplained presence of police vehicles outside of the dorm and officers in the building. Many residents turned to social media and their friends to make sense of the situation, and very rapidly, a rumor about an active shooter spread through campus. Fortunately for...…
…Reinventing Urban Transportation and Mobility aims to revolutionize public transit through an online app that turns transportation into an on-demand service. The app, which serves travelers on the University of Michigan’s North Campus, first launched this month on January 16. While no timeline is set in place yet, the developers hope to eventually expand the service to the University as a whole. RITMO, partnering with t...…
…On Monday, The Michigan Daily sat down for an interview with E. Royster Harper, the University of Michigan’s vice president of Student Life. During a time of national conversations surrounding many important and polarizing issues, we asked Harper for her take on current Greek life reforms, sexual assault and misconduct, and free speech in the context of white supremacist Richard Spencer’s possible visit to campus next sem...…
…Morgan McCaul entered Michigan State’s medicine clinic at the age of 12. At the time, McCaul — now an LSA freshman at the University of Michigan — was an aspiring ballerina with tears in both hip flexors. She went to East Lansing in search of world-renowned doctor Larry Nassar with hopes he could provide her with the help she needed to return to dance. Nearly five years later, McCaul realized she had been sexually a...…
…Former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to serve 40 years to 175 years in state prison Wednesday afternoon at the conclusion of a week-long trial. More than 150 survivors of sexual assault delivered statements over the course of the week, testifying to the molestation and abuse they suffered at the hands of Nassar under the guise of medical treatment over the past 30 ...…
…The Ann Arbor Police Department is beginning 2018 with a new addition to its force. Tuesday, Jason Forsberg began his tenure as Deputy Chief of Police of the AAPD. Forsberg joins current Deputy Chief Robert Pfannes and will be in charge of the support services division, which includes the administrative services, professional standards and special services sections. The department typically has two deputy c...…
…Zeta Beta Tau’s International Headquarters voted to remove recognition of the University of Michigan’s Eta chapter on Tuesday. According to an official statement from the organization, ZBT staff, along with the University’s Office of Greek Life and Division for Student Life, conducted an extensive membership review to determine the future of the chapter. “Through the course of this investigation it became clear that m...…
…The Interfraternity Council at the University of Michigan will begin to restore social event privileges to fraternities this semester, according to a statement released on the organization’s website Wednesday morning. The announcement comes after a two-month self-imposed ban. Recruitment this semester for the IFC fraternities will continue as scheduled. “IFC will begin a phased process of restoring social event p...…
…The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Public Health Agency of Canada are investigating the source of a recent E. coli outbreak that has infected 58 people and resulted in two deaths in the United States and Canada. This particular strain, called E. coli O157:H7, has been linked to leafy greens and romaine lettuce. Between Nov. 15 and Dec. 8, the disease spread to 13 sta...…
…This spring, the city of Ann Arbor will welcome a cohort of 25 residents for its inaugural “Citizens Academy”. The program aims to broaden civic understanding and offer Ann Arbor residents a perspective into the functioning of local government. Over the course of six weeks from March 28 to May 2, participants will have the chance to attend weekly sessions covering topics ranging from the mechanics behind city b...…
…To deter suicides by jumping or falling off of Ann Arbor parking structures, the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority is further committing to constructing more permanent fences on city parking structure rooftops. Installment of the fences began last fall when city officials noticed a pattern of attempted or successfully completed suicides by individuals jumping or falling off of the garages in the last three yea...…
…0 2A - Wednesday, January 6, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Professor Profiles WEDESAY THURSDAY: Campus Clubs FRIDAY: Photos of the Week ICICLES IN FULL BLOOM 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com JACOB SMILOVITZ DAN NEWMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0S55 smitovitz@michigandaityenom tmdbusinesscdgmail.com 6 Serving supper in sewa...…
…2A - Thursday, January 7, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Professor Profiles Before You Were Here FRIDAY: Photos of the Week MOVIE SCREENING TOMS Shoes gives back A new campus organiza- tion uses students' penchant for shoes as a way to help children around the world. This year, the University has started its own chapter of TOMS Shoes - a non- profit organization whose mission...…
…2 - Friday, January 8, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Friday, January 8, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Professor Profiles Before You Were Here Campus Clubs MORE ONLINE For more photos of the week go to michigandailycom CRIME NOTES LEFT Sondra O'Donnell, director of Sun Moon Yoga Studio, participates in a Kirtan yoga chant while Atmaram Thaitanya acc...…
…2A - Monday, January 11, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Monday, January 11, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom FRIDAY: TUESDAY: Professor Profiles WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here THURSDAY: Campus Clubs FRIDAY: Photos of the Week DVD CHECKOUT 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com JACOB SMILOVITZ DAN NEWMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-n558 smitevitz@nichigandaily...…
…2 - Tuesday, January 12, 2010ThMihgnDly-icgaaico The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: TUSDY:WEDNESDAY: In. Other Ivory Towers PrfesorPrfie Before You Were Here THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week SHALL WE DANCE? 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com JACOB SMILOVITZ DAN NEWAAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-n55a smilovitz@michigandaily.com tmdbosisrss@gmait.com CONTAC...…
…6 2A - Wednesday, January 13, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Professor Profiles THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Qampus Clubs Photos. of the Week IT'S GAME TIME Looking to the lights In 1986 the Universi- on campus. ty took measures to try The 56 phones - stra- to make campus safer tegically placed around hy installing the widely- campus in areas that recognized hlue light had more incidents of syst...…
…2A - Thursday, January 14, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.corn MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Professor Profiles Before You Were Here NOT FROM CONCENTRATE I FRIDAY: Photos of the Week Secrets from the U' Sharing secrets means something different for LSA senior Kara LaPlante than for most students. LaPlante created a stu- dent group last fall called Secrets from the U, which is dedic...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Friday, January 15, 2010 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Professor Profiles WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here THURSDAY: Campus Clubs LEFT Hip-hop artist KiD CuDi performs to a sold-out crowd at the Michigan Theater on Monday night. (SAM WOLSON/Daily) TOP RIGHT Students knit various pieces, as part of the Michigan Knitting Club or MichKnit on Monday. (MAX COLLINS/Daily) BOTTOM RIGHT A group...…
…6 2A - Tuesday, January 19, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers I WEDNESDAY: PrfssrPrfs' Before You Were Here THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week RALLYING FOR A CAUSE A great communicator Communication Studies Prof. Susan Douglas not only studies the mass media; she's a part of it. After her 1994 hook, "Where the Girls Are: Grow- ing Up Female with the Mass Media," became a hit, Doug- ...…
…0 2A - Wednesday, January 20, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: TUESDAY: WENSDY THURSDAY: FRIDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Professor Profiles Bfr eeHr Campus Clubs Photos of the Week Call ing all critters Though students often com- plain of not being able to make phone calls from their residence hall rooms due to a lark of service, before the age of Blackberrys and iWhones, students were limited no making calls within the c...…
…0 2A - Thursday, January 21, 2010 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom TUESDAY: Professor Profiles WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here FRIDAY: Photos of the Week Making a friend jp_ In the spring of 1992, the allowing them tc University started its own personal issues li chapter of Best Buddies, and self-conscious astudent organization on Samantha Kt campus dedicated to pairing president of Be: students with p...…
…2 - Friday, January 22, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Friday, January 22, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Professor Profiles WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here THURSDAY: Campus Clubs NEED MORE PHOTOS? See so many more photos of the week on our website, michigandailycom. LEFT Demetreius Russell (right) with classmate Lawrence Mead are students of University alum George Gon...…
…2A - Monday, January 25, 2010 TUESDAY: Professor Profiles WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here THURSDAY: Campus Clubs FRIDAY: Photos of the Week SOCCER SPEAK The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com JACOB SMILOVITZ DAN NEWMAN Editor in Chief BusinessManager 734-647-3336 734-764-0058 smilovitz@michigandaily.com rmdbusiness@gnail.eom MSU Nikolai Wasielewski, a 19-year-old Michigan S...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Tuesday, January 26, 2010 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week Analyzing the world's social values Though Prof. Ronald Ingle- hart has been teaching compara- tive politics at the University since 1966, he says the most important achievement of his research career is designing and conducting the World Values Survey. The sur...…
…2A - Wednesday, January 27, 2010 The Michigan Daily --michigandaily.com 2A - Wednesday, January 27, 2010The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom THURSDAY: FRIDAY: MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Professor Profiles THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week I LOOKING FOR JOBSEEKERS Picking the 'U' president University presidents are often chosen by administrators and fac- ulty, but in 1966, University stu- dents had a say. The...…
…2A - Thursday, January 28, 2010 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TUESDAY: Professor Profiles WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here FRIDAY: Photos of the Week Habitat for Humanity While many students join extracurricular activi- ties to build their resumes, those who join Habitat for Humanity do so to build something far more impor- tant. Habitat for Humanity has made a name for itself, building homes for low...…
…2 - Friday, January 29, 2010 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Professor Profiles The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com JACOB SMILOVITZ DAN NEWMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 smilovitz@michigandaily.com tmdbusiness@gmaif.com CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom Officehours:sun.-Thurs.11a.m. -2a.m. 734-763-2459 News Tips news@michigandaily.com Correcti...…
…2A -- Wednesday, January 5, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michiganda ly.com 2A - Wednesday, January 5, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week Moving toward a cure With a joint appointment in the School of Kinesiology and LSA, Rachael Seidler, a University pro- fessor of movement science and psychology, is taking her work outside the classroom to improve medical treatment for the elderly an...…
…2A - Thursday, January 6, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Thursday, January 6, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Michigan Myths WEDNESDAY: -THUR SDAY: FRIDAY: Professor Profiles CampusCu Photos of the Week Fighting for food servers' rights Everyday, University students and Ann Arbor residents eat at local res- taurants most do not realize how their tips, or lack thereof, af...…
…2A - Friday, January 7, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Friday, January 7. 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers When They Were Here WEDNESDAY: Professor Profiles THURSDAY: Campus Clubs -TOP Storm troopers march in a pre-bowl game parade io Jackson- nvill, Fla. on New Year's Eve. The .Wolverines played Mississippi State in the Gator Bowl which eoded in Michigan losing 52-14. (J...…
…2A - Monday, January 10, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Monday, January10, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY- TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSE Other Ivory Towers When They Were Here Professor Profiles CampusC CSU students receive incorrect grades Five hundred students The letters informed the four students, filed a federal 6 article in The New York at California State Univer- students that they couldn't lawsuit. ...…
…2 - Tuesday, January 11, 2011 The Michigan Daily- michigandaily.com 2 - Tuesday, January 11, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers WEDNESDAY: Professor Profiles THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week PERUSING POSTERS What the library offers Editor's Note: Today The Michi- gan Daily debuts a new weekly rotat- ing item called Questions on Campus. Every Tuesday, we'll answer ques- tionsfrom s...…
…2A - Wednesday, January 12, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com I 2A - Wednesday, January12, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: TUESDAY: * * THURSDAY: FRIDAY: MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: FRIDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Questions on Campus Professor Profiles Campus Clubs Photos of the Week ASKING FOR ACCOMODATIONS The accidental sociologist Sociology lecturer PJ McGann became involved in her field on a whim. ...…
…2A - Thursday, January 13, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: .MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Questions on Campus Professor Profiles Teaching in Tanzania FRIDAY: Photos of the Week With the limited educational and career resources, many women living in Tanzania lack the oppor- tunities available to women in the United States. But a new student group on cam- pus, AfricAid, aims to addr...…
…2 - Friday, January 14, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Friday, January14, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Questions on Campus Professor Profiles TOP LEFT Michigan Athletic Director Dave Brandon at a pressT conference Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2b11. Brandon used the confer- ence'to announce the hiring of hew head football coach Brady Hoke, who was the previous head coach...…
…2A - Tuesday, January 18, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam 2A - Tuesday, January18, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week Blame detours for bus delays Q: What causes delays in the Uni-, versity bus system? It's not an unfamiliar scene to see a couple dozen students stand- ing outside at abus stop in all sorts of weather. And though University Parking and Transportation Serv...…
…2A- Wednesday, January 19, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Wednesday, January19, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Questions on Campus Professor Profiles Campus Clubs FRIDAY: Photos of the Week Bringing Colombia to the classroom Q: What classes do you teach? to Peru, where they stayed in the rural the idea of the museum as a satellite. I'm I teach Span...…
