…The University of Michigan’s Senate Assembly met virtually Monday afternoon to provide an update on the work of the Faculty COVID-19 Council, specifically discussing how to improve messaging from administration to students. Senate Assembly also heard from Kevin Hegarty, the executive vice president and chief financial officer, who will be retiring at the end of the semester, and voted for the Senate Advisory Committee on Uni...…
…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-daily-buy-this-edition to place your order. BRITTANY BOWMAN Managing Editor ba...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, January 27 , 2021 — 3 President Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States Wednesday afternoon, taking office at a moment of deep- rooted political polarization in America following the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol Building. “This is democracy’s day,” Biden said in his inaugural address, reflecting upon what he called the “cascading crises” of ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 4 — Wednesday, January 27, 2021 University of Michigan social media experts are studying the influence of social media over politics, particularly through the rapid spread of misinformation and increased access. According to these experts, social media played a pivotal role in the riot at the U.S. Capitol last week. Sarita Schoenebeck, a School of Information associa...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, January 27, 2021 — 5 Rina Sawayama, ‘Minari’ and cultural ‘others’ Design byJessica Chiu Daily Arts Top Five: What to read, watch & listen to this weekend Each week, Daily Arts writers evaluate the latest movies, shows, books, music, games and more. They watch, read and listen for the next standout artistic trends and then write about what that means for us in the art wo...…
…Dreams submerge one into an altered state of consciousness. So does music. The two become one in Two Saviors, Buck Meek’s new album. It is tinged with sadness and regret but suffused with light. Steeped in nostalgia and setting, Meek invites you into a slice of his memory. The album feels like a love letter written upon waking up from a dream: a little confused, a little unclear in its language but thoughtfully done — that is, if ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, January 27, 2021 — 7 Those familiar with Samuel Beckett’s magnum opus, “Waiting for Godot” will immediately recognize the dramatic setting presented in Antoinette Nwandu’s absurdist tragedy “Pass Over.” Set “now, right now / but also 1855 / but also 13th century BCE,” the radio play features two men standing, eating, talking about nothing in particular and awaiting someth...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color 8 — Wednesday, January 27, 2021 A love letter to my nose With your defined curve, a bump at the bridge followed by a downward plunge, you took over my face, never fitting into what I thought was beautiful. All around me were those cute button noses, slender with a gentle slope into a neat point. Even now, as I assess men, my eyes zero in on their noses, my mind telling me ...…
…7-Opinion Opinion Wednesday, January 27, 2021 — 9 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ANYA SINGH | CONTACT CARTOONIST AT ANYAS@UMICH.EDU MRINALINI IYER | COLUMNIST Patriotism is overrated D uring a three-hour drive through the disastrous Bombay highways, my mom relayed the story of her citizenship ceremony. My parents became American citizens in 2005, but it came at a cost: They had to renounce their Indian citizenship. As...…
…2-News 10 — Wednesday, January 27, 2021 Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MADELYN VERVAECKE | CONTACT CARTOONIST AT MIVERVAE@UMICH.EDU “ Poor kids are just as bright ... as white kids.” When Joe Biden made this gaffe on Aug. 9, 2019, in response to a question about his education policy, I felt my skin crawl. While I think this was a genuine mistake in word choice, Biden’s comment had real resonance because it reflec...…
…7-Opinion Opinion Wednesday, January 27, 2021 — 11 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ZOE ZHANG | CONTACT CARTOONIST AT ZOEZHANG@UMICH.EDU. O n the overcast day of Nov. 22, 2020, like most occupants of the University of Michigan’s residence halls, I stuffed my belongings into cardboard boxes and dragged them to my mother’s car outside Bursley Residence Hall’s entrance. Once finished, I began the journey back home. ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 12 — Wednesday, January 27, 2021 statement N EW HAMPSHIRE | Seven people, clad in sleeping bags and down jack- ets, are gathered in the tiny cabin atop Mt. Cabot, an elevation of 4,170 feet. Outside, the White Mountains roll for miles, sliding in ev- ery direction after hours of rain. Inside, there’s one picnic table, four large plywood bunks and clothes drying on every available surface. The con...…
…I risa Lico grew up in Ra- vonik, Albania in a tiny vil- lage surrounded by moun- tains. For the first eight years of her life, she lived on a farm, in a two- bedroom house with 12 other fam- ily members. They grew their own food and produced their own milk and cheese, traveling to the nearby city of Korçë only in the wintertime when they needed groceries. Until moving to the United States in 2008, Irisa had never met a Black or Asian...…
…I was sitting at my kitchen counter with my mom when I got the notification that my “Year in Review” on Snap- chat had been uploaded for 2020. With not much else to do on that December morning, I opened the application, excited to relive both favorite and forgotten memories that made up an unparalleled year. The review began with a video of my uncle on New Year’s Day wearing 2020 glasses from the night before and dancing with ...…
…L ike many milestones that make their anticipated en- trance throughout adoles- cence — among them the first kiss, first date and the other usual sus- pects — my first time driving was awkward but wholesome. After months of tedious driver’s education coursework and haphazardly pre- pared traffic sign note cards, I was finally ready to take to the road. Per Indiana law, I was required to sup- plement my online driver’s ed with a h...…
…J uly 1st, 2019. The morning was bright as I hiked with my dad, my aunt and her family on the coast of Northern California — the so-called “Lost Coast.” The day was warm and only a few wisps of clouds were visible in the blue sky along the edge of the coast. The smell of salt filled my nostrils. The shushing sound of the powerful Pacific Ocean toiling against the rough, dark rocks and sandy shore joined with the soft whistle of the...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, January 27, 2021 — 17 At 9:01 p.m. on Friday night, Chaundee Brown stood near halfcourt, dribbling out the waning seconds of the Michigan men’s basketball team’s decisive victory over Purdue in West Lafayette. His teammates danced on the sidelines behind him, serenading themselves with a chorus of cheers and high-fives. The final buzzer blared. Players and coache...…
…On Friday night, the Michigan hockey team was celebrating its win over Notre Dame and looking ahead to its next game. On Saturday night, the team suddenly had no idea when its next game might be. On Jan. 23, the University of Michigan announced all athletic activities would be paused for two weeks following confirmed cases of the COVID-19 B.1.1.7 variant within the athletic department. The hockey team has had no positive c...…
…In the wake of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ directive to shut down all Michigan athletic department activities late Saturday night due to detection of the B.1.1.7 COVID- 19 strain, Christian Hubaker began reaching out to fellow student- athletes. Hubaker, a senior on the track and field and cross-country teams, felt especially aggrieved by the decision, as it prevents the Wolverines from competing in this ...…
…NOSPORTSWEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2021 THE MICHIGAN DAILY ANN ARBOR, MI Daily photographers recount their experiences shooting sports during a pandemic PHOTO GALLERY ON PAUSE SPORTS THURSDAY NIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT FRIDAY SUNDAY MORNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON MONDAY AFTERNOON Hours before it was officially announced, teams were working toward scheduling games. What happened? VISIT MICHIGANDAILY.COM FOR MORE COVERAGE Mi...…
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…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-daily-buy-this-edition to place your order. BRITTANY BOWMAN Managing Editor ba...…
…Tenured English professor Douglas Trevor, former director of the Helen Zell Writers’ Program and the Hopwood Awards Program, is not allowed to conduct office hours with his door closed or meet with students in off-campus spaces for the next two years. These sanctions were instituted in an April 30, 2020 letter from LSA Dean Anne Curzan. According to the confidential letter, addressed to Trevor and obtained by The ...…
…When this investigator first contacted her, Richter alleged that one of the first things he told her was that he was surprised she was reporting Trevor. The investigator allegedly said he had worked with Trevor after Trevor reported Richter and the other faculty member to OIE and — according to Richter — the investigator said Trevor was a “great guy.” One of the individuals contacted by The Daily confirmed that Richter shared th...…
…7-Opinion Wednesday, January 20, 2021 — 5 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Artist Profile: SMTD senior Addison Tharp digitizes jazz Innovation in the performance community is not a new phenom- enon during the COVID-19 pan- demic, but what about here on campus? The School of Music, Theatre & Dance has a whole host of performers who have not stood by and waited for the pandemic to pass, and SMTD senior Addison Tharp is ...…
…I waited a few days after watch- ing “Pieces of a Woman” to write about it. I wasn’t even sure if I was going to be able to write anything more about it than the non sequi- turs I’d typed into the notes app on my phone: “milk but no baby,” “spit- ting out an appleseed,” “unfinished bridge.” I wasn’t sure if I wanted to get in the middle of the cultural conversation about the death of the artist, delve into the twisted feel- ing in my ...…
…Opinion S hould annual reports be published annually? For the University of Michigan’s Office of Institutional Equity, this is apparently a difficult question. OIE, the office that handles investigations of sexual misconduct within the University, estimates that their annual report for the fiscal year that ended on June 30 will be ready in mid-January 2021. The last report was published on Nov. 11, 2019. Spokesman Rick ...…
…2-News “ No exceptions” punctuates the testing section of Dr. Ron Caldwell’s Econ 101 syllabus. On four separate occasions in the syllabus, “no exceptions” clearly informs disabled and chronically ill students that their experiences won’t be taken into account and that they may face discrimination or infringement of their civil rights. While “no exceptions” — a clear violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act’s rea...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, January 20, 2021 — 9 ‘M’ navigates past ranked opponents to begin shortened season With every other match clinched, Michigan freshman Merri Kelly found herself in a third-set tiebreaker, and all eyes turned to her. Kelly and Wisconsin sophomore Charmaine Seah traded points until Kelly’s groundstrokes eventually proved too much to handle, taking a 10-8 victory in the t...…
…Sophomore Paul Juda took a deep breath and broke into a sprint for the vault. Juda, the fourth in Michigan’s vault rotation, was following three subpar vaults from the Wolverines. With Illinois- Chicago holding a 0.100 point lead in the round, Juda knew his opportunity to shift the round in his team’s favor lay within his grasp. With all eyes on him, Juda leaped over the vault and stuck the landing, letting out an emphat...…
…MICHIGAN DOMINATES OHIO STATE IN SEASON-OPENING MEET Both Michigan and Ohio State experienced setbacks on the uneven bars. The difference came in the way the two squads responded. For the Wolverines, junior Abby Heiskell barely missed the bar on her way down from an aerial off the high bar and fell onto the mat. Her teammates picked her up and finished the bars with three straight 9.9-plus scores to close out the event, p...…
…12 — Wednesday, January 20, 2021 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Johnson and Beniers lead the way for Michigan’s offense Tune into a Michigan hockey game and chances are that Kent Johnson and Matty Beniers will catch your eye. The freshman forwards have taken the Big Ten by storm this year, playing on a line together. Johnson has been on a torrent scoring pace with a team-leading 16 points — and his 12 assis...…
