…During a community conversation on race and campus climate Sunday, University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel listened to student concerns and emphasized the impact he hopes the upcoming release of a University-wide Diversity, Equity and Inclusion plan will have on campus. The conversation, announced on Wednesday, was planned in response to racially charged fliers that were hung in Mason and Haven Halls last week. Th...…
…During the Michigan vs. Wisconsin game, 19-year-old actress Chloe Grace Moretz, known for her roles in the films like “Kick-Ass,” joined the College Democrats to rally University of Michigan students to vote for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. According to AmericaJr, a news and entertainment website, about 250 students registered at the event. “It’s really exciting … to talk to a bunch of 18- and 19...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Monday, October 3, 2016 — 3A News & Sports plan had notably low attendance, averaging about 40 people each except for one for staff, which drew 120. Sunday’s gathering had one of the highest reported attendances for a University-sponsored event regarding diversity on campus this past month, with over 180 people. However, student attendance has been much higher at student-run events, such as p...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Monday, October 3, 2016 Open letter to the U of M community THE BLACK LEADERSHIP COUNCIL | OP-ED T o the University of Michigan Community: In light of recent events, both on and off campus, we are deeply disturbed by the hateful and blatant racism put forth by people who label themselves the alt-right. It troubles us that the individuals of the Black community at the Univers...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, October 3, 2016 — 5A Roses are red, violets are blue, We love the Daily and we hope you do too. ACROSS 1 Hospital IV amts. 4 Irrational fear sufferer’s suffix 9 Texas city 13 Until now 14 Specialized language 15 Dashing style 16 Expose wrongdoing 19 Gymnast Korbut 20 Choose by majority vote 21 Wok cook’s flavoring 23 Attacked by surprise 26 Baseball card stat 27 Day, in Durango 28 MBA hop...…
…6A — Monday, October 3, 2016 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ISLAND “Pull my fingers.” MUSIC COLUMN The Killers were the end of a golden era I was wearing dog ears made out of paper and black eye pencil on my nose when I finally realized how powerful “Mr. Brightside” could be. It was Halloween of 2015. I was dressed as Mr. Peanutbut- ter from “BoJack Horseman,” and I was in a Kerrytown basement with a faulty ster...…
…T hough Jourdan Lewis will make Saturday’s top- 10 highlight reels for his late-game heroics, not one player better led the Wolverines to a 14-7 victory over No. 8 Wis- consin than senior corner- back Channing Stribling. To be fair, Lewis’ pick was nothing short of miraculous. When Badgers quarterback Alex Hornibrook dropped back and launched the ball on 4th-and-10 with just over two minutes left in the game, everyone at Mi...…
…2B — October 3, 2016 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Fab Five still shapes the conversation T oday, they might not stand out. Five young Black men in baggy shorts, black shoes and black socks with shaved heads isn’t a rarity on the basketball court. Not anymore, at least. When the Fab Five burst into college basketball 25 years ago, that swaggering style was likened to thuggery. Now, it is as much a p...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday October 3, 2016 — 3B ‘M’ wins second straight, tops Penn State If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That’s the short version of what Michigan men’s soccer coach Chaka Daley told his team at halftime of Sunday’s game against Penn State. It was scoreless at the time, but Daley sought to convince his team success was coming. “If things are going the right way, which they were the first...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4B — Monday, October 3, 2016 …
…After meeting with a group of student government leaders at the Cube Monday, University of Michigan president Mark Schlissel discussed his administration’s response to anti-Black, anti-Muslim and anti-LGBTQ posters discovered over the past week. Last Monday, anti-Black and anti-women posters were found in University buildings. Today, more offensive posters were found posted around campus from the white-supremacist gro...…
…A new set of alt right posters were found Monday morning on a University of Michigan cylinder posting area on the corner of South State Street and North University, citing websites that argue race determines intelligence and anti-Muslim sentiments. One of the posters featured the Pepe the Frog meme, a newfound symbol associated with the alt right movement. Several others portrayed an Islam man killing a white woman or c...…
…2-News 3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, October 4, 2016 — 3 News reduced to more inferior roles and limited in the interactions they could have with men on screen. “The new authorities showed hostility to women’s participation in cinema, which is seen in the guidelines that they wrote codifying the representation of women in the films,” Ganjavie said. The post-1979 Iranian film industry also adjuste...…
…L ast Monday, I had the pleasure of watching what may very well be the fall of Western liberal democracy. No, not the newest episode of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” rather, the presidential debate. I went into the debate with a deep fear Donald Trump could rehabilitate his image among the American public. Hillary Clinton’s seven-point lead over the summer had evaporated to the margin of err...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, October 4, 2016 — 5 The Altar, R&B artist Banks’s newest release, is the very embodiment of post-breakup anger, vindictive stormy skies and the entire month of October. This album is basically Lady Macbeth in music form, and its collection of omi- nously magical, deeply powerful and altogether all-encompassing songs are haunting in their raw honesty. In The Altar, B...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Home for Pogo 6 Affirmative answer 9 Silences, as a TV 14 Artist’s prop 15 Pie __ mode 16 Wagnerian work 17 “Farewell, chérie” 18 CBS forensic drama 19 Antianxiety drug 20 “Bro, I thought you were gonna help” 23 Many a GI 24 Jerry Garcia’s band, familiarly 28 Socializing with the queen, maybe 31 Avril Lavigne’s “Sk8er __” 32 Bullets and such 33 Lots and lots 35 Accesso...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, October 4, 2016— 7 Speight continues to grow, evaluate his options T E A M S T A T S MICH OPP Points/Game 44.4 12.4 First Downs/Game 23.0 13.2 Rush Yards/Game 209.8 112.2 Yards/Rush 4.9 3.3 Rushing TDs 16 2 Passing Yards/Game 234.2 135.4 Completion % 63.9% 46.6% Yards/Pass 7.4 5.2 Passing TDs 10 5 Interceptions 2 6 Offensive Plays/Game 74.4 60.6 Total Offense 444.0 ...…
…Donlon brings intensity on ‘D’ Meet Billy Donlon, Michigan’s new defensive coordinator. And before you start to fret, don’t worry, Don Brown still has his job. Instead, Donlon is one of the latest additions to John Beilein’s staff — filling the void left by LaVall Jordan and Bacari Alexander’s departure last April. Donlon comes to the Michigan carrying ample coaching experience, most recently as the head coach at Wright Stat...…
…Last week, a new school faculty transition team was appointed to plan the transition from the School of Natural Resources and Environment to a new School of Sustainability. An internal faculty committee proposed in September 2016 that the University of Michigan create a new school of sustainability to replace the School of Natural Resources and Environment and increase interdisciplinary collaboration across...…
…with normal cells in the same individual. “The basic idea is, based on a patient’s molecular fingerprint, to suggest clinical trials or off- label use of approved agents based on the mutational profile of an individual advanced cancer, or, in general, metastatic disease,” Chinnaiyan said. “By matching a patient’s molecular fingerprint with potential drugs that target those aberrations, we have a better chance at treating canc...…
…control of the state House. Currently, Republicans have a majority in the state House, 62-44. “Not only are we going to elect Hillary Clinton as president, but the greater 12 can take the state House of Representatives,” she said. “If you’re unhappy about the fact that the Flint water was poisoned or all the others things that have happened, we need to take those seats back.” Albright also stressed the importance of not beco...…
…S exual assault happens, and that’s what matters, not when, where or how. The sobriety of the victim doesn’t matter, nor does his or her race, gender or socioeconomic class. All that matters is that it happens. Two years ago, it happened to me. I was pushed up against a wall, choked and raped for the first time when I was 16 years old. For over a year, I didn’t tell a soul, because there was always the chance ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, October 19, 2016 — 5A ACROSS 1 Unlike this clue, obviously 5 Driving force? 10 Bar regulars, and then some 14 Bible book before Romans 15 One-named singer with 10 Grammys 16 William of “Broadcast News” 17 Does well at the casino? 19 On 20 URL ending 21 Bridge call 22 Hang loosely 23 Star’s statuette 25 Cereal box factoid 28 Mushroom cloud makers 30 Pale 31 __ shadow 32 Tip to one side 33 ...…
…6A — Wednesday, October 19, 2016 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com HBO “Don’t ask me what’s on fleek.” ‘Insecure’ is a hilarious take on identity, romance Issa Rae is a ray of sunshine in HBO’s new true-to-life series Looking through the stock of new TV shows entering the fall season, a growing pattern of shows about race, specifically about the contempo- rary Black expe- rience, seems to be present. FX’s “Atlanta,” OW...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | OCTOBER 19, 2016 …
…2B Magazine Editor: Karl Williams Deputy Editors: Nabeel Chollampat Lara Moehlman Design Editor: Shane Achenbach Photo Editor: Zoey Holmstrom Creative Director: Emilie Farrugia Editor in Chief: Shoham Geva Managing Editor: Laura Schinagle Copy Editors: Emily Campbell Alexis Nowicki Taylor Grandinetti the statement Wednesday, October 19, 2016 / The Statement How To: Achieving Employment B Y S Y LVA N N A G R O S S the ta...…
…W hile editing articles for The Michigan Daily, I’ll often question why a rule exists. For example, I might wonder why we don’t use the Oxford comma or why “percent” is spelled out. While these little rules are aggravating at times, I’ll always move on and con- tinue editing the article. If I let my frustration toward the silly rule con- sume me, I would waste time and never get my job done. I remember a similar reaction in high sc...…
…I t’s not here to give out grades, to set learning objectives or to change people. It doesn’t teach about alcoholism or how to balance a checkbook. It’s not here to save souls or proselytize. Rather, the Prison Creative Arts Project goes into prisons around Michigan with a simpler mission — to bring joy. Started in 1990 under Buzz Alexander, a pro- fessor of English at the University of Michigan, PCAP incorporates visual, written an...…
…My sister is the strongest person I know. On March 12, 2014, she was the victim of a head-on collision that should have sent her Pontiac’s engine into the cabin of her car and cut her in half. Instead, miraculously, it didn’t, and Kasandra is still here to laugh a little too loud and keep me in line. To say I love her is an understatement. While Kasandra’s unbelievable survival is something my family celebrates ...…
…Wednesday, October 19, 2016 // The Statement 7B by Melina Glusac, Senior Arts Editor Life is a Mixtape: Living in Color F irst, a confession: I’m jealous of people with synesthesia, and I always have been. Colours - Grouplove Ah yes, jealousy of an inborn neuro- logical phenomenon. All the great love stories in the world have spawned from it, right? Definitely not. Not at all. It’s just me. For those who don’t know, synesthe- s...…
…Wednesday, October 19, 2016 // The Statement 8B Press photographers and TV stations set up on bleachers at the back of the room before U.S. Sen.Tim Kaine (D-VA), Democratic vice presidential nominee, speaks at a Detroit rally. Members of the press work on writing articles after Tuesday’s rally. Camera crews from various news outlets wait before Kaine speaks. The view from the back of the room as Kaine speaks in front of a crowd and cameras...…
…C The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | October 19, 2016 LaFontaine’s debut Jack LaFontaine lifted Michigan in his debut with exactly the kind of showing the Wolverines needed » SportsWednesday Column, Page 2B Dead heat Michigan held firm at home with a 0-0 tie against No. 15 Minnesota on Sunday, staying at fourth place in the Big Ten » Page 3B BIG RAPIDS — It was the perfect storm: a hungry team searching for its first ...…
…2C — October 19, 2016 SportsWednesday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Road win highlights areas for improvement Every time the Michigan hockey team killed off a penalty during Saturday’s game at Ferris State, the announcer would say something along the lines of, “And the Wolverines return to full strength,” which was immediately followed by, “And they still suck!” from the Bulldogs’ student section. At some point...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsWednesday October 19, 2016 — 3C Michigan earns scoreless draw Sarah Jackson already had tied her career high in saves against Minnesota. But with the Golden Gophers threatening in the last minute of double overtime, Michigan needed her to make one more. As the crowd began counting down the seconds until the final whistle blew, the redshirt sophomore goalkeeper rose over a Gopher ...…
…4C — October 19, 2016 SportsWednesday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THE MICHIGAN DAILY TOP-10 POLL 2. OHIO STATE: The best players from Michigan play for ... Ohio State. 1. ALABAMA: Nick Saban still yelled at Lane Kiffin last week. 9. WISCONSIN: You really start to wonder what the Badgers’ record would be with Bart Houston under center. 3. MICHIGAN: Jim Harbaugh was the best coach working a chain gang in the country la...…
…Wednesday afternoon, more than 40 people — the majority from the University of Michigan Romance Language and Literature Department — participated in a demonstration on the Diag as a part of the “Ni Una Menos” movement, with the aim of exposing violence toward women in Latin America and the United States. The event was one of many of its kind that took place Wednesday across the United States to commemorate the ...…
…2A — Thursday, October 20, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tweets Corey Seeman @cseeman Red-Tailed Hawk swooping past a student at the Law Quad today at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor @ umich #flickr Follow @michigandaily UMich Energy @MichEnergy Dioxane discovered in shallow groundwater at Ann Arbor neighborhood park UMich Catholics @UmichCatholics Hope everyone’s travels back to Ann Arbor are safe and eve...…
…Thursday, October 20, 2016 — 3A News michigandaily.com — The Michigan Daily the Spanish phenomenon of “feminicide” — a concept, according to the Ferrari, that all too many Latina women are familiar with. Ferrari said the term is used to describe the unceasing deaths and acts of violence toward girls and women in Latin America. “It’s a global. It began in Argentina, but now it is everywhere,” she said. “And today, these ...…
…W hen most people throw something away, usually little attention is paid to what happens next. For most cities, the final resting spot of trash is a landfill, which is simply a large, coated hole in the ground for trash to sit for the rest of eternity. However, for Detroit residents, the final resting place of the most harmful elements of trash is in the lungs of the residents of Midtown and Poletown East. The city is ...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 One of a pair in “Waiting for Godot” 4 __ ray 10 Where rds. meet 14 Frat address 15 Iris ring 16 Obama’s birthplace 17 Basic resting place 18 Personal guide 20 Start of “A Visit From St. Nicholas” 22 Common base 23 “Joke’s on you!” 24 Shoe fastener 27 Animal’s gullet 30 “To see __ is a picture”: Dickinson 31 Make subservient 33 Nincompoop 35 “Biggest Little City in the Wo...…
…6A — Thursday, October 20, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com F O O T B A L L S T A T S MICH OPP Points/Game 50.0 10.3 First Downs/Game 23.0 11.3 Rush Yards/Game 255.0 99.2 Yards/Rush 5.7 2.9 Rushing TDs 25 2 Passing Yards/Game 215.0 113.7 Completion % 62.6% 42.2% Yards/Pass 7.4 4.6 Passing TDs 12 5 Interceptions 2 6 Offensive Plays/Game 74 59.5 Total Offense 470.0 212.8 3rd-down Conversions 48.2% 12.2% ...…
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, October 20, 2016 searching for by Matt Gallatin Daily Arts Writer SCARED DESIGN BY MICHELLE PHILLIPS & AVA WEINER …
…2B — Thursday, October 20, 2016 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com EMI We’re gonna build a wall and Pink Floyd is gonna pay for it. Ten prominent rectangular windows, often coupled in twos or threes; a single, decorative glass eye in the center; two protruding columns announcing the porch; yes, yes indeed, this is, objectively speaking, relatively horrifying. I will give Wes Craven that. Choosing this house, as o...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Thursday, October 20, 2016 — 3B Kerrytown’s Vintage to Vogue offers boho style V2V is the kind of store you want your closet to look like Walking into V2V’s Kerrytown location is like walking into a Bohemian dream. It’s the kind of store that you want your closet to look like, no matter what you normally wear. It’s cozy and impossibly cool, with exposed wood shelves boa...…
…W hen I was younger, I detested vegetables. My mom, always the overbearingly health-conscious cook (though I love her for it), incorporated a serving into every meal. I would hungrily await dinner, then remember that eating dinner also meant having to eat vegetables, and apprehension replaced my hunger. Broccoli with the night’s dinner? Couldn’t stand to look at it. A salad for lunch? I would rather lose TV privileges. Now, I...…
…Growing up on Detroit’s West Side, Walter Stevenson, an engineering junior at the University of Michigan, never saw anything wrong with the Detroit Public Schools district. From kindergarten through sixth grade, he thought all schools wouldn’t let students stray too far from the playground because it was centered in a rougher neighborhood. He thought all schools had books that were “not only outdated, (but) us...…
…TAKIN’ ON THE REAL WORLD. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Friday, October 21, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tweets Follow @michigandaily MYR Taylor Googling @mtaylorgoogling Is Rick Snyder handing out Halloween candy from his downtown Ann Arbor home this year? The State Business @bizatthestate University of Michigan Depression Center gets $10.8M boost Emily Gilbert @emilyhgilbert I’ve had 7 people yell “...…
…2-News 3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, October 21, 2016 — 3A Nursing school for Flint Several University of Michigan regents and chief executives broke into cheers after the creation of a new nursing school to the Flint campus was unaminously approved by the Regents during the meeting. Flint Chancellor Susan Borrego told the board that more than 19 percent of the UM-Flint student body studies nu...…
…4A — Friday, October 21, 2016 Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com LAURA SCHINAGLE Managing Editor 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. SHOHAM GEVA Editor in Chief CLAIRE BRYAN and REGAN DETWILER Editorial Page Editors Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s Editorial Board. All other signed ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, October 21, 2016 — 5A HBO “I couldn’t help but wonder, is divorce the new marriage?” There’s something to be said for dark comedies. The trend toward greater realism in the recent slew of fall comedies, like FX’s “Better Things,” could be an indication of the desire to see our own human flaws and everyday realities laid bare on screen. With HBO’s newest comedy “Di...…
