…3B Wednesday, November 22, 2017 // The Statement Empath in the wild: Graduating R ecently, a panicky feeling has been lingering in the back of my mind. I’m entering the last semester of my undergraduate education, and I don’t know what I want to do when that’s over. I, at the very least, know what city I want to be in, but I don’t have housing secured and I don’t have a job secured. I’ve become disenchanted with my major, Engli...…
…Wednesday, November 22, 2017 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, November 22, 2017 // The Statement 5B A home, not a house A look at Ann Arbor’s historic co-ops by Lara Moehlman, Managing Statement Editor H ot air wafts from the oven in the kitchen of Linder Cooperative House, which looks semi-industrial with steel gray appliances. A hooded stove and two picnic benches tucked under a wood- en table back into the far right corner of a ch...…
…Wednesday, November 22, 2017 // The Statement 6B Personal Statement: No more pretzels “ Why even drink coffee if you’re gonna just have decaf?” I could probably buy my own coffee shop with the number of times someone has asked me. “I like the taste but I don’t want to get addicted and then start to need the caffeine,” I would reply. Then it’d start a discussion about how they don’t taste the same. (Sorry, guys, even after having ...…
…Wednesday, November 22, 2017 // The Statement 7B The picture stays in the kid: Lives I didn’t quite live by Daniel Hensel, Daily Film Editor I was never much of a teenager. It’s not as if I wasn’t a student; it was that I was absent so much — literally away from Northbrook, at debate tournaments once or twice a month, over the weekends — that I never felt as if I was really a member of my community. After all, when yo...…
…Wednesday, November 21, 2017 // The Statement 8B Students study at Mighty Good Coffee on South University Avenue. Students share one of the many communal tables at Starbucks on South University Avenue. The Roasting Plant has become a popular student study spot since opening early this fall. Baristas put pastries on display at Lab on East Liberty Street. The interior of Mighty Good Coffee on South University Avenue. Students review cours...…
…NOVEMBER 25, 2017: OHIO STATE EVAN AARON / DAILY …
…FootballSaturday, November 25, 2017 2C STAFF PICKS The Daily football writers pick against the spread to predict scores around college football in the 2017 football season. Betelhem Ashame Ted Janes Orion Sang Kevin Santo No. 2 Penn State (+6.5) at No. 6 Ohio State Alabama Auburn Alabama Alabama Alabama No. 3 Georgia (-14) at Florida Miami Pittsburgh Miami Miami Miami No.4 TCU (-6.5) at No. 25 Iowa State Clemson Clemson South Ca...…
…3 TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com Furbush different from most players Noah Furbush understands this rivalry better than most. After all, he’s been on both sides. A native of Kenton, Ohio, the redshirt junior linebacker has three family members who attended Ohio State. Naturally, a young Furbush grew up cheering for the Buckeyes. Then the dominoes began falling. His older brother attended the University of Mic...…
…Chase Winovich doesn’t forget things easily. He still remembers the Ohio State fan who “shot the double bird” at him last year. He still remembers his omission from the Under Armour All-America Game. He still remembers the scout team, the position change and every other slight, in part, because all of that has made him who he is. Perhaps it’s those recollections that draw his teammates to say the redshirt junior has a few...…
…done.” That wouldn’t be the last time Winovich willed something into being. *** When Matt Thompson first met Chase Winovich, Nick Volk had a prediction for him. “The day I met Chase,” Thompson recalls, “(Volk) said that Chase was gonna be an All-American one day.” Winovich came to Ann Arbor to play SAM in Brady Hoke’s defensive scheme, was asked to play tight end upon Jim Harbaugh’s arrival, hurt his PCL in the ens...…
…FootballSaturday, November 25, 2017 6 Launius said. “(He asked) a lot of questions about the mobility of the movement that a beginner student wouldn’t even have the conception of asking.” Having taught at the studio for the past 10 years, Launius never once saw a football player walk through its doors. But as she put it, teaching Winovich was “a treat.” Though they joked about it, there was never a recital in the cards for Mi...…
…7 TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com For in-game updates Follow @Kevin_M_Santo, @tedjanes7, @orion_sang and @betelhem_ashame on Twitter during Saturday’s game. What to Watch For: No. 8 Ohio State It may only be one game, but its implications are anything but ordinary. And it isn’t just because it’s ‘The Game.’ A Big Ten championship berth may not be on the line, but for the Michigan football team (5-3 Big Ten, 8-3 overall)...…
…FootballSaturday, November 25, 2017 8 It’s that one week of the year that Michigan fans look forward to most, even if it’s the one week of the last five years they’ve tried most to forget. The Michigan football team (5-3 Big Ten, 8-3 overall) meets No. 8 Ohio State (7-1, 9-2) for the rivalry’s 114th game this Saturday in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines have a season to salvage, and the Buckeyes have hopes for the College Football P...…
…After continued resistance from Ann Arbor residents, as well as several council members, City Council moved to once again postpone a decision on downtown developments. Many residents came to argue against several zoning changes on Broadway Street, seeking to defend the beauty and history of their town, and arguing for commercial rather than residential developments. With a zoning change, residents feared a high-ris...…
…Ann Arbor’s deer cull is coming back, and it could bring widespread park closures around the city. The deer cull has been a hotly debated topic among residents since City Council approved the procedure in August 2015. The proposal that passed outlined a four-year plan for deer management and the exploration of a deer fertility control program. “The directive from Council arose as a result of numerous resident r...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, November 21, 2017— 3 council members. Jack Eaton, D-Ward 4, and Jane Lumm, I-Ward 2, argued against the postponement and the project itself, saying the only reason to postpone would be to avoid the controversy, not for the developers to make any changes to their plans. “It’s the wrong direction for the opportunity that we have here as stewards of the future of our city,” A...…
…I n the past several days, my 92-year-old grandmother’s health has starkly declined, and she is currently in the hospital. The consensus among my family, based on what doctors have told us, as well as my grandmother’s chosen course of action, is that she is going to die soon. My grandma — my father’s mother, whom I call Bubba — is the only grandparent I’ve ever gotten to know. My mother’s parents were both gon...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, November 21, 2017 — 5 MONKEY PUZZLE MUSIC Sia did the thing every pop star does and made a Christmas album ‘Everyday Is Christmas’ is not Sia at her jolliest She sings about puppies & sings about snow but there’s no real cheer As an enthusiast of decked out halls, poinsettias and heavily ornamented pine trees, I’d assumed that Sia’s Everyday Is Christmas would be the perfect a...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, November 21, 2017 — 7 Wolverines force mistakes, ride them to upset There were nothing but smiles on the faces of the Michigan volleyball team’s players as they honored senior middle blocker and outside hitters Claire Kieffer-Wright, Katherine Mahlke and Adeja Lambert on their senior night. Ending a nearly eight-year drought against Purdue, the Wolverines (9-9 Bi...…
…8 — Tuesday, November 21, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Katelynn Flaherty sets scoring record Every day after the Michigan women’s basketball team finishes practice, Katelynn Flaherty stays on the court and takes 1,000 extra shots. “I’m like, ‘Katelynn, we just had a three-hour practice,’ ” said junior center Hallie Thome at the team’s Media Day. “But no, it’s Katelynn. I mean, it sp...…
…Featuring visual art, poetry and performances from University of Michigan students and organizations about the experiences of immigrant and first-generation students at the University, the Shift Talent Showcase drew a crowd of 100 students, faculty and Ann Arbor community members to the Pendleton Room of the Michigan Union Thursday night. Hosted by University organizations Redefine, Call for Humanity, the Iraqi Stu...…
…2 — Friday, November 17, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ARTS SECTION arts@michigandaily.com SPORTS SECTION sports@michigandaily.com ADVERTISING dailydisplay@gmail.com NEWS TIPS news@michigandaily.com LETTERS TO THE EDITOR tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITORIAL PAGE opinion@michigandaily.com NATHAN GUPTA Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 na...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, November 17, 2017 — 3 DANYEL THARAKAN/Daily Olivia Golden, former U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Children and Families presents on issues of poverty at the Ford School Thursday. POLICY PRESE NTATION with original content from a variety of fields. “We hope that anyone we’re choosing is doing things that are more pushing the barrier than things t...…
…News of the ban would have been better received if the Interfraternity Council issued a direct statement to the public on what led it to take this action. The IFC’s statement to the press merely states its members were not living up to IFC’s standards. That’s putting it mildly if the lines crossed, in fact, endangered three students’ lives. The emails The Daily obtained reveal IFC officials encouraged members to vote for the...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, November 17, 2017 — 5 At some point over the past few months, I tweeted something about being supremely uninterested in any feminist discourse surrounding Disney princesses until there was one with the personality of Jessica Jones. This was probably partly because I had fallen down a rabbit hole of reading angry blog posts about Disney princesses while reading...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, November 17, 2017 — 7 Behind Enemy Lines: Wisconsin’s Fumagalli Jake Butt was the Big Ten’s tight end to watch last year. Michigan will face his successor this weekend in Troy Fumagalli. Fumagalli, a senior for No. 5 Wisconsin, finished second in the conference in receiving yards last year. He’s in first place through 10 games this season, having tallied 33 catches f...…
…8 — Friday, November 17, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines look to stay on a roll Senior forward Tony Calderone fired a shot last Friday night that found the back of the net and fans leaped out of their seats in a deafening uproar of cheers and applause. The Wolverines would go on to notch their first win against a top-10 team in the nation. They won’t hear those cheers this weekend. The No. 17 Mich...…
…The Michigan Senate passed legislation last week allowing licensed gun owners to carry concealed handguns inside schools, churches, bars and other traditionally gun-free zones. Bill 584 is a part of a three-bill package that will now move to the state House of Representatives after passing almost completely along party lines with a 25-to-12 vote. The vote came three days after a mass shooting in Sutherland Spring, Texas, ca...…
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…BEGINNINGS The Black-Asian Coalition was started in January 2015. Sean Dajour Smith, a class of 2017 alum, and Sarah Hong, a class of 2016 alum, connected through their community action and social change minor and their shared interest in coalition building. Sarah wanted to create a space where members of the Asian Pacific Islander American community could confront anti- Blackness. Smith, on the other hand, thought it could be ...…
…I was invited to a bar crawl this past weekend. Though I love Charley’s, The Brown Jug and Rick’s, the thought of going to each in quick succession made me anxious. I tried to do a quick mental calculation of how much mixed drinks, beer and cover from each bar would cost me. The number was intimidating. Having a social life at this university is expensive. Bar covers, drinks, tickets to movies and concerts, Ubers...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, November 16, 2017 — 5 STARZ Kerrigan and Seimetz are back again with season 2 of ‘The Girlfriend Experience” ‘Girlfriend’ revels in its darker, radical season 2 A show centered on the lives of escorts returns with a twist TV REVIEW Last season, we uncovered that the world of an escort is overflowing with lies, secrets, scandals, and the obvious, sex. Thanks to dynami...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, November 16, 2017 — 7A Wolverines likely without Hill at Wisconsin Sophomore cornerback Lavert Hill was immediately placed into concussion protocol last weekend, exiting the Michigan-Maryland game at halftime. Hill, who has two interceptions and eight passes defended this season, is unlikely to take the field when the 24th-ranked Wolverines (5-2 Big Ten, 8-2 ove...…
…8A — Thursday, November 16, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Conversation with Pearson brings Marody’s play to new heights For Cooper Marody, the road to recent success started with a serious talk. Three weeks ago, Michigan hockey coach Mel Pearson called the junior forward into his office for a conversation about his practice habits. Heading into an important series in State College against then-No. 15 ...…
…When LSA sophomores Rebecca Bernstein and Andie Harris received a problem set back from their Stats 250 graduate student instructors, their grades were a shock: They both received zeros. Emails from their respective instructors explained their respective homeworks were too similar to those of their friends in the class. While the lowest homework grade is dropped, the sharp reprimand confused Bernstein and Harris. Thei...…
…Many argued this was beneficial for the safety of pro-Palestinian students from damaging blacklists. Another was the outpouring of support: CSG Vice President Nadine Jawad, a Public Policy senior, took the floor to describe her own experiences as an Arab and Muslim student. She stated her support of the resolution, empathizing with the feelings Jewish students have experienced because she has faced marginalization hersel...…
…taken our MOOCs are outside the United States, representing over 200 countries,” Finholt said. “We also aspire to use our MOOCs to reach an important domestic audience, which are students in community colleges who are transfer candidates … And (use) MOOCs as a way of exploring alternative completion of a residential degree.” Hilton then moved the conversation into a dialogue on MOOCs and their place at the University. Instead...…
…L ast week, I got my ear pierced. I had wanted to do it for several days before, to change up my look — to try something new. There was, in other words, no larger, existential reasoning behind this desire, no deeper truth I thought a piercing would illuminate or help me enact. But I was wrong. In the ensuing days, I’ve begun to regard my piercing as a sort of imprint on my own body. I’d never physically changed myself ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, November 15, 2017 — 5A ABC “Grey’s Anatomy” is still alive and well unlike most of its original cast ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ in critical condition after 14 seasons As it hits the 300 mark, it’s time for ‘Grey’s’ to pass on quietly After watching approximately one episode of “Grey’s Anatomy,” most feel as though they could perfectly execute a coronary artery bypass surgery (yes, I ha...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, November 15, 2017 — 7A Final Foes: Previewing the NCAA Tournament Final Four In the early rounds of the NCAA Tournament, the Michigan field hockey team proved it was up to the challenge. The Wolverines dispatched Syracuse and Northwestern to advance to the semifinals. Michigan is coming in hot — not allowing a single goal in the postseason so far — but the...…
…8A — Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Slow starts are fixable for young Wolverines Though 2-0, the Michigan basketball team hasn’t had the start it anticipated. Against less-talented and undersized teams in North Florida and Central Michigan, the Wolverines were expected to roll. But that wasn’t the case. Michigan came out flat against both opponents, leading to closer-than-a...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | NOVEMBER 15, 2017 An International Village for Ypsilanti? …
…I knew I was attracted to men before I knew I was Attracted To Men. It began at my summer camp, a small wooded refuge tucked away in northern Wisconsin. There, one or two hundred boys or so, from age 9 to 15, played, swam, canoed, sailed, crafted, cooked, gathered, laughed, cried. I crushed. (I did those other things, too.) I didn’t know how to describe it, so I didn’t. I let it smolder, carrying on summer af...…
…3B Wednesday, November 15, 2017 // The Statement Soundtracking: Midterms I did this to myself. I have no one else to blame but yours truly. I had a syllabus. I had a to-do list app on my phone and my laptop. I even had sticky notes taped to my mirror to remind me to start earlier. I knew having a midterm paper and an exam on the same day would be a recipe for disaster, but I didn’t think about the fact that I’m a shitty cook. Th...…
…Wednesday, November 15, 2017 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, November 15, 2017 // The Statement 5B An International Village in Ypsilanti? The fight over gentrification in a rust belt city by Brian Kuang & Ishi Mori, Deputy Statement Editor and Daily Staff Reporter A t a May meeting of the Ypsi- lanti City Council, Amy Xue Foster — a Chinese-born, Troy-based businesswoman — proposed an ambitious project to construct a glittering high...…
…Wednesday, November 15, 2017 // The Statement 6B From Skaramagas Dock F rom the center of Greece’s largest refugee camp, you’re surrounded by hundreds of temporary housing units. The white, rectangular metal boxes are in precise rows, creating a grid that projects a sense of order. Many of the boxes are adorned with rooftop solar water heaters and television dishes. The United Nations, Save the Children and other international donor ...…
