…6A — Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘U.N.C.L.E.’ is stylish fun ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ an imperfect, but unappreciated thriller In 2015, director Guy Ritchie (“King Arthur: Legend of the Sword”) released “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,” a Cold War spy caper featuring Henry Cavill (“Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice”), Alicia Vikander (“Submergence”) and Armie Hammer (“Call Me By Your Name”) ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, November 8, 2017 — 7A Bracket breakdown: Analyzing potential NCAA Tournament opponents Ranked No. 11 at the beginning of the season, the Michigan field hockey team has proven that ranking was far too low. The Wolverines rattled off 16 wins in a row with 13 shutouts to finish off their season. Then, Michigan dispatched Ohio State, No. 9 Northwestern and No. 5 Penn State...…
…8A — Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Third period inconsistencies holding ‘M’ back from sweeps Following a dramatic, come- from-behind win against Vermont on Oct. 21, Michigan hockey coach Mel Pearson said his skaters had started to establish themselves as a “third-period team.” The next Friday at No. 19 Penn State, the Wolverines (5-3-0) had two one-goal leads in the final period, only to ...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | NOVEMBER 8, 2017 …
…Now I am become I can feel it rising Death The silence is crushing The destroyer of worlds Your eyes press against mine no emotion my mind screams your smell clings in my air suffocating me tenderly hell’s whisper in my ear you’re gone no thought Wait The heart is cold Wait The damage has been done. Not To Be What’s in a name? Nothing if you can’t remember it. Ah-hem. A first date should be: -Punctual -Unusual -Fun (not merely ...…
…I have wondered about you Am I the new person drawn toward you? But before I step further, should I take warning? For I know — you may not be what I expect. But what is it I expect? Do I expect you to fit some ideal? Do I think it so easy for us to weave? Together? Do I think your friendship will be endless satisfaction? A marathon of blissful confirmation bias? Will I see no further than my impression of you? Can you ever be, in ...…
…Wednesday, November 8, 2017 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, November 8, 2017 // The Statement 5B Autumn’s Dying Women Short Fiction b y Z o y a G u r m, LSA Junior T he only member of my fam- ily who ever believed in souls was my aunt. “Bless your soul,” she wrote every year in her sloppy and smudged cursive, directly under the pre-printed birthday message. She died late-summer, a lonely and child- less death, colored like deep pi...…
…Wednesday, November 8, 2017 // The Statement 6B High Risk creative non-fiction E dward meets me at the bus stop on campus with our standard greeting: smiling and clapping his hands slowly, letting out a whooping, “O-K, O-K.” He looks like he always has, wide-eyed and enthusiastic but stifling a perceptible weariness, in a hoodie, skinny jeans and white Vans. One of my best friends from back home, Edward is a student at Cornell Un...…
…Wednesday, November 8, 2017 // The Statement 7B ILLUSTRATION BY EMILY KOFFSKY stacks of chips and sit down at the oval- shaped table to which we are ushered. I peek in at a different game at the table behind me. There are eight people playing, a middle- aged man leans over his backward chair as a woman — presumably a resort employee — massages his back. A young woman wearing a “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN” hat sits across the table. Ho...…
…Wednesday, November 8, 2017 // The Statement 8B V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T A N N A R B O R A T N I G H T Nickel’s Arcade A woman walks through the rain with an umbrella. A mural adds a pop of color to an otherwise dark alley. This weekend I walked around Ann Arbor with an umbrella in one hand and a tripod in the other, desperately trying to shield my camera from the torrent of rain. I had always wanted to capture long exposure s...…
…Robert Ortega, chair of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, opened Monday’s meeting by alerting members of the groundbreaking of the new Trotter Multicultural Center and the release of the diversity, equity and inclusion survey results. The climate survey found 1 in 5 University of Michigan students experienced a discriminatory event during the past year, even though the large majority of stu...…
…resolution through CSG or just having University Council submit a statement of support or solidarity that they agree that there should be more awareness or resources for student caregivers.” According to Nasr, the University of Michigan currently does not collect any data on student caregivers and there is currently no estimate on the number of student caregivers studying at the University. “That was one of the ...…
…staff. In addition earlier this week, students were also sent a second climate survey. SACUA members later spoke about the new Trotter Multicultural Center’s groundbreaking. Construction on the future site began over the summer outside the Helen Newberry and Betsy Barbour residences on State Street. The Trotter Center is currently located in an old fraternity house on Washtenaw Avenue. In Winter 2014, the Black St...…
…G rowing up, I always envisioned myself living in a sorority house at whatever college I ended up attending. For some reason, whenever I pictured what I would look like years down the road, happily committed to a university, I was always wearing Greek letters. To me, not going Greek was never an option. It seemed like a path everyone in my life had gone down and one I was willing to take myself. However, this compleme...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, November 7, 2017 — 5A ARBOR PROPERTIES Award-Winning Rentals in Kerrytown Central Campus, Old West Side, Burns Park. Now Renting for 2018. 734-649-8637 | www.arborprops.com FALL 2018 HOUSES # Beds Location Rent 11 1014 Vaughn $7700 9 1015 Packard $6525 6 511 Linden $4800 6 1016 S. Forest $5400 6 1207 Prospect $4900 6 1355 Wilmot Ct. $5075 5 935 S. Division $4000 4 412 E. W...…
…Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum Unraveling the Arab Spring Egypt since 2011 Panelists: Samer Ali, CMENAS director, U-M; Juan Cole, Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History, U-M; Jean Lachapelle, Weiser Emerging Democracies Postdoctoral Fellow, U-M; Bassem Youssef, satirist Moderator: Pauline Jones, DISC director Free and open to the public Co-sponsored by the Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies, Islamic St...…
…Tuesday, November 7, 2017 // TIP OFF 2017 2B George Mason Preseason WNIT Oakland at Ohio Notre Dame at LIU Brooklyn at Detroit Mercy Marquette Kent State North Florida Fort Wayne Delaware State Penn State at Iowa Nov. 10 Nov. 12, 16, 19 Nov. 22 Nov. 25 Nov. 29 Dec. 2 Dec. 4 Dec. 7 Dec. 10 Dec. 12 Dec. 16 Dec. 21 Dec. 28 Dec. 31 Jan. 4 Jan. 7 Jan. 10 Jan. 13 Jan. 16 Jan. 20 Jan. 23 Jan. 28 Feb. 1 Feb. 4 Feb. 8 Feb...…
…It’s time to go dancing J illian Dunston leaves no doubt. It’s Media Day at Crisler Center and the senior forward is taking questions. The one at hand: Tournament or bust? “Exactly.” Dunston has yet to play in the NCAA Tournament. Ditto for guard Katelynn Flaherty, the most talented scorer ever to put on a Wolverine uniform. And if neither of Michigan’s two seniors have gotten there, it’s not hard to figure out that no...…
…Tuesday, November 7, 2017 TIP OFF 2017 4B Jillian Dunston: The unsung hero ‘Coach, they made a mistake.’ At the Michigan women’s basketball team’s Media Day, coach Kim Barnes Arico reminisced about the day after her team wasn’t selected to the 2017 NCAA Tournament. As the players circled up before practice, with tears in their eyes, Jillian Dunston made one thing clear – the Wolverines should’ve been included in March Madness. ...…
…Tuesday, November 7, 2017 TIP OFF 2017 5B Dunston’s Michigan teammates have noticed the work ethic Joe instilled. “The work ethic and the theme of ‘hardest-working team in America’ is set by our other senior Jillian Dunston,” Barnes Arico said at Media Day. “If you’ve watched us play, (Dunston) … will do everything that’s needed to be done to help our team be successful. Whether that’s taking a charge to win a...…
…Tuesday, November 7, 2017 // TIP OFF 2017 6B Roster breakdown: Flaherty, Thome once again crucial to Michigan’s success The Michigan women’s basketball team is relying on its upperclassmen heading into the 2017-18 season. Though they lost two senior guards, Siera Thompson and Danielle Williams, the Wolverines have a lot of returners that make up the core of the team. That being said, there is a lot of young talent ...…
…Tuesday, November 7, 2017 // TIP OFF 2017 7B Big Ten Breakdown: Familiar foes present challenge Heartbroken. That’s how the Michigan women’s basketball team felt last March on selection day. Despite finishing third in a strong conference, the Wolverines failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive year. Michigan made the most out of the situation, though, winning the Women’s National Invita...…
…Tuesday, November 7, 2017 // TIP OFF 2017 8B Indiana has just four players returning from last year. Senior guard Tyra Buss and senior forward Amanda Cahill were top scorers last season and could be impact players again. To find the same success, the Hoosiers need Buss and Cahill to help the others find their roles. Purdue After a solid 2016-2017 season — in which they played in the Big Ten championship game, advanced to the sec...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 6, 2017 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Karan Higdon and Chris Evans might as well have been competing with each other. After all, when a team comes nine yards shy of boasting two 200-yard rushers for the first time in program history, that’s usually how it goes. And such was the story for the Wolverines. They ran the ball. They ran the ball. Then th...…
…they couldn’t make money with the reduced rates. Democrats would like to address the nondriving- related factors, including zip codes, credit scores and education attainment, which disproportionately affect urban drivers. House Minority Leader Sam Singh, D-East Lansing, voted no on the legislation, along with 41 other Democrats. “We have a plan that brings down costs and doesn’t force people into bankruptcy,” Singh told...…
…“This is the University’s way of making sure everyone on our campus has a chance to participate in the survey,” Broekhuizen said. “The results of the census survey offer individual schools, colleges and other units on campus findings unique to those units.” Broekhuizen also said both surveys released are about the campus climate related to diversity, equity and inclusion; however, some questions may differ. The questions ...…
…T here’s something cathartic about parody, especially when it’s directed toward the politically powerful. Donald Trump is somewhat unique in this respect — not just with regard to Alec Baldwin’s famous appearances as him on SNL, but in the way many Americans have started to talk about him in day-to-day life. Other politicians have, of course, been the target of parody (Sarah Palin and Barack Obama), but none have garnered s...…
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…Digital Islamic Studies Curriculum Unraveling the Arab Spring Egypt since 2011 Panelists: Samer Ali, CMENAS director, U-M; Juan Cole, Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History, U-M; Jean Lachapelle, Weiser Emerging Democracies Postdoctoral Fellow, U-M; Bassem Youssef, satirist Moderator: Pauline Jones, DISC director Free and open to the public Co-sponsored by the Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies, Islamic St...…
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | November 6, 2017 Worth the wait Led by its senior class, the Michigan field hockey team secured the Big Ten Tournament title to complete an elusive conference sweep. » SportsMonday Column, Page 2B Career night Sophomore VIPER Khaleke Hudson broke out in a big way against the Golden Gophers, showing why he was picked to replace Jabrill Peppers. » Page 2B Football doesn’t need to be...…
…6th-10th 2B — November 6, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Hudson highlights ‘M’ defense Khaleke Hudson has always looked up to Jabrill Peppers. Before Peppers — a first-team All- American and first-round NFL Draftee — went to the pros, Hudson would study him from the sideline. “You want to play like players that play like (Peppers),” said Michigan’s sophomore VIPER. “I feel that he had a big impact on the ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday November 6, 2017 — 3B The good, the bad and the ugly: Minnesota The Michigan football team, quite literally, ran away with this one. Karan Higdon and Chris Evans combined for 391 yards and four touchdowns, three of which went for 60-plus yards. By the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Wolverines led 33-7, and a Minnesota field goal in the waning moments provided the final...…
…Laine Chan, U-M Student OUR MICHIGAN VOICES MANY LEARN MORE ABOUT EVENTS: diversity.umich.edu/summit-events DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION SUMMIT YEAR ONE: CELEBRATING PROGRESS, ADDRESSING CHALLENGES NOVEMBER 7 MICHIGAN LEAGUE BALLROOM 4:30–6 pm | Opening Keynote Acclaimed social psychologist Dr. Claude Steele NOVEMBER 8 STATE STREET (NEAR BETSY BARBOUR/HELEN NEWBERRY EAST LAWN) 11:30 am | Trotter Multicultural Center...…
…In November 2015, while other students were focusing on midterms, football games and the fast-approaching Michigan winter, then-LSA senior Zachary Ackerman had something else on his mind. He was running for Ann Arbor City Council. “I grew up in Ann Arbor and grew up as a pretty nerdy kid. When I was 15 and a student at Pioneer High School, that nerdiness channeled itself into an interest in politics and government. Figuring...…
…9 2 4 5 8 1 4 5 1 2 5 4 7 6 8 9 2 2 6 9 1 7 8 4 1 2 5 2 6 7 4 2 9 I SEE SNOW! puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Friday, November 3, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tweets Follow @michigandaily SchwarberryChristmas @ameliacubs12 Tip kids if you ever think you’ll be able to productively work on a paper during Game 7 of the world series, don’t listen to yourseself Jordan @jordvnlee Don’t have t...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, November 3, 2017 — 3A and McFarland’s accounts — according to the roommate, no one had ever insulted Mansour despite McFarland admitting to having called Mansour the expletive. He also said he never heard a friend say the anti-gay chants, despite McFarland’s insisting another friend said the slurs. The roommate did, however, admit to urinating in Mansour’s dog’s bowl. The w...…
…A thought popped into my head as I walked out of Hill Auditorium after a live Q&A with a politician I deeply respect, Hillary Clinton. I realized that, to my recollection, Clinton didn’t mention a single word about the mistakes her campaign made in 2016. To be sure, Russian interference, voter suppression and former FBI director Jim Comey’s statements had an enormous impact on the ultimate outcom...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, November 3, 2017 — 5A ARTIST IN PROFILE ATLANTIC Who is A. Boogie? ‘No Questions About Lil B’: In conversation with A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie I’ve been obsessing over A. Boogie Wit Da Hoodie for quite some time now. His trademarked sound (a natural yet unexpected blend of post-Drake era harmonies with gritty horror-core subject matter) has made him a fixture within hip hop’s eme...…
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… NOVEMBER 4, 2017: MINNESOTA …
…FootballSaturday, November 4, 2017 2 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 South Carolina (+23.5) at No. 1 Georgia Georgia South Carolina Georgia Georgia Georgia No. 19 LSU (+21.5) at No. 2 Alabama Alabama Alabama LSU Alabama LSU Wake Forest (+14) at No. 3 Notre Dame Notre Dame Wake For...…
…3 TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com Behind Enemy Lines: Steven Richardson It was a tumultuous offseason for the Minnesota football team. After 10 players were suspended following an accusation of sexual assault, the team threatened to sit out the Holiday Bowl. Former head coach Tracy Claeys supported the boycott, which was eventually dropped. Claeys lost his job shortly after. In his absence stepped P.J. Fleck, th...…
…When Sarasota, a town in southwestern Florida, was rated America’s meanest city in 2006, Karan Higdon was just a nine-year-old kid who wore size nine-and-a-half shoes. He was a big kid, no doubt, who went to the Boys and Girls Club most days after school and sometimes met his friends for kickball outside in the neighborhood. He played Pee Wee football for the Port Charlotte Bandits, and even back then he was running over ...…
…Christian’s nephew, D.J., had played football there, so she and Karan often went to see his games. Karan was just 13 years old when Riverview coach John Sprague approached him and Christian to talk about his future. Sprague had followed Karan through Pop Warner, and wanted him to come join the Rams. “Send him to Riverview, Sam,” Sprague had said. “We’ll take good care of him.” Riverview always had a great football program,...…
…FootballSaturday, November 4, 2017 6 For in-game updates Follow @Kevin_M_Santo, @tedjanes7, @orion_sang and @betelhem_ashame on Twitter during Saturday’s game. Jones, a senior All-American who went on to play as a wide receiver at Indiana, was knocked flat onto his back. He was one of the area’s top recruits, and Karan — a freshman — ran him straight over, and everybody had seen it. It was in that moment that everybody knew t...…
…7 TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com Breakdown: ‘M’ has a slight edge For just the fifth time in program history, the Michigan football team will be playing a night game in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines didn’t have to wait very long since the last one. A month ago, Michigan lost a sloppy tilt with now- No. 24 Michigan State amid a torrential downpour, and had to watch the Spartans walk off its field with the Paul Bunyan Tro...…
…FootballSaturday, November 4, 2017 8 as well as the Michigan faithful. He may have jumpstarted the Wolverines’ struggling offense last Saturday, but he needs to show that he can have that much of an impact on a regular basis. Peters will have his work cut out for him in a matchup against the Golden Gophers’ 20th-ranked defense. In eight games, Minnesota has given up just eight touchdowns through the air. It has also ...…
…After confirmation that prominent white supremacist Richard Spencer requested to speak at the University of Michigan, the NAACP and Black Student Union released statements requesting action to bar Spencer from speaking. The Black Student Union sent a letter to University President Mark Schlissel and the Board of Regents Tuesday night that demanded Schlissel deny Spencer’s request, especially in light of recent racist ev...…
…Bryan K. Roby, U-M Faculty OUR MICHIGAN VOICES MANY LEARN MORE ABOUT EVENTS: diversity.umich.edu/summit-events DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION SUMMIT YEAR ONE: CELEBRATING PROGRESS, ADDRESSING CHALLENGES NOVEMBER 7 MICHIGAN LEAGUE BALLROOM 4:30–6 pm | Opening Keynote Acclaimed social psychologist Dr. Claude Steele NOVEMBER 8 STATE STREET (NEAR BETSY BARBOUR/HELEN NEWBERRY EAST LAWN) 11:30 am | Trotter Multicultural Cen...…
