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…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | NOVEMBER 20, 2019 ILLUSTRATION BY MAGGGIE WIEBE Is it worth it? …

…Wednesday, November 20, 2019 // The Statement 2B Managing Statement Editor Andrea Pérez Balderrama Deputy Editors Matthew Harmon Shannon Ors Associate Editor Eli Rallo Designers Liz Bigham Kate Glad Copy Editors Silas Lee Emily Stillman Photo Editor Danyel Tharakan Editor in Chief Maya Goldman Managing Editor Finntan Storer statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | NOVEMBER 13, 2019 W e left the farm to begin our weekly ...…

…I was in a witchy mood on Halloween. It was raining, and I was walking while listening to the Modern Love podcast when I saw something glittering in a puddle. It was an engagement ring. A sad Titanic, its stone was half-sunken in mud and pointed up like the bow of a ship. Instead of a single, perfect circle, the gold band had an arm split off that held the gem in its claws. I rescued it from the water in hopes it held a story. I bro...…

…A few summers ago, I moved to Reykjavík to research the Scandinavian human rights framework. The land was a playground, and every night my friends and I played. Natural trampolines of thick moss, crystal clear geothermal pools tucked in the mountains and a clan of cats roaming the streets gave us unfettered fun. Knowing I was there for research, many of my friends would offer ideas about the history of Iceland, how they wish it’d been...…

…the cars. After a few minutes of this taunting, however, they simply got up and left and walked away. It seemed that we were in the clear. Relieved, we started to pack up our things and prepared to head out. At that moment, two of the five came back wearing bandanas over their faces. This almost made me laugh — as if a bandana was going to stop us from recognizing someone we had shared an entire day with, or from identifying them in a ...…

…Wednesday, January 16, 2019 // The Statement 7B Wednesday, November 20, 2019 // The Statement 7B I ’ve had enough,” I thought to myself at the end of my senior year of high school. I was tired of the small town in New Jersey and ready to get out. I was tired of being around the same people, I was tired of having no freedom and I was tired of the dull- ness that came with being in the same place. I was ready for a change, and I knew ...…

…VISUAL STATEMENT: CHILDREN OF THE GALAXY BY MONICA BABITS Wednesday, November 20, 2019 // The Statement 8B “LUMINESCENT BEINGS ARE WE, NOT THIS CRUDE MATTER” - YODA …

…In November 2018, Michigan voters amended the Michigan Constitution by passing Proposal 2, which places legislative and congressional redistricting in the hands of a 13 member Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission. Monday night, the Ford School of Public Policy hosted a panel discussion with Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State, and other experts to discuss this new approach to redistricting and particu...…

…State Rep. Yousef Rabhi and state Sen. Jeff Irwin, D-Ann Arbor, discussed the implications of solar energy generation Monday at a town hall meeting. More than 50 community members gathered to provide input on recent legislation regarding solar energy usage. Irwin began the event by explaining the background of clean energy and defining the concept of “net metering.” “What (net metering) basically meant is that if you wante...…

… “On the front end, DePaul was like, you can’t register for classes, you don’t have the funding.” Russell technically owed an additional 89 days to his official service time in order to receive the benefits. Since he was a reservist, serving one weekend per month, this meant only needing 6 additional days of weekend service. The Board for Correction of Naval Records officials could change his retirement date in their records...…

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Tuesday, November 19, 2019 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Mary Rolfes Michael Russo Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Joel Weiner Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited...…

…Free and open to the public. Reception to follow. Info: fspp-events@umich.edu fordschool.umich.edu @fordschool #policytalks W E I S E R DIP LOMACY CEN T ER L AUN CH S ER IES The U.S., Iran, and Security in the Persian Gulf American Academy of Diplomacy Thursday, November 21, 2019 4:00 - 5:30 pm Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall 735 S. State Street Hosted as part of the Ford School's Co...…

…By Susan Smolinsky and C.C. Burnikel ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 11/19/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 11/19/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 ACROSS 1 Longstocking of kiddie lit 6 “Jason Bourne” star Damon 10 Shell rowers 14 Biting, as criticism 15 Sound reduced by carpeting 16 Hill worker 17 Earl Grey relative 18 Old Roman fiddler 1...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, November 19, 2019 — 7 Juwan Howard has already been the Michigan basketball coach for nearly six months, and you’d still be hard-pressed to find a day that’s gone by without him mentioning confidence. A 19-year NBA veteran himself, Howard understands the value of confidence better than most. Though he’s a first- time head coach, he saw it first-hand during his six-year sti...…

…AN EVENING WITH SAFA AL AHMAD NOVEMBER 19, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. | RACKHAM AUDITORIUM FREE | NO REGISTRATION | WALLENBERG.UMICH.EDU RIVALRY EDITION UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN x OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY GET HYPE BY SNAGGING A COPY OF THE RIVALRY EDITION BEGINNING 11.26.19 8 — Tuesday, November 19, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Ahead of matchup with Hoosiers, Wolverines shrug off ‘trap game’ cliche There are tropes that should...…

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 18, 2019 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Statement made Michigan runs away from its in-state rival, 44-10, sending Michigan State into further despair in a disastrous year. » Page 1B More than 100 Ann Arbor residents and students marched Sunday to raise awareness about affordable housing issues in the city. Gathering initially in Liberty Plaza, many m...…

…2A — Monday, November 18, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News TUESDAY: By Design THURSDAY: Twitter Talk FRIDAY: Behind the Story WEDNESDAY: This Week in History MONDAY: Looking at the Numbers Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 11/24/08 1:00 PM SUDOKU EASY 8 1 3 4 2 1 5 6 9 4 2 1 7 4 7 9 2 6 3 2 3 1 5 4 8 9 1 3 5 6 4 9 © sudokusolver.com. For personal use only. ...…

…As I walk through campus, surrounded by people who look nothing like me, I can’t help but feel like I don’t belong. I try not to compare myself to anyone but it seems like everyone around me has their lives figured out, their friend groups established and their futures secured. And though these feelings may not mirror the truth, they still linger in my mind. In order to escape the confinements of my thoughts, I plug in my he...…

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Monday, November 18, 2019 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Finn Storer Nicholas Tomaino Joel Weiner Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edi...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, November 18, 2019 — 5A Hailing from the metropolis of São Paulo, the Brazilian Tropicália band Os Mutantes’s (which translates to “The Mutants”) 1968 self-titled album somehow sounds as if The Beatles moved to South America and took even more psychedelics. One of the most creative groups to ever come out of the country with a rich musical history rivaling any others, their success was br...…

…6A — Monday, November 18, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com By Kurt Krauss ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 11/18/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 11/18/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Monday, November 18, 2019 ACROSS 1 Aquarium 5 Yeshiva teacher 10 Dance in a pit 14 Iranian money 15 For al...…

…Lavert Hill bounced down the Michigan sideline, waiving his arms in jubilation with his helmet in hand. Behind him, the rest of the Wolverines did the same, spilling onto the field, toward the stands and everywhere in between. The celebration — set off by Hill’s fourth-quarter interception — had been brewing all game, as No. 15 Michigan (5-2 Big Ten, 8-2 overall) charged toward a 44-10 win. “When (Hill) got his pick, you ...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday November 18, 2019 — 2B Ronnie Bell is ready to write his own story As the Michigan football team returned to the sideline with the end zone covered in towels, a stadium rocking and the game in hand, Ronnie Bell had his helmet off. He was talking to Josh Gattis. It was the start of the fourth quarter and the game was well in hand, the Wolverines leading by 24. Whatever advice was ...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday November 18, 2019 — 3B Despite an inconsistent offensive performance in the first half, the Michigan men’s basketball team handily defeated Elon, 70-50, at home on Friday night behind strong defensive performances from senior center Jon Teske and senior guard Zavier Simpson. Marred by fouls and apparent rhythm issues on offense, Michigan got off to a slow start, not scoring i...…

…AN EVENING WITH SAFA AL AHMAD NOVEMBER 19, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. | RACKHAM AUDITORIUM FREE | NO REGISTRATION | WALLENBERG.UMICH.EDU 4B — November 18, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday W alking through the Michigan Stadium concourse at about 3:50 on Satur- day, you could hear it before you saw it. “It’s great to be a Michi- gan Wolver- ine,” they chanted, and the chants came from no one direction, just every- w...…

…Students have a love- hate relationship with their Michigan Marriage Pact matches. The results of the questionnaire, which was developed by University of Michigan students for a class project, were released Tuesday evening. The pact used an algorithm to find students their future spouse, and the match-ups generated a flurry of discussion on campus and online groups. After being open to undergraduate students at...…

…Michael Breen, president and CEO of Human Rights First, spoke at the Ford School of Public Policy Thursday as part of a series of lectures sponsored by the Josh Rosenthal Education Fund. Breen discussed violations of human rights across the world and the challenges facing advocates. The fund was established in honor of Josh Rosenthal, who died on Sept. 11, 2001, by his mother, a long-time faculty member at the University ...…

…The Bastians sold kettle corn at local events and markets but made a breakthrough when they started selling at Minnesota Vikings trainings. “They loved it enough that the sales and marketing team came over the next day and offered as a contract to be the kettle corn of the Vikings, with the caveat that it costs a grand,” Dan Bastian said. “We were excited that we could make some inroads, realizing that if we got connected wi...…

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Friday, November 15, 2019 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Michael Russo Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Joel Weiner Erin White Lola Yang FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited a...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, November 15, 2019 — 5A On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Wilco took to the stage at Hill Auditorium for a stop on their Ode to Joy tour, following a strong opening set by Deep Sea Diver (featuring a particularly enthusiastic and capable drummer). The opener “Bright Leaves” set the tone for most of the evening — relaxed and melancholy. Ode to Joy, while perhaps the strongest project Wilco has relea...…

…AN EVENING WITH SAFA AL AHMAD NOVEMBER 19, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. | RACKHAM AUDITORIUM FREE | NO REGISTRATION | WALLENBERG.UMICH.EDU By Joe Deeney ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 11/15/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 11/15/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Friday, November 15, 2019 ACROSS 1 River past the Museo Galileo 5 Wipe out 10 “Antiques Roadshow” airer 13 Half of ...…

…NOVEMBER 15, 2019 FOOTBALL SATURDAY …

…FootballSaturday, November 15, 2019 2B STAFF PICKS The Daily football writers pick against the spread for the weekend’s best games. Theo Mackie Max Marcovitch Ethan Sears Aria Gerson No. 1 LSU (-21) at Ole Miss LSU LSU LSU LSU LSU No. 2 Ohio State (-52) at Rutgers Ohio State Rutgers Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State Wake Forest at No. 3 Clemson (-34) Wake Forest Clemson Wake Forest Wake Forest Clemson No. 4 Georgia (-2.5) at No. 12 Aubu...…

…3B TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com 338 S. STATE STREET ashleys.com Michigan’s Original Craft Beer Bar Since 1983 “Best on-Campus Bar” - The Michigan Daily 9:30am for Noon Home Games OPEN Bloody Mary’s & Breakfast Pizza Specials START YOUR PRE-GAME AT ASHLEY’S MICHIGAN VS. MICHIGAN STATE #15 PREDICTIONS FROM THE MICHIGAN DAIL Y FOOTBALL BEAT Theo Mackie Max Marcovitch Ethan Sears Aria Gerson Maya Goldman Michigan 27 M...…

…COVER/PAGE DESIGN BY ALEX STONE Scott Sypniewski cried. He sobbed, actually. He was in the visitor’s locker room at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, still in uniform. His hand grasped John Baxter’s, his head resting on his coordinator’s shoulder. It has been four years exactly from that day to the publication of this story. Sypniewski works now in Chicago as a recruiting coordinator for NCSA, a company that helps high school athletes bo...…

…FootballSaturday, November 15, 2019 6B 223 North Main Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 734-665-5340 What to watch for: Michigan State There are, realistically, two ways in which Saturday’s rivalry showdown between Michigan (7-2 overall, 4-2 Big Ten) and Michigan State (4-5, 2-4) plays out. The first, and the most likely, follows down the path of least resistance. The Spartans rank 61st in offensive efficiency, according to ESPN.com’s ra...…

…7B TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com Breaking down Michigan State’s infamous array of trick plays During his Monday press conference, a day when all eyes were on the Michigan- Michigan State rivalry, Jim Harbaugh mentioned trick plays four different times. It’s for good reason — Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio is notorious for his trick plays. He’s run them for years, with well-known plays dating back to the beginning of his t...…

…FootballSaturday, November 15, 2019 8B Bowls • Bubble Tea • Bao Buns Present this coupon for $1 off your next purchase! Expires May 2020. 208 W. Liberty (between Ashley St. and 1st St.) 734-369-6942 • www.ChowAnnArbor.com HANDCRAFTED M y Uber driver last weekend didn’t care about Michigan or Michigan State. His son goes to Indiana, he explained, so he’s a Hoosiers fan with no real connection to either in-state school. Naturally, th...…

…Ahead of the start of contract negotiations between the Graduate Employees’ Organization and the University of Michigan, approximately 200 GEO members and supporters convened on the Diag for a rally Wednesday morning. Demonstrators marched to the Michigan League, where contract negotiations began. GEO president Emily Gauld, a Rackham student, said GEO is taking part in a nationwide campaign to improve the accessibili...…

…CARBON NEUTR ALIT Y 2 — Thursday, November 14, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News MICHAEL BAGAZINSKI/Daily Regina Strong discusses the role of the new department and meeting carbon neutrality goals at Cobblestone Farm Wednesday evening. EASY © sudokugenerator.com. For personal use only. Generate and solve Sudoku, Super Sudoku, Godoku, Samurai Sudoku and Killer Sudoku puzzles at sudokugenerator.com! Sudo...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, November 14, 2019 — 3 Center of the city task force focuses on community feedback Ann Arbor opens online survey to hear residents’ concerns on transition process AYSE ELDES For The Daily After a week of soliciting community feedback through a pop-up DecaDome in Ann Arbor’s Library Lot, the Center of the City Task Force met at Larcom City Hall on Wednesday to discuss residents’ ...…

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Thursday, November 14, 2019 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Michael Russo Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Joel Weiner Erin White Lola Yang FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited ...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, November 14, 2019 — 5 Earlier in the year, the animators of one of Netflix’s long-running originals, “Bojack Horseman,” ratified a contract with The Animation Guild (TAG) to formally unionize and benefit from the protections that their colleagues in the writing and acting areas of the show were already receiving. It’s worth taking a deeper dive into just why such a move was important...…

…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com 7 person house for Fall 2 bath, 7 parking spcs nice house 1 block from CCRB $5,895 plus utilities (734)646-5548 By Joseph Ashear ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 11/14/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 11/14/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Thursday, November 14, 2019 ACROSS 1 Co. with brown trucks 4 ...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, November 14, 2019 — 7 Offense clicking behind Patterson Ben McDaniels stood in front of the media Wednesday afternoon, detailing the texture that a football takes on in cold weather and the impact that has on ball security. Midway through, the quarterbacks coach offered an apology, realizing that the minutiae of a football’s texture isn’t high on the list of storylines surroun...…

…AN EVENING WITH SAFA AL AHMAD NOVEMBER 19, 2019 | 7:30 P.M. | RACKHAM AUDITORIUM FREE | NO REGISTRATION | WALLENBERG.UMICH.EDU D ear Only News Source in Ann Arbor, To be honest, I’m impressed. Finding time to go to class, prepare for a football game and bike to city hall meet- ings in the rain — all while bal- ancing being one of four (four!) city gov- ernment reporters — must be exhausting. The thought of carrying one whol...…

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 13, 2019 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM In the weeks leading up to the Ohio State University football game, University of Michigan staff and students are participating in the 38th annual campus-wide “Blood Battle” blood drive to out-donate OSU. Though the University suffered a defeat against the Buckeyes on the field last year, Michigan students secu...…

…When LSA junior Fareah Fysudeen heard the University of Michigan would be hosting one of the presidential debates in the fall of 2020, she said she assumed it was for publicity. Upon thinking about it further, she felt like the University was not considering the potential impacts of this decision on marginalized communities. “It’s a way to establish ourselves as a good school and as the kind of school that would host such ...…

…This shift has primarily been driven by younger generations, Waxman added. She said they are more conscious of human rights and make more mindful purchasing decisions. “While the fight to improve working conditions is far from a new one, it is clear today’s up-and- coming generations are far more aware and mindful of social issues, including the treatment of workers,” Waxman said. Waxman then explained one way the Fair ...…

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, November 13, 2019 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Michael Russo Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Nicholas Tomaino Joel Weiner Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com...…