…Emotions were high Tuesday as people headed to the polls. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and uncertainty about what the future may hold, University of Michigan students voting in Ann Arbor reported feeling that their voices matter now more than ever. Despite pushes for voters to use absentee and vote-by-mail avenues, some students said they preferred to vote in person. Michigan election law changed drastically in 2018 ...…
…The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is publishing weekly on Wednesdays for the Fall 2020 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. ERIN WHITE Managing Editor ekwhite@...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, November 4, 2020 — 3 More than 50 people proudly wearing “I voted early” and Biden- Harris stickers congregated in front of the Electrical Workers Local 252 building in Ann Arbor to hear from Doug Emhoff, the husband of Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice presidential candidate. The stop was one of two in Michigan on Sunday for Emhoff, who was in town to launch a canvassing event....…
…Should we do this again? University of Michigan students and administrators are asking that exact question about the current hybrid semester ahead of the upcoming decision on whether to bring students back to campus in the winter semester. Unlike the decision on the fall semester, which was announced in June during a state and nationwide lull in COVID-19 cases, the pandemic is headed in the wrong direction. The United States ju...…
…The ideal vacation, Paris, remains a special place for many aching for a life of romance, buttery croissants and artful architecture. The French language seen as poet- ry, the streets of France idealized and the air romanticized as every- one hopes to become entranced by Paris and France’s overall allure. Emily in Paris is the embodiment of that glamorization as Netflix’s carefree dramatic comedy stars Lily Collins as an American ...…
…When you look at this image, what do you see? Do you see the large animal-like figure that is front and center? The uncivi- lized behavior portrayed by the figure? What about the small innocent-like characters in the back? The presence of all these factors makes this image the definition of the destruc- tion that arises from the pres- ence of any implicit bias held in society, and in particular, the Angry Black woman ste- reotype. Th...…
…Wednesday, November 4, 2020 — 7 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Opinion YOUR WEEKLY ARIES If you can keep calm in the face of provocation, Aries, his can be an exceptional week for your career. Teamwork shows you in a good light, so don’t neglect your colleagues. It’s not always about going it alone or being top dog. AQUARIUS GEMINI Allow yourself to listen to your inner instincts. Your intuition is strong, and your mind ...…
…Opinion JENNA SCHEEN | CONTACT CARTOONIST AT JSCHEEN@UMICH.EDU Wednesday, November 4, 2020 — 8 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com A fter the stay-in-place order went into effect Oct. 20, the University of Michigan made the New York Times. The “Leaders and Best” had contributed to a full-on outbreak of COVID- 19 in Washtenaw County, and the undergraduate students were potentially to blame. University President Mark Schlisse...…
…W eight Stigma Awareness Week happened recently, and its call for everyone, not just those in larger bodies, to understand why weight stigma is important moved me to use this platform to portray the issue. And what better example of how weight stigma has hurt those in larger bodies than its infiltration into the COVID-19 risk factors. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asserted that people categorized as “obese...…
…10 — Wednesday, November 4 , 2020 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THE B-SIDE: COMFORT The reasons that we’re still watching television They put TVs in hospital rooms. You don’t think twice about it while you’re there, probably because you’re distracted by whatever reason you’re there in the first place. The wall-mounted, boxy television set perches in the corner of a bare room reeking of antiseptic and bodily fl...…
…Arts Wednesday, November 4, 2020 — 11 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com When I describe myself as being “extremely online” to my friends, they usually agree — they too love memes and spend hours on Twitter. Trying to clarify what I mean gets messy. It usually turns into some form of me reciting my own version of Bane’s quote from “The Dark Knight Rises”: “You merely adopted the internet; I was born in it, molded by it.” If I wa...…
…Arts michigandaily.com — The Michigan Daily 12 — Wednesday, November 4, 2020 Why my mom can’t stop rewatching TV’s ‘Friends’ My mom has watched “Friends” start to finish so many times that everyone in my family has lost count. She’s on an agonizingly slow journey to recovery from a stroke a few years ago that has left her without energy to do very much other than watch TV most days. This year I’m pretty sure I saw her blast th...…
…I n the fall of 2017, I stood nervously in front of the printers in Hatcher Graduate Library, observing the passersby and waiting for a hundred cop- ies of full-sheet fliers to print out. Amo, Cole and I — the three founding members of the University of Michigan’s first free speech advocacy group, Michigan Open Discourse — had written and designed these fliers for distribution across cam- pus. On them in big, bold, capitalized let- t...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 14 — Wednesday, November 4, 2020 statement G aoyuan Liu’s suggestion to compare answers was reject- ed outright after a difficult math exam. “Don’t involute yourself,” her classmates told her. Gaoyuan Liu, an LSA transfer student who then studied at one of the most prestigious universities in China, never felt the ubiquitous presence of the word “involution” in her and her peers’ lives...…
…L egend says a posse of so- rority girls today looks like this: designer ten- nis shoes, various shades of hon- ey-highlighted hair, a cluster of pastel-toned sweatshirts, and the quintessential sweatpants don- ning their sorority letters. While the American soror- ity system initially positioned itself as an emblem of tradition and female “excellence” when it originated over a century ago, it has since been held to signifi- cant le...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com statement Wednesday, November 4, 2020 — 16 Dear U-M, give me a break BY LEAH LESZCZYNSKI, STATEMENT COLUMNIST H alf of my 2020 Spring Break was spent on the beach. The other half was spent watch- ing the dizzying news coverage on the CO- VID-19 outbreak alongside the beginning of Trump’s failure to combat it. Though forever clouded by my grandparents’ fearful rush to return to their seclude...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, November 4, 2020 — 17 With his waiver approved, Chaundee Brown is finally ready to win Chaundee Brown leaned back in his chair and smiled. Since transferring to Michigan from Wake Forest in May, Brown has been grounded in a perpetual state of limbo. The status of his waiver — which would determine his eligibility for the upcoming season — loomed over his head. On Friday, ...…
…Rocky Lombardi and the Spartans stun No. 13 Michigan Merely two months ago, the Merely two months ago, the thought of college football at thought of college football at Michigan Stadium this fall felt like Michigan Stadium this fall felt like an impossibility. Even less plausible an impossibility. Even less plausible was the thought of the Wolverines was the thought of the Wolverines losing to Michigan State. losing to Michigan...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, November 4, 2020 — 19 Secondary exposed in loss Saturday afternoon in Ann Arbor, beneath a green gaiter that served to maintain his poker face, Mel Tucker wouldn’t reveal whether he intentionally designed a game plan to pepper Michigan’s cornerbacks with targets deep downfield. He didn’t need to. The proof was there for three hours Saturday. It resided outside the visiting loc...…
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…Students took to State Street to celebrate after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election on Saturday. LSA sophomore Grace Timmer said that after such a close race, it was relieving to see the results this morning and the community support this afternoon. “I am elated to be here and see all the support for Biden,” Timer said. “It’s amazing after the tight election to see everyone come out and take a ...…
…The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is publishing weekly on Wednesdays for the Fall 2020 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. ERIN WHITE Managing Editor ekwhite...…
…“I was really confused as to why we’re just now implementing asymptomatic testing for next semester,” Makar said. “I have friends at other schools like Ohio State, another big public university, where they get tested weekly, and it’s mandatory. I was curious as to know why we didn’t implement that beforehand.” Alison Roberson, another LSA freshman and South Quad resident, said she was “shocked” by the plan fo...…
…The Michigan Daily Administration Beat sat down with University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel to discuss the plan for the winter semester, why the University changed its approach on testing and enforcement policies, regulating Fraternity & Sorority Life and the impact of the election on campus. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. TMD: In the announcement about winter semester plans, you said...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Multimedia Wednesday, November 11, 2020 — 5 Shows after 6pm $599 $499 $399 Shows b/w noon - 6pm Shows before noon Ticket includes a FREE 46 oz. Popcorn! Safety Plan in Place #CinemaSafe Your Neighborhood Theater! Bring this coupon to Quality 16 to receive 10% off your entire concession order. Offer valid one transaction per person. Not valid with any other offers. Valid only for conc...…
…Critical learning requires a degree of vulnerability from the learner and the teacher. But when the traumas of systemic oppression are unaddressed in the classroom, marginal- ized students aren’t given the chance they deserve to show their own vulnerability, and thus aren’t given the chance to engage in a wholly authentic and meaningful learning expe- rience. First, let’s make no mistake: Being vulnerable means being courageous....…
…Noor Al-Fikhri was buried in a shallow grave under a fig tree ten minutes before noon, after her left ankle gave out in an attempt to hang her blue silk dress to dry while climbing the rusty, half-removed ladder that led to the roof. My 12 year old grandmother found her sister half-splayed, cats and flies lapping at what little remained of the dried blood, her knees disjoint- ed and contorted in the special sort of way that could o...…
…7-Opinion E ver since Donald Trump was inaugurated back in 2017, much of American politics has revolved around a fundamental question of political science: What exactly defines authoritarianism, and does Donald Trump fit within that mold? Though it’s obvious that Trump harbors anti-democratic ambitions, a defining feature of his presidency is that although he might want to be an authoritarian, he’s bad at actually achievin...…
…2-News W ith polls having closed and the result in — albeit, after a painfully long wait — it appears as though former Vice President Joe Biden has won the presidency while Democrats have kept the House of Representatives but fell short of taking back the Senate for now. Controlling the White House and the lower chamber of Congress while not having the Senate will complicate matters when it comes to climate change, which Biden ...…
…T oxic masculinity and its dangers are becoming more known, and you likely already know of examples embodying it, from nonsense that “men don’t cry” to certain things being deemed “gay” with a demeaning connotation. Yet, the intersection between toxic masculinity and eating disorders, specifically ones that revolve around fitness — think the avid gym-goer that won’t eat a bit outside of their macros for the day — is undeniable...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, November 11, 2020 — 11 MUSIC REVIEW BOOK REVIEW ‘Clockface’: Costello’s aim is the same ‘Real Life’ is raw, complex Though the title track of Elvis Costello’s latest album describes him in a battle against time, the English songwriter definitely has a habit for creating timeless listening experiences. In a career spanning over 40 years, Costello has earned the reputati...…
…2-News 12 — Wednesday, November 11, 2020 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Online Event: Thursday, November 19, 2020 | 4:00 p.m. An online lecture. For more information, visit events.umich.edu/event/75456 or call 734.615.6667. Anti-Jewish Pogroms and the Origins of Multiculturalism JEFFREY VEIDLINGER Joseph Brodsky Collegiate Professor of History and Judaic Studies Director, Frankel Center for Judaic Studies DAILY DAN...…
…Arts Wednesday, November 11, 2020 — 13 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com “extremely online” to my friends, they usually agree — they too love memes and spend hours on Twitter. gets messy. It usually turns into some form of me reciting my own version of Bane’s quote from “The Dark Knight Rises”: “You merely adopted the internet; I was born in it, molded by it.” To say that the musical career of Daniel Lopatin (aka Chuck Perso...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 14 — Wednesday, November 11, 2020 statement I n the course of an undergraduate education here at the University of Michigan, there are just some things one is bound to encounter at some point or another. The Big House, the Shapiro Under- graduate Library, the block ‘M’; not to men- tion Zingerman’s, Hatcher Graduate Library and Angell Hall; these are the perennial names, spaces and places that m...…
…W hen I first a r r i v e d to cam- pus as a freshman, I was brimming with a sense of conflicting excite- ment and agitation. As an international student from Canada, most of my knowledge of the Ameri- can college experience came from “Pitch Per- fect” and online forums like Reddit and College Confidential. While I was looking forward to making friends and so- cializing, I also carried with me a little anxiety about wher...…
…16 — Wednesday, November 11, 2020 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Kerryt wn MARKET & SHOPS OVER TWENTY ONE-OF-A-KIND MERCHANTS ALL UNDER ONE ROOF! Bring a bit of Ann Arbor home for the holidays statement T his week, I was on a Zoom call listening to one of my professors drone on about Sinclair Lewis, when I realized that every single professor I have this semester is a white man. The realization wasn’t totally abrup...…
…THIS YEAR, UMCU IS GIVING BACK TO THE MICHIGAN FOSTER CARE CLOSET Insured by the NCUA. *A charitable donation of 1% applies during the promotional period of November 1, 2020, until December 31, 2020, for merchandise purchased at participating vendors. This promotion applies for UMCU Visa Optimum and Visa Platinum Cash Rewards cards only. For each qualifying transaction, the University of Michigan Credit Union will apply 1% to the total sale...…
…BLOOMINGTON — Before Indiana even left its locker room, they were celebrating here. The students weren’t allowed into Memorial Stadium, but they showed up in the parking lot to sing their fight song, to chant “We Want Bama,” and to serenade Michigan goodbye. Here, on a night where a 24-game losing streak was snapped, there will be COVID-19 safety protocols broken and memories made. The Wolverines will be left to a long, sile...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, November 11, 2020 — 19 How will Michigan replace Aidan Hutchinson? It’s been eight quarters since the Michigan football team recorded a sack. And on Saturday, things got worse. Junior defensive end Aidan Hutchinson will miss the rest of the season and requires surgery to repair a fracture on his leg, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said Monday. ESPN reported that Hutchins...…
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…This was more difficult for students who had already left due to the two-week stay at home order issued in late October. LSA freshman Dora Usdan, who moved back home earlier in November, plans to live in an off- campus apartment next semester with her roommate. “But we just had to sign the lease on an apartment that we’d never seen before because we’re not in Ann Arbor,” Usdan said. “It was really stressful because even as I w...…
…Graduate student Jeffrey Grim’s last moments with his grandparents consisted of Zoom calls and waiting outside their room in the hospital. Despite following public health guidelines, both of Grim’s grandparents, Jacob and Doris Bender, contracted COVID-19 this summer. “The hardest part was not being able to do anything,” Grim said. Doris and Jacob, who worked in the Army, married in 1958 after meeting in Hawaii . Th...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, November 18, 2020 — 5 Three U-M professors to aid Biden-Harris transition Three University of Michigan professors and Obama administration alums will help President-elect Joe Biden transition to power in Washington, D.C. The group selected to evaluate various federal agencies and get them in line with the goals of the Biden administration is a who’s- who of acade...…
…Noor Al-Fikhri was buried in a shallow grave under a fig tree ten minutes before noon, after her left ankle gave out in an attempt to hang her blue silk dress to dry while climbing the rusty, half-removed ladder that led to the roof. My 12 year old grandmother found her sister half-splayed, cats and flies lap- ping at what little remained of the dried blood, her knees dis- jointed and contorted in the special sort of way that could...…
…Wednesday, November 18, 2020 — 7 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color My friend Grace and I arrange ourselves around her kitchen table after deciding to play a board game to pass time during another murky day in quarantine. I sit idly by as she distributes colorful paper money while her broth- ers argue over who gets to play as the top hat. Before I know it, the board is set up, cards neatly stacked and all....…
…Opinion It’s no secret that both the administration and the students made mistakes this semester. We’ve recorded thousands of cases of COVID-19, which resulted in a countywide shutdown of undergraduate activity. Now is the time to prove we can do better. The University needs to expand housing to accommodate students with special cases and make their criteria to stay on campus more widely known and accessible for those not able t...…
…T he Equal Rights Amendment was first introduced to Congress in 1923 by suffragists Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman. In 1972, it passed in Congress, but the necessary number of states failed to ratify it by the 1982 deadline. Since then, it has incited a great deal of debate on both sides of the aisle. In the revolutionary and arguably electric atmosphere we’re living in, the Equal Rights Amendment should finally be ratif...…
…A fter the tide turned against his conquest of continental Europe, Napoleon was decisively defeated by a coalition of European powers in the spring of 1814. The French emperor was then exiled by the victors to the small island of Elba, off the western coast of Italy. As the coalition powers met to determine the postwar balance of power in Europe, Napoleon, conscious of his popularity in France, slipped out of exile, retur...…
