…Friday, November 10, 2017 TIP OFF 2017 5B dad, has a tendency to show itself on the basketball court. He pounded his chest and stuck out his tongue after big plays. After big scoring outputs in games against Purdue and Wisconsin, his fans were hooked. “One of my former coaches in Germany told me once that he thinks I see the basketball court as a stage,” Wagner said. “That kind of sums it up pretty nicely. I really enjoy that...…
…Friday, November 10, 2017 // TIP OFF 2017 6B Roster breakdown: Wolverines have numerous questions marks this year Personnel wise, it’s the start of a new era for the Michigan men’s basketball team. Gone are yesteryear’s faces of the program – Derrick Walton Jr. and Zak Irvin – who were fixtures of the Wolverines’ lineup since the start of their freshman season. Also absent are D.J. Wilson – now a Milwaukee Buck after a b...…
…Friday, November 10, 2017 // TIP OFF 2017 7B Big Ten breakdown: Michigan State sits atop the leaderboard Smash Mouth told the world “all that glitters is gold” in their hit song “All Star.” Big Ten men’s basketball would beg to differ. Despite the allure of being a Power Five conference with four teams in the AP preseason Top 25 poll, a litter of Big Ten teams lack identities as they seek to replace the stars of last year wi...…
…Friday, November 10, 2017 // TIP OFF 2017 8B lineup is barely changing. Northwestern — which will instead play at Allstate Arena 16 miles from campus in 2017- 18 — lost just two players to graduation, and has adequate replacements in top-150 recruit Anthony Gaines and Boston College transfer A.J. Turner. Turner and Gaines join a Wildcats team that made program history with their first NCAA Tournament appearance. This year...…
…After three decades of minority student activism and ultimately, organizing for a more centrally located multicultural center and more emphasis on students of color at the University, the University of Michigan broke ground Wednesday morning at the William Monroe Trotter Multicultural Center’s new location on State Street. Alumni and students representing the Black Action Movement, #BBUM and current member...…
…1 3 5 9 6 4 9 5 6 3 1 8 6 9 9 2 4 5 1 9 3 8 2 9 3 7 5 6 2 8 1 5 6 Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 1/23/09 1:57 PM 46 DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Thursday, November 9, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tweets Follow @michigandaily CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Kelsey @kelsey_schwa The Uber drivers in Ann Arbor give zero f***s and jus...…
…This is for the Asian/Pacific Islander American social justice community at the University of Michigan — the people who have become my family. Dear Family, The time I’ve spent with Asian-American men who claim to be so “intersectional feminist” has proven we’re clearly standing at the wrong intersections. Because for boys who call themselves “involved in the community” of A/PIA activists, who hold high positi...…
…By allowing Richard Spencer to speak on campus, the Editorial Board believes the University would offer a platform for Spencer to spread legitimate hate speech. Spencer advocates for the establishment of a “white ‘ethno-state,’” “peaceful ethnic cleansing” and has adopted Nazi terminology for the press. Though hate speech is hard to define, we believe Spencer’s speech poses a reasonable threat to public s...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, November 9, 2017 — 5B AMAZON STUDIOS Muslims on-screen: An honest reflection on my love for ‘The Big Sick’ The lasting effect of a romantic comedy that gets it (somewhat) right It feels weird to say, but the movie that challenged me the most this past year was “The Big Sick.” Yes, that one. The charming indie romantic comedy starring Kumail Nanjiani (“Silicon Valley”) and Z...…
…6A — Thursday, November 9, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Now the starter, Peters not short of confidence Ask Brandon Peters about the bruising hit, and he’ll laugh. It was one he had already experienced. As Peters pointed out, he once “got folded in half” by someone in high school that plays at Notre Dame now. But last Saturday, he got another dose of it. With just under 10 minutes remaining in the third qu...…
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…2B —Thursday, November 9, 2017 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com COURTESY OF KYLE PRUE Intersections of art and religion can be seen across campus and students “I find the best places that I can focus, and that I can worship, are places that have art or have artistic qualities. I don’t pray well in a little white box in a reflection room because it’s not really soothing.” For Public Health student Nuha Mahmood, art an...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, November 9, 2017 — 3B ASTHMATIC KITTY Sufjan Stevens is a srange, beautiful man The compelling faith of musician Sufjan Stevens How the artist managed to deliver religion to those who reject it Sufjan Stevens has never hid his faith. Throughout his work, he borrows extensively from Christian imagery. I always had viewed his frequent religious allusions as just another one of his...…
…2-BSide 4B —Thursday, November 9, 2017 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com UNIVERSAL PICTURES The first song I learned on the piano was “Schindler’s Theme” Mourning and Judaism: Loss softened by family Cinematic portrayals of mourning and the themes that prevail Cruising for Christianity in this series, three daily arts writers in varying states of mind visit the same place and write about their experiences. baked.buzzed.b...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, November 9, 2017 — 5B AMAZON STUDIOS Muslims on-screen: An honest reflection on my love for ‘The Big Sick’ The lasting effect of a romantic comedy that gets it (somewhat) right It feels weird to say, but the movie that challenged me the most this past year was “The Big Sick.” Yes, that one. The charming indie romantic comedy starring Kumail Nanjiani (“Silicon Valley”) and Z...…
…6B — Thursday, November 9, 2017 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com BAD MASCOT They’re coming back! Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers to play 2 nights The Michigan natives return to the Blind Pig for a weekend stay “You can have these really crazy, intense shows there. That kind of grungy environment just propagates intimacy; it’s a special kind of intimacy. Some of my favorite shows of all time have been at the Blind Pig,” sai...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 8, 2017 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Reflecting on wartime experiences as well as assimilation and treatment after service were six veterans who participated in a panel on the Vietnam War Tuesday. The event was one of many offered throughout Veterans Week, which the University of Michigan’s Veteran and Military Services offers this Monda...…
…2A — Wedneday, November 8, 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 ...…
…Regents to appoint a committee to investigate “the ethical and moral implications” of investing in such companies. SAFE’s activism on divestment — a movement in its 13th iteration on campus — ramped up in the last month, with groups like Latinx umbrella organization La Casa supporting SAFE in full force last week. The resolution failed last year with a vote of 34 to 13. University of Michigan- Dearborn’s student government pass...…
…I used to have a lot of pride for attending the University of Michigan, a university I considered ethical, forward-thinking and diligent about acting on the opinions of its students. Lately, however, I have been quite disappointed in my school. I recently learned the University invests in Roark Capital Group, a large private equity firm involved in a horrific and widespread animal welfare scandal that is any...…
…5A — Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com DISCOVERY Pablo Escobar stars ‘Escobar’ is a break from Discovery’s typical drivel Discovery adds to the multitude of drug lord-related series Over the last few years, there has been a strange phenomenon brewing among the world’s TV viewers: An obsession with the infamous Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, a man who was simultaneously a brutal killer and ...…
…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 ...…
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…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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