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…The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms 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. Subscriptions for September-April are $225 and year long subscriptions are $250. University affiliates are subject to a reduced subscription rate. On-campus subscriptions for fall ...…

…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, November 2, 2016 — 3A JEREMY MITNICK/Daily Ann Arbor resident Brie Clark, with the nonprofit organization Animal Equality, puts a Virtual Reality viewer on Engineering freshman Dylan Carleton on the Diag on Tuesday. ANIM AL EQUALIT Y walked by and picked that up for him, and it was like nothing special happened; this may seem to be usual here, but it was rarely seen in so...…

…F acing worsening polls, Donald Trump has brought the issue of voter fraud to the forefront of American political debate. He claims that because of voter fraud, the election is being rigged against him. It’s important to note where these claims come from; Trump is advocating for voter ID laws, a legislative monster that the Republican Party has been building up for years. While Trump tries to frame the issue ...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, November 2, 2016 — 5A NETFLIX It’s kilt season. Guest’s ‘Mascot’ lacks luster of his prior films Mockumentary focused on mascot competition silly, but overkill FILM REVIEW A few months ago, GQ ran a health-focused profile of Bill Clinton. The former president was but a sliver of his former self, the color drained from his lips and his southern grit and charm absent f...…

…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Less-played song, usually 6 Big name in big projections 10 Skips, as TiVoed ads 14 Like Andean pyramids 15 Bumpkin 16 Touched down 17 “Gotta go!” 19 Without serious thought 20 Cuts down 21 Single 22 Garson of Hollywood 23 “Do it, __ will!” 24 Peter Parker’s alarm system 27 Bed blossoms 29 Hyundai rival 30 Vineyard cask 31 Stainless __ 32 Agent 33 “Looney Tunes” stinker, f...…

…Sports & News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 2, 2016 — 7A Michigan searching for an identity Michigan hockey coach Red Berenson knew right away. At Thompson Arena on Saturday night, he saw his players disheartened and discouraged. After battling with Dartmouth the whole game, his then-11th-ranked Wolverines let up a late goal to lose 3-2 to the Big Green. Michigan’s players looked to their coach ...…

…8A — Wednesday, November 2, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com T E A M S T A T S MICH OPP Points/Game 46.6 11.6 First Downs/Game 23.9 12.1 Rush Yards/Game 249.0 111.1 Yards/Rush 5.4 3.3 Rushing TDs 31 3 Passing Yards/Game 228.1 120.1 Completion % 63.9% 41.7% Yards/Pass 8.0 5.0 Passing TDs 14 8 Interceptions 3 8 Offensive Plays/Game 74.8 58.1 Total Offense 477.1 231.2 3rd-down Conversions 47.7% 15.5% 4th...…

…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | NOVEMBER 2, 2016 …

…When I was five, I hated broccoli. I would scream and choke and run away for fear that I would have to eat broccoli. Cauliflower I would eat, sometimes, if my dad melted enough cheese on top. Brussel sprouts? Never. These reactions to food are similar to how I believe a lot of college students feel about cooking. No judgement, by the way. I would much rather dump a can of soup into a pot and heat it up than roast a chicken and use the...…

…I ’m not creative. I’m just not. I know saying that seems like the ultimate admission of failure to some, especial- ly considering my choice to pursue an English major, but after a lot of soul- searching and many failed attempts to write the next Great American Novel, I’ve come to the some- what depressing realization that I am just not creative. I have my creative moments, but the thought of sitting down to write something co...…

…This is part of an ongoing series on the writer’s study abroad in Chile. “65. He had no children, but the people loved him. 66. Like the Cross, do we have to come back to Neruda with our knees bloodied, our lungs full of holes, our eyes full of tears? 67. When our names no longer mean anything, his name will keep shining, it will keep projecting over an imaginary literature called chilean literature.” —Roberto Bolaño, “Carnet de bail...…

…S he lay on her side with her head on the armrest, her angular shoulder wedged into the square corner of the couch. She was so small, you nearly missed her with a quick glance at the living room. But if you stared long enough, you could see the rise and fall of her chest. If you listened close enough, you could hear the wheezing of her lungs. I remember a lot of things: the things you see in movies, the things you read in novels. He...…

…Wednesday, November 2, 2016 // The Statement 7B by Ana Lucena, Daily Arts Writer Learning to Love Myself in Safe Spaces A t the beginning of the summer, I went to my mid- dle school for a Girl Scouts reunion. The school remained exactly as I remembered it (including the stench of hormone-fueled hysteria clinging to the walls), except there were new stickers on the door of many class- rooms. Those rooms were designated as “safe spaces” ...…

…Wednesday, November 2, 2016 // The Statement 8B V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : M U D B O W L P H O T O S B Y R Y A N M C L O U G H L I N Last weekend, I photographed Mud Bowl — a fundraiser for C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. The atmosphere was unlike any other sport I’ve shot before; spectators ranged from tailgaters, to alumni to Greek life members, all cheering on their favorite team. Being on the sidelines was nothing short of ...…

…Detroit-based bakery Avalon International Breads is expanding outside the city by opening a brand new cafe in downtown Ann Arbor. The bakery closed a deal last Monday to secure the location of the former Mezzevino Mediterranean Kitchen and Bar on 129 E. Liberty St. The retail bakery will be named Avalon Hearth and Soul Café and is on track to be open by the end of this year. University of Michigan alum Jackie Victor, co...…

…2 — Tuesday, November 1, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com With Election Day one week away and many University of Michigan students voting in what is most likely their first presidential race, many campus organizations are holding events for students to engage with their fellow classmates in conversation about their beliefs and what they think the most important issues will be in the next four years. Eve...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, November 1, 2016 — 3 homophobia,” Schlissel said. “I think that faculty have a big role to play in helping our students.” Schlissel also noted that throughout his interactions with various groups on campus about the incident, students have expressed disappointment that many professors did not bring up the incidents in their classrooms to discuss. “It was on the forefront o...…

…M e: *Reading off a 30-page script in high- pitched, infantilizing voice even though I’m only one year older than you* “Hey everyone, welcome to Relationship Remix! I’m your Sexperteam facilitator, Clarissa!” *10 minutes and one obviously forced and uncomfortable ice breaker later* “OK! Now let’s talk about our values and how we act in accordance with those values. Can anyone give me an example?” Student 1: “We...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, November 1, 2016 — 5 WARNER BROS. Maybe you could conjure up some more Tim Burton movies. ’Tis the season of Halloween, and besides putting on a pair of mouse ears or paraphernalia associated with Ken Bone, Hal- loween is also the time of year that horror movies make their grand reappearance on network television. Although the majority of these movies are available year-round, ...…

…HEY. YOU'RE DOING GREAT AND WE know you can do it. Don't give up! Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Working stiff 5 Brief timetable 9 Racing venue near Windsor Castle 14 “Beetle Bailey” dog 15 Greet from a distance 16 Waste not 17 Inch or foot 18 Actor Bana of “Closed Circuit” 19 Singer Haggard 20 *Shake off one’s daydreams 23 Towel holder 24 Strokes on greens 25 Rap fan 27 Little child, in Cannes...…

…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 1, 2016 — 7 T E A M S T A T S MICH OPP Points/Game 46.6 11.6 First Downs/Game 23.9 12.1 Rush Yards/Game 249.0 111.1 Yards/Rush 5.4 3.3 Rushing TDs 31 3 Passing Yards/Game 228.1 120.1 Completion % 63.9% 41.7% Yards/Pass 8.0 5.0 Passing TDs 14 8 Interceptions 3 8 Offensive Plays/Game 74.8 58.1 Total Offense 477.1 231.2 3rd-down Conversions 47.7% 15.5% 4th-do...…

…8 — Tuesday, November 1, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘M’ slumps to fifth at Big Ten meet Before the Michigan men’s cross country team even left Minnesota this weekend, it was already planning on how to outperform itself at its next event, the Great Lakes Regionals. At this meet, though, the Wolverines fell short of expectations. Hoping to win a second straight Big Ten title, Michigan instead fell to...…

…American Assoc. for Advancement of Science promotes research, innovation By ALEXA ST. JOHN Daily Staff Reporter Six University faculty members have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Faculty recently elected to the society are Internal Medicine Prof. John Carethers, chair of the department; James Dalton, dean of the College of Pharmacy; William Giannobile, professor of d...…

…“The Michigan Constitution vests the power to legislate with the state legislature, not with the state universities,” Dulan wrote. “It is clear that the Board of Regents is powerful within the governance of the University itself, but it has no authority to attempt to usurp the legislature’s constitutionally-delegated role in the state government.” Dulan told media outlets he intended to appeal the decision. A similar court cas...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Photo Monday, November 30, 2015 — 3A Scenes from THE GAME ALLISON FARRAND/Daily RUBY WALLAU/Daily RUBY WALLAU/Daily RUBY WALLAU/Daily ALLISON FARRAND/Daily ALLISON FARRAND/Daily Photo captions: (1) Members of the Michigan Marching Band sign the walls of the tunnel into the Big House, a tradition done during the last home game of the season. (2) Michigan coach Jim Har- baugh high-fives fans as he...…

…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors....…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, November 30, 2015 — 5A ACROSS 1 Beatle Paul’s first wife 6 Second-string squad 11 Tummy muscles 14 Lunchbox cookies 15 Hardship 16 “Nope” 17 Started to sneeze and cough, say 19 Org. promoting hunter safety 20 Basil or rosemary 21 IV monitors 22 Honor __ thieves 24 Musical Apple 26 Exposed 28 Really worked hard 34 Critter that sleeps floating on its back 35 National Anthem starter 36 Kitten c...…

…6A — Monday, November 30, 2015 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com FILM REVIEW Giggly ‘Night Before’ By BEN ROSENSTOCK Daily Arts Writer Seth Rogen and his writing part- ner, Evan Goldberg, have had such a great track record with raunchy comedy mov- ies that by now, it seems difficult to know where to go next. In many ways, 2013’s “This is the End,” in which Rogen and his fre- quent costars like Jonah H...…

…BSportsMonday The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | November 30, 2015 Ohio State 42 Michigan 13 ZEKE HAVOC ALLISON FARRAND/Daily …

…2B — November 30, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ALLISON FARRAND/Daily Jim Harbaugh faces a tough task to get his team back atop the Big Ten. The state of the rivalry Y ears have now passed since Lloyd Carr and Jim Tressel led the Michigan and Ohio State football teams, respectively. One fall Saturday during those days, I asked my dad a question: “Dad, when does Michigan play Ohio State?” “The l...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday November 30, 2015 — 3B A journey from boys to men John Beilein, having just watched his team suffer a 16-point loss on its home floor, offered a fairly damning assessment of the reason for the opponent’s superiority Nov. 20. “They looked like men out there,” Beilein said, referring to the Xavier squad that sent fans packing early from Crisler Center with a dominant, 8...…

…4B — November 30, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Late goal boosts Michigan Calderone scores in third period, Wolverines win shootout, 1-0 By KEVIN SANTO Daily Sports Writer The referee exited the replay box and pointed to center ice. The goal was good. Cheers and applause erupted from the crowd at Yost Ice Arena like steam out of a boiling teapot. The excitement had built up inside of them f...…

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 25, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Scenes from the iconic shops that house literary treasures » INSIDE bookstores galore GOVERNMENT Surgeries resume after contamination caused cancellations, postponements By SAMANTHA WINTNER Daily Staff Reporter U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D– Dearborn) sent an inquiry Mon- day to the director of tzxzhe VA Ann ...…

…2A — Wednesday, November 25, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com EMILIE FARRUGIA/Daily School of Music, Theatre & Dance graduate student Joseph Swift plays the bassoon during the SMTD performance at Hill Auditorium on Tuesday. At least 11 people have died in a bomb attack in Tunisia. The blast hit a bus transporting Tunisian presidential guards, and the government has declared a state of emergency, Reuters re...…

…patient safety. “While recognizing you are can- celling and moving surgeries to ensure no veterans are being put at risk, this situation is still concern- ing and raises questions about the source of this particulate matter and what actions are being taken to correct the problem,” she wrote. Dingell told the Daily she does believe the hospital both cares about its patients and is trying to handle the situation appropriately, but a...…

…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors....…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, November 25, 2015 — 5A STAGE 6 FILMS “Look, it’s some sex and gore over there!” Sex, gore, charm in ‘Final Girls’ Offbeat horror film takes a satirical look at the genre By MADELEINE GAUDIN Daily Arts Writer Somewhere between “Scream” and “Wet Hot American Summer,” we find “Final Girls,” an offbeat movie about horror movies. Taissa Farmiga (“The Bling Ring”) play...…

…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com CHECK OUT OUR COOL www.michigandaily.com WEBSITE. ACROSS 1 Stop the launch 6 Perfume compound 11 Sailor 14 Off-the-cushion shot 15 Usually multilayered dessert 16 Load off one’s mine? 17 Yorkshire pudding or bangers and mash 19 Sundial topper 20 Classic Belafonte song opening 21 Not tricked by 22 Homeric classic 24 Where heros are made 26 __ button 28 Sufferer healed by Jesus 3...…

…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 25, 2015 — 7A ‘M’ embarks on “business trip” By SIMON KAUFMAN Daily Sports Editor PARADISE ISLAND, The Bahamas — The Atlantis Paradise Island resort has all the makings of a perfect weeklong getaway spot. Palm trees line the property, balconies overlook the ocean, and get this: the resort doesn’t just feature a lazy river — it has a crazy river, ...…

…They joined Michigan fans at Forest Hill Cemetery By MAX COHEN Managing Sports Editor Jeff Holzhausen laughed when he heard that Jim Harbaugh might be interested in joining his yearly tradition. Each year since 1997, Holzhausen has gathered a group of Michigan fans to walk to the graves of former Michigan announcer Bob Ufer and former Michigan coach Fielding Yost before the Wolverines play Ohio State. Former Mic...…

…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY NOVEMBER 25, 2015 …

…2B Magazine Editor: Ian DIllingham Deputy Editor: Natalie Gadbois Design Editor: Jake Wellins Photo Editor: Luna Anna Archey Creative Director: Cheryll Victuelles Editor in Chief: Jennifer Calfas Managing Editor: Lev Facher Copy Editors: Hannah Bates Laura Schinagle Emma Sutherland THE statement “My initial vision (for the store) was from growing up in New York City, in Brooklyn, and seeing the Fourth Ave. bookstores. I...…

…3B Dear Emma, As a woman, I’ve been encountering situa- tions where I feel like I have to reconcile two very different sets of expectations for myself. Professionally, women are becoming more able to have significant roles as leaders in society. But then personally I feel like I’m supposed to do the opposite and take up as little space as pos- sible (both in conversations or, literally, in the room) and be, well, pretty all of the tim...…

…Wednesday, November 25, 2015 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, November 25, 2015 // The Statement 5B I have bought more books in the past month than I have time to read. They pile on my nightstand, my desk, and the corners of my bedroom, and I tell myself I’ll read them when I no longer have to read for my classes. But then I find a book that I simply consume, all at once, as if time doesn’t exist until it’s finished. I didn’t expect m...…

…Wednesday, November 25, 2015 // The Statement 6B I was walking to my 9:00 a.m. lecture on a brisk fall morning in Ann Arbor. However, I had stopped at a bench outside of South Quad and was unable to join the throngs of students headed to their classes. I couldn’t walk because I was crip- plingly nauseated. While nausea is normal for me (particularly in the morning) this was far more intense than my normal levels. I had already blown ...…

…Wednesday, November 25, 2015 // The Statement 7B I walked into the second floor study room of the School of Education ready to do some research for a final paper I was writing; I had put myself in just the right mindset to sit down and finish a good por- tion of work. Surveying the area, I found the seat of my choice: a table to myself tucked away in the far corner, facing the tall, leaded windows that reached all the way to the hi...…

…Wednesday, November 25, 2015 // The Statement 8B They wrote something genius. My nose drips. In an instant, it has gotten cold outside, and the winter breeze swirls yellow gingko leaves around in harsh circles. Inside Literati, I stare at the checkerboard floor, and am hyper-aware of the cadence of my sniffling in contrast to the smooth tunes of Norah Jones. I scan the chalkboard headings over the shelves, each in their own unique fo...…

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, November 24, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 35 ©2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS............................2 OPINION.......................4 ARTS............................. 5 SPORTS.........................7 SU DO K U. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 CL ASSIFIEDS.................6 NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Commu...…

…2 — Tuesday, November 24, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY The Michigan women’s basketball team cruised to a 119-61 blowout of South Carolina Upstate at Crisler Center on Monday night, moving to 4-0 on the year. >>FOR MORE, SEE PG. 7 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES French police reportedly found an explosive vest in a suburb in southern Paris on Monday, The New York Times re...…

…“The UN wants this content not to happen in a black box,” Hogikyan said. “They want people around the world to know what’s happening, so they invite these people to come as observers.” Engineering senior Matthew Irish, who will also be attending the COP, said it will be one of the most important negotiations looking into the future of climate change. The team of University students and faculty will attend as observers...…