…from it it’s just a whole better pic- ture,” she said. Thompson said misinforma- tion is a pitfall for many students, and perpetuates stereotypes. “I’m from Michigan, and when some people think of a Black girl from Michigan, they’re probably from Detroit,” Thompson said. “But that is wrong; I’m from Mel- vindale, which is a small subur- ban city outside of Detroit. The mentality of stereotypes have to be changed and not just with (...…
…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 Tuesday, November 17, 2015 — 5 ALBUM REVIEW Justin Bieber’s new aggressive apologies ‘Purpose’ is a good career strategy with a modern sound By RACHEL KERR Daily Arts Writer On Friday, Justin Bieber released his fourth studio album, Purpose, to let us all know he’s really, really sorry for every- thing he has done in the last couple of years: for the time he was detained on ...…
…various forms of inspiration. Pulling from the “trippy colors of my grandfather’s painting” to the production styles of producers like Steve Osbourne to the mental space she was in at the time, Carlton was able to construct her most peaceful, minimalist, folk- inspired album. “There’s something about being minimal and presenting just the essentials. I think that I had, in the past, come from a flamboyance,” Carlton said. “And ...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 17, 2015 — 7 Playoff mindset drives Harbaugh, Wolverines By MAX COHEN Managing Sports Editor The Michigan football team has taken its share of lumps in recent weeks. The Wolverines have won three games in a row against lesser opponents, but two of the victories have come because of last-second stands by the defense. Making matters worse, injuries have taken their to...…
…8 — Tuesday, November 17, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com RUBY WALLAU/Daily Freshman Moritz Wagner (right) has worked his way into Michigan’s rotation. Michigan’s big men getting opportunity By SIMON KAUFMAN Daily Sports Editor After his team’s regular-season opener on Friday, Michigan men’s basketball coach John Beilein said earning minutes at the ‘5’ spot would be “very competitive.” He never said it would be a...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 16, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Michigan escaped Indiana to stay in the Big Ten title hunt » INSIDE Survive and dvance ‘U’ confirms safety of 14 students, faculty and staff in France By LARA MOEHLMAN Daily Staff Reporter With Paris still reeling after a series of terrorist attacks hit the city Friday night, about 80 students gathered on the ...…
…2A — Monday, November 16, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY Michigan quarterback Jake Rudock set a school record with six passing touchdowns on Saturday in the Wolverines’ 48-41 win at Indiana. With the win, Michigan improved to 8-2. >>SEE SPORTS, PAGE 1B 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES North Korean film screening WHAT: The first North Korean film made purely for entertainment will ...…
…returning students incentives to live off campus. From 2009 to 2014, the University’s freshman enrollment remained well over 6,000 students. Part of the initial uptick in applications was attributed to the University’s 2010 decision to join the Common App, an online undergraduate college application which allows students to apply to any of the 622 member schools. Within the University’s first year as a Common App member, und...…
…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 16, 2015 — 5A Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Honolulu “howdy” 6 Cozy eatery 10 Exasperated sound 14 Access the Internet 15 Word-of-mouth 16 Merely 17 *Malicious prank 19 Memo writer’s “Pronto!” 20 White Monopoly bills 21 Church recess 22 Sarcastic in a mean way 23 Approximately 3.26 light-years 25 One doing simple math 26 Written in few word...…
…6A — Monday, November 16, 2015 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MUSIC COLUMN Piecing together shattered genius J eff Buckley had the kind of voice that could save a life. Armed often with just a guitar and a set of beautiful, angelic vocal chords, he could inhabit and improve upon other artists’ songs like nobody else. From Dylan to Van Morrison to Nina Simone, Buckley would strum his strings and stretch out h...…
…BSportsMonday OPENING NIGHT n After a slow start, the Wolverines rolled over Northern Michigan to begin their regular season. Page 3B NIAGARA FALLS The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | November 16, 2015 n The Michigan hockey team used a big first period to cruise past Niagara on Friday at Yost Ice Arena. Page 3B ‘M’ saves season on last play BLOOMINGTON — The Michigan football team’s season vanished tonight, only to reappea...…
…2B — November 16, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘M’ wins fourth regional title in past five seasons By LANEY BYLER For the Daily The Michigan women’s cross country team claimed the NCAA Great Lakes Regional title Friday at the Tom Zimmer Championship Course in Madison. The victory earned the Wolverines a spot in the NCAA Championships next week. The seventh-ranked Wolverines took first place in ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday November 16, 2015 — 3B FIELD HOCKEY ‘M’ season ends in quarterfinals Wolverines upset Wake Forest, then fall to UNC in NCAA Tournament By AVI SHOLKOFF Daily Sports Writer For the No. 1 North Carolina field hockey team, the situation felt familiar. Not only was the team playing on its home turf — it was also with a lineup consisting of six upperclassmen and two soph...…
…4B — November 16, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com He did not flinch when Michigan trailed by seven points and less than three minutes remained on the scoreboard. Rudock marched the Wolverines right down the field. He did not flinch when six seconds remained in the game and Michigan had the ball on the Hoosiers’ five-yard line on fourth down. Rudock threw a strike to redshirt junior wide receiver Jehu...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, November 13, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM The Michigan men’s basketball team embarks on its 100th season » INSIDE tip-off Institutional racism must be acknowledged By THE MICHIGAN DAILY Editorial Board The University community is no stranger to protests in recent years with several student groups calling for the administration to improve race relations ...…
…2-News THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY Under-recruited and often overlooked, senior guard Spike Albrecht enters his final year with the Michigan men’s basketball team with his sights set high. >>SEE TIP-OFF, PAGE 1B 2 Webster reading series WHAT: Hannah Louise Poston and Helena Smith will present their work. WHO: Helen Zell Writers’ Program WHEN: Today from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. WHERE: Museum of Art, Helmut Stern Auditoriu...…
…unnamed dystopian society with its main character, Katurian, as a short-story writer. After detectives discover an eerie similarity between the gruesome violence of Katurian’s stories and several recent child murders, he is brought in for questioning. When Katurian hears that his brother Michael has confessed to the murders, including sharing details on their twisted upbringing, Katurian suffocates him as a kind of mercy kil...…
…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....…
…TV REVIEW ‘MasterChef Junior’ fun despite its issues By MATT BARNAUSKAS Daily Arts Writer If there is one show that makes me feel like I’m underachieving in life, it’s “MasterChef Junior.” Entering its fourth season, the pint-sized spin-off of the hit FOX show “Mas- terChef” continues to present chil- dren of such culinary excellence that it puts most of its viewing audience to shame. I may be able to cook a burger, ...…
…FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @michigandaily NOW. Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Set into motion 8 Golf alternative, briefly 15 Red bowlful 16 __ Itzá: Mayan ruins 17 Classic leading man who moonlighted at a pharmacy? 19 Second of 24 20 L.A. Kings’ org. 21 Management 22 Fiji’s region 25 Pulitzer-winning writer who moonlighted in a nightly news studio? 32 Saying that often goes without saying 33 Breaks down 34...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts & Sports Friday, November 13, 2015 — 7A TV REVIEW Aimless ‘Donny!’ has yet to find its footing Uninspired comedy relies on tasteless jokes By SAMUEL ROSENBERG Daily Arts Writer One of the most common tropes in television comedies also seems to be one of the most entertaining: famous people playing fiction- alized versions of themselves. Watching celebrities poke fun at their ...…
…8A — Friday, November 13, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com RITA MORRIS/Daily Fifth-year senior Jake Rudock is coming off his best game of the season. FOOTBALL Breakdown: ‘M’ vs. Indiana By MAX BULTMAN Daily Sports Editor For most of its season, the Indiana football team has had to settle for “close.” Already this season, the Hoosiers (0-5 Big Ten, 4-5 overall) have lost to then-No. 1 Ohio State by seven ...…
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…PREVIEW MICHIGAN BASKETBALL TIP OFF 2015-16 Friday, November 13, 2015 // Tip Off 2B 23-8 Maryland Michigan Michigan State Michigan Melo Trimble, Maryland Mark Turgeon, Maryland Northwestern LeVert Wiltjer Simmons Elite Eight Valparaiso North Carolina Kentucky Kansas Virginia Simon Kaufman Lev Facher Kelly Hall Jacob Gase 23-8 Maryland Michigan Michigan State Maryland Trimble Turgeon Illinois LeVert Tyler Ulis,...…
…LEV FACHER Michigan’s blessing in disguise C aris LeVert is clutching his left foot in agony, a buzzer sounds, and the sellout crowd at Crisler Center is stand- ing and cheering. It’s January 17, 2015, and everybody in the build- ing is celebrat- ing Michigan’s 56-54 win over Northwestern. Everybody, that is, except for LeVert. The prognosis for the Wolverines’ leader in every meaningful statistical category and a near- ce...…
…Dame. Spike made the varsity team at Crown Point High School his sophomore year and shined. In his sophomore season, they played Chesterton, which at the time had future Michigan teammate Mitch McGary. Purdue coach Matt Painter was in the stands to watch McGary, but Albrecht stole the show. Late in the game, after McGary was blocked, Spike took the ball the other way and finished with an and-1 play to help Crown Point win by fou...…
…of Michigan?’ I was in complete shock and I honestly thought — I thought he was messing with me.” * * * Back home, Brumm had been pounding the phones on Spike’s behalf, reaching out to college coaches. Brumm and Michigan assistant coach Jeff Meyer are longtime friends, and when Meyer mentioned Michigan needed a point guard because then- freshman guard Trey Burke might take off for the NBA, Brumm didn’t hesitate to recommend S...…
…of Michigan?’ I was in complete shock and I honestly thought — I thought he was messing with me.” * * * Back home, Brumm had been pounding the phones on Spike’s behalf, reaching out to college coaches. Brumm and Michigan assistant coach Jeff Meyer are longtime friends, and when Meyer mentioned Michigan needed a point guard because then- freshman guard Trey Burke might take off for the NBA, Brumm didn’t hesitate to recommend S...…
…Friday, November 13, 2015 // Tip Off 7B “I don’t want the coaches to be pissed at me or people to think that I don’t care that we just lost the national championship,” Spike remembered thinking. “Because obviously I would have traded all that in to have not played and won the national championship, that’s what mattered to me.” He checked with Bartelstein, and the captain gave him the OK. He pressed send and within minutes his ph...…
…Friday, November 13, 2015 // Tip Off 8B Wolverines deep at every position By KELLY HALL Daily Sports Writer Michigan men’s basketball coach John Beilein has a lot of options at guard. Well, he has a lot of forwards, too. This team has no shortage of depth. Unfortunately for the Wolverines, though, it’s going to be difficult to figure out who goes where. “It’s like, one day somebody looks like a million bucks and the other ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, November 12, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 28 ©2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A SPORTS...................... 5A SUDOKU..................... 2A CL ASSIFIEDS...............6A B - S I D E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM VIDEO: Stude...…
…make up 13 percent of the U.S. population, they only make up 1.5 percent of the University’s student population. “We are a very underrepresented demographic,” Strup said. “What the University might want to consider is trying to recruit more military personnel to pursue a life here at Michigan after they get out.” Robert Kraynak is a first- year graduate student pursuing both an MBA from the School of Business and an M...…
…the students expanded on the reasons that might be. “With the Affordable Care Act and the Healthy Michigan Plan, the number of uninsured patients in Michigan dropped significantly, but they found that they were still left with a steady flow of patients into the clinic for the uninsured,” Williams said. “They had a suspicion that there were reasons why some of those patients could be insured but were not and thought it was just t...…
…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....…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Thursday, November 12, 2015 — 5A O’Korn makes impact on scout team Houston transfer impresses coaches with intensity, ability to prepare By MAX COHEN Managing Sports Editor When John O’Korn made the decision to transfer to Michigan last winter, he was viewed as one of a glut of quarterbacks Jim Harbaugh had to work with during his first few months on the job. The junior quarterbac...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Thin locks, as of hair 6 League fraction 10 Long-armed beasts 14 Tin Pan Alley org. 15 “... but I play one __” 16 Lead-in for sci 17 Diamond heist? 19 Tiger Woods’ ex 20 Fresh from the oven 21 One may be tossed after a wish 22 Rub the wrong away 23 Bare-bones staff 26 Painter who was a leader of the Fauvist movement 29 “__ Ben Adhem” 30 Shooting star, to some 31 1928 Osc...…
…By TED JANES Daily Sports Writer An icy chill filled the ocean air as shredded wooden boards lay broken on the streets of Point Pleasant, N.J. Winds ripped houses from their roots, and sand and water covered the ruined beach town. Hurricane Sandy’s victims tucked into a nearby school gym. The evacuees inside stayed warm, avoiding the cold, treacherous weather. Those who lived in sight of the coast were forced out of their homes, le...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 8A — Thursday, November 12, 2015 Big Ten breakdown: Terps in front again By CHRIS CROWDER Daily Sports Writer Since the additions of Maryland and Rutgers to the Big Ten, the state of collegiate women’s basketball in the Midwest has been elevated. The Big Ten is now one of the most competitive leagues in the nation, and will be well-represented in the NCAA Tournament at the season’s end. The...…
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, November 12, 2015 *Disclaimer: All names have been changed to protect the identities of the individu- als. The author did not identify herself as a reporter for The Daily, and no conversa- tions have been recorded without consent. Seven days, seven dates: Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, OkCupid, Coffee Meets Bagel, Match.com and my real life best friends vying to make the perfect match. For c...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Thursday, November 12, 2015 — 2B Day One: Aerobics with Richard Simmons and the Silver Foxes When I started this video, I wasn’t really sure what I expect- ed the Silver Foxes to be. Some svelte figures in metallic jump- suits were about what I had in mind. But alas, the Silver Foxes were not blondes in high pony- tails, but instead the 70-odd- year-old parents of famous figures...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Thursday, November 12, 2015 — 3B Joan Didion once said, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” I believe that, I repeat it to myself often and I even reduced the quote to an alternative version that I find applicable to my shortcomings — “Caro tells herself lies in order to make up for her missteps.” Last Monday, I did just that as I promised myself I’d embark on a weeklong ...…
…Cigarette-smoking, long-haired youth love this Canadian By CARLY SNIDER Daily Arts Writer I am standing. I am sweating. Surrounded by cigarette- smoking, long-haired youth, the crowd sloshes around me closer and closer. The opening acts, The Courtneys and Alex Calder, prompt appreciative head bobbing and shivers of excitement throughout the audience. With each strum of the guitar or beat of the drum the crowd seems ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 11, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOVERNMENT Ford School hosts discussion with Rep. Dave Camp and Rep. Mike Rogers By LYDIA MURRAY Daily Staff Reporter Two alums of the U.S. House of Representatives — former Republican Congressmen Dave Camp and Mike Rogers — addressed a crowd of 120 people Tuesday night during the Ford School of Public Poli...…
…sharing, which involves real- time information sharing between the government and the private sector. “The amount of information that the private sector, a company like Google or Amazon, collects on you every day is staggering,” he said. “They know more about you than you could possibly imagine. The NSA would dream about having a database like that.” However, he noted efforts to allow cyber sharing, including a ...…
…said there is more to be done. Earlier in the semester, Schlissel introduced the HAIL scholarship program to attract low-income students by giving them resources and information on financial aid prior to applying for college. In October, he announced a second scholarship — called Wolverine Pathways — which mentors middle and high school students from Southfield and Ypsilanti and gives them a full ride to the University upon ad...…
…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 11, 2015 — 5A TV NOTEBOOK Jon Stewart to HBO, ‘Star Trek’ to CBS By ALEX INTNER Daily Arts Writer Last week, two deals were announced within 24 hours that each can shift the online stream- ing landscape. The first involves a new “Star Trek” series that will air on CBS’s streaming ser- vice, CBS All Access. The second announced that Jon Stewart will bring his breaking ...…
…ACROSS 1 Inaugural ball, e.g. 5 Calcium source 9 Open, as toothpaste 14 Very dry 15 Down to business 16 Former Cleveland oil company acquired by BP 17 San __, Italy 18 “Of course” 19 Match with bishops 20 Access to 54- Across 23 Catalina, e.g. 24 Houston-based scandal subject 25 Wood-shaping tools 27 Phone button trio 30 Badminton barrier 31 Short-legged dog 32 Emotionally out of control 34 “Mad” social in 54-Across 37 Spud 38 Benefit 39 Butte...…
