…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Thursday, November 5, 2015 — 3B By MARIA ROBINS -SOMERVILLE For The Daily Five family members gather around a makeshift dining room table, angrily snapping open pistachios and hurl- ing scowls and swear words across the tabletop. Direc- tor Greg Strasser, a School of Music Theatre & Dance senior, pauses his actors to ask: “Have you guys ever watched an episod...…
…4B — Thursday, November 5, 2015 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com CONCERT REVIEW It’s not too late for Norah Jones Jones disappoints at Michigan Theater show By ADAM DEPOLLO Managing Arts Editor I wrote my last full-blown con- cert review almost exactly one year before the one that you’re currently reading, shortly after I saw L.A. producer/musical savant Flying Lotus play in front of a full house at the Royal Oak...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 4, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 24 ©2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A ARTS.......................... 5A SPORTS ......................7A CL ASSIFIEDS...............6A T H E S TAT E M E N T. . . . . . . .1 B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM No Filter: ‘Beasts of No ...…
…Gessen argued that people need to take the repercussions of totalitarian regimes seriously, no matter how preposterous they seem, rather than risk the great tragedy that can occur if Western countries ignore them. “We’re so rational we don’t like to believe in things that are preposterous, and it gives us a lot of satisfaction to feel more intelligent and just sort of sniff at things,” she said. “But it is so much better to ha...…
…venues for students to weigh in on several amendments, includ- ing the addition of an honor pledge, include statement edu- cation during new student orientation, specification of a consistent 3-year amendment cycle, specify the scope of viola- tions and formalize the Univer- sity president’s need to chose amendments before the end of the school year. CSG president Cooper Charl- ton, an LSA senior, said CSG General Counsel Jacob P...…
…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....…
…5A — Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com FILM REVIEW ABC “You used to call me on my cell phone.” No redemption for ‘Wicked City’ New ABC drama negates feminist progress on TV By SHIR AVINADAV For The Daily Ed Westwick broke “Gos- sip Girl” ’s fans hearts as Upper East Side playboy, Chuck, and does it again in ABC’s new thriller, “Wicked City” as suave serial killer Kent. Like Chuck...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 See-through kitchen supply 6 Mythical king of the Huns 10 Kitchen spray 13 Flared dress 14 Ancient Greek theater 15 Land in l’océan 16 *Sneaky blow 18 Some kitchen appliances 19 Did a slow burn 20 Passengers in flight, often 22 Cyberspace marketplace 23 Snobbish 24 Chopper 27 Mount Hood’s state 29 Prominent periods 30 Keep the censor busy 31 The NBA’s Kevin Love, e.g. 34 ...…
…7A — Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Arts & Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Shared universe takes over at CW TV NOTEBOOK The CW’s superhero series show pros and cons of crossovers By BEN ROSENSTOCK Daily Arts Writer Next January, the CW will launch “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow,” a spinoff series taking place in the same narrative universe as the channel’s other popular superhero shows, “Arrow” and “T...…
…8A — Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan defense reflects on errors Wolverines seek improvement after recent lapses in performance By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor For weeks, the Michigan football team’s defense picked out the smallest mistakes to fix. After back-to-back victories in which the Wolverines gave up seven points in each, they vowed to prevent their opponent from ...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY NOVEMBER 4, 2015 …
…2B “(When choosing universities) I was talking to someone and they said you can make a big school small but you can’t make a small school big. My other college option was a really small school, and when looking at it that way, Michigan has so many cool things that I thought it would be good to come and get involved in a community instead of getting lost in a big school.” –LSA junior RICHARD WU Wednesday November 4, 2015 // The Stat...…
…This week’s Statement Magazine looks into the lives, struggles, and triumphs of first-generation college students at the University. Here are a few other inspiring first-gens. 3B Magazine Editor: Ian DIllingham Deputy Editor: Natalie Gadbois Editor in Chief: Jennifer Calfas Managing Editor: Lev Facher Copy Editors: Hannah Bates Laura Schinagle Emma Sutherland THE statement THE LIST HOWARD SCHULTZ The lauded CEO of Starbuck...…
…Wednesday, November 4, 2015 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, November 4, 2015 // The Statement 5B Faces of an invisible identity: First-generation student experiences G rowing up on the west side of Detroit, most of Katie Thomas’ high school classmates didn’t go to college. But the Kinesiology senior was a stellar student: she consistently earned As in her classes, and she enjoyed going to school. So when she applied to college, the Un...…
…Wednesday, November 4, 2015 // The Statement 6B “We know that students who are first-gen students enter college less prepared,” she added. “We know that students are often unfamiliar with the culture and the mechanics of col- lege life and they don’t have family members who they can call and ask questions. And we know that they tend to have more complex family structures and that pulls their attention and their time away from their work...…
…Wednesday, November 4, 2015 // The Statement 7B I notice the red holes in my sneakers as I walk into an outlet mall’s T.J. Maxx. Wearing a $10 graphic tee purchased on clearance, I wade through aisles of affordable clothing. I’m looking for a particular shirt. I move around the men’s section until I lay eyes on my intended purchase: a blue polo shirt with a yellow Ralph Lauren logo embroidered in the top right corner. I quickly grab ...…
…Wednesday, November 4, 2015 // The Statement 8B I t won’t take long into getting to know me to know how much I love the rapper Drake. He’s in my Twitter bio. He’s the background on my phone. I once changed the all com- puter screens at The Michigan Daily news desk to mirroring images of his face. When friends describe me to people they know, they often bring up my obsession with Drizzy. It’s become my “niche.” Interestingly, however, no ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, November 3, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Discussion points to special interests as detriment to the collective good By DANIEL OH For the Daily Hundreds filled Rackham Auditorium on Monday to hear Naomi Klein, a noted Canadian author and social activist, discuss her new book, “This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate.” The book dis...…
…and evaluation experts — to determine whether the current course evaluation instrument is in line with best practices. If it is not, the committee will be charged with recommending a new instrument. According to Weineck, University Provost Martha Pollack wants the issue of how and when to release course evaluation data to be decided by faculty and students. “(Pollack) seemed very, very open to having students and facult...…
…it is not uncommon for institutions with expertise on a certain issue to submit briefs to the Supreme Court. He said in this particular case, the University can draw on its own experience to help the court make a sensible decision. In 2006, Michigan voters approved an amendment to the state’s constitution, called Proposal 2, which banned colleges and universities from granting preferential treatment to any student based...…
…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....…
…5 — Tuesday, November 3, 2015 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com LITERATURE COLUMN Exploring ‘Jest’ T he start of my enthrall- ment with David Foster Wallace would have infuriated the deceased, reclu- sive author — it began when I watched someone else espouse his ideas in a film version of his life. I found his persona fascinating in “The End of the Tour,” the movie adaptation of last few days of the “Infinite Jes...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com CHECK OUT OUR COOL www.michigandaily.com WEBSITE. ACROSS 1 Woman who turns up in Rick’s gin joint 5 41st or 43rd president 9 National park in the Canadian Rockies 14 __-chef 15 One of Pittsburgh’s three rivers 16 Like a loud crowd 17 Just swell 19 Itsy-__ 20 Generous __ fault 21 Serious romantic outing 23 Hot beverage server 26 Personal ad abbr. 27 Sawmill input 28 Pursue and c...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 3, 2015 — 7 After moment in spotlight, Speight no longer unknown Teammates laud quarterback’s poise in leading comeback against Minnesota By MAX COHEN Managing Sports Editor Just a few months ago, Wilton Speight was a relative nobody on the Michigan football team. He had arrived in Ann Arbor in the winter of 2014 as a highly touted quarterback, but one who had to ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 8 — Tuesday, November 3, 2015 Speight’s task has not been a simple one. His first meaningful passes as a college quarterback were game-deciding ones. Morris, the man many assumed to be Michigan’s backup quarterback, remained on the sideline after Rudock’s injury, his redshirt preserved according to plan. Even Harbaugh, known as “Captain Comeback” during his NFL playing ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 2, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Michigan brings the trophy back to Ann Arbor with win » INSIDE Little Brown Jug Michigan stops Minnesota at half- yard line on final play to win, 29-26 By MAX BULTMAN Daily Sports Editor MINNEAPOLIS — It came down to one play, a few inches and a lesson Jim Harbaugh hopes his players carry with them for the re...…
…2A — Monday, November 2, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY The Michigan hockey team split a two-game series with Robert Morris this weekend at Yost Ice Arena. The Wolverines were shut out Saturday for the first time since Feb. 14 against Minnesota. 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Author lecture WHAT: Naomi Klein will talk about her latest book, “Capitalism vs. the Climate” followed ...…
…sored by Wolverines for Life, the American Red Cross, Be The Match/National Marrow Donor Program, Gift of Life Michigan and Eversight Michigan. This year, Sunday’s “Be a Hero” event collected more than 400 units of blood, break- ing last year’s all-time record of 340 units. All donated blood will be included in the University’s Blood Battle total. Throughout the next three weeks, Blood Drives United, the student-run organization...…
…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 2, 2015 — 5A Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Bit of talk show self-promotion 5 Judean king 10 “Hurry up!” 14 Real snoozefest 15 Native New Zealander 16 Angelic aura 17 *Guys’ hair coloring product 19 Cruise stop 20 Dry, as bread 21 Maui memento 22 Kind of computer error that may cause data loss 23 Steel-cut grain 25 Eccentric person 27 Chain ...…
…6A— Monday, November 2, 2015 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ALBUM REVIEW EL VY is really fake By AMELIA ZAK Daily Music Editor Indie music is dead, or at least, whatever we once vaguely referred to as “indie music” doesn’t really exist anymore. Modern musicians that could once be associated with this now-obsolete breed have to turn into themselves, hiding away from the fake genuineness of the ind...…
…BSportsMonday SOUR ENDING n The Wolverines won Friday but lost Saturday, 4-0, to split a series with Robert Morris. Page 4B STANDING TALL The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | November 2, 2015 n Michigan and Minnesota both had to respond quickly to adversity on Saturday. SportsMonday Column, Page 2B THE JUG IS BACK ALLISON FARRAND/Daily ALLISON FARRAND/Daily ALLISON FARRAND/Daily AMANDA ALLEN/Daily …
…2B — November 2, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com FOOTBALL A moment of waiting and an answered prayer M INNEAPOLIS — Taco Charlton held his hands in front of his chest, his palms clasped together. He looked toward the sky. The public- address announcer had just said the ruling on the field was that Mitch Leidner was down before he reached the end zone. No time remained on the game clock, giving ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday November 2, 2015 — 3B ‘M’ onto semifinals By PAIGE VOEFFRAY For the Daily A battle occurred Sunday afternoon between the Michigan women’s soccer team and Northwestern as the two teams faced off in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament. Possession was back and forth, as neither team was able to establish a rhythm at the beginning of the match. But Michigan was able ...…
…4B — November 2, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Robert Morris blanks Michigan at Yost, 4-0 Wolverines come out flat, split weekend series after shutout By JASON RUBINSTEIN Daily Sports Editor It has been the same old story for the Michigan hockey team. Not the one where it scores five goals a game, but the one where it has multiple defensive breakdowns. And unlike previous games, the offense...…
…CELEBRATING 011 ONE H UNREDi TWENTY HIF YEAR OF EITOIA J FREEI)OM Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 26, 2014 michigandaily.com ADMINISTRATION $9.7 billion and the 'U: 'Endowment explained SU By The Repot at the meeti June high $9.7 b ple its Th Unive great to the little Th exactl works studen a com invest choic on stu As the d Investments management in the University's Investment Office, the endow- ipport a variety ment is a pool of c...…
…2A - Wednesday, November 26, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 ------ - ------ 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com PETER SHAHIN DOUGLAS SOLOMON Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-4s8-4y15 ext. 1251 734-418-4115 ext 1241 pjshahin@michigundailycom dourgsolo@michigandailyeom HEALING SPACE Amid scandal, UVA students speak Student leaders at the Univer- sity of Virginia held a press con- ference Monday...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 26, 2014 - 3A COUNCIL From Page 1A candidate to succeed in a bid for political office in the U.S. when she was elected to a Council seat. Preceding her in 1972 were two other student councilmembers: Universityalums Nancy Wechsler and Jerry DeGrieck. Ann Arbor attorney Tom Wie- der, who was a University stu- dent in 1972 and participated in several Democratic City Council campaigns du...…
…Page 4A - Wednesday, November 26, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com b1idhiian &i1yj Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 420 Ma ynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com MEGAN MCDONALD PETER SHAHIN and DANIEL WANG KATIE BURKE EDITOR IN CHIEF EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily's editorial board.' All other signed a...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 26, 2014 - 5A ,w The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, November 26, 2014 - 5A PROFitE Hip Hop Congress a 'U' music forum TV REVIEW 'Grey's' heart is still beating after 11 seasons Student organization explores all facets of the genre By CAROLINE FILIPS DailyArts Writer At the intersection of hip hop and social action lies the University's Hip Hop Congress, an organizat...…
…6A - Wednesday, November 26, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com I'm actually Two-Face. Olivia Pope e 'Scandal' mid- season finale brings core characters to forefront By HAILEY MIDDLEBROOK Daily Arts Writer If there's anything more indulgent than getting in on a secret,it's findingouthow thesecret stayed hidden for so long. In A 1998, when Bill Clinton's $candal Lewinsky scandal leaked, Season Four the real dirt Mid-Season wasn't fo...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 26; 2014 -- 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, November 26, 2014 - 7A Nova blocks ' FC Friends don't let friends make fools of themselves. Friendship inf ilm By JAKE LOURIM Daily Sports Editor NEW YORK - Villanova attacked, and Michigan countered. Then MICHIGAN 55 Michigan VILLANOVA 60 attacked, and Villanova countered. With 30 seconds left, they found themselves ...…
…Sports 8A - Wednesday, November 26, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily com Wolverines ink five-man recruiting class USHL forward Kyle Connor headlines 2015-16 class By JASON RUBINSTEIN Daily Sports Writer As if. its 8-1 thrashing of Penn State on Saturday weren't enough, the Michigan hockey team's week just got even better. Monday, the Wolverines announced the signing of five players to National Letters of Intent for the 2015-16 seaso...…
…8B w~- v- - - w-~ U When turning on the television to watch the weekly fall football game, you probably don't think of the photographerswalkingthrough the tunnel alongside the team and the band. You don't often notice the photographers stationed underneath the net as the layups and the dunks add-up. Nor do you consider those right next to the action of the school's best athletes. But you do notice the photos from the next day, the iconic sho...…
… v :w V a i w 9 Wednesday, November6 ' / S ement 7B Personal Statement: What it really means to be gone ann arbor affairs: why i'm smitten with 'SNL' BY ERIKA HARWOOD Ican't really recall the specif- ics of my first time - but I do remember loving it. It happened in the middle of the day, around 1 p.m. I was perched on the edge of my couch, dazed with anticipation because it was finally, after all those years, happening. My parents -...…
…6B Wednesday November 26, 2014/ The Statement ACTIVISM From Page 5B W- i w make sure that there was a communal agree- ment about what those things would be," Greenfield said. This represents the difficult conflation in activism between online success and actual change, an issue activists from all move- aThents continually face. Eljamal believes it was critical that the BDS movement had tangible events and presence outside of social media. W...…
…V V U U -w- -47 4B Wednesday, November 2, 2014 // The Statement 5B H S M 0 0 E W C I D I w with a de challeng pour buc and ther both aw research on July than $11 million s on ice bu Magazin regular p "Have yo I S the end of the summer, as students This was 21st century activism in all its ere finishing internships or returning Internet-driven glory. While there were many om traveling abroad and they were hit concerns raised a...…
…O)NE- IIIJNI)1ED-T'vENTY-F()IJIYEAIIS OF' LIDftTOI(IAL1 Ft1EIDM\ Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, November 25, 2014 michigandaily com ADMINISTRATION S chlissel names new leader fora UMHS Dr. Marschall Runge, dean of UNC School of Medicine, to take executive role By IAN DILLINGHAM and AMABEL KAROUB Daily NewsEditor and Daily StaffReporter University President Mark Schlissel named his nomination for a new leader of the University of Michigan Health...…
…2 - Tuesday, November 25, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily6om 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com PETER SHAHIN DOUGLAS SOLOMON Editor in Chief Business Manager t4-418-4115 ext. 1251 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 pjshahin@michigandaily.com dougsolo@michigandaily.com COniN G lUNCKsE Lo Bringing a diverse lens to film Assistant Prof Colin Gunckel is a historian of Latin American cinema in the departments of American...…
…w_ ft The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 25, 2014-- 3 w NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Honda admits to airbag defects Honda is admitting that it failed to report more than 1,700 injury and death claims about its vehicles to U.S. safety regulators, a violation of federal law. The Japanese automaker, in statements issued Monday, also said it became aware of the omis- sions in 2011, yet it took about three years to take action. T...…
