…Though many of the campaign promises made by the newMich platform were attacked as idealistic by their opposition, the University of Michigan Central Student Government’s administration led by President David Schafer, LSA senior, and Vice President Micah Griggs, LSA senior, has laid considerable groundwork to fulfill some of their directives for the next semester. While many of the body’s directives, like mental health ...…
…SEPARATION ANXIETY. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2 — Tuesday, December 13, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 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 ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, December 13, 2016 — 3 of think about Brightmoor from a different perspective,” he said. “Some see it as blight, others see it as an opportunity.” The BMS project as a whole, which began through a donation platform on crowd funding site Patronicity, met its goal of $25,000 on July 10, 2015 and subsequently received an additional $25,000 from the Michigan Economic Development Cor...…
…W ith the arrival of the cold of winter, let us warm ourselves around the raging dumpster fire that is American politics. This holiday season will be the final one of the Obama administration, and with that departure, Americans may be asked to abandon the concept of “facts.” Yes, the millions of Caucasian patriots who heroically elected international steak salesman/host of “The Celebrity Apprentice,” Donald...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, December 13, 2016 — 5 “For me, it’s glass. I always get cut. TV show I just did – cut. “Tomorrowland” – cut. It’s always getting cut by glass! You’re flying through the air, doing flips and falling down hard and none of that makes any difference and then you lean on the thing and you’re like, ‘what the hell?’ And then you just get cut by glass! That’s the worst injury.” It’s 9:...…
…ENJOY YOUR BREAK! AND READ THE FREE TIME Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 “And another thing ... ” 5 Up on the latest info 10 Not yet paid 14 California wine valley 15 Gathered, as autumn leaves 16 Tree fruit 17 Of the poorest quality 19 The “I” in MIT: Abbr. 20 Long stretch 21 Communication syst. for the hearing-impaired 22 Jury __ 23 Southern speech quality 25 Heart exam: Abbr. 28 One of the five...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, December 13, 2016 — 7 Michigan to face Central Arkansas Unfortunately for the Michigan men’s basketball team, a reprieve from Ann Arbor weather was one of few positives that came from their voyage to Los Angeles, as the Wolverines fell, 102-84, against UCLA at Pauley Pavillion on Saturday. The first half was an encouraging sign for the Wolverines, as ...…
…8 — Tuesday, December 13, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 2016 Season Review: Butt tops deep group of tight ends With the Michigan football team’s 2016 regular season in the books, the Daily looks back at the performance of each unit this year and looks ahead to the future in 2017. In this edition: tight ends. At this time a year ago, Michigan tight end Jake Butt announced he would put off the NFL Draft and retu...…
…Political Science Prof. Andrei Markovits launched his new book, “Hillel at Michigan 1926/27-1945: Struggles of Jewish Identity in a Pivotal Era,” at the University of Michigan Hillel Building Sunday, the day before the organization’s 90th anniversary. Markovits, the 2007 recipient of the University Golden Apple Award for outstanding teaching, discussed how he came to research Hillel — a community cente...…
…Approximately 15 University of Michigan students gathered Thursday night in East Quad Residence Hall to participate in a roundtable bipartisan discussion on the importance and limitations of free speech on college campuses. LSA sophomore Carlos Owens facilitated the discussion by asking participants questions relating to free speech — from campus to society as a whole. LSA senior Joshua Strup, president of the Michig...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, December 12, 2016 — 3A years later. He also discussed early tensions between Jewish Greek life and Hillel as well as the contrasting ideologies over how to combat anti-Semitism that existed at the time. “On a snowy day like this, for a book that is relatively specialized and a bit obscure, for them to come out on a day like this, that’s a big deal,” Markovits said of the ...…
…W hile perusing my Facebook feed during a study break earlier this week, I found myself scrolling past New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s (R) face an unusual number of times. With the end of the presidential election and Christie’s replacement as chairman of President- elect Donald Trump’s transition team, the governor had seemingly fallen by the wayside in today’s political news cycle. However, as I scrolled past t...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, December 12, 2016 — 5A YOU'RE DOING GREAT AND WE know you can do it. Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 On the __: broken 6 Dressed (in) 10 Quail or turkey, e.g. 14 Prefix with economics 15 Impulse 16 “Yeah, sure” 17 Do over 60 in Hawaii, say 18 Upsurge 19 Null and __ 20 Locomotive operators 23 Lao Tzu’s “way” 24 Republican org. 25 Singer for the c...…
…STYLE NOTEBOOK It’s that time of year. If you are not involved in Greek life, you have eyed your Instagram blankly over the past few weeks, wondering where it is all of these well-dressed college girls are going, and why they bothered to go there at all. Sure, you have heard the term “date party,” but it has become yet another empty, college-kid term gathering dust in the back of your brain. Something about girls and boys an...…
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | December 12, 2016 The end of the road Michigan entered the weekend with hopes of returning to the Final Four, but the Wolverines fell short » SportsMonday Column, Page 2B Half credit The Michigan men’s basketball team was tied at 50 with No. 2 UCLA at halftime before losing by 18 in Westwood » Page 4B Things were going swimmingly for the Michigan ice hockey team. After scoring two p...…
…2B — December 12, 2016 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTSMONDAY COLUMN A hopeful ride, and the end of the road A fter his team’s first weekend of the 2016 season, Michigan volleyball coach Mark Rosen said he doesn’t like to compare teams from different seasons. There are too many variables: different players, different circumstances, different schedules. But last week, with this season nearing it...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday December 12, 2016 — 3B WRESTLING MEN’S GYMNASTICS Wolverines suffer narrow loss to Minnesota “Disappointing” was the word Michigan coach Joe McFarland repeatedly used to describe his team’s 22-18 loss to Minnesota. Coming off an appearance at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, the Michigan wrestling team headed into Sunday’s dual against the Golden Gophers after the Wolveri...…
…4B — December 12, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Michigan beat then-No. 4 Boston University in front of a raucous crowd. With that win, the Wolverines appeared to be on their way to turning a corner after an uninspiring start. As Michigan enters a short break, it remains unknown whether Saturday’s win will change the course of the season. “I think the core of the team really needs to have a messa...…
…On a Thursday night in September, a LSA freshman named Hannah — who asked that only her first name be used because she is discussing underage drinking — had a few mixed drinks with her friends in her dorm room before going out. It was an 18+ night at BTB Cantina — a bar located on South University Avenue. At the time, Hannah was just old enough to get through the door. She was careful not drink at the bar — the bouncers h...…
…TAKIN’ SHORTCUTS. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2 — Friday, December 9, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tweets Follow @michigandaily UniversityofMichigan @UMich CAPS and IGR invite you to come “RECHARGE.” Relax, reflect and learn sustainable self-care strategies. the Other Vigo @alejovigo That Michigan Winter never knows what’s happening... @ University of Michigan Susan Arceneaux @susan_arceneaux According...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, December 9, 2016 — 3 building,” he said. “The condition of the Fleming building is one of the worst on this campus … the building continues to deteriorate and now requires an annual inspection to ensure its safety.” Faculty and staff currently working in the Ruthven Building will move to the planned Biological Sciences Building, which is slated to be completed in the summ...…
…” I ’m not sure if any word has been used as frequently as “populism” in regard to politics this year. Politicians, experts, media outlets and everyone in between hasve been using “populism” to describe the recent and frequently unnerving political volatility around the world. I know the Oxford Dictionary has already chosen “post-truth” as its word of the year, but I think “populism” is a worthy runner-up. The United S...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, December 9, 2016 — 5 At the end of my penultimate semester at the University of Michigan, and in the final days of my editing career at The Daily, I’ve found myself turning to songs that I used to hate — the kind of tearjerking, stereotypical goodbye songs that always seem tailormade for these moments in life so that anybody who even mildly connects with the sentiment can feel un...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Photoshop maker 6 Late __ 9 Average Joes, e.g. 14 Fishing needs 15 Bill’s future, maybe 16 Troy story 17 Dutch vodka brand 19 Coin receivers 20 Round orders 21 Extraction target 22 Hide in a crowd 23 Piano part 24 End of an Ernie Banks catchphrase about doubleheaders 27 State bordering six others and the Canadian mainland 29 Beam 30 Beats Electronics co-founder 31 Rebuke ...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Friday, December 9, 2016 — 7 Season Review: Offensive Line With the Michigan football team’s 2016 regular season in the books, the Daily looks back at the performance of each unit this year and looks ahead to the future in 2017. In this edition: offensive line. It was the same story in 2016 as in 2015 for the Michigan football team’s offensive line, and that was good news for the Wolve...…
…8 — Friday, December 9, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines head west to visit high-scoring UCLA The Michigan men’s basketball team’s defense had to dig deep to come away with a win against Texas on Tuesday because the offense scored just 53 points. While the Wolverines struggled to find anything consistent on offense, the Longhorns were just as poor attacking, and Michigan was able to fall ...…
…The School of Art & Design has begun to implement strategies to increase diversity in teaching and in coursework as part of the University of Michigan’s campus-wide plans to increase diversity, equity and inclusion. Karina Moore, director of admissions at the Art & Design School, said as part of the DEI initiative, grants have been given to different areas of the University to allow them to increase inclusion specifically...…
…Tuesday, the University of Michigan Health System was ranked among the top teaching hospitals in the country by the Leapfrog Group — a nonprofit group that reports on the quality of health care provided by hospitals nationwide. The rankings, recognized to 29 hospitals across 13 states, take into account factors such as the quality of intensive care, positive poll responses about patient care from former patients and a ...…
…the grill and serves a lunchtime crowd. Whipple said he is not in it to get rich, but rather to pay for his son’s education and to make relationships with his customers. “I do it for the students,” Whipple said. “Students come a lot during their time here and then graduate. My favorite part about being out here is just working with the community and being a part of it. After being out here this long, you become part of Ann Arbor.”...…
…I am sitting here writing this column, and in another tab of my nifty web browser, the New York Knicks are playing. I am alone, hunkered down in my basement as wet muck falls from the sky outside. Nobody wants to watch sports with me. In the seconds before I tell people that yes, I’m a sports fan, a pit of insecurity forms in my gut. To give you a sense, I’m an English major with a women’s studies minor, I live in a...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Throws the first pitch 7 Find fault 11 Bygone Ford 14 They may be hard 15 Tavern 17 Hunt’s TV co-star 18 “Next subject” 19 Made dinner at home 20 “Sold!” 21 CIA predecessor 22 Historic Potomac estate 25 Son-gun connection 26 __ land: disputed territory 31 Rueful word 35 Quick snack 37 Simple home 38 With 40-Across, NPR broadcast since 1979 40 See 38-Across 42 Word with bo...…
…6A — Thursday, December 8, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wagner rises to occasion during winning time Michigan coach John Beilein wanted to take Moritz Wagner off the floor. In crunch time against Texas on Tuesday, Beilein thought senior forward Mark Donnal would be the more viable defensive option to prevent the Wolverines from suffering their second heartbreaking loss in seven days. But assistant co...…
…Is Virtual Reality the New Reality? Sam Rosenberg Daily Arts Writer B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, December 8, 2016 Design: Ava Weiner …
…2B — Thursday, December 8, 2016 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com “Is this the real life? Or is this just fantasy?” I am levitating in an orange- and-black grid, reminiscent of the 1982 film “Tron.” My eyes widen with awe as a screen appears in front of me. In the next moment, I am floating alone in outer space, drawing my name and other symbols in the atmosphere. My environment suddenly changes and now I’m walkin...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Thursday, December 8, 2016 — 3B VALLEY 9000 Nicolas Cage about to ghost ride the whip. I love Shakespeare adaptation films that were clearly conceived by producers who never read more than the Sparknotes in high school — movies set in modern times with tangled romantic subplots that just barely seem to echo the old stories of the Bard. There’s “O,” (2001), which turned Othello int...…
…4B — Thursday, December 8, 2016 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The adult prequel to the famous story of “Peter Pan,” the Tony-award-winning play “Peter and the Starcatcher,” will be performed tonight at the Power Center. With more music, more tech and more collaborations, the University of Michigan’s Theatre Department is prepared to take the audience on a new kind of journey. The story beings wi...…
…The University of Michigan will receive about $100,000 in state grant funding to combat sexual assault, according to a Tuesday press release. This is the second year funding from Gov. Rick Snyder (R) and first lady Sue Snyder’s initiative to end sexual assault on college campuses in Michigan has been allocated to the University. The funding will be split between all three University campuses, with $53,505 for the Ann Arbor...…
…WHAT THAT MIND DO. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Wednesday, December 7, 2016 News&Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 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 a...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, December 7, 2016 — 3A Services report outlining the top five student-identified mental health concerns as anxiety, depression, self- esteem, academic problems and relationship difficulties. Additionally, the report found a 17-percent increase in demand for counseling services that year. Nationwide, mental health is an onging concern on college campuses — in a...…
…I ncoming regent Ron Weiser is, objectively, a very nice man. When I had the opportunity to interview him several weeks ago, just before the election on Nov. 8, I was struck by how incredibly personable and well-spoken he was. His experience as a diplomat was apparent; he carried himself like a statesman, but did so with a smile on his face and a joke or anecdote at the ready. He was excited at the opportunity to enga...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, December 7, 2016 — 5A The modern moviegoer is obsessive. The modern moviegoer is informed. The modern moviegoer is a different beast than any previous generation of audiences, for the simple reason that the modern viewer is armed with the internet. We are collectively better informed than ever before about the production processes behind our favorite movies, th...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Kind of basin 6 State secrets? 9 Intense dislike 14 Act poorly? 15 Run a tab, say 16 Words between two “thanks” 17 Chef protector 18 See 8-Down 19 Floorboard support 20 Many a Sundance film 22 Rent payer 23 Registered names: Abbr. 25 Action at the front 28 H.S. hurdle 29 Adorn 32 Comical punctuation marks from the drummer 34 Marshy lowland 35 Chihuahua, por ejemplo 36 “_...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, December 7, 2016 — 7A Wolverines move on from crushing loss Until about 4 p.m. on Nov. 26, Ryan Glasgow’s final season as a Michigan football player was at its highest point. The Wolverines had a chance to beat Ohio State in Columbus that day, and if they had, they would have kept playing, starting with the Big Ten Championship this past Saturday. When Michigan lost on the ...…
…8A — Wednesday, December 7, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Defense stands tall late against Longhorns When Texas’ Tevin Mack strutted into the locker room after hitting a buzzer-beating 3-pointer, it looked like it was happening again. The Longhorn guard went on a 6-0 individual run in the final minute of the first half, reducing Michigan’s lead to three. Mack himself turned what looked like a comfortable half...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | DECEMBER 7, 2016 THE SEX ISSUE …
…I ’m the first pair of eyes to proofread and verify the next big story, a fiery op-ed or routine coverage of a Board of Regents monthly meeting — it’s a big responsibility with a quick expiration date. After I make the initial copy notes and edits, articles cycle through four more editors before they are published that night. While ensuring impeccable grammar and adherence to Daily style are important, I admit I enjoy fact-checking m...…
…I n ninth grade I admitted to my mom that I wasn’t getting my period. I was sitting at the head of my dining room table, my sister was to my right and my mom sat at the other head, directly across from me. Phoebe had asked my mom a question about puberty and my mom, a very frank veterinarian, gave a complete and detailed medical response. I stared at my breakfast, a bowl of cereal, and blushed. I was secretly ashamed that my 11-year...…
…Wednesday, December 7, 2016 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, December 7, 2016 // The Statement 5B Echoes from a letterpress: 0 Number of Students 200 400 600 800 Making Out Heavy Petting Oral Sex Other genital contact Penetrative Sex 59% have sent or received a nude photo use condoms as their preferred method for safe sex 72% Internet 52% Friends 30% Family, Medical Professionals, Community & Campus Groups, or Other 18% PRIM...…
…T he day after School of Information senior Nicole Zeffer watched president-elect Donald Trump win the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 8, she placed a call to Univer- sity Health Services to make an appointment for an IUD con- sultation. “It’s upsetting to me because it’s a step in the wrong direction, when I thought there would be a step in the right direction,” Zeffer said. IUDs, short for Intrauterine Devices, along with implants...…
…“ I could just never eat pussy,” a woman dressed as Nicki Minaj for Halloween slurred to me and my girl- friend. This was minutes after we had starting offi- cially dating. The woman leaned in surreptitiously. “I wish I could, because women are so much better. But I just can’t.” This approach, the “good for you, but I could never ever, ever, ever,” creates a common disconnect between queer and straight women. In “30 Rock,” after Jack...…
