…4B — December 5, 2016 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan throttles Kennesaw State John Beilein said the defense in the last four minutes of each half in the Michigan men’s basketball team’s 73-70 overtime loss against Virginia Tech on Wednesday night was “some of the worst defense (he’d) ever seen.” For the Michigan head coach and his team, Saturday afternoon’s start against Kennesaw State (3-6...…
…The U.S.’s relationship with China relationship, fraught with friction and rising competition, will most likely not improve under President- elect Donald Trump, according to David Shambaugh, a professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University who spoke at the Ford School of Public Policy Thursday. About 60 people gathered to listen to Shambaugh discuss his views on the state of U...…
…Amid an ongoing recount of Michigan’s vote launched by Jill Stein, the former Green Party presidential nominee, University of Michigan professors and local Democrats are saying they think such efforts are highly unlikely to change the results of the election. The race in Michigan was officially certified for President-elect Donald Trump Monday, with a winning margin of 10,704 votes. Stein also filed in W...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, December 2, 2016 — 3 hours in an e-mail interview. “I couldn’t speculate that (the ride increase was due to the fear from crime alerts),” he wrote. “The data doesn’t show that.” Dolen wrote the new start time for SafeRide is a pilot and will be evaluated as it progresses. “We will keep track of demand,” he wrote in an email interview. “Whether or not it will be permanent is...…
…O ver Thanksgiving break, I went to see the new coming-of-age film, “The Edge of Seventeen,” expecting to see myself in Hailee Steinfeld’s awkward, selfish, yet entirely relatable protagonist, Nadine. And I did, doubling over with laughter at her over-the-top antics and long- winded wit that are nothing but normal for a teenage girl. However, I found my endearment unexpectedly stolen by newcomer Hayden Sze...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, December 2, 2016 — 5 My grandmother’s apartment in Tehran has a balcony overrun with various herbs and tomato plants. It runs across the back of the living room, a cozy white platform that overlooks the patchwork quilt of the rest of the city. I like to escape to it right at sunset, when my grandmother and mother are usually in the kitchen, cutting open pomegranates to eat as...…
…ACROSS 1 Test 6 Law degs. 9 While-__: repair shop sign words 14 Art critic’s phrase, literally 15 Calendar pg. 16 NBA’s Jackson et al. 18 “10” co-star 19 Send out 20 Pamplona’s municipality 22 Big stain 24 Israeli border lake 28 “Doubt it” 29 Theme park near Dallas, literally 30 “Conan” channel 33 Dayan of Israel 35 Giants manager before Bochy 37 Like non-oyster months, traditionally 39 Ration (out) 40 Changes one’s ways, literally 42 “The Dee...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Friday, December 2, 2016 — 7 What to watch this weekend When the then-No. 3 Michigan football team lost to No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday in double overtime, its chances of making it to the College Football Playoff plummeted, but they weren’t completely put to rest. The Wolverines no longer control their own destiny, but given that the CFP committee placed Michigan at No. 5 on Tues...…
…8 — Friday, December 2, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘M’ wins opener: ‘Five more rounds’ It started with a block on the left side, followed by another on the right. When American gathered for a third attempt, the Wolverines swatted that one, too, this time into the floor to take a commanding 12-5 first- set lead. The towering front line of sophomore Claire Kieffer- Wright, sophomore Carly Skjodt and fresh...…
…Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced Monday that the Detroit College Promise scholarship program, a part of the Detroit Public Schools Foundation, will be expanded provide full free tuition in four-year college programs to students who graduate from Detroit Public Schools. The program has provided last-dollar scholarship funding — monies that aim to fill the financial gap left by scholarships to cover additional expens...…
…DIFFICULTY: 12/12. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Thursday, December 1, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tweets Follow @michigandaily Sonic Lunch Concerts @SonicLunch What a great @SonicLunch this was with @vulfpeck! We love @theokatzman & @ joedart #AnnArbor #Vulf Dave Askins @chronicallydave People trying to write about Michigan recount tossing around the word “irregularity” don’t seem to know what that word...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, December 1, 2016 — 3A over the next two years, according to its website. The organization did not respond to a request for comment on funding that has been raised so far. Gov. Rick Snyder (R), who joined Duggan to announce the expansion, said in a press release that the program is now the largest program of its kind in the nation. “Michigan’s largest city is now also th...…
…W hen I was 13, I slammed my thumb in the door of my mom’s blue Mini Cooper. In an effort to show her just how angry I was about our morning fight minutes before, my melodramatic middle- school self got out of the car and slammed the door closed, not realizing my left thumb was in the way. I ended up breaking a bone in my thumb and crying in front of everyone at the bus stop. But, in a few short hours I was leaving th...…
…ACROSS 1 Asset for Sherlock 6 Fast 11 Additional information? 14 Important period 15 Eat into 16 What makes a deal ideal? 17 Elaborate costume parties 19 Pickle 20 “Zip it!” 21 Prosperity 22 “Blah, blah, blah,” for short 24 Golden __ 25 “I used to be Snow White, but I __”: Mae West 26 Part of the pelvis 29 In essence 30 “Bor-r-ring” 31 LPGA great Lopez 32 Green shade 35 Rare blood type, briefly 36 Shakespearean barmaid 37 Picky details 38 “But...…
…Michigan to take Georgia Tech in ACC/Big Ten Challenge For the first time in program history, the Michigan women’s basketball team is headed to Atlanta for a matchup against Georgia Tech. “Georgia Tech is a great team, especially at home,” said Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico in an interview with WKTA. “They haven’t lost yet. They’re coming off a win in (the Junkanoo Jam tournament in Bimini, Bahamas) and they won against their ...…
…By Dominic Polsinelli Daily Arts Writer An introduction to DIY music SoundCloud changed my life: B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, December 1, 2016 Design: Ava Weiner …
…2B — Thursday, December 1, 2016 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com I grew up in suburbia. I went to Catholic school until I was 18. I wore a uniform, and I kept my hair short. Aesthetically, I could not have been a more accurate cookie cutter of a middle- class teenager, and I was fully uninspired artistically — at least until I found do-it-yourself music on the internet. My first semester at the University of Michi...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Thursday, December 1, 2016 — 3B If you have any interest in fashion, you are likely familiar with Mallory Merk, whether you know it or not. The 16-year-old Louisiana native has been featured in the likes of Teen Vogue and Refinery29, with an Instagram presence deserving of that kind of attention. Raking in 35 thousand followers as of Wednesday, she has accumulated a photo reper...…
…“Claws protracted, but we’re not scratching / We boost each other up/ ’cause I just want to hype my best friends, man / I just wanna hype my best girls,” Sadie Dupuis sings in “Hype,” a track off Slug- ger, Dupuis’s newest release under her solo project, Sad13. Slugger is self-produced and, as seen from the lyrics above, focuses heavily on encouraging positive relationships between women. “The point of the record is cele- brating ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, December 14, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Minors would not face legal action for seeking medical assistance By ALEXA ST. JOHN Daily Staff Reporter Following the successful implementation of medical amnesty for minors who con- sumed alcohol, Michigan rep- resentatives have introduced a bill to extend this amnesty to drug use as well. As stated in t...…
…2A — Monday, December 14, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY The Michigan hockey team split a home series with Minnesota this weekend, winning 8-3 on Friday before losing 3-2 on Saturday. The Wolverines are now 9-3-3 on the season (2-1-1 Big Ten). >>FOR MORE, SEE SPORTS 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Dogs in the library WHAT: Therapaws of Michigan will bring dogs to the library to he...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, December 14, 2015 — 3A in the past month, and 21 percent reported using mar- ijuana at least once in the past month. Eight percent of undergraduate students reported using drugs such as cocaine, amphetamines and ecstasy in the past month. All of these numbers had increased since a previ- ous NCHA survey taken in 2010. Mary Jo Desprez, direc- tor of Wolverine Wellness, said alcoh...…
…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, December 14, 2015 — 5A STAYING IN ANN ARBOR THIS SUMMER? APPLY TO WORK FOR THE MICHIGAN DAILY BUSINESS TEAM! DESIGNERS! LAYOUT! RANDOS! CONTACT TMD.ADDESIGN@GMAIL.COM IF YOU ARE INTERSTED! ACROSS 1 Main idea 5 Seniors, to juniors 9 Pizza party drinks 14 A whole bunch 15 Skip past 16 __ Jeane Mortenson: Marilyn Monroe’s birth name 17 Six-sided state 18 Cares 20 Superfan to the max 2...…
…6A — Monday, December 14, 2015 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com TV COLUMN The true meaning of Netflix Christmas I’m a sucker for Christmas. I love tacky store windows with paintings of reindeer and piles of crunchy fake snow. I love the way the smell of molasses drifts to my bedroom all the way from the kitchen when my mom bakes ginger- bread men. I love the cringe- y Christmas music, espe- cially Michael Buble’s ag...…
…ALMOST GREAT SMOOTH SAILING n Even without Spike Albrecht, Michigan coasted to an easy win over Delaware State. Page 4B A guard, a grandpa and the end of an era W hen Frank Brunski Jr. passed away on Sept. 1, 2012, he left behind a wife of 50 years, three children, 10 grandchildren, one great-grandchild and a legacy of hard work. One of those grandchildren — Spike Albrecht — adopted that hard work ethic. Frank was a lif...…
…2B — December 14, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Albrecht ends career amid injuries By LEV FACHER Managing Editor Everything about Spike Albrecht’s career at Michigan was unexpected — even the ending. The senior guard came to Ann Arbor after receiving offers from no other Big Ten schools. Prior to an offer from Michigan coach John Beilein, he had considered playing basketball at Appalachian State or b...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday December 14, 2015 — 3B ‘M’ starts series with win By KEVIN SANTO Daily Sports Writer Thirty seconds had ticked off the clock at Yost Ice Arena, and the game was already tied at one. Welcome to Michigan hockey. The Wolverines opened the scoring 16 seconds into the frame, when junior forward Tyler Motte fired a slap shot into the bottom-right corner of the net. It was a sta...…
…4B — December 14, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MEN’S BASKETBALL Lineup shake-up sparks Michigan By KELLY HALL Daily Sports Writer Michigan coach John Beilein started off his Friday press conference with bad news, just not the kind Michigan fans had anticipated. After mentioning that junior guard Derrick Walton Jr. still hadn’t practiced more than a week after suffering an ankle sprain against North ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, December 11, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM DELANEY RYAN/Daily Art & Design freshman Laura Desimine works on a Rube Goldberg project for her first-year 3D class at the Art & Architecture building on Thursday. RUBE GOLDBE RG’S DEVICE STUDENT GOVERNMENT POLITICS Eleven members step down from their positions after chair’s termination By EMMA KERR Daily News Edi...…
…Carson’s time at the University for this story. Mary Masson, a spokesperson for the University of Michigan Health system, also declined multiple interview requests to UMHS and Medical School faculty and administrators on their behalf. Public Policy senior Cody Giddings, vice chair of the University’s chapter of the College Republicans, said the organization has not been in contact with the Carson campaign, and...…
…increased, but especially given a budget deficit of $460 million, you’re talking about a lot of items that we have to watch.” Irwin said in an interview Thursday that he deemed expanding financial aid a priority, but he was disappointed that this priority wasn’t largely reflected in the final budget. “Michigan is currently 41st in the nation by most estimates in terms of providing financial aid,” Irwin said. “Efforts to ...…
…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....…
…VS Fashion show: The good and bad STYLE RECAP Glitz, gold and tans for this year’s Angels By Daily Style Writers At the Victoria’s Secret Fash- ion Show, there was music, bras, Kris Jenner being a “cool” mom and the sensual sounds of the Weeknd, what more could you ask for? BEST: Kendall Jenner Kendall Jenner seems to absorb a crowd’s attention whenever she’s on the runway. Maybe it’s her stunning beauty, the mass amount of ...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Two of its members wrote the music for “Chess” 5 Angling trophy 9 Not sour 14 Chillax 15 Horn accessory 16 Kitchen feature 17 Headgear not for amateurs? 19 Qualifying words 20 Bunk 21 License-issuing org. 22 They’re not optional 23 Weak 25 Career grand slam leader 27 Headgear for a certain batting champ? 33 Princess friend of Dorothy 37 Gibbon, for one 38 Dr. Howser of ’8...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Friday, December 11, 2015 — 7 Wolverines seek revenge vs. weakened Minnesota team By JUSTIN MEYER Daily Sports Writer When two of college hockey’s most storied programs meet, there’s always a little extra buzz around the rink. But when Minnesota and No. 9 Michigan drop the puck at Yost Ice Arena on Friday night, it won’t be just a matchup of star talent and Big Ten con...…
…8 — Friday, December 11, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 2015 Season Review: Wide Receivers and Tight Ends Three main pass catchers starred for Wolverines By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor Editor’s Note: With the Michigan football team’s 2015 regular season in the books, the Daily looks back at the performance of each unit this year and looks ahead to the future in 2016. In this edition: wide receiv...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, December 10, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Ann Arbor awaits release of new ‘Star Wars’ installment » INSIDE the b-side GOVERNMENT See LAB SAFETY, Page 3A See COMMISSION, Page 2A From deer cull to departure of key city officials, 2015 marked year of change By ISOBEL FUTTER Daily Staff Reporter For City Hall and the Ann Arbor City Council, the past yea...…
…report, emphasized the importance of community input. “We cannot set aside the fact that police cannot be expected to police themselves. Right?” Wilson asked, to loud applause from the audience. However, Nearly all of the community members who spoke criticized the resolution because of insufficient power delegated to citizens. Public Health student Rebecca Ahmad-Robinson, a member of the advocacy group Ann Arbor to Ferguson...…
…become too narrow or collapse. According to Scott Hollister, a professor of biomedical and mechanical engineering, tracheobronchomalacia occurs once in every 2,200 births. In the United States, that averages about 1,500 to 1,800 patients a year with the condition, with ranging severity. While some kids with a mild form of the condition will not need medical intervention, those with moderate to very severe forms require tr...…
…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....…
…ACROSS 1 Mennonite sect 6 Nasty bit of trickery 10 Chopped side 14 Trunk full of organs? 15 “Casablanca” heroine 16 Speck 17 Airline seating for Mensa members? 19 Milne’s Hundred __ Wood 20 Fire dept. employee 21 Many ages 22 Out of the country 24 Subordinate’s yes 26 Jewish folklore creature 28 He’s a horse, of course 30 Watched for the evening, say 34 Bar in a shower 37 Mark of approval 39 Justice Kagan appointer 40 WWII threat 42 Andy Capp’...…
…6A — Thursday, December 10, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Line changes spark explosion for ‘M’ Kile, Nieves, Selman unite to form powerful second line By MINH DOAN Daily Sports Editor Two weeks ago, after the No. 9 Michigan hockey team played a weekend series against Dartmouth, the Wolverines switched up their top two lines. Junior forward Alex Kile moved to a line with senior forwards Boo Nieves a...…
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, December 10, 2015 by Matthew Barnauskas Daily Arts Writer Design by Mariah Gardziola, Francesca Kielb, Anjali Alangaden and Shane Achenbach …
…2B — Thursday, December 10, 2015 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com A Long Time Ago in a Family Room Far, Far Away … I remember the first time I watched “Star Wars.” Sitting among the rows of white, plastic- shelled Disney movies and sing- a-long tapes that no doubt drove my parents slightly insane was the black-bound VHS boxed set of the original trilogy: “A New Hope,” “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of th...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Thursday, December 10, 2015 — 3B COURTESY OF DOUG COOMBE LEFT TO RIGHT: Brad Hales, Robert Wells and Breck Bunce spin classic soul records at the Blind Pig. Monthly event has devoted underground following By RACHEL KERR Daily Arts Writer Don’t come yet, a message on my phone reads at 10:04 p.m. I’m sitting in an Uber outside of the Blind Pig. It’s empty, the next message says. ...…
…4B — Thursday, December 10, 2015 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com D ear Gillian, There is a boy — a very cute, smart and well-dressed boy in my class. While I would normally go for it consider- ing these attributes, he’s also got that, “I’m top-tier and super-intim- idating” swagger. How do I approach this? Star- ing lustfully across the room is not going so well. We have had absolutely no contact and he h...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, December 9, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Ethics committee recommendation generates debate during meeting By JACKIE CHARNIGA Daily Staff Reporter Calls to remove a Central Student Government representative after members of Students Allied for Freedom and Democracy questioned his conduct at their Diag demonstration continued to generate d...…
…2A — Wednesday, December 9, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com RITA MORRIS/Daily Doug Freeman, chief operating officer of Patagonia, discusses the ideals and expectations of running an environmentally conscious business at the Ross School of Business on Tuesday. The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in Fisher v. Texas, which will consider the use of affirmative action in college admissions, The...…
…Michigan and professional football player and the current medical director at a hospital in Reno, Nev. Hackett will remain in office until the University finds a permanent replacement, which Schlissel said will be an asset during the search process. “Interim Director Hackett continues to do a great job with the department,” Schlissel said. “He’s flexible enough to stay on as long as necessary to allow us to conduct a very th...…
