…Come late November, the Michigan fanbase is used to singing the same melancholy song: There’s always next year. But, as the Wolverines have espoused since the first day of the season, this year — and this team — is different. On Saturday, when Michigan led Ohio State at the half, fans started to believe that it could be true. The 14-13 score was hardly an indication of the dominance to come, but rather a hint that this time, ma...…
…Sitting behind the podium after the Michigan football team’s win over No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday, Jim Harbaugh took a moment to look around. Usually, his press conferences strike the same somber, frustrated, dejected chords after games against the Buckeyes. But when Harbaugh’s well- documented 0-5 record against his arch rival changed during Saturday’s 42-27 victory, so did No. 5 Michigan’s season outlook. And Harbaugh’s ton...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, December 8, 2021 ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM CHAMPIONS DANIEL DASH Daily Sports Editor Michigan 42 42 Iowa 3 3 Wolverines capture elusive Big Ten Championship in win over Iowa GOT A NEWS TIP? Let us know: Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com IN DEX Vol. CXXX, No. 61 ©2021 The Michigan Daily NEWS.........................2 A RTS..................…
…In light of the University of Michi- gan’s commitment to achieve carbon neutrality for both on-campus and purchased-power emissions by 2040, community members are consider- ing how the University can introduce more energy-efficient lighting proce- dures. Multiple buildings and common areas across campus close each night and remain inaccessible to students, staff and faculty, but continue to be lit with the same light intensity as d...…
…The University of Michigan Diag was illuminated by a string of tealight candles the evening of Dec. 2 as community members gathered to mourn and commemorate the four lives lost in the Oxford High School shooting on Nov. 30, where a 15-year-old sophomore opened fire in what would become the deadliest K-12 school shooting since 2018. Three students spoke at the event: Public Policy junior Alyssa Donovan, LSA junior Mckenzie Mille...…
…In early November, the University of Pioneer High School parent Charmelle Kelsey filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Ann Arbor Public Schools on Nov. 30, in the latest of several attempts to make AAPS acknowledge racial disparities in their school system. The suit claims AAPS withheld public documents Kelsey believed would provide evidence of racial discrimination at Pioneer High School, according to a press...…
…Arts I’m the kind of person who looks for herself when she reads. I want so badly to find bits of myself in characters that I love. From Hermione Granger to Lizzy Bennet, I crave a connection to beloved characters, so much so that I force similarities. I try to become the characters instead of finding a natural connection, instead of finding something real. And then I read Uzma Jalaluddin’s “Hana Khan Carries On.” I’ve seen att...…
…On April 20, 2021, the Detroit Free Press broke the news that CEO of Activision Blizzard — one of America’s premier AAA game companies, publisher of juggernaut franchises like “Call of Duty” and “World of Warcraft” — Bobby Kotick gifted $4 million to the University of Michigan to establish an esports minor. Kotick, who studied Art History at the University, dropped out in the ’80s, supposedly based on the advice of Steve Jobs. Ac...…
…The boobs : balls ratio There are several tests to quantify how well a narrative treats characters who are women. The most famous is probably the Bechdel test for women’s representation — two women must have a conversation about a topic other than a man in the film for it to pass. When Alison Bechdel first created the test in 1985, most films were not able to pass, but, in recent years, over 50% do. Obviously, the Bechdel test only...…
…8 — Wednesday, December 8, 2021 Michigan in Color The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The lack of diversity in public schools: A reflection of my time with Black Men Read When I take the time to reflect on my child- hood, I cannot help but appreciate the parts of my upbringing that nurtured a love for who I am and the cultural community that I come from. Growing up in a Black household in a largely Black area, I obtained ample expos...…
… The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Opinion Wednesday, December 8, 2021 — 9 ALEX YEE Opinion Columnist BRITTANY BOWMAN Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. CLAIRE HAO Editor in Chief ELIZABETH COOK AND JOEL WEINER Editorial Page Editors Unsigned editorials refle...…
… 10 — Wednesday, December 8, 2021 Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com E arlier this month, Democrats lost unified control of Virginia state government to Glenn Youngkin, a mild-mannered, sweater vest-wearing Republican who loves to talk about schools. Leading up to the election, education was consistently ranked as one of the most important issues to Virginia voters. The Youngkin campaign addressed education by constant...…
…On Sunday, the No. 2 Michigan football team learned its postseason fate: A trip to Miami to face No. 3 Georgia in the Orange Bowl. While the Bulldogs’ recent loss to Alabama toppled them from their long-held No. 1 spot, it’s hard to picture a National Championship game without them in it. But, as the Wolverines have said all season, they aren’t flinching. “We’re gonna be looking forward to it,” junior quarterback Cade McNamara s...…
…INDIANAPOLIS — There was a moment in Saturday’s game, deep in the fourth quarter once Michigan’s lead had swelled to 35-3, when Jim Harbaugh and Aidan Hutchinson flashed across the Lucas Oil Stadium big screen. The seventh-year Michigan coach and senior defensive end locked eyes. They screamed in each other’s face and whacked one another across the chest. And the crowd — delirious, jubilant and rollicking — roared in appreciation...…
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…Let’s unpack that: How and why we talk about sex in college If you walk into my house after 11 p.m., know that you will be talked about when you leave. Every morning after a night out, my roommates and I follow the same sacred ritual: the debrief. All 12 of us — and any male guests who have dared to stay past 9 a.m. — squeeze together on the couch to recap the night before. Over cups of cof- fee and pieces of dry toast, we rehash e...…
…I like to bring up my mom when talking to friends about sex. No, it isn’t a product of some sub- scription to one of Freud’s incestual talking points — my tendency to mention her is actually empiri- cally grounded: she is a professor who has taught about the history of sex for over 20 years. And my personal bias aside, I’d confidently say she is an expert in the field. Telling people what she does usually garners the same cautious, y...…
…The female ORGASM on Prozac W e are chronically misinformed when it comes to female pleasure — where it hap- pens, why it happens and how. At times, even the scientific and research communities are stumped on the evolutionary purpose behind the female orgasm: while some studies point at a procreating advantage prior to ovulating periods for women who orgasm, no firm claim can yet be made. Female orgasms, especially in contrast to mal...…
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…Content warning: This article contains the use of graphic sexual language. The jury trial for Peter Chen, former professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan, began Monday morning at the Washtenaw County 22nd Circuit Court in downtown Ann Arbor. Chen is charged with criminal sexual conduct in the first degree, defined as an act of sexual penetration with a victim under th...…
…The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs met in a hybrid format at the Ruthven Building on Monday to discuss chair and director updates and the upcoming election to replace a University-wide Ombud. LSA professor Silvia Pedraza, SACUA chair, began the meeting by commemorating the recent death of Oveta Fuller, associate professor at the Medical School. Fuller was a recipient of the 2022 Regents Award for Disti...…
…The Ford School of Public Policy and Education Policy Initiative held a seminar Wednesday afternoon to discuss findings on how the 2014 Flint water crisis impacted educational outcomes for younger children. During the discussion, the experts shared research findings nearly eight years after the crisis began, followed by a discussion on the larger real-world impacts on today’s youth. Public policy professor Brian Jacob ...…
…I have the same taste in art as my four-year-old niece — I swear I’m not exaggerating. I love Disney movies, and their soundtracks, probably more than her. Hannah Montana (yes, Hannah, not Miley Cyrus) makes her way into my top five most listened to artists every Spotify Wrapped. I will defend Barbie movies until I die. Young adult books dominate 90% of my bookshelf. I frequently rewatch my favorite Disney Channel or Nickelodeo...…
…The first time you came across Rookie’s website, it was already a graveyard. It was March 2020, you had a surplus of free time on your hands, and you were reading interviews with Elizabeth Meriwether, the creator of the sitcom New Girl. Upon first glance, Rookie’s website appeared anything but dead: an online magazine by and for teenagers. Created by Tavi Gevinson in 2011, the vivacious teal-and- white site features thoughtfu...…
…I have never claimed to be a “gamer.” Given that I only ever truly played “Super Mario,” I didn’t feel deserving of the same title that people fluent in “Minecraft,” “The Legend of Zelda” or “Halo” held. I was only familiar with one tiny corner of the gaming world, but I was completely and utterly immersed in it. Every Saturday morning I’d wake up before sunrise and quietly race to the living room. I wanted guaranteed access to ...…
…I am from the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the west side of Chicago, a community struck by decades of disinvest- ment and replete with closed facilities. Blocks away from my home is the high school that witnessed my curiosity and resentment for the world grow. During my preteen years, dif- ferences between my neigh- borhood — where the median income was close to the pover- ty line — and the upper-income neighborhoods surroundi...…
…O n Nov. 4, University of Michigan students filled the Diag as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer stepped out of her campaign bus to rally the young crowd. With her was Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Secretary of Transportation. The next day, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., made his own stop in Ann Arbor, encouraging students to vote for the Democrats in the looming 2022 midterms. Their mission: Get out the college student vote. They succeeded. On Election...…
…W hen “The Kissing Booth 3” came out last year, it became the perfect finale to a horribly- reviewed trilogy, with clips such as this one going viral for how painful they were to watch. This kind of dramatized interpretation of how Generation Z speaks to each other persistently appears in media centered around today’s teenagers as older writers try to grasp how we communicate. As modern TV shows continue to portray the generat...…
…pupil’s failures — it’s their job to handle them properly. And if Manuel and his department can’t, they’re the ones who should be held accountable. Winning programs don’t excuse that. Stoll can be reached at nkstoll@umich.edu and on Twitter @nkstoll. The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, December 7, 2022 — 11 Despite second straight Big Ten championship, Michigan’s focus lies on the national title SPENCE...…
…A career in the making, McCarthy’s journey has led him to this point INDIANAPOLIS — J.J. McCarthy’s patented smile seemed to peak just a little bit higher Saturday night. The sophomore quarterback had every reason for his glee: maize and blue confetti blanketed the field at Lucas Oil Stadium, the No. 2 Michigan football team won its second-straight Big Ten title and McCarthy led his team under center to the moment of glory, hoisting th...…
…Wednesday, December 7, 2022 // The Statement — 2 Here marks the clos- ing chapter of a fall semes- ter that, to many University of Michigan students, was characterized by a series of Tinder hook-ups, bouts of religious guilt, the oc- casional trip to University Health Services and a whole lot of “doing it.” We here at The Statement know this because we asked, just as we have done for the past 10 years. Indeed, on this day in 2012,...…
…Sex in the classroom Though they both take up space in our collective conscious- ness, sexual encounters and aca- demic spaces typically reside on opposite ends of the campus spec- trum. It’s what makes this 2006 Daily article about how to have sex in the stacks of Hatcher Graduate Library so entertaining. Though the authors say it’s a rite of passage, the article’s guide to “hav(ing) your ‘O.’ Right between the ‘N’ and ‘P’” has see...…
…Wednesday, December 7, 2022 // The Statement — 4 Let’s talk date parties, pseudo-consent and transactional sex “He tried to kiss me like eight times,” my friend said as she casually took a sip from her iced coffee — her mascara from the night before smudged un- der her eyes. “He did what?” I asked. “I kept telling him it wouldn’t be a good idea, but he was so drunk he just kept lean- ing in. It was crazy,” she chuck- led uncomf...…
