…Wednesday, March 11, 2015 // The Statement 6B Primetime Players: The multiple roles of the University’s cheerleading squad by Akshay Seth, Daily Film Columnist B efore agreeing to sit down for an interview, Pam St. John needed confirmation that any subsequent write-up or article resulting from the following week’s talk should take pains not to wheel her inside the orbit of attention. The focus of the writing, she wrote, must remain...…
…Wednesday, March 11, 2015 // The Statement 7B Personal Statement: Forging an Iron Man by Eric Ferguson, Daily Columnist I can tell you about three important and seemingly hap- hazard aspects of the person I was just prior to start- ing college. First, I was obsessed with grades. Second, I actively avoided situations where I would have to make a decision. And third, I had a not-so-minor obsession with the alternate universes created i...…
…Wednesday, March 11, 2015 // The Statement 8B Battle of the Bamboo is an annual dance competition that celebrates Filipino culture. The event is held in Chicago, hosted by the University of Illinois, and features Filipino organizations from schools across the Midwest, such as Ohio State University, Northwestern University, and Loyola University. University of Michigan’s Filipino American Student Association, or FASA, competed fo...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, March 10, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Next round of Canvas testing will include 7,000 students By CARLY NOAH Daily Staff Reporter CTools may yield to a new online learning platform over the next few years, but current stu- dents won’t likely be around for the transition. Created by a consortium of institutions, including the Uni- ver...…
…2 — Tuesday, March 10, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY This weekend, the Michigan women’s basketball team was knocked out of the Big Ten Tournament by Michigan State for the third consecutive season. >>FOR SPORTS, SEE PG. 8 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Dozens of marchers began their trek to retrace the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, the Associated Press re...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, March 10, 2015 — 3 Pollack said in conjunction with this pilot, DIAG is also con- ducting discussions about Can- vas with University academic units in anticipation of a more formal recommendation. “At the end of the winter semester, (DIAG) will make a recommendation about the scope and about the pace of moving forward,” Pollack said. “And then we’ll have more pilots over...…
…Common Sense Action is a bipartisan political action group here at the University that is part of a national movement calling for generational fairness, fiscal responsibility in government, investment in millennial mobility and the renewal of prudent politics. The State of Michigan can encourage these qualities by reducing spending and increasing government efficiency. One of the ways the Michigan government can promote fiscal resp...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, March 10, 2015 — 5 ‘House of Cards’ takes a tumble Third season of Netflix original disappoints By MATT BARNAUSKAS Daily Arts Writer This article contains spoilers from the third season of Netflix’s “House of Cards.” “The Presi- dency is the illusion of choice,” Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey, “American Beauty”) muses late into season three of Netf- lix’s “House of...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Cavern effect 5 Cornfield call 8 “Frozen” studio 14 Amorphous mass 15 “Say again?” 16 Mercedes-Benz sedan line 17 Disapproving cries from bleacher “birds” 18 Prefix with meter 19 “I do” setting 20 *Ornamental flower with clustered blooms 23 Wall St. index 24 Steeped brew 25 Badlands bovine 29 “Green Eggs and Ham” guy 31 Marshmallow- filled snack 33 “I do” 36 *Blab about o...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, March 10, 2015 — 7 LOREN HOLMES/AP Michelle Phillips and her team charge down Anchorage’s 4th Avenue during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Anchorage, Alaska. Mushers begin thousand mile trek across Alaska for Iditarod Appeals judge to hear cases in Ferguson CHRIS TILLEY/AP Morris Bounds Sr. pauses while talking Monday, Feb. 23, ...…
…Sports 8 — Tuesday, March 10, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Putting Band-Aids on an open wound A ndrew Copp slouches in a big blue chair and tosses his matching blue hat at his feet. He sighs and he smirks, peering at the floor while embodying the persona of a captain who is flat-out exasperated. He chuckles as he reiterates the focus of this week’s practice. Spoiler alert — it’s no different from any oth...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, March 9, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM ADMINISTRATION ACADEMICS GOVERNMENT STUDENT GOVERNMENT Distinction encourages faculty to push academic boundaries By MICHAEL SUGERMAN Daily News Editor ten • ure (noun): having or denoting a permanent post, espe- cially as a teacher or professor *** Tenure is an honor — a mark of recognition and ...…
…7 1 6 9 5 9 6 8 4 2 3 3 5 4 8 7 8 5 1 5 6 9 8 1 5 2 6 8 Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 2/12/09 12:08 PM LAYOVER puzzle by sudokusyndication.com WHAT YOU MISSED OVER SPRING BREAK: PRETTY BROWN GIRLS EVENT AND SKI TRIP SANCTIONS Conference seeks to empower women of color, discuss shared experiences BY SAMIHA MATIN Daily Staff Reporter The University’s chapter of ...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, March 9, 2015 — 3A taken that course?” Mangrulkar asked. Steven Gay, assistant dean for admissions, also discussed the logic behind requiring profi- ciency in topics rather than class credit. He said the old require- ments did not take into account that students may learn neces- sary material outside of the con- ventional classroom. “We see a number of students right now … ...…
…I love the University of Michigan. I am proud to be a graduate and a faculty member. I respect the school’s leadership and admire the integrity it brings to decision-making. But I do not understand why Michigan has a smok- ing policy that empowers smokers to assault the people I love. The statistics are compel- ling; each year, secondhand smoke kills nearly three times the number killed by violent crime in the United States. I need your...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, March 9, 2015 — 5A Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Works with yarn 6 Anheuser-__ Brewery 11 Solomon, for one 14 Valium drug company 15 Snow-block home 16 Logger’s tool 17 Past one’s prime 19 Doc for a kitty 20 Thickness- measuring instrument 21 Hiker’s tool 23 Mauna __ 24 Actress Zellweger 25 Perilous course to go down 30 Margarita condiment, in Mazat...…
…6 — Monday, March 9, 2015 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘Sea’ more than plot FILM REVIEW What it lacks in storytelling, “Song of the Sea” makes up for emotion By BENJAMIN ROSENSTOCK For The Daily “Song of the Sea” may suffer in storytelling, but it certainly prospers at crafting an emotional tale. While other Oscar-nominated animated features of 2014 delighted in superhero comedy (“Big Hero 6”) and ...…
…BSportsMonday WORSE TIMING n Michigan suffered its first loss to Michigan State this season Thursday in the Big Ten Tournament. Page 2B BAD TIMING The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | March 9, 2015 n Penn State swept Michigan in State College, dropping the Wolverines from first place in the Big Ten. Page 4B Bielfeldt basks in Senior Day spotlight, posts first career double-double By LEV FACHER Managing Editor Max Bielfeldt’s...…
…2B — March 9, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTSMONDAY COLUMN A fitting gesture to close an unusual year A fter Saturday’s game against Rutgers, Jon Rubenstein stood near the glass doors of the Crisler Center media room, surrounded by friends and family. The freshman guard didn’t stand out from the pack — at 5-foot-8, he rarely does — save for the game-worn uniform and a smile that wouldn’t le...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday March 9, 2015 — 3B Brown attack too much for Wolverines at Oosterbaan By SHAWN HEROOR Daily Sports Writer It was a game of runs for the Michigan men’s lacrosse team Sunday afternoon, and none of them went in the Wolverines’ favor. Buoyed by three 5-0 runs through the game, Brown (4-0) hammered the Wolverines, 22-12, at Oosterbaan Fieldhouse. The Bears’ high-powered attack,...…
…4B — March 9, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan’s NCAA Tournament hopes take a hit in State College By ERIN LENNON Daily Sports Editor STATE COLLEGE — With six minutes remaining in the second period Saturday, a pileup in the Penn State crease ended in a skate- induced hole, forcing Pegula Ice Arena staff to switch out the nets. It was a game of pileups and penalties, but after three frustrating...…
