…Acclaimed criminal justice attorney Bryan Stevenson received the University of Michigan Wallenberg Medal Tuesday evening at a packed Rackham Auditorium filled with more than 1,000 attendees. Stevenson, the head of the Equal Justice Initiative and author of best-selling memoir “Just Mercy,” delivered a keynote address narrating his experiences in criminal justice reform and urging attendees to craft hopeful ...…
…The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs met Monday evening to discuss working rights of graduate students on visas and the University of Michigan’s policy on transgender bathroom rights. The committee was joined by Interim Provost Paul Courant and John Ware, president of the Graduate Employees’ Organization at the University, who reached out to SACUA for support in the GEO’s fight for ...…
…Next semester, a new one- credit class titled “Fake News, Lies, and Propaganda: How to Sort Fact from Fiction” will be offered to undergraduate students by the University of Michigan library system. The class will be aimed at dispelling biases about the news and teaching students how to look at media with a more critical eye. Though the topic of fake news has been widely discussed in the context of the current...…
…Fifth annual ceremony gives array of awards to groups, individuals By ISHI MORI For the Daily About 100 University of Michigan students, faculty and staff celebrated the fifth annual Michigan Difference Student Leadership Awards Thursday night at the Michigan Union’s Rogel Ballroom. Hosted by the University’s division of Student Life, the event recognized individual students as well as student organizations that have ...…
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…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, March 28, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 97 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Michigan rowing dominates exhibition MICHIGANDAILY.COM/SECTION/SPORTS GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. WEATHER TOMORROW HI: 51 LO: 28 Speakers highlight importance of internat...…
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…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, March 23, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 94 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A SPORTS ......................7A SUDOKU..................... 2A CL ASSIFIEDS...............6A S TAT E M E N T. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Students confirmed safe a...…
…‘U’ researchers use mice in experiment on element’s effect on weight By KEVIN BIGLIN For the Daily The long-term effects of lead exposure at young ages could increase the risk of obesity later in life, a University of Michigan School of Public Health study found. The study — which researchers noted shows a possible life-long impact in the state for Flint residents in particular, due to the cities water crisis — was a c...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, March 21, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV No. 92 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A CL A SSIFIEDS ..............6A SUDOKU..................... 2A A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A S P O RT S M O N DAY. . . . . . . .1 B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Men’s lacrosse...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, March 18, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Board also addresses concerns with new transit center By CAMY METWALLY Daily Staff Reporter During their meeting at the University of Michigan’s Dearborn campus Thursday, the University of Michigan’s Board of Regents discussed renovations to Bursley Hall Dining Facility, a new transit center and the appointment...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, March 17, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 90 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A CL ASSIFIEDS............... 5A SUDOKU..................... 2A SPORTS...................... 5A B - S I D E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Zach Werenski ...…
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…General George Casey Jr. says increase in veteran support is necessary By CALEB CHADWELL Daily Staff Reporter At a talk at the Ford School Monday, General George Casey Jr., former U.S. Army chief of staff, said some of the most dangerous threats in the world today are posed by non-state actors such as al-Qaeda and ISIS, focusing on the persistent existence of world conflict with these actors and the subsequent mental health i...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, March 14, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 88 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A CL ASSIFIEDS...............6A SUDOKU..................... 2A A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A SPORTSMONDAY..........1B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Mr. Wolverine focuses on diversi...…
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…Clinton falls to Vermont senator after projected 20- point win By LYDIA MURRAY Daily Staff Reporter Sen. Bernie Sanders (D–Vt.) won Michigan’s Democratic presidential primary with 50.1 percent of the vote Tuesday night after an unexpected surge of vot- ing in the state broke records and pushed him over the edge. Sanders’ rival in the Demo- cratic contest, Hillary Clinton earned 48 percent of the vote. Sanders’ victory come...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, March 8, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Candidate addresses Flint, Detroit Public Schools in final bid for state’s votes By LYDIA MURRAY Daily Staff Reporter The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit was packed with 400 people on Monday for presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s last rally before the March 8 Michigan primary...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, March 7, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXIII, No. 83 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A SPORTS ......................7A SUDOKU..................... 2A A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A SPORTS MONDAY........1B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Michigan beats Vermont a...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, March 31, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Open Hillel hosts panel on ties to Palestinian human rights issues By EMMA KINERY Daily Staff Reporter A panel of three Jewish civil rights activists discussed their experiences combatting racism in the segregated South with about 100 members of the University community in Weill Hall Monday even...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, March 30, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Michigan took two of three games in its weekend series » INSIDE Best two out of three Make Michigan wins CSG executive seats by closest margin in a decade By EMILIE PLESSET Daily News Editor According to unofficial results released Friday evening, Make Michigan’s Cooper Charlton, an LSA junior, ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, March 27, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM LSA juniors Jason Collela and Reid Klootwyk win executive seats By CARLY NOAH Daily Staff Reporter Following an uncontested elec- tion, LSA juniors Jason Colella and Reid Klootwyk were elected the next president and vice president of LSA student government, respectively. Eight of the 10 vacant spots ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, March 26, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Sen. Rick Jones seeks to increase regulations on ridesharing services By JACK TURMAN Daily Staff Reporter Controversy in Michigan over ride services such as Uber and Lyft continued Wednesday after- noon as the Michigan Senate’s Regulatory Reform Committee discussed two bills proposing to regulate ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, March 25, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM How do students spend money? Results from a Daily survey » INSIDE the statement Polls now open as three parties vye for assembly seats, offices By ALYSSA BRANDON Daily Staff Reporter Central Student Government executive elections have arrived, and the University community has a host of candidates ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, March 24, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Party provides music, food before polls open on Wed. for CSG elections By EMMA KINERY Daily Staff Reporter Two days before the polls are set to open for Central Stu- dent Government elections, The Team bared the cold Monday evening to spread the word about their platform goals and rally voters. The ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, March 23, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM The Michigan hockey team lost in the Big Ten title game, ending its season » INSIDE SportsMonday CAMPUS LIFE RUBY WALLAU/Daily LEFT: Ann Arbor residents Keith Orr and Martin Contreras toast during a celebration for their anniversary and the anniversaries of 300 same-sex couples who married one-year ago bef...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, March 20, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM SAN PHAM/Daily S. Jack Hu, interim vice president of research, speaks about annual research funding at the University’s Board of Regents meeting at the Michigan Union Thursday. ADMINISTRATION GOVERNMENT ICE HOCKEY STUDENT GOVERNMENT Aaron Dworkin to be next School of Music, Theatre & Dance dean By ALLA...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, March 19, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED-TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Pi Kappa Phi charity event benefits local organization By BRANDON SUMMERS-MILLER For the Daily Members of the University’s Pi Kappa Phi fraternity chapter took to wheelchairs and faced off against the Michigan Rollin’ Pistons — a youth wheelchair bas- ketball team — Wednesday night to raise funds as...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, March 18, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED-TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Improving the climate of the Business School Residential College students consider #BlackLivesMatter movement By CARLY NOAH Daily Staff Reporter Though demonstrators call- ing for an end to police brutality covered the Diag in December and marched to Ann Arbor City Hall in January, the #Black- LivesM...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, March 17, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM ADMINISTRATION FINANCE HEALTH N. Campus Grove project also up for approval at Thursday meeting By GEN HUMMER and ALLANA AKHTAR Daily Staff Reporters The University’s Board of Regents will consider two North Campus construction projects at their monthly meeting on Thurs- day. The regents will v...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM The Michigan hockey team lost its chance to win a Big Ten title » INSIDE Heartbreak Monday, March 16, 2015 Zingerman’s co-founders to speak at Spring 2015 commencement By GENEVIEVE HUMMER Daily Staff Reporter The pair who produce Reuben sandwiches so famous that even President Barack Obama has gob- bled one down will ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, March 13, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Husband Mat Chavez arrested Wed. on assault and battery charges By ANASTASSIOS ADAMOPOULOS Daily Staff Reporter A fundraising campaign ini- tiated by a University student has raised several thousand dol- lars for an Ann Arbor homeless couple. On March 1, Kinesiology junior Michael Funkhouser ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, March 12, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED-TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM This week, the b-side takes a look at The Blind Pig » INSIDE the b-side IRENE KIM/Daily E. Royster Harper, vice president of student life, discusses diversity and campus inclusion at the Trotter Multicultural Center Wednesday. Officials have yet to provide requested records from federal Title IX investiga...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, March 11, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM RESEARCH Poorer residents isolated in industrial, eastern Washtenaw County By ANASTASSIOS ADAMOPOULOS Daily Staff Reporter The University and the City of Ann Arbor take pride in the scores of “top 10” rankings they rack up each year. However, the Ann Arbor and its surround- ing areas may not be...…
…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...…
…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 ...…
… STUDENT GOVERNMENT Continued lawsuits stall CSG results Make Michigan files four new complaints against three parties By KRISTEN FEDOR Daily Staff Reporter Due to four new official com- plaints filed over the course of the weekend, the final outcome of the March 26-27 Central Student Government elections may really be decided in hearings by the University Elections Commission Monday. Business senior Matt Fer- nandez, rep-manager for Make Mic...…
…4JW 46F Ic I'Qan 4:3atlij Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, March 28, 2014 michigandaily.com STUDENT GOVERNMENT CSG results stalled by numerous complaints JAMES COLLER/Daily Paul Rusesabagina, President of the Hotel Rwanda Rusesabagina Foundation, speaks to a full crowd at Rackham Auditorium Thursday. Rusesabagina focused on his perspective of the Rwandan Genocide 20 years later. Lecture examines Rwanda New president, vice president to be anno...…
…(be i jig~tan104ailjj Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, March 27, 2014 michigandaily.com ACADEMICS ', Peace Corps sign program agreement School of Information becomes the first to be involved in two new initiatives By CLAIRE BRYAN Daily Staff Reporter After a ceeoyWednesday afternoon, the University's School of Information expanded its part- nership with the Peace Corps through two new initiatives. The first agreement allowed the University t...…
…I-e~ ffiCid0ian 4&itIjj Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, March 26, 2014 michigandailycom STUDENT GOVERNMENT Polls open for student government elections student prays before the Central Student Government meeting begins in the Rogel Ballroom at the Michigan Union Tuesday. D ivest resolution r CSG proposal voted down after extended public comment period By WILL GREENBERG and KRISTEN FEDOR Daily News Editor and Daily Staff Reporter After hour...…
…P lititoan C4'3atig Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, March 25, 2014 michigandailycom ADMINISTRATION Schlissel to leave Brown ready for ' lea dersh ip University President- elect reflects on tenure as researcher and administrator By YARDAIN AMRON Daily StaffReporter PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The pro- vost's office is on the first floor of an unremarkable brick building. The shades are drawn, but just out- side lies Brown University's Main Green, the ...…
…I NI IUc Ni)'l 1) W EN I U 1 l S O F \ E1111 TO A \ I) M Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, March 24, 2014 michigandaily.com STUDENT GOVERNMENT UMDivest movement sit-in sees progress RUBY WA LLAU/Daily After eleven years, Donna Rafferty and Jules Cobb are married at Washtenaw County Court Saturday. Same-sex couples join in marriage before court stay Officials issue marriage licenses ahead of circuit court's injunction By RACHEL PREMACK Daily Ne...…
…1ie 13flian 40Fair Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, March 21, 2014 michigandailycom SPORTS Research interimVP presents first report PAUL SHERMAN/Daly Fifth-year senior Jordan Morgan celebrates Michigan's win over Wofford in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Thursday in Milwaukee. M bMbeats Wofford, moves to th ir round Texas Hu discusses new ways to promote studies at Thursday regents meeting By SAM GRINGLAS Daily News Editor After a f...…
…(11je I £id~igan 40.aIVj Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, March 20, 2014 michigandaily.com 'DIVEST Judiciary invalidates student gov. election ADAM GLANZMAN/D Students occupy the Central Student Government chambers in the Michigan Union Wednesday night to protest the body's decision to indefinitely postpone voti on a resolution that will call on the University to divest from a number of companies that do business with the Israeli military. ...…
…4be 1J6id gan i aiF c n I I )\r It Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, March 19, 2014 michigandaily.com GREEK LIFE Sorority displaced after fire in AGD house Ca LEFT: LSA sophomore Fatima Chowdhury holds a sign during the Central Student Government meeting that moved to the Michigan Union's Rogel Ballroom after CSG chambers reached capacity. TOP RIGHT: Only standing room was available in the CSG chambers. BOTTOM RIGHT: Students protest after ...…
…1 ie~ diari 0ailj N I It q Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, March18, 2014 michigandaily.com HOSPITAL Pescovitz to step down from CEO role in June LUCK OF THE IRISH Coleman recommends Emory University prof. to fill top health system position By IAN DILLINGHAM Daily News Editor Ora Pescovitz, CEO of the Uni- versity of Michigan Health System and executive vice president for medical affairs, announced in a blog post Monday morning that she wi...…
…} 5Ije (13IT iganl ° Iai} j Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, March 17,2014 michigandailycom CAMPUS LIFE Presenters talk societal norms at TEDxUofM RUBY WALLAU/Daily LEFT: Actor Jeff Daniels introduces University President Mary Sue Coleman at her farewell party at the Michigan Union Ballroom Friday. TOP RIGHT: Coleman reacts to a goodbye video dedicated to her 12 years as president. BOTTOM RIGHT: Coleman speaks alongside her husband Kenneth. St...…
