…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com b-side Thursday, March 14, 2019 — 3B How ‘The Decameron’ launched the Renaissance WIKIMEDIA COMMONS SOPHIE WASLOWSKI Daily Arts Writer B-SIDE: BOOKS I didn’t know the book had a naked woman on it when I asked for it as a Christmas present. I had first heard of it from my world history teacher in high school, in an offhand comment during one of her tangents I had come to know could be as educ...…
…HBO At the outset of its creation, television was an indicator of status. Only the rich could have more than four channels, a colored screen and a TV larger than a window. Now, television is one of the most accessible forms of media. With streaming services galore and channels cranking out new content every day, we appear to be in the midst of a renaissance of television — or perhaps, reaching the end of one. Let’s take a step...…
…The Italian Renaissance was the birth of Western art as it is known today. When asked to think of “great” paintings, minds often conjure Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” Michelangelo’s program on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel or Sandro Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus.” These works were revolutionary, especially compared to the Byzantine iconography which they succeeded. It brought a new emphasis on naturalism and m...…
…Detroit: A sustainable city is not a segregated one MAX KUANG / DAILY BEN VASSAR Daily Arts Writer B-SIDE LEAD We rarely agree on what exactly gentrification means. To some, it merely suggests the improvement of a neighborhood. To others, the word inherently implies displacement. It could also suggest the forced removal of lower income peoples from a neighborhood due to economic push factors brought on by middle class investm...…
…On Tuesday, a coalition of left- leaning organizations hosted a teach-in titled “Umich is Complicit in East Quad Residence Hall” to highlight what they called the University of Michigan’s history of inaction against white supremacy. The event was held in response to Young Americans for Freedom’s invitation to Ben Shapiro, a conservative political commentator, to speak at the University. Shapiro addressed a crowd of more than 1,00...…
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…Shapiro said he regularly seeks out perspectives contrary to his own. “I actually like multiple opinions,” Shapiro said. “I am in favor of hearing multiple points of view.” Shapiro’s discussion focused heavily on the threat of government compulsion. He said the current political climate champions a government that extends too far into citizens’ lives. “When government is activated to invade the rights of other people, e...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday March 13, 2019 Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Samantha Goldstein Emily Huhman Tara Jayaram Jeremy Kaplan Elias Khoury Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Ashley Zhang Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com E...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, March 13, 2019 — 5A In the next week, the Book Review will be featuring works from Gimmick Press, a independent publisher of niche literature and art based in Detroit, Michigan. Gimmick was established in 2015 by Josh Olsen and Katie MacDonald with a commitment to diversity and inclusion of both subject matter and voice throughout all aspects of their work. Gimmick publishes dig...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, March 13, 2019 — 7A First tough competition brings mixed results for Wolverines When the No. 23 Michigan baseball team (9-4) hopped off their plane at LAX on Feb. 27, there were a lot of questions to answer. The Wolverines were undefeated. Their bats were hot. Their pitchers were dominant. But the only competition the Wolverines had faced were virtual pushovers in Binghamton ...…
…‘It’s really slowed down for me’: How Jon Teske grew beyond his height Jon Teske warms up down below as his grandfather sits. It’s a Sunday in mid-January at Crisler Center and Jim Zuidema is up in the corner wearing a Michigan pullover, sitting near the aisle. Zuidema grabs his phone and pulls up his texts, looking for one in particular. It’s to his grandson and it’s a message to play “Teske basketball.” Three hours later, a victor...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | MARCH 13, 2019 Creative writing issue ANNIE KLUS/ Daily …
…Wednesday, March 13, 2019 // The Statement 2B Managing Statement Editor Andrea Pérez Balderrama Deputy Editors Matthew Harmon Shannon Ors Designers Liz Bigham Kate Glad Copy Editors Miriam Francisco Madeline Turner Photo Editor Annie Klusendorf Editor in Chief Maya Goldman Managing Editor Finntan Storer statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | MARCH 13, 2019 There is a man who listens to no song twice. Or a woman, as always thei...…
…Wednesday, March 13, 2019 // The Statement 3B i. I’ve been feeling more and more lately that there are two girls trapped inside of me. Like the proverbial angel and devil on each shoulder, this conflicting two wage constant battle and I find myself deeper pulled into their tangled web as each day passes me by. There is the good girl. If you’ve met me before, this is the one you likely came across. She wears a smile on her face, may...…
…Wednesday, March 13. 2019 // The Statement 4B 5B Wednesday, March 13, 2019 // The Statement T he rapping is light, light enough that Otis wouldn’t have heard if he wasn’t (gasp- ing) awake. Fortunately (unfortunately), Otis hasn’t been sleeping since the incident, so he stumbles across the dark apartment to reach the door even as fair knuckles brush against peeling wood again. Maple, maybe. Or pine. Otis doesn’t care much for details....…
…Wednesday, March 13, 2019// The Statement 6B O n Saturday, he came for the ticket at 3:15 and she came at 4. He went towards that way and she went towards the other way. The event was in a week. It required sun, which he hoped for. She wanted rain. He spent the Sunday with nobody to tell jokes to and she spent it with no one to laugh at. Sometimes he would tell a joke out loud, to the dense, green trees, just for fun, and take the sound...…
…Wednesday, January 16, 2019 // The Statement 7B Wednesday, March 13, 2019 // The Statement 7B Between us and the sun T he outer planets don’t have phas- es. The moon has phases, and Venus and Mercury have phases, because they sometimes come between us and the sun. To us, they are sometimes made partially of shadows. But the outer planets are too far away. They could care less about us, let alone what lies between us and their sun. ...…
…It was weird being the lucky type of cancer patient. Everyone gives you sym- pathy and you have to go through most of the same stuff as the other kids with cancer, but it’s like getting a sample. I did intravenous treatments for three months. I stayed in the hospital for a total of about four weeks. I attended a depressing sup- port group twice. My condition never got bad enough that I went to church or made right with my enemies. Ther...…
…SARAH KUNKEL/Daily American Culture and Native American Studies Prof. Bethany Hughes discusses the history of redface and how it has affected our cultural climate at the Politics of Blackface Talk in North Quad Monday. In light of the recent controversy surrounding Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s 1984 medical school yearbook, in which he and a classmate posed in blackface and donned a Ku Klux Klan robe, the University of Mi...…
…The University of Michigan’s Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs met Monday at the Fleming Administration Building to discuss including faculty governance in University decisions and management of University finances. SACUA chair Neil Marsh, professor of chemistry, began the meeting by calling for an approval of the day’s agenda as well as the agenda for the Senate Assembly meeting on March 18. While shari...…
…He also said each campus gets individual funding from the state of Michigan and sets its own tuition rates. He said the U-M Flint and Dearborn campuses’ tuition are around 80 percent of the cost of tuition for the Ann Arbor campus. Schlissel said there are different communities on each campus, and this is reflected in the faculty on the three campuses. He said Ann Arbor is part of a global market, while U-M Flint and De...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Tuesday, March 12, 2019 Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Samantha Goldstein Emily Huhman Tara Jayaram Jeremy Kaplan Elias Khoury Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Ashley Zhang Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edi...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, March 12, 2019 — 5 MUSIC REVIEW DEF JAM I remember watching an MTV special on 2 Chainz around 2012, where I was surprised to learn the dope-slinging trap rapper graduated high school as the salutatorian and landed a scholarship to play basketball. And yet, in the end he chose hip hop, recording hits like “I’m Different” and “Birthday Song” and becoming one of the most desired f...…
…By Gary Larson ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 03/12/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 03/12/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2019 ACROSS 1 “We burger as good as we pancake” chain 5 Ring-shaped reef 10 www code 14 The “M” of MSG 15 Greek played by Anthony Quinn 16 Badly damaged Asian sea 17 *Wall-hidden sliding portal 19 Food truck snack 20 Prepa...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, March 12, 2019 — 7 Breaking down Michigan’s key players from the 2018-19 campaign Two-thirds of the ways through the season, the Michigan women’s basketball team looked doomed for mediocrity. But the Wolverines completely turned things around, winning nine of their final 11 games. Starting with a Feb. 1 victory over No. 10 Iowa, Michigan powered its way through the Big Ten...…
…8 — Tuesday, March 12, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Accelerate your academic progress Engage in a new area of study Earn transfer-credits close to home Check out our summer programs at ltu.edu/summer Southfield, Michigan be our guest at Lawrence Tech this summer! May 20 – July 26 Architecture and Design | Arts and Sciences Business and Information Technology | Engineering THE ORREN C. MOHLER PRIZE LECTURE AND REC...…
…On Saturday afternoon, more than 50 high school students, residents and local politicians gathered in Liberty Plaza in downtown Ann Arbor to demand legislative action against gun violence. The Washtenaw Youth Initiative, a local group led by and composed of high school students, organized the rally. They invited U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., and state Rep. Yousef Rabhi, D-Ann Arbor, to speak at the event, as well as activi...…
…University spokeswoman Kim Broekhuizen said the commission sought to include diverse perspectives from various fields of expertise in its mission to achieve carbon neutrality, noting DTE and Consumers’ pledge to incorporate more renewable energy sources into their portfolios. “It is absolutely critical for the energy industry to be a part of U-M’s exploration of scalable and transferable solutions given the fact that these compa...…
…I come from an Indian family with lovingly obsessive parents who will continue to baby me even when I’m living on my own. One day over Thanksgiving Break, my mom drove me to my ophthalmologist’s office for an annual check-up. She sat with me before the doctor walked in, and interestingly enough, found that it was the perfect time for my daily career counseling session. We sat there having a ten- minute tête-à-tête. She con...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Monday, March 11, 2019 Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Samantha Goldstein Emily Huhman Tara Jayaram Jeremy Kaplan Elias Khoury Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Ashley Zhang Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edi...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, March 11, 2019 — 5A MUSIC REVIEW RUBYWORKS Remember Hozier? It’s hard not to. For the past five years, his has been one of the names most often brought up in conversations along the lines of, When on Earth is that artist’s next album going to be here? Five years isn’t the most extreme gap in the grand scheme of things, but the eponymous debut album of the Irish singer-songwrit...…
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…SPORTSMONDAY The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | March 11, 2019 Natalie Stephens/ Daily Design by Jack Silberman MICHIGAN BLOWS SECOND HALF LEAD, HANDS BIG TEN TITLE TO SPARTANS INSIDE SPORTSMONDAY See Page 3B S p a r t a n s W il l, W o l v e r i n e s W il t. 75 63 …
…2B — March 11, 2019 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com I n observance of Women’s History Month, The Daily’s sports section kicks off its second annual series aimed at telling the stories of female ath- letes, coaches and teams at the University from the per- spective of the female sports writers on staff. Former managing sports editor Laney Byler starts the series with this column. I called Nicole Auerbach o...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Monday, March 11, 2019 — 3B Wolverines collapse in second half, lose 75-63 EAST LANSING — With 13 seconds left in the game, Cassius Winston traveled. Normally, it would be a quick play stoppage — a few substitutions and then an inbound. But this was no normal timeout. Rather, it was more of an extended flex. The PA announced the seniors, wing Matt McQuaid and forward Kenny Goins....…
…4B — March 11, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Co-sponsored by Iranian Studies and Global Islamic Studies Center TUESDAY, MARCH 12 4 PM Join Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian for a discussion on his book “Prisoner,” which details his 18-month imprisonment in a maximum security facility, his journey through the Iranian legal system and how his release became part of the Iran nuclear deal. Free ...…
…Student activists joke it’s the new Tinder. With the heavily detailed profiles, including pictures taken from Facebook, information on their family and details about their education, Canary Mission provides paragraphs- long biographies about fellow activists — data that simply cannot be found on Tinder. But instead of a dating app, it’s a site some students and professors feel could derail careers and aspirations. Canary Mission is ...…
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…“I think it’s a really important point to note that, oftentimes, Palestinians are so silenced in this narrative that it’s up to allies to support this struggle for justice and freedom of speech,” Jawad said. “But that isn’t to say they don’t have agency. Palestinian people definitely speak for themselves, they’ve been advocating for themselves, for self- sufficiency for decades. I’m not saying they don’t have the agency or clout to...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Friday, March 1, 2019 Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Samantha Goldstein Emily Huhman Tara Jayaram Jeremy Kaplan Elias Khoury Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Ashley Zhang Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edite...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, March 1, 2019 — 5 COMMUNITY CULTURE NOTEBOOK DISNEY CHANNEL They were doing “High School Musical,” of all things. Of course I would come back to support my sister and my old theatre department, but “High School Musical?” The movie is iconic and an essential part of my childhood. The stage musical is an awkward embarrassment to theatre and Troy Bolton himself. So the fact that it ...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, March 1, 2019 — 7 Wolverines focused on regular season finale against Wisconsin Prior to this season, senior guard Nicole Munger and senior center Hallie Thome pondered expectations for what was to come. “Nicole said at the end of the summer, ‘Coach, I think we have an opportunity to be Big Ten champs next year,’ ” said Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico. “And her and Hallie debat...…
…8 — Friday, March 1, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Senior Night laugher Wolverines dominate wire-to-wire, beat Nebraska, 82-53 Position review: Special teams With the Michigan football team’s 2018 regular season in the books, The Daily looks back at the performance of each unit this year and peers ahead to the future in 2019. In this edition: special teams. Michigan’s special teams unit came into the year a la...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, March 30, 2018 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM ALEXIS RANKIN/Daily The University of Michigan Board of Regents voted to remove the name of the C.C. Little Science Building Thursday afternoon. RESEARCH Board votes unanimously to change names of C.C. Little, West Quad’s Winchell Hall The Lecturers’ Employee Organization filled the room of The University of Michiga...…
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…with The Daily, discussed actions the University has taken to address the incident. LSA sophomore Corrina Lee suggested a workshop for government representatives to better understand race and racism, especially with regards to racism on campus. “It’s being treated as an OSCR (Office of Student Conflict Resolution) violation of the Student Code of Conduct,” Schlissel said. “I think the way it will resolve is with some...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Friday, March 30, 2018 Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Samantha Goldstein Elena Hubbell Emily Huhman Tara Jayaram Jeremy Kaplan Sarah Khan Lucas Maiman Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Ali Safawi Ashley Zhang Sam Weinberger DAYTON HARE Managing Editor 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and man...…
…John Krasinski: On the silence, sound and scares in ‘A Quiet Place’ INTERVIEW “I’m an emotional dude, so I’ll tell you everything.” John Krasinski has written a love letter into a horror movie. A self-proclaimed scaredy-cat with eyebrows made of charisma, his passion is contagious as he talks about his latest film, one that is simultaneously unexpected and organic. In an interview with The Daily, Krasinski opens up about...…
