…T he night my first Daily article ran, I found myself sleepless, so I popped on some sneakers and went for a jog under the midnight moon. There isn’t anything quite like the sensation of running in Ann Arbor after dark, I learned that night. Sprinting north up Washtenaw Avenue, all five lanes will be devoid of traffic while 20-foot- high traffic lamps and the glass-paneled biomedical complex tower over you. Crossing the Bro...…
…ILLUSTRATION BY LIZ BIGHAM Wednesday, March 27, 2019 // The Statement My first experience with graphic design was in seventh grade, recklessly using Adobe Photoshop to cut out blurry pho- tos of volleyball players for my middle school newspaper. In my ninth grade journalism class, my first Adobe Illustrator assign- ment consisted of inserting a picture of Nick Jonas and splat- tering paint and blades of grass around him. Now here...…
…Wednesday, March 27. 2019 // The Statement 4B 5B Wednesday, March 27, 2019 // The Statement W alking home from down- town Ann Arbor last month, I watched an elderly couple clutch- ing one another, walking carefully and diligently to avoid falling on the slippery sidewalks. The man used his cane for as much support as possible, and the woman held onto his arm for more balance. I was only 20 feet behind them when suddenly, I was ...…
…Wednesday, March 27, 2019// The Statement 6B From Page 5B Understandably, major-scale winter maintenance is difficult for both the University’s campus and the city of Ann Arbor. Nonetheless, the enviroments are wildly different. Downtown and off- campus properties are given policies that need to be followed by each indi- vidual property owner, meanwhile Uni- versity of Michigan Custodial & Grounds Services has teams of hired staff. “It...…
…Wednesday, January 16, 2019 // The Statement 7B Wednesday, March 27, 2019 // The Statement 7B The freedom of a fake account M y most liked picture on Ins- tagram is from the day I got into college. The photo fea- tures me walking down Hill Street past Ross on game day, decked out in Michi- gan apparel. My head is turned to face the camera, offering a subtle closed-mouth smile. The caption read a simple, yet clev- er, “going blue.” The...…
…SARAH KUNKEL: VISUAL STATEMENT BY THE PEOPLE’S FOOD CO-OP OF ANN ARBOR THE PEOPLE’S FOOD CO-OP OF ANN ARBOR ORIGINALLY OPENED AS A GRADUATE STUDENT PROJECT AT THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK IN 1971 AS A WAY FOR LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS TO GET FRESH, HEALTHY FOOD. DECADES LATER, IT CONTINUES TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. THE PEOPLE’S FOOD CO-OP AIMS TO CONNECT THE COMMUNITY TO GOOD FOOD PRODUCED WITH BOTH SUSTAINABILITY & ACCESSIBILITY IN MIND,...…
…GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. CXXVIII, No. 95 ©2019 The Michigan Daily N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 S P O R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 S U D O K U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 CL A S S I F I E DS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A R T S . . . . . . ....…
…2A — Thursday, March 28, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Dr. Mark Schlissel @DrMarkSchlissel Our @UMich faculty change the world & save lives through their work. Profs. Rosina Bierbaum & Joseph Ryan, this year’s recipients of the President’s Awards for Public Engagement, have used their expertise to shape policies on climate change & child welfare verbaSCUM thapsus @greatmullein Do we think Umich will charge me the...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, March 28, 2019 — 3A CSG From Page 1A DEI From Page 1A HOUSE ON A HILL Design by Christine Jegarl Illustration drawn on a track pad juxtaposing the complexities of the rural experience with the fast-paced atmosphere of urban living LEADERSHIP From Page 1A PRESS From Page 1A SCARE From Page 1A Read more at MichiganDaily.com Silva noted Black people have a long history in Brazil du...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Thursday, March 28, 2019 FINNTAN STORER 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. MAYA GOLDMAN Editor in Chief MAGDALENA MIHAYLOVA AND JOEL DANILEWITZ Editorial Page Editors Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of Th...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, March 28, 2019 — 5A Olivia Karas is having fun again In observance of Women’s History Month, The Daily’s sports section is launching its second annual series aimed at telling the stories of female athletes, coaches and teams at the University from the perspective of the female sports writers on staff. Daily Sports Editor Anna Marcus continues the series with this story. With...…
…6A — Thursday, March 28, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com With the end looming, Charles Matthews is running it back ANAHEIM, Calif. — Given that this could be the last practice of Charles Matthews’ college career, he carries a remarkable air of normalcy. The redshirt junior gets on the floor and stretches his legs out, the foam roller vibrating just as always. He’s sitting next to Zavier Simpson and I...…
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…2B — Thursday, March 28, 2019 b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Poppy’s YouTube videos feel like “Twin Peaks”’s famous Red Room scenes. Her contrived speech, often dubbed over surreal electronic soundscapes, serves to critique cliché, fake and overstated online social interactions. Though some give her less credit than this, her rise to fame nonetheless demonstrates how much we continue to encourage artificiality ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com b-side Thursday, March 28 2019 — 3B CHELSEA LAUREN / WIREIMAGE Despite their legality (or lack thereof), fake IDs are ubiquitous across college campuses. Responsible RAs warn against the commodity, citing the harsh consequences of owning one: “Up to one-year of incarceration, a fine of $2000, or both,” according to the Barone Defense Firm. Posters line the walls of freshman dorms informing s...…
…Just as musicians found a way aroudn the expensive establishment methods of music distribution, students are exploring different channels of acquiring textbooks. I know this sounds like a leap, but stay with me. ALEC COHEN /. DAILY In 1942, a radio station director named George Goodwin published a set of three inch by five inch cards. The front of each card was printed with the most basic musical information about a song —...…
…You can’t step foot on campus without seeing at least one person clad in Greek life apparel inspired by pop culture. Hoodies in the vein of Travis Scott’s Astroworld merchandise, but with “Alphaworld” instead. Bape-inspired T-shirts that say “A BATHING AEPI.” Sometimes Greek Letter Organization (GLO) apparel is so smoothly designed that at a glance, you can’t tell it’s not the original — what I thought was a Champion reverse w...…
…Unnecessary antitheses: Perspectives on ‘realness’ JOSEPH FRALEY/ DAILY JULIANNA MORANO Daily Arts Writer B-SIDE LEAD I read Monica Youn’s “Stealing the Scream,” a poem narrativizing the theft of Edvard Munch’s famous Expressionist painting, and, without hesitation, I rooted for the thief. How could I not? In the third stanza, Youn scoffs at the museum security, outwitted by the thief, only for the walls of the museum itself to...…
…The University of Michigan’s Board of Regents convened Thursday afternoon for the last meeting of the winter 2019 term. Regents Michael Behm (D) and Mark Bernstein (D) were not present but called into the meeting, while Chair Ron Weiser was unable to attend or call in. University President Mark Schlissel began the meeting by addressing the March 16 active shooter scare. He acknowledged that though there was no actual shooter, the...…
…On Thursday evening, the LSA Opportunity Hub hosted a workshop in the LSA Building on celebrating your voice at work. About 20 students attended the event, which explored different dialects and the identities they represent in an attempt to answer questions about the roles they play in professional industries. The workshop was the third installment of the Hub’s bigger campaign to engage with identities while pursuing a ca...…
…Schlissel then directly addressed points students would be discussing during the public comment portion of the meeting. He first addressed the “dissenting views” surrounding the recently announced felony self-disclosure policy by saying information helps maintain a safe community. Schlissel noted the University already has felony-related information about new employees through background checks, but this policy gives the Unive...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Friday, March 29, 2019 FINNTAN STORER 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. MAYA GOLDMAN Editor in Chief MAGDALENA MIHAYLOVA AND JOEL DANILEWITZ Editorial Page Editors Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of The D...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, March 29, 2019 — 5 Jenny Lewis is indie’s undisputed princess. She has been from the moment she stepped foot on the scene in 1998, and still maintains her position of respect in the genre. Beginning with the popular band Rilo Kiley (we’ve all heard their hit “Silver Lining” a few times) and making her mark on several other groups, Lewis has established herself as a master...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, March 29, 2019 — 7 ‘That’s the way it is’: Sheryl Szady’s fight against the status quo In observance of Women’s History Month, The Daily’s sports section is launching its second annual series aimed at telling the stories of female athletes, coaches and teams at the University from the perspective of the female sports writers on staff. We continue the series with this story from Da...…
…8 — Friday, March 29, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ANAHEIM, Calif. — For all the highs of this season, the end wasn’t especially hard to see coming. Back in January, Michigan sat on top of the world. Undefeated. The best start in program history. The driver’s seat in the Big Ten. The driver’s seat for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Maybe the No. 1 overall ranking. Maybe a return trip to the Final Four. ...…
