…“Nothing to me feels as good as laugh- ing incredibly hard.” - Steve Carrell I n my Notes App, I have a list titled “Laughing.” I created the page my senior year of high school as running documenta- tion of the things that make me dou- ble over, gasp for breath and cry el- ephant tears of laughter. My list is a gift that keeps on giving: a reminder of all the times I’ve experienced the purest form of joy, felt that glori- ous pain ...…
…14 — Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com After outscoring No. 4 Maryland 6-5 in the fourth quarter of its 20-9 loss last week, the Michigan men’s lacrosse team picked up right where it left off when it faced Johns Hopkins on Saturday afternoon. In the opening quarter, the Wolverines’ defense clamped down on the Blue Jays, forcing five turnovers and limiting their offensive unit to only one goa...…
…‘M’ softball shows two sides in opening weekend Deadly. Lucky. Cold. All three words described the No. 17 Michigan softball team at different times in its opening weekend. Pitching carried the Wolverines to sweeps against Purdue and Iowa, but Illinois capitalized on Michigan’s inability to bring home runners to get a sweep of its own. Ultimately, inconsistent run support proved to be the Wolverines’ downfall as the weekend p...…
…D espite a rough start in the Big Five meet Saturday afternoon, the Michigan women’s gymnastics team proved its resiliency with a strong comeback on Senior Day after a poor first event on floor. The Wolverines (6-1 overall, 5-1 Big Ten) placed second in Saturday’s meet with an all-around score of 195.925. “It’s senior night and we also had Abby Brenner go down (in the floor), which was super unfortunate, so (Michigan...…
…While many Americans are following the urging of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to practice social distancing due to the COVID-19 outbreak, those in prisons are often unable to comply with this recommendation. Nora Krinitsky, interim director of the Prison Creative Arts Project and director of the University of Michigan Carceral State Project, said one of the reasons the risk of contracting COVID-19 i...…
…2 — Tuesday, March 31, 2020 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The closure of all K-12 public schools in Michigan has left School of Education students — who were in the middle of their student-teaching or in-classroom internships — using alternative methods to complete these requirements. Shortly after all K-12 public schools in the state were closed due to the threat of COVID- 19 on March 12, the Michigan D...…
…During the event, attendees typically stand on their feet and dance for 24 hours continuously. Each year, VictorThon raises awareness and hundreds of thousands of dollars for pediatric rehabilitation services at C.S. Mott and Beaumont Children’s Hospital. The event connects University students with DMUM families, therapists from DMUM programs and other members of the Ann Arbor community. LSA senior Sydney Jose, ...…
…O n Feb. 2, two heavyweight titans met up for what some described as the most anticipated boxing match in 20 years. My personal excitement for this fight was driven by an interest in boxing that began with following the Andy Ruiz-Anthony Joshua fight this past summer. Boxing had grown on me after the initial shock of watching a shorter, heavier fighter like Ruiz hang with the physical specimen Joshua and knock him do...…
…In 2013, at the end of a family trip to Europe, my family had the chance to watch “Mamma Mia!” in London’s West End (the Broadway of England). Watching a group of talented actors dance across the stage while singing ABBA’s greatest hits was a great way to cap off what had already been an amazing trip. A few days after returning home, my family sat down to watch the 2008 film adaptation for the first time, still high off of th...…
…Tuesday, March 31, 2020 — 6 Multimedia The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Learning to live with intent through West African dance PHOTO ESSAY PAULINE RAJSKI Staff Photographer As crowds of students rush from one class to the next, eat in dining halls in the next building, and run hard on treadmills only several feet away, a unique form of energy is unleashed in Studio B of the dance building. As a freshman, I had no idea the...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 7 — Tuesday, March 31, 2020 Sports Joe Milton is not a subtle quarterback. He stands 6-foot-5 and dominates the room, the talent evident from his frame. He said two years ago — before ever stepping on the field at Michigan — that he once threw a football 85 yards, and it felt believable. The phrase “arm talent” was made to describe someone of his ilk. Then there is the rest o...…
…8 — Tuesday, March 31, 2020 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Isaiah Livers to test NBA Draft waters with ‘open book’ mindset On the heels of a season that saw Isaiah Livers earn an All- Big Ten honorable mention selection, the junior forward announced he will enter his name into the NBA Draft on Monday. While Livers didn’t announce the decision until Monday, he told reporters on a teleconference that he mad...…
…The University of Michigan’s transition to online classes has presented unique obstacles for fine arts students, who have had their recitals impacted, face issues obtaining necessary materials and experience difficulty practicing their disciplines remotely. The University announced plans to move to online classes on March 11 amid an outbreak of coronavirus in the state. As students transition to attending lectures,...…
…2 — Monday, March 30, 2020 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., held a conference call this afternoon with various media outlets to briefly discuss the details of the Coronavirus Relief Bill passed by Congress. According to Dingell, the $2 trillion would be sectioned off into seven main categories: individual, small businesses, large businesses/corporations, hospitals and public...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Monday, March 30, 2020 — 3 i painstakingly paint my nails every week last week it was bubblegum blue. from up close they must look so trite and clumsy. i need to stop biting them, but blood from my fingertips tastes sweeter than from anywhere else. i know this, i don’t know why. sometimes i like to pretend i am folding in on myself i am jealous of origami swans and the...…
…W hile all the arenas of our lives have undergone tremendous change in these last few weeks as many of us were forced to pack up and head home from school, it’s imperative that we check in on the communities impacted most by the coronavirus. While quarantine and stay-in-place orders may provide exciting or relaxing family time for some, many in the LGBTQ+ community are faced with difficult ...…
…This week, Nine Inch Nails posted the following message on its website: AS THE NEWS SEEMS TO TURN EVER MORE GRIM BY THE HOUR, WE’VE FOUND OURSELVES VACILLATING WILDLY BETWEEN FEELING LIKE THERE MAY BE HOPE AT TIMES TO UTTER DESPAIR — OFTEN CHANGING MINUTE TO MINUTE … MUSIC — WHETHER LISTENING TO IT, THINKING ABOUT IT OR CREATING IT — HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE THING THAT HELPED US GET THROUGH ANYTHING — GOOD OR BAD. WITH THAT...…
…Monday, March 30, 2020 - 6 Multimedia The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com An ode to Michigan wolverines PHOTO ESSAY “Can you edit a photo of the Big House empty?” As a photo editor, that’s not a normal question to get asked. A picture of a Maize out at Yost? Sure, we have that. Protests on the Diag? Of course. But an empty stadium, let alone the Big House? Well that just isn’t in the job description. I spent all night...…
…The Board of Regents held its second meeting of the year remotely on Thursday to vote on firing David Daniels, a former Music, Theatre & Dance professor accused of sexual misconduct, and address the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on University of Michigan operations. All Regents and public commenters called in online and the meeting was live- streamed. Early in the meeting, University President Ma...…
…2A — Friday, March 27, 2020 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com As backpacking — the period when students select potential classes prior to officially registering — quickly approaches for the fall term, many students are awaiting their enrollment appointment time, which goes live on March 30 at 8 a.m. on Wolverine Access. Undergraduate students will receive an enrollment appointment that occurs somewhere between Apri...…
…Friday, March 27, 2020 — 3A News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com REGENTS From Page 1A Before voting to dismiss Daniels, the Regents allowed public commenters who signed up to comment on the motion to speak first. All three speakers spoke out against the charges against Daniels. Stephanie Blythe, professional opera singer, said students and colleagues have praised Daniels for supporting other artists and the Un...…
…P olitical correctness culture threatens to permanently alter a comedy industry that has thrived on being unapologetically raw and brutally honest. Humor can only be achieved when there’s a kernel of truth behind the joke. My favorite author, George Orwell, was right when he said in 1945 that “every joke is a tiny revolution.” Jokes can be insensitive and still work when they expose a truth people are too polite or unw...…
…Friday, March 27, 2020 — 5A Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com DYLAN YONO Daily Arts Writer MUSIC NOTEBOOK Video Game Music: A new world we can escape to I played video games as much as any other kid growing up in the GameCube era. My earliest memories of video game music come from playing “Sonic Adventure 2” on the Dreamcast, where you could listen to the original soundtrack from an extras menu. I was particularly fo...…
…Friday, March 27, 2020 — 6A Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com When I applied to write the entertainment column three years ago, my pitch was that most of my articles would focus on what I considered a modern day Hollywood concept of the “never ending story.” Any storyteller will tell you that the ending of a story is what gives it its meaning, and I’ve spent thousands of words over the past few years talking a...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 7A — Friday, March 27, 2020 Sports ‘That was it’: Inside the moment ‘M’ found out its season was over The Michigan hockey team was still on the ice when the decision was made, practicing for a Big Ten Tournament semifinal game that ultimately would never be played. At that point, the Wolverines were unaware of the specifics but deeply aware of the possibility. They knew what...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 8A — Friday, March 27, 2020 Sports Breaking down three questions facing Michigan’s defense in 2020 In a normal year, this would be about the time Michigan would hold a coordinators’ press conference. Don Brown would stand in front of reporters, be his normal, animated self, and speak to the issues facing the Wolverines’ defense this season. But COVID-19 has changed all t...…
…‘Tell your grandparents to vote for Bernie’: a call left unanswered statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | MARCH 27, 2020 Students react and reflect on the impacts of COVID-19 PHOTO BY VERITY STRUM …
…Friday, March 27, 2020 // The Statement 2B Managing Statement Editor Magdalena Mihaylova Deputy Editors Emily Stillman Marisa Wright Associate Editor Reece Meyhoefer Designers Liz Bigham Kate Glad Copy Editors Madison Gagne Sadia Jiban Photo Editor Keemya Esmael Editor in Chief Elizabeth Lawrence Managing Editor Erin White I arrived at the University of Michigan in Febru- ary as a visiting Ph.D. researcher from...…
…3B Friday, March 27, 2020 // The Statement 3B T he dark night sky outside filled the window of my studio apartment, but my nerves awoke me with a jolt of panic at 5 a.m. It was March 20 in Melbourne, Australia, and an anxious pit formed in my stomach as I got ready to hop on a flight to travel back to the United States. I prepared my N95 face masks, tupperware of sanitizing wipes, hand sanitizer and latex gloves for my journey. I...…
…I skipped my first BlueJeans lecture to buy a pair of shoes. The sole employee at the Ann Arbor Running Company looked surprised to see me. He kept pulling the wrong sizes and I kept feeling too socially anxious to correct him. It had been six days since Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced a state of emergency, and we were both a bit rusty on our interpersonal skills. He untied a size-too-small sneaker from a stool rolled six feet aw...…
…Friday, March 27, 2020 // The Statement 6B I tug my sweatshirt sleeve over my fingers to avoid direct contact with the door handle as I walk into the Michigan Union. Sam walks up with me, saying “Well, let’s go downstairs to the bookstore to buy our graduation caps and gowns.” Only minutes ago, we received the University- wide email, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, announcing that classes would be transitioned to onli...…
…Wednesday, January 16, 2019 // The Statement 7B Friday, March 27, 2020 // The Statement T he first time I read about COVID-19 was over Winter Break. It was early January, and I was in Florida with my family on vacation. Iranian Gen- eral Qasem Soleimani was just killed, and I was mentally preparing for war. My thoughts were running in a million different directions. Social media wasn’t helping. Twit- ter, Instagram, Facebook and even m...…
…Friday, March 27th, 2020 // The Statement VISUAL STATEMENT: TANGIBLY EMPTY PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED BY BETH DEVLIN …
…As students leave campus at a rapid pace in accordance with University of Michigan guidelines, some are worrying about the last- minute move-out costs as well as services from the University they have already paid for but will no longer be able to use. University Housing sent an email on Friday announcing that students who move out of the campus dorms by March 25 will receive a refund of $1,200. A petition calling on th...…
…2 — Thursday, March 26, 2020 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., held her third telephone town hall on Wednesday to answer questions from constituents regarding the most recent developments on the coronavirus, including the relief package that was negotiated by the U.S. Senate earlier that day and passed Wednesday night, and the resources available to constituents in District 12. ...…
…El-Sayed also viewed the current pandemic and its implications for Medicare for All through a political lens, discussing the implications the COVID-19 virus may have on the passing of favorable legislation in the future. “We’re talking about a mass trauma that we are all experiencing right now, and that’s terrible,” El-Sayed said. “But every time someone has to go bankrupt for their cancer care, every time someone who ...…
…D ue to a pandemic-that- must-not-be-named, many people have found themselves quarantined in their homes. This new window of free time can be looked at as a unique opportunity to try new things. Perhaps, you can finally read all of those untouched books on your shelf, start exercising, learn to bake, watch that show you’ve been meaning to get to on Netflix. While I am a big proponent of trying new things, I also stro...…
…Thursady, March 26, 2020 — 5 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SABRIYA IMAMI Daily Arts Writer RCA MUSIC REVIEW When my friend told me Donald Glover dropped a new album, I immediately sought it out on Spotify and couldn’t find it. The long-awaited Childish Gambino project materialized on a mysterious website, https:// donaldgloverpresents. com, on March 15. My friend joked that Glover uploaded the album on...…
…Thursday, March 26, 2020 — 6 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com As you can probably tell from my byline, I’m The Daily’s community culture columnist. As I wrote in my application two years ago, my column focuses on “the intersection between history, culture and the performing arts.” I’ve spent the past two years analyzing performances I’ve attended in Ann Arbor and beyond. I’ve written about everything from “Mean Girls”...…
…While the University of Michigan has canceled classes in response to the COVID-19 virus and advised students to leave campus if they are able, some organizations and local restaurants have continued food distribution at no cost to help those in the community facing food insecurity. Food banks such as the University’s Maize and Blue Cupboard and Washtenaw County’s Food Gatherers are continuing their ...…
…2 — Wednesday, March 25, 2020 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The University of Michigan Central Student Government’s Ninth Assembly held its last meeting virtually through a BlueJeans video conference Tuesday night. The Assembly discussed amendments to the CSG budget and allocations to the Dean of Students Emergency Fund, a financial assistance program run by the University that provides students in ne...…
…Chen also explained why she believes the census is important, citing the value of congressional representation. She also discussed ways the Bureau could increase student response. “It is important that people are reminded that, in a time like this, having accurate representation and data can be crucial (for) public health and safety,” Chen said. “I think that it’s great that the census can be responded to online (becaus...…
…O ct. 5, 2018. The Senate chamber held its collective breath as Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, rose from the desk once occupied by civil and women’s rights activist Sen. John Sherman Cooper, R-Ky., to waste nearly an hour of time and announce that she would vote to elevate accused sexual assailant and calendar enthusiast Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. During her winding speech, Collins addressed everything fro...…
…At some point, everyone pictures their life as a movie. Be it studying to “Battle Without Honor Or Humanity” and pretending to wield a samurai sword, mourning a breakup to “Visions of Gideon” and doing your best Chalamet or driving like James Bond to his theme song, we’ve turned the world into our own film, soundtrack and all. Lately, though, my inner movies have all veered toward one genre: apocalypse. To paraphrase Bob Dyla...…
…Wednesday, March 24, 2020 — 6 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com I decided to write about my love for The Blind Pig long before I knew I would have to say goodbye to Ann Arbor and its many strange institutions that I love. As such, this piece feels entirely bittersweet, tinted with more longing than a simple ode to my favorite concert hall in town would normally be. The Blind Pig is certainly a spot worthy of nostal...…
…As diagnosed cases of the novel coronavirus continue to climb across the country and throughout the state, the University of Michigan has limited all laboratory research deemed “noncritical” until further notice. The University and Michigan Medicine are also requesting that labs with available supplies, including face masks and gowns, donate their materials to the hospital as soon as possible to prepare for an inf...…
…2 — Tuesday, March 24, 2020 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The University of Michigan faculty were not informed of the March 17 email sent to University on-campus residents titled “URGENT: Petition to Remain in Housing,” according to an email LSA Dean Anne Curzan and Timothy McKay, associate dean for undergraduate education of LSA, sent to LSA faculty Tuesday night obtained by The Daily. “We only learned of thi...…
…Schlissel said all schools and colleges at the University should work to ensure that students are able to meet graduation requirements despite classes being moved to an online format. He noted certain programs cannot be delivered adequately online and may have to be canceled for the spring and summer terms. “This decision aligns with our ongoing efforts to respond to the pandemic, by maintaining this critical...…
…M obilize’s presidential candidate Amanda Kaplan, a Public Policy junior, and vice presidential candidate Saveri Nandigama, an LSA junior, have a long list of achievements on CSG and held nearly every leadership position in the organization, apart from the presidency. Kaplan is currently chief of staff in Ben Gerstein’s administration and has previously served as vice- chair of CSG’s Finance Committee,...…
…5 — Tuesday, March 24, 2020 Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com W hen reflecting on my four years spent trying to navigate the University of Michigan as a South Asian woman, I recall only one professor who shared the same core social identities as me. It’s a harsh realization to enter a community or field of work where it is not common to find professors who look like me, talk like me or grew up like me. I...…
