…3B Wednesday, April 4, 2018 // The Statement Soundtracking: A Perfect Day T he End — The Doors “This is the end / My only friend, the end” This has been quite the journey for my mom and me, who is probably the only person to keep reading this column. We’ve been through a lot — public embarrassment, self-deprecating humor, the whole nine yards. But seeing as the semester is almost over and I have wasted space in the Statement w...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com b-side Thursday, April 5, 2018 — 5B In a culture centered around appearance, the fashion and modeling industry holds a huge weight in today’s society. Amid unrealistic body expectations, name brands and distorted representations, it is easy to get wrapped up in the downfalls of this materialistic business. With such an emphasis on aesthetics and looks, a great amount of room f...…
…F or LSA junior Meaghan Wheat, working with high school students was something she has wanted to do since she was in high school herself. So despite being a college student, Wheat spends a lot of time with high school students and teachers. In fact, she has facilitated conversations and leads workshops on social identities with about 430 teachers and many more students. “High school students are at such a formative period in their ...…
…Wednesday, April 4, 2018 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, April 4, 2018 // The Statement 5B Finding their voice: Inside an American accent workshop by Maya Goldman, Daily News Editor I n an ivy-covered building hid- den in the depths of the medi- cal campus, a big wooden table sits in the center of a small blue room. At the head of the table sits Senior Speech-Language Pathologist Gordon Krainen, who leads a workshop titled “Speak...…
…2-BSide The Oscars adore films that address disabilities. In recent years, actors and directors have grappled with portraying a wide range of mental and physical challenges, and their peers have rewarded them for it. Eddie Redmayne (“The Danish Girl”) won Best Actor in 2015 for his portrayal of the late Stephen Hawking, who had Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), in “The Theory of Everything.” Last month, Guillermo Del Toro’s fi...…
…D o you love being interrupted? Do you revel in people underestimating you? Does it warm your heart to see loud, aggressive or gross behavior? Then you are going to love this thousands-years-old concept: toxic masculinity! The angry commenter If you’ve been a loyal reader of this column, then you know that it is somewhat controversial. With that, I have a lot of haters, most of whom are unsurprisingly white men. Here are so...…
…D riving through the valley, we could see a storm looming in the distance, but all we could do was hope it wouldn’t be coming toward us. It’s incredibly difficult to predict where a storm is heading in the mountains, as one ridge will force it east and the next will push it south. As we pulled up to the trailhead, with the presence of the storm fading from our minds, a clap of thunder echoed between the mountains, remi...…
…Wednesday, April 11, 2018 // The Statement 6B I n her own words, Remi Murrey isn’t supposed to be at the University of Michigan. Born and raised in Detroit, her passion and sociability have driven her toward a career in broadcast journalism. As did many of her high school classmates, Remi set her eyes on historically black colleges and universities, specifically Howard University and its program in broadcast journalism. “Howard was ...…
…Wednesday, April 4 2018// The Statement 7B Courtesy of Benji Bear V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : P h o to Sta f f Cl a s s o f 201 8 : G o o d bye s Courtesy of Amelia Cacchione Photographing for The Daily has been a great outlet for me to explore what this campus has to offer. Some of the most memorable events I have been privileged to cap- ture through The Daily are men’s gymnastics, a panel of Michigan’s Democratic Guberna...…
…Wednesday, April 11, 2018// The Statement 7B C heyenne Travioli is more than just a leader in the University of Michigan’s Native American community. Though she’s a leader on Martha Cook Residence Hall’s Multicultural Council and a champion of underrepresented minorities, Travioli’s most remarkable trait isn’t just her academic and community excellence. Through her life, Travioli has shown a remarkable sense of wisdom. Named after h...…
…Wednesday, April 4, 2018 // The Statement 8B Sam Mousigian/Daily V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : P h o to Sta f f Cl a s s o f 201 8 : Fa vo r i te P i c t u r e s Ahad Bootwala/Daily Ibrahim Ijaz/Daily Zoey Holmstrom/Daily …
…Wednesday, April 11, 2018 // The Statement 8B Students celebrate Holi at Palmer Field Sunday, by Ahad Bootwala V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : P h o to s o f t h e Ye a r 2 0 17-2 0 1 8 Coach Jim Harbaugh and players before a home game against Ohio State, by Evan Aaron A cook works in the kitchen at Avalon Cafe , by Ruchita Iyer UC San Diego Prof. David Serlin and author Brian Selznick pose in Graffiti Alley , by Max Kuang Protesters ...…
