…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | APRIL 4, 2018 Finding their voice LSA Dean Andrew Martin sent out an email to all LSA department chairs last month informing them the LSA Executive Committee has reached the decision to halt the production of new minors housed within LSA and for LSA students at the University of Michigan. The LSA Curriculum Committee will take time until the end of fall semester 2018 to review the curre...…
…Donned in maize and blue T-shirts that read “Michigan Grandpa” and “Michigan Mom,” Freddy Kennett and Robby Hauldren took the stage at Ann Arbor’s Hill Auditorium for Music Matters’s annual SpringFest. Five months ago, the duo electrified the crowd at Detroit’s Masonic Temple with a phenomenal rundown through their discography, but last night’s performance was different. After trips to both Europe and South America f...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, April 2, 2018 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. Check out the Daily’s News podcast, The Daily Weekly INDEX Vol. CXXVII, No. 103 ©2018 The Michigan Daily N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A R T S . . . ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, April 6, 2018 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM ALICE LIU/Daily Take Back the Night Ann Arbor holds its 40th anniversary rally and march at the Union Thursday night. GOVERNMENT Protest units students, community members to take a stand against sexual assault Nicole Denson, the associate director at Wayne County Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner’s program, inspi...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, April 3, 2018 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. Check out the Daily’s News podcast, The Daily Weekly INDEX Vol. CXXVII, No. 70 ©2018 The Michigan Daily N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A R T S . . . ...…
…Race has been one of, if not the defining faultline at the University of Michigan. In the last five years, a slew of fatal police shootings of Black Americans coincided with a spike in anti-Black attacks at the University and in Ann Arbor. Protests engulfed campus following nearly every incident, and students organized movements spanning from #BBUM to Ann Arbor to Ferguson, Mo. to #StopSpencer. Leading from behind each ...…
…This LSA senior is a model University of Michigan student. Raised in a family of educators, she is beyond attentive in class, constantly present during office hours and dedicates respect to her teachers — she is someone who cares deeply about how she earns her grade in a class. She said she is also an anxious student, to the point of being a perfectionist. It felt like it was these traits, she said, that were taken advantage of ...…
…Through internal means, fraternities and sororities at the University of Michigan have been attempting to address issues of diversity, equity and inclusion, but face an obstacle in obtaining buy-in from across all four Greek life councils. More than 6,000 students are involved in Greek life at the University of Michigan according to the Office of Greek Life. Representing approximately 20 percent of the undergraduate populat...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, April 10, 2018 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. Check out the Daily’s News podcast, The Daily Weekly INDEX Vol. CXXVII, No.108 ©2018 The Michigan Daily N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A R T S . . ....…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, April 9, 2018 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. Check out the Daily’s News podcast, The Daily Weekly INDEX Vol. CXXVII, No. 107 ©2018 The Michigan Daily N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A R T S . . . ...…
…On Wednesday evening, the United Asian American Organizations at the University of Michigan hosted a panel to promote the Asian, Pacific Islander American studies program on campus and call attention to a 2017 lawsuit citing discrimination against program faculty. Panelists included graduate and undergraduate students, as well as Emily Lawsin, a lecturer in American culture and women’s studies, and Scott Kurashige, a f...…
…Be careful where you put your Zingerman’s sandwich this summer — you might just watch it get carried away by a group of children and their human-sized ant leader. Tuesday, the Ann Arbor Summer Festival announced the 2018 month-long event would include performances by eVenti Verticali’s 2-D and 3-D show “Wanted,” as well as Australia’s Polyglot Theatre production of Ants. EVenti Verticali is an Italian multimedia aerial ...…
…2A — Thursday, April 5, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ARTS SECTION arts@michigandaily.com SPORTS SECTION sports@michigandaily.com ADVERTISING dailydisplay@gmail.com NEWS TIPS news@michigandaily.com LETTERS TO THE EDITOR tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITORIAL PAGE opinion@michigandaily.com NATHAN GUPTA Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 nat...…
…INDIAN CL A SSICAL DANCE WOLVE RINE WE LCOME Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 6/4/09 2:22 PM SUDOKU HARD 3 2 5 4 5 9 7 7 2 9 8 6 6 7 2 6 7 8 4 8 3 9 7 2 8 3 GO BLUE puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Monday, April 2, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News MAX KUANG/Daily Dancer Raieswari Sainath performs Indian Classical Dance at the Program Nrithya Kadamba for...…
…El-Sayed’s platform focuses on various issues, ranging from gun reform to affordable public education and health care. At the rally, the campaign highlighted the need for policy change by including personal testimonies from Aarica Marsh, a University alum who graduated in 2016, and current Skyline high school senior Aisha Soofi. Marsh focused on her experience coming from a lower income household in Michigan pub...…
…2 — Tuesday, April 3, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com FRIDAY: Behind the Story News TUESDAY: By Design SKULL VARIATIONS UC Davis Professor Tim Weaver speaks on skull variations between modern adult human populations, neanderthals and chimpanzees in West Hall Monday. DARBY STIPE/Daily WEDNESDAY: This Week in History 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ARTS SECTION arts@michigandaily.com SPORTS...…
…the panel how institutions should address such problems without alienating students or faculty. The speakers commented on the role of administration in responding to discriminatory actions. DeGioia stated universities cannot use the protection of the First Amendment as justification for remaining silent on hateful behavior. Espinosa agreed, saying universities can implement strategies such as counterprogramming, which is th...…
…CAPS campus statistics are consistent with the trends in the Nature Biotechnology study. “We are also seeing a sustained increase in graduate students accessing CAPS services with issues of anxiety and depression identified as top concerns,” Monschau wrote. Monschau said 31 percent of CAPS services were provided to graduate students, of the 4,638 students serviced in total. CAPS has begun to target graduate studen...…
…Time is almost out to save “Michigan time,” the tradition of starting classes ten minutes after the scheduled hour at the University of Michigan. However, state Rep. Yousef Rabhi, D-Ann Arbor, among other concerned alumni and students, are fighting to preserve this custom. Students and alumni have spoken out against the University’s decision in February to end Michigan time. U-M students started a Facebook event — “Boycott t...…
…2 — Tuesday, April 10, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com FRIDAY: Behind the Story News TUESDAY: By Design TIMES OF TECTONIC UPHE AVAL Dr. Monamie Bhadra, postdoctoral fellow at The Ohio State University, speaks on nuclear power, anti-nuclear activism, and democracy in contemporary India at Tisch Hall Monday. DARBY STIPE/Daily WEDNESDAY: This Week in History 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.co...…
…2A — Monday, April 9, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com FRIDAY: Behind the Story News TUESDAY: By Design Participants in Ann Arbor’s 47th annual Hash Bash found themselves under the influence of more than just cannabis Saturday afternoon, as thousands gathered at the University of Michigan’s Diag: several politicians also found their way to the city’s popular weed festival, all hoping to convince voters t...…
…by President Donald Trump’s campaign, had access to the private data of 50 million Facebook users, scaring users who were apart of one of the network’s largest data breaches. That led to a two-day congressional hearing, which ended Tuesday, to gauge just how much control Facebook users have over their data. No consensus in terms of future legislation resulted from the hearings, though Zuckerberg agreed “some regulatio...…
…through eBay to inform his research. In attendance at the event was LSA senior Levi Teitel who said he learned new information about how widespread the popularity of blackface was at one point in American culture. “What struck me is how much is really ingrained in American mass culture and that (blackface) was always a popular force within it and not a marginal prejudice,” Teitel said. LSA junior Nikola Jaksic, vice preside...…
…genuine passion allowed him to establish meaningful connections with those he encountered. “He really cares about the people he works with,” Stout said. “He really wants to treat every donor with respect and integrity, but also holds the highest values of the University in check. He has an incredible memory for details. You can be in an event with 500 people and he can walk over to somebody and remember what their childr...…
…This is part three of a series showcasing underrepresented narratives within the Asian/ Pacific Islander-American community. Kai Mason is a junior majoring in English on a pre-law track. On campus, she is the president of the University of Michigan Slam Poetry and creative director of ROGUE, a fashion publication working to bring social, economic and environmental consciousness into fashion. Follow ROGUE on Instagram (...…
…for the debate team, Kall said it was “an honor to follow the lead” of the basketball and hockey teams. “We’ve accomplished this milestone in four of the last five seasons, but remain eager to bring home the first debate national championship to Ann Arbor next year,” Kall said. “Caitlin and Jacob are only juniors and will have an excellent opportunity to make this happen.” Goldschlag emphasized the amount of work he and the...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, April 3, 2018 — 3 City Council amends Greek house ordinances Startup app allows local students to mix party playlists with upvote system Human rights lecture highlights global view UpNext platform created by students across schools debuts on mobile app stores Academics from around the country convene to endorse data-driven policies in int’l conflicts New rules revoke zoning for chapte...…
…freshmen hailed from in-state in the fall of 2017. This is an 8% drop from in-state freshmen enrollment in the fall of 2013. The decision of whether to pursue more national enrollment or continue emphasizing in-state enrollment remains an issue for public universities across the country, as the article reports 11 flagship universities that had incoming freshman classes in 2016 with over half of students being out-of-state. Kedra ...…
…commercial developments. However, in February, Dahlmann sued the city for his failed development plans in hopes to gain an additional four years of ownership to complete his plans. At the previous meeting last week, the Council was split with seven in favor and three opposed. Councilmembers Jack Eaton, D-Ward 4, Sumi Kailasapathy, D-Ward 1, and Anne Bannister, D-Ward 1, all opposed the lot purchase. The council also met twi...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Monday, April 16, 2018 — 3A Aishu Chandrakanthan is a junior at the University of Michigan studying business and psychology with a minor in digital studies. On campus, she is involved with United Asian American Organizations, Indian American Student Association, Yoni Ki Baat and the Michigan Fashion Media Summit. She can be contacted at caishu@umich.edu. THE MICHIGAN DAIL...…
…Entering the University LSA freshman Brian Hicks moved around a lot growing up with his father in the military. From Virginia to Panama to Germany, he has little recollection of encounters with racism, if there were any at all, early on in life. His first experience with it was when his family moved to a majority-white suburb in Iowa. “I was in ninth or 10th grade and I was riding my bicycle from my friend’s house; it was like, e...…
…Awkward introductions, sunshine, smiles, excitement, energy, move-in day. Depression, anxiety, stress, confusion, final exams. College. Dear Hannah, and other incoming freshmen, Congratulations on getting into the University of Michigan! You’ll be entering a new chapter of your life and there’s much to be excited about. These next four years will hold a lot in store for you, and at a place like the University, there’s mu...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, April 12, 2018 — 3 ODISSI DANCE Sreyashi Dey, founder and artistic director of Srishti Dances of India, hosts an Odissi dance workshop for Michigan Dance students in the Dance building Wednesday evening. RUCHITA IYER/Daily Walker said. “They would call a special dish ‘Indian food’ even though that food could be found throughout Southeast Asia. The RAs caught wind of this and comp...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, April 4, 2018 T he instability in the White House deepened in the past two weeks with the firings of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster and Secretary of Veteran Affairs David Shulkin. Amid this string of high-profile departures, rumors circulated that President Donald Trump is considering firing special counsel Robert Mue...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Thursday, April 5, 2018 Activism through good food HANNAH HARSHE | COLUMN 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, M...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Monday, April 2, 2018 I t is Wednesday night and I am crawling into bed after yet another busy day. I have class from 11am to 7pm with a lunch break in the middle and practice shortly after, which then lasts until 11pm. I come home, shower, find some food, finish (or start) my homework and before I know it, it’s 3 a.m. again. I look at my schedule for tomorrow and it isn’t any ...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Friday, April 6, 2018 When things get hairy DANIELLE COLBURN | COLUMN 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 481...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Tuesday, April 3, 2018 E verybody who went to a stereotypical American high school or has even just seen “Gossip Girl” knows that high schools have cliques. If you walk into the cafeteria, a quick scan of seating arrangements reveals these exclusive groups: The jocks sit in the corner booth, the theater kids sit with each other, as do the nerds and the band kids take their...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, April 11, 2018 The Michigan Daily Editorial Board believes the Race and Ethnicity class requirement should be expanded to all of the schools for students in undergraduate programs at the University of Michigan. As it is currently only required in LSA, the Ford School of Public Policy and the School of Art & Design, this requirement should be for all students reg...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Tuesday, April 17, 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 managed by stu...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Monday, April 16, 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 managed by stu...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Tuesday, April 10, 2018 F rom the ages of three to 17, dance was my “thing” — my primary after- school activity, my source of exercise, my creative outlet. Though I never intended to dance professionally, my experiences with the discipline have had an enormous impact on me. I committed hours upon hours each week to ballet, tap, jazz and modern styles as a child and tee...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Monday, April 9, 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...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Thursday, April 12, 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 managed by st...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, April 4, 2018 — 5A The Weeknd is vulnerable on ‘My Dear Melancholy,’ ALBUM REVIEW ‘Flower’ is an underbaked try at a teen angst comedy “Flower” is like a Betty Crocker cake taken out of the oven 15 minutes too early — guiltily enticing, golden- brown on the outside, but evidently inedible after the first cut. With a cast headlined by Zoey Duetch (“Everybody Wants Some!!”) ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, April 5, 2018 — 5A 2 & 4 Bedroom Apartments $1400-$2800 plus utilities. Tenants pay electric to DTE Showings scheduled M-F 10-3 w/ 24 hour notice required 1015 Packard 734-996-1991 5 & 6 Bedroom Apartments 1014 Vaughn $3000 - $3600 plus utilities Showings scheduled M-F 10-3 w/ 24 hour notice required 734-996-1991 ARBOR PROPERTIES Award-Winning Rentals in Kerry- town Central Campus, ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, April 2, 2018 — 5A 2 & 4 Bedroom Apartments $1400‑$2800 plus utilities. Tenants pay electric to DTE Showings scheduled M‑F 10‑3 w/ 24 hour notice required 1015 Packard 734‑996‑1991 5 & 6 Bedroom Apartments 1014 Vaughn $3000 ‑ $3600 plus utilities Showings scheduled M‑F 10‑3 w/ 24 hour notice required 734‑996‑1991 ARBOR PROPERTIES Award‑Winning Rentals in Kerry‑ town Central Campus, Old...…
…The Wonder Years cinch the gaps in ‘Sister Cities’ MUSIC ALBUM REVIEW It was a chilly day on Mar. 30 in Wicker Park, one I was thoroughly unprepared for after a four-hour drive into Chicago earlier in the morning. I clutched a copy of Toni Morrison’s “Beloved,” reading and shivering with my hands in my sleeves, waiting in a line that circled around the back of a storefront. Upon finally entering the shop — a pop-up put on by a...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, April 3, 2018 — 5 If breakfast food were a major offered at the University, I’d have a 4.0. I wouldn’t even need to re-subscribe to my Chegg account if I were taking classes like “Intro to How Do You Like Your Eggs” instead of Polisci 495. Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. I go to bed thinking of it, and it’s my first thought every morning. Especially since moving to An...…
…Revisiting: U.K.’s ‘Skins’ “Skins.” A world where parents don’t care about their children, teachers have sex with their students, friends treat each other like shit and the 16-17 year old protagonists somehow have the money to fund the drug usage of an erratic Wall Street broker (How are the joints always so big? And always so perfectly rolled?). “Skins,” more than any other TV show or movie I’ve watched in the coming-of-age genr...…
