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…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | APRIL 11, 2018 Students of theYear …

…T he state of Michigan enacted a law requiring public high schools to give students CPR and automated external defibrillator, or A.E.D. training before they graduate, starting with the 2017-2018 school year. But LSA junior Tariq Mekkaoui is going one step further. Mekkaoui views the state’s actions as a step in the right direction but knows they are missing an essential component: Mental health. He integrates this critical ingredien...…

…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 ...…

…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...…

…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 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 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 ...…

…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 . . ....…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

…This weekend I sat in the library, rigorously trying to finish an essay. Music was playing, my feet were tapping and my fingers were frantically traveling back and forth between my mouth and the keyboard. I like to believe that if I don’t bite my nails while I write essays, I could probably get more words on the page. Yet no matter how conscious I try to be about my anxious habits, I still fall into them. I try to hide my nails fro...…

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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, April 10, 2018 — 7 Wolverines improve thanks to return of seniors Finn and Morrissey Expectations are high in a program when coaches compare players to all-time great athletes like Michael Jordan or LeBron James. But those expectations were justified when applied to fifth-year runners Erin Finn and Jamie Morrissey. “Both of them here and at the end, Morrissey, the team’s happ...…

…8 — Tuesday, April 10, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan falters in final round, finishes ninth The Michigan men’s golf team placed ninth at the Aggie Invitational, in part due to an uncharacteristic weekend of Texas weather. “The weather, really all day (Saturday), it was up there for one of the two or three worst weather days I’ve ever had in fourteen years of coaching,” said Michigan head coach ...…

…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 . . . ...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, April 9, 2018 — 5A WORK ON MACKINAC Island This Summer – Make lifelong friends. The Island House Hotel and Ryba’s Fudge Shops are seeking help in all areas: Front Desk, Bell Staff, Wait Staff, Sales Clerks, Kitchen, Baristas. Dorm Housing, bonus, and discounted meals. (906) 847‑7196. www.theislandhouse.com SUMMER EMPLOYMENT 2 & 4 Bedroom Apartments $1400‑$2800 plus utilities. Tenan...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, April 9, 2018 — 6A Anderson wins best in show with ‘Isle of Dogs’ Few modern directors have a cinematic style as unique, idiosyncratic and identifiable as that of Wes Anderson (“The Grand Budapest Hotel”). It’s for this reason that the director’s name is so frequently used as an adjective, with each new film hailed as the most “Wes Anderson” Wes Anderson film yet, and inspec...…

…Viewing pleasure There were two ways for Michigan fans to take in the Wolverines’ national championship game. » Page 2B Goodbye, seniors The Michigan hockey team returned to the postseason thanks to a senior class that stuck out the hard times. » Page 4B Amelia Cacchione/Daily Design by Jack Silberman The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | April 9, 2018 B SPORTSMONDAY …

…2B — Monday, April 9, 2018 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com For the love of the game or for all the wrong reasons W elp, let’s just say it hasn’t been an easy week to be a Michigan fan. If you remember what I’m talking about, I’m sorry for bringing it up again. I know that your professors did enough of that all week. I’ve never heard so many annoyed groans in my life. If you don’t remember the past...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Monday, April 9, 2018 — 3B Wolverines sweep Nittany Lions Even in a three-game sweep of a struggling opponent like Penn State, it took a considerable amount of toughness on the part of the No. 17 Michigan softball team to make sure that everything went to plan. Locked in a scoreless tie at the top of the seventh inning of the second game of the series, freshman outfielde...…

…ST. PAUL, Minn. — For the final time as Michigan hockey players, senior forwards Dexter Dancs and Tony Calderone stood up to leave the postgame press conference. After mounting a 14-4- 1 record in their last 19 games heading into the Frozen Four on Thursday night, the Wolverines lost, 4-3, to Notre Dame in heartbreaking fashion, allowing the shocking game-winning goal with just 5.2 seconds left in regulation. As th...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, April 6, 2018 — 7 Season in Review: The Michigan women’s basketball team The Michigan women’s basketball team started the season by raising a banner and ended it by earning a trip to the NCAA Tournament, where it fell to Baylor in the second round. The Wolverines won the Women’s National Invitational Tournament in 2017, but disappointment over being left out of the tourna...…

…8 — Friday, April 6, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The one that got away ST. PAUL, Minn. — Mel Pearson has said throughout the season that the name of the game is speed and grit. The Michigan hockey team lived up to Pearson’s image for the team, but it would be Notre Dame that would emerge on top, as forward Jake Evans found the back of the net with 3.7 seconds remaining to send the Fighting Irish to the Nat...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

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…6A — Thursday, April 5, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Martin sisters enjoy success on the field but strive for a better game In observance of March’s Women’s History Month, The Daily launched a 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 writer Jodi Yip continued the series with this story. ...…

…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, April 5, 2018 Design by Casey Tin …

…2B —Thursday, April 5, 2018 b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Advocating for disability and inclusion in the arts The presenting theme of the arts in 2018 is by and large inclusion. We saw it in the recent 90th Academy Awards when a jittery Frances McDormand fierily advocated inclusion riders to a crowd of hesitant yet emphatic cheers. The Grammys, in typically uncanny fashion, had a few cutesy symbolic gestures ...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com b-side Thursday, April 5, 2018 — 3B There’s a saying in the autistic community that if you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism. Autism spectrum disorder is just that: a spectrum. It manifests in drastically different ways in different people. This can present real challenges for writers, actors and directors looking to tell stories about autism on screen. If t...…

…2-BSide 4B —Thursday, April 5, 2018 b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SECONDARY For people with disabilities, engaging in the arts can be a frustrating and isolating experience. Around the world, countless theaters, museums and concert halls lack the proper accommodations necessary to be accessible to people with disabilities. In the last half-century, the global disability rights movement has made signific...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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 ...…

…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...…

…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...…

…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!!”) ...…