…michigandaily.com Thursday, August 9, 2018 INDEX Vol. CXXVII, No. 12775 © 2018 The Michigan Daily NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS/NEWS.......................... MiC......................................... SPORTS................................ MICHIGAN IN COLOR Of “Pasalubong” The intricacies of being Filipino American >> SEE PAGE 9 NEWS Mayoral results Incumbent Christo...…
…2 Thursday, August 9, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS Judge defends U-M Bias Response Team Federal ruling says team does not threaten free speech By GRACE KAY Summer Managing News Editor A federal judge has denied Speech First’s motion to end the University of Michigan’s use of the Bias Response Team after the nonprofit organization filed a lawsuit against the University claiming the team hindered free speech o...…
…3 NEWS Thursday, August 9, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Claimant offers details on Rubadeau’s termination LEO helps lecturer file grievance against U-M By GRACE KAY Summer Managing News Editor John Rubadeau, an award-win- ning senior English lecturer at the University of Michigan, was flood- ed with student support after his former typist Parker Procida sent a mass email to more than 4,000 alumni informing them the...…
…C ity life nurtures and fosters phone addic- tion. Calling a cab, pin- pointing yourself on a map, and deciding where to grab a quick lunch each contrib- ute to the need to keep your smartphone in your hand. Living in a big city for three months this summer allowed me to face this dilemma head-on; I attempted to navi- gate my way through Man- hattan while keeping my eyes on the world around me, but it became all too easy to quickly...…
…H ero. That’s a big word, a title not easy to come by. Let’s think about the classics: Superman, Captain America, Spiderman, Batman — the list goes on. However, at the ESPYS this year, we saw a new wave of heroes claim their titles. Larry Nassar, the former team doctor for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University, has recently been sentenced to up to 175 years in prison thanks to the brave testimonies of hundreds of th...…
…6 Thursday, August 9, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS Given the constant turbulence in Detroit, I’ve always considered Chi- cago as the closest city to Ann Arbor, and the capital of the Midwest. Rather than venture east down I-94, my family always opted to go west a few extra hundred miles. I familiarized myself with the Loop over Woodward Avenue and Chicago-style hot dogs over Coney Island depots in secret parts of ...…
…7 Thursday, August 9, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com In any other year, “Christopher Robin” might’ve swooped into theaters and stolen our hearts with its whimsy and all around pleasant spirit. After all, who doesn’t love Winnie the Pooh? No one, that’s who. In increasingly divided times, the enduring awesomeness of the silly old bear might be the one thing we can still agree on. Unfortunately, in 2018, Pooh has to con...…
…8 Thursday, August 9, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS 1015 PACKARD 3 Bdrm Apt Avail Fall 2018 2 parking space, onsite laundry, 1st floor $2250 + $120/month for electric to DTE Call 734‑996‑1991 CENTRAL CAMPUS, FURNISHED rooms for students, shared kitch., ldry., bath., internet, rent from $700 and up. Call 734‑276‑0886. HOUSES AVAILABLE FALL 2018 401 Pauline ‑ 4 Bdrm ‑ $2900 827 Brookwood ‑ 4 Bdrm ‑ $2900 Showings M‑F 10...…
…9 Thursday August 9, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN IN COLOR Of bridges of “Pasalubong” My queen, Priyanka Chopra is reportedly engaged to pop star Nick Jonas. As much as this news excites me, I can’t help but feel 5,000 more feelings than just excitement. Chopra recently dropped a Bollywood movie she was expected to star in, and the director made some not-so-subtle hints that it was because of her re...…
…10 Thursday, August 9th, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS For the Michigan wrestling team, there will be a stud at heavyweight. A tall, built, blonde wrestler who dominated in high school and is looking to tear up the competition in the Big Ten. And he is studying to become an engineer. Sound familiar? That’s because incoming freshman Mason Parris bears striking resemblance in his wrestling trajectory to Wo...…
…11 Thursday, August 9, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS All good for Rodriguez JORGE CAZARES Daily Sports Writer In the muggy fields of central Florida, Roberto Rodriguez takes his three kids to their impromptu training ground. Up the hill. Next. Up the hill. Next. Up the hill. The three future collegiate ballplayers sprint up the hill adjacent to their Monteverde home in a test of endurance. Next come the agilit...…
…12 Thursday, August 9, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Before signing a two-way contract with the Miami Heat, before barraging the NBA Summer League with 3s and even before he was a key cog in Michigan’s run to the NCAA championship game, Duncan Robinson met Michigan assistant coach Luke Yaklich — and went straight to work. As one of the architects of Michigan’s recent run to the NCAA championship game, Yakl...…
…michigandaily.com Thursday, August 3, 2018 INDEX Vol. CXXVII, No. 125 © 2018 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS/NEWS.......................... MiC......................................... SPORTS................................ MICHIGAN IN COLOR Why I write MiC columnist reflects on experiences with the craft >> SEE PAGE 9 NEWS Water safety ...…
…2 Thursday, August 2, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS Task Force calls for subpoena power The group discusses responsibilites of future AAPD review board By ROB DALKA Daily Staff Reporter The Ann Arbor Police Task Force met Wednesday night to continue documenting a plan for how the future official police review board would operate. Specifically, the task force discussed the powers and tools the future commissio...…
…3 NEWS Thursday, August 2, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com U-M prof improves water safety in lakes After almost drowning, Jamie Racklyeft creates new intiative By NATASHA PIETRUSCHKA Daily Staff Reporter Jamie Racklyeft, the commu- nications director of the Michi- gan Institute for Clinical and Health Research at the Univer- sity of Michigan, knows second chances are rare. After nearly drowning off the shore of Van’s Be...…
…L ast week in Helsinki with the whole world watching, President Donald Trump enthusias- tically renounced any last semblance of presidential demeanor he possessed, yielding to one of America’s greatest foes with seeming indifference. Beside adver- sarial strongman and Rus- sian President Vladimir Putin, Trump issued a stun- ning rebuke of all 17 U.S. intelligence agencies and an emphatic denial of Putin’s chicanery in the...…
…JULIA MONTAG| COLUMN A s covered in Part 1 of this three-part series, a look at nationwide opioid overdose data led me to question the presence of an epidemic here at the University of Michigan, and, upon investigat- ing, I was confounded by shockingly low numbers. The 2016 University of Michigan National College Health Assessment shows 98.5 percent of respondents answering “never” when asked about the frequency of their ...…
…6 Thursday, August 2, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS With just one look at the 2018 lineup for Mo Pop Festival, anyone with a decent grip on modern music knew the event was going to be a hit. Stationed in Detroit’s West RiverFront Park adjacent to the Detroit River, with Detroit’s eclectic skyline as a backdrop and equally eclectic acts like Bon Iver, The National, BROCKHAMPTON, Billie Eilish, Rex Orange County, ...…
…7 Thursday, August 2, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Rap’s current state of affairs is puzzling, to say the least. Juggernauts like the Migos, Drake and J. Cole have put out some of the most stagnant music of their careers and have plateaued artistically. Pusha T appears to be the last of rap’s old guard who can drop a quality album. Female rappers like Cardi B and CupcakKe are blazing a much-needed trail critically...…
…8 Thursday, August 2, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS 1015 PACKARD 3 Bdrm Apt Avail Fall 2018 2 parking space, onsite laundry, 1st floor $2250 + $120/month for electric to DTE Call 734‑996‑1991 115 W. MADISON 48103 2 large bed rooms. one bath, two stories, grad student moving soon, available for Mid August rental. Water, HVAC ,and electric in cluded, washer and dryer, also one off street parking spot, $2200.00 a mo...…
…9 Thursday August 2, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN IN COLOR Playing more than a “Black Woman” So, I’ve been doing a lot of writing lately… Whenever my life gets real messy or whatever, I turn to writing to kind of just detach from everything that’s happening all around me. It’s like this super cathartic practice I’ve taken up over the years to decompress and flush a bunch of things from my head all...…
…10 Thursday, August 2nd, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS For many Americans, soccer is an ultimately illusive idea, a foreign phenomenon that the whole world has seemingly bought into and that has left America unaltered. Citizens across the country watch the unmatched excitement surrounding events such as the World Cup or Champions League Final year after year with indifference. They see mega-stars such as Ch...…
…11 Thursday, August 2nd, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS State of soccer in USA Waking up at 8.a.m on a weekend isn’t what most would consider normal. But that is the life of a soccer fan in the United States: watching the first half of a Premier League game on NBC Sports through groggy eyes before being woken up by a Mohamed Salah curler or Kevin De Bruyne screamer. The International Champions Cup pays European...…
…12 Thursday, August 2nd, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS The name of the game for both teams was pressure. While there are little stakes in a preseason game — even in a rivalry matchup — the pressure exerted, not by the situation, but by the players on one another made the difference. Squashing any remote chances created by Manchester United, Liverpool FC swarmed the midfield and controlled the pace of play for the...…
