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September 05, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 128) • Page Image 1

…While you were away, you may have missed some big stories out of Ann Arbor. This week The Daily will be publishing recaps of the summer’s breaking news. Over the summer, Ann Arbor City Council voted to change zoning codes related to Greek life houses in Ann Arbor. The zoning codes, approved during the July 16 council session, would require new fraternities and sororities to maintain affiliation with the University of Michi...…

September 04, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 127) • Page Image 1

…The University of Michigan’s chapter of College Democrats, along with the Michigan State University chapter and the Michigan Federation of College Democrats, is suing the state over two of its voter ID and registration laws. The suit claims the laws unconstitutionally restrict a citizen’s 26th Amendment right to vote, particularly for young voters and students. The suit concerns two laws, Michigan Public Act 118 a...…

September 29, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 100) • Page Image 1

…Four students have been selected by the University of Michigan to be official nominees for the prestigious Rhodes and Marshall scholarships, which provide full funding for graduate study in the United Kingdom. This years nominees include Public Policy senior Nadine Jawad, recent LSA alum Jonathan Williams, University alum Yiran Liu and University alum Lauren Shepard. According to the LSA Office of National Schola...…

September 28, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 99) • Page Image 1

…University of Michigan students have been organizing protests and demonstrations in the last two weeks after a slew of anti-Latino and anti-Black incidents. The Daily sat down with University president Mark Schlissel to talk students’ reactions, his responses and administrators’ actions moving forward. Schlissel said focusing on the lack of success in catching racist perpetrators is “not productive.” The administrat...…

September 27, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 98) • Page Image 1

…In response to yesterday’s protests regarding racist incidents on campus, Central Student Government executives solemnly addressed the assembly Tuesday night, urging representatives to stand with the demonstrators and actively listen to the concerns of their constituents. CSG President Anushka Sarkar, an LSA senior, stressed the importance of maintaining the assembly’s purpose in representing the entire student bod...…

September 26, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 97) • Page Image 1

…With a new initiative headed by Michigan first lady Sue Snyder, sexual assault on college campuses is set to face spirited bipartisan activism, as discussed at the third annual sexual assault prevention summit at Eastern Michigan University. “We all must work together to create an environment where survivors feel safe and encouraged to be heard,” Snyder said. Nearly 500 students, representatives from the University of M...…

September 25, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 96) • Page Image 1

…Approximately 400 Ann Arbor community members embarked in unseasonably warm temperatures to raise awareness for suicide education and prevention by participating in the Out of the Darkness community walkSaturday morning in West Park. Out of the Darkness community walks took place nationwide this weekend with the aim of raising awareness about suicide prevention as well as funds for the American Foundation for ...…

September 22, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 95) • Page Image 1

…Sustainability on campus is more than the recycling bins you find in Mason Hall. In reality, University of Michigan student organizations, departments and local nonprofits are focusing their efforts on outreach and staying green in a number of ways. One example of these outreach efforts is EarthFest. The 21st annual event was held on the Diag Thursday, and, hosted by the Office of Campus Sustainability, allowed students and staf...…

September 21, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 94) • Page Image 1

…Close to 200 University of Michigan students — including members of the Black Student Union and Students4Justice — gathered Wednesday night on the steps of the Michigan Union to protest racially charged incidents on campus in the past week. University President Mark Schlissel, University Police Chief Robert Neumann and other administrators met the group upstairs in the Rogel Ballroom, where students demanded answers to ...…

September 20, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 93) • Page Image 1

…In light of racist comments written on Black students’ doors this past weekend in West Quad, many students are unhappy with University President Mark Schlissel’s apparent silence. Though Schlissel tweeted a response Sunday evening to the writings — where students found “N-----” written on their dorm door name tags — Schlissel has since not spoken outwardly about the racism and any action the University would plan to take ...…

September 19, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 92) • Page Image 1

…Ann Arbor City Council met Monday evening to discuss topics including pedestrian safety and crosswalk policies, a millage to fund the Washtenaw County Mental Health and Sheriff departments, and suicide prevention in the city’s parking structures. Discussion on pedestrian safety began during the public commentary period at the beginning of the meeting. Several local residents brought up concerns about crosswalk ...…

September 18, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 91) • Page Image 1

…Three Black students’ room doors in Michigan Community Scholars Program, located in West Quad Residence Hall, were vandalized with racial slurs over the weekend. The hate speech, including “N-----,” was written underneath their name tags placed on their dorm room doors. LSA sophomore Travon Stearns, one of the students whose door was vandalized, said he did not see the nametag when he first woke up — it was around 1 p.m., whe...…

September 15, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 90) • Page Image 1

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 15, 2017 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM It has now been mere months over 200 years since the University of Michigan’s inception. Two hundred years worth of innovation, academic renown and multidisciplinary excellence, as a nationwide example and world leader, and of student activists, up-and- coming politicians, surgeons, CEOs, intellectuals and al...…

September 14, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 89) • Page Image 1

…More than 100 people showed up Wednesday afternoon at South Hall for a panel with three former general counsels for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, hosted by the University of Michigan Law School’s Environmental Law and Policy Program. The panel, comprising the EPA’s top lawyers during the Clinton, Bush and Obama administrations, intended to review the major environmental challenges during each of their tenures a...…

September 13, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 88) • Page Image 1

…An audience of 3,500 in Hill Auditorium burst into applause at the sight of The New York Times best-selling author Daniel Pink’s “Fear the Khaki” T-shirt on Tuesday evening. Pink donned the shirt as part of the first anecdote during his presentation, “The Mind of the Future: How to Survive an Outsourced, Automated Age.” Pink’s talk highlighted useful lessons on what it takes to be successful in the workplace as society shifts f...…

September 12, 2017 (vol. 125, iss. 87) • Page Image 1

…Imagine a world in which new careers and those that are unheard of today, exist, and those careers that exist today are no longer available. A world where robots have complete control of certain occupations, and where humans have the opportunity to implant knowledge into their brains through the use of technological advancements. On Monday evening, Dr. Kevin LaGrandeur, a professor of English at the New York Institute of ...…

September 08, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 85) • Page Image 1

…Student veterans attended orientation in the Pond room of the Michigan Union Thursday evening and learned about the various resources and initiatives to support them on campus. The orientation was led by Psychology Lecturer Eric Fretz, Philip Larson, program director for the Student Veterans Assistance Program, and members of the Peer Advisors for Veteran Education. The incoming students had the opportunity to famil...…

September 07, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 84) • Page Image 1

…Students at the University are taking “going green” to another level. With the recent construction of two solar pavilions, students will now be able to socialize while powering their phones, laptops and tablets on renewable energy on campus. The two pavilions are located near Palmer Commons on Central Campus and the Bob and Betty Beyster Building on North Campus, respectively. Business junior Grant Faber, vi...…

September 06, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 83) • Page Image 1

…Tuesday evening, Central Student Government hosted their first meeting of the school year under new administration, with LSA senior Anushka Sarkar as president. Despite the brief interruption of a fire alarm in the Michigan Union, the meeting continued, focusing on welcoming members back to campus. A major focal point of the meeting involved the Trump administration’s announcement this morning of the dissolution of th...…

September 05, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 82) • Page Image 1

…Information and Technology Services at the University of Michigan released updates to campus computing sites for fall 2017. The updates are part of an initiative to make technology more accessible to students on more devices, according to a University press release. The updates include Sites Windows computer software, which will now be available through AppsAnywhere, a portal similar to the app store that can be accessed via...…

September 30, 2016 (vol. 126, iss. 1) • Page Image 1

…Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County expects to have resettled about 163 refugees in the county by the conclusion of its fiscal year this fall, nearly doubling its previous year’s caseload, and plans to do so again in the coming year. In a March interview with the Daily, JFS administrators said their resettlement target was still in the 80-person range. However, an uptick in the number of refugees the Obama admin...…

September 29, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 144) • Page Image 1

…According to a recent Michigan Daily poll of a sample of students, support for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on campus is high, at almost 75 percent. However, the poll also indicated that nearly 20 percent of respondents plan to vote outside of the two major parties, preferring third-party candidates. Among the third party candidates, Liberterian nominee Gary Johnson, who polled at 13.2...…

September 28, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 143) • Page Image 1

…Though the first presidential debate drew wide interest on campus Monday night, that interest may not necessarily have equated to any changes in voter preference, according to a Michigan Daily poll conducted directly after the debate. As part of an ongoing initiative to better gauge the campus political climate, The Michigan Daily sent out a poll to 1,500 students and received 302 responses. Eighty-one percent of resp...…

September 27, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 142) • Page Image 1

…Ann Arbor residents emphasized several concerns with the city’s plans for a new Amtrak station during two public meetings Monday evening. The city hosted the public meetings to discuss the recently released Alternatives Analysis Report, which suggested four possible sites for the new train station — three of which reside on Depot Street and the fourth on Fuller Road. The locations were chosen based on several criteri...…

September 26, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 141) • Page Image 1

…While various praises and concerns were voiced by faculty at the fourth and final LSA Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion plan’s feedback forum last Friday evening, most of the night’s attention was on the lack of faculty in attendance. The large MLB Auditorium was mostly empty with about 40 LSA faculty were present. Liz Cole, associate dean for social sciences, led the forum as she had the previous three by guiding the audience ...…

September 23, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 140) • Page Image 1

…At the University of Michigan Alumni Center Thursday evening, about 80 students, alumni and members of the Ann Arbor community attended the first event of this year’s LatinX Heritage Month celebrations. Sponsored by prominent Latino campus organizations and alumni, the event featured speakers who outlined inclusivity goals and stressed the importance of breaking down institutionalized borders for their on-campus ...…

September 22, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 139) • Page Image 1

…Two lawsuits have been filed in the past month over an alleged sexual assault at a University of Michigan fraternity party in January 2016. The first lawsuit, from a now-former male University student, was filed against several employees of the University of Michigan for wrongfully causing the student leave the University following the alleged assault, according to court documents. “The Appeals Board applied an un...…

September 21, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 138) • Page Image 1

…The University of Michigan’s Spectrum Center and the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs hosted their second collaborative open house Tuesday to spread awareness about their activities and services for new students on campus. Program organizers Abby Chien, MESA program manager, and Mark Chung Kwan Fan, assistant director for the Spectrum Center, said they’ve started to realize more of the intersections of the two p...…

September 20, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 137) • Page Image 1

…While the population in Detroit has fallen over recent decades, the Muslim community in the Detroit area has grown, in part due to the influx of refugees. Sally Howell, director of the Center for Arab American studies and associate professor of history at the University of Michigan- Dearborn, spoke on the long, rooted history of Muslim communities in Detroit at her lecture Monday evening. “I noticed in 2010 that if you lo...…

September 19, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 136) • Page Image 1

…The University of Michigan Central Student Government hosted its third sober tailgate Saturday on Elbel Field in an attempt to prevent alcohol- related incidents during late- starting football games. The event was coordinated by LSA sophomore Grant Rivas, CSG’s chief programming officer, who said student safety is the first consideration with a 3:30 p.m. kick off time like the Michigan vs. Colorado game. “We as a university s...…

September 16, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 135) • Page Image 1

…Joe Palca, an award-winning science correspondent from National Public Radio, visited the University of Michigan Thursday afternoon to give a talk titled “Communicating Science for Fun and Profit” at West Hall. The talk focused on how to better communicate science with the general public. Palca, who has worked for NPR since 1992, has covered a large range of science news, such as the new genome editing technology and...…

September 15, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 135) • Page Image 1

…Higher education reform has been a hot topic this election season — particularly for Democrats. As opponents in the Democratic primary, now-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (D–VT) lauded their two separate proposals of debt- free and tuition-free college, respectively. Several states already offer free college plans at certain institutions including Maryland, New York, Col...…

September 14, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 134) • Page Image 1

…Author Malcolm Gladwell’s lecture on the risks and realities of entrepreneurship Tuesday drew an audience large enough to fill Hill Auditorium. The talk, which explored the careers of scientist Emil Freireich who helped invent modern chemotherapy; Steve Jobs, who founded Apple; and Ingvar Kamprad, who founded IKEA, was part of The Joseph and Sally Handleman Lecture Series hosted by the Ross School of Business. Gladwell chall...…

September 13, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 133) • Page Image 1

…Acclaimed author Peter Kornbluh, an Ann Arbor native, advocated for open negotiations between the U.S. and the Cuban government with several anecdotes about secret meetings and spies at Literati Bookstore Monday evening. Kornbluh spoke to promote his new book, “Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations between Washington and Havana,” which he co-wrote with William LeoGrande, professor of governmen...…

September 12, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 132) • Page Image 1

…On August 4, Nadine Jawad, a Ford junior at the University of Michigan, received a text on the lawn of Magdalen’s campus at the University of Oxford, holding her phone in one hand and playing with a piece of grass in the other. “God, my phone is blowing up because of that stabbing,” she said. “It’s like, I’m fine, mom.” The incident happened earlier that day in London, a city an hour and a half from Oxford by bus. The perpetra...…

September 09, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 131) • Page Image 1

…As part of the University of Michigan’s Complex Systems Seminar Series, LSA Dean Andrew Martin spoke Thursday afternoon at West Hall about the “Martin- Quinn” scores, a measurement of the liberal or conservative ideologies of U.S. Supreme Court justices, which Martin researched and developed with Kevin Quinn from the University of California at Berkeley’s School of Law in 2002. Martin and Quinn’s model encompasses ev...…

September 08, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 130) • Page Image 1

…The University of Michigan’s chapter of College Democrats kicked off one of its weekly voter registration drives Wednesday with a special appearance from actor Sean Astin, best known for his role as Sam in Lord of the Rings. Astin spoke to students and community members about campaigning at ground-level events. He also discussed his experiences with Hillary Clinton who he’s known since 1992, calling her one of the...…

September 07, 2016 (vol. 125, iss. 129) • Page Image 1

…Starting at the beginning of classes Tuesday, the University of Michigan’s two-year-long transition to Canvas was complete — drawing mixed reactions from faculty over the process and implementation, and overall positive impressions from students. Canvas is an online learning management system that includes features such as assignments, grades and discussion boards. Moving forward, it will be the class platfo...…

September 06, 2016 (vol. 126, iss. 128) • Page Image 1

…Former President Bill Clinton joined United Auto Workers union members and others for the annual Detroit Labor Day Parade Monday morning aiming to demonstrate the Hillary Clinton campaign’s commitment to working families. The parade began at 9:30 a.m. and marched down Michigan Avenue. Bill Clinton marched, but did not speak during the event which drew thousands of union workers and other prominent state Demo...…

September 30, 2015 (vol. 125, iss. 1) • Page Image 1

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 30, 2015 ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM CAMPUS CONTEXT President slated to roll out strategic initiative on inclusion by spring 2016 By EMMA KINERY Daily Staff Reporter University President Mark Schlissel and his administration have spent the last academic year working to roll out new policy initiatives regarding several campus is...…

September 29, 2015 (vol. 124, iss. 135) • Page Image 1

…125 YEARS NEWS • ARTS • OPINION SPORTS • ARCHIVES A SPECIAL ISSUE COMMEMORATING 125 YEARS OF EDITORIAL FRREEDOM A conversation with former Daily editor in chief Ann Marie Lipinski • Page 3A Campus fashion through the decades • Page 4A The rich history of sports at the ‘U’ • Page 6A Why the Opinion pages matter • Page 8A Hill Auditorium’s star-studded history • Page 11A …

September 28, 2015 (vol. 124, iss. 134) • Page Image 1

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, September 28, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM The Wolverines earn their third straight blowout victory » INSIDE Michigan dominates ANDREW COHEN/Daily INSIDE: Ashok Bhargav, an application programmer for the University, picks out vegetables at the fourth annual Harvest Festival hosted by the Sustainable Food Program at the Matthaei Botanical Garde...…

September 25, 2015 (vol. 124, iss. 133) • Page Image 1

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 25, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Mike Hart is working his way up at Western Michigan » INSIDE A new home ADMINISTRATION Common thread in search for ‘culture shift’ is heightening students’ role By ALLANA AKHTAR and MICHAEL SUGERMAN Daily Staff Reporter and Daily News Editor Days after the release of new sexual assault data ...…

September 24, 2015 (vol. 124, iss. 132) • Page Image 1

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, September 24, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM A look at the threads seen on Tree Town’s streets » INSIDE the fashion b-side Canvas to replace CTools by fall 2016 Carson talks social issues, education during Mich. stop After 81 years, ‘Mud Bowl’ may conclude streak Harper outlines plans for new multicultural center After pilot, provost ...…

September 23, 2015 (vol. 124, iss. 130) • Page Image 1

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 23, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM A look at the University’s record breaking Nike contract » INSIDE the statement Former vice-chair of the U.S Federal Reserve calls on students to plan ahead By EMMA KINERY Daily Staff Reporter Retirement may be a long way off for the University students who attended Tuesday’s Ford Policy Ta...…

September 22, 2015 (vol. 124, iss. 129) • Page Image 1

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, September 22, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Alum sentenced on vandalism charge after ski trip By ALLANA AKHTAR and ISOBEL FUTTER Daily Staff Reporters Matthew Vlasic, one of four former fraternity mem- bers charged in connec- tion with damages inflicted on a Northern Michigan ski resort, was sentenced Monday to two years of pro- bation, ...…

September 21, 2015 (vol. 124, iss. 129) • Page Image 1

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, September 21, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM The Michigan football team won its second game of the Jim Harbaugh era Saturday. » INSIDE Another victory Fiorina, Paul urge Republicans to re-examine party identity By SHOHAM GEVA Daily News Editor Their platforms were differ- ent, but the Saturday speeches of former Hewlett-Packard CEO Ca...…

September 18, 2015 (vol. 124, iss. 128) • Page Image 1

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 18, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM » INSIDE Regents approve salary increase to $772,500 By MICHAEL SUGERMAN Daily News Editor Now a year into his tenure, University President Mark Schlissel will receive a pay raise. The University’s Board of Regents unanimous- ly voted at their September meeting Thursday to bump Schlissel’s salary b...…

September 17, 2015 (vol. 124, iss. 127) • Page Image 1

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, September 17, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM » INSIDE Renovation concludes multi-year initiative to update housing on campus By EMMA KINERY Daily Staff Reporter Shuttered for renovations over the last year, the West Quadran- gle Residence Hall held an official reopening ceremony Wednes- day afternoon — with University President Mark Sc...…

September 16, 2015 (vol. 124, iss. 126) • Page Image 1

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 16, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXIV, No. 126 ©2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A ARTS.......................... 5A SPORTS ......................7A CL ASSIFIEDS...............6A T H E S TAT E M E N T. . . . . . . .1 B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM ‘U’ e...…

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