…Bthe b-side The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, September 17, 2015 One of the most well-documented and contro- versial aspects of the United States is its complicated relationship with food. Through years of unsustain- able agricultural practices, the U.S. faces shortages of fresh food, particularly in impoverished communities. Combined with the prevalence of obesity, diet-related illness and reliance on government f...…
…2B — Thursday, September 17, 2015 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com “How it works is that if you’re a family, or you’re someone who’s received Supplemental Nutri- tional Assistance Program ben- efits, and you go to a participating site, and you spend $20 of your Nutrition Benefits at that site, you get a dollar-dollar match up to $20 a day to buy Michigan-grown fruits and vegetables,” Engelhard explained. “You can ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Thursday, September 17, 2015 — 3B Inspiring ideas at 826 ‘robot shop’ A2 non-profit fosters creative writings skills By BAILEY KADIAN Daily Arts Writer “What the heck is this thing?” One weekend, in the spring of 2013, Tom Bianchi passed by the Liberty Street Robot Sup- ply & Repair shop on his way to get some coffee after work. After multiple occasions of passing the robot shop ...…
…4B — Thursday, September 17, 2015 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘U’ alum Logan Light talks confidence and growing crowds By REBECCA LERNER Daily Arts Writer “It’s become second nature to the point of not getting nervous anymore. I walk out in front of 20,000 people in Chicago, and it’s the same thing I was doing in my bedroom four years ago.” University alum Logan Light balances the weekend triumphs of hi...…
…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...…
…2A — Friday, September 18, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY The Michigan football team will host UNLV at noon Saturday. The Wolverines beat Oregon State, 35-7, last week, while the Rebels lost to No. 10 UCLA, 37-3. 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Environment law lecture WHAT: Avi Garbow, Environmental Protection Agency general counsel, will discuss his work with the EPA. WHO: Michigan...…
…said. “He has hit the ground running … on the completion of President Schlissel’s first year in office, the Board of Regents would like to recognize and acknowledge a job well done. Regent Shauna Ryder-Diggs (D–Grosse Pointe) emphasized her appreciation for the work Schlissel has done in the realm of campus diversity, and spoke specifically about the recent diversity summit he hosted. “It was wonderful to see rep- resentation f...…
…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors....…
…Sports & Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Friday, September 18, 2015 — 5A “My pizza is built on …” I’m sitting in a dim booth on the second floor of the Jolly Pumpkin Cafe & Brewery on Main Street. Maggie Long, chef and managing partner, sits across from me. She’s short and sinewy, with cropped hair and an oven- baked face. As she starts this sentence, I try to guess what she’ll finish with. The grani...…
…ACROSS 1 *Dejected 5 *Sledding spot 10 *Waterloo 14 Enclosed in 15 Electrical component 16 Seaman’s direction 17 9-Down sensors 18 Midwestern tribe 19 Show appreciation, in a way 20 “You shall hear more __ morning”: “Measure for Measure” 21 Shows a preference 22 Amethyst source 23 Prognosticate 25 Struggling engine sound 27 Me.-to-Fla. highway 28 Freudian subject 30 ’60s radical gp. 31 *Data transfer 32 Crockett’s Waterloo 34 Annoyed moviegoer...…
…Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Friday, September 18, 2015 — 7A NEW YORK FASHION WEEK SPRING 2016 ROUNDUP Diane Von Furstenberg’s NYFW show comes off the heels of the 40th anniversary of the brand’s signature wrap dress and designers of the Spring 2016 Ready To Wear collection pay homage to the timeless garment: v-shaped necklines and cinched waists were abound on Sunday’s DVF runway. The collection works to display i...…
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…FootballSaturday — September 19, 2015 2 STAFF PICKS The Daily football writers pick against the spread to predict scores for the top 25 and Big Ten in the 2015 football season. Max Bultman Max Cohen Jake Lourim Zach Shaw UNLV (+34) at Michigan UNLV Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Northern Illinois (+34.5) at No. 1 Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State No. 15 Ole Miss (+7) at No. 2 Alabama Alabama A...…
…3 TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com UNLV coach Sanchez creates mystery in matchup with ‘M’ Sanchez, Harbaugh match wits in battle of first-year coaches By MAX COHEN Managing Sports Editor On paper, the Michigan football team’s third foe of the season is its least daunting so far. UNLV enters Saturday’s game at Michigan Stadium lacking three things: a win, a Power Five conference affiliation and an establ...…
…“They kind of try to kill you to see what your motivation is,” Whitfield said. “You have to do 5 a.m. workouts for a full year and kind of get your butt kicked just to show that this is something that you want to do, instead of just going out there and saying ‘I’m on the football team, look at my jersey.’ ” Most actually do quit. But, already behind in conditioning and game planning, even those who stay have virtually no shot at bec...…
…FootballSaturday, September 19, 2015 6 Breakdown: Michigan vs. UNLV By MAX BULTMAN Daily Sports Editor Michigan and UNLV enter their Week 3 matchup riding completely opposite waves of momentum. The Wolverines cruised to a 35-7 win over Oregon State in coach Jim Harbaugh’s home debut, while the Rebels were the victims of a 37-3 pounding at the hands of No. 10 UCLA. And while Michigan fans should have learned by now not ...…
…7 TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com What to watch for on Saturday Wolverines seek fast start, backup running backs vie for playing time By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor The Michigan football team may play its easiest game of the season Saturday, barring further collapse by a Big Ten team such as Rutgers or Maryland. This week, the UNLV Rebels (0-2) visit Michigan Stadium to give the Wolverines a non- conference tun...…
…FootballSaturday, September 19, 2015 8 Show me the money? Not what Harbaugh’s about, ex-agent says Leigh Steinberg discusses experience with coach, stays optimistic for future By MAX COHEN Managing Sports Editor When Jim Harbaugh spurned lucrative NFL offers to return to college and coach the Michigan football team this offseason, the overwhelming reaction nationally was one of surprise — surprise that Harbaugh would leave t...…
…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...…
…2A — Monday, September 21, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Two campus exhibits feature famous Detroit art installation BY JACKIE CHARNIGA Daily Staff Reporter DETROIT — On Sunday, Detroit native Tyree Guyton, creator of the open-air Heidel- berg Project, stood next to a sev- ered Barbie doll limb poking out of the dirt from a lot on Detroit’s east side. University students and Detroit residents gathered ...…
…should be the driving force of GOP efforts in 2016, citing wel- fare programs in arguing that Democrats don’t believe that everybody is equal in capability. “I am a Republican because I know that no one of us is any bet- ter than any other one of us,” she said. “Progressives don’t believe this. They do not believe that everybody has god-given gifts. They do not believe that every- one has potential. They actually believe some are sm...…
…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors....…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, September 21, 2015 — 5A FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @michigandaily NOW. Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com Roses are red, violets are blue, We love the Daily and we hope you do too. ACROSS 1 Light fog 5 “No ifs, __ ...” 9 Italian city known for a shroud 14 __’acte 15 Come in last 16 Have __ in the hole 17 Make laugh in a big way 18 *Pickled peppers picker 20 Deodor...…
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…BSportsMonday LATE THRILLER n Michigan pulled out wins over Iowa and Nebraska this weekend. Page 3B WAVES AND WINS The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | September 21, 2015 n Michigan has treated its fans to two straight blowout wins. SportsMonday Column, Page 2B Michigan 28, UNLV 7 B L AC K JAC K ALLISON FARRAND/Daily ROBERT DUNNE/Daily ALLISON FARRAND/Daily ALLISON FARRAND/Daily …
…2B — September 21, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Jim Harbaugh’s cast of characters T he Michigan football team built its lead against UNLV on Saturday on a receiving touchdown by a running back and a rushing touchdown by a receiver. Then, a backup running back broke loose for a 76-yard touchdown to send the Wolverines into halftime ahead 21-0. Finally, to cap Michigan’s scoring, its graduate-t...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday September 21, 2015 — 3B ‘M’ beats Iowa, Nebraska Haidar’s goal in 89th minute Sunday completes weekend sweep By MITCH BECKMAN Daily Sports Writer In the 89th minute of its Sunday afternoon game, a 0-0 tie looked inevitable for the Michigan’s women’s soccer team. After dominating Iowa (0-2 Big Ten, 6-3 overall) in all aspects of the game, a failure to convert on scori...…
…4B — September 21, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Five Things We Learned: UNLV By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor The Michigan football team earned another unexciting victory. For the second straight week, the Wolverines rolled to an easy win at Michigan Stadium, this time against UNLV, 28-7. Michigan plowed through the Rebels’ defense for 254 rushing yards, 6.5 per carry. Though two long plays ...…
…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, ...…
…he sponsored the bill because he sees giving adults the right to make their own decisions is consistent with American values. “I think we need to let adults make their own choices about what they eat and what they put in their body,” he said. Currently, it is only legal in Michigan to use marijuana for medical purposes authorized by a physician. In Ann Arbor, marijuana has been decriminalized since 1972, meaning ...…
…of the Sigma Alpha Mu frater- nity and a University alum, plead guilty in July to malicious destruction of property totaling more than $200, but less than $1,000. He was initially charged with a more serious, felony malicious destruction of prop- erty charge, but the judge later reduced the charge to a misde- meanor. Vlasic is prohibited from using drugs and alcohol while on probation, and is subject to random testing. Vlasic was...…
…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors....…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, September 22, 2015 — 5 EVENT PREVIEW Professor discusses intersectionality By COSMO PAPPAS Daily Arts Writer Intersectionality is ubiquitous in contemporary women’s studies. However, its entry into discourse has a complicated history. This concept has roots in a rich history of Black feminist thought and practice that was formally articulated, but not...…
…ACROSS 1 Where to find screwdrivers? 7 Buddhist teacher 11 Circle segment 14 Bold & Crispy Fries maker 15 Eagerly interested 16 Sea, in Marseille 17 *Six-time ’30s- ’40s N.L. home run champ 18 Zippo 19 Square root of IX 20 Relatives of gulfs 21 MD-to-be’s exam 23 Lightly burn 25 *Donny’s ’70s TV co-host 27 Nickname for Ruth, with “The” 31 Strahan co-host 32 Coral island 33 One-named Nigerian singer 36 Bruins’ sch. 39 *Sense of duty, per one’s ...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 22, 2015 — 7 Harbaugh sticks up for starter Rudock By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor Five interceptions in three games for fifth-year senior quarterback Jake Rudock led fans to question Rudock’s performance at the helm of the Michigan football team’s offense. But coach Jim Harbaugh isn’t having it. Asked Monday in his weekly press conference what area...…
…8 — Tuesday, September 22, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan’s defensive goal? Turnovers and more turnovers By MAX COHEN Managing Sports Editor Three games into the season, the Michigan football team does not yet have a definitive identity. The offense has mixed and matched pieces, and the team’s defenders have given their own unit varying reviews. But spending just a few minutes with senior linebacker ...…
…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...…
…“Let’s say for example a situation where a student has after-hours entered into the football stadium,” Wessel said. “We want to have an opportunity to engage that student in a dialogue around that choice.” The new statement will go into effect July 2016. Budget approval CSG Treasurer Kevin Ziegler, a Business senior, presented the yearly CSG budget to the assembly. The proposed budget would total $400,000. Currentl...…
…“Last summer we provided over a thousand internships to LSA students, and we awarded over a half million in scholarship money such that any student could take an internship regardless of need,” he said. He also described how LSA was creating a name for itself among employers in various pre-professional fields, such as business. “Just within the last month, we’re having employers who are calling our internship office sayin...…
…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors....…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, September 23, 2015 — 5A T he Hungarian film “White God” begins with an aerial shot of a vast and empty city. The only figure, barely visible, rides a bike. The silence is unnerving — where is everyone? It’s the setup for some kind of fairytale or post-apoca- lyptic story of survival. The camera moves in; the figure is a teenage girl, probably 13 years old. She rides ac...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Radiated joy 7 “Hi and Lois” pooch 11 Fair grade 14 Smithy fixtures 15 Literary pen name 16 Half of a steep price? 17 Refused 18 Aggressive property seizure 20 Video game pioneer 21 Unit to plow 22 Church section near the altar 23 Red Square shrine 25 Suffix with church 26 Disdainful chorus 27 Golden Fleece ship 29 Campaign funding org. 32 Pet hair picker- upper 37 Cope w...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, September 23, 2015 — 7A Extra reps and yoga paying off for ‘M’ offensive linemen By ZACH SHAW Daily Sports Editor With all five starters returning from last season, it was expected that the Michigan football team’s offensive line would improve in 2015. But after only marginally improving last season in a similar situation, the question was how much improvement would show up...…
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…On September 29th, The Michigan Daily turns 125 years young. To celebrate this illustrious anniversary, we compiled some of the most impressive events the Daily has reported on during its long run. 2B THE LIST MAY 25, 1924 Michigan Daily reporters score an exclusive interview with Gandhi — like, the Gandhi. OCT. 14, 1960 On the humble steps of the Union, President Kennedy announes his idea for the Peace Corps. NOV. 5, 1962 Dr. Marti...…
…3B “I’m auditioning for Opera Core in a few weeks, they’re doing Così fan tutte, by Mozart. It’s one of my favorite operas, it’s what got me into opera because my dad played it for me when I was little. I’ve been hearing the trio, Soave il vento since I was five. It’s his favorite. He wanted to have it played at his wedding but the church wouldn’t let him. They thought it was sinful because there is lust and passion, murder and ...…
…Wednesday, September 23, 2015 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, September 23 , 2015 // The Statement 5B T he return of the “swoosh” to the Michigan Athlet- ics apparel is emblematic of much more than a shiny new contract, but of a revitalized fan base and newly energized student athletes. But still, according to students, athletes and alumni, regardless of the changing dynamics between apparel contracts and the school, the block M will a...…
…Wednesday, September 23, 2015 // The Statement 6B Athletes embrace social responsibility by Zach Shaw, Daily Sports Writer I t doesn’t take long for Jordan Morgan to remember why he’s spending a gorgeous summer afternoon cleaning up an eyesore of a street in Detroit. Once homeless in Detroit, Morgan fought through poverty, malnourishment and hundreds of other challenges to star for the Michigan basketball team, earn two engineering ...…
