…E leanor* The first time I ever went on a date, it was with a girl from Tinder. I was 19, fresh off my freshman year and spending the summer back home in New York. So innocent. So pure. So skinny. I remember seeing the notification that Eleanor had messaged me flash on my phone and immediately thought she was a bot. Usually these bots present themselves as very attractive women whose low standards are only matched by the low resolut...…
…Wednesday, November 9, 2016 // The Statement 7B by Jackie Charniga, Daily News Editor A Toast to Grandpa John I ’d wake up feeling sticky. The inside of my mouth, my hair, my skin. I would lurch out of the twin bed and stumble over to the sink in my dorm room to survey the damage. It was all a smudge. My eyeliner down my face. My memories of the night before. I always knew if I had smoked because my chest hurt and my fingers tasted...…
…Wednesday, November 9, 2016 // The Statement 8B Rihanna Medina, 6, holds a sign at the protest. Medina, a Saginaw resident, belongs to the Leech Lake band of the Ojibwe tribe. Protestors gather in support of Standing Rock. V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : S T A N D I N G R O C K P R O T E S T P H O T O S B Y C A R O L Y N G E A R I G Signs are held protesting the pipeline in front of the state Capitol. LSA senior Noor Ahmed holds a si...…
…ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM WARREN — On the eve of Election Day, Donald Trump Jr. said Michigan residents could change the deceptive nature of politics by voting for his father, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, for president of the United States in a stop in the state. More than 100 supporters attended the event, which was held at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Warren, Mich., includi...…
…2 — Tuesday, November 8 , 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University OF Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily’s office for $2. Subscriptions for September-April are $225 and year long subscriptions are $250. University affiliates ar...…
…2-News 3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, November 8, 2016 — 3 for her,” he said. “Him being the president of the United States, he has a lot of say, experience and credibility. He’s been the president of this country for eight years and there is no one else more qualified to say who he thinks should be president.” Obama also took aim at Republican nominee Donald Trump directly, listing reasons Tru...…
…” T his election must culminate in a vote for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Yes, her opponent is racist, sexist, misogynistic and xenophobic, but Clinton is a candidate we need to be excited about. She is the most qualified presidential candidate in history, her platform is the most progressive and her career of fighting for those without a voice speaks for itself. Beyond just the vote for the preside...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts & News Tuesday, November 8, 2016 — 5 HARVEST RECORDS. If this were a profile picture, it would get a billion likes. It was the afternoon of the second day of the Mo Pop Fes- tival, and I had succeeded in aggressively pushing my way to the front row. Friends in tow and the hot sun beating down on the unforgiving July day, I wrapped sweaty hands around the fence barrier that separated the c...…
…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 Catnip or coriander 5 Throw in the towel 9 Former “Idol” judge Paula 14 Old music halls 15 Loosen, as laces 16 Author John le __ 17 Out of control 18 Road in old Rome 19 Martial arts-based fitness routine 20 *Old West transport 23 British brew with a red triangle in its logo 24 “Oops, almost fo...…
…News & Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 8, 2016 — 7 ‘Grown-up’ Nagelvoort balances patience with urgency Zach Nagelvoort got one game, and then he waited a month for his name to be called again. And while he may not be the man in front of the net when the season ends, the senior netminder has made his peace with that. Nagelvoort earned the start for No. 18 Michigan’s season opener agai...…
…8 — Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com T E A M S T A T S MICH OPP Points/Game 48.0 10.7 First Downs/Game 24.7 12.9 Rush Yards/Game 251.7 107.4 Yards/Rush 5.5 3.1 Rushing TDs 36 3 Passing Yards/Game 245.8 138.9 Completion % 65.4% 44.1% Yards/Pass 8.7 5.7 Passing TDs 17 8 Interceptions 3 10 Offensive Plays/Game 73.8 59.0 Total Offense 497.4 246.3 3rd-down Conversions 48.2% 19.0% 4th-d...…
…ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM 76% Hillary Clinton 13% Donald Trump Projected Student Candidate Choice: Nov. 6 Source: Michigan Daily student survey (rounded to nearest percent) 6% Gary Johnson 1% Jill Stein 4.4% Other During the lead up to the presidential election, The Michigan Daily is polling students about campaign issues every two weeks. This is the fourth and final iteration of the survey. Ove...…
…2A — Monday, November 7, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Students hoping to see President Barack Obama when he visits campus Monday to campaign for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will first need to pick up tickets Sunday between noon and 7 p.m. at the Ray L. Fisher stadium and on the Diag. According to the campaign’s website, the public event will last from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m Monday. Oba...…
…2-News 3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, November 7, 2016 — 3A MAX KUANG/Daily Ypsilanti resident Orin Kennedy and his family examine fossils from the Bristle Mammoth at the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History Saturday. MUSEUM FINDINGS in this iteration of the survey continued to identify themselves as Democrats, at 54 percent, with students identifying as Republicans forming less than half o...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Monday, November 7, 2016 Clinton calls wisely on Obama to deliver speech R acist, misogynistic, idiotic, corrupt, conniving, demonic. These are just a sampling of the colorful adjectives I’ve heard used to describe the major party nominees for president of one of the oldest and most powerful democracies on the planet. Such a vitriolic campaign has fractured the partisa...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, November 7, 2016 — 5A Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Encircled by 5 Note from the boss 9 Strolls through the shallows 14 Calf-length skirt 15 Words while anteing 16 Make a speech 17 High school infatuation 19 Wash lightly 20 Slowpoke in a shell 21 Worker’s allowance for illness 23 Tide table term 26 U.K. flying squad 27 Detriment to air quality 30 A ...…
…I watch a lot of TV. This is old news. Sometimes, though, my obsession with keeping up with TV gets unhealthy, particularly when I’m unwilling to quit a show I don’t even like anymore. It’s “The Walking Dead.” “The Walking Dead” is what I’m talking about. Critic Matt Zoller Seitz calls “The Walking Dead” an example of the “Bad Relationship Show, taking its audience for granted or treating it like garba...…
…The waiting game For the third straight year, the Michigan women’s soccer team is on the bubble, hoping to see their name Monday » SportsMonday Column, Page 2B Aerial attack Wilton Speight again played his best game of the season as Michigan shredded Maryland’s passing defense » Page 4B Michigan 59, Maryland 3 B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | November 7, 2016 The tales are now famous, those of the physical, bloody, ...…
…2B — November 7, 2016 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Ryan, Michigan await another anxious Monday It’s a Wednesday, which means it’s a day, which means Greg Ryan is optimistic. The Michigan women’s soccer coach always seems to be positive about his team, always seems to think its best days are still ahead. In a few hours, Ryan’s team will board a plane to Minneapolis for the Big Ten Tournament....…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday November 7, 2016 — 3B Michigan opens with exhibition win Though the Michigan men’s basketball team absorbed a couple of significant losses to its NCAA Tournament squad from last year, the starting lineup was supposed to be the area that provided this year’s team a sense of stability. But when the Wolverines stormed out of the tunnel under the veil of darkness at Crisler...…
…4B — November 7, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday The news only worsened for Maryland in the second quarter, when Hills went down on the first play and did not return. Caleb Rowe replaced him under center, and whatever momentum the Terrapins had disappeared. Most of the second half was merely a formality. The stands cleared out, and the clock ran quickly. Early in the fourth quarter, Rowe moved Maryland i...…
…Though the presidential election has drawn a lot of the focus on campus, local elections are ramping up in the building to Nov. 8 as well. The Washtenaw County sheriff’s race between incumbent Sheriff Jerry Clayton (D), who has now served two four-year terms, and Ken Magee (R) will culminate with residents casting their votes on Election Day. Clayton previously served in the sheriff’s office for 20 years prior to re...…
…number of patients who still used the opioids many months after the surgery took place. Michigan-OPEN will attempt to meet this goal by educating surgical teams about opioid use. In a statement, Chad Brummett, director of the Division of Pain Research in the UM Department of Anesthesiology and a leading member of Michigan-OPEN, said the initiative would surmount the troubling number of painkillers prescribed by su...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, November 4, 2016 — 3A candidates. Clayton has stated plans to sustain and expand current mental health-related programs, while Magee says he wants to target substance abuse and addiction with a new program. If elected, both candidates have prioritized addressing mental health issues in the community. In an interview, Clayton said he plans to continue his office’s rela...…
…4A — Friday, November 4, 2016 Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com LAURA SCHINAGLE Managing Editor 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. SHOHAM GEVA Editor in Chief CLAIRE BRYAN and REGAN DETWILER Editorial Page Editors Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s Editorial Board. All other signed ...…
…In this new miniseries, Daily Music Writers reminisce on the best live show they’ve seen. If there’s one thing you do in life, never let someone belittle the things that make you happy. Everyone has different bands, books, movies, memories, activi- ties, art, etc. that get them through the day. I don’t even care if tailgat- ing out of a pickup truck at a coun- try concert (a dreaded thought for someone like myself) is your cup of t...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Start of something 4 Know-it-all 9 Sticky roll 13 Title car in a Ronny & the Daytonas hit 14 Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment,” e.g. 15 Australian export 16 Like Gen. Powell 17 Vito Corleone talking bobblehead? 19 N.T. book before Phil. 20 Denver-to- Wichita dir. 21 Oppressive atmosphere 22 Goal of a holistic chiropractor? 26 Renewal notice feature, briefly 27 Like a wel...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Friday, November 4, 2016 — 7A Understated Winborg could be just what ‘M’ needs Adam Winborg isn’t a “rah- rah” type of player. Michigan senior defenseman and captain Nolan De Jong says that Winborg has been pretty quiet during his first year in Ann Arbor. Perhaps the freshman forward’s low profile is a result of his circumstances — he wasn’t the highly touted recruit that teammates Wil...…
…8A — Friday, November 4, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com What to Watch For: Armstrong State Seven months and 17 days ago, the Michigan men’s basketball team’s season ended at the hands of Notre Dame in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Now, the doors to Crisler Center are set to open again, as the Wolverines will begin the 2016 season with an exhibition against Armstrong State on Friday night. “It’s not th...…
…NOVEMBER 5, 2016: MARYLAND Dean Cook 1958-2016 …
…FootballSaturday, November 5, 2016 2 STAFF PICKS The Daily football writers pick against the spread to predict scores for the top 25 and Big Ten in the 2016 football season. Max Bultman Jacob Gase Kelly Hall Jake Lourim No. 3 Michigan (-31) vs. Maryland Michigan Michigan Maryland Maryland Michigan No. 1 Alabama (-7.5) at No. 13 LSU Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama No. 2 Clemson (-27) vs. Syracuse Clemson Clemson Clemson Cl...…
…3 TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com Michigan prepares for Durkin, Maryland The No. 3 Michigan football team knocked off its in-state rival last weekend for the first time in four years, and though the game wasn’t pretty, the third-ranked Wolverines thoroughly enjoyed it. The struggling Spartans (0-5 Big Ten, 2-6 overall) played one of their best games of the season, outscoring Michigan 14-5 in the fourth...…
…The Michigan Stadium press box will open at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, as it always does. But it won’t ever be the same again. Last Friday, Michigan lost one of its most beloved behind- the-scenes figures when Dean Cook, a member of Michigan’s event staff who had become a fixture at football, basketball, soccer and other games in Ann Arbor over the past decade, passed away at the age of 58. Dean wasn’t one of the more publicized face...…
…FootballSaturday, November 5, 2016 6 Breakdown: Michigan vs. Maryland The Michigan football team’s home-heavy schedule has the Wolverines back at the Big House this weekend. There, they have won six straight games by a combined score of 263- 70. They have trailed for just 27:50, all in the Colorado game on Sept. 17. They have suddenly beaten three top-15 teams — No. 15 Colorado, No. 12 Penn State and No. 8 Wisconsin — accordi...…
…7 TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com clicking all-around, the defense might have it easier. Edge: Michigan Special teams This space in almost every installment of this preview this year has discussed how Michigan’s opponent has not had a playmaker to match Peppers. Maryland did have that in decorated senior Will Likely — until Likely tore his ACL on Oct. 15, ending his career. We would have looked forward to seeing Peppers...…
…FootballSaturday, November 5, 2016 8 Behind Enemy Lines: DJ Durkin This weekend, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh will battle a familiar face. DJ Durkin, who was the defensive coordinator at Michigan last season, is in his first head coaching job at Maryland, and Harbaugh has been impressed with the work he’s done so far. After struggling to a 3-9 season in 2015, the Terrapins are off to a much more successful 2016. More than...…
…Last year, LSA sophomore Lauren Schandevel and Sociology Prof. Dwight Lang had an informal discussion about the absence of social class in University of Michigan class curriculum. Schandevel and Lang both noted that though the University has a Women’s Studies Department and a Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, which intersect with social class, there is no major that focuses solely on socioeconomic st...…
…Last Thursday, the Michigan Court of Claims ruled that residents of Flint may sue the state government for damages relating to the Flint water crisis. The crisis began in April 2014, when the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality switched the city’s water source from Lake Huron — which also services Detroit — to the Flint River. Because the Flint River water was more corrosive, lead from the popes leached into ...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, November 3, 2016 — 3A goes.” So far, these efforts led by Aqel and 10 other students include hosting a film screening and organizing informational tables in University buildings such as Angell Hall and the Chemistry building. Aqel said these efforts aim to both increase awareness of the educational crisis in Syria and find students willing to sign the petition,...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Thursday, November 3, 2016 Head back to business school FROM THE DAILY Extending term limits favors democracy N ext week, Ann Arbor residents will vote on a controversial ballot proposal to extend the term of office for Ann Arbor mayor and City Council members from two years to four years. If approved, City Council elections would be held at the same time as general elections, meanin...…
…HAPPY THURSDAY! Enjoy the Sudoku on page 2 Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Workbench gadget 6 Antlered beast 10 Glasses, in ads 14 Popular depilatory 15 Campaign staffer 16 Rochester’s bride 17 Part of the soft palate 18 Lady of the knight 19 Concussions generally aren’t visible on them 20 Goal for some college-bound students 23 “What was __ was saying?” 24 Tie __ 25 Rat Pack member 29 Growing concern...…
…6A — Thursday, November 3, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines set for exhibition against Wayne State With all the high-profile events in which the Michigan women’s basketball team has participated this preseason — the Jumpman uniform unveiling, the kids clinic and the open- practice 3-point shootout — it is easy to forget that the Wolverines have to yet to play a game. That will change Thu...…
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, November 3, 2016 Three independent game developers talk stress, inspiration and passion for their craft Cooper Riehl wants to make video games. He has wanted to since middle school, when he played GameCube and RuneScape and discovered how to program text adventures onto his TI-85 cal- culator. Now, he’s a senior at the School of Engineering, and he’s putting that dream into motion a...…
…2B — Thursday, November 3, 2016 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com INDIE GAMES From Page 1B More recently, the runaway success of Toby Fox’s “Undertale” has grabbed the attention of young game developers. A heartfelt, character-driven role-playing game with simple graphics and beautiful original music, “Undertale” was Fox’s very first video game (he had previously worked on free modifications for other gam...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Thursday, November 3, 2016 — 3B Charli XCX is no newcomer to the pop scene, and she’s not pulling any punches in “After the Afterparty.” Featur- ing Atlanta-based rapper Lil Yachty, the song jumps from sickly sweet piano pop song to rampant party anthem in a matter of seconds. This is an unashamed, straight-to- the-point ode to partying all night and not regretting it the next morn...…
…I MISS YOU DAD The Facebook group was created by two Welsh sisters looking for a place to grieve. I want to tell you about a meme I saw the other day. I’m usually pretty skeptical of memes. For some reason, it seems that under the shadow of the presidential election, memes have been co-opted into a lazy form of political dialogue. I do not claim to understand why Minions, the little yellow cartoon characters, are frequently juxta...…
…Though campus is abuzz about the presidential election, international students, many of whom have never experienced the American political process firsthand, are bringing a new perspective to the contentious race. Noting political discourse among students has been tense at times during the election season, Business sophomore Jonathan Cheng, who is from Hong Kong, said he thinks Americans should first recognize what a privileg...…
…The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University OF Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily’s office for $2. Subscriptions for September-April are $225 and year long subscriptions are $250. University affiliates are subject to a reduced subscription rate. On-campus subscriptions for fall ...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, November 2, 2016 — 3A JEREMY MITNICK/Daily Ann Arbor resident Brie Clark, with the nonprofit organization Animal Equality, puts a Virtual Reality viewer on Engineering freshman Dylan Carleton on the Diag on Tuesday. ANIM AL EQUALIT Y walked by and picked that up for him, and it was like nothing special happened; this may seem to be usual here, but it was rarely seen in so...…
…F acing worsening polls, Donald Trump has brought the issue of voter fraud to the forefront of American political debate. He claims that because of voter fraud, the election is being rigged against him. It’s important to note where these claims come from; Trump is advocating for voter ID laws, a legislative monster that the Republican Party has been building up for years. While Trump tries to frame the issue ...…
