…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, January 17, 2018 — 5A “Marie Antoinette” is Sofia Coppola’s masterpiece. “The Virgin Suicides” is the cult classic of the “Donnie Darko” crowd, “Lost in Translation” gets all the critical attention, but it’s “Marie Antoinette” that best showcases the ineffability of her visual wit. It’s a lush, pastel coming-of-age story that sees one of the most infamous figures in Western hi...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, January 17, 2018 — 7A Michigan Invitational defined by comebacks Kate Fahey was down, but not out. Despite dropping the first set, 4-6, to fifth-ranked Gabriela Talaba of Texas Tech on Monday, the junior — ranked No. 33 — came back to take the second set, 6-3, tie the third, 6-6, and eventually prevail in the tiebreaker, 7-2. Fahey wasn’t the only member of the Michigan w...…
…8A — Wednesday, January 17, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com A memorable weekend for the senior guards of Michigan basketball It was quite the weekend for Michigan basketball’s seniors. But if you’re Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman, you’re blasé about it all. “I wasn’t thinking about much, just making the free throws,” the senior guard said after notching his 1,000th career point — a game-winning free throw to t...…
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…P ast the deer and occasional wild turkey on North Campus, beyond the research complexes and Environmental Protection Agency field office, lies a stretch of strip malls with grocery stores and gyms with vacant parking lots. Along Plymouth Road, among stores with yellowing signs and mounds of snow taking up parking spaces, there’s a place that is always full — the Songbird Cafe. The first time I came here was a little less than a ...…
…3B Wednesday, January 17, 2018 // The Statement Soundtracking: The weather’s mood swings I f there’s one thing I’m reasonably good at — and the list of things I can do is pretty low these days — it’s small talk about the weather. You wanna talk about a movie you saw last week? Sure. Wanna ask how my day was? Something awkward probably happened but I’ll tell you everything anyway. Wanna talk about the weather? Fuck yes. I love ta...…
…Wednesday, January 17, 2018 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, January 17, 2018 // The Statement 5B In Search of a Home by Abigail Muro, Daily Staff Reporter I get homesick when I look at pictures of the Sonoran desert. The gray-green Saguaro cacti, reaching their limbs past the distant, jagged mountain peaks toward a radiant blue sky, feel like family. Home is a white and gray tent, small enough to look natural among the desert br...…
…Wednesday, January 17, 2018 // The Statement 6B Copy That: Stylizing my hometown M y flight ticket didn’t show the boarding gate, and “St. Louis” didn’t appear anywhere on the blue departure screens. I was panicking, but I didn’t want anyone to know I was panicking. This was my first solo flight, and I was determined to solve this on my own. So I stood in front of the departure screens until I felt security shooting me weird look...…
…M y grandfather on my mom’s side of the family has a lexicon of cliches — a signature catchphrase, if you will, for almost any situation. “Put an egg in your shoe and beat it” happens to be my favorite, but there’s also one that I’ve only recently gained an appreciation for: “Call me anything you want. Just don’t call me late for dinner.” Over the past three and a half years, I’ve become immune to the improper pronunc...…
…Wednesday, January 17, 2018 // The Statement 8B These are a lineup of spices that my dad, who immigrated here from India in the 1980’s, brought back from India so I can cook traditional Indian food. (Danyel Tharakan/Daily) V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : W H E R E W E C O M E F R O M My dad’s side of the family is Italian, and cooking is an important tradition that has been passed down. My sister and I made this ricotta cheesecake, a tradi...…
…Ann Arbor startup May Mobility successfully tested their fleet of driverless cars on the streets of Detroit in October, and now plan to expand the testing to Florida and Texas. Edwin Olson, the CEO of May Mobility, started out working with Toyota’s autonomous vehicles program, and then decided he could make more of a difference by creating his own company. In January 2017, Olson created May Mobility. “I think that too ...…
…2A — Thursday, January 18, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com TUESDAY: By Design FRIDAY: Behind the Story WEDNESDAY: This Week in History MONDAY: Looking at the Numbers News Andrew D. Martin @ProfADM Pumped to learn today that at the @michigandaily is bringing back the top tweets section tomorrow. Need to come up with something funny... #DeansLife Michigan Students @UmichStudents If anyone was getting sick of walkin...…
…Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives; engineering graduate student Chris Boyd; public health graduate student Micalah Webster; and Public Policy graduate student Angelica De Jesus. Business sophomore Shartia Ducksworth said she enjoyed the event, and listening to the panelists made her realize she should have started applying for internships earlier. She also noted the diversity of the attendees, especially in re...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Thursday, January 18, 2018 DAYTON HARE Managing Editor 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. ALEXA ST. JOHN Editor in Chief ANU ROY-CHAUDHURY AND ASHLEY ZHANG Editorial Page Editors Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s Editorial Board. All other signe...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, January 18, 2018 — 5A Freshmen key in Michigan’s win over Ohio State All athletes dream of rivalry wins and upsets. The freshmen on the Michigan women’s gymnastics team have had one of each — in just two meets. Better yet, two freshmen — Lauren Farley and Syd Townsend — played integral roles in both those wins. And they still have potential for improvement. Though...…
…6A — Thursday, January 18, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com After attrition-filled offseason, Miles rights Nebraska’s ship It’s 9 a.m. at Big Ten Media Day. The coffee is flowing, the breakfast line is starting to die down, electrical outlets are reaching a dangerous premium. Big Ten commissioner Jim Delaney is finishing up his opening remarks filled with details on the new 20-game schedule, the new location ...…
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…would be the librarian for comics here at the University, Carter’s username suits him quite nicely — little did he know he would be saving the world of comics for students. As comics make an appearance in the library and foreign language courses, they’re also beginning to make their way into teaching styles and other areas of academia. Gina Brandolino, lecturer in the Sweetland Center for Writing and the Department of English, and ...…
…Local Ann Arbor cartoonist Bruce Worden describes his comics as “a blend of humor and music.” In his series “Woodstalk,” Worden tells the tale of the long forgotten zombie apocalypse that plagues the similarly named popular music festival in the 1960s. Rock Society Magazine said of Worden’s comic: “Good music- based comics are something of a rarity, but Woodstalk is one of those which is just surreal and irreverent enough to b...…
…2-BSide 4B —Thursday, January 18, 2018 b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘Your Black Friend’ takes on millenial woke racism You could easily mistake Ben Passmore’s “Your Black Friend” for a light read; after all, it is only 11 pages long. However, through skilled artistry and strong language, the mini-comic is as poignant and relevant as it is visually pleasing. Its cover draws you in, boasting playful pastels and...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com b-side Thursday, January 18, 2017 — 5B CW TV is a better medium for comic book adaptations Despite a boom in comic book movies, the small screen is a better platform for the episodic nature of comic books We live in what some might call “the golden age of comic book movies.” That is, we live in an age with a seemingly endless cycle of comic book films. Capes and cowls fill the big screen all mo...…
…6B — Thursday, January 18, 2018 b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ACROSS 1 It doesn’t go off 4 Dugong or manatee 10 Friskies sister brand 14 “Lookee here!” 15 Turkey’s second- largest city 16 Enjoyed People 17 Singer Fogelberg 18 *Acting like the locals 20 Toughness 22 Stage great Hagen 23 White __ 24 Site of Napoleon’s exile 25 Accessories for many lawn mowers 27 Engrave with acid 29 Dalai Lama, for one 32 Sport with clay pigeons...…
…One LSA freshman, who requested to remain anonymous, said he has paid almost $200, and will pay about another $400 in courts costs and up to $1,000 in probation fees. He also has to complete five days of community service, and though the student foresees a judge accepting his plea and giving him six to 12 months of reporting probation, combined with regular drug and breathalyzer tests, the repercussions aren’t over. This ...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, January 19, 2018 — 3 SARAH KUNKEL/Daily “The Comforter,” an art instillation by Patricia Piccinini, is featured in the University of Michigan Museum of Art. THE COMFORTE R Feb 2, 2018 White Card.” The economics of theater, as described by Carl, is often centered around the reality that the primary consumers of theater are white. “It has been an interesting learning curve for me...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Friday, January 19, 2018 DAYTON HARE Managing Editor 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. ALEXA ST. JOHN Editor in Chief ANU ROY-CHAUDHURY AND ASHLEY ZHANG Editorial Page Editors Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s Editorial Board. All other signed a...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, January 19, 2018 — 5 I love period dramas. I love everything about them: gorgeous cinematography of old cities, scores with music I’ve come to associate with growing up despite it being much before my time, transatlantic accents when appropriate. I love thinking about all of the work that goes into making sure they’re true to the times they’re portraying. It’s fun to trace ...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, January 19, 2018 — 7 Amid momentum and improvement, Michigan set to face Penn State The Michigan hockey team faced the first real undertaking of its 2017-18 campaign on its third weekend. The Wolverines walked away from that weekend in State College, Pa. establishing themselves as a conference contender by splitting their series with Penn State — and were just an overtime away ...…
…8 — Friday, January 19, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SHUCKED LINCOLN – The Michigan men’s basketball team ended its game with the Nebraska crowd chanting its best player’s name. They were mocking junior forward Moritz Wagner. The normally brash star had no answer. He scored just two points all game. So, with the crowd openly making fun of him, Wagner could only smile and shake his head. It was a particular...…
…On Friday afternoon, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel spoke to a full house of University of Michigan students and community members at Stamps Auditorium. As part of the class Entrepreneurship 407: Entrepreneurship Hour, Emanuel discussed entrepreneurship and innovation, drawing both on his past and present experience in politics. Emanuel was elected as mayor in 2011, and before served in Congres...…
…2A — Monday, January 22, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Reading in a moving car can be an issue for a lot of passengers who suffer from motion sickness, but University of Michigan researchers announced Friday they may have a solution. Not only are the researchers looking for innovations to help with motion sickness itself, but they are looking at how these systems can be useful in self-driving cars. According to ...…
…“No role models and I’m here right now No role models to speak of Searchin’ through my memory, my memory, I couldn’t find one” – J. Cole Think of the first person you’ve ever admired. Perhaps you thought of someone in your neighborhood growing up or a family friend. Maybe you struggled with finding someone nearby. Role models do not have to be limited to older members living in your community. For many, to fill the void...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Monday, January 22, 2018 DAYTON HARE Managing Editor 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. ALEXA ST. JOHN Editor in Chief ANU ROY-CHAUDHURY AND ASHLEY ZHANG Editorial Page Editors Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s Editorial Board. All other signed ...…
…Animal Collective recently played their 2004 album Sung Tongs in full for Pitchfork’s 21st birthday. As I watched a bootleg of the performance, I found myself falling back in time, a slave to the wanderings of my mind and its melancholic musings. “Sweet summer night, and I’m stripped to my sheets / Forehead is leaking, my AC squeaks / A voice from the clock says ‘You’re not gonna get tired’ / My bed is a pool and the walls are on...…
…Feb 5, 2018 Daniel Day-Lewis is regarded as one of Hollywood’s most versatile and skilled character actors. In the wake of his recent announcement that he is retiring from acting, the State Theater commemorated his legacy by screening a series of his most celebrated performances. The series began with “My Left Foot” (1989) — the movie that earned Day- Lewis his first Oscar for his incredibly challenging role of Christy Bro...…
…Passed torch Senior guard Katelynn Flaherty was honored during the men’s basketball game for surpassing Glen Rice’s all-time scoring record. » Page 3B A “tired” victory The Michigan men’s basketball team was able to overcome Rutgers despite playing sloppily throughout the matchup. » Page 4B SPORTSMONDAY For the second straight game, the No. 20 Michigan hockey team denied No. 12 Penn State’s offense — ranked the best in th...…
…2B — Monday, January 22, 2018 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Pearson’s plan already paying off M el Pearson has always had a plan. It involved over- hauling an entire offense — as he had at previous stops — with a group primar- ily made up of veterans who were used to a different style of hockey. By his own admission, and under- standably, that plan takes time. It’s one that he admits the Wolverines str...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Monday, January 22, 2018 — 3B DARBY STIPE/Daily Senior point guard Katelynn Flahery led Michigan with 27 points in the 19th-ranked Wolverines’ 44-point win over Illinois on Saturday night. Michigan throttles Illinois, 86-42 As the clock ran out in the first quarter, Katelynn Flaherty pulled up from the far right side at midcourt. The ball swished perfectly through the net. “When I s...…
…4B — Monday, January 22, 2018 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SAM MOUSIGIAN/Daily Redshirt sophomore Charles Matthews was part of a stagnant Michigan offense that scored just 27 points in the first half. “Tired” Michigan beats Rutgers, 62-47 Michigan shot 43 percent from the field, 32 percent from three, made just eight free- throws and still won by 15 points Sunday afternoon. In what may kindly be deemed a defen...…
…LSA junior Anna Tushman took an AP economics in high school and loved it. She came to the University of Michigan expecting to major in math but decided to take Econ 101 and found herself fascinated by its rational, logical thought process. Her 101 class had a fair mixture of women and men, but as she progressed through the major, she found the number of female students in her classes leveling off. Out of boredom one day in her e...…
…All of the other $6.7 million was not.” In contrast to Hutton’s data from the staff meeting, City Administrator Howard Lazarus emphasized the inaccurate statistics presented to the Environmental Commission. “There was a presentation made to the environmental commission that was incorrect in terms of the fund status,” Lazarus said. “The Solid Waste Fund is actually in reasonable shape. The fund balance actually is no...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, January 23, 2018 — 3 you see how much harder it is for you in the field. When you do poorly on a test, you think it’s just because of you, whereas men tend to externalize their failures.” The feelings Danes and Tushman describe are common among many women, according to Economics Prof. Linda Tesar. Tesar said data points to women thinking their failures are more about themsel...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4— Tuesday, January 23, 2018 DAYTON HARE Managing Editor 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. ALEXA ST. JOHN Editor in Chief ANU ROY-CHAUDHURY AND ASHLEY ZHANG Editorial Page Editors Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s Editorial Board. All other signed a...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, January 23, 2018 — 5 There seems to be a trend in our society where once the calendar switches to Jan. 1st, we begin a new plan of exercising, self-care and dieting. The gym gets packed, people get yoga class packages and fridges become full with fruits and veggies. Typically, we stick with these goals for the month of Jan., but it seems to go all downhill after that. Reasons for ...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, January 23, 2018 — 7 ZOEY HOLMSTROM/Daily Sophomore goaltender Hayden Lavigne has been a human brick wall for Michigan, and the rest of the Wolverines’ defense has improved as well by cutting down on turnovers and playing faster. Michigan defense appears to be coming back to life with recent success When the Wolverines skated off the ice at Munn Ice Arena on Dec. 8 after suffering a...…
…8 — Tuesday, January 23, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘M’ struggles but wins Even though the team managed to pull out a win, the No. 3 Michigan women’s gymnastics team (2-0 Big Ten, 3-0 overall) feel some disappointment in their performance. The Wolverines took on its first road meet of the season versus No. 21 Illinois on Saturday. With a final score of 194.975-194.325, Michigan won by a narrow margin. But...…
…The duality of the First Amendment as a powerful political weapon for both marginalized groups and their oppressors presented itself as a reality this past semester. The ongoing negotiation between the University of Michigan administration and white supremacist Richard Spencer regarding Spencer’s request to speak at the University, as well as planned University events in response to the speech, has roused divided opinio...…
