…‘Doctor Strange’ fails as a superhero fantasy film MARVEL When the drugs hit in newly-legalized Massachusetts At the core of cinema is the uniquely human desire to transcend our own bodies. The earliest films were exhibitionist displays of beauty and power — muscle-bound men performing athletic feats; graceful dancers twirling their extravagant skirts. Audiences paid to observe abilities and traits that they did not have th...…
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | November 14, 2016 Keeping perspective Given the difficult events of the past week, sports shouldn’t be such an easy escape from the problems we face » SportsMonday Column, Page 2B You win some The Michigan hockey team managed one big upset against No. 4 Boston University before losing Saturday’s finale » Page 3B I OWA CITY — The eleva- tor doors slid open, and an alcohol-scented ro...…
…2B — November 14, 2016 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTSMONDAY COLUMN Sports are not an escape from politics I appreciate the need for distraction, but this won’t be a sports column today. Something unthinkable happened last week, so I’m going to think about it. I’m going to ask you to do the same. If you’re reading this, you’re probably a sports fan, and that’s great, because it means we have so...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday November 14, 2016 — 3B Wolverines fall to BU, split weekend After a 4-0 shutout of fourth- ranked Boston University (4-3-1) on Friday, the No. 18 Michigan hockey team (5-3-1) returned to Yost Ice Arena on Saturday to finish its weekend series. In a much closer game than Friday’s, with the score knotted up 1-1 for the majority of the second period, the matchup boiled down to the...…
…4B — November 14, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday FOOTBALL ‘We couldn’t believe it’: Iowa fans relish chaos of upset win IOWA CITY — Inside the Iowa student section, at the end of a night both sides will remember for a long time, Liam Crawford had one thought. And of course everyone else had the same one. At 5-4, the Hawkeyes had trudged through a forgettable season. They lost to North Dakota State and Nor...…
…Many staffers from the Ginsberg Center, the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center and the Office of Student Life joined graduate students to discuss responses to the presidential election results Thursday afternoon. The discussion, labeled the “Post-Election Dialogue: Impact, Perspective-taking and Moving Forward,” took place at the Michigan League ballroom as part of the 10th annual Professional Development ...…
…11/11 MAKE A WISH. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Friday, November 11, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com AMELIA CACCHIONE/Daily LSA freshman Eshan Jain colors in an electoral map in the Shapiro Undergraduate library Tuesday. AMANDA ALLEN/Daily Art & Design freshman Destiny Franks and LSA freshman Courtney Eberlein embrace each other during a protest of President-elect Donald Trump on the Diag Wednesday. PHOTOS of...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, November 11, 2016 — 3A does not know much about the board, who they are or what they do. “I think there might be eight members on the board,” Cohen said. “I’m pretty sure it’s a committee of influential alumni who make decisions with Schlissel.” The board’s lack of visibility may stem from the president’s more visible position in times of crisis. Schlissel is often the...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Friday, November 11, 2016 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...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, November 11, 2016 — 5A RCA I got the Keys Alicia Keys is coming off of a four-year hiatus from mak- ing albums, but that doesn’t mean her career has been stag- nant. Since Girl on Fire, Keys has been making bold statement after bold statement. Most notably, she has pioneered a #NoMakeup move- ment and called upon girls to revel in the beauty of their own skin, and has a...…
…CHECK OUT OUR COOL www.michigandaily.com WEBSITE. NOW. Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Assuming it’s true 7 “Bloom County” penguin 11 Jams 14 After-dinner gathering 15 Go in different directions 16 Service to redo 17 Spoon 19 Flight status info 20 In addition 21 “The Fault in __ Stars”: John Green novel 22 Leader’s domain 24 Dish 28 Chatter boxes? 31 Light weight 32 It may precede bad news 33 Beavers...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Friday, November 11, 2016 — 7A Wolverines set for road night game For the second time this season, the Michigan football team is headed on the road to play a game that was circled on most fans’ preseason calendars. And for the second time, the hype surrounding the game has faded considerably. After Iowa raced to a 12-2 season in 2015, including an 8-0 Big Ten regular...…
…8A — Friday, November 11, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com What to Watch For: Iowa The spotlight has shone on the Michigan football team all season, and this Saturday, the bright lights of Kinnick Stadium will, too. As prevalent as the Wolverines have been all season, they have played only one night game, Oct. 8 at Rutgers, in one of the most lopsided games in college football this year. This week, Michigan get...…
…PREVIEW MICHIGAN BASKETBALL TIP OFF 2016-17 Friday, November 11, 2016 // Tip Off 2B 21-10 Wisconsin Indiana Purdue Wisconsin Melo Trimble, Maryland Gard Illinois Walton Monte Morris, Iowa State Lonzo Ball, UCLA NCAA Round of 32 Valparaiso Duke Kansas Wisconsin Villanova Kevin Santo Betelhem Ashame Minh Doan Brandon Carney 20-11 Indiana Michigan State Wisconsin Michigan State Thomas Bryant, Indiana Tom Crean, Indian...…
…Recreating the two-headed monster T he 1991-92 season was a good year for Michigan athletics. In the fall, the football team, led by eventual Heisman Award-winning wide receiver Desmond Howard, marched through the regular season, losing just once to No. 1 Florida State. The 10-1 regular season earned the Wolverines a bid to the Rose Bowl, where they lost to eventual national champion Washington. As the football team was ...…
…On Nov. 8, 2013, Michigan hung a banner from the rafters. It was Walton’s college debut, and he took his spot in line alongside his 14 teammates during the national anthem. For the majority of them, the banner signified fulfillment, a lasting commemoration of the Wolverines run to the NCAA Tournament championship the season prior. For Walton, it was a symbol of what he expected his future to hold. “Walking into it, there was jus...…
…Friday, November 11, 2016 // Tip Off 6B Position-by-position breakdown: Youth, experience come together for Wolverines A summer and preseason where all attention and focus could be put on the court rather than on the training table couldn’t have come at a better time for the Michigan men’s basketball team. Michigan coach John Beilein, for the first time in recent years, was able to work with his entire squad with little to no dist...…
…Friday, November 11, 2016 // Tip Off 2016 7B see a rise in minutes. Flying under the radar as a potential major contributor at the ‘4’ is redshirt sophomore forward DJ Wilson. Averaging six minutes per game, the 6-foot- 10 forward was used sparingly last season and was often seen as a rebounding liability. After a healthy offseason, Wilson is stronger than ever and more willing to crash the boards and get the Wolverines the rebo...…
…Friday, November 11, 2016 // Tip Off 8B while averaging 10.2 points in his first season at the collegiate level. Purdue will also benefit from the veteran experience of former Wolverine Spike Albrecht, who returns to his home state as a graduate transfer and the lone Boilermaker to have won an NCAA Tournament game. While Purdue may be overlooked because of the caliber of the other three teams at the top, the Boilermakers have ...…
…ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, November 10, 2016 GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. CXXVI, No. 26 ©2016 The Michigan Daily NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A S P O R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A SUDOKU..................... 2A C L A S S I F I E D S . . . . . . . . . . . ....…
…CHANGING DIRECTIONS. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Thursday, November 10, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The Ann Arbor community reflected on President-elect Donald Trump’s upset win at an event “Anxious Election,” held Wednesday evening after the election was called early that morning. “I, like most people on campus, woke up this morning absolutely shocked at the news,” attendee and Rackham studen...…
…More than 200 people, many sitting on the floor to fit into the space, assembled Wednesday at the Ford School of Public Policy to listen to a panel of five professors and politicians analyze the results of the election and give projections on how future policy will be affected by President-elect Donald Trump. The panel also answered audience questions on the social implications of Trump’s rhetoric and reasons for the election’...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Thursday, November 10, 2016 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 sign...…
…ACROSS 1 Powerful watchdogs 7 Silk Road desert 11 Pulls a Halloween prank on, for short 14 Put a new handle on 15 “... wish __ a star” 16 Part of the fam. 17 Very close 19 Police blotter letters 20 Daughter of Polonius 21 Dependable source of income 23 Tearful queen 25 Short strings? 26 More skittish 29 Dark mark 33 Admonish 34 Artisan pizzeria feature 37 Seventh in a Greek series 38 Birthday party staple, and a hint to this puzzle’s circles 4...…
…6A — Thursday, November 10, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com B1G Breakdown: Terps on top Once again, Michigan will see red on its road to the top of the Big Ten — the top two teams the Wolverines will be attempting to box out will be Maryland and Ohio State. But if the season plays out in their favor, they won’t experience deja vu and once again be passed over for an NCAA Tournament bid. The Michigan women’s ...…
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, November 10, 2016 We are good, bad, and ugly: Embracing free artisitic spirit and consumerism at ComplexCon By Tess Garcia, Daily Arts Writer Design by Francesca Kielb and Katie Beukema …
…2B — Thursday, November 10, 2016 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com COMPLEXCON From Page 1B ComplexCon. Part of speech: noun. Language of origin: the youth’s English. Definition: uh, well ... Definition? That’s a great ques- tion. From Nov. 5 to Nov. 6 at the Long Beach Convention and Entertain- ment Center in California, Complex magazine hosted ComplexCon, its inaugural … convention? Festival? Hypebeast cooperativ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Thursday, November 10, 2016 — 3B In 2009, Kid Cudi released Man on the Moon: The End of Day, a now-iconic debut album that redefined vulnerability’s place in rap and, consequently, resonated with a cultish fan base. The attention caught up to the Cleveland rapper, how- ever. In 2013, he opened up about his perpetual troubles with addiction and depression, culminating in a visit to r...…
…EN HOUSE In “GLITCHED,” the protagonist Gus realizes he’s being controlled by the player. There’s a certain magic about the band that meets in college. R.E.M., The Pixies, Queen, Pink Floyd — all undeniable legends of the music industry that met in their dorms, art rooms and archi- tecture studios. En House Studios seems to have captured more than a bit of that magic. Just this past July, Nikko, Zack and Justin — dorm room- mates...…
…ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM In a large upset victory, Republican nominee Donald Trump won the presidential election after capturing Wisconsin, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, which Democrats had considered crucial to their victory. The race was called at 2:30 a.m. by the Associated Press. On campus, which largely voted against Trump, his election sparked some celebration, but also significant anx...…
…As University of Michigan students line up at the polls Tuesday to select either Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton or Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States, some are expressing more hesitancy than enthusiasm as they cast their ballot and wait for the results. The race in Michigan has significantly narrowed in the final weeks leading up to the election, after Clinto...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, November 9, 2016 — 3A They cheered when Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump won Alabama. They smiled when they saw Rubio win Senator of Florida. Like the rest of America, they shifted nervously back and forth in their seats. Some gripped their phones as they received notifications of results.This was how some of the University of Michigan’s Republican students wa...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, November 9, 2016 FROM THE DAILY Together we must repair our wounds W hat we feel — and what most of our campus feels — is an enormous loss in Hillary Clinton’s defeat in this election. With Trump’s victory, racism, misogyny and hate appear to have won. People who have stood in staunch opposition to Trump are now left disenfranchised with him as our leader, and some are fea...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts & News Wednesday, November 9, 2016 — 5A NBC The bird-man is maybe more attractive than Benedict Cumberbatch. In the 41 years that “Saturday Night Live” has been on the air, the long-standing live sketch comedy series has thrived on the special material that ensues during electoral years. This year has been no exception to that rule, with Kate McKinnon (“Ghostbusters”) and Alec Baldwi...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Welcomed at the door 6 “Shame on you!” 9 German trick- taking card game 13 St. Teresa’s town 14 Use as a source 15 Egg on 16 Shade lighter than jade 18 Reckless act instigator 19 Witty Bombeck 20 Euros replaced them 21 Buffoons 22 Target Field, e.g. 24 Nowhere near cool 26 N.L. mascot whose head is a large baseball 28 Cracks up 31 Finnish telecommunica- tions company 34 L...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, November 9, 2016 — 7A Wagner seeks breakout year The Michigan men’s basketball team hopes it can look back at summer 2016 as not only one of the healthiest summers in recent memory, but also as “The Summer of Mo.” By the end of the 2015-16 season, sophomore forward Moritz Wagner was beginning to break through and make an impact for the Wolverines. His eight-rebound, f...…
…8A — Wednesday, November 9, 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% 4t...…
…body of the father statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | NOVEMBER 9, 2016 …
…I was talking to a friend of mine about a recent episode of “This Is Us,” a show I’ve written about substantially in the past. She was telling me how she’s dreading the moment when the show goes off the cliff. It’s a general fear about the show not being able to maintain its quality over its run. My response, though, was why not trust the show to be good and enjoy it while it’s at its peak? Every TV show fades at least a little befor...…
…Y ou could call me a socializing addict. I’m not an extrovert — though I am extroverted. I’m not an introvert — though I crave my alone time. I fall somewhere in the middle (I think many of us do), with a slight tilt on the extroverted side. The thing is, people are wonderful. And though I crave myself, people teach me about myself, and so I crave them all the more — their idiosyncrasies, foibles, hugs and shrugs. I have to be ar...…
…Wednesday, November 9, 2016 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, November 9, 2016 // The Statement 5B A nd so we drove, taking his way, the way he always takes, we always take, past the trees and fields that form, I imagine, the mental landscape of his child- hood, a time lost and, with each passing, not quite regained. We drove past those fields, those trees, that granite sky, the ones we’ve always passed, the ones that haven’t changed. It ...…
…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...…
