…‘M’ Softball Academy provides perspective By ORION SANG Summer Managing Sports Editor Just like the last series against Penn State, this weekend’s series against Rutgers is important for the No. 2 Michigan softball team in its chase for another Big Ten conference title. But before the Wolverines take on the Scarlet Knights, they will participate in an event that, according to coach Carol Hutchins, should allow her players a...…
…C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S to t h e C L A S S of 2 0 1 6 michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Saturday, April 30, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXVI, No. 113 ©2013 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS.........................2A OPINION.....................5A SPORTS......................7A NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM The Working Ethic: College ethics 1...…
…2A — Saturday, April 30, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS over the YEARS 2012 2013 SEPTEMBER 2: Following a Title IX mandate from the Department of Education, the University adopted a new sexual misconduct policy that placed the burden of investigation on the Office of Institutional Equity. The policy would be revised again in 2016 to tighten sanctions and the definition of consent. NOVEMBER 19: A Twitter camp...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Saturday, April 30, 2016 — 3A 2014 2015 2016 ALLISON FARRAND/Daily Kinesiology sophomore Capri’Nara Kendall in a protest organized by the Black Student Union in front of Hill Auditorium on Monday. The speakers made demands concerning their campaign, Being Black at University of Michigan, giving University officials seven days to respond. Black Student Union issues seven demands aimed at incre...…
…4A — Saturday, April 30, 2016 News and Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Former Brown provost promises to focus on diversity and dialogue By CLAIRE BRYAN Daily Staff Reporter It’s official. Students, faculty and administrators filled Hill Auditorium Friday afternoon for University President Mark Schlissel’s inauguration, the ceremony where he was formally installed as the University’s 14th president. Wi...…
…Opinion 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 5A — Saturday, April 30, 2016 T hough the anti-Islam words that appeared on ...…
…EVENT PREVIEW Pussy Riot Gives ‘Punk Prayer’ Russian protest group to participate in lecture series By GILLIAN JAKAB Daily Arts Writer Patriarch Gundyay believes in Putin / Would be better, the bastard, if he believed in God! / The Virgin’s belt won’t replace political gather- ings / The eter- nal Virgin Mary is with us in our protests! These are some of the lyr- ics from Pussy Riot’s “Punk Prayer,” per- formed by five...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Saturday, April 30, 2016 — 7A One night and one more time A RLINGTON, Texas — One night, and one more time Thanks for the memories Maybe the Fall Out Boy hit was just a part of the Kansas pep band’s routine playlist, but maybe — with the Jayhawks leading 63-52 during a timeout at the 9:59 mark of the second half — it was an early tip of the cap, an ode to the end of the 2012-13...…
…8A — Sunday, April 30, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Seniors go out with a win O RLANDO, Fla. — Minutes after Friday’s Citrus Bowl ended, senior fullback Sione Houma stood near midfield, trying to put on his championship T-shirt. It started off as a simple process. He put his arms through the sleeves with ease, eager to show off his team’s victory. But then his pads got in the way, leaving the shirt r...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, April 18, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 112 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A N E W S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7A SUDOKU..................... 2A A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A SPORTSMONDAY..........1B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.CO...…
…2-News Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 9/29/08 1:41 PM 7 3 6 7 5 1 8 6 4 7 2 7 5 4 3 7 1 5 2 9 5 8 2 7 2 4 3 6 5 9 © sudokusolver.com. For personal use only. Generate and solve Sudoku, Super Sudoku and Godoku puzzles at sudokusyndication.com! GOODBYE KOBE & A2. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Monday, April 18, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘Beyond A...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, April 18, 2016 — 3A addition, no evaluations for faculty during their first three years at the University will be released. Finally, if there are unforeseen and significant circumstances, faculty are able to opt out of releasing the data for that semester. In 2014, the average response rate for course evaluation data was marked at slightly above 50 percent. Courses for which t...…
…Opinion SHOHAM GEVA EDITOR IN CHIEF CLAIRE BRYAN AND REGAN DETWILER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS 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. 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, April 18, 2016 — 5A ACROSS 1 “That was close!” 5 Fictional whale hunter 9 Dying-out sound 13 Affectionate email closing 14 Farmer’s place, in song 15 Cuisinart setting 16 Ready to admit customers 19 Al __: firm, as pasta 20 “Splish Splash” singer Bobby 21 Inexact no. 22 Baseball card figs. 24 Skillful 26 Blot up the moisture on 29 Like a perfect game 32 Cinderella’s horses, after midnight 35...…
…6A — Monday, April 18, 2016 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Complex ‘Krisha’ By DANIEL HENSEL Daily Arts Writer If family gatherings are the stuff of horror, then Thanksgiving must be the ultimate terror. Com- plicated histories, strange man- nerisms and different cultures all converge for the sake of “family,” whatever that word means. In “Krisha,” the debut fea- ture by writer-director Trey Edward Shults, we’re m...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, April 18, 2016 — 7A “When you’re away from home — and taking exams — it’s a huge transition,” Rondenelli said. “Plus, it’s such an opportunity to just isolate yourself and just let things get out of control.” A balancing act The services the University provides for students struggling with mental health issues span several arenas. CAPS, the main University resource for mental heal...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 8A — Monday, April 18, 2016 …
…BSportsMonday A PLAN FULFILLED The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | April 18, 2016 n The Daily’s Max Cohen bids farewell in his last column. SportsMonday Column, Page 2B Hill, Michigan defeat Nebraska to complete three- game home sweep By NATHANIEL CLARK Daily Sports Writer On March 22, 2015, the Michigan baseball team lost 6-3 to Nebraska, its third straight loss to the Cornhuskers. One year later, the now-22nd ranke...…
…A plan fulfilled and a reluctant goodbye T his column, I’m fairly certain, is the product of a long and arduous brainwashing process by my dad. It started when I was 6 years old. I’d noticed that he always read The Philadelphia Inquirer every day before he left for work and I left for school. He’d tell me what was in the paper, and by the end of first grade, I wanted to read it, too. So every single morning at 6:30, we...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday April 18, 2016 — 3B MEN’S GYMNASTICS McCallum’s title caps down year Team fails to qualify for finals at national meet By MATTHEW KENNEDY Daily Sports Writer All season, the Michigan men’s gymnastics team has struggled with the same problem: a mediocre team performance contrasted with flashes of individual greatness. This past weekend, at the NCAA Champion...…
…4B — April 18, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Engelmann grounded out, but drove in a run in the process. The inning ended when freshman second baseman Ako Thomas struck out looking. “(Nebraska) got some momentum with a two-out RBI,” Bakich said, referencing the top of the sixth. “For our guys to come back and put up a two-spot is a great sign for the way our team stayed connected with each other.” But ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, April 15, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 111 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CL A S S I F I E DS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 S U D O K U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Best of UMix WHAT: UMix will host its last event of the semester. It will feature a screening “Zoolander 2,” canvas painting, laser tag and other activities. They will also have a midnight buffet featuring tacos. WHO: Center for Campus Involvement WHEN: 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. WHERE: Michigan Union “Mind Your Head” WHAT: The 2016 Stamps Senior Show will feature work from t...…
…a unique set of challenges and opportunities to the surrounding community. Lazarus and Fetherston noted public universities are tax-exempt and can therefore eat into the tax base of the local city whenever they expand. “As the University grows, there’s this balance between taxable properties and non- taxable,” Lazarus said, adding he has been able to maintain a beneficial relationship between the University of Texas and th...…
…Opinion SHOHAM GEVA EDITOR IN CHIEF CLAIRE BRYAN AND REGAN DETWILER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS 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. 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 Friday, April 15, 2016 — 5 Ben Harper’s ‘Call It’ is eclectic dad rock By JOEY SCHUMAN Daily Arts Writer Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals’s latest studio album, Call It What It Is, kicks off with a major dad quote: “I remember when sex was dirty / and the air was clean / and every- thing worth knowing / was in a magazine.” The whole dad quote thing makes sense, conside...…
…ACROSS 1 Not as available 8 Red herring, to a cop 15 Athens eatery 16 Where to view “Duck Dynasty” 17 Oath sworn in a kosher kitchen? 19 Hightailed it 20 Le Mans law 21 Great Plains tribe 22 9-Down opener 23 ’50s pres. candidate 25 Long of “Third Watch” 26 New Year’s Eve get-togethers? 27 Double-dealing in Delhi? 30 “A symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal”: Steinbeck 31 Old knives 32 Cutthroat entrepreneur? 36 Pool option 37 Six-time ...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Friday, April 15, 2016 — 7 Karas has found the perfect home By LANEY BYLER Daily Sports Writer At the tender age of 2 years old, Olivia Karas used to flip off her family’s couch. In an attempt to channel their child’s energy in a more controlled, less dangerous way, Karas’ parents enrolled her in “mommy and me” gymnastics classes. At first glance, the building where the classes were...…
…Senior captain continues to lead Wolverines in pool and in classroom By JORDAN HERBSTMAN Daily Sports Writer It’s not often that a water polo player is compared to seven- time Pro Bowl cornerback Darrelle Revis. But for Michigan coach Marcelo Leonardi, it was the perfect comparison for senior Ali Thomason. Thomason has put together a strong campaign for the No. 6 Michigan women’s water polo team. She leads the team i...…
…The Atlanta rap trio dabs their way to a seminal Ann Arbor hip-hop moment By MATT GALLATIN and SHAYAN SHAFII Daily Arts Writers It’s Wednesday night at Hill Auditorium, and Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh is dabbing onstage. As the ultimate event of Music Matters’ SpringFest, the Atlanta rap group Migos took the stage around 9:30. After a few hours of prep by their hype-man, the audience was clearly ready. The grou...…
…2-News Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 9/3/08 1:06 PM SUDOKU EASY 8 6 5 3 4 7 1 2 4 7 3 8 3 9 7 1 3 8 9 3 4 9 2 6 3 6 8 4 1 9 PAY DAY. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com Greek life philanthropy efforts were included as a part of MUSIC Matters’ SpringFest on Wednesday for the first time in the five-year history of the event. During the day, fraternities and sororit...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, April 14, 2016 — 3 Fisher added that the success of the newly introduced sustainability initiatives came from a push to continue the group’s previous collaboration with other groups on campus. Many Greek life groups participated as student volunteers in the sustainability drive, such as the sorority Sigma Kappa, which set up a table to distribute 200 free flowerpots...…
…I n Detroit, 195 public schools have been closed since 2000. But the mass liquidation of neighborhood schools is not unique to Detroit. Several urban communities are restructuring their public education systems to suit the needs of changing demographics. The rapid pace of school closures raises questions about its impacts on neighborhoods and their residents. Research suggests that closing neighborhood ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, April 14, 2016 — 5 Teller and Kendrick make a terrible film By RACHEL RICHARDSON Daily Arts Writer Remember those kids in high school who, despite being given all the tools for success, refused to put forth an effort to make a decent proj- ect? Whose final prod- ucts ended up being so god-awful they must have exerted effort to make them that horrible? It seems tha...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, April 14, 2016 — 6 ACROSS 1 Tousle 5 F and G, e.g. 10 Soaks (up) 14 Bad thing to be caught in 15 Spells 16 Virginie, par exemple 17 “Need You Tonight” band 18 Start of an old news announcement 20 Frequent Lemmon co-star 22 Chimney 23 Dublin-born poet 24 AWOL trackers 26 Tiny 27 Shine, in Cambridge 29 Ammunition dumps 31 Request to Sajak 32 Stipulation on le menu 34 Numerical prefix 36 Prog...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Thursday, April 14, 2016 — 7 Wolverines blank Michigan State By AVI SHOLKOFF Daily Sports Writer EAST LANSING — It took five innings, but the No. 2 Michigan softball team finally found its trademark offense. After four frames, the Wolverines’ offense looked lost against Michigan State (2-8 Big Ten, 20-20 overall). Michigan reached base just two times — once on an error and once on ...…
…NOTEBOOK LEV FACHER/Daily LaVall Jordan will be the next head coach at Wisconsin-Milwaukee next season. 8 — Thursday, April 14, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Jordan says goodbye to ‘M’ at end-of-season banquet By LEV FACHER Daily Sports Writer A newly minted head coach, LaVall Jordan walked onto the floor at Crisler Center on Wednesday for the Michigan men’s basketball team’s postseason awards cerem...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, April 13, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 109 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A SPORTS ......................7A SUDOKU..................... 2A A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A S T A T E M E N T . . . . . . . . . 1 B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM CSG ass...…
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…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, April 13, 2016 — 3A 2-News in a situation if it did happen,” Baum said. This is the event’s first year, and organizers said they hope to make it an annual occurrence. Wes Vear, LSA senior and president of the Club Sports Council, said CPR is an easy skill to learn, and training more people could help raise Michigan’s 8-percent pre- hospital cardiac arrest survival...…
…CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONVERSATION Readers are encouraged to submit letters to the editor and op-eds. Letters should be fewer than 300 words while op-eds should be 550 to 850 words. Send the writer’s full name and University affiliation to tothedaily@michigandaily.com. T hey say you go away to college to learn about the world. To learn what makes the world spin, where your place is in it and how to someday change it for the better. ...…
…JAMIE BIRCOLL T here’s a very quick, subtle contrast in “Mad Max: Fury Road.” Throughout the film, we witness the brain- washed, blindly devoted War Boys hurl themselves at danger with the expecta- tion of dying a warrior’s death. Just before their demise, they all call out to their comrades, “Witness me!” and then give themselves to Valhalla, as they believe. But just before protagonist Imperator Furiosa kills the mega...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Like many knock-knock jokes 6 Fit together, as some Russian dolls 10 Commando ploy 14 Square measures 15 Pledge 16 Magazine with annual Style Awards 17 Impressionist who was frequently a guest of Johnny Carson 19 Ink stain 20 Quite a while 21 Org. with Wizards and Magic 22 Hard-to-hit pitch 23 __ tai 24 Greek gatherings? 27 Cleared (out) 29 Clearasil shelfmate 30 Be in se...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, April 13, 2016 — 7A Michigan at Michigan St. Matchup: Michigan 29-4; Michigan St. 20-19 When: Wednesday 4:30 P.M. Where: Alumni Field TV/Radio: BTN Plus MICHIGAN MICH. ST. 5 11 BASEBALL Michigan falters in sixth inning of loss By NATHANIEL CLARK Daily Sports Writer EAST LANSING — The Michigan baseball team was engaged in a pitcher’s duel through the first fi...…
…8A — Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Grading Michigan’s hockey season By KEVIN SANTO Daily Sports Writer After making the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011, the Michigan hockey team ended its season with a 5-2 loss to North Dakota on March 26. Before we turn the page to next season, the Daily evaluates the Wolverines’ performance in 2015-16. Offense: A+ The Wolverines boas...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | APRIL 13, 2016 The students & photos of the year issue …
…2B Magazine Editor: Karl Williams Deputy Editor: Nabeel Chollampat Design Editor: Shane Achenbach Photo Editor: Zoey Holmstrom Creative Director: Emilie Farrugia Editor in Chief: Shoham Geva Copy Editors: Emily Campbell Alexis Nowicki Jose Rosales Managing Editor: Laura Schinagle the statement Wednesday,April 13. 2016 // The Statement 43,625 students attend the University of Michigan. Only 12 are Students of the Year. N...…
…3B Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement L SA senior Laura Meyer’s immediate response to being chosen as Student of the Year was to share the recogni- tion with all the other member of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center. “It’s really fun to be recognized for some- thing that I’ve worked really hard on,” she said. “But at the same time a lot of the stuff that we’ve all accomplished has been done together, so I...…
…Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement 4B A YEAR IN NEWS ALLISON FARRAND/Daily Two thousand ninety-six women dressed as Rosie the Riveter gather at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Michigan on October 25, 2015 to reclaim the Guinness World Record for the numbers of Rosies in one place. SAN PHAM/Daily Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti residents march in memory of Aura Rosser for the May Day March for Justice on May 1, 2015. HALEY MCLAUGHLIN...…
…Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement EMILIE FARRUGIA/Daily Engineering freshman Gabriel Croitoru tries out Google Cardboard VR at TedxUofM at the Power Center on April 1, 2016. 5B AVA RANDA/Daily Ann Arbor resident Libby Hunter calls for Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to be fired at a weekly protest on Main Street on March 9, 2016. ROBERT DUNNE/Daily Ypsilanti resident Khaman Thomas holds a banner in a protest against police violen...…
