…By David Poole ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 09/26/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 09/26/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Thursday, September 26, 2019 ACROSS 1 Indian food option 5 “4x2=8” rapper from Korea 8 Blood component 14 Et __: and others 15 Troy, N.Y., school 16 Trojan War hero 17 Delivery method 19 Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, familiarly 20 Fall 21 Boats a...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, September 26, 2019 — 7 Granowicz making adjustment to college hockey Size. Strength. Speed. School. The four horsemen of college hockey. And for many incoming freshmen, these elements create turbulence in the transition from junior level hockey to the NCAA level. In a high-intensity environment where every game counts, freshmen Wolverines must learn quickly. Arriving on ...…
…8 — Thursday, September 26, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com J osh Gattis told his players a story this week. He recalled a time, three years ago, when his Penn State group sputtered out of the gate. The Nittany Lions lost by three to Pittsburgh early in the year, before traveling on the road and getting shellacked by Michigan, 49-10. They took that adversity and responded, ripping off nine straight wins en ro...…
…Michael Cox, Ann Arbor’s new chief of police, was officially sworn in on Tuesday afternoon. The ceremony took place. in the City Council chambers and the audience consisted of several citizens, police officials, government officials and Cox’s close family and friends. At the start of the ceremony, Mayor Christopher Taylor welcomed the crowd and shared opening remarks. He began his speech by addressing the goals of the Ann Arb...…
…Over 70 students and faculty attended a Tuesday afternoon lecture by Swarthmore economics professor Amanda Bayer on the implementation of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the field of economics. The event was hosted by the Department of Economics and co-sponsored by LSA’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion department. Bayer has served on the American Economic Association’s Committee on the Status of Minority Grou...…
…“For those of us who have worked with Chief Cox in, so far, nearly two months on the job, it is evident that we have welcomed a person of integrity, great vision and tremendous leadership abilities to our team,” Fournier said. “He is a forward-thinking and creative problem solver, and has dived head-first into the job, with all of the joys and complications the position may bring.” After Fournier and Taylor spoke, Cox w...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Max Mittleman Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Finn Storer Nicholas Tomaino Joel Weiner Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, September 25, 2019 — 5A Nell Zink’s “Doxology” offers a sweeping, multi- generational story of an American family from the 1980s to our current moment. It’s a deeply modern epic that whips through cultural touchstones like the ’90s punk scene, 9/11, late-’00s conservation movements and the 2016 election. “Doxology” is an ambitious novel, and though not every swing quite works, its l...…
…By C.C. Burnikel ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 09/25/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 09/25/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 ACROSS 1 “I’m so stupid!” 4 Lobbying orgs. 8 Dr. Oz’s faith 13 Craft beer initials 14 Material for tatami mats 15 Disney princess from Motunui 16 FedEx alternative 17 Former “CBS Evening News” anchor 19 “I’ll t...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, September 25, 2019 — 7A Field hockey team forms its identity What do you want this team’s identity to be? Every coach from high school on up to professional leagues is faced with some form of this question at the beginning of every season. This year, Michigan field hockey coach Marcia Pankratz kept her answer very simple. “Hard-working,” Pankratz explained. “Warriors. Hard- ...…
…8A — Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com PLUS MORE EVENTS THROUGHOUT OCTOBER, INCLUDING: Plus remarks by President Mark S. Schlissel and senior leaders 10–11:30 AM | HILL AUDITORIUM 2019 DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION SUMMIT VAN JONES OCTOBER 1 — 6–8 PM | TROTTER MULTICULTURAL CENTER Ignite & Implement: Student Engagement with DEI Initiatives OCTOBER 16 — 1–2:30 PM | MICHIGAN LEAGUE BALLROOM ...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 PHOTO BY DANYEL THARAKAN Pages from our notebooks …
…M y hands trembled as I carried my lap- top in my sweaty palms, nervousness filling my brain. I walked with no urgency, trying to drag the process out as long as possible. I hoped for any sort of divine interven- tion that would delay the event that was about to unfold: I had to present my writer’s notebook in front of my entire class. As I made my way to the podium, I placed the laptop down with a sense of trepidation, unsure of what...…
…3B Wednesday, September 25, 2019 // The Statement 3B T here’s a 500-page book about my grandfather’s life sitting on my shelf. “Book” might be an understatement. He titled it “memoir novel,” but “textbook” might be more accurate, due to its size. I’ve had my copy for over a decade and so far, it’s only been used for pressing leaves and four-leaf clovers. Grandpa passed away in May 2018. We weren’t very close — either the cause or ...…
…My amateur analysis Wednesday, September 25, 2019 // The Statement 4B 5B Wednesday, September 25, 2019 // The Statement I t is said that Frida Khalo despised gringolandia, otherwise known as the United States. She was deeply discomforted by what she called the frivolous gringo culture, and passed most of her time in the country feeling isolated and unfulfilled. In 1932, during the time she spent in Detroit while her husband, Diego Ri...…
…Wednesday, September 25, 2019 // The Statement 6B “The strokes and lines of the ‘Detroit Industry Murals’ also told a story I felt deeply connected to. They told a story of opportunity and transformation, one of a hopeful future and of a harmonious relationship between tradition, identity and respect.” From Page 5B nature and industry. The North Wall of Rivera Court looked to me like a hopeful depiction for hu...…
…I have a favorite font. It’s not like my favorite movie or my favorite food, where I’d need some time to think or debate between two or three options. It is my one, singular favorite font. When I watch it appear across the screen, I see the work that was put in designing and redesigning its curves and edges. I see the work I put in, as a designer, when I use it. In my years of working with it, I’ve learned so many funny facts and ...…
…BY ALLISON ENGKVIST VISUAL STATEMENT CHADWICK BEACH, NJ HOME IS THE JERSEY SHORE. NOT THE KIND WITH THE FAKE TANS, TRASHY CLUBS AND CHEETAH PRINT CROP TOPS. MORE IMPORTANTLY, NOT THE KIND WITH SNOOKI, PAULY D AND JWOWW. THE KIND WITH WARM BEACHES, UNFORGETTABLE SUNSETS AND BRIGHT BOARD- WALKS. WHERE PEOPLE DRIVE BIKES INSTEAD OF CARS, SPEND TOO MUCH TIME IN THE WATER AND PRACTICALLY LIVE OFF OF KOHR’S ICE CREAM. DESPITE ITS TE...…
…Ann Arbor city officials discussed two ordinances that would expand the number of recreational marijuana facilities in the city in a special City Council work session Monday night. Approximately 25 citizens attended the session. At last week’s meeting, councilmembers gave initial approval to the ordinances that would allow temporary permits for events with onsite marijuana sale and consumption. They are expected to be ...…
…In a press conference Monday afternoon, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced six charges filed against Southfield City Clerk Sherikia L. Hawkins on allegations of election fraud. According to Nessel, the Office of the Attorney General was notified of discrepancies in the Southfield voter count several days ago by the Oakland County Clerk’s office, after efforts...…
…TMD: What are you most looking forward to in this new position? AC: There isn’t one answer to that question. I think one of the things I’m really looking forward to is trying to make sure that people understand the value of a liberal arts education and the life possibilities that that brings up as well as the impact of the research that we do in LSA. That research has an impact on some of the world’s biggest problems, from climate...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Tuesday, September 24, 2019 Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Max Mittleman Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Finn Storer Nicholas Tomaino Joel Weiner Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Ed...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, September 24, 2019 — 5 What begins as an almost-threesome ends quickly in a cabin full of dead children, each missing an ear. This is the gory commencement of “American Horror Story: 1984,” the ninth installment in the long-running horror anthology series. True to its name, this season pays homage to the genre’s roots by harkening back to ’80s camp slashers like “Friday the 13th.” Whi...…
…6-Classifieds BOOK REVIEW 6 — Tuesday, September 24, 2019 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com By Robert Fisher ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 09/24/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 09/24/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 ACROSS 1 Octopus octet 5 Read electronically 9 Stand in for 14 Painful joint inflammation 15 “What’ll ya __?”...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, September 24, 2019 — 7 Just four days after falling short in a five-set thriller against Notre Dame, the Michigan volleyball team had something to prove against the Fighting Irish on Sunday afternoon. Powered by sophomore outside hitter Paige Jones’ third consecutive double-double, the Wolverines (7-3) finished their non-conference slate on a high note, exacting revenge on ...…
…8 — Tuesday, September 24, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Four parting thoughts from Michigan’s disastrous loss at Wisconsin Michigan went into Saturday’s game against Wisconsin aiming to make a statement. Well, mission accomplished. Instead of a statement of affirmation — that this program could win a game in a tough environment, against a team of equal or better talent — the Wolverines confirmed the oppos...…
…Hundreds of United Auto Workers picketers were met by presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren at the General Motors Detroit- Hamtramck Plant Sunday afternoon. Warren marched with workers at the plant who are striking because of contract negotiations. GM has announced the plant is expected to close in January 2020. “GM made billions of dollars in profits last year and closed five plants around the county,” Warren ...…
…2A — Monday, September 23, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News TUESDAY: By Design THURSDAY: Twitter Talk FRIDAY: Behind the Story WEDNESDAY: This Week in History MONDAY: Looking at the Numbers IS IT BREAK YET? puzzle by sudokusyndication.com Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ARTS SECTION arts@michigandaily.com SPORTS SECTION sports@michigandaily.com ...…
…As a freshman at the University of Michigan in 2011, Carlina Duan didn’t know what the term “person of color” meant. “I wasn’t keyed into that way of speaking as much. I’m not sure the campus was either.” Campus was pre-2016 election, and Michigan in Color, the section of The Michigan Daily that Duan would eventually manage, had just started as a column housed under the Opinion section. Maybe in part due to the political ...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Monday, September 23, 2019 Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Max Mittleman Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Finn Storer Nicholas Tomaino Joel Weiner Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Ed...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, September 23, 2019 — 5A As under-recognized as he is outside of his home country, Luis Alberto Spinetta is considered one of Argentina’s greatest ever musicians. Similar to Victor Jara in neighboring Chile, his work played a stark contrast against the authoritarian junta government of Juan Carlos Onganía, heavily influenced musically by jazz and pscychedelia and lyrically from poets an...…
…Among my many complaints about Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” is how muddled it is in scope. Is it a movie about space time travel? About the future of humanity? About a scientist and her cosmos-wandering father? I’m not sure and neither is anyone else. What’s clear is that any film would have trouble being all those things simultaneously, successfully. “Interstellar” tries, and the result is claustrophobically awkward. An equ...…
…SPORTSMONDAY MADISON —As Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor gal- loped free late in the first quarter, shifting left, then speeding into the free terrain of the secondary, it all began to come into focus. It was one play after Michigan punted the ball back, two plays after a way- ward pass floated over the head of junior receiver Tarik Black and three plays after an acrobatic catch by soph- omore Ronnie Bell was inexplicably nulli...…
…2B — Monday, September 23, 2019 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com M ADISON — Among the many platitudes uttered after one of the worst losses Michigan has suffered in the Jim Harbaugh era was a pre- vailing echo that this was not the end. One loss in the Big Ten does not doom anybody, especially one to an out- of-division opponent. There is still time to turn things around and meet whatever goals the Wolveri...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Monday, September 23, 2019 — 3B Pearson not expecting another slow start Mel Pearson sat down casually and focused on his next few words. He gestured with the flat of his hands, raising one inches from his chest area and the other to his eye level. “You don’t want to take it from here,” the Michigan coach said, indicating the level of play with his hands’ positioning. “And all of ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Monday, September 23, 2019 — 4B Answers elude Michigan’s offense MADISON — For a fleeting moment on Saturday, as Ronnie Bell streaked across an open field and into an unmanned secondary with only green grass ahead of him, it seemed like everything might be OK. Bell eyed the end zone and all those concerns about senior quarterback Shea Patterson ameliorated. He ran towards it, and...…
…The University of Michigan’s Board of Regents met for their first meeting of the 2019-2020 school year Thursday. Regents Jordan Acker (D) and Michael Behm (D) were not present, and chair Ron Weiser (R) arrived late. University President Mark Schlissel began the meeting by thanking E. Royster Harper, vice president for Student Life, for her time at the University. Harper announced her retirement this week. “After an amazing f...…
…2 — September 20, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News TUESDAY: By Design THURSDAY: Twitter Talk FRIDAY: Behind the Story WEDNESDAY: This Week in History MONDAY: Looking at the Numbers B E HIND THE STORY QUOTE OF THE WE E K “ A public university should not be in the business of deciding which of their students get to host speakers or speak their minds. It is the government’s responsibility to ensure that our rights are p...…
…“CSG is encouraged by the President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality and its joining of the Climate Change Coalition. We hope the University continues to take meaningful steps to reduce our carbon footprint.” The Board of Regents then unanimously approved the construction of a new University in-patient hospital next to the Frankel Cardiovascular Center. The hospital has an estimated cost of $920 million, will be 1...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4— Friday, September 20, 2019 Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Max Mittleman Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Finn Storer Nicholas Tomaino Joel Weiner Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edit...…
…The second day of Riot Fest began with a large blow-up cherry and a burgundy slip dress. The latter was donned by Cherry Glazerr’s always-on frontwoman, Clementine Creevy, and the former teetered in the background of their set. With the level of noise coming from each instrument, you would have expected it to pop. But no, it held up throughout their raucous and entertaining set, a whimsical piece of mythology that encapsulated the group’...…
…6 — Friday, September 20, 2019 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com FACULTY COUPLE SEEKING Jr., sr., or grad student as study helper for 19‑year‑old dyslexic daughter. 2‑3 days/week, max 10 hours, $15/hour, flexi bleschedule. Email tareid458@gmail.com NEW HEALTH DISEASE‑related ChemicalbeingtestedbyOregon, UBC Argentina & Mexico. Chemical has 4 re lated USA...…
…P O L I C Y T A L K S @ T H E F O R D S C H O O L SAMANTHA POWER Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Author of The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir September 2019 Free and open to the public. Reception to follow. Info: fspp-events@umich.edu fordschool.umich.edu @fordschool #policytalks T H I R D A N N U A L VA N D E N B E R G L E CT U R E W E I S E R D I P LO M ACY C E N T E R L A U N C H S E R I E S The Education ...…
…8 — Friday,September 20, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Once dreaming of Wisconsin, the Bredeson brothers found a home Jack Bredeson remembers the routine perfectly. Every Saturday morning in the fall, his high school football team would wake up sore from the previous night’s game and go straight into a two-hour lifting session at 8 a.m. Arrowhead High School in Hartland, Wis. was 30 minutes west of Milwaukee. ...…
…Two bills that could affect free speech on campus passed in the Michigan House of Representatives’ House Oversight Committee on Sept. 5. The bills aim to regulate the extent to which a college or university can implement policies relating to the free speech of students and staff. The two pieces of legislation were sponsored by state Rep. John Reilly, R-Oakland, and come almost a year after white nationalist Richard Spencer ca...…
…U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., withdrew her support from a bill promoting human rights for Palestinian children last week. The bill, titled “Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act,” would require that funds from the U.S. “do not support military detention, interrogation, abuse, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children.” In an email statement to The Daily, Dinge...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, September 19, 2019 — 3A “I don’t know that it will be such a significant impact just raising taxes a little bit more to apply towards higher education.” “The campus climate on free speech reflects our school’s diversity — racially, ethnically, socioeconomically, etc. — though it often struggles to incorporate diversity of thought,” Burnstein said. “Ann Arbor is a liberal, p...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Thursday, September 19, 2019 Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Max Mittleman Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Finn Storer Nicholas Tomaino Joel Weiner Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, September 19, 2019 — 5A Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com Faculty couple seeking jr., sr., or grad student as study helper for 19-year- old dyslexic daughter. 2-3 days/week, max 10 hours, $15/hour, flexible schedule. Email tareid458@gmail.com By Jeffrey Wechsler ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 09/19/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edi...…
…6A — Thursday, September 19, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com …
