…Sanzotta, a plaintiff in a law- suit filed earlier this month by Ann Arbor Residents for Public Safety against the city to halt the cull, expressed her frustration with the council’s decision to move forward. “I see you don’t care much about facts, or public safety,” Sanzotta said. “Our council has been bought and sold — cheaply.” Barry Powers, the attor- ney representing Ann Arbor Residents for Public Safety, referred to the la...…
…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 Wednesday, January 6, 2016 — 5A ACROSS 1 Big initials in tobacco 4 Devices with scroll wheels 8 Many an old- movie criminal mastermind 14 Perrier, par exemple 15 Sick as __ 16 Jittery 17 Visitor’s first attempt 19 Emphatic type 20 Training group 21 Like milligrams and kilograms 23 Baseball family name 24 Actress Thompson of “Family” 25 “My bad!” 29 Queen-to-be, maybe 30 Visitor’s second attempt 33 H...…
…Eye-opening ‘Big Short’ distressing FILM REVIEW Odd and self-aware film follows 2008 financial crisis By MADELEINE GAUDIN Daily Arts Writer A group of angry Wall Street traders predicting and profiting off the 2008 economic recession doesn’t scream entertainment, but writer and director Adam McK- ay’s (“Anchor- man”) “The Big Short” makes for an honest and captivating tale of greed, lies and devas- tation. The fi...…
…B SportsWednesday TRIPLE TROUBLE n Michigan lost another heartbreaker in overtime at Indiana on Sunday. Page 3B REDEMPTION n Jim Harbaugh’s first season made an impact even on those who didn’t see the field. SportsWednesday Column, Page 2B Michigan 41, Florida 7 ‘Onward’ Photo by Allison Farrand Photo by Ruby Wallau Photo by Ruby Wallau The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | January 6, 2016 …
…2B — January 6, 2016 SportsWednesday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTSWEDNESDAY COLUMN Jim Harbaugh’s ball team J im Harbaugh sat in the bowels of the Citrus Bowl after his team’s 41-7 undressing of Florida last Friday, gushing about the NFL prospects of his seniors. Starting center Graham Glasgow, Harbaugh said, could be a first- round pick. Jake Rudock, as evidenced by his performance in the second half of ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsWednesday January 6, 2016 — 3B By TED JANES Daily Sports Writer One key stat line differentiated the Indiana and Michigan women’s basketball teams in the Hoosiers’ 77-69 overtime win on Sunday. The Hoosiers (1-1 Big Ten, 9-5 overall) went 32-for-42 from the free throw line, and the Wolverines (0-2 Big Ten, 8-5 overall) went 8-for- 18. After four quarters of back- and-forth basket...…
…4B — January 6, 2016 SportsWednesday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Five Things We Learned By ZACH SHAW Daily Sports Editor For the first time since 2011, the Michigan football team ended its season with a win. In one of their most complete efforts of the season, the 14th-ranked Wolverines (6-2 Big Ten, 10-3 overall) dominated No. 19 Florida (7-1 Southeastern Conference, 10-4 overall) through and through, putting a...…
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…2C Wednesday, January 6, 2016 // The Statement THE GUN CONTROL DEBATE ON THE RECORD “Every time I think about those kids, it gets me mad. And by the way, it happens on the streets of Chicago every day.” — PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA in a public address calling for increased background checks at gun shows and other measures to prevent gun violence *** “An armed people are a free people. If our forefathers were not armed before the Ame...…
…3C Magazine Editor: Karl Williams Deputy Editors: Nabeel Chollompat Victoria Noble Design Editor: Shane Achenbach Photo Editor: Zoey Holmstrom Creative Director: Emilie Farrugia Editor in Chief: Shoham Geva Managing Editor: Laura Schinagle Copy Editors: Emily Campbell Alexis Nowicki Jose Rosales THE statement Had this column been due a few weeks before, you would’ve gotten 500 words of scathing analysis about the state ...…
…Wednesday, January 6, 2016 // The Statement 4C Wednesday, January 6, 2016 // The Statement 5C Editor’s Note: The name of a student has been changed to protect the privacy of a source currently involved in the FlexMed admissions process, denoted with an asterisk. “Just about here, in the second paragraph, you write that when you got to college you decided to work harder for better grades.” My pointer finger was hovering over a piece of ...…
…I ’m not religious — but I like to pretend I am. Sometimes, when I’m alone, I like to watch “It’s A Wonderful Life” or “What Dreams May Come” and believe, if only for a few hours, that someday my reality will suddenly melt away and an angel will come visit me and show me all the mistakes I could make, or maybe I’ll be hit by a car and I’ll wake up in a painting and soar around the sky with Robin Williams and I’ll meet every- one I lo...…
…Wednesday, January 6, 2016 // The Statement 7C ILLUSTRATION BY EMILIE FARRUGIA Personal Statement: I know all the word’s to Eminem’s ‘Lose Yourself’ H igh school. For me, it wasn’t anything that I thought it was supposed to be. Wasn’t it supposed to be filled with rites of passage? At the very least there were supposed to be one or two moments of intense experience from which I could learn. There were supposed to be moments and expe...…
…V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : F R O M T H E E D I T O R S Statement Photo Editor Zoey Holmstrom and Creative Director Emilie Farrugia share photos from their winter breaks in Michigan and Connecticut. I’ve always loved watching the Detroit Red Wings, so I was ecstatic to add this new ornament to our family’s Christmas tree. Members of the children’s choir draw between scenes of “A Christmas Carol” put on by the St. Joseph First Unit...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, December 14, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Minors would not face legal action for seeking medical assistance By ALEXA ST. JOHN Daily Staff Reporter Following the successful implementation of medical amnesty for minors who con- sumed alcohol, Michigan rep- resentatives have introduced a bill to extend this amnesty to drug use as well. As stated in t...…
…2A — Monday, December 14, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY The Michigan hockey team split a home series with Minnesota this weekend, winning 8-3 on Friday before losing 3-2 on Saturday. The Wolverines are now 9-3-3 on the season (2-1-1 Big Ten). >>FOR MORE, SEE SPORTS 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Dogs in the library WHAT: Therapaws of Michigan will bring dogs to the library to he...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, December 14, 2015 — 3A in the past month, and 21 percent reported using mar- ijuana at least once in the past month. Eight percent of undergraduate students reported using drugs such as cocaine, amphetamines and ecstasy in the past month. All of these numbers had increased since a previ- ous NCHA survey taken in 2010. Mary Jo Desprez, direc- tor of Wolverine Wellness, said alcoh...…
…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER 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, December 14, 2015 — 5A STAYING IN ANN ARBOR THIS SUMMER? APPLY TO WORK FOR THE MICHIGAN DAILY BUSINESS TEAM! DESIGNERS! LAYOUT! RANDOS! CONTACT TMD.ADDESIGN@GMAIL.COM IF YOU ARE INTERSTED! ACROSS 1 Main idea 5 Seniors, to juniors 9 Pizza party drinks 14 A whole bunch 15 Skip past 16 __ Jeane Mortenson: Marilyn Monroe’s birth name 17 Six-sided state 18 Cares 20 Superfan to the max 2...…
…6A — Monday, December 14, 2015 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com TV COLUMN The true meaning of Netflix Christmas I’m a sucker for Christmas. I love tacky store windows with paintings of reindeer and piles of crunchy fake snow. I love the way the smell of molasses drifts to my bedroom all the way from the kitchen when my mom bakes ginger- bread men. I love the cringe- y Christmas music, espe- cially Michael Buble’s ag...…
…ALMOST GREAT SMOOTH SAILING n Even without Spike Albrecht, Michigan coasted to an easy win over Delaware State. Page 4B A guard, a grandpa and the end of an era W hen Frank Brunski Jr. passed away on Sept. 1, 2012, he left behind a wife of 50 years, three children, 10 grandchildren, one great-grandchild and a legacy of hard work. One of those grandchildren — Spike Albrecht — adopted that hard work ethic. Frank was a lif...…
…2B — December 14, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Albrecht ends career amid injuries By LEV FACHER Managing Editor Everything about Spike Albrecht’s career at Michigan was unexpected — even the ending. The senior guard came to Ann Arbor after receiving offers from no other Big Ten schools. Prior to an offer from Michigan coach John Beilein, he had considered playing basketball at Appalachian State or b...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday December 14, 2015 — 3B ‘M’ starts series with win By KEVIN SANTO Daily Sports Writer Thirty seconds had ticked off the clock at Yost Ice Arena, and the game was already tied at one. Welcome to Michigan hockey. The Wolverines opened the scoring 16 seconds into the frame, when junior forward Tyler Motte fired a slap shot into the bottom-right corner of the net. It was a sta...…
…4B — December 14, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MEN’S BASKETBALL Lineup shake-up sparks Michigan By KELLY HALL Daily Sports Writer Michigan coach John Beilein started off his Friday press conference with bad news, just not the kind Michigan fans had anticipated. After mentioning that junior guard Derrick Walton Jr. still hadn’t practiced more than a week after suffering an ankle sprain against North ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, December 11, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM DELANEY RYAN/Daily Art & Design freshman Laura Desimine works on a Rube Goldberg project for her first-year 3D class at the Art & Architecture building on Thursday. RUBE GOLDBE RG’S DEVICE STUDENT GOVERNMENT POLITICS Eleven members step down from their positions after chair’s termination By EMMA KERR Daily News Edi...…
…Carson’s time at the University for this story. Mary Masson, a spokesperson for the University of Michigan Health system, also declined multiple interview requests to UMHS and Medical School faculty and administrators on their behalf. Public Policy senior Cody Giddings, vice chair of the University’s chapter of the College Republicans, said the organization has not been in contact with the Carson campaign, and...…
…increased, but especially given a budget deficit of $460 million, you’re talking about a lot of items that we have to watch.” Irwin said in an interview Thursday that he deemed expanding financial aid a priority, but he was disappointed that this priority wasn’t largely reflected in the final budget. “Michigan is currently 41st in the nation by most estimates in terms of providing financial aid,” Irwin said. “Efforts to ...…
…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER 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....…
…VS Fashion show: The good and bad STYLE RECAP Glitz, gold and tans for this year’s Angels By Daily Style Writers At the Victoria’s Secret Fash- ion Show, there was music, bras, Kris Jenner being a “cool” mom and the sensual sounds of the Weeknd, what more could you ask for? BEST: Kendall Jenner Kendall Jenner seems to absorb a crowd’s attention whenever she’s on the runway. Maybe it’s her stunning beauty, the mass amount of ...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Two of its members wrote the music for “Chess” 5 Angling trophy 9 Not sour 14 Chillax 15 Horn accessory 16 Kitchen feature 17 Headgear not for amateurs? 19 Qualifying words 20 Bunk 21 License-issuing org. 22 They’re not optional 23 Weak 25 Career grand slam leader 27 Headgear for a certain batting champ? 33 Princess friend of Dorothy 37 Gibbon, for one 38 Dr. Howser of ’8...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Friday, December 11, 2015 — 7 Wolverines seek revenge vs. weakened Minnesota team By JUSTIN MEYER Daily Sports Writer When two of college hockey’s most storied programs meet, there’s always a little extra buzz around the rink. But when Minnesota and No. 9 Michigan drop the puck at Yost Ice Arena on Friday night, it won’t be just a matchup of star talent and Big Ten con...…
…8 — Friday, December 11, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 2015 Season Review: Wide Receivers and Tight Ends Three main pass catchers starred for Wolverines By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor Editor’s Note: With the Michigan football team’s 2015 regular season in the books, the Daily looks back at the performance of each unit this year and looks ahead to the future in 2016. In this edition: wide receiv...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, December 10, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Ann Arbor awaits release of new ‘Star Wars’ installment » INSIDE the b-side GOVERNMENT See LAB SAFETY, Page 3A See COMMISSION, Page 2A From deer cull to departure of key city officials, 2015 marked year of change By ISOBEL FUTTER Daily Staff Reporter For City Hall and the Ann Arbor City Council, the past yea...…
…report, emphasized the importance of community input. “We cannot set aside the fact that police cannot be expected to police themselves. Right?” Wilson asked, to loud applause from the audience. However, Nearly all of the community members who spoke criticized the resolution because of insufficient power delegated to citizens. Public Health student Rebecca Ahmad-Robinson, a member of the advocacy group Ann Arbor to Ferguson...…
…become too narrow or collapse. According to Scott Hollister, a professor of biomedical and mechanical engineering, tracheobronchomalacia occurs once in every 2,200 births. In the United States, that averages about 1,500 to 1,800 patients a year with the condition, with ranging severity. While some kids with a mild form of the condition will not need medical intervention, those with moderate to very severe forms require tr...…
…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER 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....…
…ACROSS 1 Mennonite sect 6 Nasty bit of trickery 10 Chopped side 14 Trunk full of organs? 15 “Casablanca” heroine 16 Speck 17 Airline seating for Mensa members? 19 Milne’s Hundred __ Wood 20 Fire dept. employee 21 Many ages 22 Out of the country 24 Subordinate’s yes 26 Jewish folklore creature 28 He’s a horse, of course 30 Watched for the evening, say 34 Bar in a shower 37 Mark of approval 39 Justice Kagan appointer 40 WWII threat 42 Andy Capp’...…
…6A — Thursday, December 10, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Line changes spark explosion for ‘M’ Kile, Nieves, Selman unite to form powerful second line By MINH DOAN Daily Sports Editor Two weeks ago, after the No. 9 Michigan hockey team played a weekend series against Dartmouth, the Wolverines switched up their top two lines. Junior forward Alex Kile moved to a line with senior forwards Boo Nieves a...…
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, December 10, 2015 by Matthew Barnauskas Daily Arts Writer Design by Mariah Gardziola, Francesca Kielb, Anjali Alangaden and Shane Achenbach …
…2B — Thursday, December 10, 2015 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com A Long Time Ago in a Family Room Far, Far Away … I remember the first time I watched “Star Wars.” Sitting among the rows of white, plastic- shelled Disney movies and sing- a-long tapes that no doubt drove my parents slightly insane was the black-bound VHS boxed set of the original trilogy: “A New Hope,” “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of th...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Thursday, December 10, 2015 — 3B COURTESY OF DOUG COOMBE LEFT TO RIGHT: Brad Hales, Robert Wells and Breck Bunce spin classic soul records at the Blind Pig. Monthly event has devoted underground following By RACHEL KERR Daily Arts Writer Don’t come yet, a message on my phone reads at 10:04 p.m. I’m sitting in an Uber outside of the Blind Pig. It’s empty, the next message says. ...…
…4B — Thursday, December 10, 2015 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com D ear Gillian, There is a boy — a very cute, smart and well-dressed boy in my class. While I would normally go for it consider- ing these attributes, he’s also got that, “I’m top-tier and super-intim- idating” swagger. How do I approach this? Star- ing lustfully across the room is not going so well. We have had absolutely no contact and he h...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, December 9, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Ethics committee recommendation generates debate during meeting By JACKIE CHARNIGA Daily Staff Reporter Calls to remove a Central Student Government representative after members of Students Allied for Freedom and Democracy questioned his conduct at their Diag demonstration continued to generate d...…
…2A — Wednesday, December 9, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com RITA MORRIS/Daily Doug Freeman, chief operating officer of Patagonia, discusses the ideals and expectations of running an environmentally conscious business at the Ross School of Business on Tuesday. The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in Fisher v. Texas, which will consider the use of affirmative action in college admissions, The...…
…Michigan and professional football player and the current medical director at a hospital in Reno, Nev. Hackett will remain in office until the University finds a permanent replacement, which Schlissel said will be an asset during the search process. “Interim Director Hackett continues to do a great job with the department,” Schlissel said. “He’s flexible enough to stay on as long as necessary to allow us to conduct a very th...…
…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER 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 Wednesday, December 9, 2015 — 5A Although the setting of the play has not been tampered with, the cast and crew have taken some liberties with the production. Lindsay, the director, decided to keep the play in its original 15th century time period. “I’ve managed to work a number of women into the show,” she said. “One of the big things we did was change the Duke of Worcester to the...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com STAYING IN ANN ARBOR THIS SUMMER? APPLY TO WORK FOR THE MICHIGAN DAILY BUSINESS TEAM! DESIGNERS! LAYOUT! RANDOS! CONTACT TMD.ADDESIGN@GMAIL.COM IF YOU ARE INTERSTED! ACROSS 1 Under the weather 7 Like cotton candy 11 Fund-raising org. 14 Provoke 15 Subtle glow 16 Trip segment 17 Utopian 18 WWI aircraft 20 They may coordinate with floor mats 22 Quarterback’s target 23 Payro...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, December 9, 2015 — 7A Michigan’s inevitable loss I t seemed easy for the Michigan women’s basketball team to roll to a 7-0 start to the season — maybe too easy. Before Sunday’s loss to Princeton, the Wolverines had averaged 87.9 points per game, making them the third- best scoring offense in the country. They surpassed 100 points against South Carolina Upstate, wip...…
