…News THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY The Daily Arts Section’s B-Side takes a look at the Michigan Gospel Chorale in this week’s issue. The group started in 1972, and is still thriving on campus. >>FOR MORE, SEE 1B. 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Anthropology lecture WHAT: Nimmi Rangaswamy will discuss her research on technologies in low-income Indian communities. WHO: Information Alliance for Community Development WHEN: Today at...…
…The project was driven in large part by Munger, both in terms of providing a vision for the final product and funding most of the construction costs. The real estate tycoon had previously funded a similar model of graduate stu- dent housing at Stanford Univer- sity, and his record-breaking $110 million donation to the Univer- sity in September 2013 was given expressly to fund such a project in Ann Arbor. E. Royster Harper, vice pres...…
…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....…
…Roses are red, violets are blue, We love the Daily and we hope you do too. ACROSS 1 Performance enhancement banned by MLB 4 Descartes’ conclusion 7 Placate 14 “Evil Woman” gp. 15 Govt. benefits org. 16 Strutted 17 Annual get- together 19 Stop 20 Ash, for example 21 Rise 22 __ Gay 23 Waikiki wreath 24 “Green Acres” co-star 26 “__ We Meet Again”: 1940 romance film 28 2006 skating silver medalist Cohen 33 Classic sci-fi play 34 Squeezed (out) ...…
…6A — Thursday, October 1, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Offensive line relishes improvement in 2015 By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor In last week’s game against Brigham Young, the Michigan football team’s offensive line walked up to the line of scrimmage and saw something it had been waiting to see for a long time. The Wolverines looked across and saw the Cougars’ defense sweating and panting, with h...…
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, October 1, 2015 the b-side DRAW ME CLOSE TO YOU BY MATTHEW BARNAUSKAS DAILY ARTS WRITER THE MICHIGAN GOSPEL CHORALE …
…2B — Thursday, October 1, 2015 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Around 7 p.m. in the Trotter Multicultural Center, the first few members of the Michigan Gospel Chorale (MGC) begin to arrive. One student heads directly to the piano and starts to play. More members enter as music fills the room, building an energy that’s warm and open to all who walk in. Excitement comes as each new per- son arrives at practic...…
…3B — Thursday, October 1, 2015 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com By CARLY SNIDER Daily Arts Writer “(Music) is definitely a lifetime commitment, for sure. It’s very rewarding and very risky. But I’m so glad that I took this career path, it’s been so amazing.” Fans around the world would agree that Annakalmia Traver made the right career choice. This commitment to music started at the University of Vermont, whe...…
…MUSIC VIDEO REVIEW Halsey is one of those girls. You know the ones: They can rock the mystical shoulder tattoos, the Smurf- blue hair, the elusive ultra-pixie cut, the oversized band T-shirts — and still look completely irresistible. The thing is, though, Halsey’s music is too intelligent, too edgy to be pigeonholed into that basic category of “hipster.” Perhaps this stereotyping is what she and her clan are rebelling ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 30, 2015 ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM CAMPUS CONTEXT President slated to roll out strategic initiative on inclusion by spring 2016 By EMMA KINERY Daily Staff Reporter University President Mark Schlissel and his administration have spent the last academic year working to roll out new policy initiatives regarding several campus is...…
…2A — Wednesday, September 30, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The history of yoga WHAT: Instructor Lakshminarayanan Venkat of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will discuss the modern day evolution of yoga. WHO: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute WHEN: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. WHERE: Genesis of Ann Arbor, 2309 Packard Street Addiction recovery WHAT: A conference with the U.S. Drug Czar and people in recovery fr...…
…something like this, we’re really able to engage with the student body.” Public Health student Amaal Haimout, president of MGSA, said she was inspired to collaborate with El-Halwagi after one of her friends told her that 200 refugee families were relocating to Grand Rapids. “Now, it’s definitely a personal issue because it’s a car ride away,” Haimout said. Haimout said many University students are unaware of the crisis, and ...…
…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....…
…5A — Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Nothing new in dull ‘Grinder’ premiere By DREW MARON Daily Arts Writer In “The Grinder,” Rob Lowe (“Parks and Recreation”) stars as Dean Sanderson, a fictional tele- vision actor known for his role as a dashing law- yer on the eponymous show-within- a show. At the beginning of the episode, Dean watches the series finale with his ...…
…THERE’S A CROSSWORD ON THIS PAGE. DO IT. HAPPY WEDNESDAY! Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Wild hogs 6 Wild animal 11 Bird in a cage, often 14 Pinhead 15 Off-the-cuff 16 Hot feeling 17 Blanket containers 19 Sign word often seen before “next exit” 20 Matzo meal 21 Some RSVPs 22 Punch source 23 “Born to Die” singer Lana Del __ 24 Caspian Sea land 26 Diamond figure 29 Burrowing beach denizens 34 Smart g...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, September 30, 2015 — 7A Haidar enjoying breakout senior season Even when she comes off the bench, Haidar makes an impact for Michigan By BETELHEM ASHAME Daily Sports Writer With five minutes left on the game clock, nerves began to run high on the sideline and in the crowd. The score was deadlocked at 0-0, and time was running out for the Michigan women’s soccer team. ...…
…Hackett discusses athletics in chat Michigan’s interim athletic director met with students Tuesday evening By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor Around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Michigan interim Athletic Director Jim Hackett was sitting in an armchair in the Pond Room at the Michigan Union when his phone rang. He took it out of his pocket and looked at the number. “This is Coach (Jim) Harbaugh,” Hackett said, drawing awe f...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 …
…What is fall if not the chance to pull out your edgiest leather jacket and hit up some local music venues? Here are a few upcoming Ann Arbor music events — we promise, we’ve got something for everyone. 2B THE LIST MILK CARTON KIDS The Ark, October 29th THE AVET T BROTHERS Hill Auditorium, November 6th. COLIN HAY The Ark, November 8th BUZZFEED, BUT BETTER GET YOUR JAM ON IN A 2 THE VERVE PIPE The Ark, October 17th VANESSA CARLTON B...…
…3B “The Bridge program got me into the swing of things here, maybe more so than other freshmen that didn’t do the program. Us Bridge people stick together.” – LSA freshman LADI OLANIRAN “We’ve had the whole summer to get to know each other. No one was here during the summer, all we saw was each other. It was easier to make friends. Now everyone is going in different directions and it’s difficult to meet people. Everybody is doing...…
…Wednesday, September 30, 2015 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, September 30 , 2015 // The Statement 5B MORALLY BANKRUPT: The Greek life crisis By Chloe Gilke, Managing Arts Editor E verything is immaculately organized. The Panhellenic Association’s recruit- ment mass meeting will convene in the Michigan League’s Ballroom from 5 to 8 p.m. There will be 17 tables, one for each chapter in Panhel and each table will be decorated with po...…
…Wednesday, September 30, 2015 // The Statement 6B I t’s a Game Day in late September, and hoards of maize and blue-tinged students are streaming down State Street to the sounds of The Weeknd’s “Can’t Feel My Face.” But just as the University cements its place on Playboy’s annual list of top party schools, it’s equally the stomping grounds of the hipster — so much so that the town garnered the dubious distinction of being the 15th most...…
…Wednesday, September 30, 2015 // The Statement 7B Personal Statement: Being average by Michael Flynn, Daily Arts Writer choice, Colin Gunckel, assistant professor of american culture and screen arts and cultures, sees taste as a mode of class distinction — much like what sociologist Pierre Bordieu elaborated on in “Distinction: A Social Critique in the Judgement of Taste.” Like Bordieu, Gunkel believes these preferences are generate...…
…Wednesday, September 30, 2015 // The Statement 8B This past summer I was lucky enough to receive photo passes to a handful concerts around Ann Arbor. Never did I think I would be so fortunate to photograph Mumford & Sons, a band I have loved since their first album. For some of the concerts I’ve photographed I’m a fan of the band, while others I might just know a couple songs. With Mumford & Sons, I knew every lyric to every song they pl...…
…125 YEARS NEWS • ARTS • OPINION SPORTS • ARCHIVES A SPECIAL ISSUE COMMEMORATING 125 YEARS OF EDITORIAL FRREEDOM A conversation with former Daily editor in chief Ann Marie Lipinski • Page 3A Campus fashion through the decades • Page 4A The rich history of sports at the ‘U’ • Page 6A Why the Opinion pages matter • Page 8A Hill Auditorium’s star-studded history • Page 11A …
…R ebecca Blumenstein was edi- tor in chief of The Michigan Daily during her last year on staff while at the University. Today, she is deputy editor in chief at The Wall Street Journal. She started her time at the Journal in Detroit in 1995 before becoming the Jour- nal’s China bureau chief from 2005 to 2009. There, she led the team that won the Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting in 2007. Q: What was your experience like w...…
…By JENNIFER CALFAS Editor in Chief Ann Marie Lipinski’s name doesn’t just grace the wall — it illuminates it. Her name, sitting alongside seven others, hangs on the wall at the entrance of the Daily’s news- room — noting her Pulitzer Prize from 1987 that she received for her work as editor of the Chicago Tribune — where she was the first female editor. But her legacy goes beyond just that. As a co-editor of The Michi- gan Daily...…
…8-TMD 125 ARTS Tuesday, September 29, 2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com 4A Tree Town’s stylish history A look back at Ann Arbor’s 20th-century fashion By CAROLINE FILIPS Daily Arts Writer With locals defined by their trademark insouciance and a student population primarily invested in its studies, fashion has never been on the average Ann Arborite’s radar. By simply surveying the streets of Ann Arbor, the correc...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 29, 2015 — 5A One Hundred Twenty-Fifth Anniversary An illustrious literary history at the ‘U’ Ann Arbor writing community continues to grow By HAILEY MIDDLEBROOK Daily Arts Writer Last January, on one of those frozen nights where the coffee shop windows fog up too much to see in from the outside, I journeyed across campus to a cozy bookshop called Literati. The store, sti...…
…SPORTS Tuesday, September 29, 2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com 6A 1865 The University introduces baseball as the first competitive varsity sport. 1901 The football team wins its first national championship. 1879 game, beginning a rich tradition. 1902 Michigan football Bowl. 1908 The men’s basketball team is formed. Inside 125 years of Michigan sports history By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor The his...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 29, 2015 — 7A One Hundred Twenty-Fifth Anniversary 1977 Diver Christina Seufert earns the individual national championship. Former Michigan player Jim Harbaugh returns as the head coach of the football team. 1948 Men’s ice hockey wins its championship. 1973 hockey begins as the first female sport. 1989 The men’s basketball team wins its championship. 1972...…
…420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Committing to objectivity T he relationship between Americans, newspapers and editorial freedom is a tangled mess of a story, with blood and ink dripping slowly down its winding pages. Evidence suggests this story began in 1690 when Benjamin Harris published the first and only edition of...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 29, 2015 — 9A One Hundred Twenty-Fifth Anniversary transformational digital opportu- nities and stay financially viable? I would love to listen in on the conversations you all have about this and know how you balance Daily values worth preserving with the need to train success- ful leaders and assure a relevant future for the newsroom. CALFAS: The issue of simul- taneously adap...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 10A — Tuesday, September 29, 2015 One Hundred Twenty-Fifth Anniversary 1817 At Fort Meigs, Ohio: A treaty is reached between Michigan’s Territorial Governor, Lewis Cass, and Native American Tribes (Ottawa, Chippewa and Potawatomy). Cass persuades Native Americans to give 3,840 acres of land in exchange for Native Americans becoming eligible to enroll at the University. Native Americans a...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 29, 2015 — 11A One Hundred Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Hill performances through the years Sports writers recall their favorite road trips Traveling to cover games across the country is a sacred Daily tradition By KEVIN SANTO Daily Sports Writer There’s only one thing that could connect the dots between an impounded car in Chicago, a week in Hawaii, a 1,000- mile drive to O...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 12A — Tuesday, September 29, 2015 One Hundred Twenty-Fifth Anniversary TODD NEEDLE/Daily Point guard Trey Burke is congratulated by his teammates after sinking a game-tying 3-pointer in the Sweet 16 game against Kansas on March 29, 2013. KRISTOFFER GILETTE/Daily Sophomore forward Chris Webber, upset over his last-minute timeout error, is con- soled by a teammate as he exits the NCAA championship gam...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, September 29, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXIV, No. 135 ©2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2B OPINION.....................4B ARTS........................... 5B SPORTS ......................7B SUDOKU..................... 2B CL ASSIFIEDS...............6B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM TMD celebrates ...…
…comparative literature, said the plan was formed without sufficient faculty input. “It has not been debated at SACUA and it has not been debated at Senate Assembly, and so we feel like there hasn’t been enough broad consultation because this is something that affects everyone, faculty and students,” Weineck said. Comments written on the evaluations will not be released, nor will the data collected from course evaluations of c...…
…known, the level of competition lower and the revenue far small- er. As a symbolic measure of com- parison, Michigan Stadium’s list- ed capacity is 107,601 spectators. Brown Stadium’s is 20,000. Schlissel stepped into a world that was, at least in this respect, much different than the one he left. While he doesn’t have to run this world, he does have to over- see it, and his first year forced him to be more involved than a number o...…
…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....…
…New York for 24 hours to see “Hamilton” off-Broadway. Sitting in the second row and being spat on by Jonathan Groff dressed in full monarchial garb is still one of the best experiences I’ve ever had. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton’s rap battle is one that awill live on in my heart forever. “Hamilton” keeps the audience’s attention through its subtle humor and quickly executed lyrics and presenting a figure of Ameri...…
…ACROSS 1 Diagram with axes and coordinates 6 Very top 10 Shift neighbor, on PC keyboards 14 St. __ Girl beer 15 Guard site 16 Nabisco cookie 17 Like stickers that smell when rubbed 20 Buckwheat dish 21 Court order to all 22 Fruit seed 23 Drop-down __ 25 Like some microbrews 27 Little girl’s makeup, so they say 33 Crisp covering 34 Welfare 35 Firebird roof option 38 What cake candles may indicate 39 On the rocks 42 Bart Simpson’s grandpa 43 See...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 29, 2015 — 7B Kalis realizing potential, appreciating every minute By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor This past summer, during the conditioning program before his redshirt junior season, Michigan offensive guard Kyle Kalis thought to himself. He had shown potential as a five-star recruit out of Lakewood, Ohio. But in the two seasons he had spent on Michiga...…
…8B — Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com For Henry Poggi, switch to offense was a family affair By MAX COHEN Managing Sports Editor In the minutes before the Michigan football team began its rout of Brigham Young this weekend, an unfamiliar face flashed across the Michigan Stadium video boards as an offensive starter. He had been a defensive lineman as recently as last season, but now he woul...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, September 28, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM The Wolverines earn their third straight blowout victory » INSIDE Michigan dominates ANDREW COHEN/Daily INSIDE: Ashok Bhargav, an application programmer for the University, picks out vegetables at the fourth annual Harvest Festival hosted by the Sustainable Food Program at the Matthaei Botanical Garde...…
…2A — Monday, September 28, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY The Michigan football team garnered a No. 22 ranking in the Associ- ated Press poll Sunday after a 31-0 win over Brigham Young on Saturday. It was the Wolver- ines’ first national ranking since Nov. 2, 2013. 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Author lecture WHAT: Author Leah Hager Cohen will speak about the art of storytelling. ...…
…Faculty members can still opt to complete the interview during this first meeting. Another addition: A standard- ized e-mail template will be used when OIE contacts the subject of a complaint and is designed to ensure proper communication of all the necessary information. For the first time, a faculty member can also review the statements they’ve made to OIE before the investigation report is finalized. SACUA first began examin- ...…
…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, September 28, 2015 — 5A Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Borscht veggies 6 Garden neighbors of glads, perhaps 10 “Looking at it differently,” in texts 14 Play the coquette 15 Part of MIT: Abbr. 16 Make all better 17 *Last leg of a journey 19 Cleveland’s lake 20 Protruding-lip expression 21 Made minor adjustments to 23 Enjoy snowy trails 26 Constellatio...…
…6A — Monday, September 28, 2015 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com By ALEX INTNER Daily Arts Writer Over the past several years, the Muppets have become increasingly prevalent in culture. Starting with the 2011 film “The Muppets,” which was a modest success for Disney, they’ve been making appearances in a wide array of talk and variety shows. Their renaissance-of-sorts continues with a new televi...…
