…4B — Thursday, January 15, 2015 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com GIANCARLO BUONOMO “Home is where one starts from. As we grow older / The world becomes stranger, the pattern more complicated …” -“East Coker,” T.S Eliot I’m nearing the end of a month-long layover. On December 16, I flew from Detroit to Boston. And on the evening of January 21, I’ll board a plane in Boston headed for Rome,...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, January 14, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXIV, No. 45 ©2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION..................... 3A SPORTS......................6A SUDOKU..................... 2A CL ASSIFIEDS...............6A T H E S TAT E M E N T. . . . . . . .1 B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM The Working...…
…Michigan students to know when they’re free.” Sean DeMonner, executive director of Teaching and Learn- ing for Information and Technol- ogy Services, said buying the app in August constituted a valuable investment for the University. “In the process, we concluded that there was some value that we were interested in learning from Aashay and Zakir,” he said. “How they had thought about this prob- lem, how they had formulated a sol...…
…I n Sydney, Australia on Dec. 15, a man dressed as a Muslim cleric took a num- ber of people hostage in a busy café. Aus- tralian police were able to kill the gun- man and there- after freed the hostages. Two hostages died in the incident. In the after- math of this crisis, Muslims in Australia feared they would be subject to hate crimes, as is common in the aftermath of such events. Australian Rachel Jacobs w...…
…4A — Wednesday, January 14, 2015 Arts & News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘Fifty Shades’ soundtrack latest in new musical trend By CHRISTIAN KENNEDY Daily Arts Writer “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Romance. Sex. BDSM. Music? It all started about six months ago when Beyoncé posted a teas- er for the “Fifty Shades of Grey” film featuring a slow and intense- ly sensual “uh oh, uh oh, uh oh, oh no no.” It’s a clear rework of h...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, January 14, 2015 — 5A FILM COLUMN Mark Wahlberg’s Worst of 2014 List Mark Wahlberg’s latest declara- tion that he has a penis, “The Gam- bler,” debuted to middling reviews over Christmas break. In it, the former underwear model plays Jim Bennett, a debt-riddled literature pro- fessor who, between inspired ser- mons on Shake-speahh and lectures to his students abou...…
…FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @michigandaily NOW. Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Monday Night Football regular until 1983 7 Gobbled, as a turkey 10 Site with a “Buy It Now” option 14 Mecca’s peninsula 15 In the bath 16 “__ Rock” 17 Hires a new crew for 18 Styled after 19 Shot up 20 Confounded British illumination? 23 Jamaican genre 24 Walkway material 25 Meter or liter 29 Med. plan option 31 “Twin Peaks” co- ...…
…For 20 minutes, Ohio State pounded the Michigan men’s basketball team. The Buckeyes forced out sophomore point guard Derrick Walton Jr. with two early fouls, then went to work on a backcourt of junior Spike Albrecht and freshman Muhammad- Ali Abdur- Rahkman. They scored, forced turnovers and scored some more. They opened up a 15-point lead at halftime. And then things got ugly. Not only did the deficit increase —...…
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…2B Magazine Editor: Ian Dillingham Deputy Editor: Natalie Gadbois Design Editor: Jake Wellins Photo Editor: Luna Anna Archey Illustrator: Megan Mulholland Maggie Miller Managing Editor: Lev Facher Editor in Chief: Jennifer Calfas Copy Editors: Hannah Bates Laura Schinagle Emma Sutherland THE statement COVER BY JAKE WELLINS IN COMMAND: READ ON PAGE 5 Wednesday, January 14, 2015 // The Statement M y older sister lost o...…
…Wednesday, January 14, 2015 // The Statement 3B All the Pretty Things: The Snow P retty things this week: Snow. I step out of the warm halls of East Quad and into the chilly streets on my way to class. I pass countless faces, each asking the same question: “Why, why am I being pelted by sharp, cold daggers of snow?” I differ from these folks, my face upturned to the sky and a smile on my face. Big, fluffy flakes falling from the...…
…Wednesday, January 14, 2015 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, January 14, 2015 // The Statement 5B B efore transferring to the University of Michigan, Cody Gid- dings — now a Public Policy junior — attended the United States Military Academy at West Point. As a Military Academy cadet, Giddings developed an interest in international security, in part through his interaction with professors, some of whom had experience gathe...…
…Wednesday, January 14, 2015 // The Statement 6B A ll I felt was pain. I couldn’t breath. It felt as if some- one had pulled my voice box out of my throat to its maximum, only to let go and have it spring back as if it were a plastic slinky. I felt tears collapse around my eyes, but they might as well have been tears of joy. Eating, purging, living. For five years, I was living through a binding cycle. I don’t remember what made me ...…
…Wednesday, January 14, 2015 // The Statement 7B the Defense Manufacturing Assistance Program, which is run through the University’s Institute for Research on Labor, Employment and the Economy, in conjunction with Ohio State University and Purdue University. The DMAP project is designed to help struggling small and medium-sized defense sector suppliers prevent layoffs, job losses and plant closures during periods of lower military sp...…
…Wednesday, January 14, 2015 // The Statement 8B In the early hours of the morning last fall, I had the opportunity to photograph LSA sophomore Bryan Jones, a cadet in the University’s Army Reserve Officers Training Corps program, during his morning trainings. The ROTC cadets have physical training — known as PT — four days per week at 7 a.m., at which time they complete cardio and weight training in the CCRB and on Palmer Field. I also ha...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, January 13, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXIV, No. 45 ©2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 S P O R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 S U D O K U ....…
…2 — Tuesday, January 13, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY Two hundred people were evacuated and one firefighter died when smoke filled a metro station in Washington, D.C. The source of the smoke is still unknown and the station was temporarily closed, CNN reported. 3 The University of Vir- ginia chapter of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity has been cleared by the Charlot- tesv...…
…DETROIT Detroit house fire kills woman and her adult daughter Authorities say an electrical problem may have caused a fire at a home on Detroit’s east side that killed a 57-year-old woman and her 32-year-old daughter. Fire officials are investigating Monday morning’s blaze on Wilfred Street. The Detroit News identifies the victims as Hattie Simmons and her daughter, Tonquinia Simmons. Charles Harris tells WJBK- TV that...…
…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 Tuesday, January 13, 2015 — 5 ‘Bonnie & Clyde’ to steal the show Famous crime duo make their way to Mendelssohn Theatre. By ALEX BERNARD Daily Community Culture Editor Through ice and snow and a wind that gives frostbite in the same way my mom texts me about getting a job (a lot), the cast and crew of “Bonnie & Clyde” lumber into rehearsal, shake off the cold, hug each other f...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Tie with a cord 5 Acute anxiety 10 Miss from Madrid: Abbr. 14 Texter’s “That being said ...” 15 Get on the phone, say 16 Lustful look 17 *Miracle Mets center fielder 19 ‘‘If all __ fails ...’’ 20 Weed whacker 21 Friskies eater 22 “Your choice” 24 Skip over in pronunciation 26 *Creator of Daffy and Bugs 28 Nevada gambling city 29 __ for the course 31 Variety show 32 Dressi...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, January 13, 2015 — 7 Same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional Senior executive says the project will not use public or taxpayer dollars LOS ANGELES (AP) - The developers behind a sprawling sports and housing complex in the Los Angeles suburbs — whose centerpiece stadium could become home for an NFL team — expect to recoup up to $100 million in local tax dollars in the fir...…
…Elmblad, Goree head into final chapter of illustrious careers By KELLY HALL Daily Sports Writer With 1:05 left in overtime, senior forward Cyesha Goree leapt up to the glass and grabbed an offensive rebound after senior guard Shannon Smith missed both of her free throws. Fourteen seconds later, Goree drew a foul and had to step up to the line herself. After missing both of her free throws, she fought her way to the rim ...…
…Mice fed crumbs from local eatery to examine yeast, sugar digestion By LEA GIOTTO Daily Staff Reporter When Ann Arbor locals think of Zingerman’s, they are most likely not considering the estab- lishment as a beacon for medical advancement. However, bread from Zinger- man’s Bakehouse contributed to a new study involving intestinal bacteria and its role in curing intestinal and autoimmune dis- eases such as yeast infections and ...…
…2A — Monday, January 12, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com JENNIFER CALFAS Editor in Chief 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 jcalfas@michigandaily.com DOUGLAS SOLOMON Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 dougsolo@michigandaily.com Newsroom 734-418-4115 opt. 3 Corrections corrections@michigandaily.com Arts Section arts@michigandaily.com Sports Section spor...…
…Harper identified several promi- nent University issues. Last February, the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights announced they would investigate the University for its handling of allegations of sexual misconduct. In Jan. 2014, The Michigan Daily first reported former kicker Brendan Gibbons’ permanent separation from the University for violating the Student Sexual Misconduct Policy, which drew wide criti- cism ...…
…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, January 12, 2014 — 5A Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 “Say it isn’t so!” 5 Slick 9 Japanese poem with 17 syllables 14 More than simmer 15 Natural skin soother 16 Caravan stop 17 ’50s-’60s Ramblers, briefly 18 Grand Prix series designation 20 Brings in, as salary 22 Geeky types 23 Controversial Vietnam War defoliant 26 Onetime Leno announcer Hall 29 Sa...…
…6A — Monday, January 12, 2015 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘Inherent Vice’ a difficult head trip Anderson is a great director, but can’t engage audience By AKSHAY SETH Daily Film Columnist Seconds after the last Satur- day night showing of “Inherent Vice,” a 70-year-old man sporting a frayed pony- tail and what looked like a knitted Hawai- ian poncho stared into the trashcan. Mov- iegoers dropped empty cartons...…
…NATIONAL CHAMPION 1996 DIVISION I ICE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP NATIONAL CHAMPION 1998 DIVISION I ICE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP 1984 1990 1996 1998 2015 2014 Berenson earns first win as Michigan head coach Berenson earns 800th win as Michigan head coach Berenson passes Rick Comley for 4th place on all-time wins list Michigan wins second national championship under Berenson Michigan makes first NCAA tournament apperance ...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday January 12, 2015 — 3B Power trio lifts ‘M’ over OSU in OT By BRAD WHIPPLE Daily Sports Writer Freshman guard Katelynn Flaherty made a 3-pointer. And another. There were 50 seconds left in regulation when she received the ball at the top of the key. Unguarded and 24 feet from the hoop, she drained the 3-pointer with a flick of her wrist, tying the Michigan women’s basketball ...…
…4B — January 12, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘M’ rallies past Gophers, moves to 3-1 in Big Ten Wolverines shake slow start, close out Minnesota at home By LEV FACHER Managing Editor The Michigan men’s basketball team attempted eight 3-pointers in the first half of its 62-57 victory over Minnesota on Saturday afternoon. It made none. But the Wolverines made up for their long-range struggles, and...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, January 9, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM ZACH MOORE/Daily Rackham student Sandra Periord performs opera singing in the Concerto Competition in Hill Auditorium on Thursday. THE FINAL NOTE State receives poor marks for college affordability in nonprofit’s report By JACK TURMAN Daily Staff Reporter In a series of report cards published earli...…
…2-News 2 — Friday, January 9, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY Jim Harbaugh is filling out his coaching staff. Yesterday, he introduced D.J. Durkin as his defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. Durkin served as one of Harbaugh’s assistants at Stanford from 2007 to 2009. 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Helen & Edgar WHAT: International Theater will host the performan...…
…investments. It allows the Uni- versity’s endowment to invest in and finance startups with technology licensed through the University’s Office of Technology Transfer. “From the Investment Office point of view, the purpose of MINTS is to generate return for the endowment because that’s what we do,” Castilla said. MINTS is beneficial to Uni- versity investments primar- ily because it helps diversify the University’s endowmen...…
…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....…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 5 — Friday, January 9, 2015 E very winter, I ask myself the same question: Why do I live in this godforsaken icebox? In the morning, after pushing snooze at least twice, eventually I make the insane decision to trade my toasty cloud of a bed for the arctic atmosphere that is my apartment. A morning shower means at least a 15-minute commit- ment to the blow dryer, a time com- mit...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Palm reader, e.g. 5 Implied with a nod, say 10 Music-playing Apple 14 Berry rich in antioxidants 15 Solo 16 Taboo 17 Six-time French Open champ Bjorn 18 “I speak for the trees” Seuss character 19 TV series with many choreographed numbers 20 Star system closest to the solar system 23 Snuggles 24 Wallops 27 Long in the tooth 28 Software development phase 30 Good, in the Gal...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, January 9, 2015 — 7 By BRIAN BURLAGE Daily Arts Writer Joel and Ethan Coen (each credited with the “Unbroken” screenplay) are no strangers to the idea of suffering. They made “A Serious Man” in 2009, which is essentially an entire movie dedicated to the exploration of a single question: why do bad things happen to good people? Of course, the Coen brothers weren...…
…8 — Friday, January 9, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Behind Enemy Lines: Richard Pitino By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor The Big Ten added another young name to its list of top college basketball coaches in 2013 when Minnesota hired Richard Pitino. Pitino spent two years working as an assistant to his dad, Rick, at Louisville from 2010 to 2012. The elder Pitino has reached seven Final Fours and...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, January 8, 2015 BUSINESS HOSPITAL CAMPUS LIFE POTUS’s national tour aims to emphasize U.S. economic recovery By EMMA KINERY Daily Staff Reporter WAYNE, Mich. — President Barack Obama visited a Ford Motor manufacturing plant Wednesday to speak with plant employees as part of a three-stop tour to promote his upcoming State of the Union address. During his remarks, Obama ...…
…2A — Thursday, January 8, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com JENNIFER CALFAS Editor in Chief 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 jcalfas@michigandaily.com DOUGLAS SOLOMON Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 dougsolo@michigandaily.com Newsroom 734-418-4115 opt. 3 Corrections corrections@michigandaily.com Arts Section arts@michigandaily.com Sports Section spo...…
…the importance of manufactur- ing for the economy, and said it affects not only the employees of an individual plant, but also the local economy and ulti- mately the U.S. economy. “Plants like this one didn’t just build cars,” he said. “They built the middle class.” Continuing to build up the middle class through econom- ic stimulus was a key point throughout the event, which also included Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez and F...…
…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 Weekend Roundup Thursday, January 8, 2015 — 5A Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Plenty 6 Cologne scent 10 “Now it makes sense!” 14 2011 Cricket World Cup winner 15 Actress Gray of “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century” 16 Stores in rows 17 Film with the song “Maniac” 19 Formally proper 20 Philippine tongue 21 Gillette Mach3 predecessor 23 Uintah and Ouray Reservation re...…
…6A — Thursday, January 8, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com WJC players back to Ann Arbor Four Wolverines return in time for big Minnesota series at home By JASON RUBINSTEIN Daily Sports Editor The Michigan hockey team surprised almost everyone by capturing its 16th Great Lakes Invitational championship, considering it played without four of its best players. Now, with sophomore forwards JT Compher a...…
…Bthe b-side In October, Nadya Tolokonnikova and Masha Alyokhina, two members of Pussy Riot, the punk rock protest group from Russia, took the stage of the Michigan Theater. The women did not don their neon balaclavas or break out in their provocative, political per- formance art during their Thursday evening Penny Stamps lecture (though videos of their discordant demonstrations preceded the talk giving context to the issues and methods ...…
…2B — Thursday, January 8, 2015 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Best Films of 2014 FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES 2. “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Wes Anderson’s “Grand Buda- pest Hotel” is based loosely on Stefan Zweig’s novel “Beware of Pity,” where Zweig writes plain- ly, “To the person who has over and over again tried to trace human destinies, many tell their own story.” This quote captures one of the film’s most esse...…
