…As part of their VOTE! 2018 initiative, the University of Michigan Museum of Art partnered with SHEI Magazine, Bronze Elegance Fashion Show, NOiR Runway Fashion and enspiRED to put on a voting-themed fashion show Monday night. Also present were students from the Stamps School of Art and Design’s Voting is Sexy class and members from the Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning who were helping about 75 ...…
…“With the climate in the nation and here locally in Ann Arbor, we have seen an increased reporting of these interpersonal violence crimes, and we encourage increased reporting,” Burke said. CSG also voted to fund bringing motivational speaker Brandon Farbstein to campus for an event titled “Ten Feet Tall.” Farbstein was diagnosed with metatropic dysplasia, a rare form of dwarfism, at age two. Business sophomore Paul Schmitz wor...…
…M y childhood in Romania was pretty basic. I was raised in a conservative society and was fed American entertainment 24 hours a day. Everything, from the movies I watched to the books I read, came mostly from the U.S. When I was 10, I was in a bookstore with my father when I spotted a notebook that I wanted to buy. I asked my father for it, but his answer was a clear “no.” My response came just as clearly: I sat down on the fl...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, November 6, 2018 — 5A By Joe Deeney ©2018 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 11/06/18 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 11/06/18 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2018 ACROSS 1 “__ Buddies”: ’80s sitcom 6 Words on a check 11 Asian noodle soup 14 Lavender is similar to it 15 Hon 16 Toondom’s Olive 17 Frank Mc...…
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…Tuesday, November 6, 2018 // TIP OFF 2018 2B Tip-Off Tournament at Villanova at Tip-Off Tournament Chattanooga North Carolina Purdue at Northwestern South Carolina Western Michigan Air Force Binghamton Penn State Indiana at Illinois Northwestern Nov. 6-10 Nov. 14 Nov. 17-18 Nov. 23 Nov. 28 Dec. 1 Dec. 4 Dec. 8 Dec. 15 Dec. 22 Dec. 30 Jan. 3 Jan. 6 Jan. 10 Jan. 13 Jan. 19 Jan. 22 Jan. 25 Jan. 29 Feb. 1 Feb...…
…An evolution and a new breed of Wolverine D oes the name Maverick Morgan ring a bell? In case it doesn’t, Morgan was a center for Illinois from 2013 to 2017 and had a perfectly fine career, averaging 5.6 points per game in 135 total appearances. But if you primarily follow the Michigan men’s basketball team, that’s not what you remember him for. “They are more of a white- collar team traditionally and at Illinois we’re abou...…
…Tuesday, November 6, 2018 TIP OFF 2018 4B I t was June, and Jordan Poole wanted to talk. He dialed John Beilein, fresh off a flirtation with the Detroit Pistons, and secured a meeting. The two, along with assistant coach DeAndre Haynes, sat down in Beilein’s office. This wasn’t the first time the trio met over the course of the Poole’s first year in Ann Arbor, but the tone had changed — and that change had come from Poole. The s...…
…Poole said he felt like the most ready freshman of the group, and it showed in those early practices. He talked trash. He was loud. He took every shot that came to him. And he backed it up. Poole hit a whole lot of those shots — teammates knew right away he would have a role to play down the line. Beilein did too, but Poole had to learn to play with structure. When Beilein culled the rotation, about a week before opening night, Pool...…
…Tuesday, November 6, 2018 // TIP OFF 2018 6B Players, assistants, opponents reflect on Beilein ahead of 800th win Tuesday night against Norfolk State, Michigan coach John Beilein will begin his 37th season as an NCAA head coach. Along the way, he has collected 799 career victories, from Division III Nazareth College to his current 11-year tenure with the Wolverines. Ahead of his 800th win, The Michigan Daily spoke to former players...…
…Mohamed Soumah, a University of Michigan custodian, is currently seeking refuge in the Ann Arbor Friends Meeting House to avoid deportation — he requires frequent dialysis due to a genetic kidney disease, and says he will die if deported. Soumah has lived in the U.S. for 15 years after immigrating from Guinea, and has been employed with no past criminal history. He was married to a U.S. citizen with whom he has two children, who ...…
…and we were trying to see if there were similar programs at different universities that would just be studying class more broadly, and there weren’t any,” Schandevel said. “It’s another way to make sense of the world, and having a space to study it as its own minor gives it some credibility. And, hopefully, we’ll attract people across the country who are studying it in their own ways to come to the University and have this be a...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Monday, November 5, 2018— 3A Everything except the food If you know me, the last thing you’ll mistake me for is being a picky eater. Be it American food, Italian food, Chinese food or anything in between, I’ve probably tried it. Heck, I’ve even eaten fried silk worms in Thailand — trust me, they’re actually pretty good. But for whatever reason, the one food I never liked grow...…
…T he 2018 November election will be closely watched across the country for the impact it will have at the state and federal levels, but even here in Ann Arbor, voters will have the opportunity to cast a vote with a long-lasting impact on our city. Appearing on Ann Arbor ballots is Proposal A, which concerns a city-owned plot of land, popularly called the “Library Lot,” adjacent to the downtown branch of the Ann Arbor Distri...…
…The phrase “always a bridesmaid, never a bride” instantly comes to mind upon reading Busy Philipps’s (“I Feel Pretty”) filmography. She has built a lengthy and impressive career playing the best friend or another member of the ensemble. Despite being featured in movies and television now considered pop culture milestones like “White Chicks” or “Freaks and Geeks,” she has never helmed her own vehicle, which is why it seemed...…
…“Twenty-five years ago, I killed my mother.” It is with this jarring line that Sarah Zettel first introduces readers to the chaotic world of the Monroe sisters in her latest novel, “The Other Sister.” The story is told from the perspectives of Geraldine and Marie Monroe as they reconnect after years apart following the suspicious death of their mother. Geraldine believes she is responsible for her mother’s death, but the true d...…
…Season of grudges The Michigan football team has had success this season by holding vendettas against any and all opponents » Page 2B Tune-up Cruise The Wolverines blew out Division II Northwood, 90-58, in a tune-up exhibition game on Friday. » Page 3B SPORTSMONDAY The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | November 5, 2018 Design by Jack Silberman Katelyn Mulcahy & Amelia Cacchione/ Daily Wolverines dominate Nittany Lions The Mi...…
…2B — November 5, 2018 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The season of grudges A few weeks ago, Jim Harbaugh stood in front of his team after a course- defining 21-7 win at Michigan State and said a few words. He started by saying it may have been his biggest win ever, that he had never had a bigger win than that. Then he thanked his players. “On a personal note,” Harbaugh said, “I can’t tell you how many g...…
…Michigan dominates Northwood in exhibition As far as sporting events go, preseason exhibitions are amongst the most predictable. This one was no different. The No. 19 Michigan men’s basketball team thumped Division II Northwood, 90-58, on Friday night in its lone exhibition game before Tuesday’s opener against Norfolk State. The Wolverines jumped out to an early lead, hitting seven of their first 10 field goals, and ne...…
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…An allegation of rape crumbled the facade surrounding University of Michigan professor David Daniels this summer, dubbed by many as one of the best countertenors in the world. The assault, however, is not Daniels’ only instance of predatory sexual behavior. Through police reports filed with Pittsfield Township, The Michigan Daily found the Office of Institutional Equity knew about an instance of Daniels’s questionable behavior...…
…thoroughly investigate sexual misconduct. *** David Daniels joined the Music, Theatre & Dance School faculty in 2015. One of the University’s most famous alumni, he enjoyed a quick rise to fame after graduating with a master’s degree from the vocal program in 1992, making his Metropolitan Opera Debut only five years after graduation. Daniels was well known in the opera sphere as the “world’s leading countertenor.” He’s so ...…
…3A — Friday, November 2, 2018 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com By Ed Sessa ©2018 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 11/02/18 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 11/02/18 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Friday, November 2, 2018 ACROSS 1 Service calls 6 Emotionally bother 11 Sonic the Hedgehog maker 15 Miller’s salesman 16 Audibly awed 17 Dirt handful 18 Commonly bristly c...…
…N ext Tuesday, Michigan will vote on a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana. Between increased tax revenue, the birth of a new industry in the private sector and falling arrest rates, legalization of marijuana in Michigan would be extremely lucrative to the statewide economy. Michigan is currently one of 30 states that allows marijuana use for medical purposes, but a “yes” vote on Proposal 1 this November wo...…
…T he University of Michigan Board of Regents, a group of eight state-elected members who have general supervision of the University and its endowment, has two seats up for election this Tuesday. Incumbent candidates Regent Andrea Fischer Newman (R) and Regent Andrew Richner (R) face stiff competition from Democratic candidates Jordan Acker (D) and Paul Brown (D). In the past, The Michigan Daily Editorial Board and students ...…
…Jonah Hill’s career has been nothing if not dynamic. In 2007, he broke onto the scene with “Superbad,” a high-school screwball comedy that’s still mentioned as the gold-standard for the genre post-2000. Hill’s performance as the boisterous, awkward and overweight Seth would prove both a blessing and a curse, launching him to stardom but pigeonholing him as “The Fat Guy” in Hollywood. “I became famous in my late teens and then s...…
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…Behind Enemy Lines: PSU writer Tyler King Before the season began, it seemed the Michigan football team’s entire 2018 would be defined by its three-game stretch against Wisconsin, Michigan State and Penn State, from middle October to early November. Two games through that stretch, the fifth-ranked Wolverines (7-1 overall, 5-0 Big Ten) have nearly made it out the other side unscathed. All that is left in Michigan’s season-...…
…3B TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com after the Michigan State game, you could kind of feel the vibe with the players, especially with a guy like Trace McSorley, who didn’t play his best game that day. The offense as a whole struggled, only scoring 17 points. He seemed kind of — he seemed very defeated after that game. But now I think they’ve kind of rebounded and yeah, this game right here is going to decide their season — wh...…
…come in and make an impact.” This was a guy who would find his way on the field or die trying. There was a time when Mason thought that would come on special teams exclusively, so he honed his craft at long-snapper. He still wants to play long-snapper. “I’m still thinking of doing that in the next couple years,” says the sophomore fullback with six touchdowns on the season. He means it, too. *** After he accepted the he...…
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…7B TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com What to watch for when No. 5 Michigan faces No. 14 Penn State There is no sugarcoating what is at stake for the Michigan football team in Saturday’s matchup against No. 14 Penn State. Win, and the team’s floor — barring shocking upsets against Indiana and Rutgers — is a New Year’s Six bowl game. Lose, and that scenario becomes a lot more difficult. Coupled with the desire to avenge last...…
…After much improvement, another test awaits Jon Runyan Jon Runyan Jr. was hesitant to watch his team’s season-opening loss at Notre Dame. The redshirt junior left tackle knew it would make him sick to his stomach. But last Friday, for the first time, he chose to anyway. What Runyan saw was not always pretty. There were plays he, self- admittedly, got caught in the heat of the moment. There were others where his technique evaded him. “...…
…In efforts to highlight the prevalence of misinformation, the Center for Social Media Responsibility of University of Michigan School of Information has developed the Iffy Quotient, which measures the proportion of “iffy” articles shared on a given social media platform. Social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter make sharing news articles — whether real, fake or somewhere in between — as easy as clicking a single s...…
…2 — Thursday, November 1, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Michael Strickland @michaeljamal3 I can’t stand when UMich faculty tell students to prioritize sleep like bro... talk to your colleagues! Neil @braincell2 White girls at umich vs having those marble MacBook cases lauren schandevel @LSchandevel campus food insecurity is so normalized as part of the college experience. living off ramen? going to bed hungry? ...…
…vessel and we in the classroom teach you information, knowledge, reasoning skills and so forth,” Hoffman said. “That works in the classroom. But the general public, they didn’t buy into that contract. And so you have to win trust and you don’t do that by lecturing. You do that by engaging.” It’s also a concept taught in more broadly-focused communications classes. She said she’s learned about fake news as an issue that, if l...…
…T o grow up in the United States is to be inculcated with the promise that this land is unique in its opportunity. The legend of the self- propelled individual is ubiquitous for Americans, from the revolutionaries in Philadelphia establishing a new kind of nation to the pioneers who grittily took the West by force in the following century. It has instilled the idea of universal economic ascendancy, typified most prominently ...…
…For a good while now I’ve been searching for clear footage of M.I.A.’s performance at the 2009 Grammy Awards, intrigued by the quite mythological reverence articles that describe the dignified spectacle of it all. While a filtered recording of the ceremony on Dailymotion scratched the itch, I was in awe when I saw it unfold in crystal clear definition about halfway through the documentary “MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.” Enter Mathangi ...…
…In early Oct., the 11th series of “Doctor Who,” a sci-fi thriller with a cult-like following, premiered. Everything seemed on par with a typical season — the quirky Doctor, the shocked bystanders, the impending doom from beyond — but there was one apparent difference. For the first time in the 55-year run of the show (which includes a much needed hiatus from 1989 to 2005), the witty, beloved Doctor is being played by a woman. For ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, November 1, 2018 — 7 Michigan’s offense adapting to personnel Of the countless memorable moments during John Beilein’s tenure at Michigan, two timeless images stand above the rest. They are, of course, Trey Burke stepping back and releasing an inch-perfect shot over the outstretched arms of Kansas’ Kevin Young in 2013, and Jordan Poole, legs spread, flailing to the floo...…
…8 — Thursday, November 1, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Eli Brooks looking for increased role this year Eli Brooks’ phone rang, and DeAndre Haynes was on the other end. Haynes, an assistant coach on the Michigan men’s basketball team, called Brooks to give the sophomore guard a little extra boost before the season. “Man, I’m proud of you,” Haynes said. “Just keep doing what you’re doing, keep being a great lead...…
…With another record number of applications submitted for the fall 2018 freshman class, the University of Michigan- Ann Arbor campus enrollment has seen increased economic diversity and higher numbers of underrepresented students, according to a report published by University Public Affairs. The University received an 8 percent increase in applications for the fall 2018 freshman class. More specifically, 64,917 appli...…
…At the University of Michigan, a professor in the Department of Astronomy is taking the phrase “reach for the stars” to a whole new level. In a new discovery, Astronomy Prof. Sally Oey and her team observed runaway stars using Gaia, a new satellite launched by the European Space Agency. “What we were originally trying to do was look for runaway stars and those are massive stars,” Oey said. “So they’re moving really ...…
…University before he dove into a pool and broke his neck — paralyzing him from the chest down. He said being exposed to adaptive sports gave him the opportunity to continue to participate in sports that were a major part of his previous life. Oklanlami concluded his proposal by saying an adaptive sports program would help the University attract a diverse student body that values inclusivity and would demonstrate that ...…
…I t’s no secret that our current political climate is becoming exceedingly polarized. Not only are Democrats shifting left and Republicans shifting right, but liberals and conservatives alike are witnessing a “rising tide of mutual antipathy.” While both of these trends are undoubtedly contributing factors to the hostility of today’s political climate, it is really the latter that prevents us from escaping this seemin...…
…“Dancing On My Own.” In the latter, Robyn watches an ex-lover from the corner, begs him to see her and ultimately dances with sorrow alone. It’s a crystalline encapsulation of bittersweet. When she wonders, “I’m right over here / Why can’t you see me?” she’s asking a question, but it sounds like a demand; with that demand is the implicit belief that a better world might exist — that she might deserve the right to escape he...…
…By Bruce Haight ©2018 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 10/31/18 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 10/31/18 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 ACROSS 1 Story with many chapters 5 Hoops gp. since 1996 9 Colorado tribe 13 Curved fastener 15 Remote batteries 16 Former Persian ruler 17 Actor who’s anxious to get the Halloween party startled? 19 Only 20 Man...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Wednesday, October 31 2018— 7A NOLAN FELICIDARIO/Daily Figure 1 WILLA HUA/Daily Figure 2 WILLA HUA/Daily Figure 3 The University of Michigan just scored an “F” on racial equity in a public university study. And since we are in the spirit of writ- ing guides, I thought it would only be right to create a guide where a Black student attempts to educate their peers on how to be...…
