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…LEO occupies administration building as contract expires ALEC COHEN / DAILY Lecturers and LEO supporters march from the Michigan League to the Fleming Administration Building in support of the Lecturers Union April 6, 2018. On Friday afternoon, about 30 members of the Lecturers’ Employee Organization occupied a floor of the Fleming Administration Building. Lecturers camped outside of University of Michigan Provost Martin Philbert’...…

…2C — Fall 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Game over for Michigan Time LSA sophomore Lexi Michaels wasn’t expecting to be late to her Psychology 280 exam. In fact, she thought she was early. But when she walked into the testing accommodations room a few minutes after 2:30 — she’d run there right from her last class — she realized the exam was not being administered on Michigan time, and everyone else had already started...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Fall 2018 — 3C After three days of electronic balloting and five membership events spread out across the three campuses outlining the new contract, the Lecturers’ Employee Organization voted to ratify a new labor agreement with the University on July 13. Ninety eight percent of LEO members voted in favor of the new contract which will raise wages, improve healthcare and boost job security f...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4C — Fall 2018 When Justice Isn’t Served NARMEEN REHMAN MiC Contributor I pin my scarf around my hair until it feels secure. The night is still as the call for prayer (athan) sings through my phone — I close my eyes and take a deep breath of the warm June air. I exhale to the cadence of the athan, renewing a sense of calm and strength in my body after a long day of fasting. As I...…

…Fall 2018 — 5C The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Combating the monolith: Part one Asian/Pacific Islander American Heritage Month celebrations have begun, and while I am actively taking part in celebrating A/PIA history, I have also taken time to reflect on my engagement with the A/ PIA community on campus. A/PIAs are often subject to narratives that paint us as a monolith — a homogeneous group of people from an arbitra...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 6C— Fall 2018 Mental illness is something hardly talked about in our country. Though mental illnesses like depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder are extremely common and are extremely pressing issues, for some reason, discussion of them always seems to get swept under the rug. Mental illness plays a role in as high as 90 percent of suicides amongst some professionals, though this ...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Fall 2018 — 7C An homage to freshman year Coming to college, everyone echoed a similar mantra: “Cherish every moment, you only have one freshman year.” In the weeks before I finally left for Ann Arbor, I was wrought with anxiety and apprehension by the thought of going to college and leaving everything I knew behind. After unpacking my dorm room and hugging my parents goodbye, I knew, v...…

…8C — Fall 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Female athletics in sports media Just as ticket prices appear to impact the public’s opinion of women’s sports, so does the sports media. There is little to no coverage of women’s athletics and that leads to a lack of investment, interest and education on the part of the public. It becomes extremely difficult to generate support when the big influencers in sports media disrega...…

…10C — Fall 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com We have a glitter shortage You know that episode of “Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse” where Malibu has a glitter shortage and all hell breaks loose because Barbie is supposed to attend a Hollywood premiere that night and she doesn’t want her fans to see her without any glitter? I feel like that’s a pretty accurate depiction of how my summer’s gone so far. My “dreamhouse” is a ...…

…The University of Michigan has an Adderall problem. Some would even call it an epidemic. Despite the University’s increased campaign to recognize mental health on campus, it has failed to address how campus culture fosters the use of Adderall throughout the school. As students become more entrenched in the popular “work hard, play hard” mentality that grips much of the student body, they turn to Adderall to achieve the academic an...…

…A conversation with Bo Burnham on his film debut A24 I lingered in the Michigan Theater’s main auditorium last Thursday after the screening of Bo Burnham’s directorial debut, “Eighth Grade.” A crowd of teenagers, young adults and retirees had just finished giving Burnham a standing ovation after his short Q&A and were now streaming out the back of the theater while I fought to make my way to the front. Not a seat in the theate...…

…King Krule sinks deeper and deeper on his third full-length, ‘The OOZ’ London is a melting pot, sure, but Peckham is something else. There are Nigerian fashion retailers mixed with Jamaican chicken shacks; down the road there are cult-like gatherings where British youth reminisce about the days before CCTV monitored the top deck of buses. It’s a bizarre place, and a fitting home for Archy Marshall — a scraggly white kid with red ha...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Fall 2018 — 3D ‘Silicon Valley’ finds itself again in its fifth season, after a rough patch As someone who grew up in Silicon Valley, the HBO show of the same name always felt uncannily more like a documentary than a comedy. From the get- go, “Silicon Valley” has been an astute satire of the Valley, a place where obscene amounts of money and a somewhat overzealous sense of self-importance p...…

…4D — Fall 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sofia Coppola’s ‘The Virgin Suicides’ and the loneliness of girlhood At the tender age of 28, Sofia Coppola (“The Beguiled”) wrote and directed the 1999 drama, “The Virgin Suicides,” based off of the 1993 Jeffrey Eugenides novel of the same name. The film set Coppola apart from her legendary father — Francis Ford Coppola of “Godfather” fame — and highlighted her dreamy, unique a...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Fall 2018 — 5D Disclaimer: Yes, it’s a little embarrassing how thoroughly I researched this article and how many pages of lyrics I obviously had to go through to come up with this list. It’s ridiculous to care this much about Taylor Swift when everybody knows cool people with Good Music Opinions don’t do that. But consider this: My apathy toward having a Good and Cool Music Opinion is equal a...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 6D — Fall 2018 Ever since “‘03 Bonnie & Clyde,” Jay-Z and Beyoncé have wanted you to know two things about their relationship: they’re in love and they’re rich. For years that’s the most they’ve cared to divulge. They kept their 2008 wedding as hush- hush as possible and would almost never be caught publicly without sunglasses — Jay often opted to cover his eyes while they sat courtside at in...…

…Human Rights Commission calls for AAPD accountability SAM SO / DAILY Ann Arbor residents gather at the Human Rights Commission meeting to discuss the formation of a review board for the AAPD at Ann Arbor City Hall January 10, 2018. Seventy Ann Arbor residents called for increased accountability and transparency from the Ann Arbor Police Department at the Ann Arbor Human Rights Commission Wednesday. This comes after several local incide...…

…2E — Fall 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com City to tackle deer overpopulation Earlier this week, Ann Arbor City Council introduced its 2018 deer management plan to the public. The city aims to eliminate up to 250 deer from Jan. 8 to Jan. 31 in the third year of its four- year deer management program. This is a large increase from winter 2017, when the city aimed to eliminate up to 100 deer. Furthermore, the plan states...…

…Fall 2018 — 3E The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Councilmembers sue city over Library Lot deal Ann Arbor City Councilmembers Sumi Kailasapathy, D-Ward 1, and Anne Bannister, D-Ward 1, have sued the city of Ann Arbor, Mayor Christopher Taylor and City Clerk Jacqueline Beaudry over a $10 million deal regarding the development of Library Lot. The contract, signed by Taylor, Beaudry and Chicago-based developer Core Space...…

…4E — Fall 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Council approves new code for Greek housing At the Monday meeting, the Ann Arbor City Council approved changes to the zoning code for Greek life houses and moved to postpone the approval of a new development plan for the northern part of the city. City Council voted unanimously to approve new zoning for fraternity and sorority houses, which modifies the definition o...…

…At the end of a performance, an audience’s applause is usually directed toward the performers on stage. Often times audiences aren’t thinking, however, of the individuals behind the scenes: the composers. The Student Composers’ Concert at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance aims to do the opposite, by showing off new works from different student composers at the University. This will be the second of five different co...…

…6E — Fall 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers at the Pig Like it or hate it, the holiday season is undeniably upon us. A walk down Main Street offers proof of this: bright lights wrap themselves gracefully around trees, Christmas carols ring from inviting Kerrytown shops and couples walk hand-in-hand with a seemingly newfound sense of happiness. If you’re like me and love the spontaneous ...…

…Fall 2018 — 7E The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Music and magic at the first night of the 41st Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival On Friday, Jan. 26, Ann Arbor locals and residents from the far corners of the mitten state alike flocked to the University’s own Hill Auditorium for the 41st Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival. Being so close to the festival, in geographical terms, might make University of Michigan students write the event...…

…michigandaily.com Thursday, August 9, 2018 INDEX Vol. CXXVII, No. 12775 © 2018 The Michigan Daily NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS/NEWS.......................... MiC......................................... SPORTS................................ MICHIGAN IN COLOR Of “Pasalubong” The intricacies of being Filipino American >> SEE PAGE 9 NEWS Mayoral results Incumbent Christo...…

…2 Thursday, August 9, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS Judge defends U-M Bias Response Team Federal ruling says team does not threaten free speech By GRACE KAY Summer Managing News Editor A federal judge has denied Speech First’s motion to end the University of Michigan’s use of the Bias Response Team after the nonprofit organization filed a lawsuit against the University claiming the team hindered free speech o...…

…3 NEWS Thursday, August 9, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Claimant offers details on Rubadeau’s termination LEO helps lecturer file grievance against U-M By GRACE KAY Summer Managing News Editor John Rubadeau, an award-win- ning senior English lecturer at the University of Michigan, was flood- ed with student support after his former typist Parker Procida sent a mass email to more than 4,000 alumni informing them the...…

…C ity life nurtures and fosters phone addic- tion. Calling a cab, pin- pointing yourself on a map, and deciding where to grab a quick lunch each contrib- ute to the need to keep your smartphone in your hand. Living in a big city for three months this summer allowed me to face this dilemma head-on; I attempted to navi- gate my way through Man- hattan while keeping my eyes on the world around me, but it became all too easy to quickly...…

…H ero. That’s a big word, a title not easy to come by. Let’s think about the classics: Superman, Captain America, Spiderman, Batman — the list goes on. However, at the ESPYS this year, we saw a new wave of heroes claim their titles. Larry Nassar, the former team doctor for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University, has recently been sentenced to up to 175 years in prison thanks to the brave testimonies of hundreds of th...…

…6 Thursday, August 9, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS Given the constant turbulence in Detroit, I’ve always considered Chi- cago as the closest city to Ann Arbor, and the capital of the Midwest. Rather than venture east down I-94, my family always opted to go west a few extra hundred miles. I familiarized myself with the Loop over Woodward Avenue and Chicago-style hot dogs over Coney Island depots in secret parts of ...…

…7 Thursday, August 9, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com In any other year, “Christopher Robin” might’ve swooped into theaters and stolen our hearts with its whimsy and all around pleasant spirit. After all, who doesn’t love Winnie the Pooh? No one, that’s who. In increasingly divided times, the enduring awesomeness of the silly old bear might be the one thing we can still agree on. Unfortunately, in 2018, Pooh has to con...…

…8 Thursday, August 9, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS 1015 PACKARD 3 Bdrm Apt Avail Fall 2018 2 parking space, onsite laundry, 1st floor $2250 + $120/month for electric to DTE Call 734‑996‑1991 CENTRAL CAMPUS, FURNISHED rooms for students, shared kitch., ldry., bath., internet, rent from $700 and up. Call 734‑276‑0886. HOUSES AVAILABLE FALL 2018 401 Pauline ‑ 4 Bdrm ‑ $2900 827 Brookwood ‑ 4 Bdrm ‑ $2900 Showings M‑F 10...…

…9 Thursday August 9, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN IN COLOR Of bridges of “Pasalubong” My queen, Priyanka Chopra is reportedly engaged to pop star Nick Jonas. As much as this news excites me, I can’t help but feel 5,000 more feelings than just excitement. Chopra recently dropped a Bollywood movie she was expected to star in, and the director made some not-so-subtle hints that it was because of her re...…

…10 Thursday, August 9th, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS For the Michigan wrestling team, there will be a stud at heavyweight. A tall, built, blonde wrestler who dominated in high school and is looking to tear up the competition in the Big Ten. And he is studying to become an engineer. Sound familiar? That’s because incoming freshman Mason Parris bears striking resemblance in his wrestling trajectory to Wo...…

…11 Thursday, August 9, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS All good for Rodriguez JORGE CAZARES Daily Sports Writer In the muggy fields of central Florida, Roberto Rodriguez takes his three kids to their impromptu training ground. Up the hill. Next. Up the hill. Next. Up the hill. The three future collegiate ballplayers sprint up the hill adjacent to their Monteverde home in a test of endurance. Next come the agilit...…

…12 Thursday, August 9, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Before signing a two-way contract with the Miami Heat, before barraging the NBA Summer League with 3s and even before he was a key cog in Michigan’s run to the NCAA championship game, Duncan Robinson met Michigan assistant coach Luke Yaklich — and went straight to work. As one of the architects of Michigan’s recent run to the NCAA championship game, Yakl...…

…michigandaily.com Thursday, August 3, 2018 INDEX Vol. CXXVII, No. 125 © 2018 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS/NEWS.......................... MiC......................................... SPORTS................................ MICHIGAN IN COLOR Why I write MiC columnist reflects on experiences with the craft >> SEE PAGE 9 NEWS Water safety ...…

…2 Thursday, August 2, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS Task Force calls for subpoena power The group discusses responsibilites of future AAPD review board By ROB DALKA Daily Staff Reporter The Ann Arbor Police Task Force met Wednesday night to continue documenting a plan for how the future official police review board would operate. Specifically, the task force discussed the powers and tools the future commissio...…

…3 NEWS Thursday, August 2, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com U-M prof improves water safety in lakes After almost drowning, Jamie Racklyeft creates new intiative By NATASHA PIETRUSCHKA Daily Staff Reporter Jamie Racklyeft, the commu- nications director of the Michi- gan Institute for Clinical and Health Research at the Univer- sity of Michigan, knows second chances are rare. After nearly drowning off the shore of Van’s Be...…

…L ast week in Helsinki with the whole world watching, President Donald Trump enthusias- tically renounced any last semblance of presidential demeanor he possessed, yielding to one of America’s greatest foes with seeming indifference. Beside adver- sarial strongman and Rus- sian President Vladimir Putin, Trump issued a stun- ning rebuke of all 17 U.S. intelligence agencies and an emphatic denial of Putin’s chicanery in the...…

…JULIA MONTAG| COLUMN A s covered in Part 1 of this three-part series, a look at nationwide opioid overdose data led me to question the presence of an epidemic here at the University of Michigan, and, upon investigat- ing, I was confounded by shockingly low numbers. The 2016 University of Michigan National College Health Assessment shows 98.5 percent of respondents answering “never” when asked about the frequency of their ...…

…6 Thursday, August 2, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS With just one look at the 2018 lineup for Mo Pop Festival, anyone with a decent grip on modern music knew the event was going to be a hit. Stationed in Detroit’s West RiverFront Park adjacent to the Detroit River, with Detroit’s eclectic skyline as a backdrop and equally eclectic acts like Bon Iver, The National, BROCKHAMPTON, Billie Eilish, Rex Orange County, ...…

…7 Thursday, August 2, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Rap’s current state of affairs is puzzling, to say the least. Juggernauts like the Migos, Drake and J. Cole have put out some of the most stagnant music of their careers and have plateaued artistically. Pusha T appears to be the last of rap’s old guard who can drop a quality album. Female rappers like Cardi B and CupcakKe are blazing a much-needed trail critically...…

…8 Thursday, August 2, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS 1015 PACKARD 3 Bdrm Apt Avail Fall 2018 2 parking space, onsite laundry, 1st floor $2250 + $120/month for electric to DTE Call 734‑996‑1991 115 W. MADISON 48103 2 large bed rooms. one bath, two stories, grad student moving soon, available for Mid August rental. Water, HVAC ,and electric in cluded, washer and dryer, also one off street parking spot, $2200.00 a mo...…

…9 Thursday August 2, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN IN COLOR Playing more than a “Black Woman” So, I’ve been doing a lot of writing lately… Whenever my life gets real messy or whatever, I turn to writing to kind of just detach from everything that’s happening all around me. It’s like this super cathartic practice I’ve taken up over the years to decompress and flush a bunch of things from my head all...…

…10 Thursday, August 2nd, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS For many Americans, soccer is an ultimately illusive idea, a foreign phenomenon that the whole world has seemingly bought into and that has left America unaltered. Citizens across the country watch the unmatched excitement surrounding events such as the World Cup or Champions League Final year after year with indifference. They see mega-stars such as Ch...…

…11 Thursday, August 2nd, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS State of soccer in USA Waking up at 8.a.m on a weekend isn’t what most would consider normal. But that is the life of a soccer fan in the United States: watching the first half of a Premier League game on NBC Sports through groggy eyes before being woken up by a Mohamed Salah curler or Kevin De Bruyne screamer. The International Champions Cup pays European...…