…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports 8 — Wednesday, August 10, 2022 Brandon Naurato named interim hockey coach This article was updated to include statements from Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel and interim Michigan hockey coach Brandon Naurato. Mel Pearson’s firing left the Michigan hockey team without a head coach, and with its first exhibition game just under two months away, it desperately needs a lea...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, August 3, 2022 - Weekly Summer Edition ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. LXXXVIII, No. 88 ©2022 The Michigan Daily N E W S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 MIC ........................ 3 STATEMENT.............4 O PIN ...…
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… Wednesday, August 3, 2022 — 3 Michigan in Color The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Warning: The following story contains descriptions of violence against people and animals. While based on true events, this piece is a work of fiction, and no people or animals were harmed. The grass had grown and grown and grown until, one day, my father declared that it was unacceptable. He went out to the hardware store and returned an hour ...…
… 4 — Wednesday, August 3, 2022 4 — Wednesday, August 3, 2022 It’s always a beautiful day in the neighborhood; that is, if you’re willing to crouch down in a variety of public places across Ann Arbor. In the late winter of 2020, the city felt relatively bleak. With almost the entire freshman class (including myself) being kicked out of the dorms, any potential for normalcy on campus and in Ann Arbor diminished to a faint, distant l...…
…Frank O’Hara, from Michigan to New York Frank O’Hara, from Michigan to New York 5 — Wednesday, August 3, 2022 // The Statement Nestled in between Catherine Street and Detroit Street, a sliver of a building sits — the eclectic and magnificent Detroit Street Filling Station. Surrounded by a moat of picnic tables and potted plants, a tributary of jazz, blues and boogie pours a cocktail of heart, soul and song into the summer streets ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Opinion 6 — Wednesday, August 3, 2022 BRANDON COWIT Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. VANESSA KIEFER Editor in Chief From The Daily: For the January 6th Committee, truth and transparency are their own victory *A previous version of t...…
…Wednesday, August 3, 2022 — 7 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com For Seamus Casey, the defensive process is key JOHN TONDORA Daily Sports Writer PLYMOUTH, Mich. — Seamus Casey’s offensive prowess and untapped upside are undeniable. The focal points of his game, Casey’s use of those abilities during his journey through the National Team Development Program was nothing short of exceptional. Yet as scouts analyzed his apt...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports 8 — Wednesday, August 3, 2022 ‘We don’t want to take any steps back’: Michigan looks to build off last season A year ago, Jim Harbaugh sat at a podium on the turf inside Lucas Oil Stadium and waxed about climbing a mountain — the mountain, of course, being a metaphor for defeating Ohio State. Harbaugh’s comparison, along with the confidence that he exuded, evoked both smirks and sideway...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, July 27, 2022 - Weekly Summer Edition ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. CXXX, No. 87 ©2022 The Michigan Daily N E W S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 STATEMENT... . . . . . . . . . . .4 MIC ........................ 5 ...…
…Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com VANESSA KIEFER Editor-in-Chief eic@michigandaily.com ANGIE YU Business Manager business@michigan- daily.com EDITORIAL STAFF Brandon Cowit Managing Editor cowitb@michigandaily.com Tess Crowley Digital Managing Editor crowlete@michigandaily.com CONTACT INFORMATION The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is publishing ...…
…Wednesday, July 27, 2022 — 3 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The sun has come to serve many purposes in our lives. It is a source of light and power, a symbol of joy and clarity. It heals us of our ailments, both physical and mental. After a year of isolation and another year of finding our way out of it, we need — and even deserve — that joy more than ever, and there’s no better time to get it than in the summer. My mem...…
…I know you hate me VALERIJA MALASHEVICH Statement Columnist This is a tale as old as time, but when I was in high school, I — like virtually everyone else my age — was going through a lot. Mentally, physically, spiritually, psychologically and all the other -ly’s. I was planting a seed for my own future, which is a notoriously difficult task for someone so young and often ushers in plenty of unanticipated troubles. We start to pu...…
… Wednesday, July 27, 2022 — 5 Michigan in Color The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Last month, I paid $10 to sit in a room full of 30-odd strangers and spend the next two-and-a-half hours laughing, crying and contemplating the meaning of life. In other words, I watched the movie “Everything Everywhere All At Once” (EEAAO), and let’s just say, I’ll never see hot dogs or everything bagels the same way again. The basic premise of...…
… The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Opinion 6 — Wednesday, July 27, 2022 BRANDON COWIT Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. VANESSA KIEFER Editor in Chief E ditor’s Note: In the July 20 print edition of The Michigan Daily, this editorial was mistakenly printed ...…
…Wednesday, July 27, 2022 — 7 Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com A s the top-selling fiction book of 2019 — selling over 12 million copies by January 2022 — “Where the Crawdads Sing” has seen a degree of popularity that few books achieve. In addition to topping the New York Times fiction bestseller list for an astounding 153 weeks, Delia Owens’ first work of fiction was also selected for Reese Witherspoon’s book club i...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports 8 — Wednesday, July 27, 2022 Michigan commits ready to take the NCAA leap PLYMOUTH, Mich. — Though the offseason still trudges through the dog days of summer, multiple Michigan hockey team commits started ramping up for the upcoming season. On Sunday, the Wolverines’ incoming freshman forwards Rutger McGroarty, Frank Nazar III and defenseman Seamus Casey commenced a 10-day Unit...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, July 20, 2022 - Weekly Summer Edition ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. CXXX, No. 86 ©2022 The Michigan Daily N E W S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 STATEMENT... . . . . . . . . . . . 3 MIC ........................4 ...…
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…For Highland Park, Illinois, or Anytown, USA LILLY DICKMAN Statement Associate Editor The morning after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, I awoke to the sound of rain. Instead of getting up to begin my day, I stayed in bed — a move foreign to my routine. I was sad and dejected, I lacked the motivation to leave the cocoon of my covers. So I lay and listened to the rain. I knew the universe was sad, too; its tears were rollin...…
…4 — Wednesday, July 20, 2022 Michigan in Color The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Photos contributed by Jonathan Vaughn …
…Jonathan Vaughn: a portrait of healing SARAH AKAABOUNE MiC Senior Editor The following story contains potentially triggering accounts and mentions of sexual assault. The University of Michigan made Jonathan Vaughn a man. And being a man is a complicated matter because manhood is the sort of thing that takes just as much as it gives. It can be unrelenting and unreasonable, hard to understand and discern, hard to tame and...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Opinion 6 — Wednesday, July 20, 2022 BRANDON COWIT Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. VANESSA KIEFER Editor in Chief From The Daily: Now, more than ever, we need to stand up for abortion rights *Content warning: rape, violence T he ...…
…Wednesday, July 20, 2022 — 7 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan names Greenspan and Huntzinger as assistant coaches JAKE SINGER Daily Sports Writer Less than two weeks after Michigan Athletic Director Warde Manuel hired a new baseball coach in Tracy Smith, the Wolverines’ coaching staff is now complete with the hires of associate head coach Ben Greenspan and pitching coach Brock Huntzinger. Smith had a lot of...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports 8 — Wednesday, July 20, 2022 CONNOR EAREGOOD Summer Managing Sports Editor Michigan’s 27-year draft streak fed by recruiting success ICE HOCKEY For the Michigan hockey team, the success of last Thursday’s NHL Draft was something the Wolverines are accustomed to. With three players selected, a 27-year streak of at least one Michigan player being picked continued. It is tied with Boston ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, July 13, 2022 - Weekly Summer Edition ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. CXXX, No. 85 ©2022 The Michigan Daily N E W S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 M I C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 STATEMENT..............…
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…Wednesday, July 13, 2022 — 3 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The first Mexican-American NBA champion, but not the last IRVING PEA MiC Columnist For the first time since its founding in 1946, a player of Mexican descent won a National Basketball Association championship earlier this month. Juan Tosca-Anderson, or JTA for short, is an Oakland native and forward for the Golden State Warriors. From playing overseas to spendi...…
…4 — Wednesday, July 13, 2022 The first time I remember defecating outside of a toilet was when I was four years old. My father and I, along with my younger brother, were on our way back from the Brooklyn Children’s Museum via the B71 bus. It was winter, probably February, and falling sleet was visible through the bus’s windows. We saw this weather from near the front, facing the aisle, on a row of three blue seats. We must have...…
…Wednesday, July 13, 2022 // The Statement — 5 This year, I was more enraged than inspired when Earth Day rolled around. Scrolling through Instagram and swiping through stories with silly stickers made my blood boil more than it made my heart flutter. Comments like “love you Mother Earth” and “give nature a chance” made my eyebrows furl and my smile turn low and flat — what a vapid, if not intentionally shallow, attempt to “celebrat...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Opinion 6 — Wednesday, July 13, 2022 BRANDON COWIT Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. VANESSA KIEFER Editor in Chief Breakfast should be dinner, here’s why T he treasured anomaly of breakfast for dinner has served as the perfec...…
…Wednesday, July 13, 2022 — 7 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Frank Nazar III selected by Chicago in NHL Draft COLE MARTIN Daily Sports Writer It didn’t take long for the Michigan hockey team to showcase its elite talent in the 2022 NHL Draft, particularly among its incoming recruits for the 2022-23 season. Selected by the Chicago Blackhawks at 13th overall, Frank Nazar III came off the board first. He was a highly to...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports 8 — Wednesday, July 13, 2022 Rutger McGroarty picked by Winnipeg in NHL Draft Two times in the last three NHL drafts, the Michigan hockey team saw at least two players selected in the first round. And with the selection of Rutger McGroarty, the Wolverines can mark off a third. McGroarty was chosen 14th overall by the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, the second Michigan player picked in the dr...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, July 6, 2022 - Weekly Summer Edition ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. CXXX, No. 84 ©2022 The Michigan Daily N E W S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 STATEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . 4 M I C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...…
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…Wednesday, July 6, 2022 — 3 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘Objects of Desire’ cultivates intimacy and demands it from you EMILIA FERRANTE Senior Arts Editor Clare Sestanovich’s “Objects of Desire” feels like the end of a gray, overcast day when you realize you haven’t spoken to anyone since you woke up. Maybe you say a word out loud, just to remind yourself that you can talk, and your voice is scratchy with disuse. In...…
…Bus routes along the Washtenaw wealth gap AVA BURZYCKI Statement Columnist This past year, I’ve spent an almost uncomfortable amount of time waiting for the bus, running after the bus and, finally, riding the bus. It takes around a half-hour to get from my Pittsfield Township apartment to downtown Ann Arbor, and I spend the majority of this time stuck in a locked gaze, inspecting both inside and out of the wide window panes. Each r...…
…Wednesday, July 6, 2022 — 5 Michigan in Color The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com A critique of Hindu American identity ASHVIN PAI MiC Columnist CW: Racism, Transphobia Disclaimer: The author of this piece was a representative on CSG’s 11th Assembly. They were not affiliated with The Daily while holding that role and they no longer have an affiliation with CSG since joining The Daily. Blind Spots “Currently in progress! Protest mar...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Opinion 6 — Wednesday, July 6, 2022 BRANDON COWIT Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. VANESSA KIEFER Editor in Chief Democrats did the right thing by choosing progress over perfection O n June 24, Congress passed the most significant...…
…Wednesday, July 6, 2022 — 7 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com From gold medals to Big Ten Championships: Jayde Riviere’s journey REMI WILLIAMSON Daily Sports Writer Athletes strive to be the best. They want the most touchdowns, the highest batting average and the most goals. But beyond what appears in the stat sheets, they also want to reach — and succeed — at the highest level of their sports. They want to win the Super ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports 8 — Wednesday, July 6, 2022 Adam Fantilli’s hockey journey worked toward development, not comfort On a long car ride from Chicago to his home in Nobleton, Ontario, Adam Fantilli’s family made a pit stop — a detour years in the making. Stopping in Ann Arbor to visit the Michigan hockey program — which his older brother, Luca, had committed to a few months prior — Fantilli got an up close l...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, June 29, 2022 - Weekly Summer Edition ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. CXXX, No. 83 ©2022 The Michigan Daily N E W S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 STATEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . 4 M I C . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....…
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…The word “showtime” evokes two images: first, a rising curtain, and second, a 12-year era (1979-1991) of entertaining Los Angeles Lakers basketball. “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” is a gritty HBO sports drama with Hollywood appeal beyond the Lakers fan base. Based on Jeff Pearlman’s nonfiction book, “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s,” “Winning Time” is a fictionalizat...…
…4 Disney’s still too scared to say “gay” For decades, Disney has prided itself on creating magic. Disney’s products are designed to add some magic to life, to create an escape from the greater problems of the world. But all of that work promoting itself as a source of joy and happily-ever-after sometimes seems like a shiny coat of paint over a cluster of wider issues. The truth is, when you wish upon Disney’s star … well, it might ...…
…Wednesday, June 29, 2022 — 5 Michigan in Color The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Watch more Telugu movies (and listen to ThyGap!) SMARANI KOMANDURI MiC Columnist Maybe I’m biased, but Telugu films never get the recognition they deserve. Only recently have Telugu films become more readily available in their original language via streaming platforms and screened in theaters worldwide, increasing accessibility. Out of the top 87 hi...…
… The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Opinion 6 — Wednesday, June 29, 2022 BRANDON COWIT Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. VANESSA KIEFER Editor in Chief Think about a time when you’ve heard a comment about college athletes not going to school “for school.” Maybe, in...…
…Wednesday, June 29, 2022 — 7 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Absence of female athletic directors in the NCAA stands out TAYLOR DANIELS Daily Sports Writer The concept of women in sports often centers around the idea of female athletes. But there are so many roles beyond athletes that are crucial to the functioning of a team behind the scenes. For every school and for every sport, the athletic director is a role that i...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports 8 — Wednesday, June 29, 2022 Task Force on Women in Sports shows that Title IX isn’t enough in Michigan In 2019, Governor Gretchen Whitmer created the Task Force on Women in Sports in the leadup to the 50th anniversary of Title IX with the goal of creating “opportunities in Michigan for girls and women in sports” and increasing the presence of women in leadership positions in the larg...…
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