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…O f all the unnecessary wor- ries I had going into my freshman year at the Uni- versity of Michigan (and there were a lot), the one I now laugh at most is that I wouldn’t like Ann Arbor. Having grown up in a major metropolitan area, I was hesitant about going to school in a college town. As if it’s possible to not like Ann Arbor. This place means something dif- ferent for all of us who’ve lived here, certainly, but something I ...…

…Wolfe’s double overtime goal lifts Michigan over Nebraska Raleigh Loughman carried the ball up the right wing with pace. The junior midfielder cut to her left on the edge of the box and looped in a cross that was knocked down by a Nebraska defender. Freshman forward Sammi Woods scooped up the loose ball and — without looking — tapped the ball with the back of her heel over towards a lurking Danielle Wolfe. The s...…

…Through Saddi Washington, Michigan bridges past to future Michigan unable to overcome injury to Brooks Saddi Washington rolled out of bed and into basketball purgatory. On the morning of May 13, 2019, John Beilein, Michigan’s all-time winningest coach, accepted the head-coaching position with the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers. In his wake, a stunned program pondered its suddenly precarious future. Washington, an ...…

…On March 4, 2021, the final seconds ticked off the clock as the Michigan men’s basketball team swarmed together at center court following a win over Michigan State. With the opening notes of Drake’s “Trophies” blaring over the PA system, a mass exodus of Wolverine players, coaches and managers alike ran out from the sidelines and began dancing, jumping and hugging as they celebrated a Big Ten regular season title on their home fl...…

…The college experience widely varies, especially amid a pandemic that makes having a large social circle and in-person classes dangerous. But according to data obtained by The Michigan Daily, 1 in 10 members of the University of Michigan Fall 2019 freshman class came from just 10 high schools, meaning it’s very likely some students in every class come into college with already- established friend groups. Though students from ov...…

…Following weeks of contention over the lack of in-person education in Ann Arbor Public Schools, the AAPS Board of Education voted Feb. 24 to begin phasing in a hybrid plan for in-person instruction starting March 25. The district, which has been fully remote since March 2020, will continue to offer an online learning option for families who wish to remain online. Around 750 community members listened in to Feb 24’s vote. “The ...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, March 3, 2021 — 3 Whitmer to ease restrictions on indoor dining, residential care Relaxed regulations come after six straight weeks of declining cases in the state The state of Michigan will ease restrictions on indoor dining capacity, outdoor activities and residential care facilities beginning Friday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced at a news conference Tuesday. Starti...…

…Students are more likely to matriculate if they go to a lower- income school Admittees from schools with higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced lunch, a signifier of the family income of students within the school, correlated to higher matriculation, meaning more students who were admitted to the University from lower-income schools decided to attend. Of the 239 schools on the list with data on their free/red...…

…This weekend, the South Asian Awareness Network hosted their 19th annual conference “Rising Tides: Pulling Together to Push Boundaries.” While this year’s virtual setting looked different from previous round-table dialogues at the Michigan League, the social justice awareness organization delivered a rather engaging program with discussions of activism, identity and breaking boundaries. Over the course of three days, the conference ...…

…Perhaps the most dreaded facet of online learning is the Zoom Breakout Room, a wasteland of black screens and muted microphones and often silent, unrequited group work in a shared Google Document. And like Grant Wood’s “American Gothic,” the Zoom Breakout Room has come to define itself as a somber event of cultural permanence. It’s s the ultimate battleground of the virtual college experience and more deeply, one of the darkest unde...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, March 3, 2021 — 7 Indigo Sparke has a way of gathering the stars and keeping them in her pocket, handing them out on her guitar strings as she sees fit. The Australian singer-songwriter’s debut album, Echo, surrounds you, yet never leaves you feeling claustrophobic. It is as wide open as the deserts she drew inspiration from in the making of this album. This openness is reflect...…

… Editor’s Note: This transcript has been edited and condensed for clarity. Remember sitting next to a friend in the library and sharing earbuds to introduce them to a new song? Or hearing something unfamiliar at a party and immediately looking up the lyrics to save it to your phone? Since the days of easily experiencing music with others are gone (for now), the music beat decided to make up for some lost opportunities by holding a vir...…

…I n December 2020, the COVID-19 vaccine was first administered in the United States and people finally began to feel a sense of hope. Now that it is being provided more widely, people are beginning to wonder if a national COVID- 19 vaccine mandate is in store. If this were to become a reality, though, the majority of states may allow for religious exemptions from the vaccine, potentially threatening the widespread immunization neces...…

…7-Opinion A s a freshman attending my second semester of classes, I came across one phrase in all of my courses: office hours. From what I gathered, it was a valuable resource for students looking to interact with professors and other teaching staff. It provided a smaller and more intimate setting for students to clear doubts and build professional relationships. Best of all, attendance was optional! Little did I know that few cou...…

…T hough there is some debate about the origins of the word “religion,” I am par- tial to the sense derived from the Latin religare (“to bind” or “to fasten”). The image suggests that religion involves connection and commitment — connection to something out- side of yourself and, through the act of connec- tion, sincere commitment to certain practices and beliefs. Religion, of course, encompasses more than this single definition can ...…

…T his morning I woke up with big plans: Go for a long walk, catch up on “The Daily” podcast episodes from The New York Times, fold my sweatshirt pile, call my dad, finish a finance problem set, write an essay, draft this piece. At the crack of dawn (10 a.m.), I stepped into my Ugg slippers, stumbled down two flights of stairs in an oversized grey T- shirt and Monsters Inc. fluffy pants and landed in the kitchen. I was compelled ...…

…“Nothing to me feels as good as laugh- ing incredibly hard.” - Steve Carrell I n my Notes App, I have a list titled “Laughing.” I created the page my senior year of high school as running documenta- tion of the things that make me dou- ble over, gasp for breath and cry el- ephant tears of laughter. My list is a gift that keeps on giving: a reminder of all the times I’ve experienced the purest form of joy, felt that glori- ous pain ...…

…14 — Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com After outscoring No. 4 Maryland 6-5 in the fourth quarter of its 20-9 loss last week, the Michigan men’s lacrosse team picked up right where it left off when it faced Johns Hopkins on Saturday afternoon. In the opening quarter, the Wolverines’ defense clamped down on the Blue Jays, forcing five turnovers and limiting their offensive unit to only one goa...…

…‘M’ softball shows two sides in opening weekend Deadly. Lucky. Cold. All three words described the No. 17 Michigan softball team at different times in its opening weekend. Pitching carried the Wolverines to sweeps against Purdue and Iowa, but Illinois capitalized on Michigan’s inability to bring home runners to get a sweep of its own. Ultimately, inconsistent run support proved to be the Wolverines’ downfall as the weekend p...…

…D espite a rough start in the Big Five meet Saturday afternoon, the Michigan women’s gymnastics team proved its resiliency with a strong comeback on Senior Day after a poor first event on floor. The Wolverines (6-1 overall, 5-1 Big Ten) placed second in Saturday’s meet with an all-around score of 195.925. “It’s senior night and we also had Abby Brenner go down (in the floor), which was super unfortunate, so (Michigan...…

…The University of Michigan Board of Regents met virtually Thursday afternoon for the first time during the 2021 calendar year. During the meeting, board members gave updates about the current state of the University and heard from public commenters regarding concerns over lecturer status, fund allocations to the satellite campuses and the University’s COVID-19 response. Regents Ron Weiser (R) and Katherine White (D) were not...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 2 — Wednesday, February 24, 2021 KATE HUA/Daily Students walk around the Diag after another snowstorm in Ann Arbor Thursday afternoon. The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is publishing weekly on Wednesdays for the Winter 2021 semester by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily’s office for $2. I...…

…Additionally, separating Order membership from editing responsibility still hurts our ability to report on Order, as groups opposed to Order will nonetheless decline to talk to Daily reporters who are not in Order, which The Daily experienced as recently as 2019. Importantly, knowing that journalism aims to “comfort the afflicted, afflict the comfortable,” Daily membership in Order hurts our ability to build trust with and am...…

…Nada Eldawy *Call me cleopatra the way I’ll conquer your heart <3 *Serial Netflix watcher *Love my cat more than I’ll love you: I had planned to start this piece by saying I downloaded Minder (Muslim Tinder) for purely journalistic purposes, a last-ditch effort to contribute to Love in Color before graduating as a chronically-single senior. But in all honesty, the application was on my phone weeks before the inspiration to write this...…

…In light of Valentine’s Day, our MiC editors asked us to each write a piece on love. I had to sit and think about what, even in all of my incredibly extensive experience and expertise, I could possibly draw from. But as I sat with myself in silly embarrassment and contemplation, I realized I would be lying if I said I hadn’t felt a tremendous amount of love this past year and even in the last few weeks. I have felt love even, and esp...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 6 — Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Last week, the Zell Visiting Writers Series, sponsored by the Helen Zell Writers’ Program, featured Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, a renowned poet and graduate of the University of Michigan who recently published his first memoir “Children of the Land.” During the event, which took place over Zoom, Castillo shared his work, talked about his career and answere...…

…The “First Time” Maybe a friend sends it to you with a little text saying “thought you’d like this!!” that instantly makes your chest balloon. Or maybe it comes up on a Spotify radio station or playlist. Perhaps it intrigues you from the depths of a book passage. It’s possible you choose it because the album art looked interesting. Maybe it means a lot instantly. Maybe it takes a second to settle in, finding the perfect way to inh...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 8— Wednesday, February 24, 2021 statement Full of gender, free from designation BY MELANIE TAYLOR, STATEMENT CORRESPONDENT M y name is Melanie Renee Tay- lor, and my pronouns are she/ they. These are your two requi- site pieces of information needed when ad- dressing, discussing or otherwise perceiving me. And as intrinsic as they both are to my identity, even they aren’t set in stone. Maybe som...…

…April 12, 2020 What does a pandemic look like? F or me, it’s a monotony of days peppered with bouts of depres- sion in the apartment my grand- parents pay for and waves of overwhelm- ing guilt and helplessness. Neither are productive emotions in a pandemic. There are also good days, where the sun is out and my coffee tastes just right, and I remember that this is only temporary. I live alone, though a friend lives up- stairs. I never ...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 10 — Wednesday, February 24, 2021 statement “ I’m a nice guy,” crooned Neil, the sloppy, cocaine-addicted aspiring novelist, to the woman he’d just attempted to sexually as- sault, Carey Mulligan’s Cassandra. She eyes him now knowing other- wise. “I’m a nice guy.” Neil repeated, desperation creeping into his voice. Cassandra smiled. “You keep say- ing that. You’re not as rare as you think....…

…W hen I was in kindergarten, I had mandatory Quiet Time in my room every day after school for an hour. I could play with my toys or look at books or color, but I was not to disturb my mom un- less I needed something important. Needless to say, I was not a big fan of Quiet Time when the policy was first put into place, and I protested. Loudly. And daily. But my mother is an incredibly smart woman, and she quickly figured out how to ...…

…T he first time someone referred to me as an alien, I laughed. I did not have a big, bald head. My skin wasn’t green and my eyes, while on the large side, looked quite normal to me. The word “alien” followed me around for years. In America, because of my immigration status, I was as extraterrestrial as Zoe Saldana in “Avatar.” Therefore, when confronted with the question, “What does an alien look like?” in a freshman seminar, m...…

…C ollege students could reasonably be forgiven for being wary of the future of remote work. After nearly a year of dancing between hybrid classes and fully online ones — the uncertainty often coupled with an increased workload and isolation — remote work might seem like a tough sell. But even after the population reaches herd immunity, many companies are planning to offer more work-from-home options for their employees. Sale...…

…14 — Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan’s depth proves its value over course of season Michigan’s Adaptive Sports and Fitness Program: An opportunity to be a part of history Michigan searches for consistency as postseason looms There is a reason collegiate and professional basketball leagues give out a sixth player of the year award at the end of every season: Depth matters. An...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, February 24, 2021 — 15 COLUMBUS — Something had to give. Entering Sunday, the Michigan men’s basketball team boasted the nation’s seventh-best defense. Ohio State, meanwhile, owned the third-best offense. In a battle of Big Ten heavyweights, the Buckeye attack proved potent. Yet, the Wolverine offense matched Ohio State punch for punch, rising to the occasion and ...…

…In the halftime locker room during the Michigan men’s basketball team’s game against Ohio State, senior wing Chaundee Brown had one message for Michigan coach Juwan Howard: “Go to Hunter.” In their biggest game of the year, the Wolverines shouldered their offensive load onto freshman center Hunter Dickinson. Putting that kind of pressure on any freshman will undoubtedly lead to a few butterflies. At this point in hi...…

…University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel announced the University is taking several steps to increase its testing capabilities during his weekly U-M Ann Arbor COVID-19 update email to the U-M community Feb. 5. Starting Feb. 16, the University will require weekly COVID-19 testing for graduate and professional program students living on campus. The University will also offer free testing to “Ann Arbor community members...…

…The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is publishing weekly on Wednesdays for the Winter 2021 semester by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily’s office for $2. If you would like a current copy of the paper mailed to you, please visit store. pub.umich.edu/michigan-daily-buy-this-edition to place your order. BRITTANY BOWMAN Managing Editor ba...…

…The Michigan Daily spoke with Regent Sarah Hubbard (R), the University of Michigan’s newest member of the Board of Regents, Tuesday to discuss her time in office since first joining the Board in January. Hubbard is one of two Republicans on the Board, the other being Ron Weiser, who is currently in the midst of controversy after calls from some in the U-M community for his resignation. Hubbard was elected in November after na...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 4 — Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Kota the Friend moves toward closure on ‘Lyrics to GO, Vol. 2’ The title is accurate — Lyrics to GO, Vol. 2 is all about the message indie rapper Kota the Friend wants to leave you with. The flow of words — words of gratefulness, sadness and love — seems to tumble out of Kota on this mixtape. Lyrics to GO, Vol. 2 is not as carefully thought out as his pre...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, February 17, 2021 — 5 ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ says screw the neoliberals There’s a quote from a 1964 speech by Malcolm X that Fred Hampton, played by Daniel Kaluuya (“Get Out”), recounts to the future mother of his child, Deborah (Dominique Fishback, “The Hate You Give”): “Sometimes, when a person’s house is on fire and someone comes in yelling fire, instead of the person...…

…“You can murder a liberator, but you can’t murder a liberation.” - Fred Hampton. On Friday, Feb. 12, the long- awaited biopic, “Judas and the Black Messiah,” will be released. The film is a historical portrayal of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. The Black Panther Party championed countless community programs, including the Free Breakfast Program and the People’s Free Ambulance Service, as we...…

…YOUR WEEKLY ARIES Focus on your values this week. Only when you know what truly matters to you can you make some difficult decisions. AQUARIUS GEMINI The truth turns out to be a flexible thing this week – be careful not to assume that your truth is the same as anyone else’s. SAGITTARIUS CAPRICORN SCORPIO CANCER Pay your debts – financial or otherwise – so that you can move forwards with a clean slate as the future beckons....…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 8 — Wednesday, February 17, 2021 statement What is digital studies? BY ALEXANDER SATOLA, STATEMENT CORRESPONDENT I n January 2019, LSA announced the creation of a new Digital Studies In- stitute that would support the study of digital technologies from a humanities and social science perspective. The establishment of a formal academic institute followed the cre- ation of the LSA Digital St...…

…M y sister and I were born one minute apart. Whenever I tell people this, questions inevitably follow: “What’s it like having a twin?” “Are you best friends?” “Can you read each other’s minds?” Over the years, I’ve formed a sort of automatic response: I laugh, acknowl- edging the curiosity surrounding a con- cept that is foreign and fascinating to someone else yet normal and casual to me. I then reply with a simple yet in- tention...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 10 — Wednesday, February 17, 2021 statement I n early April, I screenshotted a picture I saw on Wikipedia of a cow lying on the ground captioned “a sleeping cow laying on her side is not immobilized; she can rise whenever she chooses.” It epitomized early-quarantine lethargy, and I thought it was really funny. I kept collecting ob- scure and amusing Wikipedia excerpts and posting screenshots o...…

…7-Opinion W hen I turned 13, like many Jews around the United States and the rest of the world, I was bar mitzvahed. Upon the conclusion of my service, after reciting blessings and reading from the Torah, I was rushed to an unmarked back room. The room was small and consisted of just a single chair facing a video monitor. It was there where I received a call from the Rothschild family. I was finally old enough to be given my ver...…

…2-News I t’s incredibly odd to be a freshman right now. Instead of having animated discussions sitting on lawns and benches around campus, we occasionally send necessary texts through GroupMes and Discords. Instead of exploring and getting used to a new campus, we navigate our university online. Newcomers don’t have a place, a community or an understanding of the University of Michigan in its regular workings. Instead, we t...…

…As the Michigan volleyball team clawed back from an early deficit in the first set of Sunday’s match, freshman setter Scottee Johnson tracked down and dug a speedy attack from Purdue. Seemingly coming out of nowhere, freshman outside hitter Jess Mruzik emerged from the back row and launched a kill into the face of Purdue defensive specialist Jena Otec. The Boilermakers instantly called timeout, as the Wolverines’ new...…

…14 — Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan bests Nebraska in first meet after pause Livers at forefront of Michigan’s success The instant that junior Natalie Wojcik powerfully stuck the landing of her dismount from the balance beam, Michigan gymnastics coach Bev Plocki’s arms both shot like rockets into the air with palms open and fingers spread. A perfect 10, she visually p...…