…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, February 25, 2016 — 3A Ann Arbor to the Ross Athletic Campus and Briarwood area. The project will cost approximately $500 million to $700 million, and add an additional 8 percent increase in annual operating costs system- wide — to both the Ann Arbor area transit system and the University. The exact breakdown of funding and sources has not yet been determined. How...…
…Opinion SHOHAM GEVA EDITOR IN CHIEF CLAIRE BRYAN AND REGAN DETWILER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LAURA SCHINAGLE 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...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com HEY. YOU'RE DOING GREAT AND WE know you can do it. Don't give up! ACROSS 1 Beach tube letters 4 Tube in Paris 9 __ butter: cosmetic moisturizer 13 Roofing sealant 14 Gem weight unit 15 Home extension? 16 __ standstill 17 Intensive study program 19 Classic laundry soap 21 They’re drunk at socials 22 Fish in hamo, a Japanese delicacy 23 It’s the opposite of a flying one 26 A...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, February 25, 2016 — 6A ‘M’ tops Northwestern By KELLY HALL Daily Sports Editor Just like it did in its game against then-No. 6 Maryland on Sunday, the Michigan men’s basketball team (10-6 Big Ten, 20-9 overall) started slow in their Wednesday night matchup with Northwestern. The difference, however, was that the Wolverines were at Crisler Center on Wednesday, not...…
…“Lazy Sunday” was blasting out of my dad’s office when he called my sisters and me in to watch Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell rhythmically talk about Narnia and Magnolia cupcakes. At the time, I wasn’t completely sure what was going on in the small video box on the screen, but I laughed along because all the older, wiser members of my family were. Quickly, Samberg’s voice was followed up by the blaring tune of “Numa Numa” featur...…
…2B — Thursday, February 25, 2016 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com My digital footprint expanded as I moved from 90-pound “Doctor Who” fanatics to a 30-year-old nerd sitting at home building a brand off of the blind devotion of 13-year-old kids. And I was one of those 13-year-olds. I couldn’t help it — the community made me feel superior. Looking back, it may have been the first time I felt a sense of cultur...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Why we need h3h3 SINGLE REVIEW This February has been the time to be alive for indie rock/ emo/shoe- gaze lovers everywhere. All of the sad boys are crawling out of their introverted online per- sonas and are tweeting “#blessed.” The space goth girls are emerging from their black holes as they develop into their fan-girl alter egos. And this can all be blamed on the fact tha...…
…4B — Thursday, February 25, 2016 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com By ALEX INTNER Daily Arts Writer The musical TV genre has experienced a massive creative growth recently. The relaunch of the genre started out with “Glee” in 2009, which used pop songs to tell its story. The show was a massive success for FOX in its first season, but it never really found an ability to tell its story through song. Then “Smash” arr...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, February 24, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Body discusses issues of abseentism at meetings By ANNA HARITOS Daily Staff Reporter At Tuesday’s meeting, representatives of Central Student Government discussed medical amnesty, recalling representatives, an upcoming mental health survey and two resolutions. During the meeting, the assembly...…
…9 5 7 3 1 9 7 2 3 1 5 8 9 2 3 4 1 8 2 5 7 9 4 3 4 SHARING CLOSE QUARTERS. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Wednesday, February 24, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEF ANDREW COHEN/Daily Rackham student Niklas Tamm prefaces the U-M Choirs and Symphony Orchestra performance of Brahms, Mahler and Vaughan Williams with a a description of the story of the piece. CL A SSIC CHOIR Twenty-nine ...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, February 24, 2016 — 3A RC Art Gallery displays student- prisoner photos The Residential College Art Gallery in East Quad will display student-prisoneer collaborative photos through April 8, a University press release reports. The project is the first ever photography workshop in the state that included both students and inmates, and it was part of Humanize the Numbers ...…
…Opinion SHOHAM GEVA EDITOR IN CHIEF CLAIRE BRYAN AND REGAN DETWILER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LAURA SCHINAGLE 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...…
…‘Witch’ is terrifying By JACOB RICH Senior Arts Editor A24 is quietly killing it. Do peo- ple realize how many of the great- est films of the 2010’s this New York-based distribution company has financed? None of their films make an enor- mous amount of money — the few that have done huge numbers include “Ex Machina,” my favor- ite film of 2015, and the critically acclaimed Amy Winehouse doc “Amy” — but almost all of them ar...…
…ACROSS 1 Lobsters’ sense organs 6 Celebs 10 Flight from the law 13 Poker declaration 14 “__ my guard down” 15 Famille patriarch 16 Form by combining elements 18 One-piece garments, slangily 19 Rome-based carrier 20 Toll road timesaver 22 “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” singer 24 Performer’s supporters 28 Guacamole, e.g. 29 Twisty letter 30 Diva delivery 31 Snoozed 33 Fictional voyager 40 Retired New York senator Al D’__ 41 Rational 42 DDE rival ...…
…Defenseman Martin tries hand at forward By KEVIN SANTO Daily Sports Writer Cutler Martin stepped off the rink after Monday’s practice, and judging by the smirk on his face, you could get a sense that something witty was coming. Observing Cooper Marody speaking to reporters, Martin cracked a joke that it was time for Marody to join his fellow freshmen in collecting all the pucks on the ice. Martin took the first-year forward’s s...…
…8A — Wednesday, February 24, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines brace for Northwestern By SIMON KAUFMAN Daily Sports Editor Before addressing the media on Tuesday, Michigan men’s basketball coach John Beilein lightheartedly noted that with spring approaching, the days have been getting longer. “You know we’re getting 11 hours of daylight every day right now? You know that?” Beilein ...…
…2B Magazine Editor: Karl Williams Deputy Editor: Nabeel Chollampat Design Editor: Shane Achenbach Photo Editor: Zoey Holmstrom Creative Director: Emilie Farrugia Editor in Chief: Shoham Geva Managing Editor: Laura Schinagle Copy Editors: Emily Campbell Alexis Nowicki Jose Rosales the statement Wednesday, February 24. 2016 // The Statement Dear Readers, Literary Issue, light of our lives, fire of our loins. Our sin, our...…
…3B Wednesday, February 24, 2016 // The Statement “I hear you’re bad at sex,” she says to the boy. A chuck- le bursts out but they don’t notice. No one ever notices the sometimes shy one posted against the wall, pants or no pants. The boy looks startled a bit. She grins. “Me? Who t(old) you that?” Pathetic, but who can blame the boy. The party noise eats the rest, so refocus to left eye corner. She’s still smiling, and so is the boy bu...…
…Wednesday, February 24, 2016 // The Statement Wednesday, February 24, 2016 // The Statement 4B 5B Bywater Squabble Eliza Cadoux Excerpted from Call Your Mom’s upcoming performance This Close Blanche hollers thinking I let the place go? I let the place go? Only it’s me And this isn’t Scene 1, and we are northerners In this humid city And I say thinking I’ll let you go? I’ll let you go? We rode bikes over And over Dark rings under your ...…
…Wednesday, February 24, 2016 // The Statement 6B Wakeful: A Year in Sleeping by Claire Bryan, Editorial Page Editor Yesterday morning, I drank decaf coffee. Last night, I crawled into bed a little before midnight, but did not fall asleep until 3:30 or 4 a.m. And yet, now, at 6:11 a.m, I am a piercing, alert awake. I shove my phone back onto my desk and push my eyes closed. The light from my phone’s screen creates an imprint on the...…
…Wednesday, February 24, 2016 // The Statement 7B to my health insurance company but never did. It was given to me nine weeks ago by a therapist… my therapist. I kept it because it gave me concreteness every time I opened this notebook that sat on the desk next to my bed, it told me — or by keeping it there I was trying to get it to tell me — a piece of my identity. “This is the room we have available at this time, it is typi...…
…Wednesday, February 24, 2016 // The Statement 8B I is this poem good will it get me laughed at or yelled at or whatever nah you’re fine is this paper good will i pass this class will i be put on academic probation and be publically humiliated nah you’re fine what do i do here do I text them back now? tomorrow? what’s the protocol? you worry too much. like, literally no one cares about these things as much as you II [ ] broke up with me ...…
…Women’s fraternity faced multiple disciplinary sanctions over past months By ALYSSA BRANDON Daily News Editor The Eta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta women’sfraternity at the University of Michigan was disbanded Monday. A letter obtained by The Michigan Daily from Theta’s national president Laura Doerre to chapter members states the decision was made in a unanimous vote by the fraternity’s grand council on Sunday. In the let...…
…Wilkerson, director of Ann Arbor’s Human Resources, addressed issues associated with staff retention on the AAPD with the council. Wilkerson said due to the average age of the current police force there is an expected increase in retirement rates in the upcoming years. According to Wilkerson, officers typically retire after about 25 years on the job. The percentage of officers eligible for retirement is expected to ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, February 23, 2016 — 3 Accused shooter in Kalamazoo admits to killings Uber driver Jason Dalton — who was accused of shooting and killing six random people — admitted to taking the lives of those individuals on Saturday, the Detroit Free Press reports. Dalton allegedly shot and killed six people while taking Uber fares and injured two more across three different locations. He...…
…Opinion SHOHAM GEVA EDITOR IN CHIEF CLAIRE BRYAN AND REGAN DETWILER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LAURA SCHINAGLE 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, February 23, 2016 — 5 Owens biopic ‘Race’ runs slow and steady By LAUREN WOOD Daily Arts Writer The goal of historical dramas and biopics is often to enhance our understanding of past events and to shine a light on moments that may have dimmed over time. These films can help reshape our understand- ing of current events we face, adding depth to today’s problems by ...…
…ACROSS 1 Egg-shaped tomato 5 Molecule part 9 Winter outerwear 14 Suit on a board 15 Plumber’s piece 16 Playful trick 17 One raising a hand (TN) 19 Pedro’s “I love you” 20 Answer (for) 21 More confident 22 Wedge-shaped arch piece (PA) 26 Byzantine or Roman (NY) 27 Many California wines 28 Motel charges 30 Hockey legend Bobby et al. 31 Milk: Pref. 32 Abbr. for some Garden State senators 35 Piled-high hairdo (UT) 38 Fictional Korean War surgeon ...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, February 23, 2016 — 7 Michigan’s difference F reshman Kate Fahey nailed two backhands cross court before hitting a forehand approach shot that pushed her opponent, Jessie Aney, beyond the baseline. The North Carolina freshman couldn’t control her next shot, sending the ball long. Prior to the ball landing, Fahey looked to her left toward her teammates, extended her ...…
…8 —Tuesday, February 23, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com An unfitting end to the Fresh Five era N early four years ago, Michigan basketball coach John Beilein welcomed five freshmen to his program: Mitch McGary, Nik Stauskas, Glenn Robinson III, Spike Albrecht and Caris LeVert. The group was quickly dubbed the “Fresh Five” — an homage to the infamous “Fab Five” of the early 1990s, arguably the best r...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, February 22, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Michigan won the 2016 Big Ten women’s swimming and diving title » INSIDE Making a splash Researchers could contribute to future travels to the planet By KEVIN LINDER For the Daily NASA recently funded a University of Michigan design for spacecraft thrusters as part of its Next Space Technologies for Exploration...…
…by the wayside in past years, the current assembly’s two committees have put a particular emphasis on obtaining this data again. However, the push to release the data has sparked concerns on campus, namely from faculty, over potential biases and impact on tenure. In October, the Faculty Senate voted to delay the public access of the numerical evaluation data. In response to the concerns, CSG exceutives pointed to a repor...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, February 22, 2016 — 3A trust free filters provided to the community by the government. “I don’t feel like the (government-issued) filters are even adequate, because I don’t know how well they filter out the lead,” he said. “I just know that my filter filters out the lead, and I don’t trust theirs.” At his home, Worswick still gets Flint city water, which he noted com...…
…Opinion SHOHAM GEVA EDITOR IN CHIEF CLAIRE BRYAN AND REGAN DETWILER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LAURA SCHINAGLE 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, February 22, 2016 — 5A HEY. YOU'RE DOING GREAT AND WE know you can do it. Don't give up! Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Nickel or dime 5 Zenith 9 Toboggan, e.g. 13 Fairy tale villain 14 Visitor from space 15 Soft drink nut 16 “You almost had it” 19 2016 Hall of Fame inductee __ Griffey Jr. 20 Weighty books 21 Curved fastener 22 Flabbergast 23...…
…6A — Monday, February 22, 2016 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com I always thought it was weird how many people I talked to would name “Lost in the World” as their favorite Kanye song. Don’t get me wrong — it’s an amazing track that scales incred- ibly huge heights— but all things con- sidered, it’s just another major high- light of an album with about a dozen of them. “Lost in the World” is a coda to one of the gr...…
…BSportsMonday FOR OLD TIME’S SAKE n Red Berenson coached against Ferris State’s Bob Daniels for the 63rd time on Friday, 23 seasons after their first meeting. Page 4B DREAM COMPLETE The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | February 22, 2016 n Michigan culminated a four-year journey to the top of the Big Ten on Saturday at Canham Natatorium. SportsMonday Column, Page 2B Wolverines fall to No. 6 Maryland in wild shootout in Colleg...…
…2B — February 22, 2016 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com able to help her team capture a Big Ten title. She fell ill earlier in the week, putting the chance to swim at Canham for the last time as a senior in serious danger. But by the time the meet started, DeLoof was determined to compete. Not only did she swim, but she excelled and capped off her Big Ten career by anchoring the pool record- setting 400-yard fre...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday February 22, 2016 — 3B Wolverines open season with sweep of Canisius Michigan posts first 4-0 start since 2009 season By NATHANIEL CLARK Daily Sports Writer In each of the Michigan baseball team’s previous three seasons under coach Erik Bakich, the opening weekend was always one to forget. The 2016 edition will be just the opposite. The 15th-ranked Wolverines won all four g...…
…4B — February 22, 2016 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Maryland back on top for good. The game had the makings of a shootout from the beginning. Both teams traded blows to start the game tied at 12 points apiece, with Robinson — who hit five 3-pointers in the Wolverines’ upset of the Terrapins in January — scoring seven quick points and showing off a rare inside game with two layups. But after a seven-and-a-hal...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, February 19, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Sylvia Burwell touts federal aid to the city following water crisis By CAITLIN REEDY Daily Staff Reporter Sylvia Burwell, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, visited a Flint health center to observe firsthand the city’s recovery efforts Thursday. “I came here today to spend time o...…
…Ann Arbor’s groundwater is center of talks with officials, activists By BRIAN KUANG Daily Staff Reporter Amid some public concerns over the safety of Ann Arbor’s groundwater, representatives of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality took questions from local leaders at Washtenaw County’s Board of Commissioners working session on Thursday evening. The contaminated plume of groundwater that several resident...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, February 19, 2016 — 3 be divided equally amongst HCHN and the Genesee Health System. Social workers at HCHN are helping Flint children and adults cope with emotional trauma from the crisis. Part of the $250,000 going toward HCHN will address these behavioral issues, as well as another $250,000 grant given to the Genesee Health System. “We are … including behavioral healt...…
…Opinion SHOHAM GEVA EDITOR IN CHIEF CLAIRE BRYAN AND REGAN DETWILER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LAURA SCHINAGLE 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 Friday, February 19, 2016 — 5 In praise of SWMRS By DANIELLE IMMERMAN Daily Arts Writer On the rare occasion that I actually did the reading for my Women’s Studies class, I read something interesting about punk. In the context of feminism, punk is more significant than you might think. According to Milestone and Meyer (or to anyone capable of observation), before punk, the only involvem...…
…ACROSS 1 Fry 6 Kung __ chicken 9 Market Fresh sandwich and salad seller 14 Time of old Rome 15 Unevenly distributed, in a way 17 Brought on 18 Write-off 19 Charming 21 D.C.’s Walter __ National Military Medical Center 22 Mennen lotion 23 Govt. mtge. insurer 26 One hoping to provide many happy returns? 28 Hammer number 30 Big name in hairstyling 32 Hyperbola part 33 Sudden stream 35 Pull on 36 Flee 38 Adjudicates 40 Maple syrup target 41 Near...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Friday, February 19, 2016 — 7 Wolverines to take on Ferris State By JUSTIN MEYER Daily Sports Writer The No. 6 Michigan hockey team takes a break from Big Ten play to take on in-state rival Ferris State on Friday night at Yost Ice Arena. The unusual disruption in conference play will be a rare opportunity to watch the Wolverines play a stout defensive opponent. The Bulld...…
…8 — Friday, February 19, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Donnal finds himself as ‘M’ big man After long quest for confidence, junior forward appears ready to carry load By LEV FACHER Daily Sports Writer As a high-school sophomore, Mark Donnal sat down with Bryan Borcherdt, a longtime coach and family friend, to discuss his future prospects. Borcherdt asked Donnal a simple question: How do you envision your f...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 18, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV No. 77 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A CL ASSIFIEDS...............6A SUDOKU..................... 2A A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A B - S I D E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 B NEW ON MICHI...…
…and Corina Kesler, a facilitator with IGR and a researcher with the University’s International Institute, led the dialogue. Vanderbeck said he intended the conversation to be in keeping with the Valentine’s season, in relation to love, but also to provoke reflection on the subject of open discussions about important issues. “When you’re with loved ones, people you care about, how do you go about having these contentious c...…
