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March 16, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 46) • Page Image 8

…8A — Thursday, March 16, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Cost of admission hurts Michigan students during NCAA Tournament There were just five of them, but by the noise they were making, you would have thought there were more. Way up in the upper deck of the Verizon Center, five members of the Michigan Maize Rage stood, yelled and cheered the Wolverines for four straight days all the way to a Big Ten Tournament...…

March 15, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 45) • Page Image 1

…All three University of Michigan students mentioned in this article requested anonymity due to concern for their own safety and the safety of their family. The country of origin of one of the students is also withheld out of the same concern. All under the age of 5 when they left, memories of home remain vague for three University of Michigan students since arriving in the United States on now-expired visas. Though protected now...…

March 15, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 45) • Page Image 2

…WINDAY. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com PEACE OUT, JANUARY. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com NEW WEEK, NEW ME. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com Willie Nile WHAT: A concert by Willie Nile, a singer and songwriter who has been active for 35 years, performing songs from his new album, “American Ride.” WHO: The Ark WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: 316 S. Main St. CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Social Area Brown Bag WHAT: Graduate student Koji Takahashi ...…

March 15, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 45) • Page Image 3

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News & Sports Wednesday, March 15, 2017 — 3A The Michigan softball team is ranked No. 19 in the nation and stacked with solid players up and down its roster, but has continued to underperform through the first five weeks of the season. As the Wolverines (14-7-1) prepare for their home opener this week against Bowling Green, contributions from both experienced players and relative newcom...…

March 15, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 45) • Page Image 4

…W hen discussing my enrollment here at the University of Michigan with anyone other than a fellow student, I am always asked the classic question “What are you studying?” and I always hesitate before I say, with a cringe, “I’m undeclared.” I quickly follow up with a rushed answer of what I am planning on declaring. It does not matter that this is my first year, or that I have another year before I need to deci...…

March 15, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 45) • Page Image 5

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, March 15, 2017 — 5A ‘Cries From Syria’ gives crisis needed humanity New HBO documentary a laudably sobering look at Syria’s plight You’ve seen the pictures. Two of them, specifically. You’ve seen the image of three-year-old Alan Kurdi, face down, dead, on the shores of a Turkish beach, lifeless in a bright red shirt and blue shorts. You’ve also seen five- year-old Omran Da...…

March 15, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 45) • Page Image 6

…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Franklin’s faith 6 Civil rights org. 11 Nursery offering 14 More than just saber-rattling 15 Not as well 16 Numero __ 17 1980 Clint Eastwood film about a Wild West show 19 Elton’s title 20 Forward 21 “Isn’t that something” 22 “Hold it right there!” 23 1965 Jerry Lewis/Tony Curtis farce involving flight attendants 26 Prey for cheetahs 29 Little League airer 30 Fishing spot...…

March 15, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 45) • Page Image 7

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, March 15, 2017 — 7A In final season, Christner sheds the pressure Between innings against Arizona State on Feb. 26, the Michigan softball Twitter account posted a video of senior centerfielder Kelly Christner gathered around her fellow outfielders, dancing to Pat Benatar’s 1983 hit, “Love is a Battlefield.” It was the final day of an arduous five-game Mary Nutter ...…

March 15, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 45) • Page Image 10

…My whole life I had been told That there was but one substrate I could hold A substrate in every way perfect for me Together an enzyme-substrate complex we would be Oh how I dreamt of her every night Desperate to fill the void in my active site For a time I didn’t mind the wait Knowing somewhere out there was my structural mate But time grew cruel, and I began to question my conformation Was it possible that mine was a mutation What if the...…

March 15, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 45) • Page Image 11

…And in that moment I was a tiger, my prey’s blood matted into my fur as I carried you, dangling between carved fangs, afraid and afraid. The days passed maliciously since our lips had met in comfort; but here I was deafened and defeated by the way you stroked my hair, fingers braided into tangles and knots. And in that moment I was a tiger, and I kissed the earth and her leaves. the greens dissolved on my tongue, the meat and the veins as ...…

March 15, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 45) • Page Image 12

…Wednesday, March 15, 2017 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, March 15, 2017 // The Statement 5B A Peculiar Love for Nuts a short ficton story b y B e n R a p p o p o r t, LSA Freshman J ames Jameson? Yeah, I know him. He works with me at the office. Gotta feel bad for a guy with a name like that; his parents must have hated him. I think he runs numbers for the guys upstairs. I guess management thinks he’s hot shit or something. A ...…

March 15, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 45) • Page Image 13

…F eet shuffled across the courtyard, sneakers and flip flops and sandals against the scorching black pavement. Voices rose and fell periodically, calls of “Hey!” and “How was your summer?” rippling through the air. Hands reached out to tap shoulders, heads turned around in greeting, arms circled each other in hugs. In the middle of it all, a girl stood alone. Her hands gripped the straps of her teal backpack. She turned her head...…

March 15, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 45) • Page Image 14

…O n the once pearlescent edges of fleshy pink, there was decay, like that on the teeth of young boys and girls who dread nothing more than the taste of toothpaste. There was now a numbness where they had been filled with thought: the edges, consisting of those sensations of falling asleep or being woken up, now startled but unable to process. “Are they in pain?” His wife looked at the lined hospital beds, each sectioned portion a m...…

March 15, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 45) • Page Image 15

…Wednesday, March 15, 2017 // The Statement 8B If at some point we all succumb For goodness sake, let us be young. ‘Cause time gets harder to outrun, And I’m nobody, I’m not done. -The Vaccines I respect youth. I value it, fight it, fear it. Having completed only my first year of college, I’ve not been responsible for a career, a home, another person. I’ve never worried about angering a boss for fear of losing my job and my income. ...…

March 14, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 44) • Page Image 1

…Michigan gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed discussed his candidacy and platform to more than 150 students and community members at the Ford School of Public Policy Monday night. The event, hosted by the University of Michigan’s chapter of College Democrats, allowed students to ask questions and hear the story of the 32-year- old University alum and Rhodes scholar. As the son of Egyptian immigrants, El-Sayed rec...…

March 14, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 44) • Page Image 2

…Students and faculty discussed ways to manage the nation’s energy requirement and protect the rights of both Native Americans and the environment during a town hall hosted Tuesday evening by LSA Student Government. The town hall was sprouted out of the national controversy surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline. About 35 people met in the Michigan League to listen to four panelists: Mark Barteau, director of th...…

March 14, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 44) • Page Image 3

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, March 14, 2017 — 3 the rent,” rally-goers chanted, in reference to the insufficient 2 percent wage increase the University offered. Ware explained graduate student employees are paid approximately 18 percent below the living wage in Ann Arbor, according to the MIT Living Wage Calculator. GEO Communications Co-chair Sara Chadwick, a psychology and women’s studies Ph.D. s...…

March 14, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 44) • Page Image 4

…O ver Spring Break, I had an Uber driver ask me, completely out of nowhere, “How long was your past relationship?” I remember thinking to myself, “Why is he asking me this? He has no right to know.” As a white female college student who was clearly out of her element in southern Florida, he probably saw me as an easy target. While I found it very creepy, I responded with something that I knew would end the c...…

March 14, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 44) • Page Image 5

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, March 14, 2017 — 5 Jung Yun, writer and assistant professor of English at George Washington University, will be at Literati Bookstore on Wednesday to celebrate the paperback release of her first novel “Shelter.” Yun began writing the first scene of her debut novel in 2004. After 12 years, “Shelter” was finally published in 2016 and is now being released as a paperback book. Yu...…

March 14, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 44) • Page Image 6

…STAYING IN ANN ARBOR THIS SUMMER? APPLY TO WORK FOR THE MICHIGAN DAILY BUSINESS TEAM! DESIGNERS! LAYOUT! CONTACT JOBS.TMD@GMAIL.COM IF YOU ARE INTERESTED! ADVERTISING! RANDOS! Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Past due 5 Place for a safe 9 Connery and McCartney 13 “Don’t rub __” 14 Geometry calculations 16 Cool one’s heels 17 *Performer’s exit direction 19 Award for “Game of Thrones” 20 Dangero...…

March 14, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 44) • Page Image 7

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, March 14, 2017 — 7 NCAA Tournament: Breaking down the Midwest Region By winning the Big Ten Tournament, the Michigan men’s basketball team earned an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. Once on the bubble, the Wolverines ripped off 10 wins in 12 games to make it into the field as the No. 7 seed in the Midwest Region. Michigan kicks off its NCAA Tournament on Frid...…

March 14, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 44) • Page Image 8

…8 — Tuesday, March 14, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Nagelvoort gives ‘M’ a chance T he Michigan hockey team has found success over its last few games, and, like when it had some success early in the season, it has done so with goaltending. Then, the Wolverines relied on a rotation of goaltenders — freshman Hayden Lavigne earned two shutouts in the first nine games of the season, and strong performan...…

March 13, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 43) • Page Image 1

…Jeremy Bassis, an assistant professor of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering currently on sabbatical in San Francisco, says he was introduced to glaciology, the focus of his research, by several happy accidents. As an undergraduate studying physics at Pennsylvania State University, he says he discovered climate and environmental research by walking into the wrong classroom. “Penn State is a big campus, kind ...…

March 13, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 43) • Page Image 2

…CRUISIN’. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com WANT TO NAME A SUDOKU? GO TO TINYURL.COM/TMDSUDOKU 2A — Monday, March 13, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com “The Changing Legal Services Market in Japan” WHAT: Shozo Ota, a University of Tokyo law professor , will cover failing law schools, bar exam disasters and sex scandals. WHO: Center for International & Comparative Law WHEN: Noon to 1 p.m. WHERE: Hutchins Hall , R...…

March 13, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 43) • Page Image 3

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, March 13, 2017 — 3A specifically cracks in the ice, which led him to his current research today. He says he did not anticipate the direction his study took him, as he originally had anticipated that, as a student of physics, he would “be playing with lasers in a basement somewhere.” Bassis continued to study glaciers when he realized the research he was doing — on the ways g...…

March 13, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 43) • Page Image 4

…O ver the last week, public criticism (via the news and social media) has been aimed at Students4Justice, an organization that has been fighting for racial justice on campus since September 2016. This criticism stemmed from an op-ed originally published in The Michigan Review, which was then picked up by The College Fix and the Daily Mail. The writers of these articles claimed that S4J’s demand for an activist center where stud...…

March 13, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 43) • Page Image 5

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, March 13, 2017 — 5A Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @michigandaily NOW. ACROSS 1 Tie up at the pier 5 Basics 9 Expressive chat image 14 “That works for me” 15 “Dang!” 16 Cars sold at auctions 17 Nabisco chocolate-creme cookie 18 Vermeer or van Gogh 20 Postgraduate degree 22 First-class 23 Sailor 24 Tanning lotion letters 27 Golf hole ben...…

March 13, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 43) • Page Image 6

…Phone: 734.668.9329 | 304 1/2 S. State St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Call for appointments! Above Ben & Jerry’s ice cream! March Madness 2017 with NATIONAL CHAMPION SOUTH WEST EAST MIDWEST 1ST ROUND March 16 - 17 2ND ROUND March 18 - 19 SWEET SIXTEEN March 23 - 24 ELITE EIGHT March 25 - 26 FINAL FOUR April 1 CHAMPIONSHIP April 3 FINAL FOUR April 1 ELITE EIGHT March 25 - 26 SWEET SIXTEEN March 23 - 24 2ND ROUND March 18 - 19 1ST ROUND March 16...…

March 13, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 43) • Page Image 7

…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | March 13, 2017 Next tourney up The Wolverines earned a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament and a Friday matchup against Oklahoma State in Indianapolis » Page 2B A long time coming Behind its seniors, Michigan finally finished the job and won its first Big Ten Tournament since the title that was vacated in 1998 » Page 2B A little over a month ago, Michigan hit rock bottom. The Wolve...…

March 13, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 43) • Page Image 8

…2B — March 13, 2017 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com handedly. The senior earned assists on the Wolverines’ first two scores of the half, and midway through the first, went on a personal 9-0 run, hitting three shots from beyond the arc on three consecutive possessions to give Michigan its initial 10-point lead. Most importantly, Walton quarterbacked his offense through a tough stretch in the second half,...…

March 13, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 43) • Page Image 9

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday March 13, 2017 — 3B Wolverines win thriller WASHINGTON — With just over 12 minutes left to play in the first half, Michigan held a 25-11 lead and sophomore forward Moritz Wagner was living it up on the Wolverines’ bench. He sat grinning ear-to-ear, head reclined back looking at the jumbotron, raising his eyebrows at the pull-up jumper his point guard, Derrick Walton Jr., had jus...…

March 13, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 43) • Page Image 10

…4B — March 13, 2017 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com QUARTERFINALS: NO. 8 MICHIGAN 74, NO. 1 PURDUE 70 (OT) ‘M’ upsets Boilermakers WASHINGTON — Before the Michigan men’s basketball team went into overtime against No. 13 Purdue, Zak Irvin had a message for his team. The senior wing came into the huddle and screamed incessantly, “Not today, not today.” It was the same message that assistant coach Billy Donlon ...…

March 10, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 42) • Page Image 1

…Around 50 people gathered in the Vandenberg Room of the Michigan League on Thursday for the Communication Studies Department’s annual Howard R. Marsh Lecture in Journalism, delivered this year by investigative journalist Will Potter. Potter’s talk, titled “From Protester to Terrorist: The Mechanisms of State Repression,” highlighted his own career as a journalist and the ways he discovered the United States government...…

March 10, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 42) • Page Image 2

…SHOW STOPPER. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com NAME CREDIT TO: SIMONSAYS WANT TO NAME A SUDOKU? GO TO TINYURL.COM/TMDSUDOKU 2 — Friday, March 10, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 33rd Annual German Day WHAT: The University will sponsor an event for secondary school students to compete in German language competitions in front of teachers and parents. WHO: Germanic Languages & Literatures WHEN: 10 a.m. to Noon WHER...…

March 10, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 42) • Page Image 3

…of the Golden Apple Award, naming him Professor of the Year. The whole lecture hall erupted in cheers, and Cho looked on, smiling from the front of the room. After the award was explained, Cho delivered an impromptu thank you speech. “When I was a little kid, I thought my dream would be to be a professional wrestler,” Cho started, causing the class to erupt with laughter. “I realized that wasn’t going to happen with this body,...…

March 10, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 42) • Page Image 4

…A s my college career draws to a close, I’ve spent some time reflecting on my experiences here. Looking back at the sheer volume of work I’ve done, the new things I’ve tried and the amount I’ve grown as a person over the past four years is simultaneously amazing and overwhelming. I’m proud of the things I’ve accomplished as a University of Michigan undergraduate, largely because they reflect the lo...…

March 10, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 42) • Page Image 5

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, March 10, 2017 — 5 ‘Rise’ and LGBT issues On Friday June 26th, 2015, the justices of the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that same-sex couples had the right to marry nationwide, sending the country into a state of celebration and, in some places, fervent opposition. Although the White House may have been lit up in rainbow lights that day in solidarity, ...…

March 10, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 42) • Page Image 6

…ACROSS 1 Early Welsh 6 Subpar performance ... or not 11 School sweater letters 14 Wedding, e.g. 15 All small, say 17 As 19 Ancient communication medium 20 Modern communication medium 21 Parts to put together 22 Memphis-to- Nashville dir. 23 Washington portraitist 27 Bocelli album that includes “Bésame Mucho” 32 A’s 38 __ work: menial labor 39 Venerate 40 1992 opponent of Bill and George 41 As 44 What a bump may affect 45 Sources of peeps 46 Na...…

March 10, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 42) • Page Image 7

…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Friday, March 10, 2017 — 7 ‘M’ set for rematch vs. Purdue WASHINGTON — Wednesday afternoon, the Michigan men’s basketball team was set to fly to Washington D.C. for the Big Ten Tournament. But a plane accident derailed the Wolverines’ plans, and they were forced to fly out Thursday morning, landing just three hours before the noon tip- off and not arriving at t...…

March 10, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 42) • Page Image 8

…8 — Friday, March 10, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com CAPITOL WILL Just hours after arriving in Washington following plane accident, ‘M’ powers past Illinois in Big Ten Tournament, 75-55 WASHINGTON — The past 24 hours have been a whirlwind for the Michigan men’s basketball team. After attempting to take off for the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday afternoon, the Wolverines’ team plane slid off the runway amid t...…

March 09, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 41) • Page Image 1

…A survey conducted by The Michigan Daily last month found 74 percent of student respondents at the University of Michigan think tuition is too high, and 54 percent believe the University doesn’t give out enough scholarship money. LSA junior Kim Truong, a second-generation immigrant and first-generation college student, said despite receiving a full need- based scholarship, she believes tuition at the University is too high. ...…

March 09, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 41) • Page Image 2

…pieces of what my colleagues at other universities would have in a centralized system.” He said the previous, decentralized system could be confusing for students and was part of the motivation for the creation of a centralized website and office. “It used to be before we had a centralized office that you almost had to know what you were looking for before you could go hunt for it,” Dyson said. ONSF is housed in LSA, and t...…

March 09, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 41) • Page Image 3

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Thursday, March 9, 2017 — 3A We are a coalition of organizations committed to transforming the University of Michigan campus climate through policy change. We believe that the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategic planning initiative will fail without financial investments into the infrastructure for DEI work: The current policy of expecting free labor ...…

March 09, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 41) • Page Image 4

…W ith Republicans now at the helm of both the legislative and executive branches, the last couple of months have been riddled with uncertainty over the future of women’s health care. From the return of the global gag rule to the attempted reinforcement of the Hyde Amendment, the new administration has flippantly dealt blow after blow against pro-choice policies on an international scale. However, it wasn’t u...…

March 09, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 41) • Page Image 5

…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Fish feature 5 Sporty sunroof 9 Impressionist’s métier 14 Mount between Pelion and Olympus 15 Bat mitzvah dance 16 “__ Theme”: “Doctor Zhivago” song 17 Done in a comprehensive plan? 20 Primed 21 Duffers’ dreams 22 Gamer’s game face 23 Criticize harshly 24 Emailed a dupe to 25 Darth, before he turned to the Dark Side 28 Postgrad challenge 32 Quarrel 33 Pit-__: heart sound ...…

March 09, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 41) • Page Image 6

…6A — Thursday, March 9, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan opens Big Ten Tournament against Illinois At West Virginia in 2005, John Beilein faced nearly the same situation he faces today. After finishing the regular season 18-9, the Mountaineers headed to Madison Square Garden as the Big East Tournament’s No. 8 seed in need of a victory or two to feel secure about their chances of makin...…

March 09, 2017 (vol. 127, iss. 41) • Page Image 8

…2B — Thursday, March 9, 2017 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Clayton Penrose-Whitmore was 12-years-old the first time he made the trek to Detroit to compete in the Sphinx Competition. The Evanston, Ill. native, now 23, had heard about the annual strings competition — open to African-American and Latino players — from his violin instructor. Attending the Sphinx Competition served as a subtle revelation:...…

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