…I have a vivid memory of an old photograph — I am 5 years old. I am in the park across the street from my house in my school uniform, clutching in my hands two Barbie dolls and laughing. Behind me, the metal playground stands tall and bar- ren, too hot to the touch under the heat of the afternoon desert sun. On the ground are sparse patches of yellowing grass, as if someone tried to make it grow but realized any attempt to shield...…
…Wednesday, February 27, 2019// The Statement 6B A nn Arbor: liberal heart of the Midwest, is the place I call home. A beloved college town in which things like a deer cull can monopo- lize months of public debate. Ann Arbor, although filled to the brim with small town charm and regularly honored with numerous seemingly arbitrary accolades, is not a city without its fair share of prob- lems. In particular, like many cities in modern A...…
…Wednesday, January 16, 2019 // The Statement 7B Wednesday, February 27, 2019 // The Statement 7B M y typical Ann Arbor week- end: I’ve made the trek down to Main Street to one of my favorite coffee shops and, before I get started on schoolwork, I sit with a fresh mug of black coffee and a crisp copy of the newspaper. That’s right: the news, on paper. Hard-copy news is still alive and well. I joined The Michigan Daily on a whim wh...…
…LITERATI THE VISUAL STATEMENT by Allison Engvist Wednesday, February 27, 2019 // The Statement 8B …
…LSA sophomore Jack Wroldsen came to the University of Michigan knowing he was interested in a history degree. Yet Wroldsen said he faced skepticism from parents and employers about the choice when he declared a history major. “My boss at my internship last summer basically told me that I shouldn’t major in history,” Wroldsen said. “I worked at a law firm, and he asked me ‘When do you ever think I’m going to hire a historian?’ wh...…
…BEYOND CRISIS 2 — Tuesday, February 26, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News SARAH KUNKEL/Daily Ph.D. candidate Nick Caverly presents his dissertation research, regarding how science and technology have led detroit to become a crisis city titled Beyond Crisis: Science and Technology Studies in the Age of Emergency” in Haven Hall Monday. TUESDAY: By Design THURSDAY: Twitter Talk FRIDAY: Behind the Story WEDNESDAY: This Wee...…
…They now work as the program specialist for education and training at the Spectrum Center. Ryan first realized they were non-binary after encountering uncomfortable situations in the women’s bathrooms on campus. “When I got on campus, I was having a really hard time using the restrooms, because I kept using these (the women’s) restrooms because I thought that was where I was supposed to go,” Ryan said. “And legally, that’s accur...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Tuesday, February 26, 2019 Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Samantha Goldstein Elena Hubbell Emily Huhman Tara Jayaram Jeremy Kaplan Sarah Khan Elias Khoury Lucas Maiman Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Ali Safawi Ashley Zhang Sam Weinberger FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, February 26, 2019 — 5 Sarah Fennel is on the precipice of a major inflection point in her career. Her fourth, actually. An impressive figure made even more impressive by the relative brevity of her career, Sarah is a food blogger and the creator of Broma Bakery, a popular mostly-baking blog dedicated to visually impressive yet accessible recipes. But before her career st...…
…6 — Tuesday, February 26, 2019 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com By Peter Koetters ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 02/26/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 02/26/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 ACROSS 1 Brewery in Golden, Colorado 6 Fast-food package deal 11 Color variant 14 Gelatin garnish 15 French word of farewell 16 24-hr. ca...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, February 26, 2019 — 7 With one game to go, three takeaways from the end of Michigan’s win streak When the buzzer sounded at the end of the Michigan women’s basketball game against Michigan State on Sunday, the Wolverines were met by an unfamiliar feeling: defeat. Prior to its loss to the Spartans, Michigan hadn’t lost in the month of February, winning seven straight games. ...…
…8 — Tuesday, February 26, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tom Izzo reverses rivalry narrative Tom Izzo was standing at the podium and making a point about defense when the shout came. Hey Tom! Hey Tom! Hey Tom! A fan on the Crisler Center staircase — it didn’t matter what colors he wore — wanted Izzo’s attention. The Michigan State coach stopped talking. He leaned his head forward and obliged. “Yeah, thanks.” After ...…
…Ann Arbor residents and University of Michigan students gathered Friday Night in the tea room of Crazy Wisdom Bookstore to discuss ways to protest conservative author and commentator Ben Shapiro’s visit to campus, which is scheduled to occur on March 12. Those gathered at the meeting went over a powerpoint on strategies for the protest and who Ben Shapiro is, followed by a brainstorm session. Ann Arbor activist Adam Nash, who h...…
…Engineering freshman Paul Lellouche told The Daily after the event that TEdxUofM’s diversity of ideas allowed him to gain a broader worldview. “It’s interesting to see what different people dedicate their lives to--which are not necessarily domains I am exposed to in my classes,” Lellouche said. “They are incredibly interesting, and they enrich my life by giving me different perspectives, which I appreciate a lot.” David Kobrosk...…
…Even though the holiday created in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. is only technically one day, many people spend the whole latter half of January honoring his amazing legacy. Aside from the countless Instagram selfies posted with an MLK quote as the caption, many places hold a slew of events to commend the effect of his work on the world. The University of Michigan undeniably takes part in this practice. So as we leave behind ...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Monday, February 25, 2019 Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Samantha Goldstein Elena Hubbell Emily Huhman Tara Jayaram Jeremy Kaplan Sarah Khan Lucas Maiman Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Ali Safawi Ashley Zhang Sam Weinberger Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, February 25, 2019 — 5A Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com WORK ON MACKINAC ISLAND This Summer – Make lifelong friends. The Island House Hotel and Ryba’s Fudge Shops are seeking help in all areas: Front Desk, Bell Staff, Wait Staff, Sales Clerks, Kitchen, Baris‑ tas. Dorm Housing, bonus, and discounted meals. (906) 847‑7196. www.theislandhouse.com SUMMER ...…
…6A — Monday, February 25, 2019 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com While reading Maria Popova’s “Figuring,” I was thinking a lot about the old science of alchemy, the medieval precursor to chemistry. Before we knew about atoms or different theories of electron orbitals and magnetism to explain why materials work the way they do, there was alchemy — the practice of trying to transform one substance into another. One of the most le...…
…CASSIUS WINSTON LEADS SPARTANS OVER WOLVERINES The game, and control of the Big Ten, teetered as the ball found Matt McQuaid. Michigan’s defense had lost the Spartans’ shooting guard. The senior made the Wolverines pay. His jumper from the right block found bottom, and Michigan State’s lead grew to eight. With just under four minutes to go in the game, it was all the Spartans needed. When the buzzer sounded, No. 10 Michigan State ...…
…2B — February 25, 2019 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com B elieve it or not, it was pretty warm early Sun- day morning. Or at least as warm as one can expect it to be in Michigan at 4:30 a.m. on February 24th. That’s when I set out to Cliff Keen Arena, where I knew students would be lined up to get one of the 750 wristbands being handed out at 7 a.m. that would grant them access to The Maize Rage — the cou...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday February 25, 2019 — 3B Wolverines fall in East Lansing Down by seven points with five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Amy Dilk stepped up to the foul line. The freshman point guard missed both. Freshman forward Naz Hillmon collected the second miss though and drew a shooting-foul herself. Hillmon, too, couldn’t get either to fall. Missed opportunities characterized the ...…
…4B — February 25, 2019 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com If there was any doubt that these two teams dislike each other, the Michigan hockey team and Ohio State put that doubt to rest on Saturday night. It took until the second overtime period of the tightly-contested slugfest to declare a winner. When forward Mason Jobst took a tripping penalty at the end of the first overtime period, it appeared as though the Wolv...…
…See DRIVING, Page 3A In 2007, a loose-knit group of skateboarders and skateboard enthusiasts in Ann Arbor decided it was time to create a skatepark in a city that has many other exceptional public amenities. In 2014, after a large community effort, Friends of the Ann Arbor Skatepark — a nonprofit public skatepark in Ann Arbor — was created. Twelve years after this initial push, the skatepark is a thriving nonprofit. And now,...…
…If we want our state to be amongst the most prosperous in the nation, we have to be amongst the most educated. Our students’ businesses and the residents deserve this opportunity to succeed.” Schlissel also expressed his gratitude and congratulations to several groups and members around campus. Referencing the extreme cold that led to the cancellation of two days of classes this January, Schlissel said he is grateful for th...…
…“Through my time organizing around affordability issues on the Ann Arbor campus, I have seen how many Michigan opportunities are still more difficult for low- income students and students of color to access,” St. Onge said. “As Ann Arbor students are increasingly likely to come from extreme wealth, I have learned how the University’s desire to provide an uncommon education for the common man has been complicated. This is why I, and...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Friday, February 22, 2019 Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Samantha Goldstein Elena Hubbell Emily Huhman Tara Jayaram Jeremy Kaplan Sarah Khan Lucas Maiman Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Ali Safawi Ashley Zhang Sam Weinberger Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, February 22, 2019 — 5 A few months ago, a friend sent me a quote by Sandra Cisneros: “I’m married to my writing, and he can be brutal but he never strays.” Writing was my first love. When my friend sent me this, though, I hadn’t written anything in months. Every time I sat down to write, there seemed to be a block. It was visceral — I could feel it in my chest. It was something c...…
…6 — Friday, February 22, 2019 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com By Patti Varol ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 02/22/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 02/22/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Friday, February 22, 2019 ACROSS 1 Information desk sign 6 Sits in a cellar, say 10 Chuckleheads 14 Yuletide name 15 Philanthropist Wallace 16 Grammy-winning rapper 17...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, February 22, 2019— 7A For Black History Month, a legacy For players slipping and sliding on the icy sidewalk outside Ray Fisher Stadium while leaving practice on Wednesday, the words “Branch Rickey Classroom” on the stadium wall might have been easy to miss. But inside the classroom — whose walls are adorned with murals documenting Rickey’s contributions to baseball — the team...…
…8A — Friday, February 22, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MINNEAPOLIS — Williams Arena is as much airplane hangar as basketball arena. The home of the Minnesota men’s basketball team is capable of producing noise belying its cavernous interior, and its raised court and double-decker stands harken back to the vintage days of the sport. Opened in 1928, Williams is college basketball’s sixth- oldest arena and one ...…
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…This Wednesday, the Climate Action Movement at the Univer- sity of Michigan hosted an event focused on building the climate change movement on campus. Held in the Annenberg Auditori- um at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, the event at- tracted about 100 students, fac- ulty and community members. The event began with four panelists discussing the most pressing issues concerning cli- mate change and how to address them, follo...…
…2B — Thursday, February 21, 2019 b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Clad in a denim-on-denim ensemble, a girl walks down the bustling streets of Ann Arbor. She’s wearing earphones and the clash of drums in Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” seems to eradicate the chaos that surrounds her. Her getup is anything but form-fitting. The oversized jean jacket and the Adidas sneakers create a unisex style while her accent brai...…
…According to their website, Mcity is collaborating with the University’s Transportation Insti- tute to launch an on-demand, autonomous transportation sys- tem in Ann Arbor by 2021. Morton said Mcity’s next step would be working on individual, completely self-sufficient cars, an achievement she does not expect to see during her career due to the various hurdles in autonomous vehicle research. Citing a report by the Rand Corporation, M...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com b-side Thursday, February 21, 2019 — 3B Look what’s going down: Protesting in Ann Arbor LENI SINCLAIR ALIX CURNOW Daily Arts Writer B-SIDE LEAD There’s nothing special about a street corner. It’s only a tiny intersection that thousands of busy passerbys see in their peripheral vision on their drive to work each day. Thoughts of their to-do lists or annoyance at the poorly made coffee the b...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Thursday, February 21, 2019 Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Samantha Goldstein Elena Hubbell Emily Huhman Tara Jayaram Jeremy Kaplan Sarah Khan Lucas Maiman Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Ali Safawi Ashley Zhang Sam Weinberger Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. ...…
…NETFLIX By the mid-1960s, shooting your film in black and white was already becoming a stylistic choice. Fighting against the pull of the monochromatic little television boxes that were more and more frequently gluing families to their living room sofas on Saturday nights, the industry made dazzling, colorful wide- screen cinema the de-facto standard. Stalwarts of that era, Mike Nichol’s “The Graduate,” Arthur Penn...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, February 21, 2019 — 5A The keys to Wolverines’ win streak It’s hard to believe that, just four short weeks ago, the Michigan women’s basketball team suffered a loss to Michigan State that put its tournament hopes on life support. Just two weeks later, freshman point guard Amy Dilk went down with an ankle injury, and the Wolverines’ slim odds became even slimmer on paper. But, ...…
…On the day George G. Gannon got married, he didn’t wear a wedding ring. Instead, he simply turned his University class of 1952 ring around on his finger; silver band on the outside, ostentatious blue sapphire facing the palm. Real classy, grandpa. But then again, as a newly minted Wolverine myself, such an incident is rather unsurprising. School spirit has always been the University of Michigan’s most prized commodity. Or, at least...…
…6A — Thursday, February 21, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Improvement on free throws spurs Wolverines down the stretch With the clock running down and Maryland facing a 10-point deficit, Anthony Cowan grabbed Zavier Simpson. The whistle blew. Cowan was playing hack- a-Simpson, assuming that the junior guard — a notoriously poor free-throw shooter — would miss, giving the Terrapins an extra possession. But Simpso...…
…ARTIST PROFILE IN What is nostalgia, exactly? Rooted in the past, this feeling of longing can often bombard us when we’re watching old shows (“Kim Possible,” anyone?), flipping through old photos or even just taking a bite of a chicken nugget. In 2016, Scientific American reported on the positive effects of reminiscence, stating that nostalgia “boosted self-continuity by increasing a sense of social connectedness.” In othe...…
…Amid objections from community activists, Ann Arbor City Council moved forward Tuesday with a proposed amendment to allow for a waiver of restrictions on the eligibility of city employees to sit on the police oversight commission. The amendment will be addressed at a second reading during the next council meeting. The 2014 shooting of Aura Rosser by an Ann Arbor Police officer provoked months of debate and protest, eve...…
…The U.S. Department of Agriculture is awarding “The Ann Arbor Greenbelt: Saving Michigan Farms Regional Conservation Partnership Program” $1 million dollars, according to a Feb. 4 press release. The project is led by the City of Ann Arbor Open Space and Parkland Preservation Program, also called the Greenbelt. It aims to protect surrounding Ann Arbor agricultural lands through conservation easements, the right to use some...…
…According to the website, when going over each case, HR will focus on the nature and gravity of the offense, the timeliness and accuracy of the disclosure and the relevancy to the role held at the University. HR’s statement explains the policy is meant to preserve a safe University community. “Information about a faculty or staff member’s criminal activity helps the University maintain a safe community and prevent putting people at...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, February 20, 2019 Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Samantha Goldstein Elena Hubbell Emily Huhman Tara Jayaram Jeremy Kaplan Sarah Khan Lucas Maiman Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Ali Safawi Ashley Zhang Sam Weinberger Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St....…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, February 20, 2019 — 5A In 1978, the acclaimed novelist Yuko Tsushima published “Territory Of Light” a chapter at a time in the Japanese monthly literary magazine Gunzo, each chapter representing one month in a year. Tsushima is well-known in Japan, but is relatively unknown to Anglophone readers. The small amount of her work that has been translated into English is her most ...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com By George Jasper ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 02/20/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 02/20/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 ACROSS 1 Gaping mouths 5 “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” composer 10 States in an outdated atlas: Abbr. 14 Nobelist Wiesel 15 Official mandate 16 Analo...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, February 20, 2019 — 7A Joseph Cecconi’s lifelong competitive drive is paying off It was the night before the United States junior hockey team’s last exhibition game at the 2017 World Juniors tournament, and Joseph Cecconi wasn’t nervous at all. He probably should’ve been. The Michigan captain — then a sophomore playing for his country at the World Juniors for the first time...…
…8A — Wednesday, February 20, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com *excludes ice cream & bottled drinks Only at 604 E Liberty St. Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea Liberty VALID UNTIL APRIL 31st 2019 20% OFF ANY DRINK For Charles Matthews, newly-minted leader, the time is now Charles Matthews walked into practice last week with some words in mind. The redshirt junior had just watched his Michigan team travel to State Coll...…
