…While many Americans are following the urging of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to practice social distancing due to the COVID-19 outbreak, those in prisons are often unable to comply with this recommendation. Nora Krinitsky, interim director of the Prison Creative Arts Project and director of the University of Michigan Carceral State Project, said one of the reasons the risk of contracting COVID-19 i...…
…2 — Tuesday, March 31, 2020 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The closure of all K-12 public schools in Michigan has left School of Education students — who were in the middle of their student-teaching or in-classroom internships — using alternative methods to complete these requirements. Shortly after all K-12 public schools in the state were closed due to the threat of COVID- 19 on March 12, the Michigan D...…
…During the event, attendees typically stand on their feet and dance for 24 hours continuously. Each year, VictorThon raises awareness and hundreds of thousands of dollars for pediatric rehabilitation services at C.S. Mott and Beaumont Children’s Hospital. The event connects University students with DMUM families, therapists from DMUM programs and other members of the Ann Arbor community. LSA senior Sydney Jose, ...…
…O n Feb. 2, two heavyweight titans met up for what some described as the most anticipated boxing match in 20 years. My personal excitement for this fight was driven by an interest in boxing that began with following the Andy Ruiz-Anthony Joshua fight this past summer. Boxing had grown on me after the initial shock of watching a shorter, heavier fighter like Ruiz hang with the physical specimen Joshua and knock him do...…
…In 2013, at the end of a family trip to Europe, my family had the chance to watch “Mamma Mia!” in London’s West End (the Broadway of England). Watching a group of talented actors dance across the stage while singing ABBA’s greatest hits was a great way to cap off what had already been an amazing trip. A few days after returning home, my family sat down to watch the 2008 film adaptation for the first time, still high off of th...…
…Tuesday, March 31, 2020 — 6 Multimedia The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Learning to live with intent through West African dance PHOTO ESSAY PAULINE RAJSKI Staff Photographer As crowds of students rush from one class to the next, eat in dining halls in the next building, and run hard on treadmills only several feet away, a unique form of energy is unleashed in Studio B of the dance building. As a freshman, I had no idea the...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 7 — Tuesday, March 31, 2020 Sports Joe Milton is not a subtle quarterback. He stands 6-foot-5 and dominates the room, the talent evident from his frame. He said two years ago — before ever stepping on the field at Michigan — that he once threw a football 85 yards, and it felt believable. The phrase “arm talent” was made to describe someone of his ilk. Then there is the rest o...…
…8 — Tuesday, March 31, 2020 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Isaiah Livers to test NBA Draft waters with ‘open book’ mindset On the heels of a season that saw Isaiah Livers earn an All- Big Ten honorable mention selection, the junior forward announced he will enter his name into the NBA Draft on Monday. While Livers didn’t announce the decision until Monday, he told reporters on a teleconference that he mad...…
