…Dear Michigan Daily Editors, I am an April 2017 graduate of the University of Michigan and four-year resident of the Martha Cook Building. I read with intense interest Ms. Andrea Perez’s article: “An Afternoon Tea: The stark traditionalism of Martha Cook dorm.” I found the lack of objectivism, bias, and complete misrepresentation of the Martha Cook dorm breathtaking. While there exist two other all- female dorms, as well as countle...…
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…The University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science and the Arts sent an email Monday to prospective transfer students congratulating them on their acceptance to the University and inviting them to LSA’s Transfer Student Days in April. While normally a moment of celebration for most students, the email was met with confusion and questions — students who received the email had not heard back in an official ...…
…adults destroy our village and our country,” Kayongo said. “I wondered who are these people, when do you become an adult who destroys an environment in which people must exist. So for me, adults were the most untrustworthy people you could ever meet.” Eventually, Kayongo’s family fled to Kenya as refugees fleeing the civil war in Uganda. After receiving a scholarship to attend Tufts University, Kayongo moved to Philadelphia, whi...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Tuesday, March 13, 2018 Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Samantha Goldstein Elena Hubbell Emily Huhman Tara Jayaram Jeremy Kaplan Sarah Khan Ethan Kessler Lucas Maiman Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Ali Safawi Ashley Zhang Art is our only hope Rewriting history MAGDALENA MIHAYLOVA | COLUMN BEN CHARLSON | COLUMN N ow approaching ...…
…5 — Tuesday, March 13, 2018 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com An attempt was made. If nothing else — and there is ultimately little else — director Ava DuVernay (“Selma”) tried to use “A Wrinkle in Time” to craft an ambitious vehicle for a diverse cast and a message about loving yourself with all your flaws and rough edges. It’s just deeply unfortunate that the message and the cast are saddled with one of the worst scrip...…
…6 — Tuesday, March 13, 2018 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ACROSS 1 Kind of guitar 5 Foul-smelling 10 Bouillabaisse, e.g. 14 Where the Jazz play 15 Dodge 16 Weighty book 17 Signed up, as to vote 19 Military group 20 113-gram sandwich, more or less 22 Sleeping woe 23 Like Oberlin College since it opened in 1833 24 About 1.8 meters deep 31 Watch pocket 34 Approaches 35 Mall unit 36 Word after New or teen 38 Hidden drug supply 40 Bi...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, March 13, 2018 — 7 Marody’s moment: From student of the game to college hockey superstar As is tradition for countless fathers in Southeast Michigan, Patrick Marody often took his son Cooper to hockey games when the boy was young. The Marodys are a hockey family, and in the mid-2000s, there weren’t many better places for a hockey family than their hometown of Brighton, Mich. F...…
…8 — Tuesday, March 13, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com It’s the Friday before the Michigan women’s basketball team will learn its fate, and Kim Barnes Arico is playing the waiting game. The coach knows her team will make the NCAA Tournament on the coming Monday, but she doesn’t know. She’ll never feel comfortable knowing again, because she knew last year and was wrong. The Wolverines were left out of th...…
…In a video released Sunday, white supremacist Richard Spencer announced a halt to his national college tour amid clashes between protesters and police at his scheduled speech at Michigan State University last Monday. “At least for the foreseeable future, I don’t think it’s a good idea for me to host an event that’s wide open to the public, in which we name the date and the time,” Spencer said in his video. “Because if we do ...…
…YONI KI BA AT MONOLOGUE 2A — Monday, March 12, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com TUESDAY: By Design FRIDAY: Behind the Story WEDNESDAY: This Week in History News AHAD BOOTWALA/Daily Ross sophomore Nithya Ramesh, SMTD sophomore Zoha Bharwani, and Public Policy senior Aditi Katti address the crowd at Yoni Ki Baat’s 11th annual monologue show in Rackham Saturday. THURSDAY: Twitter Talk MONDAY: Looking at the Numbers CASE...…
…If my experiences during college have taught me anything, it is that writing is a powerful means of expression. Somehow, even when I don’t know what to say, I always have something to write. Last semester, and this one, was really rough for me health- wise. I grew quite frustrated and could not seem to express how I was feeling. So I wrote it down. And even though “One Second” is a poetic rendering of my struggles, it still do...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A— Monday, March 12, 2018 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 The responsibility of the endowment The FBI Man MATTHEW FRIEND | COLUMN HANK MINOR | COLUMN T he unusually persistent nati...…
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…The first Ed Sheeran song I ever heard was “Lego House,” way back in 2012 at the peak of the piece’s radio fame. Before high school, I wasn’t really one for music; I listened to the radio, sure, but because I didn’t have an iPod — I didn’t have the easy portability that most kids my age did. In regards to music, I was a late bloomer. Sheeran’s voice enthralled me. It was smoother than the pop music I was used to hearing on 98.7 (t...…
…Streaking Carol Hutchins and the Michigan softball team are off to a quick start with a 12-game win streak » Page 3B Bowed out The Michigan men’s hockey team was eliminated from the Big Ten Tournament with a loss to Ohio State » Page 4B Before Sunday’s NCAA Tournament selection show, John Beilein stood up from his chair and addressed a crowd of Maize Rage students. “In 2008-09, we broke the streak,” Beilein said. “There...…
…2B — Monday, March 12, 2018 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com I t began with the obvious. Michigan was the 17th team to have its name called, but everyone in the room knew that would happen eight days ago. The cheers came anyway. Then Saddi Wash- ington started clap- ping as CBS prepared to announce the No. 2 seed in the East. It would have landed Michigan in Detroit. But Purdue’s name was called, and t...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Monday, March 12, 2018 — 3B Bakich, Michigan plagued by errors in series loss to Lipscomb There’s no sugarcoating it. The Wolverines are rebuilding. “We’d like to think that coming into this season that we’ve put ourselves into a position to reload and not rebuild,” said Michigan coach Erik Baikich, “but clearly we’re rebuilding right now.” There was plenty of buzz surrounding ...…
…4B — Monday, March 12, 2018 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan falls to Ohio State, 3-2, in overtime thriller COLUMBUS — The Big Ten semifinal had all of the ingredients for a classic showdown. There was an NHL arena, a streaking Michigan team and a consistently powerful Buckeye offense that has managed to prevail in all four of the teams’ matchups this season. The No. 11 Wolverines (11- 11-3 Big Ten, 20...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, March 9, 2018 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM The University of Michigan has pledged not to disclose immigration status of its students. However, once undocumented students at the University graduate, the future is hazy. This is especially true with those receiving Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, DACA, which can be renewed every two years. One of ...…
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…job pays in cash that matches a college degree? That’s the biggest discrepancy.” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement generally does not focus its activity in universities because they — along with hospitals and places of worship — are considered “sensitive locations.” Once students graduate, however, they are generally more susceptible to ICE detainment or deportation. Workplaces are not afforded the same protecte...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4— Friday, March 9, 2018 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 Demand an end to gun violence A generational look at feminism Gun violence is happening right in front of us — to our friends ...…
…5 — Friday, March 9, 2018 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Rhye’s show at El Club an organic expression of art For Rhye, it has always been about the music. Initially starting as a joint project of singer/songwriter Mike Milosh and producer Robin Hannibal, the band fell completely under the command of Milosh due to the quiet exit of Hannibal after their debut album Woman. The years that followed were tumultuous; Rhye’s r...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, March 9, 2018 — 7 Doubt Zavier Simpson? Prepare to be proven wrong When he first came to campus, Isaiah Livers didn’t know much about Zavier Simpson. So during one of the Wolverines’ summer workouts, the freshman forward decided he’d post Simpson up. It seemed like obvious mismatch. Livers, listed at six-foot- seven, 230 pounds, is one of the most physically imposing players...…
…Date and prizes are subject to change. See office for details. Casino Royale March 28th | 7pm–10pm @ The Graduate Hotel ENTER TO WIN A $5,000 GETAWAY! 8 — Friday, March 9, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com In Big Ten Tournament Semifinal, ‘M’ faces toughest foe: Buckeyes Ohio State is a very good hockey team. The Buckeyes are ranked sixth in the nation in both the USCHO and USA Today polls, and fourth in Pairwise....…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, March 8, 2018 — 3A by attending a police-community meeting. The requirement was designed to expose future lawyers to the daily implementation of the law and help them understand what it is like to be a police officer. Law School student Samantha Jackson, whose father is the deputy sheriff of St. Clair County, took the elective because of her familial connection to law enforc...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A— Thursday, March 8, 2018 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 Progressivism and pacing The complicity of silence L ast week, the California Democrats convened in Sacramento to draft ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, March 8, 2018— 5A ACROSS 1 Vaccine pioneer Salk 6 Biblical verb 10 Sever, with “off” 13 “The Good Wife” wife 15 Irrawaddy River locale 16 Hubbub 17 Grilled sandwich 18 *Hobbyist’s broadcasting equipment 20 Checked out 21 Gather 23 Domestic sock eater? 24 Storied climber 26 Little limb 27 *Drama in the Nielsen top 10 four times during the ’70s 32 Special __ 35 Mets modifier of 1969 36 Nog...…
…Maurice Hurst’s NFL Draft Combine didn’t go the way he planned. The former Michigan defensive tackle didn’t run the 40-yard dash or get on the bench press. He was held out of every drill due to an irregular electrocardiogram, which measures electrical activity in the heart. Despite being cleared from the same issue by the Wolverines, per NFL Network, Hurst’s draft stock has, at least temporarily, taken a hit. That much is ...…
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…2B —Thursday, March 8, 2018 b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Coming out of our cage: Fifteen years later, the ‘Mr. Brightside’ phenomenon persists on campuses As I walked toward the Greenwood block party last September, just as it seemed like it was about over, a familiar sound caught my ear. Amid the echoes of jubilant laughter and delirious chatter, I heard the unmistakable opening notes of “Mr. Brightside,” the debut...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com b-side Thursday, March 8, 2018 — 3B You’re a teenager and it’s your first day back at school after a wonderful summer vacation. The air is still warm and your excitement about the coming year dominates any malevolent feelings you may have toward the early mornings and the monotonous schedule of lower education. In the fire drill line, you notice Vinny from math class last year. But this isn’t...…
…2-BSide disappeared,” and expresses his disbelief that anybody would ever expect him to stay there: “You ask why I don’t live here / Honey, how come you don’t move?” It’s descriptive, accusatory and deliciously spiteful. The song itself doesn’t actually even use the phrase “on the road again,” but it’s clear from the disdainful lyrics what the title phrase is referring to: The narrator is abandoning a lifestyle and a group of peop...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com b-side Thursday, March 8, 2018 — 5B In Mar. of 2016, I finally had the opportunity to be in “the room where it happens” — or as most people say, to see “Hamilton” on Broadway. I had third row tickets since a year prior and had scored them for only 100 dollars apiece, having been an avid fan since before the show met smash success. I guess you can say I “knew it before it was cool,” making me,...…
…2-BSide 6B —Thursday, March 8, 2018 b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com I distinctly remember the day Glossier seized me with their talons. I had been nonchalantly going through my popular page on Instagram, and one post caught my eye. It was a close-up of a woman smiling in front of a millennial pink background, but the photo was so much more than that. Her skin was flawless. Her hair, effortless and messy. Her ey...…
…The University of Michigan’s Central Student Government met Tuesday evening to address topics including revisions to the Campus Affordability Guide, additional installations of water refill stations on campus, as well as the upcoming election for CSG representatives for the 2018-2019 academic year. The assembly also discussed the continued inclusion of free menstrual products in various locations across campus. The m...…
…plans to stay at the University for 10 years before moving on to other work. According to Lewis, the Center will pull students and faculty “across school and disciplinary lines” to research current problems and brainstorm concrete solutions. The Center for Social Solutions will channel the University’s brainpower and resources into direct action. “I came to realize that in the academy, in certain parts of the academy, we s...…
…“neck-down” problems. “Women’s sexual response is a lot more complicated than men’s,” Bruns said. The female sexual stimulant drug, often referred to as Addyi, was made available in 2015 to help address women with a low libido. However, to this point, no such therapy exists for improving the sexual response of women relating to their “neck-down” problems, or problems in their genitalia. In this published study, Bruns’s lab use...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A— Wednesday, March 7, 2018 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 A beginner’s guide to effective gun control More than just a wall I n the wake of the latest horrific tragedy of the mass s...…
…5A — Wednesday, March 7, 2018 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Ypsilanti-born Fred Thomas has been making music since 1992. In addition to nine solo albums — his most recent, Changer, was released in Jan. 2017 — he has contributed to countless projects and played in a myriad of bands, including Tyvek, Hydropark, Saturday Looks Good To Me and so many others. Though a longtime fixture of the local scene, Thomas as a solo pe...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, March 7, 2018 — 7A After tournament championship, ‘M’ approaches uncommon off week So now what? After claiming the Big Ten Tournament Championship for a second year in a row, the Michigan men’s basketball team is riding high. It vaulted to No. 7 in the AP poll released on Monday, and continues to climb up bracket projections, now seemingly locked into a top- four seed — b...…
…8A — Wednesday, March 7, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com A look inside Michigan’s lifting program with strength coach Jamie Priess We see Michigan women’s basketball players knocking down shots, grabbing boards and drawing up plays. But the fans rarely get to witness the preparation that goes into the final spectacle. They don’t know about the daily lives consumed with practice, game planning and watching film...…
…East to West statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | MARCH 7, 2018 …
…I n a fit of extreme agitation the night before our first class, I haphazardly threw together another three lesson plans. Anxiety meant that sleep was improbable and creating increasingly incoherent worksheets honestly seemed like the best option. The next day, I would meet my group of English as a Second language adult learners, the people I’d spend the next four months tutoring through a local non-profit called Washtenaw Lite...…
