…Wednesday, February 7, 2018 // The Statement 6B Dear future Michigan in Color editors T he Michigan in Color of today is not the same as the one of yesterday, or even the one of tomorrow. From radical column to bona fide Daily section, MiC continues to grow to meet the needs of communities of color across campus. Along with sharing the narratives of the lives of students of color, we are expand- ing to focus on lighter content with...…
…Wednesday, February 7, 2018 // The Statement 7B could not get WA to apologize and had to, instead, apologize profusely on WA’s behalf. Andrew told Zeinab and I that he wanted to meet with us again in the coming weeks to discuss ways to make the Daily more inclusive to and repre- sentative of people of color on campus. Shortly after this incident, I approached Zeinab Khalil with her idea for the column and she helped me refine ...…
…Wednesday February 7, 2018 // The Statement 8B V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : Đêm Viet Nam (A Night in Vietnam) Photos by Chun So whose three initiatives support the sustainable development of Vietnamese communities by combating human trafficking, enhancing children’s education, and empowering women to become leaders. The Đêm Viet Nam executive board of VSA was the organizer of this year’s Đêm Viet Nam. Executive members in...…
…In response to opposition from Ann Arbor citizens regarding the formation of a police review board featuring Ann Arbor Police Department members, City Council passed an amended task force resolution Monday evening, allowing for increased autonomy for civilians in the formation of a task force to oversee the development of a police review board. The review board membership will be based on reccomendations by the City A...…
…2 — Tuesday, February 6, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THURSDAY: Twitter Talk FRIDAY: Behind the Story MONDAY: Looking at the Numbers News AMANDA CRISCI/Daily TUESDAY: By Design OF 72 Ebony Patterson’s exhibition “of 72” seeks to memorialize seventy-three civilians killed in 2010 in Jamaica at the Institute for the Humanities Gallery Monday. DANYEL THARAKAN/Daily Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design 540 student...…
…and Hunter, Biden’s second son, survived). He and his young sons grew closer as they coped with the loss. “As much as I raised them, they raised me,” Biden said As they grew older, Biden’s sons became interested in public service, and Beau was poised to become governor of Delaware when he was diagnosed with brain cancer. At the event, Biden talked about how much he looks up to Beau and his other children for their courage and t...…
…T he other day, I logged into my Facebook account and noticed a notification on my timeline. It was a message from Facebook itself, urging me to update my profile picture. The exact message — or rather, command — was written in bold font across my screen: “It’s been a while since you updated your profile picture. Choose a recent photo of yourself so people can find you easily.” I was taken aback. What was wrong with my curren...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, February 6, 2018 — 5 The comeback: It’s an art. From the initial scuddlebud that piques the interests of fans and non-fans alike, to the hype-inducing, typically mysterious marketing campaign, to the content itself, an artist’s comeback is best received when all facets of the release are well executed. When done poorly, a comeback can leave fans disappointed, unenthused and in ...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, February 6, 2018 — 7 For the Wolverines, the final stretch is the key They say the hardest part of a marathon is the final stretch — the period when you’ve come so far and have overcome obstacles, yet feel too exhausted to finish. The difficulties of this last stage are prevalent in basketball and were apparent in the Michigan women’s basketball team’s performance last season....…
…8 — Tuesday, February 6, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Behind Enemy Lines: Northwestern senior guard Bryant McIntosh It’s been a trying season for the Northwestern men’s basketball team. The Wildcats made the NCAA Tournament last season for the first time in school history. They won their first round game against Vanderbilt, and came close to beating Gonzaga, the eventual national championship runner-up. ...…
…Anne Berg, a University of Michigan lecturer of History, and Rackham student Andrea Gillespie discussed the facts and stigmas of the current refugee crisis at a dinner and lecture Saturday evening at Rackham Assembly Hall. The Michigan Refugee Assistance Program hosted the event, which illustrated the details of the refugee resettlement process and the impacts of the Trump administration on the crisis. Gillespie, the vice presi...…
…Two of the appointed members would serve for two-year terms, two for four years, two for six years and two for eight years. Any successors would be allowed to serve eight-year terms. According to MLive, Lower said he wants this legislation to make university boards and Michigan’s Board of Education more cohesive. “I believe voters should have the opportunity to decide for themselves whether or not the current system is wor...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Monday, February 5, 2018 — 3A NATALIA SANCHEZ MiC Contributor Please, tell me where I’m from “Do you celebrate the Day of the Dead?” The first (and, let it be known, only) time that someone asked me that, I was more than ready to start a hissy fit. My jaw fell open, my face contorted into a “did you really just ask me that?” type of look, my hands balled into a fist, nail...…
…T he United States’ political system was founded on the cultural myth that anyone with the skills and ability can rise to lead their community — almost half of the elected representatives to the first U.S. Congress, though, served alongside a blood relative. Since the U.S. became an independent republic in 1789, almost 400 parent-child pairs and more than 190 pairs of siblings have served in Congress. Overall, more than ...…
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…Every year during awards season, several indie films fall under the radar. This year, “The Florida Project,” “A Ghost Story,” “Good Time” and many more did not receive the praise they deserved from the Academy Awards or Golden Globes. Instead, the same formula of period pieces matched with high caliber Hollywood names make the ballot. One of those films worthy of a nod is “Beach Rats,” a movie that draws many parallels to the ...…
…Series Split The No. 20 Michigan hockey team split a pair of games against No. 18 Wisconsin this weekend » Page 4B Free Falling The No. 13 Michigan women’s basketball team had a rough week, dropping a shocker at home to Purdue and losing at Rutgers » Page 4B It was deja vu all over again for the Wolverines. A stodgy first half. A second- half spurt. A collapse at the end. A three to tie it. Against Maryland, guard K...…
…2B — Monday, February 5, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Poor free-throw shooting nearly dooms Michigan in win over Minnesota When his team isn’t hitting free throws, John Beilein has simple advice: picture your loved ones. “I usually tell them to think about their mother … relax them a bit.” Beilein admitted he didn’t relay the message to his team on Saturday against Minnesota, only one miscue of many t...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Monday, February 5, 2018 — 3B ‘M’ holds on against No. 15 Nebraska Joe McFarland was fired up. As the Michigan wrestling coach gestured to the crowd to stand up and make some noise, McFarland himself was bouncing around the bench. The Michigan faithful inside Cliff Keen Arena answered his call and energized 165-pound redshirt sophomore Logan Massa as he scored a pivotal two-point...…
…4B — Monday, February 5, 2018 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines haunted by missed opportunities, fall to Wisconsin, 4-2 The adage “three strikes and you’re out” may have originated with baseball, but it works fairly well in hockey too. One minute into Saturday’s game, Michigan defenseman Sam Piazza motored around to the left circle, where his shot rebounded off of Kyle Hayton’s pads. The puck then b...…
…Each Wednesday, Lecturer David Cho flies from his home in Portland, Oregon to Ann Arbor to teach his Thursday sports management course in the Kinesiology Department. A little over 24 hours later, he flies back to Portland Friday morning. “What inspires me is my connection to this place,” Cho said. “I am a law school and business school grad, I met my wife here and I have such strong ties to the University that the opportunity ...…
…While Scott DeRue, dean of Ross School of Business, has flown across the globe to host alumni gatherings known as “Ross Talks,” on Thursday night he only had to take the elevator to the sixth floor of the Ross School of Business. Ross Talks, all of which are moderated by DeRue, are designed to offer alumni, current students and prospective students a forum in which to network and engage with panel discussions. The Ann Arbo...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Friday, February 2, 2018 — 3 “Going forward, the sessions will be similar inasmuch as there will be a lot of large group instruction,” Lazarus said. “But we will work more on providing tools to deal with inequity and they will move from philosophical to more practical discussions.” Washtenaw County Commissioner Felicia Brabec said this inequity is not a new issue for the communit...…
…I t has been a few months since the initial Twitter storm of #metoo, but women aren’t done speaking out. Recent allegations have been brought against Aziz Ansari, James Franco and others. Art museums are grappling with how to treat artwork by artists accused of sexual assault, which was discussed by The New York Times in an article about artist Chuck Close. (Regarding separating the art from the artist, a column in...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, February 2, 2018 — 5 One of the most remembered records by the unparalleled Pavement, Brighten the Corners, is turning the big 2-1 on Feb. 11. Amid the rise of teen idol pop bands like the Backstreet Boys and the Spice Girls, the four college students that made up Pavement were recording music in their friend’s basements in Stockton, Calif. and releasing lo-fi, melodic, r...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, February 2, 2018 — 7 Behind Enemy Lines: Minnesota’s Jordan Murphy and Nate Mason Michigan fans don’t particularly like Minnesota point guard Nate Mason. After a near-double- double and 20-point outing in the Golden Gophers’ two games against the Wolverines last season, the resentment makes sense. But when Mason took Big Ten first-team honors over De...…
…8 — Friday, February 2, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Collapse With 0.03 seconds left on the clock, the score was tied at 72-72 in the annual “Pink Game” to honor breast cancer survivors. The Michigan women’s basketball team had one last chance to take the victory against Purdue and expand on its six-game winning streak. The clock ticked down, as the Wolverines attempted an unsuccessful lob play to so...…
…Former Michigan Governor John Engler has been chosen for the interim president of Michigan State University Wednesday morning morning, following the Larry Nassar scandal that prompted the resignation of university president, Lou Anna Simons. Students and faculty protested the decision in droves at the university board of trustees meeting that same day. Engler is a Republican and Michigan State University alumni who gradua...…
…According to activist Cherie Brown, the first Jewish- American Princess didn’t have a Canada Goose jacket or a Love Your Melon beanie — she was a woman named Marjorie Morningstar, from a book published more than half a century ago. “It was during a period in the 50s after the Holocaust, where Jews had had a third of their people decimated,” Brown said. “There was a feeling that upward mobility could be a vehicle for ...…
…visa lottery system and chain migration. “We’ve conflated the war on terrorism with southern border security ... it’s a way to generate lots of fear, it’s a way to generate lots of spending,” De León said. Jarvis talked about the ways current immigration policy can impact families, especially young children. Though having an adult child in the United States is a way to obtain a visa, having an underage child is not. Becaus...…
…M y goal is not to meet the love of my life until I am at least 26. That will give me two years after I complete my undergraduate degree to work somewhere abroad, building my resume and establishing connections. After that, I will still have two years to come back to the United States and complete my master’s degree. Then my future husband can come into the picture, though he will have to wait at least five years after tha...…
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…6A — Thursday, February 1, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Former coach Berenson wins award The accolades keep coming for Red Berenson. After being honored with a formal rink dedication of the “Red Berenson Rink” at Yost Ice Arena earlier this month, the legendary former Michigan hockey coach — who retired at the end of last season — was named the 2018 Hobey Baker Legends of College Hockey Award recipient Tues...…
…The International Issue B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, February 1, 2018 …
…the same sense of belonging as others. A lot of the consternation that this campus has seen surrounding race, gender and identity in recent months has led many students to grapple with their identities in ways they never have before. “MVisible Voices” is about taking these experiences and these identity conflicts and moving them to the very center of the conversation instead of pushing them to the periphery. These stories are jus...…
…My grandmother’s biryani, a rice dish usually served with rich meats and yogurt sauce, is famous among my family and friends. If anyone ever pays a visit to Kolkata, a city in the East Indian state of West Bengal, they make sure to stop by her apartment. And any visit to my grandmother’s apartment warrants a feast. Once, when there was a gathering at her apartment, I saw her wake up at the crack of dawn to start cooking. By lunch...…
…2-BSide 4B —Thursday, February 1, 2018 b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NowFashion.com So you say you want to be a couturier, do you? The first time I came across “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” it was in the form of 10 printed pages delivered by my sister as she stumbled off a train from Mich. Her friend had written a dissertation on it in high school, and on her recommendation my sister printed it off for the trip ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com b-side Thursday, February 1, 2018 — 5B ARTIST PROFILE IN While it’s pretty much impossible to talk about collegiate a cappella without at least some mention of 2012’s “Pitch Perfect” and the subsequent series that ensued, real-world competitive a cappella requires hours of meticulous rehearsal and thought — not just a miraculous cut from one scene to the next. The competition featu...…
…2-BSide 6B —Thursday, February 1, 2018 b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com We live in an age where it’s hard to find the soul of America. Much of American society is disheartened by the current administration, and if not that, the general state of the world as it is. There seems to be a new headline every day that could easily make one lose faith in his or her country — but even with all this, its heart is still there, h...…
…In the first hours of the University of Michigan’s West Quad Residence Hall’s armed robbery in early December, residents and staff grew concerned with the sudden unexplained presence of police vehicles outside of the dorm and officers in the building. Many residents turned to social media and their friends to make sense of the situation, and very rapidly, a rumor about an active shooter spread through campus. Fortunately for...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, January 31, 2018 — 3A DOR AK ON THE DIAG LSA junior Rachyl Lyons and LSA sophomore Kelly Bertoni, members of the Do Random Acts of Kindness Club, hold signs for “free thumbs up” and more on the Diag Tuesday. HALEY MCLAUGHLIN/Daily website about what to do in an emergency, such as the “Run, Hide, Fight” strategy if an active attacker enters campus. DPSS also launched a new smartphone...…
…L ast week, I attended a town hall meeting hosted by Stop Spencer at the University of Michigan, which was set up in order to discuss Richard Spencer’s impending visit to campus. I wanted to catch myself up on the current situation, the likelihood he would actually come and to understand the University’s response to this saga. I want to respond to two different things that I learned. First, according to the organize...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, January 31, 2018 — 5A On Friday, Jan. 26, Ann Arbor locals and residents from the far corners of the mitten state alike flocked to the University’s own Hill Auditorium for the 41st Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival. Being so close to the festival, in geographical terms, might make University students write the event off as a minor happening, but the festival is, in reality, centra...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, January 31, 2018 — 7A Lockwood out for year after shoulder surgery Three weeks ago, Will Lockwood faced a choice: He could attempt to play through his latest shoulder injury and have surgery once the Michigan hockey team’s season was over, or have surgery as soon as possible. Rather than delay the inevitable, Lockwood chose the latter. After Tuesday’s prac...…
…8A — Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Three days to learn: Inside Michigan’s game preparation On average, a college basketball team gets three or four days between games. Three or four days to process the last game, get better, learn everything there is to know about the next opponent, teach it to the players, travel if the game is on the road, then go out and play. That’s a hefty order, es...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | JANUARY 31, 2018 Tech takes a seat in Ann Arbor …
