…3B Wednesday, December 6, 2017 // The Statement Soundtracking: Sex I know what you’re thinking. What does a column-writing, grandma-sweater- wearing kid who looks like the offspring of Woody Allen in “Annie Hall” and a cold bowl of clam chowder know about sex? Long answer: Not very much, but I have drive and charisma and maybe an OK personality so that should make up for something. Short answer: jack shit. But what I do know is t...…
…Wednesday, December 6, 2017 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, December 6, 2017 // The Statement 5B THE SEX SURVEY This year, 1,178 students took The Statement’s annual sex survey. 46.26 percent of respondents identified as male, 52.04 identified as female and 1.36 percent identified as non-binary. Check out the results below. BIRTH CONTROL 60.97 percent of females responded that they use a consistent method of birth control (for sex, acne...…
…A fter being sexually assaulted before college, an LSA freshman who prefers to remain anonymous due to the sensitive nature of her experience, was not aware of the resources available to her. The sex education class she took in high school hadn’t prepared her. “The experience itself — it’s unlike anything you can really describe. It’s demoralizing. It’s dehumanizing. You feel disgusting,” she said Growing up in a conservativ...…
…Wednesday, December 6, 2017 // The Statement 7B and Relationship Education program, teaches in 51 school districts in Oakland County. SHARE Director Evelyn Van Sloten said her organization offers middle school, high school and in some cases an elementary school program. “The program is a sexual risk avoidance program so that is the emphasis, which is for optimal sexual health, is the way to have the proper mindset in order to en...…
…Wednesday, December 6, 2017 // The Statement 8B V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T K I N D L E F E S T On Friday night, the shops of Ann Arbor remained open after the sun went down and the twinkly holiday lights came on. The annual KindleFest Market, or Christkindlmarkt as it is known in Germany, brought together food, holiday deals and Santa for a night of holiday celebrations. Photos by Max Kuang Santa Claus greets Ann Arbor resident L...…
…City Council was rocked again Monday night as residents continued to show resistance against a $146 million development plan on Broadway Street, near the University of Michigan Hospital. It was the culmination of yet another episode in the divisions that have characterized Ann Arbor politics in recent years. Though most council members agree increasing density and housing supply are crucial for th...…
…This fall, the University of Michigan launched an undergraduate public health program for the first time, welcoming its first cohort of 95 upper-level students. University students applied to the program the winter of their sophomore year, and planned to take classes through the School of Public Health throughout their junior and senior years. The program offers two degrees. One, a Bachelor of Arts in communit...…
…LAURA KASISCHKE ALLAN SEAGER COLLEGIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE a poetry reading from new and selected poems December 5, 4:10 p.m. Rackham Amphitheatre A public lecture and reception For more information call 734.615.6667 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, December 5, 2017 — 3 feature of the recent tax reform bills and has been met with both criticism and praise, from the left and right,...…
…T oday, many people say America is more divided than ever. We see it in our discourse, the slurs thrown at one another, the struggle for moral high ground and even the violence in our streets. When I see this, I lament the lack of interest in nuanced conversation and appreciation for context in every discussion. I welcome and continue to engage with truly different perspectives from my own. Though, when I do try to reach acr...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, December 5, 2017 — 5 COURTESY OF A24 Greta Gerwig talks ‘Lady Bird’ and growing up Greta Gerwig has hit the ground running with her directorial debut in “Lady Bird.” A vaguely autobiographical comedy- drama about teen angst in 2002 Sacramento, Gerwig illustrates a mother-daughter relationship that has already captured several awards, earned a record-shattering 100 perce...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, December 5, 2017 — 7 ‘M’ takes down Detroit Mercy DETROIT — The Michigan women’s basketball team’s game against Detroit Mercy started off in dramatic fashion on Monday night. The Titans drilled four consecutive 3-pointers to take the lead within the first few minutes. Detroit Mercy’s bench carried all the energy in the gym and got louder with every basket as the ...…
…Directed by John Neville-Andrews • Dept. of Theatre & Drama Dec. 7 at 7:30 PM • Dec. 8 & 9 at 8 PM • Dec. 10 at 2 PM • Power Center Reserved Seating $30 & $24 • Students $12 with ID League Ticket Office • 734-764-2538 • tickets.smtd.umich.edu By William Shakespeare 8 —Tuesday, December 5, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 2017 Season in Review: Offensive Line One step forward, one step back. That described the state...…
…On an illuminated stage in the auditorium of the University of Michigan Museum of Art, the stories of people affected by HIV were presented in forms ranging from dances and slam poetry to statistics and HIV testing site information at the annual HIV Monologues presented by the University of Michigan’s chapters of National Council of Negro Women and the Black Student Union this weekend. LSA senior Margarett McBride, president...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, December 4, 2017 — 3A University. He credits lecturers with enabling his success in higher education, beginning with the classes he first took in 2002 at Henry Ford Community College. “I remember when I first started, I was so nervous,” he said. “I didn’t know what I was doing and I would stay after class, and it was lecturers who would sit down and take time to help me understan...…
…T he internet ruined my life. OK, maybe that was a bit of an overstatement. I’ll issue an amendment: The internet has changed my life for better and for worse. Let’s start with the bad: the countless hours spent on that vapid website known as Facebook, the constant perusal of online articles to fulfill my insatiable appetite for political news and the way I begin and end each day by gluing my eyeballs to my cracked iPhone sc...…
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…6A — Monday, December 4, 2017 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com RCA/BYSTORM Miguel makes everything sexy On ‘War & Leisure’ Miguel makes social critique sexy In his latest release, Miguel adds another dimension to his music In 2017 America, there seems to exist very few moments of pure happiness. You could have just aced the exam that had a 56 percent class average, landed your dream job, gotten asked out by that guy / gi...…
…Moving on up With the completion of the Athletics South Competition and Performance Project, often-overlooked Michigan teams now have a home. » SportsMonday Column, Page 2B A quick fix? If Ole Miss’ Shea Patterson looks to transfer to Michigan, Jim Harbaugh would have a chance to nab a quarterback that could take Michigan to the next level. » Page 4B Last Wednesday, the Michigan men’s basketball team played its wor...…
…LAURA KASISCHKE ALLAN SEAGER COLLEGIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE a poetry reading from new and selected poems December 5, 4:10 p.m. Rackham Amphitheatre A public lecture and reception For more information call 734.615.6667 2B — December 4, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday SPORTSMONDAY COLUMN A monumental leap forward L ast Saturday morning, the ribbons were finally cut. After ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday December 4, 2017 — 3B FOOTBALL Michigan picked to face Cocks in Outback Bowl Remember that time Jadeveon Clowney knocked a helmet off Michigan running back Vincent Smith? Play it back a few times in your head, because the Michigan football team has a rematch in the same bowl game this year against the same opponent. Jim Harbaugh and the Wolverines are Florida bound — again —...…
…Directed by John Neville-Andrews • Dept. of Theatre & Drama Dec. 7 at 7:30 PM • Dec. 8 & 9 at 8 PM • Dec. 10 at 2 PM • Power Center Reserved Seating $30 & $24 • Students $12 with ID League Ticket Office • 734-764-2538 • tickets.smtd.umich.edu By William Shakespeare 4B — December 4, 2017 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ‘M’ blows out LIU Thirty-three seconds into the game, junior center Hallie Thome ...…
…Live Zero Waste is an online platform that provides resources and tools for those interested in living a waste- free lifestyle, started by LSA senior Samuel McMullen and his older sister, University of Michigan alum Lydia McMullen, in 2016. The Live Zero Waste team has recently grown and is now composed of six students who are working to increase the initiative’s presence online, on campus and in the greater Ann Arbor commun...…
…5/20/09 2:56 PM Loading “Sudoku Syndication” Page 1 of 1 http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 9 5 4 1 4 5 6 6 8 3 6 2 8 4 7 6 8 4 3 8 2 9 7 5 4 7 9 7 6 7 8 3 1 NO BRAINER puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2 — Friday, December 1, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ARTS SECTION arts@michigandaily.com SPORTS SECTION sports@mic...…
…Hammoud, D-Dearborn, said students should use this issue as an opportunity to bring strong civil rights leaders to the University to overpower Spencer’s ideas with powerful representatives of racial equality. Ann Arbor City Councilmember Zachary Ackerman, D-Ward 3, echoed this sentiment, stating the community should be focused on positive action rather than constant criticism. “We need to focus on the benefits we can b...…
…T his Thanksgiving, I was upgraded from my perennial seat teetering awkwardly in between the kids’ table and adults’ table; I was given permission to officially enter a more sophisticated environment. Eat your hearts out, younger siblings and cousins. It was not long before I realized that the prospect of a table with candles and a centerpiece had made me too optimistic. The topic discussed in the big leagues this ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, December 1, 2017 — 5 COURTESY OF GROOVE Groove to rock the masses at Michigan Theater show You’re walking out of Mason Hall as you make your way toward Hatcher. You hear rattles and rhythms pounding from the heart of the Diag. These rattles and rhythms express a cohesive unity — a unity of drumming, cheering and meticulous beats. No, it’s not the Michigan Drum L...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, December 1, 2017 — 7 A wake-up call in the heart of college basketball C HAPEL HILL, NC — In Chapel Hill, basketball isn’t so much sport as it is religion. The hardwood floors carry a little more weight. The rafters preach hymns more than they list numbers. The sea of Carolina blue overwhelms. There’s more history in the building than in some museums. Last Sunday’s...…
…8 — Friday, December 1, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Big Ten beckons as Wolverines are looking to rebound It’s the season of giving, and boy could the Big Ten use some luck after this week. The Big Ten/ACC Challenge came and went, and it was an unsightly scene for the former. The Big Ten posted a 2-11 record against its fellow Power Five conference foes, unveiling harsh signs of the down y...…
…A new nine-story development, currently engaged in the City Council approval process, may be built on a currently vacant site next to the University of Michigan’s Medical Campus. At its Nov. 20 meeting, the council unanimously approved the zoning necessary for the development, and Catherine Ann Development, the Bloomfield Hills company responsible for the project, will bring its designs to the council on Dec. 18 for...…
…UGH. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2 — Thursday, November 30, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ARTS SECTION arts@michigandaily.com SPORTS SECTION sports@michigandaily.com ADVERTISING dailydisplay@gmail.com NEWS TIPS news@michigandaily.com LETTERS TO THE EDITOR tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITORIAL PAGE opinion@michigandaily.com NATHAN GUPTA Busi...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, November 30, 2017 — 3 …
…“I njustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” These words by Martin Luther King Jr. have resonated deeply with me since reading them last semester. The problem now is that, coming from someone not firmly on either side of the political spectrum, I see injustice everywhere. When I went to hear Charles Murray speak, I wanted to be a fly on the wall during the protest, but I was moved to speak when the protester...…
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…6 — Thursday, November 30, 2017 Michigan in Color The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Call to Action 4 Instructors to say ‘no’ to Spencer’s visit Marginalized identity in ‘The Shape of Water’ A home away from home University of Michigan faculty, graduate student instructors, research assistants and staff: We are writing this to request that you to cancel classes Nov. 30 to pressure the administration to refuse to allo...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, November 30, 2017 — 7 Piazza, Cecconi provide leadership for struggling unit The Michigan hockey team departed Yost Ice Arena on Saturday with far more thorns than roses. The Wolverines’ marred defensive performance was composed of too many giveaways, too many goals given up and too few meticulous passes — problems that were only exacerbated by an absent offensive s...…
…8 — Thursday, November 30, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Poor rebounding, defense sinks ‘M’ CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — It was a play that the Michigan basketball team has practiced defending hundreds of times. Early in the second half of the Wolverines’ 86-71 loss Wednesday, North Carolina’s Joel Berry II called for a screen at the top of the key. Forward Luke Maye obliged, setting the screen and rolling to the...…
…The Michigan Daily sat down for an interview with University President Mark Schlissel to address several current issues on campus, including a potential visit from Richard Spencer, Central Student Government’s vote for #UMDivest and more. The Michigan Daily: Starting with Richard Spencer — in the Regent’s Meeting called last week, safety seemed like a big topic of discussion, that’s your top priority that you’re stating ...…
…into account. TMD: What kinds of things are you going to specifically, in the negotiations, what kinds of things do you think could contribute to making a more or less safe environment? Schlissel: What the law allows us to consider is the time and the place and the manner of speaking. So for example, it would be very easy for us to say no if Mr. Spencer insisted on speaking on the Diag at 11 in the morning on a class day with ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, November 29, 2017 — 3A communications director for the University’s chapter of College Democrats, said in the past they have been cautious in attaching their name to certain causes to avoid politicization, “opting instead to show up as allies rather than political affiliates.” “In this instance, however, we believe that Spencer and his movement are enough of a political threa...…
…M y most anxious times used to be weekend nights. I remember spending countless Saturday nights staring out my window at the frozen landscape of campus — imagining that all of the lights from dorm rooms, apartments and houses were filled with students laughing, partying and just enjoying the few hours of downtime that college life grants. And ignorantly, I deluded myself into believing that I was the only s...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 5A — Wednesday, November 29, 2017 BLEECKER STREET Silly film starring a schizophrenic Dickens ‘The Man Who Invented Christmas’ lively & fresh The latest Scrooge story rings in a season of holiday movies “A Christmas Carol” is one of those stories that has been told and told again year after year to the point that it’s hard for any new adaptation to do much more than retread the same mater...…
…6A — Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com INTERSCOPE Mura Masa performed in Detroit the Friday before Thanksgiving Mura Masa’s meticulous magic stuns at Majestic British DJ brought mellowness and majesty to the Detroit venue There’s a fine line between concerts and listening parties. Both involve listening to an artist’s music with a large group of people; you can dance at both, you can sing along...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | NOVEMBER 29, 2017 changing the script …
…2B Managaing Statement Editor: Lara Moehlman Deputy Editors: Yoshiko Iwai Brian Kuang Photo Editor: Alexis Rankin Editor in Chief: Emma Kinery Design Staff: Michelle Phillips Hannah Myers Emily Hardie Erin Tolar Emily Koffsky Managing Editor: Rebecca Lerner Copy Editors: Elizabeth Dokas Taylor Grandinetti Wednesday, November 29, 2017 // The Statement Let’s talk about it: What it means to keep walking statement THE M...…
…3B Wednesday, November 29, 2017 // The Statement Soundtracking: Scheduling I t’s the most wonderful time of the year … I’m sitting on my laptop, physically drowning in papers and assignments, when an email notification pops up on my phone — not that I was on my phone instead of doing homework or anything but this is a judgement-free zone so get off my back. I swipe down to check out what all the fuss is about in my inbox. That’s w...…
…Wednesday, November 29, 2017 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, November 29, 2017 // The Statement 5B Changing the Script Students of color break barriers in musical theater by Tanya Madhani, Senior MiC Editor W ith the highly-antici- pated opening of “Ham- ilton: An American Musical” in the summer of 2015, it seemed as if Broadway — and theater as a whole — was taking the first step to combat the highly divisive and potent movement ...…
…Wednesday, November 29, 2017 // The Statement 6B Personal Statement: Dancing in color I always feel as though I was given a second chance. I was born in Guatemala City to a homeless mother who never had the opportunity to go to school. She signed my adoption papers with her thumb print because she couldn’t write her name. She told the social worker her one wish for me was a good education. As I write this article I think about ...…
