…Higher education reform has been a hot topic this election season — particularly for Democrats. As opponents in the Democratic primary, now-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (D–VT) lauded their two separate proposals of debt- free and tuition-free college, respectively. Several states already offer free college plans at certain institutions including Maryland, New York, Col...…
…3:30 GAMETIME. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com Michigan’s legislature is taking the next step to ensure that the state remains at the forefront of driverless car research. Last week, the Michigan Senate approved four bills looking to push forward autonomous vehicle research in the state. The package now moves from the Republican-controlled Senate, where it has been approved, to the House. The bill will allow for testin...…
…MARISSA ANDREOU/Daily The Samuel T. Dana Building is home to the School of Natural Resources & Environment. 2-News Thursday, September 15, 2016 — 3A News director of the Michigan Theater, said pledges to fund the restoration currently total $6.2 million out of the $8.5 million needed to complete the campaign, with most of the funds coming from donations by private citizens. “We’re about halfway through the project,” Coll...…
…M y first visit to Ann Arbor was on April 4, 2015. Having recently been accepted to the University of Michigan, my family decided to drive around for a bit before checking into our hotel room to familiarize ourselves with the campus. As we drove down State Street, we noted how crowded the campus looked. As we turned down South U, we marveled at how beautiful, yet dirty, the Law Quad was. It wasn’t until we turned down Tap...…
…CHECK OUT OUR COOL www.michigandaily.com WEBSITE. NOW. Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Host of “Late Night Joy” 6 Pennant contest 10 Herbal seed used in smoothies 14 Truly impress 15 Screen image or screen idol 16 Called 17 Eleventh hour 19 Language of Pakistan 20 Beach toy 21 “Otello” composer 22 She played Jackie on “Nurse Jackie” 23 Age of Reason philosopher 25 Short fiction 27 Sloth and envy 29 ...…
…‘M’ relying on ‘four-headed monster’ By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor Last spring, Michigan running backs coach Tyrone Wheatley compared a ball carrier taking hits to a car depreciating. When you drive the car out of the lot, it loses value, and when a back goes down for the first time, his body starts to wear. Wheatley — a bruising back at Michigan in the 1990s in his own right — has a strong, physical runner in senior De...…
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, September 15, 2016 the b-side S t o r i e S i n t h e C i t y: Kerrytown BookFest brings together local literary community By Carly Snider Photo by Amelia Caechione Design by Lauren Seigal …
…2B — Thursday, September 15, 2016 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com A book travels a long way to get to its reader. It starts as a prod in the author’s mind, a call to action. That nudge then turns into a spilling of words out onto a page, which is then sent to a publisher to be critiqued and reshaped. There, the words of the eager author are molded into their final form, as author and editor alike shape this liter...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Thursday, September 15, 2016 — 3B By MERIN MCDIVITT Daily Arts Writer In a museum that often focuses on cutting-edge contemporary pieces, UMMA’s most recent exhibition came as a bit of a sur- prise. To be fair, the museum is no stranger to variety. Detroit factory architecture? Of course. African scrap metal sculptures? Why not? But ... Elizabeth Taylor? That was something n...…
…By MERIN MCDIVITT Daily Arts Writer A slim, colorful paperback, written in French by a Congolese transplant learning German in Austria, didn’t look like a breakout hit when it was published in 2014. But that, of course, is just what playwright and poet Fiston Mwanza Mujila’s debut novel, “Tram 83,” became. The book’s fast- paced prose and incantatory, almost violent bursts of language were a revelation to the Franco...…
…Author Malcolm Gladwell’s lecture on the risks and realities of entrepreneurship Tuesday drew an audience large enough to fill Hill Auditorium. The talk, which explored the careers of scientist Emil Freireich who helped invent modern chemotherapy; Steve Jobs, who founded Apple; and Ingvar Kamprad, who founded IKEA, was part of The Joseph and Sally Handleman Lecture Series hosted by the Ross School of Business. Gladwell chall...…
…The University of Michigan’s Board of Regents will vote Thursday on a proposed renovation and addition to the Edward Henry Kraus Building, as well as an expansion and renovation to the W.K. Kellogg Institute and Dental Building. Proposed changes to the Kellogg Institute include renovating the building to be better prepared for future growth of academic, research and clinical programs. This project would add 37,000...…
…“Entrepreneurs believe in the inherent volatility of the world,” he said. LSA freshman Jillian Gordner commented that the business lens was an interesting way to examine Gladwell’s work, and she found his approach to entrepreneurship unique. “I haven’t heard him speak much in an entrepreneurship context,” she said.” It was a cool way to use entrepreneur a lot of different ways, and I think what he has to say is...…
…Opinion SHOHAM GEVA EDITOR IN CHIEF CLAIRE BRYAN AND REGAN DETWILER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LAURA SCHINAGLE MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s Editorial Board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, September 14, 2016 — 5A Despite flaws, ‘Jane’ brings laughs to MTV By MEGAN MITCHELL Daily Arts Writer It sparks little surprise that MTV’s newest weed-infused comedy series is by executive pro- ducer Snoop Dogg. “Mary + Jane” revolves around the concepts embodied by both the rap- per and the front of MTV alike, “Mary + Jane” running on a “main- streamed” f...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Hershey’s toffee bar 5 Res __ loquitur: the thing speaks for itself 9 Online shopping mecca 14 Chip in a chip 15 Seasonal song 16 Hunky-dory 17 Start of a knitting project 18 Prefix with space 19 Dry Italian wine 20 Tailpipe emission 23 Hot state 24 Beatty/Hoffman box office flop 28 Tug-of-war injuries 32 Former fillies 34 Ready for a refill 35 Freelancer’s email attachme...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, September 14, 2016 — 7A T E A M S T A T S MICH OPP Points/Game 57.0 8.5 First Downs/Game 24.5 15.5 Rush Yards/Game 212.5 178.0 Yards/Rush 5.3 4.3 Rushing TDs 6 2 Passing Yards/Game 267.0 103.5 Completion % 72.1 40.0 Yards/Pass 8.8 4.6 Passing TDs 7 0 Interceptions 1 2 Offensive Plays/Game 70.5 64.0 Total Offense 479.5 281.5 3rd-down Conversions 60.0% 12.0% 4th-do...…
…Wolverines fueled by youth movement After losing top goal scorers from 2015, ‘M’ enjoying early- season success By ORION SANG Daily Sports Writer At first glance, the 10th-ranked team in the nation beating the first-ranked team doesn’t seem like much of an upset. But when you consider just who the Michigan field hockey lost to graduation, its 1-0 victory over then-No. 1 North Carolina is much more impressive. Michigan (4...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 THE NEW* DETROIT *GENTRIFIED …
…I t’s that time of year again. Football has kicked off, classes have started, the homework is beginning to pile up and the broadcast networks are starting to wake up from summer hibernation with new and return- ing series making their fall debuts in the next few weeks. For a long time, the new fall season was like opening a new pack of presents on Christmas morning. Yet it seems the pile of presents has gone from everything I could eve...…
…3B Wednesday, September 14, 2016 / The Statement Terrorist attack kills scores in Nice, France, Hollande says. That’s the notification that popped up on my phone after midnight on July 15 as I lay in my bed, in Grenoble, just 300 kilometers away. A shooter opened fire and killed more than 80 people while driving his van into a crowd. The victims — who were watching the Bastille Day fireworks — were cele- brating the anniversary of ...…
…Wednesday, September 14, 2016 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, September 14, 2016 // The Statement 5B When Shelby Oberstaedt was a kid, her sub- urban family was hesitant to travel downtown to attend Detroit Tigers games, fearing a reputa- tion that painted the city as crime-ridden. And while living downtown as her now-husband played football at Wayne State University, she said, those same feelings of insecurity remained. “Living here wa...…
…I was told to take off my Star of David before traveling to Spain. Not because Spain is unsafe, necessarily, but because you just don’t know. It was a small detail on my extensive “To Do” list and the impact didn’t really hit me until I landed in Madrid, went to feel the points of the star for comfort and found it missing. I’m not deeply religious. I’m more Jew*ish*, if you get what I’m saying. I don’t attend temple regularly and I’...…
…I drink black coffee and therefore, I am a badass. It suggests that I have places to go, people to see and don’t have the time to fuss around with milk. It gives off the (vital) impression that I have my shit together. My equilibrium is set at a healthy level of caffein- ation at which I can then proceed to be a functional member of society. Which I am. In my defense, I grew up next door to a coffee shop. Philz, a chain that sprou...…
…Wednesday, September 14, 2016 // The Statement 8B V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : H U M A N S O F A F R I K A B U R N Midway through my time studying abroad in Cape Town, South Africa, I jumped at the chance to attend Afrikaburn, a Burning Man regional festival in the South African desert. Afrikaburn is a temporary society erected in the desert at the end of each April, where nothing is for sale and everyone is encouraged to give somethin...…
…Acclaimed author Peter Kornbluh, an Ann Arbor native, advocated for open negotiations between the U.S. and the Cuban government with several anecdotes about secret meetings and spies at Literati Bookstore Monday evening. Kornbluh spoke to promote his new book, “Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations between Washington and Havana,” which he co-wrote with William LeoGrande, professor of governmen...…
…80 DEGREES & SUNNY. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2 — Tuesday, September 13, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com FIRST REAL LECTURES. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com Randall Jones, head of the Japan/Korea desk at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, spoke at the Ford School of Public Policy Friday about the challenges faced by policymakers when negotiating international economic agreement...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, September 13, 2016 — 3 disruptive technology that could benefit from Mcity.” Zendrive — a company that utilizes smartphone sensors to understand driving behavior — was the first to announce its plans to work with TechLab. Zendrive supervised four UM undergraduate students last year and hosted two of those interns, at a summer internship at TechLab. Morton said she hop...…
…Opinion SHOHAM GEVA EDITOR IN CHIEF CLAIRE BRYAN AND REGAN DETWILER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LAURA SCHINAGLE MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s Editorial Board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts & News Tuesday, September 13, 2016 — 5 Heart of ‘Morris’ can triumph over flaws By MADELEINE GAUDIN Daily Arts Writer If “Morris From America” is anything, it’s charming. With a palette swathed in colors reminiscent of an Ikea showroom, the coming- of-age film follows thir- teen-year-old Morris (new- comer Markees Christmas) and his father, Curtis (Craig Robinson, “Hot...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Oodles and oodles 6 Airport idlers 10 Poetic foot 14 Kemper of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” 15 Wintry coating 16 Tennis court surface 17 Work with a loom 18 How some sloganed T-shirts should be washed 20 Toddler’s taboo 21 Ocho minus cinco 22 More than rotund 23 Baltic Sea capital 25 RC or Pepsi 27 1998 Bullock/Kidman film involving witchcraft 33 Metal-rich deposits 34 Chi...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, September 13, 2016 — 7 Once chewed out on HBO, signal caller has built rapport with Harbaugh By MAX BULTMAN Managing Sports Editor Who knows how many people saw it? Those with an HBO subscription, at least. In a 2015 episode of HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel,” then-newly hired Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh hollered at a quarterback, whose numbe...…
…Ryan’s adjustment powers Wolverines to four second-half goals at home By BETELHEM ASHAME Daily Sports Writer At first, it seemed to be inconsequential. It was about the 55th minute in a scoreless affair when UC Riverside committed a foul in its attacking third, giving a free kick to the Michigan women’s soccer team. So far from the goal, nothing usually comes from these types of plays. Teams typically send the ball forward ...…
…On August 4, Nadine Jawad, a Ford junior at the University of Michigan, received a text on the lawn of Magdalen’s campus at the University of Oxford, holding her phone in one hand and playing with a piece of grass in the other. “God, my phone is blowing up because of that stabbing,” she said. “It’s like, I’m fine, mom.” The incident happened earlier that day in London, a city an hour and a half from Oxford by bus. The perpetra...…
…About 25 families and individuals gathered on the University of Michigan’s Ingalls Mall to listen to a 9/11 memorial recital Sunday. Theconcert was a performance of the carillon bells, which are housed in Burton Tower and controlled by a series of levers and pedals. The recital took place at noon. Tiffany Ng, assistant professor of carillon, organized the concert and performed. Ng said she felt this recital was part of her...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, September 12, 2016 — 3A Students display 2,977 American flags on Diag to honor, remember 9/11 victims On Sunday, the 15th anniversary of the attacks on Sept. 11, the University of Michigan’s chapter of Young Americans for Freedom organized their annual tribute on the Diag. The display of 2,977 American flags — which represent each loss of life from the tragedy — attra...…
…Opinion SHOHAM GEVA EDITOR IN CHIEF CLAIRE BRYAN AND REGAN DETWILER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LAURA SCHINAGLE MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s Editorial Board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, September 12, 2016 — 5A Question: What goes great with your morning coffee? Answer: michigandaily.com Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Is blessed with, as talent 4 Creator of Finn and Sawyer 9 Leave rolling in the aisles 13 That, in Spain 14 “Olde” store 15 Ring over an angel 16 Crustacean catcher 18 Out of town 19 Intent 20 OB/GYN procedure 21...…
…6A — Monday, September 12, 2016 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com By SAM ROSENBERG Daily Arts Writer If there’s anyone currently in pop culture with an idiosyncratic personality and perspective on life, it’s arguably Donald Glover. The 32-year-old wunderkind actor/rapper first rose to prominence on YouTube, and then as a young writer for NBC’s “30 Rock” before scoring a role on the cult hit “Community.” But...…
…to promoting the ideas of free enterprise, limited government and a strong national defense. Stanchina said his group’s objectives highlight the importance of commemorating 9/11. “The ideas that we like to bring to campus, the speakers and the topics we like to embrace and have spoken about, those are the reasons that the attack occurred,” he said. “We feel a special duty to commemorate.” Captain Chris Dennis...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 8A — Monday, September 12, 2016 …
…BSportsMonday BIG-PLAY THREAT n Michigan’s deep passing game had a breakout day, plus more takeaways. Page 3B HARBAUGH’S PICK The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | September 12, 2016 n Wilton Speight has earned the loyalty of his head coach. SportsMonday Column, Page 2B Michigan 51, UCF 14 Two Down... ...Too Easy Nation’s top 2016 recruit steps in at defensive end, earns first career sack By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Edi...…
…2B — September 12, 2016 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The perks of being Jim Harbaugh’s quarterback J im Harbaugh won his 70th game out of 100 as a college head football coach on Saturday, but he was once 1-3. And the loss that put him at 1-3 came on Sept. 25, 2004, when his San Diego team lost to Princeton, 24-17. One of the crushing blows in that game was a Todd Mortensen interception with 3:45 to ...…
…Five things we learned: Wolverines 51, UCF 14 By MAX BULTMAN Managing Sports Editor The Michigan football team rolled to another blowout victory Saturday, trouncing Central Florida, 51-14. And after our first week of classes, we at the Daily were in the mood to do some more learning in the press box. So that’s what we did. Here are five things we learned from this weekend. 1. Beware the big play. Of the 275 rushing yards ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4B — Monday, September 12, 2016 …
…As part of the University of Michigan’s Complex Systems Seminar Series, LSA Dean Andrew Martin spoke Thursday afternoon at West Hall about the “Martin- Quinn” scores, a measurement of the liberal or conservative ideologies of U.S. Supreme Court justices, which Martin researched and developed with Kevin Quinn from the University of California at Berkeley’s School of Law in 2002. Martin and Quinn’s model encompasses ev...…
…FIRST REAL LECTURES. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Dance Master Class WHAT: In the school year’s first Modern Lab Master Class Repertory Series, new theatre faculty member Tzveta Kassabova will present an original work, introduce her aesthetic style, and participate in a Q&A. WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: 12:10pm - 2:00pm WHERE: Dance Building, Betty Pease Studio Theatre Costa Rica Earth...…
…though he invited the press on board for a recent flight. Both have faced criticism about their treatment of the press — Clinton, because of her lack of press conferences, and Trump because of his recently lifted order to blacklist certain news outlets from events. In the call Thursday, Clinton spoke for approximately 10 minutes, spending half of the time answering two questions from students, both of whom were unaffili...…
…Opinion SHOHAM GEVA EDITOR IN CHIEF CLAIRE BRYAN AND REGAN DETWILER EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LAURA SCHINAGLE MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s Editorial Board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, September 9, 2016 — 5A Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Crudités enhancers 5 __ puppet 9 Hot dogs and hams 14 With, on la carte 15 Tartan wearers 16 Lowest deck on a ship 17 Gadget that exercises the wrist 18 Spydom name 19 Crisp 20 Beer made in Johannesburg? 23 Lorry supply 24 Deck wood 25 Chi. setting 28 Citrus suffix 29 Letter before upsilon 31 Rank...…
