…LAUREN INGRAM | MICHIGAN IN COLOR Dear Mainstream, You have seen my thighs dangle out from under my shorts and my skirts. They jiggle, they flap and cause problems whenever I try on something new. It’s a little difficult to learn how to love every inch of my body fat when I go into a store — take your pick, H&M or Forever 21 — and have difficulty buying shorts. All of a sudden my regularly size six thighs can’t fit into your size 1...…
…6 Thursday, May 19, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS MUSIC REVIEW ‘Scandal’ hype slowly derailing By ALEX INTNER Summer Managing Arts Editor During the season five episode of “Scandal” titled “Thwack,” the story seemed to be zipping along. Then, with a “Thwack,” all momentum completely collapsed. Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington, “Django Unchained”), who has been held up as a white hat for justice (des...…
…7 Thursday, May 19, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS ‘Grace and Frankie’ is a breath of fresh air on TV TV REVIEW “Grace and Frankie” shows improvement on its first season By SOPHIA KAUFMAN Daily Arts Writer The second season of “Grace and Frankie” began with wishes and ended with vibrators. To be more pre- cise, it began with Frankie (Lily Tomlin, “Grandma”) making a wish on an eye- lash and then yankin...…
…8 Thursday, May 19, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS specific microbial species might lead to more successful results. Fecal transplants deliver stool samples from healthy donors to ill patients to change the microbiome in the patient’s digestive tract, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. Currently, this procedure is used to treat recurrent inflammation in the large intestine caused by a bacterial speci...…
…this argument, studies suggest transgender individuals are more likely to be at risk while using public restrooms than those around them. Despite the anti transgender- rights rhetoric employed by some Republican legislators in Lansing, the University of Michigan provides a variety of accommodations for transgender students, including gender-inclusive housing and gender- inclusive bathroom facilities. Gender- inclusive housing ...…
…10 Thursday, May 19, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Wolverines lose to Oakland By NATHANIEL CLARK Daily Sports Writer What had been an immensely frustrating week for the Michigan baseball team appeared to be ending in the bottom of the ninth inning of Tuesday’s game. Junior catcher Harrison Wenson approached home plate with runners on first and second with one out. It was his chance to be the hero. But he...…
…11 Thursday, May 19, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS With late comeback, ‘M’ wins share of Big Ten title By MATTHEW KENNEDY Daily Sports Writer Two days into the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, the Michigan women’s track and field team was nowhere close to following up its Big Ten Indoor Championship with another title. The Wolverines were in sixth place with one day remaining, and even worse, they we...…
…12 Thursday, May 19, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS NCAA Softball Regional Preview By AVI SHOLKOFF Daily Sports Writer After a devastating loss to No. 23 Minnesota last weekend, the Michigan softball team traveled back home to Ann Arbor with only one week to prepare for an NCAA Regional. The second-ranked Wolverines will host Valparaiso in their first matchup Friday night. With Notre Dame and Miami (Ohio) ...…
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…420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com LARA MOEHLMAN Editor in Chief 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 larakm@michigandaily.com EMILY RICHNER Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 errich@michigandaily.com EDITORIAL STAFF Bradley Whipple Managing Editor bmwhip@michigandaily.com Lydia Murray Managing News Editor news@michigandaily.com SENIOR NEWS EDITORS: Brian Kuang , Irene Park, Riyah Basha Jeremy Kapla...…
…3 Thursday, May 12, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS ‘U’ faculty members elected to join the National Academy of Sciences New study links education to depression in Black men Four new inductees bring total University membership to 29 By ISHI MORI Daily Staff Reporter Four University of Michigan faculty members were elected as members to the National Academy of Sciences — one of the highest honors in academia in...…
…4 Thursday, May 12, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com OPINION LARA MOEHLMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF JEREMY KAPLAN EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR BRADLEY WHIPPLE MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Don’t waste your vote Bring back the written word A little while back, I was texting a friend from home. We were catch...…
…UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE AND FACULTY COALITION FOR ETHNIC STUDIES | MICHIGAN IN COLOR On Monday, April 11, more than 100 students and faculty members gathered in the Michigan League for The Future of Ethnic Studies, a teach-in organized by a broad coalition of graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Michigan. The goals of the event were to develop interest and investment in ethnic studies across the Universi...…
…6 Thursday, May 12, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS TV REVIEW ‘Boxes’ resorts to tried and true By SOPHIA KAUFMAN Daily Arts Writer The most played song on my iTunes library in 10th grade was probably The Goo Goo Dolls’s “Slide” from Dizzy Up the Girl in 1998. It was the song that first introduced me to the band. I fell in love with the guitar rhythm that felt weightless, a cascading opening melo...…
…7 Thursday, May 12, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS Life’s a party: Blind Pig celebrates Prince’s music EVENT REVIEW Packed party honors the life and music of late rock star By ADAM THEISEN Managing Arts Editor First of all, I had no idea this many people liked Prince. I mean, obviously, the outpouring of love and grief in the days following his death was overwhelming, but among people my age, that I actually...…
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…9 Thursday, May 12, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS smokers,” Cherng said. “Any potential effects that e-cigarettes have on smoking initiation or the overall smoking prevalence in the United States is going to have a much smaller effect than if e-cigarettes have an effect on smoking cessation or an increased smoking cessation because we have so many more current smokers using e-cigarettes.” Consistent with ...…
…10 Thursday, May 12, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS The bullpen catcher, the ‘mom’ and the sliding specialist By AVI SHOLKOFF Daily Sports Writer Seven games this season, fans of the Michigan softball team received cardboard cutouts of a senior Wolverine. It is a day to honor the player and her contributions to her team. They are shown on the scoreboard, applauded during introductions and cheered on by the crow...…
…11 Thursday, May 12, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS perhaps most important is the maternal atmosphere that Richvalsky brings to the Wolverines. She even devotes herself to securing a ride home for every player. In order to promote team-wide harmony, Richvalsky strives to recognize each player’s learning style. It is her goal to ease the freshmen transition and she constantly offers comfort. “Liv is kind ...…
…12 Thursday, May 12, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Wolverines receive awards By ORION SANG Summer Managing Sports Editor The No. 2 Michigan softball team was well represented when the Big Ten Conference released its 2016 all-conference teams and announced the recipients of its four individual awards Wednesday. Four Wolverines were nominated to the All-Big Ten First Team, four were named to the All- Big Ten S...…
…Obama reaffirms federal support in visit to Flint Teachers’ protests of budget cuts cause DPS shut down Obama met with residents and local leaders to discuss the water crisis By LYDIA MURRAY, LARA MOEHLMAN and BRADLEY WHIPPLE Summer Managing News Editor, Summer Editor-in-Chief, and Summer Managing Editors FLINT, Mich. — Standing before a crowd of more than 1,000 residents at Flint Northwestern High School on W...…
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…3 NEWS Thursday, May 5, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com City Council passes budget despite resident comments $370 million budget represents $10 million decrease from previous year By BRIAN KUANG Summer Daily News Editor Ann Arbor’s $370 million bud- get for the 2017 fiscal year was subject to a public hearing at Monday’s City Council meeting at Larcom City Hall. At the meeting, city residents also expressed their...…
…4 Thursday, May 5, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com OPINION LARA MOEHLMAN EDITOR IN CHIEF JEREMY KAPLAN EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR BRADLEY WHIPPLE MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. I attended Commencement to support the seniors in my life who’ve taught me to be critical of the world and try to c...…
…ELISE JAYAKAR | MICHIGAN IN COLOR I grew up hiding behind my mom’s light, long legs at grocery stores, burying my head into the cart-made skid marks and hoping no one pointed at the spectrum that lay between our skin. Meijer was terrifying. I worried that my big-hearted mother would again be labeled my “nanny” by some lady juggling a box of Cheez-Its and toilet paper. Even today, I can still feel the sting of the word “nanny” bra...…
…6 Thursday, May 5, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS ARTIST PROFILE ‘Ahead’ a fake but lively biopic By MADELEINE GAUDIN Daily Arts Writer This spring is starting to feel like a music biopic-heavy season in the middle of a music biopic resurgence. Some, like “Amy,” have master- fully captured the torment and hardship of their troubled stars, while others, like the forthcoming “Nina,” have sac- rificed sub...…
…7 Thursday, May 5, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS ‘Views’ fails to impress ALBUM REVIEW Despite all the hype, Drake fails to deliver what’s expected. By MATT GALLATIN Daily Arts Writer ‘Views’ is a concept. It was incept- ed by a tweet in 2014, and subse- quently swelled over two years into a commercial force spanning minimal- ist billboards and predictable Snap- chat filters. Before the album was even r...…
…8 Thursday, May 5, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 “Dragnet” star Jack 5 Campus military prog. 9 Die-hard 13 Gillette razor 14 Bridal path flower piece 15 Hindu princess 16 Apply crudely, as paint 17 Samuel on the Supreme Court 18 To be, to Tiberius 19 “Fiddler on the Roof” song 22 “What a relief!” 24 Continental trade gp. 25 Ritzy residence 26 Corned be...…
…New facility improves and de-stigmatizes mental health care for young patients By ALEXA ST. JOHN Daily Staff Reporter The Nyman Family Unit for Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Wellness, a new pediatric inpatient psychiatric unit within C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, opened April 4. The unit is a structural and techno- logical improvement from the previ- ous unit located in the Health System’s old chil- dren’s hospita...…
…Sophomore forward Chatman to transfer By ORION SANG Summer Managing Sports Editor Close to two months ago, Kam Chatman hit a game-winning three pointer against Indiana that propelled the Michigan men’s basketball team to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals and the NCAA Tournament. It appears that will be the most memorable moment of the sophomore forward’s career in Ann Arbor. As first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Goodman and late...…
…11 Thursday, May 5, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Ferlic qualifies for U.S. Olympic Trials By ORION SANG Summer Managing Sports Editor When Mason Ferlic reached the finish line of the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Payton Jordan Invitational last Sunday, the first thing he did was look up at the scoreboard. And when he saw that he had finished with a time of 8:28.77, he couldn’t help but feel discouraged...…
…‘M’ Softball Academy provides perspective By ORION SANG Summer Managing Sports Editor Just like the last series against Penn State, this weekend’s series against Rutgers is important for the No. 2 Michigan softball team in its chase for another Big Ten conference title. But before the Wolverines take on the Scarlet Knights, they will participate in an event that, according to coach Carol Hutchins, should allow her players a...…
…C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S to t h e C L A S S of 2 0 1 6 michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Saturday, April 30, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXVI, No. 113 ©2013 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS.........................2A OPINION.....................5A SPORTS......................7A NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM The Working Ethic: College ethics 1...…
…2A — Saturday, April 30, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS over the YEARS 2012 2013 SEPTEMBER 2: Following a Title IX mandate from the Department of Education, the University adopted a new sexual misconduct policy that placed the burden of investigation on the Office of Institutional Equity. The policy would be revised again in 2016 to tighten sanctions and the definition of consent. NOVEMBER 19: A Twitter camp...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Saturday, April 30, 2016 — 3A 2014 2015 2016 ALLISON FARRAND/Daily Kinesiology sophomore Capri’Nara Kendall in a protest organized by the Black Student Union in front of Hill Auditorium on Monday. The speakers made demands concerning their campaign, Being Black at University of Michigan, giving University officials seven days to respond. Black Student Union issues seven demands aimed at incre...…
…4A — Saturday, April 30, 2016 News and Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Former Brown provost promises to focus on diversity and dialogue By CLAIRE BRYAN Daily Staff Reporter It’s official. Students, faculty and administrators filled Hill Auditorium Friday afternoon for University President Mark Schlissel’s inauguration, the ceremony where he was formally installed as the University’s 14th president. Wi...…
…Opinion 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 5A — Saturday, April 30, 2016 T hough the anti-Islam words that appeared on ...…
…EVENT PREVIEW Pussy Riot Gives ‘Punk Prayer’ Russian protest group to participate in lecture series By GILLIAN JAKAB Daily Arts Writer Patriarch Gundyay believes in Putin / Would be better, the bastard, if he believed in God! / The Virgin’s belt won’t replace political gather- ings / The eter- nal Virgin Mary is with us in our protests! These are some of the lyr- ics from Pussy Riot’s “Punk Prayer,” per- formed by five...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Saturday, April 30, 2016 — 7A One night and one more time A RLINGTON, Texas — One night, and one more time Thanks for the memories Maybe the Fall Out Boy hit was just a part of the Kansas pep band’s routine playlist, but maybe — with the Jayhawks leading 63-52 during a timeout at the 9:59 mark of the second half — it was an early tip of the cap, an ode to the end of the 2012-13...…
…8A — Sunday, April 30, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Seniors go out with a win O RLANDO, Fla. — Minutes after Friday’s Citrus Bowl ended, senior fullback Sione Houma stood near midfield, trying to put on his championship T-shirt. It started off as a simple process. He put his arms through the sleeves with ease, eager to show off his team’s victory. But then his pads got in the way, leaving the shirt r...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, April 18, 2016 — 3A addition, no evaluations for faculty during their first three years at the University will be released. Finally, if there are unforeseen and significant circumstances, faculty are able to opt out of releasing the data for that semester. In 2014, the average response rate for course evaluation data was marked at slightly above 50 percent. Courses for which t...…
…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, April 18, 2016 — 5A ACROSS 1 “That was close!” 5 Fictional whale hunter 9 Dying-out sound 13 Affectionate email closing 14 Farmer’s place, in song 15 Cuisinart setting 16 Ready to admit customers 19 Al __: firm, as pasta 20 “Splish Splash” singer Bobby 21 Inexact no. 22 Baseball card figs. 24 Skillful 26 Blot up the moisture on 29 Like a perfect game 32 Cinderella’s horses, after midnight 35...…
…6A — Monday, April 18, 2016 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Complex ‘Krisha’ By DANIEL HENSEL Daily Arts Writer If family gatherings are the stuff of horror, then Thanksgiving must be the ultimate terror. Com- plicated histories, strange man- nerisms and different cultures all converge for the sake of “family,” whatever that word means. In “Krisha,” the debut fea- ture by writer-director Trey Edward Shults, we’re m...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, April 18, 2016 — 7A “When you’re away from home — and taking exams — it’s a huge transition,” Rondenelli said. “Plus, it’s such an opportunity to just isolate yourself and just let things get out of control.” A balancing act The services the University provides for students struggling with mental health issues span several arenas. CAPS, the main University resource for mental heal...…
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…BSportsMonday A PLAN FULFILLED The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | April 18, 2016 n The Daily’s Max Cohen bids farewell in his last column. SportsMonday Column, Page 2B Hill, Michigan defeat Nebraska to complete three- game home sweep By NATHANIEL CLARK Daily Sports Writer On March 22, 2015, the Michigan baseball team lost 6-3 to Nebraska, its third straight loss to the Cornhuskers. One year later, the now-22nd ranke...…
…A plan fulfilled and a reluctant goodbye T his column, I’m fairly certain, is the product of a long and arduous brainwashing process by my dad. It started when I was 6 years old. I’d noticed that he always read The Philadelphia Inquirer every day before he left for work and I left for school. He’d tell me what was in the paper, and by the end of first grade, I wanted to read it, too. So every single morning at 6:30, we...…
