…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday April 18, 2016 — 3B MEN’S GYMNASTICS McCallum’s title caps down year Team fails to qualify for finals at national meet By MATTHEW KENNEDY Daily Sports Writer All season, the Michigan men’s gymnastics team has struggled with the same problem: a mediocre team performance contrasted with flashes of individual greatness. This past weekend, at the NCAA Champion...…
…4B — April 18, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Engelmann grounded out, but drove in a run in the process. The inning ended when freshman second baseman Ako Thomas struck out looking. “(Nebraska) got some momentum with a two-out RBI,” Bakich said, referencing the top of the sixth. “For our guys to come back and put up a two-spot is a great sign for the way our team stayed connected with each other.” But ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, April 15, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 111 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CL A S S I F I E DS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 S U D O K U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Best of UMix WHAT: UMix will host its last event of the semester. It will feature a screening “Zoolander 2,” canvas painting, laser tag and other activities. They will also have a midnight buffet featuring tacos. WHO: Center for Campus Involvement WHEN: 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. WHERE: Michigan Union “Mind Your Head” WHAT: The 2016 Stamps Senior Show will feature work from t...…
…a unique set of challenges and opportunities to the surrounding community. Lazarus and Fetherston noted public universities are tax-exempt and can therefore eat into the tax base of the local city whenever they expand. “As the University grows, there’s this balance between taxable properties and non- taxable,” Lazarus said, adding he has been able to maintain a beneficial relationship between the University of Texas and th...…
…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, April 15, 2016 — 5 Ben Harper’s ‘Call It’ is eclectic dad rock By JOEY SCHUMAN Daily Arts Writer Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals’s latest studio album, Call It What It Is, kicks off with a major dad quote: “I remember when sex was dirty / and the air was clean / and every- thing worth knowing / was in a magazine.” The whole dad quote thing makes sense, conside...…
…ACROSS 1 Not as available 8 Red herring, to a cop 15 Athens eatery 16 Where to view “Duck Dynasty” 17 Oath sworn in a kosher kitchen? 19 Hightailed it 20 Le Mans law 21 Great Plains tribe 22 9-Down opener 23 ’50s pres. candidate 25 Long of “Third Watch” 26 New Year’s Eve get-togethers? 27 Double-dealing in Delhi? 30 “A symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal”: Steinbeck 31 Old knives 32 Cutthroat entrepreneur? 36 Pool option 37 Six-time ...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Friday, April 15, 2016 — 7 Karas has found the perfect home By LANEY BYLER Daily Sports Writer At the tender age of 2 years old, Olivia Karas used to flip off her family’s couch. In an attempt to channel their child’s energy in a more controlled, less dangerous way, Karas’ parents enrolled her in “mommy and me” gymnastics classes. At first glance, the building where the classes were...…
…Senior captain continues to lead Wolverines in pool and in classroom By JORDAN HERBSTMAN Daily Sports Writer It’s not often that a water polo player is compared to seven- time Pro Bowl cornerback Darrelle Revis. But for Michigan coach Marcelo Leonardi, it was the perfect comparison for senior Ali Thomason. Thomason has put together a strong campaign for the No. 6 Michigan women’s water polo team. She leads the team i...…
…The Atlanta rap trio dabs their way to a seminal Ann Arbor hip-hop moment By MATT GALLATIN and SHAYAN SHAFII Daily Arts Writers It’s Wednesday night at Hill Auditorium, and Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh is dabbing onstage. As the ultimate event of Music Matters’ SpringFest, the Atlanta rap group Migos took the stage around 9:30. After a few hours of prep by their hype-man, the audience was clearly ready. The grou...…
…2-News Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 9/3/08 1:06 PM SUDOKU EASY 8 6 5 3 4 7 1 2 4 7 3 8 3 9 7 1 3 8 9 3 4 9 2 6 3 6 8 4 1 9 PAY DAY. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com Greek life philanthropy efforts were included as a part of MUSIC Matters’ SpringFest on Wednesday for the first time in the five-year history of the event. During the day, fraternities and sororit...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, April 14, 2016 — 3 Fisher added that the success of the newly introduced sustainability initiatives came from a push to continue the group’s previous collaboration with other groups on campus. Many Greek life groups participated as student volunteers in the sustainability drive, such as the sorority Sigma Kappa, which set up a table to distribute 200 free flowerpots...…
…I n Detroit, 195 public schools have been closed since 2000. But the mass liquidation of neighborhood schools is not unique to Detroit. Several urban communities are restructuring their public education systems to suit the needs of changing demographics. The rapid pace of school closures raises questions about its impacts on neighborhoods and their residents. Research suggests that closing neighborhood ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, April 14, 2016 — 5 Teller and Kendrick make a terrible film By RACHEL RICHARDSON Daily Arts Writer Remember those kids in high school who, despite being given all the tools for success, refused to put forth an effort to make a decent proj- ect? Whose final prod- ucts ended up being so god-awful they must have exerted effort to make them that horrible? It seems tha...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, April 14, 2016 — 6 ACROSS 1 Tousle 5 F and G, e.g. 10 Soaks (up) 14 Bad thing to be caught in 15 Spells 16 Virginie, par exemple 17 “Need You Tonight” band 18 Start of an old news announcement 20 Frequent Lemmon co-star 22 Chimney 23 Dublin-born poet 24 AWOL trackers 26 Tiny 27 Shine, in Cambridge 29 Ammunition dumps 31 Request to Sajak 32 Stipulation on le menu 34 Numerical prefix 36 Prog...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Thursday, April 14, 2016 — 7 Wolverines blank Michigan State By AVI SHOLKOFF Daily Sports Writer EAST LANSING — It took five innings, but the No. 2 Michigan softball team finally found its trademark offense. After four frames, the Wolverines’ offense looked lost against Michigan State (2-8 Big Ten, 20-20 overall). Michigan reached base just two times — once on an error and once on ...…
…NOTEBOOK LEV FACHER/Daily LaVall Jordan will be the next head coach at Wisconsin-Milwaukee next season. 8 — Thursday, April 14, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Jordan says goodbye to ‘M’ at end-of-season banquet By LEV FACHER Daily Sports Writer A newly minted head coach, LaVall Jordan walked onto the floor at Crisler Center on Wednesday for the Michigan men’s basketball team’s postseason awards cerem...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, April 13, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 109 ©2016 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A SPORTS ......................7A SUDOKU..................... 2A A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A S T A T E M E N T . . . . . . . . . 1 B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM CSG ass...…
…3-News 2-News Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 9/19/08 11:34 AM 6 7 2 4 6 4 8 1 4 7 8 4 3 5 1 6 5 7 5 3 4 2 9 6 1 5 8 3 SO CLOSE YET SO FAR. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Wednesday, April 13, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Students at the University of Michigan took to Twitter in observance of Equal Pay Day Tuesday. The national event began in 1996 ...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, April 13, 2016 — 3A 2-News in a situation if it did happen,” Baum said. This is the event’s first year, and organizers said they hope to make it an annual occurrence. Wes Vear, LSA senior and president of the Club Sports Council, said CPR is an easy skill to learn, and training more people could help raise Michigan’s 8-percent pre- hospital cardiac arrest survival...…
…CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONVERSATION Readers are encouraged to submit letters to the editor and op-eds. Letters should be fewer than 300 words while op-eds should be 550 to 850 words. Send the writer’s full name and University affiliation to tothedaily@michigandaily.com. T hey say you go away to college to learn about the world. To learn what makes the world spin, where your place is in it and how to someday change it for the better. ...…
…JAMIE BIRCOLL T here’s a very quick, subtle contrast in “Mad Max: Fury Road.” Throughout the film, we witness the brain- washed, blindly devoted War Boys hurl themselves at danger with the expecta- tion of dying a warrior’s death. Just before their demise, they all call out to their comrades, “Witness me!” and then give themselves to Valhalla, as they believe. But just before protagonist Imperator Furiosa kills the mega...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Like many knock-knock jokes 6 Fit together, as some Russian dolls 10 Commando ploy 14 Square measures 15 Pledge 16 Magazine with annual Style Awards 17 Impressionist who was frequently a guest of Johnny Carson 19 Ink stain 20 Quite a while 21 Org. with Wizards and Magic 22 Hard-to-hit pitch 23 __ tai 24 Greek gatherings? 27 Cleared (out) 29 Clearasil shelfmate 30 Be in se...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, April 13, 2016 — 7A Michigan at Michigan St. Matchup: Michigan 29-4; Michigan St. 20-19 When: Wednesday 4:30 P.M. Where: Alumni Field TV/Radio: BTN Plus MICHIGAN MICH. ST. 5 11 BASEBALL Michigan falters in sixth inning of loss By NATHANIEL CLARK Daily Sports Writer EAST LANSING — The Michigan baseball team was engaged in a pitcher’s duel through the first fi...…
…8A — Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Grading Michigan’s hockey season By KEVIN SANTO Daily Sports Writer After making the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011, the Michigan hockey team ended its season with a 5-2 loss to North Dakota on March 26. Before we turn the page to next season, the Daily evaluates the Wolverines’ performance in 2015-16. Offense: A+ The Wolverines boas...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | APRIL 13, 2016 The students & photos of the year issue …
…2B Magazine Editor: Karl Williams Deputy Editor: Nabeel Chollampat Design Editor: Shane Achenbach Photo Editor: Zoey Holmstrom Creative Director: Emilie Farrugia Editor in Chief: Shoham Geva Copy Editors: Emily Campbell Alexis Nowicki Jose Rosales Managing Editor: Laura Schinagle the statement Wednesday,April 13. 2016 // The Statement 43,625 students attend the University of Michigan. Only 12 are Students of the Year. N...…
…3B Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement L SA senior Laura Meyer’s immediate response to being chosen as Student of the Year was to share the recogni- tion with all the other member of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center. “It’s really fun to be recognized for some- thing that I’ve worked really hard on,” she said. “But at the same time a lot of the stuff that we’ve all accomplished has been done together, so I...…
…Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement 4B A YEAR IN NEWS ALLISON FARRAND/Daily Two thousand ninety-six women dressed as Rosie the Riveter gather at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Michigan on October 25, 2015 to reclaim the Guinness World Record for the numbers of Rosies in one place. SAN PHAM/Daily Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti residents march in memory of Aura Rosser for the May Day March for Justice on May 1, 2015. HALEY MCLAUGHLIN...…
…Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement EMILIE FARRUGIA/Daily Engineering freshman Gabriel Croitoru tries out Google Cardboard VR at TedxUofM at the Power Center on April 1, 2016. 5B AVA RANDA/Daily Ann Arbor resident Libby Hunter calls for Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to be fired at a weekly protest on Main Street on March 9, 2016. ROBERT DUNNE/Daily Ypsilanti resident Khaman Thomas holds a banner in a protest against police violen...…
…Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement 6B O n paper, LSA sophomore Hannah Buck looks like every other high- achieving person enrolled at the University of Michigan. She double majors in English and Communications with a concen- tration in creative writing. She is currently acting as the Public Relations Chair member for the Groove Performance Group, a per- cussion team that entertains audiences with trashcan drumming and plenty of...…
…Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement 7B L SA junior Jaimie Phelan has a lot on her plate: playing an instrumental role on the Women’s Track and Field team while working tirelessly with Athletes Connected and the Depression Center Stu- dent Advisory Board as an advocate for end- ing the stigma surrounding mental health issues. Yet, she never lets herself get too over- whelmed. “It definitely feels like a lot, but I also kind ...…
…Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement 8B 9B A YEAR IN ENTERTAINMENT ZOEY HOLMSTROM/Daily Twenty One Pilots perform on their Blurryface tour at Saint Andrew’s Hall in Detroit on December 17, 2015. LIZZY XIONG/Daily A ballroom couple dances bolero at the Ohio Star Ball professional show on November 20, 2015. ZACH MOORE/Daily Paul McCartney performs at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit on Octob...…
…Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement 10B R ackham student Rama Mwenesi means a lot of different things to the people who know him. Within the University of Michigan community. To his fellow engineers — and many others, actually — he is the founder of E-MAGINE, a multidisciplinary student startup working to bring Internet access to remote areas in countries like Brazil, Sierra Leone, Kenya and Zambia. To those others who know hi...…
…Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement 11B O ver her time on campus, LSA senior Fabiana Diaz has realized the necessity of advocating to prevent sexual assault, even if she herself isn't fully healed. “It is a privilege to be able to talk about [sexual assault] and advocate for it, because not everyone has that opportunity, but at the same time sometimes it can be tiring mentally,” Diaz said. “Just because I’m advocating for so...…
…Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement 12B A YEAR IN SPORTS MAIZE HYAMS/Daily Freshman Collin DeShaw dives at a swim meet against Michigan State at Canham Natatorium on February 6, 2016. ALLISON FARRAND/Daily An in-camera multiple exposure of University of Michigan gymnast Lauren Marinez competing in a meet at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan on January 16, 2016. MARINA ROSS/Daily Members of Michigan’s soccer team cel...…
…5B ZOEY HOLMSTROM/Daily need ZOEY HOLMSTROM/Daily Freshman Olivia Karas performs on the uneven bars in the Crisler Center on February 8, 2016. ALLISON FARRAND/Daily Michigan wide receiver Jehu Chesson stretches for the Wolverines' only touchdown of their 42-13 loss to Ohio State at Michigan Stadium on November 28, 2015. STINA PERKINS/Daily Michigan infielder Lindsay Montemarano chases down a bunt in front of third base on March 26...…
…Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement 14B Family, faith and friends are what LSA senior Brittney Williams credits to her success today. The presence of all three has empow- ered her to overcome her own struggles with depression, an ill mother and the academic challenges she faced during her time as an undergraduate student. Williams, who began her undergraduate odyssey in 2005, acknowledges her path to graduation later this mon...…
…Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement 15B Despite sitting in Starbucks on a rainy April afternoon, LSA junior Yumi Taguchi sported a warm smile. This, combined with her big eyes and sympathetic tone of voice hinted at why she might be such a comfort to students with mental health difficulties on campus. Saying Taguchi is a mental health activist at the University of Michigan would be putting it mildly. She is involved in fou...…
…Wednesday, April 13, 2016 // The Statement 16B ZOEY HOLMSTROM/Daily Former Ohio state senator Nina Turner speaks at a rally for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) on March 7, 2016 in the Crisler Center. EVAN AARON/Daily Students celebrate Holi, a Hindu festival for the beginning of spring, at Palmer Field on April 3, 2016. AMANDA ALLEN/Daily Protesters hold signs against a deer cull in Ann Arbor parks at an Ann Arbor City Council mee...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, April 12, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Friends, family members offer remarks on campus impact, legacy By LYDIA MURRAY Daily Staff Reporter The sixth annual Campus Memorial Service — hosted by the Division of Student Life and the Association of Religious Counselors — honored three students who passed away during the academic year with more than ...…
…Alpha Epsilon Pi hosts performance featuring comedy sketches By EMMA PERPICH For the Daily The Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre was filled with glow sticks, glow in the dark juggling and the laughs of more than 300 community members at the comedy show and charity benefit “Laughter is the Cure,” hosted by Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity Tuesday. “Laughter is the Cure” is a comedy tour group whose performances feature stand up comedy...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, April 12, 2016 — 3 NEWS BRIEFS Deaths tied to Legionnaires’ disease grows to 12 in Flint area State health officials added two more counts to the number of deaths associated with Legionnaires’ disease — a severe form of pneumonia — in the Flint area, bringing the total to 12, the Detroit Free Press reported. During a 17-month period in 2014 and 2015 there were 91 co...…
…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 Tuesday, April 12, 2016 — 5 EVENT PREVIEW Xu Weixin paints a real portrait of China By MERIN MCDIVITT Daily Arts Writer Many a Chinese artist has painted a portrait of Chairman Mao, the country’s leader dur- ing and after the Communist Revolution. His like- ness, which adorns buildings, Tiananmen Square and an enor- mous gold statue, even inspired an Andy Warhol por- trai...…
…ACROSS 1 Gearshift letters 6 Where a baby develops 10 Largemouth fish 14 Pianist Chick with 22 Grammys 15 Sheltered, at sea 16 Johnson of “Laugh-In” 17 Banjo sound 18 Org. with many long missions 19 Whopper maker? 20 “Fine, don’t listen to me” 23 Old TV-top receiver 26 Calms 27 Lobster-steak combo 31 Prefix with -logue 32 “Airplane!” actor Robert 33 “We don’t know yet,” in a TV schedule 36 Corner-to-corner line: Abbr. 37 Accustom (to) 39 Timel...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, April 12, 2016 — 7 Throwers fuel ‘M’ By MIKE PERSAK Daily Sports Writer The field events have led the Michigan men’s track team recently, with the throwers especially finding success. This past weekend was no different, as the Wolverines traveled to Auburn, Ala., to compete in the Tiger Track Classic. Junior thrower Grant Cartwright continued to shine in the fiel...…
…‘M’ ready to end WNIT streak in 2017 A fter four seasons at the helm, Michigan women’s basketball coach Kim Barnes Arico has made the NCAA Tournament only once — her first season when she took over the head coaching job in the 2012- 13 season. However, over the past three seasons, the Wolverines have failed to make the Big Dance, instead settling for the Women’s National Invitational Tournament. Now in Barnes Arico’s ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, April 11, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Michigan lost both games of a doubleheader in the cold Friday » INSIDE Twin Chillings Concert funds to be donated to initiatives in the city By JENNIFER MEER Daily Staff Reporter This Wednesday, MUSIC Matters will team up with Consider Magazine to incorporate the Detroit Village in their fifth annual Spr...…
