…University Affairs, said faculty members’ portfolios also include their teaching evaluation scores. These portfolios are reviewed by executive committees that make recommendations to the dean for performance-based salary increases. What the surveys themselves look like can differ, sometimes significantly, but each starts with four University-wide questions, commonly known as Q1 through Q4. These questions have been the focus ...…
…Dance senior, is trying his hand at direction for the first time. Since April, he’s been tirelessly planning how to tie this show together. A completely student-run organization, MUSKET is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, and though there were a few reservations before settling on this risque musical, the pay off has proven worthwhile. Provided with funding and no censorship, MUSKET is free to experiment in t...…
…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER 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....…
…ACROSS 1 __ Men, pop band whose name derives from its members’ homeland 5 Bit of a speech 9 Prolonged look 14 Instruments for Israel Kamakawiwo’ole 15 Case for notions 16 Attach 17 Bar for some dancers 19 “The Grand Budapest Hotel” actor 20 Kiss a frog, so it’s said 22 Org. that holds your interest? 23 LBJ agency 24 Reuters competitor 27 All out 32 Complain 36 Attic forager 37 Family nickname 38 Went too far with 40 Street vendor’s snack 42 Co...…
…6A — Thursday, November 19, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Baxter adjusts to drama Michigan’s special teams still strong after three miscues in four games By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor While the Michigan special teams unit has been one of the team’s strengths this season, it has weathered some drama lately. There was, of course, the dropped punt snap that Michigan State picked up and returned f...…
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, November 19, 2015 the b-side by Catherine Sulpizio, Senior Arts Editor All traditions need updates, though it’s usually the strongholds of American culture that resist change. I’m talking about Thanksgiving, a holiday that has not aged well in the eyes of a modern post-colonial, secular and multicultural citizen. Iffy roots aside, turkey is a real drag. It’s usually too dry, most...…
…2B — Thursday, November 19, 2015 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Farmer’s market is worth the lost sleep By CAROLINE FILIPS Daily Arts Writer On any given Saturday, there’s a high chance I won’t be able to drag myself out of bed before noon. Last Friday night, despite my body’s anticipated extra resting hours, I set my alarm for 10 a.m. and changed the beat of my circadian rhythm in preparation for Kerrytown...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Thursday, November 19, 2015 — 3B By JACOB RICH Daily Film Editor “You know, sometimes, I’d bring, like, four strippers to the radio show after work to party with us. So they were there for, like, five minutes, and I went outside to have a cigarette. When I came back in, the four girls were beelining out of there. ‘Oh my god, we’ve got to get out of there,’ they were saying, and, I’...…
…4-BSide 3 slices of rustic bread, sliced 1 inch thick 1 tablespoon + 1/4 cup olive oil 2 lemons 1 head kale, washed and torn into small pieces 1/4 cup shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano Coarse salt Crushed red pepper flakes 1/3 cup cashews 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons water 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon soy sauce 5 tablespoons olive oil 1 yellow onion, diced 3 cloves of garlic, minced 8 oz shitake mushrooms, sliced Splash of dry white wine (opt...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 18, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM STUDENT GOVERNMENT Assembly hopes updates will increase student activity in the building By JACKIE CHARNIGA Daily Staff Reporter Renovation plans for the Michigan Union are moving forward. Loren Rullman, associate vice president for student life, spoke with Central Student Government at their weekl...…
…RITA MORRIS/Daily Third-year Pharmacy student Charlotte Buckley crafts a piggy bank during her ceramics class in the Art & Architecture Building on Tuesday. ZOEY HOLMSTROM/Daily Mock wage board speakers discuss the $15 minimum wage for student workers in Weill Hall on Tuesday. After droughts and floods throughout the country, North Korea is experiencing damage and shortage in cabbage crops, the Guardian reported. Cabbage ...…
…will come from student fees, but contributions were also made by the Office of Student Life, funds generated by parking permits and the University Athletic Department. “There’s about $80 million allocated to this project,” Rullman said. “I say somewhere in the neighborhood of half of that is going to fixing the plumbing which was put in in 1919.” Jan van den Kieboom, founder and principal of Workshop Architects, said th...…
…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER 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, November 18, 2015 — 5A EVENT PREVIEW ‘Symphony in D’ returns to the D Composer Tod Machover talks community, music By DAYTON HARE Daily Arts Writer The city of Detroit has a more storied history than the state of Michigan itself. Founded in 1701 by French colo- nists, Detroit has had both towering highs and lethar- gic lows. It was in Detroit that Henry Ford’s...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Home of the Nobel Peace Center 5 Loafed 10 Wharf 14 Scandinavian royal name 15 Black, in Bordeaux 16 Johnson of “Laugh-In” 17 Lose it 20 Takes advantage of a cloudless night 21 Grating sounds 22 “Oui, oui,” across the Pyrenees 23 1-Across locale: Abbr. 24 Lose it 30 Kentucky college or its city 31 Cod cousin 32 __ gratia artis: MGM motto 34 Spot in the control tower 35 Lo...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts & Sports Wednesday, November 18, 2015 — 7A STYLE NOTEBOOK ‘IRIS’ doc follows iconic fashionista Iris Apfel still vibrant in new documentary By CARLY COLONNESE Daily Arts Writer “IRIS” is a documentary about Iris Apfel, a 93-year- old fashion icon and style chameleon. The film opens with Apfel telling us how she dresses herself on a daily basis. While dressed in mix-match prints and don...…
…8A — Wednesday, November 18, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Rudock praised for composure By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor With 2:52 left in regulation of the Michigan football team’s game at Indiana on Saturday, fifth-year senior quarterback Jake Rudock had to lead one of his biggest drives as a Wolverine. Michigan set up at its own 34, down by seven. Rudock quickly led his team down the field: an in rou...…
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…2B Wednesday, November 18, 2015 // The Statement T he phrase “orgasm tsunami” gets thrown around a lot nowadays. More than it used to. Why, back in the ‘70s, they didn’t even have tsunamis. And God didn’t invent the orgasm until 1993 (the year Alex was conceived). But lately, it’s like everybody’s trapped in a frenzy of sick, wet ecstasy, collapsing onto beds, hammocks, and gas station bathroom floors, rolling over to their ...…
…3B Magazine Editor: Ian DIllingham Deputy Editor: Natalie Gadbois Design Editor: Jake Wellins Photo Editor: Luna Anna Archey Creative Director: Cheryll Victuelles Editor in Chief: Jennifer Calfas Managing Editor: Lev Facher Copy Editors: Hannah Bates Laura Schinagle Emma Sutherland THE statement CONFLICTS & CONVERSATIONS ON THE RECORD “This is an attack not just on Paris, it’s an attack not just on the people of Fra...…
…Wednesday, November 18, 2015 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, November 18, 2015 // The Statement 5B “Every morning when I walk to work,” he says, “I walk by this big oak tree and I nudge it a little bit, trying to establish some camara- derie.” For the past sixty-four years, Abernathy has watched Ann Arbor grow up. New lay- ers of asphalt, an ever-expanding university, and 24-hour Speedways have transformed the once sleepy village in...…
…Wednesday, November 18 , 2015 // The Statement 6B Personal Statement: Spotify and modern honesty by Amelia Zak, Daily Music Editor I recently argued with a friend who was frustrated with my Spotify etiquette. “You listen to my playlist all the time but you don’t follow it?” he asked, irritated. “Yes,” I responded, amused. This set off his berating: “There’s no honesty left on this godforsaken planet. No one practices it anymore. I ...…
…Wednesday, November 18, 2015 // The Statement 7B Personal Statement: A reunion by Alex Intner, Daily Arts Writer W hen my sister saw me through the entryway to my apartment building, she jumped up and down with a smile beaming across her face. Once I opened the door, there was nothing stopping her from running into my arms, saying “Hi,” with more joy than I’ve heard from her voice in a long time. She was in Michigan visiting for th...…
…Wednesday, November 18, 2015 // The Statement 8B Abernathy’s work is dynamic, per- petually in flux, driven by his insa- tiable curiosity. He calls himself a “classicist,” but uses the term loosely. “Some of the stuff I’m doing now is definitely not classic,” Abernathy says with a grin. “I was taught by a lady who was Swedish, I was fascinated with Oriental ceramics, and I lace all that into production and engineering— I’m a hodgepod...…
…By AMELIA ZAK Daily Music Editor Vanessa Carlton was a fading memory in the minds of ’90s kids everywhere, her name merely standing as an indication of the seminal classic, “A Thousand Miles.” From 2002 to 2005, Carlton’s sugary piano ballads filled the radio airwaves. These Billboard-topping hits, like “A Thousand Miles,” “White Houses,” and “Ordinary Day,” were a heavy load to bear for one so young. The fast fame swallowed...…
…2 — Tuesday, November 17, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY The Michigan men’s basketball team overcame a slow start and rolled to an 88-68 rout of Elon at Crisler Center on Monday. Junior guard Derrick Walton Jr. led the Wolverines with 24 points. 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Twenty-six U.S. states announced that they will not be accepting Syrian refugees following Friday’s attac...…
…from it it’s just a whole better pic- ture,” she said. Thompson said misinforma- tion is a pitfall for many students, and perpetuates stereotypes. “I’m from Michigan, and when some people think of a Black girl from Michigan, they’re probably from Detroit,” Thompson said. “But that is wrong; I’m from Mel- vindale, which is a small subur- ban city outside of Detroit. The mentality of stereotypes have to be changed and not just with (...…
…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER 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, November 17, 2015 — 5 ALBUM REVIEW Justin Bieber’s new aggressive apologies ‘Purpose’ is a good career strategy with a modern sound By RACHEL KERR Daily Arts Writer On Friday, Justin Bieber released his fourth studio album, Purpose, to let us all know he’s really, really sorry for every- thing he has done in the last couple of years: for the time he was detained on ...…
…various forms of inspiration. Pulling from the “trippy colors of my grandfather’s painting” to the production styles of producers like Steve Osbourne to the mental space she was in at the time, Carlton was able to construct her most peaceful, minimalist, folk- inspired album. “There’s something about being minimal and presenting just the essentials. I think that I had, in the past, come from a flamboyance,” Carlton said. “And ...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 17, 2015 — 7 Playoff mindset drives Harbaugh, Wolverines By MAX COHEN Managing Sports Editor The Michigan football team has taken its share of lumps in recent weeks. The Wolverines have won three games in a row against lesser opponents, but two of the victories have come because of last-second stands by the defense. Making matters worse, injuries have taken their to...…
…8 — Tuesday, November 17, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com RUBY WALLAU/Daily Freshman Moritz Wagner (right) has worked his way into Michigan’s rotation. Michigan’s big men getting opportunity By SIMON KAUFMAN Daily Sports Editor After his team’s regular-season opener on Friday, Michigan men’s basketball coach John Beilein said earning minutes at the ‘5’ spot would be “very competitive.” He never said it would be a...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 16, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Michigan escaped Indiana to stay in the Big Ten title hunt » INSIDE Survive and dvance ‘U’ confirms safety of 14 students, faculty and staff in France By LARA MOEHLMAN Daily Staff Reporter With Paris still reeling after a series of terrorist attacks hit the city Friday night, about 80 students gathered on the ...…
…2A — Monday, November 16, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY Michigan quarterback Jake Rudock set a school record with six passing touchdowns on Saturday in the Wolverines’ 48-41 win at Indiana. With the win, Michigan improved to 8-2. >>SEE SPORTS, PAGE 1B 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES North Korean film screening WHAT: The first North Korean film made purely for entertainment will ...…
…returning students incentives to live off campus. From 2009 to 2014, the University’s freshman enrollment remained well over 6,000 students. Part of the initial uptick in applications was attributed to the University’s 2010 decision to join the Common App, an online undergraduate college application which allows students to apply to any of the 622 member schools. Within the University’s first year as a Common App member, und...…
…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER 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, November 16, 2015 — 5A Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Honolulu “howdy” 6 Cozy eatery 10 Exasperated sound 14 Access the Internet 15 Word-of-mouth 16 Merely 17 *Malicious prank 19 Memo writer’s “Pronto!” 20 White Monopoly bills 21 Church recess 22 Sarcastic in a mean way 23 Approximately 3.26 light-years 25 One doing simple math 26 Written in few word...…
…6A — Monday, November 16, 2015 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MUSIC COLUMN Piecing together shattered genius J eff Buckley had the kind of voice that could save a life. Armed often with just a guitar and a set of beautiful, angelic vocal chords, he could inhabit and improve upon other artists’ songs like nobody else. From Dylan to Van Morrison to Nina Simone, Buckley would strum his strings and stretch out h...…
…BSportsMonday OPENING NIGHT n After a slow start, the Wolverines rolled over Northern Michigan to begin their regular season. Page 3B NIAGARA FALLS The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | November 16, 2015 n The Michigan hockey team used a big first period to cruise past Niagara on Friday at Yost Ice Arena. Page 3B ‘M’ saves season on last play BLOOMINGTON — The Michigan football team’s season vanished tonight, only to reappea...…
…2B — November 16, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘M’ wins fourth regional title in past five seasons By LANEY BYLER For the Daily The Michigan women’s cross country team claimed the NCAA Great Lakes Regional title Friday at the Tom Zimmer Championship Course in Madison. The victory earned the Wolverines a spot in the NCAA Championships next week. The seventh-ranked Wolverines took first place in ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday November 16, 2015 — 3B FIELD HOCKEY ‘M’ season ends in quarterfinals Wolverines upset Wake Forest, then fall to UNC in NCAA Tournament By AVI SHOLKOFF Daily Sports Writer For the No. 1 North Carolina field hockey team, the situation felt familiar. Not only was the team playing on its home turf — it was also with a lineup consisting of six upperclassmen and two soph...…
…4B — November 16, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com He did not flinch when Michigan trailed by seven points and less than three minutes remained on the scoreboard. Rudock marched the Wolverines right down the field. He did not flinch when six seconds remained in the game and Michigan had the ball on the Hoosiers’ five-yard line on fourth down. Rudock threw a strike to redshirt junior wide receiver Jehu...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, November 13, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM The Michigan men’s basketball team embarks on its 100th season » INSIDE tip-off Institutional racism must be acknowledged By THE MICHIGAN DAILY Editorial Board The University community is no stranger to protests in recent years with several student groups calling for the administration to improve race relations ...…
…2-News THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY Under-recruited and often overlooked, senior guard Spike Albrecht enters his final year with the Michigan men’s basketball team with his sights set high. >>SEE TIP-OFF, PAGE 1B 2 Webster reading series WHAT: Hannah Louise Poston and Helena Smith will present their work. WHO: Helen Zell Writers’ Program WHEN: Today from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. WHERE: Museum of Art, Helmut Stern Auditoriu...…
…unnamed dystopian society with its main character, Katurian, as a short-story writer. After detectives discover an eerie similarity between the gruesome violence of Katurian’s stories and several recent child murders, he is brought in for questioning. When Katurian hears that his brother Michael has confessed to the murders, including sharing details on their twisted upbringing, Katurian suffocates him as a kind of mercy kil...…
…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER 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....…
…TV REVIEW ‘MasterChef Junior’ fun despite its issues By MATT BARNAUSKAS Daily Arts Writer If there is one show that makes me feel like I’m underachieving in life, it’s “MasterChef Junior.” Entering its fourth season, the pint-sized spin-off of the hit FOX show “Mas- terChef” continues to present chil- dren of such culinary excellence that it puts most of its viewing audience to shame. I may be able to cook a burger, ...…
…FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @michigandaily NOW. Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Set into motion 8 Golf alternative, briefly 15 Red bowlful 16 __ Itzá: Mayan ruins 17 Classic leading man who moonlighted at a pharmacy? 19 Second of 24 20 L.A. Kings’ org. 21 Management 22 Fiji’s region 25 Pulitzer-winning writer who moonlighted in a nightly news studio? 32 Saying that often goes without saying 33 Breaks down 34...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts & Sports Friday, November 13, 2015 — 7A TV REVIEW Aimless ‘Donny!’ has yet to find its footing Uninspired comedy relies on tasteless jokes By SAMUEL ROSENBERG Daily Arts Writer One of the most common tropes in television comedies also seems to be one of the most entertaining: famous people playing fiction- alized versions of themselves. Watching celebrities poke fun at their ...…
…8A — Friday, November 13, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com RITA MORRIS/Daily Fifth-year senior Jake Rudock is coming off his best game of the season. FOOTBALL Breakdown: ‘M’ vs. Indiana By MAX BULTMAN Daily Sports Editor For most of its season, the Indiana football team has had to settle for “close.” Already this season, the Hoosiers (0-5 Big Ten, 4-5 overall) have lost to then-No. 1 Ohio State by seven ...…
