…3-News NEWS BRIEFS NEWS BRIEFS The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, March 24, 2015 — 3 GRAND RAPIDS Resort shows strong outlook for tourism A new report says that Michi- gan’s tourism industry grew in 2014 despite the cold, wet year, and the tourism outlook is sunny going forward. The Michigan State Univer- sity report says that 2014 was 6 percent cooler and 11 percent wetter than normal. Even so, it says hotel ...…
…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, March 24, 2015 — 5 TV REVIEW Marling echoes retro heartbreak Singer-songwriter’s new album takes influence from the West Coast greats By AMELIA ZAK Daily Music Editor “To find a queen without a king / They say she plays guitar and cries and sings” Legend has it that these lyrics from the famous Led Zeppelin record, “Going to California,” were written by the Robert ...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Mythical bird 4 Spanish hero played by Heston 9 Bush successor 14 Oktoberfest gripe 15 Protest sign word 16 Purple Heart, e.g. 17 *One harvesting honey 19 Freezing cold 20 Count in music 21 Nothing, in Normandy 23 Floor cleaner scent 24 MIT part: Abbr. 25 *One planning a job 27 Words before grip or life 29 Pub offering 30 Mom-and-pop org. 32 Havens 36 Exorcism target 40 *...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, March 24, 2015 — 7 EVAN VUCCI/AP Secretary of State John Kerry, right, shakes hands with Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, left, and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani after a news conference at Camp David Presidential retreat, on Monday, March 23 in Camp David, Md. Afghan, U.S. leaders discuss relations after 14 year war RICK BOWMER/AP In this Feb. 5, 2015, file photo, Utah Gov. G...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 8 — Tuesday, March 24, 2015 The Greek goddess of walks, Sierra Romero By TED JANES Daily Sports Writer Many baseball fans refer to former Red Sox infielder Kevin Youkilis as the “Greek God of Walks.” Michigan softball’s Sierra Romero is challenging him for that title. The junior second baseman has been walked 38 times this season, the third highest in college softball. In a ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, March 23, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM The Michigan hockey team lost in the Big Ten title game, ending its season » INSIDE SportsMonday CAMPUS LIFE RUBY WALLAU/Daily LEFT: Ann Arbor residents Keith Orr and Martin Contreras toast during a celebration for their anniversary and the anniversaries of 300 same-sex couples who married one-year ago bef...…
…organized the ceremony to bring together all couples that wed the day after Friedman’s ruling. Orr and his husband Martin Contre- ras, the other co-owner of Aut Bar, were among the couples celebrat- ing their first anniversary. “We realized that within days, 320 couples were going to have the same anniversary, and we were going to have to do something that day,” Orr said. Washtenaw County residents Diane VanDorn and Connie Greer ...…
…3-News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, March 23, 2015 — 3A “If you just look at our out-of- pocket expenses, things we’ve paid to contractors, third par- ties, it’s around $230,000. It doesn’t take into consideration management time or damage to the resort’s reputation. Our accountants and attorneys are saying that this could be up to an additional $200,000,” Barry Owens, Treetops Resort general manager, wrote i...…
…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, March 23, 2015 — 5A Question: What goes great with your morning coffee? Answer: michigandaily.com Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Gear tooth 4 Scotch whisky brand 9 Apples, e.g. 14 Sushi bar tuna 15 “Inside the NBA” analyst Shaq 16 Scary bacteria 17 *Dots-and- dashes system 19 Charged toward 20 Long Island airport town 21 “Divergent” star Wo...…
…6A — Monday, March 23, 2015 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Young cast carries lackluster ‘Insurgent’ More hype than depth in ‘Empire’ By NOAH COHEN Daily Arts Writer The idea of partitioning people by virtue – bravery, cleverness, service – was believable in the case of Hog- warts because it was a school whose single, final arbiter was a talking hat. In “Insurgent,” the adult society commits to the...…
…B CHAMPS AGAIN n The women’s gymnastics team won the Big Ten title at Crisler Center. Page 4B 1,400 STRONG The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | March 23, 2015 n Michigan swept Ohio State, earning Carol Hutchins’ 1,400th win. Page 3B K.O. at the Joe D ETROIT — Red Berenson leans back in his chair with a scowl. He sips some water as he tries to process how the past hour could have left him smiling. For the third stra...…
…2B — March 23, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTSMONDAY COLUMN Improving a quiet tournament S omething was wrong when, just 40 minutes before puck drop at Joe Louis Arena, the attendant at the box office scoffed when I asked if the game was any- where near a sellout. But it’s Michigan vs. Michigan State! And it’s the semifinal of the Big Ten Hockey Tournament, where the stakes are highest — t...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday March 23, 2015 — 3B Michigan dominates Ohio State in Columbus for three- game sweep By CHRIS CROWDER Daily Sports Writer Three wins away from becoming just the third coach in college softball history to reach 1,400 victories, Michigan softball coach Carol Hutchins needed an undefeated weekend to etch her name further into the record books. And with three games against Ohi...…
…4B — March 23, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com reporters, Berenson walked straight to the team bus. He sat there as his team filed out of the locker room, heads down and optimism dashed. Berenson sat in the front of the bus as thoughts on another season of underachievement rushed through his head. Hardly anyone takes losing as hard as Berenson does. “You know what, I went through that three-year stretch ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, March 20, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM SAN PHAM/Daily S. Jack Hu, interim vice president of research, speaks about annual research funding at the University’s Board of Regents meeting at the Michigan Union Thursday. ADMINISTRATION GOVERNMENT ICE HOCKEY STUDENT GOVERNMENT Aaron Dworkin to be next School of Music, Theatre & Dance dean By ALLA...…
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…societal benefit,” Rupp said. For the plan to be feasible, Carter said the devices must become more advanced. “There’s potential if the technology advances far enough that the device is seamless to the driver experience,” he said. “It may not be that the first way to go for this is to mandate, it might be that maybe it’s a condition for getting a discount on your car insurance and it’s a voluntary action, or parents putting ...…
…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....…
…5 — Friday, March 20, 2015 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘Last Man on Earth’ has unique premise By ALEX INTNER Daily Arts Writer When “The Last Man on Earth” was announced last year, they hadn’t even filmed a pilot. FOX picked up the idea straight- to-series with only a loose idea and Will Forte (“Saturday Night Life”) attached to star and write the series. Upon presenting the show to advertisers in ...…
…ACROSS 1 Shoot the moon 6 “Say from whence / You __ this strange intelligence?”: Macbeth 9 Word of possibility 14 MDX maker 15 __ Pacis: altar of Peace 16 Tough test metaphor 17 Where shirts may be lost? 19 Dish man? 20 Measurement for Sagan 21 One sending out bills 23 Field guard 24 Bolivian president Morales 25 Denounce unmercifully 27 Natl. debt unit 28 Mountain __: soft drinks 30 White 31 Galileo’s birthplace 32 California Marine Corps bas...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Friday, March 20, 2015 — 7 Big Ten preview: It’s Michigan and Minnesota, then everybody else By CHRIS CROWDER Daily Sports Writer In the conference room at the new Donald R. Shepherd Softball Center, pictures of past Michigan Big Ten championship teams are proudly displayed on the wall. There’s just one problem: there’s no room for more pictures. This fact is proof of how dominant the No....…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 8 — Friday, March 20, 2015 How a position becomes an identity Michigan’s position-by- position preview S F T B A L L P R E V I E W By TED JANES Daily Sports Writer With the Big Ten season right around the corner, the ros- ter for the No. 4 Michigan softball team is finally settling into place. Michigan coach Carol Hutchins continues to shuffle players in and out, especially in the infiel...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, March 19, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED-TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Pi Kappa Phi charity event benefits local organization By BRANDON SUMMERS-MILLER For the Daily Members of the University’s Pi Kappa Phi fraternity chapter took to wheelchairs and faced off against the Michigan Rollin’ Pistons — a youth wheelchair bas- ketball team — Wednesday night to raise funds as...…
…2A — Thursday, March 19, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily’s office for $2. Subscriptions for fall term, starting ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, March 19, 2015 — 3A Elbel Field is also a popular location for intramural sports, as it includes a 100-yard turf football field, two sand volley- ball courts, two softball fields, a picnic area and a field area. The University renovated the field in 2011 as part of an effort to improve its recreational sports facilities. A lively, student-populated neighborhood, Elbel is a five...…
…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 Weekend Roundup Thursday, March 19, 2015 — 5A ACROSS 1 Explosive sound 5 Outer __ 10 Not even ajar 14 “Born to Die” singer/songwriter Del Rey 15 Stadium divisions 16 Son of Leah 17 “You’re living in the past,” nowadays 20 Flower celebrated in an annual Ottawa festival 21 Move the boat, in a way 22 Painting option 23 Like a typical farmer’s market 25 “Gotcha!” 26 “You can’t go there,” nowadays 32 Peace No...…
…ICE HOCKEY Michigan opens Big Ten tourney under pressure Wolverines need three wins, starting with Wisconsin on Thursday By JEREMY SUMMITT Daily Sports Editor The Michigan hockey team is in an all-too familiar position heading into this weekend’s Big Ten Tournament. Holding the third seed, the Wolverines (12-8 Big Ten, 20-14 overall) will be pitted against No. 6 seed Wisconsin (2-15-3-2, 4-25- 5) in Thursday’s opening-round...…
…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, March 19. 2015 the b-side A New Road for Detroit: The Ann Arbor Film Fest returns to Michigan Theater for it’s 53rd year » INSIDE Film Fest: Redevelopment prompts tough questions By Adam Theisen, Senior Arts Editor …
…2B — Thursday, March 19, 2015 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com When I was growing up in the suburbs of Detroit, I and other young kids in schools learned a very clear, simple narrative about the city. Henry Ford and the Model T created a thriving metropolis with architecture that garnered it the moniker “The Paris of the West,” whose factory workers earned a good wage and supplied the U.S. with the tanks, jeeps and...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Thursday, March 19, 2015 — 3B 53rd Ann Arbor Film Fest keeps its charm By KATHLEEN DAVIS Senior Arts Editor Every year for the past 53 years, mid-March brings a change in the air for the city of Ann Arbor. It’s not due to the first breaks of spring that melt the snow, or the mix of dread and excitement that comes with the end of the scholastic year. This March, like the 52 before i...…
…4B — Thursday, March 19, 2015 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com By RACHEL KERR Daily Arts Writer I walk down East Washington Street toward a brick building with blocks of bright colors painted around its doorway. I ring the bell and quickly come face to face with a woman wearing an easy smile. I reach out my hand to greet her, but I’m instead embraced by an enthusiastic German Shepherd (whose name I later learn is...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, March 18, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED-TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Improving the climate of the Business School Residential College students consider #BlackLivesMatter movement By CARLY NOAH Daily Staff Reporter Though demonstrators call- ing for an end to police brutality covered the Diag in December and marched to Ann Arbor City Hall in January, the #Black- LivesM...…
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…secure jobs and housing. The organization would steward the money, rather than give the funds to the Chavez’s directly. Funkhouser wrote in a Face- book post that people claiming to be Mat Chavez’s relatives had contacted him, warning that the couple was on the street because of drug use, not due to an illness that resulted in a lost job and ulti- mately homelessness. He added that he had reached out directly to Danielle Chavez’s f...…
…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, March 18, 2015 — 5A ‘Frozen on Ice’ is faithful to film Movie adaptation exceeds writer’s expectations By CHRISTIAN KENNEDY Daily Arts Writer “Why are you going home this weekend?” “I’m going to ‘Frozen on Ice,’ ” I said, straight-faced. I don’t mess around when it comes to the “awesomely cool” new age classic (the tickets were free, so that didn’t hurt eith...…
…ACROSS 1 Cellist’s need 4 North of Colombia 9 P.T. goal 14 In a style resembling 15 Make less dangerous 16 Clear 17 Hipster 18 Inspiration for a chewy candy 20 Doglike scavengers 22 Bird on Australia’s coat of arms 23 __-di-dah 24 “Frasier” role 25 Run __: find 28 Horns banned at the 2014 World Cup 31 Tons 35 Nobelist Pavlov 36 Visual greeting 37 Peruvian wool sources 38 “Yo, how’s things?” 39 Colorful island dresses 41 Game show VIPs 42 Umpte...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 18, 2015 — 7A ‘M’ places seventh at Wildcat Invite By SAMANTHA MARSH For the Daily With underclassmen leading the way at the Wildcat Invitational in Arizona, the future looks bright for the Michigan women’s golf team. Freshman Kathy Lim started off the tournament strong with an even-par 72 in the first round with birdies on holes five, six and 10. Closely behind we...…
…8A — Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Goaltending solution a key before Big Ten Tournament By ERIN LENNON Daily Sports Editor Though this year’s Big Ten field looks far different than it did in the conference’s inaugural season of hockey competition, one thing has stayed the same: strong goaltending. Michigan State goaltender Jake Hildebrand stole the show in the regular-season fin...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY MARCH 18, 2015 …
…If we lived according to TV/movie standards, everyone would move to New York or L.A. after graduation and live in apart- ments far exceeding our income. Here are a few more unique (and more realistic) post-grad options. 2B Magazine Editor: Ian DIllingham Deputy Editor: Natalie Gadbois Design Editor: Jake Wellins Photo Editor: Luna Anna Archey Illustrator: Megan Mulholland Maggie Miller Managing Editor: Lev Facher Editor in Ch...…
…Wednesday, March 18, 2015 // The Statement 3B Becoming a Townie: How to read in Ann Arbor A nn Arborites know how to read, but for newbies to the city, perfecting this takes some time. Moving to a new city is like get- ting a new credit card — you’ve got to think about every area of your life in which this personal infor- mation is recorded and update it. You don’t realize the full impact until Netflix is randomly can- celed in th...…
…Wednesday, March 18, 2015 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, March 18, 2015 // The Statement 5B By Zach Shaw, Daily Sports Writer Rethinking Ross The unglamorous realities of a business school education K endall Cortez was immediately sold on what he was getting into. The sophomore was just getting set- tled in at orientation as a new member of the Ross School of Business, and was being intro- duced to his orientation group’s assignment...…
…Wednesday, March 18, 2015 // The Statement 6B Women in Leadership Lessons fosters necessary conversations for young professionals by Natalie Gadbois, Deputy Statement Editor T he statistics are well-worn but still concerning: women comprise only 4.6 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs. Only 9 percent of the top 250 films released in 2012 were directed by women. The contentious pay gap — argued by many as an effect of environmental choices ...…
…Wednesday, March 18, 2015 // The Statement 7B Personal Statement: Undress the Doll by Aiko Fukuchi, LSA Senior U ntil I was eleven years old, my family would take trips to Japan each summer. I would help my aunt pick plums from a tree in her backyard, and she would tell me stories. But I don’t speak Japanese, so I wouldn’t understand, and we would laugh because of this, and she would continue telling me stories that I wouldn’t unde...…
…Wednesday, March 18, 2015 // The Statement 8B Over half a century ago, Martin Luther King Jr. preached at the Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, Alabama — inspiring masses of people to risk their lives for freedom during the civil rights era. A teenage Ora Gamble was among those inspired and marched through the streets of Birmingham, where the Alabama State Troopers shot her down with a hose. At the 50 year anniversary of Bloody Sund...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, March 17, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM ADMINISTRATION FINANCE HEALTH N. Campus Grove project also up for approval at Thursday meeting By GEN HUMMER and ALLANA AKHTAR Daily Staff Reporters The University’s Board of Regents will consider two North Campus construction projects at their monthly meeting on Thurs- day. The regents will v...…
