…Wednesday, February 4, 2015 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, February 4, 2015 // The Statement 5B L et’s lay out a hypothetical scenario: it’s the 2014 guberna- torial election and the statewide results are based solely off the vote tallies in Washtenaw County. The results? To say the least, we’d find a very different state government. A Democratic governor. A Democratic attorney general. A Democratic secretary of state. And, in the onl...…
…Wednesday, February 4, 2015 // The Statement 6B W hen West Quad Residence Hall reopens next semes- ter, residents will have to walk into another Ann Arbor city ward just to eat breakfast. Despite being across the street, South Quad Residence Hall and West Quad are in different wards — meaning they have separate represen- tatives for Ann Arbor City Council. Situations like these arise across the University as all five of Ann Arbor’s ward...…
…T he digital clock flashed 1:23, its red austerity shouting at me. “Mom, hurry up!” It was competition day. I spent my morn- ing gluing on fake eyelashes and my after- noon rushing my mother. My dance team was set to be backstage at 1:30, the venue a 15-minute drive away. I did the math. “One, two, three, four, one, two, three, four, one-two-three-four,” I heard her chant from behind the shower curtain. “MOM.” “Onetwothreefour, on...…
…Wednesday, February 4, 2015 // The Statement 8B Alex Koi doesn’t just perform music, she embodies it. She has a quiet confidence offstage and the kind of commanding presence onstage that can hold the rapt atten- tion of an audience, whether she’s singing jazz or indie electronic. She says her mind is bursting with melodies that seem effortlessly articulated, as if they always existed. Koi is a senior studying history and jazz vocal perfor...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, February 3, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM If passed, children of unmarried couples would receive benefits By ALLANA AKHTAR Daily Staff Reporter State Rep. Jeff Irwin (D–Ann Arbor) proposed a bill on Thurs- day to legalize unwed, two-par- ent adoption in Michigan. The issue originally catalyzed what is soon to be a U.S. Supreme Court case,...…
…Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 10/23/08 2:18 PM 1 2 3 8 3 1 2 5 3 6 3 7 2 5 1 7 4 7 9 7 1 9 8 4 5 1 8 EASE BACK INTO IT. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY Sunday’s Super Bowl XLIX was the most widely viewed Super Bowl game, CBS reported on Monday. The game accounted for 49.7% of viewership in 56 metropoitan areas. 3 President...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, February 3, 2015 — 3 DETROIT Storm dumps most snow in 41 years The rumble of plows and roar of blowers shook many neighborhoods in communities across parts of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula Monday as road crews and homeowners worked to dig out from 1½ feet of snow and the Detroit area’s biggest snowfall in four decades. A slow-moving winter storm spanned about 24 hours after movi...…
…I get sick a lot. Like a lot a lot. “My parents never let me skip school,” was a jealous line I got growing up. And why wouldn’t they be jeal- ous? For kids who don’t get sick often, staying home once a week would seem excessive, perhaps luxuri- ous. As far as they knew, I was watching cartoons and eating cookies all day while they were solving math problems. Of course, I wasn’t. I was doing all of the schoolwork for that day ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, February 3, 2015 — 5 MIKE GROLL/AP Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky, D-Long Beach, left, Assemblyman Carl Heastie, D-Bronx, and Luis R. Sepúlveda, D-Bronx, leave a meeting of the so-called Reform Caucus. Heastie poised to take office in New York State Assembly In Kalamazoo, work begins to revamp the State Theatre Couple pairs art with wine in new business STEPHEN SENNE/AP New England ...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Pharmacy purchase 5 Figure (out), slangily 9 Early Yucatán settlers 14 German “a” 15 Irish New Age singer 16 Bite-the-bullet type 17 400 athletes? 19 “Star Trek” lieutenant 20 Trophy prized by actors 21 Watermelon eater’s discard 23 Austin-to-Baton Rouge direction 24 Flat hat with a pompom 26 40 polos? 28 Football club based in Lombardy 32 Many a casino visitor 33 Bank of...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, February 3, 2015 — 7 Key & Peele score By KAREN HUA Daily TV/New Media Editor Sketch comedy duo deliver skewering sports satire While most of the nation pre- pared for this last weekend’s Super Bowl, in Hollywood, Keegan- Michael Key (“The Lego Movie”) and Jordan Peele (“Bob’s Burg- ers”) prepared for their par- ody version of the big game. It’s widely known...…
…W hen Danielle Williams was announced in the starting lineup for the Michigan women’s basketball team back on Dec. 19 at Crisler Center, more than a few fans scratched their heads. The sophomore guard had played just 81 minutes her freshman season, with only one start under her belt. Days earlier, Williams wasn’t even practicing alongside the starters — she was on the scout team, trying to simulate Canisius players. W...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, February 2, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Michigan came up short in over- time against Michigan State » INSIDE Close isn’t enough Snow Day is the second on campus in nearly 40 years By AMABEL KAROUB and IRENE PARK Daily News Editor and Daily Staff Reporter The University has canceled classes and events on Monday due to inclement weath...…
…Multitude of cultures continue to mold city’s neighborhoods By NEALA BERKOWSKI Daily Staff Reporter As The Michigan Daily contin- ues to watch and report on Detroit shaping its future, we want to reflect back on how the city got here. Our hope for this week’s Detroit History Series is that read- ers learn something new about the city and, in turn, better understand what’s to come. Detroit is known for its rich past. Much of th...…
…If individual damages were to total between $1,000 and $20,000 each, the individuals would face felony charges — which could result in up to five years in prison, “a fine of not more than $10,000 or three times the amount of the destruction or injury, whichever is greater,” or both. However, no individuals have yet been identified, at least pub- licly, as culpable for the damages. Beyond state law, E. Royster Harper, vice presid...…
…W alking along State Street the other day, I noticed a bright big banner proudly displayed above the steps to the Michigan Union, advertising — for lack of a better term — the Counsel- ing and Psychological Ser- vices center. Glancing up at the sign, I remembered the first time I had gone to CAPS earlier this year. I had decided I probably needed to see someone long before I actually called to make an appointment. A bunch of ri...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, February 2, 2015 — 5A Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Burst into tears 5 Wander off the point 11 Rainy 14 Hodgepodge 15 In the plane’s cabin, say 17 New Year’s __ 18 Pennsylvania borough in today’s news 20 Clinton’s instrument 21 Ambulance VIP 22 ’50s nuclear experiments 23 Founded, on signs 25 Foe 27 Approved, briefly 29 Pop singer Diamond 31 Henry V...…
…6A — Monday, February 2, 2015 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Amos Lee stuns at day two of Folk Fest By ADAM THEISEN Senior Arts Editor The Ark prides itself on stretch- ing the definition of “folk music.” While the Ann Arbor institution is primarily known as a “folk” venue, in reality, it loves to accommodate all kinds of genre-breaking artists. In The Ark’s eyes, it seems, folk isn’t always just a guy standing alone ...…
…BSportsMonday Michigan State outlasts Michigan with 10-0 overtime spurt at Breslin By LEV FACHER Managing Editor EAST LANSING — Last year, it was Derrick Walton Jr., then a freshman, who rose to the occasion for the Michigan men’s basketball team at Breslin Center, leading the Wolverines to an 80-75 victory on January 25, 2014. This year, with Walton on crutches and confined to the bench, it was another freshman guard who took ...…
…2B — February 2, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Jay Harbaugh’s eight-part recruiting pitch L ast week, Jay Harbaugh, the Michigan football team’s tight ends coach, made national news when a top recruit posted a handwritten letter from Harbaugh. The letter outlined eight reasons — bolded below — that four-star tight end Chris Clark should commit to Michigan on National Signing Day on Wednesday. ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday February 2, 2015 — 3B Second half dooms ‘M’ By JACOB GASE Daily Sports Writer All of the Michigan women’s basketball team’s Big Ten road contests this season have followed the same script: a first- half scoring drought followed by a furious second-half comeback. In four tries, the pattern has produced only one win for the Wolverines — a seven-point victory over Northwe...…
…4B — February 2, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan drops rivalry matchup to Spartans at Joe Louis Arena By ERIN LENNON Daily Sports Editor DETROIT — It started with Andrew Copp flipping a Michigan State defender into the Spartans’ bench. It ended with the junior forward and several other Michigan players throwing fists at Spartans, having suffered their first defeat since Dec. 13. The ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, January 30, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXIV, No. 58 ©2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 S P O R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 S U ...…
…2 — Friday, January 30, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY The Michigan women’s basketball team fell to No. 5 Maryland on Thursday night, 91-65. And on the men’s side, senior forward Max Bielfeldt has adapted well to his newfound respon- sibilites as a team leader. >> FOR MORE, SEE SPORTS PAGE 8 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Dartmouth College President Phil Hanlon announced a uni...…
…billion dollars, whatever the fig- ure is, and redirect it to the Pell Grant program” Kantrowitz said. The University’s Office of Financial Aid said they couldn’t say how many students use the AOTC because those deductions are filed through IRS, not the Uni- versity. In light of the president’s sec- ond proposal, which would make two years of community college free, Kantrowitz noted that in community colleges — where more than ...…
…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 Friday, January 30, 2015 — 5 Psychedelic Pond Australian alternative band is reminiscent of MGMT By MELINA GLUSAC Daily Arts Writer What’s happening down under? Trippy stuff, man — the good (see: Tame Impala), the ugly and the decent. In the latter cat- egory lies the weirdest named of the Austra- lian psychedelic revival groups, Pond. Current members Nick Allbrook, Jay W...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Ones calling the shots? 5 Rock blasters 9 Californie, for one 13 Apple variety 14 Goal for a runner 15 Renaissance painter Veronese 16 Deep-sea creature, literally 18 Mozart’s “King of Instruments” 19 Seat of Dallas County, Alabama 20 Alternative strategies, literally 22 Churchill, for one 24 “Who, me?” 25 1,000 G’s 27 Goes out for a bit? 30 Fusion, for one 35 Receptionis...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Friday, January 30, 2015 — 7 Shot put standout has unique path By NATHANIEL CLARK Daily Sports Writer Long before Derek Sievers was a shot put standout for the Michigan men’s track team, he hoped to make a name for himself on the gridiron. He spent three years as a starting fullback on the football team at Byron Center (Michigan) High School. He has won the shot put four times in h...…
…8 — Friday, January 30, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tough task ahead for ‘M’ against defending champs By LELAND MITCHINSON For the Daily The No. 16 Michigan wrestling team will have a difficult time Friday night when it hosts No. 5 Penn State at Cliff Keen Arena. The Wolverines are attempting to harness the momentum of back-to- back Big Ten wins against Wisconsin and Indiana, while Penn Sta...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, January 29, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM This week, our arts staff examines a local dispensary the weed-side » INSIDE CsgC protein in bacteria could help treat degenerative disorders By ALAINA WYGANT For the Daily University researchers have discovered CsgC, a protein made by the gut bacteria E. coli, which may one day play a role ...…
…Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 10/27/08 1:11 PM 7 3 8 5 8 7 4 9 2 4 3 3 5 4 3 7 1 2 7 2 1 9 3 4 6 7 SRIRACHA. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Thursday, January 29, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY Ann Arbor’s medical marijuana market is alive and well at People’s Choice Alternative Medicine, you can pick up ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, January 29, 2015 — 3A NEWS BRIEFS YPSILANTI, Mich. Basketball team mourns student and player lost in crash The men’s basketball team at Eastern Michigan University has honored two students who were killed in a car accident over the weekend. A moment of silence was held Tuesday before a game against Ohio University to mourn the loss of women’s basketball player Shannise Heady...…
…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, January 29, 2015 — 5A Have you purchased the Football Book yet? Do the crossword, then order one. Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Some portrait frames 6 Noble __ 11 Singsong syllable 14 With 15-Across, accounting unit 15 See 14-Across 16 Like some aces 17 Manage 18 Walking __ 19 Sound after a satisfying swig 20 Scotch cocktails 2...…
…6A — Thursday, January 29, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Harbaugh secures staff Five assistants come from NFL jobs By MAX COHEN Managing Sports Editor One month has passed since Jim Harbaugh was introduced as Michigan’s head football coach. In that time, he has been tasked with hiring a coaching staff and filling out a recruiting class that was decimated because of questions surrounding Brady Hoke’s job ...…
…Bthe -side BY KATHLEEN DAVIS SENIOR ARTS EDITOR Design credit: Levi Kipke and Shreya Razak Photo by Virginia Lozano The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, January 29, 2015 See DISPENSARY, Page 2B …
…2B — Thursday, January 29, 2015 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Editors note: Due to the legal sensitivity of the topic, some names have been changed. I pulled into the parking lot of People’s Choice of Ann Arbor on a gray and slushy afternoon, equal parts excited and nervous to step into a medical marijuana dis- pensary for the first time. A large purple wall greeted me in front of my windshield, featuring a larg...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Thursday, January 29, 2015 — 3B FILM COLUMN The flaming swerve of visual storytelling Mild spoilers to “Whiplash” and “Blue Ruin” ahead. In perhaps the most gripping 10 minutes of film released last year, there are no explosions. There is no rubble. No smoke. No gunshots. Smolder- ing through in spasms between just three paltry lines of dia- logue, there is only fi...…
…4B — Thursday, January 29, 2015 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTIST PROFILE VIRGINIA LOZANO/Daily LSA junior Ian Perfitt performs as Neighbourhood!. Ian Perfitt blends creative and analytical thinking in his music BY CAROLINE FILIPS Daily Arts Writer LSA junior Ian Perfitt is the ideal convergence of the left- brain/right-brain theory on per- sonality — he has a palpable zeal for music and thoughtful inten...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, January 28, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Officer delivers first in-class presentation on shooter situations By ANDREW ALMANI Daily Staff Reporter Inside Angell Hall last week, a lecture hall full of students took a break from earth science to dis- cuss a very different topic — how to respond to an active shooter situation. Officers from...…
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…secution, Shavit said the deci- sion by many Jews to emigrate from one continent to another was the only way to respond to persecution and anti-Semitism in Europe. “We need a place that is a powerhouse for modern, Jew- ish identity,” he said. “That’s why Israel was needed, that is why Israel is needed, that is why Israel will be needed, and this is so relevant to young, American Jews.” Shavit stressed how impres- sive he believed...…
…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, January 28, 2014 — 5A Aziz Ansari will text your boy-toy ‘Parks and Rec’ star brings a hilarious set to Masonic Temple By KAREN HUA Daily TV/New Media Editor This past Sunday, Aziz Ansari graced us with his presence at a jam-packed Masonic Temple in Detroit. Just a day after tickets were released for sale last month, we all had to scramble to find a pair of decent seats. Gl...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Help for Holmes 5 All hands on deck 9 Baby food, usually 14 “Can you give me a __?” 15 Bass’ red triangle, e.g. 16 Dove rival 17 Fraternal meeting place 19 Sense & Spray air freshener maker 20 “Here are the facts,” briefly 21 Garden outcast 22 Dark suit 23 Central church area 25 Pacific Northwest capital 27 “The Cask of Amontillado” writer 31 Reduced in number 32 Track ti...…
…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 28, 2015 — 7A For Kopas, Michigan swimming a family affair With her success, the swimmer follows her father’s footsteps By KEVIN SANTO Daily Sports Writer Emily Kopas didn’t just don the maize and blue at her first competition as a Wolverine. Rather, she grew up repping the block ‘M’, thanks to her father. William Kopas was the 1986 Big Ten champion in the 1,6...…
…8A — Wednesday, January 28, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com A look at the top games in the Michigan-MSU rivalry By ZACH SHAW Daily Sports Writer For the next two weeks, the Michigan hockey team is at war. The 13th-ranked Wolverines will take on archrival Michigan State twice during that time frame, the first of which is this Friday at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. Michigan (7-1 Big Ten, 15-7 overall) will be the ...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY JANUARY 21, 2015 in …
…So the ban on whaling in Oklahoma (Oklahoma!) may be the most bizarre law in the U.S., but some laws here in Michigan are still pretty darn weird. 2B Magazine Editor: Ian DIllingham Deputy Editor: Natalie Gadbois Design Editor: Jake Wellins Photo Editor: Luna Anna Archey Illustrator: Megan Mulholland Maggie Miller Editor in Chief: Jennifer Calfas Managing Editor: Lev Facher Copy Editors: Hannah Bates Laura Schinagle Em...…
