…SURROUNDING HUNDREDS OF CASCADING WATERFALLS WAS A LUSH, WILDLIFE-RICH RAINFOREST WHICH SEEMED TO STRETCH FOR MILES ON END. LOCATED JUST SOUTHEAST OF WHERE THE BORDERS OF ARGENTINA, PARAGUAY AND BRAZIL MEET, THIS LUSCIOUS AREA ISN’T ALL TOO FAR FROM THE FIRES THAT HAVE BEEN RAGING ACROSS THE AMAZON, THE WORLD’S LARGEST TROPICAL RAINFOREST. BY KELSEY PEASE VISUAL STATEMENT IGUAZU FALLS, ARGENTINA Wednesday, September 11, 20...…
…Ann Arbor rents are skyrocketing, according to recent reports. The city’s rent is the second fastest growing among college towns. Separate reports from rental and real estate websites Zumper and RENTCafé confirmed Ann Arbor’s increasing rental rates. Zumper examined the year-over- year rental growth rates of 50 college towns around the country, comparing the average rate for one bedroom in 2019 to the rate in 2018. With a year...…
…Ann Arbor City Council voted 10-1 Tuesday to approve a two-year contract with SDS Global Enterprises Inc. to provide diversity, equity and inclusion consulting. Councilmember Jeff Hayner, D-Ward 1, was opposed. SDS Global Enterprises Inc. was deemed to be the most qualified in assisting the development of the city’s diversity, equity and inclusion plan and complies with the requirements of the city’s non-discrimination an...…
…He cited the same prison, the North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, as an example of a private prison that has treated inmates inhumanely. “They promised cost- saving but instead had cost overruns,” Irwin said. “They cut corners in ways that resulted in people being abused, and the state being sued, and the state having to pay out all sorts of money, and many of our people being treated inhumanely. It was a total d...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Tuesday, September 10, 2019 Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Max Mittleman Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Finn Storer Nicholas Tomaino Joel Weiner Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Ed...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, September 10, 2019 — 5 Despite its herculean ambition, “It Chapter 2” retains none of the contagious charm of the original. And make no mistake about it; this movie is ambitious. “Chapter 2” fires on every cylinder at its disposal, with twice the budget of “It”and an A-list adult cast as the aged-up Losers’ Club. Still, the original film’s quirky, light-hearted appeal is replaced by...…
…“I have felt so many times that the choice of this era is to be destroyed or to morally compromise ourselves in order to be functional — to be wrecked, or to be functional for reasons that contribute to the wreck,” Jia Tolentino writes in “The Story of a Generations in Seven Scams,” an essay from her debut book “Trick Mirror.” This is the kind of observation that sets “Trick Mirror” apart from other recent cultural commentaries. In a sen...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, September 10, 2019 — 7 Cross. Shot. Rebound. Goal. After 327 minutes, Michigan finally ended its scoring drought when sophomore Raleigh Loughman ripped a shot into the upper corner 80 minutes into Sunday’s game. The play started when sophomore Meredith Haakenson received the ball from the corner, took a touch, turned and sent the ball towards the goal. The goalie dove and b...…
…8 — Tuesday, September 10, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Panic Meter: How worried should you be about the Wolverines? If there’s ever been a better timed week three bye, you’d be hard-pressed to find it. By the skin of its teeth, the Michigan football team emerged victorious on Saturday against Army. That has done little to deter criticism in its aftermath. The Wolverines enter their first of two bye weeks, with ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, September 9, 2019 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM This year’s Festifall was bigger than ever, with 623 students organizations setting up tables in North Ingalls Mall, according to the Center for Campus Involvement. Last year,approximately 500 clubs participated in the annual club fair, which is held on the first Friday of school each year.. According to Devon V...…
…“Anytime you have someone that’s addicted to a substance and pull the rug out, there’s going to be little issues in the day-to- day life,” Kolbusz said. “I’m hoping that people actually try and quit. I know that’s what I’m trying to do, but expectations aren’t always results. With any drug, with any kind of substance, there’s certain things going on that make it hard to quit.” Kolbusz believes students will find creative wa...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Monday, September 9, 2019— 3A When I walked out of the Jackson Heights subway station in Queens, I could have been walking out of a metro station in Delhi or Mumbai or Chennai. Everyone around me was Brown, storefronts all around selling samosas, chaat and chai. It felt like home. It made me realize how empowering it is to be surrounded by people who look like you, somet...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Monday, September 9, 2019 Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Max Mittleman Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Finn Storer Nicholas Tomaino Joel Weiner Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edi...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, September 9, 2019 — 5A In the spirit of Welcome Week, Festifall and all things post-Labor-Day, The Daily Film section has written a collection of blurbs celebrating our favorite “Openings” to movies. Here’s to another year of learning, changing, trying, failing, crying, smiling, passing, movie-watching and (most importantly) a-best-picture-awarded- to-a-film-that-surpasses-the-low...…
…By Freddie Cheng ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 09/09/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 09/09/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Monday, September 9, 2019 ACROSS 1 More certain 6 Gp. with moms, dads and educators 9 “Thereabouts” suffix 12 “Men” or “teeth,” grammatically 14 One of Ringo’s set 15 __ kwon do 16 Absurd, as a scheme 17 Autodialed annoyance, often at d...…
…SPORTSMONDAY The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | September 9, 2019 MICHIGAN ESCAPES IN 20T All Aidan Hutchinson remembers is that Michigan was in its base defense. He doesn’t remember bending around one lineman and going through another. He doesn’t remember that Kwity Paye had already hit Army’s Kelvin Hopkins and he doesn’t remember extending his left arm, knocking the ball loose. He just knows he hit the quarterback. After tha...…
…2B — September 9, 2019 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com L et’s get it out of the way: Shea Patterson wasn’t perfect on Saturday and he never will be. Michigan’s quarterback fum- bled twice against Army and lost both of them. He missed a wide open Ronnie Bell streak- ing down the field early in the game on what prob- ably would have been a touchdown. His internal clock seemed off in the pocket and that Bell ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday September 9, 2019 — 3B Offense plagues Wolverines in loss In the 86th minute of the Michigan women’s soccer team’s match against Notre Dame, junior midfielder Sarah Stratigakis received a strong cross from the wing and fired a header on goal. The shot was the Wolverines’ best and final chance to go ahead, but Fighting Irish goalkeeper Mattie Interian denied it with a diving s...…
…4B — Monday, September 9, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Donning a plush blanket and a happy-go-lucky demeanor, Kevin and Paula Cooper sat atop Section 10 of Michigan Stadium late Saturday morning. They were there early to catch a glimpse of their son, David, who’s one of Army’s backup kickers. Paula served in the military from 1992-1997. Kevin has served the last 27 years. “I’m just happy to be here,” Paula s...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 6, 2019 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM On Thursday night, the Ann Arbor District Library, in partnership with the University of Michigan’s Michigan Community Scholars Program, offered a free viewing of the 2015 documentary, “The Hunting Ground,” which depicts sexual violence on college campuses and the failures of universities to appropriat...…
…Relationship Remix, a two- hour workshop required for all freshmen and transfer students, got a makeover for the 2019-2020 school year. Previously led by student volunteers, the program instead hired 20 students this academic year as workshop facilitators. The program also updated some of the language used in its curriculum. Relationship Remix is a program partnership between the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness C...…
…In an email, University spokeswoman Kim Broekhuizen said the University does not let attorneys conduct cross- examination for accessibility reasons. “It’s important to note, Doe v. Baum calls for a student or their advisor to conduct the cross-examination,” Broekhuizen wrote. “Questioning by personal advisors - often attorneys - is not allowed at U-M out of concern that not all students would be able to afford c...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Friday, September 6, 2019 FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. MAYA GOLDMAN Editor in Chief MAGDALENA MIHAYLOVA AND JOEL DANILEWITZ Editorial Page Editors Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of T...…
…5A — Friday, September 6, 2019 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com By Bruce Haight ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 09/06/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 09/06/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Friday, September 6, 2019 ACROSS 1 Source of seasonal color 5 Like bubble baths 10 Golfer at Royal Troon, often 14 “I’m buying!” 15 “America” soloist in “West Side ...…
…“A Pakistani into Springsteen. Now that’s got potential,” sneered the editor of Javed Khan’s (Viveik Kalra, “Next of Kin”) high school newspaper in 1987 Luton, England. Javed had just submitted an article in homage to the American rock legend — or myth, depending on where you stand — Bruce Springsteen. But I wonder if that is how Warner Bros. responded when “Blinded by the Light,” the story of the empowerment of a working class, Brit...…
…SA TURDA Y FOOTBALL September 7, 2019 …
…FootballSaturday, September 7, 2019 2B STAFF PICKS The Daily football writers pick against the spread for the weekend’s best games. Theo Mackie Max Marcovitch Ethan Sears Aria Gerson No. 12 Texas A&M at No. 1 Clemson (-17) Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson New Mexico State at No. 2 Alabama (-55) New Mexico State Alabama Alabama Alabama New Mexico State Cincinnati at No. 5 Ohio State (-16) Ohio State Ohio State Cincinnati Ohio Stat...…
…3B TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com As Wolverines prepare for Army, defensive line coach Shaun Nua brings rivalry experience Shaun Nua remembers the last time he beat Army. That December day in Philadelphia four years ago, Nua was on the sidelines, coaching defensive line at Navy — the Black Knights’ fiercest rival. The Midshipmen finished with eight tackles for loss and three sacks in rivalry win number four for Nua, now ...…
…TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com FootballSaturday, September 7, 2019 4B Jack Harbaugh sat on his couch in Wisconsin, his youngest son three days removed from the end of spring practice over 300 miles away, when he felt a fist. Other than some discomfort while tak- ing a walk, he didn’t have any symptoms — no sweating, no nausea, no pain in his arm. Just that fist. A pop right above his heart, cinching him tight, like someone ...…
…idea. Tom Crean, Joani’s hus- band, had moved from Marquette to coach Indiana basketball by then. Moving to Ann Arbor would put him closer to all three of his kids. “I remember making that argument,” Jim Harbaugh said. “And maybe resonating.” Players Jack had coached in the ‘70s, and his colleagues on Bo Schembechler’s staff, still lived in the area. He could live next door to his grandkids and see them every day. Making the deci...…
…This one’s been circled on the calendar for months. Maybe more of a tepid oval, actually. It’s not the same anticipation as an Ohio State or Notre Dame game, but one born more of curiosity. Don Brown and his defense have been preparing for Army’s notorious triple- option look for months now. The Black Knights will come into Michigan Stadium on Saturday an experienced group, coming off an 11-win season and a ...…
…7B TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com Much of the conversation around this game centers around the other side of the ball, that’s the natural tendency when a triple-option side comes to town. But it’s hard to see the Wolverines’ offense being bothered much by the group it’s facing. Army’s best defense this week might be its offense — and whether it can control enough clock to keep Shea Patterson and co. off the field. T...…
…FootballSaturday, September 7, 2019 8B How to defend Army’s triple-option Brian Smith remembers the first time he saw Army on the schedule. The reaction, naturally, was dread. Now the defensive coordinator at Rice, which lost 14-7 to the Black Knights last week, that’s what happens when he thinks about preparing his defense to face the triple option. His second reaction was more calculated. Smith didn’t need to dig too far in...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, September 5, 2019 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM The Center of the City Task Force met at Larcom City Hall to discuss the planning stages of a new park in the center of Ann Arbor Wednesday afternoon. The 10-person municipal committee was designed to promote long-term beautification projects in Ann Arbor. The group first met on Aug. 1, after local vote...…
…The Kelsey Museum of Archaeology debuted a new exhibit titled “Graffiti as Devotion along the Nile: El-Kurru, Sudan” on August 23. The exhibit focuses on approximately 600 graffiti artifacts found at the site of El-Kurru in ancient Kush, located in modern day Sudan. Geoff Emberling, co-curator of the exhibit, said the project began when a group of researchers traveled to Sudan in 2015, expecting to find an ancient royal cit...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, September 5, 2019 — 3 P O L I C Y T A L K S @ T H E F O R D S C H O O L STEPHEN BIEGUN U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Photo: Josh Burek/Belfer Center Free and open to the public. Reception to follow. Info: fspp-events@umich.edu fordschool.umich.edu @fordschool #policytalks W E I S E R D I P LO M ACY C E N T E R L A U N C H S E R I E S International diplomacy chal...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Thursday, September 5, 2019 Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Max Mittleman Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Finn Storer Nicholas Tomaino Joel Weiner Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Ed...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, September 5, 2019 — 5 Somewhere on a dingy, pale- blue sofa in a poorly lit room, BROCKHAMPTON is situated before your screen in silvery jumpsuits. Their quintessential Cheeto-dust orange garb and cheesy smiles are supplanted by somber, subdued semi-dancemoves and emotionally raw lyricism. This is their latest album GINGER at its overarching emotional core, “Dearly Dep...…
…By Kristian House ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 09/05/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 09/05/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Thursday, September 5, 2019 ACROSS 1 Isla surrounder 5 Real cutup 10 Italian volcano 14 TV series that had flashbacks, flash-forwards and multiple timelines 15 Kemper of “The Office” 16 Truant GI 17 *Brain trust member 19 Meander 20 Affl...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, September 5, 2019 — 7 How Eubanks unlocks the offense A spread offense, as with any other, is usually defined by its personnel. Philosophically, the idea of forcing opponents to defend all 53.5 yards of horizontal space on a football field translates to getting athletic guys to run routes and spreading them out. Usually, that means wide receivers. The proliferation of the sp...…
…8 — Thursday, September 5, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com …
…The Graduate Employee Organization published a petition last month requesting more information about a recently approved University of Michigan fee for most international students. The additional expense was created to bolster support services for international students at the University. The petition, which was published on Change.org three weeks ago, has amassed more than 380 signatures as of press time. GEO decid...…
…LSA senior Kathy Zhu, the vic LSA senior Kathy Zhu, the vice chair of the University of Michigan College Republicans, made national headlines after Miss World America stripped her of her Miss Michigan title in July. The action was in response to two tweets from her public Twitter account. According to an email the organization sent to Zhu, the tweets were deemed “offensive, insensitive and inappropriate content.” As a new schoo...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, September 4, 2019 — 3A “We have a collective bargaining agreement,” Carter said. “We have specific language where the employer is supposed to provide parking for residents that are designated for being on-call. There is obviously no designated parking.” As a result of these changes, the Michigan Nurses Association and University of Michigan Professional Nurse Council filed...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, September 4, 2019 Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Max Mittleman Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Finn Storer Nicholas Tomaino Joel Weiner Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, September 4, 2019 — 5A In the spirit of Welcome Week, Festifall and all things post-Labor- Day, The Michigan Daily Film section has written a collection of blurbs celebrating our favorite “Openings” to movies. Here’s to another year of learning, changing, trying, failing, crying, smiling, passing, movie- watching and (most importantly) a-best-picture-awarded-to-a-film- that-s...…
…The focus of Taylor Swift’s Lover is right in the title. From her love for her boyfriend and mom, to her love for being in love, Swift has clearly dedicated this album to the people and things she loves the most. Lover is hopeful, challenging and suggests there’s a certain kind of freedom in heartbreak. Unlike the dark edginess of her 2017 album Reputation, Lover feels more like a sequel to her pop album 1989, glitter and ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, September 4, 2019 — 7A Play while tired. For the Michigan women’s field hockey team, this mantra shapes everything. Early in the season, the Wolverines are trying to create their identity — an identity that puts playing through fatigue and adversity at the forefront. From quick, explosive starts to high-effort plays late in matches, intensity is the name of the game. No. 7 Mich...…
…8A — Wednesday, September 4, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines top Oakland, Northern Arizona For the Michigan volleyball team, Friday’s matches couldn’t have come sooner. The 15th-ranked Wolverines (2-0) have opened their season this deep into the calendar only once since 2004. But despite the long preseason, they didn’t show any signs of being behind the curve in a 25-18, 25-23, 25-8 sweep of Oakland (1-...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 PHOTO BY DANYEL THARAKAN Summer love stories …
