…About 20 students, faculty and local activists convened on the University of Michigan Diag Monday afternoon for an anti-gun violence rally jointly hosted by Shattering the Silence, an organization dedicated to increased gun control measures, and the advocacy nonprofit NextGen America. The rally served to commemorate the 58 lives lost in Las Vegas a year ago — the deadliest mass shooting in American history — and urge people t...…
…the conduct of Ann Arbor police officers and investigate complaints from city residents, but concerns arose about the legality of certain provisions in relation to the city charter and the police department’s collective bargaining agreement. Kailasapathy, who co-sponsored the task force’s ordinance, said the process surrounding the formation of citizen task force’s proposal was the most democratic she had seen in her ...…
…“F irst impressions last a lifetime.” “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.” These are the words of wisdom that led me toward my greatest adventure in medical school — an international rotation in Ghana. Pursuing my dream in another country created memories that will last a lifetime and inform who I am as a physician. First Day in the Labor Ward As I entered the labor ward at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, I discovered...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, October 2, 2018 — 5 Seated in an upholstered booth surrounded by a sparkling jewel toned interior and lit with a warm, bright glow, Sava’s Ann Arbor has everything a millennial foodie needs for the perfect Instagram picture — the trendy, boho ambiance pairs perfectly with their token Sweety Fries, of course. When Sava’s first opened its doors to the Ann Arbor community, they...…
…By Roland Huget ©2018 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 10/02/18 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 10/02/18 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Tuesday, October 2, 2018 ACROSS 1 Gulf States prince 5 Macy’s competitor 10 Eucharist celebration 14 See 62-Across 15 Boise’s state 16 Israeli airline 17 Tool for cutting stone and concrete 19 River of Cairo 20 Playing surface surrounded b...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, October 2, 2018 — 7 Midfielders’ play spurs Wolverines on offense It may have been Meg Dowthwaite who scored the goal that put the No. 6 Michigan field hockey team (3-1 Big Ten, 7-4 overall) on the board in its eventual 3-2 win over No. 10 Northwestern (2-1, 7-5) on Friday. But to hear the junior forward tell it, she was just in the right place at the right time. Instead, i...…
…8 — Tuesday, October 2, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Karan Higdon relishes workhorse role he played against Northwestern Even when he wanted to forget about it, Karan Higdon couldn’t avoid seeing his holding penalty from Saturday’s 20-17 win at Northwestern. “(I’ve seen it) a couple times, I had no choice,” Higdon said. “A lot of people sent it to me. It’s one of those things that — I can’t say it happ...…
…Students and faculty convened Sunday in the Annenberg Auditorium for the first annual WeListen fall conference, a day-long event focused on maintaining open communication among individuals from different political backgrounds. WeListen, a University of Michigan student organization aimed at bridging the political divide through bipartisan discourse on pertinent political issues, supports healthy po...…
…While discussing his new book “How Democracies Die”, co-authored with Harvard professor Daniel Ziblatt, Steven Levitsky, a professor of government at Harvard University, noted the current Supreme Court nomination process of Brett Kavanaugh. Levitsky argued increased political polarization will result in increased conflict, while addressing a crowd of about 40 students and faculty members Saturday on the pres...…
…3A — Monday, October 1, 2018 Michigan in Color The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com D.C.’s Chinatown is for tourists “Do you even have Chinese cooks? This tastes like cardboard,” my mother yelled in Mandarin at the poor, unsuspecting waitress. She was very unimpressed by the food we tried at the “authentic” Chinese restaurant at Chinatown in Washington, D.C. Despite the traditional archway and the Chinese characters on t...…
…I used to dread the first day of school. I didn’t dread it because it meant that summer was ending and that I’d soon spend my evenings doing homework rather than relaxing. It was because teachers never pronounced my name right. Before I started going by Krystal, I went by my non-American, phonetically spelled (yet somehow still difficult to pronounce) name that I won’t write here because I know no one will be able to pronounce ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, October 1, 2018 — 5A Seven or eight years ago, when it looked like AMC’s quiet prestige period drama “Mad Men” was onto something, a bunch of network execs picked up the phone, presumably barked “’60s!” to whoever was on the line and we were all treated to some of the most disastrous television ever, in the form of “Pan Am” and “The Playboy Club.” NBC’s “This Is Us” is the late...…
…it’s a wonder that she’s still functioning at all. It’s hard not to view The Lamb as the conclusion to some unwritten bildungsroman, but West has been careful to clarify that things aren’t so clear cut. For now, there may not be a definitive end point in her journey from addiction to sobriety. This sentiment is encapsulated in a single lyric on “Water Over Sex,” the album’s second single, where West delicately croons, “You th...…
…Moving On Chase Winovich wasn’t chosen as a captain this season, but he has proven to be a leader for Michigan on and off the field. » Page 2B Blitzed Michigan falls back to .500, as Northwestern scores four goals in a game for the first time in two seasons against the Wolverines. » Page 3B Michigan avoids near-devastating loss to Wildcats EVANSTON — Shea Patterson and the Michigan football team’s offense stepped onto the f...…
…2B — Monday, October 1, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Winovich is the voice of the defense B efore the season began, the week of the Notre Dame game, Chase Winovich was dealt some unexpected bad news. After a season in which he led the Michigan football team in sacks, tackles for loss and fumble recoveries, Winovich was one of the unquestioned leaders on the Wolverines’ defense which finished third nati...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Monday, October 1, 2018 — 3B Next generation of Michigan defense emerges As the Michigan football team mounted its largest comeback in the Jim Harbaugh era Saturday against Northwestern, fans saw a team clawing for its season. They saw an offense do just enough, led by a quarterback who showed guile and resolve. They also saw a defense show a prolonged glimpse into what the ...…
…4B — Monday, October 1, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Patterson shows resilience in comeback win EVANSTON — Saturday wasn’t Shea Patterson’s best performance in a Michigan uniform. It’s not one that will litter his highlight reel or show off to NFL scouts. His statistics won’t jump off the page come Sunday morning. But with 10:05 left in the fourth quarter, down by four points, Patterson took the ball and sho...…
…Abdul El-Sayed, Democratic runner-up in the Michigan gubernatorial primary last month, announced Monday the launch of his new political action committee, Southpaw Michigan. Southpaw Michigan PAC aims to continue the progressive movement ignited by El-Sayed’s campaign for governor and seeks to promote progressive candidates in local Michigan races. On its website, Southpaw pledges support to six main issues: ethical cam...…
…2A — Thursday, September 27, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 9/8/08 2:06 PM 1 7 1 2 8 7 9 5 1 2 4 9 8 7 2 2 6 5 1 6 8 3 6 2 4 3 8 2 1 © sudokusolver.com. For personal use only. Generate and solve Sudoku, Super Sudoku and Godoku puzzles at sudokusyndication.com! FALLTIME SADNESS puzzle by sudokusyndication.com TUESDAY: By Desig...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, September 27, 2018 — 3A the council to preserve the chimney as a free-standing structure for the protected species. Cathy Theisen, conservation chair at the Washtenaw Audubon Society, explained chimney swifts roost during the fall and spring to keep warm before migrating back to South America. Chimney swifts used to roost in trees until they were cut down. “They usually wo...…
…W ith the midterms coming up, Republicans have an important question to ask themselves: Am I ok with President Donald Trump becoming the next Ronald Reagan? Reagan reshaped the Republican Party’s policies, strategies and style for generations to come. Trump is on course to do the same. This should be a scary thought for everyone, especially Republicans. Trump enjoys a 93 percent approval rating among voters wh...…
…Apart from soberly functioning every day, introspecting into the quirks and the charms that we hold informs how we respond to the pressure campus culture puts on defining who we are. Our campus is filled with millennials, and it’s no wonder that one of our privileges over previous generations lies in the formation of self-identity. We’re caught between a wealth of human and internet resources and the impressiona...…
…6A — Thursday, September 27, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Aidan Hutchinson hype train gaining steam Get anyone in the Michigan football program going on freshman defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, and it soon becomes clear how high they are on him. Ask fifth-year senior defensive lineman Lawrence Marshall. “Oh my god, Aidan, from the first day until now, making a huge jump. That kid will be an All-Americ...…
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…straight without using any other chemicals. You’re almost a preferred, VIP Black person, and that’s unfortunate,” Hopkins said. The same is true in many other cultures and communities, but all art will have its critics. In the same way artists learn to love what spills from their hearts onto the canvas, women of color learn to embrace their “preferred” hair type. Liznel Ferreira, a former stylist, also had to ...…
…age, becoming the first skinheads. Later, the name “skinhead” would become associated with ugly nationalist rhetoric groups, but initially, it was just a descriptor for those who chose to buzz their hair in search of a bare-bones, stripped look. Using appearance to solidify their identity, English youth began wearing ripped and distressed clothes, black, leather and, of course, spiking and cutting their hair. London punks...…
…2-BSide 4B —Thursday, September 27, 2018 b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Breanna Cross is an LSA Junior double majoring in Communications and Spanish. Originally from Southfield, Mich., Cross has been doing hair ever since she was a young girl. She loved the creative agency that braiding gave her in how she chose to present herself. Presently, Cross has made a name for herself as one of the key stylists speci...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com b-side Thursday, September 27, 2018 — 5B Bangs are a telltale sign that something is wrong. Nobody just wakes up one morning and thinks, “I should get bangs today.” No, bangs are premeditated. They take planning and plotting and panicking. And when judgment day comes, the verdict is most definitely going to be guilty. I have spent hours — nay, nights — searching through the depths of Pintere...…
…2-BSide Our culture is one saturated by antiquated, sexist and Eurocentric perceptions of female beauty. Intertwined with this conception of physical perfection is hair, more specifically straight hair, which has prompted generations of African-American women to alter their unique frizz and curl patterns to fit the mold of silky locks. With its well-constructed protagonist, engaging character re...…
…Defying stereotypes about college students’ preference for loungewear, one can find students sporting suits at any given day at the Ross School of Business Building. With a sleek, modern exterior and an interior that hosts a private gym, cafeteria and frequent visists from top recruiters, some students have remarked that the building itself resembles a traditional business atmosphere. Belying the Business School’s tra...…
…of the new Little Caesars world headquarters. The Detroit location may also host autograph signing events with professional athletes, some of whom played for the University and currently live in the city. Travis Arbogast, vice president of development at Olympia Development of Michigan, said The M Den opening will be a fresh addition to diversify the stores at the Columbia Street shopping center. “As an athletics...…
…will help improve programs for future graduate students. “The goal is really for us to try to better understand the doctoral student experience,” Gonzalez said. “We have lots of kinds of dry data (gender, race, and ethnicity information) about these students, but we don’t know, at least on a large scale, the details about their experience and how that changes over time.” For the 2017 MDES survey, all participants were fi...…
…T he day I told my mom that I was gay, she cried. The day I told my mom that I was gay, she cried. She wept not because of who I was, but because of what I was losing. “Life is hard enough as it is, and I want things to be as easy as they can be for you.” she said. “I just don’t want you to lose that innocence any earlier than you have to.” I nodded half-heartedly, trying to fully understand what she had meant. After seeing my ...…
…The album cover that graces the front of The Cat Breathes the Fresh Water is a barely discernible cacophony of red. “The Cat,” it declares in messy scrawl in the upper left-hand corner, before getting cut off by what can only be described as a vague approximation of a human face. On either side, two stars hang at a lopsided angle and a miniature cat hides in the empty circle of the left eye. Its whiskers are askew; its sole...…
…ACROSS 1 Muslim pilgrimage 5 Made docile 10 Valley with a Wine Train 14 Melville’s “Typee” sequel 15 Limber 16 Malicious 17 Bandit band 18 Jackrabbits, e.g. 19 Minimum __ 20 *Niacin and riboflavin 23 7UP competitor since 1961 25 Harbinger 28 *Twenty Questions question 29 “I could be wrong” 33 Knocks firmly 34 Pseudonym 35 Part of LACMA 36 *Earth, Wind & Fire hit album whose title means “everything considered” 38 “Nothing to shout ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, September 26, 2018 — 7A Back from heart surgery, Beilein looks for normalcy John Beilein nearly didn’t get a stress test. He skipped it the first time — he had to go recruiting. He didn’t want to get on the treadmill, and he certainly didn’t intend to come back to the doctor’s office after leaving that day. “Sort of the way I live my life,” Beilein said. “I was in the middle o...…
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…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 Mark Schlissel gave me writer’s block P resident Mark Schlissel apparently lives in a beautiful white house on South University and I was going to see it. I was going to see it because I emailed a professor that I needed a building to write about, and of the hundreds in Ann Arbor, not a single one felt curious enough for a story. “Break into Mark Schlissel’s house!” he ...…
…W hen me found out I’d been hired to work at The Daily I wuz so excited, I screemed. If you cringed while reading this sentence, then I highly recommend you consider working as a copy editor for The Michigan Daily. My interest in joining Copy can be attributed to one of the reasons I similarly decided to become an English teacher: I enjoy working with the mechanics of writing — pulling a sentence apart one word at a time, decid...…
…3B Wednesday, September 26, 2018 // The Statement Cancun the Promised Land of American Plight T here are certain places I tend to avoid when I return to my hometown after a year away at college. The notorious town watering holes: June graduation parties, the grocery store on Sunday evenings, Starbucks. These three places can all be classified by their likelihood of neighborhood small talk, typically conversations that o...…
…Wednesday, September 26, 2018 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, September 26, 2018 // The Statement 5B Mark Schlissel gave me writer’s block by Matt Gallatin, Statement Correspondent U niversity of Michigan Presi- dent Mark Schlissel appar- ently lives in a beautiful white house on South Uni- versity Avenue and I was going to see it. I was going to see it because I emailed a professor that I needed a building to write about, and of the ...…
…Wednesday, September 26, 2018 // The Statement 6B Student athetes’ silent struggle with eating disorders A mong student athletes, there’s a fine line between being mindful of your health and becoming obsessed with it. “Take care of your body,” motivational speaker Jim Rohn writes. “It is the only place you have to live.” Despite the changes wrought by puberty, aging and disease, the body is singularly constant. To some extent, ...…
…T he internship searches have morphed into job searches, the sought-after executive board positions are now ours and our points have gotten us up to the front rows at the football games; after three short years, we’ve become seniors. And in eight much shorter months, we’ll be alumni. Most of us, myself included, can probably remember — as much as we might try to forget it — our freshman orientation, the day we moved into our f...…
…Sonja is from Pinckney, Michigan and has been driv- ing for the University since April. Prior to working for the University, she has also been a transit operator for Dexter and Pinckney in the last three years. She says that despite it’s high stress nature, she loves the job: “All the students make it very fun, but also a great learning experience and the people I work with are great and it’s been a great experience and I want to stay he...…
…Krzysztof Smiszek, a Polish human rights lawyer, activist, and managing editor of The Anti- Discrimination Law Review, spoke Monday at Weiser Hall to University of Michigan students and faculty about the obstacles and successes with modern LGBTQ rights in Poland. Smiszek’s lecture was broken up into four key parts: the legal system of Poland, the lack of transgender rights, how the European Union influences Poland...…
…best way forward with the goal of reducing this to as low a level as possible, if not zero.” Schlissel also spoke about the recent ruling by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stating, in cases of sexual misconduct, universities must give the accused student or an attorney an opportunity to cross-examine the accuser in a hearing. Court filings obtained by the Detroit Free Press show the University argued for a third pa...…
…and that they can be very triggering and disruptive to survivors’ healing,” Saks- Fithian said. “Trauma tends to hover close to the surface, and it can be very triggering when survivors are bombarded by stimuli related to their experiences. As a survivor myself, I know that I become more emotionally vulnerable when I‘m continually exposed to stories of sexual violence, especially in such highly publicized cases like Kav...…
…W hen my parents started feeding me music, they treated love songs like alcohol. Little tastes from their cups — sips of wine, accosting them if they guzzle down more beer than they’re allowed. And never any hard alcohol, because who gives a 10-year-old a shot of vodka? They played love songs that were fluffy and light, interspersed on mixed CDs that rotated in the car stereos on rides lasting no more than 10 or 15 minutes. One of...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, September 25, 2018 — 5 You know the old platitude that someone is (insert compliment) for a (typically disparaged group)? To get an accurate review of Facebook Watch’s newest offering, “Sorry For Your Loss,” I’m going to have to dust it off. So yes, “Sorry For Your Loss” is good. For a Facebook Watch show. “Sorry for Your Loss” boasts a thought- provoking premise not easily ...…
…ACROSS 1 The one here 5 Group of cronies 9 Natural wound protection 13 Discard 14 Prohibited activity 15 “What a shame!” 16 Player getting paid 18 Sound from a snout 19 Counsel 20 “Am I the only one?” 22 Move stealthily 23 “Wait just a minute!” 26 “Told you” 27 Rogers Centre city 29 Oil field sight 30 Cartographer’s dot, maybe 31 Food truck snack 32 Unfulfilled campaign pledge ... and a hint to what 16-, 23-, 46- and 53-Across all ...…
