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September 12, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 133) • Page Image 5

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, September 12, 2018 — 5A ‘Most Assasinated’ fails as dull murder mystery NETFLIX A sports article in an arts column. It feels perverse. Are there not enough articles written about sports already, both in this paper and in others around the world? Surely there are more important things to write about in the field of entertainment, the return of fall TV, the fall of a CBS mogul,...…

September 12, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 133) • Page Image 6

…ACROSS 1 Los Angeles player 4 Dancer Charisse 7 1938 “The War of the Worlds” radio broadcaster 10 Chewed-over material 13 The Obama years, e.g. 14 Cube that rolls 15 “The Murders in the __ Morgue” 16 Harlem Globetrotters promoter Saperstein 17 Feel out of sorts 18 Official reproach 20 Diamond, for one 21 Not of the clergy 23 Peaceful ’60s protest 24 Sandwich with tzatziki sauce 25 Vermeer, notably 28 Cold response? 31 Actor Pesci 32...…

September 12, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 133) • Page Image 7

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, September 12, 2018 — 7A ‘M’ shuts out Marquette for fourth straight win On Monday night, the scoreboard read 3-0 at the half. For the coaches and players, though, the game was still scoreless. The Michigan men’s soccer team (4-1) did not want to not fall victim to the same fate as the previous game. The Wolverines found themselves in a familiar situation: a multi-goal lea...…

September 12, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 133) • Page Image 8

…8A — Wednesday, September 12, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan lands three recruits in two days In the matter of just two days, the Michigan football team added two more commitments to next year’s already-solid recruiting class, as well as a commitment for the 2020 class. It started Sunday, when 4-star defensive end Mike Morris, who was previously committed to Florida State, announced via Twitter that ...…

September 12, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 133) • Page Image 10

…I t was just last year that I was hurrying through the Diag, late for class, when I noticed hundreds of American flags staked on the lawns. It took me a few minutes to remember the day. Sept. 11 — a day whose significance bears the same weight on the American consciousness today as it did in 2001. But with a symbol that means vastly different things to different people, how could an event like Sept. 11 be reduced to the flyin...…

September 12, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 133) • Page Image 11

…3B Managing Editor: Dayton Hare Copy Editors: Elise Laarman Finntan Storer Wednesday, September 12, 2018 // The Statement Translating the Donald to Japanese P eople always complain about Donald Trump. I say, try to explain him to a foreign audience. This summer I had the privilege of working at the New York bureau of TV Tokyo, one of Japan’s major television stations. I was put on a morning news program that focuses on bus...…

September 12, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 133) • Page Image 12

…Wednesday, September 12, 2018 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, September 12, 2018 // The Statement 5B In a foreclosure crisis, Detroit residents fight to remain in their homes by Andrea Pérez, Statement Correspondent I n late August, Michael Andrews learned his Southwest Detroit home was in foreclosure. It came into his family’s possession in 1963, but falling on hard times during the 2007 recession made it difficult to keep up wit...…

September 12, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 133) • Page Image 13

…Wednesday, September 12, 2018 // The Statement 6B Re: Union I n late April, I walked up the stairs to the Michigan Union, as I’d done many times before. It was a warm day — warmer still with the winter semester finally over and the summer near. I’d walked up those stairs in every possible state: wet, hot, cold, disheveled, elated, disappointed, happy, tired, content, angry, heartbroken. Most of the time, though, I was just hun...…

September 12, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 133) • Page Image 14

…S ending contraceptives through the mail seems like a remnant of the early 20th century when methods of preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases were largely relegated to legally- murky backchannels. But 86 years after Margaret Sanger’s shipment of diaphragms to a New York City doctor was confiscated, students at Catholic universities are using anonymous texting services and covertly mailed packages to circumvent the...…

September 12, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 133) • Page Image 15

…Wednesday, September 12, 2018 // The Statement 8B Dancing in the Streets an annual festival in downtown Ann Arbor hosted by the Ann Arbor Community for Traditional Music and Dance V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : D a n ci n g i n th e St r e e t s Photos by Max Kuang …

September 11, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 132) • Page Image 1

…With a new natural gas turbine in the works at the University of Michigan, environmentalists have expressed concerns over the University’s continued investment in fossil fuel- based energy. The Board of Regents approved an $80 million expansion to the Central Power Plant in March 2017, which serves as the main source of heat and energy for the Central and Medical Campus buildings. The project incl...…

September 11, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 132) • Page Image 2

…profit environmental organization based in Ann Arbor. The group was notified earlier in the summer that the University had submitted a request for an air permit, and began to raise questions over why the University was making such a long-term investment into fossil fuel- based energy. To voice the Ecology Center’s concerns, Arvan penned a public comment to MDEQ on the organization’s behalf highlighting the ...…

September 11, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 132) • Page Image 3

…University is looking into renewable energy options for projects other than the Central Power Plant expansion. “Separate from this project, the university is pursuing renewable energy options through power purchase agreements in accordance with the 2015 report,” Broekhuizen wrote. “This fall the university will further evaluate renewable- energy options as the next step to achieve a 25 percent reduction in GH...…

September 11, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 132) • Page Image 4

…W hile sitting in the hair salon attempting a “new look” for the new school year, one of the stylists mentioned a nasty Facebook post about illegal immigrants. I froze, waiting to see which side of the debate my chatty new friends would fall on. “Ridiculous!” she yelled. “Time to unfriend this one.” I let out a small breath and allowed myself a grin. My hairdresser explained that they never talk about politics in the salon, but...…

September 11, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 132) • Page Image 5

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, September 11, 2018 — 5 Riddled with issues, ‘The Nun’ proves enjoyable FILM REVIEW By just about any measure, “The Nun” is a subpar movie, at best. What plot it has is inconsistent, and its characters are little more than a name, a face and a generic backstory, yet after a summer that began with “Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare” and ended with “Slender Man,” there’s a playfulness to t...…

September 11, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 132) • Page Image 6

…It goes without saying that the name “Paul McCartney” is the name of a legend. Over the last six decades, it has gathered enough mythic credibility to almost be synonymous with “legend” in itself. Diehard fans across the globe (of which there are no doubt millions) are plenty familiar with McCartney as he stands today, from the frequent musical collaborations to the sworn veganism to (perhaps most notoriously) the explosively i...…

September 11, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 132) • Page Image 7

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, September 11, 2018 — 7 Paige Jones has been the difference in the Wolverines’ successful season Last year, matchups with Colorado State ended in two losses for Michigan — one of which was season-ending. This year, however, the Wolverines seemed to have flipped a new page. Despite all the talk about about revenge and redemption against the Rams, the difference maker for Michigan ...…

September 11, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 132) • Page Image 8

…8 — Tuesday, September 11, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Kemp adjusting to new defensive tackle spot Carlo Kemp started the first game of his career Saturday at defensive tackle. With both sophomore nose guard Aubrey Solomon and fifth-year senior defensive tackle Lawrence Marshall out due to injuries, it was a moment three years in the making for the redshirt sophomore. “It was my first time playing and havin...…

September 10, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 131) • Page Image 1

…The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the University of Michigan’s sexual assault investigation model Friday, saying that universities “must give the accused student or his agent an opportunity to cross-examine the accuser.” The current U-M sexual misconduct policy does not require a hearing or cross-examination of the student making the accusation. This decision is an appeal of U.S. District Judge David Laws...…

September 10, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 131) • Page Image 2

…University Wi-Fi network. University President Mark Schlissel concluded the ceremony, speaking on the role Wi-Fi connection plays in student and faculty productivity and innovation. “This project is actually long overdue,” Schlissel said. “And I’m very pleased that I got to play a role in helping bring it to fruition. More and more each day we depend on internet access as our tether and our lifeline at scales t...…

September 10, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 131) • Page Image 3

…Dearborn is my safe haven, a city with the highest concentration of Arabs in all of America, a place for people who are just like me. Growing up, I had the best of both worlds. I was able to connect with my Middle Eastern roots and culture in a city that has the best Mediterranean food around. I could speak Arabic and not feel out of place. My days would be filled with visiting “khaltos” (Arabic word for aunts) and potlucks w...…

September 10, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 131) • Page Image 4

…“M y hair was long then. Long like the sighs of Loving Trees soaking in the still air before rain. I could hear their voices with the anticipation of thunder.” Hello and welcome to my first novel! Well, the first line of my first novel. Actually, the first line of the first novel I tried to write. I was 14 when I scribbled this line into a notebook margin, and it eventually ended up in the notes section on my phone - a place whe...…

September 10, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 131) • Page Image 5

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, September 10, 2018 — 5A ACROSS 1 “We Create Music” org. 6 “You’re a riot” 10 Sportscaster Albert 14 Diner counter alternative 15 Hasn’t paid yet 16 Jai __ 17 Job 19 Govt. crash investigator 20 Weather- affecting current 21 Give up all expectations 23 __ Strauss, female touring guitarist for Alice Cooper 25 Greek “i” 26 BB-shaped legume 29 Switching from cable TV to streaming, say ...…

September 10, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 131) • Page Image 6

…Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield has a musical style that seems to be an exploration of change as she has touched across the sounds of indie, folk and rock through her past four full-length releases. Her ability to claim a distinct musical voice while experimenting with different sounds has shown itself in her most recent release, Great Thunder. The EP stands as a separation from her rock heavy 2017 record, Out in the ...…

September 10, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 131) • Page Image 7

…SPORTSMONDAY Gunslinger Shea Patterson did things on Saturday that haven’t been done by a Michigan QB in a while » Page 2B Domination Michigan volleyball moved to 9-0 on the season with an undefeated weekend at the Michigan Challenge » Page 3B Design by Jack Silberman Alexis Rankin & Amelia Cacchione/ Daily The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | September 10, 2018 B It took one offensive drive for angry boos to cascade Mi...…

September 10, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 131) • Page Image 8

…2B — Monday, September 10, 2018 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com A gunslinger comes to town A gunslinger walked into Michigan Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and no, it wasn’t Western Michigan quarterback Jon Wassink. After nine months, Shea Patterson played his first game at home. And if you’re a Michigan football fan, the wait was well worth it. Patterson, of course, went up against a team some would po...…

September 10, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 131) • Page Image 9

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday Monday, September 10, 2018 — 3B Wolverines move to 9-0 thanks to Jones Michigan up 24-23 in the third set against Colorado State, Wolverines’ senior libero Jenna Lerg received the Rams’ serve as the fans chanted “Let’s.” Junior middle blocker MacKenzi Welsh was next in line and set the ball as “Go” echoed through the arena. On the other end of Welsh’s set was freshman outsid...…

September 10, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 131) • Page Image 10

…4B — Monday, September 10, 2018 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com What you missed when you left at halftime It didn’t take long for the Michigan football team to dominate Western Michigan. After a punt on the game’s opening drive, the Wolverines racked up five consecutive touchdowns to put the Bron- cos well away by halftime. But you had probably left by then. It was already a blow- out. Western Michigan w...…

September 07, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 130) • Page Image 1

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 7, 2018 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM On a predominantly white campus, University of Michigan’s multicultural student organizations often play an critical role in creating communities for minority students. This year, multiple student organizations made strides to create a more inclusive Welcome Week for their new peers. Students groups such...…

September 07, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 130) • Page Image 2

…meeting, the board, led by University President Mark Schlissel, voted to increase student tuition rates for the third year in a row. In-state tuition increased by 2.9 percent and out-of-state rose by 3.9 percent. Since 2002, tuition revenue has increased by more than 135 percent. Compared to last year’s rates, tuition for Michigan residents went from $14,826 to $15,262 and out-of-state student tuition went from $47,452 to ...…

September 07, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 130) • Page Image 3

…In response, administrators eliminated multiple portions of its speech code in an effort to “remove potential ambiguity,” as University President Mark Schlissel put it. Dictionary definitions of “bullying” and “harassment” were removed from the code. “We’re changing the way we describe things, but we’re not changing the function of these groups,” Schlissel said in a June interview. As students make their way back into cla...…

September 07, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 130) • Page Image 4

…P apa John’s has received significant media attention in the past couple of months, largely due to their outspoken leader, John Schnatter. Schnatter made headlines in December 2017 after he criticized the NFL’s handling of the national anthem protests. He infamously termed the whole affair a “debacle,” ignoring the purpose of the protests — which were intended to call attention to the disgraceful policing practices...…

September 07, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 130) • Page Image 5

…Carole Kaye, the rhythm of a nation Bum. Bum bum bum. Bum. Bum bum bum. Bum. Bum bum bum. Bum. What do you think of when you read this line? The State Farm jingle? Red Robin? It’s really just gibberish, but to me, this series of “bums” is the thumping beginning of The Beach Boys’ innovative classic “Good Vibrations.” The electric bass carries that song through all of its crazy twists and turns right from the beginning. This i...…

September 07, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 130) • Page Image 6

…I caught myself looking at the screen a lot that night at Ford Field. It’s where I’m most used to seeing Taylor Swift, how my brain most comfortably processes her — broken up between camera angles, the editing making her into a collection of discrete, two- dimensional images that can be twisted small enough to fit into a Twitter icon, or stretched out to a massive, inhuman size on the screens at the end zone of a football stadium...…

September 07, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 130) • Page Image 8

…FootballSaturday, September 7, 2018 2B STAFF PICKS The Daily football writers pick against the spread for top-25 and Big Ten teams. Mark Calcagno Max Marcovitch Mike Persak Ethan Wolfe Arkansas State at No. 1 Alabama (-36.5) Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama No. 2 Clemson (-12.0) at Texas A&M Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson Clemson No. 3 Georgia (-10.0) at No. 24 South Carolina Georgia South Carolina Georgia Georgia Georgia Rut...…

September 07, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 130) • Page Image 9

…3B TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com Behind Enemy Lines: A conversation with an MLive WMU football beat writer By MAX MARCOVITCH Daily Sports Editor Michigan’s home opener this year comes without much of the normal pomp and circumstance. The curtain has been lifted on this team, and the opening act left much to be desired. Last week’s loss to Notre Dame eliminated some of the revelatory intrigue that often accompanies this w...…

September 07, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 130) • Page Image 10

…ALMOST HOME Mike Persak, Managing Sports Editor TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com FootballSaturday, September 7, 2018 4B Formally a Wolverine, Drake Harris will return to Ann Arbor on Saturday a Bronco. Drake Harris will run through the Michigan Stadium tunnel Saturday. His band will play the fight song, and his team will take the field. Since arriving in Ann Arbor five years ago, it will be the last time Harris will pl...…

September 07, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 130) • Page Image 11

…hamstring injury, and it was legit, and he could never really rattle that. And I’ve never had a hamstring (injury), but he said it was the most painful thing ever and it kept coming back to him.” The season passed, but the hamstring injuries persisted. Harris left for Ann Arbor, joining a roster that was already packed with talent, still trying to return from his setback. Harris redshirted the 2014 season. That year, the Wolverin...…

September 07, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 130) • Page Image 12

…FootballSaturday, September 7, 2018 6B Breakdown: Michigan vs. WMU By ETHAN WOLFE Daily Sports Writer Six days after losing to No. 8 Notre Dame, the sky still isn’t falling and Michigan football is still playing in its home opener on Saturday against Western Michigan. But what happened in South Bend was more realization than revelation — the oft-praised Wolverines (0-1 overall) had problems to manage on both sides of the ball. T...…

September 07, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 130) • Page Image 13

…7B TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com given the pressure that Broncos’ quarterback Jon Wassink will face, but could see a different kind of battle on Saturday than they did the previous week. Western Michigan’s D’Wayne Eskridge, at 5-foot-9, put up video game numbers against Syracuse, hauling in eight catches for 240 yards and two scores. His counterpart, Jayden Reed, had a noteworthy seven receptions for 121 yards an...…

September 07, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 130) • Page Image 14

…FootballSaturday, September 7, 2018 8B What to Watch For: WMU By MARK CALCAGNO Daily Sports Editor Last week, the Michigan football team entered Notre Dame Stadium looking for a statement win. And as had been the case the previous 16 times the Wolverines played a ranked team on the road, they didn’t get one. On the surface, a 24-17 defeat at hands of the country’s twelfth-ranked team isn’t that concerning. But aspect...…

September 06, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 129) • Page Image 1

…The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to adopt the Washtenaw County Equity Policy at its board meeting Wednesday night, establishing a Racial Equity Office to address issues of inequity in the county and calling for all aspects of the county government to implement strategies that will result in “equitable outcomes for all residents.” Washtenaw County ranked 81 out of 83 Michigan counties in ec...…

September 06, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 129) • Page Image 2

…Thanks to a $4.3 million grant and the tenacity of a few professors, students and future students with physical disabilities might be able to live a little more comfortably. In October, a new research center at the University of Michigan will begin investigating how to improve aging for those facing long-term physical disabilities. The idea for the new research center was spearheaded by a team of investigators: Michelle Mea...…

September 06, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 129) • Page Image 3

…the School of Education in 2008, is another in a series of efforts by the Weisers to align the University community with Weiser’s previous work in Europe. LSA junior David Carpenter, vice president of policy for the student-run Michigan Foreign Policy Council, said he believes the center will provide students who are interested in entering the field of diplomacy with the tools and information they need to launch their caree...…

September 06, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 129) • Page Image 4

…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Thursday, September 6, 2018 Emma Chang Ben Charlson Joel Danilewitz Samantha Goldstein Emily Huhman Tara Jayaram Jeremy Kaplan Lucas Maiman Magdalena Mihaylova Ellery Rosenzweig Jason Rowland Anu Roy-Chaudhury Alex Satola Ali Safawi Ashley Zhang Sam Weinberger DAYTON HARE Managing Editor 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at ...…

September 06, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 129) • Page Image 5

…‘Miseducation’ is relatable for some, important for all The communal experience of seeing a movie in theaters is often underappreciated. It’s a good way to be more engaged with the film than alternating between Netflix on your computer and Twitter on your phone every 10 minutes. There’s a certain charm to watching the newest “Star Wars” or Marvel vehicle with a slap-happy, hype- fed audience that makes an opening week...…

September 06, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 129) • Page Image 6

…races, but nobody really wants to talk about it. As school board member Dr. Jackie Moore points out, “If you’re feeling as though you can’t be honest or you’re afraid to say what you’re feeling because there’s a camera there and we’re talking about race, what camera’s in your head when you’re going through your day?” While the adults in power may not be willing to talk about race or the role it plays in everyday life, the st...…

September 06, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 129) • Page Image 7

…7 — Thursday, September 6, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Information senior Nisa Khan participated in a summer- long program with a grant from the Knight Foundation and hosted by the Craig Newmark Journalism School (previously known as the CUNY-J school). Located in New York, this diversity initiative trains 20 young journalists of color, funding their expenses and connecting them to m...…

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