…T hough there is some debate about the origins of the word “religion,” I am par- tial to the sense derived from the Latin religare (“to bind” or “to fasten”). The image suggests that religion involves connection and commitment — connection to something out- side of yourself and, through the act of connec- tion, sincere commitment to certain practices and beliefs. Religion, of course, encompasses more than this single definition can ...…
…T his morning I woke up with big plans: Go for a long walk, catch up on “The Daily” podcast episodes from The New York Times, fold my sweatshirt pile, call my dad, finish a finance problem set, write an essay, draft this piece. At the crack of dawn (10 a.m.), I stepped into my Ugg slippers, stumbled down two flights of stairs in an oversized grey T- shirt and Monsters Inc. fluffy pants and landed in the kitchen. I was compelled ...…
…“Nothing to me feels as good as laugh- ing incredibly hard.” - Steve Carrell I n my Notes App, I have a list titled “Laughing.” I created the page my senior year of high school as running documenta- tion of the things that make me dou- ble over, gasp for breath and cry el- ephant tears of laughter. My list is a gift that keeps on giving: a reminder of all the times I’ve experienced the purest form of joy, felt that glori- ous pain ...…
…14 — Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com After outscoring No. 4 Maryland 6-5 in the fourth quarter of its 20-9 loss last week, the Michigan men’s lacrosse team picked up right where it left off when it faced Johns Hopkins on Saturday afternoon. In the opening quarter, the Wolverines’ defense clamped down on the Blue Jays, forcing five turnovers and limiting their offensive unit to only one goa...…
…‘M’ softball shows two sides in opening weekend Deadly. Lucky. Cold. All three words described the No. 17 Michigan softball team at different times in its opening weekend. Pitching carried the Wolverines to sweeps against Purdue and Iowa, but Illinois capitalized on Michigan’s inability to bring home runners to get a sweep of its own. Ultimately, inconsistent run support proved to be the Wolverines’ downfall as the weekend p...…
…D espite a rough start in the Big Five meet Saturday afternoon, the Michigan women’s gymnastics team proved its resiliency with a strong comeback on Senior Day after a poor first event on floor. The Wolverines (6-1 overall, 5-1 Big Ten) placed second in Saturday’s meet with an all-around score of 195.925. “It’s senior night and we also had Abby Brenner go down (in the floor), which was super unfortunate, so (Michigan...…
…On Jan. 27, the Washtenaw County Health Department issued a two week long stay-in-place recommendation urging University of Michigan students living on or near the Ann Arbor campus to stay in their residences and avoid group contact. The recommendation came after numerous cases of the more contagious B.1.1.7 variant were discovered among University students, prompting Michigan Athletics to cease all activity for two weeks. ...…
…The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is publishing weekly on Wednesdays for the Winter 2021 semester 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. If you would like a current copy of the paper mailed to you, please visit store. pub.umich.edu/michigan-daily-buy-this-edition to place your order. BRITTANY BOWMAN Managing Editor ba...…
…It was just after 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 29 when Cameron Allen, a senior at Laingsburg High School in Laingsburg, Mich., received the email he was waiting for. As Allen’s parents hovered over his shoulder, he clicked on his computer mouse and instantly jumped out of his seat in excitement. “I got in,” he shouted, looking directly at the camera he positioned to record his and his family’s reaction on TikTok, a popular video-shari...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 4 — Wednesday, February 3, 2021 A significant number of Ann Arbor suburbs and individual houses have racially-restrictive sections in their covenants — which bar people of color, particularly Black Americans, from home ownership — according to research from University of Michigan Law professor Michael Steinberg and Urban Planning assistant professor Robert Goodspeed. Goodspeed and ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, February 3, 2021 — 5 ‘CODA’ is a remarkable take on the coming-of-age story The 2021 Sundance Film Festival kicked off with “CODA,” written and directed by Sian Heder (“Tallulah”). Based on the 2014 French film “La Famille Bélier,” “CODA” follows Ruby Rossi (Emilia Jones, “Locke and Key”), a 17-year-old CODA (child of deaf adults). When she joins her school’s choir, she i...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 6 — Wednesday, February 3, 2021 puzzle by sudokusnydictation.com By Fred Ohles ©2021 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 02/03/21 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 02/03/21 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2021 ACROSS 1 Playground game 4 Theatrical backdrops 10 Academic pds. 14 4-Down may be added to it 15 ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, February 3, 2021 — 7 YOUR WEEKLY ARIES Focus on your social cirlce this week, Aries, and on meeting people who share your ideals, objectives and outlook on life. It’s a very good week for socializing in genereal, but you may have little patience for people who challenge your worldview. AQUARIUS GEMINI Venus’ arrival in your travel zone is good news if you’re hoping for a ro...…
…New year, new me: a common phrase used to signify growth, or at least the desire for it. The New Year brings the opportunity for everyone to work on themselves, whether that means working on their physical health, their mentality, their spirituality, etc. In 2020, we collectively saw many signs pointing to the urgent need for change following the discovery of COVID- 19, one of them being discrimination towards Asian people. ...…
…7-Opinion Opinion Wednesday, February 3, 2021 — 9 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com JESSIE MITCHELL | COLUMNIST Michigan Law’s administration offers little compassion in a pandemic I t’s safe to say that the fall 2020 semester was tough for many undergraduate students, but for many University of Michigan Law students, it was downright hellish. In addition to eliminating Fall Break, the Law School also added weekend classe...…
…2-News I n the early days of our republic, our founders were faced with a question of lasting significance; how should our president be chosen? Two potential answers arose and came into conflict with one another. Some founders supported the idea of choosing the president with a simple popular vote by the American people. Conversely, others thought Congress alone should select the president. This debate gave way to a solutio...…
…7-Opinion Opinion Wednesday, February 3, 2021 — 11 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com What’s happened since the Soleimani assassination? Where will it end? Go big or go home JULIAN BARNARD | COLUMNIST B eing a politician is a dangerous job. Just this month we have seen the United States Capitol invaded by extremists, some even spotted carrying zip ties, presumably with the intent to kidnap members of our government....…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 12 — Wednesday, February 3, 2021 statement Starvation by any other name: BY ABIGAIL SNYDER, STATEMENT COLUMNIST How spring break diet culture enables disordered eating M y favorite book begins by painting a vivid im- age of frozen, foggy city streets, and as piercing gusts of wind push the temperature outside my window into the single-digits, I can’t help but put forth my version of the s...…
…I have two particu- larly incessant roommates. They destroy my study spaces, knocking my notebook to the floor while I’m pre- occupied on Zoom. They perform perilous park- our atop kitchen cabi- nets, bed frames and any other obstacle around the apartment they manage to summit. They scream for hours until I prepare their meals and, when it’s finally time, they devour them without thanks. It doesn’t seem that curi- osity can k...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 14 — Wednesday, February 3, 2021 statement F or most of my life, my brother Noah’s bedroom has been connected to mine. He cannot access the rest of the house without walking through my bedroom each morning. I have had the comforting privilege of reading Noah bedtime stories and hugging him goodnight a mere 10 steps from my own bed. And every single morning, Noah would quietly creak open m...…
…“ What? That’s it? I want more!” I thought to myself as I finished the last episode of the new Netflix hit, “Bridgerton.” Net- flix’s most-watched series ever revolves around the eight close-knit Bridgerton siblings. Viewers get to know these characters as they look for love during London’s high so- ciety “season,” an annual time when elite families would host formal events to introduce their children to society and find them...…
…16 — Wednesday, February 3, 2021 statement I have a playlist for social prog- ress. From John Lennon and Bob Dylan’s iconic anthems articulating the American experi- ence, to newer albums such as Neil Young’s “Living with War” and Greta Van Fleet’s “Anthem of the Peaceful Army” that reckon with our society’s crises and call for change, music has always played a profound role in the constant battle for social progress. The past 1...…
…17 — Wednesday, February 3, 2021 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Despite unusual season, women’s rowing makes headway What the 14-day pause means for women’s basketball On Thursday, Michigan lost its first game of the season, falling 77-81 to Ohio State. Junior forward Naz Hillmon had a historic performance with 50 points, but the Wolverines couldn’t find the win in the end. In a normal season, the first ...…
…18 — Wednesday, February 3, 2021 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The spotlight often eludes Nick Blankenburg. The junior defenseman is overlooked in Michigan’s star-studded defensive group. Freshman Owen Power is the potential number one overall pick in next year’s NHL draft. Sophomore Cam York captained the USA World Juniors team that won gold last month. But despite the lack of recognition, Blankenbur...…
…On Dec. 23, third-ranked Villanova dominated Big East foe, Marquette, to move to 8-1 on the season. Four days later, the Wildcats announced that coach Jay Wright and another staff member had tested positive for COVID-19. Despite pausing practice and all basketball activities in the wake of the news, issues persisted within the program over the next two weeks. Villanova was forced to postpone four games — without makeup dates...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, February 3, 2021 — 20 DREW COX Daily Sports Editor Michigan lacrosse: The Club Years As a Midwestern youth in the 1980s, John Paul was one of the few in Ann Arbor to be fascinated by the sport of lacrosse. And what started out as a backyard game for Paul to play with his friends became a collegiate commitment, a professional career and, above all, an unparalleled life...…
…The Michigan state legislature passed two bills to appropriate $150 million in response to the coronavirus pandemic. On March 17, the House unanimously passed House Bill 4729. The bill appropriated $50 million to the Health and Human Services Department, which requires the funds to be distributed to critical health care providers in order to expand the state’s response to the coronavirus. It also allocated $75 ...…
…2 — Friday, April 3, 2020 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The Take Back The Night rally, usually held every year in Ann Arbor, was broadcasted on Thursday in a 29-minute YouTube video, including clips from keynote speaker Jaclyn Friedman, an activist for sexual violence awareness. Presented by the Standing Tough Against Rape Society and the University Students Against Rape, the video contained messages f...…
…Besides being a valuable experience for learning, internships are often stepping stones to full-time job offers. In a survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) in 2019, 57.5 percent of graduates in the class of 2019 who had internship experience received full-time job offers. LSA senior Nissa Thodesen- Kasparian had planned for an internship at Estrel Berlin in Germany sin...…
…I n early March, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency in Michigan. Citizens are harboring unease and fear about the coronavirus pandemic. In an effort to flatten the curve, Whitmer enacted mandatory self-quarantine and social distancing for all people with nonessential jobs to try and limit the spread of the coronavirus. Since Gov. Whitmer’s order, Michigan has experienced 10,791 confirmed case...…
…Friday, April 3, 2020 — 5 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com WIKIMEDIA COMMONS MUSIC REVIEW Just a few hours before the release of his highly anticipated album Cezinas, Nicolas Jaar took to his blog to provide listeners with some background info. He wrote: “The music comes from a desire to feel everything -- a few years ago, I stopped drinking alcohol, smoking, consuming caffeine, eating animals, etc., and, for a p...…
…Friday, April 3, 2020 — 6 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com “Spenser Confidential” is a terrible movie. Or, it’s perfect if you’re looking for a movie you can have on in the background while you scroll mindlessly through your phone. As much as I tried to understand what was going on, the entire film is a mess. Spenser (Mark Wahlberg, “Daddy’s Home”) is an ex-convict and ex-cop who is trying to track down the killer of ...…
…7 — Friday, April 3, 2020 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com With vision in place, Gattis’s offense ready for next step in 2020 At this time last year, Josh Gattis fielded questions for the first time since joining the Michigan football team two months earlier. As the Wolverines’ newly-minted offensive coordinator leaned on a glass timeline of the program’s history at the Towsley Museum, he prepared to s...…
…Olivia Carter’s swimming career has been studded with peaks and relatively free of valleys. The sophomore’s record shows no shortage of first-place finishes and record- setting times. She’s represented two top- tier collegiate programs, as well as her country, in competition. But any discussion of winning or losing overlooks her love of swimming. “I love the feeling of being in the water, and having so much power to move ...…
…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, February 3, 2020 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM BEN ROSENFELD Daily News Editor Your name is Michael Sterling and you are 6 years old. You are sitting cross-legged on the rug of your first-grade classroom, watching three white children play with colorful plastic blocks. One of the kids has built a wall, while the other two launch blocks — “fireballs,” in their chi...…
…The nation casts its first vote As the first state to vote in the presidential primary season, Iowans like the Cranstons are used to being overwhelmed with the full attention of the nation every four years. This year, with 11 Democrats remaining in the race and 17 dropping out, the political mayhem is particularly visible: across the state, visitors can observe canvassers knocking on doors, restaurants filled with out- of-state...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Monday, February 3, 2020 — 3A In the summer semester of 2019, I took a Latin American and Caribbean Studies course about space and identity in Latin American history. For the final project, the class was given the opportunity to choose between writing a 12-page research paper or to create a piece of art in relation to any of the material we learned in the class. I decided ...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Monday, February 3, 2020 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Brittany Bowman Emily Considine Cheryn Hong Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Mary Rolfes Michael Russo Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Joel Weiner Erin White Lola Yang ERIN WHITE Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, February 3, 2020 — 5A It would be dishonest to say that my decision to go to Sundance wasn’t at least mildly (okay, heavily) influenced by the fact that superstar Taylor Swift’s documentary, “Miss Americana,” would be screened at the festival before its Jan. 31 Netflix release. As the kickoff to the film festival, “Miss Americana” was one of the hottest tickets in Park City; i...…
…Kesha Sebert came off of her third EP, Rainbow, gently. The 2017 release was a work that Sebert had spent nearly five years writing and recording, all while engaged in a legal struggle with her record producer — the now disgraced Dr. Luke — over sexual misconduct and emotional abuse. The album was finally released at just a time when the early-2010s sensual, bubblegum pop crowd was officially stepping back into the curtain, rescind...…
…Monday, February 3, 2020 | michigandaily.com Allison Engkvist / Daily | Design by Jack Silberman NEW YORK – Brandon Johns Jr. NEW YORK – Brandon Johns Jr. is a somewhat unlikely hero for is a somewhat unlikely hero for this Michigan team. this Michigan team. On a team that has junior Isaiah On a team that has junior Isaiah Livers at his position, that was Livers at his position, that was always going to be the case, at least alw...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday February 3, 2020 — 2B ‘M’ tops Rutgers NEW YORK — In the seven seasons leading up to Saturday, Madison Square Garden has become a home away from home for the Michigan men’s basketball team. The last time the Wolverines walked off the floor, it was with the 2018 Big Ten Tournament title in hand. Prior to that, they scored wins over Marquette and Southern Methodist at the 2K Classic ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday February 3, 2020 — 3B How Beecher and Van Wyhe’s ejections changed the game in ‘M’ loss Johnny Beecher had a foot off the ice and into the tunnel leading to the locker room. The freshman forward had just been thrown out of the game for headbutting another player in a scuffle. When he got fully off the ice, he turned to the referee right as the he was closing the door behind him and ...…
…4B — February 3, 2020 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MICHIGAN BEATS IOWA, 78-63, BEHIND HILLMON’S 30 POINTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Dominick Sokotoff / Daily HOUSE OF NAZ Design by Jack Silberman Hillmon’s 30 points lead Wolverines It’s tough to find anything about sophomore forward Naz Hillmon that hasn’t already been said. Her teammates love her. Her coaches rave about her. Opposing coaches have nightmares a...…
…Current faculty member Emily Lawsin and former faculty member Scott Kurashige filed a discrimination lawsuit in 2016 against the University of Michigan under the Elliott- Larsen Civil Rights Act. Their trial began yesterday at 9 a.m. at the Washtenaw County Court and it is scheduled to continue until December 23. Kurashige and Lawsin are seeking more than $25,000 in damages to compensate for emotional distress, loss of ...…
…The University of Michigan’s plan for its Detroit Center for Innovation, announced in October, has generated mixed responses from the campus community, with some students creating a petition condemning the center as a sign of gentrification. The Daily spoke with several Detroit residents about their views on the Center.. The Center for Innovation will be built on the site formerly set aside for the construction of the...…
…The University aims to reduce scope one and scope two carbon emissions to 25 percent below 2006 levels by 2025. According to the report, the Commission is entering the second phase of its work, which will center around compiling the findings of the internal and external teams and presenting recommendations to the commission for decarbonizing the campus. This phase will continue into the spring of 2020, with the third and final phas...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Tuesday, December 3, 2019 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Grace Hermann Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Mary Rolfes Michael Russo Miles Stephenson Finn Storer Joel Weiner Erin White Lola Yang 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 Tuesday, December 3, 2019 — 5 This past semester I was in English 425, an advanced essay writing course focused on immersion writing. Throughout the course we’ve focused on personal essay writing and immersing ourselves into a wider story covering a pertinent or engaging topic. For my first assignment I wrote a personal investigative essay about the life of my father’s mother, Gail Grober. ...…
…6 — Tuesday, December 3, 2019 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Martin Scoresese is no stranger to messy, twisted characters. He has a tendency to paint these characters with a sharp, but humanizing brush. This quality is what gives his films like “Goodfellas” and “Taxi Driver” (among others) their uniquely hazy morality. His stories are compelling not despite their darkness, but because of it. The director’s latest release,...…
