… The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Opinion Wednesday, April 13, 2022 — 9 PAIGE HODDER 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. JASMIN LEE Editor in Chief JULIAN BARNARD AND SHUBHUM GIROTI Editorial Page Editors ficial position of The Daily’s Editorial Board. All o...…
…W ith its 2022 release, the satirical horror movie “Fresh” follows a young woman, Noa, through her newfound relationship with a supposed plastic surgeon, Steve. The relationship turns into a nightmare when Steve takes Noa to a remote house he owns, drugs her and locks her in a cell with other women who have fallen victim to Steve’s alluring nature. He proceeds to surgically remove her body parts piece by piece in ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, April 13, 2022 — 11 Michigan cruises to 4-0 victory over Purdue COLE MARTIN Daily Sports Writer Since 2000, the Michigan men’s tennis team has posted a 20-4 record against Purdue. And on Saturday, the Wolverines’ winning ways over the Boilermakers con- tinued: They dominated. For over a month, that word has described the Wolverines who entered Saturday having won 11 straight mat...…
…Michigan falls to Denver in Frozen Four overtime thriller SPORTSWEDNESDAY B OSTON — As the Michigan hockey team’s skaters lined up along the goal line prior to the game, each one exuded a calm about themselves. Standing side by side, their relaxed auras made it seem as though they were about to play any other game. And just as throughout the season, one-by-one, the starters were called to skate forward. ...…
…x Photo Immersion Edition In this special edition, we’ve challenged the Statement writers to ‘dive’ in and immerse them- selves in new experiences on campus. The result: a collection of testimonials shedding light on the campus’s less-explored marvels, from pole dancing to fencing to architecture hunting. And the Daily’s Photo team was there to capture it all. …
…PHOTOS BY SARAH BOEKE/DAILY Wednesday, April 13, 2022 // The Statement — 2 Content warning: Restrictive eating habits “Now let’s get acquainted with that pole.” After completing several warm-up exercises — wide-leg squats, downward dog, plank shoulder- taps, anything to bring our heart rates up — we had arrived at the long-awaited activity, the reason we were all in that room on a dark Wednesday evening. We were there to dance. At the ...…
…3 — Wednesday, April 13, 2022 // The Statement PHOTOS BY LILA TURNER/DAILY PAGE LAYOUT BY SARAH CHUNG Lookout mom, I’m a pirate now My mother has been bugging me lately about finding an activity to get my blood pumping and my endorphins flowing. She says it will be “good for my mental health” and will “help me sleep better” or whatever. She works as a full-time nurse and part-time teaching Zumba and Group Fight at four different gyms...…
…Wednesday, April 13, 2022 // The Statement — 4 BY OSCAR NOLLETTE-PATULSKI, STATEMENT COLUMNIST Mixed strategies at Scorekeepers BY TAYLOR SCHOTT, STATEMENT DEPUTY EDITOR However lame it makes me to say so, I don’t like going out. It is, to put it simply, a lot of work. It’s physi- cal work — the walking to, the dancing at. Constant- ly adjusting my bad posture. It’s mental work — the middling conversation, if it could be called conver...…
…BUSINESS GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. CXXX, No. 71 ©2022 The Michigan Daily N E W S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 S TAT E M E N T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 M I C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 O P I N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 S P O R T S . . . . . ...…
…News U-M College of Pharmacy hosts Safe Medicine Disposal event PHOTO CAMPUS LIFE CAROLINE WANG Daily Staff Reporter JARETT ORR/Daily Hash Bash attendee plays the trumpet on the Diag Saturday afternoon. The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is publishing weekly on Wednesdays for the Winter 2022 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...…
…Read more at MichiganDaily.com Read more at MichiganDaily.com News Wednesday, April 6, 2022 — 3 ADMINISTRATION The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com U.S. President Joe Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 25. If confirmed, Jackson will be the first Black woman to sit on the nation’s highest court. The Michigan Daily sat down with University of Michigan experts and students to discu...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 4 — Wednesday, April 6, 2022 “WAIT, WHY DO you look so familiar?” Before I could even ask a question, LSA senior Cam Turner was interviewing me instead. I have to laugh because I know exactly why I look so familiar to him — he was an RA in my freshman dorm. It’s not the only thing we have in common, either. We’re both from the South, him from Georgia and myself from Tennessee, and we’re bot...…
…Wednesday, April 6, 2022 — 5 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘Nasty, Brutish and Short’: Professor Scott Hershovitz on why the best philosophers are children Why we tell the story: MUSKET’s production of ‘Once on This Island’ Ben Afeck has a better relationship with snails than Ana de Armas in ‘Deep Water’ This interview was edited for length and clarity. IN HIS NEW book “Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philos...…
…One out of eight men believes that he could score against Serena Williams in a tennis match. This, to me, is the epitome of delusion. Saying that someone is delusional often conjures up images of raging schizophrenics, completely absorbed by illusions of grandeur and hallucinations of voices from nowhere, people who don’t exist and events that never happened. But in reality, self-delusion is more subtle and ordinary. It’s t...…
…S T A T E M E N T The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, April 6, 2022 — 7 Read more at MichiganDaily.com TAYLOR SCHOTT Statement Deputy Editor Can love overcome language barriers? KAVYA UPPALAPATI Statement Columnist Read more at MichiganDaily.com Can language barriers within a relationship inhibit true connection? Popular media begs to say “no.” The highly acclaimed “Love Actually” features characters Jamie an...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color 8 — Wednesday, April 6, 2022 As a Christian, my favorite verse in the Bible is Mark 9:24. “Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, ‘I believe; help my unbelief!’” This is my unbelief: My name is Sarah Olumayowa Olamide Oguntomilade. I come from a Christian, Nigerian family where names are very important. It is believed that when you call someone’s name, you...…
… The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Opinion Wednesday, April 6, 2022 — 9 PAIGE HODDER 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. JASMIN LEE Editor in Chief JULIAN BARNARD AND SHUBHUM GIROTI Editorial Page Editors ficial position of The Daily’s Editorial Board. All ot...…
…E veryone wants to be “that girl.” You know who she is, the one who “has her life together,” who wakes up early, works out in a chic set, drinks colorful smoothies, has pretty, shiny hair and glowing skin — all effortlessly of course. I’m sorry to tell you that this is not actually a tutorial on how to be her, in fact, I’m here to tell you instead that you can’t be her. She isn’t real! But you are, and you can be just as happy as...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wednesday, April 6, 2022 — 11 SportsWednesday: Michigan’s dominant season is one more step in a culmination of excellence In the 46 years before 2021, Mich- igan women’s gymnastics never passed the 198-point mark, though it had come close a couple times in the years leading up to it. 197.950 in the 2020 Elevate the Stage meet, then six days later it put up a 197.9 against New Hampshire. Bu...…
…ROUTINE Grace Beal, Anna Fuder/Daily | Design by Lys Goldman SPORTS WEDNESDAY RUN Michigan wins regional title, advances to National Semifinals TAYLOR DANIELS Daily Sports Writer F ollowing a second-place finish in its regional second round, the No. 3 Michigan women’s gymnastics team had something to prove. And Saturday night, the Wolverines proved why they were the Raleigh region’s No. 1 seed. A dominant final two...…
…The Michigan Daily sat down with University President Mark Schlissel to discuss fall plans, vaccination, carbon neutrality and disinvestment, Regent Ron Weiser (R), public records, ongoing collective bargaining with U-M lecturers and more. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. MS: It is really important for as many students as possible to get vaccinated, and if they can’t get it done before they leave town, ge...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 2 — Wednesday, April 21, 2021 GRACE BEAL/Daily After my weekly COVID-19 test at the LSA building, I walk back with my camera and take pictures of my free button around campus with hope that the University and the rest of the country can continue to “Beat Covid”. The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is publishing weekly on Wednesdays for the Winter 2021 semester by students at the University of M...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, April 21, 2021 — 3 Read more at MichiganDaily.com RESEARCH LSA professor leads Virulent Hate Project Dr. Melissa May Borja aims to track anti-Asian hate incidents, community resistance efforts Dr. Melissa May Borja, University of Michigan assistant professor of American Culture, founded Virulent Hate, a project which aims to raise awareness around the surge in anti-Asian raci...…
…I like the fact that it actually went beyond simply thinking about how to reduce the campus’ release of greenhouse gases. It talked about creating a culture of sustainability, promoting research and teaching around carbon neutrality and sustainability, and it had a very powerful focus on environmental justice. What I’ve been doing in the week since the report went final, and for the next several weeks, is working with various ...…
…Reporting live from my balcony, yet again, for another literary event coverage. This time it’s chef and author Bill Buford’s appearance in the “At Home with Literati” series, presenting his latest book “Dirt: Adventures in Lyon as a Chef in Training, Father, and Sleuth Looking for the Secret of French Cooking.” Today I’m not drinking Roiboos tea but matcha! This was my first time trying it, and it will most probably be the last. Ap...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts 6 — Wednesday, April 21, 2021 When you think of the word indie, what typically comes to mind? Is it a youthful aesthetic? Is it a culture defined by being ahead of the curve? Or is it maybe just a new sound? Whatever the interpretation is, it’s hard to argue that Animal Collective doesn’t embody it in some way. Yes, I know. An artist retrospective on Animal Collective? How original. How...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, April 21, 2021 — 7 Content Warning: sexual assault Gisela McDaniel grew up in predominantly white spaces: She was born on a military base in Bellevue, Neb., to a Chamorro mother who was a sociology professor teaching race and ethnicity and a white father enlisted in the Navy. On a recent Monday afternoon, the Art & Design alum spoke about how being raised with a pervasive awaren...…
…If you asked a rap fan in 2010 who their favorite female rapper was, chances are that list would begin and end at “Nicki Minaj.” While the 90s and early 2000s brought lots of talent to the table for female rap with trailblazers like Lil’ Kim and Missy Elliot, the decline of their careers in mainstream rap left a hole in the industry that only Minaj seemed to be able to fill. However, in recent years, several new female rappers have em...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Wednesday, April 21, 2021 — 9 The Instagram face and its implications Do you remember the Kylie Jenner lip challenge in 2015? The internet went under her spell as countless teens took to social media to share videos of themselves suctioning their lips inside a shot glass, hoping to recreate Kylie’s voluptuous (and artificial) lips. The results of the challenge were grotesque: ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 10 — Wednesday, April 21, 2021 statement I wasn’t surprised when the University of Michigan announced a virtual gradua- tion commencement in February. How could I be? After over a year of the COVID-19 pandemic, it seemed almost routine to keep delaying expectations of normality. While COVID-19 cases in Michigan were in a lull at the time, given the predicted spikes in daily cases around the w...…
…G raduation looms on the horizon. For every college student, the idea of gradu- ating college holds a bittersweet flavor, caught between the satisfaction of accomplish- ment and the sadness of goodbyes. For some, it holds more of one than the other. It is sometimes hard to tell which is stronger. Sometimes, the bitterness wins. At 21 years old, I’ve been a college student for five years and have been at the University of Michigan f...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 12 — Wednesday, April 21, 2021 statement Saying the G word W alking through the Law Quadrangle and waiting for my photographer, I couldn’t help but notice them: the group of girls doing their graduation photoshoot at the same time, clad in white dresses, caps and gowns. I, too, had purchased a white dress and a new pair of heels for the occasion, but there was a key difference: I was alone. I...…
…A s someone who was born and raised in Ann Arbor, people always ask, “Do you regret staying home for college?” Maybe they are shocked that I would elect to live so close to my parents, high school friends or the familiar streets of my child- hood. Maybe they aren’t surprised at all, picturing every Ann Arborite as born with maize-and-blue streaks in their hair, proph- esied as a future Wolverine. Maybe they envi- sion college as the t...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 14 — Wednesday, April 21, 2021 statement Lost at Michigan: a reflection of my transition from rural to university life O n the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2016, I lounged in my old bedroom, exhausted from a particularly grueling competitive cheer practice, mindlessly scrolling through my phone after yet another day of going through the motions. Just after 8 p.m., I refreshed my Gmail, only...…
…R ecently I time-traveled 100 years in the past. I didn’t go to a historical house to find out what life was like on the frontier, I didn’t churn my own butter or read the Farmers’ Almanac by candlelight, but I did witness an internal party primary for New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District. This arcane process was the norm prior to the early 20th century, with party insiders — or in this case, members of the State Central Commi...…
…F or those currently unaware, in the state of Michigan, everyone — and yes that means everyone — above the age of 16 is eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as of April 5. This is the case country- wide, for the most part, with the exception of a few states that are expanding their eligibility soon. In other words, the time to get vaccinated is upon us. The University of Michigan has already vaccinated over 40,000 individuals and ...…
…7-Opinion M y first introduction to the possible future of genomic editing came while reading Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World.” The novel begins in the year 2540 at an embryo factory called the Central London Hatching and Conditioning Centre. The director of the facility describes to a group of male students how eggs are modified during the gestation period of development to fit into five distinct castes: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delt...…
…Michigan plays assertively in win streak The No. 25 Michigan baseball team is riding a five-game winning streak, which includes a series win over archrival Ohio State and a sweep at Minnesota. But the Wolverines still feel there’s room for improvement. “I still don’t think we’re playing our very best baseball yet,” Michigan coach Erik Bakich said. “I still think there’s plenty of opportunity to get hot.” Their best could sti...…
…Danny Zimmerman stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded during the Michigan baseball team’s game against Minnesota on Friday. The redshirt junior outfielder launched his second home run of the game, this one over the fence in deep left field to make the score 14-2, as the Wolverines broke open the game and went on to win 21-5. Thanks in large part to a plethora of home runs, Michigan (18-7 Big Ten) swept Minnesota (4-20) ...…
…The 2021 gymnastics National Championship came down to the very last routine of the meet. Junior Abby Heiskell stared down the beam as she mounted it. As she performed her routine, she completed each skill with an intention to do it perfectly, a lesson Michigan coach Bev Ploc- ki has drilled into the mind of her gymnasts all season. Heiskell showed no ounce of doubt in any of her skills, and when she finished the routine with a stu...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News 2 — Wednesday, April 14, 2021 TESS CROWLEY/Daily There is a frenzy of activity on the streets of Ann Arbor as spring shows its cheerful face. 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 fo...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Wednesday, April 14, 2021 — 3 ANN ARBOR Ann Arbor residents debate replacing Woody Allen mural amid resurfacing of sexual assault allegations Screenwriter’s portrait is among four other writers on the painting at the corner Liberty Street and State Street A prominent mural on the corner Liberty St. and State St. has acted as a central hallmark for downtown Ann Arbor since 1984. The mural — c...…
…Ah, summer vacation. The sacred three- month period of underpaid jobs, midday naps and in all honesty, too much TV. Although some may find this assessment pessimistic, it’s an accurate summary of my past two summers (minus being able to secure a job — sorry Mom). Last summer, constrained from most productive activities by the pandemic and low personal funds, I opted to embrace the latter pursuit of TV-watching. My program of choice...…
…In one of my clearest childhood memories, I’m standing in the wings of a stage. I’m eight years old and I’m a little out of breath, having just sprinted from the dressing room to the stage. I’m nervously rolling and unrolling a comic book — my only prop, which I took very seriously — in my hands as I wait for the lights to go down and the scene to transition. The last note of a song rings through the theater, the spotlights turn of...…
…Content warning: Mentions of eating disorders. The voice in my head sneered, Still too high, you’re a failure, as I yanked on the fat of my stomach. I was in my bathroom, trying to calm myself down and stop the moisture overpowering my eyes. My mom had bought a different type of yogurt that week at the store because it was on sale, but it was 30 calories more than the usual brand. An unpeeled apple is 90 calories, six almonds are...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Wednesday, April 14, 2021 — 7 YOUR WEEKLY ARIES It’s a very intelligent, thought-driven week for you, Aries. Venus’ arrival in your values zone sets you thinking about what truly matters to you – and you may discover that you have more to be grateful for than you realized. AQUARIUS GEMINI When Venus moves into your spiritual zone on Wednesday, Gemini, you’ll crave some pea...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color 8 — Wednesday, April 14, 2021 My own crown Even more than before, the pandemic has resulted in social media being a creative outlet, a way to pick up new talents or a place to experiment in hobbies you have never tried before. I tried to pick up new techniques when styling my type 4 coily hair, a thick hair texture that consists of tight curls or spring- like coils. Represent...…
…T his March, outcry arose during the NCAA March Madness tour- nament when Sedona Prince, a forward for the Oregon Ducks women’s basketball team, posted a TikTok compar- ing her team’s weight room to that of their male counterparts. The men’s weight room was an expansive gym full of machines, equipment and free weights. The women’s weight room was a single rack of dumbbells and yoga mats. The NCAA claimed it was a space issue, but th...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 10— Wednesday, April 14, 2021 ILLUSTRATION BY MAGGIE WIEBE statement Becoming Alice I like to joke that I-94 and I-80 are my second homes. I’ve spent thousands of miles on them, miles that trade scenery for ease — hop on and drive, no directions needed. The “check engine” light on the dashboard of my old car kept me company, a constant presence lingering in the corner of my vi- sion. It was a...…
