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June 18, 2015 (vol. 121, iss. 136) • Page Image 1

…Warrior-Scholar academic bootcamp helps veterans adjust to University life By ALAINA WYGNAT Daily Staff Reporter “It’s kind of a long story,” Adam Pawlowski said, speak- ing about how he came to be one of 20 veterans at the Warrior- Scholar Project at the University. For the second year in a row, the University hosted the pro- gram, one-week academic boot camp designed to help service- men and women make the tran- sition from th...…

June 18, 2015 (vol. 121, iss. 136) • Page Image 2

…420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com LAURA SCHINAGLE Editor in Chief 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 schlaura@michigandaily.com MADISEN POWELL Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 madisenm@michigandaily.com EDITORIAL STAFF Derek Wolfe Managing Editor dewolfe@michigandaily.com Alyssa Brandon Managing News Editor alyabd@michigandaily.com SENIOR NEWS EDITORS: Lea Giotta, Carly Noah and Colleen Harrison M...…

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…Kyle Piunti, who went through the boot camp in 2014 and subsequently attended Columbia University, is now a tutor in analytical reading. He said seeing the growth of his students has been rewarding. “A lot of students, when they first come in, are overwhelmed with a text,” Piunti said. “Then you start to see them develop as far as understanding the text and the direction in which we’re taking them.” People from every bran...…

June 18, 2015 (vol. 121, iss. 136) • Page Image 4

…Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors. LAURA SCHINAGLE EDITOR IN CHIEF MELISSA SCHOLKE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR DEREK WOLFE MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@umich.edu Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. 4 Thursday, June 18, 2015 The M...…

June 18, 2015 (vol. 121, iss. 136) • Page Image 5

…I t all started, oddly enough, during the height of my French New Wave obsession. I was draining Godard and Truffaut films like diner cof- fee on a rough Sunday morn- ing. These are films that are compact, usually only an hour to an hour and 20 minutes long, and action-packed with a capital ACTION. High energy: car crash- es, shootouts, existential shout- ing matches about one’s place in society, infidelity and barely any plot...…

June 18, 2015 (vol. 121, iss. 136) • Page Image 6

…Risk pays off in ‘OITNB’ TV REVIEW Villianless Season 3 fares well for Netflix original series By CHLOE GILKE Managing Arts Editor Season 3 of Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black” doesn’t designate a clear villain. Sure, every character has an adversary or two (“Orange is the New Black” is a drama series, and what’s drama without some good fights?), but character con- flicts are more isolated this year, and no feuds ...…

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…7 Thursday, June 18, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ARTS Capitalism trumps caution in ‘Jurassic’ Third sequel isn’t more than a decent action movie By CONRAD FOREMAN Daily Arts Writer Snapping necks and cashing checks. “Jurassic World” did a lot of both over its opening weekend, featur- ing dinosaur deaths by the dozen and eclips- ing domestic and inter- national box-office records for an opening weekend. Th...…

June 18, 2015 (vol. 121, iss. 136) • Page Image 8

…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Military decoration 6 Supporting structure 11 Leading 14 Solitary 15 Silent brother of comedy 16 Valuable deposit 17 1996 Fox launch 19 NFL players, e.g. 20 Cozy lodge 21 Fail, in slang 22 Only city on California’s Catalina Island 24 As hidden in 17- Across, one of this puzzle’s 33- Down 26 Netherlands city near the Belgian border 27 Mork’s planet 28 Italian mathematician...…

June 18, 2015 (vol. 121, iss. 136) • Page Image 9

…9 Thursday, June 18, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS By TED JANES Daily Sports Writer It was mid-morning, and Sheryl Szady turned on the television in her Oklahoma City hotel. Footage of the Michigan baseball coach, Erik Bakich, was replaying from an earlier press conference. In the days before, the Michigan baseball team, notable underdogs, had won its first Big Ten Tourna- ment under Bakich’s watch but had...…

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…10 Thursday, June 18, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS They stayed outside because they were not given access to the com- fort of indoor locker rooms or any of the amenities the football team was pampered with. “We were just talking about this at dinner,” Szady said in Oklahoma. “Liz (Eagan) pulled out a picture of us at halftime of a field hockey game, and we were playing at Michigan Stadium. We’re all just sitt...…

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…11 Thursday, June 18, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Ofili headlines strong NCAA Championship performances By SYLVANNA GROSS Daily Sports Editor When junior hurdler Cindy Ofili sprinted past the finish line, she knew she had done well. Michigan coach James Henry knew she had it in her. But before the race, neither knew just how impressive the finishing time would be. Ofili recorded a 12.60-second result — ...…

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…12 Thursday, June 18, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SPORTS Romero on to Team USA By TYLER SCOTT Daily Sports Writer It had been only one week since the end of the Women’s College World Series, but Sierra Romero already found herself back in Oklahoma City. In her junior season, the Michigan second baseman cemented herself as one of college softball’s top talents and a leader of the NCAA runner- up Michigan softball ...…

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