…A survey conducted by The Michigan Daily last month found 74 percent of student respondents at the University of Michigan think tuition is too high, and 54 percent believe the University doesn’t give out enough scholarship money. LSA junior Kim Truong, a second-generation immigrant and first-generation college student, said despite receiving a full need- based scholarship, she believes tuition at the University is too high. ...…
…pieces of what my colleagues at other universities would have in a centralized system.” He said the previous, decentralized system could be confusing for students and was part of the motivation for the creation of a centralized website and office. “It used to be before we had a centralized office that you almost had to know what you were looking for before you could go hunt for it,” Dyson said. ONSF is housed in LSA, and t...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Thursday, March 9, 2017 — 3A We are a coalition of organizations committed to transforming the University of Michigan campus climate through policy change. We believe that the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategic planning initiative will fail without financial investments into the infrastructure for DEI work: The current policy of expecting free labor ...…
…W ith Republicans now at the helm of both the legislative and executive branches, the last couple of months have been riddled with uncertainty over the future of women’s health care. From the return of the global gag rule to the attempted reinforcement of the Hyde Amendment, the new administration has flippantly dealt blow after blow against pro-choice policies on an international scale. However, it wasn’t u...…
…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Fish feature 5 Sporty sunroof 9 Impressionist’s métier 14 Mount between Pelion and Olympus 15 Bat mitzvah dance 16 “__ Theme”: “Doctor Zhivago” song 17 Done in a comprehensive plan? 20 Primed 21 Duffers’ dreams 22 Gamer’s game face 23 Criticize harshly 24 Emailed a dupe to 25 Darth, before he turned to the Dark Side 28 Postgrad challenge 32 Quarrel 33 Pit-__: heart sound ...…
…6A — Thursday, March 9, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan opens Big Ten Tournament against Illinois At West Virginia in 2005, John Beilein faced nearly the same situation he faces today. After finishing the regular season 18-9, the Mountaineers headed to Madison Square Garden as the Big East Tournament’s No. 8 seed in need of a victory or two to feel secure about their chances of makin...…
…ART as a SOCIAL GESTURE B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, March 9, 2017 Design By Jacob Bergen …
…2B — Thursday, March 9, 2017 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Clayton Penrose-Whitmore was 12-years-old the first time he made the trek to Detroit to compete in the Sphinx Competition. The Evanston, Ill. native, now 23, had heard about the annual strings competition — open to African-American and Latino players — from his violin instructor. Attending the Sphinx Competition served as a subtle revelation:...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Thursday, March 9, 2017 — 3B The website of 2016 Penny Stamps graduate, multimedia artist and community activist Alexa Borromeo reads, “HOUSTON MADE. NOT AFRAID” in big, white block letters against an abstract backdrop that suggests fast horizontal movements across the screen, maybe taken from a train or or a fast-moving car. “Houston has almost everything to do with ...…
…4B — Thursday, March 9, 2017 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Who is this narrator? What is the accent? I’m so scared. The way he said “firing squad” just made me want to cry. Eerie. The death penalty beds. I’m going to cry. This man, Hank, has been on death row for 17 years and he’s still cracking jokes. I’m just going to leave this here: So many things that the police does are illegal. Hank looks so tired. His arms ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Thursday, March 9, 2017 — 5B COURTESY OF CANTERBURY HOUSE A Night For Us: Love & activism at Canterbury Ann Arbor’s own Canterbury House fashions itself as an earnest refuge and community for University music students There’s a small episcopal church that resides on East Huron Street that few remark upon when passing it. It goes unnoticed for the most part, its plain demean...…
…6B — Thursday, March 9, 2017 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com “These people are no different from any of us. It would be impossible for anyone not to develop a connection to these families if they spent some time with them.” This is VICE News Correspondent Gianna Toboni. In a recent interview with The Michigan Daily, Toboni shared her experiences from creating the documentary episode, “Trans Youth” for VICE ...…
