…Michigan gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed discussed his candidacy and platform to more than 150 students and community members at the Ford School of Public Policy Monday night. The event, hosted by the University of Michigan’s chapter of College Democrats, allowed students to ask questions and hear the story of the 32-year- old University alum and Rhodes scholar. As the son of Egyptian immigrants, El-Sayed rec...…
…Students and faculty discussed ways to manage the nation’s energy requirement and protect the rights of both Native Americans and the environment during a town hall hosted Tuesday evening by LSA Student Government. The town hall was sprouted out of the national controversy surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline. About 35 people met in the Michigan League to listen to four panelists: Mark Barteau, director of th...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Tuesday, March 14, 2017 — 3 the rent,” rally-goers chanted, in reference to the insufficient 2 percent wage increase the University offered. Ware explained graduate student employees are paid approximately 18 percent below the living wage in Ann Arbor, according to the MIT Living Wage Calculator. GEO Communications Co-chair Sara Chadwick, a psychology and women’s studies Ph.D. s...…
…O ver Spring Break, I had an Uber driver ask me, completely out of nowhere, “How long was your past relationship?” I remember thinking to myself, “Why is he asking me this? He has no right to know.” As a white female college student who was clearly out of her element in southern Florida, he probably saw me as an easy target. While I found it very creepy, I responded with something that I knew would end the c...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, March 14, 2017 — 5 Jung Yun, writer and assistant professor of English at George Washington University, will be at Literati Bookstore on Wednesday to celebrate the paperback release of her first novel “Shelter.” Yun began writing the first scene of her debut novel in 2004. After 12 years, “Shelter” was finally published in 2016 and is now being released as a paperback book. Yu...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, March 14, 2017 — 7 NCAA Tournament: Breaking down the Midwest Region By winning the Big Ten Tournament, the Michigan men’s basketball team earned an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. Once on the bubble, the Wolverines ripped off 10 wins in 12 games to make it into the field as the No. 7 seed in the Midwest Region. Michigan kicks off its NCAA Tournament on Frid...…
…8 — Tuesday, March 14, 2017 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Nagelvoort gives ‘M’ a chance T he Michigan hockey team has found success over its last few games, and, like when it had some success early in the season, it has done so with goaltending. Then, the Wolverines relied on a rotation of goaltenders — freshman Hayden Lavigne earned two shutouts in the first nine games of the season, and strong performan...…
