…Beginning in January 2020, all University of Michigan Greek life organizations will transition to a winter semester rush process, according to a University press release. The move comes a semester after the Interfraternity Council suspended all social activities for two months after reports of hazing and sexual assault. Allegations included hazing that placed fraternity recruits in near-death situations, drugging member...…
…The Apse in the University of Michigan Museum of Art was packed Tuesday night as American author Lydia Davis gave the first of two talks as part of the Zell Visiting Writer series — both reading from her short stories and encouraging attendees to get involved in politics at the local level. Davis is known for her short stories and was awarded the Man Booker International Prize in 2013. She has also translated many prominent ...…
…struggles equally but differently. We all have daily obstacles and challenges that we face whether it shows on our face or not, whether it’s apparent or hidden.” Dean’s Fellow Sean Smith, a University alum, also took the stage to speak, highlighting the adjustments he had to make when he came to the University. He explained while the University presented the same kind of diversity as in New York City, groups seemed to be cluster...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, March 21, 2018 To the Arabs and Muslims on campus, keep the MomentUM going REEMA KAAKARLI | OP-ED I wasn’t able to put a name to my sexuality until my sophomore year of college. Before, I had always felt stuck between two labels that didn’t feel right. I was either heterosexual or a lesbian, and there could be no in between. I would develop a crush on a boy in...…
…LAURA DZUBAY Daily Arts Writer A group of teens, silently, hops a fence and slips into a beautiful glass house in Beverly Hills. Then, a wail of sirens breaks out, only it’s not sirens; it’s the punishingly loud treble of Sleigh Bells’s “Crown on the Ground.” The song wails and pulses as Sophia Coppola — queen of intertitles — immerses her audience in the world of mid-aught celebrity fan culture. Tabloid-yellow ...…
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…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, March 21, 2018— 7A Like your typical pastry shop, turnover is the name of the game for the No. 19 Michigan softball team this year. Out goes right-hander Megan Betsa and one of the most accomplished senior classes in program history. In comes a freshman class with two top-10 recruits and another player inside FloSoftball.com’s Top 100. The Wolverines are also looking to turn...…
…8A — Tuesday, March 21, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com For Blanco, life has led to this moment Seventh inning. Bases loaded. Two outs. A national championship on the line. Tera Blanco and the Firecrackers — a travel team coached by her dad, Jeff — were playing for the U-16 national title. Blanco, then a high school freshman, had pitched a nine-inning complete game the day before to send her team to the finals. ...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | MARCH 21, 2018 …
…W hen I walk Down the streets of this College-town I see Hands smashing beer bottles Friends only of one-another Screaming chants alien To my covered ears I began my freshman year at the University of Michigan bright-eyed and ready to learn. As the years went on, however, I started to realize how diversity, equity and inclusion are just empty words in a University campaign slogan. This was also the first time I really felt unsafe...…
…3B Wednesday, March 21, 2018 // The Statement Brews Through: Shinola Cafe C harles Bradley’s “Slow Love” plays on a record through the chatter of coffee shop talk, clicking of keyboards and turning of pages. “Just you and me / Us against the world / Baby I love you / This a evil world we live in” It seeps into the brick walls, the black wall paint and plush leather couches. Shinola Cafe is a secret, both a mancave and l...…
…Wednesday, March 21, 2018 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, March 21, 2018 // The Statement 5B Purple Squirrel, but only human? by Yoshiko Iwai, Columnist I wake up to the fifth alarm of 12. It’s more out of irritation — to stop the droning, electronic waterfalls — than it is to open the door and let any ray of sun into my windowless room. I slowly put my head back down when the sixth alarm starts. I groan, mildly irritated, and turn...…
…I remember standing in the shade of an olive tree in Panathinaiko Stadium Square, sweat dripping down my face, trying to hail a cab. Classes had just gotten out for the day, and I was making my way to my cousin Zoe’s apartment. I was studying abroad at The Athens Centre in Athens, Greece, the summer after my freshman year at the University of Michigan. At this time, I felt left at odds about what I wanted to do, not only with ...…
…S o I’m not sure if all three of my readers are aware, but I’m kind of into music a little bit. I grew up listening to “The Free- wheelin’ Bob Dylan” in my living room while building cities out of alphabet blocks, Legos and a Thomas the Tank Engine wooden train track set. I like to ask people, “What was the first song you remember hearing in your entire life that wasn’t a children’s song?” cause you learn a lot about someone by wha...…
…Wednesday, March 21, 2018 // The Statement 8B V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : N C A A to u r n a m e n t , b e h i n d-t h e - s c e n e s I spent the majority of last week in Wichita, Kansas, covering the Michigan Men’s Basketball team’s first and second round games of the NCAA tournament. In addition to the two thrilling games, I had close access to the players before and after the games during media availability in the l...…
