…The University Research Corridor — a partnership of the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Wayne State University — released its 11th economic impact report last week. The report highlights the universities’ contributions to the state economy, which totaled $18.7 billion in 2017. This is a significant increase from 2015, when the URC added $16.5 billion to the state economy. Britany Affolter- Caine, ...…
…2A — Thursday, September 13, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News WOLVE RINE OF THE WE E K On Wednesday evening, Interfraternity Council President Sam Finn, a Public Policy senior, released a statement to The Daily proclaiming a number of fraternity chapters — including Theta Chi, Alpha Sigma Phi, and Psi Upsilon — have decided to disaffiliate from IFC after a July change in city zoning codes. However, Finn noted the...…
…Union sanctions. “What Russia might be experiencing if these sanctions are effective is the undermining of economic growth,” she said. Cook also noted varying levels of unrest within Russian society as living standards remain stagnant or even decline. She referenced the recent protests against the Russian government in response to a proposal to raise retirement age from 60 to 65 for men and 55 to 60 for women. “My s...…
…“ Never have I ever had sex with a member,” I said looking around the room at my fellow volunteers and the young members of Kibbutz Baram. I quickly noticed none of the members took a drink. “How is it possible that none of you have had sex with a member?” “Have sex with another member? I would never!” “What? Why not!?” “After growing up and spending all day with other members I view them as my brothers and sisters… having sex ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, September 13, 2018 — 5A ACROSS 1 Minimally 5 Oversight 10 “Man With a Plan” network 13 One and only 14 Fads 15 No longer active: Abbr. 16 Rolls off the alley 18 “__ we there yet?” 19 College Board exam, briefly 20 French assent 21 It’s calculated using ht. and wt. 22 Make a face, say 23 Swing era dance 26 Loan application section 27 Badgers 28 Staff helper 29 “Be My __ Ono”: Baren...…
…6A — Thursday, September 13, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com A moment of weakness in a dominating match It was a one-sided affair. There’s no other way to put it. In the Michigan volleyball team’s sweep of Louisiana State on Friday, there were zero lead changes and only one instance of a tie in score, which happened in the opening moments of a set. From start to finish, the Wolverines dominated — except for...…
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…2B —Thursday, September 13, 2018 b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Call it fake, call it Neo-Dadaism: Absurdist internet humor is art The most common explanation among people who critically engage with absurdist internet humor is to claim a resurgence of Neo-Dadaism. A quick Google search of the two pulls up an endless list of cultural think pieces that position the two artistic movements as parallels. The primar...…
…I’ve never seen this before.’” People in weird or absurdist Twitter communities have latched onto “locals” as both antithetical to themselves and an additional stream of content production. “I think that’s a combination of content lacking a specific intensity or direction of nuance, combined with either the ideals or the personhood that represents,” Triebwasser said. Beyond the local/weird divide, Western culture has always been pre...…
…2-BSide 4B —Thursday, September 13, 2018 b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The creation of YouTube allowed for the widespread distribution of DIY web series and home videos. The social media platform also provided niche communities a place to broadcast their special brand of weird. The Lonely Island, a comic-rap group made up of “Saturday Night Live” alums Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, went vir...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com b-side Thursday, September 13, 2018 — 5B YouTube. It’s big. It’s bad. It’s been integral to the discovery, incubation and popularity of some of today’s most relevant musical artists. Justin Bieber was discovered on YouTube and some of his music videos are now among the most viewed on the platform. As a student at New York University’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, Maggie Roger...…
…2-BSide Whatever someone may think about his humor, a person’s reaction to an episode of “The Eric Andre Show” is a surprisingly effective way to gauge their personality. I won’t quite go so far as to judge you based on your reaction, but I can, in a way that’s difficult to articulate, get to know you beyond a superficial level (although I will say if you guffaw the same way I do after watching a specific segment for th...…
