…Georgetown University faculty Sherry Lee Linkon, English and American Studies professor, and John Russo, visiting scholar at the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and Working Poor. Linkon and Russo focused on patterns of voting among the working class with an eye on the 2018 midterm elections. The lecture, “Don’t Blame the Working-Class: Understanding Working- Class Politics and Culture in the Trump Era,” ste...…
…The Senate yesterday postponed its vote on Clarence Thomas’ Supreme Court nomination for one week to investigate allegations he sexually harassed a former aide. Thomas “totally and unequivocally” denied the accusation. The embattled nominee requested a delay to “clear my name” as several crucial Democratic supporters said they could not vote for him until the allegations were aired. Senate Majority Leader George Mit...…
…Michigan State Government are open to Whitmer’s idea. I think both Republicans and Democrats can agree that tobacco usage has an adverse impact on Michigan’s well being and work to limit its usage,” Berger said. “As Ms. Whitmer has said, 95 percent of adult smokers started smoking before the age of 21. I believe raising the age required to buy tobacco would help curb Michigan’s tobacco usage. The human and economic costs of toba...…
…“ Reed, I am having an emergency. We need to go upstairs to your room right now.” “Ok, let’s go,” I said to my friend Michael as I gestured toward the stairs. Upon escaping from the party and arriving in my room, I asked Michael the obvious question: “What’s going on?” His answer was far more complicated than I could have predicted. Michael, who isn’t old enough to buy alcohol, has been in a dedicated relationship for the...…
…counterpart “Night” forces us to contemplate what we normally try and shuffle into the periphery. The stage is dark except for a long, rectangular table where four men sit. One recalls the time when his squad, during a war, invaded a home and killed an entire family until “no life remained in the house — a ‘family unit’ had been eliminated.” Another talks of killing two rapists in a tunnel and seeing the life leave their ey...…
…Ghostface Killah was a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan. The Wu-Tang Clan was founded in 1993. Thus, Ghostface Killah has been musically active since 1993. That’s a 25-year career. That’s a long time. Reinvigorating East Coast rap with his hard-nosed squad, Ghostface and the Wu-Tang Clan were extremely important 25 years ago. Dr. Dre’s The Chronic had just stripped away New York’s hip-hop credentials, and the rap world was fu...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, October 10, 2018 — 7A Wangler proves progress with first touchdown With a little more than six and a half minutes left in the fourth quarter of the Michigan football team’s win over Maryland on Saturday, Jared Wangler trotted onto the field and into the offensive huddle. Per usual, the fifth-year senior fullback was joined by his position partner, sophomore Ben Mason. And...…
…8A — Wednesday, October 10, 2018 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tai Streets, Michigan and Brian Bowen: What you need to know On Tuesday, Brian Bowen, Sr. — the father of former top men’s basketball recruit Brian Bowen, Jr. — testified in court that Amateur Athletic Union coach and former Michigan athlete Tai Streets gave the younger Bowen $5,000 to play for Streets’ AAU team, Meanstreets. Bowen, Jr., a focus of thi...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | OCTOBER 10, 2018 You Can’t Bury Canterbury T he recording starts with Bach’s “Toccata and Fugue in D Minor” on the organ — you’d know it if you heard it — with a minor modulation of pitch, a quiver. Then a voice rings out above the organ’s echo. “Good evening.” *organ intro repeats* “This is Dan Burke of Canterbury House” *organ once again* “… bringing you some of the sounds of the good news....…
…2B Wednesday, October 10, 2018 // The Statement American miseducation BY MARTINA VILLALOBOS, STATEMENT COLUMNIST statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | OCTOBER 10, 2018 Managing Statement Editor: Brian Kuang Deputy Editors: Colin Beresford Jennifer Meer Editor in Chief: Alexa St. John Photo Editor: Amelia Cacchione Designer: Elizabeth Bigham Managing Editor: Dayton Hare Copy Editors: Elise Laarman Finntan Storer I t was the firs...…
…I became a notetaker with Services for Students with Disabilities entirely by accident. One April evening during my freshman year, I was having dinner with my best friend and her friend. Her friend happened to mention that he was a notetaker, and he gave me the email address of someone I could contact about getting involved. I was looking for a second job, and I knew I was good at taking notes. I also liked the idea of sitting in on...…
…Wednesday, October 10, 2018 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, October 10, 2018 // The Statement 5B T he recording starts with Bach’s “Toccata and Fugue in D Minor” on the organ — you’d know it if you heard it — with a minor modulation of pitch, a quiver. Then a voice rings out above the organ’s echo. “Good evening.” *organ intro repeats* “This is Dan Burke of Can- terbury House” *organ once again* “… bringing you some of the sou...…
…Wednesday, October 10, 2018 // The Statement 6B Wednesday, October 10, 2018// The Statement 7B vided by current Canterbury leadership, Harris worried the student body at the time would “become too secularized and forget their religious foundation,” and took it upon himself to see Hobart Hall — shortly after renamed Harris Hall — be built at 617 East Huron Street. The build- ing still stands, but is now used as office space. The Hobar...…
…Of course football players, coaches, and cheerleaders are prominent figures at foot- ball games, but so many people make foot- ball Saturdays as exciting and enjoyable as they are. As alumni came back for the homecoming game this weekend, I tried to capture some of the spirit of the game and Michigan community. V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T : Fa c e s o f Fo o tb a l l Photos by Emma Richter Wednesday, October 10, 2018 // The Statement...…
