…On March 8, 2010, professor Edward P. St. John was removed from his teaching position in the School of Education. He had 24 hours to notify his students and no means to appeal his removal. St. John believed his removal stemmed from disagreements he had with the policy opinions of his dean, Deborah Ball, in the Provost’s Achievement Gap Task Force, a University-wide advisory panel on diversity in higher education. He had two optio...…
…“I haven’t really noticed it because I’m always focused on my things.” Cases of Engineering Honor Code violation are referred to the Engineering Honor Council, a group of 20 student volunteers who oversee Honor Code management and investigate all cases of violations. “(The Engineering Honor Council) really do serve as that peer-to-peer voice of accountability,” Sprague said. “They also serve as a great voice of advocacy, ...…
…experiences negotiating these agreements with the University and other entities. “Non-disparagement agreements prevent the public from knowing (of) all kinds of harassment and discrimination,” Prescott said. “These aren’t proved-in-court wrongs, but they are things that the two parties agree may have gone wrong. And usually they exist without the payer agreeing that something has gone wrong.” Fitzgerald confirmed that these...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4 — Tuesday, December 10, 2019 Alanna Berger Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Joel Danilewitz Cheryn Hong Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Mary Rolfes Michael Russo Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Joel Weiner Erin White Lola Yang FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited a...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, December 10, 2019 — 5 I don’t quite remember what I expected out of “Waves,” director Trey Edward Shults’s (“It Comes at Night”) latest A24 film. Its promotional material is frustratingly vague, describing the plot of the movie as nothing more than an African-American family in Florida coping with a “loss.” I realize now, though, the reason for this. To reveal anything more about ...…
…6 — Tuesday, December 10, 2019 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com “Arth” Definition: (noun) a piece of really, really bad art. Etymology: Early 21st century, a Kerrytown porch filled with exhausted artists who missed liking their art form. You are an artist. You are tired, and that cold you’ve had for about two months is still nestled in your nose and throat. It is December, and there are four collaborations due, two final...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Tuesday, December 10, 2019 — 7 Exhibition of potential Four. The number of freshmen on the Michigan women’s gymnastics team. Three. The number of freshmen who competed in the Wolverines’ exhibition meet — the Michigan Quad in Crisler Center against Central Michigan, Western Michigan and Eastern Michigan. Two. The number of Michigan gymnasts who competed all- around, including ...…
…8 — Tuesday, December 10, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The good, the bad and the ugly: Michigan hockey at the halfway point One game past the halfway point of this season, it’s no secret that the Michigan hockey team’s year hasn’t gone to plan. At 6-10-2 overall and 2-7-1 in the Big Ten, the Wolverines are nowhere close to what they expected of themselves entering the season. In the first half, Michigan suffere...…
