…Landlords in Ann Arbor are pushing ahead with fall leasing for the 2021-2022 school year, despite the ongoing COVID- 19 pandemic, while students question if they should sign leases as early as they have in prior years. The fall leasing period many Ann Arbor landlords observe — in which tenants whose leases start shortly before the academic year begins are asked to decide whether to renew less than three months into their lease ...…
…The University of Michigan’s chapter of Biden for President hosted Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in Ann Arbor’s Kerrytown Monday afternoon. More than 75 people attended the rally in person, while more than 500 supporters logged on to the virtual livestream. Sanders started the event by emphasizing the importance of continuing to make progress in a thoughtful, informed way. “We can keep our country moving forward if we do so ...…
…Movie theaters and performance venues can reopen Oct. 9 in accordance with public health guidelines, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced in a Friday press release. Whitmer also altered limits on indoor and outdoor gatherings, putting a formula in place to determine capacity at different locations. In a statement, Whitmer said the state’s early steps to combat the virus made it possible to loosen restrictions. “Michigan took...…
…After the Graduate Employees’ Organization voted to accept the University of Michigan’s proposal and end its strike, Rackham student Bec Roldan posted their feelings about the offer on TikTok. “To be frank, it’s a pretty s— offer,” Roldan said on the popular social media app, where they have been posting updates about the strike since it began Sept. 8. Roldan said in the TikTok that they were frustrated they had to accept t...…
…ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM See RA, Page 3 ANN ARBOR, MI | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 | MICHIGANDAILY.COM GOT A NEWS TIP? E-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. CXXIX, No. 130 ©2020 The Michigan Daily N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 M I C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 A R T S ...…
…The Graduate Employees’ Organization, which represents more than 2,000 graduate student instructors and graduate student staff assistants, announced Monday that its members have voted to strike in response to the University of Michigan’s fall reopening plans. This move could substantially disrupt academic operations through the course of next week. This is the first GEO strike since 1975. In a press release announcing...…
…Nicholas Prada, a former employee at Tomukun Noodle Bar on East Liberty Street, filed a suit in a U.S. district court Friday claiming he was wrongfully terminated after contracting COVID-19 in late June. According to the lawsuit, Prada and his attorney, Noah Hurwitz, allege that Tomukun’s actions violate numerous federal acts, including the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and Family Medical Leave Act. In an email t...…
…As the first day of fall semester approaches and students move into on-campus residence halls, freshmen have had to modify their expectations for what the semester will now look like. LSA freshman Elizabeth Wolfe, who lives in East Quad Residence Hall, said she has tried to make her first several days as normal as possible despite the semester’s clear differences. “Interactions have been limited but I’ve k...…
…T here may finally be some clarity surrounding college football. After a meeting on Tuesday morning, Big Ten Presidents and Chancellors voted to postpone fall sports. “The mental and physical health and welfare of our student-athletes has been at the center of every decision we have made regarding the ability to proceed forward,” Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren said. “As time progressed and after hours of discussion with our Big...…
…Thursday, June 11, 2020 INDEX Vol. CXXIX, No. 125 © 2020 The Michigan Daily NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS/NEWS.......................... MiC......................................... SPORTS................................ MICHIGAN IN COLOR Lebanon: where suffering meets resilience Lebanon has another crisis and, like before, we have abandoned them. >> SEE PAGE 9 NEWS Philber...…
…Thursday, June 11, 2020 INDEX Vol. CXXIX, No. 124 © 2020 The Michigan Daily NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS/NEWS.......................... MiC......................................... SPORTS................................ MICHIGAN IN COLOR My experience in a COVID-19 hotspot Reflections of trip to a declared ‘hotspot’ of the coronavirus pandemic, Gatlinburg, Tenn. >> SEE PAGE...…
…Thursday, June 11, 2020 INDEX Vol. CXXIX, No. 123 © 2020 The Michigan Daily NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS/NEWS.......................... MiC......................................... SPORTS................................ MICHIGAN IN COLOR Kellon Yaani Kellon Staff writer Maya Kadouh redirects our attention to the pressing crises occurring in Lebanon. >> SEE PAGE 9 NEWS Teleme...…
…Thursday, June 11, 2020 INDEX Vol. CXXIX, No. 122 © 2020 The Michigan Daily NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS/NEWS.......................... MiC......................................... SPORTS................................ MICHIGAN IN COLOR Dual-faithful A glimpse into the beautiful reality of growing up practicing two faiths. >> SEE PAGE 9 NEWS What is the endowment? The D...…
…Thursday, June 11, 2020 INDEX Vol. CXXIX, No. 121 © 2020 The Michigan Daily NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS/NEWS.......................... MiC......................................... SPORTS................................ MICHIGAN IN COLOR Forgotten: a humanitarian crisis As the world confronts multiple tragedies, we have collectively abandoned Yemen. >> SEE PAGE 8 NEWS Mich...…
…Thursday, June 11, 2020 INDEX Vol. CXXIX, No. 120 © 2020 The Michigan Daily NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS/NEWS.......................... MiC......................................... SPORTS................................ MICHIGAN IN COLOR The American Dream: Impossible Communities of color perpetually have their inalienable rights restricted from them >> SEE PAGE 9 NEWS Stu...…
…michigandaily.com Thursday, June 25, 2020 INDEX Vol. CXXIX, No. 119 © 2020 The Michigan Daily NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS/NEWS.......................... MiC......................................... SPORTS................................ MICHIGAN IN COLOR Avatar: The Last Airbender Looking towards Avatar as a call to cultural unity and effective uprising in a time of national...…
…Chinese students in the U.S. have faced a unique set of challenges amid the pandemic, several of which exceed those of their domestic peers: from dealing with hate speech that wrongfully places blame on Chinese immigrants for the pandemic, to the threat of deportation in light of disruptions to their in-person research and academic pursuits. For Chinese graduate students in STEM fields, they face additional concerns from t...…
…Thursday, June 11, 2020 INDEX Vol. CXXIX, No. 117 © 2020 The Michigan Daily NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS/NEWS.......................... MiC......................................... SPORTS................................ MICHIGAN IN COLOR Mass incarceration and Black American health Analysis of U.S. prisons & detriments to the Black community. >> SEE PAGE 8 NEWS Internatio...…
…“No Justice. No Peace. No Racist Police.” Over a thousand people gathered around the Detroit Public Safety Headquarters for the March Against the Police on Friday in response to incidents of police brutality across the nation. As they were social distancing and wearing masks, people chanted “No Justice. No Peace. No Racist Police.” People of all ages, races and backgrounds were present to support the Black Lives Matter movem...…
…Thursday, May 28, 2020 INDEX Vol. CXXIX, No. 115 © 2020 The Michigan Daily NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS/NEWS.......................... MiC......................................... SPORTS................................ MICHIGAN IN COLOR Color & Coronavirus Racial disparities in America expose communities of color to the ravaging pandemic at alarming rates. >> SEE PAGE 8 NE...…
…michigandaily.com Thursday, May 21, 2020 INDEX Vol. CXXIX, No. 114 © 2020 The Michigan Daily NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS/NEWS.......................... MiC......................................... SPORTS................................ MICHIGAN IN COLOR A/PIA Leaders Recognizing historical AAPI figures who have shaped modern America for A/PIA heritage month >> SEE PAGE 8 ...…
…Thursday, May 14, 2020 INDEX Vol. CXXIX, No. 113 © 2020 The Michigan Daily NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS/NEWS.......................... MiC......................................... SPORTS................................ MICHIGAN IN COLOR Outdated America Aakash Ray analyzes the failed institution that has created the American system >> SEE PAGE 8 NEWS GEO petition GEO dema...…
…Thursday, May 7, 2020 INDEX Vol. CXXIX, No. 112 © 2020 The Michigan Daily NEWS .................................... OPINION ............................... ARTS/NEWS.......................... MiC......................................... SPORTS................................ MICHIGAN IN COLOR Enriching education Four Michigan men and their work to bridge educational and professional disparities >> SEE PAGE 8 NEWS Online courses ...…
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…Third-year Medical student Paris Rollins was in the middle of clinical rotations at Henry Ford Hospital, working 9-hour shifts in the Emergency Medicine Department, when she found out that the University of Michigan’s Medical School would be pulling all students out of rotations. “I felt this dread in the pit of my stomach,” Rollins said. “(The announcement) felt unprecedented in what could happen next.” Two d...…
…Since the University of Michigan moved classes online March 11, both students and professors have had to adjust. For professors with families, teaching classes virtually and maintaining research projects has created unique and unprecedented situations when combined with childcare. Meghan Duffy, a professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology who has three children under the age of 10, explained that th...…
…The Michigan Fashion Media Summit held its annual conference on Thursday via Zoom webinar. MFMS had rescheduled their original in-person event as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The student-run group was set to host more than 650 people at the Ross School of Business featuring 16 speakers on March 20. Thursday afternoon’s webinar hosted Caroline Gogolak, vice president of retail at SoulCycle and co-founder of Carb...…
…On March 20, Acting Provost Susan Collins announced in an email that all undergraduate courses at the University of Michigan would be graded “Pass” or “No Record Covid,” with an option to withdraw from a course until April 21 without the course appearing on their transcript. Students will also have the option to unmask their grades by submitting a request by July 1. In light of the new policy change, many students told T...…
…Civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton called on the University of Michigan to release a report on the number of African Americans involved in the management of the school’s endowment in a letter to University President Mark Schlissel and Chief Investment Officer Erik Lundberg last month. Sharpton, writing on behalf of his organization, the National Action Network, requested diversity data both on University s...…
…Washtenaw County has more than 700 cases of COVID-19 as of this week. While residents who identify as African American or Black make up 12.4 percent of the county population, 48 percent of hospitalized cases are residents who identify as African American or Black. This pattern is consistent in coronavirus cases across that state and the nation. Detroit has almost 7,000 cases of COVID-19 and close to 400 deaths. Of th...…
…LSA senior Jacob Chludzinski has spent the last few weeks hunkered down in the comfort of his family home in Clinton Township, Mich., keeping up with schoolwork, finalizing plans for after graduation and enjoying family time. “Although the current situation is unfortunate, I am glad I have the opportunity to be safe at home with my family,” Chludzinski said. “The main shift has been trying to become accustomed to the ...…
…On March 23, University President Mark Schlissel notified the University of Michigan community that spring and summer terms classes would be conducted remotely. Despite the move to continue online instruction, tuition for the spring/summer terms will remain the same, University spokesman Rick Fitzgerald told The Daily. “There will be no changes in tuition and fees for the spring/summer terms,” Fitzgerald wrote in an ema...…
…For Rackham student Stephanie Pistorius, living on-campus with her husband during the time of COVID-19 has been full of uncertainty. She said she was not prepared for the impact on lab research, though she had been following the news in the weeks leading up to the University of Michigan’s announcement of the cancellation of in-person classes. “(The announcement) felt focused on undergrads,” Pistorius said...…
…In recent weeks, businesses have closed their doors and restaurants have been forced to move to takeout only as residents have taken to self-isolation, all to slow the spread of COVID-19 as the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines recommend. However, homeless shelters in Ann Arbor remain open, in full operation and at capacity. Sarah Paspal-Jasinski, director of development at the Shelter Associat...…
…The Ann Arbor City Council met Monday evening via Zoom in a public livestream. Despite the meeting’s alternative format, the council kept its usual structure, including public comments via phone calls and speakers from various city government organizations, informing the public on issues such as zoning policy and the city budget. With people across the country as well as local tenants calling for a rent freeze...…
…On Friday, March 13, two days after the University of Michigan canceled in-person classes and moved to online instruction for the rest of the semester, Kathy Roos, the owner of RoosRoast Coffee on East Liberty Street, removed half of the chairs from the cafe’s seating area. The change was meant to promote social distancing — a phrase that has, in the past few weeks, come to epitomize the self- isolation needed to slow th...…
…The Michigan state legislature passed two bills to appropriate $150 million in response to the coronavirus pandemic. On March 17, the House unanimously passed House Bill 4729. The bill appropriated $50 million to the Health and Human Services Department, which requires the funds to be distributed to critical health care providers in order to expand the state’s response to the coronavirus. It also allocated $75 ...…
…Michigan Medicine nurses at high risk of contracting the virus have had different experiences navigating the risk of caring for patients versus returning to work. Michigan Medicine began conducting in-house COVID-19 testing for employees and patients on March 19 and has created a COVID-19 hotline for employees and patients as well as curbside screening by referral. Meghan Clarke, a nurse at C.S. Mott Children’s on t...…
…Prospective University of Michigan student David Chu was looking forward to touring the University’s campus for his first time before making a college decision — until the coronavirus outbreak changed his plans. Chu is from a suburb near Chicago, Illinois, and was accepted to the Ross School of Business. Because of campus event closures due to the COVID- 19 pandemic, however, he was unable to visit the Universit...…
…While many Americans are following the urging of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to practice social distancing due to the COVID-19 outbreak, those in prisons are often unable to comply with this recommendation. Nora Krinitsky, interim director of the Prison Creative Arts Project and director of the University of Michigan Carceral State Project, said one of the reasons the risk of contracting COVID-19 i...…
…The University of Michigan’s transition to online classes has presented unique obstacles for fine arts students, who have had their recitals impacted, face issues obtaining necessary materials and experience difficulty practicing their disciplines remotely. The University announced plans to move to online classes on March 11 amid an outbreak of coronavirus in the state. As students transition to attending lectures,...…
…The Board of Regents held its second meeting of the year remotely on Thursday to vote on firing David Daniels, a former Music, Theatre & Dance professor accused of sexual misconduct, and address the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on University of Michigan operations. All Regents and public commenters called in online and the meeting was live- streamed. Early in the meeting, University President Ma...…
…As students leave campus at a rapid pace in accordance with University of Michigan guidelines, some are worrying about the last- minute move-out costs as well as services from the University they have already paid for but will no longer be able to use. University Housing sent an email on Friday announcing that students who move out of the campus dorms by March 25 will receive a refund of $1,200. A petition calling on th...…
…While the University of Michigan has canceled classes in response to the COVID-19 virus and advised students to leave campus if they are able, some organizations and local restaurants have continued food distribution at no cost to help those in the community facing food insecurity. Food banks such as the University’s Maize and Blue Cupboard and Washtenaw County’s Food Gatherers are continuing their ...…
…As diagnosed cases of the novel coronavirus continue to climb across the country and throughout the state, the University of Michigan has limited all laboratory research deemed “noncritical” until further notice. The University and Michigan Medicine are also requesting that labs with available supplies, including face masks and gowns, donate their materials to the hospital as soon as possible to prepare for an inf...…
…All undergraduate courses at the University of Michigan will transition to an alternative grade policy, according to an email sent to students from Acting Provost Susan Collins on Friday evening. In place of a letter grade, students will now receive a “Pass” or “No Record Covid” on their permanent transcripts. Students who receive a “Pass,” or “P,” on their transcript will get full credit for the course, with a grade c...…
…A cook in the dining hall of East Quad Residence Hall at the University of Michigan has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID- 19), according to an email sent by Alasia Tardy, East Quad MDining assistant manager, to employees of East Quad’s Blue Café. “The rumors are true … a cook in EQ tested positive for the virus,” Tardy wrote. The email does not specify the risk of exposure for students who ha...…
…Amid college and universities transitioning to online courses, mandatory store closures and limitations on large gatherings, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners voted on Wednesday to declare a state of emergency in the county. The motion, which passed unanimously, will allow for the shift of county resources to assist residents, businesses and communities affected by the novel coronavirus outbreak. At a m...…
…Since the first cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were confirmed in Michigan last week, doctors and hospital officials at Michigan Medicine have begun preparing for a steep increase in cases as the virus spreads. There are 65 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Michigan as of Tuesday, including seven in Washtenaw County. Shortly after the first two cases of the virus in the state were announced on March 10, M...…
…Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order on Monday morning closing all Michigan restaurants, bars and entertainment venues in an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. The order goes into effect at 3 p.m. on Monday and the restrictions will last until March 30. The restrictions apply to bars, restaurants, coffee shops, movie theaters, clubs, gyms, recreation centers, spas and casinos, amon...…
