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Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, talks through an array of his conservative views at an event hosted by the University of Michigan’s chapter of College Republicans in the Michigan League Tuesday.
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More than 100 students and community members gathered in the Michigan League to hear Charlie Kirk, the founder and executive director of
conservative nonprofit Turning Point USA, speak about ideological diversity Tuesday night in an event hosted by the University of Michigan’s chapter of College Republicans. Kirk founded Turning Point USA in 2012 when he was 18, and since then has received ample media coverage. He
spoke at the 2016 Republican National Convention and has been interviewed on Fox News, CNBC and Fox Business News. According to Turning Point USA’s website, the organization engages in “grassroots activism” and is “dedicated to identifying, organizing, and empowering young people to promote the
principles of free markets, and limited government.” Turning Point USA has chapters at more than 300 college campuses and lists one of its goals to challenge liberalism on college campuses. Kirk began his speech on Tuesday by giving an overview of Turning Point See IDEOLOGICAL, Page 3A
Group also passed resolutions regarding decreasing University’s use of fossil fuels DANIELLE PASEKOFF Daily Staff Reporter
The University of Michigan’s Central Student Government convened Tuesday evening to discuss underrepresentation of students in STEM fields and the conf licts of interest present in the University endowment. The assembly also voted on resolutions regarding the availability of resources through Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center and the greater use of clean energy sources by the University. The meeting began with a presentation from guest
speaker Jeff Irwin, former Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives and LSA student government alum. Irwin told the assembly about the history of the Ann Arbor Tenants’ Union and the importance of students being informed of their rights as tenants. Many housing contracts contain illegalities students may not be aware of, according to Irwin. These contract issues contribute to the broader concern regarding student housing in Ann Arbor, on campus and off. “Off-campus housing is the biggest issue that every student has to deal with here See CODE, Page 3A
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Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times, discussed his new book, “Obama: The Call of History,” to a crowd of about 200 people at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library Tuesday. As a mainstay on the coverage of modern American presidency, Baker has covered Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and the current Donald Trump administration. During his 20-year tenure at The Washington Post and most recently at The New York Times, Baker has established an intimate rapport with some of the most powerful figures in American politics. This lecture was first Baker’s return to Ann Arbor since 2009. It was these journalistic experiences, behind the disciplined facade of the 44th president, which inspired Baker to collaborate with New York Times photographers and publish a book that presents a portrait of the first African-American president. “I wanted to write a book about President Obama because I felt like he is in some ways one of the most interesting presidents we have had,” Baker said. “Partly because we don’t really know
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A year after hackers sent racist and anti-Semitic emails to engineering and computer science students, the University is still dealing with concerns regarding internet security — especially in the context of accurate security alerts reaching students on campus. Just last month, many students received an email encouraging them to download Wildfire, a new safety alert system application. The email, designed to appear as though it came from the University of Michigan’s administration, was not sent by or affiliated with the University — a note only made available to students in the fine print at the bottom of the email. In fact, the administration never approved of the app at all, citing conf lict and confusion that could arise from students receiving emergency alerts from two different sources. This incident raises See EMAILS, Page 3A
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who he is. We have struggled his entire time in public life to define who Barack Obama is, what his presidency meant and how we see him in the context of history.” Described by presidential historian Michael Beschloss as “an acute observer of the modern presidency,” Baker anchored his new book on the enigmatic legacy of Obama. According to Baker, he was
arguably the first introvert in Oval Office since Jimmy Carter, a characteristic that Baker became well attuned to while covering the president. “He was opaque even to those of us who covered him day in and day out,” Baker said. “When he came to the back of the plane on Air Force One to visit the press in the back, there wasn’t any of this sort of chit-chat, ‘Hey, how
is the family going.’ It was all business. He came back because he wanted to say something. He was always very, very crisp and businesslike. He didn’t let his guard down. He didn’t give you playful nicknames like Bush would give us, and he didn’t tell us old Ozark tales like Bill Clinton would tell you.” However, some audience See NYT, Page 3A
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Resolution would rebuild 30 cabins at Camp Davis field station in Wyoming MAEVE O’BRIEN Daily Staff Reporter
The University of Michigan Board of Regents is set to vote on a proposal to rebuild Camp Davis Rocky Mountain Field Station near Jackson, Wyoming at this Thursday’s meeting. The project, estimated to cost $6.5 million, would demolish the old cabins and bathhouses and construct 30 new ones, along with a recreational facility. Camp Davis is a summer program by the LSA Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences in which students can take introductory courses in geology, environmental science and the humanities. The facility is located near Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park, providing an outdoor classroom to incorporate into the curriculum. The current 120-acre field station was built in 1929 and has been offering the summer courses every year since. According to the action request to rebuild the facility, the 30 See CABINS, Page 3A
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THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: LSA MASS MEETING PLANS CREATION OF STUDENT UNION By Chris Steele At a mass meeting on language requirements last night students voted to establish a literary college student union and to stage a boycott if the faculty takes unfavorable action on the language requirement at its next meeting, March 3. A call for a disruption sit in in Dean William Hay’s office today was approved on a first vote, but was reconstructed and defeated at the request of its sponsor, Radical Caucus, because it failed to gather a large enough vote. The motion for the student union was made by Daily Editor Mark Levin. He called for a referendum on the language requirement to be held in the next two weeks. In making his proposal Level called a disruptive sit-in a “very ineffective tactic” which would not bring effective “pressure on faculty members/” A disruptive sitin would only result in suspensions and arrests, he said.
Several Radical Caucus members voiced objection to the student union proposal. Eric Chester, Grad, said “It’s a stall.” He conceded the disruptive sit-in might fail but the real question was “intimidation.” “Are we going to let the legislature and the faculty intimidate us?” he asked. Parliamentary action followed in which an unsuccessful attempt was made to combine Levin’s proposal with the Radical Caucus sponsored sit-in. Levin’s proposal was eventually passed by a vote 105 to 96. A short discussion of the implementation of Levin’s motion followed the one hour debate on the major proposals from Levin, Radical Caucus and another student. The meeting named three students to recommend members of a provisional steering committee which would organize the student union. The three students are Radical Caucus chairman Marty McLaughlin, Ron Landsman, ‘70,
and Bill Bleich, ‘69. The motion for the disruptive sit-in was introduced by Bernard Elbaum, ‘71, a Radical Cacaus member. His motion called for a sit-in in the LSA building to begin at 1 p.m. today. Students sitting-in would have locked all doors and remained in the building until the language requirement was abolish. The Radical Caucus motion was passed by a vote of 114 to 86, but was later withdrawn. McLaughlin moved to reconsider the motion and to defeat it because there were not enough people to support the sit-in. Radical Caucus had previously pledged to reconsider the motion if there were not 200 people in support. The vote following McLaughlin’s motion was overwhelmingly against the disruptive sit-in. Debate on how to arrange the referendum on the language requirements failed to reach any definite conclusion.
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concerns over the security of University email accounts. Wildfire’s email utilized an old University logo and welcomed students back to the University after winter break, using language such as ‘We’re thrilled to have you back Wolverines!’ The subject of the email was ‘Wildfire App U-M’ and the email address was seemingly chosen to mimic those of the University. School of Information assistant professor Florian Schaub explained companies can find email addresses to send marketing materials to through various means, including targeting institutions and paying third party websites to release data. “They try to find ways to figure out email addresses,” Schaub said. “For example we have MCommunity, which is a public portal and you can search for people and see their email addresses and their contact information.” This brings up another salient concern on campus of internet privacy. As the University is increasingly reliant on the internet, more and more personal information is being uploaded for anyone to find. To highlight these emerging issues, the School of Information and the Office of Information Assurance held the first annual Privacy@ Michigan symposium at the end of January to call attention to internet data privacy. Schaub spoke at the event and gave audience members strategies to
IDEOLOGICAL From Page 1A USA’s core beliefs and his own “conservatarian” political philosophy. He then addressed the idea of ideological diversity by discussing the future of U.S. politics and emphasizing the need to challenge the rise of leftist ideals on college campuses. Kirk repeatedly expressed his disagreement with what he calls socialist or neo-Marxist ideology, describing socialism as “the greatest killer of humanity in the last 100 years and the worst idea of the 20th century.” “It baff les me, the rise of socialism on college campuses,” Kirk said. Kirk’s speech touched on a variety of other subjects, including the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, which pushes for divestment from Israel. A #UMDivest resolution successfully passed in Central Student Government last November, for the first time on the Ann Arbor campus. The resolution urges University Board of Regents to form a committee to investigate three
help them make good internet privacy decisions. As for situations like the Wildfire one, where information — like an email address — has already been gathered, Schaub suggests email users be careful when coming across an unexpected email. Overall, Schaub emphasized that users should be suspicious whenever they are accessing a link, website or application, and urged them to read the company’s data policy. “When I’m signing up for a service or a mobile app, (I ask) what are they allowed to do with my data,” Schaub said. “Whenever you use an email address you need to be really cautious and think about who they are sharing this data with.” Dana Fair, the University Information and Technology Services senior marketing communications specialist, confirmed Wildfire was not affiliated with the University. However, Fair explained in an email interview Wildfire was just a marketing email and not malicious software. “Receiving emails from entities outside the institution does not suggest that U-M email addresses or the privacy of individuals have been compromised,” he wrote. In an email, Interim U-M Chief Information Security Officer Sol Bermann echoed Fair’s statements and maintained while marketing emails may be ‘junk’ and seen as annoying, there is little that can be done to prevent unsolicited emails from entering any inbox. “The University community, myself included, often receives unsolicited marketing
emails,” Bermann said. “This is not much different than unsolicited email you get in other email accounts you may have, and it can certainly be a nuisance.” Many email accounts, whether through the University or personal, are subjected to marketing emails. However, Wildfire concerns some because the application claims to provide students with safety alerts, similar to the emergency alerts which the University Division of Public Safety and Security sends. Having an application that is not affiliated with the University advertise to students they can provide emergency notifications about matters concerning campus safety and security may potentially conf lict with reliable information coming to and from DPSS. DPSS currently sends safety and crime alerts through multiple channels, such as the Michigan App and the newly released DPSS App. In addition, students and faculty can sign up to receive text message alerts in the event of an emergency. DPSS Associate Director Melissa Overton said while DPSS has not evaluated Wildfire, the Michigan and DPSS apps are the only alert systems they approve of because of their reliability. “We continue to promote the Michigan and DPSS apps for accurate alert information,” she said. As of Tuesday representatives for Wildfire have not responded to requests for comment. A link to the developer’s website on the Apple App Store leads to an
companies operating in Israel with alleged human rights violations against Palestinians. Kirk condemned the BDS movement as anti-Semitic and said, “Israel is a beacon of freedom in the Middle East.” Among the other topics Kirk discussed were political philosophy, human nature, religion and biases in the media. After speaking for about 40 minutes, Kirk opened the f loor up to questions. Participants asked Kirk for his opinion on a range of issues such as President Donald Trump, institutionalized oppression, regulating large corporations and identity politics. He also responded to several questions about how young conservatives can engage their liberal peers in discussions. Kirk encouraged the audience to stay “as informed as you possibly can, not just about the other viewpoint, but other foundational ideas and perspectives.” Kirk responded to several questions intended to challenge his ideas. One student asked Kirk whether his Facebook page actually sparks dialogue, or whether it’s simply “pandering” to his base. Kirk said the Facebook
page does foster conversation. According to Kirk, some of the material he puts online is “intentionally trying to be edgy, spur discussion, spur debate … And some of it is also, I think, very good intellectual content.” Many of the students who attended Kirk’s speech were visiting from nearby universities. Spencer Edwards, a sophomore at Jackson College, came to the event to hear from a younger conservative thinker. “I grew up on a lot of conservative ideals with my grandparents, guys like Michael Savage, Rush Limbaugh … Those are the guys for an older generation. I feel like these guys like Charlie are guys who represent our generation more,” Edwards said. LSA freshman Michael Dedecker said he also appreciated hearing Charlie Kirk speak, especially in relation to his humorous retorts against liberal ideals. “I’m probably going to start following him around more on Twitter, just because I thought he was funny and he offered some new perspectives on how to combat socialism with new arguments,” he said.
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error message. LSA sophomore Sean Yoon shared his concern that Wildfire, an application not approved by the University, might provide students and faculty with unreliable information and sources. “I definitely think reliability comes really important when it comes to this issue,” Yoon said. “We know DPSS (alerts) are credible and they are related to the University and they are giving us credible information, whereas this one we don’t know if they are credible or not.” LSA junior Evelyn Kim shared Yoon’s concerns about the reliability of Wildfire but saw some potential benefit in having a student-reported communication app, as Wildfire depends on students to report incidents in a socialmedia type platform. “I think that if there are people who are saying they witnessed something, that can actually help the investigation of the case — I think that’s actually a helpful side of Wildfire,” Kim said. “(But) that application should require people to at least provide their phone numbers so that they can provide some critical information there.” However, Yoon and Kim both agreed the marketing of the application in the email sent to students was deceitful and problematic because Wildfire misrepresented themselves to the community as a Universitysanctioned application for campus safety information. “The fact that they even used the logo for the University of Michigan is a problem in the first place,” Yoon said.
CABINS From Page 1A new modular cabins would be 300 square feet each and include a sleeping and living area and a bathroom with a shower. The Johnston Hall recreational facility, which was destroyed by a tree during a storm, would be replaced and feature open recreational space, restrooms and a laundry room. The proposal includes required upgrades to the electrical, water supply and septic systems as well. If approved, the funding for the project would come from LSA. LSA freshman Kirsten Nelson, a Camp Davis participant, said while she hopes a couple of cabins are preserved for their historical value, they are definitely in need of repair. “I heard about the possible cabin renovations before I went out west and I was glad I would get to stay in the neat old cabins,” she said. “I love ‘roughing it’ while camping but I was surprised to see that my cabin had cracks going across the entire f loor with
at the University of Michigan … This (is) an issue that connects all students,” Irwin said. As the election for new CSG representatives approaches, the assembly touched on the need to remain civil and fair during campaigning and election season. Guest speaker Brian Koziara, a University Law Student and Yale School of Management student, stressed to assembly members the importance of respect and politeness during the election process. “Remember to be civil, and to be kind, “ Koziara said. “(You) should act like the CSG you want to see in the world.” Community concerns included those of food insecurity on campus. The University is the only university in the Big Ten that does not have a university-sponsored food pantry available to students, according to the assembly. According to the speakers and CSG President Anushka Sarkar, an LSA senior, Ann Arbor is currently considered a food desert, with the nearest grocery store a bus or car ride away from campus.
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members said they found themselves wishing for Baker to share more of these quirky anecdotes from his career as a prolific journalist. Engineering and Business junior Kevin Li noted he wanted to hear more of Baker’s own experience reporting in the White House. “I think overall I wish he had spent a little more time talking about specific observations he could have made as White House chief correspondent for The New York Times,” he said. “I really enjoyed the stuff about how Biden would tap people on the shoulder and kind of joke with them, whereas Obama was more like back with the message. But, I think it is always really insightful when you have such a public figure who is so close to the presidency physically here in Ann Arbor.” Business junior Abhi Muchhal also attended Baker’s talk and was struck by Baker’s observations of how hallmark issues unfolded within the Obama administration. “I think it was really interesting how when you first read news stories, they are often polarized in one
a hole in the middle. A few days I moved in, a chizzler dug himself up through this hole and into my cabin. Although the cabins did not ruin my
I’m really happy to see that the UM cares just as much about updating Camp Davis as it does for the Ann Arbor campus. I think the people that work there and the students that attend care a lot
experience by any means, I would say that it is time for an upgrade. I think a few of the
“I think this is an important first step,” Sarkar said. Additionally, with the limited dining hall hours and lack of affordable nutritious food options near campus, pressure is being put on the University to invest resources into addressing this issue. A resolution was introduced during the meeting to push the University to provide both initial and consistent funding for a food bank for students, as well as the possibility of granting financial aid to students who are considered “food insecure.” Sarkar mentioned efforts to implement a new Wellness Zone on North Campus, following the creation of the first location in the Michigan Union in 2011. There are also plans to host a meet-andgreet event in the coming weeks in order for students to engage with their CSG representatives. The release of CSG’s second annual demographic report has been proposed as well. The meeting concluded with the passing of multiple resolutions, including further exploration into the University’s potential transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energy sources, and further revision of the CSG election code.
direction or the other and his perspective taking a lot of the moments in Obama’s history was talking about the nuance,” Muchhal said. “How some people thought about it this way, some people thought about this way and how Obama ended up deciding it. So it was an interesting way to think about Obama’s legacy even though it has only been a couple years.” During the question and answer period, many audience members echoed the sentiment of Li and Muchhal and expressed a desire to hear more of Baker’s own perspective on the issues that defined the eight years of the Obama administration. However, Baker was quick to point out his job is not to insert his own opinions. Baker’s talk was a collection of observations and an attempt to forecast how Obama will be remembered in history. “He is a very disciplined guy, and I think we saw that,” Baker said. “But, because of that, we didn’t necessarily always, you know, see the world through his eyes. We weren’t always sure you know what he was thinking or where he was going … Obama will occupy an important place in our history, we just don’t know what it will be exactly and that is what makes him so interesting.”
old cabins should stay at Camp Davis for historical value, but I definitely support the plan for new cabins.” Echoing Nelson’s tone of appreciation for the cabin’s rustic nature, LSA junior Kyle Doroudian said he has sentimental memories of battling the cold and wildlife in his living quarters. “The cabins were a lot of fun unless you don’t like the cold or are afraid of mice,” he said. “I’m sure if you’d asked me this question two summers ago, I would’ve had a lot stronger feelings about it but it’s sort of a fond memory for me now, as in it was part of the experience out there.” LSA sophomore Bailey Delehant, who will attend Camp Davis this summer, said she feels comforted knowing the University is putting effort into maintaining the quality of the camp accommodations. “I’m really happy to see that the UM cares just as much about updating Camp Davis as it does for the Ann Arbor campus. I think the people that work there and the students that attend care about the program a lot, and it makes me happy to know that the school cares just as much.”
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ast week, the Latinx Alliance for Community Action, Support and Advocacy sent a list of demands to administrators detailing where the University of Michigan needs to increase their support for the Latinx community. As the national political climate becomes more hostile toward Latinx communities and incidents of hostility toward the Latinx community on campus continue, the University needs to live up to their values of diversity and inclusion to ensure that Latinx students and faculty are supported on campus. The Michigan Daily Editorial Board stands in solidarity with La Casa as they seek action on these demands, and calls on the administration to listen to them. Recognizing and acting on the barriers Latinx students and faculty face will not only help the Latinx community, but also have effects that reverberate throughout the campus when it comes to diversity. The recent campus climate survey conducted by the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion found Latinx students are 132 percent more likely to feel discrimination than their white peers. Along with this feeling, the proportion of Latinx students at the University is rising: 7.33 percent of the 2017 freshman class identified as Hispanic while 6.67 percent of the student body as a whole was comprised of Hispanic students. Yet, the University has not kept pace with supporting Latinx students. Specifically, La Casa takes issue with the few Latinx faculty members hired at the University in addition to the lack of Latinx studies faculty at the University and the subsequent increased workload that falls on them as they must support students and engage in their own scholarship. The lack of community-focused faculty
members in a time where the Latinx community is increasingly important to our nation’s political rhetoric sends a message that the community is of little interest to the University, even as it tries to prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion. The additional steps demanded, including the creation of a presidential advisory committee, are relatively simple, tangible actions that can be taken to demonstrate the importance of the Latinx community at the University and give them space for dialog ue and representation. The University also has a commitment to its students to make sure they feel safe and supported in their academic community. One of the major advertising points of the University is the diverse campus atmosphere. However, the school needs to realize there are unique
communities beneath the umbrella term “diverse,” each with their own wants and needs. With increased animosity towards Latinx communities around the nation, it becomes even more necessary for the University to create spaces of safety where students and faculty alike can learn about the barriers that Latinx students face here at the school and work with the University to take concrete action to break them down. As the nation pushes forward with the debate over the Latinx community, the University needs to support its own population and take substantial action in championing their Latinx students and staff. The first steps the University should take are enacting the demands of La Casa and continuing to listen to the group, should more issues arise.
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here were you when you found out Kylie Jenner had her baby? I was on a bus full of middle schoolers, on our way back from a winter retreat I led. For a moment, I lost sight of any responsibility I had to be a mature, positive role model and squealed, “Guys! Kylie Jenner had her baby!” Cue the madness. For the uninitiated, Kylie Jenner’s original claim to fame was being the youngest star of the reality TV show, “Keeping Up With The Kardashians,” which premiered when she was only 9 years old. Jenner is the daughter of Kris Jenner and Olympian Caitlyn Jenner and half-sister of Kim Kardashian West. At 20 years old, Jenner is known for her lip injections, rapper boyfriends and alarming rate at which she posts pictures of herself on social media. In September, rumors began to circulate that she was pregnant — a theory that Jenner herself did not confirm until Feb. 4, four days after the baby was born. The socially accepted view of Jenner is that she is a vapid, tasteless reality star without any real talent to account for her millions of teen superfans. When I ask someone whether he or she has heard about Jenner’s baby, the most common response is, “Why do you even care?” To which I respond: “Why don’t you?” The key to success in our world right now is appealing to millennials. Companies are drastically changing their office culture to recruit millennial employees. Chains like Applebees and TGI Fridays are suffering thanks to their inability to attract millennial customers. During her 2016 presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton infamously tried to win over millennial voters by saying, “I’m trying to figure out how we get them to have Pokemon Go to the polls.” Further, in a world that is increasingly dominated by social media, an inability to advertise effectively on social media platforms is a serious liability for
any business or political figure. The 2008 presidential election is often called the Facebook election, as analysts cite Barack Obama’s strong social media presence as an asset over his opponents. Seemingly every brand, nonprofit, political figure and social movement is spending a huge portion of time and resources to attract views on its social media profile. And, yet, the most-liked photo on Instagram isn’t any of those things. The mostliked photo on Instagram is the photo in which Kylie Jenner announces that her daughter is named Stormi. That photo has over a million likes. For someone with no talent, clearly, Jenner is doing something right. Attracting Instagram likes isn’t Jenner’s only accomplishment. In 2015, she created a cosmetics startup, Kylie Cosmetics, which earned her $8.7 million in its first year alone. Jenner serves as founder and CEO of Kylie Cosmetics, as well as chief marketing officer and chief creative officer (Her mother, Kris Jenner, is the company’s chief financial officer). Kylie Cosmetics is predicted to take in $1 billion in lifetime sales by 2022. In addition, Jenner earns money from her endorsement deals with PacSun and Puma. She is estimated to earn $200,000 per post on Instagram, and her Snapchat was the most-viewed account of 2016. In 2017, at age 19, Jenner was listed on Forbes 30 Under 30 for her position as founder of Kylie Cosmetics. She also became the youngest celebrity on Forbes 100, having earned $41 million that year. I can think of plenty of people who don’t have any talent and also aren’t Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneurs. Though Jenner’s position as the sister of a reality TV star certainly didn’t hurt her business, that alone doesn’t account for her astronomical success. There are countless celebrities on television, many of whom reach way more viewers
than Jenner. In fact, KUWTK is only the 386th most popular show on television. If the stars of those shows have way more viewers, why aren’t they able to build the fanbase that Jenner has built? Jenner, more than anyone else in the world, has proven to have the business savvy to leverage her position as the sister of a reality TV star to become one of the most successful businesswomen in the world. In fact, even though all of the Kardashian and Jenner sisters were effectively given the same platform and celebrity status, only the youngest Jenner figured out how to monetize it to the extent of which she did. Jenner is now worth more than all of her sisters combined. (Her sisters, in case you’ve forgotten, include Kim Kardashian West and model Kendall Jenner.) Jenner may appear to lack any sort of substance or depth, but underneath the heavy makeup and Instagram filters, every selfie is a researched, calculated business decision. She has the millennial consumer segment under lock and key. So if you didn’t care that Jenner had a baby, perhaps you should reevaluate. Or at least spend some time analyzing why this 20-year-old sister of a reality TV star could draw in over a million likes on her baby name announcement, but brands like Chili’s, which has an entire marketing department that likely focuses on attracting millennials, can’t even draw in 500k followers on Twitter. “I really do feel like people don’t take me seriously as a businesswoman because of my age and my reputation,” Jenner said on her TV show “Life of Kylie”, which premiered after the massive success of her cosmetics brand. “But I feel like they’re starting to. I like to prove people wrong.” Politicians and business people alike should be asking themselves this $41 million question: What can I learn from Kylie Jenner? Hannah Harshe can be reached at hharshe@umich.edu.
BRETT GRAHAM | COLUMN
Latent sexism in the Democratic Party
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ast week, Nancy Pelosi set a record. Speaking on the floor of the House of Representatives, she stretched her so-called “magic minute” privilege as Minority Leader into an eighthour defense of the DREAMers. This came in response to Senate Democrats agreeing to a budget deal that would have left millions of undocumented immigrants without protection. She shattered a record that was set in 1909, telling DREAMers’ stories and taking a stand for one of the causes that progressives have consistently rallied around in the Trump era. What’s more, she did this in fourinch heels. So where is Nancy Pelosi’s “yass queen” moment? On paper, she should be the toast of progressives and liberal Democrats everywhere. Pelosi was the first and only woman to serve as Speaker of the House, helped found the Congressional Progressive Caucus, opposed the Iraq War, has been a strong ally to the LGBT community since the 90’s, and holds a strong prochoice record. She pushed through, against all odds, the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and Obamacare. As Speaker, she once removed a statue of Robert E. Lee from the Capitol and replaced it with Rosa Parks. In 2017, she raised $50 million for Democratic candidates to take back the House next November. So why is she so unpopular, even among Democrats? Candidates routinely dodge questions about whether or not they would vote for her to remain as leader. Several younger Democrats blamed her for her role in Jon Ossoff’s loss in the Georgia 6th special election last year. She has shockingly low approval ratings (only 29 percent view her favorably, while a whopping 50 percent disapprove) and is the subject of substantial derision in her own party. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) made waves last summer when she repeated the phrase “reclaiming my time” over and over again during a hearing for now Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin. The
Internet celebrated her and she was dubbed by many “Auntie Maxine.” Where is this treatment for Pelosi? Granted, she did receive some applause from her fellow House Democrats when her speech concluded and a positive writeup in The Washington Post, but whatever good will Pelosi earned from this will be temporary at best. There are, of course, probably dozens of explanations for this inconsistency. There is always inherent hostility towards members of party leadership and authority figures — especially those who have held their posts for as long as Pelosi has. She gave a tone-deaf answer last November, calling for due process for John Conyers after sexual harassment charges were leveled against him (though she quickly turned around and called for his resignation). She is one of the wealthiest members of Congress. She was a driving force behind Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign. Her unpopularity, though, may be attributed to, more than anything else, a streak of latent, subtle sexism that is festering in the Democratic Party in 2018. Think about some of the most popular figures right now in the party. Bernie Sanders, Barack Obama and Joe Biden — all men. Nancy Pelosi is viewed to be out of touch and shrill. No one can seem to stop taking hits at Hillary Clinton, despite the fact that it has been a full 15 months since the election. People knock Elizabeth Warren for her claims of Native American ancestry and Kamala Harris for her inexperience. These attacks are usually carried out under the guise of some sort of woke, progressive purity. Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders is still way out of step with the average Democrat on gun control. Barack Obama expanded the U.S. drone program beyond what any liberal would have thought appropriate. Joe Biden plagiarized speeches. Men, it seems, are afforded mistakes and forgiven. Once again, women are being held to an unrealistic
standard, just a few ticks above their male counterparts. In this instance, though, it is being done by the party that claims to advocate for and empower women. Given the current state of the GOP as a party that is inherently hostile towards women, Democrats should be celebrating its female leadership, rather than subjecting it to the same nonsense that they experience on the other side of the aisle. One recent ranking of the top fifteen potential democratic andidates for 2020 included only four women total, with just one of those in the top five contenders (in fourth). The relatively unknown Sen. Chris Murphy (CT) was ranked higher than Elizabeth Warren and California Governor Jerry Brown (who would be 82 on Election Day) was listed above two qualified, popular, sitting senators in Kamala Harris and Kirsten Gillibrand. Of course, it is possible that these preferences are entirely incidental; that, somehow, the women in leadership roles in the Democratic Party are out of touch and inexperienced compared to their male counterparts. Nancy Pelosi may be a beltway insider who no longer has a place in the party. Male candidates may simply be better suited to lead the party against Trump in 2020. To accept all of these possibilities, though, takes quite a bit of mental gymnastics and ignores the much more likely common denominator. In fact, speaking as a progressive, I accept exactly zero of those explanations. Democrats need to very seriously reflect on how they respond to women who take on leadership roles within the party. Is it possible that sexism is still alive and well, perhaps even on the rise? If not, great—but there is still a lot to explain to Nancy Pelosi and the host of qualified Democratic women with their eye on 2020. Brett Graham can be reached at btgraham@umich.edu.
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BOOK REVIEW
DAILY FILM COLUMN
‘Kill Me Now’ is a jump in There’s poison in the soil the pool during summer LAURA DZUBAY Daily Arts Writer
Think back to your middle school memories of summer. If your early teenage experience was anything like mine, you spent a lot of time meandering between different friend groups, arguing with your siblings and sometimes babysitting them, watching TV and wandering around the streets of your hometown. There’s a lot of free time in the average 14-yearold’s summer, when you’re stuck between not having to go to school and being too young (in most places) to get a job. Timmy Reed’s “Kill Me Now” captures the feeling of a teenage summer more thoroughly and successfully than many other novels in its genre — and there are a lot. The coming-of-age story is one of the most popular narratives out there, and understandably so: In trying to capture the complicated transition between childhood and adulthood, one can’t help but bring a ton of other emotions and relationships into the fold. It’s fascinating to think about the changes that happen to people during their lives, because these changes are what expose us for who we really are. Part of what makes “Kill Me Now” work so well is its epistolary format. The book functions as the summer journal of Miles Lover, a 14-year-old skateboarder who lives in Baltimore. We learn about Miles the same way we would learn about any kid based on their journal: in bits and pieces. One entry will be about his parents, who are frequently fighting, and between whose houses Miles is constantly on the move. The next will be about a nature documentary Miles was recently watching, or just a thought he’d been holding in his head. He writes down what he does when he’s all by himself, what he thinks about his identical twin sisters, what his earliest memory is. And it’s through these random,
disjointed musings that we come to understand him, as a narrator and as a person. On the one hand, the journal entries (which aren’t even dated) do lend the book kind of a plotless, meandering feel at times. But the book isn’t presented as anything other than a journal, and ultimately, the lack of a discernible plot is a big part of what makes the story so convincing. Even though nothing is outright announced to us, we are able to track Miles through several understated
“Kill Me Now” Timmy Reed Counterpoint Press January 23, 2018
journeys: A fight with his mother that he can’t figure out how to resolve, a hatred of his younger neighbor that ends up becoming a friendship and — perhaps most prominently — a kinship that develops between Miles and his elderly neighbor, Mister Reese. If this book is an immersive plunge into the realistic adventures and musings of a teenager, Mister Reese’s character feels like the one element that might be just slightly too farfetched to be believed. He fits a little bit too snugly into the “relatable old man who casually teaches valuable life lessons to a punkish teenage kid” archetype. That being said, he is made relatable through his dialogue, his relationship with Miles (which starts out business-focused, with Miles regularly selling him weed) and above all, the specificity of his actions. The precision in this book is ultimately a big part of what makes it stand out. Miles takes care to describe not only the picture-filled interior of Mister Reese’s home, but also the chlorine blue of the nearby pool, the sight of ants crawling in
melted ice cream, the darkness of the cemetery where his sisters abandon him during Hide and Go Seek Flashlight Tag. He goes to special lengths to call out Baltimore landmarks on nearly every other page — his friends live “over in Towson” or “in Owings Mills,” he goes skating in Fells Point and Homeland — which makes for a vivid setting that undoubtedly comes from Reed’s own Baltimore upbringing. What’s more, Miles usually balances out his keen descriptions with some understated thought about the world around him, or himself as a person. A believable teenager, he does this all offhandedly, and he usually plays off any really deep observations by making a joke or saying something superficial right afterward. But through his consistent voice, he reveals himself time and time again as an observant, compassionate person who, despite appearances, really cares about the world around him. He takes a particular interest in animals of all kinds, and thinks hard about his family members’ happiness even after yelling at them in real life. Reed’s crowning achievement in “Kill Me Now” may be his ability to offer a threedimensional picture of Miles’s world using only journal entries. He is aware of the dilemma that the format presents — the fact that we’re only getting Miles’s perspective of events after the fact, and that this might not be entirely objective — but he manages to twist that dilemma so that, in the end, it works more as an advantage. You can’t help but believe that you’re reading the journal of Miles Lover, a real teenage kid who smokes weed and has crushes on girls and hangs out in the now-vacant house that used to be his childhood home. And even though Miles isn’t real and the journal is a novel, it still feels like you’ve come to know somebody a little better by the time you finish reading it.
I once heard someone describe the soil in Hollywood as being poisoned, the idea being that the foundations of the industry itself were so toxic that nothing but toxic fruit could grow there. Poison fruit doesn’t always know it’s poison fruit. Such is the case with Quentin Tarantino. In an ideal world, I would never hear, say or think the words “Quentin Tarantino,” but I am a film major in 2018 with Internet access. So, here we are. By now, we all know what the film-boy-fan-favorite put Uma Thurman through on the set of “Kill Bill.” Thurman broke her silence on Weinstein and his frequent collaborator via Maureen Dowd’s melodramatic New York Times profile. I could — for much longer than this column — pick apart the ways in which that piece does not do justice to the story Thurman has to tell. But that is someone else’s job. If you weed through the white wine and the burning pizza boxes (details that in any other context would make me giddy), the facts of Thurman’s story expand the narrative that has already been set in motion by the #MeToo movement. While working on the set of “Kill Bill,” Tarantino had Thurman operate a car she did not know how to drive. That alone is controlling and manipulative. But the event ended in a crash, which left Thurman with permanent and painful damage to her knees and neck. We’ve seen how short the shelf-life for a woman in Hollywood is. Because most women get pronounced dead on their 30th birthdays, they are treated with a profoundly dangerous disregard. This revelation turns the floodlights on an already illuminated — but still willingly ignored — issue. Hollywood does not need women to be people, so it does not treat them as people. The physical and emotional safety
of women only matters as long as they are a marketable product. And the second they no longer are, Hollywood has someone else lined up to take their place. That’s why Tarantino can almost kill one of the greatest living actresses and give an “apology,” in which he never actually apologizes. It’s business as usual. The problem with Hollywood is serial abusers and monsters like Weinstein. But the problem
MADELEINE GAUDIN with Hollywood is also people like Tarantino who have adapted to that world without question, who learned the rules and played by them without question or hesitation. That’s why it makes sense that this is the moment that Tarantino’s disgusting defense of Roman Polanski has resurfaced. His apology for this one is slightly more convincing, but does not in any way remove him from a crumbling institution of Hollywood masculinity. His defense of Polanski isn’t surprising because it echoes the weak defenses people like Diane Keaton and Alec Baldwin have given for Woody Allen. Because defending these men isn’t just about upholding their character — it’s about upholding a system that allowed these people to succeed. Tarantino’s success in Hollywood depended on bad and powerful men. The industry that their toxicity created worked for him. Tarantino can see this world is (finally) dying and he’s flailing.
Tarantino’s love affair with the Hollywood culture of the Miramax/Weinstein company era shouldn’t come as a surprise. His films give us the clearest clues as to his internalization of the toxicity of that culture. How deep the poison has seeped, you could say. There’s a myth that Tarantino’s films are “feminist” or in any way “pro-women.” It’s a myth. They’re not. Not only because they were made with a violent disregard for the safety and well-being of the women who were integral to their creation. The picture they paint of “strong,” “liberated” women is one rooted in violent male fantasy. Women — much like Thurman’s character in “Kill Bill” — are brutalized by men until they break. Only from that brokenness are they allowed to rise, an ascent (if you can ever call it that) that hinges on violent retribution. It’s momentarily satisfying, but thematically empty. These aren’t characters. These aren’t real people. They’re vehicles for Tarantino’s stylistic vision. Just like Uma Thurman was a vehicle for his narrative. Just like countless women in the industry were means to some man’s end. Tarantino epitomizes a toxic moment in film culture. Every movie he made and every piece of information I learn about him further underscores this point. But hopefully, that world is dying. And hopefully, Tarantino dies with it. The success of a movement like #MeToo is going to lie in the excavation of people like Tarantino whose offenses aren’t strictly criminal. Tarantino’s not going to jail for anything we currently know about, but he is actively upholding a version of Hollywood whose lifeblood is the exploitation and manipulation of women. Jailing the Weinsteins of the world only does so much when the Tarantinos walk free. It’s the end of an era. See you in hell, Tarantino.
TV REVIEW
COMMUNITY CULTURE PREVIEW
‘You For Me For You’ will portray North Korean life TRINA PAL
Daily Arts Writer
From Thursday, Feb. 15th to Sunday, Feb. 18th, the School of Music, Theatre & Dance will be presenting “You For Me For You” at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theater. Written by playwright Mia Chung, “You For Me For You” explores a country that still remains a mystery to most of the world: North Korea. “You For Me For You,” directed by Priscilla Lindsay, is a story of the attempted escape of two sisters from North Korea. The cautious older sister Minhee, played by SMTD sophomore Amanda Kuo, is deeply devoted to her country, despite the havoc the regime has wreaked on her life. Junhee, the ambitious and adventurous younger sister, is played by SMTD freshman Levana Wang. Juxtaposed with her sister, Junhee will do anything to escape her home and reach the outside world. When Junhee attempts to cross the North Korean border, bringing Minhee with her, only one sister successfully leaves. This sister reaches New York City, while the other is left behind. Thus begins the parallel stories of Minhee and Junhee, each discovering themselves and each other through their metaphysically intertwined journeys. The ties between these sisters, and the sisterly love that they possess for each other, are rich and beautiful, as is the contrast between their opinions and world views. “Junhee is becoming more aware of the North Korean life that she’s living,” said Wang. As
Junhee learns about the twisted nature of the North Korean regime and its strict rules against contact with the outside world, she yearns to get out. Minhee, on the other hand, has been hurt in a multitude of ways by North Korea. Despite this, there’s an indescribable force that compels her not to leave. “There’s a lot of history, not only familial history but the history of her nation, that she’s really proud of and unable to
“You For Me For You” Feb. 15 @ 7:30 PM, Feb. 16 & 17 @ 8:00 PM, Feb. 18 @ 2:00 PM Lydia Mendelssohn Theater $12 student, $30 general leave until she has to.” said Kuo. Minhee is tied up in the dark depths of the system and is in denial that her country could wrong her, even though it has so many times already. “To leave your country is a disgrace to your family,” Kuo said when describing Minhee’s point of view. It’s as if Minhee can’t stand to betray her nation because she doesn’t know anything else. “You For Me For You” is set in modern times, and its parallels to the relationship between North Korea and America are incredibly important.
“It’s so terrifying when you read it on a screen,” said Kuo of President Trump’s current online exchanges with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un. “But it’s so important to see two people up there who are just as terrified. In fact, even more so,” Kuo said of the sisters. And, that’s exactly what this play aims to do. “Rather than talking about North Korea as something that is nebulous … you see a real human experience that is very relatable. You feel for the two sisters,” said Kuo. By humanizing Minhee and Junhee, Americans will be able to see that there’s so much more to North Korea than a relentless and authoritarian regime. There are real people and real emotions. “It’s scary to see that these two worlds aren’t as far apart as we think,” said SMTD sophomore Mallory Avnet, when speaking of America and North Korea. Avnet plays multiple versions of a woman named Liz — a character that was born and raised in America and contrasts the struggle of Minhee and Junhee’s lives under a dictatorship. Above all, “You For Me For You” is a story about “love in a multitude of ways; between men and women, between sisters, family and people and their country,” said Wang. There is a free reception at 9:30 p.m. in the Michigan League Hussey Room following the opening show on Thursday night, sponsored by the Department of Theatre & Drama and the LSA Nam Center for Korean Studies. After Friday’s show, an open discussion will be directed by Mia Chung and Priscilla Lindsay that is free and open to the public.
Netflix
‘Standup for Drummers’ is not just for drummers
niche in scope, these bits are the special’s most effective Daily Arts Writer and entertaining, as Armisen’s background as a drummer and love for the art shine through at Fred Armisen’s stamp on the every moment. He performs a comedy world is well-established brilliant series of impressions of by now. Known for his quirky famous drummers from Keith sketches depicting life in the Moon to Meg White as well as a titular city in “Portlandia” and fascinating walkthrough of drum as a mainstay on “Saturday Night kits from the 1920s to the present Live,” his brand of irreverent, day. observational humor has become As is to be expected, Armisen’s iconic. His new Netflix special standup feels more like someone “Standup for Drummers” is sharing observations rather than a creative but a professional comedian’s uneven distillation performance. of his unique style. ‘Standup for Immediately, This impression Drummers’ is bolstered by it is apparent Armisen’s sheer that the title is Netflix awkwardness, literal. Armisen appears on a stage evident as he littered with fumbles and drum kits of different formats stumbles around the stage and configurations. A large and uses a vocal delivery that portion of the show is devoted resembles the tone you use when to tirades against a wide variety having uncomfortably personal of “drummers only” topics, from late-night conversations with a snare placement to the banter close friend. When not riffing and conflicts between band on a drumming tidbit, Armisen members. The special features simply traverses through a series cameos from notable drummers, of short vignettes that each including Green Day’s Tré Cool, depict a certain topic, usually Warpaint’s Stella Mozgawa and about simple observations or session drummer Thomas Lang annoyances in his daily life. to add to the drum cred. Although These sometimes involve music, SAYAN GOSH
such as one bit about tuning out while listening to jazz, while others seem to come out of nowhere, including a hilarious impression of a decaying fox. For the most part, the content not related to drums is hit-ormiss. A lot of the tangentially music-related parts reach the highs of the drumming content, such as a whirlwind series of impressions of accents from nearly all 50 states, based on observations Armisen made while touring with his band. However, an equal number fall flat, drawing polite but meek laughs from the audience, suggesting that the special would benefit from a little tightening up. Even people who are not drummers are likely to thoroughly enjoy Armisen’s exploration of drum culture and music in general. Enjoying the rest is highly dependent on one’s penchant for his idiosyncratic sense of humor, and even his fans will be disappointed with some of the extraneous material. Nonetheless, “Standup for Drummers” is overall an innovative and entertaining special. As long as Netflix continues to take risks on specials like it, comedy as a genre will continue to grow.
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Seven Valentine’s films for seven Valentine’s moods If You Think Love is a Fairy Tale: ‘The Princess Bride’
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If You’re Looking to Cry: ‘Blue Valentine’ Caution: If your belief in love is fragile, don’t watch “Blue Valentine” this V-Day. This self proclaimed “love story” is known, by both those who have and haven’t seen it, for chewing up hopeless romantics and spitting them out on the other side with a new meaning of “hopeless.” The film follows two lovers, Cindy (Michelle Williams, “My Week with Marilyn”) and Dean (Ryan Gosling, “La La Land”), through the rise of their courtship and the dissolution of their marriage
— intercutting between the respective periods throughout. The movie thrives on the painfully realistic and intimate moments it paints between the two leads. When Cindy and Dean first meet, their love seems plucked from the pages of a Nicholas Sparks romance without the cloying sappiness. In contrast, the jumps forward in time to the worn-down shells of the married couple show the other side of the spectrum, portraying in painstaking detail what lost love looks like. What
“The Princess Bride” is one of the great love stories of the 20th century. No, it’s not a romance in the tradition of “Romeo and Juliet” or other more standard love stories. It’s a grand adventure filled with action, fighting, escapes, chases, true love and miracles. It’s a film that focuses on the power of love in all of its forms, from the grandfather reading the story to his grandson in the same way he was read the story when he was young, to the love that Inigo Montoya has for his big friend Fezzik, “The Princess Bride” is the perfect film to watch on Valentine’s Day — or really any other day.
Who can argue with Westley the farm boy (Cary Elwes, “The Art of More”) when he tells Princess Buttercup (Robin Wright, “House of Cards”) they will survive because “this is true love. You think this happens every day?” Buttercup believed Westley was dead for years and never stopped loving him. Westley spent the better part of three years at sea with pirates working to get back to Buttercup. And of course, when Westley is rendered (mostly) dead, it is, in the words of Miracle Max (Billy Crystal, “The Comedians”), “what he’s got that’s worth living for,” that brings him back to the land of the
living. The answer: To love, not to “blave,” which as everyone knows means to bluff. Kill someone’s father in a duel? Watch out if you’ve got six fingers on your right hand, because the power of love is going to compel that man’s son to come looking for you. Is there a film that better encompasses our ideal of love than “The Princess Bride”? Inconceivable! If a friend, lover, enemy, or rodent of unusual size comes to you this Valentine’s Day asking to watch “The Princess Bride,” there is but one proper response. “As you wish.” —Ian Harris, Managing Video Editor
sets “Blue Valentine” apart from other sad love stories like it is the total lack of idealization — even in the honeymoon phase, Cindy and Dean encounter hiccups that are present in real relationships, but would be left out in other films. With its authentic dialogue and compelling storyline — with the bonus of a stellar soundtrack — “Blue Valentine” is a knockout, both cinematically and emotionally speaking. —Sofia Lynch, Daily TV/New Media Editor
If You’re in Love with Your Best Friend: ‘Love, Rosie’ “Love, Rosie” is a rom-com that I literally cannot stop watching, one that I queue up again the second it ends. It is a stunning and uniquely hilarious film following the lives of Rosie (Lily Collins, “To the Bone”) and Alex (Sam Claflin, “Me Before You”), best friends who are obviously deeply in love but who seem to keep missing each other. The chemistry between Collins and Claflin is insane — both are sincere, quirky and beautiful people, whose love comes from a place of genuine affection that withstands time and space. Their lifelong love is a specific kind of touching unreality
that is perfect fodder for romcom obsessives. The progression of their relationship is long and gradual, but the film is fast-paced and incredibly sharp, keeping you hooked to the winding hesitations and near-misses of the characters. “Love, Rosie” leans into the tropes of romantic comedies without being sticky, and uses an unexpected brand of weird comedy that makes cliché scenes fun and hilarious — there is a surprising number of different wet sounds in this movie and I love it. The movie’s bright colors, punchy music and tight editing create a tone of bubbly effervescence characteristic of
great contemporary rom-coms. The meandering feel of unrequited love is never boring or frustrating — rather, you can’t help but love two characters who are genuinely good people and wait through heartwrenching obstacles for them to find their way to each other. Not to mention both Claflin and Collins are literally too beautiful to look at, and Claflin really knows how to wear a chunky sweater. This movie falls perfectly into the subgenre of addicting movies that make you floatingly happy and crushingly depressed at the same time. —Sydney Cohen, Daily Arts Writer
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If You’re Logical About Love: ‘Giant Mechanical Man’ For fans of “The Office” or “The Mindy Project,” “The Giant Mechanical Man” provides a humorous, tender collision of these two beloved shows. Chris Messina (“Alex of Venice”) stars as Tim opposite Jenna Fischer (“Hall Pass”) as Janice in “The Giant Mechanical Man,” which was shot at the Detroit Zoo and premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2012. Tim considers himself a true artist, performing on the streets on stilts as the titular Giant Mechanical Man.
When hard times hit, he takes a job at the zoo as a janitor. Janice feels purposeless in the world and even gets fired from the temp agency for her absentmindedness. She also starts to work at the zoo, where she and Tim form a friendship. Their supportive relationship and deep connection help these two lost souls figure out how to pursue their dreams and find meaning in their lives. Janice’s sister Jill (Malin Akerman, “Couples Retreat”) and Doug (Topher Grace, “Spider-Man 3”), a
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self-absorbed self-help writer, offset the melancholy with funny caricatures of annoying hipsters. The chemistry between the leads and the witty script make for a great movie to watch on Valentine’s Day. Plus, the film did not get much commercial exposure, so hopefully here’s a new treat for rom-com lovers. —Meghan Chou, Daily Arts Writer
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If You’re Crushing Hard: ‘Sixteen Candles’ “Sixteen Candles” is the quintessential crush-comedy — think romantic comedy, but more crushing and less romance. Starring the queen of ‘80s cinema, Molly Ringwald (“Riverdale”), as the fresh-faced, newly 16 Samantha “Sam” Baker, the John Hughes classic delves into the embarrassing and frustrating reality of teenage girlhood. Sam’s family forgets her birthday in the disorder sprung from her older sister Ginny’s approaching wedding. Meanwhile, Sam’s crush, the high school heartthrob, Jake Ryan (Michael Schoeffling, “Mermaids”) roams the halls, crushing her with every step he takes. And who can forget Sam’s dad’s iconic line: “That’s why they’re called crushes. If they didn’t hurt, they’d be called something else.”
We love Sam because she is all of us. She is quirky and adorable and relatable and perfect. So why the hell doesn’t Jake Ryan notice her? Well, good news folks, he does. Alas, they don’t get together until the last minute of the movie. But that anticipation keeps you going. Jake wants Sam and Sam wants Jake but Sam thinks Jake is too good for her and Jake thinks Sam doesn’t even want him. Meanwhile, Sam’s underpants were on full view for the entire freshman class, Ginny is high on muscle relaxers, Farmer Ted (Anthony Michael Hall, “Foxcatcher”) is driving a Rolls Royce with a hammered prom queen in the front seat and Long Duck Dong, the exchange student, is stuck in a tree. But yes, sadly, the film promotes disastrous racial and gender stereotypes
and implies all kinds of terrible connotations about date rape, so take the classic with a heavy grain of salt. Jake and Sam keep missing each other and it leaves you on the edge of your seat begging, pleading, hoping Jake ends the confusion with some large romantic gesture that leaves you Lloyd-Doblerlevel shook, Ferris-Bueller-level stunned and Judd-Nelson-fist-inair-level destroyed and boy does he deliver, in all his gorgeous glory. “Sixteen Candles” is the perfect dose of ‘80s nostalgia, so if you want to be literally crushed this Valentine’s Day, grab your finest acid-washed jeans, tease those locks and relive an era you never even knew. —Becky Portman, Senior Arts Editor
If You Think R. Pat is Underrated: ‘Twilight’ There’s a lot that goes unsaid in “Twilight.” Bella (Kristen Stewart, “Personal Shopper) and Edward’s (Robert Pattinson, “Good Time”) relationship grows mostly out of stolen moments: hands brushing under the table, glances across the hall, a quick conversation here and there. It’s what happens in the spaces between those moments that turn an interest into an infatuation, infatuation into obsession, obsession into love. A lot of people joke about “Twilight” not having a plot until the last 20 minutes when the evil vampires come in, but I’d argue that the story of “Twilight” isn’t based in
anything happening per se, but instead in a clear emotional arc. We’re following an obsession as it percolates in every sigh, every stutter and every moment of overly intense eye contact. All it takes is a look across a crowded cafeteria, and she’s a goner. There’s a lot about “Twilight” that’s silly and light. No comedy in the past 10 years can match up to the beautiful genius moment that is Kellan Lutz climbing up a tree as Muse’s “Supermassive Black Hole” plays in the background, but there’s something undeniably brilliant about the way this film captures the essence of teenage romance. There’s a reason
“Twilight” hit teenage girls around the world like a freight train in the mid-aughts, and it’s because there’s a certain kind of recognition there. We identified with Bella, not just because she was written to be something of a cipher (though that’s definitely part of it), but because “Twilight” captures with near perfect clarity what it feels like to be a teenager who is obsessed. It’s been 10 years since the first “Twilight” was released, but it’s unlikely that its resonance will fade over time. Like its protagonists, “Twilight” will live forever. —Asif Becher, Daily Books Editor
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Behind Enemy Lines: Fran McCaffrey Michigan looks to reverse course MAX MARCOVITCH Daily Sports Editor
Iowa coach Fran McCaffery stepped to the podium at Big Ten media day and proclaimed this was “the deepest team we’ve ever had.” Perhaps he meant it at the time, but the results have hardly bore that out. The Hawkeyes come to Crisler Center Wednesday at just 12-15 overall and 3-11 in Big Ten play, good for 11th in the conference — with no major role to play for the rest of the year but spoiler. This season will mark the first time since 201011 that Iowa has won fewer than eight conference games. Still, the offense that McCaffery praised at media day is still capable of bunching points, with guard Jordan Bohannon and forward Tyler Cook providing a formidable inside-out scoring punch. The Daily sat down with McCaffery at Big Ten Media Day to discuss his projections for the season and his relationship with Michigan coach John Beilein: The Michigan Daily: You lose Peter Jok, but return 77% of your scoring 86% of your minutes, do feel like you guys are being a little overlooked? Fran McCaffery: It’s really irrelevant to me — and I mean that sincerely — what the projections are. We have a good team. What we have to do is play well, we have to play together. We have to play better defense. You can talk about that stuff and get hung up on it if you want to, but it’s a waste of time. TMD: You’ve been high on
your offense… FM: We’re going to score. We can score. TMD: What do you think you guys are doing defensively that can help you improve? FM: The critical thing is we’ve got to be more connected. We weren’t connected last year in transition — because we’re going to be in transition a lot. We run. If you run, you’ve got to run back. You’ve got to get matched up. We really weren’t connected. When you play fast, sometimes that happens, we’ll just go down and score, start trading baskets. Then you can’t get the necessary stops in crunch time. So instead of winning a five-point game you lose a three-point game. For us, we have to be connected on the defensive end. That’s indicated in rebounding — second shots are what killed us. Second shots are what killed us. Second shots lead to high-percentage shots and uncontested threes, right? That’s what they lead to. Even if we play solid defense — not even great defense — but rebound the first miss, then we can run. We’ll be a lot better than last year. TMD: Who do you think is sticking out most defensively, grabbing rebounds in practice? FM: For us, it’s been a lot of different people. (Freshman forward Luka) Garza is a phenomenal rebounder, might be our best.
“What we have to do is play well, we have to play together.”
Cook is rebounding better. (Nicholas) Baer has always been a good rebounder. Ahmad Wagner, Cordell Pemsl, those guys, Dom Uhl. Cordell has really been good. TMD: How has Garza adjusted so far? FM: Really good. Think about it. We go oversees and play four games. Ten years ago we weren’t allowed to bring our freshmen, but now we can bring our freshmen. We practice, everything’s new — how we play ball screens, terminology, how we run the break — everything’s new. He’s gotta pick it all up in a couple of weeks and then we go play. We play four games, he plays half the game. He played 20 minutes a game four times, he averages 22.5 and 10.5. Those are staggering numbers, I don’t care who you’re playing against. TMD: I read you talked to John Beilein about coaching your son... FM: I did. More than once. TMD: What was that conversation like? FM: I’ve talked to him a lot about it. First of all, I really have a lot of respect for him, known him for a long time, got to know his wife. Unless you talk to someone who’s going through it — he just said, the greatest thing was that I got to see my son everyday. You take that for granted, unless they’re somewhere else. He said there were times when he didn’t play as much and it was uncomfortable, but that kid competed and was really a good player for them. Connor (McCaffery) will do the same as Patrick (Beilein) for me.
“... We have to be connected on the defensive end.”
ETHAN SEARS
Daily Sports Writer
The Michigan women’s basketball team will face its mirror image on Wednesday. The 23rd-ranked Wolverines (9-5 Big Ten, 20-7 overall) have fallen from the proverbial mountaintop, dropping three of their last four after being ranked as high as 13th. Minnesota (8-4, 19-6) has done the opposite, winning five of its last six to insert itself into the NCAA Tournament conversation. A few weeks ago, ESPN projected them as a four-seed, with home-court advantage in the first two rounds, in the site’s latest Bracketology, the Wolverines were given a nineseed. Their margin of error is slipping away and, after freshman forward Hailey Brown suffered a lower leg injury during Sunday’s loss at Michigan State, the picture looks even more bleak. Michigan could still get in even if it loses the next two. It has a strong resume, having beaten then-No. 8 Ohio State on the road, the Big Ten is third in RPI and a run in the conference tournament would mitigate late-season troubles. Or, the Wolverines could avoid needing to make the argument at all. The way to do that is simple: Beat the Golden Gophers. But simple doesn’t always translate to easy. Minnesota starts four guards, a combination that will force Michigan to switch between man and zone on defense. If Brown is unable to go, the Wolverines will likely start freshman guard Deja Church in her place and go man-
to-man. That would entail putting senior forward Jillian Dunston on a guard, but Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico has been unafraid to do that in the past. Dunston is capable in those situations, but a size mismatch could favor the Golden Gophers. If Brown plays, the Wolverines will start in zone, moving to man when Church is in the game. Either way, Michigan will shuttle between them depending on which lineup is in the game. It doesn’t help that the Minnesota one of the highestscoring teams in the nation, notching 110.5 points per 100 possessions, according to HerHoopStats. Kenisha Bell, Carlie Wagner, Destiny Pitts and Gadiva Hubbard — their four starting guards — all average double-digit points. Though defense hasn’t been the Wolverines’ issue of late, Michigan will be tested on that end. The Wolverines’ best chance of winning on the road will be via shootout. Michigan scored below .85 points per possession in two of its last three games, accounting for its worst two offensive performances since a 74-49 loss against then-No. 5 Louisville in November. Not so coincidentally, the Wolverines turned it over 26 and 23 times in those two games, respectively. “That’s been really the problem, and we work on it,” Barnes Arico said after Sunday’s loss. “... I think, coming into the
year, we really knew that that might be something that could be a problem for us because we weren’t returning a point guard. … When we get frazzled a little bit, when we get bummed, when it’s physical a little bit, we have turned it over. So it’s definitely a work in progress. “I think part of it is, you know, not really having that true point guard. You know, Katelynn (Flaherty) has done a tremendous job for us filling that role, but now we’re looking at Katelynn to distribute, to score, to do a little bit of everything. So, you know, it’s important that somebody else relieves some of the pressure for her, which I think Deja’s doing and is gonna improve on. But she’s not completely ready yet.” If that’s the case, Church has to get ready fast. Michigan has gone with a seven-woman rotation for most of the season. Without Brown, sophomore guard Akienreh Johnson will likely see a minutes uptick, but she’s been a less than reliable scorer this season, albeit in just 7.5 minutes per game. Junior guard Nicole Munger will pick up some of the slack, but it’s hard for Flaherty to do much more than the 23.6 points in 36.7 minutes she’s averaging right now. There’s an element to this game that can’t be measured with statistics, though. A win will seal the Wolverines a tournament berth, at least as much as a thing like that can be sealed. Michigan has been free falling. The Golden Gophers are fast-rising. It’s crunch-time. If the Wolverines don’t reverse course, they will either back into the tournament by the grace of good luck or not get in at all. Time to put up or shut up.
“... When it’s physical a little bit, we have turned it over.”
Michigan could still get in if it loses the next two.
Calm and confident, Lavigne provides support for Michigan in net ANNA MARCUS Daily Sports Writer
At the end of regulation in its December trip to East Lansing, the No. 18 Michigan hockey team had been blown out, 5-0. But this Friday proved a much different story. The Wolverines left the first 60 minutes tied up at one, and with nothing added to the scoreboard by either team in overtime, Michigan and Michigan State headed to a shootout. Before sophomore Hayden Lavigne skated back to his spot between the pipes, Mel Pearson brief ly spoke to him. “I just told him to ‘get ‘er done,’ ” Pearson said. And adhering to his coach’s advice, the netminder did just that. Fully locked in, Lavigne first stopped Spartans forward Taro Hirose’s shootout attempt. Then he left Mitch Lewandowski with the same fate. And to secure the extra Big Ten point, Lavigne finally shut down Patrick Khodorenko in conjunction with senior forward Tony Calderone knocking in the Wolverines’ last attempt. This performance was largely in contrast with the last time Lavigne played at Munn Ice Arena, on Dec. 8. In that game, after surrendering four goals over the first two periods of play, Lavigne was benched and his counterpart Jack LaFontaine was put in. Lavigne’s performance this past Friday — where he allowed just one goal — was then matched by a nearly f lawless showing in Detroit the following night. The goaltender stopped 32 pucks, letting just two slip by en route to Michigan’s 3-2 victory. These big outings for Lavigne, which aided the Wolverines in claiming a crucial tie and win over Michigan State this weekend, are emblematic of newfound confidence the netminder has gained over the course of this
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Sophomore goaltender Hayden Lavigne played well against Michigan State this past weekend, holding the Spartans to just three goals over two games.
season. Since the beginning of January — when he was given the starting role — Lavigne has positioned himself both more decisively and with more ease, demonstrating comfort in the net. These qualities were not nearly as evident during the last series with the Spartans. And right now, Pearson believes Lavigne’s morale is at a season peak. “His calmness, his confidence, he’s up on the top
of his crease more,” Pearson said. “When you see him up on the top of the blue paint, and then when you see less movement from him, he’s not all over the place …. he’s playing and handling the puck better and coming out of the net and moving it. “It’s a lot of those little things. He just seems more dialed in and he’s got a lot of confidence right now. And you have to earn that, it’s not something you can go into the store and buy. … And he’s done
“... He’s playing and handling the puck better.”
a good job of that.” Confidence can manifest itself in different ways during a shootout, either positively or negatively, due to the way in which the high-pressure situation puts a spotlight on every move a goaltender makes. For Lavigne on Friday, the former held true. But though he made it look easy, playing in goal during a shootout is anything but. “It’s kind of a mental battle between who is more patient between the shooter and the goalie,” Lavigne said. “It’s definitely a tough situation, kind of 50-50 on each one. As long as I can out weight (the shooter), usually I have a good
chance to make the save.” There is a significant amount of strateg y that goes into how a goaltender adjusts his positioning and degree of movement in shootout situations. Lavigne has been working on an approach that works well for him. “I try and get out a couple feet above the crease and match his speed coming in so that we’re kind of coming back together,” Lavigne said. “But at the same time, it’s a lot of timing. If he’s shooting
the puck, you’re still out far enough. But if he dekes, you still have enough speed to move laterally.” These situations — though fairly rare as the Wolverines have seen just three — hold importance as they provide the victor with an extra Big Ten point. Lavigne has played in the net during each of these outings this season. Given the high stakes, they are often replicated in Michigan’s practices. “We have some shootouts every day before the game,” Pearson said. “It’s more of a fun shutout, not too serious. But there’s different drills, where you’ll have a break away type of situation, so (the goaltenders) see enough of those.” While confidence in the shootouts is necessary, this attitude first stems from a goaltender’s confidence in regulation. And though strateg y can get a goaltender so far, the key thing to keep in check, according to Lavigne, is mentality. And with the stakes rising given that the Wolverines’ regular season is coming to a close, keeping mentality on point is more important than ever for Lavigne. However, the added pressure of a potential home-ice advantage in the Big Ten Tournament and a potential bid to the NCAA Tournament seem to be acting as motivators. “There’s definitely a little bit (of additional pressure), but at the same time, that makes it more exciting,” Lavigne said. “That’s why we come to play at a school like this, to play in these big games. So, with the pressure comes more excitement, comes a louder fan base, so it’s a good atmosphere to be around.”
“It’s kind of a mental battle between who is more patient ...”
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Three takeaways from Michigan’s first game against Iowa The Wolverines jumped out to a huge lead in their 75-68 win over the Hawkeyes at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Jan. 2 MIKE PERSAK
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It seems like eons ago that the Michigan men’s basketball team traveled to Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Wolverines shot the lights out in the first half on Jan. 2 to get out to a huge lead against Iowa that they would never relinquish. The game involved breakout performances on both sides of the court and lackluster outputs from typically good players that eventually led to Michigan’s 75-68 victory. The Daily breaks down what led to the Wolverines’ win and what could go wrong this Wednesday to flip the outcome when the Hawkeyes come to Ann Arbor. Hot shooting As previously referenced, the Wolverines were just about unconscious in Iowa City, especially in the first half. Michigan went 11-for-25 from beyond the arc and 8-for-15 in the opening 20 minutes. The Wolverines led by as many as 18 points in the first half and had a double-digit cushion for over eight minutes in the period. Even when Iowa pushed back at the 5:03 mark with a pair of Tyler Cook free throws to cut it to eight, Michigan quickly answered with a 7-0 spurt started by a 3-pointer from fifthyear senior forward Duncan Robinson. In all, it led to a 48-point first half — the third-most the Wolverines have scored in any opening period, and the most they’ve scored in Big Ten play. Recently, Michigan has struggled to replicate that shooting. Save two good outings against Purdue and Sunday’s against Wisconsin, the Wolverine offense has looked far less potent of late. Granted, the Hawkeye defense is vulnerable against opponents who aren’t sharpshooters — they have the worst scoring defense in the Big Ten — but if Michigan wants to replicate its exact gameplan Wednesday, it will have to prove Sunday’s shooting was not a mirage. Livers and Simpson break out The first game came at a time when junior forward Moritz Wagner — the Wolverines’ leading scorer — was hampered by a foot injury he suffered against Texas. It was clear that Wagner wasn’t back to his usual self against the Hawkeyes, as he scored just four points and played eight fewer minutes than his
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Freshman forward Isaiah Livers broke out in the first meeting between Michigan and Iowa, scoring a career-high 13 points while coming off the bench.
backup, sophomore Jon Teske. In his place, Michigan enjoyed an even scoring output from redshirt sophomore forward Charles Matthews and senior guard Muhammad-Ali AbdurRahkman. However, it also got 13 and 15 points, respectively, from freshman forward Isaiah Livers and sophomore guard Zavier Simpson off the bench. Livers made an impact immediately after stepping on the court. On his first play, he tipped a missed free throw to Teske, then assisted Teske for a mid-range jumper to tie the score at 10. Just over a minute later, he caught a lob from Abdur-Rahkman in transition and threw it down for his first points. The 13 points remain Livers’ career high, and the performance was a leaping-off point that eventually led him to break into the starting lineup. Simpson’s point total tied his career high too, but where he made his money — as he’s done all season — was on the defensive end. Michigan coach John Beilein and his staff harped on the Wolverines that they needed to stop Iowa guard Jordan Bohannon. The sophomore admitted after the game that his coaches’ words motivated him to shut down Bohannon. The Hawkeyes’ second-leading scorer was limited to 12 points on the night
and just three in the second half. Simpson was mostly responsible, as he played 32 minutes. For him, too, the game propelled him into the starting lineup. In the Wolverines’ next game against Illinois, Simpson took over for freshman Eli
Brooks at the point guard spot, a position he has yet to relinquish. But again, things have changed since then. Though Simpson previously led Michigan in 3-point shooting, he hit a cold streak, going 1-for-15 from deep in the last four games.
Livers, on the other hand, might not even play tomorrow. He suffered a left ankle injury against Northwestern and sat out Sunday against the Badgers. Beilein said in Tuesday’s press conference that he’s “hopeful” Livers will return in tomorrow’s
game. But even if Livers does come back, it’s unclear in what capacity that will be. At any rate, it’s unlikely he will be able to perform at the same level he did in the first Iowa game. Cook cooks While Simpson did an admirable job limiting Bohannon, the Hawkeyes still found offensive success with forward Tyler Cook. The sophomore opened the game by putting Wagner in a blender with a behind-the-back dribble and throwing down an emphatic two-handed slam. It was an accurate precursor for what was to come. Cook dunked on Wagner, he dunked on Livers and he dunked on Teske en route to 28 points. He has become Iowa’s leading scorer this season, averaging over 15 points per game. In January, the Wolverines couldn’t stop Cook. Since, they’ve struggled to stop multiple other big men in conference play, like Purdue’s Isaac Haas and Wisconsin’s Ethan Happ. Sure, Wagner’s healthy this time around, but even that hasn’t helped against skilled post players this season. Cook’s big night wasn’t enough to turn the tides in favor of the Hawkeyes back then, but if he has a similar night Wednesday, and Bohannon proves Beilein right, Michigan could have its hands full defensively.
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ver the past weekend, Ann Arbor was hit by a heavy 8.5inch snowfall. Right when you thought it was over, the blizzard would start up again right where it left off, which makes it nearly impossible to leave the comfort of your slip-free, warm apartment. Netflix is too convenient and you settle for the Keurig. You convince yourself Swiss Miss hot chocolate will suffice. And naturally, trudging through the tundra to any crowded library or coffee shop becomes less and less appealing. This week, I’ve decided to stay close to home, at the heart of campus. Often overlooked for its economical seating and sophisticated nature, Comet Coffee is an Ann Arbor gem. Centrally located near campus, the coffee shop is accessible from Nickel’s Arcade. The hanging plaque and mint-colored table set completes the arcade’s picture — the classic barber shop, the campus florist and a boutique in its close vicinity. It feels like walking into a postcard. Since 2009, the coffee shop has served drip coffee to order and prides itself on its quality espresso. The menu is modest. It’s not the place to order a customized, non-fat, grass-fed, gluten-free, free-range, sugar-free, vegan, zero calorie frappuccino in a hand-woven hemp sleeve — if that’s what you want. But, it is the place for coffee crafted with care. They have an extensive selection of pour-overs if you like to enjoy coffee beans like different wines, and they have teas if you are on a caffeine diet. Though the food selection may make sticking to any other type of diet difficult — it’s hard to find a vegan chocolate chip cookie that tastes richer than a regular cookie with two sticks of butter in it. Ahead of the curve, Comet has already mastered the art of making espresso drinks with oat milk. They are one of the only two places in Ann Arbor I know of that serves oat milk, which, in my humble opinion, is part of the next generation of plant-based products. With oat milk, you can still be eco-friendly and healthy, which almond milk won’t let you do without contributing to the California drought.
I am an avid Americano drinker, but sometimes I crave milk. Or milkcontaining hot drinks, especially when it’s negative-degrees Fahrenheit out and the streets are covered in snow. My go-to is a cappuccino. It seems to be the perfect ratio of espresso and milk for me — a latte is too much, a macchiato too little. If you want to change it up, I recommend trying Comet’s oat milk cappuccino with a pastry on the side — your body will thank you. And so will the environment. I don’t have any dietary restrictions, but I genuinely think it tastes better this way. Besides the high-quality drink and food, the place itself is worth spending an afternoon. During the summer, the outdoor seating is a good turnaround point if you’re walking your dog or need some shade, but the winter weather calls for indoor warmth. I forget there’s a blizzard and mounds of snow on every other part of campus when I’m here. And that’s a metaphor for Comet being a haven from other things besides snow — the encroaching thesis deadline, graduation, life. Comet keeps two of their four tables for non-laptop use. And, not surprisingly, the customers respect those rules. People come to Comet to enjoy conversation and company of a person or a good book. They also have window seating, which is comfortable for catching up on emails or writing a column. I would add watching lectures, but because the piped-in music is too good, I wouldn’t recommend headphones. Today, they play all of the songs that are mentioned in Haruki Murakami’s book “Norwegian Wood.” The music, like the book — like the coffee, like the baristas — is thoughtful. Whether sitting here with a warm ceramic cup takes you back to Tokyo in the 1960s or just a break from today’s top hits, it’s a pleasant getaway. I can’t help but look at the ring collection in the antique store across from Comet and imagine how old the rings are, who they belonged to, where they’ll go next. And wonder where I’ll be in a year too. It’s a good place for people-watching and making eye contact if you like having
imaginary conversations with strangers like me. The pendant globe lights that hang in the arcade and inside Comet are reminiscent of a Parisian city street, though I can’t say for sure because I’ve never been. It’s kind of a miracle that a place like this exists in such close proximity to campus
buildings and Skeeps, for however much longer it remains. I distinctly remember my first time walking into Comet as a freshman, feeling slightly intimidated by its intimacy. As I sit here four years later, comfortable calling Ann Arbor my second home, I hope others get to experience the comfort of a place like this.
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Soundtracking: Crying in Public BY MATT HARMON, DAILY NEWS EDITOR
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othing is simultaneously as embarrassing and relieving as letting the waterworks f low for the entire world to see. Yes, I know everyone is staring and whispering about this grown child (I am in no way a grown man, so I guess this’ll have to do) breaking down and sobbing rather loudly on the fourth f loor of the Shapiro Undergraduate Library. But if you think about it, it’s pretty beautiful that everyone trying to study is witnessing my cynical, 20-year-old shell melt away. Gross. Sometimes it be like that. Some days it’s stressing about work, some days it’s the inner psyche knocking, some days it’s because I can’t find my second glove. Life is overwhelming sometimes and a good sob is some pretty solid medicine. I’m not talking about crying at the movie theater. Everyone does that. You aren’t special. I cried last week while watching a certain movie with an infamous peach scene. Visions of Gideon — Sufjan Stevens For starters, when you expect to cry at a movie based on what you’ve already heard about it, it is a largely anticipated action. You prepare. You grab extra napkins on the way into the theater. You wear your fuzzy crying sweater (everyone has one of those, right?) and every fiber in your being is prepared. On top of the anticipation, many other people in the theater are also crying. The other sniff les give you solace and let you know you aren’t alone. The best is when one person out of everyone in the theater isn’t crying. Then they feel left out while everyone releases their inhibitions à la Natasha Bedingfield. Get a heart, Tin Man. While cathartic, I get much more satisfaction after the fact when the cry comes out of nowhere. It’ll suck in the moment but when it’s over, you walk forward with a new outlook on life. And your face is squeaky clean. I think it’s safe to say everyone at this University has cried in public at least once. If this isn’t the case, I have cried enough to cover at least four or five people bottling up their feelings. In the wise words of John Mulaney, “I’ll just keep all my emotions right here and then one day, I’ll die.” Stress just hits you every once in a while. Let that shit go. Responsibilities — Thane, BJ the Chicago Kid, Anderson .Paak When I’m in the middle of a book, all responsibilities fall by the wayside
(besides this column of course). This was indeed the case recently. When I finished a heart-wrenching autobiography by poet and musician Patti Smith, I was at peace. Then, I thought for two seconds about how much work I had skipped over because I couldn’t stop reading. I had so much to catch up on and the thought made me buy a one-way ticket to Sobsville. I was riding first-class, getting served tissues and blankets and pints of ice cream while I composed myself. After, I was ready to work. You just need that mini freak-out to drive you to get shit done. But this cry is caused by stress. Stress is terrifying and everyone should acknowledge it as such. I am more baff led by the cries that come out of left field. I can’t really justify it by saying I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Sometimes cries smack you upside the head with no explanation. Fire of Unknown Origin — Patti Smith I’ll set the scene. I’m walking through Angell Hall after lecture, just got out. I wouldn’t say it was a particularly great lecture, but nothing that happened in class would reasonably be sad or stressful. It’s not like my voice cracked in the middle of lecture or anything like that. That would be absolutely ridiculous and I would definitely sob after that. I’m walking through the halls and I walk past the vending machines. Another student is staring at the options, carefully weighing which high-in-sodium snack she has a hankering for today. Completely normal action. As I pass, I watch her type in the number of the corresponding snack on the keypad. It should be a successful transaction if she concentrated. Just then, tragedy rears its wicked head. The moment the machine registers the number the student chose, it begins to dispense the snack. It turns out the student misread the snack she wanted and hit the wrong number, resulting in a different outcome than she had planned. With her head hung low, she bends down and reluctantly takes the snack she never truly wanted and walks away. I stop dead in my tracks. Oh no. I Feel the Earth Move — Carole King This shouldn’t be happening. I shouldn’t be affected this way. It was just a snack. She’ll still get some food, even if it wasn’t what she specifically wanted. It was a happy outcome. I
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squeeze my fists like the Arthur meme, trying to stop whatever is going on in this physiological reaction. I can feel my ducts welling up. My bottom lip becomes incredibly heavy, weighing my entire face down. I start clearing my throat, trying to mask my voice breaking. Students walk around me. I’m sure I pissed off some kid late for class because I was just standing still in the hallway, staring at a vending machine and the ghost of the previous transaction. But I wasn’t even conscious. I just wanted everything to pause like in Adam Sandler’s classic piece of American cinema “Click.” I needed a minute to compose myself. I Want the World to Stop — Belle & Sebastian The first tear is almost ready to break free from the prison that is my tear duct. To be fair, the guards in this prison are incredibly loose, with inmates leaving all the time but this specific first tear has been in the pen for a minute. It is ready to bask in the glorious f luorescent light of Angell Hall. Still blocking the f low of students, I know we’re past the point of no return. It’s going to happen whether I want it to or not. At this point, I don’t really have time to do any soul searching to try and connect this vending machine incident with any specific moment from my childhood in a path of free association. All I know is this tear is going to fall and I am going to have to handle it. At least I don’t have anywhere to be. Three, two, one. Blastoff.
Drown In My Own Tears — Ray Charles And the f loodgates are open! It’s a free-for-all at this point. I finally pick up my feet and run into the Fishbowl. Somehow, I find a seat in those comically large swivel chairs so I can attempt to shield myself from the computer lab patrons. One caveat to that plan, however. The Fishbowl earned its name because it’s completely surrounded by glass. Every passerby in the hallway is watching me shed many tears all because someone chose the wrong selection in the vending machine. Droplets stain my shirt and I am confident enough to say I am an incredibly ugly crier. I’m basically that photo of Kim K. You know the one. Finally, I have run out of tears and I can move on with my day. While the reasoning didn’t have a lot of logic, I feel … free. Free — Pageants I have cried many a river, but when I step outside in the winter months after a good cry and the cold breeze stings my cheeks, I feel cleansed. All of my worries dripped down my face one by one and now I’m dry, ready to think constructively about the best ways to make sure I am keeping up with my mental health. I can’t let the worries of the world drag my shoulders farther and farther into the dirt. Sometimes, a cry is just what I need. It’s not usually expected, but when it happens, I’m grateful for my fucked-up psyche.
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The Daily in Comics
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omics are not a genre, but a medium. Although The Michigan Daily is a textheavy publication, comics offer an entirely unique range of expression and nuance that text alone cannot. What might The Daily look like if it were entirely comics? As you’ll see in this issue, comics can be about any subject — from personal statements to broad histories, from the magical to the mundane. Although every comic we’ve gathered in this issue relates to Ann Arbor, that’s about where the similarities end. That’s what I believe makes them so exciting. This is the first comics issue of the Statement, and hopefully not the last. I’m very grateful that we were able to involve so many different voices in this issue. We hope you enjoy them all! - Joe Iovino, Daily Cartoonist Manager
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CARTOON BY FRANNIE MILLER
CARTOON BY TIFFANY TENG
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Watching the Super Bowl from Sevilla BY AVI SHOLKOFF, DAILY SPORTS WRITER
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he hundred of us spent just a few hours together, at an Irish pub in Spain, standing, jeering and celebrating the most American of traditions. Sly Fernandez de Castro came to the bar by himself — standing out among groups of American college students who had come to the Phoenix Pub for a taste of home and discounted “cerveza” in the Los Remedios area of Sevilla. He was an American soldier from downtown Philadelphia, based in the Morón Air Base in Sevilla, Spain. De Castro was an Eagles fan, looking for a place with big screen TVs, good beer and a vibrant atmosphere. He had considered f lying to Minnesota for the game, even asking his commander for permission. “You really want to do this?” the commander said to him. De Castro wasn’t sure and opted to stay in Sevilla, afraid of having his heart broken by his team yet again. Then there was Aaron. He was a shy kid. He clearly came to the bar for the “sport” aspect and little else. He didn’t drink like others in the bar, socialized sparingly, but was an enthusiastic Patriots fan. But he could talk smack. Throughout the game, he and the Eagles fan would poke fun at each other’s team after each dropped pass and holding penalty. De Castro remained confident the Birds would win even as the Patriots began to inch closer. The Patriots fan wasn’t nervous until Rob Gronkowski failed to rein in Tom Brady’s final pass. In the early hours of Feb. 5, the soldier and Aaron, like myself and so many
others, found themselves at Phoenix Pub with countless other foreigners and some oddly-interested Spaniards in the supposed “American game.” Maybe it was a longing for the United States, some nostalgia for our culture while living in a foreign country, or simply a desire to continue a longstanding tradition. Nonetheless, we all stayed up until 4 a.m. to watch football, Justin Timberlake and spend time with our newfound friends. ’ve watched the Super Bowl since I was five. I love that every year for one game, for nearly four hours, families and friends pay attention to their TVs and computers. Some watch the Super Bowl for the outof-this-world plays. Others watch it to spend time with their friends or to see the latest iteration of the Doritos commercial, or, perhaps cringe at the next controversial GoDaddy ad. Every year until I graduated high school, I spent Super Bowl Sunday, the entire day of the Super Bowl, with my closest friends. We would watch the game together, adding in our own inside jokes about the players and commercials. Then at halftime, the group of us, along with my younger cousins, would play a game of touch football in my backyard — imagining ourselves as the next Tom Brady or, in the case of my Giants fan friend Andrew, Eli Manning. In an era when football receives — perhaps valid — criticism for its unjust treatment of protesting players, overmilitarization of games, a concern over injuries or in the case of one Daily writer, boredom, the Super Bowl serves as an antidote to these narratives. Though some might argue that events like the Oscars captivate the movie-buff and casual filmwatcher alike, the Super Bowl too attracts sports enthusiasts toward its gameplay and pop-culture fans toward its halftime performances and unique commercials. Just ask members of the Beyhive what they think of Super Bowl ILLUSTRATION BY 50 and Beyoncé’s HANNAH MYERS performance of
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“Formation.” Still, there is a tendency to consider the Super Bowl as an activity to “unify” a politically and culturally divided nation. Not only is this assertion cliché, it isn’t necessarily correct. I enjoy the Super Bowl because, rather than unify people from across the world, it captivates its audience. This year, whether someone tuned in to watch Nick Foles and the Eagles miraculously outplay Tom Brady, or to see Justin Timberlake’s extremely mediocre halftime performance, the viewer was intrigued by what would come next. That is why I love the Super Bowl. There is no excuse to not participate in the festivities, because it has something for everyone. When in Spain, this realization is much to the glee of Spanish pickpockets, who feast on the absent-mindedness of Americans paying closer attention to the actions on screen than the backs of their jeans. had been nervous about being abroad for the first time during the Super Bowl. It is such a uniquely “American” event that, for me, represents home, friends and laughter and for the first time, I didn’t have a set plan in place. While home for the month of January, I had enjoyed the Wild Card, Divisional and Championship games with my dad, but I, unfortunately, wouldn’t be home for the Super Bowl. As Super Bowl Sunday approached, and I had settled into my home in Sevilla, my friends on my program suggested we go to the Phoenix. It was an Irish pub that would show the Super Bowl, they said. Even before stepping in, I knew it would be a bit different than playing touch football in the backyard with my close friends in middle school. I arrived at the bar around 11 p.m. Sunday — kickoff began at 12:30 a.m. Monday morning — to ensure a table near the television. I joined many members of my program and more began to file in. The University of Massachusetts-Amherst group and other New Englanders sat in the back corner in their Patriots shirts, from the typical (Rob Gronkowski) to the atypical — I saw an authentic Chris Hogan jersey. Nearly everyone else supported the Eagles in the bar, with the exception of a few Spanish speakers sporting Tom Brady shirts. As the seemingly endless pre-game
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analysis drew to a close, and the StarSpangled Banner began, I finally could sense the “home” feeling I thought would be lacking when watching the Super Bowl abroad. Despite watching it 5,855 miles from my home in Los Angeles, I knew I would enjoy this experience among new friends and fellow students. Once Cris Collinsworth and Al Michaels appeared on screen, it became real. It wouldn’t be my typical Super Bowl viewing party in the United States and it wouldn’t be with my close childhood friends, but it would be an incredible experience. There was a bit of an unexpected downside, however. We didn’t see any Doritos commercials, Dodge Commercials or any commercials. Because it was a broadcast for global audiences, during commercial breaks we instead listened to British commentators, Canadian football coaches and Redskins cornerback Josh Norman analyze the game’s plays. For some people, this proved to be a turnoff. For me, it was part of the unique experience. And I could still follow along with the ads across the Atlantic thanks to Twitter. he game continued. The Patriots came back and kept everyone engaged until Brady’s last-second heave to the end zone. By the end of another close Super Bowl, after Brady’s pass was deemed incomplete, de Castro was elated. After an extended “surrender cobra,” Aaron then knew his next move. He walked toward de Castro — whom he had just met — and embraced him. They gave each other a customary fist bump and the Patriots fan offered congratulations to the grimacing de Castro. Before that final moment, the bartenders walked over to the groggyeyed Americans and told us that as soon as the game ended, we needed to leave the bar and venture outside to the surprisingly frigid southern Spanish morning. As I headed to bed at 4:30 a.m., just a few hours before my first class, I was thankful — thankful for an incredible experience to watch a truly “American” event in a foreign country. The projector screens in the Phoenix captivated each American, who — whether there for socializing, watching the game or enjoying the halftime show — enjoyed a taste of their childhood homes.
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Copy That: We see things others don’t BY SADIA JIBAN, DAILY COPY EDITOR
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magine pouring your blood, sweat and tears into a leng thy, time-consuming research paper, only to receive a less-thanideal score because of the mere fact that you mistakenly interchanged “there”, “their” and “they’re.” Or perhaps your overuse of the passive voice clouded the central points of your work, leading to an inevitable lower score. The absolute horror. Well, it is for us copy editors, at least. Huddled at a single table amid the beautiful mess known as The Michigan Daily newsroom, we’re perceived as one of the more quiet tables. Our contribution to the newspaper involves anticipating the arrival of buzzing news articles and intrig uing opinion pieces so that we may silently, yet slightly snarkily, point out grammatical and factual errors. All 24 of us are diverse in backgrounds and experiences but manage to bond over our mutual understanding and appreciation of the importance of “proofreading on steroids.” My fellow English nerds and I at the copy desk are more than happy doing what we do: bringing out the best in others’ writing. Through the three stages of copy editing an article undergoes — from primary editor to senior editor to the copy chief — each of us seeks to make the content of the article more accurate, the sentences smoother and have the story look as polished and professional as can be. Copy editors single-handedly establish and maintain a news source’s credibility, making the daily morning paper a worthwhile read. Using our talented, watchful eyes, we make sure our readers don’t have to
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cringe at misused phrases or wince out of frustration at the heinous sight of an obviously incorrect “fact.” As crucial as copy editors are to publications, we’re just as necessary to have around as friends who are always eager to pounce on the opportunity to enable our loved ones to shine through their writing, whether it be for an essay or a résumé. We catch tiny mistakes that others wouldn’t, saving our companions from potential bad grades or rejections. Oh yeah, we’re basically superheroes in our own right. Since high school, I have been involved with editing publications — the annual yearbook being the main target during my pre-college days. When you think of yearbooks, it’s not typically the text within the book that comes to mind right away. However, if you were to look back at your high school yearbooks, you’ll notice the relevance of having a written description, caption or quote accompany an image that was perhaps becoming a little fuzzy in your memory over the years. Now in college, by ensuring the events and activities taking place on campus and in the world are reported accurately and clearly, I like to think I am still working to achieve the same goal of informing the people of today and reminding the people of tomorrow. We’re nitpicky, outrageously observant and need things to follow a structured set of rules — probably not the most lovable traits, but I promise, we only intend to be supportive. As such, be certain to let the copy editors/ proofreaders/general supporters in your life know how much they are appreciated.
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Taking Out the Trash BY MICHELLE SHENG
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Wednesday, February 14, 2018 // The Statement
V I S UA L STAT E M E NT: The Seasons of Ann Arbor (in comics)
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CARTOON BY JHOANNE CASTRO
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Love Notes
Wednesday, February 14, 2018 // The Daily Love Notes To: Paul - Hi roomie - From: Bigballerbrand | To: Nate Gupt - I love you more than Tune loves Taki’s <3 - From: Sack | To: Amy Sas - If you were a worm, I’d wish to be a bird because birds pick up worms with ease. Sadly, I’m black pavement on a summers day. - From: Your O.I.L.Y. | To: arfrasco - Karen, thanks for being my Latina princess <3 love you dearly - From: Abs | To: Sameer Barretto Thanks for putting up with my erratic sleep schedule and keeping our room tidy. You’re the best roommate! Love ya dude! - From: Alex Johnson | To: Claire Butz - UM has been lucky to have you walk its grounds & you’ll be missed as you leave, but I’m glad I get to stay by your side! Love you! - From: Matthew | To: Harold Osterweil Thank you 338 for all the gourmet cuisine and merrymaking this whole year! Long live the orange kitchen! Have fantastic Feb 14th today <3 From: Lower 5 | To: Riley Langefeld - ILUHYOOO :) happiest of days to you. Please keep the memes coming from 10:02-10:50. See you soon (playing Conec-For of course)! From: Deeeeeeeeee | To: Markwise Gamgee - I hope this note embarrasses you and flatters you in just the right ratio. Happy V day to the Sam to my Frodo ;) - From: Franny Baggins | To: Chloe Chung - Happy 3 Years to the best girlfriend in the game. - From: CM | To: Rachel Hai You are the light of my life. Love you mom <3 - From: Your son, James | To: Claire, Christian, and Julissa - Thanks ya’ll for getting me through each and every day. College wouldn’t be the same without you guys. Thank you, for everything. Love you! - From: Erika | To: Rah Rah - I wish I could be with you - From: Your secret admirer. | To: Emma Schaap - HI EMMA IT’S
MEGGIE YOUR ROOMIE LOTS OF LOVE AND HAPPINESS UNTO YOU I LOVE YOU YOU’RE THE BEST <3 - From: Meggie Brody | To: The Sports Section - Sports section, thank you for being a shoulder for me to lean on for the past few months. You guys are my family - From: Rian Ratnavale | To: Joseph - My life is better now because you are in it. There aren’t enough characters in the world to express my gratitude for knowing a soul like you - From: Sofia | To: Sofia Bonito - “i thought that i was dreaming.. when u said u loved me ..” - Frank Ocean - From: Sal | To: K2 - Happy Valentine’s Day, O.I.L.Y. :) From: Amy | To: Michael McCormick - Thanks for being my best friend before and above anything else. Love you always - From: Sabeen Khan | To: Grouch Girls - @sami @brenna @ brenna @rosie you guys are huge losers - From: Lilly | To: BOND Consulting - I may have been rejected from your club, but I love each and every one of you <3 - From: A Typical Rosshole | To: James Dolan - Dinosaur #3 at the Basketball Games, I’m in love. - From: Your Secret Admirer | To: Sabeen Khan - Happy Valentine’s Day (and birthday month)! Love you more than ever! Sko BUFFS! - From: Michael | To: R - When things are going really well or horribly wrong, you’re the one I want to talk to. Happy 4th V-Day together, and here’s to many more. - From: E | To: Halimat - Quick reminder that you’re the best thing to happen to anyone’s life and I’m super lucky that you chose to be on mine - From: Kenan | To: Nicole DeSana - Nicole Marie DeSana, you are a snack who deserves all the love and aloe water in the world, this Valentine’s day and everyday. I love you!!! - From: Your
friend Aseel | To: Mark Kanaris I’ve been wanting to tell you this all year... I love you. - From: T Pilzy | To: Jim - Aprill, Noelle, Rani, and Jenna - I LOVE U GALS xox - From: Jacey | To: Sowmyaw Nakkina - I love you and your friendship means the world to me. You deserve all the happiness that life has to offer. - From: Pavitra | To: mamahone - hi - From: rose | To: Fikayo Olutomiwa - Fikayo, u r my only hoe - From: Bae | To: Alan Yu - Wo Ai Ni Aran! - From: Rachelmillersmile | To: Christopher Boyce - Happy Valentine’s Day, Christopher. I love you so so much and wish you a day filled with much love, happiness, chocolate, and 50 shades! - From: Emilija | To: Harborer of Radical Views - My Lovest Love, I love You and Your Unreliable Fringe Beliefs. - From: Your Warrior in Search of Wars | To: Daija White - hey i love you - From: ya boi nick | To: Wyatt Lentz - Happy Valentine’s Day, babe! No one makes me smile like you do, and I am so lucky to have you in my life. I love you so much! - From: Hannah | To: Ken Kohmoto -U the best boyfriend Ken I love spending time w you everyday and I can’t to spend another year w you and talking about peanut butters c: - From: David Yu| To: Isha Mishra - Thanks for always having my back and believing in me, love you bbg - From: JG ;) | To: Saida Valdivia Happy Valentine’s Day Saida! Te amo <3 - From: Joe | To: Justin - i luv u more than i luv *boxes* of kiwis. stay shady, my brother From: J Lo | To: NotNathan - Mr. Sweeter than honey & so damn funny. U make my heart rush and my chakra shatter. With all my might, I could not convey how much u matter. - From: NotaRobot | To: Roscue’s mama - Ur a spirit so wondrously amazing w passion that makes my day. I couldn’t’ve been anything but blessed to’ve met u. I love u dearest, Kat. - From: Someone who loves u (& ur dog) | To: You - Even if they don’t love u, always know that I do, cuz honey, ur so much more than u know From: You | To: Some girl (u know yo name) - I can’t imagine this year without u, glorious woman of wonder whose so powerful and starbound. I love u with all my heart, Miss. Some Girl. - From: Basically, but not, ur roomate | To: Lovey, - I wouldn’t want to go through life with anyone but you! - From: Your Forever Love | To: T-train - I thought I was destined
to wander the world alone, until I met you. No, I cannot leave because I left my heart here. From: Patience | To: a semi-ginger - Tuesdays and Thursdays are my favorite days of the week. Sometimes also Saturdays. - From: Anna/Annie | To: Grace - I could tell that you could tell that I was taking my time; but by now, we’ve gotten the Metro to the Station of friendship! Love you, pal! - From: Erin | To: Claire Butz - Sometimes all it takes to get someone out of their shell is to want to get to know them, and you’ve changed my life through that. Love you. From: Yours Truly | To: Edison Li - Roses are red and violets are blue there’s nothing in the world more prettier than you - From: J Daddy | To: Claire Erwin - to the most compatible roomie/ soulmate/workout partner/online shopping buddy/meme goddess - so so lucky to have you in my life. Love u tons. - From: “The Other Claire” | To: JFM - thanks for being u (the strongest, funniest, most generous and brilliant being) Im so lucky to have u in my life. YOU CAN DO ANYTHING xx- From: CEE | To: David - Happy Valentine’s Day babe! I’m sorry we couldn’t be together this year. Just know I love you so much, and I can’t wait to see you :) - From: Your Soup Snake | To: Theresa Nguyen - Thank you for showing me what it’s like to actually be cared for. You are the best and I will love you forever best friend. Never forget it!- From: James Maslow | To: Lady of London - When you smile, the sun shines brighter, birds fly higher, the sky looks bluer—then the world fades, leaving you and me, filling my heart - From: Sir Switz | To: Tay - I love you :) - From: Sav | To: Andrew Z H - Andrew, as long as we’ve known each other, the time we’ve shared has been special. Happy one year, and to many more!- From: Your boo | To: Jared - if boys were boogers, id pick you first - From: :) | To: Alejandra Sarai - To the best, baddest, and most beautiful best friend a girl could ask for. Your intelligence and passion will always inspire me. From: Kimber Jane | To: Girls at the Brookwood House - With all of our chaos rife, and school always always pressing, I’m thankful you came into my life, you all are a blessing.- From: Kayce | To: Ally Tuzzo - Love you to mojo and back! - From: J | To: Jim - Happy Birthday! Nice to see you! - From:
Bob | To: Akel - U got kik? - From: JAN | To: John the romanian Your slight cockiness can send anyone and anything swooning From: Your friend | To: Lily hanson - U r truly one of a kinda i special human ily - From: None of ur business | To: koops - thanks for being the best friend & roomie i could ever ask for i LOVE U - From: hannie | To: William Hanson - hate to love u - From: shea butter | To: chel - thanks for being the best roomie i could ask for i love u so much valentine!!!! - From: hannie | To: Amanda Shah - Thx for being a great mom for the short 6 hours that I lived. Wouldn’t have changed a thing, besides maybe my living situation. - From: Xo, Ipsi the fish | To: Grouchers - Thanks for keeping me same weirdos From: Me | To: Madeleine Setiono - Hello! When we first spoke, I thought we had a pretty good conversation; I felt the sparks; it was electric. But yeah, we should get dinner. - From: -Me(it’s obvious) | To: Riya Kumar - My dude, thanks for being the coolest vegan to ever live. -From : Kevin Sweitzer | To: Rosebud - Roses are red, violets are blue,Rosebud I love you!!! - From: Your 1st burs secret admirer | To: Mom - Happy Valentine’s Day Mom! You’re the best! <3 - From: Alexa | To: Umar Farouk Osman - I love you <3 From: Harriet | To: Tala Valentines day who???? Its ya birthdayy! Kol sana wenty tayeba <3 everyone is celebrating the love you brighten the world with today *ciao*-From : Arwa | To: Wyatt - I love beating you in FIFA. You’re my best buddy dudgie.- From: Clare | To: My Funky Silke - every hour is andrew hour - From: smino | To: JD - I love you JD, happy 1 year anniversary! - From: Stacie | To: Allyson E. - Happy first Valentine’s Day together! I know we will have many more! - From: Danny V. | To: Miss Grazzi - We miss you and your fluffy white underbelly. Hope you’re off having chicken...- From: DotG & MotG | To: Julia Selsky - I don’t share my experiences others often, only with those I trust. I think you’re an incredible human being, don’t ever forget it.- From: Yours Truly | To: Tiff - I have wanted to tell you this since I met you, you are beautiful and I love you.- From: Trev | To: My Funky Silke - every hour is andrew hour - From: smino | To: JD - I love you JD, happy 1 year anniversary! From: Stacie
The Daily Love Notes // Wednesday, February 14, 2018 To: Rich Dad - Rich, you light up my life. - From: Your son | To: Mario Mario - Roses are red, violets are (not really) blue, sometimes when I see your face, I’m glad to have bid thee adieu! - From: Your friend currently not studying abroad | To: Emilija Jeskeviciute - Hey babe, our 4 year anniversary just passed, and these past 4 years have been unforgettable. I love you so so much Emilija! - From: Christopher Boyce | To: G Ryan - You are my favorite person in the whole world. Can’t wait to build a future together with you. - From: Erica Watson | To: C Thanks for making this year the best! Love you:) - From: E | To: Suhina Lal - I want u. Notice me. - From: Anonymous | To: Suhina Lal - Accept my cookies. - From: Pierce | To: Joseph - Happy 22nd birthday! See you for dinner, I love you so much! - From: Ashley | To: Amanda Crisci - You are the cream cheese to my Bruegger’s bagel - From: Nayla Xylophone | To: Nayla Zylberberg - Hey NDX, Thanks for being my partner-in-crime and for absolutely everything else. Can’t wait to win in laser tag tomorrow! - From: Amanda Crisci | To: Ben - Never useless. Always wonderful. - From: Granola | To: Chloe Smither - LOVE U CHLO! can’t believe this semester is our last in the same country & can’t imagine what college would’ve been like without u <3 - From: Allie Cell | To: Mackenzie Warwick - Thanks for being my friend even when I am very annoying. I love you! - From: Mary Intwan | To: Colin - The beauty of our love lives on, and you are my special sweetheart that I cannot wait to laugh with in Heaven. I love you forever. - From: Bunny (Alyssa) | To: Grace Toll and Remy - You and Remy are the best housemates I could’ve ever have asked for. Luv u both <3
- From: Catherine Nouhan | To: Madeleine Breyannah - You are such a powerful woman. Your feminism is so inspiring, and we only hope we can someday be as driven as you are to change the world. - From: Your secret admirers | To: Hanine - Dear Hanine, you’re the best roomie ever <3 You’ve really influenced me in many new ways and just empowered me. You’re a blessing!!. - From: Tu Compañera ;) | To: Klbee, Hanine - You’re the best compañera <3 I’m so blessed to have met you! You’ continue to empower me and always make me laugh (narration of Mulan)- From: Tu compañera ;) | To: Pickles - Siempre te amare! You’re the best on earth and you’ve always been so kind, caring, and patient <3 I can’t wait for three years! - From: Swisscheese | To: Luke Stephen You’re my favorite person in the world to panic over an exam with, but also to eat Spaghettios and watch Archer with. I love you. From: Cheyanne Sierra | To: Dani, G, Milla, Jay, Sandra - A piece of my heart lies within each of you. Thank you for being the best of friends. I love you ladies. :) - From: I$ABALLA | To: Lily L. - I love your curly hair, all of the music you like, and the silly jokes you make every day. I’m so lucky to have you.! - From: Angel R. | To: Liam - Hey Dude - lmk if you wanna grab a bagel soon. Also, please stop hanging out with my friends. Love you <3 - From: Your math pal | To: Griffie Prime - To do list: You - From: Your secret admirer | To: Sophie - Happy Birthday Sophie! I love you so much and appreciate your love for stuff animals. I hope have a day full of love and laughs - From: Jenny | To: icamp - i luv u SO MUCH and you are SO GOOD and you make the best roasted veggies and your eyes are blue-tiful, have a
güd day bud love u lots :-) - From: lfurta | To: Stephanie Grau - S, You mean so much <3 I love all our late night laughs, cries and everything in between. I’m so grateful for you today and everyday. D - From: Dhriti | To: Angel R - I LOVE YOU... you are an angel. my beautiful butch girlfriend. wow... <heart eyes emoji x100> - From: Lily L | To: Kendall - K, seeing you everyday is my highlight. I love you for all that you are. So thankful I get to do college with you. Love you, D - From: Dhriti | To: Saida - Dearest Habibti, You are such a light, and just a beautiful person to know inside and out. Thank you for letting me into you world <3. - From: Your Compañera | To: Anna - I’m moving me and my bread - From: Rachel | To: Sugar Papi - Thanks for the compassion & spice you add to my life. These past few months were amazing, & I can’t wait to keep growing with you <3 - From: Honey Mami | To: Daicy - It may be Valentine’s Day, but remember to trust nobody but yourself (and ur roomie ;)) From: Kei | To: Dimothy ‘S.D’ Mang - Thank you for always being passionate about 8 thousand things & keeping my friend group ever interesting & expanding <3 - From: DSL | To: Natalie Stillpass - Sending love and many hugs from Florence. Please don’t have too much fun without me. Love you pal and am missing you like crazy. Xoxo - From: Cíara Clare | To: Ian - Happy Valentines Day love! Can’t wait to eat cheese curds with you later!! Love you more <3 - From: Claire | To: My sweet bride Jillian, - You are really great, and you put up with all the stupid things I do, and I appreciate it. Also, please bring me home a snack. - From: Your husband | To: Sher - You are the love of my life and the life of my love, and I am so
blessed to have you as my best friend and partner. - From: M | To: Ameya K. Gehi - Dear Ameya, thank you for being part of my life & always supporting my crazy ideas. You mean the world to me. I Love & appreciate you. - From: Mehdi | To: Olivia Hazlett & Dani Harkavy Xoxo - From: Rod | To: Maeve O’Brien - Thanks for being an intellectually stimulating friend! I appreciate you!!! - From: Shayna | To: The campus corgi - You put a smile on my face :) - From: Your friend | To: Patrick Miller - luv u dad ;) - From: Mary | To: Kathleen - Thank you for being the greatest roommate. I appreciate you so much. - From: Abby | To: Noah - Love haiku: Please say: “Ooh La La”/ when you hold me close at night/ my west-coast lover - From: Your orange flannel clad Romeo| To: Munchkin Momma Happy Valentine’s Day Munchkin Momma! Hope it’s a spectacular day! Love you lots! - From: Your favorite son. | To: Paulina Hinchey - Wish I would have made a move. Enjoy your Valentine’s Day cutie ;) - From: Your secret admirer | To: CJ - Our sixth Valentine’s Day together and each year, I love you more than the last. You’re the best part of my life - I love you! <3 - From: BK | To: Aaron C - Surprise bb! Sad we can’t spend today together, but I’m on M. Daily, so that counts as if I’m in Mich right? Can’t wait to see you soon! From: Arianna D | To: Coulton Theuer - Hey luv, happy Valentine’s Day!! Thankful for our facetimes & for all the ridiculous conversations we have. Love you always :) muah! - From: Anonymous | To: Rosaura You’re the best being in the universe. I can’t even imagine being without you. I love you so much. Te amo. I mean it in every language <3 - From: HT | To: Sanj - You’re not only an
amazing artist and designer, but also a kind and caring person. I appreciate everything that you and the Production do.- From: Yours Truly | To: Caroline Gold - You’re such an ambitious, intelligent, and vibrant presence, which I truly admire. We made a great team and I think you’ll do big things. - From: Yours Truly | To: Emily Richner - I’ve never met a more quirky person, using a shot glass to hold peanut butter. But that’s why I love you. Keep being yourself, never change.From: Yours Truly |To: Lilly - Lilly - You killed this! way to go :) - From: Your secret admirer(s) | To: Pizza - Oh Pizza, how I adore your golden sheen. How your savory flavors of sauce and swiss envelope my tongue is orgasmic. See you soon my love. - From: A Secret Admirer| To: Grif - I loooooovvveee youFrom: Guess | To: Soraya “Zrikey Zrik” Zrikem - Soraya - the light of my life. You brighten my every moment with your stunning beauty and vivacious character. Will you be my Valentine? <3- Reagan | To: My one and only Kevin - I LOVE YOU! I know you never read any newspaper let alone the Michigan Daily, but I still love you and the whole world should know!!- From: your cutie pie <3 | To: Rugbaes - What can I say? From midnight death flops to turf burns for days, there’s no one else I’d love to ruck with for days. - From: Gaia ;) | To: Lotus - Thanks for becoming one of my best friends in the world and making me a better person - From: Mai | To: Veronica -Even after 5 years, each day with you feels just as exciting as the first. Thanks for being the best friend anyone could ask for. <3 - From: Zane| To: The guy - The night you kissed me, a drunken kiss, you passed out to wake up at 3 pm. I don’t have enough words to say how much I love you. - From: The girl To: The Michigan Daily Edit Staff, Business Staff and Professional Staff - Thank you for all of your hard work, dedication and commitment to the future of this publication and overall editorial excellence. I love you all and appreciate everything you do. Here’s to another 127 more! - From: Alexa St. John, EIC
Wednesday, February 14, 2018 // The Daily Love Notes To: Mehdi Mohammad Ali - Hola mi amor, I love you! Thanks for being mine $$ - From: Ameya | To: Bane? I’m gonna call ittin and say happy 3+ years! I may be no hothead, but the fire (and my passion 4U) rises! Never stop being a big guy for me! - From: I’m CIA | To: Jayden Earl - Thanks for making UofM worth it! You are so special. - From: Stephen Bonesteel | To: Diksha Manglani - U d bomb gal - From: Riya | To: Riya Ahuja - Hey girllll was your dad a boxer cause you’re a total knockout ;) - From: Your 1 & only | To: aaron - loved you then, loved you now, always have, always will - From: maddie | To: Kaytlyn - If you were a man, I would marry you. - From: Laurita | To: Laurita - Girl you are so sweet you are going to give us a cavity - From: Diksha & Riya | To: Laurita - Amor, gracias por los divertidos recuerdos! Te amo - From: Your Homie | To: Timmy - Love you this much the long way :) - From: Olive | To: Rio & Lena - Ai shiteru. - From: Larira | To: Linda - You are the best Linda I know <3 - From: Linda | To: Annie - Happy valentines to the best human on campus. Enjoy the crossword and love ya lots! <3 - From: James | To: Tin bae - What is this pulsing sensation surging within my soul? I turn around and catch a glimpse of u and I know- it’s love jk - From: Co MDE Bae | To: Frijole - you are the mycorrhizae to my roots, the synuclein to my cells, the longest answer to my crossword - From: Frijolita | To: Michael Zimmerman Happy Valentines Day best friend! I love you more than even chocolate! - From: Your Secret Admirer | To: Mikey Mikes - Thank you. This month has been incredible. Words can’t describe how grateful I am because you’re an amazing angel. - From: pyc |
To: TMD Business - Love and miss you all so much! Kill this semester for me! Can’t wait to see y’all in the Fall! TMD4Life - From: Mario | To: Howard Zhang - Dear Howard, From the first time we talked in 7th grade to being roommates with you now, thanks for always being there. - From: Your Lover and Best Friend, R. | To: Viktor - I’ve spent most of my life feeling like I was missing some part of myself, but ever since I’ve met you that feeling disappeared. Love You. - From: Gina | To: Lilly - Two years of highs and two years of lows and we’re still going strong. No matter where our paths take us, I’m glad to have met you. - From: Antonio | To: Le Nabu - For mi amor who has always been there for me. My soul sister. My rock. My love. My best friend. Luh luh love you! - From: Le Chach | To: Brooke - you knock my socks off, roomie. xoxo - From: Sadie | To: Helen and Jenny - Happy Galentine’s Day to the best roomies a gal could ask for! Love you more than all the teas currently in our cupboard. - From: Samantha | To: Gobby Hopper - Dearest mother, my love for you is as strong as your affinity for the violin. Have a blessed day and happy Valentine’s day. From: Your daughter | To: VT - if we were both flamingoes we could balance on each other and i think that’s the best. thanks for being the honey to my bear. love & sneker From: HG | To: Vine Girl - https:// twitter.com/reallyhoffman/ status/957780835243036673 - From: Vine Boy | To: Kevin C - Thank you for giving me the support to chase after my dreams - I promise I’ll always be there for you. I love you infinitely. - From: Rachel L | To: Nate Kane - When I’m with you I can’t help but smile - thank you for always
brightening my day :) - From: Maeve | To: Andrew! - happy v day randy!!!! - From: carly | To: cat greenberg - u are my soulmate - From: carkey r | To: Brookie Cookie - u make my heart swell - From: Audrey | To: Jenny - HAPPY GALENTINES DAY JENNY! No compilation of all your lovely morning “omg is it worth to go to my 9am” texts, but I love you all the same<3 From: Ashley | To: Dylan - If you were a melting baked Alaska, I wouldn’t throw you in the bin. Love you & thanks for dealing with me on my hangriest, grumpo-est days. - From: Ashley | To: Meiling Chen - Am i still not a cute little kid - From: Bruce Lee | To: Banana - You caught my eye at orientation and convocation, the yellow sweatshirt forever in my heart. We sat next to each other. The rest is history. - From: Apple | To: Dipsy - You don’t have to turn into a crazy cat man now that I’m back. Thanks for being my most favorite person ever From: Moew | To: MoAnna Chicken nuggets... ...aren’t vegetarian - From: if you know, you know | To: Mark Schenkel Happy Valentines Day bae ur ok I guess - From: Sarah Jordan | To: Shelby Chasin - Be my Valentine? Marry me? - From: A secret admirer | To: DJ ¥-Z-Bel - You’re the best best friend ever! - From: Lamp | To: You - You’re trying really hard and I am proud of you. - From: Me | To: Joz - I still love you even if your car ran out of gas on the way to class - From: Boo | To: Tyler Lamirato - Fre sha vaca do means I love you in Avocado - From: Sam Bremmer |To: My Roommates: Helen and Kristi You two are the strongest, most amazing women I have ever met. I love you so much, thank you for being in my life! - From: Julia K. | To: Lindsay - Getting to know you has shown me that love is an open door. You warm my heart even though my hands are frozen. Happy Valentine’s Day!- From: Prince Charming | To: DAILY ARTS WRITERS - to the most incredible group of people I’ve met, my love for you is overflowing - From: long time reader and friend | To: roommate - Hu wanted flowers but i’m broke, so s/o for
freezing w me for a semester and a half! <3 - From: beetle slayer | To: Blankie - Here’s to three years of wearing each other’s underwear and two years of being honest about it. - From: Goat | To: The Loveliest Woman in YKB - Can’t wait to see that monologue show you won’t stop plugging (03/09 right?) will you finally have time for dinner with me after that? XOXO- From: C. Evans | To: Alex W - Of all the fish in the sea, I’m glad you caught me! Happy Valentine’s Day Babe! Love you!- From: Guppy | To: Momma - To my best friend, the first person I ever loved, and life’s greatest gift- I miss you. Thank you for watching over me, forever and always. - From: Your little girl | To: tyler - happy valentines day! hope your day is filled with as much love & sunshine that you put out into the world on a daily basis! xoxo - From: the FBI agent assigned to you | To: Cookie - Because even though you hate clutter in physical space, you sweetly accept me with the mess I have accumulated in the emotional space.- From: Momo | To: Michigan in Color - Your love and support is all that I could have every asked for - From: xo | To: amelia - YOU ARE GREAT!!!! xoxoxo- From: amelia | To: Rebs - Simply couldn’t pass up the opportunity to have my first publication be a declaration of my love for you. That said, I love you v much. From: Tom | To: Dear Paul, - You are cute, funny and intelligent. My life is happier and more fulfilled with you in it. My heart of hearts + your boogers = X O X O- From: Your favorite neighbor, Sara | To: Banjo -Hi, I love you even though you are a fish. - From: M | To: Katrina Hamann - Katrina, thank you so much for helping me through such a difficult time. I don’t know where I would be without your loyalty and support. - From: K | To: Ellie Hoag - Happy Valentines Day to my super amazing daughter Ellie! Have an Great day! - From: Nancy Hoag | To: Angela Wifey Rysdyk - You mah cinnamon apple - From: Olivia Wifey Winey | To: Reagan “Region” Malcolm - Reagan - your face is
a blessing, you keep me from stressing, your laugh brings me joy, I wish I was your boy. Dance with me sometime. Luv uFrom: Zrikey Zrik | To: Yadonay Engeda “Yaddie” - Yaddie, you are the love of my life and I hope you have a great day. From: Neel & Friends | To: Kate Palermo -Hey Beebs, you’re the bestest. You make me smile and laugh. XOXO - From: Guess Who | To: Lucas - Thank you for being my best friend, my boyfriend, and my whole heart.- From: Em | To: Gilligan Himelhoch - Dearest Gill, I love you like I love Espresso Royale sandwiches.- From: Skeazy | To: B - <3<3 >:( (y) - From: Meg | To: Roseanne - You are the tittle to my i ;-) - From: Co-MDE!!!! | To: Kevin-My love for you is like a that of a dad for his child- passionate. - From: ;) | To: Corbe - I love you more than Caleb. - From: Caleb’s housemate | To: reggie the campus corgi-u get me through the day, reggie. you have left a pawprint on my heart <3333 - From: your fav human| To: Sonya Chhabra - I am glad to have such a crazy, beautiful, and intelligent woman in my life. Thank you for being an amazing person. From: Ethan Parker | To: Alex Gonzalez - For you, a thousand times over - From: Emily Kobetis | To: Jimmy Lauer - Hi Jim Jim :) I love you more than anything in the world!!! Thanks for being my Valentine :-)From: Juls !!!! | To: Sanjana Pandit - Happy Valentines Day Sanji :) thanks for being my girl valentine and best friend I love u sooo much :) want a hug?From: Julia | To: Erin -Happy Valentine’s Day to the coolest girl I know. Love you forever! -From: Caroline | To: Sab- Thank you for being patient, for being understanding, and for listening to me. You motivate and inspire me. Can’t wait for our 2 year. From: & Co. | To: Emma - I know we have had a rough patch and all, but I still love you. Please take me back. -From: Evan | To: Flor- No matter what your relationship status is, you will always be my Valentine, because I will always love you. - From: Jeff | To: buDDDies “Will you be my Valentine?” “I can be convinceddd.” -From: Jacey