SACUA discusses the University’s Standard Practice Guide & more
The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs met in the Alexander G. Ruthven Building Monday afternoon to discuss resolutions on the creation and review of the University of Michigan’s Standard Practice Guide — the set expectations for individuals and departments to abide by — and on eliminating gender violence on campus. Chair of SACUA Rebekah Modrak, Art & Design...
‘One Year Since’ exhibition & memorial honors lives lost on Oct. 7
Michigan Hillel hosted a day-long exhibition and memorial service on the Diag Monday to mark the one year anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel. The exhibition aimed to memorialize those killed by Hamas since the Oct. 7 attack and call attention to the 101 hostages still being held in Gaza. Throughout the day, the exhibition displayed...
TAHRIR Coalition organizes Oct. 7 walkout
About 250 University of Michigan students walked out of their classes at 3:30 p.m. Monday and gathered outside Rackham Graduate School to prepare for a march on campus organized by the TAHRIR Coalition, a group of more than 90 pro-Palestine organizations. At approximately 5:08 p.m. outside the Kinesiology Building, an altercation broke out, leading U-M Division of Public...
Bye bye, blocking
On Monday, Sept. 23, an X post announced that the platform would be removing the “block” button. X CEO Elon Musk felt the need to reply to the post, saying that it was “high time” that the function went away. Musk’s confirmation of this change marks yet another major modification to X during his tenure. Previous changes include...
NYT reporter Kashmir Hill discusses the privacy with technology
About 150 University of Michigan students and community members gathered at the Annenberg Auditorium Monday evening for a discussion with Kashmir Hill, technology reporter for The New York Times. In conversation with Shobita Parthasarathy, director of the Science, Technology, and Public Policy program, Hill discussed the consequences of technological innovation on consumer privacy. Hill, whose writing has appeared in...
Independence is a skill worth building
I had always envisioned my time abroad as a deeply independent experience. But, having anticipated it for nearly my entire junior year, I’d painted a slightly romanticized picture. I envisioned taking long walks along the Amsterdam canals, exploring the Van Gogh Museum and Vondelpark, and having Dutch men pull their bicycles to the side of the road to...
Tight Michigan Supreme Court race draws attention
Editor’s Note: Alec Hughes is a former Daily staffer. Hughes did not contribute to this article. With the 2024 election less than a month away, Michigan voters are gearing up to decide which justices will fill the two vacancies in Michigan’s Supreme Court. The Michigan Supreme Court has two seats up for election this year as two current judges’ eight-year...
Vote for Metro Detroit Football Player of the Week for Week 6 action
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Michigan’s freshmen represent future amid roster turnover
At first glance, the Michigan women’s basketball roster is confusing. The program returns just four players from a team of 13, with senior guard Jordan Hobbs the only returning starter. The Wolverines lost a lot. Six of their top seven scorers, eight of their top nine rebounders and five of their top six assist getters — all of which...
Cameron Korpi steps up in cloudy goaltender contest
Michigan hockey coach Brandon Naurato chose experience over youth to decide the season opening goaltender. Though graduate netminder Logan Stein got the nod on Friday, his spot wasn’t secure for the second game. With one loss, Naurato made a swift change. And just like that, freshman goaltender Cameron Korpi made his collegiate debut. But he didn’t just make his...
