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Five bills to watch in the Michigan state legislature: August 2025
Each month, The Michigan Daily publishes a compilation of bills in the Michigan legislature for students at the University of Michigan to know about. The following article explains five bills that have been introduced, passed or signed into law by the Michigan legislature or Gov. Gretchen Whitmer throughout the month of August. 1. Identity theft…
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With tons of eyes on the Oklahoma game, Michigan’s eyes are solely focused on John Mateer
As the only ranked college football matchup of the week, all eyes are on the No. 15 Michigan football team and No. 18 Oklahoma as the teams prepare to duke it out Saturday. The last time these two blue blood programs squared off was in 1976, with the Sooners pulling off a 14-6 win. After…
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TJ Metcalf bringing energy and physicality to Michigan’s versatile defensive back room
Last season undeniably saw a drop in production from the year before for the now-No. 15 Michigan football team’s secondary. After losing Will Johnson and then-senior Rod Moore for much or all of the season due to injury and multiple more players to the transfer portal and NFL — most notably former nickelback Mike Sainristil…
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Michigan’s aggressive gambles in service pay off in victory over Eastern Michigan
At first glance, the 10 service errors on the Michigan volleyball team’s stat sheet from its match against Eastern Michigan don’t necessarily reflect well on the Wolverines — especially when the Eagles had three fewer errors in Tuesday night’s match. But those 10 service errors weren’t indicative of a deficiency in Michigan’s gameplan, but rather,…
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Allison Jacobs lethal kills propels Michigan offense to victory
Graduate outside hitter Allison Jacobs is leading the Michigan volleyball team this season so far in kills overall and kills per set. She has been its most crucial offensive asset. With opposite hitter Valentina Vaulet’s transfer, the previous kills and kills-per-set leader, Michigan needs another player to step up on the offensive front. Tuesday night,…
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Michigan sweeps Eastern Michigan in an error and opportunity filled final two sets, 3-0
Undefeated following the first weekend, the Michigan volleyball team kept the dominance filtering through the first set against Eastern Michigan, yet around the second and third, found itself trudging to complete another resilient finish. With Crisler Center speckled in green from the Eagles, a team that could just about call Ann Arbor home as much…
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CSG condemns cuts to gender-affirming care, declines to form transgender support task force
The University of Michigan’s Central Student Government met in the Wolverine Room of the Michigan Union on Tuesday evening to confirm nominations for various positions and discuss a resolution expressing support for gender-affirming care. The meeting began with the Assembly’s confirmation of various executive, legislative and ex-officio nominations. The confirmed individuals are listed below. LSA…
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Letter to the Editor: On the CSCAR closure
Read the original piece here. Like other University of Michigan faculty members, I was dismayed and disappointed when I heard about the planned closure of the Consulting for Statistics, Computing and Analytics Research. CSCAR is a unique and valuable resource for the U-M community, students, faculty and staff. To my knowledge, there is no other…
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Epstein shows us the limits of MAGA’s cult of personality
Toward the end of his 2016 presidential campaign, President Donald Trump asserted that he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and still not lose voters. He is currently testing his luck. On July 7, 2025, the Federal Bureau of Investigation effectively ended its investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Trump applauded the decision, wondering aloud…
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Letter to the Editor: Responding to Michigan Medicine’s gender-affirming care decision
Read the original piece here. I hope Dr. David Miller, president of U-M health and Michigan Medicine, will reconsider the decision to stop gender-affirming care for minors. As a patient who has for many years received medical care exclusively at Michigan Medicine, I am aghast that they are letting President Donald Trump dictate medical care…