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  • Michigan’s hot start peters off at Spartan Invitational

    Through five kilometers, sophomores Stephanie Bertram and Anjali Hocker Singh commanded the Spartan Invitational. Sitting squarely in the top-20 pack, Bertram and Hocker Singh spearheaded the Michigan women’s cross country team’s charge through the East Lansing course. Due to intense conditions and early-season fatigue, however, the Wolverines’ dominance didn’t last through the finish line. In…

  • ‘Dandadan’ season two is back with more fighting and friendship

    After a whirlwind of action-packed episodes in the first season of “Dandadan” led to a cliffhanger in Jiji’s (Kaito Ishikawa, “Devil May Cry”) haunted home, viewers were left to wonder what was to become of their beloved main characters. How were they going to defend themselves against such unexpected and formidable opponents after what had…

  • UMich School of Social Work announces new master’s program in social impact leadership

    The University of Michigan School of Social Work announced the launch of a new Master of Arts in Social Impact Leadership program last month that will begin in fall 2026. Starting as a full-time residential program before expanding to include a part-time online option in fall 2027, the program aims to prepare students to tackle…

  • Silky Grooves to open at the downtown Ann Arbor District Library

    Hannah Jacobsen, co-owner of Silky Grooves Vintage and Vinyl, arrives with a smile at the downtown Ann Arbor District Library, unlocking the door to open up the first of AADL’s three new Lobby Shops, an affordable space for startup entrepreneurs to market their products. The shop, located to the left of the main entrance in…

  • Galleria Mall businesses including Pinball Pete’s to move due to new high-rise development 

    Real estate firm Landmark Properties, will be replacing longtime businesses at the Ann Arbor Galleria Mall, including Pancheros, Starbucks and Pinball Pete’s, with its third high-rise development, “The Metropolitan,” a 17-story building with nearly 5,000 square feet of retail space and 186 apartments. In an email to The Michigan Daily, Eric Leath, senior director of…

  • UMich should hire more conservative professors

    The “value of a liberal arts education” is one of those phrases that is often repeated without real consideration of its meaning. As the Trump Administration continues its assault on higher education, college administrators have invoked traditional liberal values as a shield to defend against the denial of congressionally-appropriated grant funding and threats to bar…

  • Wallace House Center for Journalists hosts lecture on firings in the federal workforce

    More than 200 University of Michigan community members and faculty gathered at the Wallace House Gardens Thursday afternoon for a lecture from Andrea Hsu, National Public Radio journalist. The lecture, titled “Inside the Firings and the Future of the Federal Workforce”, discussed the overhaul of the federal government through targeting the workforce upon President Donald…

  • How a president becomes king

    President Donald Trump is expanding the power of the presidency in every way he can. From his flagrant disregard of court rulings to signing an executive order banning flag burning in defiance of Supreme Court precedent, this president has shown little respect for the institutional norms our government runs on. Trump doesn’t just test the…

  • Grief, religion and animation in ‘Long Story Short’ 

    Note: This review contains spoilers for “Long Story Short.” Last week, the “BoJack Horseman” algorithm began targeting me once more. Ever since I first watched the show, my social media pages have been intermittently flooded with “BoJack” content, from the show’s funniest running jokes to its most depressing moments. It’s like my phone knows when…

  • A Look in the Mirror

    Get introspective with this week’s puzzle! SUNDAY PUZZLE —Howdy! I wrote most of these clues from the newly-minted Games desk in The Michigan Daily’s newsroom (wahoo!). If you have any corrections, comments or feedback for this specific puzzle, reach out to me at albonwu@umich.edu. For general questions, reach out to crosswords@umich.edu. Happy solving! Tricky Clues…