The Michigan Daily

09/17/2026

“If the party can take steps to connect climate and clean energy to everyday activity and affordability, they can build trust with more voters and have an unprecedented ability to positively influence environmental policy.”

Two years ago, we surpassed the 1.5 degrees Celsius limit above pre-industrial global average temperatures as outlined in the Paris Agreement, which signals dangerous progress toward increasingly harsh climate conditions. With this temperature raise, every year the tangible cost of climate change be...

09/17/2026

Amir Makled and Paul Brown, the two Democratic candidates for the University of Michigan’s Board of Regents, answered questions from campus labor union members in a town hall Tuesday.

Amir Makled and Paul Brown, the two Democratic candidates for the University of Michigan’s Board of Regents, answered questions from campus labor union members in a town hall Tuesday.

09/17/2026

Statement: “Whatever their intentions, however, it is clear that the impact of Michigan Housing’s actions and policies has been exactly that — an atmosphere of anxiety pervading the lives of ResStaff.”

It is worthwhile to separate intent and impact. I cannot know the true intentions behind the design of Michigan Housing’s disciplinary process; I cannot say whether Michigan Housing consciously leverages the vulnerability of ResStaff to create an environment of fear. Whatever their intentions, how...

09/17/2026

C. Cybele Raver signed the employment agreement as the University of Michigan’s 17th president and will earn the highest annual base salary — $2 million — of any public university president.

UMich's president-elect will have the highest base pay of any public university president in the county when she takes office Dec. 1.

09/16/2026

“But what will never culminate, even if a progressive, a socialist or whoever on the far left becomes president, is Sanders’ revolution, because the revolution does not end.”

But what will never culminate, even if a progressive, a socialist or whoever on the far left becomes president, is Sanders’ revolution, because the revolution does not end. It didn’t end when Trump won the first time; it didn’t end when Sanders lost his last chance at becoming president, and f...

09/15/2026

Challenge yourself with the new Michigan Daily Crossword: Written in the Stars!

- Sunday, September 13th, constructor notes. This puzzle is out of this world!

09/10/2026

Dough Objects, located under Vic Village South, opened on Aug. 26, bringing a warm and authentic addition to Ann Arbor’s cafe scene. Offering handcrafted baked goods and drinks, they emphasize community and quality.

South University Street's newest cafe, Dough Objects, is an open-air, industrialist cafe with the goal of serving authentic food and drinks.

09/10/2026

Northside Grill owner John Roumanis is battling the city of Ann Arbor after discovering his businesses stand on top of 20 inches of city property. Disputes threaten his ownership rights while the city maintains its claim to the space.

In 2023, Jim Koli, the owner of these buildings, wanted to renovate and make changes to the parking lots behind the Northside Grill. To do this, he needed to survey the land. The survey revealed something that would consume the next three years of his life — his businesses stand on top of about 20...

09/10/2026

Statement: “Somewhere in Kudus, this morning, a woman is guiding her daughter’s fingers around a piece of rice paper for perhaps the hundredth time, correcting the angle of her wrist, saying nothing about wages or dust or the years ahead.”

https://www.michigandaily.com/statement/kretek-hands/

09/09/2026

Beginning with the 2026–27 academic year, the cost of laundry has been factored into room and board expenses in all Michigan Housing facilities.

Michigan Housing announced a change that the University of Michigan will provide prepaid laundry fees in all dormitories.