The Daily Weekly

Stay tuned as we break down the Ann Arbor Police Department’s deactivation of police body cameras while removing the Gaza solidarity encampment and TAHRIR coalition’s press conference in front of the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s office . Also, the Jewish Resource Center filed a report of an assault against a Jewish student , an on-campus voting hub at the UMMA and a ballot proposal that aims to r...

Stay tuned as we break down a bias-motivated assault against a Jewish individual on campus , Donald Trump’s visit to Flint before Tim Walz’s visit last week to Grand Rapids and Jane Fonda’s speech about climate policy . Also, Ann Arbor Public Schools brought back 48 teachers after 55 were laid off months ago and MESA hosted the Latine Heritage Month opening ceremony.

In this episode of The Daily Weekly, we bring you this week’s headlines from The Michigan Daily. Stay tuned as we break down how the Central Student Government vetoed the fall 2024 budget , the new application process for the Ross School of Business and SACUA’s discussion of the Title IX discrimination policy investigation . Also we take a look at the UMich Black Student Union’s withdrawal from th...

In 1975, former University of Michigan wrestler Ted Deluca alleged former U-M doctor Robert E. Anderson of sexual abuse in a letter to the University, but this letter was dismissed. In February 2020, DeLuca made his allegations against Anderson public, accusing him of sexually abusing patients during his near 40 year tenure at the University. After a 2021 independent investigation by WilmerHale, a...

Last spring, the University of Michigan’s application rate hit a record low at 17%. At the same time, the yield rate reached a record high of 50%. As admissions processes become more competitive, student organizations and internship selection processes are following suit. In this episode of The Daily Weekly, we hear from students about their experiences with competitive applications. Next, we talk...

Is the SAT an equitable way of measuring college readiness? In the midst of the current standardized testing debates, the has taken a new format. Simultaneously, colleges are deciding how to factor in the test in their application cycles. In this episode of The Daily Weekly, we unpack the impact of the SAT.  First, senior content producer Ava Chatlosh interviewed University of Michigan students ab...

In this episode of The Daily Weekly, we explore the housing crisis in Ann Arbor – why rent is so expensive, and why students scramble to secure housing. We strove to figure out what is causing such high demand and what students should know about the housing crisis.  We first took the pulse of the student body through interviewing students in the Michigan Union to hear their thoughts on housing and...

In this episode of The Daily Weekly, we dive in to Valentine's Day in Ann Arbor! First, managing editor Riley Stipe collected field audio to see how Michigan students were feeling about Valentine's Day. Then, several of our content producers researched the history of Valentine's Day and several Valentine's Day offerings around Ann Arbor.

In this episode of The Daily Weekly, we explore “the Michigan Mentality” — the devotion to the University of Michigan and belief that it is truly the best university in the world from fans, faculty, students and alumni alike. We strove to figure out what exactly about the University creates such exceptional school spirit. We first took the pulse of the student body, interviewing members as they pa...

In this episode of The Daily Weekly, we delve into the intricate relationship between social media, attention spans, and ADHD in college students. Discover how platforms like TikTok and Instagram, with their attention-hooking algorithms, are influencing the focus and academic performance of the youth. We kick off with students sharing their candid thoughts on the impact of social media on their co...

Welcome to today's episode of The Daily Weekly, where we dive into the heart of university life during a crucial time. The University of Michigan's winter course guide has been released, creating a whirlwind of excitement and decision-making among students. In this episode, we're focusing on a tool that has become indispensable in this process: RateMyProfessors.com. How is this website...

This episode of The Daily Weekly explores pivotal bills in Michigan's legislature. We dissect the essence and implications of House Bill 4949, led by State Rep. Laurie Pohutsky, as a milestone for reproductive rights, and how it represents the ongoing marathon for health care freedoms post the repeal of a dated abortion ban. We then shift to Rep. Julie Rogers' House Bill 4961, which aims t...

Join us on the Daily Weekly Podcast as we delve into the University of Michigan's Banned Book Giveaway. In early October, the university's diag was the stage for a remarkable event where over 2,000 banned books were distributed to students in just three days, courtesy of a grant from the Literature Science and Art Initiative. This giveaway aligns with the Art and Resistance theme semester,...

In this episode of "The Daily Weekly", we dissect what the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings really mean for those who walk the maize and blue halls. Ranked third among public universities and 21st overall, UMICH's surge in the standings is more than just a number. Do these accolades resonate with the student experience? We hit the grounds of Ann Arbor, gathering raw, unfi...

Today, we're diving deep into the digital realm of education, exploring the revolutionary onset of generative AIs, with a special focus on ChatGPT and the newly introduced UM GPT from the University of Michigan. Announced just this past August by President Santa Ono, UM GPT is breaking ground as the first major university-backed, custom-tailored AI, promising a transformative impact on educati...

In this episode of The Daily Weekly, we delve into the challenges at the University of Michigan, where rising enrollment is clashing with limited space. We'll explore the university's controversial solution of converting study lounges into dorms, featuring firsthand accounts from students and insights from a Resident Advisor. Further into the episode, we shift focus to how this population...

In this episode of The Daily Weekly, we delve into the University of Michigan's chaotic first week where an internet outage left freshmen and faculty adrift. With university sites down, essential course and classroom information became inaccessible. We gather firsthand accounts from campus and discuss the outage’s repercussions with Grace Johnson from LSA Academic Technology Services, professo...

This final episode of The Daily Weekly season 14. The team is capturing the ongoing Graduate Student instructor strike and the widespread impact on student’s academic experience during the winter semester.

In this episode the Daily we will examine the school’s widespread attention gap among women’s and men’s basketball. And how major athletic associations are examining this data and attempting to find solutions to fix it during the National Collegiate Athletic Association March Madness competition.

On this episode of the daily weekly we will examine the University's approach to how Professors are hired at The University of Michigan. On Mar 22, 2023 Michigan Daily News Writers  Sneha Dhandapani and Irena Li reported that former university President Mark Schissel would teach an immunology course in the fall of 2023. With this news The Daily Weekly decided to investigate the hiring process...

This week on The Daily Weekly, we want to talk about sustainability. As our world grows warmer, sustainability has become a buzz-word in nearly every industry including on campus with the University of Michigan trying to clean up its carbon footprint. You may have heard that the University has recently reached two of its twenty-twenty-five sustainability goals and in honor of that achievement we w...

Many students here at the University of Michigan major in a variety of subjects, some majors through LSA include Biology, Health and Society, Economics, Computer Science, other students may be within the Ross School of  Business or possibly in the College of Engineering and obtaining potentially a Biomedical major. The common denominator with these majors just recently stated is the shared require...

In this episode, the Daily Weekly Podcast team is breaking down the recent efforts by  many art museums around the world to recontextualize the history of art on display. Here in Ann Arbor the University of Michigan Museum of Art, commonly referred to as UMMA, is making efforts to tell a more unconcealed and bare history of the art and the problematic origins of some collections. The Daily Weekly...

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode uses descriptive language on the topic of substance abuse. According to the National Institutes of Health, over 100,000 people overdosed on illicit drugs in the U.S. in 2021. This staggering figure is prompting drug safety innovation that has manifested in our hometown, Ann Arbor, as a Naloxone vending machine. In the episode we get into the details surrounding Naloxo...