Daily Digest

10-12-2016

In honor of National Coming Out Week, Intergroup Relations and the Spectrum Center hosted an open dialogue Tuesday during which 20 University and local community members discussed their experiences with perceptions surrounding sexuality.

Rackham student Chelsea Noble, events and programs graduate coordinator at the Spectrum Center, said the event aimed to curate a conversation on campus about the different journeys of people from divergent backgrounds.

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Dear subscribers,

Today, we have stories of the various groups who have been working to register students to vote. The Spectrum Center partnered with IGR to help facilitate dialogues during National Coming Out Day yesterday. Make sure to check out this week's edition of The Statement, featuring a lead on art therapy. And finally, don't miss the story of Larry Prout Jr., who after 93 surgeries was drafted onto the Michigan football team last night.

All the best,

The Michigan Daily


Calderone, Dancs and Warren remain cool under heightened expectations

After the Wolverines fell to Union on Friday, Michigan coach Red Berenson and his staff decided to give the his second line more defensive responsibility Saturday. They were assigned to Union’s first line, and the difference was obvious.

After 93 surgeries in 15 years, Larry Prout Jr. joins Michigan football

Fifteen years ago, when Larry was born with several birth defects, his presence at Schembechler Hall on Tuesday was implausible.

Beyond Words: Reframing therapy through art

I was on my older sister’s apartment’s red couch in my pajamas when I received an email from Liz Goll Lerner, a licensed professional counselor and licensed clinical art therapist in private practice based in Washington D.C.,  that read, “I know this is short notice but I had some cancelations today. I was planning on hiking later this afternoon. You wanted to come to the office, but would you be up for hiking and talking?”

Local groups aim to register voters before deadline

On a the final day to register to vote in the state of Michigan Tuesday, various organizations filled campus in a push to reach students voters and get as many registered as possible.

The University of Michigan’s chapter of College Democrats and the University’s chapter of College Republicans have been orchestrating voter registration efforts throughout the semester.

ASP Film Screening | Thank You, Dad (6-8PM) at North Quad - Video Viewing Room, 1500

Virgy who lives in New-York gets an unexpected present on her birthday – she comes into the fortune of 50 million dollars. But there is one condition in the testament of her father whom she haven’t seen for 10 years: she is to find Armenian with the rarest name – Bargevos and to marry him.