Daily Digest

Thursday, February 2, 2017

Before the Wolverines kick off the second half of their Big Ten slate Saturday versus Ohio State, the Daily evaluates Michigan’s performance so far in 2017.

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Dear subscribers,

Today, we evaluate the first half of the Michigan men's basketball's Big Ten season. Journalists involved in the Tampa Bay Times' “Failure Factories,” a five-part investigation of the effects on both students and the community, visited the University as part of the Livingston Lectures. Yesterday, "Signing of the Stars" featured Michigan coaches, players, and alumni, in contrast to last year's celebrity-laden showcase. The Michigan Department of Treasury announced a new partnership Wednesday afternoon with Inceptia to provide free individual tutoring for Michigan residents who are overdue on their federal student loans. Finally, Long Beach rapper Vince Staples confirmed his project set for Friday will be a single.

All the best,
The Michigan Daily

Vince Staples confirms single, lays out vision, and ponders ‘activism’

When asked about his progression, and ultimately his end goal, Staples was characteristically inward: “I didn’t imagine anything, so I’m fine with anything.”

Journalists talk award-winning investigation into racism in Fla. public schools system

In December of 2007, the Pinellas County School Board of Pinellas County, Fla., discontinued its integration policy. Violence and a decline in student performance struck the school systems, and in 2015, the Tampa Bay Times released “Failure Factories,” a five-part investigation of the effects on both students and the community.

State Treasury Department to help Michigan residents with overdue loans

The Michigan Department of Treasury announced a new partnership Wednesday afternoon with Inceptia, a division of the National Student Loan Program, to provide free individual tutoring for Michigan residents who are overdue on their federal student loans.  

Michigan hosts second annual “Signing of the Stars” event

Last year's "Signing of the Stars" was a celebrity-laden showcase, but this year, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh centered the event around family.

En Español: Sounds of the Hispanosphere Guest Lecture: Ricardo Lorenz @ Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium at 5:00PM

Lorenz’s compositions have received praise for their fiery orchestrations, harmonic sophistication, and rhythmic vitality. These impressions have accompanied performances of his works at prestigious international festivals such as Carnegie Hall’s Sonidos de las Américas, Ravinia Festival, and France’s Berlioz Festival among others.