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Friday, March 17, 2017

The words of Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, “nobody is ever just a refugee, nobody is just ever a single thing,” were referenced more than once during the Michigan Refugee Assistance Program’s capstone event: “What We Carried: A Glimpse Into the Refugee Crisis.”

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Dear subscribers,

Thursday night, the Michigan hockey team fell to Penn State, 4-1, in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. Former refugees shared their stories of resettlement at the Michigan Refugee Assistance Program's event Thursday night. The Michigan women's basketball team defeated Kent State, 67-60, giving the team its 23rd victory of the season. The first of the University of Michigan’s Teach-Out Series will be released online on March 31 and will focus on how countries transition from democratic to authoritarian rule. Finally, former Michigan cornerback Jourdan Lewis pled not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence on Thursday.

All the best,
The Michigan Daily

Wolverines fall, 4-1, in first round of Big Ten Tournament

The Wolverines saw their season come to an end with a 4-1 loss.

First-half defense propels Michigan to victory

Michigan rode its defense to a victory over Kent State in the WNIT first round.

First University Teach-Out event scheduled to release at the end of March

The first of the University of Michigan’s Teach-Out Series will be released online on March 31 and will focus on how countries transition from democratic to authoritarian rule. University President Mark Schlissel announced this online Teach-Out Series on Monday at the Academic Innovation Forum hosted by the Office of Academic Innovation.

Former Michigan football cornerback Jourdan Lewis pleads not guilty to a domestic violence misdemeanor

Former Michigan football cornerback Jourdan Lewis pled not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence on Thursday, following an incident with Lewis's girlfriend Wednesday morning, according to the Detroit Free Press. Lewis’s girlfriend called 911 following a dispute at her apartment in south Ann Arbor at about 1:00 a.m. Wednesday morning.