News from The Michigan Daily
We’ve assigned a media bias rating of leanLeft to The Michigan Daily. You can read more about our methodology here.
Information about The Michigan Daily
Where is The Michigan Daily located?The Michigan Daily's WebsiteThe Michigan Daily's TwitterMedia Bias Ratings
Do you diasgree?
Edit bias
Learn more about Media Bias Ratings.
Top The Michigan Daily News
Latest News Stories
Gaza · GazaAlifa Chowdhury is a former Daily staffer. Chowdhury did not contribute in the writing or editing of this article. Rows of Palestinian flags danced in the wind as representatives of the SHUT IT DOWN party in the upcoming Central Student Government elections stood firm on the Diag, holding up a banner reading, “No business as usual during a genocide.” The campaign’s kickoff rally proclaimed the party’s refusal to be complicit in the University’s…See the Story
U-M students promote platform demanding divestment from Israel
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
University of Michigan · Ann ArborDuring their Thursday meeting, several members of the University of Michigan’s Board of Regents brought up a pertinent issue: varsity status for the Michigan women’s ice hockey team. Although the Wolverines have been at Michigan for 28 years, the program has remained planted in club status. As the team gained buzz and several people urged the University and the Michigan athletic department to begin taking some action, the regents began listening…See the Story
Regents call for feasibility study on Michigan women’s hockey
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
University of Michigan · Ann ArborThe Michigan Daily sat down with University of Michigan alum Vera Songwe to discuss her career in international development and sustainable economic growth in Africa Wednesday afternoon. Songwe is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Africa Growth Initiative, co-chair of the Food System Economics Commission, former United Nations Under-Secretary-General, former UN Economic Commission for Africa executive secretary and founder of Liqui…See the Story
Dr. Vera Songwe sits down with The Michigan Daily
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Ann Arbor · Ann ArborIf you ask any of Cassie Churnside’s colleagues what they expected of her career trajectory, they would all say the same thing: coaching a men’s water polo team. “She definitely has the energy to coach a men’s team,” Michigan women’s water polo assistant coach Sami Hill told The Michigan Daily. “She’s very loud, she’s straight to the point and gets her point across well.” But when the head coach position for the Michigan women’s water polo team…See the Story
How Cassie Churnside has transformed the culture of Michigan water polo
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Ann Arbor · Ann ArborWhen Aasia Laurencin was in seventh grade, her P.E. teacher noticed her speed during a PACER test and encouraged her to join the track team. With nothing to lose, she decided to heed his advice and then some. Laurencin went on to break four school records in her first year of track — a performance she would repeat the following year. From there, Laurencin “caught a bug,” as her father Omar put it, and took advantage of every chance she got to ru…See the Story
How Aasia Laurencin has fought adversity throughout her career
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Ann Arbor · Ann ArborAt the top of a mountain, it may seem like the only way to go is down. But the Michigan football team’s defense believes that another, higher peak is emerging from the clouds — and the Wolverines want to climb it. In 2023, Michigan’s defense ranked No. 1 nationally in total defense and scoring defense. It also led the team to a national championship, so it’s hard to dispute that it was the best in the country. Improving on the best is a nearly i…See the Story
Michigan’s defense striving to exceed high standard set last season
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Ann Arbor · Ann ArborSwapping a maize and blue jersey for a green and white sweater, Keaton Pehrson has had quite the wardrobe change over the past year. The graduate defenseman also experienced a change in scenery as he transferred from the Michigan hockey team to North Dakota. Pehrson’s transfer should make the upcoming matchup between the Wolverines and the Fighting Hawks all the more interesting. The two historic programs will square off at the St. Louis Region…See the Story
Keaton Pehrson, Michigan ready to reunite in St. Louis Regional
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Ann Arbor · Ann ArborEver since sophomore outfielders Jonathan Kim and Greg Pace Jr. went down with injuries three weeks ago, the Michigan baseball team has struggled to find a consistent formula for defensive success, playing around with various lineups. But this revolving door might just be the Wolverines’ solution — and it may even help their offense as well. It starts with Mitch Voit. Recently, the sophomore first baseman and right-hander has been thrust into ne…See the Story
Newfound versatility a silver lining to Michigan’s injuries
100% Left coverage: 1 sources