Daily Digest

11-10-2016

On the first day after the 2016 election, in which President-elect Donald Trump won an upset victory, campus was strangely quiet — no voices calling out on the Diag encouraging students to vote, no one campaigning on behalf of their candidates. Messages of encouragement and inclusivity were chalked on the Diag, but besides that, campus largely seemed silent and somber.

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Dear subscribers,

Today, we have coverage of the campus reactions after the presidential election Tuesday. The rock was painted with violent messages, and over 1,000 people gathered on the Diag to protest Trump's victory. As a liberal-leaning campus, the mood is somber, but students are seeking ways to unite and move forward. In sports, Jourdan Lewis prepares to reunite with a high school teammate Saturday. And make sure you don't miss this week's edition of The Statement as well.

All the best,

The Michigan Daily

Old teammates King and Lewis meet again Saturday

There are plenty of similarities between Desmond King and Jourdan Lewis.

Almost 1,000 protest president-elect Trump's victory in rally, vigil on Diag

Both a vigil and anti-Trump rally were held Wednesday night in protest of President-elect Donald Trump’s unexpected win in the Diag, drawing a crowd of nearly 1,000 University of Michigan students, faculty and staff, as well as community members.

Violent messages painted on the Rock after Trump victory

Wednesday morning, University of Michigan students woke up to find the Rock — a University landmark located at the intersection of Hill Street and Washtenaw Avenue frequently painted by students — depicting violent slogans.  

The rock, which had featured an Election Day message from Hillary Clinton supporters who drew the Clinton campaign logo, was painted over to read “fuck America” and “kill em all.” Also painted on the rock were the Democratic Party donkey and Republican Party elephant logos.

Body of the Father: Sifting through a changing relationship with my dad

He’s dedicated his life to taking care of the world. The misery, then, of these accumulated ailments — the arthritis, the vertigo, the deafness — isn’t just the pain they bring; it’s that he can no longer take care of the world because he can no longer take care of himself.

LACS Performance. Yahuba: Afro-Caribbean Music from Puerto Rico

Rackham Graduate School Auditorium at 7 p.m.
Yahuba is a Puerto Rican musical group music whose varied repertoire highlights the fusion of different folkloric traditions in the region, such as jíbaro, bomba, plena, and danza from Puerto Rico; salve, palos, bachata, and merengue from the Dominican Republic; RaRa and Konpa from Haiti; changüi, rumba, son, bolero, and guaracha from Cuba, among other musical traditions.