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Friday, February 3, 2017

Gretchen Whitmer, former Democratic minority leader in the Michigan state Senate and lecturer at the Ford School of Public Policy, addressed the University of Michigan’s chapter of College Democrats Thursday night about her candidacy for Michigan governor in 2018.

Whitmer officially filed paperwork for the upcoming gubernatorial race in January, becoming the first candidate to officially enter.

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Dear subscribers,

Gretchen Whitmer addressed the University of Michigan’s chapter of College Democrats Thursday night about her candidacy for Michigan governor in 2018. The Michigan women's basketball team will look to maintain their home court advantage against Iowa Sunday. Ross School of Business alumni Ethan and Jared Forman founded the gourmet cookie company Dozen’s Cookies. The Michigan hockey team will face off against high-powered Ohio State for a series this weekend. Thursday, professors and students gathered to discuss the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which may come under threat because of executive actions by President Donald Trump.

All the best,
The Michigan Daily

Professors, students discuss the future of DACA in the Trump administration

A Haven Hall classroom was overflowed with University of Michigan students listening to a series of speakers who discussed the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which may come under threat because of executive actions by President Donald Trump.

DACA, an executive action — signed in 2012 by former President Barack Obama in response to a gridlock on immigration policy on the part of Congress — protects undocumented students from deportation and allows them to obtain work permits. However, it does not provide a path to citizenship.

Michigan looking to redeem itself against Iowa

Michigan (7-2 Big Ten, 18-5 overall) will now have an opportunity to keep its momentum going in Sunday’s game against Iowa (5-4, 14-8).

Wolverines to face high-powered Ohio State

For the Wolverines, starting off the series with a win over No. 11 Ohio State (3-4-1-1, 12-6-6) on Friday could make all the difference

Ross brothers start cookie company from scratch

“Pantry dropping good” boasts the motto of Dozen’s Cookies, a gourmet cookie company founded by University of Michigan alumni Ethan and Jared Forman, who attended the Ross School of Business and are twin brothers. The duo is committed to selling high-quality cookies at an affordable price for students.

Friday Flicks Presents Dr. Strange @ Michigan Union - Kuenzel at 9:00PM

Next up in our Friday Flicks line-up is Doctor Strange! "Dr. Stephen Strange's (Benedict Cumberbatch) life changes after a car accident robs him of the use of his hands. When traditional medicine fails him, he looks for healing, and hope, in a mysterious enclave. He quickly learns that the enclave is at the front line of a battle against unseen dark forces bent on destroying reality.