The Michigan Daily Digest

Daily Digest

April 5, 2020

With a wide range of business and on-campus job closures emerging in light of the COVID-19 outbreak, many students’ on-campus jobs have been left in limbo.

Iulia Dobrin, staff reporter of The Daily, talked with several students to discuss their challenges and struggles with on-campus job uncertainty.

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As it turns out, both the Final Four and the National Championship of the NCAA basketball tournament would have been this weekend. While we can’t give you the excitement of playoff basketball, we CAN give you this week’s top news, delivered straight to your inbox.

This week, students lose jobs resulting from on-campus closures, Governor Whitmer suspends K-12 schooling for the rest of the year and Ann Arbor residents hope for rent relief in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.


'U' students discuss psychological effects of social distancing

In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, many students across campus have returned home and must social distance, per national and state guidelines.

The Daily reporters Jasmin Lee and Varsha Vedapudi talked to various students who discussed the psychological challenges of social distancing and being away from friends and classes.

Whitmer suspends in-person K-12 schooling for remainder of the school year

Following Michigan’s “state of disaster” declaration, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has issued an executive order requiring all K-12 school buildings to close for the remainder of the school year.

While schools are closed, district facilities are open for use by public school employees and if safe social distancing is practiced.

University of Michigan preps to turn indoor track facility into field hospital

In a virtual press conference Tuesday afternoon, Michigan Medicine presented research and projections identifying when the state would experience the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak.

In addition, Michigan Medicine announced plans to convert an indoor University of Michigan track facility into a field hospital to accommodate for projected cases.

Ann Arbor residents hope for rent relief during pandemic

With the spread of COVID-19 forcing businesses to close and jobs to be suspended, many have been laid off, creating struggles to pay rent.

Brayden Hirsch, staff reporter of The Daily, talked to several students on campus who hope that landlords will offer rent relief in wake of the pandemic.

Michigan Madness, Issuu, and Coronavirus Coverage

Voting for the Michigan Madness resumes TOMORROW with the Sweet Sixteen. Click HERE to check out the bracket and cast your vote.

In addition, check out our issuu HERE for a version of The Daily’s print paper every Monday-Friday.

Finally, ready our latest COVID-19 Coverage Center HERE.

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