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Friday, March 10, 2017

WASHINGTON — Wednesday afternoon, the Michigan men’s basketball team was set to fly to Washington D.C. for the Big Ten Tournament.

But a plane accident derailed the Wolverines’ plans, and they were forced to fly out Thursday morning, landing just three hours before the noon tip-off and not arriving at the Verizon Center until about 10:40.

That didn’t stop Michigan, though, as it came out on fire, jumping out to a 20-point lead and ultimately won, 75-55.

Now, less than 24 hours after that victory, Michigan will have an even tougher test in No. 13 Purdue.

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Dear subscribers,

Yesterday, the Michigan men's basketball team had a hot start to the Big Ten Tournament with a 75-55 victory over Illinois, and will now prepare to take on No. 13 Purdue in the quarterfinals. Economics professor Edward Cho received the Golden Apple Award during his lecture in Lorch Hall on Thursday. The Michigan hockey team has the chance to play spoiler in their game against Penn State this weekend. Finally, Students4Justice proposed the creation of a physical space for students of color on campus to organize and enact social change.

All the best,
The Michigan Daily

Econ professor takes a bite out of a Golden Apple Award

Economic Prof. Edward Cho was teaching his Econ 102 class, macroeconomics, Thursday afternoon when a student raised his hand to ask a question. When called on by Cho, the student asked: “Do you like apples?” 

Cho appeared confused and the student reiterated, “What about a golden apple?” The doors at the back of the lecture hall then opened to reveal the other members of the Golden Apple committee, the graduate student instructors for the class and other members of the Economics department, all holding balloons and flowers.

With roles reversed, Michigan has chance to play spoiler

Senior weekend at Yost Ice Arena is upon Michigan, and with the finality there is inherently introspectiveness — especially for the home team, as it concludes a long season that has not gone the way anyone had hoped.

S4J proposes campus activism space, draws comparisons to former Baker-Mandela Center

In response to the racist and anti-semitic email hackings last month, the University of Michigan student organization Students4Justice published a public list of demands for University President Mark Schlissel, one of which was the creation of a physical space for students of color on campus to organize and enact social change.

Michigan blows out Illinois, advances to Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals

Different clothes and a different time didn’t slow down Michigan against the Fighting Illini, as it rode a red-hot start to a 75-55 victory to advance to the tournament quarterfinals.