Starting in the fall of 2019, the University of Michigan Department of Recreational Sports will offer a competitive e-sports program for students interested in competitive video gaming.
E-sports are multiplayer competitive video games that are played in a team format. According to CNN, e-sports is a billion dollar industry with millions of fans who tune in to watch the streamed gaming.
On Sunday evening, the Muslim Students’ Association held Honoring Everyday Heroes: The Power of Small Deeds in order to recognize the small acts of compassion, empathy and service of people within the Muslim community. The banquet is held annually to appreciate what the Muslim community has accomplished throughout the year. Held in the Michigan League, approximately 250 students and family members were present.
The 2019 Yamaha Young Performing Artists competition named Xinzhu (Zoe) Ma, classical pianist and Music, Theatre & Dance graduate student, as one of its winners. Yamaha, the world’s largest instrument manufacturer, conducts this annual competition to recognize young musicians studying in the U.S. who excel in jazz, classical and contemporary genres.
The Michigan Daily recently sat down with E. Royster Harper, vice president of student life at the University of Michigan, to discuss several issues on campus, including disaffiliated fraternities, the sexual misconduct policy revision and mental health resources on campus.
Winterfest, a tournament-style annual philanthropic event where different members of fraternities and sororities play broomball for charity, will be hosted on Feb 23 by the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity (PIKE). Last year, Winterfest was hosted on the property of PIKE and sponsored by Alpha Sigma Phi, but after Alpha Sigma Phi was banned from campus, PIKE picked up the event.
In light of sub-zero temperatures and extreme wind chills predicted for Wednesday and Thursday, the University of Michigan has decided to cancel all events and classes on campus, beginning 12 a.m. Wednesday and intends to resume activity 7 a.m. Friday. This will be the third time in 40 years the school has closed due to weather.
Katie Wolberg returned to campus after winter break filled with anticipation. As a second-semester LSA freshman, she resolved to explore her developing interest in consulting, excited by the prospect of what joining a firm offered her: a network, a group of friends and a community at the University of Michigan. Despite Katie’s interest in data analytics and consulting, her anticipation quickly turned into disappointment when she was met with rejection at some of the top consulting clubs on campus, cutting short her opportunity to engage in this new atmosphere.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author James Forman Jr., a law professor at Yale University, discussed mass incarceration, government intervention and systemic inequalities within the criminal justice system Thursday in Weiser Hall. About 150 students and faculty gathered for this event, organized by the Donia Human Rights Center Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture.
About 300 students and faculty attended the 17th Annual South Asian Awareness Network Conference took place Saturday at the Michigan League. SAAN is a student-run organization at the University of Michigan which focuses on spreading awareness about social justice issues related to South Asian communities and other communities of color.
The Ross School of Business’ Case Competition team took first place at the ninth annual MBA National Case Competition, held Jan. 3-5 at Deloitte University in Westlake, Texas according to PR Newswire.