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National data shows salaries may skew in favor of men, ‘U’ data suggests otherwise By ALLANA AKHTAR and RACHEL PREMACK Daily Staff Reporters
The University’s administration exhibited an intriguing quality in 2013: a large amount of female representation. Twenty-five of the 41 top positions at the University, including three of the highest positions — president, provost and executive vice president for medical affairs — were held by women in 2013. Though President Emerita Mary Sue Coleman has since retired and Ora Pescovitz, executive vice president for medical affairs, stepped down last year, women hold about half of the University’s executive officer seats. However, data from the University’s 2014 salary report, released in December, indicates that only two women held a spot
on the list of top 10 highest-paid University executives. The University’s compensation philosophy specifically outlines an aim to “(a)ttract, retain, reward and motivate the productivity and commitment of highly qualified, diverse faculty and staff.” The statement also promises the University does not “practice, or tolerate, unlawful discrimination in pay.” This piece examines whether a discrepancy in base salaries between male and female executives exists within the University’s administration. Doing so required extensive data analysis — namely, comparing the salaries of more than 40 positions across the University. These positions include, but are not limited to, the executive vice presidents, deans and provosts. This article also analyzes the salaries of executives at 11 other top colleges with which the University competes for faculty. Ultimately, this article attempts to determine whether or not instances of comparatively higher salaries for male executives are anomalies, or if there is a traceable wage gap within the University’s leader-
ship. Simply — is the University adhering to its own philosophy? Though salaries from a sample of a dozen peer institutions appear to illustrate wage discrepancies based on gender, a Michigan Daily analysis of compensation for top University officials shows the gap may not be statistically significant among University executives. The Provost: A case study Perhaps the most notable salary trend in the University administration is that of the provost. In 2006, Teresa Sullivan became the University’s provost after having served as a vice provost, vice president and graduate dean for the University of Texas at Austin. She had also been the executive vice chancellor for academic affairs for the entire University of Texas system. Sullivan’s base salary at the University was $340,000. By the time she stepped down in 2010, it had grown to $366,331. President Emerita Coleman appointed Philip Hanlon to succeed Sullivan when she departed to assume the University of Virginia presidency in 2010. Hanlon worked at the UniSee GENDER GAP, Page 3A
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Monologues explore faith, self-identity Students examine diversity and beliefs through open-mic performances By LAURA SCHINAGLE For the Daily
As part of the LSA Honors Program’s second annual Diversity Monologues, students gathered in South Quad’s Java Blue Cafe on Tuesday evening for open-mic style performances based on the theme, “This I Believe.” The Monologue series aims to facilitate conversation about identity and diversity through open-mic events. The theme was inspired by a similar National
Public Radio program of the same name. Clips from the NPR program were played to bookend the performances. LSA senior Harleen Kaur, a Diversity Monologues co-founder and event organizer, said she and others came up with the idea during the peak of social activism movements on campus last year, such as #BBUM and #UMDivest. “We were talking about how to bring these conversations of identity and diversity to Honors in a very safe space and a creative space that would be very supportive for those who are choosing to share their experiences,” Kaur said. Organizers said the theme of Tuesday’s event was purposefully vague to cast a wide net See MONOLOGUES, Page 3A
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Proposal asks CSG to endorse spirit song Assembly also discusses course evaluation data By TANAZ AHMED Daily Staff Reporter
During Central Student Government’s Tuesday meeting, the body considered a proposal to create a new University spirit song and discussed a resolution that would request the University release results from studentcompleted course evaluations. After prompting discussion at last week’s CSG meeting, the topic of “Hail and Unite” — a See CSG, Page 3A
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LSA senior Leela Denver speaks during the Diversity Monologues in South Quad’s Java Blue Lounge on Tuesday.
Boston University will offer Saturday classes this semester to make up for a high number of snow days. Over the last 30 days, the Boston area has accumulated about 73.3 inches of snow, The Daily Free Press reported. The university canceled five of the semester’s 18 days thus far. To help professors and students catch up with the time missed, the university created an opportunity for classes to be held on two Saturdays. Professors are allowed to require attendance, but professors and students are expected to work together to alleviate scheduling conflicts.
The semester’s five snow days broke Boston University records. University of Kansas students fight back against tweet Earlier this month, the Twitter account for the Jayhawk Buddy System, a university-sponsored risk management initiative, posted an offensive tweet that drew widespread negative feedback from students. The tweet stated: “S/O to all those (mostly ladies I might add) who are getting their road work in this am.” University of Kansas students responded to the tweet, arguing it was sexist and offensive, The Uni-
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fund long-term research opportunities for undergraduate and master’s students. The grant, funded by the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, will establish the Vertically Integrated Projects consortium, an expansion of a similar research program currently running on campus. The Helmsley Trust, in part, aims to increase the diversity and number of students entering STEM fields upon graduation.
The VIP consortium would allow groups of approximately 10 to 30 students to conduct research with leading faculty researchers — projects that could continue throughout a student’s undergraduate career, rather than just a semester or academic By EMMA KILBANE year. For the Daily There are currently eight long-term research teams at the A group of 15 institutions, University, and with additional including the University, have funding the University hopes to received a $5 million grant to effectively double that number within three years. The expansion could result in the creation of nearly 300 student research BRIAN BECKWITH/Daily Councilmembers Julie Grand and Stephen Kunselman attend the Ann Arbor City Council meeting at City Hall on Tuesday. positions. 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for anyone seeking to explore the broad concept of belief. LSA senior Essie Shachar-Hill, a co-organizer of the event, said they did not want to limit performances to established faiths and religions. “Originally we were thinking something along the lines of faith and religion,” Shachar-Hill said. “We wanted to be inclusive of people who don’t necessarily have a faith or religion.” She said she thinks the way organizers framed the theme was effective in achieving the original goal of the Diversity Monologues. “There was a really good variety of viewpoints,” Shachar-Hill said. “It’s called the Diversity Monologues so it’s always great when we have diverse points of view.” The nine performers employed a variety of styles. Several shared personal narratives about how their upbringings and personal experiences shaped their identities, and some read and performed pieces of other literary modes. Engineering junior Ahmad Sakallah said his performance was a mix of a ballad and a poem. He said the event provided him a platform to express his beliefs about diversity. “This school is kind of ‘token diversity’ at this point and I really want more unity,” Sakallah said. “I’m trying to spread awareness without making people upset.” He said his performance was based on personal experience living in America as a PalestinianAmerican and frustration with the difficulties of achieving true tolerance. “When I say, ‘talk about that they hate that they fake,’ you know, my Palestinian heritage, everyone that I know is Palestinian says Jewish people are lying and all my Jewish friends say Palestinians are lying,” Sakallah said. “I’m just caught in the middle.” LSA senior Leela Denver read a poem she wrote called “Summer in Phulgaon.” She said the poem explored her identity through her relationship with her mother and her ties to India, where her mother was raised. “I grew up in a mixed race household, so it wasn’t just Indian, although that was the prominent culture in my household,” she said. “I definitely feel like that completely changed my experience as an American.” Kaur said the next Diversity Monologues event will be held April 1, and the theme will relate to gender and sexual orientation.
versity as a math professor and was promoted to associate dean for planning and finance in LSA in 2001. He also served as the vice provost of academic and budgetary affairs from 2004 to 2010. As provost, he received a starting salary of $470,000, which increased to $509,292 by 2012. Hanlon’s starting salary was more than $100,000 greater than Sullivan’s ending salary, and it increased by an additional $100,000 in half the time it had taken for Sullivan’s to increase $20,000. At the time of Hanlon’s promotion, Kelly Cunningham, then a University spokesperson who now serves as a special counsel to the provost, said the wage discrepancy was due to higher provost salaries among peer institutions across the board. “As is often the case, the University Human Resources Office conducted phone surveys among peer institutions to determine the appropriate market rate,” Cunningham wrote in a 2010 e-mail interview with the Daily. Hanlon left to serve as the president of Dartmouth College in 2013, at which point current University Provost Martha Pollack was promoted to the position. Before coming to the University in 2000, Pollack worked at the University of Pittsburgh as a professor of computer science and intelligent systems and as director of the University’s Intelligent Systems Program. She came to the University as a professor of computer science and engineering, and served as an associate chair for that department from 2004 to 2007. In 2007, she became dean of the School of Information, and held that role until 2010. Before her appointment to serve as provost, she was vice provost for academic and budgetary affairs from 2010 to 2013 — the same position Hanlon held before his promotion. When Pollack took office, the provost’s salary decreased by nearly $60,000 — her salary, which opened at $450,000, has since been raised to $460,800. This is still less than Hanlon’s starting salary in 2010. Hanlon held a place on the top 10 list of highest paid employees for each year of his tenure. Sullivan never made the list; Pollack did just once, in 2013. When asked about this discrepancy in an interview last month, University spokesman Rick Fitzgerald said Hanlon’s higher salary stemmed from his level of experience — when he assumed the provost role in 2010, he had been a vice provost for six years. Pollack had only served as vice provost for three years. Fitzgerald added that Hanlon’s experience as an associate dean in LSA also contributed critical skills, noting that the college alone is larger than some universities. “It was a reflection of what he was bringing to that position,” Fitzgerald said. Furthermore, Pollack’s contract when she took the position of provost was only for two years — comparable to the number of years interim executives often serve. Fitzgerald said this shorter-term appointment, combined with previous experience that was less extensive than Hanlon’s, could be the reason for her lower salary. Pollack’s contract was renewed through 2018 at the University’s Board of Regents meeting in December 2014. Fitzgerald noted that execu-
COUNCIL From Page 2A (D–Ward 4), who voted against the adoption, said the analysis asks more from the city than simply buttressing affordable housing. He said the issue should be addressed by the county government, not the city. “While I support funding affordable housing in Ann Arbor, I don’t believe that we should be trying to get wealthy young professionals to move to Ypsilanti and getting people who can afford housing in Ypsilanti to move to Ann Arbor to change our demographics. It is ill conceived.”
GRANT From Page 2A ect at a time you would get more into it because you know you are attached to it long-term,” Peterson said. “There is more of a commitment there.” The program will work in tandem with the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, with UROP students working on VIP teams and eligible to receive credits or a stipend for their research. Non-UROP students will receive credit hours. Hohner said students can apply for the VIP program during the MDP recruitment process in October. Peterson said she hopes the initiative will help students feel a sense of ownership over their research projects and provide an opportunity to take on more responsibility. “If the University took into account that kind of connection between the lab workers and the project itself, it would improve my vision of what research here entails.”
CSG From Page 1A proposal that aims to create an additional “spirit song” for use at University athletics events — resurfaced Tuesday night. The “Hail and Unite” project was initially introduced with a resolution requesting $2,750 in funding to support a promotional video, recruit donations and provide accommodations for potential visiting contributors. This resolution was later pulled after “Hail and Unite” stirred debate over the future of the University’s fight song, “The Victors.”
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tive officers can expect a pay increase with reappointment. “I would expect that Provost Pollack … when her reappointment takes effect, she would probably have a pay increase along with that extension,” he said. However, not all interims receive lower pay. When Suellyn Scarnecchia, a former University general counsel, stepped down from the position in 2012, for example, the female interim who replaced her received a starting salary equivalent to Scarnecchia’s. Pollack’s case is not alone in showcasing pay discrepancies. Michael Johns, the interim executive vice president of medical affairs, earns 2 percent more than Pescovitz did in that role. He earns $769,080, while Pescovitz received $753,805. In reference to this raise, Fitzgerald said Johns’ previous experience as the executive vice president for health affairs at Emory University made him a remarkably qualified interim. Both Pollack and Hanlon were vice provosts for academic and budgetary affairs. Pollack had three years fewer experience at this job than Hanlon. Prior to that, for three years each, Hanlon was an association dean for planning and finance at LSA, while Pollack was a dean at the School of Information. Hanlon was a mathematics professor before that — a faculty member, not administrator. Pollack was an associate chair for computer science and engineering. She directed an engineering program at the University of Pittsburgh prior to joining the University’s faculty in 2000. Before taking the provost position, Pollack had 11 years of administrative experience, and Hanlon had nine years. Presented with this summary, as well as the fact that interims do not always receive pay decreases, Fitzgerald said he had no further comment. How the University decides salaries Both Fitzgerald and Laurita Thomas, associate vice president for human resources, said setting salaries is a complex process. Thomas said University President Mark Schlissel ultimately decides salaries for top administrators, such as the University’s vice presidents or the athletic director, because they report directly to him. The president may consult with human resources or an outside search firm for additional assistance in determining salaries, Thomas said. She added that the Board of Regents determines the president’s salary. Thomas said, overall, salaries are decided by the individual or body that supervises the employee. These decisions are influenced by an array of factors. “The person doing the hiring looks at market data, the knowledge the candidate brings and their performance data,” Thomas said. “The hirer establishes values, comes up with a fair range for a salary with those values and the hirer and the candidate negotiate within that range.” These market rates are a significant factor in determining pay, Thomas said. Because the University competes with other collegiate institutions and private sector corporations for faculty and administration, it must ensure that its compensation package is comparable. “All executive positions are market sensitive,” Thomas said. “We depend on how fast the market changes. We want top leaders in this country, and we have to be very market sensitive in these roles.”
This means salaries are determined in a way that retains employees and attracts new ones. Both goals are meant to ensure the University touts high-caliber people who do high-caliber work. In the case of a new employee, other salary factors include but are not limited to the candidate’s background and experience, and the costs required to bring that candidate to the University. Studies: Gender wage gaps exist, even if it’s unintentional Whatever explanations there may be for salary discrepancies between those who have filled the University’s provost position in the last nine years, the female provosts were paid less than the male provost. At the University, the top 10 highest base salaries have belonged to mostly men since 2008. In the last seven years, men have held 80 percent of the top-paid positions — including vice president for medical affairs, chief financial officer, vice president for development and dean of the Law School. Exceptions to this trend include President Emerita Coleman, whose salary, not including bonuses, peaked at $603,357; and Ora Pescovitz, who served as EVPMA from 2009 to 2014 and whose ending salary was $753,805. (Coleman declined several offers for bonuses from the regents throughout her tenure.) Fitzgerald re-emphasized that salaries are based on individual qualifications and the responsibilities required of a given position. Neither of these criteria, he said, favor a certain gender. “If you are looking at the top 10 positions in any given year and what those positions are, it’s really more of a function of the market for those specific positions,” Fitzgerald said. “And I do not believe that it represents or indicates any sort of gender bias on the part of the University. I think it’s more of a function of the people recruited for these high level positions, that it’s unique to those individuals.” Nationally, many studies have attributed trends in pay gaps to the existence of gender-based biases in different fields of work. Economics Prof. Martha Bailey, a research associate for the National Bureau of Economic Research, has extensively studied labor economics and gender wage gaps. She said research affirms the existence of wage discrimination based on gender. “I don’t think there’s any shortage of evidence that there’s gender discrimination in the world,” she said. Hard numbers confirm that female job applicants to jobs tend to be offered lower salaries than their male equivalents. In 2012, the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published a report that found female applicants for lab manager positions at Yale University were given lower ratings and offered lower salaries than their male equivalents. A similar study out of Skidmore College in 2014 found that women in faculty positions at the college for STEM fields were seen as less competent and given lower salaries than their male counterparts. “I would not be surprised at all if there’s a difference in salary between men and women at the University, even after accounting for rank and years of experience and publication record and a variety of other types of things,” Bailey said. Is the provost example universal? Though anomalies do exist when comparing female and
male salaries among University executives, compiled data of 40 executive position salaries from 2002 to 2015 indicates that there is not a statistical difference in pay between men and women at the University in the same position. The data was compiled using the salaries of all University vice president positions, deans, UMHS leaders, directors and assistant vice provosts. Originally, nearly 60 positions were compiled. However, some were ruled out either because they had changed too much to be comparable through a decade period or because they had been created during that period. According to regression analysis — conducted by LSA senior Jacob Light, who is majoring in math and economics, and vetted by Bailey, the labor economist and economics professor — average salaries and gender do not have a strong relationship. In other words, gender is not a reliable factor in predicting salary changes at the University. While women have received fewer significant increases than men, Light found, the data does not suggest that women are less likely to receive larger boosts in pay than their male counterparts. The data was controlled for gender, position, years with the title, inflation and the status of the incumbent — if they were an interim or first-year candidate. Analyses focused on percent changes from year to year in each position, overall percent change in the position base pay and the genders of each executive in each position. Comparing with competitors A University slide provided by Fitzgerald outlines the 10 top schools with which the University competes for faculty: University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Los Angeles; University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill; University of Texas at Austin; University of Chicago; Harvard University; Stanford University; University of Pennsylvania; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Columbia University. The Daily included The University of Virginia, another peer public institution, in the analysis to increase sample size. Calculations show that the average disparity between female and male salaries at these 11 top colleges and the University shows that women earn 96 cents for every dollar a man makes — 3.4 percent less. Furthermore, these top universities fill their most prominent positions with mostly men. Analysis revealed that 37 percent of executive employees were female. Sixty-three percent were men. These calculations are based on two data sets: the 2013 list of salaries reported on the public colleges’ respective state databases, and the 2011 list of private school salaries reported in the Chronicle of Higher Education, the only year for which data was available. Private schools are not required to disclose their salary database to taxpayers, whereas public schools are. However, to provide full disclosure, salary figures were not available for every position at every school, either because certain positions, such as vice president for student life, do not exist at every school or because figures were simply not included in available salary disclosures. On average, salaries at the University were 4 percent higher than those of their counterpart institutions. However, a gender breakdown revealed a contrast: While male University employees earned an average of 8 per-
cent more than their competitors at other schools, female employees earned 1 percent more. More discrepancies appear in a comparison of average male and female executive position salaries. Women serving as deans for these universities’ LSA equivalents earned 31 percent less than their male counterparts; while the men earned an average of $426,000, the women earned an average of $295,000. In a 10-year span, this means a man would earn more than $1 million more than his female equivalent. Female vice presidents for development earned 19 percent less than men, and women in medical dean roles earned 12.3 percent less than males. Double-digit discrepancies also existed for the positions of executive vice presidents for medical affairs and vice president of development. There was not a single executive position with fewer than three men total out of the 12 surveyed colleges. Perhaps the most glaring example was in 2013, when each of the 12 colleges had a male provost. Presidential salaries seem to be higher for women. Excluding University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann, whose total compensation is over $2 million, female presidential salaries were $628,638 on average, whereas men earned $677,000. Gutmann’s salary is the highest of the sampled institutions and comparatively high even among peer institutions in the Ivy League. Otherwise, in only two positions does a female majority exist — vice president for student life and human resources director. A few positions reflect a female pay advantage. Women serving as general counsels appear to earn more than men, averaging $450,000 in comparison to the male $380,000. This statistic may also be skewed — on average, public schools pay their general counsels 30.4 percent less than do private schools. Six of the total 12 surveyed institutions are public and in this sample, each public institution except the University had a male incumbent. Female vice presidents for student life at public institutions earn about 11 percent more than their male counterparts. Two men compared to four women held that title. Only public institutions were considered, since only two out of six private institutions considered in this study employed vice presidents for student life. In summary, across the University and its 11 competitor institutions, statistics are clearly weighted in favor of male executives, both in terms of pure quantity and average salary. Even in cases where it appears that women have the upper hand as far as average salary, those positions don’t seem to represent the whole picture. Conclusion Cumulative data from 2002 to 2015 shows there is not a statistical difference in pay between men and women at the University in the same executive positions. However, data across numerous institutions of higher education indicates that men tend to earn more than do women, and men tend to fill executive positions more than do women. Additionally, because men have held 80 percent of the University’s top-paid positions since 2008, it is quite possible that the problem is not receiving adequate pay when holding a position, but acquiring a high-paying position to begin with.
In an interview with The Michigan Daily last week, LSA senior Mike Weinberg, the project’s founder, emphasized the song was not intended to replace the fight song. The revised proposal asks CSG to endorse the song rather than fund it. On Tuesday, Weinberg said the project no longer needed money from CSG for promotional materials because recent media attention generated a great deal of publicity. CSG representative Andrew Loeb, an LSA senior, questioned whether or not the song would benefit the community, given the mixed response among students and alumni.
“We’ve found thus far that the biggest problem is lack of information, ” Weinberg said. “So far, whenever we’ve pitched or talked to people, they love the idea.” The legislation was referred to the resolutions committee and will most likely be voted on during the next CSG meeting. Course evaluations A second resolution proposed during Tuesday’s meeting asked the assembly to support the release of course evaluation ratings for professors and Graduate Student Instructors. The legislation was composed by CSG president Bobby Dishell, a Public Policy senior;
CSG vice president Emily Lustig, an LSA senior, and representative Steven Halperin, an LSA sophomore. The resolution supports an action request that will eventually go in front of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, asking SACUA to distribute summaries of numerical scores and response rates for the following questions: “1. Overall, this was an excellent course; 2. Overall, the instructor was an excellent teacher; 3. I learned a great deal from this course; 4. I had a strong desire to take this course.” The authors of the legislation felt it would be useful for stu-
dents to see the feedback when choosing classes for future semesters. “We think this will help us get away from more biased websites like ratemyprofessors.com and myedu.com,” Lustig said. Representatives had questions about whether the initiative could increase the student response rate to the course evaluations. Lustig said this was a factor that could potentially be mentioned in the final resolution. The legislation was referred to the resolutions committee and will be voted on during the next CSG meeting.
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A necessary reality
Funding issues necessitate increase in rate of out-of-state students
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ccording to a study conducted by The Ann Arbor News, the University’s non-resident freshman enrollment has increased 11.3 percent while resident freshmen enrollment has decreased by 8.3 percent since 2010. Similarly, students from California and New York make up roughly 5.6 percent and 5 percent, respectively, of the undergraduate and graduate populations combined. Illinois is not far behind at 4.5 percent of the total student population. The majority of international students come from China and India, combining to make up 7.7 percent of students. Several in-state residents have expressed concern that the increase in out-of-state application acceptances will leave Michigan students behind. However, many of the theories about out-of-state students seem to be exaggerated myths. The general concern about the increase in out-of-state students is that the tax dollars Michigan residents have been paying to the University for years, by way of state taxes, have been wasted due to the decrease of instate students. However, state funding to the University has not been consistent throughout the past decade. University Provost Martha Pollack expressed the University’s struggle with state divestment from higher education, explaining that the state’s per-student funding is 60 percent of what it was just 10 years ago. Though, in 2013, Pollack said the increase was due to a dwindling state population, rather than a need for more financial resources. Taking a closer look at the school’s budget, we see that $295 million per year comes from the state. This is a large number, but not necessarily a large portion of what goes into running such a renowned and large university. Fiftyfive years ago, state support accounted for 78 percent of the University’s general funding. With such a drastic decrease in support to the University’s General Fund — which pays for teaching, service and administrative support costs — by the state, it’s understandable that the University would accept more out-of-state students, who pay tuition rates nearly triple that of in-state students. The University’s attempt to combat the discrepancy with state funding speaks for itself. When one looks at the $178 million it invests toward financial aid for in-state undergraduates and $147.5 million for out-of-staters, it’s easy to see the University’s focus. Given the discrepancy in the number of in-state students, of which there are 11,666 undergraduates, versus the 5,698 out-of-stater undergraduates, the scales are weighted heavily on the side of in-state residents. Additionally, the revenue generated by the noticeable difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition students is vast. More specifically, in 2014, out-of-state students paid a $41,578 per-year bill with a 3.4 percent tuition increase compared to an in-state cost
of $13,158 and a 1.6 percent increase. This will result in $150 million more in funds coming from out-of-state residents, despite out-of-state undergraduates being significantly outnumbered in the overall student population. The University seems to be doing its best to look out for the costs of its in-state residents. The real issue in funding stems from more systemic issues in the state’s legislature and its monetary support to schools. The problem isn’t the increasing desire for out-of-state residents to attend such a great school, but rather where the state of Michigan chooses to allocate its resources — more specifically, the state’s investment of an unprecedented $1 billion a year toward in-state charter schools. Charter schools take needed attention away from a focus on public high schools in Michigan. State graduation rates peaked in 2008 (also unprecedented by any other state) and have been dropping since, though they did improve slightly last year. Funding charter schools takes money from the state and gives it to privately run institutions that have been described by The Detroit Free Press as having a lack of transparency with their spending habits. This begs the question: why is all of this state money going toward privately run institutions instead of our public schools? The idea seems to benefit a select few in-state residents while leaving out those most subject to the public school system. If the state keeps treating the University as if it’s a private school, then it will have to change its business practices in order to remain the competitive institution where parents want to send their kids. Out-of-state students bring diversity to the student population, they bring money that lightens the load for in-state students and apparently for the state government, which is now choosing to send more of its funds elsewhere. While increasing out-of-state enrollment may seem controversial, in reality, it is one of the few options the University has to keep its budget balanced and remain a top-tier institution.
PAYTON LUOKKALA | VIEWPOINT
The perks of being undecided
“Life.” This is my tired answer to the question of what I am studying, the first question people ask of me, the question that has apparently become the new version of the 90s pick-up line, “Hey baby, what’s your sign?” I answer wearily because I am undecided; I have apparently lost my enthusiasm for creativity, and kind of want to answer that I’m a Gemini. I used to answer that I wanted to learn to breed rare birds or do research on how singing affects plant growth, but humor lost its appeal during my first week in Ann Arbor. Every other person, it seemed, wanted to be a doctor or engineer or at least had a slight direction. I still don’t. Being undecided means being unique, I read online. For me, it means I can turn any conversation into an awkward halt with my quasi-answer of “the question.” I used to think I needed to print a list of LSA majors and use the lines of a blue pen to pick by process of elimination (so far, I know I will not be a computer scientist nor a student of the German language). This is not an entirely bad idea, but decisions need to have the right motivation behind them. The decision of what to do with your life shouldn’t be chosen by forced self-pressure. National statistics, though inconclusive, say that around 20 to 50 percent of freshmen enter college undecided about their major, so the pressure I feel is totally self-made. But I am still nervous. Statistics also say that many change their majors at least three times before they graduate. I’m still not feeling great, because this is the University of Michigan. Surely general statistics don’t apply to us, right? But maybe they do. My favorite reassurance about being undecided is that many of the future jobs have not even been created, yet this seemingly helpful point really stresses me out. Uncertainty always does. I don’t know how to
prepare for something that doesn’t exist yet. I’ve heard people say that students in college without a specific goal tend to do worse in school. However, we, the undecided, do have a goal: to figure out a specific goal! We are racing against time and distributions and the limits of our confidence. So are we not more impressive? Without a doubt, there are some perks of being undecided. Because of the many distribution credits the University demands of us, we get to explore. Like mothers everywhere say, how do you know you don’t like something if you have never tried it? By introducing yourself to many fields early on, you can conduct the process of elimination with some experience under your belt. Many people do not figure out who they are until college — you shouldn’t have to predict what future you will enjoy without experiencing it first. I understand; I’m not helping. But I have observed and questioned this phenomenon of treating the undecided like pariahs. Though I have come to terms with the awesome expedition that is being undecided, I have looked into a few tips that might help those with less confidence come to terms with what they are. Explore different kinds of classes (spending all of your time in the Chemistry building isn’t healthy). Try out the Career Center (it probably exists for a good reason). Talk to people, but do not feel compelled to listen. Just because a friend says that professor was a hippie (and makes it sound like that is a bad thing) or that writers cannot find jobs or your mother is afraid that if you go to Africa you will get Ebola, that does not mean you are obliged to listen. There is one thing everyone should be able to agree on about us undecided — we are brave. Payton Luokkala is an LSA freshman.
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The weather
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t’s another Sunday night in Ann Arbor so cold it gives a body the flesh-creep. The hairs in my nostrils have been replaced with broken shards of stained glass from Satan’s cathedral. I stumble down into my low-light winter basement. I dislodge the WILLIE icicle buried in my FILKOWSKI skull. I peel off my frozen, crusty eyelids. I wring the wind chill out of my coat. I try to resist the temptation to ask my iPhone what it feels like outside. (Because we already know: it feels really fucking awful.) I think of a warmer place. I think of home. I think of sunny, stupid Florida. And then I realize: I have become my own worst enemy. Home isn’t home anymore, it’s a destination. I’m not a local. I’m just like everyone else: a slow-moving target with Michigan plates, looking for a good place to wear my socks on the beach. I have become a snowbird. I am the ruby-crowned kinglet, except I’m enrolled in 18 credits. When the rest of the snowbirds chirp
their ways south, I’m here, studying for finals. But don’t worry, I’ll catch up with the rest! I just have to spend a little more time working through exhaustion in a fluorescent studio or library. Cramming, cramming. Waiting until a paper’s morning deadline has its white, xeroxy hand around my throat. The word count ticks up along with my feelings of self-doubt and fraudulence. I’m groping toward a thesis, but in its absence I hope I will be redeemed by innovation with adjectives and my ability to make a summary sound like analysis. I don’t want to be here. I can think only of the rubycrowned kinglet. He’s free of these human distractions, this oppressive arctic air. What do you think the rubycrowned kinglet is doing right now? He’s strutting his stuff for all the other pretty little birdies in the J. N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge. He’s probably getting laid in broad daylight. Some kind aunt from Toledo looks on reverently. She decides that, after all, the $6 toll for the Sanibel Causeway was worth it. “That ruby-crowned kinglet has game. They don’t do it like that back in Ohio,” she says (ever-so-quietly so as not to disturb the great blue heron to her left). And I am here. Drinking very sorry
brown water from an on-campus coffee shop. I have been laid low by the analysis of biblical themes in the film “The Road” adapted from Cormac McCarthy’s novel of the same name. I come up with two thousand words about the color gray. I wouldn’t mind getting on the Road myself right now. I’ll take my chances with the cannibals. Anything to be warm. Anything to spread my wings. Anything to make that aunt from Toledo blush. But the cold draft dripping down my back from a bad window brings another realization. I have become a snowbird in reverse. I’m the worst, most busted snowbird you could imagine. I don’t spend all my spring breaks in Florida. The big stretch of time I get to be home is the summer. I am not the ruby-crowned kinglet. I don’t leave for the winter. I haven’t learned my lesson yet. I stay! I am still the same brown pelican I have always been. Except now it’s perpetually February and I’m sitting on the bank of the Huron River holding a margarita in my mittened hand wondering, on repeat — muttering to myself: What for? What for? What for? — Willie Filkowski can be reached at willjose@umich.edu
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LAUREL RUZA AND BARDIA VASEGHI | VIEWPOINT When you’re a part of the Michigan community, you’re part of a team. Like any team, we care for and listen to our peers’ thoughts and concerns. We inspire and motivate those around us, and they reciprocate this encouragement. We always have each other’s backs. But most of all, we always collectively strive to find new and innovative ways to improve our campus. Central Student Government was created to serve as the platform for students to voice concerns, complaints and ideas about how to better the Michigan experience. However, year after year, communities on campus feel that their voices are not being heard, and most have turned to other means to develop their ideas. The Team was created to change this. CSG should embrace every voice and perspective on campus and provide the resources they need to turn their ideas into realities. The Team draws its strength from our diverse group of student leaders who each represent different communities and are passionate about particular campus issues. Our main objective is to give all of these communities and individuals a chance to discuss these issues with one another and to unify these viewpoints into a single vision for our campus community. The Team is running LSA junior Will Royster for President and LSA sophomore Matt Fidel for Vice President of the University’s Central Student Government. Will and Matt exemplify what it means to be a student leader on this campus and share our emphasis on inclusivity and collaboration. They are both leaders that don’t pretend to have all of the answers. Rather, they know their strengths as leaders and leverage those to work on the issues they are individually passionate about. When they do deal with issues on campus that they have less experience with, they seek the guidance and advice of other equally enthusiastic student leaders who have fervently advocated for those issues throughout their col-
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lege careers. They actively listen to these individuals and will use CSG’s broad resources and connections to empower them to bring their visions to fruition. Will and Matt assist in uplifting student voices, recognizing that in their place of power they can be the agents to facilitate communication and change between the students and administrators. The Team will prioritize our campus, our community, our commitment in order to make it your CSG. Our Campus: There are many different tangible issues CSG can work on to improve the day-to-day experience for students on this campus. Athletics and its traditions unify the student body, and we are dedicated to working with the new Athletic Director to expand the Maize Rage and to further promote non-revenue generating sports. As part of a team, we must support all of our student-athletes. Moreover, many students who are not part of a specific sub-school do not have access to many career services. At a University with one of the world’s largest alumni networks, we want to work with the Career Center to create an all-inclusive alumni mentorship program. This program will match students with alumni based on their interest area, major and gender. They can assist in navigating campus life as well as the postgraduation job market and beyond. Our Community: CSG has the potential to drive meaningful social change on campus. Will is currently working with the Black Student Union to start a new initiative called the Michigan Institute for the Improvement of African American Representation. MIIAAR is working to bring 30 to 40 ninth and tenth grade African American students to Michigan and assist in the program, increasing and understanding more about minority enrollment. The Team will expand this program to more high-school students from underrepresented communities and help facilitate their transition to Michigan. In addition, The Team will immediately ally with
other organizations to tackle sexual assault on our campus. Currently, faculty members at the University do not have to participate in any formal sexual assault prevention training. We want to work with the administration to ensure that every faculty member at the University is receiving comprehensive sexual assault prevention training as well as empower ongoing initiatives to prevent sexual assault. Our Commitment: The Team is dedicated to ensuring every student voice is heard. In order to achieve this objective, we will start a new CSG text-message hotline. If you have any complaints or just want to voice your opinion, you will be able to text a number and receive a response directly from Will, Matt or a member of the CSG staff addressing your concerns. Furthermore, we will revamp the current UPetition system, allowing for further explanation and comments for students to express the reasons for signing the petition. In addition, after a certain number of signatures, we will mandate that Will and Matt provide a response to the petition. An evolving dialogue will help us adjust our priorities based on the campus climate. Each of these separate pillars contributes to our singular vision for CSG: making your CSG an effective, collaborative and inclusive organization. Our name speaks to the idea that CSG works best when we are supporting and empowering one another. *** If you want to get involved with The Team in any capacity please check out our mass meeting on Feb. 23 at 9 p.m. in Weill Hall Room 1110. Our application is linked to our online article. Check us out on Facebook at https://www.facebook. com/JoinTheTeamMichigan or on Twitter @vote_TheTeam. Laurel Ruza is a Public Policy senior and Vice Speaker of the CSG Assembly. Bardia Vaseghi is an LSA senior and an LSA representative for CSG. Ruza and
NOTABLE QUOTABLE
All the restrictions, they operate against the woman who doesn’t have freedom to move, to go where she is able to get safely what she wants.”
— Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in an interview with MSNBC, discussing laws being passed in conservative state legislatures surrounding the issue of abortion.
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Arts
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 — 5A
TV REVIEW
PERFORMANCE REVIEW
‘SNL’ celebrates 40 years of meh Reunion episode filled with hours of hit-and-miss content
By MATTHEW BARNAUSKAS Daily Arts Writer
With 40 years of “Saturday Night Live,” it’s a note of irony that its legacy was celebrated on a Sunday. It boasted a three- B+ and-a-half-hour ‘Saturday extravaganza to mark the feat with Night a guest list so long Live 40th it rivals “Too Many Cooks”in length. If Anniversary anything, the 40th Special’ Anniversary Special was indicative TV Special of “SNL” ’s legacy: NBC it had some great moments, most of it was OK and some parts fell flat. At this point, “SNL” is an institution. There are moments where it won’t be strong, but it will always be there, trying its hardest to bring laughs. The special was heavily frontloaded trying to get as many big names out as quickly as possible. Naturally, Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake continued their bromance to end all bromances by opening the show. The duo’s rap of iconic one-liners reflects just how much “SNL” has influenced pop culture. Steve Martin’s opening monologue brought forth the divisive question, “Who makes the best guests on the show?” Is it comedians, actors, musicians, athletes or musicians named Paul? As the special played out with a favored bias toward comedians, they dominated the monologue and segue sequences. The live sketches had several early highlights, with Celebrity Jeopardy growing more and more absurd as celebrity impersonations crowded the stage, including the iconic Burt Reynolds/ Turd Ferguson by Norm MacDonald and Darrell Hammond’s Sean Connery, who misreads “Who Reads?” as “Whore Ads.” Weekend Update showcased the power of women on “SNL” with its dream lineup of Amy Poehler, Tina Fey and Jane Curtin anchoring the update desk. Of all the jokes, Poehler’s comment on
COMPAGNIE NON NOVA
“Do you ever feel / Like a plastic bag / In a French performance art troupe.”
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In a van down by the river!!!!
the special itself — “that won an Emmy in the first 10 minutes and then lost it somewhere in the middle” — was the most pointed in self-criticism. The special revered the establishment of “SNL,” but never denied that there are weaknesses in the show’s historic run. Predictably so, there were weak moments in the lengthy show. The special fired its most powerful ammunition early and at times struggled to maintain its earlier rapid-fire pacing. Chris Rock wasted his heartfelt appreciation for Eddie Murphy as he came out to say, “I liked being here,” with no real punchline. Murphy’s presence on the show in the early ’80s kept SNL afloat and featured a bevy of hilarious characters, but there was no Gumby, Mr. Robinson or surprise resurrection of Buckwheat to be seen. The same goes for Chevy Chase, who was saved by the presence of Garrett Morris in the persona of a “News for the Hard of Hearing” translator. The tribute montages appeared too densely near the middle, but several cornerstones of “SNL” ’s identity stood out. The behindthe-scenes audition tapes displayed the beginnings of classic sketches as cast members auditioned for the first time. They also gave an opportunity to show future icons that didn’t make the show like Stephen Colbert, Jim Carrey and a beardless Zach Galifianakis. New York’s presence in the show’s history was highlighted, bringing back the post-9/11
episode where Lorne Michaels asked Mayor Rudy Giuliani, “Can we be funny?” to which Giuliani earnestly replied, “Why start now?” Whenever the special seemed to be running out of gas, there was always someone to kickstart it. Martin Short and Maya Rudolph (in character as Beyoncé) energetically usurped almost every musical character or skit from the show’s history. Later, Jerry Seinfeld had a fantastically awkward reunion with “Seinfeld” co-creator Larry David. The comeback of Digital Shorts, led by Andy Samberg and Adam Sandler, brought a musical tribute to breaking character during a sketch (mainly at the expense of Fallon and Horatio Sanz). The musical guests varied eclectically. Paul McCartney was an obvious choice, but the inclusion of Miley Cyrus and Kanye West raised eyebrows. Although the two may not be indicative of “SNL” ’s history, they both put together memorable performances with Cyrus’s tribute to Paul Simon and West’s avant-garde talents (and some self-deprecation in the Wayne’s World sketch). But most fittingly, Paul Simon himself closed with “Still Crazy After All These Years.” Yes, after all these years, “SNL” is still here. There will moments where it’s lacking, but in the end there will always be that special moment to remember the show by. So, “Goodnight and have a pleasant tomorrow.”
STYLE RECAP
Balloons come alive in ‘Afternoon of a Foehn’ By COSMO PAPPAS Daily Arts Writer
We’re warned: Don’t leave the theater for the 25-minute duration of the performance, as any disturbance in the air can be problematic. There’s no re-entry anyway. We walk into the Experimental Theater of Skyline High School, being the youngest people who aren’t children and the oldest people without children. Inside, a man in a beanie and a long navy peacoat methodically cuts away from a pink plastic bag with limbs and a head in the center of a circle of fans. Jean-Louis Ouvrard, the performance-operator, sets the fans and assumes his position at the controls at the rear. A flute’s chromatic sequence, soon joined by an arpeggiating harp and saturated chords by the basses, heralds the beginning of the cutest thing you’ve ever seen: dancing balloons. Commissioned by the Natural History Museum of Nantes in 2008 for their annual Fête des Sciences and designed by French theatrical performer Phia Ménard, Compagnie Non Nova’s show Prelude to the Afternoon of a Foehn is a charming marvel of design. Their name, Compagnie Non Nova, is an abbreviation of “Non nova, sed nove,” Latin for “Not new things, but in a new way.” What UMS describes as their “multidisciplinarity” is a result of the collaboration of professional artists from many different backgrounds and traditions. Exploration of “the abstract ideas of matter and transformation” unites the art-
ists of Compagnie Non Nova and underlies the beautiful playfulness of this show. The narrative arc of the show is fairly simple. At first, only one plastic bag performs its delicate, adorable twists and spins. Soon, other recycled buddies join the spectacle. Ouvrard skillfully manipulates the wind to make the ensemble dance together, but his involvement doesn’t end at assembly. Here, he gets up and dances with the balloons. But the more balloons he adds to the mix, the more responsibility he has and the more overwhelmed he becomes as he strains to manage his creations. To reflect this change in mood, the music grows more somber. As Debussy gives way to suspenseful, brooding, minimal music, Ouvrard’s contentment and delight with his creations devolves into anxiety and embattlement, erupting finally in a massacre of the balloons. Ouvrard rips them to shreds, first with scissors, then his hands, resorting at last to his teeth. While most of the audience clapped, many of the children in attendance grimaced at the destruction. Prelude to the Afternoon of a Foehn (“a pun that refers to a mountain wind,” the UMS site details) is the story of a creator-turned-destroyer, overcome by his innocent creations. Compagnie Non Nova’s work made and kept the promise of a delightful, fun show that was truly suited for all-ages audience. The cuteness and innocence played just as great a part as the sheer technical prowess and design. But it was something else to come away with the in-your-faceness of the
show’s violence. The performance was billed as a children’s show through-and-through. The press only alluded to the fun and gimmick of the floating performers, and even the decision to include Ouvrard’s assembly of the balloons cemented the shows self-awareness as something akin to art-andcrafts. So for Ouvrard to destroy the balloons felt like a statement something along the lines of: If you’re not willing to teach and remind your kids that violence exists alongside fun in the world, then we are. Working on all of these levels at once, Compagnie Non Nova’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Foehn is a mature, playful and thoughtful show that exhibits the professional acumen and incredible creativity of Ménard, Ouvrard and the other members of the Nantes-based company. There will be shows this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Tickets and times are available at the UMS page for the performance. A note on reduced ticket pricing for students from the UMS website: “UMS will set aside a limited quantity of student tickets in select seating areas at half-price. Purchase online at ums.org/students or in person at the League Ticket Office. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis on September 8, 2014 until they sell out, or until 11:59 pm the night before the performance (11:59 pm on Thursdays for weekend performances). Students must be enrolled in a degree program. Student ID must be presented to pick up tickets; if no student ID is presented, student must forfeit tickets or pay full ticket price.”
NYFW: O&S dresses NYFW: textural mix down the dress shirt at John Elliot + Co.
STYLE RECAP
By ANDREW MCCLURE Daily Arts Writer
Ovadia & Sons has never raised my eyebrow, be it from shock or disgust or inspiration. However, the NYC-based sportswear house seldom does things the wrong way — from their crisp shirting and fine tailoring to toying with retro fabric patterns. Their spring 2015 collection flirted with familiar concepts without overindulging, refusing to get sucked into the make-youreyes-hurt sandstorm of colors and loudness that often haunts luxury brands when this week rears its head. The most distinctive element we saw was the so-regal houndstooth option (think if herringbone and gingham did each other) on signature overcoats and sports jackets, in classic black and white, dovetailing with black underneath and at the feet. It takes a muted look and lends it a whisper, just loud enough to piss off the Law students. The houndstooth didn’t cease — it reappeared on a blacksleeved bomber over a drape-y, tail-less white button-down. Scott Sternberg over at Band of Outsiders is just one proponent of the dress shirt without the “dress,” eschewing gussets and tails for an even hem around the entire waist. In addition, eyes peeled for more of this streetwear-inspired draping — no longer does one need his
By ANDREW MCCLURE Daily Arts Writer
OVADIA & SONS
Nice dress robes, Harry.
jacket to obscure the underneath shirting. Let it hang, and low. Dominated by dichromatic pieces, the show is not set up to fail like, say, a Versace show in which … nevermind. In other words, O&S tends to lean conservative, yet their offerings are invariably on-trend with playful blends. A half-shine hoodie lets its hood kneel on the lapels of yet another houndstooth: this
a time navy-black suit. Because O&S is first and foremost a sportswear label, they love bridging the gap between sport and city. The show wraps up with throwback patterns (’50s windowpane, sharkskin, plaid) and almond shearling-like coats, proving, at once, that they know what they’ve liked in the past and are poised to reintroduce it — without being too annoying about it.
San Francisco native John Elliott, 32, told Style.com, “I’m just a kid from the Northwest trying to do the best I can with the means I got.” Humility, dripping off a dude who, in months time I contend, will be dripping in sweat from his phone that won’t stop boinging. But the callers won’t be dorks, unless you deem Kanye or Nike a dork. Elliott had a breakthrough opening at NYFW, finally putting to stage the severely ontrend looks that have anyone who reads High Snobiety or WWD foaming at the jowls: stacked-leg joggers, nylon bombers that drape instead of hug, a bit of black leather, rider jackets and all sorts of ribbings and textures. Save maybe the rider jackets (albeit even they are Elliottized with their wrist zippers), JE&C is anything but heritage. That is not to say the line is antiAmericana; but it would rather give the kids what they want, something most of whom aren’t totally aware of yet. Cue Kanye. For the record, I don’t give a shit that Kanye just orchestrated his Adidas collab and called it some-
JOHN ELLIOT + COMPANY
Totally a Slytherin.
thing that sounded pretentious, even for Yeezy himself. Further, JE&C is the house that Kanye wishes he had built: stacking legs like bricks, making comfort king and unearthing textures that look like pencil shavings on acid. Yes, John Elliott has found
something here — and we’re still not entirely sure what it is and how it will evolve. All we know is that we like it, not because it possesses some Rick Owensian mystique, but because it couldn’t be any more on-point. That’s a mystique in itself.
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6A — Wednesday, February 18, 2015
VIDEO GAME REVIEW
Daring ‘Majora’ ‘Majora’s Mask 3D’ explores the reality of death By JACOB RICH Daily Film Editor
Death pervades mainstream gaming. Health bars and the cycle of dying and respawning are seemingly inescapable tropes that A video games have been structured ‘The Legend around since the of Zelda: earliest days of the arcade. Yet Majora’s very few games Mask 3D’ are actually about death. Dying in a 3DS video game rarely means more than Exclusive “well shit, time to Nintendo
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“It puts the lotion on the skin or else it gets the hose again.”
try again.” In the year 2000, one Nintendo game dared to explore death as the mysterious, terrifying thing it really is. In doing so, it created one
of the greatest video games ever made. “The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask” is the definitive black sheep of the Nintendo library — a dark,
ALBUM REVIEW
No leaps on ‘Smoke’ By GREGORY HICKS Daily Arts Writer
When lead singer Dan Reynolds stated that Imagine Dragons was an “atypical band,” he meant the opposite of what conclusion you B might come to. The rock group is atyp- ‘Smoke + ical for being, well, Mirrors’ typical people — not necessarily Imagine the drugged-out Dragons hyper-artsy types. The group isn’t Columbia constantly turning creative corners, and its mass appeal doesn’t just accumulate album sales, but many radio hits as well — longevity that’s proven to be unattainable for pop-rock groups of the past few years. Its willingness to make commercially reasonable decisions (like its recent $8 million live Target ad-performance during the Grammys) is what keeps the wheels turning on this record, released on the heels of its internationally acclaimed Night Visions. The group was off to a rocky
start with its record’s lead single “I Bet My Life,” which fell somewhere between a Mumford & Sons hit and the instrumental track for a coming-of-age themed movie trailer, but eventually found its former sonic footing in the release of its follow-up promotional singles — the pop-hot “Shots” and sonically biting “Gold.” Take Imagine Dragons for what it is — a producer-driven band as a front for Reynolds’s vocal performances — and you’ll find wise decision-making left and right, such as re-hiring Alex Da Kid for another round. The “Love the Way You Lie” producer engineers the group’s notoriously gritty synths that come with an edge of hip-hop beat samples (which often overstep any sense of being a rock band, but successfully separate Imagine Dragons from pansy-pop-rock groups like Maroon 5 and Coldplay). However, that being said, Imagine Dragons retains some Coldplay-esque leans. The album is sequenced to balance every basspounding track with a treble-driven counterpart (hence introducing
the record with “Shots,” swapping to a hard-hitting “Gold,” switching back to an airier “Smoke + Mirrors,” and trading off from there on out). But given how Coldplay underwhelmed with Ghost Stories — the watered-down follow-up to its widespread Mylo Xyloto electro-rock success — perhaps there’s some wiggle room for Imagine Dragons to expand on the newfound gap. The Las Vegas band has the luxury of being able to linger around in its same style for this sophomore record, but might not be so fortunate in its plans for the coming year. Pop-rock artists fall victim to monotony more so than any others, and a sonic do-over is in order for album number three. There continues to be some ‘smoke and mirrors’ that surround Imagine Dragon’s productions, and its “night visions” tend to be somewhat narrow, but the group’s upfront honesty regarding its standing in commercialized rock has managed to keep the topic out of the limelight. And there’s something to be said about maintaining the writing credits within its work.
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mature, offbeat side story that takes the excellent core gameplay the “Zelda” franchise is known for and twists it, using a unique time travel mechanic to explore the concepts of the passage of time and mortality itself. This 2015 release is its 3DS remake, the same game with a graphical overhaul and numerous improvements to its gameplay and save system. Sent back in time after the events of “Ocarina of Time” to relive his childhood, player surrogate Link sets out on a quest to reunite with his fairy companion, Navi. Mysteriously, he ends up stumbling upon Termina, a dreamlike parallel world to his homeland of Hyrule. Soon, he discovers that a bullied, Gollum-like creature named Skull Kid accidentally attained great power with the help of a magical mask and is intent on crashing the moon into the earth, ending all life. “Majora’s Mask” bends this classic “end of the world” fantasy trope to its will, using a countdown timer and a world whose denizens go through real-life daily schedules to give the incoming apocalypse a real sense of imminent doom. In the three days prior to the world’s end, the game’s characters begin to figure out that they
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‘Bird’ isn’t so stupid By GRACE HAMILTON
having the Seagull performed at the Moscow Theater, which had only just opened in 1898. The play On the opening night of Chek- was a triumphant success, markov’s “The Seagull” in 1896, the ing its path through history from playwright left the theater at the that point on. end of the night In 2013, contemporary playhaving vowed ‘Stupid wright Aaron Posner premiered never to write a “sort-of adaptation” of “The F###ing his play again. It was Seagull,” “Stupid F###ing Bird,” a positive flop. The Bird’ and the play was no flop; it was an actress who played instant hit, so much so that it has one of the main Thursday at made its way into this year’s procharacters, Nina, 7:30 p.m. Friday gram for the Department of Thehad lost her voice, ater and Drama. resulting in an and Saturday at The play explores themes of awkward delivery 8 p.m. Sunday unrequited love, misdirected pasthat drove Chekov sion, romance, self-love and the at 2 p.m. to hide behind the power of art. “The Seagull,” and stage for the sec- Lydia “Stupid F###ing Bird,” are differond half of the play. Mendelssohn ent from other love stories. Still, the brilIn “The Seagull,” the main liance of the story Theater character, Constantine, is a playshone through for $22-$28 for adults, wright searching for affirmasome. Chekov’s $10 for students tion and relevance. His mother, a peer and fellow famous actress, overshadows him playwright, Vladimir Nemirovich- while his father is absent. His girlDanchenko, convinced him into friend, Nina, is drifting from him. Daily Arts Writer
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will soon die. The player watches in horror as the townsfolk go from cheerful to cautious to cowering and crying, helpless in avoiding their own demise. However, there is hope — using his trusty magic ocarina, Link can restart the three-day cycle at will, appearing at the beginning of the first day, “Groundhog Day”-style. The player must live these three days over and over again in order to figure out how to stop the moon from crashing. While the citizens of Termina are unaware of these three days repeating again and again, the player slowly but surely gains knowledge and power. By helping the people of Termina and completing dungeons, Link obtains helpful equipment as well as magical masks that grant him unique powers. It’s a genius, rewarding gameplay mechanic that has not been replicated in the fifteen years the game has been out. While the original release’s genius was somewhat hampered by instances of rather obtuse logic in its puzzle solutions and a weak save system, this 3DS remake addresses those problems excellently. It implements an improved quest-log system that more closely resembles one of a western RPG
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“Both plays associate romantic ambition or any other kind of ambition as stemming from the same source. And that source is longing for relevance, relevance that is only affirmed in the eyes of the other, the audience, critics, or any one who you project your love on to,” said Daniel Cantor, the director of “Stupid F###ing Bird.” This is a profoundly familiar feeling for any 20-something-year-old searching to define their future. The play has many layers. The story parallels that of the Seagull, with a young playwright longing for love and acceptance. There is also the play within the play, the one that Conrad is writing. This prompts many meta moments in which the characters address the audience directly regarding the topic of forms of theater: What works and what doesn’t? “There’s a weird irony in doing that,” Cantor said. “You think, well this is further from reality now so it must be less honest, but in fact the meta-theater makes the play more honest, because the reality is, that we are doing a play! It accepts and acknowledges the core experience, which is human beings coming to a building to watch other human beings perform a play.” The most important layer to the play, however, is its encompassing relationship with Chekov himself. As a genius in storytelling, all other artists are, in a way, overshadowed by Chekov. This parallels the relationship between Constantine or Conrad and his mother. “In switching around the form of Chekov, Posner is almost thumbing his nose, and at the same time writing him a love letter. ‘Stupid F###ing Bird’ then, is a giant expression, a similar expression, to what Constantine does in the Seagull,” said Cantor. In this way, the play represents the best of what Chekov can be, according to Posner. “American audiences tend to think of Posner as dull, droll, and sort of drawer and he’s not. He’s energized; it’s fun, it’s funny, passionate, contradictory,” Cantor said, “ ‘Stupid F###ing Bird’ brings all of that very vigorously to the surface.” In this way, the play honors Chekov by reimagining his story and bringing it into a contemporary setting. Since the idea of retelling and recapitulating stories is in itself traditional, Cantor points out, “Stupid F###ing Bird” preserves a classical element. The play has a cast of seven, with some surprise performances from the crew, and includes movement and dance as well as live music. There seems to be something to appreciate for everyone in this: Chekov lovers, comedy lovers, theatergoers, 18-year-olds searching for angst and curse words, and romantics. When I asked Cantor what he thought the simplified, main message of the play might be, about love or theater, he said, “Well, I don’t think there is a message. It just asks questions and explores possibilities. It explores contradictions, imperfections and asymmetries.”
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Sports
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 — 7A
Harbaugh teaches NFL prospects Jacobson leads experienced ‘M’ BASEBALL
By MAX COHEN
Managing Sports Editor
Two college-aged men engaged in a debate typical of the basketball courts of the Intramural Sports Building on Tuesday afternoon. They had just finished playing three games of H-O-R-S-E in the farthest corner of the gym, and they continued the one-upmanship associated with the classic backyard basketball game. The only difference is that the typical debate on the intramural courts isn’t between a Heisman Trophy winner and another NFLbound quarterback. Bryce Petty had won two games to Jameis Winston’s one, and the former Baylor quarterback wanted to make sure everyone around him knew. Winston, though, was unimpressed by Petty’s slight advantage in the games they played with members of an ESPN film crew following the quarterbacks during their preparation for the NFL Draft. “I’m the champ,” the former Florida State quarterback and 2013 Heisman Trophy winner said. “I’m just resting right now. You know what I’m saying? Don’t listen to that sucker. That’s what I do. I win.” The two have spent two days in Ann Arbor with their quarterback coach, George Whitfield, as they prepare for the NFL Combine on Wednesday in Indianapolis, where every move they make will be critiqued. Winston and Petty had been training at Whitfield’s headquarters in San Diego but arrived in the Midwest to adjust to the cold and get off of Pacific Standard Time before the combine begins. Winston is widely expected to be one of the top picks in the NFL Draft on April 30, and multiple experts have Petty tabbed as a
mid-first round pick. During their brief time in Ann Arbor, Winston and Petty have worked out in Michigan’s practice facilities with Wolverine wide receivers. Another main draw of the trip was the chance to learn from Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, albeit off of the practice field because of NCAA regulations restricting how much time Harbaugh can spend with players on the field at this time of the year. Harbaugh and Whitfield have been close friends for years, so Whitfield thought working in Ann Arbor would be beneficial for the young quarterbacks. “His résumé speaks for himself,” Petty told the Daily. “If you know anything about football, you know Coach Harbaugh. It’s been a blast really getting to talk and sit down with him, just to get his advice, his expertise on football and on evaluating and what they’re looking for. “You don’t get there without being legendary, really. He knows so much about football, has so much to offer as far as the position because he played quarterback
(and because of) the position as a head coach in the NFL, what they’re looking for, how to take on going from college to the NFL.” Added Winston: “These kids are very lucky. Coach Harbaugh is a blessing to this program, and they’re going to win a lot of games.” Since Harbaugh couldn’t watch the quarterbacks throw, he spent much of his time advising them on how they should carry themselves in an NFL locker room. “He was telling us that as a quarterback in the NFL, you really got to be the first one in there, last one to leave,” Petty said. “It’s a job, and so you’ve got to treat it as such. Just be professional in what you’re doing and be yourself.” Both quarterbacks have positive reports about their time off of the football field in Ann Arbor so far. They ate a meal at Mister Spots; Winston ordered a steak sandwich. Petty hoped to try Zingerman’s Deli on Tuesday evening. The quarterbacks also have plans to attend the Michigan men’s basketball game against Michigan State later Tuesday
night. Winston wasn’t fazed by the chilly weather that failed to reach 20 degrees during his visit. “I loved the weather, I ain’t seen snow all year,” Winston said. “That was a great thing, just out here just enjoying the facilities. This campus is so pretty.” Added Petty: “As far as facilities go, football-wise, shoot, I don’t know how you turn Michigan down. It’s kind of crazy as far as what they’re offered here to call home.” There was one facility in Ann Arbor where the star quarterbacks couldn’t spend as much time as they wanted to. It just happened to be the Intramural Sports Building, where being an NFLbound athlete is no prerequisite to superstardom. As 5 p.m. approached, Winston, Petty and their film crew were asked to leave the courts so that preparation for Tuesday night’s intramural basketball games could begin. For one last time before their NFL careers begin, Winston and Petty were just your average college students.
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Former Baylor quarterback Bryce Petty runs the ball against Kansas.
By BEN FIDELMAN Daily Sports Writer
If you ask Michigan baseball coach Erik Bakich what his favorite thing about second baseman Eric Jacobson is, he won’t waver in his answer: Jacobson is a true Michigan Man. After paying his dues sitting on the bench for much of his time as an underclassman, the senior has solidified his position as a starting infielder — something coaches will tell you he earned with more than just his on-field performance. “What separates Eric Jacobson from everyone else is the talent he has between the ears,” Bakich said. “His leadership skills have blossomed at Michigan. He’s an outstanding student and is graduating from the Ross School of Business with a business administration degree. He has good relationships with everyone within the team and has turned himself into a very good player on the field.” Those traits led to Jacobson’s selection to the team’s leadership council this season. He first took over the starting job at second base toward the beginning of the 2014 campaign and held his own on both sides of the ball, maintaining a .243 batting average and not committing a single error in any of the 38 games he appeared in. “On the field, he knows who he is,” Bakich said. “He is comfortable in his own skin. He knows he’s not a power hitter or a blazing-speed runner. He is an extremely solid defender and reliable hitter.” Jacobson usually rounds off the Wolverine batting order in the No. 9 hole, a spot that often calls for him to sacrifice his at-bat to move
any base runners from the bottom of the lineup up 90 feet to be in scoring position for the top of the order. Occasionally, however, he’s called upon to come through with a big hit. One of those occasions presented itself last weekend, while Michigan was in the final game of a three-game series against Long Beach State. The Wolverines (1-2) had dropped the first two matchups and were hanging onto a 1-0 lead in the Sunday finale when Jacobson stepped to the plate in the top of the fourth with two runners in scoring position and two outs. He yanked a single through the left side of the infield, scoring both runners and giving the Wolverines a 3-0 lead. Michigan ended up giving away the lead in the bottom of the ninth inning, but won 5-3 in extras to salvage the weekend. The eventual game-winning hit came from the bat of junior first baseman Jacob Cronenworth — another prominent leader. Many believe that a key for the team’s success this year will stem from veteran experience holding the team together late in games, leadership that will push the young talent on the team to perform in crunch time. Jacobson led that charge Sunday in exciting fashion. “Hopefully it epitomizes the team this year,” Jacobson said. “We took some punches and came back and showed great will and toughness. Whatever consistency isn’t accounted for in Jacobson’s career .225 batting average is clearly evident in his off-field life — something the coaching staff considers to be much more important. “He’s consistent in everything he does in his life, and doesn’t have many highs or lows mental-
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Behind Enemy Lines: Cutler Martin’s other love Indiana coach Teri Moren By JASON RUBINSTEIN Daily Sports Editor
By MINH DOAN Daily Sports Writer
It would be an understatement to say that the Michigan women’s basketball team is reeling. After losing at Ohio State in a game in which the Wolverines led by as many as 12 with less than 10 minutes remaining in the game, they traveled home to Ann Arbor to take on Northwestern on Saturday. But Michigan (4-10 Big Ten, 14-11 overall) didn’t fare much better. After leading all game, the Wolverines faltered down the stretch before Wildcat forward Nia Coffey took the ball crosscourt for a game-winning layup to stun Michigan, 63-62. “It was a tough game for us,” said Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico on WTKA Radio. “But sometimes you need those kinds of games to learn and to grow and to get better. It’s kind of been a tough stretch for our kids because we’ve been so close, but I think it’ll pay off.” Wednesday, the Wolverines will get a chance to get past the two heartbreaking losses when Indiana comes to town. The Hoosiers (4-10, 4-11) travel to Ann Arbor following a loss to Iowa in which the Hawkeyes shot 61.3 percent in the second half to run away with an 81-64 victory. Indiana coach Teri Moren’s team is led in scoring by guard Larryn Brooks, who averages 13.8 points, while forward Amanda Cahill leads the team in rebounding with 8.1 boards per game. With just four upperclassmen on the roster, the underclassmen carry most of the playing time,
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and Moren starts five of them — three sophomores and two freshmen. Freshman guard Jess Walter is usually the first off the bench for the Hoosiers. “Indiana’s a young team with a lot of freshmen and sophomores, so they’re kind of fearless,” Barnes Arico said. “They shoot about 20 (3-pointers) a half, not even in a game, so they will come out firing.” While the Hoosiers sit in ninth place in the Big Ten, they started off the season strong, going 10-1 in the non-conference portion of their schedule. But Indiana, like the Wolverines, has learned just how good the Big Ten is and has struggled against the competition. The Daily sat down with Moren — currently in her first season with Indiana after four years at Indiana State — at Big Ten Media Day in October to discuss the Hoosiers’ upcoming season. The Michigan Daily: It’s your first year with Indiana. What are your expectations for the team this year? Teri Moren: Our expectations are really simple. It’s going to sound pretty cliché, but we’re just going to try to get better every day. This is a new staff, and we’re trying to implement some different things. Our emphasis has been on the defensive end. The only thing we can ask from our players is that they come with energy and great effort, and if they do those two things and they’re coachable, we know we’re going to make progress. We want to feel really good about each practice and know that we got better at the end of the day. TMD: You come from Indiana State, a little bit of a smaller school. What’s the biggest challenge for you in the transition? TM: I’ve been at Division
II schools, I’ve been in the (Athletic Coast Conference), and as you mentioned, the (Missouri) Valley, all really good stops. The game’s not taught any different, it’s just the magnitude of the Big Ten and being at a school like Indiana and wanting to build a tradition. Nobody’s going to put more pressure on themselves than I will, but I’ve always been like that at any of my stops. Indiana’s a special place for a lot of reasons, but there’s no reason why Indiana women’s basketball can’t have the tradition that our men’s team has. TMD: You come in after the sudden resignation of Curt Miller. How do you win over the team right away? TM: The relationship part of it is so important. I’m a relationship coach. I think John Wooden always said, “Your players don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care,” and I’ve used that forever, and I think it’s important in this day and age that our players understand how much I care about them, and that I care about every aspect of their lives. I want to help them succeed in the classroom, succeed as people, succeed as basketball players, and be successful later in life. I’ve asked the players to come into the office. I’ve had to play catch-up with them, so it was really important that I get a lot of face time with them. But I’ll tell you this: I think the players wanted to build that relationship, as much as I wanted to build the relationship with them, so it was really a twoway street. We both had to make the effort, for the players to come in the office and be around us, go to football games, sit with us, have dinners. All of it has been instrumental in playing catchup with this group and building that trust, and this group has been really open to that.
During his freshman year of high school, Cutler Martin made an opponent cry — but not on the ice. Instead, the freshman defenseman for the Michigan hockey team was making enemies on the tennis court. Martin, a standout tennis player at East Lansing High School, where his team won a state championship in 2008, was playing in a “big tournament,” when he found himself in a critical quarterfinal match. Martin won the first set, 6-0, lost the second, 7-5, and was in a contested third set before Martin became too much for his opponent to handle. “I was smoking the ball pretty good,” Martin said. “I don’t think this kid was used to losing and, you know, I was creating my own energy, and I hit a ball and he called it out. I challenged him and the line judge called it in. “He started ripping me, and I exchanged words as well, and he broke down into tears. I think that was the demise of the match, and I ended up beating him.” Martin’s creative use of words didn’t just come out of nowhere, though. It stemmed from his many years playing his true love, hockey, a sport that Martin admits is far different from tennis at face value. Martin’s competitive tennis career, at least for now, is over. He’s currently one of the bright spots of Michigan’s shaky defensive corps. A big part of that success, Martin said, is because of the skills he learned playing tennis. “Tennis always helped me train for hockey — a lot of running, exercising and training,” Martin said. “Hockey was always my main focus
growing up, but tennis really helped me become a better hockey player. “It’s a sport you can really struggle with if you’re not mentally strong. Like anything, you have to work at it, build confidence through repetition. Tennis was the exact same way, because you have to have confidence to perform and if you don’t, you’re going to lose.” Martin has taken all he has learned mentally from the tennis court and translated it into his hockey playing style. He knows he’s prone to mistakes during a game, but moving past them is crucial to maintaining composure. Playing tennis, Martin said, helped teach him how to do this. In tennis, one double fault can compound into five. One botched line call can completely change a match’s course. Martin quickly learned this, and figured out how to mentally drain opponents beyond his already physical playing style. “He was the strongest guy I have ever I coached,” said East Lansing High School men’s tennis coach Karim Jelassi. “He was always lifting weights.” However, Martin — a twotime Michigan All-State selection — wasn’t invisible to tennis’ mental onslaught. In the 2010 state semifinals, Martin found himself winning 5-2 in the third set. But after a series of unforced errors, the frustration grew and grew, and Martin eventually lost the set and match, ending his high school tennis career. The loss prompted Martin to throw his racket at the fence. “I was invested in the game,” Martin said. “I didn’t necessarily agree with the outcome, so throwing the racket at the fence was the best thing I could think of. In retrospect, that probably
“He broke down in tears.”
wasn’t a good idea.” Good idea or not, that match ended what could have been a special tennis career, according to Jelassi. Had Martin translated all his hours playing hockey games into tennis matches, and hockey practice into tennis practice, Jelassi believes Martin could have been the best player in the Midwest. “He was very strong physically,” he said, “so I believe if he just focused in tennis, he could’ve been the top guy in the Midwest. He didn’t like to lose. I believe he could’ve made it to the top.” Jelassi added that a scholarship to Michigan or Michigan State, or any top program, would have been a no-brainer. And Martin’s old coach’s comments had him wondering what his tennis career could have blossomed into. However, he has no regrets and appreciates what tennis has brought to his hockey game. Now in Ann Arbor, Martin has little free time between hockey and schoolwork — playing tennis has become a distant memory. But luckily for Martin, when summer rolls around and hockey season is over, he’ll have someone to hit with: freshman forward Dylan Larkin. Though Larkin has never played tennis competitively, he’s confident in his game. Initially, Larkin thought he could defeat Martin. “He’s a big guy, probably a strong serve,” Larkin said. Larkin’s sentiment changed after being reminded that Martin was a state champion. “He’d probably beat me,” Larkin said while laughing. “... I think maybe by the end of the summer, I could take him.” Martin obviously disagreed. However, one of his key tactics in high school — wearing opponents down mentally — won’t work against Larkin. “I’m not worried about that,” Larkin said.
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Slow first half dooms ‘M’ Former players reflect in blowout loss to MSU MEN’S BASKETBALL
By DANIEL FELDMAN Daily Sports Editor
It was like Nik Stauskas hadn’t missed a step when he was told to go in a corner of the Crisler Center media room for an interview. Into the far left end of the room Stauskas went, back in his usual spot for postgame interview sessions. The former Wolverine was at ease in his home for two collegiate seasons at Michigan. It’s far different than the year he has experienced so far with the Sacramento Kings. The rookie has averaged just 13.6 minutes per game so far while producing a mere 3.4 points per contest. To boot, Stauskas will now have his third head coach in 53 games with George Karl now on board. The NBA has been a culture shock for Stauskas. No longer is he the No. 1 option on offense. Now, he’s lucky to get a couple of shots per game, or even a few minutes. That’s why his little stopover in Ann Arbor means so much to him. “It’s been different for me,” he said. “I’m used to being here at Michigan. For two years we had a lot of stability — coaches, a lot of the same players.” Being back in Ann Arbor gave Stauskas the chance to emphasize the importance of the rivalry between Michigan and Michigan ALLISON FARRAND/Daily
Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman contributed 12 points in Michigan’s double-digit defeat.
By MAX BULTMAN Daily Sports Editor
For most of the second half Tuesday night, Michigan and Michigan State gave fans the basketball game they were expecting — a back-and-forth, highMICH. STATE 80 energy MICHIGAN 67 affair. The problem was that Michigan State went into the half already up by 15, and while Michigan looked vastly improved in second frame, the Spartans never slowed down. Michigan State used a highly efficient offensive attack, spearheaded by Branden Dawson and Travis Trice, to stifle any chance of a Wolverine comeback, cruising to an 80-67 win at Crisler Center and handing Michigan its fifth straight loss. Trice and Dawson finished with 22 and 23 points, respectively, and led a Spartan team that shot 62 percent from the floor. Dominating both the floor and the air space down low, Dawson in particular made his presence felt, adding 13 rebounds, four of them on the offensive glass. “Dawson was at an elite level as far as scoring over people,” said Michigan coach John Beilein. “He played as high up in Crisler as anyone has ever played since I’ve been here. He really did some great things.” Perhaps his most important contribution, though, was that his performance in the offensive post kept Michigan
from clawing back into the game in the second half. Whereas the Wolverines have made up for poor first halves with monster comebacks in other games, Dawson made sure that when Michigan made its run, it didn’t amount to much. And Michigan did make its run. Freshman guard Muhammad-Ali AbdurRahkman hit back-to-back 3-pointers on the Wolverines’ first two possessions of the half and a jumper from the key on their third, but it was always met with a response from the Spartans. Dawson and Gavin Schilling hit floaters, grabbed offensive rebounds and threw down thunderous dunks to prevent Michigan from generating much momentum. The Wolverines’ hot start included 12 points in the first 5:09 of the second half, but that spurt only got them within 11. Michigan trimmed the margin to as slim as 10 points in the second half, but didn’t have nearly enough to erase the wide halftime deficit. “The problem is, we were going on our runs, we were scoring the basketball, we were just trading buckets,” said junior guard Spike Albrecht. “You’ve got to be able to get stops to go on runs, and things like that and we just couldn’t seem to get that one stop or that one big rebound to get us over the hump. You’ve got to credit them for that.” The game got out of hand early, as the Wolverines trailed 38-23 at the end of the first half
and looked bad doing so. The Spartans used a 3-point barrage from guards Travis Trice, Bryn Forbes and Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn to build their lead to as much as 19. Part of that huge tally was the fact that Michigan State simply couldn’t be stopped, shooting 16-for-27 from the field in the first half. Dawson shot 4-for-4 from the floor in the opening frame and Trice was 4-for7, including 75 percent from behind the arc. But the Wolverines couldn’t get anything going on offense to counter in the first half. Sophomore forward Zak Irvin scored Michigan’s first six points on three layups, but the Wolverines struggled mightily, especially when forced into jump shots. Michigan State’s persistence made a comeback too tall a task for Michigan, despite the fact that the Wolverines actually outscored the Spartans in the second half. Michigan State, which hadn’t won at Crisler Center since 2010, simply wouldn’t let this one slip away. “We were going to have to everything right (to make a comeback) and we didn’t do that,” Beilein said. “That first-half lead was not insurmountable. We’ve done that before. It’s tough against these guys, just because they get their second-chance opportunities, and they didn’t get wild and crazy with the ball. They didn’t turn the ball over. … They didn’t help us get back in. They didn’t beat themselves.”
State in a pregame speech to the current team. While his main message to the team was to simply have fun, it was clear he still wished he could help the Wolverines, as evidenced by his joke that he wanted “to steal (Andrew) Dakich’s jersey for a couple of minutes and go out there.” However, watching from the stands would have to do. “It’s just one of those things when you see Michigan State on the other side of the court,” he said. “There’s a part of me that no matter what, I always want to go out there and have an effect on the game. That’s just what this rivalry does to you after a few years. It’s different being on the sidelines and watching the game there.” Stauskas wasn’t the only former Wolverine who returned to Michigan on Tuesday. Also making a cameo was Glenn Robinson III, now of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Similar to Stauskas, Robinson has had to adjust to finding his niche in the NBA. While more was expected of Stauskas, the eighth overall pick of last year’s draft, Robinson, a second-round pick, is using this year to grow into his body. When Robinson was at Michigan, fans consistently wondered about when he would
leave for the NBA. With Caris LeVert potentially facing a similar dilemma at the end of this season, Robinson wanted the junior guard to know that he should talk to him before making any final decision. “I told Caris when that time comes at the end of the season, whenever that might be, to give me a call and we’ll talk,” he said. “I know how it is to be in that situation, the pressure that you feel.” The third former Wolverine to return to Crisler was Jordan Morgan. While Robinson spoke with the team on Monday and Stauskas made his own speech prior to the game Tuesday, Morgan also wanted to make to sure the team understood the importance of the rivalry game when he spoke with the Wolverines before Tuesday’s game. “I just wanted to stress to our team the importance of this Michigan State game and the fact that what you do in this game against Michigan State to everybody around these programs,” Morgan said. “This game means everything. It doesn’t matter what you accomplish that year, whether you don’t do well or you go to the championship, what people are going to remember is what you did in that game.”