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Researchers find link between slut-shaming, finances
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Policy conference Annual Mackinac Island Policy Conference focuses on Detroit’s future >> SEE PAGE 2
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ACLU lawsuit 300 couples file suit, once again bringing debate to state courts
Study of female freshmen indicates chasm between social classes
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OPINION
Social sciences From the Daily: Congress must recognize importance of social science research >> SEE PAGE 4
ARTS
New fairytale Disney’s “Maleficent” fails to reinvent genre, but mostly fulfills expectations >> SEE PAGE 9
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Director John Sayles cuts a ribbon made of film at the opening of an exhibit for his films during the John Sayles Symposium at Hatcher Library Wednesday.
Acclaimed indie filmmaker donates work to ‘U’ archives Symposium celebrates donation, discusses films’ racial and gender themes By HILLARY CRAWFORD
SPORTS
Men’s basketball Junior Caris LeVert could be back by early August from foot surgery >> SEE PAGE 12
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A ribbon-cutting on Wednesday was lacking in a ribbon. Independent filmmaker John Sayles snipped a 35-millimeter film strip as he officially introduced his collections to the Hatcher Graduate Library’s American Film Mavericks at Michigan collection. Since his directorial debut in 1979 with Return of the Secaucus 7, Sayles has directed 17 additional films. Go For Sisters, which had a budget of $1.2 million and was shot in just 19 days, will be shown at this year’s Cinetopia Film Festival. Several of his films has reached universal acclaim, such as The Secret of Roan Inish from
1994 and 1983’s Baby It’s You. The library hosted a symposium titled “Declarations of Independence: John Sayles as Author, Auteur, Founding Father,” which lasted for the duration of Wednesday afternoon. Various Screen Arts & Cultures professors and administrators spoke at the event, separated into segments discussing Sayles as a screenwriter and author, the themes of gender and race in his films and the changing landscape of American independent cinema. SAC Prof. Jim Burnstein, also a screenwriter, played a part in opening the ceremony with an account of Sayles’ identity and beginnings as a writer. Sayles began his career as an author; his works include four novels, two collections of short stories and numerous screenplays — the best of which he claims have unfortunately never been produced. “John Sayles is the Godfather of the American independent film,” Burnstein said.
Sayles said although it is harder today to raise money for independent film and sustain a career, it allows him to tell the stories he wants to tell as an auteur. “When I’m writing a movie for somebody else, I’m an employee,” Sayles said. “There are people who don’t raise their money independently and who make their own movies—they’re a lot more successful than I am and they also don’t get to do everything they want.” Sayles came to this realization early on in his career when he began writing novels that allowed him to sculpt his own world, narratives and characters. Sayles has since translated this creativity to the screen but plans to write at least one more novel, which will most likely be based on one of his screenplays that are not yet produced to be films. Currently, Sayles writes screenplays for TV and features by other directors to raise money See FILM, Page 3
By CAROLYN GEARIG Daily Staff Reporter
In Fall 2004, 55 women moved into a floor of a dormitory at a large public Midwestern university. Only 53 were students. The other two were Sociology Prof. Elizabeth Armstrong and then-graduate student Laura Hamilton, now teaching sociology at the University of California-Merced. The most surprising findings centered on the intersection between affluence and who was slut-shamed — that is, who was made guilty for their sexual activity. Although Armstrong said all of the girls “slut-shamed” equally, poorer girls were shamed by wealthier girls for their sexual behavior. Although wealthier girls had more hookups than the other girls, poorer women felt that they could not get away with this behavior without being shamed. Hamilton and Armstrong spent five years studying the attitudes, habits and daily routines of the girls on their floor. They spent extensive time with the women during their first year and interviewed them annually from sophomore year to post-graduation. Their findings concluded with a book published in April 2013, “Paying for the Party: How College Maintains Inequality”, and a study published in Social See SLUT-SHAMING, Page 3
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Detroit Beat: Perspectives from policy conference Leaders emphasize link between Detroit and Michigan By SAM GRINGLAS Daily News Editor
MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. — Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan may have been the most talked about guy on Mackinac Island last week. Early in the annual Mackinac Policy Conference’s second day, Duggan was weaving down the main promenade of the island’s Grand Hotel, fresh from his primetime conference keynote the day before. Up and down the hotel’s sweeping porch and Media Row, journalists and business leaders were angling for face time with Detroit’s chief executive. People were talking about Duggan — and they were talking about Detroit. Most every speech that followed his keynote called out the mayor by name. Duggan, who took office earlier this year after a write-in campaign propelled him to victory in November, is often seen as the face of Detroit’s resurgence. “He has a sense of urgency,” author Malcolm Gladwell said in his lecture at the conference. “He’s in a hurry.”
Duggan’s prominence at the conference signals an increased spotlight on the city of Detroit, even at a conference organizers say was designed to more broadly emphasize statewide issues compared to previous years. Brad Williams, vice president of government relations at the Detroit Regional Chamber, said his organization tried to build a conference that was also relevant to the entire state. However, he said conversations surrounding Detroit wielded new energy this year. “This year I think it was different in that what’s happening in Detroit is so impactful to the state of Michigan, particularly this bankruptcy portion,” Williams said. “That has an impact statewide. So I think that’s why you heard so much more conversation about Detroit this year and because we have a new mayor, new council leadership. There’s lots of energy and interest around the city.” During the four-day gathering, speakers made the case over and over again that the state’s future is intertwined with Detroit’s. “It’s not about Detroit versus Michigan,” Gov. Rick Snyder (R) said to a hall packed with the state’s most influential business and political leaders. “I hope
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you’re ready to stand up for the settlement for Detroit, Michigan.” Snyder, who called for the appointment of an emergency manager, has been a vocal advocate for state support of the city’s rejuvenation and bankruptcy process. On the heels of the conference, he joined state and city officials in calling on legislators in Lansing to approve the city’s “grand bargain” — a deal that would provide $195 million in state aid to the city. The contribution would be coupled with funds gifted by Detroit Institute of Art benefactors and local philanthropic organizations, allowing the city to settle debts with its pensioners and avoid the sale of DIA art. The package was approved by both houses of the legislature Tuesday and now awaits the governor’s signature and a vote of approval by the city’s pensioners. Support from legislators across the state — not just in the Metro area — was necessary for the package of bills to pass both houses. More than ever, the city of Detroit is shaping conversations across the state and it’s doing so in new ways. “I don’t think we knew exactly where we would be at this point in history, but certainly as we got closer (to the conference), we knew the city would be a focal point of the conversation,” Williams said. Jeanette Pierce, director of community relations for D:hive, a Detroit organization that provides resources for people who are considering moving into the city, said she noticed the discussion’s additional emphasis on Detroit. In previous years, Pierce said she was frustrated by panel discussions that brought in practitioners from out-of-state. She said 75 per-
cent of the projects those speakers touted were already going on in Detroit. “I think too often we kind of look outside instead of looking inside and I think the mayor hammering that stuff home was really part of that,” she said. Like D:hive, Duggan said his administration’s top priority is to retain the city’s existing population and attract new residents. “We get up everyday and we focus on what we can do to reverse the population decline in the city of Detroit,” he said in his keynote address. “It governs every single decision we make. We do not have a future if we don’t start growing.” Though the mayor touted a growing number of technology jobs, Detroit-based artisans and a burgeoning downtown and Midtown housing market, he said he was not “under any illusions” about the city’s challenges. Duggan said the city lost 12,000 in population last year and the unemployment rate remains two times the state’s average. “I’m going to show you why it’s not hopeless,” he told the audience at the start of the address. A major part of Duggan’s plan is revitalizing blighted neighborhoods, rather than solely demolishing abandoned homes. In the presentation, Duggan highlighted one neighborhood where 39 homes were slated for demolition. He said a new initiative — one that would allow the city to seize and auction abandoned homes if their owners didn’t get them fixed up and occupied within six months — has already jumpstarted tangible changes in that neighborhood. Now, only nine homes will be demolished. Continue reading online at www.michigandaily.com
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FILM From Page 1 for his own individual directorial projects, which he plans to pursue in the future. The SAC department’s emphasis on writing grew with the acquisition of the Orson Welles and Robert Altman collections, Burnstein said. The Sayles collection will be joining both of these archives. Phil Hallman, Film Studies field librarian and curator for the Screen Mavericks at Michigan Collection, said he hopes to expand the archives. Including Sayles’ work in the collection marks a significant step in this direction. “The hope is to create a center for the study of independent filmmaking at the University of Michigan,” Hallman said. “All of these filmmakers have worked outside of the traditional Hollywood system.” Students from Professor Mark Kligerman’s American Independent Cinema (SAC 455) class viewed numerous Sayles films. Their next assignment was to organize his work in a way that would be accessible to scholars — a hands-on endeavor they pursued throughout the duration of the
Winter 2014 semester. Screen Arts & Cultures junior Katherine Sherry, a student in SAC 455, addressed the audience, distinguishing her experience from that of other classes. “So many times, you do the paper, you turn it in and it’s a checkmark,” Sherry said. “This has been an opportunity to really learn and it’s been kind of what education should be. The actual primary documents is something far more important anything that we see in a lecture or textbook.” Melissa Gomis, an Instructional Technology librarian at Hatcher, played a large role in organizing and designing the exhibit and frequently met with both students from 455 and Hallman to discuss progress. Gomis said the project itself, given the time span allowed for completion, was very ambitious, but its universal message will make the effort worthwhile. “Whether you’re doing something that’s visual or more textual, you’re trying to tell a story and I think the story he’s (Sayles) telling has a lot of universal appeal,” Gomis added. “There’s a lot of humanity in them and I think that’s something that you don’t always see in films and it’s something I wasn’t expecting to see.”
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students’ definition of hooking up excluded vaginal intercourse and believed that sex and hookups belonged only in a steady relationship. However, the lower-income girls were associated with the very traits that higher-income girls thought were “slutty,” suggesting that, in reality, it was the inability to appear as if they were from a high social class. Halfway through college, none of the 53 girls in Armstrong’s study had close friendships with those of a different socioeconomic status. Slut-shaming was everywhere, but no one had concrete definitions of what exactly a slut was, or real evidence of the slutty behavior causing this label to be put upon girls. “One of the things I think is good that we found is that a slut label didn’t stick in a real kind of long term way,” Armstrong said. “The sexual reputations weren’t very stable. There wasn’t really anyone who got permanently labeled the floor slut or anything like that. Among these women that just didn’t happen.” Armstrong said for the label to have long-term consequences, it would have to have more permanent implications. “It was combined together with a lot of other factors related to social class that had pretty major consequences,” Armstrong said.
Detroit Beat: Funding, optimism abound
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It would be easy to think most people wouldn’t put their money on a place going through bankruptcy, declining population and massive blight problem. However, optimism for Detroit refuses to quit as members of both the private and public sector see the city as a good bet for investors. Since declaring bankruptcy last summer, Detroit has been on the national stage as economic experts, media outlets and the residents themselves wondered what the future would hold for the city. These days though, many around
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the city see through the struggles and find a wealth of opportunity. People like QuickenLoans founder Dan Gilbert have already been heavy contributors to the rebuilding efforts of the city, working toward creating a stable economy and fully livable town. Just last month, JP Morgan Chase announced a $100 million investment into the city. The money is divided among several categories, the largest of which providing $50 million to community development and $25 million to addressing the city’s blight situation. The full plan illustrates a broad initiative banking on a prosperous future for the city. “We believe in Detroit,” John Carter, president of the JP Morgan Chase Michigan Middle Market, said. Carter said the money is intended to serve the city in the long term and is part of the company’s effort to be a “good, corporate citizen.” “For us, the return truthfully is
down the line,” he added. “It will be measured by an improved Detroit. We’ll have more residents, more businesses, more consumers and, as a bank, ultimately we’re going to benefit in that environment.” Carter said much of the money is philanthropic, not an investment in the sense of an expected dollar amount. As for the companies that can’t afford to wait for a full city recovery, Carter said there’s plenty to be excited about in Detroit. In fact, the distribution of the $100 million touches upon most all of the major areas Detroit has to be excited about. There are $12.5 million going to strengthening the workforce and job training, $7 million going to small businesses and $5.5 million towards future economic growth, all areas the city is working toward bolstering in the effort to create long-term economic stability. Continue reading online at www.michigandaily.com
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Why I hate religion
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Supporting social science Congress must consider social sciences’ importance with budget creation
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ast Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation to increase the National Science Foundation’s budget to $7.4 billion for the 2015 fiscal year, a 3.2 percent increase against the Obama administration’s proposed increase of 1.1 percent. However, before the appropriations bill was passed, an amendment was added by Rep. Lamar Smith (R–Texas) to specifically cut NSF funding for social sciences research. While it’s commendable that the House has increased NSF funding more than two times the proposed increase, redirecting funds away from the social sciences is a mistake. When reviewing the bill, the Senate must keep in mind the importance of research in social sciences and its impact on society. In March, President Barack Obama and his administration submitted the 2015 fiscal year budget to Congress for review. The proposal included a 1.1 percent increase in the fiscal year budget for the NSF. When reviewing the budget proposal, the House decided to increase the NSF’s budget 2.3 percent more than proposed by the Obama administration. As the NSF redirects more than onefourth of the federal support to academic institutions, it’s imperative the foundation be well-funded. While an increased budget benefits the NSF, an amendment to redirect social science research towards natural science inhibits the NSF’s autonomy. Amendment proponents assert that natural science research significantly outvalues social science
research, but this notion doesn’t account for the arduous process to receive funding. Those interested in NSF grant money must submit extensive proposals to a committee and receive approval before given funds. Over 40,000 proposals for research, education and training projects are received by the NSF each year with only 11,000 proposals accepted. Given their experience in scientific fields, members of the selection committee are better qualified than congressman to analyze whether research is worth of investment. The committee contains valid reasoning for supporting social science research. Proponents of more science research cite that natural science constitutes research that is “necessary for economic growth.” While natural science
deserves substantial funding, this shouldn’t undervalue social science research. Scholars at Rice University studied public reactions to natural disasters, and this information has been used to aid evacuation plans for future emergencies. Smith argues that some research money, like $50,000 to study 17th century Peruvian lawsuits, could be redirected, so the NSF should provide reasoning for the research’s value. While the committe is qualified to make funding decisions, it’s possible that a few of the 11,000 yearly proposes could be efficiently redirected. However, if money is to be redirected, it could be beneficial to both social science and natural science research. If money is taken from social science funding, it should be redirected towards others areas of social science research.
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he greatest form of human freedom — and the basis for all of our other rights — is the freedom of thought. The right to believe whatever we choose is the fundamental foundation to speak, associate and act freely. Freedom of thought gives JAMES birth to new ideas BRENNAN and challenges the status quo, allowing human beings the courage to resist tyranny and formulate new solutions to the world’s problems. Our right to think freely is what incites us to speak when we’re supposed to be silent, to love when we’re supposed to feel indifference and to do that which was thought to be impossible. As a writer and vocal critic of anything and everything I dislike, the freedom to think and express my beliefs is a constant source of deep personal fulfillment. I can say with confidence that I love my right to think and say whatever I want more than almost anything in my life. I love it more than any material good, more than any object of sentimental value and more than any person. When you love something that much, it’s logical that you would absolutely hate anything that threatens its existence. I hate religion because it jeopardizes all of our most treasured civil liberties at their root: the freedom of thought. Religion requires an individual to suspend critical thinking and abstain from any questioning of dogma, often enforced through the threat of eternal damnation, the promise of endless paradise or both. If one does not believe, he or she has committed an unforgivable crime worthy of punishment. If one breaks any of the religion’s rules, he or she has compromised their fate. In some cases, if one even so much as thinks an impure thought, his or her destiny is in peril. Religion isn’t salvation, it’s an Orwellian nightmare enforcing thought crimes. The book Nineteen Eighty-Four opens with its protagonist Winston Smith hiding in the corner of a room out of the view of Big Brother, scribbling his thoughts nervously into a journal. If he’s caught, he faces imprisonment or death. Religion takes away even that corner where Winston can hide. In a 1969 opinion, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote, “If the First Amendment means anything, it means that a State has no business telling a man, sitting alone in his own house, what books he may read or
what films he may watch.” Religion takes away not only the bastion of freedom in one’s own home, but the most valuable space for freedom that exists: one’s own mind. Religion isn’t a law that we are all required to follow. It is, in fact, protected by the very freedom I value so much. If a person wants to filter all of their thoughts and actions to appease something they believe in, even if it’s something silly, that’s their choice. Adults are free to lock themselves into refusing dissent and obeying what Christopher Hitchens labeled “a celestial North Korea.” But what about children? Kids often have religion drilled into their heads by their parents as soon as they’re able to understand, making it nearly impossible to later bore out. While religion is the willful suspension of critical thinking for adults, it’s a command for children who don’t know any better to ask certain questions. Grown adults are free to give away their freedom of thought, but some children are required to do so before they can make the choice themselves. To be clear, I’m not advocating for the prohibition of all religion by law. Nor do I fail to recognize that some religions are far better in this respect than others, some of whom hold very few unquestionable tenants. What I’m saying is that rules on what you choose to think, say and do should not be restricted by an illogical desire to pacify a mythic higher power. A person doesn’t need to defer to a hierarchy that supposedly punishes “bad” thoughts to decide what is and isn’t good to contemplate. While I love my own freedom of thought, what I love more is everyone else’s. A democratic society is built on a free exchange of ideas, an exchange unfiltered and filled with criticism and creativity. Progress is driven by new ideas, unconventional wisdom and, above all else, dissent. Religion destroys a person’s ability to fully think for him or herself, in turn destroying their ability to decide their own path in life. On a large scale, it can hinder progress for the rest of society. I understand that religion can be comforting; it offers a person concrete meaning in life, explains what happens when it’s all over and gives someone hope they may see their loved ones again after they die. What it asks for in exchange is a person’s surrender of their faculties to think and act freely. If you ask me, that sounds like a deal with the devil. — James Brennan can be reached at jmbthree@umich.edu.
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PAUL SHERMAN | VIEWPOINT
You want coal with that?
“We actually see this … as the Super Bowl of climate politics.” This is what Peter Altman of the Natural Resources Defense Council said with regards to President Barack Obama’s new climate change plans. According to reports, President Obama is planning to cut carbon emissions by as much as 30 percent through new regulations unveiled earlier this week. But, the question remains: is it really the “Super Bowl”? For Americans, this may seem like the Super Bowl. In reality, President Obama and the United States are playing a game of catchup, as governments around the world have implemented similar programs for years. This is a step forward, but key components of climate change reform are not being considered, which must be resolved before it’s too late. Firstly, the Obama administration’s plan is limited in scope, as it only addresses carbon dioxide emissions. While carbon dioxide lasts in the atmosphere for a longer period of time, other greenhouse gases such as methane and nitrous oxide are better than carbon dioxide at trapping heat, meaning that they can have a larger impact on the climate in the short-term. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that “the comparative impact of CH4 (methane) on climate change is over 20 times greater than CO2 over a 100-year period.” Until these gases are included, the Obama administration may not be able to effectively mitigate the negative impacts of greenhouse gases. Furthermore, this move may make alternative energies appear more attractive going forward. However, certain types of energy sources haven’t been proven to be reliable commodities. Along with the cost of production and maintenance, intermittency is always an issue for alternative energy sources such as solar since one cannot control the supply of sunlight. Adequate storage isn’t available, particularly for solar, which can create imbalances for the electricity grid and possible voltage fluctuations, as Rob Wile of Business Insider explains. And of course, there will be shortterm economic consequences. Coal companies have said that new
carbon emissions standards will negatively impact job growth and the ability to provide affordable electricity. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce found in a report that GDP could decrease by $50 billion dollars annually, in addition to the loss of 224,000 jobs. Additionally, technologies such as carbon capture and sequestration are expensive for companies to implement in the short-term. Before we do anything, we must find ways to fill in the gaps in the short-term. As Christina Romer mentioned in an article in The New York Times from 2012, this economic loss may call for government intervention to help mitigate some of the shortterm costs: “Today, we face a profound shortfall of demand (in terms of jobs). That truly is a terrible market failure, and it warrants government intervention. But we need actions that raise overall demand — like a tax cut for households so they have more take-home pay to spend, more aid to troubled state and local governments, and public investments in infrastructure. These are all things that President Obama has advocated.” Having this money to spend will help create jobs in other sectors of the economy, thus reducing the impact of the reduction in carbon emissions. In addition to these solutions, Obama’s plan includes the development of a cap-and-trade system, which attempts to allow companies to buy and sell permits to pollute. If you look at capand-trade programs, such as the European Trading System from around the world, some of them have only seen varying degrees of success. The main issue with this is to find a cap on pollution that will still allow firms to produce at levels in which the cost of reducing pollution less painful economically. And as the cap shrinks, companies and the U.S. economy as a whole will need to make sure that such a system will not hinder investment and economic growth. The bottom line is that we still have a long way to go to create environmental policies that can adequately handle the economic challenges that the U.S. is currently facing. Paul Sherman is a Public Policy senior.
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t took me a couple days to realize it after it happened, but then it hit me. The Mackinac Policy Conference was held on an island. An island! Duh. If you think about it, that’s actually DEREK rather WOLFE problematic. Because, if there’s anything that says, “We don’t want the general public anywhere near us,” it’s holding a policy conference on an island — an all too perfect metaphor for the disconnect between the Michigan government and its citizens. The Mackinac Policy Conference has been held every year since 1981 at the Grand Hotel and is hosted by the Detroit Regional Chamber. This year, it ran May 27 through May 30. According to the DRC’s website, the purpose of the conference is to join “business professionals, government leaders, CEOs, entrepreneurs and regional champions to strategically position Michigan as a national economic leader.” I find this mission statement to be highly misleading. The goal of “strategically position(ing) Michigan as a national economic leader” certainly did not pass the eye test unless socializing, participating in many interviews, and sitting through several keynote presentations counts as policy-making. Perhaps “vacation” would be more appropriate. That being said, I find a gathering like this has the potential to be something spectacular. Just a few changes (read: drastic overhaul) are needed. There were three main “pillars” to this year’s conference: entrepreneurship, STEM education and impact. Throughout the week, keynote speakers including Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, Malcolm Gladwell, Gov. Rick Snyder, Purdue University President Mitch Daniels and Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr presented in line with these topics. The future of Detroit was a major focus. University President Mary Sue Coleman also gave a presentation
on innovation as a Mackinac Moment, a Ted-style talk. The presentations were quite impressive and captivating despite the uncomfortable chairs. However, I couldn’t help but think that it was just several hours of preaching to the choir. For current members of the chamber, the cost of admission runs a cool $2150 — $2950 for future members. My issue is that if you, or the company who paid for you to attend, can afford the obscene price tag, then do you really need to be hearing about entrepreneurship? The attendees are also likely making an impact in one way or another and have already been college educated. Of course, there were state legislators present who could learn about why they should or shouldn’t vote for certain initiatives, but the most important audience was not in attendance: young people. The people who could be involved in entrepreneurships, are at the beginning of their careers and making decisions about their education. Members of the Daily were the youngest attendees by far. We could tell by the number of stares. Or maybe we just had mustard stains on our clothes — no, couldn’t be. I checked. We were able to spend a couple of minutes with Mayor Duggan, where he told us of a 25 year old man and his girlfriend who moved to Detroit to start an organic food market: “Their vision is to build a national chain of organic markets. He said in Brooklyn or Chicago, we wouldn’t have been able to live and start a company in our mid twenties. We came to Detroit. We bought an old house in West Village for next to nothing we’re fixing up. They rented out a storefront for $350 a month. They’re 25 years old and starting their own organic market. And so, for those who have kind of a rebel’s strike and who want to start early in life, Detroit gives you an opportunity.” Fascinating. President Coleman also spoke of the success that the University’s
Business Engagement Center is having when we sat down with her: “We can interact with so many companies now, annually. Three-hundred fifty small, medium and large. And we have another 200 inquiries every year from other companies.” The story that Mayor Duggan told is truly amazing and inspirational. What those young people are doing is the definition of entrepreneurship and making an impact. And the businesses involved in the BEC are doing the same. I want to learn more about them. So where were they? While Duggan and Coleman are representatives of their respective city and University, these entrepreneurs should tell their own stories and let other state politicians and the general public interact and converse with them. The Mackinac Policy Conference did not allow for this happen. While it may have helped attendees network, it certainly did not move the state forward in the way I would’ve hoped. I believe that moving forward can happen when the exclusivity stops. Next year, hold a conference in Detroit, the most populated city in the state, at a venue like Cobo Hall. Sure, invite the politicians, CEOs and other high-ranking officials. That’s fine. But also invite the public, the might-be business owner and future doctor. Let the 25 year-old market owner have his moment and share his experiences. During our interview with Mayor Duggan, he spoke highly of the linkage between Chicago businesses and universities. So I joked, saying, “Let’s make Detroit the new Chicago.” But, he quickly corrected me. “We just want to make it the new Detroit.” I like that, Mayor Duggan. But, let’s move the state forward as a community. That can start by moving this conference to mainland. It smells too much like horses on Mackinac, anyway.
Let’s move the state forward as a community.
— Derek Wolfe can be reached at dewolfe@umich.edu.
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WEEKEND R O U NDUP By Allana Akhtar, Summer News Editor
Cinetopia Michigan Theater, Michigan Science Center, State Theater, Modern Languages Building June 4-8 General Admission Tickets $12 This weekend, the Modern Languages Building features something other than Spanish lectures. Instead, a film festival will air some of the highest-rated films of the year. The Cinetopia International Film Festival features picks from some of the best film festivals in the world, including Sundance, Cannes and Toronto, screening in the MLB, State Theater, Michigan Theater and the Michigan Science Center, as well as venues in Detroit, Wednesday through Sunday. The weekend will feature a wide variety of films, from a Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig unconventional-family comedy to a documentary regarding same-sex marriage in California to a drama concerning a PTSD survivor. Friday Night Swing The Phoenix Center, 220 S. Main June 6 General Admission $5, Students $4 Did you recently watch the Great Gatsby and yearn to mimic the hot steps of 1920s swing? A class on swing dancing, presented by the Ann Arbor Swing Dance Association, may be just the place for you Friday night! Featuring steps from traditional dances with roots in early-mid 20th century America, the class teaches students the Charleston, lindy hop, collegiate shag, east coast swing, balboa and blues. You need not worry if you have two left feet or never went to those Michigan Ball Dance mass meetings — all skill levels are welcome.
Gay marriage remains in limbo ACLU sues state to have 300 same-sex marriages recognized By ALLANA AKHTAR Daily News Editor
Lawyers, advocates and legislatures continue to fight for marriage equality months after U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. Last Thursday, the Michigan chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union filed a request to force the state to recognize over 300 marriages preformed before the stay ordered by Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette (R) on Judge Friedman’s ruling. In their brief for the case, Caspar v. Snyder, the ACLU said they are defending the same-sex couples that married in the time between the ruling and the stay, asking Michigan to recognize their marriages as legal. “At the heart of this case is the fundamental right of lawfully married couples to enjoy the benefits of marriage,” said Jay Kaplan, staff attorney for the ACLU of Michigan’s LGBT Project, in a press release. “The state cannot strip a married
couple of recognition after it issues a valid marriage license.” Kaplan, as well as five other ACLU attorneys and two ACLU cooperating attorneys, are representing the same-sex couples in the case. In January 2012, Hazel Park residents April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse sued the state of Michigan for denying them the right to jointly adopt their children because the couple could not legally marry. Though the case began as a matter of changing the state adoption policies, the lawsuit evolved into a question of whether or not same-sex marriage is legal in Michigan. Judge Friedman struck down the Michigan Marriage Act this March, voted for by a 58 percent majority through a ballot initiative. Friedman declared the ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. “In attempting to define this case as a challenge to ‘the will of the people,’...state defendants lost sight of what this case is truly about: people,” he wrote in his 31-page ruling. After Schuette requested a stay on the ruling, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals granted the stay by a 2-1 majority on March 24, 2014. Though the federal
government announced it would recognize the hundreds of marriages made between the time of Friedman’s ruling and the stay, the state government did not. Law Prof. Julian Mortenson, who is currently working with the ACLU as a cooperating attorney in Casper v. Snyder, said when these marriages occurred, it was unequivocally legal for the couples to wed. Therefore, no matter what happens after they occurred, the state does not have the constitutional authority to take away these couples’ marriages. Though it is difficult to find constitutionality with samesex marriage bans, the future of same-sex marriage in Michigan and in the nation is still uncertain. However, Mortenson said he firmly believes in the legality of the ACLU’s argument in Caspar v. Snyder, saying the law does not allow anyone to take away the rights of people who married validly. “We believe, quite strongly, that bans on marriage equality are unconstitutional and specifically, regardless of whether they are unconstitutional, once valid marriage have been entered into, they can’t be taken away,” Mortenson said.
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RESTAURANT REVIEW
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Tomukun Korean BBQ New restaurant offers a unique and delicious experience By GIANCARLO BUONOMO Managing Arts Editor
Forgive me if the beginning of this review sounds like a personal essay, but then again, eating Korean barbecue is a very personal experience in of itself, seeing that you cook almost all of A your food yourself on a custom Tomukun grill built right Korean into the table. I first went to Barbecue Tomukun Kore- 505 East an Barbecue at Liberty Street the beginning of May, only a week $$$ or two after it opened. The restaurant is adjacent to it’s wildly popular older sibling, Tomukun Noodle Bar, as well as Lab Cafe, turning the trio into the Ann Arbor version of Momofuku, the über-hip Asian food empire centered in New York City. After many attempts to get a table, I finally scored one with five other friends early one evening. Eager to to both experience Korean barbecue, and Tomukun’s take on it, I ordered us a “Combo 2” meat platter, which is six different types of marinated raw meat, accompanied by an assortment of sauces and garnishes. It was a disaster, or at least it felt like one at the time. Six different hands were grabbing at the meat with the provided tongs and snipping off bite-sized pieces with the provided shears. When that proved too slow, some of us resorted to picking large pieces off the tray with our chopsticks and plopping it on the grill. With so many people trying to cook small pieces of meat at a time, the grill was soon lacquered with grease and scorched juice, and we began losing track of what was cooked and what needed more time. People began to jealously guard small squares of pork belly
or short rib, holding chopsticks over them ready to swat away any wandering pair that dared snatch their baby. All the while, the pieces cooking piled up and stuck together as the smoking grill descended into a cross-contaminating, carnivorous clusterfuck. I went home and cried myself to sleep, lamenting my tragic inability to live up to Anthony Bourdain. Okay, I’m kidding about that last part, but my first experience with Korean barbecue taught me a very important lesson: It’s a two way street. Your enjoyment of your meal is dependent on both you and the restaurant, and more specifically, you taking advantage of how well the restaurant facilitates the experience. And I am happy to report, based on subsequent visits, that Tomukun does an exceptional job of facilitating an exceptional experience. Seeing that it’s Korean barbecue, the main focus of Tomukun is the meat — different cuts can be ordered à la carte, or as combo platters. But before your protein arrives, an assortment of little plates called banchan is brought out. Almost all of them are pickled, fermented or marinated vegetables, and they range from the simply delicious (cucumber kimchi), to the funkybut-good (marinated fish cakes), with a few “well, at least I tried it” (long beans with dried shrimp). Either way, these little amusebouches are excellent for priming your palate for the pile of flesh soon to be delivered to your table. When it comes time to eat the meat, your server will turn on your grill, which is a gas flame sunk into the middle of the table, and covered with a perforated metal plate, sort of like a flat colander. When it heats up, they will then take a piece of pure beef fat and rub it on every inch of the grill. This is where my whole “two way street” shtick comes in. Your dining experience will be substantially more enjoyable if you go with one or two people, and cook your meats one a time. The most basicplatter, a “Combo 1,” feeds two to four people, and contains sliced See TOMUKUN, Page 8
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beef brisket, spicy pork, and marinated short rib. By cooking them one at a time, and having only a few people, you’ll be able to savor each one without getting too competitive. I recommend eating the brisket first. The thin slices, which my friend compared to bacon made of beef, are best when lightly seared and then dipped in a little ramekin of salt and sesame oil — it’s a wonderful mouthful of umami. For the spicy pork and short rib, you should cut off small pieces and lay them a few at a time on the grill. Please, for god’s sake, wait until they’re cooked. Commit yourself to this protein power-hour, and you’ll be rewarded with the flavor of charred fat and caramelized marinade that only comes when high-quality meat is cooked over high heat. The included sides (cabbage salad and white rice) and sauces (sesame oil, miso and chili paste) shouldn’t be overlooked either. You really should get barbecue. But if that’s not your bag, the offerings from the kitchen are stellar. For a starter, try the sweet potato noodles, which are like rice noodles but much earthier and chewier, and sauteed with sesame oil, vegetables and beef. For a main course, bibimbop is always a good option. Tomukun’s version is lighter and fresher than most in Ann Arbor, served with fresh bean sprouts and mushrooms, and of course, a runny egg. There’s still much on the menu I would have liked to try, like the “Army Stew” hot-pot, which serves eight people and contains a smorgasbord of cross-cultural items like hot dogs, ramen noodles and rice cakes. But what I did experience, and must take time to complement, is the absolutely superb service at Tomukun. Every server is not only knowledgable about the minutiae of the menu, but also extremely helpful in guiding you through the occasionally confusing, even nervewracking, task of cooking your own food. Going to Tomukun Korean Barbecue for dinner isn’t exactly a relaxing experience. It requires commitment, patience, and even a sense of humor about yourself. It’s expensive, and the wait for a table can be maddening. You won’t pop in for a quick dinner. But that’s not what Tomukun Korean Barbecue is about. It’s an experience — an exciting, new, usually delicious and never boring experience.
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FILM REVIEW
New ‘Maleficent’ still just a fairytale Adaptation of Disney classic well-made, but doesn’t reinvigorate fairytale movies By KAREN YUAN Daily Arts Writer
“Maleficent” is a fairytale. It may be a reinvention of the classic “Sleeping Beauty” (1959), Bbut the bones of it Maleficent are still the stuff of castles, magic Walt Disney and dramatic Pictures orchestral scores. There are things Rave and to expect in this Quality 16 type of story. What I mean is that “Maleficent,” directed by Robert Stromberg (from the world of production design; this is his directorial debut), is riddled with clichés, but that’s not exactly a bad thing. The movie tells the story of Maleficent (Angelina Jolie, “The Tourist”) – how’d you guess? – from Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty,” and why she cursed the infant princess
Aurora. Once an innocent girl with a pure heart, she was betrayed by King Stefan (Sharlto Copley, “Oldboy”) and becomes vengeful and cruel. The rest of the story is a tale of redemption, forgiveness, the meaning of good and evil, blah blah blah. “Maleficent” ’s plot is so predictable that the Mayans could have foreseen it. Luckily, the weight of this story doesn’t lie in its plot, but in its production. It’s clean, unsubtle filmmaking that exactly fits its genre. A fairytale requires tradition, formality, and a poetic cohesiveness, which the film delivers. The first true love’s kiss in the movie, later proving to be false, is silhouetted and in shadow. The second true love’s kiss is a scene awash in bright lighting and sun because the love is real this time. Another contrast occurs between Maleficent’s reaction to betrayal and Aurora’s (Elle Fanning, “We Bought A Zoo”) – Maleficent immediately goes for vengeance while Aurora forgives. It’s tidy symmetry. Maleficent and Aurora are foils of the most primitive, basic sense – one in black, one in white; one representing the past, one the future. This sort of storytelling is exactly the type for children before bedtime, with clear
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messages and simple poetry. Symmetry occurs again and again in “Maleficent.” A young, trusting Maleficent eagerly says, “Come out!” to Stefan, who is hidden in foliage. Years later, a young, trusting Aurora eagerly says, “Come out!” to Maleficent, who is hidden in foliage. Both are children smiling at the one who will or has unmade them. Stefan kneels to plead to Maleficent when she visits him in revenge, and Maleficent kneels before Stefan when he readies to kill her many scenes later. Both characters bitterly exclaim
“True love doesn’t exist!” at different moments, and both characters’ faces are half-covered in darkness as they slowly descend into violence and hatred. Stefan’s face is most obvious about this – watch the lighting changing from the moment he decides to betray Maleficent to even after the deed is done. The ending of “Maleficent” attempts to subvert the fairytale genre a la Disney’s last blockbuster “Frozen” (2013). I won’t spoil anything, but I will tell you that the subversion feels tired. Expected. Anti-climactic. Only there because
it’s trendy and hip and another banner feverishly waving for House Feminism. Am I giving too much away? The thing is, despite a potentially refreshing trope inversion in the name of girl power, every female in “Maleficent” is still romantically attached to a guy. Their major character points revolve around romance. In the context of the rest of the film’s traditional, ye-oldefairytale atmosphere, a new spin almost feels forced – and it doesn’t help that one of the side characters literally looks into the camera to clarify the twist.
TV REVIEW
‘Suits’ premiere Season premiere provides reliable entertainment and character chemistry By ALEX INTNER Daily Arts Writer
There’s something to be said for television that is purely entertaining. It’s not particularly great, but each B+ episode is competently made, Suits there’s an interSeason 4 esting story Premiere week to week, and, above all, USA watching each Wednesdays at episode is fun. 9 p.m. starting This is the type June 11 of television
that USA Network tries to offer. None of their series do this as well as “Suits.” Over the course of three seasons, this show has developed into a highly entertaining, well-oiled machine. While it’s not telling revolutionary stories or offering anything that’s hugely worthwhile, it’s still good television, and in this case that’s enough. At the end of last season Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams, “Orphan Black”) left Pearson Spektor for an investment banking firm to escape the possibility that him being a fraud wouldn’t be revealed to anyone else. The premiere follows through on this cliffhanger, creating a new status quo where Mike and Harvey Spektor (Gabriel Macht, “The Good Shepherd”) work on different sides of the same case. It does a lot of the expositional heavy lifting, setting up the dynamics that
the season will follow, with Mike and Harvey working on different sides of a business fight. What results is a refreshing change in dynamics. Instead of digging deeper into its premise and reusing the same ideas from the previous three seasons, it puts a twist on the show’s central relationship and concept. Putting the mentor and the mentee on opposite sides of the fight isn’t uncommon, and “Suits” doesn’t bring much to differentiate it from others. Instead, the series relies on Macht’s and Adam’s abilities to sell it. The two actors have fantastic chemistry, which makes their scenes fun to watch. Not only do they both communicate their characters’ mutual respect, they each bring their character’s feelings to the forefront (with Harvey wanting to protect Mike and Mike wanting to earn Harvey’s respect). This illustrates what makes this show enjoyable: watching this cast interact. At this point, any character from Pearson Spe-
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ktor can be thrown into a room with another and it will be a strong scene. This is especially true for the characters of Jessica Pearson (the impeccable Gina Torres, “Firefly”) and Donna Paulsen (Sarah Rafferty, “What if God Were The Sun”). Each scene the two share together peels back
a new layer in their partnership and friendship. Ultimately, despite the amount of exposition and the familiar storyline, the season premiere of “Suits” features the fun character interactions from a great ensemble that lead to it being the perfect summer diversion.
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Baseball: Report Card By ZACH SHAW Daily Sports Writer
The final opinion of Michigan baseball’s 2014 campaign is completely in the eye of the beholder. There was a second consecutive winning season, the first 30-win season since 2010 and an underclassman core that looks to lead the program for years to come. But there were also excruciating losses in every way imaginable, another season middling in the Big Ten and a sixth straight failure to make the NCAA Tournament. The Daily makes sense of the highs and lows of the season, handing out final grades for the Wolverines. Offense: BThe bats proved to be the Wolverines’ biggest weakness most of the season. Hitting just .256 as a team and scoring just 4.42 runs per game, the offense wasted many solid pitching efforts — nine of Michigan’s 29 losses came when the
team allowed three runs or fewer. There were highlights, of course, as the Wolverines tacked on 10 hits or more 16 times and piled on 18 runs against Northwestern on May 3, and ranked second in the Big Ten with 81 stolen bases. But when it came down to it, the inability to keep innings alive (Big Ten-leading 355 strikeouts) or score against top pitching (just 2.92 runs per game in series-opening games) led to Michigan’s demise. Defense: B Freshman outfielder Jackson Lamb made SportsCenter with his diving catches, sophomore Jacob Cronenworth flashed the leather all over and juniors Eric Jacobson and Kyle Jusick solidified the right side of the infield with zero errors in 439 chances. The Wolverines were solid on defense for much of the season, tying for fourth in the conference with a .972 fielding percentage. But the errors Michigan did make proved to be costly. Five errors in its opening doubleheader
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The Michigan baseball team won 30 games for the first time since the 2010 season.
Feb. 14 caused the Wolverines to blow leads in back-to-back losses. Three late-game errors cost Michigan a game against Minnesota April 4. And six errors committed against Notre Dame on April 9 marked infamy unlikely to be matched by any Wolverine team past or future. Pitching: AMichigan’s greatest strength, the pitching staff, was third in the Big Ten with a 3.21 ERA and tallied 30 more strikeouts than any other team. Showing the ability to contain even top offenses, the Wolverine pitchers kept their team in many games it had no business being in. The freshmen led the way, going 12-3 with 2.73 earned-run average in 112 innings. In total, Michigan will return its top nine pitchers in earned-run average next season, providing promise for another strong year on the mound. Overall: B This team was not expected to win a national title, nor was it expected to be below .500 until May 11. Consistency proved to be a major problem for the Wolverines, but the talent showed up frequently enough to tie for fourth in the Big Ten. The expectations will be higher with another top-20 recruiting class and up to 27 of 32 players returning next season. But for now, being the fourth-best team in the Big Ten can only be seen as a minor disappointment.
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MLB DRAFT
Baseball prospects await draft fates Szkutnik, Bourque, Glines top juniors with draft hopes Thursday By BEN FIDELMAN Daily Sports Writer
As the Michigan baseball season comes to an end, the program is going to have to face a nagging issue: Which draft-eligible players are going to leave to play professionally? Including graduating players, there are 16 members from the 2014 team that could be selected in the MLB Draft, which takes place on Thursday. Eligible players include graduating highschool players, those who have completed their junior season in college and players that have used four years of eligibility. Michigan’s top prospects to leave early are junior left-hander Trent Szkutnik and junior righthander James Bourque. Each has qualities that stand out in big-league systems, but they will have to weigh the pros and cons between returning for their senior years and starting their professional careers. Szkutnik is believed to have the highest draft potential. Boasting a low-’90s fastball, a bevy of offspeed pitches and a stellar pickoff move to first base, he started some games this season in front of more than 10 scouts. He put up a solid 3.38 earnedrun average and led the Wolverine pitching staff on a late tear to finish with a 3.21 team ERA. Accompanying his on-field results were visible leadership traits on a team that was short of senior leaders. The other pitcher who is getting attention from scouts is Bourque. Scouts knew his name coming into this season after he struck out 53 hitters over 58.1 innings in his sophomore campaign. This year, his ERA went down by nearly a point, and the strikeout rate held fairly constant. With a fastball topping out at around 96 miles per hour, Bourque’s is considered one of
the top arms in the program. Another possible loss for the Wolverines’ roster is center fielder Jackson Glines. The junior posted a .332 batting average, which was the best on the team and good for seventh in the conference. This was his first year playing Division I baseball after he transferred to Michigan from Fresno City College before this season. As the threat of losing key players from this year’s fifthplace team in the Big Ten looms, the Wolverines have to begin to look toward next year. On the mound, Michigan will return at least three of its four starters from the Big Ten Tournament, including the rightylefty freshman combo of Keith Lehmann and Brett Adcock — which combined to go 11-5 with a 2.82 earned-run average with 93 strikeouts in their first season. Joining them will be sophomore left-hander Evan Hill, who rounds out a weekend trio. If Szkutnik decides to return for his senior season, all four will combine to form a solid rotation heading into the 2015 campaign. In relief, the Wolverines bring back their top nine pitchers in earned-run average and will reintroduce junior right-hander Matt Ogden to the staff. Ogden, who missed the entire season due to injury, led the 2013 squad with an 8-1 record and a 2.28 earnedrun average. In the field, things look equally promising. The only starter graduating is catcher Cole Martin, and Glines is the only other position player who might enter the draft. That leaves 14 players who appeared in at least 20 games, and roughly 80 percent of total offense will be back next year. After the draft, there will be a better picture of what the roster will look like next season, as it will be clear which players will be leaving for professional ball along with the announcement of the incoming recruiting class.
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Highlights from the 2014 softball season By MAX BULTMAN Daily Sports Writer
When the 2014 season began, feelings on the Michigan softball team could have been described as “Women’s College World Series or Bust.” In the end, the Wolverines didn’t make the Women’s College World Series, but they weren’t a bust, either. The Daily looks back on some of the best memories and performances from 2014. MVP: Sierra Romero The sophomore shortstop entered the season already boasting a Big Ten Player of the Year award and a spot on the preseason All-America team. Romero made sure to end the season with far more, earning nods as an AllAmerican, finalist for National Player of the Year and Big Ten Player of the Year, the latter for the second straight year. She had the nation’s secondhighest batting average, .491, and led the country in on base percent-
age at .633, all while smacking 18 home runs and 72 RBI. But Romero’s real value to the team was her knack for coming through when it seemed no one else could, with the plays only she could make. Michigan coach Carol Hutchins lauded Romero for her “swag,” admiring the way Romero carries herself at the plate, in the field and in the locker room. Best win: Regional final over Arizona State No one would have blamed you if you buried your face when Arizona State catcher Amber Freeman hit what appeared to be a walk-off homer to beat the Wolverines in the regional final. But, if you did, you missed senior center fielder Lyndsay Doyle’s leaping catch at the wall that sat atop SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays for days to come. Doyle said assistant coach Bonnie Tholl told her to “jump the wall” just moments earlier, and she followed the advice, rising up to end the game and propel Michigan into the Super Regionals.
That catch came minutes after sophomore outfielder Sierra Lawrence and senior designated player Taylor Hasselbach hit back-to-back home runs to tie the game and take the lead, respectively. Worst loss: 10-2 loss at Illinois The Wolverines found themselves in plenty of mercy-rule contests this season, but only once were they on the wrong side of one. That came on April 25, when lowly Illinois trounced Michigan, 10-2, in six innings. Driesenga started the game in the circle, but gave up six runs on nine hits in 3.2 innings before yielding to Wagner, who wasn’t any better, giving up five hits and four runs in 1.2 innings of work. From the plate, the Wolverines were just as bad, mustering just five hits themselves, two of them off the bat of Romero. The game was indicative of a larger struggle Michigan was facing, part of a streak in which it lost four straight series openers to conference foes. While no confer-
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Sierra Romero was Big Ten Player of the Year for the second straight season.
ence loss was a good one, this flop against a bottom dweller has to be considered the worst because of the lopsided drubbing Michigan received and the hopelessness it exuded in the final innings. Top freshman: Megan Betsa With two strong junior pitchers returning in right-hander Sara Driesenga and lefty Haylie Wagner, pitching was far from a concern for the Wolverines entering the
season. That didn’t stop Betsa from earning a significant chunk of playing time. Betsa finished the year 18-4, posting a 2.25 ERA and a teamhigh 150 strikeouts in 130.1 innings pitched. Though she struggled with confidence and composure early in the season, Betsa worked hard, sometimes on her days off, to earn her playing time. She threw a no-hitter against Detroit and ultimately beat out Driesenga for the No. 2 slot in the rotation.
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Grading the Michigan softball team in 2014 By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor
The 2014 Michigan softball season opened with a 4-0 seventhinning lead that turned into a 9-4 extra-inning loss against the eventual national champions. It closed with a walk-off home run in the deciding game of the Super Regionals. In between, there were 22 run-rule games, 21 of which the Wolverines won and many of which could have been a lot more lopsided if Michigan wanted to run up the score. But the season still had a flair for the dramatic. The Daily breaks down how they stacked up overall. Offense: A Michigan’s most effective unit this year played a large role in its success. The Wolverines were among the best nationally in every category: fifth in batting average, second in on-base percentage,
ninth in scoring and 16th in slugging. They had speed, with senior slap hitters Lyndsay Doyle and Nicole Sappingfield setting the table at the top of the lineup. And they had power, with sophomore shortstop Sierra Romero and senior designated player Taylor Hasselbach leading the team in home runs. Michigan lost five times in the last three weeks of the regular season, and in those losses, it scored just 13 runs. But after splitting the Big Ten title with Nebraska, the Wolverines heated up again, moving to the brink of the Women’s College World Series. Defense: AMichigan’s defense made the most significant strides from last year, when it was the team’s weakest unit. Of course, the biggest highlightreel play was the one that ended up on the highlight reel — SportsCenter’s Top 10. With two outs in the
seventh inning of a decisive regional game, senior center fielder Lyndsay Doyle made a leaping catch at the wall to rob a would-be gamewinning home run. The Wolverines finished eighth in the nation in fielding percentage and will return three full-time starters in the infield next year. Pitching: B+ At times during the first half of the season, this looked like Michigan’s strongest unit. Junior lefthander Haylie Wagner kept her earned-run average under 1.00 for most of the season, returning to top form after an injury limited her down the stretch last season. Late in the season, however, the pitching was not on the elite level it needed to be. Wagner carried the load and was solid, but in the end, she couldn’t match zeroes with Waldrop in the deciding game, a 4-2 loss. For most of the season, the Wolverines’ staff of three good pitchers was their strength: They
usually started one game each weekend and kept them fresh. In the NCAA Tournament, Michigan needed one to step up and be on top of her game, and none of them truly was. Final Grade: B+ When Michigan brought back seven starters plus Driesenga, last year’s ace, from a team that went to the Women’s College World Series last year, expectations were high. For most of the season, the Wolverines lived up to them. They knocked off five ranked teams in the nonconference season and strung together a dominant 20-game win streak that put them in the driver’s seat in the Big Ten race. But then they stumbled a few times. A loss to Minnesota in the Big Ten Tournament final shipped them off to Tempe, Ariz. for the regional round of the NCAA Tournament. There, Michigan took care of business, winning two one-run
elimination games to advance in thrilling fashion. But they couldn’t get further. Shut down by Waldrop to the tune of two runs in two games, Michigan’s season ended in Tallahassee, Fla. Though it featured many highlights, the Wolverines took a step back from last year, leaving some business unfinished in 2014.
BY THE NUMBERS Michigan Softball
7
Consecutive Big Ten titles won, including this year’s split with Nebraska.
2
National rank in on-base percentage, led by Sierra Romero, the individual leader.
4:37
Total game time of the two Super Regional losses that eliminated Michigan.
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LeVert, Bielfeldt recovering from offseason surgery By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor
After the Michigan men’s basketball team lost three top players to the NBA heading into this sea- NOTEBOOK son, junior guard Caris LeVert is one of the only returning key contributors. Couple LeVert’s length, shooting skills and defensive ability with what should be an increased role next season, and the expectations are sky-high. But first things first: LeVert must recover from offseason surgery to repair a stress fracture in his foot. LeVert will miss the Kevin Durant Skills Academy from June 27-29, but barring a setback, he should be ready to go for the team’s trip to Europe in mid-August, said Michigan coach John Beilein at a press conference Tuesday. “Obviously the surgery was a success,” Beilein said. “With some of our players, we thought he is such a grinder and he is in that gym so long that we didn’t want to take any chances. We expect him to be full go probably by the beginning of August, if not sooner.” Though Beilein won’t be able to prevent such injuries from occurring in the future, he’s taking LeVert’s injury as a guide to dealing with such bumps moving forward. “It’s going to happen with some people now and then, and it does happen, a stress fracture in the foot,” he said. “We are really being cautious, and it’s the right thing to do.” The only other player limited by injuries is redshirt junior forward Max Bielfeldt, who had hip surgery after the season ended. He will be out for most of the summer, but Beilein said the current plan is for him to be back for the Europe trip. In his absence, the thin Michigan frontcourt — which lost Mitch McGary to the NBA, Jordan Morgan to graduation and Jon Horford to a transfer — will be even thinner. Though the injury might inhibit the plans Beilein had for Bielfeldt for the summer, it also enables Beilein to perhaps better acclimate
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Caris LeVert is expected back from foot surgery by early August, if not sooner.
incoming freshman Ricky Doyle and redshirt freshman Mark Donnal to his system. “Ricky (Doyle) and Mark Donnal are going to get a lot of meaningful minutes over the summer,” Beilein said. “If Max isn’t back on the trip, (it’s) really good for them.” WHEN IN ROME: Beilein provided more details on the team’s trip to Europe, which will begin Aug. 15. The team will be gone for eight days and play four games in Italy. With such an inexperienced team, Beilein expects improvements out of several players. The Wolverines lost four key contributors plus McGary, and just two players — Bielfeldt and junior guard Spike Albrecht — have more than two years of experience. “Max hasn’t had that type of time,” Beilein said. “Spike hasn’t had that much time, so I think it’ll give us a great time to start at ground zero and build everything up again. Obviously some will be ahead of (others), but there’s not veteran seniors and a young class. Everybody’s pretty young.” Beilein has worked with sophomore guard Derrick Walton Jr. about taking over more of the scoring load this season with three starters gone. He also believes sophomore guard Zak Irvin could make a similar improvement to what Stauskas did last year, expanding his game beyond perimeter shooting into a penetration
“It’ll be a tremendous opportunity for us to bond.”
game. Per NCAA rules, the team has not traveled to Europe in four years. In 2010, when the Wolverines took a trip to Europe in the summer, they made the second round of the NCAA Tournament the following year after missing out on the postseason the previous year. “We’ll do some things on the trip such as room the freshmen with upperclassmen,” Beilein said. “(We) try and teach our culture wherever we can. There’s no cell phones working, there’s going to be limited access to Internet, it’ll be a tremendous opportunity for us to bond.” A FRESH START: For the third time in four years, Michigan’s leading scorer departed early for the NBA, so the Wolverines will again look to a deep freshman class to contribute. This time, however, the rebuilding process could be slower — each of the previous two, Michigan won the Big Ten the following season. In addition to forward Kameron Chatman, who played in the Jordan Brand Classic game and will try out for Team USA’s U18 team next week, the Wolverines have other recruits looking to make an early impact. The Wolverines added guards Aubrey Dawkins and Muhammad Ali Abdur-Rahkman late in the process after they lost players to the NBA. Beilein also didn’t rule out the possibility of adding another player with the last open scholarship he has available. He didn’t mention names, but West Virginia transfer Eron Harris has Michigan on his visit list.
Graham Glasgow will appear in district court June 16 for his pretrial hearing.
Reports: Glasgow blew .11 after OWI At least seven others in car with him, including volleyball player By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor
Redshirt junior center Graham Glasgow was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated on March 15, landing him a suspension for part of spring as well as the team’s opener Aug. 30 against Appalachian State. But there’s a little more to that story. According to a police report obtained by the Detroit Free Press and Ann Arbor News via a Freedom of Information Act request, Glasgow was driving a Chevrolet Suburban around 8:30 p.m. on March 15 near State and William Streets. He blew a .11 bloodalcohol concentration at the scene and a .13 at the Ann Arbor Police Department Security Datamaster room, both above the legal limit of .08. Glasgow told the police he’d had five Natural Light beers since 3 p.m. He failed multiple sobriety tests at the scene. He could not concentrate when asked to retrieve a number of items, stum-
bled when walking and could not stand on one leg. Items were falling out of the trunk while the car was moving. “(Ann Arbor police officer Patrick) Maguire could immediately smell an overwhelming odor of intoxicants coming from the driver,” the report stated, according to the Ann Arbor News. At least seven other passengers were in the car, more than the number of seatbelts. Glasgow was pulled over by Maguire when he allegedly noticed that senior volleyball player Lexi Dannemiller was in the passenger seat, not wearing a seatbelt and hanging out the window screaming at pedestrians. Dannemiller, 20, was charged with a minor in possession of alcohol and possession of a fraudulent ID, that of fifth-year senior rower Emily Idoni. Glasgow was in Ann Arbor District Court on Monday for his pretrial hearing. At the request of his attorney, John Shea, the hearing was adjourned until June 16 so that a housekeeping matter could be resolved. He was dismissed on a $1,000 personal-recognizance bond and cannot leave the state or consume alcohol until his hearing. Former left tackle and 2014 NFL Draft pick Taylor Lewan will also have his pretrial hearing for two charges of aggravated assault and one of battery that day.