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Students join pres. for holiday festivities With those left on campus in mind, Schlissel hosts first Thanksgiving in A2 By EMILIE PLESSET Daily Staff Reporter

While campus may have seemed very quiet over the weekend, the President’s House on South University Avenue was buzzing with Thanksgiving festivities. University President Mark Schlissel invited about a dozen students who stayed on campus during Thanksgiving Break to celebrate the holiday with him and his family. Many of these students had obligations on campus or are originally from places far from the University. Education junior Hugo Lawton, an Australian international student, said the dinner allowed him the opportunity to celebrate Thanksgiving, which he otherwise would not have done. “It was a great way for all of us, who would have otherwise been sitting in our room all

week, a great way to feel very included in the holiday and have a chance to celebrate with people,” Lawton said. Though many of the students did not know each other prior to the dinner, Lawton said the president made everyone feel welcome, adding that he was surprised by the dinner’s informal atmosphere. After dinner, Schlissel gave the students a tour of the house. “It felt like a family Thanksgiving dinner,” Lawton said. “It didn’t seem like the president has been forced to host a Thanksgiving dinner and cater for some kids. It seemed like he was really interested in being there and really very interested in what we were studying and what’s going on in our lives.” Prior to dessert, and in the spirit of Thanksgiving tradition, everyone at the table shared what they were thankful for this year. Schlissel also asked the students to share something they like about the University that they don’t want him to change. Lawton said he enjoyed hearing Schlissel speak candidly and reflect on his first semester See HOLIDAY, Page 3A

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Running back Drake Johnson ran for 74 yards and two touchdowns on 15 attempts, sparking an offense that found success against one of the nation’s best teams.

Greg Garno: Saturday shows what ‘M’ could have been After season filled disappointment, Wolverines briefly meet expectations COLUMBUS — It began with Devin Gardner, the fifth-year senior quarterback, throwing an early interception. He hung his head the same way he always has as he rushed off the field to the Ohio State marching band piped in through the speakers. It ended with Drake Johnson, the sophomore running back, shaking his head in disbelief as he handed in his helmet to a man-

ager one last time this season, all while fans heckled him from the concourse of Ohio Stadium. Saturday’s game began and ended in the pain you had expected and dreaded for a week. But somewhere, right GREG in the mid- GARNO dle, for 28:27 worth of game time, there was everything you had dreamed this team could be. After it had failed to do so for much of its season, Michigan had finally “executed.”

It ran an offense that rushed the ball well with a running back corps that was three deep. When it didn’t, it turned to its quarterback, who escaped pressure by scrambling to the outside. He was capable of handling pressure and making throws to his No. 1 wide receiver, just as the fifth-year senior had been projected to do. The Wolverines scored points, stopped one of the nation’s best quarterbacks in J.T. Barrett, and, for 28:27, their performance was everything you had hoped and dreamed it could be. You forgot about the 5-6 record, the blowout in South Bend, the rain-soaked nightmare against Utah and whatever that

was against Northwestern. You forgot about Joe Bolden’s stake, Dave Brandon’s resignation and Mark Schlissel’s candid remarks about the role of athletics on campus. You forgot, because you saw what the Michigan football team could have been. You saw Michigan coach Brady Hoke smile, wearing his sunglasses as he high-fived Jack Miller after the Wolverines grabbed the lead. Maybe you smiled, too. Michigan could have been a team, which, stuck on its own fiveyard line, ran the ball to Johnson enough to create space to throw. It could have been a team that See SPORTS, Page 3A

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The interior of The Apothecary on South University on Monday.

At its regularly scheduled Monday meeting, the Ann Arbor City Council will consider resolutions regarding city liquor licenses, extensions of wastewater contracts with Scio Township and updates to the city’s document policies under Freedom of Information laws. Approval of liquor license for Miya restaurant The Council will hear a resolution requesting the approval of a liquor license for Miya, a Japanese restaurant located at 715 N. University Ave., formerly the site of Sushi.com. The motion received unaniSee COUNCIL, Page 3A

Village Apothecary steeped in tradition, history Despite South U. changes, pharmacy remains a constant By EMILIE PLESSET Daily Staff Reporter

Wedged between Underground Printing and Rendez Vous Café, the white storefront of The Village Apothecary, an independent, family-owned

drug store, has occupied 1112 S. University Ave. for the past 84 years. Since 1930, the pharmacy — the word ‘apothecary’ hearkens back to ancient medical professionals — has changed ownership four times. Originally founded by Frederick Stegath, the store was called “Stegath’s Drug Store” for its first seven years until Stegath’s death in 1937. Oscar Carlson soon after bought the store and renamed it

“Carlson Pharmacy.” It wasn’t until Fred Kreye bought the pharmacy in 1964 that the store was given its current name. Ann Arbor resident Garry Turner currently owns the The Village Apothecary. Turner said while the South University landscape has changed over the years, the store has remained relatively unchanged. When Kreye owned the Apothecary, there were gas See APOTHECARY, Page 3A

Report shows number of HIV/ AIDS cases rises in Washtenaw County By SHOHAM GEVA Daily Staff Reporter

In recognition of World AIDS Day, several businesses in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti will temporarily host a mobile testing site for HIV on Monday through the HIV/AIDS Resource Center. The World Health Organization estimates 35 million people suffer from AIDS worldwide. Estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put the number of Americans with HIV at more than 1.1 million, and in a June interview, Leon Golson, HARC’s director of prevention

programs, said the number of cases in Washtenaw County for individuals aged 13 to 29 was on the rise. HARC will travel to Walgreens on Washtenaw Avenue in Ypsilanti at 9 a.m., followed by a visit to Harmony House Motel at noon. The day will end at the Safe Sex Store — also known as S3 — in Ann Arbor from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The theme of this year’s World AIDS Day is “Focus, Partner, Achieve: An AIDS-free Generation.” S3 owner BethAnn Karmeisool said the events play an important role in creating open discussions regarding sex that include individuals of all identities. “This is the mission that S3 has always stood for,” Karmeisool said. “It’s important to provide a sex-positive environment for all people regardless of age, race, See S3, Page 3A

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State rep. pushes for inclusion the plan will sweep the country” because of opposition from universities. 20 years ago this week (Dec. 6, 1994) A mass e-mail message described as “very racist” by Randy Frank, Computer Aided Engineering Network director, was sent to the roughly 10,000 Engineering students on the CAEN listserv. The message asserted that the federal government gives money to groups including individuals with low IQs, young parents, “homosexual ‘performance artists’” and Russian refugees.

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It was sent from the e-mail address of a student at the University of Texas at Austin, but UT officials said the message was a result of hacking. “It’s not a matter of anyone here doing anything suspicious,” said Charles Warlick, director of the Computation Center at UT. CAEN Administrative Manager Jack Love said messages like the one sent out were not uncommon. “Unfortunately, these things have gotten common enough that people are pretty blasé about it,” Love said. “But we’re disgusted by this behavior.” — SHOHAM GEVA

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State Rep. Perry Bullard (D– Ann Arbor) said he was planning to introduce a bill early in 1986 to provide at least one seat for students on each of the governing boards for state universities. The proposal aligned with a then-ongoing push by Michigan Student Assembly president Paul Josephson to guarantee student representation on the University’s Board of Regents. Bullard refused to speculate about the bill’s chances, but he did acknowledge that there was a chance it would face difficulties; the change would require an amendment to the state’s constitution. Bullard said it was “doubtful

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Followng a three-day visit to Turkey, Pope Francis spoke against stereotyping Islamic culture and religion. The pope also urged Islamic leaders to publically denounce terrorism to further help dispel stereotypes, Reuters reported Sunday.

Despite a strong performance from quarterback Devin Gardner Saturday, the Michigan football team lost to Ohio State, 42-28, dropping to 5-7 on the season. >> FOR MORE, SEE SPORTSMONDAY

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Ohio State football player found dead near campus 22-year-old student-athlete dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound

dark Sunday evening and no one answered when a reporter knocked on the metal door. A few coffee mugs holding what could have been some small plants were on the window sill of the darkened two-story, gray clapboard home with black shutters. Christmas decorations could be seen on some surrounding apartments. The site was within a mile fo the university’s student union building and about a half block from High Street, the main artery of the campus. Karageorge’s parents filed a missing-person report Wednesday evening, and his mother, Susan Karageorge, told police he has had several concussions and a few spells of being extremely confused, according to the report. She said that at about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday he texted a message that cited the concussions and said, “I am sorry if I am an embarrassment.” University athletic officials

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A missing Ohio State football player who disappeared shortly after sending a text message about his concussions was found dead Sunday, apparently of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. Police tell media outlets the body of 22-year-old Kosta Karageorge was found near the campus after a search since he went missing Wednesday. The senior defensive tackle from Columbus had last been seen at his apartment in Columbus, when his roommates said he left to go on a walk. Sudoku Syndication The body was found within a couple hundred yards of Karageorge’s house. The house was

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said they were grieved to learn of Karageorge’s death. A former Buckeyes wrestler, he joined the football team as a walkon this season. He has played in one game and was among two dozen seniors slated to be recognized at the final home game Saturday against rival Michigan. The Buckeyes won, 42-28. During halftime at the No. 16 Ohio State men’s basketball game against James Madison in Columbus, pictures of Karageorge were MATILDE CAMPODONICO/AP shown and an announcement Tabaré Vázquez, presidential candidate for the ruling Broad Front party, celebrates in Montevideo, Uruguay on Sunday. was made urging people with any information to contact police. Defensive lineman Michael Bennett said afterward that Karageorge missed practices and that teammates started getting nervous Thursday. The team’s physician, Dr. Jim Borchers, has said he could not 2005-2010, immediately called This time around, Mujica’s comment on the medical care of on the opposition to join him in popularity and a strong econohttp://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ student athletes. a national accord to deal with my helped propel Vazquez into The player’s sister, Sophia the key issues of public security, office, where he is now seen as Karageorge, told The Columbus health and education. the candidate of continuity, not of Dispatch that he apparently was “I want to be able to count on change. upset, and roommates said he all Uruguayans, but not so that Javier Silva, an operator at went for a walk, dressed in black they follow me but so that they a state electrical plant, said he from his hat to his boots. MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay guide me, accompany me,” said voted for Vazquez because he “We’re very concerned that (AP) — Ruling party candidate Vazquez in his victory speech. thinks the country is doing well. he’s not himself and that he Tabare Vazquez easily won UruSunday’s win marked a rever“The economy is rising. The maybe doesn’t know what’s going guay’s presidential election on sal of roles for Vazquez, who country isn’t anything like it was on,” she told the newspaper. Sunday, returning to power a left- shook up Uruguayan politics 10 or 20 years ago, when it was in She said after each concussion leaning coalition that has legal- when he became president his decline,” said the 35-year-old. he followed trainers’ instructions ized gay marriage and moved to first time, peacefully ending 170 Monica Centurion, a 51-yearand received proper care but “his create the world’s first state-run years of two-party dominance. In old official at a state hospital, said repercussions from (concussions) marijuana marketplace. his first presidential campaign, she backed Lacalle Pou because have been long-term or delayed.” The runoff vote had drawn Vazquez promised changes that she worried about crime. She said he was without his international attention because would “shake the roots of the “It was for his proposals, espewallet and his motorcycle. Vazquez’s rival, center-right trees.” But he governed as a rela- cially to improve public security, Coach Urban Meyer described candidate Luis Lacalle Pou, had tively cautious moderate, avoid- which is the principal issue,” she Karageorge as a hard worker and promised to undo much of the ing the constitutional changes said describing why she voted for an important player in practice. plan to put the government in and polarization that have shak- him. In an interview with The charge of regulating the produc- en countries such as Venezuela. Lacalle Pou is the son of anothMichigan Daily, McClellan said tion, distribution and sale of marHis popularity on leaving er ex-president, Luis Alberto she wants to incorporate social ijuana on a nationwide scale. office paved the way for the Lacalle Herrera, who governed science knowledge into natural Lacalle Pou, 41, said late Sun- election of his successor, cur- from 1990 to 1995. science research to alleviate pubday that he had called Vazquez rent President Jose Mujica, a During his campaign, he critilic confusion over the results scito concede and “wish him great former guerrilla known for his cized the marijuana plan, saying entists present in their findings. success” after three exit polls humble lifestyle and straight talk. he would shut down the state“We are trying to publish showed him losing by a more Both men belong to the Broad run pot market, while allowing something in the scientific jourthan 10-percentage point margin, Front coalition, which has been domestic cultivation of the plant. nal that says trying to pay attena defeat seen as saving the pot in power for a decade and has Polls show that despite its intertion to the context of how your plan from possible extinction. passed laws backing same-sex national popularity, most Uruideas are being understood,” she Vazquez, a 74-year-old oncolo- marriage, marijuana and other guayan oppose the marijuana said. gist who was president from social issues. laws and want them repealed.

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SPORTS From Page 1A utilized its best wide receiver to get in front of defensive backs, as junior Devin Funchess did twice, and pick up a first down. It could have been a team whose quarterback, when no other option was available, scrambled to find room. A 95-yard drive caught you by surprise, just as it caught Hoke by surprise. He pumped his fist like you pumped your fist, and you thought that maybe, even if you didn’t have a reason to, this was the Michigan team you wanted to support. “It’s a beautiful thing,” Hoke said, “when you see a 95-yard drive. That was neat.” You forgot about the painfulness of the season when, on the next possession, after receiving a pitch, Johnson stopped, turned around six yards behind the line of scrimmage and lofted a pass to an open Gardner. And you laughed because it worked, and

APOTHECARY From Page 1A stations, four drug stores and a movie theater on South University. Turner said when he would shop at the Whole Foods on Washtenaw Avenue, there used to be a photograph hanging on the wall depicting Vietnam War demonstrations on South University. “You see all the people in the street carrying signs and in the background you see this store,” he said. “It looks exactly the same in the front. It’s probably the only store on this street that hasn’t changed.” Although it is no longer in use, Kreye used to operate a soda fountain and sell beer and wine in the store’s basement. After 30 years of running the pharmacy, Kreye sold the Apoth-

it hadn’t been tried yet, and you knew what Michigan could have tried it at any other point. You didn’t think about how angry you were with Brady Hoke and how much you clamored for a new coach in the 28:27, because the team you had expected to see all along enthralled you. As Hoke paused in his press conference, he stuttered over his words and forgot about the questions on his future and his impending conversation with Athletic Director Jim Hackett, just like you forgot in that moment. Those 28 minutes and 27 seconds didn’t erase the sting that came with losing the third straight in the rivalry and missing out on a bowl game. They can’t erase the image of Hoke and Gardner looking up at a scoreboard at the same time during the final minute, with a hand on their hip to see all that could have been come to fruition. “Would we like to be that way?” Hoke said. “Yeah, we’d like to be like that all the time. Have

ecary to Turner in 1994. Now Turner manages the store and pharmacy with the Apothecary’s administrative assistant, Debra Cook, and a close-knit staff. Both Turner’s and Cook’s children have worked at the store, and family pictures line the wall in the back of the pharmacy. Throughout its history, the Apothecary has built up a community of loyal customers, with some patrons supporting the store since the 1960s, Turner said. He said the personal relationships he is able to foster with his costumers keep them coming back. “Typically they’re surprised at the service we can provide and how prompt we are and what we’re willing to do to help them out,” he said. “Which brings most of them back all the time.” The store has also built a relationship with the University and its students. Cook said Turner

News we been? No.” But was this the type of team Michigan could have been? “Yeah. Absolutely,” said Jake Ryan. Then, in the 28th second, the Buckeyes marched 81 yards down the field, running for 30 yards until they decided they would pass instead. They stopped the Wolverines on the next three possessions, built up a 21-point lead and ruined any hopes of making the game close. So you remembered what Michigan has been, and it was the same feeling you had before the game as you had after it. It was irritating because it had been missing for nearly all of this season. It was maddening because those 28 minutes took so long to arrive, yet lasted so briefly you didn’t get to savor them. It was painful because you saw it taken right out in front of you. But, damn, it was fun. Garno can be reached at ggarno@umich.edu and on Twitter @G_Garno.

has made the pharmacy more college-oriented since he bought the store by hiring students, carrying items for students and creating more personal relationships with them. She said he knows hundreds of his customers by their first names. “People are our family,” Cook said. “The people that come in — they know us, we know them, they know our stories, we know theirs, they know our kids, we know theirs. It’s like home; there are times we’re here more than we are at home.” Turner works with many students and faculty from the College of Pharmacy, some of whom work there their entire four years on campus. Turner usually takes on at least one University student intern in the Apothecary each semester. “The store has just been here,” Turner said. “And I’m always here. I’m here every day.”

Black Friday weekend slows as allure decreases Online shopping sees increase as Americans become more tech-savvy Black Friday fatigue is setting in. Early discounting, more online shopping and a mixed economy meant fewer people shopped over Thanksgiving weekend, the National Retail Federation said Sunday. Overall, 133.7 million people shopped in stores and online over the four-day weekend, down 5.2 percent from last year, according to a survey of 4,631 people conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics for the trade group. Total spending for the weekend is expected to fall 11 percent to $50.9 billion from an estimated $57.4 billion last year, the trade group estimated. Part of the reason is that Target, J.C. Penney, Macy’s, Wal-Mart and other major retailers pushed fat discounts as early as Halloween. Some opened stores even earlier on Thanksgiving. All that stole some thunder from Black Friday and the rest of the weekend. Still, the preliminary data makes retailers worried that shoppers remain frugal despite improving employment and falling gas prices. Matt Shay, the trade group’s CEO, said he thinks people benefiting from the recovery may

not feel the need to fight crowds to get the deepest discount on a TV or toaster. And those who feel like the recession never ended may not have the money and will stretch out what they spend through Christmas. And shoppers are still feeling the effects of high food prices and stagnant wages. “While they’re more optimistic, they’re very cautious,” Shay said. “If the deals are not right for them, they’re not going to spend.” Bottom line: Expect more deep discounts, all season long. “Every day will be Black Friday. Every minute will be Cyber Monday,” he said. That could be what it takes to get shoppers to open their wallets for the holiday shopping season, which accounts for about 20 percent of annual retail sales. Besides economic factors, people are becoming more discerning when they shop. Armed with smartphones and price-comparison apps, they know what’s a good deal — and what’s not. Kimani Brown, 39, of New York City, was among the Black Friday defectors. After four years of braving the crowds, the sales failed to lure him out this year. “I consider myself a smart shopper. And it’s not as alluring as it used to be,” Brown said. “It’s a marketing tool, and I don’t want to be pulled into it.” He also said the frenzy pushed him to overspend, and he paid the price in January on his credit card statement.

Instead, he said he will look online Monday, the online shopping day often called Cyber Monday. Some who went shopping on Thanksgiving felt they were doing it against their will. Cathyliz Lopez of New York City said she felt forced to shop on the holiday. “It’s ruining the spirit of Thanksgiving,” the 20-year-old said Thursday. “But I was checking all the ads, and the best deals were today.” The National Retail Federation is still predicting a 4.1 percent increase in sales for the season. That would be the highest increase since the 4.8 percent gain in 2011. Some stores and malls had reason to be optimistic. Dan Jasper, a spokesman at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, said customer counts are up 5 to 6 percent for the fourday weekend. One plus: Shoppers were buying more for themselves, a sign of optimism. “They felt confident in the economy,” he said. CEOs at Target and Toys R Us said they saw shoppers not just focusing on the doorbuster deals but throwing extra items in their carts. Macy’s CEO Terry Lundgren told The Associated Press on Friday that he’s hoping lower gas prices will help spending. “There’s reason to believe that confidence should continue to grow. That should be good for discretionary spending,” he said.

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COUNCIL From Page 1A mous approval from the city’s Liquor License Review Committee, which determined that Miya met all state and local requirements to receive such a license under policies of the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority. Among these, Miya was required to demonstrate “measurable contribution to the community” and at least $75,000 worth of investments into developing the property within the last five years. Though liquor licenses must be approved by the city, they may be bought and sold by commercial ventures once issued. In Ann Arbor, these licenses can fetch as much as $60,000, as they are a major source of development for local businesses. Extension of Wastewater Treatment Agreement with Scio Township The Council will hear a reso-

S3 From Page 1A orientation, socioeconomic background, to come to a safe environment to receive correct and consistent information about sexual health, and World AIDS Day is another important day in our calendar year that we can encourage people to be responsible for their health.” For S3, Monday’s visit kicks off a week of activities centered around HIV and AIDS awareness that include extra in-store testing on Thursday — in addition to the

HOLIDAY From Page 1A on campus. “It was really significant to hear how welcome he feels in the community,” Lawton said. “He

lution to extend agreements between the city and Scio Township that has permitted Scio to use Ann Arbor’s wastewater treatment systems for the last 30 years. The agreement originally allotted Scio up to 2.05 million gallons of sanitary sewage per day, but Scio has historically used about half of that amount. The resolution therefore also dictates that the contract “should be revised and restated to define the relationships, rights and obligations of the City and Scio Township going forward.” If approved, the agreement would extend the contract to 2024 and provide an option for extension in 10-year increments to 2044. The resolution noted that while Scio has expressed interest in continuing the agreement, the township has also secured land for the construction of its own treatment plant.

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resolution that would instruct City Administrator Steve Powers to “renew his efforts” to revise and update the city’s policies regarding its public documents. As a public body, the city must make certain documents available under the Freedom of Information Act. The policies under which these documents would be released have been under revision since early 2013. Dave Askins, editor of The Ann Arbor Chronicle, which ceased publication in September, provided the Council with detailed feedback regarding proposed changes in March. Additionally, FOIA revisions at the state level have been under discussion since 2013, though the resolution acknowledges that neither the city nor the state has moved forward in approving any revisions. The resolution calls for the city’s FOIA policy to increase transparency and for the establishment of FOIA officers for both the city and Council. It also calls for changes to the appeal process and waived fees for media outlets.

testing the store usually provides weekly — and free cookies and condoms Friday through Sunday. Karmeisool said the store provides testing, as well as other events, to help build a sex-positive environment in the area. “There’s an automatic stigma that’s put on being a sexual being,” she said. “What the whole process of my company is, and why I find it very important to be on Central Campus, with not blocked out windows, and have it an all ages store … is because I want to try and normalize the whole thought process of being a sexual being. It can be fun, we can have fun with

it, but it’s who we are innately, no matter how we identify, but yet there’s still stigma to it.” She added that in Ann Arbor, people aren’t always aware of the potential for HIV to affect their lives. “I think that the culture is very accepting, but I think that people are a bit ignorant when it comes to risk,” Karmeisool said. Throughout the week, the store will also collect donations for the Wat Opot Community, a Cambodian orphanage housing about 60 children and adults who are living with HIV or have lost parents due to HIV.

feels like we’ve embraced him and his family so warmly; that’s what he said he was thankful for.” At the dinner, Schlissel said he hopes to create a tradition of inviting students to his home to celebrate Thanksgiving.

During Welcome Week, Schlissel met students and served ice cream at his home. During her tenure, former University President Mary Sue Coleman opened her doors to trick-or-treating students on Halloween night.

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ast Tuesday night, in response to the grand jury decision the day before not to indict former Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson on charges pertaining to the shooting of Michael Brown, more than 1,000 students and community members congregated on the Diag to hold a vigil for the deceased, and to protest unjust racial politics and police violence as systemic problems facing the nation. After leaders from various AUSTIN student organizations gave DAVIS speeches condemning the inaction of the grand jury as deplorable, a march through downtown to Ann Arbor City Hall ensued. On the steps of City Hall, speeches drew parallels between that night’s protests and those of the 1960s, classifying the current movement as a continuation of that era’s Civil Rights Movement. Protest leaders called on participants to wholeheartedly take action in fighting racial injustice, rather than merely sharing on social media that they’d attended the rally. Activism, they implied, is much more than mediated, surface-level interactions via the Internet. What exactly does it mean to be an activist in this generation? Attending protests, picketing causes deemed abhorrent or garnering thousands of signatures for a petition were called activist measures by previous generations; but are such actions alone relevant to the technology-driven ideals of this generation? Social media and the Internet as communication technologies have the power to inform, persuade and mobilize citizens as previous calls for action never could. Whereas the organization of a vigil of last Tuesday night’s scale may have taken weeks in the past to accomplish, currently, a Facebook event invite made it salient across other social media platforms and attracted thousands overnight. Once at an event, today’s protesters can cover the events themselves by live-tweeting or snapping photos to upload to Facebook, effectively taking the power of narrative appeal away from larger media conglomerates. To this extent, a protest is made up of everyone who’s physically there, along with everyone who’s following the event on the Internet. Although armchair activism may not be as invigorating as actually attending a protest, the results can be just as — if not more — impactful.

After all, Edward Snowden drew the attention of millions to invasive practices of government espionage through Internet leaks and remote interviews with journalists, effectively calling into question the morality of the American government and its adherence to its own Constitution. He did all this without stepping foot in a rally. Organizations such as the Human Rights Campaign have also embraced the mobilizing potential of social media — its revamped red and pink logo, released in the spring of 2013 in conjunction with Supreme Court hearings regarding California’s Proposition 8, had been seen by over 9 million people and was shared over 77,000 times in the course of a day, according to one report. It would have been completely infeasible to garner such a show of support for a cause by more traditional means of grassroots campaigning alone. Amidst evidence of Internet activism, it’s not right to demean Facebook posts and tweets about a particular cause as lesser than more traditional shows of protest. While sharing an article or posting a status could be considered arrant nonsense with no basis in fact, so too can reasons for protesting or rallying, regardless of the caliber of the event. Menial displays of support aren’t reserved for the Internet alone. In evaluating what it means to be an activist in today’s society, one shouldn’t diminish the resources available with which to catalyze change. With the same logic, in defining what it meant to be an activist in the past, one shouldn’t glorify all actions taken by our predecessors. In Detroit, during the summer of 1967, the city erupted in protests against police brutality; during a four-day span, many died, hundreds were injured and uncontrolled looting and vandalism ravaged the city. By perceiving these actions as having been efficacious in igniting change — by perceiving such movements as activist in nature — many in Ferguson are engaging in similar activities. Taking to the Facebook page or blogosphere, in comparison, are peaceful means of protest that have the potential for tenable change. That being said, activism today shouldn’t be about merely emulating the actions of those who came before. Rather, they should be about taking traditionalist definitions of what it means to act and reforming them to be more conducive with current ideals of a productive, educated and peaceful society. — Austin Davis can be reached at austchan@umich.edu.

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Dow Chemical, questionable donor A remarkable event occurred Saturday, Nov. 15. Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers presented the results of their research on a myriad of sustainability issues — a subject that couldn’t be more relevant for our age. But amid the interesting and important projects presented, a coterie of protesters (for the sake of transparency: us) pointed out deeper practical and philosophical issues associated with the event’s funder, the Dow Chemical Company. Dow has and continues to be engaged in activities of questionable (a stronger word might be relevant) sustainability — indeed, of questionable (a much stronger word would be relevant) morality. As the last company willing to produce napalm to horrendous effect on humans in Vietnam, still willing to produce the well-known toxin Atrazine and recently having pressured the Environmental Protection Agency to approve a new product that will result in the spraying of 2,4-D (one of the chemicals used in Agent Orange — also produced by Dow — for terrorism in Vietnam), we called for the audience to reflect on the nature of the funding source. Through distributing informational flyers across campus a week before the event, handing out a fact sheet at the event, unfurling a couple of banners calling out Dow on its prior and current crimes against the environment and humanity and posing questions at the event, we confronted Dow’s “sustainability” representative. It should be noted that our protest was not against the work of the Dow sustainability scholars. On the contrary, we applaud the fine work they are doing. Rather, our concern is with the past and present actions of one of the world’s worst actors on the sustainability front and the image that represents for the University. Serious sustainability researchers now have part of their résumé tainted with the label “Dow Sustainability Fellow,” which is certainly not useful in seeking some employment opportunities. Why is it that Dow funding carries with it the obligation to be called a Dow

fellow? If Dow is, as it claims, simply concerned with solving some of the world’s pressing sustainability problems, why insist on burdening the recipients of its funding? In the past, fellows were called “Graham Sustainability Fellows” after the Graham Institute. What is wrong with that title? Or is Dow simply concerned with purchasing some of the University’s legitimacy? Such questions call into view some even bigger issues. Why are folks who are interested in doing sustainability research forced to go to the dark side for money in the first place? Why, in turn, is the University forced to get into bed with notorious criminals? The answer, as known by everyone from the University President to the incoming first-year undergraduate, is that the University is, in practice, no longer a public institution. As part of the great “conservative” move — if you call destroying public education conservative — beginning with the Reagan/ Thatcher era, state funding for higher education has, by now, effectively disappeared. Therefore, students, faculty and researchers are forced to seek private funds to support what used to be thought of as activities in service of the public good and thus worthy of support from the public at large (which is to say the government). Students (and student researchers) are forced to seek money in every available nook and cranny from loan sharks (banks) to criminals. Yet, is there absolutely no limit on who should fund us? Perhaps the leaders of Los Zetas wish to donate some money? Perhaps the American Nazi party would like to help fund our Jewish Studies program? The KKK, our African American Studies program? Certainly there are limits to what we will endorse by accepting their money. Do criminal elements like Dow deserve our endorsement? And is it simply irrelevant that the fellows doing such fine work must be saddled with the Dow label? Maybe the University can give us an answer. This viewpoint was written by Science for the People.

hile many were en route back to their hometowns to celebrate a Thanksgiving at home, the phrase “Black lives matter” began flooding campus Tuesday night in light of the recent Darren Wilson verdict. The selfidentified vigil was a space that encouraged a peaceful protest RENNIE with aggressive PASQUINELLI discourse, including signs that promoted justice for Michael Brown, Aura Rosser and other Black individuals targeted by police violence. Participants of the vigil chanted, “Hands up! Don’t shoot!” “What do we want? Justice! When do we want it? Now!” and “Hey hey! Ho ho! These racist cops have got to go!” These words wafted through the Diag, and eventually made their way over to the Michigan Theater. The student-organized vigil is an example of a protest done well. Unfortunately, protests that take the form of riots perpetuate negative, untrue stereotypes of an entire race. Although not everyone participating in violent riots are Black, these expressions of public opinion in the Darren Wilson and Michael Brown case are often viewed negatively and attributed to race. Peaceful spaces for expression, whether it is through words, art, posters, etc., present opportunities to pull the existence of police violence against Blacks out of the shadows. Protests that are occurring as a result of the decision not to indict Darren Wilson are the pathways to justice. It is clear that burning down

businesses reflects the opposite of what these protesters want: peace. Vigils and protests that recognize the necessity of nonviolent activism and discourse are the demonstrations that the common person can learn most from, and where revolution can truly take place. Violence has the ability to draw attention to causes, especially when change is necessary. But nonviolence often allows demonstrations to gain legitimacy and credibility. Undoubtedly you have heard the reference to Martin Luther King, Jr. before, and the best ways to summarize his feelings toward the utilization of peace is in his quote: “Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.” Peaceful demonstrations following the controversial ruling in the Darren Wilson case have exposed issues that have previously been considered taboo topics. You probably noticed that the only subject people discussed on Facebook after the decision was announced was police violence toward Blacks. For me, this was one of the first times this issue had been discussed this much, even after the Trayvon Martin shooting. These types of discussions are more likely to happen and keep happening if buildings are not burning down left and right. This type of violence only propagates the likelihood that people give up having civil discussions of race. There are problems, however, with the way a majority of people are discussing such issues. I read at least five Facebook posts where individuals took an opinion on Darren Wilson’s verdict that said something along the line of him being a “racist pig.” This is not how one should address such a serious issue.

There is no concrete evidence proving that racism was a contributing factor in the shooting. Although it is easy to see why racism may have played a large role in the shooting of Michael Brown, there are other ways to argue this point without an unverifiable ad hominem attack. Trying to gain credibility with these types of arguments almost always proves to be hard, especially because people with power (i.e., white males) have problems grasping concepts of white privilege. American society is propped up by the privilege of a specific race — white. And the way that the criminal justice system can sustain the power of white people is easily seen in the shooting of Michael Brown. There are ways to critically analyze the situation surrounding Ferguson, as well as any other Black civilian shooting done by a white police officer. Explaining your opinion with warranted claims is the best way to eradicate the frustrations stemming from others’ inability to empathize with your opinion. Stating Darren Wilson is a racist pig will not help you critically engage in arguments that you are trying to make, nor will saying Michael Brown deserved to get shot. The reason there is so much frustration between individuals with conflicting views isn’t because people can’t hold conversations about these issues, but because of the way each side presents their arguments. Whether these arguments take the form of an aggressive and overly biased Facebook status or violent protests, alternatives to these forms of expression have a much stronger ability to promote revolutionary change. — Rennie Pasquinelli can be reached at renpasq@umich.edu.

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My single story Stereotypes are a fascinating part of everyday life. We grow up learning things according to our stereotypes and schemas. We learn that squares have four sides, so whenever we see a square we remember that it has four sides. However, we often forget that a square may also be called a rectangle or a rhombus. We also grow up learning stereotypes about people. We learn that Black men are angry, sex-crazed, and dangerous. Stereotypes, while usually negative, are simply a conundrum of misinformation and ignorance. Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie adds that stereotypes are unfinished. She left her audience speechless during her TED Talk when she said, “The single story creates stereotypes and the problem with stereotypes is that they are not untrue, but they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.” That is why I say that stereotypes are “fascinating,” not evil or horrid, because they derive from ignorance and generalizing; they are incomplete. The danger is in seeing a man who is yelling and cursing at someone and labeling all Black men as angry. The danger is in viewing the actions of a “reality” television star as promiscuous and labeling all Black men as sex-crazed. The danger is in seeing a Black man stealing from someone in your neighborhood and labeling all Black men as dangerous. And those stereotypes are definitely incomplete; the stereotypes limit one’s capability to see Black men as versatile beings that are as complex as the interworking of the solar system or, to fall in line with my original analogy, as complex as geometry. Growing up as a young Black boy, being tough — being “hard” — had already been ingrained in me by society, upheld by perceived stereotypes, as the most important thing that we could be. We are socialized to play sports, have girlfriends — have sex with them, don’t wear pink, wear your pants low, don’t listen to Beyoncé — only lust after her, make fun of the gay kid who will eventually become one of your best friends,

don’t cry, don’t you dare cry, don’t ever cry, especially don’t cry. Even as a young boy, I struggled with being tough. I wanted to be tough, but I just couldn’t do it. I was ashamed. I didn’t know that a Black boy (or a man, which is what I was trying to be) could be anything less than the stereotypes that society labeled us. I felt ashamed that I didn’t like sports. I felt embarrassed that I enjoyed playing dress-up. I felt guilty that I never got into fights, even though I was enrolled in karate. I felt that I was never good enough. In order to be good enough to meet the requirements of being a young Black man, one must have male friends. I have always found it easier to interact and develop relationships with girls/women; so naturally, most of my friends for my life have been girls/women. At 19 years old, after telling my father that I was going to my best friend’s younger sister’s birthday party at the mall, he responded, you know that you’re not a girl, right? Of course, I do, Dad, I said as I chuckled. Then why don’t you act like it? It stung more than my father could imagine. It hurt because I knew that hanging out with women as friends was not what young men did. We had sex with them. I knew that being into Broadway, ballets, and Beyoncé was not what young men were supposed to do. We made fun of the gay kids that liked them. I knew that being a young Black man meant that I had to be manlier than my white counterparts (it wasn’t until later that I learned that it was because of the perceived hypersexuality and the perpetuated homophobia of the Black male body). My actions did not align with what was expected of me, as a young, heterosexual Black man. I knew that I wasn’t good enough, but I couldn’t help who I was. I felt different, abnormal, and inadequate as a man — as a young Black man. I was never like my father or brother. I was never like

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Thank you, Devin Gardner TO THE DAILY: I am a long-time resident of Columbus, and although I graduated from another school (Purdue), I have become a strong Ohio State football fan. Unlike most of the rhetoric you hear during The Game week, I have no bad feelings about the University of Michigan. In fact, I know it to be one of the premier public academic

universities in the country, right up with University of California Berkeley, University of Virginia and Illinois. I want you to know that I was very touched by the words and actions of your team’s quarterback, Devin Gardner, in the kind and articulate way he demonstrated his concern over the injury sustained by Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett during the game. He is a gentleman, a class act, a man that the entire University

my male friends in high school, who could sit around and talk about sports, rap music and having sex. I felt judged based on my intersecting identities of race and gender. Black and male stereotypes culminated resulting in my many insecurities. The insecurities that for far too long overshadowed my decisions. The insecurities that forced me, as a young Black man, to feel uncomfortable with who I was instead of being proud of who I was going to become. The insecurities that subsided the moment that I decided that people would either have to accept who I am or get out of my way. The insecurities that collapsed when I realized that gender expression does not equal sexual orientation. The insecurities that ended when I realized that my Blackness supersedes any and every stereotype. And while at times it does define my decision making, my insecurities ended when I accepted that my Black maleness, as important as it is to me, was not going to define my interests, friends, or who I was trying to become, because as a Black man, I can be whomever I want to be. So here I am today, listening to Whitney Houston’s “You Give Good Love,” saying “eyebrows on FLEEK,” agonizing over the state of the Detroit Tigers, helping my friends pick out their outfits for Black Homecoming, loving a beautiful Black woman, and I am still a Black man. No amount of persecution or ridicule will change that. No amount of prejudice or discrimination will ever change that. And no amount of pressure from society to conform will ever change that. I may not fit the mold that society has designed for me, but I for damn sure, regardless of my interests, friends or expression, always have been and always will be a Black man. And nothing will take that away. Michigan in Color is the Daily’s opinion section designated as a space for and by students of color at the University of Michigan. To contribute your voice or find out more about MiC, e-mail michiganincolor@umich.edu.

community — and, indeed, the state of Michigan — can be proud of. What he did and said, and the manner in which he did both, will be the memory of that game that will remain with me. Congratulations on having such a person as your football team’s leader. In the end, that kind of result trumps wins and losses, big time. Bill Hood Resident of Columbus, Ohio

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‘Penguins’ impresses with surreal animation

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On its surface, “Penguins of Madagascar” is another frantic joke-a-minute (closer to joke-aB second) kiddiePenguins of comedy following in Madagascar the footsteps of the Rave 20 and Quality 16 borderline schizophrenic DreamWorks “The Lego Movie.” Complete with beatyou-over-the-head metaphors, frequent unfunny pop-culture references and one-note characters, “Penguins” could well have been little more than a franchise cash-in, exploiting its most popular comic relief characters to just sell some merchandise. Fascinatingly, it feels less like a corporate circle-jerk and much more like a labor of love. The passion here is most evident in the wonderful animation. Even more than in the previous “Madagascar” films, the animation is sharp, gorgeous and fluid. The Penguins’ computer-generated movement strays from the still-based-in-reality standard of modern animated fare like “Frozen” and “How to Train Your Dragon” and instead chooses to emulate the more surreal hand-drawn shorts (think early “Mickey Mouse” and “Popeye”) from the very beginning of animation. Objects and characters in “Penguins” are protoplasmic in form, and they are allowed to dance and flow across the screen in whatever fashion the director sees fit. The Octopus villain in particular is animated with a stunning amount of variety

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and free-form creativity. “Penguins” ’s freedom of movement combines with a non-chronological editing rhythm to pace visual gags with near-perfect delivery. In contrast with the film’s pop-culture-based, one-liner humor, the Penguins’ visual antics are vaudevillian in nature, and the animators expertly draw from key rules used by early screen comedians like Chaplin and The Marx Brothers. Echoeing Chaplin in particular, the Penguins have a dysfunctional relationship with their environment. One moment, they could be using it to their utmost advantage, twirling and jumping between commercial passenger jets with ease. The next, everything in their environment proves an obstacle or a deterrent, as they haphazardly goof around in a top-secret base. The nature of the environment in “Penguins” expertly serves the film’s humor The characterizations of each animal character lack substance, as they’re all basically parodies of existing spy-movie tropes, but the excellent voice acting from each cast member (with the exception of a serious waste of Ken Jeong, famous for the “The Hangover” films) partially makes up for it. Joining

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An open letter to Frank Ocean By RACHEL KERR Daily Arts Writer

Dear Frank, The day after Thanksgiving, I was still recovering from my turkey-induced stupor, sprawled out on my couch, scrolling through my Twitter feed, and — behold — I see you’ve dropped a new track! Leave it to you, Frank, to remind me how much better you are than everyone else, releasing new music when the rest of us are still a little buzzed on tryptophan. This new track of yours, “Memrise,” is the first solo stuff we’ve seen from you in two years, since the release of the still-bangin’ channel ORANGE in 2012. After Def Jam Records released that album, and after it earned a spot on countless “Best of 2012” lists, and after you won a Grammy for Best Urban Contemporary Album, you promised you’d come back. And while I trust you, it’s a little unfair how you’ve been toying with me since. I don’t know how much longer I can wait for your next effort. I’m getting impatient. I hope that by uploading the new track to your Tumblr, you’re teasing that your follow-up is close. The problem is that “Memrise” sounds more like an interlude than actual content. While the lyrics satisfy, per usual — “I memorized your body exposed / I could fuck you all night long / from a memory alone” is nasty — the delivery is more reminiscent of a poetry read than an actual song. And, it’s only 2 minutes long. It leaves much more to

At its halfway point, “Gotham” has proven itself an entertaining show, but several glaring flaws continue to make watching C+ it frustrating. By hiding some of its Mid-Season weaknesses Finale and focusing on the show’s Mondays at 8 p.m. strengths, the mid- FOX season finale, “Lovecraft” brings an aboveaverage end to a flawed beginning — but sweeping dirt under the rug can only do so much. Opening with the attempted assassination of Selina Kyle (Carmen Bicondova, “Battlefield America”) at the home of Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz, “Touch”), “Lovecraft” gives butler Alfred Pennyworth (Sean Pertwee, “Elementary”) a standout moment. Facing three killers, Alfred just kicks ass. Pertwee’s rough-around-theedges portrayal of the famous butler has been one of the strengths of the show so far; he’s a character with purpose, unlike several others in the show. Selina and Bruce’s escape into the city allows the two to interact more. The pairing, introduced in the last episode, brings a new approach to the famous relationship between the future caped crusader and femme fatale. However, character development has been inconsistent. Bruce has been relatively well-explored, showing hints of the crazy determination that creates a superhero. On the other hand, Selina is the victim of writers who feel the need to drop notso-subtle hints of her future, practically saying, “Look! She

be desired from you, the artist who brought us masterpieces like “Bad Religion” and “Pink Matter.” Though I love the sound of the piano overlaid with your synth-like vocals on the track, I need more from you, Frank. You told us the album was basically done in, like, April. Billboard projected the release of the untitled project for this fall, but with 2015 quickly approaching, I’m starting to lose hope. I heard Pharrell Williams, Tyler the Creator and Danger Mouse are all supposed to have spots on the record. In August, it was also confirmed you were working with the likes of Hit Boy and Rodney Jerkins. But, to me, that only means one thing: the album still isn’t done. I understand that perfection takes some time, but you’ve left me with little to hold on to. One can only unsuccessfully hit the high notes on “Thinkin Bout You” so many times before shit just gets sad. Your track with Earl Sweatshirt on Doris (“Sunday”) was one of the best on the album, and you can’t ever go wrong collaborating with Beyoncé, like you did on her 2013 self titled album with “Superpower.” But I want some solo stuff, Frank. This hiatus has gone on for way too long. I miss you. I’m lost without you. Release your new album. Please. At least tell us when it’s dropping. The silence is deafening. Sincerely, A Desperate Fan Who Knows Every Word To “Super Rich Kids”

the usual penguin cast (the mostly unknown DreamWorks mainstays Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights and Conrad Vernon) are the superb-as-always Benedict Cumberbatch (“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”) as the leader of a secret alliance of animal spies, and John Malkovich (NBC’s “Crossbones”) as the diabolical Dr. Octavius Brine, a revengehungry octopus disguised as a mad scientist. While its animation and voice acting are near perfect, “Penguins” has yet to break away from some of the more egregious kid-movie sins that DreamWorks films have consistently committed. The film, like many in the “Ice Age” franchise, plays the onscreen death of animals for humor too often for a kids’ movie. There also is far too many jokes that are thrown in for the adults. Disney films have managed to be interesting and heartwarming to all ages since the beginning; why does DreamWorks insist on including throwaway popculture references that the kids won’t get? The “How to Train Your Dragon” series has found its own brand of noncynical warmth; it’s time the other DreamWorks franchises followed suit.

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only drinks milk … like a cat.” It doesn’t help that she insists on being called Cat. This obvious explication weighs down other characters, too. The most egregious is Riddler-to-be, Edward Nygma — “He likes riddles, get it?” The attempt by the police to find the children remains standard fair for “Gotham.” One of the series’ greatest shortcomings is its procedural element. Cases have been far too easily resolved not because of good police work, but just some luck or chance. Then there’s Harvey Bullock’s (Donal Logue, “Sons of Anarchy”) trump card, “I’ll go talk to Fish Mooney (Jada Pinkett-Smith, “Hawthorne”),” which is used far too often as a go-to crutch. “Lovecraft” reduced these deficiencies by pairing up Harvey and Alfred, two of the more enjoyable characters. “You’re pretty handy for a valet,” says Bullock. “Butler mate. I’m the butler,” Alfred asserts. “Gotham,” show more of badass Alfred, please. “Gotham” ’s strength is still its exploration of the city’s criminal underworld. The simmering unrest in Carmine Falcone’s (John Doman, “The Wire”) organization has emerged as the primary focus. At the center are the Penguin’s machinations (Robin Lord Taylor, “The Walking Dead”). The Penguin’s rise from low-level criminal

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to Falcome’s trusted eyes and ears has been laden with backstabbings (figurative and literal) and lies, which led to the series’ strongest episode so far in “Penguin’s Umbrella.” Taylor brings a certain demented joy to the future crime lord who delights in his deceptions. The focus on “Gotham” ’s strengths makes for a better episode but draws attention to the flaws that have hobbled the show since day one. The relationship between protagonist Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie, “Southland”) and Barbara Kean (Erin Richards, “Breaking In”) is the most blatant example of screenwriters trying to force an ill-conceived pairing on an ambivalent audience. The show is trying to hinge the audience on the relationship, but Barbara is one of the worst written characters on television right now. The character is indecisive and barely exists outside of her relationship to Jim. Same goes for obligatory love triangle member Renee Montoya (Victoria Cartagena, “Salt”), a vice detective whose only role is telling Barbara, “You deserve someone better” and standing in Jim’s way out of spite. The ending of the mid-season shows promise with the cementing of Arkham Asylum as a primary location in the second half, but if “Gotham” doesn’t fix its primary character and writing flaws, its potential will be wasted.

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“Woooooooh!” — George R.R. Martin seeing his creations come to life on the small screen.

By MARA MACLEAN For the Daily

A critique of shows that give their characters an easy out from death By MATT BARNAUSKAS Daily Arts Writer

Spoiler Alert for pretty much every popular television show. Does this sound familiar? A television series’ character, most likely a fan favorite, finds himself cornered. By what? The undead, a dozen or so enemy soldiers, a brutal serial killer ... it doesn’t really matter. Somehow, against all odds, he makes his way out. It’s thrilling, pulse–pounding suspense. But then he keeps finding himself in the same situation and every time he walks out with only a scrape at most. And he owes it all to the magical device called plot armor. Plot armor is the idea that a character is too important, through popularity or plot significance, to be killed off by a series’ writers. Take “The Walking Dead” ’s Daryl Dixon. During the show’s struggling second season, the redneck archer’s character development and general badassery stood out as a bright spot, and people latched on with fans crying “If Daryl Dies We Riot!” The character’s popularity has allowed him to be one of the few survivors that has lasted through every season of the show so far. So far he’s survived: being shot, captured and most recently falling off a bridge in a van. I’m as big a

fan of Daryl as the next but whenever he’s cornered I find myself thinking, “How will he get out?” instead of “Will he get out?” Plot armor can extend to the majority of many horror series cast. “American Horror Story” ’s cast stands as an example. The antholog y series has gathered one of the more impressive casts in television, most protected by plot armor. Suspense in horror lies in whether a character will live or die in a situation. That suspense is shattered when I can pretty much guarantee Jessica Lange will make it to the final episode every season she’s in. This was most egregious in “Coven” when the plot armor was so strong that it raised characters from the dead, killing any sort of suspense along the way. What good is death when it’s easily reversed? Subverting plot armor can lead to effective results. One of the largest draws of “Game of Thrones” is the idea that anyone can die. This was set in stone when Ned Stark’s head was chopped off in the show’s first season. Ned was a character that would typically be gifted with protection, practically being the first season’s central character, but his death served to establish the harsh realities of Westeros, as “Game of Thrones” continuously (and painfully) reminds us. One of the first shows to utilize this subversion of plot armor was “24.” In its first season Jack Bauer had saved a presidential candidate’s life (multiple times), killed an

Eastern European warlord and saved his family … almost. Following the capture of CTU mole Nina Meyers, Jack looks for his wife only to find her dead from a g unshot wound. The fact Teri Bauer was also pregnant served as a final g ut punch to the audience that through the first season had seen Jack find a way to solve every problem he was in. Teri was the traditionally protected wife of the hero. Hell, she was pregnant; you didn’t kill pregnant women back then (at least not until the baby was born – then they were fair game). This set a precedent for “24” — Jack Bauer was the traditional plot armoredhero able to fight his way out of any life-or-death situation but only to see those around him cut down by the brutal world he inhabited. The series never hesitated to kill Bauer’s friends and allies, sometimes to its own detriment. Plot armor isn’t bad when it’s deployed well. As “24” cut down most of its main cast, it found fewer and fewer people for Jack to connect to. Why grow attached to characters if they’re just going to be killed right away? “24” had to introduce new characters routinely near the series initial end and it suffered for it. Thankfully, the series learned the benefits of plot armor before it got to Chloe O’Brian, one of Jack’s few surviving friends. Plot armor is a useful trope for series where death is common, but when used too much, can turn a cast into superheroes instead of actual human characters.

While I am generally attracted to Miu Miu pumps or Zara leopard booties, one unassuming shoe does grab my attention when it pops up around campus. The Chukka boot, made from calfskin or suede, with crepe rubber soles, shines like a beacon of hope among a sea of Timbos and decrepit Vans. The boot is so stylish, yet simple, that I am truly confused as to why every college student doesn’t own a pair. Jack Kerouac immortalized the look of layers of plaid, jean jacket, cuffed 501s and suede Chukkas in his novel “On the Road.” Kerouac and his fellow Beats imparted an effortlessly cool look that does, in fact, stand the test of time. Students are constantly throwing chambray over denim or sporting wayfarers with a beanie sagging behind. If these famous looks endure, why can’t the Chukka boot? The boots fulfill many campus needs with rubber soles that have just enough traction so you won’t wipe out on an icy sidewalk. The comfort level is somewhere between Adidas sneakers and Ugg boots. And the best part, unlike Vans or Converse,

they actually look better with some wear and tear. While many g uys think they have found the answer to a fantastic look with Timbos paired with jeans and a Patagonia, I would urge the male populous to look into a pair of Chukka boots. I shamelessly give ever y man sporting Chukka boots the proper check out in an I-respect-you manner. They, in return, usually shuff le away, scared, but I’m just tr ying to appreciate those who are aware of fashion.

From Kerouac to Kanye to today’s Diag, a stylish shoe. As if my approval was not enough, the boots come in many different price ranges, to suit any f inancial or aesthetic need. For the classic Chukka boot, or one that closely resembles something Kerouac would wear, Clarks “Desert Boot” comes in a variet y of leathers for men

and women. The taupe or oakwood suede make for a f ine-looking shoe that pairs nicely with the small speckling of salt stains at the toe that comes with the winter months. For those who have been on top of the Chukka boot trend and are looking to expand upon their collection, I would suggest the felt option from John Varvatos. According to the Wall Street Journal, this boot falls in line with the felt trend for fall/winter. My personal favorite is an unbelievably dope pair from Golden Goose. They have a chic star patch on them, so of course, they are definitely worth the additional 400 bucks. Finally, the Chukka boot, in all its versatility, has gloriously tapped into the Chelsea boot trend. Rail has generously made a beautiful Chelsea chukka that allows one to emulate Kanye. The boot is as stylish as it was in the ’60s. Whether you associate with the Kerouac or Kanye look, it can satisf y a serious closet and practical need. For optimal presentation, I would suggest dark denim, simple sweater, and suede Chukka boots. Then, you are g uaranteed my utmost respect.

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What we learned Offense surprises, from a 5-7 season but struggles late Lack of turnovers, inconsistent offense lowlights By GREG GARNO Managing Sports Editor

The Michigan football team’s last play of the 2014 season was Ohio State backup quarterback Cardale Jones taking a knee at midfield, then the Wolverines walking off the field to a Buckeye fan yelling, “You suck.” There will be no bowl game, and there was no monumental upset. The season ended, and so did everything that came with it, as expected. Many of the same issues that had persisted for much of the

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season seemed to be solved, but new issues arose in their place. Here are five things we learned from Michigan’s last game of the season. 1. Drake Johnson was Michigan’s best offensive weapon. It wasn’t just that Drake Johnson scored two touchdowns and rushed for 74 yards on 15 attempts. It was that when he didn’t run the ball, the Wolverines were limited on offense. Fifth-year senior quarterback Devin Gardner could make plays, but he was never the playmaker this season. Ever since Johnson’s emergence against Indiana,

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n You suffered through this season like everyone else, yet there’s still reason to believe next year will be better. SportsMonday Column, Page 2B

he has revitalized Michigan’s running game. He paired well with sophomore running back De’Veon Smith and actually drew defenders in when Gardner ran the play action. This season, Johnson rushed for six yards per carry — the most of any running back with more than 40 carries — despite starting just three games. His speed and slashing style made him tough to defend, and his ability to overpower tacklers made it even tougher. After he suffered an injury and left the game in the third quarter Saturday, Michigan running backs rushed for just four more yards. The bulk of responsibility fell on Gardner to pass or run. See LEARNING, Page 3B

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On Saturday, the Michigan football team ended its season with a 42-28 loss to No. 6 Ohio State. Against the more talented Buckeyes, in a game that was expected to be one-sided, the Wolverines put up a fight for much of the game. The Daily examines the good, the bad and the ugly from the rivalry game. The good: The offense looked sharper than it had all year on a 95-yard touchdown drive early in the second quarter to take a 14-7 lead. Fifth-year senior quarterback Devin Gardner rushed for 32 yards on the drive and threw for

40 more, looking spry and agile throughout. Michigan junior wide receiver Devin Funchess was also a bright spot, hauling in seven catches for 108 yards, the first time he has eclipsed 100 yards receiving since the second week of the season. Ohio State’s defense struggled to bring down redshirt sophomore running back Drake Johnson before he was injured midway through the third quarter. Johnson rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries and frequently didn’t go down the first time he was hit. The bad:

Johnson was injured on the second of his touchdown runs, a four-yard score midway through

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the third quarter. He stayed down in the end zone after the touchdown and grabbed his lower left leg. Though Johnson was able to walk off the field on his own power, he didn’t return to the game. Michigan’s defense struggled to stop the run, a task that had been its strong suit. Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott ran for 121 yards and two touchdowns, and quarterback J.T. Barrett scrambled for 89 yards and two touchdowns on 15 attempts. Elliott’s 44-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter put the game out of reach and gave the Buckeyes a 35-21 lead. The score came on a 4th-and-1 situation, and a stop by the Wolverines would have given Michigan a See GOOD, BAD, PAGE 2B

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Despite letdown season, hope springs eternal

f the Michigan football team’s season can be captured in a single moment, it’s the one that occurred with 30 seconds left in Saturday’s loss to Ohio State. Cardale Jones, the third-string ALEJANDRO quarterback ZÚÑIGA who had somehow engineered a game-sealing drive with his legs against the Wolverines’ top-10 rush defense, lined up in the victory formation. Meanwhile, the video board at Ohio Stadium panned to Brady Hoke, arms folded across a Michigan polo with a manila envelope shoved into the back right pocket of his khakis. And here’s the funny thing: Instead of booing or jeering, as Buckeye fans had done all afternoon, they laughed. They laughed and they pointed and they clapped sarcastically. Minutes later, quarterback Devin Gardner sat in the media room near the outskirts of the stadium and put words to a moment Michigan fans have been expecting for months: “It’s the end.” Isn’t it a relief to hear that? But here’s another funny thing: Even in a season of embarrassment and disappointment, Michigan gave us a reason to believe in something truly special. Maybe it began in the first quarter Saturday, when the Wolverines finally targeted Devin Funchess deep. The pass gained 45 yards, and Gardner found Jake Butt on the next play for a touchdown.

GOOD, BAD From Page 1B chance to tie the game. The ugly: On his first pass attempt, Gardner lofted an interception into the arms of Ohio State safety Vonn Bell. The errant pass led to the Buckeyes’ first score of the game.

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Redshirt sophomore running back Drake Johnson was one of many bright spots for the Wolverines this fall, giving fans reasons for optimism for the 2015 season.

Maybe it started during Michigan’s following possession, a 95-yard touchdown drive, or when it answered an Ohio State touchdown with another of its own in the third quarter. Maybe it took until J.T. Barrett fractured his ankle in the fourth quarter and the Buckeyes punted. Suddenly, the Wolverines only trailed by seven with plenty of time to mount a comeback. You believed, didn’t you? It was futile, and you probably knew that, but deep down, you thought maybe there was a chance. Even though you had sat

Though Gardner improved drastically after the interception, things became ugly once again in the fourth quarter. With 3:58 left in the game, Gardner was sacked by Ohio State defensive end Joey Bosa and fumbled the ball. Buckeye linebacker Darron Lee scooped it up and ran 33 yards to the end zone to give Ohio State a 42-21 lead. With the loss, this year’s Michigan team will be the third in the last 40 years of program history to not make a bowl.

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through the brutal losses to rivals Notre Dame and Michigan State, or the bewildering defeats to Maryland and Rutgers, or waited out the two-hour rain delay against Utah, you somehow still had hope. And you’ll have it again during the offseason, regardless of whether Hoke is fired or Jim Hackett becomes the

permanent athletic director or how many recruits decommit. Hope is the beauty of sports and collegiate athletics in particular, where there’s so much annual turnover. Hope will come from Drake Johnson, the redshirt sophomore running back who played like an elusive battering ram against the Buckeyes. It will

Michigan gave us a reason to believe in something truly special.

come from Mason Cole, the true freshman left tackle who held his own against Big Ten defensive linemen. It will come from Jabrill Peppers and Ty Isaac, five-star recruits with untapped potential. Hope springs eternal, even when it shouldn’t, even when you know Michigan might have further to fall before it rises again. Hope gives us a reason to keep caring. Even in something as relatively insignificant as football, it helps us believe that a oncegreat program can rise again. Ohio State fans saw Hoke and laughed. Let them laugh. Better yet, join them, because

5-7 feels a lot better when you think of it as a comedy. It’s just another season, after all. But as you place this painful season in the past, don’t be afraid to believe in the future. Remember 2011, when maybe you didn’t believe in Hoke, but he still won the Sugar Bowl. Remember 2006, when maybe you didn’t believe in Lloyd Carr, but his team started 11-0 and reached the Rose Bowl. Remember 1997, when maybe four consecutive four-loss seasons had worried you, but then Michigan won a national title. The 2014 campaign has ended, which means you can start counting down the months, days and hours until Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, when Michigan kicks off against Utah. Maybe things will be different than they were this fall. The Wolverines will be undefeated when they travel to Salt Lake City. They’ll have an inexperienced quarterback, but veterans at nearly every other position. They’ll have either new coaches or a supporting staff with two-plus years together on the job. Until there’s reason to feel otherwise, why not believe?

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Kile sparking Michigan offense With 30 goals in its last six games, ‘M’ finally above .500 for the first time By ZACH SHAW Daily Sports Writer

Ever since its bye week, the Michigan hockey team has finally started to look comfortable on offense. So has Alex Kile. The sudden emergence of the sophomore forward is one of the many things going right for the Wolverines, who have scored 30 goals in their last six games. They have emerged as the No. 3 offense in the country. That offense was on display for the third weekend in a row Saturday. After scoring 11 and 10 goals in series against American International and Penn State, respectively, five Wolverines combined for six goals in a shutout win. “I thought we got better as the weekend went on, not only because we scored some goals, but we just played better,” said Michigan coach Red Berenson. “We got out of our own zone more cleanly and started to play the right way.” The thought of a highpowered scoring attack was laughable less than a month ago. After putting up just three goals in a series sweep to Michigan Tech on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, Michigan was averaging fewer than three goals per game through seven games, putting them at the bottom of the barrel in the national landscape. “We have a lot of guys that haven’t scored yet, and they’re fighting the puck,” Berenson said immediately after being swept by Michigan Tech. “We’ve got to be better with the puck and without the puck.” To say the least, things have been different since then. Last year’s top scorers — sophomore forward JT Compher and junior forward Andrew Copp — have been a

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Sophomore forward Alex Kile has been a consistent offensive force for Michigan. He leads the team with seven goals.

part of the improvements with recent goals. So has junior forward Boo Nieves, who has already surpassed last season’s goal total of three. Kile has been there all year to create plays, but now — if the past six games are any indication — he’ll have help around him. “I think this game did a lot,” said sophomore forward Tyler Motte, who has added five goals himself. “We found a way to win last night, turned that momentum into a good victory again tonight. It’s kind of a building block that we can use for the rest of the season, as well as the near future.” But the leader of the pack is Kile. The sharp-shooting leftwinger paces the team with seven goals and is starting to realize the potential Berenson always knew existed.

“Alex is used to being a goalscorer,” Berenson said. “He’s used to putting up points and creating offense, and last year it never came together for him. We saw glimpses, but I knew that the real Alex Kile was yet to be seen.” According to Berenson, Kile’s strength has come not from his numbers, but his consistency. While his goal Saturday was drowned out by star performances from other Wolverines, his six other goals came at times when the rest of the team had gone quiet. “He’s gotten off to a great start to this year,” Berenson said. “He’s connected well with Dylan (Larkin) and Zach (Hyman). “That’s the only line that’s been intact since day one. Alex has been a real catalyst on that line, whether he’s making plays or finishing plays.”

“I knew that the real Alex Kile was yet to be seen.”

BY THE NUMBERS Alex Kile

Goals this year in just 12 games, surpassing last year’s season total of four tallies in 28 games.

Points this season, good for a point a game. That’s second-best on the team.

Plus-minus, second on the team behind Zach Werenski. Kile has played on the second and third lines.

Amount of points his line has scored this season, helping to get Michigan above .500 for the first time this year.

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‘M’ ends year with loss By TYLER SCOTT For the Daily

Michigan volleyball coach Mark Rosen didn’t envision his team losing 17 games this season, but he’s coming to terms with that reality after Saturday. The Wolverines fell to Illinois in four sets to end the season, 25-22, 20-25, 14-25, 14-25. Michigan (8-12 Big Ten, 13-17 overall) started the match on the right foot, winning the first set, but the Fighting Illini responded quickly. “We were up two points throughout (the second game), and right toward the end of the match they just pulled ahead of us and kind of pulled away with it,” Rosen said. “I thought that was a little bit of a momentum breaker for us.” Illinois went on to take the next three sets and spoiled any hopes of ending the season on a high note. The Wolverines’ record doesn’t qualify them for the NCAA Tournament, and now they’re forced to reconcile their record as they prepare for next year. “Our expectations next year are going to be through the roof,” said freshman middle blocker Claire Kieffer-Wright. “I think that we’ll be very competitive practicing, as well as very competitive when we step on the court for a game.” Illinois started three seniors, while setter Lexi Dannemiller was the only senior on the floor for Michigan. More notably, four of the six Wolverine starters were either sophomores or freshmen. Rosen knew he was going to have a young team even before two projected starters, both juniors, suffered season-ending injuries. The growing pains have been a source of consternation

all year long and, again, were highlighted in Champaign. The passing and offensive attack that gave Michigan the early lead fell off in the second set and allowed Illinois to draw equal. The Wolverines’ attack had new energy in the next set, running the offense well. But a few spectacular defensive plays and the ability to score in transition kept the Illini on top and made Michigan kills a rare commodity. “We weren’t making mistakes; they were just making great plays,” Rosen said. KiefferWright earned a team-best and career-high 11 kills against the stout Illinois defense, but battling through momentum shifts eventually proved too much to handle. “They started picking up where they were lacking on the

“We’ll be very competitive.”

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Spike Albrecht had an expanded role in Michigan’s win over Nicholls State, since Derrick Walton was out with an injury.

Shots fall as Michigan gets easy win over Nicholls St. By JAKE LOURIM

For the Michigan men’s basketball team, the 72-hour stretch from Sunday afternoon to Wednesday afternoon included, in order: a flight to New York for the Progressive Legends Classic, a 9:45 p.m. tip-off against Oregon, a 10:15 p.m. tip against Villanova and a late-night flight home in time for class Wednesday. If that weren’t enough, the following days would include game planning for Syracuse’s 2-3 zone defense and a home game against the Orange. But for a few hours Saturday, the 3-point shots fell and the offense was run to perfection in an easy 91-62 win over Nicholls State. And for a few hours, there were no worries about the score, the personnel or the experience. Almost everyone played, almost everyone scored and almost everything worked against the Colonels. “Bouncing back was definitely something that we really wanted

to do,” said junior guard Caris LeVert. “We pride ourselves on not losing two games in a row.” In fact, the Wolverines haven’t lost two straight games since back-to-back road defeats at Wisconsin and Michigan State on Feb. 9 and 12, 2013, and they made sure not to let Tuesday’s loss to Villanova send them into a tailspin. This time, the “comeback game,” as freshman forward Ricky Doyle called it, was at home, with the friendly rims at Crisler Center. Michigan knocked down eight of 12 3-point attempts in the first half and used its shooting to roll from there. The two games in Brooklyn were physical, aggressive contests, the kind after which a trap game can be an issue. At times in Tuesday’s loss, Michigan took a beating. LeVert was shoved to the floor on an and-one layup in the second half, and the night ended with sophomore guard Zak Irvin getting stopped at the rim by Wildcats forward JayVaughn Pinkston. The physicality also showed

with sophomore guard Derrick Walton Jr. (toe) and freshman forward D.J. Wilson (knee) sitting out with injuries suffered Tuesday. But there wasn’t even a remote threat of a letdown Saturday. Nicholls State didn’t have the defense to stop the Wolverines, and while LeVert wouldn’t admit Michigan took Saturday’s game more lightly than any other, he was happy to see things run smoothly. “I know I played less minutes than I normally do, so that was good today,” he said. The Wolverines got the bounces they didn’t seem to get in Brooklyn. Junior guard Spike Albrecht — who started in Walton’s place — and freshman forward Kameron Chatman hit back-to-back 3-pointers to kick off Michigan’s 4-for-4 start. From that point, the Wolverines never trailed again. They rode the experience of their junior floor general to an easy rout ahead of Tuesday’s ACC/Big Ten Challenge showdown against Syracuse.

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allowed a late drive, but it would have changed momentum.

until late in the fourth quarter, the turnover battle was a large factor in the outcome. The Buckeyes forced two turnovers, an interception and fumble recovery — which they returned for a touchdown — while Michigan failed to tally a single one. But that wasn’t much different from the way the season played out. This season, the Wolverines forced 10 turnovers — five interceptions and five fumbles — and turned the ball over 26 times themselves. For as well as the defense played this season, it wore itself out by staying on the field too long. Opponents stayed on the field, and if they didn’t reach the end zone, they piled up field goals. It wasn’t a necessity, but it sure could have swung the outcome of close games such as Rutgers, Northwestern and Maryland.

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2. Michigan’s chances of winning were determined in the final two minutes of the first half. With a 14-7 lead, the Wolverines’ defense allowed an 83-yard drive at the end of the first half that tied the game. The Buckeyes ultimately scored on the first drive in the third quarter. Going into halftime with the lead could’ve shifted how both teams called plays. And the same thing happened against Maryland, Michigan State and Minnesota. All three teams scored in the last two minutes of the first half before defeating the Wolverines. That’s not to say Michigan would have won Saturday had they not

3. Doug Nussmeier wasn’t the answer to the Wolverines’ offensive woes. He came from Alabama as the guy who could fix what Al Borges had left. But in his first season as Michigan’s offensive coordinator, Nussmeier’s offense performed worse than Borges’. Last season, the Wolverines averaged 32.2 points and 373.5 yards. This season, they slumped to 20.9 points and 333.0 yards per game. His offense couldn’t score against Notre Dame or put up more than 10 points against Northwestern. 4. Michigan’s defense was good, but it needed turnovers. In a game that remained close

first set, we couldn’t keep up with them and we were a little bit inconsistent both offensively and defensively,” Kieffer-Wright said. “It was tough today in the locker room because this was not the season we anticipated.” Despite the disappointing end, Rosen said next year holds promise, especially considering the team’s steady improvements throughout the season, and the fact that he’ll see most players return a year more experienced. “I’m really proud of this team, I’m excited about the foundation we’re building,” Rosen said. “The culture of this team was really strong.” Rosen is optimistic, but knows he’s losing one of his team’s best players in Dannemiller, who has over 5,000 assists over her distinguished career and was named to the preseason All-Big Ten Team. If the Wolverines are to improve on their 2014 record, her absence next year undoubtedly leaves a hole for Rosen to fill.

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Claire Kieffer-Wright is one of the many weapons returning next season.

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Gardner’s touching gesture By ALEXA DETTELBACH Daily Sports Editor

COLUMBUS — For the last time, Devin Gardner walked off the field with his wing-tipped helmet in hand. There was no more time for heroics or trick plays. Even more painfully, no more chances at Ohio State. For the second year in a row, though not quite like last year, Gardner and the Michigan offense put up a fierce challenge against the rival Buckeyes. But for the second year in a row, it wasn’t enough. “Overall, I thought (Gardner) hung in there, and he was a warrior,” said Michigan coach Brady Hoke. “He ran the ball well, he made some nice throws. I’m real proud of how he represented himself.” This time, though, Gardner’s contributions extended beyond

the game of football. When Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett went down with a fractured ankle early in the fourth quarter, Gardner went to midfield as the redshirt sophomore was being carted off to say a few words in private. “You hate to see any player get hurt, but especially a guy like him — he’s a great guy, a high-character guy, a hard worker,” Gardner said. “It’s like having a little brother out there getting hurt, and I didn’t like to see that. So I just let him know I was praying for him and to keep praying and that everything will be all right.” It was sportsmanship fans should be used to seeing from Gardner, a finalist for the CLASS award, and it was a touching moment in a bitter rivalry. And it was far from

“I’m real proud of how he represented himself.”

the quarterback’s only positive contribution. Michigan’s quarterback orchestrated back-to-back touchdown drives that included a season-long 95-yard drive, a season-long 45-yard pass to junior receiver Devin Funchess and the team’s first road passing touchdown of the season. Best of all, it put Michigan up, 14-7. But the Buckeyes tied it before halftime and then scored on their first possession after the break. So once again, Gardner answered back with a touchdown drive of his own. This time, it included a throwback pass from redshirt sophomore running back Drake Johnson to Gardner for a gain of 18. The Wolverines found the end zone a play later on Johnson’s four-yard run. For all the qualms people had when Gardner was behind center, one thing is for certain — he twice put Michigan in a position to win against highly ranked Ohio State teams. And that’s something he can always hang his hat on.

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THE MICHIGAN DAILY TOP-10 POLL Each week, Daily sports staffers fill out ballots, with first place votes receiving 10 points, second-place votes receiving nine, and so on.

1. ALABAMA: The winner of the Iron Bowl has played in the last five National Championship games. But you’ll spend money watching the College Football Playoff anyway.

2. FLORIDA STATE: Despite plenty of mistakes, Florida State still escaped unscathed. We’re talking strictly football here, people.

3.OREGON: The Ducks beat the Beavers in the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln would be hype.

4. TCU: “HORNED Frogs Forever!” - Tim Riggins

5. BAYLOR: There’s a really scary cult in Waco that brainwashes people. We’re not saying ... We’re just saying.

6. OHIO STATE: Bruh.

7. ARIZONA: Shoutout to friend-of-the-Daily Rich Rodriguez for winning the Pac-12 South by beating Arizona State. And you said he didn’t know the meaning of rivalries.

8. MICHIGAN STATE: #Narduzzi4Nebraska

9. MISSISSIPPI STATE: What came first: The Chicken or the Egg Bowl?

10. WISCONSIN: Melvin Gordon has run for 2.06 kilometers this season. Kilometers.

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