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A 2 Council candidates endorsed by community
NEWS
Grove Project Renovations to the North Campus Grove seek to create popular space. >> SEE PAGE 2
NEWS
Four city wards to hold primary elections Tuesday
Naval Scholarship Engineering student will work as a nuclear engineer for U.S. Navy >> SEE PAGE 3
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James Bay performs at the music festival Mo Pop at West Riverfront Park in Detroit on Saturday.
OPINION
Family Planning New bills would allow for greater contraceptive access in Michigan >> SEE PAGE 4
ARTS
‘I am Cait’ Caitlyn Jenner opens up about her transexuality >> SEE PAGE 6
SPORTS
Summer Hoops Catching up with former Michigan basketball stars >> SEE PAGE 12
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Peters and Stabenow reveal plan to increase graduation rates Four Southeast Michigan colleges receive extra funding By JACKIE CHARNIGA Daily Staff Reporter
Michigan Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters proposed this month that $1.1 million will be awarded to Southeast Michigan students to increase graduation rates. The plan is funded by the Department of Education’s TRIO Student Support Services Program, an outreach resource dedicated to assisting students from underprivileged backgrounds. Rachel McCleery, a spokesperson for Stabenow, said the Department of Education selects schools to receive the program’s benefits, however, she added, the senators may also influence the selection process. “Schools have in the past asked us to write letters of support and that kind of thing,” McCleery said. Eligible students include those from low-income families, first generation college students, and
students with disabilities. The Wayne County Community College District will be receiving $388,500 of the plan’s funding, the largest cut of any other beneficiary. The second highest beneficiary is Siena Heights University in Adrian, which will be receiving $284,219. The University of Detroit Mercy and Madonna University in Livonia will acquire $219,263 and $244,120, respectively. These four schools are part of the more than 20 colleges in Michigan that were selected this year to receive support from TRIO in the form of tutoring and financial aid planning. This grant is simply the latest attempt to boost college graduation rates, specifically in Southeast Michigan. In April, Sen. Stabenow introduced the Early Pell Promise Act, which dedicates two years of Pell Grants, government funding for college students, to low-income 8th graders. Stabenow based the Promise Act on the Kalamazoo Promise, a program that provides complete tuition and fees for resident graduates of Kalamazoo Public Schools for four years at Michigan’s public universities and community col-
leges. In a press release, Sen. Stabenow said students with good work ethics deserve the opportunity of a college education. “Students who work hard and are accepted to college deserve every opportunity to succeed,” said Sen. Stabenow. “Thanks to today’s announcement, more college students across Southeast Michigan will get tutoring, financial aid counseling, and other support they need to finish school.” Sen. Peters said in the press release the newest plan to provide extra assistance to Southeast Michigan students will strengthen the state’s middle class. “Whether it’s improving academic support services or increasing financial resources, this support from the Department of Education will bolster efforts to retain and graduate more students in Southeast Michigan,” Sen. Peters said. “Higher education increases economic opportunity and provides a pathway to the middle class, and putting the dream of completing a higher education degree within reach for more Michigan students is critical.”
The primary election for seats on Ann Arbor’s City Council will take place on August 4th, with candidates from four of the city’s five wards – including wards 1, 3, 4 and 5 — hoping to secure a seats for the next two years. While some candidates are currently sitting on council and seeking reelection, others are new to Ann Arbor government, and here is what you need to know about all eight of them. Ward 1: Sabra Briere (D) v. Will Leaf (D) Briere is seeking re-election to City Council for what will be, if re-elected, her sixth term. She is a long-time member of the Ann Arbor community, having served in positions such as officer in the Washtenaw County Democratic Party and chair of the Ann Arbor City Democratic Party. She also spent a lot of time volunteering for organizations like the Huron River Watershed Council and the Natural Area Preservation/Parks. Briere’s campaign agenda seeks to accomplish many projects, including: updating the city’s building and zoning laws, developing better transportation by spending more on sidewalks and roads, seeking more affordable housing, and increasing financial opportunities for local businesses. While Briere does not solicit or accept endorsements from her felSee ELECTIONS PAGE 2
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ELECTIONS From Page 1 low city council members, she is officially endorsed by the Huron Valley Central Labor Council. Although he’s not a newcomer to Ann Arbor, Briere’s opponent, Leaf, is new to City Council scene. Leaf has lived in Ann Arbor since 1993 and, after graduating from the University, started his own mineral sunscreen business that is based outside the city. In terms of his experience with politics, in 2008 Leaf lobbied for a video privacy ordinance that, according to MLive, “would impose limitations on police surveillance of citizens.” Leaf also served as the cochairman of the short-lived Mixed Use Party, which advocated for more mixed-use zoning in the city. If elected, Leaf pledges to do the following: increase road repair funding, create an annual bus pass available to all city residents, improve pedestrian safety by adding more barriers, medians and pedestrianactivated stoplights and reform zoning laws to preserve farmland and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Ann Arbor. Leaf is endorsed by former Ann Arbor City Attorney Elizabeth Schwartz and two local businesses — RoosRoast Coffee and Kaleidoscope Books and Collectibles. John Roos, the owner of Roos-
Roast, said Leaf has the right mindset for a City Council representative. “Will Leaf is a resident citizen of Ann Arbor and his outlook is well balanced for this city’s complex future,” Roos said. Ward 3: Stephen Kunselman (D) v. Zachary Ackerman (D) Like Briere, Kunselman is also up for re-election. He has represented Ward 3 on City Council for three terms. Since he got his start on council in 2006, Kunselman’s accomplishments include leading the effort to stop the dissolution of the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority, reforming the Downtown Development Authority and advocating for a skate park — which now exists — in the Ann Arbor. If re-elected to the council, Kunselman promises to focus on the following: justly distributing the city’s financial resources, investing in infrastructure, providing more funding for parks and rebuilding the city’s public safety department. Kunselman is endorsed by the Sierra Club, Michigan Chapter and the Sierra Club, Huron Valley Group. The club is the nation’s largest grassroots environmental organization. In a press release published on July 16th, the organization — which is also endorsing Kunselman’s fellow candidates Jack Eaton and Mike Anglin — commended these men for See ELECTIONS, Page 3
The Grove on North Campus undergoes latest renovations $6.9 million project plans for volleball court, rain gardens and new walkways By ALYSSA BRANDON Summer Managing News Editor
Construction on North Campus is underway as renovations to The Eda U. Gerstacker Grove kick off near the North Campus Diag. According to a statement from the College of Engineering, the goal of the project — named the Grove Project — is to transform the four-acre Gerstacker Grove into a space where students can linger and connect, making it a space comparable to that of the Diag on Central Campus. Last week, the University Regents approved designs for the $6.9 million project design from Stoss, a Boston-based design firm. Renovations to the grove include new walkways, a paved plaza near the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Tower, and a sand volleyball court. The design also calls for an additional 180 trees with rain gardens. In a statement, the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning Dean Monica Ponce de Leon said the Grove Project’s unique design will help connect the engineering and architecture communities. “The design of an interdisciplinary mixed-use outdoor space on North Campus brings U-M’s premiere arts, architecture and engineering communities together in an unprecedented interactive and visible way,” Ponce de Leon said. “Conceptualizing the existing space for new purposes will provide a venue for recreation, exhibition and performance unlike any other on Michigan’s campus, creating a new destination for the arts and sciences.” In an interview with the Daily, University planner Susan Gott said the project was first conceptualized during the creation of the 2008 North Campus Master Plan, which calls for a series of renovations across North Campus.
“As we were updating the master plan for North Campus in between 2005 and 2008, we saw as part of the vision for North Campus the need and the opportunity for increased vitality and more destinations that would attract more University community members to North Campus as a destination– activities and events that would be a reason to come and stay, and so the Grove was considered to be at the core and therefore an opportunity for a real iconic space on North Campus,” Gott said. According to Gott, planners held a competition in 2007 called the WorkPlay competition, in order to solicit ideas from students, faculty and staff on how to create a more interactive gathering space at the Grove. “There were two winning submissions, and those winning submissions were then integrated into what is the basic concept of the Grove,” she said. “Once we had the concept, we then hired a site designer to design it.” Funding for the project was made possible through donations from the Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation and other University donors. According to Gott, construction workers have completed the demolition phase of the project, and are currently preparing the site with earthwork, utilities and underground work. Renovations to the Grove are scheduled for completion by fall 2015. Overall, Gott said she is hopeful the renovations to the Grove will create an exciting destination on North Campus, as well as a home for students. “Students that live and study there should think of this Grove as their home, and therefore a place that they will embrace,” Gott said.
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Fund created to cover student’s medical costs Fraternity brothers create page after member’s accident By IRENE PARK Daily Staff Reporter
After diving into shallow water to retrieve a volleyball at Lake Sherwood in Commerce Township, rising business junior Taylor Janssen broke his neck at the C5 vertebrae. Janssen was taken to the University Hospital, where he was treated in the intensive care unit until Wednesday, when he was transferred to a general hospital room to focus on physical therapy and talking.
Rising LSA junior Seth Johnson, Janssen’s friend and fellow Phi Kappa Psi fraternity brother, helped to set up a Gofundme page to raise money to help cover Janssen’s medical expenses. As of Wednesday, the page has raised $137,954. Johnson said the fundraiser is the productive effort between his fraternity brothers. “I set up the page with the family’s permission but it was really an effort of all his friends,” Johnson wrote in an e-mail to the Daily. “The idea came from his fraternity brothers [Phi Kappa Psi] of which I am one.” Janssen’s father, Mark Janssen, said in interview with MLive the incident has been emotional for his
family. “It’s devastating — I won’t sugarcoat it,” Mark said. “He’s a strong kid. It is what it is.” According to Johnson, Janssen was initially emotional once he got over the shock, but has made significant progress since then. “Taylor is a strong kid,” Johnson wrote. “Understandably, it has been an emotional process as the reality of his situation has set in. Since then, however, Taylor has held an incredibly positive attitude, focusing on surpassing every physical therapy goals given to him.” Johnson added the accident has not affected Janssen’s mental state. “He is completely there mentally, and is the same old Taylor,” Johnson
wrote. In addition to the support from the gofundme page, Janssen has received support from the University’s football players, who visited Janssen at his hospital bedside. Coach Jim Harbaugh sent him an e-mail. The 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team captain Mike Eruzione tweeted his support for Janssen, and former Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock sent the family an inspirational video. The hashtag #JanssenStrong helped spread Janssen’s story on social media, building a community of supporters. “It really kind of blows my mind away,” Mark Janssen said. “I’m just shocked by the response and hum-
Navy awards University student scholarship ELECTIONS From Page 2 Post-graduate training focuses on military and technical skills By ALEX JUNTTI Daily Staff Reporter
Engineering senior Johnathan Klee was selected for one of the Navy’s most prestigious and competitive scholarships, the Navy Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate program. Klee will receive a monthly income from the Navy throughout his senior year, including a food and housing allowance as well as military health-care benefits, in exchange for his service as a nuclear engineer after graduation. Lieutenant Jesse Hermsen, an engineering officer recruiter for the Navy, said Klee is a well-groomed student ready to take on the many challenges the NUPOC program has to offer. “For the NUPOC scholarship, the Navy values leadership potential and a strong STEM academic background,” Hermsen said. “When I first met with John, I knew that he was somebody I’d like to serve with. John is a hard-working, bright young man who I saw as a future leader. I am confident that John will go far in the Navy with his work ethic and University of Michigan education.” Klee said the Navy will give him an opportunity to utilize his engineering degree while gain-
ing organizational and leadership experience. “The Navy is really one of the best employers for specialty and technical fields, which I am going into. In addition there is no better place to gain leadership and teamwork experience,” Klee said. Klee has already taken a VIP trip to San Diego, where he visited a naval base and took a guided tour of both a Navy destroyer and a submarine. Klee has also flown to Washington D.C. where he interviewed with the Navy’s top nuclear engineers and the Director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, Admiral John M. Richardson. The next step for Klee is to attend a 12-week Officer Candidate School program in Rhode Island after he graduates. The course is designed to push recruits to their limits with an emphasis on training and militarization, academics, weapons, leadership management and naval history. After OCS, Klee has several additional steps before he will trusted with managing nuclear reactors aboard naval aircraft carriers. He will attend Nuclear Power School in Charleston, South Carolina for six months. Following that, he will be sent to a nuclear power training unit and then he will be assigned to his first submarine. Klee said he was both nervous and excited to be a part of the Navy and the nuclear propulsion program. “Of course, because I am in fact going to be on a warship, I’m a little
apprehensive about the real-world experiences involved in protecting our national security,” Klee said. Lt. Hermsen was very reassuring that the NUPOC program is one of the finest opportunities for dedicated engineers who show the capacity for leadership and excellence. “The NUPOC program will prepare future leaders for their initial training. Then they will be placed in charge of Sailors, cutting-edge technology and billions of dollars of advanced equipment,” Hermsen said. “NUPOC selectees will be taking on monumental responsibilities while their counterparts in the civilian world are still working to get their careers off the ground. Whether students stay in the Navy for four or 24 years, they will gain valuable leadership experiences and responsibilities that will advance their careers, all while serving our country.” Ready to dive into one of the greatest challenges of his life, Klee thanked the University of Michigan for preparing him for a career as a nuclear engineer with the Navy. “My time here at Michigan has put me in a great position to take on this leadership role,” he said. “Whether it was from our group projects in Eng. 100 or just working on homework with friends, I have already gained experience getting the group on track and working toward the same goal. Another component that has prepared me for this is simply challenging curriculum and high expectations set by the professors.”
protecting the city’s environment. James D’Amour, political chair of the Sierra Club, Huron Valley Group, said the three candidates support the environmental causes they value. “These candidates have been consistent in their policies and standing up for fundamental values we are looking for,” he said. D’Amour also commended Kunselman for being “steadfast in the protection of our parks.” Running against Kunselman is Zachary Ackerman. Ackerman has lived in Ann Arbor since he was eight years old and currently works as an IT supervisor for the University. He also works remotely on the national managing committee for a Washington DC-based human rights advocacy organization called STAND. Ackerman also worked on current Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor’s campaign and serves on the executive board of the Ann Arbor Democratic Party. Ackerman’s political agenda consists of improving the city’s water and sewage systems, planting more trees in high-risk flood areas to increase initial protection against dangerous weather, making plans to provide housing or shelter to Ann Arbor’s homeless population, developing programs that allow residents to invest in renewable energy and improving public transit and traffic congestion. Ackerman is endorsed by Mayor Taylor, former Ann Arbor Mayor
bled, all at the same time.” LSA rising junior Gabrielle Houska, Janssen’s friend, said she finds it great to see support from all over. “It’s been amazing to see so many different communities come together to support Taylor and his family,” Houska said. “Every donation counts, and every ‘share’ shows the Janssens how much support they have behind them.” Houska added Taylor’s friends hope to support him to return the positivity Taylor has given them. “So many of his friends hope to support him in any way that returns one of the hundreds of smiles he put on our faces,” Houska said.
John Hieftje, current councilwoman Julie Grand and the HVCLC. Taylor believes Ackerman to be a similar politician to himself. “Zach is a careful, thoughtful person,” Taylor said. “We share many of the same values and visions.” Ward 4: Jack Eaton (D) v. Jaime Magiera (D) Like Briere and Kunselman, Eaton is also seeking re-election to City Council. Other than as a representative for Ward 4, Eaton has served the city as an attorney and as the president of the Friends of Dicken Woods, an organization dedicated to preserving the integrity of the underdeveloped Dicken Woods neighborhood. Eaton also founded the South Maple Group, an organization opposing a proposed housing development project on South Maple road and co-founded the Neighborhood Alliance, a group connecting neighborhood environmental protectionists as well as historic preservationists among other activist groups. Eaton’s political agenda consists of adding jobs in the public safety sector, maintaining weekly trash pick-up, improving Ann Arbor’s stormwater system, restoring a leaf pick-up system in the fall, improving the city’s watersheds and protecting local transportation. While Eaton is endorsed by the Sierra Club’s Huron Valley Group and Michigan Chapter as well as the HVCLC, Eaton does not seek out endorsements. In an e-mail to the Daily, Eaton wrote that he does not believe this information is critical to garnering votes. See ELECTIONS, Page 8
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Better family planning
Bills in Michigan legislature important for contraceptive access
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n July 22, Rep. Winnie Brinks (D–Grand Rapids), chairwoman of the Progressive Women’s Legislative Caucus, introduced a package of bills aimed at creating better access to birth control and decreasing unintended pregnancies. These bills would, among other things, make emergency contraceptives available to rape victims and make it illegal for employers to discriminate against women based on their use of contraceptives. This proposed legislation should be passed, as it is a long overdue step toward leveling the playing field for women. If implemented, these bills would require employers to take on a greater role in the welfare of their female employees by informing them, and female applicants, of reproductive health care coverage. This would allow women to make more informed decisions regarding their healthcare and place of employment. Given the increased employer oversight in contraception and reproductive rights for their female employees, a possible result could be discrimination against women. This bill, however, anticipates and accounts for this possibility by including a provision that would prevent discrimination by employers against women based on their
birth control. The state would also have to take on a larger role in women’s reproductive health under this legislation. Particularly, the state would have to spread information about emergency contraception and ensure that emergency contraceptives are available to rape victims. These efforts toward better access to birth control are important considering the introduction of this set of bills comes after a large decrease in state funding for family planning in Michigan; between fiscal years 2001 and 2012, state funding for pregnancy prevention fell 91.6 percent. According to the Michigan Department of Health, this decrease in state aid correlates
with an increase in unintended pregnancies; over this time period, the rate of pregnancies that were unintended for women ages 15-19 rose from 72.4 percent to 82.1 percent. These bills, through increased family planning funding that prioritizes education about and access to contraception, would reverse this trend. By enabling more people to avoid the financial difficulties that come with unintended pregnancies, the cost of an abortion or the cost of raising a child, these bills would help create more financially stable individuals, families and communities. Needless to say, passing this legislation has overwhelming, undeniable
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haista Kazmi, a Michigan local, To fully understand every culture and was taking care of her elderly subculture is impossible, but what I do mother-in-law and father when expect is for people to understand how she realized that to speak in a way that is culturally sensishe could use tive and to think in a way that is cultursome help. Howally aware. I often find that some people ever, when she who have questions are too afraid to ask called local senior because they’re unsure of exactly what service agencies, words to use. I expect people to take she realized there something new that they learn about was a problem: my culture as a learning opportunity as the services being RABAB opposed to something to ridicule. provided didn’t That’s what I expect at the UniverJAFRI meet their cultural sity, and often I do find people with needs. Kazmi took those qualities. I acknowledge that the initiative to found University is making efforts to fix some the company Apna Ghar, Urdu for of these problems by re-evaluating the “Your Home,” which provides homec- race and ethnicity requirement and creare services catered to those from ating an Intergroup Relations minor. South Asian and Middle Eastern back- I acknowledge that the University is grounds in Michigan. also trying to incorporate halal food in One of the projects that Apna Ghar the dining halls to accommodate Mushas been working on recently is pro- lim students and that they try to comviding cultural food with nutritional municate with students from different value to homebound seniors. When backgrounds to accommodate a range Kazmi spoke to Meals on Wheels, a of student needs. senior service that delivers food to However, I also do not feel that the elderly, she found that “they were the University itself strives enough aware that there to educate its stuwere some cultural dents and faculty and religious issues “This lack of cultural on cultural awareand the halal meats ness, which could are taken care of in awareness is a problem then be translated Dearborn.” Howevinto the workin many social, er, what she “had to place. This would explain to them was hopefully also work and school that their palate was improve campus environments.” very different.” climate, but only Fortunately, Apna if done effectively Ghar is planning to by addressing the work with Meals on Wheels to fill some real gaps. of these gaps to allow these seniors to Instead of the race and ethnicity use these resources that should be more requirement being a class that focuses readily available to them. They are a on a single culture, there should be a part of this community. As Kazmi says, requirement that educates students on many of them worked and raised fami- how to conduct themselves in a way that lies here, and thus, their cultural differ- is culturally aware. This could include ences shouldn’t make them unable to appropriate language use, American attain the same services as others. demographics and how to differentiate “We’re just trying to get local agen- between stereotypes and realities. Howcies to hear their voice because I don’t ever, this is something that professors think their voice was being heard and should also keep in mind when teachtheir needs were being met,” Kazmi ing about a specific culture or speaking mentioned. Though local senior ser- to a student of a different background. It vices are likely happy to accommodate should be a part of training or orientathis elderly population, they are often tion so that these gaps are filled. unaware of their needs, or that these The University is just one example needs even exist. of where this should be implementThis lack of cultural awareness is a ed. Although cultural awareness problem that’s present in many social, is important in every situation and work and school environments and should be taught to students across needs to be addressed at every level. many ages and workers in all occupaIn my daily interactions at school tions, it’s something we should strive with my colleagues, or even with some for, to create a shift so that people school faculty, I sometimes find that appreciate diversity rather than shy lack of cultural awareness. To clarify, away from it. I don’t expect people to understand —Rabab Jafri can be reached everything about my cultural, reliat rfjafri@umich.edu. gious and socioeconomic background.
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BETHANY LEHMAN | VIEWPOINT
The f word I am 18 years old. I am a female. wrong it was to believe I was only I am a student, a writer, a fighter, as good as my looks or the men that an observer. I struggle with vanity. would date me. Feminism taught I struggle with self-acceptance. I me I was more valuable than I had struggle to be more forgiving, more been treating myself. generous and more knowledgeable I am a feminist because inequaltomorrow than I am today. I am ity breeds violence, and I walk in a feminist. fear when I walk alone. I need femNever has a statement elicited as inism because rape culture is my negative a response as the last one. culture, and will be the inherited I believe in equal rights for all culture of my children one day. people, and I believe that women are I am a feminist because I believe more disadvantaged than their male that I have worth, that I have a counterparts politically, economi- voice that deserves to be heard. I cally and socially. I do not see fair- have worthwhile contributions to ness or equality in a society that has make to society and should not be not had a female president or when limited by my sex to certain occuonly 24 of the Fortune 500 CEOS are pations or positions in society. female, yet women make up more I am a feminist, yet I cannot than half of the population. I see a explain feminism perfectly because society that forces both women and I am not perfect. Every action of men into outdated, unfair, tradition- every feminist is not a grand stateal gender roles, or coerces people to ment on feminism. I am a feministadopt traditional characteristics or human. I have done things that do stereotypes not supof their genport my der regardegalitarless of their and “I am a feminist because it gave ian individual feminist desires. I see me the power to recover from an values. I how these sure eating disorder — to finally see am traditional I will err roles hurt myself as more than my female again both genin the body.” ders deeply. future. I I see how apologize these roles now for hurt women my short— who are historically seen as less comings and hope I learn from powerful than men or treated as every mistake. men’s property — the most. I am a feminist because I want I am a feminist because I do my future daughter to grow up not want to rely on anyone but believing in herself and her abilmyself for my own success or fail- ity to choose the role she wants in ure. I need feminism because I society, be it a stay-at-home mother should not make less money than or a molecular engineer. Or both. I my male counterparts, or be told I am a feminist because I do not want am “bossy” for having an idea or a my son to feel that he is weak when “bitch” for having an opinion. I am he expresses kindness or sensitiva feminist because every human ity. I am a feminist because I want deserves the same opportunities to tomorrow to be better than today. succeed, prosper and live a life of I am a feminist at a time when their own choosing. feminism is a bad word. I am a femiI am a feminist because it gave nist anyway. me the power to recover from an eating disorder — to finally see myself as more than my female Bethany Lehman is a rising LSA body. Feminism showed me how sophomore.
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Insta-happiness
ack when I used to be not happy, I constantly held within myself a great unease. On ELIJAH campus, the SPARKMAN sun-emoji seemed to shine on every person’s keyboard except that of my own cracked, glass perimeter. None of my food emojis looked very appetizing, not even the shish-kabob with the three unidentified blobs of color poked high upon its pointy, wooden spear. The former joy I received from the alien emoji, in what seems like another lifetime now, had seemingly vanished forever. (Please, don’t inquire as to why I found it so joyful.) No, I must maintain. I’m not one to sulk. And I believe that I didn’t and still haven’t. Believe me, I have tried forever and ever to find a way to be happy. To breach a new, more profound platform for my identity: one that made me feel tingly and confident all at the same time, like I was regularly mixing the spice of life into my 50-cent ramen from Costco. If I knew how to properly identify an existential crisis, I might go as far as to say I was amid one: a very cloudy one indeed. Oh, the things I’d try. I remember following around campus tours intended for prospective freshmen for hours on end. Whole days. I thought they must know something about who I am. They must know something about why I’m here. If one feels one might be doing college wrong, wouldn’t it make sense to go back to the beginning? Wouldn’t it be logical? Oh but logic, that dirty game. That dirty trick the devil pulls out of the bag last, the one he keeps in the deeper pocket inside of the bag. Almost like “Temptation Inception.” Starring Leo as Jesus. Of course, it didn’t help. All I learned was that the UGLi is not just called the UGLi because it sort of resembles some fauxacronym. It actually once used
to be ugly. As one might expect, I tried very hard to force an analogical comparison of the transformation from ugly to beautiful on my own story of my soul, but in the end, it seemed a B-interjection at best. I couldn’t get over the fact that I was already beautiful. Beauty and unhappiness aren’t mutually exclusive are they? In agony, I looked into the mirror and screamed my favorite line from Hamlet in my practiced English accent, “Death Hath become thee,” and then I moved on. What else did I do? I played a lot of pool at the bar and at the Union. I thought about angles and math. What was my angle? Did happiness have a formula? What if it’s just some hard equation written on a chalkboard in a classroom made for ghosts? I didn’t have time to answer these daring questions because something quite out of the ordinary happened. One day, a random number texted me a shooting star emoji with a caption that said, “Make a wish, beautiful bae. and sleep tight.” I didn’t care that I had received someone else’s digital goodnight kiss. I acted quickly, and you already know what I wished for. My wish came true in the form of a Facebook notification. It said, “Friend X has just joined InstaGram. Download InstaGram to view all of your friends v. cool pictures!” I did just that. I am not too dumb to see God dumping out the Devil’s bag of tricks next to the ravine and stomping on them while she does it. I, indeed, helped her stomp and then I moved on to collect my reward. Now you can find me @SparkmanCashAut. I don’t know how to use filters yet, but you better believe it’s a learning process that I couldn’t be happier to be processing. I’m an InstaMachine. You can keep track of my every move when I throw a
Chess Party now. You’ll see that pita kabob from Pita Kabob and that lobster bisque from Le Dog right before I eat it. You’ll know when I’m falling asleep on the couch at the University’s student-run radio station, WCBN, at 4 a.m. We’ll cherish the moment together. No, I don’t think I’ve actually found THE secret to happiness, but isn’t it enough that I’ve found a new, completely absorbing digital media to distract me enough from all the pain and poverty and injustice in the world? You guys can keep running the rat race. I’m going to chill with this cheese for a minute. Yes, cheese is a pun here. At the moment, I’m ordering Friend X to smile wide before I take a snapshot of her and post it for my loyal 32 followers, #NoFilter. To those who say that I’m late to the Insta-party, I’d like you to notice that I’m actually just showing up Insta-fashionablylate. Can’t you tell by the Arizona State hoodie that I’m wearing by that bonfire? Yes, I have style for days. What are the other perks, you ask, of now running the Instagram game? For one, now I don’t need to actually look at my friends. I can just take a picture of them and continue to gaze into my phone like we’re long lost lovers. A bonus being that my phone-version of them doesn’t get upset with me when I take a break from being enticed by their existence to see if anyone has liked my most recent Facebook status or to see if that one magazine had accepted my fiction submission. They hadn’t, but it was okay because I could immediately take a picture of something new and get inspired all over again. Someone needs to write a fictional accompaniment to the Ants Mural on Maynard Street. When I’m Instafamous, I can’t help but wonder: Why couldn’t it be me? — Elijah Sparkman can be reached at esspa@umich.edu.
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‘I Am Cait’ docu-series, practical and powerful After her Vanity Fair debut, viewers see Caitlyn Jenner
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“I just hope I get it right,” she says. It’s no makeup o’clock, but she doesn’t mind. She has a story Ato tell, a message to share and I Am Cait the voice of an unjustly margin- Series alized commu- Premiere nity to broadcast. It’s 4:32 in the E! morning, and she can’t help but lament the tragic, preventable transgender deaths before her time, before her voice, her message and her story. Dear world, meet Cait. Sunday’s premiere of E!s newest docu-series “I Am Cait” was nothing short of a societal breath of fresh air. Clichés were banished (writers everywhere rejoice!), my sobs were audible and, hopefully, hearts and minds were opened. For the first time onscreen — off the pages of Vanity Fair and off the record — we met Caitlyn Jenner, or her self-dubbed epithet, “the new normal”. For ten seasons on E!, viewers literally kept up with the partly vapid, yet equally fascinating lives of the Kardashians. Sex tapes were leaked, earrings were lost in the ocean, Rob dated an ex-Cheetah Girl, Scott Disick became The Lord and marriages were annulled after less than three months. Yet at its core, throughout life’s peaks and troughs, family came first for the clan; a family complete with Bruce Jenner, father figure for the children of Kris Jenner and the late Robert Kardashian, and the biological father of his daughters with Kris, Kendall and Kylie Jenner. Anytime catfights persisted longer than their usual five minutes, or Kendall and Kylie almost succumbed to high school cur-
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riculums, or Kris lost her shit, Bruce always added a sense of normalcy to each episode; he’d bring them back down to earth as they descended from their Balmainclad heights. But despite his refreshing pragmatism in a household of all things nonsensical, Bruce deceived them all. He spent what’s recognized as the better part of one’s life with an internal pull, a wavering sense of self — a wrongly ascribed gender identity. After 65 years, a gold medal, three marriages and six children, Bruce bid adieu to his falsified lifestyle, and Caitlyn earnestly, determinedly emerged as the woman she always knew she was. Like most significant social advancements as they come into fruition, the fight for transgender equality is marked by a horrifying excess of devastating casualties, with few, albeit triumphant, heroes. In the event of overwhelmingly insufferable realities, most of us are mere spectators, too afraid to invalidate an unaccepting society on our own. However, valorous leaders invariably emerge. Cait’s taking a step in the right direction, emphasizing a takeaway for all — being one’s true self in their one life. Although Caitlyn is finally victorious after a lifetime of internal battles, much of the transgender population doesn’t have the financial means to undergo the bodily reconstruction necessary to signal their transformation in an appearance-obsessed society. For that, they’re misunderstood, mocked
and in the most extreme cases, murdered. Cait is painfully aware of this. In the premiere’s opening, intimate moments, she states “we don’t want people dying over this, we don’t want people murdered over this stuff, God, what a responsibility I have”, recognizing her celebrity as crucial to halting unwarranted hate. For the remaining 40 minutes, we’re privy to Cait’s habitual woes — ducking in the backseat to avoid the invasive paparazzi, the mourning of countless transgender youths, along with the nerves accompanying her introductions to family and friends who knew her as Bruce. But the most moving initial encounter is that with her mother, Esther. Aside from the obvious reasons, it’s touching, yet relatable to all — it is clear that no matter how old we may be, we’re still intrinsically children; mom’s approval matters. ‘I Am Cait’ strays from the dramatics so often inextricable from reality TV. As it’s majorly raw, untethered Cait and her sincere exchanges and blithe smiles, the scripted aspect is seldom recognizable. In its poignant, yet practical approach to championing the rights of transgender individuals, ‘Cait’ excels. The realistic, nurturing approach once reserved to resolving trivial matters within the Kardashian household was so essential to Bruce Jenner’s stoic, yet playful presence on the series. With Cait, her zeal for life is amplified, pairing that inherent levelheadedness with resolute self-acceptance.
There is only one sandwich to eat in August, and that’s the tomato sandwich. As a self-proclaimed tomato-phile, abstract concepts like “in-season” or “local” don’t impinge on my year-round consumption. But let’s make this clear: there is a world of difference between the mealy varieties found in even the best grocery stores (looking at you, Whole Foods) that I eat with a melancholic air and the sublime specimens that start popping up in farmer’s markets around June. The latter are the only ones to buy during summer. By late July, they’re impossibly sweet (I would call it ambrosial, but my editor would call that hyperbolic) and brimming with green seeds and juices and a special je ne sais quoi, especially if you leave them out on the counter for a few days (Never refrigerate tomatoes. Ever.). You can eat them like an apple with a saltshaker on a porch if you want to. You can arrange slices of them on a platter with avocado slivers, a generous drizzle of olive oil and a squeeze of lemon, or roast them until they’re these gem-like orbs sublated to their sweetest, tartest essence with a bitter trace of caramelization — or you can do the best of these and make a tomato sandwich. It’s so simple, yet it is the epicurean embodiment of ingredients transcending the sum of their parts. This is the sandwich I dream of during the cold months of dusty root vegetables with nary a vermilion sphere in sight, and now is the peak time
to make it. Here’s what you do. Go to Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Saturday or Wednesday. Buy a tomato — heirloom, plum, beefsteak, red, green, yellow, zebra — anything that’s hazardously soft to the touch and speaks to you. I have a working theory that ugly tomatoes are the yummiest and it has yet to fail me. Other people (read: less informed) are more squeamish, but the ones with busted seams, all misshapen, the outcasts of the nightshade world are the ones to zero in on. Make sure it’s teetering on overripe so you get all those vital juices. Buy rye bread. Some purists insist on Wonder Bread but I swear by the deep, slightly sour taste of Jewish rye. It cuts through the tomato without being too distracting. Mayonnaise is yet another disputation. Southerners swear by Duke’s. Others are fine with Hellman’s. Only blasphemers use Miracle Whip. I personally use my own profane brand: vegan. Hear me out, Just Mayo, Hampton Creek’s version, is amazing. So amazing, it beat out regular carnivore mayo in a Serious Eats taste test. No artificial ingredients, soy-free, blah blah blah, but most importantly, free of any sweetness like other conventional ones, and tart. Toast the bread, slather on the mayo of your choice, and slice the tomatoes into thick slabs. Don’t you dare core it — the seeds are the best part. Salt and pepper judiciously. Eat it over the kitchen sink or do like I do and put it on a plate and grab a wad of napkins so you can sink into bliss at your own convenience.
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Actor Alan Ruck talks career & ‘Major Crimes’ ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ cast member guest stars on TNT By REGAN DETWILER Daily Arts Writer
Alan Ruck … you might not know the name but you may know the voice, and you definitely know the face. Ruck is best known for his role in the iconic John Hughes film, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” as Cameron, Bueller’s existentially troubled best friend. Now 59 years old and having inhabited the film world for decades, one of his most recent projects was guest starring on Monday’s episode of TNT’s good-humored, high-intensity police drama, “Major Crimes,” as the incorrigible FBI Special Agent Jerry Shea. With a loyal but small fan base, “Major Crimes” is TNT’s continuation of “The Closer,” which went off the air in 2012, and stars Mary McDonnell as Sharon Raydor, captain of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit. The cast of the show has a certain effortless chemistry that I’ve found doesn’t exist for many crime dramas that are popular today. In Monday’s episode the LAPD investigated a murder associated with a young man’s alleged kid-
napping, which FBI Special Agent Jerry Shea (Alan Ruck) had investigated in the past. He had even appeared on shows comparable to “Dateline” or “American Justice” as a specialist on the case, which both enlarged his already humongous ego and enraged his colleagues at the Bureau. To top it off, Shea had also written a novel based off the case under the pseudonym Guy LaFontaigne — and yes, that should be pronounced in a fullf ledged French accent. “Yeah, he’s a jerk,” Ruck said of his character in a phone interview with The Michigan Daily. Lucky for the LAPD, the FBI “no longer trusts” Shea and sends him over to Major Crimes so that they may be distracted by his belligerent egotism while the FBI solves the case, takes all the glory, etc., leaving viewers in the LAPD’s office with a spectacular medley of personalities to enjoy. Having worked with leading actor Mary McDonnell, having met the episode’s director Paul McCrane and having met supporting actor Tony Denison here and there, Ruck said making the episode “kinda felt like a family reunion.” “You really try to pray for parts like this,” he said of his role as Jerry Shea. “I am seriously middle-aged,” he continued, explaining that with a wife and two young children, he enjoys
smaller roles that he can pour all of his effort into. When asked about how his role in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” has affected the rest of his acting career, he said it was “the best part I’ve ever had in a movie, surely,” and that he’s glad people still enjoy the film. Having grown up in Cleveland, Ohio, Ruck said he wanted to be an actor from a young age. The young Alan Ruck wanted to be just like his fellow Cleveland native, Paul Newman, that sexy movie star who didn’t make his first film until the age of 29. It just so happens that Ruck was 29 years old when he acted in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” and after such a huge role, Ruck said he was simply convinced his career would be downhill from there. Having come to terms with what he called an up and down career, Ruck said he’s satisfied with where he is now, having some good work behind him and being able to continue acting. “Instead of being careful what you wish for…be specific what you wish for,” the actor said as a word of advice for young people. Monday’s episode of “Major Crimes” was a success. Ruck clicked with the cast seamlessly, adding splashes of humor and making it easy to believe that filming the episode was a sort of “family reunion.”
Bennett & Gaga, jazz duo for ages By CHRISTIAN KENNEDY Summer Managing Arts Editor
When it was announced that Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga would release a collaborative album, the obvious thought was “what an odd pair.” When Cheek To Cheek came out, it was a surprise of the best nature — a beautifullycrafted, precisely sung jazz duet. The pair seamlessly carried over their partnership to the stage of Meadow Brook Music Festival this past Monday. There was no opening, just some smooth tunes playing over the speakers and just after 8:30 p.m. the duo took the stage. Tony sporting a light blue suit jacket and Gaga sheathed in a shimmering silver gown. They open their sets with the booming “Anything Goes.” It’s hard not to notice the chemistry between the two. They produce an aura of true friendship and genuine appreciation. They ecstatically introduce one another; “Lady Gaga!” Bennett shouts as he waves his arm towards her; she does the same. As he sang, she stood next to him with her hand on his shoulder tapping to the beat. They quickly move into title track “Cheek to Cheek,” during which they dance, quite literally, cheek to cheek. Then Gaga heads off stage and Bennett goes solo for “They All Laughed.” The stage, set up much like a dueling piano bar, had two nearly complete bands. Bennett’s on the left and Gaga’s on the right. When Bennett took the stage alone, his band was illuminated in lights while Gaga’s sat patiently in the dark, and vice versa. And when they met for duets, both bands became fully engaged. Bennett maintained his light blue suit-coat throughout the eve-
ning, while Gaga rocked several outfits. Ranging from a pale pink gown with an enlarged bow, to a silver studded leotard paired with a sheer shawl. Her attire, while at points revealing, never once overshadowed the jazz. Conversely, her sleek appearance seemed to only escalate the essence of seduction found in jazz. The two superstars whisked their way through nearly 3 dozen songs over the course of their 95-minute set, each taking solos and coming together when the song required it. Vocally, both were stunning. Bennett, even with age, has kept every ounce of power and finesse. Gaga, often thought of as an auto-tuned pop star, is probably one of the best technical singers of our generation — she received a standing ovation following her take on Edith Piaf’s “La vie en rose,” during which she sang perfect French. Bennett also had a handful of standing ovations from the diverse crowd. It was unlike any concert I’ve attended before. I sat the entire time, which is a far cry from my typical standing and dancing persona. However, as I sat there leaned over, attempting to get as close to the show as possible I found myself mesmerized. This music, it felt pure. I could hear the bass, and I could see the bassist singular strums. I could hear every inflection in either performers voice. It didn’t have all the pizzazz of a typical 2015 concert because the music did all of that on its own. By the time the duo slipped into their final song, “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing),” the crowd still wanted more. Not because we weren’t given enough, but because with a show that simplistically stunning, you can watch for hours. You can listen for hours.
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“I am campaigning door-to-door this year, as I have in past campaigns,” Eaton wrote. “When speaking with voters, I find that they are interested in what I have done during my first term and what my positions are on issues that interest them. I cannot recall any voter ever asking about endorsements.” However, in a newsletter published by his campaign on July 11th, Eaton was quoted saying he is very grateful for the endorsements from the Sierra Club and HVCLC. “I am proud to announce that the Huron Valley Central Labor Council has endorsed my campaign for City Council,” he said. “I have strong ties to the labor movement, and I share their goals and values. For those reasons, I am especially grateful for the HVCLC endorsement.” Eaton echoed this statement when expressing his gratitude to the Sierra Club. “I am proud of my work with the Sierra Club and look forward to being an environmental advocate in the years to come,” he said. “I am especially gratified that a group that has been such a strong voice in local environmental advocacy has expressed support for my campaign.” Eaton is running against Jaime Magiera, a technology consultant at the University. “My focus is on strong, fiscally responsible city services and infrastructure,” Magiera’s website reads. Magiera hopes to additionally improve the following aspects of Ann Arbor if he is elected: communication between the city’s staff and residents, mass transit services, sidewalks, traffic management systems and bike lanes, affordable housing availability and local business venture facilitation. While never having ran for a position in Ann Arbor government, Mayor Taylor believes he would be a fine councilman. “Jaime is a newcomer to politics in Ann Arbor,” Taylor said. “I did not know (him) before the campaign, (but) everything I have seen of his writings and observations have been careful and reasonable and forwardlooking.” Ward 5: Mike Anglin (D) v. Chip Smith (D) Anglin is seeking re-election for his fifth term as City Council representative for Ward 5. Some of his accomplishments on Council thus See ELECTIONS, Page 9
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In memory of rising LSA senior, Josh Brigham
University community mourns loss of active member By LARA MOEHLMEN Summer Managing News Editor
Early Friday morning, the University community lost an active member: Joshua Brigham, a rising LSA senior studying psychology. Brigham, who fatally fell through the glass roof of Nickels Arcade, was originally from Saugatuck, Michigan and attended Hamilton High School where he was a competitive soccer player. Brigham’s passion for sports continued during his time at the University, where he played intramural basketball and soccer for his
fraternity, Chi Phi. Known for his outgoing and personable charisma, Brigham was also social chair of his fraternity for two semesters. In an e-mail interview with The Michigan Daily, Nathan Shi, a rising LSA senior who was Brigham’s friend and fraternity brother, remembers his ability to make those around him happy. “He was the kind of guy that if you were having an off day, would come into the room and be so energetic that you just had to get up and be energetic too,” Shi said. “He was always cracking jokes and trying to lighten the mood. It was nice, given that college gets pretty stressful at times. He was always smiling and trying to make things positive, even when they seemed pretty bleak or bland.”
Alec Buchholtz, a rising LSA senior, said Brigham was his best friend, recalling his uplifting spirit. “He was one of the best people to be around and just made everyone happier — made everyone laugh. He had this unbeatable smile that made you smile,” Buchholtz said. Brigham was passionate about serving others, particularly children. For several years, he worked as a Special Olympics coach with his father, encouraging children with disabilities to play sports. Brigham also participated in child psychology research at the University and was scheduled to work this summer at Camp Kesem, a camp on the University’s campus dedicated to providing support for children with parents suffering
from cancer. Rising LSA senior Brendan May said Brigham had aspirations of working with children as a future career. “I know he definitely wanted to work with kids when he graduated and was older. That was his passion,” May said. In a statement released to media outlets, Laura Blake Jones, Dean of Students at the University, expressed the administration’s grief and support. “We are deeply saddened by this tragic loss. Our condolences go out to his family and friends,” Blake said. The administration has been reaching out to students, especially Brigham’s close friends, to make sure they are aware of the University’s resources, such as Counsel-
ing and Psychological Services. May said although he and his friends will grieve this summer, they will forever remember Brigham for the positive impact he made on their lives. “When we get back to school, we’re not going to remember Josh for what happened last Thursday night/Friday morning. We’re going to remember him for the lives he’s touched — the hearts he’s impacted.” To honor Brigham’s memory, several community members have placed flowers and notes on the floor of Nickels Arcade. Brigham is survived by parents Joe Brigham and Michelle Leiterman and a younger sister, Sam.
A MEMORIAL ELECTIONS From Page 8 far include presenting a resolution to request all Ann Arbor streets have a speed limit of 25 mph and proposing the completion of a Washtenaw Border-to-Border Trail. Outside of his involvement with the council, Anglin serves the Ann Arbor community by volunteering with organizations such as Kiwanis, Meals on Wheels and the Family Learning Institute. If re-elected, Anglin looks to preserve the integrity of the city’s neighborhoods, maintain and improve the city’s vital services and infrastructure and be an advocate for the city’s park system. Anglin is endorsed by the Sierra Club, Huron Valley Group and the Michigan Chapter, along with many Ann Arbor community members — endorsements that can be found on his campaign’s webpage. Many of the people featured on the site said Anglin has made a great City Council member thus far. “Mike Anglin has been a terrific Council member,” former councilmember Bob Johnson said. “(He) has always fought for fiscal sanity and for a city government that prioritizes its resources and expenditures so that projects that truly benefit the citizens of Ann Arbor can be implemented. He has worked for better roads, safer streets and environmental values.” Anglin’s competitor is Chip Smith. Smith has been a city resident
since moving to the Ann Arbor for graduate school in 1995. For the last 15 years, he has been an urban planner for Wade Trim Associates, Inc., for whom he works on a range of city issues such as zoning, planning and the delivery of services. If he is elected to represent the fifth ward, Smith hopes to develop a comprehensive plan for organic and food waste diversion, encourage the growth of green infrastructure around the city, add improve all forms of transit, specifically by implementing a commuter rail line from Ann Arbor to Detroit. Smith is one of the three candidates that Mayor Taylor is endorsing. “I’ve known (Chip Smith) for years,” Taylor said. “He is smart and thoughtful and engaged and looking forward to finding the right balance between the provision of basic services and making improvement to the quality of life.”
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Flowers and notes in memory of LSA senior Josh Brigham from local businesses, family and friends line the walls of Nickels Arcade.
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“We had team (competitions) in our region and district,” Bektas said. “Every time I had those tournaments, they were always the most fun,” Bektas said. “Just being around a group of girls that love being there, that love being around each other and with the coaches. “I knew that that’s what I wanted. I loved the team atmosphere.” One thing Bektas didn’t need coming into college was time to adjust. Bektas immediately competed in the No. 1 position for the Wolverines in every dual match her freshman year, going 32-10 overall. She also excelled in doubles, finishing FILE PHOTO/Daily the season with a 33-10 record Emina Bektas set the school record with 124 singles wins and was Big Ten MVP. playing in the No. 1 doubles position, paired with thensophomore Brooke Bolender. “I thought she would really blossom in the college tennis format,” said Michigan coach Ronni Bernstein. “She By LELAND MITCHINSON such a team and such a family Daily Sports Writer atmosphere,” Bektas said. “You stepped in and could just tell that the girls got played No. 1 all four years and When Emina Bektas was along so well.” looking for a college to continue Bektas attended the John was dominant her tennis career, the most Newcombe Tennis Academy there, which, to important factor was a tight- in Texas, where she focused have somebody knight team atmosphere. on individual development. up top like that At Michigan, she found exactly However, her participation in an that’s winning what she wanted. academy didn’t mean she didn’t and competing so hard and giving “I went to a team dinner and I get to experience the team aspect us that point almost every match, was huge for our program and she could just kind of tell that it was of the game.
Emina Bektas reflects on her storied career
made a huge impact.” That success carried over into her sophomore year, when she finished the season ranked No. 33 individually, and fourth in doubles with Bolender. Though she stepped into a big role in her first two years, there was still room to grow as a leader on the team. “I remember going back home for Christmas break (junior year), and I sort of started figuring things out,” Bektas said. “I knew that since I was finally able to help myself, I was able to pull the other girls with me as well. I mean, obviously it wasn’t perfect along the way, I still had my moments, but (that realization) helped me out a lot.” Coming off that break in her junior year, she took her play up another level, setting a Michigan record for singles wins in a season with 38. She kept it going in her senior year, going 33-8, leading Michigan to its first Big Ten
Tournament title and winning her second straight Big Ten Player of the Year award. She also helped to usher in the next generation of Wolverines, taking her new doubles partner, freshman Alex Najarian, under her wing on the way to a 30-9 record with her new teammate. Bektas finished her college career with more accolades than she could keep track of. She ends her career as Michigan’s all-time leader in singles wins and overall wins. On top of the team wins record, Bektas was unanimously voted first team Big Ten all four years of her time as a Wolverine. “I think Emina, through her four years, matured in that (leadership) role and understood it more,” Bernstein said. “I don’t think she understood it when she first came in, so definitely by her senior year it was really important to her, and she did a great job in that role making sure everybody was (comfortable) in the team.” Bektas came to Michigan looking for a close team, and she found one. In return, she gave them more than they could ever ask for.
Bektas finished with more accolades than she could track.
“I could just tell that it was such a team and family.”
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Notebook: Legends jerseys to be re-retired Nov. 28 By ZACH SHAW Summer Managing Sports Editor
After two years of controversy and awkward numbers, the Michigan football team announced that its “Legends” jersey program would be retired. The program — which honored Michigan’s five retired numbers by giving them to current Wolverines — unretired the jersey numbers of Gerald Ford (No. 48), Tom Harmon (98), Ron Kramer (87), Bennie Oosterbaan (47), and Albert, Alvin and Whitey Wistert (11). The program drew controversy from fans and program alumni. “During the search process for our new football coach, I had a meeting with the Michigan football team and they expressed their feelings associated with wearing these legendary jerseys,” said Interim Athletic Director Jim
Hackett in a released statement. “At one end of the spectrum they are awed by the legacy of the men who wore them and at the other end of the spectrum, and as part of a team sport, they wondered why we would call attention to one of our team members. “I brought this issue to our new head coach Jim Harbaugh. He agreed with me that it needed a review. I then talked to the families of these great Michigan players. I called them directly and laid out the paradox of seeing players as a team and the due respect to these individual great players.” All five numbers will be retired in a joint ceremony before Michigan’s game against Ohio State, Nov. 28. 1991 Heisman Trophy winner Desmond Howard will also have his No. 21 retired in the ceremony. “The right plan is to retire
them and display them in Towsley Museum which is connected to Schembechler Hall,” Hackett said. “Because we don’t have the display area inside the stadium, we have found an area on the concourse where fans can see and honor these retired jerseys.” Peppers a three-way player? After having his muchanticipated freshman season cut short due to injury, redshirt freshman safety Jabrill Peppers may have a chance to return in a big way. Regarded as one of the nation’s best athletes from his recruiting class, Harbaugh indicated Tuesday that Peppers may be used on offense, special teams and defense. “There’s three ways that you can contribute,” Harbaugh said. “You can contribute offensively, defensively and on special teams.
It’s rare that someone does offense, defense and special teams. “It’s exciting when someone’s capable of doing that, it means they have some real gifts athletically and they’re really smart and sharp enough to understand three different systems.” At Paramus Catholic High School in New Jersey, Peppers rushed for 3,059 yards, passed for 92 yards and tallied 883 yards receiving. He also scored 60 touchdowns in three seasons on offense. “If you have the capability athletically of doing that and you have the desire to do that, then we’ll explore it,” Harbaugh said. “Jabrill’s never struck me as someone who has ever (had) his head spin (on the field). He’s not one of those type of youngsters. He has a very tight grip of his mind, he’s very sharp and very
focused. “Nor have I seen him unconfident. He’s very confident in his abilities.” Ball is in Norfleet’s court to return Another potential three-way player is still considering if he’ll join the Wolverines at all in the fall. Former return man Dennis Norfleet was reportedly kicked off the team in June. Though he has been granted permission to speak with Tuskegee University, among others, Harbaugh hopes Norfleet can return to Michigan. “A plan was put into place for Dennis so he could accomplish all his goals athletically and academically (at Michigan),” Harbaugh said. “Our desire is that he gets his Michigan degree, and that plan hasn’t changed from our viewpoint.”
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Barnes Arico wins gold with USA team By BRAD WHIPPLE Daily Sports Writer
Sunday, Michigan women’s basketball coach Kim Barnes Arico watched her players celebrate a championship win. But they weren’t wearing maize and blue. And she wasn’t in America. Instead, she was in Chekhov, Russia, surrounded by the best 19-year-old talent in the world. And her team — donning red, white and blue — stormed the court as confetti rained from the ceiling. And soon, Barnes Arico held a gold medal in front of a wide smile. In her second straight summer as an assistant coach for USA Basketball, Barnes Arico helped lead the USA team on a 7-0 run in the FIBA U19 World Championship, a campaign that began July 18 and ended Sunday with a 78-70 win over Russia, giving the team its sixth straight gold medal. Barnes Arico also guided the U18 team to a gold medal last summer, qualifying them for a shot at this year’s trophy. “It was an incredible feeling,” Barnes Arico told USA Basketball. “For the last two years, I feel so honored to have been asked to help coach for USA Basketball. To have the opportunity to be surrounded by greatness, whether it is the players that I have opportunity to coach that are the best in their particular age group, or the coaches and the staff that I get to work with everyday. … It has been a dream come true.” After going 3-0 in group play to earn Group B’s top seed, the United States cruised past Argentina, Canada and Spain to earn a spot in the championship game. Against Russia, the United States turned an eight-point deficit into a fivepoint lead by halftime. U.S. center Chatrice White finished the third quarter off with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to maintain her team’s momentum, and the United States ultimately
survived, led by forward A’Ja Wilson’s 30 points, a U19 singlegame record that made the captain the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. Wilson, who helped South Carolina to this year’s Final Four, carved her name in the record books as one of the world’s best 19-year-old basketball players, and is the stand-out example of the excellence Barnes Arico has been surrounded by this summer. “Every game that we’re in, I can pick up something from the other team (and) from our team,” Barnes Arico told MGoBlue.com on July 13. “Maybe a new out-of-bounds play, maybe a new set, or maybe this is how this coach does things. I think it’s always great to learn new things, and to just continue to learn and continue to grow.” Aside from exposure to the world’s best players, Barnes Arico worked with a coaching staff that boasted a heavy resume. Assistant coach Jeff Walz, the winningest coach in Louisville women’s basketball history, used to be a regular opponent for Barnes Arico during her time in the Big East. Since 2007, Walz has led Louisville into the national spotlight with five NCAA tournament appearances, including this year’s Sweet 16. Walz’s success mirrors what Barnes Arico hopes to achieve at Michigan. U.S. head coach Dawn Staley has always caught the admiration of Barnes Arico. The WNBA veteran and three-time Olympic gold medalist led Wilson and the Gamecocks to the this year’s Final Four with a heavy defensive focus, a focus Barnes Arico continues to instill in Michigan. “For the last two years, I have
“This is an opportunity to (grow) at a high level.”
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Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico will look to apply what she learned as part of the USA team to her team’s upcoming season.
had the opportunity to work with (Staley) and I have learned so much from her,” Barnes Arico said. “It has been great to be surrounded by her for an extended period of time, to be surrounded by excellence. I have enjoyed every minute of it.” Barnes Arico nearly had one of her own appear on the international stage. Back in May, sophomore guard Katelynn Flaherty was invited to compete at the U19 trials in Colorado Springs. But among the 34 attendees, she didn’t make the final 12-member team. As for Barnes Arico, she moved on to find success at an even higher level. “This is another opportunity to (learn and grow) at a high level,” Barnes Arico said. “So when I come back to Michigan, if I can tweak a couple things or pick up some things from other coaches and programs that have been champions, that’s only going to help our program be better.” This season, Barnes Arico nearly became the first coach to hang a banner for the Wolverines this when they reached the WNIT Semifinals. Still, she’s off to the best three-year start for any coach in program history. Her growth hasn’t stopped in the summer, as she was surrounded by the best talent in the country and in the world. It earned Team USA a gold medal. And it could earn Michigan its first banner.
“I have enjoyed every minute of it.”
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Five players from the 2013 NCAA runner-up team are playing in the NBA, while Jordan Morgan is playing pro ball in France.
Catching up with former Michigan basketball stars By MAX BULTMAN Daily Sports Editor
It has been a busy summer for Michigan basketball alumni. Two recent stars have been traded, and another finally appears to have found a longer-term home. Whether they’ve stayed put or moved around, there has been no
shortage of developments for the former Wolverines. So, with the NBA Summer League now in the books, The Daily put together a roundup of what notable Michigan alumni have been up to this offseason. Nik Stauskas: Stauskas was traded from the Sacramento Kings to the Philadelphia 76ers, which
is sort of like escaping the Titanic in a life raft without a paddle. You made it out alive, but you have to do a lot of work before feeling secure again. On the 76ers, Stauskas should have a chance for more touches, which will be a warm welcome after sharing minutes with former Kansas standout Ben McLemore in Sacramento. This summer, he came back to Ann Arbor to work with Michigan strength and conditioning coach Jon Sanderson and will hope to build on a strong finish to last season. Tim Hardaway Jr.: Hardaway was part of a draft-day trade to the Atlanta Hawks, flipping him from one of the worst teams in the league (New York) to one of the best. The problem now might be finding minutes. The Hawks have Kyle Korver and Kent Bazemore at Hardaway’s position, so he’ll have to fight for time on the court. Still, his career 10.8 points per game is a respectable number, and being part of a winning environment could help raise Hardaway’s pedigree. Glenn Robinson III: After a rookie year that saw him waived by the Minnesota Timberwolves and claimed by the 76ers, Robinson dazzled fans with 360 dunks and big numbers for the Hawks’ Summer League team along with fellow
former Wolverine Jon Horford. He played so well that his hometown Indiana Pacers signed Robinson to a three-year contract at the end of Summer League. Robinson enters the season as the fourth small forward on the Pacers’ depth chart, but his versatility could allow him to move around for them. It’s hard to imagine Robinson in their regular rotation just yet, but his improvement was widely praised in Summer League. Maybe he has more in store for the season. Mitch McGary: When he wasn’t making appearances at the Women’s College World Series, McGary continued his rise to cult heroism with hustle plays and putback dunks that made the rounds on social media. He recently told NewsOK.com he had lost 20 pounds over the summer, giving hope that McGary could still live up to his potential. His energy and athleticism could pay big dividends for the Oklahoma City Thunder, a team that looks ready to contend for a title. It wouldn’t be too surprising if the new-look McGary has a breakout season for the Thunder. Then again, McGary still has to beat out fellow centers Enes Kanter and Steven Adams for minutes. Health will a key factor in that, and down 20 pounds, this could be the year Big Mitch manages to stay on the court. Trey Burke: Burke’s playing time trailed off a bit last year with the emergence of Dante Exum. He still managed 12.8 points per game and nearly five assists, but his shooting percentage was hovering around 38 — too low to warrant the 30 minutes per game he
was getting. There were rumors Burke might be traded this offseason, but he stayed put, and still has a chance to stick around in Utah. The Jazz have a bright future, and Burke will still have opportunities to carve out a role with them. He had a handful of 20-point games last season, and if he can get his shot more consistent, we could see Burke play a role for a playoff contender sooner rather than later. Jamal Crawford: Remember Jamal Crawford? The Clippers’ sixth man hasn’t received the contract extension he was hoping for, but still finds himself surrounded by a bevy of talent in Los Angeles. Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan have the Clippers once more primed for a playoff run, and bringing Lance Stephenson will make for an interesting experiment as well. Crawford is 35, but he can still play, and he should still have a well-defined roll off the bench in 2015-16. Jordan Morgan: After playing a year in Italy with Virtus Roma, the former Wolverine captain joined the Orlando Magic and Minnesota Timberwolves for the Orlando and Las Vegas Summer Leagues, respectively. It didn’t translate to an NBA contract, but Morgan did earn a contract with L’Hermine de Nantes Atlantique of the French Professional B League this season. He also kicked off his foundation, The Jordan Morgan Foundation, which aims to “provide education, support and encouragement to today’s youth so that each individual has the opportunity to overcome any circumstance.”
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Trey Burke struggled in his second NBA season, but showed potential with the Jazz.