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Five-year-old Logan Sweet, a patient at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, plays Xbox with his mother, Krystal Sweet, at the Family Center in Mott’s on Friday.
With new program, games provide therapy at C.S. Mott 225 hospital rooms now equipped with Xbox consoles for patient use By IRENE PARK Daily Staff Reporter
Scores of patients at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital will now have access to personal enter-
tainment systems in their rooms. On Friday, the hospital celebrated the launch of the Mott Family Network Pediatric Gaming Project, which aims to use Xbox 360 and Xbox Live to provide recreational and therapeutic experiences for patients. So far, 225 rooms are set up with the Xbox 360 consoles. The Mott Golf Classic and the Mott Family Network, two nonprofit organizations with the mission of advancing pediatric
medicine and improving patient and family care, funded a large portion of the project. The project’s initial budget was almost $500,000, but with donations from the two organizations, the project only cost about $100,000 of hospital funds. The project began as a smaller pilot program last year, with 32 Xbox consoles in the Hematology/Oncology unit at the hospital. Jean-Jacques Bouchard, a child life specialist, said Mott saw a
need to implement the gaming system hospital-wide to meet the recreational, educational and therapeutic needs of the hospital’s patients. Bouchard said the Xbox gaming system allows patients to be treated like normal kids because they can interact with their family and friends online — even when they are at the hospital. “People who are playing with the patients online have no idea See GAMES, Page 3A
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A recent University study found that people with depression whose symptoms are decreased by placebo drugs are also more likely to respond when they are given real antidepressants. Those who don’t respond to the placebo are less likely to find relief with medication. The research team, led by JonKar Zubieta, a former University faculty member who is now chair of the psychiatry department chair at the University of Utah, has been studying the placebo effect for more than 10 years through brain scanning techniques. The study was conducted with 35 participants, all with untreated major depression. The participants were told they were being given a new drug to treat depres-
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Michigan tops Maryland for fourth straight victory, 28-0 Defense dominant again in Big Ten opener, No. 13 Northwestern next By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor
COLLEGE PARK — In the first four games, 36 minutes and 42 seconds of its season, the Michigan football team did not have what one might call a quick-strike offense. But in a span of three minutes, 11 seconds during the third quarter Saturday, the Wolverines pulled away from Maryland in their Big Ten opener en route to a 28-0 win at Byrd Stadium. Michigan gained possession for the 11th time with 8:18 to
go in the third quarter. At that point, the Wolverines led just 6-0 despite having dominated the Terrapins on the defensive side of the ball. That dominance had gifted the offense yet another opportunity, with junior cornerback Jourdan Lewis’ interception giving Michigan the ball at Maryland’s 31-yard line. Within 19 seconds, the Wolverines were in the end zone. After two incomplete passes, on 3rdand-10, fifth-year senior quarterback Jake Rudock dumped off a screen to redshirt junior running back Drake Johnson, who picked up a block on the edge and took it in for a touchdown. “I think we just calmed down, just trusted the process,” said junior tight end Jake Butt. “There’s no panic on the sideline. It was just little things here and See MARYLAND, Page 3A
sion that researchers were looking to test. Psychiatry Prof. Marta Pecina, one of the study’s lead authors, said the study had two phases in which the patients were first given the placebo drugs, and then actually treated. Using Positron Emission Tomography, which is a brain scanning technique, the researchers were able to monitor the participant’s brain activity throughout the study to determine the reaction to the placebo and actual drug. Researchers saw the same changes in brain chemistry in patients who responded to the placebo pill as they saw in patients who actually took the antidepressant. Pecina said the patients responding to the placebo could essentially “generate their own medicine,” which could lead to alternative treatments in the future, though she acknowledged the study wasn’t necessarily representative of the whole population. “These people may in general have more resilience, and that’s a good point,” Pecina said. “CerSee PLACEBO, Page 3A
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Detroit resident Ebony Elmore chaperones children from her neighborhood in River Rouge as they march down Michigan Avenue for Environmental Justice on Saturday.
March focuses on justice issues facing Detroiters Environmental equity cited as city’s key concern By WILL GREENBERG Daily News Editor
DETROIT — Marching from Roosevelt Park to Hart Plaza, several groups rallied together to support each other’s various
justice causes. The Detroit March for Justice, hosted by the National Sierra Club and a variety of social justice and environmental groups, drew Sierra Club executives from around the country Saturday, including club President Aaron Mair. Represented in the march were groups like the East Michigan Environmental Action Council, Water is Life,
Michigan Welfare Rights Organization and others. Marchers carried signs calling for an end to fracking and water shutoffs. But many were there in defense of Detroit’s air, one of the pressing environmental issues in the area. One young boy wore a sandwich board the read: “Most polluted zip code: 48217.” “(We have) all the other See MARCH, Page 3A
Know Tomorrow event promotes individual and institutional action By CHARLOTTE JENKINS Daily Staff Reporter
In anticipation of the United Nations Climate Change Conference scheduled to begin this November in Paris, University students gathered on the Diag on Friday to draw attention to climate change. The rally was sponsored by the University’s chapter of Know Tomorrow, a student-led campaign launched by Cool Globes, a national nonprofit organization working to raise awareness and spur action on climate change. See RALLY, Page 3A
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Council to discuss pedestrain safety at meeting on Monday Search for city administrator, bird safety also up for consideration BY ISOBEL FUTTER Daily Staff Reporter
At their meeting Monday evening, Ann Arbor City Council is slated to a discuss a series of issues, including pedestrian safety, finding a new city administrator, and taking measures to protect birds. Pedestrian Safety and Access Task Force At a session earlier this month, the council heard recommendations of the Pedestrian Safety and Access Task Force, which released an extensive study on pedestrian safety in Ann Arbor.
Recommendations included education efforts on traffic laws, improving physical conditions of the roadway and initiatives to reduce distracted driving. The task force also recommended increasing regulations and ordinances regarding snow and ice removal in the winter to increase pedestrian safety. Council will vote on the recommendations Monday.
tor Steve Powers announced he was leaving the position in late August to accept a position as city manager in Salem, Oregon. Powers, after slightly more than four years in the position, will officially vacate the post in November. The council has appointed Tom Crawford, the city’s chief financial officer, to serve as an interim city administrator, effective Nov. 18.
City Administrator search Council will also consider a resolution to approve the Council Administration Committee’s recommendations for the search for a new city administrator. The committee doesn’t have final say on who will be selected and approved — that ability rests with the council members — but they are charged with finding at least three finalists who are suitable for the role. Current City Administra-
Support for Safe Passage Great Lakes Days A resolution to support the Safe Passage Great Lake Days is also up for consideration. In 2009, the Ann Arbor joined other Michigan cities in passing Safe Passage resolutions, which makes the periods between March 15 and May 31 and between Aug. 15 and Oct. 31 designated as Safe Passage Great Lakes days. Since birds use light to navigate, residents of Ann Arbor are encouraged to turn off lights above the fifth floor of buildings on those days between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. Birds can often be confused by well-lit urban areas, The council will vote on the most recent addition to this resolution, which says the city should advise individuals to always turn off lights when they leave a building. The resolution also encourages awareness of the problems light poses for birds and asks citizens to find ways to light their office buildings and homes at night that will conserve more of it. Resolution to approve site plan for First Street Housing The council will review the first site plan for a new housing development on First Street. The development would be a 47,1400-square-foot residential building with 25 dwelling units. There is also a plan to build a parking lot for approximately 35 vehicles underneath the apartments.
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LSA sophomore Darian Razdar, Residential College Director John Wells and RC Prof. Virginia Murphy cut the celebratory ribbon at the opening of the Residential College Garden at East Quad on Friday.
Students and faculty open RC Garden at East Quad New plot aims to bring fresh, organic produce to campus BY BRANDON SUMMERS-MILLER Daily Staff Reporter
Tomatoes and cucumbers are ripening in gardens across Michigan, including a new plot on East Quad’s grounds. Residential College faculty and students gathered outside the residence hall Friday afternoon to celebrate the official opening of the RC Garden, an endeavor jointly led by students and faculty to bring fresh, organic produce to campus. The Eco Club and Food Forum, two RC groups created to maintain the garden, have more than 30 members each and say interest is growing. Though the garden’s con-
cept originated within the RC, all University students may care for it and harvest produce. The garden is currently growing chives, sweet basil, tomatoes, cucumbers, fruit trees, kale, corn and miniature watermelons, among other vegetables and plants. The garden was built and developed by the East Quad Garden Committee, comprised of staff from LSA facilities and housing, the University’s Landscape Architecture unit, East Quad staff and students from the RC. “There was so much interest,” said Kenn Rapp, a University landscape architect and committee member. “It was such an enthusiastic project to work on with a large committee of people that worked for almost three years.” Rapp said the committee was tasked with creating a vision outlined by the RC, which included an emphasis on sustainability and the physical capability to add to the garden
in the future. To incorporate sustainability into the design, several species of flowers were planted within and surrounding the garden to attract natural pollinators, including bees and butterflies. Pollinators can lay eggs in designated stations called “pollinator habitats” which are located within close proximity to the garden. The aim is to encourage future plant growth by creating a stable environment for pollinators. “It’s its own little ecosystem,” Rapp said. RC Lecturer Virginia Murphy, a Program in the Environment faculty member, helped oversee the project’s completion and said the garden is meant to show students that healthy food isn’t hard to find. “We can grow healthy food in an urban setting,” she said. “Even in the middle of a major university campus.” She said students were a See GARDEN, Page 3A
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RALLY From Page 1A Members of Know Tomorrow held a banner urging students to stand on the “right side of history.” The banner included information about recent gains in the climate change movement, including President Barack Obama’s August announcement of the Clean Power Plan, which set new regulations for reducing carbon emissions from power plants. LSA junior Samantha Ginsburg, president of the University’s chapter of Know Tomorrow, said she hoped the rally would help amplify and synchronize youth voices calling for action on climate change. “We know what tomorrow looks like,” Ginsburg said. “The science is clear — there is no more debate. We want action because we know what our future looks like.” Know Tomorrow chapters at 60 campuses across the country also held similar climate rallies Friday as part of the national day of action. Some events had high profile speakers such as Sen. Edward Markey at Harvard University and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. at the University of Southern California. Don Scavia, a Graham Family Professor of Sustainability and
GAMES From Page 1A if (the patients) are at the hospital or at home,” Bouchard said. “The patients are treated just like normal kids. That is one of the biggest benefits of Xbox being in their rooms.” Krystal Sweet, whose son is a patient at Mott, said the games help her son endure his treatments by allowing him to focus on something more enjoyable. “The games help with the treatments because they help distract him from the pain and makes time go faster for him,” Sweet said. Sweet added that having the Xbox in the room is nice because she and her son can use it to watch movies too, not just play games. Bouchard said since the Xbox can play CDs and DVDs too, some parents also use the system to make a recording of their voices for their kids. “Our music therapist will record the parents’ voices (on a CD) so if the parents can’t be by the bedside all the time, the CD will be put into the Xbox and the kids can listen to it,” Bouchard said. Engineering junior Anna Dai, who was involved with this project since last year, said she was got involved after taking an entry-level computer engineering course called “Gaming for
PLACEBO From Page 1A tainly research like this may help us to stratify patients who would either benefit from lower doses of antidepressants or even alternative treatments.” In a press release, Zubieta said he thinks it is important to enhance the resiliency people already have. In this way, he said if people are responsive even to a placebo drug, any progress they make will be dependent on themselves and they may feel better using more personalized treatment options like therapy. Rackham student Patrick Pruitt, who studies neuroscience and wasn’t involved in the study, said he thinks placebo response is an exciting topic because the theory of it has been studied for a long time, and the field is now beginning to explore practical applications of that research. “Now we’re starting to understand — even if it’s just glimpses — what is going on in the brain when someone is responding to placebo,” he said. Pruitt also noted the complications associated with placebos in research and said in some situations, such as when testing the effects of a new drug, researchers actually seek to minimize the effect.
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director of the University’s Graham Sustainability Institute, spoke at the rally on campus. Scavia urged students to combat climate change, at the personal and institutional levels. “There are lots of things you can do as individuals to reduce your own consumption,” Scavia said. “Those individual actions, though, won’t be enough — we need policy changes at the local, state and federal government levels.” The Michigan Marching Band and Jugglers on Campus, a student organization, both performed at the event. Planet Blue and the Divest and Invest campaign also had tables distributing information. Engineering senior RJ Nakkula said students should join the University in its efforts to combat climate change. “The University is making steps in the right direction, but everyone needs to do their share,” Nakkula said. “It’s not just the University’s part, it comes down to students, too.” LSA freshman Noah Lowenstein, a member of Know Tomorrow, said the climate rally is an important step toward uniting millennials around climate change goals. “We are the millennials,” Lowenstein said. “We are the ones who will be living on this Earth far beyond the policy
the Greater Good” with David Chesney, a lecturer in computer science and engineering. Dai said she jumped at the opportunity because she wanted to use computer science for humanitarian and societal issues. “I liked the idea of using computer science for something other than just making computers work faster,” she said. “Computer science is powerful and there is so much (computer science) technology that hasn’t been utilized yet. It can be used for humanitarian issues to make an impact on people’s lives.” In the future, Dai said organizers plan to set up gaming rooms and mobile Xbox carts for patients whose rooms are not equipped with the console, updating the Xbox 360 consoles to Xbox One, and garnering more donations and Xbox games. LSA senior Efrain Segarra, who was involved with the project at its initial stages, said it took a tremendous amount of effort to develop and implement the initiative, but it was worth it at the end. “It was amazing to learn about what it takes to develop a project of this magnitude,” Segarra said. “And it was very heartwarming at the end to put in the 32 test units and see how excited all the children were already.”
“Part of what makes it tricky is that there are situations like drug trials where we want the placebo effect to be minimized,” he said. “In drug trials you want to know if the medication is effective — you want to look purely at how the medication is working and how it isn’t working. But then in the clinic, you want to maximize it.” Moving forward, the research team said they hoped to continue these types of studies with a larger population. Pecina said the size of this study in particular was a limitation, and she hopes to expand what the team can do in the future. “This is a small study with just 35 patients and the placebo phase is short — just one week,” she said. “We’re looking forward to doing studies that involve fully randomized trials where we can give patients longer placebo treatments.” Either way, Pruitt said he thinks continued research into placebo response will open new doors in research in the coming years. “Having a better understanding of how the placebo response works and what type of person is going to respond to placebo is really going to open up our understanding of how to account for that in drug trials as well as to boost that in the clinic, to provide additional relief for those suffering from depression,” he said.
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TOP: Denby High School Marching Band performs down Michigan Avenue for the Detroit March for Justice on Saturday. MIDDLE LEFT: Activist Linda Burker collects signatures for a petition against fracking at Roosevelt Park. MIDDLE RIGHT: Sierre Club President Aaron Mair leads the march. BOTTOM: Coko Anderson and her daughter N’Deye Anderson, 11, walk two miles for the Detroit March for Justice.
MARCH From Page 1A issues and then we have bad air,” said Rhonda Anderson, senior organizing representative for the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign and Environmental Justice Program. “The bad air is killing us just as much as the other issues are killing us.” The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has identified several power plants in the area as the source of high sulfur dioxide levels and is working to reduce emissions at these plants to the safe level of 75 parts per billion. The MDEQ is currently working on a State Implementation Plan to achieve proper air quality within the area that hasn’t attained safe air quality levels, including parts of southwest Detroit, running along the Canadian border and meeting the southern edge of Wayne County’s border. The Environmental Protection Agency must approve this SIP or require a different plan. The sources of the SO2 identified in the SIP are Carmeuse Lime
MARYLAND From Page 1A there that we were beating ourselves with.” Redshirt sophomore tight end Khalid Hill caught a short pass for the two-point conversion after Johnson’s touchdown. Michigan’s surging defense returned to the field on the next series as Matt Godin and Mario Ojemudia teamed up to sack Maryland backup quarterback Daxx Garman on third down. Then the offense headed out for a 12th time, and this time it only took one play. Redshirt junior wide receiver Jehu Chesson broke a tackle at the second level and took an end-around run 66 yards for a touchdown. Thanks to Maryland’s offensive struggles, the slim 6-0 lead seemed more comfortable than it appeared on the scoreboard. But in just over three minutes, the Wolverines’ advantage became much safer. “Collectively, we started playing a little harder,” Johnson said. “We started opening up the zone running, and that seemed to hit them well. The offensive linemen started playing really well.” In the first half, Johnson said
and Stone, U.S. Steel, DTE’s River Rouge Power Plant and DTE Trenton Channel Power Plant. EES Coke was also identified as a source since it provides fuel to U.S. Steel. The SIP calls for the plants to reduce emissions enough to bring the area to the safe SO2 amount; Carmeuse Lime is planning to build a higher smokestack to further disperse its emissions, for example. While the modeling shows the individual plants at safe levels under these new guidelines, there is a possibility of an unsafe zone, or “hotspot,” when the plants combined are operating at full capacity. Robert Irvine, a representative from the MDEQ, said this possibility is a worst-case scenario, and that he stands by his agency’s proposal. He added that the MDEQ still needs to reply to all public commentary — which closed Monday. “The level of control at these facilities — we consider them to be adequate and that is our conclusion in our document at this point,” Irvine said in an interview. While MDEQ members feel confident the EPA will agree to the plan, the Sierra Club’s Michigan Chapter and members of the
Michigan unveiled only parts of its game plan, testing them against the Maryland defense. As the game went on, the Wolverines started to go deeper, and the offensive line and skill players collaborated on ways to attack the Terrapins. The second-half outburst masked some early offensive issues. Neither team generated a play longer than 20 yards until midway through the second quarter, and senior kicker Kenny Allen’s two short field goals were the only points of the half as both offenses struggled to move the ball. “The thing I was focused on in the first quarter, even midway through, is both offenses were just making mistakes — penalty, error, turnover,” said Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh. “From a coaching perspective, offensively, it was really just trying to get our team playing better fundamental-technique, assignment football.” The Terrapins picked up three first downs on their opening drive, moving the ball into Michigan territory, but couldn’t flip the field position after a short punt. The Wolverines took advantage of the wind at their backs when fifthyear senior punter Blake O’Neill booted a ball out of bounds at the
community believe it doesn’t go far enough. At a public forum held at River Rouge High School earlier this month, MDEQ representatives took public comments from anyone who had them, a step required in the SIP drafting process. Many Sierra Club members and people from the area spoke passionately about the need for an effective, long-term solution to the pollution, with some talking about their friends or family who became sick with asthma and other illnesses linked to air pollution. Brad van Guilder, a representative from the Sierra Club, said the permits described in the SIP are not enough. “This is a case where the MDEQ has the full legal authority to address this, they have the tools to be able to address it, they know how to do it,” he said in an interview. “They really need to step up and either do the right thing, or they need to cooperate with the EPA and implement a federal implementation plan as quickly as possible.” At the march Saturday, attendees echoed these sentiments, with
one-yard line, away from dangerous Maryland returner Will Likely. Terrapins quarterback Caleb Rowe’s interception — his first of three — gave the Wolverines another chance in Maryland territory, but this time, Rudock took a sack and fumbled on fourth down. Michigan also turned the ball over on its next possession, when junior running back Ty Isaac fumbled a carry on the first play. It was the first fumble of the season for a Wolverine running back. Isaac fumbled again early in the third quarter and did not carry the ball again. “(We) would have liked to have done a better job at (avoiding turnovers), but when you keep peeling it back, every time we made a mistake offensively, our defense did not allow Maryland to capitalize on it,” Harbaugh said. “Three different times, I don’t even know if they got any yards when it was all said and done.” In total, the defense allowed just 105 yards for the second straight week — and no points, continuing the streak. After the game, Michigan had already set its sights on next week’s matchup. “What do you do next? You have a happy flight home,” Harbaugh said. “And get ready for Northwestern.”
many people saying they were ready to see improvements after years of issues. “We pray that Detroit stands up for everything that we are owed,” said Pastor Alonzo Bell through a microphone, leading a prayer in Roosevelt Park before the march began. Mair, the Sierra Club president, marched with the group of about 400, leading the way and helping to hold a “Black Lives Matter” sign. Speaking at Hart Plaza at the march’s finish, Mair discussed Detroit’s environmental struggles in the context of all the city’s justice issues. He compared Detroit to the town of Rock Ridge in “Blazing Saddles” — a movie where a governor attempts to displace town members to install a profitable rail line. “This crime is no coincidence,” Mair said. “Now, in the wake of global climate change, this is the city that can create the green jobs; this is the city that can build the electric vehicles; this is the city that can create the wind turbines; this is the city with the workers who are ready to work.”
GARDEN From Page 2A major driving force to see the garden come to life, and that there have already been several courses designed to engage RC students with the garden. Murphy said there are plans to offer all University students the same learning experience in the future. “The RC is inclusive; I think the garden wants to be inclusive as well,” she said. Murphy said the garden will soon feature signs to indicate which plants are ready to pick versus plants that will need additional growing time. Another sign will let people know that any leftover food will be donated to the Back Door Food Pantry. LSA senior Emma McKenzie said she is excited to see a unique student-run garden on campus. She said she hopes more people will take an interest in gardening and that they will care about where their food is coming from. “That’s better for the Earth if we’re transporting less food farther distances,” she said. “I’m hoping that people start taking an interest in more locally grown food.”
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The Mud Bowl must go on
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IFC participants should not face punishment
he annual Mud Bowl is a time-honored tradition valued by the University’s Greek life community. However, this year’s tournament is in peril after the Interfraternity Council threatened sanctions to any fraternity that participates, as doing so would violate a policy that prohibits IFC fraternities from participating in events with so-called “rogue fraternities.” Sigma Alpha Epsilon — the host of the game for more than 80 years — is considered to be “rogue” after being de-recognized by the IFC four years ago and for having its charter revoked by its national organization over the summer for repeated unruly behavior, such as a stabbing at a Halloween party in 2013 and numerous other health and safety issues. Given this reputation, students should understand the risks of participating, but the recent decision by the Office of Greek Life and the IFC to effectively attempt to end the event is an overreach into private student affairs. Now organizing under the “Flying Eagles,” the former members of SAE have planned for the charity event to continue, and it should. The Mud Bowl is a cornerstone of philanthropic events on this campus, having generated over $100,000 for C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital over the past five years alone. It would be a shame to lose that contribution. It is beyond any doubt that the Mud Bowl has been, and always will be, associated with the University’s chapter of SAE — a new, avianinspired name can’t change that. However, if the members of the defunct chapter organize the event independently, then the tournament’s nominal and official connection to Greek life is broken. As long as there is absolutely no mention of the event using the name “SAE,” then there can be no official connection drawn by the Office of Greek Life and the IFC. If the participating teams, most likely other fraternities, also avoid participating under the names of their respective organizations, then the event effectively becomes one that isn’t part of Greek life at all. That should render any sanctions by the IFC ineffective, since it
obviously has no jurisdiction over non-Greek groups. An attempt to overstep this jurisdiction to forestall the Mud Bowl is a clear violation of students’ individual rights, since the University has no control over the philanthropic events of private individual parties. Beginning with the mass Greek life meeting in September, there has been a host of publicity devoted to the administration’s mission to tame troubling trends within Greek community, such as high rates of sexual assault and binge drinking. Therefore, it is concerning that of all things, the Mud Bowl — a relatively harmless, extensively planned charity event — would lead to the University’s first tangible action this semester against Greek life’s behavior. This isn’t to say, though, the “Flying Eagles” can be lax regarding safety. Since this event will now be held with no University affiliation at all, it is imperative that the “Flying Eagles” be as transparent as possible when it comes to details and policies to ensure the community’s trust. Thus far they have been, having made clear that safety measures will be put in place, including a risk management policy, insurance and hired security. Furthermore, the group occupying SAE’s former chapter house should consider opening the event to teams made up of non-Greek members. Not only would this potentially increase donations, but it would also help unite the student body around a football tournament that was previously reserved for one-fifth of the school. Ultimately, assuming the interest is there, it is events like these that can potentially start bridging the gap between the Greek and non-Greek communities. Efforts like that should be endorsed, not threatened by sanctions.
Taking rejection head-on
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hen I arrived at the University three years ago, I planned to make the most of my college experience. Having grown up doing music and theatre my whole life, I decided to continue on this path by auditioning for seven a capella groups as well as the UM Educational Theatre Company. I knew these groups were competitive, but I reasoned that if I ANNIE auditioned for everything, HUMPHREY I should at least get one callback for something. Instead, all eight groups flatly turned me down. As rejection e-mail after rejection e-mail flooded my inbox, I began to feel a mixture of disappointment, shame and inadequacy. To comfort myself, I watched Demi Lovato’s “Skyscraper” music video on loop while my roommate pretended not to notice the tears streaming down my face. According to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, feeling accepted is a key driving force behind human behavior. When we experience rejection, we feel anxious and unhappy because our sense of belonging has been jeopardized. Rejection can be so distressing that we stop putting ourselves out there so that we can avoid the pain of being repeatedly turned down. After facing multiple rejections early in my college career, I lost all self-confidence and retreated back into my shell at a time when I should have been putting myself out there the most. I fell into a mentality of learned helplessness. I passed up opportunities to apply to programs that interested me because I assumed I would never be chosen. It took until my junior year to find the courage to audition for another singing group; this time it was the Women’s Glee Club. I was completely shocked to receive an acceptance e-mail, and I immediately attributed my admittance to some sort of fluke in the audition process. It wasn’t until completing the first rehearsal that I realized I had earned a spot on my own merits. As a current executive board member for the Women’s Glee Club, I am gaining a new perspective on rejection by learning about what goes on behind the scenes. Part of my job this semester was to help run auditions. My heart broke when we proofread the rejection e-mail aloud as an executive board. I thought back to all the freshmen I had met earlier that day, eager to become involved on campus and find a sense of community. I pictured how their faces would fall as they
read the e-mail, feeling the same disappointment I had felt during my own freshman year. My biggest takeaway from running auditions was realizing how arbitrary the cutoffs were. The unfortunate reality is that there are always more talented, capable individuals interested in contributing to any organization than there are open positions available. Rejection is never meant to be a malicious attack on someone’s character; it is merely an unavoidable byproduct of most application processes, especially at such a large, competitive university. Lines must be drawn somewhere, and often the only thing separating those who are rejected versus those who are accepted is luck. With this knowledge in mind, I am now able to face rejection without taking it personally. Another way I learned to remedy the pain of rejection is through rejection therapy. A recent NPR piece interviewed Jason Comely, who was so afraid of rejection that he created a game to face his fear. Every day he completed a task that he knew would prompt a rejection, such as asking a stranger for a ride. By making rejection his goal, he became desensitized to the unpleasantness associated with being denied. He also found that he was rejected far less than he assumed, and instead began connecting with more people. He created playing cards listing various challenges, such as “Convince a stranger that you know them,” and “Before purchasing something, ask for a discount.” His game became so popular that others began using his tactics to find dates. This year, I am starting to practice my own form of rejection therapy. Every day I take at least one risk, whether it’s talking to a stranger, trying a new activity or applying to a new program. Rather than feeling ashamed each time I am rejected, I am learning to laugh at myself and roll with whatever happens. Like Comely, I have been pleasantly surprised by how many times things have gone my way, allowing me to meet more people and take advantage of new opportunities. I regret wasting my first three years at the University internalizing my rejection letters and letting them determine my decisions to apply to future programs. Now, as a senior, I realize that if I want something badly enough, I shouldn’t let one little “no” cause me to give up on myself. Instead, I will turn rejection into a laughing matter and keep pushing forward until I achieve my dreams. Go on and try to tear me down; I will be rising from the ground. Like a skyscraper. — Annie Humphrey can be reached at annieah@umich.edu.
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unior year of high school, I took up a simple but effective habit. Accompanied by my morning coffee, I would open a collection of five tabs labeled “news” on my internet browser. After about an hour of browsing Reuters, BBC and other media FARID outlets, I had a ALSABEH nice introduction to the day’s major stories. For a while, my newfound practice was sustained by the many advantages it offered. I loved finishing my friends’ sentences when they enthusiastically began, “Did you hear about …?” Breaking news headlines rarely surprised me; I had already read about them hours before. Most of all, I learned an incredible amount. Each article led to a frenzy of Wikipedia pages as I tried to decipher the complicated backstories needed to understand them. But these perks soon reached a point of diminishing returns. I grew exhausted of my morning routine, despite an abundance of exciting current events. Did it simply lose its novelty over time? No, there was something more meaningful at play. I had learned a valuable lesson: The news is overrated. Let’s overlook, for a moment, the irony of this criticism appearing in a newspaper. I’m actually in very good company. Nearly 150 years before the 24-hour news cycle, Henry David Thoreau insisted: “I am sure that I never read any memorable news in a newspaper. If we read of one man
robbed, or murdered, or killed by accident, or one house burned, or one vessel wrecked … we need never read of another.” What was true in an age of typewriters is doubly true in an age of smartphones, where technology has ushered in an explosion of information. This abundance is not as useful as it may seem. We are not unbiased readers, rationally swayed by current events. We consume the news through the lens of our social and political beliefs. Because of this, we tend to read what we want to read. If something conflicts with our worldview, we are more than happy to blame journalistic bias or misreporting. As a result, the news is more a source of validation than it is knowledge. Moreover, the news tends to be tragic by its very nature. You’ll read a story about a new anti-cancer therapy one day, but never hear about it again. On the contrary, tragedies bring with them dozens of corroborating stories: “Who’s to blame? Update: casualty count rises. Could this happen to us? Casualty count rises again.” This is, no doubt, partly because major networks like to fulfill our morbid curiosities. But this curiosity comes at a heavy emotional price. Scrolling through such heartbreaking stories is mentally taxing, and can be a huge source of anxiety for college students who have enough stress to begin with. Finally, it’s important to understand the news in its greater context. I again refer to Thoreau, finish-
ing his previous quote: “…If you are acquainted with the principle, what do you care for a myriad instances and applications?” He makes a valuable point here. Stories that we hear from around the world are merely symptoms of larger principles, whether they be social, geopolitical, etc. They reside on the surface; someone who is familiar with the deeper issues involved would, in theory, learn nothing new from them. Of course, the exception is game-changing events, which threaten to alter or even turn our principles on their heads. But the proportion of news stories that fall under this category is miniscule. Once you understand the principles, a staggering majority of current events become irrelevant. What, then, is the alternative? My morning routine has since changed. I tend to read articles from analytical publications like the Brookings Institute and reputable think tanks. I find myself learning history in an attempt to explain the present. Likeminded friends and I come together to discuss the news — rarely the stories themselves, but their global contexts. You might find your own alternatives. Whatever they are, they will be healthier — and more effective — than keeping up with the news religiously. Open your smartphone and you will find a sea of headlines. Take care not to drown.
I grew exhausted of my morning routine, despite an abundance of exciting current events.
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Conservatives should not be excluded from leadership I was disappointed to see several of my colleagues, under the pen name “Concerned Medical Students at the University of Michigan Medical School,” criticize the invitation of Dr. Tom Price, a Republican member of the House of Representatives and alum of the University of Michigan Medical School, in an opinion piece published on Sept. 24, before Price was scheduled to speak. Price spoke at the Medical School as part of the “Conversations with Leadership” series, where medical students are able to learn from notable Medical School alumni who have become leaders in their fields. Because he is a congressman, chairman of the House Budget Committee and an alum, Price certainly qualifies. But my colleagues apparently disagree, not because of any lack in leadership credentials, but because they disagree with his political views. In unintended irony, the authors largely criticize Price for “(maintaining) partisan lines,” although these lines are, by definition, maintained by both political parties. They then criticize Price’s votes on various issues (unfairly paraphrased by the authors), which were often in line with the overwhelming majority in the House of Representatives. My colleagues state they were “not (rebuking) Price’s invitation to speak to our medical school,” but they question whether individuals like Price can be promoted as a “model of leadership” given his conservative voting record, thereby tacitly implying that neither Price nor any other conservative should ever be invited as a speaker. Furthermore, and perhaps more dangerously, the authors imply that conservative medical students are not qualified to serve as future physician-leaders, because conservatism is allegedly
at odds with medical ethics. My colleagues insinuate that Price encourages violence against women because he voted against the deeply flawed Violence Against Women Act, that he supports gun violence because of his support for the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, and that he seeks to deprive the poor of irreplaceable medical services by voting to transfer the public funding of Planned Parenthood to other community health centers that provide vital services to poor women. Many conservatives opposed the Violence Against Women Act because they believed the bill would have the unintended consequence of increasing violence against women. A 2007 study from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that in states that implemented mandatory arrest laws, where police are required to arrest someone if they receive a domestic violence complaint, domestic violence homicides actually increased, possibly because abused women were more reluctant to report domestic abuse out of the fear that their partners would be arrested. The gun bill that my colleagues cite, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, does nothing to reduce the number of guns. Rather, it seeks to apply a uniform standard of enforcement to a patchwork of state gun laws. It was proposed in response to cases like that of medical student Meredith Graves, who in 2011 was arrested in New York City for self-reporting her concealed weapon (which was legal in her home state of Tennessee) to police when she learned that guns were prohibited at the 9/11 Memorial. At the time, she was charged with a felony that, if convicted, would have ruined her medical career.
Many who watched the recent videos released by the Center for Medical Progress believe that Planned Parenthood was selling fetal tissue for profit (which would be a violation of federal law) since Planned Parenthood executives were shown apparently haggling over prices for fetal organs and joking about using money to buy luxury cars. For this reason, the House of Representatives voted to transfer the public funding of Planned Parenthood to other community health centers that provide vital services to women that Planned Parenthood does not provide directly, such as mammograms. Certainly, my colleagues have the right to express displeasure with Price’s politics. The ability to freely express and challenge ideas is the cornerstone of an open educational environment and a free society. But to suggest that individuals are unfit for leadership, or even to speak and be heard, simply because they disagree with one’s extremely partisan policy positions is antithetical to both free speech and the spirit of diversity at the University. A large part of being a successful physician is having the ability to work with patients who may have views and experiences very different from our own. I applaud the Medical School administration for inviting a strong conservative voice to our campus, allowing students to hear from distinguished individuals with different worldviews. I believe that interacting with individuals with whom we may disagree will make us all more thoughtful students and citizens. We should promote a culture where all students are heard and encouraged to become America’s future leaders. Benjamin Long is a second-year Medical student.
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TV REVIEW
‘Quantico’ premiere can’t spark interest
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By MATT BARNAUSKAS Daily Arts Writer
“Quantico” is dumb. I just want to establish that fact right away. Created by Joshua Safran (“Gossip Girl”), “Quantico” aims Cto bring soapy, melodramatic Quantico thrills to the FBI Academy Series while mixing in Premiere a chunk of ter- Sundays at rorist conspira- 10 p.m. cy. Reminiscent of fellow ABC ABC series “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Scandal,” the show attempts to be a sexy thriller, but sometimes veers into the absurd. It begins with protagonist Alex Parrish (Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra) awakening amid the rubble of a bombed Grand Central Station; “Quantico” relies on a flashback structure similar to “How to Get Away with Murder.” Parrish remembers her time at the FBI Academy after she is informed that one of her former fellow trainees is a terrorist that perpetrated the attack. Some of the show’s twisty revelations make sense — the death of Shelby Wyatt’s (Johanna Braddy, “UnReal”) parents during 9/11 and Simon Asher’s (Tate Ellington, “Straight Outta Compton”) origins as a conservative Jew who went to Gaza to live among the Palestinians provide inventive, yet realistic backstories. However, “Quantico” jumps
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“I can swallow this in five seconds.”
Madonna dazzles Detroit on tour Three Daily Arts writers cover the Rebel Heart Tour By MELINA GLUSAC, CARLY SNIDER and CHRISTIAN KENNEDY Daily Arts Writers
Melina Glusac The drive from Ann Arbor to the Joe Louis Arena lent my fellow Arts writers and I the perfect amount of time to brush up on all things Madonna. She is, after all, a pop icon — with a hefty, danceable discography to match. The thing about icons is: even if you think you “forgot” their music, two verses into the first song on your refresher playlist you find yourself belting “’cause the boy with the cold hard cash is ALWAYS MISTAH RIIGHT.” And, even though you’re a cold hard feminist, you find yourself believing it for a split second. Madonna just has that effect. So by the time we rolled up to the venue, the Rebel Heart Tour had just begun its explosion of colors, dancers and sexy acrobats. We took our seats as the Queen of Pop opened up with “Iconic,” perhaps the trappiest of tunes off her latest release. Splices of Chance the Rapper and Mike Tyson (yes, Mike Tyson) video clips filled the big screen as she was lowered from a giant cage, only to break out at the end — a beautiful metaphor and visual shindig, simultaneously. The concert continued on in these phases of evolution: set changes, dress changes and aesthetic re-envisioning. Madge took her audience on a consistently entertaining journey of Art Deco glam (“Music”), Detroit gas station chic (“Body Shop”), and rainy, film noir desperation (“HeartBreakCity”).
The most inventive aspects of the night were the throwbacks. But despite the performances’ technical prowess and the surprising athleticism of this everchanging, forward-thinking diva, the most inventive aspects of the whole night were the throwbacks. Every ’80s staple she performed (“True Blue,” “Material Girl,” “Holiday,” “La Isla Bonita,” etc.) was executed in an unconventional way — radically different instrumentation, tempo changes and isolated vocals. The night’s shining, ecstatic moment was a Día De Los Muertos-themed interlude of “Dress You Up,” another techno classic rebooted and stripped down to intricate Mexican acoustic guitars, pounding bongos and congas, and bursts of pink and green and red flowers. Only she could get away with this: a complete 180 and a surprised yet entranced — always entranced — audience to boot. Bitch, she’s Madonna. Carly Snider Madonna: performer, cultural icon, innovator. To be able to see an artist that has been perfecting her craft for over three decades was, to put it lightly, astounding. The
impact of her music on her fans was obvious as the pop queen drew a widely mixed crowd – parents and children, women clad in the star’s signature leather and lace, middle-aged men rocking bedazzled Madonna t-shirts, and, like myself and my fellow arts writers, a few young souls looking to bask in musical greatness. Spanning two hours and multiple costume changes, Madonna’s veteran status was obvious in her performance. It is only fitting that the opener was as “Iconic” as its singer. Moving on to “Bitch I’m Madonna,” the set list was kept fairly recent, but did touch upon some of her biggest throwback hits – “Like A Virgin,” “Material Girl” and “Holiday.” Her performance style was nothing if not theatrical, featuring circusesque backup dancers, an inclined portion of the stage and a large catwalk shaped like a cross, ending in a heart.
New age Madonna isn’t quite the same, but that’s good. One of my only qualms with the overall experience would be the lack of impression left by the opening act – DJ Kaytranada – who played good songs from his booth, but did little to interact with the crowd. Don’t get me wrong, someone like Madonna really doesn’t need a banging opener, but it would have been nice. But, back to what’s important. Madonna’s performance further proved her already renowned stamina, multi-faceted performance style and creativity as an artist. She incorporated Día De Los Muertos, flags from around the world, biblical references all while putting her signature stamp on things. Even as someone who just recently got into the music of the mega-star, her cultural-permanence and iconic status made it seem as if I had been a super fan for years. And I plan to be for many more. Christian Kennedy My journey to the Rebel Heart Tour was an odd one. I reviewed Rebel Heart when it was first released in March. Now, the majority of songs I love I had shit on. Therefore, I didn’t buy tickets when they went on sale as I normally would, but eventually I did and then slowly, over months, I listened to more Madonna, and finally it settled in about the week before that I was seeing Madonna. Like, that’s a big deal. Her career began far before my birth year. She has influenced the culture I’ve lived in my entire life. What I learned is that going to a Madonna show is something to always write home about. The production was on-par, if not above, every other poparena spectacle touring around the world today. Her moves were on point and her vocals were far beyond what she’s given credit for nowadays. The juxtaposition of new Rebel Heart tracks with classics like “Material Girl” or “Who’s That Girl” only proves the fact that Madonna can (and still is) slaying
the pop game. Moreover, new age Madonna isn’t quite the same, but that’s good. Instead of focusing on shock or politics as she has in the past, the Rebel Heart Tour focused solely on the music and its songstress. The progression from the selfreflective, yet egocentric opener “Iconic” to the altruistic “Holiday” closer goes to show all of Madonna’s facets. Ultimately though, “Rebel Heart,” the title track off Madonna’s thirteenth album, was what the night was about. The night was about looking back on accomplishments and hardships and coming out stronger than ever — knowing yourself more than ever.
off the deep end with twists including undercover agents, secret twins and Mormon mission trips gone terribly awry. The cast of trainees is the usual network TV ensemble of attractive 20- to 30-somethings all with deep dark secrets meant to leave the audience gasping. However, “Quantico” tries so hard to draw these gasps with constant reveals that the show stops becoming shocking, transitions into head-shaking and at worst becomes laughable. Meanwhile, Academy instructor Liam O’Connor (Josh Hopkins, “Cougar Town”) and Academy assistant director Miranda Shaw (Aunjanue Ellis, “The Help”) are either ignorant or assisting their trainees in keeping secrets. The pair may possess worse judgment than Jack Crawford of “Hannibal.” “Quantico” needs its audience to believe that the information within these flashbacks is of critical importance to Alex as she tries to make a connection. But the show does itself a disservice in this area, as FBI trainees flirt and ogle at one another while an indie-pop soundtrack plays in the background. These inclusions kill the urgent tone “Quantico” establishes early on, and makes the flashbacks feel meandering. However, “Quantico” does work on some levels. A few sequences, including an interrogation room exercise where one recruit really doesn’t want something to come out, are particularly effective at ratcheting up suspense.
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Meanwhile, Chopra is a solid enough lead. She works best at being a confident, assured agent-in-training. For example, Alex quickly analyzes a fellow trainee, Ryan (Jake McLaughlin, “Believe”), utlizing the smallest details of his life. Chopra conveys the right air of assertiveness, creating an initial allure around her character. But, when it comes to disbelief and shock, Chopra can sound very stilted, like someone feigning surprise at a something they already knew. This becomes a concern when the FBI arrests Alex for involvement in the attack on Grand Central Station. There’s something missing from Chopra’s delivery as she pleads to know what is going on. Hopefully she improves as the series goes on, the lacking elements of her performance match her strengths. “Quantico” is in many ways an unapologetic guilty pleasure series. It’s meant to throw its viewers around on a ride that will occasionally make no sense. As Alex finally escapes at the end of the pilot, “Quantico” displays the kind of show it is. As FBI agents swarm the scene, guns drawn, a sole figure in an agency hat walks away. No one questions, “Why is this agent walking away from the scene of an emergency?” — they just let her go. The figure is Alex as pop music soars and her hair billows back. “Quantico” may be a fun ride, but make sure your brain is turned off before getting onboard.
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A history of the pop ‘Sex’ disappointing music canon By BEN ROSENSTOCK Daily Arts Writer
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he Beatles and The Rolling Stones took the proto-rock ‘n’ roll of Chuck Berry and Little Richard and made it a global phenomenon. Then The Who and Pink Floyd and Springsteen all took their enormous ambition and ADAM played clasTHEISEN sic records to huge stadiums. Then punk showed up to cut everyone back down to size. Then Guns ‘n’ Roses and hair metal got huge. Then Nirvana supplanted that overindulgence. And now we’re here. That was my story of popular music for a long time. How did I get there? *** I was reading “A Home at the End of the World” by Michael Cunningham over the summer, and came across a great scene where the characters dance to Laura Nyro, a singer-songwriter I had never heard of. When I looked her up, I half-expected her to be fictional, but no, Nyro was a quite successful songwriter in the ’60s and ’70s — granted, a lot of her songs were written for other artists, but she still has several well-regarded albums of her own. I listened to Nyro and instantly fell in love. Her voice was soulful, her baroque arrangements busy and upbeat. She’d written “Wedding Bell Blues,” done a brilliant covers record of R&B songs with LaBelle and released classic albums like Eli and the Thirteenth Confession and New York Tendaberry that were simultaneously heavy with meaning and light with beauty. I was elated that I’d discovered Nyro, but honestly, I was pissed that it had taken me so long. When I was growing up, I somehow got the “classic rock” education. I don’t know where exactly it started — my parents weren’t huge into the genre or anything — but for a long time The Who was my favorite band, and I listened to Guns ‘n’ Roses unironically, and I thought Pink Floyd’s The Wall was the greatest album of all time. I got my testosterone-drenched history of popular music from Rock Docs and Greatest Hits album liner notes, and those sources really didn’t leave any room for geniuses like Joni Mitchell or Carole King or Laura Nyro. My point is, if you ask anyone to give you a history of popular music from the ’50s or ’60s onward, the answers you get will vary wildly based on age, race, gender and where the respondent grew up, and that means the way we learn about music is
subject to some crazy biases. *** Charley Patton and Robert Johnson created the Blues. Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters carried on the tradition. Dylan picked it up in the ’60s. Joni made a perfect break-up album while Nick Drake crafted unappreciated beauty. Big Star made some transcendent melancholy music in the ’70s, and Bowie made some great records, too. Underground punk and new wave rode through the ’80s, giving way to mainstream alternative rock like U2, R.E.M. or Radiohead. Now we have the The National, Brand New and Arcade Fire. *** A lot of indie kids (or hipsters, whatever you want to call them) will cite Big Star as one of the greatest bands of all time. Funny thing is, absolutely nobody in the ’70s (when the band was actually around) would have even known who they were. Big Star toiled in obscurity for just a few years before falling apart. But somewhere along the line, Big Star got rediscovered — bands like R.E.M. named them as influences, their records got reissued and critics kept waving a flag for the band. Number 1 Record and Radio City are both in Rolling Stone’s “Top 500 Albums of All Time” list, and they’re now cult classics thanks to their brilliant songs and mythic aura. Those albums have sad, longing feelings set to absolutely gorgeous melodies. Especially if you’re in a certain late-night existential melancholy, those songs paint the perfect portrait of a band who always deserved more than it got. Frankly, I love Big Star, and I’m so obnoxious about that fact I could probably talk about them forever. But I listen to other bands with similar sounds from the same era — like The Raspberries or Badfinger — and I honestly wonder how Big Star ended up in our indie rock canon but not those other bands. The answer, I think, is simply that those other bands were famous, while Big Star had no commercial success whatsoever. *** After Elvis, you had Motown and the girl groups. They gave way to bands like ABBA, Fleetwood Mac and The Bee Gees. After Disco, Michael, Prince and Madonna dominated the charts while hip hop started to gain its footing. The ’90s were a decade of Biggie, 2Pac, Dre and Jay, but as the decade closed out and we entered the new millennium you’d be hearing Britney, Beyoncé, Justin, The Black Eyed Peas and The Killers on the radio. Lately, it’s Gaga, Kanye or Maroon 5, and now it’s Fetty Wap. *** Most kids born in the mid-to-
late ’90s remember Janet Jackson for one incident — the event that birthed the phrase “wardrobe malfunction” in the popular lexicon. What I didn’t even realize until this year was that she has had ten number-one hits and released some of the best-selling albums of all time. Sometime in the last 10 years, Janet Jackson got completely written out of The Canon. None of her songs seem to qualify as “throwback jams;” her career gets overshadowed by peers like Madonna or Whitney Houston, and her entire legacy, for at least some generations, has been reduced to one moment. Jackson has a “comeback” album out now called Unbreakable. (I put comeback in quotes just because even with her recent lack of popularity, Jackson is still a remarkably wealthy, successful artist.) Buoyed by the strong, understated single “No Sleeep” she released this summer (which was a fantastic minimalist jam as long as you didn’t listen to the J. Cole version), I went back through Jackson’s back catalog and stumbled upon some huge hits that I had somehow never heard. There’s classic dance-pop like “If” and ‘Control” as well as rainy-night R&B slow jams like “Any Time, Any Place” (which I actually did know from its usage in Kendrick Lamar’s “Poetic Justice”). After even just the most cursory look through her hit singles, my perception of Jackson had completely changed. I like Unbreakable, and I would really love it if some of its singles could break through and reach mainstream radio just to give Millennials something else to associate with Jackson’s name besides the Super Bowl incident. To some, it might not seem like a huge deal which artists get recognized by future generations. However, I keep thinking about how we write and rewrite our own histories, and the more I think about it, the more important it seems that this generation doesn’t forget about our greatest artists just because of random chance or biases. What if, in 20 years, all the kids think Lil B was better than Kanye West? Or what if Azealia Banks overshadows Beyoncé? That wouldn’t just be weird; it would be patently unfair to artists and listeners. I don’t know how exactly we go about writing our own Canon for the music of our lifetime, but when we do, I just want to make sure that the Laura Nyros and Janet Jacksons of the 2000s don’t slip through the cracks and get unheard by people who might need them. Theisen is building a shrine to Joni Mitchell. To send him something blue, e-mail ajtheis@umich.edu.
Since its second season, “Masters of Sex” has produced great individual moments and episodes that don’t hold up as well when viewed B as parts of a greater whole. Masters The third sea- of Sex son finale, titled “Full Season 3 Ten Count,” Finale follows that Sundays at same pattern. 10 p.m. Several conflicts come to Showtime a head that the whole show has been building to, yet so much of the episode is littered with the remains of story threads that have been lackluster at best. Still, Bill and Virginia’s role reversal has been one intriguing thread to follow through the season, and it’s pleasant seeing Bill (Michael Sheen, “Frost/Nixon”) acting a more kind, sympathetic and honest than his cold, detached role in previous seasons. When Bill defiantly tells Virginia (Lizzy Caplan, “Mean Girls”) that he loves her, and later takes a cab to the airport to beg with her to come back with him, he’s worthy of being the romantic lead the show always asked him to be. It’s easy to become jaded about the cliffhanger when Bill stands sadly outside, his professional and personal future with Virginia uncertain, but the show invests the audience with empathy for him. That often wasn’t possible earlier on. This season has mostly revolved around a love triangle between sex researcher Bill Masters, his partner Virginia Johnson and fragrance industry businessman, Dan Logan (Josh Charles, “The Good Wife”). Last week’s episode served to finally make Logan a real character with flaws and complexities of his own, and “Full Ten Count” shows him impressively committing to Virginia, leaving his wife and proposing to Virginia. It’s nice to see Virginia actually taking a stand against Bill and choosing Logan instead of constantly waffling between the two men. Still, it’s hard not to sigh at the delay of the inevitable resolution when Bill and Virginia will end up together. Even if there was any dramatic tension left in the love triangle, history tells us Masters and Johnson get married. By now, new love interests and contrivances feel like unnecessary wheel-spinning. Aside from the love triangle business, most of the finale deals with cleaning up the various threads left hanging. Bill
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finds himself in jail because a participant in his sex study, Nora (Emily Kinney, “The Walking Dead”), is a religious mole bent on framing him for prostitution and taking down the study. He’s also in trouble because his son, Johnny (Jaeden Lieberher, “St. Vincent”), made a comment about a boy at school that leads the police to accuse Bill of molestation. And in one scene designed to tie up a lingering loose end, Bill’s wife Libby (Caitlin Fitzgerald, “Mutual Friends”) finds out her lover Paul (Ben Koldyke, “Mr. Robinson”) is gone for good. All of these subplots have sucked up time that could have been better spent taking Bill and Virginia’s sex study to the next level, and none could have been predicted from the season premiere, an episode generally expected to set up the structure and overall arcs of the season. The show has introduced too many narrative cul-de-sacs to actually resolve the overarching story. The first few episodes promised a deep look into Bill and Virginia’s twisted relationships with their children, but the roles of Virginia’s kids, Tessa (Isabelle Fuhrman, “Orphan”) and Henry (Noah Robbins, “Aftermath”), proved superfluous. Tessa was a mustache-twirling antagonist who the story repeatedly failed to invest viewers in, and Henry signed up for the Army only to disappear completely from the story. As little as these characters ultimately mattered, though, it’d still make sense to conclude the season with some closure in regards to their relationship with their mother. Both characters are completely missing from the finale. Johnny’s lack of meaningful interaction with his father is even more frustrating, as Bill’s projection of his father’s coldness onto Johnny made a potentially
fascinating story. Much like the love triangle, though, this story is left unresolved. Maybe it’ll be resolved next premiere, or maybe it’ll be dragged out for years. Still, just like any other episode of “Masters of Sex,” there are enough impactful moments to distract from the glaring flaws. Dr. Barton Scully (Beau Bridges, “The Millers”) finally becomes comfortable showing affection for another man in public. Most prominent, though, is a final moment of closure for Bill and his wife. Bill and Libby’s relationship has been fairly one-note for most of the show, but this season has added the interesting wrinkle that Libby is aware of Bill’s affair and has accepted it. Finally, in the finale, Bill and Libby have the confrontation the whole show has built toward. After three seasons of deception, denial and dysfunction, Bill admits to the affair. Fitzgerald’s reaction is powerful as she laughs at the idea that she still wouldn’t have known, then hysterically breaks down as Bill abruptly suggests they separate. “It would be the one honest thing we do in years,” Bill says softly. After years of lies and quiet sacrifice, finally the unspoken becomes spoken. It’s a moment of pure catharsis. “Masters of Sex” becomes more of an issue each year, as all notions of structure are thrown out in favor of uninteresting stories that distract from the sex study that made the show so compelling in its first season. It’s up in the air whether next season will be able to reclaim the scientific magic and aching human drama of the first, but if the show maintains its ability to create singular moments of beauty despite recurring story problems, it’ll always be worth watching.
ALBUM REVIEW
‘Unbreakable’ a dull comeback for Janet By CHRISTIAN KENNEDY Daily Arts Writer
Seven years after Feedback, Janet Jackson has returned to the pop music landscape with her 11th studio album, Unbreakable. CThe record’s title works on Unbreakable many levels: it may refer Janet Jackson to Jackson’s Rhythm Nation unbreakable optimism, Records which is pervasive throughout the LP; it may refer to her ability to overcome life’s hardships (the death of her brother, Michael, a Super Bowl nip-slip and the termination of a seven-year relationship); or it may refer to the unbreakable mold of underdeveloped, overproduced pop R&B tracks that, together, form the entirety of her new album. Moments on Unbreakable fall into a few categories: the repetitive, the cliché and the wandering. That may not sound too blundering; however, the repetitive moments are not catchy, the clichés don’t recognize themselves as such and the wandering fails to discover anything terribly stimulating.
“BURNITUP!” has potential with the heavy bass and a Missy Elliott feature, but the repeated phrases “turn it up” and “burn it up” don’t invite any participation beyond some slight head nodding (maybe). Even more disappointing is the degree to which Missy Elliott’s verse is boring. Elliott, as shown by her Super Bowl appearance, might be ready for a comeback, but if this is any indicator of it’s content, she might be best left in her Greatest Hits era. Opener “Unbreakable” offers an acceptable beat, but amid the many layers of vocal tracks and the unimaginative chorus, the song’s potential is lost. In the same vein, every lyric on “Shoulda Known Better” has been heard on another track. At its best moment, though, the instrumental build is just enticing enough to hear it out. “Broken Hearts Heal” can be described in the exact same fashion — minus the a capitivating production. However, the metaphor behind “Well Traveled” is original. Jackson has come a long way, and she’s still going, but this song still won’t go anywhere. She croons about traveling as she sings in circles. Individually, the lyrics are OK, but compiled together nothing
greater is revealed. In “Black Eagle,” another wanderer begins with another metaphor. “Let me tell you about the black eagle,” she says. And after that initial intro, we don’t hear a damn thing about that eagle again. While the album lacks in the majority of areas, it does have a couple moments of cohesive, coherent content. “2 B Loved” has the retro/modern feel that has been bombarding pop-culture recently (i.e. “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson, “Classic” by MKTO etc. etc.). And despite the fact that Kendrick Lamar filled the “We gon’ be alright” quota, “Gon’ B Alright” by Jackson has the heart and enthusiasm behind her delivery to make it one of the album’s stand-outs. From the moment track one ends, it’s easy to realize that this is an album for Jackson’s longtime fans as she says “I’m glad you’re still here / I dedicate myself to you / I hope you enjoy.” I am not one of these fans (obviously), but their dedication to Jackson and Jackson’s dedication to them, as well as to her artistry, is respectable at the very least. “Unbreakable” might not break out of the mold, but at least it’s the mold Jackson created herself.
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HERRY HILL, N.J. — Two Michigan shutouts bookended my grandmother’s life. Sylvia Cohen was born on Oct. 13, 1927, two days before Elton Wieman’s Wolverines shut out Wisconsin. She passed away Friday MAX at the age of COHEN 87, six days after the Wolverines defeated Brigham Young, 31-0. She was never the biggest sports fan, a fact she readily admitted. But of all the people in the world, my grandmother (I call her Bubbie) might be the biggest reason I’m in the position to write this column every other week. Bubbie could tell a story like nobody else. She could wax poetic for hours about being a child during the Great Depression, growing up in Brooklyn or summers in the Catskill Mountains. Sometimes, her stories even involved sports — she spent her entire life surrounded by sports lunatics. In Brooklyn, everyone was crazy about the Dodgers before they moved to Los Angeles in 1958. Bubbie always told me about how people called them “The Bums” because the players made little money. Times were different back then, she’d say. Bubbie never attended a game at Ebbets Field, though, until after she met my grandfather. They went on a date to a game between the Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies, my grandfather’s favorite team. The date worked out well, I guess. They were married for 66 years. My grandfather is an enormous sports fan, the most
COURTESY OF THE COHEN FAMILY From Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to her home outside Philadelphia, sports were a constant in Sylvia Cohen’s life. Pictured: Sylvia and Max Cohen in 1995.
knowledgeable one I know. He remembers the first game he ever went to, when the Chicago White Sox defeated the Philadelphia Athletics, 5-3, at Shibe Park in Philadelphia on May 26, 1935. Jimmy Dykes, the White Sox third baseman, hit two home runs that day. My grandfather remembers the details of the game 80 years later. He has held Eagles and Flyers season tickets for more than 40 years, and he taught his sons — my father and my uncle — to love the same teams he did. That much was evident from their dinner conversations. Bubbie cooked her family dinner nearly every night when my dad was growing up. She put the food on the table, and the conversation immediately
turned to sports. My dad, my uncle and my grandfather then went on and on about the latest happenings in Philadelphia sports. When they weren’t talking about Philadelphia sports, my uncle jokes, they talked about fellow Jews who played sports. Bubbie sat and listened through it all. Sports, however little she was interested, were a constant in her life. One week, during what my dad believes was 1978, his cousin came to visit the family. The son of a Holocaust survivor from Germany, he had little interest in sports. After a week filled with talking about baseball, listening to baseball on the radio and attending baseball games with Bubbie’s family, he was hooked.
He spent all of his time in the aftermath of the visit walking around his home with a radio to his ear listening to baseball games. Bubbie’s sister called her after the visit with one question: “What did you do to my son?” When it came to the sports talk, my Bubbie always referenced a quote from her own mother, who came to live in the United States from Europe. After spending time with Bubbie’s family, she once said, “I know they’re speaking English, but I have no idea what they’re saying.” Most of the time, neither did Bubbie. My dad and my grandfather have had a fantasy football team for 26 years, and every year from when I was three years old until I left for
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OLLEGE PARK — The official blew his whistle, and the Maryland players hurried indoors, heads low and spirits even lower. Fans soon followed suit, leaving their snacks, ponchos and confidence behind to ZACH join the SHAW long lines of others desperate to evacuate the scene. While they waited, questions of leadership turned to anger — hope had turned to despair. Remaining in the wake were thousands of Michigan fans who clouded Byrd Stadium with maize and blue and joy. Below them were the players, still somewhat shocked at the damage they caused and can cause at their next stop. And at the center of it all stood the eye of a storm that has an entire nation talking — Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh. On a day when Hurricane Joaquin mercifully changed course and steered clear of Maryland, Harbaugh and his team made sure to leave behind a lasting impact of their own. The destruction of the Terrapins was far from surprising: The Wolverines have outscored their opponents by a combined 122-14 in their last four games and outgained them by a staggering 1,023 yards in that span. But like all hurricanes, Hurricane Harbaugh is as unstoppable as it is predictable. “We knew we had a challenge ahead of ourselves,” said Maryland running back Wes Brown. “They didn’t do anything special that we didn’t see on film. It was on us, we weren’t executing.” Despite the strong forecasts,
the storm was slow to start. In a sloppy but scoreless first quarter, it looked like 16-point underdog Maryland had taken the necessary precautions to keep everyone safe. But it wasn’t enough, as a sea of white uniforms and winged helmets rose from the sideline and drowned out any hopes of an upset. The Wolverines suffocated the Terrapins, holding them to 35 yards on 46 plays after their first two possessions. By the time the third quarter rolled around, and backup quarterback Daxx Garman was sacked with all six of his blockers laying on the ground in front of him, it was too late to escape Harbaugh’s wrath — his team was too fast, too powerful and no longer on the horizon. Yes, Hurricane Harbaugh is still picking up steam, and can become even more powerful. Fifth-year senior quarterback Jake Rudock continues to turn the ball over and miss big plays on offense, half a dozen players were limited in practice with injuries and, though the defense has allowed just 1.8 yards per play and 205 total yards in its last two games, slow starts on defense could doom Michigan in its upcoming two games against No. 17 Northwestern and No. 2 Michigan State. But the fact remains: Hurricane Harbaugh gathers momentum and strength with every team it obliterates, and looks as strong as any storm to originate in Ann Arbor has in years. Experts will continue to debate just how far this team can go, what category it belongs in and how teams match up. But on Saturday, it was stunningly clear: the damage left behind by Hurricane Harbaugh is not something to take lightly. Shaw can be reached at zachshaw@umich.edu or on Twitter @_ZachShaw.
Ann Arbor, my Bubbie and I would come to the draft as guests. When I was young, we ate pizza together and talked while my dad and my grandfather made their picks. But as I got older and became more involved in the team, she always smiled and reminded me that she was there, “just in case we needed help.” Sometimes, shockingly, we took caring about sports too far. Bubbie hosted many family dinners in my lifetime that devolved into shouting matches about the Eagles, Donovan McNabb and whether making it to the NFC Championship Game every year but never winning the goddamn Super Bowl was enough. She never batted an eye. I don’t know how she put up with it all.
Because games were always on in the house, Bubbie did know enough to pick a few favorite players. She loved the scrappy bad boys, the ones who gave it their all on the field but were prone to trouble off of it. She became a fan of Allen Iverson and Pete Rose in particular, two players who, to say the least, were quite interesting. She always said she found them exciting to watch. It wasn’t until the last few years that Bubbie became a regular viewer of sports. She started to tune into the Phillies, putting down the books she loved to read to watch the games with my grandfather. Chase Utley became her favorite player, to the point that she was adamant the Phillies never should have traded him this summer. No matter how hard I tried to convince her that the Phillies needed to get younger, she would have none of it. Luckily for me, Bubbie was the only Jewish grandmother in the world who was just as proud of her grandson who wanted to be a sports writer as she would have been had he wanted to be a doctor or a lawyer. The day before she died, my sister — a freshman at Michigan — and I flew home from Ann Arbor. We went to the hospital to visit Bubbie one last time. In a way, it was a great day, time to spend a few last moments with someone we loved. We told her about our lives at school and how everything was going. My sister showed Bubbie pictures of her friends hanging out in the Big House, all of them grinning and decked out in Michigan gear from head to toe. It was the last time I saw Bubbie smile. Cohen can be reached at maxac@umich.edu and on Twitter @MaxACohen.
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Defense earns second shutout By MAX BULTMAN Daily Sports Editor
COLLEGE PARK — Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh had to catch himself before he praised his defense too highly. “A very high level,” Harbaugh said of his defense’s play on Saturday. “I reserve ‘highest.’ I think we can do better. … I think there’s still a higher level.” For the second week in a row, the Wolverines’ defense was nearly impenetrable in a 28-0 win over Maryland. Michigan allowed just 105 total yards, the same number it did in a 31-0 pounding of then-No. 22 BYU last week. The Wolverines have now put together back-to-back shutouts for the first time since 2000, when Michigan blanked Indiana and Michigan State. Saturday was a performance worthy of that distinction. Maryland quarterback C.J. Rowe hardly had time to throw, completing just eight of 27 passes on the day. He threw three interceptions before being pulled, bringing his season total to 12 through five games, and he was sacked four times behind an offensive line that was simply no match for the Wolverines. Redshirt defensive tackle Matt Godin had 1.5 sacks, and redshirt sophomore defensive tackle Maurice Hurst added two tackles for loss, one of which was a sack, in an effort that was nothing short of dominant. On one play near the end of the third quarter, redshirt junior defensive end Willie Henry plowed through his blocker and had a free shot at Rowe’s replacement, Daxx Garman. Henry outstretched his arms and wrapped up Garman, throwing him to the turf with ferocity. And it wasn’t just Henry who crushed his man on the play. Every member of the Terrapins’ offensive line ended up on the ground while Henry devoured
their quarterback. Maryland ended the game with 29 yards rushing, largely in part to the minus-23 yards its quarterbacks accumulated on the ground. But after the game, the Wolverines weren’t ready to pat themselves on the back. “We had a couple plays where they got first downs,” Hurst said. “We’ve gotta look at that and correct it. They shouldn’t have anything.” They nearly didn’t. The Terrapins earned just seven first downs the entire game, and they were a dreadful 1-for-18 on third down. Meanwhile, every facet of the Michigan defense clicked. The pass defense, which entered the game allowing the fifth-fewest yards per game in the country at 121.8, outdid itself again, allowing just 76. Even fifth-year senior linebacker Desmond Morgan came away with an interception, adding two pass breakups to a dominant effort. And while the big plays were impressive, there was still an aspect of the defense Harbaugh was more impressed with. “The key to the game (was) when the offense made mistakes, our defense did not allow Maryland to capitalize on them,” Harbaugh said. “That was the difference.” Michigan has now allowed just seven points in its last 15 quarters, dating back to its 28-0 win over Oregon State on Sept. 12. With Northwestern’s stout defense coming to Ann Arbor next week, fans could be in for some of the lowest-scoring football in recent memory. If Harbaugh has anything to say about it, more history could be made. “Now I want to know what’s three, when’s (the last time a Michigan team pitched three consecutive shutouts?)” Harbaugh wondered after the game. “I’ll have to look that one up.”
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‘M’ cruises past Toronto Wolverines break open home exhibition game in third period By JASON RUBINSTEIN Daily Sports Editor
Michigan hockey coach Red Berenson said earlier this week he wanted to find out what kind of team he had after the Wolverines’ top three point scorers either graduated or signed with an NHL club. If Sunday’s exhibition against Toronto was any 1 TORONTO 8 MICHIGAN indication, the wily veteran coach found out in a manner of seconds. Just 10 ticks into the game, senior forward Justin Selman took a pass from senior forward Boo Nieves and found twine for what he called the fastest goal he has ever scored. “That’s one of those things that is a kiss of death,” Berenson said, “but tonight, it was good.” The 13th-ranked Wolverines cruised from there, beating Toronto 8-1. Michigan dominated the Varsity Blues from the opening puck drop, outshooting them 21-3 in the first frame and 54-12 for the game. “It’s a hard game to gauge,” Berenson said. Michigan’s attack was dormant for a while, but sophomore defenseman Zach Werenski doubled the score with five minutes left in second period when he found a loose puck outside of the dot and sniped it past Toronto netminder Michael Nishi. That’s when the Wolverines started to run away. Less than a minute after Werenski’s goal, junior defenseman Nolan De Jong blasted one from the blue line
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Senior forward Justin Selman scored just 10 seconds into Michigan’s exhibition game against Toronto on Sunday.
that Nishi never saw. And soon after that, freshman forward Brendan Warren lit the lamp with a rebound opportunity. Junior forward JT Compher had a memorable start to his season, after a slow start last year, scoring two goals in the third period. He first blasted in a one-timer and then sniped another in with seven minutes remaining in the game. “It’s nice for a lot of guys to get goals tonight,” Compher said. “Overall, we are happy with the amount of shots we had.” Last season, Michigan’s defense was its Achilles’ heel. But with a more experienced unit, and the addition of freshmen Nicholas Boka and Joeseph Cecconi, it looked liked a completely different group.
“He’s living up to his name so far and set up Boo and I really well.”
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Wolverines sweep weekend matchups By ORION SANG For the Daily
Led by senior forward Shannon Scavelli’s gamewinning goal, the Michigan field hockey 0 PACIFIC team 5 MICHIGAN pulled out a 2-1 victory 1 INDIANA against 2 MICHIGAN Indiana on Sunday afternoon. The close win capped off a weekend that also included a 5-0 win against Pacific. The Wolverines (3-1 Big Ten, 9-3 overall) were locked in a tight battle throughout Sunday’s game against the Hoosiers (2-1, 6-5). “Indiana is a good team,” said Michigan coach Marcia Pankratz. “We knew they were going to come in here really fired up.” The Wolverines were in danger of falling behind early if not for a save on an Indiana corner by sophomore goalie Sam Swenson, who only allowed one goal over two games this weekend. But while Swenson was reliable in goal, Michigan struggled to get its offense going, especially on corners; they were 0-for-8 on such opportunities. Eventually, the Wolverines got on the board when fifthyear senior back Mackenzie Ellis buried a penalty stroke with 10 minutes left in the first half. Michigan took its onegoal lead into halftime but lost it less than two minutes into the second half when the Hoosiers converted a penalty corner. Indiana’s Kate Barber slapped a shot past Swenson’s outstretched stick, and the game
The defense often immediately cleared the puck along the boards when it entered the zone, something the coaching staff heavily preached prior to the season. One of the bigger storylines heading into the season was how freshman forward Kyle Connor would adjust to the college game after dominating the United States Hockey League for three seasons. It didn’t take long to notice there wasn’t much of a transition. Connor was often in the right place at the right time, had a few point-blank chances and seemingly always made the smart play. “He showed flashes of his quickness, his fast release, and he could’ve had a couple of goals tonight as easy as not,” Berenson
was tied once again. Both teams missed multiple opportunities to take a 2-1 advantage before Scavelli notched the game-winning goal with 13 minutes left. It was Scavelli’s sixth goal of the season, placing her well on track to pass her careerbest total of seven from last year. Scavelli will have at least seven more games to notch her seventh goal. “It feels good,” Scavelli said. “No matter who scores, as long as we win, that’s the most important thing.” The Hoosiers pulled their goalie soon after Scavelli’s goal but were unable to find an equalizer. The hard-fought victory was crucial for the Wolverines, who jumped from fourth to third in the Big Ten standings. “We pulled out an important win,” Pankratz said. “I was proud of the team for that.” The Wolverines were sharper against Pacific two nights earlier, as five different players scored to lead Michigan to a 5-0 triumph. It was the most goals the Wolverines have scored this season, and they netted four in the second half alone. Swenson posted her fourth shutout of the season, and the defense held the Tigers to just four shots. With the two victories, Michigan has now won nine of its last 10 games, and looks to continue its momentum into next week’s matchup with Iowa. “We need to continue to work to get better on goal scoring, transferring the ball and prepare for Iowa’s tactics,” Pankratz said. “It’ll be a good week of preparation for us.”
“We knew they were going to come in here really fired up.”
said. “I think he’ll do great.” Added Selman, Connor’s line mate: “I think he jumped in and made an impact. He’s living up to his name so far and set up Boo and I really well.” Junior goaltender Zach Nagelvoort got the start between the pipes after Berenson refused to name a starter earlier in the week. Berenson said Nagelvoort, senior Steve Racine and freshman Chad Catt would all see time. So after Nagelvoort stopped all three shots in the first period, Berenson opted to put senior Steve Racine in net for the second period and Catt for the third. After the game, Berenson didn’t say who he’d start for the regular-season opener in two weeks. Racine saw just five shots but let in a goal off a tricky redirection, while Catt made saves on each shot he faced. And with an offense that already looks like it has potential to be better than last year’s, Berenson has a reason to smile.
VOLLEYBALL
‘M’ rallies past Michigan State Wolverines recover after dropping first two sets By ETHAN WOLFE For the Daily
With state pride on the line, the sold-out crowd at Cliff Keen Arena witnessed a thriller Saturday night. Coming off a 3-0 loss to Michigan MICH. STATE 2 State 3 MICHIGAN in East Lansing in the previous meeting Sept. 30 and with its Big Ten reputation at stake, the Michigan volleyball team knew it could not fall to 1-3 in conference play. The Wolverines bounced back to beat the Spartans 3-2 in stunning fashion after falling into a 2-0 hole early on. The Spartans displayed excellent blocking from the first set, blocking seven shots throughout the set. The Spartans took the set, 25-18, with Michigan recording just 12 kills and a meager 15.6 attack percentage. The second set was competitive until Michigan State went on a 4-0 run to take a 20-16 lead, which led the Wolverines to take a timeout. The Spartans continued their surge, finishing the set with a victory 25-21. Despite a 2-0 deficit, the Wolverines responded strongly. “After getting down, 2-0, we just wanted to go after it,” said sophomore right-side hitter Katherine Mahlke, who ended the night with 14 kills. “We weren’t going to roll over and let Michigan State take a 3-0 win over us.” Down 2-0, sophomore defensive specialist Caroline Knop showcased aggressive hitting and unparalleled intensity in the third set.
She finished the game with a double-double of 13 kills and 17 digs. After the set was tied, 12-12, Michigan pulled ahead with five straight points to lead, 17-12. The Wolverines closed the set with a 25-20 victory. Michigan was in the driver’s seat for the fourth set, as a dynamic offense pushed the Wolverines to a dominant 25-13 win to tie the match. The fifth and final set was highlighted by the performance of sophomore opposite hitter Adeja Lambert, who had four kills in the set. After falling behind, 9-10, the Wolverines rallied and scored six straight points to win the set 15-10. “When you have a team like Michigan State, you always have to give your best and go hard all the time,” Lambert said. “When we did that in the final set, things turned around really quickly.” Added Michigan coach Mark Rosen: “I’m really proud of Adeja. She’s such a hard worker — she’s just getting better every day. I’m really proud of how she’s developing. She’s still a young player, but she’s carrying a lot of the load right now.” Although Rosen showed enthusiasm over his team’s victory, he stressed the importance of the team’s growth. Despite a 12-3 start and being ranked No. 23 in the country, they remain seventh in the Big Ten standings. “Michigan State is very physical,” Rosen said. “They’re one of the more physical teams in the Big Ten. As soon as we spread them out, we started to create more space between their blockers so I thought that was the biggest difference our offense made.” Added Mahlke: “Every point is as important as the last so I think our mentality was that we didn’t want to give up even one. I think going after every point made the difference.”
‘M’ dominates in Louisville meet By SYLVANNA GROSS Daily Sports Writer
Mason Ferlic knew that making his season debut in the fourth cross country meet of the year would be a test of how well he has trained so far. When the fifth-year senior came in first place in a field of 213 athletes, he passed that test. He was one of just six athletes to finish under 24 minutes with a time of 23:51.52. Saturday, the Michigan men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled to Louisville, Ky., to compete in the Greater Louisville Classic. The men’s 8,000-meter race started off the day, and Ferlic set the tone for the Wolverines. His performance helped lead the Wolverines to a second-place finish to complement the women’s first-place title. “The plan was to delay the start of the season because my track season went so long,” Ferlic said. “My focus is on the championship season, so I felt like I didn’t need the race experience but I just wanted to get in some intense training. So that’s what I did, and it paid off. “I feel like I’m the most fit I’ve ever been, and I feel like I’m at a point where I can sustain this level and keep it going. This race was an affirmation.” Ferlic led a tight pack with just 10 seconds between him and the seventh-place finisher, earning his first individual victory since the Notre Dame Blue & Gold Invitational in 2014. His absence has been noticeable in previous events this season, even though it gave several other athletes a chance to shine. Nine of the 12 Michigan athletes competing made it into the top 50. Fifth-year senior Nick Posada (20th), redshirt sophomore Micah Beller (38th) and redshirt junior Jarred Bratley (53rd) all ran personal bests. Not to be outdone, the women clinched not only first, but second place as well, with junior Erin Finn and senior Shannon Osika
recording times of 16:48.23 and 16:50.09, respectively. The two led the Wolverines to a first-place finish on the 5,000-meter course, making this the eighth straight time Finn has led the team to victory. Finn only realized it was her teammate that was trailing her during the last moments of the race — something that made the last half-mile more enjoyable. “Racing against a different team’s athlete is much different than racing against your own,” Finn said. “During the race, it was harder than I thought — I went in with slightly dead legs from practicing too hard. It was definitely a grind, but I just looked ahead and told myself, ‘You’ve done this before, you can do it again.’ I knew it was going to hurt, but I did it.” On top of Finn’s resilience, five athletes claimed personal records, including Osika, junior Gina Sereno (eighth), redshirt sophomore Sophie Linn (16th), her classmate Jamie Phelan (18th) and senior Taylor Manett (25th). Michigan women’s head coach Mike McGuire has made the Wolverines’ depth a consistent factor on the team. According to him this weekend was “their best to date.” “Last year we had a lot of pressure ranked as No. 1, and it got to our heads so we didn’t race as well,” Osika said. “We’re learning to race together and feed off of each other. We are exactly where we need to be fitness-wise. We have been doing some really great workouts and I feel like our progression is escalating.” The course will be the site of the NCAA Championships on Nov. 21, so the runners felt it helped them prepare for championship season. Both Michigan coaches — Kevin Sullivan for the men’s and McGuire for the women’s — are focused on replicating this win. And for the men’s squad, they’re looking especially for that Big Ten win after finishing runner-up for the past two years.
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Five Things We Learned Good, bad and FOOTBALL
ugly: Maryland
By MAX BULTMAN Daily Sports Editor
There was no Hurricane Joaquin in College Park, and there weren’t many surprises, either. The No. 18 Michigan football team rolled to a 28-0 win over Maryland on Saturday, dispatching the Terrapins in businesslike fashion. Here are five things we learned from the Wolverines’ second consecutive shutout:
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1. Shutting out BYU was no fluke. While the Terrapins’ offense wasn’t as potent as the Cougars’ last week, the Wolverines’ defense was every bit as dominant. Michigan now owns the nation’s second-ranked defense in both yards and points allowed, and it doesn’t appear to be slowing down any time soon. Maryland quarterbacks C.J. Rowe and Daxx Garman were hurried all game, just like BYU’s Tanner Mangum a week before, and the Wolverines allowed just 105 yards for the second game in a row. They also racked up eight tackles for loss, right on pace with their season average. Redshirt sophomore defensive tackle Maurice Hurst, who had a sack for the third game in a row, delivered the most telling line about the Wolverines’ defense after the game Saturday. Asked where the defense could still improve, Hurst said: “We had a couple plays where they got first downs. … We’ve gotta look at that and correct it. They shouldn’t have anything.” If Michigan’s goal is to not give up anything, not even a measly first down, opposing offenses should be very concerned. 2. Drake Johnson is nearing 2014 form. The redshirt junior running
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Michigan’s defense has suffocated its opponents in each of the past two weeks, both shutouts of BYU and Maryland.
back is recovered from his second anterior cruciate ligament tear, and he’s nearing top shape. He had two touchdowns Saturday — one receiving, one rushing — to pair with 99 all-purpose yards. If the Drake Johnson of November 2014 can emerge for the Wolverines, he would be an invaluable asset as a change of pace to bruising junior running back De’Veon Smith. Smith missed the Maryland game with an ankle injury, and his status is uncertain this week. But with Johnson in the fold, Michigan has an agile option to pair with its stable of power backs. 3. Fumble-itis is inevitable. Until Saturday, no Wolverine running back had fumbled all season. But against Maryland, redshirt sophomore Ty Isaac fumbled twice, and fifth-year senior quarterback Jake Rudock also coughed one up. Isaac recovered one drop, but the backs’ formerly perfect track record now has a blemish. Some of that can be attributed
to the nasty weather in College Park, but mostly, it was a matter of time. One lost fumble by a running back in five games is hardly reason for complaint. But No. 13 Northwestern, which boasts the No. 1 scoring defense in the country, comes to Ann Arbor this week and will be ready to capitalize on any mistakes Michigan makes. 4. The fly sweep flies for Michigan. Redshirt junior receiver Jehu Chesson scored his second rushing — yes, rushing — touchdown of the season on a fly sweep. Chesson streaked down the left sideline for 66-yard touchdown, showing off blazing speed. Two weeks earlier, against UNLV, Chesson scored a 36-yard touchdown on a similar play. Those plays add a much-needed big-play threat to an offense that can be otherwise simplistic. A simple offense is not necessarily a bad thing, but being able to break a big gain now and then will go a long way as the Wolverines schedule gets more
competitive. 5. Bold Prediction: College GameDay comes to Ann Arbor on Oct. 17. The narratives are almost too juicy to resist. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh could be fresh off a win over No. 13 Northwestern, the second ranked foe Michigan would have beaten this season. Michigan State will likely still be ranked in the top five, setting up a high-profile stage for a rivalry game that hasn’t been to Ann Arbor since 2012. If the stars align and the Wolverines are 5-1 and the Spartans 6-0, it would be tough to pass for ESPN. Then again, that weekend will also feature No. 11 Florida at No. 7 LSU, No. 8 Alabama at No. 9 Texas A&M, and No. 17 USC at No. 15 Notre Dame. Those matchups will all be tempting sites, especially since GameDay hasn’t been to an SEC school since Week 3. Still, between Harbaugh, the in-state rivalry and the major Big Ten East implications it could have, Ann Arbor will be just too enticing to pass up.
MEN’S SOCCER
‘M’ survives rally, ties Wisconsin By LELAND MITCHINSON Daily Sports Writer
In the 21st minute of the Michigan men’s soccer game Saturday, freshman WISCONSIN 3 midfielder 3 MICHIGAN Francis Atuahene received a pass at midfield, turned his defender, took off down the left sideline and fired a dangerous left-footed shot from outside the 18-yard box. Wisconsin goalkeeper Adrian Remeniuk made one of his six saves on the day but was unable to corral it, and the ball spilled out to a waiting Colin McAtee, who pounced on the rebound to put the Wolverines up 2-1. The fifth-year senior midfielder’s second goal of the contest Saturday looked to be the gamewinner for Michigan. It wasn’t, as Wisconsin mountain a furious rally in the second half, forcing the Wolverines to buckle down on defense just to secure a 3-3 tie.
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The Badgers went up early on a shot through the legs of Michigan sophomore goalie Evan Louro, but the Wolverines equalized minutes later when junior defender Rylee Woods hit an indirect free kick into the box and McAtee used his height to beat his defender and head the ball in for a goal. “I thought it was a good battle,” McAtee said. “They were two big boys. I wouldn’t say I necessarily had an advantage or disadvantage (physically) but I thought I did well on the goal to get around my man.” Michigan tacked on a third goal for good measure when Atuahene improved his Big Ten-leading goal tally to seven with a curling shot from the left side of the 18-yard box that somehow snuck through the Wisconsin back line and past the outstretched hand of the Badger goaltender. “(Atuahene) is the dribbler, (senior forward William Mellors-Blair) is kind of the runner and (McAtee) is kind of
the target and the power,” said Michigan coach Chaka Daley. “We have a good combination of all three. They got it ticking for a little while, but the game slowed down.” Added McAtee: “We’re all fast, but (Atuahene and MellorsBlair) are probably even a little quicker than me, and I think I’m more of the guy who’s better in the air and at getting headers and holding the ball up. You know they want to find the ball in space or out wide so they can attack players one on one.” The good times did not last for the Wolverines, however, as Wisconsin midfielder Christopher Mueller curled a free kick over the Michigan wall and into the back of the net just before the end of the first half. The Badgers completed the comeback just three minutes into the second half when forward Nick Jones capitalized on a loose ball inside Michigan’s 18-yard line to tie the game at 3. Throughout the second half, Michigan and Wisconsin battled
to take the lead, though neither team could gain an advantage, and the game went to suddendeath overtime. The Wolverines’ best chance during overtime came when sophomore defender Billy Stevens put a dangerous free kick into the Wisconsin box, but Michigan was unable to take advantage of the scoring chance. Despite controlling possession and outshooting the Badgers 8-0, the Wolverines couldn’t put the finishing touch on the game. “I think we weren’t at our best today,” Daley said. “I thought we played OK. I think we could have played better, certainly done some things better at home, but the big picture is that in the Big Ten standings, after the halfway point we’re on eight points, and that’s an important thing.” Halfway through the Big Ten season, the Wolverines sit atop the conference, but will be looking to improve their ability to close out games in their quest for a regular-season championship.
Each week, the Michigan football team gets better, and each week, its success becomes more legitimate. This week brought the Wolverines’ first win on the road and in the Big Ten, a 28-0 rout of Maryland in College Park. In the past four games, they have outscored their opponents by a combined score of 122-14, cruising to four consecutive wins. What may be more important, though, is what comes next. Michigan (1-0 Big Ten, 4-1 overall) could now be considered a contender in the Big Ten East. While the Wolverines have been dominant in the past month, preseason favorites Ohio State and Michigan State, both 5-0, narrowly slipped by Indiana and Purdue, respectively, on Saturday. Michigan faces a tough test Saturday against No. 13 Northwestern (1-0 Big Ten, 5-0 overall) before hosting the thirdranked Spartans on Oct. 16. Before they move forward, here are the good, the bad and the ugly from Saturday’s game: The good The defense was quite good. And it’s safe to put them in this space for the foreseeable future. The stats were overwhelming again: 29 rushing yards, 76 passing yards, three interceptions, 2.1 yards per pass attempt, 1-for-18 on third downs. And zero points — again. Defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin’s unit is firing on all cylinders, from the linemen who combined for five tackles for loss, to the linebackers who forced extra pressure on Maryland’s quarterbacks, to the secondary that picked off two passes and broke up three more passes. Other individual performances stood out: redshirt junior wide receiver Jehu Chesson scored on another end-around run from 66 yards out, redshirt junior running back Drake Johnson (13 carries, 68 yards) moved closer to a full workload and redshirt freshman defensive back Jabrill Peppers added a 29-yard punt return.
Hurricane Joaquin, which moved kickoff up from 8 p.m. to noon, held off for the duration of the game, but the conditions still weren’t ideal. The slippery footballs may have played a role in the game’s six total turnovers, and the wind affected the special teams game. In the first half, Michigan senior kicker Kenny Allen missed a 47-yard field goal, while Maryland punted short twice for 20 and 28 yards. The Wolverines’ offense also struggled to find a spark in the first half, managing just six points. At that point, Michigan had just 16 carries for 43 yards, with 20 of them coming on one scramble by fifth-year senior quarterback Jake Rudock. Michigan did clean up its mistakes in the second half, though. Halftime adjustments, more energy and a depleted Maryland defense combined to create 22 points and put the game out of reach. The ugly Michigan’s turnover problem reared its head again. The Wolverines gave the ball away three times, twice in their own territory. Late in the first quarter, Rudock fumbled as he was sacked on 4th-and-2 at the Maryland 29. If Michigan had kept the drive alive, it could have moved closer to field-goal range and gotten on the scoreboard. On the first play of the next drive, junior running back Ty Isaac lost a fumble on a run up the middle. He later coughed the ball up again but fell on it immediately. And on the first series of the second half, Rudock threw an interception off a tipped ball to Maryland defensive lineman Quinton Jefferson. On a more serious note, senior defensive lineman Mario Ojemudia left the game on crutches in the fourth quarter, and Michigan suspects an Achilles injury. If it’s a torn Achilles, it would end Ojemudia’s season and Michigan career — a tough break for a player who recorded half a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss before his injury Saturday.
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. OHIO STATE: We were going to drop the Buckeyes from No. 1 in our poll, but Ezekiel Elliott sprinted here from Columbus and stopped us.
2. TCU: What the Horned Frogs did to Texas on Saturday is almost as bad as what Texas has been doing to itself for the last five years.
3. BAYLOR: Willie Nelson went to Baylor back in the day, which helps explain why the Bears’ offense is so high-scoring.
4. UTAH: There must be something in the water in Utah. What’s that? It’s salt? Oh. Guess that explains it.
5. MICHIGAN STATE: Nearly the entire student section leaving at halftime? If only Mark Dantonio had a word for that...
6. LSU: Leonard Fournette is the most terrifying thing since Peeple.
7. CLEMSON: Dabo Swinney said Saturday’s game against Notre Dame was BYOG: Bring your own guts. Florida State has a similar saying: Bring your orange jumpsuit.
9. TEXAS A&M: Would Kevin Sumlin leave to coach Texas? I don’t know, would you leave a 5-0 SEC team to coach the fifth-best team in the state?
8. ALABAMA: Nick Saban’s team responded to being left out of the Daily top 10 last week.
10. FLORIDA: They told us we had to have 10.