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University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel speaks at the University’s Board of Regents meeting on the UM-Dearborn campus Thursday.
Regents approve renovations to Bursley, new health center Board also addresses concerns with new transit center By CAMY METWALLY Daily Staff Reporter
During their meeting at the University of Michigan’s Dearborn campus Thursday, the University of Michigan’s Board of Regents
discussed renovations to Bursley Hall Dining Facility, a new transit center and the appointment of a new interim chief officer at the medical school. Renovation Approvals The Regents approved a $4.3 million project to renovate the Bursley Dining Hall on North Campus this summer. The project aims to remodel the dining area — which covers approximately 4,700 square feet — and create five separate serving stations with different types of foods, much
like the East Quadrangle and South Quadrangle dining halls. Funding for the project will be provided from University Housing resources, and construction is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2016. Over the past few years, significant parts of Central Campus housing and dining have seen renovations, including West, East, North and South Quadrangles, but this is the first major renovation initiative planned for North Campus.
The Regents also approved a $46 million project, funded by the Hospitals and Health Centers’ resources, to build a new University health center west of Ann Arbor, replacing the current West Ann Arbor Health Center facility. The new center will be roughly 75,000 square feet, compared to the existing 6,000-square-foot facility. It will house a new ambulatory diagnostic and treatment center as well as a walk in clinic, primary and specialty care, infusion, See REGENTS, Page 3
At end of first iteration, opposition to program still remains By BRIAN KUANG Daily Staff Reporter
On the evening of January 4, sharpshooters contracted by the city of Ann Arbor from the U.S. Department of Agriculture were scheduled to begin a X-month campaign to remove 100 deer from the city — a cull — in the face of concerns over a outgrowth in deer population. During the day, the city streets were largely quiet — the New Year had been only three days before and two days still remained in the University of Michigan’s Winter Break. Nonetheless, by the evening a crowd of about 100 had gathered outside in front of the Washtenaw County Administration Building
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Munger leasing policy changes anger residents Tenants say they weren’t involved in talks about changing lease duration By ANDREW HIYAMA Daily Staff Reporter
Over Spring Break, the residents of Munger Graduate Residences received a surprising e-mail from University of Michigan administration regarding the terms of their leases. The e-mail detailed a change in their leasing policy, announcing future leases must be for a 12-month period. The former policy allowed students to choose between nine-month and 12-month leases, as well as to break their contracts upon graduation, should they graduate during the lease. Munger, opened in year, is University housing specifically designated for graduate students interested in working with other graduate students from different areas of study. It was funded largely by a $155 million donation from Charles Munger. Rackham student Marissa Quigg, a resident of Munger, said these changes were unexpected and could make graduation a more stressful time than usual. “This is contrary to what we were previously promised as recently as February, when we were assured that we would all have the opportunity to break our contracts upon graduation,” she said.
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Given the late timing of the e-mail, many residents who were planning to renew their leases for a nine-month period next year now find themselves in a difficult situation, as a 12-month contract would require significantly more commitment, and little time remains for them to search for alternative housing. At the University, students can begin to sign leases for offcampus housing as early as Welcome Week. For on-campus housing, start dates vary. Both often fill quickly. “There are dozens of students who are no longer willing or able to renew their lease with Munger with a 12-month promise, and we find ourselves essentially displaced,” Quigg said. According to Robert Alexander, director and chief innovation officer of Munger, the policy change is intended to foster community within the program. “We form a strong community together, and when it is not at full strength we are not able to deliver on our promise of a truly transformational living-learning experience,” Alexander wrote in the e-mail to the residents. “That is why we believe it is important for residents to stay for the full 12-month duration.” Originally conceived of as a large-scale, transdisciplinary learning community, Munger’s self-proclaimed goal has been to facilitate discourse and partnership between students of different backgrounds and career paths. “The Munger Graduate See MUNGER, Page 2
to protest the cull, one in what would become a series of ongoing demonstrations. At 7 p.m., they all piled into the building as City Council’s weekly meeting commenced. “What do we want? Stop the shoot!” they chanted, brandishing signs with similar slogans, their shouts resonating through the adjacent hallways of the building. “When do we want it? Now!” Each speaker at the podium during public commentary was more emotional than the last, with many loudly condemning the city for undertaking the cull and council members for supporting it in a 8-1 vote. “I see you don’t care much about facts, or public safety,” Ann Arbor resident Sabra Sanzotta, head of protest group Save the Deer, said. “Our council has been bought and sold — cheaply.” One woman kept loudly interrupting the meeting until Mayor Christopher Taylor called See CULL, Page 3
Gallimore appointed as dean of engineering Aerospace prof. says he wants to more fully define impact of college By ISOBEL FUTTER Daily Staff Reporter
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NPR host Diane Rehm discusses her time in radio and her experience with her husband’s death at Rackham Auditorium Thursday.
Diane Rehm explores dying with dignity in A2 book talk Author discusses husband’s battle with Parkinson’s disease in memoir By LOGAN HANSEN Daily Staff Reporter
Diane Rehm, a longtime National Public Radio host who has hosted “The Diane Rehm Show” for more than 30 years, visited Ann Arbor Thursday to promote her new book, a memoir published earlier this year titled “On My Own”. Along with Cynthia Canty, host of Michigan Radio’s “Stateside” program, Rehm addressed the topic of “death with dignity” in front of a sold-out crowd at Rackham Auditorium, an issue she’s
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frequently discussed on her show. The term refers to a set of laws six states have made motions to adopt that allow mentally competent terminally ill adult patients the option to decline further treatment, essentially ending their own lives. In a on-stage conversation with Canty, Rehm largely explored the issue through the recent death of her husband of 54 years, John Rehm, which her memoir also discusses in extensive detail. She described how her husband, who had lived with Parkinson’s disease for nine years, told his doctor “he was ready to go,” but was told there was nothing a doctor could do from a legal, moral or ethical standpoint. “John said, ‘I feel betrayed,’ ” Rehm said. “(He) decided
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on June 14 that he would stop taking food, water, medicine. I sat by his side for 10 days, knowing that his mouth had to be dried ... and just watched over him carefully.” Her book, she said, aims to be a honest account of her husband’s passing, exploring how Rehm has had to adapt without him after being married for most of her life. She said every person should be given the option of whether they would like to continue to be cared for near the end of their life, or if they’d rather go out on their own terms, also stressing that Americans don’t seem to be comfortable talking about death. “The problem here in this country is that we are death averse,” she said. “We don’t like the subject of death and so we shy away from it.” See REHM, Page 3
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When Aerospace Engineering Prof. Alec Gallimore joined the faculty at the University of Michigan in 1992, it wasn’t with plans of one day being appointed as dean of the College of Engineering. However, two years later Gallimore, currently the associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Engineering, was appointed to the position at February’s Board of Regents meeting. The position is effective July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2021. The position has been held by current Dean of Engineering David Munson since 2006. In a statement on Gallimore’s appointment, University Provost Martha Pollack wrote Gallimore is uniquely qualified to lead the college. “I am confident that he brings the experience, energy, and demonstrated leadership to guide the world to greater visibility as a true exemplar of innovation, thus placing (the College of Engineering) in the highest echelon of institutions worldwide,” Pollack wrote. In an interview, Gallimore See DEAN, Page 3
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Islamic and Generational Connecting Computer with University Middle Eastern Showcase demo success WHAT: This seminar will WHAT: This workshoop Alumni studies study the five generations currently in the workforce and how their motives differ. The goal is to discover how to “leverage your team’s talents” for success. WHO: Learning and Professional Development WHEN: 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. WHERE: Administrative Services Building
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LGBTQ health International and wellness tea WHAT: Residents of Martha Cook Residence Hall will host tables and provide foods from around the world in their annual International Tea. WHO: Martha Cook Building WHEN: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: Martha Cook Residence Hall
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MUNGER From Page 1 Residences challenge students to develop networks across disciplines and to pursue new ideas together, through both formal programs and casual interaction,” its website reads. In practice, however, this has not necessarily been the case, says second-year law student Marika Rothfeld. “(My roommates and I) requested to be on not the first floor, and then we got assigned to the first floor. We asked why, and (the administration) said that they were putting everyone with the nine-month lease on the first floor, and everyone with the nine-month lease happened to be law students. And then they constantly get angry that we’re not very involved with the other students, but we’re literally segregated on the first floor,” Rothfeld said. Quigg, who is not a law student, said in an interview she has had a different experience. is very unique in that Sudoku“Munger Syndication it has allowed me to meet tons of new students from all different
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disciplines,” Quigg said. “Unlike undergrads, graduate students primarily, if not exclusively, spend time and make friends solely within their own department. Living in Munger has given me the chance to meet students that I probably wouldn’t have otherwise.” Spring Break was not the first time this year Munger unexpectedly changed its leasing policy, either. At the beginning of (winter) semester, the Munger administration announced in an e-mail to its residents that only residents who had a 12-month lease, or would extend their current lease to a 12-month lease, could reapply for the program as current residents, whereas ninemonth leaseholders would have to apply through the general application. “As previously mentioned, only those with current 12 month contracts are eligible for reapplication,” the e-mail reads. “For those of you who do not wish to transfer rooms/extend your contract to 12 months but wish to live in Munger next year, the general application will open in early February and all are welcome to apply to it.”
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However, in a spirited replyto-all e-mail, second-year law student Dana Ziegler pointed out that the residents had not, in fact, received any previous warning about the policy. “At no point in the electronic lease document, or in any advertisements or communications related to recruiting residents for Munger, did Munger stipulate that 9-month leaseholders would be subjected to additional hurdles in order to be considered current residents for the purposes of reapplication,” Ziegler wrote. “In fact, Munger’s Google Plus posts encouraging current residents to reapply did not distinguish between 9- and 12- month leases.” ROBERT DUNNE /Dailly Though he said he was not able Washtenaw County Commissioner Yousef Rabhi (D) speaks at a meeting of the University of Michigan’s chapter of Colto give his own opinion on the lege Democrats on Michigan’s current and potential water issues, including Ann Arbor’s dioxane plume. handling of the policy change, Amir Baghdadchi, spokesperson and director of communications for University Housing, made it clear that the administration is now taking steps to give residents a voice in the process. “Since this was a change, a of discussion following the County Commissioner Yousef number of residents asked the testimony of Michigan Gov. Rick Rabhi (D) also discussed the Munger team to review the new Snyder (R) earlier in the day safety of the Ann Arbor well http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ policy, and feedback from all before the U.S. House Oversight water supply, where a plume over the building was collected Committee, drawing calls from of 1,4-dioxane-contaminated and shared with a task force of several Democratic members of groundwater is being monitored residents and Fellows working the committee for his resignation. to prevent human consumption. on flexible alternatives for A clip of the hearing was played Dioxane has been linked to those residents who took part By LYDIA MURRAY at the College Democrats’ meeting, cancer and concentration to large in Munger’s inaugural year,” Daily Staff Reporter in which Rep. Matt Cartwright amounts of it can cause nervous Baghdadchi said in an e-mail to (D–Pa.) said the governor should system, liver and kidney damage. the Daily. The University of Michigan’s claim responsibility for creating Rabhi charged that Michigan’s The Munger administration chapter of College Democrats the crisis. Department of Environmental held a town hall meeting held a discussion Thursday “Plausible deniability only Quality — who allowed Gelman Wednesday night to discuss on Michigan’s water issues, works when it’s plausible,” Rep. Sciences to pump dioxane into the alternative options for students focusing on the Flint water crisis, Matt Cartwright said in the clip. water in 1966 and are currently who had lived there the past year a pipeline that carries oil across “You were not in a medically responsible for mandating cleanup and were under the impression the Great Lakes and the possible induced coma for a year. I’ve standards for the dioxane— only they would be able to live there contamination of Ann Arbor’s had about enough of your false exists to support businesses and next year without the restriction water supply on Thursday. contrition and your phony allow them to pollute. of a 12-month lease. LSA sophomore Collin Kelly, apologies.” “The Department of “After a lot of comments, the chair of the College Democrats, Earlier in the day the Environmental Quality has administration conceded to our said the group held the event to University’s College Democrats nothing to do with environmental requests,” Quigg wrote. “As it highlight water issues across the also released a statement calling quality,” he said. “It helps justify stands, if you lived in Munger state. for Snyder’s resignation based on corporate polluters and has this year, and plan to live there “Flint shed a lot of light on water his perceived negligence of the nothing in terms of the public’s the following year, 9 and 4 month issues in general,” he said. “So we Flint water crisis. interest or environmental equality leases will be honored.” wanted County Commissioner “It should not take national in mind. As an organization, it is a The 12-month lease policy Yousef Rabhi to come in because outrage to compel officials to scam.” remains in place for future he’s been fighting for six years address the issues faced by On Monday, the Michigan residents of Munger, but the about water issues in Ann Arbor. our state’s most underserved Department of Environmental administration is currently He was able to shed a light on communities,” the statement said. Quality updated its cleanup exploring ways to be more things we don’t really see in the “Governor Snyder has prioritized standards for 1,4-dioxane to 7.2 inclusive of people who would news, but are really important fiscal austerity over the health parts per billion. However, the leave Ann Arbor for the summer and affecting the people in Ann and safety of those he is obligated change does not necessarily or graduate during the school Arbor.” to protect.” ensure Gelman Sciences will year. Flint was a prominent topic During Thursday’s meeting, See DEMS, Page 3
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comply with it, and the state legislature still needs to approve the standard. Another major water issue in Michigan — Enbridge’s Line 5, a pipeline that carries oil across the Great Lakes — has been controversial because environmental groups are concerned about the potential of a spill. Another pipeline owned by the same company had an oil spill in 2010, affecting 35 square miles of the Kalamazoo River, the largest inland oil spill in U.S. history. The 62-year-old Enbridge Line 5 runs beneath the Straits of Mackinac and carries up to 23 million gallons of light crude oil and liquid natural gas every day. An oil spill in the Straits would be disastrous for the region due to the strong currents in the area, which would cause it to impact the majority of the Great Lakes, according to the presentation. Dave Schwab, a research scientist for the University’s Graham Sustainability Institute, created a simulation showing how oil would flow across the Great Lakes in the event of a spill. In the documentary “The Dirty Secret at the Bottom of the Great Lakes: Oil & Water” made by Motherboard, shown during the meeting, Schwab said he believes the Straits of Mackinac] is the worst place for an oil spill in the Great Lakes. “I can’t imagine another place in the Great Lakes where it’d be more devastating to have an oil spill,” he said. Last May, various groups protested outside of the Mackinac Island Policy Conference to raise awareness for the issue. LSA sophomore Sari Greife, who attended the event, said she found the information presented in the discussion shocking as an Ann Arbor native. “I thought that it was really scary,” she said. “Everything that’s happening with the water supply in Ann Arbor over the past 30 years is really surprising to me because I didn’t know much about it and I’m from Ann Arbor. My house is in that area, so that is kind of freaky.”
clinical pathology and radiology services. The project is scheduled for completion in Fall 2017. Transit center public comments During public comments at the end of the meeting, the regents heard from several community members concerned about a planned North Campus transit facility near several residential neighborhoods. The $38.5 million project, approved in a 2014 meeting, is slated to include a full-service bus depot and
CULL From Page 1 the room back to order. The start of the cull — and the corresponding outpouring of anger that night — was the culmination of years of research and advocacy, as it became clear that Ann Arbor faces both a growing deer population and plenty of opinions on what to do about it, ultimately leading to bitter local politicking and accusations of foul play over the past few months. Concerns There are no reliable figures held by the city or county for exactly how many deer are in Ann Arbor, or how quickly the herd has been growing. However, there are proxies for it. In 2004, there were 31 deer-car collisions in Ann Arbor, according to data obtained from the Michigan Department of Transportation. In 2015, that number nearly tripled to 88. In the city’s 2015 deer management report, an analysis by local activists estimated the city’s herd size to be between about 1,100 and 1,800. Ann Arbor’s ecosystem is ideal for an expansion in deer population, according to Christopher Dick, associate professor of ecology at the University, who has spoken in favor of the cull. He said this growth would ultimately be destructive to the environment. “Deer have definitely increased in Ann Arbor from what they were 10 or 20 years ago,” Dick said. “Without any kind of major predator, these deer populations are going to explode just because of their fertility.” Dick referred to two previous studies conducted at the University’s George Reserve — of which he is director — where a herd of six deer in 1928 grew to 162 by 1933, and a herd of 10 deer in 1975 grew to 212 by 1980. “At some point they’re going to become overwhelming, there’s going to be so many traffic accidents, there’s going to be so much ecological damage,” Dick said, adding that large deer populations also increase the risk of tick-borne illnesses such as Lyme disease. Some residents noticed a problematic increase in deer as
DEAN From Page 1 said upon hearing the news, he was flushed with feelings of nostalgia and appreciation. “It was a flashback of my career at Michigan,” Gallimore said. “I started as an assistant professor and was thinking wow, I didn’t see this one coming 24 years ago. I felt excitement and gratitude for a lot of the people who have been very supportive, including the current dean, Dean Munson, and all of my students, faculty members and colleagues that I’ve worked with.” Gallimore’s past experience includes various leadership positions. He was formerly associate dean for academic programs and initiatives in the Rackham Graduate School and has also served as associate dean for research and graduate education in the College of Engineering. Additionally, he has two professorships: He is an Arthur F. Thurnau professor and the Richard F. and Eleanor Tower Professor of Engineering. He also has several academic awards, including acknowledgements from the University and the U.S. Air Force. “It’s an incredible honor, unbelievable honor actually,” he added of the appointment. During his time as associate dean of academic affairs, Gallimore said he has
early as 2006, but attempts by individual city council members to bring attention to the growth in both 2008 and2010 failed to gain traction. By 2013 and early 2014, a more visible number of Ann Arbor residents began raising concerns to both city and county leaders, and the overpopulation of deer began to be formally addressed by Council. A number of these concerned residents formed the local association Washtenaw Citizens for Ecological Balance by early 2014. Referred to as “WC4EB”, it sought to bring attention to the deer issue. These actions did not go unnoticed by local animal rights groups, who were opposed to the possibility of the cull on ethical grounds. The Humane Society of Huron Valley — headed by Tanya Hilgendorf — became one of the most prominent of those voices on the issue. “As a community, we embrace nonviolent conflict resolution and want to do everything in our power to avoid the horrific gun violence we have seen elsewhere,” Hilgendorf wrote in an e-mail interview. “Those same values should be applied to our conflicts with animals.” Cull opponents — including HSHV — have also questioned whether deer were indeed overpopulated in the city, advocating for non-lethal methods of deer control to be explored. However, advocates like Prof. Dick have said over past months that they think many of the cull opponents’ positions are based on scientific misinformation. “There’s a lot of actual science that they refer to, but it’s told in a misleading way,” Dick said, adding that studies have shown that non-lethal methods of deer management — such as immunocontraception — are ineffective. Road to a cull On August 17, 2015, City Council chose to follow the lethal route to control the deer population, approving a 1700-page plan put forth by city staff that would cull 100 deer each winter for the next four years in city parks. Only Mayor Chris Taylor voted against the resolution, citing the large
News maintenance site. University President Mark Schlissel paused the plans for the project earlier this month after continuous concern from the surrounding residential areas, including during aFebruary meeting held about the center by the University During the February meeting, Ann Arbor residents expressed concern about the proximity of the site to residential areas, the environmental implications of the construction and its impact on the community’s character. Several also claimed that the University failed to engage with the residents and lacked transparency.
experienced the ins and outs of the Engineering school. “My current position until July 1 is sort of equivalent to a chief operating officer, so in some respects I was exposed to about all facets of how the college works,” Gallimore said. “And that’s been extraordinarily helpful, not just to faculty fairs, space and resources but really because Dave (Munson) runs a very collaborative team, I was able to see a lot of what was going on in the other areas, like graduate education, undergraduate et cetera.” Gallimore founded the Plasmadynamics and Electric Propulsion Laboratory at the University, which has become one of the world’s leading and most successful electric propulsion research centers, in 1992. The lab has 50 graduate alumni, including 36 doctoral degrees and 14 master’s degrees. Several doctoral and master’s degree students work in the lab with Gallimore. Among these is Sarah Cusson, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering. Cusson said Gallimore has far more than just the basic credentials to be the College of Engineering dean. “He’s very good at what he does and he’s very dedicated to anything he attempts to do,” Cusson said. “He will put as much effort, and probably more than necessary into anything he does.”
number of constituents who were opposed. “I fully empathize and appreciate the concerns with the deer-human interaction,” Taylor said in the meeting. “At the same time, there are many members of the community whose sense of place in their city will be substantially affected by shooting deer within our borders.” A series of surveys and public meetings conducted by the city between November 2014 and May 2015 suggested a majority of residents favored a cull, though cull opponents have since contended that the surveys were conducted in a disingenuous manner to create an artificial affirmation for a cull. Hilgendorf wrote that inadequate public notice was given for public meetings on deer management, and the online survey contained leading questions “claiming culling was the only effective way of managing the problem.” She noted that even with the allegations of bias, 43 percent of respondents still voiced opposition. “So many people knew nothing about the issue until after (City Council) voted to cull,” Hilgendorf wrote, adding that the city typically advertises such meetings with mailed postcards. “No one received a postcard inviting them to the public meeting on deer management.” Some cull opponents have also claimed WC4EB — whose advocacy efforts included extensive correspondence with city, county and state-level officials — were given undue influence with the council at the expense of groups opposed to the cull. Hilgendorf wrote in an interview that though the city interviewed her for an hour in October 2014, HSHV played no role in the decision-making process, even though the city website listed them as a partner. Hilgendorf eventually requested HSHV be de-listed as a partner, citing that she didn’t feel HSHV’s position was being given any weight, and therefore the title “had no meaning.” She also charged that WC4EB had peddled misinformation on the issue, and spoke to Council in private “I wouldn’t say people were
REHM From Page 1 Following the discussion with Canty, Rehm fielded questions from those in attendance, many of whom expressed their gratitude toward her in light of her recent announcement that she would retire after the 2016 presidential election. Like many in attendance at Thursday’s event, Russell Dykstra, a physician from Holland, Mich., was drawn to the event because he has been a longtime listener of Rehm’s show.
One of Gallimore’s defining features is his love for the University, and specifically engineering, Cusson added. “He’s very easy to talk to and so even though he has so much experience and is this big man on campus, it doesn’t seem like that when you’re talking to him,” she said. “You can ask any question and I don’t feel like I have to impress him when I talk to him, I can just ask questions.” Frans Ebersohn, Cusson’s colleague and fellow Ph.D. candidate, echoed her praise for Gallimore. “From the research side, he knows what he’s doing and he’s done incredible things,” Ebersohn said. “As a leader, you can ask anybody that has worked under him that he is and can be the leader you need him to be. This is incredible from a leadership standpoint that somebody’s willing to think of the people under him that much, and just the fact that he cares so much about the people under him is something that I think makes him an awesome leader and perfect for a position like this.” When Gallimore takes over the position in July, he has many ideas for the College of Engineering, he said, but noted that he largely hopes to continue on the path Munson has laid out. “There’s a lot of overlap in our style,” Gallimore said. “I think both Dave and I take the
shut out of the official public input process,” Hilgendorf wrote, acknowledging HSHV took part in public forums. “I would say they were shut out of the backroom conversations that led to a decision to cull — largely before the public engagement process even began.” Sanzotta cited WC4EB email exchanges beginning in August 2014, which she obtained through FOIA, to claim pro-cull groups had greatly influenced the council’s decision long before the rest of the public could weigh in. When presented with these accusations, cull supporters — including WC4EB member Bernie Banet — dismissed the charges as ridiculous. “All groups were communicating with council, as we have a constitutional right to do. The notion that there were some improper connections, or we had some magical power other than the information we provided is kind of laughable,” Banet said. “We did this in the public eye, and there was ample opportunity for the animal rights groups to give input. The red-shirted army of (cull) opponents was at each meeting.” Banet also said numerous city officials have ties to many of the animal rights groups opposed to the cull that are longer-standing and more substantive than their ties to WC4EB, also charging that cull opponents were the ones spreading misinformation. “What they’ve tried to do to document this is to falsify the record,” Banet said, saying that he and other WC4EB members have been intentionally misquoted in a pamphlet compiled by Sanzotta, and other cull opponents continue to spread scientific misinformation. City Councilmember Kirk Westphal (D–Ward 2) also dismissed the accusations, saying the council listened to all its constituents, primarily acted on the city staff’s recommendations and actually received more e-mail traffic from cull opponents. “It falls on my charge to represent the people of my ward, and it happens that a couple of (WC4EB members) are from my ward,” Westphal said. “They certainly worked very hard, as did the anti-cull people, in gathering information, and I think we were
3 — Friday, March 18, 2016 After the talk, he said he thought Rehm’s discussion of death with dignity was unique in the aspects of patient advocacy she discussed: both advocacy for people who want to choose how they end their life, but also advocacy for those who may know what they want but are unable to articulate it. Samantha Banda, a lab technician in the Ann Arbor area, expressed similar sentiments. “I fully support (Rehm) in the movement to create a dialogue about dying with dignity in America,” Banda said. “We are all going to die and we might as well be able to
do it the way we choose.” Rehm told the audience that conversations like Thursday’s will be a focus of hers after her retirement, reiterating the need to have more conversations nationwide about death. “Too often, what doctors are not taught to do is to listen to what the patient wants,” Rehm said. “Our population is aging and we have to confront the reality that death is as inevitable as birth, and death is part of the life cycle. So let us talk about this in reasonable, easy, absolute, conversational ways.”
work extremely seriously but we tend to have a little fun and have a little bit more of a relaxed style. We’re very approachable; both of us are people. I think we lead by consensus and are very transparent, we try to be as transparent as possible.” His ideas for the future are focused on how the College of Engineering could become more accessible to undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students, as well as faculty and facility development. “When I was interviewing for the position… the things I focused on were faculty recruiting and development,” Gallimore said. “Planning of the facilities, short and long term planning, what buildings make the most sense to renovate, to add to, to build, those types of things.” Gallimore added that he also wants to develop a college-wide educational mission, defining what exactly it means to graduate from the College of Engineering. “I’m hoping that we’ll actually think more critically about our educational mission, and think about what we should be doing at the Bachelor’s, Master’s and Ph.D. level more so in the next few years,” he said. “We haven’t had a major discussion as a college to say what does it mean to come out with a bachelor in engineering? What does it mean to have a master’s of engineering? What does it mean to have a Ph.D. in engineering?”
Transportation is another initiative on Gallimore’s mind. One of his longterm goals is making the commute between central campus and north campus easier and re-imaging north campus as a destination for all students. He’s approaching the position, he said, with both vehemence and apprehension. His first goal: Don’t mess up. “It’s such a great college already, and really part of it is that there’s a lot of responsibility in making sure that we have such a world-class university as it is of right now, and the College of Engineering has to make sure that things continue to get better,” he said. “There’s a lot of competition out there, a lot of people looking at Michigan both for leadership but also to try and knock us off our perch, if you will.” Once the college’s community decides which direction it would like to pursue over the next five years, Gallimore said he plans to push for positive change in his time as dean. “It’s a big place, a huge place,” Gallimore said. “Almost 10,000 students, 600 faculty members, 600 staff, 75,000 alums, so there’s a lot to it. It’s a very complicated and complex organization. In some respects it’s a mediumsized university. Where do you begin in terms of trying to make positive and effective change in that kind of organization?”
informed by both sides.” November 5th Though the council approved the deer management plan in August, several roadblocks and formalities remained before the cull could begin. Animal rights groups rallied from across Michigan to oppose the cull, including HSHV, the Michigan Political Action Committee for Animals and the local citizens’ group Save the Deer. MiPACA and Save the Deer openly backed councilmember Jane Lumm’s (I-Ward 2) challenger in the November election, Sally Petersen, due to Lumm’s support for the cull. HSHV started a “Stop the Shoot” campaign. Anti-cull websites and e-mail newsletters emerged, and yard signs with the “Stop the Shoot” slogan appeared across the city. The political nature of the cull opponents’ new tactics drew criticism from some of the public. In an October 2015 open letter, Thomas Weider, local attorney and longtime HSHV contributor, criticized the organization for the lengths it was going to oppose a measure that was already approved. He also suggested that by taking a stance in an election, HSHV was violating its taxexempt status. “Council voted 8-1 (with the two absent members also supportive) to proceed with the cull,” Weider wrote. “The issue has been decided, whether HSHV likes it or not. Please stop wasting my donation dollars.” On Nov. 3, 2015, Lumm defeated Petersen with 64 percent of the vote and the highest voter turnout among the wards in this year’s City Council elections. Two days later, after a marathon public hearing, all of the council but Taylor approved resolutions to temporarily allow the discharge of firearms on public land and contract USDA sharpshooters for $35,000 for the cull. A recall petition against councilmember Westphal in December and a January lawsuit — both protesting the cull — were swiftly struck down. The cull would proceed as planned, despite the objections. A question of values By the conclusion of the cull’s
first 3-month iteration on March 1, only 63 deer had been killed, their meat distributed to local homeless shelters. An aerial surveyconducted in the final week suggested the city’s deer population had still grown despite the cull. Leading WC4EB member Maurita Holland said she was pleased by the first cull results, adding that the successful implementation would allay safety concerns from other residents. WC4EB’s current goals, she said, are now public education on the issue and the development of a comprehensive countywide deer management plan. “We got through this first year, nobody died, no pets got hurt, so in many ways that was probably a success” Holland said. The city’s 2015 deer management plan described a “divergence in values” in the city’s population as a significant obstacle to overcome. Among the local residents interviewed, fundamental differences in how they viewed humans’ role in nature were evident. Though the ongoing protests about the cull have subsided since earlier this month, that divide clearly remains. “One of the reasons we came to Ann Arbor was to enjoy the park systems, the natural habitat, the little bit of nature we were missing in downtown Detroit,” Sanzotta said. “As soon as we got here, the next thing we knew was that they were going to slaughter twothirds of the deer they counted.” Sanzotta added she intends to continue protesting the cull, and her group has recently filed a new lawsuit against the State of Michigan to attempt to halt it. In contrast, local landscaper Christopher Graham noted that the original Native Americans inhabitants of Ann Arbor would hunt deer and maintain ecological balance, and said today’s cull is in the same spirit. “If the Indians thought they shouldn’t kill deer, the deer would’ve eaten them out of house and home,” Graham said. “And if we don’t control the (deer) population one way or another, and the most cost-effective way to that is killing them, things will get out of hand.”
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Service and Detroit
didn’t spend my spring break in the most tropical locale, or one unfamiliar to me: I spent my Spring Break in Detroit. There’s a sort of transparent barrier that separates Detroit from the suburbs. Even though I’ve lived so close to the city my whole life (just a 30-minute drive away), I would only go to the city if I had an actual reason to do so — a concert, a sports REBECCA game, a volunteer event. TARNOPOL Despite Detroit being a mere 45-minute drive away from campus, it seems like it’s a completely different world: one that, for some, seems to be a ghost town rife with poverty, crime and hopelessness. Students have to make a concerted effort to go to the city, let alone engage with its issues. Such a cognitive and, in a way, physical distance from the city, breeds grave misconceptions about the city. These misconceptions make us, as University of Michigan students, feel like we need to drop in and help them. My Spring Break trip to Detroit through University of Michigan Hillel’s Alternative Spring Break program was an immersive, service-oriented one. I, along with eight others, worked with several different organizations that deal with loads of different issues plaguing the city, from food justice to land and water rights. We worked especially closely with children in its broken school system, running in-school and after-school programming for elementary and middle school students. At the end of the week, we recognized that we did not fix anything. And I believe that this realization made our trip much more meaningful than it would have been otherwise. Yes, we did tremendous amounts of work over the course of the week. Yes, we learned a lot about the issues pressing a city so close but yet so far from our campus. But these issues run so deeply in Detroit’s history, and are so ingrained in its society, that we recognized the work we did during that week just barely scraped the surface, if it even did at all. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do service in Detroit. We just need to remember to do so mindfully. At a university as prestigious and competitive as our own, service and volunteerism are often taken as a resume booster, something that can make a student look like an upstanding citizen to a future graduate school admissions
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officer or employer. Service turns into a sort of obligation as opposed to a genuine effort. It becomes a rote, mindless activity, a task to be completed in an hour and left at that, rather than one meant to challenge beliefs or seek what is actually important in the world. Perhaps the reason this is the case is because we’re rarely ever forced to consider the implications of the service we do as students. There’s an unsaid assumption that sacrificing our free time to do community service can only do good, when in reality such is not the case. There’s often a pretense to service that we are helping those who do not have the means to help themselves. To think the people of Detroit do not have the power to help themselves is a grave misconception. The people of Detroit started to make tangible change in ways that suit their communities well through countless different grassroots movements long before the city’s “revitalization” was covered by the media. And who knows their community better than those who live there? One of the reasons I love Detroit is because I learn something new every time I go there. It gives me perspective on injustice that I could never ascertain from a classroom or a discussion on campus, because many students or faculty here have never had to deal with the types injustices Detroiters face on a daily basis. During our trip, we constantly talked about what it meant for us to come to the city to do service for a week, and at some places, for no longer than a couple of hours. We listened to Detroiters from all walks of life — teachers, pastors, students, politicians who deal with the city’s issues on a daily basis — speak of their own experiences in the city. How are we to make any progress without building relationships with those directly affected by the issues we so much desire to fix? We need to stop going into places looking for opportunities to make them better. We need to stop looking at cities like Detroit as places, but rather as communities full of people. We need to stop acting without listening first. That means we need to stop looking at ourselves as saviors but instead as allies — allies who are ready to offer their unrelenting support for whatever cause we are passionate about. Once we support what the people truly want, maybe then we will see the injustices subside. Together, and only together, will we be able to fix injustice. —Rebecca Tarnopol can be reached at tarnopol@umich.edu.
Not changing myself
never want to get married or have stacked against me. It’s pretty common to hear children. Yes, I’m 20 years old and I that about half of all marriages end in divorce, know this already. When I smile and say and though this might not be entirely true, I don’t think either are I haven’t been exposed to many successful for me, I’m disregarded marriages in my lifetime. Personally, I don’t by most adults because, see the point in having a piece of paper bind according to them, my two me to another human being for the rest of decades on this Earth are my life. Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell have hardly enough to make been together for 32 years, and despite typical that decision. “You’ll Hollywood rumors, they do not plan on getting change your mind one married. Having a functional, continuous day” is something I hear relationship is worth far more to me than quite often. Except, I don’t throwing a party to prove it. If getting married OLIVIA think I will. Actually, I’m is a goal of yours, by all means, go for it. I’m not PUENTE sure I won’t. I understand discrediting marriage as a whole, as I know I’m young, but I think I’m there are benefits of having that bond for some able to make informed and people. I’m simply saying it is not for me. well-thought-out decisions about my body It is time people realize that not all women and the types of relationships I want to have. aspire to be moms and wives. If I am selfJust because my body is built to produce aware enough to be making these conscious children, it in no way exsists for just decisions as a young woman, I shouldn’t be that. I want to have written off. I’m tired of a bustling career and people telling me I’ll change travel wherever my my mind one day. I have little heart desires and never once heard someone It is time people children don’t seem to tell a woman who says she fit into that equation. wants to get married and realize that not all The lifestyle I want is have children that she’ll not kid-friendly. Not to change her mind about that. women aspire to be mention I know enough When I was growing up, my moms and wives about myself to say, parents never mentioned “I don’t want to birth marriage and children when a child” and mean it. discussing my future with Birth is terrifying to me me. My education and career and I applaud my mother for going through were their priorities. They saw more in me it twice. than a future wife or mother. I figure, if one day I decide I want to First and foremost, I am a human being be a mother, there are about 153 million who has more purpose in life than starting orphans around the world who need a mom a family. Telling me I’m going to change my and I would be happy to be that for them. mind someday is implying that I don’t have But that’s a very heavy “if.” I’m a terribly the agency to understand myself now. It’s irresponsible person. I can’t keep my room implying I’m not allowed to have a future clean let alone remember to eat meals every that doesn’t involve starting a family. Well, day and I don’t see that changing any time these decisions are entirely my own and as soon. Keeping myself alive and well on a much as you may think I will, I won’t change day-to-day basis is a hard enough task. I’m my mind. not cut out for motherhood. Nor am I cut out for marriage. I’m not good — Olivia Puente can be reached with failure, and let’s be honest, the odds are at opuente@umich.edu
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The Democratic divide
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obert Reich, former secretary of labor, perfectly summarized the 2016 Democratic primary when he argued, “(Hillary) is the most qualified candidate for president of the political system we now have. But Bernie Sanders is the most qualified LAUREN candidate to creSCHANDEate the political VEL system we should have.” Reich’s statement, I believe, is reflective of one of the most critical divides among Democrats this election cycle: the necessity to work within the current system versus the desire to change it entirely. While it is natural for voters to disagree on a primary candidate, the rivalry of this particular election cycle could prove to be detrimental to the future of the party, so much so that Clinton cannot even rely on supporters of her opponent to vote for her in the general election if she becomes the democratic nominee — and therein lies the problem. If Democratic voters cannot reconcile their differences before the general election, they risk being on the wrong side of history in the instance that the embodiment of radical conservatism, prejudice and violence assumes the presidency. The argument within the Democratic party ultimately boils down to a matter of how much one believes this country should,
and is capable of, systemic change — and while the candidates agree to some extent on almost every major issue, they clash on how exactly to reach their respective goals, as well as how lofty these particular goals should be. Clinton seems interested in incremental progress, if not the enforcement of current progressive policies, while Sanders is more inclined to institute radical change. On some specific issues, this key distinction is a little more obvious than on others. For example, Clinton intends to leave Obamacare in place, while Sanders favors a single-payer system; both candidates support raising the minimum wage, though Sanders’ $15 an hour exceeds Clinton’s $12; and Sanders’ tuition-free plan surpasses Clinton’s state grants and debt alleviation proposals for higher education. The same fundamental differences can be found among their supporters, with some (particularly those within the establishment) insisting that the only path to progress is through patience and compromise and others advocating for complete bottom-up reconstruction. That being said, for many Democrats, deciding for whom to cast their vote is a divergence in ideology more so than preference. Hillary supporters write Sanders off as being unrealistic, radical and naive, while Sanders fans lament that the former first lady and secretary of state is disingenuous, untrustworthy and too involved with the establishment to advocate on behalf of the average person. Yet as much as the two candidates
differ in their technique, they see eye to eye on most matters of public interest, and rejecting one on the basis of their strategy is counterproductive to everything the party hopes to accomplish in the next four years. This is because regardless of who assumes office next January, one thing is for certain: The future president will have to follow in Obama’s footsteps in dealing with the largest Republican majority Congress since the early 1930s, and in doing so, must successfully transform his or her progressive rhetoric into tangible, bipartisan policy. Though Sanders has been labeled as one of the most partisan senators on the floor, Republicans have shown little interest in working with Clinton, and it is unclear whether or not their attitudes will change if the next four years prove to be anything like the last eight. It is clearer now than ever before that far more is at stake this election cycle than just contention between the two major parties. For Democrats, the real challenge will come in working with one another to form a united front against the Republican candidate, and if supporters of either candidate cannot reach some sort of agreement before November, their party will suffer the consequences. Pragmatists must make amends with idealists, and vice versa, because in the end, it is easier to compromise with those who are willing to meet you halfway than it is to argue with those who are sprinting in the opposite direction. —Lauren Schandevel can be reached at schandla@umich.edu.
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Faculty sensitivity training
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hen I was eight, I nearly drowned in my neighbor’s pool. It was one of the first weeks of the summer season, and my friend and I were sitting cross-legged on her sun deck, giggling in our matching HANNAH heart-shaped MAIER sunglasses. We watched her brother as he removed the blue tarp that covered their in-ground pool. We had bothered him to take us swimming all morning and, reluctantly, he finally gave in. After he finished opening the pool for us to use, he ran inside the house to grab something. Without waiting for him to come back outside to give us permission to swim, as any impatient 8-yearold would, I slipped feet first into the shallow end. Unfortunately, I hadn’t realized that the “shallow end” was really 6 feet deep. I was able to keep myself on the surface of the water by kicking and screaming for what felt like an eternity. My throat tightened and I gasped for air in short breaths. I became exhausted trying to fight the water in an attempt to stay afloat. In that moment, I forgot where I was, what I was doing; I only knew fear. Apparently my friend’s brother could sense my distress through the fear that showed in my wide eyes, so he jumped into the pool and pulled me out. Afterward, I sat on the side of the pool, scared to go back in. I hoped to never experience that feeling again, and I stayed away from pools for a while. I’ll admit that my drowning incident hadn’t really crossed my mind as I blossomed into adulthood. Honestly, the only kind of drowning I had on my mind during my first year of college was drowning in debt. Fortunately, prior to this point in my life, I had learned how to swim. I even joined the high school’s varsity swim team, even though I wasn’t that great. I hadn’t thought about the accident again until my freshman year of college. This semester, I was sitting in Spanish class and everything was, more or less, going smoothly. My
instructor caught me off guard when she called me out to answer a question — I had been closely studying the hour hand on the clock behind her instead of paying attention to the discussion. This happened often: She always called me out when she knew that my mind was drifting to another place. She repeated her question, and suddenly, all of the feelings that I experienced during my 8-yearold drowning experience came flooding back to me. My chest started to tighten and my breath began to shorten. I became dizzy, nauseous and I felt displaced from reality. I couldn’t answer her question. For the rest of the class I sat in silence. I went over what could have caused the panic attack that I just had, and I came to the conclusion that my inability to answer her question was its driving source. Even though having a panic attack over something that insignificant seemed like an overreaction, I couldn’t prevent myself from feeling as upset and disconnected as I did. It just happened — I had no control; I couldn’t stop it. Afterward, embarrassed, I went to office hours to explain to my instructor what had happened. I felt that I needed to explain to her why I didn’t participate for the rest of the class. I walked into her office resting my palm against the doorway, resisting the urge to collapse from light-headedness and exhaustion. I sat down in the chair that was nearest to her desk. I began to sputter out an apology. This normally doesn’t happen, I just felt sick. I’m on a new medication for anxiety… I could tell that what I had just said had turned into a pile of incomprehensible word vomit by the blank expression on her face. I could tell that she couldn’t really understand what I was saying, so I collected myself the best that I could and gave my apology another go: You see, I didn’t participate … I couldn’t participate ... because I had a panic attack. It normally doesn’t happen, but I just switched medications, so maybe that’s why … it won’t happen again. She tilted her head, rested her chin on her hand and gave a slight nod of approval. I thought that I was in the clear. A moment passed before she spoke. “Medication…?” She questioned accusatively. “You don’t need
medication; you need a walk through the park. Have you ever been to the Arb…?” After half-heartedly contributing to the rest of our short conversation, I left her office reflecting on what she had said: 1) To answer her condescending question, yes, of course I had been to the Arb. 2) Even if a quick walk through the park was all I needed to feel like myself again, was she in the position to give me advice on how to fix my health issue? Was it right for her to assume my problem as her responsibility to handle, even though she didn’t have the appropriate medical training to do so? I came to her in a time of vulnerability, not to ask for advice, but to seek support and possibly kindness and understanding. She swept my concerns aside and was extremely patronizing and disrespectful. Angrily, I shared my story with friends. I learned that other people had experienced similar problems with their professors. One of my friends explained that her professor’s lack of respect when dealing with her situation discouraged her from seeking help. This proved to be deleterious to her comfort and success in the course. Teaching staff at the University of Michigan should be required to partake in more extensive sensitivity training. Staff should be effectively trained to know how to communicate with students who suffer from mental health disorders. They should be trained to recognize common symptoms and they should know how to intervene appropriately, or they shouldn’t be teaching. It’s hard for a student to learn if they feel that they aren’t being respected. No one deserves to do poorly in a class because their illness isn’t taken seriously. Instructors should work on their communication skills with students and they should understand that some students might need flexibility with certain course requirements. Professionals at the University should be educated on students with disabilities’ rights and services so they can better facilitate the success of students with disabilities. No student deserves to drown because there isn’t someone willing to pull them out of the water. —Hannah Maier can be reached at hannamai@umich.edu.
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LSA senior joins Gaga for Oscars Fabiana Diaz and other survivors helped create a heartfelt performance By SOPHIA KAUFMAN Daily Arts Writer
On the Tuesday morning before the Oscars, LSA senior Fabiana Diaz woke up to an email with the subject “Confidential — Academy Awards.” She opened it skeptically, positive it was spam. Five days later, Diaz was standing on the Dolby Theater stage at the 88th Academy Awards with 50 other survivors of sexual assault as Lady Gaga sang “Till it Happens to You,” the Oscar-nominated ballad from “The Hunting Ground,” the song reverberating powerfully around the theatre to an immediate, thundering standing ovation. At first Diaz wasn’t sure she wanted to be a part of Gaga’s performance. As amazing an opportunity as it sounded, she wasn’t sure she wanted to stand up in front of millions of viewers and “come out” as a survivor. But her trepidation evaporated after she talked to her parents, her fiancé and her friend Andrea Pino — Pino was a primary subject of “The Hunting Ground,” and had nominated her for this event — all of whom convinced her this was an opportunity she couldn’t pass up. A few hastily constructed excuses to professors later, Diaz found herself sitting on a plane to Hollywood, getting classified email updates from Gaga’s team about itineraries. “We got there Friday and I didn’t really think about all my emotions, you know, because there was just so much adrenaline,” she said in an interview with The Michigan Daily, adding that she was thinking about the possibility of meeting Leonardo DiCaprio on the airplane. “It was a bit of a starstruck moment.” But once the plane touched down, meeting the other college kids who were there to participate in Gaga’s performance brought her back to reality. The conversations naturally turned to discussing their experiences; “Oh, that happened / happens to me too,” was the most common thing you’d hear throughout the day, Diaz said. Hearing about how other schools across the nation were dealing with assault cases, if at all, was sobering and led to immediate and deep emotional connections within the group. “And that’s when I got on a rollercoaster ride that I wasn’t really prepared for,” Diaz said. She said Lady Gaga was emotionally “a mess” when she first came out on stage to meet the college students. “She was just like, ‘I just want to hug all of you.’ She was very emotional. She was like, ‘It’s been so hard to get out of bed, I didn’t want to come to practice … but you all being here with me is giving me the strength I need,’ and I think that showed us that we didn’t have to pretend we’re fine,” Diaz said. “This is when we first realized this isn’t easy, and it’s not going to be easy. And as exciting as this weekend sounds, it’s also very triggering.” The formation of the participants for the show was three lines behind Gaga and her piano; they entered after the second chorus. “We were just supposed to float in and all walk in together, and honestly when the song first started to play, this girl next to me, we just both started to cry,” Diaz said. “Gaga was talking to us constantly, she would not stop talking … it was an allaround good practice because it was just so personal.” Towards the end of Friday night, one of the survivors
suggested they all get matching tattoos. She brought it up to Gaga, who agreed — so they did. Stanford University student Jackie Lin, one of the survivors, designed it, using a symbol for unity and Lady Gaga’s favorite flower on fire. Gaga got the symbol tattooed on her back later in the week, but all of the survivors had the tattoos when they were on stage Sunday night. The tattoo itself is “kind of going viral,” Diaz said, with hundreds of requests daily from survivors who want to know if they can use the tattoo themselves. Throughout Saturday and Sunday morning, the news of what Lady Gaga’s performance was incorporating started to leak; eventually people began to figure out what the 50 of them were there for, even though they weren’t allowed to talk about it on social media. While people were respectful, they often kept their distance. “There was definitely an element of ‘oh, the survivors are coming through,’ ” Diaz said, even sometimes among Gaga’s team. It was an attitude that they understood, but didn’t appreciate. “My name is Fabiana. I’m more than just a survivor; that’s not my only identity,” Diaz said. “I don’t want this awful thing to be the only thing I’m recognized for.” Sunday morning, the group had a suite to themselves, complete with what Diaz called “the most bougie brunch.” There were kale chips, coconut water and some sort of non-fat bacon chocolate popcorn. Everything was non-GMO or vegan. Then they went straight into practice, after which they had to change into different clothes; they then had until 5:00 p.m. to do whatever they wanted. Gaga’s team wanted them in their own clothes on stage; they were college students, and the team wanted that to resonate with the millions of viewers. Being in jeans at the Oscars was weird, Diaz said, but before getting ready for the show, they all got dressed up for the red carpet. “That’s when it started to hit you, like, ‘whoa, we’re at the Oscars,’ ” Diaz said. They had a nice lunch and got their pictures taken, including some that “The Hunting Ground” will be using on social media. It was fairly overwhelming, Diaz said, as there was no time to digest. But that part of the day was also filled with laughter and fun. At one point, Diaz saw Ryan Seacrest and turned to her friend to try and convince her to go with her to introduce themselves. But her friend was too busy laughing hysterically at a pair of puppet hot dogs being filmed saying “Live from the Oscars.” Once they were in holding — meaning they couldn’t leave until they were called to the stage — Gaga’s choreographers Richie and Lacey taught them the choreography to the song “Telephone” to calm their nerves. Then they got their hair and makeup touched up — all of which was minimal — and watched the first part of the awards ceremony on TV. Gaga came backstage to talk to them before going on, telling the group “ ‘I want them to feel your pain,’ ” according to Diaz. After the performance, Diaz saw celebrities crying; while she appreciated their sympathy, she noted that she didn’t want them to forget about the people they saw on stage that night. “For them, it’s a moment.” Diaz said. “I’ve cried for four years.” When the survivors heard Vice President Joe Biden’s speech from backstage, it suddenly hit them that this wasn’t practice anymore. Then the lights turned off. It was so dark Diaz couldn’t see the person next to her. All 50 of them waited in silence, listening to each other breathing. When Gaga started singing, it immediately brought her back.
“Freshman dorm, second day,” Diaz said. The survivors holding hands when they walked on stage wasn’t planned, Diaz said; neither was holding their arms up at the end of the song. Several were crying. They all had words or phrases written on their arms, like “survivor,” “we believe you,” “it happened to me,” or “not your fault.” For many of them, this was the first time they were public about their assaults. As they were going off stage, Brie Larson (“Room”) hugged all of them, and several Oscar attendees thanked them. They watched as “Till it Happens to You” lost to Sam Smith’s “Writing’s on the Wall” for Best Original Song. While everyone was surprised — they had been expecting Gaga to win — in the end, Diaz said, although it felt wrong, it also felt like it didn’t matter. “She didn’t win, but she won, you know?” Diaz said. “She won the night.” When Lady Gaga talked to them afterwards, she reiterated that sentiment. She spoke powerfully and graciously, Diaz said, and then posed for pictures with all of them. Even though it sounds like a golden weekend in Hollywood, Diaz said, “I would give it all back.” And she added that’s also what she felt upon arriving back on the University of Michigan campus — that people didn’t understand. Everyone wanted to hear about the Oscars; she fielded constant questions about celebrities, the red carpet, awards, etc., but the people asking the questions didn’t seem to realize that expressing friendly envy was insulting. Diaz often felt like she had to remind people of the reasons she was there in the first place. Her phone was flooded with messages Sunday night, even from people to whom she hadn’t spoken in years, with messages like “I’m so proud of you!” and “We should meet up over break!” “I wish I had turned my phone off that night,” Diaz said. The thoughtless comments she dealt with prompted her to write about her experiences, sharing with Facebook friends and on other platforms that as cool as it was to share a stage with Lady Gaga, hug Joe Biden or hold Brie Larson’s award, none of that mattered nearly as much as the real reason she was there. Being a survivor of sexual assault doesn’t just mean you had a singular horrible experience. It’s an “exhausting process,” Diaz said, and “there’s no guidebook to living” with it. Over the past four years, Diaz said she has seen a change in how sexual violence is talked about and handled at the University, but added that there’s still a long way to go. When she arrived on campus as a freshman, “Rape wasn’t talked about, unless it was a rape joke,” she said. When she went to the administration about her own assault, she said, they handled it poorly. Even though her assailant wasn’t found guilty, she said, the administration promised he wouldn’t be in any of her courses. However, upon walking into her first class, she saw the back of his head, sitting in the front row. Four years later — weeks from now— he will be standing on the same graduation stage. Going to the Oscars, Diaz said, was amazing. She got her picture taken on the red carpet, met interesting and quirky celebrities, made life long friends, ate bougie food and watched in person as Leo DiCaprio won his first Academy Award. And she’s happy that Lady Gaga’s team gave survivors a place to stand tall and be acknowledged. “But,” Diaz said, “even though we deserved to be heard, and we were ... this is an issue we want to continue to bring to the stage.”
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FILM REVIEW
TAMARA ERDE
“H.A.G.S.”
‘My Land’ reveals an educational disparity By RACHEL RICHARDSON Daily Arts Writer
French-Israeli filmmaker Tamara Erde’s debut documentary “This is My Land” offers insight into the differing B educational systems of Israel and This Is Palestine, My Land yet fails to allow view- Tamara Erde ers to conUMMA (Ann nect with its Arbor Palestine subjects. In an early Film Festival) interview, a female Palestinian teacher describes the lack of information about Palestinians in Israeli textbooks. She opens a textbook and points to a small black and white photo in the bottom corner of the page. Only one child stares directly at the camera: a young girl. The instructor states that she is the only Palestinian in her class. After watching this scene, I excitedly anticipated intimate interviews with other students in similar situations. Unfortunately, this is not how Erde chose to craft her documentary. Instead, she structures it as an argumentative essay. She introduces the film by immediately presenting the audience with her thesis — a huge dis-
crepancy exists between the actual history of Israel and Palestine and what is taught. The body of the film depicts Erde’s visits to an Israeli school, an Arab school, a Talmudic school, a UN school for refugees and a mixed school (one that incorporates students of Jewish and Arab descent). Overall, she nicely blends sit-down interviews with strictly observational footage. Maintaining this framework to the very end, Erde provides a succinct conclusion. While Erde commendably represents both sides, her style makes “This is My Land” feel scattered. Once each setting is introduced, the film alternates between shots of the students and teachers without re-establishing which school they’re from, causing occasional moments of confusion. Furthermore, while every teacher gets his or her own scene, most children only get a few sentences before they’re replaced with another. These unsettled transitions between subjects hinder the development of a connection between the child and the audience. The footage from the mixed school powerfully demonstrates how differently the two nations teach their respective histories. The featured class is co-taught by a Palestinian woman and an Israeli man. They each pres-
ent their own interpretation of the causes of certain historical events, allowing the students to decide whom they believe. Both arguments are ridden with faults, which is made apparent in the awkward pauses that occur when one teacher cannot refute the other’s argument. Toward the end of the 90 minutes, we’re offered a rare moment of intimacy. Outside the UN school for refugees, two young boys and their teacher converse on a brick ledge. The teacher asks one boy if he ever thinks about his parents. The boy nods, then proceeds to explain how he distinctly remembers the moment his mother was shot; he violently fell from her arms the instant the bullet struck and killed her. It’s hard not to think of that young boy and how government officials will try to foster his anger toward those who killed his mother into violence when discussing the film, further fueling the tension between the nations instead of resolving it. His anecdote emphasizes the direness of the situation more than any other technique or clip Erde uses. I wish that the film was dominated by testimonies so that instead of just being made aware of this intense manipulation, one could more fully understand its destructive impact on the children’s lives.
ALBUM REVIEW
Pete Yorn can’t top working with ScarJo By SHIMA SADAGHIYANI Daily Arts Writer
You would think anyone who has already created an entire album with Scarlett Johansson would stop making music B after that, because nothArranging would be able to top the ingTime Norah JonesPete Yorn esque quality Johansson Capitol Records brings to the table. However, for better or for worse (the jury is still out on that one), Pete Yorn has continued to make music after Break Up, including his newest album, ArrangingTime. ArrangingTime is a peculiar album in the sense that it has every quality needed to be amazing; it’s cohesively put together, the individual tracks are wellcomposed and Pete Yorn’s crooning vocals do not disappoint. But something stops this album from becoming a stellar piece, and that something seems to be the aura of gloominess that surrounds ArrangingTime in its entirety. From the album cover, tinged a shallow blue with Yorn himself looking dramatically off into the distance, to every song weighing itself down with angst, this album results in only one question:
Pete Yorn, who hurt you? ArrangingTime begins with “love goes weak when it won’t escape / lies and broken faces” from “Summer Was A Day,” continues in the middle with “we were born to be discarded” from “Shopping Mall” and ends with “this fire’s burned out” from “This Fire.” These three songs really showcase the arc of sadness running throughout the entire album (from moderately gloomy to extremely mournful, it concludes in a mild level of despair). The songs in between fare no better; tracks like “Roses” and “Walking Up” are equally as soul-crushing in their dreariness. These songs aren’t abysmal by any means, but hearing Pete Yorn’s flat and doleful voice sing about heartbreak track after track gets to be cheerless and a bit repetitive.
Every song weighs itself down with angst. Even songs with exciting and uplifting background rhythms, like “In Your Head,” “Screaming At The Setting Sun” and
“Tomorrow” are shot through by the flat line of Pete Yorn’s vocals, providing an odd disconnect which echoes throughout the rest of the album. ArrangingTime is off-putting because nothing seems purposeful; the songs end up sounding sad, but they didn’t seem to be composed with the intention of melancholy. The album is aimless in the sense that there is no substance behind any of the songs. From hollow melodies to unchanging vocals, ArrangingTime has no depth or anything of importance to say. The only songs on the album that reach any semblance of intensity and profundity are “Halifax” and “Lost Weekend.” The breezy melody showcased in “Halifax” complements the easygoing vocals, creating an airy, yet balanced track. “Lost Weekend” is ever changing — its melodies spark with variation and add a third-dimension to the song. But even “Halifax” and “Lost Weekend” pale in comparison with what Pete Yorn could have achieved with this album and has achieved in past albums. But hey, life is a highway (of sadness), and Pete Yorn’s just trying to ride it all night long through ArrangingTime. Which isn’t a bad thing but, just like “Titanic” and any book written by Nicholas Sparks, it’s only good for shedding a few tears … and not much else.
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FILM REVIEW
‘Crouching Tiger’ worse than first Sequel to the classic martial arts movie is a total failure By JOE WAGNER Daily Arts Writer
The original “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” is considered one of the greatest martial arts movies ever D+ made — or, at least, one of the Crouching most popular in Tiger, Hidthe West. The story is entic- den Draging and doesn’t on: Sword feel cheesy. Cinof Destiny ematographically, the film The Weinstein inspires awe Company as the camera follows the Netflix dance of the martial artists. “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” is packed with beautiful shots of incredibly orchestrated martial arts fights that take place in breathtaking landscapes. If you go into the sequel “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny” expecting a movie like the original, though, you’ll be seriously disappointed. The only thing the two movies have in common is the title. The plot is barely intelligible. Warrior Yu Shu Lien (Michelle
Yeoh, “Tomorrow Never Dies”) travels to Peking, where the Green Destiny (AKA the titular “Sword of Destiny”) is located. While traveling through the forest, a battle ensues. Here, we get our first taste of the martial arts that “Sword of Destiny” has to offer. At first, the scene brings you right back into the world of the original “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.” Unfortunately, though, the fight choreography in “Sword of Destiny” is no longer the semisupernatural dance that elevated the original movie above the typical martial arts film. These scenes lack the sparkle that made the first film so special. A prophecy is told to Hades Dai (Jason Scott Lee, “Back to the Future II”), the stereotypical mustache-twirling villain of the film, that he will rule the martial world if he obtains the Green Destiny. Yu Shu Lien brings the sword to the House of Te. Hades Dai then sends Wei Fang (Harry Shum Jr., “Step Up 2: The Streets”) to steal the sword from Yu Shu Lien and her clan. Are you following? No? Me neither. The story is poorly constructed. The object of the title remains relatively unexplained throughout the entire movie. There’s no explanation as to why the sword would allow Hades Dai to control the martial world. There’s no explanation as to why the sword is green. The sword doesn’t even look par-
ticularly cool. When the sword is used, it doesn’t seem to have any special powers. Perhaps this is the point of the film, but cinematically, it isn’t interesting. When a movie is called “Sword of Destiny,” it seems like it would be a good idea to make the sword something special and give a detailed, understandable explanation about it. If upon watching “Sword of Destiny” you feel like you’ve seen it before, it’s probably because almost every scene has appeared in a genre movie before, like “Karate Kid,” “House of Flying Daggers” or “Kill Bill.” For example, when Snow Vase (newcomer Natasha Liu Bordizzo) trains with her master, she is repeatedly asked to do unreasonable tasks that only the master can do. She gets frustrated. This cycle constitutes the majority of the training scenes. Most of the events in the movie seem to be constructed for the sole purpose of having a martial arts scene, which would be OK if these scenes were totally spectacular. The story is seriously lacking. Visually, the martial arts scenes aren’t as beautiful as they were in the original “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.” They often take place in lame CGI landscapes that have very little to do with the plot of the movie. From the original “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” we came to expect fantastical fights from motivated plots. “Sword of Destiny” ultimately fails to live up to
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Buckley plucks away at his guitar and describes a dream. “Calling You” aside, the work is comprised almost entirely of covers recorded as demos. These covers ultimately showcase Buckley’s strengths while uncovering some of his few weaknesses in tackling styles outside of his Grace scope. You and I takes on big, genredefining names like Bob Dylan, Sly and the Family Stone, Led Zeppelin and The Smiths — some more successfully than others. Starting out with Dylan’s “Just Like a Woman,” Buckley seems at home. Dancing across the melodies and building up the vocals, the track seems to seep out of him without strain or thought. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for his renditions of “Everyday People” and “Poor Boy Long Way from Home.” The groove of Sly and the Family Stone is lost with Buckley, as the vocals and sporadic guitar seem forced. His voice is at times wobbly and unpolished, but not without obvious effort. His rendition of “Poor Boy Long Way from Home” follows much in the same style. Buckley sticks fairly closely to Bukka White’s original instrumentation, but is unable to fully capture the blues feel that is so essential to conveying the track’s emotion.
‘You and I’ prompts listeners to ask, ‘What if?’ Though still straying further from his Grace roots, Buckley’s cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Night Flight” is a bigger success than the aforementioned tracks. The song’s instrumentation is lively but has an edge; it prompts you to envision Buckley in a dimlylit studio engulfed in his own musicality. The vocals are on the same wavelength as that
of Robert Plant, but Buckley’s higher register notes seem strained in comparison to the original. Despite the vocal problems, the track shows Buckley’s passion for music. He is an artist, appreciating, enjoying and being inspired by another artist’s work in the best way he knows — musically. The highlights of the album come in the covers of The Smiths’ songs “The Boy With the Thorn In His Side” and “I Know It’s Over.” The former manages to capture The Smiths’ jangling instrumentation and the soaring vocals of Morrissey without creating a copycat feel. For the most part, Buckley sticks closely to the original, but he does slow down and mellow out the track a bit. Adding some length, he expands upon the original guitar melody. Repeating phrases and rhythms, Buckley gives himself room to interact with the instrumentation and add in vocal improvisations. The album wraps with the latter Smiths cover, “I Know It’s Over.” Flowing out of him so naturally, listeners unfamiliar with the original track would never guess this final song was not penned by Buckley himself. The finality and delicacy of the track is even more poignant when considering Buckley’s young life and untimely fate. Lines like “See, the sea wants to take me” and “Love is natural and real” are both foreboding and characteristic of Buckley’s work and life. “I Know It’s Over” itself is beautiful, but can also be used to make a bigger statement. When thinking about the original singer, Morrissey, and the iconic status and influence that he and The Smiths had on the music industry, the short life of Buckley seems all the more bitter. It prompts listeners to ask, “What if?” The finality of the title of the track may be an indicator that the Buckley’s posthumous releases, as there have been many before You and I, are coming to an end. If this is the case, You and I is the perfect note to close on; a note that is telling, experimental and sweet.
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‘M’ takes on Notre Dame Dakich provides MEN’S BASKETBALL
By JACOB GASE Daily Sports Editor
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — It has been a whirlwind week for the Michigan men’s basketball team, but the Wolverines are finally where Michigan vs. they want to Notre Dame be — playing in Matchup: the first round Michigan of the NCAA 23-12; Notre Tournament. Dame 21-11 It may When: Friday have been the 9:40 P.M. strangest path Michigan has Where: Barclays Center ever taken to get there. TV/Radio: CBS Thanks to a three-day Big Ten Tournament run that included victories over Northwestern and conference champion Indiana, and then a First Four victory over fellow No. 11 seed Tulsa on Wednesday, the Wolverines have earned the right to play No. 6 seed Notre Dame at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Friday. It will be their fifth game in nine days, spanning three different states. “This has certainly been unique being in the First Four and now moving forward,” said Michigan coach John Beilein. “That was something brand new.” The Wolverines’ unique road also made for some unique travel circumstances. With the game in Dayton tipping off at 9:10 p.m., Michigan was forced to travel to Brooklyn overnight after knocking off the Golden Hurricane. The Wolverines didn’t arrive in New York until 4 a.m. and had a wake-up call of 12:45 p.m. — according to Beilein, maybe the latest wake-up time he has ever set. Michigan’s legs may be tired, but it certainly won’t be catching a break against the Fighting Irish. Notre Dame doesn’t play particularly fast
— according to advanced stats guru Ken Pomeroy’s website, its estimated tempo is 318th among 351 Division I teams — but the Fighting Irish have five starters averaging double-digit scoring. They also love to shoot from the outside, as four of the starters attempted more than 100 3-pointers this season and the team shot 37.6 percent. The Wolverines have their own group of dangerous outside shooters — redshirt sophomore guard Duncan Robinson, junior guard Derrick Walton Jr. and junior forward Zak Irvin — but it may be difficult for them to create space and also hold off Notre Dame’s offense, especially with potential fatigue setting in. Robinson, though, isn’t concerned about that. “We’re all 19-, 20-, 21-year-old kids,” Robinson said. “I wouldn’t necessarily say that (fatigue) is always a factor. ... I wouldn’t expect it to be a problem tomorrow.” Michigan did take it especially easy Thursday afternoon in Brooklyn, conducting only a walkthrough session in its hotel ballroom and a light 40-minute open practice at the arena — half of which was devoted to stretching and foul shooting. The Wolverines have little idea what to expect from the Fighting Irish — despite the storied football rivalry, the two teams have met in basketball just 22 times, with Michigan leading the alltime series 15-7. The two teams haven’t met since the 2006 NIT, and Beilein hasn’t faced off against Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey since Jan. 9, 2007, when Beilein was coaching at West Virginia. “Mike continues to have great
lift off the bench By LEV FACHER Daily Sports Writer
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Zak Irvin leads Michigan into the next round of its NCAA Tournament run.
players and run great stuff,” Beilein said. “Just go back nine years ago — they’re gonna throw the ball in the post with really good post players, they’re gonna have point guards that are excellent and they’ve got enough shooters all over the place. ... You’ve got to be able to come ready to play, be ready to handle a lot of really good individual players and some great schemes that he runs.” One possible advantage the Wolverines might have is that they’re already in the NCAA Tournament do-or-die mindset — unlike Notre Dame, Michigan has
“I wouldn’t expect (fatigue) to be a problem tomorrow.”
been fighting for its life for a week now and already has a tournament win under its belt. In fact, since the First Four began in 2011, every non-16 seed who won their First Four game on Wednesday has advanced to the second round. “There are some advantages to it, definitely,” Robinson said. “You kinda get that rust off. That’s kinda the approach last week we had with the Big Ten Tournament — we had just played Northwestern the night before and went into overtime, and Indiana had yet to play a game yet.” The Wolverines and the Fighting Irish have another late tip-off: 9:40 p.m. on Friday night. The winner will advance to face the winner of the matchup between No. 3 seed West Virginia and No. 14 seed Stephen F. Austin, which will take place earlier Friday evening.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Andrew Dakich began the season expecting to sit, watch and wait. A walk-on junior, Dakich was considering spending the year as a redshirt. Dakich is finishing the season doing the exact opposite. He played five minutes in the Wolverines’ NCAA Tournament victory over Tulsa on Wednesday, a statistic nobody would have predicted entering the season. “It’s crazy,” Dakich said. “It’s kind of a dream come true. You play for Michigan, in the Big Ten, and now you’re getting postseason action with minutes here and there. I don’t really care about the redshirt — obviously, it’s gone for this year. But (the opportunity) is something special, obviously. I’m not looking back, and I’m very excited about my role on this team.” The transition from captain of the “Bench Mob” to fill-in captain of the entire team — Dakich sometimes attends pregame check-ins with referees and opposing team captains — is purely a child of circumstance. It took an early-season injury to junior guard Derrick Walton Jr. to pull Dakich off the bench. As Walton sat with an ankle sprain, Dakich burned his redshirt on Dec. 8 after missing Michigan’s first eight games, marking the second straight season he has risen to the call of duty after beginning the year intending to redshirt. Another pair of injuries kept Dakich in the rotation — first, senior guard Spike Albrecht’s decision to prematurely end his season as he recovered from a pair of offseason hip surgeries, then
Caris LeVert’s still-mysterious lower-left-leg malady. Now, Michigan coach John Beilein is asking Dakich for mistake-free minutes on a regular basis. Dakich acknowledges it’s a tough assignment for a player who relies on his ability to distribute and play solid defense in lieu of being the scoring spark many of his teammates provide, but it’s a spot he has come to embrace. “That’s my role, and I’ve accepted that role, obviously, because (I’ll do) whatever we can do to win,” Dakich said. “At the end of the day, my job is to not turn the ball over, play the best defense I can and set guys up. There is pressure, but it’s what you prepare your mind for day in and day out.” Dakich took a step beyond his role last week against Northwestern, draining just his third career 3-pointer on an open look from the corner. He has fulfilled another major part of his own listed responsibilities, too, turning the ball over just twice in his last 34 minutes, dating back to Feb. 10 at Minnesota. Lately, Dakich has seemed more assertive, occasionally putting the ball on the floor and driving to the rim — with varied success — in Michigan’s last four games. Impressively open about his limitations, Dakich simply acknowledged the obvious on Wednesday: Walton can’t play 40 minutes per game, and with injured senior guard Albrecht out of the picture, it’s up to him to bridge the gap in whatever way possible. “I love what Andrew’s been able to do,” Beilein said, echoing Dakich’s own phrasing. “It’s a dream come true for him, and he’ll be in there again tomorrow (against 6-seed Notre Dame).”
Wolverines open Big Ten tourney ‘M’, Irish players ‘M’ faces Penn State first after revisit rivalries sweeping regularMEN’S BASKETBALL
By KELLY HALL Daily Sports Editor
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Growing up, most members of the Michigan men’s basketball team were aware of the deep history between Michigan and Notre Dame — on the gridiron, that is. It’s hard to be a fan of college football without knowing about the tradition between the two schools, even if you play basketball instead of football. Though there isn’t a basketball rivalry, some sort of rivalry will exist on Friday for those who hail from the Hoosier State. “Our young men, (the Fighting Irish) have a lot of Midwest kids,” said Michigan coach John Beilein. “We have a lot of Midwest kids. They’ve all played against each other. I think those rivalries probably were formed way before anybody thought it would be a Notre Dame-Michigan game. It might have been eighth grade they played against each other. So it’s a great basketball game. I know that there will be a lot of people tuned in.” Juniors Zak Irvin, Andrew Dakich and Sean Lonergan will see many familiar faces on the court Friday, including V.J. Beachem, Demetrius Jackson, Austin Torres and Austin Burgett. “Growing up in Indiana, you hear about IU basketball, Butler, Purdue and Notre Dame,” Dakich said. “So to actually get a chance to play them — because we don’t play them in the regular season — to get the chance to play them in the first round, I mean, everyone’s looking forward to it.” Lonergan is looking forward to seeing the improvement in each player since the last time he played against them, noting that Beachem’s game has grown considerably in the past few years. Dakich, on the other hand, mentioned that he enjoyed watching the football matchup between Notre Dame and Michigan during his freshman
and sophomore seasons. Though the rivalry game was discontinued indefinitely starting his junior year of college, he thinks it will be interesting to meet with the Fighting Irish on the hardwood for the first time since 2006. “To play them in the first round, we know it’s going to be a challenge,” Dakich said. “It should be a great game, and I think we have a lot of (alumni) in this area and they do too, so it should be fun.” Senior guard Spike Albrecht, who’s also from Indiana, didn’t get the chance to play with the same athletes throughout high school because of his older age. But he remembers Auguste well from prep school in Massachusetts. “He’s a really good player,” Albrecht said. “He gave us the business out of prep school. He’s real good. He’s obviously had a great college career and a really good senior season. He’s going to be a tough matchup for us, but they’re just a really good overall team.” Though Lonergan, Dakich and Albrecht saw the future Fighting Irish occasionally, it wasn’t anywhere near as often as Irvin did. He grew up playing AAU and high school basketball with Beachem, and played on the same all-star team with Jackson in their senior year. Irvin doesn’t see Beachem and Jackson — both of whom are starters — as often anymore, but talks with them every now and then over the summers when there’s more free time. Despite going their separate ways, Irvin doesn’t feel any ill will against either of them. “Especially when you’re old teammates with someone, you always want to see them do well,” Irvin said. “Notre Dame has done really well, especially in the Elite Eight last year. “I know it’s going to be a tough game for us, and I wish them the best, but once we step on the court, there’s no friends.”
season series By KEVIN SANTO Daily Sports Writer
For the last three years, the same narrative has been written about the Michigan hockey team’s Michigan vs. postseason. Penn State Each of those years, Matchup: Penn State the Wolverines 20-12-4; entered Michigan the Big Ten 22-7-5 Tournament as When: Friday an underdog 5 P.M. with their Where: Xcel season on the Energy Center line. There were two TV/Radio: options — win BTN and go to the NCAA Tournament, or lose and go home. And each time, they have been faced with the latter. But now, that ultimatum is gone.
Michigan is entering its conference tournament as the No. 2 seed, with an NCAA Tournament berth already locked in place. Despite that guarantee, though, the Wolverines still have plenty to play for. “We’ve got three seniors who haven’t won the tournament,” said freshman defenseman Nicholas Boka. “It’s a big thing for them and for all of us. (We all) want to win the tournament for them.” After maintaining the No. 2 seed with a dominating sweep of Penn State last weekend, the seniors’ pursuit of the previously unattainable hardware became a little bit easier. The seeding guaranteed Michigan a first-round bye, meaning it will play its first game Friday against No. 3 seed Penn State, which defeated No. 6 seed Wisconsin on Thursday,
5-2. The Wolverines now have less than 24 hours to prepare for their semifinal matchup. “This is kind of as much as we’re familiar with all the teams in our league,” Berenson said. “There’s not going to be any surprises. So it’s not who we’re playing, it’s how we’re playing.” The biggest concern for the Wolverines may be the simple fact that they have a target on their back. Though they finished second in the Big Ten regularseason standings, they are also the only team with a guaranteed bid to the national tournament. That, combined with the fact that every other team is in desperation mode to earn an NCAA Tournament bid, could land Michigan in the middle of two dogfight matchups before it can hoist the Big Ten Tournament trophy.
“We don’t want to come home with our tails between our legs.”
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Senior goaltender Steve Racine picked up two wins against Penn State just last weekend, giving up only one goal in each.
The Wolverines are entering the tournament at the perfect time, though, and there’s no denying that they have the talent to turn a dogfight into a blowout very quickly. Michigan is fresh off its sweep against Penn State, in which the Wolverines outscored the Nittany Lions by an aggregate total of 13-2. One weekend after conceding nine goals to Ohio State, the Wolverines’ defensive effort against Penn State was one of their best this season, and senior goaltender Steve Racine returned to elite form. Penn State likes to play fast, but all year, it has seemed Michigan is plenty capable of beating the Nittany Lions at their own game. “Based on how we’ve played against Penn State, it would probably be them (that we would prefer), but it’s so hard to beat a team five times in one year,” said sophomore defenseman Zach Werenski. “It’s the Big Ten Tournament, I think most teams are fighting for an automatic bid in the (NCAA) Tournament. They have a lot to play for. Going into the weekend, I think we’re just going to stick to our game. We’re going to look at them a little bit, but it’s mainly about us, how we play.” The story has finally changed this year. After an NCAA Tournament drought that seemed to last forever when stacked up against Berenson’s historic resume, Michigan is finally entering its conference tournament with that monkey off its back. Frankly, the Wolverines don’t need to win the Big Ten Tournament. If they don’t, their season will go on. But they aren’t content with that. Michigan isn’t flying to Minneapolis for a participation trophy. After all, the seniors have had that experience three times too many. “We don’t want to come home with our tails between our legs from St. Paul and then expect to regroup for the NCAA,” Berenson said. “We want to go there and come back with a championship.”
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Thomas learns from Wilson By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor
Two and a half months after the end of the 2015 Michigan football season, Dymonte Thomas still thinks about all of Jarrod Wilson’s mentorship. Wilson, who started all 13 games as a senior at free safety, became the de facto leader at the back end of the Wolverines’ vaunted defense. He lined up everyone — safeties, cornerbacks, even linebackers — called out the schemes and kept everything together in the secondary. But Wilson is gone now, and he left Thomas in control of his old position. Thomas, who came to Michigan as a four-star recruit out of Alliance, Ohio, had a tumultuous first two years. He moved around from nickelback to cornerback to linebacker, never getting comfortable at any of them. When
the new coaching staff took over last spring, he tried a fourth position — safety — and finally it clicked, becoming his favorite spot. “When you can focus on one job, you can really learn it, and you can really excel it and do the best you can,” Thomas said. “When you focus on one spot, you can really see the weaknesses and strengths you have at that spot, rather than focus on too many. Because then you’re like, ‘OK, at this position I’m good here, but I’m not good there,’ and then you gotta worry about too many things.” Thomas spent most of last year as a backup strong safety, with redshirt junior Delano Hill as the backup free safety. This year, the two have switched, with Thomas poised to take over Wilson’s starting role. It’s a bigger one than Thomas has ever had, but he couldn’t have had a better teacher than Wilson, whom Thomas has admired as a
leader since the two played against each other in high school in Ohio. “It was pretty cool, for someone who beat me in high school, that I got to play with him,” Thomas said. “He was being a leader for us, and he was always helping me, and telling me, ‘This is how we make the checks, this is how we make the calls.’ “Sometimes you compete for positions, sometimes they don’t want to help you. But Jarrod was never like that. He always wanted to help.” Since their high school days, Thomas has soaked up everything that he liked about Wilson: his command of the defense, his job of calling the plays and his loose playing style. But while Thomas has tried to live up to Wilson’s standard, he has also brought a leadership flavor of his own. “Jarrod’s really quiet — he don’t really say much,” Thomas said. “Me, I’m really outgoing. I’m always trying to talk. I’m always trying to let people hear me. Jarrod was never like that, but when you really needed Jarrod, you could go talk to him about anything. That was pretty cool about Jarrod. He didn’t have to be very loud or anything.” Thomas may turn up the volume, but he hopes to continue the success of Michigan’s defense last season under Wilson and several others. For that, Wilson — who still talks with Thomas every so often — has given Thomas some advice since he played his last game. “You know it’s up to you this year,” Thomas recalled Wilson telling him. “You gotta make the right checks. You gotta make the right calls. You gotta get people lined up. Everyone’s going to count on you and look at you, and you know if anything goes bad, everyone’s going to blame you, so you might as well make the right checks and make the right calls. Get everyone lined up, play fast and have fun.” It was a big responsibility Wilson placed on Thomas, but after three years of learning, Thomas is ready to be the mentor in his own right.