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University President Mark Schlissel listens to speakers at the regents meeting at the Michigan Union Thursday.

Regents reinstate bylaw section, vote to award Schlissel pay raise At first fall meeting, body considers additions to increase student input RIYAH BASHA & KATHERINE CURRAN Daily Staff Reporters

The University of Michigan Board of Regents held its first meeting of the academic year Thursday afternoon, passing measures including a pay raise

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for University President Mark Schlissel, new renovations and new bylaws concerning student input on the board’s decisions, along with the announcement of a new robotics laboratory. New renovations to Dental Building, Kraus Building and LSA Building

The board approved a $122 million renovation project to the W.K. Kellogg Institute and Dental building. The repairs will cover 172,000 square feet of the current buildings and add 37,000 square feet to the complex, addressing concerns such as patient accessibility

and deferred maintenance. Upon approval by the state legislature, $30 million will come from the state, while the Office of the Provost will front the remaining cost. The board also authorized architecture firm SmithGroupJJR to oversee See REGENTS, Page 3A

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The City of Ann Arbor is working to develop a new longterm plan recycling in the city after being sued by the city’s former recycling operator, ReCommunity. Currently, recycling in the city is being managed by a short-term operator put in place to temporarily continue recycling services while an interim company is found. On July 27, Resource Recovery Systems LLC and FCR LLC, better known as ReCommunity, filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Ann

Arbor alleging a wrongful termination of its contract. ReCommunity says the city violated terms of its contract by failing to pay the costs of revenue shortfalls and repairs, and used wrongful means to end the contract when it saw it as no longer financially beneficial. The city of Ann Arbor alleges the contract was terminated due to safety concerns and a multitude of fires at ReCommunity plants. ReCommunity managed the city’s Material Recovery Facility on Platt Road, as well as the city’s recycling facility and transfer station. See RECYCLE, Page 3A

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Joe Palca discusses communicating technical concepts effectively

Students, faculty and staff gathered for food and activities Thursday LYDIA MURRAY Daily Staff Reporter

The Trotter Multicultural Center kicked off the year with its A Peace of Trotter event, which offered a variety of global activities Thursday evening. The event featured an assortment of international cuisine, yoga on the lawn, Congolese dancing and Paint No Pour — a program based off Painting with a Twist, a painting studio that includes in class instruction, without alcohol or other altering substances. The activities were all led by various members of the University of Michigan community, including professors, faculty and staff. Program Manager Jessica Thompson said she wanted this event to demonstrate what students can expect from the Trotter Center for the rest of the year. Looking ahead, Thompson said Trotter will continue to host its regular events — like Paint No Pour, Soul Food Sundays and Congo dancing lessons — in addition See TROTTER, Page 3A

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Joe Palca, an award-winning science correspondent from National Public Radio, visited the University of Michigan Thursday afternoon to give a talk titled “Communicating Science for Fun and Profit” at West Hall. The talk focused on how to better communicate science with the general public. Palca, who has worked for NPR since 1992, has covered a large range of science news, such as the new genome editing technology and the first snapshots of Jupiter’s north pole. He used his previously written stories as examples to illustrate several points, like the low scientific literacy of the U.S. population. According to a survey in 2013, just 58 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds answered correctly that carbon dioxide is the gas associated with climate change. Palca said he constantly asks himself what he can expect his audience to know. Using his recent article on Jupiter’s north pole as an example, he explained how scientific research always has jargon, like “aurora” — lights caused by the interaction between particles from the sun and the Earth’s magnetic field. Palca said, as a writer, he needs to first understand the jargon to translate it into simpler language. “There is always a certain amount of jargon,” he said.

“Now, aurora — people don’t really, really know what aurora was. I had to go and look it up and remind myself what an aurora was. And I certainly didn’t explain why there are poles (on Jupiter) and why magnetic fields come together at poles. … I tried to, in the piece, keep the simplest words I can.” He also spoke of his efforts to portray scientists as people, not as “body of brains” [COPY: a

body of brains? Bodies of brains? Plural bc we’re talking about scientists] without passion or interest who sleep in the lab or at their computer. To illustrate the human side of scientists, Palca pointed to comments made by several competing scientists he interviewed who said though they would be happy for anyone to discover the ninth planet, they would be happier if they were the ones who find it first.

“Scientists have said, ‘look it’s not about me, it’s about my science,’ ” Palca said. “You can say that to other scientists when you’re talking to them, but when you’re on the radio and you’re talking to me, it’s about you. I think people respond to people.” Finally, Palca said while there are many new findings in science covered by media, they are not necessarily the See NPR, Page 3A

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The University of Michigan’s Monitoring the Future survey announced last week that they found college-aged adults’ use of marijuana has continued to steadily increase since 1975, while the rate of “being drunk” has held at near 60 percent prevalence level since 2000. Lloyd Johnston, the study’s principal investigator and a senior research scientist at the Institute for Social Research, said alcohol, marijana, narcotics and cigarettes are among the most frequently used substances on campus. Alcohol Johnston said one of the more significant and relevant facets of the study is its focus on alcohol use among college students, a demographic which often drinks in excess in short periods of time. Johnston said the numbers on alcohol use are concerning, “particularly for people who are binge drinking and doing what we’ve called extreme binge drinking, which is very dangerous — having 10 or 15 See MARIJUANA, Page 3A

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WHAT: Heads of the Justice Department’s Environmental and Natural Resources Division from the Clinton, Bush, and Obama administrations will discuss environmental law and policy challenges. WHO: MLaw Environmental Law and Policy Program WHEN: 11:45am - 1:30pm WHERE: South Hall, Room 1225

WHAT: Professor Susan Y. Schwartz form UC Santa Cruz will speak about the 2012 megathrust earthquake in Costa Rica and the earthquake cycle of this plate boundary. WHO: Earth and Environmental Sciences WHEN: 3:30pm - 4:30pm WHERE: Clarence Cook Little Building, Room 1528

Dance Master Class WHAT: In the school year’s first Modern Lab Master Class Repertory Series, new theatre faculty member Tzveta Kassabova will present an original work, introduce her aesthetic style, and participate in a Q&A. WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: 12:10pm - 2:00pm WHERE: Dance Building, Betty Pease Studio Theatre

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WHAT: During this interactive seminar, students will learn how to use Handshake — an online platform through which they can connect with employers and find job opportunities. Bring a laptop to follow along in the session! WHO: University Career Center WHEN: 3:00pm - 4:00pm WHERE: East Hall, Room B844

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The University of Michigan received a $3.9 million grant from the National Institue of Health to fund its musculoskeletal research, a program which involves several schools including the School of Dentistry, the School of Public Health and LSA on Aug. 30. Musculoskeletal work involves the way the muscles, skeleton, tendons and more relate to one another and work together. The grant funds will be utilized by the Michigan Integrative Musculoskeletal Health Core Center — a program which combines all of the musculoskeletal research being done at the University by researchers across a variety of fields. It centralizes certain ideas

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for testing, such as how strong one’s bones or muscles are, so that the money will be utilized by researchers across a variety of departments conducting musculoskeletal research. Core Center Director Karl Jepsen, professor and associate chair of research in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, said the interest in musculoskeletal research is massive at the University. “In every corner of the campus, someone has some sort of interest in bone, muscle, tendon, ligament, cartilage,” he said. For example, he said, the Dentistry School is interested in tissue regeneration, while the College of Engineering is interested in orthopedics. The field also includes a lot of research in aging and ways to stay fit.

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“Michigan really pushes the boundaries for integrated research,” Jepsen said. “A lot of research that is going on is funded at a single, investigated level tend to be very reductionist. People who study bone will only study bone. People who study muscle will only study muscle.” Jepsen said what is missing from the field is people who study the interactions between bone and muscle. The Core Center allows the study of that intersection, pushing those boundaries to study these interactions. Susan Brooks, associate director of the Core Center and professor of molecular and integrative physiology, wrote in an email interview that the Core Center uses the diverse schools within the University to advance its research beyond what would have been possible in an individual’s laboratory and works to bridge different fields. “It is a major challenge to track down the knowledge that one needs at such a large institution,” she wrote. “This Core Center will facilitate bringing people in contact with the expertise that they need, and perhaps didn’t even know existed on campus.” Jepsen and Brooks both expressed that they hope the research done with the grant funds will push for change in the musculoskeletal research. “The result, we hope, will be to increase the impact of the collective activities of basic scientists, clinicians, engineers to improve musculoskeletal health throughout the lifespan,” Brooks wrote. Jepsen said the NIH was very interested in the ways the program was bringing people together. “We had an opportunity to create an impact on the field,” he said.

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Thursday, the University of Michigan’s Board of Regents approved an estimated $75 million new robotics laboratory, made possible through a leasing partnership with Ford Motor Company, that will be used as a research lab and teaching space for the College of Engineering. Ford will use the fourth f loor of the lab to conduct its own research, an agreement to allow for collaboration between University engineering students and Ford researchers. The new lab will include offices for 30 faculty members

MARIJUANA From Page 1A drinks in a row.” Though the study revealed alcohol use among college students has faced a sharp decline between 1991 and 2000, the rate of having “been drunk” has remained steadily near the 60 percent prevalence level in more recent years. For lifetime use, the percentage is closer to 70 percent. “In college we see about one in every nine college students indicate that in the past two weeks — two weeks before the survey — that they had had 10 or more drinks in a row at least once,” Johnston said. This nationwide trend increase seems to have been ref lected in the number of alcohol-related offenses on the University campus in recent years. There were 515 incidents regarding illegal possession or use of alcohol in the 20132014 school year, compared to 490 incidents in the year prior, according to the Office of Student Conf lict Resolution annual report. Johnston did not attribute the high rate of alcohol usage to any new developments, socially or otherwise. However, he said he has noticed a narrowing gap in alcohol consumption between males and females. “Drinking and heavy drinking have been characteristic of American universities for a long time,” Johnston said. “There hasn’t been a lot of change in the drinking rates, except a little decrease over a long period of time among males but practically none among females. What’s happened actually is females have gotten close to catching up to their male counterparts in the amount that they drink.” Marijuana According to the report, college students’ use of marijuana has increased steadily since the survey’s initiation in 1975. More than

TROTTER From Page 1A to more spontaneous events depending on the needs ref lected by students. “What I wanted was for us to create the experience for all of our students, kind of the way in which we will show up all school year,” she said. “I wanted to give them a little taste of what we offer.” Thompson added that her goal this year for the Trotter Center is to expand its outreach to all students and groups. “I want to create those experiences where we are fostering stronger connections,” she said. “We are absolutely thinking about the communities who we have not yet reached and making sure the campus as a whole knows that we are a space for everyone.” Social Work student Noran

and more than 100 graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. The amount of funding from Ford will be determined by the final cost of the project but will not exceed $22,822,909. Under the lease, Ford will pay for expenses incurred during the lab’s use and adhere to University rules regarding use. Upon completion, the University will join a small group of colleges that have a robot-specific laboratory. Unique to the University, however, is the new lab’s close proximity to Mcity, a test facility for driverless cars. The lab will be on the

northeast corner of the University’s North Campus. Construction is expected to be completed by winter 2020. Engineering prof. Jessy Grizzle noted that the University will be one of the only universities that offers both learning and handson application in the field of robotics. “Many places with strong robotics reputations are computer science-dominated and they don’t test their theories on machines to the extent that we do,” Grizzle said in a press release. “At UM, most of our faculty members have an in-house robot. We put our algorithms in motion.”

50.4 percent of respondents reported using the drug in 2015, a 4.1 percent increase since the survey’s inception. In addition to an overall increase in use, Johnston also noted a rise in the daily use of marijuana. College student and young adult levels of daily use showed an increase of almost 1 percent from 2007 to 2015, from 5.1 percent to 6 percent, respectively. Johnston attributed both spikes to cultural shifts in perception and nationwide policy changes. “With marijuana, the perception of risk has gone in the opposite direction (from narcotics),” he said. “We’ve seen a big drop in the proportion of college students or people their age who see even heavy marijuana use as risky.” Johnston said the increase in public discussion about the advantages of medical marijuana has aligned with perceptions that the substance is less dangerous — an idea that he noted has not yet been confirmed due to a lack of long-term data on the topic. There has been much debate surrounding the legalization of marijuana, along with its associated health effects nationwide. One recent study from the University has indicated marijuana can negatively affect neurological responses such as pleasure, memory, judgment and coordination. However, some medical experts recommend marijuana — at least for medical use — due to its pain relieving and side-effect reducing qualities, according to the University Health System website Johnston suggested that perhaps as more long-term data is accumulated — much like how cigarettes were found to be dangerous only after years of collecting usage data — more of the health consequences surrounding marijuana use will be established. Narcotics Johnston said in the past,

perceived risk for narcotics has been relatively low among high school and college-aged populations. However, these perceptions have changed as college-aged adults recognize greater risk, according to the study — a trend that Johnston noted is particularly beneficial both in the short and long run. “The fact that these two groups are not (using narcotics heavily) is important because they are not currently putting themselves at risk and because, as they grow older and replace the older generation, the less likely they’ll be carrying with them a narcotic habit,” Johnston said. He said he believes this decline in narcotics use among young adults is likely due to social movements and news outlets outlining more sensationalized cases of overdose. “Narcotics have been getting a lot of national press related to increase in overdose deaths and so I think that probably has inf luenced people’s willingness to use narcotics,” Johnston said. Cigarettes The study also revealed a significant shift in cigarette usage among college students. Smoking among the young adult subgroup dropped to 17 percent in 2015 from its recent peak of 31 percent in 1998. One caveat Johnston mentioned was a discrepancy between the rate of cigarette smoking among college students and the rate of smoking among their unenrolled same-age peers. He found a dramatic difference between the two populations, highlighting more frequent smoking tendencies in the latter demographic. “The change in cigarette smoking has been very substantial, particularly among college students,” Johnston said. “That, of course, bodes well for their future health and longevity, and for their present budget, since smoking is a very expensive habit.”

Alsabahi, who attended the event, said Trotter is a place she finds welcoming and where she enjoys spending her time. “I love Trotter,” she said. “Trotter is basically a home away from home. It’s a safe place to be in; it’s a fun place to be in, a warm place to be in. I want to be here as much as possible.” Medical School student Michael Bourke said he met many friends through the center the previous year, which motivated him to return. “I came last year, and they had really good food,” he said. “By that I got involved in a lot of the Friday programs they have here and met a lot of my friends here, so I wanted to come back this year.” Public Health student Wenwen Jiang said she had attended the Trotter Center’s final event of the semester last year and wanted to return. “I saw the event on the Umich website, and I thought

it might be interesting,” she said. “I went here last semester … and it was pretty great so I tried this time again to see if this looks fun to me and if I want to go for it.”

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NPR From Page 1A most interesting or important. For example, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010, first published their study on graphene — a material that has the thickness of one carbon atom and has unique properties enabling scientists to test several fundamental theories in physics — in 2004. According to Palca, only a few, small news outlets did

RECYCLE From Page 1A On June 10, 2016, the city gave ReCommunity notice that if perceived safety concerns continued, the city reserved the right to terminate the contract. On July 7, ReCommunity was given a letter informing them their contract would be terminated effective July 11. On Sept. 2, the city responded to the lawsuit with a motion for partial dismissal and a motion requesting extended time to answer complainants. Lazarus was unable to comment on

REGENTS From Page 1A the project. Repairs and remodeling of the Kraus Building and the first f loor of the LSA Building approved Thursday will cost an estimated $120 million and $35 million, respectively. The LSA building will be renovated to house the new LSA Opportunity hub, a center for LSA internships and strategic advising. “Our goal is to help students more fully explore their interests and passions, and to give them an even greater advantage to thrive after graduation in work and in life,” LSA Dean Andrew D. Martin told the University Record. Donations Jerry May, vice president of development at the University, announced the University received $440 million this past fiscal year in cash gifts, the most the University has ever received in cash donations. May attributed this success to President Schlissel and the regents. He also announced that the University is 87.5 percent to its fundraising goal for this fiscal year, and expects to go well past their goal. He said the University plans to allocate extra resources to other needs of the University. May also noted that student support is high compared to previous years, saying students have donated about $609 million, both in cash and pledges to be received within the next five years. Giving

a story on the study that year. It was not until Geim and Nobeselov received the Nobel Prize in 2010 that more mainstream news outlets covered the story. Palca’s latest efforts to address such issues has culminated into Joe’s Big Idea, a special series he said focuses on interesting and important scientific research rather than the latest trend. Rackham student Midhat Farooq said she attended the talk because invited speakers are not usually from outside the world of academia. She said she even

forwarded the event information to the rest of the physics graduate students. “I think it would encourage the department to do more things like this if there’s a better turnout,” she said. Farooq said she especially liked the format of Palca’s talk, which was different from what academic speakers usually use. “(Palca) stood up and told stories, and it was very communicative with the audience instead of him giving a slideshow,” she said.

questions relating directly to the lawsuit. Since January 2016, the city has been working with consultants from energy infrastructure company CB&I to develop a new plan for recycling in Ann Arbor. City Administrator Howard Lazarus wrote in an email to the Daily on Wednesday that the development of that plan is still in progress. “CB&I is under contract with the city to assist in the development of a long-term approach to recycling, including addressing composting of organics and recommendations for physical modifications to our MRF,” Lazarus said.

Ann Arbor is currently on the search for a more long-term interim operator to take over while it continues development of long-term ideas with CB&I. “The city is currently soliciting a contract for an interim operator. The responses are due back at the end of September,” Lazarus said. “We anticipate an interim operational period of 12 to 18 months, during which time we will develop a long-term approach to recycling of materials for the city of Ann Arbor.” Sean Duffy, ReCommunity president and chief operating officer, did not respond to a request for comment.

Blueday, an annual day of giving that will be held for the third time this year, has helped the University acquire more young alumni donors. “This is the first time we have had students actively engage in fundraising,” May said of the event. Students pledged $1 million of their own money and raised $3 billion from others during last year’s Giving Blueday and events centered around it. CSG committee report David Schafer, Central Student Government president, spoke to the board about CSG’s policy initiatives for this year. These included implementing safety precautions on game day, addressing the cost of off campus housing, dedicating more resources to student mental health and recognizing diversity throughout student groups on campus. For the past two Saturdays, CSG has partnered with the Panhellenic Association, the Interfraternity Council and LSA student government to put hydration stations at high risk areas. Schafer reported that they served more than 5,000 students water over the two game days. students water. CSG has also partnered with MDining to open South Quad Dining Hall at 8 a.m. on Saturday, allowing 865 students to swipe in for breakfast between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. This Saturday, CSG will additionally host an alternative tailgate with pizza and water. Schafer also told the board that CSG is starting discussions with Ann Arbor

City Council and committee officials about the potential rise in off-campus housing costs, especially in light of the approval of a new high-rise on East University Avenue. “This issue of increasingly costly off-campus housing affects everyone,” Schafer said. He also thanked the administration for its continued support in improving student access to mental health services and increasing both CAPS funding and staffing, saying CSG plans to release student surveys on the issue sometime this October. “Once we collect data, we expect to reconvene to decide how to move forward,” he said. “We hope to best match student needs with policy initiatives.” Additionally, Schafer urged the regents to reinstate bylaw 7.1 to incorporate student voices in the decision-making process. The regents voted to do so later in the meeting. Dearborn Campus constructions The board authorized an upgrade of UM-Dearborn’s Engineering Lab Building. The proposal will add teaching laboratories and interactive spaces for students, and is estimated to cost about $90 million. “[The project] will encourage multidisciplinary collaboration in the context of 21st century engineering, and offer academic pathways to exceptional careers for decades to come,” the proposal for the renovations reads.

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oday, in many households throughout the Bay Area, football jerseys are being set af lame. This is not necessarily an earthshattering revelation for avid sports fans, as a good-ol’-fashioned jersey burning has become an off-season staple in recent years, a tradition akin to a bonfire in the fall. But JEFF this is a unique case. BROOKS The passion of this situation runs even deeper than the vitriol that the city of Cleveland displayed in 2010 when Lebron James decided to take his talents to South Beach. This is not a city reacting to the scorn of a jilted lover; rather, this is an act that has transcended even the ironclad bonds of team loyalty and penetrated the core of our collective patriotism, leading many to question what it means to be an American. On Aug. 26, San Francisco 49ers’ quarterback Colin Kaepernick refused to stand during the national anthem performed at a preseason football game against the Green Bay Packers. Instead, Kaepernick elected to sit as a peaceful protest to what he views as the unfair treatment of African Americans in this country. “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of color,” Kaepernick claimed after the game. This statement immediately generated immense backlash and led to many people criticizing Kaepernick as un-American and ignorant. They insisted that the refusal to stand was an insult to members of the armed forces. While the quarterback did receive support from many of his fellow NFL players, some of whom have since adopted similar pregame gestures, he also took into consideration the opinions of his critics. After speaking with former Staff Sgt. Green Beret and current NFL long snapper Nate Boyer, Kaepernick has since decided to kneel during the anthem as a show of respect to military tradition. Despite this compromise, the criticism has only intensified, as many groups like the Santa Clara Police Officers’ Association have expressed their displeasure with Kaepernick’s actions. Both sides of this debate have had powerful reactions. There is no doubt that the men and women of our armed forces deserve more thanks and respect than we as a nation could ever give them, and I am aware of the fact that issues pertaining to patriotism and national pride are very emotional ones. At the same time, it’s hard not to see the irony in a peaceful protest being deemed as “un-American” or that the person participating in it should be considered ignorant for doing so. The truth is that peaceful protests are every bit as American as apple pie. For generations they have served as a fundamental tool in the American citizen’s

arsenal of democracy, bringing about change and sparking important national discussions on topics such as race, gender and the right to unionize. In fact, the history of the state of Michigan is deeply intertwined with that of the peaceful protest. One of the first sit-down strikes in the history of America occurred in 1936, in Flint, when autoworkers peacefully protested against General Motors and eventually gained recognition of the United Auto Workers as bargainers for GM’s employees. Furthermore, here at the University of Michigan, the first teach-in in history was held in 1965 to protest the war in Vietnam. These events are two of the most important actions in the history of our state, and still only represent a fraction of our nation’s many great peaceful protests. Despite the prominence of these protests throughout history, there has been a strange tendency by the media to treat this type of action as some unheard-of occurrence, when in reality this situation is not even entirely new to the sports world. From a historical perspective, Kaepernick has some very disting uished company. In his 1972 autobiography “I Never Had It Made,” Jackie Robinson — one of the most iconic heroes in the history of American sports (and a former member of the armed forces himself ) — stated plainly, “I cannot stand and sing the anthem. I cannot salute the f lag; I know that I am a black man in a white world.” These words came from a man who experienced the evils of racism firsthand on his way to breaking baseball’s color barrier. While great strides have certainly been made since Robinson’s time, turning the news on just about any given day provides a sobering reminder that his statement still rings true today. There may be a Black man in the White House, but this is still a white world. With this in mind, it is important that we have a true, open discussion about the realities of racism in this country, and Kaepernick has helped to reenergize this conversation through the nonstop media coverage that has surrounded his protest. While his actions have rubbed many people the wrong way, part of the beauty of being American citizens is that we have freedom of speech, and as a result we are often forced to deal with situations that make us uncomfortable. As individuals, we rarely grow in situations in which we are comfortable, and I believe that this goes the same for our society as a whole. In my eyes, the tensions and disagreements that our society is currently facing are signs that we are on the precipice of progress. While Kaepernick’s critics may not agree with his actions, I certainly hope that they will respect his right to speak his mind and will make an earnest attempt to understand the position that he is coming from. Kaepernick is continuing a long tradition of peacefully pushing for much-needed changes in society, and there are few things more American than that.

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Justifying our compassionate generation Over the past year or so, and especially recently with the University of Chicago dean of students’ letter, trigger warnings and safe spaces have become a widely debated topic on campuses across the country. Like every issue these days, it too has become politicized along extremely polarized party lines. I’m here to argue that truth exists on both sides, and in these truths we can find a clear justification for trigger warnings and safe spaces that are so hotly contested. Social conservatives argue that justifications for trigger warnings and safe spaces reflect a general coddling of college students, while liberals argue we should respect the traumatic experiences of people in general — especially those exhibiting symptoms of PTSD or who fall into marginalized social groups. Though I don’t agree that college students are being coddled with safe spaces and trigger warnings, there’s something to be said for the argument that our generation is more openly emotional than generations past. Millennials are often described as sensitive, empathetic and open to change — some argue too much so. Maybe this is true because of what Princeton professor and New York Times opinion writer Christy Wampole calls “the emotive spectacle” in her new book of essays, “The Other Serious: Essays for the New American Generation.” Wampole writes, “There seems to be an emphasis on showing people in the process of feeling strong emotions.” Wampole suggests that maybe this emphasis “works in lieu of audience members experiencing real emotions themselves.” I’ll be the first person to tell you that my generation’s habit of assigning emotionally difficult interactions to the realms of texting (versus speaking face-to-face) has a dulling effect on emotions. But I’d like to offer a slightly different argument: With the media millennials have been faced with most of their lives — a large portion of which is likely to have been emotionally focused — it’s likely this generation is at least more aware of a wider sample of emotional experiences across demographic groups than generations past.

Wampole mentions, “All of this is staged to toy with our mirror neurons. Somebody wants to use empathy against us.” Here Wampole suggests that mass media outlets know we’ll feel affected by these accounts and images of the affected person. They’re using people’s emotional experiences to draw the consumer in, to get as many clicks as possible. Perhaps millennials, to a greater extent than any preceding generation, have been made the commodities of mass media outlets owned by big corporations and media conglomerates. But maybe there’s something redeemable in this kidnapping of our mirror neurons. Maybe the inf lux of emotional images has made us, at least in part, more empathetic in very real, very deep ways that can allow us to better understand one another across demographic groups. I say this all only to highlight that, yes, our generation is more openly or outwardly emotional than prior generations. The origins of this could be in mass media’s emotive spectacle, it could be in Facebook or it could be a revolt against less emotional previous generations that are seen as oppressive (of such emotions, of marginalized populations). An effect could be that we’re too sensitive of each other’s emotions at times. But I argue these occasions are the exceptions and not the rules. So when it comes to trigger warnings, one may ask: What is it people are asking to be warned about, exactly? What is it people are asking to be kept safe from? Groups that come to mind, which can intersect with one another, are the LGBTQ community, people of color, Muslims who walk to class in the morning only to find the words “stop Islam” written on the Diag. These are all groups that face different but interwoven systems of oppression that often manifest themselves in distinct events that can be traumatic for some. To claim trigger warnings and safe spaces are unwarranted delegitimizes these experiences for marginalized groups. To borrow from a recent piece by Daily columnist Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven, if someone says they’re hurt, you don’t get

to tell them they’re not. It is also crucial to consider who, exactly, is speaking out against trigger warnings and safe spaces. At the University of Michigan’s 2016 Spring Commencement ceremony, Michael Bloomberg spoke out against safe spaces, trigger warnings and code words, saying, “Microaggressions are exactly that: micro.” It’s worth noting that Bloomberg is a white male who grew up in a middle-class Boston suburb which was more than 75 percent white. During Bloomberg’s time as mayor of New York City, he ran an administration that was, according to Federal District Judge Shira Scheindlin, “deliberately indifferent” toward discriminatory stop-and-frisk policing. Today, Bloomberg is worth more than $48 billion. I’d say it’s clear that Bloomberg is hardly one to talk about how universities might approach creating a welcoming and inclusive campus for marginalized groups. Another recent example whom I mentioned previously is the University of Chicago’s dean of students, John “Jay” Ellison. Ellison, also a white male, is the son of an epidemiologist and spent most of his childhood in Georgia (and some of it in a small community in Minnesota that is more than 80 percent white). Here he eventually served as a police officer for four years before finishing his education at Southeastern University, which the Harvard Crimson describes as a “Bible college in rural Florida.” While I’d like to avoid stereotyping, Ellison’s background makes me doubt the validity of his criticisms of safe spaces and trigger warnings. Yes, millennials are too sensitive, but we are a generation that is considerate of others. Because of globalization, we are more connected than ever. Many of these sensitivities aim to respect experiences of our friends across demographic groups who’ve experienced hardship at the hands of systematic oppression built over centuries. And that is something honorable. Regan Detwiler is a co-editorial page editor of The Michigan Daily.

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live in an apartment in a subdivided house in Kerrytown — which is to say that despite MICHAEL the slanted f loor and lead SUGERMAN paint (I had to promise my mom I wouldn’t chew on the window sills), the amenities are MICHAEL surprisingly SUGERMAN good. The house must’ve been beautiful when it was first built in the late 1800s, and certain features remain, namely a spacious living room and a big kitchen. When my roommates and I first moved in a year ago, I decided I’d take advantage of the latter. Part of this is a matter of personal preference. Eating in, on average, is less expensive than dining out. There’s the added benefit of dictating your own serving size and adjusting recipes to your own tastes. I also just happen to enjoy cooking. It’s fun and relaxing for me.

Enter: meatloaf. I can’t tell you why, but making a meatloaf puts a smile on my face. There’s an unparalleled satisfaction that comes from mixing together eggs, breadcrumbs, ground meat (turkey, beef, pork … you name it), spices, herbs and sauces. It’s ingredient teamwork, and the result is hearty, juicy and filling. Our apartment dynamic is also meatloaf-esque. Matt, Casey and I are indiscriminate ingredients that come together to make something great. The likelihood of a nursing student from Oakland, Calif., a pre-med kinesiolog y student from Grand Rapids, Mich., and a public policy student from Los Angeles who met during Welcome Week their freshman year becoming close friends and living together is just as crazy as someone, eons ago, realizing meat could somehow be more delicious in loaf form. But it just works. Meaty analogies about friendship aside (there is more to me than a love of meatloaf ), cooking in our Kerrytown

kitchen is important to me because it brings us together at the end of the day. Our experiences are vastly different. Matt conducts clinicals in the hospital, Casey works in a lab on North Campus, and when I’m not doing policy reading, I’m writing these sentimental columns. But the few times a week when we are able to gather, cook a meal together, sit down at our kitchen table and talk about anything — from classes to politics to funny Facebook videos to existential crises — those times are among my most cherished. Those are opportunities for us to decompress, to bond and to grow. The significance of homecooked meals in our lives is no anomaly. Eating dinner with family is associated with better dietary patterns, job and work productivity and psychological well-being. My takeaway? Long live meatloaf. —Michael Sugerman can be reached at mrsugs@umich.edu.

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FILM REVIEW

‘Equity’ is antifeminist & weak This genderreversed “Wolf of Wall Street” is just as sexist By SYDNEY COHEN Daily Arts Writer

“The Wolf of Wall Street” and “The Big Short” are giants in the realm of films about investment banking. Their D exclusively male casts Equity are expected, with big name Sony Pictures actors fulfilling roles of power-hungry men infiltrating the system and climbing the financial ladder. However, as the first in this genre to substitute male protagonists for women, ‘Equity” heavily disappoints on its promise of a feminist look at the high stakes world of investment banking. “Equity” tells the story of big shot investment banker Naomi Bishop (Anna Gunn, “Breaking Bad”) as she works on a deal with a startup to market their IPO. Simultaneously, federal prosecutor Sam (“Alysia Reiner, “Orange is the New Black”) works to uncover a thread of corruption and insider trading centered around Naomi’s boyfriend Michael (James Purefoy, “The Following”). It is a classic white-collar crime thriller, but one with a female protagonist. The film is a weak attempt at female empowerment. Naomi is characterized as the archetypal independent and ambitious Manhattan working woman, her voice working to break the taboo of women speaking openly about money and power. A supplementary female cast includes Naomi’s VP Erin

(Samantha Megan Thomas, “Backwards”), and banking corruption investigator Sam, both professional women working in male-dominated fields. Throughout the film, the leads struggle to maintain their power, status and reputations among other male professionals in their field who consistently undermine and undervalue them. However, these women are wholly one-dimensional. Their uncomplicated personalities are emphasized through acting and dialogue that is flat, predictable and cheesy, doing nothing to add complexion to the characters or the plot and becoming essentially unnecessary. The result is that these elements work to undermine what the film is trying to do. Instead of portraying realistic and strong women, the film offers stale and robotic women acting in ways expected of the independent female Hollywood stereotype — that is to say, unwaveringly power-hungry and unabashedly ambitious.

A failed attempt at girl power. Somehow a film that is supposed to be about women winds up being about men, as feminism is shredded even further in “Equity.” The two major motifs in the film are perception and manipulation, with men presented as malleable objects whom the women must mold for their own personal gain. For example, in regards how Erin should interact with IPO founder Ed (Samuel Roukin, “Salem”), Naomi advises her to handle him “very, very gently.”

Ed is not a free agent in this relationship, but clay in Erin’s hand; she has the power to influence him and his business decisions. In this way men are both powerless and powerful, as their thoughts and actions are controlled by women but drive the entire plot. While the female power to manipulate men may seem feminist at first glance, it is actually extremely sexist. In “Equity,” the female power lies in their perception under the male gaze — or in other words, their sexuality. For one, Erin only influences Ed in tight cocktail dresses at sexy, dimlylit sushi restaurants. Further, Sam only gets information out of one of Michael’s insider trading buddies through a flagrant and uncomfortable scene of flirting and sexual baiting. Ultimately, the film works to reinforce stereotypes of women as sexual objects whose only power lies in the use of their bodies. Interestingly enough, in “Equity” this use is consciously wielded. The women of the film understand that their only means of power is sex, and they wield it strategically and often; the film consistently drives the message that women can attain and maintain power through their sexuality, as long as they know how to “play the game.” This consciousness is perhaps a tiny feminist nugget hidden in a mountain of objectification. “Equity,” is not a film about women in the word of investment baking, but instead about men who are manipulated by women in cunning and sexually-driven ways. The film is glaringly antifeminist and disappointing as a work intended to break cinematic tropes of the male-dominated banking industry. Also, the acting is just plain awful.

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On new LP, Wilco still rock-solid vets By JOEY SCHUMAN Daily Arts Writer

On “Shrug and Destroy,” the ostensible comedown on Wilco’s latest release, Shmilco, frontman Jeff Tweedy repeats four words B+ — “NothSchmilco ing is left, rejoice”— Wilco as the final chords ring dBpm out. Four words, as enigmatic as four words can be and yet entirely accurate. Wilco rests comfortably atop the perch of 21st century folk rockers; they don’t have much to prove. It’s appropriate, then, that Shmilco — clocking in at 37 minutes long — continues the trend of last year’s 34-minute Star Wars and is one of their most succinct releases to date. Short in length, there’s a palpable innocence to the album. Instead of walking us through emotion, they reflect upon it, and there’s something peaceful in that. The opening track, “Normal American Kids,” is emblematic of this style. The relatively iso-

lated vocals and vulnerable lyricism are fitting, and the combo is a nice reminder of the early moments of “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart” — the magnum opus of an opener on their magnum opus of an album, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Tweedy’s winding voice sounds as genuine now as it did in 2002 alongside a lone acoustic guitar. He goes out on one of his furthest extending limbs yet with lines like “All of my spirit leaked like a cut / I knew what I needed would never be enough / I was too high to change my bed / Always afraid to be a normal American kid.” For a band that’s been accompanied by seemingly every possible instrument, such simplicity is both welcome and well-executed. In fact, it essentially legitimizes their vulnerability. Wilco seems to be imperfect by nature and stonerish in character — this winding ballad of solitude consequently tells more than enough about where Tweedy’s been and, possibly, informs us about the future direction of the band. This introspectiveness hasn’t previously been on such an album-wide display. On “If I

Why ‘Jack and Jill’ will never be a classic Classifieds By WILL STEWART For the Daily

In “From the Vault,” Daily Arts takes a new look at old films. Adam Sandler’s career is that of an 8th grade boy who gains overnight popularity from a hidden talent — making strangely accurate fart noises under his armpit during lunchtime. The entire grade cannot get enough of this talent, and it never fails to win over the laughter and hearts of his classmates. But one day, the entire grade suddenly realizes how immature this gag was all along, ending the joke’s reign. The 8th grade boy is forced to quit the act and resort to sitting alone at lunch, just like old times. Adam Sandler, unlike the boy, never stopped making the same joke. Sandler’s filmography includes comedies that dominated the ’90s, like “Billy Madison” and “Happy Gilmore.” He proved his capability for serious roles in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Punch Drunk Love.” Sadly, audiences would never see another Sandler performance as captivating, as the actor moved on to a series of movies condemned by fans and critics alike. In 2011, Sandler reached a new low point as an actor and screenwriter with “Jack and Jill.” He stars as the two titular characters, a pair of twins engulfed in years of trivial family turmoil. Sandler doesn’t shy away from unleashing his arsenal of poop and offensive Mexican immigrant jokes that would make even Donald Trump cringe. The film lasts 90 minutes and feels as if it were created in 30.

At five years old, “Jack and Jill” can be evaluated differently. Already lampooned by critics, the film might offer more than what was initially perceived. It is possible that this disaster can be such a mess that it manages to pick up a few laughs and warm the hearts of its viewers. Certainly, the aforementioned armpit-farting 8th grader could be somewhat laughable; everyone can appreciate the intricacy of a well executed fart joke. “Jack and Jill,” on paper, has the potential to be a cult classic. Weak acting, lazy plottwists and uninspiring dialogue are qualities that define such movies, like Tommy Wiseau’s catastrophic masterpiece “The Room.” To much disappointment, in “Jack and Jill,” these qualities are just brutal. Subtlety was never Sandler’s forte, and this movie is no exception. Every joke feels like it is forced down the viewer’s esophagus until it aggressively hits the stomach, leaving nothing but nausea. A scene in which a grandma menacingly stares at Jill during a Mexican family’s outdoor party — which doesn’t shy away from cheap jabs — has potential to be so bizarre that it’s enjoyable, but even this fails. The gags revolve around lazy slapstick comedy — in the party scene, the elderly woman is hit over the head with various objects and fed habanero peppers until she is revived. The choice between sitting through “Jack and Jill” and ingesting a raw habanero pepper is conflicting. The most painful quality of the movie is Sandler’s performance as Jill. Her shrieking voice will haunt the viewer for days. It feels

forced but seamless, contrived while effortless. Often, soap opera-esque acting can be the funniest of all; cringeworthy displays of emotion can just bleed hilarity. Here, any effort just feels pathetic. If Adam Sandler weren’t such a phenomenon, the acting and cheap gags would maybe go over better. But audiences are too familiar with his style that it is hard to disassociate the actor from the character. The world knows Adam Sandler far too well for “Jack and Jill” to ever feel like an accidental gem, a work that is so awful that it’s really an artistic feat. It could be that the film feels passionless. With movies like “The Room,” at least every line of dialogue and every shot was fueled by a deep love for the project. It’s impossible to believe that Sandler ever thought this work was even worthy of his own approval.

Adam Sandler’s career is that of a farting 8th grade boy. “Jack and Jill” will never gain a cult following; the world will never see the day where its midnight showings will flood with devoted fans quoting Sander’s jokes and dressed as Jill. As terrible as it is, laughing at others’ pain or failures can be fun, but even that is nearly impossible with “Jack and Jill.”

Ever Was a Child” there are snippets like, “I’ve never been alone / Long enough to know / If I ever was a child.” Satisfyingly straightforward “Someone to Lose” finds Tweedy wishing an ex-lover has her heart broken again, all the while trying to understand his own place in it all. “Locator,” “We Aren’t the World (Safety Girl)” and “Just Say Goodbye,” each of which has its own sound founded in stripped down instrumentals, gracefully close out the album. Maybe Tweedy and co. feel content (or at least comfortable) enough with their past work to make what most would consider, more or less, a 12-track long musical diary, but maybe not. He has entwined many of his songs with a hint of apathy, so while fully absorbing the band’s new material is important, overly digging for some type of read on their trajectory really might just be superfluous. The music is only there to feel. And, at its purest, Shmilco is 12 tracks of calm sentiment. The grandeur from “I’m the Man Who Loves You” isn’t there, but it’s just the right feel for Wilco this time around.

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Shostakovich, Stalin, Terror & Truth By DAYTON HARE Daily Classical Music Columnist

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his is a true story. It was late night in June of 1937, and the young composer sat alone in his Moscow apartment, bent over his work. The room was quiet except for the metronomic ticking of the clock on the mantle and the furious scribbling of the composer’s pen. In the opposite corner his piano stood untouched — he didn’t need it. Peering at the tiny notes on his manuscript through the smoky haze around him, the composer pushed his round spectacles back up the bridge of his sweat-covered nose before nervously lighting another cigarette, his thin fingers fumbling for a moment with the lighter. It was probably his 20th cigarette of the evening — he always smoked when he was anxious. He jumped at a sudden noise outside in the hallway; for a while now he has been expecting Stalin’s Narodnyu Komissariat Vnutrennikh Del to pay him a midnight visit. After a moment, he returned to his music. He was writing a very important work, a symphony, perhaps the most important work of his life — more important probably than his previous four symphonies, or his opera “Lady Macbeth,” and with luck Stalin wouldn’t hate this one. If all went well this piece would redeem his reputation, remove him from the blacklist of “formalist” composers and reinvigorate his career. If he isn’t caught, that is. That’s a very important detail. It’s crucial that Stalin can’t know that his symphony of “rejoicing” is really a work of satire and mockery. That would be the end of him. They had already killed plenty of his acquaintances, and the composer could never be convinced that Mayakovsky had actually shot himself.

It was June 1937 in Moscow. The composer didn’t really know why he was taking the risk of writing a satire. Perhaps he simply couldn’t stomach the idea of writing a joyful work among the horror around him. Besides, it’s not as if people would really be able to understand what he was saying — only the clever ones would get it, the ones who would notice the soul-crushing sadness of the third movement and sarcastic bombast of the finale. And honestly, most people are rather stupid if you think about it, so the risk was very low.

This is what the composer told himself. He told himself this very often. So he was writing a symphony of false rejoicing, for better or for worse. ••• The above is a tableau from the life of the Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich, in which he composes one of the most enduringly popular symphonies of the 20th-century, his fifth. Additionally, it’s almost certainly a lie — or, if not quite that, it’s hyperbolic in the extreme. But it is a very compelling lie. A very large and influential part of me wants to buy into the above image, wants to see Shostakovich as a quiet dissident, as a frightened artist silently struggling against the brutal Soviet machine — and that’s not only because I wrote it. The words are mine, but the story is the same one I’ve always heard in classical music circles. It has been part of my perception of the composer for as long as I can remember.

A large part of me wants to believe the compelling lie. And I’m certainly not alone; if you opened a Shostakovich program note or asked any random classical musician or regular American concertgoer about the subject, you almost surely will receive the same description you just read, i.e. that Shostakovich subtlety slipped little anti-Sovietisms into his music and quietly fought against Stalin’s tyranny through his art. But the story’s prevalence doesn’t make it any more true. This particular version of the composer came almost entirely from one source, inculcated by a 1979 book called “Testimony,” by Solomon Volkov. The book claims to be the memoirs of Shostakovich, merely arranged and edited by Volkov — however, there’s a litany of reasons to doubt its authenticity (which I won’t bother going into here), and its veracity has been a point of heated scholarly debate for the better part of 30 years. I’m sure you have already deduced which side of the argument I fall on, but for the time being I ask you to forget about that. Right now, I’m not really concerned with whether or not the image is a lie. Right now, what I care about is whether it really matters that it’s a lie. Before you roll your eyes, dismiss me as just another relativist and abandon the rest

of this article, let me clear up a few things. I realize that I’m starting to sound dangerously similar to that one student in your mind-numbingly tedious freshman English class (“You can’t really say that, because everything is relative”), so let me quickly allay some fears. Of course objective truth matters. Shostakovich either worked anti-Soviet messages into his music or he didn’t — that’s not going away, and musicologists certainly shouldn’t drop the subject. But at the same time, we’re talking about the ever-elusive (capital-A) Art, where human perception is a necessary conduit for meaning. So as frustrating as it is to hear, in such a nebulous and perception-oriented realm as this, everything really is relative. That’s not going away either. As it pertains to Shostakovich, this question of truth is a very interesting one. He’s undeniably one of the most popular composers of the 20th-century, and I personally think that this has a great deal to do with the image you read above. Shostakovich-as-dissident is a very emotionally satisfying identity, particularly in the United States, where the residual ethos of the Cold War linger still: The idea of theartist-as-hero is a striking one — powerful in the Romantic sense — which easily fuses with the American passion for individualism, all of which I think enhances Shostakovich’s fame in the United States. This version of Shostakovich has seeped into everything. For example, just this year the Grammy for Best Orchestral Performance went to Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony for “Under Stalin’s Shadow,” a recording of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10.

“A thing may happen and be a total lie,” says Tim O’Brien. None of which is to say that I think Shostakovich’s popularity is unwarranted — he was my favorite composer for a time, before I decided that having explicit favorites was sort of impossible/limiting — or that “Under Stalin’s Shadow” doesn’t deserve a Grammy (I heard the Boston Symphony Orchestra perform it last summer, and it certainly does), but simply that his fame is augmented by his story, however fictitious. So much of his notability is constructed on a falsehood. And yet, I would postulate that in this context, the idea of Shostakovich-asdissident is not necessarily false, even if it’s a lie. Without getting into too much technical detail, there is a concept in philosophical/ literary theory called verisimilitude, or the idea that one thing can be less false than another, perhaps even if the first is a lie and the second the objective “truth,” in the sense that the second only expresses what something is, while the first expresses what something means. As Tim O’Brien succinctly notes in his excellent Vietnam War novel “The Things They Carried,” “A thing may happen and be a total lie; another thing may not happen and be truer than the truth.” So perhaps that’s what all the Shostakovich stories are — truer than truth because of what they mean to the audience. Ultimately, you just have to listen and decide for yourself. Hare is The Daily’s new Classical Music Columnist. You can email him at haredayt@umich.edu.

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ALBUM REVIEW

INTERSCOPE

We found her in action!

M.I.A. takes ‘AIM’ and misses the mark By MATT GALLATIN Daily Arts Writer

Unabashed activism is important. Important, and dangerous. The more radicalized we become, the less we allow our posi- Ctions to be AIM challenged and our M.I.A. understandings to be Interscope broadened. It’s easy to scream talking points over confrontation — nuance is hard. AIM, the fifth and supposed final album from the Sri Lankan refugee artist M.I.A, would have benefited from some confrontation and nuance. The production, handled by Diplo, is “bigger” here than on nearly any of her previous works — though not necessarily better. Right from the start a pounding bass is placed at the foreground. “Borders” pulses with the familiarity of any number of Electric Daisy Carnival headliners: swirling synths, the pause of the production on a high pitched hook and the quick return, accompanied either by the sound of a car zooming or, maybe, a refrigerator powering up. Much here resembles an

echo, and not always in the most pleasant or successful way. The beats can echo into redundancy. M.I.A.’s delivery echoes her previous work, often incorporating and rehashing lyrics and references from her own discography. And the album itself echoes what once was, distant from the greatness of earlier albums like Kala and Arular. AIM does have its moments, though. “Go Off” is exciting and catchy enough to feel in your bones, and manages to make some of the subtle, yet biting critiques of Western society that she’s done so well in the past: “At least you tell your children I came from London.” The braggadocious “A.M.P.” recalls some of her more successful tracks, like “Bamboo Banga” and “Boyz.” But it’s the final — and best — track, “Platforms,” which offers us the most powerful reminder of that burning yellow roman candle we once knew, with contemplative, cryptic lyrics and a confident flow that demands attentiveness. That it took 16 tracks to reach this level of success, though, is telling. What’s certain is that there is nothing here even remotely comparable to her ceiling-shattering single “Paper Planes” or the unforgettable “Bad Girls.” The rest of the album, frankly, is almost entirely forgettable. This is especially frustrating

given the reputation that she’s built as a kind of global ambassador in recent years. Where she once stitched sounds and ideas from Bollywood films and preteen Australian rap groups, she’s now rapping about Proactiv over commercialized beats and shouting out R. Kelly. It’s almost baffling the lack of actual substance included on this album, given the ongoing migrant crisis, increasing global xenophobia and the increasing growing disdain shown to refugees today. These are all issues M.I.A. has been a fierce critic of before. Why she isn’t making an equally fierce album in response is anyone’s guess. When she does makes statements here, they come across as confusingly boring and underdeveloped, like she’s listing talking points, not arguing for them. She opens the album with a series of questions: “Borders / What’s up with that? / Politics / What’s up with that? / Police shots / What’s up with that?” The ideas here have potential, which makes it all the more frustrating that she only brushes them with vague and lazy hands — there’s so much that she could have done, and has done before, that she hardly even attempts on AIM. Perhaps M.I.A. fans would be better off simply omitting this final album. There’s too much to praise, to admire, before this.

FILM REVIEW

‘Our Little Sister’ is sluggish & minimal By JOE WAGNER Daily Arts Writer

“Our Little Sister,” director Hirokazu Koreeda’s most recent film, based on Bthe popular manga series Our Little “Umimachi Diary,” Sister which literToho ally translates to “Seaside Town Diary,” is a modern tale of divorce. It endeavors to address the slew of consequences related to divorce and moreover, and perhaps unfortunately, to life in general. Three sisters, Sachi Kouda (Haruka Ayase, “Ichi”), Yoshino Kouda (Masami Nagasawa, “From Up on Poppy Hill”), Chika Kouda (Kaho, “A Gentle Breeze in Village”) live together in the house in Kamakura that they were raised in until their parents divorced, and their mother then abandoned them while the eldest was still in high school. After not talking to their father for 15 years, the three sisters attend their father’s funeral, where they meet their younger half-sister Suzu Asano (“Suzu Hirose, “Chihayafuru Part I”). The eldest sister offers to have Suzu

come back and live with them at their home in Kamakura. As far as plot goes, this is about the extent of the movie. What follows is the dealings of the four sisters living under the same roof. Each of the three blood-related sisters clearly represents a certain type of person. Sachi, the eldest, is serious, work-oriented and struggles with love. Ironically, she has an affair with a married man — the same action that destroyed her family. Yoshino is constantly falling for different men and cares little about her job. Chika is in certain ways the most immature, a bit ditsy, but overall, seems to be the happiest and maintains a healthy relationship with her boyfriend. Yoshino and Chika call Sachi “Sis” in a way that is reminiscent of how a more typical family might address their mother as “Mom.” When Suzu comes to their home, she helps to put all of their lives in perspective. Suzu is happy, or at least relatively so, even after her father has passed, constantly cheerful while simultaneously acting quite mature for her age. As a result, these characters feel flat and their actions are predictable. The sisters learn from each other and attempt to find passion in each of their lives. With

the death of their father and the terminal diagnosis of a close family friend who runs a diner, their lives are put into perspective. The sisters learn to value their sisterhood, and try to reconcile relationships with their mother. They grow to understand that relationships, particularly familial ones, are give and take, that they are two sided. These same deaths teach them beauty and its value. The most memorable line from the film is when Suzu recalls sitting next to her dying father in the hospital and he remarks about how he is happy that, even while dying, he is still able to appreciate beauty. But the plot simply isn’t strong enough to warrant the exploration of these large themes. While “Our Little Sister” examines so many beautiful and touching themes, the narrative is so minimal it is difficult to maintain interest in this rather sluggishly paced film. The soft focus compositions of the Japanese countryside seem like paintings, lending a fantastical aura to “Our Little Sister.” These shots are true highlights throughout the film. The movie feels like a fable. But every good fable has not only strong themes, but a strong narrative through which those themes can be explored.

September 17, 2016: Colorado

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What Michigan and Colorado lack in years of memories on the football field, they make up for in drama. The two met for one of the wildest finishes in college football history when the Buffaloes stunned Michigan on a last-second Hail Mary in 1994. This time around, Colorado has struggled as a program but appears to be on the upswing. We’ll see how far they’ve come on Saturday.

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Michigan could get a tougher test in its non-conference finale. “It’s disbelief, it’s shock, it’s all those things rolled into one.” The Miracle at Michigan, 22 years later. Colorado has some weapons, but the Wolverines still have the advantage.

Hawaii (Sept. 3): Alohahahahaha.

Illinois (Oct. 22): No matter what happens on the field, both teams will (hopefully) take Champaign showers.

Central Florida (Sept. 10): Is that what it looks like to get outhit?

Michigan State (Oct. 29): It’s setting up to be the most exciting Michigan-Michigan State game in years.

Colorado (Sept. 17): Buffaloes? Plurals are hard.

Maryland (Nov. 5): Congratulations, DJ Khaled Durkin, you played yourself.

Penn State (Sept. 24): Michigan deserves a real opponent — Pittsburgh.

Iowa (Nov. 12): With a win, Kirk Ferentz receives ANOTHER contract extension with a special clause that names him lifetime governor of Iowa.

Wisconsin (Oct. 1): We were going to try and be funny, but the dumplings in Madison are no joke.

Indiana (Nov. 19): We’re here for the chaos. We’re always there for the chaos.

Rutgers (Oct. 8): The Ahmir Mitchell Bowl.

Ohio State (Nov. 26): Who schedules a game two days after Thanksgiving? No one’s gonna go to that.

Cover photo by Doug Kanter, The Michigan Daily, Sept. 26, 1994

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FootballSaturday, September 17, 2016

Michigan wraps up non-league schedule at home vs. Colorado By MAX BULTMAN Managing Sports Editor

And now, a test. The No. 4 Michigan football team (2-0) steamrolled its first two opponents by a combined Colorado at 107 points. It Michigan left no doubt in Michigan Matchup: Stadium either Colorado 2-0; time as to which Michigan 2-0 was the better When: Saturday team. Saturday, the 3:30 P.M. Wolverines host Where: a Colorado team Michigan that has also Stadium clobbered its first TV/Radio: two opponents. BTN The Buffaloes’ combined margin of victory through two games is 86, and they have yet to allow more than a touchdown in a single game. While those numbers are against inferior competition, Colorado (2-0) should be the toughest challenge Michigan has faced thus far. Whereas Central Florida did its damage on the ground against the Wolverines, secondary coach Mike Zordich is bracing for the Buffaloes to attack through the air. “This’ll definitely be more of a challenge than the first two games,” he said Wednesday. “No disrespect, but it is what it is. They’re better receivers, and the quarterback is a much better quarterback. He’s a guy that actually has time to throw, and he’s got three or four good guys to throw to.” Five-foot-eleven receiver Shay Fields is Colorado’s leading receiver so far, hauling in five catches for 157 yards, but the group is deep. Devin Ross has caught the most passes, 11, for 124 yards and a pair of scores, and junior Bryce Bobo is off to a strong start as well. Michigan has given up a total of 207 passing yards through two games, and Colorado seems poised to match that total — at least — if it has its way. The Wolverines will likely still be playing without all-American cornerback Jourdan Lewis, leaving senior cornerback Channing Stribling and fifth-year senior Jeremy Clark to hold Colorado

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in check. They have performed admirably so far, but after Stribling and senior safety Delano Hill each returned an interception for a touchdown against Hawaii, the Knights didn’t really attack the Wolverines through the air. Colorado quarterback Sefo Liufau presents a legitimate threat to that end, averaging 10.4 yards per attempt this season. Complementing that are his 6.0 yards per carry, which makes Liufau the type of threat Michigan was vulnerable to last week — the Wolverines allowed UCF to repeatedly break contain and rack up 275 rushing yards. On the flip side, Michigan’s rush attack managed just 119 yards. That gave the Wolverines plenty to focus on in their week. “I’m very excited as a coach, that you can win a game 51-14 and then you still have things to go in and coach and feel like you can improve your play on,” Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said Monday. “There’s probably no better feeling as a coach than to start the week that way. And it makes me very optimistic that there’s ways that we can improve, there’s things that we can fix.” Against the Buffaloes, Michigan

will once again rely on its stout defensive line to lead the way. Fifthyear senior defensive tackle Ryan Glasgow is off to another strong start in the middle, and freshman defensive end Rashan Gary made his first major mark with a sack last week. Add in fifth-year senior defensive end Chris Wormley and redshirt junior defensive tackle Maurice Hurst, and the Wolverines’ line should remain sturdy despite being banged up. On the other side of the ball, the Wolverines boast one of the nation’s top scoring offenses to go against a Colorado defense that hasn’t seen anything close to Michigan’s talent. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Wilton Speight has tossed seven touchdowns to date, and with fifthyear senior receivers Amara Darboh and Jehu Chesson to go with senior tight end Jake Butt, Michigan’s offensive weapons seem capable of overwhelming Colorado. And that’s the crux of Saturday’s game. Colorado should be the best opponent the Wolverines have faced, and not by a small margin. But against Michigan’s talent, even a close game would count as something of an upset.

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Fifth-year senior defensive tackle Ryan Glasgow (top) anchors Michigan’s defense against Colorado, while senior tight end Jake Butt (bottom) powers the offense.

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Miracle at Michigan, 22 years later By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor

Michigan Stadium is usually silent. It is silent through the offseason. It is silent at night. It is silent today. And then there are the rare moments of silence when the largest building in football is packed with a crowd of 100,000-plus people who don’t make a sound. For some, that silence can drown out any of the roars from past memories — John Wangler to Anthony Carter in 1979, Desmond Howard’s Heisman pose in 1991, the first night game against Notre Dame in 2011. That hush descended upon Michigan Stadium on Sept. 24, 1994, when Colorado quarterback Kordell Stewart launched a 64-yard Hail Mary to Michael Westbrook, who jumped and caught it in the end zone to cap a remarkable comeback and stun the Wolverines. The play became known as the “Miracle at Michigan,” etched in the minds of both fan bases forever. Colorado returns to Michigan Stadium this weekend for just the second time since that game and the first time since 1997. To some, the Buffaloes’ first trip is but a memory. To others, it’s not even that. Just 23 players on Michigan’s current roster were born before the “Miracle at Michigan” in 1994. But the former players, coaches, staff and reporters in attendance will never forget it. *** ‘The world changed’ The battle between No. 4 Michigan and No. 7 Colorado was one of the biggest matchups in the country that week. The Wolverines were coming off a 26-24 victory at Notre Dame two weeks earlier, in which Remy Hamilton kicked a game-winning field goal to improve Michigan to 2-0. The Buffaloes, meanwhile, had trounced then-No. 10 Wisconsin, 55-17, the previous Saturday. Both rosters featured loads of future NFL talent. Todd Collins quarterbacked the Wolverines, who also boasted a defense led by Steve Morrison, Ty Law, Jarrett Irons and Chuck Winters. Running backs Tyrone Wheatley and Tshimanga Biakabutuka and wide receiver Amani Toomer went on to have long pro careers. Colorado may have had even more offensive firepower, with Kordell Stewart under center, Michael Westbrook and Rae Carruth at wide receiver and Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam at running back.

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Jon Falk, equipment manager, 1974-2013: “Everybody knew that it was going to be a tough game. We practiced hard. The focus was really good for the whole week. All the players were psyched, and we went out there. And it was a tough week of practice, and it really was geared to win that daggone game. And to be honest with you, they had some better players than we did. They were pretty daggone good that year.” The Buffaloes struck first, driving 63 yards in 11 plays for a Salaam touchdown in the opening quarter. After a Michigan field goal, they scored again in the second on a 27-yard pass from Stewart to Westbrook before Biakabutuka answered with a four-yard run that trimmed the deficit to 14-9. Just before halftime, Colorado lined up for its first of two Hail Mary tries. Chuck Winters, free safety, 1992-1996: “The same exact play that happened at the end of the game, but the difference was that we weren’t on the field right before — like a two-minute drill — so we were fresh. … All the receivers never made it down the field, and I ended up getting the interception going into halftime. We walked into halftime feeling good.” Michigan came out with new intensity in the second half, running its streak of unanswered points to 23 in the third quarter. Wheatley gave the Wolverines the lead, and Hamilton added to it with another field goal. Collins threw a 65-yard bomb to Amani Toomer to make it 26-14 — though, importantly, Michigan missed its second two-point conversion of the game. Still, that lead stood with three minutes to go in the game. Colorado drew within 26-21 on a one-yard run by Salaam with 2:16 left, and the Wolverines couldn’t run out the clock on the ensuing possession. Colorado took over on its own 15-yard line with 15 seconds to go, and a 21-yard pass from Stewart to Westbrook put the Buffaloes in position for the Hail Mary try with six ticks left. Steve Morrison, linebacker, 1990-1994: “The thing I remember is just the seconds weren’t flying off the clock. They got more plays than we thought you’d normally get. … It wasn’t like anybody was celebrating early. But we were certainly focused, and we went back on the field and the world changed.” The two teams called their final plays of the game: “Rocket” for Colorado, “30 Victory” for Michigan, the “30” signifying a three-man front with two defensive ends and one tackle. With just six seconds left, many fans had left the stadium, and on the field, the Wolverines knew a huge

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Colorado wide receiver Michael Westbrook caught the game-winning Hail Mary pass that stunned Michigan on Sept. 24, 1994.

victory was within their grasp. Morrison: “We certainly weren’t thinking we were going to give up a whatever-yard touchdown pass there. I think we were just concerned about finishing the game and doing it the right way. There wasn’t anything in retrospect, looking back, that I saw, you know, ‘That’s a problem’ or ‘We got cocky’ or anything.” Thomas Guynes, offensive lineman, 1992-1996: “It’s a little bit easier for me to expect the worst, but you’re hoping for the best. That’s where my head was at — not so much that my guys couldn’t do it or anything like that, or there was any doubt. But just the way the momentum shifts were going back and forth, I don’t know, it was weird. It just kind of felt like there might be some shenanigans in the works.” *** The miracle Colorado lined up with Westbrook, Anderson and Carruth all split wide to the left of Stewart, who was under center. Salaam was in the backfield, with a fourth wideout to the right. Keith Jackson, play-by-play commentator, on the broadcast: “One more, with six seconds.” Bob Griese, color commentator, on the broadcast: “I think he just went over and said, ‘Just throw it up.’ ” Just Michigan’s three linemen were even visible in the TV shot, the rest of the defenders back deep to guard the pass. Stewart took the snap, and immediately Colorado double-teamed each of Michigan’s defensive linemen: right tackle and guard against left end,

center and left guard against defensive tackle, left tackle and running back against right end. The pocket formed around Stewart as all four receivers sprinted toward the end zone. Jarrett Irons, linebacker, 1992-1996: “My job was to jam the inside receiver and then kind of just fall back in case someone catches something underneath. So I jam my guy and obviously get him out of his route, and I was kind of falling back.” Winters: “We only rushed three, but we felt like if we rushed three, we would have more guys in coverage, which would allow us to get more jams. Now a different philosophy is, you can rush four and then put more pressure on the quarterback and don’t allow him time.” Stewart dropped back as far as his own 26. He moved forward, then backward to elude the right end, then forward again to gather momentum. An instant after the last second ran off the clock, he let the ball go with his front foot at the 27-yard line. Falk: “We were within his grasp two or three times, and then all of a sudden, he had enough room to launch it like a shot. The ball was up in the air, and we’re all standing there, looking at the ball.” Guynes: “The offensive line, we were on the south side of the sideline. So our bench, before you got to the cutoff on the sideline, was right there, and that pass was thrown into the south end zone. So I was pretty much

right there. I just don’t recall seeing it live. I feel like I was sitting on the bench and just waiting to hear, ‘Interception, ball batted down, incomplete pass,’ whatever. I’ll just go grab my helmet and let’s get out of here.” Morrison: “I was kind of hovering there, and the rocket ball went up in the air. I remember glancing over my shoulder and tracking the ball with my eyes and at the same time trying to run towards it. When I got there (Westbrook) was probably one or two or three yards deep in the end zone. I don’t remember, but I was probably around the 10-yard line, five-yard line. I wasn’t that far. I saw it go in his hands. I had a really good view of it, actually.” As the ball started to fall, Westbrook, Robinson and Carruth had all gathered around the five-yard line just outside the left hash mark. Michigan had five players in coverage — Winters and Law among them — with Morrison among three stragglers behind them. Falk: “To be honest with you, I thought it was going to fall at the 15- or 20-yard line. I looked up and I said, ‘There’s no way it’s gonna make it into the end zone.’ But all of a sudden, it was just like the wind (lifted) the ball up, and that ball was headed down, and all of a sudden it just lofted back up in the air.” With Colorado’s three receivers in position, Robinson, Carruth, Law and Winters all jumped for the ball at the same time around the two-yard line. The ball bounced off their bodies and

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into the air. Law jumped again to try for the interception, but Westbrook snatched the ball out of the air and fell into the end zone for the touchdown. Jackson on the broadcast: “Stewart, with time, lets it go … he’s got three people down there … the ball is up in the air … CAUGHT! TOUCHDOWN! CAUGHT BY WESTBROOK FOR A TOUCHDOWN! INCREDIBLE!” Westbrook, in the following Monday’s edition of the Daily: “I have never had a feeling like this in my life. It was tipped. There was nobody else around. It was just me and the football. All I had to do was catch it.” Gary Moeller, Michigan head coach 1990-1994: “I can’t believe this one. That’s about what was going through my mind. I can’t believe this.” Stewart: “I saw the ball go up in the air, and I saw this big ol’ arm come out of nowhere, and it was Michael. … I’m like, ‘This dude went up to get this!’ And before you know it, I looked to the sideline, everybody was running on the field. I saw Rae Carruth jumping in the air, and James Kidd. I was like, ‘Oh my God! We caught that!’” Winters: “I just figured, ‘OK, I’m gonna take the closest guy to me, and he’s not catching the ball.’ So as I jumped up to swat the ball down, I can kind of see at the time someone coming from my right. I didn’t know who it was at the time, but you watch him and you see his side. I’m trying to knock the ball down and Ty was trying to intercept the ball, and we just collided shoulder pads. From

my vision and what I always recall, it appeared that the ball hit right between our shoulder pads. We bumped shoulder pads, and the ball hit directly on our shoulder pads and bounced up in the air, and Mike Westbrook dove and caught it in the end zone.” Stewart: “This is exactly how we draw it up. Literally. Some people say that. No, I mean, that’s exactly how you draw it up. One hundred percent.” Falk: “For Kordell Stewart to throw that as high and as long as he did, you gotta give the man credit. It was a heck of a throw. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a guy throw a 70-yard pass like that. It was 70 yards in the air.” Irons: “I don’t think we could have defended it any better, or them doing anything out of the ordinary. We practiced that play — it just was a fluke play, and it happened. We had the right defense that we wanted, and we executed what we were supposed to do. I just think he made a hell of a play.” Morrison: “I was a coach for a long time. We always looked for a better way to build the mouse trap. We let guys behind us. You just can’t do that. We let a guy with a cannon of an arm throw a ball that still, to this day, I’ve not seen a more beautiful ball. I haven’t. It was pretty spectacular.” Guynes: “I was probably just sitting there hoping to get out of here with a ‘W.’ I don’t recall seeing it live. What I do recall is when it happened and I saw the ball in the air coming down, I was waiting for somebody to throw off the reaction. I’m hearing this roar coming

“I can’t believe this one. That’s about what was going through my mind.”

from the Colorado sideline, and I stood up, and I’m like, ‘Man, they caught the ball.’ That’s when everything kind of kicked in. I stood there for a minute, in disbelief and shock like everybody else, and I just kind of sat back down like, ‘This just happened. These guys came into Michigan Stadium and stole one from us.’ ” Doug Kanter, Daily photographer: “I remember everyone was just following the ball, and it was going toward the end zone, and I was just shooting, shooting, shooting. Photographers have this thing that if you saw it, then you missed it. I actually was shooting when the ball was coming down, but afterwards, a couple seconds later, I looked up and I still didn’t know whether he had caught it or not or who had caught it.” Several reporters had already begun to come down from the press box to the concourse through the seats. Michael Rosenberg, then Daily reporter, now at Sports Illustrated: “If you go at the wrong time, it’s a nightmare, right? Well, I was at the wrong time, because it was the end of the game, but there was nobody moving. It was a wide-open aisle.” Rachel Bachman, then Daily reporter, now at the Wall Street Journal: “I remember walking down a stadium aisle from the press box, thinking about how I would write the Michigan victory. I was about 30 rows from the field when Stewart launched his pass. When it became clear that Westbrook caught it, the stadium just froze.” Falk: “I can’t overemphasize how disheartening it was.” *** ‘You just felt numb’ The Michigan players on the field

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Tshimanga Biakabutuka scored late in the first half and totaled 81 rushing yards in the 1994 “Miracle at Michigan” game against Colorado.

stood still in shock or remained on the ground. Morrison put his hands on his head. Other players such as Law and free safety Stephen L. King fled the end zone as the Buffaloes stormed from their sideline to where Westbrook had landed. Guynes: “I remember just sitting on the bench, because I didn’t want to have to run through the Colorado side, and they’re going nuts over there. … I’m taking it all in, and I’m not taking it all in. I’m experiencing it, so to speak, but it’s just not really registering either. … It’s like you know you’re there, but you’re not cognizant of where you’re at, so to speak.” Morrison: “It’s disbelief, it’s shock, it’s all those things rolled into one. You can’t believe it. That’s exactly how I felt, and probably to this day still feel. You’re stunned by it.” Winters: “I immediately knew that he had caught the ball, and then just by the reaction of the crowd. I immediately put my head on the ground. I was in awe.” Irons: “I was on the field for a little bit — I was in shock, obviously — but I got into the locker room, and it was a very somber locker room. We all were in shock. It was horrible.” Falk: “We were like, ‘What just happened here?’ And the next thing you know, the whole Colorado team came running across that field just running and screaming at us and really putting it in our face to be very honest with you. I was shocked at that — of course, we were all in shock. We just couldn’t believe what happened. We had them.” Bruce Madej, Michigan sports information director, 19822010: “I remember (equipment manager) Bob Bland smacking the desk area, and me just putting my hand on my head, putting it down on the desk area. It just was one of those things that you can’t believe.” Winters: “Ed Davis and Amani Toomer came over and kind of picked me up, like, ‘Hey, man, let’s get off the field.’ But you could see them running around excited, and some of their fans excited, and you could just hear our fans, they kind of gasped. Almost a sigh of disdain, just ‘Wow, this really just occurred.’ It was just quiet.” Bachman: “Today fans react immediately: People watch the replay, curse, file out of the stadium. In 30 seconds, memes are up on social media and people at home are flipping channels. That day, people just stood there. There was no replay board. No one had smartphones. People just stared in shock. It seemed like even the scoreboard operator took minutes to put the final points on the board. It probably wasn’t that

long, but the entire sequence felt surreal and slow.” Jackson on the broadcast: “There is no time remaining. There are no flags on the field. Only despair for the maize and blue, joy and exultation for the Buffaloes of Colorado.” Rosenberg: “It was not like any other game I’ve ever been to, except perhaps the Michigan State game last season. Just the idea that people were there and nobody was moving, and the stadium was just a traffic jam, especially back then, just people trying to get out at the time.” Jackson on the broadcast: “It’ll be hard, hard, hard to find a play that will be remembered more than this one in the 1994 college football season. … All those who were involved will never forget it, either for the joy of it or for the pain of it.” Slowly, the Wolverines made their way to the locker room as Stewart and the rest of the Buffaloes raced to the end zone to celebrate. Madej: “All of a sudden, the sounds of the excitement of the locker room are not there. All you hear are helmets being thrown into the bin. A couple things get tossed on the floor. Disappointment. Disgust.” Falk: “It was dead quiet. Nobody said a word. (Moeller) walked in, and he didn’t say anything, and he just looked around and said, ‘Let’s get the next one. Let’s start over again tomorrow.’ Because that’s all you could say. It’s just a real numbing loss. … Everybody got dressed and got out of that locker room about as fast as I’ve ever seen everybody out of the locker room.” Moeller: “(There’s) one thing you don’t want to do, and that’s start fingerpointing this guy, that guy. It’s just, ‘Hey, gentlemen, this is a tough football team. This is a tough football game, and it played like that. And you’ve always got to be ready for all conditions in any game.’ ” Winters: “Our defensive backs coach, Billy Harris, came in and it was kind of quiet. Everybody was kind of sitting there on their stool at the locker, and I can recall him kicking in the door and just going off. Cursing, blaming people for the loss, ‘It’s your fault! You lost this game!’ That kind of approach for the players, and he went down the line. He was going down the line from each player, and then eventually Lloyd told him, you know, ‘Go into the coaches’ locker room.’ ” (Asked what Harris said, Winters replied, “I don’t think you can put that in the paper.”) Irons: “He was going off. He kept saying, ‘30 Victory,’ asking everybody

“It’s disbelief, it’s shock, it’s all those things rolled into one.”

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where they were and why did this happen. He was livid. It was a bad locker room.” Later, Falk went to the visiting coaches’ locker room to see Colorado coach Bill McCartney, who was an assistant at Michigan before he took the Colorado job. Falk: “I went in to see him after the game. Of course, Bill McCartney is a really religious guy. Very religious. And I walked into the coaches’ locker room after the game, and I said, ‘Well Bill, congratulations, but that was a really tough loss for us.’ And Bill looked at me and he says, ‘Well Jon, you know, the Lord was with us today.’ And I looked back at him and said, ‘The Lord was with you today? Bill, that was nothing but a long pass.’ That’s just the way it went right there.” Morrison: “My wife now, my girlfriend at the time, as a lot of people tend to do, they leave games early. She had no idea that we lost the game. I saw her back at the apartment, I came right home, and I think I got a ‘Congratulations.’ She obviously didn’t know what happened in the game.”

to want to do well.” Without the Hail Mary, Michigan would have finished with its first 3-0 non-conference record since 1986, preparing to take the next step beyond a Big Ten championship. Rosenberg: “So that Hail Mary changed the story from a breakthrough moment to one of the worst in the team’s history.” Guynes: “That game screwed our season up, honestly. We won a lot of games still, but I think that game put a funk on us as a team and it was such a tough week afterward because that’s all you saw. So obviously being an athlete, you get home, you’re watching ESPN, and that’s all they keep showing. You’re just like, ‘Dude, let’s move on to something else.’ That funk lingered over that Michigan football team for that season.” Rosenberg: “If they had just held on and won that, people would have said, ‘Is this the best team in the country?’ Because they would have accomplished more than anyone else. Now, you could argue that these things kind of even out — I mean, they barely won one the week before, and they lost that one — but to lose one like that, it was in the stadium, it was silence.” In the following two weeks, Michigan beat Iowa and Michigan State but then welcomed No. 3 Penn State to Ann Arbor. Still reeling from the Colorado game, the Wolverines lost a close one, 31-24, and the Nittany Lions finished undefeated to win the Big Ten. Morrison: “We played Penn State, which had a fantastic offense that year, probably one of the better ones ever, and we needed a stop late, and we didn’t get it. I can’t help but think we just didn’t have a lot of confidence in our ability as a team for finishing. You can hide that, fake it all you want, but I still think it had something to do with the way (we lost). I think we were a better team than an 8-4 team, I really do.” Michigan’s last two losses came against Wisconsin and Ohio State, and the Wolverines finished 8-4 by beating Colorado State in the Holiday Bowl. But the two teams that beat them by a touchdown or less — 12-0 Penn State and 11-1 Colorado — ended up at Nos. 2 and 3 in the polls, respectively. The Buffaloes’ only loss came on Oct. 29 against eventual national champion Nebraska. The following spring, both teams proved their talent in the NFL Draft, where Colorado had a whopping 10 players selected — including Westbrook and Salaam in the first round — and Michigan had five. Wheatley, Law and offensive

“All those involved will never forget it.”

*** ‘It’s a lifetime thing’ After one of the wildest finishes in college football history, the Wolverines still had eight more regular-season games to play. They fell to No. 7 in the poll, behind the fifth-ranked Buffaloes. They still had a chance for a Big Ten championship, but moving on from the devastating loss proved to be an arduous task. Morrison: “I don’t know if we did, I’ll be honest. You go back and you say, we played this Notre Dame team and we beat them in the last second, and probably riding as high as a team could have at the time. We’re moving up in the ranks, we’re going to play this team that in our minds, we had them beat. But that only goes so far. Obviously you gotta finish the job.” Moeller, in the following Tuesday’s edition of the Daily: “You never get over it. You’re not supposed to. It’s a lifetime thing.” Falk: “That was such a disheartening game that it just took an awful lot out of our football team for the rest of the year.” Moeller: “Everything in sports doesn’t come out your way, and sometimes you’ve got to live with the tough ones, and not let it conflict with your growing in the next month or the next two years or whatever. You gotta continue to grow and continue

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tackle Trezelle Jenkins were all firstrounders. The miraculous play that connected the teams in college followed them for years. Morrison: “Ironically enough, when I played professionally in Indianapolis two years later, my roommate was from Colorado. He was an offensive lineman. We were sitting on the couch that night, and he gets his rookie card or baseball card delivered to the house, his first one, and he starts reading the back. And it says something to the effect of ‘Helped Colorado beat Michigan on a last-second Hail Mary pass by leveling hard-charging linebacker Steve Morrison.’ I swear to God, it’s on his card. Couldn’t make this stuff up. And I’m like, ‘You had somebody make this. This can’t happen. We’re roommates now.’ That was probably one of the first times I got a chance to actually laugh about it and actually put it behind you.” Most of those involved with the game 22 years ago did so, but all of them are still left with the sour taste of a life-changing defeat. Tyrone Wheatley, running back, 1991-1994: “I was there and I was on the sidelines and I thought we had the game won. And to have a Detroit native come in the freaking building and steal one from us and go back to Colorado wasn’t a great feel. Just certain things you kind of carry with you and it sticks with you, and I didn’t play that much in that game. You’re just like, ‘Man, if I was healthy, maybe could have helped a little bit.’ It’s still a bad feeling. I think that was also a year that we had national contention aspirations and things of that such, so just a bad taste.” Morrison: “God bless the Big Ten Network, but when that came out, that game was on. And people would call, ‘Hey, you’re on TV right now! And I’m like, ‘Yeah, OK. It’s either the Michigan State game when we lost — that, the Penn State game where we lost or the Colorado game. Which one is it? Because I’m not watching any of them. For a long time.’ ” Madej: “We’ve had our fair share of great wins. I was on the field when Anthony Carter scored that touchdown against Indiana. I remember in the press box watching the catch by Desmond Howard against Notre Dame. Last-minute field goals, last-minute touchdowns, last-minute plays. It goes both ways. Sometimes you get the bear, and sometimes the bear gets you. And unfortunately, that day, the buffalo got us.”

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Linebacker Steve Morrison captained the 1994 Michigan team that lost to Colorado.

Guynes: “Never been in that situation since then as a player. I made it to the (NFL) and bounced around, went to the CFL, NFL Europe, arena ball and stuff, so played a lot more football after U-M, but nothing to that magnitude of emotional ‘What the hell?’ And that’s all I can really call it is just an emotional ‘What the hell just happened?’ ” In May 1995, eight months after the Colorado game, Moeller resigned after a drunken incident at a local restaurant. His defensive coordinator, Carr, took over. Michigan lost four games in each of Carr’s first two seasons before breaking out with an undefeated season and national championship in 1997. Asked if he ever thinks about what could have happened if the Wolverines had beaten Colorado, Moeller said, “Oh, I don’t know. Yeah, but they don’t erase ’em and change the plays very often. … Boy, if the kids could have gotten that one, what a great record that could have been, or a great win that could be.” With the tailspin of the Rich Rodriguez and Brady Hoke years still more than a decade away, the “Miracle at Michigan” didn’t permanently stunt the team’s momentum, but it represented a key point in the trajectory of the program.

“You never get over it. You’re not supposed to. It’s a lifetime thing.”

Rosenberg: “That game might have changed the course of Michigan football if you think about it. Because that team was really good. They finished 8-4, which was like the apocalypse at that time in Michigan’s history. … They lost to Penn State, which was one of the two best teams, but they were in it with them. I don’t know, maybe they go 10-2, or whatever it is, and Moeller doesn’t feel as stressed and doesn’t have the incident next May. Who knows what happens? … Even if the incident does happen, if they had a better year, maybe they keep him.” The Buffaloes are back in town this weekend for the teams’ third meeting since that 1994 classic. McCartney retired after that season, and Colorado has had more than its share of struggle in the two decades since, going 117-141. The program maintained decent success under Rick Neuheisel from 1995 to 1998, but it has gone through seven head coaches since McCartney, suffered four double-digit loss seasons and not had a winning season since 2005. And while both programs have shifted several times since they created a miracle, this weekend’s matchup brings back memories for everyone who stood in silent Michigan Stadium that day. Falk: “That damn game lives in my soul. It really does. Every time I see Colorado, every time we play Colorado, I want to beat them as bad as I can for them to remember the day they beat us.”

Breakdown: ‘M’ vs. Colorado By JACOB GASE Daily Sports Editor

After two stress-free wins over Hawaii and Central Florida, the No. 4 Michigan football team will finally face a bigger challenge this weekend in the form of Colorado, the Wolverines’ first Power Five opponent of the season. Though Michigan remains strongly favored, the Buffaloes (2-0) are also coming off a pair of routs, trouncing in-state rival Colorado State, 44-7, and FCS opponent Idaho State, 56-7. In the spirit of competition, neither team has released a depth chart this week. The Wolverines (2-0) haven’t put one out all season — coach Jim Harbaugh recently called the practice “outdated” — and Colorado responded in kind by releasing a mock chart consisting of all pop culture figures and even some fictional positions, including “roamer dude” and “costly safety.” Unfortunately, the Daily isn’t qualified to speculate on new quarterback Elmer Fudd’s pocket presence, but we will break down the matchups we expect to actually see on the field Saturday. Michigan rush offense vs. Colorado rush defense Michigan’s run game had a

down week against UCF, thanks largely to the Knights stacking the box and taking away that part of the Wolverines’ game. That strategy ultimately led to UCF getting torched by Speight in the play-action passing game, though, so Colorado might simply have to pick its poison. Running backs coach Tyrone Wheatley and fifth-year senior offensive lineman Kyle Kalis weren’t at all concerned about the running backs’ quiet performance last week (just 2.9 yards per carry), saying it was more flattering than anything that the backs got so much attention from the defense. Still, Michigan’s stable of backs could stand to prove itself against a better defense — senior De’Veon Smith is a proven bruiser, but speedy freshman running back Chris Evans probably won’t be seeing many gaps as big as the ones he ran through against Hawaii two weeks ago. Getting the best of the Buffaloes’ defensive line and linebackers could silence some of the running game’s doubters. Colorado comes in having allowed just 98.5 yards per game, good for 30th in the FBS. Granted, the Buffaloes’ first two opponents carried the ball just 48 total times after quickly falling behind on the scoreboard. Also, Colorado has just 10 tackles for loss and three sacks (for reference, Michigan has 22

and seven, respectively, while UCF had eight tackles for loss last week alone). Expect the Wolverines’ backs to snap out of it against a run defense that hasn’t really been tested yet this season. Edge: Michigan Michigan pass offense vs. Colorado pass defense Redshirt sophomore quarterback Wilton Speight has had about as strong a start as can be expected, throwing for 457 yards and tying a season-opening program record with seven touchdowns in two games. He hasn’t made a major mistake since throwing an interception on his first play as the starter, and he has proven that he’s capable of making plays under duress, like when he turned a nearsack into an 8-yard dump-off pass to redshirt junior fullback Henry Poggi last week. The Buffaloes’ secondary should be a huge step up from what the Wolverines have seen so far, though. Cornerback Chidobe Awuzie is an NFL-level player who had 85 tackles, seven pass breakups and two interceptions last season, and he already has one pick to his credit this year. Awuzie can’t cover three receivers at once, though, and Speight has to like his chances if any of the three find themselves in a one-on-one matchup. Edge: Michigan Colorado rush offense vs. Michigan rush defense

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Jehu Chesson has been a potent threat but is still seeking his first touchdown.

The Wolverines’ run defense allowed UCF to pick up 275 yards on the ground last week — most of them on a few big plays, like an 87-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and a few quarterback scrambles. When asked about it earlier this week, both fifth-year senior defensive tackle Matt Godin and redshirt sophomore defensive end Chase Winovich identified communication issues as the main culprit. Michigan will have to be careful not to allow a repeat performance, as Colorado quarterback Sefo Liufau has a proven ability to scramble out of the pocket. The junior quarterback ran for 266 yards and five touchdowns in 2015 and already has 120 yards and a score in

two games this year. The Buffaloes use a stable of backs, with Phillip Lindsay and Kyle Evans getting the bulk of the carries, but have no real standout runners. Still, the group as a whole has averaged 261 yards in their first two games. After having a week to clean up their mistakes though, the Wolverines’ elite defensive line and solid linebacking corps should be able to play up to their usual standard this week. Edge: Michigan Colorado pass offense vs. Michigan pass defense Michigan is still missing senior All-American cornerback Jourdan Lewis, but the rest of the secondary has more than made up for his absence at this point in the season. He remains questionable for this weekend, but senior cornerback Channing Stribling, fifth-year senior cornerback Jeremy Clark and senior safeties Delano Hill and Dymonte Thomas have allowed the ninthfewest passing yards per game in the country even without him. Like the Wolverines, though, Liufau has a three-headed monster of receiving targets at his disposal. Receivers Shay Fields, Devin Ross and Bryce Bobo each have eclipsed the 100-yard mark already this season, meaning Michigan’s secondary will have its hands full. The Wolverines have yet to allow a reception of longer than 28 yards this season, but it’s a safe bet the Buffaloes are poised to change that this weekend. Lewis or no Lewis, this will be the biggest test Michigan’s defensive backs have faced all year, but a wealth of game experience makes them wellequipped to handle it. Edge: Michigan Special teams Apart from one dropped snap by fifth-year senior kicker/punter Kenny Allen, the Wolverines had a near-perfect performance on special teams last week. Sophomore safety Tyree Kinnel got his fingers on two punts, while fifth-year senior defensive lineman Chris Wormley blocked one field goal and altered the path of another. Michigan also recovered a fumble on a kickoff and had redshirt sophomore linebacker

Jabrill Peppers return a punt all the way to the 12-yard line, while Allen went 3-for-3 on field goals to remain perfect for the season. The Buffaloes haven’t had many spectacular displays on special teams so far this season, ranking 68th in the country in ESPN’s special teams efficiency metric. Kicker Diego Gonzalez is 3-for-3 on field goals this season, but he has yet to try a kick longer than 30 yards. Last season, though, Colorado struggled immensely in this area. Gonzalez was just 18-for-29 on field goals and the Buffaloes had field goals blocked in losing efforts against USC and Utah. The Wolverines are not likely to be a good matchup for this unit. Edge: Michigan Intangibles For the second straight week, most of the talk surrounding Michigan’s opponent has stemmed from events that occurred 20 years ago. After former Nebraska quarterback and current UCF coach Scott Frost resurrected memories of the 1997 national championship controversy last week, the Buffaloes now bring memories of the “Miracle at Michigan” — a 64-yard Hail Mary touchdown pass from Kordell Stewart that guided Colorado to an upset of the Wolverines in its last visit to Ann Arbor in 1994. No one at Michigan has had much to say about the game — less than a quarter of players on the roster were even alive when it happened in the first place — but the Buffaloes certainly haven’t forgotten about it, opting to wear 1994 throwback jerseys on Saturday. The Wolverines will have coincidentally entered both games being ranked fourth in the country, but this is far from the same Colorado team that was ranked seventh 22 years ago. Michigan has the second-highest combined margin of victory in the country, and Harbaugh has made it clear that the Wolverines aren’t taking the Buffaloes lightly with the Big Ten schedule on the horizon. Michigan has too much at stake to let a similar letdown happen this weekend. Edge: Michigan Prediction: Michigan 38, Colorado 17

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What to Watch For: Secondary, Michigan run game, miracles By KELLY HALL Daily Sports Editor

As the No. 4 Michigan football team gets ready for its third straight game at Michigan Stadium, the preparation will be slightly different this time around. The Wolverines (2-0) were heavy favorites over both Hawaii and Central Florida, and though they’re still a 20-point favorite over Colorado, the margin is significantly smaller than the ones they have had in prior weeks. Michigan coasted against Hawaii, winning by 60 points, and was challenged slightly more by Central Florida the following week but still ran away with a 51-14 victory. Now, the Buffaloes pose the Wolverines’ first real threat of the season. Here’s what to watch for on Saturday: 1. How does Michigan’s secondary hold up against talented receivers? Secondary coach Mike Zordich has a lot of talent in their group, and it has shown in the first two games. Against Hawaii, senior safety Delano Hill and senior cornerback Channing Stribling each recorded pick-sixes, and the following week, sophomore safety Tyree Kinnel showed his athleticism on special teams by getting a hand on two different punts. Though the secondary has excelled so far this season, Zordich knows that Colorado will put up more of a battle. “They’re better receivers and the quarterback is a much better quarterback,” Zordich said. “He’s a guy that actually has time to throw, and he’s got three or four good guys to throw to.” The secondary fared well in each game, despite the most talented member of the group missing both. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said that senior cornerback Jourdan Lewis sat out against UCF due to an injury different from the one that kept him out of the Hawaii game, which doesn’t bode well for Lewis. As of Wednesday, he was

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Freshman running back Chris Evans and Michigan’s ground game look to recapture the success they had against Hawaii in the season opener, when they rushed for 306 yards.

still working with the trainer, but anything could happen come Saturday. 2. Which part of the offense will the Buffaloes target? Much to the fanbase’s chagrin, Michigan’s running game sputtered against UCF. The Knights loaded the box with five to six players at all times, forcing the Wolverines to go through the air. Redshirt sophomore Wilton Speight ultimately was able to get the job done, throwing for 312 yards and four touchdowns, proving that Michigan’s offense can succeed either way. But Saturday’s game will provide a tougher test for the offense and could expose potential weak points. Colorado was able to stifle Colorado State

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and Idaho State’s attack, holding each team to a touchdown apiece an average of 2.7 yards per play. Its opponents were also only able to convert on third down 23 percent of the time, and though Michigan’s a much different competitor than what the Buffaloes have seen so far, the numbers speak for themselves. 3. Running game concern? If the running game still struggles despite less pressure in the box, it may actually be time for fans to start worrying. Michigan averaged just 2.9 yards per carry against UCF, but had no such trouble against Hawaii. Led by true freshman running back Chris Evans, the Wolverines opened the season by rushing for 306 yards on 39 attempts.

Tuesday, fifth-year senior offensive lineman Kyle Kalis told fans to calm down about the running game, and Wednesday, running backs coach Tyrone Wheatley echoed the sentiment. He was flattered that the Knights took notice of the running game enough to load the box like that, taking it to mean that the Wolverines have nothing to worry about. 4. Will “Miracle at Michigan” memories be refreshed? Though this will be just the fifth meeting between Michigan and Colorado, a great deal of history surrounds the matchup. In 1994, the “Miracle at Michigan” stunned a nearempty Big House. The Buffaloes scored two touchdowns in the

final 2:16 of the game, with the final score coming on a 64-yard Hail Mary pass to end the game. The Colorado receiver, Michael Westbrook, was a Detroit native, and that made things sting even more for Wheatley, who was a running back for the Wolverines at the time. “(I don’t want to talk about it) because I was there and I was on the sideline and I thought we had the game won,” Wheatley said. “To have a Detroit native come in the freakin’ building and steal one from us and go back to Colorado wasn’t a great feeling.” The Buffaloes definitely haven’t forgotten it, and they won’t on Saturday, either — they’ve already announced that they will be wearing 1994 throwback uniforms this weekend.