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The Speight escape Wilton Speight’s late touchdown to Amara Darboh helped No. 4 Michigan survive a physical battle against No. 8 Wisconsin.

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Gov. Rick Snyder (R) speaks at the Let’s End Campus Sexual Assault Summit at the North Campus Research Complex Friday.

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Greek life members, athletic deparment participate in panels Michigan where representatives LYDIA MURRAY & CALEB from Greek life, athletics and CHADWELL state government discussed Daily Staff Reporters rising sexual assault numbers and strategies for eliminating sexual Michigan first lady Sue assault on college campuses. Snyder hosted the second annual The summit featured a variety “Inform. Empower. Prevent. Let’s of speakers and panels, including End Campus Sexual Assault” an athletic panel as well as panels summit Friday at the University of on bystander intervention and

rape culture. Gov. Rick Snyder, first lady Sue Snyder and their daughter, LSA junior Kelsey Snyder, kicked off the event with remarks on the importance of creating a dialogue on sexual assault and working to end sexual assault on college campuses. In his remarks, Gov. Snyder said

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sexual assault has historically been one of the most underrepresented issues in society, and legislatures and colleges need to be doing more to combat it. He said summits like this one are a powerful step forward, but also encouraged people to go out and take action to individually facilitate change. See SUMMIT, Page 2A

During a community conversation on race and campus climate Sunday, University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel listened to student concerns and emphasized the impact he hopes the upcoming release of a University-wide Diversity, Equity and Inclusion plan will have on campus. The conversation, announced on Wednesday, was planned in response to racially charged fliers that were hung in Mason and Haven Halls last week. The fliers, along with a planned debate over the merits of the Black Lives Matter movement,

prompted large student protests throughout the week. Both events occurred a week before the release of the University’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategic plan, a year-long initiative launched by Schlissel last September and slated to be announced Thursday. Schlissel told the crowd that he believes the success of his presidency rests on the execution of the plan, and his ability to improve climate on campus. He also stressed the need to get students involved in resolving campus climate issues, noting low attendance at events. Four forums held by LSA over the past few weeks about their portion of the strategic See SCHLISSEL, Page 3A

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70 percent of students say they would vote for Hillary Clinton CAITLIN REEDY Daily Staff Reporter

During the lead up to the presidential election, The Michigan Daily is polling students about campaign issues every two weeks. This is the second iteration of the survey. This week, the survey was sent to 1,000 University of Michigan students and received 231 responses over a period of five days. The sample was chosen randomly from University undergraduates and reported in the aggregate. The respondents of the survey overwhelmingly identified as Democrats at 51 percent. 17 percent identified with the Republican Party.

The rest of the respondents identified as Independent, Libertarian or did not identify with a party. The responses follow national trends of millennials tending to vote Democratic. Pew Research center found that, nationally, 51 percent of millennials identify as or lean Democratic, compared to 35 percent who identify with the Republican Party. This trend also spans the past few decades, with more and more college graduates identifying as Democrats. Responses to the Daily polling reached 89 percent when asked if they would vote in the upcoming election with the majority responding with See SURVEY, Page 3A

City representatives discuss collaborative efforts in the Rust Belt ANDREW HIYAMA Daily Staff Reporter

Cecilia Muñoz, director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, and a panel of experts from Rust Belt cities in the U.S. drew more than 100 attendees to explore the crucial relationships between municipal, state and national governments for the implementation of the Obama administration’s “place-based” approach to domestic policy. Muñoz, a University of Michigan alum, was also the Towsley Foundation Policymaker

in Residence at the Public Policy School in 2007. The panel was comprised of five public servants from the Rust Belt cities of Youngstown, Ohio; Gary, Ind.; and Detroit, each highlighting the role of cooperation on municipal, state and national levels in the “place-based”approach the Obama administration has taken to domestic policy. Rust Belt cities refer to Midwestern and northern American cities characterized by declining industry and falling populations. Colonel Kevin Riley, the commander’s special assistant for community partnerships in

Youngstown and former United States Air Force Commander, and Abigail Beniston, code enforcement and blight remediation superintendent for the city of Youngstown, described the city’s unique cooperative relationship in tackling the problem of abandoned or vacant housing. Looking for ways to cut down on training costs for the Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Riley made use of the Realistic Military Training Program to kill two birds with one stone. “I have civil engineers who need training on heavy machinery; they See PANEL, Page 3A

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Cecilia Muñoz, director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, leads a panel of federal and local officials in a discussion on work being done in rustbelt cities in Annenburg Auditorium Friday.

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Behind last-minute touchdown, Michigan wins 14-7 JACOB GASE

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The first top-10 matchup in Ann Arbor since 2003 was expected to be a defensive showdown, and with the sun setting over Michigan Stadium in the fourth quarter, it looked like a showdown in which the fourth-ranked Wolverines might come up short. Despite outgaining No. 8 Wisconsin by nearly 200 yards, Michigan had struggled to get anything going after scoring a touchdown on the first play of the second quarter. The Badgers had stopped every drive, sacked and picked off redshirt sophomore quarterback Wilton Speight and capitalized on three missed field goals to put the Wolverines’ backs against the wall. But Speight reached back for one big play — a 46-yard touchdown pass to fifth-year senior wide receiver Amara Darboh with 7:56 to play — and it put Michigan back on top, 14-7. And as it has all season, the Wolverines’ defense took care of the rest. Michigan stopped Wisconsin three times in the final quarter — capped by a one-handed See FOOTBALL, Page 3A

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ON THE DAILY: CHLOË GRACE MORTEZ CAMPAIGNS During the Michigan vs. Wisconsin game, 19-year-old actress Chloe Grace Moretz, known for her roles in the films like “Kick-Ass,” joined the College Democrats to rally University of Michigan students to vote for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. According to AmericaJr, a news and entertainment website, about 250 students registered at the event. “It’s really exciting … to talk to a bunch of 18- and 19-year-old kids who have never registered to vote yet and this is their first vote — as with me, this is my very first vote; it’s exciting,” Moretz said in an interview with AmericaJr. “I think what’s sad is that the other side of this aisle has made this election process really negative. … The whole entire electoral process should be fun and exciting and you should have positive experience with your friends and learn things from both sides.” LSA senior Taiwo Dosunmu, the communications director for the University’s chapter of College Democrats, said the event was handled by Clinton’s campaign campus organizers, but College Democrats promoted the event to its members.

“I attended the event and thought it went very well,” he said. “She spoke briefly about the importance of registering our fellow students to vote and did a good job conveying her enthusiasm about this election and about Hillary Clinton.”

Moretz has also been campaigning for Clinton this week at other Michigan universities such as Lawrence Tech University in Southfield and Michigan State University. According to an interview with People magazine, Moretz

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decided to support Clinton after viewing her college loan reform plan. Clinton’s plan allows families who are earning under $125,000 per year enroll their children in an in-state university with a promise of being debt-free after graduation.

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CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES The Silence Shoot WHAT: A demonstration to bring awareness of bullying, depression and suicide attempts. Students will be wearing red tape over their mouths to represent the silence of those who have been bullied before. WHO: Spectrum Center WHEN: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: The Diag

SUMMIT From Page 1A “This is a great opportunity, but let’s not have this opportunity just be a nice meeting — that’s not the point of today,” Snyder said. “The charge I would give you — the challenge I would say to you — is come out of here with a passion to inform others, to be that role model to empower others.” At last year’s summit, Gov. Snyder first announced the introduction of a $500,000 grant, which could be used by universities to apply for funding for sexual assault prevention initiatives. The University received $20,003, which it used for the Raise the Bar program — an initiative in which local bar employees participated in bystander intervention training. On Sunday, Snyder said he is proud the state is allocating another $500,000 for the same purpose. The University plans to apply for the grant again, but has not yet decided on a project for the potential funding. Snyder, a University alum, said

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Human rights policy lecture series

Utopia and Censorship: Iranian Cinema

The Young Turks on FUSION

WHAT: Lecture series on human rights ideas in North African states, with a focus on 1980s Maghreb. WHO: Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies WHEN: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: Social Work Building Room 1636

WHAT: York University’s Amir Ganjavie to give a lecture on censorship on Iranian cinema in regards to love, sex and tradition. WHO: Department of Near Eastern Studies WHEN: 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. WHERE: 202 S. Thayer

WHAT: Election focused show The Young Turks and FUSION will visit the University to discuss issue specifically facing young people in the upcoming election. WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Union, Rogel Ballroom

the college campus experience is an exceptional part of a young person’s life and development, and that people on campuses across the state need to be interacting with and educating students about sexual assault prevention. “That’s one of the greatest experiences many of us have had in our lives, the opportunity to go on campus, to have that first experience beyond home,” Snyder said. “We need to engage everyone in this dialogue so these young people can have that wonderful experience we all dream about and not have these terrible tragedies interfere with their lives, potentially ruin their lives.” Sue Snyder said the issue is important to her, especially because her daughter Kelsey is a student at the University and she considers Ann Arbor her hometown. “That makes the work we are doing here today especially meaningful,” she said. “That’s what makes this initiative so personal: Our college and university campuses are our students’ homes away from home.”

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Changing the culture surrounding sexual assault and encouraging students to seek help is a primary concern for her, Sue Snyder said. She said it is unacceptable for colleges to have an atmosphere that doesn’t give the proper respect to survivors and makes students afraid to speak up about sexual assault. “Sexual assault has been a taboo topic around the country for far too long, and I am so proud Michigan is a leader in addressing this issue,” Snyder said. Currently, the University of Michigan, Grand Valley State University and Alma College are under investigation for Title IX violations. Michigan State University was also under investigation for two cases, but both were resolved in 2015. In a press conference after the event, Gov. Snyder said it is expected that sexual assault statistics will rise as more people feel comfortable reporting incidents, but the end goal is to see a decrease as assault prevention techniques are more effective. “The goal is to reduce it over time,” he said. “Obviously you can see the numbers increase as you get awareness, but then hopefully prevention starts kicking in and you see that number go down.” Speaking to the University specifically, Kelsey Snyder said unity and transparency between different organizations such as the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center, Central Student Government and Greek life are key. “(From) firsthand experience, transparency is one of the biggest things a college campus can have with the community,” she said. “Just knowing the exact steps to take, having it all laid out, so (students) don’t feel blindsided by anything.” New to this year’s summit was a forum for input from high school students, student athletes and Greek life representatives. Read more online at

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SURVEY From Page 1A “definitely yes” or “probably yes.” When asked if they were registered to vote, 91 percent of the respondents responded ‘yes.’ Seven percent reported that they were not registered, and 1 percent responded as too young to vote. When given the option of every candidate on the ballot, 70 percent of the respondents said they would vote for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. The rest of the group was split mostly between GOP nominee Donald Trump (12 percent) and Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson (11.7 percent). However, when only

PANEL From Page 1A (the city) have a need where they have excess houses that need to come down, so we were able to get a memorandum of understanding signed,”he said. “It required the city to go through quite a few legal hoops to get there, including passing some ordinances to allow us to work on their equipment. They would provide all the supervision, all of the equipment, I would provide the labor and my guys get valuable stick time.” Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson of Gary, Ind., described a similar collaboration in her city when the federal government was able to stretch federal dollars in dealing with urban blight and crime, despite low initial confidence. Using data acquired through cooperation with the Department of Housing and Urban Development and other federal agencies, Freeman-Wilson said she was able to quantify the housing vacancy problem more accurately and spend the limited federal funding in the most useful way. “Shortly after taking office in January 2012, I got a visit from our regional HUD secretary, and he said, ‘I’m from the federal government and I’m here to help.’ And I’m thinking, ‘OK, I’ll entertain him for maybe 30 or 60 days and send him on his way,’ ” she said. “But I’m humbled to say that it really did transform into a wonderful working relationship.” Augusta Gudeman, a first-year

FOOTBALL From Page 1A interception by senior cornerback Jourdan Lewis with two minutes remaining — allowing the Wolverines to hang on for the victory, their first win over a top-10 opponent since upsetting the thenninth-ranked Badgers in 2008. “I thought our secondary was really good (and) our defensive line was lights out,” said Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh. “It was a game ball for (defensive coordinator) Don Brown kind of a game. Very impressed with our defense, with our defensive coaches and with the character of our defensive players and their talent. A-plus-plus.” The game was back-and-forth from the start, beginning with three straight three-and-outs before the Wolverines got on the board first on an 11-play, 77-yard drive that started near the end of the first quarter. It was highlighted by a bizarre sequence where Michigan’s offense re-defined the term “I-formation” by lining up in a 10-man straight line under center on the last play of the first quarter. (They call the formation “Train,” Harbaugh later said.) The Wolverines readjusted right before the snap, with senior running back De’Veon Smith taking the handoff and pushing the pile to the

SCHLISSEL From Page 1A plan had notably low attendance, averaging about 40 people each except for one for staff, which drew 120. Sunday’s gathering had one of the highest reported attendances for a University-sponsored event regarding diversity on campus this past month, with over 180 people. However, student attendance has been much higher at student-run events, such as protests Monday and Tuesday night that drew more than 600 people. During the forum, Schlissel asked how University can engage better with students, asking for

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given the option of Clinton, Trump or “other,” the numbers changed, with 75 percent saying they would vote for Clinton and 15 percent saying they would vote for Trump. LSA junior Enrique Zalamea, President of College Republicans, said the Daily’s polling is reflective of the growing base of supporters Trump has in Michigan. “Mr. Trump polling at nearly double that of the previous Michigan Daily poll is tangible proof of College Republicans’ efforts in advocating the Trump campaign amongst our membership,” Zalamea said. “Just last Friday we took a group of UMCR members to attend Mr. Trump’s Novi Michigan Rally, where his campaign was generous enough to provide us with VIP

seating. Mr. Trump even spoke to us privately before the rally to thank us all for our efforts in volunteering for and promoting his campaign. The rally itself drew an incredibly passionate crowd in the thousands and maintained an energy level unparalleled to any political event I have ever attended.” College Democrats declined to comment. When compared to a poll done by the Daily on Sept. 18, more students said they would vote for Clinton at 74 percent, but fewer reported that they would vote for Trump at 6 percent. Gary Johnson’s support remains steady.

master’s student in the Ford School of Public Policy and the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, said she came to the panel because she thought the problem of urban blight was highly relevant. “I think it’s something that we’re going to see around the U.S. probably more often, and it’s just a really interesting case study, so I was interested in what the leaders had to say,”Gudeman said. “I wasn’t familiar with anyone who was on the panel before coming, but learning about the federal and local level partnerships was awesome.” Describing the city of Gary’s high murder rate, Freeman-Wilson said that the problem was also resolved through collaborating with the federal government. After Freeman-Wilson wrote a letter to then-Attorney General Eric Holder requesting help, Gary became one of the first cities involved in the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Diagnostic Center. “I’m telling you, I have never had an experience as a guinea pig be so positive,” she said. “Our murder rate is half of what it was this time last year, and I’m genuinely afraid to say that publicly because you never know what will happen, but what I can say is that in changing the strategy and getting the collaboration with the federal government, it has caused not just the local government to come to the table, but the county government, the state government and private foundations.” Freeman-Wilson also said one of the biggest hurdles in cooperation

with the federal government is public distrust. “The complication is the attitude that local residents have,” she said. “When we say that we’re part of the Strong Cities, Strong Communities initiative, they’re looking for the big check. And when I say ‘Oh, no, no, there’s no check,’ they’re looking like someone pulled the wool over my eyes.” Muñoz agreed, citing public distrust as one of the Obama administration’s chief concerns. “The thing that the president fears the most is cynicism,” she said. “This notion that things are just broken, and that we can’t make these neighborhoods places of opportunity anymore. He believes that’s wrong, and we have evidence that it’s wrong, and that there is brilliant local leadership and great innovation that people in this country remain capable of. This isn’t so much about the individual programs. It’s very much about the spirit in which the federal government approaches its partnerships with local communities.” First-year Public Health student Camille Maker said she appreciated the panel’s tone of cooperation. “I really enjoyed the emphasis on realizing that you can collaborate together, and it’s not something that you would come towards thought for change from one single direction, or from federal to state level, from state level to community, but that you can all impact every single level between them and you can all separately impact thought for change,” she said.

1-yard line. Redshirt junior fullback Khalid Hill punched it into the end zone for his fifth touchdown of the season on the next play, giving Michigan a 7-0 lead. After that, Speight found himself under constant pressure, narrowly avoiding multiple sacks and throwing a near-interception to safety Luben Figaro in the second quarter. That karma would eventually catch up to Speight, as he was picked off by cornerback Derrick Tindal in the third quarter to give the Badgers the ball in Michigan territory. They quickly capitalized, with Hornibrook finding running back Dare Ogunbowale on a 17-yard wheel route for a game-tying touchdown. Harbaugh absolved Speight of the blame for both of those throws, though, saying the quarterback’s only real mistake came when he took a sack in the third quarter instead of throwing the ball away. “He was making good decisions,” Harbaugh said. “I don’t know how many decisions that is in a game, but if you make one bad one, (you’re) probably in the high 90s, percentagewise.” The Wolverines had numerous chances to seize momentum earlier in the game, but they allowed kicking troubles and untimely penalties to stop them cold. Fifth-year senior kicker Kenny Allen missed both a 31and 43-yard field goal in the first half, and sophomore Ryan Tice missed a

40-yarder when he took over for an attempt in the third quarter. Michigan also took a number of key penalties on punt formations, and it wasted prime field position late in the first half when it recorded both an illegal motion penalty and offensive pass interference on a deep pass to fifth-year senior wide receiver Jehu Chesson. The Wolverines managed to keep the game tied until the fourth quarter, though, and ultimately outgained the Badgers, 349-159. It also benefited from a stellar game from senior cornerback Channing Stribling, who had two interceptions and two pass breakups. Thanks to the defense’s steadiness and the offense’s sudden resurgence, Michigan now has a signature win under its belt after four straight blowouts. “Any time you can beat a top-10 team and kind of let the world know that we’ve got something going on here … it’s special,” said redshirt junior running back Ty Isaac. “It’s not like fluke stuff.” Injury update: The Wolverines lost sophomore left tackle Grant Newsome to an apparent knee injury in the second quarter. Newsome waved off the cart and walked to the locker room with the help of trainers, but Harbaugh said he would likely require an unspecified “surgical procedure.” Redshirt sophomore Juwann Bushell-Beatty replaced him at left tackle.

input from the audience. “Where are the majority of students on the campus, and what more will it take to get everyone involved, woken up and care about this issue?” Schlissel said. “Just having this group here talk, it does us good, but we are not reaching enough people.” E. Royster Harper, vice president for student life, also said she wished more students had attended the LSA diversity forums and other University-sponsored events, and highlighted the importance of bringing everyone together into one space to address issues of diversity on campus. “Look at our community: We are together, we are talking,” she said.

“We are not perfect, but we sure are trying.” Speaking directly to the posters, Schlissel reiterated several of the sentiments in the campuswide email he sent Wednesday, saying while the administration is investigating who was responsible for the posters, it may never find the party responsible. The event was split into three parts: small group conversations, group summary discussions and lastly, a speakout where students were given two minutes to share their opinions about the recent events on campus.

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THE BLACK LEADERSHIP COUNCIL | OP-ED

Open letter to the U of M community

o the University of Michigan Community: In light of recent events, both on and off campus, we are deeply disturbed by the hateful and blatant racism put forth by people who label themselves the alt-right. It troubles us that the individuals of the Black community at the University of Michigan targeted by these posters and flyers are not only being stereotyped by incorrect data, but are also being made to feel unvalued and unwelcomed on the University campus. We acknowledge the statements and appreciate the actions made by both the University and student activists on campus. We understand the University has not yet found the individual or individuals responsible for this cowardly act. However, we wish to bring attention to the fact that there is an alt-right blog that has used the University’s name in its title. Not only does this blog use phrases such as “harass,” “viscously attack” and “humiliate and destroy,” it also states that there is a potential Alt-Right Club at the University. While freedom of speech is important, all student organizations are required to adhere to the University’s Nondiscrimination Policy, which includes all online

media, like blogs. We call upon the University to fulfill its obligations stated in the “Discrimination and Harassment Policy” and the University’s “Procedural Guidelines for Handling Discrimination and Harassment Complaints.” We request the University enforce its commitment to prevent and eliminate impermissible discrimination and harassment of students by conducting a formal investigation of the incident in accordance with the Procedural Guidelines; eliminating both the potential Alt-Right University of Michigan Club and corresponding online blog; monitoring posting walls, boards and other University advertising spaces daily; and formally condemning the altright as a hate group. While taking these actions would help in the short term, it is imperative to long-term and sustainable success that all members of the University community, whether they are students or staff, act in a way that is conducive to realizing the vision for “a campus environment where all students, faculty, and staff feel welcomed and valued. ...” as outlined in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion plan. In order for this vision to be realized, our responses must transcend written statements and lead to concrete action.

The issues and problems surrounding campus climate are too great for a single group to take on alone. As University President Mark Schlissel stated during the Black Student Union meeting on Sept. 29, it is necessary that we work together. While we desire to solve the issues surrounding campus climate, we recognize that a solution to such a large problem will take time. We need time to heal. We need time to listen to and receive input from all members of the Black community to understand what they need, not just what we think they need. Above all, we need time to not only discuss how we can work together to bring about change, but to also discuss what unity in the Black community looks like outside of tragedy and pain. Though we are leaders of various Black student organizations, we do not speak for the entire Black community; we speak so the members of the Black community know that their individual voices matter, that their individual lives matter. The Black Leadership Council at the University of Michigan.

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’ve always had a morbid gratitude, admiring beauty, curiosity with stalking dead admitting love, etc. Sometimes strangers on the internet. when I’m about to cry in public, The first dead stranger I remember in order to avoid it or to deflect stalking was Anna attention away from Svidersky. Svidersky myself I say — ironically, was a 17-year-old of course — that I’ve built girl who lived in a reputation for myself Vancouver, Wash., as someone who doesn’t and was originally outwardly express her from a small town in emotions. Emotional Russia. She worked expressions make me at a McDonald’s and uncomfortable because I was stabbed to death have a hard time “doing” at work less than a my emotions in a way CLARISSA week before her 18th that feels honest. Usually birthday by a random it feels like an “Am I DONELLYschizophrenic man actually feeling this? DEROVEN who was also a Or am I just doing this convicted sex offender. because we have a greeting card I found out about Svidersky’s industry and I watch a lot of TV and murder during the summer of when everyone else performs this 2008 when I was 12 and had made emotion it always looks like this?” a habit out of watching sad videos sort of way. on YouTube, specifically videos I’m thinking about all this set to Avril Lavigne background because last Friday my really good music — I was very moody. I friend had a stroke, and I’m having watched as many slideshows of a hard time “processing.” Among Svidersky set to pop-emo music other things, this friend and I as I could find. After that, I have oddly built our relationship scoured her MySpace page and around this distaste for emotional consumed unhealthy amounts of expression. Neither of us are news stories about her murder. “huggers,” and usually instead of I don’t know why I still know saying that someone hurt or upset us so much about Anna Svidersky. we say they’re “being a fuckhead.” It’s really weird, and it actually We have an almost pathological makes me feel sort of gross. But aversion to sentiment, and I don’t what’s even more unsettling is that think that makes us unique. In fact, I still do things like this: I have an I think an aversion to sentiment is informal list of dead people I don’t actually a uniting factor for people know whose Facebooks I go to our age in this specific cultural when I’ve run out of live people to moment, and I think meme culture stalk. Looking at dead strangers’ best exemplifies this. Facebook pages feels like a kind Memes are about heavy stuff: of pseudo-coping: I use others’ racism, sexism, breaking up with tragedies in order to simulate my partners, feeling like you’re wasting own sadness. But I don’t actually your life, being overworked, know the people, so I don’t actually underpaid and exhausted, etc. care. It’s like poverty porn, only These are serious things that we it’s others’-pain-and-suffering-in- have serious feelings about. But order-to-give-myself-an-artificial- memes are also ironic. There’s no and-controlled-emotionalsuch thing as a serious meme — I response-and-also-assuage-mymean there is, but it’s ironic about distasteful-curiosity porn. the fact that it’s serious. Memes take This strange (and potentially our emotions about heavy things, offensive) habit of mine probably which at times can feel debilitating has something to do with and all-encompassing and even the strangeness of internet embarrassing, and pairs them with immortality. But it likely has more a silly photo in order to make us to do with me as a person and with laugh about our pain, in order to my socialization in a culture that’s make the emotion digestible. incredibly uncomfortable with The use of irony as a coping non-ironic emotional expression. mechanism is nothing new, and Emotional expressions make it’s nothing that’s necessarily me feel awkward: crying in front problematic. I like irony a lot of the of people, grieving, expressing time, but I worry that our use of

irony has become too layered, that it’s become a totality: And by that I mean that we literally can’t say anything serious anymore. (Also, I’m not the first person to worry about this. Check out David Foster Wallace’s essay E Unibus Pluram: Television and U.S. Fiction.) When people say serious things, they (we) worry about sounding cliché. This is a hard thing to worry about because it’s mostly true: Almost everything that isn’t ironic can sound cliché. We have too many behavioral referents, too many cultural examples of people acting out this emotion and this situation for us to feel like we actually decided how we wanted to have and feel and show this emotion. So it feels phony and dishonest to say anything serious, even if you mean it, because you’re unable to articulate if you really feel this way and want to do this thing to express this emotion, or if you’re just doing it because that’s how you’ve seen it done before and how you feel like you’re supposed to do it. It’s a crisis of authenticity. It’s an alienation from the self where we don’t see ourselves as human individuals with agency, but rather subjects within an ideology that says feelings and sentiment are lame, and there’s no way to not be cliché except by being ironic. We see no other way out, so we oblige. Consuming dead strangers’ Facebook pages doesn’t require me to have serious emotions; in fact, I can list it off as an ironic activity I do when I’m asked about that sort of thing. But I think I use it as a way to prove to myself that I can do emotional expression, that I can privately, genuinely feel a thing and that it’s not all just a performance. But when an actual sad thing happens in my life, I don’t know what to do with all my feelings. I get stuck in a cycle of wondering if I actually feel this way or if I’m just performing my sadness this way because this is what it looks like when other people do it. So I don’t cry and I try to avoid talking about the fragility of human life. I say stupid things about meme culture and stalk dead strangers on Facebook. I get stuck in irony.

Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven can be reached at cedon@umich.edu.

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n perhaps one of the most memorable lines from the comical first presidential debate, candidate Hillary Clinton captured all of the qualms I have with Donald Trump: “Well, Donald, I know you live in your own reality, but that is not the facts.” If you didn’t watch the debate because of time constraints, I suggest finding an abridged version on YouTube and ramping up the speed to 1.5x (it actually helps Hillary’s incessant pausing). A word of advice: Try not to get frustrated by Trump’s repeated mansplaining. A PBS article cites 51 interruptions by Donald Trump, as opposed to 17 interruptions by Hillary Clinton. Watching the debate, I tried to not get distracted by the constant interruptions, the incessant raising of voices and the unprofessional digs. As a junior in the Ford School, I focused my attention to all mentions of policy. But something about the way Donald Trump speaks occupied my brainpower. Trump’s speech is so unverifiable that he has complete liberty to say whatever he wants. And that kind of explains his rhetoric, right? By using words such as “perhaps,” “probably,” “private,” “maybe,” etc., etc., Trump is able to say practically whatever fits the moment without anyone proving him wrong. Take, for example, the moment when Clinton pointed out the architect in the audience who was stiffed by Trump after designing a clubhouse. Trump’s only response was, “Maybe he didn’t do a good job and I was unsatisfied with his work.” See that? It’s not that Donald Trump admits he was unsatisfied and didn’t pay the man, it’s that there’s a possibility he maybe wasn’t satisfied. In other words, he shifts the accountability from himself to no one. And that’s a dangerous trait for a presidential nominee. Another example of Trumptalk occurs when he’s asked about birtherism and healing the racial

divide. “I think I’ve developed very, very good relationships over the last little while with the AfricanAmerican community,” he said. “I think you can see that.” The content of this quote perfectly captures Donald Trump’s dismal engagement with African-American voters and communities “over the last little while.” But let’s look at his style of delivery of these so-called facts: “I think I’ve developed,” “I think you can see that.” Once again, we hear Trump abstractly state a pseudofact. It’s not that he’s saying, “I have developed X and Y relationships, as a matter of fact.” Rather, he’s playing with minds of voters with his unverifiable Trump-talk. But why does this matter? I argue that speech and rhetoric forecast the nation we will live in for the next four or more years. So we, the American electorate, must ask ourselves: What kind of nation do we want to live in? Do we want to live in fear for the next four years, forced to hide behind walls, scared of foreign ideas and enemies? Do we want to monopolize on freedom, liberty and equality while erecting borders and barriers? Or would we rather break down walls, lend a helping hand to our neighbors and work together toward a brighter, more tolerant future? Until we stop pointing fingers at the “Others,” and realize that we are the Others, we will continue to divide ourselves. A wall works both ways, and so does divisive rhetoric. Let’s work as a nation to turn our pointed fingers into extended hands to help those around us. Secretary Clinton put it best in her Democratic National Convention speech when she said, “No one gets through life alone. We have to look out for each other and lift each other up.” With job-searching in full swing, I look to the future with one particular goal in mind. My goal is to establish and strengthen empathy in governments at home and abroad. Empathy, once nourished and grown in the hearts of people, has the power

to mitigate conflict, cast away hate and establish love. Empathy gives us the ability to see ourselves in the eyes of our opponents and realize that we’re all not so different. We stand on a common ground, albeit sometimes opposite sides of that ground. But we learn to walk from birth so we can meet in the middle and compromise with our fellow humans. Empathy helps us, as President Obama said at the DNC, conduct a “contest of ideas that pushes our country forward.” In fact, empathy is at the heart of democracy. Now, empathy doesn’t call on people to hold hands, dance around the proverbial campfire and sing “Kumbaya.” Empathy helps us communicate our concerns in a productive manner so that the women and men we electcan find solutions. How can we expect our communities to stay safe, and our friends and families to be content in a supposed Union, if we can’t hear each other out long enough to come to a compromise? To quote The Rolling Stones, “You can’t always get what you want. But if you try sometimes, well you just might find, you get what you need.” So what do we need, America? Well, as I examine the two nominees, I conclude that they’re not running for the same position. No, in fact we have two offices up for grabs. While Secretary Clinton is running for the traditional office of the president of the United States of America, I believe Donald Trump has his eyes set on a new position: president of the Divided States of America. I call upon my fellow Americans to work toward union, not division. Exercise your right to vote and vote with empathy in mind. Remember, we are the Others. Come Nov. 8, I’ll be voting with my Muslim community’s slogan in mind: Love for All, Hatred for None.

Ibrahim Ijaz is a public policy junior.

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‘22’ is the most inventive album yet from Bon Iver

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Justin Vernon gets weird, but stays mostly true to himself the past here lyrically. Vernon’s lyrics have become defined by Daily Arts Writer their vague mystique, but they Take off, if you can, those nonetheless always paint cerebral heavy winter jackets, those well- scenes. Previous landscapes worn boots and that general have mirrored their song titles, sense of brooding, whispering about melancholy the interior and listlessness which the calm, as in define the latter “Holocene,” in months of the year. which he coos, 22, A Million Bon Iver, once an “Christmas night, it Bon Iver impressionistic clutched the light, staple of that the hallow bright.” Jagjaguwar season, certainly Here, he turns his has. face more outward, The pet project of Justin describing his love in distance — Vernon, a native of Wisconsin “Said I would have walked across (and, accordingly, the general any thousand lands” — and hinting sadness which accompanies a at a more restless being, including state subdued by a winter which a distorted vocal of Stevie Nicks’s stretches its arms too far), Bon “Wild Heart.” Iver once defined that particular There will be an easy winter mood. Their very name comparison made between makes reference to it, an alteration 22, A Million and Radiohead’s of the French phrase “bon hiver,” experimental album Kid A. In meaning “good winter.” Though many respects there is a strong the band has never been one to line between the two: both employ subject itself to an exact musical significant vocal distortion, a style, moving from the stripped- departure from once was and a down arrangements of their sense of fragmentation. But 22, A debut For Emma, Forever Ago to Million, while a break, doesn’t feel a fuller, more orchestral sound on quite so violent in its aspirations. Bon Iver, Bon Iver, their music has There is a stronger continuation occupied a clear space. Vernon of the past on this album than Kid himself acknowledged this at a A allows. With enough listens, recent press conference in his the dissonance of the electronic home town of Eaux Claire: “… (T) production calmed, 22, A Million he old records are of this kind of will sound closer to what was than sad nature — I was healing myself the veneer it first gives off. through that stuff. Being sad Take “715 - CReeKS,” which has about something is okay. And then no instrumental and leaves just wallowing in it, circling though the auto-tuned vocals of Vernon to the same cycles emotionally just stand on their own. If you squint, feels boring.” These are not the you can see For Emma, Forever Ago words of status quo. in its empty arrangement. And the Neither is the band’s first album powerful lead single “33 “GOD”” in nearly five years, 22, A Million. recalls the quiet grandiosity of If the immediacy of change doesn’t Bon Iver, Bon Iver opener “Perth.” hit you so clearly on opener “22 Breaking and picking up the (OVER SooN),” the electric field pieces, Vernon keeps certain gems of “10 d E A T h b R E a s T” will fully intact. make it abundantly clear. This The best moments of 22, A is the sound of iconoclasm, of a Million are when Bon Iver can desperate need to break what once combine the bluster of their new was and rearrange the pieces. instruments with the quiet force That contravention is everywhere they previously perfected. “29 on 22, A Million. Most obvious is #Strafford APT” is a clear product the destruction of the song title: of this. For much of the track, one names once quaint and grounded can forget that anthemic songs like (“Woods,” “Calgary,” “Flume”) “10 d E A T h b R E a s T” introduced have become bombastic and the album. It starts with confident confounding (“29 #Strafford whispers and sparse instruments; APTS,” “715 - CReeKS”). a distant pulse of jazz enters But beyond the superficial, like the background every so often, the equally chaotic album cover, accompanied by a meandering there is, too, a clear departure from acoustic guitar so defining of MATT GALLATIN

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the band. The true magic here, though, is the faltering conclusion, when the vocals are artificially cut and distorted as they ascend the scale. It’s a disarming moment of clarity, where the electronic and the stripped-away balance one another lightly, perfectly. Conversely, the most in-yourface electronic distortion can be some of the most fascinating here. The transition between “21 MooN WATER” and “8 (Circle)” finds a wandering saxophone solo turn into a frenzied yelp before landing easily at the introduction of “8 (Circle)” ’s soft synths. It recalls in execution Frank Ocean’s recent foray into the strange: the intro of Blonde’s “Pretty Sweet.” Both are moments of discord which jar the listener, realigning them again with the peaceful directly afterwards. Given the blatantly separate worlds conjured on each of the band’s three LP ventures, determining their relative quality to one another is bound to be a difficult endeavor. For Emma, Forever Ago is a far more emotionally cathartic album than what you’ll find here, but it lacked the kind of skilled arrangements which found themselves on Bon Iver, Bon Iver. The inventiveness of this album is unmatched in their discography — even the words here are new (“Paramind,” or the unforgettable “Fuckified”). Vernon has discussed wanting to create new instruments and sounds, and that’s certainly accomplished on 22, A Million. But what seems to be lacking (and maybe just ever so slightly) is the ethereal quality which settles after a listen to the band’s self-titled masterpiece. However bombastic, this release still feels less impactful and resonant than that one. The sheer beauty of that landscape, constant and consuming, isn’t so here. Perhaps it’s on account of that inventiveness, slightly shading the heart to which Bon Iver are so adept at speaking. Regardless, it’s clear that Bon Iver are still at the forefront of a concept. No matter how static and stretched they make it, the catharsis of Vernon’s pitch, the quiet pulse of the drums and the fleeting instrumentals still strike with an inner force few other bands can even dream of.

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“Man and Wife” explores gender and growing up through short stories side of Detroit and graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in English in 2002, where Daily Arts Writer she studied with English professors Eileen Pollack and Peter Ho “I now pronounce you man and Davies and lecturer Tish O’Dowd. wife.” She then went on to get her MFA You know the deal — white in Fiction from the Iowa Writers’ dresses, flowWorkshop. Katie Chase ers, kissing, an Her title story, exchange of rings, “Man and Wife,” Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. a promise of this draws on heavy Literati Bookstore thing called forever influence from — before a priest, women writFree a rabbi, a judge, a ers such as Edith confession in front Wharton, Alice of loved ones and that distant aunt Munro and Margaret Atwood. you had to invite despite your dis- It’s also inspired by writing that taste for her political views and has revolved around women, the loud chewing. institution of marriage and how it Fiction writer Katie Chase, who marks a female life. is reading at Literati tonight at 7 “I knew I wanted to make work p.m., has crafted her debut col- that reacted in some way to what lection of short stories upon this has been considered ‘female,’ and phrase. Her stories explore the I was excited by the possibilities strange world of marriage tradition of working in more imaginative in terms of gender, family dynamics territory, with creative worlds and and the public and private ways we premises,” Chase said. grow up in a bizarre and arbitrarily “Man and Wife” focuses on gendered world. nine-and-a-half-year-old Mary “The expectations that our soci- Ellen, betrothed to a much older ety, and others, have not just for man whom she has never met. “The women but for men, seem endlessly Hut” tells the story of the narrator’s strange and fascinating to me,” visceral loneliness upon getting Chase wrote in an email interview. her period for the first time. Chase “Fiction, as an endeavor that is wrote that in stories like these, she equal parts intellectual and emo- unpacks “a little more forthrightly tional, seems the proper place to what it feels like to be initiated into probe those thoughts and feelings.” womanhood.” Chase grew up in a suburb outThe work of fiction has the Mid-

‘The Touring Years’ documentary explores The Beatles at their peak Ron Howard’s film shows the middle chapter of the band’s classic story DANIEL HENSEL

of Beatlemania at its peak, provide the rather non-cohesive narrative structure for the film. There’s a little something After their early albums, for all Fab Four fans in “The The Beatles became more Beatles: Eight Days a Week – experimental. In 1965 and 1966 The Touring respectively, they Years,” the new released Rubber documentary Soul and Revolver, by Ron Howard unequivocally two “The Beatles: Eight (“Rush”). Folof the greatest Days a Week – The lowing the most works of art ever Touring Years” famous rock created. They grew group in history up, started taking Abramorama/Hulu from their days drugs and settled Michigan Theater as a Liverpudlian down with wives in skiffle group to large homes. They international became real peosensation only a few years later, ple, agitated at interview questhe film, as the title indicates, tions, needing to take breaks in serves as an exploration of The between their tiresome recordBeatles specifically during, not ing schedules. They recorded before or after, their meteoric less and less. They stopped rise and groundbreaking trans- making films. And, most formation. importantly for the film, tours Through a mixture of video became sources of frustration: (much of which was restored in audience members came to see stunning 4K) and audio footage (and scream at) the group, not and interviews in the present, listen to their music. The Beafrom both obvious subjects and tles played Candlestick Park a few surprising ones, Howard in San Francisco on August 29, is able to string together a cohe- 1966. Nearly a year later, they sive tale of youthful exuberance released Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely and rebellion. The film’s editing Hearts Club Band, an album and structure — kinetic, chaotic Howard upholds with a great and disorganized — matches personal reverence. They didn’t the band itself. The Beatles’ perform in public for two and a brash sound and defining jux- half years. taposition of mopheads in suits The members of The Beatles proved overwhelmingly scin- may find their success a cosmic tillating for its massive base of joke (their humor is a recurdedicated fans. Interviews with ring message in the film), but Larry Kane, a radio journalist their importance nonetheless assigned to follow The Beatles remains. In the mid-1960s, a on tour and provided coverage president had been assassinatDaily Arts Writer

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western touch of Chase’s suburban Detroit upbringing. In one story, “Creation Story,” the female preteen narrator observes her adolescent brother in rituals different than her own. The story is tinged with distinct tones of industrial development and automobile culture. In playing with rites of passage in imaginative space, Chase wrote that the story “Every Good Marriage Begins in Tears” “came more out of research and a desire to put myself, insofar as that is impossible, within the bounds of another culture.” The story is a vodka-soaked narrative that takes place in postSoviet Kyrgyzstan. “I do see so many of the premises and worlds in the book to be exaggerations of reality, not merely their own fictions,” Chase wrote. “I do hope it can make readers see our world anew.” Although the collection enters realms of the uncanny or surreal, the stories hold a kernel of honest fact, humor and strangeness about the grit of what it is to be a woman, bound within the structure of historical rite and tradition. With her fiction, she bestows upon her audience an opportunity for rich imagination — a chance to lift the veil, stories that question the vows, an invitation to enter the history and secrets of not-quite-girls but notquite-women beyond their place as figures atop a cake.

ed, nuclear testing signaled an impending nuclear doom and the civil rights movement had reached its peak. Americans needed escapism, but no one could have predicted it would come from four English twentysomethings with messy hair. But the film only lightly touches on these themes. Howard could have attempted to explain Beatlemania, but he defers to (beautifully restored) archival footage. While little new information is provided by the film — much, even that given by Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney, could be gleaned from a Wikipedia deep dive — its charm is undeniable. But undoubtedly that charm comes from the subject material itself, not from any filmmaking techniques exhibited by Howard. I’ve never been a die-hard Beatles fan. I’ve enjoyed much of their music, especially the middle period, but I could happily go a few months without listening to their tunes. Howard’s film has probably reversed that. A coda, the group’s 1969 rooftop performance, is beyond triumphant. Whether Howard’s film is responsible, I, like many others, feel personally connected to John, Paul, George and Ringo. Their songs are anthems, not earworms. Their style is revolutionary, not silly. And while Howard’s documentary may have its fair share of flaws, I’ll be damned if I didn’t have fun watching it.

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“Pull my fingers.”

The Killers were the end of a golden era

10 years since “When You Were Young,” their work still stands alone

was wearing dog ears made out of paper and black eye pencil on my nose when I finally realized how powerful “Mr. Brightside” could be. It was Halloween of 2015. I was dressed as Mr. Peanutbut-

ter from “BoJack Horseman,” and I was in a Kerrytown basement with a faulty stereo system. The music was great, but the songs would sometimes cut out for minutes at a time — people would trip over a cord or

knock against the speaker the wrong way or something, and we’d be stuck in awkward, disappointed silence until it got fixed. Anyway, “Mr. Brightside” comes on, and if you’re a fan of

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The Killers, you know there’s don Flowers and his Las Vegas no greater rush of excitement quartet rediscovered America, than those opening guitar falling in love with Springsteen, notes. You hear them come out cowboys and beards. of nowhere and it’s just deliriThe result was a record that, ous ecstasy, with despite being an overthe entire room blown mess that too suddenly united in often confused louda sweaty mess of ness and overstuffed jumps and shouts. arrangements with And that was epic power, was still the reaction at this very easy to love. It Halloween party had heart-on-sleeve, — until the speakunselfconscious song ers gave way again. writing, skyscraperExcept, the thing huge choruses and a ADAM is, the lack of music whirlwind of exciteTHEISEN ment on every song. didn’t stop the song. People kept singing the words, Critics at the time hated it (Rob clapping along to the beat and Sheffield infamously gave it turning the basement into a two stars in Rolling Stone), but spontaneous a cappella party it has remained a favorite with that lasted until the real “Mr. the general rock public, espeBrightside” came back with all cially as it feels more and more its synth-pop spectacle. unique as time goes on. There was a run in the midThere’s a small canon of 2000s where everything The recent rock songs that continue Killers made was a pure light to be beloved by everybody, but of golden energy. Hot Fuss, that canon seems to end around their debut, remains one of 2006. There’s “All the Small the most beloved albums of its Things” (1999), “Stacy’s Mom” generation, “Mr. Brightside” is (2003), “Sugar, We’re Goin’ untouchable and anthems like Down” (2005) and perhaps “All These Things That I’ve “I Bet You Look Good on the Done,” “Somebody Told Me” Dancefloor” (2006), to name and “When You Were Young” most of them. come closer than any other And then there’s The Killers, band’s attempts. I think in the and then after that we seem to right place, they could all pass stop. Of course, I’m not saying the broken-speaker test. that The Killers are anywhere And I’ve been thinking about near the last great rock band, “When You Were Young” in but they scored at least 5 or 6 particular lately, because it just major hits, most of which still turned 10 years old, but I don’t light up a party today. Bands in think any rock song since has this era are extremely lucky to had anywhere near the cultural get even one song in that tailimpact that it did. The Killers gate playlist. seem to be this special band And I’m sorry, but honestly, that hit it big with anachronisI don’t have a definitive answer tic, earnest rock ‘n’ roll, and no for why this happened. There other artist has been able to use are definitely fewer people who that formula to recapture the listen exclusively to rock, which level of success they had. means an average band like The album that features Grand Funk Railroad in the ’70s “When You Were Young,” Sam’s or Live in the ’90s can’t score Town, seems hard to imagine some radio play when no one else in 2016. After taking their cues is making good music and get from new wave British dance famous by default. groups like Duran Duran and Major labels, too, aren’t investNew Order for Hot Fuss, Braning in album production like they

used to — I don’t know what the budget for Sam’s Town was, but it sounds expensive, and I really doubt it could have recouped its losses if it were released today. And finally, perhaps, I think we’re seeing the effects of a backlash to the overwhelming straight white male-ness of mainstream rock, and a turn to traditionally more inclusive, yet critically scorned, sounds of R&B and dance music. But I still have hope for the future. Rock music isn’t dying — if anything, with artists still on the upswing of their young careers like Modern Baseball, Hop Along, Mitski, Car Seat Headrest, Parquet Courts, Whitney and PWR BTTM, just to name a few, it might be more vital and varied than ever. Beyond that, The Struts are starting to make a name for themselves with the kind of dumb, fun, beer commercial rock that still has a lot of fans, Walk the Moon scored a hit last year with the Hot Fuss-esque “Shut Up and Dance” and The 1975 quietly became Tumblr teen idols and released I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It, the kind of overblown, ambitious, aspiringto-legend-status record that The Killers were going for with Sam’s Town. As fractured as the music world has gotten in the past few years, there are still some artists who unite us. The Killers remain one of them, standing alone as a rock band even a decade after their peak, and proving that we still love booming anthems and guitar solos. But while, right now, none of the up-and-coming young guitar bands have the special, ecstatic kind of song that pass the broken-speaker test, it would be crazy to count them out. I know we’ll be waiting with open ears when they deliver. Theisen expects to hear “Mr. Brightside” at your Halloween party. For dog costume tips, email ajtheis@umich.edu

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“Luke Cage” is a modern superhero series with morally complex stories The new Netflix Marvel show is both emotional and energetic ington Post, “I will never get tired of seeing a bulletproof Black man. Like Dr. Martin Superheroes are good, and Luther King, like Malcolm X, supervillains are bad. It’s like Medgar Evers or even from black and white. Simple. Chil- hip-hop in terms of Tupac and dren and adults the Notorious B.I.G., alike have read, so many of our heroes collected and aren’t bulletproof, so adored Marvel’s when you have a bulclassic comic letproof hero, even if “Marvel’s Luke books, living you’re not telling a Cage” through heroes political story, seeing that conquer a bulletproof Black Episodes 1 & 2 villains in a man in the world, has Netflix universe that inherent politics.” builds an almost As the first Black All Episodes naive concepsuperhero to lead a Available to tion that, above story in the Marvel Stream all else, juscinematic universe, tice will come Colter’s perforout on top. But mance as Luke Cage “Marvel’s Luke is undeniably inspirCage” does something different ing. Just as the series addresses in its adaptation of the beloved the issue of race, so does Col1972 comic. Set in a dynamic ter, embodying Harlem – and and dangerous Harlem, “Luke everything that comes with Cage” steps into reality, where it – as an integral part of his things aren’t quite as simple character. In episode two, as good and evil. In real life, “Code of the Streets,” Luke even the good guys have a little monologues about one of his streak of bad in them, and the Black heroes, Crispus Attucks, bad guys are just fighting from the first American to die in the a different perspective. Revolutionary War. The series The third Marvel series on allows Cage to express his conNetflix, “Luke Cage” fits into nection with Black history and the Marvel universe timeline by culture, as the script engages picking up a few months after with Harlem’s saturated and the explosive “Jessica Jones” complicated narrative. History, finale. This time, the story music (each episode is named turns over to Jessica Jones’s after a Gang Starr song), sports love interest, Luke Cage (Mike and Black culture are deeply Colter, “Agent X”), a bulletproof embedded in the narrative of man who acquired his superhu- Luke Cage, weaving in and out man powers after a botched of the dialogue and constantly prison experiment. Hiding out being portrayed in visual symin Harlem and living on cash bols and cinematic homages. only jobs, Luke is keeping a Without pushing a political low profile, desperately trying agenda, the series adds to the to run from his past and the current political conversation impending onset of his “gifted” on what it means to be Black in present. “Luke Cage” is a story America. “Luke Cage” succeeds of embracing one’s identity – in bringing depth and adding superhuman and otherwise perspective to a discussion that – and living in a reality where hits close to home for its audithat identity might be ques- ence. tioned, torn down and taken But ultimately, it’s the villain advantage of. Cottonmouth (Mahershala Ali, Writer, producer and show- “House of Cards”), who steals runner Cheo Hodari Coker the show. In a dynamic and (“Southland”) told the Wash- near-perfect performance, Ali’s DANIELLE YACOBSON Daily Arts Writer

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portrayal of a power-hungry bad guy is both gloriously disturbing and enchanting. While he operates far outside the law and possesses the unethical components that characterize him as “evil,” Cottonmouth is a villain who is allowed a complex emotional narrative. At the end of episode two, we see him burst into tears after losing someone from his past, and just for a brief moment, the audience is able to forget his villainy. Despite his murders, his selfishness and his corrupt rise to power, he is not a “bad guy” from his own perspective. He’s just trying to succeed in a reality painted in shades of grey, making Cottonmouth one of the most exciting characters to watch on screen.

The narrative glides effortlessly and swiftly through its arc. The narrative glides effortlessly and swiftly through its 13-episode arc, diversifying the storytelling through unusual and creative cinematic decisions. The series doesn’t shy away from extreme high and low angles, breaks up time with flashbacks and memories, and is able to create high energy action scenes by altering the speed of their shots. Cinematographically, “Luke Cage” has a great deal of texture, pulling in the audience by breaking the fourth wall and allowing them to breathe as shots of a buzzing Harlem gloss over the screen. “Luke Cage” skillfully plays on a wide range of human emotions, eliciting laughs, sympathy and surprise. It pulls inspiration from history while rooting itself in today’s pop culture, making it the perfect series for an all-consuming binge watch.

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Michigan 14, Wisconsin 7

Lewis may have stolen the show, but Stribling won the day

hough Jourdan Lewis will make Saturday’s top10 highlight reels for his late-game heroics, not one player better led the Wolverines to a 14-7 victory over No. 8 Wisconsin than senior cornerback Channing Stribling. To be fair, KELLY Lewis’ pick was HALL nothing short of miraculous. When Badgers quarterback Alex Hornibrook dropped back and launched the ball on 4th-and-10 with just over two minutes left in the game, everyone at Michigan Stadium froze. But Lewis was there — almost too early, curiously floating for what seemed like an eternity before he grabbed the ball with one hand and tucked it in to cut short Wisconsin’s last breath. If it weren’t for Lewis, Wisconsin could easily have been set up at midfield with two minutes of time to reach the end zone. Maybe the game would have gone to overtime. But if it weren’t for Stribling, Michigan may have never been in that position in the first place. Throughout all four quarters, the defense had to hold up the offense. In the first top-10 matchup at the Big House since 2003, Stribling showed up for all four quarters. In the first quarter, he broke up his first pass of the game. In the

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second, he undercut a Wisconsin receiver and picked off the ball, giving the Wolverines possession at Wisconsin’s 44-yard line. In the fourth, he broke up a pass and picked up his second interception of the game. Stribling shifted the momentum when his teammates seemed sluggish. “I can think of two right now that were outstanding, they were testing him deep,” said Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh. “I think he got his hands on four or five balls during the game, which is outstanding, and two interceptions. That’s outstanding for a corner. And he tackled. I thought he had a heck of a ballgame as well.” It’s fair to say that Stribling wouldn’t have had his shining moment today if it weren’t for Lewis, though. Stribling himself put it best after the game: “(Lewis) is an All-American, you’ve gotta go the other way!” But this time, when the Badgers tested the corner without AllAmerican accolades, they got burned. “(Wisconsin) tried to test us early, just figuring out who was the weak link, I guess,” Stribling said. “We didn’t have any, so after that, we worked.” Neither Lewis nor Stribling showboat, but Lewis shows his confidence more outwardly than Stribling does. They’re different people and different players, so that makes sense. But Stribling thinks that that’s

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why others have doubted his level of composure when he knows he’s always been self-assured, even from the first day he stepped on campus. “Kinda back to my freshman year coming in, I had the same kind of confidence,” Stribling said. “When the coaches have confidence in you, the sky’s the limit. Just bringing it back to myself, especially this year, this last year, just making sure I had it.” Stribling later added: “I’m not like a ‘rah-rah’ guy. I mean, I get a little rowdy, but you see JD, you know he gets rowdy. He’s out there. When I get confident, I’m calm, just like, ‘OK, I’m good.’ ” The last time he had two or more picks in a game was his senior year of high school, when he had three. This season, Stribling had a pick-six against Hawaii, but so did Delano Hill, and the Wolverines dropped 63 points on the Rainbow Warriors. The points came from just about everywhere. But this time, the interceptions and pass breakups came against a talented top-10 team with two wide receivers who had already logged more than 200 receiving yards this season. Stribling was asked after the game if this was the biggest performance of his career. “I think so, (but) we still got plenty of games left,” Stribling said. “I think this was a stepping stone for me, proving to myself, proving to I guess a lot of people that I can make plays and do a lot of things, so I just gotta keep going with it.” See HALL, Page 2B

Michigan’s defense bails out kickers to salvage win ‘M’ leaves nine points on the board, but gives up just seven MAX BULTMAN

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Three missed field goals, all within makeable range, all in a close game. That’s what the Michigan football team surrendered to Wisconsin on Saturday, taking nine points off the board against the nation’s No. 8 team. You don’t usually come back from that. And yet, the fourth-ranked Wolverines were still standing Saturday night, when the clouds opened up and gave way to the rain that, if you looked only at the stat sheet, you might have thought was present all game long. How else to explain Michigan’s 0-for-3 showing on field goals in a game in which they needed them? Fifth-year senior kicker Kenny Allen made 81.8 percent of his field goals last season. But in the second quarter, he missed two inside 44 yards, sending his team into the half up 7-0 instead of 13-0. It might sound like a small difference, but in a game that boasted two of the nation’s best defenses, the Wolverines could ill afford those misses. Add in sophomore Ryan Tice’s missed field goal from 40 yards out in

a tie game late in the third, and it’s a minor surprise Michigan emerged victorious from its first true battle of the season. After the game, redshirt sophomore quarterback Wilton Speight tried to take the blame. “Any time you leave points off the board, it’s not the goal, it’s not what you want,” Speight said. “But that’s not on the kicker, that’s on me as the quarterback, and on the offense to get the ball in the end zone.” Speight said it was “unfair” to put pressure on a kicker on a windy day like Saturday, but when a top-five team leaves that many points off the board, it’s almost inevitable. The Wolverines’ defense bailed out the special teams Saturday, buoyed by three interceptions from its cornerbacks and timely pressure on the Badgers’ redshirt freshman quarterback, Alex Hornibrook. Redshirt sophomore defensive tackle Bryan Mone was back, giving Michigan its full rotation for the first time this season, and the benefit was evident. “It was a game ball for Don Brown kind of a game,” Harbaugh said. It may not have had to be,

though. Up 7-0 with just under 10 minutes left in the first half, Allen missed his first field goal from 31 yards. He missed again from 43 yards on the very next drive, his third straight miss dating back to the Colorado game. That led Harbaugh to give Tice a shot when Michigan got into field-goal range on its second drive of the third quarter, this time in a tie game. The Wolverines had gotten as far as the Badgers’ 12-yard line on that drive, but after senior running back De’Veon Smith was stuffed for a loss of one, Speight took a nine-yard sack back to the 22-yard line. Harbaugh singled out that sack — which put the ball at the right hash mark for Tice — as Speight’s only big mistake of the day, even despite throwing an interception. And the Wolverines paid for it when Tice missed wide right. Now, even though his team survived the mishaps, Harbaugh has a decision on his hands. With Allen having lost his form, and Tice an inexperienced walk-on, the Wolverines’ coach said there would be a kicking competition in the coming week. He said that he never thought See DEFENSE, Page 2B

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Fab Five still shapes the conversation

oday, they might not stand out. Five young Black men in baggy shorts, black shoes and black socks with shaved heads isn’t a rarity on the basketball court. Not anymore, at MAX least. BULTMAN When the Fab Five burst into college basketball 25 years ago, that swaggering style was likened to thuggery. Now, it is as much a part of the game as free throws and Dick Vitale. Jalen Rose, Jimmy King, Ray Jackson, Juwan Howard and Chris Webber didn’t just shake up the college hoops landscape, they put it in a blender and left it running for two years. The culture of basketball has shifted in the time since, moving (if ever so slowly) away from norms that call for obedience and order instead of personality. But as symbolic and powerful as a pair of black tube socks can be, they can only go so far. Two more symbols used to hang from the Crisler Center rafters. The reason they don’t can be traced back to what was then, and still is, the plight of college athletes. Marred by an improper benefits scandal that saw the physical embodiments of their time in Ann Arbor torn from the rafters, the Fab Five was temporarily disassociated from the University. But that’s no reason to stop learning from their time here. They remain one of, if not the single, most significant examples of the conflicts between race, money and power in college sports. Saturday, three of the group’s members (Jackson, King and Rose) will visit campus for

HALL From Page 1B Stribling has come a long way since 2013, when former Penn State wide receiver Allen Robinson caught a fourth-quarter pass over him that set up for the gametying score. It sent the game to quadruple overtime, where the Wolverines lost, 43-40. It even inspired Robinson to ink his side with the picture of the catch. It’s unlikely that Stribling would allow something like that to happen again. “He has his confidence back and he’s getting more comfortable with himself and he knows that he’s one of the best, really,” Lewis said. “I know he won’t ever say that, but I know he’s one of the best.” It’s hard to decide which corner will have a bigger impact on the season than the other, and it probably doesn’t matter for this reason: Michigan may have the best two in the Big Ten. Hall can be reached at hallkl@umich.edu and on Twitter @KellyHall20.

DEFENSE From Page 1B handling all three kicking duties (field goals, kickoffs and punting) was “ideal” for Allen, and regardless of whether that is the case, Allen now finds himself in a fight with Tice for the placekicking job. For his part, the fifth-year senior had a solid day punting the ball, pinning Wisconsin inside the 20 four times and notching four punts of 50 or more yards. With a trip to Rutgers looming, the Wolverines may not need a flawless performance from their kickers Saturday. But as Harbaugh pointed out, they will eventually. After the game, Harbaugh was asked about the saying “defense wins championships,” a nod to the way Brown’s unit bailed out the mishaps on Saturday. He said he ascribes to the saying with one caveat. “To win championships,” Harbaugh said, “you’ve gotta make field goals, too.”

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The Michigan basketball teams return to the Nike uniforms with black socks and black shoes this year, the look established by the trend-setting Fab Five.

a public discussion about their legacy, bringing along a history so heavy and complicated it might not fit in Hill Auditorium. It’s a discussion that shouldn’t need its own special event, but almost inarguably does. King, Rose and Jackson will join LSA Professor Yago Colas; as well as journalist Kevin Blackistone, who is a visiting professor at University of Maryland; and University of Houston Professor Billy King at Hill Auditorium for a public discussion called “Fab 5 at 25.” Colas will moderate the event, asking questions to the panelists himself first and then opening it up for questions from the public.

The event is scheduled to last two hours. But what comes of it could endure much longer. “I think what would feel best for me is for this to kind of kick off a conversation, or a series of conversations, that could occur over time on campus about some of the issues that, I think, the team and thinking about the team raise,” Colas said. “Specifically issues of race within college

sports, especially in big-time college sports, and the related issues of money in college sports, educational opportunity in college sports for athletes.” The history of the group has been well chronicled. In addition to their phenom statuses as freshmen, those five players’ radical defiance of the standards to which their predecessors and peers were held changed the culture of the sport. But today, that legacy seems

“What would feel best for me is to kick off a conversation.”

outweighed by what came after they were gone. The Ed Martin scandal rocked the Fab Five’s public perception and temporarily severed its ties with the University. Both wounds are only now really beginning to heal. The Fab Five’s perception is forever shaded by attitudes about their attitudes, critiques that might not have been heard about white players asserting the same intent to control their image. And, of course, the power dynamics that see college athletes generate so much interest and revenue but aren’t allowed to take home a penny of it. Those issues have only

increased in importance in the time since the Fab Five left campus. At a time when the debate of whether college athletes ought to be paid rages strongly, the Fab Five’s story is as important as ever. Someday, the benefits causing the scandal may no longer be deemed improper. Presumably, some students will be in attendance Saturday, some who are athletes and some who aren’t. Colas thinks both groups will have plenty to take away from the event, but for those who fill the bleachers on game days, there could be something extra to gain. “I guess in a certain way, I do feel that, just because there are more students who aren’t athletes … I’d say there’s more urgency to the sort of vast number of students who are fans of Michigan athletes, to hear the stories of athletes and open themselves up to the experience emotionally of recognizing the humanity of the athlete,” Colas said. Even while Jalen Rose calls for re-hanging the banners that were taken down in the wake of the Martin scandal, there is other change at stake on Saturday, change that extends beyond the rafters of Crisler Center. What that looks like remains to be seen. Colas said that after the event, they organizers will look at the reaction and go from there. And even with the urgency Colas referenced, there’s still time for nuanced thought. Debates on money, race, power and amateurism aren’t going away, and this event invites Michigan back to the center of them. No one is saying that these are issues that can be solved with a conversation. But they can’t be solved without one. Bultman can be reached at bultmanm@umich.edu and on Twitter @m_bultman. Please @ him.

Game-winning pass redeems passing game JAKE LOURIM

Managing Sports Editor

In the third quarter of the Michigan football team’s game against Wisconsin, Bo Dever found his friend Jehu Chesson on the Wolverines’ sideline and tried to stay positive. Dever, a former wide receiver on the team who is now a graduate assistant, told Chesson, now a fifth-year senior wideout, that the breakthrough was coming. “Man, something’s gonna crack,” Dever told Chesson. “We gotta keep pounding. It’ll crack, it’ll crack.” Up until that point, there wasn’t much evidence to suggest Michigan’s passing game was close to a go-ahead score. On the first series of the second half, redshirt sophomore quarterback Wilton Speight threw his second interception of the season. On the next two drives, the Badgers stopped the Wolverines with third-down sacks. And yet there were Dever and Chesson, already sensing paydirt. “It had to come,” Chesson thought. Then, midway through the fourth quarter, with No. 4 Michigan still locked in a 7-7 tie with No. 8 Wisconsin, Speight hit Darboh with a 15-yard slant pass on 3rd-and-7, keeping the drive alive at the Badgers’ 46. Passing game coordinator Jedd Fisch called a play Chesson referred to as simply “All Goes.” The pass was supposed to go to senior tight end Jake Butt, who ran a post over the middle. But Speight saw Darboh on the weak side, matched one-on-one with Wisconsin cornerback Derrick Tindal — who grabbed the interception earlier. “That’s probably the best scenario that, as a quarterback, I could hear is one-on-one with Amara Darboh,” Speight said. “I got back at the top of my drop and saw that he won on his release. And it was still solid coverage, so I knew I needed to put it in one spot and

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Fifth-year senior wide receiver Amara Darboh (far left) caught a 46-yard, game-winning touchdown pass to ease concerns about some early mistakes.

one spot only, and he made a great play.” Redshirt junior running back Ty Isaac blocked Wisconsin defensive end Alec James long enough for Darboh to beat Tindal down the sideline by a full stride. Speight’s eyes shifted from Butt to Darboh. Tindal had no help from the safeties. “You’re just kind of holding your breath there the last splitseconds of the play to see that it doesn’t get deflected,” said Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh. Seeing his man wide-open, Speight floated a perfect pass to Darboh, who snatched it away from Tindal and waltzed into the end zone. The Wolverines won by that margin. That was by far their highlight against a swarming

Wisconsin pass defense, but it was enough. Of Michigan’s first 12 drives, two resulted in touchdowns, and the other 10 stalled on passing plays — three sacks, one interception and six incomplete passes. The drive before the touchdown ended when Darboh bobbled a pass and then dropped it after a hit by D’Cota Dixon. The next series was redemption for Darboh, too, Michigan’s leading receiver with 87 yards. “The kid has ice in his veins, so he’s very clutch,” Chesson

said. “He got the game-winning touchdown throw, so we’re very, very, very lucky to have him on our sideline.” The Badgers sacked Speight on third down on each of the two previous drives — two of their four sacks on the day — and before that came the interception, when Speight threw a low ball over the middle into traffic and Tindal grabbed it. On several other occasions, Wisconsin’s aggressive defense gave Michigan problems. The Badgers blitzed often

“The kid has ice in his veins, so he’s very clutch.”

out of their 3-4 front, and the back end of their defense swarmed to the ball and limited the effectiveness of the Wolverines’ usual screen and crossing routes. But in the fourth quarter, Chesson still felt like Michigan was gaining traction against Wisconsin’s cornerbacks. Harbaugh was confident in Speight’s ability to throw deep, and Darboh liked his matchup. The final result validated all of their beliefs. “I was just very excited when I saw (Darboh), very excited when he caught that touchdown because that meant we went up by six, made the extra point, up by seven, and we’re winning the game,” Chesson said. “So it finally cracked.”

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‘M’ wins second straight, tops Penn State Wolverines score twice in second half, beat Nittany Lions for first Big Ten win

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Wolverines fall twice MATTHEW KENNEDY

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If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That’s the short version of what Michigan men’s soccer coach Chaka Daley told his team at halftime of Sunday’s game against Penn State. It was scoreless at the time, but Daley sought to convince his team success was coming. “If things are going the right way, which they were the first half, we just told them to stay the course and keep going, and goals will come if we keep playing the way we’re playing,” Daley said. “And more importantly, keep competing the way we’re competing.” And the goals did come after the half. Michigan (1-4 Big Ten, 2-6-3 overall) put away two chances in the final 45 minutes, notching its second straight win and first in the Big Ten this season by a score of 2-0. The first goal came early in the 63rd minute, when freshman forward Jack Hallahan scored from the top of the box, finishing a chance perfectly into the left corner of the goal. “Honestly, it was overwhelming,” Hallahan said. “We needed a goal and I knew that we were struggling to get a goal. We were at them all game and it was just joy, relief, everything in one.” Ten minutes later, Francis Atuahene added another to the Wolverines’ tally. The sophomore forward put up six shots, but finally connected with a header from senior forward Rylee Woods’ high cross that came from 30 yards out. After notching its inaugural victory Wednesday against Detroit, Michigan’s momentum carried over to Sunday. Early in the contest, it forced a fast pace, creating a flurry of quality shots

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Sophomore forward Francis Atuahene scored an insurance goal for Michigan in Sunday’s 2-0 victory.

and — playing to the strength of their forwards’ speed — exploited Penn State’s (2-2-0 Big Ten, 4-5-1 overall) weakness in that department. The Wolverines registered 18 shots, seven of which were on goal, including five in the first half alone. The total exceeded their average shots per game of 16.2, which ranked 14th in the nation and second in the Big Ten coming into the game. Michigan’s best scoring chance of the first half was in the 42nd minute, when Atuahene finished a ball off a service from Woods, only for the goal to be negated due to an offside call.

The Wolverines pressured the ball, controlling the possession predominantly in their opponents’ half. Any semblance of a Penn State offensive stand was quickly thwarted and converted into a strong counterattack. With Michigan’s offense and defense working cohesively, it took until the 81st minute for the Nittany Lions to get their first shot on goal — a testament to the Wolverines’ stout defensive effort. Senior center back Lars Eckenrode credited the coaching staff for assembling an extensive scouting report that pinpointed Penn State’s offensive game plan.

“We were at them all game and it was just joy, relief, everything in one.”

“We listened to the coaches, we put that into action today, and it really showed that as long as we listen and have trust in our coaches with things that they ask of us, then we’ll have a tight defense,” Eckenrode said. “And we followed through with the game plan.” Daley added that stopping midfielder Connor Maloney and forward Dayonn Harris — coined Penn State’s “danger guys” — was a priority that was achieved. Yet even with the healthy two-goal cushion, the Wolverines continued to attack, adding three more shots in the final minutes. “We’ve had previous games where we’ve been up by two and then drew 2-2,” Hallahan said. “We knew that we had to grind it out and we couldn’t take our foot off the gas.”

Coming off a home loss to No. 4 Penn State last weekend, things were not looking up for the Michigan field hockey team. Rather, things were looking east. The ninth-ranked Wolverines (2-2 Big Ten, 7-4 overall) traveled to the East Coast this weekend for a pair of games against two top10 teams: No. 8 Maryland (3-1 Big Ten, 8-3 overall) and No. 2 North Carolina (3-1 ACC, 9-2 overall). The team was hoping to add more quality wins to its resume, but instead found itself disappointed and overwhelmed. Michigan began its weekend Friday in College Park with a Big Ten battle against the Terrapins. The Wolverines got on the scoreboard first, when redshirt junior Carly Bennett knocked a loose ball into the back of the net. Michigan continued to outshoot Maryland the rest of the half, but was unable to score again, and went into halftime with a 1-0 lead. The Terrapins came out of halftime strong, scoring eight minutes into the half after a penalty gave them a corner attempt. Ten minutes later, though, freshman Meg Dowthwaite notched a goal, giving the Wolverines a 2-1 lead. The lead wouldn’t last long, though, as Maryland’s Welma Luus knocked the ball in from just in front of the cage. The Terrapins continued to sustain pressure for the rest of the half, and outshot Michigan 12-7 in the second half. But neither team scored again in the half, and the eighthand ninth-ranked teams in the country went to overtime. Overtime began just as regulation ended, with Maryland dominating play. Junior goalkeeper Sam Swenson made three early saves in the period, but her heroics eventually came to an end. Three and a half minutes into the period, the Terrapins knocked the ball past Swenson, and the

Wolverines’ hope for another top10 win faded away. Despite the disappointing result of its match in College Park, the Michigan field hockey team realized it had another game to play, senior midfielder Eliza Stein said. The Wolverines headed two states south to Chapel Hill, N.C., to face off against North Carolina. The two teams previously met in August, when Michigan defeated the then-first-ranked Tar Heels, 1-0. Early on, the Wolverines showed signs of repeating their performance against North Carolina, with Stein scoring unassisted nine minutes into the game. Eight minutes later, though, the Tar Heels improved upon their earlier performance with a tying goal by Eva van’t Hoog. The remainder of the half was pretty even, with Michigan outshooting the home team, 7-5. “I think we got off to as good of a start against UNC as in the first game,” Stein said. The Wolverines were in a good position going into the second half to score another quality win over the Tar Heels. But, it wasn’t to be. Four minutes into the half, North Carolina struck again, giving the Tar Heels their first lead over Michigan this season. Emma Bozek scored off a penalty corner, and it didn’t stop there. Over the next 30 minutes North Carolina scored three more times, including twice more off penalty corners. A potential marquee Wolverine victory quickly turned into a blowout, and the Tar Heels avenged their season-opening loss with a 5-1 demolition. Michigan now has a reprieve from top-10 opponents. Its next game is at home against Rutgers, and even despite the results from this weekend, the team is still confident in the rest of the season. “I think we can still compete for a national championship,” Stein said. “This doesn’t change that.”

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‘M’ performs well at Ohio exhibition In fall scrimmage, Wolverines assess abilities for upcoming spring season JENNIFER KUSCH For the Daily

The Michigan rowing team set out on the water in Columbus this weekend with Olympians in the spotlight. With Rio de Janerio experience behind both teams in contention, the Wolverines scrimmaged Ohio State on Sunday, helping them to assess their abilities in the fall season. The Wolverines had Olympians to sport, with three former team members joining the coaching staff following their return from the 2016 Olympic Games. In the water, the Wolverines faced off in pairs rowing against 2016 Olympian and Ohio State athlete Elodie RaveraScaramozzino in her Olympic event — women’s doubles skulls rowing. Michigan competed well against the Buckeyes, with strong performances in the race’s 2x4.5-kilometer format carrying the team’s momentum following last week’s successful performance against Eastern Michigan. Since the team’s primary competitive season is in the spring, this scrimmage allowed the Wolverines to gauge their performances in a more relaxed environment. While the team’s major races in the spring are in boats of four to eight athletes, Sunday’s scrimmage featured six boats with two rowers each and three boats of eight rowers. The isolated nature of the pairs rowing allowed the athletes

to assess their performances closely, allowing for growth and targeted practices to improve their performances as they approach more significant meets. The boats were released in a staggered fashion, also known as head-style. Because of this, the boats could not visually compare themselves to each other in order to gauge their performance and were left to race against the clock. Sunday’s conditions were favorable to the Wolverines, as they remained successful under sunny skies in Upper Arlington, Ohio, as the duo of Katie Wright and Kendall Brewer finished first overall in the pairs races with a combined time of 35:52 in the two 4.5-kilometer races. While they finished the first race with an 18-second lead over the Buckeyes’ leading boat, their second race finished with a closer gap of only six seconds, with Ohio State taking second again. Michigan also raced three eights boats against one Buckeye eights team. Ohio State came out on top in the first eights race with a time of 15:14, but Michigan senior Alexis Jones coxed the Wolverines to the front of the pack with a time of 15:57, finishing eight seconds ahead of the Buckeyes’ second place boat. “I thought it went well,” said head coach Mark Rothstein. “It’s the beginning of the season, so it’s early, and there’s a lot of development happening right now.”

“It’s early, and there’s a lot of development happening now.”

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Senior forward Nicky Waldeck helped Michigan control the game and topple Maryland, 3-1, on Sunday at U-M Soccer Stadium.

Wolverines off to historic Big Ten start CHRISTIAN NEUBACHER For the Daily

After a 3-1 win over Maryland on Sunday, the Michigan women’s soccer team is off to its best start in the Big Ten in program history. “It feels really good,” said senior forward Nicky Waldeck. “I’m excited about it, but we’re gonna keep the same mentality, focusing on the next game.” Michigan (5-0-0 Big Ten, 9-1-1 overall) came into the game with six straight wins and an undefeated record at home. The Terrapins, on the other hand, have struggled considerably this season, winning only one game in September and just three overall. Michigan quickly set the tempo for the game, dominating possession through the first 10 minutes, and giving Maryland few opportunities to score.

With 22 minutes left in the first half, the Wolverines broke the deadlock. Waldeck, who had already generated a couple of chances during the half, passed the ball to sophomore midfielder Jackie White, who scored her first goal of the season. With this goal Michigan also continued its streak of scoring the first goal in each of its games. “It felt really good,” White said. “Nicky did all the hard work ... all I had to do was to tap it in.” The Wolverines continued to dominate play throughout the half, but the Terrapins still managed to generate a dangerous scoring opportunity when forward Chelsea Jackson shot the ball just past Michigan’s goal. Two minutes before the half ended, the Wolverines managed to extend their lead to

two goals. Sophomore forward Reilly Martin drove through Maryland’s penalty box, passing the ball over to junior midfielder Emma Groffsky, who tapped the ball into the Terrapins’ net. The goal was also Groffsky’s first of the season. Despite the 2-0 lead, Michigan coach Greg Ryan did not want to change his team’s style of play in the second half. “We wanted to go after them in the second half,” Ryan said. And a mere five minutes into the second half, the Wolverines would capitalize on their coach’s words. Martin, who had assisted on the second goal, managed to shoot the ball past Maryland’s goalkeeper, extending Michigan’s lead to three goals. While it did seem that the Wolverines settled down their offensive attack to maintain their lead after that point, the

team still generated a handful of chances, including a standout attempt toward the end of the half by freshman forward Brooke DeSantis. Not until the Wolverines changed goalkeepers did the Terrapins finally dent their score line. After redshirt sophomore Sarah Jackson went off, junior Megan Hinz gave up a goal on a corner kick in the 79th minute. Despite some lastminute opportunities for the Wolverines, neither side was able to further alter the scoreline, keeping the game at 3-1 in Michigan’s favor. The Wolverines have now won seven straight games this season, something that Ryan attributed to team chemistry. “This is a team that is very positive, and they’re outlooking, has a lot of fun playing,” Ryan said. “It’s as good as it’s been since I’ve been here.”

4B â€” Monday, October 3, 2016

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