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One year later: Flint residents reflect on lasting impact of crisis While high profile donations and attention have slowed, issues remain RIYAH BASHA

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The water in Laura MacIntyre’s home still comes out murky. Or sometimes, likely thanks to cityinstalled tap filters, it doesn’t come out at all. MacIntyre, a University of Michigan-Flint sociology professor, was born and raised in Flint and moved back in 2008. She’s lived through recessions and subsequent proclamations of the city’s return from funding gaps and what she called a history of neglect. But the discovery of lead in the city’s water more than a year ago was the last straw for her. “There’s just something about this that’s just, it’s … it’s finally worn me down,” she told local camera crews back in April. Nearly six months later, life in

Flint has carried on fairly normally for MacIntyre — or as normal as it can be. Her family still drinks, bathes in and washes clothes with bottled water. Her children receive coloring pages at school reminding them to improve their nutrition and hygiene. Her home’s pipes continue to disintegrate into the walls, and daily life, she says, is rife with a lack of clarity from the government. “We’re not getting straight answers,” she said in an interview. “We’re scared all the time.” A large number of Flint residents, including MacIntyre, do not believe local officials’ assurances that city water — now sourced from Lake Huron through Detroit’s water supply — is safe to drink, though crews of construction workers under directions from Mayor Karen Weaver are working to

replace houses’ piping systems. Cases of water bottles are still common sights everywhere in the city, as are citizens coping with infectious diseases; just as headlines of a deadly two-year spate of Legionnaire’s disease seemed to stop, a recent outbreak of shigellosis made the news earlier this month. Throughout the water crisis, institutional acknowledgement of health issues stemming from the water supply was often delayed. Government officials from Weaver to Gov. Rick Snyder (R– Mich.), all the way to President Barack Obama, who visited in May, have appeared before audiences drinking glasses of Flint water in bids to prove its safety. “We have all sorts of people coming in for a hot minute,” MacIntyre said in reference to the

parade of activists and politicians rolling through Flint. “The story being told now, though, is that we’re fine.” For residents, what’s most toxic in the city runs deeper than any network of pipes, and can’t be fixed by chemical treatments — many say over the last two years, they’ve lost what little trust remained in city and state government. Local activist Nayyirah Shariff cited demographics in explaining the bleak conclusion she and her neighbors have reached about Flint, where 57 percent of residents are Black and 40 percent live under the poverty line. “It’s a dangerous public policy model,” she said. “If you’re poor, you lose access to democracy.” What went wrong The timeline of the water crisis, See FLINT, Page 3A

Professors and students work to find houses with lead pipes

Google and University of Michigan partner to find vulnerable locations BRIAN KUANG

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When approached by Google and the University of MichiganFlint to collaborate on a mobile app advising Flint residents on lead risk levels in their homes, assistant prof. of Engineering Jacob Abernethy and Business prof. Eric Schwartz saw both a critical gap between available data and the city’s recovery efforts — and a way to fix it. Of the approximately 35,000

occupied structures in Flint, only about 7 to 10 percent are estimated to be affected by lead contamination, largely due to the usage of private water service lines with lead in the pipes which connect individual homes to citywide water mains. However, Schwartz said records on service line composition were incomplete, tests were unreliable and no specific pattern of lead contamination could be discerned from maps. See DATA, Page 2A

More than 2,000 participate $4.1 million grant for Wolverines Detroit raises questions in eighth MHacks competition lay historic

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University students and professor express concerns over local impact MATT HARMON Daily Staff Reporter

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced last Monday that the city of Detroit and the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, a nonprofit organization consisting of public authorities that manage economic development efforts in the city, will receive a $4.1 million grant to improve the I-94 Industrial Park on the city’s east side. City officials, including Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Detroit City Councilmember Scott Benson, have stated these efforts are meant to attract manufacturers to the industrial park and create more jobs for Detroiters. However, research conducted by Margaret Dewar, professor of Urban Planning at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban planning, has cited that the jobs are not guaranteed to eligible local workers — a

concern echoed by University of Michigan students from Detroit. The grant allocates $910,000 for the hiring of an Economic Recovery Coordination Team to oversee industrial site renovations and support manufacturing branches making the move to Detroit. Additionally, almost $3.2 million is slated for renovations to redevelop and expand Georgia Street, a key access point in the area that could be utilized by large trucks to ship goods. Dewar said the money does come with notable positives, noting that the city would benefit from having the federal government front the amount for the infrastructure, and that the grant is capable of creating positive effects for Detroit’s immediate economy. “I think it’s terrific that the city got that grant because what has to happen in that industrial park is that the infrastructure needs to be updated,” Dewar See DETROIT, Page 3A

Student-run event features wide range of tech. projects KEVIN LINDER

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Hackers from all over the country gathered in downtown Detroit on Saturday to code,

design, collaborate and invent for MHacks 8, a 36-hour event run by University of Michigan students. Part of Major League Hacking, a national collegiate hackathon league, the event provides a

platform for individuals to come together to build or code projects within the 36-hour period. According to event organizers, about 2,000 people attended — See MHACKS, Page 3A

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No. 4 Michigan scores 11 touchdowns, goes for two on one in 78-0 win MAX BULTMAN

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MHacks participants begin creating their projects, which will be completed in 36 hours, at midnight Friday at the Masonic Temple in Detroit.

PISCATAWAY — There was a turning point, Jim Harbaugh said. That’s not something you often hear in a game like Saturday’s. In fact, it’s not often you see a game like Saturday’s. The Michigan football team scored 78 points, twice the number of total yards it allowed to Rutgers. In case it doesn’t go without saying, the Wolverines shut out the Scarlet Knights (0-3 Big Ten, 2-4 overall) on their own field Saturday, winning 78-0 and driving out a heavy majority of the fans well before the final whistle. But about that turning point. Harbaugh said it came when Jabrill Peppers — his redshirt sophomore See FOOTBALL, Page 3A

Jersey Score Jabrill Peppers found the end zone twice in his homecoming game, and Michigan rolled to a 78-0 rout in Piscataway

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ON THE DAILY: RUTH’S DISCOUNT MORE SIZZLE THAN STEAK The University of Michigan football team’s 78-point win against Rutgers may also blow out the budget of Ruth’s Chris Steak House in Ann Arbor, which promised a sale based on Michigan’s margin of victory before Saturday’s game. The sale gives customers a percentage discount based on the number of points the football team scores. “Attention #UMfootball fans! When Michigan wins, you win!” the restaurant’s Facebook post said, with over 200 likes. However, the steakhouse may have overestimated Rutgers’ performance — Michigan’s win over the Scarlet Knights was the Wolverines’ largest margin of victory since 1940. However, the restaurant later clarified and said it had a 50 percent cap on the promotion. They edited their promotion on Facebook after the game to reflect this detail and apologized for not making it clearer

to customers. “...Apologies the discount cap at 50% was not clear in this initial post,” the management said on Facebook in response to an upset customer. “This amazing promotion

was launched with a cap of ‘up to 50% off’ the food portion of the bill and we’ve updated this post to reflect that.” As of 2 p.m., the restaurant’s Facebook says they’re booked solid

in reservations. Restaurant-goers and fans alike discussed the sale on Twitter. The deal was planned to continue for the rest of the week until Thursday.

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LSA senior Eliza Cadoux performs “Trauma Rite,” a public performance piece on reactions to learning someone is a survivor of sexual assault, for her honors thesis in Women’s Studies on the corner of North University St. and State St. Friday.

CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Humanists in the Ford School conversation

WHAT: Three Ford School of Public Policy professors will have a conversation related to informational science and technologies in policy. WHO: Institute for the Humanities WHEN: 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Institute for the Humanities, Osterman Common Room

National Coming Out Week events

WHAT: The Spectrum Center will host a series of events for National Coming Out Week, including a LGBTQ graduate student mixer and a group dialogue about sexuality and attraction. WHO: Spectrum Center WHEN: 12 a.m. to 7 p.m. WHERE: UGLi, Rackham, West Quad

DATA From Page 1A This, both professors said, puts the state’s current effort to replace lead service lines in a precarious situation, because of difficulties in identifying which lines to replace. With limited resources, replacing all the service lines in the city would be unrealistic, and would delay replacements for homes that are actually contaminated, Abernathy said. “You have 20 million dollars and you can maybe dig up 5,000 homes in Flint,” Abernethy said. “There’s 55,000 (occupied and unoccupied) homes in Flint; which ones do you choose? You can’t answer the question if there’s a service line buried under the ground that costs $500 to dig up and test.” However, Abernethy and Schwartz’s work aims to solve this issue through statistics. Drawing on a large team of engineering students from the recently formed Michigan Data Science Team, which they advise, they set out to build a predictive statistical model based on

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Diversity Includes Disability panel

WHAT: A discussion will be held about the many intersectional aspects to diversity, particularly focusing on the disability community. WHO: Council for Disability Concerns WHEN: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Hatcher Graduate Library, Gallery, room 100

Psychology Career Opportunities Fair

WHAT: A Psychology Career Fair will be held for graduating students with Psychology degrees. Employers visitings include SAPAC and Americorps. Programs include Ed Psych & Technology and Survery Methodology. WHO: Department of Psychology WHEN: 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. WHERE: East Hall, Atrium

existing data to identify which Flint homes’ service lines are most likely contaminated. “We didn’t really have an idea, but the moment we started seeing the datasets, that’s when it really clicked,” Schwartz said. “That there was a lot of value we could add, and that this was a perfect opportunity for students to get involved and actually make a difference.” In March and April 2016, the team acquired large sets of construction and environmental data on each individual residential plot in Flint from agencies such as the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency. Beginning in May, student teams from MDST began to apply machine learning techniques to determine what variables would carry the strongest predictive value for lead contamination. The students’ findings, while not intuitive, have proven insightful to the service line replacement, Schwartz said. Students found that homes built in certain non-consecutive years would have especially high risks

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Music and the Brain

WHAT: Aniruddh Patel, neuroscientist and psychology prof. at Tufts University, will present on music’s emotional effects. WHO: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute WHEN: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: North Campus Research Center Complex Building 16, room B001E

The German Experience: Berlindulge Yourself WHAT: A fair will be hosted by North Quad Max Kade students to celebrate and experience German culture. Food will be avaiable. WHO: Germanic Language and Literatures WHEN: 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. WHERE: North Quad, space 2435

of lead contamination, likely the result of shortages in copper — which is normally used to build service lines — during those years, causing lead to be used as a substitute material in service lines. Specifically, homes built during the latter years of World War II are at a significantly elevated risk for lead contamination because the war effort caused shortages in copper. A similar risk cluster has also been identified for homes built in the 1920s. Schwartz also said student work has begun to suggest the location of a home in Flint also serves as a predictor for contamination. While the team is still uncertain on the cause of this correlation, he suggested the location of a home is likely serving as a proxy for another variable that is yet to be identified, such as lead contamination in non-lead pipes caused by seepage from the environment. By coordinating directly with the Flint Water Interagency Coordinating Committee, Schwartz said his student team has been a factor in identifying and removing approximately 200 contaminated service lines. He added that projects such as these allow students to make significant impacts to society while still on campus. “As data science and big data are becoming increasingly popular and entering the curriculum, it’s projects like these that really expand the kinds of problems we can solve, the kinds of contributions we can make to business, to organizations, to society,” Schwartz said. MDST member Arya Farahi, a Physics Ph.D. candidate, said the Flint project has helped transform the student organization from a competition-focused team into a more impactdriven organization. “It was basically a competition team before getting the Flint data,” Farahi said. “It was the first time we were not doing competition; it was the first time we started doing collaboration.”

John U. Bacon @Johnubacon Ian Hunter and The Rant Band

Wait, I’m confused: Michigan just scored a TD on a spectacular play, but it did NOT involve Peppers? Is that allowed?

WHAT: Music legend Ian Hunter will perform classic hits from his long rock music career. Hunter is famous for his 2012 song “When I’m President.” WHO: Michigan Union Ticket Office WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: The Ark

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WHAT: A part of LatinX Heritage Month, there will be a showing of NO MÁS BEBÉS about a group of women suing the United States government. There will be a discussion afterward. WHO: Department of American Culture WHEN: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Hatcher Library, room 100

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DETROIT From Page 1A said. “That’s incredibly high capital cost for any jurisdiction. The city of Detroit is hard up and will benefit greatly from having the federal government pay for that infrastructure.” Art & Design freshman Kevin Moore, who grew up on the west side of Detroit, was not a stranger to the effects of unemployment as a child. His mother went through periods without work due to her role as caretaker in the family. “She was too busy having to balance the life of handling the amount of kids that she had,” Moore said. “She had to balance me, my siblings and also herself so I take unemployment very seriously.” LSA junior Jasmine Womack, a

FOOTBALL From Page 1A linebacker, running back, wildcat quarterback and punt returner — ripped off a 63-yard run to the Scarlet Knights’ 4-yard line. That was about seven minutes into the game. And the game turned, all right. It turned from a game that saw No. 4 Michigan (3-0, 6-0) open with two three-and-outs and a lost fumble into the Wolverines’ third most lopsided win of all time. It turned from a game predicted to be a blowout to a bona fide laugher. After the game, fifth-year senior right tackle Erik Magnuson said that Michigan doesn’t always score 11 touchdowns in practice. “There’ll be practices where we hardly score at all,” Magnuson said. “…I’ve never seen anything like this.” To be fair, neither have most people. After Peppers’ 63-yard run, redshirt junior running back Ty Isaac finished the job with a rushing touchdown. On the next drive, redshirt sophomore quarterback Wilton Speight stepped up and threw a 30-yard touchdown to a diving Jehu Chesson. As the play was developing, Harbaugh wanted Speight to just take off and run. He wondered aloud what he was doing. “(Passing game coordinator) Jedd Fisch said over the headphones, ‘He’s throwing a touchdown,’ ” Harbaugh said.

MHACKS From Page 1A 800 more than the January 2015 hackathon. Inside the Masonic Temple, where the event was hosted, students worked in different groups based on the type and scope of their project, with work ranging from web-based development as well as virtual and augmented reality. Because the event was held in Detroit, Engineering sophomore Pavithra Vetriselvan, director of user experience for MHacks, said the team saw a higher attendance rate from a lot of other Michigan colleges at this year’s event. “We wanted to be more supportive of the local Michigan community in general; sometimes I feel like when you’re at a specific school it doesn’t really unite a lot of different schools within Michigan,” Vetriselvan said. This is the second time MHacks has been hosted in Detroit, though the most recent time the event was hosted in Detroit was in 2014. Vetriselvan said the student organizing team felt it was important for a change in scenery as the event grows and changes. Along with the increase in attendance of students from other Michigan schools, the event also attracted many people from out of state. Jessica Joseph and Annie Stenson were two hackers who travelled from different states and met once they arrived. Joseph is a New York University junior who traveled to Detroit by herself, while Stenson travelled with two other friends from Illinois State University. The two said they met and decided to form a team after having a conversation while waiting in line in the bathroom. During the event, they worked on a wellness augmented reality application that would allow

Detroit native, also saw the trials of unemployment through the consolidation of the auto industry. “I’ve known friends whose parents have had pretty good jobs at one of the auto companies or industries and got laid off,” Womack said. “It’s really hard to find new jobs if you’ve been working there your entire life because some people might not have gotten degrees.” Noting stories like those, Dewar said these types of grants will create jobs but will not guarantee families, possibly like Moore’s family, or the laid-off autoworkers jobs in their own city. In an article published in the Economic Development Quarterly in 2013, Dewar found location has little to do with local workers acquiring employment. From interviews with employers

in Detroit while collecting data, Dewar found that 33.3 percent of industrial district employers she interviewed made special efforts to recruit local workers. “Many residents had the kinds of skills and work experience employers sought,” Dewar wrote. “The major way of recruiting new workers, however, was through referrals from social networks, especially among current workers, and resulted in few hires of nearby residents in industrial districts.” Moore said she saw the wordof-mouth hiring method of recruiting described by Dewar as actively taking jobs away from the locals who desperately need them.

It was Speight’s only touchdown on a day he completed 6-for-13 passes for 100 yards. He didn’t play in the second half because his team didn’t need him to. In Peppers’ return to his home state of New Jersey, Harbaugh unleashed the player he later said should win the Heisman Trophy. Peppers scored two rushing touchdowns after lining up as the quarterback, once when his running back went the wrong way and once on a play designed for him to pass. He would have had a third touchdown had his firstquarter punt-return touchdown not been waived off after a block in the back penalty. By the time Khalid Hill plunged in from the 1-yard line to go put the Wolverines up 27-0, the game looked well on its way to being over. But Harbaugh decided to expedite the process. Instead of kicking the extra point on Hill’s touchdown, holder Garrett Moores kept the ball and ran into the end zone himself. “It’s just something we had practiced all week,” Harbaugh later explained. “We saw a look that we thought we could get a two-point conversion on. We had it called each of the extra points (before that), we didn’t call it after that fourth touchdown, but it was dialed up and called off the first three times.” The fourth time, they executed it. On the next drive, Michigan went for it on fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line, with Hill punching it in again. Peppers scored another

touchdown on the next drive, giving Michigan a 43-0 lead at the half. Fans left the stadium en masse. Mark Hubal was one fan heading out the exit at halftime, but on his way out, he said he wasn’t upset the Wolverines went for two. “Harbaugh’s gonna Harbaugh,” he said. In the second half, though, perhaps Harbaugh Harbaughed a little less. He took most of the starters out for nearly the entire second half, and while Michigan still racked up 35 points, it did not seem to be for show. Even with the reserves in, the Wolverines’ final numbers were jaw-dropping. Michigan outgained Rutgers 600 yards to 39, and 481 of those yards were on the ground. It held the Scarlet Knights to five pass yards on two completions, one of which went for a loss. The Wolverines’ defense had 13 tackles for loss and four sacks, and again, this was with most of the starters on the bench for half the game. “What we kept noticing was that the clock was moving so slow,” Hill said. “Like everybody was like, by the third quarter, like, ‘Yo, what’s up? Like, dang.’ Then we just kept putting points on the board.” Magnuson, though, found a special meaning in the specific margin of victory. The 78 points by which Michigan won matches his jersey number, and in his final college season, he took notice. “I would’ve been so upset,” he joked, “if we scored again.”

users to input their symptoms and direct them to a store or pharmacy that has the necessary medicines. “The idea is that users can go on the app and put in whatever symptoms they have, like ‘I’m coughing’ or ‘I have a fever,’ and based off of whatever they select, we are going to present them with ‘If you go 2.8 miles this way, there’s a Target that has this medicine that’s good for your symptoms for this price,’ ” Joseph said. Joseph added that this was her 22nd hackathon and second time attending MHacks. She said someone’s experience at MHacks can be heavily influenced by their level of experience, noting that certain aspects, such as early planning stages or initial coding, can slow down beginners. “When I was a new hacker, a beginning hacker, coming in with a plan was crucial because I didn’t really know what I was getting myself into,” Joseph said. “Especially as a more experienced hacker, you know a lot of places where you get errors and you know how to remedy those, whereas as a beginner you don’t want to get tripped up on code signing for two hours, which could easily happen if you’re a new hacker.” Stenson said in the past, when she and teammates have had a predetermined plan before the hackathon starts, she has often placed in the competition and even won prizes. Participants at the event had a wide range of experience — some had been attending and “hacking” since the event’s conception, such as LSA juniors Max Albert and Ben Freidman, while others said they were newer to the hackathon scene. During the event, Albert and Freidman worked to develop a system that would scan a student’s lecture notes and convert them into lyrics and music to use as a study tool, which they said is

meant to serve as an innovative alternative to flashcards. Because the event is a marathon by nature, hackers are pushed to develop their projects as quickly as possible. During the event, sleeping people were scattered around the building, some face down at their keyboards and others on mats under tables and in corners, while others powered through the night, fueled by ambition and energy drinks. “Sleep deprivation is huge,” Albert said. “A lot of times when you go to a hackathon like this, you try to be really ambitious, you try to do something that you’ve never done before and that can pose challenges in itself.” While students made up a large portion of the attendees, technology companies like Microsoft and Facebook also sent representatives to the event, both as mentors and recruiters. As mentors, industry professionals were there to help students with coding practice and resume development. Chris Domas, a representative of Battelle Memorial Institute, cyber security company, said events like MHacks draw companies due to not only the concentration of talent, but also the ideas that are generated by people who are genuinely enthusiastic about developing innovative technology. “Events like these are fantastic because you find the kinds of people that just want to do this for fun, so it’s hard to have a bad experience,” he said. Domas said the hackers’ projects fell into a diverse range of categories, and added that projects frequently leaned toward burgeoning tech fields such as virtual reality. “I think you see both camps, certainly the newest stuff, flashiest technology is an easy thing that is going to draw your eye,” he said.

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Whose fault? CASSIDY STROME

uthor’s Note: I would just like to make a statement that this is my personal story of healing. No two sexual assault experiences are the same, and I know there may be some readers who might never be able to feel resolution concerning their experience. I was sexually assaulted. While I never said no, I never said yes. He said things like “Don’t you want to make me feel good?” and “Come on, I’m a good boyfriend, I deserve it” until I gave in. I didn’t enjoy it and I tried halfheartedly to push him away a few more times before giving up. I didn’t want to lose him; I thought he was a good boyfriend. I was at my parents’ house and my mom cooked spaghetti upstairs while my boyfriend and I watched a movie in the basement. He was all over me, and I didn’t know what to do. I had never done anything remotely sexual before, so I focused on the movie. I kept my eyes on the screen as he moved my hands to where he wanted. We kept on in this way, him posing me like a doll and me watching some stupid movie, until my mom called down the stairs that dinner was ready and for us to come upstairs. He kissed me on the forehead, smiled and said, “Let’s go eat, Cass.” I couldn’t figure out the right way to write this. I didn’t want to scare people with graphic details but I also didn’t want to do myself and other survivors wrong by not sharing my story. Coercion is a form of sexual assault, but not commonly thought of as sexual assault. Not saying no is not equivalent to saying yes, which I learned in the women’s studies and public health classes I have taken at this University.

The word “rape” often induces an image of a violent assault in the night by a stranger. However, 75 percent of sexual assaults are committed by someone who knows the victim, and approximately 65 percent of college students reported unwanted sexual experiences. This could in part be due to coercive sexual behavior, which includes, but is not limited to, giving the victim alcohol and/or drugs to loosen their inhibitions, making the victim feel like they owe the coercer something, continual pressure after the

Today, I’m better. I’m always getting better, because I know now that what happened was not my fault.

victim says no, making threats of what could happen if the victim says no and trying to normalize sexual expectations (for example, “I need it, I’m a man, I’m a good boyfriend”). Increasing my knowledge on the different qualifications of sexual assault has helped me move past some of my struggles. In the years since my assault, I’ve been depressed and suicidal. I’ve experienced extreme social anxiety and avoided strong emotional connections with men. Today, I’m better. I’m always getting better, because I know now that what happened was not my fault. I was young and naïve; I thought sexual

experiences were supposed to hurt; I thought I wasn’t supposed to want to be sexual. He didn’t know he was wrong in coercing me to go further than I was comfortable with — he thought what was happening was normal. Some students go through 13 years of schooling without ever receiving comprehensive sex education, and by comprehensive I don’t mean abstinence only. I mean teaching about different kinds of sexual assault and their statistics. Rather than teaching girls to be afraid, to leave sex for men to enjoy, to not get raped, we need to teach people of all genders not to rape. The way that society teaches young women and men these social norms through school, media and governmental policies created the types of situations in which I, and millions of other men and women, are sexually assaulted. The root of my problem is not that my ex-boyfriend assaulted me, it’s that schools continue to teach sex education without explaining rape, that colleges still don’t convict or expel rapists and that so many rapists don’t know they have created yet another assault survivor. I know social norms ingrained into the both of us encouraged the assault, but that doesn’t make me feel better. He doesn’t know he sexually assaulted me, and he may never know. Someday I may not blame him, but today is not that day.

ANNIE TURPIN | CONTACT ANNIE AT ASTURPIN@UMICH.EDU

Cassidy Strome is an LSA junior.

This is the first piece in the Survivors Speak series, which seeks to share the varied, first-person experiences of survivors of sexual assault. If you are a survivor and would like to submit to the series, please visit michigandaily.com/section/opinion for more information.

on’t be afraid to call for fatal, the increase in fatal overdoses help — that is the message does indicate a sharp increase in drug of Michigan’s medical abuse. The report recommended amnesty law. That was the message increased efforts to decrease opioid I was told time and time again use and increase treatment, calling upon arriving at the increase in overdose rate the University an epidemic. There is no of Michigan question that new solutions my freshman are necessary to solve this year. Michigan’s increasing problem. medical amnesty Like the medical amnesty legislation, law for underage drinking, which passed in this new drug legislation 2012, exempts is a critical shift from intoxicated conventional state drug minors from policies rooted in the war on MAX being charged drugs. The war on drugs has LUBELL with underage had a plethora of impacts drinking — something that would on American communities. The become permanent on school drug strategy employed during the and criminal records — if they, war on drugs focuses on criminal or their friends, voluntarily seek justice sanctioning and penalizing and then do not resist medical — contributing to the United States’ assistance. By enacting this massive incarceration rate. The law, the state of Michigan took United States holds 25 percent of the a crucial step in reframing the world’s incarcerated population, and conversation as one of solving a 50 percent of U.S. state prison inmates public health concern rather than are held on drug law violations. Not one of criminalizing users through to mention, the heavy policing of punitive punishment. In fact, this drug use disproportionately impacts legislature has paved the way for Black and Latino communities. nuanced amnesty laws as well. Statistically, Black people are equally Recently, the Michigan legislature as likely to use drugs as any other passed two bills that could change race. Even though they only make up how we tackle illegal drug use. For 13.3 percent of the population, Black the past year, Michigan has granted individuals make up 31.4 percent of medical amnesty to individuals drug charges. under the age of 21 seeking medical The criminalization approach assistance for a drug overdose. to drug offenses is not only New state legislation is attempting displayed through incarceration to expand these legal protections. rates. The makeup of police forces On Sept. 20, House Bill 5649 and also demonstrates the sanctioning House Bill 5650 were sent to Gov. strategy and another laundry list Rick Snyder’s desk after passing of negative impacts to the war on through the Michigan House of drugs strategy. The United States Representatives and State Senate. has 45,000 paramilitary style The concurrent bills, similar to SWAT raids a year — usually to medical amnesty laws for underage search for drugs. These raids tear drinkers, exempt individuals of any up homes and usually occur in age seeking medical attention for a communities of color. We need to drug overdose from facing charges — shift how we handle drug use away not just those of us who are underage. from punitive punishment that The implementation of new breaks up homes and communities drug laws in Michigan comes at the and move toward ways to help height of a major increase in illicit those suffering from addiction. drug use in the state. Heroin and Not only are there multiple opioid use have been increasing in disadvantages to criminal justice Washtenaw County, according the strategies of drug use, primarily that Washtenaw County Public Health they excessively target people of Department. Washtenaw County color, but the strategies do not even saw more than 400 residents seem to be working. If militarized overdose from 2011 to 2015, with police forces, police targeting 65 deaths in 2014 alone. and incarceration were the right In fact, it is not only Michigan solutions to illicit drug use, then drug that is seeing this alarming rise in overdoses would not be on the rise. drug use. Currently, we are seeing Creating a public health a significant increase in opiate use approach to drug use is an in the United States overall. A study important part to ending the conducted by the Centers for Disease war on drugs. Taking a medical Control and Prevention, published in approach to drug use would shift January, stated that the number of drug prevention from criminal deaths caused by drug overdoses has justice strategies toward a medical increased by 137 percent since 2000. jurisdiction. Such a shift would While not all drug overdoses are likely decrease incarceration

rates and undercut the targeting of people of color, as drug prevention policy would shift away from a focus on militarizing law enforcement and instead emphasize prevention and treatment through education and rehabilitation programs. While state governments have taken measures to change the discourse on drugs and alcohol, such as Michigan’s laws that give medical amnesty to people seeking help, reframing of drug and alcohol policy must also happen at a federal level. And while the Obama administration has been more open to drug reform ideals, more needs to be done. The federal budget still called for billions of dollars in efforts to reduce drug suppliers’ access to products instead of allocating funds toward education. Michigan’s amnesty legislation frames drug use as a public health issue. Conventional drug laws send a message that drug use is a criminal act that must be punished. Michigan’s drug amnesty laws send a message that drug abuse is a medical problem for which you can get help. It encourages individuals and bystanders to take action and request medical assistance, undercutting some of the stigma associated with seeking out help for using these substances. In fact, these amnesty laws are not the only changes in strategies to combat drug abuse occurring in Michigan. On the local level, several police agencies, including the UM Division of Public Safety and Security, have begun requiring officers to carry the drug naloxone, which can reverse the effects of heroin drug overdose. Such a policy is very distinct from paramilitary drug raids that break up communities. Rather than disrupting communities, this approach focuses on police officers treating individuals who are abusing drugs. While there are still other major social and political changes that need to occur to fully reform the war on drugs criminalization strategies, I applaud the state of Michigan for taking necessary steps to address drug and alcohol abuse concerns. By reframing the way we address drug and alcohol abuse and taking a stance that does not stigmatize people as criminals, we are taking necessary steps to make everyone safer. Encouraging citizens to call for help and get treatment for overdoses is a strategy that will save lives.

Max Lubell can be reached at mlubell@umich.edu.

EMILY ZONDER | OP-ED

Afraid of a strong woman

EMILY ZONDER

hat is he wearing? Oh my god, look at his hair. Why is he so shrill? I mean, there’s a way to get your point across without yelling at your opponent. Just imagine him in office. He’d probably have a testosterone surge and end up releasing nukes or something. This is language that we have never heard and will never hear about men running for political office — especially in the presidential race. Critiques and criticisms thrown at male candidates surround their stances rather than the sound of their voice, their platforms as opposed to their poise. This, however, has never been the case for Hillary Clinton; in fact, the opposite has proven to be true. Shrieking. Shrill. Aging. Grandma. Unrelaxed. Unlikable. Nagging. Hellish housewife. Woman card. Totally flawed. Doesn’t even look presidential. No strength. No stamina. Stereotypical bitch. These are the insults that Hillary Clinton has been receiving not only for the duration of her campaign, but for the entirety of her decadelong career. These attacks can be deemed as deeply personal, as they target the ways in which she carries herself (how she dresses, sounds and acts) instead of the ways in which she stands on the most important social and political issues of our time. However, I have come to understand these criticisms for what many others interpret

them to be, too: a collection of statements spewed out from across the aisle because Hillary Clinton is a woman. Or, in other words, a collection of statements that amount to nothing short of blatant, undeniable sexism. Seeing the political climate unfold and develop over the last several months, watching Donald Trump’s disrespectful and offensive performance at the first presidential debate, and thinking about all of this now, one thing remains hopelessly clear to me: Donald Trump, his supporters and the rest of the right-wing rhetoric-spitters are afraid of powerful women. All this country has ever known is to silence all voices besides those of wealthy white men, maintaining the patriarchal system of inequality and oppression. This silencing of voices is the central premise of the patriarchy as we know it to exist — the premise that our institutions were once built on and continue to thrive upon. Because of this, one could argue that there is no one who poses a greater threat to those grounds than Hillary Clinton herself, a woman whose policies bring a variety of perspectives to an otherwise exclusive table, whose feminism defies the oppression that our country is all too familiar with. Her voice, strength and persistence actively cause irreparable damage to the very pillars on which our country’s system of dominance stands — which is something that terrifies the oppressive perpetrators of this system down to the core. However, the truth of the matter is that Hillary Clinton is

not the only strong woman who possesses this power, whose very existence has these frightened rhetoric-spitters defending their dominance with every offensive insult and criticism in the book. The political world is filled with countless other women of equal strength and power — women like Elizabeth Warren and Michelle Obama, Dolores Huerta and Nina Turner — all fighting alongside one another with immense courage to dismantle outdated policies that reek of hatred and oppression. Their presence in the media, their feminist policies and the following that these women and many more have generated over the course of their careers have shaken up our patriarchal society permanently. And, with every speech, tweet and decision they make, these women continue to do so each and every day. I believe it is imperative that we call the rhetoric in this election out for what it really is: sexist, pathetic and, like many of Donald Trump and other conservatives’ policies, primarily driven by fear. The grasp on power that all too many wealthy white men have held for far too long is only growing weaker. I can sense this happening whenever another strong woman stands up and speaks out against injustice and oppression, whenever another strong man stands up and pledges his support for all of our strong women and whenever Hillary Clinton stands up and inspires the next generation of empowered women and men to do the same.

Emily Zonder is an LSA sophomore.

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Monday, October 10, 2016 — 5A

FILM REVIEW

Kanye West’s latest tour shifts the focus to the man himself SALVATORE DIGIOIA For the Daily

The first time I saw Kanye West perform, I was nine years old. It was at Z100’s Jingle Ball, an annual showcase of Top 40 insiders, and he compressed his Touch The Sky Tour into a fifteen minute mini-set to be played among tween-pleasers such as Fall Out Boy and the Backstreet Boys. A lot has changed since then — namely, Kanye evolved from a witty rapper with mainstream-crossover potential into a full-fledged, popcultural phenomenon. His music switched from neatly packaged, sentimental hip hop into elaborate pop-rap experiments that are as precious as they are obscure. His live performances (which began as instrumental), with his orchestrated concerts, earned bigger budgets and grander theatrics. They turned into spectacles. Kanye’s latest live endeavor, this autumn’s Saint Pablo Tour, has largely upheld his absurd expectations: an appearance at Madison Square Garden broke the arena’s merchandise-sales’ record — which was previously held by the Pope — and every show launches a secular social media frenzy as fans rush to share photos of its star, who is an internet entity as much as he is a musician. Yet when Kanye brought the Saint Pablo Tour to Detroit last week, performing one show at the Joe Louis Arena before postponing another in Auburn Hills, the show lacked the immersive visuals of 2008’s Glow In The Dark Tour and the elaborate, often obnoxious, settings of 2013’s Yeezus Tour. In those shows, Kanye

actualized his insane fantasies and stretched the possibilities of hiphop performance by incorporating light shows, background dancers and art installations. He employs a different strategy for Saint Pablo: the stage is bare, almost non-existent, and Kanye is alone aboard it. The Saint Pablo Tour sacrifices stage props and storyboards to focus attention exclusively on Kanye West. The stage — a flat, rectangular platform reminiscent of a fashion runway — hangs by wires from the ceiling and roams through the arena while Kanye, who is harnessed in, peers out over its edge, basking in the energy that he creates on command. As the stage swings from side to side, fans sitting in upper-levels become amazingly close while loyalists on the floor chase it feverishly to form mosh pits. Kanye holds prophetic poses and waves like royalty while massive light walls bend at complicated angles to cloak him in moody shades. On this tour, the fans are a part of the spectacle — Kanye’s presence excites them into a euphoria that’s worth watching. At the Joe Louis Arena, Kanye opened the show with an extended rendition of “Father Stretch My Hands,” then segued into “Famous” before rattling off hits “Pop Style,” “THat Part” and “Mercy.” He made time for songs from every one of his stylistic eras, from classic hits to his recent selfparody, “I Love Kanye,” and the crowd roared during all of them, never flinching from their engagement and reacting emphatically to their favorite one-liners. The most heartfelt moment came dur-

ing an impromptu performance of “FourFiveSeconds,” a bubblegum pop tune made with Rihanna and Paul McCartney. After reciting its first few lyrics, Kanye relaxed and listened silently as the arena responded with every other word. An hour before the Joe Louis Arena opened its doors, anxious fans lined up in the rain even though their seats were pre-determined. Many rushed promptly to the merchandise table to purchase Kanye-branded clothing; plenty arrived already wearing some. Once the show started, they stood aside each other, faces of every color, trapped in utter infatuation for a common figurehead. Kanye is like a cult leader: his words are scripture to some fans. The Saint Pablo Tour brings him closer than ever to those followers. As he hovered above the floor, hands stretched towards him far as their tendons would allow. No longer hidden by the crystalized mask from his Yeezus Tour, Kanye’s face was familiar; his stares resonated deeply. The Saint Pablo Tour is less ambitious than Kanye West’s last few and its performances often look like they aren’t demanding a lot of energy, but in a weird way, that’s the point — few other artists can create such an effect by physically doing so little. The tour is like a naked victory lap for Kanye, whose cultural influence on hiphop millennials is unrivaled by modern musicians. Finally, after years of doing more, more, more, he is beloved enough for his bare presence to incite a riot. In some arenas, it almost has.

TV COLUMN

The intimacy of mumblecore Shows like Netflix’s “Easy” made endearing by moments of humanity

he new Netflix series I first fell in love with “Easy” isn’t that good. mumblecore my sophomore In straining for realism, year, when I watched “Happy writer-director Joe Swanberg Christmas.” I’d already seen mostly eschews pat conclusions, “Drinking Buddies,” but it took but at a certain a second sampling point the viewer of mumblecore to almost wishes really tell how I he had more to felt about it. When say than he actuI went on to watch ally does. For Bujalski’s “Funny every interestHa Ha” and “Mutual ingly ambiguous Appreciation” as well ending, like that as Alex Ross Perry’s of the unusu“The Color Wheel,” ally dark fourth I was struck by how BEN episode, there’s intimate the moviean ending too ROSENSTOCK watching experience ambiguous to felt. Though I love really mean anything. Addition- movies, I tend to always feel ally, the set of characters who a certain distance from the turn up the most are also the most characters; I’m always aware that boring ones, anchoring two of the they’re fictional beings, fabricated blandest episodes. by an unseen creator. Even when “Easy” might not be that good, characters have relatable personal but it’s refreshing. In a television conflicts, they rarely feel real, like landscape populated by series that I’m observing a real person going are dragged out past their natural about their daily routines. expiration dates — see solid miniBut these mumblecore movies series like “Stranger Things” and strike a chord with me because “Wayward Pines,” which were the characters feel genuinely both renewed for second sea- real. Take the scene in “Funny sons and put themselves at risk Ha Ha” in which Marnie (Kate of diminishing returns — it’s the Dollenmayer, who left acting to be rare anthology series content to an animator after only a few small hang out with some characters for film roles) patiently waits in her a while, then never revisit them. friend’s living room for her friend Don’t like episode four, about a to come back after letting in his woman tempted to cheat on her roommate. The camera just stays husband with an ex-boyfriend, or on Marnie, watching her fidget episode six, about a couple spicing and look around the room and just up their marriage with a three- exist. some? Good news: you won’t have Mumblecore movies are to see the characters ever again. filled with scenes like these, and Each episode begins with a clean “Easy” continues the pattern. slate, a new cast of characters — Dialogue is peppered with “um”s that is, aside from the finale, one of and “kind of”s. Characters laugh the weaker episodes. It’s the same when they’re nervous, and principle that keeps “American repeat themselves. There are Horror Story” afloat. If you hate jokes, but they’re funny because one season, there’s a good chance they’re jokes your mildly funny you’ll like the next one. friend would make, not because Crucial to “Easy,” though, is its they have huge punchlines. style. Swanberg, along with the Mumblecore recalibrates humor Duplass brothers and Andrew standards to fit a normal person’s Bujalski, is a pioneer of the mum- idea of funny. There’s nothing in blecore movement. Mumblecore “Easy” as funny as a mainstream films frequently involve unscript- comedy like “Veep” or “It’s ed dialogue and a naturalistic Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” feel; Swanberg has most recently But sometimes you’re compelled enjoyed critical success by imbu- to laugh almost as hard, because ing “Drinking Buddies,” “Happy there’s something shocking and Christmas” and “Digging for Fire” refreshing about hearing a joke with these qualities. onscreen that your friend would

make. TV now features more of the naturalistic feel popularized by mumblecore more than ever. “High Maintenance,” “Atlanta” and “Better Things,” which both premiered this fall, do it best. Like “Easy,” “High Maintenance” is an anthology comedy series that tells short stories about characters in a big city, linked together only by a common location and thin threads of mutual acquaintances. “Better Things” might not contain the stammering of Swanberg’s movies, but it has several moments per episode that are achingly real. In the most recent episode, Sam (Pamela Adlon, “Louie”) gives her sick daughter Frankie (Hannah Alligood, “Allegiant”) some cold medicine, then assures her that if she could, she’d pull her sickness right out of her and take it for herself. Confused, Frankie says, “But then it wouldn’t help me,” thinking Sam is referring to the medicine instead of the flu. As they realize their mutual misunderstanding, Sam and Frankie laugh, curled up together on bed. It’s not a classic sitcom misunderstanding based on sexual innuendo; it doesn’t lead the episode to descend into farce. It’s simply a quiet, human misunderstanding, funny more for its familiarity than its outright hilarity. It made me grin ear to ear, and it makes me smile even thinking about it now. I don’t know why exactly the naturalistic feel has begun to popularize TV comedy so much lately, but even mainstream series tend to integrate it now. “Broad City” is filled with huge laughs, but some of its funniest scenes are the quiet scenes of Abbi (Abbi Jacobson, “BoJack Horseman”) and Ilana (Ilana Glazer, “The Night Before”) shooting the shit and laughing at each other’s jokes as they walk down the streets of Manhattan. Comedy is usually associated with laughing, but what I remember most after I finish a comedy isn’t the number of times I laughed. It’s the number of times I smiled. Rosenstock is mumbling his way through senior year. To tell him to speak louder, email bdrosen@umich.edu

KILLER FILMS

When the drugs hit all at once.

‘Girl’ a sobering account of privilege Drug-fueled drama explores racial imbalances in Manhattan the restraint that Blue and his pals have to live by. Her warm, orangelit encounters with Blue contrast with the stark, bright scenes at When “White Girl” begins, the office with her boss or in his we know immediately who she airy loft. Whenever she enters is. Her denim-clad butt fills the Blue’s darkly saturated world, screen as she and she does so only to her roommate flirt with rebellion. lift a couch out She revels in wild of a moving van, drug use, frenzied “White Girl” eyeing the Hispanic threesomes in boys on their nonclub bathrooms Michigan Theater gentrified street and crazy parties warily. The scene with her allKiller Films is set up as a space white friends and where white coworkers hosted alternative culture in minorityintersects with low-income, dominated neighborhoods. racialized spaces. “White Girl” is In revealing these privileges, an unflinching look at the subject “White Girl” doesn’t make of its title, a disassembling of the judgments; it simply observes. The privileges associated with being camera is a voyeur, peeking at its white, a girl and a white girl. subjects from above a bathroom Leah (Morgan Saylor, stall door, around the stairs. We “Homeland”), a wealthy liberal see Leah’s white friends, a tangle arts student working as an unpaid of wire-rimmed glasses and magazine intern, starts dating shaggy hair smoking weed in her Blue (Brian Marc, “Nerve”), a living room, sequestered off from Hispanic drug dealer in her new the non-gentrified streets below. neighborhood. Against his better “I’d rather live in a dorm than a judgment, he agrees to sell cocaine weird area like this,” someone at a party in Manhattan. When he comments. When Leah invites gets arrested, Leah starts selling Blue and his friends over, her his stash to pay for a lawyer to get roommate objects, pulling her him out of jail. aside and hissing angrily, “but my “We’re going to figure it out,” she camera’s sitting right out there!” promises. Blue eyes her skeptically. Once Leah starts dealing, her “You really think that?” “I always life spirals downward. Though her figure it out,” she says confidently. under-eye makeup smudges grow His eyes flicker away. He doesn’t darker each time she meets with believe it. the lawyer, her self-destruction And why should he? Blind to her is buffered by her entitlement. In entitlement, Leah exercises none of comparison, her ignorance creates VANESSA WONG Daily Arts Writer

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larger consequences for those who lack her racial and economic privilege. She dances wildly at clubs, waving sachets of coke carelessly and helping herself to hits from her stash, yet it’s the sober Hispanic guys who get caught and kicked out of the bar. The film also probes into how Leah approaches her sexuality. The camera eyes her body hungrily, indulging in gratuitous shots of her legs and chest. Leah knows this, and uses sexual relationships with her boss and others to gain favors. Sometimes she seems to enjoy sex, plain and simple, both in rushed hook-ups with her boss and loving caresses with Blue. But sometimes that power is used against her, and her level of consent ranges from unclear to the viewer to unquestionably violated. “White Girl” doesn’t set up a preachy, simplistic story of The Oppressed vs. The Oppressors. It frames societal issues in the context of specific character interactions rather than making each character a symbol of an individual dimension of race, gender or class. Leah uses her objectification as power, but she’s also victimized by it; she is immune from facing drug charges, but uses that same privilege to help Blue. Refreshingly, “White Girl” doesn’t try to simplify the complex and confusing web of power dynamics. It just unveils existing stories for us to ponder, using truth as its ultimate defense.

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COMEDY CENTRAL

“Are you there, God? It’s me, RMS Titanic cook Charles Joughin.”

FOX SEARCHLIGHT

The twins from “The Social Network” look different here.

‘Nation’ a nuanced look at Nat Turner rebellion Even among controversy, slavery drama succeeds in depiction of complex historical figure of a Nation” instead. It would have provided the exact opposite experience — an extremely intriguing, harrowing and rousing This February, the YMCA film concerning the figure of Storer Camp located in Jackson, Turner, crafted by members of the Michigan ended a 20-year-old Black community. tradition — a camp activity known It’s bold in a number of ways. as “Underground Railroad.” Its title, taken from D.W. Griffith’s After hearing complaints from brutally racist 1915 epic drama that African-American has (undeservedly, families that their according to my film children attending history professor) camp had returned been canonized by home expressing the film community “The Birth of a trauma, the as one of the Nation” Michigan branch of greatest and most the American Civil important movies Michigan Theater, Liberties Union ever, is searing with Rave & Quality 16 penned a letter to white-hot irony and the CEO of the U.S. anger. The film is Fox Searchlight YMCA, expressing completely unafraid their distaste for to place spirituality the event, which at the forefront of one African-American parent its thematic spectrum, dealing described as “racially insensitive.” with prophecies and dreams and Very quickly, the camp activity, messages from God in some of the known as the “Underground most visually arresting sequences Railroad,” was permanently of the year. Finally, and most cancelled. As someone who strikingly, “The Birth of a Nation” was asked to participate in this allows itself to imbue Turner with simulation during the first month complex, but righteous heroism. I of seventh grade, I have one thing know of many who would balk at to say: the portrayal of this controversial Thank God. historical figure as a capital h Hero. It didn’t sit well with me at But in the same cinematographic the time. I remember feeling manner that the original “Birth uncomfortable that most members of a Nation” painted clansmen of the staff putting on the slavery as righteous protectors, the new simulation were white. I recall film portrays Turner as a spark of being forced to watch a white rebellion, one that will successfully counselor verbally abuse and influence generations of minorities pretend-whip another white crusading against injustice. counselor as a part of my public The film is effective not only education curriculum — yikes. because of these choices, but also Why am I telling you about because it features Parker’s strong this? I guess it’s because I find direction and several of the best it disturbing that the first time I performances — and sequences — learned about Nat Turner was by of the year. Parker and Armie Hamwatching a white man perform as mer (“The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”), him onstage. I don’t think watching two excellent leading men, explore a camp counselor use a terrible a fascinating slave-master dynamic Black southern accent and raise a that’s more emotionally layered plastic gun in the air, yelling about than other portrayals of such a relabible verses and rising up against tionship. Aja Naomi King (“How the white man, was the best way to Get Away with Murder”) is also to learn about a vastly important too fascinating to be placed in the figure in Black history. rather standard “lover” archetype I wish I could’ve had the she sports here. opportunity to watch “The Birth And although it loses steam durJACOB RICH

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ing its second quarter, which sets aside too much time for a rather weak romantic sequence between Turner and King’s Cherry, “Birth of a Nation” is well-paced and structured. Stylistically, it’s an interesting intersection between genre attraction and traditional screen drama. There are sequences of violent revenge that are extraordinarily entertaining and cheerworthy. There are equally as many dialogue sequences with workmanlike cinematography that are excellent merely because of their subtext. One of the most fascinating thematic aspects of “The Birth of a Nation” is its examination of religious interpretation. The film uses its religious characters to explore passages of the Bible that address bondage, in extremely interesting ways. The dichotomy between how Turner uses these passages and how white preachers use them provides a compelling religious dialogue unlike any I’ve seen in film before. “The Birth of a Nation” is precariously close to a great film. Although a disturbing reality is certainly present in this film, such a bold film feels flat when the director decides to cut away from too many of the gory details. But the power of the film is undeniable, especially for something filmed on a relatively low budget. If only I had the masterful string of films about slavery that have been released in the past several years, instead of the disturbingly problematic public education I received. I see “The Birth of a Nation” becoming a standard for both education and entertainment far into the future. A note: I understand that there is significant controversy surrounding this film in relation to the rape allegations of Nate Parker. I feel there are voices stronger and more relevant than mine that have written extensively about this subject, so I have declined to address this issue in my review. Instead, I encourage you to read Daily Arts Writer Madeleine Gaudin’s piece, which addresses the issue with intellect and sensitivity.

‘Drunk History’ tries new things For better or for worse, Season 4 of comedy experiments with new format flowed smoothly under this model and the direction of Derek Waters, drunkard and history enthusiast extraordinaire. However, If a series successfully and there’s something different in continuously draws in viewers, this season’s approach, which is why break apparent from the the chain and overall monotony reimagine the of the first episode. formula? It While the first story seems as if the starts off on a good “Drunk History” fourth season of path and Chris “Drunk History” Parnell (“Archer”) Season 4 Premiere is working on hilariously pulls off Tuesdays at reinventing itself the third retelling, 10:30 p.m. — everything the middle is poorly from tweaking executed, causing Comedy Central its format the episode to drag. to changing It could be too early directions. But to pass judgment, this new change might not be but this sudden shift is worrying. for the best. Although watching A change in flow could suggest historical events unfold in the “Drunk History” is beginning to minds of a drunkard will always lose its edge. be worth our time, the theme Despite the flaws that riddled of escape that the first episode the season premiere, “Drunk presents may signify a greater History” remains relatively shift to the stylistic approach that consistent in its storytelling. originally enticed viewers. As of “Saturday Night Live” alum now, it certainly looks as if “Drunk Parnell fuels the humor that’s History” is attempting an escape expected from an episode of from the late-night comedy scene. “Drunk History.” Recounting “Drunk History” is one of the story of Charles Joughin, a the few shows on television that cook aboard the RMS Titanic doesn’t have to work relatively who survived solely due to a hard for its audience’s attention. whiskey addiction, seems fairly The previous three seasons all appropriate and fair game for came from the same mold: get a series about alcohol-induced someone drunk and ask them to retellings. Parnell’s mannerisms recount a major historical event. are uncanny and hit the sweet Up until now, episodes have spot. From his alcohol use as the MEGAN MITCHELL Daily Arts Writer

ship sinks into the depths of the North Atlantic to the oven that they place him in aboard the Carpathia, the third segment embodies the concept that “Drunk History” ultimately relies on. “He’s riding the stern down like an elevator and he just gracefully steps into the water,” recounts storyteller Doug Jones (“Parks and Recreation”). Same, Joughin. Same. Using larger-scale events also gives the series a chance to play with their overly exaggerated special effects, which take form in a plastic Titanic ramming itself against a block of ice and a plastic house that sits atop a cliff in a Thomas Middleditch-led (“Silicon Valley”) retelling. These redeemable qualities burn bright and fast in the episode and are often tossed out over the drunken hiccupping that reminds viewers of the series’s premise. However, it is through these moments that “Drunk History” truly shines — the insignificant details, such as a case of beautiful butterflies and Joughin’s indifference over the most famous sinking in history. Even the quick switches between history lessons and the drunk encounters are often enough to produce some quick, throaty laughs. At the end of the episode, Waters and Jones jump in the bathtub together to test Joughin’s survival experience: ice, whiskey and all.

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Indie darling Alessia Cara brings low-key energy to the Fillmore Nathan Sykes and Ruth B opened the show Thursday CATHERINE BAKER Daily Arts Writer

A large bearded bodyguard in an Alessia Cara shirt scans the line of primarily teenage girls I’m standing in while holding dozens of neon pink wristbands, immediately discounting my general area from being considered 21 years old (which offends me a little). After finally being herded into The Fillmore, we don’t wait long until Nathan Sykes, formally a member of the X-Factor boy band The Wanted, takes the stage. Clad in what seems to be sweatpants and carrying a cup of tea, Sykes’s casual approach to the night is mimicked in his uneventful entrance. After clarifying for the audience that he is indeed here to perform — he’s not just another stage hand — Sykes opens with “Kiss Me Quick” and segues into an emotional rendition of “Famous.” He jokes self-deprecatingly about his awkwardness onstage, promotes his upcoming album by saying, “I think it’s pretty good” and gets the loudest crowd reaction by introducing his guitarist. All in all, Sykes is short, sweet and relatively forgettable.

Following Sykes, Ruth B brings a quiet respect and nervous energy to her short set list. Her black jeans and t-shirt combo is effortlessly cool and she cruises through her songs with a voice that is somehow better live than recorded. The crowd only knows “Lost Boy,” but that doesn’t stop them from getting excited about a number of her other songs. Her band looks to be having about as much fun as the crowd, singing and bopping along to her songs like it’s the first time they have heard them. She’ll return later to perform a duet of “Stars” with Alessia Cara, but for now she sings her way offstage and waves to her new fans. 20 minutes later, Cara herself makes her entrance. An introductory video hypes up the crowd while strobe lights attempt to blind me, but it’s not until the headliner takes the stage that I truly understand why her fans are so enthralled. Dressed in all black, white sneakers and an oversized denim jacket, Alessia has her curly hair tied in a bun and seems to be wearing no makeup. If I thought Ruth B was cool, Cara is calm, collected and sensational. She breezes through “Wild

Things” and gives short, inspirational monologues before “Four Pink Walls” and “Scars to Your Beautiful,” encouraging her audience that they can do anything they set their minds to and that they’re all beautiful in their own way. They’re cliché messages, but hearing them from Cara’s perspective makes me start to believe them. She’s young, just turned 20, but she carries herself with a poise that most adults struggle to find. Cara performs “River of Tears” alone with her keyboard, clearing the stage of her band and making room for the voices of her fans. After a quick introductory call and response, she launches into the chorus of “Seventeen” while a slideshow of old home videos plays on the screen behind her. It’s nostalgia at its finest, mirrored in Cara’s own expression when her eye catches a video of herself as a young girl. She closes with “Here” (obviously) and performs an encore of “My Song” shortly after. It’s a fitting end to the night, with the crowd’s voices soaring over Cara’s, blending together to echo long after the concert ends.

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Runaway MICHIGAN 78, RUTGERS 0

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PISCATAWAY — Jabrill Peppers danced his way for 44 yards, breaking loose from at least four Rutgers defenders and ducking under another to return a punt to the house. He spun away from players as he ran, dodging defenders seemingly without even looking on his way to the end zone. Fortunately for the Scarlet Knights (0-3 Big Ten, 2-6 overall), the touchdown was called back. But it was only the first quarter, and things were about to get much worse for Rutgers, largely due to Peppers’ capabilities. The Wolverines (3-0, 6-0) laid it on thick, shutting out the Scarlet Knights 78-0 in Michigan’s first road game of the season. Peppers may be the best college football player in the country, and while Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh almost never makes

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comparisons, he did Saturday night: “If there was a bible sitting right here, I would put my hand on it and say that I have not coached a more versatile player than Jabrill Peppers.” Added Peppers: “I really don’t know how I did that, but it felt good. It felt good.” Though the punt return was arguably Peppers’ most flashy play of the game, it didn’t count. He said he didn’t dwell on it, but he did make sure that all of his other efforts amounted to something on his way to 74 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Playing at Rutgers was a homecoming for Peppers, who grew up 30 miles northeast of Piscataway in East Orange, N.J. He showed love to his family tonight just two minutes before halftime, after his second touchdown of the game. He lined up at wildcat quarterback, something he did multiple times on Saturday, for what was supposed to be

a pass play. (Yes, he can throw, too.) But instead, he saw his opportunity to run it all the way out to the left corner of the end zone. After the score, he trotted

“As he was running, I was like, ‘This kid looks like a guy I created in NCAA on my Xbox.’ ” over to Rutgers’ cannon in the corner of the field and pointed upward. At first glance, it looked like he was mocking the Scarlet Knights’ tradition, but instead, he was pointing up to his mom. Peppers collected

tickets from his teammates in order to make sure family and friends could see him play. For a lot of them, it was their first opportunity to see him play in person since he graduated from high school. He didn’t disappoint. “Whenever you get the chance to get the ball in your hands, you know, you want to make something (positive) happen,” Peppers said. “Today, I guess, God had his hand on me today. Some of those plays, I can’t really describe, and I just gotta give it all to the blocking and the coaching scheme.” Just over a minute before Peppers’ punt return was called back, he sprinted 64 yards down the left sideline, which set up for Michigan’s first touchdown of the game. Peppers lined up at quarterback in that play as well, with redshirt sophomore quarterback Wilton Speight positioned over at wide receiver. As

Speight jogged on the opposite side of the field, he couldn’t help but realize Peppers’ talent. “As he was running, I was like, ‘This kid looks like a guy I created in NCAA on my Xbox,’ ” Speight said. Sometimes, it does seem like he’s a player in a video game. On that play, he wasn’t even supposed to be the ball carrier, but when the running back ran the wrong way, he quickly decided to just take off with the ball. It wasn’t a special design that allowed Peppers to break free for 64 yards, but he made it look like a well-executed plan instead of an unscripted move. He did all of this while having fun, dancing on the field and congratulating his teammates on their successes. Long after Peppers had exited the game, fifth-year senior fullback Bobby Henderson ran in a 13-yard touchdown. Peppers beckoned to the fullback, another native of New Jersey,

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and the two chest bumped. “To have a guy who not only is this good at football, but you hear him talking right now,” Speight said. “It isn’t just for the cameras. It’s behind closed doors. He’s a great teammate.” After playing in all three phases of the game, Peppers was one of the last Wolverines to exit the field, giving out highfives to fans as he walked up the tunnel. He left an impression in Piscataway, and Harbaugh thinks he’s left one on the rest of the country as well. “He was just so much faster (than any other player) — did it look that way to you?” Harbaugh said. “He was just so athletic and so fast. It was really, really, really impressive. Gosh, if there’s a better player in the country, I want to know who it is. I know there’s a lot of great players out there, but this guy … “In my humble opinion, we’re looking at a Heisman Trophy winner.”

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Michigan invades the garden, dots the birthplace P ISCATAWAY — On Monday of last week, the Rutgers football program sent out a release reminding fans of an announcement it had made last spring. For Saturday’s primetime JAKE kickoff LOURIM against No. 4 Michigan, the Scarlet Knights planned on “Striping the Birthplace,” asking fans in oddnumbered sections to wear black and those in even-numbered sections to wear red to create a striped effect. The idea was to foster a special atmosphere in Piscataway (which Rutgers markets as the birthplace of college football because the school played the first-ever college football game in 1869). That environment also included a cannon in the corner of the end zone, a loud horn, fireworks, flames and a scarlet-clad knight on a white horse. There was only one problem with that plan. A decent chunk of Michigan’s East Coast alumni in the New York area made the trip to High Point Solutions Stadium wearing maize and blue. So while the Scarlet Knights sought a “Striped Birthplace” with the fourth-largest crowd in stadium history at 53,292, the visitors dotted it. Rutgers’ other effort to garner attention in one of the most valuable recruiting grounds in college football today goes back much further. In January, shortly after the Scarlet Knights introduced former Ohio State defensive coordinator Chris Ash as their new head coach, they coined the term “Fence the Garden.” This catchphrase

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Michigan football fans were out in force when the Wolverines visited Piscataway on Saturday for the team’s first road game of the 2016 season.

referred to an effort to keep the best high school football players in New Jersey (“The Garden State”) for college. As it turned out, that plan hasn’t gone well, either. A few weeks after the advent of “Fence the Garden,” the topranked recruit in the country — Plainfield, N.J., native Rashan Gary — committed to Michigan. Saturday, he played his first game in his home state since high school and made two tackles with half a sack. East Orange, N.J., native Jabrill Peppers, of whom you may have heard, rushed for two touchdowns as a wildcat quarterback. And, of course, the Scarlet Knights hoped to win the game. That goal went worse

than the first two. It resulted in a 78-0 massacre, one of the most lopsided games in Big Ten history. That, more than any recruit or fan presence, showed how far Rutgers is from being able to fence the garden. Taking control of one of the sport’s hottest areas isn’t as easy as it seems — not with Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh and Ohio State coach Urban Meyer recruiting the area constantly, not with those two coaches setting up a stranglehold on the Big Ten’s East Division, not with such a heavy Michigan alumni presence in the area already. In fact, growing up in New Jersey years ago, Michigan alum Anthony Wilson remembers seeing only Michigan and Penn

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ISCATAWAY — A cannon fired to celebrate a touchdown that ended up being overturned. A train horn sounded after halftime to welcome a team that had picked up exactly JACOB zero first GASE downs — a performance so embarrassing that even that team’s official Twitter account stopped tweeting after 10 minutes of game time. The loudest reaction from the home crowd in the first half didn’t come from a home team touchdown, but from the stadium D.J.’s choice of The Chainsmokers’ smash hit and tailgating anthem, “Closer.” In the fourth quarter, a group of marching band members stood near opposing fans and started playing the visiting team’s fight song, as they have done in the past. To that point in the game, they barely had reason to play their own. It was a bizarre scene at High Point Solutions Stadium, where Rutgers fans witnessed their team return home from a 58-0 loss to No. 2 Ohio State last week to fall victim to an almost-surreal 78-0 drubbing at the hands of No. 4 Michigan on Saturday. It was supposed to be a “#StripeTheBirthplace” night for the Scarlet Knights, where the sections of the stadium alternated red and black in a sign of unity. It started out promising, with the crowd of 53,292 standing as the fourth-highest mark in school history. But by the second half, that movement suffered a sudden death. “The second quarter, we went up to get food, and when we came back, everyone had left,” said a Rutgers student named Kasia, a junior sociology major who was

one of the few people left standing in the student section as Michigan pushed past the 70-point mark in the fourth quarter. Those fans obviously weren’t expecting a comeback, and they weren’t exactly optimistic beacons of school spirit, either. If anything, the Scarlet Knight fans of 2016 are a group so filled with apathy that they were numb to what was happening to their team Saturday night. Brendan Francy is a mechanical engineering student who has already experienced plenty of football-related disappointment in just his sophomore year. Late in the fourth quarter, Francy pulled out his phone to show evidence of the time national television cameras caught him with a blank, defeated stare last season when the Scarlet Knights lost a 42-point home game to the Buckeyes. Francy reminisced about the time Rutgers beat then-No. 3 Louisville in 2006 and upset the Wolverines two years ago. He showed a little optimism by citing the team’s improving recruiting classes, new coach Chris Ash’s extensive background and a belief that the team would eventually be able to compete for talented recruits in its home state. Still, Francy said he found himself pulling for Michigan most of Saturday’s game — especially after the score got out of hand in the first quarter. (He’s from New Jersey, but his dad’s best friend went to Michigan, he said, so his family became fans.) He even wore a T-shirt with both team’s logos on it to claim neutrality. “I’ll root for Michigan or Rutgers,” he said. “(But) since Rutgers has no chance of going anywhere, I’ll root for Michigan.” Not all of them were so quick to jump ship, though. A student named Waleed, a sophomore civil engineering major and one of Brendan and Kasia’s friends, showed some passion when he mentioned how disappointed in he was in the players’

performance as a negative representation of “our school.” Still, he wasn’t even mad when Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh opted to go for two with a 27-0 lead. Nor did he seem to care that the team’s home stadium had been effectively hijacked by fans in maize and blue. (“If I was up 77-0, I’d be doing the same thing,” he said.) Waleed did cling to one silver lining, though, that might make it seem like the Scarlet Knights’ latest loss wasn’t for nothing. Maybe the Wolverines were just a great team, and maybe demolishing Rutgers might be enough to boost Michigan higher in the rankings. “I get that we’re bad, but it’s 71-0,” he said. “They’ve gotta move up one slot. At least one.” When that’s all they had to look forward to, though, why did these fans even stay? Largely, because they just didn’t care anymore. In fact, they’ve grown so used to the losing that they’ve started deciding to stay around just in case one positive thing happens. “I like these kinds of games where we’re losing by a lot,” Kasia said, “because if we get a touchdown in the last four minutes, everyone is so happy to have anything that it’s really exciting.” Sometimes that excitement comes from just seeing a knight ride out on a live horse after an extra point. Other times, it comes from getting a wave from the mascot as he walks around the sideline, which Waleed did near the end of the game. And sometimes, it even comes from a cannon being fired for no reason at all. Waleed joked that they should start shooting it off after first downs (Rutgers picked up two in the entire game). “It’s better than nothing,” he said. “It’s all we have.” But when the cannon finally sounded a few minutes later, it did actually have some meaning: Everyone could go home.

State games on local TV. He graduated from the University in 1985 before returning to the Garden State and rooting for the Wolverines from afar. Saturday, his team came to him for the second time in three years, and the University’s Alumni Association hosted a pregame tailgate outside the stadium for area alumni such as Wilson. “It’s great getting to see them every year,” Wilson said at the tailgate. “It’s a dream come true — even though it’s not going to be as competitive as it should be.” Until Rutgers and Maryland joined the Big Ten two years ago, Michigan had visited the East Coast for games just two times since 1969. The Wolverines won at Boston College in 1991 and

Connecticut in 2013, traveling only as far as Penn State outside of those games. But conference expansion now makes a trip to the East Coast a yearly occurrence. The growth of the Big Ten base to the New York area was one of the draws for Rutgers to the conference — though it was secondary to the TV revenue from Big Ten Network — and the Alumni Association has taken advantage. The organization schedules one big road tailgate every year, choosing Maryland last year before a hurricane postponed it. Saturday’s event at Rutgers also wasn’t in ideal weather, but for fans like Wilson, it was a rare chance. “They don’t always get to come back for these games,”

said Dan Arment, the marketing coordinator for the Alumni Association, “so we like to try to bring some Michigan flavor out to them.” Of course, not everyone welcomes the spread of the Midwest to the East. Frank Wrublevski, a 1979 Rutgers graduate, sported a particularly incendiary sign before the game. “Wanted for poaching,” it read, with pictures of Harbaugh, Meyer and Penn State coach James Franklin. “There is no honor among some Big 10 coaches. Beware: There is a new sheriff in town and it could be time for a good old fashioned Ash Woopin’.” Wrublevski, who lives a few miles from the stadium in South Plainfield, N.J., acknowledged that Rutgers’ rebuilding process would be slow, and the blowout the Scarlet Knights suffered a few hours later verified that statement. But Wrublevski arrived at 5:30 a.m. Saturday anyway, the first tailgater in the lot, to prepare for what he hopes will be a burgeoning rivalry. “It’s sad to see all these kids go,” Wrublevski said. “But we’ll get some coming sooner or later. And once a couple stick and they start winning, they’ll get more.” Harbaugh isn’t going to make it easy, though. He never shies away from a war of words with other coaches or schools. Saturday was no exception, as Michigan went for two up 27-0 in the first half. That piling-on won’t stop with this weekend. Harbaugh has come after New Jersey and will continue to do so, and Rutgers is in the way. The garden is up for grabs, and it’s going to take more than a fence to protect it.

Lourim can be reached at jlourim@umich.edu and on Twitter @jakelourim.

Defense soars to new heights JAKE LOURIM

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PISCATAWAY — Jourdan Lewis handed his towel to a fan in the front row. Jabrill Peppers started playing around with a football on the sideline. Channing Stribling took off his jersey, then his warmup shirt, then the wrap around his shoulder. Michigan’s first-team defense’s night was done, and the unit had done its job better than it ever had before. The numbers were again staggering, the effect again obvious, the opponent again depleted. But this game was different. This time, against Rutgers, the Michigan football team’s defense reached its own nearly implausible standard. Last year, as the Wolverines strung together consecutive shutouts of Brigham Young, Maryland and Northwestern, they vowed to play even better. They said they would not be satisfied until the opponent did not gain a single yard or first down. Those outside the program downplayed the goal — surely, such a statistical anomaly wasn’t possible. And yet Michigan found a way on Saturday to shatter those lofty expectations. The first-team defense exited after the first series of the third quarter having given up minus-10 total yards and no first downs. “That’s what we expect to happen when you’re on a defense like we are,” said senior linebacker Ben Gedeon. “We want to execute every single play, and we know if we execute, they shouldn’t score a point.” The dominance in the numbers went even further. When the first team defense came out — after a sack by senior end Taco Charlton sent Rutgers to its 10th three-and-out — the Scarlet Knights were 1-for-12 passing. They went through two quarterbacks, as Michigan’s opponents often do. They exhausted all of their options, to no avail. But all of those results were familiar. The difference Saturday was Michigan’s completeness.

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Michigan’s defense allowed just 39 total yards to Rutgers on Saturday.

Each of the 11 series the first team played lasted three plays. A week after No. 2 Ohio State blanked Rutgers, 58-0, forcing a punt on every drive that didn’t finish a half, the Wolverines allowed the Scarlet Knights even less. They locked down every part of the field. They pressured Rutgers starting quarterback Chris Laviano into a third-down incomplete pass on the first series. They sacked him on the second. Lewis blanketed a receiver to half the next drive. On the sequence went, Michigan stifling everything the Scarlet Knights tried. Charlton had two of the Wolverines’ four sacks. Thirteen different players combined for 13 tackles for loss. “It was constant pressure,” said Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh. “Our front, I think that’s the spine of the team is that front. … They were fast. Our whole team was really fast tonight.” Gedeon said as a linebacker, the statistic he focuses on most is rushing yards, of which the starting defense gave up minus16. Rutgers’ passing game did not fare much better, finishing 2-for18 with five yards. Neither of the completed passes traveled past the line of scrimmage. And while the Scarlet Knights managed to reach 39 total yards and two first downs while playing against Michigan’s second-team defense in the second half, they

still failed on all 17 of their third downs. By the time the starters forced their last punt, they had taken care of their business. The score was 43-0. As difficult as it was to find fault with Michigan’s dominance last year, it will be even harder with this performance. The Wolverines cannot give up fewer than zero first downs and can hardly limit an opponent to fewer than minus-10 total yards. They can, however, turn in those performances more regularly, a frightening thought for the rest of the teams on their schedule. “I mean, this set the bar, but now we keep trying to improve,” Charlton said. “If we’re trying to go out there and be the best defense in the country, it can’t stop with just Rutgers. We gotta go into the next week, improve on this bye week, and once we go onto Illinois, we keep on improving — show the country what we’re really made of.” That effort, Charlton said, started in the summer, when the Wolverines knew the depth they had coming back and what they could do with it. Charlton insisted Michigan didn’t realize the extent of its dominance during the game Saturday. Most everyone else did. “The offense knew,” said redshirt sophomore quarterback Wilton Speight. “We just love watching.”

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After this weekend, the Michigan women’s soccer team was left with a perplexing question: How can you dominate a game, outshoot your opponent 17-6 and still lose? According to coach Greg Ryan, the answer is simply bad luck. “This weekend was one of those that went against us,” he said. “The chances were better for us, and ours stayed out, and the few chances (Northwestern) had, they scored.” Despite playing a game that was lopsided in their favor, the Wolverines (5-2 Big Ten, 9-3-1 overall) hit a bump in the road Sunday when they suffered a 2-1 loss to Northwestern (5-1-1, 12-1-1). The game marked the first time that Michigan has lost back-to-back games since 2014, after falling 3-0 to Illinois on Thursday. That loss put an end to the Wolverines’ seven-game winning streak, and Sunday’s dropped the team out of first place in the Big Ten. The unevenness of Sunday’s game was apparent throughout the first half, particularly in the opening 13 minutes, which were characterized by constant offensive pressure by Michigan as it maintained ball control. The Wolverines’ dynamic attack got four shots off during the first 10 minutes of the game, while the Wildcats took none. In the 14th minute of the game, Northwestern finally gained ball control, and as the result of two foul calls on Michigan, the Wildcats were given two set pieces in a row. The second free kick led to Northwestern getting a body on the ball right in front of the goal, which was tapped past redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Sarah Jackson into the lower left corner of the net, putting the Wildcats up, 1-0.

The Wolverines wasted no time in responding. Senior defender Madisson Lewis took a hard drive into the box, permeating the Northwestern defense, and followed up with a shot that caught the hand of a Wildcat defender. This resulted in a Michigan penalty kick in the 18th minute of the game, which was taken by sophomore forward Reilly Martin, who placed a fast ball perfectly in the top left corner of the net past the Northwestern goalkeeper, tying the game, 1-1. Martin played a key role in the Wolverines’ offensive efforts, with seven shots throughout the game, but the penalty kick was the only one to find the back of the net. Martin now leads the team in goals scored with six. “I tried to take advantage of all the chances that I created,” Martin said. “But their keeper made some really great saves.” Wildcat goalkeeper Lauren Clem had her work cut out for her, making six saves in the first half of the game alone. Comparatively, Jackson had no saves in the first

half, highlighting Northwestern’s inability to respond to Michigan’s strong attack. Despite this, the half ended with both teams still even. In the second half, the Wolverines once again came out with an intense attack, but in the 48th minute, the Wildcats pounced on an early opportunity inside the box, with a header goal sent into the lower left corner past Jackson. This shot put the Wildcats up 2-1 and was the last that found the back of the net in the game. After the goal, Northwestern did not let up on pressure, and the Wolverines appeared slightly worn out on the field up until the last five minutes of the game. Ryan attributed the decline of Wolverine energy in the second half in part to the fact that the full starting lineup was not on the field. “We ran out of players,” Ryan said. The Wolverines entered the game with the disadvantage of not having sophomore midfielder Abby Kastroll, who was out with an injury. Kastroll has been a crucial component of

Michigan’s attacking game, with four goals on the season, and her absence was underscored when Northwestern started to command plays and win ball controls in the midfield during the second half. Despite this drawback, the Wolverines still outperformed Northwestern with five shots on goal in the second half compared to the Wildcats’ two. Three of these shots came during Michigan’s offensive resurgence in the last five minutes of the game, with Martin and sophomore midfielder Jackie White contributing two and one, respectively. Looking ahead to Michigan’s future Big Ten matchups, Ryan does not see much that needs to be altered in terms of the Wolverines’ game performance, despite their recent losses. “I’m actually really proud of the way we played today, especially in the first half,” Ryan said. “If we continue to play with that kind of intensity and focus and quality, I think we’re going to do just fine.”

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Sophomore forward Reilly Martin scored the game-tying goal in the first half, but Michigan ended up losing to Northwestern.

Ohio State at home HENRY GAUDIN For the Daily

When Michigan needed its star player, she delivered. After dropping the third set to the Buckeyes, the Wolverines built up momentum early in the fourth set when senior middle blocker Abby Cole slammed two straight kills on the opening two points. Michigan took a commanding 18-9 lead, but allowed Ohio State to tie the game at 21 off an ace by Taylor Hughes. The teams traded points until the Wolverines closed out the match on a kill by senior outside hitter Kelly Murphy. But it wouldn’t have happened without Cole. Cole led the triumphant ending over the Buckeyes, totaling eight kills in the fourth set equal to her tally through the first three. “I think there was definitely some frustration that built up not getting the sweep, but at the same time it’s really important to be able to channel that,” Cole said. “Then it was my focus to not let the match go to five and to just finish it in four.” The No. 23 Michigan volleyball team picked up a pair of wins against Maryland and No. 14 Ohio State this weekend, both in four sets. Despite having troubles serving the ball, the Wolverines overcame the Terrapins — but Ohio State proved to be the tougher opposition. The Buckeyes were coming off a disappointing loss to Michigan State after beating Nebraska, the defending national champion. Michigan got momentum early in the first set, winning six straight points behind Murphy’s serve. The Wolverines led by as many as 11 points in the first set, which

they won, 25-20, after Ohio State’s defensive specialist Valeria Leon made a service error. In the second set against Ohio State, neither team could build a strong lead and the Buckeyes mustered just a three-point lead during the set, the frame’s largest margin. Later, with the score tied 23-23, the Wolverines won the final two points off of a kill by junior middle blocker Claire Keiffer-Wright and an attacking error by Ohio State’s outside hitter Luisa Schirmer. Michigan won the first point of the third set but struggled to stay on top. The Buckeyes quickly took a commanding lead and kept it, winning the set, 25-16, after setter Taylor Hughes assisted middle blocker Taylor Sandbrothe on a kill. The third set was the only one in which Michigan had more errors than Ohio State. “I thought Ohio State played really strongly in that game,” said Michigan coach Mark Rosen. “Next thing you know they’re leading by nine.” If not for junior outside hitter Adeja Lambert, who got 33 kills between the weekend’s two games, the Wolverines would not have closed out against the Terrapins. After winning the first two sets against Maryland, Michigan (4-2 Big Ten, 15-3 Overall) failed to close out the match in the third set. In the fourth set, Lambert registered two kills in the final three points to close out the match. Though Michigan is typically a strong serving team, the Wolverines struggled against the Terrapins. “We had absolutely our worst serving night of the year on Friday,” Rosen said. “It was just one of those nights.”

Wolverines reel in three wins ‘M’ opens with tripleheader Bottom’s unusual initiative yields big results for Michigan GRACE BOYLES For the Daily

The Michigan swimming team left the fate of its meet this weekend to chance, literally. An advocate of adapting to subtle changes and mixing things up, Michigan coach Mike Bottom implemented a new format to the three-session meet with Louisville. Twice during each session, a die would be thrown, determining the distance of the next events. “The nice thing about doing this tripleheader is they have a chance to improve with each game,” Bottom said. Bottom was successful in drawing out winning performances from his swimmers, even with the inventive format of the meet. The Wolverines reeled in three dominant wins over Louisville, securing the meet after the second session Saturday morning. In both sessions Saturday, Michigan defeated Louisville by nearly 100 points, and on Friday, Michigan beat the Cardinals by over 50 points. “The whole team was loud the whole time. A lot of energy,” said junior PJ Ransford. “Three sessions is a lot, but we did a really good job of staying loud, staying focused, swimming fast and having a good time.” Across the three sessions, seven different swimmers won individual events, demonstrating the widespread talent of Michigan’s team. Three first place finishes were collected in freestyle events from junior Paul Powers in the 50-yard (20.00), freshman Felix Aubock in the 500-yard (4:24.66), and Ransford in the 1,000-yard (9:10.40). New members played an important role in the outcome of, as freshmen Jacob Montague and Charlie Swanson started off their swim careers at Michigan with individual wins in the 100-yard breaststroke (in 54.68 seconds) and 400-yard individual medley

(in 3:51.37), respectively. In the 400-yard individual medley, Swanson’s win came a full six seconds ahead of sophomore Stephen Holmquist, who finished second. On the other end of the spectrum, seniors Vinny Tafuto (48.55) and Chris Klein (1:49.95) claimed first in the 100-yard butterfly and the 200-yard individual medley, respectively. In the third session, the Wolverines displayed their talent in the breastroke. Montague, Swanson and Tommy Cope all finished in the top five of the 200yard breastroke along with Klein. Again Michigan packed the top five, this time in the 50-yard backstroke with second, third, and fourth place finishes from junior Tristan Sanders, freshman Alex Martin and redshirt senior Luke Papendick, respectively. “Everybody was battling for

points for Michigan and that’s what we wanted,” Bottom said. The Wolverines’ relays were just as victorious as their individual events. Opening up the second session with a close 200-yard medley relay win were Sanders, Montague, Tafuto and Powers. Later in the second session, Michigan recorded second, third and fourth place finishes in three relays: the 400yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke. “Because of the way we’re looking at this weekend, we look at it as a blue weekend, and we talked about going from the bottom up, ” Bottom said. “A blue weekend is why you didn’t hear us yelling any names throughout the weekend. We were yelling, ‘Go blue!’ It’s about the team. It’s about taking names out of the team and making everybody a part of the team.”

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Michigan dove into the pool for the first time in the competitive 2016-17 season.

Back from Rio, Haughey wins 200-yard individual medley ANNA HARITOS Daily Sports Writer

The Michigan women’s swim and dive team blew Louisville out of the water this weekend in its season opener. The meet — dubbed a “tripleheader” — was divided into three separately scored sessions, including both individual and relay events, in which the distance of each race was decided by a roll of the dice. The Wolverines ultimately won all three sessions, 257-179, 274-196 and 266-205, respectively. Michigan coach Mike Bottom said the aim of the meet’s randomized format was to add extra excitement and energy to a usually standardized format and provide opportunities for improvement. “They stepped it up and

got better in a lot of different areas,” Bottom said. “The nice thing about doing this tripleheader is that they have a chance to improve with each game.” The tripleheader’s format kept coaches and athletes on their toes and heightened the competition as well. “I think everyone was pretty nervous,” Haughey said. “Especially before the first session because we didn’t know what we were swimming or how to warm up and everyone was kind of panicking.” Simulating situations in which the swimmers have to adjust quickly to a changing lineup, the meet was perfect for facilitating practice for quick change. Sophomore Siobhan Haughey discussed the importance of being able to respond quickly both in and out

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The Wolverines opened the season with three wins in a tripleheader this weekend.

of the water. “At Michigan, we always talk about sudden change,” Haughey said. “In normal meets you’d be entered in one event but then the coaches might change their minds five minutes before the race. This meet was perfect to practice sudden change. Getting a bit uncomfortable, but then still executing and doing what you had to do.” Haughey is back from her successful Olympic debut in Rio, where she competed for Hong Kong. She made it to the semifinals of the 200-meter freestyle and placed 13th overall. Now wearing a block ‘M’ on her cap, she opened her season with a win in the 200-yard individual medley and raced a leg in the winning 4x100 medley relay. She claimed the latter to be her favorite part of the meet. Throughout the meet, athletes and coaches on both sides created a high-energy atmosphere by cheering on their team. The energy in the air contributed to many standout performances, including sophomore Yirong Bi, who won a total of five events, including a win in the 800-meter freestyle by a 10-second margin. While there were many individual standouts, the tripleheader focused on “The Team.” The Wolverines approached the event as a “Blue” weekend, according to Bottom, who emphasized the importance of having everyone score for the team. “You didn’t hear us yelling names,” Bottom said. “You heard us yelling ‘Go Blue,’ it’s about the team — it’s about taking names out of the team and making everybody part of the team. We don’t have our names on our jerseys, and when we cheer for our swimmers we say ‘Go Blue’ because we’re all part of the blue cloud. “If we are going to possibly win the Big Ten championship that’s highly competitive, we have to do it as a team.”

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Michigan cruises to first win against Union Lavigne earns shutout LANEY BYLER

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In a desperate final attempt to score in the third period, the Union hockey team’s offense began to pepper 1 UNION Michigan 3 MICHIGAN freshman goaltender Hayden Lavigne with shots. But with no luck and no goals, the Dutchmen left Yost scoreless, and No. 11 Michigan recorded its first win of the season. The matchup was the second of a two-game series hosted by the Wolverines to kick off their regular season. After dropping the first match on Friday, 4-3, Michigan rallied for a 4-0 win on Saturday. For the majority of the first period, both teams were similar in shots, and neither was able to put itself in good position to score.

The scoreboard notwithstanding, it was a mostly even game. The first goal of the game came from junior forward Niko Porikos, who was able to control a loose puck on the Dutchmen’s side and send a shot straight over Union goaltender Jake Kupsky’s right shoulder. The goal boosted Michigan to a 1-0 lead with just over four minutes left in the first period. And almost four minutes later — with only 15 seconds left in the first period — junior defenseman Sam Piazza sniped a shot from the left side of the rink directly past Kupsky for the second goal of the period. The Dutchmen’s offense matched the Wolverines’ shots for the first period with 20 each, but wasn’t able to replicate the results. Freshman Hayden Lavigne made his season debut

as goaltender, saving 12 of the 20 shots. He remained in front of the net for the rest of the game, and Union wasn’t able to get a single shot past him. Michigan was able to keep up the offensive initiative in the second period, as well. After Lockwood was called for a penalty for holding, the Wolverines had penalty time to kill. But despite being down on the ice, freshman forward James Sanchez was able to breakaway and score with a wrister past Kupsky, granting Michigan a 3-0 lead a little over halfway into the game. The Wolverine offense began to bombard Kupsky with shots, but he held strong for the rest of the period. Leading 3-0, Michigan went into the third period just as strong as it did in the second — and it didn’t disappoint.

Senior forward Max Shuart snagged the puck away from the Dutchmen and sent a pass straight to Sanchez, who then scored his second goal of the game with a shot behind Kupsky. “They kind of stepped on us last night, so we had to step on them tonight,” said Michigan coach Red Berenson. “You can tell how mental the game is, and I thought we were a completely different team tonight. We played with more conviction, we played stronger, and we played harder and we played with a little desperation. We played defensively, our goalie gave us a great game and the puck went in for us at important times. “It was a good game for us tonight. Not a good weekend necessarily, but a good game tonight.”

in first collegiate start MIKE PERSAK

Daily Sports Writer

As the Michigan hockey team stood on the blue line for the national anthem Saturday, Hayden Lavigne had his head down. The freshman goaltender had his first collegiate start to think about. The Wolverines were just a day removed from a seasonopening loss to Union, and they were preparing to face the Dutchmen once more. But after the usual starter — senior Zach Nagelvoort — gave up four goals Friday, head coach Red Berenson and his staff chose to start Lavigne for Saturday. The freshman did not disappoint. Lavigne went on to save all 31 shots he faced, preserving a shutout for Michigan — its first since Nov. 27 of last year. “I was a little nervous at first, obviously, and it kind of showed in my rebound control,” Lavigne said. “But as the game went on I got more comfortable, and our team did a good job of keeping the shots to the perimeter early on. It helped me settle in, so that was good. I felt good towards the end.” Added Berenson: “The thing I liked about (Lavigne) is he was composed. He didn’t have to overreact, he didn’t have to make second efforts or outstanding saves. He just was in position all night. He made it look easy.” Lavigne’s performance Saturday doesn’t assure that he’ll get the nod the rest of the year, though. Between Lavigne, Nagelvoort and freshman goaltender Jack LaFontaine, the Wolverines have a bevy of options available to them. But the shutout can’t hurt Lavigne’s chances.

“That’s the first time I’ve seen (Lavigne) in a 60-minute game in some time,” Berenson said. “We saw him when we recruited him, and then I haven’t seen him much since. He’s been up and down, and he’s had three tough years of trying to prepare himself for Michigan and this moment. And he showed tonight that he was ready.” Lavigne played for four teams since committing to Michigan in 2013. He started as a top prospect with the Wellington Dukes in the Ontario Junior A Hockey League. But then Lavigne met adversity, posting a 3.83 goals-against average over two years in the United States Hockey League with the TriCity Storm and the Waterloo Black Hawks. Lavigne rebounded, though. He stayed in the USHL with the Bloomington Thunder, improving to a 2.26 goalsagainst average before finally coming to Ann Arbor. Now, Lavigne has earned his first collegiate shutout. And the game didn’t just give him confidence — but it also gave the team a good feeling heading forward, a notion made evident by the celebration when the final buzzer sounded. The team streamed off the bench, mobbing Lavigne to congratulate him. For Lavigne, it was a long time coming. “It’s unbelievable,” Lavigne said. “I’ve been through kind of a rough road getting here, but now that I’m here, I’ve kind of settled in. I’m excited to be here, and that felt great as a first game.” Lavigne didn’t take too long to revel in his success, though. “It’s only one, so there’s a lot to do.”