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How Sweet It Is The Michigan volleyball team erased an early deficit and topped Oregon, 3-1, on Friday night to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament

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Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein, the first blind justice to ever serve on the court, presents on the value of inclusion at Michigan Hillel Sunday.

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Richard Bernstein discusses battling adversity as a blind man MAYA GOLDMAN Daily Staff Reporter

Richard Bernstein, Michigan Supreme Court justice, spoke on the importance of inclusion Sunday at the University of Michigan Hillel as part of the University’s Diversity, Equity

and Inclusion initiative, a longterm plan for increasing equity and inclusivity at the University. Bernstein graduated from the University in 1996 and earned his law degree from Northwestern University’s School of Law. He practiced law alongside his brother Mark Bernstein — a University regent

— and the rest of his family at The Sam Bernstein Law Firm until his election to the Michigan Supreme Court in 2014. LSA junior Sarah Parkes, Hillel’s social action cohort chair, said she invited Bernstein, who has been blind since birth, to speak because she felt his voice was one the community needed

to hear. “We are an inclusive environment (where) everyone should feel comfortable and we feel like he has a lot to say about that,” Parkes said. “We’re having a tumultuous time on campus right now, and we’re looking for a way to promote inclusivity and a See BERNSTEIN, Page 3A

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The University of Michigan was ranked among the nation’s top three schools for undergraduate entrepreneurship opportunities and sixth for graduate entrepreneurship by The Princeton Review in a November release. Only Babson University in Massachusetts and Brigham Young University in Utah surpassed the University on the undergraduate list. The annual rankings take into consideration business and entrepreneurship academic programs available to students,

student-to-faculty ratio, alumni entrepreneurship ventures, student-led programs and community support for entrepreneurial ventures. Formal entrepreneurship education opportunities at the University date back to 1999 with the creation of the Zell Lurie Institute, an entrepreneurship and venture capital-focused institute housed at the Ross School of Business. In 2015, the Zell Family Foundation donated $60 million to the Zell Lurie Institute. Oscar Ybarra, the director of Innovate Blue — the University-run center for 15 See ENTREPRENEURS, Page 3A

At first annual conference, students ‘M’ headed Car supply to Orange present foreign policy research projects company

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Sunday, the Michigan Foreign Policy Council held its inaugural conference in the Rackham Amphitheatre, presenting the research club members conducted over the course of the semester to 30 audience members. Students discussed the effects of government stability on humanitarian intervention, the success of antibiotic stewardship programs and the impacts of public opinion on the 2015 Paris climate agreement. All of the research was published in a new academic journal titled Michigan Foreign Policy Review. LSA senior Evan Viau, club president and founder, said he was impressed with the club members’ research throughout the semester and how they were able to put it together for this final presentation. “I couldn’t be more proud of everyone,” Viau said. “This being our first semester, there were a lot of roadblocks. The level of work that we were able to put in our first semester and the level of work that our first and second year students were able to achieve — I’m impressed, I’m f loored.” LSA sophomore Nicole Dean, who studied the effectiveness of antibiotic

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The Michigan football team is headed to a New Year’s Six bowl — just not one it was hoping for a couple of weeks ago. The Wolverines (7-2 Big Ten, 10-2 overall), ranked sixth in the final College Football Playoff rankings released Sunday, announced today that they have accepted a bid to play in the Orange Bowl on Dec. 30 in Miami Gardens, Fla. They will play their 45th all-time bowl game against Florida State (5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference, 9-3 overall). Michigan, ranked in the top four for most of the season, fell in the CFP rankings last week after losing at Ohio State on Nov. 26. Without a game this weekend, the Wolverines stayed on the outside of the playoff as other teams secured their spots. No. 1 and Southeastern Conference champion Alabama will play No. 4 and Pac-12 champion Washington, and No. 2 and ACC champion Clemson will play No. 3 Ohio State. See BOWL, Page 3A

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stewardship programs, echoed Viau’s statement. “It felt really good to show everyone how much work we put into this research,” she said. “I was excited to share it with everyone else.” Dean’s research revolved around finding the best approach to the health issues caused by antimicrobial resistance when microbes

resist medications previously used to treat them. She and her fellow group members explored how the rates of AMR changed when stewardship programs were implemented. Despite the positive end product of the research, LSA freshman Daniel Evans, who looked at public opinion’s impact on the Paris climate

agreement, said there were some challenges. “It was very time intensive,” he said. “Given that it’s my first semester here, it’s my first exposure to more rigorous research, which I think is fun and rewarding, but it definitely took some time.” Viau also noted he was See POLICY, Page 3A

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LSA sophomore Alexandrea Somers gives a presentation at the Michigan Foreign Policy Council Fall Conference at Rackham Amphitheater Sunday.

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Fortune 200 automotive supply company Adient announced Wednesday that it would be moving its corporate headquarters to the Marquette Building in downtown Detroit’s historic financial district. Adient was recently created as an independent offshoot of Johnson Controls, a multinational technology corporation based in Milwaukee, Wis. The company will bring 500 jobs to the city, 100 of which will be newly created after the completion of the move, according to a press release. Adient plans to invest $98 million in Detroit in total, $75 million of which will be directed toward the acquisition and renovation of the Marquette Building. The Marquette building renovation process is expected to last 24 months. In a press release, Steve Arwood, Michigan Economic Development Corporation CEO, said Adient will be moving to a city that has both a long history with the automotive industry See DETROIT, Page 3A

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BRIEF: FEDERAL JUDGE MANDATES STATE SUPPLY WATER TO FLINT A federal judge has recently mandated that the state of Michigan deliver weekly supplies of 395,000 cases of water to Flint until its water crisis is resolved, denying a request for the state to put an earlier requirement to deliver water on hold. According to the Detroit Free Press, U.S. District Judge David Lawson declared Flint water to still be unsafe and demanded the state give out water bottles to households without maintained filters Friday, a follow up on a initial order to do so last month after the state challenged it. The cost of the process is estimated to be $10.5 million per month. For multiple months, Flint water was contaminated with lead, sparking significant health concerns for residents and gaining national attention, after the city’s water source was changed to the

Flint River without the proper anticorrosive treatments. This practice tainted the water supply with large amounts of lead from the pipes. It has been linked to medical issues including severe bone pain, tooth damage and cancer in Flint residents, especially affecting children. Flint has also had a tumultuous relationship with the state this year. The state banned Flint from being able to sue on the crisis, fearing the lawsuit could take a toll on the state budget and create more conflict. In their objection to the mandate on providing water, Michigan Treasurer Nick Khouri and the state-appointed Flint Receivership Transition Advisory Board argued the ruling was not realistic and too expensive. They added that water bottles are already available to families in distribution

centers. Anna Heaton, spokeswoman for Gov. Rick Snyder, also said the process would make it difficult for Michigan to focus on improving the lead pipes and reducing home water use. Lawson said Flint students still needed help despite the state’s plans, and Michigan must file a progress report by Dec. 16. “Flint residents continue to suffer irreparable harm from a lack of reliable access to safe drinking water,” Lawson said in his ruling. “This is more than a mere inconvenience; hunting for water has become a dominant activity in some residents’ lives, causing anxiety, stress and financial hardship.” According to The Wall Street Journal, Lawson said the state should first verify filters in houses,

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noting the process would take less than $1 million. In research released Friday, Virginia Tech Prof. Marc Edwards noted several improvements in Flint’s water supply. Edwards was one of the main researchers during the start of the Flint water crisis, after receiving a request from residents who noticed the poor water quality and the increasing prevalence of illness among children. “Citizen-led testing shows water conditions continue to improve,” Edwards said during his press conference. “Lead and iron levels in the water are decreasing, with many more homes having non-detectable levels at the tap. However, he also said residents should continue to use bottled water and lead filters until otherwise notified by the EPA or the state.” — NISA KHAN

HUMANS for HUMANITIES - Today we celebrate Harriet Tubman. Leader of the Underground Railroad. Game Changer for America. Carter’s Dad @BFSEsq After running out to pick up Chinese, I can report that the snow is coming down in Ann Arbor. Roads will probably start getting slick.

CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES A Humanist in the World of Genomics

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WHAT: Author Jay Claton will discuss the humanities’ role in the public policy sphere. Clayton has had experience working on National Institutes of Health grants and focuses on how arts can shape public policy. WHO: Institute for the Humanities WHEN: 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Institute for the Humanities, Osterman Common Room

WHAT: This seminar will explore the social and economic problems associated with the ongoing climate change issue. Elke Weber, professor of psycholoy at Princeton University, will lead the discussion. WHO: Social, Behavioral and Experimental Economics WHEN: 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: North Quad - 3100

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WHAT: This reading of “Wieso Heimat, ich wohne zur Miete” by author Selim Ozdoan is a public event. English translation will be provided. WHO: Germanic Languages and Literatures WHEN: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. WHERE: Osterman Common Room

WHAT: Director Vanessa Hope will introduce the documentary “All Eyes and Ears,” which explores the relationship between the United States and China. WHO: Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies WHEN: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: Museum of Art, Stern Auditorium

Toward Anti-Ontology WHAT: Anthropology Prof. Scott Stonington will examine the social views of chronic pain in Thailand and compare them to those in the West, arguing that chronic pain is predominantly a medical state rather than a mindset. WHO: Science, Technology and Society WHEN: 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Tisch Hall, room 1014

Concert Band: “Dreaming in Color” WHAT: The concert band will perform a wide range of music from Native America to the electronic age. Courtney Snyder will be conducting. WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Hill Auditorium

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Energy and Environmental Economics WHAT: A seminar will discuss the question: Do energy effciency investments deliver at the tight time? The seminar will be presented by Berkeley Business Prof. Lucas Davis. WHO: Energy and Environmental Economics WHEN: 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Lorch Hall, room 301

WHAT: A specialist recital will take place Monday night, featuring Rafael Gordillo Maza on the piano playing a variety of music from Beethoven to Schumann. WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: Walgreen Drama Center, Stamps Auditorium

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The Islamic Center of Ann Arbor received an antiMuslim letter last Wednesday, referring to Muslims as “children of Satan” and President-elect Donald Trump as the “new sheriff in town” who will “cleanse America.” The same letter has been sent to mosques in California, Indiana, Rhode Island, Georgia, Ohio and Colorado, according to the Detroit Free Press. In Michigan, East Lansing’s mosque has also received a letter. According to the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Twitter account, the letters are under federal investigation, and it is currently unknown who is sending them. The group

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Same message sent to mosques in California, Indiana, Rhode Island and more our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on,” attributing the cause to “major Islamic attacks” that he claims were conducted by children of Muslim immigrants. This claim has not been substantiated. Following the election results, a series of crime alerts for hate crimes near the University of Michigan’s campus has occurred, including one targeting a Muslim student. On the Friday following Trump’s win, a female Muslim student was approached by a man who demanded she take off her hijab, threatening to light her on fire if she refused. A few days later, another female student was pushed down a hill after being ethnically intimidated on campus. Other similar incidents have also occurred that were not sent out as crime alerts, including one in which an Ann Arbor resident found swastikas drawn on his door and another in which four men assaulted a University lecturer. Sixty-three percent of Muslim students on campus have reported experiencing discrimination based on their race or religion, according to the University’s Islamophobia Working Group. LSA junior Haleemah Aqel, who is involved in the group, said she felt both sadness and resignation in regards to these incidents. “It’s sad to say I am not surprised that happened because of the climate not only on campus but in the U.S.,” she said. “Xenophobia is such a prevalent issue in our society. These instances are so ‘Wow I can’t believe this,’ but at the same time I can. It was bound to happen.”

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The Friars perform with alumni of the group at their 61st Annual Study Break Concert at Rackham Auditorium Friday.

BOWL From Page 1A The Buckeyes made the playoff on the strength of their 11-1 record, and though Penn State came back to beat Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship on Saturday

ENTREPRENEURS From Page 1A entrepreneurship programs — said the creation of a minor in entrepreneurship, which was founded in winter 2014, has empowered students from all academic backgrounds to learn about starting small businesses. “Since the introduction of the campus-wide minor, students from all schools and colleges can access new hands-on courses, creating more opportunities to connect, network and build successful entrepreneurial teams pulling from a variety of disciplines,” Ybarra said in a press release. “The University embraces entrepreneurship from all angles because the greater diversity in programming and disciplines in entrepreneurship, the greater UM’s contributions can be to the state and to the nation.” In addition to the academic resources, many students, including Business junior Erin Johnson, the president of OptiMize, cited community engagement in student-led

BERNSTEIN From Page 1A way to overcome adversity. I think that it’ll be great for our community to have a different lens.” Much of Bernstein’s talk was made up of anecdotes from his own experiences with overcoming the adversity he faced being blind in pursuit of inclusion. Despite his disability, he successfully completed 20 marathons and a full Ironman, which is a triathlon composed of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and a marathon 26.2-mile run. He also spoke on his long recovery after a severe accident in Central Park when he was hit by a biker while walking unassisted along a path he had memorized. During the 10 weeks he spent recovering in the hospital, he learned to appreciate even accomplishments as small as being able to sit up in bed. “In life, it’s those simple things that people desperately want, that others don’t appreciate,” Bernstein said. “As you all go through your lives, I would ask you to celebrate every accomplishment you have, no matter how small and insignificant you think it is.” He also emphasized how being a justice on the Supreme Court tied back to these ideals. Bernstein described his job as a justice as a rewarding but intense one, because in most of the cases the court sees,

night, the Nittany Lions jumped only above Michigan to No. 5. The Orange Bowl is the Wolverines’ highest-caliber postseason destination since they made the Sugar Bowl at 10-2 in 2011. They should be the favorite, too, against a Seminoles team with three losses in its conference. Michigan has played in the Orange Bowl just

twice before, most recently beating Alabama in overtime on Jan. 1, 2000, with quarterback Tom Brady. But heading into November, Michigan had higher hopes for the postseason. It would have needed a loss by Clemson or Washington this weekend, though, and with Penn State jumping to No. 5 in the poll, even

that might not have been enough. Florida State will make the 450-mile trip down from Tallahassee, Fla., riding a sixgame winning streak. The Seminoles are 6-3 against bowleligible teams, while Michigan is 6-2 in such games. The teams have played each other just twice, splitting early-season games in 1986 and 1991.

entrepreneurship organizations — which are a significant part of The Princeton Review’s ranking methodology — as valuable to the development of student innovations. OptiMize is a community for students to help address social issues through entrepreneurial ventures, Johnson said. The

resources come from an array of sources. For example, we have worked with people from Zingerman’s to teach us vision and leadership skills. But what is probably the best thing about being in the area and having access to the alumni network is that if you are interested in something, there’s a good chance that someone from Michigan has been involved in that field.” One such connection, Johnson said, was the Detroit-based Michigan Urban Farming Initiative. The initiative, which was started by former OptiMize members, works to provide Detroit locals with fresh produce to address the problems associated with urban food deserts. “Just last week, the team received $2 million of funding for an ‘agrihood,’ which is essentially an urban farm in a Detroit neighborhood — the first of its kind in America,” Johnson said. The success of the Michigan Urban Farming Initiative, she added, also points to the potential for student success in entrepreneurship from the University.

“It’s cool because they, like every other OptiMize group, began with two-to-three thousand dollars in funding, and now they are receiving millions of dollars to continue the work that they began here at the University,” Johnson said. “And that, to me, is the most inspiring part of OptiMize — that it’s not just something that happens when you’re at the University, it’s something that you start here and use to start to build your lives.” Business junior Danny Sheridan said he had experienced academic and community support with his own entrepreneurial venture, Woodside Distributors, which is a national distribution company for home improvement, automotive, sporting and other goods. “The way that I was able to best take advantage of the entrepreneurial opportunities during my time here has not really been through the classes but by meeting with the people that are here,” Sheridan said. “It was by meeting with faculty and other students and having engaging conversations about our interests, and going from

“The University embraces entrepreneurship from all angles.” program offers mentorship opportunities with community business leaders, studentled discussion groups and workshops. “Mentorship and the massive alumni network are very important to us,” Johnson said. “For our mentorship programs, the people who collaborate with OptiMize groups tend to be local business leaders and alumni who want to help. Some of our best

they are deciding whether the defendants should face life in prison. “The intensity is quite massive, because the stakes are incredibly high,” Bernstein said. “Literally nothing less than a person’s life hangs in the balance. Whatever our report decides will be the outcome of this person’s life.” As a blind justice, Bernstein faces an extra stressor — he must memorize all 26 cases that come before the court each week. “You have to be familiar with the transcripts, and the transcripts are voluminous,” Bernstein said. “(Reading them in braille) would be simply impossible. Using a computer is also ineffective because if you wear an earpiece, you are not relevant in the conversation. You have to be focused on what is happening. The only option for me is to memorize all the cases.” Bringing the conversation back to inclusion, Bernstein told the audience that his differences, and those of each justice, are what make them so effective as a body. “If you have seven people sitting around the room … that are all from the same background, then voices are going to be lost,” he said. “But if you have people that are different, it allows you to look at things in a different light. You create a perspective that otherwise wasn’t there.” The event drew a wide range of people, from both the Hillel community and from the

greater University. LSA juniors Halimat Olaniyan and Yuchen Luo, who recently started a student organization to promote disability services and studies, said they were excited to hear Bernstein’s thoughts on the subject. “There’s racism and there’s sexism, but there’s also ableism, and people don’t talk about that a lot,” Olaniyan said. “A lot of the words we use are ableist … things that we don’t think about, like ‘lame’ or ‘I’m so ADHD,’ that affect someone who has that (disability), and we just want to spread awareness.” Other students were drawn to the event because of Bernstein’s story. LSA freshman Sam Kole said he felt inspired by Bernstein’s passion and drive. “He didn’t let anything hold him back,” Kole said. “He pushed the status quo and really became a champion for people with disabilities, and rose to the highest levels of our state government. I’m here to hear about his fiery passion that led him through diversity and to the top.” Bernstein concluded his speech by talking about a project he’s working on to integrate disabled citizens into the Israeli Defense Force, which has become a law in Israel. “This is how change happens,” he said. “We’ve been working on this for five or six years … Change comes in very slow, methodical steps, but if you don’t give up on it, that kind of change is real.”

POLICY From Page 1A disappointed with the low turnout at the event. “I would’ve hoped for a few more people,” he said. “One of the things as a new student org that is one of the biggest challenges is kind of gaining credibility and a voice on campus. Leveraging social media and all that is going to take some time to build up so we’ll see how that goes.” LSA sophomore Sara Bruce said moving forward, some of the club members hope to expand on the research that they presented during the conference. “In the future, what we’re going to hope to do is write policy proposals based on our

and an active role in shaping its future. “Adient’s decision to locate its operational headquarters in Detroit is both strategic and symbolic,” the press release read. “We welcome Adient and appreciate their long-term commitment to the economic viability of Detroit and to being a key player in the automotive industry in Michigan.” Adient is already involved in several other areas of Michigan. It currently has research and development operations in Plymouth and serves as the corporate sponsor of one University of Michigan undergraduate design project for a upcoming multidisciplinary design expo. The team, composed of four mechanical engineering students, will work with Adient to design a mechanical closure for an automotive seat track. Engineering senior Mallik Guduguntla, a member of the team, said he thinks the inflow of companies into Detroit and Michigan in general provides a strong boost in development efforts and ability to grow. “I’m really glad companies are continuing to invest and grow Detroit into the powerful city it once was,” he said. “Bringing corporate

there.” In April, Sheridan and his business partners won “The

“Now we have a team of 12 people, and has enabled us to de-risk.” Startup,” a University-sponsored competition funded and run by the Center for Entrepreneurship. The CFE, which was created in 2008, began as an initiative at the College of Engineering, but has since expanded to offer entrepreneurship education for students in all colleges. The Woodside Distributors team took home a grand prize of $15,000, which Sheridan used to help the company’s growth. “That money helped us hire staff,” Sheridan said. “Now we have a team of 12 people, and has enabled us to de-risk some of our startup capital. And I think that the 12 University of Michigan students who have jobs would be

research,” she said. “Since it is our first semester, we had a limited amount of time, but in the future, we’d like to take our research and make suggestions to sort of solve the problems.”

“To see that people have coalesced around this and that it will continue next semester, I couldnt be more proud or be more happy.” Regarding his own research, Evans said he hopes it helps inform people about the Paris

headquarters and jobs back to Detroit will improve infrastructure, restaurants and residential options. Entering college five years ago, I never thought of living in Detroit but now it may be happening.” Due to its choice to move to Detroit, the company will receive about $2 million from the Michigan Business Development Program to invest in new job creation. The MBDP is part of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, which provides grants or loans to businesses for projects that will generate new jobs or investment. Adient’s operation in Detroit is expected to earn the city approximately $17.2 million in net income and property tax over the next 12 years. The company will be the fourth Fortune 500 company to have their headquarters located in the city, and is the first to move into Detroit since 2003. The seating supply company evaluated 40 different locations in and outside of Michigan before choosing to settle in Detroit. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan noted in a press release that this decision indicates a positive trend in economic growth due to the influx of businesses. “Adient’s decision to choose Detroit from among a large field of competitors to base its global headquarters is another major vote of confidence in where we are headed as a city,” he said.

very appreciative of that money.” Over time, Sheridan said, this money has also enabled significant growth. From 2015 to 2016, Woodside Distributors financially grew from $2 million to $3.5 million. However, it was not just the University’s participation in entrepreneurship that enabled Woodside Distributors to succeed. Sheridan said support from the Ann Arbor business community proved to be among the greatest assets in the development of their business model. Through Sheridan’s mentor, Adrian Fortino, a partner at the Mercury Fund, a venture capital firm in based out of Texas with offices in Ann Arbor, the team at Woodside Distributors was able to meet with people at Nutshell, a customer resource management firm, and learn from experts in their field. “The people at Nutshell taught us how to use their software, which would have probably cost a lot for other people, but because we are Michigan students, it was no big deal; Adrian Fortino was able to hook us up,” Sheridan said.

climate agreement. “I’d like to see it be read by more people and perhaps see other people improve upon it because Paris is a recent event so there’s lots to uncover,” he said. Though he acknowledged the club has room to grow, Viau emphasized that he felt proud about the progress his team members have made so far. “When I first had this idea last fall, I didn’t imagine we’d be packing people into a room on a Sunday right before finals to talk about foreign policy,” Viau said. “I was always cautious and hopeful, and to see that people have coalesced around this and that it will continue next semester, I couldn’t be more proud or be more happy.”

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he Green Party voting system, Clinton is calling it presidential candidate into question. That poses a large Jill Stein filed for a problem. recount in Pennsylvania, a state For conservative politicians, Hillary Clinton lost — which voting security does not helped pave the way for Donald mean protection from cyber Trump’s election win. attacks. Rather, Imagine going back in it translates into time two months and voter suppression telling yourself that through strict sentence was true. I voting ID laws, felon can’t fathom how that disenfranchisement, conversation would mail-in ballot go, but today that is restrictions and our reality. Auditing early voting the vote translates cutbacks. The into voter suppression Democratic Party MAX policies and rhetoric, needs to be working LUBELL and searching for to stop suppression, flaws in the electoral system does and calling the integrity of the not have tangible benefits that voting system into question outweigh this. However, because does not do that. The best Stein called for the recount evidence for the jump between without Clinton’s consent, representing a vulnerable voting Clinton should play a role in system and voter suppression the recount. comes from President-elect Stein also recently filed for a Trump himself. In response to recount in Michigan. The national the call for a recount, Trump call for it came after cybersecurity falsely claimed he would have threats were identified by won the popular vote if it was groups of computer scientists, not for millions of illegal votes. including the director of the The potential threat of illegal University of Michigan Center for votes is a primary driver of voter Computer Security and Society, suppression policies. J. Alex Halderman. According The risk of voter suppression to Halderman, a state voting is large enough to outweigh the infrastructure hack is a possibility, benefits of calling for a recount. primarily in Pennsylvania, Even Halderman admits that Wisconsin and Michigan. A hack the probability of a hack is quite in Michigan is feasible, though low. That low probability is the risk seems to be lower due outweighed by the high chances to the use of paper ballots. The of voter suppression. I could probability of the cybersecurity be swayed to think otherwise threat is amplified by the Russian if I heard a more compelling hacks of John Podesta and the justification for a recount. A Democratic National Committee Michigan recount will not win this year, which identified a clear Clinton the vote, but this doesn’t intent by a foreign actor to interfere seem to be the main goal of most with the election. recount proponents. Rather, A recount would display any the main benefit to citizens of violation of the electoral process, Michigan seems to be only for but it will also cause voter those who want to verify that suppression. The Democratic there was not a hack. “Just Party spent almost the entire trying to be sure” is not a valid length of the Clinton campaign enough benefit to risk justifying defending the voting system. That voter suppression in tons of defense was critical to stopping states. Democrats should be voter suppression, which is of building public confidence in increasing concern. elections by pushing for policies This year was the first general that protect voter rights, not by election after a 2013 ruling that pushing for an audit. softened protections under the The best case for a recount Voting Rights Act, resulting in I have seen comes from a 14 states imposing new voting Vox editorial that argues the restrictions. That denies the reverse of my argument, that right to vote to thousands of normalizing recounts would Americans, usually low-income increase public confidence in and non-white individuals, from elections. The piece argues that the electoral process. There is no if recounts always happened rebutting that voter suppression then it “won’t give credence to impacts minority voters, as conspiracy theorists, and it will courts, numerous studies and bolster rather than undermine Republican politicians have public confidence.” That said, admitted to the effects of think of all the damage that restrictions. Now, after months normalized recounts could do. of defending the security of the Take, for example, the

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governor’s race in North Carolina, which still has not been officially called. Democratic nominee Attorney General Roy Cooper has unofficially received 9,700 more ballots than incumbent Republican Gov. Pat McCrory. McCrory has refused to concede the election in an attempt to hold onto his governor seat. Furthermore, McCrory called for a recount in several counties with no evidence of foul play. McCrory has brought the efficacy of North Carolina’s election into play, and there will be negative impacts. The North Carolina recount is clearly a last-ditch attempt to hold onto power by a politician who is basing his strategy in allegations. However, breaking down the public confidence of the North Carolina election is going to have a negative consequence: voter suppression. One justification for the North Carolina recount has come after widespread claims of voter fraud from McCrory’s campaign. There is no evidence for this accusation, but it manifests itself in voter suppression policy. The incumbent’s campaign is using voter fraud as a basis for a lawsuit to not count same-day registration ballots in the election. North Carolina displays what happens when claims for recounts go haywire. Politicians refusing to concede elections, false evidence of voter fraud and voter suppression come as the result of dismantling public confidence in the electoral process. Now imagine if recounts were a norm and happened all the time. The chances that these recounts would resemble North Carolina’s would increase exponentially. However, I will not condemn Clinton for participating in the recount. Stein calling for the audit meant that a recount was going to happen with or without Clinton, making any risk of dismantling public confidence in the electoral process inevitable. Therefore, Clinton is not directly at fault for any voter suppression that the recount creates. It is also difficult to blame a politician who simply wishes to ensure an inescapable recount was going to occur properly. While Clinton may not be directly to blame, this problem highlights a necessity for policy that fights back against voter suppression. The United States needs public confidence in elections, and the best way to accomplish this is by increasing the protections originally granted by the Voting Rights Act.

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Trump’s event horizon

vent horizon (noun): to argue that we shouldn’t pay the point in space where attention to Trump’s Twitter gravity is so great, not account. His online presence has even light can escape. Meaningful allowed him to circumvent the differences still exist beyond press and agenda-set without the event horizon, but due to a traditional journalistic scrutiny. massive gravitational pull, an We can’t understand Trump’s outside observer can’t character or goals as differentiate between a politician without any objects after understanding his that point. Twitter. I recently watched But the list elides a rough cut of a his greater offenses. documentary about His imitation of a Michigan football disabled New York that contains a scene Times reporter, his of a group of students assertion that John protesting Trump’s McCain isn’t a war ROLAND election. They hold hero because he was signs declaring Trump DAVIDSON captured, his brags a racist. A man approaches them about grabbing girls by the pussy and asks them to name Trump’s and his lie that Arabs celebrated sins. The first sin that comes out the destruction of the World Trade of a protester’s mouth is Trump’s Center — these are indefensible. utterance of “bad hombres.” His claim that Judge Gonzalo The protesters go on to point Curiel couldn’t fairly adjudicate out Trump’s derisive comments a case against Trump due to about Mexicans, and the man Curiel’s Mexican heritage drew retorts that Trump doesn’t want condemnation across the political to ban Mexicans, but wants to spectrum. Republican Speaker of crackdown on “illegals.” the House Paul Ryan went as far This scene demonstrates that as to say, “Claiming a person can’t Trump has reached his own do their job because of their race is event horizon. He has become sort of like the textbook definition such a toxic figure that liberals of a racist comment.” don’t differentiate between his By allowing statements like “less terrible” offenses and his these to lose saliency, liberal egregious ones. Additionally, discourse has enabled people liberals have come to associate to forget Trump’s highlight his singularly destructive reel. Liberals have to hold these personality so closely with his egregious statements close to policies that those policies are our minds and be ready to deploy no longer given due, critical them when someone asks what examination. I don’t mean this as makes Trump a racist. While a criticism of these protesters, in liberals like myself may find particular; if someone put me on statements he’s made about “bad the spot, I would also likely have hombres” offensive, I don’t think trouble coming up with specific they compare to his comments on examples of Trump’s racism. Judge Curiel. As demonstrated Rather, I blame liberal discourse, in the scene above, Trump’s which has ineffectively separated supporters can easily interpret the bad and the ugly. his comments about “bad Consider The New York Times’ hombres” as referring specifically collection of insults Trump to undocumented immigrants. It’s has hurled on Twitter since he not that drawing attention to his announced his presidential bid. “lesser offenses” isn’t important; Its presentation is brutalist, we need to catalogue every and displays columns of insults instance of Trump’s hate. But by with no aesthetic goal other focusing on his unequivocally vile than to inspire shock and awe. ones, we can begin to shift our The complete collection is citizenry’s understanding of him. 77 pages printed out. There’s As I’ve written in the past, I don’t certainly value in having such think most Trump supporters a resource, and I don’t want are white supremacists. Rather,

they are complicit in advancing racism. If liberals had done a better job of keeping Trump’s clear-cut hatred at the forefront of our national dialogue, maybe the election would have turned out differently. Because so much of his rhetoric goes beyond the pale, people have also lost the ability to critically analyze his policy proposals. Ask yourself: Why is his plan to build a wall so much more unpalatable than other hardline approaches to immigration? It’s expensive, but so is hiring thousands more border patrol officers. And perhaps the wall would reify American prejudice and damage Mexican-American relations. But beyond those two arguments, I can’t think of many more issues with the wall. Public knowledge of critiques of his policies is similarly onedimensional. For instance, in a speech castigating Trump, Mitt Romney suggested that his trade policies would start a trade war with China, and quickly moved on to another criticism. It’s not enough to just say Trump will instigate a trade war with China. What will this trade war look like? What effects will it have on American consumers and manufacturers? What about our foreign relations? This lack of public understanding is obviously coupled with the fact that candidates’ personalities, rather than substantial policy discussion, drove this past election. But going forward, liberals need to do our homework on why Trump’s policies will be so disastrous. One oft-repeated prognosis of the election has been that the media took Trump literally but not seriously, while his supporters took him seriously but not literally. Now that he’s president-elect, we have to take him both seriously and literally. By writing about his policies with proper rigor and not permitting his most despicable moments to be forgotten, resistance against Trump can broaden our country’s understanding of both his ineptitude and toxicity.

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in drop silence. I cradled myself as I watched CNN Political Commentator Van Jones ask America: “How will we explain this to our children?” In the cold of this November night, the only warmth I felt was from the tears rolling down my face. I thought, how did we get here? I closed my eyes and took in the stillness of that moment. Pin drop silence. That was my answer. My parents immigrated to this country from Pakistan in the late ’80s, hoping to start a family with a bright future. They embraced my brown skin with love, looked into my dark eyes with hope, smiling into the nursery filled with children of all colors knowing that we would grow up to have the same opportunities. I thought about my childhood. I am American. Born and raised. I played tag on our playgrounds, bench-warmed on our sports teams and looked around the classroom and thought, these are my friends. But I was conditioned from a young age to conform. “You’re a terrorist.” “You can’t do that, you’re a girl.” “Go back to your country.” I always brushed off little comments like that. Growing up, I was never at a loss for words. I smiled and laughed, although

each slur silently hit at the core of my identity, slowly dismantling my self-esteem, instilling fear into every fiber of my being. My mind would run a million miles, but my mouth would stay shut. I thought, there is no point in sharing my opinion because no one will listen and no one will change their mind. Why should I fight back when everyone will look down on me? This is my America, too, but I never felt welcomed in it. I convinced myself that if I never stated my discomfort, it wouldn’t be real. In my naive desire to fit in, I would spend years holding my tongue. If I were a parent today, I would not be able to look into my child’s eyes the same way my parents did with hope. Instead, I would apologize. Apologize for bringing them into a nation where they will meet hatred for their identity. Apologize for passing on the feeling of isolation. Apologize for my years of silence that put them in this position. To the people who once pointed their fingers at me for being different: I want to point back at you and say the state of our nation is your fault. I woke up disillusioned in Presidentelect Donald Trump’s America because of you. You, parading around with your misogyny, racism and xenophobia like a badge of honor. This is your fault. But I can’t point at you. It’s me too. I have always had

a voice and I made the conscious decision to remain silent. I cannot resent you because it’s my fault you don’t understand. I never gave you the chance to understand how it feels to be a person of color in America. I never explained the subtle discrimination I face that makes my skin itch. I never told you what you said to me was wrong. How could you know? I grew up with you, I went to school with you and I brushed off your comments, thinking you still saw me as an equal. But you support someone who wants to ban me. I have spent my whole life staying silent out of fear of becoming an outsider, but this election has shown that I have been one all along. I have spent years being silent, but I will be silent no more. I will be loud for Latinos, Muslims, Black people, disabled people, war veterans and others he demonized and attacked. They want us to stay silent, but this is no time to concede. This election shows that the fight is far from over. Our nation needs us more than ever. We must stand up. We must persevere. We must speak out.

Demario Longmire, Toni Wang, Sabrina Bilimoria, Alyssa Brandon, Christian Paneda, Ashley Tjhung are Michigan in Color Editors. Michigan in Color is a section of The Michigan Daily by and for people of color.

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‘Hamilton’ compilation album boasts impressive talent Featured Actress in a Musical this year. Those are almost impossible Daily Arts Writer shoes to fill, but Sia doesn’t even come close. Her rendition lacks Has there ever been a Broadway even a fraction of Goldsberry’s musical as big as “Hamilton?” depth. It sounds like she’s just It seems like every time I write singing the song, not performing about the show, I ask myself that it and giving it everything she question. I’ve never seen anything can. And, ultimately, that’s why it from the stage suffers. capture the cultural That’s not the zeitgeist in such a only cover that big way. needs just a little The latest more from the The Hamilton iteration of this singers. Usher’s Mixtape impact is The “Wait for It,” a Hamilton Mixtape, track that gives Various Artists an album of covers depth to the Aaron Atlantic Records and spinoffs of Burr character, left songs in the show. me feeling empty The list of artists inside. Ashanti’s who lent their “Helpless” didn’t voices is impressive: Usher, Kelly seem to have any of the hopeful Clarkson, Regina Spektor, Sia, optimism and innocence the song John Legend, Common and requires. Plus, Ja Rule’s version Jimmy Fallon, to name a few. But, of Alexander’s verse is painful given how much I love the musical because of how he whines his way and some of these performers, through it. Also, I don’t know what I was surprised by how many the dialogue opening of Jimmy problems there are on The Fallon’s “You’ll be Back” is, but it’s Mixtape. A lot of the spinoffs and a not funny in the slightest. few of the covers are brilliant and Yet, a few of the covers stick will be songs I listen to regularly, out above the rest because of how but some feel uninspired and drag fresh and new they feel. “Dear down the album as a result. Theodosia” is one of the most The biggest problem with beautiful songs in “Hamilton,” The Hamilton Mixtape comes and the song’s simple piano-based from some of the covers’ lack nature fits Regina Spektor’s voice of emotional depth. There perfectly. Spektor and Ben Folds are undoubtedly some good don’t try to do too much, and just reimaginings of songs on the let the song’s beauty stand on its album, but others lack the power own. Also, Kelly Clarkson’s cover that the theatrical performers of “It’s Quiet Uptown,” another brought to them. one of the musical’s emotional Take “Satisfied” for example. gut-punches, nearly moved me In the show, that song represents to tears the first time I heard a moment of anguish for Angelica it. In her voice, I felt the pain of Schuyler. She’s watching her sister what losing a child is like. John marry the only man she’s ever had Legend’s “History Has Its Eyes a connection with. She sings about on You” doesn’t have much lyrical how she loves Alexander, but depth (as the song in the musical is ultimately loves her sister more. very short), but it’s another perfect The song is one of the emotional match of singer and song. gut punches of the musical and Where The Mixtape truly is ultimately why Renée Elise shined was in its spinoffs. In some Goldsberry won the Tony for cases, composer Lin-Manuel ALEX INTNER

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Miranda and the artists took a line or two from a song and made it their own. My favorite is probably “Wrote My Way Out.” The third track of the album takes two lines from “Hurricane” and spins them off into a hook that’s as powerful as it is catchy. The verses by Nas, Dave East and Miranda each have statements about what it’s like to write your way out of a rough situation. Miranda’s verse is particularly strong. His lyrics have the momentum of a runaway freight train as he brings ideas of not fitting in with his peers at school, but still having the need to put his thoughts on pen and paper. There’s also “Say Yes to This,” which takes the song “Say No to This,” where Hamilton is trying and failing to oppose an affair with Mariah Reynolds, and turns it to Reynold’s perspective. Jill Scott’s sultry performance makes the song seductive, and it’s hard to resist falling for it. There are also a couple of tracks where The Mixtape takes an existing song from “Hamilton” and puts it into a modern context. The most memorable example is “My Shot.” The hook is the same, but the verses by Black Thought, Joell Ortiz and Busta Rhymes put a modern spin on the words, updating them to talk about their perspective on what it’s like to grab “their shot.” Wiz Khalifa’s “Washingtons by Your Side” is less successful, but it passes very quickly, so it doesn’t leave a lasting negative impact. I’m very surprised by how mixed my feelings were on The Hamilton Mixtape. Since seeing the show in August, I’ve fallen in love with the music, consuming every possible thing I can that’s related to the show. Before listening to the album, I didn’t think there would be anything “Hamilton”-related I wouldn’t enjoy. And, I really did love some of the tracks. Others just make me wish for something deeper.

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100 movies and counting: Lessons I learned from watching film in 2016 How one New Year’s resolution drove me into a descent of madness JEREMIAH VANDERHELM Daily Arts Writer

On December 31, 2015, with about ten minutes left in a year that had graced us with the first great “Star Wars” movie since 1983, I decided to do something I had never done before: I was going to make a New Year’s Resolution. I’d tried it before; I’d told myself that I was going to drink less Mountain Dew about 20 times, only to down my regular three cans the very next day. No, my resolution would have to be something measurable and absolute. With that in mind, I made my decision: if I saw a trailer in 2016, I would see the movie. And so the madness began. It started slowly enough. I saw a movie a week, marking down the trailers for future reference. By March, I was up to two movies a week, which increased to three by the time summer got underway. I had never been more broke. I would wake up the morning after with my eyes hurting. I ate so much popcorn it made me sick. It was incredible. It may sound obvious, but there are a lot of movies released in one year. “You idiot,” you’re probably thinking, “of course there are a lot of movies released in a year.” I knew this, but the reality of the situation didn’t really hit me until

I realized that even at a rate of roughly twelve movies a month, I was still missing some. What all this amounts to is that over Thanksgiving break, I saw my hundredth movie of the year. What all this means is that, despite my best efforts, I have learned some things. The first thing was that a lot of great movies fly under the radar. To be clear, this isn’t me saying that all indie movies are the greatest things ever and any movie with a seven figure budget is a sign that film is dying. That’s bull. Several of my personal favorites from this year, like “Captain America: Civil War” or “Deadpool” are blockbusters that more than earn their hundreds of millions. However, some movies like David Mackenzie’s smart, intense, and surprisingly funny heist film “Hell or High Water” and Laika’s animated epic “Kubo and the Two Strings” barely manage to make their budgets back despite being some of the best that 2016 has to offer. With that in mind and at the risk of sounding like a cynic, most movies are just average. I want to make it clear that of the 100-plus movies I’ve seen thus far, I’ve liked over half of them. It’s been a good year. I’ve seen far more great ones than I have awful ones. Still, I’ve found at least one in every three films fit into that middle ground where they contain good

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Telling a joke that gets the entire room laughing is the social equivalent of hitting a grand slam. Gazing around and seeing everyone’s brief joy feels so good that it bears repeating. Logically, if it’s funny once, it should at least be equally funny the second time. More is usually better, and more laughter is always better. Unfortunately, with every repeated attempt, the joke exponentially decays into the realm of pitiful comedy occupied by the likes of Dane Cook and Jeff Dunham. There are few things more heartbreaking than witnessing someone ruin a perfectly good joke. The timing, context and delivery all felt so right before the overzealous jokester got carried away. This humiliating act is like watching a baseball player trip on home plate and break their femur after hitting the game-winning grand slam — it’s a tragicomedy. Comedy ages the worst compared to all other movie genres. Its short shelf life is because of the fleeting nature of jokes; dated cultural references usually fail to align with newer audiences. It’s not that telling the same joke becomes repetitive and exhaustive. It’s that the jokes just aren’t as relevant to the

modern world. The cheesy and raunchy “There’s Something About Mary” was mostly well-received by audiences and critics after its 1998 release. AFI would even go on to rank it the 27th funniest movie of the last 100 years, ahead of comedy behemoths like “Ghostbusters” and “Animal House.” Peculiarly, this “classic” has aged quite poorly since its release. Although the famous pant-zipper gag is punchy and funny, the excessive amount of jokes that make fun of people with disabilities are lazy and offensive. Laughing at the pain of others is still the standard for comedy, but in 2016, we don’t really laugh at autism and paralysis. It’s shocking to think this was ever widely accepted. Challenging the norm is what makes comedy so gripping. By contesting a sensitive subject, comedians and movies can often bring light to a controversial issue. How this is done and who’s at the tail end of the joke, however, determines everything. Movies that satirize systems of higher authorities tend to age better than those that bully traditionally marginalized groups. Throughout time, there will always be something inherently wrong in the world that can be critiqued, like bad leadership and useless bureaucracies. “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” has aged as gracefully as

David Lynch’s glorious mane of gray hair. Every joke and scene is still as hilarious and brilliant as it was in 1975. There will never be a day where this movie is not funny. What sets it apart from other flops of this time is its ability to takes risks in the genre and experiment with basic storytelling elements, like conclusive endings and tidy plotlines. Considering the movie was a standalone and unique work, time does nothing but solidify its masterful quality. Movies that were never lauded by critics, but adored by a cult following, like “Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie” generally age beautifully. However, they seldom break out into more widespread appreciation as time progresses. Movies that are so idiosyncratic only appeal to a specific group of people that adore all aspects of the movie; it’s unusual that this changes over time. With “Tim and Eric,” it’s nearly impossible that larger audiences will eventually grow to love the movie’s surreal and often grotesque moments that attract such a cult following. Whether or not a movie will age well to the modern world is impossible to predict. Although an ingenious script and innovative storytelling don’t hurt, people’s tastes change unpredictably. Many people may find the classic “Doctor Strangelove” a bit slow today when compared to “Sausage Party.”

and bad in equal measure. A lot of these aren’t bad; they just aren’t memorable. Having gone through this, I’d argue against the common criticism of modern film is that every movie is either a sequel, reboot, or remake. There are plenty of original films released in a year. Many of them fit into one of the two aforementioned categories. They either fly under the radar of most people, or they just aren’t all that good. If you’re looking for an original movie, chances are there is at least one playing near you; you may just have to look past the movies that have people lining up around the block. Finally, it’s important to keep in mind that if you decide to do something like this, upon finding out about your financially inadvisable New Year’s Resolution, your roommate’s girlfriend will forcefully show you trailers to crappy looking movies so you have to see them. I learned this the hard way, and so I watched “Nine Lives.” I have one month left in this experiment of mine, with about seventeen movies I’ve yet to see. It’s been bad for my eyes. It’s been bad for my wallet. It’s been awesome, and I can’t wait to do the same thing in 2017 and see what it has to bring. Besides, of course, another awesome “Star Wars” movie.

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How ‘Orange is the New Black’ captures post-election anxieties

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t’s simplistic to boil any came out. And the season was TV series down to a one- written and filmed, of course, word theme, but “Orange much earlier. Filming began on is the New Black” has always June 15, 2015, one day before had its mind on one concept Trump formally launched his in particular: empathy. When campaign. the series first In the month premiered, its first since the election, season gradually Americans — showed us that particularly liberal Piper Chapman’s Americans like view of Litchfield me, people who Penitentiary sometimes can’t was skewed; our help but see Trump initial perceptions supporters as an of supporting undifferentiated characters came mass of racists, BEN from how Piper ROSENSTOCK homophobes and viewed them. misogynists — Suzanne, Taystee, Red — these have had to consider the limits are all characters who originally of empathy. The first day after came across as one-dimensional the election, my friends seemed threats, but as their backstories split; should we unapologetically unfolded through flashbacks, we block our friends and family came to realize that they were on social media if they spewed more complex people than we hateful rhetoric, or should we imagined. engage with them? If the first three seasons were I could, and can, see both about humanizing the people we sides. Maybe the only way to tend to think of reductively, the enact real change is by listening fourth season tested the limits of and trying to understand each that philosophy. Does watching other. It’s difficult, though, Healy struggle with his mother’s when we’re willing to have a mental illness really excuse the conversation but the other side multiple heinous acts he has isn’t; is it only then acceptable to committed over the course of the reject their presence altogether series? Does watching the young and wipe them from our Twitter prison guard Bayley hanging out feeds? Besides, it’s really hard with his high school pals prove to force yourself to confront to us that he’s blameless in the someone sometimes. What if I murder of Poussey? What about don’t feel like getting in a long the new correctional officers, conversation with some random whose traumatic experiences in jackass I haven’t talked to since the Army lead them to ruthlessly middle school, especially when dehumanize and violate the I know he probably won’t budge prisoners? in his unconditional devotion to Emily Nussbaum wrote about a man I unequivocally despise? this phenomenon, about how the In the last month, we’ve had fourth season’s “smartest move to question how we think about was to interrogate empathy empathy. There are countless rather than treating it as a cure- articles refusing to grant Trump all.” She notes that “Empathy supporters respect for their can be a bully’s demand: Feel beliefs; one article by Vox’s my pain,” that the value of German Lopez asks the question this challenging season of TV “Should (racial resentment) lies in its refusal to pretend be disqualifying for outreach every conflict can be solved efforts?” Another, from MTV’s with compassion and open- Jamil Smith, notes that “We mindedness. shouldn’t make empathy such The last season of “Orange is an overriding priority in politics the New Black” aired in June, … I just don’t feel for a white shortly after now-President- Christian family man who may elect Donald Trump became be down on his luck if he’s voting the presumptive nominee of for white supremacy. That vote the Republican Party. It was far is an explicit message that he enough along that Trump was couldn’t give a damn about me.” an obvious threat, but it already Jenji Kohan and her writers’ seems like so long ago. It was room can’t have known just how before many of the controversies relevant their exploration of we think of now — a few empathy would become in the weeks before Trump praised year and a half since production Saddam Hussein’s ability to kill began. But maybe they were terrorists, four months before already thinking about similar The Washington Post released rhetoric that has played the “Access Hollywood” tape, out in the recent past when four months before the series of people demanded empathy for sexual misconduct allegations perpetrators of violence. Maybe

they consciously amended their “empathy for everyone” creed to include stipulations for unrelenting sadists and virulent racists. Regardless, the show will need to continue to grapple with these issues in the coming years — it’s renewed at least through a seventh season. The growing reticence to extend empathy might require Kohan to alter a significant part of her show’s DNA, to push its message even farther from its founding philosophies. In a society that’s increasingly normalizing prejudice, liberals will challenge every act of empathy directed toward a malevolent voice. The “Orange” writers’ choice to portray Bayley as a generally unprejudiced, innocent kid was immediately met with controversy, partly because in reality, many of the acts of police brutality and general violence against Black people (those of Darren Wilson, Daniel Pantaleo, George Zimmerman, etc.) have clear racial connotations. I don’t personally agree with that criticism — the show doesn’t pretend its empathy is necessarily justifiable, and that’s the point — but the mere suggestion of compassion for a perpetrator can be unthinkable when the issue is so emotionally charged. But this doesn’t end at “Orange is the New Black.” All art will have to consider these problems. Is it still enlightening to show how the mind of a racist works, or is it unfair to ask us to empathize with a despicable person when they won’t extend us the same kindness? Is it productive to analyze someone’s deeply ingrained, potentially harmful biases, or should we try to minimize the threat they pose by agreeing to discount their opinions altogether? These are difficult questions, and I don’t have the answers. I generally espouse a belief in widespread empathy; it’s one of the reasons “Orange is the New Black” is one of, if not my single favorite TV show on the air. But it’s become clear that compassion isn’t all it takes, and in some cases, it might even have unexpectedly destructive consequences. In the next year, and in the years after that, it’ll be crucial how we respond to these pressures, and one thing is clear: artists are going to be the first people who form our impressions. The burden is on us, and the stakes are high. Rosenstock is learning how to feel. To touch him, email bdrosen@umich.edu.

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When your island chief dad brings home Mountain Dew.

Newest animated Disney venture introduces latest feminist hero ‘Moana’ spotlights Hawaiian culture through fantastical narrative to catch and fully appreciate the scope of minute details involved, Daily Arts Writer but the inability to spot these details lends to the success of the In keeping with its tradition film in constructing a natural of spotlighting diverse and believable landscape. The ethnicities and sectors of the creators also payed careful world, Disney showcases the attention to the culture of the vibrant culture and landscape native people, reconstructing of ancient Polynesia in its new traditional garb, tools, body animated feature art and textiles. film “Moana.” Traditional dance Created by Ron and language Clements and are incorporated John Musker, the heavily into the “Moana” brilliant minds fabric of the film, Rave & Quality 16 behind classics blending the such as “Aladdin” world of ancient Walt Disney and “The Little Polynesia with Studios Mermaid,” the audience and “Moana” proves viewing culture of once again the 21st century. that Disney is a master of In “Moana,” mythology storytelling. moves from a tradition of oneThe film tells the story dimensional oral storytelling of Moana (newcomer Auli’i to a fully immersive and Cravalho), the daughter of interactive landscape in which an island chief, who is torn there is no separation between between her responsibility the real and the fictional. toward her people, her love for Throughout the film, Moana her island and her longing for interacts with icons of the the sea. Realizing her destiny, stories she grew up hearing, Moana embarks on a quest to and these figures both aid and enlist the help of the demigod inhibit her on her quest. The Maui (Dwayne Johnson, film also integrates the ghosts “Ballers”) and reverse a curse of her Polynesian ancestors, of natural decay catalyzed by who act as visual reminders of his foolish actions. Lin Manuel the importance of voyaging in Miranda, Opetaia Foa’i and Moana’s culture. Moreover, the Mark Mancina deliver original film emphasizes the dynamism and infectious music that blends of nature. The demigod Maui English and the Tokelauan claims responsibility for the language in lyrics and sound. tides, sun, breeze, palm trees Disney masters the art of and the very island they inhabit, world building with the island emphasizing his integral role of Motinui, Moana’s home. To in their world. The goddess carry out this ambitious project, Te Fiti, whom Moana shares a the team of creators conducted connection with, also serves diligent research on the native as the physical emblem of life flora and fauna. In the film, the itself. Through its manipulation island is abundant with native of mythology, Disney weaves plants and animals meshed ancient tradition, oral history seamlessly into the landscape, and nature into one dynamic with vibrant colors and a diverse and fluid narrative. This and rich ocean life. When reveals an audience desire for watching the film, it’s difficult stories that break away from SYDNEY COHEN

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traditional, one-dimensional narratives in favor of stories that challenge the boundaries of time and space. In regards to nature and innovative storytelling, the film’s only shortcoming lies in its characterization of the sea. In the film, the ocean is a dynamic character, imbued with personality and agency, playing the role of Moana’s guide and friend. However, as the most expansive and powerful natural force, the ocean in the film plays a minimal role in comparison to its full potential. While the ocean’s consciousness is imaginative and interesting, it would have been amazing to see

‘Moana’ is a refreshing break from classic tropes. its full power unleashed. “Moana” is a refreshing break from classic tropes in the lineage of Disney princess movies. With the absence of a male love interest, the film is another success in providing feminist cinematic role models, especially in a tradition of passive female heroines. Additionally, Moana represents the first woman of color to star in a Disney movie without a love interest. The film is interestingly self-aware, commenting on its own tropes yet simultaneously reversing them. In one scene, Maui comments that “If you wear a dress, and have an animal sidekick, then you’re a princess.” Yet Moana, in character and the film itself, is unlike any of its Disney princess predecessors.

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Against Oregon in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the Michigan volleyball team found itself facing adversity after dropping the first set. But the 12th-seeded Wolverines showed no signs of panic. They fought back to defeat the Ducks, 3-1, on Friday night at Crisler Center to advance to the NCAA Tournament Round of 16. Buoyed by a spectacular performance from junior middle blocker Claire Kieffer-Wright,

whose 20 kills and .730 kill percentage both represented career-highs, Michigan hit .344 as a team in what doubled as the final home match for seniors Abby Cole, Ally Davis and Kelly Murphy. Cole, a unanimous all-Big Ten selection at middle blocker, contributed with 11 kills of her own, while the Wolverines as a team racked up 15 blocks on defense. Michigan (11-9 Big Ten, 24-10 overall) rolled over American on Thursday night to begin its postseason with a three-set sweep. But Oregon (13-7 Pac-12,

21-10 overall) proved to be much more formidable opposition. During the opening set, the aggressive and athletic Ducks asserted themselves early on, especially up front. Middle blockers Taylor Agost and Ronika Stone led a balanced Ducks attack, and though the margin was never more than three points, the Ducks drew first blood, outhitting the Wolverines .323 to .194 and winning the set 25-22. “(The Ducks are) really good when they’re in system,” said Michigan coach Mark Rosen.

“They’re really good when they control the ball well, and they come at you with a lot of pace and a lot of variety. In the first set, they did exactly what we were concerned they could do.” But mere minutes later, the Wolverines showed what they could do, too. It was Kieffer-Wright who got Michigan going in the second set. With the score tied at three, she rose up at the net and blocked a shot from Agost, raising her fist in the air in celebration upon landing. She then scored the next two points, first finishing

a nifty tip around two Ducks and then smashing down a kill from the right side. When the run was over, the second set had been blown open, 12-4, in the Wolverines’ favor, and they never relinquished this lead on their way to taking the set, 25-17. “(The 9-1 run was) really uplifting for the team because you know that you’re in a groove and you’re in a rhythm and everyone’s working together as one,” Kieffer-Wright said. “As the night progressed, we became one machine.” Added Rosen: “Volleyball

games tend to go in streaks, not one point here or one point there. Our servers really work hard in practice to be able to go and not just serve one ball aggressively, but serve that same ball three, four, five times.” The third set, however, proved to be an almost polar opposite of the previous one, as the score was tied on 10 different occasions. Oregon, which held a slim lead for most of the set, pulled ahead 15-12 by the first timeout, but Cole recorded two consecutive kills to bring Michigan back See VOLLEYBALL, Page 4B

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This seemed like the year for Michigan football I t’s not often the Orange Bowl seems like a consolation prize. It’s one of the most storied bowls in college football, guarantees a trip to Miami and has a prestige few MAX others can match. But BULTMAN it feels like a consolation, doesn’t it? After everything the Michigan football team looked like it could be a month ago, this isn’t the big game in Florida the Wolverines looked like they might be headed for. But that’s the reality now. Four points between two games kept Michigan from Indianapolis, which left the Wolverines with no recourse when the teams above them won on the final weekend of the season. Michigan fans tuned into the Pac-12 Championship on Friday night to cheer on Colorado, a team the Wolverines beat in Spetember. They needed the Buffaloes to win to have a shot. When Colorado made a big play, the hope started to creep in. But the big payoff never came. Washington controlled its own fate, and it didn’t squander its chance. That’s what makes the Huskies a playoff team. They may not actually be better than the Wolverines — nor might Clemson, which won six of its games by seven points or fewer — but both did what they had to, when they had to. And that’s the difference. Michigan had a special team this year. One of its best ever. The Wolverines started the season on a nearly point-aminute pace, and their defense was the rare unit that was

actually as good as advertised. To know that, you could look at Jabrill Peppers’ scoop and score against Michigan State or Jourdan Lewis’ interception against Wisconsin. But perhaps the best way to understand how unrelenting this defense was would be to look at one time it actually gave up a first down. As J.T. Barrett fell forward toward the 15-yard line in double overtime, something stopped him. It was Chris Wormley’s arm. Barrett still ended up getting the first-down call, but without Wormley, there would have been no doubt. Even being blocked to the ground by a Buckeye, Wormley reached out and shoved Barrett back. The strength it takes to generate enough force in that motion must be astounding, but nothing compared to the will it demands. When the season was on the line, Wormley found a way to do more than seemed possible. He didn’t get the call. But damned if it didn’t tell you everything you needed to know about the Wolverines. That’s the way the unit played all year, with just a couple of quarters excepted. The first against Colorado and the fourth against Michigan State both could have gone better. But the Wolverines still won. For the offense, the tough quarters proved more costly. Five yards against Ohio State simply wasn’t enough to hold off the Buckeyes. A road game at Kinnick Stadium was the wrong time for the offense to catch the yips. And yes, penalties factored heavily into both games. But as the Wolverines themselves would tell you, when you control your destiny, you have to actually control it. Leaving your fate up to referees and other teams is not a fun way to live. “We take care of business,

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The 2016 Michigan football team had all the makings of a special team, but with a pair of losses in November, the Wolverines missed out on a chance to prove it.

we’re in,” Jabrill Peppers tweeted Sunday. “We don’t, we’re not.. & we didn’t. Can’t knock the teams that did.” It’s a sage attitude from a player who may not have another chance at this in college. But the part that must cause the most heartbreak is that, deserved or not, this was a team that could have won it all. It’s not so much that the Wolverines looked like one of the nation’s four best teams, but that they

were a team that looked good enough to win it all in most years. Yes, Alabama exists. It was no guarantee. But Michigan had the look, the feel, the talent and the moxie of a team that wins it all. That’s why Sunday’s announcement feels so odd. The fact that the Wolverines didn’t get in is not a surprise given their resume. It’s that, for as dominant as they were, they still couldn’t do enough. It makes you wonder what it really takes to win a

Hungry Wolverines ready to turn the page JACOB GASE

Daily Sports Writer

Chris Wormley was asleep when the Michigan football team learned its postseason fate Sunday afternoon. The fifth-year senior defensive end was awake to watch the College Football Playoff selection show a few hours earlier, clinging to a shred of hope that the twoloss Wolverines would sneak into the playoff. Then Michigan flashed up as No. 6, and the dream of a national championship was gone. So Wormley went back to sleep, and he missed the initial announcement that the Wolverines would travel to Miami to face No. 11 Florida State in the Orange Bowl on Dec. 30. But by the time Michigan players spoke to the media Sunday night, Wormley was refreshed and refocused. There was no point in moping around, he said — it was time to make a statement.

“I think we’re gonna be hungry, we’re gonna be angry and we’re gonna want to take it out on a team,” Wormley said. “Florida State’s just that next team up, so we’re excited for the challenge. … This game’s gonna prove a lot. I hope that it shows that we should be in that top four.” Of course, after road losses to Iowa and No. 3 Ohio State, Michigan has itself to blame for coming up short of the playoff. The Wolverines were ranked fifth heading into this weekend, with an outside chance of jumping into the top four if Clemson or Washington lost their conference championship games. But the Tigers and Huskies came out victorious, slamming that door shut. “We can’t blame that on anyone but ourselves,” said senior tight end Jake Butt. “We left our fate in the hands of other teams, and we understand that. With that being said, we’re excited about this game. It’s a big

game, a great opportunity for us to compete against a really good team.” Michigan is a better and more accomplished team than it was a season ago, but it finds itself in a similar place as it did the end of the season. In 2015, the Wolverines finished 9-3 — ending their regular season with a disappointing loss to Ohio State — and felt they had something to prove in their Citrus Bowl matchup with Florida. That feeling manifested itself in a 41-7 victory for Michigan, one that ended the season on a high note and kept the team trending upward. The stage is a little bit bigger this year — the Wolverines will be playing in their first top-tier bowl game since the 2011 season — but the mindset remains the same. “When we played (Florida) last year, we proved to a lot of people that we’re a very good team,” Wormley said. “That’s what we’re gonna do this game,

too. … That’s our mindset for the next three and a half weeks.” Last year, Michigan got into that mindset by running what many of the players called a “Christmas camp” — essentially a shortened version of spring or fall camp intended to push the players and get them in the best possible shape to play one more game. The prospect of putting yourself through the wringer one last time might not sound appealing to a fifth-year senior, but Wormley is looking forward to taking on the challenge. Not only will it give the younger members of the roster a chance to further their development, but it also gives the seniors a chance to put an exclamation point on their season and career. “This game in Miami is gonna be a statement game,” said fifthyear senior defensive tackle Ryan Glasgow. “I want to leave this program on top, with a step in the right direction.”

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Fifth-year senior defensive tackle Chris Wormley and the Michigan football team are out to make a statement against Florida State in the Orange Bowl.

national title. But that’s what college football is. It’s a sport that allows teams like Colorado and Washington to surge forward at any given time and plant a flag in a season. It lets the Clemsons of the world rise to dominance in just a couple of years. You control your own destiny until the minute you relinquish it. Michigan relinquished it. That’s why, standing in an unusually subdued press room

Sunday afternoon, senior tight end Jake Butt was left trying to explain his acceptance of an obviously disappointing fate. “Do I feel like we’re one of the best four teams in the country?” Butt asked, “Absolutely I do. But that’s on us. We had chances to prove that. And we didn’t.” Max Bultman can be reached by email at bultmanm@ umich.edu or on Twitter @m_bultman. Please @ him.

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Wolverines head back on road to play Xavier MAGGIE KOLCON Daily Sports Writer

The Michigan women’s basketball team (7-1) is on a quest to earn a spot in the top-25 poll, and if the Wolverines can repeat last year’s victory over Xavier (5-0) in their Monday night matchup, they may have a shot. Michigan figures to test Xavier’s defense, as well as its undefeated record. The Wolverines possess one weapon the Musketeers do not — junior guard Katelynn Flaherty. As Michigan’s leading scorer, she has racked up 159 points in eight games. Already, Flaherty has been named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll and the watch list for three awards: the Wade Trophy, the Naismith Trophy and the Nancy Lieberman Award. With her consistency, it’s no surprise that she’s garnered this much attention. Flaherty has scored double digits in every game, despite efforts to double-team her. It will take an impressive effort from Xavier to shut her down, and without accomplishing that, Michigan is likely to continue tallying up points. Scoring shouldn’t be a problem for Michigan. On paper, the Wolverines score more and shoot better than the Musketeers. Xavier comes out ahead in a few categories, though, as the Musketeers average 45.8 rebounds a game, whereas Michigan has 42.1. Xavier also averages 4.6 blocks to the Wolverines’ 3.9. Though Michigan has poorer defensive numbers, the Wolverines have compensated offensively. Their only real competition this season was Florida State — the top-10 team they lost to on Nov. 26 — and their offense has been the deciding factor in the other seven games, averaging a plus34.9 margin of victory. But Xavier could present a problem for the Wolverines, if Michigan’s defense isn’t up to par.

“Our defense is getting better, and that’s really great to see,” said Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico. “We really have emphasized that in the offseason and the preseason and have really wanted to become a better defensive team, and I think we are. We are still a work in progress, and we practice every day on our defensive stuff. “We talk about our starting group a lot. But (sophomore guards Nicole Munger and Boogie Brozoski), I mean, they come in, and they just lift our defense and really give us a spark on the defensive end.” Munger and Brozoski have also been known for their scoring prowess. The Wolverines will need both to come in strong off the bench to beat the Musketeers. In a tight 78-66 game against then-No. 25 Gonzaga, Munger scored eight points and Brozoski added nine of her own, together ensuring a Michigan win. They have been a factor in almost every game, even if it does not appear in the box score. The Wolverines have also been struggling with lowering their turnover percentage throughout the season, and have only recently started to limit their giveaways. Against Western Michigan two weeks ago, Michigan had 24. “They forced us into a lot of turnovers,” Barnes Arico said. “And we lost possessions off of our turnovers, and that hurt our opportunity to score.” In its last game of the Paradise Jam and its sole loss of the season, Michigan gave up 17 turnovers, but in the next contest, against Georgia Tech, it shrunk that number down to just nine. “We kicked their butt,” Barnes Arico said. “I didn’t think that we were going to come in here and do that on somebody else’s home court, especially against a team that is 6-0 and has some real quality wins.” If Michigan continues their trend of reducing turnovers, it should continue its winning streak into this week.

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Junior forward Cutler Martin scored Michigan’s only goal in the Wolverines’ 5-1 loss at Penn State’s Pegula Ice Arena on Friday.

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Jack LaFontaine made 70 saves over the weekend, but also let in seven goals.

‘M’ loses another blowout Goaltending MIKE PERSAK

Daily Sports Writer

STATE COLLEGE — Near the end of the second period, a scrum broke out between the Michigan and Penn MICHIGAN 1 PENN STATE 5 State hockey teams. Senior defenseman Nolan De Jong jumped on the back of Penn State forward Zach Saar, pulling him to the ground, while Nittany Lion forward Nikita Pavlychev lay on top of sophomore forward Brendan Warren, pinning him to the ice. Moments later, freshman defenseman Griffin Luce retaliated against a Penn State player after the whistle and was called for a penalty. After all was said and done, the sixth-ranked Nittany Lions (2-0-0 Big Ten, 13-1-1 overall)

took a 5-on-3 power play and a 3-1 lead into the second intermission. Neither stat would stand long, though. Just 24 seconds into the third period, Penn State forward Andrew Sturtz tipped a puck into the net past freshman goaltender Jack LaFontaine, extending the Nittany Lions’ lead and putting them well on their way to a physical 5-1 victory over the 20th-ranked Wolverines. “One team was getting embarrassed,” said Michigan coach Red Berenson on the physicality of the game. “We’ve got some pride, too.” Added senior forward Alex Kile: “Any time we play Penn State, it’s going to be a physical game, especially in this rink. It’s a great crowd and a great student section. So when they get involved, it really helps

the home team. They played physical, and it kind of makes us respond in the same way.” Michigan’s only goal came early in the first period. After Penn State had taken an early 1-0 lead, senior forward Max Shuart took the puck into the offensive zone. He then laid the puck off backhand for junior forward Cutler Martin, who fired the puck into the back of the net to even the score. But the Wolverines (0-2-0, 6-7-1) ultimately couldn’t keep up with the Nittany Lions, being outshot, 58-23. And much like senior goaltender Zach Nagelvoort the night before, LaFontaine was praised for his play on the night. Despite allowing five goals, the freshman set a career-high in saves with 53. “I thought he played well,” Berenson said. “I thought he

stayed in the game and gave us a chance.” Arguably the strongest part of Michigan’s team all season has been its penalty kill — the Wolverines’ unit entered the weekend ranked first nationally in the category. But even that unit was exposed by Penn State, which scored four power-play goals on the weekend. Michigan will return home next week to take on Wisconsin — which boasts another top20 offense — before taking a break for Christmas. And if the Wolverines are unable to shore up their defensive weaknesses that were exposed this weekend, they may be in for another long series. “As a unit of five on the ice, we have to be better,” Bernson said. “Penn State put on a clinic this weekend, and we’ve got to learn from it.”

Massa leads ‘M’ to ninth-place finish CHRISTIAN NEUBACHER Daily Sports Writer

Many of Michigan’s young wrestlers walked into the biggest event of their careers this weekend, but they were prepared. Redshirt freshman Logan Massa became the fourth Michigan wrestler to win an individual title at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, and the first to do so since 2007. During this weekend’s tournament, named after the famed Michigan wrestler Cliff Keen, Massa led a Wolverine squad that notched 73 points to finish ninth out of 36 competing teams. Despite falling two spots from last year’s seventh-place finish in the tournament, Michigan coach Joe McFarland was still pleased with his wrestlers. “This is our first two-day tournament, a big test for us,” McFarland said. “(I’m) pleased with some individual performances.”

Massa defeated Wisconsin’s Isaac Joseph to win the title in the 165-pound weight class, finishing with a 6-0 record in the tournament. “It’s pretty cool, a great experience,” Massa said. McFarland also had a lot of praise for his wrestler, calling him a “fierce competitor” and “very focused.” Besides Massa, two other freshmen placed top-three in their respective weight classes. Myles Amine finished third in the 174pound division, after he was defeated by Iowa State’s Leland Weatherspoon, ending the tournament with a 6-2 record. Stevan Micic finished second in the 133pound weight class after he was defeated by Ohio State’s Nathan Tomasello, the nation’s top-

ranked wrestler in that weight class. Two other Michigan wrestlers, freshman Sal Profaci and senior Brian Murphy, made it past the first day of the invitational. Murphy is also the top-ranked wrestler in the 157-pound weight class. Propelled by five top-three performances, Ohio State finished first in the invitational with 118.5 points. Wisconsin and Virginia Tech finished second and third, respectively. With their solid showing at the invitational, the tournament provided another opportunity for the Wolverines to showcase their strong freshman class. Six of the Wolverines’ starters in the invitational were freshmen, and having so many

“We’re all really close as a group, get along great.”

young wrestlers on the team this year has left an impact. “We’re all really close as a group, get along great,” Massa said. “(We) push each other to get better.” McFarland pointed out that having such a young group poses unique challenges to his strategy, but it also provides the group many opportunities to develop. He commented on how he has changed up his coaching style because of the large number of underclassmen. While Michigan’s coach was satisfied with his team’s performance, especially given the fact that the season is still young, he also added that the Wolverines need to work on improving some areas. “I can’t emphasize enough how important that match readiness is,” McFarland said. “In some cases, our guys just weren’t at that level of intensity and readiness that we needed to be. “And in some cases I think that was the difference.”

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Redshirt freshman Logan Massa became the fourth Michigan wrestler of all time to win an individual weight class at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.

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TATE COLLEGE — How difficult is it to play in Pegula Ice Arena? On a scale of one to 10, probably a 10. If you’re a goaltender, make that 20. The No. 20 Michigan hockey team learned that first hand this weekend, when a destructive performance from the seventh-ranked Nittany Lions featured a whopping 106 shots over two games, both of which were blowout LANEY wins for BYLER Penn State. This offense propelled Penn State to 6-1 and 5-1 wins on Thursday and Friday, respectively. The Nittany Lions proved they could outshoot, outscore and outplay the Wolverines in almost every aspect of the game. And Michigan’s netminders still had to stand on their heads to keep it that close. Goaltending wasn’t the problem. Senior Zach Nagelvoort and freshman Jack LaFontaine basically went into the weekend’s games with targets attached to them. Between Penn State’s offense — which offered no mercy in the Big Ten season opener — and little defense in front of them, both goaltenders had to make an excessive amount of saves. LaFontaine not only played at the end of the game on Friday, but also the entire game Saturday. He faced a combined 77 shots on the weekend, allowing seven goals. “He’s tough,” said senior forward Alex Kile. “He’s a freshman, it’s not easy during this game. We didn’t really give him a great effort tonight defensively. We gave up 50-plus shots, so anytime you’re a goalie and you see 50 shots, it’s tough to win games and stop all the pucks. “I’m not going to sit here and blame it on him because it wasn’t his fault, it was completely a team effort tonight, and we weren’t good defensively and you guys saw that.” But almost more aggressive than the Nittany Lions was

their student section. At Pegula, the visiting team is positioned to start and end on the same end of the ice that holds home to the sprawling Penn State student section, the “Roar Zone.” It’s a section that students wait hours outside to get frontrow seats for. It sold out season tickets in less than five minutes. And it has absolutely no love for visiting goaltenders. “We’re definitely trying to get inside their heads, especially the goalie, we’re really trying to get inside his head a lot,” said Mike Good, a senior at Penn State. “We have a really good student section here, and I think it’s a really good advantage we have when an opposing team comes here.” The student section has cheers and chants specifically tailored to the opposing team’s goaltender, as do many throughout college hockey. But with such a large number of students and fans who participate — directly behind the person they’re chanting at — it’s undoubtedly difficult for a goaltender to save 53 of 58 shots, as LaFontaine did on Saturday. Someone who knows this well is the Nittany Lions’ freshman goaltender Peyton Jones, who doesn’t let his student section’s devotion go unnoticed. “As a goalie, it’s pretty tough when you’re getting heckled all the game,” said Jones. “They’re screaming, yelling, banging on the boards, telling you, ‘You suck’ and all that stuff. Like it’s just tough, it really is. They don’t realize how big they are for us when they do that, because it really does get in a goalie’s head.” A 6-1 or 5-1 loss is never going to be encouraged or supported. The losses Michigan faced on the road this weekend were highscoring and brutal, and there’s no denying that the Wolverines faced an uphill battle. But LaFontaine and Nagelvoort did something this weekend that Michigan coach Red Berenson says often of his goaltenders — “They gave us a chance” — and really, what else can you ask from them?

“As a goalie, it’s pretty tough when you’re getting heckled all the game.”

Byler can be reached at dbyler@umich.edu and on Twitter @laneybyler.

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Michigan throttles Kennesaw State Wagner helps put Late first-half run lifts Wolverines to bounce-back victory at Crisler Center ‘M’ back on track MEN’S BASKETBALL

MINH DOAN

Daily Sports Editor

John Beilein said the defense in the last four minutes of each half in the Michigan men’s basketball KENN. STATE 55 team’s MICHIGAN 82 73-70 overtime loss against Virginia Tech on Wednesday night was “some of the worst defense (he’d) ever seen.” For the Michigan head coach and his team, Saturday afternoon’s start against Kennesaw State (3-6) wasn’t much better. The Owls took advantage of a couple missed assignments by Michigan and coupled them with some big shots to start the game strong. At one point, Kennesaw State found itself up by two with 11:15 remaining in the first half. But the Wolverines (6-2) righted the ship after that, beating the Owls, 82-55. “We bounced back today,” Beilein said. “We answered (Kennesaw State’s) first 10 minutes when they played straight up.” Unlike the last four minutes of Wednesday’s game, though, Michigan’s offense played much better, shooting 57.1 percent in the first half. After a big night for sophomore forward Moritz Wagner against Virginia Tech that saw him score 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting, he followed it up with another strong offensive performance. Wagner put up 14 points in the first half to lead Michigan and ended the game with a career-high 20 on 7-of-8 shooting, which included 3-of-4 from beyond the arc. But Wagner was quick to point out the Wolverines’ defensive prowess. “I’m very happy about the (scoring) obviously,” Wagner said.

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Sophomore forward Moritz Wagner poured in a career-high 20 points Saturday against Kennesaw State.

“But I’m more happy about how we got out there defensively.” “They usually score a good amount of points, in the 80s, and we held them down to 55.” Kennesaw State held serve for most of the first half, much to the credit of guard Kendrick Ray, who led all scorers in the opening period with 15 points. Ray finished with 24 points. “(Ray is) a really talented player,” Beilein said. “A fifth-year guy, averaging 22 points per game, and he’s one of the better guards we’ll see this year in terms of scoring guards.” The Wolverines started to pull away with just under five minutes remaining in the first

half. Wagner rattled home a 3-pointer with 4:29 to go in the half, initiating a 17-2 run from which the Owls couldn’t ever fully recovered. Michigan led, 47-29, at halftime. The Wolverines carried their solid defense into the second half, when they held Kennesaw State to no points for almost five minutes. Michigan limited the Owls to just 26 points total in the second frame. After redshirt sophomore forward DJ Wilson registered just two points and one rebound Wednesday against Virginia Tech before fouling out, he responded with 15 points and 11 rebounds for his second

“We answered (Kennesaw State’s) first 10 minutes.”

THE MICHIGAN DAILY TOP-10 POLL Each week, Daily sports staffers fill out ballots, with first-place votes receiving 10 points, second-place votes receiving nine and so on.

1. ALABAMA: Bama in the playoffs is as inevitable as death itself. You know it’s coming, and it’s not fun for anyone involved.

2. OHIO STATE: Rural Meyer. LOL, get it?

3. CLEMSON: They’re in the playoff, but rumor has it the Tigers are about to trade J.D. Martinez and Justin Verlander.

4. WASHINGTON: Browning… in the Peach Bowl… playing a bruising defense… yeah we’ve got nothing.

5. MICHIGAN: At least the Lions will make the playoffs...

6. PENN STATE: Strange that the best team in the Big Ten is this low in the rankings.

7. OKLAHOMA: Baker Mayfield is coming back next year, because missing one CFP just wasn’t enough.

8. WISCONSIN: The Badgers are without a paddle after their last loss. Luckily, they face Western Michigan next.

9. USC: The Trojans had to watch two teams they beat play for the conference title on Saturday. Can you even imagine?

10. WESTERN MICHIGAN: Kalamazoo is looking like a much more attractive landing spot for Brian Kelly after his inevitable firing.

career double-double. “I like that (Wilson) has some athleticism and a desire to get in there and mix it up,” Beilein said. “For him to get a double-double, it’s good that he’s mixing it up. That was not happening a couple years ago. He was drifting out by the (3-point line).” And after putting up 23 points on Wednesday, senior forward Zak Irvin replicated his offensive performance, scoring 19 points, with many of his points coming on drives to the basket. Saturday marked the second time that the Wolverines have emphatically responded to a crushing loss in their young season. And with Texas and No. 11 UCLA, which upset No. 1 Kentucky on Saturday, looming in the upcoming week, the question for Michigan will be if it can replicate its performance in the next couple games.

Last Saturday, coming off its first loss to South Carolina, the Michigan men’s basketball team needed someone to lead the way in order to put up a strong response in its next game against Mount St. Mary’s. The Wolverines found their man in sophomore forward Moritz Wagner, who rose to the occasion with a 13-point performance — the secondhighest total of the night — in a 64-47 win. Providing the aggressive inside presence Michigan sorely missed against the Gamecocks, Wagner went 5-for-8 from the floor with six rebounds and two blocks, in addition to going 3-for-5 from downtown. On Saturday, coming off a stunning 73-70 loss to Virginia Tech, the Wolverines needed another boost against Kennesaw State. This time, the same story came to fruition, and then some. Wagner topped himself against the Owls, setting a new career high with 20 points, as Michigan easily dispatched Kennesaw State, 82-55. “I just try to stay focused regardless of the opponent, regardless of the situation, and especially after a loss,” Wagner said. “It’s very important for me that the team comes out strong and shows strength because a loss can happen, but two losses hurt way more. So I’m happy we could make these adjustments.” Scoring 14 of those points in the first half alone to exceed his tally from a week ago, he led the Wolverines in the category. Often finding himself open on the perimeter, Wagner didn’t hesitate to pull the trigger. Almost half of his points

Home crowd sparks victory MARK CALCAGNO Daily Sports Writer

With the second set tied at one, junior middle blocker Claire Kieffer-Wright hurried from the middle of the court to the right side, swung herself into the air and came down mercilessly on the volleyball, burying it past the Oregon players to bring a 2000-strong Crisler Center crowd to life. And Kieffer-Wright didn’t stop there: She assisted on a block and followed with two consecutive kills en route to a 9-1 run. The shift led to three consecutive set victories and an eventual 3-1 win for the Michigan volleyball team in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen. Throughout a victorious opening stanza for the Ducks, Oregon’s bench and small contingent of fans were able to match the yells and cheers of the Wolverines and the home crowd Friday night. “Go Blue” chants were silenced by the performance of the Ducks’ attackers and a sloppy set from Michigan, which had a lackluster 19.4 attacking percentage on 12 kills in its first set defeat of the championship. “On the first set, they really attacked us from the right side,” Kieffer-Wright said. “But once we made our adjustments, I think (the second) was a good turning point for us.” Oregon, however, commanded the start of the fourth set by jumping out to a 5-1 advantage. Enter Kieffer-Wright, who once again came in off the bench to block two shots and kill two more hits, giving the Wolverines an 8-6 lead and forcing a Ducks’ timeout and corresponding roars from the crowd. “Obviously, it’s a big advantage playing at home,” said senior middle blocker Abby Cole. “(The crowd) was just a reminder that we’re at home, and this is our house — that’s kind of a pride thing. We’re not going to be beaten in

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Claire Kieffer-Wright (left) and Michigan stifled Oregon at Crisler Center.

our house.” Shifting the match’s momentum at the most vulnerable points for Michigan — both after the team was down a set and when Oregon looked poised to force a tie-breaking fifth frame — was just part of the night for Kieffer-Wright, who set career highs with 20 kills on a 72 attacking percentage. But the junior doesn’t want to limit, or dwell upon, the best match of her Wolverine career, statistically. “I think it was a good one, but there’s more to come,” KiefferWright said. “I don’t want to hang my hat on this match, but I’m happy that we got the win. I think it’s just a credit to my team. I couldn’t get 20 kills without a great setter, a great defense and all of their support. “I’m really excited for what’s to come.” Michigan coach Mark Rosen noted that the middle blocker’s effort opened doors for other players to contribute as well. “Individually, Claire did an

unbelievable job of just finding ways to get kills — she’s really efficient,” Rosen said. “And then that fed everybody else because (Oregon) had to focus too much on her, it just opened everything else up.” Freshman middle blocker Cori Crocker and Cole added seven and 11 kills, respectively, while sophomore outside hitter Carly Skjodt killed eight hits of her own. With the victory, Michigan will travel to Austin, Texas, for a match against Creighton in the NCAA Regional Semifinals on Friday. Much to the elation of the Wolverines, the Blue Jays upset No. 5 Kansas in the second round, making the path to a national championship at least seemingly easier for Michigan. And while the home crowd won’t be with the Wolverines for the remainder of the postseason, Kieffer-Wright will — and that could just be enough to spark Michigan to a deep run in the NCAA Tournament.

came from distance, where he finished 3-for-4, including a trey to open the game and set the tone for the afternoon. But he was quick to deflect the credit to his teammates for creating space for him to operate. “They’re all very aggressive (and) they’re all very talented,” Wagner said. “It doesn’t give the defense a lot of opportunity to focus on a certain guy. … The spacing and the way we move, it’s just really hard to guard.” With a more aggressive approach going to the basket once again, Wagner took charge of the middle. He went after Kennesaw State, slicing his way through the defense and imposing his will in the post. Three of his points also came from the charity stripe. While the offense isn’t designed to run through him, Wagner has a knack for making his own opportunities. Michigan coach John Beilein has a plethora of offensive weapons to choose from, and Wagner may not have been considered one of the top options before the season began, but he is starting to change that narrative. “He’s got a great ability to both shoot from the outside (and) drive a little bit, and we’re just trying to find these windows that we could use him offensively,” Beilein said. “He’s just maturing as a player.” Though he is still figuring out his role on the team, his play at the ‘5,’ which Beilein called “one of the most difficult, if not the most difficult, positions on the court,” has become crucially important to the Wolverines of late. Playing a starring role in both games to help Michigan bounce back from tough losses, Wagner has come up big when the Wolverines needed him the most.

VOLLEYBALL From Page 1B to a tie at 19. With Oregon leading 23-22, Kieffer-Wright put away two kills to put the Wolverines a point away, and junior outside hitter Carly Skjodt then punctuated the set with a block to finish off the tense, back-and-forth affair. “We spent a lot of the season one or two points behind,” said freshman setter MacKenzi Welsh. “So we’ve gotten really good from those small deficits. That block was a huge turning point for us, and we’ve practiced that all season.” However, the Ducks weren’t finished, starting the fourth set by roaring to a 6-2 lead. But as always, Michigan was undeterred, rattling off the next five points and eventually going on top by as much as five, picking up intensity with every rally. At 21-17, the Wolverines began their final push. Skjodt stepped back to serve and drilled two consecutive aces to bring the Wolverines a point away, and Davis closed out the hard-fought match with a kill to clinch Michigan’s first appearance in the Round of 16 since 2012. With the win, the Wolverines will travel to Austin, Texas, to take on Creighton on Dec. 9, with the winner of that matchup playing either No. 5 Texas or BYU for a place in the Final Four. “I’m really proud of how our players looked after (the first set),” Rosen said. “We served really aggressively, we out-assisted them, we started defending them and we made some really good adjustments with blocking because they were picking us apart a little bit. I’m just really proud of how we fought through.” “Fought through” is an apt description of Michigan’s performance on Friday night. It was a slugfest between two talented teams, and at no point was it easy. But the Wolverines earned the right to continue their season.