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CSG reflects on past year, looks to the winter term KEVIN ZHENG/Daily

Engineering sophomore Jessica Covan sells care packages in Mason Hall Monday.

University’s diversity plan builds on programs at peer institutions

Structure of DEI initiative stands out when compared to those of other universities RIYAH BASHA & ALLANA AKHTAR Daily Staff Reporter & Daily News Editor

It’s not uncommon for students at the University of Michigan to come across a number of administration-sponsored fliers,

emails and posting boards in the Diag touting the University as the Leaders and Best — a trend that spiked following this October’s release of a five-year strategic plan for diversity, equity and inclusion. University President Mark Schlissel’s DEI initiative was met with state and national media attention following its release,

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‘U’ research leads to new approach to AIDS cure Researchers turn away from focus on preventative care KEVIN LINDER

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Researchers at the University of Michigan have been taking a new approach to the long unresolved challenge of developing a working cure for HIV/AIDS by looking at natural properties possessed by bacteria that live on coral, according to research released this week. The bacteria — called marine actinomycetes — produce substances that inhibit a protein in HIV cells, enabling the bacteria to resist the human body’s immune system in a curative, rather than preventative, way. Unlike other research, which has attempted to target the HIV virus’s ability to infect cells, this approach seeks to develop a new type of drug that would target already infected cells, according to Kathleen Collins, lead researcher and University professor of immunology and microbiology, in an email interview. Collins wrote in an email interview that many existing drugs are able to reduce levels of the virus present in the body, but fail to eradicate cells already See CURE, Page 3

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but many also questioned the University’s planned $85 million investment into the initiative over the next five years. Despite national attention on the University’s diversity plans, a survey of the DEI plan alongside those of peer institutions reveals the initiative is not unlike those at similar institutions, but rather

builds on existing practices with a unique decentralized planning process, coordination and new measures of accountability. Planning for the University’s initiative began in September 2015, when 49 units across campus were charged with submitting a strategic plan for their respective areas, all of See DEI, Page 3

Student leaders plan initiatives about regents, mental health and diversity NISA KHAN & ALEX COTT Daily Staff Reporters

Though many of the campaign promises made by the newMich platform were attacked as idealistic by their opposition, the University of Michigan Central Student Government’s administration led by President David Schafer, LSA senior, and Vice President Micah Griggs, LSA senior, has laid considerable groundwork to fulfill some of their directives for the next semester. While many of the body’s directives, like mental health or divestment, are not being introduced for the first time

this semester, the assembly has also contended with issues surrounding racial tension — in particular, tension surrounding undocumented students and minorities on campus mounted after President-elect Donald Trump’s November victory. During the campaign, Trump called for an increase in immigration restrictions and perpetuated anti-Muslim rhetoric. In response to this — in particular, Trump’s stated intention to reverse a executive order, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival program, allowing many undocumented students to stay in the country — CSG passed a resolution in See CSG, Page 2

Student creates logo for organization Council aimed at bolstering Detroit schools discusses ANN ARBOR

Visual identity class creates new marketing platform for community project MATT HARMON Daily Staff Reporter

For Art & Design senior Kelsi Franzino, helping cities and neighborhoods like Detroit which are facing infrastructural issues is not about intervention — it’s about support. During the winter 2016 semester, Franzino and her classmates in Art & Design Prof. Hannah Smotrich’s visual identity design class partnered with Brightmoor Maker Space, a community workshop for building skills to design a logo and marketing platform for BMS. BMS was founded by Art & Design Prof. Nick Tobier and Bart Eddy, Detroit Community Schools co-founder, in 2015, though it is currently facilitated by the community of Brightmoor and Detroit Community Schools and is located at their warehouse on the campus of Detroit Community Schools. At the end of the semester, Franzino’s logo, featuring the words Brightmoor and Makers, connected by geometrical supports, was chosen to be implemented across the organization. “I kind of created this support system in it,” she said. “Showing that support and how (BMS) helps out their neighbors (was important).” Located near the northwest border of Detroit, Brightmoor is one of the most impoverished neighborhoods in the city. From

2000 ti 2010, the city saw a 36 percent drop in population to 12,836. Several journalists who have visited the areas have painted pictures that aren’t positive by far, such as Rollo Romig’s article in The New Yorker, “When You’ve Had Detroit.” “Much of Brightmoor matches what Detroit looks like in the popular imagination—an alarming amalgam of city dump,

crime scene, and wild prairie,” Romig wrote. However, residents of the community are quick to point to increasing beautification efforts in the neighborhood, such as large murals on the sides of buildings and community gardens. Many believe that through neighborhood organizations, church groups and innovation from both residents and the University,

perceptions of the area are beginning to shift. In a video produced by BMS, Dennis Talbert, interim chair of the Brightmoor Community Center, said outsiders can misconstrue the strength of the community, and BMS is working to combat this negative rhetoric through innovation. “When you think about Brightmoor, you have to kind See SCHOOLS, Page 3

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Local group attends city budget meeting to express their concerns ANDREW HIYAMA Daily Staff Reporter

Monday night, about 50 Ann Arbor residents attended the Ann Arbor City Council’s annual budget planning session, with the majority expressing a desire for increased attention on pedestrian safety. Most of the audience consisted of members of A2 Safe Transport, a citizen’s group advocating for improvements to transportation safety in Ann Arbor. A2 Safe Transport formed in response to a recent series of accidents that have resulted in the injury and death of several pedestrians –– most recently, the death of Ann Arbor high school student Qi-Xuan “Justin” Tang at a crosswalk on Fuller Road near Huron High School. A2 Safe Transport member Claire Duvernoy, an Ann Arbor resident, stressed the need for immediate City Council action on pedestrian safety during public commentary. “My child crosses Fuller Road every single day to go to Huron High School, and Justin Tang was his friend,” Duvernoy said. See SAFETY, Page 3

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WHAT: Performances and multimedia works by music, theatre & dance and performing arts technology students. WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Earl V. Moore, Chip Davis Technology Studio

Late Night Candy Bar WHAT: Come get a free bag of candy to take with you for a study snack. WHO: Engineering Student Government WHEN: 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. WHERE: Duderstadt Center

CSG From Page 1 support of undocumented students on campus earlier this year. DACA, as explained by the resolution, allows immigrants to “apply for temporary deferrals of deportations and (for) work permits.” “I just wanted to highlight the importance of this resolution,” Schafer said during the November meeting. “I think it’s our job to stand in support of our undocumented students on this campus and reaffirm their place in the University of Michigan and to show that CSG is here for them.” The administration has also focused on several goals from their campaign. Though they haven’t fulfulled their full campaign promise to create a student regent position, the assembly did strive to increase transparency between the student body and the University’s Board of Regents by passing a resolution at

SEPARATION ANXIETY.

WHAT: Join CSG’s Student Health and Safety Commission to de-stress with therapy dogs on the last day of classes before finals start. WHO: Central Student Government WHEN: 6 p.m. to p.m. WHERE: Shapiro, Design Lab

PICS Orientation and Q&A WHAT: A session for students interested in an international studies minor or major that will cover how to declare and what the program offers. WHO: Program in International Studies WHEN: 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. WHERE: School of Social Work, Room 1644

its first meeting to reinstate student input into the board’s bylaws in hopes of adding more student perspective to board decisions. In early September, the board voted and passed a bylaw to do so. “That bylaw highlights the importance of student input in University decision making,” Schafer said during the meeting. “To reiterate, let’s not view this bylaw as the final product but rather as a foundation upon which more specific efforts can be built that match the spirit of this bylaw.” Other campaign initiatives that targeted drinking and wellness have also been at least in part fulfilled. At the beginning of the year, CSG started off with plans to reduce alcohol-related incidents on game days by partnering with the Interfraternity Council to create hydration stations. In early September, CSG also hosted its third sober tailgate in five years. LSA sophomore Grant Rivas, CSG’s chief programming officer, said at the time they served 350 pizzas

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University Symphony Orchestra and Choir Concert WHAT: A performance of Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms and Mahler’s Symphony no. 2, under the direction of Kenneth Kiesler. WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Memorializing Rebels Lecture WHAT: Jennifer Schaefer, a Weiser postdoctoral fellow, will lecture on memorializing rebels, martyrs and heroes in Argentina from 1966-83. WHO: Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies WHEN: 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. WHERE: School of Social Work, room 1636

and 1,600 water bottles during the event. CSG also undertook mental health initiatives. In October, the student government sent out a survey to University faculty and students to gauge their perspective of student mental health. In addition, Schafer launched the firstever mental health taskforce to analyze data from the survey and create initiatives resulting from their research. According to an interview with Schafer, the taskforce is currently still in its research stage. Another prominent but not unusual concern for the body was their debate this semester over a resolution that would have called on the University to divest its investments in several companies that allegedly commit human rights violations against Palestinians. The resolution, brought by Students Allied for Freedom and Equality, failed with 34 to 13. It has been brought to the body unsuccesfully by SAFE multiple times in the past decade. CSG’s failure to pass the resolution prompted frustration from some students, most notably at a walkout on campus that drew more than 1000 students. At the event, some Palestinian students described their frustrations with the student government over the resolution, calling for more solidarity from the body. The question of advocacy versus lobbying was also a major debate in one CSG meeting, in which members discussed passing the resolution to show support for activist Justin Cheong from By All Means Necessary, a national coalition that aims to defend affirmative action, immigrant rights and equality. LSA senior Joey Hansel, CSG student general counsel, expressed concerns about the resolution leading to legal issues.

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Oh, so no office Hanukkah party? No office Kwanzaa party?

‘Office Christmas Party’ boasts a great cast, but is woefully average Their sibling rivalry plays out over company politics, and the Daily Arts Writer Chicago branch is under threat of closure. There seems to be a formula Clay recruits fellow branch for the adult party comedy: executive Josh Parker (Jason Assemble a hodgepodge of Bateman, “Zootopia”) and head stars, throw them into a hastily of technology Tracey (Olivia crafted context, find some Munn, “The Newsroom”) to reason for a party and let the throw a raging Christmas party cameras roll. Plot to convince a and characters potential client, are rough drafts, Walter Davis while the party (Courtney B. itself is filmed Vance, “The “Office Christmas with a fervent People v. O. J. Party” meticulousness. Simpson”), to But, the ultimate choose Zenotek Paramount Pictures question remains: as his company’s Quality 16/Rave why? provider. Davis’s No matter company’s Cinemas the output, business would these films keep keep the Chicago coming, and it branch afloat, doesn’t appear making good on that “Office Christmas Party,” Clay’s bullish promise to give the latest such addition to everyone at the branch a bonus. the collection of grown-up And so the event begins, with debauchery, will do anything to extravagant fixtures stuffing change that. Unfortunately, the the office with the imagery of film’s rather splendid assembly Christmas, or something like of a cast from various comedic it: an eggnog ice luge, a real walks of life can’t overcome the life Nativity scene, plenty of plot which, overloading on a lights, and Clay donned in his variety of stories, leaves the film father’s Santa suit. But the messy, confused and not all that film spends much of its time funny. between coworkers, mingling There’s the main story: the awkwardly, drinking lightly — Chicago branch of Zenotek, then very, very heavily — amid a technology company of their mundane offices. Allison sorts, isn’t performing up (Vanessa Bayer, “Saturday to standards. Clay Vanstone Night Live”) and Fred (Randall (T.J. Miller, “Silicon Valley”) Park, “Fresh Off the Boat”) runs the branch, sharply have an awkward attempt at departing from the no-nonsense a sexual encounter, Joel from leadership style of his sister, Accounting (Sam Richardson, Carol (Jennifer Aniston, “We’re “Veep”) breaks out as a DJ with the Millers”), the interim a penchant for air horn sounds CEO after their father passed. and Mary, the all-too-common DANNY HENSEL

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pent-up HR director (Kate McKinnon, “Ghostbusters”), tries to maintain her office’s sacrosanctity. But given enough time, and certainly enough alcohol and drugs, everyone can break loose. And so does the story; taking a wild turn from a party to action sequence, with Clay leaving his office party for a hangout with a hilariously psychopathic pimp (Jillian Bell, “22 Jump Street”), who’s only aiming for his money. Excluding the risks from drugs, seven people nearly die, two couples are created (on-screen, at least), multiple orgies seem to take place, Kate McKinnon is at her Kate McKinnon-est and Zenotek ruins, and then saves, Chicago’s Internet. All in under two hours! But while “Office Christmas Party” has a surplus of stories and characters, each lacks the fine quality needed to make the film memorable. There are a number of jokes that nearly land well, but as I write this sentence, about one hour since the credits rolled, I cannot recall a single one. There are few things sadder than a completely forgettable film but “Office Christmas Party” seems to be it, not quite a waste of time but certainly a waste of money. For those short on time, revisiting your thoughts on “Sisters” or “Horrible Bosses” or “Neighbors” can form a personalized and concise review of this newer version, updated for 2016-relevant jokes. “Office Christmas Party” will please lovers of these films, but detractors will feel distant and equally disappointed.

MUSIC REVIEW

Old Gray cements their status as one of the most talented modern bands sufferer of mental illness — a tango of anger and surrender to Daily Arts Writer your own thoughts. By the third track, “Blunt “Brendan, put down the knife Trauma,” the focus shifts / I love you too much to let you to loved ones who have take your life / and I won’t let succumbed to suicide. “Long you try again / won’t let daisies live the Devil and all hail the grow through your head / won’t saints / Chewing up stars with let daisies grow through your their names / Angel, I feel skin.” your pain / I understand why Slow Burn, the first release you’d want to take it all away.” on Flower Girl Records started Instead of the usual emotions by Old Gray’s surrounding social own vocalist/ views of suicide, guitarist Cam Boucher expresses Boucher, is an comprehension, unflinching, even longing in Slow Burn unapologetic their fate. It’s an scream at the abrupt viewpoint, Old Gray world, mental atypical of most Flower Girl Records illness and music, and it death. Old Gray produces a have long been necessary shock revered within modern emo, of eye-opening insight into the and with their latest album, theme of mental illness. they have cemented themselves “Like Blood from a Stone” is as some of the most talented quite possibly one of the hardest modern musicians with their songs I have ever listened to heaviest material to date. It’s in my life (yes, I cried three reflexive of the struggles of separate times), and the first others and of Boucher himself, half of the song consists only expressing a chaos only fully of simple monologue, a tale comprehensible in the emotion of self-harm, hospitalization of music. and ultimately the beginnings The opening three tracks each of recovery, before the band float around a minute in length, even adds their overwhelming delivering punishingly abrasive immediacy with shrill notes instrumentals among screams and periods of silence. The level and setting an atmosphere of detail produced in these four of desperate urgency present minutes forces itself upon the through much of the album. listener, a single story with so The opener, “Pulpit,” effectively much feeling it wouldn’t let intertwines screams of suicidal anyone leave unaffected. thoughts with calm monotones Within the track, Boucher contemplating the helplessness details an incident with a of attempting to heal. It’s an workplace bully before the selfincredibly raw look into the harm, “And you panic when cognition wrought upon a you realize what just happened DOMINIC POLSINELLI

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because the boy who picked up your notebook, he’s a cruel boy / with eyes like shotguns and razor wire.” He follows this later by depicting a befriended patient in the hospital: “And there’s a man / maybe ten years older than you, with eyes like rough-cut pine and sunset.” At the beginning of the song, the protagonist writes poems of aching solitude, while ending with poems of infinite possibilities and clear skies, alluding to an escape from mental confines. It’s this symmetry of opposites that defines Slow Burn as an incredible work of art. The ending isn’t necessarily the standard definition of “closure,” but it shows intent to move in that direction. It looks to improvement and healing in the future, even if it isn’t entirely attainable at the moment — and it lets you know that it’s OK to not be completely OK. “Because, I don’t want to close my eyes anymore / I want to be whole again, how the fuck do I get there?” Front to back, the comparisons throughout the album make sense of its outward chaos and warring emotions, closing with “On Earth, as It Is in Heaven,” an epic instrumental track that is the slowest burn of them all. It builds upon itself over the course of five minutes, adding increasingly shrill guitars and crashing cymbals before slowly breathing the album’s last breath. Slow Burn is hard to listen to because it’s true to its name, but it’s as rewarding as the progress it paints.

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J. Cole is almost good but still bland of contention among respective producers) on ambient “Deja Daily Arts Writer Vu”; he’s almost Lupe Fiasco on deceptively soulful “Change.” We weren’t there, but we know Emulation and adaptation what it was like. In the studio, can be great, except when it’s they were all there executed poorly. — Jermaine Cole, Instead, Cole his boys, but also continues to carve Cole, mostly Cole, his own stake — yes, subtly Cole, a niche, albeit J. Cole perpetuating the a niche that’s vibe, facilitating increasingly, 4 Your Eyez Only synergetic creative inherently genius. You know, vanilla. 4 Your Dreamville the “process.” Eyez further Thanks to “Eyez,” solidifies Cole’s the documentary released this occupation of an unnecessary past week in anticipation of 4 and arguably uninteresting space Your Eyez Only’s Dec. 9 release, in the genre. This shouldn’t be a fans were able to see the workings black hole. behind his latest project. Most Ambiguity as a thematic of its 40 minutes of footage foundation is something that has is spent on studio going-ons, proven equally effective and rare. portraying events that, while Most reasonably defined in this clearly foundational, primarily arena by androgynous dress and show off a whole lot of nothing. culturally unfamiliar inflection, Appropriately. Andre 3000 ostensibly paved Ingrained in any subjective the way for this breed of wild, review of any kind is the urgent and artists like Young Thug have necessity to judge the art and helped maintain it. not the artist. The thing is, with J. Cole wouldn’t immediately Cole, it’s impossible to categorize seem to fit in this trajectory and the two as separate entities. His certainly not even close to such an sensitive brand manifests itself extreme. Yet he seems at his best in his music; his being is one of when he blurs the lines, in this vulnerability. He’s just a kid from case playing with the perspective Fayetteville, North Carolina, one of the album. A chilling interlude with a “dollar and a dream,” and interrupts “Ville Mentality” in it got him to this point. which a young girl mentions her It is at this point that we dead father and how she didn’t realize, also, that J. Cole knows attend his funeral. Echoes of who Ernest Hemingway is. “Catch me, don’t you” float over This is now clear, because “She’s Mine Pt. 1” and “She’s Mine Hemingway’s 1940 novel “For Pt. 2,” the former about a love Whom the Bell Tolls” serves as interest and the latter presumably the namesake for the leadoff about a new baby. track from 4 Your Eyez Only. Such Considering this thread, the an allusion is initially captivating, question becomes, whose love but soon feels recycled, revealing interest is it? And what about the itself as a trend that’s becoming baby? Is it Cole’s or his deceased quintessentially Cole — friend’s? Could he be talking stretching to provide depth, only about himself and his buddy? to be undermined by a unique Untangling his unadulterated lack of originality, reverting to emotional web is what provides something, uh, merely digestible the album with its most genuine on the surface. moments. Thus springs life’s frustrations “Neighbors” helps segue with Cole — caveats about his between the two aforementioned increasingly purgatorial presence. tracks with its own reality check: In other words, Cole lives a “Some things you can’t escape; perennial existence of almosts. In death, taxes, and a ra- / -cist this case, he’s almost Pusha T on society that make every ni**a feel his defiant, authority-chastising like a candidate / For a Trayvon “Immortal;” he’s almost Drake kinda fate, even when your crib (or, for that matter, Bryson sit on a lake / Even when your Tiller, whose identical beat on plaques hang on a wall / Even “Exchange” has become a source when the president jam your JOEY SCHUMAN

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Mournful ‘Manchester’ so far. Michelle Williams (“Shutter Island”) plays Lee’s ex-wife, Randi, and while Williams is only given about What’s most revealing about ten minutes of screen time, “Manchester by the Sea” is she uses it to deliver one of the that once one most emotionally adjusts to the devastating perfection of the monologues in performances, the recent memory, stunningly human in arguably the characters and best scene of the “Manchester by the the way the script film. Sea” unfolds both the The focus of Amazon Studios turns of its story “Manchester by and the psyche the Sea” isn’t on and Roadside of its lead, it’s an Lee and Randi, Attractions incredibly funny though; it’s on Rave, Quality 16, movie. There are Lee and his young Michigan Theater tears and somber nephew, Patrick scenes galore, (Lucas Hedges, and the movie “Moonrise itself is by no Kingdom”). The means a comedy, scenes between but there is also Hedges and laughter. That laughter reveals Affleck are the most dynamic the film’s genius. Writer- of the movie, and it’s from them director Kenneth Lonergan that the movie draws most of its (“You Can Count on Me”) uses humor and heart. Whether the “Manchester by the Sea” to two are sniping at each other hold a mirror to life and reveal or helping each other navigate that, even in its darkest times, their way through their shared there are moments of levity. grief, there is a full-formed The result is an achingly real relationship on display that is all portrait of grief and family, a too rarely seen represented on true masterpiece. screen. The chemistry between The film centers around the two actors aids in this as Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck, their characters struggle for “Gone Baby Gone”), who must the possibility of recapturing a return to his hometown of bond that hasn’t been there in Manchester after the death years but which both need more of his brother. To call Affleck than ever. good in the role would be Lonergan’s structure and the greatest understatement script does as much characterof the year. He is absolutely building as his performers captivating. Everything, down do. He opts for a flashbackto his sideways glances and heavy structure which, in the beats of silence, adds up to his moment, emulates human most towering performance memory. As a result, the viewer JEREMIAH VANDERHELM Daily Arts Writer

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doesn’t so much feel like they’re being clued in to some piece of a larger puzzle every time they’re treated to a different time in Lee’s life. Instead, it feels like a step in the natural evolution of the character, another representation of the past he can’t let go. In the same way, “Manchester by the Sea” doesn’t build to a typical Hollywood climax. There’s no gigantic blow-out fight between Patrick and Lee that forces them to confront their situation. There’s no breakdown where one of the two confesses his feelings in exact terms. Neither of these things is realistic, and in a movie that strives for realism in its depiction of coping, they would feel out of place. Instead, Lonergan chooses to end the film quietly, with the viewer able to infer what he or she might from the closing scenes. It’s uniquely satisfying and poignant, and a sign of Lonergan’s immense directorial maturity and faith in his audience. “Manchester by the Sea” understands grief and sorrow in a way that few movies do. Its depiction of two people struggling to cope with changing situations that threaten to upend their lives is at once heartbreaking and heartwarming, and it’s more than likely that two people will come out of the movie with two different interpretations. What’s for certain is this: with his newest film, Kenneth Lonergan has created a masterwork, a true representation of life in all its pain and laughter.

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tape.” It gives 4 Your Eyez its most convincing moment, yet in peak Cole fashion; seesawing his vocals and harkening back to more earnest, anxious days à la Cole World’s “Lost Ones.” Once again we’re left to wonder whose mouth we’re really hearing this from. It’s a stronger look, one that leaves us wanting more of this dynamic. Much of this frustration stems not from a lack of development but from an underwhelming progression. Quite simply, Cole has plateaued. Cole World was fun; at face value, it was a mostly careless ode to chasing women and soaking in an unfamiliar, better life while also building on his three previous mixtapes. Born Sinner was a new look, a decidedly brooding (“It’s way darker this time”) power proclamation featuring arguably his best bars to date. And then came 2014 Forest Hills Drive. Beyond the endless aggrandizing of the “J. Cole went double platinum with no features” narrative/“memery”/ buffoonery were some of Cole’s best experimentations yet; “St. Tropez” and “G.O.M.D.” gifted us with fresh (fresh! J. Cole!) sounds we hadn’t yet heard. But now? There’s an uneasy curiosity: where to next? Rumors persist of a collab with Kendrick Lamar, which at this point feels closer on the life-things spectrum to a close friend undergoing a godsent out-of-body enlightenment than a mere What a Time to be Aliveesque fuck-around project. Such sentiment, then, explains how we ended up here, in December 2016, with concertlong-pensive-stool-percher J. Cole forcing a development forward but ultimately taking a step back. 4 Your Eyez Only finds Cole working at potentially effective themes — criminality, injustice, lost ones, loved ones and newfound responsibility — and employing a stale, years-old formula to convey them. What results is a project in which a track titled “Foldin Clothes” cannot fully channel its metaphorically flimsy essentials (i.e. “It’s the simple things”), instead rendering said simple things too simple. For now, it really does seem like J. Cole is content to (metaphorically) fold clothes for us.

TV REVIEW

New Netflix series ‘Captive’ takes its viewers on a true crime adventure Pilot episode looks at Southern Ohio Correctional Facility Riot and wonder what, oh what, they have just gotten themselves into. Daily Arts Writer Told chronologically, the episode starts with the opening It’s a normal afternoon on your of Lucasville’s Southern Ohio couch. You settle in, prepared Correctional Facility in 1972. for 75 minutes of mindless The prison was expected to be Netflix binging — a “state of the and then “Captive” art” facility for begins. The new roughly 1,600 documentary series inmates. By chronicles eight 1993, however, “Captive” different hostage as often happens crises worldwide, with the “Lucasville, USA” with startlingly criminal justice (Pilot) believable system, the reenactments and prison fell prey Netflix testimonies from to overcrowding All Episodes both hostages and and extreme Available to Stream their perpetrators. regulation. It The series tells a was regulation different story each that, in part, episode. caused the riot. Episode one, “Lucasville, A state-ordered tuberculosis USA,” focuses on the 1993 test for all inmates caused a Southern Ohio Correctional stir among the Muslim AfricanFacility riot. The 11-day riot American prisoners. On Easter resulted in 10 fatalities and over Sunday, they took back the $40 million worth of damage to prison and all Hell broke loose. the facility. Today, the prison is Netflix has a unique still operating, and some of its opportunity with this “true death row inmates are leaders of crime” documentary series. the fateful riot 25 years prior. “Lucasville, USA” in particular The episode is captivating, is a gripping feature on not only from the first 30 seconds to the what occurs in a hostage crisis, final minute. Viewers are drawn but also what causes these in from the opening, which events to occur. The prisoners features chilling footage of the didn’t intend for the situation to prison post-riot. A swastika escalate as it did. But these men spray painted on the blood- — hardened by the system — were spattered wall, a pile-up of dead angry, and the riot provided a bodies and hallways scattered way for them to fight back. To with mattresses and trash — quote one inmate: “I’m locked in more than enough to make a here, but still I’m a human being. viewer sit up in his or her seat Still I’m a man. Ya’ll get to say, EMILY BICE

fuck me. No — fuck ya’ll!” In posing a profile of the culprits, “Lucasville, USA” offers a glimpse into the criminal justice system: The prison guards faced with impossible jobs, policing “the most dangerous institution in the state of Ohio,” the inmates itching to stand up for themselves in the place that strips them of all semblance of humanity. After hearing the testimonies of the inmates, it’s a wonder that the riot didn’t happen sooner. An interesting part of “Lucasville, USA” is that the episode remains objective — neither in the favor of the criminals nor the victim. It simply exists to tell the story as it happened. The reenactments, mixed with storytelling from those actually present at the scene, gives the documentary a real-time effect. It’s easy for viewers to forget that they’re following a crisis which occurred 25 years ago. In fact, this episode feels immediate, real and terrifying. It’s also rich with emotion and suspense. If the intention of “Captive” is to tell hostage stories as if they are fictional thrillers, then it has succeeded. Though the episodes have no connection to each other, the thematic elements and unique storytelling invoke a desire to binge the series anyway. When one hostage crisis ends, another begins. With “Captive,” Netflix invites viewers on a journey — and it’s a worthwhile ride.

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Sophomore forward Moritz Wagner will look to continue his strong offensive performances against Central Arkansas.

timeout sometimes, or you were just put in the game, and you’re standing there watching. “We’ve got to do something to increase our processing speed. With everybody, it’s a little bit different, so we’ve got to rep it out better, we’ve got to talk about it better, we’ve got to coach it better and then they’ve got to do it better.” Now, the Wolverines are set to kick off a three-game home stand Tuesday against Central Arkansas (1-8) before they begin conference play with a trip to Iowa on Jan. 1. The matchup against the Bears is part of a familiar trend for Michigan this year. After losing to South Carolina and Virginia Tech this season, the Wolverines had the opportunity to prevent two-game skids with contests against less prestigious opponents in Mount St. Mary’s and Kennesaw State, respectively. Michigan delivered victories in both games, and now it has the opportunity to notch its eighth win against Central Arkansas. Realistically, there is no reason it shouldn’t. Though the Bears have an

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One year ago, the Michigan women’s gymnastics team hosted Eastern Michigan for an exhibition meet. The Wolverines dropped that contest to the Eagles, 194.050183.350, thanks in part due to gymnasts being absent with injuries and illness. Sunday, with junior Paige Zaziski and sophomore Olivia Karas out, Michigan seemed in danger of a similar result. But no such issues plagued the Wolverines in this year’s event. Led by junior Lauren Marinez and sophomore Emma McLean, who each took on two new events, the Wolverines edged Eastern Michigan, 196.200194.750. “You see people practice and practice and practice, but competition is different,” said Michigan coach Bev Plocki. “Sometimes they’re a little better on competition, sometimes they’re more nervous and they make silly mistakes. It’s like anything else, you want to try and practice competing, and I think we’ll be a lot better when we come out in January against Utah.” Marinez spent 2015 competing mostly on the beam. While she found success on the beam, scoring better than 9.750 five times, she spent fall workouts putting herself in position to participate in more events. Her efforts showed Sunday as she entered the bars and vault events and posted respective scores of 9.875 and 9.825. As for McLean, she participated in the floor and vault events last season. Like

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Unfortunately for the Michigan men’s basketball team, a reprieve from Ann Arbor weather was one of few positives that came from Central their voyage to Los Angeles, as Arkansas at the Wolverines Michigan fell, 102-84, against UCLA Matchup: Central at Pauley Arkansas 1-8; Pavillion on Michigan 7-3 Saturday. When: The first Tuesday 9 P.M. half was an Where: Crisler encouraging Center sign for the TV: BTN Wolverines, as they shot 65.5 percent from the field and buried 12 of their 16 3-pointers to keep pace with the Bruins’ potent offense despite entering the matchup averaging just 70 points per game. Specifically, senior wing Zak Irvin returned to form — leading Michigan with 18 points on 7-for14 shooting after scoring just four points against Texas. But after starting the second half with the game tied at 50, nearly everything that could have gone wrong for the Wolverines did. Michigan followed up its eye-popping first-half shooting performance by going 10-for-29 from the field, and its defense had no answer for a UCLA offense spearheaded by freshmen Lonzo Ball and TJ Leaf. As sophomore forward Moritz Wagner described it, “Every time I turned around, the ball was in the net.” “Against the Power Five teams that we’ve played — we’ve played six of them right now — at the end of halves and the end of games … where we were pretty good end of half, end of games in the first two, it has not been good,” said Michigan coach John Beilein. “… We’ve been coming out of a media

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Marinez, McLean produced strong performances in her events. Her best scores were 9.875 on the floor against Nebraska on Jan. 29 and 9.850 in the vault at the NCAA Regional on Apr. 2, but she was consistent throughout the year. Against the Eagles, McLean became an all-around performer for Michigan. She had a solid debut on the bars, tallying a score of 9.825, and continued her vault prowess, as she scored an impressive 9.925 in that event. Still, McLean insists that there is more for her to do. “Personally, I just need to work on my confidence and compete like I train,” McLean said. “As a team, we need to work on just being ourselves.” While Zaziski and Karas were only held out against Eastern Michigan for precautionary reasons and will return soon, the depth that Marinez and McLean provide with their new events will undoubtedly be appreciated by the Wolverines. But Michigan will have to wait a while to put its increased depth into practice. The Wolverines are not scheduled to compete again until Jan. 7 at Utah. Plocki insisted, though, that the time off will not be a bad thing. “The fall tends to be a long semester, a lot of hard work, a lot of training.” Plocki said. “Their bodies need to recover a little bit, so having a week break at home I think will help physically and mentally. And I think when they come back they’ll be excited and revved up and ready to go. I think coming back with a fresh body and a good, energized attitude will be a good thing.”

“As a team, we need to work on just being ourselves.”

experienced backcourt led by junior guard Jordan Howard and senior guard Derreck Brooks, they have registered only one win this season — a 81-76 victory against Army. Central Arkansas opened its season with a 32-point loss to Wisconsin, in which it allowed forward Nigel Hayes and guards Bronson Koenig and Zak Showalter to combine for 40 points. With that in mind, it appears the stage is set for the Wolverines’ three-headed attack of Irvin, Wagner and senior guard Derrick Walton Jr. to have a field day. The trio is averaging 14, 11.8 and 10.5 points per game, respectively, and its unlikely the Bears will be able to limit that production for a full 40 minutes. That’s not to say Central Arkansas doesn’t have some talent of its own. Howard is leading the Bears in scoring with 17.2 points per game, while Brooks is averaging 15.8 points himself and cleaning up the glass to the tune of a team-high 6.5 rebounds per game. Still, assuming that Walton

and Irvin can handle Central Arkansas’ backcourt on the defensive end, the Bears won’t have many places to look for scoring — Mathieu Kamba, their third-highest scorer, is barely averaging 11 points per game. And given redshirt sophomore DJ Wilson’s emergence this season, it’s hard to imagine Brooks’ rebounding presence will alter the dynamic of a should-be blowout. But in a young season that has been full of highs and lows, replicating the offensive performance that the Wolverines displayed against UCLA would certainly be a welcome sign of progress. “We scored 50 points in one half, we scored 53 against Texas in a game,” said Michigan coach John Beilein. “I think what’s really key for us going forward is, where is our consistency? “We’d rather have guys go 2-for-5 every day … than go for 1-for-6 and then 5-for-6 and then 1-for-6 and then 4-for-6. We want some consistency there, and that’s what we’re trying to establish. We really haven’t had it, and we need that right now.”

For most of this season, the Michigan hockey team has used a rotation of three goaltenders: senior Zach Nagelvoort and freshmen Jack LaFontaine and Hayden Lavigne. But on Nov. 11, after Lavigne shut out thenNo. 4 Boston University, 4-0, it seemed that he was making a case as the frontrunner for more playing time. Unfortunately for Lavigne, his rise to the top of the depth chart was delayed. After coming down with an illness, Lavigne was forced to miss four games and one exhibition, and during that stretch, the Wolverines went 1-3. Friday, the freshman came back to the ice against Wisconsin. And while the return of its top statistical goalie was a welcome sight for Michigan (1-3-0 Big Ten, 7-8-1 overall), Lavigne’s return was a rocky one. When all was said and done, he lasted just two periods, giving up six goals on 27 shots. “I just definitely started to get frustrated in the second (period),” Lavigne said. “Obviously we got some bad bounces, which didn’t help aid that at all. And then with the net-front presence that they were giving, I just kind of got frustrated, and I got in my own head a little bit.” Despite Lavigne’s rough start Friday, Michigan coach Red Berenson decided to stick with the freshman for the team’s game against Wisconsin on Saturday. The call came as a bit of a surprise, given the team’s tendency to rotate its goalies this season, but it ultimately paid off. Lavigne faced 35 shots on the night, allowing only one goal that came off an odd-man rush on a power play. And though the strong performance was a confidence

booster in itself, the decision from Berenson to give him another shot had Lavigne feeling good coming into the matchup. “That meant a lot,” Lavigne said. “It really shows that they have confidence in us. And obviously we’ve been rotating throughout the year, and we’ve all done pretty well. So it meant a lot to get that nod again to get in Saturday night. It just shows that they have trust in you, and that they believe that the team has trust in you as well.” Part of Berenson’s decision was to give the freshman ample opportunity to prove himself after sitting out. But beyond that, he felt Lavigne gave the Wolverines the best chance to win. “Let’s face it, on paper, he’s got our best record,” Berenson said after Saturday’s game. “And he needed a chance to play, to come back and show what he can do. I thought he was a little rusty last night. He didn’t play a poor game, but his team didn’t give him a good game. Tonight, the team was better, and Hayden was better, too.” Lavigne’s strongest performance came during the second period of Saturday’s game. Michigan took five penalties in the period, placing extra pressure on the freshman to be stout in net. While the constant action would make it hard for some goaltenders to stay calm, Lavigne says the constant action helps him maintain focus. That effort is especially pertinent for all the Wolverines right now — the team has a two week break for the holidays before it returns to action at the Great Lakes Invitational on Dec. 29. But with its best goaltender healthy and seemingly confident as ever, Michigan is more equipped to rebound from the tough stretch it suffered without Lavigne.

Wolverines return home to play Ohio after extensive road swing Michigan player has done so. pit the fraternal twins together, we’re definitely going to need “I think this was great for us Thome, a starter, might see more going forward.” Daily Sports Writer to come out here and experience playing time than Hannah, who Michigan will need The Michigan women’s a top-level team,” Barnes Arico has just played in two games this Gondrezick’s power to end the basketball team is finally coming said. “I think we had to learn to season for the Bobcats for a total Bobcats’ undefeated season. Ohio home. battle through adversity. I think of seven minutes. is averaging 70.4 points per game The Wolverines (8-3) haven’t we had to learn to be on the In addition to Dunston, with two athletes, guard Quiera been back to Crisler Center since road for an extended period of Thome and Thompson, Lampkins and forward Jasmine their 66-41 win time. We talked about it a little freshman guard Kysre Weatherspoon, leading the over Western bit in the huddle, things haven’t Gondrezick will be a player to charge by averaging 19.3 and 10.7, Ohio at Michigan gone our way. But we got a long watch against Ohio. In the past respectively. on Nov. 21, Michigan season ahead of us. And we gotta 11 games, Gondrezick has scored An Ohio win would boost the spending regroup, and we gotta continue to in double digits and currently Bobcats to just their second win Matchup: seven games battle and continue to fight.” leads the team in free-throw against the Wolverines in six Ohio 7-0; on the road Michigan 8-3 The fighting might not only attempts with 36, is second in meetings throughout program since then. extend to opposing teams, but to scoring with an average of 13.1 history, and their fourth against The team will When: Tuesday family members as well. points per game and trails only the current Big Ten. 6:30 P.M. face off against This will be the second straight junior guard Katelynn Flaherty The last time Michigan Ohio (7-0) on Where: Crisler game where a Wolverine will face in 3-pointers made with 25. and Ohio met, the Wolverines Tuesday in the Center her twin. At UCLA, senior guard “She really gets to the basket,” escaped with a 69-64 win on Dec. first of a four- TV/Radio: Danielle Williams faced her Barnes Arico said. “She gives us 21, 2007. game home BTN Plus sister, Dominique. Tomorrow, a different dimension from that This time, Michigan will be stretch. Thome will do the same against guard spot, and getting to the happy to be back home and eager Michigan her sister, Hannah. free throw line 10 times tonight is to defend its undefeated record racked up 95.8 points per game Though it might be easy to incredible. That’s something that on the floor of Crisler Center. on 53.8 percent shooting in its first four games of the season at home. The Wolverines broke the century mark in three of them. “I haven’t really had to talk about our scoring much this year, when you have three games over 100 points,” said Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico after Michigan’s third straight 100point game on Nov. 18 against Howard. “So I think my emphasis is on us becoming a better defensive team.” And since then, Michigan has definitely risen to the occasion. Notably, the Wolverine’s defense at home is nothing to scoff at — the team has held opponents to 44.8 points per game on 29.8 percent shooting. That effort is led by the charge of junior guard Jillian Dunston, who has racked up 51 rebounds in total, and sophomore center Hallie Thome, who has 41. Michigan is coming off a loss to No. 10 UCLA, 84-64, after dominating San Diego State, 92-57. As a highlight, senior guard Siera Thompson jostled her way to her first career doubledouble in the Wolverines contest with the Aztecs. It was the first AMELIA CACCHIONE/Daily time since Feb. 14, 2015, that a Senior guard Siera Thompson and Michigan play Tuesday against Ohio for a chance to rebound from Sunday’s loss. SYLVANNA GROSS

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2016 Season Review: Butt tops deep group of tight ends JAKE LOURIM

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Michigan tight end Jake Butt announced he would put off the NFL Draft and return for his senior season. He said he had unfinished business. And while he didn’t get to finish all of it, he’ll still go down as one of the best tight ends in program history. Butt was the clear No. 1 option at that position again this season

for the Wolverines, perhaps an even more central figure than last year. In 2015, A.J. Williams complemented his blocking skills with 12 catches for 129 yards. This year, the next-most frequent target was redshirt freshman Tyrone Wheatley Jr., who caught two passes for 27 yards. He and freshman Devin Asiasi caught their

first career touchdown passes. Butt’s production dropped off a bit (from 51 catches and 654 yards to 43 and 518), but for the first time, he captured the Mackey Award, given to the best tight end in the country. He now holds Michigan records for receptions and receiving yards by a tight end with 135 catches and 1,618 yards. Despite receiving fewer targets, the tight ends were still a focal point of coach Jim Harbaugh’s offense, as usual. Butt lifted the offense, in particular, on third down, when redshirt sophomore quarterback Wilton Speight looked to him as a safety net to move the chains. HIGH POINT: Butt was fairly consistent as a short-yardage option all season, but his biggest impact came in Week 3 against Colorado, when he totaled a season-high 87 yards on seven catches. That day, the Wolverines faced their first deficit of the season, trailing by two touchdowns after the first quarter, and Butt’s presence over the middle helped them slowly rally. Two of Butt’s four touchdowns came a week before against Central

Florida, though Butt also dropped two passes in that game, a rarity for the sure-handed senior. Another memory fans will keep from the season about Butt is that he was usually the primary option coming out of coach Jim Harbaugh’s famous “train” formation. After Michigan broke the huddle with nine players in a straight line under center, Butt was often the first target over the middle. Asiasi and Wheatley’s touchdowns, on Sept. 24 against Penn State and Oct. 22 against Illinois, respectively, were promising signs as well. LOW POINT: The weakest game for the tight ends, and the passing game as a whole, came on Nov. 19 against Indiana, when redshirt junior quarterback John O’Korn stepped in for injured starter Wilton Speight. That day, the Wolverines completed just seven passes for a season-low 59 yards, none of which went to a tight end. Butt’s lowest production of the season as an individual came in the middle four games of the year, during which he caught just 10

passes for 118 yards, and perhaps that was because the Wolverines won three blowouts in that span and faced Wisconsin’s strong defense in the other game. Butt reemerged down the stretch, opening up the passing game Nov. 5 against Maryland to the tune of five catches for 76 yards. THE FUTURE: Just like at wide receiver, graduation losses are leaving the cupboard fairly bare from an experience standpoint. The returning tight ends — Wheatley, Asiasi, freshman Sean McKeon and redshirt sophomore Ian Bunting — combined for just eight catches for 61 yards. Freshman Nick Eubanks is another name to watch in the next couple of years. Of those players, Bunting seems like the best option to become the No. 1 receiving option because of his size (6-foot-7, 252 lbs.). Harbaugh loves to make use of tight ends, though, and whoever steps in as the starter will have plenty of opportunities, considering fifthyear senior wide receivers Amara Darboh and Jehu Chesson are also graduating.

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Senior tight end Jake Butt posted his second consecutive All-American season in 2016 and won the Mackey Award.

Season Review: Defensive Line MAX BULTMAN

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With the Michigan football team’s 2016 regular season in the books, the Daily looks back at the performance of each unit this year and looks ahead to the future in 2017. In this edition: defensive line. Michigan entered the 2016 season with its fair share of question marks. It was unclear who would start at quarterback, how the linebackers would fare and what could be expected from a safety corps losing a mainstay. But one position group that left no reason for concern was the defensive line. And somehow, the unit outperformed expectations. Starting three fifth-year seniors and one true senior, the Wolverines’ defensive line was among the nation’s best right from the outset. Michigan finished fourth nationally in sacks (44) and had the second-most sacks per game with 3.67. The Wolverines were also the national leaders in tackles for loss (114) despite playing one fewer game than both of their nearest challengers, Clemson and Penn State. Senior defensive end Taco Charlton was a breakout star, leading the team with 8.5 sacks and earning considerable NFL Draft hype in the process. Starting alongside him were fifth-year senior defensive tackles Matt Godin and Ryan Glasgow and fifthyear senior defensive end Chris Wormley, the latter two of whom also have bright NFL futures. And that was just the starters. Redshirt junior defensive end Chase Winovich, redshirt junior defensive tackle Maurice Hurst and freshman defensive end Rashan Gary all had their moments, too. They helped the Wolverines wear out opposing offensive lines by rotating star after star into the game, constantly fresh in their pursuit of opposing quarterbacks. HIGH POINT: At the time, Michigan’s 49-10 win over Penn State on Sept. 24 just seemed like a good team dominating a bad one. But when the Nittany Lions ripped off nine straight wins en route to a Big Ten title and Rose Bowl berth, it made what the

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Senior defensive end Taco Charlton led a loaded defensive line with 8.5 sacks.

Wolverines did against Penn State all the more impressive. Playing against a team that finished the season ranked No. 5, Michigan racked up six sacks and 13 tackles for loss in a total decimation of James Franklin’s team. Hurst and Charlton were the stars of the day, totaling three and two sacks, respectively. Really, there were any number of games that could have gone in this spot. Michigan was so consistently good at this position that picking just one high was difficult. The first three quarters against Ohio State, for example, were arguably the most impressive the unit played all year. But games have four quarters, so a dominating win over one of the nation’s top teams gets the nod. LOW POINT: The Wolverines had their fair share of rough games against the run — most notably Central Florida and Iowa — but it’s hard to assign blame between the defensive line and the linebackers. Even Maryland found success on the ground when it went to the edge, albeit in an effort that saw the Terrapins score all of three points, but it’s not always easy to discern where the flaws were coming from.

So we’ll give this one to the Central Florida game, in which the Knights netted 275 yards on the ground. That is 22.3 more than the number of total yards the Wolverines defense gave up this season, on average. After the game, Central Florida coach Scott Frost declared his team had outhit Michigan despite a 51-14 loss. Needless to say, no one “outhit” the Wolverines’ D-line the rest of the way. THE FUTURE: The curse of starting four seniors is that when the season ends, you lose four seniors. Fortunately for the Wolverines, though, their second string will all return, and that unit should still be among the best in the Big Ten. Hurst, Gary and Winovich are all back and should be in contention for All-Big Ten honors by year’s end. Joining them should be redshirt sophomore Bryan Mone, who has battled injuries throughout his career but has shown flashes of dominance in his time on the field. And while the second-string spots will be up for grabs, the Wolverines’ starting four should be firmly entrenched for another exceptional season.