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On Tuesday night, Chris Whipple — an acclaimed filmmaker of pictures such as The Spymasters, author and Emmy Awardwinning producer — presented the importance of the White House Chief of Staff, a role he describes as the second most powerful job in government, to a crowd of approximately 200 at the Gerald R. Ford Library. Central to his discussion was his 2017 book “The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency,” which includes conversations with all 17 living chiefs of staff and two former presidents. He also referenced and showed clips from his 2013 documentary “The Presidents’

Gatekeepers,” which similarly features chiefs discussing the past nine presidential administrations, approximately 50 years of office. The Chief of Staff is sometimes referred to as the “gatekeeper” — the individual who decides who can enter the Oval Office, communicates often with the president and works as a secretary of sorts. His tasks include advising the president and negotiating with Congress, among others; the role is seen as the highest-ranked position in the White House. Whipple explained, the job of White House Chief of Staff as it exists today was created by H. R. Haldeman — a chief of staff under then-President Richard Nixon, who served 18 months in prison for conspiracy in the Watergate scandal. “Haldeman is a fascinating character because, on the one hand, he failed to speak truth to Richard Nixon for the Watergate cover infamously, and yet ultimate successors will tell you he created a template for the modern, empowered White House Chief of

Staff,” he said. Whipple said every president learns, often the hard way, he cannot govern effectively without empowering a White House Chief of Staff to execute his agenda and tell him what he doesn’t want to hear. He explained that today, President Donald J. Trump does not seem to be aware of this fact. “Modern history is littered with the wreckage of presidencies that did not understand that,” he said. “It’s a lesson that our current president, oblivious to history, either has not learned or has chosen to ignore.” From the Watergate scandal to the Iran-Contra scandal to the Monica Lewinski scandal, the Chief of Staff makes the difference between success and disaster, he explained. He elaborated that though the Nixon White House neared disaster, it could have been worse if it were not for Haldeman who often “talked Nixon off the ledge” — strongly advising the president against acts that seemed inappropriate. See WHITE HOUSE, Page 3

Close to 200 attendees filled the Kahn Auditorium of the Biomedical Science Research Building Wednesday morning for a symposium titled “Strategies to Empower Women to Achieve Academic Success,” which examined gender gaps and inequities in the medical academic world, as well as strategies to overcome them. Beginning with two keynote speakers and followed by a panel discussion and focus groups, the symposium aimed to identify problems and inequities in the University of Michigan Medical School as well as the field in general and develop workable strategies to tackle them, according to Eva Feldman, director of the Taubman Medical Research Institute. “We want to have clear deliverables from today,” Feldman said. “I hope as a first step, this is the first conversation of many, but the content of this conversation is not going to end when we leave this room at 11 o’clock, but rather it’s going to be carried forward in a very systematic way.” Keynote speaker Dr. Reshma Jagsi, director of the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, presented research on the gender gaps in academic See GENDER BIAS, Page 3

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Downtown African American Festival celebrates with food, music and art This year included more vendors than years past with a mix of experienced and new businesses By KENNEDY WERNER Daily Staff Reporter

“The Cha-Cha Slide” rang through the speakers while attendees clapped and danced along, as part of the hundreds gathered for the African American Downtown Festival Saturday. The entertainment included a live band and DJ, with all band members decked out in white uniforms. Mascot characters were also present to keep spirits high on the hot, sunny day. Community members from the greater Washtenaw County area

came together for the annual festival, which lasted all day. The event featured authentic foods, crafts, fashion and other Afrocentric arts. Ann Arbor resident and event volunteer Jeren Calhoun has worked for the festival since its start 22 years ago. She noted the importance of the event taking place on North Fourth Avenue and East Ann Street, which is Ann Arbor’s Historic Black Business District. “This neighborhood used to be known for African-Americanowned businesses,” Calhoun said. “You see now it’s not the old landstrip that I remember when I first came here. But still this is downtown Ann Arbor, which is a plus for African Americans to come down and have a festival of our own people.” Organized by the Ann Arbor Cultural and Community Events Coalition, the traditional event CEREN BURCAK DAG/Daily aims to cater to all ages. A live band performed jazz, pop and A man sells glass artwork at the African American Downtown Festival in Ann Arbor on Saturday. dance music. Attendees crowded in front of the stage to dance and sing along. Vendors sold lemonade, BBQ meats, jewelry, handmade arts, clothing, books and various beauty products. This year included more vendors than years past with a mixed of experienced and new businesses. Charles Young, owner of Charles Collectibles, has been coming to the festival for twelve years. Charles Collectibles is a traveling bookstore that specializes in Afrocentric books, Negro League Baseball, Black College, Tuskegee Airmen, Buffalo Soldier, Black Fives Apparel and memorabilia. “I enjoy what I’m doing because I get a chance to educate folks,” Young said. “This is an annual event for me. It’s intimate here. It’s very compact but there’s always great support.” This was Valerie Cook’s second year. She is the owner of Pink Elephant, a fashion accessory business selling chokers, necklaces and earrings. “I decided to come again and

kind of get my brand off the ground and see where it takes me,” Cook said. “I did my display a little bit differently than I did last time, and there’s a lot more people than there was last time, as well.” Recent University alums Maeva Adoumie and Forrest Burnett stumbled upon the festival as they were walking downtown, interested in the food and live music. “There’s a lot of cool shirts that they are selling, so we’ll probably check some of that out,” Adoumie said. “There’s a lot of interesting Obama memorabilia as well,” Burnett added. Calhoun also explained she has seen, firsthand, the way the festival has evolved throughout the years. She emphasized the diversity in attendees, which was not always the case. “It’s a difference in the culture. We see all cultures here today,” Calhoun said. “And before when they said ‘African American,’ it was mostly Black.

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medicine — which include those in senior academic positions — compensation, funding and publishing of research. Highlighting the importance of research, Jagsi said published work is crucial to science and academia. “In 2013 to 2014… only 1 in 5 full professors were women, 15 percent department chairs and 16 percent of medical school deans,” she said. “Only 12.7 percent of senior authors of original research in the New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of the American Medical Association and Annals of Internal Medicine combined in 2004 were women.” Focusing on the underlying causes and corresponding interventions, Jagsi also spoke of many factors, including differences between men and women in labor relations, conscious and unconscious biases and the disproportionate impacts that child rearing has on women’s careers. “These differences accumulate over time and concrete, targeted interventions are required,” Jagsi said. She added mentorship and the institution of double-blind peer reviewing as examples of possible

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Trump’s withdrawal from Paris Climate Accord causes concern among University students, faculty The US will join Nicaragua and Syria as the only countries excluded from the accord By KAELA THEUT Summer Daily News Editor

President Donald J. Trump announced Thursday that the United States will be leaving the Paris Agreement — a treaty signed by 194 parties across the world to reduce greenhouse gas emissions — to preserve U.S. jobs. However, he noted that he was open to negotiating the terms of the agreement, and finding a deal most

advantageous to U.S. workers. “So we’re getting out, but we’ll start to negotiate, and we’ll see if we can make a deal that’s fair,” Trump said. Throughout his speech, Trump commented on how other countries, such as China, are trying to take advantage of the agreement, and he wants to re-establish the notion of the United States as a world power. “At what point do they stop laughing at us as a country?” he said. “I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris.” In a statement, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D–Mich.) called Trump’s decision “stunning” and stated withdrawing from the agreement would only harm the country’s position in the world economy. “This abdication of American leadership jeopardizes not only our

credibility on the world stage, but our ability to achieve energy freedom and to innovate and compete in the new energy economy, costing our country the new jobs and businesses that come with it,” she said. Dingell also expressed fear for the future health and safety of the U.S. people, noting the only two countries not part of the agreement are Syria and Nicaragua. “Joining Nicaragua and Syria as the only countries not included in the agreement is dangerous and shortsighted and will have devastating consequences for the future of our planet and the health of our people, as well as our national security and economic competitiveness,” she said. LSA junior Amanda Delekta, vice president of internal affairs for the University of Michigan’s chapter

of College Republicans, said though the agreement is costly for taxpayers, she is concerned how withdrawing will affect the U.S.’s relationship with world allies. “From an economic standpoint I think there are far more crucial ways to be spending taxpayer money than on the projected costs of the Paris Climate Agreement,” Delekta said. “However, I am concerned as to how backing out of the deal will affect foreign relations. I am hoping President Trump and his team will be able to act in a way that is economically conscious while preserving strong relationships with American allies.” Paul Edwards, Professor of History and Information and an attendee of the 2015 Par is Conference that led to the Paris Agreement, echoed Delekta’s sentiment and told Michigan News that he thinks withdrawing from the

agreement will cause other countries to view the United States in a negative light. “Trump’s choice will not stop the world from acting on climate change,” he said. “Nor will it do more than delay the decarbonization of the U.S. economy, a process already well under way due to the simple economics of renewable energy costs. Instead, Trump’s ignorant decision contributes mainly to the rapid decline of America’s reputation. In its place, China and the European Union will now lead the way.” Chair of College Democrats Rowan Conybeare, a Public Policy senior, also expressed disappointment toward the decision. “It is upsetting to learn that, as a world leader, the U.S. has pulled out of the Paris agreement,” she wrote. “It was a necessary, pivotal agreement working to combate climate change.”

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Protect free speech for student protesters

arly in May, Michigan state senators introduced two free speech bills to the Michigan legislature: Senate Bill 349, entitled the “Campus Free Speech Act,” and Senate Bill 350. If Senate Bill 349 passes, any public institution of higher education in the state, will have the authority to restrict peaceful assembly on their campus — as long as the restrictions meet certain requirements for interference. The second bill, Senate Bill 350, adds an amendment to “The State School Aid Act of 1979,” allowing any public institution of higher education in the state, to restrict expressive conduct, including peaceful assembly, protest, speech, distribution of fliers on campuses, signing petitions and holding signs.

hewse bills would inhibit campus-wide expression on campuses and punish students who are accused of infringing upon others’ right to listen to a speaker or accused of disrupting the college’s functions. In order to protect students’ civil liberties, and by extension, the social causes protesters are advocating on behalf of, the Editorial Board urges Michigan residents and students to oppose this imprudent bill. Michigan state senator Patrick Colbeck was the primary writer of the bill, along with nine other Republican state senators. In a press release, Colbeck explains that the purpose of the bills is to protect speakers from having their right to speech subverted by student protesters. However, if universities and community colleges carry out these rules, they must realize that their authority has the potential to stif le student activism. Expulsion is not a punishment to be taken lightly; students should not fear the repercussions of assembling peacefully on their campuses — a basic constitutional right. Furthermore, the University needs to be aware of who

they are giving a platform to speak and who is hurt as a consequence. Of course, the right to express new ideas and engage in open, intellectual dialog ue is crucial to students’ academic growth, but when speakers espouse ideas that dehumanize or demean individuals on the basis of their identities, students should have the right to voice and organize their concerns. The Editorial Board has several concerns with the proposed legislation. First, the vag ue phrasing of the bills and overly broad restrictions on University censorship is troubling. The legislation grants public colleges too much authority to discern what constitutes as an infringement upon speech, allowing colleges to decide for themselves whether students are disrupting the school’s function, and can sanction these students. The state legislature shouldn’t merely change the wording of the bills to make them more palatable, they should not allow the bills to pass at all. Restrictions on free speech must remain within the limits of the First Amendment, anything more would violate students’ civil liberties.

Moreover, as student protests become more prominent — and necessary — throughout the country, it is vital that students, school administrators, universities and community colleges remain vigilant over actions taken by the state and federal government to limit speech. For instance, students at the University have expressed opposition to, and ultimately helped cancel, a debate over the Black Lives Matter Movement. But, these protests did not infringe upon the free speech rights of speakers who protesters were organizing against, and should not, in future cases like this, be punished. Though nationally there have been instances where protesters have become violent, protests held by students at the University do not warrant this punishment. Our campus, and our Editorial Board, values the principles of freedom expression — but speech should remain within the constraints of the U.S. Constitution. Speech that incites violence or that classifies as hate speech is not protected by our University policies, and should not be tolerated on our campus, nor on any public college in Michigan.

Yet these bills go beyond our campus policies, by limiting speech that not only constitutes as harassment or hate speech, but also punishes speech that infringes upon the rights of individuals to engage or listen to a speaker. Nowhere in the constitution is the right to listen to a speech classified as freedom of speech. We should not allow the state government to impose additional restrictions on expression and assembly. The University has clearly expressed that it values free speech. For instance, the University refused to censor bigoted speech when the school did not erase the anti-Islam chalk messages along the Diag, and has continued to reaffirm its commitment to free speech after racially charged f liers were found in Mason and Haven Hall in September. Addressing these instances when they happen puts the University in a difficult position, as it is clear that the University wants to create an inclusive environment but must protect free speech. In an attempt to demonstrate the University’s openness to debate and reasonable dialog ue, the University allowed controversial conservative fig ure Milo Yiannopoulos to speak on our campus, despite negative feedback from students. After instances like these occur on campus, however, administrators must uphold their values of tolerance and inclusivity to protect the protesters right to assemble, by listening to students who feel outraged by the substance of a debate or speech, and who

organize to express themselves. Symbolically standing in solidarity with these students will accomplish few tangible goals. Students who find that they must defend themselves against bigoted speech should be given the space to do so. By the same logic, counterprotests are also free speech, and need to be protected. Finally, accusations of infringements upon speech against students will create unnecessary costs on taxpayers, with court costs and attorney fees needing to be met by the state government when brought against student protesters. Not only would the implication of the bills be unjust, they would create unnecessary financial burdens on taxpayers — who we hope will refuse to tolerate these laws. When t he state gover n ment create laws t hat censor st udent s, t hey a re just if y ing t hese sa nct ions by a rg uing t hat st udent s a re inf ring ing upon speech when t hey shut dow n spea kers or t r y to remove of fensive cla ss materia l. However, t he Editoria l Boa rd believes t hat t h is is simply a hy pocrit ica l at tempt by t he state gover n ment to rest rict t he right of st udent s. We need to sa feg ua rd st udent s’ right s to f reedom of expression, a nd f reedom f rom oppressive inst it ut ions. The core principles of f ree t hought should be upheld by t he Universit y, for t he sa ke of st udent s — not just spea kers.

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Promoting racial equity through sustainability

hile there are improvements to be made with race-based issues on campus, there is no question that the University is committed to making strides toward racial equity. This is evident through the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiative implemented in 2015. The DEI is at the forefront of the University’s agenda — and personally I think for good reason. This being said, the DEI should not be the only way we address racial inequality at the University. While it may not be obvious, the importance of addressing racial inequality is especially true when evaluating the sustainability initiatives put forth by the University. Clearly, environmentalism is critical to the health of the planet — which is already important. However, environmentalism’s pertinence to racial inequality makes it even more significant. And, considering the federal government’s lack of commitment to green efforts, sustainability should not be placed on the back-burner. The Trump administration began by expunging all references to climate change from the official White House website. Then, the President’s budget proposed that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) funding be reduced 31 percent. Trump also ordered a review on the auto-industry’s fuel emission standards set by the Obama administration, essentially striking a deal already set in place. This week, the President determined that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord, in which the United States pledged to lower its annual greenhouse emissions 26 to 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025. It is ample clear from these examples that the Trump administration does not have an agenda that contributes to the nation’s sustainability efforts. In fact, budget cuts to the Region 5 EPA office (which serves Michigan and several other Midwest states) and persistent rumors of its closing suggest that Michigan will not have federal help fighting the battle against

climate change. Therefore, it’s more important than ever that the University and its students put sustainability efforts at a priority. Furthermore, as an institution committed to remedying racial disparities, it is essential that the University — and the state — care about climate change. Climate change, pollution and other environmental issues disproportionately affect minorities and the poor in the United States. Those who live in poorer areas are more likely to breathe dirtier air, and less likely to have health insurance to fight against the damaging effects it produces. According to a 2009 University of California study in Los Angeles, African Americans were twice as likely as others to die in a heatwave. Additionally, climate change has disastrous effects on the labor and supervisor sector, which is largely comprised of Hispanic employees. In a case study I did on Long Beach, Calif., examining the I-710 freeway corridor and the Port of Long Beach, the negative environmental effects of these two issues were largely taken by disproportionately impacted poor minorities. Even the environmental catastrophe amplified by government negligence in Flint clearly targeted minorities. If there had been more resources committed to environmental justice, Flint may have had safer environmental conditions. If we as a University care about racial progress, we also need to care about sustainability and climate change. The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative is critical, but it is important more than ever that sustainability initiatives work in tandem to it. Not only does it address an issue our government fails to prioritize, it improves some racial inequalities DEI looks to address. If you care about the planet and its future, you should support increased sustainability efforts at the University. And while it may be less obvious, if you care racial equity, it is important you care about sustainability. — Brennan Pope can be reached at popeb@umich.edu.

here are approximately 7.5 billion people in the world at this very moment, and each of us are distinctly different. That means there are 7.5 billion different fingerprints, or chromosomal sets — billions of bodies with unique faces, minds and movements. That ref lects billions of connections, ways to communicate — billions of ways to live, feel and love. Billions of moment s a nd memories t hat ma ke up ident it ies a nd experiences. That a lso mea ns t here a re billions of ways to hur t a nd cause pa in. Billions of ways to div ide, hate a nd fea r. There a re billions of ways to detach a nd ult imately billions of ways we ca n sepa rate f rom each ot her. What do we see when we look at one a not her? Is it just physica l? Like sk in color, ha ir tex t ure a nd body t y pe? Or t he clot hing we wea r? Maybe it is more t ha n t hat? Do we ever look beyond t he sur face a nd discover t he la ng uages a nd dia lect s we use? Where we come f rom? How we got here? Do we see t he beaut y of t he indiv idua l? Do we ack nowledge our va rious intellect s? Experiences? Ca n we embrace our dif ferences? Or w ill we cont inue to weapon ize t hem, ult imately m ilita rizing our ver y bodies, v iolat ing a nd exploit ing not on ly our ow n cha racter, but our env iron ment a s well. In a more genera l sense, what ca n we possibly ga in f rom tea ring each ot her apa r t? I pondered these questions a few days after I ref lected upon the tragic incidents which occurred in Manchester last week. My thought process was the following: First, it was accepting that the victims of this merciless killing were 22 innocent young people, not much younger nor older than myself, some of which were attending their first concert by themselves. Next, it was coming to the realization that a current pop culture icon like Ariana Grande, whom millions have grown up watching on Nickelodeon and idolize, would be targeted and attacked. Typically, it is easy to become so far removed from

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acts of terror. Treacherous occurrences happen thousands of miles away, across oceans, involving people we have never seen nor known. We feel pity, sadness, uncertainty — and then as quickly as we were shaken by the tragedy, we move on, distracted by the normalcy of our own lives, forgetting about the ruin those affected now find themselves in. Manchester cannot be one of those instances. So I wonder, what happens now? Fear? Mayhem? Hate? I think we can look to history to validate each of these conclusions. It is no secret that as acts of terrorism rapidly infect the globe, xenophobia follows in

We act cruelly and violently against each other, even on our own campus its wake. Xenophobia is defined as, “intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries or cultures.” Following the rise of the jihadist group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria in 2014, xenophobia most often appears in the form of, “a dislike of, or prejudice against Islam or Muslims, especially as a political force,” otherwise known as Islamophobia. We see this in the spike of hate crimes and anti-Muslim groups following 9/11, and even in our political culture. As recent as January, when President Trump’s executive order attempted to ban immigrants and refugees from several Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States. It is interesting to note that even the President of the United States ran a campaign centered on rhetoric instilling the fear of our differences and now has taken executive action to keep us divided and isolated from others. The latest FBI’s annual Hate Crime Statistics report, shows that anti-Muslim hate crimes have risen 67 percent, totaling 257 reported instances

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in 2015. According to the Pew Research Center analysis, that is the highest number since the al-Queda attacks on New York City and elsewhere in 2001. In recent years, we have seen this statistical trend demonstrated at the University as various Islamophobic incidents have occurred. For example, the anti-Muslim chalking on the Diag, or even more recently, the defiling of a prayer rug in the Shapiro Undergraduate Library — both of which gained national attention, spurring the involvement of the FBI. Last year, The Michigan Daily even published a piece entitled, “Muslim students say Islamophobia is frequent and underreported on campus.” We act cruelly and violently against each other, even on our own campus. Just a few days ago, in Por t la nd, Oregon, t wo men were fata lly stabbed by a ma n who t hey conf ronted for yelling racist com ment s at t wo teenage g irls on a com muter t ra in. One of t he g irls wa s Black a nd t he ot her wa s Muslim a nd wea ring a h ijab. These men, now ident if ied a s R ick y Joh n Best a nd Ta liesin My rddin Na m ka i-Meche, have been labeled a s heroes for t heir courageous act ions. Given cur rent under tones of today ’s societ y, some may be lead to believe t hat it is acceptable to v ict im ize people for t heir dif ferences; however, t hese t wo men obv iously did not sha re t he sa me sent iment . They acted power f ully by countering t h is, t hus sta nding up for t heir conv ict ions a nd ult imately show ing t he world how t h ing s should be. Unfor t unately, t hese men had to sacrif ice t heir lives in order to do it . There a re approximately 7. 5 billion people in t he world at t h is ver y moment , a nd each of us a re dist inct ly dif ferent . However, our dif ferences lie in how we v iew t hem. Wit h a ll of t h is being sa id, I’ll a sk aga in. What do we see when we look at one another? What do you see? —Stephanie Mullings can be reached at srmulli@umich.edu.

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Boston Calling: a festival representing a diverse adoration of music and comedy By DOM POLSINELLI Summer Senior Arts Editor

Walking into new music festivals can be scary. It can also be adventurous. In the case of Boston Calling, it was a combination of the two. Traveling from the “Harvard of the West” (the University) to the actual Harvard, I packed up my bags and prepared to survive a few days in foreign territory. After surviving a rather rough “Emo Night” at the Sinclair in Cambridge the night before (I literally almost lost my voice when “Came Out Swinging” came on), I made my way to Harvard’s Athletic Complex around midday on Friday to see Vundabar open the festival. My friends and I made our way to some barricade spots as fans sprinted into the festival to join the crowd. It was quite a culture shock to see Vundabar — who I recently saw perform in the basement of local DIY space, Lincoln House — take the comparatively massive stage in front of exponentially more people. Yet, the band didn’t disappoint in the drastically different setting, maintaining the charisma, charm and humor that marked their performance in Ann Arbor. With their set full of rocking jams, Boston Calling was off to a great start, clearly noted in the smiling faces of those walking away from the stage. Later that day — staying true to my brand by staying with the rock acts — I caught Car Seat Headrest’s set, consisting of their typically long

songs and a Devo cover. The band pleased the hefty crowd by sticking to fan favorites like “Drunk Drivers/ Killer Whales” and “Destroyed by Hippie Powers,” and during “Fill in the Blank,” the entire crowd enthusiastically echoed the chorus, “You have no right to be depressed / you haven’t tried hard enough to like it.” Frontman Will Toledo crooned every note well enough to distract from the band’s rather bland indie rock, transforming their boring recorded tunes into fun-filled sing-alongs live. Next up was Mac Demarco, whose usual dreamy set was smoothly accentuated with material off his recent album This Old Dog. The crowd sang and swayed as Mac smoked and grooved, at one point even pulling a fan onstage to dance due to the fan’s “I skipped my prom today” sign. During his hour long set, I watched Mac Demarco sing, crowd surf and be showered with packs of cigarettes from his adoring fans to the delight of the crowd. Neither stunning nor stagnant, Mac delivered a neutral, pleasant set to the festival goers. Unfortunately, my time listening to Bon Iver’s gorgeous set was cut short by the drunken (and incredibly loud) masses piling up to the neighboring stage to prepare for Chance The Rapper. Chance, however, made up for this misfortune by riding — yes, I said riding — out on a motorcycle. Despite his Coloring Book-heavy set (I’m partial to Acid Rap, but I digress), he has an infectious stage presence. To no surprise, Francis (of Francis and the Lights) came out to perform “May I

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Chance the Rapper celebrating during his set

Have This Dance,” and his synchronized choreography with Chance was a fantastic highlight to polish off the first day of the festival. Saturday was a much more relaxed day in the lineup, although I started my festival activities watching Detroit’s very own hip-hop phenom Danny Brown in a rowdy crowd. The pit exploded in a hilarious mix of frat bros in Vineyard Vines and punk kids in band tees, all jamming to Brown’s infectious brand of rap. The crowd responded in full force when Brown began the deep cut (and arguably his best song) “Ain’t it Funny” from his most recent record Atrocity Exhibition as deep bass and piercing notes pulsated over the attendees. An hour later, I decided to check out the “Comedy Arena” of the festival, located inside Harvard’s hockey rink. I watched a string of comedians deliver some funny bits, leading up to Hannibal Buress’s time on stage. Phoebe Robinson had the crowd either cracking up or appalled with a story about vomiting during a sexual encounter. Unfortunately, most of the crowd was more concerned with sitting down and chatting indoors than the comedy itself, but Buress produced some hysterical segments, especially one concerning the planning of his own funeral. To round out the music for the evening, I opted to go see The 1975 (one of my favorite bands to hate) over The xx due to the fact that I saw them earlier this month. To my dismay, The 1975 deliver in performance, and the crowd around me lacked the stereotypical intensity (or better yet, insanity) of the band’s fans to my delight. They carried a lovely ambiance — even during their dull music — and they had the crowd jumping to the beat during their best hits like “Sex” and “The Sound.” Sunday was the most taxing day for the punk and rock fans — especially while trying to weave through the crowds of metalheads only attending Sunday for the almighty Tool. The Hotelier and PUP opened up the last day of the festival, and both gave fantastic performances considering their usual concert dwellings are intimate clubs. The Hotelier — whose lengthy tracks are far better experienced when they have more than 30 minutes to impress — made their way through a mix of their old and new

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The 1975 performing “Sex”

material to the delight of the noticeably punker crowd before giving way to PUP. PUP absolutely crushed their set, slamming through 10 songs in barely over half an hour. The crowd in the pit threw each other and surfed over bodies embodying the frenzy of the band’s tunes. Others smiled and sang along to the anthemic punk rock, and I couldn’t find a single member of the audience who wasn’t loving the performance. In an interview, the band and I talked about what it means to move from basements and clubs to festival stages and playing festivals with diverse artists and crowds. “Festivals are a different beast for sure. You get to play to a lot more people than you normally would, and you kind of get to play to a bunch of people who don’t know you — so that’s cool. There’s definitely a sort of spark that comes with playing in a dirty, packed basement. It’s just a different show. It’s a different vibe… It’s kind of nice to get to do both,” said Stefan Babcock, guitarist and lead singer of the group. According to Babcock, the crowds have been showing them the passion they’ve grown to expect from their basement roots as they’ve acclimated to the big stages at summer festivals. “It’s cool. It’s been surprisingly rad… as things have progressed for us, they’ve become more and more fun. So we’ve definitely warmed up to the sort of festival atmosphere,” he said. The band also talked about the welcome diversity of artists seen at

a festival, especially one as rounded as Boston Calling. The band clearly pulls influence and inspiration from a wide range of acts spanning multiple genres. “Selfishly, I feel like festivals are fun because you get to see a lot of bands that you otherwise would be paying a lot of money to see. There’s a big collection of stuff that goes across genres,” said guitarist Steve Sladkowski. The band listed Weezer, Hotelier, Tool and Run The Jewels as some of the artists they were most excited about seeing that day, and they even mentioned looking forward to Hannibal Buress’s continued comedy performance later in the day. After seeing Mitski, Run The Jewels and even a bit of the almighty Tool (whose rather aggressive use of the word “snowflake” was offputting at the least), I concluded that Boston Calling is the perfect festival for niche fans. Those who love music for the sake of it, looking beyond mainstream consumption. Standing in a crowd wholeheartedly singing along with Mitski to “Your Best American Girl” and then immediately witnessing the smiles in the pit during Run The Jewels felt like a testament to a crowd that existed beyond needing an excuse to drink and dance — they attended the festival to check out prolific upand-coming geniuses like PUP perform alongside established musical giants like Chance and Tool. If anything, Boston Calling is a festival constructed from the ground up for the adoration of music.

TV REVIEW

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‘House of Cards’ returns with a bang By CONNOR GRADY

colm Madera (“Sobrevivo”) from Season Two. Elsewhere, “House of Cards”’s vets Michael Kelly “We don’t submit to terror. We (“Changeling”) and Paul Sparks make the terror.” (“Boardwalk Empire”) remain as Those were the ominous words strong and steady as ever. that “House of Cards” left us with at For as much as the series appears the end of its gripping Season Four to have corrected some of its past finale. After four years of witnessing missteps, this newest season still Frank (Kevin Spacey, “American struggles with its pacing. Even Beauty”) and Claire Underwood after “House of Cards” dedicated (Robin Wright, “Forrest Gump”) the second half of Season Four to conspire, deceive and murder their Frank’s re-election campaign, the way to the White House, audiences show does not give audiences the were inclined to believe Frank’s actual election until three episodes fateful line. In “House of Cards”’s into this latest season. The series newest season, the Underwoods entirely reverses its gradual course more than fulfill their vow to soon after that by implementing a inspire fear. Picking up right where nine-week gap between two cruSeason Four ended, the Season Five cial episodes. It’s this type of inconpremiere documents Frank’s brutal sistent pacing that baffles viewers re-election campaign and attempt and leaves them playing catch-up at to obstruct a Congressional inves- times. tigation into Despite its erratic pachis scheme to ing, “House of Cards”’s latusurp the presiest season remains deftly dency. “House produced, with its camera ‘House of Cards’ of Cards” has work particularly strong. Season 5 Review seemingly The series continues to learned from heavily feature effective Netflix some of its wide frame shots and bring Season Three viewers into the action struggles and through numerous closerealized that its up scenes. Beyond these ideal show emerges when the focus shots, “House of Cards”’s most is shifted away from simply show- recent season exposes audiences to ing policymaking occurring. more Capitol Hill landmarks, with The hype surrounding this lat- gorgeous, sweeping scenes at the est “House of Cards” season has Washington Monument and the been building for some time, espe- Jefferson Memorial. cially with this new season preBeyond its outstanding cinemamiering three months later than tography, “House of Cards”’s latest the series’s traditional release date season also benefits from a larger in February. The show recognizes role for Claire. Claire’s path to and exploits this fervor attached power has been slowly building over to the show, opening with a bang the course of the series, and Season in the form of a breathtaking scene Five continues to explore the First in which Frank unexpectedly vis- Lady’s presidential aspirations. its Congress, demanding that they With her ruthlessness now matchdeclare war on the Islamic Caliph- ing Frank’s, and possibly exceeding ate Organization. Repeatedly it, Claire appears bent on following shouting “I don’t care,” Frank’s a similar path of deception as Frank bold, fiery rhetoric sets the tone for to obtain the Oval Office. In one a conflict-oriented season. especially tense scene, Claire’s calThe success of this most recent lous, vindictive nature resurfaces, “House of Cards” season is largely as she chillingly tells Vice President a result of its continued reliance on a Donald Blythe (Reed Birney, “The talented and diverse cast. One of the Blacklist”), “You’re a fool, Donald. hallmarks of the show has always You always were. You and your been Spacey and Wright’s emotion- dumb dead wife that you never, ever ally-charged performances, and shut up about.” both live up to the massive bar they With her ever-increasing role have established. Beyond the two in “House of Cards,” Claire seems main stars, Joel Kinnaman’s (“Easy bound for her own presidential bid Money”) increased role as Will in the not-so-distant future. For Conway has allowed him to high- now, however, enjoy the excellent light his range. This season also sees bit of controlled chaos that is the the return of the enigmatic Mal- fifth season of “House of Cards.” Daily Arts Writer

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University receives prestigious grant for research announced Wednesday it was awarded a $58 million grant from the National Institute of Health to fund medical research — the largest grant of its kind the

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Sciences Awards program, will go directly to the University’s Michigan Institute for Clinical Health and Research. MICHR Director George Mashour said compared to other grants received by the University this one is “several orders of magnitude higher.” Translational science is the process of taking the results of laboratory work, known as foundational science, and transferring its information to a useful application, like fighting a disease. In addition to other services, the MICHR facilitates and provides training for this clinical research. Mashour emphasized just how essential this grant and the grant-awarding process in general are to the MICHR’s work. “This NIH grant really forms the basis of our institute’s work,” he said. “If we didn’t have it, it would be extremely difficult and extremely expensive for the institution to help support all the services that we offer. Unlike other institutes, we’re not doing the research itself. We don’t have a specific disease in mind, like the Cancer Center or the Depression Center. We’re really here to be the tide that helps all boats rise.” Engineering junior Natalie Baxter, who is an undergraduate research in the Shea Lab investigating cancer initiation, agreed, saying smaller divisions like hers appreciated the grant money. “Working in a lab has given me insight to how much time and money goes into each project,” she said. “The research team in my lab is working really hard to find breakthroughs in research on several medical challenges. A lot of obstacles need to be overcome just to turn an idea into an experiment and eventually a clinical trial, so it’s reassuring to see that big organizations are willing to invest so much in research at the University of Michigan.” In a press release from the University, Vicki Ellingrod, associate director of MICHR, leader of its education team and associate dean for research and education in the College of Pharmacy, said in addition to aiding the many programs and studies the MICHR services, the grant would help the MICHR expand its own programs.

“The new grant will allow us to expand some of our most successful training programs in translational research and develop new ones,” she said. “Perhaps what is most exciting about our new grant is that we will now be able to work more directly with patients, research participants and groups within the community, and learn how to guide research in collaboration with our MICHR scholars.” The University is one of over 50 institutes funded by the NIH to promote translational science and research. According to Mashour,

It’s reassuring to see that big organizations are willing to invest so much in research the grant will allow the University to connect more effectively with other such institutions. “Traditionally, these institutes are really focused more on their institution, they’re doing great work, they’re doing some collaboration together, but they weren’t really functioning as a full network,” he said. “And where we’re moving now, in this exciting phase at the national level, is really to try to link up all of these institutes and come to common agreements, related to, say, regulatory affairs or approaches to conducting clinical research, and try to leverage the whole nation.” In addition to the medical researchers and patients who will feel the positive effects of the grant, so will students like LSA senior Brennan Munley, who participates in research at the University’s Comprehensive Cancer Center. “It definitely helps me out, in the way that it’s gonna provide clinical jobs, and ways to get experience and just to get into the hospital, and get some experience,” he said. “It’ll help me on my long-term path, whether I go to med school or PA school or pharmacy school, whatever I decide to do, it’ll definitely help me get in some experience.”

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Michigan drops tournament opener Wolverines compete at Florida Gulf Coast uses five-run sixth inning to pull away NCAA Championships JACOB SHAMES

Summer Managing Sports Editor

With the score tied, 5-5, with two runners on and two outs in the sixth inning, Michigan senior righthander Mac Lozer took the mound to face Florida Gulf Coast first baseman Nick Rivera. In this potential game-changing moment, it was strength vs. strength — Lozer with his miniscule 0.70 earned-run average and .134 opponent batting average, against Rivera, who had hit his 18th home run of the season in the previous inning. But Rivera showed why he was named the ASUN Player of the Year, launching Lozer’s third pitch off the scoreboard in left field for a threerun home run. Rivera’s blast gave the Eagles (4318 overall, 1-0 postseason) a lead they would not relinquish on their way to a 10-6 win over the Wolverines (4216, 0-1) in the first game of the NCAA Tournament’s Chapel Hill Regional. After its disappointing run in the Big Ten Tournament last week, Michigan got off to a nearly perfect start. On a hot, muggy afternoon, Florida Gulf Coast right-hander Kutter Crawford was forced to throw 38 pitches just to get out of the first inning, due in large part to crucial defensive errors. The Wolverines collected only one hit in the frame — an RBI single by redshirt sophomore left-fielder Miles Lewis — but two walks, a catcher’s interference and a botched rundown play allowed them to take an early 2-0 lead.

Michigan left-hander Oliver Jaskie’s first inning was the polar opposite of Crawford’s, however — He threw just 12 pitches and struck out two to send the Eagles back to the field. The Wolverines scored in a more conventional manner the next inning. With two outs, senior centerfielder Johnny Slater sat on a 3-1 pitch and drilled it to deep centerfield, his fifth home run of the season putting Michigan up by three. Florida Gulf Coast responded quickly to begin to chip away at the early deficit, however. Second baseman Jake Smith poked a twoout RBI single into left field, and in the fourth inning, three consecutive two-out singles brought home another run. The game became a back-andforth contest starting with the Eagles’ half of the fourth inning. Michigan chased Crawford from the game with an RBI single from third baseman Drew Lugbauer, but Rivera crushed a home run on a full count to keep the margin at one run. After senior shortstop Michael Brdar pushed Michigan’s lead back to two runs with a double to right field, Florida Gulf Coast fought back against Jaskie. After two straight groundouts, Smith laced a triple down the right-field line, and scored when Lugbauer was unable to corral catcher Spencer Levine’s hard-hit grounder. Shortstop Julio Gonzalez then scratched out an infield base hit, and centerfielder Gage Morey tied the game with a bouncing ball into

centerfield. This last base hit ended Jaskie’s outing, and set the table for Rivera — who proceeded to do what he does best with his deep drive to left. The Wolverines bounced back in the seventh inning. Three straight two-out singles by the bottom of the order made it a two-run contest. But Eagles closer Kenton Hering entered the game to induce a groundout and end the threat. Junior Alec Rennard took the mound in the eighth inning with Michigan still very much in striking distance. But again with two outs, Florida Gulf Coast wouldn’t go away. With two runners on, Rennard decided not to give Rivera an opportunity to put the game out of reach. But the intentional walk to the Eagle slugger came back to cost the Wolverines as third baseman Richie Garcia singled to right field to drive in two more runs. Hering would go the distance for Florida Gulf Coast. Despite putting two runners aboard in the ninth, he retired Thomas for the second time on a game-ending groundout to third base. The contest was marked by twoout RBIs — in fact, both teams’ scoring plays in the fifth inning were the only runs scored with less than two outs in the entire game. The Wolverines were 8-for-17 with five RBIs when batting with two outs. However, the Eagles were even better — hitting 11-18 and driving in nine runs in such situations. And they would use this to blow the game open in the sixth inning.

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Senior centerfielder Johnny Slater homered in the third inning to put Michigan up three, but the early lead was not enough.

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Sophomore Joe Ellis was eighth in the hammer throw at the NCAA Championships.

JACOB SHAMES

Summer Managing Sports Editor

At the NCAA Preliminary Rounds in Lexington, Ky. from May 25-27, the Michigan track and field teams qualified five men and three women to represent the Wolverines at this week’s NCAA Championships. The men’s championships began Wednesday and are set to continue Friday, while the women’s events are scheduled for Thursday and Saturday. The men’s team has been powered all season long by its deep group of throwers, and this continued at the NCAA Championships. Sophomore Joe Ellis finished 17th in the hammer throw in his national championship debut last season, and won the Big Ten Outdoor Championship with a Michigan program-record throw of 70.98 meters. Wednesday, he improved upon that finish with a throw of 70.33 meters to place eighth. Junior shot-putters Grant Cartwright, a First-Team AllAmerican during the indoor season, and freshman Andrew Liskowitz, who finished third at the conference meet, both qualified for the NCAA Championships for the first time at the preliminary meet. Cartwright and Liskowitz earned Honorable Mention All-American honors with their 22nd and 23rd place finishes, respectively.

Senior Steven Bastien, the Big Ten Champion in the decathlon, currently sits in fourth place in the decathlon standings after Wednesday’s first five events, with the competition set to conclude Thursday. The Wolverines are also represented by sophomore Taylor McLaughlin, who competed in the 400-meter hurdles. However, his season-best time of 50.18 seconds was not enough to advance past the semifinals. The women’s team is represented by a strong distance contingent consisting of senior Gina Sereno and juniors Jaimie Phelan and Claire Borchers. Phelan used a scorching final lap to win the Big Ten title in the 1,500 meter run on May 14. She will take the track first for Michigan Thursday in the semifinal heat of that event, and attempt to qualify for the final Saturday. Borchers barely missed qualifying for the national championships last season in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, finishing 13th in the preliminary round. This year, she won her heat in Lexington to advance to the national meet, following up her second-place finish at the conference championships. At the Big Ten Championships last month, Sereno became just the third woman in history to win both the 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters in consecutive seasons. Unbeaten this outdoor season, she will compete Saturday night in the 5,000, her only event.

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Michigan Baseball 2017 Season In Review JACOB SHAMES

Summer Managing Sports Editor

The Michigan baseball team won 42 games, finished second in the Big Ten and qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the second time in five seasons under coach Erik Bakich. But while the ending was different from last year’s, as the Wolverines achieved their goal of making the postseason, it still left a sour taste in their mouths. Michigan dropped its last four games of the season, including two late-inning heartbreakers in the Big Ten Tournament and two straight in the Chapel Hill Regional. Regardless, the Wolverines were dominant much of the season, including a 14-1 stretch in April, possessed the Big Ten’s top scoring offense and top pitching staff and maintained a national ranking for most of the year, reaching as high as 13th. The Daily looks back on Michigan’s winningest season since 2008, and offers season superlatives as well as a look ahead to 2018. Most Valuable Player: Michael Brdar Ako Thomas was hitting .371 with 20 stolen bases and had reached base in every game when he injured his hand on April 21 against Indiana, which caused him to miss almost an entire month. If this award had been given then, the sophomore second baseman probably would have won it. Instead, it goes to the

other half of the Wolverines’ infield tandem. Brdar was Michigan’s most consistent hitter all season, ranking second on the team with a .310 average primarily out of the three-hole. The senior shortstop also contributed with three home runs, 37 runs batted-in, 19 stolen bases on 24 attempts, and walked just as often as he struck out (23 times), while improving upon his 2016 statistical output in every single offensive category. But Brdar’s defense shined the most — at the most demanding position on the diamond, he made just three errors and recorded a pristine .988 fielding percentage, while displaying a knack for highlight-reel plays with his quickness, instincts and powerful arm. An All-Big Ten First Team selection, Brdar also made a lasting impact as a leader during his time as a Wolverine. After the seasonending loss to North Carolina, Bakich stated that Brdar will be “a hell of a coach” once his playing days are over. Breakout Player: Johnny Slater Everything written above about Brdar could just as easily be written about Slater. The senior centerfielder came to Michigan as a top prospect — a “five-tool” player who could run, throw, field, hit for average and hit for power. However, his first three seasons were inconsistent — he was a career .207 hitter with just four home runs and 32 RBIs entering his

senior year. But in 2017, Slater finally put his vast potential on display. He hit .299 with five home runs, ranked second on the team in RBIs (47) and slugging percentage (.493) and stole 15 bases without being caught once. And as the veteran leader of a youthful outfield possessing two sophomores at the corners, Slater committed only one error as well. “The guy works extremely hard,” Bakich said after Slater went 4-for-4 with four doubles against Michigan State on April 18. “Part of this is just a byproduct of someone with tremendous work ethic… He’s going to continue to get better as he gets older, and it’s going to be exciting to watch.” Newcomer of the Year: Miles Lewis When Lewis’s original program, North Dakota, dropped baseball after last season, he became eligible to transfer anywhere and play immediately. And with Matt Ramsay and Cody Bruder graduating, the Wolverines desperately needed to reinforce their outfield. Lewis, a Freshman All-American who hit .360 last season, was a perfect fit. The switch-hitting redshirt sophomore gave Michigan everything it anticipated. He made his mark as a Wolverine right away with a walk-off base hit against Seton Hall in the second game of the season, and finished with a .296 average, .381 on-base percentage,

19 stolen bases in 23 attempts and a team-leading 14 doubles. Lewis should remain a reliable middle-ofthe-order bat and presence in the field for Michigan in 2018, and as he continues to tap into his athletic potential — Bakich has described him as having a “football body” — he should only improve in his second season against Big Ten competition. Best individual performance: Oliver Jaskie’s shutout of Ohio State on May 5 The Wolverines lost all five of their games against Ohio State last season, including a season-ending loss in the Big Ten Tournament. Bakich called this year’s meeting “personal”, saying it was marked on his team’s calendar. A complete-game shutout with 14 strikeouts while allowing just seven hits and only one walk is spectacular in any context, but considering how meaningful this game was to Michigan, Jaskie’s performance was perhaps legendary. The junior left-hander retired the first 10 Buckeyes that stepped to the plate and recorded a strikeout in every inning. And when Ohio State loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth, Jaskie induced a groundout to third to finish the first completegame shutout by a Wolverine hurler since 2012. “I knew he would probably tackle me if I tried to take him out,” Bakich said. “That was his game and his game to finish.” High point: 2-1 victory against

Michigan State in regular season finale Michigan came into the season priding itself on a “fighter mentality” defined by resiliency, mental toughness and performance in lateinning situations. As a result, Bakich described the extra-inning victory over the Wolverines’ in-state rivals as a “microcosm” of the entire year. Michigan had been shut out through eight innings, but tied the score in the top of the ninth — only to load the bases with nobody out in the bottom half of the frame. But redshirt junior right-hander Jackson Lamb induced two groundouts and a pop-out to escape a near-certain loss, and Brdar singled home the winning run the next inning. One week later, the Wolverines found out they were the last team in the NCAA Tournament. With that in mind, it’s possible this game could have been a deciding factor in Michigan’s postseason fate, making it even more significant. Low point: Big Ten Tournament The Wolverines entered the tournament with a real chance of claiming their second conference title in three seasons. Instead, upset losses to Northwestern and Indiana abruptly ended these hopes. Leading the Wildcats, 4-3, in the ninth inning, Lamb — who had not allowed a run all season — gave up three, and Michigan found itself in the loser’s bracket. The Wolverines See BASEBALL, Page 12

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Michigan baseball coach Erik Bakich guided his team to a 42-17 record in his fifth season, the Wolverines’ winningest record since 2008.

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It’s not often that a college baseball game is interrupted by a dog. But with two outs in the fifth inning, Remington — a golden retriever that serves as North Carolina’s in-dugout therapy dog — ran out on the field. That seemingly innocuous moment proved to be a turning point for the Tar Heels’ offense to break through, this breakthrough aided by Michigan pitcher Michael Hendrickson’s complete loss of control. The junior left-hander hit two batters and surrendered two free passes, including a bases-loaded walk, in the fifth frame, allowing the Tar Heels to take a lead they wouldn’t relinquish off a two-RBI single from second baseman Ashton McGee. “(Hendrickson) was smooth sailing, and if I knew (his loss of control) was going to happen, I would’ve warmed up someone sooner,” said Michigan coach Erik Bakich. “But a couple hits, a couple walks, and the rally started.” North Carolina (48-13 overall, 1-1 postseason) defeated the Wolverines, 8-1, eliminating the Michigan

baseball team (42-17, 0-2) from the Chapel Hill Regional of the NCAA Tournament. Despite surrendering just 8 hits, Wolverine pitchers’ wildness was the culprit behind the lopsided score. After Hendrickson was pulled in the sixth frame, junior right-hander Ryan Nutof walked another two batters that would score via a Tar Heel double and sacrifice fly. And in the seventh inning, sophomore lefthander William Tribucher gave away another two bases-on-balls and an RBI double, as North Carolina would extend its lead by two runs. For the contest, Michigan hurlers combined to give away 12 free passes, walking nine and hitting three batters. “That’s what North Carolina does so well,” Bakich said. “They hold the zone, draw a lot of walks — they have over 300 on the season. They’re a very dangerous club when you put them on base and give them free passes.” Through four innings, however, Michigan was the better team. Junior third baseman Drew Lugbauer launched a towering solo homer in the second frame — the team’s second of the regional — to open the scoring. Meanwhile, Hendrickson was effective in forcing

soft contact, inducing two double plays to erase early Tar Heel threats. But while the Wolverines’ pitching became wild, Tar Heel right-hander Luca Dalatri maintained his control deep into Saturday’s ball game, striking out six batters. Michigan was held hitless after the fifth inning. “(Dalatri) attacked the zone with the fast ball — he’s a good pitcher,” said senior shortstop Michael Brdar. “Sometimes, the hits don’t fall, but you have to tip your cap to a guy who gave up only one run.” For a Wolverine squad that showed promise this season, and reached as high as 13th in the national rankings, Michigan’s finish to the season was especially disappointing to Bakich, as his team lost its final four games of the year, and also because the loss marks the end of the careers of the fifth-year coach’s first recruiting class. “This one stings the most out of the five years our staff has been here because of the kids we have on this team,” Bakich said. “Kids like Michael Brdar and the seniors have made this ride so much fun. They’ve been so consistent all along up until the end. “You never want it to end when you’re having so much fun.”

BASEBALL From Page 11 blew another late-inning lead against the Hoosiers, as senior righthander Mac Lozer — who also had a perfect ERA — gave up two runs in the eighth. Michigan kept the game alive by plating a run in the ninth, but eventually fell, 5-4, on Indiana’s walk-off hit in the 13th. Not only did Michigan lose two games in heartbreaking fashion, but its culture of resiliency seemingly collapsed in Bloomington. Dominant all season, the Wolverines’ bullpen imploded, and Michigan never seemed to recover. Up Next: The Wolverines aren’t losing just any senior class. They will lose the first group recruited entirely by Bakich — a group he described as being “the best group of leaders by far” in his time at Michigan. This includes Brdar, Slater, Lozer and senior catcher Harrison Wenson — who despite a down offensive season was indispensable behind the plate. There’s a good chance they’ll lose more talent to the MLB Draft — junior third baseman Drew Lugbauer led the team with 12 home

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Junior third baseman Drew Lugbauer gave Michigan an early lead with a home run, but North Carolina scored eight unanswered runs to end the Wolverines’ season.

runs and possesses the necessary size, versatility and power to all fields to make him a prized slugging prospect, while Lamb and Jaskie could be drafted highly as well. However, the Wolverines lost their top pitcher in Brett Adcock and top all-around hitter in Carmen Benedetti to the draft last year, and improved offensively and defensively this season. This is a testament to Bakich’s recruiting efforts — creating a program that can quickly fill holes and rebuild after the departure of key players. And there will be plenty of talent next year as it is — there’s a possibility Michigan’s top four starters in Jaskie, junior right-handers Alec Rennard and Ryan Nutof and junior left-hander Michael Hendrickson will all be back for their senior season. On the infield, Thomas and junior first baseman Jake Bivens will return, while Lewis, right-fielder Jonathan Engelmann, designated hitter/outfielder Nick Poirier and utility player Jimmy Kerr will look to take steps forward in their junior seasons. Before the season, Bakich stated it would be hard for any freshman to consistently see playing time, but this was more a product of

the experience of the team on the field and less anything to do with the class’s potential. Newcomers such as left-hander Tommy Henry and right-handers Karl Kauffman and Jack Weisenburger were productive when they got the chance — combining for a 2.88 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 50 innings — and should see more innings next season, while outfielders Christian Bullock and Dominic Clementi are likely to carve out roles as well. Wenson’s impact as catcher can’t be overstated, but rising sophomores Marcus Chavez and Harrison Salter have the potential to complement each other with their defensive and offensive skills, respectively. Next season, Michigan yet again will bring in the No. 1 recruiting class in the Big Ten, and the No. 26 class in the country according to Perfect Game USA, highlighted by pitchers Cody Bolton and Blake Beers and outfielder Jesse Franklin. While it may be too early to speculate on how many of the Wolverines’ 14 freshman next season will receive substantial playing time, it’s clear that Bakich’s goal is to establish a perennial power, and this year’s recruiting class is further indication that he is doing so.