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Art Fair celebrates, connects artists and their audience Local artist and University student discuss the upcoming event By WILL STEWART Summer Managing Arts Editor

From July 20-23, hundreds of thousands will flock to Ann Arbor for the 58th annual Street Art Fair. After 57 years, the Fair has

expanded into four concurrent events — The Ann Arbor Street Art Fair (The Original), Ann Arbor State Street Art Fair, Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair and Ann Arbor South University Art Fair — all located around Central Campus and downtown. It’s one of the busiest and most energetic weekends in the city, even rivaling football Saturdays in terms of crowd size. The Art Fair celebrates the intricate relationship between artists and their audience. In a phone interview with the Daily, Bloom-

field Hills-based artist Lisa Farris described her fondness for outdoor art fairs. “It feels more accessible in a way that galleries don’t,” Farris said. I think a lot of people come to an art fair for the fun of it, and they end up buying pieces that they like and want to have in their home. And these same people may never feel comfortable going to a gallery.” “An art fair isn’t intimidating. You’re actually talking to an artist, there are other activities, there’s food… it’s like a big party,” she said. “To get the actual work done, I spend so

much time just isolated. So to finally come out and have your work out there and have people react to it is really invigorating.” Farris, a graduate of the University of Michigan, earned a dual degree in Fine Arts and Honors English and speaks fondly of her experience in the Stamps School of Art and Design: “The professors were amazing. The school itself, like the student body, was so supportive of each other’s work — it was a great four years.” Although her education was focused in See ART FAIR, Page 8

The 58th Ann Arbor fair cultivates creativity, culture Construction paused on South University to make way for art vendors By JENNIFER MEER Summer Managing News Editor

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The annual Ann Arbor Art Fair will take place this Thursday through Sunday across several city streets and sidewalks, looking to draw in students, residents and

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artists from around the world. The event — now in its 58th year — is a collaboration among four smaller fairs: The Guild’s Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair, State Street Art Fair, Ann Arbor South University Art Fair and Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, The Original. The event covers 29 city blocks in downtown Ann Arbor and serves as the largest outdoor juried Art Fair in the nation. Pertinent to this year’s fair are the State Street Art Fair’s semicentennial, as well as the pausing of construction on South

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Hundreds of community members gather in protest.

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University Avenue. Karen Delhey, spokeswoman for the fairs and the executive director of the Guild of Artists & Artisans, which oversees one fair, said the fair is unique each year by nature. “What we always say is that the Ann Arbor Art Fair is never the same twice, it’s different from year to year,” she said. “Yes, you’re going to always come out and see quality art, but the artists are different year after year, as is the artwork. You’ll have some new artists, you’ll have

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some returning artists that have new artwork. What we try and emphasize with this event, which is focused on the art, is that the art is what’s new, year after year.” Last year’s fair was the first time the fair ran Thursday to Sunday instead of Wednesday to Saturday; the change will persist this year. “Back in the ’60s when the fair started, times were very different, things weren’t open on Sunday, there were a lot more women that stayed home during the week, so it was easier for them to get See 58TH ANNUAL, Page 3

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Hundreds come together to protest deportation of local mother of three Bautista received work permit in years following husband’s deportation By JENNIFER MEER Summer Managing News Editor

On Tuesday evening, hundreds gathered to protest the deportation of Lourdes Salazar Bautista — a local mother with three U.S.-born children — in Ann Arbor. The event began with a vigil at St. Mary’s Student Parish before marching to the Federal Building on Liberty Street. Bautista was born in Mexico but moved to the United States with her husband in 1997. She was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in 2011 but traded places with her husband, who was then deported. The Washtenaw Interfaith Coalition for Immigration Rights, St. Mary’s Student Parish and affiliated community members launched the Lucha por Lourdes campaign, asking Detroit ICE Director Rebecca

Adducci to grant Bautista stay in her community. “Lucha” means “fight” in Spanish. The event was held in both Spanish and English. In a translated interview, Bautista said she was grateful to have such strong support from the community. “I feel very strong,” Bautista said. “I feel very full in my faith, and I feel strong to move forward and fight for my children.” Rackham student Luz Meza, who attends St. Mary’s, joined the campaign as the primary media contact. “A lot of community members came onto the campaign knowing Lourdes for such a long time,” she said. “We came together — a core group of four of us — and a very large group of amazing volunteers and organizers who are doing a lot of the legwork for this campaign.” Meza said Bautista’s request to stay in the United States is not abnormal; it has been granted over the past several years and was expected to be granted this year, as she has children. “The priorities of ICE has changed with the new administration — where before they were using

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their discretion to grant stay to families where the family was very connected to the community and they have children, and on top of all of it, the possibility of eventually obtaining a legal status through her children,” she said. “There has been a change in the way that things have been running, although it is true that Director Adduci still has the power to grant her to stay. It’s not an issue of, (Adduci) has been instructed not to; it is, she has the power and she’s choosing to go in a route that is more favorable for the followers of the current administration.” Attendees partook in prayers and moments of silence in support of Bautista. They also lit candles in her honor. Bautista addressed the crowd, expressing gratitude for the immense community support. Her words were translated to English. Bautista then told her story — her husband’s deportation and how it has affected her and her three children. “I am the mother of three kids who thank God they have been born in this country,” she said. “I (had) a normal life just like you did until 2010.” Bautista said she spent 23 days in jail. “I was told I could remain in this country with my children but that my husband had to go,” she said. “I was only able to see my husband to say goodbye.” Since then, Bautista said she has checked in with the ICE each year since they granted her the ability to stay on a work permit. However, this March, she was denied stay

and is set to be deported August 2. “Immigration has given me a work permit that has been renewed year by year, until March of this year,” she said. “When I went to my appointment, I was told it’s the decision of the new president. They had to clean up all the archives… I have to leave the country.” Bautista noted she never had a criminal record, nor is she a threat to the country; she plays the role of both a mother and a father to her children. She said she wants them to have a better future. “I’m fighting,” she said. “I’m bringing my kids up, I’m shaping them, I want to have the chance to continue guiding them and educating them so they can reach a future, since I come from a very humble environment where I was not able to reach anything like this. I want to shape them so my kids are good members of the community in the future.” Bautista said such circumstances were not unique to her, but others as well. “I want to speak out, not just for me and my family, but for people that I know, for members of my family,” she said. “We are here because we are seeking a better future, because we are here to work.” After the vigil, attendees made their way down State Street toward Liberty Street, chanting and carrying signs in support of Bautista. Signs read “Keep families together” and “Lucha Por Lourdes.” Marchers stopped outside the Federal Building on Liberty Street. See DEPORTATION, Page 3

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State lawmakers condemn GOP health care efforts, advocate for Planned Parenthood State senator Rebekah Warren warns against defunding women’s health initiatives By DYLAN LACROIX Summer Daily News Editor

State Sen. Rebekah Warren (D– Ann Arbor) and state Rep. Ronnie Peterson (D–Ypsilanti) spoke at the Riverside Art Center in downtown Ypsilanti to over 40 people on behalf of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan’s third and final Field Hearing Monday night. They discussed the current battle against the Republican health care bill in the Senate and its effects on women’s health if passed. Warren’s speech, which followed a brief informational session by Emily Clancy, Planned Parenthood Advocate organizer, weighed in on how she believes Democrats have depended too long on the federal backstep of

58TH ANNUAL From Page 1 to the event,” Delhey said. “As times have changed, we felt it was important to have that accessibility on a Sunday, so we moved it over so that more people could get here on the weekend.” Maureen Riley, the executive director of the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, The Original, said there was bad weather on the Sunday last year and so event contributors did not see the results it had hoped for; still, according to Riley, it was the right decision. “Everyone has told us they are thrilled we made the move,” she said. In terms of coordinating the event, each group curates their show separately but work jointly on marketing, sponsorships and city services. “We all take applications from artists and then go through a juried process, so they’re scored and then we pick who comes into

the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling to protect and defend legal abortions, forcing the GOP to depend on states to funnel their own anti-abortion legislation. “The states have really become incubators, kind of laboratories, of anti-choice legislation,” Warren said. “We haven’t worried that much, as much as probably we should have, because we have Roe v. Wade, and we know that it laid out some really important tenants that we thought were there to protect us for a very long time.” In reference to the state of Michigan’s Informed Consent for Abortion law created in 1993 — which requires women to have certain information be made available for at least 24 hours prior to undergoing abortion procedures — she discussed the increasing amount of legislative efforts passed by the GOP making it more difficult for women to have access to an abortion. “I think, as women, this is one of the most insulting pieces of legislation we have on the books,” Warren said. “I don’t know any woman who has ever found herself, even for a moment, in the

the show based on their score, in a nutshell,” Dehley said. “Each show indepently does that — they have different standards that they look for when they’re jurying their show. You’re pretty much going to see, they’re all juried art fairs; so you’re going to see high-quality work throughout the entire event.” A lot of the differences, however, depend on the missions of the organizations running them. The State Street Art Fair and the South University Art Fair, for example, are run by area associations, so the fairs serve as fundraisers for the association. The goal of the Guild is to provide marketing opportunities for artists. The Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, The Original is organized by a nonprofit that aims to bring art and culture in the community. “You’ll see very similar art throughout the whole event — more of the difference lies behind the scenes,” Delhey said. Each fair has a featured artist whose work is displayed on

FILE PHOTO/DAILY State Senator Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor) speaks at an event at Washtenaw Community College oin March 2011.

event she might have an unintended pregnancy, who doesn’t put a lot of thought into what the outcomes of that might be.” Since the recent movement to defund Planned Parenthood, Warren also spoke about the importance of spreading transparency about misconceptions of Medicaid-funded abortions in Michigan where, since the Hyde Amendment of 1988, Michigan has bannedthe use of federal

T-shirts and posters; generally that artist is picked the year prior. Sarah Goodyear, a painter from North Carolina, is The Guild’s featured artist. Her piece, entitled “Rage Louise,” features a woman who appears to be screaming. “It’s awesome,” Delhey said. “It’s a really interesting piece, and we’re excited about it this year. It’s her first time doing the fair.” Frances Todoro is the executive director of the State Street District, which oversees the State Street Art Fair, now celebrating its 50th year. Todoro noted the importance of the historical aspect of the fair. “Back in the days of (bargaining) when the local businesses would come outside for sidewalk sales … it kind of built into an art fair,” she said. “Over the 50 years, providing that extra income or that economic catalyst has been huge in kind of forming the quality of our neighborhood and who we are.” Furthermore, Todoro said

Medicaid funds towards abortions except for instances of rape and incest. “Planned Parenthood does zero abortions in this state with federal money,” Warren said. “The only abortions that can be funded with state Medicaid money right now are just in the category of rape and incest.”

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Talley is special for her looks

he way children interact w it h each ot her is beyond fa scinat ing to obser ve. The jokes t hey f ind f un ny, t he way t hey tell secret s or even how t hey f ight , t here is endless a m munit ion for a com ica l blend of sociolog y a nd enter ta in ment . I a m for t unate enough to have a f ront row seat to t h is show due to my 8-yea rold t w in brot her a nd sister. Watch ing t hem converse w it h each ot her a nd hea ring stories t hey sha re about t heir f riends prove ver y insight f ul to understa nding t he world of a n elementa r y school st udent . How t heir fa m ily, f riends a nd societ y have shaped t heir principles, priorit ies, ta stes a nd behav ior. Recent ly, I obser ved somet hing t hat pa r t icula rly st r uck me a s en lightening to t he principles societ y impa r t s on ever yone, even t hose a s young a s 8. My sister, Ta lley, showed me a book her cla ss made at t he end of her la st school yea r. It wa s a hea r t wa r m ing book where each page wa s w rit ten by a dif ferent st udent who expla ined why t hey t hought Ta lley wa s specia l. Each st udent had a sim ila r book dedicated to t hem. I read some like, “Ta lley is specia l because she sta nds up for me,” t hat lef t me w it h a st rong sense of pride for my sister. A ll kept w it h t his sweet t heme unt il sudden ly I wa s conf ronted w it h a page t hat lef t me conf licted. It read,

“Ta lley is specia l because she is beaut if ul.” Init ia lly, I t hought to myself, “ How sweet of t h is boy!” However, t h is feeling quick ly t ra nsit ioned to me quest ioning t he sent iment , “My sister is specia l because she is beaut if ul? ” Out of a ll t he qua lit ies, what ma kes her specia l is her appea ra nce?

Will she think that her beauty is what makes her special? I t hought about what t h is impa r t s to Ta lley. Will she t hin k she should on ly ca re about her appea ra nce? If her peers don’t ca re about her intelligence, persona lit y or interest s, w ill she? Will she t hin k t hat her beaut y is what ma kes her specia l? I t hought of what t h is shows us about t he young boy who w rote t he com ment . Is it a lready ing ra ined in h is m ind t hat t he most impor ta nt a spect of a woma n is her appea ra nce? Does he ca re about Ta lley ’s ot her qua lit ies? I a sked myself, ca n I be mad at t his boy? A nd I resolved t hat I couldn’t ; at t he end of t he day, he issued my sister a compliment . But I could ta ke t his insta nce to eva luate

t he socia l condit ion ing t hat f uels inv isible sexism in our societ y. I took t h is a s a ver y poig na nt exa mple of benevolent m isog y ny, or m isog y ny t hat ta kes t he for m of a compliment or a s subject ively posit ive. Wh ile t his k id had no intent to be prejudiced in a ny rega rd, or even for t hat mat ter no abilit y to understa nd sexism, h is words have unexpected consequences. I’m sure he ha s lea r ned t h is f rom t he ma ny adult s whose f irst words to g irls a re about t heir out f it s or t heir appea ra nce. So, it ’s impossible not to expect t he lit t le boy to a lso com ment a g irl’s beaut y, a nd it ’s impossible not to expect t he g irl not to ca re about her beaut y. However, t h is sit uat ion leaves me un resolved. To expect men to never com ment on a young g irl’s appea ra nce seems bot h unat ta inable a nd undesirable. Ever yone enjoys being complimented on t heir looks or clot hes f rom t ime to t ime. However, young g irls need to be taught t hat t hey a re much more t ha n what t hey look like. A nd t hat sta r t s w it h telling g irls t hat . I don’t see a nyone telling my brot her he’s specia l because he’s ha ndsome. — Brennan Pope can be reached at popeb@umich.edu.

pride myself on “keeping it real” or “telling it like it is.” As expected, it can occasionally get me into trouble. Or sometimes, my STEPHANIE realism and MULLINGS formulations may be altered in an attempt to morph my thoughts into what people want to hear … or maybe what they consider easier to handle. That being said, I am making the executive decision to keep it real regarding the topic I am about to discuss in an attempt to offer a fresh perspective and dialogue. Just a little food for thought. Hopefully I do not find myself in any trouble. Last month, University of Michigan President Schlissel unveiled a new initiative titled the Go Blue Guarantee. Starting in January 2018, any current or future in-state student whose family earns $65,000 or less will be eligible for free tuition for four years. For the record, let me state, I think this is absolutely fantastic. There are some students who will benefit from this, giving them access to a stellar education which may have been a distant fantasy because of the ever-so-daunting tuition bill. However, if you noticed I used the word “some” to describe whom the Go Blue Guarantee will affect. This was entirely deliberate, because that’s just it. It will affect some but nowhere near close to a majority of students who need financial support at the University. As an out-of-state student, recognizing none of this will affect me anyway, I was easily enamored by the words “free tuition” and the praise from the administration and alumni in the press and across social media. However, I realized that this initiative is kind of like fresh new wallpaper. Once you begin to peel back some of its allure, you find the same wall that you tried to cover up, which … in all honesty, isn’t that promising. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have tried to cover it up in the first place. As I started considering these thoughts, I became increasingly aware of the criticism I may receive regarding my opinion. It may come across as controversial or pessimistic to say the least. Hence my selection of the title for this piece. However, as I began conducting my research, I was surprised to find that I was not the only person who shared

this viewpoint. A few days after the Go Blue Guarantee was introduced, I noticed a post from a Students4Justice activist on Facebook. “Although half of the families in Michigan would qualify for this new financial aid initiative, how many of these students will actually have the chance to be accepted and to attend the University of Michigan?” it read. “This is not an initiative to bring more of these students to our campus. Let me know when UM’s initiatives will start to combat the disappearing Black population and other underrepresented communities of color.” The reactions to her commentary were pretty split, as some illustrated their support through likes, while others debated in the comments. It was Jamie’s post that triggered my own investigation. My findings shine light on a different outlook of the Go Blue Guarantee, and more importantly answers the question, what is this initiative actually doing? At the beginning of this year, The New York Times published a set of data which reflected statistics regarding the socioeconomic status of students attending the University. Come to find out, the median family income at the University is $154,000, and 66 percent of the student body are identified as part of the top 20 percent income status. This is the highest median family income of the other 27 public colleges nationwide classified as “highly selective” that were polled. According to the 2015 U.S. Census, the median family income in the state of Michigan is $48,876 so it is indeed correct that half of the families in the state Michigan would qualify for the Go Blue Guarantee, yet, clearly these students don’t seem to attend the University. Why is that? In the years since 2008, the proportion of low-income recent high school graduates who enroll in college has seen a significant drop. In 2008, 55.9 percent of low-income students enrolled in college; by 2013, that the rate drastically decreased to 45.5 percent.

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Analyzing the gun debate

n the morning of June 14, 2017, a few Republican lawmakers were at Eugene Simpson Stadium Park DAVID in Alexandria, KAMPER Va. when shots ran out. It was the last practice before the congressional baseball game, which occurred every year to raise money for charity since 1909. When a loud gunshot went off, the men and women hit the ground, crouched in the dugout, behind fences and in the long outfield grass. Steve Scalise, the House of Representatives Majority Whip from Louisiana, stood at second base. He had nowhere to hide. He looked to the dugout before being struck in the left hip and collapsed to the ground. After struggling to army crawl to safety, he made it to center field, lying in the grass until the shooting stopped. Though police killed the shooter, the bullet broke Mr. Scalise’s bones, caused major internal bleeding and tore his organs. I read how the shooter had multiple rounds of ammunition, a semi-automatic weapon and mental health issues. I thought, “How did this man get ahold of a weapon with such firepower? How many more shootings like this before we have to have stricter gun control?” After this atrocity, many saw it as another example of a terrible shooting in our recent history. People wanted change with our nation’s approach to guns. My initial conclusion, as it has always been, was to have much more stringent gun control laws. I soon read that same day that many, especially Republicans, were calling for more guns to prevent instances like these. After hearing this, I had to take a second thought. We had read or seen exactly the same event, with exactly the same outcome, and we came to exactly the opposite conclusion. To most, I think that this would have been disheartening and another reason for gun control advocates to blow off gun rights supporters, calling them crazy and disillusioned. However, I became extremely fascinated and interested in the gun control debate, not to become angrily aggressive towards gun rights supporters, but because I quickly realized that even with the same event, two very different conclusions can be reached. This is a debate that is much more complicated than both sides tend to let on. I am writing this not to voice

support for the gun control lobby, but as a reflective piece. Rather than engaging in partisanship, I became greatly inquisitive about the logic of your average gun rights supporter (not just the NRA). To improve my understanding, I decided to turn to the Second Amendment. Now, I have read court opinions from Supreme Court cases addressing the Second Amendment (District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v. City of Chicago), but I wanted to keep an open mind. There I read: “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Simply considering the wording of the Second Amendment, I was stopped within the first four words: a wellregulated Militia. In my instinctual emotions of gun rights, I would have said that the debate should be over right there. Regulation is extremely necessary for guns, and since militias are mostly an entity of the past, it doesn’t make much sense for people to still own guns. Nevertheless, maintaining strong introspection was and is currently my goal. My gut reaction was in my interpretation of regulation. I hear the word, and I conclude naturally a need for an assault weapons ban among other measures, but for many, this “regulation” means better background checks, but more guns on more people. I quickly realized that is an error in communication for both sides of the debate. Secondly, I arrived at the word “necessary.” This is where I believe the heart of the debate rests. What is necessary today? To understand this, I thought that I should learn more of the history of gun rights in America. In the founding generation, many found that governments were oppressive to its people. To respond to unexpected attacks, governments would depend on a militia of ordinary civilians, supplying his or her own weapons. After the Revolutionary War, the Constitutional Convention realized militia forces could not be relied on for national defense; therefore, the government should have the authority to regulate its militias. This became a classic AntiFederalist versus Federalist debate, establishing the root of the modern debate today. This was one of many firsts where there was a massive shift in power from the states to the federal government. Anti-Federalists said that this removal of defense would all but diminish any effort against

federal expropriation. As a means of compromise, they decided on two things: the federal government had almost total legal authority over the army and militia and the federal government should not have any authority at all to disarm the citizenry. After realizing this, I understood that the debate and gun ownership was rooted in U.S. DNA. I understand that this debate has shifted greatly, where most view that government isn’t coming for one’s guns, people are interested in stronger background checks, and more is in common between the two sides than we like to realize. Nevertheless, as much as I can quote statistics about gun deaths in America, and the gun rights advocates can quote gun safety statistics, it becomes an argument of fact. In the past year as a student and neuroscience researcher, I have realized statistics can be skewed to whichever opinion you feel. It’s a form of strong confirmation bias where one seeks out information only to support their opinion. But as much as I can write and speak about the truths I find evident through research, often it isn’t the statistics that will convince either side of the argument. We are human beings who frequently determine our opinions

not by what we read but by what we experience. This is the fundamental issue in most of our debates today: we surround ourselves with people and ideas of our own. This extreme amount of confirmation bias removes us from the experience of someone drastically different than ourselves, so when we approach an issue such as gun law, we retreat to our corners and tell each other, “Well if you just look at the statistics, you’d realize your idiocy.” But it’s deeper than that. It’s experience. I grew up in a unique situation, where in northern Minnesota, I was both living in a city and surrounded by a strong hunting and gun rights culture. In my self-analysis, I have realized that the experiences for those in cities versus rural America are different. In cities, guns are often the weapon of choice for most homicides and crimes. They are considered vices of the country and are often put into a bad light. In rural America, a typical fall weekend is going out with one’s father or mother to the shooting range or the hunting cabin. In my experience, I have never fired a gun, but I grew up with many people who were both in a city environment and often went to the firing range or went hunting. They went to gun safety classes, were gifted a gun for Christmas, and had guns sitting

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around the house. Though I don’t plan on going to a gun range anytime soon, I do think that it shows a completely different emotional and cultural difference that most neglect to realize. It isn’t a legal debate; it’s a personal debate. As stated before, gun control debates are more or less the equivalent to an “American element” on our metaphorical periodic table. It’s a debate rooted in our DNA. Nevertheless, I am frustrated that many don’t realize that gun support isn’t a matter of stupidity or idiocy, but rather an inability to become fascinated with the thought processes of others. These debates and questions can be painful, even insulting, yet often the intentions are not out of spite or malice. We can agree to disagree, but we shouldn’t forget that almost all debates are not black and white. It’s a spectrum. Become fascinated with difference of opinion.

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A hindsight look at the election

eadlining The New York Times, the morning of Nov. 9, 2016 read the unpredicted results of the presidential election: “Donald Trump Is LENA Elected President DREVES in Stunning Repudiation of the Establishment.” For many U.S. citizens and pollsters, these results were shocking. How could someone who defied political correctness, who used abrasive language and who seemed so far away from a presidential standard be elected? Though this may seem like a liberal take on the results (and admittedly it might be), the results were nonetheless shocking to both Republicans and Democrats alike. The core question that scholars and citizens are asking is, “what happened?” What did Trump possess that was so sorely overlooked in the polls? Following the campaign of the presidential contenders throughout the year, the vast difference between Clinton and

Trump was evident. Clinton, a longtime politician with an impressive resume, was by standards significantly more qualified than her opponent. Yet her streak of political experiences was tainted by scandals. In this light, too many Americans saw her as a “standard politician” made and corrupted by the system. She represented the political institutions that many American citizens mistrusted. Trump offered a far different product to voters. Trump tapped into a market demand that Clinton did not. Trump essentially became a salesman for change. He began establishing this market power early on in the primaries, defying the system, making it clear that he would dismantle the establishment in Washington. While D.C. politicians were consumed with their own circle of elitists, they forgot to look outside the bubble and see that the face of rural America had changed. Donald Trump’s secret was that he was an outsider. His

monopoly of power that no one could compete with was his claim to oppose the elitists and to stand beside the “working class” citizen. A politician who saw political correctness as a sham was in demand for many Americans. Trump took advantage of this wide-open market, knowing that he could make statements that were clearly sexist, racist and harsh and still be seen as honest. In economic terms, he was “raising the price” for voters, without losing the quantity of voters he needed to secure the election. I recall all too familiar rhetoric from Trump voters: “Sure he is sexist and racist,” they say, “but at least he will get things done.” In other words, they mean, yes, the price to vote for him is high, but I still want a politician unafraid to defy the system. No other candidate could compete with this selling point, least of all Hillary Clinton. — Lena Drevescan be reached at ldreves@umich.edu.

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Tyler, the Creator at Agenda Festival SALVATORE DIGIOIA Daily Arts Writer

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‘Apes’ trilogy ends perfectly JEREMIAH VANDERHELM Daily Arts Writer

At first glance, “War for the Planet of the Apes” doesn’t resemble a modern war movie. Where most films of the genre trade in bloody action and bountiful shots of brawny men shouting at each other, the final chapter in the “Apes” reboot trilogy is quiet. Contemplative even. Entire sequences pass without a single word of dialogue. Large scale battle scenes are few and far between, replaced by moving character drama, nuanced acting and Biblical allegory. It’s full of brutally intense scenes, of course, but it’s far more interested in the effects of war than the fighting of the war itself. At its core, “War for the Planet of the Apes” is a story about hate, and for a trilogy that has always used characters discovering their humanity to tell stories of mankind’s flaws, it’s a nearly perfect ending. “War” picks up some time after “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” ended with the beginning of a conflict between the sentient apes led by Caesar (Andy Serkis, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”) and the United States military. Caesar is struggling to manage the balancing act between protecting his people and maintaining hope for peace, but after an unspeakable tragedy, he embarks on a mission to assassinate the military leader responsible, a man known as the Colonel (Woody Harrelson, “The Edge of Seventeen”). It almost goes without saying that Serkis is perfect as Caesar. The man is practically synonymous with Oscar-caliber motion-capture

work, and his performance in “War for the Planet of the Apes” is no exception. In his first shot alone, Serkis wordlessly communicates Caesar’s weariness with the war for the humans but resolve to fight for his people. Every moment he is on screen, he seems to be shouldering a load that only grows heavier as the story wears on. There isn’t a single scene that he doesn’t absolutely

“War for the Planet of the Apes” Ann Arbor 20 + IMAX, Goodrich Quality 16 20th Century Fox own, though Steve Zahn (“Captain Fantastic”) bears mentioning as the delightful newcomer, Bad Ape. The same praise goes for the effects that work with Serkis to bring Caesar to life. They’re far beyond anything we’ve seen on the big screen. The faith that director Matt Reeves (“Let Me In”) puts in these effects and his performers is obvious. Dialogue scenes — usually involving a fair bit of American Sign Language — are shot almost exclusively in close-ups to take in the subtlety of the acting and the breathtaking quality of the CGI. It’s perfect synergy between actor, director and effects artists, almost unparalleled in modern blockbusters. All of this is put to work in a deeply human story about hate that casts humanity in the role of the villains.

The new “Apes” films have always been about prejudice, and “War” finds those feelings finally reaching and threatening to consume Caesar. The journey that he goes on that finds him fighting those feelings is spellbinding and lends further credence to the argument that the character ranks as one of the best film protagonists of the decade. For all his film’s epic ambitions, Reeves never loses sight of the personal nature of the story as it relates to his lead. But for all its exemplary acting, effects and direction, the most shocking thing about “War” is still how little it resembles a modern war movie. In fact, the whole thing functions as an extended metaphor for the biblical book of Exodus, leading to a movie that resembles Cecil B. Demille’s “The Ten Commandments” more than any war movie released in the last decade. From Caesar’s struggle to lead his people out of captivity to the hard-hearted tyrant at the heart of the conflict, the imagery is obvious but never forced. “War” is a rare class of film no matter how it’s viewed. As a war movie, it bucks convention with its slow pacing and intimate plot. As a modern blockbuster, it does the same with its focus on flooring performances and intelligent script. As the third chapter in a trilogy, it isn’t just good; it’s a masterclass in character-based storytelling. As the credits roll not just on the movie, but on the trilogy, there should be no doubt that the rebooted “Apes” franchise ranks as one of the best of all time.

Long Beach, CA — Agenda Show arrived in annual fashion this past weekend, uniting industry-insiders from streetwear and performance gear for two days of flaunting at the Long Beach Convention Center, but this year the SoCal trade-show came with added muscle and extra events, opening its doors publicly on Sat., Jul. 15th for a concert headlined by Tyler, the Creator. At the inaugural Agenda Festival, attendees could shop at or interact with hundreds of booths by skateboarding, surfing and lifestyle brands before hitting the show, which also included sets from Ludacris, Cam’ron and Lil Dicky. The pop-up mall’s roster of exhibits spanned from buzzy fashion labels like Rip N’ Dip, Staple and The Hundreds all the way to record shops, Rainbow flip-flops and indoor skateparks. Some booths offered souped up shopping opportunities while others set up simple, inoperable photo-ops. At Champions, custom embroidery was available on purchased items and at Herschel, a limited number of festival tote bags were given out. Yet, the flashiest finds were at nationallyacclaimed vintage collectors like Versus ATL — that’s where I saw a Louis Vuitton x Supreme sweater marked at $2,000 and some vintage rap t-shirts with not-sodistant price points. It’s foolish to shop lavishly at an Odd Future fans’ get-together though, especially if you plan on standing anywhere close to the stage. At Agenda, Tyler, the Creator’s fans flocked to the pit immediately after Lil Dicky’s set ceased, Golf Wang garb acting as a nearly unanimous uniform and foreshadowing their impartialness towards other upcoming acts. While festival organizers seemed intent on curating a truly multifaceted experience, it became progressively apparent throughout the afternoon that

Tyler was the main attraction. Cam’ron came out next, but even with his figurehead-status in hip-hop fashion offering an apparent bridge to the youth, he failed to ignite the crowd of teens and 20-somethings to its full potential, a key sign of the afternoon’s disjointedness. Opening track “Killa Cam” and other dated hits like “Down & Out,” “Oh Boy” and “I Really Need It” earned somewhat emphatic reactions, as did the Diplomats songs “Bout It III” and “Dipset Anthem.” Yet, beyond their hooks, few audience members seemed familiar with the songs’ lyrics, as was the case on deeper cuts “Wet Wipes” and “Get It In Ohio.” Dressed in baggy designer jeans and a careful combination of black and yellow, from his sneakers to his Simpsons t-shirt and backwards hat, Cam’ron looked like an artifact left over from a former era of hip hop, especially while performing the sexually aggressive “Suck It Or Not,” which fails to translate overall in 2017. He couldn’t truly connect with the audience until he landed on “Hey Ma,” the crowd-favorite singalong from his otherwise macabre discography, and by that time, his set had ended. Next up was Ludacris. “Where the real Ludacris fans at?” the rapper-turned-actor asked the crowd after opening with “Welcome To Atlanta” and his verse from the gimmicky DJ Khaled hit “All I Do Is Win.” “They probably just ‘Fast & Furious’ fans,” he told his DJ. “I think we gotta test them out!” Throughout the next 40 minutes, Ludacris tore through a series of hits that spanned across three decades and two genres — pop & hip-hop. “Act A Fool,” “Southern Hospitality,” “Area Codes” and “Roll Out” appeased his oldest fans, while hits like Usher’s “Yeah” and his own “Pimpin’ All Over The World,” “Money Maker,” “How Low” and “My Chick Bad” excited the entire audience. Ludacris engaged with the crowd See CONCERT REVIEW, Page 8

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‘Brigsby Bear’ creators discuss their brilliant film from Cannes EMILY BICE

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As children, the “entire world” can be a lot of things. For some, it’s the universe — every solar system in the galaxy. For others, it’s the planet Earth. For a few, it’s the small town, city or village in which they grew up. And for one, it’s a hermetically sealed bunker in the middle of a Californian desert. That one person is James Pope (Kyle Mooney, “Saturday Night Live”), and the film “Brigsby Bear” is a touching story about his discovery of the world outside the bunker. “Brigsby Bear,” which initially premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last February, was presented as the closing film of the Semaine de Critics (Critic’s Week) at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. On a balmy afternoon in the famed French Rivera, the Daily had the opportunity to sit down with the film’s creators: longtime friends Kyle Mooney, Dave McCary (writer: “Saturday Night Live”) and Kevin Costello (writer: “Brigsby Bear”), along with Greg Kinnear (“Little Miss Sunshine,” “Stuck in Love”), who plays Detective Vogel in the film. Speaking with Mooney, McCary and Costello, it is clear that the strong themes of friendship and dreaming present on-screen are even more prevalent off-screen. The heart of “Brigsby Bear,” from its inception to the finished product, lies in the unique magic that is, as McCary puts it, “the passion for creativity that is discovered... and friends coming together.” Before being rescued from his (unknowing) captivity, there are a few things about which James is certain: he loves his parents (captors), Ted (Mark Hamill, “Star Wars”) and Clare (Claire Danes, “Homeland”) and “Brigsby Bear,” the children’s television show he watches each day, is the best show in the world. He is not only the show’s ultimate fan — he runs an online “Brigsby” forum, fantasizes about the female heroine Arielle Smiles (Katie Lyn Shell, “House

of Cards”), discusses fan theories rabidly — but also, he is the show’s only fan. Out of captivity and in the real world, it comes to light that “Brigsby Bear” had been made exclusively for James. Every single week since he was kidnapped, captor Ted created an episode of the nostalgic, weird, laser-infused pedagogical nonsense that is the TV show and presented it. There’s the crux of the film. In Mooney’s words, “Brigsby Bear” is a movie “about a kid who watches this TV show that nobody has ever seen.” James’s discovery that he is the show’s only watcher sets him on a journey to “find out how his favorite show is going to end,” according to Costello. This journey — motivated by a simple, pure desire — serves as the catalyst that acclimates James into a world he never knew existed, fosters his passion for filmmaking and harnesses the power of friendship. On why he chose this journey for James, Mooney explained that, “what this story allows us — not only do we get to see the progression of James and his life (but also) starting in one world and breaking into an entirely new universe that’s totally mysterious.” He added a second, more personal reason on why this story: “We (Mooney, Costello, McCary) do love all of these children’s TV shows and videos.” It’s true. The trio’s love for this type of TV and video dates back to their younger days, when Mooney exposed Costello and McCary to his “extensive VHS collection.” The collection, says McCary, has some “really obscure thrift store finds that (they’ve) in turn become big fans of.” Stylistic and thematic aspects of these “obscure thrift store” videos are central to both the script and finished film. Each collaborator — Costello, Mooney and McCary — connected differently with these videos. For McCary, it was “a nostalgia there because there were just puppeted, infinite kid’s videos

SNL star Kyle Mooney stars in “Brigsby Bear”

back then. But also, they’re just disturbing… telling a kid how they should live their life in that vulnerable of an age, and telling a kid what they should believe.” Watching James struggle between what he was raised to believe and what he has come to know is an interesting paradox — and in a way, a completely normal part of growing up. Not everyone is raised in a bunker, but everyone ultimately experiences disillusionment with the world they thought they knew. It’s for this reason that the film “Brigsby Bear” is so honest and relatable, despite its rather unconventional circumstances. The bunker feels like a unique framing device for a genuine comingof-age story. It would have been easy to make the film about a “fish-out-of-water” and spend the whole time putting James into wacky situations. It’s probably what was expected, given the history of the longtime collaborators. McCary and Mooney are founders of the L.A. sketch comedy group “Good Neighbor” and now work together on “Saturday Night Live.” A “SNL” brand film garners different expectations than what this film is. Even Greg Kinnear admits that, when his agent first approached him about the script, he was hesitant. “Just knowing from SNL, I thought it would be more gaggy and broad.” After reading the script, however, what impressed him was how “inspired and incredibly unexpected” the story was. The sincerity shone through. The trio knew, from day one, that this was the approach they wanted. “It was important for us to never reach for jokes or get too silly, even though we

have a background in comedy and we work at SNL... I think the most interesting version of this story to us was the most grounded,” McCary notes. The decision to find comedy in a grounded situation was wise. It is a sign of a well-trained improviser and comedian: They look to find “truth in comedy” instead of simply the easiest joke. It’s because the creators stayed true to their roots — be it longtime friendship, comedy, or obsessions with VHS videos — that “Brigsby Bear” is much more than an off-beat indie festival film. At the end of the interview, McCary and Mooney reflect on the

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process. “It was very meta and surreal when we were in the premiere of our film. We’re sitting there watching the film about friends who discovered filmmaking together put on the premiere of their film while we’re watching, as best friends, and they’re best friends…” began McCary. Mooney interjects, “…and they’re hoping their film is received well while we’re sitting there hoping our film within a film within a film within a film is received well.” All of this, thanks to a giant robotic bear named “Brigsby.” Interview has been condensed and edited for this article

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CONCERT REVIEW From Page 6 and by the end of his set, it was wholly apparent how he’s managed to remain so relevant — hit after hit, smile after smile, he is impossible not to appreciate. After “Move, Bitch”

and “Get Back,” two of his rowdiest tracks, Ludacris left the stage for Tyler to claim. Finally, the crowd was ignited. With his new album Flower Boy (formerly Scum Fuck Flower Boy) due out later this week (it already leaked and had been heard by many), Tyler’s set seemed bound to bring an extra

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kick. Of course, that would only come after his DJ, Taco, played Drake and Playboi Carti songs off his MacBook for 30 minutes, but finally, Tyler arrived right around 7:00 PM. By this time, his fans had already been warned by security more than once to relax, yet they thrust forth regardless, likely incited by his re-doing of

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the set’s introduction because he wanted to see more excitement. Dressed in a peach-colored jumpsuit to match his new signature Converse, Tyler went through a series of songs from his last two albums before arriving at “Who Dat Boy,” one of two lead singles off his upcoming project. The song is teasing but eruptive, and halfway through it, he whispered

Tyler arrived right around 7:00 PM. By this time, his fans had already been warned by security

into the microphone, “I’m gonna take a break,” only to introduce his pal A$AP Rocky onstage to cover for him. The crowd roared as Rocky recited his verse, continuing on stage as Tyler and him went through the A$AP Mob track “Telephone Calls,” but when Rocky said the pair “might need to drop an album or something soon,” grinningly dropping the explosive line on his way off stage, fans absolutely lost it. Tyler followed this highpoint with some mellower melodies, playing “911,” a softer single off his new album, before rapping his verse from Frank Ocean’s recent single “Biking.” Odd Future fans’ favorite mosh pit anthem, “Tamale,” came next, but it was oddly followed by “Mr. Lonely” and “She” — two more softies. Before his breakout hit “Yonkers,” Tyler reminded fans that the song is now a steep six years old, an apparent sign of their cult’s mortality, then finished his set with “I Ain’t Got Time,” a song off his new album, claiming to hope we liked it but also to not really care if we didn’t, still pretending that we hadn’t all already heard the entire album and loved it, like, absolutely loved it.

ART FAIR From Page 1 printmaking, she now primarily works with clay. Her work at this year’s Fair consists of a variety of sculptures, many of which are meant to decorate a garden. Farris notes the competitive selection process for the artists. “There has to be something about your work that is unusual because you’re competing against so many other artists. There has to be a reason why they picked this ceramic artist over the (many) others that have applied,” she explained. Considering the fierce competition, the Art Fair features work created by some of the most talented artists across the country. Over 1,000 artists attend with their booths lining the city’s streets. The abundance of entertainment encourages many to return to the Fair every year; LSA junior Anna DeVeaux has attended the festival with her family for 15 consecutive years and wishes to continue her streak. “It’s really fun to just walk around because of all the different things going on — all of the community comes together,” DeVeaux said. “It’s just a really cool vibe to be around. And there’s great street food.” DeVeaux points out the dynamic atmosphere during the Art Fair. “All of the streets are completely packed and there’s so much energy because everyone is going in between booths... it’s really bustling and everyone’s super interested in everything they’re going past.” Although the Fair can be a hindrance to local residents — streets close and traffic becomes nightmarish — the city puts on the Townie Street Party to thank locals for their patience and cooperation during the busy weekend. Still, the Fair’s lack of parking has become a joke in and of itself. “We have this poster in our family room that just has pictures of all the no parking signs from the Ann Arbor Art Fair. It’s a funny joke to us,” DeVeaux said. Nevertheless, she believes scarce parking and large crowds shouldn’t stop anyone from attending, explaining that “there’s really something for everyone,” making it one of the most exciting events in Metro Detroit all year.

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The message of O.J. By JASON ROWLAND Michigan in Color Managing Editor

I’m going to ask you three questions, and I need you to answer honestly. First, did you know that Black children are punished more often and more severely than their white classmates? Second, that Black borrowers are much less likely to be granted a loan than their white counterparts with similar credit scores? And third, that employers prefer applicants with “white”-sounding names over those with “Black”-sounding ones? If you’re like most Americans, you probably did know all of that. Those facts don’t surprise you in the slightest; they’re just a reality of life. And that is the problem. When those facts are given as simple statistics, they’re easy to ignore because of how commonly accepted they are — even for people who claim to care deeply about these issues. Yet when they’re packaged into other mediums, such as television, film or music, they’re denounced for mixing politics and entertainment. This creates a dilemma where these issues aren’t properly acknowledged because the “accepted” ways to discuss them are ineffective, but using other mediums (mainly, the arts) is deemed taboo. The good news is that breaking such “taboos” can create a dialogue that fights to tackle many of these issues. For example, I wouldn’t be writing this article if the response to Jay-Z’s “The Story of O.J.” — a song on the rapper’s album 4:44 that details the Black community’s struggles against poverty and racism — hadn’t been so negative. The bad news: in order for any good to come from these conversations, we must move past the hypocritical idea that one can claim to be a fan of Black artists yet turn them off when they start talking about Black issues. Especially when these “Black issues” are systemic problems of racism, segregation and discrimination — problems that require the attention of more than just the African American community. While “The Story of O.J.” has received a generally positive reception from music ritics, many casual listeners hold a much less favorable opinion of the song — with most finding offense in the song’s coarse language and frequent allusions to Black stereotypes. However, the detractors are offended for all of the wrong reasons. People need to be outraged that these problems exist, not by the way they’re being discussed by the victims. And, perhaps more importantly, people need to realize that the only reason these problems are being discussed so frankly in popular culture is because they’d otherwise continue to be swept under the rug and ignored. “Rich nigga, poor nigga, house nigga, field nigga / Still nigga,” a line from the “The Story of O.J,” sends the same message as “African Americans, regardless of their income levels or occupations, are discriminated against.” The difference is that one grabs your attention, while the other fades into the background as just another commonly accepted, if unfortunate, reality. To spark a discussion, we’ve given artists no choice but to use ostensibly provocative language. And by blaring Jay-Z when he raps about money and fame but muting him when he talks about real issues, you’re simply allowing these problems to continue unsolved by depriving them of the attention they deserve.

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If we’re ever going to address these massive issues about race and discrimination, we need to first have a conversation. And in order to have a conversation, we must be cognizant of the issues at hand. Since traditional facts and figures haven’t drawn enough attention, the only way to raise this awareness is through unsparing channels such as “The Story of O.J.” One of the great things about music is that it exposes listeners to cultures other than their own — and this cross-cultural exposure can change the world. However, this can only happen once people step out from the schoolhouse door and let the change in. For this to occur, we must be willing to listen and empathize with the experiences of artists without complaining, because if you get offended listening to them, just imagine how offended the artists get living those experiences every day.

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Health care town hall in Plymouth gives voice to Michiganders’ fears over ramifications of possible repeal of Obamacare Hundreds come to listen to Congressman Dan Kildee, State Representative Christine Greig, health care expert Charles Gaba field questions, hear stories from constituents in District 11 By ANDREW HIYAMA Summer Daily News Editor

Nearly 200 people attended a town hall on health care Sunday morning in Plymouth, hoping to receive answers on how their care would change under the Better Care Reconciliation Act, the GOP plan to repeal and replace the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act currently making its way through the Senate. The town hall was hosted by the 11th Congressional District’s chapter of Indivisible, a progressive activist group formed in response to the Trump administration. Fielding questions were Rep. Dan Kildee (D–Mich.), state Rep. Christine Greig (D–Farmington Hills) and Charles Gaba, an expert on health care who runs the website ACAsignups.net, which provides data on national health care. The version of the GOP bill that passed the House of Representatives in May was projected by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office to kick 14 million people off health insurance by next year and 23 million by 2026, which Kildee called a tragedy at the beginning of the town hall. “It’s a tragedy of human dimensions that is almost impossible to contemplate,” he said. Throughout the town hall, Kildee stressed that the impact of the BCRA would not be limited to just the tens of millions who would become uninsured because of it. Like it or not, Kildee said “we all pay for one another’s health care.” “The loss of access to preventive care simply means that as those individuals ultimately access the health care system, they will do it at a point in time when they are far more sick, when the cost will be a higher cost for a more serious disease and very likely

will result in care that is not compensated,” he said. “So what happens? All the costs that are not compensated are shifted. Shifted to people who have health insurance, or ultimately shifted to the biggest insurer, the United States government, through Medicare.” Under the BCRA, Medicare — the single-payer health insurance system managed by the federal government, benefitting U.S. citizens over the age of 65 — will become insolvent, Kildee said. In addition to the problems it would cause for those on Medicare, the bill, which puts a prohibition on funding for Planned Parenthood, would also severely reduce care for women, Greig and Kildee pointed out. “Whether we like it or not — and I don’t — the Hyde Amendment is still in effect that prevents federal dollars from being used for abortion services,” Kildee said. “But because Planned Parenthood provides a legal right to women to access those services and also provides other services, the 12 men in the senate who are making the decision about what this bill says have decided that women should not have that right. And that’s pathetic.” And though the Hyde Amendment bans federal funding of abortion services, as Kildee pointed out, abortion should be treated and funded as health care, Greig said. “Abortion is health care,” she said. “We can’t shy away from it. We are at the lowest levels of unintended pregnancies

right now, the lowest levels of STDs, teen pregnancies. And a lot of that has to do with the services provided by Planned Parenthood.” Kildee characterized the defunding of Planned Parenthood as governmental overreach by Republicans, calling them hypocrites.

as a pre-existing condition, they could say ‘nah, we’re not going to sign you up.’ “ But according to Gaba, one of the most important aspects of the BCRA was not what it would do to Obamacare, but what it would do to Medicaid, the governmentsponsored insurance program for low-resource individuals and families. According to the CBO reporton the BCRA, Medicaid spending would decrease by $772 billion over the next ten years. “The Medicaid impact is actually the larger story here,” Gaba said. “Around 75 million Americans are on Medicaid. The Senate bill not only repeals the expansion of Medicaid, but it also decimates standard Medicaid that has nothing to do with the ACA. This was supposed to be about repealing Obamacare, it was not supposed to decimate Medicaid as well.” In response to an audience member’s question about Democratic Party messaging, which the audience member said wasn’t bold enough and focused only on opposing Republicans, Kildee and Greig both said their long-term vision for health care was to have universal coverage. “I think we all have to acknowledge that in the last decade or so — even less than that — as a society, as a nation, we’ve made some progress on this question,” Kildee said. “Clearly, the passage of the ACA is a massive step forward. That’s not what I’m talking about. Just listen to the debate now as compared to the debate that took place under a decade ago. There’s

But because Planned Parenthood provides a legal right to women to access those services, the 12 men in the senate who are making the decision about what this bill says have decided that women should not have that right. And that’s pathetic.

“We have to make sure that we’re clear on what this is,” he said. “Remember that whole ‘if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor,’ and what they said about Obama when there were problems with that? They’re actually saying that you can only go to the health care provider that they approve of.” Gaba, whose website tracks data on the Affordable Care Act, explained some of the important changes that would take effect upon passage of the BCRA. “Under the ACA, insurance companies for all plans guaranteed issue. ‘Guaranteed issue’ means they have to sell a policy to you,” he said. “And that’s really important, because before the ACA, if you had a pre-existing condition, like, say, being pregnant, or having cancer, pretty much whatever the insurance company defined

an acknowledgement across much of the political spectrum that we have to get to universal coverage and that the federal government has to guarantee this right.” And coverage should not be dependent on your employment status, Greig said. “Back in the day, I used to put in payroll HR benefit systems for corporations, and I used to have to plug in the new charges every year for the plans so they could take the payroll deductions and all that, and I remember back then, just thinking ‘that is just nuts that we tie employment and health benefits together,’ “ she said. “We’ve gotta rethink this, and make sure that we have universal coverage and it’s not forced to be tied with employment.” Bob McCreevey, an audience member from Oakland County, said he had given his testimony on the pain he had been caused by privatization of health services at five different town halls, as well as before a committee in the state legislature. His son, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, had been in a support program for 12 years that kept him in a stable condition “beyond all belief,” McCreevey said. After the government voted to privatize the program, he said the annual cost of caring for his son increased from about $1,800 to $180,000. Testifying before the House committee, he said, he lost his faith in government. “It’s different when you hear it on the news,” he said. “When you sit in that room over there, on the third f loor of the Capitol, and you watch 20 Republicans, and it’s like pulling the strings on a Howdy-Doody: ‘yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.’ It’s disgusting. This is no longer America that I know. When we don’t take care of ‘of, by, and for the people,’ and the only thing we care about is the half of one percent that are running this country in a broken government.”

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Dakich to transfer to Ohio State Notebook: Wolverines enjoy

Former Michigan walk-on guard planned to finish his career at Quinnipiac, but Buckeyes coach needed backcourt help

afternoon with AS Roma ORION SANG

Senior Sports Editor

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Former Michigan guard Andrew Dakich will play for Ohio State as a graduate transfer next season.

JACOB SHAMES

Summer Managing Sports Editor

The Michigan men’s basketball team has seen a graduate transfer to a rival Big Ten school in each of the last two seasons. Forward Max Bielfeldt transferred to Indiana in 2015, and guard Spike Albrecht played his final season of college basketball at Purdue last season. That streak will continue this season with perhaps the most unlikely transfer yet. Monday, ESPN’s Jeff Goodman reported that former Wolverine guard Andrew Dakich will join Ohio State as a graduate transfer this season. The Buckeyes’ new head coach, Chris Holtmann, was looking to add backcourt help, and before taking the job at Ohio State had been recruiting Dakich to play for him at Butler.

A former walk-on, Dakich appeared in 49 games at Michigan and scored 22 points. He had planned to redshirt in both the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 seasons, but burned his redshirt both years due to an onslaught of injuries. As a junior in 2016, he played in 24 games and averaged 4.6 minutes per game. Dakich redshirted the entirety of last season. He was awarded a full scholarship for his final semester at Michigan, video of which went viral. Dakich had announced in May that he planned to finish his college basketball career at Quinnipiac. However, he was not admitted to the graduate journalism program he planned on enrolling in. Instead, he’ll be returning to the Big Ten, where he’ll have one season of eligibility remaining for Ohio State.

“I know I’ll get crushed by some fans and I get that”

As a graduate transfer, Dakich will be eligible to take the court for the Buckeyes immediately. “This was just the best opportunity for me, I know I’ll get crushed by some Michigan fans and I get that,” Dakich told Nick Baumgardner of MLive. com. “But if they put themselves in my shoes, I think a lot of people would have done the same thing.” While Dakich’s defection to the Wolverines’ fiercest rival is sure to rub some fans in the wrong way, that’s not the case with his former coach, John Beilein. “He was great, he understood my situation completely and I’ll actually be up there this week to work a camp for him,” Dakich told MLive. “There’s no bad blood at all. He’s happy for me to have this opportunity to play at Ohio State for a great coach he respects. And coach Holtmann had the same conversation with him. “This all happened about a week ago and coach Beilein was great. I have the utmost respect for him and he knows that.”

As much as he would’ve liked to play soccer Monday afternoon, Jim Harbaugh simply couldn’t. Bothered by a hip f lexor injur y suffered earlier this month while playing sof tball against staff and camp members at Camp Michigania, Harbaugh stood by the side and watched as members of the Michigan football team participated in soccer and football related activities with players from AS Roma, an Italian soccer club. During their trip to Rome in April, the Wolverines practiced at Roma’s facilities. Monday, the team’s manager, CEO and several players made their way to Ann Arbor to spend more time with Harbaugh and Michigan. Roma is slated to play against Paris Saint-Germain at Comerica Park Wednesday night — a matchup that Harbaugh said he is slated to attend. It was readily apparent that he has developed an appreciation for Roma — especially when it comes to members of the staff, who he spent much of Monday’s activities in spirited conversation with, and midfielder Kevin Strootman. Harbaugh bonded with Strootman over both his competitiveness and his return to top form after two ACL injuries. “You see how competitive (Strootman) is and I’m sure that bodes well for him in what he does playing football,” Harbaugh said. “It’s great to see the guys interact and have a little bit of fun.” Monday’s activities, in which Michigan and Roma players competed in several challenges, such as fielding punts, kicking field goals and scoring on penalty kicks, were some of the few remaining moments of

levity before the season starts. The Wolverines are set to break for fall camp July 31, and have been preparing with team and player-led workouts for much of the past couple months. It has been an eventf ul offseason, to say the least. Many of Michigan’s players lef t the countr y for the f irst time with the trip overseas before the entire team had all of May off to study abroad or pursue internships. Now, the Wolverines are ready, as Harbaugh has said before, to enter the submarine once again. “All deep breaths have been taken,” Harbaugh said. “Now it’s time to train and get ready for the season.” Johnson done with football at Michigan In April, Harbaugh left open the possibility for running back Drake Johnson to return for a sixth year on the team. Now, it appears Johnson’s decision is final, and he won’t be returning to the gridiron for the Wolverines. “ Dra ke Johnson is going to continue at Michiga n, he’s going to ta ke cla sses t his fa ll,” Ha rbaugh sa id Monday. “The latest is he’s not going to pa r ticipate in footba ll, he’s going to concent rate on t rack. He’ll be here for a not her yea r.” Johnson’s career at Michigan has been star-crossed, to say the least. He has suffered multiple ACL injuries that have taken him many months to recover from. Johnson was ready to return to the field last spring before yet another setback: He was run over by a forklift and suffered undisclosed injuries that kept him on the sidelines for months. In his career at Michigan, Johnson appeared in 25 games, tallying 641 rushing yards and eight touchdowns while catching seven passes for 107 yards and two touchdowns. See FOOTBALL, Page 12

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FOOTBALL From Page 11 Harbaugh supportive of Malone-Hatcher’s decision The Wolverines experienced a recent — and unexpected — departure from the team when freshman defensive end Corey Malone-Hatcher announced July 4 that he would be medically retiring from football. In a statement posted to Twitter, Malone-Hatcher cited an arduous and longerthan-expected recovery from an Achilles injury suffered during high school as the reason for taking a medical exemption. It was a decision that was made with input from Michigan’s training staff and doctors, and Harbaugh expressed his support for the decision Monday afternoon. “I support it from the standpoint of being very

supportive of what Corey and the doctors thought was best,” Harbaugh said. “... It’s a disappointment for his family, for him, for us coaches, for everybody concerned in terms of football, there (were) high hopes there. “But as he said — and I thought he said it very well — you can still get a great education, can still be a great Michigan man and be able to participate as a student-intern if he so chooses, so there’s other ways that he can contribute.” Malone-Hatcher, ranked as a four-star recruit according to 247Sports, enrolled early in January and took part in spring practices. He was not expected to contribute this year, though he would’ve had an opportunity to provide depth along a relatively young and inexperienced defensive line.

“In terms of football, there (were) high hopes there.”

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Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan football team participated in soccer and football related activities with soccer club AS Roma.

Michigan’s non-conference schedule released for 2017 season JACOB SHAMES

Summer Managing Sports Editor

The Michigan basketball team released its 2017 non-conference schedule Monday, a 13-game slate which features a trip to Hawaii for the Maui Invitational as well as a showdown with defending national champion North Carolina. Just as they did last season, the Wolverines will play only one exhibition game, on Nov. 3, against Division II opponent Grand Valley State. Michigan took on Armstrong State in an exhibition matchup in 2016. The Wolverines normally begin the regular season with less challenging competition: They took on mid-major opponents Howard and IUPUI last season, and faced Northern Michigan and Elon two years ago. Michigan will continue that trend this season, as it opens regular-season play against North Florida (Nov. 11), Central Michigan (Nov. 16) and Southern Mississippi (Nov. 19) — teams that combined to go 40-57 last season. Up next for the Wolverines is the Maui Invitational. The eight-

team tournament, which includes Michigan, California, Louisiana State, Marquette, Notre Dame, Virginia Commonwealth and Wichita State, as well as hosts Chaminade, will take place Nov. 20-22 at the Lahaina Civic Center. Michigan will play three games at the invitational, starting with a matchup against LSU. The Wolverines last competed in the Maui Invitational in 2011, placing third. Michigan has made the trip to Hawaii five previous times, and won the tournament in 1985 and 1988. This year’s Maui Invitational field includes five teams — Michigan, Marquette, Notre Dame, Virginia Commonwealth and Wichita State — that qualified for the NCAA Tournament last season. “The Maui Invitational is going to give us an early season challenge,” said Michigan coach John Beilein in a statement. “The trip will not only serve as a great bonding experience, but three games in three days against quality opponents will only serve us well preparing for the Big Ten and postseason.” Perhaps the biggest test for

the Wolverines will be the ACC/ Big Ten Challenge on Nov. 29. Michigan will travel to Chapel Hill, N.C. to take on defending national champion North Carolina. The Wolverines have a 2-3 all-time record against the Tar Heels. On Dec. 9, Michigan will play host to UCLA, who defeated the Wolverines in Los Angeles last December in the first game of the home-and-home series. The Bruins, who went 31-5 last season and bring in the No. 4 recruiting class in the country according to ESPN, should be another formidable test. Michigan’s toughest remaining non-conference game will likely come at Texas on Dec. 12, which is also the second half of a home-and-home series. The Longhorns struggled last season and finished just 11-22. However, their recruiting class — which includes five-star power forward Mo Bamba, who chose Texas over Michigan, Kentucky and Duke — is ranked fifth in the nation by ESPN. The Wolverines’ other nonconference games are against UC Riverside (Nov. 26), Detroit

Mercy (Dec. 16), Alabama A&M (Dec. 21) and Jacksonville (Dec. 30). The neutral-site showdown with the Titans might be the most meaningful: The Titans are led by former Michigan assistant coach Bacari Alexander, who is going into his second season as head coach, and the game will be the first college basketball game ever played at Little Caesar’s Arena, the newly built home of the NBA’s Detroit Pistons and the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings. Overall, the Wolverines’ nonconference schedule strength stacks up favorably to its 2016 slate. Including potential opponents in the Maui Invitational, Michigan’s opponents had an average KenPom rating — an advanced metric that measures a team’s strength — of 155, compared to 171 last season. The Wolverines are also likely to face at least three Top 25 teams in non-conference play, compared to just one such team last season. “We have always tried to schedule and play a competitive non-conference schedule,” Beilein said in a statement. “This season continues to live up to those expectations. We

are really looking forward to the challenge.” The 2017-2018 schedule comes with a few other changes compared to last season. The Big Ten Tournament will be held from Feb. 28-March 4 at Madison Square Garden in New York City — a week earlier than last season. As a result, Michigan will have a home and an away Big Ten game sometime between Dec. 1-Dec. 5. The Big Ten basketball schedules have not yet been released. These changes mean that the Wolverines will have played 15 games before New Year’s Day, a date by which they have usually played just 13 in years past. However, should Michigan qualify for the NCAA Tournament, it will have an extra week of rest, as the tournament does not begin until March 13. While the Wolverines’ schedule features its share of “cupcake” opponents, perennial powers such as North Carolina, Texas and UCLA and the Maui Invitational should bolster their strength-of-schedule and give them crucial experience against tough competition leading up to Big Ten play.