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LGBTQ-focused student groups provide community The organizations aim to promote welcoming environment, provide networking opportunities, resources across disciplines JENNIFER MEER Daily Staff Reporter

LGBTQ-focused student groups on campus aim to foster welcoming communities and enhance professional opportunities for LGBTQ individuals and allies, at several of the University of Michigan’s schools and colleges. Out in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Out for Business, and Outlaws are just three of the organizations with such missions. oSTEM New York Times columnist Manil Suri once asked, “Why is

science so straight?” He wrote while the statistics are difficult to find, an analysis by Rice University says the government-STEM field has 20 percent fewer LGBTQ workers than should be expected. Another study, in 2015, shows 43 percent of LGBTQ workers in the field are in the closet. Suri theorizes it could be because the culture of STEM suggests personal identity could interfere with neutrality. Engineering senior Caity Hines is on the executive board of oSTEM and President of Society of Women Engineers— an organization meant for LGBTQ students in STEM fields; she works in event planning and serves as a liaison between the group and other campus

organizations, as well as with the administration. The organization is registered through the College of Engineering, though it is open to people in STEM fields and beyond; it is also part of a national oSTEM organization. Hines said the group has a positive relationship with the Spectrum Center and the administration, especially as a result of an effort by the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative to “hear all voices” on campus. “I’ve had administrators ask specifically if somebody from oSTEM was going to be present at different meetings with other student organizations,” she said.

Hines explained how within the College of Engineering there are DEI-focused meetings that include oSTEM and other identity-based organizations. She specifically noted a meeting that occurred the day after racist and anti-Semitic emails were sent to University engineering and computer science students. Though not directly affecting the LGBTQ community, the email incident, Hines said, was addressed in an oSTEM meeting; she noted an intersectionality of identities in the group. “There has not been a lot of direct homophobia; it’s a lot more indirect — just attitudes — and then we have a fair number of

students of color in the org,” she said. “Last year the majority of our board was students of color. So the intersectionality … has played into our activity.” Currently, Hines said, there are 30 to 40 active members, which she noted is to be expected seeing as there are not a lot of people in STEM fields who are openly LGBTQ; however, she added low numbers can be difficult when trying to organize events. Engineering sophomore Jaim Befeler is a student from Costa Rica and member of the organization. He said the organization is important to him because in Costa Rica it is hard to be out and in the science field, and added Costa Rica

is a very conservative country. He learned of oSTEM at the annual Pride Outside event when he was a freshman. “Coming here and being able to have people understand me not only for my identity, also for what I love doing, it was really supportive and it … made me feel like I am not alone,” he said. Befeler, who is studying computer engineering, noted one feature of the organization that has been an asset to him is the academic support. “It was really, really nice when I started coming to the meetings and having discussions and having people that told me, ‘If you need help in your class I can help,’ or See ORGS, Page 3

Professors consider tech displacement SACUA Kid Rock condemns in employment, concerns with ethics responds to

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Event outlines possibilities of new advancements, unique career changes with robots

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Imagine a world in which new careers and those that are unheard of today, exist, and those careers that exist today are no longer available. A world where robots have complete control of certain occupations, and where humans have the opportunity to implant knowledge into their brains through the use of technological advancements. On Monday evening, Dr. Kevin LaGrandeur, a professor of English at the New York Institute of Technology, addressed these possibilities to a crowd of about 100 students, faculty and community members as part of the Science, Technology and Public Policy Lecture Series. LaGrandeur, along with James J. Hughes, wrote “Surviving the Machine Age: Intelligent Technology and the Transformation of Human Work,” a book describing how an increase in technology may influence employment in future years. These spurts of technology advancement are not new to society, LaGrandeur explained. In the 1960s, the automobile industry underwent a change in which industrial robots began displacing workers. “Now this process is affecting jobs in a much

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At its first meeting of the academic year, the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs passed a resolution condemning the recent anti-Latino graffiti incident, when hate messages were spray painted on the Rock, a campus landmark at the intersection of Hill Street and Washtenaw Avenue on Aug. 31. The resolution — which passed by a narrow 4-7 margin — states SACUA’s support for Latino community members, their devotion to the equity and inclusion of all ethnic communities, and denounced any acts of hate or messages targeting any ethnic or national community. However, despite their unanimous condemnation of the bias incident, the members of SACUA were split over the language of the resolution. In a debate among SACUA members about the wording of the resolution, Michael Atzmon, a professor of nuclear engineering and radiological sciences who See SACUA, Page 3

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broader way, not just in the working classes, but even in the middle and upper-middle classes,” LaGrandeur said. “This process in technological displacement is accelerating.” Among the most notable of displacements include a farm in Japan completely managed by robots, an Australian robot with the capability of laying bricks at about 20 times faster than a human in the

construction industry, bionic bartenders on several Royal Caribbean cruise ships and a restaurant in Japan capable of quickly making ramen dishes for customers. LaGrandeur continued by showing audience members a chart displaying the probabilities of robots taking over certain careers in the next 20 years. The four careers with the highest probabilities

included telemarketers, with a 99 percent chance of being replaced, accountant and auditors at 94 percent, retail salesperson with 92 percent and technical writers at 89 percent. He also described the more recent virtual reality real estate tours, in which prospective buyers can look through 3D glasses at real estate, even at buildings that See ROBOTS, Page 3

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Kevin Lagrandeur, professor at the New York Institute of Technology and Fellow of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technology, presents on the history of technological displacement of workers in Weiss Hall Monday afternoon.

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It’s been quite a month for Kid Rock. The rock star and Michigan native has become embroiled in a slew of controversies lately, as he has been criticized as the opening-night choice for the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan and accused of violating campaign law. The singer released an official statement on his Facebook page Monday morning to address his adversaries. “People! Pay NO attention to the garbage the extreme left is trying to create! (and by the way, f—- the extreme left and the extreme right!),” Kid Rock, whose real name is Robert Ritchie, wrote on Facebook. Controversy arose when Sam Riddle, political director of the Michigan National Action Network, criticized the Red Wings in an interview with the Detroit Free Press for admonishing a white supremacy group who paraded with the team’s logo but still booking Kid Rock, who used See KID ROCK, Page 3

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ON THE DAILY: PREHISTORIC DAY AT THE BIG HOUSE It seems that last Saturday’s football game will go down as pre-historic. Fans watched in awe at halftime as the Michigan Marching Band was accompanied by a pack of people in Tyrannosaurus rex costumes, dancing to the band’s rendition of the theme song from “Jurassic Park.” The dancing dinos were part of a larger show from the marching band, where they debuted the new college band master series from composers John Williams and Hal Leonard. In addition to the “Jurassic Park” theme song, the series includes the main title from “Star Wars” and “Adventures on Earth” from the finale of “E.T.” Fans loved it, some hailing it as one of the best halftime shows they’d ever seen. The band was proud of their

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performance as well. According to Engineering sophomore Jack Teener, they practiced for about two weeks to get the dance just right, but only had one full dress rehearsal with the T-rex dancers in costume. The band knows its set a high bar for itself, but Teener is optimistic the rest of the season will be just as great. “One thing that was kind of different about that show is that we had a lot more time to put it all together,” he said. “But I think it’s always gonna be great.” The show gained national attention, and news outlets such as ESPN and USAToday published videos of the T-rex portion of it on their websites. Michigan fan Janine Kerr summed it up with her tweet on Saturday. - MAYA GOLDMAN

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Zalewski is involved with research in driver behavior and Daily Staff Reporter trust with autonomous vehicles. She shared her hopes for the legislation’s impact in the real The House of Representatives world. unanimously passed a bill “This could reduce distracted that will pave the way for driving, drunk driving or texting advancements in self-driving and driving,” Zalewski said. “The automobile technology. The University of Michigan and Mcity bill, titled the “Safely Ensuring are definitely playing a big role Lives Future Deployment and in developing these self-driving Research in Vehicle Evolution cars.” Act” or the “SELF DRIVE Act,” The SELF DRIVE Act has was supported by Rep. Debbie important implications for the Dingell, D-Mich. and sponsored University’s campus, such as by Rep. Robert Latta, R-Ohio. research institute Mcity. The SELF DRIVE Act aims Director of Mcity Huei Peng to advance safety by prioritizing believes the SELF DRIVE Act the protection of consumers and is important for the research reaffirming the role of federal institute. and state governments in the “Many of the laws in the past future self-driving technology. were developed based on the The Energy and Commerce belief that the vehicle is driven Committee’s website read the by a human operator, but as we Sudoku Syndication legislation will “update the are developing new technology federal motor vehicle safety and some of the language used in these rules may no longer apply,” Peng said. “I think for the research community that is working on automated vehicles, certainty this is a very important, positive step HARD forward.” According to Peng, there are three levels of autonomous vehicles: Guardian, which acts as a last resort for safety in case a driver is distracted; Co-pilot, which features cruise control and a constant safe distance between cars; and Chauffeur, which is a completely driverless vehicle. The benefits of self-driving cars are numerous. According to a study from the Eno Center for Transportation, if 90 percent of cars were autonomous, as many as 21,700 lives could be saved per year in addition to the $447 billion in economic benefits. “Safety is number one, because today there is plenty of evidence that today’s drivers are © sudokusolver.com. For personal use only. getting more distracted: people puzzle by sudokusyndication.com BACK TO SCHOOL keep talking on their phones, See SELF DRIVING, Page 3

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MATT VAILLIENCOURT/Daily Members of University ROTC groups stand around the American flag in remembrance of the 9/11 terrorist attacks 17 years ago on the Diag Monday.

KID ROCK From Page 1 to use Confederate flags in his performances, as the first performer to play at their new arena. “So the Red Wings will open their new arena in Detroit next month with Kid Rock, a known lover of the Confederate Flag, a hate symbol; now the Wings wonder why and object to white supremacists using the Wings logo?” Riddle said. A second issue involves Ritchie’s anticipated run for US Senate, which he has has been talking about since early July, when he launched a website devoted to his candidacy. Although the site sells merchandise emblazoned with campaign slogans and “Kid Rock ‘18 For US Senate,” Ritchie has not yet formally declared his candidacy. Scandal broke earlier this month after non-partisan watchdog group Common Cause filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, claiming that Kid Rock had broken the law by acting as a Senate candidate without registering as one. Ritchie took to Facebook to respond to these criticisms. “Pretty funny how scared I have them all and their only agenda is to try and label people / me racist who do not agree or cower to them!!” Ritchie wrote. “No one had a word to say when we sold out the 6 shows at LCA back in January! My track record in Detroit and Michigan speaks for itself, and I would dare anyone talking trash to put theirs up against mine. I am also a homeowner

ROBOTS From Page 1 do not yet exist. One of the main causes of these transformations, LaGrandeur explained, involves humans’ inability to work as quickly or as cheaply as robots. A sort of repeat of the events of the Gilded Age, those with low wage jobs are at the highest risk. “In terms of sheer productivity, humans can’t keep up with computers and robots, and even when they can, all things being equal, machines and digital implements are often more convenient and cheaper,” he said. Although long-term issues do arise, LaGrandeur stated the short-term concerns facing the human workforce will require the most attention. Potential solutions featured in

SACUA From Page 1 voted against the resolution, emphasized the importance of sending a broad message to include all ethnic communities. “Discrimination takes many forms, so (the resolution) shouldn’t be narrow,” Atzmon said. A counterpoint came from Dave Wright, SACUA senate assembly member and associate professor of accounting, saying that the statement should be left as was presented Monday evening. “I actually like this one better the way it stands,” Wright said.

and taxpayer in the city of Detroit, so suck on that too. I am the bonified (sic) KING OF DETROIT LOVE and it makes me smile down deep that you haters know that! Your jealousy is merely a reflection of disgust for your own failures and lack of positive ideas for our city.” There was no explicit mention of his Senate run or its surrounding controversy in the statement, though people did not shy away from it in the comments section. “I’m not in Michigan so I can’t vote for you, but I stand with you & support you 100%! #KidRock4Senate You are a true, blue American, you love this country, you love your city, you love your state and you are FOR the people! Keep doin’ you, boo! #KidRockNation,” one fan commented. Ritchie, whose Little Caesars Arena shows begin Tuesday night, decided to end his post on a positive note. “There is so much to be thankful for and so many positive things going on in and around our city / state that we need not let these handful of jerks sway that in any way,” he wrote. “I know I should probably not even have posted anything about these bottom feeders but I will always stand up for myself, my family, my friends, my fans, my city, my state, my country and the good in human nature!” He then finished off the statement with an emphatic post-script, in referencing to allegations that Kid Rock was offending Black Americans and Black culture with his support of the Confederate flag. “P.P.P.P.P.S. I LOVE BLACK PEOPLE!!”

“Surviving the Machine Age” include a better education on jobs robots cannot complete, shortening the workweek to 30 hours, having a basic income guarantee, instituting micro-fees to compensate for micro-incomes, implementing a tax for businesses that make use of robots and developing technology for the economically disadvantaged. Casey Pierce, an assistant professor in the School of Information, commentated on the event and explained her thoughts of the issue specifically in terms of health care. She described the possibility of replacing in-office eye exams with those taken on a smartphone, and the effects these exams might have on patients. “I asked my optometrist last week his thoughts on this, kind of knowing what his response was going to be, and he told me

“I think it’s tighter, more direct to the event that happened on August 31st.” University President Mark Schlissel, who attended the meeting, discussed how to motivate students to see each other as one community rather than their specific identities when these events occur. He also asked SACUA members for advice on how to best reach out to the student body in response to similar incidents. “It feels like I only reach out to (students) when there is a crisis,” Schlissel said. “I’m thinking about ways to truly purposefully promote conversation about these issues in the absence of an inciting

‘Don’t worry, I’ve been through that, it’s going to be fine;’ it was a sense of relief, so it was really, really nice for me,” he said. LSA sophomore Allie Batka is studying chemistry and is also a member of the organization; she echoed Befeler’s comment, saying she likes having role models who can relate to her experiences. “For me, it was also important to have role models who are also queer and in STEM — the upperclassmen, the board leaders and also the graduate students in the program,” she said. “For me, I found out about oSTEM before freshman year actually, because I had asked around about LGBTQ+ orgs on campus and somebody mentioned oSTEM and it sounded perfect for me, because I’m studying chemistry and I’m queer.” Batka said she has made a lot of friends in the organization. She said she has also tried to bring friends from outside the group to oSTEM meetings. In terms of collaboration, the group coordinates several events with other student organizations, such as Out for Business, Outlaws and Out in Public, as well as with other identity-based engineering organizations, such as Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and the National Society of Black Engineers. In addition to the annual Pride Outside event, which took place last week, oSTEM and many other LGBTQ groups participate in the Autumn Pride and Winter Pride events — mixers for anyone who identifies as queer, including staff, faculty and alumni. Additionally, there are networking dinners in the fall and winter terms, at which representatives from big companies like Google and Microsoft — most of whom identify as LGBTQ — come to the University to meet with students and discuss internships, their jobs, and the environment at their companies. Outlaws Second year law student Joel Richert is the co-chair of Outlaws, the LGBTQ affinity group in the Law School. The group engages in mentorship and outreach with incoming law students and those on campus; it also partners with firms to give law students a sense of what it is like to be openly LGBTQ in the field of law and similar professions. “LGBTQ+ — while there is more visibility than there was 10 years ago or 20 years ago — it’s still sort of a diversity position to be gay and to be out in law,” Richert said. The group hosts a weekly pro bono clinic in Ann Arbor, as well as a Know Your Rights project for transgender outreach, name-change clinics, as well as general legal services and advice for queer, nongender binary individuals. According to Richert, the group’s email list has about 180 people; Richert noted not all of them are LGBTQ-identifying. Richert said the administration at the Law School works with Outlaws to do recruiting for the Law School, and provides the organization a lot of support. He said recently two of the organization’s

it was the most ridiculous thing that I could ever think about doing when I really just needed to get a new prescription for a new box of contacts,” she said. She also discussed her own work in regard to new technological advancements, and questioned those that could replace tasks she has such as grading papers. “What does my occupation as a professor mean when I’m delegating some of my work to technology?” she asked. Yu-Ming Chen, a master’s student in the College of Engineering, attended the talk as part of Michigan Robotics to learn more about the issue from a public policy aspect. “Everybody’s not sure about what the future is going to be,” he said. “I’m surprised that there’s some technology that can implant knowledge into your brain and you can learn it very quickly.”

event so that we can promote a shared sense of responsibility for how to react when something bad does happen. I haven’t done an adequate job at this.” Schlissel also discussed the University’s policy on sexual misconduct and its plan to keep the current policy with no changes. “There is no reason to alter our policy because we think it is a stable policy,” Schlissel said. “We’d like to keep things in place for a few years, two to three years, and gain experience with it and criticism of it and then modify it based on this experience.” Schlissel highlighted a part of this policy, which offers a

Tuesday, September 12, 2017 — 3 administrators from the Admissions Office and Office of Student Life at the Law School left to take other positions. Currently, the organization is working with the administration to select someone to take over those positions; Richert said the administration has been great about including Outlaws members in the interview process. “The administration works with a lot with affinity groups to make sure the campus is diverse and that we’re having visibility in the Law School,” he said. Richert said the organization does not do much work with the wider University administration, as the Law School is somewhat secluded, though it does collaborate with other LGBTQ organizations like oSTEM and Graduates Out in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. “One of the things we want to work on this year is becoming more integrated with the larger University community,” he said. He said it would be nice to have a little more contact with the other graduatelevel programs on campus; however, he noted the Law School is such an intense experience that it makes sense to have a more confined group. Richert said the organization maintains positive relations with the student body in that many of its events are offered to all students. “I think both the student body and the Law School and the faculty have been really great, and they definitely see Outlaws and LGBTQ+ diversity at the Law School as central to the mission of the administration and the school’s mission,” he said. Out for Business Out for Business serves as the LGBTQ student association at the Ross School of Business. Rackham student Sean Pavlik, who is pursuing an MBA at the Business School and an MS degree at the School for Environment and Sustainability, is on the leadership board of the organization. The organization operates at the graduate and undergraduate level to foster understanding, professional development and advocacy of LGBTQ issues for the business community, according to Pavlik. Pavlik said the organization’s membership consists of more than 100 LGBTQ-identifying people as well as allies who do not fall under the LGBTQ category but are still supportive of the community. “Some of the items are specifically geared toward our LGBTQ+ members such as professional development and recruiting efforts, considering it’s a professional degree program, but a large component of what we do is engaging that larger community — understanding that the LGBTQ+ population at any school, but of course at Ross, as well, is a relatively small percentage,” he said. “We view our mission as not just supporting dialogue and community for that smaller group but for the larger Ross community as well.” Pavlik said the group also has DEI staff at the Business School with whom they work to put together ally training as

SELF DRIVING From Page 2 texting and checking things,” Peng said. “The beauty of robots is that they are very consistent; they don’t get distracted and won’t have road rage.” Lives aren’t the only thing saved with more autonomous vehicles on the road; the economic and social benefits of these vehicles have potential to make a significant difference in the nation’s economy. In 2014, the U.S. spent about $871 billion a year in economic loss and due to automobile accidents, with $277 billion being allocated for economic costs and $594 billion attributed to the “loss of life and the pain and decreased quality of life because of injuries.” LSA senior Enrique Zalamea, president of the University’s chapter of College Republicans, said the SELF DRIVE Act could

mechanism for those accused of sexual misconduct to appeal. According to Schlissel, this step requires all evidence on file of a sexual misconduct incident be sent to a retired federal judge. Schlissel also emphasized the importance of a fair and balanced disciplinary process. He assured that the University’s Title IX officers have the utmost training on the University’s policies surrounding sexual misconduct to ensure due process of these incidents. “The ultimate solution will not come from us around the table … it has to come from the next generation of students themselves,” Schlissel said. “It

part of National Coming Out Week; they organize an event where they focus on coming out stories, at which students tell of the time they identified themselves as LGBTQ to their families or friends. Pavlik said the group has a positive relationship with the administration at the Business School, and seeks to engage the DEI chair at the Business School in the coming year to educate the larger Business School community on its work. Pavlik said he couldn’t recall a negative incident of negativity that the group had to address within the University community; he said he is proud of Out for Business for standing with groups on campus that may be targeted, as a result of diversity issues. Pavlik said he thinks the organization provides an important network. “I found that being involved in clubs such as Out for Business has been a really great way to develop those connections, both for friendship and community, as well as professionally, and understanding some of those opportunities and learning from each (other’s) professional experiences, thinking about being a graduate professional-level program, that’s definitely part of the club,” he said. Pavlik said one aspect of the group, being affiliated with the Business School is that it participates in a national LGBTQ conference, called Reaching Out MBA. “That’s a great professional opportunity for members of the LGBTQ+ MBA community to come together and network with companies and understand more what it’s like to be an out professional in the business world,” he said. Noting the LGBTQ community may be considered a minority group in the business world, Pavlik said visibility is extremely important. He said the number of open LGBTQ CEOs is very small. Pavlik said the group strives for visibility, seeing as most individuals in the Business School do not identify as LGBT; he added it is important for allies of the LGBT community to understand the complexity of navigating the business environment for LGBT-identifying people. In 2014, Apple CEO Tim Cook became the first openly gay CEO at Fortune 500 company. In a 2016 list of the most powerful LGBT executives in the world from Business Insider, Gigi Chao — vice chairman of Cheuk Nang Holdings, a property management company in Hong Kong — topped the list. Also on the list was Stacey Friedman, general counsel at JP Morgan Chase; in 2016, she won a case to overturn a ban on gay adoption. Jonathan Mildenhall — the chief marketing officer at Airbnb — made the list as well. In the past five years, Pavlik said Out for Business has seen a lot of growth in membership and activity, especially as a result of increased engagement in the BBA community; Pavlik said undergraduate students at the Business School have reached out to bring the group to the undergrad level. “(We’re) just seeing a lot of growth in visibility and support in the past several years at Ross,” he said. “I’m definitely proud to be a Ross student and proud of the support that our group receives and the role our group plays on campus.”

positively benefit the country. “The U.S. spends so much money on car crashes in terms of the property damage of highways, insurance and health care as well; the total social costs is around $800 billion,” Zalamea said. “Selfdriving cars would be incredibly beneficial to the economy, because of their cost-saving benefits to the government who spends so much money.” Public Policy junior Lauren Schandevel, communications director of the University’s chapter of College Democrats, who is also a columnist for the Daily, also said she endorses the benefits of autonomous vehicles. “I’m happy to see a bipartisan commitment to monitor and improve advanced technology,” Schandevel wrote. “If all goes well, this technology will hopefully make the city safer.” Dingell said the legislation also seeks to make transportation more accessible for the elderly and the

disabled, two groups of people whose needs are sometimes unmet due to unavailability or high costs of adequate transportation. A driverless shuttle service will be a feature of North Campus. Automated pizza delivery cars have also found their way into the Mcity Test Facility, and 1,500 vehicles have been deployed through connected infrastructure in Ann Arbor with the hope of studying the impact these connected technologies have on congestion and pedestrian safety. Zalamea mentioned how he thinks University students could directly benefit from more autonomous vehicles being on the road. “I think this would be a big benefit for students, especially with making shuttles more efficient,” Zalamea said. “As a freshman, I remember always waiting for the Bursley-Baits bus at night, and I think autonomous shuttles could make this more efficient.”

has to be a social enforcement of a set of standards and mutual respect in how people treat each other … I think that has the best chance of really turning (sexual misconduct) around.” In the final portion of the meeting, SACUA members unanimously voted to reinstate the Tri-Campus Task Force — a faculty board of representatives from all three University campuses with an aim of improving faculty governance structures at the Flint and Dearborn campuses — for another academic year. Mechanical engineering professor William Schultz, SACUA senate assembly immediate past chair, raised concerns about the

task force not meeting regularly. He further proposed the motion to reinstate the Tri-Campus Task Force for another year. “My concern is that the TriCampus Task Force did not meet regularly, so I am asking for it to be reconstituted with only faculty assembly members so that it can meet at least briefly before or after assembly meetings,” Schultz said. According to Robert Ortega, SACUA senate assembly chair and associate professor of social work, two faculty assembly representatives from each of the three campuses will form a task force of six members and will be required to meet either before or after every assembly.

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Our great American opportunity

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he rise of the internet has ushered in an age of enhanced interconnectedness. New innovations like social media and smartphones link individuals in ways previously unimaginable. Advances in technology have allowed us to connect digitally across states, countries and continents. With social media and smartphones, the American people can share opinions, debate issues and achieve unprecedented progress. But we’re failing to take advantage of it, as we’re more divided now than ever. A Pew Research Center report in January found that 95 percent of Americans now own a cellphone, and 77 percent carry around a smartphone — up from 35 percent in 2011. The proportion of internet users in the United States is even higher: currently at 88 percent and rising every year. The digitalization of the United States has completely shifted its socioeconomic landscape, and it has brought people together like never before. High school classmates used to wait 10 years to catch up after graduation; now, they can learn about one another’s lives daily through Facebook. The iPhone makes texting easy; a quick conversation with a cousin on the other side of the country is only a few clicks away. And these examples are old news — innovations like driverless cars and the cloud will pull Americans even closer together. In fact, it’s unlikely the accelerating pace of connectivity will slow down. According to Moore’s law, which states the power of microchips doubles every two years, it is only going to keep speeding up. Moore’s law is why we’re in this moment right now, and it’s why we’re going to continue on a breakneck rate of digitalization — and connectivity — for the foreseeable future. Highpowered computing means high-speed communications with significantly more

people. So what’s the use of digitalization and its greatest outcome, connectivity? At a conference in 1994, the late historian William H. McNeill expressed his belief that the primary engine of history is contact with strangers holding unfamiliar skills and notions. He believed in the importance of “our capacity to invent new ideas, practices and institutions.” Further, he said invention “… flourished best when contacts with strangers compelled different ways of thinking. ...” McNeill’s hypothesis has a renewed gravity in 2017: There has never been a better time for new inventions and new ideas, because there has never been a period in human history steeped in so much contact with strangers — the kind of contact that induces new and different thinking. In short, digitalization breeds connectivity, and connectivity drives history through new ideas. So why then are we becoming more politically divided? Political parties are racing to the extremes, and Americans are following, hurdling toward the far left or the far right and dismissing any opportunities for compromise and understanding. How could this be? Much has been said about social media’s apparently negative impact on society. Prof. Edward Mendelson of Columbia University has written about the internet’s role in making our lives more public but less authentic and connected. Virginia Heffernan, in her book “Magic and Loss,” postulates that social media has become a platform for celebrating ourselves rather than starting a dialogue. Even former President Barack Obama has weighed in on the pitfalls of social media. Just before the election he said Facebook and Twitter have served to deepen political divisions. These theories, though valid, simply define the dilemma. Our task is to use our newfound connectivity to actually connect.

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Need another reason to think we have to start embracing connectedness? The Islamic State group lives and breathes on it; the terror group likely wouldn’t be relevant if it didn’t take advantage of digitalization — particularly through social media — to inspire jihadists around the globe. ISIS, unlike al-Qaida and the terror groups before it, deploys a strategy dependent less on control and more on rousing potential terrorists to do damage. Thus, jihadists have employed the digital age better than we have. Terrorists have adapted. The American people haven’t. We need to embrace the opportunity that interconnectedness presents. In a country that has worked to fight racism, sexism and homophobia (and made great strides in each of those battles, notwithstanding different setbacks), one of our biggest issues now is that we can’t be around people who disagree with us. We’re stuck in silos, even though digitalization makes building bridges easier than ever before. The choice between coming together and running apart will help define our country’s standing in an increasingly digital world. With globalization at full speed, doing nothing will only cause the United States to fail. Silencing the opposition by muting, blocking or unfollowing on social media won’t make us any better at understanding and compromising. We need social media to act as our friend: Facebook and Twitter should be geared toward conversation and the collective construction of ideas. After all, this is the purpose of the age in which we’re living — one of newfound influences, networks and platforms. This is the Age of Connectivity. It’s time we start taking advantage of it.

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recent article in The Atlantic is titled, “Why Won’t Trump Call Out Radical White Terrorism?” Another from Fortune states, “The Charlottesville Car Attack Was Terrorism. It’s Dangerous to Call It Anything Else.” Even Jeff Sessions said, “It (Charlottesville) does meet the definition of domestic terrorism in our statute.” Repeatedly over the week after the Charlottesville attack, where white supremacists came to protest the removal of a Confederate statue that eventually led to violence, Republican and Democratic politicians were quick to condemn the “both sides” narrative by President Donald Trump during his press conference. Some minds were especially angry that he couldn’t condemn domestic terrorism. Across the spectrum, these attacks were seen as terrorism, but most were baff led by the fact that others were unable to condemn the acts immediately. Even among those who eventually did see James Alex Fields Jr. drive into the crowd of counterprotesters, it still took even longer to realize that in fact, this was an act of terror. Domestic terrorism isn’t new. It occurred early in our nation’s history, and even as recently as Aug. 6, when writer Wajahat Ali tweeted: “A Minnesota mosque was bombed. That’s terrorism. You won’t see it on the headline news. It’s not trending. Wonder why.” This lack of a clear definition of terrorism is more common than we might think, but instead of being dumbfounded and irate on this lack of action against domestic terrorism in Charlottesville, I stepped back and began to ask questions. Moreover, I asked why we struggle with defining domestic terrorism, be it perpetuated by white supremacy or other hate groups. In my introspection, I found issues of legal debate. But more importantly, I think that there is a nuance that we seem to be missing in our collective analysis of our legal system and we aren’t delving into a psychological issue in America’s conscience. In the Patriot Act, domestic terrorism is defined as any act “dangerous to human life” or actions that “appear to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; to inf luence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping.” This language seems to obviously describe the behavior of the white supremacists in Charlottesville, but I think

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this phrasing is a bit broad. Now I know many people would say otherwise, but uniquely, there is noticeably not a specific group being targeted in this language. With regards to international terrorism, this is defined significantly clearer. In the wake of 9/11, a joint resolution, titled the “Authorization for Use of Military Force,” came into effect. It reads that the “President is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001.”

It is much easier to build these capricious mental walls externally.

We know what groups (al-Qaida and the Taliban) and individuals (Osama bin Laden) perpetrated the attacks on 9/11. We understand the actions and ideologies that those entities support. And we are quick to define it in our legal code. Though the “Authorization for Use of Military Force” has broad language as well, this glaringly shows we have an issue recognizing, discussing and naming domestic terrorism, be it white supremacists or any other hate group. More importantly, domestic terrorism is actually not a crime in the United States. Why? Because domestic terrorism as a charge does not exist. Almost always, such acts are charged as hate crimes, which in most states are felonies. However, this furthers the issue that we can’t define domestic terrorism because it isn’t technically a crime in the first place — it’s never specifically stated as such. Nonetheless, these issues in our legal code I think guide us to the real issue. This broad language is the byproduct of a deeper problem, and we as humans are not cognizant enough to recognize this f law. Humans, on a psychological basis, love to mentally categorize. It is how our memory works. Robert Sapolsky, a Stanford neuroendocrinologist, explains that putting explanations, facts and opinions into clean, established boxes has advantages: We can

remember the content of those explanations and opinions. But as humans, we struggle with realizing that those “walls” of categorization are highly arbitrary. Once some arbitrary boundary exists, we often become enamored with its importance, impeding our ability to question, contemplate, debate and challenge those explanations. This mental processing does not exclude our collective American conscience. It is much easier to build these capricious mental walls externally, but examining our internal walls can be unpleasant. This is exactly the root of the issue. The “Authorization for Use of Military Force” clause describes this ability to “externally define” quite well. When there is an enemy, often across an ocean and a continent, the boundaries are clear. It’s us versus them. Borders aren’t necessarily arbitrary, but the belief that human psycholog y varies vastly across countries is, in my view, false. When confronted with issues about our own well-being, too often we can’t seem to describe our problems. This is due to the fact that we put boundaries around our nation’s conscience so as to insulate its importance, rendering our ability for a collective introspection divisive and combative. It is almost as if we, as a country, act as one person. It’s much easier to notice the f laws and positives around us (the United States vs. the world), but requiring us to question our own individual “greatness” is far more arduous. When defining the actions against a mosque in the United States, or the attack in Charlottesville, these despicable events occur within our “walls.” When senators and representatives from both sides commented that Trump easily utters the words “radical Islamic terror” but struggles to declare domestic terrorism, I know he isn’t alone. Many struggle with these comments, mostly due to the fact that when recognizing a f law in the societal conscience, it is tedious and painful. We can’t think about why domestic terrorism charges don’t exist, but international terrorism charges do. We can’t analyze why it’s easy to “preach” on terrorism abroad, but not internally. Only when we, as a nation, can mutually recognize our illogical boundary, can we define white supremacy as a terrorist group, in addition to being a group simply of hate. David Kamper can be reached at dgkamper@umich.edu.

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Police violence versus free speech

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n the Statement article, “Free Speech in the Ivory Tower,” the author states “According to University spokesperson Rick Fitzgerald, the University has a high bar for when to intervene in protests, and has not done so in recent memory.” This is untrue. On Nov. 30, 2006, the University violently intervened in a protest of a speech at the Michigan League by Raymond Tanter, a proponent of regime change in Iran. The University brought in Ann Arbor Police Department to assist. Officers injured three people. One person required transport to the University of Michigan Emergency Department with a head injury after being thrown to the f loor and nearly asphyxiated. As

with many high-profile cases, on to bring criminal charges such as that of Eric Garner, against five. Although four the protester would call out, agreed to plea bargains, this “I can’t breathe,” before writer struggled to prove her becoming unconscious. Had innocence and after a six-day I, as a physician on the scene, trial was acquitted. The city of not spoken up to persuade Ann Arbor eventually settled the University officers to my first and fourth amendment stop, the protester could have case against the AAPD officer been yet another victim of who assaulted me. Fitzgerald’s fatal positional asphyxiation above statement misleads by cops. Emergency medical readers to believe that the technicians were summoned University would never violate and administered inappropriate the constitutional right to free and punitive measures, causing expression. The violent attack me again to speak up to get on political protesters on Nov. them to stop. This provoked 30, 2006, and its aftermath a violent assault by an Ann prove otherwise. Arbor Police Department cop, reminiscent of a recent attack on a nurse for trying to protect a patient. Cops arrested three Catherine Wilkerson is a alum of the protesters that night and went University of Michigan School of Public Health

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The National’s newest testifies to age, memory rest of the record in its bluesy aggression and dueling guitars. Managing Arts Editor But then, there’s a step back. It has been a while since we’ve heard the band do rock ‘n’ roll. The first time I heard The The drum and electric heavy National I was sitting in my sound of Boxer and Alligator dad’s car. We had just left have finally returned to us after Barnes & Noble, where he the melancholy of High Violet had spent hours and Trouble Will pouring over the Find Me. Sleep Well music and video Yet Berninger Beast section, making is still brooding. careful selections, It’s easy to The National then returning, dismiss The then selecting National as a sad 4AD again. It was a band, but it’s more time when Barnes accurate to say & Noble’s vast supply of albums they’re a reflective one. Their in countless genres still served songs and music present easily a purpose; it was a time before interchangeable reflections on iTunes streamed and Spotify their personal lives as well as robbed. You had to use the our current political climate. scanners propped up next to a Sleep Well Beast, after all, was pair of headphones to listen to a co-written with Berninger’s preview of an album. wife Carin Besser. Events that I don’t remember what my unfold over the course of the winnings from the Barnes & songs like “Guilty Party” and Noble trip were. But my dad’s “Carin at the Liquor Store” blasted through the speakers concern real and fictionalized on the drive home, the next accounts of their relationship. morning on the way to school, But they also concern us and the next week, month and so the world. They concern real on. When the first notes of High and fake news. Violet’s intro track “Terrible In a recent interview with Love” hit me, it was straight in The Atlantic, Berninger talked the chest. And as a result, the about this specific overlap in songs and the album became his songs: “Politics is personal. inescapable. I don’t understand why people High Violet has carried me separate love and politics in through so much of my life. their art — and I don’t know who It’s the record I play when I does. We don’t expect people want someone else to put words who write novels to be like, to what I’m feeling, when I ‘Oh, this chapter is the political want singer Matt Berninger’s chapter and over here is the mumblings to carry me through love chapter.’ Somewhere along the day or the month or the the line, musicians felt it was year. My sister would blast uncool to be political. It never “Bloodbuzz Ohio” every time made any sense to me. Who’s we hit the highway in Buffalo, cooler than Nina Simone?” returning home after months There is an inescapable tie in Michigan. I carried my between love and politics in record player into my room these songs. Most evidently, on a shitty day last year and this is heard on “Walk It Back” played “Lemonworld” at top which has a soundcut of Lisa volume until I fell asleep. Every Hannigan reciting a quote from piece of it has attached itself a New York Times interview to my life in a different way, with an unamed Bush aide and when the sad, sad months (later named as Karl Rove) of January and February make about the Bush administration. their return once a year, I find “We’re history’s actors,” he myself retreating back into its says. Rove and Bush in the big cold hug. office, they’re creating the But it’s not just High Violet; reality. The rest of us are meant it’s all of it. Boxer, Alligator, to sit out in the dirt and await Trouble Will Find Me, Cherry their decisions. While Rove Tree — piecing them together adamantly denies the quote is piecing together the last (and The National has already two years of my life. So here called him out via Twitter), the we are, on the precipice of my point still remains clear. “Walk third year with Berninger and It Back” is the stuff of “Fake the Dessners with their newest Empire” — simultaneously release, Sleep Well Beast. Here the story of a collapsing we are with something different relationship paralleled by a and something brilliant. From collapsing political reality Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers just as “Fake Empire” was a to now, the band has aged — ravishing political commentary they’re in their forties now — yet at the same time a drinking and they’ve perfected. song. It’s all in the music. What Once again, we are presented are these synthy sounds on with fiction and nonfiction, “Walk It Back” and the chorus the dissolution of an unknown at the start of “The System relationship next to inescapable Always Dreams in Darkness”? political and social realities. The smooth, sad perfection But there is no love lost, only they once curated has been words. Like in “Guilty Party,” a pushed a step further and has song chronicling the inevitable taken a step back. This record spiraling of a relationship finds producer, keyboardist where one member is simply and guitarist Aaron Dessner at left with no anger, no blame, his most experimental — synth simply nothing left to say. And progressions ease us into the the same goes for “Dark Side third track with sporadic static of the Gym,” Sleep Well Beast’s leading us out, and we pause, uncontestable love song. Even greeted only by a harmony at this one dissolves into silence: the start of “The System.” Not “There was still nothing I could to mention “Turtleneck,” a say,” he sings. song that sticks out from the But what is the final tie NATALIE ZAK

between the real and the unreal, what we create in the physical world and what solely exists in our minds? Sleep, dreams and their unruliness is what Berninger seems to suggest. But we seem to forget that self-medication applies to sleeping pills and substance abuse; this is the premise of “I’ll Still Destroy You.” It carries us through various states of mind from alcohol and drugs to sleep and sex. “I’ll Still Destroy You” and “Sleep Well Beast” are sisters in this regard. As the songs progress, we progress through various states of Berninger — an inebriated one, a sober one, a pill wrecked one, a tired one. But while “Destroy You” builds up into a crescendo of noise, “Sleep Well Beast” dissolves into silence. “Sleep Well Beast” has a conclusion;

You can take The National’s songs and make mansions or sandcastles out of them “Destroy You” remains restless. You can take The National’s songs and make mansions or sandcastles out of them. Just as “Turtleneck” can build you up, “Empire Line” can tear you down. “Day I Die” will pull and push you forward, but Aaron Dessner on the piano in “Carin at the Liquor Store” will be the sand that slips through your fingers. Because in the same way I can string together the last two years of my life, you can piece together their records as a whole, and songs from records released years apart. Just as “Day I Die” is an answer to the preceding track “Nobody Else Will Be There,” “Guilty Party” invariably reminds one of the tragedy that is “Pink Rabbits” and “Carin” responds to “Karen.” These albums tell the story of Berninger’s, the Dessners’ and the Devendorfs’ lives. This album tells the story of love, loss, struggle, insecurity and time that is running out. I’ve felt for a while that time is running out for me. My life is careening toward another end, another finale come May of this year. And I’m utterly terrified. But Sleep Well Beast, just as it strings together bits and pieces of these men’s lives, it strings together my own. “Walk It Back” keeps playing over and over again in my mind whether or not I have headphones on because of Berninger mumbling “I can’t stay and I can’t come back.” And I’m simply left thinking about Buffalo and Ann Arbor and how the familiar crescendos of “Bloodbuzz Ohio” won’t be heard on the highway back home for a long, long time. It’s the endings of all ends, the time when the fictions of college meet the reality of the world. So here’s to The National, seeing me out.

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Latest ‘Narcos’ delivers despite change of focus example of this unnecessary narration, this season’s Daily Arts Writer premiere episode — “The Kingpin Strategy” — features Pascal describing the Cali As one of its first original Cartel’s business practices. series, Netf lix brought the Although “Narcos” highlights story of legendary drug Cali’s professional way of kingpin Pablo Escobar to doing business throughout the the small-screen through episode, Pascal’s voiceover still “Narcos.” After wrapping hands viewers these scenes up Escobar’s exploits in two through narration, with Pascal seasons, “Narcos” detailing how, faced the daunting “It was fucking “Narcos” task of entirely Cocaine, remodeling a Incorporated. Netflix show that was And they ran it Season 3 Premiere built around like a Fortune Wagner Moura’s 500 company.” (“Elysium”) terrifying Despite its voiceover performance as Escobar. With drawbacks, “Narcos” its third season, not only has successfully blends history “Narcos” succeeded in its and fiction. The series aptly tough assignment, but it has writes in historical drug also produced a sleeker show traffickers throughout its with a more diverse cast. plotlines and intersperses clips Already a quality series, the of news anchors like Walter sharp third installment of Cronkite and Dan Rather “Narcos” continues the show’s discussing these figures. run of success. Compared to show’s constant One of the most glaring narration, these clips better issues with the show’s first convey information to viewers two seasons was the constant and also provide an intriguing narration by protagonist Steve perspective into how these Murphy (Boyd Holbrook, traffickers were perceived “Logan”). Holbrook’s drawling when they were active in the voiceover always sounded mid-1990s. Using historical slightly different from how traffickers also enables his character spoke in the “Narcos” to draw upon realseries — not to mention that world events for inspiration, the first season’s narration which helps to deepen the was incessant. With Holbrook universe into something written out of the series at the resembling a documentary end of the second season, his more than a drama. co-star Pedro Pascal (“Game of In Season Three, Thrones”) takes over narrative “Narcos” brings in a host duties in this new “Narcos” of new characters — and season. re-introduces several old ones The result is a voiceover that — that work well on-screen, is significantly less distracting with the so-called four “Cali and annoying, though Godfathers” providing the “Narcos” does continue to show with new energy and struggle with spoonfeeding diversity. While Moura its plot to viewers. While the unquestionably impressed in voiceover is necessary at times, his role as Escobar in seasons the series still goes overboard one and two, having a single with its exposition. In a prime antagonist somewhat limited CONNOR GRADY

the series’s ability to develop a distinct type of villain, with Escobar’s cruelty defining his tenure on “Narcos.” However, in this latest season, the series has four leaders of the Cali Cartel upon which to focus — Gilberto Rodríguez (Damián Alcázar, “El Narco”), Miguel Rodríguez (Francisco Denis, “The Liberator”), Pacho Herrera (Alberto Ammann, “Cell 211”) and “Chepe” (Pêpê Rapazote, “Shameless”), all of whom give “Narcos” a more interesting cast. As exciting as Escobar was, he was singular in his viciousness, unlike the “Cali Godfathers” who label themselves the “Gentlemen of Cali” and are less prone to violence. This is one of the most intriguing and ironic aspects of the show’s new season, since drug traffickers are often defined by their bloodshed and sadism. Despite coming at the expense of some of the series’s non-stop action, this transition will help “Narcos” carve out a new identity in post-Escobar seasons. Although most of the series’s new cast excels, two of the new DEA agents f lop badly. Working with Pascal, new agents Chris Feistl (Michael Stahl-David, “Cloverfield”) and Daniel Van Ness (Matt Whelan, “Go Girls”) struggle to develop chemistry and often come off as oblivious and incompetent. Feistl looks and sounds almost like a worse version of Murphy, whereas Whelan seems entirely miscast in his role. As much as Murphy struggles during his two seasons on “Narcos,” he was nowhere near as outof-place as Feistl or Whelan. If that’s the worst thing about the show’s third installment though, then it must be a strong season.

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‘Home Again’ a contrived, uncomfortable experience father figures for her two daughters, rather than hang out in the city with Daily Arts Writer people their own age. While the three guys sort of advance their own “Home Again” follows the careers, a large majority of their time bond between Alice, a 40-year- is spent talking to and about Alice. old single mother, and a trio of The film’s acting and writing work in handsome young filmmakers tandem to elicit cringing discomfort, who stay in her guest house propelled by two overly precocious and help raise her children. The children and carried home by film’s cast, spearheaded by Reese Harry’s awful flirtatious one-liners. Witherspoon (“Big Little Lies”), What is most frustrating about boasts of actors “Home Again” with success in the is its portrayal of realm of romantic age-gender “Home Again” the comedies: Nat Wolff dynamic. Much Open Roads Films (“Death Note”), of the movie’s Jon Rudnitsky plot rests on Ann Arbor 20, (“Saturday Night the relationship Goodrich Quality Live”) and Pico between Alice 20 Alexander (“War and Harry. Their Machine”) play romance evolves Teddy, George and from a one-night Harry respectively. The film tries stand to a seemingly exclusive hard to mimic the flirty tension of commitment, until conflict ensues the three-to-one dynamic present when Harry stands her up and in successes like “New Girl,” with Alice breaks it off. Films featuring the added element of motherhood an independent, sexual older for a fresh twist. However, woman sleeping with a younger everything about this movie man often characterize the woman is uncomfortable, unrealistic as sexually insatiable, but she and odd; the cliché writing and is ultimately uninterested in a sappy acting combine to create meaningful relationship with the an inauthentic portrayal of the young man (think: “The Boy Next modern family. Door” and, a little better, “The At its base, the film’s premise Graduate”). is highly unrealistic, resting on Alternatively, in “Home Again,” the assumption that three hot the dynamic between Alice 20-somethings in LA would trip and Harry is one of passion but over themselves to care for Reese also of genuine companionship. Witherspoon and act as unorthodox However, the film fails to fully SYDNEY COHEN

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explore this subversion of the genre to actually address the age gap seriously and discuss how differing levels of maturity and experience are negotiated in a legitimate relationship. In other words, what could potentially be problematic or empowering is largely ignored. Instead, the film is much more interested in all three men being in love with Alice without ever addressing it outright, resulting in basically no character development. “Home Again” is another example of a film that suffers by way of poor acting despite a cast of established talent. Though helmed by the esteemed Witherspoon and flanked with supporting performances from Michael Sheen (“Passengers”), Lake Bell (“I Do… Until I Don’t”) and Candice Bergen (“Rules Don’t Apply”), the movie reads like a C-list Netflix original, exemplifying the Hollywood paradox in which bad films come from great actors. Ultimately, “Home Again” is a contrived romantic comedy with a superficial, tedious tone. What this tame movie desperately needs is an R-rating, raunchier sex, a healthy dose of expletives and a rougher edge. Without these elements, “Home Again” is a onedimensional, watered down film in which every character goes through the motions of a formulaic romantic comedy without genuine feeling or intrigue.

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The simplicty of raw meditation “If you find yourself half naked / and barefoot in the frosty grass, hearing, / again, the earth’s great, sonorous moan that says / you are the air of the now and gone, that says / all you love will turn to dust, / and will meet you there, do not / raise your fist. Do not raise / your small voice against it. And do not / take cover. Instead, curl your toes / into the grass, watch the cloud / ascending from your lips. Walk / through the garden’s dormant splendor. / Say only, thank you. / Thank you.” - Ross Gay I like to think back to when I was a kid, running in my backyard, imagining I was in some different universe. I was fighting off yet another mythical creature. My heels slamming against the dirt, my toes zipping through the blades of grass. I was unstoppable.

For anyone who meditates, they know that nature tends to heighten the experience Many kids are told to put on their shoes before they leave the house, preparing them for rocks, sticks, glass and other existing entities that are known to hurt them. But never, in my adolescence nor now, do I want to wear shoes. I despise creating that barrier between my human body and Earth’s surface; the space that disallows my barefeet to settle into the grass. For anyone who meditates,

they know that nature tends to heighten the experience. There’s the soothing sound of wind, insects or waves, and even the relieving freshness of mountain-top air. There is the sense of truly indulging yourself in the outdoors. And most importantly, it’s about

ERIKA SHEVCHEK touching the bare Earth itself, in all of its matter and magic, that guides one into a raw, soulful meditation. Poet Ross Gay translates this in his piece “Thank You.” He writes, “Instead, curl your toes / into the grass, watch the cloud / ascending from your lips…” allowing his words to paint the reader a picture of nature’s pure beauty and bliss. After reading this entire poem, I found multiple angles in which one could interpret the piece. Nevertheless, I like to think that it can directly translate to meditation and the overwhelming dominance that nature has against humans. In this case, nature is not working against the human mind or body. Instead, she is bringing one closer to her sweet serenity — curling our human toes into the grass, the soil, the sand. It’s this soulful connection that can be felt when we physically sink ourselves into the Earth. This type of meditation, one where you place your barefeet or walk in the grass for about 20 minutes, has many different titles. “Earthing” and “grounding” meditations are popular names, yet there

is something that is rightfully unrefined about this process that makes it simply natural­ simply raw. Sure, we are humans and not hobbits; we can’t just trek mountains and sharp rocks with the bare souls of our feet. No one knows what lies in the grass or in the soil, and one may be afraid to step on something that feels uncomfortable or could harm them. But maybe that unsettling feeling is the point. Everyday, people wake up and face the day, not knowing what will happen — that slightest, most native feeling of anxiety. That is the the purpose of this meditation: To trust your body and mind to walk into nature’s unending, mysterious universe. The possibilities of nature are limitless and frightening, but surely that is what it means to be human too. So, I tell myself that I can be that fearless little kid again, running through the grass and dirt of my backyard. That little kid that doesn’t worry, but is joyfully living and joyfully, simply, being. This meditation is what brings me back to that state. The simplicity of raw meditation is that it is accessible, it is natural, and it is trustworthy. After this practice, one feels grounded and connected. Those who practice this knows that they are one with the Earth. Who ever thought that nature could teach us how to trust ourselves? And if mediation is still a new concept for you, take Ross Gay’s words for advice: “Walk through the garden’s dormant splendor. / Say only, thank you. Thank you.” Shvechek is probably lost in nature somewhere, but if you’d really like to email her, reach her at ejshev@umich.edu

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Deep in his own territory with his team trailing late in the fourth quarter, Cincinnati’s quarterback Hayden Moore rolled out and uncorked his 39th pass of the day. The ball whistled through the air, passing sophomore defensive back Khaleke Hudson’s outstretched right hand. But it did not get by sophomore cornerback Lavert Hill, who broke on the ball, cradled it into both hands and sprinted 24 yards untouched into the endzone. It was Hill’s first career interception and touchdown, and it provided a fitting sense of finality against the Bearcats in Michigan’s 36-14 win Saturday. Quite simply, Cincinnati could not pass on the Wolverines — though that wasn’t for a lack of trying. Moore completed just 15-of-40 attempts for a measly 3.3 yards per attempt. Michigan’s success was due in part to Hill, making his second collegiate start. After opening the season against Florida — a game in which he gave up several completions, including a 34-yarder on the Gators’ opening drive — Hill looked like a shutdown cornerback. “Yeah, been happy with Lavert,” said Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh on Monday afternoon. “He’s asserted himself and played very well. Made the big play for us in the ball game this past week.” That was the expectation for Hill when the Wolverines recruited him — he would play sparingly as a freshman, learning under his brother, former safety Delano Hill, and former cornerback Jourdan Lewis. Then, he would take over the reins. And last fall, that was how things played out. Hill appeared in 11 games, playing corner in nine as an important backup behind Lewis and Channing Stribling. Things went slightly askew, though, once the page turned to

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Sophomore cornerback Lavert Hill returned an interception for a touchdown Saturday, sealing a victory for Michigan.

spring ball. According to cornerbacks coach Mike Zordich, Hill didn’t practice much in the spring — something that the coaching staff was “very disappointed” with. Hill, who says he had a minor concussion, worked hard to stay on the field, but had to deal with the injury again in August. Hill confirmed there was a sense of urgency on his part this offseason when it came to his development. As one of the faces of Michigan’s revamped secondary, he needed to be ready. “Yeah, because those guys left and just people had to step up and

Lavert Hill Sr.’s probably boring the heck out of the neighbors with how well his sons are doing.

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Emma Way wanted to prove her coach wrong. After starting the first five games of the season, the junior forward found herself on the bench as the buzzer sounded to begin the match at Ocker Field on Sunday afternoon. She was clearly frustrated. Rather than sulk though, she channeled that anger into success. Way anchored the Michigan field hockey team’s offense by recording the first hat trick of her career. “Two of (my goals) were actually assisted by my good friend Meg (Dowthwaite) and we connect really well,” Way said. “So it felt good to score goals with her today.” Inserted in the 10th minute, Way quickly began her offensive surge, scoring eight minutes later on a rebound shot. Then, she added two more goals in the second half — the first off a pass from the right side — and another to cap off her performance, a one-timer from the middle of the circle. Sunday’s performance was a long time coming for Way — even if she began the game on the bench. Michigan coach Marcia Pankratz has noticed improvements in Way’s confidence and aggressiveness. While the offensive side of Way’s game shined the most on Sunday, her defense, in particular, has really stood out to Pankratz this season. “Her tackling back and doubling down on defense creates a lot of counterattack opportunities for her,” Pankratz said. “And she’s just so natural at getting great touches on the ball. It’s something you can’t teach, it’s

take over for them,” Hill said. “I just felt like that’s what I had to do, and that was it.” And when he finally returned for good in fall camp, things clicked. “I had suffered a couple of minor injuries,” Hill said, “so after that, I just had a better mindset about things and got after it.” Added Harbaugh: “Yeah, (Lavert is) doing well. Seeing him digest information very well. Comes from good stock. You’d love to be Lavert Hill Sr., to have Delano Hill playing professional football and now here you see Lavert in there starting at corner, making plays, helping his team win.

really special. “She’s just a dangerous dynamic player. It’s just fun to watch.” It is traits such as these that have made Way a consistent starter this season. But for Pankratz, with her team in the midst of a two-game of losing streak — including a shutout loss Friday night — she needed to shake up her lineup. Her tinkering paid off. Seven different players Michigan scored nine goals for Michigan against UC Davis. “It feels great,” Pankratz said. “We were really deep and had a lot of versatility in the goal scoring, and that’s hard to scout and hard to play against, so I feel great about it. We have a lot of talented players.” As an upperclassman on a team with eight freshmen, Way is often looked as a symbol of stability and assistance. Frequently, the young players will look to her for guidance and advice. And while some older players may grow tired of this questioning, Way sees it as an honor, enjoying helping the first-year members of the team adjust to the rigors of NCAA life. Pankratz notices the impact that players such as Way have made on the freshmen. “She’s being more assertive and has a great presence on the field,” Pankratz said. “And so she has been running down plays and doubling down and making a difference in the circle and outmaneuvering the defender and making some really confident goal-scoring shots.” Though she initially was upset at her coach’s decision to go with an atypical starting lineup, Way used the shift as motivation for a career game. Her coach was happy too, as her shifts with the starters led to an offensive barrage.

She’s just so natural at getting great touches on the ball.

“Lavert Hill Sr.’s probably boring the heck out of the neighbors with how well his sons are doing.” Delano, whose rookie season with the Seahawks opened Sunday, found time to watch his younger brother’s game Saturday. For the first season ever, he wasn’t there to offer advice to Lavert in person. He may not have had any wisdom regarding his younger brother’s first pick-six, though. Delano didn’t register his first interception or touchdown until his senior year. And perhaps with that in mind, any struggles Hill had in the spring or fall may best be put in perspective. After all, he’s still ahead of the family curve. “I talked to (Delano) right after the game,” Lavert said. “He called me, he just told me congratulations and just keep working and get some more interceptions.”

The Michigan women’s soccer team fended off No. 17 Wake Forest in a scoreless double-overtime game despite a potent offensive attack by the Demon Deacons. The Wolverines (3-1-3) returned home, and just as it had in the previous matches, Michigan placed emphasis on defense and goalkeeping as they fought to repel the Wake Forest offense. Despite starting a relatively new back line, the Wolverines played defense quickly and concisely. Wake Forest looked for any chance to break through, shooting nine shots, four of which were shots on goal. Every oneon-one scoring opportunity the Demon Deacons had was met with a swift clearance or block that helped relieve pressure on the goalkeeper. “This is a young defense – most of them weren’t here last year,” said Michigan coach Greg Ryan. “Taylor (Timko) was out with an injury, Sarah (Stratigakis) was gone with Canada. Brooke Cilley was out for most of the fall and didn’t play in the back. The only returning defender is Jada (Dayne). They have really come together as a back four and the goalkeeping behind them has been outstanding.” Freshman goalkeeper Hillary Beall made her second start, starting over senior Sarah Jackson, who played the second half. Recording four saves, Beall stopped the Demon Deacons from capitalizing on mistakes the defense made. At the start of the second half, Wake Forest came out aggressively. It forced two fouls and three shots in the first 15 minutes, looking to control the offensive momentum as they had the first half. Despite being unable to slow the Demon Deacon

offense, Michigan avoided being scored on, while pressuring the opposing forwards to shoot high above the post. In an effort to stop Wake Forest’s attackers, the Wolverines had their midfield fall back to assist the defense. In addition, Michigan added a veteran presence in senior midfielder Rubina Veerakone to control the center of the field, which Wake Forest had previously dominated. The individual efforts by the defenders alongside strong play by the midfield allowed the Wolverines to shift the momentum, creating much needed scoring opportunities. With that momentum, Michigan went on the attack, which led to a few unsuccessful scoring attempts. After recovering momentum with two substitutions, Wake Forest retaliated, beating the defense to get six shots in the final nine minutes of the game. Despite that relentless attack, Michigan’s defense handled the situation in a calm yet gritty manner, closing out on forwards after being beat and attempting to clear loose balls. While the Demon Deacons managed 11 shots in the second half and overtime, just two were on goal, showing the effort the Wolverine defense had put in to prevent any Demon Deacon opportunity from becoming a legitimate scoring threat. The two shots on goal, however, would have been goals had it not been for Jackson. Despite not starting over Beall, Jackson had a great game, making a key save in the final minutes. “So far all three goalkeepers have just been outstanding, including Megan Hinz,” Ryan said. “We’ll always see who looks the sharpest, but right now they all look sharp. You can pick any one and they’re gonna do well.”

Wolverines rebound with win over UC Davis ANNA MARCUS Daily Sports Writer

All it took was 75 seconds Sunday for the Michigan field hockey team to get its groove back. Converting on a corner by junior defender Maggie Bettez, senior midfielder 0 UC DAVIS 9 Katie MICHIGAN Trombetta slammed a direct shot into the back of the cage, opening up scoring for the seventh-ranked Wolverines. It was immediately apparent that Michigan’s presence differed from Friday night, where it saw an offensive slump, taking just five shots throughout the game. Following the first goal, the Wolverines never relinquished their intensity and continued to dominate in a lopsided game. Michigan (4-2) outshot UC Davis (0-6) 30-1, drawing nine penalty corners at Ocker Field on Sunday afternoon. In their highest scoring game of the season, the Wolverines overwhelmed the Aggies, 9-0, rebounding from their previous two losses. “I think we thought more about our play versus their play,” said junior forward Emma Way. “I think on Friday we kind of went down to their level and didn’t get to really play our game. Today we were focused on what we do well, and every individual player doing their own job.” Michigan demonstrated depth in addition to command, with seven separate players seeing goals throughout the game. Sophomore midfielder Kate Walker earned her first collegiate goal, and the final goal of the first half. With 2:50 remaining, Walker sent a ball into the cage off a broken corner. “We were really deep and had a lot of versatility in the goal scoring,” said Michigan coach Marcia Pankratz. “That’s hard to scout and hard to play against, so I feel great about it. We have a lot of talented players.” It would be hard to find a minute in Sunday’s game that the Wolverines didn’t have their

sticks on the ball, maintaining control in their attacking zone for the majority of the game. This provided comfort for senior goalkeeper Sam Swenson and freshman goalkeeper Sidonie LaPlante, who played in the second half for her collegiate debut. The two combined for the shutout in the cage. One of Michigan’s greatest strengths displayed was its ability to capitalize on penalty corners. Seventeen minutes into the game, Way drew a penalty corner, crossing the ball to sophomore forward Meg Dowthwaite who buried into the corner of the cage. Dowthwaite was a vital part of the Wolverine offense, contributing three assists on the day. Rushing the circle again just a minute later, Way punched the ball into the goal off a rebound, adding another goal

to Michigan’s scoreboard. The junior earned her first career hat trick in the game. After Walker’s goal made the score 5-0 at halftime, Michigan didn’t let up in the second half, showcasing a dynamic performance with a shot count in the second half (16) surpassing that in the first (14). After close scoring attempts off back-to-back corners in the 38th minute of the game, freshman midfielder Kayla Reed broke open scoring in the second half at 41:28. Reed sent a reverse chip into the top-shelf of the cage for her second goal of the season. The Wolverines continued the momentum from Reed’s goal, as minutes later, sophomore forward Fay Keijer buried the ball into the lower left corner off a rebound. The flow demonstrated in back-to-back scoring plays like that between Reed and Keijer exemplified what Pankratz believed to be

We played sharp and crisp today, which we were trying to achieve Friday night.

missing in Friday’s game against William & Mary. “This game, because we found a lot of confidence and the game was going well, we were able to spread out, and spread (UC Davis) out,” Pankratz said. “There were a lot more gaps for them to operate in.” Way scored Michigan’s final two goals of the game, the first on a redirected pass at the 52-minute mark, and the second in which she one-timed a pass with 12 minutes remaining. After they scored the last goal, the Wolverines maintained ball control, keeping UC Davis at their heels for the remainder of the time. Though Michigan had a tough night Friday, it resurrected its offense Sunday, completely abandoning its struggles. And that could be helpful, as Michigan State comes to Ann Arbor to begin Big Ten play Friday. “I think (today) helps with our confidence,” Pankratz said. “We played sharp and crisp today, which we were trying to achieve Friday night, and I think it’s a good stepping stone for the Big Ten season which is starting Friday.”

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Junior forward Emma Way scored three goals for the Wolverines, marking the first hat trick of her career.

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So far in 2017, Michigan’s defense has been its saving grace. While the offense and special teams have dealt with their fair share of growing pains, defensive coordinator Don Brown’s unit has suffered no such fate. Even the fact that the Wolverines’ first two opponents have scored 31 combined points is highly misleading — 14 of those points came off Florida pick-sixes. Meanwhile, the defense has accounted for 21 of Michigan’s 69 total points. In short, it has has scored four more points than it has allowed. “That’s a good statistic,” said fifth-year senior defensive tackle Maurice Hurst. “We’ll try to keep it as long as possible.” For a unit absorbing the losses of all but one starter from 2016 — all while adopting Brown’s new 3-3-5 scheme — the Wolverines’ learning curve would have been expected to be much steeper. But that has been far from the case. Just ask coach Jim Harbaugh. At his media press conference Monday, Harbaugh was asked about the performance of cornerback Lavert Hill. He said the sophomore had “asserted himself,” and was rewarded for his efforts with a pick-six that closed out Saturday’s win over Cincinnati. But rather than stop there, Harbaugh kept naming players who had impressed him with their performances against the Bearcats. The list went on and on. They all happened to play on the defensive side of the ball. Junior safety Tyree Kinnel had a “spotlight” on him after a nod as the Big Ten Defensive

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Wolverines take two of three at CSU Invitational SARAH HURST

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Fifth-year senior defensive tackle Maurice Hurst joked on Monday that he knew a lot about Air Force’s triple-option because of the NCAA Football video game.

Player of the Week for his team-high nine tackles and first career interception that he returned for a touchdown. Sophomore end Rashan Gary had “one of his best games” with a three-tackle outing that was highlighted by a big hit on Cincinnati quarterback Hayden Moore in the fourth quarter. When the officials called a roughing the passer penalty and then reviewed the play for targeting, Gary got riled up on the field, and the Michigan Stadium crowd responded in kind. “That was the loudest I’d heard it in a while,” Hurst said. “I think that was the loudest part of the game.” Sophomore linebacker Devin Bush Jr. had “another big game” after tallying seven tackles, a sack and a pass break-

up. Hurst, for his own part, received the highest praise. “(He) probably played the best of the up front defensive players,” Harbaugh said. And that’s not even all of the players who received a mention. For a coach who usually keeps the details to himself, the gesture spoke volumes about the early success of his defense. “(I) attribute that to hard work, good scheme and good players,” Harbaugh said. While the Wolverine defense is trending upward, it will face a unique challenge when Michigan welcomes Air Force to Ann Arbor this week. The Falcons frequently run a hybrid triple-option offense that almost no other team in the country does. “They go back and forth between the conventional and

the option,” Harbaugh said. Though the Wolverines aren’t particularly familiar with it, Hurst joked that he had some understanding of it because he sometimes played with the formation on the NCAA Football video game. However, they spent a significant amount of spring camp ironing out a specific game plan to handle the challenge. “We prepared a lot in the spring practices to get ready for what we’re going to face this week,” Hurst said. “So it’s not a complete shock to us. And I think we’ll be ready to have our scout team give us a look that we need — that they’ve been practicing and have done before — so I think that all helps you understand the offense better.” While that experience could

be helpful, Hurst admitted that there is still a lot Michigan’s defense will need to learn before Saturday. “There’s a lot of things that go into it, and there’s a lot of people you have to account for in the option game,” Hurst said. “It’s just really tough for any defense to have to sort of switch what you’re doing on defense just to play this one week and then go back to a normal team.” After such a strong start to the year, the Wolverine defense now has a new challenge to rise up to this week. If the offense and special teams units remain a work in progress, Michigan will need to lean on its defense to maintain its high level of play despite working out the kinks of a unique Air Force offense.

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Michigan coach Mark Rosen was impressed by his team’s adjustments.

At this point in the season, the Michigan volleyball team has only participated in tournaments instead of regular matches. According to coach Mark Rosen, there are both pros and cons to the early stretch of tournament play. “It’s good in the sense that you get to play more matches and you get to play different level teams, you can try some different things. The Big Ten is so competitive that every match is just a battle. So you can’t really experiment much or try something different in those matches because you really have to be at your very best,” Rosen said. The team traveled to Fort Collins, Colo. to participate in the CSU Invitational this past weekend for its third tournament of the season. Over the course of three days, the Wolverines played three matches against Idaho State, Colorado State and Ball State, winning two. While the ability to experiment can be beneficial, tournaments can create an accelerated environment for matches. On Friday, the Wolverines played two matches in one day. “It’s a little more physically challenging,” Rosen said. “When you have that turnaround, you don’t get to know as much about the opponent and you don’t have time to do as much detailed scouting.” The weekend started out strong for Michigan. It opened at 10 a.m. on Friday with a clean 3-0 sweep against Idaho State. Later that day, the Wolverines played against Colorado State and ended up with a 3-0 loss. The team then had a day off to prepare for their Sunday match against Ball State. “It was tough on Friday night,” Rosen said. “But the team knows that throughout the course of the season we have to be resilient. I thought we had a great practice on Saturday and we worked some things out.” The Wolverines started the match off Sunday morning with a 25-17 loss in the first set. “They’re a good, competitive team and they came out really aggressive early on,” Rosen said. “We were maybe a little residual from Friday night. You start to doubt yourself.” That did not last long, however. Michigan picked itself up and took a 25-20 victory in the second set. The third set proved to be the most dominant set of the match for the Wolverines, as they won 25-11. Rosen was most impressed by the team’s ability to adjust, not only physically but mentally. He praised the team for their ability to switch their mentality, which allowed them to be more successful in the later sets. “We were really frustrated in the first set and really on our heels to f lipping that within a one set period of time where all of the sudden we were the aggressor in a big way,” Rosen said. Michigan went on to win the fourth set 25-18 and close out the weekend with a come-from-behind victory. “We stopped looking like we had to be perfect to be successful,” Rosen said. “… You need to let yourself be a little more free and comfortable with knowing that there is going to be some mistakes and you can fight through that.”