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Academics
Classes to start before Labor Day
NEWS
LEO Update Dearborn and Flint push for more equal wages between campuses. >> SEE PAGE 2
2020’s academic year to start on August 31
OPINION
Spring Semester Refelction
By RACHEL CUNNINGHAM Summer Daily News Editor
Reema Baydoun talks about the break between semesters. >> SEE PAGE 5
ARTS
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Courtney Barnett returns Her second album is darker and more honest than other releases. >> SEE PAGE 6
MICHIGAN IN COLOR
Morning Alarm
“My people are famous.” Though news of life in Syria seems far away, it’s closer to home than you think. >> SEE PAGE 9
SPORTS
Baseball walks off against Iowa Michigan edges out Hawkeyes in a defensive battle in the Big Ten Tournament >> SEE PAGE 11
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Students to launch new straw bale house on Campus Farm Team will unveil sustainable design next week By ALICE TRACEY Summer Daily News Editor
A University of Michigan green building class plans to unveil a sustainably-built, straw-bale house located at the Campus Farm next Monday, May 29. Led by Joseph Trumpey, an assistant professor of art in the School of Art & Design and natural resources in the School for Environment and Sustainability, the team of about 20 students began construction on May 2 and has since spent six days a week at the build site, many of the students living in nearby tents. The straw-bale house will be the first official studentconstructed building in Ann Arbor. Last spring, Trumpey’s green building class built a straw-bale structure at the U-M biostation in Pellston, Mich. Though the two buildings are similar in design, the
first is smaller, with a 20-by-20-feet interior and a different roof design. Some students, like Taubman junior Wendy Zhuo, worked on the project in Pellston and enrolled in Trumpey’s course again this year. Zhuo said she enjoyed being able to help with funding and grants this time, rather than doing purely hands-on work as she did last spring. “It’s nice being on the back side of stuff and seeing more of the project instead of just starting the build,” Zhuo said. The project is supported by about 20 donors. Most of the money for the straw-bale house initiative comes from University-affiliated sponsors, including the Planet Blue Student Innovation Fund and the Third Century Initiative. The remaining funds and materials come from other donors, like Turner Electric. Trumpey hopes the new building will serve as a community gathering spot and a focal point for the Campus Farm, which has few other buildings on site. In the future, classes and meetings will take place in the straw-bale building, as
will sustainability-focused events hosted by Michigan Dining, one of Trumpey’s partners. According to Trumpey, the initiative is an exercise in sustainable agriculture. Trumpey values green living; in fact, both the Pellston and Ann Arbor strawbale structures are smaller-scale versions of his own home: a solarpowered straw bale building that has housed Trumpey and his family for almost 10 years. Like Trumpey’s home, the strawbale house will be completely off the grid, relying fully on solar power generated by a 1.5-kilowatt array of roof panels attached to eight golf-cart batteries. Additionally, the house is built of sustainable materials, mostly straw and mud. “Being able to use a lot of local, low-energy natural materials is really the heart of this,” Trumpey said, adding that he even collaborated with Campus Forestry to harvest wood for the structure’s scaffolding.
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The University’s academic calendar year will begin before Labor Day in 2020, according to a statement released by Spokeswoman Kim Broekhuizen. This is the first time the University’s schedule will begin before Labor Day according to the available academic calendars on the Office of the Registrar’s website that go back to 2003. According to the statement, the fall term will begin Aug. 31 and end Dec. 21. Winter term will begin Jan. 6 with commencement May 2. With the new start date, there will be a one-week break between the end of summer semester and the beginning of the fall semester, according to Broekhuizen’s statement. There will be two weeks between the fall and winter semester, with Spring Break running from Feb. 27 until March 7 and no classes the day before Thanksgiving. Fall Break dates will remain the same. Regent Andrea Fischer Newman (R) said in an email interview the University changed the schedule so final exams would end earlier. “The way the calendar worked that year finals would not have ended until Christmas Eve,” Newman said. “So rather than make students stay in Ann Arbor until Christmas Eve, the University pushed back the start date of the school year.” Newman also explained costs regarding the new start date will not change. The University has not yet determined the dates for the 20212022 academic school year.
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LEO calls for a close in campus wage gap Dearborn and Flint push for higher wages By ALICE TRACEY Summer Daily News Editor
Steven Toth, a chemistry lecturer at the University of Michigan-Flint, loves to teach. According to Toth, his teaching experience at U-M Flint has been incredible, and he enjoys working with students and faculty there. But Toth is considering leaving his job. He holds a doctorate in his field and teaches more students in the department than any other instructor, including tenured professors, but earns $28,000 a year. “I’ve been working at U-M Flint now for many years, and just at this incredibly low salary, I haven’t been able to pull myself up at all,” Toth said. “I’ve been barely able to pay off my debts. I haven’t been able to afford a house. I can’t afford a nicer car. I can’t go on any vacations. We’ve been putting off starting a family for years because we can’t afford to have children.”
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Toth is a member of the Lecturers’ Employee Organization, which represents about 1,700 nontenured faculty members across the three U-M campuses. Contract negotiations between LEO and University administrators are still underway; the two parties convened Friday at a regents’ meeting in Dearborn, focusing on gaps in lecturer salaries between Ann Arbor, Flint and Dearborn. Lecturers in Ann Arbor are paid significantly more than those in Flint and Dearborn, and the administration’s newest proposal would maintain that disparity by raising the minimum salary after three years to $45,000 in Ann Arbor, $37,000 in Dearborn and $36,000 in Flint. Annual increases and equity adjustments would also be higher in Ann Arbor. Though LEO organizers are not yet satisfied with the proposed raises for Ann Arbor lecturers, they are particularly unhappy with the University’s offers for the other two campuses.
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Council passes 2019 city budget City Council continues to discuss “Y lot” By ROB DALKA For The Daily
The Ann Arbor City Council voted 9-2 in favor of the new 2019 fiscal budget Monday evening. The decision came after debate of the various new amendments including Amendment 1, which proposed to set aside funds to finance and effectuate settlement of the litigation related to the former “Y lot” at 350 S. Fifth Ave. In another installment of the “Y lot” saga, the council voted to set aside almost $1.3 million from the general fund to cover settlement, bond insurance and closing costs in addition to taxes. The settlement comes between the city of Ann Arbor and local real estate developer Dennis Dahlmann. Dahlmann sued the city in an effort to keep the lot after the city had decided to repurchase the property for $4.2 million. The lot was originally sold in 2014 to Dahlmann under a contract that stipulated he would redevelop the site within four years and build a new mixeduse building with part dedicated to affordable housing. Dahlmann failed to do so, thus prompting the city to repurchase the lot. Dahlmann claims the city made it impossible for him
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University approves $19M dance building “Training for surgery” New building for School, of Music Theater and Dance on North Campus
omore Victoria Briones echoed this sentiment. She said the current dance building location is less than ideal and expressed her eagerness to move to North Campus in order to easily work with the other programs. “I’m excited to be close to the rest of SMTD because we’re By ELIZABETH the only school in SMTD is on LAWRENCE Central Campus,” Briones said. Daily Staff Reporter “Even though (we) work with other departments a lot, we colLast Thursday, the University laborate a lot with music stuof Michigan Board of Regents dents especially, there’s always approved plans for a new $19 been that kind of separation. million dance building for the So we’re excited to be on North School of Music, Theatre & Campus with them.” Dance to be built on North CamThe plans for the building are pus. The building will have stateonly just beginning, but already of-the-art facilities, including Briones and other dance stua 100-seat performance space, dents were able to give suggeslarger studios, smart classrooms, tions for the design at a forum faculty offices and more. It will with the architectural team. further expand upon the Earl V. Briones said she expressed her Moore Building, which is home desire for the building design to to the music department of the embrace accessibility and incluMusic, Theatre & Dance School. sion, making all who enter feel Presently, the dance buildwelcome. ing is connected to the Central “One thing that came up in the Campus Recreational Building, forum that’s really important to while the other departments me and I hope comes to fruition of the Music, Theatre & Dance with this building is we’re trying School are located on North. The to make it more accessible,” Briocurrent dance building, which nes said. “We’re going to make it opened in 1977, fit the needs of more handicap-accessible, and the department at the time but we’re also pushing for genderwas outgrown, according to Jesinclusive bathrooms. We’re trysica Fogel, professor and chair ing to make it a more welcoming of dance. Fogel said the plan for space.” a new dance building has been Newman noted the dance probrewing for some time. gram has often been left behind “This current project rests in terms of improving facilities on the shoulders of many dance and resources within the Music, faculty teams over many long Theatre & Dance School. Now years,” Fogel said. “We’ve been that all three divisions of the envisioning a new dance buildschool will be on North Campus, ing for decades actually.” Newman said, the arts program University Regent Andrea will be even stronger — someFischer Newman (R) explained thing she believes is deeply it was finally approved because important. funding had been secured “I’m a huge advocate for the through philanthropy, investarts,” Newman said. “Personment proceeds and other sourcally, my husband and I have es. She expressed her excitement Architecture and Art & Design. “The new building promises supported SMTD and believe to support the dance program in to be an exciting collaborative in order to be a great Unithis way. “This is an opportunity to hub,” Fogel said. “We’ll have versity, you have to be great really move the last piece of the proximity to our peers in the in the arts, and we basically School of Music, Theatre and SMTD and to facilities in the have a conservatory-style Dance to North Campus, and Duderstadt as well as to the school at a big university, do it in a way that it deserves,” School of Art & Design, Archi- which is very, very unusual. tecture, Engineering. We’ve I think the arts bring someNewman said. Fogel said she was looking done amazing projects with thing to campus that every forward to the new building’s these units over the years, but student benefits from.” upgraded spaces, such as a studio it will be much easier and more with media allowing for projects organic to collaborate with them Read more at MichiganDaily.com tying dance with technology. on North Campus.” Music, Theatre & Dance sophWith these improvements, as well as having more space in general, Fogel said the dance program will be able to meet the needs of more students. “There will be a much better integration of technology; this integration has become standard in teaching dance,” Fogel said. “We will be better able to accommodate our very popular dance courses. We’ll also be able to accommodate more community groups and conferences because the new building will have more ample facilities.” Further, Fogel noted the relocation to North Campus will allow for more collaboration between dance, the other Music, Theatre & Dance branches and the Schools of Engineering,
“This is an opportunity to really move the last piece of the School of Music, Theater and Dance to North Campus, and do it in a way that it deserves.”
Michigan Medicine works with patients to prepare for surgery By SAYALI AMIN Daily Staff Reporter
For the past five years, the Michigan Surgical and Health Optimization Program at Michigan Medicine has been working with patients undergoing large operations, such as cancer surgeries or transplants, to help them better prepare for their procedures during the waiting period. MSHOP has led to reduced costs of care and improvements in recovery. Dr. Michael Englesbe, a transplant surgeon running MSHOP, said there could be up to a two-month gap between when a patient schedules a surgery and when they undergo the procedure. “It can be a really scary time for patients, they’re just waiting for the big operation,” Englesbe said. “So during that time, instead of waiting and worrying we’ve started training patients.” Englesbe uses the analog y of a 5K race, pointing out most people train for a race. Translating that into surgery, patients work toward meeting health and wellness goals in time for their surgery to optimize their recovery. These goals include focusing on nutrition, walking, exercising, stopping smoking and other wellness activities. The feedback for the program has been overall positive, Englesbe said. The patient compliance for the study is 80 percent, which is much higher than most other lifestyle-intervention and wellness studies or programs. “Patients appreciate the opportunity to be empowered and actively engaged in their care,” Englesbe said. “It helps them reduce stress and gives them something to focus on.” Dr. Stewart Wang, a professor of surgery at the Medical School, helped create some of the technolog y for the program. In an email interview, Wang wrote the program has been made to be more customizable for the patient. “We have markedly improved
our technolog y based monitoring of patient progress so that we can intervene (or just provide encouragement) as needed to optimize progress,” Wang wrote. “We make patient progress over the course of the program easier for the patient themselves to monitor and also allow them to recruit friends and family to help them achieve their goals.” Wang wrote he has been working with patient-betterment technologies and software algorithms in conjunction with the U-M Department of Surgery to make MSHOP a more streamlined program. “My group is also adapting the original MSHOP technolog y I developed so that it can work in settings other than an academic medical center, which is where the vast majority of clinical care in the US takes place,” Wang wrote. “We are translating the program out into the real-world healthcare marketplace.” According to a previous Michigan Medicine newsletter, “Program facilitators worked to craft notes with positive, natural-sounding language to make the exchanges personal and more effective.” Currently, MSHOP is primarily available at Michigan Medicine and certain practices across the state of Michigan. Applying the program on a larger scale is a slow process, Englesbe said. “The program takes time for nurses and doctors, and most nurses and doctors are already working full time,” Englesbe said. “Any additional kind of work is difficult to implement; you need to pay them.” Englesbe said they’ve begun working with Blue Cross and Blue Shield to discuss a way to compensate those spending time training patients. A MSHOP study of the program wrapped up a few months ago and Englesbe hopes the new data will help prove the benefits and even accelerate the adoption of the program. “I think it’ll become standard of care slowly, but it’s just going to take a long, long time,” Englesbe said. “Hopefully patients will start to expect it, to demand it.”
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Spring Semester Reflection
’m several weeks into my first spring semester at University of Michigan, and I still can’t believe it’s actually happening. My mind can’t juxtapose the warm weather and greenery with the formerly bitter atmosphere surrounding the Diag. Every time I exhibit winter-like behavior, like subconsciously reaching for a sweater or waking up with anxieties about final assignments, it becomes increasingly clear that the aftermath of semesters past has me shell-shocked. After enduring what seemed like the longest semester of everyone’s life this past winter, I find my mind significantly lagging. It’s as if I’m waiting to catch up — as if time is moving forward without me while I passively go through the motions. And no matter how far back in history last semester becomes, I still can’t rid my mind of its debris. I had certain expectations going into this semester. As a transfer student, I was excited to relish in my first and only remaining opportunity to experience spring in Ann Arbor. I was told that campus is quieter, more peaceful. And aside from campus, I looked forward to exploring the greater Ann Arbor community, which promises an eventful season for those who choose stick around. For me personally, the beautiful natural elements of this city hold an important responsibility. Spring is when everything comes to life, at the same time I’m supposed to be resurrecting my own spirit. Going in, I felt that I earned the trees, that I deserve the flowers and that the wonders of the Arb are anticipating my arrival the same way I did for the sun’s.
Yes, campus is peaceful. And yes, Ann Arbor is a sanctuary for the freespirited. But in these two weeks, I learned quickly that a fresh season doesn’t necessarily coincide with a fresh and prepared mind. My expectations were quickly shot down, and I’m beginning to think that the pressures of a “fresh start” could be the reason spring has been so difficult. It’s hard to start fresh after weeks of adhering to the same routine over and over again. While this holds true for every semester, the one-week pseudo-break between winter and spring doesn’t exactly warrant enough time for a clean mental transition. Realistically, it’s just a week of old habits, like feeling your heart sink at 11:59 p.m. when assignments are normally due and habitually refreshing Canvas for no reason. The stress of the school year carries over, which may be the reason why I’m struggling to come to terms with the present. Walking to class feels stale, almost robotic. Everything feels like an extension of last semester. In fact, I’m writing this from the same and only spot I was able to get work done in the winter. And believe me, it’s not that I want to be in this same spot. I would much rather be under a tree, tackling my vitamin D deficiency. But I feel like a caged flower, and while the hands of spring have unlocked the cage door, I don’t have the means to escape. So I remain put. My mind and body are victims to the abstraction of time, nestled between the routine of weeks prior and the anticipation of a distant summer. It also doesn’t help that the windows in Mason Hall tease me with a visual of the latter.
I’m sure other people can relate to the way I’m feeling. I don’t know what the consensus is on campus, but most people I’ve spoken to can agree that spring semester is at least a different experience than its colder counterparts. And I’m not just talking about the weather. It’s not that the classes are longer, or that the rooms are stuffier. It’s not that professors lecture just a little bit slower. It’s something about the glassy-eyed look on everyone’s face that really brings me down. But at the same time, I find comfort when I look across the classroom and notice a community of spring-semester zombies that are experiencing the same phenomenon. Maybe we are living in a simulation and spring semester brings out the Cartesian skepticism in all of us. Just because I think I’m in a classroom doesn’t mean it actually exists, right? My senses could very well be deceiving me into thinking that winter ended. Maybe, upon closer reflection, spring semester is just winter in disguise. Maybe there’s an evil genius deceiving us all, wanting us to believe in the trees, sunlight and most importantly in the Diag dogs. As I continue to reflect on this term, I’d like to extend my optimism to anyone else in this funk. I’m still hopeful that spring will fulfill our expectations eventually. We’ll find ways to work effectively — whether that involves getting some sunlight or soaking in our indoor habits. Regardless, we’ll readjust. And we’ll have to do it all over again when fall comes around. Reema Baydoun can be reached at rabaydou@umich.edu.
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he c u lt u r e s u r r ou nd i n g f em a le a t h le t ic s i s of t en i n a ppr opr i a t e a nd u s u a l l y i g n or e d . We t a l k a b out t he ne e d t o s t op o bje c t i f y i n g wom e n , ye t t he f or m er pr e s ide nt of t h e I nt er n a t ion a l Fe de r a t ion of A s s o c i a t ion Fo o t b a l l s t i l l f elt h e c ou ld s a y wom en ’s s o c c e r m i g ht b e m or e p op u l a r i f t h e pl a ye r s wor e “ t i g ht e r sh or t s .” No t t h a t t h i s q uo t e ne e d s a n y a n a l y si s a s it i s s o bl a t a nt l y disrespectf ul, but he i s s a y i n g wom e n ’s a t h le t ic s w i l l no t b e v a lue d u n le s s t her e i s s om e t y p e of a dde d s e x u a l i z a t ion . No b o d y wou ld e ve r t el l m a le a t h le t e s t h e y m i g ht b e m or e s uc c e s s f u l i f t h e y pl a ye d e ver y s p or t sh i r t le s s . It show s t he k i nd of dou ble s t a nd a r d a nd i ne q u a l it y f em a le a t h le t e s c on s t a nt l y face. The o bje c t i f ic a t ion a nd d i s c r e d it i n g of wom e n i n s p or t s s t i l l e x i s t s , a nd f em a le a t h le t e s c ont i nue t o b e v ie we d a s s e x u a l o bje c t s t h r ou g h t h e m a le g a z e . A s E n g l i sh w r it e r V i r g i n i a Wo ol f s o a s t ut el y p oi nt e d out i n 1929 – ne a rl y 10 0 ye a r s a g o – “ Th e b e s t wom a n w a s … t h e i n f e r ior of t he wor s t m a n .” Howe ve r, t o c ou nt er a c t t h i s de s t r uc t i ve m ent a l it y, m a n y a t h le t e s h a ve s t a r t e d m o ve m e nt s t o g a i n r e s p e c t a nd e q u a l it y s uc h a s “ E q u a l Pl a y, E q u a l Pa y,” t he U. S . wom e n ’s s o c c er t e a m ’s c a mp a i g n f or w a g e s e q u i v a le nt t o m a le c ou nt er p a r t s .“ W it h a t h le t e s slowl y a c k n owle d g i n g t h e g ender i n e q u a l it y i n t h ei r f ield s , t her e m a y b e h op e f or c h a n g e . B ut t h a t ’s j u s t t he b e g i n n i n g . The o bje c t i f ic a t ion of wom en a t h le t e s p e r p e t u a t e s b o t h i n e q u a l it y a nd h a s le d t o a n i n c r e d i ble nu m b e r of s e x u a l a s s a u lt c a s e s . A s a n i n s t it ut ion a l pr o ble m t h a t i s u nder r e p or t e d a nd i g nor e d , m a n y f em a le a t h le t e s a r e u n e duc a t e d on w h a t t o do w hen t he s e s it u a t ion s a r i s e . Mo s t f e m a le a t h le t e s a r e c o a c he d b y m e n , m o s t a t h le t ic t r a i ne r s a r e m e n , most team ow ne r s are
m e n ; no t s u r pr i s i n g l y, t h e on l y f e m a le - dom i n a t e d p a r t of wom e n ’s t e a m s a r e t he pl a ye r s t h e m s el ve s . Th i s d i s c r e p a nc y has nor m a l i z e d a c u lt u r e of s e x u a l h a r a s s m e nt : “ Th e a t h le t e s c ompl a i ne d a b out a t h r i v i n g s e x i s t e n v i r on m e nt w h e r e ve r b a l a bu s e we nt u nc h e c ke d , s e x u a l joke s a nd s e x u a l a l lu s ion t o w h a t a t h le t e s mu s t do t o m a ke t h e t e a m we r e c om m onpl a c e a nd t h e r e w a s a h i g h t ole r a nc e f or h om oph o bic a nd s e x i s t a t t it ude s a m on g
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M a n y of t he s e i s s ue s a r i s e f r om a bu s e f r om t h e m a le c o a c he s ; t he s e a r e t h e m o s t c om m on c a s e s . I m y s el f c a n s p e a k t o t h i s i s s ue . Ju s t b e f or e I le f t f or c ol le g e , it w a s d i s c o ver e d t h a t m y 32 -ye a r - old s o c c er c o a c h was having a sexual r el a t ion sh ip w it h a 16 -ye a r - old t e a m m a t e of m i n e . M a n y p e ople went s t r a i g ht t o v ic t i m bl a m i n g a nd a ske d w h y she wou ld e ve n c on s ide r doi n g t h a t . It i s e x t r e m el y i mp or t a nt t o r e m e m b er t h i s i s no t h er f a u lt . Mo s t yout h c o a c h e s a r e ve r y c h a r i s m a t ic a nd de velop s t r on g , t r u s t i n g r el a t ion sh ip s w it h t hei r pl a yer s . Th i s s it u a t ion w a s no d i f f e r e nt . He m a n ipu l a t e d he r i nt o b el ie v i n g he lo ve d h er, de s pit e t he out side f a c t or s t h a t he h a d a w i f e a nd w a s t w ic e her a g e . A s I m e nt ione d e a rl ier, t h i s is sadly all too familiar f or m a n y you n g f em a le a t h le t e s . F u r t her m or e , ma ny f e m a le a t h le t e s fear g e t t i n g c ut f r om a t e a m or lo si n g pl a y i n g t i m e i f t he y d i s ple a s e a c o a c h . Th e s e s t or ie s a nd t he c ou nt le s s o t h e r s l i ke t he m a r e “ t e s t i m on y t o t he c u lt u r e t h a t e x i s t s i n s p or t w h ic h pr e s s u r e s f em a le a t h le t e s t o p ut up w it h t he s e x i s t e n v i r on m ent a nd g i ve s t h e i mpr e s s ion t h a t t h o s e i n p o s it ion s of a ut hor it y, w h o h a ve s e x u a l m o t i ve s , h a ve l it t le or n o d i f f ic u lt y i n s ele c t i n g v u l ner a ble a t h le t e s up on w hom t h e y pr e y.” Th e o bje c t i f ic a t ion of f e m a le a t h le t e s s t a r t s a t a you n g a g e a nd m a n y you n g , t a lent e d wom en
f a c e a bu s e . Th i s k i nd of s e x u a l i z a t ion a nd a bu s e h a s p er v a de d t h e wom en ’s s p or t s i ndu s t r y a nd , t r a g ic a l l y, a ver y l a r g e nu m b er of f em a le a t h le t e s a r e f a m i l i a r w it h t he ver y r e a l c on s e q uen c e s it c a u s e s . F u r t her m or e , this m a le - dom i n a t e d i ndu s t r y h a s “ no t ye t de velop e d e f f e c t i ve w a y s of h a nd l i n g c ompl a i nt s a nd c om mu n ic a t i n g t he s e pr o c e s s e s t o t he a t h le t e s … no t on l y w a s t he pr o c e s s a d i f f ic u lt one , but t he a t h le t e s wer e g en er a l l y u n s a t i s f ie d w it h t he out c om e s .” The m en running t h e s e or g a n i z a t ion s h a ve f a i le d t o c r e a t e a s a f e en v i r on m ent f or f em a le a t h le t e s t o r e p or t t hei r a bu s e . Th i s i nd i r e c t l y p er p e t u a t e s t he i s s ue of s e x u a l a s s a u lt a nd t her e f or e r ei n f or c e s t he i ne q u a l it y wom en are f a c i n g i n s p or t s t o d a y. Th er e ne e d t o b e pr o g r a m s put i n pl a c e t h a t e duc a t e f em a le a t h le t e s on s e x u a l a s s a u lt . The y ne e d t o k now w h a t t h e y c a n do i f t h e y f i nd t h em s el ve s i n one of t h e s e sit u a t ion s a nd t he y ne e d t o b e s u r e i f t h e y do c ho o s e t o c om e f or w a r d , t h e y w i l l b e t r e a t e d w it h r e s p e c t a nd b e b el ie ve d a nd t he pr o c e s s w i l l b e ju s t . W it hout t he s e k i nd s of pr o g r a m s , o bje c t i f ic a t ion , s e x u a l i z a t ion a nd a bu s e w i l l c ont i nue t o b e nor m a l i z e d a nd t he i ne q u a l it y w i l l p er si s t .
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t ’s 7:45 a .m . We ’re wa l k i ng dow n Ea st Liber t y St reet . I have t wo ra kes i n my ha nd , a nd Sha n non , my room mate, ha s a d rawst r i ng ba g on her back t hat hold s a spade, a fork , a hoe a nd a pa i r of shea r s. We ’re excited , if not a l it t le bit sheepi sh , a bout t he advent u re t hat l ies a head of u s. I lea r ned ea rly on i n my t i me at t he Un iver sit y of M ich ig a n t hat “ wa st i ng t i me,” wh ich i s broad ly def i ned a s “doi ng somet h i ng t hat you a ren’t g oi ng to put on you r resu me,” is a cr i m i na l of fen se, a nd , up u nt i l now, I’ve been ut terly opposed to brea k i ng t he law. But not today. Today I don’t ca re if I’m wa st i ng t i me. Today I’m g oi ng to play i n t he ya rd . We a r r ive at a pret t y l it t le hou se w it h lot s of weed s i n t he ya rd a nd set ou r tool s dow n on t he f ront porch . Sha n non t a kes one side of t he sidewa l k a nd I t a ke t he ot her. We d ig out weed s w it h ou r ha nd s a nd t a l k a bout t he advent u res we wa nt to g o on t h is su m mer. I pu l l my ha i r i nto a pony t a i l so I ca n feel t he su n on t he back of my neck . I’m hav i ng f u n . Is t hat what it ’s ca l led? F u n? I haven’t had t h i s much d i r t u nder neat h my f i ng er na i l s si nce I wa s 8 yea r s old d ig g i ng for t rea su re i n my back ya rd . O f cou r se, I’m 20 yea r s old , a nd t herefore way too old to play i n t he ya rd . I’m i n col leg e, mea n i ng I shou ld be spend i ng ever y spa re moment ma k i ng my self more “employa ble,” whatever t hat mea n s. I n t wo yea r s, I w i l l have g raduated a nd of f icia l ly entered t he job ma rket , a nd no employer wa nt s to h i re a g i rl who u ses her va lua ble f ree t i me to play i n t he d i r t . A bout 41 percent of A mer ica n s let some of t hei r pa id vacat ion day s g o to wa ste, l i kely becau se t hey don’t wa nt to be perceived a s la z y for t a k i ng adva nt a g e of t he benef it s out l i ned i n t hei r cont rac t . I n f ac t , t h i s su r vey of U. S. cor porate ma na g er s f i nd s t hat ma ny equate work i ng long er hou r s w it h bei ng more ded icated , more ha rdwork i ng a nd more respon sible. M ichael Bloomberg ’s ca reer adv ice? Don’t even g o to t he bat h room ,
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let a lone t a ke t i me of f to t a ke a vacat ion or play i n t he d i r t . I n 201 1 , he sa id , “ I a m not sma r ter t ha n a ny body el se but I ca n out work you – a nd my key to success for you , or a ny body else, i s ma k i ng su re you a re t he f i r st one i n t here ever y day a nd t he la st one to leave. Don’t ever t a ke a lu nch brea k or g o to t he bat h room , you keep work i ng.”
“We will go about the rest of our days without commiting any unspoken criminal offenses.” I’m a sucker for t h i s k i nd of i ndu st r iou sness. That ’s why I’m at t he Un iver sit y of M ich ig a n! I t a ke pr ide i n my a bi l it y to work ha rd . D u r i ng t he school yea r, I d id n’t t a ke a ny brea k s. I out worked ever yone else a nd I d id n’t rest or rela x at a l l- - t hat i s, u nt i l I sat my self dow n on my couch to tel l Sha n non a f u n ny stor y. But when I opened my mout h , i n stead of word s com i ng out , I ju st st a r ted cr y i ng. “ I t h i n k we ’ve f i na l ly done it ,” Sha n non sa id . “ I t h i n k we ’ve f i na l ly worked ou r selves pa st ou r brea k i ng poi nt s.” So we decided to g o back to where we ca me f rom t he f ront ya rd , play i ng i n t he d i r t . The sa me place we spent ever y su m mer u nt i l we h it 1 2 yea r s old a nd rea l i zed t hat play i ng i n t he d i r t i sn’t produc t ive a nd t hat we shou ld be u si ng t he spa re t i me to set g oa l s a nd g et jobs. May be someday I’l l rea l ly reach adu lt hood , a nd I’l l be a ble to work , work , work f rom su nup to su ndow n , a nd it won’t k i l l me or r u n me d r y. But r ig ht now, at 20 yea r s old , I’m st i l l bet ter su ited for play i ng i n t he d i r t t ha n I a m for sit t i ng at desk 1 2 hou r s a day. Fig u res. It ’s 10 a .m . now, so it ’s t i me to put w ipe t he d i r t of f ou r
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k nees a nd wa l k back dow n Ea st Liber t y St reet to g et home. I remember play i ng i n t he back ya rd w it h my si ster, a nd my dad wou ld come out side a nd r u i n a l l t he f u n by tel l i ng u s it wa s t i me to g o to bed . Su m mer wa s t he best t i me of yea r becau se when ou r f aces fel l a nd we told h i m we weren’t t i red yet , he wou ld rem i nd u s t hat we d id n’t have school t he nex t day a nd we cou ld g o back out side f i r st t h i ng i n t he mor n i ng if we wa nted to. Sha n non a nd I wa sh t he d i r t out f rom u nder neat h ou r f i ng er na i l s, a nd we put slack s a nd but ton- dow n s over ou r su nbu r nt , mosqu ito bit ten bod ies. We w i l l g o a bout t he rest of ou r day s w it hout com m it t i ng a ny u n spoken cr i m i na l of fen ses. I n t wo yea r s, when we st a r t i nter v iew i ng for ou r f i r st “ big-k id jobs,” we ’l l tel l t he employer s a bout how i n t he su m mer of 2018 , we spent ou r a f ter noon s i n of f ices complet i ng i nter n sh ips. We won’t tel l t hem a bout mor n i ng s when we played i n t he d i r t a nd let t he su n beat dow n on t he back s of ou r neck s. We won’t tel l t hem a bout how if we had n’t let ou r selves play i n t he d i r t t hat su m mer, even ju st a l it t le bit , we m ig ht not have made it t h roug h su m mer at a l l. When you spend you r su m mer i n A n n A rbor, it ’s ha rd for it to feel l i ke su m mer, becau se, l i ke it or not , it ’s st i l l A n n A rbor. It ’s st i l l t he lovely l it t le tow n t hat worked you u nt i l you ra n d r y a l l w i nter, t he lovely l it t le tow n where you received you r f i r st f a i l i ng g rades a nd g ot rejec ted f rom you r f i r st jobs. When you wa l k dow n Ea st Liber t y St reet , it ’s ha rd to bel ieve t hat you’re a l lowed to end up somewhere besides t he St a rbuck s where you st ud ied ever y even i ng du r i ng t he w i nter semester. But if you ever wa nt to joi n Sha n non a nd me when we ’re play i ng i n t he d i r t , I h ig h ly recom mend it . We leave at 7:45 a .m . I prom i se I won’t tel l you r f ut u re employer.
Hannah Harshe can be reached at hharshe@umich.edu.
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COMMUNITY CULTURE REVIEW
MUSIC REVIEW
Charly Bliss tour ends with gusto JACK BRANDON
Summer Managing Arts Editor
On May 18, Charly Bliss brought their brand of snarky, sugar-rush indie rock to Ferndale’s The Loving Touch. In the beginning, the crowd was stirring a bit, due to opener Skating Polly having a medical emergency and unable to perform, but once Eva Hendricks and company hit the stage, they had everyone’s attention. What makes Charly Bliss so magnetic is, hands down, their frontwoman. Hendricks commands the stage with a bewitching, off-kilter poise. She’s conscious of it, too. She keeps her bleached hair in a long bang across her forehead, a la 2007 MySpace Emo, that started to stick with sweat to her forehead as the show progressed. More than her appearance, however, is her ability as a performer. Hendricks has the high, honeyed voice of a toddler that is praising a puppy. The contrast between her voice’s qualities and lyrics like “I can’t cum and I can’t lie / I can’t stop making myself cry” is one of the essential strengths of Charly Bliss. That isn’t to say, however, that she overshadows her bandmates. Bassist Dan Shure and drummer Sam Hendricks provide backing vocals on most songs, and guitarist Spencer Fox absolutely shreds on tracks like “Love Me” and “Black Hole.” There’s an understanding that, yes, Eva is the most charismatic, but Fox brings the technical prowess and Shure and Sam keep the group on track. Their set opened with smaller hits, like “Westermarck,” “Ruby” and “Glitter,” from their debut album Guppy, and it was a pleasure to watch
Charly Bliss wind themselves up for the songs everyone was waiting for: “Black Hole” and “Percolator.” As mentioned, Hendricks is an intense performer, and to watch her sneer as she sings “I am pregnant with meaning / Could it be more appealing?” (spoiler: it couldn’t) or her eyes widen as she pleads “I’m a mess, I mean in the best case / Does he love me most? Maybe I don’t come close,” (again, spoiler: he doesn’t) is captivating. As Charly Bliss led up to their most anthemic songs, they played some new material. Their trademark sonic elements were there, but the songwriting was a little different. Instead of collections of images or witty phrases, Hendricks rooted her romantic hang-ups in real moments, and dove into sincere expressions of frustration and sadness. It was powerful, and makes me excited for Charly Bliss’s future releases. They ended the show with an encore of one of my personal favorites, “Love Me.” It’s a quintessential soured love song, and coincidentally, the first song off their first release, Soft Serve EP. Hendricks sings of a lover who frankly sucks, but she cannot help but blame her own shortcomings for the distance between them. The entire song is a capitulation of how intimacy reveals the unpleasant elements of your partner and — guess what — some unpleasant elements of you, too. And by now, Hendricks expects it: “Up above me, say you love me / Just a little less / I know what happens next.” “Love Me,” and numerous other songs in Bliss’s catalog, are some of the most eloquent expressions of heartbreak in music right now. It’ll be exciting to see where they go next. THE MICHIGAN DAILY
MOM + POP MUSIC
Courtney Barnett asks for sincerity in ‘Tell Me’ CLARA SCOTT Daily Arts Writer
Courtney Barnett’s second album begins: “Y’know what they say / No one’s born to hate / We learn it somewhere along the way.” Paraphrased from Nelson Mandela, that line from the opener “Hopefulessness” sets the tone for the rest of Tell Me How You Really Feel, a triumphant return after her debut LP, Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit and a 2017 collaboration with singersongwriter Kurt Vile. Tell Me still carries Barnett’s signature rambling, deadpan delivery, but with a darker flavor than her previous releases. Through thirty-seven minutes Barnett holds court with her friends, lovers and enemies with strength and piercing wit, touching on issues like feminism and isolation with a noisy rock edge. At its base, the Aussie songwriter’s sophomore effort is a record about truth in all its forms, be it hard to swallow or written on the wall. Beyond these subtle changes from her past work, it’s all but obvious that Tell Me is a cathartic release for Barnett. Those already fans of the artist are probably more familiar with a laid-back, sardonic approach present in earlier songs like “Avant Gardener,” in which she
narrates her own asthma attack, and “History Eraser,” about the confusing beginnings of love. This record is notably more pissed-off than Barnett’s first, both attached and apathetic to her experiences and relationships as a woman in the world. She navigates feedback-laced webs of sound to push through a message of individualism and transparency, most noticeable on anthems “I’m Not Your Mother, I’m Not Your Bitch,”
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taking on the virgin-whore complex one guitar stroke at a time. Nonetheless, the songwriter manages to maintain her classic dark humor throughout the album, even making a song titled “Crippling Self Doubt and a General Lack of Self Control” witty with lines like “And indecision rots / like a bag of last week’s meat.” Barnett might not be funny on this record, but she sure is honest. And what is more hilarious than the realities of life? The artist focuses in on this honesty throughout the album’s
first single “Nameless, Faceless,” the title a nod to Nirvana’s “Endless, Nameless” and an angered response to the unjust realities of being a woman. She references iconic feminist author Margaret Atwood in the chorus with the sharp-tongued line “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them / Women are afraid that men will kill them” with a sharp tongue. The song is big, headstrong and truly rocks hard — it’s a women’s anthem without any frills, and certainly no beating around the bush. Though much of Tell Me How You Really Feel is hard-edged, songs like the album’s crown jewel “City Looks Pretty,” “Charity” and others are almost happy-sounding. They attack tough issues of isolation, imposter syndrome and unhappiness, but Barnett’s signature storytelling and musical prowess manages to flip them into danceable rock bangers. It forces an audience to recognize the songs’ lyrics as they enjoy the music, which is valuable in itself; Barnett isn’t hiding anything from her listeners, proving that joy and anger can coexist, and even create some really fantastic music. At the end of the day, all the singer wants to do is “Walk through the park in the dark.” In this record, Barnett poses a question we should all think about: Why can’t she?
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ARTS 7 FILM REVIEW
TV REVIEW
Cannes: ‘Under the Silver Lake’
But while “La La Land” earns charm from its referential existence, “Silver Lake” gets an added layer of unease. There is a wonderful eagerness What came first: Los Angeles or the with which Sam — Andrew Garfield on-screen version of it? Mitchell has more than just (“Breathe”) at a career high — accepts the miraculous nonsense Hollywood in his sights though, as of “Under the Silver Lake.” His Sam’s journey drags the audience refusal to spend more than one deeper and deeper into the maze perfect facial reaction questioning (sometimes literally) of the film’s the bombardment of bizarre is, plot. It becomes obvious Sam in large part, why director David believes the world was created Robert Mitchell (“It Follows”) gets just for him. Beyond the codes and away with the most unrelentlessly keys and messages in songs, Sam odd film of the year. It’s how he believes he deserves everything just out-Lynches Lynch and out-Jonzes because he exists. His undeserved want manifests itself Jonze. brilliantly in the way Sam is 33, “Under the he views women. white, horny and Silver Lake” From the moment unemployed in we meet him, behind L.A. He’s not just A24 a pair of binoculars “working on a Cannes Film Festival on his porch, Sam script” unemployed, is the leering male he’s directionless gaze incarnated. He without seeming to want direction. Or rather, he wants women so they should want thinks direction will come find him, him. He wants sex so he deserves it. preferably in the form of secret codes The infatuation that sets the plot in planted by other modern geniuses in motion is born, more than anything, out of an unresolved sexual fantasy. popular culture. Andrew Garfield’s specifically When his mysterious neighbor Sarah (Riley Keough, “American twitchy brand of skinny-guy acting Honey”) disappears as quickly and has never been better. He is equal seamlessly as she appears, Sam is parts compelling and unsettling as finally called to action. The universe Sam. It is as satisfying to see him demands he quit his day job of succeed, as it is to see him fail. “Under the Silver Lake” plants spying on his aging, topless neighbor and uncover what the hell is going a thousand seeds and reaps every single one. Although inane, the trail on under the Silver Lake. Sam follows the bread crumbs Sam follows is airtight. Every twist that align so perfectly (the film and turn pays off. As he did with more than earns this narrative his other two features, Mitchell ease) it’s a wonder he didn’t plant reimagines what is possible for them himself. He takes us through a a genre and pushes his film well version of L.A. that bears a striking beyond the limits of the expected. resemblance to “La La Land.” Not “Under the Silver Lake” is brilliantly in its choice landmarks per se, but in acted, a perfect neo-noir and a biting the way it constructs the city around social commentary. And it’s fun — cinematic homage. Extremely meta. it’s so much fun. MADELEINE GAUDIN Daily Arts Writer
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‘13 Reasons Why’ Season 2 strays from its successes SAYAN GHOSH Daily Arts Writer
Few recent shows have caused as much controversy and sparked as many discussions as Netf lix’s adaption of Jay Asher’s 2007 novel “13 Reasons Why.” It tackles a variety of topics from depression and sexual assault to bullying, while drawing criticism for what some believe to be its graphic depiction of traumatic events and glamorization of topics like suicide and self-harm. The show’s first season explored the circumstances surrounding the suicide of Liberty High School student Hannah Baker (Katherine Langford, “Love, Simon”) through a series of thirteen audio tapes narrated by Hannah herself. The tapes, each addressed to an individual who contributed to Hannah’s suicide, revealed a harrowing series of events caused by both individual and systemic failures in her high school. Season two begins months after Hannah’s death, at the beginning of a civil lawsuit between Hannah’s parents and her high school, the latter of which is being sued for failure to protect Hannah and enabling the damaging culture that led to her suicide. Each episode centers on the testimony of an individual mentioned in
one of Hannah’s tapes, while also exploring the effects of Hannah’s suicide on the students of Liberty High. The show’s first season dealt with difficult topics with a sensitivity and maturity that few shows centering around such a demographic do. Moreover, the characters, from Hannah herself to her close friend Clay Jensen (Dylan Minnette, “Don’t Breathe”), felt like realistic, multi-dimensional teenagers. Season two deals with similar
“13 Reasons Why” Netflix Episodes 1-3 issues but is let down by its own writing and overall execution. The dialogue, one of the strongest aspects of the first season, is now stilted and overly melodramatic, especially during the courtroom scenes. Without the structure provided by the series of tapes in season one, the early episodes of season two lack a sense of cohesion and unity. Hannah’s appearances in Clay’s hallucinations feel more like cheap plot devices. The antagonists of the story feel almost cartoonishly evil, which belies the actual heinousness of their crimes.
Season two’s redeeming qualities mainly concern the development of certain characters. In particular, Tyler (Devin Druid, TV’s “House of Cards”), one of the students implicated in Hannah’s tapes, is slowly f leshed out, albeit in an unsettling fashion that seems to be a large focus of the season as a whole. Minette’s portrayal of Clay’s trauma and inability to rid himself of memories related to Hannah is excellent, especially in a set of awkward scenes with his girlfriend Skye (Sosie Bacon, “Story of a Girl”). Zach (Ross Butler, TV’s “Riverdale”) and high school counselor Kevin Porter (Derek Luke, TV’s “Roots”) begin compelling redemption arcs as well. Scenes with Hannah’s mother Olivia (Kate Walsh, “Girls Trip”) are also high notes, as she emotionally recounts the little moments that she believes helped drive her daughter to her tragic end. Season two of “13 Reasons Why” takes an even darker, more sinister tone than season one. Unfortunately, its shoddy writing and poor dramatization make it feel more like a stereotypical high school drama or an ineffective PSA. Season one, despite some issues with its pacing, tells its story in a unique, thoughtful way, which season two does not replicate with consistency.
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Questlove, as an author, returns Thompson talks about the roles mentors may or may not play. He Daily Style Editor writes of creative stagnation and In the Daily newsroom exists its web of potential outcomes. a leaning stack of prerelease He explores possible definitions books, relegated next to a fil- of the creative network, the pros ing cabinet. Too often I would and cons of imitation and curagive the pile no more than one tion and the yin-yang relationpassing glance. But in a flitting ship of success and failure. He once-over, I recognized a certain gets more abstract than that, name along one spine: Questlove. while still allowing for varied “Questlove wrote a book?” I interpretation of his more anomalous philosophies. It’s your perwondered aloud. “Sign me up.” Little did I know that this was sonal creative quest after all. Then comes part nine, the actually book number four in Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s final section, aptly titled No End. tenure as an author, following Here, Thompson reminds reada memoir, an ode to Soul Train ers that we are, in fact, mere and a book about chefs. His lat- specs in the creative landscape est release, “Creative Quest,” of the universe. Anything we do follows an entirely different tra- has already been done in some jectory. The book offers read- variation; in the future, it will ers insight into Thompson’s be redone in another. He does an personal creative process — as impressive job of infusing perfrontman of The Roots, as a DJ, sonality into this section without as a producer, as a writer — and making it emotional. In his way, those of other acclaimed innova- Thompson is stating what we already know. In tors (J. Dilla, Björk fact, he wants us and Ava DuVer“Creative to know that we nay appear frealready know, that quently). It is up to Quest” even this realizathe reader to turn Ahmir “Questlove” tion has already these insights into been made, by what they desire. Thompson each of us, in our Is this a book of Harper Collins own heads. lessons? A list of “There is speresources for creApril 24 cies-wide proative minds? Or is gramming,” he it simply a form of entertainment for someone who writes, “and then there’s individlikes to read? Thompson doesn’t uality, and the overlap between tell us, but he doesn’t have to. those two opens up a space for creativity. Live in that space. Deep down, we know. “Creative Quest” is divided I’m here to. Maybe I’ll see you into nine sections (should we around sometime.” Each section offers up call them chapters? Thompson doesn’t, so I won’t). They are Thompson’s two cents, but, as ordered chronologically, the way I’ve said, he never tells us how the steps in a how-to book would to think of them. Rather, at the be, and each depicts a unique end of every section lies a blank sheet of graph paper. No prompt tenet of the creative process. Part one, The Spark, ponders is given, only blank space. More what makes a person or idea cre- than anything, that’s what “Creative. “The issue isn’t whether ative Quest” provides readers: people can tell that you’re cre- Space to be. Whether that being ative,” Thompson writes. “If is creative in a prescribed way is that’s what you’re worried about, not his concern. In his mind, the wear a beret. The issue is wheth- simple act of existing is enough er you can connect to your own to stir up genius. To answer my earlier quescreative impulses.” The majority of the book, the tion, yes. Questlove wrote a book. meat of the sandwich, delves into Or maybe it’s not a book. I’ll leave the nitty gritty of creative living. it up to you to decide. TESS GARCIA
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Beating your face as a Black Woman
Morning Alarm By RANIA DABOUL MiC Contributor
PHOTO COURTESY OF AUTHOR By EFE OSAGIE MiC EDITOR
I love makeup. I think it’s safe to say that makeup is one of the things people spend the most money on without realizing it. I can go to Sephora or even Walmart with just the intention of gazing at the makeup section, and end up leaving with $30 less in my wallet and between one and five different makeup products. I wasn’t always into makeup. In middle school, I remember how many of my friends and classmates would coat their face with makeup every day just to hide their insecurities and give themselves a confidence boost. In my mind, makeup was expensive, unnecessary, difficult to use and a coping mechanism for not having high self-worth. Because of these things I was never interested in makeup. I decided that only after I truly embraced who I was as a person and loved how I looked, with or without enhancements, would I regularly wear makeup. My first real introduction to makeup was when I started getting into theatre in middle school. I was
one of the leads in our school musical, “Camp Rock,” and I had to wear makeup so that my face would stand out on stage. My mother would always do my makeup before the rehearsals and shows because I didn’t own any or know how to put it on. I continued to do theatre in high school. I was soon at the age where I couldn’t just have my mom do my makeup for my shows anymore. Everyone in our theatre knew how to apply makeup themselves, using either their own makeup or the stage makeup owned by the school. This is when problems started to arise for me as 1. I could not put on makeup myself 2. I did not own any makeup 3. I couldn’t use any of the school’s makeup because it didn’t fit my skin tone and 4. Everyone in my theatre department was white and didn’t know how to apply makeup on me. Due to all of these limitations, I was forced to teach myself how to put on makeup. I would sit in the corner of our makeup room at school, watching YouTube videos on how to apply eyeliner, what foundation was for, and what the different types of make-
up brushes were for. I also reached out to my friends who wore makeup for advice. After putting on makeup in theatre, I started to enjoy doing makeup in general. As a creative person, I always loved looking for different ways to express myself, whether that was through writing, music, acting, dance, etc. I saw makeup as a completely new way to express myself, so much more personal than any of the of the other forms. When you apply makeup, your face is the canvas and you have so many different options, choices and stylistic decisions you can make to decorate it yourself. And even cooler is the fact that since everyone’s face is unique, everyone has a different canvas to start out with that you need to learn to work with. But my face, or canvas, soon started to make it harder for me find ways to express myself the way I wanted to. Originally, I would spend time watching Youtube videos to understand how to apply makeup and get ideas for different makeup looks. Most of the people that I watched in videos were white, but I didn’t
MICHIGAN IN COLOR 9
My people are famous. You see them every day on the newswhether they are being evacuated, bombed, chemically attacked, or drowned. If you have not guessed yet, I am Syrian. On the day of the Trump attack on Syria, we call my uncle to make sure that everything is all right. As he tells us everything is fine, we can hear the sounds of the missiles in the background. When we mention this to my uncle, he says, “It’s fine, Trump woke us up for fajr (the morning prayer).”
see that as something that mattered that much. That was until I tried to follow the videos. Anytime I tried to do what I saw in the videos, I had trouble finding products to help me. I was never able to find foundations and concealers to perfectly fit my skin tone at my local drug stores. Whenever I applied eyeshadow, the colors wouldn’t appear on my eyelids because my skin was too dark. The bright lipsticks I would see women wear looked unnatural and unflattering on my dark skin. I became increasingly frustrated with the amount of trial and error I had with all the makeup products I bought and how much time I’d have to spend looking for makeup that worked for me. It made me start to realize how many makeup products weren’t made for me or other Black women, and I became frustrated that I had to work twice as hard to find products that were extremely simple for other lighter skinned individuals to find.
Knowing how unreligious my uncle is, it is at least good to know that his sarcasm is intact. Fast forward a few days later, and we hear about another attack that was close to where my family lives. Up until now, we are not even sure who administered the attack. I start anxiously making some calls to my family, checking that everyone is all right. After a few nervewracking minutes waiting for the phone to connect, I finally get ahold of them and ask if they are okay. At the end of our conversation, my cousin says it was nice to know it takes a bombing for them to hear my voice.
Later that night as our family WhatsApp group chat goes back to its usual light atmosphere, my cousin sends a casual picture of an undetonated bomb. Confused, my sister asks what that is. And so, my extended family kicked off a thorough explanation of the different kinds of weapons used, the effect of each and how to recognize them based on the sounds they make. That is one of the true talents of a Syrian, they proudly explain. No matter how tough the situation has ever gotten back home, they have never failed to laugh about it and to figure out a way to add a touch of sarcasm.
I soon started watching makeup tutorials from other Black YouTubers to help find makeup products that were more tailored to my skin tone. Though it did help, watching those videos could only do so much for me as it was so hard to find Black YouTubers who had the exact skin tone as me. So I still wasn’t able to see how different products would look on my skin tone without buying them first. Though it was still frustrating, it was better than nothing and I continued to watch Black YouTubers’ makeup tutorial videos to learn which products to buy and how to apply makeup to my skin. Even though I couldn’t always use the videos to determine what to buy, and what not to buy, I was able to learn multiple tricks for women of darker skin to get makeup to look better on our complexion, such as using concealer on your eyelids to get eyeshadow to appear brighter and using lip liner to tone
down too-bright lipsticks. I also took to following more Black makeup artists on Instagram, like @somuchsimone, @ vurrsacee and @khloedosh. This gave me more inspiration to be bolder and more creative with my makeup, showing me how to use my dark skin tone to my advantage instead of something to work around. I now feel more confident in wearing makeup as a Black woman and know more tricks and skills to make makeup produced for a white audience work for me. I’ve even taken to doing makeup for my friends of different skin tones to explore how applying makeup differs with different shades and types of skin, that I like to showcase on my Instagram, @ looksbyefe. I used to feel discouraged as a Black makeup artist, but I now embrace being a Black makeup user and choose to see the hardships it poses as just challenges for me to overcome in my artistic journey.
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WOMEN’S TENNIS
Fahey exits in first round of NCAA PAIGE VOEFFRAY Daily Sports Editor
Just a couple weeks after the Michigan women’s tennis team ended its season, Kate Fahey was back on the court. But this time, the junior wasn’t competing for the team, she was competing for herself. “It’s kind of different going from seeing your five teammates around you to looking at random players around you,” Fahey said. “Not having any teammates here, it was a little bit sad. It’s a little bit different, but it’s a tennis match, so it’s not too bad.” Fahey’s hard work and success from the fall and spring seasons earned her a spot in the NCA A Singles Tournament as the highestranked Big Ten player. But in the end, Fahey wasn’t able to advance past the first round and fell in three sets, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. Fahey opened the tournament on Wednesday afternoon, facing off against No. 3 Estela Perez-Somarriba from Miami — an opponent she can’t seem to get away from in the postseason. In last season’s singles tournament, Perez-Somarriba ended Fahey’s tournament in the quarterfinals. And while Fahey couldn’t change the result, she did give herself a fighting chance. With the score knotted at three in the first set, Perez-Somarriba broke Fahey’s serve and proceeded to win three straight games to end the set. Fahey needed to make an adjustment.
“I think I stepped in, up in the court a little bit more,” Fahey said. “I was more aggressive and took time away from her. She’s not really a player that will make unforced errors, so I kind of had to force her to make some errors. I think I did a good job of that in the second set.” Fahey jumped out to a 3-0 lead and looked poised to claim the second set. While Perez-Somarriba tried to get back into it, Fahey had too much of a lead. Braced with a 5-2 advantage, Fahey fell into a 40-0 hole but rattled off four straight points to steal the set. The match was even headed into the third set, but PerezSomarriba ran away with a lead that Fahey never recovered from. Down 5-0, Fahey managed to scrape out one game from Perez-Somarriba, but after a long cross-court rally, Fahey’s ball landed in the net, and she fell 6-1. “At this tournament, everyone’s good,” Fahey said. “So you have to go into every match thinking it’s going to be a battle. I had played her last year so I knew she was a really good player, but I wasn’t intimidated.” With an impressive junior campaign under her belt in which Fahey went 29-7 in the No. 1 slot, she is expected to have an even more impressive senior season. She made great strides in her game and continued to stay aggressive, something she is eager to continue next season.
Fahey fell into a 40-0 hole but rattled off four straight points to steal the set.
‘M’ loses in Sweet 16 to UCLA
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Senior Runhao Hua secured the Wolverines’ second point of the day with a three-set win but it wasn’t enough against UCLA
BAILEY JOHNSON Daily Sports Writer
On the ninth shot of the rally, Runhao Hua watched the ball sail past him and pumped his fists in the air. Hua — a senior on the No. 15 Michigan men’s tennis team — secured the Wolverines’ second point of the day with his three-set victory over UCLA’s Evan Zhu, though his win would ultimately not be enough, as Michigan fell to the Bruins, 4-2. “He came out great, lost that second set, but he got on top in the third,” said Michigan coach Adam Steinberg. “We needed that because it gave us our second point, and he got off the court and gave confidence to (senior Davis Crocker) and (junior Myles Schalet). That’s a great win for him. To beat the No. 2 player from UCLA is terrific, good for his confidence.” The Wolverines came into the Sweet Sixteen matchup with quite a bit of momentum after shutout wins at home in the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. From the beginning of the doubles matches, the fighting spirit of Michigan was evident.
Each match was close, though the Wolverines were bested by the talented Bruins lineup and lost the doubles point. But Michigan’s ability to keep the matches close against No. 2 UCLA was a good sign for Steinberg. “They were super motivated for this match,” Steinberg said. “I thought they fought amazing today. … It shows that we can compete with anyone in the country. They can compete with anybody from ranked No. 1 in the country to wherever. I think it should give our program a lot of confidence.” Once the singles play started, the trend of close matches continued. Three of the six matches went to three sets — Hua at No. 2, Schalet at No. 3 and Crocker at No. 6. But only one of those matches went the way of the Wolverines. The lone win — Hua’s 6-1, 2-6, 6-1 victory — came after Michigan was already down 3-1 and was too little, too late. Moments after Hua’s win, Schalet lost his own threeset match, leaving Crocker’s match unfinished. Crocker was leading in the third set, but both Schalet and Crocker would have had to win for the Wolverines to move on to the
Michigan was already down and it was too little, too late
quarterfinals. Freshman Mattias Siimar earned Michigan’s only straight-set win at the No. 4 singles spot. Siimar was the only Wolverine to go undefeated through the three rounds of the NCAA tournament — and the only freshman in the singles lineup. “That was one of the best matches he’s played all year,” Steinberg said. “He played a complete match and served very well. I was happy for him that he got a win at the NCAA tournament — he deserved it today. He played very solid.” Siimar is one of just three freshmen that saw playing time for Michigan this season in a lineup dominated by upperclassmen, including four seniors. With the departure of seniors Carter Lin, Alex Knight, Hua and Crocker, the Wolverines will have quite a few spots to fill next year. But after his team earned its first Sweet Sixteen berth in ten years, Steinberg has no plans to lower his expectations. “We have four or five new freshmen coming in, and it’s going to be exciting,” Steinberg said. “I think this is a great springboard for what we want to do. It should be the norm to come to the Sweet Sixteen for the University of Michigan. It shouldn’t be a surprise when we do these things.”
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Freshman slugger Jesse Franklin saves the day with a walk off hit in a game that let few hits through
‘M’ walks off in a defensive battle against the Hawkeyes JACOB KOPNICK Summer Managing Sports Editor
It’s a play the Michigan baseball team (15-8 Big Ten, 33-19 overall) is all too familiar with. The Wolverines were batting in the bottom of the frame in extra innings with bases loaded and the game on the line. A player stepped up and delivered a sacrifice fly to deep right field allowing the runner at third to score the winning run. Michigan then mobbed the hitter who smacked the walk-off fly out. It’s how the Wolverines downed Illinois, and it’s how they overcame Iowa (13-9, 33-19) in the first game of the Big Ten Tournament. The inning began with some pitching trouble for the Hawkeyes. Iowa reliever Zach Daniels walked two consecutive batters on eight straight pitches prompting Iowa to make a much needed call to the bullpen. Right-hander Nick Nelsen entered the game and relented a quick infield single to junior center fielder Jonathan Engelmann. Then early on a Wednesday morning, freshman slugger Jesse Franklin
stepped to the plate with bases loaded and delivered the sacrifice fly, giving Michigan a hard-fought 2-1 win. While the wild finish injected a healthy dose of drama into the contest, the game was a defensive battle, through and through. Making diving catch after diving catch and web gem play after web gem play, the Wolverines were flashing the leather early and often to extinguish any life out of the Hawkeyes’ lineup. “For us it felt like Michigan had 15 fielders out there,” said Iowa coach Rick Heller. “You hit three balls off the pitcher and you don’t get a hit, and they’re making diving plays left and right, and it’s the same thing in the outfield. We made a nice play, and it went right at ‘em.” And the tight defense began on the mound. Both sides benefited from terrific outings on the mound with the Hawkeyes riding left-hander Nick Allgeyer through seven lights out innings. However, the Wolverines kicked things off with a fright from the bump. After only pitching through one inning, sophomore left-hander Tommy
Henry was nailed by a line drive. The ball rocketed off the bat of right fielder Robert Neustrom and punched Henry straight in his throwing arm. Ever the warrior, Henry collected the ball and got the forceout at first. The injury put Michigan coach Erik Bakich in a difficult position. Try to keep Henry in or make a quick call to the bullpen and hope everything works out. Seeing a happy medium, Baich kept the lefty in the game while senior right-hander Alec Rennard frantically warmed up in the bullpen. After Henry walked the next batter on five pitches, Bakich made the switch. “I think it was easier coming in in the second than it would be coming in in the fourth or fifth because I was actually still warm from playing catch pre-game as bad as that sounds,” Rennard said. “So I went down to the bullpen and tossed as many fastballs as I could.” Luckily for Rennard, he was allotted extra time to warm up due to the unpredictable nature of the event. Just as luckily for Michigan, Rennard brought his A-game. The righty would go on to pitch 5.2 innings of
scoreless relief while giving up only one hit — a bloop to right field that snuck just inside the foul line. “Today was just getting back to that, ‘One pitch at a time,’ approach,” Rennard said. “Sometimes the focus tries to broaden out and narrow focus on one pitch at a time, take care of this pitch and having short memory really helps.” While both squads donned impressive defense and pitching throughout the game, offense was nowhere to be found. Attribute it to the size and scope of the park, the lights out pitching or big game nerves, neither team could buy a hit in the low-scoring affair. The one shining light of offensive productivity and the Wolverines’ saving grace was Franklin. Aside from his heroic walk-off, the first-year crushed his 10th home run of the year to right-center field in the fourth inning and also secured a double to deep left field in the sixth. However, Franklin will be the first to celebrate the role of his teammates and give credit where credit is due. After committing an error earlier in the contest, Franklin was picked up by his teammates and sought to make amends for his misstep. “There were like a million other plays today that helped us win the game,” Franklin said. “A lot of guys picking each other up. Like, I made a poor error, and then the first thing that Alec Rennard said was, ‘It doesn’t matter. Flush it.’ And that means a lot. He could’ve just yelled at me for messing up the beginning of his outing, but he didn’t.” It’s great to see team cohesion on any level, but if Michigan has any chance of winning the Big Ten Tournament, it must be out in full force and guide the Wolverines to solid pitching, defense and timely hitting. And a walk-off every now and then doesn’t hurt either.
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Rennard performs with relief pitching THEO MACKIE
Daily Sports Writer
Just four batters into the Big Ten tournament, Michigan encountered coach Erik Bakich’s worst nightmare. Iowa rightfielder Robert Neustrom ripped a line drive up the middle where it struck sophomore left-hander Tommy Henry in his pitching arm. Henry fielded the ball to get the out, but after a long mound meeting and a five-pitch walk, it became apparent that he would be unable to continue. As Henry tested his injured arm, senior right-hander Alec Rennard sprinted to the left field bullpen where he delivered a series of rapid-fire fastballs to freshman catcher Joe Donovan. “Leading into the week, coach said, ‘All the rules go out the window,’ and, ‘Be prepared for anything, anytime,’ ” Rennard said. “I think it was easier coming in in the second than it would be coming in in the fourth or fifth because I was actually still warm from playing catch pre-game.” That may have been the most stressful part of Rennard’s outing. He gave up a quick bloop single, and a Jesse Franklin error allowed an inherited run to score. After the error, Rennard faced the minimum over the next thirteen batters, allowing just one base-runner and no hits. “Alec Rennard stepping in and giving us 5 2/3 inning of scoreless relief was huge,” Bakich said. Added Iowa coach Rick Heller: “When Henry went out, Rennard comes in and just does a really nice job — it’s just a really tough situation to be in, and he handled it extremely well and really was key to the game.” Rennard was in a free fall heading into the tournament. The senior relented five earned runs in less than an inning two weeks ago against Illinois. Three days earlier at Michi-
gan State, he gave up seven hits and two earned runs in just two and two-thirds innings. All of that came after a harrowing season that he began as the Wolverines’ Friday starter. After missing seven weeks with an arm strain, the Michigan rotation’s dominant performances meant Rennard was resigned to bullpen duties. “Today was just getting back to that, ‘One pitch at a time,’ approach,” Rennard said. “Sometimes the focus tries to broaden out and narrow focus on, ‘One pitch at a time, take care of this pitch’ and having short memory really helps.” Before running into troubles down the stretch, Rennard initially handled his bullpen role admirably, giving up one run in his first 11 2/3 innings back from injury. Amid that stretch was a dominant performance against the Hawkeyes in which he pitched three and a third scoreless innings. “When it’s game day, even if it’s not the specific situation that everyone expected, that I know I can give my team a chance to win.” While the Wolverines lost that day in Iowa City, Rennard’s performance Wednesday morning provided just the boost they needed to start the Big Ten Tournament in the win column. For weeks, freshman righthander Jeff Criswell and junior left-hander William Tribucher have anchored the Michigan relief staff with inconsistent support from the rest of the bullpen. Wednesday, those concerns were avoided as Rennard’s outing meant Bakich could bypass — and rest — his middle relievers and turn the ball over to Criswell in the eighth. Two innings later, freshman first baseman Jesse Franklin walked off the Hawkeyes with a sacrifice fly to right field. While the ensuing celebrations paint Franklin as the Wolverines’ hero, Rennard’s lights out pitching was just as vital.
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‘M’ loses in Regionals
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The end of the road ARIA GERSON
Daily Sports Writer
Call it a collapse. Maybe that’s what it was. Losing four out of your last five games — the fifth by squandering a one-run lead in the sixth inning of an elimination contest — certainly qualifies. But maybe the end for the Michigan softball team was less of a collapse and more of an inevitability, a train barreling out of control with nothing to stop it until its unceremonious crash. Maybe this was where the season was destined to head. Maybe the issues that plagued the Wolverines were always there and just hiding in the periphery. In NCAA Regionals, it was Notre Dame’s Alexis Holloway who outdueled freshman left-hander Meghan Beaubien twice — holding Michigan to two runs on seven hits across the two games. That’s a tough spot for any ace. Maybe it isn’t such a shock. Holloway, Michigan State pitcher Kristina Zalewski and Ohio State pitcher Shelby McCombs all beat the Wolverines down the stretch. All have something in common: a devastating changeup. Each time, Michigan could do nothing with it. It was a weakness the Fighting Irish were happy to exploit. And when the hits don’t fall in, it’s easy to get in your head, to press, to have your courage dissipate until there’s nothing left except a mark in the loss column. For the Wolverines, it’s been a common theme. “They’ve spent a lot of time worrying about all the worst things that can happen, and I think that makes bad things happen,” said Michigan coach Carol Hutchins after Friday’s defeat. “ … We were a little paralyzed by our fear.” Anyone would be if they weren’t used to losing. And the Wolverines’ real problem wasn’t that they had weaknesses — every team does — but that winning concealed the cracks in the foundation. During conference play, Michigan feasted on Big Ten pitching, a crop that was mediocre at best and outright terrible at worst. Even then, there was some vulnerability. In one game against Penn State, the Wolverines failed to score until the seventh because the changeup kept them offbalance. And the Big Ten Tournament wasn’t their first look at Zalewski — the first time, she also gave the bats trouble in an eventual 1-0 Michigan
win. But even if the Wolverines knew of their flaw, most opposing pitchers lacked a consistent changeup, giving them little opportunity to adjust before that pitfall was exposed on the biggest stage. And throughout the season, the refrains were there, the signs that Michigan’s struggles had never really gone away. “I think the biggest thing that was getting us was her changeup,” said freshman designated player Lou Allan after the series against the Nittany Lions last month. Junior center fielder Natalie Peters expressed the same after Friday’s game when Holloway’s changeup generated nothing but weak contact. “They try too hard,” Hutchins said after the Texas Invitational in February — a tournament that included losses to Virginia Tech and Texas. “ … They’re making hitting more than it is.” Following an April defeat to Indiana — in which the Wolverines struggled to come through in clutch situations and left 11 runners on base — her sentiments were remarkably similar. “(In our losses) we were not confident,” Hutchins said after the Texas Invitational. “We had too many distractions in our head.” And again in the postseason, Michigan fell victim to a lack of trust in itself. The signs were easy to ignore as the Wolverines tore through the conference, but looking back, they were there all along. They were there in Michigan’s early-season struggles, there against the Spartans and Penn State, there in narrow late-season escapes against the Buckeyes and Hoosiers. And ultimately, they were weaknesses that other teams picked up on. The Big Ten Tournament was the first domino and from there, it only cascaded. It showed in the hitters, frozen as another changeup whizzed by. It showed in the defense, so rushed to make plays that it made uncharacteristic errors. It showed in the way Notre Dame looked like a more poised and prepared team every step of the way. Maybe it was a collapse. It was certainly a fall from grace. But more than that, it was a simple realization that maybe, just maybe, this team wasn’t as good as it seemed. Gerson can be reached at amgerson@umich.edu or on Twitter @ cyan_sunshine.
JORGE CAZARES Daily Sports Writer
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The Wolverines’ season culminated in a pitchers’ duel. Coming off of a 6-0 victory against Illinois-Chicago, it seemed as though the Michigan softball team’s bats had finally come alive after scoring a total of two runs over their previous three games. Senior utility player Tera Blanco hit her first home run in over a month and drove in her first runs since April 22 against Maryland. JAnd freshman left-hander Meghan Beaubien nearly tossed a no-hitter, surrendering her first hit in the final inning against the Flames. Even the two errors committed by the Wolverine defense were covered up by the pitching and offense. However, nothing that came easy against Illinois-Chicago came easy against Notre Dame. This time, there was no room for error. On Sunday afternoon, Michigan took on the Fighting Irish for the second time at the Lexington Regional. The two teams squared off in the opening game of the Regional which saw Notre Dame defeat the Wolverines 4-1. Unlike before, however, both teams were playing for their postseason lives — having already used up their leeway for losing. Right-hander Alex Holloway—who gave Michigan trouble on Friday— took the circle again against Beaubien. The two freshman pitchers battled, keeping the game scoreless through five innings—thanks in-part to the stingy defensive play of both teams. In the top of the second, sophomore outfielder Haley Hoogenraad launched a ball deep to left field. Ranging back towards the warning track, Ally Wester reached up at the wall and made the catch as she robbed Hoogenraad of a home run to keep the game scoreless. In the bottom half of the inning, third baseman Melissa Rochford led off and drilled a ground ball between Blanco at first base and second baseman Faith Canfield. Canfield ranged to her left and laid out to make a diving stop, throwing out Rochford from her knees. The two teams struggled offensively through five innings –– threatening but never scoring. The Wolverines finally broke the scoreless tie in the sixth inning, starting with a one-out walk. A single to right field by sophomore third baseman Madison Uden advanced Canfield to third base. She crossed home plate on a sacrifice fly from freshman designated player Lou Allan.
Their first lead against Notre Dame in the Regionals didn’t last long. The Fighting Irish led off the bottom half of the inning with a double. Then Michigan’s defense, which had been shaky in recent weeks, continued its struggles. A pop fly from shortstop Morgan Reed was hit to shallow left field behind freshman shortstop Natalia Rodriguez. Rodriguez ranged backwards and Hoogenraad and junior outfielder Natalie Peters sprinted forward, converging in no-man’s land where a lack of communication resulted in the ball dropping between the three players. There were now runners on second and third with no outs. “Defense has been our strength all year,” said Michigan coach Carol Hutchins, “and I don’t know where it went. I guess I’ll spend some time trying to figure it out. We’ve done a lot of great things this year, but these last couple of weeks has not been our best ball.” A sacrifice fly drove in the first run to tie the game, 1-1. And a single by Rochford gave the Fighting Irish a 2-1 lead. Just as quickly as the Wolverines took the lead, they saw it slip away. They escaped the inning, though, keeping the deficit to one run— but they now needed to score a run to keep their postseason alive. Senior right fielder Aidan Falk led off the seventh inning with a double to left field in what was her final at bat for Michigan. Senior utility player Nikki Wald was called out of the box on a sacrifice bunt attempt, and Peters flew out to the shortstop in foul territory. With their backs against the wall, one out away from going home, Blanco stepped up to the plate. For the Wolverines, you couldn’t ask for anyone else at the plate with the season on the line –– the star dual-threat senior who has come up with several big hits in her career. But Blanco fouled off several pitches, getting herself in a 1-2 count, before watching strike three catch the outside edge of the plate and the season come to a close. For the second straight year and the third time since 2004, the Wolverines did not advance past Regionals. This time they are losing a pair of starting seniors in Blanco and Falk. “I think it was a tough way to go out,” said Uden. “I am extremely grateful for the senior class that we had. They contributed a lot to turn the program around, from losing a couple key players – they stepped it up. You know, that’s all you can be thankful for, you know, to be here and play for the Big Blue and the people around you.”