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Enbridge to update Line 5 pipelines in Great Lakes ANNIE KLUS/Daily
$500 million tunnels expected to protect Great Lakes from oil leaks
Regent candidates listen to Kevin Graves (G) during the regents forum at Palmer Commons Monday.
Candidates for regent discuss academic freedom in public forum
Tensions ignite in audience during debate over recission of letters of recommendation ATTICUS RAASCH Daily Staff Reporter
About 60 people convened
Monday at Palmer Commons for a Senate Assembly forum to discuss University of Michigan Board of Regents candidate platforms for the upcoming Nov. 6 election.
Incumbents and first-time candidates covered topics such as financial aid, academic freedom, the recent reprimanding of Prof. John Cheney-Lippold for his
refusal of a recommendation letter and more throughout the event. The forum was designed to See FORUM, Page 2A
MAEVE O’BRIEN Daily Staff Reporter
On Oct. 3, the Michigan state government and Enbridge, a Canadian energy transportation company, announced a plan to replace the twin Line 5 oil pipelines that run through the Straits of Mackinac, a major waterway that connects Lakes Michigan and Huron. The agreement calls for the decommissioning of the existing pipeline after a new one is built in a tunnel below
the Straits. The Line 5 pipelines are 645 miles long, transporting up to 540,000 barrels of crude oil and natural gas per day. The new tunnel would not change the volume of oil transported daily. The project is set to take seven to 10 years to complete and cost $350 million to $500 million. Enbridge will provide all of the funding and will continue to pay for the operation and maintenance of the tunnel for up to 99 years. “This common-sense solution See PIPELINE, Page 3A
After hours of debate, council passes Attention Ross alum disorders police oversight commission proposal raises $137
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University study shows adults with ADHD are better able to innovate LIAT WEINSTEIN For the Daily
Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder exhibit higher levels of creativity than their non-ADHD counterparts and rely less on prior knowledge when thinking of innovative solutions to problems, a University of Michigan study says. The study, conducted by U-M Assistant Research Scientist Holly White, asked participants with and without ADHD to think of and draw fruits that could exist in an “alien” society, but do not actually grow on earth. White found participants with ADHD were more likely than those without ADHD to invent fruits that differed greatly from common ones, such as apples and bananas. White said the ability to offer inventive answers in response to complex problems is an asset in many fields, especially in areas where students will often rely upon previous examples of solutions rather than create their own. She noted that, for example, See ADHD, Page 3A
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Concerns arise over commission’s lack of independence from police department RACHEL CUNNINGHAM Daily Staff Reporter
In a meeting that lasted past 3 a.m., Ann Arbor City Council unanimously passed Mayor Christopher Taylor’s proposal to establish the Independent Community Police Oversight Commission at Monday night’s Council meeting. The proposal comes after the council voted down a citizenled oversight board proposal on Oct. 1, citing legal concerns in the city charter and Ann Arbor Police Department’s collective bargaining agreement regarding complaints. The citizen task force met several times over the summer after its establishment was finalized in March. Their proposal would have granted the oversight commission subpoena power for records and officer testimony as well as the ability to investigate complaints against the AAPD independently of the department. The Independent Community Police Oversight Commission, proposed by Taylor, gives the mayor the power to appoint 11 commission members and would be a part of city government. The rejected citizen-led task force wanted to create an 11-member body with members appointed by the Human Rights Commission, subject to approval by the Check out the Daily’s News podcast, The Daily Weekly
council. Community concerns about police oversight have increased following issues of police brutality across the city, including the murder of Aura Rosser in 2014 and arrest of high schooler Ciaeem Slaton at the Blake Transit Center in 2017. Ann Arbor resident Renee Roederer asked the council to
consider adding a youth member to the commission. “It is so rare for us, their elders, to actually hand over power, leadership and decision-making ability,” Roederer said. “That seems to be magnified when young people come from marginalized identities and experiences of disenfranchisement … our city
and our nation need to learn from our youth and ultimately be formed by their leadership.” City Council later amended the proposal to allow councilmembers to appoint a youth liaison to the commission. The liaison must be an appointed member of the “Youth Council,” which the See COUNCIL, Page 3A
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Mayor Christopher Taylor listens to discussion of his proposal to establish the Independent Community Police Oversight Commission during the City Council meeting at Larcom City Hall Monday evening.
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million for startups
Amount is largest debut for venture capital fund led by a Black man SONIA LEE
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Base10 Partners, a venture capital firm co-founded by Thomas James Nahigian, a University of Michigan Ross School of Business alum, and Adeyemi Ajao, has recently raised $137 million for investment in the name of “automation for the real economy.” This marks what is believed to be the largest debut for a venture capital firm led by a Black man. The firm focuses on investing in early-stage startups utilizing artificial intelligence, automation and data to empower low-wage workers in large industries like waste management and mobility. Base10 looks to startups using automation to make workers’ jobs easier instead of eliminating these jobs entirely. Nahigian, who graduated from Ross in 2009, said he and Ajao founded Base10 after noticing a lack of investment from Silicon Valley in companies See STARTUP, Page 3A
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THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: LGBT PAGEANT EXPLORES GENDER NORMS Foggy air and laser lights went practically unnoticed at the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Affairs ‘Conceptions of Drag” show held last night at the Michigan League. What captured a crowd of 175 were the ‘stars’ who strutted their stuff through the glamorous ambiance. “Betner”, otherwise known as Art and Design junior Ben Fife, who was dressed in a long black dress, dog collar and red lipstick, got the crowd roaring. Fife seduced the audience as he lip-synced the sexy 40s-style song, “It’s Silk.” Working his way through the crowd, Fife f lirted with several women and even invited one up on the stage for a dance.
Fife said he had been looking forward to the event all year.
gender can be playdough. There’s a lot of pressure at the
“We’re basically breaking stereotypes about what gender. Thats why we called it ‘Conceptions of Drag.’ We usually expect drag queens to be men dressed as women. Thats society’s norm.”
“I think it’s really important to have a setting where the
University to assimilate one way or the other. It’s important
to mock the gender assimilation concept at large,” he said. Haruna Madodo, a Music junior student, organized the event. “We’re basically breaking stereotypes about what gender is. That’s why we called it ‘Conceptions of Drag’. We usually expect drag queens to be men dressed as women. That’s society’s ‘norm’.” The gender specificities of the clothing were more up for scrutinization than the participants’ sexualities Madodo said. Art and design Jenny Boyer drew many laughs with her lip-synch rendition of “Father Hard-On.” Dressed as a Catholic priest, Boyer slowly approached the stage with her head bowed
down as eerie church bells and organ music played in the background. Boyer raised her right hand to the sky as two church-goers approached and tried to seduce her. Finally giving in, Boyer let the two girls rip off her sacred attire as funky club music replaced the organs. “I think that I did this because there is a lot of emphasis on gender roles” said Boyer. “I think that gender is pointless. We should all fuse together as one gender. When we look at each other, we shouldn’t think of males and females, but of humanity,” she said. Participants in the event were more concerned that the show def lect society’s
perception of gender roles than make a statement about sexual orientation. Rackham second-year student Gary Brouhard dressed in women’s clothing, but not in the glamorous-queen image he said society has fabricated. He was dressed a school girl, clad in knee highs and a plaid skirt. Brouhard is not a member of LGBT, but feels that clothing is unfairly associated with gender roles. “I think that it shows that gender roles are things we put on, like clothings.” Brouhard hopes that the show encourages other students at the University, regardless of sexual preference, or just these who want to be different, to just “come out.”
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ON THE DAILY: ANN ARBOR’S BACKYARD DUCKS STAND TO RECEIVE LEGAL STATUS Early Tuesday morning, the Ann Arbor City Council discussed one of its least contentious issues: the domestication of ducks. City Councilmember Chuck
Warpehoski, D-Ward 5, sponsored an ordinance which considers ducks with respect to the city of Ann Arbor’s current policy regarding animals. The ordinance,
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outline each of their respective platforms. There are two open seats on the board. The candidates responded to questions regarding the nature of academic freedom at the University. Newman said academic freedom is a cornerstone of the University and should be treated accordingly. “It’s easy to say that the entire current board and new board members are all strong supporters of academic freedom. I think it’s the linchpin of any great
institution and it’s certainly made this institution great,” Newman said. “I think that academic freedom is the basis of our institution and without it, getting any sort of structure of scriptures on something would be inappropriate unless it was something harmful being taught.” Another question referenced the problem of high and increasing tuition at the University. Acker said the problem is worsening and must be acted upon. Last June, the regents voted to increase in-state tuition by 2.9 percent and out-of-state tuition by 3.9 percent. “We can never be losing middle class kids in the state of Michigan to outof-state schools,” Acker said. “That is the bread and butter of this institution. I think the facts speak for themselves. We haven’t gotten any closer.” When asked about how the board will handle fostering a diverse student body, Brown said the Board of Regents must act to increase student diversity instead of assuming it will increase on its own. The diversity rates for the 2018 freshman class have increased marginally since 2017. “We have to achieve (greater diversity) and the numbers continue to go down,” Brown said. “Whether that means hiring people who are from a community to live in the community, to recruit and prepare
students to apply to the University, whether it means putting resources in place for when those students arrive to give them a safe place where they can succeed. We have to put our money where our mouth is. There’s no easy solution to a hard problem, but there are solutions.” When discussing the relationship between the three University campuses — Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint — Richner said the campuses have to do a better job working collectively. “One thing we have to be careful about is sharing state appropriations because the state considers the three campuses as independent units,” Richner said. “We’re running the risk if we start sharing resources that that’s going to impact our state appropriations negatively for this campus in particular, but there are opportunities to work collectively. We need to do more cooperatively.” The discussion soon shifted into the recent reprimanding of Cheney-Lippold for denying a letter of recommendation for a student wishing to study abroad in Israel. The University froze Cheney-Lippold’s sabbatical eligibility and credits for two years as well as removed his eligibility for a salary increase for the 2018-2019 school year in response to his actions. Board members spoke of their opinion on the actions of the University and were met with further questions and concerns from the audience.
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COUNCIL From Page 1A the Commission will create and oversee. The Youth Council will be “composed of youths residing in Washtenaw County between the ages of 16 and 21.” It is unclear if this includes temporary University students. Ann Arbor resident Susan Priller, who identified herself as a legal secretary at Hooper Hathaway, where Taylor practices law, hoped city officials would begin to aggressively work on the issue. “I would prefer to think that my city officials were merely ignorant of the harms of aggressive policing rather than they were engaging in a wanted, egregious disregard of what this community has clearly asked for,” Priller said. “I would hope that they exit their bubble of white privilege and that
ADHD From Page 1A students in engineering are sometimes incapable of producing original solutions without some form of guidelines for their work. “If you show them solutions that might work, it’s very hard for them to come up with new things that don’t include those solutions,” White said. “A task that I tried with students with ADHD was to show them examples and say, ‘Don’t use these examples’ and, in fact, they were able to create high-quality product labels for an imaginary company, and they were able to come up with these and not use the elements that were shown in the examples.” As a result of her study, White concluded that individuals with ADHD are more creative when it comes to innovative problem-solving. Arash Zaghi, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Connecticut, was not involved with the study, but has done research on students with ADHD in the past. He said curiosity is “domain-specific” and cannot be given a blanket definition. However, he said the intense focus many students with ADHD put into work they have a keen interest in allows them to produce original and complex thought. “When they (individuals with ADHD) hyperfocus on something, and they have an interest in something, the amount of work that they can do is just mind boggling,” Zaghi said. James Kaufman, a professor of educational psychology at the University of Connecticut, also mentioned how creativity varies by discipline, but is ultimately, “the ability to develop something
STARTUP From Page 1A using automation to help large industries like construction, waste management and real estate. “We saw this large opportunity, thinking that data and automation is probably the most important technological trend over the next 20 years,” Nahigian said. “And we saw this large gap in that most venture dollars were going towards more A.I.-focused opportunities, meaning really hard-core technology and science problems, that are not widely used or adopted. We saw that a lot of value creation is happening and will continue to happen, as the biggest opportunities, in these large old-school segments of the economy like construction or real estate.” Both Nahigian and Ajao have experience starting their own companies and investing in others. Nahigian previously worked at Accel Partners and Summit Partners and was an investor at Coatue Management. Ajao co-founded social media company Tuenti, which was bought by Telefonica, and Cabify, a competitor with Uber in Latin America that is now worth $1.4 billion. Most recently, Ajao was at Workday after the company acquired his startup Identified, where he launched Workday Ventures, a fund focused on artificial intelligence. During
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they would stop congratulating themselves on how liberal they are and engage in the hard work of anti-racism.” Priller then handed signed copies of the book “The End of Policing” by Alex Vitale, sociology professor at Brooklyn College, to Taylor and City Administrator Howard Lazarus. The Police Officers Association of Michigan addressed a letter to Taylor dated Sept. 27 requesting the task force’s proposal not be passed. “The preamble of the task force proposed ordinance is a deplorable rant filled with bias and prejudice against law enforcement,” the letter signed by General Counsel Frank Guido read. “To state that the City of Ann Arbor ‘acknowledges that law enforcement, across the nation, have historically defended and enforced racism
and segregation’ is nothing less than a direct attack on Ann Arbor police officers.” The letter also stated the ordinance lacks moral justification and legal grounds. Much of the discussion of the proposal centered around whether complainants should be able to file their complaints about the AAPD anonymously. City Councilmember Sumi Kailasapathy, D-Ward 1, served as a non-voting member of the task force. She wanted the option for anonymity to protect residents from potential revictimization, which was included in the passed proposal. “You should always have an option of anonymity,” Kailasapathy said. “We keep saying we don’t want this commission to fail, so if you don’t want it to fail, you can’t expect people to come and do it according to our terms which come from a vantage
that is both new and that is taskappropriate.” Kaufman classified creativity in four distinct ways: mini-c (personal insights), little-c (everyday creativity), pro-c (expert level) and big-c (creative genius). Kaufman said the kind of creativity exhibited by students with ADHD is often undervalued because it encourages others to be open to newness, which is scary for those who are accustomed to rhythm and order. “Creative people are more likely to take risks, be open to new ideas, defy authority and seek challenges, which pays off big-time in the long run, but in general we’re not great as a society at looking at long-term benefits,” Kaufman wrote in an email. “Most people want a small, measured amount of creativity that solves small, existing problems.” Public Policy junior Lena Dreves, who has ADHD, said she often struggles with disappointing parents and teachers because her creativity manifests itself in ways many perceive to be daydreaming and forgetful thinking. “Walking home from school, instead of thinking ‘I need to pay rent’ or ‘I need to do that homework tonight,’ I’m thinking of some historical moment in history and how the philosophy of a certain leader really affected this generation,” Dreves said. “Yes, it’s daydreaming and I get that, but at the same time, it’s a beautiful break for the mind.” White also said neurodiverse perspectives are often seen solely as impairments rather than useful assets in fields that may actually benefit from unique modes of thinking. “I don’t want to say there’s no impairment with ADHD, because of course it’s going to be something where people are having trouble
focusing and paying attention,” White said. “But I want to underscore that it’s a different way of thinking that, in some contexts and for some types of problems, is definitely an advantage.” According to Zaghi, including the perspectives and viewpoints of students with ADHD is often challenging in the short-term, but can have long-lasting benefits. He said while students with ADHD may have some difficulties completing certain tasks during a project, their ideas often complement those of students without ADHD and enhance the overall product. “We need diverse types of skills,” Zaghi said. “Some of the students are very task-oriented, they are very comfortable adhering to process and presenting a very refined, polished product. We cannot only, for example, say ‘ADHD students, because they have these creative ideas, can produce the best product.’ They need to work to get there. That’s why we need to have a neurodiverse group of students.” Dreves said another challenge she faces is others’ unwillingness to legitimize ADHD and see it as a real disorder that can have both positive and negative effects. With the growing use of medication such as Adderall and Ritalin among non-ADHD students, Dreves said she often has to justify her condition to herself and actively create her own sense of self-esteem. “It’s forced me to find selfesteem and self-value inside myself,” Dreves said. “That sounds really cheesy, but at the same time, it’s really real. Because if I put my worth on what everyone around me is expecting, then it gets crushed every time. And I think that’s definitely positive.”
this time, Ajao invested in several companies, including Nahigian’s startup Jobr, a jobseeking and hiring app. After working together on Jobr, Ajao and Nahigian decided to team up and found a venture capital fund focused on companies solving problems
that were most important to the real economy, and what we call problems for the 99 percent.” Base10 has already invested in several startups, including Yellow, a Brazilian mobility company bringing bicycle- and scooter-sharing services to Latin America to improve urban sustainability. Other companies Base10 has supported include The Pill Club, which integrates telemedicine and pharmaceuticals to deliver birth control to subscribers, and RoadSync, which eases the payment platform for the logistics industry. The news came unexpectedly to Ajao, who is half Nigerian and was raised in both Nigeria and Spain. “It was a surprise at first,” he said. “Just because I never really stopped to think about it, and assumed that with how many years venture capital has been around, there must have been someone before me that had crossed the $100 million dollar mark. Once I looked at the data, the surprise went away, because as you very well know, minorities are widely underrepresented in Silicon Valley — which is probably why there is an inherent bias towards focusing on problems for the 1 percent versus problems for the 99 percent.” Nahigian emphasized the need for more diversity in the venture capital space, saying for Base10 in particular, leadership needed to reflect the people they were investing to empower.
“A lot of people come into the scene imagining how great their ideas will be.” affecting the 99 percent — a term contrasted with the top 1 percent of the wealthiest members of society who hold and control a large majority of resources in the U.S. “This was four years ago, now almost four and a half years ago, and TJ and I got to know each other pretty well through my investment in Jobr,” Ajao said. “At the time I was already thinking of starting a new venture firm because at this time I had quite a lot of experience investing. I thought that there was too much A.I. talent in Silicon Valley that was being directed towards the same problems. And there was a need for a new venture firm to focus on solving problems
point of privilege. The ultimate (viewpoint) of this is going to be people who are afraid that they could be re-victimized as a result of this.” City Councilmember Graydon Krapohl, D-Ward 4, also served as a non-voting member of the task force but was not present at Monday’s meeting. Another issue raised was whether AAPD should be informed of or play a role in investigating complaints. The task force’s proposal would have allowed the commission to investigate complaints without informing AAPD. Taylor believes engagement with police is necessary to create change. “I do view engagement with the police about police practices as a necessary part of the commission learning about the practice and policy and an important part of that
Wednesday, October 17 2018 — 3A communication,” Taylor said. Kailasapathy said the task force’s ordinance is crucial to a democratic checks and balances system. “I think part of having the ordinance is to make it clear … good people will always do things but we cannot be at the mercy of good things,” Kailasapathy said. “That’s why democracy needs institutions with checks and balances. It’s built into the system.” The council also debated how complaints should be handled on the basis of whether they are criminal or disciplinary. Disciplinary complaints are complaints of behaviors that would not violate the law, but violate the policies and procedures of the AAPD. The citizen task force would have investigated complaints independently. City Attorney Stephen Postema said all complaints
PIPELINE From Page 1A offers the greatest possible safeguards to Michigan’s waters while maintaining critical connections to ensure Michigan residents have the energy resources they need,” Gov. Rick Snyder wrote in a press release. “The historic agreement will result in eliminating nearly every risk of an oil leak in the Straits and provide added protections to the Great Lakes. It also will allow for multiple utilities to be housed and protected, better connecting our peninsulas, improving energy security and supporting economic development. The taxpayers of Michigan will benefit greatly from this project but won’t have to pay for it.” According to the press release, the agreement will demand Enbridge follow certain safety measures to reduce risk during construction. The measures include shutting down the pipelines when waves are high, providing a new radar system, maintaining $1.8 billion in available funds in case of an oil spill and installing cameras in the Straits to prohibit ships from dropping their anchors atop a pipeline. Both Enbridge and Snyder’s administration claim the deal is an environmental victory because it decommissions the existing controversial Line 5 pipelines and expands safety measures for the new tunnel. However, critics are wary of the environmental implications of constructing a tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac and concerned about the risk of an oil spill in the process. The Straits’ pivotal location is
Improving diversity and inclusion would be a significant part of Base10’s investment in the real economy. “We were setting out just to build and scale what we thought could be one of the leading preeminent venture capital funds focused on this theme,” Nahigian said. “Importantly, the theme that we’re focused on really focuses on diversity and inclusion. We’re investing in businesses that are going after real economy problems, (that) have a meaningful impact on the 99 percent. And it’s almost a shame that that diversity is not really reflected in who are leading and allocating capital within this industry.” Business junior Devesh Modi is a member of the Zell Early Stage Fund, a venture capital and pre-venture capital fund at the Business School under the Zell Lurie Institute. For students interested in the venture capital space, ZESF provides an opportunity to gain experience investing in real early-stage companies. The fund is run by undergraduate business students and supervised by a faculty managing director. “ZESF is primarily focused on giving undergraduates an immersive experience in the venture capital due diligence process,” Modi said. “While I just joined this semester, the class is organized into two main functions: education and deal experience. The education side is mixed between student and professor-run discussions
a main cause of concern. A spill could potentially affect two of the five Great Lakes, the largest group of lakes on Earth by area. The Great Lakes collectively house over 20 percent of the global supply of surface fresh water. University of Michigan researcher Dave Schwab modeled how a potential oil spill in the Straits of Mackinac would impact the Great Lakes ecology, wildlife and coasts. “I believe an oil spill from Line 5 in the Straits could cause severe environmental economic and cultural damage over a wide area because of the unique water flow conditions in the Straits,” Schwab said. Schwab foresees at least three sets of environmental implications for the construction of the tunnel, beyond the risk of an oil spill: the immediate effects of the drilling on the north and south shores of the Straits, potential geological impact on the subsurface in the Straits and long-term impact to the atmosphere from the continued use of any fossil fuels, which Line 5 transports. Schwab said the tunnel would eventually be an improvement on the existing pipelines, but nonetheless extends the lifetime of oil transport through the Great Lakes. “The tunnel project would eventually result in a lower likelihood of an oil spill from the Line 5 pipeline, but it would prolong the period of risk for a spill from the current pipeline until the tunnel was approved, constructed and made operational, which could easily take more than 10 years,” Schwab said. LSA junior Cameron Leitz,
on the fundamentals of due diligence and early-stage analysis … On the deal side, our professor, Erik Gordon, helps us run a full due diligence process on the company in question. I have not participated in this process yet, but from what I understand, this involves a significant amount of detailed research, expert interviews and class-based discussions regarding the legitimacy of the company. Once the process is completed, the students are able to decide whether to invest capital. Investments typically range between $20,000 and $200,000, depending on the size and potential of the company.” Modi said ZESF is also working to improve their outreach efforts to improve diversity within the group. “As an undergraduate, I haven’t had much experience with the professional venture capital world,” Modi said. “However, based on my experience thus far in ZESF, I’ve noticed that there’s a disproportionately high ratio of male to female students. The reasons for this vary, but a large reason for this has to do with the marketing of the club. We are currently making amends to the process by hosted diversity events and women-specific infosessions, and are continuing to develop our strategies to equalize the diversity of the class.” Modi offered some advice on entering the startup space with a new idea.
should be forwarded to AAPD, regardless of the type of complaint. Ann Arbor resident Richard Friedman, co-chair of the citizen-led task force and a professor at the University of Michigan Law School, said the commission should investigate matters even if a resident does not formally come forward with a complaint. “I think this is something that the council can take a shot at and worse comes to worst, you get a ruling in a particular case that can’t happen and you go from there,” Friedman said. AAPD and city employees are not eligible for membership on the commission in either proposal, but the task force’s proposal extended the restriction to any former employees of or “regular contractors” of the city or any police department.
president of the Program in the Environment Club, is also concerned about the construction of the project, fearing it could result in an oil spill. “I’m concerned because this plan could create an oil spill in the Great Lakes,” Leitz said. “The Great Lakes are pristine bodies of water that are used for recreation and drinking water. Freshwater is becoming more scarce and it is becoming increasingly important to protect our freshwater resources.” Both Leitz and Schwab believe Line 5 should be shut down permanently. “I personally don’t believe that the benefits Line 5 provides to the people of Michigan are anywhere near sufficient to justify the risk of an oil spill from the pipeline,” Schwab said. The agreement between Snyder’s administration and Enbridge is contentious, with midterm elections on the horizon. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer has said she will shut down Line 5 if elected, while Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Schuette has endorsed Snyder’s plan. Leitz heavily considers the environmental policy of candidates when voting. “Climate change and other environmental problems are some of the most important problems facing the world, so I heavily consider each candidates’ stance on environmental policy,” Leitz said. “Individual actions are great for helping to solve climate change, but changing environmental policy is the only way to have a bigger impact on solving these problems.”
“Think it through,” he said. “A lot of people come into the scene imagining how great their ideas will be, but fail to fully formulate a concrete plan of execution on the business. There are a lot of moving components when crafting a new company, and if done with the partial effort it just won’t work.” On venture capital, Modi pointed out the difficulty of entering the space as a new graduate. “Venture capital, on the other hand, is a difficult field to enter right after college,” Modi said. “Instead, I’d recommend getting involved with something such as ZESF to refine their interests and understand the field. After a few years working in an industry, if they’re still interested, that would be the time to look at options in venture capital.” Ajao also had advice for students: to focus on real world problems and to apply technology to solve problems that affect the people they know. “What I would recommend is to not get distracted by very shiny words like A.I. or blockchain — which are fantastic technologies,” Ajao said. “Focus on how that can be applied to a problem that you face day-to-day, and a problem that is extremely authentic to you or to your family, because that is where the secret sauce is going to come. Because at the end of the day, founders that are successful are solving problems that they know better than anyone else.”
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Dems blueprint for 2018
rett Kavanaugh has meaning Democrats will have to now been sworn in to win many seats that have tilted the Supreme Court, right in recent years in order to retake the House of ending a lengthy Representatives. and contentious In the Senate, nomination process. the Democrats Now, the focus turns face an extremely to a battle that voters challenging electoral will determine: the map. Democrats are 2018 midterms. defending 26 seats, The day for which compared to only nine Democrats have for Republicans, severely longed, and many limiting opportunities Republicans dreaded, NOAH for gains. These since President Donald Trump’s HARRISON structural disadvantages election is now only three weeks require Democrats to pursue a away and the stakes are massive focused and deliberate strategy to retake the House and, at the for both sides. For the Democratic Party, very least, minimize losses in the the past two years have brought Senate. First, Democrats must suspend stunning electoral triumphs, including Doug Jones’s and Conor the intra-party civil war between Lamb’s special election victories, the center-left mainstream and the as well as repeated legislative more liberal populist wing. This defeats, such as the Republican conflict has raged rather bitterly Party passing tax reform and the for the past two years, from the confirmation of two staunchly election of a new Democratic conservative associate justices to National Committee in 2017 to primary battles throughout the Supreme Court. Democrats, myself included, the past summer. Now that the have long maintained that the primaries are over, Democrats majority of the country opposes must rally behind the party Trump and Republican rule. We nominees. In 2016, a tenth of Sanders’s supporters point to Trump’s 2.8 million vote Bernie deficit in the popular vote, his ended up voting for Trump in the negative approval ratings and general election, which quite likely the public’s dismal view of his cost Hillary Clinton the election. character. This belief has become Put bluntly, this cannot happen the central pillar of Democratic again. In competitive districts opposition to Trump’s agenda. where mainstream Democrats Should Democrats fail to make defeated left-wing populists in substantial gains in the midterms, the primaries, such as Kansas’s this mantra will be dispelled, and third district and California’s gone with it will be the Democrats’ 25th, progressives must swallow already limited ability to resist their pride and support the party’s Trump’s agenda. Fair or not, this nominee in November (the same midterm cycle will be interpreted goes for centrists in districts where challengers beat as a referendum on Trump’s progressive mandate to rule. Put simply, establishment-backed candidates, such as New York’s 14th district). Democrats cannot afford to lose. From an issue perspective, Despite expectations of a blue wave, Democrats cannot Democrats would do well to keep merely rely on the historical the focus on Trump, immigration trend of the opposition gaining and health care, and away from seats during the midterms. Both the economy. Republicans’ failed parties gerrymandered the attempt to repeal The Affordable Congressional maps during the Care Act, the separation of 2010 redistricting process, but due immigration families and the to the GOP’s dominance of state termination of the Deferred Action legislatures, Republicans were able for Childhood Arrivals policy are to gerrymander roughly four times among the GOP’s most unpopular as many districts as Democrats initiatives; all are salient issues that
will mobilize voters. Though it may seem counterintuitive to deemphasize the economic issues, a recent Gallup poll found only 12 percent of the electorate believes the economy is the nation’s most important issue — the lowest level in decades. Furthermore, while the majority of gains from the GOP’s remastered tax code have gone to the wealthy, the economy is still very strong overall — and is perhaps the GOP’s best hope to preserve their Congressional majorities. Interestingly, despite a strong plurality opposing the Senate’s decision to confirm Kavanaugh, the controversial vote does not necessarily help Democrats. In North Dakota, Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp tumbled in the polls after announcing her opposition to Kavanaugh, shifting the race from a toss-up to a Republican lean. Lastly, Democrats must appeal to independents. While the Republican base has coalesced around Trump and is even showing signs of enthusiasm for the upcoming elections, a majority of independents have remained decidedly opposed to Trump and his conservative agenda. Still, independents can be a fickle demographic and polls show a substantial portion are still undecided on which party to support this November. Left-wing enthusiasm is not enough given the structural disadvantages Democrats face, but if Democrats can capitalize on independents’ dissatisfaction and appeal to the center, they will have an excellent chance of winning back at least partial control of Congress. For two years now, Democratic leaders and the left-leaning portion of the public have pledged an electoral firestorm in response to Trump and congressional Republicans’ policies and initiatives. The homestretch of the 2018 midterms are here, and while the task ahead will not be easy, it’s time to deliver. Noah Harrison can be reached at noahharr@umich.edu.
LUCY PETERSON | OP-ED
Why I declined to write a letter of recommendation
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n my capacity as a graduate student instructor of political science at the University of Michigan, I recently declined to recommend a student to a study abroad program in Israel. Before explaining this choice, here is a bit about me: My primary role at the University is as a student of political theory. In addition to my scholarship, I serve as an assistant teacher for courses in political science, an aspect of my education that I cherish. I am also a Jewish woman. My choice reflects my pedagogical commitments to educational equity, commitments that align with the University’s larger mission. Israel routinely discriminates against and bans PalestinianAmericans, which means many of my Palestinian students would be denied study abroad opportunities available to other students. I would not write a letter of recommendation for any program that discriminates and does not share the University’s commitment to equal opportunity for all community members. By choosing not to contribute to Israel’s discriminatory practices, I am
defending equality and justice for Palestinians. My action attests to my ongoing engagement with the theory and practice of social justice pedagogy as well as my concern for the injustices suffered by Palestinians. I have been trained at various teaching workshops, hosted under the banner of the University’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative, to teach in a way that supports all my students. In my classroom, I try to make as much space as possible for intellectual and political disagreement and for the voices of marginalized students. As University President Mark Schlissel and Provost Martin Philbert’s recent statement encourages, I actively work to create an “environment where everyone is given a chance to succeed”. In this instance, taking my training seriously meant that I could not support a program that was not equally accessible to all my students. Supporting freedom, justice and equality for all is a Jewish value, and Jews everywhere should be free to criticize Israel when its policies violate these values. To be clear, the state of Israel and Judaism are not one
and the same. Conflating Judaism and Israel marginalizes and erases those Jews, both Israeli and not, who do not feel represented by Israel. Furthermore, it does not acknowledge the many non-Jews living in Israel who are not treated as equals. I chose to articulate my reasoning to this student rather than hide behind other reasons. I made this choice in the spirit of honest and deeply personal intellectual exchange. I take my role as an educator at this institution very seriously. I am committed not only to disseminating information as an expert but also to learning through my teaching. Thus, I treat my students with great respect, see them in many ways as my equal and approach their questions with honesty. In my own experience as a student, I have been empowered and inspired by teachers who have treated me this way. I am honored to follow their pedagogic examples. Lucy Peterson is a doctoral student in the Department of Political Science.
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Instructors, it’s time to speak up
wo years ago, the day after the presidential election, the atmosphere at the University of Michigan was astonishingly somber. Students and teachers alike were visibly upset, with some crying, and many unable to concentrate on class at all. It seemed as though every student was only talking about the outcome of the election and the impending inauguration. However, many professors chose to simply ignore that the election had happened and ignored the students who tried to discuss the election, going on to teach the class as though nothing had happened. It’s likely that these professors did not want to discuss the election either because they were upset themselves and did not want to think about the outcome, or because they were happy about Trump being our president-elect and did not want to receive backlash from the students, who are largely liberal and antiTrump. However, I felt upset with my professors for not speaking about the election — I didn’t understand how they could pretend there was nothing happening when students were clearly upset and looking for some kind of reassurance from others. I feel professors have an obligation to address current events during class. I don’t believe instructors who do not agree with me on political or social events should not speak about current events affecting students. When there was the contentious debate about whether white supremist Richard Spencer should come to the University to speak, only a few of my instructors spoke about the issue. While a couple of them expressed their disappointment in the University’s inability to deny Spencer the opportunity to speak on campus, one of my instructors told us he supported Spencer’s right to speak on campus in the name of free speech and asked us what we thought. While I am a firm believer that Spencer, or any other figure who may seek to invalidate students’ identities and make them feel unsafe, should not be allowed to speak on campus, I appreciated that some of my instructors, including the one I disagreed with, acknowledged an issue that had been at the forefront of many students’ minds. Even
if one of my instructors did not agree with me, his openness to discussing a contentious issue that affected students reassured me that he was willing to go beyond his obligation to teach us coursework and acknowledge certain events may affect his students’ mental health and ability to focus on the class. I understand this might not be possible for certain classes: for lectures that have hundreds of people and are on a strict schedule, it might be hard to facilitate a short discussion about the many events that affect the United States. Smaller discussion sections and seminars might also be uncomfortable settings to discuss controversial events, because having a debate in classes with fewer people can feel uncomfortably intimate and awkward. In addition, many students and instructors do not want to think about upsetting issues when attending class and would rather focus on their coursework and have a break from the political and social strife of the United States. In this case, perhaps a message on Canvas or an email would be a better option — however, even if professors do not choose to discuss every contentious event that occurs during the school year, it’s important professors ensure their students know they aware of impactful events outside of class. This way, instructors communicate to their students they genuinely care about events that affect students and their well-being, rather than just their academic performance. A currently contentious topic among students is Brett Kavanaugh’s recent confirmation to the Supreme Court. None of my instructors have acknowledged that the confirmation even happened. One of my professors was very amenable to discussing it during office hours, and she acknowledged the situation while giving a trigger warning about one of our readings that had content involving sexual assault. If she hadn’t, however, I think the entire case would have seemed surreal because it’s so easy to read the news that affects the entire country, yet at the same time, feel isolated. While I did watch parts of the hearing, read the news and even watch the Saturday Night Live “Kavanaugh Hearing Cold Open” skit with Matt Damon, because none of
the figures of authority in school were addressing the topic at all, it seemed as though the case wasn’t actually happening. A reason most of my instructors have not discussed Kavanaugh at all might have to do with the current controversy involving U-M Associate Professor John Cheney-Lippold and Graduate Student Instructor Lucy Peterson. Both instructors refused to write recommendation letters for students who wish to study abroad in Israel and are being met with harsh criticism, both from the people affiliated with the University and from people who had simply heard or read the news. Despite the backlash, many people also believe the instructors had the right to refuse the letters, and the news sparked a debate in the comments section of various articles about the Israel-Palestine conflict. Of course, it’s also possible that my instructors simply don’t have an opinion about the events occurring in the news, or do not feel as though they know enough to speak about it. However, it’s hard to believe they don’t know what’s happening, and it’s even harder to believe they don’t have an opinion. While it is their job as instructors to educate others, they also have an obligation to educate themselves, especially on events that affect their students both negatively and positively. Just as students are expected to be aware of events that happen outside of the classroom, instructors should also hold themselves to the same responsibilities. There may be a whole myriad of reasons why instructors do not want to discuss current issues during their class, but it’s getting harder to act like nothing’s happening when there are so many changes happening, not just in the United States but also in the world. In order to be more in touch with their students and make them feel as though the school cares about how certain events may be affecting their mental health, it is imperative that instructors who have the most direct contact with students facilitate discussions and address events, as contentious as they may be. Krystal Hur can be reached at kryshur@umich.edu.
ALEX SATOLA | COLUMN
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Protecting your personal information
hough Facebook is the most commonly cited bad guy when it comes to misuse of its users’ personal information, especially in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal or the recent breach affecting 50 million accounts, this week Google joined its ranks following a massive data exposure incident of its own. The main issue with this recent data incident is not its size or the fact that it even happened at all. The ethical problem with Google’s treatment of this incident is that it withheld information pertaining to the safety and well-being of consumers’ data long after the incident had occurred. In the future, let us curtail the hegemony of these corporations and put more power in the hands of regulators and individuals to shift the balance and put users more in control over their own data. In March of this year, internal investigators at Google found a software glitch in the Google+ social network platform that exposed the private information of hundreds of thousands of users. Google’s legal and policy staff at the time recommended not notifying users for fear of increased regulatory scrutiny and public backlash. Though the incident cannot be called a breach because there were no signs of abuse, it still shows negligence on the part of Google toward its users’ personal information. As part of the current response to the incident, Google has announced the closure of Google+, finally putting an end to its failed attempt at challenging Facebook as the dominant social platform. So what exactly is a data breach? What companies are really trying to prevent in such an event is the infiltration of a computer network by either insiders or remote cybercriminals. In the case of Cambridge Analytica, Facebook — as a business practice — knowingly gave away the data of its users to a third party, whereas in the recent Google+ incident a privacy task force known as Project Strobe conducted a companywide audit of its software and found the bug in the Google+ code, which Google then decided to hide from the public. The unfortunate truth is that
data exposures are very difficult, if not impossible, to prevent. Every company that does business on the internet is vulnerable, and no matter how much companies spend, hackers always find a way. In a speech given last August at the University of Georgia, Rick Smith, former CEO of the credit agency Equifax, ominously said, “There’s those companies that have been breached and know it, and there are those companies that have been breached and don’t know it.” A few weeks later, Equifax reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission that the personal data of approximately 143 million U.S. consumers — including social security numbers, names, birth dates and more — had been stolen by hackers. We cannot hope to eradicate cybercrime altogether, but it is possible for companies to be more transparent about how they process user data. Especially in the event of exposure, consumers should have the right to know if they are at risk. Furthermore, they should have the ability to manage what they share and how their information is transferred to third parties. Thankfully, more oversight by consumers and governments seems to be the trend in the regulatory landscape. Under the European Union General Data Protection Regulation, “Data subjects” must provide “unambiguous” consent to collect and process personal data, and that consent must be free, correctable and reversible, meaning consumers can modify or even stop the collection of certain types of data. The new regulation also puts in place strict penalties for companies that do not disclose a breach within 72 hours. The strict rules of this legislation aim to give more control over the treatment of personal information to the user and hold companies more accountable in cases of negligence. Another common theme in recent incidents of data exposure is large processors of data such as Facebook or Google exporting information to third parties without the knowledge of data subjects. In the case of Facebook, the political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica exploited users’ profile information to influence the 2016 U.S. election
without the consent of users. After the scandal, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg commented on limiting the access of its credential-based application programming interfaces, which makes user data available to app developers with the proper permission. The danger of loosely restricted application programming interfaces, especially those related to personal information, is that bad actors posing as app developers can gain access for unauthorized purposes. While companies should not have to notify users of every single move they make, any transfer of their users’ personal data is worthy of notice. Consumers had no idea that any of these data transfers were taking place before it was reported in the news. Google, on the other hand, had been sitting on this information for months, perhaps waiting out the Cambridge Analytica firestorm. Companies have little incentive on their own to release this kind of information, so the fight for more transparency about use of personal data has to come from us, with the support of more stringent regulation such as the General Data Protection Regulation. But relying on user consent poses practical problems. It would be extremely annoying to read over the terms and conditions for every new app, and that is exactly what companies want. We have been trained to accept everything and question nothing when it comes to the transfer of our sensitive personal information, but as a consequence we have given companies free reign to engage in whatever activities they want. In this unbalanced environment, governments must step in to reign in companies’ monopoly of control over personal information and be a defender of users. On a business-wide level, a data breach represents a public relations headache and the loss of revenues, whereas for individuals they can have life-changing effects. It is time that we acknowledge the misuse of our personal information by tech giants and strive for greater control of our digital lives.
Alex Satola can be reached at apsatola@umich.edu.
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‘Anna Karenina’ & finding my secret internal world I feel so holy about this. Sometimes when I read these Daily Books Editor moments in “Anna Karenina” I feel like I’m intruding, like it’s too intimate being privy to these intricacies of the characters’ I read “Anna Karenina” on most private thoughts. It’s the school bus when I was hard to explain why my heart 13. I took it a chapter a ride, tightens whenever I read these shining a flashlight I kept in moments, except maybe to say my backpack over the pages in that it feels like a mirror being the winter when the mornings held up to the inside of my own were dark. It was my favorite brain. It’s just true, in a way part of the day — a stolen quiet that goes beyond relatability, moment, with just me and but down to the bone marrow Anna and Kitty and Vronsky. I of what it feels like to be a knew pretty much immediately person, to be this specific type that this would become the of person. best book I would ever read, Because it’s just not that I and even though 13-year-old relate to Kitty. I’ve been Kitty, me was wrong about a lot of young and vulnerable and things (I wore a lot of vests that lying in the dark with my heart year), I was right about this. racing, feeling my eyes shining The book grabbed at my heart so bright I could imagine them in a way few pieces of writing brilliant enough to light up the — or anything, for that matter room. I’ve been Anna feeling — have since. It made me feel my nerves tighten with every full — like I was about to burst passing breath, like the colors with all the feelings it incited around me are too bright, like in me. When I finally finished my body is a live wire being it, huddled under the covers at wound up. 3:00 in the morning, I cried for Those moments woven an hour, hugging the book tight throughout the story are what to my chest. I woke up the next make “Anna Karenina” the morning still holding it. book that taught me I have a I’ve read “Anna Karenina” so many times that I’ve lost track ruined Anna. She just couldn’t whole internal world, secret of the number in the six years stand the weight of her feelings. and entirely separate from An early scene, shortly after anybody else’s expectations or since that first encounter. It’s like my Bible, and I keep it by my Anna and Vronsky first meet: opinions of me. I’m so grateful bed for emergencies. The book “She felt as though her nerves I found it when I was 13, a time is high melodrama — a story of were strings being strained when every day contained what infidelity, passion gone wrong, tighter and tighter on some felt like a million punches in the obsession, life, death and sort of screwing peg. She felt gut. I spent — and still spend, suicide. It’s grand enough that her eyes opening wider and as I think every young woman the most recent film adaptation wider ... something within does — too much time paring placed the whole thing on a oppressing her breathing, while down the jagged edges of my stage, putting the theatrics of all shapes and sounds seemed personality, my body, my whole the story to the foreground. But in the uncertain half light to self. It’s what so many girls despite the opulence and drama strike her with unaccustomed do. Hate ourselves and hurt ourselves and hack ourselves of it all, Tolstoy’s magnum opus vividness.” Or this moment later on that’s into neat pieces that can fit remains the most achingly human story I’ve ever read. The not even a scene; it’s really into the tiny boxes built for us characters are so fragile, so more of an offhand description, to live in, until we can’t take it delicately spun to life it’ll break but it’s one of my favorite lines anymore. A lot of girls survive of any book I’ve ever read. Kitty it but some, like Anna, don’t. your heart. “Anna Karenina” gave me It took me a couple rereads to is lying in bed after she realizes be able to see the cracks running the scope of her feelings for the language to articulate the between lines of the story Levin, and it goes like this: “‘It’s moments — so rare and tenuous proper, but eventually I saw late, it’s late,’ she whispered that noticing them is like that “Anna Karenina” exists with a smile. 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If I could answer her, I’d probably say no — you barely understand what those moments mean most of the time, let alone find a way to talk about them. Unless you can write like Tolstoy, you probably won’t be able to find the words. Instead they usually
become a delicious secret, a quiet covenant you make within yourself that forms the core of your identity. It’s a part of your world that can never be damaged or tarnished, though it can be buried deep inside. Maybe that’s a good thing. Maybe some things are worth
hiding. Every now and then, though, something finds its way through the layers, into those innermost parts of you. When I was 13, this book worked its way in, and I’ve held it tight ever since. It’s a part of me now. I keep it as close as my deepest secrets.
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On ‘Bottle It In,’ Kurt Vile is the king of good vibes CLARA SCOTT Daily Arts Writer
Imagine the hottest, most humid day of the summer. One of those days where the air feels like jelly, and it’s easy to sit in front of the A / C unit for hours, watching the air blow in and out. You’re sitting on the porch of a cottage near some body of water, listening to the cicadas buzz loudly through the evening’s soft glow. A radio is playing inside the house, faintly muted Americana flowing through the open screen door that’s torn in a few places. You take a sip of beer, lean back in your rocking chair and fade into the night, staring off at nothing in particular, comforted and happy. This is what it’s like to listen to Kurt Vile’s new record Bottle It In: an aimlessly successful collection of psychedelic folk that captures the happiness of uncertainty in amber, sunlight shining through even its darkest moments. From the beginning of his career, Vile has truly proven himself to be the king of good vibes, consistently pushing out mellow jams that give listeners a glimpse into his rambling mind. Between his skill for fingerpicking, hazy psychedelia and his country drawl, the songwriter’s penchant for creating mood is unmatched on Bottle It In, a record that is as meaningful as it is irresolute. Kurt Vile’s seventh solo album is patchworked together, yet that’s its greatest asset. At face value, Bottle It In seems haphazard — each song follows its own twisting path through Vile’s psyche, stumbling upon nuggets of wisdom and funny quips alike in an endless daze. The warm ambiance of Vile’s music is present in all of his albums, but here he has achieved a perfect balance: His untethered consciousness is both amplified and grounded by expansive arrangements of guitar and harp. “I was on the ground but looking straight into the sun / But the sun went down and I couldn’t find another one / For a while,” he sings on album highlight “Bassackwards,” a tangential
thought that freezes one summer moment in time. The virtue of Vile’s music is in his stream of consciousness, one that can go from “Oh girl, you gave me rabies / And I don’t mean maybe” in
Bottle It In Kurt Vile Matador Records “Hysteria” to the “Don’t tell them / That you love them / For your own sake” of title track “Bottle It In” and make the two lines just as heartfelt. Though Bottle It In may cover love, friendship, loneliness and everything in between, the tie between every song is Vile’s honesty with himself and his audience. The singer is unabashedly on-brand in sound and subject matter throughout the record, and it works for him
— the ephemeral quality of his ambient guitar and off-hand lyrics veer from bright to solemn quickly, but everything rests on a foundation of truth. It can often be said that the first three minutes of a Kurt Vile song will tell you enough about it to stop paying attention. For those who only appreciate his music for its chill nature and sweet guitar riffs, this is easy to accept, to turn it on and zone out. Of course, this is part of Vile’s allure — but beneath the reverb and soft percussion is a poignant message of accepting life as it comes. To him, life is “just like a song if the repeats were long” (“One Trick Ponies”), and he has a point. Everyone is floating through the years just like Vile moves from one atmospheric jam to the next trying to find his own sun, watching it fade into the horizon and waiting for the dawn to come back again.
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Art is a valuable source of individual expression, but it’s an equally important force for social change. Towering murals on the streets of Detroit, songs sung by political dissonants and defiant protest art painted onto cracked cardboard for the March for Our Lives are testaments to this. Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, in collaboration with the University Musical Society (UMS), returns to the Power Center this fall with “Two Different Programs,” to use contemporary dance as their personal appeal for action. Hubbard Street Dance Chicago was founded in 1977 and is in its 9th season under the artistic direction of Glenn Edgerton. The modern dance company molds their dance around changing social issues and is known for providing collaborative opportunities
with up-and-coming artists. “Two Different Programs” is no exception. Oct. 19 presents “Decadance/Chicago,” a collaboration with iconic Israel-based choreographer Ohad Naharin, known for his distinct gaga style of dance and his famous piece “Minus 16.” Oct. 20 brings 23-yearold viral choreographer Emma Portner and Movement Art Is, an organization that aims to use movement as a form of social education. Live music from Grammy-winning group Third Coast Percussion and a composition by Devonté Hynes adds an innovative touch to Saturday’s performance. In a phone interview with The Daily, Glenn Edgerton further illuminated on Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s fall program and his time as an artistic director. *** The Michigan Daily: What makes Hubbard Street Dance Chicago unlike other dance
companies? GE: The dancers are incredible. They bring a beautiful sense of movement quality and technical ability, mixed with great imagination and thought-provoking intention. We also give opportunities to emerging choreographers, and this, mixed with our dancers, gives a great opportunity for choreographers to improve their imagination. But we’re not just a dance company: We have a huge education program. We also teach to autistic children and people with Parkinson’s. They’re dancers in their own right. These classes make our mission very satisfying; we feel like we’re making a difference in the dance world. TMD: Given your prior background as a professional dancer with the Nederlands Dans Theater, what drew you to directing? GE: As a dancer, I was always aware of my directors
DAILY COMEDY COLUMN
Finding your funny Sense of humor is a funny thing. What makes me giggle might not make you giggle, and vice-versa. But your sense of humor is more than your obsession with “The Office” or your weirdly erotic attraction to Conan O’Brien. Your sense of humor comes from a deeper, more personal place. It materializes when you first learn to laugh at yourself. I like to believe the emergence of one’s sense of humor as a parallel journey with puberty. When you become a man or woman is when your first sense of humor develops. But like your body, your sense of humor is always changing. What you found funny in middle school may or may not be funny to you anymore, but if booger and fart jokes still get you going, more power to you. Experiences and time change what we find funny. Maybe your humor has gotten darker with age or maybe you find solace from the world with mindless bathroom humor. The great thing about a sense of humor is that it’s yours, and with the ever-expanding sphere of comedic content, you’re bound to find your funny. My sense of humor surfaced with my first period. I have three older brothers and growing up in a house of boys was an interesting experience, to say the least. They once told me that I was born a boy but the Rabbi accidentally chopped off my whole penis during the bris, so my parents just decided to tell me I was a girl. So for a very long time, I thought my genitals were the result of a botched circumcision. But they meant well; they’ve always been super protective. They constantly offered to beat people up for me. They never acted on it, but they always offered. Like if a boy picked on me: Want me to beat him up for you? Or some girl kicked me off the slide: Want me to beat her up for you? Or I got a bad grade on a test: Want me to beat him up for you? I mean
they never could have actually beat anyone up, they’re three lanky, beta, Jewish boys whose athletic ability is limited to ping pong and “Legend of Zelda,” but it’s the thought that counts. I love my brothers. I just wanted to paint a picture, set the scene for my first encounter with
BECKY PORTMAN womanhood. Anyway, my first period obviously occurred while I was sitting on the new, pristine white living room couch, the one my mom just bought. I was watching TV, probably “Drake & Josh,” with my brother, and when I got up from that goddamn living room couch I was greeted by a massive pool of blood shaped like a lotus where my ass had been and I swear I thought my kidneys fell out. My brother just gave me this look of surprised disgust, and all he said was, “let’s flip the cushion.” I swear to this day, that was the nicest thing a man has ever said to me. At that moment all we could do was laugh, and we just looked at each other and cackled our hearts out. Well, I was mostly crying, but then I started to laugh. So, I think that’s when my sense of humor developed. To this day, that cushion has never been flipped. Just kidding! I told my mom a few minutes later, and she sent it to the cleaners, but there is still an ass-shaped stain that never fully came out. My brothers like to remind me of its presence every Thanksgiving
and Rosh Hashanah. So that is an integral part of my sense of humor, the kind of situations that elicit tearful laughter or cackled cries. But my sense of humor is also the content I have ingested over years and years of bingewatching VCRs of Mel Brooks movies and “Seinfeld.” I was binge-watching before it was even a thing. I remember sitting way too close to the TV, my eyes probably burning from the rays of entertainment, watching “Young Frankenstein,” neighing with the horse every time someone uttered the name “Frau Blucher.” In that way, I guess my sense of humor is also like that of an old Jewish man, one who appreciates clever word play and good herring. Over fall break I got to see that formative film, “Young Frankenstein,” in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in L.A. with Daily alum Emily Bice. Before the film screened, a video appeared of dear old Mel in his office, a plethora of E.G.O.T.s behind him. He wished he could be in the cemetery with us, alive of course. He told delightful stories of the film’s Marty Feldman (Igor) and his excellent peripheral vision. My heart swelled as I saw one of my comedic icons on the screen before me, as if he was talking to me and only me. I was hysterical, crying as if I’d seen the ghost of Johnny Ramone (fun fact: He is buried in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, and his tombstone is very rock ‘n’ roll). I wiped my tears aside in time to see Gene Wilder stab his own leg with a scalpel. Anyway, my point is that your sense of humor is personal and unique and pretty damn terrific. Therefore, dear reader, I wish you the best of luck in finding your funny, whether it be in this column (it better be), on a standup stage or in a network sitcom. Regardless, your sense of humor is yours to discover, enjoy the process and keep laughing.
and curious of why choices were made. I specifically remember, as a dancer, you’re very consumed with your individual performance or role. I wanted to expand my mindset but stay in the same art form. Directing is something I’ve always wanted to do; as a child, I was putting on shows in my garage and selling tickets for a quarter. Putting on a performance is something I’ve always done. TMD: One of the choreographers you highlight in this fall program is Ohad Naharin, an artist you’ve worked with frequently. What has it been like working with him all these years? GE: I’ve known Ohad for 30 years and it gives me great satisfaction to have my dancers take part in such significant work. ‘Decadence Chicago,’ the piece choreographed especially for our company, is a wonderful journey from beginning to end. TMD: Do you think it has
become easier for your dancers for their style of juking and to work with Naharin’s style popping and locking, to go into a creative narrative piece. over the years? TMD: Do you think Third GE: Absolutely. We’ve performed so many of his Coast Percussion has fit well works, between ‘Minus 16’ in with your company’s style? GE: I’ve wanted to work with 2000 and ‘Decadence Chicago’ in 2018. In those 18 years, we’ve them for many years. We’re of had a new work from Ohad like mind: We’re both openevery two or three years. That minded and collaborative. development and investment is We’re f lexible and can go with ideas that have been thrown wonderful to see. TMD: Your second out and enhance them instead. TMD: As an artistic performance includes Emma Portner; what has it been director, where does your like working with such an inspiration come from? GE: It comes from all over. emerging artist? GE: She’s incredibly It can be from a conversation, imaginative. She’s recently something I’ve read, a video, got into a whole concept a movie. My intent artistically of environmental issues, is to keep the company so her participation in this relevant. ‘What’s going on evening includes her feelings in the moment?’ is always towards the Earth, how to something I ask myself. make it sustainable and how We’re forever evolving and we treat each other through changing — sometimes you hit our connection with the the mark and sometimes you Earth. I love finding new don’t. We’re an experimental choreographers that are just company and we’re always at the brink of starting their going to be exploring what’s career. Emma is now booming next. TMD: What are you and is being sought after all over; she (has) dabbled in so expecting from this Ann Arbor crowd? many different GE: I’d like areas already at the public to such a young age. walk away and TMD: Hubbard still be thinking Movement Street Dance about the piece. Art Is is also I want them to focused on our Chicago feel something relationship with ‘Two Different beyond just that the environment. Programs’ moment. I don’t Would you say want them to the combination Fri. Oct. 19 @ 8 leave and hear of Emma Portner pm someone saying and Movement to their friend, Art Is has made Sat. Oct. 20 @ ‘What do you Saturday’s 8 pm want to eat for performance Power Center dinner?’ They take on an should still environmental GA $36-75, resonate with the theme? Student $12-20 work days after GE: Yes, it has. the performance. Movement Art *** Is participated “Two in the Standing Programs” will Rock Pipeline Protest, and Different they’re depicting the narrative run at the Power Center this they learned from an Indian Friday and Saturday at 8:00 tribe in North Dakota through p.m. A free Q&A will follow their dance. It’s unusual to both performances (you must see these hip-hop artists (Jon have a ticket to the show to Boogz and Lil Buck), known attend).
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@ MICHIGAN STATE - OCTOBER 20 The cliches continue Jim Harbaugh said Monday he thinks everyone could use a break from the cliches in the Michigan-MSU rivalry. That may not be possible.
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You can’t escape the clichés y now, you’ve probably heard Jim Harbaugh’s quote from his Monday
press conference. The Michigan football coach was asked if he has given his MIKE players any directive PERSAK on how to talk about the sixth-ranked Wolverines’ upcoming game with No. 24 Michigan State. “I think we could all use a break from the clichés that have been plowed so thoroughly on both sides,” Harbaugh said. Harbaugh didn’t mention any in particular, but there are dozens to choose from. One of those clichés has become Harbaugh’s record against his rivals, including a 1-2 mark against the Spartans. Detractors of Harbaugh, including many Michigan State fans, love to talk about that. It has made the common response — pointing out how close Michigan’s two losses under Harbaugh were — just as cliché. Wolverine fans, on the other hand, like to praise their team’s historical dominance in the rivalry — Michigan leads the all-time series, 69-36-5. Spartan faithful will then point out that their team is 8-2 in the last 10 matchups. Those stats have been plowed pretty thoroughly. That’s how this rivalry has always been. The back-andforth is part of it, especially between the fanbases. Then there are the quotes that have added fuel to the fire over the years. Back in 1978, then-Michigan State coach Darryl Rogers
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Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh thinks the Michigan-Michigan State rivalry could use a break from cliches, but that might not be possible with the two teams.
called the Wolverines and their fans “arrogant asses.” Perhaps that sentiment still lingers today? I’ll leave that up to the readers. The most recent resurgence of these sound bites came in 2007, when the Wolverines came back from a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit to win in East Lansing during Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio’s first season. After the game, Michigan running back Mike Hart had a quote that is constantly regurgitated. “I was just laughing. I
thought it was funny,” Hart said. “(The Spartans) got excited, it’s good. Sometimes you get your little brother excited when you’re playing basketball and let him get the lead. Then you just come back and take it back.” Since then, “little brother” chants are frequent when the Wolverines beat the Spartans — in football or basketball. On the f lip side, Michigan State running back L.J. Scott called Michigan “our little sister,” this summer. That idea came from chants the Spartans have
“Then you just come back and take it back.”
used over the past few years. I guess it’s supposed to be more demeaning. But Hart’s quote also spurred an inspired response from Dantonio. “I find a lot of the things (the Wolverines) do amusing,” Dantonio said two days after the game. “They need to check themselves sometimes. Let’s just remember, pride comes before the fall. ... They want to mock us, I’m telling them, it’s not over. They want to print that crap all over their locker room, it’s not over and it’ll
“Let’s just remember, pride comes before the fall.”
Michigan makes statement in win over Wisconsin MAX MARCOVITCH Daily Sports Editor
Coming into Saturday’s game against No. 15 Wisconsin, there was one prevailing question: How far has the Michigan football team come since its week one loss to Notre Dame? Well, there’s your answer. Loud and clear. The 12-ranked Wolverines (6-1 overall, 3-0 Big Ten) were largely dominant on both sides of the ball Saturday, pummeling their way to a 38-13 win. “A lot of people have a lot of questions about who we are as a team, our offensive line, our run game, we don’t show up in big games,” said junior running back Karan Higdon. “I think we laid that to rest today.” Behind a bruising offensive line, Michigan rushed for 320 yards, 81 of which came on a quarterback keeper from junior Shea Patterson on the Wolverines’ second drive of the game. Higdon scored two plays later, grabbing a 7-0 lead with 13:55 left in the second quarter. Michigan’s trio of quarterbacks — Patterson, freshman Joe Milton and redshirt freshman Dylan McCaffery — totaled 156 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns, exploiting linebackers they saw overpursuing. It was a strategy worked into the gameplan ahead of time. “If the team is playing undisciplined, we’re going to use that to our advantage. The edges were squeezing in too hard on the inside zone,” said junior safety Josh Metellus. “So Shea felt like he had a chance to pull it, and he did. They kept being undisciplined, so Shea just kept taking advantage of that.” It can be easy to forget, after the blowout that would later ensue, that the game was tied in the second quarter. It took just four plays for Wisconsin (4-2, 2-1) to respond to Patterson’s electric run, answering with seeming ease. The Badgers ran three times with Taylor, then handed the ball to wide receiver A.J. Taylor on a reverse, who scored from 33 yards to even the game at seven. Jonathan Taylor — the nation’s
never be over here. It’s just starting. ... I’m very proud of our football team, and I’m very proud of the way our football team handled themselves after the game as well. You don’t have to disrespect people. If they want to make a mockery of it, so be it. Their time will come.” In light of how things have gone recently, Dantonio was right. The Spartans won the next four games in the series, beginning the eight-out-of-10 run they have going presently. But more than the results
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leading per-game rusher at nearly 180 yards — was limited in repetitions moreso than effectiveness. He finished with 101 yards (just 22 in the second half) on 17 carries, averaging 5.9 yards per carry, near his season average of 6.7. For a moment, it looked like the Wolverines might just glide alongside Patterson and Higdon to a breezy win. Early, they squandered many of those chances — hardly reflective in the final scoreline. Redshirt sophomore kicker Quinn Nordin missed two field goals in the first half. Patterson took multiple ill-advised sacks that either took Michigan out of field goal range or killed the momentum of a drive. Michigan attempted a questionable gadget play with Milton in an ultimately scoreless drive. After an interception by junior safety in the middle of the second quarter, Michigan’s offense stalled. In doing so, the Wolverines let the Badgers hang around for a bit — heading to halftime only up 13-7 — but they never trailed the game. Despite repeatedly knocking on the door, the Wolverines couldn’t quite bust the game open.
Until the second half, when that door came flying off. Bailed out by two drive-saving penalties, including a roughingthe-snapper call on a punt, Patterson scored on another quarterback keeper to open the half, this time from seven yards out. Michigan’s control on the game never waned form there. Playing from behind, Wisconsin’s offense struggled to move the ball in chunks. Badgers quarterback Alex Hornibrook looked skittish in the pocket all night, never establishing any sort of rhythm. Hornibrook finished the day 7-for-20 for 100 passing yards and with quite a few more bruises. And on the flip side, Michigan’s offensive line displayed just how far it has come as a unit since Notre Dame on Sept. 1. The Wolverines were physically dominant for a large potion of the game, aiding an impressive performance; the Wisconsin run defense came into the game averaging 130 rushing yards per game. “Each player, you could point to that — (Jon) Runyan, (Ben) Bredeson, Cesar (Ruiz), Michael Onwenu, Juwann Bushell-Beatty — they’re all playing their best
football,” said Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh. “They’re playing really well together.” Added Higdon: “There’s no further question that we’ve got the best offensive line in the country.” With 9:55 left in the game, Wisconsin clinging to the faintest hope of life, Lavert Hill put an exclamation point on a destructive win, snatching a Hornibrook pass attempt with one hand and running 21 yards for a touchdown. “Every game is a statement victory,” said junior linebacker Josh Uche. “It’s win or go home from here on out, until the end of the season — until the championship games.” What was that statement made today? “That Michigan is here, here to stay,” Metellus said. “From week one we fell short, but we bounced back, we can fight through adversity, this is a real team, a real program that’s going to keep aggressive throughout the season.” From the rushing attack to Patterson to the defense and in between, the Wolverines stamped their convincing win — and asserted themselves firmly in the thick of the Big Ten title race.
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Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh believes each of Michigan’s offensive linemen are “playing their best football.”
on the field, Dantonio was right in that this will never be over. The line in the sand is drawn incredibly clearly between Michigan and Michigan State. I grew up in Michigan, and it is incredibly rare to find someone who roots for both teams. If you do, they either have children at both institutions or aren’t big sports fans. I remember in elementary school, kids would chant “Michigan, State!” The young Michigan fans would put their thumbs up when they said “Michigan” and their thumbs down when they said “State.” The Spartan children would do the opposite. Maybe that’s just a quirky, small-town West Michigan thing, but the point is that the deep-seated fandom of either team is synonymous with a deep-seated disdain for the other. Log on to social media this week, or any other for that matter, and you’ll see how true that is. Heck, both campuses have been vandalized in the last few days, and I sure haven’t seen any calls for kids to be prosecuted. That’s because it’s just how this rivalry goes, and it has been forever. When Harbaugh called for a break from the clichés, he was likely talking specifically about his team, attempting to quiet the noise within his program and focus the Wolverines for the hardfought game ahead. But this will never be over. There will always be another game next year. That means the clichés will never end, either. It’s all part of the fun.
Jim Harbaugh took the podium Monday for the start of his fourth Michigan State week as coach of the Michigan football team. His ties to this rivalry are obvious. He went 2-1 against the Spartans as a player, and the Wolverines’ one loss with Harbaugh as the starting quarterback came in 1984, when Harbaugh broke his arm diving for a loose ball in the third quarter. Since he returned to Ann Arbor in 2015, Harbaugh has led Michigan to a 1-2 record versus Michigan State, including that fumbled punt in his first season. This record is part of one of Harbaugh’s greatest criticisms as a coach — his 1-5 mark against the Spartans and Ohio State. In summary, Harbaugh is extremely familiar with this rivalry, which likely helped shape his answer when he was asked if there is any extra emotion entering Saturday’s game in East Lansing. “Yes,” Harbaugh said. “In-state rival, Big Ten opponent. It always has, is and always will be (extra emotional).” The rest of Harbaugh’s team shares the feeling, and for good reason. Junior running back Tru Wilson grew up in Michigan. Like anybody else who shares that bond, Wilson has been privy to the roots of this game his whole life. “It’s in-state,” Wilson said. “We’ve got a lot of guys on our team that are from the state and have been living this rivalry — going to the game, watching the game — they’ve lived it just as much as I have, and we’ll be ready for it.” Lawrence Marshall has a unique perspective. He too played high school football in Michigan, and, as a fifth-year senior defensive tackle, has been a part of the actual game as long as anybody on the roster. He has friends on the other team who, in light of the Spartans’ success under coach Mark Dantonio, have taken the opportunity to dig at Marshall and the Wolverines. “I remember when I was getting
recruited, that was the year they won the Rose Bowl, my friends texted me, like, smelling roses, things like that,” Marshall said. “So it’s a lot of tension.” Donovan Peoples-Jones feels that bond to the rivalry as much as anybody. Five players from the sophomore wide receiver’s high school — Detroit Cass Technical — will be on the field Saturday. To count the number of players Peoples-Jones played against would take a long time. To him, though, the motivation doesn’t come from growing up watching games or the relationships he has with those on the opposing sideline. “I remember losing to them last year,” Peoples-Jones said. “The vibes that that brought our team, you know, it just wasn’t good. I think that’s all the motivation that we need for this week.” Nick Eubanks isn’t from Michigan, he’s from Florida. But it doesn’t take long to get integrated into the Michigan State game. The redshirt sophomore tight end gave perhaps the most colorful response of anybody about the Spartans. “We hate those guys just as much (as the fans do),” Eubanks said. “We’re gonna see what they’re all about on Saturday.” All of this is to say that this game means different things to different people. No matter how you cut it, though, Saturday’s matchup is more than just the sixth- and 24th-ranked teams playing for conference position. It’s an opportunity for the Wolverines to move a step closer to their postseason goals, yes. But it’s also an opportunity for Wilson, Marshall and PeoplesJones to grab bragging rights over their friends for the next year. It’s an opportunity for Harbaugh to silence critics and make the extra emotions of the game positive ones. It’s a chance for players and coaches to establish themselves as legends in a rivalry that means so much to so many people.
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Go back one year, and much is the same now for the No. 11 Michigan hockey team — especially on defense. Last season, the Wolverines took time to adjust to Michigan coach Mel Pearson’s system, only reaching peak defensive form in a post-New Year’s day stretch that saw them allow 2.72 goals per game. Before that though, the Wolverines were plagued by lackadaisical play off the puck and turnovers deep in either zone. Through one game against Vermont and two exhibition games, this season’s initial impressions are much of the same — Michigan has given up at least four goals in each game, and has allowed scores on five of 10 opposing power plays. Be it the blue line playing too far up on offense or committing too many turnovers, opposing teams have been able to break away and score, seemingly just like last year. “Our play without the puck (needs to improve),” Pearson said. “Not as much in zone but our transition game when we’re getting back into our zone, who we’re picking up our goaltending, we have to get better there. “... Definitely a defensive game. I think if you look at all the aspects you can’t expect to give up as many goals as we have in these games and expect to win. So one area that we’re going to spend a lot of time this week is working on our play without the puck.” Unlike last year, though, Michigan can’t rely on unfamiliarity as much of an excuse. Whether it’s the blueline pairings of sophomore Quinn Hughes and senior Joseph Cecconi, or senior Nick Boka and junior Griffin Luce, the Wolverines return not only experience but also resilience
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Even before kickoff, the Michigan men’s soccer team looked bigger and faster than Detroit Mercy. The physical supremacy carried over into the match, where the Wolverines controlled the Titans for much of the 90 minutes, winning, 5-0. With the game tied at zero, Michigan (9-2-1 overall, 3-1-1 Big Ten) was firmly in control, as it dominated possession with precision passing, while Detroit Mercy (1-11-2 overall, 0-5-1 Horizon) had trouble linking up more than three passes at a time. Then the Wolverines took the lead in the 38th minute, as senior defender Marcello Borges drew a penalty after his cross into the box was blocked by a Titan defender’s arm. To break the tie, sophomore midfielder Marc Ybarra lined up the ensuing penalty, as light rain came down on the players. With calm nerves, Ybarra sank the penalty kick into the right corner. The Titan keeper dove the wrong way and never had a chance at the save. Up 1-0, the Wolverines never looked back, as they sank four more goals in the remaining 50 minutes. “I think we got ourselves in good advanced positions and then we got in advanced positions in the wide areas as well,” said Michigan coach Chaka Daley. “I think the service caused them problems and we didn’t go to it enough and we finally got to go to it late in the half and when we did:
handball, PK.” Michigan played a very physical game after the penalty, as the Titans began to manmark after that. That opened up holes in the Detroit Mercy defense as the Wolverines’ passing pulled the Titans out of position and opened holes for Michigan to attack and advance its postion. The second goal quickly followed the first after a cross into the box fell to freshman forward Sosa Emovon. He slotted a pass to sophmore forward Umar Farouk Osman, who was waiting right outside the five-yard box in between two Detroit Mercy defenders. Osman rocketed the ball into the left corner giving the keeper no time to react. The second half brought three more goals, and two more goalies for the Titans. After a breakaway goal by senior forward Noah Kleedtke and a corner kick headed in by sophomore defensemen Jackson Ragen, junior forward Jack Hallahan scored to go along with his two assists, calmly dribbling around Detroit Mercy‘s third goalie of the night and chipping the ball into the net. With five games remaining before the Big Ten Tournament, it is key for the Wolverines to get these confidence-boosting wins. “We’re only guaranteed ten hours, I told those guys today,” Daley said. “We’re only guaranteed ten hours of soccer, so let‘s make the most of it and I think they did tonight.”
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Senior defenseman Nick Boka is part of an experienced defensive group returning this season for the Wolverines.
from last year’s defense. That’s not to say, though, that the start of this season is all the back line’s fault. In college hockey, the unexpected is the expected, and that’s especially true when many teams haven’t formally stepped on the ice for a game in six or seven months. Having to integrate a completely new front line rotation is no simple task, either. Neither is manufacturing teamwide chemistry. “We’re still fluid,” Pearson said. “We’re still trying to work on it, get some chemistry together. You can see it when (sophomore forward Jack)
Becker and the two Pastujovs are together, they’re really good. (I think sophomore forward Josh Norris) and ( junior forward Will) Lockwood have some chemistry. Other than that, we’ve gotta find some more chemistry, and you can’t force that, that’s the hard part. It’s gotta occur ... we have too many good players.” Just like last year, Michigan has a chance to turn around its defense, but can learn from last year and fix things up a little earlier. Almost all the pieces are there. Junior goalkeeper Hayden Lavigne hasn’t started strongly, but he too has a
“We’re still trying to work on it, get some chemistry together.”
second chance at redemption. Even freshman goalkeeper Strauss Mann showed flashes by allowing just one goal in his first 40 minutes of action on the ice. “You know, Hayden’s a good goaltender, he’s just fighting it a little bit right now, Pearson said.“Maybe the exhibition game he didn’t prepare for or whatnot, but he’ll bounce back. And you have to. We got off to a slow start last year, and it (ended) really good,” Time will tell if the Wolverines can duplicate the same successful run that they conjured up last year. While the first three games on Yost’s ice have been a mixed bag, to say the least, Michigan may well find a groove. Whether it’s enough or not is all in the hands of the men on the defensive end of the ice.
Wolverines fall to Irish Beilein settling for freshmen in final rotation SOPHIA JASKOSKI For the Daily
Seconds before kickoff, senior Robbie Mertz made the sign of the cross and appeared to lift his hands in prayer. Given how the first half of the Michigan men’s soccer team’s matchup against Notre Dame went, there may very well have been something supernatural going on. It seems that the laws of physics were reversed; players spent more time on the ground than the ball, which was constantly airborne and passed backward instead of forward. In the end, the Wolverines fell to the Fighting Irish (8-4-1) Tuesday night, almost a week after their 5-0 shutout win against Detroit Mercy increased their record to 9-3-1 overall and 3-1-1 in the Big Ten. The game seemed to progress in slow motion, the first minutes spent in a punting match between the goalies, each launching the ball down the field right to the other. The game was also routinely interrupted by an abundance of fouls on both sides, each seemingly in response to the other team’s transgression. The back and forth quickly resulted in senior midfielder and captain Ivo Cerda’s early exit from the game after he suffered an injury. Soon after their captain came out, the Wolverines ceded a goal to Notre Dame’s Thomas Ueland off a rebound from Michigan sophomore defenseman Jackson Ragen. Evidently with a chip on his shoulder, Ragen drew a yellow card late in the first half for slide tackling Notre Dame’s Ian Aschieris. Though the fouls kept raining down, the Wolverines seemed to wake up from their trance after falling behind, getting down to business. “They passed well, they played well; we caused them a whole host of problems,” Michigan coach Chaka Daley said, and despite the loss, “... We outplayed Notre Dame from start to finish.” Daley expressed disappointment in the referees, who had their whistles blowing all game with a combined total of 25
fouls, 14 on Notre Dame and 11 on Michigan. “Consistency is important in everything you do, because that’s what the players will expect, and that’s what the coaches will expect,” Daley said. “If the game is inconsistent, it disrupts your rhythm and flow; you don’t what’s a foul and what isn’t a foul.” The Fighting Irish nearly scored a second time in the first half on a seemingly-undefended goal, but a last-minute charge call spared the Wolverines. That divine intervention not going unnoticed, Jack Hallahan capitalized in the form of an early second-half, right-foot goal in the bottom right corner of the net, tying the game and highlighting why he is ranked among the program’s top scorers historically. Not to be outdone, Notre Dame’s Sean MacLeod answered Hallahan’s goal with one of his own, scoring off a penalty kick at 67:41 in the game. With three minutes left in the game, the Fighting Irish appeared to be playing a game of cat-and-mouse, taking their time to run down the clock and secure the victory. Michigan apparently didn’t know who was the cat and who was the mouse, as the claws came out and heated exchanges ensued. As the regular season draws to a close, and with the Big Ten Tournament on the horizon, pressure is mounting going into Friday’s game against Wisconsin, which is vying to challenge the Wolverines’ No. 3 position in the conference. The Badgers boast road wins against Maryland and Michigan State, both of which the Wolverines have to play before they end their regular season. Michigan needs to keep its footing, given that the Spartans, whom the Wolverines play next Tuesday, sits comfortably in second place. A bitter and close, 1-0 loss to No. 1 Indiana on October 7 emphasized the stakes going into the the Big Ten Tournament. “I think after (Tuesday’s loss) our guys will be hungry and motivated to get this out of our system,” Daley said. “The guys had a good day at the office.”
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Freshman forward Brandon Johns will have to learn the power forward and center positions for Michigan this season, according to coach John Beilein.
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At the Michigan men’s basketball team’s first media availability of the season, John Beilein told reporters that his team needed “two or three” freshmen to work their way into a rotation depleted by graduation and NBA departures. Forwards Ignas Brazdeikis and Brandon Johns came in as highly-touted fourstar recruits, widely expected to contribute immediately, but Beilein would only commit to Brazdeikis. “We’ve only got seven guys returning, we’re gonna have a nine or ten man rotation,” Beilein said at the time. “Two or three of those guys gotta find their way into that lineup.” Three weeks later, he has settled on guard David DeJulius to join Brazdeikis and Johns in the rotation. The reasons they — and not guard Adrien Nunez or center Colin Castleton — have earned Beilein’s trust are strength and
defense, which he labels as the two factors that keep most freshmen off the court. Through three weeks of practice, defense has been the biggest bright spot for the Wolverines. It’s why their practices are absent of players running stairs at the top of the Crisler Center or doing extra sprints afterwards. In contrast to early last season, when then-freshman guard Jordan Poole’s defensive struggles kept him off the floor, this year’s freshmen have been at the center of Michigan’s defensive emphasis. “They have a will to get better … it comes little bit by little bit with every kid,” Beilein said. “And some positions are harder. Colin Castleton’s man is gonna set screens, he doesn’t have to worry about zoning up as much. David’s got everything, Brandon’s trying to play two positions (power forward and center).” “… Here’s the one thing they know more than anything else: If you don’t play defense, you’re not gonna play.” Brazdeikis, DeJulius, and
Johns’ physical readiness has also separated them from Nunez and Castleton. Castleton has added 16 pounds since reporting to Ann Arbor at 210 but still hasn’t fully grown into his 6-foot-10 body. In contrast, the Wolverines’ strength staff has already forced Brazdeikis to stop bench pressing because he’s too muscular. “Their bodies are more ready than the other two right now,” Beilein said. “… Iggy is older than (sophomore) Jordan Poole so his body is ready. Brandon’s body is — he’s got a great body but he’s got to get stronger within that body. And then David is just like a bulldog, he’s got a great trunk to him, he’s got a great core to him. So those guys are gonna be ready.” After losing production from last season at all five spots on the floor, Johns and Brazdeikis’ versatility adds to their value off the bench. Beilein discussed Brazdeikis’ ability to play at the ‘2’ through ‘4’ last month, while he expects Johns to get time at power forward and
center behind sophomore Isaiah Livers and junior Jon Teske, respectively. “Brandon’s gonna have to learn the ‘4’ and ‘5,’ alright,” Beilein said. “Breaking news, he’s gonna have to learn those two positions. “… For Brandon to sit there and watch Isaiah and Iggy play at the ‘4’ wouldn’t make sense.” That seemingly leaves Nunez and Castleton out of Beilein’s plans early in the season. But when asked about the possibility of either redshirting, Beilein would only say that he had informed all freshmen that they will lose their redshirt eligibility as soon as they enter a game. That could be important information for Nunez and Castleton. For the other three, it will likely become irrelevant on opening night. “They’re really hard working, and they’re really good kids,” Beilein said. “They are growing every day, and some days there are giant leaps and some days there are steps backwards. But I love coaching them.”
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Welcome to rivalry week, in all its absurdity
t was hard to walk into Schembechler Hall on Monday afternoon without becoming suffocated by the hoards of media members MAX and MARCOVITCH television cameras lining the room. This week, the vibe was noticeably different. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh walked in and took the podium. His answers were terse. His tone was monotonous. There were no injury updates ahead of Michigan State. There was no discussion of the gameplan, retrospectively nor predictive. Sophomore fullback Ben Mason may or may not be injured. Junior defensive lineman Rashan Gary may or may not play. Welcome to rivalry week, in all its absurdity. “I think we could all use a break from the cliches that have been plowed so thoroughly on both sides,” Harbaugh says. Certainly that includes last year’s demoralizing upset loss to the Spartans in the pouring rain. No doubt he’d like to avoid discussing his 1-5 record against Michigan State and Ohio State — a figure firmly stamped into this program’s present ethos. No need for a reminder that Michigan hasn’t beaten a ranked opponent on the road since 2006. Perhaps those “cliches” include Mike Hart’s
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Fifth-year senior defensive tackle Lawrence Marshall (#93) was asked about the importance of the Michigan State game at Monday’s media availability.
infamous “little brother” comment 10 years ago. There’s no point in harping on the fact that the Wolverines are 2-7 in this matchup since that quip. No one’s getting a break from those “cliches.” Not before Saturday at noon. And probably not after. This is a big game pragmatically; No. 6 Michigan, coming off a blistering 38-13 win over thenNo. 15 Wisconsin, needs to keep the foot on the gas pedal. A loss Saturday would derail the wind suddenly at the sails of this program, not to mention hope of a College Football
“I think we could all use a break from the cliches.”
Playoff appearance. This is a big game rhetorically; the program is at a tipping point this season under Harbaugh. A win in East Lansing would do wonders for the narrative around the state of the program. This is a big game. Period. “Yes,” Harbaugh said, when asked if there’s any heightened emotion this week. “In-state rival. Big Ten opponent. It always has (been a big game), always is, always will be.” As Harbaugh departed into meetings, media members rushed to greet the players
made available. There, perched ever-so-slightly above the blockade of people, stood fifth-year senior Lawrence Marshall. Reporters find dozens of different ways to ask the same thing. Marshall finds dozens of different ways to provide the same answer. In what ways is this week any different for you heading into Michigan State? Or no? “A lot of my friends went to Michigan State, so it’s a lot of tension there. But other than that, this is a big game for us.” Is there some playful trashtalking?
“A lot of my friends went to Michigan State.”
“Of course there is.” A lot of players have said this game’s personal for them. Why is there that chatter? “This is a rivalry game, so every rivalry game is going to be personal.” Missing Paul Bunyan? “Yes. Of course.” The reporters search for the soundbite. The player tip-toes around it as best he can. So on, and so forth. The practice is far from surprising, of course. It’s even understandable. This type of visceral distaste — the kind that is so plainly evident between Michigan
and Michigan State players, coaches and fans — is precisely what makes college football unique. The winner next Saturday will stake a serious claim for the Big Ten East division, sure. But it will also hold bragging rights for a year. There’s a reason this week feels different than any other. It is different. I wander over to linebacker Josh Ross’s media scrum, hoping for something to fall into my lap beyond the boilerplate back-and-forth I’ve grown frustrated by. That hope dissipates quickly. How much does this game mean to you? “This rival is a big deal to me and I’m ready to go.” It’s friendly here. Are you feeling any different? Emotions, excitement, how are you feeling? “I feel like it’s natural, going into a game like this, to be super excited.” Are you feeling any more excited going into this game? “I wouldn’t say I’m more excited or anxious. I know how I feel about this game, and I know the passion I have for this game, and going into a game against an in-state rival, can’t beat it.” I walk away, and look over at the group surrounding Tru Wilson. I walk leisurely toward that area. Just as I arrive, without an ounce of context on my end, a reporter asks Wilson a question. Why did you get pet snakes if you’re scared of them? Welcome to rivalry week. In all its absurdity.
“I wouldn’t say I’m more excited or anxious.”
Marcovitch can be reached on Twitter at @Max_Marcovitch or at maxmarco@umich.edu.
Ambry Thomas feels ‘hate’ for Michigan State ‘M’ notches two wins The sophomore cornerback has a close friendship with a Spartan linebacker FIELD HOCKEY
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MARK CALCAGNO Daily Sports Editor
The old adage about in-state rivalries says the implications of a loss extend far beyond a single game. Sometimes, the worst part of defeat is hearing about it until the next contest is played. Ambry Thomas is quite familiar with that concept. The sophomore corner was on the losing end of last year’s matchup between the Michigan football team and Michigan State. As an in-state product, Thomas was reminded of the upset with each visit back home. “Every time I go to Detroit,” Thomas said. “Every time. So often.” Thomas knows “a lot” of Spartans from Martin Luther King High School, where he established his long-standing friendship with Michigan State linebacker Tyriq Thompson. That has made him especially eager for this Saturday’s battle between the sixth-ranked Wolverines and 24th-ranked Spartans. “This week, I’ve been getting a lot of messages,” Thomas said. “Tyriq Thompson, he sent me a video. I just liked it. (I) let him know we’re coming, though. “It was just a recent exchange in a saga of trash talk between the two. Recently, Thomas found a picture of him stiff-arming Thompson and decided it would make for good wall decoration. When Thompson saw it, he reminded his friend, “I’m coming for you this year.” While rivalry fuels their relationship now, the two were nearly college teammates. Thomas was recruited by Michigan State and admits that many thought he’d eventually take his talents to East Lansing.
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Sophomore cornerback Ambry Thomas said he feels ‘hate’ for Michigan State ahead of Saturday’s game.
His friendships with current players like Thompson, in fact, made turning down the Spartans “tough.” But now that Thomas is at Michigan — a decision he says he’s happy with — he doesn’t consider what could have been. Though he grew up without a strong allegiance to either side, Thomas has certainly developed feelings about the rivalry while playing for the Wolverines. “I don’t really think about that school (any) more,” Thomas said. “I just think about beating them. “Right now, I’m feeling the hate in my heart. I just want to get after them. We got disrespected last year.” Thomas figures to have a larger impact this time around, however. He saw his first snap at wide receiver against Western
“Every time I go to Detroit. Every time. So often.”
Michigan on Sept. 8, officially expanding his role beyond backup corner and kickoff returns — duties to which he was limited last season. It was an opportunity that Thomas had longed to receive. “Right after Notre Dame game, (coach Jim Harbaugh) told me in the front of the team like, ‘Ambry, how do you feel about playing offense?’” Thomas said. “I got real excited. I was like, ‘Yeah, put me in there.’ ” Though his stats are limited — two catches for five yards and one catch for 11 — he has become a useful wrinkle in Harbaugh’s offense. As one of the team’s fastest players, Thomas is used frequently as a jet-sweep threat. Sometimes, he causes just enough hesitation in opposing defenses to open opportunities elsewhere.
Six games in, Thomas feels like offense is coming more naturally to him. “Probably just seeing the game speed and all of that — I’m acclimated to it,” Thomas said. “Just getting the ball, I can really just play instead of doing what the coaches tell me like, ‘run here, run there.’ I’ve opened up my vision more. “It’s a lot (playing all three sides of the ball), but I’m tough. I came here for the challenge. I’m just ready for work.” That’s the kind of confidence Thomas carries into Saturday’s matchup. He has experienced the disappointment of losing to Michigan State — and the year of grief that comes with it. Now, Thomas is trying to make sure that doesn’t happen again. “It’s just a high-emotional game for me,” Thomas said. “And I’m ready.”
“It’s just a highemotional game for me. And I’m ready.”
After the huddled Michigan field hockey offense broke apart, freshman forward Tina D’Anjolell jogged over to take the corner. The rest of the offense spread around the top of the arc — one player on the near side, three at the top and one on the far side. All throughout the game the Wolverines would pass the ball to the top of the circle on corners, but not this time. D’Anjolell gave the ball to senior forward Emma Way at the near side, catching the Ball State defense off guard. Taking the open shot, Way slapped a shot low and hard to the far post, bouncing off the top of the goalkeeper’s foot and into the goal. Way’s goal was the fifth of six in Michigan’s Sunday afternoon 6-0 route over an outmatched Cardinals team. The resounding victory, coupled with Friday night’s conference win over rival Michigan State, brings the Wolverines’ record to 11-5 (6-1 Big Ten). The match on Friday, though, didn’t come as easily as the win did Sunday. The struggling Spartans (4-12, 0-7) managed to hold Michigan to only one goal late in the second half — even when the Wolverines dominated the game — leading to a close 1-0 victory over Michigan State. “I thought we played really well, just the Michigan State goalkeeper was phenomenal in that match, which kept them in the game,” said Michigan coach Marcia Pankratz. “But I thought our structure was good, our midfield play was good, I thought we had really outstanding shots on goal, and when you have a strong goalie sometimes that’s the way it goes.” The Wolverines managed eight shots on goal compared to zero for the Spartans. Michigan also edged Michigan State in penalty corners by six to four. Carrying their control over the game into Sunday, the Wolverines outclassed the visiting Ball State team in every way. Michigan had 20 shots on goal, the Cardinals had one. The Wolverines had 14 penalty corners, Ball State had one.
The Cardinals had one moment in the 70-minute game where they flirted with the possibility of a goal, but it was quickly expelled by a capable Michigan defense. It was clear that the difference between the two games, though, was the Wolverine’s ability to finish. “It’s always a goal to finish and I think the last couple of games we had we had a couple of issues with it,” said freshman forward Maya Gompers. “That’s something we’ve been working a lot in practice on. Obviously we did a lot better with that today and we had a lot of shots off — which is another one of our goals — so I think we did that pretty well today.” Gompers, an Ann Arbor native, got her first career goal Sunday off a rebound from a penalty corner — a theme for Michigan. Three of the Wolverines’ six goals came from penalty corners, and most of their chances did, too. “This year we’re doing something different, we’re kind of calling the corners based on what we see with their defense coming out,” said senior forward Emma Way. “Today we had a lot of new players coming in, so kind of figuring out where each of them were to go was crucial today, but we just have a plethora of options — we just choose one and go with it.” Way scored her 15th and 16th goal Sunday, too, even as Michigan played every single player available — giving players like Gompers the opportunity to score her first career goal. Opportunities like that don’t come very often, but when they do, there is always a celebration by everyone involved with the team. “I think being able to get everybody into the game, get some experience,” said Pankratz. “It’s always good to get the younger kids some more game experience so they can get sharp and be able to help us into the tournament. That was the best part. It was a nice team win.” And as the Wolverines look forward to their next challenge — a game against Ohio State — and even further toward the tournament season, games like Sunday’s will not come often, sweetening the memories.
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A case study on pretending to be someone you are not BY SHANNON ORS, DAILY STAFF REPORTER
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or a population that bears the seemingly perpetual stress of finding a place to live near campus, it is curious how college students have such wanderlust for the world beyond. The evidence is glaring: World map tapestries draped across dorm room walls, screens of people lustfully googling flights during lectures and laptop stickers with cliché adventure quotes. This ubiquitous focus on the next destination translates to my own tendency to view college as a four-year excursion rather than a home address – the feeling of being a tourist rather than a permanent resident. When I say tourist, I am not trying to allude to the postcard definition of a vacation with palm trees and no reason for an alarm clock. But rather, the transient nature of the college experience that manifests a lack of permanence. Of course, there are certainly instances during which college produces an intense sentiment of belonging. One could argue football games provide this feeling of inclusion, motivating even those who don’t understand the sport. For me, whenever I witness college tours traversing the Diag or squeaking through the library I feel a rush of pride and connection to the institution. The entrance of wary high schoolers and eager parents into my purview embodies a physical distinction between tourist and resident. I find myself standing up a little straighter and relish my affiliation with the University of Michigan. I have always been fascinated by the distinction between considering yourself a true resident of a place and a fleeting visitor. It is why when I am sitting at an airport gate
eating Cheez-Its and thumbing through a magazine, I try to guess who is a tourist and who is a local of the destination typed across the gate screen. I quietly sit collecting the empirical evidence of accents, conversation snippets, appearances and personalities contributing to my conclusions
Times Square tourist — walk in the middle of a sidewalk, take a selfie on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and wear the most comfortable shoes you own. Or you can attempt to apply your education of how to be New Yorker learned from a curriculum of “Sex and the City” and Nora
moms thought we were crazy. After a Sunday morning diet of bagels, we meandered through Central Park, perhaps one of the few landmarks receiving the same respect from both New Yorkers and tourists alike. We had no idea where we were going, but we tried to act like we did. An adorable family that could rival Prince William and Kate Middleton’s brood approached us asking if we knew where the carousel was. Confession: We had absolutely no idea where the carousel was. But this was our chance for just one person to believe we were New Yorkers. That we belonged. So, we played the part of two girls who looked like we knew how to navigate Central Park and responded with a general wave in the direction behind us. Ephron movies. Looking back, this was not the On this particular trip, my most tactful decision. I honestly friend and I opted for the latter. still feel guilty about it. Our We wanted to be effortless, to own ego of an image blinded the blend into the gilded city. Our more honest answer. We were
“... in order to bear the title of a true New Yorker, the lore of the Big Apple states you must have endured the city for a decade. Not only that, but the city conceals a list of unspoken rules far beyond what we learn from Buddy the elf.” of each traveler. My inferences of who is a tourist and who is a local are rarely confirmed, but that is not necessarily my ambition. If anything, the most rewarding compliment while traveling is when people assume you are a local. Visiting a new place gives you a chance to shapeshift, to be a chameleon with the local crowd. At least for a few days, you can imagine yourself living somewhere else. Some destinations are easier to fake the criteria of being a resident than others. For example, in order to bear the title of a true New Yorker, the lore of the Big Apple states you must have endured the city for a decade. Not only that, but the city conceals a list of unspoken rules far beyond what we learn from Buddy the elf. These criteria should have been enough to deter my desire to look like a New York local. When visiting New York, you have two choices. You can embrace the persona of
responsible for leading this idyllic Sunday morning family in a direction we certainly could not guarantee was the location of the carousel. The moment the family continued onward, mewy friend and I ditched our New Yorker status aspirations. The image with which I had become obsessed suddenly now seemed utterly ridiculous. Karma surfaced as we spent the rest of the afternoon hobbling with blistered heels as we regretted not choosing a more practical footwear option. The transience of college can easily aggregate a desire to find a home or sense of belonging beyond Ann Arbor. The wanderlust constructed from caricatures of jet setters and adventurers often lead us to want to assume a different lifestyle, even if it is just for a few days. Yet, the social dynamics of these images can often leave you feeling inauthentic — with a side effect of bad blisters.
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alking is scary. If you get called on in class out of the blue, there is no time for the gray fog in your brain to clear. There is no time to piece together an intellectual answer that accurately reflects what you actually think about the topic. Instead, you blurt out some half-concocted answer to try and pass yourself off as engaged student who is able to quickly formulate and articulate ideas. In Advanced Placement English Literature class during my senior year of high school, we were in the middle of discussing “Beowulf” when my teacher decided to have everyone go around and say their greatest fear. As he started in the opposite corner of the room, my mind started racing. What’s my biggest fear? Spiders? That’s too basic. Abandonment? That’s too deep. Yet, even though my mind was racing, it was simultaneously blank. Finally, it was my turn — the last person to reveal their biggest fear. I opened my mouth. And nothing came out. One of my classmates joked, “Her biggest fear is public speaking, obviously.” And then we just moved on. I never answered my biggest fear. But my classmate was probably not too far off from the truth. If my teacher had assigned that prompt as a writing assignment, I could’ve written a brilliantly-worded paper using metaphors, imagery and symbols. Instead, he sprung it on us in class as a casual conversation topic and my mind froze.
BY ANGELA LIN, SENIOR COPY EDITOR but are actually nonsensical gibberish which makes you wish you never started talking in the first place and you have to just remind yourself to breathe. n U.S. History class during my sophomore year, our very first group presentation was about the American colonies. I was assigned Plymouth colony. My two groupmates and I stood at the front of the room, with over 40 eyes on us. “The Mayflower Pilgrims landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts,” I started. “They befriended the American Indians in the area and were able to get food thanks to their native allies, Samoset and Sasquatch.” I froze. I replayed what I just said in my head. “Wait,” I said. “That’s not right…” People were chuckling, my teacher included. “Did you say Sasquatch?” “Um ... uhh … SQUANTO! I meant Squanto.” But by then, the damage was done. Four years later, and I can still hear myself claiming Bigfoot helped the Pilgrims survive. Fast forward a year: junior year, A.P. U.S. History. Another presentation — this time about Claudette Colvin. “Everyone remembers Rosa Parks, but there was a girl before her named Claudette Colvin who refused to give up her seat on the bus nine months before Rosa Parks,” I rambled. “But the reason everyone knows Rosa Parks and nobody knows Claudette Colvin is because the NCAA thought Rosa Parks would make a better icon.” During this presentation, I didn’t
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“Those speech gaffes happen instantly. It doesn’t matter if you’re asked a question and caught off-guard or if you’ve practiced the words for months.” Talking is scary. No amount of preparation can appease that. No matter how many times you practice a speech, it only takes one misbreath or misplaced swallow for you to start tripping over your tongue and random sounds to start tumbling out of your mouth that you think are words
even catch my verbal blunder the first time around. I kept going, even though my mind was trying to stomp on the mental breaks because it could sense something wasn’t right. “So the historical narrative favors Rosa Parks because the NCAA…” Finally my brain processed what I
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said. But the letters were still scrambled in my head. “Um … wait … N ... double A C P,” the letters slowly fell out of my mouth in the right order. “Yeah ... ” my U.S. history teacher said. “I don’t think the professional basketball association endorsed Rosa Parks.” Though he didn’t say it, I knew he was just thinking, “So silly.” Talking is scary. Those speech gaffes happen instantly. It doesn’t matter if you’re asked a question and caught offguard or if you’ve practiced the words for months. Your mouth slips up, and it’s a moment frozen in time that you cannot go back to edit or erase. That is why fact-checking and copyediting matters. You can refine and revise on paper until you get it right. Live speaking is a one-shot deal. Writing gives you the time to think before you share your thoughts. It also allows for the ability to go back and make sure you’re saying what you want to say. Being a copy
editor means I can find those mistakes and ensure the author’s message is accurately and adequately expressed. That’s not to say writing is an infallible method of communication. It’s easy to type “our” instead of “out” or use the wrong there, their or they’re or confuse your acronyms of similar letters and type “NCAA” instead of “NAACP,” especially if you’re a basketball fan or a passionate activist and the muscle memory of your fingers kicks in. However, just as speaking is dreadfully instantaneous and fleeting, writing is hauntingly permanent. One typo can go down in history. For example, the infamous covfefe becomes an embodiment of our nation’s leader. But with typing competency, sharp eyes and the will to proofread, errors are avoidable if one puts in the time and thought. So whether it is impromptu speaking or a prepared speech, talking is scary. I guess that’s why I’ll stick to being a newspaper copy editor and not a TV reporter.
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You Can’t Bury Canterbury The legacy and future of Ann Arbor’s musical gem (Part 2)
BY MATT HARMON, DAILY NEWS EDITOR This is part two of a series published by the Statement examining the Canterbury House, its influences and history. Part one was published last week, titled “You Can’t Bury Canterbury: Ann Arbor’s Hidden Musical Gem.” simple bass line plucked on an upright bass lays beneath the voice of a strong soprano. The voice sings: “Maybe we could use this as communion. Stand and hold hands.” [Chairs shuffling and sliding] “We shall overcome We shall overcome We shall-” [Audience members join in] “overcome someday Deep in my heart …” The recording sample, just as the whole audience starts to sing, fades out. If the civil rights and anti-Vietnam movement can be exemplified in one song, “We Shall Overcome” is it. Originally a gospel song and covered countless times by artists like Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and everyone under the sun, this rendition comes from the powerful and captivating voice of Odetta, recorded in 1967 at Canterbury House and found among the other recordings digitized by the Michigan History Project and Project President Alan Glenn. In addition to the concerts staged at the coffee shop location in the ‘60s, Canterbury House became a hub for political activism and people who wanted to express their disdain for the United States’s involvement in Vietnam. According to Canterbury House records, former Chaplain Dan Burke perceived Canterbury House as an instrumental institution in Ann Arbor’s history of activism. “I think it was unanimous that we were opposed to the war,” Burke said. “We were
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involved in anti-war protests and in some –– but not all –– of the counterculture. Lots of organizing events occurred in the building just because it was a place everybody knew and trusted.” However, as “We Shall Overcome” should make obvious, former Canterbury House doorkeeper and performer Bob Franke said the music and the politics weren’t mutually exclusive, but rather intertwined in a very purposeful way. According to Franke, folk music is inherently political, as its storytelling nature and ability to be sung in congregation makes it a powerful force against injustice and the evils of the world.
“The group was instrumental in making gay students at the University feel accepted by a religious institution in a time when homosexuality was persecuted by society and the law.” “The idea of music being good for a number of political purposes and being a powerful way of basically expressing … political solidarity, that was all up front and that was a part of what was happening,” Franke said. “The Civil Rights era definitely fed into it and was a part of it. There was a real sense that we were writing about politics as well as music.” In terms of political participation, a lot of
“THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY” : CANTERBURY HOUSE 1885-2018 Bishop Samuel Harris proposes the creation of an Episcopal Student Church at University of Michigan
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1887 Hobart Hall (renamed Harris Hall) is built at 617 East Huron
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Ida Jenks is hired as the full time Counselor on Women and Reverend Frederick Leech as the full time Chaplain
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Canterbury House moves to 218 North Division Street
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1967 Canterbury House moves to 330 Maynard and attracts panoply of musical genres and future stars
the regular patrons, like Canterbury photographer Al Blixt and Franke, were involved with the cause simply by hanging around and discussing how to further “the Movement,” as Gayle Rubin, an associate professor of anthropology and women’s studies at the University of Michigan, explained. “It was obviously a highly charged political era, so there was this counterculture vibe like Woodstock all day,” Blixt said. “What we felt was we had an unpopular war going on and a lot of us were suffused with the idea of putting an end to that.” “I was not a political organizer per se but, like many young people, it was clear to me
Bob Franke publishes “Joni Mitchell Yang, Dylan Yin” in The Michigan Daily ahead of Mitchell’s second series of shows at Canterbury House
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1971 Canterbury House moves to a space above Mark’s Coffee House on William Street and then back to Division location
what was right, and so I hung out and I supported what I could,” Franke said. “As much as I look back on those days with compassion for everyone involved, I learned from my father’s experience that war was essentially a crock and went at it from that angle.” The coffee shop location dabbled in all elements of counterculture amid the political turbulence of the ’60s, according to Glenn’s
In hopes of attracting former buzz around the institution in the ‘60s, the ministry moves to South State Street, rebranded as “Canterbury Loft”
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research of Canterbury. “Canterbury was deeply involved with all aspects of the ’60s movement,” Glenn wrote in an email interview. “Social justice, racial equality, political revolution, anti-war protest, draft resistance, you name it. Plus the explosion of creativity that took place in the arts and sciences. It was a truly happening place made possible through the hard work and sincere commitment of a lot of groovy people, the likes of which we unfortunately won’t see again for a long time.” Glenn’s sentiments echoed the political climate of the University community as well. On campus, only a few blocks from Canterbury House, students were organizing protests and teach-ins against the Vietnam War and other political causes. After the ’60s had come and gone and Burke and Martin Bell had moved ministries, Canterbury House decided to take a step back from the concerts and counterculture. In 1971, it moved back to the house on North Division Street that it occupied first in 1935 and concentrated on the ministry, a return to its roots. However, its involvement in social equality didn’t come to a complete stop. How could it, with such a rich history of activism under its belt? On Sept. 28, 1975, the Canterbury House Gayness and Spirituality Group, an organization “for people of any spiritual path who relate positively to their own gayness,” met for the first time. The group was instrumental in making gay students at the University feel accepted by a religious institution in a time when homosexuality was persecuted by society and the law. By providing a safe haven for people of all creeds to discuss their sexual orientation and spirituality, as well as an opportunity to meet other gay students on campus at events like the “Gay Dance Party” and other weekly
1996 Chaplain Matthew Lawrence is hired at Chaplain and, with Jazz Studies Professor Stephen Rush, starts the weekly Jazz Mass
SMTD Senior Kenji Lee hired as Canterbury Concert Coordinator
meetings, Canterbury House led the charge in combatting stigmas against homosexuality in the ’70s. After moving to a new space on South State Street in 1978 in hopes of reinvigorating the buzz around the ministry from the ’60s, Canterbury House rebranded as Canterbury Loft. Poetry readings, musical theater performances and concerts followed suit. However, the public profile of the venue had diminished from its heyday in the ’60s. Canterbury moved back to its home on Division in 1984 and then relocated to its current home at 721 E. Huron in 1995. And now, cue the jazz. hen Matthew Lawrence took the job of Canterbury House chaplain in 1996, he had big plans for how to reinvigorate the church’s role in Ann Arbor’s music scene while also maintaining a spiritual mindset. “Every generation must reinterpret the Gospel according to its own categories, but our current shift in paradigms reflects more than a generational transition,” Lawrence said, according to Canterbury House documents. “We are entering a new epoch of faith, and we are the shapers of the future. It is a time of experimentation and playfulness, imagination and openness; it is also a time of painful conflict and confusion as the current divisions in the Episcopal Church and our society testify.” For this mission, Lawrence called on Stephen Rush, a current professor of performing arts technology in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance and the former music director at the Canterbury House, to bring his music expertise to Canterbury House. At this moment, Jazz Mass was born. “(Lawrence) asked me if I wanted to do music there, like jazz, and I probably used some expletives and I said, ‘Listen, I’ve got a
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Michigan History Project unearths lost recordings of Mitchell, Young, Dave Van Ronk and others from ‘60s Canterbury coffee house era.
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Canterbury House continues to host activist planning sessions, lively concerts and various social justice events
After a Skype interview while hiking the Appalacian Trail, current Chaplain Matthew Lukens is hired
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Alec Cohen/Daily SMTD senior Kenji Lee, concert coordinator, at the Canterbury House Thursday, October 4.
band that plays Albert Ayler and John Coltrane and if that’s what you want, we can do that,’” Rush said. “I said, ‘I’m not willing to do it once a month. It needs to be every week because otherwise, you’re just messing around.’” Every Sunday at 5:00 p.m., Canterbury House would fill with students and jazz fans alike to hear Rush and his band Quartex play newly arranged hymns and experimental jazz pieces. This blending of worship and music was both a callback to the folk services attended by Rubin and the like in the ’60s, but also a step further. I don’t normally enjoy phone interviews. You can’t engage with your source the same way you can in person. Also, you always step on each other’s comments when trying to make it a conversation because you can’t see the other person slightly open their mouth when they want to say something. Chatting with Rush feels like shooting the breeze with an old friend, even over the phone. “What I always did was whatever reading that was going to be used by the priest for that sermon that Sunday, I would find music from avant-garde jazz tradition that would fit that really, really well,” Rush said. As someone who was not raised in a religious household and could count the number of times I’ve set foot in any church on my hands and toes, the music of the church was always the only thing that could get me inside the door. I can say I would have been at Jazz Mass every weekend. In Rush’s eyes, Canterbury’s role on campus is an incubator for students to not only to examine faith and beliefs, but also explore their range as musicians –– just as Franke did in the ’60s –– and engage in social justice. “Lots of groovy music that students are doing on their own, there’s just not really a
place for them to do it, so they do it at Canterbury,” Rush said. “It’s a scene and scenes are really, really important historically and scenes are important socially, and out of scenes come activism.”
Evan Chambers performs at the Canterbury House Thursday, October 4.
with the collar, Lukens said he will probably wear the collar less as he gets older. For now, he wears it because, to him, it means the Episcopalian Church is “willing to invest in leadership with someone who’s young and queer.” Lukens celebrates his one-year anni-
“In Rush’s eyes, Canterbury’s role on campus is an incubator for students to not only to examine faith and beliefs, but also explore their range as musicians –– just as Franke did in the ’60s –– and engage in social justice.”
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ining the walls of the Canterbury House foyer above the large bay windows facing North Quad Residence Hall are CD cases — Ornette Coleman, Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder and the like — interspersed with images of what appear to be saints like Mary Magdalene and Hildegard of Bingen. But not all of them are religious figures. Martin Luther King Jr., Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein make appearances. No one else could have constructed this symbolic exhibition of the bonds between Episcopal sainthood and jazz iconography other than Rush. Chaplain Matthew Lukens, in a green flannel with the typical black shirt and white collar underneath, confirms my suspicions. When I asked about his casual attire mixed
versary as chaplain at Canterbury in October. Prior to his accepting of the position, Lukens was hiking the Appalachian Trail and, before that, was working as Vicar of Emmanuel Church in the Diocese of Hawaii. At Lukens’s feet rests Bear, the House’s pet dog, who is skittish at first but just wants you to chase him and play. Naturally, I have to oblige. Next to Lukens is Music, Theatre & Dance senior Kenji Lee, the coordinator for Canterbury’s Concert Series. He also goes by “Music Guy” or “Dude of All Concerts.” When Lukens first arrived in Ann Arbor, Lee gave him the rundown on what this space was and what it had the potential to be. Lukens said he had always wanted to work at a student ministry and when Lee outlined
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Canterbury’s four main pillars of operations — faith community events, food ministries, the concert space and social activism — Lukens quickly discovered Canterbury’s goals aligned with his own. “The first time we met, you talked about Canterbury House as a ‘compassionate space for all people,’” Lukens said to Lee. In Lukens’s eyes, Lee’s description lives up to its history. But Lukens quickly discovered, after learning more about the institution’s legacy in Ann Arbor, that he could not have bigger shoes to fill. During his first month at Michigan, Lukens attended a lecture on the Lavender Scare, the moniker given to the persecution of LGBTQ individuals in the federal government during the Cold War. Upon talking to the lecturer and other faculty members who had attended the University in the ’60s, he got to know how important the building was and the duty he inherited. “I said ‘My name’s Matthew, I’m the new chaplain at Canterbury House’ and with that, their entire expression changed on their faces and they lit up and said, ‘Canterbury House? When I was an undergrad here back in the ’60s, that was where all the activists hung out. I’m a secular Jew but I was at Canterbury House. It was great.’” Lukens said some recounted to him. “The history here is really well established … and I really take that as a mandate in my time here to figure out how can we best live up to that.” However, Lukens knows reveling in the past and trying to restore the glory days of Canterbury won’t serve the community as well as allowing Canterbury to evolve with the present times. Lukens still encourages any student groups, be they political in nature or not, to use the space and plan
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events. He specifically mentioned some organizing of the movement to stop a proposed visit last semester by white supremacist Richard Spencer — referred to online as #StopSpencer — was done on the same couches on which we were sitting during our conversation. “How can we best have this be a space where people who care about changing the world for the better know that they have a home here?” Lukens asked. “On the one hand, there are these big expectations that come from (the history) but, on the other hand, there’s also this allowance for whatever you come up with which might be completely wild and out of left field and that’s totally fine, let’s do it.” Lee faced similar challenges when he became the concert coordinator for Canterbury. Nowadays, Lee is constantly commuting between his final year of classes at the Music School, facilitating concerts at Canterbury and playing with various jazz combos in Detroit. According to Lee, the position is typically passed through the Jazz Department. Before accepting the job, Lee was told by the previous coordinator he would make “X amount of money for six concerts a semester,” but was quickly informed “every concert coordinator ever has put on at least 30 concerts a semester.” Knowing he wasn’t going to get paid for the amount of work he put into the job, Lee still accepted the responsibility of cultivating the music scene at Canterbury. When he stepped into his role, he hit the ground running, acknowledging the musical legacy of the coffee shop and, perhaps more fitting for Lee’s musical palette, Rush’s Jazz
Mass. However, he said the pressure to live up to the past pushed him too far his first year out. “My first year as concert coordinator, I booked way too many things, it was like four nights a week of music which is just crazy and I was freaking out because I couldn’t practice, I couldn’t study, I couldn’t do any-
“I’ll get emails and calls from people like, ‘OK we don’t know if we want to play a church’ or whatever,” Lee said. “Canterbury House is the first religious space that I’ve ever felt comfortable in … I think getting that question like, ‘What is Canterbury House,’” I still use (former Chaplain Reid Hamilton’s) answer all the time: It’s the home of left-
“But if I could tell Middle School Matt anything, it would be to get your head out of your ass and look around at the local creatives taking what was being made at Canterbury in the ’60s and building upon it.” thing and I was just here,” Lee said. “I slept on that couch so many nights … My second year … I wasn’t going to make those efforts anymore because I don’t need to do that but that resulted in (me seeing) the musical community shrink a bit … This year is my final year as concert coordinator and the year is just beginning but I feel like I’ve got it down.” Like many who have come through Canterbury’s doors, Lee was not raised in an Episcopal household. With “an atheist Berkeley hippy father and … a Shinto Buddhist (mother) from Japan,” Lee understands the skepticism from touring bands who don’t know how, as Lukens described it, “fluid” a space like Canterbury can be.
Chaplin Matthew Lukens with the Canterbury House dog, Bear.
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wingy causes.” Lukens acknowledged this disconnect between social activism and religion that’s commonly expected to exist today. While Lukens said, “Christianity has such a reputation … for not creating welcoming spaces,” Lee said Lukens’s being in the position of Chaplain as a gay man and the activism and music that has always inhabited the walls of Canterbury no matter where in Ann Arbor they resided should speak to the one-of-akind magic of Canterbury House. “It’s common knowledge that this place is on the right side of history,” Lee said.
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fter taking out my earbuds and reveling in the recording samples of Mitchell, Odetta and the others found by the Michigan History Project, I couldn’t help but think about those annoying YouTube comments made by middle schoolers on Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix lyric videos. “I was born in the wrong generation lol XD,” the children would whine. I am not proud to say I was one of those middle schoolers. Now, it’s endearing to say you listened to classic rock and folk with your parents growing up. You already have the musical palate of an indie movie. Back then, you were obnoxious and pompous if you wanted to kick Ke$ha to the curb instead of Mick Jagger. One time, I almost blew a gasket because my friend said Bastille was better than The Doors. I refused to embrace any music from the past decade. Much to Middle School Matt’s delight, these tapes give us a gateway into the musical incubator Ann Arbor was during this influential time in music history. But if I could tell Middle School Matt anything, it would be to get your head out of your ass and look around at the local creatives taking what was being made at Canterbury in the ’60s and building upon it. The same goes for political organizing. Innovation is the key to discovery. How would singers like Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and Dave Van Ronk have come to be if they hadn’t taken the Harry Smith Anthology of American Folk Music, learned what they could and move forward? Canterbury House has been an institution in Ann Arbor for more than a century now. As long as people like Middle School Matt embrace what it has to offer, it should be around for another century and maybe more.
Hannah McPhillimy performs at the Canterbury House Thursday, October 4.
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