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Gun control activists reflect on Parkland KEEMYA ESMAEL/Daily Social media personality Demetrius Harmon speaks to fans about what it means to be Black, and how it impacts mental health and self-love in Weiser Hall Wednesday.

Youtube star Demetrius Harmon discusses Black mental health

Internet celebrity talks issues of acknowledging emotional well-being in community MELANIE TAYLOR Daily Staff Reporter

Internet celebrity Demetrius Harmon spoke to an overf lowing auditorium of University students at Weiser Hall regarding mental health in communities of color Wednesday as a part of

NAACP Week and Black History Month. Harmon, known to his fans as Meech, has found fame on Vine, YouTube, Twitter and other social media platforms. He now owns a clothing label that advocates for mental health awareness. Harmon began by discuss-

ing the stigma associated with talking about mental health problems. “That pressure, sometimes it can make diamonds and sometimes it could make you dust,” Harmon said. Harmon focused on how the Black community can place

rigid requirements on its members, making them doubt how they carry themselves and the things they choose to do with their time. Harmon explained that many people put on a facade of strength because they feel it is expected of them. See HARMON, Page 3A

A year after deadly school shooting, students look at impact of advocacy ELIZABETH LAWRENCE Managing News Editor

On Feb. 14, 2018 — one year ago today — a young gunman opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla, leaving 17 people dead. This shooting was not the first of its kind. At this point, the United States had seen a number of other school shootings. And since Parkland, a wave of activism and media attention has gripped the nation as students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas publicly demand stricter gun control. A month after the shooting, thousands of students nationwide walked out of

their schools to protest gun violence. Students in Washtenaw County held a rally hosted by the newly formed Washtenaw Youth Initiative, an activist group of high school students formed in reaction to the Parkland shooting. Zaynab Elkolaly, a senior at Washtenaw Technical Middle College and member of the WYI executive board, ref lected on the reasons the Parkland shooting garnered so much attention. She specifically noted how Marjory Stoneman Douglas’ status as a predominantly white, wealthy school drew more sympathy. See PARKLAND, Page 3A

Forum on carceral state highlights Series looks Residents at imagery impact of mass incarceration in US share FRA GOVERNMENT

of displaced kids’ lives Speaker addresses status of youth in photography of the global refugee crisis SAM SMALL

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Speaker series talks representation of displaced children Tuesday night at the Benzinger Library in East Quad, around 30 students from the class run by the Residential College, Displaced Children in an Uncertain World, gathered for a discussion run by David Choberka, manager of academic outreach and a teacher at the University of Michigan Museum of Art. The class, run by Residential College lecturer Elizabeth Goodenough, is a half-semester, interdisciplinary mini-course that aims to explore how different types of mediums such as contemporary film, global media, classical literature and autobiographies represent children suffering from displacement, war and family separation. Ultimately, the class aims to encourage students to think about storytelling through both visual and verbal media. Goodenough explained more specifically that the class aims to show how those works of arts influence their understanding of contemporary events and ancient stories. See DISPLACED, Page 3A

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Changes to ‘U’’ policy on felony disclosure subject of town hall meeting CHLOE O’NEIL For The Daily

On Wednesday night, spokespeople from the Carceral State Project hosted a town hall discussion for students, faculty and community members to debate the University of Michigan’s recently announced policy, which states that affiliates who are charged or convicted of a felony have to report it within a week. The policy has sparked controversy on campus. The town hall discussion on the change followed a roundtable discussion hosted by the Carceral State Project about the intersection of incarceration in America and everyday life. Adam, a formerly incarcer-

ated individual who declined to provide his last name, spoke during the town hall. A potential candidate for graduate school at the University, he spent three years in prison due to a nonviolent, internet-based sex offense that occurred a decade ago. Since leaving prison, he obtained a bachelor’s degree in social work at another institution, but said he was worried about how the new policy will impact the potential to further his education at the University. “I am fearful about this whole thing in a number of different respects,” Adam said “...Even if I was to get admitted, at the end of the road… would I even be able to get employed? Because thus far, having graduated almost a year

ago, I have not been able to get into my field.” Multiple students and faculty also brought up questions and concerns about how the policy will unfairly target minorities who are already underrepresented at the University. Some attendees said the policy could discourage them even more from applying to study and work here. LSA sophomore Zoey Horowitz, who works with the Prison Creative Arts Project, said the policy would affect not only potential students and faculty, but all people at the University. “We’re not only shutting out a lot of job opportunities, but even for those who have not been affected by the criminal justice system, we are stopping a lot of

learning before it can happen,” Horowitz said. University spokesman Rick Fitzgerald attended the event and defended the University’s policy to The Daily. “The policy speaks for itself,” Fitzgerald said. “There’s an extensive Q & A posted on the HR website to try to bring some clarity to a lot of these questions, we’ve heard many of these questions and tried to respond to them in that way through the context of the policy.” In an email sent to The Daily after the event, Fitzgerald emphasized that the policy did not apply to a person’s previous criminal history.

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PARKLAND From Page 1 “School shootings and kids being shot in schools, not necessarily just mass shootings, have been very, very common before Parkland,” Elkolaly said. “But the thing is Parkland, a white, suburban school, was the catalyst needed for the gun violence prevention movement. This happens in areas that are predominantly black and less wealthy all the time. But you can tell that the government only really cares when there are wealthier students on the line.” Elkolaly said she has continued to see this whitewashing in the gun safety movement in the year since Parkland. “I learned further how whitewashed the movement really is,” Elkolaly said. “Like any organization, Washtenaw Youth Initiative has its flaws. Many people don’t want to join because it is a predominantly white group when gun violence affects people of color more … there’s still a socioeconomic discrepancy in activism. It’s extracurricular for some and a mode of survival for others.” These observations, Elkolaly said, show how much the movement needs to include intersectional voices. Keeping this in mind, Elkolaly emphasized her appreciation of the work of the student activists from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. But Elkolaly noted it’s important to understand how privilege helped them succeed. “I don’t want to discredit what the Parkland kids have done,” Elkolaly said. “They’re absolutely amazing and they started this massive movement. But it was definitely their privilege that helped them get there.” Public Policy senior Kellie Lounds, chair of the University of Michigan’s chapter of College Democrats, echoed many of Elkolaly’s points, applauding the work of young activists and bringing to attention the fact that gun violence most frequently affects lowincome communities of color. “It’s a problem in low-income communities and communities of color and all sorts of other groups that don’t get the spotlight,” Lounds said. “And so I think activists helping acknowledge that while also using their experiences to elevate how important this issue has been a big change in this past year especially with the activism of the kids from Stoneman Douglas.” LSA sophomore Dylan Berger, president of the University’s chapter of College Republicans and a columnist in the Opinion section of The Daily, said the focus on issues concerning gun violence and gun control is the result of numerous shootings, and that the Parkland students’ activism is what brought the issue further into the spotlight. Berger said while he strongly believes in citizens’ rights to the Second Amendment, a position not held by many of the student activists, he appreciates the conversation being brought to the table. “I think the Stoneman Douglas shooting was the straw that broke the camel’s back in that now that the shooting has happened and a whole bunch of intelligent young people, whether we agree or disagree with them, are coming out and speaking on this issue, people are paying attention,” Berger said. “I disagree with a lot of what activists have said on the issue of Second Amendment, but I appreciate that they’re bringing up the issue. We need to discuss it.” Outside of activism and political realms, faculty and staff within the University work in various ways to combat gun violence. John-Mark Branch, a police sergeant within the Division of Public Safety and Security, is the police response expert for active attackers. Branch said DPSS has been trained in active shooter response consistently since the Columbine shooting in 1999. He explained Parkland did not affect their efforts, as they were already up to par, but DPSS reviewed Parkland along with all other shootings that occurred throughout the year for safety risks. “We have actually been one of the departments in the county who’s been training active shooter since Columbine,” Branch said. “We have several active shooter instructors… I am an instructor for that. We do refreshers, courses every year, we do annual training for active attackers, active shooters … There’s so many (shootings) that happen throughout the year, obviously we get that information, we review (the response) — what went wrong, what went right … but as far as our response, it pretty much hasn’t changed.” Branch said DPSS’ active attacker response protocol is to immediately send a dispatch to the location once they’re made aware of an active

attacker and to respond based on the specifics of the situation. If the attacker is inside, officers will enter the building and stop the threat as quickly as possible. The approach is also affected by the type of weapon, as a firearm is more dangerous than, for example, a baseball bat. According to Branch, all of the Washtenaw County police agencies are trained for active attacker response in the same way. Branch is a member of the SWAT team that conducts an annual refresher course for the county in this training. Branch said SWAT makes sure all the local police forces are on the same page. “In Washtenaw County, we have the metro SWAT team that is comprised of University of Michigan police, Washtenaw County Sheriff, Ann Arbor City, Ypsilanti Police, Pittsfield Township and I believe Eastern Michigan,” Branch said. “I’m a team leader on the SWAT team there and our SWAT team does the annual active attacker training each year. So every agency in the county is trained the same way.” DPSS also holds active shooter presentations for faculty, staff and students within the University. Branch said the active attacker safety tips DPSS recommends are encompassed in three words: run, hide and fight. These methods are taught to incoming University students during new student orientation. University faculty are also utilizing a research approach to gun violence. Patrick Carter, assistant professor of emergency medicine, is a leader on the Firearm Safety Among Children and Teens Consortium project. This initiative, aiming to prevent gun violence while taking into account gun ownership, launched a website in November 2018 with data, fact sheets, videos and other resources regarding gun violence prevention. Carter said in the aftermath of Parkland or any mass shooting, people bolster their efforts to reduce the problem of firearm injuries. He said it’s crucial to keep in mind gun violence greatly affects people on a smaller, daily scale as well. “I think anytime there’s a mass shooting, it serves to redouble the efforts of people who are working in those fields, and I think we have to remember that the problem of firearm injuries is not just about the mass shootings,” Carter said. “We see those and they’re horrific and tragic events, but there’s also a daily toll related to gun violence that we have to remember that affects people too, that that is part of the prevention discussion.” Doctors can only do so much to help a person injured by a firearm when they see them in an emergency room, Carter said. He explained the issue can be more effectively addressed by researching evidencebased prevention measures. “We see the end result within the medical field of injuries and frankly, given the legality of what I can do for a patient who comes into the emergency department or the hospital with a firearm injury, at that point we’re pretty far down in the spectrum in terms of my ability to intervene to help that person,” Carter said. “We can do so much more on the prevention end to prevent them from ending up in the emergency department in the first place if we apply evidence-based research and solutions to the problem.” To base the team’s research in the community, Carter said the project incorporates perspectives of gun owners and trainers. This is important, he noted, in order to have a realistic conversation about the issue. “I don’t think you can have a dialogue around how to solve this problem and approach evidencebased solutions to the problem without engaging people… having the ability to own and use guns is an important part of the discussion so we find solutions that are gonna work and not fall through the cracks,” Carter said. One year after the deadliest high school shooting in the U.S. history, acts of gun violence keep happening, including an incident at Central Michigan University in March 2018 and a shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh in October. Yet the efforts surrounding gun violence continue — especially among activist youths, according to Elkolaly. “I think we’ve discovered just how powerful the youth voice really is,” Elkolaly said. “Even if we’re minors and unable to vote, we have so much power. That’s really what I want young activists to know. First of all, your representatives serve you. You say jump, they say how high. And when you band together, you can accomplish so many great things.”

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Why paying people for their data isn’t empowering

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NICHOLAS FADANELLI | OP-ED

The perennial invasion of crows

apid development in Ann Arbor and other areas of southeast Michigan has led to increasing friction between humans and their animal neighbors in recent years. Coyote attacks on cats and dogs are on the rise in the metro Detroit area. Despite both controversial culls and sterilization efforts, the Ann Arbor deer population has at best plateaued. And every few winters, as the sky darkens, students are left aghast as crows take to the skies over campus. Every autumn, as other birds f ly south for the winter, thousands of American crows make their exodus from the fields and forests of rural Washtenaw County and migrate to Ann Arbor for the winter. Their bodies create a black blanket spread across trees, historic buildings and anything else they can perch on. From the Huron River and Forest Hill Cemetery to North Campus, through Central Campus and the Diag, to the student houses on South Campus, the crows reign. Their numbers f luctuate wildly from winter to winter. The National Audubon Societ y records nearly 30,000 birds some years, and barely 1,000 in others (during their annual Christmas Bird Count), with population booms and crashes of ten occurring cyclically. The 2017 count was relatively low at only 3,133 crows, compared to the previous year’s 9,972. Though the 2018 Christmas Bird Count data is not yet available, it is safe to assume based on historical data and the opinions of anyone who walks along North University Street early in the morning that this year’s crow population is much higher. Concern and interest surrounding these birds is nothing new. They have been the source of satire and news. In 1997, Cynthia Sims Parr, a University of Michigan alum and professor at the University of Maryland, wrote her doctoral dissertation on Ann Arbor’s crow population. Relations between humans and these avian neighbors have not always been kind. Crows are known to attack

humans, particularly during nesting season. Though these attacks are rare, they are on the rise in many urban areas around the world. They are also thought to be vectors for the spread of diseases including West Nile virus and prion diseases. Some blame crows for property damage, particularly to historic buildings. Others fear the eerie and foreboding atmosphere they create on long, unlit walks home late at night. Some individuals have taken action into their own hands. These efforts have gone so far as to require Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources to send officials to Ann Arbor to investigate mass poisonings

Non-sustainable methods would signal an adversarial relationship with the environment of birds in 2008 and 2009. The University of Michigan has used a variety of methods over the years to attempt to deal with crows, including the use of a f lare g un analog, none with any real degree of success. Many other academic institutions face similar issues with large bothersome crow populations. Penn State University employs loud speakers and fireworks to scare crows off their campus, with limited and often short-lived success. At the University of IndianaBlooming ton, students and faculty alike reg ularly attempt to dodge defecating crows as they walk across campus. The University of Pittsburgh uses speakers playing great horned owl calls to scare crows away from high-trafficked areas of campus. Airports and caretakers of historic government buildings have often taken a different approach: using falconers to scare away crows and other birds away

from areas where they may cause harm. Unlike the use of speakers imitating birds of prey, having trained falcons, hawks, owls and other birds f ly around has proven to be an effective way of dealing with this problem. While crows quickly realize that there are no predators when sound systems blare, they quickly f ly from falconers, as they know death is imminent. A more sustainable alternative to controlling the crow population would be actively aiding the rehabilitation of native populations of birds of prey. In recent years breeding pereg rine falcons have started to move into areas by both Central and the Medical Campus. This could in part explain why the crow population’s peaks no longer reached the heights they used to. A potential side effect to increasing the local number of birds of prey, however, is that our campus’ beloved obese squirrels may turn into easy snacks for them. LSA Student Government and Engineering Student Government passed resolutions in winter 2016 asking the City of Ann Arbor to investigate the issue of crow populations on and near campus. The Central Student Government also discussed the matter that semester. However, as far as is publicly known, no action has come following those initial efforts. The way the city and the University choose to address this issue sets a tone and spirit for how to address other issues pertaining to local wildlife, the environment and the community at large. To not address it establishes a laissez-faire attitude toward this and other similar issues. To use non-sustainable methods would signal an adversarial relationship with the environment at large. To use sustainable methods would signal a willingness to find long term solutions to issues that work in harmony with the environment, rather than against it.

Nicholas Fadanelli is a Rackham student and former LSA Student Government President

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ast week we learned that this exchange? Who ensures Facebook and Google your data is being used as have been paying people promised? What sort of rights for access to almost do you have to all their personal dictate how your data. Both companies data is used and if employed research it is resold? Should programs that paid certain types of participants as data never be young as 13 years old for sale? We lack up to $20 per month the reg ulatory for access to their frameworks private messages, necessary to even photos, emails, web begin answering history and location CHAND RAJENthese questions. data. Facebook DRA-NICOLUCCI If pay for data also requested programs are screenshots of participants’ allowed to run unchecked, Amazon shopping history. there could soon be two worlds I’m not shocked. That of technolog y use: one for the would be naive. Programs rich and one for everyone else. like these are the obvious The rich will be able to resist next step in our data hungry the extra f low of money — a world. A number of startups little additional cash won’t have emerged promising to be enough to convince them empower individuals to “own to let companies into their their own data” and connect private lives. The same won’t them with organizations who be true for everyone else. As want to pay for it. much of the world loses any Often data monetization sense of privacy, the privileged proponents justif y the practice will enjoy the benefits. Better by portraying it as a choice. voice assistants, more relevant For example, Facebook has recommendations, and quicker defended their program, commutes – all built on the saying users were aware of personal data of the masses. what they were gathering Companies will profit from and compensated for their unprecedented targeted ad participation. Essentially, opportunities. Without steps Facebook arg ues participants to ensure privacy is a right made an informed choice to instead of a privilege, the gap hand over intimate details between the rich and poor will about their private lives for widen further. $20 per month. To avoid the dystopian The problem with future presented above, the the choice arg ument is U.S. should codif y the data that without protections rights that individuals possess for individuals and clear and implement a reg ulatoryenumerations of the rights they enforcement system to possess, there may be no real uphold those rights. Only choice at all. Users frequently after that can individuals don’t understand what they are represent themselves fairly agreeing to when they hand in any data monetization over data and the pressure of interaction. Outlawing pay for potential compensation may data programs isn’t realistic inf luence people’s decisions. or necessarily desirable, Furthermore, who enforces but we can help ensure the

exchange is fair by truly empowering individuals with privacy standards in their best interests and holding companies accountable for unethical practices. The ideal system is one in which procedures involving personal data are similar to the current procedures for research on human subjects. In research with human subjects, participants must clearly understand the process and its potential consequences. Additionally, research is audited by an Institutional Review Board charged with protecting the welfare, rights and privacy of human subjects. If a similar system was implemented for the data economy, we could preserve innovation while protecting individuals. Your level of privacy would not be determined by your level of privilege, and you could make true, informed choices about when you give up that privacy. Companies would still have avenues to collect valuable data, but we could ensure citizens are not manipulated for intrusive digital experimentation. Empowering individuals to control their data is a noble cause, but monetization without a general privacy framework may have dire consequences. Without proper protections, the vulnerable may be exploited under the g uise of free will — pigeonholed into transforming their most personal information into fuel for the digital revolution. Monetization may be a useful tool someday, but before we answer basic questions about data privacy, it’s a harmful mirage. Chand Rajendra-Nicolucci can be reached at chandrn@umich.edu.

MARIA ULAYYET | COLUMN

Screening for Syria in the 2020 presidential election

n the midst of the Syrian refugee crisis, I watched helplessly as my aunt and three cousins escaped the turmoil and violence of our motherland in small plastic boats. They braved the unknown of the Mediterranean Sea on their journey to freedom, to only later continue on this journey with weeks of smuggling starting from Greece to their final destination of Germany. Months later, I sat on the floor of Chicago O’Hare International Airport for hours, awaiting the arrival of my other Syrian aunt who was later detained and unlawfully sent back as Trump’s infamous “Muslim Ban” was signed while her flight was in the air. While the countless stories I heard and heartbreak I saw from family, friends or the media were dismaying, these events in my own family were my personal turning point in rethinking the U.S. approach to Syria. As the daughter of two Syrian immigrants, I learned about American politics through the broken U.S. immigration system. Who is it that fills these gaps or fixes the flaws that were evident in the policies that dictated the entirety of my family’s structure? Growing up as a Syrian American, especially as a firstgeneration American, it’s often hard to take a genuine interest in a system that you feel is pitted against you and your family. My parents instilled in me a desire to not only utilize my voice by being an active citizen, but also to simply care about politics. My concern stems from my familial attachment to the issue, but the segment of the American population that claims to care about Syria and the refugee crisis needs to show it. As we near the 2020 presidential election, the evaluation of the candidates becomes especially pertinent. Syria and its

humanitarian crisis has been a hot button issue for many progressive, liberal-leaning individuals. While care and compassion are essential and the first step in providing valuable institution-wide change, such energy must be matched with effective political actions. Since President Barack Obama’s admission of regret towards his inaction in Syria, it has become evident that the United States — specifically its commander-inchief — cannot stay silent over such humanitarian crises. Many of the 2020 Democratic candidates, including Sen. Cory Booker, Sen. Kamala Harris and Sen. Elizabeth Warren have emphasized their desire to withdraw from Syria as Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad continues to commit mass genocide on the Syrian people. As a leading world power, the United States faces a responsibility to support and advocate for humanitarian efforts.

As we near the 2020 presidential election, the evaluation of the candidates becomes especially pertinent

U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, recently announced her run for the 2020 Democratic nomination. Gabbard is infamously known for going to Syria meet with Bashar al-Assad, claiming that she was “skeptical” over his involvement in deadly chemical attacks on Syrian civilians and that there are “a number of theories” over what is going on in Syria. Gabbard followed her meeting with the introduction of her “Stop Arming Terrorists” Act. After dehumanizing the atrocities

occurring against innocent civilians as simply a matter of al-Assad’s secularist government versus Islamic State rebels, she urged Congress to stop using taxpayer money, both directly and indirectly, to fund groups allied with terrorists organizations attempting to overthrow the Syrian government. The deaths of real people, the life-threatening escape of my own family members — and millions like them — is not an issue of theories or speculation. Gabbard’s blatant ignorance characterizing the humanitarian crisis in Syria as a mere bilateral issue becomes increasingly alarming to Syrian Americans like myself who are watching the erasure of the realities of the war crimes being committed daily in Syria. And because these politicians are not alone in their indifference to Syria, I feel my fears of the world forgetting about Syria becoming a palpable reality. While Democrats and Republicans alike continue to express their views on the refugee crisis — whether for or against increasing the number of immigrants Trump allows into the U.S. — the reality is that this problem stems from a need to fix issues on a systematic level within Syria. Whether we look at Germany as a model for their refugee integration system or remodel our own current system, the concern on a presidential level for action in Syria is vital to fixing this humanitarian issue. As we move closer to the heated 2020 presidential race, it is crucial to question the rhetoric on Syria that these candidates are expressing. If we, as Americans, want to continue having an opinion on the refugee crisis, we must also have an opinion on Syria and our country’s role in combatting oppression. Maria Ulayyet can be reached at mulayyet@umich.edu.

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Valentine’s Day music for lovers and loners The day is nigh. Valentine’s day, Saint Valentine’s Day, the Feast of the Valentine, “Valentimes” Day, V-Day — regardless of its many iterations, February 14th is both interpersonally and commercially accepted as the day of love. Unfortunately, love, in the romanticized context of this holiday we’re addressing, seems to carry binary implications — you’re either in it, or you’re out of it. In other words, on this day you could be feeling wholly in love, embracing the pinks and reds and boxes of chocolates, or you could be feeling incredibly alone, torn between your desire for affection and your reasonable distaste for everything Valentine-related. With these possibilities in mind, we’ve curated a list of albums you should listen to if you’re feeling either of these two ways today. Disclaimer: We realize such a list might inappropriately categorize and glorify varying sentiments regarding love and loneliness — forgive us as we submit to the rigid interpretations of these ideas that Valentine’s Day necessitates. Mike Watkins — Daily Music Editor SHERRY CHEN / DAILY

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‘The Essential Dean listeners may be used to, but Hill even gives that format new legs Martin’ — Dean Martin A Valentine’s Day lineup without mention of Dean Martin and his classic hit, “That’s Amore?” That would be a crime against love. Luckily, such a misstep is quickly remedied. So, in the name of “true love,” romance and good taste, this writer humbly suggests Dean Martin’s 2014 album compilation, The Essential Dean Martin, as a necessary addition to any playlist this Valentine’s Day. And really, who does love better than Dean Martin? He even made pizza synonymous with romance, “When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie / That’s amore.” With the unyielding winter blast Ann Arbor has been subjected to of late, Martin’s light-hearted forays through love will put anyone in the mood for romance. With songs like “Tik-A-Tee, Tik-A-Tay,” “That’s Amore,” and “Volare,” Martin reminds the world that romance, and Valentine’s Day, is meant to be fun. Even at his most serious in sappy-ballads like “Everybody Loves Somebody” and “You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You,” nothing feels heavy or overdone. Every one of Martin’s songs celebrates love — even heartache — without the heaviness of many love songs. Martin’s songs are, at their core, full of hope and lightness. The Essential Dean Martin album has, as the title implies, some of Martin’s most beloved hits. And now, decades later, Martin’s music still maintains its timeless relevance and beauty. Valentine’s Day isn’t only about romantic love — it’s also about the relationships and connections between all kinds of people. It can be a celebration of love as a whole, beyond a mere consumer holiday, if you only let it. And no one captures this sentiment as well as Martin does in song. As Dean Martin eloquently croons in “Everybody Loves Somebody,” “Your love made it well worth waiting / For someone, like you.” Madeleine Virginia Gannon — Daily Arts Writer

‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’ — Lauryn Hill Whatever your opinion of her as a person may be, Lauryn Hill is an undeniable musical genius. Her work with the neo-soul group The Fugees cemented this in the pop sphere, but her 1998 debut album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was the nail in the coffin that thrust her to true critical acclaim. It is a record that fundamentally understands human nature: the ups and downs of life, sadness and joy, and, of course, the inner workings of the thing we call love. Miseducation shows the possibilities of what love can be, in all of its forms. And for that, I believe that the record is the perfect Valentine’s Day soundtrack. There is a misunderstanding across the board that truly great love songs are just about romantic relationships. Hill challenges this immediately, singing the praises of her love for her child (“To Zion”), for the city in which she grew up (“Every Ghetto, Every City”), and to the world in general (“Everything is Everything”). These songs are almost more profound than the traditionally sappy proclamations of love that

on tracks like the classic breakup jam “Ex-Factor” and “Nothing Even Matters,” a duet which features similarly talented artist D’Angelo. But the thing that really drives the genius of Miseducation home is its interludes. The short vignettes into a classroom setting show listeners love from a child’s perspective, as their teacher asks them questions. These visions into the minds of children show the way that our views of love change throughout our lives, shifting from a feeling to a choice and back again. In their young voices, the listener is able to hear what it’s like to have never been in love, to have never been wronged or confused by it. Their perspectives balance Hill’s in a perfect combination of innocence and understanding, one that brings Miseducation to an emotional peak. In this interplay between the two sides of love, the record proves that it is, at its foundation, anything you want it to be. Clara Scott — Senior Arts Editor

‘Foxy Shazam’ — Foxy Shazam Foxy Shazam is an unlikely anthem for the not-lonely. If you were to read the lyrics and guess what this album sounded like, you think of “dark,” “depressing” or even “lonely.” But just a few minutes into the record and it’s clear those words couldn’t be further from the truth. Foxy Shazam is oozing with excitement, and vocalist Eric Nally delivers his insecure lyrics with unmatched confidence. There’s a paradox in the social landscape of young people today: We are attracted to confidence, but find comfort in a shared sense of anxiety. We are socialites that constantly over-share our daily lives, but the foundation of our humor is self-deprecation. We feel lonely, but that loneliness brings us together. Foxy Shazam is the musical manifestation of this paradox. It’s a bundle of worry and fear dressed in passion and charisma — a dress that life demands we wear when we feel worried and afraid. Foxy Shazam wears it well, with orchestral flair that might be the musical equivalent to makeup and high heels. Relatability unites listeners on this album, making it a record best enjoyed with company. “Count Me Out” is lyrically a dreary outlook on love, but the chorus — “If this is what love is all about / You can count me out” — is not meant to be sang alone. Nor is the rebellious chant, “We are unstoppable / No, we can’t be defeated,” on “Unstoppable.” “Wanna-Be Angel” might be the album’s most relatable track, admitting the different faces we put on for others are in fact just masks. The album’s themes strike close to home for many. There are songs for everyone on Foxy Shazam, and by that I mean this album is literally for everyone. It’s an album for the people, a grandiose celebration of our insecurity. So this Valentine’s Day, whether you and your Tinder date both had selfdeprecating jokes in your bios, or you and your single friends just need to jam, do it to the tune of Foxy Shazam. Dylan Yono — Daily Arts Writer

‘Modal Soul’ — Nujabes If you are lucky enough to not be lonely this Valentine’s Day, you might be looking for some music to soundtrack your experience. If so, Modal Soul, an album of jazz-hop, dreamy dance music, and soulful soundscapes, is for you. Released in 2005 by the late Nujabes, it manages to not sound dated in the slightest after almost 15 years. His ability to make the artificial feel even more real and profound than the natural is matched only by J Dilla: “Reflection Eternal” possesses this quality, fractured but smooth and organic. “Luv Sic Pt. 3” is a nonpareil hip-hop masterpiece, capturing the highs and lows of love in a way that has the genre has yet to match. Nujabes is the producer, relying upon a collection of guests to deliver verses over the noninstrumental tracks. The guest verses, while varying in quality, feel like a collection of vignettes; they are all the more impactful for their slightly-amateurish feeling. When you listen to Modal Soul, you cannot help but be reminded of the hidden beauty in our world that is all too easy to overlook. It is an album for appreciating where you are in life — right here, right now. It is profoundly soulful, somehow colored in a way that makes it feel like its own universe. It carries the same feeling of being out-of-place, the feeling that there is nothing that could possibly more important than your current experience, brought by being with someone you care deeply about. Jonah Mendelson — Daily Arts Writer

‘I Want You’ — Marvin Gaye There are albums about sex and then there’s Marvin Gaye’s I Want You. Ripe with provocation as jazz interludes slowly drip down the back of smoothly upbeat melodies, Gaye’s voice is sticky sweet on top of it all — the album is commonly referred to as the “Janis” record, a testament to all the passion Gaye had for his wife. It is nearly impossible to listen to this album and not feel its heat. “I can’t wait to touch you / Give you that feeling / Eat you up my dear,” he says in “Soon I’ll Be Loving You Again” with an unabashed yearning that burns. I Want You was the first project recorded in Gaye’s personally designed studio space, and its creation was a largely social affair. Surrounded by important memorabilia and family members who would drop in and out, the recording process became as intimate as the album itself, personability and warmth infusing themselves into the notes. I Want You isn’t meant to be listened to when one feels especially lonely. In order to fully understand the album’s impact, one has to embrace the love manifested in every honeyed croon and in every languid melody. One has to imagine serenading the person they love most as Gaye oftentimes did, turning to sing lyrics directly to Janis, both of them oftentimes running to the apartment complex resting above the studio in order to “express some of the passion [Gaye] was putting down on the record in real time.” Shima Sadaghiyani — Daily Arts Writer

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‘Lovely Little Lonely’ — he had was his sampler, record as “Blond” on the album cover, player and himself. He translated eschewing any specifications of The Maine I’m going to be blunt here: The Maine deserve so, so much better. The 1975 are out here writing bullshit pseudo-romantic reflections about the fucking internet netting them headlining positions on festivals, while The Maine, albeit still selling out decent sized rooms, maybe receive half the recognition. It’s infuriating because The Maine released a record in 2017 that is an absolutely (and objectively!) flawless examination of love and loneliness. That record is Lovely Little Lonely, a perfect balancing of the lovely and the lonely in relationships. On opener “Don’t Come Down,” the band expertly sets the album’s tone with a pre-chorus declaring, “To the lows and every high / The hellos and the goodbyes / In this moment, I could die with you.” The highs are here, intricate portraits of intimacy, but the lows are bitingly universal. “Do You Remember? (The Other Half of 23)” almost sneaks by as one of the highs before you first hear vocalist John O’Callaghan declare, “We said forever / forever ago / Do you remember?” Ouch. Because this is an album largely focused on nostalgia, I figured Lovely Little Lonely leans a little more into the “lonely” category here, but if anything, it’s an album about love. Love in all of its forms — intimacy, perfect memories, a failure of words to even accurately capture love. Most of all, The Maine have captured the uncertainty of love, constantly questioning our emotions, but always asserting their validity: “To all the dearly depressed and broken hearted / The in-betweens and all the torn ones too / You’re not alone in how you’re feeling / I wonder why nobody is asking you.” What a perfectly lovely and perfectly lonely mess we’ve gotten ourselves into by being human. Dominic Polsinelli — Daily Arts Writer

‘Donuts’ — J Dilla Hip hop typically isn’t considered a solitary genre. On any given song, a rapper might work with a number of other rappers, producers and engineers. The process takes an entire team to manufacture radio smash-hits and underground classics, so it is unique when artists create entire albums by themselves. J Dilla was one of these unique artists. J Dilla, the man behind songs like “Runnin” by The Pharcyde and “Stakes is High” by De La Soul, was a prolific producer (and occasional rapper), claimed by many to be the most influential producers of all time. Dilla beats have a certain air about them. It’s almost like they have a soul, like they live and breathe to fit each listener. In an interview with Amoeba Records, The Red Hot Chili Peppers’s Flea said J Dilla’s Ruff Draft brought tears to his eyes when he listened to the album walking through Big Sur by himself. This is noteworthy because Ruff Draft, typically considered to be buoyant, almost goofy album, affected Flea in such a way that he was reduced to tears. This same sentiment could be applied to any of Dilla’s albums because J Dilla was able to give his music a sound that was uniquely his, a sound that all listeners could appreciate in their own way. During the creation of Donuts, Dilla was on his deathbed. He was alone in the sense that only he knew the struggles he was enduring. While he was in the hospital, all

his solitary struggle into an album, something that everyone could understand. Because the entire album is looped, listeners can begin at any song and have their own experience with Donuts, based on how they prefer to listen to it. By the time the album is complete, they will be right back where they started, having heard the beauty that came from the tragedy of Dilla’s struggle. This is why Donuts, Ruff Draft and all of Dilla’s work should be listened to alone. Without a team, J Dilla had the freedom to put exactly what he envisioned into practice. His songs were crafted by him alone and made for people to listen to alone, so they may experience the same catharsis he did. Jim Wilson — Daily Arts Writer

‘Geidi Primes’ — Grimes I spent a lot of winter break driving. At the time, my parents had just moved to a small city right off the edge of the freeway. In the gray monochrome of late-December Michigan skies, the unfinished neighborhoods and gnarled, marshy terrain surrounding my new home were sacred and ghostly things. They were unfamiliar to me, and I to them, so I found myself behind the wheel more days than not, alone and letting my mind wander, in order to try to establish some kind of recognition with the streets around me. The only album that seemed appropriate to listen to in those quiet moments of selfreflection in my car, as landmarks I didn’t acknowledge flickered by, was Grimes’s debut album, Geidi Primes. Armed with warped melodies and spectral falsettos, Geidi Primes exudes an almost otherworldly air of menace. Take opener “Caladan,” piano chords rippling out like an unstoppable flood into the airy manifestation of the lyrics: “We all haunt in the sky at night.” It reads as a premonition for the rest of the album, as stark and transcendental as the surface of the moon. There is not a single component of Geidi Primes that doesn’t embody some type of loneliness. Guitar chords carefully pick their way through a mist of of disembodied string melodies like long-legged cranes. Synths splay out like stars in the night sky, hundreds upon hundreds of light years away. Vocals are as formless and as distant as the clouds that etch themselves across the sky at sundown. “Where are you my darling?” she asks in “Venus in Fleurs,” voice as solemn as a funeral procession, layered chords rattling bare like tree branches standing with stooped shoulders against roads that will never be familiar enough. Shima Sadaghiyani — Daily Arts Writer

‘Blonde’ — Frank Ocean Frank Ocean curated Blonde in a hefty bout of self-exile, his response to a public that demanded more following Channel Orange. This is fitting; the album encapsulates a variety of emotions across time, never consistently content or misanthropic, not even in-between. It defies genre classification as a seamless blend of bare instrumentals, wispy technotouched vocals and fragmented commentary. It finds cohesion in such deconstructive energies. This is down to the very title of the album, Blonde, appearing

gender or sexuuality. The heliuminfused intro track “Nikes” echoes such a sentiment, Ocean hinting “I got two versions” before the vocals deepen for the outro. Thematically, this album is about social isolation. It follows heartbreak, set backs, failure and confusion with an inscrutable, shaky lens, never distinctly melancholic or wistful. Blonde is an effortless confusion where one can finally recognize their failed interactions with others. You’re seen “like a UFO,” and feel that “it’s quite alright to hate me now.” During “Nights,” the heart of the album, a beat switch-up at the midpoint of the album’s runtime reinforces the theme of duality; Ocean is notably more melancholic here, more straightforward. He’ll tell people “shut the fuck up I don’t want your conversation” and that he’s unapologetically “so low” and “dancing by myself.” But he’s still confused with aspects of his life — whether he’ll settle into expectations of bisexual erasure as discussed in “Seigfried,” or how the bond between him and a lover will unfold once it’s over in “White Ferrari.” Blonde soundtracks loneliness in its self-awareness, its ability to dig into the complexity of feeling lonely beyond the desire to connect with others. It tears down the barriers we create for ourselves by delving into a zone of self exploration rather than forcing classifications or blaming anyone or anything. Diana Yassin — Daily Arts Writer

‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ — The Beatles It’s admittedly very difficult to write about what is widely considered the greatest album of all time, but I’m going to attempt to do so anyway. The Beatles’ magnum opus Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is precisely what you’d expect from its title — a strange, carefree adventure orchestrated by a fantastical version of the most popular group of best friends ever. What better cure for loneliness than a great set of friends? While only three tracks on the album are principley tied to this Lonely Hearts gimmick, the band members still manage to curate a magical landscape through which they grant you a tour: John brings you to an acid-ridden circus act on “Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite!” George invites you to embrace introspection and the divine on “Within You Without You” and Paul brings it all back down to earth with the lighthearted “When I’m SixtyFour.” The album strikes the perfect balance between goofy, relatable, intellectual and self-aware — characteristics that would make for a group of friends primed to make the lonelies disappear. When the final chord of “A Day In The Life” strikes, a strange feeling of comfort and disbelief settles in, as if you’d just touched down in reality after a magnificent adventure through the other-wordly and magical realm of the Beatles at their most complementary and psychedelic. Mike Watkins — Daily Music Editor

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‘Song of Parkland’ is at Jazz in Kerrytown Concert once moving, inconsistent House makes it a home MAITREYI ANANTHARAMAN Daily Arts Writer

A year ago, Melody Herzfeld was leading rehearsals for Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s annual children’s musical when a shooter opened fire in the building and the alarms went off. Thinking it was a run-of-the-mill fire drill, her 65 students trudged outside before Herzfeld realized it was something more and herded them back in to take shelter in a storage closet. They waited there for two hours before authorities took them to safety. What is it they say in the theater business? The show must go on. And so it did, though the production, a sweet adventure tale called “Yo, Vikings!”, was postponed by a few months. “Song of Parkland,” a halfhour documentary from HBO, follows Herzfeld and her students in the aftermath of the Parkland shooting as they head back to rehearsals and grapple with the awful tragedy that befell their community. That there is healing power in art and song is probably not news to anyone. And it’s pointed out several times over

the half hour. But “Song of Parkland” is more than that: It’s an ode to everything that’s special about high school drama programs, those joyful, formative, underfunded spaces. In the theater, one student says, “we don’t have to worry about being judged or worry about what people are going to think because this is our safe place.” “Song of Parkland” makes the case that experience in the performing arts department — where students are regularly

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encouraged to find their voices — has been foundational to the activism that emerged from the school’s students. “My same kids that are my theater kids are out there doing speeches all over the place, those are my kids too,” Herzfeld says. Herzfeld is warm and poised — in a sense, she’s the drama teacher we all had. If there’s a common thread throughout the documentary, it’s her. But the big flaw of “Song of Parkland” is

that it’s never quite clear what the documentary is about. Is it about Herzfeld? The drama department? Student activism? Amy Schatz, the film’s director, relies on the abundance of footage and news clips from the shooting’s aftermath. But her product suffers from a loose, meandering directorial hand. At so many points, “Song of Parkland” would benefit from additional editing and direction. The documentary ends at last summer’s Tony Awards, where Stoneman Douglas students performed “Seasons of Love” to a moved audience. It’s an easy, expected place to conclude the story, the students now on a grand stage. But it’s a little disappointing that “Song of Parkland” has let us become invested in the small but cathartic Viking musical only to shift gears altogether. But it still leaves off on a moving note, a speech Herzfeld makes when accepting an Excellence in Theater Education Award at the ceremony: “We all have a common energy. We all want the same thing, we cannot deny it. To be heard, to hit our mark, to tell our truth, to make a difference.”

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As I walked up to the Kerrytown Concert House, I double-checked my phone to make sure I was in the right place for the Tad Weed Jazz Master Series: Tribute to Ron Brooks. The sign in front told me I had arrived, so I walked up to the front door of what was most certainly a house, and restrained myself from knocking. Poking my head through the door, I found that the interior was set up with a bunch of chairs in multiple different rooms, all facing a well lit stage. And on my right, a kitchen. Yep, definitely a house. I settled in, adapting to my surroundings. The people around me greeted each other, all seeming to know each other from similar experiences. At around 20 years younger than almost everyone in the room, I was not a part of that community. But I smiled to myself while flipping through the program, enjoying the atmosphere of camaraderie in what was certainly a house but also seemed to be a home. Soon, the first three performers — pianist Rick Roe, bassist Kurt Krahnke and drummer Sean Dobbins — entered the living room and made their way to the

stage. They shook hands with the people in the front row, even giving some of them hugs. There was a general air of community. Then Roe counted them off, and on they went. In a flurry of wellrehearsed invention, the group displayed their mastery of the instruments and of cohesion. Exchanging smiles and glances, they soared through tune after tune, barely stopping for a breath. About halfway through the show, the band ceased their incredible medley, and Dobbins addressed the audience for the first time, inviting Ron Brooks, the father of Ann Arbor jazz, to the stage. Giving a brief introduction for the man everyone in the audience already seemed to know, they then began another set of songs with the legendary bassist at their side. Brooks welcomed the crowd into the performance, smiling with them, laughing with them, even singing along to his instrument. The music was a perfect blend of familiarity yet inventiveness, nostalgia yet passion — it made you want to cry and dance at the same time. The music perfectly encapsulated the venue: intimate with an air of excitement. The concert concluded with a Q&A for Brooks in which he described his time in Ann Arbor. He opened the first jazz club

in Ann Arbor, called The Bird of Paradise, hosting numerous soon-to-be jazz stars, from the Count Basie Orchestra to Dizzy Gillespie. He said his goal was to give jazz to the next generation, and he succeeded. Dobbins admitted to missing many first hours due to his frequent visits to the club when he was in high school. And now he’s an accomplished drummer playing with the very musicians who inspired him in the first place. The Brooks Tribute Concert not only introduced some truly incredible jazz music, but it also revealed a legacy in Ann Arbor. This community, audience members and jazz artists alike, have all found a home in music, and a lot of that is thanks to Brooks. During his time in Ann Arbor and at The Bird of Paradise, Brooks fostered a community musicians and music lovers, and formed lasting bonds with that community. The Kerrytown Concert House not only displayed this community beautifully, but conveyed the home jazz found within their very own house. Ann Arbor jazz has a rich history and a thriving community even today. As long as the new generation finds their place in jazz, or the Kerrytown Concert House, the community will never die and the music will never stop.

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‘The Only Woman in the Classifieds Room’ does not impress ASIF BECHER Daily Arts Writer

Hedy Lamarr had the kind of life that, at first glance, sounds too dramatic, terrifying and glamorous to be real. Her biography reads like the plot of an old fashioned noir movie — born in Austria in 1914 at the cusp of World War I, married to an arms dealer with Nazi ties at the age of 18, she defected from the Nazis, fled to America, became a Golden Era of Hollywood movie siren and invented a frequency hopping signal system patented by the US Navy during World War II. And yet, despite absolutely being one of the most interesting people to have lived in the past century, Lamarr is decidedly not a household name. In “The Only Woman in the Room,” author Marie Benedict attempts to bring Lamarr’s story to the popular consciousness by novelizing it in lurid first person detail. Writing novels about historically overlooked women from their perspective is a well worn method, from 2013’s “Z: A Story of Zelda Fitzgerald” to Benedict’s own “The Other Einstein.” It’s a clever way of centering the women who have for so long been sidelined, but it runs similar risks to Hollywood biopics. Rather than telling an organic story or understanding what exactly were the most important

turning points in these women’s lives, the narratives are usually predicated on events the readers are already familiar with. If you took the screenplay of the most bluntly written, unsubtle biopic — a “Bohemian Rhapsody” or “On The Basis of Sex” — and combined it with Hedy Lamarr’s Wikipedia page, the result would be “The Only Woman in the Room.” We follow story beats we already

between discrete live events. It’s ostensibly from the perspective of Lamarr, but even though she was a real person, the novel does little to illustrate just who that person was. There are a lot of qualities we come to understand about Lamarr: her savantlike intuition for seduction, her ability to manipulate others’ perception of her, her tenacity, her ability to survive abuse. But Benedict’s writing does nothing to bring us into Lamarr’s world — we’re told these are qualities she has, and we watch her do things and see things. The prose holds her at a distance, and the result is a book chock full of war, sex, love, death, pain and glamour landing entirely flat on an emotional level. This is where “The Only Woman in the Room” really commits the unforgivable sin in the “fictionalized account of underrepresented historical women” genre. The whole purpose is to make the reader empathize with the figure, to make people fully aware not only of the woman’s underappreciated accomplishments, but of her personhood. “The Only Woman” certainly lists a detailed account of Lamarr’s achievements, but it does little to expand on Lamarr as a person, on her desires and dreams and heart.

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Matthews provides blueprint for Michigan to get back on track

Thursday, February 14, 2019 — 7A

After wake-up call, Pastujov reemerging as contributor

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Charles Matthews stood outside the away locker room at the Bryce Jordan Center, surrounded by a swarm of reporters. Coming off a Big Ten career-high 24-point performance — a continuation of the redshirt junior’s most impressive stretch in months — it was a logical scene. This time, though, Matthews’ showing came with the caveat that Michigan had just fallen 75-69 to the conference’s hapless doormat. So, amidst a run of games in which Matthews has shown glimpses of what the Wolverines have always envisioned he could be, his postgame comments carried a decisively not-celebratory tone. “All of y’all flattered by scoring points, that shit don’t matter.” It’s a continuation of a theme for Matthews. After a loss, he doesn’t want to hear about the positives. After a win — like when his buzzer-beater helped Michigan past Minnesota three weeks ago — he rarely wants to hear about the negatives. “I’m not a huge fan of the slogan ‘ugly wins,’ ” Matthews said after that game. “I just feel like you’re going against good teams and you can’t blow everybody out. I feel like if you can survive these ones, these are quality wins. You’ve got to be able to gut them out.” The problem for the Wolverines on Tuesday is that they were never in a position to “gut out” a win. They went down eight just six minutes in, a deficit that became 16 with three technical free throws to start the second half. Winning would have required a miracle. That miracle, though, almost came early in the second period. With 15:32 to play, the shot clock winding down and

There are few things that resonate more with an athlete than being benched. It is a cut and dried message, forcing the player to do some self-reflecting while becoming an observer to the game. And it is one that Michigan coach Mel Pearson recently delivered to sophomore forward Michael Pastujov. Pastujov got off to a quick start this season, recording three points through the first four games. He started the season against Vermont, featured on the top line alongside sophomore Josh Norris and junior Will Lockwood — perhaps the two most dynamic goal scorers on the roster. Needless to say, he was expected to be a key contributor for the Michigan hockey team throughout the year. Then, from Oct. 7 to Dec. 1, Pastujov recorded just one point, missed three games due to injury, was moved off the top line and moved onto a line alongside his brother, junior Nick Pastujov. After that stretch, though, it seemed that he turned a corner when he rattled off a four-game point streak heading into the outdoor game on Jan. 5 against Notre Dame. But just six days later when the team traveled to Columbus to face off against Ohio State, Pastujov did not appear in either game of the series. Pearson was asked about Pastujov’s status after the 4-2 loss that Saturday. “Yeah, he’s just a healthy scratch,” Pearson said. “He’s got to continue to work in practice and

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Redshirt junior wing Charles Matthews scored 24 points in Tuesday’s loss.

Michigan’s hopes dwindling with it, sophomore forward Isaiah Livers buried a three to pull the Wolverines within 12. Seven minutes later, after a pair of Matthews free throws, that deficit was down to four. For a moment, it seemed that the Nittany Lions’ luck had run out, that Michigan’s superiority had finally taken over. Then, Michigan returned to the poor shot selection, bad rebounding and spotty defense that had doomed it in the first 24 minutes. Just as soon as the Wolverines had cut the deficit to four, it was back to double digits, cementing their worst loss in over a year. “We came back and fought, Saddi (Washington) did a hell of a job coaching,” Matthews said of the assistant coach who replaced Michigan coach John Beilein after his half-time ejection. “But the game was lost in the first half.” Matthews’ assertion, though, is a simplification. As poorly as the Wolverines played in the first half, the game was not over. The game, it turned out, was only over when Michigan went back to the habits that put it down 16 in the first place. After a fleeting stretch of playing smart basketball — getting into the paint and to the free throw line

— the Wolverines began forcing up contested threes and playing the style of isolation basketball that would have sent Beilein into a fury were he still on the sideline. But as his team capitulated, Matthews remained Michigan’s one constant, nailing a jabstep three and a pair of free throws while his teammates went more than 11 minutes without scoring. For Matthews, it was a repeat of Saturday against Wisconsin, when he scored 14 of Michigan’s last 23 points en route to a 61-52 win. “It was good. He wants to win,” Beilein said. “There’s a sense of urgency with Charles. He wants to have a great year this year, and he’s working like crazy. I love the way he’s trending right now.” Matthews’ take? “We lost, it don’t matter.” Because as well as he has played, his team has reached its collective worst in a season that has included far more highs than lows. And for Matthews — likely in his last season at Michigan — to reach the heights he imagined when he transferred here, his teammates need rediscover those highs. “Time is running short,” Matthews said. “It ain’t no more, ‘We’ll fix it later.’ Time is now.”

work harder to be able to compete in games like this. I know he can, but he’s just got to have some selfreflection on his game and where he’s at and how hard he wants to play.” From the top line to the sideline — Pearson gave the sophomore a wake-up call in hopes of having Pastujov perform to his fullest potential. He made his return on Jan. 24 against Penn State. And in his first game back on the ice, a reinvigorated Pastujov recorded an assist in a 5-1 victory. In the ensuing series split against Minnesota, he poured in three goals. He followed up that weekend with two goals against Michigan State, contributing to the Wolverines’ first series sweep in Big Ten play. “Pucks are finding me right now,” Pastujov said after last Friday’s 5-3 win against Michigan State. “It feels good. It’s nice

He’s got to continue to work in practice...

when you’re playing with a guy like (Jake) Slaker and Jimmy (Lambert). It comes easy.” Added Pearson: “We sat him out a while ago. He came in and we had a good talk with the staff and Mike about what direction his game was headed, and he had to make some changes. First and foremost, it just started with nothing with the puck, it’s just without it. Working harder. Competing harder. Usually, when you do that, things start to turn your way, and I think that’s what happened. “He’s always been a skilled player, but you have to have more to your game than just being skilled … He took that conversation, he didn’t sulk, he didn’t — he just went and started playing better.” It seems Pearson’s message resonated with Pastujov. The Wolverines can ill afford to have the talented forward’s offensive production disappear once more. Pastujov’s point total is now up to 14, and with only four games separating Michigan from the Big Ten tournament, his reemergence is coming at the right time.

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Sophomore forward Mike Pastujov has regained a prominent role recently.

Calming nerves: upperclassmen Expect ‘M’ to come out swinging

guide freshmen into program LILY FRIEDMAN Daily Sports Writer

Lexie Blair stepped to the plate this weekend with nerves running through her body. The freshman outfielder had never hit a regular season pitch for Michigan. She’s never even seen a regular season pitch. She’s also gotten jitters before most games in her long history with the softball. But it didn’t show. Blair left Tampa, Fla. last weekend with her first college hits, runs and wins as a Wolverine. Blair emerged statistically as an offensive leader with seven hits, four runs and a .412 batting average on the weekend. On top of Blair’s success at the plate, the freshman also started the season with a perfect fielding percentage — a figure that many of her teammates share. Blair came to Michigan talented, ranked the No. 28 overall 2018 recruiting prospect by FloSoftball, but her

seemingly fluid transition to college softball also relied on Michigan softball’s atmosphere, also a staple in breakout freshman right-hander Alex Storako’s transition. In her opening weekend, Storako pitched 18 strikeouts with a 1.13 WHIP. “The team culture is electrifying,” Storako said. “Our motto is respect Team 42, and I think that is something not only in the sports world, but we all bring it to the classroom and to everyday life.” The team’s emphasis on supporting younger athletes off the field isn’t just during the season. Upperclassmen moved freshmen into dorms in the fall, starting to integrate players as soon as they got to Ann Arbor. That mentorship has played a key role in developing effective communication on the field with freshmen starters. Even with that tight-knit atmosphere, though, the transition in terms of level of play isn’t easy. Michigan coach

...but the more they do it the better they’ll get.

Carol Hutchins — bringing in her 35th class of freshmen this season — thinks that the best way to build confidence after transitioning to college play is to challenge freshmen in practice. “I think the best thing that they can take confidence in is when they work really hard and we give them really hard tasks and then they take care of the task,” Hutchins said. “Today we did a bases loaded drill for the hitters. It’s a really hard drill because they’re judged on if they really went for it, if you swung hard at the ball and attack the ball, and that’s a hard drill, but the more they do it the better they’ll get.” And they have. Both Storako and Blair, despite room to improve, seem poised to play significant time going forward. They expect to learn from upperclassmen as the season goes on. As far as nerves go, Blair may still worry before at-bats, but if anything could calm her nerves, this weekend was it. “Of course, I’m nervous for every game, but I tell myself this is my thousandth time at bat, so be free and just let your hands do the work,” Blair said. “I was comfortable out there.”

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Michigan softball coach Carol Hutchins takes pride in a program that welcomes freshmen into the team immediately.

ABBY SNYDER

Daily Sports Writer

Ako Thomas walks up to the plate. The senior infielder pauses as he tightens his batting gloves. He steps into the batter’s box, sinking into a shallow crouch. He drags his bat through the dirt, tapping it against the plate, before swinging it over his shoulder. There’s a tense moment brimming with expectation. Thomas readjusts his grip on the bat; it twitches on his shoulder. The pitcher turns the ball in his hand, takes a deep breath and then – finally – releases it. Thomas’ reaction is instantaneous. The bat leaves Thomas’ shoulder, upright in the air for a split second as his left foot kicks up. Then, moments later, the bat comes whistling through the air as Thomas sends all his pent-up energy towards the baseball hurtling at him. The crack of the ball meeting bat echoes through the air. The ball goes f lying. This is a typical at-bat for Thomas, one of Michigan’s biggest offensive threats. He hit leadoff in both 2017 and 2018, and will very likely be an instrumental part of Michigan’s offensive performance this season. In 2017, Thomas led the Wolverines in batting average at .354 and on-base percentage at .462 and had the team’s second-best OPS at .858.

The Michigan baseball team’s offense had a prolific season last year – averaging 6.2 runs a game – and they don’t show any signs of slowing down this year. The Wolverines’ returning hitters, now a year stronger, will look to fill out what will be a dangerous lineup for opposing pitchers to stare down. An offseason of training has only made Michigan’s bats more dangerous. “We have a lot of individual hitters that did a very good job of adding some size, some strength and some explosiveness in the weight room, and that has translated with more bat speed and exit velocity amongst our hitters,” said Michigan coach Erik Bakich. “I see a group of kids who’ve gotten stronger, who’ve become more physical, so I would like to think we’re capable of hitting for more power this year.” Among the Wolverines’ most potentially dangerous batters is junior outfielder Dominic Clementi, who hit .409 his freshman season, and led the team last year with a .368 average. Though his average dropped sophomore year, partly due to an increase in playing time – he went from playing in 18 games as

a freshman to 44 games as a sophomore – his slugging percentage went up from .409 to .574 between seasons. Now another year stronger, Clementi is an intimidating prospect for any pitcher. Also looking to have a productive season of at-bats is Jordan Brewer. The junior outfielder is a recent transfer from Lincoln Trail Community College in Robinson, Ill., and hit for an average of .368 over his two years playing for the Statesmen. He throws lefthanded and hits right-handed, and Bakich called him one of the team’s “most explosive athletes” and a “very dynamic player.” The nine months of offseason training have brought back a team that looks to hit the ball even harder this year. Many returning players who have not been particularly powerful hitters in past seasons could be serious threats at the plate in 2019. One such player is senior utility infielder Jimmy Kerr, who will likely start the season at either first or third this year. After a productive offseason, Kerr will look to put out numbers close to the .375 average he put up in his freshman year after down years the last two seasons. “He’s put on a lot of size, a lot of strength and a lot of explosiveness,” Bakich said. “He’s hitting the ball with a lot of juice in the bat, so it’s really good to see.” With Thomas returning to the top of the order, strength from players like Clementi and Brewer adding power in the middle of the lineup and added sparks from hitters like Kerr, Michigan will be putting an intimidating group of hitters up to bat in 2019. Opposing pitchers beware.

...we’re capable of hitting for more power this year.

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Senior infielder Ako Thomas led the team in batting average last season.

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Position review: Tight Ends Zach Gentry departs for the draft, but Michigan returns plenty in the way of talent and depth for 2019 BAILEY JOHNSON Daily Sports Writer

With the Michigan football team’s 2018 regular season in the books, The Daily looks back at the performance of each unit this year and peers ahead to the future in 2019. In this edition: tight ends. When the Wolverines went 8-5 in 2017, one of the lowest points in a disappointing season was the performance of the receiving corps. Just three players cracked 300 yards on the season — barely. Wide receiver Grant Perry had 307 yards, followed by junior tight end Zach Gentry and sophomore tight end Sean McKeon with 303 yards and 301 yards, respectively. And while the wide receivers

struggled as a result of inconsistent quarterback play, the tight ends became security blankets for the rotating string of Michigan starting quarterbacks. Gentry, especially, at 6-foot-8, was valuable as a checkdown option almost every time he was on the field. In 2018, junior quarterback Shea Patterson locked up the starting job and continued the trend of leaning on the tight ends. Gentry finished the season with the third-highest receiving total at 514 yards and two touchdowns. Junior Nick Eubanks — after catching two passes for 61 yards in his sophomore season — caught eight receptions for 157 yards and a touchdown. HIGH POINT: Early on in

Michigan’s Oct. 6 game against Maryland, Patterson faked a handoff to senior running back Karan Higdon and dropped back to pass. The offensive line gave him time to set up for the throw and he saw Gentry wide open on a crossing route 31 yards down the field. Gentry made the catch — his first of a career-high seven on the day. It was a tight-end heavy drive, as evidenced by McKeon’s catch three plays later that put Michigan on the Terrapins’ 16-yard line which set up redshirt sophomore kicker Quinn Nordin for a field-goal attempt to put the Wolverines ahead, 3-0. At the end of the game, which Michigan won 42-21, Gentry had

notched a team-high 112 yards on seven catches for an average of 16 yards per catch. The next closest receiver was sophomore wide receiver Nico Collins, who finished with one catch for 51 yards. It was a career day for Gentry and exemplified his development since Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh decided to change him from quarterback to tight end. “He’s really worked hard,” Harbaugh said. “Everything you want a tight end to be, he’s really growing into a prototypical type of tight end.” LOW POINT: The Ohio State game may well have been the low point for the entire team last season, but it was certainly the low point for the tight ends.

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Redshirt junior tight end Zach Gentry declared for the NFL Draft after a season in which he finished third on the team with 514 yards, with two touchdowns.

The three main tight ends — Eubanks, Gentry and McKeon — were held to four catches for 21 total yards combined. Eubanks saw most of his usage throughout the season as a deep threat, with a season average of 19.6 yards per catch. But against the Buckeyes, his two catches totaled eight yards with a long of seven — not quite the numbers he’d been putting up earlier in the season. McKeon caught just two passes for 13 yards. After spending a whole season as one of the go-to check downs for Patterson, Gentry didn’t make an appearance on the stat sheet in his final regular season game as a Wolverine. Early in the second quarter, Michigan had the ball on the Ohio State 13-yard line on third down with six yards to go. Patterson found Gentry on his way into the end zone and gave him a chance to catch it. But Gentry couldn’t hang on, and Michigan was forced to kick a field goal that left them one point off the lead. Later in the game, Gentry dropped another would-be catch that would’ve gone for a first down. Instead, he left the game with a concussion. Gentry was expected to cap his career season with a strong performance against the Wolverines’ biggest rival, but the end result was certainly disappointing. THE FUTURE: After a breakout season — despite the slow finish to his year at Ohio State — Gentry declared for the NFL Draft. That leaves McKeon, Eubanks and a handful of freshmen and sophomores that haven’t seen much, if any, game action in the returning tight end group. McKeon’s production dipped in his junior season after a strong sophomore campaign in 2017. This past season, his

lone touchdown came against Western Michigan in the second game of the season and he never had more than 29 receiving yards in a single game. With Gentry departing, McKeon will be expected to step into that role and return to his 2017 numbers. In his first three years, Eubanks’ role took a backseat to McKeon and Gentry, who asserted themselves as the two primary tight ends. He was largely used as a deep threat and targeted less than a handful of times in each game. But now that Gentry is gone, Michigan will be in need of a second tight end that has game experience. Eubanks figures to be that player. Outside of McKeon and Eubanks, Michigan lists six tight ends on the roster. The most important names to know among the returning group are sophomore Carter Selzer and freshmen Mustapha Muhammad and Luke Schoonmaker. Muhammad, who has yet to appear in a game, was a fourstar recruit out of Texas and ranked No. 168 in his class, per 247Sports. Selzer was lightly recruited, but at 6-foot-8 may replace Gentry as a big passcatching threat in his third year after playing in just three games in 2018. Schoonmaker has made only one game appearance, but he did it all for his Connecticut high school and will add a wide range of skills for Michigan. The Wolverines signed only one tight end in the 2019 class — four-star Erick All. All enrolled early and has a chance to contribute starting in the fall. The tight ends have always been a valuable position group for Harbaugh. With the addition of new offensive coordinator Josh Gattis, it remains to be seen how much the tight ends will be utilized, but Gattis has a talented group with which to work.

International experience paying dividends for Hillmon and Brown CONNOR BRENNAN Daily Sports Writer

Last May, while her classmates at Gilmour Academy in Cleveland were officially receiving their diplomas in front of their teachers, friends and families, Naz Hillmon was playing basketball. She was 1,402 miles away in Colorado Springs, Colo. in the midst of trying out for the USA Under-18 Women’s National team. Just two years prior, Hillmon had been cut from the U-16 team. Having made a considerable impression, USA Basketball invited her back for another go-around. Despite a stressful final day of cuts, Hillmon secured her spot on a team loaded with DivisionOne talent. “Honestly I thought I was going to make it the first time more than I did the second time,” Hillmon said. “It was very nerve-racking just because there is talent there that you’ve maybe seen in AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) and high school but for all of them to be at one space was different. You don’t see that often, and I hadn’t been to college yet.” In August, she and her teammates traveled to Mexico City to participate in the FIBA U-18 Women’s Americas Championship. There, they visited the ancient Teotihuacan Pyramids and sampled Mexican street food. “We were able to travel a little bit,” Hillmon said. “That was my first time out of the country, so being able to experience that culture and eat some of the foods was cool. There was this restaurant and some of my teammates were eating crickets. I remember that. It freaked me out.” On top of their off-court adventures, Hillmon and her teammates won the gold medal — the program’s ninth in a row. Even after starting only one of the team’s six games, Hillmon averaged 10.3 points and just under six rebounds during the

tournament. Her role off the bench was a new experience, but one she fully embraced in preparation for life at the next level and her role as the Wolverines’ sixth-woman. “It’s one of those things where you have to be ready no matter what,” Hillmon said. “Even in AAU, I rarely came off the bench so I had to know that when I came in, I couldn’t make the same mistakes as the group of girls already there. And I knew in that period I had to do something. I had to cheer on my team and mentally prepare myself to get in the game.” In her first season with the Michigan women’s basketball program, Hillmon has flourished. The freshman forward leads the team in both scoring and rebounding. During the Wolverines’ current fourgame win streak, Hillmon is averaging 16 points and 8.5 rebounds in just 23 minutes. Hillmon isn’t the only Michigan contributor with ties to international basketball, though. In fact, starting sophomore forward Hailey Brown has four years on Hillmon in terms of national team experience. A native of Hamilton, Ontario, Brown has played in 41 games as a member of the Canadian national team since 2013. Like Hillmon, Brown’s most recent involvement with the national team came the summer before her freshman year at Michigan. Brown helped Canada win a bronze medal at the 2017 U-19 World Cup in Udine, Italy, averaging 10 points and nine rebounds in 26 minutes per game. “That’s something I’ll remember because that’s the highest we’ve ever placed in the world championships,” Brown said. “That was definitely an amazing experience and I had the opportunity for my family to go up there with me as well, so I got to share it with my teammates, coaches and my family. That was a great memory.” For both Hillmon and Brown,

putting on their respective country’s jersey goes far beyond the medals and on-the-court accolades, though. “You always talk about playing for the front of the jersey, not the back. And that’s the ultimate front of the jersey,” Hillmon said. “You’re not representing yourself at that point. You’re representing your nation. Not everybody gets that opportunity and you understand that.” Brown added: “You’re representing your family, your community, your school,

your teammates, coaches. As a program, we always talk about the national team players who paved the way for us to get there, so that’s something we respect when we put on the Canadian jersey.” Aided by their prior international experience, Hillmon and Brown transitioned quickly to the college game. Hillmon has factored in significantly this season, while Brown started 27 games last season before going down with a seasonending injury. Going up against

They didn’t come in as normal college freshmen.

elite talent from all over the world and getting a chance to experience the unique styles of the international game went a long way in preparing them for their times as Wolverines. “Both of these young ladies were extremely, extremely nervous because they missed summer school coming in,” said Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico. “They thought our freshmen were going to be way more advanced than they were because they were here all summer. But the opportunities they had really put themselves ahead of even our freshmen who are allowed to be here over the summer.” And Barnes Arico is no stranger to the international game herself. She spent two

years with USA Basketball as an assistant under head coach and three-time Olympian Dawn Staley with the under-18 and under-19 teams in 2014 and 2015. Having coached women of Hillmon and Brown’s age at the international level, Barnes Arico knows just how beneficial that experience is to their development. “I was with young kids all summer before they went into their freshman years of college,” Barnes Arico said. “Without a doubt, that experience, whether that was practicing against that level of talent every day or then playing internationally, that level prepared them for their first years of college. “They didn’t come in as normal college freshmen.”

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Freshman forward Naz Hillmon played for Team USA last summer, averaging 10.3 points and just under six rebounds off the bench during the tournament .

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said “I’m going to shoot my shot, I’m back in Ann Arbor. Wanna grab coffee?”... Five months later and you make me so happy Sol, You’re the icing on my cinnamon roll, the wag in my tail, my proof of miracles. - Aud Milind Rao my beloved you are the light of my life. Each and every time I see you I have a small heart attack. Whenever you look back at me I fall in love with you all over again. Call me back soon. Please. To the TMD staff Thank you for all the great work so far this year. Consistently amazed by what you all can do! Love, Maya I’m a basketball player, and you’re my girlfriend, and you’re cool :) AAR forever & always <3 Hey! You’ve been on my mind for a long time. To be honest, you always are. You’re my best friend and it seems weird to ask you out on a date here but I really like you a lot. So, let’s go out! Meet me! Hannah Doerr, you’re beautiful and here’s a joke you’ll appreciate: When a third grader was asked to cite Newton’s first law, she said, “Bodies in motion remain in motion, and bodies at rest stay in bed unless their mothers call them to get up.” <3 Hey! You don’t know who I am through this survey but I know who you are. Your smile is so bright and your laugh makes my day. You tell me everything and I want to be more than your best friend. Will you be my valentine? Dear Muriel, you make me smile like a co-oper finding a vintage beer in the basement. I love you more than nutritional yeast. Will you spend the rest of your life with me on the water bed? You’re the love of my life and I can’t wait to spend the rest of our lives together! I love you so much! Xoxo, Your Lovey Happy Valentines Day, Ryan! Thanks for a great

four years. I know you read this paper, so I hope you randomly see this! ILYIAB! Elena, there is no other person I would like to share a 11x12 room with, cry with, eat cheese with, watch Dance Moms with, listen to ASAP Forever with, and take nightly showers next to. Daniel, Thank you for being my best friend, my partner, and the love of my life. I’m so lucky! Happy Valentine’s Day! Love, Morgan Anna, alli, and chloe we’re so excited to live with you hams next year! Samantha (aka SRG)!!!! I don’t have a whole lot to say except for the fact that I’m extremely thankful for your existence. You’re amazing in so many ways. Love you LOTS to my future roommate, I love you so much and you’re the reason I didn’t transfer. I genuinely appreciate you more than you’ll ever know. Jenna, I DIG you. Will you be my valentine? -#1 #10 fan Alex Harring, I love you Sophie Kephart, I love you Hello Erin! I am so very happy we have become close friends. I really don’t know what I would do without you. Here’s to more study sessions, late night chats, and 3 hour long dinners. Happy Valentine’s Day! Love, Liz Anita- You are the queen of spreading love; at the Daily and beyond! So lucky to have 10+ years of friendship going strong <3 Phoebe- Sending so much love and gratitude to my favorite galentine! So lucky you chose me to message on facebook almost 2 years ago because there’s no one else I would want to call my forever roomie <3 Rose! You rock, you rule, you’re always cool. I love you so much, truly, your fool. Wishing all my sweet friends a Valentine’s Day full of happiness, sun-

shine and love because ya’ll deserve it! Thank you for bringing me joy every single day! And a Happy V-day shoutout to my Mom because I just really love her:) XO, Caycee Hey Doris Li, you’re always so dominant in my thoughts… are you the fifth degree of a diatonic scale?? Or are you a fermata in Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony? Because I want to hold you and not let go :(( Bre, texting you out of the blue last August was the best decision I’ve made all year. Whether we’re superbly dressed in Pinball Pete’s or just hanging out watching TV, I have an amazing time and appreciate you so much. You know who this is from :) Hassan, Thank you for always being a goof ball, encouraging me, and lending a listening ear. I appreciate you beyond words and know that you’re going to accomplish many amazing things in your lifetime, and I can’t wait to see them. -Miranda Mom and dad, I know I can never thank you enough for the sacrifices you have made, the humor you have brought into my life, and the experiences and lessons that have shaped me. I appreciate you both beyond words. Love, Mir Becoming best friends that night at your cousin’s, hours spent in cars talking, all the times you’ve cheered me up, the coffee and the food (mochi!)… So many great memories, I can’t wait for all the ones we’ll continue to make. Love you Victoria! Lizzy, I channeled my flannel and you rocked my socks! I love you! - Finn Happy Valentine’s Day my love! I love you so much and I can’t wait to celebrate all our future Valentine’s Days together! I love you, so so so oh so much, infinity x infinity, forever and always! Xoxo, Lovey