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INDIANAPOLIS — Unlike previous years, this March has been defined by the madness taking place off the hardwood. Amid the global COVID19 pandemic, the 2020 NCAA Tournament has been cancelled, according to a release from the

NCAA. All spring and winter competitions are cancelled as well. “This decision is based on the evolving COVID-19 public health threat, our ability to ensure the events do not contribute to spread of the pandemic, and the impracticality of hosting such events at any time during this academic year given ongoing

decisions by other entities,” NCAA President Mark Emmert said in a statement. The decision comes mere hours after each major Division I conference pulled the plug on their conference tournaments. The Ivy League — which cancelled its conference tournament on Wednesday — was the first domino to fall, and the rest of the country

followed suit shortly after. Less than 20 minutes before the beginning of Thursday’s fourgame Big Ten Tournament slate, conference commissioner Kevin Warren called off the tournament. Michigan and Rutgers were finishing pregame warmups when he made the final call. See NCAA, Page 3

Ten additional cases of the COVID-19 virus have been diagnosed in Michigan, officials announced late Thursday evening, leading to adjustments in state operations. This brings the total number of patients diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus to 12 in Michigan. According to Local 4 News, the new cases include: A Washtenaw County woman and a Washtenaw County man, one who has domestic travel history and one who has previously traveled internationally Two Kent County women and one Kent County man with histories of international travel A St. Clair County man with who has previously traveled domestically Two Oakland County men, one with domestic travel

history and one with no travel history A Montcalm County man with international travel history An Ingham County woman who has previously traveled on a cruise As of 9:30 p.m. Thursday, the state of Michigan’s coronavirus website confirms there are 26 COVID-19 tests pending and 172 people are being monitored after traveling to areas affected by the virus. Another 554 people have been referred for assessment or monitoring. Lynn Sutfin, public information officer for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, told Bridge Magazine the cases were not immediately known to be connected and were not in the same county, one of which was confirmed to be in St. Clair County. She said as of last week the state had the capacity to test 300 people but said they can now test 1,300 people. See COVID-19, Page 3

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered a shutdown of all K-12 schools in Michigan until April 5 in an attempt to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. In a press release Thursday evening, Whitmer said the closure of all public, private and boarding schools is a necessary step to protect Michigan’s children, families and overall public health. “I am working with partners across state government to ensure educators, parents, and students have the support they need during this time, and to ensure our children who rely on school for meals have access to food,” Whitmer said in the press release. “I know this will be a tough time, but we’re doing this to keep the most people we can safe. I urge everyone to make smart choices during this time and to do everything they can to protect themselves and their families.” Hours before Whitmer’s announcement, Ann Arbor Public Schools closed its schools through April 6 in response to COVID19, according to a letter from Superintendent Jeanice Swift published Thursday afternoon.

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Regent Ron Weiser (R), accused Dr. Robert Anderson, the late University of Michigan sports physician, of sexually assaulting him while he was a student in the 1960s, according to an interview with The Detroit News published Thursday morning. Weiser said he first encountered Anderson during his freshman year on the wrestling team. “It happened a long time ago, but we have to make sure it never happens again,” Weiser told The Detroit News. “We have to have an investigation to do that, and that’s what’s going on right now. I want the stories to come out. ... I am coming forward for one reason. I want to encourage other survivors to come forward and share their experiences in a safe, confidential and secure environment.” Other former students and employees of the University have spoken out against Anderson. Former wrestler Tad Deluca submitted a letter to then-athletic director Don Canham in 1975 and again in 2018 to current University athletic director Warde Manuel detailing his experiences with Anderson, though he said these letters were ignored. In response to the accusations, the University set up a hotline on Feb. 19

for former patients who believed they were abused by Anderson. As of March 2, the University received more than 103 complaints. Weiser spoke to investigators hired by the University to look into claims against Anderson, but, in the interview with The Detroit News, he declined to disclose what he said to them. The University was the subject of criticism over the firm it selected to conduct the outside investigation, Steptoe & Johnson LLP. On March 5, Michael Nimmo, an attorney from Wahlberg, Woodruff, Nimmo & Sloane, LLP urged victims not to call the hotline due to privacy concerns. At a press conference, Nimmo described meeting with Tim Lynch, vice president and general counsel of the University, to voice his worries about Steptoe & Johnson LLP’s investigation. “A primary purpose of our meeting was to express to them some legal concerns that we have about the investigation, about how it’s being conducted and about how they intend to ensure confidentiality of these victims’ identities,” Nimmo said. “At the current time, we’re advising our clients to not talk with Steptoe lawfirm.” Steptoe & Johnson LLP has also faced backlash for its representation of highprofile clients accused of sexual assault, a group that includes Jeffrey Epstein, a financier who committed

suicide after being charged with multiple counts of sexual assault, and convicted child rapist Roman Polanksi, director of “Oliver Twist” and other films. Following this criticism, the University ceased its work with the law firm. In a statement released March 7, University President Mark Schlissel and the Board of Regents, which Weiser oversees as chairman, announced the school would no longer work with the attorney at the Steptoe and Johnson out of fear it “could discourage survivors hurt by Dr. Anderson from coming forward.” “As a result, we have decided to engage a different firm to complete the investigation, while working to ensure a smooth transition and continue the progress we have made,” the statement reads. “We will have more details in the very near future.” The University has not yet named a new law firm to run the investigation. Weiser will be involved in setting policy related to the investigation and plans for the University to protect itself from lawsuits. However, Weiser said there will be no conf lict with his work. “As an individual who loves this University, as the chair of the Board of Regents and one of the university’s largest donors, I know that there is only one way that we can truly understand what happened and how to make certain it never happens again,”

Weiser told The Detroit News. “We must encourage survivors to come forward and tell their story, and protect their privacy.” Weiser has a long history of involvement at the University and is a major donor to the school. Weiser was first elected to the Board of Regents in 2016. He and his wife have also founded the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies and the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia at the University, in addition to serving as deputy chairs for the Victors For Michigan campaign. He gifted $10 million to the Ross School of Business in February for the creation of a new real estate center. Another $10-million donation established the Weiser Diplomacy Center at the Ford School of Public Policy, which hosted a series of prominent speakers last fall, including 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Weiser is also an inf luential fig ure in Michigan and national politics. He formerly served as a U.S. ambassador to Slovakia and was chairman of the Michigan Republican Party until 2019, when he stepped down after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. Editor Alex Harring can be reached at harring@umich. edu. Reporter Francesca Duong can be reached at fduong@umich.edu.

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COVID-19 From Page 1 Linda Vail, Ingham County health officer, told Bridge Magazine more cases will likely be confirmed as testing increases. She said public companies will offer testing at doctors’ offices in addition to tests provided by the state. As of Thursday, Ingham County had seven tests: two negative and five pending. Washtenaw County was the first to temporarily close schools and transition to online learning in light of the illness. The Michigan State Senate approved a bill authorizing up to $75 million for coronavirus preparation and response, $50 million in federal funding in addition to $10 million in state revenue for monitoring, testing, tracing, control and maintaining necessary state functions. The state will also direct $15 million to a Coronavirus Response Fund for future use. The Michigan Capitol suspended all tours and events through at least May 1. However, the Michigan House of Representatives plans to continue meeting in the building and will adjust protocols to increase safety measures. This includes allowing nonessential or older staff members to remain at home and suspending gatherings. The Michigan State Senate will meet as needed beginning next week. The first two individuals were diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus in Michigan late Tuesday evening. The cases include an Oakland County woman with a history of international travel and a Wayne County man with a history of domestic travel. Michigan Medicine announced Wednesday morning that one of the two patients is currently an inpatient at Michigan Medicine. The University of Michigan canceled classes March 12 and 13 and students will move to online classes beginning March 16 until the end of the semester. Daily News Editor Barbara Collins can be reached at bcolli@umich. edu. Reporter Remy Farkas can be reached at rsfarkas@umich.edu.

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Michigan will cease all athletic events — including offseason practices and spring recruiting — through the remainder of the 201920 academic year as part of a Big Ten-wide decision. The Wolverines will also forbid coaches from offcampus recruiting and hosting recruits on official or unofficial campus visits during the time period. “Today, we took the

CITY From Page 1 Schools will be open for a half-day on Friday. In her letter, Swift wrote the school system will monitor the situation throughout the closure. She noted A APS is taking action in alignment with the Washtenaw County Health Department, the City of Ann Arbor, the Washtenaw Intermediate School District, other area Washtenaw school districts and the Michigan Department of Education, but it is a preventative, not reactive, measure — there is no currently known case of COVID-19 in the school system. “These are sobering days for all of us in confronting the COVID19 pandemic,” Swift wrote. “We understand that this situation is likely to impact almost every aspect of our lives, and we know we must work together like never before to help each other as

ABROAD From Page 1 “We realize that this may be extremely disappointing to you, but the University is committed first and foremost to your health and safety, and to ensuring the academic quality of your studies,” Reuter wrote. “Even if your academic institution continues to operate, you are no longer eligible to continue attending class on-site as an enrolled student – you must return to the United States.” Reuter acknowledged the stress some students may be feeling about their academic standing after having to leave their classes midsemester and assured the recipients that everything would be figured out after they had returned safely to the U.S. “We are currently working to bring home over 700 students due to the suspension of UM study

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unprecedented and proactive decision to suspend intercollegiate activities to protect the health and wellbeing of our student-athletes, staff and community members,” Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel said in a statement. “This decision, reached in collaboration with the Big Ten Conference and campus leaders, was reached after thorough discussion and was necessary given the magnitude of this global issue. “The hard work and dedication of our studentathletes, coaches and staff

is a source of inspiration for so many. So, too, will be our response as we confront the spread of this global pandemic. On behalf of our entire department, I thank the Big Ten Conference, presidents and athletic directors, our head coaches and community partners who have offered input and unwavering support.” For the Wolverines, the cancellation brings an abrupt end to a time of year brimming with promise. During the first few weeks of the spring season, Michigan established itself as a national contender

in baseball, softball, tennis and gymnastics, among other sports. For basketball in particular, cancellations snowballed quickly. Shortly after the Big Ten cancelled its men’s basketball tournament, a mass cancellation of other conference tournaments ensued. Among the leaders of the movement was Duke athletic director Kevin White, who made waves by suspending all Blue Devil teams from competition indefinitely. As the chair of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Committee, White’s decision

was the writing on the wall for national-level cancellations. “Some things are bigger than basketball,” Wolverines’ coach Juwan Howard said in a statement. “This is a global situation and we need to make sure we follow the guidance and direction of the experts and health officials. … We want everyone to stay safe and take precautions to protect yourselves and loved ones.” Reporter Daniel Dash can be reached at dashdan@ umich.edu.

individuals, neighbors, and as a community.” The return date, April 6, is the Monday directly following A APS’s originally scheduled, week-long spring break. Swift cited the need to “f latten the curve” in making their decision, a term Michigan Medicine has used to describe the importance of taking preventative action within communities to avoid having large numbers in hospitals. “During these upcoming two weeks we will be working alongside our excellent teachers, staff, and administrators to ensure learning opportunities will continue in the Ann Arbor Public Schools,” Swift wrote. “Like many other things in our lives, this will look a little different. These plans are still developing, and though they will not be the same as what we enjoy now, students in our classrooms with our teachers, learning will continue in the A APS.”

She also noted the halfday will be used for students to collect books and personal items and connect with teachers before the extended school closure begins. After-school care and certain spring break programs have also been canceled. Swift said they will continue to provide meals for students who rely on school meals to eat. Staff will also be compensated for this extended closure, Swift said. The decision followed Saline Area Schools announcing Wednesday that it will close its school system until April 6. According to a letter published online, Superintendent Scot Graden noted students will not be required to complete coursework remotely “This is an unprecedented emergency school closure and a public health situation that is rapidly evolving,” Graden wrote. In line with the A APS closure, the City of

Ann Arbor announced the implementation of additional precautions beginning tomorrow until April 5. The Farmers Marker is closing on March 14. The Farmers Marker is closing on March 14. Buy this photo File Photo/Daily An email sent to community members Thursday evening said all city-permitted events expecting 50 or more attendees are canceled, and events with fewer than 50 attendees must address proper social distancing procedures. The Ann Arbor Farmers Market will close on March 14 and all parks facilities have closed. Hash Bash, an annual marijuana-focused event held in the Diag in April, has been postponed. The student group usually responsible for organizing the event will not be able to get a permit, as the University of Michigan has banned events with more than 100 people.

City Council meetings will continue to be held, but the city encourages the public to watch the live stream meetings and use comments if they would like to comment on items on the agenda. In an interview with The Daily, Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor advised Ann Arbor citizens and University of Michigan students to take precautions to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, such as washing their hands and practicing social distances. “I want Ann Arbor residents and students to both remain calm and vigilant,” Taylor said. “It’s important that people take this seriously, that they take personal responsibility for their own personal hygiene and hygiene as it applies to others.” Daily News Editor Barbara Collins can be reached at bcolli@umich.edu. Daily News Editor Alex Harring can be reached at harring@ umich.edu.

abroad programs around the world,” Reuter wrote. “While we understand there are questions about credit transfer, academics, and many other important issues, our priority at the moment is to help support our current students abroad in their efforts to return home as safely and quickly as possible.” LSA junior Sofia Spencer is studying abroad in England and said she will be heading home as soon as possible after the University recalled students studying abroad. “I am angry,” Spencer said. “I am sad. Michigan isn’t helping me come home. Oxford was going to let me stay, but Michigan was so focused on image that they are forcing me to abandon my chances and come back.” She said while the University wasn’t covering the cost of last-minute travel arrangements, other students in her program from Princeton University did not have to pay the fees themselves. Engineering sophomore Mitchell Levi is studying abroad in Australia through International Programs in Engineering and is also having difficulty with the short notice. “I found out we had to leave when Schlissel emailed the whole university and was very vague,” Levi said. “IPE followed up a couple hours later and said that it did in fact apply to us and that they would give us more information in the next 24 hours.” Levi said IPE told students they had 10 days to leave or they would be unenrolled for the semester. “I currently do not have a f light back yet,” Levi

said. “My family is actually supposed to be coming to visit me this weekend and they are supposed to be here until the 29th so they want me to stay until then which is longer than the 10 days given. I am still waiting on more information about how this will affect our courses that we are halfway through at University of New South Wales. This has left me very disappointed and

President Donald Trump announced restrictions on travel from most European countries for non-U.S. citizens. Additionally, most of Europe joined China, Italy and Iran as a Level 3 destination according to the CDC, banning all nonessential travel. In an email sent to students currently studying abroad in Europe on March 11 at

“I feel extremely disrespected individually that the University is refusing to take into account the differences among individual programs and making widespread blanket policies. The University is refusing to cooperate with me and my fellow students, and disregarding the autonomy of the parent institution with which I am studying abroad. Furthermore the bureaucracy and lack of personalized communication is insulting and incredibly upsetting.”

confused why we have to go back when the situation is better in Australia than it is in the States.” LSA junior Mark Castañeda is studying abroad in New Zealand. “I feel extremely disrespected individually that the University is refusing to take into account the differences among individual programs and making widespread blanket policies. The University is refusing to cooperate with me and my fellow students, and disregarding the autonomy of the parent institution with which I am studying abroad. Furthermore the bureaucracy and lack of personalized communication is insulting and incredibly upsetting. My own safety is actually being put at stake as well as that of my family by sending me home without considering the risks in the United States as compared to the significantly safer infrastructure in New Zealand.” On Wednesday night,

11:30 p.m. EST, Amy Conger, University director of Global Engagement, urged students to make travel plans and return to the United States as fast as possible. Conger also reassured them the travel ban does not apply to legal U.S. residents. “We strongly encourage those affected by this proclamation to change your travel plans NOW and book travel back to the U.S,” Conger said. “Before the proposed entry restrictions take effect on Friday, March 13 @ midnight.” In Germany, another of the countries impacted by Trump’s travel restrictions, LSA junior Ben Solberg said he is struggling to make do with the few details provided to him. “It’s frustrating to be sent home with limited information about how credits, payments and arrival will work, but I know that the steps being taken are an attempt to slow the spread of

disease,” Solberg said. LSA junior Marisa Garten is in Barcelona but was taking classes through Cultural Experiences Abroad, a third-party study abroad coordinator. She said she found out she would have to leave the country, not because of the University’s requirements, but because of the European travel ban announced by Trump early Thursday morning. “My roommate started screaming that we had to leave,” Garten said. “Basically our friend had called her and said that the president is currently closing the borders from Europe in two days and we all have to get out, so I ran to my computer and my parents called me the minute that it happened. And I booked my f light like 30 seconds after I heard.” Garten said she paid around $900 for her f light, but some of her friends who didn’t act as quickly to book tickets out of the country paid several thousand dollars for theirs. She said the situation has left her sad and upset. “Mostly I regret not traveling more, and I regret postponing some of the things that I wanted to go see because I thought I would have more time,” Garten said. Once she f lies back to the U.S., Garten said she will have to self-quarantine at home in New York for two weeks because Spain is classified as a Level 3 country by the CDC. “I’m gonna have to selfquarantine working myself for two weeks back at home and everyone, all my friends are back on campus, and all my friends that I met here don’t live anywhere really around,” Garten said. “ … I’m definitely upset and I regret that I didn’t get things done fast enough in terms of I didn’t go enough places while I was here. Also, because of all the trips that I had planned, that I’m not going to get my money back for that … and that is very frustrating.” Managing News Editor Leah Graham can be reached at leahgra@umich.edu. Daily News Editor Emma Stein can be reached at enstein@umich. edu.

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hen I was an optimistic high school freshman, I tried out for the varsity swim team. Armed with Banana Boat sunscreen and a hideous twopiece bathing suit, I entered the pool woefully unaware of basic swimming technique yet determined to make varsity. Although I succeeded in making the team (too few girls tried out for the team at the tiny, all-girls Catholic school I attended for anyone to be turned away), I quickly realized swimming wasn’t my true calling. I’m certainly not an athlete. But I am a Supreme Court geek. Even in my days as an un-athletic freshman, I skimmed Supreme Court dockets to see the cases and controversies that would be debated in the next few months. That habit has followed me to this day; even as a busy college student I still read Supreme Court blogs. This year, the Supreme Court will decide a landmark case about employee discrimination. In 2010, Donald Zarda was fired from his job as a skydiving instructor after he revealed he was gay (he mentioned his sexuality to a female client who was strapped to him for a jump in an attempt to make her more comfortable with the close physical contact between the two). Nearly a decade and several appeals later, Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda concerns whether the Civil Rights Act’s language protects against employment discrimination based on an individual’s sexual orientation. Legal scholars and activists are wondering whether the Supreme Court will rule in favor of protections for employers or employees. This is not the first time the Supreme Court has considered sexuality and discrimination. In 1986, the majority opinion in Bowers v. Hardwick compared homosexual activity to “incest … and other sexual crimes” when considering the case of a police officer who had engaged in consensual sodomy; sodomy was criminalized in the state of Georgia until Bowers was overturned in 2003. In 2000, Boy Scouts v. Dale ruled that Boy Scouts of America’s decision to fire an employee because

he was openly gay was protected under the First Amendment. It was reasonable, the decision reads, for the Boy Scouts of America to claim that homosexual activity was antithetical to the Boy Scouts’ mission to be “morally straight” and “clean.” Since 1986, however, much of the legal discourse about employee discrimination has shifted to a debate about conflicting individual rights. Zarda is one of the first cases since Dale to directly address discrimination against employees. More recent cases about homosexuality and discrimination have focused on the clash between religious liberty and the individual right to privacy as opposed to the debate about whether homosexuality is morally acceptable. In some ways, it’s easy to look back on that stinging Bowers decision and view it as part of a controversial past, but the arguments made in Zarda prove things haven’t changed much. Legal scholars who defend employers’ interests argue that “sexual orientation” isn’t a protected status in the Civil Rights Act the same way that “sex” or “age” is. It would certainly be unreasonable to expect the Supreme Court to rule on protections that have never existed. But the fundamental problem with this argument is that it ignores the interaction between sex and orientation as applied to civil rights protections. Let’s use the word “sex” as defined in the Civil Rights Act as strictly biological sex (i.e., male or female as assigned at birth) to understand how it still applies as a protection against sexual orientation discrimination. Zarda’s biological sex certainly played a role in his employer’s decision to terminate his gay employee. If Donald Zarda had been a woman in a relationship with a man instead of a man in a relationship with a man, there would not have been a reason to fire him. Furthermore, neither the Constitution nor existing legislation account for the cultural and social changes that create shifts in societal norms. After all, at the time

of the Civil Rights Act’s passage in 1964, homosexuality was defined as a mental illness by the American Psychiatric Association. Even if sexual orientation isn’t explicitly addressed within the text of the Civil Rights Act, the logic of protections on the basis of sex allow sexual orientation discrimination to be understood as a subset of biological sex discrimination. Beside my short tenure as a swimmer, I recall many other awkward moments from high school. I think of my younger self cringing as she changed into her new, aerodynamic one-piece, struggling to reconcile the feelings she had about herself and her own sexuality. I think about standing at the deep end of the pool, breathing in chlorine and trying not to remember that one time I found “Annie on My Mind” in the school library (it is unclear to me still how that got past the all-seeing librarian). I think of myself staring down the crucifix at the front of my sixth-period math class, wondering if I was morally straight and clean. Zarda is not a case about religious beliefs, or about whether homosexuality is acceptable and appropriate, or about whether we should all be Christan. This is a case about an individual’s right — most importantly, the right to live without being afraid or ashamed, regardless of what they believe. There are some things that just are in the world. Children routinely picked last for dodgeball teams are not destined to be the next Michael Phelps. The Cats movie adaptation is an abomination worthy of Leviticus. Some people are attracted to members of the same sex. Some people who vandalize property and commit hate crimes at Pride events will continue to do so, regardless of how many court decisions tell them it’s wrong. That doesn’t mean the Supreme Court should cease to uphold LGBTQ+ rights anyway. Allison Pujol can be reached at ampmich@umich.edu.

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The following students will be among those recognized during the Honors Convocation program on Sunday, March 15, 2020. These individuals have demonstrated the highest level of undergraduate academic success by achieving seven or more consecutive terms of all A’s (A+, A, or A-) while taking a minimum of 14 credit hours, including at least 12 graded (A-E) credits, and earning the designation of Angell Scholar. The University of Michigan congratulates these students on their superior scholastic achievement and wishes them continued success.

EIGHT TERM ANGELL SCHOLARS

Tiffany Youling Chen Kailyn Grace Delonis* Skylar Marie Gleason Jillian C. Heidenreich* Emily Jean Iwanski Chen Liang

College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Business, Dearborn College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Health Sciences, Flint College of Engineering Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Sujai S. Arakali Anna E. Argento Yuxuan Bao Hunter Nicole Berger Olivia A. Bloomhuff Erin N. Boensch Stuart T. Brabbs Bryan James Brauchler Jasmine C. Chang Fee Lia Christoph Dan Liviu Ciotlos Rachel A. Clark Melissa S. Connop Benjamin Jason Cormier Andrew Daulton Katherine D. Dodge Sara Navaid Farooqui Taylor A. Feddersen Ashley Francis Evelyn A. Gagnon Alaina M. Galasso Lukas Jensen Heberling Sarah Herndl Nicole E. Hocott Leah D. Hong

College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Arts & Sciences, Flint College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Engineering & Computer Science, Dearborn College of Engineering Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Literature, Science, and the Arts School of Music, Theatre & Dance College of Business, Dearborn College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Engineering College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Arts & Sciences, Flint School of Music, Theatre & Dance College of Engineering School of Nursing College of Literature, Science, and the Arts A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning College of Literature, Science, and the Arts School of Nursing School of Public Health College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Stephen M. Ross School of Business College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy College of Engineering College of Engineering School of Information School of Music, Theatre & Dance College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy School of Nursing School of Music, Theatre & Dance College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Phoebe Aidan Hopp Rachel Michelle Horton Ruchita Iyer Natalia Marie Jenuwine Jason G. Jin Razeen Karim Monica Kim Nolan Timothy Klunder Jacob E. Kopnick Joshua Davis Kremers David A. Kucher Rhea Kulkarni Malhar B. Kute Sebastian Elijah Leder Macek Jenna L. Manske Lauren E. May Kathleen M. Mazur Devon K. Mccleskey Kaitlin Elizabeth McKernan

Seraphina Gabrielle Provenzano Luis Enrique Rangel DaCosta Jacob Wayne Rogers Daniel Joseph Vonarburg Mackenzie Zierau

SEVEN TERM ANGELL SCHOLARS

Leo J. McManus Nitesh Mohan Katie Munson Nathan Ng Samir Vahdat Nooshabadi Kaelan J. Oldani Kelly Marie O’Toole Sarah Irene Overbeck* Kathryn Parkhurst Cameron B. Pawlik Quinn Michaela Powell Elena A. Ramirez-Gorski Safia Khadija Sayed Madeleine Elizabeth Schmitter Karalyn Jeann Schubring Jasnoor Singh Ashton J. Skillman Griffin Teresa St Onge Jared M. Stolove Ethan Benjy Szlezinger Craig I. Tarnopol Jeremy P. Tervo Kenny Topolovec Michael Ustes Alyssa Nicole Van Scoy Alexander Vidinas Matthew H. Ward Isabel Morgan Wayner Ellie Rose White Claudia K. Wong Florence Ying Wai Woo Kay M. Wright Ziyi Wu Devyn K. Wylam* Haoran Xiao Nicole P. Xu Jennifer Yang Kelly Yang Lucy Yang Matthew David Zeilbeck Amanda Zhang Yimeng Zhuang Charles Zinn

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School of Kinesiology School of Music, Theatre & Dance School of Music, Theatre & Dance College of Literature, Science, and the Arts School of Nursing

College of Engineering College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Engineering College of Engineering College of Engineering College of Engineering College of Engineering & Computer Science, Dearborn School of Nursing College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Literature, Science, and the Arts School of Public Health School of Music, Theatre & Dance College of Engineering College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Stephen M. Ross School of Business College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Engineering & Computer Science, Dearborn College of Engineering & Computer Science, Dearborn College of Business, Dearborn College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Literature, Science, and the Arts School of Music, Theatre & Dance College of Arts, Sciences, & Letters, Dearborn College of Literature, Science, and the Arts School of Music, Theatre & Dance A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning College of Literature, Science, and the Arts School of Education & Human Services, Flint College of Engineering College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Pharmacy College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

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DAILY RUNNING COLUMN

Update: Daily Arts (doesn’t) run the Ann Arbor marathon DAILY ARTS WRITERS Daily Running Column

When someone talks about “the arts,” the first thing that comes to mind is usually some form of selfexpression, like painting or photography. Very rarely do we talk about art in the same breath as running, but why not? We’re exploring this question with “Daily Arts Runs a Marathon.” However, due to the rising concerns surrounding a certain virus, our endeavor ends here, with our runners reflecting on their training, or lack thereof, before the run was cancelled and we scattered to our respective corners of the world. Here’s what I talk about when I talk about running: being unprepared. If we’re mentioning running — a race, a campaign, away from somebody — in relation to art, it might just be best to be softly unprepared. In arts and media, it’s usually the likely losers we find ourselves rooting for, whether they’re in last place from the start of a race or merely the underdog. Authors and artists like to make the little guy break through unexpectedly, maybe because this so rarely happens in real life. Think Katniss Everdeen, the good and moral underdog, jumping to victory. Or the unlikely protagonist’s solving of a crime. The odd man out, strange but lovingly good, racing to find true love. We’d like to hope these revelations are maybe possible in real life, too. Such methodology may or may not be the way to apply real-life race prep, though. As of spring break, I decidedly abandoned this shoddy method. Over break, I gave in to prepping for the Arts marathon at last, training on the unfriendly slopes of California. The air was thin and dry and the trail made of endless hills. With the weather back to a decent place in Michigan, we’ll see if this preparation — and deciding against the fantasy of an attempted underdog story — continues as planned. — John Decker, Daily Arts Runner I’ve had a strange relationship with running since joining the track team in 8th grade, one rooted in an even stranger relationship with my weight since elementary school. I always think back to when I was 15 years old, running high-school cross-country. I was in the shape of my life at 130 pounds (I’m only 5’6”), I was breaking my personal record almost every 5k race, I was on track to make varsity by senior year and maybe

even earn the six-pack abs I’d irrationally wanted since I was 10 years old. When I volunteered to run in the Daily Arts relay a few months back, I was 40 pounds heavier and hadn’t touched my running shoes since high school. At some point in early 2015 I began to dread running. Over the last five years I decided I hated running, hated my Saturdays spent at races, hated the pain in my shins, hated working up a sweat and hated every step I took at a pace faster than three miles an hour. I think what I actually hated was feeling left out on the crosscountry team — while my team was bonding, I spent 90% of my free time hiding in my room. In hindsight, quitting cross-country was a symptom of my untreated depression. But that dread persisted far beyond treating my mental health. In five years I haven’t gone for a run more than 10 times, each of those few runs taking enormous mental strength. I was discouraged going from six, seven, eight miles to barely capable of a halfmile. I was discouraged watching my weight gain rack up. Fast forward to 2020. A month before the Probility Ann Arbor Marathon, I heard my fellow runners talking about how their training was going. Everyone was hard at work. One friend invited me to run together. I declined. In a word, my training has been dreadful. Less than two weeks before the marathon, I’ve run only three times: today, yesterday and the day before. None were more than a mile. All three runs I dreaded terribly, but yesterday’s run a little bit less than the day before’s, and today’s run a little bit less than yesterday’s. I’ve accepted that I’ll have to take my six- or seven-mile leg of the relay really slow. But that’s okay with me. I hope that over the next 10 days, I’ll incrementally reduce my marathon dread. And maybe, just maybe, I’ll put my running shoes back on the day after. — Dylan Yono, Daily Arts Runner For the better part of a decade, I’ve been telling myself that “I love running.” At first, this was a boldfaced lie — can you imagine any seventh grader actually enjoying the act of running? There were middle school track teams, of course, but we were all still blindly listening to our parents at that age, just on the cusp of being able to say, “why in the world would I ever voluntarily run anywhere?” The only reason I started running was to get more

play time on the soccer field, but I could not tell you why I kept going. With the last few weeks of training, though, I’ve been thinking more about my relationship with my runs and I decided to categorize them into three major types. First, we have the procrastination run. There are a variety of ways to avoid responsibilities and going on a six-mile run is one of the best ones out there. It takes me about an hour and a half in total (if we include the cool down and the shower) and for those 90 minutes I am blissfully ignoring the fact that I don’t know how organic chemistry works while The Backstreet Boys blast in my headphones. Then, my personal favorite, is the run where I’m ever so slightly sick, but not sick enough that I should stay in bed. Have a cough? Put on the running shoes and let the cool winter air clean your lungs. A little bit nauseous? Keeping yourself moving, especially in the winter, is the perfect cure. Winter runs to cure an illness are my foolproof method to avoid sickness. Well, that and downing an eight-ounce glass of Emergen-C. Finally, it’s the fun run. This is the run where everything works out — I actually remembered to warm up, I found my fancy running socks and the sky is clear. These runs, though not rare, are also not representative of how the majority of my runs go. With a fun run, all I want to do is be outside, feet hitting the pavement. My pace is strong, and I don’t even realize it. Sometimes it’s snowing, sometimes the leaves are just changing color. Either way, the weather is a non-factor with a fun run. What matters is that, for whatever reason, my brain turns off and it’s just me, my music and the burning in my lungs. — Emma Chang, Daily Arts Runner Wintertime in Michigan is not an ideal time to train for a race. Between the icy sidewalks and piercing cold air, I find it difficult to log some miles outside instead of staying curled up on the couch. Even when it’s been warm for a few days, you never know what you’ll run into as you trek alongside Michigan roads. Just the other day I was running in 40 degree weather and met an icy slope through the Arb, forcing me to slowly skate up the hill at 10 minutes per mile. Despite the unpredictability and unpleasantness of Michigan winters, I still find myself lacing up my shoes and hitting the road everyday. When I’m in need of some extra motivation, I look to one of my favorite professional runners, Des Linden, for inspiration. She

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won the Boston Marathon back in 2018, has made two appearances at the Olympics and she trains full time in northern Michigan, logging nearly twenty miles a day running through the ice and snow. When I see her occasional post on Instagram, I’m inspired by her will to become a better athlete. I’ve always had a complicated relationship with running — some days the miles come easily and I feel like I can run forever, but other days I struggle to find the fire that keeps my legs moving forward. Regardless of whether I’m flying through an eight mile run or barely pushing past three, running is and has always been an escape from the stress of daily life. In running it’s easy to get caught up in PRs and mileage; however at the end of the day, I don’t run for numbers but for myself. I would have been excited to take on this relay with some talented writers and to share in the pain and sense of accomplishment of running as we cross the finish line. — Kaitlyn Fox, Daily Arts Runner After riding the bench of my high school basketball team for four consecutive years, I have risen from the ashes to make yet another embarrassing athletic debut. Look at me now, coach. Who “doesn’t have the stamina” now, coach? Training for this run has felt a lot like a coming-ofage indie movie when the manic pixie dream human says, “I like to run a lot, it makes me feel like I’m in control,” followed by a montage of sunset runs in their worn-down converse. It’s me, my mind and a treadmill, telling myself mawkish quotes like “this body is capable of anything, Cantie.” I say this to myself so that no one hears. I have yet to run outside. Only treadmills. Outside makes things real. I’ve created the habit of never looking at how far I’ve run. Rather, I measure myself in songs. When a beat can distract me from the discomfort, I hit that video-gamefrenzy mode; my body goes rainbow, speed picks up, and glitter stars start shooting out of my body. The most riveting discovery of training for the Probility Marathon Relay: The second you become OK with discomfort, you’ll find comfort. These life lessons about control and pain have kept me coming back to the treadmill, and perhaps they’ll keep me coming back when the race — now canceled — would have been over.

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LAMBERT FAMILY BOND MOLLY SHEA / Daily Sports Writer

Codie Lambert peered over the bright yellow railings that separated her from the gathering hockey players. Seven hundred ten miles from her hometown, she was standing in the bleachers, watching the Vernon Vipers line up for their pregame skate. Codie had made the long trek all the way from Saskatoon, Saskatchwen to see her little brother, Jimmy, play hockey. Jimmy was all about surprises — he had a knack for unexpected scares or pranks — but this time, he was on the receiving end. All of it — the flight, the trek, her presence — was done in secret, intended as a surprise for him. The siblings hadn’t seen each other in a long time. And that was tough. As much as hockey means to him, family means more. It’s everything. Through all the ups and downs in his life, they’ve been by his side and supported him no matter what. Jimmy playing junior hockey in British Columbia — twelve hours from home — made it tough to see family. As he readied himself to step out onto the ice, his sister readied her phone and reached over the railing, wanting to capture his reaction on camera. “Jimmy!” she called. And it took him a minute to register that someone had called his name. When he turned to look up — his face a mixture of disbelief and joy — two words slipped out. No way. COURTESY OF LAMBERT FAMILY *** and he was playing forward. The team had a big lead. Dale asked his son to stop shooting the puck, a show of respect for the opposing team but Jimmy didn’t listen. The very next shift, he skated over the boards and netted another goal. As he made his way to the bench, his dad asked him what part of no more shooting had he misunderstood. And on his next shift, he skated over to the parents section and yelled out to Reina, complaining that Dale had told him he couldn’t score anymore goals. Sixteen years later, Lambert’s playing hockey in the Big Ten for Michigan. He achieved one of his biggest dreams. He knows exactly how lucky he is to have the opportunity to not only play, but to receive an education on scholarship. Because as much as Lambert loves hockey, as much as every opportunity to lace up his skates and put on the Wolverine sweater means to him, his family still means more. Lambert and his dad always talk hockey together. When he has a setback or he’s struggling with his game, Dale is his main confidant. That’s his department. On the other side is Reina. That’s who Lambert calls whenever he’s stressed about school or anything non-hockey related. Academics are really important to him, he knows he has to get a degree so that there’s life after hockey. And his mom’s always been a huge supporter of his schooling. When Jimmy was in first grade, he started learning how to read. But it didn’t come naturally to him the way hockey had. He struggled, so the teacher approached Reina about sending him to the resource room during class reading time. At first everything was going okay. Then one day Jimmy went to Reina and confessed he really disliked going to the resource teacher. Some of his classmates were teasing him, and his self-esteem was wavering. So Reina did what any mom would do, and hired a local university student studying education to help with Jimmy’s reading. It enabled him to stay in the class during reading time, and pretty soon his reading skills took off. And so did his self-confidence. After that, his grades really took off. In order to get into Michigan, he had to take a full year of college classes his last year of juniors. He knows the value of the

degree too. When he was in high school, he worked at a hardware store. He’d hall lumber in and out of people’s houses all day. Every day he’d come home absolutely exhausted. It was long hours. And that’s when he knew he needed a plan for life post hockey. *** In the crowd at one of his BCHL games, Reina noticed a little boy. He had a sign supporting Jimmy and was chanting his name. It was the first time she’d thought about how her son could be impacting and inspiring little kids. Above being a good hockey player or a good student, it’s important to her that Jimmy’s a good person. Ask any of his teammates or coaches and they’ll confirm it. He’s always trying to put a smile on their faces. Always working hard. Bringing a positive attitude. And the occasional practical joke. Sometimes he’ll Saran Wrap a toilet seat. Lately, he’s been scaring people. His main targets are his housemates — particularly captain Will Lockwood. “He scared me once when I was coming out of Yost,” Lockwood said. “It’s been a funny little thing going on at our house. He’ll hide in the corner, hide in the cracks of the basement and pop out and scare us. I know he got (Luke) Martin really good the other night, and he’ll videotape it so you can kinda see the reactions.” Lambert’s teammates are a family away from home. Back in Canada, he’s got his two sisters. Codie, and a younger sister named Cadie, making him the middle child. So while Codie was making him play house and be her baby — something Lambert admits he was pretty compliant to do — he was strapping pillows to Cadie and having her play goalie. But beyond just playing together, Lambert and his siblings have a strong relationship. They talk at least once or twice a week, every day if you count Snapchat. When Codie was younger, she had a room downstairs. She was too afraid to sleep in the room alone, so Jimmy would stay with her. That made her susceptible to his pranking. On April Fools, he’d put mustard in their toothpaste. Salt on their toothbrushes. Draw on their faces with markers. Sleep didn’t offer them safety either. Jimmy would

The first three years of his life, Jimmy spent in England where his dad, Dale, played in the British Professional League. He would go to every one of Dale’s games, sit on his mom Reina’s lap and clutch his baby blanket that he called Gigi in one hand. Pretty soon he traded the blanket in for a hockey stick and strapped on a pair of plastic rollerblades. At just three years old, Lambert would skate around the living room, body checking any piece of furniture — or wall — in sight. He’d even make the occasional sound effect. When Dale retired from playing and the family moved to Canada, he built Jimmy a backyard rink. It wasn’t anything fancy. Just two nets, some mock boards and a sheet of ice he’d flood every day. Everyday, Lambert would be out in the backyard practicing. From sunup to sundown on the days he didn’t have school. He would’ve been out there every hour of the day if Dale and Reina would’ve allowed it. And whenever he did something he found particularly cool or exciting — whether it was stopping and making the snow on the ice blow or scoring a sick goal — he’d run inside the house to share the news. He wanted his family to hear all about it. “In his little squeaky voice he would come running into the house, ‘Mom! Mom! You’ve got to come see me, look what I did! Come here! Come here!”, Reina said. “My husband and I were just like ‘Oh my gosh, it’s your turn (to go see).’ ” Hockey is one of the ways Lambert and his dad grew to be so close. Dale coached him when he was younger, and he credits his early development as a player to that. But having your dad a coach isn’t without its conflicts. When Lambert was six, maybe seven, his team was playing in a tournament,

wake them up just to scare them. It wasn’t ever in a mean-spirited way though. “I’m always looking to get a smile out of someone,” Lambert said. “ … You never know someone might be having a little bit of a rough day, and if you can cheer them up by scaring them or giving them a little bit of a prank I think it could be good for someone.” As uncommon as it was for Lambert to see his family while he was playing junior hockey, it’s even more so now. The closest Big Ten school to Saskatoon is Minnesota and even that’s 12 hours away. Last year the family made the trip, this year they didn’t because Jimmy was out with an injury. He didn’t go home last summer. He remained in Ann Arbor to practice hockey. Other than that, he comes home for five days during Christmas now. And having him home makes the family complete. He’s a peacekeeper. When everyone’s gathered around the dinner table talking and an argument breaks out, he’s the first to interject. But not with a combative reply. Instead, he deescalates the situation. Asking his family members to really think about the situation and if it really matters that much. Lambert’s always been the type to look on the positive side of things. In hockey when he’s had his struggles, he’s never let them get too far under his skin. “I always tell myself it’ll work its way out,” Lambert said. “If something’s not going right, just

stick to it. Keep my nose to the grindstone and just always push forward. Never look back. What’s in front of me is a fresh ground and it’s only up to me to shape it. If I can just make sure that I’m always battling, no matter what, if it’s going well or if it’s going bad, just keep looking forward and just always battle through it.” This positive mentality comes from his parents. Lambert uses them as role models for how to deal with hardships. He knows whenever something didn’t go their way, they kept at it. They worked hard. And they continued to work even when it wasn’t giving the results they wanted. That’s exactly what he did last year, and during his time in juniors when

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his hockey wasn’t going how he wanted. It’s obvious family means a great deal to him. He proudly talks about the accomplishments of his sisters, and they share the same sentiment towards his achievements. Distance doesn’t affect the family’s bond. They’ve got a group chat, and it’s always buzzing. Whether it’s someone asking what everyone wants for dinner or someone’s sending pictures of the three pets, they’re always keeping up to date with each other. “They’ve supported me so much through everything,” Lambert said. “Definitely can’t thank them enough. I definitely won’t be able to repay them for everything they’ve done for me that’s for sure.” So no matter what happens with hockey, Lambert’s family will always have his back — and he’ll have theirs.

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NCAA WINTER, SPRING SEASONS CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19 OUTBREAK MILES MACKLIN/DAILY

Is it wrong to care about sports? Give seniors an extra year of play T T he unthinkable has happened. Thursday, when the NCAA announced that the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments would be cancelled due to COVID19, the college basketball world BRENDAN responded ROOSE with shock, frustration, anger and just about everything in between. Sports fans across the country — myself included — will have to come to grips with the fact that one of our greatest annual traditions is no more. Losing March Madness won’t be easy for anyone. But none of us can relate to what the players, especially seniors, are feeling. For many of them, the tournament was going to be the end of their basketball careers — a grand finale of sorts. Just 0.9 percent of women’s and 1.1 percent of men’s basketball players make the leap from college to the professional level. For the other 99 percent, the NCAA Tournament is the biggest sporting event they’ll ever have the chance to play in. To have that stolen from them is downright criminal. To be clear, it was absolutely necessary to cancel the tournament. The safety of the players and coaches must come first, and the COVID-19 has reached a point where half-baked efforts to contain it won’t work. The NCAA acted in the best interests of its athletes in this one case. Now, it must do it again. Those seniors who have been robbed of the opportunity of a lifetime deserve another shot. They deserve an extra year of eligibility. Yes, this would be unprecedented. It’s a lot to ask the NCAA — an organization that doesn’t consider being close to a sick family member as a valid reason for immediate transfer eligibility — to just give an extra year to hundreds of athletes. But everything about this is unprecedented. March Madness has never been cancelled. We’re in the middle of a global pandemic. Now is not the time to worry about what’s been done before. It’s time to do the right thing for these athletes. The specifics would admittedly be complicated. With new players coming in, teams across the country would exceed the current scholarship limit of 13. The NCAA could expand that for one season, but that brings up questions of equity. Would it be fair to teams that had few or no seniors this year? A potential solution could be a mandatory redshirt rule to keep rosters at the same size, but the specifics of that itself would have

to be ironed out. For Michigan, there are two seniors on both the women’s and men’s teams. The women’s team would certainly benefit from having forward Kayla Robbins back after she missed most of Big Ten play with a torn ACL, and there’s no doubt she’d be thrilled to return to her teammates for another year. We know her cocaptain — senior guard Akienreh Johnson — wants to come back, as the team has already petitioned for another year of eligibility for her. And on the men’s side, though there’s no guarantee guard Zavier Simpson and center Jon Teske would choose to come back for another season, they deserve the right to make that decision for themselves. That’s the case for a number of players across the country — Cassius Winston isn’t returning to Michigan State, and Sabrina Ionescu isn’t going back to Oregon. But I can’t speak for what players across the country would want or what’s best for them. So just ask their coaches. “Seniors, if they want, should have another year,” Oklahoma State men’s basketball coach Mike Boynton told Jeff Goodman of Stadium. “Special permission on scholarship numbers for an unprecedented circumstance. Next year only.” Mid-major schools have it worse. While making the tournament is an expectation for the Dukes and Kansases of the world, it’s life-changing for schools like East Tennessee State, whose men’s team had just punched its ticket after winning the Southern Conference Tournament. “I’m heartbroken for everyone associated with our program, especially our five seniors,” ETSU coach Steve Forbes told Goodman. “These young men have dedicated their lives to have the opportunity to represent ETSU in the NCAA Tournament, and it’s been taken away from them at no fault of their own. “While I wholeheartedly support this decision, I will make it my mission to fight for another year of eligibility for our five seniors so they have the opportunity to once again turn their dreams into reality.” It’s heartbreaking across the board. After years of dedication, athletes came within inches of their dreams, only to have it snatched away at the last minute. Yes, COVID-19 is bigger than sports. It’s bigger than all of us. But that doesn’t make its smaller-level impacts any less important. The NCAA has a unique opportunity to erase just a little bit of the damage it’s done to college athletes. And I can’t see any reason why it shouldn’t.

Brendan Roose can be reached at rooseb@umich.edu or on Twitter @BrendanRoose.

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Senior Akienreh Johnson has potentially played the last game of her career.

hursday, New York City declared a state of emergency to fight a global pandemic; the Dow dropped 10 percent, its worst singleday drop MAX since the crash of 1987; MARCOVITCH millions of Americans are indefinitely hunkered down in self-quarantine; Donald Trump said domestic travel could soon be curtailed; and colleges stopped playing sports for awhile. One of those plainly doesn’t belong with the others, and yet it will be the subject of this column because, well, this is The Michigan Daily sports section — and because I’m confused as hell. We all are. The NCAA released a statement Thursday afternoon confirming what had rapidly become inevitable: The NCAA Tournament will not happen, nor will the remainder of winter or spring sports. “While I understand how disappointing this is for all fans of our sports, my decision is based on the current understanding of how COVID-19 is progressing in the United States,” NCAA President Mark Emmert wrote. “This decision is in the best interest of public health, including that of coaches, administrators, fans and, most importantly, our student-

athletes.” The NCAA joined all the professional leagues (sans NASCAR and the PGA Tour) in shutting things down for now. Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel released a statement shortly after Emmert’s: “Today we took the unprecedented and proactive decision to suspend intercollegiate activities to protect the health and well-being of our studentathletes, staff and community members,” Manuel said. “This decision reached in collaboration with the Big Ten conference and campus leaders, was reached after thorough discussion and was necessary given the magnitude of this global issue. The hard work and dedication of our studentathletes, coaches and staff is a source of inspiration for so many. So, too, will be our response as we confront this global pandemic.” This, of course, really sucks. The NCAA Tournament is my favorite sporting event of the year. I was downright giddy to go cover the Big Ten Tournament this weekend. But there’s no debating these details anymore. Cancel everything, sports being the low-hanging fruit. As men’s basketball coach Juwan Howard put it in a statement: “Some things are bigger

than basketball.” That’s not the question worth considering anymore. There was one right answer; the NCAA, the Big Ten and Michigan — belatedly — made it. But is it wrong to bemoan the premature ending to the careers of Jon Teske and Zavier Simpson, the two winningest men’s basketball players in Michigan history? Is it insensitive, amid economic chaos and worldwide panic, to feel cheated we don’t get to see if the Michigan baseball program can build on last year’s success? A year of Carol Hutchins’s illustrious career, her 34th, flushed away? What about Mel Pearson’s suddenly red-hot team, stomping its way into the Big Ten Tournament semifinals? Kim Barnes Arico and her short-handed, resilient squad? And those Michigan wrestlers who sacrificed everything, redshirted the season, just to take their shot at an Olympic games that might no longer happen? Is it wrong right now, amid a world bursting at its seams, to care about sports? Can we truly compartmentalize these myopic misfortunes with the broader disaster? Sports exist as a respite from the real world, and when that respite disappears, our daily

Some things are bigger than basketball.

lives suffer. The disappearance of sports, more than anything, will symbolize a disruption to structure and consistency. When that erodes, our morale will drop, our sense of collectivity will slowly dissipate, our mental health will deteriorate. None of that should be diminished. We are entering uncharted territory, a world in which we confront how deeply ingrained the culture of sports is in the ethos of this country — how much sports really do matter. I’m not sure we are completely prepared to discover that answer. There are, to be clear, issues far more pressing right now — issues of life and death. Things are about to get much worse before they get any better. It appears we are entering an economic tailspin. Cases of COVID-19 are exploding by the day. The response at this point is reactive rather than proactive. And this country is still run by a narcissistic, incompetent human. Which is to say: These are truly terrifying times. I am scared. And in the grand scheme of those worries, not being able to watch an NBA game on a random Tuesday night is an inconsequential price to pay. I don’t know whether it’s wrong to care about sports right now. But I sure know I’m going to miss them. Marcovitch can be reached on Twitter @Max_Marcovitch or via email at maxmarco@umich.edu.

Hutchins reacts to decision: ‘It’s the worst day’ JARED GREENSPAN Daily Sports Writer

In the middle of Thursday’s practice, Carol Hutchins’ phone rang. It was Michigan Athletic Director Warde Manuel. Right away, Hutchins knew the phone call wouldn’t be an easy one. She was cognizant of the other mandates that had trickled in across the collegiate landscape throughout the day — the PAC-12 and ACC had both cancelled all sporting events until further notice. So when Manuel called, Hutchins knew what was coming. Manuel’s words, a message relayed from NCAA President Mark Emmert, only confirmed what had grown to be the inevitable. Due to the COVID19 pandemic, all remaining NCAA winter and spring championships were cancelled — softball included. Her players, in an act of blissful ignorance, continued practice as Hutchins digested the news. It was her job to break it to them. The news that this would be their last gathering, that their season was over 23 games in and at least 30 short. She stopped practice and pulled her team into their home dugout, symbolically a place of comfort and unity amidst the trying times. A dugout that Hutchins calls “her favorite place in the world,” a dugout those same players wouldn’t be able to convene in as one ever again. It was an all-too fitting place to cling to whatever last semblance of normalcy was left. The team was ready for her. And so Hutchins embarked on what she described as the

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Michigan coach Carol Hutchins said that Thursday was the worst day of her 36-year career with the Wolverines.

hardest thing she’s ever had to do as a coach. “It’s just the worst day of every coach’s career right now, telling their student athletes that they’re done,” Hutchins told The Daily. “Probably the hardest day is the last day of the year and you close your last game. But all 36 of my last days have never compared to this. “And it’s for every student athlete in the country. Every student athlete is affected, all the support people. Even my managers were crying. They’ve worked so hard. Everybody’s in this together. It’s really hard to put in perspective. Today’s a tragedy, in another day this will be a new normal.” For the seniors, the news rung especially harrowing. Two days before Saturday, what was meant to be their final home opener, their days as collegiate athletes have been

cut short. Outfielder Haley Hoogenraad, outfielder Thais Gonzalez, infielder Madison Uden and catcher Abby Skvarce are finished donning the maize and blue for Michigan softball. “I just hugged them and told them and that I was proud of them,” Hutchins said. “They were a great senior class. They came a long way from being freshmen and that’s ultimately how you judge people. I’m very proud of those four. They were doing a great job leading us, getting through our ups and downs. I was really proud of them and that’s all I can tell them. My heart breaks most for them.” For the players, uncertainty lies ahead. Hutchins doesn’t know how much longer they will be on campus. No one knows much about anything in a situation so fluid and

unparalleled. So as Thursday’s practice culminated and the news reverberated in shockwaves, the team did all they could in such an overwhelming moment — rely on each other. “I know my team will be together,” Hutchins said. “I’m most concerned for those kids right now. What they need more than anything is to be with each other. We need to be together, that’s what we can do in times of grief.” While the situation is unprecedented, Hutchins has no doubt her team will handle it with grace. “Our kids are well-equipped. They deal with adversity all the time. They deal with loss, they deal with failure. The most important thing they’ve learned is it’s not if you fall down, it’s if you get up. Our kids will get up. They’ll be strong.”