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Fifth-year senior Jordan Morgan celebrates Michigan’s win over Wofford in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Thursday in Milwaukee.
‘M’ beats Wofford, moves to third round vs. Texas Wolverines shake sluggish start, pull away late in tourney opener
face quite the excitement of its last time in the postseason. Which, in March, is a bit of surprise. The second-seeded Wolverines grabbed a 14-point halftime lead and ultimately a 57-40 win — its lowest-scoring game of the season — in the second round of the NCAA Tournament over No. 15-seed Wofford to advance Round of 32 in the Midwest Regional. Playing in a Bradley Center
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MILWAUKEE — In its return to the NCAA Tournament, the Michigan men’s basketball didn’t
that was half-filled at tipoff, both the Terriers and No. 7 Michigan began their postseasons sluggishly. But regardless of the lethargic pace in the first stanza and beginning of the second, the Wolverines’ inside presence was too much to overcome. After falling to an 18-point deficit with nearly three minutes of scoreless play to begin the second half, Wofford (11-5 Southern, 20-13 overall) began its comeback attempt, going on an 8-0 run.
Though the run wasn’t flashy or quick in time, the lead was cut to 10 in a game in which Michigan never could seem to truly get going. That run was finally snapped following a multiple-shot possession by the Wolverines (15-3 Big Ten, 26-8) that ended with a dunk by redshirt junior forward Jon Horford. But Michigan’s cold shooting from the field persisted after they shot 64 percent in the See BASKETBALL, Page 3
After a fiscal year marked by record-breaking University research expenditures and cuts in federal research funding, S. Jack Hu, interim vice president for research, called for continuing innovation in the ways in which the University funds its research at the meeting of the University’s Board of Regents Thursday. Though statistics for the University’s 2013 fiscal year budget were released in September, Hu made his first in-depth regents meeting presentation Thursday, in which he emphasized the importance of collaborating with foundations and industries to offset the impact of federal funding declines. Amid an uncertain climate for federal research funding, the University reported a 4.3-percent increase in research expenditures, reaching $1.3 billion in
the 2013 fiscal year. “We achieved this milestone in the climate of declining federal support,” Hu said. “But the increase in our research expenditure is a true measure of the excellence of our faculty.” Hu said faculty members have continued to apply aggressively to grants despite projected declines from top funders such as the National Institutes of Health. According to the University’s report, NIH funding — which accounted for 40.8 percent of federal funding last year — declined by 1.8 percent in the previous fiscal year. The federal government sponsored 61.5 percent of University research last year. After Hu’s report, University President Mary Sue Coleman, who has a background in biochemistry, asked him whether federal agencies maintained the number of grant awards by decreasing the amount of funding provided for each grant as a result of the federal sequestration. Hu told Coleman this narrative is quite common. Agencies often offer researchers grants on the condition that the researcher reduce their budget by a certain percentage. See RESEARCH, Page 3
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Offensive lineman will be arraigned in April on three separate counts By LIZ VUKELICH Daily Sports Writer
Taylor Lewan, the former left tackle for the Michigan football team, will be arraigned next month and charged with three misdemeanors according to court records obtained by The Michigan Daily. The Ann Arbor News first reported the charges. Lewan will be charged with two counts of assault and battery and one count of aggravated assault when he appears in court on April 8. The charges refer to a Dec. 1 incident in which two Ohio State football fans reported being assaulted by Lewan outside The Brown Jug Restaurant after the Michigan-Ohio State football game to day before. Lewan denied any involvement in the altercation in December, saying he was simply trying to stop the fight. “I wasn’t in any fight,” he told reporters before Michi-
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gan’s appearance in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl. “I didn’t hit anybody. I was really just trying to help out a situation and break up something. I can’t really go into any more details than that.” Should he be found guilty of assault and battery, Lewan could face up to 93 days in jail or a $500 fine. During his Michigan football career, Lewan was a two-time All American. He is expected to be an early pick in the NFL Draft this spring, being pegged as one of the topthree offensive linemen. NOTE: Redshirt junior left guard Graham Glasgow has been suspended from spring practice and the Wolverines’ 2014 home opener against Appalachian State on August 30 for a violation of team expectations, according to a press release on Thursday. “Each of our young men understands the standard we expect of them,” Hoke said in a statement. “It’s one that represents this great program and university, as well as their family and teammates. When their actions don’t reflect that standard, it’s very disappointing, and we must hold them accountable for their decision while helping them learn a valuable life lesson.”
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Proppe works to broker compromise with SAFE supporters By WILL GREENBERG and GIACOMO BOLOGNA Daily News Editor and Daily Staff Reporter JAMES COLLER/Daily
CSG President Michael Proppe delivered his monthly report to the regents Thursday afternoon. Proppe, whose term concludes at the end of the academic year, called on the regents to engage students in policy decisions.
CSG president: ‘U’ admin not always correct in policy Outgoing leader promotes student influence in address to regents By YARDAIN AMRON Daily Staff Reporter
The Central Student Government has had a busy few months. They helped shape a new football seating policy for students, supported a push for increasing diversity and inclusivity led by the Black Student Union, as well as pushed new campus safety initiatives.
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In his report to the University’s Board of Regents at their monthly meeting Thursday, Business senior Michael Proppe, CSG president, said each of these initiatives proves the power of students in offering and implementing alternatives to solutions initially proposed by administrators. “I remind everyone of the lesson we learned from Athletics: administrators might not have all the answers,” he said. “Athletics thought general admission would change student behavior and get more students to the games on time. They thought the negative reaction would peter out over
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time. They were wrong on both counts. This time, they engaged students and the outcome could not be more positive. It is important to engage students every step of the way before making any change that will affect the student experience.” Proppe urged the regents and administrators to implement the lesson learned with future endeavors. “If administrators and students can work together to solve football seating, imagine what we can do on something important,” he said. The jab drew a few laughs around the table of the UniSee CSG, Page 3
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With less than a week before the Central Student Government elections start, the UM Divest movement has changed the game. On Tuesday, hundreds of students attended the CSG meeting to support a proposed resolution that would call for the University to divest its interests in United Technologies, General Electric, Heidelberg Cement and Caterpillar, Inc. Students Allied for Freedom and Equality, the organization leading the movement, alleges that these companies hold contracts with the Israeli military and thereby support human rights violations against Palestinians. The Student Assembly, CSG’s legislative branch, voted 21-15, with one abstention, to permanently table the resolution. Upset with the decision, members of SAFE and other supporters of the resolution have occupied CSG’s chambers in the Michigan Union since Wednesday night in protest — demanding that the decision be reconsidered and additional time for debate and public comment be allowed in any See MOVEMENT, Page 3
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Manes, FORUM’s presidential candidate and a current LSA representative on the CSG Assembly, said diversity is the most important of FORUM’s four platform points. “That expands to not only racial diversity, but diversity of thought, diversity of experience, diversity of interaction with the University and how different students experience Michigan,” she said. “It’s important to allow for space for all the experiences and improve upon all of those experiences.” LSA junior Pavitra Abraham, FORUM’s vice presidential candidate who is also a current LSA representative on the CSG Assembly, said accounting for the breadth of individual experiences will also be contingent upon increasing students’ access to the services CSG has to offer. “We really want to advocate to empower all of those communities on campus and also make
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Bring your own wine law may not entice student diners Michiganders can now bring wine from home to restaurants
sure that all of those communities are represented at the CSG table,” Abraham said. To bring a larger range of diverse voices to the University, FORUM plans to advocate for financial aid for undocumented students, drive increased recruitBy SHOHAM GEVA ing and on-site admission in Daily Staff Reporter underrepresented communities and reform the Race and EthnicThe “Wine Wednesday” ity distribution requirement. experience just got a bit sweeter — or drier — thanks to a new Of these objectives, Manes has already begun her work on the state law that went into effect R&E requirement. She has met last week. with University administrators The law enables wine drinksince October to draft a proposal ers across the state to bring for a new, more encompassing “identity” requirement, which she and a coalition of students presented to the LSA Curriculum Committee Tuesday night for initial comments and suggestions. Public Policy junior Bobby http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ Dishell, the Make Michigan presidential candidate and current CSG vice president, said diversity relates to another often overlooked issue on campus: mental health. This belief jointly reflects two of Make Michigan’s five platform pillars: health and diversity. “Mental health is a huge issue here on campus and it kind of hits on all of our points,” Dishell said. “Mental health is something that affects all students, and when you are able to be mentally healthy, it also is going to help the racial climate on campus and make people feel safer in general.” Dishell and LSA sophomore Meagan Shokar, the Make Michigan vice presidential candidate and current speaker of the assembly, plan to implement a University-wide peer support program. The new program would have students register for peer support groups based on mutual availability. Each group would be directed by two seniors and two junior trainees, all of whom would take mandatory Intergroup Relations and University Counseling and Psychological Services training before taking on leadership roles. “It’s going to help people get a See CANDIDATES, Page 3
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their own wine into restaurants with liquor licenses, provided that the restaurant allows it and the customer pays a corkage fee, which usually starts at $15 to $20. Adriane De Ceuninck, vice president of marketing and communications for the Michigan Restaurant Association, said the law is a mixed bag for restaurants, providing the benefit of improving the customer experience but also forcing owners to track wine brought in by customers. “In general, we think it’s a good option for restaurants,” De
Ceuninck said. “We’re pleased that they have the choice — that they can either allow this in their business or choose to not participate.” De Ceuninck added that though the MRA didn’t yet have a concrete sense of who would be participating, the law had garnered a great deal of interest among restaurants in the state. Locally, Ann Arbor restaurant owners had generally positive responses to the law. MANI Osteria and Bar, a popular downtown restaurant equipped with a full bar, said See WINE, Page 3
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RESEARCH From Page 1 “They are trying to keep the number of grants up but reduce the amount of each grant,” he said. However, Hu said decreases in total funding from the Department of Health and Human Services were mitigated by increases in funding from the National Science Foundation and the Departments of Energy and Defense. The Department of Transportation injected a 60.2-percent bump in University research funding. Recently, transportation-related research projects have been a large focus of expansion for the University’s research portfolio. On Thursday, the regents approved schematic designs for a $6.5 million Mobility Transformation Center, which will include
BASKETBALL From Page 1 first half. It wasn’t until after Wofford made its first 3-pointer after 14 misses with 9:25 left that cut the Wolverines’ lead to single digits that some excitement finally came out of Michigan. Using his eminently present height advantage, fifth-year senior Jordan Morgan completed an and-1 play, staring at the Terrier defender who landed on the ground in the process. Starting with that basket, Michigan ended the game on a 17-7 run, making up for its 2-for-14 shooting in the half up to that point. Though the poor shooting in the second half inhibited Michiigan’s desire to put the game out of reach earlier, its defense made sure the game never was within reach of being given away. “Most times, we don’t have very much trouble scoring the basketball from different people,” said Morgan, who finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds. “So, we know we’re only going to go as far as our defense carries us,
CSG From Page 1 versity’s executive officers and regents. In response to the CSG president report, Regent Andrea Fischer Newman (R–Ann Arbor) acknowledged there are times when regents or University officials do not have all the answers. “I do think you’re right,” she said. “I do think there are times when students and administra-
CANDIDATES From Page 2 deeper understanding of each other,” Dishell said. “It’s about getting a mutual respect of each other and becoming vulnerable with one another. When you let your guard down, you really can get to know people.” In addition to a more tight-knit campus climate, Dishell and Shokar also plan to increase diversity by working with the Alumni Association’s LEAD Scholars program, which provides merit scholarships to underrepresented students at the University. Dishell said he hopes to take these efforts one step further — by increasing on-site recruitment and admissions. While he acknowledged that this goal was exactly the same as FORUM’s aspirations, he said Make Michigan has the upper hand because of its connection to the Alumni Association. “They don’t have those metrics,” he said. “The biggest difference between us and them lies in the party name. We have an action
WINE From Page 1 Wednesday they will allow customers to bring in their own wine for the time being, provided that it is wine that the restaurant doesn’t already serve. Additionally, all wine brought in will be subject to a corkage fee. Roger Hewitt, owner of Red Hawk Bar & Grill downtown, said the restaurant hasn’t made a decision yet but will likely follow a similar path. “If it allows our customers a
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simulated urban environments and roads to research new transportation-related innovations. Last month, President Barack Obama announced a new establishment of the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute, part of a network of innovation centers run by collaborations of companies, nonprofits and higher-education institutions, including the University. Hu said partnerships with industries and foundations are key components of safeguarding and expanding the University’s massive research enterprise. Despite a precarious stream of federal funding, the report noted non-federal funding was up 18.4 percent over the previous fiscal year. Hu said industry-sponsored research rose by 14.2 percent. He also noted these partnerships “will enrich the experience of our
students and better prepare them for future careers in academic, industry and have become an important mechanism to attract federal funding.” Hu also listed several key strategies for growing the University’s research expenditures in a challenging climate, such as expanding clinical trials, seeking more funds from foundations and philanthropic gifts, streamlining submission proposals and forming international partnerships. Still, he was unwilling to write off the role of local, state and federal government agencies in supporting the University’s research mission. “We must work with policymakers to make sure the support from the federal government for research will continue over time,” Hu said.
and we never know what game is going to be our last. “So we just want to play every game defensively as best as we can.” Added sophomore forward Glenn Robinson III: “Our defense struck the win for us, and I think a lot of people would doubt our defense coming into this game.” Michigan shot 48 percent from the field, and something seemed off given Michigan’s typically hot shooting ways. After falling behind 4-0 to start the game, the Wolverines went on a 9-0 run to take the lead, one they would never relinquish to the upset-seeking Terriers. But that start proved critical as Michigan never found the speed it usually relies on so heavily. Though the Wolverines attempted to push the tempo when they gained possession of the ball, it was hard for them to set the tempo against a team used to using every second of the shot clock on its possessions. That, coupled with the Terriers limiting them to one shot on most possessions, enabled Wofford to stick around. Wofford never really got with-
in striking distance of Michigan, because the Wolverines limited the Terriers from behind the arc and for the most part from the field, too, as evidenced by their 34-percent shooting. Michigan was not only able to get shots close to the hoop but run the ball in transition in the first half to open up its double-digit lead. The Terriers finished 1-for19 from behind the arc. “Before we played them, we emphasized how great they are from behind the arc,” said freshman guard Derrick Walton Jr. “Our main thing was to run them off the line, and if you can’t, contest them really hard.” Though the shooting night for Wolverines wasn’t up to par, Robinson still managed 14 points thanks to a 7-0 individual run in the final minutes of the first half. Sophomore guard Nik Stauskas led the team with 15. The win wasn’t the smoothest by any standards for Michigan, but now that it’s March, it doesn’t really matter. “Whatever win you can get is a good win,” Walton said. “We’re happy we got this win even though it wasn’t really pretty.”
tors can get more done working together than just administrators making decisions.” The Board of Regents received criticism earlier in the year for failing to include any students in the presidential search committee that ultimately selected University President-elect Mark Schlissel to serve as the University’s 14th leader. The search committee ultimately gathered input from a student advisory search committee formed by CSG. In response to recent criticism by the Black Student Union
— which has claimed the University’s administration has failed to act on student demands to improve the campus climate for minority communities — University officials began a series of meetings with organizers to address these issues. In his report, Proppe outlined numerous safety initiatives students have successfully implemented — such as the CSG and Interfraternity Council’s collaborations on the off-campus Night Owl bus, a new Safe Ride app and the ban on hard liquor at open fraternity parties.
plan. Everything we have on there has what we’re doing and how we’re going to do it. We’re going to Make Michigan, and we really show that in all of our points. Whereas they are ‘FORUM,’ they want to have a forum on it, but they don’t have that action plan in place.” Shokar added that the experience she and Dishell have gained in CSG executive positions over the last year adds to their ability to execute — their connection and experience with administrators signify a level of knowledge of University bureaucracy that FORUM lacks. “Bobby and I have so much experience in CSG,” she said. “We’ve had a lot of time to work in these roles and to really understand how to make CSG most efficient. And both of those things are incredibly important when you only have one term in office.” While she acknowledges room for improvement, Shokar said she sees her and Dishell’s candidacy as a continuation of work and relationship development with University administrators.
Abraham said this type of experience as CSG executives, while valuable, does not make either Dishell or Shokar more qualified to lead, citing a lack of CSG productivity this year as a cause for new management. Speaking specifically about diversity, she said she was offended by the fact that diversity has only recently become a “buzzword” or a cool thing to be interested in, when its absence has been an important University issue for years. Citing work that she and Manes have done since their freshman year to increase diversity on campus, among other issues, Abraham said connections aren’t exclusive to CSG executives. “It’s one thing to tout these administrative ties, but at the same time, to act like you’re the only one that has them is faulty,” she said. “Both Carly and I have been working with this University and with deans of varying schools and with administrators and other campus years since we were freshmen. They’re not the only ones to have those skills.”
greater selection than we’re able to offer, I think that’s great,” Hewitt said. He added that the only factor holding the restaurant back from opting into the law was the added responsibility that comes with it. “It’s one additional thing you have to monitor to make sure you’re in compliance with the law, and your customers are in compliance with the law, so there’s potential exposure, and you know, bureaucracy,” Hewitt said. Right now, the restaurant is planning to charge about $15 for
the corkage fee, he said. LSA senior Louise Colo said she thinks that wine is popular for students in certain settings, but not necessarily in those that the law addresses, so it’s unlikely students’ habits will be changed. “I think it’s more something that you’d drink at home,” Colo said. “It depends on where you’re going out to. Like going out to a restaurant to eat, if you’re 21 or over, a lot of people like to order it with meals. But as far as just drinking wine goes, and buying a bottle, I’d say it’s more of an athome thing.”
MOVEMENT From Page 1 future meeting. In the wake of the contentious vote, some CSG representatives who voted for postponement have claimed to have received threats as a result of their decision. In previous elections, issues such as entrepreneurship and tuition equality were the defining issues. But the #UMDivest movement has inserted itself into campaign season in force, creating an unexpected variable in the race. LSA senior Yazan Kherallah, the divestment chair of SAFE, promised that the #UMDivest movement would take to the polls next week in response to Tuesday’s meeting. “We’re going to hold every person who voted against listening to student voices accountable,” Kherallah said Tuesday night. “These investments impact the friends and family of students.” However, the two largest parties fielding candidates in the upcoming election, Make Michigan and FORUM — both of which have numerous incumbents in CSG — have not taken a stance on the resolution or the issue of divestment. Public Policy senior Greg Terryn, a CSG representative and spokesman for FORUM, said FORUM did not tell its members on the assembly how to vote on the divestment resolution. “We’re glad to see students voicing their concerns,” Terryn said, adding that FORUM asked its members to “vote your conscience, vote your heart.” LSA senior Andrew Craft, chair of Make Michigan, wrote in a statement that Make Michigan wants to remain open in dialogue. “We are not ignoring the point,” he wrote. “We agree that every student’s voice must be heard on campus, and every member of Make Michigan is ready and willing to discuss the issue with any student.” FORUM’s presidential and vice presidential candidates, Public Policy junior Carly Manes and LSA junior Pavitra Abraham, are both current representatives and voted against indefinite postponement of the resolution. Make Michigan’s candidates, Public Policy junior Bobby Dishell, the party’s presi-
Friday, March 21, 2014 — 3 dential nominee and current CSG vice president, and LSA sophomore Meagan Shokar, the vice presidential nominee and current assembly speaker, were not eligible to vote on postponement. Terryn did, however, add that the high student turnout at Tuesday’s meeting — the highest in recent memory — was positive. “Regardless of where you stand on this issue, it’s great to see such student mobilization,” he said. Business senior Michael Proppe, CSG president, said threatening and inflammatory messages have been directed at CSG representatives, particularly those who voted to table the resolution Tuesday, through social media and other online outlets as well as in person. Proppe said some of the messages being sent were “angry rhetoric,” but added there were also more serious threats, to the point that some representatives are afraid to attend their classes because they feel unsafe. LSA senior Bayan Founas, a member of SAFE, said SAFE in no way condones such threats and none of its members are participating or being encouraged to do so. While Dishell said many of those sending threats identified themselves in association with SAFE, both he and Proppe said they do not believe these aggressors are part of SAFE, and communication between the two groups has gone smoothly so far. Founas added that members of SAFE and students on campus who are perceived to be Arab have faced threats as well, similar in nature to the ones received by CSG representatives. She said one SAFE member was allegedly physically assaulted earlier this week, though University Police were unable to confirm whether or not the incident occurred. Proppe reported the situation at Tuesday’s meeting to the University’s Board of Regents on Thursday. “The student government has an obligation to hear our constituents out,” he said. In an interview after the meeting, Proppe said while he does not support this or any divestment movements, he thought the assembly should have voted either for or
against the proposal. He added that this is the first time in his presidency that the assembly has postponed a vote indefinitely. He added that it is important for all students to be given an opportunity for their voices to be heard, but supporting the movement outright is more complicated. “There is specific action that’s been put in there and there are other communities who do feel targeted by the resolution,” he said. “There’s so much stuff that we in the student government can do when the student body agrees on things but that’s really our opportunity to be effective here, this was such a divisive topic that I hesitate to waive the vote.” Founas said the group will remain in the CSG chambers until it meets five demands: to repeal Tuesday’s decision, keep CSG meetings completely open to the public with no closed sessions, allow unlimited public commentary, require CSG representatives to attend a “teach-in” session to better learn about the issue at hand and make a public apology. Proppe explained his plans to the group Wednesday night. He said he will motion to reconsider the vote on the proposal at next week’s meeting and will send it to a second reading if it fails. He added that he will propose to add an extra half-hour to both public commentary sessions of the meeting, but such action will require approval from the assembly. Additionally, he will allow a presentation about the Israeli occupation before the meeting for the representatives to watch in place of the teach-in session, which representatives cannot be forced to attend. Proppe added that he will allow presentations from other student groups such as Hillel if they request it. He said these accommodations are only being made because of the rare decision to table the vote, but a failure to vote on a resolution cannot be overturned by a sit-in. Members of SAFE and their supporters left the chambers last night when the building closed at 2 a.m. Founas said this was only because Proppe came to meet with the group. She added that people chose on their own to stay the night on Thursday.
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University departments should open discussion on race
he English Department held an open-mic event on March 18 that gave students an opportunity to discuss experiences and issues they have had in the classroom regarding race. We commend the English Department for acknowledging the effect campus racial climate on classroom learning experience, and for taking steps to effect change and improve race relations in the department. Other University departments should follow its example. Departmental action is a proper response to student calls for racial equality on campus. The #BBUM campaign in early November and the United Coalition for Racial Justice’s “Speak Out” event in the Shapiro Undergraduate Library in February demonstrated a need to address these issues. Facilitating open discussion in the classroom is the first step. However, there are several other actions the University should take in order to create safer learning spaces. One of the main issues highlighted by the students at the open-mic event was poor facilitation of classroom dialogue by graduate student instructors and professors. All GSIs and professors of social science and humanities courses should undergo training comparable to that of intergroup dialogue facilitators to ensure heightened sensitivity to diverse perspectives. Instructors should also make a concerted effort to give students “trigger warnings” that alert them to upcoming class materials that could be potentially offensive, explicit or controversial. Further, students should have the
opportunity to anonymously evaluate courses and instructor performance at any time so that issues can come to light while there is still time to change instruction techniques. These evaluations could also be used to gauge students’ comfort level in class. All classes should take part of one day during the first few days of the semester, when syllabi are normally reviewed, to lay out the foundations for how students should approach sensitive issues in class. Additionally, departments should make a concerted effort to teach material written by people of diverse backgrounds in their classes. Lastly, this effort to improve inclusivity and classroom safety through the alteration of group discussions, facilitations and curriculum material should be expanded to other social science and humanities departments. While it may be more difficult to make materials more accommodating in areas such as math, science and technology, all departments should make an effort to promote honest discussion about the improvements their students think instructors should be making to possibly influence campus racial climate.
ZAHRAA HADI | MICHIGAN IN COLOR
CSG does not represent me When you came up to me last year to solicit my vote, you told me you were “about” social justice. Alarms went off. You said you cared about diversity. Alarms went off. You said racism was wrong, “We all bleed red.” Alarms went off. Throughout the conversations I had with many of you, the alarms kept going off. There was this constant buzzing in my head telling me to stop talking to you. My gut was telling me to walk away from you as fast as I could. I ignored it. I was uncomfortable that you approached me when I was trying to study. I was uncomfortable that you invaded my space without asking me if it was okay to talk to me. I was uncomfortable that you started throwing around buzzwords like “racism,” “social justice” and “diversity” before you even asked me for my name. But I ignored it all. You were nice. I understood that you were stressed with the elections and that you were just trying to be heard. I understood that you were passionate about campus politics; you wanted to make a difference. And so, I ignored my feelings of discomfort to give you a space to talk. I let you into my own, personal space. I allowed you to push your agenda. I did not silence you. I did not tell you to stop speaking. I did not close the metaphorical door in your face and say “no.” I did not laugh at you for being passionate. Instead, I gave you a private platform for you to verbalize your hopes for this campus. Then, when I saw your name on the ballot, I voted for you. After all, you seemed like you actually cared. You fooled me. No, you did not fool me. You lied to me. You sat there Tuesday night and proved to me that I should have listened to the alarms. You care about diversity? You care about racism? You care about social justice? Then you should have proved it when hundreds of students gathered in the Rogel Ballroom, the largest turnout CSG has had, and listened to what we had to say. You should have pushed aside your feelings of discomfort. You should have pushed aside your cowardice. You should have let us speak. Instead, you chose to silence us. I’m a Muslim woman of color, and you attacked my personhood when you told me I could not speak. You reiterated violent rhetoric that told me I was not worthy of addressing you. By choosing to silence me, you mimicked what I have heard time and time again at the University: I have no place here. You stripped me of any power and agency that I had in this public space that I considered my home. You left me crying out in frustration at that wall of silence you built between us. You told me that it was “not the United Nations” and that you did not
feel that the CSG had the authority to vote on an issue that students themselves brought to you. You voted to postpone indefinitely without actually allowing the authors to introduce what they were proposing. You said you spoke to your constituents and asked them what they felt about it, but you did not ask me. Not one of you came up to me and asked me how I felt. Am I not here? Do I not matter? In fact, you did not ask any of us. We are students here — why do you not recognize that? Will we always be invisible to you? You destroyed my sense of belonging when you threw your power in my face and told me to shut up. You further twisted the knife in my back when you walked out on me when I was still trying to talk to you. Your looks of disgust hurt me. You looked at me, at us, as if we were animals at the zoo and not passionate students who just wanted to speak. You kept pounding that gavel, establishing your authority, and furthering the fact that you were more relevant than I was in those proceedings. You turned your back on me when I broke down and started crying out of frustration. You left the room as I was clawing at my throat trying to get my words out. You were gone by the time I fell into my friend’s warm embrace and started asking “Why won’t they let us speak? Why don’t they ever let us speak?” On Tuesday night, you silenced me. You were directly involved in my oppression and marginalization as a student of color on this campus. And before one of you comments “You’re just mad we didn’t choose to divest,” that is not the case at all. To be honest, I would not have cared as much if you voted “no” on divestment. I was expecting that. I was expecting disappointment. I was not expecting you to postpone the conversation indefinitely. I was not expecting you to deny us a platform to speak. I am upset, disappointed, hurt, but more importantly, I am angry. I am angry at myself for believing you when you said you would try your hardest to represent me. I am angry at myself for giving you a space to speak when I knew deep down that you would not do the same. I am angry that I was right. I am angry at you for lying to me. You claimed to be my ally, but you sat there and debated whether or not we were even worth listening to. I am angry, and I am calling for reparations. I want my cookie back. You are not my ally. You do not represent me. Zahraa Hadi is an LSA senior.
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s easy as it is to hate on Athletic Director Dave Brandon, the man deserves praise when he makes the rare correct decision — even when it’s completely obvious to the rest of us. On Monday, Brandon announced that the University ALEXANDER would continue HERMANN abstaining from serving alcohol at Michigan Stadium during home football games, both for safety reasons and the logistical nightmare that would ensue. Though Brandon and the University likely never intended to sell alcohol at Michigan sporting events — especially to non-suite and club-level patrons — the issue came to a head when the NHL’s Winter Classic on Jan. 1 received permission from the University’s Board of Regents, and through a special motion in the state legislature, to serve beer in Michigan Stadium. College stadiums across the country sell alcohol to fans in “premium seating,” but few provide the same for general admission ticketholders. At the same time, however, both numbers are growing. Anyone that’s attended an NFL
game sober in the last decade can tell you Brandon’s decision is the right move. Long before NFL teams faced declining ticket sales resulting from the proliferation of high-def television, fantasy football and all the headaches associated with attending games — not to mention the rising cost of everything from tickets, to concessions, to parking — drunken assholes have kept fans interested in, you know, just watching football at bay for years. Now, the NFL’s doing everything it can to “enhance” the in-stadium experience, including planning to offer free Wi-Fi at all 32 NFL arenas. Everyone has their own personal anecdotes displaying repulsive NFL fan behavior. Individually they prove nothing, so I’ll refrain from sharing mine. You’re welcome, Cleveland Browns fan that dumped a beer on me, an opposing 16-yearold Lions fan in the Cleveland Browns Stadium, demonstrating the most appropriate use of a $7 Miller Lite. Of course, Brandon’s choice will hardly prevent fans from continuing the long-standing tradition of getting hammered before games or sneaking alcohol in, but selling alcohol would almost certainly increase the number of negative “incidents” within the stadium. Contrarians like to cite the reported decrease in police arrests,
calls and charges following West Virginia University’s allowance of beer sales during the 2011 football season. But, I question the role of simultaneous increases in security at football games, or the newly enacted policy preventing fans from leaving the stadium to drink in the parking lot before reentering the stadium — a practice that’s been disallowed at Michigan for years. Not to mention profits have been smaller than you might think at some other Big Ten schools. Minnesota actually reported a loss of $16,000 from alcohol sales for the 2012-2013 season. Combine Brandon’s declaration Tuesday with last week’s announcement regarding the new student ticket policy at home football games — effectively a mea culpa for the failed general admission experiment — and Brandon is on a roll. Though both decisions are fairly obvious steps forward to the rest of us, given Brandon’s penchant for imbibing in unnecessary, profit-motivated behavior at the expense of fan and student welfare, even small victories are worth celebrating. Maybe with a few more common sense judgments we can declare that Brandon’s on his own pathway to reform. — Alexander Hermann can be reached at aherm@umich.edu.
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Collaboration for the pursuit of justice My Jewish values, my belief in social justice and my feelings about Israel are all intertwined. I believe that it is because of Jewish values such as repairing the world, the pursuit of justice and many more, that I feel so deeply rooted in social justice. It’s the combination of these values, my people’s history and my social justice beliefs that influences my feelings about the state of Israel. My feelings about Israel include love and criticism, pride and disappointment. I am critical of many of the decisions the current government has made concerning settlement building, socioeconomic status divides and issues concerning refugees. But I am also so proud of Israel’s expression of LGBTQ rights, commitment to sustainability and secular gender equality. I believe in, and am committed to, building Israel into a light onto the nations, held to a high standard of a Jewish democracy, which includes justice for the Palestinian people. It is also for these reasons that I am opposed to Boycott, Divest and Sanctions and the resolution calling
for divestment of Israeli companies proposed to the Central Student Government. BDS is a one-sided tactic that strives towards justice for one people, without acknowledging other narratives and other efforts towards a sustainable peace process that would ultimately lead to justice for two peoples. I am opposed to BDS because I believe in positive change. I am opposed to BDS because I believe in working toward collaborative efforts with Palestine and Israel. We can create positive change on our campus with more collaboration, dialogue and partnership among students invested in this issue. BDS inhibits this opportunity. The recent language on campus, including this resolution, articles in the Daily and mock eviction notices, has been dividing the campus, shutting out dialogue and the opportunity for narratives not only to be told, but to be understood and exchanged. I want to hear more stories and learn more of the lived realities of my own fellow students on this campus concerning the issue of Israel and Palestine. I believe
there should also be a respected place for my narrative in this circle. But when language is used to block dialogue and the exchange of multiple narratives, it’s hard for me to envision the campus climate I wish to belong to. I want multiple and diverse narratives to come together in peaceful and safe spaces on campus — where all voices have a space and are respected — and this polarizing resolution is bringing about just the opposite. I believe we need to continue to strive for acknowledgement, representation and respect for all of our students on this campus and justice for all citizens of the world — and I believe this includes a space for shared diverse narratives. Only through such collaborative efforts do I believe we can achieve the deserving peace for two peoples, the deserving states for two peoples, the deserving self-determination for two peoples and a promising, socially just future by two peoples. Michele Freed is an LSA junior.
MEAGAN SHOKAR | VIEWPOINT
Believe in student government I hear it time and time again: “It’s just student government — you don’t do anything and you can’t change state or federal policy. It’s not that big of a deal.” Often, when I talk about the Central Student Government with my friends, peers and colleagues, this is the sentiment I encounter. I can fully understand this perspective and where it comes from, given the years of unpleasant, contentious elections, paired with the lack of visibility of CSG in general. However, I have a slightly different perspective — a rather hopeful one. I believe in student government. I believe in its potential to better the quality of daily student life and to improve campus. I believe in its ability to work constructively and respectfully with the administration to make this institution of higher education uphold the ideals that brought us here in the first place. I believe in the capability of all student leaders to positively challenge ourselves and our administration to Make Michigan the school we all hoped it would be when we were visiting campus, taking tours and filling out applications. We had a beautiful image in our heads for what we would find when we got to
Ann Arbor and for many of us, our first days on campus were so unlike what we had imagined. My vision for the Central Student Government is to make substantial, tangible change to make all students happier and more productive; to engage the student body outside of campaign season to actually involve all student voices; to change the culture on this campus to make it more inclusive and cohesive. I want to continue the great work that current CSG President Michael Proppe and Vice President Bobby Dishell have started. Being involved in student government is a responsibility — those elected should be held accountable for listening to student voices, maintaining strong relationships with administration and taking action on the issues that students face on this campus. As Speaker of the Assembly, I have had the opportunity to work very closely with some of the most passionate and dedicated student leaders at Michigan and I admire the work they have done. I want it to continue. That’s why I am involved with Make Michigan. I’m here to make this a better campus than
it was when my sister came here, than when my brother attended the University, than it has been throughout my time in Ann Arbor. When my little brother hopefully attends the University in a few years, I want him to have an even better experience than his older siblings did. I want this campus to be safer, healthier, more diverse, more innovative and more studentfocused for all future Wolverines. At the end of the day, I’m not expecting anyone to remember my name or my face or what I specifically did on campus. And that’s the way it should be. I want students to have more faith and confidence in their government to effectively represent their interests and Make Michigan great. I want students to only remember that student government collaboratively created services, programs and events that helped alleviate their daily stresses, improved their quality of life and helped to Make Michigan the school they had always dreamed it would be. And I want to help. Vote Make Michigan on March 26 and 27. Meagan Shokar is an LSA sophomore.
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Rich Pakistani Fashion Week isn’t music comes to ‘U’ about you (or me) Asif Ali Khan to entertain at Hill Auditorium By COSMO PAPPAS
England. “There are a lot of good reasons why there might be a general perception in the United States, among laypeople, that Islam has not cultivated the arts,” said Professor Farina
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This Friday, UMS will welcome Pakistani cultural icon, Asif Ali Khan, at the Hill Asif Ali Auditorium Khan – The for a performance where Music of he and a group Pakistan of musicians will showcase March 21, 8 p.m. an Islamic art Hill Auditorium form called $10 to $46 qawwali. Traditionally, qawwali, which originated in the 13th century, is a Sufi devotional practice where a performer, called a qawwal, will sing religious poetry with the accompaniment of a band called a qawwali party. Asif Ali Khan was a student of the late, world-renowned qawwal Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, whose career brought the art of qawwali to the attention of a global audience when he was signed by Oriental Star Agencies out of Birmingham,
Qawwali-ty music celebrated. Mir, director of the Center for South Asian Studies. “But that would be a misperception. The thing about qawwali is that it’s not an esoteric, unpopular form: it’s actually exceptionally popular as an art form.” While their music goes hand-in-hand with traditional devotional practice, Asif Ali Khan’s performance promises a night of profound aesthetic experience for every showgoer, Sufi or not. A distinguishing quality of qawwali performances is that a single performer may sing poems written in languages ranging from Persian to Urdu to Punjabi, among others. So even at the level of shared language, live performances mean
different levels of access for different audience members. This does not imply, however, that one’s appreciation suffers. “You don’t have to be Sufi, you don’t have to be Muslim, to actually enjoy this. You’ll enjoy it in a different way, perhaps, but there’s also a political context that I think is just an element of what’s happening here,” Mir said. “We want to understand not just that multiple things are going on but that different people can engage the performance in different ways.” The political context she mentioned is qawwali’s role in expanding an international audience’s perception of Pakistan beyond harmful, flattening stereotypes. The excitement and beauty of qawwali lies in its ability to move spectators to raptures — spiritual or not — at the same time as it resists untrue and dangerous characterizations of Pakistan. “Billing this as ‘the Music of Pakistan’ is an important statement about the fact that Pakistan is about more than the War on Terror, the Taliban — more than political difficulties. It’s a place with a very rich culture and aesthetic traditions,” Mir said.
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Jamnesty to raise funds for Washtenaw County homeless By KATHLEEN DAVIS Daily Arts Writer
As busy college students wrapped up in the quest to find our next caffeinated beverage while rushing to class, it’s Jamnesty easy to turn a blind eye to March 21, the quiet man 7-11 p.m. on the corner The B-Side Venue with a coffee $5 to $7 cup hungry for change. However, the University’s chapter of Amnesty International is looking to change this stigma. This Friday, the organization will host Jamnesty, a concert event that aims to raise money and awareness for the fight against Ann Arbor homelessness. LSA sophomore Arielle Wisbaum, the organization’s external chair, is a key leader in organizing the event and said she uses her passion for social justice to raise discussion about important topics. “(Amnesty International) is a nicer forum for dialogue because there’s a lot of heated social justice issues right now on our campus, specifically,” Wisbaum said. “It’s a place where people feel comfortable bringing up these issues that are going on.” The national chapter of Amnesty International was established in 1961 and describes itself as “a global movement of people fighting injustice and promoting human rights,” according to their website. It’s the largest grassroots human rights organization in the world, and use their influence to both end unlawful detention
for prisoners of conscience and influence lawmakers to abolish the death penalty around the world. On a global scale, the organization has been focusing on LGBTQ rights in Russia as well as the treatment of immigrants in the United States. This year’s Jamnesty isn’t the first concert event hosted by Amnesty’s Ann Arbor chapter, but is the first to deal with a specific cause in mind. The event will feature five performances by various Ann Arbor-based musical groups
Assorted jams for charity. such as Josh Pederson, Stamp Nation and Psychedelic Engine and speakers passionate about Washtenaw County’s homeless population throughout the night. “We decided to focus on something more local because we always have such an international focus and there are obviously issues happening close to our campus that we have the resources to do things about,” Wisbaum said. “We decided to put on this fundraiser concert, and all the proceeds are going to the shelter association of Washtenaw County for homeless shelters.” Wisbaum said Washtenaw County’s sizeable homeless population is partly a result of having to compete for housing with students, many of whom are willing to pay
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significantly more than lowincome individuals for homes and apartments. Michigan’s Amnesty chapter has also been working closely with Groundcover News, an organization based in Ann Arbor. The monthly newspaper is sold to homeless inhabitants of Ann Arbor for twenty-five cents, which they can then resell for one dollar. The organization helps to provide a transition between unemployment and work experience along with encouraging the homeless newspaper vendors to overcome substance abuse or other personal issues preventing them from holding steady employment. Representatives from Groundcover will be speaking at Jamnesty, as will representatives from the Shelter Association of Washtenaw County. Wisbaum hopes University students as well as community members will attend the event and learn about the issue of homelessness in their area. “A lot of students are unaware of the issue and (that) we actually play a huge role in it,” Wisbaum said. “It’ll be a fun event — plus we want to change the stigma that exists among homeless people in the community.”
A couple of weeks ago during spring break, most of my friends made their brave and noble pilgrimages to Mexico or Miami, returning to this frozen hellscape seven days later with even tans and pierced ears (looking at you, Ryan). ERIKA As a person who spends HARWOOD her free time cocooned within an electric blanket, I should have been jealous; my spring break was spent struggling to navigate an unfamiliar city in a heavy coat. But I wasn’t jealous. At all. Because this unfamiliar city was Paris, and my somewhat heavy coat made me feel as chic as my grandma (my grandma has killer style, so yeah, I was feeling great). If you’ve so much as seen me in passing, you could easily glean that I have a borderline disturbing infatuation with all things Parisian as a not-sopetit tattoo of the Eiffel Tower is located on my forearm for the whole world to see (shout out to future employers). You laugh, but I’m not kidding. I’ve dreamt of going to Paris since I was in the womb and over break, it finally happened — and yes, my tattoo felt properly vindicated. To top it all off — as if God were real and he actually gave a shit about crafting Erika’s Perfect Parisian Spring Break 2014!! — Paris Fashion Week was taking place the entire time I was there (shout out to God). So naturally, in between all the museum visits, Eiffel Tower selfies, pug stalking and what seemed like a nonstop intake of beaucoup du vin, I, along with two friends, made my own brave and noble metro ride to Fashion Week. We started off at the Grand Palais, waiting outside of the Chanel show in hopes that we’d catch a glimpse of Anna
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Wintour (we didn’t), gawk at the real life presence of Karl Lagerfeld (we didn’t) or maybe even be whisked away by a fashion photographer who was just impressed with our cool and laid-back American style (we were! ... just kidding, of course we weren’t). What we did see were lots of nameless faces trying their hardest (but also, like, not even trying at all, you know?) to grab the attention of photographers and have their .5 seconds of fashion fame. The phenomenon of people dressing up just to be seen outside of the shows is one that’s taken off dramatically in recent years and has left no fashion week unscathed. At first I could admire it; it gave those with a respect and love for fashion a platform to present their own styles, or even designs, that they otherwise wouldn’t have. But this ideal rendition of Fashion Week solicitors has become somewhat of a pipe dream that’s promising in theory but kind of fucked up in practice. Like kale. Or Communism.
Taking the Parisian fashion world by storm. What’s now manifested are two polarizing extremes. On one end, you have those who pull out every name brand item in their closet, put it all together and call it “personal style.” On the other, you have those who have been unfortunately stricken with Lady Gaga syndrome, haphazardly donning the most outrageous materials (notice my lack of the words “garments” or “clothes”) and also call it “personal style.” While both sides have their differences, with one thinking that money and names equal fashion and the other believe shock and confusion are, both are equally problematic. The
end goal for both parties is attention, for all eyes to be on them and them alone. Of course I get it to an extent — I am an only child after all. The years 1993-present have been full of me crafting my own personal plan to ensure that everyone knows I’m “a thing.” Despite my level of understanding, I still can’t entirely get behind it. With everyone striving for just that one photo of themselves to be plastered onto some self-proclaimed fashion blog, what happens to the clothes? What happens to the style? The shows have already become diluted in ways, with the influx of social media use by almost everyone in attendance. But with the increasing distractions happening outside of them, it almost diminishes the grandeur and allure of the collections, the designers, the models, the make-up, the everything that goes into a fashion week that made me become obsessed as a child. Though I didn’t spot Anna or Karl, I was lucky enough to catch one of my favorite people ever, Grace Coddington, as she walked into the Valentino show. In true Grace fashion, she wore all black and clutched onto her sketchbook. Her hair was the same as ever — a loud red and flowing whichever way it so pleased. She laughed with colleagues as they made the long walk inside the show, not stopping once for a picture. The show wasn’t about her; it was about the Valentino fall 2014 RTW collection. Call me old school, but if the Creative Director at Vogue, someone who sits front row and has worked in fashion since before my parents were born doesn’t think that fashion week is about her, it’s probably not about you or I either. Maybe a portrait of Grace Coddington should be my next tattoo. I’m thinking a chest piece. Harwood is stalking pugs, if you want to join, e-mail erikacat@umich.edu.
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Talking ‘Divergent’ Maggie Q and Mekhi Phifer discuss blockbuster By SEAN CZARNECKI Daily Arts Writer
The Young Adult novel dominates the literature market, and sci-fi and fantasy have been its most electrifying genres. Beyond even literature, this youth-targeted genre has spawned film franchises, video games and even Lego sets. For reasons inconceivable to outsiders, fans continue to swarm global premieres, screaming for autographs and for pictures — one box office record broken after another. “Divergent” is a dystopian sci-fi film based on the Young Adult novel of the same name, hitting theaters this Friday, with the promise to thrill audiences as much as ever before. Earlier this month, The Michigan Daily participated in a screening of “Divergent” at the Emagine Theater in Royal Oak, hosted by actors Maggie Q (“Nikita”) and Mekhi Phifer (“8 Mile”). “To be honest, I saw this film the other week,” Q told the Daily. “I freaked out … I had so much fun! I felt like I went and got everything I wanted. I had fun, I was threatened, I was scared, I was emotional, I was cheering.” Many comparisons have already been drawn between “Divergent” and “The Hunger
Games,” and rightfully so. Both involve a young heroine, ordinary in many respects, trained to fight to the death, living in a society divided by castes, called upon to perform extraordinary acts of courage. Phifer, too, conceded the similarity between the two franchises, yet also believes “Divergent” could stand on its own merit. “We’re basically almost the same genre, but I think we also have an adult element that grown people will really like,” Phifer said. “It just deals with a lot of adult things. It deals with politics, it deals with socioeconomics, it deals with discovery of who you are.” Speaking of discovery, both of these actors are still learning their characters; “Divergent” is, after all, only the beginning of a trilogy. “We’ll just have to see what Max is up to, I’m curious myself,” Phifer said. “I don’t know what’s gonna happen in number two or number three. So I’m looking forward to see it just like you.” As for Q’s character, part of her appeal can be attributed to her “mystery,” as the actress puts it. “She’s an interesting cat,” Q said. “And I think we’re gonna get into her in the next one in a real way. There’s a real strength about her, but also whenever someone doesn’t give you a lot you’re dying to get more out of them, and I think that might be the case with her.” Both actors agree that maintaining a consistency in the portrayal of their characters throughout the trilogy poses the
greatest challenge to them. “You’re making a film decision, but it’s kind of like a TV decision where you have to decide where the character is going, and if that’s interesting to you,” Q said. “I thought (the build) for this character was real.” “Divergent” fans made an impressive showing at the Emagine Theater. In the lobby of the theater was a red carpet along which fans with outstretched hands held their copies of the book. They cheered, took pictures, took home autographs. One girl came forward and rolled up her sleeve and asked Phifer to sign her arm. She had no paper; she’d just take a picture of her arm. Phifer can count his son among these admirers — autograph notwithstanding. “He’s gonna come with me to the premiere when we do it in LA,” Phifer said. “This is the first time he’s ever been excited about me doing anything.” We went into the theater, the rows filled up, the stars made one final speech to the fans and the room went dark. The screen lit up and the film began. Laughter was rolling throughout the runtime, punctuated by the crack of applause, giggles, whispered jokes. Of course, much of these adolescent thrills left older audiences unfazed, but it was for the most part, a young audience. They left that night yabbering, woozy still, each with their memories and an autograph.
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Hype doesn’t equal substance in new NBC drama. one of the stronger elements of “Crisis,” the teenage hostages are definitely the show’s weakest link. The characters are uninspired and dull, the “teen romance” spark-less. Although the young actors do their best with the material they are given, the show barely tries to develop its characters beyond “token overachiever girl,” “angsty teen with daddy issues” and “devoted boyfriend.” And in a crowded ensemble cast, they are often pushed aside for more interesting characters. Whenever the hostage teens do have significant screen time, it’s all I can manage to maintain my attention. The only young character with any real intrigue is Anton Roth (Joshua Erenberg, “Suburgatory”) who is smartly paired with fellow underdog Marcus Finley (Lance Gross, “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne”). Marcus is easily the most likeable character on the show. He is a competent and
rational secret service agent, just with the misfortune of supervising the president’s son on the wrong day and suffering a brutal wound on the job. (We’ve all been there.) If there’s a reason to continue tuning in, it’s for our hero Marcus and Gross’ star quality. But aside from all the hype surrounding “Crisis,” there is the dark cloud of another fallen conspiracy drama. There is a reason that CBS’s “Hostages” failed so fantastically. It’s a fine line separating legitimate stakes and silly plot contrivances, and it is difficult to pull off an entire series based off a hostage situation that seems more suited to a 90-minute action film. “Crisis” could easily fall into the same trap of lazy storytelling, and judging by the pilot, it seems the show might be headed down that path already. However obvious the twists and broad the conspiracy, though, “Crisis” has a wealth of talent and potential under its pulpy surface. If the show utilizes its strengths and builds up its weaknesses, we could have a great quality drama with a unique premise (or at least some halfway intelligent network fare). The conspiracy could very well be more dynamic and better planned than anyone could guess by viewing the first episode, and maybe subsequent episodes will develop some of the one-dimensional teens a bit more. But this is wishful thinking and straight speculation. The mystery is still foggy and undeveloped. As it stands now, “Crisis” is fun but tragically unengaging.
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Michigan coach Red Berenson’s team’s NCAA Tournament chances may have ended Thursday with the team’s 2-1 double-overtime loss to Penn State in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament.
PSU eliminates ‘M’ from B1G Tourney Penn State nets 2OT winner, beats Wolverines for third time in 2014 By DAILY WRITER who has this position
ST. PAUL, Minn. — One inch. Andrew Copp’s shot spun like a coin on the goal line, teasing to fall across and give the Michigan hockey team a crucial overtime winner against Penn State (3-161-0 Big Ten, 8-25-2 overall) in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. One more inch and the Wolverines would have almost cer-
tainly earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. But the puck was kicked out, and No. 3 seed Michigan was eliminated by No. 6 seed Penn State, 2-1, Thursday afternoon, putting an NCAA Tournament berth in serious jeopardy. Forward Zach Saar scored on a wrist shot at 12:47 of the second overtime to end nearly 100 minutes of hockey and advance the Nittany Lions to the second round of the conference tournament. Michigan (10-8-2-1, 18-13-4) entered the Big Ten Tournament No. 11 in the PairWise Rankings. The Wolverines dropped to 16th in the PairWise with the loss and could miss out entirely on the 16-team tournament if lower teams earn automatic berths by
winning their respective conference tournaments. Michigan coach Red Berenson said he doesn’t think his team will be called on Selection Sunday. “We’ll wait and see on Sunday where everything ends up,” he said. “When you lose a game like this, you can’t expect to move up.” Thursday’s game remained scoreless until late in the second period, when a last-minute offensive possession quickly turned into a disaster for the Wolverines. Freshman defenseman Michael Downing pinched, leaving Penn State’s Taylor Holstrom alone at center ice. Following a turnover, the Nittany Lion forward received an outlet pass and slotted a wrist shot over freshman goaltender Zach Nagelvoort’s stick side with
just 22.8 seconds remaining until intermission. At 11:06 of the third period, the Wolverines finally responded. Sophomore forward Boo Nieves won the puck behind Penn State’s net and slid a pass to junior forward Phil Di Giuseppe, who onetimed it past goaltender Matthew Skoff. “When they got the first goal, it took us quite a while to answer,” Berenson said. “To get that goal back was huge. I thought we got the momentum off that goal.” The game then remained knotted at one until Saar’s winner in the second overtime. “It was good faceoff play on their part,” Nagelvoort said. “I went down to cover, and the next thing I knew, it was in the
net.” Penn State’s offensive formula is relatively simple: Forecheck relentlessly, throw pucks at the net and force opponents into bad turnovers. They succeeded in all of those, resulting in a wideopen game that featured 118 shots between the two teams. Nagelvoort was up to the challenge for most of the afternoon, finishing with 63 saves, but the magic ran out on Holstrom’s rush and Saar’s wrister. “He kept the game close when we were at our worst and gave us a chance,” Berenson said. Michigan has played to the level of its competition all year. It opened the regular season with a commanding 3-1 win over No. 3 Boston College and ended it with
a rout of No. 1 Minnesota. But sandwiched between those results came a 5-4 record against Michigan State and Penn State, the Big Ten’s worst teams. That ineptitude reared its head again Thursday. The first period ended without much offensive firepower from Michigan, which failed to take control despite a pair of power plays and a crowd partial in its favor. The Wolverines ramped up the intensity in the second frame, but they couldn’t find twine and conceded late. When the exhaustion of two overtimes had sunk in, the Nittany Lions finally delivered the dagger, sending Michigan home early from the conference tournament and potentially ending the Wolverines’ season.
Baseball opens Big Ten Michigan starts Alumni play vs. conference power Field slate vs. Indiana By BEN FIDELMAN Daily Sports Writer
Though its record may not show it, the Michigan baseball team has improved this season. But this weekend, the upwardtrending Wolverines (8-12-1) will face a major test in Blooming- Michigan ton, where they at Indiana will open Big Ten play against Matchup: projected con- Michigan 8-12ference cham- 1; Indiana 10-8 pion Indiana When: Friday 4:05 P.M. (10-8). The Hoosiers Where: Bart are captained Kaufman Field by an experi- TV/Radio: enced pitching MGoBlue.com staff that has posted a 2.68 earned-run average, which leads the Big Ten by nearly three quarters of a run. Senior Joey DeNato is 3-1 on the year and is the ace of the rotation. His 1.95 ERA is good for seventh in the Big Ten, and opponents are mustering just a .241 batting average against him through five starts. Much like the Michigan pitchers, he goes after hitters with a power-pitching attitude, and his strikeout numbers reflect that. The second noteworthy starter is sophomore Christian Morris, who is pumping through his outings with a 2.75 ERA. “He’s going to mix a fastball, breaking ball and change-up,” said Michigan coach Erik Bakich. “He just knows how to pitch. He’s not out there throwing — he’s pitching. He has a plan, and he’s had a lot of quality starts.” Indiana will send DeNato to the mound Friday, followed by Morris and junior Kyle Hart on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. The Wolverines aren’t looking to do anything differently against
one of the conference’s best arms in DeNato. They believe offensive success is going to come from being disciplined and aggressive at the plate, and that formula will work against any pitcher in the country. Compared to his usual statline, DeNato struggled in his most recent outing against Long Beach State, and Michigan will be looking to capitalize on a rare chink in his armor. The Wolverines will counter with an ace of their own Friday with fifth-year senior righthander Ben Ballantine. The team will look to Ballantine and fellow fifth-year senior left-hander Logan McAnallen to come out and utilize their veteran presence to set the tone for the series. Another high point of the Hoosiers team is the shutdown bullpen duo of junior Luke Harrison and sophomore Scott Effross. The pair has given up just six earned runs through 35 innings — impressive considering that all of their appearances have come in relief. Though the Indiana pitching staff stands out with its low ERA, Michigan is confident rolling into the weekend with hot bats. It seems that someone new steps up in the Wolverines’ lineup every weekend — last weekend, that was sophomore shortstop Travis Maezes. He carried a .500 batting average on the weekend, popping two home runs and driving in four. The Hoosiers carry four hitters who bat above .300. Indiana is led by juniors Kyle Schwarber and Sam Travis, who are hitting .352 and .320, respectively. Schwarber also packs some power, racking up three home runs and five doubles. One area in which the Hoosiers struggle is stolen bases. Junior Casey Rodriguez has six
steals on the season, but no other player has more than three. In comparison, Michigan has four players with at least three steals. Indiana is a particularly tough opponent with which to start Big Ten play. Coming off a season that saw it reach the College World Series, it wasn’t surprising when the preseason poll projected Indiana to win the Big Ten in 2014. “They have the bullseye on their back in this conference,” Bakich said. “They’re not going to sneak up on people anymore. They have a lot of their key players back from last year, and they’re a team that everyone knows a lot about, because everyone in the region followed their great success story.” Indiana has been in the top 25 for most of the season. It fell off the list after dropping two of three to Long Beach State last weekend. The team rebounded this week, picking up a midweek win against No. 14 Louisville. But Michigan will do its best to ensure the Hoosiers don’t turn the lone triumph into a streak.
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Carol Hutchins’ favorite thing to do is throw batting practice with her team. That is, as long as they’re hitting the ball. With the Big Ten season starting Friday, the Wolverines’ bats are hitting and the Michigan softball coach is smiling wide. The Wolverines (19-6) will see Indiana in their first conference series of the season, and while the Hoosiers’ strength is their pitching staff, Michigan is now hitting its stride at the plate. Senior infielder Taylor Hasselbach was named Big Ten player of the week after hitting .667 with six RBI last weekend in Louisville, Ky. Though most of her career has been defined by timely pinch-hitting and leadership, Hasselbach made the most of her chance in the lineup and will look for more opportunities this weekend. “Once I got into the lineup, the main thing was just trusting my preparation,” she said. “I just got into the box and did what I knew
how to do.” Hasselbach’s offensive eruption came at just the right time. The Wolverines struggled to hit the ball the previous Indiana at weekend but, behind the Michigan senior infield- Matchup: er, Michigan Indiana 17-7; posted 27 runs Michigan 19-6 in three games When: Saturday 2:30 P.M. in Louisville. Friday’s Where: doubleheader Alumni Field at Alumni Field TV/Radio: will give the MGoBlue.com Wolverines a chance to
showcase their talent for a home crowd for the first time this season after Tuesday’s non-conference contest with Bowling Green was postponed one week. “Our kids do a fantastic job transitioning from indoors to outdoors,” Hutchins said. “But to me, the biggest distraction we have is being at home now.” In every prior game this season, Michigan has been on the road and in a hotel on game day. In those games, the Wolverines were monitored by Hutchins and the staff where they helped the team stay focused. Now that the players are on See SOFTBALL, Page 8
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Redshirt junior Jon Horford goes up for a shot during Michigan’s 57-40 win over Wofford in the NCAA Tournament.
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A Michigan fan holds up a sign in support of sophomore guard Nik Stauskas during Michigan’s first-round game Thursday.
After win, limelight shines on assistant coaches
Jordan, Meyer start prep for Texas By NEAL ROTHSCHILD Daily Sports Editor
MILWAUKEE — LaVall Jordan and Jeff Meyer walked off the court after Michigan’s 57-40 win over Wofford Thursday night, spent time with the team in the locker room and walked right back on the court, iPads in hand. The assistant coaches were delegated as the scouts for the Wolverines’ game on Saturday — Meyer chosen to study Arizona State, while Jordan was assigned Texas. Much is made of the physical rigors of the NCAA Tournament, with teams playing games in shorter spans than in the regular season, but it’s just as much an
SOFTBALL From Page 7 their own schedule, Hutchins has to trust her squad to maintain that focus up until they gather three hours before game time. Beyond the matter of focus, Michigan will be getting adjusted to its notably fast outfield after practicing inside for six weeks. “Our goal in practice today was to not let the ball touch the fence,” Hutchins said Wednesday. “We have to make sure we’re taking deep angles on the ball.” The Wolverines’ veteran outfield, anchored by senior center fielder Lyndsay Doyle and senior right fielder Nicole Sappingfield, will be used to the adjustment period. Sappingfield thinks this team could be farther along going into conference play than in years past, and that bodes well for a team looking for its seventh
exercise in study. Instead of having weeks to get to know a Big Ten opponent, inside and out, there’s just about 40 hours to get ready for a team in the Big Dance. “It’s a challenge,” Jordan said. “But that’s why we have smart guys. I think our guys embrace that challenge. They like trying to be the smartest team.” It’s not that the coaches are trying to formulate offensive sets and inbounds plays from watching the games live as much as they’re trying to get a feel for their future opponent. Sometimes a player is listed as 6-foot-11 when he’s closer to 6-foot-9. Coaches also pick up on play calls signaled on the fly, which are either not audible, not visible or both in film. “Our job is to take what we see, information we gather metrically and then be able to give them
straight Big Ten title. The other member of the outfield, sophomore Sierra Lawrence, has been one of Michigan’s strongest presences at the plate this spring, hitting .355 with three home runs and 27 RBI. In the circle, junior pitchers Haylie Wagner and Sara Driesenga will continue to lead the Wolverines, though freshman right-hander Megan Betsa has gotten significant innings in recent weeks as Driesenga works out some control issues. Wagner has led the pack at 13-0, with a 0.93 ERA in 75 innings pitched. While Indiana figures to be a bottom-dwelling Big Ten team, Hutchins insists that the Wolverines’ focus remains on their own performance. “We’ve spent a lot of time seeing what kids are capable of,” Hutchins said. “But the game hasn’t changed. The game doesn’t know we’re in Big Ten season and I don’t think we’ll do much differently.”
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exactly what they can absorb,” Jordan said. “You’ve got to give them a great idea of what they’re going to face.” But while the coaches are charged to take in all the information they can, they need to pick and choose what to relay to the players. “You always try to give them a Reader’s Digest version of preparation,” said assistant coach Bakari Alexander, who was in charge of scouting Wofford. “I think it’s anchored in strengths, weaknesses, top three scorers, high-minute guys.” Freshman guard Zak Irvin likes to know the opponent’s style of play, who the key players are and what they like to do. For sophomore guard Nik Stauskas, it’s important to know how they defend ball screens. He’s had to deal with Big Ten teams
spending weeks concocting game plans to limit his production, so it’s a relief for him that in the NCAA Tournament, teams are too worried with their previous matchup to spend much time on that. As Texas opened up a sizable second-half lead on Arizona State Thursday night, Jordan and Meyer sat in the scouting seats, tapping away at their Apple devices and exchanging observations. The Sun Devils mounted a comeback and led in the final minute, but it was tied with 16 seconds left. Longhorn center Cameron Ridley scooped an offensive rebound off the floor and laid in a buzzer beater in prime March Madness dramatic form. With the Texas win, Jordan would have the preparation ready to give to the team Friday. Though the focus was solely on Wofford in
the preceding five days, he made sure to know a bit about the Longhorns beforehand. “They’ve got size, a couple big guys, a lot of height,” Jordan said. “If we do end up seeing them, that’ll be something we gotta adjust.” The coaches enter scouting with more or less a blank slate. The first thing they consider when they know an opponent is connections on the coaching tree, such as Wofford assistant coach Darris Nichols being a former point guard of Michigan coach John Beilein’s at West Virginia. Then, they’ll look at the team’s last five games and try to pick up on tendencies. “Who are their main scorers, where do shots come from, how do they exploit other teams’ defenses?” Alexander said. “All of those different things are ingredients
that lead into preparation.” More than any other time in the season, the fate of a team is in the assistant coaches’ hands in the NCAA Tournament. Much else about a game has been made neutral — the teams are physically tired, they’re on a neutral court and emotional intensity is peaking. What differs between teams is how much one knows about the other, and how they recalibrate in response. Michigan players and staff took the team bus back to the hotel shortly after the game Thursday, but Meyer and Jordan remained on the sidelines. Like synchronized studiers, they watched the game with their heads perched atop their right hand. The players’ days were done, but it was crunch time for Meyer and Jordan.
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Junior foward Cyesha Goree is second in program history in rebounds by a junior with 289 this season.
‘M’ set for WNIT opener at home By SHANNON LYNCH Daily Sports Writer
The first round of the WNIT begins this week, and the Michigan women’s basketball team will kick off its postseason play at Crisler Arena Friday night against Stony Brook. The Wolverines received an atlarge bid Monday after losing Stony Brook to No. 19 Michi- at Michigan gan State in the Matchup: second round Stony Brook of the Big Ten 24-8; MichiTournament. gan 18-13 Michigan (8-8 When: FriBig Ten, 18-13 day 7 P.M. overall) finished Where: Crisler tied with MinCenter nesota for sixth place in the Big TV/Radio: Ten. This is the MGoBlue.com first time since 2010 that the Big Ten has sent nine teams to the postseason. For
the Wolverines, this is the fifth straight year the program has earned a postseason bid. Friday, Crisler will host the Seawolves for the programs’ first-ever matchup. Stony Brook (13-3 America East, 24-8) finished second in its conference, earning a Division I postseason appearance for just the second time. Forward Sabre Proctor, who reached double figures in scoring 26 times during the regular season, leads the Seawolves, but two of Stony Brook’s guards, Jessica Ogunnorin and Chikilra Goodman, could pose the biggest threat to the Wolverines. Each was named to the America East AllChampionship Team, and Goodman was named the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year. Junior guard Shannon Smith is one of the Wolverines’ biggest offensive weapons. She’s averaging a team-leading 14.1 points and recorded five 20-point contests
during the regular season. “Shannon’s probably going to have the other team’s best defender on her — they’re going to be denying her the ball,” said Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico. “They are probably going to be trying to double team her at times, so we need to use her sometimes as a decoy.” In its first-round matchup, Michigan’s focus will be on finishing the full 40 minutes without faltering and relying on a number of different people to make critical plays. “Every day, we’ve been spending time on end-of-game situations — up a point, down a minute, a minute left, 30 seconds, three seconds left in the game — and really just working on our confidence,” Barnes Arico said. With late-game control in mind, Michigan will need a strong free-throw percentage — this season, the Wolverines are 13-4
when making more free throws than their opponents. Other keys include 3-pointers and rebounds. Junior forward Cyesha Goree is second in program history for rebounds as a junior (289) and put up 13 per game at the Big Ten Tournament. Michigan led the Big Ten in rebounding during the regular season. With the goal of opening up the court and using different rotations, the Wolverines will look to rely on sophomore guard Madison Ristovski and freshman guard Siera Thompson for consistent free throw shooting. Ristovski is shooting 46.2 percent from beyond the arc, while Thompson, who set the record for most 3-pointers for a freshman in a single season, has increased her total to 69 this year. “It shows our growth as a team,” Barnes Arico said. “We’re trying to get better at having everyone be able to make the play late in the game.”