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Mayoral candidate Christopher Taylor receives applause from his supporters at a watch party at the Black Pearl Tuesday.

Taylor celebrates landslide victory in mayoral primary Crowded primary field features four city council candidates

By EMMA KERR and SHOHAM GEVA Daily News Editor and Managing News Editor

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Amid a crowded field in the Ann Arbor Democratic mayoral primary, city council member Christopher Taylor has won the position, carrying 7,070 of 16,591 votes cast

for a total of 47.57 percent. He will face Bryan Kelly, an independent challenger, in the race for city mayor Nov. 4.

“This has been truly incredible,” Taylor, who declared success at about 10 p.m. Tuesday night, said in a victory speech. “Politics is in many varying ways a very humbling thing to get involved in. I am so delighted that, this night, the form of humbling that I am receiving is one of confidence and trust. For all of you here and the voters of Ann Arbor, I want to thank you. This is incredibly meaningful and I will

never forget it.”

Fellow Councilmembers Stephen Kunselman (D - Ward 3), Sabra Briere (D- Ward 1) and Sally Hart Petersen (D-Ward 2) also ran in the Democratic primary. Total voter turnout was at 16.67 percent.

In an interview Tuesday night, Taylor said he sees multiple priorities to address for the city.

“The city’s needs are multivariable, and our charge is to find the right balance among them,” he said.

“There are big projects that we have: transportation, storm water See MAYOR, Page 2

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The Michigan Athletic Department said they would come, and they did, in full force. They sported Cristiano Ronaldo jerseys and scarves, and they kicked soccer balls in the parking lot. The fraternities looked dormant, but the party went on anyway, with tailgates filling the lawns on State Street and the stadium parking lots alive as ever.

Even before Ronaldo unexpectedly entered Saturday’s game between Real Madrid and Manchester United, Michigan Stadium’s soccer experiment was a roaring success.

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti had previously maintained that the megastar would not play in the record-breaking meeting at the Big House, taking away some of the excitement of the game. But in the 74th min-

ute, Ronaldo came onto the pitch and solidified a once-in-a-lifetime experience for all who came to see it.

Ann Arbor had the look and feel of a football Saturday, only instead of a sea of maize taking over the town, it was swarms of red and white.

Perhaps the biggest difference in atmosphere from a Michigan football game to Saturday’s match was the diversity of the people inside the stadium. Everyone wanted to be a part of history — and they were, as the game drew the largest crowd in U.S. soccer history at 109,318 — but they each descended on Ann Arbor by different means and with their own story to tell. *** As far as summer internships go, Matty Berman effectively hit the jackpot.

A rising senior communications major at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York, Berman was chosen as an intern with Relevent Sports, the company organizing the International Champions Cup. As a college soccer player and See SOCCER, Page 10

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Engineering student government set to rework constitution.

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The Football team has planned an additional match, Aug. 16 at 8 p.m.

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MAYOR From Page 1 infrastructure, the roads and the like.”

In an interview last week, he said, if elected, he plans to continue creating new transportation options, including encouraging services like Uber and Bike Share to spread in Ann Arbor, and to support the expansion of the AAATA public transit system.

Taylor also supports calculated, balanced development, as long as it does not affect the surrounding neighborhoods, promising to alter zoning ordinances to avoid situations like that at 413 E. Huron St., where residents took issue with the construction of a new high-rise complex. He also plans to make infrastructure improvements, specifically addressing the community’s need for better streets and more enforcement of parking laws throughout the city.

In an interview Tuesday night, outgoing mayor John Hieftje, who was in attendance at Taylor’s watch party, said he was happy to pass on the position to Taylor. Hieftje has served at his current position for 14 years.

“There were some good candidates in the race, but Chris Taylor won and I am sure the city will be in good hands with him,” Hieftje said.

“I have no regrets — everything I ever wanted to do is done and so

I’m happy to leave it off to others to take over.”

Among the candidates, Taylor’s voting history has been the most similar to Hieftje’s. Each candidate’s voting record, especially in relation to Hieftje’s policies, became a closely discussed theme throughout the campaign.

In relation to the University, Taylor, like most city officials, is concerned about the potential decline of Ann Arbor’s tax base following University acquisitions of city land, which takes them off the tax rolls.

He has advocated for requiring the University to pay for city expenses generated by events at Michigan Stadium, which could include the cost of closing streets and increased police security.

In the past, Taylor has also advocated for heightened coordination with AAPD in relation to party control and vandalism, supported and made improvements to the pedestrian crosswalk ordinance and advocated for the removal of hornets nests from parks.

Donations for Taylor’s campaign totaled $75,698, significantly more than his fellow candidates.

Among the other candidates, Petersen remains on City Council until the end of her term in November. Because of her run for mayor, she was ineligible to run for reelection. Both Kunselman and Briere have an additional year left in their City Council terms.

UMEC begins to revamp constitution Engineering Council addresses pattern of election discrepency

By MICHAEL SPAETH Daily Staff Reporter

In the wake of a Central Student Judiciary ruling in March that invalidated the results of the Engineering Council’s December election, UMEC has commenced work on a new constitution and bylaws.

Engineering senior Kelsey Hockstad and Engineering graduate student Kyle Lady sued UMEC in early March for improperly conducting its December Executive Board election and violating their rights of equal protection and democratic representation. Among other violations of UMEC’s constitution and bylaws, the students that became president, vice president and director of administration — all positions on the Executive Board — never ran for the position they were set to serve in.

Additionally, the petitioners argued that UMEC’s constitution and bylaws were in violation of the Central Student Government All-Campus Constitution because UMEC claims to represent graduate students even though it cannot collect dues from them. UMEC does collect dues from College of Engineering students.

In their March ruling, CSJ ordered the UMEC Executive Board members to resign their positions to be replaced by interim board members until the next March election. CSJ also ruled that while UMEC’s constitution and bylaws were not in violation of the All-Campus Constitution because graduate students are still covered by the College of Engineering, UMEC can limit graduate students’ participation because they pay dues to Rackham rather than the College of Engineering.

Engineering senior Max Olender, UMEC President, said the CSJ case brought greater attention to the problems with UMEC’s constitution and bylaws and emphasized the need for further reform.

“Even though CSJ ruled that neither UMEC constitution nor bylaws were in violation of the Central Student Government AllCampus Constitution, it revealed a lot of issues that had to be addressed, and it was really sort of eye-opening for those of us who at the time weren’t involved in UMEC,” Olender said.

In April, the UMEC General Council passed a resolution creating a constitutional convention to write a new constitution and bylaws. In early May, Olender began reaching out to engineering departments and student organizations to recruit delegates. By the end of June, convention leadership positions had been finalized and informal online discussions about the content of the new constitution and bylaws began in early July. The group is set to begin forming an outline and rough draft over the next few weeks.

While the delegates are still in the brainstorming stage of the process and have not met in person as a full group yet, there are several issues that are already being discussed.

One of the most important issues is student representation.

Many of the General Council representatives are members of engineering student organizations. At least one member of each of these organizations must attend General Council meetings if the organization wants to receive funds from UMEC. Engineering senior David Hershey, chair of the constitutional convention, said this has led to general disinterest among General Council representatives and has made it difficult to get people to care about UMEC’s work.

“We’re looking at things like moving to a Senate model or an elected model so that the people that sign up to be on a legislative body are people that want to be in student government and care and are passionate about it and can make a difference,” Hershey said.

Additionally, convention leaders believe that the current 10-person Executive Board is too large and should be reduced in size.

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NEWS 3

Wards 1, 2 and 3 actively 6th Circuit Court contested in city primary opens trial on state Three new Dem. candidates, two incumbents to run uncontested in Nov.

By EMMA KERR Daily News Editor

With all precincts fully reporting in Tuesday’s primary elections, City Councilmember Sumi Kailasapathy (D–Ward 1) has won the Democratic nomination as an incumbent for her ward, Kirk Westphal, member of both the Planning and Environmental Commissions, has won the Democratic nomination for Ward 2, and UM-Dearborn lecturer Julie Grand has won the Democratic nomination in Ward 3.

The Ward 4 race was uncontested, with the nomination going to Graydon Kraphol, and did not appear on the primary ballot.

In Ward 5, though two names appeared on the Democratic primary ballot, Leon Bryson withdrew from the race in late June, leaving incumbent Chuck Warpehoski to run de facto uncontested.

No Republicans ran in the primaries for any of the seats on Council.

Contesting Kailasapathy in the Ward 1 race was Don Adams, member of the Board of Directors for the Eisenhower Center.

Kailasapathy, who has been on City Council for two years now, won with 56.76 percent of the vote.

She was unavailable for comment Tuesday night.

Nancy Kaplan, member of the Ann Arbor District Library Board, also campaigned for the Ward 2 seat against Westphal. City Councilmember Sally Petersen (D-Ward 2), the incumbent, was not eligible to run for the position because of her run for mayor.

“I am so humbled and proud of all of the support that I have gotten over the past years. It has made me feel really loved and supported,” Westphal said in a speech to supporters Tuesday night. “I look forward to working with all of you and hearing from you over my term.”

Along with Grand, two other candidates — barber Bob Dascola and LSA sophomore Sam McMullen — competed for the Democratic nomination for the Ward 3 seat, left open by City Councilmember Christopher Taylor’s (D-Ward 3) run for mayor.

Grant won with 51.13 percent.

In an interview Tuesday night, Grand said she was looking forward to one-on-one constituent work, as well as addressing affordable housing issues in the ward.

“I’m thinking about how we can make our basic services better, how we can continue to attract and retain residents,” she said. “We need to focus on quality of life as

well as our basic services because it’s what is going to keep people here and draw people here.”

Controversy surrounded the Ward 3 race after a June ballot misprint issue, in which Bob Dascola’s name was mistakenly left off of nearly 400 absentee ballots. Following a motion filed

by Dascola in federal court, misprinted ballots were not counted Tuesday night.

As of Tuesday morning, City Clerk Jacqueline Beaudry said there remained three individuals who had sent in misprinted ballots without also returning a second, corrected ballot, meaning their votes wouldn’t be counted.

Beaudry said she expected one out of those three to turn in a corrected ballot later in the day.

When reached Tuesday night, Dascola declined to comment on any potential further legal actions in response to the election results.

Countywide, 22nd Circuit Court candidates Pat Conlin and Veronique Liem, with 45 and 41 percent of the vote respectively in Tuesday’s primary, garnered the primary nominations to continue on to the general election in November.

In the non-partisan court primary, the top two candidates go on to the general election for the 22nd circuit court bench seat.

Michael Woodyard, the third candidate, received 12.97 percent of the vote and will not advance to the general election.

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Third Ward democratic city council candidate Julie Grand addresses her supporters at mayoral candidate Christopher Taylor’s watch party at the Black Pearl Tuesday.

gay marriage ban Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio cases also currently underway

By SHOHAM GEVA Managing News Editor

Wednesday, the 6th Circuit Court heard oral arguments in six pending cases from four different states concerning the legality of gay marriage, including one case from Michigan.

DeBoer v. Snyder, filed in 2012, which began as a case against Michigan’s ban on adoption by same-sex couples and evolved into a challenge to the state’s overall ban on gay marriage, is one of two cases out of the six to directly address legalization of marriage.

The other four address general recognition of same-sex marriages performed outside of the state and recognition for the purposes of issuing death and birth certificates.

Jay Kaplan, ACLU Michigan’s LGBT Legal Project staff attorney, said when it comes to the circuit court trial, Michigan’s situation among the four other states is distinctive for several reasons.

“What’s unique about Michigan’s decision is that unlike most of the state federal court challenges, Michigan had a full fledged trial with witnesses, expert witnesses, and testimony, so the judge made some findings of fact, and I think it makes it a stronger decision,” Kaplan said. “An appellate court, they can reverse based on findings of law, but not findings of fact.”

In opening arguments on the DeBoer case, attorneys for the defense, in favor of the ban, characterized the case as a question of voter’s rights. Michigan’s gay marriage ban was instituted in 2004 as a statewide ballot proposal.

“It is a fundamental premise of our democratic system that the people can be trusted to decide even divisive issues, on rational grounds, and that’s what this case is about,” Michigan’s Solicitor General Aaron Lindstrom told the court.

Attorneys for the defense, in contrast, described the case as remedying an unconstitutionally exclusionary policy.

“We are not asking to redefine the marital relationship,” Carole Stanyer, attorney for the plaintiffs, told the court. “We are only asking for an end to the exclusion of same-sex couples from the right to marry.”

It is common for courts to stay decision at this level when an appeal to the Supreme Court is expected. However, similar to the outcome of the original decision on the case in favor of DeBoer, which launched an almost day-long period during which multiple county clerks across the state, including in Ann Arbor, married about 300 same-sex couples before late in the evening of the same day Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette’s (R) request for an emergency stay on the decision was granted, some marriages could occur as a result.

Sandi Smith, president of the Jim Toy Community Center, a Washtenaw County organization which is a self-described local resource for LGBTQ individuals and their allies, said locally the district court’s decision saw a huge reaction, especially in terms of couples waiting to get married.

Because the 6th Circuit’s decision is expected to be stayed, she said the impact she expects from the 6th Circuit’s eventual decision is similar to the outcome of the March case at the district level.

“We have an opportunity for perhaps a window where marriages again can resume, and be recognized and be legal in the state of Michigan,” she said.

The 300 marriages performed after the district court decision are currently in a legal limbo following the emergency stay. The American Civil Liberties Union’s Michigan branch has sued on behalf of the couples married in the interim between the decision and the emergency stay, and asked that the state recognize the marriages.

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PAUL SHERMAN | VIEWPOINT

Time for trains

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Education, not incarceration Michigan prisons in desperate need of reform by state legislature

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he largest growing industry in Michigan since 1980 is the prison industry. Twenty-four years ago, Michigan corrections department’s budget was three percent of the state’s fiscal budget. Today, the corrections department accounts for 20 percent of the budget. Similarly, Michigan prisoners serve longer sentences and cost more to taxpayers than the national average. With correctional facilities using more money than education, reforming the prison system has become increasingly important to the state legislature’s bipartisan agenda. The state legislature must take reformatory action as soon as possible so funding can be redirected to areas in desperate need of help such as education.

The Citizens Alliance on Prisons and Public Spending, a Lansing-based non-profit, advocates guidelines for the state to take into consideration during the reforms. Policies such as, presumptive parole, where all prisoners are released after their minimum sentence unless there is reason to believe there’s a risk, more discretion for “good time” and revamping the parole board have been suggested by CAPPS to help both prisoners and the state.

While violent crimes in Michigan fell by 30 percent from 1986 to 2006, state prisons experienced growth of more than 250 percent.

This increase stems from a variety of factors that can be altered. Our prisoners spend 4.3 years in prison compared to the national average of 2.9 years. Imprisoning nonviolent crime offenders for longer time proves ineffective

in ensuring safety for the state. A 2013 study by the Pew Center found that Michigan’s rate of incarceration dropped 12 percent between 2007 and 2012 while crime rates fell 17 percent during the same time period indicating incarceration may not be the answer to preventing crimes.

Lightening sentences could prove beneficial to both taxpayers and those convicted of minor offenses.

Partly due to the War on Drugs established in the 1980s and the rise in felony convictions, Michigan’s prison population is becoming older, with some older prisoners costing $200,000 a year — significantly more than the already expensive $35,000 cost per prisoner average.

As many drug policies are outdated and unjust, releasing elder inmates would alleviate the burden on Michigan’s

corrections system.

Correction facilities constitute 20 percent of Michigan’s state budget, a percentage higher than funding for crucial programs like higher education. With the majority of public universities in Michigan increasing tuition by upwards of three percent, redirecting funding currently used towards the corrections department could subsidize increased costs that students pay. These high prices act as a hindrance for students to attend college, and this hindrance increases the incarceration probability.

With one year of college decreasing incarceration of Caucasians by 10 percent and African Americans by 37 percent, it’s imperative that we adjust our funding to help our youth stay out of prison instead of increasing funds to keep them locked away.

Every time I go back home to Seattle, I always look out across Lake Washington and see construction cranes out in the distance. Construction on the Evergreen Point Bridge, which connects the eastside suburbs to downtown Seattle, is well underway. However, it has taken much longer than expected. Not only that, the project is $128 million over budget.

After watching the development of the bridge, I started to think more about transportation and its infrastructure. As I took an Amtrak train from New York to Washington, D.C., I noticed some differences between American railroads and European ones. In Europe, one can travel from Brussels to Paris in about 1.5 hours in their high-speed trains (about 160 miles). For a comparison, it took me about three hours to get to D.C. So, after making this trip, I wondered how much money would be needed to fix America’s infrastructure issues.

According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, continuing to repair existing equipment will cost Americans approximately $570 billion by 2020 and $1 trillion by 2040.

The part of ASCE’s transportation report that piqued my interest the most was the section about America’s railroads.

Rail has been one of the bright spots for American infrastructure even during the recession, as funding for railroads has increased to $75 billion. In some states, such as California, governments have even tried to develop high-speed rail projects.

However, as the ASCE indicated on its website, changes can still be made to further improve rail services: “To meet future demand in the Northeast Corridor for both Amtrak and the eight commuter railroads that use the corridor, estimated investments are about $10 billion over the next 15 years to achieve a state of good repair and to increase train capacity by 40%.

Maintaining adequate track capacity to address expanding passenger and freight needs is among the largest challenges in creating a competitive passenger railroad network.”

This is where high-speed rail comes in.

As seen in the diagram from Cambridge Systematics, the long-term benefits of having high-speed rail would be larger than one might expect. In California for example, high-speed rail projects would be a huge step forward, as it would create new temporary and permanent jobs. According to a report released by the California Rail High Speed Authority, the development of high-speed rail in California could lead to the creation of 150,000 new jobs and maybe more. In the long-term, providing new trains and equipment would help

to reduce fares and possibly help spur innovation. And fewer planes in the skies and cars in the streets means there could be a reduction in pollution. At the same time, there would be a reduction in accidents.

Opponents of high-speed rail have said that it would be very expensive to develop the necessary technology throughout the country — and they have a point. According to the Los Angeles Times, it would cost between $6.19 billion and $7.13 billion to build just one portion of California’s rail system. Unlike Europe, the U.S. could not possibly have high-speed rail tracks across the entire country.

A better solution would be to implement incremental changes, since planes are a more viable option over longer distances in terms of the cost to producers to update existing infrastructure (i.e. Seattle to Boston). For the time being, high-speed rail will make sense in higher density areas, such as Detroit to Chicago, Boston to New York, or San Francisco to Seattle.

With any spare money they are able to find, state and local governments would have the necessary funds to update the current rail system. Trains would be able to compete with planes in terms of cost and efficiency for consumers.

Creating connections such as the ones listed above would be much more efficient, according to Tom Zoellner an article written in the Wall Street Journal: “At an average speed of just 68 miles an hour, Amtrak’s Acela is a lumbering mastodon compared with true 186-milean-hour high-speed rail. Yet the Acela and other trains in the northeast corridor still manage to capture three-quarters of the air and rail travelers between the nation’s capital and its dominant financial center.”

Journeys such as these are exactly where the airlines are at their most wasteful. Whether a plane is going 50 miles or around the world, substantial fixed costs must be paid: maintenance, labor, bag loading, taxes, landing fees, cleaning and, especially, fuel. Planes typically burn most of their fuel during takeoff and landing. Despite this inefficiency, short-haul trips still make up the bulk of U.S. air travel: About twothirds of domestic flights are less than 700 miles, and about 35% of those are less than 350 miles. It is much harder, of course, to build a high-speed rail system than to add a few new planes to the fleet.”

So, perhaps it’s time for a change. In the future, I hope I can hop on a highspeed train that could take me from Ann Arbor to Washington D.C in no time at all.

Paul Sherman is an LSA senior

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MELISSA SCHOLKE | VIEWPOINT

Taking back our bodies I felt nervous as I shuffled into the yellow glow of the classroom.

Everything appeared as it normally did every other Tuesday night. Perhaps the night’s still life wouldn’t be as mortifying as expected. Yet, as I nervously laid out my drawing pencils, I couldn’t shake the embarrassment and anxiety swirling in my stomach.

I’m not sure what detail of the assignment shocked me more: drawing a nude model or the fact I’d be doing so for three hours! I understood the artistic value of the human figure, but something about drawing it still felt explicit to me.

Despite my obvious naiveté, I was startled to learn how quickly I was able to dehumanize the naked individual sitting in front of me. It sounds harsh, but I quickly learned to stop thinking of the model as anything more than a vase or a chair. Muscles and bone rapidly transformed into mere lines and angles. While it made the drawing process easier, I felt ashamed for reducing a living, breathing human to a mere object.

That’s exactly what society trains us to do. We minimize. We reduce. We extrapolate select characteristics and use them as ideals for the rest of humanity.

Reduction is the only lens society looks through to view the human body — particularly feminine bodies.

Currently, women’s bodies are walking billboards to sell anything from hamburgers to hot rods, but even eye candy must be whittled down to the right size. According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, “up to 24 million people of both genders and all ages suffer from an eating disorder” and “86 percent of students report the onset of an eating disorder before age 20.”

Society dismisses these structures of bone, flesh and muscle that house minds capable of creativity and imagination. They hold hearts capable of immense love and compassion and are vessels carrying magnificent souls.

Instead, the most important assets

of a woman are the sacks of fat resting upon her chest and the flesh encased by her jeans. Humanity is taught to simultaneously glorify and vilify these anatomical structures. Women are expected to shed pounds, their self-confidence and concerns for their health in order to amplify these features and give guys something to gawk at.

However, while the world treats us like sex objects, women are warned to never embrace their sexuality, for fear of appearing improper.

There’s an even darker side to the minimization of women’s bodies.

According to statistics from the World Health Organization, “more than 125 million girls and women alive today have been cut in the 29 countries in Africa and Middle East where FGM is concentrated.”

In Africa and the Middle East, young girls can be subjected to a cultural medical procedure known as female genital mutilation, where genital tissue is surgically removed to help ensure they exhibit proper pre-marital behavior and resist “illicit sexual acts.”

Even in the United States where FGM is illegal, there’s still a need for concern. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that “150,000-200,000 girls in the United States are at risk” of undergoing FGM. There’s even possibility of girls being forced to leave the country to have the operation illegally — known as “vacation cutting.”

There’s no medical reason to perform the procedure. Rather, FGM dehumanizes women and threatens their bodies by exposing them to numerous health problems such as “cysts, infertility, hemorrhaging, and need for later surgeries.”

Women’s bodies weren’t created to be shrunk, purged or spliced.

We aren’t objects to be tweaked or manipulated to guarantee good behavior. Society needs to stop placing women’s health on the line to placate the populations who enjoy objectifying us.

Melissa Scholke is an LSA junior.

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OPINION 5

Coming hoMe

ast summer at this time, I felt the same way that most incoming freshmen probably do now. College was fast approaching, and as the warm, orange summer sun set earlier and earlier; as the VICTORIA loose ends of NOBLE my summer job wound themselves tightly together; and as my high school friends and I bid goodbye, I was surrounded by the feeling that everything was about to change. I was excited.

My roommate and I couldn’t wait to get to campus and begin our freshman year. As fall grew closer, our excitement grew until we just couldn’t wait to be at school.

My parents and I loaded up our car with everything from toiletries and closet organizers to twin extra long sheets and pictures of home to decorate the walls — everything needed to make our shared, cinderblockwalled dorm room feel like home.

Except it wasn’t home, and it wouldn’t feel like it for quite some time.

My parents left, leaving an overwhelming feeling of insecurity. But, like most freshmen at welcome week, I got dressed and ready, and headed out to a party with my roommate. I later came home in tears, wandering through campus homesick and lost.

Now, that was just one night, and homesickness is to be expected, at least to an extent.

Some of my other welcome week memories are among the best I have of freshman year, and my one bad night was nowhere near catastrophic. But for some students, they can be.

Combined with pressure to make friends with new classmates and the nerves associated with suddenly being on their own, often for the first time, alcohol can pose a very real, and in some sense heightened risk for freshmen. Add that to the fact that some of these kids didn’t drink in high school and it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that welcome week can often produce negative experiences for our youngest students.

I watched peers deal with serious and damaging experiences in their first weeks on campus.

One got ticketed for Minor in Possession of Alcohol. Even more had close encounters with overconsumption. One was injured on the way home from a party, and one still regrets a sexual encounter she had with a boy she hardly knew.

Instances where ambulances are requested become warning tales for overconsumption — and rightfully so. But it doesn’t take an ambulance ride to stain a student’s first week on campus, and we should be mindful of the impact events that seem less serious might have on younger students.

When so many of us call up memories of our first weeks as Wolverines, we cast them in shining, golden hues. In their false light they portray an idolized time when we traipsed around campus with new friends. Envious of our past selves, we remember a time when everything — and I mean literally everything — was new and exciting. There’s no doubt that the first weeks of campus life are incredible experiences. But by neglecting to critically examine the difficulties we faced during that time, we consequently fail to consider how we might improve the experience for the next class of students — and it certainly needs improving.

For many incoming freshmen, Ann Arbor hasn’t yet morphed into the home away from home that most students eventually come to appreciate. To them, it’s almost inevitably uncomfortable while still enviably fresh and exciting. Despite offering up thousands of new souls to meet and hundreds of restaurants, buildings and parks to explore, campus still lacks the comfort and familiarity, and consequently safety, of home.

The University has taken some steps to help improve the experience of incoming freshmen during their first weeks on campus. They’ve eliminated the option to move into dorms early, and shortened welcome week. All of this might limit the opportunity to party without the constraints of schoolwork and class. The University should be commended for recognizing the problem, and taking steps to solve it. They also provide alcohol education, and tools like the Stay in the Blue app, to help

students monitor consumption and understand how their habits affect their bodies. While these efforts are admirable, they don’t do enough to remedy the lost sense of security that can, for some, contribute to destructive behaviors.

That’s our job. As returning students, we have the ability to help incoming students feel safe and comfortable on campus, starting from day one. By pressuring incoming students to drink, asserting that drunken adventures are what college is about or failing to be a source of support, students directly contribute to a more hostile environment. And that isn’t the norm at the University. In my experience, many people did do their absolute best to welcome my friends and I to campus in a positive way. If nearly everyone approached welcome week with supportive attitudes, and offered themselves as sources of guidance to younger students, I truly believe we could profoundly improve the new student experience.

Eventually, college will start to feel like home for new students. But for that to happen, they’ll have to rebuild the support system that they lost when coming to college. And to do that, they need you. They need peers who, even if they don’t know them all that well, will be a friendly face on the street offering a smile or some directions; a nice person to talk to at those awkward, somewhat anonymous mega-parties; a benevolent source of advice as they prepare to read their first Psych 111 chapter.

When we come back to campus in the fall, we’ll be, in a very real sense, coming home.

Hopefully, Ann Arbor will become a home for the incoming students. They’ll realize, as I did only a few months ago, that when I said, “I want to go home,” I was no longer referring to the place where my parents lived.

But those sorts of things take time, and until then, we should at least try to provide the security their home will later provide. No matter what kind of home these students create for themselves this year, the people they meet will always be the foundation.

— Victoria Noble can be reached at vjnoble@umich.edu.

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South Quad prepares to open doors in the fall Renovations feature upgrades to dining hall, main floor

By SHOHAM GEVA Managing News Editor

After closing for renovations last year, South Quad Residence Hall is preparing to re-open, ending one of three currently ongoing construction projects in the area, along with the Munger graduate dorm project and the West Quad Residence Hall renovation. Both other projects are expected to conclude in Fall 2015.

In a media tour Friday with The Michigan Daily, University Dining and Housing officials showcased several of the changes to South Quad, most notably the renovations to the dining hall, which have been the focus of the project, as well as several other structural changes.

Construction is not yet completely finished on the building, but Peter Logan, University Housing communications director, said the University is confident that it will be done in time for move-in Aug. 28 and 29.

In the newly renovated and expanded dining hall itself, the clear focus has been on variety both in terms of food and design.

The space ranges from semiprivate dining rooms with low to the floor cushion seating, to tables

made of wood reclaimed from bowling alleys near the grill station Wildfire, set to feature a different type of grilled cheese sandwich each day.

Further back are groups of bright pink chairs and televisions mounted on the wall adjacent to the Smoke station, which will serve food from an in-house smoker. To the left, there’s a clear machine, detailed in bright orange, set to squeeze fresh orange juice for a station, Toast, that will serve breakfast all day. Above it all is an exposed clay ceiling, one of the few unifying factors present.

Tom Smith, Michigan Dining associate director, said the goal was to make the separate stations distinguishable.

“They tried to create some little nooks for seating, tried to make it different,” he said.

The facility is based on the same micro-restaurant concept that is also present in East Quad. In total, South Quad’s dining hall will have 10 separate micro-restaurants, including a Latin-inspired station, a vegetarian station, an Asian-inspired station, the Madison Street Deli, a Mediterraneaninspired station and Finale, which will serve desserts. A chef’s area will additionally serve as a space for cooking classes and demonstrations.

The dining hall will seat 944 people at its full capacity, Smith

said, down from an estimated 956, due to the removal of 12 seats to increase walkability of the space.

102 of those seats can be converted to general community space for the building, separate from the dining hall.

Smith said during the first year South Quad is in operation, he expects that the section will be used mostly for community space due to the closing of West Quad across the street, which will reduce the number of students who eat there. After West Quad undergoes renovations and reopens next year, it will no longer have a dining hall, meaning many students may choose to use their meal plans across the street at South Quad.

The facility will require 60 fulltime employees, excluding top management, as well as up to 400 student employees. Similar to most other dining halls on campus, it will be trayless.

Smith also briefly touched upon the subject of crowding in the dining halls, which has been a reported issue in the newly renovated East Quad and recently built North Quad Residence Hall. He said with the opening of South Quad, he expects the number of people eating at campus dining facilities to spread out more, easing crowding concerns from the past few years.

South Quad is the largest dining hall out of the new three — North Quad seats 190 and East Quad seats about 400.

“Maybe hindsight is 20/20,” Smith said. “But [South Quad] is what made sense to do last.”

He added that a highlight of South Quad dining is how easily it’s expected to absorb large crowds.

“The nice thing about this facility is that when we have a push of students — and we’ll have a lot of people in here — you won’t even feel it,” he said.

Along with the dining hall, several new community spaces for the building have also been a part of the renovation. Logan said over the past few renovation projects, Housing has typically found that when they ask for student input, the response is that students want more study space, a request which was incorporated into the South Quad changes in several areas on the main floor.

Other additions include a game room, gender-inclusive restrooms and more music practice rooms for the building.

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UPPER: The Olive Branch will be South Quad’s Mediterranean station, one of 10 micro-restaurants. MIDDLE: The gluten-free room will be available by MCard access only to avoid contamination. LOWER: Tables in one of the many dining spaces are reclaimed bowling alley lanes.

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FESTIVAL REPORT

FILM REVIEW

‘Guardians’ The Daily at Lolla

By ERIKA HARWOOD Senior Arts Editor

WALT DISNEY STUDIOS

Bautista, Saldana and Pratt

Marvel film focuses on humanity in deepspace setting

By BRIAN BURLAGE Daily Arts Writer

In Bill Watterson’s classic cartoon strip “Calvin and Hobbes,” one of the most intriguing of Calvin’s many alter egos is Spaceman Spiff. He, A like Calvin, is a young blonde- Guardians of haired kid. He the Galaxy travels the uniRave and verse in his UFOlike spaceship, Quality 16 fighting aliens, Walt Disney exploring aban- Studios doned civilizations on desolate planets and venturing into distant realms of obscure galaxies. Many things terrify him, and he often doubts his heroic ability. In this fantasy, Calvin isn’t a hero per se.

He doesn’t have infallible bravery; instead, he’s just a human kid. He treks across the universe like any of us would.

One of the early scenes of James Gunn’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” reveals Peter Quill (Chris Pratt, “Her”), an orphaned kid from Earth now wandering around the remote planet Morag. His ‘outlaw’ moniker, Star-Lord, poses the same cheesiness and faux-heroism as Calvin’s. Crafty tracking shots reveal a mask-clad Quill picking his way through ruin, presumably a long-abandoned civiliza-

tion on some planet far, far away.

The planet’s landscape resembles darker, more bizarrely colored Utah canyons – much like Watterson’s. It’s desolate. Quill’s tiny figure appears like a speck against such an enormous backdrop.

Eventually, he enters a large structure draped in shadow. His gloved hand drifts down toward his belt, and when he pulls back his overcoat, we see a Sony Walkman attached to his hip. He presses play on “Awesome Mix No. 1.” As the music plays he starts to dance around the empty structure, sliding to and fro, kicking small alien life forms, singing along with the chorus. The scene is oddly convincing: if you found yourself alone in a strange building on an even stranger planet and you had your favorite music with you, wouldn’t you let it roll?

What makes this film so special is how so many scenes evoke this crazy yet very real sense of humanity. Quill, like Calvin, is so human in the way he reacts to aliens, statements and situations.

Gunn’s fusing of ‘70s pop songs with a space-adventure film merely adds to its humanity. The alien characters are blue, green and red, they have bone-like objects protruding from their head, they wear human clothes, others wear no clothes, some speak English, some don’t, they inhabit the severed heads of ancient celestial beings and they suffer from poorly organized prison systems. But in spite of all the idiosyncrasy and inexplicable variation, the story remains believable. After all, it’s not set See GALAXY, Page 8

I remember first seeing the lineup for this year’s Lollapalooza and being disappointed, yet again. I’ve been attending the festival off and on for the last six years and seem to get more and more discouraged with each lineup release, ultimately avoiding the event all together last year. This year there were a few acts that stuck out: Lorde, Blood Orange and Chance The Rapper, along with mainstays like Kings of Leon, Eminem and the traveling Outkast reunion show, which I would have sold most of my limbs to see, but that’s another 2,000 word article for another time. Unsurprisingly, I’m not gelling with the crowd of the enormous and at times overwhelming festival as well as I did when I was 16, and I still don’t think I’ll ever understand how Skrillex could headline anything past the year 2011. However, I was continually comforted by the presence of acts I’ve recently discovered along with longtime loves, and I refused to let some punk ass teens who’ve been at back-to-back EDM shows since 1 p.m. ruin that for me.

Friday: It Rained I’m going to be honest. Going to a festival with a press pass, especially when you live in the city where it’s taking place, has made me lot more choosy with my selection of shows. As I was getting ready to leave my apartment in Rogers Park on the first day of the fest, it started to pour down rain. This was my fourth Lollapalooza, and if there’s one thing I’ve gathered from my few years of festival experience, it’s that it will always rain. Hard. But it will also always pass within an hour or so at most. So, I parked myself on my couch, cracked open a Rolling Rock and watched the previous night’s “Colbert Report”. The first show I was really eager about was Blood Orange, which wasn’t until the late afternoon, and frankly there just aren’t enough drugs in the

world for me to willingly go outside for extended periods of time while it’s pouring rain. I’m assuming I’ve reached the apex of adulthood.

When I finally arrived at Grant Park a little before 4 p.m. to meet up with a friend for the Blood Orange show, I realized that things had changed from the last time I was there. The line to get in seemed to take forever, and it probably didn’t help that I was in a rush while also being surrounded by drunk high schoolers. After finally breaching the gates, I made my way toward the press

Can a 21-year-old be too old for Lollapalooza? tent to grab a drink before the show. After wandering around aimlessly for a bit, I gave up and decided to go early and park it up front for Blood Orange. After swimming against the current of Iggy Azalea fans consisting of way too loud bros and fucked-up 15-year-olds, the intimate, casually chit-chatting crowd waiting to see Dev Hynes was refreshing.

He took the stage with his girlfriend/Cupid Deluxe frequenter, Samantha Urbani. The pair sported homemade T-shirts with messages against police brutality and both made statements during the killer set to address the topic, making it all the more disturbing when just hours later the coupleaccused security of physically assaulting them.

I left the show a few songs early, determined to finally make it the press tent per the original plan. As I walked toward the south end of the park, I could hear Iggy Azalea performing “Fancy.” For all the think pieces that song has gotten, I still feel

little to no shame when I say that I think it’s great, albeit overplayed. That said, hearing it echo through Grant Park really brings out the worst in people, myself included. Elbowing my way through the crowd that was high off the ecstasy that comes from seeing an Australian girl who is “kill-yourself hot” rap a Top 40 hit along with the actual ecstasy they’d probably been licking off of their muddy hands for the past hour, I felt compelled to call all of their parents and tell them their children are garbage.

But I persevered, eventually making my way to a place where I had room to move without risking having other people’s sweat form a layer over my own. I ran into a co-worker from my internship and we decided to catch the last bit of Lorde together. On the way over, I convinced him that her album was great and she did, in fact, have more songs than “Royals” and “Team,” yet the only ones we managed to see were those two along with “Ribs.” Good looking out, Ella.

We headed back to get stationed for Eminem, which I initially planned on skipping for Phantogram — I’m glad I didn’t.

He came out and immediately exploded with the energy he seemed to be lacking the past few years. During the set, someone standing near us mentioned that she heard Rihanna might be in town. Lo and behold, Rihanna showed up and I freaked the hell out. In retrospect, it made perfect sense; the show was the ideal dress rehearsal/PR move for Eminem and Rihanna’s upcoming The Monster Tour. Although it didn’t morph into the strictlyRihanna set I secretly hoped it would (they only performed the songs they’ve recorded together), it was the detail the set didn’t necessarily need but undoubtedly cemented it as one of the best shows of the weekend.

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thousands of years into the future — it’s set in 2014. That little nugget of information is planted early on and stays with us throughout.

One superb aspect of the film is the cast of wonderfully developed characters, each with motives and histories of their own. Rocket (voice of Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook”) is a genetically-modified raccoon bounty hunter whose vitriolic tongue and highly intelligent brain provide some interesting antics. Drax the Destroyer (Dave Bautista, “Riddick”) is a hulking warrior bent on avenging his slain wife and child. Quill dubs him a “walking Thesaurus” who is ironically incapable of understanding figurative language. Female warrior Gamora (Zoe Saldana, “Avatar”) was orphaned as a child – something she and Quill subconsciously bond over – and was taken up by Thanos (Josh Brolin, “No Country for Old Men”), a selfish titan of the universe who reformed her into a weapon. Michael Rooker (“The Walking Dead”) delivers a volatile performance as Yondu, captain of the very same spaceship that abducted Quill as a boy.

The film’s appeal is perhaps most reflected by Groot (Vin Diesel, “The Fast and the Furious”), a humanoid tree whose origin goes unexplained. Yet, we feel as though we’ve known Groot from some other time. James Gunn described him as “one-hundred percent deadly, one-hundred percent sweet” and that’s as accurate as any description can be of him.

Groot is, like the film itself, both extremely powerful and extremely nuanced. His character has but one line: “I am Groot.” Like every other risk in the film, Gunn and company completely pull it off.

That particular quality – stacking risk on top of risk, then fulfilling them all with cinematic grace and originality – defines “Guardians of the Galaxy.” Between the retro music, the maniacal characters, the genre satire, the anti-hero story, the visual effects, the humor and the subtle tragedy unique to each character, Gunn has created a film of tremendous spirit, at once wildly entertaining and refreshingly new. Though “Guardians of the Galaxy” takes us to new places in our universe, it remains quintessentially grounded in human nature. And that is its greatest triumph of all.

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TV REVIEW

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TV REVIEW

‘Outlander’ Premiere ‘Honorable’

By ALEC STERN Senior Arts Editor

STARZ

Caitriona Balfe as Claire Randall

New show mixes time-travel romance and strong characters

By CHLOE GILKE Daily Arts Writer

The Starz network doesn’t have a built-in following like HBO or FX, but its newest offering, “Outlander,” will surely bring new fans and acclaim. Like Athat other popular cable show, Outlander “Outlander” is a Series Premiere vaguely historical drama punc- Starz tuated by spilled Saturdays at 9 p.m. guts and unbuttoned pants, and is based off a beloved series of novels. But “Outlander” is much more than “Game of Thrones” lite, and it manages to hook viewers (or, at least, this enthusiastic viewer) with a single episode.

“Outlander” follows charming World War II nurse Claire Randall (Caitriona Balfe, “Now You See Me”). Claire and her husband Frank travel from England to the Scottish countryside for a “second honeymoon” to try and rebuild their marriage after years at war.

Claire loves Frank, but at this point, they struggle connecting outside the bedroom. The premise is solid, and characters are wellestablishedwithin the first few minutes. Claire is immediately likeable, independent and strongwilled, and Frank is kind, if a little oblivious.

Upon arriving at the highlands, Frank plans some charm-

ing couples activities for himself and Claire — sex in a ruined castle, sex in a rickety bed. Fans of Diana Gabaldon’s racy romance novels will find plenty of well-adapted material here. The sensual material never feels gratuitous though.

A palm reader tells Claire that her “husband is n’er likely to stray far from her bed,” so we’re supposed to accept it as part of her character. Without getting too graphic, one especially refreshing element of these scenes is that the female body isn’t displayed just for male pleasure. It’s something that Claire enjoys, and her way of dealing with the strain of years spent away from her husband.

“Outlander” also does a fantastic job of introducing the mystical world the characters inhabit. In the show, folk religion is mysterious but benevolent, and is a significant presence from the beginning.

Claire has an encounter with the aforementioned palm reader, where she learns that her hand’s marriage line is forked and her tea leaves convey conflicting signs.

Claire and Frank happen to be in town during a pagan festival, and Frank runs into a creeping spectre on the street. The ethereal beauty of the Scottish highlands is certainly part of this characterization. Although Frank and Claire visit the country in 1945, it’s almost like the setting is timeless.

“Outlander” takes its time in developing its story, and it isn’t until forty minutes through the episode that Claire picks a fated flower and travels to the 18th century. From then on, though, the action flows freely. Claire meets a redcoat who looks just like Frank, and happens upon a group of strangers led by the handsome Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan, “A

Princess for Christmas”). Balfe and Heughan have electric chemistry, and Jamie is an appealing, scrappy romantic lead. The show is utterly unafraid of its romance novel roots, and I mean that as the highest compliment. When a windswept Claire dresses her good looking, shirtless companion’s wound, locking eyes with him for just a moment, you can almost hear the sighs of a thousand housewives.

Yes, “Outlander” is chasing that female viewer demographic, but it’s not just for moms and Nicholas Sparks. Showrunner Ronald D. Moore is a master of gorgeous science fiction (see: “Battlestar Galactica”), and his vision is stunning.

The cinematography is top-notch, and the charismatic Scottish highlands are almost as beautiful as Jamie Fraser himself. The music, composed by fellow “BSG” alum Bear McCreary is romantic and searing, and scores every scene perfectly. The actors, although mostly newcomers, are well-cast and talented. “Outlander” is wellwritten, and the dialogue is never heavy-handed. With such a fine pedigree, it’s unfair to blindly classify “Outlander” as a “chick show.”

There’s exciting storytelling and great characters, which doesn’t have to be gendered.

This is only the beginning for “Outlander,” and the remainder of its 16-episode season is sure to bring more surprises and delight.

My only complaint about this episode was that the first two thirds are so slow in comparison to the ending, but it’s a bold move for a show to begin with an eye toward quiet characterization. “Outlander” enjoyed a confident start, and will hopefully follow through on its promise in the coming weeks.

When SundanceTV and UKbased BBC Two teamed up with writer-director Hugo Blick on the eight-hour miniseries “The Honorable Woman,” July 2014 couldn’t have proven to be a more timely release date. Set in the Middle AEast against the backdrop of the The Honconflict between orable Israel and Palestine, “The Hon- Woman orable Woman” is Mini- Series a welcome deparPremiere ture from typical summer fare like The Sundance “Falling Skies” Channel or “Sharknado Thursdays 2: The Second at 10 p.m.

One.” Unlike its seasonal companions, this smart, engaging thriller is in a unique position to not only entertain but also spark a dialogue, encouraging its audience to remain informed and educated on both sides of the decades-old struggle, just as the series strives to do.

Academy Award nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal (“The Dark Knight”) is the best she’s ever been as Nessa Stein, a British philanthropist of Israeli descent who inherited her father’s company years after witnessing his murder as a young child. After a colleague’s suicide and later, a kidnapping, Nessa’s limits are pushed to the edge while her mysterious past is pulled back into focus. Beyond that, the first installment plays it extremely coy, posing many more questions rather than delivering answers, explanations or time to digest. And Blick’s sly direction only encourages the general sense of disarray and confusion.

Intriguing and perplexing to a fault, “The Honorable Woman” suffers from tonal inconsistencies too jarring to ignore. An angsty mid-episode montage (accompanied by the always-welcome yet admittedly out-of-place Radiohead track “How to Disappear Completely”) juxtaposes the sleek action sequence that follows. Impactful separately though strange together, each isn’t without its merits. But the classic ‘90s rock band takes you too far out of the narrative, while the sub-

sequent scenes, which wouldn’t seem out of place in a 007 flick, pull you back in too quickly.

Despite this lapse, most of the episode is tactfully constructed, with all of the series’ moving parts converging in a swift, satisfying cliffhanger. Even more, Gyllenhaal’s Nessa is as quickly developing as she is moving up the ranks of TV’s most complex female characters — in the vein of Virginia Johnson (of Showtime’s “Masters of Sex”) and Claire Underwood (of Netflix’s “House of Cards”).

Nessa’s wit is undeniable and her capabilities far outshine the men who surround her. Together with Blick’s writing and Gyllenhaal’s performance — both executed with finesse and patience —“The Honorable Woman” will undoubtedly forge its place onto year-end “best lists” and into the awards conversation.

Also working in its favor, the Sundance miniseries is not only focused on its titular woman, but the women who surround her; it’s something particularly refreshing for a gritty series about business and war. Whereas the male characters are painted rather poorly — from Ephra (Andrew Buchan, “Broadchurch”), Nessa’s mildmannered brother over whom she inherits the family business, to Shlomo (Yigal Naor, “House of Saddam”), the oafish, loudmouthed professional who loses out on a major contract — “The Honorable Woman’s” female characters are far more dimensional.

Alongside Gyllenhaal, Lubna Azabal (“Paradise Now”) and Eve Best (“Nurse Jackie”) are key pieces of the ensemble. Janet McTeer (“Damages”) also stars, though she does not appear in the first episode.

“The Honorable Woman” leaves viewers with a lot to look forward to. The questions presented serve as a substantial starting point, while the journey is already proving to be an exciting and thoughtprovoking one. As real life tensions continue to escalate, “The Honorable Woman” can only strive to capture some of the intricacies of the struggle. Luckily, through the eyes of Nessa Stein, there is real potential for the series to demonstrate fairness and objectivity, transcending the bounds of espionage thrillers and culminating in something truly meaningful.

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lifelong sports fan, Berman knows he wants to work in sports and figured a summer stint with Relevent would be a great opportunity to break into the industry. What surprised him, though, was that nearly one quarter of his summer would be spent traveling the country with Real Madrid, stopping in Los Angeles, Dallas and Berkeley, California, and culminating Saturday with his first-ever trip to Michigan.

“This is something I probably wouldn’t have imagined would have been available as a summer internship,” Berman said. “It’s been an extremely pleasant surprise.”

Managing the press circus on the field, in the tunnel and on any excursions, Berman has gotten to keep close quarters with the Champions League winners, but he has also had to adopt a security-guard mentality.

But he has also gotten to learn more about the game along the way, watching stars like Ronaldo and Gareth Bale at practice every day, and has gained some new favorite players as well.

“Once I got to know some of them closely, definitely I’ll be rooting for these guys as they progress through their leagues and tournaments they have,” Berman said. “It definitely puts a soft spot in your heart.”

Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal stressed in his post-game press conference how nice it has been to meet the team’s American fans. But that’s only fractionally as powerful as it has been for those same fans to see his team take the field. ***

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Manchester United and Real Madrid fans came from all over the world to enjoy a historic soccer match at Michigan Stadium.

The match Saturday may have just been a tournament friendly between two shorthanded teams, one of which could not advance to the final and one of which almost certainly would.

But to four red-clad fans outside Michigan Stadium, it was the chance of a lifetime.

Nick Deziel, Terry Wong and brothers Chris and Darryl Ford, four Manchester United fans from Windsor, Ontario, stood around a grill in the parking lot before the match. They had waited as long as two decades for the chance to see the Reds in person, always wanting to go to Manchester to see them live but never finding the time or being willing to spend the money.

Then the International Champions Cup arrived in Ann Arbor, and the four friends had their chance.

“This is it, man,” Darryl Ford said. “Real Madrid and Manchester United, that’s the two biggest

teams in the world. Everybody can talk Barcelona and all (those) other teams, but it’s Manchester United and Real Madrid. It’s the biggest.”

The four agree that for a coldweather country where hockey is king and the national team hasn’t made the World Cup since 1986, soccer is surprisingly popular.

Deziel, Wong and the Fords don’t pretend that soccer comes before hockey — it is Canada, after all. But soccer is right there for all of them, so when the opportunity to watch Manchester United play in person came, it was a no-brainer. They drove down Saturday morning for the 4 p.m. game — an incredible experience they never thought

would happen.

“Maybe for an exhibition or a friendly match,” Chris Ford said.

“But this international tournament that they’ve got going on, I never thought it could actually be something.”

“I’m watching a legend, which I have never dreamt of in my life.”

***

This was a very different kind of football Saturday, but the atmosphere during the morning made it seem like one. Music filled the air, tailgates lined the streets and fans brought their jerseys out in droves for the big match.

Two vendors at EJ’s Gourmet Street Cuisine decided to capitalize on the opportunity. They set up the same street-side food stand that they do for football games, selling hot dogs, kielbasa and Polish sausage.

In the early afternoon Saturday, the response was positive already.

“Last night when we were out in the town, it was a higher-quality crowd, so we definitely sold more premium meat, instead of hot dogs,” one vendor said.

The two said they would keep their stand up until shortly after the game ended, when the crowd started to die out.

Both enjoyed the opportunity for extra business and said they would be open to doing it again for any event that Michigan holds.

“It depends on how many people we got ready, and how prepared we can be, and how quick we can be,” the vendor said. “We heard about this with a fair amount of time.”

The global nature of Manchester United and Real Madrid’s fan bases drew fans from all over to the game in Ann Arbor.

Real Madrid drew a couple fans originally from India who had taken a rooting interest in Madrid while living in India. Ajit Renjit, a doctoral student in electrical engineering at Ohio State, and Siddharth Soundararajan, who earned his Master’s at Rutgers, made the trek from Columbus and New Brunswick, New Jersey, respectively, to see their favorite team.

Renjit saw Madrid live for the first time, an experience he could only dream about before the International Champions Cup. “I still can’t explain it because I’m watching a legend, which I have never dreamt of in my life,” Renjit said Friday at the teams’ open training session. “It’s really exciting. I can feel my heart pumping.”

Soundararajan, who said he has followed Real Madrid for 10-12 years, has seen them two or three times before, but none was like this one.

“Each time is pretty special in its own way, because I saw Real Madrid play live for the first time a couple of years back and then again the next summer,” Soundararajan said. “But this is the biggest game — Manchester United against Real Madrid, both my favorite teams — so this is the biggest day.” *** When Michigan Stadium was first rumored as a possible venue for the 2014 Guinness International Champions Cup, it wasn’t hard to connect the dots.

Big clubs at the Big House meant big money. But beyond the potential payout, the sheer matchup between Real Madrid and Manchester United — the two most popular soccer clubs in the world — meant big opportunity.

The tournament and Brandon put the best possible product in the continent’s largest stadium and took in fans from all over: India, Canada and, yes, even Columbus.

It created the game of a lifetime for most of them, and who knows?

Maybe it even started a new chapter of fandom for others.

Either way, this wasn’t any ordinary football Saturday. Not everyone was dressed in maize, or from the area, or even from America. But on this day, among a wild crowd of 109,318, anyone could belong.

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FÚTBOL SATURDAY

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Michigan Stadium broke the record for attendance at a U.S. soccer game with Saturday’s International Champions Cup matchup between Real Madrid and Manchester United.

‘The other football’ thrives in Ann Arbor, brings hype to ‘M’ soccer

By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor

At exactly 3 p.m. — an hour before kickoff of the most-attended U.S. soccer game in history at Michigan Stadium — men’s soccer coach Chaka Daley starts walking.

He’s at a tailgate with his family and friends in the parking lot outside Crisler Center, on the biggest soccer day in the history of this campus.

This is the kind of day soccer loyalists love: more than 100,000 fans packed inside the Big House to watch a sport that is often overlooked in favor of football or basketball, especially on this campus.

“This is exciting, certainly for soccer in this country and ‘the other football,’ as they say,” Daley said. “We’re really excited about what this can do for not only the state of Michigan but certainly the University.”

Daley leaves his tailgate to head inside the stadium, and not 30 seconds pass before he’s stopped by a friend, a soccer coach at St. John’s.

He shakes his hand, says a few words and casually tells the coach he should come to Ann Arbor some time.

For Michigan soccer, this is a day worth showing off, and Daley and his team are happy to participate. ***

In planning the International Champions Cup, the first decisions were the dates and venues and clubs. Then the clubs had to be matched to the venues, and for Michigan Stadium — a host that could easily break the U.S. attendance record of 101,799 — the two biggest clubs in the world were a top choice.

“I think it’s an absolute home run,” Daley said. “To have this caliber of a game in Ann Arbor right after the World Cup, there’s not a much more high-profile match than maybe the two most storied clubs ever to play here at the Big House.”

A man driving by in a golf cart asks him if he wants a ride. Daley tells him he’s going to the west side of the stadium, up to the regents’ suite to meet some of the people who helped make the event happen.

He gets in the golf cart, but before long, the cart is stopped by hoards of fans entering the stadium. The driver tells him he might just be better off getting out and walking.

So Daley gets out and walks again, past fans who want to see the sport he came to Michigan to develop. A soccer game in the U.S. between the two top clubs in the world helps put Ann Arbor on the map.

“I thought with two big teams, it could be this massive event,” Daley said. “It’s lived up to all its billing.” *** Daley hands a ticket to the scanner at the gate and enters the big-

gest college-owned stadium in America. “Welcome to Michigan Stadium,” the event-staff employees say.

Daley will watch part of the game from an upper-level box before heading down to his seats to enjoy the action with his family and some friends from the East coast.

Meanwhile, with his team in town for the match, some players grilled in and enjoyed the atmosphere of a campus that has never looked quite like this. They went to the game, and some took in the open workout Friday.

“This game raises awareness for soccer, and hopefully that trickles down to us,” said fifth-year senior midfielder Tyler Arnone. “If people enjoy themselves at this game, maybe they look for, ‘Hey, where can I watch another soccer game?

I really enjoyed it.’ ” Beside the popularity, the game will bring in some revenue for the Michigan soccer programs. As part of the facilities plan, the programs will be given office buildings by their stadium.

U-M Soccer Stadium will also feature a brand-new field this fall, the indication of a program on the rise. As Daley enters the Ross Tower to head upstairs and meet with people, he talks about his desire to follow the facilities upgrade with the program’s success.

He walks up the stairs and finally reaches the top of the stadium, not minding at all the chaos on campus. This was a spectacle, but Daley’s sport — “the other football,” as they call it — was right in the middle of it.

Real Madrid-Man U clash sets U.S. record with 109,318 at the Big House

By ALEJANDRO ZÚÑIGA Managing Sports Editor

Now it’s official.

Michigan Stadium has claimed another attendance mark, setting a United States record with an announced crowd of 109,318 watching Manchester United beat Real Madrid, 3-1, in the International Champions Cup on Saturday.

The figure toppled the number set by the 1984 Olympics final, when 101,799 saw France face Brazil at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

The Big House also holds records for attendance at an NCAA football game (115,109 last fall for Michigan vs. Notre Dame) and at a hockey game (104,173 in the 2010 Big Chill between the Wolverines and Michigan State).

Adding to Saturday’s spectacle, reigning Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo — who was initially ruled out with a leg injury — played for the last 16 minutes, making his first appearance since starring for Portugal in the World Cup.

In the end, Manchester United won to advance to the tournament final, but make no mistake: The tournament’s crown jewel was played Saturday at Michigan Stadium.

“It was a fantastic atmosphere,” said Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti, “because (we’re) not used to playing in front of a lot of people like today. … We tried to do our best to give joy to the people. The game, in general, was a good game.”

Though the United States will host the 2016 Copa America and could be in line for an upcoming World Cup, the new attendance mark will stand for the foreseeable future unless more matches are played at the Big House.

No other stadium in America lists a capacity over 100,000.

Midway through opening half Saturday, the crowd participated in a rendition of the wave, roaring and rising in unison in a sea of red. And when Ronaldo unexpectedly stepped off the bench to warm up early in the second half, jogging and sprinting back and forth on the narrow sideline, they chanted his name in adoration.

But soon, the event staff employees scurried with trash bags through the bleachers, the on-field billboards were taken down, and Michigan Stadium began its transformation back to football.

“We tried to do our best to give joy to the people.”

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‘M’ to hold scrimmage Aug. 16 at Big House

By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor

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Devin Funchess officially moved from tight end to receiver in the offseason and now brings much-needed experience.

Funchess’ experience guides receiving corps Countess healthy after May surgery, will wear No. 2

By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor

Junior Devin Funchess has always been near the top of the depth chart, and he has always been a target, whether at tight end or wide receiver.

This year, something is different: He’s finally one of the more experienced NOTEBOOK players, too.

With wide receiver Jeremy Gallon drafted into the NFL, Funchess — now officially a wide receiver after coming into the program as a tight end — fills Gallon’s role as a top receiver and go-to target for fifth-year senior quarterback Devin Gardner.

So Funchess will be counted on to provide more than just leadership, but he’s taking the responsibility of being a secondyear starter seriously.

“I came in, and we only had Mike Kwiatkowski and Brandon Moore,” Funchess said. “They got hurt, so I looked to one person. Now you have Jehu and me and (fifth-year senior) Anthony

Capatina to look to in our room.

I just embrace it. I just want to help people be the best they can be on the field.”

For the soft-spoken Funchess, that includes leading by example on the field with his work ethic, which he said has improved since last season. But it also includes mentoring some of the young receivers on the team, including incoming freshmen Drake Harris and Freddy Canteen.

“Coming into college, everything is brand new,” Funchess said. “They ask questions and questions and questions like a kid in a candy store. I just try to answer all the questions I can as best as possible.”

Funchess will have to figure out the answers to his own questions as he learns the new offense put in place by firstyear offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier.

“My football IQ is off the charts,” Funchess said. “I knew all the positions, made sure I knew all the formations and just got everybody set when we were doing summer 7-on-7s.”

COUNTESS HEALTHY AGAIN: Redshirt junior Blake Countess has the hype. He has been mentioned on two award watch lists this summer — the Bronco Nagurski Trophy and the

Jim Thorpe Award — and was selected to wear the famous No. 2 jersey this fall.

Now, he says he has the health he’ll need to back it up.

Countess, who missed the final 12 games of the 2012 season with a torn ACL, had surgery in late May to repair an abdominal injury that bothered him throughout last season. The abdominal pain limited his mobility, and though he never missed a start, he mentioned it to coaches and trainers as the year went on.

“I played all last year banged up a little bit,” he said. “I recovered fine, and I’m going into camp at 100 percent.”

Still, Countess was realistic about his improvement heading into this season.

“I don’t know if I feel superhuman, but I definitely feel better,” he said with a smile. “I feel healthy. Going into camp, I feel just where I felt last year.”

That could mean a big season for a player who was recently given the former jersey number of Heisman winner Charles Woodson. He always wanted to wear the jersey after growing up admiring players like Woodson and Deion Sanders, and after conversations with head coach Brady Hoke, he will be given the honor this season.

The Michigan football team’s Oct. 11 game against Penn State won’t be the only football played under the lights at Michigan Stadium this year.

Head coach NOTEBOOK Brady Hoke announced Wednesday that the Wolverines will also hold a scrimmage Aug. 16 at the Big House, open to the public.

Hoke hopes that playing at Michigan Stadium and at 8 p.m. will get his team into a game-ready mindset and prepare them for night games this year, including Penn State, at Notre Dame on Sept. 6 and at Rutgers on Oct. 4.

The fact that the public will be able to experience the scrimmage for free also excites Hoke.

Hoke said his decision isn’t a reflection of the team’s recent performance in openers — he noted that last year’s opener, a 59-9 rout of Central Michigan, was one of the Wolverines’ best performances of the season.

“Really, they want to play in front of people, so let’s have them play in front of people,” he said.

Through three days of camp, ahead of next weekend’s scrimmage, Hoke said the team also appears to have undergone a smooth transition from summer into camp.

“We took advantage of the time we could spend with them in the summer, which is new,” Hoke said.

“It was good for us that way. Our older guys — if you’re old enough to play, you’re old enough — they’ve done a nice job of being demanding. There’s a nice bond with this team.”

INJURY UPDATE: Michigan won’t start practicing with full pads until Friday, but for now, the Wolverines are relatively healthy.

Junior defensive tackle Ondre Pipkins, fifth-year senior offensive lineman Joey Burzynski and redshirt sophomore running back Drake Johnson are fully participat-

ing in practice. ACL tears last year against Minnesota, Indiana and Central Michigan, respectively, ended their seasons prematurely.

Hoke said sophomore tight end Jake Butt is progressing well after an ACL tear in the spring. The only recent injury is sophomore defensive back Delano Hill, who broke his jaw in a collision in practice this week.

Michigan hopes to have him back for the season opener against Appalachian State on Aug. 30, but it’s too soon to tell whether Hill could return. He’s doing alternate conditioning, including running and weight lifting, but is not participating in contact drills.

“We’re just not going to put him in there where he’s got a chance of having a contact or collision,” Hoke said.

Hoke also announced Sunday that sophomore wide receiver Csont’e York is suspended indefinitely for an unspecified violation of team rules.

SHUFFLING THE SECONDARY: Hill’s injury has provided the opportunity for some other players to get a few extra reps in the secondary, where the distribution of playing time is still undecided.

True freshman Brandon Watson, an early enrollee last spring, has gotten a number of reps at safety. Junior Jarrod Wilson, who started eight games at safety last season, has also contributed.

Hoke also mentioned sophomore Dymonte Thomas, redshirt sophomore Jeremy Clark and finally sophomore walk-on AJ Pearson as contributors.

Despite Hill’s injury, top recruit Jabrill Peppers is still focusing on strictly nickel.

“He’s got good recovery skills, so he may take a step the wrong way but he’s got make-up speed,” Hoke said. “He’s physical, and he’s instinctive. Those things all help, but that position — if you’re in a slot, or you’re blitzing him, or it’s just man coverage, or are you going to tweak cover-six a little bit — there’s a lot that’s on his plate.”

“Our older guys ... they’ve done a nice job of being demanding.”