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University President Mark Schlissel speaks at his monthly Fireside Chat in the Michigan Union on Monday .
At Thursday’s meeting of the University’s Board of Regents, the governing body will vote to approve schematic designs for a $49 million renovation of the David M. Dennison Building. The regents will also consider several other capital projects, including designs for the new Biological Science Building, renovations for the second floor of Lorch Hall and improvements to Yost Ice Arena. In July 2014, the board approved the Dennison project and the hiring of Diamond Schmitt Architects to design the project. Thursday’s vote of approval will put the project into action. If approved, LSA will relocate the International Institute and associated centers for international studies from the School of Social Work to the Dennison Building after the renovation is completed. Approximately 106,000 gross square feet that have been vacated by the relocation of the Department of Astronomy from Dennison to West Hall will be renovated. Classrooms will be repurposed to create spaces for faculty work as well See DESIGNS, Page 3
Schlissel addresses misconduct policy In monthly fireside chat, University president talks student life issues By BECKY WEILAND For the Daily
In the Pond Room of the Michigan Union, about a dozen randomly-selected students from around campus gathered Monday evening to discuss issues with University President Mark Schlissel and E. Royster Harper, vice president for student life, during their monthly Fireside Chat. After breaking the ice with light discussion about his plans to spend his first Thanksgiving in Ann Arbor and receiving Snapchat pictures from one of his daughters, Schlissel opened
the floor up for questions. Among a host of questions and concerns, how the University handles sexual misconduct was featured in Schlissel’s discussion. In wake of the recent domestic violence charge involving the defensive end Frank Clark, students expressed issues regarding sexual assault and current campus policies. Though Michigan Coach Brady Hoke announced Monday that Clark was dismissed from the team, the circumstances surrounding former kicker Brendan Gibbons’ permanent separation from the University for violating the Student Sexual Misconduct Policy continue to raise concerns around campus for how sexual misconduct is handled at the University. Schlissel acknowledged that steps are currently being taken to improve the campus community and work toward preventing sexual misconduct, as well as an
examination of the current rules and procedures regarding sexual misconduct. Schlissel noted that all students — athletes or not — must be part of the effort to change the culture on campus to combat sexual assault. Throughout the majority of the chat, many students inquired about the need for renovations on North Campus, as well as frustration with the consistency of northbound buses. With renovations currently underway on the West Quad Residence Hall and the recent completion of renovations to East Quad Residence Hall and South Quad Residence Hall, students feel North Campus is being overlooked. “What I want is for when students hear that they’re on North Campus is to accept the inconvenience of it and the luck of the draw, but also to acknowledge that this is an opportunity See CHAT, Page 3
Confidentiality requirement calls group’s influence into question By AUSTEN HUFFORD Online Editor
The University’s Advisory Board on Intercollegiate Athletics, the only body charged with providing faculty, student and alumni input to the Athletic Department, is restricted by a wide-ranging confidentiality and fiduciary agreement with the department, causing some faculty members to call into question the board’s independence and influence. The ABIA is established by the bylaws of the University’s Board of Regents and is designed to serve as an adviser to the athletic director. It is also instructed to “make, adopt, and enforce the necessary rules and regulations” concerning student-athlete eligibility and “intercollegiate relations.” “The existing agreement starts from the premise that all information acquired in ABIA is confidential unless explicitly released,” wrote Scott Masten, chair of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs and a professor of business economics and public policy, in an e-mail. The agreement has been
in place since at least 2010. The confidentiality agreement, which was released for the first time at Monday’s meeting of the University Senate, refers to ABIA’s “fiduciary duties of loyalty and care.” “Members of the ABIA sign confidentiality and fiduciary agreements because there often is confidential information shared,” Associate Athletic Director David Ablauf wrote in an email. “It’s important that ABIA members understand how seriously the university takes the protection of that information.” By making all discussion confidential by default, the agreement stops members of the committee from discussing concerns — large or small — with anyone other than University President Mark Schlissel. The current policy requires direct approval of the athletic director, who is chair of the ABIA by default but lacks a vote, to publicly discuss issues brought up during meetings. Ablauf wrote that members could always bring up issues to fellow ABIA members, appropriate offices at the University or use the University’s compliance hotline. The agreement itself does not provide for outside contacts other than the University president. Masten and other members of SACUA are troubled with the See AGREEMENT, Page 3
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Despite Ebola precautions, enterovirus D68 proves to be a more prevalent concern Symptoms for virus include respiratory infection, cold sores in children, adults By QUAN NGUYEN For the Daily
While Ebola might dominate the front pages of health and news publications, a different virus has had a more widespread impact in Michigan. As of Nov. 7, 90 positive cases of enterovirus D68 were reported in the state out of the 139 cases sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for testing, according to Jennifer Smith, public information officer at the Michigan Department of Community Health. This year, the Washtenaw County Department of Public Health reported two positive cases in the county. One patient is an adult with a history of asthma and the other is sevenmonth-old infant. The season for EV-D68 typically ends with the onset of winter. First discovered in Califor-
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nia in 1962, EV-D68 is most frequently diagnosed during summer and fall, causing mostly infants, children and teenagers to suffer symptoms including respiratory infection, mouth sores, diarrhea, vomiting, coldlike symptoms and wheezing. Since adult immune systems have more exposure to various kinds of viruses, they are the least susceptible age group for enteroviruses. This year, EV-D68 is a strain that “came through with spread that makes the kids quite sick, especially those with asthma,” said Dr. Marie Lozon, division director of pediatric emergency medicine at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. Lozon said the hospital’s emergency room was full of patients fighting the virus during the peak of EV-D68 season. “We were absolutely cramped and overwhelmed; the ICU was packed,” she said. Lozon said her department witnessed a 20- to 30-percent increase in the number of daily patient visits as a result of EV-D68. Staff would see about 70 children in most years, but this year the hospital received a
record number of visits during the few weeks when EV-D68 was the most prevalent. “We have seen more kids than we have ever seen before,” Lozon said. On those days, the hospital housed about 105 children per day. The CDC is current the only institution that performs the diagnostic test for EV-D68. While waiting for test results to come back, which might take several days, staff at the University Hospital apply the same treatment for potentially positive EV-D68 patients as they would for patients with rhinovirus. Preliminary test results usually indicate patients as positive for both enterovirus and rhinovirus. Though Lozon and her colleagues do not know if EV-D68 causes flaccid paralysis — a symptom that characterizes polio, another enterovirus-related disease — her department saw a cluster of seven patients of various ages and from different parts of Michigan admitted with flaccid paralysis of lower and upper extremities in a period of a week and a half. See ENTEROVIRUS, Page 3
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parking lot to the University. Additionally, Councilmember Sabra Briere (D–Ward 1) was appointed as 2015’s mayor protem; if Taylor were unable to perform his duties as mayor for any reason, Briere would fill the position.
Monday’s Ann Arbor City Council meeting marked the first in Mayor Christopher Taylor’s term. Councilmembers passed two key resolutions — one pertaining to winter housing for the city’s homeless and another continuing the lease of the Fuller Park
Winter shelter Council members unanimously voted to increase the amount of money given to the Delonis Center, a winter emergency shelter in Ann Arbor. Extreme winter weather has been a concern for public speakers at Council meetings for the second week in a row, follow-
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ing a report filed by the mayor’s office at the last meeting. Briere said the money set aside by this resolution will also help support other warming shelters in association with the Delonis Center, such as three churches that have volunteered to host those in need during extreme. She said it is crucial that the Council give people a reliable opportunity to get off the streets. “We are all excited to have winter come so early, but it can be a problem for people who do not have a home,” she said. “This resolution allows us to support this See COUNCIL, Page 3
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graduate seminars, all different types of graduate seminars. What kind of classes have you taught in the past that stand out to you? I’ve taught African Cinema, which I liked. Last winter I taught a course on human rights and LGBT issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. I really liked it. I’ve taught a course on writing the colonial library. This is something that comes from a thinker who rewrote what Edward Said said about the orient so he did it within the context of Africa. — MAHAN CHITGARI
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Former University President Mary Sue Coleman has been appointed to a seat on the Mayo Clinic’s Board of Trustees. According to a release published on the clinic’s website, Coleman attended her first quarterly meeting of the board Friday. A biochemist by training, Coleman holds a doctorate in biochemistry and professor emeritus appointments in the University’s Medical School and LSA. She retired as president earlier this year after leading the University for 12 years. Her successor, University President Mark Schlissel, is a noted
immunologist who also holds appointments in the Medical School and LSA. Coleman also currently serves on the boards of pharmaceutical company Johnson and Johnson and the Meredith Corporation, an Iowa-based media conglomerate — positions she held during her presidency. In 2009, Johnson and Johnson paid Coleman $229,978 in cash and stock and the Meredith Corporation’s compensation totaled $137,167, according to a 2010 New York Times report. According to Mayo Clinic spokesperson Karl W. Oestreich, Mayo Clinic public trustees are not compensated for their service, but do receive reimbursement for expenses incurred while traveling to and from quarterly board meetings. Trustees also receive supplementary medical insurance for treatment at Mayo Clinic facili-
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Students hoping to become representatives in the LSA Student Government came together in Palmer Commons on Monday night for the fall elections’ Candidates’ Forum. The forum provides candidates with the opportunity to discuss their platforms and answer questions related to their ideas. “While students can read platforms on the actual voting website, they can look at people’s Facebook pages, they can see fliers all around,” said LSA-SG President Natasha Dabrowski, an LSA senior. “There wasn’t as much of a forum that we could use for students interested in the elections to find out more about the platforms and ask questions because once the voting period starts, students can answer questions but they can’t pro-
mote themselves.” For the past few years, the forum has been held during both the fall and winter semesters. During the fall elections only student representative seats are open, while in the winter elections the president and vice president positions are also open. The event was mandatory for all candidates. Though the forum was open to all LSA students, the event was not highly attended. “We really do hope that more and more students will engage through this event and through other events with representatives so that they’re educated in their voting,” Dabrowski said. This fall, 12 applicants are vying for nine representative spots. Ten out of the 12 applicants are LSA freshmen, which include Carly Berger, Scarlett Ong Rui Chern, Nicholas Fadanelli, Jeremy Glick, Kathryn Graham, Joseph Hansel, Madison Kelly, Uriel Lee, Elaina Rahrig and Alyson Rich. The remaining two candidates are LSA sophomores Aditi Rao and John Steffes. Student safety and well-
being was a prominent topic at the forum. Candidates proposed improving the street lighting on North Campus as well as increasing the number of blue safety lights on campus. To improve student mental health, candidates suggested spreading awareness about University resources such as Counseling and Psychological Services and University Health Services. Some candidates discussed placing heat lamps, which provide vitamin D, in residence halls to combat seasonal depression. Many of the candidates also focused on the environment and sustainability on campus. The implementation of a zero-waste program at the Big House to reduce waste was one of the initiatives discussed. The polls for the fall election will open at midnight on Nov. 19 and close at 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 20. The ballot will also include three questions at the end to gauge student opinions on LSA’s Race and Ethnicity requirement, the accessibility of research on campus and the implementation of zero-waste at the Big House.
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Conviction stands for dad in girl’s disappearance The Michigan appeals court has affirmed the murder conviction of a Detroit man whose 2-year-old daughter has not been found. The court says there was “sufficient circumstantial evidence” to support D’Andre Lane’s convictions. He was charged with first-degree child abuse and murder committed during another felony. Lane claimed Bianca Jones was abducted during a carjacking in 2011, a tragic story that led police and volunteers to scour Detroit’s most depressed neighborhoods during the Christmas season.
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City’s plan would replace payphones with Wi-Fi hubs Pay phones on New York City streets would become a thing of the past under a plan announced Monday that would replace them with stand-alone devices offering free Wi-Fi and nationwide phone calls as well as mobile phone charging capability. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said LinkNYC, a plan proposed by a group of companies working together under the name CityBridge, had been selected to replace the old pay phone system. Up to 10,000 column-like devices would be placed in all five boroughs starting next year if the plan is approved by the city’s Franchise and Concession Review Committee. The devices, along with Wi-Fi, would also have touchscreens for users to access city agencies and digital displays for advertising and announcements.
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Governor activates National Guard ahead of ruling Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency Monday and activated the National Guard ahead of a grand jury decision about whether a white police officer will be charged in the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. Nixon said the National Guard would assist state and local police in case the grand jury’s decision leads to a resurgence of the civil unrest that occurred in the days immediately after the Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. “My hope and expectation is that peace will prevail,” Nixon said. “But we have a responsibility — I have a responsibility — to plan for any contingencies that might arise.”
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U.S. “disappointed” by Iran’s level of nuclear cooperation A U.S. envoy says Washington is disappointed with Iran over the degree of cooperation it has shown with the U.N. nuclear agency’s attempts to probe whether Tehran ever worked on atomic arms. A report this month from the U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency said the investigation has made no headway for months despite pledges by Iranian leaders to cooperate. The IAEA has tried to follow up on the allegations for more than a decade, with little success. Iran denies it has any interest in — or is working on — such weapons.
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for learning and growth,” said Business sophomore Aditi Padmanabhan. “Right now they just view it as a hindrance to what they want to do. I don’t want students to feel like just because where they live they’re so much more inconvenienced than everyone else.” Both Schlissel and Harper responded to additional concerns regarding Bursley Dining Hall and other accommodations with assurances that these renovations are in the planning stages. Harper referred to plans for North Campus as well as Mary Markley Residence Hall as the “third round” of renovations and the next project in line after the completion of West Quad. Following several other concerns raised with this issue, Schlissel also noted that the complaints of a vast difference in food quality between North and Central Campus dining halls will be examined. Another issue students emphasized was underage and excessive drinking, which students said continues to be a major problem on campus. The students’ concern focused on the effectiveness of programs and
AGREEMENT From Page 1 current agreement’s wide-ranging language and said it prevents important or relevant information from reaching the public and faculty. They also pointed to recent scandals at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Pennsylvania State University, where many have blamed lax athletics oversight for allowing transgressions. He added that he initially saw the agreement earlier this year when he became part of ABIA as one of his duties as chair of SACUA. The chair of SACUA serves on ABIA, per the regents’ bylaws. He has not signed the agreement but has been able to attend ABIA meetings, while negotiations on a new agreement are continuing. In similar committees, such as the Board of Regents or SACUA, information discussed is deemed public unless specifically qualified as private through a vote. The confidentiality agreement for ABIA members takes the opposite approach. University spokesman Rick Fitzgerald wrote in an e-mail that other other groups such as executive search committees also use confidentiality agreements. Members of the Chief Financial Officer search committee were asked to sign a copy of the group’s charge which asks members to “maintain confidentiality as directed.” Masten and members of SACUA raised concerns with the University’s Office of the General Counsel, asking if the agreement violated ABIA’s mandate outlined in the regents’ bylaws.
DESIGNS From Page 1 as graduate and undergraduate student collaboration. The renovation is also expected to add 1,500 gross square feet of space to the building by enclosing an overhang area on the first floor and extending windows outward on the 10th floor. This will create a 10-story high-rise section of the building. The estimated $49 million project will be funded entirely by LSA resources and investment proceeds. Scheduled construction will be completed in the summer of 2017. Approved last winter, the new Biological Science Building will be built adjacent to the Life Sciences Institute on the site of the historic North Hall and the Museums Annex, both of which will be demolished. The building is expected to cost $261 million, funded by LSA and Office of the Provost resources. From that total, $9 million is earmarked for the demolition of North Hall and the Museums Annex. Currently, the Kraus Natural Science Building, built in 1915, houses the Depart-
News heightened punishment to minimize risk in situations involving alcohol. Harper responded by saying discussions about diminishing alcohol-related incidents are constantly occurring — in addition to the several programs incorporated into freshman orientation and University-sponsored sober events held throughout the year. Conversations about gradually increasing enforcement for underage drinking are also underway. Schlissel was also open to suggestions from the audience about controlling alcohol abuse on campus. The possibility of parent intervention and targeting leaders in student organizations to promote a safe campus culture was also discussed. “A lot of the policing can be done not from authority figures that work at the University, but authority figures within student organizations like fraternities, sports teams and clubs,” said Law student Greg Berman. “I think that sort of policing and prevention can be more effective for students that look up to and value the opinions of the upperclassmen that they interact with on a regular basis.” Schlissel’s next Fireside Chat is scheduled for Dec. 8.
The bylaws state, “At any time, the Advisory Board may consult with the University Senate.” “Both I and SACUA objected to the agreement as being excessively broad and restrictive, as well as to the fiduciary language” Masten wrote. “We also felt that it conflicted with the spirit of the regents’ Bylaws, which provide for consultation between ABIA and SACUA and the Senate Assembly.” A legal memo from the General Counsel’s office, according to Masten, argued that since ABIA is not actually required to consult with the University Senate, the agreement does not violate the exact wording of the regents’ mandate. The University declined to provide the memo. There has been pushback within some parts of the University for changing the agreement. “Initially, the General Counsel told (Masten) that they would revise the agreement, but within hours informed (Masten) that there was ‘resistance’ to changing the agreement,” state SACUA’s minutes for Sept. 29, 2014. Masten and other members of SACUA have been working for several weeks on negotiating, writing and editing a new agreement, which was approved by SACUA. This new agreement stands in contrast to the current agreement. The proposed confidentiality agreement states most things are non-confidential by default, unless ABIA votes for an executive session. All “fiduciary” language was removed. The proposed agreement was recently sent to the General Counsel’s office and SACUA is awaiting a response.
ment of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology and the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. This building has reached its capacity for the current number of researchers it can support and is limited in its ability to allow contemporary research, according to the project proposal. The two departments will eventually relocate to the new building. The Ruthven Museums Building houses an additional part of EEB and the Anthropology, Natural History, Paleontology and Zoology museums. These museums, along with a portion of Herbarium specimens and dry collections, will transfer to the new building. The facility will include new research laboratories, active learning classrooms with group tables instead of auditoriumesque seating, offices and the four museum collections. The laboratories will be constructed in an open plan to allow for increased collaboration. The project will also build a connector from the new building to the Life Sciences Institute. Both the EEB and MCDB are slated to complete their relocation to the new facility by 2019.
ENTEROVIRUS From Page 1 As flu season approaches, this situation makes it more difficult for experts to accurately detect the cause of respiratory illness since EV-D68 and influenza share similar symptoms. Arnold Monto, a professor of epidemiology at the University’s School of Public Health, noted the difficulty in learning about EV-D68. His team is planning on tracking individuals with mild symptoms of EV-D68, but according to Monto, it is difficult
COUNCIL From Page 1 center and help it be open longer and hold more people.” The Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development formed a response workgroup following last winter’s extreme weather conditions and the subsequent calls for more shelters and warming stations for the homeless. The group began meeting during the summer months, publicly asking in August for any local facilities willing to provide shelter during the 2015 winter season. The committee announced in August that it had already determined a plan for staffing the location, but had yet to determine a proper place to hold the shelter. The workgroup formed following public concerns surrounding the availability of shelters during record-low temperatures last year, especially at night when daytime warming stations are closed. Yousef Rabhi, chair of the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, said he will also be supporting an increase in the funds designated for the Delonis Center. The Nov. 7 Council meeting included updates from the mayor’s office regarding the committee’s findings and an initial discussion of the city’s plan for expanding shelter offerings this winter. The Delonis Center was scheduled to open Monday night in light of predictions that temperatures would fall to 10 degrees. Another resolution, which was added to the agenda at the meeting and provided for re-opening the affordable housing site Burton Commons, passed unanimously as well. Resolution to approve Fuller Park parking lot land lease with the University The Council passed a resolution to alter the duration of
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 — 3 to do so because EV-D68 is a seasonal virus. He emphasized the importance of developing a faster diagnostic test for EV-D68. Developing a faster way to detect the enterovirus similar to the way potential flu cases are tested would aid Monto and his colleagues in learning about the spread of EV-D68. According to the CDC, there were 1,116 confirmed positively tested cases of EV-D68 from midAugust to Nov. 12, 2014, across 47 states and the District of Columbia. Twelve patients have died from EV-D68, including one in
Michigan. As of Nov. 13, the CDC has removed its EV-D68-like illness activity map due to the reduction in reported cases for the virus as well as the difficulty in attributing instances of respiratory illness in the winter to EV-D68 or influenza. Similar to recommendations designed to minimize influenza, the CDC, along with state and local governments, continues to emphasize good hand hygiene in schools and at homes as a precautionary measure. They are also advising parents to seek medical attention if their child experiences any difficulty in breathing.
the current lease held with the University for their use of the parking lots on Fuller Road from two years with an option for a two-year extension to one year with a one-year extension. Discussion included two rounds of amendments, the first proposed by Councilmember Jack Eaton (D–Ward 4), that would change the lease to expire after one year, offering the University a one-year extension if it chose to continue leasing the property. The second amendment, proposed by Councilmember Stephen Kunselman (D–Ward 3), would have changed the lease to be one year in duration without any option to continue the lease for another year. This amendment did not pass, and instead councilmembers voted unanimously to pass the resolution with Eaton’s amendments. “I would like to see this terminated, but not abruptly,” Eaton said. “This gives us time to look at what we would like to do with this property, and whether we want to provide the University parking. This gives them time to devise a parking management plan.” Eaton wrote in an e-mail correspondence with Jim Kosteva, the University’s director of community relations, that Kosteva found this amendment of the lease from two years to one year agreeable. Taylor, who was in support of the one-year lease, said it is important for the city to maintain a strong relationship with the University, adding that this is the first step in addressing a larger parking problem. “Shortening this lease from two and two to one and one increases uncertainty,” Taylor said. “I am willing to support it because I want one and one more than zero and zero. I will say that I don’t see this as one and done; I am certain that there is an alliance of interest
here given the history of parking problems in this area.” The city leases parking space to the University, which is used by its staff. This lease includes three parking lots, one of which has been leased to the University since 1993. The Fuller lot’s original lease expired Aug. 31. This resolution has been presented to the Council three times, once in August, once in October and once at the Nov. 7 meeting, but a decision was postponed each time. Public commentary and councilmember discussion have indicated the delay in renewing the lease stems from the possibility of the city using the area as the site of its future train station. The Parks Advisory Commission’s recommendation to the Council said the lease amount to be paid by the University will not increase this year because the University leases overflow Argo Canoe Livery parking to the city at no charge, but the Council will consider increasing this amount in the future. Councilmember Julie Grand (D–Ward 3) said she was hesitant to remove the option of extending the lease by a year because of the free parking provided by the University. “We don’t often hear about amicable or good relationships with the University, so for me this is a perfect example of our cooperation,” Grand said. “And you know, when times were hard, the money from this lease kept facilities open. So though this money may be small, it does matter to the park’s budget. The relationship that was established between the park and the University has provided for the city’s use of 100 free parking spots. There have been multiple locations under consideration for a new train station, with the Fuller Park location being one of three.
FARC to release army general upon request BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — President Juan Manuel Santos demanded Colombia’s largest rebel group demonstrate its commitment to peace and immediately release an army general it captured Sunday, saying the resumption of suspended talks to end the half-century conflict depend on it. Santos addressed the nation Monday night little more than 24 hours after Gen. Ruben Dario Alzate, dressed in civilian clothes, was snatched by gunmen along with two others while visiting a hamlet along a remote river in western Colombia. A soldier who managed to flee in the group’s boat, and reportedly had advised the general against traveling deep into the jungle, said the rebels belonged to the recalcitrant 34th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. It’s the first time that the guerrillas have taken an army general captive and couldn’t have come at a worse moment for Santos. Even before Santos suspended two-year-old peace talks, frustration with the slow progress and the guerrillas’ refusal to wind down attacks had been building. Earlier this month, the FARC captured two soldiers during intense fighting in northeast Colombia and killed two Indians who confronted rebels hanging up revolutionary banners on their reservation. It has since offered to free the soldiers.
Calling Alzate’s abduction “totally unacceptable,” Santos ordered government peace negotiators not to travel Monday to Cuba as planned for the next round of peace talks until Alzate and the two others — an army captain and a female lawyer advising the army on a rural
energy project — are freed. “The FARC have to understand that, although we’re negotiating in the middle of the conflict, peace doesn’t come by resorting to violence and undermining confidence,” Santos said Monday night in a 5-minute, televised address.
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The U’s inventive teaching methods aid student development
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lthough many see the arts and sciences as separate entities with different learning processes, the University is currently working to innovate both disciplines through grants that will promote engaged and interactive learning. The University of Michigan Museum of Art recently received a $1 million endowment from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in an effort to promote further integration of museum collections into academic endeavors. Researching Evidence Based Undergraduate Instructional and Learning Developments, a group of faculty members who have started to reform the way STEM courses are taught, has also received a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation. Both developments demonstrate initiative to improve education through experiential learning that would greatly benefit the University’s student population. This commitment to engaged learning will allow the student body to reap the benefits that the University has to offer through a comprehensive education across the disciplines. However, the University should continue to develop new ways to incorporate these multidisciplinary instructional methods. The UMMA grant will be used in multiple ways, all of which are aimed at integrating the museum collections into the learning experience. The grant will fund two new positions, an academic coordinator and a collections assistant. Of the $1 million received from the grant, $750,000 will go toward the creation of the academic coordinator, responsible for managing UMMA collections and integrating museum exhibits into a broader range of courses and more student research projects. This is a long-term investment in multidisciplinary exploration at the University. The use of this grant will serve as an example of opportunity to utilize overlooked resources in order to innovate learning across disciplines. The $2 million NSF grant will be used to fund the work of a group of faculty members working on the REBUILD project that focuses on experimentation and data collection of student success in STEM classes. REBUILD is based on the need to explore different teaching methods in order to keep up with the digital advancements of the academic world through methods such as the use of “reallife” research experience, online tournamentstyle homework and video enhancement of resources already available online. Research conducted by REBUILD has shown that active learning has many educational benefits. It also points to improvement in professor instruction when student success data is gathered from one generation of students to the next. Although this experimentation is necessary to improve the effectiveness of STEM courses at the University, necessary trial and error might put current students at a disadvantage academically. Efforts to innovate learning have proven successful both at the University and elsewhere. For example, Laura Olsen, a professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology, has changed her teaching style from a traditional form to a “flipped course” style,
in which students are responsible for reading material before class so that time in lecture can be spent working through problems. Similarly, Lehigh University in Pennsylvania has implemented its Mountaintop Program, which allows students to create their own hands-on project proposals, which are carried out in a free-form way that allows for student-led exploration. This initiative follows educational studies that suggest that studentled projects not only help students to better retain knowledge, but also cultivate innovation that they can use to foster future success. Furthermore, Northeastern University’s acclaimed co-op program — in which students are placed in semester-long experiential learning environments such as internships, research or study abroad opportunities — has proven to cultivate a greater sense of motivation and purpose in learning. The ability to provide students with alternative learning options often hinges on access to resources, something in abundance at the University. Underutilized libraries such as the William L. Clements and Bentley Historical libraries, which house a wealth of pre-20th-century original documents and maps, could be used to more actively engage students in the humanities and social science fields. The audio and video-editing studios, located in North Campus’s Duderstadt Center, provide a platform for all students to develop audio-visual skills that can be used to supplement any academic pursuit. The University also houses a 3-D printing lab with student access, allowing STEM students to keep up with technological advances in their fields. The innovative use of the recently received STEM and arts grants are a step in the right direction, putting into place innovative programs. This more wholesome and well-rounded way of educating will help students engage at the University, and thus engage with the world at large.
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onfronted. Attacked. These two words are not synonymous, and have very different definitions and connotations. On Nov. 9, Aura Rosser was shot in her home. She was a 40-year-old mother of three, a committed RENNIE partner to her PASQUINELLI boyfriend. And she was Black. She was in the midst of an argument with her boyfriend, and her boyfriend called the police with the intention of having the authorities escort her out of the house. The police reportedly entered the home, saw Rosser with a knife in her kitchen, and shot her. Rosser’s boyfriend, Victor Stephens, claims that lethal force was unwarranted in this situation; “Why would you kill her? It was a woman with a knife. It doesn’t make sense.” In the various news articles reporting Rosser’s shooting, the word “confronted” is used to describe her activity before the shooting. These descriptions have not made it easy to interpret what that word means in this context, but the fact of the matter is that “confrontation” isn’t usually a word used to describe a life-threatening situation. Police are authorized to carry out lethal action when their lives are at risk, but it is hard to tell if this was the case. The use of the word “confrontation” and no other word has made me skeptical of the necessity of the two policemen’s actions. The officers who responded to the call made by Stephens have been taken off their usual duties of active road control due to their actions that evening. A full investigation will determine the future of the status of their positions. Not every shooting of a Black
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civilian by a police officer is unwarranted or unjustified. Police violence is an issue regarding people in general, not just Black people. However, current research indicates Blacks are far more likely than whites or Latinos to be shot by police officers. Stereotypes that are associated with Black males have perpetuated police violence toward Black males and Black individuals in general. In a Stanford University study, participants were likely to unwarrantedly associate Black faces with “crime-relevant objects.” What these statistics show is that there is indeed an embedded issue with race and police violence that is regularly denied by those who do not want to address it. In the case of Rosser, there is a race issue at hand. There is a clear stigma surrounding the discussion of police violence against the Black population, and there is a pretty large elephant in the room with regard to Rosser’s story in particular. Aura Rosser’s life is another Black life lost at the hands of unnecessary and discriminatory police violence. Even if her confrontation with the police with a knife is enough to persuade you to believe that the police were justified in their shooting of an innocent woman, the police department that encourages the use of lethal action in a case of endangerment of their officers has publically announced the demotion of these two officers following the shooting. In a city that hasn’t experienced a fatal shooting by a police officer since the 1980s, it’s clear that police violence is not a large source
of problems in Ann Arbor. This instance, however, is a manifestation of discriminatory police violence against Blacks. I’m not arguing that Ann Arbor is going to become the next Ferguson, Missouri. Or any other city where police violence against Blacks is a systemic and ongoing problem. But, the fact that this is an ongoing issue in our country is a huge problem. A reason that this problem exists is that people with the power to change it, as well as many average Joes and Josephinas, fail to recognize it as an objective and real problem. We all know somebody who responded to Michael Brown’s shooting with words along the lines of “Calm down. Innocent white people are shot by police officers, too.” Maybe you are the person that thought or said that. OK, fair. But, the issue our country faces is not about (and has never been about) the unfair treatment of white people. It is critical that we accept the systemic issue surrounding discriminatory police violence towards Black individuals. The facts are there. Studies and data support that innocent Black people are discriminated against in the case of police violence, thus more likely to be shot. You aren’t hearing about this issue because Black people are more sensitive to police violence amongst their community members, or because Black people are more likely to be violent and criminals. You’re hearing about it because it is a tangible problem facing the Black community.
Police are authorized to carry out lethal action when their lives are at risk, but it is hard to tell if that was the case.
— Rennie Pasquinelli can be reached at renpasq@umich.edu.
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s we sink into the deep depression that signals the impending doom of winter, we search for ways to make ourselves warm again, inside and out. People turn on the Christmas music way too early and pull out their favorite sweaters with the hope that these MAURA small efforts LEVINE will stave off the inevitable arctic chill. But in Washington, D.C., I’ve noticed a new and different method of keeping warm — the community. Here, people have relied on other people in ways that I have never before noticed in Ann Arbor and, as students, we could learn a thing or two from this metropolitan territory with Midwest kindness. In D.C. there aren’t many places to study. Our Michigan in Washington cohort ends up studying in makeshift study lounges, which are really abandoned classrooms in our dorm or in the ever-present Starbucks. In Ann Arbor, at any coffee shop all you can see are students typing away at their computers, dark circles encompassing their eyes as they scratch furiously at the keys, hoping their final paper will suffice. They hardly look up, too engrossed in texting their friends about plans for the evening and blasting the electronic dance music that will help them make it through the homework pain. In D.C., however, the vibe is different. No longer on campus, there are people of all ages and all colors and sizes at Starbucks. There is a communal bar table in the middle of the shop filled with singles reading newspapers, families with babies, 30-year-olds eating sandwiches and little old men drinking espresso. Less than half of the people are plugged into a device and I feel like an outsider for doing so. There’s a woman with her architecture drawings spread out on a shorter table and right next to her a stranger reads the newspaper. Two old men who are apparently complete strangers strike up a conversation. One tells the other about his upcoming trip to South America and the latter launches into a story about his world travels. Soon the two are friends, exchanging e-mail addresses on little slips of
paper. I notice this interaction and smile because it feels like a small town — it’s warm and friendly. The truth is, people are anxious that technology is pulling us further apart as humans and making us interact less, when I would argue just the opposite, it just depends on where you are. My favorite example of this phenomenon is Uber, the smartphone app that allows you to call up a car to drive you anywhere with a wait time of usually less than five minutes no matter where you are in the city. The catch is that Uber hires civilian drivers. Virtually anyone can sign up to become an Uber driver and (after a background check and driving history check) they can escort people around just by turning on their app whenever they have time. In D.C., we take Uber everywhere. It’s cheaper than taxis and instantaneous. When I first heard about this service I thought anyone who took it must be crazy. We’re the kids who grew up in a generation where you can’t trick-or-treat alone for fear of being abducted by a pedophile; we don’t get in strangers’ cars. Yet technology has allowed us to do just that, and has given us a wonderful sense of human trust and a muchneeded human interaction. Through taking Uber nearly three times a week, I’ve met some pretty cool drivers. More than half the time I take an Uber I end up having a really interesting conversation with someone and listening to his or her funny story about the drunken guy last night who was sitting in my place in the backseat. Sometimes I even get advice about somewhere I have to go in D.C. before I leave. The point is, they’re normal people for the most part and I’ve never felt unsafe. In fact, I love the human interaction. It warms the soul to come in contact with friendly people regularly. Uber isn’t an anomaly. Airbnb is another service with a similar idea, except instead of taxis it targets hotels. Airbnb is an app where you can find a room in someone’s home or their entire home and rent it at a
low price for the night or for several nights in cities around the world. Past guests evaluate all of the people who rent out and you can read reviews and see pictures of the space before you commit. While it sounds sketchy, it’s actually a charming (and economical) idea. One of my roommates recently used Airbnb in New York City and had a wonderful experience. The woman who hosted her was thinking of opening up a home for battered and abused women and was garnering advice on how best to run a shelter. My roommate enjoyed staying with her and said she would stay with her again. The woman I stayed with during a separate trip wanted to open a bed and breakfast in the future and currently runs a yoga studio out of her home. She was friendly and easy to communicate with. Most of the people who sign up to host are looking for human interaction. They’re welcoming and accommodating and frankly it’s a reprieve from the cutthroat University of Michigan fighting-for-the-curve attitude. While there is a difference between D.C. and Ann Arbor because diversity of age and profession is more varied off campus, that doesn’t mean the human interaction should be any less. In fact, you would think human interaction on campus would be greater because everyone is young. But as I’ve written time and time again, I feel like Ann Arbor is polarized: people stick to their own groups, their own races, their own fraternities and sororities and their own friends they made freshman year. The hashtag #nonewfriends is funny but uncomfortably true in Ann Arbor. While I’m guilty of having fallen prey to this idea myself, there’s something to say for how you can make someone’s day just by a small act of human kindness or interaction. They don’t have to become your best friend. You just have to be open to human interaction — and take out the headphones every once in awhile.
They’re welcoming and accomodating and frankly it’s a reprive from the cutthroat University of Michigan fighting-for-the-curve attitude.
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ith an epidemic of sexual assault sweeping college campuses across the nation, including the University of Michigan, there are countless topics of uncertainty and controversy. In a four-part series, JAMES James Brennan BRENNAN seeks to explore them with interviews and personal research. This is part four. Trigger warning: The following article includes descriptions of sexual assault and may be triggering. “What do you think causes sexual assault?” I tried to end every interview over the last month by asking that question in some way, shape or form. I asked as many people as I could in search of an answer. I didn’t think I would find a silver bullet, nor did I. “Alcohol” or “binge drinking” was by far the most popular answer from students, but also the least convincing. Meg Scribner, an LSA senior writing her thesis on the Violence Against Women Act, saw alcohol as a “facilitator perhaps, but not a cause” of sexual assault. For Scribner, sexual assault is a symptom of much larger societal problems involving oppressive, gendered power dynamics. In her words, “sexual assault is just one iteration of masculinism in an inherently sexist culture.” Business senior Sumana Palle called sexual assault a product of male entitlement, coming out of a system where men think they can have whatever they want. On campus and throughout the country, she told me, this is reinforced by “a system of no consequences” where assaulters typically get off scot-free. Sexual assault is not only perpetrated by men, nor is it only perpetrated upon women. However, it would be naïve to ignore the reality that assault is primarily committed by men, and equally as naïve to pretend that gender inequality and sexism have nothing to do with this. Control, power, domination — these are all terms associated with masculinity. In evaluating the “It’s on Us” campaign, Scribner saw it as a reproduction of the same masculinity behind sexual abuse. Instead of dominating women through violence, however, the campaign looks to dominate through a masculine mindset of we have to protect these women. Palle drew similar parallels between certain masculine traits and “It’s on Us,” especially attempts to turn the campaign into a competition with Ohio State. In a viewpoint in The Michigan Daily, Palle wrote, “people apparently missed the obvious irony of using the very spirit of competitive football culture that enabled the mishandling of the Brendan Gibbons case to combat sexual assault.” On Oct. 29, shortly after my interview with Palle, students poured into the Diag carrying mattresses, stopping to surround an anonymously written list of demands. Throughout the day, the Diag remained filled with people. 1000 Pitches was having a Diag day, as were the College Republicans and a few human rights groups — but the focus was on those demands, where students crowded around each other to see what was there. Tucked away between two trees on the west side of the Diag hung a yellow banner, advertising the previous week’s “Maize Night Madness” rally before the Michigan State game, likely the last time the Diag had been so populated. Three weeks before that, the Diag was similarly packed, as hundreds of students rallied to demand Dave Brandon resign as Athletic Director. Public Policy senior Craig Kaplan (who is a close friend and former roommate) made a point to include the Gibbons debacle as one of Brandon’s fireable offenses in both his speech at the rally and in numerous public statements. Most students, however, appeared more concerned with the football team’s embarrassing record and corporatization. A student-created petition gathered over 11,000 signatures in a matter of a few days, about half of
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Catharsis which were from students. That’s 1,000 more than the overall goal for the “It’s on Us” petition and pledge drive. *** Two weeks ago, I had the privilege of seeing Pulitzer Prize-winning author and human rights activist Alice Walker speak at Hill Auditorium. Walker focused on the topic of friendship, but the true core of her lecture was empathy. Empathy for everyone, from the poor and disenfranchised, to the awful people who disenfranchised them and made them poor. It is through empathy that we learn to accept and understand different people; without it, we ignore the lives of others and act only for ourselves. Like sexual assault, ignorance and selfishness are at crisis levels in America. A person committing sexual assault, from an act of unsolicited groping to first degree rape, is a physical manifestation of lacking empathy. It is an act of pure self interest, one done without consideration or care for the thoughts and feelings of another human being. One night my sophomore year, I was drinking with some friends in my former fraternity, talking about women. One friend had just hooked up with an (insert ethnicity here) woman for the first time, and the discussion turned into an exchange of who had been with different “types” of women. “If you could be with any kind of girl you haven’t,” one friend began, “what would it be?” “Black chick” another friend responded instantaneously, “definitely a Black chick.” His comment, especially the immediacy of his response, sent a disgusted chill through my body. It brought to mind plantation owners raping slaves and the sexual terror reigned on Southern black women. I thought of Ida Mae Holland and the violent, racialized desires of men in Mississippi. We were talking about women like they were trading cards and comparing our collections I say we because I am not free from responsibility here. I honestly can’t remember if I threw in my own list, but I never pushed back on the conversation. I didn’t say “Guys, we’re being incredibly sexist as well as racist.” Nor did I posit that we all take a step back and examine our own privilege in the situation. I could have, but I didn’t. During the ‘Fire Dave Brandon’ rally, a student in the crowd yelled “How about we protest something that matters, like institutional racism?” He was met with loud boos. At the rally, the same thought was going through my head, but I didn’t want to be “that guy.” When I was sitting around with my friends evaluating women based on looks and ethnicity, I stayed quiet for the same reason. *** Empathy, while often seen as trying to examine others, requires about just as much probing of one’s self. That’s what makes empathy such a challenge — we have to be willing to accept that the way we see the world might be wrong. We also have to accept that there are situations in which we cannot empathize, as sometimes we just can’t fit into another person’s shoes. But the only way we can know is if we try. A lot of people aren’t trying. In her op-ed, Palle wrote that she had stopped excusing poor treatment of minority students as a product of ignorance rather than cruelty. Cruelty, she told me, is often caused by ignorance — willful ignorance, however, is an act of willful cruelty. Failing to empathize is something we all do, probably every day, but refusal to try is a Cardinal Sin. Most of the survivors I spoke with said their assaulters have acted like nothing wrong happened or just plain didn’t care. Some accused the women of “crying rape.” It’s hard to understand the thought process that leads to such selfish behavior, especially in situations that involve violent assault. But we have to try to put those shoes on, too. Empathy is a powerful force. It allows us to comprehend why our fellow human beings do terrible things, thus giving us the tools to stop them. If we are ever to understand the real root causes of sexual assault and
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rape, we must understand those who do it and the factors that motivate them. Why an assaulter wants sex, or what they really want, is a potentially far more complex question than any other I’ve asked. I would be willing to bet its root causes largely diminish a person’s understanding of others. Many sexually violent people were abused themselves, often as children. Others feel personally inadequate, and see sex as an answer to their own stinging insecurity; this can manifest itself in both a desire for intimate love, which they mistakenly equate with sex, or a desire for approval from those around them. I want to see sexual violence seriously diminished in my lifetime, and that isn’t going to happen by jailing and expelling rapists while we change our Facebook pictures and push hashtags. We can, and should, do awareness and punitive justice work as well. Brady Hoke’s decision to dismiss senior defensive end Frank Clark for domestic violence charges — if he has as much information as he claims — is a good example. But we have to focus mainly on this crisis of empathy, from an unwillingness to empathize with survivors to an inability to empathize with perpetrators. Better education is a good start, but expanding empathy is going to mean a hard rewiring of our institutions, our culture, and ourselves. Here’s a simple way to get started, a strategy I found very useful over the past month: When people who are different from you start to talk, listen. *** I began researching sexual assault looking to write a single column. But then I interviewed Sumana Palle. I had interviewed a half dozen students when Sumana’s viewpoint came out, and it hit me like a ton of bricks that my sources up to that point were overwhelmingly white and straight. So I reached out to Sumana, and we met on a mild, sunny afternoon outside of Espresso Royale on South University Avenue. Having done some research ahead of time, I went into the interview incredibly nervous. She had written pieces for the Daily with impressive style and vigor, was an activist through prominent student organizations, and was a pre-admit to the Business School. Sumana is also a survivor of numerous assaults, and they seem to have only made her voice stronger. This was a person who could tear me in half without even trying. But she didn’t. Palle, like so many of the survivors and allies I’ve met over the past month, had a commitment to empathy and openmindedness far surpassing my own. She answered my questions openly and honestly, showcasing the frustration I had read in her article, as well as a genuine love for other students. She detailed the circumstances of her assaults as well, which I hesitate to call assaults only because they deserve to be called rape. “You never forget that feeling of screaming on a bathroom floor” she told me, describing the second of her three rapes. As we talked, it became increasingly apparent that I had so much more to learn. We continued the interview for almost an hour, and as we began to wrap up, it was hitting me that if I was going to write about sexual assault, I had to do it right. This woman, and so many others like her, had shown tremendous strength in sharing her story and continuing to thrive in all other aspects of life. Just as importantly, she had shattered my own misconceptions about how a social-justice-warriorfeminist-of-color would treat a white, former frat boy. When I told her about my friends discussing “types” of women, she sincerely thanked me for my willingness to share it and recognize its privilege. As we finished the interview and began gathering our things, we chatted about other campus issues and how I saw my writing playing out. She wished me luck, and without hesitation, gave me a hug goodbye. — James Brennan can be reached at jmbthree@umich.edu.
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Fashion as art
’ve been inspired by everything lately. I find my eyes lingering on a wall of graffiti I’ve passed countless times before, on tile patterns on ceilings or floors, on paintings in UMMA. However, there’s one medium that I find on my mind for hours and KATHLEEN inspires me in DAVIS my everyday choices: fashion. If you’re an Ann Arbor resident, unless your home is a below-ground hole, you’ve undoubtedly been exposed to the people-watching this city has to offer. I urge everyone reading this to find some time in their schedules every week to sit at the window of Lab Café or Starbucks and just look at the people who walk by. You’ll see some old men in suits, probably a few bums, but the longer you linger, the more you’ll notice the small quirks in a person’s appearance that will give you a hint of the person they are. Art is how an individual expresses themselves through a medium, an extension of the creative process in their minds. This medium can be traditional, like marble or a canvas, or contemporary, like performance art or installation.
Whether conscious or not, the clothes we put on our bodies are the simplest display of creativity we can express with materials we already have in our closets. We can put on something nice and let the world know that we feel important today; we can accessorize with jewelry or watches in a beautiful combination; we can wear sweatpants and a pullover and tell the world that we’re tired of its shit and are trying our best to get through the day. None of these options are less expressive than the others, they just express different sentiments. The intersection of art and clothing is perhaps most apparent in the world of high fashion. Artist collaborations in fashion have been relevant and profitable for ages, and often become iconic pieces of history for an aficionado in either sect. There have been innumerable designer collections that have found inspiration from art and art that finds inspiration from the runway, so much so that it becomes difficult to distinguish between which is which. Take the case of Jean-Michel Basquiat, a prolific 1980s contemporary artist who became a style icon in his own right. Basquiat, with his striking features and towering stance, modeled in shows for emerging fashion houses like Comme des Garçons and had a signature style that helped fuel his fame until
his death at 27. Since his passing, Basquiat’s signature artistic style has inspired high-top sneakers, a collaboration between UNIQLO and MoMA and as of late a Forever 21 collection that features the artist’s signature prints on inexpensive T-shirts for the Lollapalooza crowd. We’re certainly not all Basquiats, and while we may not have the ability to control the path of runway shows we can still be influenced by them. Art is supposed to move and inspire us. We’re supposed to look at a piece, whether 400 years old or just four, and feel something inside of us, a passion that starts in our bellies and grows into inspiration for our own artistry. Even for the artistically uninclined (like myself), we can all be artists every morning when we wake up. We can look in the mirror and say, how do I want to express myself today? Who do I want to be today? Most of us fall into the same general style day after day, a look that makes us feel comfortable, which either contrasts or pulls from the people we associate with day after day. Our bodies are the canvases, our minds are the mediums and our outfits are the finished products. We are all art in motion. Davis is an artist, despite what she says. To commend her, e-mail katjacqu@umich.edu.
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Lorde’s ‘Mocking jay’ By GIBSON JOHNS Daily Arts Writer
For the soundtrack to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, the third of four “Hunger Games” films, Lorde Abecame the album’s official “curator.” Now what does that mean, exactly? Original Motion Basically, Picture Soundtrack Lorde volunteered Various Artists as tribute to Republic put together this impressive 14-track set that features more than a handful of music’s most important newcomers from the past year or so: HAIM, Tinashe, CHVRCHES, Tove Lo, Charli XCX and Lorde herself, just to name a few. The previous “Hunger Games” soundtracks created their own sort of genre, not unlike Lorde’s own work. Blurring the lines between different classes of music, the previous two LPs similarly enlisted some of music’s hottest acts and encouraged them to use their signature styles to create songs that embodied the themes and sensibilities of the dystopian series. Though each of the previous two soundtracks had bright moments, neither completely came together as a cohesive set of music that fully illustrated the film’s ideas. However, with Lorde at the helm presenting a singular purpose for the album, Mockingjay - Part 1 does exactly what those other two soundtracks couldn’t, and it’s a hauntingly exciting effort. The story of “Mockingjay” is one of revolution and revolt, of Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen and her struggle to embrace the pressures hoisted upon her by the people she’s fighting for. It’s clear that Lorde deliberately made sure the film’s soundtrack was laced with these themes. On “Yellow Flicker Beat,” one of the soundtrack’s singles, she essentially takes on the voice of Everdeen as she croons, “They used to shout my name, now they whisper it.” The track is classic Lorde — eerie and introspective verses paired with a booming chorus. “Dead Air” embodies everything that one can expect from a CHVRCHES song: Lauren Mayberry’s joyously high-pitched vocals over a bumping, synth-heavy beat. The song’s lyrics present something a little different, though, taking on the mentality of Panem’s revolution: “They’re holding us to an idea / And we’re fighting what we can’t see.” The artists weave an
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Cinematography on some Renaissance painting ish.
underlying frustration throughout the album — Lorde may represent Katniss Everdeen as the potstirring symbol of a nation’s revolt, but the other artists represent the collective people, the chanting body of the revolution. These chants are evident everywhere. One of the set’s strongest tracks, “All My Love” is an explosive collaboration between Ariana Grande and Major Lazer. Grande’s angelic vocals soar over Lazer’s gritty whopper of a beat and underlying tribal chants. The album’s opening track, “Meltdown,” is another unexpected collaboration between Stromae, Pusha-T, Q-Tip, Lorde and HAIM. It’s an odd track that somehow all comes together, combining PushaT’s mind-numbingly fast verse, Lorde’s crooning and chanting by an anonymous mob of people. By the time HAIM comes in for the last minute with its signature harmonies, the track becomes downright epic, capable of instigating a revolution of its own. There are also mellower moments here that prove to be just as effective in telling “Mockingjay” ’s story. Charlie XCX temporarily abandons her aggressive, anthemic pop sound on “Kingdom,” a twinkling piano and violin-driven ballad featuring vocals from Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon. The song seems to paint the glossy, utopian image that the Capitol wants to uphold, but as sounds of static and percussion seep in, it becomes clear that the image is tainted, capable of being overturned. Kanye West also hops in, reworking “Yellow Flicker Beat” with “Flicker,” into chilling, sparsely produced versions of Lorde’s track that holds up just as well as the original. At times, though, this effect creates songs that don’t totally take off. Raury’s “Lost Souls,” which clocks in at just under three minutes, builds nicely over a heartbeat-esque backing and a string ensemble, yet never really goes anywhere. His spoken-word verses channel a combination of Pharrell and Miguel, but, as a whole, it feels uneventful and flat. On “Plan the Escape,” Bat for Lashes goes for a similar vibe over a vaguely pulsating bassline and glimmering windchimes and, likewise, produces a track
that gets buried under the weight of everything else on the album. These songs fit into the general framework of Mockingjay but, at the same time, fail to establish themselves as necessary parts of the album’s whole. Perhaps the most notable contributor to Mockingjay is the legendary Grace Jones. What Jones delivers here with “Original Beast” is the kind of over-the-top, exciting track one would expect from a Grace Jones concoction. Though it’s original in its mixture of tribal drums and animal sounds, it feels almost criminally out of place to the point where it comes off as selfindulgent. It all but ruins the flow of the album and sticks out as the one song that simply doesn’t belong. Regardless of the slight misfires, the real winner here is Lorde. She has put together a phenomenal assemblage of tracks by artists who have, for the most part, just recently proved their worth in the music scene. The set closes with Lorde’s interpretation of the Bright Eyes track “Ladder Song.” Over a simple church organ, Lorde sings lyrics that seem chillingly in-line with the rest of the album’s subject matter: “We’ll welcome a new age / Covered in warrior paint.” By the end of “Mockingjay - Part 1,” Katniss Everdeen will presumably be prepared to embrace her new role as the leader of Panem’s revolt. Like Lorde on “Ladder Song,” she’ll be covered in war paint and ready for to bring forth a change on behalf of her people. She’s speaking for the collective and it feels right. The same can be said for Lorde: The Curator. Mockingjay - Part 1 is a cohesive album that continues to develop the unique genre established — but not perfected — by the series’ first two soundtracks. Here, Lorde has perfected this sound and set the bar high for soundtracks in general. What’s most commendable is that she has succeeded in curating a set of songs that at once feels representative of the film itself as well as fitting into the current musical landscape as a whole. With Mockingjay - Part 1, Lorde continues her unexpectedly triumphant ascendence to the top echelons of the music industry and proves that, yes, the odds are ever in her favor.
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ALBUM REVIEW
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Pink’s ‘pom pom’ id Indie artist returns with a trip into his own subconcious By BRIAN BURLAGE Daily Arts Writer
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‘Four’ a move in the right direction One Direction not quite grown up on fourth album By MELINA GLUSAC Daily Arts Writer
What makes One Direction beautiful? Well, to start off: them. It’s undeniable that Zayn, Niall, Harry, Liam and Louis Bhave evolved into dapper young Brits, One Direction copious amounts Columbia of tattoos and all. Their look is definitively edgy (Harry’s new tresses are a point of debate for Directioners worldwide), and on their newest record, Four, they strive to emulate this newfound badass energy. But what really makes them beautiful is their vivacity — something that was introduced to the world on “What Makes You Beautiful” but has weaned ever since. 1D’s newest installment in their let’s-leave-our-lyricsgeneric-to-make-girls-thinkour-songs-are-about-only-them empire tries to let life and edginess drive it, simultaneously. The result is an inconsistent, lovelorn explosion of arena ballads and acoustic melodies alike, both in desperate need of a little more
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oomph. Their first single, “Steal My Girl,” is one of the livelier ones — it’s an interesting, piano-laced jam à la “Faithfully” by Journey, with a huge drop at the chorus and a catchy hook. Similar to “Where Do Broken Hearts Go” on the sheer epicness scale, it sounds like it could be blasted in Ford Field, which is always a good thing. But it also sounds like *NSYNC could’ve done just as an effective job with the song, and that’s not good; Queen Elizabeth’s quintet still needs to hone its own style. Regardless, the boys needed these two tunes to beef up the album. They take a country turn on “Ready to Run,” which actually works for them, but it falls into the hole of familiarity, safety and boredom. “Fools Gold” and “Spaces” follow suit, blending in with all other acoustic ghosts of years and albums past. There’s simply nothing unique about these ballads anymore; the five Brits scored a hit with one of them, “Story of My Life,” a few years ago, but it’s time to move on now. They say they’re “ready to run,” but are they really? The band gains a bit of momentum on songs like “Girl Almighty,” a wake-up call for the album, to be sure. It’s got an inventive sound, yearning lyrics and pop-punk pacing — a little dose of electro-shock therapy like this can never hurt the listener. But, alas, Ed Sheeran creeps
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in with his unplugged guitar, narcotics and a night light, and the listener has no choice but to sleep again. Co-penned by Sheeran, “18” is blissfully unoriginal, slow and just too freaking innocent. “Night Changes” takes the same turn, but it has a few drums to give it at least one direction (pun intended but not proudly). God save the Queen! Finally, the listener rejoices with “No Control,” a sexy, pop-punk number that sounds like pre-2010 All-American Rejects. The band needed the grit, but it’s unfortunate that it took the whole album to get there. And on the kitschy “Fireproof,” peaceful drums and sweet falsetto in the chorus help it power through. “Stockholm Syndrome” radiates with its nifty metaphor, sultry guitars and an incredible beat in the chorus, it’s undoubtedly the best song on Four. It sounds like a hit, like One Direction of the future — slightly electronic, modern, rock-y and just plain old cool. The album exits with a bang; “Clouds” is another rock-infused, layered arena anthem with the best kind of chaotic energy. Finally they gave us something to work with. Four is a triumphant attempt, an album with about as much edge as Harry’s butterfly tattoo — a tattoo at least, so they get street cred for that — but the subject matter is still a bit safe. They’re almost there — almost grown up, musically. Though boring at points, Four is a tiny step in the right direction.
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pom pom
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It kinda looks like he bathes in frankincense.
if you tune your ear to the right frequency — their frequency — you can hear the music’s intricacies and little pieces actively coagulate like a sort of sun-pierced stained glass window. Pink and Love are also similar in their pushing of listeners toward self-abandon; that is to say, they each tend to draw on images and fantasies from the unconscious in order to unsettle the listener. Arthur Lee, as the principal songwriter for Love on Forever Changes, went about this rather innocently and self-mockingly, a good example being the first two lines of “Live and Let Live” in which he sings, “Oh, and the snot has caked against my pants / It has turned into crystal.” Ariel Pink on the other hand takes serious pride in his effort to subdue the listener’s judgment, making it more of a strategic ploy than a stylistic flare. He recently reflected on his music and echoed this idea. “Maybe by making people feel uncomfortable, I tap into that uncanny quality that is part of the scariest, weirdest things that you remember happening to you as a kid.” As if the statement wasn’t overtly Freudian enough, he then added, “I mine that territory more than anything: the unconscious.” For Pink, little matters aside from the place he takes listeners throughout the album. From song to song, he packs as many melodies, jingles, bridges, hooks, cues and riffs as he can fit — all fuel for a rocket launch over the mental divide and into the realm of the unconscious. From the outset on pom pom’s opener he sets the scene, telling us exactly where it is we’ll go: “It’s a Tokyo night when you feel alright / The Arkansas moon’s gonna shine tonight / All over the world we’re gonna do it right.” The catch is that even though this trip sounds fairly normal and fun, the place we’re really going is somewhere far less identifiable, a place where people wear “Raincoats in the big pig parade.” The front side of pom pom is deliciously overwrought with ’80s dream pop and psychedelic rock, reworked and reshaped until old
familiar phrases and tunes become clever quips for Pink’s peculiar agenda. The stretch of pop-rock songwriting from “White Freckles” to “Nude Beach A Go-Go” is one of this year’s best, crammed with unusual turns of phrases that’ll stick in your head all day. “I’m a hunter / I flash my teeth / I snuck you into my dog nest,” Pink sings to a beat-driven, synth-screaming chorus on “Lipstick.” The way he sings “dog nest” could easily be heard as “darkness,” which makes a lot of sense for this record. This sound on pom pom is darker than much of Pink’s recent work, if not entirely more serious. For example, “Picture Me Gone” is probably the most serious thing Pink has done. In October he teamed up with the children’s group PS22 Chorus, to record a live version of the song. If you can set aside the ridiculously silly idea of Pink being a lead choir boy, what you get instead is a heartfelt song about a father lamenting the loss of his family’s physical, hard-copy photo albums. Instead, he’s forced to search through a computer hard drive to “make a toast to glory days.” Registering at 5 minutes and 41 seconds, the song is slow and expansive, centered on a chorus that’s filled with pained emotion. It’s Pink at his weirdest: somber. For the most part, pom pom is a continuation of Pink’s maniacal thrust into the subconscious mind, where there is both escape from one’s self and immersion in it. That, I think, is the central problem of Pink’s music: how does one soar through the boundless territory of the unconscious without being completely consumed by what they see? And as he remains dedicated to finding an answer, he does leave a little kernel of truth for us. On the album’s closer, “Dayzed Inn Daydreams,” Pink describes his fascination with dreams and dreaming, how they open up worlds within worlds within ourselves. But he also notes that imagination breeds mystery, and in this mystery we tend to hide ourselves. “The story ends untold / My will survives / In a thousand future lives,” he sings, “And with that / I bid adieu.”
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There’s a wonderful poem by Wallace Stevens called “Tea at the Palaz of Hoon,” and it reminds me of Ariel Pink quite B+ frequently. It’s a poem about self-discovery, though not in Ariel Pink any traditional 4AD sense. The speaker descends purple-clad through lonely air down into the depths of his mind. It’s not really a retreat so much as it is an inward cerebral joyride. The speaker talks of strange ointments, music and a sea. “I was myself the compass of that sea,” he says, raising an interesting thought: in the deepest, most bizarre frontiers of our imagination, who can guide us but ourselves? And doesn’t it make one hell of a spectacle? “I was the world in which I walked, and what I saw / Or heard or felt came not but from myself; / And there I found myself more truly and more strange.” The last line of that poem has always struck me differently when I read it in the context of Ariel Pink and the profundity of his imagination. Through his own specialized brand of psychedelic pop, developed over the years in places like his bedroom and garage (Animal Collective picked him up as an unsigned 25-year-old in 2003), Pink explores the regions of his mind as though it were a constantly changing planet without time and without the serious means to evolve. As a result, his music is consistent in that it’s familiarly obscure. His two prior albums, Before Today and Mature Themes, are linked to pom pom somewhat through their sound but mostly through Pink’s honest and whimsical introspection. They are three distinct travel records into the mind of a man who sounds like he escaped from the North Pole and is continuing to discover the tastes and styles of pop music through ’80s horror flicks. While Pink has often cited The Cure as a major influence on his work, and while the same synthcurtain falls over most of the same mouthy vocals and weary-toned guitars, the band Love, in the era of Forever Changes, is his more apt predecessor. They are each, at heart, natural musicians with a marvelous talent for crafting light-sounding pop anchored by its own unwieldy subject matter. It can come across as superficial and nonchalant, but
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Ambition in ‘Whiplash’ By JACOB RICH Daily Arts Writer
“Whiplash” is the triumphant battle cry of the modern student, a virtuosic film about virtuosos. It’s about the harsh, A stressful dog-eat-dog battlefield State Theatre that is modern Sony Pictures higher Classics education. Anyone who’s ever aspired to be the best at something (this film is perfect for U-M students) will be able to relate to its characters. “Whiplash” wholly encapsulates the vast range of emotions that come with one of our most essential traits as humans: ambition. Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller, “The Spectacular Now”) is a freshman jazz drummer at America’s most prestigious music school, Shaffer Conservatory (a fictionalized Julliard). The film’s opening shot, out of focus and distant, tells us through sound alone everything we need to know about him. The kid is good, and driven. He’s more than good — he’s incredible. Better yet, he’s alone, practicing his heart out for his own good. Beginning to end, all but the most expert percussionists will buy Teller’s drumming, thanks to the combined effort of his gritty, utterly soulful physical performance with
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editor Tom Cross’s ability to seamlessly cut between Teller and his ludicrously talented body double. “Whiplash” ’s drumming is sexualized in rapid-fire sequences of close-ups of the instruments and the men: the sticks, the arms, the drum heads, the beads of sweat on Teller’s forehead, are all imbued by expert lighting to seemingly glow a radiant gold. The film’s music is not only performed in audio form, but with video as an essential component. The editing rhythm moves and flourishes and crescendos with and against the music. Immediately, Andrew develops a turbulent relationship with the conductor of the school’s highest-level jazz band, Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons, “SpiderMan”). Utterly demeaning, completely unpredictable and impossible to impress, Fletcher is the band director from hell. Through militaristic coercion adhering to the school of R. Lee Ermey’s infamous drill sergeant character in “Full Metal Jacket,” Fletcher’s toxic encouragement enslaves Andrew to his art, resulting in a fascinating teacher-student relationship that is less a mentorship and more a desperate shotgun duel. Simmons, a typically comedic character actor, breaks out of his “J. Jonah Jameson” (or “Cave Johnson” for the Portal 2 fans out there) typecast and
takes on a genuinely powerful and frightening role that will easily contend with the best performances of the year. The film is smart to not morally justify the lifestyle of its ambitious characters, instead presenting a dichotomy of human philosophy through its supporting cast. Neiman and Fletcher are the Spartanesque warriors who measure worth unquestioningly by what greatness they can achieve by the time they die. Neiman’s father (Paul Reiser, NBC’s “Mad About You”) and love interest Nicole (Melissa Benoist, Fox’s “Glee”) are the other side of the coin, sweet and supportive, but complacent in life. His dad is a rather solemn single father, and Nicole is an indecisive freshman attending her safety school. The film never decides which of these pairs is in the right — it often glorifies the virtuosic ability of the musicians but occasionally shames them for their elitist philosophies in regards to the more average characters. The climactic scene has dramatic elements that feel a bit implausible, but don’t detract from the overall point. “Whiplash” is a great film, and at that, one that asks questions important to all of us alive right now: how hard should we try to be great? At what point is ambition harmful? At the end, we’re given an answer, but not the answer.
Sports
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 — 7
Seniors leave lasting mark for ‘M’ Stevens in line to MEN’S SOCCER
fill seniors’ shoes By KEVIN SANTO For the Daily
There are big shoes to fill on the Michigan men’s soccer team. The Wolverines (3-3-2 Big Ten, 6-9-3 overall) ended their season on Nov. 9 in a 1-0 loss to Ohio State in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament, and they’ll graduate six seniors. The senior class, including its captains goalkeeper Adam Grinwis and midfielder Tyler Arnone, won’t be easy to replace. Grinwis started 10 games for the Wolverines, recorded two shutouts and posted a .684 save percentage. In addition, Arnone was a consistent force in the midfield, where he started 16 games and recorded one goal and three assists. However, the departure of a strong senior class leaves room for younger talent like freshman defender Billy Stevens to settle into a more influential role. Stevens was quick to emphasize his high hopes for the team at the beginning of the season. “I expected a lot from us,” Stevens said. “We came in early with captain practices earlier than actual scheduled practices. We all started to play together, and gel, and try to work everything out earlier at the beginning of the season rather than face problems mid-season.” The season was a tale of two teams, as the Wolverines were plagued by inconsistency. Michigan settled for a 0-0 tie in a contest with Detroit on Oct. 21 but recorded a 3-2 victory against No. 6 Notre Dame on Oct. 7. “I think it’s just that, more mentally, we would prepare ourselves a lot more for games against the Notre Dames and the Marylands, all those top teams,” Stevens said. “We would also prepare for teams like Bowling Green and Detroit, but I feel like most of us would not think that they would be more of a challenge than playing Notre Dame.” It was clear that the Wolverines leaned on their freshman class this season, playing four of six recruits in 10 or more games.
“I thought the majority of us contributed very well,” Stevens said. “I felt like we contributed a good amount for being freshmen coming in, not knowing about how good our conference is with all the good teams that are in it. I think we did pretty well, but I thought also that we could have done better.” The freshman defender credited the leadership of the senior class for such a large contribution this fall, but stressed that his fellow freshmen are ready and capable of embracing the challenges that Michigan will face next season. “I feel like the experience is going to be here,” Stevens said. “I feel like we’re going to know a lot more about the college game and feel that we’re going to be able to contribute a lot more.” If Stevens and freshman forward Ahinga Selemani are any indication of the success that will follow this freshman class, the Wolverines have reason to be optimistic. Both players garnered All-Big Ten Freshman Team honors Nov. 12. “It’s a great feeling because it shows my hard work paying off,” Stevens said. “I always try to strive for more but it’s a step in the right direction. I feel that I’m blessed to receive it.” After starting 17 games for Michigan, Stevens isn’t ready to rest on his laurels. He hopes to get stronger and faster this offseason. In addition, Stevens hopes to improve his on-the-ball ability and his defensive game, in which he wants to become more consistent with his standing tackles. More important than anything else, though, the young defender commented on an attribute that is often innately possessed: leadership. “I want to become more of a leader,” Stevens said. “I mean, I am still a young guy on the team but I feel that I could help lead these guys into battle week in, week out.” The Wolverines have a void to fill, and Billy Stevens is the man to do it.
By SERENA SAAKE For the Daily
The Michigan field hockey team finished off the season earlier than it wanted, failing to make the NCAA tournament. At the Big Ten Tournament, the Wolverines came out strong in the first round, defeating Rutgers 3-0 in their first matchup. Bolstered by this performance, senior back Leslie Smith recalls feeling excited about her next game, not focusing in on the fact that it could be the last of her collegiate career. In the second round, Michigan held off Northwestern to a 2-2 tie at the end of regulation time, but Northwestern scored just a minute into overtime, ending the Wolverines’ chance for automatic qualification into the NCAA tournament. But Michigan still hoped for the last at-large bid in the tournament until the selection show on Nov. 9. “It was really sad when our name wasn’t called during the show,” Smith said. “It was devastating to say the least. “For me, I think the hardest part was just accepting that it was my final year.” Though play has officially ended, Smith and senior midfielder Ainsely McCallister were given one last chance to play before their seasons and careers are over in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association on Nov. 22. The game sets up two teams comprising the best seniors in the nation to compete for a final time. “I’ve heard it’s just a really fun game and not super competitive,” Smith said. “So I’m really looking forward to it. “I have a ton of friends from other universities who will also be playing, so it will be fun to compete and have a positive way to go out.” The two seniors end their careers on a high note, after playing key roles in the program’s success for the past five years. Smith’s career got off to a slow start; she played only the season opener in 2010 before being redshirted. It wasn’t until her redshirt sophomore year that Smith
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Senior Leslie Smith’s season may be over, but she’ll be able to continue to play in this month’s NFHCA Senior Game.
began to show true potential, tallying career highs in goals, assists and points. Among the highlights from the season was her game-winning goal scored against Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals. Smith was also selected to the All-Big Ten Second Team in 2012 — her first such honor. A shoulder injury that required later surgery plagued her redshirt junior season, creating even more pressure for her to perform well in her final season. “I really wanted to do something special this year,” Smith said. “I wanted to show myself what I could do.” So she started all 18 games of the season and led the team with 33 points, while also completing a career-best 12 goals and boasting a six-game scoring streak in October. For her accomplishments, Smith was selected to the AllBig Ten First Team along with McCallister, whose career followed a similar trajectory. In
her 2010 freshman season, she appeared in seven games, but was then medically redshirted during her junior year, though she was still one of four captains. When she returned to play in 2013, McCallister recorded a career high six goals and was selected to the All-Big Ten First Team for the first time. This season, she joined Smith starting for every game and ranked second in the Big Ten with 18 assists. Her favorite memory of the season came while playing at Penn State in September. After coming back from a rough first half, the Wolverines tied the game up 2-2. Just four minutes into overtime, McCallister drove the game-winning goal. “I think I’ll always remember the feeling of beating Penn State on their own turf,” McCallister said. Both players’ contributions during the season were honored in their selection for first team NFHCA All-West Region team and first team All-Big Ten. Each felt their play exceeded that of
“The hardest part was accepting that it was my final year.”
previous seasons because of heightened expectations. With a limited number of games to look forward to, it was difficult for her to not get hung up on mistakes. “In your last year, there is no saying ‘there’s always next year,’” Smith said. “It’s a real driving factor to give it your all and lay it all down on the line.” The senior class hoped to pass down a do-or-die mindset to the underclassmen the same way they had role models who showed them how to eat, sleep and breathe field hockey their freshmen year. “I know the team is going to do great next year, because I really feel that our senior class has set them up for success,” Smith said. Much of their achievements on the field have stemmed from the cohesiveness of the entire team, another aspect the seniors are glad to take credit for. It’s that kind of success that will stay with them long beyond memories of wins or losses. “We’ve all come together as one group, not a bunch of different cliques making up a whole,” McCallister said. “We didn’t let any distraction come in our way of having fun playing the sport we love.”
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Five things we learned In place of playmakers, role By MINH DOAN Daily Sports Writer
Michigan women’s basketball coach Kim Barnes Arico’s third season with the Wolverines got off to a hot start as her squad won two games over Detroit and Bucknell, 76-57 and 68-61, respectively. Expected to come out of the weekend undefeated, Michigan didn’t disappoint early with matchups against two teams that were under .500 last season. Here are five (early) things we learned from Michigan’s first weekend of action. 1. Scoring will come from many different players. Friday against Detroit, six different players ended the game scoring in double figures. Sunday, four players reached the mark. Four starters — freshman guard Katelynn Flaherty, senior forward Cyesha Goree, senior guard Nicole Elmblad and sophomore guard Siera Thompson — scored double digits in both games. And Sunday, when senior guard Shannon Smith, the leading scorer for the Wolverines last season, was in foul trouble early, the other starters stepped up to fill the scoring void. But it wasn’t just the starters. When the Wolverines struggled to shoot the ball in the last 10 minutes of the first half against Detroit, it was freshman forward Jillian Dunston who stepped up with eight points in a span of four minutes to keep
Michigan close. Dunston finished with 10 points on the game. 2. Goree will draw attention. After an All-Big Ten Second Team performance last year, Goree is going to see a lot more double-teams this season. Detroit double-teamed Goree the minute she touched the ball, denying her a chance to operate in the blocks. Goree’s presence attracted the opposing team’s other forward to slide over to defend her, leaving Michigan’s other forward wide open. For most of the second half, Elmblad was the beneficiary. Elmblad scored a majority, if not all, of her points off assists from Goree after she was doubleteamed down low. 3. Ball protection is critical. While the second half went the way of the Wolverines against Detroit, the first half went the complete opposite. The first half saw Michigan turn the ball over 10 times in a variety of different situations. Most came in transition, when the Wolverines tried to force the ball to a teammate, but others came when the guards tried to feed it down low to no success. Whatever the case may be, Barnes Arico said Michigan needs to slow down the game and be patient with the ball. It tried to play at a fast pace and force the ball when better options were available. It could’ve been first-game jitters, but the Wolverines will need to protect the ball this season if they want success.
4. Flaherty can shoot the rock and she can shoot it well. One of Michigan’s strengths this season is how well they shoot the ball. After this weekend, when Flaherty shot over 55 percent from 3-point range, scoring 29 points over the span of two games, once again leading the team, it is pretty clear that she has become a part of that offensive threat. But give credit to the quick ball movement of all the offense, which allows not only Flaherty, but the rest of the guards on the team to take uncontested shots. 5. BOLD PREDICTION: Michigan won’t lose before Dec. 13. The Wolverines will travel to South Bend to take on No. 3 Notre Dame in less than a month. Between then and now, six games separate the key fixture on Michigan’s schedule. Of the six opponents the Wolverines will face, only one team — Washington State — is receiving votes in the AP poll. Michigan will face the Cougars the day after Thanksgiving in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where it is competing in the San Juan Shootout. And of those same six opponents, only two teams, Washington State and Princeton, had records over .500 last season. It’s possible that a team relying on its shooting prowess so much could have a cold shooting night, but the schedule favors the Wolverines.
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players end scoring drought Eleven-goal outburst propels weekend sweep By ERIN LENNON Daily Sports Writer
Midway through the second frame on Friday night at Yost Ice Arena, JT Compher held the puck on his stick with what looked to be an easy shot for the touted sophomore center. But instead of shooting, Compher looked to his left, at his linemate sophomore Max Shuart, and passed. Shuart’s shot became the second goal of his career. Compher is without a goal in nine games. “He’s going to pass the puck,” said Michigan coach Red Berenson. “He sees good plays and he makes them. He gave those wingers, literally gave, them goals.” Having scattered just nine goals in five losses this season, the Michigan hockey team found twine 11 times against American International last weekend. The sweep — which pushed the Wolverines’ record to a more respectable 4-5 against non-conference competition — featured tallies from proven scorers as well as role players, a sign the unit is emerging from a seven-game drought. Though Compher — the reigning Big Ten Freshman of the Year and Michigan’s Most Valuable player last year — has struggled to find twine this season, his presence has sparked offense in his linemates.
“At times at center, you’re not finding the back of the net and you feel like you should just start making plays,” said junior forward Boo Nieves — who made the transition from center to right wing this month. “But then you get that one lucky shot and it goes in.” So while Compher and skaters like him work toward their peak, the Wolverines will rely on role players to step into a more prominent offensive position. Among those is senior center Travis Lynch, who had his first career multi-goal game Saturday, scoring twice and matching his career-high for points in a game despite the fourth line seeing limited minutes in the third period. A feature of the penalty kill more than anything else, Lynch is off to his best start in four seasons, having scored three goals in nine games after tallying just two in 29 starts last season. “It’s my senior year, I might as well make the most of it,” Lynch said. “If I don’t find the back of the net, that’s totally fine. I’m not used to playing that role at all. I’m used to playing PK, faceoffs, D-zone, so I really just try to focus on that. If I have an offensive role with the team, whatever helps is what I need to do.” Lynch’s former linemate, Shuart is also contributing on offense for the first time in his career. Shuart, who went pointless in 11 appearances last season, scored his first career goal against Michigan Tech and finished last weekend with a goal and an assist. Compher and Shuart found Nieves in the slot midway through the second
period on Saturday. It was Nieves’ first goal since netting Michigan’s only goal against Penn State in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament last March. Meanwhile, sophomore defenseman Kevin Lohan notched his first career goal in Friday’s 5-2 win over the Yellow Jackets and added an assist Saturday, upping his plus/minus rating to plus-4 on the season. “Everyone wants to help the team,” Berenson said. “You don’t know how you’re going to help on a given game, but when it works out that way, then good.” That doesn’t mean the Wolverines can bank on blue-line shots like Lohan’s finding their way past Big Ten goaltenders. They’ll need Compher and junior forward Andrew Copp to be there in front to deflect goals in. Copp scored twice on Friday before adding a highlight-worthy, power-play goal in the third period Saturday. Last season’s No. 2 goal scorer, Copp is back on pace to lead Michigan in scoring. Along with sophomore forward Alex Kile — who also scored his fourth goal Saturday — and senior forward Zach Hyman, Copp is now tied for the team lead. On the same line, Kile and Hyman have combined for 19 points on 43 shots this season. Like Compher, Copp struggled before the bye week. He netted his first goal of the season on Oct. 31 against Michigan Tech. It should only be a matter of time before Compher, a second-round pick of the Buffalo Sabres, follows suit. In the meantime, role players will need to step up on offense.
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‘M’ rolls Bucknell behind quick start By SIMON KAUFMAN Daily Sports Writer
If the Hillsdale game was the subpar appetizer required before the good stuff comes out, then the Michigan men’s basketball team’s game against Bucknell on Monday night was the bottomless breadsticks, entrée and dessert all at once. The Wolverines took no time digging in against the Bison, devouring them, 77-53. Unlike the first regular-season game against the Chargers, in which the offense struggled to find a rhythm early on, Michigan didn’t wait long to satisfy its appetite against Bucknell, scoring the first 10 points of the game. “Last game, losing the first four-minute war, we wanted to come out (tonight) and make the first punch, not play from behind,” said sophomore guard Derrick Walton Jr. “So before the game, we talked amongst ourselves and made it a personal goal to just win the first four minutes.” Redshirt freshman Mark Donnal started the game for the Wolverines at the ‘5,’ but Michigan coach John Beilein opted to sub in senior forward Max Bielfeldt just three minutes into the first half. Beilein said Bielfeldt had a great practice on Sunday, so he decided the senior would be the first big man off the bench against Bucknell. And Bielfeldt didn’t disappoint. In his first four minutes on the floor, he knocked down two 3-pointers, the first from straightaway, and when junior guard Spike Albrecht drove baseline and drew Bielfeldt’s defender away, Albrecht dished a pass to Bielfeldt setting the big man up for an easy dunk. Bielfeldt finished the game with 18 points. His previous career-high was four.
“I got in a rhythm and that’s been one of the keys,” Bielfeldt said. “I haven’t quite gotten in a rhythm most of my career, and when I got there they set (me) at the top of the key, and the opportunity was there and I took it.” Bielfeldt, who missed Michigan’s summer activities due to hip surgery, said his body is “feeling better than it has all of college.” Noticeably absent from the scoring feast was junior guard Caris LeVert, who scored just two points in the first half — both on free throws — and was 0-for-4 from the floor. The preseason AllBig Ten selection didn’t knock down a shot from the field until the 11:45 mark in the second half and finished with just six points. Despite not being able to find his shooting rhythm, LeVert was able to find teammates who had the hot hand, collecting six assists on the night — all in the first half. Sophomore forward Zak Irvin went 6-of-8 shooting in the first half, draining three shots from deep for 16 points in the first frame to help Michigan carry a 48-19 lead into the locker room. Irvin finished the game with 23 points, leading all scorers. Walton Jr. also picked up slack for LeVert. He went 5-of-9 from the field, finishing with 15 points. The sophomore also collected eight boards for the Wolverines. On the defensive end, Michigan’s help-side defense stymied the Bison in the first frame, forcing them to rely on outside shooting. Bucknell shot just 7-of-22 from the field in the half and 1-of-9 from beyond the arc. In the second half, the Bison knocked down four 3-pointers in a four-minute span, forcing Beilein to call a timeout so his team could regroup. And it was enough to hold off the late scoring surge.
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Bielfeldt leads way in win By JAKE LOURIM Daily Sports Editor
It all started with Max Bielfeldt getting into the game, which he had done 38 times in his career. But then he knocked down a 3-pointer, which he has done just three times in nine attempts. Then he hit another, and he was in previously uncharted territory. He wasn’t done there, though. Bielfeldt entered with 38 career points — only one per game. He had scored more than one-third of that in the first half and had finished with 18 points Monday night in the Wolverines’ 77-53 win over Bucknell. And then he led the fight song in the locker room after the game for what he recalled was his first time. “I’m happy for Moose,” said sophomore guard Derrick Walton Jr. “He does that every day in practice, believe it or not. He gives us problems every day, on the scout team sometimes. For him to be able to hit those shots that he hits in practice in the game, I’m really happy for him.” Though Michigan won comfortably — and likely still would have without the career night from its unheralded center — Bielfeldt provided an immediate spark. The Wolverines already led 7-0 when he entered at the 17:01 mark in the first half. But then he hit two 3-pointers, helping to combat seven quick Bucknell points. At that point, the senior already had a career-high in points, besting his previous mark of four. Just 90 seconds later, junior guard Spike Albrecht dribbled
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Senior center Max Bielfeldt had scored 38 career points in 38 games, but Monday, he scored 18 off the bench.
along the baseline and drew a double team, then dished to Bielfeldt under the basket for an easy dunk. But he still wasn’t done. He came back in with 4:54 left in the first half and scored five points before the end of the half, totaling more than one point per minute in the first frame — best on the team. At the break, the Wolverines were ahead comfortably, 48-19, and his career-best performance was securely in hand. But Bielfeldt still wasn’t done. He returned from the bench just 1:24 into the second half,
“He’s virtually been a manchild playing with our guys.”
and before the first media timeout, he swished another 3-pointer. An April hip surgery prevented Bielfeldt from playing in the team’s summer trip to Europe. Then, the team made the decision to reclassify him from a redshirt junior to a senior, making this his last year of eligibility. Until Monday, he was largely an afterthought in the competition for playing time. He wasn’t even in shape to do sprints until about eight days ago, according to Beilein. He didn’t play at all in Saturday’s game against Hillsdale and gave Beilein the OK to allow freshman big men Ricky Doyle and D.J. Wilson more minutes. “And then the last couple days of practice, he’s virtually been a manchild playing with our guys,” Beilein said. The Bielfeldt-led scout team
outplayed the first team in practice Sunday, and the senior became the first big man off the bench. In the grand scheme, the competition could be more open now. “We’ll wait and see how it plays out,” Beilein said. “I won’t be making any knee-jerk (reactions), but I would assume he’d be in the game against Detroit.” One last time, Bielfeldt came into the game, with 5:19 left and a 24-point lead — when he usually enters for the first time. Immediately, Walton fed him again, just as his teammates had all night. Then he was finally done for the night. But in terms of this season? Don’t be so sure. “It’s a long season ahead of us, lot of games. I don’t want that to be the highlight.”
Clark dismissed from Crucial week for recruits program after arrest FOOTBALL RECRUITING
By JUSTIN STERN Daily Sports Writer
As Michigan football looks ahead to its final two games, many recruits are also eyeing the program’s final push, as they weigh their options for next season. Michigan has already seen three players decommit this season and any coaching change could further put the 2015 recruiting class in jeopardy. Here is a wrap-up of how the remaining recruits performed last weekend. Chris Clark, tight end: Avon Old Farms (Conn.) at Choate Rosemary Hall (Conn.); Ranking: ESPN (111) Scout (23) In its first game without Clark, the Avon Old Farms season came to an end, as it was defeated 49-20 in the playoffs. Last week, Clark injured his medial collateral liga-
ment in his team’s final regular season game. However, he noted, surgery will not be needed. Now Clark must focus on two important tasks during the offseason. He must physically prepare himself for college-level football, as well as choose which school he will attend. Clark has been committed to Michigan since June 2014, but has scheduled official visits at other schools, including North Carolina, Southern California and Texas. Brian Cole, athlete: Saginaw Heritage (Mich.); Ranking: ESPN (142) Scout (39) Saginaw Heritage finished its season on Oct. 24 with a 2-7 record. Many have become speculative over Cole’s commitment due to quotes in the last few months. According to Rivals.com’s Mike Farrell, Cole has not planned an official
visit to Ann Arbor and writes, “At this point, it is very unlikely that he sticks with Michigan. And to make things worse, if the visit situation works out for the Buckeyes, there is a solid chance he may end up in Columbus.” Michael Weber, running back: Cass Tech (Mich.) vs Clinton Township Chippewa Valley (Mich.); Ranking: ESPN (169) Scout (99) During a week of Big Ten college football that was highlighted by Melvin Gordon’s record-breaking 408-yard game, Weber produced similar stats, rushing for 404 yards and five touchdowns on 32 carries. Cass Tech reached the semifinals of the playoffs with a 48-35 victory over Clinton Township Chippewa Valley. The Technicians will face Saline on Saturday for a chance to reach the state finals.
By ALEXA DETTELBACH Daily Sports Editor
As the saying goes, when it rains it pours, and the Michigan football team has put that on full display throughout this year’s never-ending campaign. Before the team’s second bye week, there was little that could drag the Wolverines down further. But the arrest of senior defensive end Frank Clark for alleged domestic abuse Saturday and his subsequent dismissal from the team by coach Brady Hoke on Monday managed to do that. “Frank Clark has been dismissed for violating team rules from the Michigan football program,” Hoke said in a statement released Monday morning. “This is a tragic situation. Our studentathletes will be held accountable when their actions fail to meet the standard we have at Michigan. There is a legal process that will occur and we respect that process.” Hoke stood by the statement Monday during his weekly meeting with the media when he said he found out about the incident Sunday morning. Once he learned all the surrounding information was legitimate there wasn’t much of a decision to make on Clark. “What was reported … is unacceptable,” Hoke said. “It is not what we want here associated with our program. … I have told the guys from day one that it won’t be tolerated in this program.” Added defensive coordinator Greg Mattison: “They’re young kids that make mistakes. … Do I condone it? No, I’m disappointed. I’ve never been more disappointed. But am I always there for them? Yeah, we always are and that’s the way we’ll always be.” Hoke said the subject of domestic violence is discussed multiple times a year with his team and as a husband with a daughter and two sisters, the issue hit home with the fourth-year coach.
“The harsh reality of it is I did the right thing today,” Hoke said. “Domestic abuse is tragic and it’s tragic on a national scale. It’s tragic in our society and we all need to do something about it. “It’s a message I send strongly to our football team, what we (do) and how we will handle ourselves with women.” Clark appeared in Sandusky Municipal Court Monday at 10:30 a.m. via teleconference where he pled not guilty to domestic violence charges. He was released on bail shortly after. “(Hoke) has expectations for everyone on this team and if you don’t follow them, if rules are broken, stuff will happen,” said senior middle linebacker Jake Ryan. “He has talked about domestic violence with us, that’s one of the things you can’t do. And it’s unfortunate this happened.” On the field, Clark’s position will be filled by junior defensive end Mario Ojemudia with sophomore Taco Charlton moving
over to back him. Redshirt freshman Henry Poggi will move behind senior Brennen Beyer on the strong side. All of those moving players received high praise from Hoke and Mattison as both coaches feel the position is in good hands. Moving forward, Clark’s tale will be one in a long list of controversies that has filled the 2014 season. “It’s pretty amazing so many things keep coming up,” said fifth-year senior quarterback Devin Gardner. “But it’s preparing us to deal with stuff in life. You’re going to have a lot of adversity. Things are going to come that you don’t expect. “And (there’s) a lot of things we’ve dealt with it and I think that we’ve dealt with it well. We need to continue to stay grounded and continue to work. That’s what you’re going to have to do as a citizen in the world and that’s what we’re learning to do right now.”
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Senior Frank Clark will miss Michigan’s final two games after his dismissal.