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University President Mark Schlissel named his nomination for a new leader of the University of Michigan Health System Monday. Dr. Marschall Runge has been recommended to lead medical affairs at the University, pending approval by the University’s Board of Regents at their regularly scheduled meeting on Dec. 18. Runge currently serves as executive dean for the School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. If approved, he will take over the position of executive vice president of medical affairs March 1. University spokesperson Rick Fitzgerald confirmed that Schlissel met with Runge prior to making the recommendation. “Dr. Runge has significant experience and success in multiple aspects of healthcare and academic health sciences,” Schlissel said in a press release. “His accomplishments as a scien-
tist, physician and leader are ideally suited to advance the UMHS tripartite mission of clinical care, education and research.” Runge currently serves as director of the North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute, a partnership between the University of North Carolina and several other institutions which aims to “accelerate clinical and translational research from health science.” He earned a bachelors of arts in biology and Ph.D. in molecular biology from Vanderbilt University and a medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University. If appointed, he will take control of one of the University’s largest operations. UMHS includes the University hospitals and health centers, the medical and nursing schools, along with a large portion of the University’s biomedical research centers. Its operating activities accounted for over $3 billion for the 2014 fiscal year — 45 percent of the University’s total operations. When Ora Pescovitz stepped down from her role as CEO of the University of Michigan Health System in June, a search committee began to seek her replacement. Dr. Paul Lee, director of the Kellogg Eye Center, chaired the committee. See CEO, Page 3
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of the 129 cases reported from 2013-2014 BY ANJALI ALANGADEN AND EMILY SCHUMER
University releases first sexual misconduct report Reported incidents rise to 129 during first year of new Title IX policy By MAX RADWIN Daily Staff Reporter
Following revisions to its Student Sexual Misconduct Policy in 2012, the University has released its first annual report devoted exclusively to incidents of sexual misconduct, which have been reported at an increasing rate in the last four years.
The report provides details of the 129 reported incidents of potential sexual misconduct this year and how those proceedings were handled. “Since this is our first report, our interest is making sure that it’s useful to the campus community, especially for our students,” said Anthony Walesby, the University’s Title IX coordinator and associate vice provost for academic and faculty affairs. “Students can read it and look at the information, and say, ‘OK, this would have been more helpful had you presented it this way or if there were more hyperlinks,’ or whatever it might be — that will be useful for us to
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know.” In previous years, the data was published annually by the Office of Student Conflict Resolution as a subsection of its larger report concerning all forms of student complaints, violations, resolutions and sanctions. This year, the Office of Institutional Equity, in accordance with the University’s new sexual misconduct policy, published this independent report separate from the OSCR data. The University’s new policy was implemented in August 2013 following the two-year interim policy that was put in place in August 2011. The interim policy came as a response to a “Dear Col-
league” letter issued by the U.S. Department of Education recommending that universities update their procedures for handling such incidents. Most notably, the new policy amended the burden of proof required for finding a person responsible for allegations of sexual misconduct. The University previously practiced a higher “clear and convincing” standard. Under the new policy, cases are decided based on a “preponderance of evidence,” which in practice means the standard of evidence that is more likely than not an incidence of sexual misconSee REPORT, Page 3
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On Thursday, the University’s Board of Regents approved the creation of the Department of Nutritional Sciences within the School of Public Health. Currently, there are three existing pathways available to graduate students interested in nutrition that are offered through the Public Health School’s Human Nutrition Program. These three programs are being moved from their current home in the Public Health School’s Department of Environmental Health Sciences to the new Department of Nutritional Sciences effective July 1, 2015. Susan Aaronson, environmental health sciences lecturer, said the Master of Public Health program will stay largely the same, but will become more tailored to nutrition rather than environmental health. “The only thing that will be slightly different is a couple of See DEPARTMENT, Page 3
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Chris Tounsel and Marvin Chochotte (upper left), Associate History Prof. Martha Jones (bottom left) and Rackham student Kyera Singleton (right) discuss the possible impacts of the grand jury decision regarding Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson at a speak out in Tisch Hall on Monday.
Students, faculty discuss jury decision in Ferguson Diag vigil planned for 6 p.m. today after grand jury rules in case By CLAIRE BRYAN Daily Staff Reporter
As the St. Louis County, Mo. prosecuting attorney announced a grand jury’s decision that Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson would not be indicted in the August death of teenager Michael
Brown, about 40 students and University faculty members gathered in Tisch Hall to discuss the issues and watch the live television coverage together. Martha Jones, co-director of the University Law School’s Program in Race, Law & History and an associate professor in the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, organized the discussion between a panel of experts and students. “We knew it was likely when the grand jury decision was formed we would want to create a safe place where faculty and
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staff and visitors could come and be together and continue the conversation,” she said. In addition to Jones, the panel consisted of Matthew Countryman, an associate professor in the Department of American Culture and the Department of History; Rackham student Austin McCoy, a Ph.D. candidate in history; and Rackham student Kyera Singleton, a Ph.D. candidate in American culture. After the fatal shooting of Brown, a Black teenager, in August, protests in Ferguson See FERGUSON, Page 3
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Next Tuesday is about to be a whole lot more Blue. The University aims to raise $1 million next Tuesday, Dec. 2 through Giving Blueday, the first University-wide one-day push for donations as part of its current major fundraising campaign, Victors for Michigan. Tom Szczepanski, assistant vice president for development, connected Giving Blueday to Giving Tuesday, a national movement to promote charitable action after mass consumption on Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. “Imagine how few nonprofit organizations can claim that they raised a million dollars in one day,” Szczepanski said. “I think that our alumni and our students and all the friends of the University are up for that sort of challenge.” The University is asking students, alumni and friends of the University to donate to an area of
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their choice on Giving Blueday. Some private donors have agreed to match student donations; one will match all student gifts up to a total of $30,000. Szczepanski anticipates that donors will be inspired by current students and their organizations. About 70 student groups, including the Black Student Union, Michigan Marching Band and the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center, will participate and encourage donors to give money for their organizations. “Nothing motivates the donor more than looking at a young person and saying, ‘Wow, I want to support people like that,’” Szczepanski said. “By their participation in things like the campaign kickoff, it really is the embodiment of what they’re providing funds for, to support the students that we have here.” To encourage participation, there will be activities on campus throughout the day, including an appearance by Olympic ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White, both LSA students, and a performance by the School of Music, Theatre & Dance in the Diag. While much of the money raised will go toward student organizations, donors can also direct their money toward scholSee BLUEDAY, Page 3
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Bringing a diverse lens to film Assistant Prof. Colin Gunckel is a historian of Latin American cinema in the departments of American Culture and Screen Arts & Cultures. He graduated from the University of New Mexico in 2002, completed his master’s in cinema and media studies at the University of California, Los Angeles in 2004 and received his Ph.D. from UCLA in 2009. What project are you working on now? I have a book coming out in in April; it’s called “Mexico on Main Street.” It’s a study of Mexican film culture in Los Angeles before World War II. It’s
essentially looking at the ways in which the growth of the Mexican population in Los Angeles, the birth of Hollywood and the rise of Mexican cinema are all related to each other. What Mexican film culture in downtown Los Angeles, which included everything from live theatre to newspaper criticism to the exhibition of films, how that was a place where Hollywood and Mexican cinema interacted. What influenced you to get involved in your field of study? I grew up in Central Texas and learned Spanish at a pretty young
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age. I just became more and more interested in culture, literature, art, Spanish-language music and film. For my undergrad degree, I decided to study Latin American cinema and so I followed that path and kind of became obsessed with Mexican cinema, but in the process of learning about that, I became interested in the theaters in the U.S. that showed Mexican cinema. The people that I talked to that were watching movies in the 1940s and ’50s sometimes remembered the movies, but most frequently remembered the experience of going to the theaters. I wanted to write about that experience and that dimension of it. — EMILIE PLESSET
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Former model Jewel Allison is the latest woman to accuse Bill Cosby of sexual assault, The New York Daily News reported Monday. Allison said Cosby could be the biggest Amerian serial rapist to get away with his crimes for the longest period of time.
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Student-run pantry to fight food insecurity Survey says 40 percent of students lack access to nutricious food By QUAN NGUYEN For the Daily
As students put down security deposits on a place to live next year, many begin to think about the realities of living off campus. Beyond the costs of rent, utilities and Internet access, managing a food budget can be difficult, especially when a minimum two-term off-campus meal plan costs $1,900. According to a survey conducted by the University student organization Student Food Co., 40 percent of University students face food insecurity or a lack of
access to nutritious food. Understanding that many off-campus students face this challenge, Business junior Forest Burczak and Business sophomore Wesley Zhu launched the University’s first student-run food pantry last year. Both Burczak and Zhu are members of the University’s chapter of Enactus, an international nonprofit that aims to use entrepreneurship to improve quality of life for those in need. After spending one semester pitching their idea to Food Gatherers, a nonprofit food bank in Ann Arbor, the project kicked off in the Winter 2014 semester with a pilot event at First Baptist Church of Ann Arbor on East Washington Street. Organizers distributed food collected from local grocery stores that would have otherwise been wasted.
The program attracted mostly graduate students with children. The most recent food distribution event on Nov. 5 drew about 10 attendees, again mostly graduate students. Looking back on the first two events, both students said they are now focusing most of their efforts on promoting their project to the student body. “We are working a lot on marketing right now. We want Diag flyers, get a Diag board and also get them on bus signs,” Zhu said. Burczak said a social media presence is also important. “We made a page for the event and we try to get enough people to like it so that the next time, we don’t have to do flyers each time we hold an event,” he said. During the first stage of their project, Burczak and Zhu sought advice from Nate Smith-Tyge, founder and director of the Michigan State University Food Bank, the first student food pantry in the United States. In an interview with USA Today, Smith-Tyge said more than 50 institutions of higher education have programs that distribute food to those in need. Smith-Tyge said he rarely encountered universities while working with Burczak and Zhu that weren’t entirely supportive of the projects. However, Zhu said the group experienced several challenges implementing the project at the University. He said the Office of Financial Aid declined to list the program in its newsletter and the group had trouble finding faculty members to support the project. Enactus maintains a goal of holding two food distribution events per month. Organizers are collaborating with Student Food Co. to help them promote the events, as well as with student community service orgaSee PANTRY, Page 3
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SACUA tackles small projects before break Governance board discusses studentathlete standards behind closed doors By STEPHANIE SHENOUDA Daily News Editor
As students and faculty alike count down the hours until Thanksgiving Break, the Senate Advisory Committee for University Affairs convened for its weekly meeting in the Regents Room of the Fleming Administration Building. After status reports on a number of continuing projects and initiatives — including fitness for duty standards for the Advisory Board on Intercollegiate Athletics confidentiality agreement — were delivered, SACUA delved into discussion about the LSA Grievance Procedures. The discussion revolved around the creation of a memo
explaining the proposed policy, and the members determined that an explanation of the existing policy will be provided. SACUA voted to endorse the memo and invited LSA faculty members to review the grievance policy, provide feedback and provide a copy of the memo to LSA Dean Andrew Martin, per his request. Following that decision, SACUA member David Smith, a John G. Wagner Collegiate professor in the College of Pharmacy, brought forth draft statements related to the responsibilities of individual faculty members in the college and potential corrective procedures in the event of underperformance. Though the agenda was approved before the meeting started, SACUA ultimately decided to move the discussion about admission standards for student-athletes to the executive session, closing it off to the public and members of the press. While some mem-
bers thought an open discussion was appropriate because individual students’ names or information wouldn’t be divulged, SACUA member Silke-Maria Weineck, a professor of German studies, motioned to make the issue private after receiving feedback from student-athletes herself. “I’ve had conversations with a number of athletes and they feel that the way this is being discussed always includes all of them, and they feel very hurt by certain things that are being said,” Weineck said. “I don’t blame them and I would like to avoid that. There’s been considerable harm to about 900 to 1,000 students and I would like to not repeat that.” Due to internal scheduling conflicts, SACUA unanimously voted to cancel the meeting they had previously scheduled for Mon., Dec. 1, though the group will session before the meeting of the Senate Assembly on Dec. 15.
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Honda admits to airbag defects Honda is admitting that it failed to report more than 1,700 injury and death claims about its vehicles to U.S. safety regulators, a violation of federal law. The Japanese automaker, in statements issued Monday, also said it became aware of the omissions in 2011, yet it took about three years to take action. The company said it filed documents detailing the lapses on Monday with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which had demanded an explanation on Nov. 3. The agency said at the time that Honda may have failed to report incidents related to air bags made by Takata Corp. as well as other defective parts. Honda has recalled more than 5 million vehicles in the U.S. since 2008 to fix a potentially fatal defect in air bags made by Japanese auto supplier Takata. The air bag inflators can rupture after a crash and injure occupants with shards of metal.
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Grand jury rules not to indict officer A grand jury declined Monday to indict white police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown, the unarmed, black 18-year-old whose fatal shooting sparked weeks of sometimes-violent protests and inflamed deep racial tensions between many African-Americans and police. Moments after the announcement by St. Louis County’s top prosecutor, crowds began pouring into Ferguson streets to protest the decision. Some taunted police, broke windows and vandalized cars. Within a few hours, several buildings were ablaze, and frequent gunfire was heard. Officers used tear gas to try to disperse some of the gatherings.
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Iran’s nuclear talks extended to July A yearlong effort to seal a nuclear deal with Iran fizzled Monday, leaving the U.S. and its allies little choice but to declare a seven-month extension in hopes that a new deadline will be enough to achieve what a decade of negotiations have failed to limit Tehran’s ability to make a nuclear weapon. Pushback from critics in Congress followed almost immediately, with powerful Republicans saying that Iran is merely trying to buy time. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and other Western foreign ministers defended the add-on time as the best way forward. “We would be fools to walk away,” Kerry declared.
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Former P.M. sent to prison for fraud A judge sent former Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates to prison Monday while the exleader fights accusations of corruption, money-laundering and tax fraud. The judge decided after an initial hearing there was sufficient police evidence to keep Socrates in custody on preliminary charges of wrongdoing, a court statement said. Socrates’s lawyer, Joao Araujo, said his client denies the charges and would appeal the custody decision. Under Portuguese law, the public prosecutor will now investigate further before presenting formal charges, a process that could take more than six months. A magistrate will then decide whether to put Socrates on trial. The crimes carry a maximum sentence of 21 years. But a week of tough maneuvering appeared to have achieved little more than agreement to keep on talking. Negotiators will now strive to nail down by March 1 what Iran and the six world powers it is negotiating with must do, and by when. A final agreement is meant to follow four months later. —Compiled from Daily wire reports
CEO From Page 1 Dr. Michael Johns, former Emory chancellor and executive vice president for health affairs, has been serving as interim Executive Vice President of Medical Affairs since June 2. University spokesperson Rick Fitzgerald said Johns has agreed to retain his interim position until the transition date of March 1. The University enlisted the services of Russell Reynolds Associates, an international consulting firm that serves a role in executive searches, in the selection process. To collect feedback and nominations from the medical community, the University also hosted public forums with
BLUEDAY From Page 1 arships and other areas of the overall Victors for Michigan campaign. Victors for Michigan, which began last November, is the University’s sixth major fundraising campaign and aspires to raise $4 billion by 2018. This fundraising goal is the second-largest in public institution history, surpassed only by the $4.2 billion goal of the University of California, Los Angeles’s Centennial Campaign. Before the campaign began, the University received $1.7 billion in gifts during a two-year “silent phase,” but after this past year the campaign has raised a total of $2.45 billion. So far, the
NUTRITION From Page 1 the courses that are required for the students to take are administered through our current department, which is environmental health sciences,” Aaronson said. “Since it will now be nutritional sciences, we will focus on nutrition-related topics.” Karen Peterson, professor of environmental health sciences and director of the Human Nutrition Program, said faculty members already have a few new specializations in mind for the new department, including a focus on sustainable food systems. This initiative will be in collaboration with the School of Natural Resources and Environment, the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning and the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department. Peterson said cross-school collaboration will be a priority of the Department of Nutritional Sciences. “We want to build in even more flexibility into the programs than we have now. Michigan in general is known for having interdisciplinary opportunities,” Peterson said. “One of the areas that we’ve been pushing into is sustainable foods systems.” Peterson said the department will also emphasize the relationship between physical activity and nutrition. To do this, Peterson said the department will work with the School of Kinesiology. The third innovative aspect of the program will be a concentration in maternal and child nutrition. Peterson said this specialization is important because it is a significant part of understanding health-related issues, both in the United States and globally. While there are several degrees available to graduate students interested in nutrition, there are currently few undergraduate opportunities in this field. Aaronson acknowledged this creates an educational gap in regard to undergraduate opportunity. “We recognize there’s a tremendous need at University of Michigan to do more for our undergraduates related to nutri-
PANTRY From Page 2 nization Circle K to provide volunteers. “Our club’s goal is to start an entrepreneurial project, work on it as a club for a few years, and slowly bring in clubs like Student Food Co. to eventually
News UMHS faculty and staff and other related groups during the summer of 2014. In a July University press release, Schlissel outlined the criteria for an ideal EVPMA. He or she would need extensive research leadership experience, have a medical or equivalent degree and experience that reflects an ability to manage an institution like UMHS. “We’ll need someone with a good sense of trends in health care, good business sense, a commitment to quality care and a real sensitivity to what faculty and students need to be successful,” Schlissel said in a press release. Daily News Editor Rachel Premack contributed to this report.
University has raised $418 million of its goal of $1 billion for student scholarships. “We have a lot of very generous individuals that went to Michigan and they feel good about Michigan,” said Jerry May, vice president of development. “That’s what we’re really lucky about.” While the campaign started under former University President Mary Sue Coleman, May said the campaign planned for a transition in presidency and that current University President Mark Schlissel has been forming relationships with prominent donors and loyal alumni. “He has totally embraced the goals of the campaign,” May said. “Especially the scholarship goal.”
tion.” Peterson said there is not currently a plan to add a nutrition major to the undergraduate curriculum, but faculty members do hope to establish an undergraduate course in the next couple of years that will focus specifically on nutrition. Peterson said the Public Health School also wants to garner more undergraduate applicants in its LSA-SPH Sequential 4+1 Sequential Undergraduate/ Graduate Studies Program. The SUGS 4+1 Program allows undergraduate students interested in attending the Public Health School to begin their degree at the end of their senior year. Starting early allows students to complete a graduate degree in one year rather than two. Peterson said the Public Health School is looking to increase awareness about the program, and possibly expand it to schools other than LSA. This year, 63 graduate students are working toward a degree in nutrition. Aaronson said student enrollment will likely increase due to the establishment of the specialized Nutritional Sciences Department and to department faculty plans to increase recruitment efforts. If the number of students increases, Aaronson said the school will need to hire new faculty members. “As we see our student enrollment grow, that will allow us to open up more lines to hire more faculty members,” Aaronson said. “I think it will be a gradual, sequential process. We’ll try and get two new faculty members hired within the next year.” Student interest in nutrition is growing as the field itself grows. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, job growth in nutrition should grow by 21 percent between 2012 and 2022. Peterson said nutrition is an avenue both for treating health issues such as obesity, as well as preventing other health problems. “There’s this growing recognition that nutrition is an essential cornerstone to human health,” she said. “When we look at people who have health problems in developing countries, or we look at health problems in the U.S., so many of those are related to nutrition.”
manage the project themselves and put in the man hours themselves because we have established everything for them and from there, they just have to execute the project,” Burczak said. The next distribution event is tentatively scheduled for Dec. 3 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at First Baptist Church.
REPORT From Page 1 duct took place. This year’s sexual misconduct report, which spans July 2013 to June 2014, describes the procedures students followed after reporting an incident as a way of educating the University about the new policy. “In pulling this out separate from the OSCR report, my hope is that anybody who reads it — faculty, staff, students, members of the public — will be able to say, ‘OK, here is what happened in these cases,’” Walesby said. “They were all taken very seriously.” This year, students reported 129 issues of sexual misconduct, including sexual assault, sexual harassment and stalking, among others. This is an increase from the 83 reported in 2012-13, the 71 reported in 2011-12 and the nine reported in 2010-11. During 200910, only four were reported. “The more reports, the better,” Walesby said. “Again, I wish these things were not occurring, but I think it’s a healthy sign that we have so many students who are willing to come forward and share their experiences. So I think it’s a good thing in an otherwise bad situation.” Walesby said the increased reporting may require the University to hire additional investigators in the future. Of the 129 reported incidents this year, 68 were for sexual assault, 34 for sexual harassment, 18 for stalking, two for retaliation — actions taken against the complainant for filing a complaint — and 11 classified as “other.” Twenty-seven of the 129 were investigated by OIE, 48 went to a review panel and 58 were determined to “not fall within the scope of the policy,” according to the report. This means that alleged misconduct did not constitute sexual misconduct, even if proven true. In these instances, the report says, appropriate steps were taken for the complainant, such as a referral to Counseling and Psychological Services. A review panel is formed when it is initially unclear whether investigation will be necessary or possible given the information available. The panel, made up of University faculty and staff members, reviews the situation and offers advice about how to proceed to Walesby, who then deter-
FERGUSON From Page 1 against police brutality drew national attention, conversations about the relationship between race and law enforcement at the University. On Tuesday evening, the decision to not indict Wilson resulted in riots in Ferguson throughout the night and into early Wednesday morning. The discussion at the University Tuesday night was the second of two meetings. The first took place in October when Jones, McCoy and Singleton returned from visiting Ferguson, where they observed the Ferguson October weekend, an event that gathered people from all over the country traveled to the city to protest against police brutality. Students said they found out
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 — 3 mines to either close the case, proceed with investigation or take other interim measures. “Interim measures” are implemented to ensure the safety of the campus community, specifically the complainant. The report lists the changing of academic schedules and housing arrangements as examples. Of the 27 incidents investigated by OIE, 11 were found to be violations. Fifteen resulted in rulings of no violation and one was closed without a finding. The report details the severity of discipline for students found to have violated the University’s sexual misconduct policy after these investigations. According to Walesby, discipline can entail educational outreach such as writing a reflective essay and completing a reading list. Discipline can also be more severe, including temporary or permanent separation from the University, equal to expulsion The report lists four incidents in which the University placed a student on disciplinary probation for more than one year — twice for non-penetrative sexual assault and once for stalking and sexual harassment. One student was placed on disciplinary probation for less than one year for stalking. In addition, there were two instances of temporary separation of greater than one year for stalking and non-penetrative sexual assault. One student was permanently separated from the University, which corresponds to a report in The Michigan Daily that former Michigan kicker Brendan Gibbons was permanently separated from the University after being found responsible for sexual misconduct. Last month, an anonymous group of survivors and allies held a protest on the Diag in which they directed seven demands to the University for improving its approach to sexual assault on campus — including increased support for survivors of sexual violence, mandatory signs posted in every Greek and cooperative house defining the definition of consent and a mandatory training system for incoming students regarding sexual assault to be completed before coming to campus. In addition, the University is one of several institutions under investigation by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights for allegations that it
committed Title IX violations by failing to adequately respond to instances of sexual misconduct. An analysis by The Washington Post in July reported that the University ranked second among the universities in question in sexual assaults between 2010 and 2012. “When I see those high reporting rates, I think to myself that’s one more student who has felt comfortable in sharing the feeling of harm and has connected to the spectrum of resources,” said Holly Rider-Milkovich, director of the University’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center, in a July interview. “I am proud of the reporting rate that we have achieved.” The University’s report on sexual misconduct does not list specific geographic trends that might provide a pattern for sexual misconduct activities on campus, partly because the University is trying to maintain a balance between maintaining the privacy of complainants while being transparent about what sexual misconduct trends there are, Walesby said. “We’re always looking for patterns,” Walesby said, noting that students have pointed out spots on campus that are particularly dark at night. During an investigation, OIE will often look to see if a person has been accused in the past, and will connect those instances to patterns of sexual misconduct in certain residence halls or other locations. Each step of the process also results in an evaluation that the complainant and the accused — which the report calls “the respondent” — can appeal. In 70 percent of cases, there was no appeal by either the complainant or the respondent, according to the report. Walesby emphasized the importance of a fair and thorough process in which all involved communicate separately with the University while being given the option to have a lawyer present, appeal and remove or reinsert themselves at any point. This goes for the respondent, too. “I know for the persons who are accused it can be a very difficult time, so we have resources as well,” Walesby said. “We want them to also feel like, ‘OK, I would rather not be in this situation, but I do have confidence that the process is fair, I do have confidence that the process is thorough, that my voice is heard.’”
about the event through tweets posted by Jones on Monday morning. She emphasized that these meetings are part of an ongoing conversation. “What I am most interested in is listening to students,” she said. “One of the things we know about the movement in Ferguson is that it is a youth movement. It was time for us to hear from students.” Questions led to a discussion about the role the grand jury decision will play in the larger context of the protests in Ferguson. “I’m really proud of us for taking time to talk about something we care about, to do it collectively and to wrestle with what are really hard questions not only with what’s happening in Ferguson, but what this says about the country and where we should go,” Jones said. “We have to stretch ourselves to
expand our ideas about where justice is and how we can call it into being. I think that we may not get it from the grand jury today,” Jones said before the announcement was made. “If there is no indictment people will be deprived even further of this sense of justice.” After the group watched the grand jury deliver the announcement, students were silent, reserving four and a half minutes of silence in Brown’s honor. Multiple students bowed their heads and cried. After the four and a half minutes were over, the room remained silent. After 10 minutes, several students began to share their thoughts with the group. Countryman ended the meeting by announcing a vigil on the Diag on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Students made a collective decision to wear black in Brown’s memory.
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Parting with partisanship
couple weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to be an audience member in the Center for Entrepreneurship’s Entrepreneurship Hour debate between Max Finberg and John Hart. Finberg the senior advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture and also served as a Senior Policy Advisor within President Barack Obama’s Domestic Policy Council. Hart is a Republican who is an award-winning writer DEVIN and the editor-in-chief of EGGERT Opportunity Lives. Hart also served under former Republican U.S. Representatives Jim DeMint and Steve Largent and as Republican Senator Tom Coburn’s communications director. For several weeks, this talk between Finberg and Hart was promoted within our class as some kind of political smackdown within the political barriers surrounding entrepreneurship. I will admit that my boredom gave way to simple-minded pleasure, as I did look forward to this event in this context. I caught myself daydreaming of old red-and-blue clad politicians in a WWE ring with my fellow University students shouting, “Give ‘em the chair!” OK, I’ll admit. I’d still be up for this happening. But, to my surprise, and seemingly to the coordinators’, Finberg and Hart came in waving a white flag similar to Disney’s “Pocahontas.” Both of the influential leaders stressed that although they maintain different core beliefs and philosophies of government, they respected each other’s views and were open to listening to alternative approaches. I leaned back in my seat, puzzled as to why I thought this was so revolutionary. Is individuality and open-mindedness not something that we are all constantly striving to improve upon? The idea hit me. Although, ideas like tolerance are stressed, not once have I seen adults of influence have a respectful debate about politics. My mind flashed through casual offhand digs by professors, obscene political cartoons and Bill O’Reilly. Not once could I recall two adults having a debate that I would call mature, intelligent and respectful. The debate proceeded. Finberg and Hart navigated us through the cores of their beliefs. Their philosophies are nested in the amount of power and responsibility, the government should exert on its people. The extras, the platforms that a representative markets votes with are based on interpretations of what people with those ideals should believe. Now I don’t want to paint Mr. Finberg and Mr. Hart as idols in a messed-up atmosphere, though their friendship deserved a Disney theme song. They too fell into a fiveminute trap in which they were debating a long list of presidents starting with Reagan vs. Obama. It became a political version of “mine’s bigger,” during which a young woman turned to me and said, “I honestly don’t even remember which one belongs to which party.” That was another moment of surprise to me. Her comment enticed me to survey the audience of young entrepreneurs, of whom I thought would surely side with one side or another. The
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crowd looked largely annoyed as well. Maybe they were like me. Instead of seeing political solutions as A=A, B=B, or A or B only, the crowd was seeing the bigger picture. Maybe A+B+ a little C= S … an actual solution. Proposing political solutions to a crowd of people largely focused on out-of-the-box solutions and seeing a bigger picture initiated a different vibe. I’ll admit now, I don’t identify with a particular party. Each election I read information about the representatives and think critically about what approach would be best for the nation at a certain time and particular representatives’ capabilities. But, I am one of the 14.08 percent in Washtenaw County that voted in the 2014 Midterm Elections. Even if you are a lifelong whatever, the logic of always having a primed, simple, bipartisan set of solutions doesn’t make sense when trying to solve a complex problem. For example, a point in the Finberg and Hart debate was the issue of extreme student debt in the United States. Finberg brought up the point that it’s necessary and right to have government provide aid for students. Hart brought up the point that while this is necessary, these packages give universities the idea that they can jack up their prices under the assumption that it’s the government’s responsibility to cover for those facing financial difficulties. It was obvious from my seat in the audience that both of these points probably had merit. Both of these points could probably be used to build a better system of education for students. And, even as someone who works two jobs to fund their own schooling and relies on financial aid, I can look at the issue through a larger lens. So where do we go from here? As the debate wrapped up, I raised my hand to ask this question. “I feel extremely grateful to have you both here today, Mr. Finberg and Mr. Hart. It was amazing of the Center for Entrepreneurship to put this event on. This is actually the first time I have seen an adult Democrat and Republican of influence have a beneficial and respectful talk regarding politics. But in reality most Americans are not exposed to this sort of composed idea exchange. What are some resources or solutions you can recommend?” The answer was along the lines of us needing to elect people in offices that care less about getting reelected, because in reality, that is what a large percentage of politicians on both sides care about. That is an answer I get a lot. It is an answer that gives you nothing to work with. I unfortunately don’t have an answer to our American political system that functions more and more like a sports rivalry between University of Michigan and The Ohio State University. But, I do challenge others to remember that an entrepreneurial attitude can be successful in many facets of life. Remember our relentless protests to get our football team back to its ideals and our open student discussion on possible solutions. There’s a reason that our legal system isn’t reliant on robots. For all the faults that humans have, compassion and open-minded creativity is irreplaceable. — Devin Eggert can be reached at deeggert@umich.edu.
An alternative for change
f you guessed that Republicans and Democratic President Barack Obama have generally concluded that working with each other through the normal legislative process to address the country’s problems is too hard, you wouldn’t be too far off from the truth. So, much like what many students are tempted to do at this point in the semester, they have resigned themselves to mediocrity and half-measures to get by ERIC FERGUSON and get what they want. This kind of resignation has been happening for years in multiple sectors of the political arena — witness how Republicans slammed Medicare reform through Congress at 5 a.m. in 2005 while ignoring the amount of time allocated to the vote. And how presidents have been habitually able to ignore the War Powers Act of 1973, particularly its restrictions on the use of military force, in the face of a Congress that has only chosen to invoke it once. It happened again last Thursday, as Obama announced a policy shift on immigration through an executive order. Along with a few nods to border security in a lackluster attempt to appeal to Republicans, it granted five million undocumented immigrants a pathway to temporary U.S. residence if they can fulfill a raft of eligibility requirements. Don’t get me wrong — this is, unquestion-
ably, a better policy than the current one. Among other things, it creates an essential and long-promised avenue through which people, who have worked extremely hard and embody American ideals, can cease to fear deportation while not incentivizing new arrivals outside of the legal system in place. However, as gratifying as the result may feel, the means used to get there matter. That executive action — stemming purely from the executive branch — was the only feasible way to change immigration policy for the better, and it is deeply troubling from an institutional perspective. For those who care deeply about a legislatively frozen issue, executive actions’ power as a tool for change is extraordinarily seductive. Part of the reason for this is simple. Selfinterest makes it hard to care about the process behind policies that will enhance your, your friends’, or your social group’s quality of life if only a deadlocked Congress weren’t in the way. The singular, often deeply personal factors driving this interest are resistant to all but the most flagrantly irresponsible policy solutions to the problem — irrespective of whether a court order, bill or bureaucratic rule change caused it. Thankfully, Obama’s action on immigration is well outside of that range. Moreover, its status as a victory for those directly affected by the immigration issue leads them and their ideological supporters to classify the means as a lower-level, almost trivial concern. Those left in opposition end up outraged
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over the content of the action itself — and in a situation as exceptional as this, should be expected to seize upon that exceptionality’s source and take issue with it. This cuts to the basic problem behind using executive action to implement a policy change as significant as this one: a presidential directive can’t claim any of the legitimacy that debate and discussion in Congress confer upon if the legislation it passes (If what follows doesn’t clarify this for you, the recent “Saturday Night Live” skit involving Obama’s executive decision should suffice.) That body’s dismal and contradictory approval
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ratings aside, the process it owns has a great deal of historical and symbolic weight. Its members are pieces of the most comprehensive, current and concise human mosaic of collective American political and ideological opinion in existence. The president, in comparison, is only a single person and while his or her views might change over time in office to better reflect those of the public, the impressions and opinions the public forms change at a much slower pace. Whether Americans feel that the president represents their concerns is outside of the president’s control, and still independent from their right to representation
in Congress. In short, the contemporary blowback from opponents of immigration reform through executive action and the methodical disregard shown by its supporters should not come as a surprise to anyone with knowledge of Congress’s institutional role in legitimizing policy change. Executive action can certainly make change more quickly than Congress can; its test now will be to see if it can hold up without the formidable power of legislative legitimization at its back. — Eric Ferguson can be reached at ericff@umich.edu.
Refusing to be radical
y any means necessary. The phrase, delivered by Malcolm X in a speech given at the founding rally of the Organization of Afro-American Unity in 1964, has become a chant among activist groups throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. In Malcolm X’s speech, he announces, “That’s ABBY our motto. We TASKIER want freedom by any means necessary. We want justice by any means necessary. We want equality by any means necessary.” His words planted the seeds of hope among the minorities the represented, and yet, in November 2014, University of Michigan students still shout out that same motto — “We want equality by any means necessary” — as minority enrollment is at its lowest number in years, comprising only 10 percent of the student body. On the afternoon of Thursday, Nov. 20, The Michigan Daily reported that the organization By Any Means Necessary protested directly outside of the meeting of the University’s Board of Regents, prompting the evacuation of the regents and executive officers from the room. The organization insisted upon the University’s recognition of serious minority issues that plague campus and notably, the group proposed the implementation of the 10 percent plan — a rule allowing any high school student in the top 10 percent of his or her class to be admitted to any public university in the state of Michigan. According to the Daily’s coverage, University President Mark Schlissel implied that the plan is infeasible. In Schlissel’s defense, such a plan wouldn’t necessarily ensure minority enrollment. But, the issues of segregation and underrepresentation of minorities stem way
beyond the control of the University. As American citizens, we’re well aware that these are systemic concerns, dating back to American slavery and the absolute control of the white man. Today, the American forces of oppression aren’t as easily identifiable in broad daylight. Oppression exists in more subtle, less blatant designs — the confinement of minorities to ghettos, perpetuated mass incarceration of AfricanAmericans, cycles that leave children uneducated and prompt a lack of education for future generations. This has been coined as “The New Jim Crow.” But I have to wonder, when oppression manifests itself inconspicuously to the uncurious eye, is it worthy of being challenged by any means necessary? I spent a semester studying abroad in Cuba, which I can say, for all intents and purposes, is governed by an authoritarian regime. Despite the palm trees, the Caribbean sun and the colors that illuminate the old, dilapidated buildings, oppression runs high on the island. My Cuban friends, who quietly despised the system and uttered words of discontent when given jolts of liquid courage, were trained to be quiet about their criticisms of Cuban socialism. From the rhetoric they’d been taught, opposition is bad and compliance is good. Alberto, my Cuban boyfriend at the time, was taken to jail simply for walking alongside my American friend. The police officers assumed that he was selling himself to the American girl he accompanied on the street. Being a white foreigner, I was the only one with the power to get the arrest expunged. A Cuban attempting to explain the same situation would have been written off as a liar, a counterrevolutionary or an accomplice to foreign exploitation. I often wondered why there wasn’t more opposition to the system, why Cuban citizens who’d only been able to eat grains of rice and a few beans that day weren’t marching along the oceanside promenade demanding
more resources and more rights. But fear burdened their activism. Under the Cuban system, every citizen lacks liberty. Was this means for a radical movement — one that would come into existence by any means necessary? At first I thought so, but then I thought of Cuba’s past. The reason for Cuba’s oppressive government is the 1959 Cuban revolution. Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and a myriad of other young, hotheaded revolutionaries overthrew the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista — a tyrant maintaining severe economic and social inequality. They achieved their goal of subversion by any means necessary: guerilla warfare. Now, the system has returned to its dictatorial roots — but under the guise of socialism. Having achieved the revolution’s goal by any means necessary, such violent and oppressive tactics associated with the doctrine became accepted, normal. Come back to contemporary America. Come back to the BAMN protest that forced Schlissel out of his seat. Radical activism is needed on college campuses. Radical activism is still needed when injustice is no longer blatantly obvious, but lurks in the shadows, pulling certain people away from the potential for achievement. Racism is gone because we have a Black president, right? Wrong. As Americans, we’re afforded the ability to fight for our liberties. But it’s hard to get behind a dogma that propagates violence and seemingly opposes active discourse. BAMN is trying to get things done. BAMN is fighting for something we should all be fighting for, regardless of our race, gender or class. But, when the motto “by any means necessary” infiltrates the situation, one is left to wonder: how far are they willing to go? And if it’s past nonviolent, radical activism, I for one will have a hard time taking part in it. — Abby Taskier can be reached at ataskier@umich.edu.
How to talk about the Middle East in class
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e as geographically vague as possible. Treat the Middle East as one nation with expansive deserts, run-down buildings and people living in tents. Men wear turbans and smoke hookah. There are also underground night clubs, unlimited wealth and very aggressive sheikhs — think HAYA “Aladdin.” The ALFARHAN Middle East is both a war-torn wasteland and a place of riches, filled with oil-drunk-barbarians. Treat Arabs, Persians, Muslims and Middle Easterners as though they are all one homogenous, indistinguishable group because they all look the same to you anyway. If someone in class points out that Arabs are not equal to Muslims and Persians are not equal to Arabs, nod knowingly, and then proceed to conflate them anyway. It’s really hard for you to keep all these identities apart. Express your disdain for the state of minorities in that region. Make sure to use the word “backward” as much as possible. Constantly refer to Muslims as being part of the “most oppressed race.” Always begin by talking about Muslim women, and how they’re treated so awfully, how they’re forced into marriages, how they’re not allowed to pursue education, how they’re waiting for you to get on a volunteer trip to help liberate them. Definitely bring up the fact that women aren’t allowed to drive, despite the fact that this issue
is central to literally one country in the entire region. Again, don’t get too caught up in the details. The point is, these women need saving, even when they say they’re fine. To quote FEMEN, the Ukraine feminist group famous for its topless protests, “They write on their posters that they don’t need liberation but in their eyes it’s written ‘help me.’” When talking about Arab and Muslim women, always remind your fellow classmates that the veil is a thing. A very oppressive thing. When it comes to women’s issues, it’s all a “thing.” In the Middle East, “things” happen to women. Female genital mutilation is a thing, honor killings are a thing, acid attacks are a thing, forced marriage is a thing. Attempting to trace and understand socio-economic and political factors that have created and contributed these issues is too complicated. Framing issues isn’t important, because these women are being treated like bodies for their governments to project their ideologies on, they’re a means to a political end. Never question whether or not you’re partially fueled by your American exceptionalism. You’re the good guy here. In your political science class, always center the United States in every Middle Eastern conflict. Disregard any history of colonialism, Western influence and American interventions. The region has always been in chaos. Talk about the Middle East in abstract terms detached from the reality of people’s lived experiences. Talk about Islam like it’s some rigid and monolithic system of beliefs independent of the people who practice it — a failure on behalf of the West to humanize Middle
Easterners. Pay attention to youth movements and grassroots activism in the Middle East when it’s trendy to talk about, when it’s trending on Twitter #PeaceinTheMiddleEast #ArabSpringForever. When you feel like you’re losing their attention, try to pull them back by throwing in 9/11 or anything that’ll blind them with a sense of patriotism. If bringing 9/11 seems like too much of a stretch, make sure to use buzz words like “jihad,” “suicide bombers,” “al Qaeda,” “extremist,” “radical,” “sharia,” “fundamentalist.” In English class, always mention how amazed you are that the Middle East isn’t as primitive as you assumed it would be. The reading your professor assigned didn’t mention anything about camels. The characters were well rounded and people were going about their daily lives. Nobody’s hand got chopped off. If you’re taking an Arabic class, let everyone know on the first day that you’re doing it so you can help fight the war on terror. Reduce a very rich language spoken by millions to just another qualification on your résumé. Arabic is the language spoken by the terrorists and you want to infiltrate their ranks from within. Your opinion is well informed, you’ve been watching “Homeland” since it premiered. Always end by talking about freedom. Your freedom, their freedom. Freedom is always the operative word. This piece was inspired by Binyavanga Wainaina’s How to Write about Africa.
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FILM REVIEW
Panel features ‘U’ ‘Mockingjay’ doesn’t deliver as expected alumni in fashion Fashion Speaks panelists discuss career paths at Rackham By KATIE CAMPBELL For The Daily
On Nov. 18, Rackham Auditorium saw the first ever Fashion Speaks panel hosted by campus fashion magazine SHEI a nd t he Michiga n A ssociation of Communication St udies (M ACS). The pa nel feat ured Michiga n a lumni who a re aut horities on t he fa shion indust r y, draw ing in a n eager crowd of st udents ready to ta ke notes. The spea kers presented w it h t he intention of sha ring t heir persona l experiences w it hin t he business, describing t heir indiv idua l ca reer pat hs. LSA junior Jilly R ichma n is t he litera r y editor of SHEI Maga zine a nd co-creator of t he Fa shion Spea ks pa nel. Wit hout a fa shion major at t he Universit y a nd only a limited number of outlets for st udents who a re interested in t he indust r y, R ichma n a nd her fellow founders saw a n oppor t unit y to bring in a lumni who could inform st udents on ca reers in fa shion. “I t hink a lot of people don’t even know where
to beg in because it ’s not like you pursue a deg ree in fa shion,” R ichman said. “Some people don’t have the opportunit y to have internship experiences or don’t know how to necessarily get connected with internships. There are others ways of getting involved, so I think it’s really g reat to hear about from people who have been there.” The f ive presenters inv ited to t he pa nel were a ll Universit y a lumni, t wo of t hem prev ious Michiga n Da ily employees. The presenters included Marly Graubard, W Magazine’s Executive Director of Fashion and Beaut y, Steve Madden Ltd. President Mat t hew Gut ha r tz, a nd more. “ We reached out to t he spea kers t hrough LinkedIn, t hrough t he Comm. a lumni, SHEI a lumni,” LSA junior Ha nna h Schif f, president of ma rketing for M ACS a nd w riter for SHEI, expla ined. “ We were just looking at a ny t y pe of a lumni t hat we could get our ha nds on.” Each of t he presenters sha red experiences of misdirection in t heir ca reers, which ultimately led t hem to t heir current positions. Bet ween working ha rd a nd building solid net works t hrough colleag ues at t he Universit y, t hey discussed t he pat hs t hat successf ully led t hem to t he top of t heir
professions. A mong t he a necdota l adv ice a nd rea l life experience ha nded out to t he audience, the g uidance consistently leaned toward the t ypical creative profession mentalit y: don’t be afraid to make mista kes, show a mbition, prove accountabilit y a nd pursue your pa ssion. A s fa r a s interest goes, t he event spread across ca mpus a nd brought in a n unexpected number of st udent fa shion devotees, requiring t hat t he pa nel be moved to a R ackha m Auditorium for more seating. “ We’ve got ten a n immense reception f rom t he st udents, a nd I t hink it just shows t hat t here rea lly is a desire for more fa shion events like t his a nd t hat t here’s space for people to bring dif ferent idea s to Michiga n.” R ichma n sa id. A s for a s t he f ut ure for Fa shion Spea ks goes, R ichma n hopes t hat t he pa nel ca n susta in a presence on ca mpus. If st udents’ interest in fa shion continues a nd expa nds, she sees t he pa nel doing t he sa me. “ We would love to create a ba sis for SHEI a nd M ACS or ot her orga nizations to expa nd t his t y pe of for um,” she expla ined. “I would love to see it expa nd f ur t her a nd to become some kind of ca reer event a nd net working opportunity.”
ALBUM REVIEW
Pitbull struggles to hold his own on new album By CARLY SNIDER Daily Arts Writer
By this point in his career, Pitbull’s persona and reputation have come to precede him. When thinking about the CCuban rapper, one’s Globalization mind jumps Pitbull to overly RCA processed club hits, almost always featuring a popular artist on the chorus, and less-than-insightful lyrical content. Not to mention his signature — and questionable — style of white suits and sunglasses. While gaining more and more recognition – Pit hosted the AMAs this year and was chosen to sing the official FIFA World Cup song – Globalization was a perfect opportunity for the rapper to break out and be innovative. Unfortunately, Mr. Worldwide delivered the same tired tracks. The album starts out with the dubstep-driven, “Ah Leke,” featuring Sean Paul. Like most Pitbull songs, this one is extremely repetitive without much depth. Paul’s contribution doesn’t go much further than repeating the same line again and again, while Pit goes on and on about his global identity. Moving into more dancefriendly sounds, the album picks up with “Fun (feat. Chris Brown)” which gives listeners more of Pitbull’s classic Cuban beats. While this track’s backing and main melody are engaging, Brown does little to add to the song. His vocals are processed to the point where they could have been provided by anyone, and Pit, as per usual, raps only about his unimpressive ability to get women and drink copious amounts of alcohol. The album’s peak comes in “Fireball,” a drunken ode to the popular cinnamon whiskey. The track’s chorus, provided by John Ryan, is catchy and would be easy to sing along to while drunk on its namesake beverage. The song even features what sounds like a room full of people
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‘Hunger Games’ sequel tries too hard to be dark By NOAH COHEN Daily Arts Writer
Young Adult fiction has seen a growing trend of dramatic and strange dystopias. C“Divergent,” “Maze The Hunger Runner,” Games: “The Hunger Games” — Mockingjay, each of these Part 1 has chosen to adopt a Quality 16 and Rave 20 consistent degree of Lionsgate realness. “The Hunger Games” changed its choice in its most recent installment, opting to take the story several notches chillier. But “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1” is riddled with problems. Young adult fiction has a shaky precedent for the degree of darkness that “Mockingjay — Part 1” strives for. In previous films, the audience was exposed to children murdering each other, but those films didn’t put war and personal violence and PTSD onscreen for two straight hours. The dramatic portrayal of pain was too much. There was a need for relief, and the movie didn’t deliver. It left the audience with weird feelings. Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”) was rescued from the oversight of The Capital at the end of “Catching Fire,” and in this movie, Lawrence plays an emotionally broken 17-year-old girl forced to present herself as the living symbol of a violent revolution. Most of the film is dedicated to documenting her character development as she’s huddled in a bunker with the resistance, the rebel faction, District 13. The only games in this movie are horrible mind-games. “Mockingjay — Part 1” consistently commits to its sadnesses and angers, at times losing touch with how sadness and anger exist in reality, and at other times, striking those notes with killing precision. Different actors handle the pressure of the portrayal of angst with vastly differing levels of success. Lawrence does not fit the role of Katniss in this movie. When she puts her hand to her mouth to show shock, it feels like there’s a director behind the camera telling her to do just that. This movie tries to transform her pain into a dramatic event, and the choices it makes in that effort are
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questionable. After a beautiful scene with a cat and a flashlight, Katniss flat-out explains the resonance of the scene to Gale — exposition for the children in the audience. Much of the script is conspicuously Y.A. The film captures an awesome darkness, which young adults can handle, but the Cold War realism is diluted by overkill escorting-scenes to ensure the level of darkness is acknowledged. Peeta (Josh Hutcherson, “Bridge to Terabithia”) handles the portrayal of his PTSD with greater grace than Katniss. His hauntedness succeeds where Katniss’s waterworks fail. The interview format of his presentation in “Mockingjay — Part 1” gives Peeta a believable platform from which to deliver his wooden lines, whereas Katniss expresses herself strangely in context. When she’s speaking into the camera from the desolated District 12 (her former home), she vents about what the resistance “must” do. Real 17-year-olds experiencing fits of emotion, especially those who grew up in starving poverty, don’t say “we must,” they say “we have to,” and it’s these small dramatic exaggerations that cripple this film. When Gale (Liam Hemsworth, “Paranoia”) talks about how he and Katniss kissed, Katniss responds, “I didn’t think you remembered that.” This is another exaggerated PTSD moment. Who expects their best and only friend to forget their kiss? Many more things were unbelievable: the bombed bodies with the unbroken skeletons; the stricken villagers in District 8 who ask Katniss the perfect questions for a propaganda reel, the rain propagating through the underground bunker in 13. There’s a scene in the bunker when the doors are about to lock, where Prim and Katniss practically mosey down that staircase; it’s laughable. Her life is on the line, and she’s taking the stairs one at a time. Real people don’t take the stairs one at a time under threat of death.
The real stars are Finnick (Sam Claflin, “Snow White and the Huntsman”) and Haymitch (Woody Harrelson, “True Detective”). Finnick’s pain is probably the most authentic among the traumatized Victors, and his kiss with Annie is the singular highest romantic achievement of the entire franchise to date. On another positive note, the way Haymitch’s status as a recovering addict is incorporated into his character represents a rare note of thoughtful writing, and endears him to the audience as a known and dependable entity in circumstances of chaos. Even when the world is burning, you can count on Haymitch to be trying to score some drugs from a traumatized 17-year-old. The cold compulsion of this film was expected as soon as “Part 1” was announced as an element of the title. “The Hunger Games” is doing what “The Hobbit” did, and it’s working about as well. “Mockingjay — Part 1” did less well this weekend than either “The Hunger Games” or “Catching Fire” did, and deservedly so. It has the words “Part 1” to thank for that. However, it manages to leave viewer on a powerful cliffhanger. At the end, the audience is genuinely concerned for Peeta’s wellbeing, then Lorde’s “Yellow Flicker Beat” plays, and we feel it. “Yellow Flicker Beat” is a beautiful anthem for the credits roll along to. The credits (which pay tribute to the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, who plays the ethically iffy Plutarch) are almost a dirge. “Yellow Flicker Beat,” in its affective power, is reminiscent of “Into The West,” the credit roll track for “The Return of the King.” In both cases, a contralto epilogue for heartbreak, but in the case of “Mockingjay — Part 1,” it’s a 17-year-old singing. Very appropriate. The credit — and Finnick’s kiss — were the only bullseyes of this movie. The film was dramatic Absolute Zero. It wasn’t completely wrong, but it wasn’t what we came to see.
Mr. Clean steps rap game up, incorporates dale into vocabulary.
joyously shouting “Fireball,” a sound not uncommon throughout campus on Friday nights. Long instrumental breaks and changes of pace make the song perfect for parties, tailgates or solo dance sessions. While in no way insightful, inspirational or innovative, the song does what it sets out to do. With Ryan’s help, Pitbull managed to produce a fairly entertaining party jam. From this point on, the album trudges through more of the same chorus-driven tracks. Even with features from various artists such as Jason Derulo and Juicy J on “Drive You Crazy” and Ne-Yo on “Time Of Our Lives,” the clichés run rampant. Subject matter consists almost exclusively of partying, sex and living it up while still young. While there is nothing wrong with these sentiments — everyone loves a good night out — they become far too overdone to be enjoyable. Adding to the repetitiveness are Pit’s constant reminders of his exotic nature. Every track features multiple mentions of Mr. Worldwide, the Miami area code 305 and his dale catch phrase. His “beachy” persona is epitomized in “Sexy Beaches” and “Day Drinking,” with both tracks having spring break vibes. “Sexy Beaches,” a not so subtle euphemism for referring to women as bitches, is classic Pitbull, letting featured artist Chloe Angelides do all the work.
In “Day Drinking,” Pit tries for a slightly country sound and fails. The track is more laid back, which doesn’t mesh well with Pitbull’s faster paced rap style. Not to mention the slightly uncomfortable use of the phrase “crazy mother fuckers” in the chorus, as the song is not at all wild in comparison to the rest of the album. Pitbull also struggles to find his place on some of his own tracks. In “Wild Wild Love (feat. G.R.L.)” and “This Is Not A Drill (feat. Bebe Rexha)” Pit sounds out of place, almost as though he is being featured on someone else’s song rather than the other way around. This is especially obvious on “This Is Not A Drill,” as Rexha’s contribution is undeniably her own sound, using more techo-based beats and sirens in the background. Essentially out of his element, with a lack of any Latin beats, Pitbull is unable to match her. Ultimately, this album delivers exactly what listeners would expect — an alcohol fueled, sex driven compilation of laughably repetitive party songs. Tracks featured classy lyrical gems such as “Always like a squirrel, looking for a nut” and were largely based upon choruses that Mr. 305 had no part in. While Pitbull continues to embody his international character, his foreign flair is not enough to bring him success with Globalization.
MUSIC NOTEBOOK
Uber and Spotify collaborate By RACHEL KERR Daily Arts Writer
Every time I get into an Uber, the first thing out of my mouth is always: “Do you have an aux cord?” And while I do enjoy badgering my driver about music, now I’ll no longer have to. Announced last Monday, a new partnership between Spotify and Uber will allow Spotify premium account holders to stream their music through the Uber app. If you’re unfamiliar with Uber — do you live in the 21st century? — the company launched in 2010 and introduced us to a more personalized taxi service, one in which drivers were easily accessible and knew your name before you even got in the car. It also got rid of the inconvenience of carrying around cash for a cab, as well as the “how much do I tip?” dilemma, by charging users directly through their smartphone, tip included. And, the experience just became even more personalized. Now, when “calling” an Uber through the app, those who pay
$10-a-month ($5 if you’re a student) for a Spotify premium account will be able to choose what music will play on the ride, as long as the car is “Spotify-enabled.” Spotify is a music service that allows anyone to instantly stream endless amounts of songs and albums from their database. It’s available to all account holders on a computer, and, if you’re one of millions who pays for a premium account, you also have access to unlimited streaming on your phone. And now, during your Uber rides, too. There are a few catches, though. It’s not available in Ann Arbor. Yet. The feature, which just launched on Nov. 21, is starting out in select cities, including Los Angeles, Toronto and New York. The service is also optional for the driver. Meaning, if they don’t want to listen to French Montana, you can’t make them listen to French Montana. Granted, you can express your dissatisfaction by giving the driver a bad review, but that doesn’t change the fact that you didn’t get to listen to French
Montana. You also can’t control the volume; sadly, that is still dictated by the driver. So, while I’ll no longer be asking if they have an aux cord, I sure as hell will continue to ask them to please turn the music up. The announcement comes shortly after Taylor Swift pulled the entirety of her discography from Spotif y, including her wildly popular new album 1989. Enraged fans wanted to know why. Apparently, Spotif y refused Swift’s request to allow only premium account holders access to her music. She responded by not allowing any Spotif y account holder to have access to her music, citing the disparity between royalties from the paid account and those from the free service as her reason. This new feature, though, could give many people the incentive to drop the extra cash for a premium account, which would in turn, lead to higher royalties for artists using Spotify. Maybe Swift will even put her music back up! If not, I didn’t really want to listen to 1989 anyway.
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ALBUM REVIEW
MUSIC COLUMN
David Guetta will get you to ‘Listen’ Producer’s new album backed by solid features
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By MELINA GLUSAC Daily Arts Writer
David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Avicii — they all mush together, right? In a world dominated by sharply dressed, white male B DJs putting their name on songs sung by David Guetta other people, Parlophone it’s hard to set oneself apart. Yet, French dubstep master David Guetta has done a pretty impressive job of running ahead of the pack, churning out megahits like the eloquent “Sexy Bitch” with Akon and “Pitch Perfect” staple “Titanium,” featuring Sia, that deviate nicely from the dub formula. His latest album is Listen, a 14-song juggernaut of pop superstars and new faces alike; on it, he continues innovation streak on many songs but too often falls into the shackles of typicality. Strong collaborations make this album shine — piano siren Emeli Sandé lends her magic to “What I Did for Love,” a sadder, slower yet still epic tune that turns into a dance anthem quickly, complete with Sandé’s soulful vocals. A surprising partnership with The Script proves halfway decent, too, with lead singer Danny O’Donoghue’s scratchy-pretty voice weaving its way through nostalgic, optimistic lyrics and a big arena drop. “Dangerous,” one of the album’s pre-released singles, is the better of the two Sam Martin songs on the album, laced with interesting piano-turned-synth hooks and streamlined vocals from Martin. The other, “Lovers on the Sun,” sets itself apart with its uniqueness — it gives off eerie, Wild-West vibes in the verses, with distant whistling in the
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background and echo-y vocals. But that trance is shattered when the synths come in and the chorus turns into a typical, wordless club jam. Guetta works best when he strays from the norm. Sia makes two appearances on Listen, and both fall into the shadows of her luminous breakout hit, “Chandelier.” She’s too good to ignore, though, and her distinct vocals are tailormade for the album’s closing track, “The Whisperer.” This one is different in its lack of a beat, not to be mistaken for a lack of structure — there’s nothing wrong with a piano ballad following in the steps of her emotional classic, “Breathe Me.” And it’s inevitable to compare these two: Sia’s more upbeat number on this album, “Bang My Head,” disappointingly pales in comparison to “Titanium.” Guetta tries reggae on for size in “No Money No Love,” a cute homage to Marley’s “No Woman No Cry” (though the two couldn’t be more different). Initially, it’s jarring to hear a reggae song underneath dubstep beats and a giant, synth-laden drop, but it works. Somehow it turns out really badass. “Sun Goes Down” follows in its ska footsteps with the help of MAGIC!, the culprits of this summer’s most infectious song, “Rude.” The lead singer’s voice is like butter, and he steers the verses in the right direction — but Sonny Wilson takes the wheel in the chorus with his vigorous, weathered voice, and the two
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men work to create a song that’s just too juxtaposed to create a cohesive listening experience. “Listen,” “Yesterday” and “S.T.O.P.” all blend together in one giant blob of dubstep purgatory — it’s pleasant but less than exciting. Even though “Listen” and “S.T.O.P.” are graced with the likes of John Legend and Ryan Tedder of One Republic, respectively, their star power is not enough to aid the mediocrity of these melodies. “Lift Me Up” is enhanced by snippets of Cady Heron’s favorite choral group, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and this mellow groove is a bit of a refresher. Hipsters worldwide will rejoice at “I’ll Keep Loving You,” featuring Jaymes Young and Bon Iver interpreter Birdy. Without the electronic beats this song would easily serve its proper duty as the go-to wedding song of trendy Brooklyn twenty-somethings. It sounds sentimental, smooth, emotional — but the beats on top of it make it weird and dorky. The best song on the album is undoubtedly “Hey Mama.” There’s a reason Nicki Minaj rules the charts these days; she brings a fresh, edgy energy to everything, and with help from Afrojack and Bebe Rexha, this song is fabulously contagious. Guetta has assembled a notable array of musicians, and they, combined with his talent, make Listen a solid step forward for man — and DJ — kind.
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We need to hear the next Miles Davis
he first truly shocking scene in the movie “Whiplash,” Damien Chazelle’s recent film about a young drummer and his abusive conductor, comes when Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller) gets his ADAM shot with THEISEN the studio band, the top performance g roup at the conservatory where he studies music. As Andrew sits behind the drumkit, he gives the song his best, but is quickly cut off. Fletcher, the conductor (J.K. Simmons) initially reassures Andrew when he messes up. “Not quite my tempo, no worries,” he says. Then he makes him do another take (“ You’re rushing ”). Then another (“Dragging just a hair”). Again (“Rushing ”). And again (“Dragging ”). Finally, Andrew seems to have it. Fletcher lets him keep playing, nodding his head as he walks away from the kit. He calmly puts his hand on a folding chair and WHOOSH, lobs it at Andrew’s head. Fletcher takes a deep breath. “Why do you suppose I just threw a chair at your head, Neiman?” he asks, way too calmly. “The tempo?” Andrew offers. “Were you rushing or were you dragging?” Fletcher fumes. “I don’t know,” Andrew admits. Suddenly, Fletcher advances on Andrew, orders him to start counting time and slaps him in the face on every fourth beat until Andrew gets the point. I sometimes feel like Andrew does by the end of that scene when I don’t show the proper respect for True Jazz. Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoy listening to jazz, but I ( like most of the audience, I presume), had no fucking clue if Andrew was rushing, dragging, or if Fletcher was just abusing him for kicks. I played trumpet in middle-school jazz band, but that’s all I have in terms of formal experience. I also mostly enjoyed film’s music, but I realized my unfortunate ignorance when I read The New Yorker’s Richard Brody, who dismissed “Whiplash” ’s music as “mediocre,” and “A grotesque and ludicrous caricature” of jazz. And while I agree that the movie is more about competition than musicality, and yes, the characters are ultra-serious and probably distort the mythos of Charlie Parker, what really got me was Brody’s thoughts on Andrew’s inspiration, Buddy Rich. Not only does he
call Rich “a loud and insensitive technical whiz, a TV personality, not a major jazz inspiration” (insults that sound more like they could come out of Fletcher’s mouth than I think he realizes), he does so in no more than a parenthetical. Imagine I’m writing a column on g uitarists, and when I bring up Jimi Hendrix, I say “He was a f lashy showman, but he was overrated, never a real g uitarist,” and then totally leave it at that. Brody is making an admirable larger point by stating that Andrew is portrayed as working hard at the physical aspects of drumming but never appreciates the music itself, but in a phrase that could easily be skipped over by accident, he dismisses a drummer who many (including myself ) consider to be one of the greatest of all time. Buddy Rich is just a “minor celebrity?” Buddy fucking Rich? Watch a Buddy Rich drum solo. Yes, he’s playing to the crowd, and yes, he’s loud, but that his style. Maybe he’s not being sensitive in the way that other drum solos can be, but the playing is still breathtaking — the speed, the precision, the stamina are all practically unparalleled in music. He’s certainly not quiet, but the quickness and sheer jawdropping virtuosity make up for any lack of delicacy. Transcendent talent isn’t always subtle.
We need to discover jazz’s future household names. Brody’s snobbery, for lack of a better word, is indicative of a larger problem in modern jazz. It’s too bad that the gates to Jazz Appreciation are seemingly padlocked multiple times over, because it’s stif led the genre. The biggest household name that jazz has produced since Miles Davis is Kenny G, an artist who’s probably lampooned more than he’s respected. I’m not sure people even realize how inf luenced by jazz some of our most popular modern artists are — Norah Jones, Adele and Radiohead, to name a few — because many jazz fans of today seem focused so much on old “true and pure” jazz instead of recognizing that genres can evolve and improve. The success of musicals like “Chicago” prove that people still like jazz, even if they don’t listen to it reg ularly. If the Jazz Establishment
could somehow latch onto these artists and productions as gateways to full-on jazz music, instead of just looking back and focusing on the former legends, we could have a full-scale jazz revival. Instead, it feels like too many fans of jazz approach the music with the humorlessness and obstinacy of the characters in “Whiplash.” Later in the film, a driven, arrogant Andrew is asked at a dinner table how the music competitions work, since “isn’t music subjective?” “No,” is his f lat, harsh reply. The message he and the jazz gatekeepers are sending is clear: if you don’t sound like one of the old greats, get out. In the same way, Brody denigrates anyone who thinks Buddy Rich might be worth imitating, as if there’s only one specific style of jazz one can enjoy. I know how easy it can be to dismiss seemingly “lesser” music. After watching videos of Buddy Rich and other jazz drummers, I snorted when I saw someone online call Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham the greatest drummer of all time. “The big lunk just pounds away. He doesn’t have the technique that you need for jazz,” I thought, before realizing I was just echoing Brody’s dismissal of Buddy Rich. All that accomplishes is keeping people away from exploring jazz. Even if it’s not an ideal representation of the genre, if “Whiplash” brings more young people to jazz, it’s unequivocally a good thing. It can be fun to feel superior, especially after being turned on to new music, but so much of the beauty of music comes when it’s shared. Sure, I’ve put on Kind of Blue on solo drives home late at night and felt like a supercool secret agent, but jazz is also amazing when it’s social and fun. In “Whiplash” director Damien Chazelle’s previous film, “Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench,” we see young people connecting through jazz, drinking beer and tap dancing and playing for each other’s enjoyment. Doesn’t that seem fun? For that to happen in real life, though, jazz needs to become more accessible. People who like OK Computer should be steered toward Bitches Brew, and Norah Jones and Adele fans should discover Billie Holiday. But more importantly than that, we need to discover the current jazz musicians, the future household names who are producing incredible art and make sure that they’re playing for more than a small, curmudgeonly few. Theisen is still too young to get into Cliff Bell’s. To console him, e-mail ajtheis@umich.edu.
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Doyle jumps into limelight
FILM REVIEW
By LEV FACHER Daily Sports Editor
OPEN ROAD FILMS
A huge, expensive ploy to plug “The Daily Show.”
‘Rosewater’ stuns Jon Stewart’s directorial debut mixes drama with comedic moments By REBECCA LERNER Daily Arts Writer
Not many films can balance a conversation about pertinent social issues while also cutting to the core of its central A characters. Jon Stewart’s directorial Quality 16 debut, “Rosewater,” Open Road Films a fictionalized account of Canadian-American Newsweek journalist Maziar Bahari’s four-month imprisonment and torture, touches on the repression of journalists by the Iranian government in a fast-paced and energetic manner. The film takes place in 2009, when Canadian-Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari (Gael García Bernal, “The Ardor”) travels to Iran to report on the presidential election and interview MirHoissein Mousavi, the challenger to incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Bahari leaves behind London and his pregnant wife, Paola (Claire Foy, “Vampire Academy”) for what he promises will be a short visit. However, because of the contentious Iranian elections, in which Ahmadinejad was declared the winner before voting booths even closed, violent riots erupted in the streets protesting this injustice. As Bahari films the demonstrations,
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the movie cuts to Maziar Bahari’s actual grainy footage of the frenzied crowds and killings. After Bahari submits his videos to major news outlets, he is arrested and taken to Evin Prison. After arriving at the prison, Bahari faces Rosewater (Kim Bodnia, “A Very Unsettled Summer”), his interrogator for the next four months. Because Bahari is blindfolded for most of their interactions, the only way he can recognize his interrogator is the strong smell of rosewater, with which Bodnia is often seen spritzing himself. Rosewater informs Bahari that he has been imprisoned for being a spy for the West. Evidence for his espionage includes an interview for “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” in which he speaks to correspondent Jason Jones about the similarities between Iran and America while Jones jokes about being a spy. Rosewater, a dense and relentless government thug, believes it is a real conversation between secret agents. Thus begins Bahari’s four months in prison in which he is in solitary confinement, broken up only by psychologically and physically torturous visits from Rosewater. Throughout his time in prison, Rosewater convinces Bahari that he has been essentially forgotten, when in reality, his wife and mother are spearheading an international campaign for his release. In response to this alleged abandonment, Bahari conjures the memories of his late father and sister. His father (Haluk Bilginer, “The International”) was imprisoned for his communist beliefs under the Shah’s regime, while his sister (Golshifteh Farahani, “Just Like a Woman”) was thrown in jail for
rebel activities under Ayatollah Khomeini’s government. During his darkest hours, these fantasies of his family give him hope. Many of the film’s shining moments come from the dark comedy that balances the heavy subject matter. Any Western source of entertainment, whether it be magazines, movies or a Sopranos DVD box set is automatically classified as porn by the government officials rummaging through Bahari’s belongings. During the interrogations, Rosewater fixates on Bahari’s sex life, highlighting his own deep sexual frustration. This leads Bahari to tell erotic tall tales, “massages of a sexual nature” within a “sexual playground” also known as the state of New Jersey. The use of actual news footage and the frantic filming style give the movie’s visual approach the feel of a war documentary, allowing the audience to feel a part of the onscreen chaos. Stewart’s use of hashtags floating through the streets of Tehran effectively highlights the emphasis on social media during the pandemonium. “Rosewater” forces its audience to come face to face with an oppressive government still imprisoning and torturing people. To illustrate the struggles of those who were not fortunate enough to be saved, the arrest of Bahari’s enthusiastic taxi driver, Davood (Dmitri Leonidas, “The Monuments Men”), conveys the continuing fight against the unjust imprisonment of innocent people. Though the product of a comedy legend with some moments of humor, “Rosewater” is a serious film that teaches about the political environment of Iran and press freedom.
TV REVIEW
Skillful execution in ‘HTGAWM’ By KAREN HUA
In a smashing moment (literally, with the most terrifying splatter of blood), it is realized that the muchThe moment has finally come. anticipated blame of Sam’s murder is The bonfire roars in real time. actually an accident. The flashbacks have caught up to Suddenly, when Sam the highly unexpectedly arouses “from the Aanticipated dead” to tackle Rebecca to the climax, ground, Wes (Alfred Enoch, the How to Get where “Harry Potter” series) slams him culprits are Away with in the head from behind with their unveiled and prestigious trophy — perhaps one of Murder motivations the biggest surprises of the season, as are revealed. Mid-Season Finale he is the least-suspected. The show Though Thursdays at 10 p.m. has expertly structured deceptive the events ABC framing devices all along to toy with of the expectations — so though these present night in the finale are revelations are slightly disappointing, re-contextualized chronologically, the audience is still left in an too many scenes have already been unmovable shock. played before. Edited jump-cuts It’s also awkwardly evident that from past to present seamlessly Asher (Matt McGorry, “Orange is the weave storylines together, but the New Black”) is the only one excluded repetition of old excerpts becomes from the Keating Five. His absence dull after a time. from the core team is confusingly However, it’s incredibly unnecessary, especially since his refreshing how the show’s writers alternative subplot in a steamy — trust the audience’s intelligence, and oh-so-very uncomfortably never explicitly divulging truths cumbersome — hookup with in elementary explanations. Each Bonnie (Liza Weil, “Gilmore Girls”) mystery relies on viewers’ own neither adds any key information abilities to deductively reason, nor contributes to the main galvanizing them to ascertain new plotline. In general, Bonnie always information for themselves. seems irrelevant as a secondary In the final episode before “How character. Though the show tries to to Get Away with Murder” ’s mid- incorporate her in more influential season hiatus, in Rebecca’s (Katie ways, especially with unfolding Findlay, “The Carrie Diaries”) Lila’s case, they still don’t quite hasty attempts to pin Sam (Tom manage to relay her significance. Verica, “American Dreams”) as the Meanwhile, Viola Davis (“The primary suspect of Lila Stanguard’s Help”) elevates her character homicide, she finds herself the target further in this episode, as if that of his backlash. The finale is a prime is even possible. Annalise Keating example of how both explosive remains admirably strong and tension and unbearable suspense astutely keen, but she is still an can simultaneously brew all in one enigma within herself. The finale moment. Once the “Keating Five” predominantly focuses on the comes to rescue Rebecca from work of her students, but she takes his crazed attacks, Michaela (Aja advantage of her limited screen Naomi King, “Four”) accidentally time by delivering each line in the knocks Sam over the banister as most harrowing way, and exiting they heatedly dash for the door. each scene with the most chilling Daily Arts Writer
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aftermath. Regardless, she remains omnipresent, her presence palpable even behind the primary plotline. Keating always has a way of finding out about everything, as in the final scene, she somehow reappears at her house when Wes returns alone to visit the dead Sam. It is clear she is not ignorant to Sam’s murder, and it can be assumed that she instructs (or forces) Wes to destroy the evidence — a lesson he parrots to the others. This revelation not only deepens their relationship, but it also adds more obstacles in just the right amount of foreshadowing for the continuation of the season. The show’s writing seems to parallel Keating’s thought process — always with a perfect plan in mind before execution — a recipe for what most often is guaranteed success. By preparing all previous episodes in culmination for this moment, they have stunningly brewed curiosity while still withholding valuable information for next time. This is how a thrilling mystery is masterfully constructed. The finale concludes with a perfect balance between resolving issues, tying loose strings and generating cliffhangers. With subtle hints such as Michaela losing her engagement ring, and carelessly tossing Sam’s body into a dumpster, the writing sets up premonitions of haunting consequences to come. While it is true perhaps, not every event is completely logical or accurate to real life — this is television, where drama sometimes must slyly bend the rules of reality to create a gripping story. In “How to Get Away with Murder,” perfection does not matter. The point is that murder is occasionally sloppy, not completely rational and hazy in a few places. Either way, “Murder” slays the audience, leaving them in agonizing anticipation for next time.
NEW YORK — Ricky Doyle wasn’t even the first big man off the bench for the Michigan men’s basketball team in its 70-63 win over Oregon Monday night. But that didn’t stop MICHIGAN 70 the crowd 63 OREGON at the Barclays Center from chanting his name in the end. It wasn’t so much a single play or sequence that solidified the freshman forward’s breakout game — a 10-point effort in the semifinal round of the Progressive Legends Classic in Brooklyn, New York. However, it was the most complete game he has played since arriving in Ann Arbor. Doyle spent 24 minutes on the court, shooting 4-for-5 from the field, adding three rebounds and picking up only one personal foul, all the while proving himself to be a needed piece in Michigan’s complicated frontcourt depth chart. Still, one moment in particular stands out: a rebound and putback with 26.1 seconds remaining to give the Wolverines a fivepoint lead over Oregon, one that roused a semi-full and somewhat sleepy crowd of maize and blueclad Michigan fans to a standing
ovation. It was the first time Doyle had seen anything quite like it, and in an NBA arena to boot. Facing the media in a postgame situation for the first time, he didn’t mince words. “I had never really experienced anything like that,” Doyle said. “It felt good.” Doyle said he didn’t even see a particular aspect of play, motivation or external factor that upped his game. “I was just feeling it tonight,” Doyle said. “And just doing whatever I can to pump the team up to get the win.” Though the true highlights came on the offensive end, it was Doyle’s defensive efforts that kept him on the court. He cited his avoidance of “dumb fouls off the ball” as a strong point in his defensive effort. “Defensively, I was doing what I practice,” Doyle said. “If I don’t foul and I do the right things, I’ll be able to stay in the game.” Although it was Doyle who ruled the night amongst big men, it was senior forward Max Bielfeldt who had the first shot off the bench. He ended up playing just three minutes though, recording one rebound on the night. Bielfeldt might have had another opportunity if not for Doyle’s heroics late in the first
half. “He finished a three-point play, but he finished it in a crowd,” said Michigan coach John Beilein, referring to Doyle’s and-1 with 3:49 left in the period. “I said ‘alright, now we’ve got something,’ because it was a bigtime play… they have a great shotblocking team and he took it right through their chin and finished it.” Doyle was hampered by injuries throughout the preseason and opening weeks of non-conference play, but he appears to have regained his health, and with it, his ability to contend for major minutes down low. His presence, too, galvanized the New York-area Michigan fans in attendance into standing and roaring their approval. The Wolverines’ supporters could be seen streaming from bars and subway exits hours before game time, and numbered well over 1,000, filling up most of the arena’s lower bowl by the end of the night. Though Michigan fans were at first reserved in voicing their pride, Doyle left them no choice in the end. The chant of “Rick-y Doy-le” reverberated throughout the arena as the game clock wound toward triple zeros, a fitting end to his first night as a star.
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Ricky Doyle (left) and Caris LeVert (Right) didn’t make it easy, but the duo led the way as Michigan defeated Oregon.
RECRUITING ROUNDUP
In Weber, Wolverines lose seventh commit this season By JUSTIN STERN Daily Sports Writer
Despite the state of flux of the Michigan football team after the firing of Rich Rodriguez, the Wolverines were able to convince 10 recruits to remain committed to the football program in Ann Arbor in 2011. Today, as the team continues to struggle and Michigan football coach Brady Hoke’s departure seemingly eminent, Michigan has verbal commitments from seven recruits with just five having shown no interest in other schools. After Saturday’s loss to Maryland, the Wolverines saw their fourth decommit this season in four-star running back Mike Weber. And there may be others who follow. The moment when Maryland scored their go-ahead touchdown on Saturday, Weber tweeted “I’m decommiting from the university of Michigan thank you Michigan for the love and support I’ll remake my decision at the army bowl.” Weber has already said he will make an official visit to Ohio State and is also considering Michigan State and Wisconsin. He is expected to announce his decision in January at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Here is a wrap-up of how the remaining seven recruits performed last weekend. Chris Clark, tight end: Avon Old Farms (Conn.); Ranking: ESPN (111) Scout (23) Clark injured his medial collateral ligament in his team’s final regular season game, but noted surgery won’t be needed.
After Saturday’s loss to Maryland, Clark tweeted, “Man michigan has officially hit rock bottom.” Though he remains committed to Michigan, Clark has scheduled official visits to North Carolina, Southern California and Texas. Brian Cole, athlete: Saginaw Heritage (Mich.); Ranking: ESPN (142) Scout (39) Many have become concerned with Cole’s commitment due to speculation in the last few months. On Saturday, Cole reportedly visited Nebraska for its game against Minnesota. He hasn’t planned an official visit to Ann Arbor and many fear he may end up attending another Big Ten rival. Tyree Kinnel, safety: Wayne (Ohio) vs. Lakota West (Ohio); Ranking: ESPN (191) Scout (147) With Kinnel leading Wayne’s defense, the Warriors defeated Lakota West 38-3 in the third round of the OHSAA playoffs. Wayne is headed to the state championship game against twotime defending state champions Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller. After the victory, Kinnel told Scout.com, “I know they (Michigan) are having some troubles up there. But right now, I’m trying to stay out of the public with my recruiting and just focus on what I need to do on my high school team. I do have recruiting plans, but I’m keeping them to myself until the season is over.” According to Dave Berk of Scout.com, Kinnel could visit Notre Dame and Michigan State. Grant Newsome, offensive tackle: The Lawrenceville School (N.J.); Ranking: ESPN
(244) Scout (216) This weekend, Newsome visited Ann Arbor and despite the loss, he seemed positive and still remains committed to Michigan. “It was definitely a tough loss on the field, but besides that I think it was really a great visit,” Newsome told Scout. com. “If they were to hire a coach … and this is hypothetical because nothing has happened … but if there was hypothetically someone that I really really didn’t like, then that would be a very very faint possibility (of reopening his recruitment).” Alex Malzone, quarterback: Brother Rice (Mich.); Ranking: ESPN (NR) Scout (183) Malzone’s season came to an end with a 26-21 loss in the MHSAA regional finals. Malzone hasn’t signaled he will decommit from Michigan. Jon Runyan Jr., offensive lineman: St. Joseph’s Prep (Pa.) vs. Benjamin Franklin (Pa.); Ranking: (NR) St. Joseph’s Prep defeated Benjamin Franklin, 47-22 to move onto the quarterfinals. Behind Runyan, the Hawks were able to rush for more than 300 yards on 41 carries. The Hawks will face Parkland on Saturday in the PIAA quarterfinals. Runyan has not shown any leanings to another school other than Michigan. Andrew David, kicker: Washington (Ohio); Ranking: (NR) David’s high school career came to an end with a 56-7 loss in the OHSAA regional quarterfinals. He doesn’t appear to be interested in schools other than Michigan at this moment.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
Wolverines set to face Villanova By JAKE LOURIM Daily Sports Editor
NEW YORK — The 2014 Progressive Legends Classic started last Monday night with 16 teams playing at four big-name regional sites. Eight days later, it will conclude with the two schools with the biggest names playing for the tournament title. Traditional programs, veteran coaches and strong fan bases will collide Tuesday when the Michigan men’s basketball team takes on Villanova. The Wildcats stormed past Virginia Commonwealth, 77-53, and the Wolverines topped Oregon late Monday, 70-63. Villanova came into the season as the highest-ranked team in the Legends Classic at No. 12, and it hasn’t moved since. But the Wildcats, like Michigan, struggled with their second regional game Thursday against Bucknell, pulling away in the final two minutes and winning, 72-65. They had no such trouble Monday against VCU. Neither team led by more than five in a tight first half. After the Rams opened the second half with a quick 6-0 run, Villanova scored 16 straight points to pull ahead by 12 and never looked back. While both teams had difficulty shooting the ball in the first half, the Wildcats heated up in the second. They hit four of their first five tries from long range, opening up a sizable lead and holding onto it despite intense pressure from VCU all night long. The lead hovered around a dozen for a few moments, before Villanova forward JayVaughn Pinkston drove unimpeded from the 3-point arc for a slam, energizing the crowd. He led the team with 13 points on 5-for-6 shooting in the first half, and that dunk put the exclamation on his
night. The preseason first-team AllBig East honoree spearheads a well-rounded Wildcats team that has had six different players score in double figures this season. Villanova returns four starters from a team that finished 29-5, won the Big East regular-season title and lost to eventual national champions Connecticut in the third round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament. “We have been very fortunate to have this group of guys,” said Villanova coach Jay Wright after the game Monday. “The seniors demand focus of everyone around them. … Now, they’re 21 and 22 years old, and that can change instantly. So we have to stay committed; we have to stay hungry.” The Wildcats don’t have the athleticism that VCU does, but took advantage of their experience by slowly breaking down the Rams’ energetic fullcourt press. Junior guard Ryan Arcidiacono was the key, and could likely be so Tuesday. Michigan matches up well in the backcourt with Villanova, but the toughest matchup could be 6-foot-11 forward Daniel Ochefu, who is two inches taller than any of the Wolverines’ big men. The Wildcats are also much more experienced than Michigan, which could be a factor if the two end up in a close game. But the Wolverines were in one on Monday, and they proved they could respond. “We needed that,” Beilein said. “We had to inbound the ball. We had to make big foul shots. Huge steps for us and our development. Even though we had some veterans out there, those guys haven’t been the guys in the past breaking the press. We’ve had other people, so that was really good to have them be able to go and do that.”
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Miller: ‘I don’t like Ohio’ By ALEJANDRO ZÚÑIGA Managing Sports Editor
Jack Miller hasn’t liked Ohio State since 2002, and the Michigan football team’s redshirt junior center isn’t afraid to say so. It’s rivalry week, after all. “I’ll say it in the most diplomatic way I can: I’m not a fan of Ohio State. I never have been,” Miller said. “Ever since they beat Miami in the 2002 National Championship, I always disliked them. I don’t like The Horseshoe, and I don’t like ‘Carmen Ohio.’ ” And yes, that was the diplomatic statement. He saved the other version for his teammates. The Wolverines are 20-point underdogs for their game against the Buckeyes Saturday in Columbus. And given the way both teams’ seasons have gone, that line might seem a little too small. Michigan is fighting for bowl eligibility, while Ohio State has secured a spot in the Big Ten Championship and is battling for a berth in the College Football Playoff. But in this rivalry, one Michigan coach Brady Hoke considers “the greatest one in sport,” rankings often don’t matter. Last year, for instance, the Wolverines opened as 12.5point underdogs, yet scored what would have been the game-tying touchdown with 32 seconds remaining. Instead of sending the game to overtime by kicking an extra point, though, Michigan’s seniors elected to go for the win with a two-point conversion. The attempt failed, and the Wolverines lost, 42-41. “That’s what makes rivalries like this so great, is you know everyone is going to bring their A game,” Miller said. “We were able to put some things together, probably, that we hadn’t up until that point. I wish I knew why. … Hopefully,
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Center Jack Miller’s girlfriend attends Ohio State, but that doesn’t mean she’ll be rooting for Michigan come Saturday.
we’ll be in that kind of situation again, where it’s neck and neck and we can put ourselves in a chance to win the game.” Hoke was born and has coached in Ohio, while defensive coordinator Greg Mattison coached against the Buckeyes in the 2007 BCS National Championship. But Miller, one of 23 players from Ohio on the Wolverines’ roster, has a different connection to Ohio State — his girlfriend goes to school there. Fortunately for their relationship, Miller’s girlfriend is rooting for the Wolverines. If she weren’t, the center claimed it would be a deal-breaker.
“Winning means a lot,” he said. “It’s bragging rights for sure.” Both Miller and coaches expressed a great deal of respect for the Buckeyes, which have won 34 games — compared to 21 by Michigan — since the last time the Wolverines won “The Game,” in 2011. “They deserve what they’ve gotten, no doubt about it,” Miller said. “They’re a great program, they’ve got great players, they’re well-coached. People get what they deserve, and they’re having a good season, and I’m sure they deserve that.
“I’d be lying, being from Ohio, if I said this wasn’t the most important.”
“It’s not tough to see that. It’s tough that we’re not doing as well as we think we should be doing.” Saturday could mark the last collegiate game for Michigan’s 12 seniors. That should be enough motivation, and the opponent will add plenty of fire to the matchup. But the Wolverines haven’t done well against rivals this year, losing by a combined 55 points to Michigan State and Notre Dame, plus a home blowout defeat to Minnesota. But Miller warned that Ohio State week is different. “As far as rivalries go, they’re all important, but I’d be lying, being from Ohio, if I said this wasn’t the most important,” he said.
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ICE HOCKEY
Despite offensive outburst, special teams still an issue By ERIN LENNON Daily Sports Writer
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Sophomore Siera Thompson had her streak of consecutive games with a 3-pointer broken, but that hasn’t slowed her.
Hot shooting carrying ‘M’ By JACOB GASE Daily Sports Writer
Michigan women’s basketball coach Kim Barnes Arico knew that despite her impressive start, reality would eventually set in that guard Katelynn Flaherty is just a freshman. That time came in the Wolverines’ loss to Pittsburgh last Thursday, when Flaherty, the team’s leading scorer and go-to long-range threat, lost six turnovers and sank just five of her 17 shots. Barnes Arico didn’t panic or get angry at her young star. Instead, she quickly developed a plan to take the pressure off Flaherty and give her a second chance. Barnes Arico knows, after all, inexperienced freshmen are bound to make silly mistakes sometimes. But more importantly, Barnes Arico understands the importance of the bounce back. “Sometimes, you just have a bad game,” Barnes Arico said. “You’ve got to have the ability to keep your confidence. That’s something we talked about with Katelynn this week and also the rest of our team. You have one bad game, shake it off.” To ease some of the weight off Flaherty’s shoulders, Barnes Arico made the decision to start
junior guard Madison Ristovski against Western Michigan on Sunday and use Flaherty as the first option off the bench. “(Flaherty) is such a good scorer and such a good shooter that sometimes we just look for her instead of executing offense or having other options,” Barnes Arico said. “I felt like she was getting a little tight and feeling a little bit of pressure. We went with (Ristovski’s) experience, and I thought it brought a calming effect to everyone else.” For Flaherty in particular, the results of the change were staggering. Despite coming off the bench, she finished the game with a team-high 18 points and zero turnovers. Her confidence showed no signs of damage — she knocked down several gutsy stepback jumpers just inside the arc without a moment’s hesitation. The successful FlahertyRistovski decision is just one of many signs of the effort Barnes Arico and her coaching staff put into their weekly preparation. Reviewing game film after a tough loss, the coaches regularly make decisions to facilitate the best possible environment for players to bounce back. Sometimes, that means designing drills to focus on areas of weakness. Sometimes, that means tweaking the lineup, as
Barnes Arico did Sunday. And other times, it means letting a struggling player know that she still has the trust of her team. Sophomore guard Siera Thompson got the latter treatment. In Thursday’s loss to the Panthers, she put up a careerlow two points, missed all of her shots from the field and snapped her record streak of 36 straight games with a 3-pointer. But against the Broncos three days later, Barnes Arico let Thompson keep shooting. The point guard didn’t disappoint that time, hitting two 3-pointers on her way to an 11-point game and proving that both her confidence and her teammates’ faith in her remain intact. And on a team lacking size, where a cold shooting day could mean certain defeat, that confidence will be crucial to future success. Through focused practices and frequent opportunities to succeed, Michigan’s young shooters are learning how to maintain a steady temperament in the face of failure. So, when Barnes Arico tells Flaherty, Thompson and the rest of the team to “shake it off,” as she did after the loss to Pittsburgh, she’s not channeling her inner Taylor Swift. She’s just laying the foundation for the rebound performance to follow.
Last weekend the Michigan hockey team looked strong — even dominant at times — when playing five-on-five. It scored nine even-strength goals last weekend alone, in a series coach Red Berenson called “the best” thus far in the season. It has found success competing five-on-five all season, as the offense has continuously created scoring chances despite what the scoreboard often suggests. But the Wolverines’ subpar 5-6-0 record is a representation of several team weaknesses, with the exception of the offense at even strength. In its two games against Penn State, the poor play of Michigan’s special teams, which has been unpredictable at best, continued to plague the team. “We needed that,” Berenson said Saturday. “You shouldn’t have to score eight goals every night to win, and we didn’t, but the point is, I think our team still hasn’t played our best game.” Moving forward, the difference between a close win and a one-goal loss could be special teams. The Wolverines have scored just five power-play goals in 43 chances this season, good for a .116 conversion percentage. The unit has surrendered two shorthanded goals in front of
sophomore goaltender Zach Nagelvoort. So when senior forward Travis Lynch forced a Penn State turnover at center ice and found junior forward Andrew Copp, who broke out and wristed a shot past Nittany Lions goaltender Eamon McAdam — scoring the Wolverines’ first shorthanded goal of the season — it came as a welcome surprise. But that was the only bright spot for special teams on the weekend. Penn State’s only goal Saturday came on the power play. The Nittany Lions scored on one of their two man-up opportunities the night before, when they embarrassed the Wolverines at Yost Ice Arena with three goals in three minutes. By contrast, none of Michigan’s 11 goals was earned on the power play. Instead, the Wolverines went 0-for-9 and managed just 17 shots over the weekend, fewer than two per opportunity. And when they do shoot, they find the net less than 7 percent of the time for the season. Still, the Wolverines are confident it won’t be long before the power play finds its slots. After all, sophomore forward JT Compher notched two goals Saturday after starting the season with an 11-game scoring drought.
“You shouldn’t have to score eight goals every night to win.”
“Sooner or later you’ve got to convert on some of those chances,” Berenson said. Added Copp: “Sometimes it just clicks, sometimes it doesn’t. But we gotta be able to have (special teams) win in the goals-against column every night.” On the defensive side, Michigan has just as much work to do with the penalty kill. Though its kill percentage stands at a respectable .880, the Wolverines have allowed four more penalty-kill goals (nine) than they’ve scored with an extra man. In net, Nagelvoort quietly allowed just four goals in two games, saving 66 shots on the weekend. His 41-save performance on Saturday wasn’t necessary, but it could have been. Both Nagelvoort and junior Steve Racine have struggled when put in situations where they need to stand on their head to secure a win. Nagelvoort allows an average of 3.00 goals per game. And, save for two eight-goal performances this season, Michigan scores just 2.66 times per contest — all the more reason to prioritize the penalty kill and the defense as a whole. “Consistency would be No. 1 (priority),” Copp said Saturday. “An 8-1 win and then a close loss, you know, we’re capable of winning both games, we want to have that. We still need to work on our special teams. We let up a PK goal and didn’t convert on any of our power plays, which isn’t good enough. “Overall, we’re getting better. And that’s all there is to it.”
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