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Harper says ‘U’ to consider delayed Greek rush process Officials also consider increased monitoring of ‘rogue’ fraternities By MICHAEL SUGERMAN Daily News Editor
A day after Thursday’s meeting with all chapters of University Greek life, E. Royster Harper,
vice president for student life, elaborated on potential forthcoming policies to better monitor the Greek community. These could include delaying Greek rush and paying greater attention to “rogue houses,” or disbanded former Greek organizations that continue to assemble off campus. Harper said the event was meant to voice genuine concern for students’ health and wellness, not punitively admonish
them. Subsequently, she expressed surprise and disappointment in how both students and administrators handled the meeting. “I think what I ended up feeling was… Let your behavior reflect your values in this setting, as opposed to sort of reinforcing the stereotypical perception,” she said. “Together, we can turn this. This party can’t continue this way, and we all know it. But we could decide, together, to do
something different about it.” This collaborative goal for improvement, Harper said, is representative of the fact that students are as much a part of affecting campus policy as are administrators — and it takes the entire village to catalyze culture shift. Harper was quick to acknowledge that partying can be a part of students’ college experience. And it’s not partying, explicitly, See HARPER, Page 3A
Attendees disappointed by session’s tone, lack of concrete solutions By EMMA KINERY Daily Staff Reporter
Top University administrators addressed Greek life culture Thursday during their first allchapter meeting in the 170 years of University Greek life — and some Greek life members weren’t pleased with what how it went down. Citing examples alcohol abuse, destruction of property and sexual assault rate within the community, University President Mark Schlissel told the members their behavior reflects negatively on the University and ultimately devalues all students’ and alumni’s education. A few members of the audience strategically coughed during
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University drops sexual assault ruling Settlement to reverse decision in 2012 case, pending court approval By TANAZ AHMED Daily Staff Reporter
The University dropped a sexual misconduct ruling against former student Drew Sterrett in accordance with a lawsuit settlement the University signed on Sept. 1. The agreement was signed by Sterrett on Sept. 8. Per the settlement, the University will reverse its previous findings, which found Sterrett in violation of the school’s Student Sexual Misconduct Policy. The University also cannot investigate the case further. In return, Sterrett agreed to not return to the University or to disparage the University. The settlement is pending approval from a federal judge. Sterrett was suspended from the University in Fall 2012 after the school found Sterrett in vio-
lation of the University’s sexual misconduct code by engaging in non-consensual sex with a female friend in his dorm room. Sterrett was given the option to return to the University on the condition he admitted to committing the sexual assault. In response, Sterrett filed a lawsuit against the University. Deborah Gordon, Sterrett’s attorney, said the University’s handling of the case was a deprivation of constitutional due process rights. According to Sterrett’s lawsuit claim, he and the female friend who later filed the complaint were “socializing” and had sexual relations in his dorm room, where she proceeded to stay overnight. She filed the complaint with the University five months after the incident, but did not contact the police. Sterrett further claims in his suit that the University told him if he delayed his interview with the University to consult a lawyer, the investigation would go on without him. Gordon claims this was an infringement of her See RULING, Page 3A
several parts of his and others’ speeches — to such an extent that E. Royster Harper, vice president for student life, commented on it at the beginning of her speech and IFC President Alex Krupiak, an LSA senior, said their response was further hurting the reputation the administration was trying to mend through the meeting. “Think for a second about how much your chapter means to you,” Krupiak said. “I know it means a hell of a lot to me … But when students sit here and blatantly disrespect the leaders of our University and fellow students like myself and the three behind me, it’s flat-out embarrassing to say I’m a member of Greek life today.” The Michigan Daily spoke with dozens of members of Greek life from several chapters to gauge community reaction to Thursday’s event. Because most members were barred from speaking to the press by chapter leadership, some members who spoke to the Daily were granted See GREEK LIFE, Page 3A
Study links protein to depression in humans Findings could result in improved drug treatments By SANJAY REDDY
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Michigan football players celebrate their 35-7 win against Oregon State by jumping into the student section at the Big House on Saturday.
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Michigan overcomes slow start to rout Oregon State Smith, defense help Wolverines win in Harbaugh’s home coaching debut By MAX COHEN Managing Sports Editor
Jim Harbaugh did not touch the “Go Blue” banner when he ran onto the field at Michigan
Stadium for the first time as the Michigan football team’s head coach. He sprinted underneath it, his focus directed toward the sidelines. He had insisted all week that his attention was only on the game itself, not the nostalgia of returning to the school he quarterbacked in college. The improvements his team needed to make after its season-opening loss were evident and plentiful. The run game had struggled,
turnovers had been troubling and the defense had experienced lapses. There was little time to consider how it would feel when more than 100,000 fans, his own fans, would scream his name. After his team defeated Oregon State on Saturday, 35-7, Harbaugh did not change his tone regarding the emotional side of his home debut and first victory as Michigan’s coach. He considered himself nothing more than a member See MICHIGAN, Page 3A
Depression has long been associated with a lack of certain chemicals in the brain. However, new University research suggests depression may involve too much of one specific protein. Elyse Aurbach, a neuroscience graduate student, and Edny Inui, who earned her PhD at the University, found FGF9 levels were markedly increased in the brains of depressed individuals. Aurbach and Inui looked at post-mortem brain tissue in people who had had depression and in people who did not, and discovered different levels of a protein called fibroblast growth factor 9. Aurbach said this method had its limitations — it was not possible to determine if high levels of FGF9 caused depression or were an effect of depression. See RESEARCH, Page 3A
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‘U’ reinstates ombudsman exit interviews to students who are thinking of leaving the University. The goal was to help them leave the University in good standing and be able to transfer to other universities with ease. Maureen Hartford, vice president for student affairs at the time, said the changes in the office were mainly to help with student outreach and create a place to go for students having disagreements with the University. She said most students did not know about the office, and it provides a way for them to seek assistance.
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On this day in 1995, the University reinstated the ombudsman position, whose role was to act as a liaison or mediator between students and the University if problems arise between the two parties. Richard Carter, an associate dean of students, was appointed as the second interim ombudsman. E. Royster Harper, then dean of students and the current vice president for student life, said Carter would be “terrific in terms of advocacy to and for students.” Harper said the office would also give
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MHacks 6 draws 1,500 to event on North Campus Sixth annnual hackathon includes three new initiatives BY TANYA MADHANI Daily Staff Reporter
Now in its sixth iteration, MHacks welcomed roughly 1,500 participants and community members to its North Campus hackathon, where participants from around the country toiled for 36 hours to learn from industry professionals and design both hardware and software products. MHacks 6 marked the first year of MHacks as its own entity. It was previously a branch of MPowered Entrepreneurship, a club on campus
that promotes student involvement in technology, entrepreneurship and startups in the Ann Arbor area. Existing as a solitary organization was one of the challenges in organizing this year’s MHacks, according to LSA sophomore Connor Johnston, one of the event’s codirectors. This year’s conference also marked a return to what the website calls its core focus: providing an environment where every hacker has the opportunity to grow, “no matter the skill level.” LSA junior Pavithra Vetriselvan, the other codirector, said three new initiatives were created to foster an environment conducive to growth: an introductory workshop about the world of hackathons, a mini-conference
targeting female participants called Women@ MHacks and a social impact project. “There’s so much potential when you bring so many talented coders to the University, and having them use their abilities to actually make an impact is something that I want to try to do this semester,” Vetriselvan said. “So we have mentors coming in from the School of Public Health, School of Education and Detroit just to make sure people have a good idea of what the space and the problems are in order to see how they can better serve those problems through technology.’’ LSA sophomore and MHacks volunteer Shayna Mehta worked with Vetriselvan and LSA junior Preeti Mohan to develop the Women@ MHacks event, which Mehta said was meant to address the overwhelming lack of female representation in STEM fields. “Hackathons in general — and it’s sort of extension to the tech community in general – have a really serious gender gap,” Mehta said. “You know there’s a problem when schools and companies are happy with an 18-percent female representation in technology industries.” Read more online at michigandaily.com.
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Former ambassador discusses diplomacy, development at Ford University alum Thomas Miller says politics influence efficacy of diplomats BY ALLANA AKHTAR Daily Staff Reporter
Former ambassador Thomas Miller, a University alum, discussed challenges with navigating the line between diplomacy and development at a talk hosted by the School of Public Policy on Thursday. Miller is the president and CEO of International Executive Service Corps, an international nonprofit that helps developing nations build businesses. He said it is crucial for professionals to understand the difference between diplomacy and development. According to Miller, diplomats focus on working with leaders of the country to negotiate relations with the United States. On the other hand, development professionals serve those in need, such as people in wartorn countries.
“Without understanding the differences through which diplomats and development professionals approach their job, it’s just too easy to launch into criticism of either without genuinely appreciating their fundamentally different perspectives,” Miller said. Prior to his tenure at IECS, Miller was a seasoned diplomat in numerous European and Asian countries, working on issues such as terrorism and recovery from war. He served as ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1999 to 2001 and ambassador to Greece from 2001 to 2004. University alum Ron Weiser, a former U.S. ambassador to Slovakia who ran for the University’s Board of Regents last year, introduced Miller by pointing to his focus on strengthening national security following the 9/11 attacks. Weiser noted Miller’s efforts while he was ambassador to Greece to tighten security for the 2004 Greek Olympics. “Those Olympics were pulled off … with incredible security and the American government supplied a great deal of that security,” Weiser said. “Tom did an incredible job.”
Miller said politics often influence the efficacy of diplomats. For example, many diplomats or foreign agents of a new political party’s administration feel pressured to make changes to existing practices, no matter how beneficial they were, simply because they were from the opposing party. “I have seen too many cases where good ideas or practices were deserted by a new administration simply because they came from their predecessor,” he said. Discussing his current work, Miller said private nonprofits can make significant changes in developing countries. He noted the work IESC does with Afghans to help build small business for their economy. He said what makes IESC successful is their sensitivity to Afghani norms, as well as employing a vast amount of Afghani nationals in their offices. However, he said a problem he runs into is attempting to prove or demonstrate the progress he is making in a short time span, when bringing significant change to a country can take years. Read more online at michigandaily. com.
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El Niño could bring end to harsh winters Weather forecasters are predicting a more mild winter, with less precipitation, this year in Michigan, the Detroit Free Press reported. This change will be due to a natural warming of the surface waters in certain regions in the Pacific Ocean, a phenomenon called El Niño. Tom Di Liberto, a meteorologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said there is a 95-percent chance El Niño will last through the winter. A warmer, drier winter could limit the flooding Michigan has seen in recent springs, as well as mean fewer logistical problems for the shipping industry.
38-year-old rushes frat at University Alex Stone, a 38-yearold fellow in a program for mid-career journalists at the University, decided to check out the fraternity scene on campus, as he wrote in a The New York Times piece. Stone wanted to see what all the recent hype surrounding Greek life was about. Stone reported fraternity brothers were frequently skeptical of his age, but ultimately he bonded with the members of Alpha Delta Phi. That is, until he partied too hard, and they learned he was indeed 38. In the tell-all piece, Stone said he ended up joining the Acacia Fraternity — a group of men he had first judged as “desperate.” He learned he had much in common with the Acacia brothers, and spent his year at the University with them, until returning to life in New York.
HARPER From Page 1A that she has a problem with. It’s the excess. “All we’re trying to say is, ‘Look, we’re putting up some guard rails,’ ” she said. “ ‘We want you to have as much fun as you want within the bounds of this guard rail … there are boundaries. We need to agree on what they are and stay within them.’ ” In this vein, the University recently unveiled a new policy to call the parents of students who have broken the school’s alcohol guidelines more than once, or those of students who have gone to
RULING From Page 1A client’s rights. “We are very pleased with the settlement,” Gordon said. “It null and voids the findings against Mr. Sterrett and cleans his records against and removes the prior findings against him.” The female student who claimed Sterrett engaged in nonconsensual sex with her said in a
MICHIGAN From Page 1A of the University community. “We enjoy that,” Harbaugh said. “You’re a very small part.” But Harbaugh’s return brought more than a small dose of excitement to the Big House. It brought fans who came early and stayed late, and students who remained standing at their seats well into the second half, even in what became a blowout. It also brought something rarely seen from Michigan in recent years: smashmouth football. Junior running back De’Veon Smith bulldozed his way to 126 yards and three touchdowns. He ran through tacklers, and he ran around tacklers. The first phrase Smith uttered in his postgame press conference was telling. “Shout-out to the offensive line,” he said. The unit has been criticized and picked apart in recent years, known more for allowing hits
GREEK LIFE From Page 1A anonymity for this piece. Many agreed with Krupiak’s statement and did not support the disrespect of the few who were disrupting the speeches with their outbursts of coughing organized over Yik Yak. One member of Greek life told the Daily Krupiak’s assertion at the end of the event resonated with her. “The immaturity and rudeness that Greek life members showed throughout the entire meeting was appalling,” one member said. “People were laughing and cheering when the University officials were listing terrible cases of alcohol abuse, vandalism and other behavior that is really a problem in the community. Many people did not give the speakers enough respect even to sit through the entire meeting. I left the meeting with little hope that Greek life will change.” LSA junior Nicolette Taber, a member of Alpha Delta Pi, agreed. “I thought it was extremely disappointing to see my fellow Greek students disrespect our school’s leadership,” Taber said. “While Schlissel was addressing our community’s alcohol and sexual assault issues, many people in the crowd coughed and laughed. I am proud to be in Greek life, but I was taken aback by the utter lack of respect for our school’s leaders.” Still, many of those interviewed said the meeting was handled poorly, noting in particular that the the administration offered more criticism than solutions or proposals. Several students said the disruptions during the meeting represented only a minority of the Greek life community and did not feel it was fair for all of Greek life to be blamed for the actions of few. Alpha Sigma Phi president Tom Allen, a Public Policy junior, said he believes Greek life is open to change overall.
“I think as a whole probably 95 percent of people there were respectful and open and welcoming to the message that was being given,” Allen said. “Maybe there are a few people there who didn’t feel that way because they were forced to be there, but those people aren’t the ones that are going to be making decisions for fraternities and sororities and Greek life as a whole. (Greek life) is definitely going to be open to what was said yesterday and in the future work really close with the University to make things safer.” The University’s decision to levy penalties on chapters who failed to meet the 70 percent attendance requirement also rubbed several members the wrong way. “We do respect the leadership, but we don’t believe in forced respect,” a fraternity member said. “We were forced under fiscal and social penalty to attend, we were forced to be lectured at, and that’s why there was not a more positive showing. You can’t force people to do things against their will and get a positive reaction and spark a strong discussion.” While many of the members interviewed agreed with those sentiments, others said there was no other way to have this type of discussion and reach a mass audience. One person said she agreed with the points raised, but felt unfairly targeted. Others said the event was redundant and the message was lost in the process. “I thought the meeting’s effect was killed by its length,” one sorority member said. “No one wanted to be there in the first place, and the sheer number of speakers did not help change anyone’s mind. After listening to the disrespectful responses of the crowd during the meeting, I don’t think it will affect change. They didn’t announce any policy changes, it was more of an hourand-a-half long warning.” Most said the issues raised by University administrators were broad problems and applied to
student communities other than Greek life. “That was the one big thing that people were against is that it was spoken as just the Greek community,” he said. “If anything, a lot of the times when incidents happen it’s people from outside of the organization that come to our parties and cause trouble. So, it’s a message that really should have been transmitted to the entire University.” Many members who spoke with the Daily said Greek life actually does a better job than other organizations at ensuring parties are safe. Unlike students hosting house parties or athletic teams hosting team parties, Greek life parties are heavily regulated. “We have sober monitors, attendance lists, strict alcohol rules and risk-management policies. Removing Greek life wouldn’t remove parties, it would remove safe parties,” one member said. Several members said they did not see an actual plan that would be implemented and felt the University was just telling them things they already knew. But that doesn’t mean they disagreed with the points given. Several members said they identified with the problems outlined — one even agreed with Schlissel’s statement on the party culture devaluing the University. Members said they’re just not sure what should be done about it.“They did address Greek culture, partying and drinking, but that’s also a nationwide problem which is something we can help but it’s not just us,” another member said. “They were talking about I’m Shmacked videos a lot and how they think it’s attracting the wrong crowd, but at the same time the people in admissions are the ones making the decisions. Just because you want to go to a party school, you still have to have the grades to get in. The people that want to come here don’t just want the party scene.”
the hospital for overconsumption of alcohol or drugs. The University is also offering its Change it Up program — which promotes bystander intervention and inclusive language — to student cohorts in individual schools, as opposed to solely freshmen students living in the dorms. However, following on the heels of a University survey that indicated a higher prevalence of sexual assault in the Greek life community — and other data showing the strong link between sexual assault and alcohol — University officials say there is more work to be done. One measure being considered, Harper said, is delaying rush. “Does it make sense to have
students come, and in a week, by the whole pledging process, we have thrown them into a whole environment that we’re worried about?” Harper asked. “Should we stay on this path we have, where we’ve been so committed to selfgovernance, that we allow rush to happen sometimes less than a week after students get here? So we’re certainly going to take a look at that.” Another measure, she said, will involve putting rogue Greek houses under greater scrutiny. Harper said she understands some students may perceive these new policies to be punitive. “That’s not what you do with people you respect,” she noted,
adding that she is a supporter of all the good the Greek life community contributes. “I think what we were trying to do (Thursday) night is have an authentic conversation. “I think that was a little bit of what we were trying to say (Thursday): We can’t collude with you to be unsafe,” Harper said. “So I think what we’re likely to see is, many more strategies that are designed to say, there are boundaries, and yeah, you’re going to live within them. And if that’s not possible, perhaps we need to rethink who’s coming to Michigan. Because we are not going to become the party school … that’s not this place.”
statement that by the University, by signing the settlement, is not following through on its commitment to support survivors of sexual assault. She also cautioned other students from going through the school’s Title IX process. “Worst of all, I have come to believe they do not care about individual students seeking help and are more concerned with producing the paperwork which demonstrates compliance
with U.S. Department of Education mandates,” the student said in a statement provided through her attorney, Douglas Fierberg. “With the multiple efforts and initiatives the University has undertaken and administrators have espoused, the biggest threat on campus has now become the Title IX Sexual Assault Policy as implemented by the University. University spokesman Rick Fitzgerald said in an e-mail that
students have a number of options for seeking support in the wake of a sexual assault, including strictly confidential resources. “The University offers extensive, research-informed educational programs designed to reduce sexual misconduct and increase reporting,” he wrote. “We strive to continually improve our processes to improve the experiences and outcomes for students who report sexual misconduct to the University.”
to the quarterback than making holes for running backs. That was not the case Saturday. The offensive line’s play improved as the game wore on. Michigan rushed for 215 yards after the first quarter, while the Beavers ran for minus-28 in that time. Oregon State was able to hide its offensive ineptitude early on. The Beavers picked apart the Wolverine defense on a sevenplay, 79-yard touchdown drive on their first possession of the game. Oregon State then forced a fumble when the Michigan offense took over, regaining possession on the Wolverines’ 24-yard line. The opportunity to take a 14-0 lead was short-lived. Michigan junior defensive end Taco Charlton stripped Oregon State running back Victor Bolden of the ball, and Michigan senior linebacker Joe Bolden snatched it out of the air and returned it 17 yards. With that, the Beavers’ opportunity for offensive productivity had ended. The Wolverines’ offensive production did not begin in earnest until 7:01 remained in the first half.
Michigan orchestrated a 69-yard touchdown drive that featured a heavy dose of Smith. He ran for 22 yards on the drive, added 20 more on a 4th-and-5 reception and capped it with a touchdown. Smith’s second touchdown of the game was the result of what Harbaugh called a fortuitous play with 1:12 left in the first half. Oregon State punter Nick Porebski settled back to punt, and booted the ball out of bounds on Michigan’s two-yard line. However, a penalty called the kick back. The ensuing attempt resulted in disaster for the Beavers. The snap sailed over Porebski’s head, and the Wolverines took over on Oregon State’s three-yard line. “That happens once a half-acentury for your team,” Harbaugh deadpanned. Smith punched the ball into the end zone three plays later. Minutes earlier, Harbaugh had been furious at a roughing the punter call on Michigan, throwing his play sheet in disgust while relentlessly chirping at the referees. The stadium roared in agreement,
basking in Harbaugh’s emotion, but his prior dissatisfaction mattered little after the Wolverines scored. Michigan never relinquished the momentum as Oregon State reeled. The second half was similar to the end of the first. Smith finished the game with 23 carries, nine more than junior running backs Derrick Green and Ty Isaac combined. Smith and Green each added touchdowns to the Wolverines’ lead, and the size of their running holes only increased. Fifth-year senior quarterback Jake Rudock, charged primarily with managing the game while Smith did the heavy lifting, finished 18-for-26 on passing attempts for 180 yards. He threw one interception, well after the result had been decided. In the game’s final moments, Harbaugh walked straight to the center of the field to shake Oregon State coach Gary Andersen’s hand. If he was excited for his first win as Michigan’s head coach, he didn’t show it. He celebrated little on the field.
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RESEARCH From Page 1A “The problem with looking at post-mortem human brains is that we could not tell the difference between something that predisposes someone toward getting depression versus a result of a person having had depression for years,” Aurbach said. To address this limitation, researchers did further experiments with live rats. They observed three key findings. When rats were exposed to social stress, they showed increased levels of FGF9 in the hippocampus, the part of the brain associated with emotion and memory. If injected with FGF9, rats displayed increased anxiety — a common symptom of depression. The third key finding: After using a virus to interfere with FGF9 production, the rats’ anxiety decreased. These experiments showed increased FGF9 is not only a result of depression, but can actually cause depression in rats. As a result, Aurbach said this discovery has far-reaching implications. “This study reinforces the idea that depression is a physical illness of the brain,” she said. “It is not a problem of willpower or of people being able to snap their fingers and adopt a different coping strategy.” Inui, co-author of the study, said the findings of the paper offer potential for designing novel therapeutics. The results are especially promising because it is safer to design drugs that block the actions of something harmful rather than those that increase the actions of something beneficial.
“It is a lot easier from a drug perspective to knock that expression down than it is to increase the expression of another target,” she said. “That can potentially have many more side effects.” Central to this study is its connection to the lives of college students, Aurbach said. Faced with the task of succeeding academically while maintaining social and extracurricular commitments, college students experience numerous stressors that can lead to a wide variety of mental health issues. LSA senior Anna Chen is the president of the University’s chapter of Active Minds at the University of Michigan. This nonprofit organization is dedicated to raising awareness for mental health issues among college students. Chen said she is very excited for the therapeutic potential of the study. Even so, she recognizes there is no “quick fix” for mental illness. “The causes of any mental illness are multifaceted,” Chen said. “I hope that the increasing effectiveness of medications doesn’t cause people to devalue the benefit of supplementing psychiatric treatment with behavioral therapy.” In the future, Aurbach said she aims to better understand how FGF9 is functioning in more areas of the brain and whether FGF9 is working with or against other molecules in the brain to change behavior. “If we can understand how FGF9 is involved in all areas of the brain, then we can build a much bigger picture of how we can develop a drug to target depression effectively,” she said.
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Who are the Iran nuclear deal haters?
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or the past half year, the Iran nuclear deal has been discussed to the point of nausea. The agreement has been brought to a SAM TV near you because topics like “nuclear weapons” COREY and “Middle East policy” always make noise. So when they collide, the American public wants to know. But what is it about the particulars of the Iran deal that render it so controversial? Negotiators from six world powers laid out a deal to cut off almost every pathway for Iran to construct a nuclear bomb. First, Iran must give up almost 97 percent of its enriched uranium and can only enrich their remaining stockpile to a measly 3.67 percent. (To build a nuclear bomb, uranium must be at least 90 percent enriched.) Furthermore, Iran’s centrifuges (the machines that can be used to mechanically construct a bomb) have been cut from 20,000 to 6,104, and Iran is inhibited from building new models. Finally, the original core reactor manufacturing weaponsgrade plutonium (another element crucial to nuclear bomb construction) will be inoperable and its plutonium exported. In return, economic sanctions crippling Iran will be lifted, opening their market to the world economy. The International Atomic Energy Agency will keep a close watch over Iranian nuclear development, and if they suspect, for any reason, Iran is building a bomb, the sanctions will “snap back,” or be reinstated. The deal will likely delay a nuclear bomb for 25 years. Without a deal, some analysis indicates Iran could construct a bomb within months. The deal appears agreeably straightforward: There is little possibility of a nuclear Iran and relief from economic sanctions will improve conditions for Iranian citizens in the long term. Seems like a win-win, right? The deal’s haters don’t think so, and the most outspoken among them happen to be rightwing Israelis and American Jews. Many who fall within this demographic feel that the Iranian nuclear deal will empower Iran economically and militarily, thereby jeopardizing Israel’s existence, as the nation is so often threatened by Middle Eastern leaders. But let me assure you, their fears are unwarranted. Before I continue, I must quickly note here that I’m a Jewish American. I’ve had a Bar Mitzvah, graduated from my temple’s Hebrew school and volunteered in Israel. Additionally, I proudly call myself a Zionist — a supporter of Jews living in Israel. However, I, unlike too many supporters of Israel, do not believe the country will be extinguished and am critical of the country’s political elite. Those least critical of Israel are those most afraid of losing it. Their insecurities case them to instinctively block deals like the one with Iran because any deal with the Middle East appears threatening. Ultimately, their fears cause them to prioritize security and inhibit them from fully evaluating their own leaders. Part of the reason for this is because Iran nuclear deal haters feel they are in a world more similar to 1963, when Israel was con-
sistently attacked by sovereign nations, its infrastructure underdeveloped and its military not one of the world’s best. However, today’s Israel isn’t like that. In its current state, Israel is a fully developed country with a per-capita GDP of over $35,000. Israel’s citizens are college-educated at a rate second only to Canada, its technology and science sectors are among the world’s elite, and Israel has one of the world’s strongest militaries. But, strategically, this is not how the Israeli right portrays itself. Constantly mentioning the Holocaust and anti-Semitism in his speeches, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instills fear in the public in order to increase support for policies sometimes criticized for prejudice and racism. Citizens buy into his plan because the more fearful Israelis become, the more security they desire. The more security they desire, the less sympathetic they are to issues regarding non-Israelis — particularly peace talks with Palestinians and other Arab (or Iranian) leaders. The mindset with the Iran nuclear deal is no different. Fears of Israel’s extinction have even spread to leftist American politicians. Jewish Representatives like Chuck Schumer (D–N.Y.), Nita Lowey (D–N.Y.), Steve Israel (D–N.Y.) and Ted Deutch (D–Fla.) are among those who have followed the Israeli right’s lead in opposing the Iran deal because of their panicked constituents. They believe any deal with Iran is bad because it will lead to Israel’s destruction. Unfortunately, when people support policy decisions based on the fear of their own (or someone else’s) existential threat, it has serious consequences. First, it severely prioritizes the nation’s own rights over all others for fear of being wiped from the planet. Their chief concern becomes survival, thereby diminishing the importance of all other “unthreatened” lives. Second, because citizens are overly concerned with their own safety, it allows representatives to harvest more unchecked power. These supporters strive for personal security by any means necessary. Consequently, this mindset overlooks two critical points of the way modern day nationalism operates: the nature of globalization, in which continuously more people are demanding basic human rights, and the functioning of democracy, in which leaders must be held accountable for their actions. But many Iran nuclear deal haters don’t uphold these standards. They prioritize security over peace, and safety over democracy. But when policy leaders don’t prioritize peace, they create more enemies and jeopardize security; and when one fails to pursue a democratic lifestyle, one sacrifices civil liberties and potentially infringes upon the rights of others. These opponents of the Iran nuclear deal are concerned about the safety of Israel and become unwilling to accept agreements even when it’s in their best interest. They act this way because they are afraid. Their fear is my concern. — Sam Corey can be reached at samcorey@umich.edu.
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Sexual assault survivors best served by confidential advocates Though individual experiences vary, two decades of research make it clear that sexual assault survivors are more likely to experience better outcomes in the legal and medical systems when they are supported by welltrained, confidential advocates. They also report experiencing less isolation, anxiety and re-victimization when they work with confidential advocates. And yet, our own campus climate survey of students tells us that, right now, fewer than 5 percent of students share information about sexual misconduct with the University. Even more heartbreaking, the majority of students who experience a sexual assault tell no one about what happened to them. The University of Michigan is not unique in this regard, and other studies report that sexual assault survivors on college campuses are more likely to stay silent than share their information with anyone. If we care about the lives and futures of sexual assault survivors, we must do everything in our power to reduce their isolation and increase their access to trained, experienced and confidential advocates. At the University’s Sexual Assault Preven-
tion and Awareness Center, we are committed to empowering survivors by providing clear and accurate information about their options in a confidential environment, and supporting their decisions — whether that be to formally report the experience to the University, to law enforcement or to not report their experience to either entity. We walk with survivors along the path that they choose, offering encouragement, resources and support at each step. We do not share any information with other officials at the University, or take any action, unless given explicit direction to do so by the survivor. If someone you love is sexually assaulted, we strongly encourage you to listen to them without judgment, believe them and affirm their experience, support their decisions and connect them to trained confidential advocates like those at SAPAC. We are available for students, staff, faculty and parents 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at 734-936-3333. Holly Rider-Milkovich is the director of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center at the University of Michigan.
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former reality TV star is the biggest name in news for the next Republican presidential nomination. On the other side, a socialist and a familiar face lead the way for the Democrats. Hillary Clinton has been mired in controversy for the entire sum- TYLER mer. Meanwhile, SCOTT Bernie Sanders, a doggedly radical leftist, is gaining surprising traction in the age of big-money politics. Sanders has raised over $15 million dollars, and according to the New York Times, the average donation to Sanders’ campaign is a meager $31.30. Sanders isn’t alone. Trump is also making waves on the right by promising to run his campaign without accepting any fundraising donations from lobbyists. Since the 2010 Citizens United decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, corporations and super PACs have been pouring money into elections in ever-greater amounts. Unlimited donations to campaigns by individuals and corporations alike is the law of the land. Quickly, the image of corporate lobbyists, sitting fingers-crossed in each politician’s office while dressed like old-fashioned mobsters ready to make “an offer you can’t refuse,” entered the American consciousness. President Barack Obama made headlines with his grassroots fundraising success in 2008, but he wasn’t a candidate dedicated to shunning the entire established order of things like Sanders and Trump have become. In a post-Citizens United world, conventional wisdom says those who don’t sell out to corporate interests don’t stand a chance at winning an elected office. Politicians themselves have played into their natural role, following the money and, in the worst cases, allowing their careers to be held aloft by the money of the rich. Without the support of big money, it’s awfully hard to win an election. Except for the fact that now summer is over, and we’re still waiting for the other shoe to drop on the would-be punchline that was supposed to be Trump’s campaign. Like Sanders, he is bucking the support of super PACs. Trump’s
own private wealth makes funding a campaign much easier. Nonetheless, Trump is a renegade. While Sanders relies on his middle-class supporters and a budgeted campaign to stay afloat, Trump is independently wealthy enough to finance his campaign without external support. Yet each has been, at to this point, successful, despite their intentional steps away from the traditional partisan scene. As Americans, we laugh at the idea of an honest politician, which seems to us an apparent contradiction. It’s what we would all love to see, but it doesn’t seem possible. Trump is an enigma, a man beyond understanding. But he finds himself aligned with Sanders’ hallmark activism. The unlikely pair of opposites are each finding success. While Sanders is still behind Clinton by millions in fundraising, he is seemingly polling just as well in multiple early primary states. Trump, as mentioned, commands the GOP field. As often as the phrase “out of touch” has been thrown around among writers, Trump and Sanders are proving otherwise. It is the political machine itself that has run off the tracks laid by its constituents. While it remains to be seen, Americans on both sides of the aisle believe Trump’s and Sanders’ promise of an honest campaign: one in which constituents won’t feel they have to worry about who lined their president’s pockets for a free pass to influence future policy. Sanders embraces the title “socialist.” Trump speaks openly about his wealth and his hair. They appear to be connecting to the public on a basic level of trust in the way most successful, traditional bipartisan candidates have done. More than a desire for trust, by striving to keep super PACs out of the conversation, Trump and Sanders are empowering the individual voter. Knowing Sanders’ campaign survives on the donations from middleclass supporters makes his strategy all the more significant the longer he stays relevant in the polls. His campaign is more of a direct product of his popular supporters than any other. Meanwhile, Trump is hacking through the tradition of neo-conservatism with seemingly reckless abandon. The key issues he has brought to the spotlight surrounding immigration and tax reform are either in spite of himself or part of a cartoonish mastermind plan.
Either way, Trump and Sanders are both succeeding, thanks in part to an anti-establishment message that meshes well with millennial culture. It’s what Kanye West, self-proclaimed millennial and aspirant for the 2020 presidency, seemed to be channeling at certain points during his speech at the 2015 VMAs when he lashed out against the media’s manipulation of consumers, in a similar way that politicians manipulate their voters. “It ain’t about me,” West said. “It’s about new ideas, bro, people with new ideas, people who believe in truth.” Any serious political forecaster would still say that Trump and Sanders are fringe candidates and that their aspirations for the White House will probably fall short. While that may prove true, they are each demonstrating a way of fighting conventional wisdom in ways similar to pop-culture icons like West, who have been met with thunderous applause. West, with all the political qualifications of Trump, has somehow entered the summer circus of politics as well. It all seems too crazy. To this point, the most embattled people in this election have been longstanding fixtures in politics, like Clinton, and the parties themselves. On one hand, it seems grotesquely American to be living in a country where this is all happening, like a cliché joke: A businessman, a hippy and a singer walk into a bar … one of them becomes president. HA HA HA. I assume Kanye will quickly drop out, but who’s to tell? Many said the same about Trump. It’s all too surreal, a total sea-change from what we’re used to in politics. As election time draws nearer, maybe a sense of normalcy will return. But a political revolution has been the game all along — Sanders even says so outright. Now, new millennial ideals can be expressed to help shape the evolution of politics. If politicians can find a way to run successful campaigns without big money, and if millennials do indeed subscribe to the idealistic beliefs of the Kanye doctrine, the old curmudgeons at party headquarters might start losing ground that newer generations could use to make room for change. — Tyler Scott can be reached at tylscott@umich.edu.
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TV, where love goes to die By CHLOE GILKE Daily TV Columnist
Warning: this column contains major spoilers for “Grey’s Anatomy” and “The Mindy Project.” f someone were to pick up a scalpel and open up my chest, he’d discover a skippy, sloshy heart. A surgeon would take one look and say, “That girl’s heartbeat is more irregular than a German verb conjugation,” and the nurses would groan and contemplate leaving this hospital and finding one where the doctors tell better jokes. To the layman, however, my heart’s most unusual quality would be the hundreds of little signatures decorating the atria and ventricles — Jim and Pam, Scully and Mulder, Alicia and Will, Kurt and Blaine. I have a shipper’s heart. Since I was a little girl watching Doug and Carol on “E.R.” through the crack in my parents’ closed door (they thought “E.R.” was not an appropriate show for a seven-year-old, and they were probably correct), I’ve cultivated an appreciation for the thrill of will-they-or-won’tthey relationships. There’s something so rewarding about following seasons and seasons of a show and anticipating the ignition of romance, waiting and waiting until some far-off season finale when those two will finally freaking kiss. But what comes after that magical kiss? A relationship, a.ka. the shipper’s ultimate nightmare. It seems paradoxical that someone who loves TV couples would feel so negatively about … actual TV couples. But really, my hesitation makes sense. Relationships are terminally undramatic. Once the characters commit, fans can look forward to an inexhaustible stream of dates and smiles and sex and fights and tears as the ship reaches its endgame. It’s possible for a combination of these actions to be compelling — romantic comedies work so well as movies because the characters can have a fight and make up, and then the credits can roll. Unfortunately, TV shows rarely end when it’s convenient for the story. “Bones” is still on TV because people still care about Booth and Brennan, and for every person who cares, there’s another million dollars in the pocket of some FOX network executive. If I consider all the pairings I’ve loved on TV, I’d be hardpressed to find one that didn’t turn sour somewhere along the line. Time, the very thing that makes following TV couples such a gratifying experience, is also capable of sinking a ship faster than a surprise courtroom shootout. All those beloved names tattooed on my heart read like epitaphs on a gravestone, memories of pairings that were great until somebody died or the relationship eroded into something so droll I’d wish somebody would die and liven things up. Derek and Meredith on “Grey’s Anatomy” are an archetypal case of a great pair
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turned awful. In the early episodes of “Grey’s Anatomy,” Derek Shepherd was a knight in shining navy scrubs who mentored new intern Meredith through the crazy halls of Seattle Grace hospital (and did a lot more than mentoring in the on-call room). But Derek was married and trying to work on patching things up with his icy wife, which meant that Mer would have to move on and accept that Derek was a fantasy. He’d never choose his sad mistress over his gorgeous, successful wife — except that he did. Derek and Meredith got married, had babies and inched toward stagnation as the show dragged onto its 11th season. I stopped watching around season eight, but I jumped back in last winter when I felt a fleeting pang of nostalgia for my beloved MerDer. On Apr. 23, 2015, an Entertainment Weekly article about Patrick Dempsey’s departure from “Grey’s” leaked just hours before the penultimate episode of the season. I read the headline and immediately gasped, clicked out and decided immediately that I was done watching “Grey’s Anatomy.” I read my friends’ lamentations on Twitter: Derek was in a terrible car accident, somehow lived through the injuries and died at the hands of a hack surgeon. His demise dragged out over the course of an entire episode, punctured by cruel stabs of hope that were ultimately a middle finger to the viewers who grew to care about Derek in the 11 years he graced “Grey’s.” Just like Denny, Henry, Mark and George before him, Derek was ultimately a pawn for the show, more valuable as a ratings-bait corpse on the table than a dynamic, living character. “Grey’s Anatomy” delivered seven languid seasons of MerDer dates, smiles, sex, fights and tears, stringing viewers along only to punch viewers with the reveal that Derek Shepherd is dead, and so is TV romance. TV shippers can also face strife more tragic than death. For many couples, the simple act of staying together kills the romance. “The Mindy Project” used to be one of my favorite shows, because Mindy and Danny were such an exceptional couple. In the beginning, Danny was highly unlikeable, ridiculing Mindy’s curves and bubbly personality and treating her like an insubstantial ditz. The two had chemistry, but in the same vein as Daniel Cleaver and Bridget Jones — the kind of chemistry that might lead to a volatile, doomed courtship before she finds someone nicer who will appreciate her spunk. “The Mindy Project” surprised me by spinning Danny from handsome scoundrel to romantic hero, redeeming him with deft character development and genuine change. Suddenly, he was good enough to deserve Mindy’s attention, and the show evolved into a close approximation of movie rom-com cuteness and magic. But of course, this is TV, and every flame of a good couple is doomed to burn out
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spectacularly. For Mindy, the deciding tragedy was an ill-timed pregnancy. The pregnancy exposed cracks in Mindy and Danny’s relationship, but these struggles were a far cry from the frothy Bridget Jones-style romance “Mindy” delivered in earlier seasons. Mindy struggled with whether to prioritize her career or the baby, Danny balked at the idea of his conservative Catholic mother meeting the unapologetically nontraditional Mindy, and Mindy resented that Danny kept making her the villain. Mindy hoped for marriage, while Danny shirked commitment. Suffice it to say that will-they-or-won’t-theyget-married is not enough to keep the show’s romantic heart beating strong. Dismal ratings following the marriage plot were enough to get series was canceled on FOX, but “Mindy” will return for a fourth season on Hulu this fall. I’m not sure I’ll be watching. Having a shipper’s heart is a blessing and a curse. I’m glad that I’m wired as a true romantic, and can appreciate blossoming love on TV and in real life. I’m glad that I can rewatch scenes from the first season of “Glee” and still smile at Finn and Rachel singing “Faithfully” at their regional competition, and I’m glad (and a little embarrassed) that I can go back to Nick and Jess’s first kiss on “New Girl” and still surprise myself by squealing in my empty living room. I’m glad I can watch shows like “Looking” and “Jane the Virgin” and feel the beginnings of another favorite couple etching themselves into my affections. TV romance has let me down a thousand times — but I’m still hopeful that one day, somebody will get it right. Gilke is getting a tattoo of Will and Alicia from “The Good Wife.” To express your concern, e-mail chloeliz@umich.edu.
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‘Enemies’ plays nice By KARL WILLIAMS Online Arts Editor
1968 was a seminal year in American politics: Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. were assassinated within a few months of Aone another; Richard Nixon Best of was elected the Enemies 37th President of the United Magnolia States; and, last Pictures but probably least, ABC Michigan Theater News hosted William F. Buckley Jr. and Gore Vidal participated in a series of debates backgrounded by the lily-white Republican Convention and the brutality of the Chicago P.D. at its Democratic counterpart. “Best of Enemies,” the lively, skillfully crafted creation of directors Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon, documents the histories of the debate and its combatants. ABC News developed the debates out of economic necessity. The network was a perpetual bronze medalist in a three-horse race, lacking the stalwart to attract regular viewers that both NBC and CBS had in Chet Huntley and David Brinkley and Walter Cronkite, respectively. Thus, they put all their money on an unlikely but provocative winner, but their gamble paid off. William F. Buckley, Jr. was the founder of the highly influential
National Review and the St. Paul of the Neoconservative movement. He thought Gore Vidal, and his best-selling novel about the titular transgender woman Myra Breckinridge, Satan. And vice versa. After being hired, Buckley said he would not debate any Marxists. Or Gore Vidal. So, of course, ABC hired him. Well-practiced in arrogance and wit, Buckley and Vidal were just close enough in their effete affectations and just far enough in their cultural and political views to light the spark of a television bomb. Both were aristocrats, but also distanced from the aristocracy. They spoke in “languid, patrician tongues,” as Buckley’s surviving brother summed it up, gilded by all the benefits of their class. Buckley went to Yale, but Vidal — who attended prestigious prep schools — had the sea as his Harvard and his Yale. But, most importantly, they were respected and influential intellectuals of their day. It is the most startling anachronism of the film. “Best of Enemies” harkens back to a day when (some) leading intellectuals frequented television. It also reveals how ineffectual of a format television is for nuanced intellectual debate. Television adores the sound bite and the clip. Ephemerality is its fuel. So, for men who write 600-page novels, television is bound to fail. The Buckley-Vidal debate was not just a political battle, but a cultural one in the massive cultural warzone of the ‘60s. Their
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‘Go Set a Watchman’ is OK as a standalone By ALEX BERNARD Daily Community Culture Editor
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“My kind smile belies racist immigration policies.”
Colbert off to smart start in series debut Comedy Central host brings smart humor to network TV By MATT BARNAUSKAS Daily Arts Writer
In recent years, late night TV has undergone a paradigm shift, with longtime hosts departing and new blood livening up the B+ landscape. NBC has Late Show seen Jimmy with Fallon, with Stephen his open demeanor and Colbert viral-friendly Series Presegments, miere successfully reinvigorate CBS “The Tonight Weeknights Show” after taking the at 11:30 p.m. reins from Jay Leno in 2014, and Fallon’s replacement, Seth Meyers, has experienced growing pains with a more traditional “Late Night” format. Meanwhile, Meyer’s 12:30 p.m. rival, “The Late Late Show” ’s James Corden, only took over for Craig Ferguson six months ago. Taking a page out of Fallon’s playbook, Corden has adjusted well to the position with a laid-back persona and atmosphere. Now with David Letterman’s exit from “The Late Show,” the world of late night variety has been altered yet again with the debut of Stephen Colbert as the show’s new host.
“Glimmers of high ambition.” Colbert is himself a part of another late night exodus — this time at Comedy Central — that saw the departure of “The Daily Show” ’s Jon Stewart and
the subsequent rise of Larry Wilmore and Trevor Noah, replacing Colbert and Stewart, respectively. Known for his satirical skewering of Republican pundits on “The Colbert Report,” there’s been speculation about how Colbert will adjust his acerbic personality to fit “The Late Show.” While Colbert has removed some of the more extreme elements of his former shtick, he maintains the personality that endeared him to so many on his former show. The man’s played-up egomania is readily apparent in the renovated Ed Sullivan Theater with Colbert’s face enshrined in a faux-stained glass ceiling. In addition, Colbert still isn’t afraid to throw punches on political targets, jabbing Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, in his first week on the job.
Colbert delivers emotional interviews and solid jokes. Sketches and a surreally comedic tone round out the hour. In the first episode, Colbert argues with a cursed amulet over product placement. While some of these segments work and are mostly enjoyable, there’s also timing issues with some bits going far too long, notably when Colbert makes dictatorial declaration while wearing a Genghis Khanesque hat. More successful was the shorter pre-filmed, advertisement for “Yesterday’s Coffee,” featuring Colbert and Laura Linney (“The Truman Show”). Musically, Colbert’s house band, Stay Human, led by Jon Batiste, brings a dancing-onthe-piano energy to the early episodes. The big-name musical
acts have brought a usual variety including Toby Keith, Paul Simon and Kendrick Lamar (the week’s highlight performance). At the core of most late night programs are guest interviews, and glimmers of higher ambition mark these segments. While there are the usual celebrities (George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson and Amy Schumer), Colbert’s opening week was marked by the addition of writer Stephen King, CEO’s Elon Musk and Travis Kalanick, Presidential candidate Jeb Bush and Vice President Joe Biden. These guests bring a new spectrum of opportunity for Colbert, a chance to become the thinking man’s Late Night talk show. Guests like these are rare on other shows but Colbert is making a point to have these types of guests become regulars as his show goes forward. But the content of these interviews are just as important as who Colbert brings. Questions on Bush’s political stances and the effect Kalanick’s Uber has on the taxi industry are necessary inquiries that won’t necessarily be asked by other network hosts. This isn’t criticism of the rest of late night television, but rather an observed need that Colbert can potentially fill. Nowhere is this more apparent than Colbert’s mustsee interview with Biden. Touching on the tragedy of the death of Biden’s son, Beau, in June of this year, Colbert exemplifies how to handle a sensitive interview. As Biden talks about his son, there are a few moments when it looks like Colbert is ready to comment, holds back and let’s the Biden continue, improving the interview by, in a sense, doing nothing. Colbert, who lost his father and two brothers in a plane crash at age 10, is an empathetic host who still injects humor into the conversation when he asking Biden about his future plans. Late night television is changing, and mostly improving — and Colbert’s new approach will hopefully continue to grow as the years go on.
All right, two things. 1. The publication of this book. Harper Lee is a sight and hearingimpaired 89-year-old stroke victim. Go Set a In November Watchman 2014, her protector, her Harper Lee sister Alice, HarperCollins passed away. Since then, July 14, 2015 her accounts have been taken over and seen after by the same woman who “discovered” the manuscript of “Go Set a Watchman.” Whether or not Ms. Lee gave publication consent or was even in a position to give definitive consent is unclear at best. At worst, as Joe Nocera of The New York Times wrote, “...the publication of ‘Go Set a Watchman’ constitutes one of the epic money grabs in the modern history of American publishing.” You can read more about the novel’s unsettling road to publication in Nocera’s article and by reading any review of the book. 2. According to Ms. Lee’s former editor, Tay Hohoff, “Go Set a Watchman” is the first draft of the book that would later become the classic race novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” In fact, Hohoff described “Go Set a Watchman” as “more a series of anecdotes than a fully conceived novel,” but that “the spark of a true writer flashed in every line.” Indeed, many passages from “Mockingbird” are replicated in “Watchman,” of which you can read more about at qz.com. With these facts in mind, we belatedly review the book. Not because we approve of the way Ms. Lee’s work has been treated, but because “Watchman” has two covers and pages in the middle, and so it should be discussed. Onward. “Watchman” takes place during the civil rights movement and follows Jean Louise “Scout” Finch as she returns to Maycomb two decades after the events of “Mockingbird.” In the novel, we’re re-introduced to Calpurnia, Uncle Jack, Aunt Alexandra and Atticus and meet Henry “Hank” Clinton, a young 30-something local lawyer/war hero/Maycomb darling who’s been pining after Jean Louise since his senior dance. Immediately, the novel adopts a grim tone when we learn that Jem, Scout’s brother, passed away some years ago. Hohoff was exactly right when she said that Ms. Lee showed “the spark of a true writer” in
“Watchman.” What the novel lacks in focus, it makes up for in depth. Ms. Lee’s descriptions of Maycomb, while ill-placed, are specific and clever. Told through a somewhat limited third person, Jean Louise’s observations are a bright spot, exhibiting glimmers of that unique perspective from which “Mockingbird” was written. Ms. Lee colors Scout with a shade of cynicism, carefully coated over a youthful optimism that rings true in her attitude and her humor: “Her favorite game was golf because its essential principles consisted of a stick, a small ball, and a state of mind.” Unfortunately, where “Watchman” swerves off course are the exact places where “Mockingbird” earned its status as a classic. Characters, while not entirely flat, are predictable and insincere. Like politicians, you know what they’re going to say and you know it’s (usually) going to be condescending.
“Like any artifact, it should be studied.” Not to suggest that an unlikable character can’t be an important or a well-developed one, though most of the characters in “Watchman” do deserve a brick in the face. But that fact alone doesn’t make the book not-so-great. What makes the book notso-great is a lack of cohesion and a fumbled approach to a significant question: How do you deal with the fact that someone you love has done (or is doing) something utterly, unfathomably unforgivable? Is it unforgivable? Or is it merely reprehensible? I’ll explain. At the book’s halfway point, Jean Louise sees her father Atticus at the Maycomb County Citizens’ Council, i.e. a white supremacy meeting. Their goal: Combat desegregation. Resist the Supreme Court and the civil rights movement. This scene, perhaps above any other, highlights the ocean of difference between “Mockingbird” and “Watchman.” Jean Louise, after seeing her father as a Council board member, mistily remembers how he used to be, how she’d thought of him before this moment: “The one human being she had ever fully and wholeheartedly trusted.” To Jean Louise, Atticus “had betrayed her, publicly,
grossly, and shamelessly.” But before you too take up arms against a fictional character, remember: This is a different Atticus, a man who no longer exists or acts in the interest of a novel like “To Kill a Mockingbird,” but exists in “Go Set a Watchman” one moving part in a machine with different priorities. Those priorities demand that a hero be villain. But we lose that hero for the good of a book we don’t love, and that hurts. But no matter how much we think about reading “Mockingbird” in eighth grade or watching ol’ Gregory Peck lean back in his rocking chair to spin a monologue, Atticus’s racism is not poor writing. It’s a complication of something that matters a great deal to a great many. But it’s not inherently bad. Other stuff is. Where a later draft might’ve navigated Jean Louise’s corrupted idolization of Atticus with a certain degree of misdirection, “Watchman” plows full steam ahead, like a train hitting a brick wall. In the final third, Jean Louise has three separate, yet nearly indistinguishable conversations with Uncle Jack, Henry and Atticus. The talks are harsh and difficult. At one point, she screams at Atticus for not raising her like a bigot, for not bringing her up in prejudice, for not letting her be ignorant, dumb, happy. In moments like these, one sees the seeds of brilliance that would later grow into “Mockingbird.” But these climaxes are repetitive, full of ramblings and intangible debates. The result is a numbing series of chapters that could’ve been better spent with action and concrete stakes. Where “To Kill a Mockingbird” soars in its pace, action and concision, “Go Set a Watchman” is in need of grounding, especially in its final third. It’s got the pieces, the wit and something to talk about, but it’s too shapeless to stand on its own legs. “Watchman” is a compelling read with a compelling voice, but, ultimately, a first draft. Worth reading, yes. Worth re-reading, no. But can “Watchman” tarnish Harper Lee’s legacy? I doubt it. It’s the first pass at the work that would become one of the capital-G Greatest novels in American literature. For that reason alone, “Go Set a Watchman” is worth every page, every word, every moment of your time. It is an artifact, and like any artifact, it should be studied.
MUSIC NOTEBOOK
Back-to-school jams By CATHERINE BAKER Daily Arts Writer
Welcome back, friends. While those four months of lovely summer bliss were much appreciated, I’m sure you’re just as thrilled as I am to wheeze your way to the fourth floor of Mason Hall or hunt down that paper you printed in the Fishbowl. The first few weeks of school often dictate how the rest of the semester goes, so let’s start this year right (or at least with minimal tears) with some new tunes to get that pep in your step. Over the course of the summer, I have come across a few funky fresh, hip artists whose music make that walk to class just a bit more bearable. First up is Coleman Hell, a Canadian producer/singer/songwriter whose sound has transformed from default electronic noise to alternative pop songs during the last four years. By utilizing his raspy voice and weaving in syncopated beats, Hell creates an unconventional genre of dance music that is sure to have you nodding along as you write that paper due in two hours. His most recent
singles, “Thumbalina,” “Take Me Up” and “2 Heads,” embody this new shift in Hell’s music and have rightfully gained popularity on social media with “2 Heads” coming in second for Alt Nation’s Song of the Summer. Shifting away from the world of alternative pop, Odessa is a folk singer with little exposure but a lot of personality. Perfect for those rainy, overcast days (much like Saturday’s game day), Odessa’s bluesy introspective lyrics transport you to a place far, far away from responsibilities and homework. After a near fatal bike accident inspired the budding singer-songwriter to pursue a solo career, Odessa has since traveled the world as a musician and part-time model and incorporates these experiences into her music. Though she travels now, most of her childhood was spent near the ocean and the swelling of the waves is evident in her pulsating music. With hushed reverb and echoing falsetto, Odessa is an artist to watch and to admire. Sticking with the indie and adding some pop, Hippo Campus
(I see what you did there) dishes out some nostalgic Sunday afternoon music. Kick back, relax and allow this Minnesotan “kinda pop” band to clear your mind and fill it with upbeat guitars and catchy hooks. After receiving outpouring of support from the Twin Cities, Hippo Campus’ debut EP, Bashful Creatures is creeping its way onto Spotify playlists across the nation. Finally, Vinyl Theatre moves back towards the same electronic dance genre as Hell, but adds its own ’80s twist to the sound. The four-man band is based out of Milwaukee and has been likened to bands like Two Door Cinema Club, Twenty One Pilots and the Killers. With lyrics like “Passion running wild / Dancing in denial / We are the sum / The lifeblood of / The city’s lights,” Vinyl Theatre creates a story of restless youth and endless future. And now, armed with this music, I send you out into the world of deadlines, pop quizzes and essays. Get out there and get educated. Happy vibes, everyone. You’ve got this.
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n Saturday’s game was a long time coming for the Michigan community. SportsMonday Column, Page 2B
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round 10:05 Saturday morning, two hours before kickoff, the first person inside the Michigan Stadium student section settled into his seat in the ninth row behind the north end JAKE zone. Nick LOURIM Goldblatt had been to the stadium twice before — as a member of the Michigan State marching band. Goldblatt studied history as an undergraduate at Michigan State, then graduated, took a year off and came to Michigan for a graduate degree in sport management. He sat almost entirely alone two hours before kickoff, appreciating the sight before him. “It’s a huge milestone,” he said. “I’m excited to be a part of it. It’s going to be weird being here, but I’m excited.” Goldblatt still carries his Michigan State ties — he left immediately after Michigan’s noon game against Oregon State to head to East Lansing for the Spartans’ 8 p.m. kickoff against Oregon. He’s been a Michigan State fan since 2002, when he moved to East Lansing. He remembers the first game he saw. “Oh, yeah,” he says. “(Michigan State) lost by a lot.” Even he couldn’t help but make the trip for Jim Harbaugh’s home debut. So he awoke at 6:30 a.m. Saturday in Lansing — no alarm necessary — and drove to Ann Arbor with his bicycle in tow, so he could bike back to his car and drive to Spartan Stadium in time. “I’m so used to getting here
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A long time coming so early,” said Goldblatt, 24. “I had to hype myself down so I could get to sleep for the past few days.” Michigan fans have been hyping themselves up and down for eight and a half months. Harbaughmania ensued immediately after the coach was introduced on Dec. 30, though the Wolverine faithful have tried to temper their expectations after two coaching tenures gone wrong. Saturday was no time for tempering. That can come later. This time, they came to see if their faith might just pay off in the end. ***
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f Goldblatt is a Michigan Stadium rookie, Andrew Kanei is a veteran. Kanei began his fifth year in the student section Saturday. After four years in the undergrad aerospace engineering program, he is now in the graduate program, which means another full slate of games. He, too, sat down in the third row on the 20-yard line just after 10 a.m. for the home opener. “I kind of like getting into the stadium when it’s empty and watching it fill up,” Kanei said. And fill up it did, for the first time in a while. Saturday’s attendance of 109,651 was higher than every game last season except the night game against Penn State, even with the capacity of Michigan Stadium decreased by more than 2,000 in the offseason.
Kanei has been to enough games to remember more highlights: the first night game against Notre Dame in 2011 that broke the attendance record, the second one in 2013 that broke it again and the field rush after the win over Ohio State in 2011. He put Saturday’s home opener in the same category for one reason. “This whole summer, I’ve been going crazy ever since Harbaugh got here,” Kanei said. He was in good company Saturday in that respect. He sensed extra excitement on campus Saturday morning, with students gathering up their khaki pants and old-school block ‘M’ hats. That excitement flooded into the stadium as Harbaugh received a huge ovation when he was introduced. It tapered when the Wolverines fell into an early 7-0 deficit and turned the ball over, giving Oregon State a chance to make it 14-0. But it returned when Michigan scored 35 unanswered points to end the game. And here’s guessing it will be back Saturday when the Wolverines play UNLV. “I think it’s going to be a new style,” Kanei said. “(Harbaugh) is bringing new cultures to Michigan football. He’s starting new things that are a part of his own.” After the struggles of recent years, change was welcome to the fans at Michigan Stadium on Saturday.
“I had to hype myself down so I could get to sleep the past few days.”
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t didn’t take long for Ann Arbor to become lively Saturday morning, but let the record reflect that there was a point when it was quiet. Just after 7 a.m., as ESPN’s “SportsCenter” aired live from outside Michigan Stadium, the streets were almost empty. The students were still asleep or getting ready, and most everyone else was still en route to campus. The marching band’s last-minute preparations at Elbel Field filled the air as the sun crept over the horizon. Only a few runners, dog walkers and tailgaters were spread around campus. Inside the stadium, former Michigan offensive lineman Jon Jansen did an early interview on SportsCenter in which he expressed his excitement for Harbaugh’s arrival. Though he,
too, said he would be patient, he reiterated his belief that the Wolverines would finish 9-3 this season. A captain on the 1997 national championship team, Jansen recalled the success of that team and called for a return to it. These days, it seems Michigan fans find themselves remembering the glory days, as if doing so will reincarnate them today. At 7:40, Jansen walked down Hoover Street grinning from ear to ear. A man outside a parking lot across the road called out to him: “How ya doin’, Johnny?” Jansen beamed. “Can’t wait for kickoff!” he said. “Me too,” the man said. “I couldn’t wait for kickoff last Monday.” The fans have been waiting since last December for
Harbaugh’s return. They could only peek in the glass window as he conducted his introductory press conference. They could only wait as he took his team into the now-famous “submarine” for fall camp. They could only follow him on Twitter as he traveled from Michigan around the country, to Peru and then to Paris. They counted down, from eight months to days to mere hours. Saturday morning, the gates to Michigan Stadium opened and the public-address announcer joined in. “Enjoy your day at Michigan Stadium,” he said. “Kickoff is in two hours.” Then kickoff came, and it was worth the wait. Lourim can be reached at jlourim@umich.edu or on Twitter @jakelourim.
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n the day Jim Harbaugh returned to Michigan Stadium, the former quarterback and current coach of the Michigan football team gave 109,651 fans something they had been missing for at least MAX the last four BULTMAN years and maybe much, much longer: a boring win and an unfettered temper tantrum. Sure, Wolverine fans have had tantrums themselves. They’ve lost their minds over confusing play calls and bizarre clock management and the occasional lapse that leaves just 10 men on the field. But this was their coach, and this was a different type of meltdown. A good meltdown. With a few minutes left in the second quarter and Michigan leading Oregon State 10-7, redshirt junior cornerback Jeremy Clark leveled Beavers punter Nick Porebski near the sideline. The referee threw a flag. And Harbaugh went into a conniption. You want fire? Jim Harbaugh’s got fire. He’s a mouthful of jalapeños washed down with a bottle of Sriracha. Gesturing wildly with his arms to indicate that Porebski was out of the pocket — and thus not afforded the traditional protection afforded a punter — Harbaugh lit into the officials. When his cries for explanation went unanswered, or simply didn’t satisfy him, he followed one up the sideline. He threw his folder behind him in frustration. And then he called a timeout so he could keep going. “The way I understand the rule is, when he establishes himself a runner, he’s afforded the same protection the quarterback is when the quarterback’s running and
outside the pocket,” Harbaugh said. “If a guy takes two steps, launches into him after the quarterback throws the ball, then that would be a penalty. That was: punt, hit. I just need an explanation as to why that was a penalty. Maybe I stand to be corrected.” Porebski was out of the tackle box and had bobbled the ball, but forget for a minute the fact that Harbaugh was probably right about the call. That’s not what’s important. Instead, think about Jeremy Clark. Michigan was up by just three points, and Clark’s penalty extended the Beavers’ possession and put them inside Wolverine territory. Think about what it means to be 21, to make a mistake that could have been disastrous and then to turn around to see your coach going berserk defending you. “I know my coach is gonna fight for us, win, lose or draw,” said senior safety Jarrod Wilson. “Even if we were wrong about the call, he’s still gonna back us up.” After that play, and two more punting debacles that caused the entire makeup of the game to change in the course of one minute, the Wolverines held the Beavers to eight yards the rest of the way. In the second half, Oregon State totaled just four. “Players feed off coaches’ energy,” Wilson said. But on Saturday, they weren’t distracted by it. On the field, Michigan was cool and collected. While their coach was explosive, the Wolverines were far from it. They just put their heads down and let their coach make the noise. They ran the ball 48 times for 225 yards and won the possession battle, 38:01 to 21:29. They just went out and won. With 12 minutes left in the game, and Michigan up 21, junior running back Derrick Green burst for a reasonable gain up the middle. But the
play was called back for illegal substitution. Over on the sideline, Harbaugh was in the referee’s ear right away, jumping up and down, pointing at the field. Michigan had the game well in hand, but its coach was still fighting. “Enthusiasm unknown to mankind” has been his personal mantra since he was just a kid, and he damn sure still lives it. Asked after the game whether the players notice Harbaugh’s encounters with the officials, junior safety Delano Hill broke into a smile. “It’s funny to see coach Harbaugh’s faces against the refs,” he said. Harbaugh’s players know exactly what it’s like to get Harbaugh’s full tilt. Hill said Harbaugh is the same way in practice, getting “hot” when players make a mistake, which keeps the players on their toes. But when that heat is coming to defend you, not berate you, you bet it’s funny to watch. It’s also motivating. Whether it’s pumping up the crowd or throwing a folder or jumping up and down, he will argue for his players with a brand of ferocity that’s hard not to rally behind. As for that other kind of meltdown — the brand induced by sloppy coaching — there were none of those on Saturday. A couple of turnovers, yes, but for the most part, Michigan was an efficient machine. If Harbaugh was a jalapeño on the sideline, the on-field product was vanilla. Michigan pounded the ball, and it owned the possession. It was a well-executed version of the boring, power football team Michigan fans have been longing for since Lloyd Carr retired. Boring, that is, except for its coach. Bultman can be reached at bultmanm@umich.edu or on Twitter at @m_bultman.
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‘M’ finishes strong against Pitt Fighting Irish stop Michigan WOMEN’S SOCCER
By DANIEL TACHNA-FRAM Daily Sports Writer
Michigan volleyball coach Mark Rosen’s message to his team Saturday night before its four-set victory over Pittsburgh was “learn as you go.” The undefeated PITTSBURGH 1 Wolverines 3 MICHIGAN faced their toughest test of the season against an experienced Panthers team. “We don’t have 30 matches we can watch on (Pittsburgh),” said junior middle blocker Abby Cole. “So we just learned as we went and we let up a little bit in set two, but we finished strong.” After a hard-fought victory in the first set and a drubbing at the hands of the Panthers in the second, the Wolverines (9-0) came out in a new offensive system after the intermission. Rosen switched from two setters to one, allowing him to add another player somewhere else on the court. The move gave Michigan either another attack option on offense or an extra back-row player to help shore up its defense and passing, both of which struggled in the first two sets. The change became the difference in the game, as the Wolverines won the final two sets of the match in commanding fashion. The first set quickly turned into an intense back-and-forth affair featuring 14 ties and seven lead changes. Trailing 18-17, Rosen took a timeout to try and slow Pittsburgh (7-2) down. The break from the action worked, as the Wolverines captured the momentum immediately following the timeout and went on a 4-0 run to take a 21-18 lead. Pittsburgh battled back to tie the game at 21, but Michigan answered with a 4-1 run to take the set, 25-22. The Wolverines seemed primed to continue their surge
straight through the second set, but the Panthers went on an 8-2 run following a timeout to take a 9-7 lead. They would never relinquish the lead, winning the second set by eight points, 25-17. It was just the sixth set Michigan has lost all season, and the first in its last three games. Though Michigan lost 22 of the last 32 points in the second set, the Wolverines recovered in the third. Neither team could open up more than a two-point lead until Michigan went up 19-16 later in the set. The Wolverines continued to keep Pittsburgh at bay for the rest of the third set, taking it by a score of 25-22. Sophomore opposite hitter Katherine Mahlke and senior setter Carly Warner both took full advantage of the increased
roles they played under the new offensive system in the final two sets. Warner, who replaced freshman setter Maddy Abbott on the court to close out the match, provided assists on 19 of the 25 points the Wolverines scored in the third set, accounting for all of Michigan’s kills. “Nineteen kills is a lot of kills for one set,” Rosen said. “When you’re scoring 19 of your 25 points on flat-out kills, that’s a giant number. You’re normally going to get 13-14 kills per set, so that means the offense was running really well.” Warner served up seven of those 19 assists to Mahlke, who put on a dominant performance in the third set. At halftime, after deciding to switch to the 5-1 offense that featured Mahlke more heavily, Rosen
“That means the offense was really running well.”
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Sophomore opposite hitter Katherine Mahlke totaled 12 kills in Michigan’s 3-1 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday night.
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Michigan uses gritty performance in draw Wolverines hold their own against No. 4 Maryland in College Park By KEVIN SANTO Daily Sports Writer
When the Michigan men’s soccer team stepped into a boxing ring in College Park on Friday night, 6,294 fans wanted to see the 0 MICHIGAN Wolverines MARYLAND 0 knocked out, like Rocky Balboa to Maryland’s Apollo Creed. Michigan was ranked seventh in the Big Ten before the season. Maryland is the No. 4 team in the nation. Both teams went blow for blow with each other, going the distance in a 110-minute overtime battle. And both teams emerged battered and bruised with only one point to show for it. “Very few teams in America are going to go to Maryland and get anything out of the game,” said Michigan coach Chaka Daley. “For us go there with their depth, their quality, their culture, their tradition, their fan base and to get a point … we’re not overly pleased and we’re not over the moon. But we’re satisfied with the work we put in tonight, so it’s a deserved point, and (we’re) slightly disappointed it wasn’t more.” Michigan (0-0-1 Big Ten, 2-1-1 overall) left the grudge match with a 0-0 tie against the Terrapins despite playing with a one-man advantage for the final 35 minutes of play. In the 75th minute, sophomore defender Billy Stevens jumped to challenge
challenged her to get more out of her spot. And she rose to the challenge. Mahlke led the Wolverines’ offense in the second half, recording eight kills while hitting .727. Sophomore defensive specialist Caroline Knop put an exclamation point on the third set with her 13th kill of the night. Knop finished the match with a team-leading 17 kills. This time Michigan successfully carried over its the momentum from its previous set victory. The Wolverines led nearly the entire fourth set, which was highlighted by an 8-0 run. Cole finished the night and sealed the victory with her 14th kill. Despite its perfect start to the season, Michigan still feels it hasn’t peaked yet. “What’s great is we could literally get so much better,” Knop said. “There’s so much room for improvement, and that’s why we’re so excited about this season and it’s fantastic. We have a legitimate chance to win a national championship.”
Maryland midfielder Jorge Calix for a 50-50 head ball. As Calix landed, he flung his arm backwards at Stevens, making contact with his elbow. Stevens left the field bloodied, while Calix was given a red card for the transgression. Up to that point, the Wolverines were threatening with momentum in their favor. They had earned three corner kicks and fired four shots on net, and looked significantly more comfortable combining in their attacking third. After the red card, Maryland (0-0-1, 2-1-2) caught Michigan on its heels. The Terrapins controlled possession for the final 15 minutes of regulation, pushing several passes out wide before serving them into the 18-yard-box for shot opportunities. In the final five minutes alone Maryland midfielder Mael Corboz had two shots, took two corner kicks and earned a dangerous free kick at the 18. But prior to the incident with Stevens, the Wolverines found a way to outplay the fourth-ranked team in the nation. Maryland tries to beat its opponents in the opening 20 minutes by applying immense pressure and scoring goals to give a defensive cushion. In the first half, however, Michigan applied a pressure of its own rather than electing to sit back and absorb the Terrapins’ attack. Though senior midfielder James Murphy left the game in the 10th minute with a lower-body injury, the
combination of freshman Ivo Cerda, junior Brett Nason and redshirt sophomore Michael Kapitula were disruptive in the midfield, preventing Maryland from dictating the pace and establishing any consistent possession. Daley said he was trying to force Maryland to play the ball directly from its defenders to its forwards, because he felt his back line would have the advantage at winning long balls out of the air. “We didn’t want them to dictate play through their best players, which were (Corboz) and (Tsubasa Endoh),” Daley said. “Maryland is a top team. You’re not going to get everything right. The guys did a great job of weathering the storm when they needed to.” The two overtime periods seemed to favor Michigan, as the Wolverines outshot the Terrapins, 5-1. But neither team found a way to break the stalemate before the final whistle. Still, Michigan finished the game with an advantage in corner kicks (7-3) and shots (1512). Both teams combined for 34 fouls, three yellow cards and a red card — a stat line that leaves no doubt about the matchup’s phsyicality. While neither team could deliver a knockout punch, each had its fair share of blows landed. By the time the fight was over, Michigan — a team that was written off as an afterthought in the Big Ten — proved it could stand toe to toe with the best in the nation.
“We’re satisfied with the work we put in tonight.”
By SYED FAHD AHSAN Daily Sports Writer
The Michigan women’s soccer team has had a tumultuous start to the season. Despite scoring 22 goals and conceding just six, the Wolverines hold a mediocre 5-3 record. And NOTRE DAME 2 MICHIGAN 0 when faced with their toughest challenge yet in No. 13 Notre Dame (7-0-1), the obstacle proved too large to hurdle, as Michigan fell to the Fighting Irish on Sunday night, 2-0. Michigan coach Greg Ryan paid tribute to the quality of the opposition following the loss. “Let’s not forget Notre Dame are a great team,” Ryan said. “In all their games this season, they’ve only let in a total of 15 shots. (That’s) fantastic defending.” The hallmark of the Wolverines’ season thus far has been their ability to set up shots and create scoring opportunities for themselves at any point in the game. But the Fighting Irish restricted them to just three shots in 90 minutes while testing Michigan with nine of their own. Defense wasn’t the only problem. “Our play in midfield was fantastic,” Ryan said. “The midfielders moved the ball around the field really well, and managed to get it to the forwards most of the time. But then we would lose possession. I need to work on our strikers holding the ball up the field.” While Michigan struggled on offense, Notre Dame’s attack proved clinical. The Fighting Irish scored both goals in the opening 45 minutes. The first goal came from a free kick. Though sophomore
goalkeeper Megan Hinz kept defender Katie Naughton’s initial header out, she parried the ball into the path of forward Natalie Jacobs, who pounced on the rebound. The second goal rattled in off the near post, knocked in by forward Anna Gilbertson. The Wolverines’ best chance of the game didn’t come until the 40th minute, when senior midfielder Corinne Harris forced the Notre Dame goalkeeper into a diving save with a shot from outside the 18-yard box. The second half started with a Michigan substitution: Hinz was replaced with freshman goalkeeper Sarah Jackson, who had played just 24 minutes prior to Sunday. Jackson fared better than Hinz did, escaping the half without conceding a goal. “After conceding two goals we needed a better performance in goal,” Ryan said. “Sarah did very well after coming on. It’s good to know we have someone who can come on against a top opponent and not give up a goal.” Ryan acknowledged that Hinz had to deal with more pressure on her goal than Jackson did. Notre Dame played a brilliant first half and came into the second looking to hold on to its lead. The next 45 minutes featured the Fighting Irish defending deep and trying to catch Michigan on counterattacks. As a result, Notre Dame managed just three shots in the second half, compared to six in the first. Given the way both Michigan keepers fared in the game, Ryan didn’t rule out the prospect of her earning the starting role later in the season. “(Hinz) conceded one on her near post,” Ryan said. “I’ll have to go over the footage and review her performance, and then we’ll see from there.”
FIELD HOCKEY
Wolverines sweep weekend By MITCH BECKMAN Daily Sports Writer
The weekend didn’t start off ideally for the Michigan field hockey team. Taking on Vermont, the Wolverines found themselves down a goal just five minutes into the match, as the Catamounts converted their first shot of the game. The deficit didn’t last long, and Michigan never looked back, cruising to a 3-1 win and giving up only one more shot the rest of the game. Just 10 minutes after Vermont’s early score, fifth year senior MacKenzie Ellis broke through for the Wolverines (4-2) on a penalty corner. The initial shot was blocked, but the rebound careened through the air to the left side of the net, where Ellis managed to out-reach several Vermont defenders and knock the ball into the net for her first career goal. The offense held near-constant ball possession, tallying 26 shots on goal and keeping constant pressure on the Catamounts, pushing the ball to the net at every opportunit. Meanwhile, a suffocating defense rarely let Vermont see the Wolverines’ half of the field. The Catamounts kept Michigan at bay for most of the
first half, keeping balls away from Wolverine forwards and batting away any pass that threatened in the scoring circle, with the exception of Ellis’ goal. “Vermont came out sharp,” said Michigan coach Marcia Pankratz. “We were on our heels and had to regroup after that first goal.” In the second half, the Wolverines’ offense broke through. Michigan players were finding themselves open in the circle and getting sticks on loose balls. Courtney Enge and Shannon Scavelli added goals to take a 3-1 lead with 20 minutes left to play, and the final could have been far more lopsided if not for the acrobatics of the Catamount goalkeeper, who made 14 saves in the game. “We needed more intensity in the second half,” Pankratz said. After two days of rest, the Wolverines faced off against Davidson on Sunday afternoon. The Wildcats clobbered Vermont 8-1 on Saturday, and offered Michigan a stiffer test. Michigan controlled the ball again from the get-go, keeping the ball in Davidson’s end for the first 20 minutes and taking a 1-0 lead on a penalty corner by sophomore midfielder Katie Trombetta. Unlike the Vermont game on Friday, Davidson pushed back,
using an opportunistic offense to create rushes and chances after Wolverine turnovers. However, the defense stayed strong and kept the Wildcats off the board until they converted a penalty corner as time expired. At the 64-minute mark, Scavelli struck for her second goal in as many games, finding a deflection from an outside shot right on her stick to the right of the Davidson goalie. Scavelli calmly slid the ball to the left side of the net, past the outstretched leg of the Wildcat goaltender. Scavelli struck again 30 seconds later, this time launching a shot on the run from the top of the circle that soared over the outstretched glove of the Davidson goalie. Michigan wasn’t done yet. Senior back Lauren Thomas pounded a penalty corner into the back of the net to give Michigan another goal just over a minute later, making it three goals in under two minutes. The sudden offensive outburst was a long time coming for the Wolverines, who tallied 48 shots in the two games but could only manage four goals before that stretch. With a major showdown against Penn State looming next Friday, the team did all it set out to do this weekend: get two wins, keep its momentum and build confidence.
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FOOTBALL
Early turnover changes game Down 7-0 early, Michigan regains possession, scores 35 unanswered By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor
The first turning point in the Michigan football team’s home opener Saturday against Oregon State came after just two minutes and 33 seconds. After the Beavers rolled down the field for a touchdown in 1:51 on their first drive, Oregon State’s Rommel Mageo sacked Michigan fifth-year senior quarterback Jake Rudock, forced a fumble and recovered it. That gave the Beavers, already ahead 7-0, a first down at the Michigan 24-yard line. Most of the fans who came to Michigan Stadium arrived optimistic, and it was still early, but it didn’t take long to connect the dots. If the Beavers could score again in the first few minutes, they would be up 14-0 early. If they were up 14-0 early, they could run away with it. And if they ran away with it… So the Wolverines relied on their defense for a stop. And the defense delivered. “I think we were ready,” Wilson said. “As soon as they scored on us, I mean, we’re not perfect. They scored, everybody was relaxed and when they got the fumble, we weren’t down on ourselves, like, ‘Man, I gotta go out there again.’ Everybody’s ready to play football and cause turnovers.” After an incomplete pass on first down, junior defensive end Taco Charlton stripped the ball from Oregon State’s Victor Bolden. The ball fell into the hands of Joe Bolden, who returned it 17 yards, giving the Wolverines plenty of room to settle in from there. The defense caught a break, but it was the only one they needed all afternoon. They settled in after that turnover, never giving up another point. “It’s really that simple,” Wilson said. “When you’re playing football, you kind of have adrenaline, you’re ready to play and you go out there and you forget what your actual key assignment is. I think that happened the first drive for a lot of guys. After that, we got those bugs out, and guys just settled in and played good football the rest of the game.” Added Bolden: “I would say, as a defense, it’s awesome. It gets your blood pumping. It’s what you do. The reason you play defense is to get the ball
back. When it comes down to it, when you get the ball back, it totally flips the momentum.” The Wolverines stopped a third-down quarterback scramble just short on the next series, and a fourth-down screen pass just short on the one after that. In the second half, they asserted their dominance, allowing zero passing yards and only one first down. Oregon State quarterback Seth Collins, after going 8-for-13 for 79 yards and a touchdown in the first half, was 1-for-3 in the second. The Wolverines eventually forced him out for backup Marcus McMaryion. “He’s a freshman. I can tell that because if he feels any type of pressure or anything, he’s just going to automatically take off running,” Wilson said. “He’s not really going to go through his reads or anything.” Michigan took away the running option too, though. After Collins’ 152 rushing yards in the season opener exposed him as a threat to scramble, the Wolverines clamped down on him, sacking him once and limiting him to 28 yards on 11 carries. “I thought that was the difference between the first quarter — the long drive they made — and some other drives that they had,” Harbaugh said. “We started getting some pressure on the quarterback.” Though an Oregon State punt-team mistake gave the Wolverines a 10-point halftime lead, the game was still up for grabs. Michigan’s defense served as the dominating force, never allowing the Beavers to close the gap while the offense expanded the lead. The Wolverines kicked a field goal on the first series of the second half. The defense forced a three-and-out, and when the offense gave the ball back, Oregon State was deep in its own territory. Then the defense forced another three-and-out — culminating in fifth-year senior linebacker Desmond Morgan’s third-down sack — and when the offense gave the ball back, it was 28-7. Michigan led comfortably for the duration of the fourth quarter in a game when it was on its heels at the very beginning. “I screwed up,” said senior linebacker Joe Bolden of the first drive. “I’ll be the first to admit I screwed up some big plays on the first drive. A lot of people probably noticed. It happens.” The mistakes mostly came to an end after the first series. The ensuing three quarters of dominance erased them.
“When they got the fumble, we weren’t down on ourselves.”
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Five Things We Learned Wormley makes impact on defense, Smith breaks out at running back By ZACH SHAW Daily Sports Editor
Michigan fans got all they could ask for Saturday. They saw Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh patrolling the sidelines in his first game coaching in Ann Arbor, squealed with delight when the coach threw a temper tantrum and witnessed a dominant 35-7 win. The Wolverines improved on all of their problem areas from the season opener, and showed glimpses of improvements to come. Here are five things we learned from Michigan’s first win under Harbaugh. 1. Chris Wormley should be a household name. When the senior led the team in tackles in Michigan’s Spring Game, there was plenty of buzz about Wormley having a breakout season in the fall. Through two games, the defensive end has surpassed those lofty expectations almost as easily as he’s breezed past offensive linemen. Wormley recorded three tackles for loss and a sack against Oregon State en route to setting a career-high in tackles for loss in a season with six — a total that leads the Big Ten. On a defensive front that looked to be one of the Wolverines’ top units before the season began, Wormley’s breakout start sends an added chill down opposing quarterbacks’ spines. 2. De’Veon Smith can be the go-to guy.
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Redshirt junior Chris Wormley made three tackles for loss, including this sack, in Saturday’s 35-7 win over Oregon State.
Every time the junior running back showed glimpses of being a go-to back in the past, Smith seemed to either take a step back, or another back would surge ahead of him on the depth chart. That changed Saturday, when Smith racked up three touchdowns and a careerhigh 150 yards of offense. Beyond the numbers, Smith looked ready in his second outing as the No. 1 back. After missing holes and failing to substantially contribute in the team’s loss to Utah, Smith bounced off defenders, broke tackles and improved his way down the field. Michigan’s running back concerns can be put to rest for now. 3. But he doesn’t have to be. Though Smith looked poised to take control of the run game, his teammates weren’t far behind. The Wolverines ran the ball 48 times for 225 yards, and two backups — juniors Derrick Green and Ty Isaac — combined for 70 yards on 14 carries.
FOOTBALL
Good, bad and ugly: ‘M’ 35, Oregon St. 7 By MAX COHEN Managing Sports Editor
After eight months of waiting, hype and expectations, Jim Harbaugh took the field as Michigan’s head football coach for the first time Saturday. And it was a game to remember. Michigan struggled initially, but eventually trounced Oregon State, 35-7. The manner in which the team won was the biggest surprise of it all — with a power running game. Here is a look at the good, the bad and the ugly from Harbaugh’s first win as Michigan’s coach: The good The Wolverines’ running game looked as it rarely has in recent years. Michigan rushed for 225 yards, led by junior running back De’Veon Smith, who scampered for 126 yards and three touchdowns. The Wolverines rode Smith hard late in the game, and the offensive line improved as the game went on. The Beavers had little answer for Michigan’s run game. The offense resembled what fans expected from Harbaugh: run-heavy with contributions from multiple tight ends and fullbacks. While the offense ran wild, the defense stood strong. Oregon State rushed for minus28 yards after the first quarter. After the Beavers started the game with a long touchdown drive, they did not muster a single score. The defense’s play even necessitated an Oregon State quarterback change, but it was to no avail. Harbaugh was able to coast to his first career victory at Michigan. The bad By the end of the game, Michigan’s first-quarter misfortune had been rendered
irrelevant. But for a moment, things looked bad for the Wolverines. Michigan allowed that opening-possession touchdown drive, and then followed it up by turning the ball over when fifth-year senior quarterback Jake Rudock was sacked and fumbled the football. The game momentarily appeared to be in jeopardy as Oregon State took over possession on the Wolverines’ 24-yard line with the chance to take a 14-0 lead. But then junior defensive end Taco Charlton stripped Beavers running back Victor Bolden, and senior linebacker Joe Bolden snatched it out of the air for Michigan. In terms of football action, that was the end of the bad for the Wolverines. But Michigan junior cornerback Jourdan Lewis suffered a concussion in the second quarter and missed the rest of the game. His status is currently unknown. If he misses time, it could be troubling for the Wolverines’ secondary. The ugly Late in the second quarter, Oregon State punter Nick Porebski lined up behind the long snapper to punt. The play went smoothly, and he booted the ball inside Michigan’s fiveyard line. But then a penalty on the Beavers nullified the play. The second attempt at the punt did not go as well. The snap sailed well over Porebski’s head, and the Wolverines took over on Oregon State’s three-yard line. Harbaugh got into the action himself, arguing a roughing the punter call in the second quarter. He tossed his play sheet and kicked the air while he chirped at the referees. It may have been ugly for the officials who had to listen to his complaining, but for Michigan fans, it was a beautiful sight.
Some of that has to do with the development of the backs, but a large amount of credit is owed to the offensive line. With all five starters back from last season, the line showed its veteran poise, shaking early struggles before dominating the Beavers nearly every snap in the second half. Smith showed topback talent, but if he struggles next week, he has plenty of help behind and in front of him. 4. Special teams won’t lose games for Michigan anymore. With a reignited program, droves of Michigan fans are coming out of hiding. They are welcomed back by the Wolverines with open arms and clean special teams. After sending 10 players out on punts, shanking easy field goals and doing practically nothing in the return game last season, Michigan showed signs of aptitude Saturday. Freshman wide receiver Brian Cole came within inches of blocking Oregon State punts several times, and the added
pressure kept the Beavers on their heels all game. Senior Kenny Allen has looked competent as a kicker, giving Michigan a failsafe if the offense stalls. 5. Bold Prediction: This will be Jake Rudock’s least productive game of the season. The fifth-year senior quarterback’s second start managed to be both better and worse than his first. His yardage dropped from 279 to 180, he didn’t throw for a touchdown, but he also improved from the mistake-filled performance that doomed Michigan in Salt Lake City. His production took a hit, but his poise rebounded. The Michigan coaching staff made it clear before the season that if the running game is working, the passing game will come second. However, Michigan likely won’t be as effective on the ground every week. Expect the passing game to improve, and expect Rudock’s production to matter a lot more down the road.
THE MICHIGAN DAILY TOP-10 POLL Each week, Daily sports staffers fill out ballots, with first place votes receiving 10 points, second-place votes receiving nine and so on.
1. OHIO STATE: Bad enough that Hawaii lost by 38 to the Buckeyes. They also had to get introduced to the state of Ohio.
2. TCU: The Horned Frogs won a pretty unfair matchup against Stephen F. Austin. They defeated one person. Come on.
3. ALABAMA: There might have been doubters before Alabama convincingly took care of business against Middle Tennessee State this weekend. But now? Roll Tide.
4. MICHIGAN STATE: How dare Harbaugh get his first win on the same day the Spartans beat Oregon? Disrespectful.
5. BAYLOR: The Bears defeated Lamar this weekend. Not Kendrick, just Lamar.
6. USC: Fifty-nine points against Idaho? Fifty-nine postgame shots for Steve Sarkisian in the Trojans’ locker room.
7. CLEMSON: The Tigers beat some Appalachian State team. Never heard of them.
8. LSU: Recent transfer Reid Simkovitz watched the Tigers beat Mississippi State at a bar on campus.
9. OREGON: Oregon got what it deserved. Wearing white after Labor Day? That’s disrespectful to the Spartans AND to fashion.
10. FLORIDA STATE: If the Seminoles can stay out of jail, they should be in a great position this weekend against Boston College. Yeah, they’re screwed.