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‘U’ expert discusses cellphone warnings

NEWS

Residents petition to stop sale of lot Citizens wish to build park in vacant downtown library lot >> SEE PAGE 3

NEWS

Disclosure of train project raises ire

Neurology professor believes increased mobile phone use is not linked to cancer

City councilmembers demand more transparency >> SEE PAGE 3

OPINION

A speedy resolution

Slow response to Dept. of Education inquiry calls priorities into question. >> SEE PAGE 4

ARTS

Governors Ball brings rain and stars Musicians descend on New York for music festival >> SEE PAGE 6

SPORTS Heartbreaking exit for ‘M’ softball The Wolverines could have won the WCWS in 2016 >> SEE PAGE 10

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Thursday, June 9, 2016

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University of Michigan alumna Amira Belwafa converses with others at the Hillary victory party at Melange on Tuesday.

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set sights on party unity Local victory event turns focus to campaign against Trump By BRIAN KUANG Daily Summer News Editor

To mark Hillary Clinton’s victory for the Democratic nomination, several dozen grassroots supporters of Clinton gathered to celebrate at a Main Street restaurant Tuesday evening, with many eyeing the general election campaign to come. In the Michigan presidential primary in March, Ann Arbor voters favored Clinton’s challenger, Senator Bernie Sanders (I–VT) by 15,409 to 12,014 votes — due in part to strong grassroots drives for voter turnout from University of Michigan students — and Sanders narrowly carried the state in an

upset victory. Nonetheless, the Associated Press declared Monday that Clinton had won enough delegates to secure the nomination, and her victory was further cemented by winning four of the six primary contests held Tuesday. Michigan — which is typically considered a Democratic state in presidential elections — has come into focus as a state in which presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump can build on unconventional support from blue collar white voters. Suzanne Perkins, a city resident and lead grassroots organizer for Clinton in Ann Arbor, expressed confidence, based on her experience canvassing Ann Arbor voters, that Democrats in Michigan would be able to rally behind Clinton in November even though Sanders won the state in the primary. “Even when we met Bernie people, people said to us, ‘I’m going to vote for Bernie, but please come back in November,’”

Perkins said. “People were just generous and sweet and very nice, so I don’t think we’re going to have any problem unifying the party in Ann Arbor. Nobody’s angry.” Perkins also said she is sympathetic to many Sanders supporters — particularly students — but reaffirmed that she believes Clinton to be the strongest candidate in the general election. “I voted for Jesse Jackson in my first election, and I knew he wasn’t going to win, but I liked what he was saying, and ultimately I knew what he was saying would never pass Congress,” Perkins said, referring to the two-time Democratic candidate for president. “I understand when you’re voting for the first time you feel passionate about a particular person.” Ann Arbor resident Jason Morgan — another grassroots Clinton organizer — echoed these See CLINTON, Page 9

By ALEXA ST. JOHN Daily Staff Reporter

Due to various studies with conflicting results on the effects of constant radio-frequency wave exposure from cell phones on human health, there has been a national debate as to whether or not mobile devices should come with warning labels. According to the Pew Research Center, 49 percent of cell phone users said their cellular devices would be very hard to give up. Cell phones can cause distractions that can lead to severe consequences: For instance, there are reports of people accidentally walking off piers or getting into car accidents as a result of texting while driving — which poses threats not only to texters but to those around them. In addition to simple distractions, some believe cell phones cause neurological damages. According to the Food and Drug Administration, cell phones emit low levels of radiofrequency energy, which has led to debates over the neurological safety of cell phones. The FDA states there is a common misconception since people confuse radio-frequency energy with the more harmful electromagnetic energy found in X-rays; whereas, the radiofrequency energy from cell phones is harmless, according to the FDA. Similarly, research from the See PHONES, Page 9

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Petition to prevent library lot sale reflects diverging visions for A2 downtown Residents oppose construction of high-rise building on vacant plot By ISHI MORI Daily Staff Reporter

Monday, a group of Ann Arbor citizens presented 5,779 signatures to City Council in a petition aimed at halting the sale of the city-owned parking lot to a private high-rise developer. The debate surrounding the parking lot is another episode between residents who feel downtown needs to change for further growth and those who are content with the status quo of low-rise shops. Similar issues arose in 2012 with the controversialFoundry Lofts luxury apartment development. If City Clerk Jackie Beaudry can validate at least 4,616 of those signatures, the Ann Arbor Committee for the Community Commons can put a proposal on the November ballot to stop any sale of the city-owned lot to private developers and could instead develop a park and civic center commons. The petition was delivered after the council voted 6 to 5 against putting the library parking lot question on the ballot in fall 2015. Alan Haber, the leader of the petition, told the Daily he is optimistic about his prospects. Though his group has no concrete plans on what to do with the land, Haber expressed excitement about the many possibilities a win in November could bring. “My plan is to create a situation where everyone in Ann Arbor can imagine what it is they would like as a center of their city and somehow put those ideas into a common pot, and we mix them up and see what comes out in the most beautiful way possible,” Haber said. “But the powers that be have labeled all those ideas irrelevant, so we’ve had to go through a political process.”

Haber suggested as possibilities a municipal auditorium, a museum of city history or an environmental education center. Ten years in the making The 2006 Calthorpe Report, a downtown redevelopment policy plan created through public design workshops, recommended the library parking lot be converted into a “town square” and underground parking space, with residential development on top. Following the report’s recommendations, the Downtown Development Authority approved construction of an underground parking lot in 2007, but not a town square. All proposed parks were rejected and instead two proposals for hotel-conference centers — similar what is being proposed right now — were chosen. Citizen opposition prevented a hotel’s construction, and the 50-year-old surface parking lot was then remodeled as a placeholder. Seven years later, a 2013 Park Advisory Commission survey indicated that 76.2 percent of respondents thought Ann Arbor would benefit from more downtown open spaces — like a park or town square — and 41.5 percent of pro open-space respondents chose the library parking lot in question as their first-choice spot to build such a space. A battle of contradictions Despite large resident support, some have reservations about the petition’s viability. City Councilmember Sabra Briere (D–Ward 1) said that though she will support either a civic center or building in the lot, the green park envisioned by many of the petitioners would be structurally difficult to build. “For many people, what they imagine is a green park with trees,” she said. “(The surface parking lot is) a roof, and so it’s designed to hold pavement, which is a lot lighter than wet soil.” Briere said the existing infrastructure can never house See LIBRARY, Page 8

Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor attends an Ann Arbor City Council Meeting on Monday.

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Resolution to disclose Amtrak station study fails in narrow vote City councilmembers criticize lack of project transparency regarding

internal report By BRIAN KUANG Daily Summer News Editor

The proposed Ann Arbor Amtrak station — which has been long-delayed — came under fire for an alleged lack of transparency from City Council members at Monday evening’s meeting. The rail station was originally proposed in 2009, and the city accepted a $2.8 million federal grant to explore options for a new facility in 2012. An alternatives analysis on potential locations of the new station was expected for public release in the summer of 2015 but has been delayed without explanation by city staff members. A Freedom of Information Act request by the Ann Arbor News in May found significant portions of the draft analysis and correspondence between city officials, the Michigan Department of Transportation and Federal Railway Administration to be heavily redacted.

Councilmembers Sumi Kailasapathy (D–Ward 1), Jack Eaton (D–Ward 4) and Jane Lumm (I–Ward 2) introduced a resolution demanding the disclosure of the entire report and all relevant correspondence, arguing this would be in the public interest. However, other councilmembers and Mayor Christopher Taylor expressed concern that a premature disclosure would have unintended consequences. The resolution for disclosure failed in a narrow 5-to-6 vote. All councilmembers acknowledged they themselves had not yet seen the report or the relevant correspondence, but those opposed to the resolution expressed faith in the city staff conducting the analyses. In addition to Eaton, Kailasapathy and Lumm, councilmembers Sabra Briere (D– Ward 1) and Chuck Warpehoski (D–Ward 5) voted in favor of disclosure. Voting against disclosure were Councilmembers Kirk Westphal (D–Ward 2), Julie Grand (D–Ward 3), Zachary Ackerman (D–Ward 3), Graydon Krapohl (D–Ward 4) and Chip Smith (D–Ward 5) — in addition to Mayor Taylor. Eaton said the development of the rail station project cannot

continue behind closed doors, arguing that early public input through a transparent process would prevent issues further down the project timeline, pointing to the backlash concerning the University of Michigan’s lack of transparency in its recent attempt to construct a maintenance facility near several Ann Arbor residential neighborhoods. “They went about the entire decision making process without really engaging people,” Eaton said, referring to the University’s administration. “If we want to avoid that kind of public outcry when we release information, we need to engage the public and let them know what the state and federal agencies believe are the problems with our ideas of the potential sites.” Eaton and Kailasapathy also said negative rumors were circulating among their constituents about the project, and a disclosure would dispel these concerns. Taylor said the early release of the draft analysis could provide misleading and inaccurate information that would skew the public input process to the project. Taylor insisted that only a finalized report with approval See AMTRAK, Page 9

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Thursday, June 9, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com

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Inquiry deserves a timely response For the past two years, the University of Michigan has been under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights for its handling of allegations of sexual violence. Documents released in the Detroit Free Press this weekend indicate that the OCR initially asked for documents pertaining to the investigations of sexual misconduct on campus in February 2014, and the University has repeatedly requested extensions on the deadline to deliver those documents. While it is reasonable that the University would need additional time to comply with added document requests, we are concerned about the University’s lack of transparency in this investigation process given these delays. Recently, the University has made a show of support for survivors of sexual assault. Michigan is one of 200 colleges in the United States taking part in the “It’s on Us” campaign — launched by the White House in September 2014 in an effort to end sexual violence on college campuses — and, this past winter semester, it rolled out a newer and more thorough sexual misconduct policy. Unfortunately for the University, these steps forward might be forgotten in the face of its current situation, as the student body is once again reminded of how the University has repeatedly failed survivors of sexual assault. Take, for instance, the case of Brandon Gibbons, whose punishment for sexual misconduct came nearly four years after the incident occurred. Or the case of Drew Sterrett, who was able to bring forth a lawsuit and have his charges dropped because his case was botched by the University. If a few campaigns and an updated policy are all the University has to offer to negate a slew of failures toward the student body, the campus is forced to view any new mistake as business as usual. A seriously concerning point revealed by the Detroit Free Press’ investigation is the fact that the University is requesting fewer cases to be reviewed. When this investigation began, the federal government initially focused on only three cases, but the OCR is now requesting to view about 180 cases, a relatively standard practice as these investigations proceed.

Though this request for all 180 cases was only sent in October 2015, it is disappointing that the University is continuing with this pattern of uncooperative delays, even after the situation became more serious. In an email disclosed in the Detroit Free Press report summarizing a conference call on the issue in December 2015, Patricia Petrowski, Associate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, wrote: “We then asked again why it is necessary for OCR to have all documentation regarding 180 different complaints, as opposed to 100, 90, 75, 50, or some lower number in order to determine whether the University is apporpriately handling student sexual misconduct allegations.” One would think that a university that acknowledges the seriousness of this situation, as this institution claims, would appreciate the additional insight a large sample size provides to investigations, but this seemingly simple principle of statistics remains moot in this case. Though these documents may be damning towards the University’s reputation, for the sake of its students, this institution should hand over all of the documents that have been requested in a timely fashion. One problem with the nature of this investigation is that repercussions for the University are unlikely. The only punishment that the OCR can inflict on the University is the restriction of federal financial aid funds for programs, such as Pell Grants and

federal student loans — which would make it nearly impossible for students on financial aid to attend the University. Such a threat is widely regarded as ineffective, as the impact of such a decision would be so devestating that the Department of Education would only use it in the most extreme circumstances. In other words, nobody thinks this is a threat the Department of Education would reallistically follow through on. This has therefore seemingly given the University freedom to respond in a timeline it sees fit, a responsibility that it has not used in its students’ best interest. By continuing to kick the can down the road, the University is failing to protect its student body. The University is certainly concerned that negative practices may become public during the course of such an investigation, which would no doubt harm the reputation of this institution. In the long run, however, transparency in this serious investigation should be prioritized over all else — including reputation. The campus climate and Association of American Universities studies released last year confirmed to students that the University has a large-scale problem with sexual misconduct. Continuing to delay the OCR’s investigation process only continues to affirm fears that the University does not have a legitimate interest in solving the campus sexual misconduct crisis. This issue impacts everyone and, as such, it deserves urgent transparency.

Eliminating ‘basic’

here is something to be said for proclaiming loud and proud that you’re “basic.” It shows the world that you like things people may judge you ANNA for, but you POLUMBO don’t care. And LEVY you shouldn’t. According to Urban Dictionary, the relatively recent definition of the term “basic” has become an adjective used to describe something that is “obscenely obvious,” whether it be the way someone dresses, acts or an activity someone participates in. This, in turn, has become a term used to judge one’s preference for a Starbucks pumpkin spice latte or a tattoo of a sun and moon. Scrolling through Facebook a while back, I came across an article from a page that a friend had liked titled “20 tattoos you’ll always find on basic girls.” Interested and procrastinating, I clicked on the link. As I scrolled through, I saw numerous tattoos that I could even see myself getting. Feeling a bit ashamed that I might fall among the category of “basic,” I clicked off. But a few weeks later, again procrastinating on Facebook, I saw a profile picture of a girl who went to my elementary school: a selfie of her and her friend holding Starbucks to-go cups. The caption read: “Basic, but on purpose.” At first, I thought to myself, why would she do that? “Basic” isn’t a term that she should want to associate herself with. She knew what people might say. So she beat them to it. She wears the label loud and proud. This immediately got me thinking about a Michigan Daily column I had read by Aarica Marsh titled “My tattoos are for me.” In her piece, she asserted these tattoos are for her, and she should not have to explain or justify them to anyone. They mean something to her, and she isn’t looking for them to mean something to someone else. Then she very aptly asks us if we sometimes keep our comments to ourselves. After seeing this girl’s profile picture, remembering Marsh’s column, I reflected on an important fact of life we don’t often accept: People like what they like and shouldn’t be judged for it. Marsh’s comments hit home for me as I began to ponder thoughts I had in the past but never really thought deeply about until now. Can’t people just enjoy things? So what if they are sugary drinks

from Starbucks, or tattoos of a sun and moon on their ankles? People can’t help what they like and they shouldn’t be judged for it. Putting a label on something and judging someone by calling them “basic” can only make someone feel bad about their choices — make them think that there is something wrong with them for liking these things. We shouldn’t be shaming people for a food, product or design they like. People enjoy these products because there is something that they like about them. For years, I’ve been told that my taste in music isn’t the most refined. Admittedly, you can find me jamming out to songs you probably heard at every middle school dance or on a 15-year-old’s iPod playlist. In fact, I rarely talked about my favorite songs because I’ve been overly cautious of what others might think. Many times, I have found myself trying to justify my taste in music to others. “It’s got a good beat.” “It’s easy to dance to.” For a while, it was even hard for me to accept my music preferences and not be completely embarrassed if someone were to catch a glimpse of my music library. And the time it took me to accept myself and the things that I liked was very much a result of being judged by others who raised an eyebrow at the songs I played on repeat, the clothes I wore or the movies I enjoyed. I’m not asking everyone to stay silent about their preferences. But disliking something, whether it’s a Starbucks drink, a seemingly simple tattoo or an old Taylor Swift song, is not the same thing as making someone feel bad about liking these things. If “basic” didn’t have such a negative connotation, I wouldn’t have such a problem with using it. But more often than not, the term is used to judge someone for their choices; there should be no place for such a term in our everyday language. Though people have begun to embrace the term, as my former classmate did, to wear it loud and proud, she was forced to do so because of the overwhelmingly judgmental use of the word. Don’t throw a label at someone for the things they enjoy. In fact, while I specifically talk about the term “basic,” there is a larger culture of judgement that is important to recognize. No one is the same, and we’d do well to embrace our differences. —Anna Polumbo-Levy can be reached at annapl@umich.edu.

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We need to change our attitudes toward rape The controversial six-month sentencing for Stanford swimmer Brock Turner and the language used by the defendant RYAN and the judge ROOSE have revealed the societal indifference toward rape. In this case, and in current culture in general, there is a dismissal of the credibility of the survivor by questioning whether the survivor’s actions may have provoked or enabled the attack. While these questions are common, they are part of a cultural indifference toward rape that fails to hold perpetrators accountable and subsequently invalidates the suffering of the survivor. After reading the survivor’s letter to Turner, which was read aloud in court, we can see that the initial report attempts to minimize the severity of Turner’s actions by listing his swimming lap times and his numerous extracurriculars. This, more than anything, seems like an attempt to evoke sympathy for Turner. In reality, the individual in need of support is the survivor, not Turner. As the survivor indicates, these statistics were listed immediately after the description of the rape. By doing this, the author of the article tried to avoid painting him as a criminal. He may have raped an unconscious woman, but other than that, he is really just a successful student-athlete. What’s more alarming are the questions the survivor was asked in court. As her letter indicates, she was asked how much she drank and what she was wearing. In reality, these questions are irrelevant. They play on the idea that perhaps she was partially responsible for his actions. The mentality is that since she was drinking, she was letting her guard down. The defense was trying to push the notion that if she didn’t drink so much, she could have easily resisted and prevented the situation. To add to that, the question of her clothing works with the idea that dressing provocatively or promiscuously is asking for sex and that she

shouldn’t have dressed in a manner that may attract a man. Let me be clear: Clothing and alcohol consumption are never responsible for sexual assault. No lack of clothing indicates consent. Consent is not a style of dress or style of dance. The Universitiy’s sexual misconduct policy says “consent is a clear and unambiguous agreement, expressed outwardly through mutually understandable words or actions, to engage in a particular activity,” must be “voluntarily given” and “cannot be obtained through coercion or force.” Consent is not kissing or a mere back rub, which, as the survivor’s letter indicates, was precisely what Turner cited in his initial defense. Turner’s father released a statement on social media that further epitomizes cultural indifferences to rape. First, he describes the rape carried out by his son as “20 minutes of action.” This treats the events as perhaps a typical one-night stand or a casual hookup. He goes on to say that his son’s actions were not violent, but I would arg ue that rape is inherently violent. There is nothing peaceful about people thrusting themselves on defenseless individuals who haven’t expressed consent. The survivor in Turner’s case even noted scratches and abrasions across her body. Finally, in his justification for the six-month sentence, the judge indicated he feared “a prison sentence would have a severe impact on him,” and “there is less moral culpability attached to the defendant, who is … intoxicated.” This frustrates me the most. Once again referring to the University’s Sexual Misconduct Policy, it is the responsibility of the initiator of each individual sexual activity to obtain the consent of the other individual. If Turner was too intoxicated to attempt to obtain his survivor’s consent, let alone to notice that she was incapable of consenting, then he should not have been pursuing sex. Given that Turner admitted

to wanting to hook up with someone, it was his responsibility then to ensure that his judgment wasn’t severely impaired by alcohol and that his potential partner was capable of consenting. He failed to do that. I cannot fault an individual for wanting to have sex — it’s human nature. But most individuals seeking sex have no problem taking the necessary precautions to avoid putting themselves in situations like Turner’s. Regardless of whether he intended to rape someone, he failed to perform the simple task of obtaining

consent because he was intoxicated. Ultimately, the Brock Turner case has become a ref lection of a societal indifference toward rape. The lang uage of the defendant and the judge mirrors a tendency to invalidate the suffering of rape sur vivors while simultaneously removing accountabilit y from the rapist and placing the responsibilit y on the shoulders of the sur vivor. If an individual drinks too much, the consequence should be the natural punishment of a hangover: vomiting, blackouts,

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a visit to the hospital or a citation — not rape. If an individual chooses to dress promiscuously, the individual is not offering themselves up for sex. We need to make tremendous prog ress in our attitudes toward rape, and that involves recog nizing that the sur vivor is never responsible. Instead of making excuses for the perpetrators, we need to hold them accountable and ensure that they understand their actions are inexcusable. —Ryan Roose can be reached at rooserj@umich.edu.

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Thursday, June 9, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com

MUSIC FESTIVAL REVIEW

Governors Ball brings music and thrills Festival features both talent and disappointment By NATALIE ZAK Daily Community Culture Editor

NEW YORK, N.Y. — It was the best of times, it was the worst of times — it was a music festival scheduled for three days that only stretched to two. There was music and laughter, giddiness and excitement, but also there was deep, unadulterated betrayal as the three-day Governors Ball festival stopped abruptly in its tracks after the second evening came to a close. But, for the first 48 hours, festival goers were in bliss. Perfect 80 degree weather blessed Randall’s Island on the first day and for most of the second, until the rain came crashing down at 6 and refused to cease until the entire premises was flooded. But, the spirit of Governors Ball refused to die in the puddle of mud that swelled up around the feet of attendees and drenched the entire island. The spirit lived on in the music junkies who ran through the rain towards the stage, towards whatever musical agent would make the torrential downpour more bearable and bring a little warmth to their shivering spines. The Strokes, The Killers and Kanye West were all set to headline. The Strokes and The Killers performed. I know safety was of paramount concern for the Governors Ball organizers when deciding to cancel the third day of the festival, and I know the 90 percent chance for thunderstorms could only breed disaster, but there was always hope. And, sitting here, inside, typing away, I’m overcome with nostalgia for the exhilaration and adrenaline rush of the first two days while trying to escape despair for the death of day three. This paradox exists on a momentous scale only because the first two days were highlighted by extraordinary bands and singers. Governors Ball 2016 was taken from us prematurely, and this will weigh heavy on my heart for quite a bit, but so will the ecstatic memories of the first two days, days marked by performances never paid testament to before.

Years & Years “He’s like a cooler Troye Sivan,” the girl standing next to me said upon laying eyes on the lead singer of Years & Years, Olly Alexander. An alt pop band out of London, Years & Years brought a frenzy of energy to the stage as they burst into their hit single “King” and Alexander danced, kicked and spun across Big Apple Stage. With a three-piece ensemble, little of the stage was covered, but as the band channeled their alt pop sound and Alexander spun around stage in a rainbow jumpsuit, I couldn’t take my eyes away. Slower anthems like “Eyes Shut” and a finale of “Desire” only did more to solidify their entrance and eventual dominance of the electropop scene, calling on the swiftly degenerating Walk The Moon to take a step back and make room for their young faces. Action Bronson What can be said about Vice food correspondent Action Bronson. Is he outrageous? Yes. Is he enraged? Definitely. By what, I’m still unsure, but I do know that watching him strut around Honda Stage as if he owned it, spitting verses and bringing out chef Mario Batali and other treasured guests was one of the most entertaining, breathtaking spectacles I’ve ever seen. He ran with hits like “Actin’ Crazy” and “Terry” while paying testament to his roots as a chef by hoisting an aluminum tray of food I can only assume was a three course meal he cooked himself. There was a watermelon given by a devout fan and a FaceTime call to his daughter. There was a question and an answer: “What do you wanna hear?” Bronson asked. “Baby blue, baby blue, baby blue,” hundreds of fans sang. “What do you want me to do about it?” he spat in reply. Big Grams Big Boi and Phantogram, Phantogram and Big Boi. In 2010, Big Boi posted a link to Phantogram’s single “Mouthful of Diamonds” on his website, and from there a collaboration involving Phantogram duo Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter was born. The music is groovy and smooth, with hip-hop stylings and electro pop influences respectively, but the majority of their performance sadly lacked this groove. A mix of the audience’s unfamiliarity with their music and

a lack of charisma on the duo’s part made their stage presence less enticing than their debut album, not to mention an unsettling verse rapped by Carter during “Goldmine Junkie.” But as the set wound down, they finished with a mashup of Phantogram’s “Mouthful of Diamonds” and Outkast’s “Ms. Jackson,” a performance that didn’t need charisma or familiarity, only every audience member yelling “I didn’t mean to make your daughter cry.” Father John Misty Josh Tillman, goddamn Josh Tillman. This glorious man gave one of the most empowered, emphatic performances I have ever witnessed. His songs drip with vitriol and his stage presence drips with sex appeal as he unapologetically condemns his love life, his audience, himself and America song after song. He dances, jumps and runs off stage, even lying down at one point during “True Affection,” relaying the lyrics to the audience from that vantage point. At times like these, it seemed more like an exorcism than a catharsis, but then he would preach some godless verse and I’d be reassured that no greater power was involved other than the higher power that is the music industry itself. Three times some sweeping emotion caused his microphone stand to break, but Tillman never resigned to the roadie sent out to replace it; instead he simply pushed on. He moved with the beguile of a dancer, his body betraying feigned bashfulness and amusement through lyrics laced in satire. If Tillman was an actor, “Bored in the U.S.A.” was his Milton and “Holy Shit” was his Hamlet. If he was a god, the audience would be constructing shrines in his honor to the tune of “Chateau Lobby #4.” Beck He’s the cool uncle that never stopped being cool. He’s the 45-year-old man who wears sunglasses and smokes Camel cigarettes in the shade, but no one says anything to him because he just can. He shows up on some religious holiday in a leather jacket and a motorcycle while your dad rolls his eyes because he secretly, no, openly resents the bachelor-pad lifestyle of his brother. This entire aesthetic is accepted by the hundreds of festival attendees who swarmed to the main stage for his incredibly

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New Yorkers and tourists alike enjoy the spectacle of Governors Ball.

packed set list, including hits like “Go It Alone,” “Mixed Bizness,” and “Sexx Laws” as well as a tribute to the recently deceased David Bowie with a cover of “China Girl” and Prince. Leading up to his rendition of “Raspberry Beret” he spilled his heart to the audience through his black tinted sunglasses and leather jacket about his relationship with Prince — a fleeting, but affecting one. Prince presented Beck with his Grammy for Best Album for Morning Phase, and in return, Beck seized his chance to hug Prince, an idol of his, without any indication of whether this was an O.K. move on Prince’s end. Not until watching the footage of the award ceremony afterwards was he reassured by the smile that stretched across Prince’s face, and thus delivered to the audience this day not one, but two tributes to this treasured idol. Jamie xx It’s hard to imagine In Colour playing outside of the solitariness of one’s headphones. Other than “There’s Going to Be (Good Times),” the breakout hit of the record and one of the finest Young Thug features out there, the music is something contained within one’s earbuds, enclosed in that narrow mental space. That was the case for me, at least, until I had to push my way through the swarms gathered under the Bacardi House Stage tent to see the breakout member of indie pop band The xx spin his records under flashing lights and witness an “All Under One Roof Raving” take place. He played popular tracks like “Loud Places” that brought shivers down the spine when accompanied by his remix of Florence + The Machine’s “You’ve Got The Love.” A remix of The Human League’s “Don’t You Want Me” was thrown in there too, along with a denouncement by the twenty-something in front of me

who commented “Wasn’t this a hit in like 1986?” It was 1982, sir, and if Jamie xx can spin it, I don’t see what the year has to do with anything. The Strokes The crowd in front of the GOVBALL Main Stage stretched for miles. I’ve seen people before, even large amounts of them, but never so many together in close confines all progressively getting more and more impatient as the minutes dragged on. At 9:00, fifteen minutes before The Strokes were scheduled to go on, concert-goers were waiting in anticipation; at 9:15, their scheduled playing time, the island buzzed with energy; at 9:30, any movement behind the thick screen of smoke was greeted by shrieks and applause; at 9:45, there were riots narrowly avoided by Julian Casablancas and the rest of the band’s entrance. From there, the night took off into a frenzy of music as my middle school angst and unrequited attempts at edginess were relieved. Every other person in the crowd shouted in sync to the shrieks of guitar and somber words of Casablancas as they played hits like “The Modern Age,” “Last Nite” and “Someday” as well as songs from their four track feature released that day, such as “Threat of Joy” and “Drag Queen.” But somberness was far from the theme of the night for either The Strokes or audience members, and from this came the increasingly digressing ramblings of Casablancas and a beautiful rendition of The Clash’s “Clampdown,” a song they have not performed live in over ten years. With a conclusion of “You Only Live Once” as the encore, the crowd exploded in energy as it surged towards the stage wanting to savor the sounds of their adolescence and fleeting feelings of their youth. See GOV BALL, Page 12

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MUSIC REVIEW

Strokes’ latest a no-frills record Band returns with much of the same in new EP By MATT GALLATIN Daily Arts Writer

For all the traditionalism and tropes that define The Strokes — taut guitars, catchy chords, and an over-thetop rock ‘n’ roll attitude — B they too have been a sort of Future experiment for a Present new interaction between artists, Past the public, The Strokes labels and Cult Records critics. The explosion of the group in 2001 was propelled by a new millennial generation of rock writers and listeners. A shiny, new “indie” publication called Pitchfork would come, for better or worse, to define this new approach. Reviews became increasingly self-indulgent and personal — this band means something to me; this release is far too mainstream for me; look at all of these references I know. Naturally, music reviews are going to be subjective. Those who tell you a review can be completely techincal are kidding themselves. But this new brand of narcissism was, nevertheless, a sea change, and it was one The Strokes were pulled into gleefully by the culture, the band’s wishes — whatever they might have been — aside. And as it goes, it was in that sea The Strokes drowned, as critics who hailed the band started taking personal offense that they wouldn’t follow in the footsteps of their darling record Kid A. And yet, despite the disdain, The Strokes have continued to dole out catchy, infectious, lasting singles from one decade to another. The usual complaint — they’re just rehashing the same material — is not necessarily ill-founded; it’s just irrelevant at this point. Fine, none of their material may ever match the beating heart of “Last Nite.” But the relentless pace of “Reptilia,” the shimmering chords of “You

Only Live Once,” the pitch perfect “Under Cover of Darkness” and the jittery “One Way Trigger” endure well on their own merits, even if they’re not on a disc titled Is This It. Accordingly, The Strokes have managed, after much discussion of their fate, to once again create a successful, bouncy, fun release. It seems part of that success comes from a lesson in brevity. For the most part, The Strokes have always followed this rule, but it’s more obvious on Future Present Past than ever. There are only three new tracks included, with the addition of a remix of single “Oblivius” at the end. Opener “Drag Queen” jolts the EP into pace with its dark guitar chords, and while a bit overambitious and scattered lyrically, it features a welcome revision of the guitar interplay that admittedly fell off in some of their later records. But it’s the original single here (per usual) that stands head and shoulders above everything else: “Oblivius.” It’s a towering work by the band and could be comfortably asserted as one of their very best in over a decade. The chorus resonates like nothing we’ve heard from the group in a while: “What side are you standing on?” It’s simple, to the point, and beautiful, which is not what would always be associated with Julian Casablancas’ nasally voice. “Threat of Joy” is a more upbeat take, and it feels straight from Room on Fire - era. It’s less memorable than “Drag Queen” or “Oblivius,” but still a solid track front to back, disregarding the odd opening lines from Casablancas (“Ok / I see how it is now / you don’t have time to play with me anymore”). The addition of the “Oblivius” remix by Moretti is an unnecessary and inescapably redundant one, but it’s a forgivable misstep given the length of the EP. It shifts the focus, rightly so, towards the single. Are The Strokes changing the culture with Future Present Past, as they once did? Definitely not. Are they going to win the minds of longstanding detractors? No. But if you want a straightforward, no-frills rock release, you can rely on The Strokes, like you always could.

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LIBRARY From Page 3 tall trees or a picnic-friendly lawn. She emphasized she would not support an impossible park any more than she would a structurally unsound building. However, Haber claimed that there is a layer of broken rock and cement below the surface of the parking lot that can be replaced with soil. “When they poured the roof of the top of the first floor (of the parking structure) … they have filled in 18 to 24 inches of broken rock and cement on top of the top of the parking structure,” he said. “Those 24 inches to 18 inches of rock and cement, remove that, put in some dirt.” He also said he intends to use the Freedom of Information Act to make his claim accessible to the public. City Councilmember Kirk Westphal (D–Ward 2) implicitly countered Haber’s assertions, arguing the parking lot was destined to become a building through a transparent public process. “Before I was involved in city government, I participated as a citizen in the Calthorpe process for downtown over 10 years ago,” Westphal said. “The state of that particular parcel has not been contentious at all for decades, so going to the voters about a single piece of property didn’t seem to be a good use of the ballot mechanism.” He said there is a foundation for a high-rise building embedded in the underground parking structure as per an accepted budget proposal. “The community decided all along that this was an appropriate place to put parking underground and a high rise above, so that’s why we invested in a foundation for a high-rise building,” Westphal said. “It was decided when the underground structure was proposed and approved, because the building wasn’t proposed on top of it at the time and a foundation for a large building can go in there.” However, Haber dismissed Westphal’s suggestion that this foundation was agreed upon democratically. He claimed that when the underground parking lot was originally developed, the developer inserted backdoor costs for building high-rises in the future.

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CLINTON From Page 1 points. Morgan worked for the Clinton presidential campaign in 2008 and was a delegate for Clinton in that year’s Democratic National Convention. He said his experience working for a losing primary campaign makes him empathetic with present-day Sanders supporters. “I’m very confident that, in the fall, when any rational person looks at the race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, the choice will be very clear,” Morgan said. “With that said, the Clinton campaign has to do a good job of embracing Sanders’ supporters and incorporating a lot of the issues that they were passionate about.” Both Morgan and Perkins said they intend to continue to organize for Clinton and will be coordinating with professional staff from the Clinton campaign once they arrive in the state. Perkins also acknowledged that Trump’s populist rhetoric could make Michigan more competitive than in past presidential elections. “I do think Trump speaks to a ‘we’ve been battered economically for so long’ and a ‘god damn it, that’s someone’s fault’ attitude,” Perkins said. “He can speak the sound bites of why Michigan is struggling financially, but it’s harder for (Clinton) because it’s not a soundbite.” Despite the optimism of some local Clinton supporters for uniting the party by November, there is evidence of continued resistance from grassroots supporters of Sanders, particularly among the University community. Rising LSA junior Nicholas Kolenda, president of the Ann Arbor chapter of Students for Sanders, estimated 40 percent of

SACUA From Page 2 reaction to the recent shootings at the University of California at Los Angeles. In the past, faculty members were encouraged to follow the “run, hide, fight” mantra in handling active shooter situations, Ortega said. He expressed concern that this rhetoric is outdated and rarely applicable to emergency situations. Ortega worried that

local Sanders supporters are ready to vote for Clinton in November, 40 percent are undecided and 20 percent have left the Democratic Party. Kolenda also said he and many of his fellow Sanders supporters are disappointed by the result of the primaries but have accepted Clinton as the nominee. While he is not sure if he will organize for Clinton’s campaign in November, Kolenda said he will continue advocating for local elections and political causes, such as the upcoming contract negotiations for the University’s Graduate Student Union, which aims to ensure fair pay and benefits for graduate student instructors. He added that, while he and his peers have reservations about Clinton, they are firmly opposed to the prospect of a Trump presidency. “My views on Clinton are lukewarm at best, so it’d be hard to take hours out of the day to do much for that campaign,” Kolenda said in an email interview. “However, myself, and others, will be trying my hardest to keep Trump out of office, and if the Students for Hillary or Campus Democrats groups need help to keep Michigan out of Trump’s hands, I’d be willing to help out.” A few minutes after 9 p.m., the CNN broadcast on the bar’s flat-screen televisions declared Clinton the winner of the New Jersey primary, drawing cheers and applause from attendees. Three minutes later, Trump appeared on the same screens. The commotion among the Clinton supporters dulled as they turned to the televisions. As he read from his teleprompter, Trump’s speech gradually drew laughs, eye-rolls, head-shakes — and, when the Republican nominee called for Sanders’ supporters to join him — boos.

prior training forced faculty members to prioritize issues of perceived liability over conscious decision making. “Am I expected to run if I have a student in a wheelchair?” Ortega said. “I was concerned about the real expectations, especially when you have excessively challenged students.” In response, Schultz suggested that YouTube videos could be used as effective tools in training students and faculty members in how to respond to an active shooter emergency.

PHONES From Page 1 National Toxicology Program released in May stated there is little potential for harm from cell phones. The study exposed rats and mice to frequencies similar to those used for mobile devices in the United States and found minimal instances of tumors in their subjects. On the other hand, the International Agency for Research on Cancer — a part of the World Health Organization — classified this cell phone radio-frequency energy as potentially carcinogenic after discovering an increased risk for glioma, a type of brain cancer, associated with cell phones. Despite this contradictory evidence, Larry Junck, a University of Michigan professor of Neurology, does not think cell phones need warnings like other known harmful substances — such as cigarettes and alcohol — do. Junck additionally exhibited little concern for any health problems associated with cell phones. “There’s not a lot of reason to think that the radio waves that are emitted by cell phones would be harmful to one’s body,” Junck said. “We all know that there’s radio waves all around us, and we don’t think of them as being harmful. One of the main ways that radio waves

AMTRAK From Page 3 from Michigan Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration should be released to the public to ensure there would be no misinformation during the community input phase.

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or micro waves could be harmful is by actually heating tissues, and that doesn’t occur to a significant extent with routine use of cell phones.” Junck particularly focuses on brain tumors and glioma treatment in his work, and he was recently featured in a Wall Street Journal article regarding his stance on cell phone warnings. He said there are not enough studies to accurately link brain tumors to an increase in cell phone use, as the phones’ radio waves do not damage DNA and pass through tissues without harm. He added that the increase in brain tumors since the 1970s is due to an advance in detection technology, not cell phones. “If this (cell phones) was a major cause of brain tumors, you would expect to see brain tumors becoming more common,” Junck said. “It’s widely believed the increase in brain tumors is due to better recognition of brain tumors by more widespread use of MRI scans and CT scans.” The World Health Organization also reported after its 2010 study that, despite an increased use in cell phones, newer phones also have lower energy emissions, and the increased use in texting keeps the head distanced from phones, concluding that more studies are necessary to gauge how harmful cell phones are. Junck said many studies that report positive links between brain

tumors and cell phone usage have underlying biases. For example, if researchers ask individuals who already have a brain tumor about their cell phone use patterns, they may assume their tumor was caused by their cell phone use and report higher rates of usage. Junck added that the trend in the number of brain tumor incidents is not explained by the increased cell phone use. “If using a cell phone was the cause of brain tumors and if it didn’t take much time for cell phone radiation to cause a brain tumor, then the incidents of brain tumors should have gone up in parallel with the increased prevalence of cell phones,” Junck said. “If it took a number of years of cell phone use to cause brain tumors, then you would expect the incidents of brain tumors to go up with the lag time several years later before the increase of brain tumors would be seen. Neither of those have taken place.” Junck said, despite a lack of evidence, he sees merit in the claim that younger people would be more at risk than adults. “If there is going to be a concern, it would be especially important in kids — first of all, because they have more years of exposure, and secondly because their growing and developing tissues could be more susceptible to environmental harms,” Junck said.

“The harm of a premature release is that the city is releasing something when it’s not sure of its accuracy — the public would be commenting on something that may be false,” Taylor said. “I believe putting out a document that does not have its own stamp of internal confidence is a harm.” Ackerman and Grand opposed

the resolution by arguing that an early disclosure of the report would potentially undermine city staff as well as MDOT and the FRA. “We need to dot our I’s and cross our T’s,” Ackerman said. “And after that, there will be a robust, there will be a long, there will be a lengthy public process.”

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Michigan exits from WCWS with 1-0 loss 2016 was supposed to be the Wolverines’ year to win it all

American accolades. This was Michigan’s time to shine, until it wasn’t. The top scoring team in the country, with 8.61 runs per game, crossed the plate just seven times in its three WCWS games — a 2.33 average. Romero, OKLAHOMA CITY, the team leader in batting Okla. — The 2016 season average, home runs, RBI was supposed to be the and nearly every other year the No. 2 Michigan offensive category went softball 1-for-7 in the WCWS team with the same amount of AVI would SHOLKOFF strikeouts as RBI (one). win its Lawrence wasn’t much second better, hitting two singles Women’s College World in nine at-bats. Series championship. It Team 39 was a team returned nearly every saddled with expectations. player from 2015 runner- At the team’s Media Day in up squad, losing just left- February, the Wolverines hander Haylie Wagner answered questions about and catcher Lauren Sweet a possible from their core lineup. postseason Record-setting seniors rematch Sierra Romero and Sierra with No. Lawrence led the top of the 1 Florida. lineup with potent power Michigan and blistering speed. made it Lawrence had a career- further setting season with new than the highs in batting average, Gators on-base-percentage and — who slugging percentage. were upset in the Super Meanwhile, Romero Regionals — but not as far dominated conference as last season. play, too. She earned Big There were bright spots Ten Player of the Year and in this year’s lineup, giving her first-ever USA Softball optimism for next season. Player of the Year award in Sophomore first baseman her third consecutive time Tera Blanco cemented as a top-three finalist. herself as the team’s next Romero was named as a dynamic hitter, slugging NFCA All-America first- 12 home runs and 66 team member for the third RBI while posting a straight year. .409/.758/.540 slash line. Senior right fielder She will look to build on Kelsey Susalla had another this year’s success as the solid year in the cleanup likely-cleanup hitter next spot, hitting .344 with 11 spring. home runs. Susalla earned Junior left fielder her second consecutive Kelly Christner couldn’t spot on the NFCA All- match her other-worldly Great Lakes region First- sophomore year numbers, Team. but she still provided This was the Wolverines’ a .320 average and season to win it all. They tremendous energy both had the player of the year at the plate and on the in Romero, the Big Ten field as a team captain. coach of the year and And of course, Betsa will NCAA’s most winningest return for her senior year. coach in Carol Hutchins, Betsa so often stymied her the Big Ten Pitcher of opponents from the circle, the year in junior right- holding them to a careerhander Megan Betsa and low .162 batting average four players earning All- and striking out 302 of

them. With the exception of Romero, the rest of the infield will return next season, but Christner will be the only outfield starter back. The 2016 softball season was one with tremendous potential that ultimately fell short. Mistakes defensively behind the plate, a dearth of pitching depth and a lack of timely hitting cost the Wolverines another trip to the WCWS championship. “My time here has been awesome,” Susalla said after Michigan’s 1-0 loss to Florida State on Sunday. “This last year with 20 other other girls was just amazing. We didn’t get the outcome that we wanted, but I wouldn’t have traded these last three days for anything.” In the last four years, Michigan has won 210 games. It won the Big Ten in each of those seasons, it reached the finals of the WCWS, but one task still eluded the Wolverines’ senior class: the chance to hold the WCWS trophy. “It’s really hard to get to the World Series,” Hutchins said. “It’s really hard to win at the World Series. And honestly, I’m just proud of our kids for the season they’ve had. It doesn’t always go your way. That’s how life goes. “This has been a — this is a tough group. We made them tough by what we do every day, and regardless of the final outcome here, they toughed through all those things. ... We were close to winning it last night without our best performance. This is a really tough group.” A tough group that had everything — everything but a performance worthy of winning a WCWS championship.

“It doesn’t always go your way. That’s how life goes.”

After World Series loss, a fitting goodbye for Michigan OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Led by its coach, the Michigan softball team walked one-by-one, redeyed, into the bowels ORION of ASA Hall SANG of Fame Stadium. It was all quiet but for the occasional sniffle as coach Carol Hutchins, senior second baseman Sierra Romero, junior right-hander Megan Betsa and senior rightfielder Kelsey Susalla seated themselves at the front end of the press conference room before answering questions. A magical run last season that ended with a runnerup finish set expectations as high as they’ve ever been for Michigan this time around, which is not easy feat when you consider the program has made it to Oklahoma City more times than you can count on each hand. And though the secondranked Wolverines failed

to go as far as they did last season, losing 1-0 to Florida State in an elimination game, Hutchins still wanted her players to keep their heads up high. “I’ve got a lot of heartbroken kids, a fantastic senior class that has to say goodbye, and I told them just to reflect on their careers, what they’ve meant to Michigan and what Michigan has meant to them,” Hutchins said. “We’ll hold our heads high at the end of the day, because they represent this institution and the sport of softball. They represent their families every day the way our institution asks them to do it. They’re great Michigan women. “As a coach, ultimately that’s what I’m most proud of. I’ll always be proud of Team 39. They’ve had a great season and we had a great run, and unfortunately, we just ran out (of gas) at the end.” After the loss, Michigan didn’t talk about what-ifs. It didn’t talk about what should’ve been. Instead, Hutchins and the Wolverines focused on all that they were able to accomplish. “We set really high expectations for our studentathletes, and if you’re going

to wear the Block M, you’re going to wear it right,” Hutchins said. “You’re going to learn the minute you walk in the door that this isn’t about you, this is about Michigan. Your job, your duty and the reason we bring you to Michigan and give you the opportunity of your lifetime is to help make Michigan great, and our kids embraced that and they epitomize it. “This senior class has done nothing but both of those things. They have done nothing but represent Michigan. I’m very, very proud of that.” Before Sunday, Michigan had rebounded with a win after every loss this season. But after Amanda Vargas’s foul pop-up was caught for the final out and the Seminoles streamed onto the field to celebrate, there were no more chances for the Wolverines to redeem themselves, leaving them reduced to a 52-7 record with no ring to show. And on one of the hardest days of their lives, with their hearts in pieces, Michigan reminded its fans — and its coach — why it loved them to begin with. They stopped crying, and instead, they signed autographs.

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The Michigan softball team said goodbye the only way it knew how to: gracefully.

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End of season awards: Baseball By COLE ZINGAS Daily Sports Writer

In Erik Bakich’s fourth year as the Michigan baseball coach, positivity was in the air. Over the last four years, Bakich has worked to build his program around a consistent mindset and a team-first mentality. According to Bakich, this was the most cohesive team he has had, and according to others across the country, it was his best. Michigan even broke into the preseason rankings at No. 15 and was projected to win the Big Ten by many. But even after a blistering hot start to the season, the Wolverines finished 36-21 after a 2-9 stretch that ended the season with a disappointing early exit from the Big Ten Tournament — and no spot in the NCAA Regionals. Nevertheless, the season was not completely lost. Plenty of thrilling games and outstanding individual performances kept Michigan baseball as exciting as ever in its 150th season of existence. Here are The Daily’s end of the season awards: Season high: Ako Thomas’ walk-off against Michigan State on April 29 By the end of April, a conference win against Michigan’s biggest in-state rival was sorely needed after losing to the Spartans 11-5 in the two teams’ first matchup of the year. This time around, though, it was the freshman infielder Ako Thomas delivered for the then-sixteenth ranked Wolverines in the 11th inning. He singled with two outs in the frame, scoring sophomore catcher Drew Lugbauer from second, who beat the throw home. Featuring the marquee starting pitchers for both squads, it was by far the biggest win the Wolverines racked this season.

Season low: Michigan loses to Central Michigan, 8-7 in Mt. Pleasant At the time, a May 11 road loss against the middling Central Michigan seemed to be just a bump in the road after a dominating weekend sweep of Rutgers, but it turned out to be the beginning of the Wolverines’ late-season demise. The biggest loss of the game was senior outfielder Matt Ramsay, who suffered a season-ending injury. His absence was felt in a big way for the remainder of the season. Most exciting win: Michigan beats Hawaii 5-4 in 10 innings on March 11 It was the Wolverines’ first late-inning test of the season, and it ended in dramatic fashion. A packed Les Marakami Stadium in Honolulu was as “loud as a stadium can get” according to Bakich, and Michigan certainly felt the pressure. After cruising to a 4-1 lead on a seven-inning, 12-strikeout performance by junior left-hander Brett Adcock, Hawaii came roaring back in the ninth. To stop Hawaii’s rally, Lugbauer made a behind-theback toss to sophomore righthander Bryan Pall to tag a runner out at the plate, and keep the game 4-4. Michigan won, 5-4, on an RBI from junior catcher Harrison Wenson in the 10th inning. Best individual performance: Matt Ramsay on April 1 against Northwestern Bakich says he hasn’t seen a performance like this in 20 years, so Ramsay’s definitely tops the list. In the midst of the Wolverines’ longest winning streak of the season, Michigan crushed Northwestern, 12-3, thanks to three home runs from Ramsay. On the day, he was 5-for6 with seven RBIs to contribute to

The Wolverines lost 9 of their final 11 games of the season.

Matt Ramsay hit three home runs April 1.

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Right-hander Brett Adcock tallied seven wins and held opponents to a .190 average in his junior campaign.

the Wolverines 21-hit effort. Most Valuable Player: Brett Adcock The junior left-hander was the Wolverines’ horse all year, and held opponents to a .190 batting average. He had several signature performances

throughout the season. Against University of Illinois – Chicago, he threw a complete game shutout. In a road contest against Illinois, he threw 8.1 innings of three-hit baseball as Michigan won 1-0 — Michigan’s only win in an eight-game stretch to end

the regular season. Though he struggled with his command at times, Adcock tallied 100 strikeouts on the season, good for fifth in Michigan history. He holds a 3.09 career earned-run average, which ranks fifth in program history.

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GOV BALL From Page 6 Misterwives The energetic equivalent of the previous day’s Years & Years, Misterwives presented the piercing vocals of the female frontman Mandy Lee and her endless encouragement and positivity that prefaced every song. It’s nice to hear, every once in awhile, that I can accomplish my dreams, even if those dreams are only vaguely defined in the back of my mind. Regardless, the alt-pop band went through the rounds of their hits and singles in a hometown performance, as well as presenting new material in their hour-long set on Saturday in between shouts of encouragement and thanks as Lee ran around stage belting high notes. The energy in the air was never more electric than when they performed “Reflections” and “Our Own House” and, despite unfamiliarity with the songs, never was it lacking as she led the audience through lyrics and refrains as a strive towards inclusivity. Misterwives’ brand of alt-pop is the guilty pleasure kind, the kind that makes you want to dance, but crippling insecurity directs you towards the sadder, hipper music instead. It’s the kind that makes you want to run, but self-doubt and

unathleticism prevents that from happening. Lord Huron For the three years I’ve listened to Lord Huron, I’ve recommended them to friends and family and even included their discography on my “Should I Read or Should I Cry?” playlist alongside Bob Dylan’s. For three years I have alternatively referred to them with the pronouns “he” or “them” interchangeably, for, despite my devotion to their music, I never truly knew if Lord Huron was an individual or a band. Forget the internet. That wouldn’t solve my problem. Only running toward the main stage on Saturday, toward their scheduled performance, would end the years of self-doubt. And it turned out to be a four-piece, allmale band, with a name inspired by the great lake itself who didn’t fail to impress. Their music is melodic and pure, leaning towards the folk genre but not in the same vein as The Lumineers. If there was a way a midwestern field or a gust of wind could be captured in music, it would be captured by Lord Huron in slowbuilding songs like their hits “Time to Run” and “Ends of the Earth,” but also in more fast-paced songs like “Hurricane (Johnnie’s Theme).