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Foreign affairs analyst, journalist, and author Robin Wright speaks at the Michigan Union Thursday.
Renowned foreign correspondent Robin Wright gives lecture at ‘U’ Journalist describes her experiences reporting on conflicts in Iraq, Libya EMILY MIILLER Daily Staff Reporter
Robin Wright, an internationally renowned journalist and author, spoke on her experience in the Middle East as one of a few female journalists to a crowd of about 400 in the Michigan Union Ballroom Thursday. This is the second lecture Wright has given in connection with the Margaret Waterman Alumnae Group’s Town Hall Celebrity Lecture Series, which
raises scholarship money for University of Michigan students. The Waterman Alumnae Group has organized Town Hall lecture series for 43 years, and this year’s series includes four lectures. In addition to describing her views on global changes moving forward in the 21st century, Wright spoke to her background as a University of Michigan alum and her journalism career, which includes being published in The Washington Post, The New York Times Magazine and TIME Magazine. She noted she has also
travelled with every secretary of state since Henry Kissinger and with every U.S. President since Jimmy Carter, and has reported from more than 140 countries on six continents. While describing her work in the Middle East, Wright said she focused her reporting on international conflicts in places like Iraq, Libya and Syria. “I’m very interested in wars and conflict,” she said. “I’m ultimately interested in peace, but it’s understanding conflict that gets you closer to understanding
how you make peace — how do you undo the hate and fear and animosity that can so divide society.” She also noted the lack of women in journalism both when she started and today, citing a 106-person press corps during an assignment in Africa in which she was the only female. However, she noted that success in journalism is not linked to gender so much as a willingness to tell the stories of others. “It’s not being a female, See WRIGHT, Page 3
At a town hall Thursday with Central Student Government members and Ann Arbor city officials, members of each group tried to find common ground between city and student interests for downtown housing. During the event, individuals compared housing costs near the University of Michigan to other Big Ten schools, saying that the University’s housing is more expensive. Speakers also noted the economic drawbacks of a less diverse group of individuals living in an areas like downtown Ann Arbor. CSG recently created an affordable housing project in response to student concern about the high costs of offcampus housing. Public Policy junior Nadine Jawad, who spearheaded the initiative, said the town hall was an important launching point for further
communication between students and city officials. About 25 individuals attended the event, the majority of which were students. “We have to be allies and work together with the community, with the larger Washtenaw County, with the city, with the campus, and think (about) how we can unify our interests to benefit all,” Jawad said. Ann Arbor City Councilmember Zachary Ackerman (D–Ward 3), who is a recent University graduate, and County Commissioner Yousef Rabhi, both on the panel, emphasized impacts of increasing housing costs, such as the exclusion of students of lower socioeconomic status. “(Ann Arbor’s) diversity is slowly escaping us,” Rabhi said. “If we don’t work hard and make sure we have our full options on where to live, not only will our student body become less diverse, our community will become less See HOUSING, Page 3
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Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code — a nonprofit to support women in the computer science field — visited Ann Arbor Thursday to campaign for Hillary Clinton in the Michigan Union. With the Nov. 8 election nearing, Saujani stressed her endorsment of Clinton, noting she has clear policies in place for innovation and technological advancements and has shown support for women and people of color. “She is the tech candidate of this presidential cycle,” Saujani said. “She has made a commitment to continue President Obama’s work on ‘(Computer Science) For All,’ (including) making sure we get computer science to every classroom, and making sure that we go to the classrooms that are the hardest to reach.” The Democratic presidential nominee has included plans to double investment in the Computer Science for All program and launch a new set of grants in her platform. Clinton also aims to substantially expand the pool of computer science teachers through a number of different methods, such as recruiting new teachers and retraining existing ones. According to the campaign’s website, the goal is to ensure teachers stay up-to-
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This article is part of a Michigan Daily series profiling the four candidates seeking a seat on the Board of Regents at the University of Michigan this November. Carl Meyers, former Michigan Republican Party treasurer, is hoping to become the third Republican regent on the leftleaning University Board of Regents this November. Meyers, a UM-Dearborn alum, is also the senior vice president of investments for the financial services firm Raymond and James and the chairman of Dearborn’s Police and Fire and General Employee’s pension boards. He said he hopes to use his financial expertise to prevent further tuition increases at the University and increase efficiency of the University’s budget. “I will propose a freeze in tuition, starting with Michiganresident students,” Meyers said. “It can be done rather easily and would have minimal impact on the budget.” Prior to joining Raymond and James, Meyers was a managing See MEYERS, Page 3
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date with new technology, provide them with learning opportunities and streamline certification pathways. “A huge problem in getting computer science into classrooms is the lack of teachers, and she’s made a commitment to making sure we train 50,000 new computer science teachers,” Saujani said. “Her policies on entrepreneurship — having young entrepreneurs have
loan forgiveness programs up to $75,000 for five years — is the incentive that is going to make people start those new businesses. She made a commitment to making sure that happens in underserved areas.” LSA senior Pavithra Vetriselvan, who is majoring in computer science, said Clinton’s new policies have a huge impact on computer science students and potentially increase the
number of teachers in the workforce. “I think (Clinton’s computer science initiatives) are amazing,” Vetriselvan said. “I think that’s something that’s so important, because after studying CS, there’s huge pressure to work for a big tech company and have that be your justification for spending four years in college. But I think there’s a huge need for teachers See CODING, Page 3
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The University of Michigan Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Faculty Alliance held its annual reception Thursday night in the Rackham Graduate School, for faculty and staff across campus to meet and network. The event, which drew a crowd of 30, has been a consistent opportunity for LGBTQ faculty to mingle at the University. The University of Michigan Faculty Alliance was founded in 1992 as a body for LGBT faculty to advocate for the addition of sexual orientation to the University’s non-discrimination bylaw. The bylaw, 14.06, was incorporated under the Board of Regents that year. Cortney Turner, assistant research scientist at the Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute and event organizer, said since then, the organization has worked on University policies affecting the LGBTQ community and meeting LGBTQ students’ academic needs. R. Van Harrison, professor of Learning Health Sciences, See LGBTQ, Page 3
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A ballot proposal seeking to extend the term of office for Ann Arbor city officials by two years has drawn pushback from some residents and City Council members who believe this will be a self-serving convenience for incumbents, decrease constituent accountability and impede independent candidates running for city office. Fundamentally, the divide is between two visions of an ideal city electorate: those who see maximization of voter turnout as ideal, and those who prefer a smaller electorate that is more vested in local issues. The proposal was placed on the November ballot by a 7-4 City Council vote in July. In the same meeting, a parallel
ballot proposal pushing for nonpartisan local elections was defeated 7-4. Backers of the resolution, City Councilmember Kirk Westphal (D–Ward 2), who co-sponsered the proposal, argued that lengthening councilmembers’ terms and staggering elections onto even-numbered years would improve voter turnout in city elections because topticket races — like presidential campaigns — would drive more voters to the polls and therefore improve local governance. Currently, the mayor and each City Council member must run for re-election every two years, with five council seats up for election in any given year. Because there are no high-profile top-ticket races in odd-numbered years, voter turnout in August primary elections for city office — which tend to be decisive because
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of Democratic dominance in Ann Arbor — is often half of evenyear turnout, and many city offices end up uncontested on the November ballot. “The people of Ann Arbor generally are very concerned about voting rights and franchisement,” Westphal said. “And our bi-year council elections have been such a longrunning joke, I decided to do something about it.” If the proposal is passed, the term extension will be gradually phased in, with all City Council members elected in 2017 holding three-year terms and all councilmember-elects in 2018 holding four-year terms. However, opponents — like City Councilmember Jack Eaton (D–Ward 4) — argue the proposed term extensions will mean city officials will be less accountable to public opinion without the threat of bi-annual re-election and it will be more difficult for independent candidates to mount challenges to incumbents. Of the 11 incumbent City Council members defeated by challengers since 2001, seven were ousted in odd-year elections. “To a great extent, the people who will benefit from having four-year terms and running in even years are Democrats,” Eaton said, pointing out that Ann Arbor voters in presidential and midterm election years are more likely to vote straightticket Democratic on city races because the top-ballot would dilute local issues. As the only non-Democrat on the council, Jane Lumm (I–Ward 2) called the ballot proposal advanced by her colleagues “self-serving” and echoed Eaton in arguing that it would merely decrease accountability in city government and make it See BALLOT, Page 3
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MEYERS From Page 1 partner at Detroit investment firm Roney and Company. He also serves on the board of Megan’s Dreams, a Michigan-based nonprofit focused on providing scholarships to veterinary students at Michigan State University. Meyers said he believes this diversity in experience will aid him when working with the board. “I have experience with board governance, executive pay and large institutional asset management,” he said. “I understand how corporate and board governance operate.” Meyers previously ran unsuccessfully for the board in 2004 and also made a bid for candidacy in 2014, but did not get
CODING From Page 1 for computer science education in high school and lower, and you can’t do that until you have people who can actually teach. I think the proposition for helping out student loans and trading that in for a couple years of teaching would change a lot of things — I would do it.” Engineering senior Caroline Gluck also echoed this sentiment, saying this work could positively impact future STEM graduates. “I think it could almost be the next Teach for America type thing,” Gluck said. “I know one of my friends just got this offer at an amazing consulting firm, and he’s taking a year off to do Teach for America and then going to do that. So it could become something like that in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields.”
HOUSING From Page 1 diverse.” Teresa Gillotti, Washtenaw County housing and infrastructure manager and another panelist, said 56 percent of tenants in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti — comprised of mostly students — pay 30 percent or more of their income on rent. Some students consider the high rent pricing in Ann Arbor unaffordable, which could be a reason why some students are choosing to commute, Gillotti said. Rabhi echoed her point, saying housing downtown was out of reach for a growing number of residents. “People are just not making enough to afford the housing in Ann Arbor,” he said. Gillotti said the more mixedincome a community is, the better the economy will be, as there will be more people buying from a diverse range of Ann Arbor businesses. Ackerman also discussed past city efforts to incentivize affordable housing, including a “premium” system where high-rises could have more stories if they met affordable housing or environmental safety qualifications. However, he noted high-rise companies rarely choose to build affordable housing. Another issue raised at the town hall was the impact increased housing density, a popular suggestion for fixing
WRIGHT From Page 1 although I think women tend to be better at this,” Wright said. “It’s learning to listen. Everyone wants to tell their stories.” Wright said when Americans consider the political situations of countries in the Middle East and elsewhere, they should be cognizant of the imperfections of the United States historically and currently, such as difficulties with race relations. She said much of the conflict in the Middle East has to do with citizens yearning for human rights such as individual freedoms, freedom of the press and voting rights. “When we judge the rest of
enough votes at the Republican State Convention. However, he said he thinks now more than ever his understanding of the financial burdens of being a University student can help bridge the communication gap between the board and students at the University. The board recently voted 5-3 to increase tuition by 3.9 percent for in-state students and 4.4 percent for out-of-state students. Both Republicans on the board, Regents Andrea Fischer Newman and Andrew Richner, voted no, joined by Regent Denise Illitch. He noted that his deep-rooted Michigan ties can be seen in his commitment to increasing in-state enrollment, saying the rising international student presence on campus is coming at the expense of in-state students. In the fall of 2015, the Office of the Registrar
News reported among the freshman population 3,472 in-state students versus 2,599 out of state. “The Board of Regents have admitted far too many international students compared to in-state students,” Meyers said. “It’s wrong. This is still a public university.” If elected, Meyers also plans to try to increase in-state enrollment at the Flint and Dearborn campuses. Meyers said the recent increase of University President Mark Schlissel’s salary by 3 percent and addition of an annual payment of $100,000 to his retirement fund at a time of increasing tuition and student debt showed insensitivity to the students. “To have a guy making nearly $800,000, when most students who attend this University need financial aid, when tuition is
Saujani also emphasized the Clintons’ involvement with Girls Who Code, saying that Clinton, unlike her opponent, is committed to channeling resources toward the advancement of women and people of color in STEM fields. “I haven’t heard Donald Trump talk about the issue (of a lack of women in STEM) at all,” Saujani said. “Chelsea’s come and spoken to the girls and so has Hillary, and she has been having a long-term conversation about how do we make sure, now that 40 percent of American breadwinners are women, that we’re going into industries that pay a good wage. And science, technology, engineering and math are those industries.” Vetriselvan said she is inspired by a possible Clinton presidency, appreciating her political knowledge and wide range of experience. “The bulk of it hasn’t even really hit me yet — she’s amazing,”
Vetriselvan said. “I think she stands for a lot of things that women everywhere stand for, and I think having her in office just offers a new perspective that hasn’t been there ever.” Saujani also told the crowd she supports Clinton because of a need for a change in the face of power. She challenged attendees to consider which candidate would be an advocate and inspiration for women and people of color across the country. “Look at what’s happening in this election, and look at some of the words that are coming out of Donald Trump and the way he speaks about women,” Saujani said. “Don’t you think little girls are listening to that? And feeling like ‘Oh, this isn’t for me?’ We need someone who uplifts women, and we need someone who’s going to help change this culture and help be a role model for young women. And that person is Hillary.”
housing issues, might have on crime in the city. Mary Jo Callan, director of the Ginsberg Center, a University of Michigan organization focused around social change, said crime would not be a concern in increasing housing density, as research has yet to prove a link between lower housing costs and criminal activity. “That’s just factually inaccurate,” Callan said. Callan also noted that with nearly 9,000 of 43,000 students living in campus housing, the University — one of the biggest economic players in Ann Arbor and the region— actively contributes to congestion. While 3,500 jobs are created by the University, Callan said twothirds of those individuals don’t contribute to the city’s economy fully because they don’t live in Ann Arbor but do use city transportation. Gillotti said the University often views the housing problem in Ann Arbor as a transportation problem, highlighting the need for a rail system or better public transportation to downtown. She suggested students bring in data from other Big Ten schools on commuters to compare to the University, noting that people consistently commuting from work or school can cause negative economic effects on Ann Arbor. “The most action at this University happens when students are involved,” she said. Callan also said students can be a huge ally in the efforts to combat high costs, which Ackerman echoed, adding that
during city elections in August, the median age of the voter is 61 years old. “(Ackerman) is a true ally, but he is one of 11,” Callan said. “Politicians only have as much courage as we, voters, the community, have.” After the event, Jawad said she thought the panel opened up to future possibilities on how to move forward with the affordable housing project. “Hopefully we can use this to make tangible action items afterwards,” she said. “I think engaged conservations towards people like (Rahbi) is where the change is going to come from.” LSA sophomore Tara Jarayam, an attendee, said she hopes to see more students and faculty participating in future discussions. Jarayam added she also hopes to see more tangible student solutions to some of the housing issues in the future. “Housing is one of the most anxiety-inducing process for me right now,” Jarayam said. “The fact that we aren’t guaranteed housing after freshman year … it’s very stressful.” LSA sophomore Nathan Wilson, a LSA student government representative who attended the event, said he feels like he has little control over the cost of his rent, citing an incident where his landlord raised his by $100. “It’s almost impossible to not get taken advantage of,” he said. “Even if you are the most on-top-of-it person, there’s no way can you discuss your way into a reasonable lease anywhere around here.”
the world, we ought to look a little through our own prism and understand that others, at the end of the day, want pretty much what we want,” she said. Wright also said she believes diplomacy between countries is becoming more and more important as a way to prevent further conflicts and instability. “That’s really the only way to the future, and it’s not going to be easy,” Wright said. “We can make military progress but there’s ultimately no pure military solutions to any of (this), because the ideas and the animosity will still exist.” Carolyn Tyson, president of the Waterman Alumnae Group, said the organization chose Robin Wright to speak as part of their
series because of her connection with Ann Arbor as well as her accomplishments in her field. “She’s a U of M grad, she has an honorary degree, she’s worldrenowned,” she said. “And this is home for her. We’re so grateful to be able to have her here. She’s just got so much information to share.” Engineering senior Evan Agattas, who received one of the Waterman scholarships this year, was one of a handful of students present. Agattas said he appreciated Wright’s realistic and honest approach to issues. “Her realness with all the situations was great, and you can tell she’s been through so much,” he said. “Her perspective on things is just really interesting.”
one of the highest in the country for public universities, is really insensitive,” Meyers said. “It shows a disconnect between the regents and the students at U of M.” His commitment to freezing tuition he noted, is personal, as his daughter Julie is a student at the Dearborn campus. Meyers believes out of all the candidates running, he has a better understanding of the challenges of being a student at the University. “A lot of Julie’s friends got accepted here, but they ended up going to Central, Western or Grand Valley because they offered them money,” Meyers said. “That’s significant.” Another key aspect of his campaign platform is increased transparency between the board and its shareholders. Meyers said he strongly supported the recent reinstatement of bylaw 7.1, which
BALLOT From Page 2 more difficult for independent candidates like herself to mount successful campaigns. Since 2011, Lumm has defeated Democratic candidates for the council during odd-numbered years — including Westphal in 2013 — for three consecutive elections. “Would I prefer to run for re-election once every four years?” Lumm asked. “Sure … it’s less work, less effort, you don’t need to go out and meet with people and be evaluated publicly. When you run for re-election, you go out and knock on lots and lots of doors, and it’s important we do that. Nothing replaces that … because these are folks you otherwise don’t meet.” Lumm also charged that the ballot proposal wouldn’t improve voter engagement in local elections without a switch to non-partisan municipal elections, because the winner of the August Democratic primary election would always be overwhelmingly favored to win in November due to Ann Arbor’s political composition. There has not been a Republican on city council since 2005. “These elections are still
LGBTQ From Page 1 said the UMFA has been very successful throughout the years in raising LGBTQ awareness and addressing the concerns of LGBTQ faculty. “I’m happy to see that there’s faculty who feel like they are part of the larger community and they can see people like them represented at various levels in the University,” Harrison said. Charles Brooks, professor and department chair of Biophysics, said his goal in attending the
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CSG requested to increase the dialogue between the regents and the student body. If elected, Meyers said he will have both a student communication committee and office hours. “I am going to have a student advisory board advising me on challenges and issues facing the University from the student perspective,” Meyers said. “I will hold office hours once a month in the student Union where students can come and talk.” Additionally, Meyers said he wants the campus-wide Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Plan to include a proposal on increasing enrollment of students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds rather than just focusing on the needs of students of color. The DEI plan currently includes several programs that aid low-SES in-state perspective students in applying to
the University, such as Wolverine Pathways and the High Achieving Involved Leadership scholars program. “I think the conversation needs to be bigger than just the number of underrepresented minorities who go here,” Meyers said. “Focus on Black, white and brown statistics does not do justice to the challenge here.” Though his bid to run in 2014 was unsuccessful, Meyers said he was motivated to run again because he believes he can help during a time of increasing costs and inflation. “I ran in 2004 on many of the same issues, and it’s only been exasperated (since) then,” he said. “My background is finance and since the 1980s I have been helping families finance higher education. That is really what drove me to do this.”
decided in low-turnout August primaries,” Lumm said. “So what if you have a bazillion people show up in November? It’s meaningless.” While Westphal disagreed with Lumm and Eaton on the importance of voter turnout, he agreed that local election reform wouldn’t be complete without non-partisan elections that would reduce the decisiveness of the August primary. He expressed hope that such a proposal can be passed in the future on top of four-year terms. Some proponents of the term extension have used more charged rhetoric in advocating for the ballot proposal. Former Councilmember Joan Lowenstein — who is treasurer of Citizens for Better Turnout, a ballot committee supporting the term-extension ballot proposal — compared opposition to the ballot measure to voter suppression, arguing that Ann Arbor’s government would be more accountable with a broadened electorate. The ballot committee’s website cites election turnout among Black voters in Ferguson, Mo., noting it is is one-third that of white voters in odd-year municipal elections, leading to an unrepresentative city government. “We live in this age where you
have all this voter suppression, with Republicans making it harder for people to vote,” Lowenstein said. “As Democrats in Ann Arbor, we’re trying to fight back and have real election reform to have more people to vote.” Lowenstein also said four-year terms would protect the council members from small numbers of single-issue voters and allow them to take principled but unpopular stands on issues such as the development of student housing. “If someone wants to take a principled vote ... they have to worry about a challenger,” Lowenstein said, adding that with a longer term City Council members would have more time to defend their records to their constituents. In addition to some city officials, grassroots opposition has also materialized against the ballot proposal. Several residents have established the independent ballot committee A2Accountability to campaign against the proposal, and David Silkworth — an independent candidate challenging Councilmember Chuck Warpehoski (D–Ward 5) in November — has made opposition to term extensions part of his platform.
event was to create an inclusive environment for LGBTQ students, faculty and staff in his department. “I’m the chair of a department, and I was interested in learning more about what’s happening in the LGBTQ community itself and interested in making sure that we open our department for LGBTQ people who might be part of community,” Brooks said. After a initial hour of networking, Sherry, along with Astronomy Professor Sally Oey, spoke on the Spectrum Center’s efforts and ways to expand LGBTQ networking opportunities on campus. In her speech, Oey emphasized
the importance of reaching out to fellow LGBTQ faculty and graduate students, sharing an experience she had a few years ago when she was wondering whether to go to a networking event. “I sent (an email) to all of our graduate students and said, ‘I never go to these (events) because I don’t know anybody there and if anybody wants to go with me I will go,’ ” Oey said. “And I actually got two graduate students who replied to me because we’re ships passing in the dark. If anybody had that same experience, reaching out to people in your department can help.”
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MICHAEL SUGERMAN | COLUMN
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his is the most special the Arb to hike, throw a football, time of year in Ann toss a Frisbee or just lie down in Arbor. The leaves, some one of its grassy meadows and of which have begun to fall, listen to music. are turning the most vibrant This isn’t to say that shades of autumn. The air is wandering through the Arb brisk, but not yet to the point is our only means of enjoying where faces feel frozen without some of the best weather we hiding beneath tightly wrapped can ask for — though it may be scarves. The sun cuts through my favorite. There are so many it all, delivering activities that prime waves of warmth us to get into the that complement autumnal mood. and temper the crisp Do your homework atmosphere. I’m outside because you surprised anyone can. Walk around goes to class. the Diag with an The beauty of fall ice cream cone, here is unparalleled, because we all know and unfortunately, it that ice cream is is fleeting. Scattered MICHAEL superior when it’s between these outside. Stroll SUGERMAN chilly gorgeous sunny days into downtown come periods of gray, wind and Ann Arbor as the sun sets and rain that ultimately hint at the admire how pink the sky is. months ahead — months where Take a trip to a local cider mill, the sun all but disappears, indulge in a cinnamon donut bright color turns to varying and some warm, spiced apple tones of ubiquitous white and cider, and ask yourself how the cold penetrates your psyche some dough and fruit juice as much as it does the winter could possibly bring such a coat that isn’t doing enough to wide grin to your face. keep you warm. The great irony (or maybe Which brings me to the poetic justice) is that this time Nichols Arboretum. Any friend of year can be hard. Midterms of mine will tell you that in the are upon us, with other exams last two to three weeks, from not far enough in the distance when my last class ends at 4 for comfort. Everyone has at p.m. on Thursdays through the least one 100-page paper to end of the weekend on Sunday, I write (OK, maybe it’s only 12, have made a case for going into but it feels like so much more).
If you’re a senior, you’re either beginning to scout job options or have already been at it for months. Underclassmen are in a similar boat: The internship rush is beginning. It’s also not unusual, as a friend recently pointed out, for the first half of the fall semester to be one focused on reacclimation to all facets of University life, and that alone can be stressful. And that is why I am a tireless advocate for activities like Arb-walking and ciderslurping — those are the little, yet immensely satisfying things that become so easy to ignore when the going starts to get rough. Sure, life can be overwhelming, but some of the most beautiful and necessary distractions are right in front of us, at least until they disappear under piles of snow and we’re forced to adjust. Fall Break is a welcome, albeit figurative, breath of fresh air. So while you’re collecting yourself, preparing for a big test, brooding over the thought of winter and breaking out into hives because there’s not enough time in the day to accommodate your addiction to Facebook feeds and friends’ Snapchat stories, do yourself a favor: Go outside and take a literal breath of air, too. Michael Sugerman can be reached at mrsugs@umich.edu
CONOR THOMPSON | OP-ED
An open letter to His Majesty CONOR THOMPSON
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rigger warning: The following op-ed contains references to transphobia, suicide and sexual assault. An Open Letter to Grant Strobl and all other Univeristy of Michigan students who changed their pronouns to “His Majesty,” “Her Lordship,” “Apache Attack Helicopter” or a similarly ridiculous title: One of the most commonly heard slogans associated with the Black Lives Matter movement is that “white silence equals white violence.” That is, that a member of a majority group, in refusing to speak out against violence toward a minority, is themself committing violence. This principle can be extended beyond just issues of race. Cis silence equals cis violence, and it is for that reason that I, a cisgendered individual, feel compelled to speak out. So: Shame on you. Shame on you for implying that people’s identities are less legitimate because the pronouns that come with them aren’t “real English words” (for the record, language is defined by usage, and the first recorded use of genderneutral third-person pronouns was in 1884, so this has nothing to do with “Tumblristas,” “feminazis” or whatever other ridiculous straw-man is in vogue these days). Shame on you for perpetuating that trans and gender nonconforming individuals are merely “special snowflakes” whose gender identities are made up as coping mechanisms or means of seeking attention. This is simply not the case, and perpetuating the stereotype of trans and gender-
nonconforming people as attention-seeking only deepens the societal stigma against these people, which can have disastrous consequences. According to a study by the UCLA Law School, 40 percent of transgender and gender nonconforming individuals have attempted suicide. That is a tragically high number. The study also showed that such individuals who have been discriminated against, or who are exposed to transphobic messaging in society (such as, for example, comparing trans identities to people declaring themselves kings), are even more likely to have attempted suicide. Trans people are more likely to be homeless than the general population, more likely to have mental health issues and more likely to drop out of school. More than half of them have been, or will be, sexually assaulted. So, again: Shame on you. Shame on you for attacking an initiative that the University took to make one of the most marginalized and underprivileged groups here feel a little more welcome on campus. I assume all of you are cis, so you weren’t really affected by this at all, but you still felt it necessary to go through the effort to change your official pronoun to something ridiculous — and then, at least in Mr. Strobl’s case, to tell everyone about your brave act of protest. A few words specifically for Mr. Strobl: It feels like you see the pronoun tool as absurd, as an example of PC madness and liberal academia run amok. It seems you feel so strongly about how other people — whom you don’t know or care about — choose to identify themselves
that you think you have a right to define their identities, to tell them that you will be referring to them in this way. You tweeted this frankly disgusting ideology while challenging others to play along in the #UMPronounChallenge. You made yourself the center of attention. Don’t you see it? You are the special snowflake. You want everybody to accommodate your beliefs, to adjust their language to match your idea of how English ought to be spoken and to identify people the way you want them to, not the way they want to be identified. All right, back to everyone: I hope that your actions were motivated by ignorance, not by intolerance. If this op-ed has changed your mind, please change your pronouns on Wolverine Access to match your identities, and try to be more respectful toward trans and gender nonconforming people in the future. I’m sure they’ll appreciate it. By all means, though, if you’ve read this far and still believe that I’m wrong, that trans and nonconforming individuals are attentionseekers, that there is no value in non-binary pronouns, that you should have the right to refer to people by whatever you want to, not the pronoun they choose, then don’t change your pronouns back in Wolverine Access. Keep them as His Majesty, as Her Lordship, as Apache Attack Helicopter. This way, your professors and GSIs will have a great idea of your character before you so much as open your mouth in class.
Conor Thompson is an LSA freshman.
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hen racist fliers Dr. King’s marches. He spent were passed out his days in Mississippi and my over the past couple hometown of Flint, likely facing weeks in Ann Arbor, I was livid. discrimination and racism on One of them, stating that white the regular, though I don’t know women should not date Black many specific stories. men because they I find it saddening are dangerous, hit that my dad and me especially hard many Black people because it was so close in this country have to home. My father lived their whole is Black and my mom lives being hated is white, and I too and mistreated am in an interracial by certain people relationship like because of their race. them. I was so pissed Opportunities have off because the flier’s been squandered, CHRIS text was so untrue, so words haven’t been CROWDER taken hateful, so misguided. seriously First the KKK graffiti at Eastern and profiling has run rampant. Michigan, then this, and all of the All because of their dark tension over Black Lives Matter complexion. It’s horrible that and Colin Kaepernick on top of it. today racism is still alive, and I asked my dad what to do in it’s even more shocking that it response to all of this. I asked has shown its face in Washtenaw him why people did this. After County many times over the past all, he’s lived almost four decades couple of months. longer than I have and has had to I understand my dad’s words react to stupidity like this. Surely now. The people who think this he would have some wisdom. His way are not nearly the majority. response surprised me. We cannot let the words of hate “These idiots crop up every change how we live our lives and now and then. Don’t spend any keep us down. This is not to say time thinking about it. They are that when we’re affected by hate not worth the energy.” I simply speech we shouldn’t take time to replied, “OK.” grieve. It is just more important to At first I was upset that my dad not give these people satisfaction wasn’t empathetic. I wanted him by staying upset. to comfort me and my feelings of My girlfriend introduced frustration and pain. But after the phrase “illegitimi non putting myself in his shoes, his carborundum” to me about response made perfect sense. a year ago. It’s a mock-Latin My dad was born in 1957, right phrase meaning “Don’t let the in the heat of the Civil Rights bastards grind you down.” It’s Movement for Blacks across similar to Michelle Obama’s the United States and 11 years recent call to go high when before Martin Luther King Jr. others go low. To me, it means was assassinated. He remembers to not let the people who are the 16th Street Baptist Church against you — their words and bombing in Birmingham that actions — keep affecting you killed four girls in 1963 and negatively. It’s easier said than
done, but I think the phrase and my father’s advice are wise. Throughout life, there will be many trials and hateful things said to us. But there will also be fantastic moments of triumph. Which will we choose to focus on when things get tough? As a mixed man in this world, I’ll face discrimination in many different ways, both noticeable and unnoticeable, probably for the rest of my life. I’ll still get stares when my girlfriend and I are walking down the street, and I’ll still have to be extra careful around police. I hope that the treatment minorities face gets better over time, but sadly racism will be around until the end of time. It will remain because of the multitudes of races in the world and the people who teach hate to those around them. Unfortunately, I’m becoming more accustomed to it because I’m getting older and seeing the effects of racism more clearly, much like my dad has experienced over the course of his life. As a result of that, my skin is getting thicker. I can still grieve when horrible things happen, but I can move on now, knowing I am stronger than the hate that comes my way. My dad’s statement was meant just for me, but it can apply to many situations. Let me paraphrase: People will always have horrible things to say, but it can never overshadow the supportive words. It’s not worth your time to have the negativity keep you from expressing yourself. Don’t let your enemies win.
Chris Crowder can be reached at ccrowd@umich.edu
RENNIE PASQUINELLI | OP-ED
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ou already know what he said. But in case you need a summary: According to Trump in 2005, Trump can do anything to a woman because he’s famous, including grab her pussy. If you’re struggling to understand if grabbing a woman by the pussy equates to anything harmful (it does) and whether footage from 11 years ago matters (it does, too), I have a story for you. Last summer, I was at a goodbye party for a good friend of mine moving to Chicago. We started with a late dinner and slowly made our way to Ann Arbor’s favorite dance spot, Necto Nightclub. There were a lot of us — six men and two women, including myself. It was a busy night. Both the upstairs and downstairs dance floors were flooded with people dancing, drinking, doing what one does at a nightclub on a Friday night. I was upstairs, dancing with the seven other people I came with. Someone grabbed me from behind. A friend, I thought at first, but no: a stranger. A guy. One with immaculate strength that prevented me from breaking free from his grasp. My friends were looking in the other direction, and
to the other strangers on the floor, it could’ve looked like a consensual “dance.” During my fight to escape from his arms, his hands quickly and firmly gripped my vagina. I quickly elbowed him in the side and he finally released his grasp. Initially, I didn’t want to label this event as sexual assault. I stayed in the club, but attached myself at the hip of a friend for the rest of the evening. Days following, I couldn’t go a night without having traumatic flashbacks or vivid nightmares. Pussy-grabber was in my head and didn’t want to get out. At some point, it became apparent I needed to talk about what happened and accept the fact that I was sexually assaulted. Because I was. This man aggressively handled my genitalia without my consent. I don’t particularly care if you feel bad for me. I mean, you should have sympathy for victims of sexual assault. You probably do. But that’s not why I’m writing this. I’m writing this to prove to you — especially you, Trump supporters — that words have impact. They structure our behavior, our approach to situations. When we tell ourselves we can do something, we want to believe it. We tell ourselves we can get an A on an exam to psych ourselves up, we reassure ourselves that it will be OK in times of distress.
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Trump told himself and his friend Billy Bush that he can grab my pussy and, if you have one, yours. And by doing this, he told my pussy-grabber that his actions were justified. Trump’s words endorse sexual assault. When he was asked about his words at the town hall presidential debate, he dismissed them as “locker room talk.” Aside from that excuse being as full of garbage as a dumpster, endorsing sexual assault in a confined space like a locker room is the problem. If men get a free pass to say they can grab women by the pussy with a private group of other men, the type of sexual assault I experienced (and many others experience) will only continue. Why should we expect people affirming other people in private spaces to produce any other result? The president is the face of American politics. If Donald Trump wins the presidential race after declaring his ability to sexually assault women due to his fame — and blowing it off as “locker room talk” — pussygrabbing and rape culture will become more acceptable. If you want that to be the face of our country for the next four years, I think you know your candidate.
Rennie Pasquinelli is an LSA junior.
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How did I end up at a concert in a room dominated by a chicken coop?
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hey didn’t seem to mind, really. The chickens, that is. At least, during the period in which I watched them — which included a louder-thanaverage performance by the Donald Sinta Saxophone Quartet — they didn’t really seem to react in any draDAYTON matic way. HARE The smaller one was just trying to sleep. Once or twice, the larger of the two let out a mildly discontented squawk, but most of the time it resorted to a sort of low, quiet clucking which came off as relatively good-natured. I think. I don’t really know anything about chickens, honestly, so I’m probably not the best interpreter of their body language. How did I end up watching a concert in a room dominated by a chicken coop? I attended this concert about a month ago now, and have been thinking about it frequently ever since. The event was called Strange Beautiful Music, and I would highly recommend it to anyone who likes adventurous sounds and doesn’t mind sitting quietly for 10 hours, on and off. The concert is dedicated to “new” or “contemporary” classical music, or whatever we happen to be calling it at the time, and it takes place annually in Detroit, organized through the Detroit Symphony. When you buy your ticket at the door, you pay whatever price you can best afford, which was a welcome windfall for students like me. At least on this year’s program, there was a tremendous variety in the types of performances, from presentations of high modernist music by Pierre Boulez to percussion arrangements of Chrome Sparks and Gold Panda. And it was great. The chickens were a surprise. It’s my understanding (though this was my first year in attendance) that the concert normally takes place in Symphony Hall, but due to some sort of last minute logistical challenge this year it was relocated to an art gallery space called Wasserman Projects. At the time (and currently) the gallery hosted an exhibit called ENERGY/MASS by the Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen, which is the latest development in his ongoing 20-year-long Cosmopolitan Chicken Project. I won’t pretend to really grasp the meaning of CCP, but throughout the open gallery space you could find sculptures, photographs, videos and other depictions of chickens,
eggs and all sorts of related subjects. The center of the room was dominated by a large construction which contained the aforementioned two chickens, as well as what must have been hundreds of eggs under heat lamps. The venue was, without compare, the strangest place I have ever heard a concert, and it was beautiful. I wouldn’t have changed a thing. It’s no secret that classical music carries connotations of snobbery and elitism. I find these characterizations to be largely unfounded, at least amongst the musicians of younger generations, but they still have an immense effect on the way the art form is viewed. The coloration of classical music is in many respects primarily created by the tinted glasses through which society looks at it. And this is understandable — as an art form, classical music is very old, and along its way it has picked up an awful lot of baggage. And while I think that the view most people have of classical music culture is likely inaccurate, there are plenty of things that classical musicians and organizations can change about themselves to make these stereotypes less justified. And I think that Strange Beautiful Music demonstrates the most important of them extraordinarily well. (I realize that an art exhibition about chickens is probably just about the epitome of the sort of liberal-bourgeois elitism that turns people off to a lot of art like classical music, but that’s not really the point.) Something wonderful about Strange Beautiful Music was the casual atmosphere of it all. The most apparent aspect of this was simply the space, but it was also present in the way audience members interacted with performers and each other. The whole thing was very relaxed — there were the chickens, of course, but additionally there were things like how in between performances, people would hop up, wander around, socialize and end up sitting down in an entirely different place. If you were hungry or thirsty, you could buy some food in the back. Or you could leave and walk to the Thai restaurant down the street (which I did), and return to the concert 30 minutes later. As you walked around between sets, you would bump into people you knew and recognized. For instance, I ran into my composition teacher from last year, and a composer I admire who I could have sworn was in Rome on a fellowship right now. And I don’t think I saw a single tuxedo, thank God. In some ways, I feel that this
concert was similar to another immensely positive musical experience of mine. In the summer of 2015, I studied composition at the Tanglewood Institute in rural Massachusetts, which is one of the liveliest music festivals in the country. I lost count of how many concerts I attended while there, but I’m almost certain it was more than all the rest of my life up to that point. Particularly during the Contemporary Music Series, I was attending performances daily. And at almost all of them, a similar casual atmosphere to SBM could be felt. At one of my favorite concerts — a performance of “Ancient Voices of Children” by George Crumb (coincidentally a University doctoral alum) — the performers weren’t even wearing shoes. The main venues were designed to be viewed from the outdoors, so people would come and have a picnic while enjoying the concert. The mingling was excellent — I had a chance encounter with Michael Tilson Thomas, who is the conductor of the San Francisco Symphony, and another with one of my two favorite living composers (that encounter being particularly gratifying, as I walked away with both a photo and a Facebook friend). I even heard a rumor that the notorious U.S. Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was around somewhere, but I never bumped into her. I believe that this sort of relaxed environment is essential to the future of classical music. I won’t fall into the same sort of hyperbole some of my predecessor critics and artists did; I won’t prophesy the imminent demise of the art form, the fall of high art or anything dramatic like that. To paraphrase a misquotation of Twain, the reports of the genre’s death have been greatly exaggerated — people have been proclaiming classical music moribund for centuries. It’s not. But it does contain many vestigial structures which make it less accessible to today’s society and that it would benefit from shedding. The stiff and ceremonial concert attitude is one of them. The antiquated dress code is another. So is the intransigent museum culture built around long-deceased composers. But I believe in classical music. I love it more than anything I know, and I firmly believe that if we work to shake off the unhelpful traditions passed down from its aristocratic origins, more people might realize that they could love it too. Hare is counting his chickens before hey hatch. To take him to Chick-Fil-A, email haredayt@umich.edu.
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Spektor is pretty, boring on ‘Life’ REGAN DETWILER
Us to Life is less experimental, less justly crazy than her past We haven’t seen an LP from releases. A few tracks stick out as Regina Spektor since 2012’s markedly different from the rest, What We Saw from the Cheap incorporating electro-pop eleSeats. After writments we haven’t ing the theme song seen from the artfor “Orange is the ist before. The lyrNew Black” and ics of “Bleeding Remember Us To Life releasing a few Heart” show a narother side projects, rator who’s sick of Regina Spektor she’s back again, an old friend who’s Sire fierce, whimsiconstantly feeling cal and sage-like sorry for themas always. Remember Us To Life, selves, and this message is juxher latest album, keeps Spektor’s taposed next to sugar-pop synth status as unique among contem- in the background and a refrain poraries, but does little to expand of “Never, never mind bleeding her musical or lyrical repertoire. heart, bleeding heart...” Where Spektor in the past has This track is just OK, but been fearless both politically and the one that truly sticks out is artistically, Remember Us To Life “Small Bill$,” which she saves just feels a little stagnant. for fourth. For many of us milThe album in some ways is lennials, Spektor was one of the the same Regina Spektor we’ve first overtly political musicians known since the breakout Begin we encountered on our iPod To Hope — beats that are choppy nanos. “Small Bill$” is the most but bouncy, her incredibly silky obviously political track on the voice floating with impossible album, but the lyrics of this track ease, singing us songs whose lyr- don’t come close to the sweetics match the complexity of the sounding sarcasm behind songs music. like “Uh-Merica” from Begin But on the whole, Remember to Hope back in 2006. Like lots Daily Arts Writer
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of her lyrics in the past, “Small Bill$” is critical of consumerism, talking of a man who spent all his money on Cokes and couldn’t buy what he really needed. Knowing how critical of George W. Bush Spektor has been in the past, it’s almost surprising she didn’t release any tracks that dealt with Donald Trump for the upcoming election. The rest of the album is similarly nice, but not as cutting edge as Spektor has been in the past. Remember Us To Life will appease longtime fans, but they may be missing some of the wonky sharpness the artist has provided in the past. Some melodies and lyrics seem easy; we know Spektor has more in her than that. This album is both less dark and less light, gray and meandering somewhere in between. This doesn’t negate the fact that Spektor remains an incredible artist who still sticks out among her contemporaries. But Remember Us To Life just sort of keeps her where she was before, not demonstrating real growth or an effort to pull herself into the present.
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That couple that always hangs outside the club but never goes in.
Phantogram is polished, yet fragmented on ‘Three’ The indie-pop duo create a complex, challenging new record. SHIMA SADAGHIYANI
whirlwind of “Funeral Pyre,” but “Same Old Blues” is just as Indie-pop duo Phantogram has tumultuous in an extremely difcome a long way since its debut ferent way. While “Funeral Pyre” album in 2009. Completely turn- was more abstract and all encoming its original passing, “Same Old sound on its head, Blues” is clear and Phantogram’s structured; every newest release, note is an intenThree Three, is a study in tional arrow flying contrast. Gone are straight toward Phantogram the days of floatyour chest with ing, atmospheric ruthless preciRepublic Records rhythms and nonsion. The themes of sensical lyrics. depression and loss Three is straight to the point, in that were only hinted at in “Funersome areas brutally powerful and al Pyre” are brought to the spotin others achingly soft. The jum- light in “Same Old Blues.” Even ble of chaotic emotions pushes the the title is like a slap in your face. songs in this album to just past Instead of allowing sentiments to the right amount of disjointed. roam free and amorphous as they Three is either a nightmare of self- did in “Funeral Pyre,” Phantodestruction or beauty in self-res- gram pulls everything together in urrection, you just can’t tell. But, “Same Old Blues,” both by giving like a car crash or a burning build- the song actual structure and by ing, you also just can’t look away. giving meaning to the lyrics. It’s Three commences with two neat disarray, with steady beats songs that accentuate the album’s and ordered stanzas framing a overall eccentricity and dissimi- vortex of passion and demolition. larity: “Funeral Pyre” and “Same It’s a contrast that’s hard to swalOld Blues.” In “Funeral Pyre,” low and even harder to ignore, lead singer Sarah Barthel is not but, according to Barthel, “this is so much singing as she is chant- nothing new / it’s just the same ing a prayer; “Light in the sky / old blues.” Day into night” slowly begins to The dark, formidable imagdissolve into ambiguity as the ery that “Same Old Blues” introsong goes on until it is just Bar- duces is repeated throughout the thel pouring her entire soul into rest of Three with songs such as indefinite vocals. Combine this “You Don’t Get Me High Anyslow disassembling of sense and more,” “Cruel World” and “Run structure with the soft electronic Run Blood.” These songs are all background music that swells and very similar in the sense that they recedes like waves threatening to are all simply organized, with swallow this funeral pyre whole the brunt of their impact coming and you get an opening song that from the fact that they absolutely is rattling and monumental. The reverberate with disillusionment complete disharmony of pure and despair. In “You Don’t Get emotion found in “Funeral Pyre” Me High Anymore,” Barthel prois almost too much for the bones claims “walk with me to the end of this album to hold. It’s power- / stare with me into the abyss / ful and immediately commands do you ever feel like letting go?” attention, but its candidness is a which parallels her “and I finally little daunting. “Funeral Pyre” learned / it’s a cruel, cruel world” is a warning as much as it is an declaration in “Cruel World.” opening track: abandon all hope, The disturbing mirages that ye who enter here, because Three come out of “does anybody need is about to rock you to your core. to eat? / does anybody need to You would think Phantogram breathe? / got you blindfolded on would have nothing left after the your knees” in “Run Run Blood” Daily Arts Writer
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speaks for itself. In these songs, Phantogram tries to take a massive influx of raw emotion and fit it into neat, little boxes. In trying to find stability in turmoil, Phantogram forces these songs and they come across as unconnected and off-putting. In contrast, there are points in Three where Phantogram takes it to the opposite extreme with songs like “Barking Dog” and “Answer.” Whereas “Cruel World” or “Run Run Blood” give listeners too much, “Barking Dog” and “Answer” give listeners too little. While the soft, hazy rhythms and quiet vocals are more reminiscent of older Phantogram, these songs lack substance; “Barking Dog” flat lines in its repetitive obscurity, while “Answer”’s prolonged search for the answer to a question that was never posed in the first place is disheartening. The absolute disparity between these quiet songs and the ardent fervor of a song like “Same Old Blues” is too great to traverse easily and only serves to further cut up an already fragmented album. Three is complex. It almost comes across as unfinished in the way it seems to take moments from different parts of the chaos of life, like snapshots from different parts of a hurricane, and attempts to tie them together into a cohesive whole. However, while this album is all over the place and rambling at times, there is no question in the fact that Phantogram is exploring something genuine in Three that is not apparent in their previous albums. Three tells a story of the intricacy of the human psyche, the difficulty of human emotion and a desire to splatter sensations out in the open like paint on a canvas just to find some kind of order in confusion, or beauty in madness. While Three isn’t a flawless album by any means, its sincerity, frankness and gut-wrenching veracity provides assurance that Phantogram isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
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Cliched, new ‘Timeless’ The NBC show needs to be more unique if it wants to have a future spectacle and lots of unearthed secrets. The characters are constantly in life or death situations, The premise of “Timeless,” be it saving the Hindenburg from NBC’s latest drama, is reminis- its untimely end or reversing the cent of another work of fiction future consequences of an ever— only the latter is changing past. a children’s book, It’s a fun conrecommended cept, travelling to for ages 7-10. a new place in time Called “Magic each week to save “Timeless” Tree House,” it the fate of America. Pilot chronicles the The season pretales of two ordiviews promise a NBC nary children on visit to Watergate, Mondays at 10 p.m. their extraordithe Alamo, even nary adventures the assassination of through time to Abraham Lincoln. save the past. “Timeless” basical- And as the pilot episode proves, ly does the same thing, but in the the protagonists might not sucplace of sweet innocent children ceed in fully preventing the past are three adults with real adult from changing. Everyone, at one problems and dark secrets. point or another, has wondered Travelling through time to what things would be like if x or save the past is far from a novel y hadn’t happened. With “Timeconcept. In fact, a simple Wiki- less,” few of those hypotheticals pedia search reveals that on will be realized. television alone, there are 180 The biggest problem with series which can be categorized “Timeless” is not the plot, but in the “time travel” genre. The the characters. For struggling oversaturation of this premise in history professor Lucy Preston film, television and fiction makes (Abigail Spencer, “Mad Men”), it hard to believe that anyone is an adventure to the past arrives really itching for more. Yet here just in time. Her partners, Mas“Timeless” is, every Monday ter Sergeant Wyatt Logan (Matt night at 10 p.m. on NBC. Lanter, “90210”) and engineer If a new time travel show is Rufus Carlin (Malcolm Barrett, given a primetime slot on net- “Better Off Ted”), come with work television, the assumption enough dark secrets and sketchy is that it should be good enough plans to fill out the team. All to stand out from the 179 others three are predictably unpredictthat have come before it. On a sur- able in their actions throughout face level, the show satisfies the the pilot. There’s nothing surcriteria necessary to make a suc- prising about Wyatt deviating cess: an attractive male/female from the Hindenburg mission to duo, suspense, a clear villain, rescue beautiful reporter Kate EMILY BICE For the Daily
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Drummond (Shantel VanSanten, “Final Destination”) from her fate, in spite of the potential catastrophic consequences. Everyone knows that one small change in the past can alter the entire future. It’s obvious. Even “Magic Tree House” points that one out. “Timeless” is the kind of show audiences can really get behind, if they can root for the characters. As of now, however, the only character with any kind of personality is Rufus. He tackles the (very real) challenge of being a Black man sent back in time, where his societal role would most certainty not be an engineer, with humor and impassioned speeches. This can hopefully be used as a way for the show to move past its current state of sexy melodrama to a place of truth. The unimaginable challenge of a free, educated and respected Black man forced to regress to a time of outward hate is fascinating to see imagined on network television, for millions of viewers. If anything can get viewers invested emotionally, it’s this. “Timeless” has many challenges ahead of it, which go beyond picking a period-appropriate blouse. It’s not a bad show, by any means. The disappointing part of “Timeless,” however, is that it’s just a show. Sooner or later, it will simply join the Wikipedia page of “time travel television” as an addition to a list. For a time travel program to continue past the present, it has to be unique, and currently, “Timeless” is not.
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Green Day gets its punk flair back on fun as hell ‘Revolution Radio’ The punk-rock elder statesmen aren’t going away yet, and that’s great. is the inclusion of “Youngblood,” a punk love anthem ripe for car ride-screaming or leaning over Remember Green Day, the a barricade at a show. “Are you band responsible for your rebel- stranded like I’m stranded? / Do lious phase in middle school? you want to watch the world fall Remember laying to pieces?” It’s as in your bed lisromantic as rock tening to “Ameri‘n’ roll gets withcan Idiot” until out taking itself too you weren’t sure seriously, and it is Revolution Radio which was hardsure to be highly Green Day er: your algebra revered alongside homework or livtheir other romanReprise Records ing with your tic classics like parents? Maybe “She” and “Last that was just me. of the American But with their newest release, Girls.” On “Youngblood,” Green Revolution Radio, Green Day Day has proven that fun romanhas moved beyond the juvenile, ticism is far from dead in today’s punchy lines consumed by teens music. throughout the years and proYet, Green Day hasn’t totally duced an album relatable to the abandoned their youthful charm. youth and professionals alike, “Too Dumb To Die” provides the all while flexing the Dookie punk perfect light-hearted, reflexive prowess that brought them fame song on teenage feelings. “I was decades ago. a teenage atom bomb blowing up If anything, Revolution Radio on the weekends,” drones Armis fun as hell. It’s fast, slow, punk strong, reminiscing on “Teenand tender all at once. Lead single age Rebellion.” Not only are “Bang Bang” fully attests to this, the lyrics fuzzier, but so are the as its riffs hit hard while lead melodies with distorted chords singer Billie Joe Armstrong sings and muffled bass lines. Through of the vulnerability and disillu- lyrics like, “I’m hanging on a sionment that comes with being dream that’s too dumb to die,” a rock star. “Bang, bang, give me Armstrong gives tribute to less fame / shoot me up to entertain than likely teenage aspirations / I am a semi-automatic lonely that create a comforting nosboy,” shouts Armstrong over the talgia that doesn’t suffocate the chorus, creating an image of iso- listener. It’s definitely a clichéd lation in the spotlight. Armstrong track in the punk world, but it’s intertwines the political aspects also a solid and consumable piece of gun violence with his personal of music. experiences as a celebrity. The On “Forever Now,” Green Day album is explicit in this sense, brings back the soul of punk rock as Armstrong, true to his nature, that seemed to be lacking in their doesn’t hold back from express- 2012 slump trilogy Uno!, Dos! and ing his feelings in contrast to the Tre! At nearly seven minutes, the rough exterior of quick snares, song is a dynamic rollercoaster. fast riffs and metaphorical writ- “I wanna start a revolution / ing. I wanna hear it on my radio,” Also true to Green Day fashion Armstrong harmonizes with rest DOMINIC POLSINELLI For the Daily
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of the band during the song’s bridge. There’s a longing in this penultimate song that resonates throughout the album, connecting to the album’s opening track “Somewhere Now” with a desire for meaning to which anyone can relate. Green Day has once again pushed boundaries with their craftiness with song-writing. “If this is what you call the good life, I want a better way to die,” yearns Armstrong; this is Green Day getting out of their slump and finding the boost they needed to start over. They’re not afraid to shy away from the norm of short hard-hitters, while retaining the classic tone of their previous hits that has made them relatable and beloved for decades. Green Day obviously took cues from their 2009 album 21st Century Breakdown for the newest album’s tone and style. It’s imperfectly coherent, which makes it an easy listen. Revolution Radio is certainly nothing revolutionary for Green Day’s overall sound, yet the album has brought a revival to what made punk rock so popular in the ’80s and ’90s. It’s political and personal, two themes that have been lacking in today’s most popular pop-punk music. They’ve avoided the clichés of past relationships and loyal friends and have brought a breath of fresh air back to the punk scene. Green Day’s newest effort isn’t their absolute best, but it’s exactly what the world of mainstream punk needed in 2016. As Armstrong states himself, “I got a sentimental illness” for Green Day. Do yourself a favor: try to listen to this album and not fall in love with Green Day. Or better yet, fall in love with punk rock in general. There truly hasn’t been a better opportunity to start a revolution.
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Miéville showcases humble genius MERIN MCDIVITT Daily Arts Writer
Some people walk into a room with the swagger and confidence that shows they want everyone else to know how smart they are. These are the lecturers who love the sound of their own voice, the intellectuals who direct every topic back to their own accolades. They may well be brilliant, but God knows they won’t let you forget it. British author China Miéville’s visit to the University of Michigan last week was like a photo negative of this ego-driven attitude. As the new distinguished international writer-in-residence for the Zell Visiting Writers Series, Miéville appeared at a rash of campus events all week, addressing everything from “World War Z” to the Brexit debate. The writer has rocketed to the top of his field — it was a coup for the program to get him, and this was reflected in strong attendance at every event he visited. Yet Miéville, a tall, bald man with sleeve tattoos peeking from underneath a sharp gray suit, may be the most modest genius of his generation. Throughout the week’s events, Miéville remained unassuming and refreshingly humble. At one Q&A, he hung by the side for a few minutes while he was introduced. Everyone looked expectantly at him as he lingered offstage and then glanced around in surprise: “Should I come on now?” he asked. He sat down onstage, the talk started and everyone remem-
bered just why they were here. Miéville’s every response was so interesting, so original, that it was a little startling. Humble demeanor or not, this should come as no surprise. After all, Miéville is one of the literary world’s most dazzlingly creative minds, penning everything from speculative fiction to graphic novels to Marxist analyses. His fiction alone spans every genre — he has said he plans to write a novel of every stripe — allowing each new published work to win a different type of award. Several have won “Best Fantasy Novel,” another received the “Bram Stoker” horror award and yet others bring home top honors in science fiction, including a Hugo award. “I started loving monsters as a kid, and then post-facto trying to understand why that was. I have a great fidelity to my own obsessions,” he said on at his event on Tuesday, Oct. 4. “The things that I’m interested in, generally I have been interested in for a long time.” This fascination with the otherworldly has led Miéville down dark and divergent paths, sometimes surreal, with distant echoes of the ghosts that haunt our own world. This requires both insight and a powerful imagination, something that science fiction has always inspired in the writer. “One of the paradoxes of science fiction is that it’s obsessed with the idea of the alien (the unimaginable), when the alien can’t really be depicted,” he explained. “Science fiction both knows this and disavows it with
various degrees of élan.” Much of Miéville’s work draws upon not just the monsters of his imagination, but the utopias and dystopias within our political realities. He has been an active and vocal socialist for years, involved in international organizations and even Marxist theory. Miéville brings this perspective, as well as his educational experience with anthropology, into every facet of his oeuvre. “I am someone committed to a post-capitalist world,” he said. This doesn’t always influence his work in the ways one would think it would — don’t go looking for any Upton Sinclair-style propaganda passages. What it does contribute, though, is a tendency to see possible realities in the unreal, in what seems impossible to envision. As Marx argued that his society must look beyond capitalism to escape, Miéville somehow crafts escape hatches in places we never would have noticed: in monsters, and slums, linguistic theory and the Wild West. There are difference types of brilliance, such as gifted thinkers, who form ideas so unique it seems they could have sprung from their mind alone, or talented orators, who have a way with words and so on. Miéville, a rarity, has both, allowing him to translate truly fascinating ideas into speech and text in a way that is all his own. Whatever the topic of discussion last week, his combination of mental richness and lyrical clarity shone through.
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Almost every chance he has had this season, freshman defensive end Rashan Gary has mentioned two of his older teammates — fifth-year senior defensive end Chris Wormley and senior defensive end Taco Charlton — as his biggest mentors. Sometimes, he even addresses each of them as “big bro.” It turns out the relationship is mutual. Charlton and the other defensive linemen have spent the past few days of practice coaching the younger players below them on the depth chart. And they’ve enjoyed the relationship — Charlton even returned Gary’s nickname, calling the freshman “like a little brother to me.” Michigan’s starters last practiced Monday and won’t do so again until Sunday, Charlton said this week, to recharge their bodies and prepare for the second half of the season. Rather than take the week completely off, they’re playing a different role. “A lot of them look up to me, so I’m definitely out there trying to coach them up, show them what different things that I do that works,” Charlton said. “I try to do that, help them out, especially on the pass rush aspect of things.” Charlton has solidified a spot at defensive end in the past two years. Earlier in his career, he played many different positions and came off the bench to relieve the starters, like Gary does now. During that time, Charlton found the mentorship of fellow defensive linemen such as Frank Clark — who last played in 2014 — to be important. So while he takes a week to try to return to 100 percent for the first time since he suffered an ankle injury Sept. 3, he’s also
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Senior defensive end Taco Charlton tried his hand as an assistant this week.
trying to impart some of the same lessons to Gary. “As Rashan came in as a freshman, I kind of took that role as him being the younger guy,” Charlton said. “I would look out for him and show him the ropes how Frank showed me the ropes.” Perhaps fifth-year senior defensive tackle Ryan Glasgow took the role even more seriously. He walked into Tuesday’s media session at Schembechler Hall wearing a whistle around his neck, also enjoying some time off from the physical grind of the season. Glasgow plays inside of Charlton on the line, but he also has several younger players backing him up on the depth chart. Redshirt sophomore Bryan Mone plays the most in that role, while true freshmen Michael Onwenu and Michael Dwumfour can also step in. “It’s nice to interact with them when they’re not doing scout, when they’re the main focus of attention and you can kind of cater them, instead of when they’re on the sidelines in games, telling you what you’re doing right, what
you’re doing wrong,” Glasgow said. “So it’s nice to build a rapport with them and help them out instead of them helping you out.” The passionate yet easygoing Glasgow may have started to personify the coach’s role in more ways than one, too. Asked if he ever yells at the players he coaches, he smiled. “Some of them, it’s pretty funny,” he said. “I do it more in jest than anything, but yeah, I really liked it today.” Charlton and Glasgow’s coaching may pay off in the near future. While Michigan has gone eight players deep on its defensive line for most of the season, the Wolverines will lose the top four of those players — ends Charlton and Wormley and tackles Glasgow and Matt Godin — who are all seniors. That leaves rising stars such as Gary and redshirt sophomore end Chase Winovich to step into the seniors’ old roles one day. When that day comes, the aftereffects of Charlton’s brotherhood and Glasgow’s whistle may come through.
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It was two minutes into the second half of extra time, and the Wisconsin women’s soccer team already 1 WISCONSIN 1 MICHIGAN had one shot cleared off the line. Another, Michigan sophomore keeper Sarah Jackson just managed to stop from crossing the line. From the first whistle onward, the Badgers always looked like the better team. They were more composed on the ball, carved out better chances and kept the ball in the Wolverines’ half. By the time the game ended, the score read 1-1, a score not indicative of the fact that the Badgers had outplayed the Wolverines. Michigan (5-2-1 Big Ten, 9-3-2 overall) had just come off two losses on the road before playing Wisconsin (3-2-3, 6-4-6). Michigan’s 4-3-3 formation looked shaky from the start, so it came as no surprise that 20 minutes in the ball was already in the back of the net for Wisconsin. Following a long throw-in by the Badgers, the Wolverine backline was unable to clear the ball, and forward Rose Lavelle pounced on the loose ball to smash it past Jackson. Lavelle was singled out for her performance in the game by Michigan coach Greg Ryan. “Their number three (Lavelle) is a special player,” Ryan said. “We had to keep two on her at all times, and she still caused us problems all night.” Michigan changed to a defensive 5-3-2 formation, and for the rest of the game prioritized not conceding,
taking its chances as it tried to hit Wisconsin on the counter. “We struggled with four in the back,” Ryan said. “We had to switch to a defensive system. If we played the way we started, we would have lost that game.” The Wolverines observably missed senior defender Anna Soccorsi, who was out with an injury. She was the one that led the backline, keeping it organized and on its heels. After having its back to the wall in the first half, Michigan surprisingly saw itself draw level. With four minutes left in the first half, Wisconsin cleared a Wolverine corner straight to Michigan junior defender Rubina Veerakone, who played a lofted ball into the box that found the head of senior forward Nicky Waldeck. “Veerkone played in a nice weighted ball,” Waldeck said. “I got a flick on it, and I think it surprised the keeper a bit, but luckily it found the net.” The second half proved to be even worse for Michigan. The Badgers dominated the ball with most of the game being played in the Wolverine half. Wisconsin tallied seven shots to the Wolverines’ three. The Badgers’ best chance came with the last kick of regular time. Michigan failed to clear a corner and Wisconsin had a shot on goal that had everyone at U-M Soccer Stadium on their feet. The Badgers’ bench had come onto the field thinking the game had been won until it realized that Jackson had kept the Wolverines in the game with a diving save. Extra time ensued, and Michigan parked the bus. Nine players sat behind the ball,
booting every ball up field to give Waldeck and fellow sophomore forward Reilley Martin something to chase. The Wolverines got nothing going forward with this approach, not tallying a shot in extra time. Wisconsin, on the other hand, had seven shots in extra time, capping its tally at 21 for the game. It had six in the last 10 minutes of the game, three of which were unlucky to not have gone in. “Most of their chances were second chance,” Ryan said. “Those weren’t difficult to defend. We were second to every ball. You just can’t do that. We struggled with that all week.” With two minutes left in the game, Wisconsin thought they had won the game again when Lavelle beat three Wolverine defenders and hit a curler toward goal. Jackson got a hand to it, but were it not for the crossbar behind her, Wisconsin would have condemned Michigan to a third straight loss. “I had a little help,” Jackson said. “I think I got lucky it hit the post. I’m happy it didn’t go in.” Jackson ended the game with seven saves, having faced 21 shots and conceding only one goal. “I have one job: to keep the ball out of the net,” Jackson said. “We only conceded one today thankfully, and it was enough to get the tie.” Michigan was lucky to have ended the game with a draw, and the sentiment appeared to have been shared throughout the locker room. “We were fortunate,” Ryan said. “Sometimes you have to work hard just to get a tie. We worked hard for that point, and it’s going to matter at the end of the season.”
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WASHINGTON — Two years ago, the Big Ten changed its dynamic by adding Maryland and Rutgers, two schools from the Eastern seaboard that had previously played in the Atlantic Coast Conference and the American Athletic Conference, respectively. Thursday, the Big Ten held its annual Men’s Basketball Media Day in the nation’s capital and will be returning in five months for the Big Ten Tournament, which will take place right in the heart of Washington D.C. at the Verizon Center. Next year, the conference will hold its end-of-season tournament in New York City at Madison Square Garden. This geographical shift has all been a part of Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany’s plan for the Big Ten to become a “national conference.” And so far, the Big Ten coaches have been satisfied. “For us to get our tournament and our media day in places it hasn’t been and in great cities like D.C. and New York next year, these are great basketball cities,” said Northwestern coach Chris Collins. “The people in (Washington D.C.) are going to see a great product. “Anytime you can gain more fans in different areas of the country, it’s great for our league. I think it’s a step in the right direction.” But the Big Ten shifting its events to the East Coast, specifically, has been important. That part of the country is home to numerous alumni from each of the conference’s 14 schools. The shift has allowed the Big Ten, which is made up predominantly of schools in the Midwest, to reach more alumni and give fans an opportunity to support their alma mater in person.
“For Michigan, where so many of our alums are on the East Coast, it’s perfect for us,” said Michigan coach John Beilein. “But not just us, but Indiana, Michigan State, Wisconsin, their alums are all over this East Coast. You’re talking about the premier academic institutions in the United States all coming to the East Coast.” Added Illinois coach John Groce: “We have 8,500 alums in New York, between six and seven thousand here in D.C., and that’s just Illinois.” Being close to alumni isn’t the only perk of the Big Ten’s expanding footprint. With the Big Ten Network now in over 100 million homes across the country, high school recruits can follow along from home. This, in turn, has made it easier for Big Ten coaches to recruit from across the country. “We have a kid on our team from Seattle, and he’s able to watch all of our games on (Big Ten Network),” Collins said. “We have a couple kids from Boston and areas of that nature. The Midwest is always going to be our footprint, but for us to be able to branch out to some of these other cities because of the exposure of our conference, it really helps.” But with all of the positives that have come out of the Big Ten’s geographical expansion, there have also been challenges. In 2018, when the Big Ten Tournament is at Madison Square Garden, the conference will have to move its schedule up a week as the Big East had already reserved the venue for its own conference tournament. Delaney mentioned counteracting this by experimenting with more conference games in December. While there have inevitably been challenges with the Big Ten expanding into areas outside its traditional boundaries, for the most part, the expansion has been successful.
WASHINGTON — Michigan men’s basketball coach John Beilein needs Mark Donnal to be in the best shape of his life. In NOTEBOOK Beilein’s mind, if his senior forward is supposed to become a leader, he needs to be able to run all day without getting tired and dive for every loose ball with reckless abandon. But adopting the leadership role isn’t something that comes naturally to Donnal. As Beilein explained, “it’s natural for very few coming in the door.” Yet the stark reality is that Donnal is now the veteran piece of the puzzle that composes Michigan’s low-post presence. And for that reason, Beilein is trying to bring the leader out from within Donnal. “We talk about pivoting — pivoting from what you normally do just once a week (with) Mark,” Beilein said. “Pivot out of that and say something really strong, and really loud, and everybody will say, ‘Oh my goodness, you’re pivoting,’ and they listen to you. “That wasn’t Trey Burke’s deal to come in like Zack Novak and tell everybody what to do. But he would pivot every now and then and just give some guys a look — including me — a look, that we said, ‘OK, I got it, I hear you.’ So that’s what Mark is working on.” “IT’S AMERICA, THAT’S YOUR RIGHT”: Over the past few months, the national anthem at sporting events has become a larger spectacle than the competition itself, as athletes have increasingly taken part in demonstrations meant to speak out against systematic inequalities in our country. Ann Arbor is no exception, as members of the football team have raised their fists during the anthem throughout the season in an attempt to start a conversation about racial injustices in the U.S. It has become a controversial
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topic to say the least, and as college basketball season approaches, people have wondered whether the demonstrations would carry over from the gridiron to the hardwood. “I think you will see it,” he said at Big Ten Media Day on Thursday. “If a young man wants to demonstrate his support for a cause, that’s probably a perfect opportunity for him to do that.” The Wolverines say they haven’t discussed if any members of the team will take action during the national anthem in their first exhibition against Armstrong State on Nov. 4. Still, though, Beilein is keeping an open mind in his approach to the situation. “We will have some real dialogue on that to make sure that we give our guys a chance to express their concerns, be proactive (and) discuss how you can assist in changing the world in many ways,” Beilein said. “If one of my players gives (the coaching staff) compelling reasons why he
thinks this could be helpful, then I’ll support it just like just about every coach would. It’s America, that’s your right.” TIME FOR A CHANGE? While in D.C., Beilein discussed rules he would like to see the NCAA change. First and foremost, Beilein expressed his dissatisfaction with the current interactions between referees and coaches. While he admitted he rarely noticed it during the course of a game, Beilein explained that, during film, he can clearly witness coaches berating refs for calls every time they walk up and down the court. “(It) would be almost like the baseball rule,” Beilein said. “If we argued balls and strikes on every play — you just can’t argue balls and strikes — you’d get kicked out. I want to have dialogue with the officials, but I don’t need to have it every time down the court. “I think it’s very distracting to the officials, and it was distracting to me. The constant banter,
between coaches and refs, it’s not allowed in other sports. I think there should be a limitation.” Ultimately, Beilein believes it’s an issue officials are capable of solving, perhaps by granting each coach 15 seconds during each timeout to discuss something with the referee. Off the court, Beilein had some ideas as well. He expressed his belief that the NCAA should not be able to limit student-athletes to just two hours of skill development when they are granted a total of eight hours per week in the spring and summer. In Beilein’s mind, the current approach limits the potential of certain athletes. “I’ve always thought, ‘What difference does it make?’ ” Beilein said. “Like Derrick Walton, (he) does not need six hours in the weight room, but he may want to be with a coach working on ball handling because he wants to be a pro. Being in the weight room for six hours isn’t getting him closer to being a pro right now.”
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‘M’ set to visit Ferris State in season’s first road game AVI SHOLKOFF
Daily Sports Writer
After a two-game homestand to begin its season, the No. 13 Michigan hockey team travels to Big Rapids, Mich., this weekend to take on Ferris State, a squad still searching for its first victory. Through four games, the Bulldogs have been outscored 13-8 by their opponents. Still, Michigan coach Red Berenson urged his team to not act overconfident. “They’re going to be just like Union,” Berenson said. “They’ll be desperate for a win. They play hard. They have most of their forwards back from last year. “They’re going to beat somebody, it’s just a matter of when, and we just don’t want it to be us.” For Berenson’s squad to avoid an upset loss, it must repeat what it did well in last Saturday night’s 4-0 victory: win more faceoffs, score power-play goals and give its raw, young freshmen the opportunity to shine. Friday night, the Wolverines struggled in these areas, losing the faceoff battle, spending more time in the penalty kill than on the power play and — aside from a goal from freshman forward Will Lockwood — having a difficult time finding freshman contributors. But Saturday, the young players thrived. Freshman forward James Sanchez netted two goals and freshman goaltender Hayden Lavigne earned his first win and Michigan’s first shutout since Feb. 27, 2015. While the Wolverines’ offense is not nearly as prolific as last year’s top-ranking effort, it nonetheless leads the NCAA in shorthanded goals with two. Berenson and his players
agree that these disadvantaged goals can be significant in the ultimate outcome of a game. “A shorthanded goal is huge,” Berenson said. “If you can score one, it really takes away the confidence level of the other team’s power play.” Added senior forward Alex Kile: “Being defensive-minded is our number one goal. If you work hard sometimes you get those bounces like you saw on Saturday night, and than you can get breakaways and we capitalized on both of them. I think the harder you work on the penalty kill the more you get rewarded.” Kile believes that his team succeeded last Saturday due to its physical and emotional investment in the game. The Wolverines were more physical, especially on the forecheck and backcheck. Michigan’s freshmen blueliners will look to provide some of that same physicality against Ferris State, a team that returns its three leading scorers from last season. For Michigan, veterans Nolan De Jong and Nicholas Boka anchor the first line and Sam Piazza and Joseph Cecconi lead the second but the third consists of two freshmen: Griffin Luce and Luke Martin. De Jong praised his new fellow defensemen on their performance through the first few weeks of the season. “Luke Martin is a solid twoway guy,” De Jong said. “He’s not going to be super flashy either way, but he moves well. He’s a big kid.” “Griffin Luce — he’s mean. In your face, bodying up on guys. He gets under the other guys’ skin.”
Martin and Luce and their fellow defenders will look to stop the scoring attack of Bulldog forwards Gerald Mayhew and Chad McDonald, who combined for 66 points last season. These physical blue-line players demonstrate the new and more defensive approach emphasized by the Wolverines’ coaching staff this year after the departure of the famous “C-C-M” line, which accounted for 51 percent of Michigan’s goals last season. The staff has chosen to let the offense and scoring opportunities create themselves. “We don’t necessarily have on paper the firepower that we’ve had in past years,” De Jong said. “But that just means we have to emphasize bearing down even more on defense … We’re focusing on defense first and we’re going to let the offense go on from that.” As they get set for a puck drop in a different arena for the first time all season, many of Michigan’s freshmen have already experienced the jeering that comes with playing in an opposing university’s arena. Five of the Wolverines’ newest players competed for the United States National Development team, which faces NCAA teams all season. For the ones who have not, though, Kile explained what he and his fellow captain De Jong told their younger peers. “We tell them to block out the crowd,” Kile said. “Block out all the distractions. We’re all business. Coach has been stressing all week that we’re out there on a business trip.”
“We tell (the freshmen) to block out the crowd.”