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Thirumalachari Ramasami discussed tech growth in developing countries
Dr. Katrina Wade-Golden, from the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, presents data from the Student Climate Survey at the Union Monday.
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Survey was conducted to measure the “temperature” of campus, assistant vice provost says RACHEL CUNNINGHAM Daily Staff Reporter
As a kickoff to its week of summit events, marking one year since the launch of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion plan, the Office of Diversity,
Equity and Inclusion debriefed results of its sample climate survey Monday to the student body at the Michigan Union. The event also allowed for dialogue between students, faculty, staff and the U-M Survey Research Center and SoundRocket team who
conducted the survey. About 20 students, faculty and staff attended. The meeting began with Robert Sellers, the vice provost for equity and inclusion, who discussed the purpose of the survey and its significance to the DEI initiative.
“In this day of alternative facts, where facts have lost a little bit of its value, we feel strongly that what we are attempting to do needs to be based on the very best (measurements) at hand, and we also need to find ways to See SURVEY, Page 3A
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Science, technolog y and innovation are wellestablished and prioritized in developed countries and have often been highlighted through research and the work academic institutions. But on Monday, Thirumalachari Ramasami, former secretary of science and technolog y for India, spoke about the role of science, technolog y and innovation policy in developing countries. Ramasami began his presentation — which was
a part of the Ford School of Public Policy’s Policy Talks series — by discussing the perceived roles of science, technolog y and innovation in developmental economies and national prosperity. He explained that countries that have the greatest need for STI have fewer resources to invest in it, and developments in STI could help the people in developing countries the most. “The resources available for the developing economies to invest in the STI are not properly matching with the needs that they have,” Ramasami said. See SCIENCE, Page 3A
SACUA body discusses DEI results, ‘U’ Council Pedestrian discusses groundbreaking of new Trotter Center crosswalks
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Robert Ortega, chair of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, opened Monday’s meeting by alerting members of the groundbreaking of the new Trotter Multicultural Center and the release of the diversity, equity and inclusion survey results. The climate survey found 1 in 5 University of Michigan students experienced a discriminatory event during the past year, even though the large majority of students — 72 percent — reported satisfaction with the current campus climate. Ortega began the meeting by asking members to think deeply about the findings of the survey. “There’s important differences that we ought to be taking a look at and thinking about what they mean in terms of some of the views that could easily get masked if we’re not thinking about those different voices,” Ortega said. Some members questioned the survey’s representativeness. SACUA member Neil Marsh said the survey’s randomness was questionable because respondents had to choose to respond. “Ninety-three percent
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University Council met Monday evening for its biweekly meeting in the Michigan Union, discussing the possibility of a resolution to support and provide a greater awareness toward student caregivers, as well as other topics such as Central Student Government’s meeting Tuesday on the Diag and this week’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion summit. Business senior Grace Nasr proposed an idea for the resolution to raise awareness of student caregivers — students who have children on campus — specifically through modifying syllabus language. “We’re just hoping to plant the seeds for change so that maybe one day this can be implemented in syllabus language … whether it be through the language we have presented, or something else, for nontraditional students,” she said. “It’s just something to kind of get the ball rolling, whether it be passing this See COUNCIL, Page 2A
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of the respondents are heterosexual; slightly over half are male,” Ortega said. Other members, such as mechanical engineering professor Bill Schultz, expressed concerns over the survey’s length and scope. “Some of it was definitely repetitive, I think just to see if you were paying attention,”
Schultz said. Schultz added the survey was advertised to take 20 minutes, but actually took some people about 50 minutes. He then prompted meeting attendees to raise their hands if they got a survey. Members were also confused why data collected in Fall of 2016 was being
published over a year later. The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion recently announced a new upcoming survey of 5,000 librarians, curators, postdoctoral fellows and house officers at Michigan Medicine. This will be similar to the prior climate surveys sent to students and See SACUA, Page 3A
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Sami Malek, Senate Assembly member, discusses the results of the DEI survey at the Fleming Building Monday.
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Enforcement increased at targeted crosswalks, with nearly 400 citations issued COLIN BERESFORD Daily Staff Reporter
The results of Ann Arbor’s Changing Driver Behavior Study were released Monday. The study, geared toward pedestrian safety and local drivers, showed a doubling in stopping at crosswalks with increased enforcement from the Ann Arbor Police Department. The study began in June with increased enforcement at crosswalks on major commuting routes in Ann Arbor and ended the last week of October. Through the course of the study, officers stopped hundreds of drivers and issued failure-to-yield tickets and warnings. The Changing Driver Behavior Study says the final round of the study will start on November 7. At the targeted crosswalks, the rate of stopping for pedestrians went from 27 percent to 58 percent. At the sites where no enforcement took place, stopping rates went from 37 percent to 49 percent. In 2011, Ann Arbor See CITY, Page 3A
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Two University of Michigan alumni were chosen in October as some of Crain’s “40 Under 40.” Crain’s, a publication dedicated to Detroit business and industry news, publishes the list annually to honor some of the best young businesspeople in the city. Detroit native Emily Linn, who graduated from the School of Art & Design and LSA in 2000, is a co-founder and creative director of City Bird, an art gallery and shop in Detroit’s Cass Corridor. Run by Linn and her brother, who is also a University alum, City Bird has sold locally made art, apparel and handcrafted goods since 2009. Now, Linn is focused on growing the business. She and her brother have begun selling their locally made products online to nearly 100 shops and museums around the state. With this expansion, their revenue is expected to reach $2 million this year. In a 2013 interview with Michigan Today, Linn said she liked working in the Cass Corridor, as the neighborhood shops all worked
together as a community. She noted business owners even get coffee for one another when their shops are busy. “We support each other’s stores,” Linn said. “It’s helpful for all of us to have more businesses so the area becomes a shopping destination.” Rebecca O’Reilly, who graduated in 2000, earned her spot on the list as a partner and co-chair for the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group at Bodman PLC, a Detroitbased law firm. While she left Bodman in 2015 to start her own practice, she soon found her business was too successful for just one person to handle. O’Reilly considered merging with another firm, and Bodman jumped at the chance to have her back on its team. “They came back to me and said, ‘We love what you’ve done with your practice, we see how it’s worked, and we believe in what you’re doing,’” O’Reilly
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Veteran’s Week Vietname War Veteran Panel WHAT: Come hear Vietanam Veterans discuss their experiences fighting and returning home. WHO: Veteran and Military Services WHEN: 10:00 a.m. to 11 a.m. WHERE: Michigan Union, Kuenzel Room
WHAT: The WSU Law School director of admissions is coming for consultations with applicants. Pre-registation is required. WHO: University Career Center WHEN: 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. WHERE: Student Activities Building
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Film: ‘Two Spirits’ WHAT: The first movie screening of Native American Heritage Month will be “Two Spirits,” a documentary that interweaves topics of gender and Native American heritage. WHO: Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs WHEN: 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. WHERE: Shapiro Undergraduate Library, Screening Room 2160
WHAT: Students are invited to examine Claude Steele’s stereotype threat research, as well as discuss how to foster inclusive spaces for all identities. WHO: Diversity, Equality, & Inclsuion WHEN: 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Michigan League, Ballroom
COUNCIL From Page 1A resolution through CSG or just having University Council submit a statement of support or solidarity that they agree that there should be more awareness or resources for student caregivers.” According to Nasr, the University of Michigan currently does not collect any data on student caregivers and there is currently no estimate on the number of student caregivers studying at the University. “That was one of the challenges that we faced,” Nasr said. “The reason why we wanted to go through student government first was that we tried to go through professors and administration first … there was no data on this (student caregiver) population on campus.” The council discussed the potential resolution with members, bouncing ideas off Loading “Sudoku Syndication” one another and providing
feedback toward both the language and approach of the document. Rackham student Naomi Wilson advised the resolution should have clear explanations of resources available for graduate and undergraduate students. “I think it’s important to delineate between graduates and undergraduates because I think in the graduate population we have a lot of resources for student caregivers,” Wilson said. “If we’re going to sign it as the University Council, I would like some clear language as it relates to student population.” Following discussion on the potential resolution, CSG Vice President Nadine Jawad, a Public Policy senior, addressed the council and highlighted upcoming events. She spoke of Tuesday’s CSG meeting on the Diag, introduced by CSG President Anushka Sarkar, an LSA senior, to incorporate more of a public-forum aspect into weekly meetings. She also underscored Tuesday’s Washtenaw County elections
WHAT: Mia Chung, a pianist acclaimed by The New York Times for her insightful and unique technique, will teach a masterclass. WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. WHERE: Earl V. Moore Building, Britton Recital Hall
Value the Voice: A Storyteller’s Lounge WHAT: This ongoing series brings together students, faculty, staff and alumni to tell their stories. Athletic Director Warde Manuel will be featured at this event. WHO: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion WHEN: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: Museum of Art, Helmut Stern Auditorium
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and encouraged the body to promote use of TurboVote, a mobile voter and civic engagement platform used by
the Big Ten Voting Challenge to provide users with updates and alerts. Jawad also highlighted the DEI summit held this week on campus. Low attendance rates at Monday’s events spurred conversation within the council, as members discussed advertisement of the summit and suggested ways to remedy communications issues EASY between the administration and students in regard to University-wide events. Engineering senior Breanna DeCocker used the email sent to Engineering students as an example, even though she criticized its lack of promotion of the summit. “I just found an email from my dean two weeks ago that casually mentioned the DEI summit very deep inside the email,” DeCocker said. “First of all, barely anyone reads those emails because they’re too long; two, it usually just goes to people’s spam folders; and three, where are the actual physical advertisements that are in your face so that when you’re walking © sudokusolver.com. For personal use only. around you’re reminded of HOLIDAY STARBUCKS! puzzle by sudokusyndication.com it constantly?”
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of our work and so for one the STPP (science, technology and public policy) program really opens you up to that,” she said. “But then we still largely think in a U.S. context and bringing Dr. Ramasami in has really expanded us to think in a global context and think about how the work we do impacts not just us in the U.S., but also how it affects social change in other
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CITY From Page 1A passed an ordinance that forces motorists to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks as well as those waiting to cross and has been a source of controversy since. Councilmember Jack Eaton, D-Ward 4, said he is planning to bring forward a proposal which would call for a review of the ordinance, as he says Ann Arbor’s streets are filled with people who aren’t from Ann Arbor and are ignorant of the ordinance. “Nearly 400 citations have been issued,” Eaton told Mlive. “We have so many visitors to this city every day that we really are expecting people to know intuitively apparently about our unique ordinance, and that causes me great concern that the experiment in enforcement has shown how little awareness there seems to be. Another reason to review the ordinance is the rapidly advancing technology of autonomous vehicles.” Ann Arbor resident Kathy Griswold said she supports cars stopping for pedestrians, but has concerns about lights being out at crosswalks and intersections. “I fully support vehicles stopping for pedestrians within a crosswalk,” Griswold said. “I have grave concerns about the number of unlit crosswalks and the number of streetlights that are out around Ann Arbor.”
SURVEY From Page 1A assess what progress we have made and also the challenges that we still have yet to achieve,” Sellers said. Assistant Vice Provost Katrina Wade-Golden, who oversaw the implementation of the plan, then went on to describe how the survey was conducted and its results, citing the desire to measure the “temperature” of the University of Michigan’s campus climate and how mindsets can be evolved. “One thing that we know from social science research is that you don’t change hearts and minds by lectures,” WadeGolden said. “You change hearts and minds by (content).” While Wade-Golden found some results surprising — such as the 48 percent of students with disabilities stating they have experienced a discriminatory event in the past 12 months on campus — some students are not surprised with some of the survey’s conclusions. Public Policy senior Jordan Sandman said he was not surprised with the data, especially regarding the responses from underrepresented minorities, but was surprised with the overall high satisfaction level of the University’s efforts. “I notice that this campus is pretty self-segregated,” Sandman said. “I think if you ask a lot of people and really dug deeper rather than just having one question where it’s
Griswold added while enforcement has improved the rates of stopping by cars and thus pedestrian safety, there are other measures that need to be taken to improve safety. “We could significantly improve pedestrian safety in our community with consistently marked crosswalks, proper illumination and enforcement of stopping for a pedestrian within a crosswalk,” Griswold said. “What we’re trying to do is go one step beyond and have people stop for pedestrians on the side of the road and I believe that is a problem because it is not consistent with the rest of literally the world. There’s no other community that has an ordinance like Ann Arbor’s.” Other council members have voiced their support for the ordinance, including Julie Grand, D-Ward 3, who appreciates the increased enforcement at crosswalks. “As a parent of a child who has now reached the age where she is too cool to walk with parents, otherwise known as middle school, I really do appreciate the increased enforcement and see the tickets in areas that we knew were problematic as a real gain for our city and the safety of our kids,” Grand told Mlive. “So I’m pleased to see this enforcement, which many of us on council have asked for, and encourage residents to be extra careful now that there are lots of little people and bigger
people looking in their phones walking to school.” Pedestrian safety in crosswalks has been a topic of discussion for City Council for years. In September 2015, City Council considered Vision Zero — an initiative endorsed by the city’s Pedestrian Safety and Task Force Committee that strives to eliminate fatalities or serious injuries to pedestrians — in an attempt to address this issue. A previous council report presented several policy proposals for pedestrian safety, including improved crosswalks and a ban on using hand-held devices for drivers. A study conducted in 2015 reported though Ann Arbor crashes involving pedestrians represented only 16 percent of all crashes, pedestrians account for one-third of the fatalities and one-fourth of all serious crash-related injuries. After a fatal crash last October where Qi-Xuan “Justin” Tang was struck by a car and killed while crossing Fuller Road, some residents questioned why City Council funding was deferred from pedestrian safety to downtown projects. In February, City Council passed a resolution approving funding for improvements to this crossing, but local advocacy group A2 Safe Transport has consistently expressed frustration for what it claims is slow progress toward pedestrian safety.
a percentage of people who respond that they have an interaction, if you actually look at the interactions that occur day to day that it’s far more stratified based on race.” LSA sophomore Kendall Kaiser said she was not surprised about the overall results, but cited her surprise at the individual racial
I respect the fact that the administration is trying to address these issues over the long term, but what seems to be missing is a short-term plan
statistics and how they may have changed in response to regarding recent bias incidents on campus. “The problem the University of Michigan has is being prideful of an inclusive environment, but true progress hasn’t been made in making this environment more inclusive,” Kaiser said. Postdoctoral fellow Austin
Ramasami stressed technology as both a “global divider and a social leveler.” As a country develops technologically, its people will be better served, but this country will also be set apart from the others. The main problem faced by developing countries, according to Ramasami, is how to balance the need for STI with the cost of creating it. “That’s the crucial problem,” Ramasami said. “How much should we invest?” Ramasami’s claim is that resource-intensive models of STI are not sustainable. These models make it significantly more difficult for developing countries because they have less with which to invest. This is why lower- and middleincome countries tend to invest less in STI and research and development. However, Ramasami displayed how the geography of STI and R&D investment is changing. The percentage of investments that come from high-income countries is less than it used to be and the percentage of investments of low- and middleincome countries is on the rise. Developing countries in Asia are becoming major investors in R&D, at about 20 percent of total investments. Thinking about the investments of developing countries is something something that Rackham student Rachel Wallace was looking forward to hearing Ramasami discuss. “In the sciences we’re often so siloed in our respective disciplines and we don’t really think about the broader context
fraternity house on Washtenaw Avenue. In Winter 2014, the Black Student Union called for the relocation of the site as part of the #BBUM movement. Dec. 17, 2016, the University’s Board of Regents approved a proposal to relocate the Trotter Center. Following that meeting, E. Royster Harper, Director of student life, said the new location was chosen to make the Trotter Center more visible. It was not until April 2017, the Board of Regents granted final approval to issue the contracts and bids to begin construction. The new center will
be 20,000-square-feet, approximately 9,000 feet larger than the current facilities, it is set to open Winter 2019. “My understanding is that it’s going to be the new Trotter house,” Ortega said. “I’ve gotten different versions of what’s going to happen. I don’t know if anyone else has heard anything.” At the time of the meeting, some SACUA members had not seen design plans for the new building. SACUA then went into executive session, which The Michigan Daily is not permitted to attend.
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SACUA From Page 1A staff. In addition earlier this week, students were also sent a second climate survey. SACUA members later spoke about the new Trotter Multicultural Center’s groundbreaking. Construction on the future site began over the summer outside the Helen Newberry and Betsy Barbour residences on State Street. The Trotter Center is currently located in an old
McCoy also did not find the results shocking, but believes the DEI plan is more long-term than short-term. “It sounds like this DEI plan is a long-term plan,” McCoy said. “I respect the fact that the administration is trying to address these issues over the long term, but what seems to be missing is a short-term plan (in) how we address issues pertaining to racism or any other forms of discrimination for students that are still here because they are the ones who are experiencing these sorts of interactions and these events.” Throughout anti-racist protests last year, frustrated students criticized planners’ overlooking of immediate needs and asked Why wait until 2025, will I even be alive? Wade-Golden also brief ly mentioned an update regarding Richard Spencer’s request to speak at the University. She said a meeting was held at University President Mark Schlissel’s home. LSA senior Ethan Hong attended the session with various student organizations and University executive officers was at the session, and said he attended alongside student organizations and executive officers. Hong said officials have not yet come to a conclusion regarding Spencer’s appearance, but the decision will be released within the next week. University spokeswoman Kim Broekhuizen wrote in
developing places.” The next step once a country has decided to invest in STI is to decide whether to let competitiveness or inclusiveness guide the process. A competitive method would involve “leapfrog innovations for market advantages and returns to investors and innovators” while a more inclusive method would involve “incremental and frugal innovations for public and social good,” according to Ramasami. Ramasami also made a case for collaboration between developing and developed countries. The weaknesses of developing countries — a lack of resources, for example — can be balanced out by developed countries and vice versa. “Countries with the ability to value-maximize and resourceoptimize seem ideal allies for strategic alliances,” Ramasami said. “Countries with large domestic markets could barter
market access for access to innovations. This would call for migration from competition to collaboration.” Ramasami used his own country, India, as an example for how lower-middle-income countries can invest in STI and R&D, use an inclusive method, and have the potential for strategic partnership with a more developed country. India is the only lowermiddle-income country to make the list of top 10 R&Dinvesting countries, at number six. Out of the total 90 percent of investments of low-income countries and lower-middleincome countries, India’s share of investments exceeds 89 percent because many nations cannot afford to expend so much on R&D. Ramasami says this is because India uses a bottom-up approach that focuses on helping the people rather than on getting ahead. “(The) informal and frugal innovation sector of India offers unique strength for leverage in the global un(served) and underserved markets,” Ramasami said. This is the part of his talk that Public Policy student Sruthi Gaddipati, who is native to India, agreed with most. “In countries like India, it’s more public investment in research and development and they focus on what’s economically good for the people rather than just innovations for the rich,” Gaddipati said. “The innovations at the grassroot level … I’m from India so I’ve seen that those innovations are there.” Ramasami’s closing remarks echoed that sentiment. “It is not about the expenditure; it’s about the value it brings to people.”
an email statement the meeting at his house was scheduled prior to Spencer’s request to speak on campus. “No decisions have been made yet regarding Spencer’s request to speak on campus,” Broekhuizen wrote. “This is a followup meeting to one they had earlier this year, and was scheduled before the request from Spencer’s team arrived to speak on campus.”
The controversy surrounding Spencer coming to speak on campus follows after the suit from Spencer’s tour organizer against Michigan State University for refusing to host the white nationalist on campus earlier this year. On Friday, a federal judge ordered MSU officials into court mediation to settle the dispute, ruling that the school violated free speech
rights in what could set precedent for the University’s decision on Spencer. The speaker’s appearances on other campuses, including the University of Florida in September, have sparked large protests and unrest, but schools from Penn State to Texas A&M canceled requests in the aftermath of white supremacist rallies led by Spencer in Charlottesville, VA.
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Ann Arbor: a vegan dystopia?
am no fan of cold weather. In fact, I detest the very notion of winter. The inclement weather we have been graced with after a hot autumn has not fared well for me. In light of the rapid seasonal change, my body was not ready to handle snow Oct. 31. So, I have taken to my favorite coping mechanism to get over the winter blues: eating. This week I walked from North Quad Residence Hall to Kerrytown, where I braved the wind and drizzle to meet an old friend at one of my favorite Ann Arbor establishments: The Lunch Room. Not only is The Lunch Room a fantastic restaurant, but it also happens to be a fantastic vegan restaurant, if you could ever fathom that (perceived) oxymoron. Being a vegan in Ann Arbor, or anywhere for that matter, is extremely difficult. As a pescatarian of five years and a vegan for almost a full calendar year, I do my absolute best to meander through the complexities of the Ann Arbor restaurant scene with variable success. While greater Ann Arbor maintains a host of vegan fare, I feel unfulfilled. Why are there so many options that leave me unsatisfied? The combination of my unusual personal preferences and the inaccessibility of Ann Arbor vegan victuals makes for an unfortunate evening ritual for my own sake. The geographic distribution of vegan restaurants in Ann Arbor is heavily concentrated. The bulk exist near Main Street and north of Central Campus, which is limiting to many students, including myself. Inconvenienced by the lack of options on Central Campus, where are students to go? As it turns out, we are not left with much.
While I have previously written on the waning status of student neighborhoods, the same argument extends to where students can grab a bite to eat. As I expressed in my previous column regarding the changing nature of city storefronts, the major intersection near my home (Packard and South State streets) has changed considerably over the past few years as restaurants come and go. Moreover, finding a wide variety of places to eat in just a few steps’ reach is incredibly difficult. This distance will only get more difficult when snow begins to cover the streets and sidewalks.
Being a vegan in Ann Arbor, or anywhere for that matter, is extremely difficult. The options I have near my home consist of the following: cheese and bread, more cheese and bread, and barbecue chicken. This is not to say that you can’t even find one thing on the menu that would count as remotely vegan in some of these restaurants, such as a black bean burger. However, given the limited options, I am usually stuck with frequenting the same exact restaurants week after week, eventually running out of options and coming to abhor this repetitive routine. Ann Arbor is also oversaturated with restaurants outside of the budget range of most college students, and this phenomenon is not just limited to vegan restaurants. However, because most vegan restaurants tend to be located near Main
Street, they can charge whatever pedestrians there can afford. Maybe I am just a picky eater with a skinny wallet. But besides limiting my diet to only plants, I am pretty much willing to try any type of cuisine or dish. And while there are many restaurants in Ann Arbor, I still need to spend as much time finding a restaurant on Yelp as it would take to actually have the meal I have not yet eaten. I sometimes find it easier to schlep outside of town or even to Ypsilanti to find a more casual and as enjoyable restaurant experience. Plus, going outside of town can provide a more unique selection of places given the amount of foreign food that is not as prevalent within Ann Arbor. Of course, the extra gas it takes to leave town may not be as economical as just staying at one of the more upscale Ann Arbor restaurants. What a predicament. Because of the difficulties I run into finding an ideal restaurant, I do much of my cooking at home. My at-home eating habits are not at all a detriment; if anything, it is a good thing to not have to spend money outside the home unnecessarily. However, it would be nice if I could stop on my way home after a long day of class to carry something out without having to worry so much about my distinct stipulations. I just got a winter jacket today, so I am well prepared to brave the winter snow in order to grab some food. Whether or not I voluntarily confine myself to my apartment until spring arrives, I should still do my best to be as adventurous as I can even if Ann Arbor’s meager offerings make it difficult.
Levi Teitel can be reached at lateital@umich.edu.
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Talk about mental health
or individuals by our professors, parents struggling with mental and friends that we need to health, everything life be cognizant of the mental throws at them health conditions of during college others. But we aren’t doesn’t exactly help. taught how to talk a Maybe friends roommate through pressure me to go a breakdown or how out, but saying, to stand up for our “I’m sad, I really classmates who are don’t want to,” does dealing with mental not feel like a good illness. enough excuse. Mental health Thoughts of losing MICHELLE is something that out on a memorable PHILLIPS is different for night influence each individual. me to go out, and when I do Recognizing these differences go, chances are I feel worse. is essential when conversing Maybe I have a mandatory with a friend in crisis and meeting for a club on campus, making them feel OK to but being sad won’t suffice as pour it all out. Some people a good excuse for my group never experience the anxiety, leader. And on the off chance depression or other ailments I say I’m sick, I fear someone that others have to deal with seeing me on the Diag and every day. When a classmate or spreading rumors that I was friend is clearly upset and going not actually sick. When I email through a lot, the common my professor for an extension response from bystanders is for a deadline I could not meet “that sucks; I’m so sorry.” because I had too much on my mind, he will probably respond with my score: a zero. The implications surrounding mental health on campus limit our conversations surrounding this issue. As students, we think school comes before everything. We are not taught to take a “mental health day.” It is only when we are physically unwell that we believe it is acceptable to miss a class or a deadline. The stigma we put on mental health as bystanders, sufferers and friends prevents us from openly discussing the topic and taking advantage of the few resources Though this is clearly not (that are already over capacity) what the suffering person available on campus. needs to hear, I often find For many students, mental myself at a loss for words when health is compromised during someone tells me about all the their time at the University of bad things that are happening Michigan, and often mental to them. There is no way to unwellness is exacerbated know how these experiences during stressful periods of the directly affect them or what school year. We are constantly is going through their head taught throughout our lives or how they feel in that exact
What might not seem like a huge deal for one individual can be immensely different for another.
moment. Everyone experiences hardship so differently that we cannot assume anything about anyone else, and that’s what makes this issue so hard to deal with. As someone who struggles with anxiety, it is hard to let people in on what is really going on in my mind. What might not seem like a huge deal for one individual can be immensely different for another. To make it worse, being thousands of miles away from your family and constantly surrounded by strangers does not exactly make for a welcoming environment. I have found several resources that discuss how to go about talking to a peer about their symptoms, but the results were inconclusive. And what if these formulaic steps don’t work? We all take things differently, and a cookie-cutter plan to make someone feel comforted in a stressful situation does not always work. Spontaneity is important, and catering to an individual’s needs is essential in making them feel trusted and welcomed conf iding in you. Mental health is even more essential to our growth as individuals because, without it, we are constantly in a state of discontent that is unproductive. As university students, we need to recognize that we all have moments of stress, despair and anxiety. Though we might not experience these things in the same way, it is important to validate the feelings of others and to let them know they are not alone. It is OK to voice the issues with mental health in society. This will allow us to come together and beat the stigma surrounding this valid illness, so we can all get the resources we need. Michelle Phillips can be reached at mphi@umich.edu.
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Inside Greek life: is it worth it?
rowing up, I always envisioned myself living in a sorority house at whatever college I ended up attending. For some reason, whenever I pictured what I would look like years down the road, happily committed to a university, I was always wearing Greek letters. To me, not going Greek was never an option. It seemed like a path everyone in my life had gone down and one I was willing to take myself. However, this complementary image of college and Greek social life came crashing down when my older sister fell through the cracks of the system. Nobody decided to stand up for her and say, “She would fit in so well here!” and I was baff led. Rumored romances swirled around her, and unfortunately the Greek community truly values gossip. She is the most upbeat, “Sorority Sally” type of girl I know, so if she couldn’t thrive in the system, could I? Did I even know people who would be willing to stand up for me? As a result of my sister’s experiences, I went into the recruitment process with fresh eyes. I could try to discern between the performance girls put on during each round and who each girl truly was. After all, I had to be able to feel comfortable living with these people. At the end of the day, I turned out fine and ended up in a house I am extremely happy in. The social aspect is phenomenal, and the philanthropy is an added bonus toward loving sorority life. However, once it was my turn to rush girls, I caught a glimpse
of the side of recruitment I don’t like — the side of recruitment that took my sister down in a tidal wave of judgment. We are expected to know, learn and love or hate girls in the span of 20 — yes, 20 — minutes. Young girls entering the newest, most terrifying period in their lives are supposed to know and understand “unspoken rules” of conversation or socializing in order for houses to want them.
Young girls entering the most terrifying period in their lives are supposed to know “unspoken rules.” No talk about boys, but if you’re comfortable with whom you’re talking to, they’ll look past it. No discussing parties, but if they like you, they’ll let it slide. It’s all so confusing because how would you truly know if a girl likes you or is coercing you to break these barriers through manipulated self-sabotage? Rumors like these constantly make way between nervous potential new members. Eighty girls making a decision is a nightmare in and of itself, and, from the first round, cutting girls becomes more and more intense. Relationships are formed once you begin rushing a girl more and more rounds, so a protectiveness tends to occur when someone tries to cut her. Countering opinions flew
around the room, and these thoughts were often greeted by subtle jabs. Girls who know this potential new member from home want to keep her, while girls who were rubbed the wrong way by her during a round try cutting her. While I was semi-irritated by the way my house preferred some girls over others, there were horror stories swirling around of other houses electing a single girl to finalize decisions for their entire house. Though Greek life has made me abundantly happy at school, it taught me more than the regular rules of sisterhood. While the process is meant to be tough and sort girls into houses they would be “more comfortable in,” I learned that second — or even third — chances matter. Sometimes first impressions can be correct, but most of the time, they can be completely misleading. Greek life taught me to be more open and gave me the opportunity to talk to people I never thought I would. To face the facts, there are tons of negative stereotypes about Greek life circulating through college communities, and honestly, many of them are true. But it takes special people to move past these stereotypes and make the system their own, create the culture they went through this process searching for. Those are the types of people who thrive in the Greek life community, and those are the people that make being in Greek life worth it.
Tori Boorstein is an LSA sophomore.
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Local poet Cal Freeman brings flair to advocacy Freeman, who reviews the work of other poets for the For the Daily radio show “Stateside,” on Michigan Public Radio, is highly inf luenced by other Established local poet and local poets. Through constant critic Cal Freeman is bringing exposure to the poetic his new work, “Fight Songs,” experiments being conducted to Literati Bookstore. Freeman by other local poets Freeman is uses rustic imagery to convey inspired to take risks and shake themes of social advocacy as conventions. Additionally, his he simultaneously, lyrically poetry is highly inf luenced describes the struggle of the by confessional poets such as working class in Southeast Anne Sexton. The poems in Michigan. “Fight Songs” “Fight Songs” resemble journal is a collection of entries, yet poems that deals these personal with themes anecdotes of social and have clout in ecological justice the broader Literati Bookstore and politics. Michigan From a young community. Friday, November age, Freeman “I try to 10th @ 7 P.M. was interested go more for Free in the ecology experience, of Southeast something the Michigan, which reader can get is where he invested in,” grew up. His poems explore Freeman said. He invites the geography of Southeast us to be invested in his own Michigan in the context of mind, articulating his own the social struggles of the perception on the challenges working class. Although of the working class and the Freeman was not part of a current environmental and working class family, he lived political states of Southeast around working class families Michigan. his entire life. He offers an The book contains elegies insider’s view of the struggle and odes to the deceased that many working class members of the Southeast families meet, connecting Michigan community, whether them to the ecological he knew them personally or struggles that exist on the not. Freeman is most proud Michigan terrain. of his poem, “Dearborn,” in “I am just telling stories of which he exposes the uncut people and places I know,” history of his home state and said Freeman in an interview vilifies the traditional heroes with the Daily. He sees social of his neighborhood, most justice and environmental notably Henry Ford. The poem justice going hand-in-hand. At is the elegy to a young man face value, many of Freeman’s named Kevin Matthews, a poems may seem like an ode man with schizophrenia who to the natural landscape was murdered by an off-duty of Michigan. If one reads police officer. Freeman, in between the lines, however, his typical fashion, presents powerful statements of social natural images that evoke injustice are being made. the rugged Michigan terrain, ISABELLE HASSLUND
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When everything sucks, LCD Soundsystem rocks MADELEINE GAUDIN Senior Arts Editor
As the clever hopes expire of a low dishonest decade, there are still f leeting moments of unfettered joy. That is to say, when everything else is bad, LCD Soundsystem’s live show will still be really, really good. It’s the kind of good that preserves itself in amber and makes a home in the deepest chambers of your heart. But, of course, this isn’t the band’s first time around the block. The last time they played in Detroit they were at the Fillmore, around the block (and over a couple streets) from the Masonic Temple, where they set up shop this past weekend for two nights of dancing, joy and — naturally — a little nostalgia. The initial reservations that came with the band’s unexpected reunion were that the illusion of immortality that accompanies a resurrection would undermine the urgency their sound was built upon. The worry was that when they closed their set — as they always have and probably always will — singing, “This could be the last time,” it wouldn’t mean anything anymore. While I’d like to affix my badge of unrelenting faith and say I never worried: I did.
But, my worries were proven absurd last weekend when LCD Soundsystem, as deep down I knew they would, gave two of the greatest live performances I might ever be lucky enough to see. There was a moment on Friday night, between “You Wanted a Hit” and “Tribulations,” where James Murphy looked back at Nancy Whang and the two seemed to share a quick moment of awe. The thrill of their reunion, the illicit audacity of it, hasn’t worn off yet. That energy translated to the crowd, who pulsed with expectant energy hours before Murphy and company took the stage. And as soon as they did, opening Friday night with american dream opener “Oh Baby” and Saturday with “Us v. Them,” the room exploded. They still maintain all the trappings — Murphy’s bullet microphone, his periodic assent of an amp, calculated (yet seamless) mid-song instrument rearrangements — that define them as singular both in sound and presentation. No one can throw a party like James Murphy because no one would probably plan a party as meticulously as James Murphy. The set wound it’s way through the band’s discography, hitting classic concert highlights like “Movement” and “Get
Innocuous!” which inspired a small group of punk kids to open up a humble pit. Their first stop in Detroit since the release of american dream in September, the show was an introduction to the performance-enhanced nuances of tracks like “tonite” and “call the police.” A bop on headphones, “tonite” is elevated to dance-punk platinum live. Before their post-“pee break” encore, Nancy Whang took over lead vocals for a cover of Chic’s “I Want Your Love” and the band left us with a haunting rendition of Sound of Silver tearjerker “New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down,” before coming back for a encore trilogy of hits. An album and six years older, LCD Soundsystem haven’t lost any of their spark. They matched the crowd beat for beat, feeding off our rhythm as we danced to the one they created. Which is all to say: They still rock. Maybe the more things change, the more they stay the same. All I know is, LCD Soundsystem is always going to close with “All My Friends” and every time it’s going to lift me up and put me back down again restored, reenergized and re-in love with my friends. And sometimes that’s all the stability I need.
ARTIST INTERVIEW
A conversation with Cloud Nothings’s Dylan Baldi DOMINIC POLSINELLI Daily Arts Writer
Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of witnessing Cloud Nothings headline El Club in support of their most recent album, Life Without Sound. Over the course of their career, Cloud Nothings has continued to grow and flourish by existing in the gray area between indie rock and punk, never quite committing to one genre over the other. What results is a group of musicians with a knack for energetic shows and a tight, clean sound. The band played at The Majestic Theater in Detroit opening for Canada’s own indie rock gems Japandroids, a match made in heaven between two of modern rock’s catchiest groups. In a phone conversation with frontman Dylan Baldi, we talked about the band’s recent experiences on tour opening for Japandroids, the growth of Cloud Nothings since its inception and future plans for the band. The Michigan Daily: Could you reflect on your experiences touring with Japandroids thus far? Dylan Baldi: Sure. We were in Canada for most of (the first week), through a lot of Canada I’ve never been to. So it’s been kind of fun going through there. Touring through parts of the country that I’ve never
even thought about going to. Just seeing what’s it’s like for a Canadian band to do that all the time, and thinking about how it can be really kind of taxing to make really long drives through what feels like the middle of nowhere, and just tour Canada all the time. It was interesting to get that perspective of touring through a different country. And the tour’s been fun. TMD: Do you see a lot of overlap with your fans and Japandroids’ fans or do you think you’ve been reaching a new fanbase on this tour? Baldi: I think a lot of the people who come to the shows are there specifically to see Japandroids. We get some people who are there to see us for sure, but it does feel like they’re Japandroids’ shows, which is cool. I think a lot of their fans may not know who we are, so it’s kind of fun to play for people who don’t know who you are every night. It makes the shows interesting, where you can never really tell what people are thinking. TMD: How do you feel the crowds have been reacting to your sets compared to your last headlining tour? Baldi: Pretty good. There’s like a little pocket of people. Usually you can tell when people know the songs, so those people have been going crazy. Everyone seems into it, you know. Nobody seems bored or anything. And we’re selling all sorts of t-shirts so somebody likes it.
TMD: Now that Life Without Sound is a few months away from being a year old, could you tell me how you think Cloud Nothings has grown since you first started? Baldi: We’ve just become more and more — I just did another interview actually where I kind of said something similar — but it’s almost like a telepathic unit at this point. Where like we’ll have little parts in the songs that we’ll change every night or something, but none of us will talk about it or say like “We should do this differently!” It’ll just sort of happen on its own. We’ll be like “Oh, interesting, how did we do that without talking about it?” That’s something we probably couldn’t have done seven years ago whenever the band first started. Just little moments like that have definitely grown throughout time and been more fun to kind of naturally see what happens. We’re just a better band than we were when we started. TMD: I know tour is a busy time, but do you have plans for a new Cloud Nothings record in the near future? Baldi: I want to get something next year. That would be the goal for me, because we put this record out, we toured it, and now we’re done. It seems like it’s already time to get something new out there and try to have a reason to go back on tour rather than just play the same old songs again.
Literati presents Cal Freeman
exposing the dark past of his hometown’s hero, Henry Ford, and exploring the murder of the young Matthews. This narrative brings the reader into the deep history of Dearborn, as well as its natural landscape. Freeman’s poetry speaks to local Michiganders, but he hopes hopes that it speaks to a larger audience as well. Freeman said he wants his work to “complicate (Michigan) in people’s minds.” There are many who have not experienced the social injustices that plague the working class or the raw nature scenes of Michigan. He hopes that Michigan is now thought of as more than just a state that
His poems explore the geography of Southeast Michigan in the context of the social struggles of the working class
produces cars and Motown, but as a place of complexity. Freeman is excited to share his work with Ann Arbor, bringing awareness to social issues that have been ignored for a long time in the Michigan community and creating a space of vulnerability and confession.
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The case for ‘Riverdale’ ‘Mom’ season premiere and other ‘trash television’ brings comedy, advocacy SAM ROSENBERG Daily Arts Writer
When I watch the CW’s “Riverdale,” two thoughts come to mind: One, this show is horrible and two, I can’t stop watching it. As an updated, mystery-filled adaptation of the Archie comics, “Riverdale” makes for equally fantastic and absurd entertainment. Coming to terms with this paradox made me want to explore how “Riverdale” became such a phenomenon and why it’s an example of modern day trash TV. Trash TV, by definition, refers to a subgenre of television with a focus on controversy and confrontation. The term is often associated with tabloid talk shows that play on miniature TV sets in doctor’s offices or at the DMV: “Dr. Phil,” “Judge Judy,” “The Jerry Springer Show,” you get the idea. But more recently, the connotation of trash TV has broadened to include any show, tabloid or not, that sensationalizes and exploits violence, profanity and nudity as spectacle. Essentially, a trash TV show is considered so awful, you can’t look away. This definition has found its way into more realitybased shows like ABC’s “The Bachelor” and its spinoff, “The Bachelorette.” Both programs illuminate the worst parts of human relationships through a dating competition show, where one lucky hot person must decide whom to marry among a selection of 25 other hot people. Despite critical ire, “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” have been met with commercial success since their premieres in 2002 and 2003, respectively. Other iconic trash TV shows like MTV’s “Jersey Shore” and “Teen Mom” have also encountered similar prosperity during their runs, attracting loads of viewers for their tasteless portrayals of American life. Even though they weren’t the most sympathetic subjects, douchey club-goers from New
Jersey and pregnant teenagers from rural American towns made for great television. How, then, does “Riverdale” fit into the trash TV mold? For starters, “Riverdale” is a hot mess. It has the melodramatic, mawkish appeal of a daytime soap and the contrived acting of a teen after-school special. The show also lacks compelling writing, with characters mustering up excessive pop cultural references that are way too obscure, cheesy and confusing for its own good. “Can’t we, in this post-James Franco world, just be all things?” was a legitimate line of dialogue from the pilot — let that sink in. The characters themselves, unfortunately, don’t do any justice for the script either, resembling farfetched, one-dimensional caricatures straight out of a campy musical about high school (no disrespect to “High School Musical”). Even though “Riverdale” may not embody the typical traits of a trash TV show, it certainly embodies a trashy, cringe-inducing ethos. Along with exemplifying the spirit of the trash TV show, “Riverdale” also gets an extra boost from its online popularity. According to a Vulture article, the streaming platform may have had a role in “Riverdale”’s continuing success when the first season was made available on the streaming platform. There is plausibility to that argument: “Riverdale”’s second season, which premiered on Oct. 11, reached a ratings high, peaking at 2.34 million in the first episode. And “Riverdale” isn’t the only serialized TV show that has capitalized on their trashy appeal through an online presence. Back in 2012, Spike TV’s “Blue Mountain State” drew a heavy cult following once its first three seasons made its way to Netf lix. The show depicted a fictitious college football team that indulged heavily in the stereotypical, over-stylized luxuries of American college life. For devoted fans, the insane binge drinking, toxic
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Functional”), looks for a job so she can get her child out of Daily Arts Writer foster care, even though the only thing she’s ever done for money is strip and sell drugs. In a world where laptops These are storylines that you take the place of television wouldn’t expect to go handsets and cellphone companies in-hand with a laughing studio produce well-founded and audience and jokes about popular entertainment (yes, G-spots, but after five seasons, really, just look at AT&T), it “Mom”’s methods continue to is easy to forget that quality be effective. television is still available on One particular stand-out the classic broadcast networks moment in the premiere was we all used to love so dearly. when Adam first proposed Entering its fifth season, to Bonnie. In a span of thirty “Mom” continues seconds, you to stay true to watch Bonnie its foundation, spiral from delivering sharp, complete joy Season 5 premiere if not sometimes to utter panic, Thursdays 9 p.m. slapstick, ultimately comedy while sprinting away CBS also confronting from her lover. difficult questions about In between the comedic banter relationships, addiction and and a joke about Bonnie’s moving forward after hitting inability to make meatloaf, the rock bottom. The fourth season classic housewife dish, viewers ended with Christy (Anna are shown a woman still facing Faris, “The Emoji Movie”) the mistakes of her past and representing her mother grappling with the idea that Bonnie (Allison Janney, “Sun she may not be good enough to Dogs”) after she was tracked truly be loved. down by the IRS for $18,000 It is work that is clearly worth of unpaid taxes. Now Emmy-worthy, and in fact the in the fifth season opener, show has won quite a few of Christy is studying for the the golden statues, but this LSATs as her mother struggles year something changed. Back with a fear of commitment in May, the producers and after her boyfriend, Adam stars of “Mom” announced (William Fichtner, “Hot that they would be donating Summer Nights”), proposes. the show’s $250,000 Emmy Within just this episode, campaign budget to Planned both main and secondary Parenthood. Allison Janney characters demonstrate the and series co-creator Chuck difficulty of putting your life Lorre announced the effort back together after a misstep amid President Trump and or two. Bonnie wonders if she’ll the Republican’s plan to push be able to handle a marriage the American Health Care Act the way she has learned to through Congress, a bill which handle her alcoholism. Christy would have detrimental effects prepares for law school after on the work of the women’s years of wrestling self-doubt health organization. and addiction. Her friend, The move was reminiscent Natasha (Missi Pyle, “Highly of a similar act by the United SAMANTHA DELA FERA
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Talent Agency, which canceled its traditional Oscar party in February to protest Trump’s views and policy on immigration. While deeply political in nature, both “Mom”’s donation and UTA’s cancellation send a clear message not just to our elected officials but to the entertainment industry as a whole: It has a responsibility to speak up against injustice. Movies, music, television shows and everything else we consume through screens and earbuds are meant to serve as distractions from reality. But in a culture where so many Americans and others worldwide are feeling targeted and unsafe, to ignore the problem is to submit to it. There are things in this world more important than praise and recognition, and it’s about time more people in entertainment learn that. If a television show wants to remain relevant and beloved, the people involved in making it should be ensuring their viewers that they care about them and are willing to use their platform to fight for them. “Mom” has fallen on the good side of the fight, not just exploiting the story of a young mother for entertainment, but actually providing funds to an organization that will fight for that young mother once the TV is turned off. It’s a shame that we must rely on pop culture to act in the humane way our president fails to, but as group after group is marginalized by the people this country has put into power, somebody has to start making sacrifices so that we as a society can get better. And who better for that job than a mom?
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UMS’s CrossCurrents and its display of fusion music TRINA PAL For the Daily
Growing up in an Indian household, Zakir Hussain has always been a household name for me. I’ve listened to his music crackle out from the boombox in our kitchen, the sounds of the tabla resounding off the walls. I’ve danced Kathak, a traditional form of Indian classical dance, to his compositions and have been astounded with the speed that is necessary to keep up with his tempo. Understandably, when I heard Zakir Hussain was coming to Ann Arbor with his band CrossCurrents, I was stoked. Hussain is widely recognized as one of the most influential musicians of our time. Born in Mumbai, India, Hussain is treasured worldwide as a maestro player of tabla, a traditional type of Indian drum played with the hands. CrossCurrents, Hussain’s latest endeavour, is a blend
between classical Indian music and Western jazz. His band is composed of a stunning array of musicians: the revered bass player Dave Holland, known for his large contribution to jazz, and Shankar Mahadevan, one of the top vocalists to come out of India in the last two decades. Others include leading saxophone player Chris Potter, the “Godfather of Indian Jazz” Louiz Banks on keyboard, Sanjay Divecha on guitar and Gino Banks on drums. CrossCurrents capitalizes on the high level of improvisation in both Indian classical music and jazz, blending the two styles together to create a new and unique sound. To all those who are skeptical, rest assured, CrossCurrents seamlessly switched from Indian classical to jazz in a way that was fresh and exhilarating. The band walked out to a full audience in the Michigan Theater on Wednesday evening, and everyone whooped and hollered when Hussain entered and bowed to the audience with
his palms pressed together, an Indian gesture of greeting and respect. Dave Holland dressed in a kurtha, a traditional Indian garment worn by males, and the audience chuckled in admiration. With full smiles on their faces, they started to play. The first piece started with the tabla and sax, a contrast that jarred the audience at first but slowly won their awe. The sharp, ringing sound of the sax contrasted greatly with the mellow, deep tabla, yet both complimented each other perfectly. Hussain fed off the sax’s leads, maintaining eye contact and following his pace the whole time. Gradually, the other instruments joined in, some tentatively and others loudly. CrossCurrents’ sound could be described as intervals of all the instruments playing together with random breaks for a rapid tabla sequence or sax solo. The effect was nothing short of beautiful.
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Michigan won the WNIT. Now it’s March Madness or bust. Jillian Dunston is the heart and soul of the Wolverines. Inside the Wolverines’ 2017-18 roster, broken down by position Michigan’s familiar rivals could prove to be a tough test in conference play.
STAFF PICKS The Daily women’s basketball writers do their best to predict what will happen in the world of college basketball this season. Michigan regular-season record Big Ten champion Big Ten second place Big Ten third place Big Ten Tournament champion Big Ten MVP Big Ten Coach of the Year Big Ten surprise team Michigan MVP National Player of the Year National Freshman of the year Michigan’s season ends here NCAA “Bracket Buster” NCAA Final Four
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27-3 Ohio State Michigan Maryland Michigan Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State Kim Barnes Arico, Michigan Rutgers Katelynn Flahtery Stephanie Mavunga, Ohio State Evina Westbrook, Tennessee Sweet 16 Syracuse UConn Baylor Ohio State Stanford
27-3 Ohio State Michigan Michigan State Michigan Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State Nancy Fahey, Illinois Rutgers Katelynn Flaherty Kelsey Mithcell, Ohio State Evina Westbrook, Tennessee Elite 8 Drake Ohio State UConn Notre Dame Louisville
23-6 Maryland Ohio State Michigan Ohio State Katelynn Flaherty, Michigan Brenda Frese, Maryland Rutgers Katelynn Flaherty Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn Megan Walker, UConn Sweet 16 Georgia Tech UConn South Carolina Notre Dame Baylor
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illian Dunston leaves no doubt. It’s Media Day at Crisler Center and the senior forward is taking questions. The one at hand: Tournament or bust? “Exactly.” Dunston has yet to play in the NCAA Tournament. Ditto for guard Katelynn Flaherty, the most talented scorer ever to put on a Wolverine uniform. And if neither of ETHAN Michigan’s SEARS two seniors have gotten there, it’s not hard to figure out that none of the other nine members of the women’s basketball team have either. The Wolverines haven’t danced since the 2012-13 season, Kim Barnes Arico’s first as head coach. But this is their best chance to do so since then. Of course, so was last season. Michigan went 22-9 in the regular season with an 11-5 mark in the Big Ten. It spent time in the AP Top 25, staying in the polls until late in the year. Even after losing three of their last four regular season games and getting bounced in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament by Michigan State, the Wolverines thought they had earned a bid to March Madness. They didn’t. Heartbreak came on March 13, when ESPN’s selection show came and went without Michigan’s name getting called. Instead of the NCAA Tournament, the Wolverines went to the Women’s National Invitation Tournament for the third consecutive year. Michigan went on to win the WNIT. They’ll raise the banner before Friday’s opener against George Mason, the first banner any women’s basketball team will put up at Crisler Center. But let’s be clear; that isn’t enough. The bar for success this year is simple: get to the tournament. There’s no doubt this team has enough talent to do it. Flaherty is back and set to become the program’s all-time
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Senior guard Katelynn Flaherty has yet to play in the NCAA Tournament, but could very well help lead Michigan to its first NCAA Tournament since 2012-13.
leading scorer. She averaged 18.9 points per game last year on 38.1 percent shooting from beyond the arc, then went home this summer and learned how to run point. That’s where she’ll start this year, and even with the potential for growing pains, it’s hard to believe Flaherty won’t earn a nod to the All-Big Ten first team for the third straight year. “The game has slowed down for her,” Barnes Arico said on Oct 27. “And a lot of times as freshmen, you know, it’s so fast. And sophomores it becomes a little bit slower, juniors it starts to click. She’s a senior for us now and everything is clicking for her.” Along with Flaherty, junior center Hallie Thome – named to the preseason All-Big Ten team in both the coaches and media polls – will provide the bulk of the scoring. Junior shooting guard Nicole Munger is a threat from outside as well, shooting 42 percent from three last season. But the Wolverines are more
than three players. If Dunston was a football player, she’d win the Gruden Grinder award every week and sophomore Kayla Robbins looks like her natural successor. (Ironically enough, Robbins’ father, Kevin, played in the NFL for three seasons). Freshmen Hailey Brown and Deja Church look ready to contribute in big ways as well. Brown went for 10 points and seven boards in the Wolverines’ exhibition game against Grand Valley State. As for Church, we saw what Barnes Arico meant when she said the freshman could be one of the best defenders in the league: a f lying transition block, two steals, and strong defense throughout. The only issue from the exhibition was depth. Michigan went with a seven-woman rotation and that strain could eventually take a toll, even if the Wolverines manage to stay healthy. There’s also the potential struggle of replacing point guard Siera Thompson. Flaherty looked good against
Grand Valley State, but that was a Division II school in an exhibition game – not the best parallel to Big Ten competition. Chances are she will struggle eventually. Flaherty herself more or less acknowledged this on Media Day. “(At point guard), you don’t have to be good skill-wise, you have to know the game well,” she said. “You have to know where to put your players and know what plays to run. I think that’s something that’s harder for me: trying to think on the f ly.” Church and Brown won’t instantly be All-Americans either. They’re freshmen, after all, and it takes time to learn the college game, let alone build chemistry with a new team. The team’s trip to Italy over the summer was useful in that area, particularly for Church, who pointed to it as a moment where her confidence grew. But continuity doesn’t just happen – it takes time to build and not an insignificant amount of time at that.
This team isn’t perfect. It likely won’t win the Big Ten and expecting any team in the country other than UConn to win a national title is a fool’s errand. But the Wolverines don’t have to do either of those things. They just have to make the tournament – and that they can do. The talent is there. So is the motivation. When the WNIT banner is raised on Monday, Michigan will remember its tripleovertime triumph over Georgia Tech in the tournament’s final. It should also remember selection night: the broken hearts and the cold reality that – at least in the eyes of the committee – it wasn’t good enough. This year is about one thing for the Wolverines: making sure that scene doesn’t repeat itself. It’s tournament or bust. Simple as that. Sears can be reached at searseth@umich.edu or on Twitter @ethan_sears.
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Jillian Dunston: The unsung hero
Michigan’s senior forward has grown to embrace her role as the Wolverines’ steady emotional leader HUNTER SHARF Daily Sports Writer
‘Coach, they made a mistake.’ At the Michigan women’s basketball team’s Media Day, coach Kim Barnes Arico reminisced about the day after her team wasn’t selected to the 2017 NCAA Tournament. As the players circled up before practice, with tears in their eyes, Jillian Dunston made one thing clear – the Wolverines should’ve been included in March Madness. But the then-junior knew their season wasn’t over and that there was still work to be done. “It’s our job to go out to prove to everyone in the world that they made a mistake,” Barnes Arico recalls Dunston saying. “Michigan is one of the best teams in the country. We
should be represented in the NCAA Tournament.” Under the leadership of Dunston, the Wolverines went into the Women’s National Invitation Tournament with a chip on their shoulders. That mentality carried them throughout the competition. Michigan won six straight games – including a tripleovertime win in the finals over Georgia Tech – to claim the program’s first ever WNIT title. “Not being selected to the tournament was heartbreaking,” Dunston remembers. “To think that our year was in the power of a few peoples’ hands, and they just tossed it like that was crazy.” And with a smile on her face, Dunston is quick to point out that proving the tournament committee
wrong and playing a role in winning the WNIT Championship is the highlight of her career. But finding her role wasn’t always easy. Highly recruited players such as Dunston were used to being the go-to players – they expect to be the one scoring the ball. That’s not Dunston. She’s the one doing the little things. *** Playing at Academy of the Holy Cross in Silver Spring, Md., Dunston was a highly-touted recruit – ranked by ESPN.com as the No. 24 small forward nationwide and by ASGR as the No. 98 overall prospect. Given her achievements in high school, a successful career at the college level seemed likely. But for Dunston, it took time to develop. As a freshman, Dunston didn’t start
once. In fact, she spent most of her time on the bench – playing only nine minutes per game and averaging a pedestrian 1.7 points and 2.6 rebounds. “The early part of her career was tough. It was a journey,” said Joe Dunston, Jillian’s father. “Learning to be a major player on the floor and contributing is hard work. She had to get to where Coach (Barnes Arico) wanted her.” Going from a high school star that received college offers from over 60 schools to just another player may be difficult for anyone. But that is the harsh reality many college athletes face, and Jillian was no different. “(Freshman year) was frustrating,” Dunston said. “Especially coming out of high school where I rarely came out the game.”
But Dunston had an advantage others didn’t: her father. Growing up, Dunston learned from Joe, who played college ball at Tufts University. Despite strong basketball ties, Joe took a more hands-off approach by surrounding her with the best coaching possible. But Joe did coach Dunston in certain ways. As he explained, he implemented a strong sense of work ethic, a lively personality and an appreciation for the game. And while Joe takes credit for Dunston’s personality, he gives kudos to his daughter for putting in the hard work necessary to elevate her game. A lot has changed over the years. Joe admits that Dunston is a better player than him, but he could “possibly” beat her in a game of HORSE. Backyard competitions aside,
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Then-junior forward Jillian Dunston celebrated Michigan’s victory in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament championship game last year by cutting down the nets. Dunston collected 13 rebounds in the contest.
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Dunston’s Michigan teammates have noticed the work ethic Joe instilled. “The work ethic and the theme of ‘hardest-working team in America’ is set by our other senior Jillian Dunston,” Barnes Arico said at Media Day. “If you’ve watched us play, (Dunston) … will do everything that’s needed to be done to help our team be successful. Whether that’s taking a charge to win a game, whether that’s a dive on the floor for a loose ball, get a key rebound or whatever we need to do.” This was on full display throughout the WNIT run, where the senior amassed 54 rebounds – including 13 in the championship game. The forward also took a crucial charge at the end of regulation, forcing Georgia Tech’s leading scorer Zaire O’Neil out of the game. Then she hit two clutch free throws in the second overtime to pull Michigan ahead of the Yellow Jackets. Those efforts found their way onto the stat sheet. What Dunston did before the start of the third overtime didn’t — but was perhaps even more important. She told her teammates that they would win by 10. This must have given the Wolverines the confidence they needed. They outscored Georgia Tech 13-3 in the final overtime, winning 89-79. *** None of this should be a surprise. Dunston’s grind-it-out mentality, hard-nosed style of play and persistence on the glass has been a
constant throughout her career. With 565 rebounds, Dunston ranks 16th in program history. If she can replicate her 286 boards from last season, she will finish tied for second most alltime. That ability helped her as a sophomore, as Dunston’s role increased, playing 19 minutes per game and making nine spot starts. But the real strides came between her sophomore and junior seasons. All the dedication paid off. All the hours of training. All the time in the gym. “I think patience and confidence was the biggest thing that propelled me my junior year,” Dunston explains. “I learned the impact I can make. I don’t have to be the leading scorer to have an impact on this team. I think that’s why I was able to have such a successful season.” Last season, Dunston finally became an impact player, starting every game at forward spot while averaging 5.8 points per game and a team high 7.7 rebounds. A lot of what Dunston brings to the court often gets overlooked. Grabbing rebounds and playing solid defense isn’t as glamorous as scoring 20-plus points a night. Players like Katelynn Flaherty and Hallie Thome consume much of the spotlight, earning the preseason and postseason accolades. This doesn’t bother Dunston, but she does envy her teammates’ ability to light up the scoreboard. “I don’t mind not being the highlighted player because I know what I do for this team,” Dunston said.
The early part of her career was tough. It was a journey.
“But some days I do want to be that leading scorer. I sometimes do wish I could put the ball in the hoop like Hallie and Kate can. But you take your role, you embrace it, and you do the best you can.” Dunston already does the little things well. This offseason, she worked on becoming more like Flaherty and Thome — and the scorers have taken notice. “I think she’s going to be a big scoring threat,” Thome said. “Her ability to attack the basket and to be able to knock down a jump shot has really improved.” Dunston doesn’t need to score 20 points per game — her other contributions do enough. But her offseason efforts to add another aspect to her skillset only shows how determined she is to help her team improve upon last year’s finish. *** Dunston has clearly found her role on the team as a hardworking rebounder that does all the little things. Yet all that Dunston contributes doesn’t go unrecognized by her teammates. “She’s grown so much since our freshman year,” said Flaherty, Dunston’s roommate. “She’s an incredible athlete. She has great speed and quickness and she rebounds well for us.” Dunston’s most valuable assets are intangible and cannot be seen in the box score; she prides herself on her leadership skills. “Everybody looks up to her,” said freshman guard Desha Church. “And we all respect her.” Not only is she a leader, but anyone that watches Dunston play can see the energy and passion she approaches
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Dunston grabbed 12 rebounds in Michigan’s 65-43 win over Grand Valley State.
the game with. Whether it’s going up for a rebound, ripping the ball out of the hands of the opponent or laying out for a loose ball, she feels that she “can bring a spark when needed” – and her teammates agree. “She is a positive energy all the time,” Flaherty explained. “She’s probably one of the funniest people I know. She always looks on the bright side of things and it is very inspirational to be around her.” Her buoyant personality is clear from just watching how she interacts with teammates prior to games – dancing, laughing and performing elaborate handshakes. This vigor was immediately evident to freshmen such as Church. “Her energy at practice is – well, if she wasn’t at practice, you would notice,” Church said. “She makes a presence. I’ve never seen her down before and she just makes you feel good if you’re down. And even outside of basketball, she is always positive.” This sort of high-energy player and personality is what Barnes Arico saw out of Dunston as a high school recruit. “I think every program needs a Jillian Dunston,” Barnes Arico said. “She’s just a really special kid and
we’ve been fortunate to have her in our program.” This season, the Wolverines will look to Dunston to continue their success and avoid another late-season skid. Looking back, Dunston admits that the Wolverines may have let their ranking in the top 25 get to their heads. She acknowledges that the losing streak hurt them in the end, and likely cost them a trip to the NCAA Tournament – and all they can do now is learn from it. She also explained that finding out that the Wolverines weren’t selected to the NCAA Tournament was devastating – and this motivates her. As a senior, Dunston feels a responsibility to establish the team’s culture and not allow the group to become complacent. This may prove the difference in earning an NCAA bid or not. If the Wolverines learn from last season and make adjustments, Dunston believes Michigan will continue to make a national name for itself. And with Media Day marking the beginning of a new season, Dunston can’t help but smile. The season hasn’t started yet, but Dunston’s sure of one thing – “This year is going to be even better.”
I think every program needs a Jillian Dunston.
Dunston, now a senior, will be an integral leader for the Wolverines as they attempt to go dancing for the first time since 2012-13.
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Roster breakdown: Flaherty, Thome once again crucial to Michigan’s success The duo were both preseason All-Big Ten selections, and Michigan will need that level of production SARAH HURST Daily Sports Writer
The Michigan women’s basketball team is relying on its upperclassmen heading into the 2017-18 season. Though they lost two senior g uards, Siera Thompson and Danielle Williams, the Wolverines have a lot of returners that make up the core of the team. That being said, there is a lot of young talent eager to get started. Michigan finished last year with a 21-14 record and a WNIT Championship, but have their sights set on the NCA A Tournament this season after the heartbreak of missing out in 2016-17.
Guards After losing two of its three starting g uards from last season, it appears as though Michigan will almost completely have to re-work its starting lineup. The only returning player from the backcourt is senior Katelynn Flaherty, who has twice been named to the All-Big Ten First Team. Flaherty has led the Wolverines since her freshman year. She averaged a team best 20.2 points per game. Flaherty was the 2017 WNIT MVP and holds the school record for points in a game with 38. All eyes will be on her as she starts the season in a new position as point g uard.
Joining Flaherty in the starting lineup is Nicole Munger. As a junior, the team is hoping her experience at the collegiate level will serve her well. She appeared in 35 games last season, averaging 15.4 minutes per game. Munger’s highlight of the season was a 12-point performance in the WNIT championship game, including seven in the third overtime period. Akienreh Johnson is the only other returning g uard for the Wolverines. She begins her sophomore season after appearing in just 10 games last season due to a knee injury sustained in early January. Michigan boasts two new additions to the backcourt in
freshmen Priscilla Smeenge and Deja Church. Smeenge recently moved with her entire family to Michigan from Florida, where she had a noteworthy high school career. As a senior, she averaged 21.6 points per game and was named School District of Osceola Female Athlete of the Year. Church, a native of Southfield, Mich., is expected to lead the offense at point g uard alongside Flaherty. Although she is just starting her freshman year, Church looks college-ready as a physical point g uard. She helped her high school win three district championships and one regional championship. She averaged 24 points per game and was a
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Junior center Hallie Thome is Michigan’s only returning center, and she will be returning having averaged 16.2 points, 7.1 rebounds and two blocks during 2016.
finalist for Michigan’s Miss Basketball award. Forwards Senior Jillian Dunston stepped into her role as a leader for the team last year. She played a crucial part for the Wolverines, averaging 7.7 rebounds per game. She started all 37 games, a large increase from her nine starts her sophomore year. In addition to tallying double-digit rebounds in 12 games, Dunston had 286 rebounds on the year, which placed her fourth on the program’s single-season list. Other returning forwards include Kayla Robbins, Keasja Peace and Samantha Trammel. During her freshman year, Robbins appeared in 34 games and averaged 8.8 minutes per game. Newcomer Hailey Brown hails from Ontario, Canada, and the Wolverines will be hoping to put her international experience to good use. The freshman has played for the Canadian national team since 2013 and has earned a gold medal for U-17 and a silver medal for U-16. Despite her youth, Brown has plenty of experience at the international level, which Michigan hopes can translate to the collegiate level with a minimal learning curve. Center Junior Hallie Thome is the sole returning center for Michigan. The 6-foot-5 junior will be returning to start her third season after making AllBig Ten as well as earning a spot on the WNIT All-Tournament team. She averaged 16.2 points per game, 7.1 rebounds and two blocks on the year. Additionally, Thome started in all 37 games and scored in the double fig ures 35 times. Last season she became the third sophomore in Michigan history to reach 1,000 points.
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Big Ten Breakdown: Familiar foes present challenge ROHAN KUMAR Daily Sports Writer
Heartbroken. That’s how the Michigan women’s basketball team felt last March on selection day. Despite finishing third in a strong conference, the Wolverines failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive year. Michigan made the most out of the situation, though, winning the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) to claim their first-ever championship banner. But a consolation bracket championship isn’t the end goal for a team that finished with a 28-9 overall record. The 24th-ranked Wolverines are pushing to prove themselves worthy of a tournament bid this season. The dynamic duo of senior guard Katelynn Flaherty and junior center Hallie Thome, as well as senior forward Jillian Dunston, all return. Flaherty and Thome were both selected as part of the preseason All-Big Ten Team. Freshman guard Deja Church and freshman forward
Hailey Brown could also be difference makers. While the Wolverines have talent and depth on the roster, there are plenty of teams standing in their way. The Daily breaks down this year’s Big Ten conference: No. 5 Ohio State Coming off a 28-7 season — which included a Sweet Sixteen appearance and a share of the Big Ten title — the Buckeyes look to be Michigan’s toughest competition. Ohio State returns four starters, including senior guard Kelsey Mitchell and fifthyear senior forward Stephanie Mavunga. The latter was a star at North Carolina for the first two years of her career before joining the Buckeyes. Despite missing time due to injuries, she averaged a double-double and was active on defense as a shot blocker. Mitchell was nominated as the preseason Big Ten Player of the Year by both the coaches and media. It’s not a shock why. A skilled shooter and the conference’s highest-scoring player last season, Mitchell starred for Ohio State and has been a starter ever since joining
the program. Also returning are fifth-year senior guard Linnae Harper and redshirt junior guard Sierra Calhoun. Like Mavunga, neither started their careers in Columbus, transferring from Kentucky and Duke, respectively. Calhoun started in every game last year, and Harper accompanied Mitchell in playing on the USA Women’s U-23 National Team. The Buckeyes defeated the Wolverines last year in their sole meeting, and they are talented enough to do the same this time around. No. 15 Maryland The Terrapins reached the Sweet Sixteen, ending the season with a 32-3 record. They won the Big Ten Tournament for the third consecutive year. Maryland, though, returns just two starters in sophomore guard Kaila Charles and senior guard Kristen Confroy. Charles had an outstanding freshman season, making the All-Big Ten Freshman Team. Confroy is a reliable threepoint shooter and is one of just two seniors on the team. But Maryland will need others to shine if it wants to compete in March. The team has a strong
sophomore class — the No. 1 recruiting class that year — that could provide the answer. Sophomore guards Sarah Myers and Blair Watson, as well as sophomore forward Stephanie Jones, are all back. The latter two battled injuries last season, and it is crucial for them to stay healthy for the Terrapins to make a run this year. Aside from Charles, Maryland’s former top-ranked recruiting class doesn’t appear to have panned out yet. But if her classmates can stay healthy, there may not be as big of a drop-off as many expect. Michigan State The Spartans, meanwhile, return four starters. Last season, they made an NCAA Tournament appearance and finished 21-12. Fifth-year senior guard Branndais Agee, senior forward Taya Reimer and sophomore guard Taryn McCutcheon were all standout players and will contribute again this year. Michigan State has already faced hardship, though. Freshman guard Claire Hendrickson tore her ACL during the team’s first practice and is expected to miss the season.
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Michigan coach Kim Barnes-Arico and the Wolverines will have a challenging road ahead, as the Big Ten boasts two teams in the top 25 in Maryland and Ohio State.
The Spartans have plenty of experienced players they can rely on, but Hendrickson’s injury is a blow to their depth. Michigan State beat the Wolverines in both meetings last year, and it could be a thorn in Michigan’s side this year, too. Iowa The Hawkeyes missed out on the NCAA Tournament last spring, but they still have a lot build on. They return four starters from last year’s team, which made the WNIT quarterfinals and finished with a 20-14 record. Junior forward Megan Gustafson started every game her sophomore year and will likely play a bigger role. She’s a skilled rebounder who can help the team establish itself in the paint. Sophomore guard Kathleen Doyle, who was invited to the USA U-19 tryouts during the summer, will also help carry the team. Iowa was a high-scoring team last year — averaging 76.1 points per game — and will likely be this year as well. The Hawkeyes’ powerful offense will be challenging for defenses across the conference. Minnesota The Golden Gophers found trouble last season, finishing 10th in the Big Ten with a 15-16 overall record. They might have better luck this year, though, as they return seven upperclassmen. Senior guard CarIie Wagner and redshirt junior guard Kenisha Bell were among the team’s top scorers last season and both will return. Sophomore guard Gadiva Hubbard will as well. She missed eight games due to injuries and illness, but made a clear impact when she played. Hubbard scored 28 points in Minnesota’s final game against then-No. 4 Maryland. If she stays healthy this season, the Golden Gophers could take a step forward. Indiana The Hoosiers have trended upward the past few years. Their overall record has consistently improved, and last year they had a program record number of wins, finishing 23-11 and advancing to the WNIT quarterfinals. This year will feature a different, younger squad with five new freshmen on the roster. See BIG TEN, Page 8B
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BIG TEN From Page 7B Indiana has just four players returning from last year. Senior guard Tyra Buss and senior forward Amanda Cahill were top scorers last season and could be impact players again. To find the same success, the Hoosiers need Buss and Cahill to help the others find their roles. Purdue After a solid 2016-2017 season — in which they played in the Big Ten championship game, advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and finished with a 23-13 record — the Boilermakers are back and younger than ever. Senior guard Andreona Keys is the sole senior on a team consisting of 10 underclassmen, so her leadership skills will be tested. It is unlikely that Purdue will be as good as last year, but if the youngsters learn their roles quickly, the team could be strong for years to come after brief
growing pains. Rutgers The Scarlet Knights are the Big Ten’s mystery team. They return two starters, but also have a handful of new faces this season, including six transfers. It’s hard to predict how the team will do compared to last year, as it is very dependent on how well the transfers fit the system. Returning is fifth-year senior guard Tyler Scaife, who missed last season due to injuries. Through her first three years, she was one of the best players on the team, averaging 17.2 points per game her junior season. A completely different style could be helpful to Rutgers, though, as it struggled mightily last year, finishing with a 6-24 record. Wisconsin Coming off a substandard 9-22 season, the Badgers are looking to perform better this time around. Youth caused some issues, but this year, they return four starters and have a chance to improve in conference play. Senior guard Cayla McMorris
is the player to watch. She started in every game last season and is talented in all areas of the game. With many players returning, Wisconsin should make progress this season — though how much is uncertain. Penn State The Nittany Lions found success last season, finishing with a 21-11 record and advancing to the third round of the WNIT. A couple of their main contributors are gone, but junior guard Teniya Page and redshirt sophomore guard Amari Carter are two high-caliber players who return. Page led the team in points while Carter started at point guard the entire season. Penn State has a seniorless roster, so it is building the foundation for future years. Illinois The Fighting Illini are the same team as last year in most aspects — other than coaching. After finishing with a lackluster 9-22 record, coach Matt Bollant was fired. While he is gone, all five
starters return, including sophomore guard Brandi Beasley. She had quite the impressive freshman year and is tracking to be one of the best players in program history. Hall of Fame coach Nancy Fahey will be at the helm this year after a long tenure with Washington University in St. Louis. This marks her return to the Big Ten, as she played for Wisconsin in college. Experience — on both the roster and the sideline — should help the Fighting Illini step forward. Northwestern The Wildcats failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament last spring, finishing with a 20-11 record. But this year is much different. The team lost a talented senior class, and will now have to rely on youth. Northwestern has four freshmen joining the team — and they have big shoes to fill. If they can adjust to the speed of the game by the time conference play begins, the freshmen could help the Wildcats meet the standard
set by last year’s senior class. Nebraska The Cornhuskers are expected to be better this year. But that isn’t saying much, especially considering that they finished with a 7-22 record last season. Three of their starters are returning, but they will have to perform much better to bounce back. Redshirt sophomore forward Rachel Blackburn is one player to look out for. She was a starter on a much more talented Nebraska squad at the start of her freshman year, but midway through the season, she faced multiple injuries and had to sit out her second year. If Blackburn can get and stay healthy, she could help the Cornhuskers find their groove. Outlook Overall, the Big Ten will once again be a strong conference. The Wolverines need to establish themselves in this competitive field to turn their NCAA Tournament dreams into reality. But that is easier said than done.
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The Michigan women’s basketball team is dead set on building off its 2016-17 WNIT Championship by clinching a bid to the NCAA Tournament this year, but plenty of challenges lie ahead in the Big Ten.