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One year in: how policies have shifted with Trump

IFC suspends all social events amid allegations

A look at how the Trump administration has impacted students, life on campus COLIN BERESFORD & CARLY RYAN Daily Staff Reporters

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On election night 2016 students and citizens across the country glued themselves to screens in anxious anticipation of who would be their president come 2017. As the night wore on, it became more apparent now-President Donald Trump was pulling ahead following wins in key states Ohio and Florida. The election was called early Wednesday morning, with an upset victory for Trump. A Trump supporter from the beginning, Engineering sophomore Lincoln Merrill,

press correspondent for the University of Michigan’s chapter of College Republicans, remembers how he felt when the results from the election began to show Trump pulling ahead. “He was in Grand Rapids the night before and I was there with a couple of the other (College Republicans) members and so we saw the crowd there and we were like, ‘There’s no way he’s going to lose,’ ” Merrill said. “And then as the night progressed, it was just honestly disbelief, joy, elation.” College Democrats had a different experience that night. See YEAR, Page 3A

In a meeting, IFC executive council outlined claims of sexual assault, hazing MATT HARMON Daily Staff Reporter

Presidents of several University of Michigan fraternities convened at a meeting Thursday night to discuss the future of the Interfraternity Council — the governing body of National Interfraternity Conference fraternity chapters at the University. Those in attendance at the meeting voted to suspend all social activities and new member pledge terms pending investigation of several incidents in Greek life. In the meeting, attended by The Daily, the IFC executive council outlined several events that have taken place in fraternities across campus that led to the decision to suspend all social events. The allegations include: claims of sexual misconduct cases involving fraternity brothers, six incidents of reported hazing, more than 30

hospital transports for students during the weekend of the football game against Michigan State as well as seven called during Halloween weekend, an unauthorized “Champagne and Shackles” event — in which dates at a party are handcuffed to one another until the two people finish a full bottle of champagne — which transpired this past weekend, multiple allegations of drugging members in undisclosed fraternity chapters and three specific hazing allegations reported this week where fraternity members were put in alleged near-death situations. The suspension includes a ban on social events like mixers and date parties, hazing activities with new pledges — including lineups — and general brotherhood meetings involving alcohol. After the IFC meeting ended, The Daily obtained two emails that were sent to Delta Phi See IFC, Page 3A

Panelists discuss DEI, inequalities in University Vigil held deliberates education at Bicentennial symposium for Rosser

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A two-day, six-panel Bicentennial symposium titled “Impact on Inequality” commenced Thursday afternoon with several sessions held that were dedicated to highlighting the work of social science researchers trained at the University of Michigan. Sessions covered topics ranging from race, gender and empowerment to paths having an impact on society. The symposium united research experts in fields including psychology, political science, public policy, social work, education and sociology. On the theme of “Impact on Inequality: Contributions of Michigan Social Science,” panelists shared their research on the issues of education, gender, race, poverty, inequality and economic mobility. Laura Perna, a University of Pennsylvania professor and University alum, shared her research on systemic and structural barriers to opportunities in higher education. “I really focus on trying to understand what is the role of public policy in improving college access and success, especially for students in underserved and underrepresented groups,” Perna said. Perna discussed her dissertation on understanding different forces, outcomes and opportunity in education.

ANDREW HIYAMA Daily Staff Reporter

Two weeks after the 2016 presidential election, in a speech to 200 of his supporters at the National Policy Institute’s annual conference in Washington, D.C., Richard Spencer declared “America was until this past generation a white country, designed for ourselves and our posterity.” It is our creation, it is our inheritance and it belongs to us,” he said. “Hail Trump, hail our people, hail victory!” Following “hail victory” — a translation of the German “Sieg Heil,” a chant and greeting adopted by the Nazi Party in Germany during the 1930s — Spencer raised his arm in what appeared to be a Nazi salute, which was enthusiastically returned by many in the audience. The stated mission of the National Policy Institute, of which Spencer is president, is “To elevate the consciousness of whites, ensure our biological and cultural continuity, and protect our civil rights.” Spencer has also called for the creation of a white See SPENCER, Page 3A

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Odis Johnson Jr., an associate professor of sociology and education at Washington University in St. Louis, discussed how the University laid the foundation for his research regarding how neighborhoods, schools and public policies relate to social inequality, youth development and the status of African American populations. “There are very few barriers for you to go explore different

disciplines and courses, and so (at the University) I just really flourished with all of the resources and the opportunity to craft a truly interdisciplinary vision of some of these social problems and some of their remedies,” Johnson said. Johnson referenced research on the zero-tolerance policy in schools and shared a story regarding how some policies have backfired. He discussed

how to circumvent automatic suspensions and expulsions from school systems and using discretion in doing so. LSA senior Lloyd Shatkin attended Thursday’s symposium as part of his Philosophy 244 class on democracy. He worked to connect the concepts from the symposium to the topics he had been studying in class. “All of the policies put in place See SYMPOSIUM, Page 3A

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Odis Johnson, Jr., Associate Professor in the Departments of Sociology and Education at Washington University in St. Louis speaks on educational disparities in the U.S. at the Bicentennial Symposium in Rackham Thursday.

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Community members gathered to remember Rosser, call for justice AMARA SHAIKH Daily Staff Reporter

On Nov. 10, 2014, Aura Rain Rosser, a mother of three and an artist who lived in Ann Arbor, was fatally shot by Ann Arbor Police Officer David Ried. To commemorate her life and advocate for justice for her death, community members gathered Thursday evening at the Ann Arbor Justice Center to hold a vigil. The vigil fell the day before the three-year anniversary of Rosser’s death. The vigil was organized by various groups including the Ann Arbor Alliance for Black Lives and Ann Arbor to Ferguson and offered a platform for Black women to speak about Rosser as well as voice their thoughts on the injustices facing their community. About 30 community members lit candles and huddled together to listen to several speakers. Once the speakers finished, everyone had a chance to contribute to an art piece in Rosser’s honor. Shirley Beckley, one of the speakers as well as an Ann Arbor community member See VIGIL, Page 3A

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FRIDAY’S BICENTENNIAL FEATURE: CITY SURVIVES COLD SPELL Every Friday, The Michigan Daily republishes an article from The Daily’s archives from a moment in University history. January 12, 1982 — The current record-breaking cold spell has claimed at least 52 lives nationwide, including five in Michigan, and left hundreds of travelers stranded on the road throughout, the state, but life at the University and in Ann Arbor has continued almost as usual. It is very unlikely that the University will cancel classes according to University spokesman Joel Berger, explaining that an inclement weather day is usually declared because of excessive snowfall, not cold weather. Even when an inclement weather day is declared, Berger said, “The University never closes down entirely.”Each department decides which activities will

continue. Colleges in some of the harder hit areas of the state cancelled classes for the day, including Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, and Northern Michigan University at Marquette. For the first time in seven years, all Ann Arbor public schools closed because of the extreme cold, according to Assistant Superintendent Bob Moseley. Moseley added that the schools shut down an average of two to three days each year because of heavy snowfall. University President Harold Shapiro and other University administrators make the decision to declare an inclement weather day. The last one occurred on Feb. 10, 1981 because of excessive snow, Berger said. About 12 cases of frostbite, treated at University Hospital

and the University Poison Center, were the only weatherrelated injuries reported at the University. Barbara DeLancey, of the center, also reported several cases of respiratory problems. Only a few accidents have occurred in the past two days, according to Ann Arbor Police Cpt. Cal Hicks, which is below average for the cold weather. The number motorists in trouble calling the department has increased, Hicks said, adding, however, that people are driving with extra caution. “They don’t drive as hard or as fast” in this weather, he said.’ The Red Cross has received no requests for aid, according to Richard Smoote, assistant director of emergency services. “If lots of people lost their heat we would respond by opening shelters,” he said. “It would depend on what the

need is over the next couple of days.” Detroit Edison reported that no power had been knocked out in the Ann Arbor area because of the wave of arctic temperatures. Thousands of schools, factories, and offices closed throughout the eastern two-thirds of the nation. Pennsylvania reported nine deaths and Minnesota, locked in a deep freeze since Saturday, recorded seven weather-related deaths. Illinois had six; West Virginia and Iowa four each; Wisconsin, Maryland and New York three a piece; Kentucky, Ohio, and New Mexico two each, and South Dakota and Oregon one each. Reports from the United Press International were included in this story.

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Flag Raising & Lowering on the Diag

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WHAT: Join the ceremonial raising and lowering of the flag, a tradition done each day at every military base and station around the globe to honor and respect our troops and veterans. WHO: Veteran and Military Services WHEN: Raising 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. & lowering 5 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. WHERE: Diag Flagpole

WHAT: An all-day event showcasing, recognizing and awarding the research of engineering graduate students. WHO: Engineering Graduate Symposium Committee WHEN: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: Duderstadt Center, Media Union

Friday Flicks| Spiderman: Homecoming

WHAT: Come and see the best work produced by Stamps undergraduate students this year, with a reception awarding thousands of dollars to the most creative works to follow. WHO: Stamps School of Art and Design WHEN: 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. WHERE: Stamps Gallery

WHAT: Enjoy a free screening of Spiderman: Homecoming and free popcorn. WHO: Center for Campus Involvement WHEN: 9 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. WHERE: Michigan League, Michigan Room

Elegance Fashion Clothing Swap

Bilingual Education on the Ground

Marina Tsvetaeva 125th Anniversary Celebration

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WHAT: A film screening and talk about Marina Tsvetaeva, one of the greatest poets of the 20th century and her life in Russia, Prague and Paris. WHO: Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures WHEN: 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. WHERE: Modern Languages Building, Room 1220

WHAT: Join Chanticleer, a 12man male vocal group who has been called “the world’s reigning male chorus” in their 40th season performing. WHO: University Musical Society WHEN: 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. WHERE: Hill Auditorium

WHAT: Donate used clothes and swap them with another piece. Male, female and children’s items of all sizes wanted. $5 donation if coming without clothes. WHO: Elegance Fashion WHEN: 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Union, Wolverine Room

WHAT: Award-winning journalist Tara García Mathewson will talk about the policy, politics and practice behind bilingual education. WHO: Department of Romance Languages and Literature WHEN: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. WHERE: North Quad, Room 2435

Art Spiegelman, author of Maus, speaks on comics, experiences Spiegelman discussed his work and inspiration as part of the Penny Stamps series SOPHIA KATZ For the Daily

Growing up, noted cartoonist Art Spiegelman turned to graphic novels instead of television to engage his curiosity. Little did he know, years later he would be doing the cover pages for The New Yorker and writing for magazines such as Arcade and Raw. Spiegelman visited the nearlypacked Michigan Theater Thursday to talk about his experiences and give a talk titled “Comics is the Yiddish of Art.” Chrisstina Hamilton, director of Penny Stamps Speakers Sudoku the Syndication Series, said Spiegelman was invited as part of the Penny

Stamps Speakers Series, which aims to improve student’s views of the world. “All Penny Stamps (events) are the same thing, in that (they) give people perspective on the life that we all live,” Hamilton said, noting the event was co-sponsored by the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies and the International Institute’s Conflict and Peace Initiative. Kelsey Robinette, public relations and events specialist at the Frankel Center for Jewish Studies, conducted an interview with Art Spiegelman this summer, which was published in their newsletter in preparation for his talk today. As an atheist Jew and the son of a Holocaust survivor, Spiegelman noted that his parents interacted

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YEAR From Page 1A Public Policy junior Lauren Schandevel, communications director for the University’s chapter of College Democrats, wrote in an email the group was struck when they learned Clinton had lost. “I think everyone in the organization was really shaken by the news,” Schandevel wrote. “It took us a while to process what had happened and issue a response because we were just so blindsided.” On Nov. 9, the University campus was noticeably somber and confused. That night, both a vigil and anti-Trump rally took place in the Diag, featuring speakers including University President Mark Schlissel. “Ninety percent of you rejected the kind of hate and the fractiousness and the longing for some kind of idealized version of a non-existent yesterday that was expressed during the campaign,” Schlissel said that night. “So I urge you, continue your advocacy and your voices are already being heard. They are loud and clear — this is the way America changes. It’s the way it always changes. It’s the way it will change for the better.” That comment sparked a petition on campus written by LSA junior Amanda Delekta, who in the letter condemned the University administration for not respecting all ideologies. This eventually led to the Mackinac Center for Public Policy filing a FOIA against President Schlissel to release his emails regarding Trump and the election. After the election, the College Republicans celebrated the victory, having endorsed Trump the September prior. They also outlined their plan to defeat identity politics on campus, which they believe have grave effects on free speech. “Overall, a lot of people are just tired of the political correctness and we’re just trying to give them an outlet,” Merrill said. “I think it’s going well … it is an off year because there’s not really any elections, but next year will be an even bigger year for trying to fight back.” On the other hand, the College Democrats discussed shifting their emphasis from promoting Clinton to progressive issue advocacy. “Once the dust settled from the election, we were able to harness a lot of anti-Trump energy and use it to either champion policies that reflected our values or block those that did not; unfortunately, it was mostly

IFC From Page 1A Epsilon and Alpha Epsilon Phi members confirming the decision of the council. In the meeting, IFC members urged the committee to vote in favor of the suspension because if the suspension was mandated by the University or the NorthAmerican Interfraternity Council, IFC would have no say in when the suspension is removed. With this decision, the council itself can determine when the suspension will be lifted. However, IFC executives made it clear this suspension is not being taken lightly. Date parties and social activities that have already been paid for will still be allowed to take place — but, according to the executive board, these events will have to submit bank statements and official plans for sober monitors at the events. Chris DeEulis, assistant

SYMPOSIUM From Page 1A are very dependent on where they are put in place and who is interpreting them and who is performing them,” Shatkin said. “So the zero tolerance policy is obviously something that in theory sounds like a good idea, but when you put it in different communities, it’s implemented in very different ways that will end up having injustices that are not meant to arise — or maybe meant to arise depending on who is creating them

the latter in this administration,” Schandevel said. “People are more engaged now than ever in current events, and we’ve used that to our advantage in terms of building capacity and mobilizing students who wouldn’t have been involved in politics otherwise.” In April, the Senate confirmed Trump’s nomination to the Supreme Court to Neil Gorsuch, filling the spot that was left vacant for over 400 days. “I think that everything else aside, that was his huge thing, that he got to appoint Gorsuch to the Supreme Court,” Merrill said. Later, Trump moved to implement one of his campaign promises by pulling out of the Paris climate accord, in June. He stated it was too costly for the American people and didn’t put America first. “Our exit from the Paris climate agreement coupled with Syria’s more recent entrance into it is concerning,” Schandevel said. “It reflects the selfish, isolationist values of the administration and signals to the rest of the world that we’re going to be difficult to work with for at least the next few years.” Immigration Trump made several promises to the American people during his campaign including having Mexico finance a U.S.-Mexico border wall, deporting all undocumented immigrants, limiting legal immigration and blocking all Muslims from entering the country. In ten months since he was elected president, Trump has been able to deliver on some of his campaign promises regarding immigration. In late January, Trump signed an executive order that would limit immigration from seven majority-Muslim Middle Eastern and Northern African countries for 90 days, a form of his promised Muslim travel ban. A few days later, over 5,000 people gathered at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport in protest of the travel ban, including elected officials and local officials. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., spoke to the crowd, told the crowd both their activism and legal action were necessary to overturning the executive action. “We are trying to introduce legislation that will overturn the executive order,” she said to cheers from the crowd. “This is not about Republican or Democrat, we are here as Americans. There is no one who doesn’t care about national security … but we are standing for fundamental rights in the Constitution: freedom of

religion, freedom of speech.” Later that day Ann Donnelly, University alumni and New York federal judge, issued an emergency order claiming the deportation of travelers at airports was unconstitutional. A week later, a federal judge in Washington state put the entire travel ban on hold. Critics of the first order noted it lacked information regarding how specific federal agencies were to implement the order. In March, Trump crafted a new order that gave agencies more than a week to prepare for the changes. In the second travel ban, Trump dropped Iraq from the list and any language suggesting any preferential treatment of religious minorities in the countries listed in the order. Before the order could take effect, federal judges in Maryland and Hawaii blocked core components of the travel ban. In June, the Supreme Court permitted a partial ban to take effect, allowing only refugees and settlers who have a “bona fide” relationship to people or entities in the U.S. to enter the country. It wasn’t until September when Trump acted on DACA, something he mentioned many times throughout his campaign and after, but never outlined exact plans to address the policy. William Lopez, postdoctoral fellow in the School of Social Work, has studied the impact of immigration raids on Latino communities and said an end to DACA will have profound impacts on those currently protected under it. “We won’t see an end to DACA for those who have it for another at most two years, for many folks less,” Lopez said. “So it puts us in this position where we need to plan how we’re going to react to folks who have been comparatively secure from deportation for the last two years who will suddenly find themselves in this position where they can be deported, they don’t have driver’s licenses, they won’t have the ability to work in the same way they do (now).” In March, The Daily sat down with a handful of undocumented students protected under DACA, who voiced concerns about Trump and the uncertainty of the future of DACA. The students requested their names not be used, but one Rackham student fears how the end of DACA would limit their ability to participate in society going forward.

director of Greek life and IFC adviser, clarified the definition of a social event as to imagine an impartial source was looking at an event and it looked like a fraternity-sponsored social event, and therefore would be in violation of the suspension. In a statement sent to the Daily after the time of publication, IFC Executive Vice President, Alec Mayhan, stressed that the decision made by the council tonight was a measure taken to address these serious allegations before resuming social events. “As an Interfraternity Council community, we believe in holding our members to a high standard at the University of Michigan,” Mayhan wrote. “It has come to our attention that some members of the Interfraternity Council community have not been living up to these standards... We believe that social events are a privilege, and we, as a community, have not earned this privilege at this time. We will immediately begin the

process of assessing our policies and practices and developing a formal plan going forward.” The suspension also mandates a halt on initiation activities for current pledges. According to the executives, NIC will be coming to fraternities and initiating the pledges in the coming weeks. According to a report from the University Office for Institutional Equity, 80 sexual assault cases were reported between July 2015 and June 2016. Earlier this week, Florida State University fraternities and sororities suspended all activities after a fraternity pledge was killed and another fraternity member was arrested on drug charges. University spokesperson Kim Broekhuizen wrote to the Daily that they are waiting to hear from IFC. “We are trying to reach the IFC leadership to confirm,” she wrote. “As you know, IFC leaders are students and this is part of their self-governance function.”

in the first place.” Public Policy graduate student Juan Jaimes also attended, and was drawn by the presence of Antonio Flores, president and CEO of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities. Flores holds a doctorate in Higher Education Administration from the University of Michigan and has garnered nearly $3 billion in federal funding for Hispanicserving institutions. Jaimes currently studies policies regarding how institutions deal with minority groups such as Latinos and immigrant students.

He eventually aspires to work in addressing disparities in the Latino community in order to help improve outcomes. “I think a lot of the things that (the panelists) talked about are things that I am familiar with but it is just helpful for it to be re-emphasized by professionals doing work or faculty doing research on this topic,” Jaimes said. “I learned that even them as professionals don’t have all of the answers so it is going to require more students to get into that field to expand the research and focus on different areas.”

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was 19 then — a socially anxious first-year — with time on my hands and a tendency to procrastinate. I wanted better time management skills and, most importantly, money for books and Panda Express. After winter break was over, I immediately emailed two people at the library about potentially working there for a few hours per week. The supervisor replied promptly, asking for a meetup the next day. I’ll call him Matt. I was told to meet up with Matt and another supervisor at the café on the first floor of the library. I was a little jittery — this was my first time applying for a job on campus — and after all, I knew I might not get it. Matt and a woman showed up soon, and we all sat down at a small table in the corner. They asked for my schedule and resume, which they quickly glanced over, and Matt smirked at. When I said I needed a little time to reflect before I signed up for shifts — my class schedule was up in the air — Matt said that he was not a scary person to work with. Something about the comment and the way he stared almost piercingly made me feel slightly uneasy, slightly creeped out and caught off-guard. He had white hair, he’d hardly smiled during the conversation, and he was in his 50s, at least. I left the interview, feeling a little worried, pondering about my next step. I was possibly overthinking it. I was too prone to jump to conclusions. I emailed Matt two days later, saying I was ready to start at the earliest date possible. I needed a few signatures from him before going to Student Activities and getting my documents finalized. He replied quickly, asking me to meet him for a cup of coffee at the same café. It was around noon; students and staff were flocking in and out of the doors and gathering around the couches. I bought a small coffee and sat at a table in the middle of the crowd, pulling my phone out to check the time. I felt someone lightly tap me on the shoulder before he pulled a chair across from me and sat down. Matt looked quite excited. He was wearing a tight, turtleneck

sweater, he reeked of cologne and sweat and his glasses tilted on his nose. I asked whether the other supervisor from last time would join us. He said no, seemingly pleased. He then proceeded to ask me how my day was going, what classes I was taking, what I liked doing in my free time, etc. It appeared friendly and innocent, but something felt disconcerting. I tried to bottle the feeling of apprehensiveness rising inside me. I attempted to divert his attention toward the papers he needed to sign so I could get up and leave.

I kept quiet for three years and moved on, but I remembered it. He signed slowly, lifted his hand up and paused, a smile protruding from the corner of his mouth. He leaned in, peering closer — I abruptly saw his white eyelashes — and placed his hand on both of mine. He gave them a squeeze and asked smoothly, “Are you going to hire me?” “What?” I sputtered after a few seconds. “N-no.” He repeated, squeezing my hands again, laughing quietly. I got up, feeling flabbergasted and numb. He immediately came over to my side and pulled out my chair for me. I left, muttering a goodbye and running towards the bus stop. My legs felt heavy, a little shaky; I knew something wasn’t right, but I didn’t know what I should be doing. As I waited, I saw that he’d followed me to the bus stop. When he caught me glancing, he turned around and struck up a conversation with someone else. The whole thing felt bizarre, violating and wrong. During classes, I wondered and worried. I ended up not taking the job. For a while, I tried to force myself into taking it, believing that nothing would happen. I could manage it, I thought. I just had to make sure that the two of us were never alone in a room. I blamed

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myself, wondering why I didn’t say anything to his face, why I felt a sense of cowardice enveloping me then. I also didn’t feel like going to the library anymore, and I’d gone there almost every other night to study. Occasionally seeing him there — even as I tried my best to avoid him — made me feel queasy and angry. I understood that what he’d done wasn’t something huge, but there was a chance that something more could’ve happened. I sensed it, I felt it in my gut and I knew I wouldn’t be able to fend for myself if the situation got worse. I hated that I had to worry about fending for myself in a workplace even as it boasted about having zero tolerance for sexual harassment. I hated that I didn’t know who to tell, that my incident would get chalked up to nothing and that I’d be going against an experienced supervisor who was also a white man. I’d seen it happen to others too many times to imagine my situation would’ve been different. I knew if I joined his team, I’d dread seeing him every day. I kept quiet for three years and moved on, but I remembered it. I remembered it when I applied for another job on campus and hoped that it wouldn’t be a man who’d interview me. I remembered it when I seated myself far away from male co-workers and professors in cramped offices. I remembered it well enough to know that everything I’ve felt back then does matter. It might not be a big deal when compared to many other cases, but it was still humiliating, unnecessary and violating of my personal space. It was still sexual harassment. It was still the same story about a man inappropriately touching a woman and getting away without any consequences.

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Is it OK to joke about death?

’ve found that the humor exhibited by University of Michigan students is usually pretty dark. If, back in high school, I had joked about wanting to get hit by a car, my friends probably would have stared at me in horror and told a guidance counselor that I needed help. But here in Ann Arbor, the same joke will most likely be met by a chorus of “same,” “me too” or even, “Hey, college is expensive — go get that insurance money.” Joking about death has become pretty commonplace on campus, and a way for a lot of students to express their frustration over never getting any sleep and always being under an intense amount of stress. And though I love dark humor — I’ve been known to casually joke about waiting for the sweet embrace of death — I also have conf licted feelings toward how University students casually talk about wanting to die. For people who have actually experienced a friend or family member dying or who have had thoughts of suicide, these types of jokes can be perceived as insensitive, careless or even triggering. I know that after my father passed away, I had a hard time finding any jokes about death to be anything less than insulting, even if they were not at my or my family’s expense. I once broke into tears after a friend joked about wanting to die after they turned 30 so that they wouldn’t have to get old. Others may feel differently, but I know that for a while after experiencing a death in the family, hearing jokes about wanting to die made me uncomfortable and upset.

But I have to be honest — dark humor and making jokes about death can be a really good coping mechanism. With all the stress that we are under here at college, sometimes just being able to laugh with a friend about our mutual desire to no longer exist in this dimension can help make a long night of studying just a little more tolerable. I have yet to meet a fellow student who is sleeping enough or who feels content with their lives and because of this, it’s easy to understand why the atmosphere around campus would get a little grim. Making wholesome and pure jokes when you’re running on

Students who normalize death should be villainized. two hours of sleep just isn’t going to cut it. Even I have found myself making jokes that a few years ago would have insulted me. College really puts a person through a lot mentally and emotionally, and dark jokes and humor are sometimes what a person needs to make it through. This sensitive issue can sometimes be portrayed as black and white — people who make jokes about death should be more sensitive and stop, or, on the other side, people who are sensitive to jokes about death should just have a sense of humor. I believe that, concerning

matters of death, a black and white approach will only create more tension and won’t allow for a nuanced discussion. It’s true that making these kinds of jokes can lead to hurt emotions and misunderstanding for some, but I also believe that people should be allowed to cope with trauma in whatever way they feel is best. If that means making a few death jokes, I’m really not going to complain, as I’m going through the same stress and experiencing the same feelings of inadequacy as every other student on this campus. Still, I believe that everyone should remain sensitive to the challenges that others may be going through, and I also think that some part of me will always find jokes about death distasteful. But what is also distasteful is a school system that prides itself in running students into the ground and creating a general atmosphere of stress. I believe that we should also remain sensitive to the students forced to deal with the distress that this University has put them through, and the unhealthy coping mechanisms that arise. Students who normalize death should be villainized — in my opinion, it’s one of the healthier unhealthy coping mechanisms. I hope that students can begin to see how their jokes surrounding death and suicide can be hurtful and dismissive to some. But, I would also like to see a school system that actually tries to help students learn, and not just put them through mental and emotional stress in the name of competition. Elena Hubbell can be reached at elepearl@umich.edu.

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Put the fun back into sports

hated running after baseball games. After all, baseball isn’t much of an endurance sport, and the punishment of choice for most of my coaches after a poor performance was making us run from foul pole to foul pole for what seemed like an eternity. Of course, this wasn’t the case for every team I played on, and it happened mostly after age 13 when baseball became more competitive. But throughout my career, the majority of coaches treated us as professionals — despite the fact that most of us were unable to do our own laundry, couldn’t cook an egg and definitely could not drive. So, when I took my first job as an assistant coach for 13-year-olds this past summer, I vowed to find alternatives to running as punishment, which I saw as a counterproductive and negative strategy. Perhaps ignorant and naïve, I hoped that my philosophy was one that coaches and parents across the country also shared. However, upon returning home last month for Fall Break, I found quite the opposite: There was a growing crowd of children who were being trained and treated like professional athletes — which is, in my opinion, a dangerous prospect for the future of sports in this country. Midtown Athletic Club, a notorious spot for aging parents to relive their glory days on the elliptical machine, had turned into a modern athletic sweatshop of sorts since my last visit. Unlike the “training” of my early years — dodgeball, steal the bacon and f lag football — I witnessed 8and 9-year-olds working out ferociously with trainers. At one point, I overheard a trainer tell the parent of a young, slightly overweight boy that “he needs to be running every day to be ready for high school tennis,” despite the fact that this boy did not even seem old enough to understand algebra. Later in my workout, I was appalled to see a group of young girls running sprint “suicides,” an exercise I had previously only witnessed in highly

competitive high school and college sports. This growing trend to treat children as professional athletes and specialize their training has dangerous consequences. According to a recent survey conducted by the National Alliance for Youth Sports, 70 percent of children in the U.S. quit organized sports by the age of 13 because “it’s just not fun anymore.” Though I stuck it out because of my love for the sport, baseball in my hometown of Deerfield, Ill., has a reputation for weeding out kids for that very reason. The increasing pressure coaches, parents and the community put on young

I hope my efforts as a coach last summer signal a changing direction for the future of youth sports. baseball players has not only caused kids to transition to other sports like basketball or lacrosse, but has also prompted many to quit organized sports altogether. Overall, Little League baseball participation is down 20 percent since its peak in the early 2000s, a disappointing statistic to read for someone whose experience was almost entirely positive. By professionalizing youth sports, many kids are no longer exposed to the benefits of organized athletics — learning the importance of teamwork, self lessness and discipline. And apart from minimizing the positive experiences kids like myself had playing sports, increasing professionalization ties into another negative trend in youth sports: specialization and overuse of the body. According to Dr. Albert Knuth, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Advocate Children’s Hospital just outside of Chicago,

the United States sees 3.5 million youth sports injuries per year, and an estimated 50 percent of those come from overuse. Where youth sports used to be focused on effort, learning core values and having fun, recent trends have seen kids training vigorously for one sport in order to pursue some sort of college or professional career — like the young boy I saw being overworked at Midtown last month. The roots of specialization and overuse injuries lie largely in the prospect of college scholarships. Many parents, seeking a way to alleviate financial stress, put their children through intense training programs and hope to see Division 1 offers pile up. Unfortunately, the reality is gloomy for almost all youth athletes. Only 6 percent of high school athletes will play in college, and only 1 to 2 percent of those college athletes will see their efforts pan out professionally. Though not their intention, big-time athletic programs provide a largely unrealistic expectation for zealous parents seeking an opportunity for upward economic mobility. And it all comes down to running. Though I’m a fan of discipline and teaching work ethic, overworking kids to prepare them for a professional career completely defeats the purpose of youth sports. I hope my efforts as a coach last summer signal a changing direction for the future of youth sports, and that others follow my lead. Though I know it won’t be the case for most if not all parents and coaches involved in organized sports, putting the “fun” back in youth athletics will positively impact the experience of many children and reduce their risk for injury in the future. While the results might not be visible immediately, replacing foul poles and sprints with thoughtful post-game conversations will have the most positive impact on kids and their sports experience in the long term. Ben Charlson can be reached at bencharl@umich.edu.

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Questionable answers imposter syndrome). I sometimes worry that, in the beginning, when I was a middle school student or so, this element was part of the appeal. I grew up in a relatively rural community where I often felt extremely alienated, and throughout the process, my inability to connect deeply with many people led to a gradual immersion in art, first books and then music. As I grew more and more engaged in these sorts of things, it grew harder and harder

DAYTON HARE to connect with others, in a sort of endless feedback loop. And this certainly augmented the process of isolation. Only by physically leaving the place have I been able to escape. While I feel that I can encourage people to pursue esoteric tastes and extraordinary musics, this encouragement must be coupled with an admonition to avoid the mistakes of my younger self. My self-isolation and artistic entrenchment gradually took on a harmful and condescending tone, a sort of self-congratulatory “get a load of these rubes” internal dialogue, the sort of thinking that is cancerous to both a healthy mind and a healthy society. Which leads perfectly into the next question I’ve chosen, the concise but poignant: Am I a snob? To which the answer is “probably, yes, but I’m working on it.” What’s the difference between being a champion of my community and being a partisan, fighting to expand the size and status of a little kingdom just because I happen to belong to it? Again, each of these questions is related to the others in some way. In my view, part of this has to do with not being a snob. Obviously I love the music that my community produces, but I’m never going to convince anyone else to love it by brute force. Partisanism is often one of the most counterproductive ways to create converts. Proselytization only works if people are willing and ready to hear what you have to say, and the best way to create an environment in which that’s the case is to be ready to listen to what they have to say. You can’t go into it thinking that your way is the best way, unwilling to hear things different from what you know. I fully believe in spreading the music of my community, but the process should be far closer to commerce than conquest. Kingdoms have to make way for democracies. Am I OK with an aesthetic ideology that values making people uncomfortable more than making people happy? This pertains mostly to the vanguard of contemporary classical, the spectralists, the composers of New Complexity and other descendants of the 20th century avant-garde. And I also feel that it’s far easier to address, at least in my mind. To me, the answer is “yes, sometimes.” I don’t believe that music shouldn’t ever just exist just to make people happy, but I think there is certainly value to be found in discomfort. Whether or not you believe in any gods, it’s probably fairly easy to agree that we live in a fallen world. I don’t see a reason why our art shouldn’t reflect that, shouldn’t express our distress at the state of things. And this certainly isn’t an exclusively classical music phenomenon: Look at some of the great art of recent years in the genre of hip hop, for instance. Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly certainly isn’t a cheery album, and if you’re really engaging with it you should probably feel pretty uncomfortable afterward. But it’s great art, and making people happy doesn’t have to be the first priority of artists. Our whole disposable

capitalist culture is obsessed with novelty and progress. Is a value system based on the newness of music really as countercultural as I think it is? This is harder to tackle, and I think the answer really depends on what exactly the “newness” of an artist’s work is. Oftentimes I think that art can genuinely be used to subvert expectations, to poke holes in our imaginary conception of what our society is. On the other hand, Cole is right to question new music’s ability to be countercultural. Sometimes (maybe most of the time, but I hope not) it can be used to support existing structures and hierarchies, cloaking reactionary effect with revolutionary language. Especially with something like orchestral music or opera, subgenres that require large financial means, music can be used to serve the capitalist class and propagate the neoliberal order. An excellent example of this is Mason Bates, as Marianna Ritchey points out in an article published this last summer. Bates, who was the second-most performed living orchestral composer in America, after John Adams, in the 2014/15 season, is famous for using technology in his music. Especially in our political era, art is inseparable from ideology, and the type of music the Bates writes — sometimes on commission from monied interests with a stake in the status quo — easily slides into the neoliberal mold. It’s a symphony Silicon Valley style. And Cole is right to be concerned about this state of affairs. Perhaps my own political ideology is showing, but to me art — to the extent that it can be — should be used to pull down our ivory towers, to empower the powerless and to change the way we look at the world in a revolutionary way. Obviously, Cole’s questions are just the beginning of a larger conversation, but they offer valuable material for the discussions that we need to be having within our community. The few I’ve addressed here are just a sampling of the larger collection, and not necessarily the most important, but if everyone took a few minutes out of their day to think them and the rest over, we might build a better world around our art. And isn’t that, at its heart, what doing art should be about?

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Some weeks ago an article by the composer and performer Elliot Cole appeared on NewMusicBox, an e-zine which is one of the most interesting media outlets dedicated to contemporary music today. The piece, entitled “Questions I Ask Myself,” duly made its way around the social media circles of the hip and with-it of the contemporary classical music community and managed to provoke more than a few interesting conversations. In it, as one might expect, Cole cycles through a series of inquiries he has put to himself about the nature of the compositional profession in modern society, at least from his perspective. And, as he discloses at the beginning of the text, it works not so much as a “coherent critique of anything,” but rather as something that he has put out into the world because the questions are ones he “wrestles with” — and, it turns out, ones that a lot of the rest of us wrestle with too. As I imagine was the case for many who saw it, reading Cole’s questions made me feel vaguely guilty, as if I were somehow being accused of something. Part of this, no doubt, comes from the fact that several of Cole’s questions were the sorts of things I also ask myself, usually before quickly stowing them away in some rarelyused corner of my mind, the sorts of uncomfortable things about music culture that we don’t like to talk about. Another part of it, no doubt, is that I am being accused of something, along with everyone else who’s part of this community. To a certain extent, it’s an entire creative culture that stands trial. Cole’s article serves as a sort of solitary Socratic method, wherein he airs a question but doesn’t really endeavor to answer it. But in order for a Socratic style to be completely effective, there really has to be someone to play a responsorial role. Everyone can do this for themselves, on their own, but the following are my own reflections on some of the questions that struck me the most. *** Am I just trying to impress people and get famous? This is obviously a question that is more personal than about musical society at large, but nevertheless I think that it has implications about the kind of culture we cultivate around our art. And there really isn’t a simple answer to it. The easy way out is to just say “no,” but that probably isn’t entirely honest. While a classical-style composer may never be famous in the same way that a pop star might become, there’s certainly an allure to being well-known and well-regarded amongst a particular ingroup (a group which, not coincidentally, there’s a damaging habit of regarding as somehow “better”). More than that, the history of the genre since the 19th century is that of a slow-burgeoning museum culture, rife with cults of idolatry. In the temples we erect to our art, the great concert halls and houses of symphony orchestras, it’s not uncommon to find architecture that serves as a literal Pantheon of classical music, with busts of the deified great masters of the genre — Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms and the like — arranged around the rim of a great dome structure. And what pianist, for instance, when she hears the reverent tones in which Martha Argerich is discussed, doesn’t wonder to herself what it would be like to be talked about in that way? On the whole, the entire way we have set up our institutions — the competitiveness, the perfectionism, the Hobbesian free-for-all of finding the best gig — betrays a spirit ill at ease with itself, and an obsession with at least localized fame. Have I used esoteric musical preferences and interests to feel different from (superior to?) other people? Has that isolated me? Can I in good faith encourage others to do the same? This question is in some ways related to the first, but only tangentially. In my larger community, the one outside of exclusively classical music circles, the idea of my being a composer seems to impress a fair number of people (which, relatedly, never fails to make me feel embarrassed and trigger an acute attack of

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Laith tears the roof off In ‘Loving Vincent,’ we of the Michigan Theater find a major feat of beauty JACOB EMERY For the Daily

The crowd shuff led excitedly in, only slowed by the long lines for craft beer being sold in the lobby. Laith Al-Saadi rocked out last Friday night to a packed Michigan Theater full of old friends. The audience was comprised of people who both love the music Al-Saadi plays and the man himself. He’s a hometown classic. “We took him for granted when he was playing on Main Street” said the host of Ann Arbor’s 107.1 radio station, introducing Al-Saadi. Then he led the audience in singing “Happy Birthday” and welcomed Al-Saadi to the stage, followed by an uproar of applause and hooting from the audience. The lights were black out, but he struck a double peace signs pose anyway, which led to the crowd erupting into a craze again. The stage was thick with fog as the rest of the band walked on. There were two drum sets, a keyboard / synthesizer setup and seven guitars on the stage. Al-Saadi picked up one of them and took a moment to tune. Then, still in darkness, Laith struck a chord and began to riff up and down the guitar — the first of many riffs that he played throughout the night. Al-Saadi gave the signal and the lights burst on while the rest of the band erupted into “Breathe” from his album A Long Time Coming. After the first song, Al-Saadi addressed the crowd for the first time. He mentioned how special the Michigan Theater is to him, and he recalled that his first professional theatre gig as a Lost Boy in “Peter Pan” took place at that venue. “And I got paid, dammit” he said. The crowd burst into laughter. Ann Arbor is his home turf. These people were with him before “The Voice,” before he was playing in cities all across the country and the world. “Happy Birthday!” shouted a voice from the crowd. “Thank you!” Al-Saadi responded. “The big 4-0!” Up next was a classic: “Ophelia” by The Band. Al Hill, Al-Saadi’s guest keyboardist for the night, showed his award-winning talent on the synth and keyboard with a syncopated and jazzy solo in the middle of the song. As the first set of songs continued, they played more of Al-Saadi’s original work including “If,” “The Last

Time You’ll See Me Cry,” and “Gone.” That last song was a crowd favorite. “Sing it with me!” Al-Saadi said while leading the crowd into a slow clap on the beat. The crowd was eager to join in on such a catchy chorus: “Gone gone, babe I’m gone / Oh Lord got to keep moving on / I’m so tired of waiting so long / Babe I’m gone gone gone.” During the last time the chorus came around, Al-Saadi stepped away from the microphone and leaned his head back to add a harmony line. His booming voice easily carried over the entire theater of singing voices, even without a microphone. The crowd erupted into applause when that one ended. “We’ve lost so many greats lately,” Al-Saadi said. “I couldn’t leave you without a tribute to Tom Petty.” The crowd erupted into excited applause. As he started to riff on the guitar to introduce the song, he slips in the melody from the song “Maria” from the Broadway musical “West Side Story” — the iconic line “say it loud and there’s music playing.” This is something Al-Saadi loves to do: He often throws in recognizable and famous lines from different songs in the middle of his guitar riffs just to tease the audience, but then switches back to the original song. He then continued into Tom Petty’s famous song “Runnin’ Down A Dream.” The crowd bobbed their heads and sang along with the band the whole way through. Al-Saadi turned this four minute song into an epic journey of guitar riffs and powerful instrumentation. He masterfully milked every special moment that the song gives, extending it out to over 10 minutes. Just when you thought the song was about to finish, he broke into another guitar riff, each more intricate and exciting as the last. This wasn’t a cover; it was a masterpiece. The crowd was up on their feet, hooting and hollering for a long time after he left the stage, but it was just the end of the first half. As the lights came on for intermission and the crowd shuff led into the lobby to grab a second round of beers, the chatter started up. Various concert goers remark on how long it has been since they last saw Al-Saadi, or talk about how long they have lived in Ann Arbor. These are the people who are Al-Saadi’s truest supporters. These are the people that he was playing for that night.

The lights faded out and in, the second half was about to begin. The band took the stage while Al-Saadi introduced the funky METERS’s Brian Stoltz from Louisiana, a long-time friend and fellow guitarist. The duo picked up guitars and got right to it. They played back and forth while facing each other. They weren’t having a guitar battle, but it was more of a conversation — each side masterfully adding new ideas to the song’s progression. The second half didn’t have as many stops between songs. Between most of them was a just smooth transition. Al-Saadi and the band played some more originals from his albums “Real.” and “Long Time Coming.” He also played crowd favorites like “Midnight Rider” by The Allman Brothers Band and “Stella Blue” by Grateful Dead. The last original song that Al-Saadi played was “Who Turned Out The Lights?” which is a hard-hitting song with powerful lyrics. With minutes left in the set, Al-Saadi announced that the next song would be the last for the night, one that he performed during the finals of “The Voice.” As the band started to play the iconic opening to “All Along The Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix, Al-Saadi used the last few moments with the audience: “Thank you, Ann Arbor. I love you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you for supporting me.” The crowd was up on their feet cheering. This time the guitars battled, Laith ripped into his powerful vocal growl as the crowd sang and raised fists in the air throughout the whole song. Then it was over and the lights cut out, except for a spotlight on Al-Saadi. “Peace and Love, ya’ll.” Al-Saadi is the real deal: He’s a showman, he’s got real talent, he’s his own artist, he’s an incredible guitarist, he can work a crowd, he can sing. But above all, he’s a joy to watch perform live. He has a smile on his face throughout it all, and anyone who watches him can tell that he feels unbridled joy when he shares the music he loves. “Thank you so much.” It was a perfect concert. He left nothing unsung. He thanked the band, calling each member by name. He then addressed his hometown crowd, in his hometown theater, one last time for the night. “See you soon.”

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(Cezary Lukaszewicz, “Crossroads Café”). The journey takes Armand to the French town of Auvers-surOise, where Armand interacts with the townspeople to try to piece In his eight years as a painter, together what happened on the day Vincent Van Gogh painted over of Van Gogh’s unexpected death. 800 works of art. While he only “Loving Vincent” works as a sold one painting in his lifetime, detective crime narrative in which Van Gogh’s innovative aesthetic Armand collects testimonies from and manipulation of form has the villagers close to Van Gogh and cemented him as one of the world’s explores inconsistencies in village greatest artists and the Father of gossip. The cast of characters Expressionism. Van features great voice Gogh’s work is all at acting by Helen once imaginative, McCrory (“Peaky dynamic, emotional Blinders”), Aidan and mysterious, Turner (“The Good Deed and in effect, his Hobbit: The Battle Entertainment distinct landscapes of the Five Armies”), and portraits hint Saoirse Ronan Michigan Theater at stories beyond (“Brooklyn”), the canvas. In a Jerome Flynn breathtaking and (“Game of awe-inspiring effort to explore Thrones”) and Eleanor Thompson these stories, “Loving Vincent” (“Alleycats”), among others. While combines oil paint animation staying true to style, the animation with cinematic storytelling to pay is incredibly lifelike, making each homage to Van Gogh’s life and character expressive and distinct work. in their personality. A vibrant score “Loving Vincent” is the first by Clint Mansell (“Black Swan”) feature length film to use oil paint beautifully undercurrents the animation. As the film displays beauty of the rural landscape and in its opening text, every shot the emotions of each character. is painstakingly hand painted by a team of over 100 artists. These are not still frames or backgrounds — the artists behind “Loving Vincent” replicated Van Gogh’s style and combined it with computer animation to make his paintings come alive with movement. It’s difficult to describe the animation effects through words, because the scenes are so starkly visual; the film’s opening sequence is a rhythmic journey into Van Gogh’s quintessential ‘Starry Night’ that launches you straight into this captivating realm inside Van Gogh’s artwork. Every scene and character in “Loving Vincent” is inspired by Van Gogh’s actual work, and the narrative moves through the landscapes and portraits of his paintings. Each voice actor resembles their matching Van Gogh painting, and the film’s artists painted the characters in the film to resemble their voice actors. The story takes place a year after Van Gogh’s act of suicide, and centers around Armand Roulin (Douglas Booth, “Jupiter Ascending”), the son of the postmaster (Chris O’Dowd, “Mascots”), who is tasked with delivering a letter from the late Van Gogh to his brother Theo SYDNEY COHEN Daily Arts Writer

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The narrative pacing is well done, seamlessly switching between moments of contemplation, reminiscence and action. One of the most incredible parts of the film is its artistic cinematography; the stylistic use of transitions, editing and angles done through oil paintings is awe-inspiring and insanely impressive. There is one unforgettable shot where Armand washes his hands in a bowl of water, and the movement of the water is intricately animated with oil painting to look both real and artistic. It’s unbelievable. Even writing about this film is overwhelming because of how good it is. Each scene flickers with movement that brings to life Van Gogh’s artwork in a display of pure artistry. The only drawback to this film is that it is sometimes too beautiful that it distracts from the story. Lovers of Van Gogh will have an amazing time spotting his famous works and deep cuts that appear in the film both overtly and subtly. “Loving Vincent” expertly combines narrative storytelling, artistic cinematography and breathtaking animation that sets a new bar for future animators.

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A pot of gumbo and an identity “

A Coach Beilein tea m is like a good pot of g umbo.” Gumbo ha s a mult it ude of ing redient s. It is of ten g reater t ha n t he sum of it s pa r t s. It ta kes t ime a nd pat ience. A ssista nt coach Saddi Wa sh ing ton cer ta in ly believes t he sa me w ill apply to t h is yea r ’s Mich iga n MAX men’s MARCOVITCH ba sketba ll tea m. “ You put t he ing redient s toget her a nd just let t hem stew. By t he t ime you get m idway t h rough t he sea son you’ve got a ver y good mea l.” If player development in college ba sketba ll wa s a per fect ly linea r process, Ka meron Chat ma n would be ready ing h imself to lead t his tea m. D. J. Wilson would be com ing into h is ow n a s t he versat ile st retch-four Michiga n coach Joh n Beilein ha s a lways env isioned. Aubrey Dawk ins would be v ita l for Beilein’s t radema rk spacing a s a dead-eye shooter. Wit h a ny luck, R ick y Doyle would be prov iding consistent m inutes a s a usef ul t hird big. For one rea son or a not her, t hey ’re a ll gone. Who rema ins? A t wo -sta r sen ior who ha s never been more t ha n a complimenta r y of fensive opt ion, a la n k y G er ma n whose plea to t he N BA went una nswered, a g raduate t ra nsfer f rom Oh io (Universit y, not State), t he ra re Kent uck y f ive-sta r who fa iled to go one-a nddone, a t ra nsfer f rom Div ision III Willia ms College, a n unproven sophomore point g ua rd a nd a g roup of f resh men. A nd ever y single one of

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t hem w ill have to play a major role for t h is tea m. “The at t it ude ha s been good by ever ybody on t he tea m,” Beilein sa id. “ We’re just t r y ing to get bet ter, but we’re not ver y good right now.” Indiv idua lly, t hey bring t he h istor y of t heir incong r uent pa st s. Toget her, t hey pa int a pict ure t hat rema ins wholly unclea r. For a tea m t hat wa s mere inches f rom a n Elite Eight ber t h a sea son ago, expectat ions a re relat ively low. Neit her t he coaches’ poll nor t he A P top 25 listed Mich iga n. The 32-player USBWA presea son watch list for t he Osca r Rober t son Awa rd wa s relea sed Monday. There were no Wolverines.

The attitude has been good by everybody on the team.

A nd t hat lack of expectat ions may have less to do w it h ta lent t ha n sheer uncer ta int y. It ’s a tea m sa ndw iched bet ween t he g raduat ion of t wo high ly-accomplished, four-yea r ma instays a nd a n incom ing recr uit ing cla ss brim m ing w it h potent ia l. Dow n t he line, t his piecedtoget her crew may leave no t race in t he memories of fa ns. But maybe — just maybe — it w ill. Lack of experience a nd lack of ta lent a re t wo dif ferent problems. The for mer may be t r ue, t he lat ter cer ta in ly is not . Above a ll, t his tea m is devoid of cer ta int y. But it isn’t devoid of mot ivat ion. Nea rly ever yone who steps on t he cour t for Michiga n t his yea r w ill have a desire to prove somebody, somewhere w rong. Nobody w ill m ista ke t his tea m for t he “ white colla r ” reputat ion t hat ha s long

lingered a round t he prog ra m. “ We a ll have a ch ip on our shoulders for mult iple rea sons, ever ybody ’s rea son is dif ferent ,” sa id senior g ua rd Muha m mad-A li AbdurR a h k ma n. “ But I t h in k t hat ’s because in ga mes, a nd t hing s like t hat going aga inst g uys who were projected a s f ive-sta rs, a nd going out t here a nd show ing t hem t hat we’re just a s good a s you, t hat sta rs don’t mat ter.” Added Beilein: “Th is is t he most compet it ive our pract ices have ever been since I’ve been here, because t here’s enough g rit . We’ve had quick ness, we’ve had ta lent , somet imes we’re m issing some of t hat g rit to

compete. We’ve got some compet it ion going on right now t hat ’s rea lly hea lt hy for us.” That , in a nd of it self, is a n ident it y. Ca ll t hem a g roup of m isf it s, expect t hem to st r ug gle a f ter severa l key depa r t ures, quest ion t he professiona l v iabilit y of t hem a ll, wonder how well t hey f it toget her a s a tea m. To a n ex tent , it ’s a ll rooted in t r ut h. But t he ing redient s a re in t he pot . Beilein is st ill t he chef. Now let ’s see if t h is g umbo w ill sizzle.

We all have a chip on our shoulders for multiple reasons.

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In the spotlight: Moritz Wagner MIKE PERSAK

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Things are different now for Moritz Wag ner. As he walks through the Universit y of Michigan’s campus, students pass. Some call him “Mo,” and wish him luck in his upcoming games for the Michigan men’s basketball team. This phenomenon came as a surprise to Wag ner’s father, A xel Schulz, when he came from Germany to visit a few weeks ago. Sure, he was aware of his son’s success; he just didn’t realize quite how popular he’d gotten. Wag ner admits it even surprises him sometimes. At 6-foot-11, he’s always stood out. But since last season, since going to the NBA Combine, things have changed for the junior forward. When he makes one of his frequent trips to Chipotle, people approach him. It’s taught Wag ner to always be conscious of what he’s saying and doing. Make no mistake, though, he enjoys the attention. “I want to tell them, I just play basketball,” Wag ner said. “I played basketball my freshman year, too.” But the present is a far cr y from his arrival in Ann Arbor. Back then, the recog nition, the conf idence and the success Wag ner now enjoys were absent. Wag ner was a raw, foreig n product still tr ying to f ind his place. The spotlight had yet to shine on him. In the matter of a few seasons, that would all change. *** When Wag ner came to Michigan, he was adapting to an entirely new culture. He could speak English, but it was clearly his second lang uage. He’d tell people he was going to “brush his tooth,” and certain basketball terminolog y needed to be explained to him. “This is probably bad for me to say, but I was always just frustrated to be around him, because it was just so agg ravating just to talk to him, really,” said former Michigan g uard Andrew Dakich. “And it’s not his fault at

all, it’s more of me being patient with him.” And no one needed to be more patient than Brent Hibbitts. Wag ner’s freshman year roommate, Hibbitts committed af ter Wag ner, and since they were the only t wo players in their class, it was immediately clear that the t wo would be living together. Hibbitts said he was ner vous about that prospect. He didn’t know what to expect of somebody from a different culture, so when the pair moved in the summer before their freshman year, he was surprised by some things. For one, he said, Germans are f irm believers in conser ving energ y, and many of them don’t use air conditioning or fans. Wag ner was used to silence when he slept. So despite Hibbitts’ preference for a cool bedroom, they turned off their air conditioning at night so Wag ner could sleep. Wag ner adapted quickly, though. Throughout the summer, his lexicon expanded, picking up basketball terms and even some slang. Yet, for all the prog ress Wag ner had made off the court, there was still plent y of work to do on it. He had played a lot of basketball in Germany, but this was a new level and st yle. Wag ner was skinny, and because his body wasn’t college-ready, he didn’t have the conf idence to excel. It

showed on the court. “A lot of it was because of his body,”

That kind of discouraged him and made him question himself.” Added Wag ner: “At the end of the day, if you trust your body, that’s really all it comes down to. … That’s what a lot of freshmen don’t have at a young age, especially me, being 210 or whatever I was.” With R icky Doyle and Mark Donnal in front of him on the depth chart, Wag ner’s minutes were f leeting — he averaged 8.6 per game with 2.9 points and 1.8 rebounds. Nonetheless, the Wolverines snuck into the 2016 NCA A Tournament as one of the last four teams, drawing Tulsa in the f irst round. Early in the game, Doyle and Donnal got in foul trouble. Wag ner’s number was called, and he took advantage, f inishing with four points, eight rebounds and four blocks over 22 minutes in a 67-62 win. He followed that up by scoring six points in eight minutes against Notre Dame in the next round. They were small numbers, but important improvements. “He started playing really well for us at the end of his freshman year,” Dakich said. “If you look at the game against Tulsa and Notre Dame when he was playing a lot more minutes, just because

of that energ y and how he was f inishing around the rim. … And his conf idence just kind of g rew.” It was a strong f inish to the season, but more importantly, Wag ner now knew what he had to improve on. And that spotlight on him was about to get much, much brighter. *** When Wag ner sig ned on to play at Michigan, there were no available scholarships. It wasn’t until thensenior Max Bielfeldt transferred to Indiana that a roster spot opened up. But the Wolverines were without a senior for the 201516 season, and Wag ner was still looking up at Doyle and Donnal. That, too, changed quickly. Doyle transferred to Florida Gulf Coast, opening up valuable minutes in a depleted Michigan frontcourt. And on the heels of his strong f inish, Wag ner saw an opportunit y to seize playing time. So he went to work. He gained 15 pounds working with streng th and conditioning coach Jon Sanderson, and with that came a renewed mindset. “I love these g uys. Seeing R icky leave like that, I hope he has a g reat season in Florida,” Wag ner said. “… Af ter my freshman year, there was, like, kind of a time where I saw, ‘Okay, this is my time. Now I’m ready physically, and especially mentally.’ And I kind of embraced it.” From there, Wag ner had to prove himself on the court. He cracked the starting lineup in the f irst game, but things weren’t always g reat for him at the start of the season. Wag ner showed f lashes, though. He had his f irst 20-point game against Kennesaw State on Dec. 3 and his f irst double-double in a blowout over Indiana on Jan. 26. What Wag ner struggled with was consistency. Interspersed in his double-dig it scoring nights were losses against Illinois and Ohio State, when he had just six and f ive points, respectively. Yet, through the ups and downs, Wag ner was becoming a fan favorite. His natural charisma, which he says comes from his

I think I’m one of the vocal guys that has to step up his leadership.

He started playing really well for us at the end of his freshman year.

Hibbitts said. “I wouldn’t say he was physically ready to play college basketball, so he couldn’t really show his talents, because his body was so far behind.

dad, has a tendency to show itself on the basketball court. He pounded his chest and stuck out his tong ue af ter big plays. Af ter big scoring outputs in games against Purdue and Wisconsin, his fans were hooked. “One of my former coaches in Germany told me once that he thinks I see the basketball court as a stage,” Wag ner said. “That kind of sums it up prett y nicely. I really enjoy that t ype of spotlight. I think it’s just my thing.” That increased tenfold in the postseason. Af ter a miracle run to the Big Ten Tournament Championship and a shootout victor y over Oklahoma State in the f irst round of the NCA A Tournament, the Wolverines ran into their toughest test: No. 2-seed Louisville. The Cardinals’ size f ig ured to be a problem for Wag ner, who had struggled on defense at times. But Wag ner exploded again. He led his team with 26 points, f urther cementing himself as a force for Michigan. Fans weren’t the only ones who took notice. Suddenly, NBA scouts were watching, and at the end of the season, Wag ner was invited to the NBA Combine. Thanks to new rules, he was

allowed to work out for NBA teams and still be elig ible to return to school. R ight up until the decision deadline, Wag ner was on the fence. “Even the day he made his decision, people had no idea, even us close to him,” Hibbitts said. “Unless he told us personally, we had no idea.” Added Wag ner: “I talked to a lot of people, but I kept the inner circle as small as possible, just because it’s my decision.” Ultimately, Wag ner decided to come back for one more year. The criticisms he received from NBA scouts were similar to the ones he’d been getting all season. He was told he needed to improve his rebounding, his defense, his streng th and explosiveness. Even Wag ner admits “it isn’t really big news.” So back to work he went. He had been g iven advice on specif ic skills to improve, but Wag ner didn’t let that faze him. He was more focused on improving his game in ever y facet. “I hate when people come and say, ‘I worked on this all summer,’ ” Wag ner said. “Like, no you’re not, because you’re going to shoot too. I always want to improve in ever y thing. So, yes,

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I really enjoy that type of spotlight. I think it’s just my thing.

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Junior forward Moritz Wagner will become the focal point of the Wolverines’ offense after an offseason of attrition.

I have those things in mind, but I know about that t ype of stuff. I just work out like I always do, and I focus on certain things, but it’s not a huge deal.” Something else changed, though. There was more attrition coming, and the spotlight’s intensit y was about to increase. *** Wag ner didn’t go to the NBA Combine alone. Forward D.J. Wilson went too. The difference was that Wilson’s feedback

was positive enough for him to make the decision to enter the NBA Draf t. He was taken by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 17th pick. Add that to the g raduation of forward Zak Ir vin and g uard Derrick Walton Jr., and Wag ner is one of the most experienced returning players for the Wolverines. Not only does that mean heightened expectations from people on the outside, but it means he’s expected to take on a

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Junior forward Moritz Wagner has always thought of the basketball court as his stage, and now he has a bigger spotlight than ever to put on a performance for Michigan.

leadership role on the team, too. “Now I’ve seen a couple of things,” Wag ner said. “I’ve been to t wo NCA A Tournaments, and I’m one of the more experienced g uys on the team. I think people listen to me and trust me too, just as much as I trust them. I think I’m one of the vocal g uys that has to step up his leadership. Last year, I was a leader, too. But when I made a mistake, it kind of slipped under the table a little bit. This year, if I make a mistake I get held accountable for it, because I am one of the leaders.” Wag ner still has all his aspirations in front of him. The NBA will still be there next season, and his dream of opening a Chipotle in Germany is attainable from there. But for now, he will focus on the little things that will get him to that point. That means slightly shif ting the emotions that have made Wag ner so beloved — he says he wants to cut down on complaining, not just on the basketball court, but in his entire life. It means continuing to improve his body to make him more successf ul and continuing to develop the skills that have gotten him this far. But Wag ner is no stranger to adapting to change. He did it as a freshman, taking the leap to a foreig n countr y to play college basketball. He did it as a sophomore, thriving in a role no one anticipated he’d have. Now, the man who calls the court his stage is ready to beg in his third act. The spotlight is brighter than ever. That’s just the way Wag ner likes it.

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Roster breakdown: Wolverines have numerous questions marks this year MARK CALCAGNO Daily Sports Writer

Personnel wise, it’s the start of a new era for the Michigan men’s basketball team. Gone are yesteryear’s faces of the program – Derrick Walton Jr. and Zak Irvin – who were fixtures of the Wolverines’ lineup since the start of their freshman season. Also absent are D.J. Wilson – now a Milwaukee Buck after a breakout season at Michigan – Mark Donnal and Andrew Dakich, who transferred to Clemson and Ohio State, respectively. But the Wolverines do return two starters from the last year’s Sweet 16 squad in senior guard Muhammed-Ali Abdul-Rahkman and junior center Moritz Wagner, along with fifth-year senior forward

Duncan Robinson. A capable sophomore class comprised of guards Zavier Simpson and Ibi Watson, as well as center Jon Teske will help to help fill those losses. Three freshmen – all former four-star recruits – could see playing time, too. Also new to Michigan’s roster are Ohio graduate transfer Jaaron Simmons and former Kentucky small forward Charles Matthews. Both are talented but have yet to prove it at the highest levels of college basketball. As the Wolverines look to make another deep run in March, the Daily breaks down this year’s roster: Point Guards: Right now, this is Michigan’s murkiest position with Simpson, Simmons and freshman Eli Brooks all figuring to play

– but with unclear minute distributions. Simpson is the lone returner and started last Friday’s exhibition win against Grand Valley State. The Ohio native is a strong defender and rebounder and seems more confident offensively this fall. Though Simpson doesn’t have much collegiate game experience – he averaged just 8.7 minutes last season – Simpson knows John Beilein’s system, giving him the early upper hand in the point guard competition. Despite his current backup role, meanwhile, Simmons might be the most talented scorer on Michigan’s roster. In his final year at Ohio, he averaged 15.9 points and 6.5 assists a contest, excelling as a pull-up shooter and slasher. Given sufficient time to completely learn the Wolverines’ offense, Simmons

could be the starter sooner rather than later. Finally, Brooks will likely come off Beilein’s bench to play both point and shooting guard. Against Grand Valley State, Brooks provided a scoring spark to Michigan’s second team, adding five points and an assist in 15 minutes of action. Shooting Guards: Muhammed-Ali AbdurRahkman will start here every game this season, barring injury. The former two-star recruit has f lowered into a reliable offensive threat, averaging 9.1 points per game on 46 percent shooting last year. He’s a capable shooter and defender, but, more importantly, he’s the heart and soul of this Michigan team. With the most career minutes played, Abdur-Rahkman looks primed to be announced as a captain.

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The Michigan men’s basketball team will be tasked with replacing three starters from a team that won the Big Ten Tournament and made it to the Sweet 16 last season.

Behind him are Ibi Watson and freshman Jordan Poole. Despite limited playing time a year ago, Watson looked confident against Grand Valley State, sinking a three and midranger jumper seconds after he entered the game. If he can do the same during the regular season, Watson could be a fixture in the Wolverines’ second team. On the contrary, if Friday was any indication, Poole could miss Beilein’s regular rotation. The former four-star recruit saw just two minutes of action on Friday, and those came minutes after walk-ons had been unloaded from the bench. Brooks’ emergence also hurts Poole’s prospects of playing significant minutes – at least to begin the year. Forwards: Unlike at point guard, Michigan’s forwards are not marked by the question of who plays when. Instead, Charles Matthews, Duncan Robinson and freshman Isaiah Livers will receive nearly all the minutes at the ‘3’ and ‘4’ spots. But the efficacy of each is still a mystery. Matthews was the Wolverines’ best player throughout the exhibition, combining a mid-range touch with strength in transition for 23 points. At 6-foot-6 and 200 pounds, Matthews is also Michigan’s most athletic player, and it shows on the defensive end – he’ll frequently be tasked with guarding the opposition’s best player. But Matthews is still an unproven 3-point shooter, which could present complications in Beilein’s outside-oriented offense. Last Friday provided some clarity in Matthews’ development in that area, however, as he sunk a corner three for the game’s first points. Robinson, meanwhile, is a classic stretch-four. Despite a slight decrease in minutes and points per game last season thanks to Wilson’s emergence,

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ROSTER From Page 6B Robinson was still effective outside, shooting over 42 percent from three. Robinson is undersized, though, causing him some occasional defensive struggles. Livers is a mix of the two, combining size with a capable jumper. As he did Friday, the former Michigan Mr. Basketball will see action in a back up capacity to start the year. Centers: With all the Wolverines’ departures, Moritz Wagner becomes the most important player on Michigan’s roster. As a skilled center with the ability to handle the ball and shoot, he’s the Wolverines’ go-to option offensively. One could even make the case that Michigan goes as Wagner does. That was evident against Louisville in the NCAA Tournament last March, when Wagner scored 26 points on 11-of-14 shooting en route to a Wolverine victory. Unlike last season, however, Wagner will have a target on

his back now – something that he and Beilein have acknowledged. As a highly emotional player, Wagner needs to remain level-headed to stay on the f loor and avoid foul trouble. Possible weaknesses for Michigan’s front court could come defensively and on the glass, as Wagner and Robinson create an undersized duo. Friday wasn’t a strong start, as Michigan allowed 15 offensive rebounds to a small Lakers lineup. Filling out the rotation are Jon Teske and redshirt freshman Austin Davis. Teske played just 3.1 minutes per game a season ago, but Beilein has been impressed with the strides Teske has made offensively. These strides were apparent on Friday, as Teske saw 12 minutes of action – compared to Davis’ six – and added two field goals and three assists. Though clearly the thirdstring big man, Davis has strength and size and might be forced to eat minutes this season when Wagner and Teske find foul trouble.

Big Ten breakdown: Michigan State sits atop the leaderboard ETHAN WOLFE Daily Sports Editor

Smash Mouth told the world “all that glitters is gold” in their hit song “All Star.” Big Ten men’s basketball would beg to differ. Despite the allure of being a Power Five conference with four teams in the AP preseason Top 25 poll, a litter of Big Ten teams lack identities as they seek to replace the stars of last year with the unproven pieces of today. Michigan, of course, is no exception. With the departures of Derrick Walton Jr., Zak Irvin and DJ Wilson, serious questions have emerged regarding the Wolverines’ depth chart. Eight new faces — including three new starters alongside junior forward Moritz Wagner and senior guard Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman — will see an unfamiliar amount of game

time at the college level. A spot in the NCAA Tournament is far from a lock for Michigan in 2017-18. Whether it be a lack of chemistry or a lack of meaningful experience, the Wolverines are only one of many involved in the conference quagmire. The Daily breaks down the best of the Michigan’s competition this season: No. 2 Michigan State There’s one name to know here: Miles Bridges. The sophomore star’s decision to return to school surprised everyone but himself. Bridges — who averaged 16.9 points and 8.3 rebounds per game last season — has made two of his collegiate goals clear for this year: a National Championship and the Naismith Award. The additions of graduate transfer Ben Carter and two highly-touted recruits in Jaren Jackson and Xavier Tillman make both of those

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Michigan coach John Beilein will lead a new era of Wolverine basketball in 2017-18, as the roster now has eight newcomers on the court and two on the sideline.

objectives seem well within reach. Even without the added starpower, Tom Izzo’s team — with another year of experience under its belt — appears primed to easily surpass its unimpressive 20-15 record in 2016-17. If Cassius Winston and Nick Ward can stay healthy at the ‘1’ and the ‘5,’ the Spartans can be lethal. Like many of its conference counterparts, though, most of Michigan State’s lineup has only one year of, if any, experience playing college basketball. But if the Spartans find chemistry early on, good luck to the rest of the Big Ten. No. 15 Minnesota The injury bug hit the Golden Gophers early with the loss of their sixth man, Eric Curry. The backup big man often saw upwards of 20 minutes on the court, averaging 5.5 points and 5.2 boards per game. Due to this loss in the frontcourt, coach Richard Pitino emphasized the extra impact needed from Texas A&M transfer Davonte Fitzgerald, who has battled injuries in the past and saw limited action for the Aggies. Center Bakary Konate has been a serviceable frontcourt option, but not much more than that. Nonetheless, Minnesota features one of the most talented backcourts in the country. All-Big Ten first teamer Nate Mason leads the way, averaging 15.2 points and 5.0 assists in nearly 35 minutes a contest as the Golden Gophers’ f loor general last season. Shooting guard Amir Coffey trailed slightly behind at 33.2 minutes per game and is also regarded as one of the conferences’ premiere returning scoring threats. In the absence of Curry, Reggie Lynch and Jordan Murphy may also see more playing time down low. But more time for the tandem of glass-crashing big men is nothing for Pitino to hang his head about. No. 19 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill. is getting a makeover, but the Wildcats’ See BIG TEN, Page 8B

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BIG TEN From Page 7B lineup is barely changing. Northwestern — which will instead play at Allstate Arena 16 miles from campus in 201718 — lost just two players to graduation, and has adequate replacements in top-150 recruit Anthony Gaines and Boston College transfer A.J. Turner. Turner and Gaines join a Wildcats team that made program history with their first NCAA Tournament appearance. This year, they will be expected to return. Senior guard Bryant McIntosh returns as the torchbearer after posting 14.8 points and a conference-leading 5.2 assists per game. McIntosh’s sidekick in the backcourt is Scottie Lindsey, who emerged as a knockdown shooting threat in his first year as a starter. The two comprise one of the most potent offensive combinations in the country.

The Wolverine faithful would surely like to get forward Dererk Pardon out of their memories. Against Michigan, Pardon caught a full-court inbounds pass for an easy layup as time expired to give Northwestern its first winning season in the conference since 1968. The goal has changed now — for 2017-18, it’s about winning the Big Ten for the Wildcats. No. 20 Purdue The Boilermakers got an early start to their season, playing as Team USA for the World University Games and finishing in second place after an 85-74 loss to Lithuania in the finals. Purdue will have to play catch-up, though, as it faces perhaps the toughest challenge in the conference: replacing Caleb Swanigan. While much of the Boilermakers’ foundation remains the same, Swanigan led the Big Ten in rebounding and was second in scoring — production that 7-foot-2 center Isaac Haas simply can’t replicate. Haas calls himself the

best center in the conference, though he’ll have to prove that statement on the court. Outside the arc, Vince Edwards and Dakota Mathias return as two of the best 3-point shooting talents in the Big Ten. Swanigan’s departure will certainly hurt Purdue’s 79.7 point-per-game average, but the pieces are in place for one of the conference’s most experienced teams to continue to have an elite offense. Wisconsin (14 votes) It’s Ethan Happ and then everyone else in Madison this season. The unrecognizable Badgers — who are now without Zak Showalter, Nigel Hayes, Bronson Koenig and Vitto Brown — are the team most likely to fall after a second-place conference finish in 2016-17. Happ put up an impressive 14 points per game in addition to being the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, but Wisconsin will need one of its four high-ranked recruits or last year’s role players to step up to continue to be a college

basketball powerhouse. The player most prepared to do that is D’Mitrik Trice. For Trice, however, an expected increase in production is more of a necessity than an option. The sophomore point guard was the Badgers’ most reliable bench player last year, despite a quiet 5.6 points per game. Happ is the unmistakable leader for this team, but Trice could be relied upon as an emerging offensive playmaker to replace Showalter and Koenig’s production. Wisconsin hasn’t missed the tournament since 1999, the sixth-longest streak in NCAA history. Seeing that streak come to an end could be a real possibility this season. Maryland (seven votes) The Terrapins will be on the same learning curve as Purdue, as they too have lost their unquestioned leader in point guard Melo Trimble. Maryland doesn’t have the same experienced core as the Boilermakers, but does have a trio of sophomores who could

take the next step and keep the Terrapins in the spotlight: Justin Jackson, Kevin Huerter and Anthony Cowan. Jackson’s freshman campaign was a welcome sight for Maryland; his name was even in the conversation before the NBA Draft. But the 6-foot-7 small forward is back, and was named a preseason All-Big Ten and Julius Erving Award Watch List selection. Huerter and Cowan’s impacts were not as pronounced in their first years, but they did not exhibit glaring f laws in any facets of their game. The Terrapins perhaps have the most interesting newcomer in the conference in Bruno Fernando. The Angolan center introduces a unique blend of size and athleticism that could position him as a threat to Jaren Jackson’s push for Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Maryland’s frontcourt depth appears to be its weakest link, but the speed of Fernando’s adjustment to college ball could change that.

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The Michigan men’s basketball team will face a tough challenge in conference play this year, as there are four Big Ten teams in the AP preseason top 25 poll and the Wolverines aren’t one of them.