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DEMOCRATS DEBATE IN DETROIT Warren, Sanders disagree with moderate candidates over Medicare for All, plans for economy on first night BARBARA COLLINS & ALEX HARRING
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On Tuesday night, 10 candidates running for the Democratic presidential nomination gathered in downtown Detroit’s Fox Theatre for a live debate organized by CNN. Approximately 3,500 students, government leaders, city residents and guests were in attendance. Author Marianne Williamson, Rep. Tim Ryan, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Former
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Rep. Beto O’Rourke, Former Gov. John Hickenlooper, Former Rep. John Delaney and Gov. Steve Bullock all took the stage on the first of a twonight debate series. University of Michigan students were among those in attendance. LSA junior Clare Godfryd said she felt fortunate to attend the debate, as not all students were able to obtain tickets. “Pretty much everyone who is able to attend is either very well off, a donor or has some sort of connection like us,” Godfryd said. “It made me wish that more people had the opportunity to see
events like this in person, because it was really rewarding.” The candidates discussed a wide variety of issues — highlighting differences in policy among their campaign platforms — with a specific focus on health care, immigration, electability and race. Other topics, like taxation, gun violence and climate change were also covered. Medicare was the main focus of the first hour of the debate, with all 10 candidates weighing in with their plans for health care reform. See NIGHT ONE, Page 8
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Biden, Harris spar on health care plans, history on criminal justice history during rowdy second night CLAIRE HAO & ANDREW HIYAMA Summer News Editor & Daily Staff Reporter
Thousands of eager attendees descended on Fox Theatre for the second round of Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN in Detroit on Wednesday night. On stage for part two were former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Kamala Harris, Sen. Cory Booker, former Gov. Jay Inslee, Mayor Bill De Blasio, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro, entrepreneur Andrew
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Yang, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Sen. Michael Bennet. In Tuesday’s debate, the two top pollers, Warren and Sanders –– also widely considered the most progressive in the race –– were seen as presenting a united front, defending each other against the attacks of more moderate candidates. In Wednesday’s debate, Biden, who has led by double-digit percentages in a majority of polls, received the brunt of the attacks from other candidates, but close in tow was Harris, who received strong criticism from others on her criminal NEWS.........................2 OPINION.....................4 ARTS......................6
justice record. De Blasio was the first to attack both, using his opening statement to depict them as part of the status quo. “Joe Biden told wealthy donors that nothing fundamentally would change if he were president. Kamala Harris said she’s not trying to restructure society. Well, I am,” De Blasio said. “When I’m president, we will even up the score and we will tax the hell out of the wealthy to make this a fairer country and to make sure it’s a country that puts working people first.” See NIGHT TWO, Page 8
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‘U’ alters tuition policy eligibility Changes result in mixed feelings from undocumented student community CLAIRE HAO
Summer News Editor
Currently, a student must enroll at the University of Michigan within 28 months of graduating high school or obtaining a GED certificate to qualify for in-state tuition. Effective fall 2020, the time limit will be extended to 40 months for newly enrolling students, the University announced on July 18. The change was approved by the Board of Regents at their July meeting after review of “sufficient evidence” demonstrating differences in timing of application submission and enrollment across different demographics. The new policy aligns with those at Michigan State University and Oakland University, both of which
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also have a 40-month time limit. For community college attendees, underrepresented minorities, first-generation students and low-income students, the median time from high school graduation to university enrollment ranged from 28 to 44 months, explained Kedra Ishop, vice provost for enrollment management. “We need to make sure that we maintain reasonable access for those who need to stop along the way, for instance to work, but who continue to achieve and are great candidates for U-M,” Ishop said. LSA junior Monica Olszewski, secretary of First-Generation College Students @ Michigan, expressed excitement for the extension. She said the change will help first-generation students who may need time after high school graduation to plan and arrange finances.
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Ann Arbor residents participate in a die-in at the University of Michigan Museum of Art Saturday.
‘Die-in’ calls for climate action Event at UMMA intends to raise awareness of climate change SAYALI AMIN
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The bodies of about 50 students, faculty and Ann Arbor residents lay still on the floor of the Taubman Gallery at the University of Michigan Museum of Art for 11 minutes on July 27 as part of a “die-in.” The event, hosted by the Ann Arbor Climate Mobilization and UMMA, intended to raise awareness of climate change by mimicking death and highlighting the role time plays in the issue. The die-in brought attention to the UMMA exhibit “The World to Come: Art in the Age of the Anthropocene,” which displayed effects of human activity on the environment. According to Morgan Barrie, event organizer and Ann Arbor resident, this form of protest has been used for a wide range of issues, though the UK based group Extinction Rebellion inspired this particular event. “Die-in’s have been held recently for climate action, for gun safety, for a lot of things where people are trying to stress the urgency of an issue and what is at stake if no action is taken,” Barrie said. “...I do want to highlight that in the UK it’s often an act of civil disobedience whereas here UMMA’s been insanely cooperative about working with us. We approached them because of this show, which in
and of itself is a call for action. There are many images showing the climate crisis, showing the environmental destruction, showing species extinction.” During the 11 minutes, Barrie spoke every so often, explaining the reasoning behind the designated time frame and sharing information either about climate change or one of the pieces on display in the exhibit. “We picked this duration because based on the most recent UN intergovernmental panel on climate change report we have about 11 years to drastically reduce carbon emissions if we want to avert the worst climate catastrophes,” Barrie said. Meg Daupan, an alum of the School of Sustainability and the Environment, currently works in their DEI office and attended the die-in and the speeches following the protest on the steps of the UMMA. Daupan said she has been working on this issue and was invited to the event by one of her former professors. “I currently lead a program on conservation for underrepresented groups of undergraduate students,” Daupan said. “ We recently watched the documentary ‘the Last Animals’... it’s really sad to learn how much damage humans have caused and so I thought I would come here today for the die-in and hear perspectives from different people.” As she lay physically on the floor of the gallery, Daupan said she felt a stronger bond to the earth.
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Public slams ‘U’ for fund investments
Company involved in series of Detroit evictions receives $30 million from ‘U’ FRANCESCA DUONG Daily Staff Reporter
Community members in Washtenaw County gather to watch and discuss the Democratic debate Tuesday.
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Ann Arbor residents attend watch parties for debates
Community members observe as presidential candidates debate in Detroit MELANIE TAYLOR & CLAIRE HAO Summer News Editors
Americans packed downtown Detroit on Tuesday and Wednesday nights to engage in activities regarding the Democratic presidential debates being held at the Fox Theater. Beyond the 3,500 present in the audience, a predicted 10 million more people followed along through the TV broadcast. In Washtenaw County, residents gathered at watch parties to eat, view and debate amongst themselves. Washtenaw for Warren hosted a watch party for the first debate in June, yet 15 minutes before the debate aired on Tuesday, the attendance at their watch party at the Cirq Bar had already surpassed that of the first party’s. Danny Steinmetz, Ann Arbor resident and Washtenaw for Warren co-chair, shared he believes watch parties encourage political engagement because they let activists know they aren’t alone. Steinmetz said people watch the debate “the way
they watch a sporting event” — as a means of entertainment. “You have people desperate for a breakout, so some of the drama will be them attempting to do god knows what stunts,” Steinmetz said. “I’m waiting for someone to stand on their head to get attention.” Attendees expressed frustration toward these “stunts,” with Ann Arbor resident Leslie Sobel even reminiscing about “throwing things at the TV when it’s not Warren talking” during the last debates. Rackham student Jason Grant reverberated this common sentiment by explaining his choice for the Democratic nomination would “completely contrast what we’re dealing with right now, (actions) that look like governing instead of tweeting.” Sobel also commented on the large field of Democratic presidential candidates, which she finds “ridiculous.” She believes some of the candidates should drop out of the race and run for Senate instead, because a Democrat-
ic president “isn’t going to get enough done unless we take back the Senate.” When asked what draws her to Warren, Sobel said she looks for a candidate who is data- and policy-driven. “That kind of intellectual honesty is refreshing,” Sobel said. “She has plans for all of the things that really need to be done. It’s policy-based, it’s not personality-based, it’s not faux populism.” Recent University alum and admissions representative Chloe Hypes also attended the Warren watch party, explaining she likes Warren’s progressive policies on climate change and women’s rights. Being from a rural area of Michigan, Hypes said she’s looking for a candidate who can unify voters across the political spectrum. “Both being from Ann Arbor and from a rural area, I’ve seen a pretty big political divide,” Hypes said. “So I think candidates need to acknowledge that and figure out a way to bridge that gap.” Grant came to the Washtenaw for Warren watch party with a friend because neither
of them have TV’s to watch the debates. Other graduate students were offered the same opportunity at another watch party, hosted by Rackham Student Government at Bar Louie on Tuesday evening. Marshall Case, Rackham student and student government external affairs officer, said the event was “back by popular demand” after the success of a party they held to watch the first set of Democratic debates in June. They hosted more than 60 attendees on Tuesday, leaving standing room only on Bar Louie’s patio deck. “Rackham student government is looking to sponsor events to build a graduate community outside of the academic environment,” Case said. “Watching the debates in a group fosters discussion. Some people want to sit back and watch with people, others want to debate with their friends. It’s all about a sense of community.” Read more at michigandaily.com
The University of Michigan is under public criticism for investing in a company involved in evictions in Detroit following a Bridge Magazine article published mid-July. In February 2018, the University’s Board of Regents approved a $30 million dollar investment into the Detroit Renaissance Real Estate Fund LP, a Metro Detroit fund which invests in single and multi-family homes. Fortus Partners is a general partner for the fund, and the report claims a Fortus Partners-owned company bought 112 homes, 47 of which were occupied at the time of foreclosure, and filed for eviction for 20 of them. A week after the Bridge article was released, University students, staff and faculty appeared before at the Regents meeting to ask University administration to halt their investment. An online petition, which as of publication has more than 400 signatures, was also started for the same purpose. The petition was started by Joel Batterman, a University Ph.D. student of Urban Planning and Development. Batterman said he is appalled at the University’s actions. “It struck me as outrageous that the University has invested in a company that was profiting off the foreclosure process, in particular, off the purchase of occupied homes,” Batterman said. Alexa Eisenberg is a doctoral candidate with the School of Public Health and a researcher with University President Mark Schissel’s Poverty Solutions, an initiative to find ways to “prevent and alleviate poverty through action-based
research.” She was present at the board meeting and was one of the speakers alongside Batterman. In an interview with The Daily, Eisenberg expressed concern the investment could weaken the impact of her work, which she explained depends on the relationships she builds. “(The investment) damages trust and undermines relationships that researchers and the University have built with community-based organizations and people in the city of Detroit,” Eisenberg said. Fortus responds Corey Hanker and Jordan Friedman co-founded Fortus Partners with a mission to increase the availability of affordable, quality housing by rehabilitating single- and multi-family homes and apartments. After the Bridge Magazine article was published, Fortus claimed there were a number of inaccuracies which portrayed the company poorly, and released a guest commentary on the story. Friedman, managing partner of Fortus Partners, is aware of the online petition. “We didn’t bid on occupied homes,” Friedman said. “We bid on unoccupied homes. After we did ... someone broke into the house.” Friedman stated Fortus only buys unoccupied properties through open, public sales. “We see all these addresses around September, and we’re allowed to inspect the exterior,” Friedman explained. “We physically went to every single property, inspecting these properties from the outside and making sure that from the outside, they’re unoccupied.” Read more at michigandaily.com
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n the winter of 2018, a record number of bee colonies died in the United States. Beekeepers lost a daunting near 40 percent of their honeybee colonies due to a few detrimental factors. The threat to bees has been an issue for many years and may create drastic changes to the fabric of human agriculture. Yet, this topic is often overlooked or not met with the immediate action it deserves. Our bee neighbors may not be human, but their services to the human race are unparalleled. They provide vast pollination across the country. Of the 369,000 plant species, 90 percent are dependent on pollination via insects. If bees continue to die out, wild f lora and crops will become less healthy and unviable for commerce. Without the insect pollination, plants would remain unfertilized and would not be able to produce seeds. It is clear that the wellbeing of bees is integral to plant life. If plants are neglected and pollinators are unable to continue their job, farmers and markets will lose product. This chain of events could lead to diminished access to healthy and fresh foods and a destruction of the economic market. These real threats, as well as the looming endangerment of bees, are enough for me to believe that we need to work to save our pollinators.
Bee kind to pollinators The few ways to directly protect bees are, unfortunately, outisde of most people’s control. For example, farmers and industries should not use pesticides, neonicotinoids or GMOs as they can harm bees’ immune systems, and even kill them, if in contact with a chemically covered plant. Of course, the decision to use these chemicals is entirely at the discretion of the farmer or owner. They may decide the benefits of pesticides outweigh the risks of killing bees. Yet, this outlook seems ironic since killing bees will eventually lead to the decreased pollination and death of plants. It is a cycle that everyone should be educated on to understand the consequences attached to spraying pesticides. The fight against pesticides has been difficult. Even though there is an abundant amount of evidence that pesticides are harmful, there has been very little action taken to eradicate their use. Maryann Frazier, a retired associate at the College of Agricultural Sciences at Pennsylvania State University, discusses this issue. She stated “I don’t expect to see a change in losses over time for this reason. There’s been no significant effort to correct what’s causing the decline … There’s a huge amount of data (and) research showing pesticides are a significant player in the decline of honeybees and other insect species. And yet there’s been
so little done to make a change on that front. The EPA has been incredibly ineffective.” Pesticide industry leaders seem to be avoiding the negative effects their products have on wildlife. Pesticides are the start of a downward spiral for the safety of bees and plants. According to Frazier, important fig ures tend to cover up their own business and hand in the destruction of bees by pointing out Varroa mites and viruses. Varroa mites, viruses and other pests are a danger to bees and their hives. Parasites attack honeybees and kill them off at alarming rates. This natural invasion of a honeybee hive definitely plays a role in decreasing bee populations, but the fact that powerful leaders in business and politics shift their institutional harm onto these faceless parasites is irresponsible. People who hold positions of power in the pesticide industry or in the EPA should be owning up to the impacts humans have on climate change and wildlife. Due to the fact that climate change alters seasonal timing, f lowers and crops are blooming at different rates. This unpredictable effect makes it difficult for bees to pollinate correctly and in a timely manner. Government fig ures have the means to enact sustainable policies for the crop industry and could be pouring their resources into saving our natural pollinators.
Since we cannot always rely on industry bosses to make changes for the future of bees, community members are beginning to take matters into their own backyards. Stuart Anderson invented a way to make beekeeping more accessible to homes around the world. He invented the “Flow Hive,” which allows the keeper to pull a lever and release the delicious, f lowing honey. They have managed to already sell thousands of hives in 130 countries across the world. This invention creates an ease for beekeepers, and I think this ease will incentivize beekeeping even more.
If more people can learn about the importance of bees, plant f lowers for them and even keep hives in their yards, bee genetic diversity will increase around the world. This diversity will ultimately help bees fortif y their immune systems, streng then colonies and resist the harms of pesticides. The backyard hobby of beekeeping contributes to an important cause and helps pollinators and plant diversity. Let us all bring bees into our communities and live under the realm of t heir golden glide. Anne Else can be reached at aelse@umich.edu.
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TIMOTHY SPURLIN | OP-ED
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We should kill capital punishment
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n July 25, the United States Attorney General announced that the federal government would once again practice capital punishment in relation to five deathrow inmates convicted of murder, torture and rape of children and the elderly. The executions, scheduled for December and January, are the first to be carried out by the federal government since 2003. There is no doubt that the crimes committed by these individuals are objectively heinous, and deserve to be punished to the fullest extent of the law. But that leads to the question: Should the system allow for such an extreme and brutal sentence? To some, the answer is a clear “yes.” After all, why should we go easy on perpetrators who so viciously hurt the most innocent groups among us? It seems like a logical conclusion: a literal “taste of their own medicine” form of justice. However, I would argue that capital punishment is not true justice and is not just morally wrong, but is unconstitutional. First, let’s examine what hints the Constitution might offer. The Eighth Amendment in the U.S. Constitution states that “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.” This ultimately begs the question: What is more cruel and unusual than state-sponsored killings? When I hear the phrase “cruel and unusual,” images of 18th century France and the guillotine bubble into my mind, where citizens were beheaded in the thousands in a period that came to be known as La Terreur (scarily enough, the guillotine was not outlawed in France until 1981 when the country abolished the use of capital punishment). The vagueness of the clause in the Bill of Rights was written that way on purpose — “cruel and unusual” is inherently subjective, and is meant to adapt to society’s progression. It is the same reason the wording states limits on “excessive bail” as opposed to a specific dollar amount: The framers understood that inflation changes over time and that it should be at the discretion of the system to determine what constitutes excessive at the time of sentencing. Whether or not one feels capital punishment is “unususal,” it ought to fall under the “cruel” category, as executions have been proven to be excruciatingly painful, and often go botched. Many legal scholars disagree that it violates the Eighth Amendment, and both state and federal courts have had differing decisions regarding appeals. I am by no means a constitu-
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tional expert, and thus am willing to concede that this argument may lean on a simple side. But beyond how one interprets the constitution, capital punishment is, in my opinion, ethically and morally wrong. The decision to sentence someone to death is an independent one; regardless of what crimes they committed. At the end of the day, no matter how evil the felon or how depraved their acts, no punishment can bring back the deceased or undo the wrongdoings. At the end of the day, we are choosing to kill them from our own hate, not from any notion of justice; it becomes an exercise of our own cruelty. Let’s consider the argument that it is fair simply by way of it being reserved for only those who commit the most extreme atrocities, and therefore is neither cruel nor unusual. This philosophy makes us no better than the guilty parties. I empathize with victims, and understand why some feel it is fair by way of “eye for an eye.” Yet, we established our criminal justice system with ideals based in fairness and justice — the very reason that Lady Justice is blind and holds a sword in one hand and a scale in the other. Despite the countless shortfalls of the system to operate how it is meant to, that does not mean we shouldn’t strive for more. We need to rise above, not sink to a lower level. It is also worth mentioning the statistics and data that point to capital punishment being unnecessary. A recent study in Louisiana showed that the state spends an extra $15 million more per year than it would in a system with life without parole as the maximum sentence. In Tennessee, one report found that capital punishment trials cost 50 percent more than life-sentencing trials. If you are unconvinced that the death penalty is morally wrong, then statistics such as these ought to show what a massive burden it is on our criminal justice system. Most states’ criminal justice systems are severely underfunded; imagine the benefits of directing these funds elsewhere. Additionally, previous biases within the criminal justice system that disproportionately target minorities is an important concern to raise. According to an article from NPR, 41.7 percent of death row inmates are Black, despite Black people making up 13.1 percent of the total U.S. population in 2014.
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The European left’s future looks green
or the past several years, European political coverage has focused almost solely on the rise of the far right — and not without reason. Far-right parties have gained voters in “progressive” countries like Germany and France, and have even managed to win outright majorities in Poland and Hungary. However, while the far-right may be grabbing all the headlines, another movement is beginning to make its presence felt in European politics: green parties. Long thought of as the quirky little brother of the European left, green parties across Europe have recently emerged as legitimate electoral powers capable of winning seats in Parliaments and impacting mainstream political discourse. Green parties throughout Europe have crafted a wholly progressive identity which sets them apart from traditional centerleft parties, focusing not only on environmental protection (as the name would suggest), but also on fighting economic inequality and promoting multiculturalism. In an era where political leanings correlate heavily with age and education level, the Greens seem to be the leftist party of the future, with ideologies that are highly attractive to young and well-educated voters. Compared to established parties, European green parties are a relatively new phenomenon. The German Green Party, probably the biggest and most influential in Europe, wasn’t founded until 1980, while Germany’s premier centerleft party, the SPD, was founded in 1875. Similarly, the French, Austrian and Dutch Green Parties weren’t established until 1984, 1986 and 1989, respectively. During their early years, green parties across the continent found little success, and were often barely able to win seats in their respective nations’ parliaments. The German Greens consistently won only about 6 percent of the vote during the two decades after their founding, and their most notable contribution was controversy, which they provided when their members chose to wear sweaters and other business-casual attire into the Bundestag (German government building) instead of suits. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, European Green Parties remained largely irrelevant. In many cases they were their nation’s third-most influential leftist party, behind both traditional moderate
leftist parties and free-market centrist parties, who were often key for forming left-wing coalitions. Though they would occasionally serve in these governing coalitions, they were never major players, and their views were often outside the mainstream left. However, the 2019 European Parliamentary Elections were a watershed moment for the Greens. After winning 48 seats in the 2009 elections and 50 in the 2014 elections, the Green Coalition won 74 seats in the 2019 elections, placing them fourth overall (and ahead of the highly-touted far-right coalition). Crucially, Greens did well in several major countries: they came second in Germany, and third in France and the UK. This showing seems to have boosted the domestic fortunes of green parties across the continent: The Greens are now polling as the second-most popular party in Germany, and are gaining popularity in France and Austria as well.
Green parties across Europe have recently emerged as legitimate electoral powers Looking at the foundations of the Green Party movement, it’s actually not surprising that the Greens are on the rise across Europe, as the party has successfully corned two demographic groups: young voters and highlyeducated voters. The Green’s flagship issue is climate change, due to citizens across the continent becoming more and more concerned about the threat it poses. A Pew Survey from 2017 found that 64 percent of Europeans believed climate change was a major threat to their respective counties. Unsurprisingly, the age demographic most concerned with climate change was young people, something which translates to support for green parties; in the 2017 German Elections, Green Party voters had the lowest average age. Additionally, another Pew survey found that, while young European voters are just as likely as the
general populace to be leftist, they are less supportive of traditional moderate leftist parties, leaving an opening on which the Green Party can capitalize. As climate change becomes an even more important issue going forward, the Greens’ progressive stance will likely pay dividends, allowing parties across Europe to capture a greater and greater share of young and environmentally conscious voters. In addition to protecting the environment, green parties also promote diversity and multiculturalism, which helps them appeal to more educated European voters. Surveyed citizens of nearly every European country say their nation has become more diverse in the past 20 years, making diversity a political issue. While there is no overwhelming consensus on the merits of diversity, the young and well-educated strongly favor it and believe it is a positive development. By focusing on climate change and diversity, green parties throughout Europe have set themselves up to be the leftist parties of the future. While green parties support the standard economically progressive ideas that all leftist parties support, their specific focus on issues beyond that has allowed them to win new voters who felt unimpressed with centerleft establishment parties. Though left-wing views have historically been associated with lower-class urban workers (many of whom were part of labor unions, hence the birth of “labor” parties), this connection weakened over time as demographics shifted. As workingclass union members were primarily interested in leftist economic policies, which ensured they would be protected from corporate overlords, labor parties are lead to focus primarily on fighting economic inequality. However, times have changed, and the Greens’ environmentally and socially conscious brand of progressivism is wellsuited for contemporary Europe, where left-wing voters are increasingly more likely to be young, well-educated and urban. Though it won’t happen instantly, and it may take years, if not decades, the Greens’ vision for contemporary leftism will allow green parties across the continent win over new voters and grow into major political forces. Zack Blumberg can be reached at zblumber@umich.edu.
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ALBUM REVIEW
MUSIC NOTEBOOK
Chance’s album is just plastic soul
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Deafheaven’s staying power ANISH TAMHANEY Daily Arts Writer
“You can never publish my love,” Rogue Wave chants, in the song that the title of this series riffs on. Maybe that’s true, and we can never quite account for our love on paper or in print, but we sure can try. That’s what this series is devoted to: publishing our love. Us, the Arts section of The Michigan Daily, talking about artists, some of the people we love the most. Perhaps these are futile approximations of love for the poet who told us we deserve to be heard, the director who changed the way we see the world, the singer we see as an old friend. But who ever said futile can’t still be beautiful? In 2013, an obscure, post-metal outfit released its sophomore record, the psychedelic, blaringly tender Sunbather. The album’s artwork is simple and unforgettable: a pleasant salmon gradient overlaid with white, stripped-tothe-bone minimal lettering that spells out the title in three rows and three columns. That is to say, Sunbather’s aesthetic is far from what most would consider metal. And yet appearances are deceiving. If Sunbather proved anything, it’s that the primal shrieks, the
thundering blast beats and the dissonant tremolo guitar chords of black metal can push into the fringes of mainstream when packaged in just the right way. Indeed, when Sunbather first broke through with a devout cult of listeners, it wasn’t treated like a metal album, but rather like something amorphous, the lost mutant child of post-punk and dream pop that had suddenly found its way back into the popular consciousness. Only years afterward did I discover the album myself. Like many other metalheads who propelled the album’s second wave of inf luence, I heard about Sunbather through the esoteric term “blackgaze.” “Blackgaze” was what people were calling this new stylized aggression, a hybrid of black metal and shoegaze. I was immediately drawn into the sheer craft of the music, vividly aware that mention of the album’s style as its own subgenre were more than valid. It didn’t take me long to reckon with and accept the fact that a band called Deaf heaven was profoundly and irreversibly shaping modern metal. I return time and time to Deaf heaven because I discover something new on every listen, a quality that I find bitterly rare in experimental metal. Deaf heaven’s ability to construct hazy,
intensely evolving emotional journeys through a framework of traditional metal expanded my entire notion of what metal could be. That’s not to say that modern metal lacks emotion, or that it must even harness the very intimate to succeed. What Deaf heaven offers that other current metal doesn’t is a range of feelings, some happy, some sad, most f leeting and impossible to qualify. There’s something alchemical about the way that Deaf heaven captures and builds upon the ephemeral. The band’s songwriting process is so singular in its vision, so personally embracing, that certain playthroughs of their albums embed themselves starkly in my memories. I can recall with remarkable ease everything I was doing and everything I was feeling during one particular time I heard their third album New Bermuda. A specific afternoon after an algebra exam, a specific walk on a Florida beach. I, like many others, have similar experiences with albums important to me in my most formative and impressionable years. But only a handful of artists can clearly capture the relationship between a memory and the moment.
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got plans to hug and kiss ya” (“Let’s Go On The Run”) was a good line? I JONAH MENDELSON don’t have the answers. Daily Arts Writer “The Big Day,” the title track, the centerpiece of the album’s narrative, Chance the Rapper’s debut studio is an incoherent mess. The lyrics are album The Big Day is inescapably, laughable: “The only way to survive embarrassingly bad. It seems that is to go crazy” sounds like somein the three years between Coloring thing Heath Ledger’s Joker would Book and The Big Day, Chance has say. The beat is slow and plodding, lost some fundamental aspect of his creating a sense of claustrophobic anxiety that I’m certain wasn’t musical identity. The first three songs present the intended to be conveyed on a happy only strong sequence of ideas to be song about his wedding day. Franfound across the bloated, 22-track cis Starlite’s vocals are terrible. The project. “All Day Long” is a high- jarring screaming halfway through energy opener, nothing to write the track, aside from sounding sushome about but fun enough to lis- piciously similar to Frank Ocean’s ten to. “Do You Remember” is a outro on “Biking,” is a complete and highlight, thanks in large part to an utter failure that takes the listener elegant if slightly mawkish hook, out of whatever semblance of an courtesy of Ben Gibbard. “Eternal” emotional atmosphere that has been is a solid, groovy effort featuring a created up to that point. As a fan of most creative and soulof Chance’s previful verse from ous work, I find Smino. The Big Day The Big Day to be After that, it all bitterly disappointgoes off the rails. If Chance the Rapper ing. This is the type you’ve ever listened of album that you to “Womp Womp” release after you’ve by Valee and surrounded yourthought to yourself, “Man, I really like this song, but I self with yes men and spent your wish it had more lines about trying free time shooting Kit-Kat commerto go to sleep and also was a whole cials and riffing with the Wendy’s lot worse in every way,” then I high- Twitter account. This is the type of ly recommend you check out “Hot album you make when you’re resting Shower.” If you’re like me, and this on your laurels. It seems as though Chance has does not sound like something you would enjoy, the track would best be lost the ability to make his life seem skipped. Dababy provides some last- compelling. Where did his sense second life support with an excellent of humor go? His willingness to be verse, but it’s not enough to redeem weird and experimental seems to now be limited to trying on the stylthis subpar, plagiaristic misfire. The next three songs (“We Go ings of other artists, mere artistic High,” “I Got You (Always and For- mimesis. The vibrancy of 10 Day, ever)” and “Roo”) are good efforts Acid Rap and Coloring Book are and worth giving a listen if you’re nowhere to be found, and it’s hard to attuned to Chance’s overarching believe that the person responsible vision. Everything after that ranges for those three projects was involved from forgettable to embarrass- with The Big Day at all. Listening to The Big Day producing. There are so many confounding decisions Chance made here. es in me the same uneasy feeling as Why are there almost five minutes watching a commercial, the sense worth of skits? Why did the mad- that I am being somehow tricked. dening “Found a Good One (Single It is plastic soul, the worst effort No More)” merit inclusion on an Chance has put out to date, and (puts already-bloated tracklist? Why is he fingers to temples) I predict it will be letting every single guest who isn’t nominated for several Grammys. named MadeinTYO or Francis Star- I fear that this record is so tedious lite outshine him? Why did he think and self-absorbed as to be indicative “Hey there, lovely sister / Won’t you of the end of Chance’s artistic relcome home to your mister? / I’ve evance. I hope he proves me wrong.
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FESTIVAL COVERAGE
CHESTER PINK FOR MO POP
At Mo Pop Festival 2019, women run the program DYLAN YONO
Summer Senior Arts Editor
Mo Pop returned to West Riverfront Park for its seventh year this July, this time bringing two of music’s most acclaimed acts to headline: Vampire Weekend and Tame Impala. This year’s edition also brought some of the industry’s fastest-rising stars to Detroit, with singers and bands like Yellow Days, Goth Babe, Roy Blair and Tiny Moving Parts taking the stage. Vampire Weekend headlined Saturday night, putting on a mindblowing, passion-filled performance. Their seven-member suite played more instruments than I could count — I lost track when the bongos came out. The crowd bobbed to the groove of “Sunflower,” and the dancing stretched from the front row back to the tech booth as “This Life” captured the summertime vibe of Mo Pop. Ezra Koenig made for a more dramatic and impressive live singer than I ever could have imagined in the studio version of “Harmony Hall.” His ethereal vocals enchanted the festival after the sun went down and the stars began shining, both literally in the sky and metaphorically as Vampire Weekend rocked out onstage. Hearing old hits like “Oxford
Comma” and “A-Punk” reminded me that the band is really from before my time. I was especially reminded of it when Koenig gave a shout out to everyone in the crowd who came to their first Michigan performance in Ann Arbor in 2007. A group of festival-goers beside me from the University all turned to each other and smiled in mutual understanding — we were doing multiplication tables and watching Spongebob when Vampire Weekend first came to our current home. Closing out the festival Sunday night was Tame Impala, who drew the biggest crowd I’ve ever seen, stretching from the stage across half the length of the festival grounds. Kevin Parker and his team of live performers took the stage in grandeur, launching confetti into the sky over the audience as they whirled and reeled to a harmonious clatter of instruments. Just as the performance was teeming with trippy imagery, Parker himself sounded like he was tripping: “Great, this is good, I feel good,” he said between laughs. “There’s a bug in my drink … it’s a Detroit bug … it’s good for you.” Between songs, a fan in the crowd screamed, “SEND ME, KEVIN!” and Kevin answered his call by playing “Let It Happen.” Let it happen we did. Tame Impala live is an experience worlds apart from the stu-
dio version. While the main beats of each song remained, all of the tracks were stretched and warped, making for a hazy, dream-like rendition of Parker’s peerless production. Arms waving, hips swinging and heads bobbing, the crowd was spasmodic from start to finish. Motor City and all its visitors may have never been mesmerized so. The headliners took the stage at night, but smaller acts made waves while the sun was still up. Alec Benjamin paid homage to Detroit’s own Eminem, singing a rendition of “Stan” infused with Benjamin’s sadboy energy. J.I.D. honored his forebears, playing A Tribe Called Quest’s “Scenario” as a lead into “EdEddnEddy.” The Story So Far had a nonstop moshpit and more crowdsurfers than security could keep up with. And Wallows rocked the river stage, although the “scrawny motherfucker(s) with the cool hairstyle(s)” had only mediocre hairstyles at best. Country music also graced Mo Pop. Chicago band Whitney rocked their set for a fervid crowd, impressive for a last-minute addon, taking Noname’s place. Caamp brought the rawest of folk energy, beginning their set with only guitar, bass, and banjo. At one point, a man walked on stage and lead singer Taylor Meier said, “This is my friend Joe. He’s gonna play piano.” Sure enough, Meier’s friend Joe played piano.
Among all the acts, it was clear who really ran Mo Pop: the women. Queer icons like King Princess, Siena Liggins and Lindsey Jordan (of Snail Mail fame) were the greatest stars and brought powerful performances. Kali Uchis and Ella Mai, R&B’s reigning queens, took listeners through soulful journeys of heartbreak and love. Their supporting bands brought a new intensity to their music, revealing emotion and spirit that could only be felt live. There was no doubt that this year, women were the ones running shit. To that end, It was Lizzo who took the crown at Mo Pop 2019. There was nothing she couldn’t do: Singing, dancing, butt shaking and flute playing, she performed with all her heart before pouring it out to the audience, talking about visiting her family during her return to her hometown of Detroit. As she described the feeling of seeing her face on a billboard overlooking the
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city, she came to the verge of tears, and so did many listeners around me (myself included). In her “special discount,” Lizzo declared everybody in the audience, no matter their shape or size, was blessed to be a thick bitch for the duration of her performance. Between all the body positivity and embracing who you are, Lizzo made Mo Pop a celebration of self love. Mo Pop 2019 made for a hot girl summer to remember. The festival is unique in that all performers go back-to-back on alternating stages, so festival-goers don’t have to miss a single set. It exposes listeners to music they may never have listened to before — I saw many of the same people getting down to hip hop before singing along to country, grooving to R&B as hard as they moshed to pop punk. There wasn’t just something for everybody; everything was for everybody. But Mo Pop was for the ladies, most of all.
Between all the body positivity and embracing who you are, Lizzo made Mo Pop a celebration of self love.
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NIGHT ONE From Page 1 Delaney, Bullock and Ryan all supported health care plans offering both private and public options, agreeing it wouldn’t be worthwhile to take away private health care from those who like it. “At the end of the day, I’m not going to support any plan that rips away quality health care from
individuals,” Bullock said. “This is an example of wish list economics. It used to be just Republicans who wanted to repeal and replace. Now many Democrats do, as well.” Buttigieg and O’Rourke shared similar policies. They supported a plan with several insurance options as well as Medicare for those who need it. “We don’t have to stand up here speculating about whether the public option will be better or a Medicare for All environment
will be better than the corporate options,” Buttigieg said. “We can put it to the test. That’s the concept of my Medicare for All Who Want It proposal. That way, if people like me are right that the public alternative is going to be not only more comprehensive, but more affordable than any of the corporate options around there. we’ll see Americans walk away from the corporate options into that Medicare option, and it will become Medicare for All without
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us having to kick anybody off their insurance.” O’Rourke also shared his disapproval of increasing taxes for the middle class to support health care reform. “The middle class will not pay more in taxes in order to ensure that every American is guaranteed world-class health care,” O’Rourke said. “I think we’re being offered a false choice.” Williamson said she understands the argument behind
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The most heavily discussed topics on Wednesday night were health care, immigration and criminal justice, while climate change and foreign policy, while discussed, were among topics receiving less airtime. Many of the candidates now support Medicare-for-all, insofar as it means creating a public option for health insurance into which any citizen can buy. One of the main divides that has opened within the healthcare debate, however, has been whether to keep an option for private, employer-provided health insurance, which only Warren and Sanders have opposed. Unlike many others, Biden does not support Medicare-for-all, and on Wednesday night criticized Harris’s plan for its high cost. Harris, by contrast, criticized Biden’s plan for failing to cover every citizen. Yang argued Democrats had been discussing Medicare-for-all in the wrong ways, pointing out that it took the burden off of businesses to provide healthcare for employees. “As someone who’s run a business, I can tell you flat out our current health care system makes it harder to hire, it makes it harder to treat people well and give them benefits and treat them as fulltime employees, it makes it harder to switch jobs, as Senator Harris just said, and it’s certainly a lot harder to start a business,” Yang said. “If we say, look, we’re going to get health care off the backs of businesses and families, then watch American entrepreneurship recover and bloom.” On the issue of immigration in particular, candidates took the opportunity to go after Biden, criticizing him for his part in the record number of deportations which occurred under the Obama Administration.
maintaining privatized health care. This statement prompted a debate between Warren and Sanders — both strong supporters of Medicare for all plans — and the other candidates on stage. Warren said pushing the idea of rising taxes was a tactic Republicans have used in the past to paint the plan in a negative light.
Read more at michigandaily.com Castro, who put forward his plan to decriminalize border crossings and invest millions of dollars in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala as part of a “21st Century Marshall Plan,” acknowledged his role in the Obama administration by telling Biden, “one of us has learned the lessons of the past and one of us hasn’t.” At one point as Biden was discussing immigration, he was interrupted by protesters criticizing his record in the Obama Administration, chanting “Three million deportations!” Biden said unauthorized border crossings should continue to be treated as a crime and that “people should have to get in line.” “And by the way, anybody that crosses the stage with a PhD, you should get a green card for seven years,” Biden said. “We should keep them here.” Booker contradicted Biden, connecting his comment to one made by President Trump in which he said he wants fewer immigrants from “shithole countries.” “That’s playing into what the Republicans want, to pit some immigrants against other immigrants. Some are from ‘shithole’ countries and some are from ‘worthy’ countries,” Booker said. “We need to reform this whole immigration system and begin to be the country that says everyone has worth and dignity and this should be a country that honors for everyone.” Of all the candidates, Inslee discussed climate change the most, and was the only one to name it as a priority. He pointed out that while it was everyone’s problem, it was Democrats’ duty to deliver justice to poor and minority communities like those in southwest Detroit, who suffer from disproportionate rates of asthma and lung disease due to air pollution.
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10 SPORTS Michigan football, basketball each self-report one NCAA violation Thursday, August 1, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com
ETHAN SEARS
Managing Sports Editor
The Michigan football and men’s basketball programs each reported one minor NCAA violation in recent months, per records obtained by The Daily via the Freedom of Information Act. Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh, director of recruiting Matt Dudek, defensive coordinator Don Brown, cornerbacks coach Mike Zordich, offensive line coach Ed Warinner, wide receivers coach Ben McDaniels and tight ends coach Sherrone Moore violated the NCAA dead period in January. McDaniels was an analyst when the violation occurred. Because of a scheduling error by Dudek, the coaches made visits to high schools during the dead period, during which schools are not allowed to have contact with athletes or their parents, watch them compete or visit their schools. One prospect, unnamed in the report, took an unofficial visit during the period as well. Though Dudek was off by just
one day — thinking contact was allowed on Jan. 10 when the period lasted until Jan. 11 — eight Michigan coaches visited 25 high schools illegally. According to the report filed by the University, all of the trips were to evaluate recruits, as none were of a contactable age. Michigan avoided serious punishment, as the violation was not intentional and classified as a Level III violation. As a selfimposed penalty, coaches were not allowed to recruit off-campus on Jan. 19, 20, 26 and 27, as well as Feb. 2. They were also prohibited from contacting the prospect who unofficially visited for two weeks, and had a reduction of 14 recruiting person days between the spring and fall evaluation, per the report. Dudek was issued a letter of admonishment. The NCAA did not impose an additional penalty on the program. That was the only self-reported violation by the football program this calendar year, while Ohio State committed six over the last academic year, per a report by Eleven Warriors this week. As for the basketball program,
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The Michigan football team and basketball team each self-reported one NCAA violation related to recruiting.
assistant coach Saddi Washington sent an impermissible text message to a 2021 recruit’s parent last Oct. 4. Contact prior to June 15 after a prospect’s sophomore year in high school is forbidden. This was also classified as a Level III violation, though there was comparatively little action
taken. Michigan’s staff couldn’t contact that recruit for two weeks after June 15. John Beilein’s program had a sterling reputation when it came to the NCAA rulebook — even a small violation comes as a surprise. Washington was the only assistant coach retained by new
head coach Juwan Howard. Spokespeople for both the football and basketball teams declined comment. Michigan State basketball selfreported two NCAA violation this season, per MLive, as did Ohio State, per the Eleven Warriors report.
Michigan to pay out $485,000 to non-conference opponents ETHAN SEARS
Managing Sports Editor
Michigan’s non-conference basketball schedule is complete, and the athletic department willl be writing out a handsome check to go with it. The school will pay out a total of $485,000 to its guarantee opponents, per documents obtained by The Daily via the Freedom of Information Act. This includes games against Appalachian State, Elon, Houston Baptist, Presbyterian and UMass Lowell, as well as an exhibition contest against Saginaw Valley State. Michigan will also make $75,000 from playing in the Battle 4 Atlantis, though its contract with the tournament organizers requires the school pay out $85,000 to a guarantee opponent for a home game sponsored by the tournament, which the Wolverines found in Elon. The most Michigan pays out to a single opponent this season
will be App State at a cool $100,000, with Houston Baptist, Presbyterian and UMass Lowell tied with $95,000 as runners up. The Wolverines will be heavy favorites in each of those games. Presbyterian held the highest KenPom ranking of those teams last season at 179 and finished with a 20-16 record in the Big South. Under John Beilein, Michigan traditionally didn’t go out of its way to schedule tough nonconference games. Juwan Howard’s first year will largely keep to that mold, though there are a few exceptions. The Wolverines go to Louisville, expected to be one of the top teams in the country, for a December Big Ten/ACC Challenge game. They’ll also face stiff competition in the Bahamas, with Iowa State as their first opponent, followed by the winner of Alabama-North Carolina. Their third game could be against anyone on the other side of the bracket, which
features Gonzaga, Seton Hall, Oregon and Southern MIss. In a scheduling quirk, Michigan could play the Ducks
three times in two years, as the two meet in Ann Arbor on Dec. 14 in the first leg of a home-andhome. The Wolverines also play
Creighton, which finished with a solid record in the Big East last year, at home in the Gavitt Games.
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Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard took a similar approach to prior years with regards to regular season scheduling.
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Rosen, Jewell share special ‘reconnection’ on Foreign Tour DANIEL DASH
Daily Sports Writer
It took 21 years and 6,000 miles of travel, but Michigan volleyball coach Mark Rosen and Purdue assistant Kathy Jewell finally found themselves on the same side of the net again this summer. To understand the sincerity of the reconnection, one must examine its roots. In the fall of 1994, Rosen and Jewell both arrived on campus at Northern Michigan University — the former as the newly-minted volleyball coach and the latter as an incoming freshman. Rosen and his wife Lesia went on to spend four years at Northern Michigan, guiding the Wildcats to a Division II national championship, runner-up finish and two Final Four defeats. Jewell, meanwhile, was the difference maker in the Rosens’ successful tenure. Despite being undersized at 5-foot-6, she held her own as an outside hitter, earning a pair of NCAA Elite Eight All-Tournament Team selections and tallying the second-most digs in program history. She was inducted into the Northern Michigan Hall of Fame in 2000. In 1998, Rosen and Jewell went their separate ways. Mark and Leisa took over at Boise State, while Jewell finished her bachelor’s degree in management of health and fitness. Following her graduation from Northern Michigan, Jewell hadn’t made up her mind on a desired career and, admittedly, had no idea what she wanted to do. After spending a year coaching at the high school and club levels in her home state of Indiana, Jewell’s phone rang. Rosen’s voice was on the other line. By that point, the Rosens had already made the leap to Ann Arbor. Mark was calling to inform Jewell that he submitted her name for coaching vacancies at Central Michigan and Toledo. *** Jewell ultimately spent three years as an assistant with the Chippewas before joining Purdue’s staff in 2003, where she has spent the last 16 years. Since then, her former college coach has been one of her fiercest competitors. When asked why she chose to
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Michigan volleyball coach Mark Rosen is reunited with Purdue assistant Kathy Jewell, who he coached at Northern Michigan.
go into coaching, Jewell didn’t hesitate to credit Rosen’s phone call. But to Rosen, it was the obvious path all along. “She had all the makeup of (coaching),” Rosen said. “It didn’t surprise me at all when she went into coaching because she’s very much a student of the game. As a player, she was an undersized outside, so she had to be one of those players who learned the game very well in order to be successful.” Recently, the two have clashed on the recruiting trail more than ever. With their teams typically finishing close to one another in the Big Ten standings, Rosen and Jewell often battle for the same high school prospects when they’re not trying to outduel each other during the season. It was only fitting for the two to reunite on the Big Ten Foreign Tour, which saw 12 of the conference’s top players represent the Big Ten in Japan during a six-match summer
swing. For Rosen, the presence of a familiar face added a dimension of comfort to the uneasy dynamic of coaching the same opposing players that give him headaches during the season. On a personal level, it presented an opportunity to temporarily put their coaching competition aside. “It’s kind of hard to have this really friendly relationship when you’re competing for the same players and you’re competing to beat each other during the season,” Rosen said. “That went away a little bit during that time because we were on the script together and coaching the team together. It just really brought that relationship back a little, which was really fun. “To be honest, it was really cool. It was really fun to reconnect with her and spend some time not talking about volleyball, just talking about life and just sharing a trip together.” ***
Jewell isn’t the Rosens’ only alumna who has made their mark in college coaching. Loyola Maryland head coach Alija Pettinger and George Washington assistant Erin Moore — who graduated from Michigan in 2001 and 2004, respectively — are also active coaches, to name another two. In Jewell’s eyes, playing for the Rosens made all the difference, and the Northern Michigan roots are as strong as ever. “(Mark and Leisa) really helped mold me through my playing career and if I have questions or need something, I know I can reach out to either one of them for personal or professional help,” Jewell told The Daily in a phone interview last week. “They’re always there for me in that regard. As a player, they put me in my place at times but also challenged me to be the best competitor that I could be. I’m grateful to have those two in my life.”
The Big Ten Foreign Tour gave Rosen and Jewell a chance to reminisce over their 1994 national championship run, catch up on life beyond the court and swap stories from the two decades since leaving Northern Michigan. The value of such an opportunity wasn’t overlooked, to say the least. “We have a long history,” Jewell said. “By coaching against him and also seeing (Rosen) out recruiting, it’s just like an old friend kind of thing. It was really fun to be on that side and to see his style of coaching and interacting. It brought back a lot of memories from back in the day when he coached me.” In four short months, these “old friends” will once again find themselves on opposite sides of the net in West Lafayette. But, for now, the heat of the competition can take a backseat to the reconnection — regardless of whichever side of the globe it happened on.
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Though inexperienced, RB squad showing that it runs deep AKUL VIJAYVARGIYA
Summer Managing Sports Editor
For the first time in his tenure as head coach of the Michigan football team, Jim Harbaugh has stability and depth at the quarterback and wide receiver positions. With senior Shea Patterson and redshirt sophomore Dylan McCaffrey vying to man the offense and the experienced trio of junior wide receivers Tarik Black, Donovan Peoples-Jones and Nico Collins finally healthy, the Wolverines possess one of the best passing attacks in the Big Ten. But one of the first questions that Harbaugh fielded at the Big Ten Football Media Day on July 19 was about the battle at running back. Last year, thensenior Karan Higdon and thenjunior Chris Evans dominated snaps as expected. And though Higdon graduated, Michigan was supposed to have at least
one veteran running back with plenty of snaps under his belt in Evans. Until he was suspended for the season. As a result, the Wolverines are left with a wide-open battle for one of its most important positions. Running an offense that relies heavily on run-pass options, Michigan coaches understand that without a viable threat on the ground, the passing game won’t find the success its projected to achieve. But Harbaugh expressed optimism talking about his three major candidates, starting with sophomore Christian Turner — he appeared in three games last season but struggled to stay healthy until this summer. “Everything is stay healthy (with Turner),” Harbaugh said. “You know he’s had some bad luck, he’s had some real bad luck with the broken bone in his hand, and then an ankle injury and
then a hamstring in the spring. “But at each juncture, it’s always been, ‘We’re about to play Christian. Christian’s about to go in. He’s looked great in practice. Here we go,’ and then either bad luck or bad timing. But he’s looking good right now.” Harbaugh was also effusive for freshman Zach Charbonnet. Though he missed spring workouts, he’s impressed his teammates and coaches with his acclimation to college-level training. “He’s been termed a lot like Ben Mason,” Harbaugh said. “Strength coaches are saying that he’s a stalker, that he stalks them. He’s in the weight room all the time, living in there. Khaleke Hudson mentioned to me that of all the guys he’s been most impressed with, it’s been Zach Charbonnet.” However, the most experienced player that is going to receive a bulk of the snaps alongside
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Senior running back Tru Wilson is the Wolverines’ most experienced running back.
Turner and Charbonnet is senior Tru Wilson. He made an appearance in every game last season, turning 62 attempts into 364 yards for a whopping 5.9 yards per carry. Wilson’s biggest contributions came down the stretch when Higdon needed a breather and Evans struggled, eventually receiving equivalent playing time to the latter.
And though Harbaugh doesn’t plan on it, if worse comes to worst, he’ll be prepared. “I’ve also talked about maybe Khaleke Hudson who was a high school running back,” Harbaugh said as the media laughed. “I don’t think it’ll get to that because I think we’re in pretty good shape at the running back position but always a possibility.”
After battling injuries, a healthy Johnson emerging as a team leader TEDDY GUTKIN Daily Sports Writer
Despite not beginning its regular season until November, the Michigan women’s basketball team has been hard at work in Ann Arbor. The team is working tirelessly to continue to mesh as a unit and is looking to break through to the Sweet Sixteen after ending its season in the Round of 32 in back-to-back NCAA Tournaments. A major change this season will be the losses of center Hallie Thome and guard Nicole Munger — both of whom graduated. The two served as integral figures over the past four years, and were the heart and soul of the team last season as senior leaders. This season, senior guard Akienreh Johnson, who figures to slot in as the team’s starting shooting guard, is more than ready to step up and lead a new group of Wolverines. “(Nicole) Munger really helped me a lot because she knew I was eventually gonna be a leader,” Johnson said. “So, I kinda went under her wing. I asked her a lot of questions.” Along with senior forward Kayla Robbins, Johnson will be one of just two seniors on this year’s roster. Despite suffering two ACL tears
in three years as well as sustaining a hand injury in 2018, Johnson continued to remain a vocal figure in the locker room. In 2019, Johnson was a major impact player for Michigan, entering the starting lineup and playing at both guard spots to key a February run that saw the Wolverines go 7-1 — eventually propelling them to an NCAA Tournament berth. “I think being a leader comes from respect,” Johnson said. “And I think our team really respects me a lot just from where I’ve come from, injuries I’ve had, adversity that I’ve (fought) through, so I think most of it is the respect aspect from the team.” Unlike last season, Johnson will slot into Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico’s starting five right off the bat. With her new role as one of the team’s primary options, Johnson hopes to be a contributor on both ends of the floor. “I want to be the primary scorer, primary defender, and primary rebounder,” Johnson said. “I want to make sure that Coach Arico can trust me in the game at any point.” As Johnson continues to refine her game in Ann Arbor, she has also had an opportunity to work with and mentor the incoming freshman class, which includes guards Maddie Nolan and Michelle Sidor
and center Izabel Varejão. “Everything we do we always make sure that they have confidence,” Johnson said. “Freshman year is tough, basketball on and off the court is tough, so we make sure that we’re always there, make sure they always have someone to talk to.” Johnson said that the team’s summer workouts have gone well so far, even reporting that their strength and conditioning coach had to adjust the sprint routines because their sprint times were too fast. Sophomore point guard Amy Dilk says that the competition aspect of the summer has brought out the best in the team. “We’re pushing each other,” Dilk said, “but we’re also having fun with it.” Johnson speaks very highly of Michigan’s roster for the upcoming season, noting that the team has very few holes in its roster. “There’s not a weak link on our team,” Johnson said. “Everyone is kind of the same. Almost the same size, same build, same intensity, same speed, so it’s not really like a weak link.” With Johnson entering the season healthy after a summer of training, the team is hoping that it can finally get over the hump and make a deep tournament run.
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Senior guard Akienreh Johnson is entering her senior season healthy.