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MARCH 11: Classes at all three U-M campuses are moved online for the rest of the Winter semester, just hours after the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic.

FEBRUARY 21: Olympic wrestler Andy Hrovat becomes the first athlete to publicly accuse the late Dr. Robert E. Anderson, former University of Michigan athletic doctor, of sexual misconduct.

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MARCH 26: Four members of the Board of Regents call for Ron Weiser’s resignation following his comments at a North Oakland Republican Club meeting, in which he called Michigan Democrat lawmakers “the three witches” and made references to political assassination.

JULY 21: The Ann Arbor Art Fair returns after a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The fair welcomed vendors from all over the country.

JANUARY 15: UMich president Mark Schlissel is fired for having an “inappropriate relationship” with a subordinate. The Board of Regents releases 118 pages of Schlissel’s emails with “individual 1.”

MARCH 12: Jonathon Vaughn’s campsite, as well as other protestors’ belongings, are removed from the front of the president’s house after 150 days of protesting the University’s handling of sexual misconduct allegations.

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University decides to cancel classes and events amid Winter Storm Jayden AMARA SHAIKR

2020 Daily Staff Reporter DOMINICK SOKOTOFF/Daily Students began stockpiling groceries at local stores after the University announced classes would be moved online due to COVID-19.

‘U’ moves classes online in response to coronavirus

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The University of Michigan announced on Wednesday all classes on all three campuses will be held online beginning March 16 through the end of the semester, April 21, in response to the COVID19 virus. Classes on Thursday and Friday will be canceled. However, the University will remain open, including dorms and dining halls.

In a statement shared on Twitter, University President Mark Schlissel wrote the changes are meant to maximize the safety of the campus communities.

“To protect the health and safety of our communities and minimize the spread of #COVID19, @UMich is making changes to classes, travel, study abroad and large events on our Ann Arbor, @UM_Dearborn and @UMFlint campuses,” Schlissel wrote.

Events expected to attract more than 100 people will also be canceled, including Honors Convocation.

According to the statement, updates about plans for commencement will be provided when more information is available.

On-campus sporting events will be limited to parents and members of the press.

All spring and summer study abroad programs through the University will be canceled, given the severity of the outbreak. All other University international travel will also be suspended, except under rare circumstances requiring approval.

The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic Wednesday afternoon as the virus continues to spread globally.

The move to online classes comes a day after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency following the diagnosis of the first two cases of the COVID-19 virus in Michigan.

In a press conference Tuesday evening, Whitmer said she declared the state of emergency to maximize efforts and to assist local governments and officials in slowing the spread of COVID-19.

“We’re taking every step that we can to mitigate the virus spread and keep Michiganders safe,” Whitmer said in the press conference.

The two diagnosed cases in Michigan include a middle-aged Oakland County woman who has recently traveled internationally and a middle-aged Wayne County man who has recently traveled domestically.

Michigan Medicine announced Wednesday morning the hospital is treating one of the two confirmed Michigan coronavirus cases.

According to the University’s webpage on COVID-19, individuals should wash their hands often with soap for 20 seconds, avoid close contact with those who are sick and to stay home when sick to prevent the spread of the virus.

Prior to the University’s decision to move classes online, universities across the state had already suspended in-person classes. Michigan State University suspended all face-to-face classes beginning at noon today, MSU President Samuel Stanley announced in an email to MSU students this morning. Online class instruction will last until April 20.

Central Michigan University also asked students not to return to campus after spring break and announced they will be moving their classes online through March 20. CMU will make a decision on whether to continue online classes

on March 19.

Wayne State University announced Wednesday afternoon it will be extending spring break until March 23 to help plan for the transition to online classes.

Other universities across the United States have called off in-person classes this week, including Harvard University and Ohio State University.

As classes have been canceled across the country, some on social media have noted the sudden requests for students to leave campus may be harder to adjust to for students who may rely on university housing or meal plans. Additionally, they said some students may depend on work-study as a source of income.

Others have noted students may not be able to go home because of transportation costs or travel restrictions, or because coronavirus may be more widespread in that location.

Before the University announced the cancellation of classes, students on campus began creating a spreadsheet of resources to help students who may be disproportionately impacted by the changes.

Michigan Dining sent an email to MDining employees Wednesday afternoon letting students know they plan to continue having food available.

The email stated MDining is increasing their sanitation processes – including the back of the house and some spaces leading up to the dining hall. Additionally, greeters are no longer swiping M-Cards and students swipe their own.

Symptoms of coronavirus include fever, cough and shortness of breath.

To stop the spread of the virus, the Centers for Disease Control recommend people wash their hands often and avoid touching their eyes, nose and mouth.

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Joe Biden wins presidency, unseating incumbent Donald Trump JULIA ROBIN

2021 Daily Staff Reporter Former Vice President Joe Biden will be the 46th President of the United States, according to the Associated Press on Saturday. Biden claimed Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral college votes, leaving him with 273 –– more than the 270 needed to win the presidency, according to Decision Desk.

Biden has garnered more votes in his favor than in any presidential election in history, breaking records with more than 74 million votes.

In an address Friday night, Biden preached patience to his supporters.

“My fellow Americans, we don’t have a final declaration of victory yet, but the numbers tell a clear and convincing story: We are going to win this race,” Biden said.

Though Election Day was Tuesday, votes in key states including Nevada, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Georgia took days longer to be counted. 2020 saw record turnout and a massive increase in the number of absentee ballots cast in 2016, with more than 100 million Americans casting ballots before Nov. 3.

The Associated Press declared that Biden won Michigan’s 16 electoral votes Wednesday night, flipping the state Trump won in 2016. Biden won 2,795,714 votes in Michigan, amounting to 50.5 percent of the vote, beating Trump by about two and a half points.

Through the tight race, the Trump campaign and supporters attempted to cast doubt on election results by spreading misinformation on Twitter and protesting ballot tabulation. Trump’s campaign filed a lawsuit against the Michigan Court of Claims earlier on Wednesday to halt ballot counting in the state, which was dismissed Thursday night.

Trump provided no evidence to support his allegations about threats to election integrity, and in a speech Thursday night, he lied repeatedly about the vote-counting process in Michigan.

Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes defended the security of the state’s voting system in a statement Wednesday after President Donald Trump repeatedly cast doubt on the safety and reliability of mail-in ballots.

“Yesterday Michigan held an election with record turnout levels,” the statement

read. “It takes a considerable amount of time and volunteer hours to count every single vote. … The voters have cast their ballots and they are being meticulously counted and when that process is over, all Michiganders together will find out the results.”

Biden’s campaign has stressed unity through hard times and criticized Trump’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Biden held rallies in Michigan with former President Barack Obama and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer days before the election, blaming Trump for America’s world-topping COVID-19 death rate.

“Imagine where we would be if we had a president who had worn a mask, instead of mocked it,” Biden said last weekend. “I can tell you this, we wouldn’t have 5 million confirmed cases of COVID in this nation, we wouldn’t have 230,000 deaths … He knew and he hid it from the people, he knew it was so much worse than the flu, he lied to the people. He knew it wasn’t going to disappear.”

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., will be the first woman of color to occupy the vice presidency as a Black and South Asian woman.

In light of Governor Gretchen Whitmer declaring a State of Emergency early Tuesday morning, the University has decided to cancel all events and classes on campus for Wednesday, Jan. 29, and intends to resume activity at 7 a.m. Friday. This will be the third time in 40 years the school has closed due to weather.

The University Record announced classes were canceled at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

“The University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus issued an emergency reduction in operation effective at midnight Tuesday through 7 a.m. Friday, due to predicted extreme low temperatures and

wind chills,” The Record said.

The last time the University halted activity was in February 2015 due to a winter storm which resulted in 18 inches of snowfall. Before that, there was a closure in 2014 due to extremely cold temperatures — specifically, a wind chill of -30 degrees.

The first time the University closed was in January 1978 due to climate conditions.

Weather projections estimate a wind chill of nearly -40 degrees for Wednesday and part of Thursday.

Before the announcement was made, University Spokeswoman Kim Broekhuizen explained the University had been working with various individuals to determine the best action to take.

“University officials are working closely with internal

and external partners to monitor the predicted temperature and windchill for later this week,” Broekhuizen said in an email to The Daily.

The decision to cancel classes comes after of closures on campus and of local business around Ann Arbor on Monday. University student groups, such as the Michigan Student Power Network, also took to advocating for a campus closure through their #UMichColdShoulder petition, which currently has over 9,000 signatures.

The petition also encouraged students to call University President Mark Schlissel as well as other University administrators.

The University joins MSU, Wayne State University, among others to cancel classes because of extreme weather conditions.

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UMich President Mark Schlissel fired for “inappropriate relationship” with employee GEORGE WEYKAMP 2022 Daily News Editor

University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel has been fired effective immediately following an internal investigation revealing Schlissel’s inappropriate behavior with a subordinate at the University, according to a Saturday press release from the Board of Regents.

The decision was made at a closed-door Board of Regents meeting Saturday morning without a public vote after the board hired a third party investigator to determine whether or not Schlissel’s actions as president had violated the University’s supervisor relationship policy.

“It is with great disappointment that we announce that the University of Michigan Board of Regents has removed Dr. Mark Schlissel as President of the University of Michigan, effective immediately,” the Board of Regents wrote in a Saturday press release.

The policy, which was introduced in July 2021, states that “a Supervisor may not, implicitly or explicitly, initiate or attempt to initiate an Intimate Relationship with a Supervisee over whom they exercise supervisory authority,” and was implemented in July 2021 following allegations former Provost Martin Philbert had used his position to coerce women into sexual relationships.

The firing comes after an anonymous complaint submitted on Dec. 8. revealed Schlissel had been in an inappropriate relationship with a University employee. A subsequent investigation was performed which found he had used his University email account to inappropriately communicate with said employee.

Schlissel’s existing contract contained a morals clause which stated his behavior as President “be consistent

with promoting the dignity, reputation, and academic excellence of the University.”

The Board of Regents released a letter transmitted to Schlissel informing him of his termination. In it, the regents outlined their justification for firing him, citing messages sent from his University email to a subordinate. Because the regents fired Schlissel for cause, he will no longer receive the golden parachute he and the regents negotiated when he announced he would resign in 2023.

Schlissel had previously provoked the regents’ ire for failing to to communicate with the board regarding the Detroit Center for Innovation.

Talks broke down between donor Stephen M. Ross and Dan Gilbert, who owned the site. An anonymous administration official who spoke to the Detroit Free Press said the regents felt Schlissel left them in the dark as negotiations faltered.

In October, Schlissel announced that he would be stepping down from the job in June 2023, a year earlier than planned. The Detroit Free Press at the time categorized his stepping down early as a deal between the members of the board who were satisfied and dissatisfied with his performance.

The decision was announced Saturday night. A press release from the University announced president emerita Mary Sue Coleman will serve as interim president. Coleman served as president from 2002 until 2014.

In a statement posted to the Board of Regents website, Coleman wrote she was sad to learn of the allegations against Schlissel but was honored to once again be leading the University.

“While saddened by the circumstances, I am honored to be asked to again serve the University of Michigan,” Coleman wrote. “When I left the U-M campus at the end of my presidency in 2014, I said serving this great university was the most rewarding experience of my professional

life. I’m happy to serve again in this important interim role.”

The University has hired the private law firm Jenner & Block to continue the investigation into Schlissel’s behavior. According to the Detroit Free Press, the firm is also investigating whether Schlissel misused University funds to support his relationship with the unnamed subordinate.

In an email obtained by the Michigan Daily addressed to LSA employees Saturday night, LSA Dean Anne Curzan wrote she would be meeting with fellow deans and senior leaders tomorrow and will communicate additional updates in the coming days.

Curzan wrote Schlissel’s firing reinforced to need for sexual misconduct prevention on campus.

“As I process this news, it only strengthens my commitment to continuing the work we have been undertaking in the college, with the wise, researchinformed guidance of the Preventing Sexual Harassment Working Group,” Curzan wrote. “It is essential.”

Jonathan Vaughn, former University football and notable survivor of the late Doctor Robert Anderson who has been camped outside of Schlissel’s house for nearly 100 days in protest of the University’s handling of sexual misconduct tweeted Schlissel’s firing would help create a safer campus.

“This news is fuel for my mission: the safety & protection of the students of this university,” Vaughn wrote. “After 99 days of being ignored in front of former President Mark Schlissel’s home, the regents finally made 1 good choice. But there must be many more if U-M is to be fully accountable.”

Daily News Editor Roni Kane and Daily Staff Reporter Michal Ruprecht contributed reporting.

Daily News Editor George Weykamp can be reached at gweykamp@umich.edu

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:00 a.m. By 7:00 p.m. on Nov. 5, Jonathan Vaughn, the Anderson survivor and former Michigan football player who has been leading the protest, will have been camping out in front of President Schlissel’s house for 28 days.

On a normal day during the protest, Vaughn wakes up in his tent around 6:30 or 7:00 a.m. and heads to the Michigan Union, where he orders a coffee and breakfast sandwich from Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea. One of his favorite parts of the day is enjoying a morning cigar with his coffee.

At 10:00 a.m., Ann Arbor is a brisk 37 degrees, and Vaughn is getting out a pack of hand warmers from his tent to stuff in his pockets. Putting the hand warmers in his pants pockets, Vaughn said, targets a main artery and keeps his toes warm during the day. Spending anywhere between 14 to 18 hours of the day outside in the elements, Vaughn said staying warm is crucial to his endurance.

In terms of the camp, Vaughn said he has gotten used to sleeping outside but will have to prepare his tent better for the winter ahead. Currently,

Vaughn said he relies on generators and heaters to keep him warm, but they do not last the entire night.

What makes his days go by faster and what keeps his mind off the cold, Vaughn said, is being able to talk to his fellow campers and those passing by who stop to check in and offer their support. :00 p. m. At 2:00 p.m., the camp is humming along. Vaughn is playing some music from a bluetooth speaker, while Christian talks with passersby near their large sign. A few people sign the poster, but most who walk by either have already signed, or they ignore the protest and mutter quietly.

“I walk past every morning, so I do know that it’s about the sexual assault, sexual allegation situation,” Engineering sophomore Collin McManus said. “I can see obviously it’s peaceful, these guys always have great energy. They’re making a statement for sure.”

Christian shares that he is an artist, producing paintings for many notable celebrities and athletes, including head football coach Jim Harbaugh. Everyone is very excited for the campout scheduled for later in the evening. The mood overall is very cheerful. Christian dances,

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noting how he is grateful that he is still able to despite his prostate cancer diagnosis.

“I dance everywhere,” Christian said after hearing a catchy song. “See, ‘cause the thing is, I was supposed to be dead two and half years ago. So it’s like, I dance every chance I get.” :00 p. m. By 9:00 p.m., the group of protesters grows to around 30. Huddling together in a circle, each individual takes turns sharing why they came out tonight. Some are here in solidarity, and others are also survivors of sexual assault themselves. But everyone here has the same purpose: to enact change.

“No more hiding,” Christian said. “Those days are over. No more hanging my head in shame. Those days are over. No more denying what happened to us. Those days are over.

Because why? Because I have a voice.

I have a voice. I have a voice.”

The group’s energy can be felt from a block away, with chants of “I have a voice” and “Hail to the Victims” ringing across the street.

Very few people walk through the group. In fact, most passersby cross the street before reaching the tents.

Soon after, a projector screen is created using a white blanket placed over the signature board, directly

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facing Schlissel’s house. A heartfelt video shows Christian and his son having a conversation about his diagnosis in 2016. Christian’s son then gifted his father a song titled “Superman,” which plays at the end of the video.

The atmosphere is heavy, with many in the crowd tearing up, including Christian himself. Vaughn brings over a box of tissues for Christian, one of the many moments of sincere understanding and true friendship between the two. :00 p. m. A couple of microphones, a laptop and a speaker is all it takes to set up the first “Hail to the Victims Karaoke Night.” Both the Anderson survivors and those walking by sing various songs, inviting the rest of the crowd to join in. Vaughn raps along to a Run-D.M.C. song which he says was “his freshman song” and one he remembers singing in the school cafeteria.

Business senior Job Mayhue is part of the men’s track and field team at the University, as well as a member of Take Back the Night, a student-run campaign against sexual violence.

Mayhue told The Daily he heard about the Anderson survivors’ campout through his work with Take

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Back the Night, but Friday night was his first time visiting. Mayhue has several conversations with Vaughn and Christian throughout the hour and told The Daily that witnessing the simultaneous vulnerability and strength of the survivors is incredibly inspiring.

“I think everyone should just take the time to really think about this,” Mayhue said. “It’s easy to see it and just go on with your life. But if we wait to care about problems until they are happening to us, that’s a really bad situation.” :00 a. m. A coalition of student organizations — Michigan Students Against Sexual Assault, Central Student Government and Roe v. Rape — begins a teach-in at 9:00 a.m. by listing out their demands for the University. The demands are split into four categories: prevention of sexual assault; adequate response to sexual assault allegations; resources for survivors and victims; and healing the community.

As the teach-in begins, tour groups are spotted diverting through the Law Quad, entering from State Street and exiting from the archway next to Tappan Avenue. Notably, parents and prospective students are heard asking about the protests as they

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notice the tents.

Of the six or seven tour groups seen walking by, the majority of guides do not address the questions, sticking to the usual tour script. One appears to mention it in passing as two people, an older woman and a girl looking to be in her teens, break from the group and begin reading the signs set up.

The demands are now posted beneath the signature board outside of the president’s house. The student organizations who created the demands encourage anyone with suggestions for the demands to reach out to them.

A second tour guide is heard directly addressing the protest and the goals, but no one from the group breaks away. At the back of this group, an older man dismisses the protest as “overreacting” to a boy who is presumably his son.

With the streets abuzz with parents and students in anticipation for the football game, the survivors had not yet emerged from their tents at 10:00 a.m., bringing the day-in-thelife coverage to a close.

The Michigan Daily News & Photo Staff can be reached at news@ michigandaily.com and photo@ michigandaily.com.

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JUNE 17: The University extends the Go Blue Guarantee, which waives tuition for low-income students from Michigan, to the University’s Flint and Dearborn campuses.

OCTOBER 8: John Vaugn sets up his campsite outside the University of Michigan President’s House, to protest the University’s handling of hundreds of sexual assault allegations against Robert Anderson.

SEPTEMBER 8: Members of the Graduate Employees’ Organization begin of strike against the University’s handlings of COVID-19

FEBRUARY 8: The Board of Regents appoints a Presidential Search Committee to find a replacement for former University President Mark Schlissel. The Committee includes two students and a variety of faculty and staff members.

FEBRUARY 25: Russia invade Ukraine, triggering a massive backlask from Western governments and media, including the Michigan Daily Editorial Board.

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n 2020, the first and most intense year of the COVID19 pandemic, daily life in our society underwent significant changes.

These adaptations were part of what many believed to be a “new normal” that would persist as long as — if not longer than — the pandemic itself.

Some developments have been widely considered positive. Unnecessary meetings were canceled or adapted into emails. Long commutes were often eliminated. Many families found themselves spending more time together. Despite the rapidly worsening state of public health, perhaps there were a few silver linings in this new normal.

Such was not the case for spectator sports and fans. With restrictions on large gatherings, live audiences were prevented from attending sporting events, and after long periods of complete shutdown, seasons were either canceled altogether or resumed in vacuum environments free of fans.

Players across various sports noticed the difference in the atmosphere and the ways in which empty arenas impacted the games. Fans waxed poetic about missing the experience of attending live competitions and witnessing athletic history. These audience-free environments were a necessary alteration during the height of the pandemic, but all parties wished for the conditions which would allow sports and the broader community a return to normalcy.

With COVID-19 cases decreasing as a result of widespread immunization, spectators have started to trickle back into stadiums, and fan bases could not be happier. The sights and sounds of tens of thousands of raucous people reacting to every play could never be

replaced by artificial crowd noise, and being part of a team’s home-field advantage is a magical feeling for fans of all ages. The return of fans has increased both the quality and stakes of each game played. The NFL, for one, has repeatedly called 2021 its “biggest season ever,” as the return of fans across the league and the addition of a 17th game for each team combine to ceremoniously usher in the future of the sport.

Nowhere has this comeback borne out more evidently than at Michigan Stadium, where spectators have enthusiastically returned after a 2020 season that left many fans feeling as empty as the bleachers at the Big House. As the largest stadium in North America and the third-largest in the world, the complete absence of fans could not be more unnatural. In normal times, those in attendance at Michigan football games are reminded by announcer Carl Grapentine that they are part of the “largest crowd watching a football game anywhere in America today,” a fact which carries special weight after a year in which crowds were robbed of the electric atmosphere of Michigan football. U-M fans certainly appear refreshed upon their return, with their spirited game day traditions, such as the crowd’s inspired singing of The Killers’ “Mr. Brightside,” garnering national attention.

Forthosewhoalreadyhadthechance to be part of college fandom before the pandemic struck, the removal of fans from sporting events made for yet another tough blow. Taking in a game at the Big House, Crisler Center, Yost Ice Arena or anywhere else on campus is a one-of-a-kind experience and practically a rite of passage for U-M students. With boisterous collective

chants, seas of maize and blue apparel and the exceptional performances of U-M student-athletes, the environment is unparalleled. After a year of watching from our couches as U-M teams achieve greatness, students and fans have found an even greater appreciation for simply being present.

Athletes often explain their love for team-oriented sport through an appreciation for being part of something greater than themselves. The same can be said for fans, who dedicate their time, resources and energy to the teams they adore. Their cheers, whether stemming from euphoria or exasperation, are what make spectator sporting events the popular rituals they are. Research has shown that the presence and energy of a live audience often affect the performance of athletes and may exert notable influence on the outcome of a game. Home court advantage exists and can certainly prove powerful.

After a year in which people felt more socially isolated than ever before, the enthusiasm for live sports comes as no surprise. Despite the lingering of COVID-19, many of those with a love for their teams and competition simply cannot remain on the sidelines any longer. It once seemed improbable for crowds to come back to arenas this year, or perhaps for even longer. Now, scientific developments and necessary precautions have assured that in-person sports attendance is back and likely here to stay, and it is beautiful to see athletes and fans coming together once again. For those able to attend who haven’t gotten in on the action, there’s no better time to get in the game and be a part of something bigger than oneself.

Noah Ente can be reached at noahente@umich.edu.

pon entering college, I expected my financial situation to fit that of the “broke college student” I had heard was the norm. The absurdly high cost of tuition at colleges and universities in the United States places a heavy financial burden on families, with 69% of college students in the class of 2019 taking out student loans and graduating with a debt of $29,000 on average. This obstacle within the college experience has given the average American college student the stereotype of being “broke.”

I soon came to see that this stereotype did not fit the average University of Michigan student, as the median family income on the University’s campus is $154,000. This stands significantly higher than the national median household income of $68,703.

Staple parts of life for many U-M students — at times, myself included — are allowances, Canada Goose jackets and even a parent’s credit card on hand.

Wealth inequality is one of the most pressing issues facing America. On a smaller scale at the University, however, I have noticed this inequality manifesting itself largely in the food scene.

Last year as a freshman living in the dorms and this year as a sophomore living in Greek life housing, I have paid for meal plans.

While the meal plan I am on now does not offer dinner on Saturdays or breakfast on Sundays, I often find myself spending money on food even on days when my meal plan does offer food.

In best college town rankings, Ann Arbor is almost always in the top three, offering amazing food options for takeout and dinein experiences. Therefore, food in Ann Arbor is at the center of social life for many U-M students.

Especially during the pandemic with social events being limited, getting food with friends or going out to eat are some of the

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easiest options for socializing and changing up your daily routine.

Because the average median income at the University is so high, many do not understand that centering socializing around spending money on food puts students that are more financially conscious in uncomfortable situations, having to choose between spending time with friends or saving money.

Further, when students choose to spend money on food while having meal plans purchased, this increases food waste because meal plans produce enough food for everyone with a plan to be served.

Nine-hundred twenty-five million people in the world are considered starving while 1.3 billion tons of food are wasted annually — this is enough food to feed three billion people. By increasing food waste, students are exacerbating inequality in an extremely unnecessary way.

University President Mark Schlissel has stated that the University is seeking to “welcome students from all communities and backgrounds who have the talent and desire to be Michigan Wolverines.”

However, for the University to become a truly welcoming campus to students from all socioeconomic backgrounds, the culture around

spending money among the students themselves must become more considerate and aware of the financial burdens others may be facing.

Student spending in the city of Ann Arbor, not including groceries and housing, is estimated to be at around $94.9 million annually.

Food is at the center of Ann Arbor’s economic success and students are an integral source of income for many Ann Arbor businesses.

Therefore, students who can afford to spend money on food and enjoy doing so should continue giving Ann Arbor restaurants business.

However, students must put more thought into deciding to eat out. Not only is there the larger issue of food waste, but by constantly centering socializing around spending money on food, students are creating an exclusive community that perpetuates socioeconomic divisions within the student body. While it may feel at times that everyone can afford to spend money on food, the typical college student faces extreme financial burdens from the high cost of tuition. When social life is centered around spending money, our community will never be welcoming to everyone.

Lizzy Peppercorn can be reachedat epepperc@umich.edu.

EVAN STERN | 2020 COLUMNIST

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Salem Springs threatens last stretch of green space between Detroit and Ann Arbor

ince I started studying at the University of Michigan, I have become more and more familiar with Washtenaw County’s primarily rural character: its winding gravel roads, bucolic red farmhouses and wide-open spaces. Just beyond Ann Arbor’s city limits in almost every direction lies a spectacular expanse of greenery, mimicking the rural escapes of Northern Michigan.

Last Saturday, I had a few spare hours and decided to take a drive out into the countryside only a few minutes from Central Campus. Traveling down twolane country roads just outside of Ann Arbor always puts me at peace, and against a vivid backdrop of leaves ablaze with the flames of autumn, the scenes that whizzed by outside were striking.

There was one point that afternoon, however, that brought me crashing back to reality. I was driving down a road in Salem Township; the sun was just starting to dip toward the horizon, and the leaves were tinged with brilliant streaks of crimson and orange when a rectangular for sale sign advertising new home sites caught my eye. This sign signaled that new houses would invade at any moment and topple the idyllic landscape — and I realized when I saw it that the scene was fleeting. *** Salem Township is a small, rural community in northeastern Washtenaw County with a

population of about 6,000 people.

Salem is roughly 10 miles from downtown Ann Arbor and is characterized by its country-like atmosphere, farmland and open space. Together with its neighbor to the south, Superior Township, Salem serves as a narrow buffer between the built-up urbanization of Metro Detroit — including Wayne County communities like Canton and Plymouth — and the splendor of Ann Arbor we have come to love.

For decades, even as far-flung locations in Metro Detroit have experienced dramatic waves of urban sprawl, Washtenaw County has largely retained its identity as a distinct community. Even just a half mile west of the border with Wayne County, Washtenaw has held on to its beautiful and scenic landscape.

This, however, could all change as Washtenaw braces for a new wave of sprawl that, this time, might be powerful enough to encroach beyond the boundaries of Metro Detroit. Schostak Brothers and Company, a developer based in Livonia, has plans to develop hundreds of acres of rural countryside in Salem Township centered near Michigan Highway 14’s interchange with Gotfredson Road. If these plans are put into action, this single project alone could lead to a 25% jump in Salem’s population.

Schostak’s plans for building a massive residential and retail project date back to 2003, when the prominent Michigan

developer first purchased this land. Since then, the project has gotten tangled up in legal battles over zoning as nearby residents push back against the development. (This multi-use plan has also been scrutinized over the origins of a questionable Michigan Economic Development Corporation grant to help the project get off the ground.)

More recently, the project — dubbed “Salem Springs” — has stalled as Schostak struggles to find a way to connect the land to the sewer system. The developer is currently fighting a court battle over running a sewer line south to the Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority through Superior Township; Superior is (rightly) blocking the construction of this line through its agricultural district, as a sewer could set off a new wave of sprawl within its own community. *** Maybe the court will rule against this project, and maybe the land will be spared. Maybe I’ll be able to drive down the same two-lane country road next fall, and maybe I’ll find solace in the brilliant shades of autumn again.

Sadly, I know the odds this would happen are decent at best.

Development is sometimes just impossible to defeat. And even if somehow Schostak’s plans are derailed, it will only be so long until the next developer proposes to raze a slice of Washtenaw’s scenic wilderness.

These are depressing thoughts,

and they should be. Urban sprawl is a truly destructive force that has destroyed communities across the country. Once it comes to Washtenaw County, it will be unstoppable if we don’t take a stand now. Our precious natural resources and open spaces are fragile and limited, and development will wipe them away. Forever.

Some might dismiss sprawl like Salem Springs as unrelated to the environmentally-conscious community of Ann Arbor that we have come to love, but this simply isn’t true. Regardless of how far our community may feel from Metro Detroit, the eastern border of Ann Arbor is less than seven miles from Wayne County.

A mere seven miles is very little land for urban sprawl to cover, and once developers get it started, development could spread toward Ann Arbor like an uncontained wildfire.

This spells major trouble for Ann Arbor and its unique community identity, both as a cultural center and as the home of the University of Michigan.

One day, commuters could drive between Detroit and Ann Arbor with no apparent change to the landscape — just subdivision after subdivision — to the point that our city could geographically exist as a large suburb of Metro Detroit. It might seem inconceivable today while there is so much greenery nearby to enjoy, but developers have been known to convert open fields into mazes of curving

streets, cul-de-sacs and parking lots remarkably quickly.

More importantly, sprawl is one of the most hostile enemies of the environment. In the age of climate change, urban sprawl dramatically increases our community’s dependence on gas-powered vehicles for transportation. Massive trends of sprawl also eliminate large tracts of greenery, removing carbon-sequestering trees from the landscape and destroying plant and animal habitats. Finally, urban sprawl claims land that has previously been used for farming in the past. In Ann Arbor in particular, we are quite fortunate to be in such close proximity to so many successful farm operations that provide locally-sourced and organic produce. But these too could be lost to urban sprawl if we turn a blind eye to Washtenaw’s growing fight against these development pressures. *** There is reason for hope. Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County are lucky to be home to a community that cares so deeply about protecting our green spaces. For nearly two decades, the city of Ann Arbor has operated its innovative Greenbelt Program, an effort that aims to protect natural resources, farmland and open space in eight surrounding townships, including Salem and Superior Townships.

This program has already permanently protected more than 6,100 acres of land, with new landowners applying to join the

city’s greenbelt every year.

In addition to the Greenbelt Program, which is one of the most prominent land preservation initiatives in the community, many other entities have committed to defending our green spaces. Washtenaw County leads a Natural Areas Preservation Program, and many other organizations like the Legacy Land Conservancy and Superior Greenway lead similar efforts. Moreover, a number of communities, Superior Township in particular, have implemented strict measures to protect their green space and agricultural districts.

In the end, it is perfectly appropriate for a community like Washtenaw County, with a thriving economic landscape, to be the site of some development.

But it is crucial that development is both economically and environmentally responsible, as well as minimal. Enormous, disconnected projects like Salem Springs are irresponsible and will lead to an explosion in development and sprawl across our community.

County officials, township governments and city leaders must work together immediately to form a comprehensive plan aimed at protecting Washtenaw’s invaluable natural spaces. It’s not too late. This is our community, and our green spaces, to defend.

Evan Stern can be reachedat erstern@umich.edu.

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Dear President Schlissel, talk to Jon.

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hen the Regents of the University of Michigan decided to terminate former University President Mark Schlissel, they released 118 pages of Schlissel’s communications along with their announcement. These documents, containing emails, text messages and images, while important in the name of transparency, were promptly snapped up by a ravenous student body. One reddit comment remarked that “Never had this many undergraduates been so keen to do primary source research on a Saturday night.” The emails were memefied immediately, with merchandise coming to the market within the week, making fun of our lonely president m. This transparency is refreshing and Schlissel’s indiscretions were serious, but one naturally wonders, especially considering the predictable student reaction, whether this dump of salacious documents is anything other than an attempt to shield the Board of Regents — not necessarily the University as an institution — from blame and embarrassment.

It was no secret that Schlissel was not particularly popular on campus; discussions regarding Schlissel were frequently filled with frustration or disappointment.

These grievances have led students to often question his decisions. However, many of the trademark bad decisions made by Schlissel were directed, or at least directly inf luenced, by the board.

Take the unpopular decision to prematurely bring students back to campus for the fall 2020 semester — prior to the development of COVID19 vaccines. This was not a unilateral decision by Schlissel and his administration but was a subject of major frustration for students who felt they had no voice in this decision. One board member, University Regent Ron Weiser (R), who has a financial stake in offcampus housing, even donated $30 million to the University days before its announcement to reopen. No one can quantify the impact of the regents, especially those with vested interests, on these decisions conclusively, but we must ref lect on their inf luence.

While Schlissel’s actions were both damaging to the University’s reputation and an abuse of the power he held over U-M employees, numerous faculty accused of sexual assault and harassment were allowed a far more graceful exit.

When former American Culture lecturer Bruce Conforth was reported to University officials for attempting to engage in sexual relationships with three students in 2008, he was allowed to retire

otherwise unpunished in 2017 — inarguably a much more private departure than that of Schlissel.

Former Music, Theatre & Dance professor David Daniels was fired by the board for allegations of sexual misconduct in March of 2020. Not only did the board not include a similarly large disclosure report, they began the process of formally firing Daniels over a year earlier, in July of 2019, based on allegations made public in August of 2018. Schlissel was reported, investigated and terminated in under two months.

In the well-known case of former Provost Martin Philbert, the board released an 88-page report based on an investigation into his sexual misconduct. However, releasing 118 pages of memeable emails does not have the same effect that releasing a dense WilmerHale report does. Hundreds of jokes were not inspired by this in-depth report, only a fraction of which consists of Philbert’s actual communications. Secondary sources like this report tend to obscure the actual nature of the relevant content, as actual words inherently convey more than descriptions. The Regents’ decision to release a mass of personal messages deviates from its customary form of transparency about its activities, which typically consists of formal reports like the one regarding Philbert.

In their official release, the board said they were releasing Schlissel’s communications “In the interest of full public disclosure.” Was this kind of visibility not necessary in those previous cases? Was the speed with which the board investigated and removed Schlissel not necessary before?

This is not to criticize the Board’s decision to be transparent. If the board is going to adequately combat the ongoing and historic issues of sexual assault and harassment in the University, as they should, a consistent approach is necessary. This is to say that releasing important documents related to similar allegations should be the norm — not exclusive to figures with a negative public image like Schlissel.

But apart from Schlissel’s strained relationship with students and faculty, it is worth noting that he fell out with the Board of Regents in the past year too. In light of the severity with which Schlissel’s case was treated in comparison to other aforementioned cases, it is clear that the board chose to use Schlissel’s actions as a means to (rightfully) remove an adversary of theirs. While these emails were insightful and undeniably humorous, this is a politicization of the

process of dealing with sexual misconduct that will serve to taint future investigations with the stench of bias. Only a consistent protocol will ensure that this does not occur.

The board and administration must release a comprehensive plan of action for any future sexual assault or misconduct reports against professors, administration officials or any employed University official. Such a comprehensive plan will ensure that every case is treated seriously and with consistency to ensure that transgressions are treated with the seriousness and transparency they deserve.

A system where allegations of misconduct are treated on a case-by-case basis allows for certain individuals, like Conforth, Daniels and Philbert to get away with their behavior for years. Sexual misconduct can occur at any level of the University. Only taking strong, public action against the most recognizable fig ures fails to address the broader issue.

While firing Schlissel is a step in the right direction, the Board of Regent’s choice of an interim replacement, President Emerita Mary Sue Coleman, is not untainted herself.

Coleman was reportedly aware of allegations against Martin Philbert during her tenure as president. Despite the allegations and Coleman’s knowledge, Philbert was allowed to continue serving as Dean of the School of Public Health for the rest of Coleman’s term and nearly six years afterward.

If Coleman’s appointment was meant by the board as a return to normalcy, to the “scandal free” era before Schlissel, it just shows how deeply tolerance of sexual misconduct is ing rained in the Universit y’s administration.

The f lood of sexual assault and harassment allegations against facult y and administrators during Schlissel’s term was by no means unique. The issues of sexual misconduct within this universit y have been tied to Mark Schlissel; losing him means losing a f ig urehead to rally against and replacing him with a less controversial former president who people remember fondly. Once the jokes about these emails die down, we will still be lef t with an administration that turns a blind eye to sexual misconduct, but this time one that commands less scrutiny from the public. This cannot become the case. We have to remain vig ilant about this issue. To avoid f urther negligence and complaisance, we must hold the board accountable for consistent and fair actions when faced with such situations.

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ear President Schlissel, If you’re reading this message, walk outside your door and talk to Jonathan Vaughn. In case, President Schlissel, you don’t know who that is, you may want to check out the student, local, statewide and national press coverage that his courageous statement has attracted. He is one of more than 2,000 students and athletes who survived the abuse of Dr. Robert Anderson, and he would like to talk to you. Now that you must know who Jonathan Vaughn is, walk outside your door and speak to him.

If you’re still reading at this point, President Schlissel, and not outside talking to Jonathan Vaughn, then I have to imagine there must be some problem preventing you from talking to him. Let’s brainstorm some solutions.

Maybe you’ve been looking for Jon all over campus but can’t find him to speak with him! Finding your way around campus, especially with changing bus routes, can always be tricky.

Thankfully, he’s right outside your house! If you’re still having trouble finding him, send me an email about directions, and I’d be happy to walk you the 10 steps out your door to the sidewalk.

If you’re still reading, President Schlissel, then it must not be a problem of directions. Maybe you’re staying inside because you’re worried about catching COVID-19? A reasonable fear, given that we are living in an ongoing pandemic.

If you are staying inside because you’re concerned about catching COVID-19, don’t you think it’s a little hypocritical that you aren’t giving faculty the same opportunity? You provided a ringing endorsement of “Work Connections” in the face of

faculty members telling you the current process is a failed system.

While I can’t cure hypocrisy, I can say that it does breed discontent.

Studies have shown outdoor, masked and vaccinated meetings have incredibly low chances of COVID-19 transmission. Put on a mask, walk outside your door and talk to Jon. If you’ve gotten this far, President Schlissel, then it must not be directions or a COVID19 worry that’s stopping you.

Perhaps you’ve lost your voice and are worried Jon won’t be able to hear you if you go outside to speak with him. I know my voice would undoubtedly be hoarse if I spent even half the time making empty promises of accountability and transparency as you do. To your credit, it is astounding you found the words to keep your job scandal, after scandal, after scandal, after scandal, after scandal; we’ve all been waiting for years for the other shoe to drop. If your voice is sore from all of the platitudes, as someone who works with singers as part of my degree in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, I suggest warm water with honey and lemon, a humidifier for your bedroom and vocal rest. Drink some tea, walk outside your door and talk to Jon. If you’ve made it here, President Schlissel, then it must not be directions, COVID-19 or a sore voice that’s preventing you from doing, quite literally, the bare minimum for these survivors. Perhaps your schedule is too busy; maybe you’ve penciled in too much time to think about how you’re going to spend your early removal package! If that’s how much a failed presidency costs, I can’t even imagine how much we’ll have to spend on a successful one.

But look, I get it, especially at this point in the year, things just pile

up. I’d suggest budgeting time a little differently; why don’t you take some of the time you spend ignoring the Faculty Senate and use it to talk to Jon? Make some free time, walk outside your door and speak to Jon. If you’ve read this far, President Schlissel, I can’t say it is looking good for you. I would like to think I’m an intelligent guy, but truthfully, I’m running out of solutions for you. Suppose it’s not about directions, COVID19, losing your voice or a packed schedule. In that case, the only remaining problem I can think of is that you’re a selfish, cowardly embarrassment to the University of Michigan. We’re supposed to be the “Leaders and Best” around here, remember? If you can’t muster up the courage to go outside your house and talk to someone who is far braver than you, then you don’t deserve to be the head of this University.

Being the “Leaders and Best” is not a passive description of who we are, but a higher calling we are charged to pursue in all we do; if we don’t have that in the highest office, what are we as an institution? If you can’t do this one small act that would make a large impact in the lives of these survivors, and survivors of other scandals under your tenure, then I suggest you close this article, gather your personal belongings and resign immediately instead of in June 2023 as planned. Make sure you sneak out the backdoor so you don’t risk bumping into a real “Leader and Best.”

If you feel, President Schlissel, that none of these possible problems address your neglect of Jonathan Vaughn, feel free to reach out. I’m sure we can think of something.

Andrew Gerace can be reached at agerace@umich.edu.

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FEBRUARY 9: “Parasite” makes Oscar history as the first foreign-language film to win Best Picture. Directed by Korean filmmaker, Bong Joon Ho, the film centers themes of class conflict and colonialism.

MARCH 19: Shortly after the first coronavirus lockdown and mounting police brutality in response to Black Lives Matter protests, Gal Gadot and many other celebrities sing John Lennon’s “Imagine” on social media.

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NOVEMBER 12: Taylor Swift releases, Red (Taylor’s Version), a re-recorded version of her fourth studio album, red. Taylor’s 10-minute unabridged version of “All Too Well” holds the Guinness world record for longest song to reach number 1 on the Billboard Top 100.

MARCH 27: After Chris Rock makes a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s Alopecia disease at the 94th Academy Awards, Will Smith walks on stage and slaps the comedian.

AUGUST 21: The University of Michigan Museum of Art unveils an exhibit titled “Oh, honey…”

Curated by graduate student, Sean Kramer, the exhibit critically analyzes the museum’s art collection through a queer lens.

JANUARY 15: The Regents’ release of thenUniversity President Mark Schlissel’s private emails prompts a renaissance of “Schlissel memes” on social media. Popular meme accounts such as @umichaffirmations quickly capitalize on the opportunity to gain tens of thousands of likes.

Rina Sawayama, ‘Minari’ and cultural ‘others’ NORA LEWIS

2021 Daily Arts Writer

When we think of what defines good art, nationality and language are generally not the first factors that come to mind. Yet, in reality, the celebration of the arts is often heavily inf luenced by outdated ideas dictating what stories are deserving of recognition.

The British-Japanese pop singer Rina Sawayama stands as one of the clearest examples of this phenomenon. When BRITs and the Mercury prize were released back in July, the 30-year-old musician’s critically– acclaimed album, SAWAYAMA, was noticeably missing from the lineup.

Sawayama sat down with Vice following the news, describing her exclusion from nominations, and even the possibility to enter for consideration, as “othering.” Despite having lived in London for 25 years, Sawayama was not considered “British enough” according to stringent award guidelines, ones that she labeled as “border control.”

Sawayama was born in Niigata, Japan, where she lived for five years before moving with her family to London. She currently holds an indefinite-leave-to-remain visa, which grants Sawayama stay in the U.K. for an indefinite period of time and allows her to study and seek employment. Most of Sawayama’s family still lives in Japan, one of the few countries that prohibits dual-citizenship.

She explains that “getting rid of my Japanese passport genuinely feels like I’m severing ties with them.” The situation shines light on a f lawed definition of Britishness and the persistent view that non-European voices are unwelcome in British culture.

But it’s not just a British issue; the Grammys are notorious for excluding Latin and other foreign language

albums from their Album of the Year nominations. An album in a language other than English has never won Album of the Year, and for 2021 alone,

nations. “Minari,” which features both Korean and English dialogue, as well as Korean and Korean-American talents, apparently didn’t make the

ize American as only English-speaking.” So often in American pop culture immigrant stories, especially those of people of color, are labeled as outsid-

This photo is from the official album cover of “Sawayama,” owned by Dirty Hit.

there are only two nominations for Latin artists outside of the Latin categories. It’s yet another explicit example of the music industry’s tendency to pigeonhole foreign talents.

The recently released film “Minari” (2020), which follows the story of a Korean-American family living in rural Arkansas, faces a similar barrier. Although “Minari” was directed by American filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung and produced by American companies A24 and Plan B, the film was categorized as a foreign language film in the Golden Globes by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The HFPA guidelines stipulate that a film’s dialogue must be at least 50% English to be considered for Best Picture nomi-

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This exclusion comes on the tails of two similar cases at last year’s Golden Globes. The Oscar-winning film “Parasite” (2019), which was entirely in Korean, and “The Farewell” (2019), a film with both English and Chinese dialogue, were also ineligible for Best Picture nominations despite receiving overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics. Lulu Wang, director of “The Farewell,” tweeted in response to this year’s Golden Globe nominations, “I have not seen a more American film than #Minari this year. It’s a story about an immigrant family, IN America, pursuing the American dream. We really need to change these antiquated rules that character-

er experiences despite their central importance to the American identity.

So, is the only requirement for artistic recognition to speak English?

As evident from past Best Picture nominations at the Globes, it’s not that simple. The 2009 film “Inglourious Basterds,” which prominently features dialogue in German, French and Italian, was nominated in the Best Drama category despite large portions of its story transpiring in a language other than English. Many of its stars, including Christoph Waltz, Mélanie Laurent and Diane Kruger, are not American, calling into question why “Inglourious Basterds” and “Minari” have faced such different treatment despite their many commonalities.

The problem that remains is that works in the Foreign Language category do not receive nearly as much attention as those in the Best Drama or Musical/Comedy categories. The Golden Globes in particular nominate Best Actors and Actresses exclusively from these two groups, nominations which are not afforded to actors in foreign language films. They’re treated as an afterthought — never truly equivalent to their “domestic” counterparts. It’s disheartening, to say the least.

The experiences of Sawayama and “Minari” point to an overarching issue with xenophobic microaggressions in Western pop culture. When the recognition of art is overshadowed by arbitrary percentages and passport statuses, it is abundantly clear that English-speaking cultures are still unwilling to view foreign works as equal. These works are often placed inside the box of their “foreignness” and treated as some kind of novelty, a completely separate entity from mainstream American or British art.

Even when music or films are popular among mainstream audiences, accolades like the Mercury prize and Golden Globes continue to either subjugate this art or bar it from consideration altogether. An unwillingness to change award qualifications displays an unwillingness to acknowledge that “British” or “American” identities today are not what they were in the past.

Beneath this whole mess, what is perhaps most ironic is that both SAWAYAMA and “Minari” explore the trials of finding acceptance in Western culture and learning what it means to belong under the so-called Western identity. The continued exclusion of cultural “others” from prestigious award show recognition further solidifies how artistic inclusion still has an incredibly far way to come.

Pixar moms: A deconstruction of MILF culture EMMY SNYDER AND MADELEINE VIRGINIA GANNON Daily Arts Writers

Stacey’s Mom has got it goin’ on — or at least, the animated moms of Pixar do.

Since the 1995 premiere of “Toy Story,” the world’s first animated film made using computer technology, Pixar has become a household name. The studio is best known for its animated children’s films, from “Finding Nemo” to their most recent release, “Luca.” The name Pixar has long been synonymous with childhood — and now?

Pixar’s “The Incredibles”: Children recall the slapstick humor of Mr. Incredible; parents fondly note the hidden, wry comedy that made the film a multi-generational hit. For others, it’s the firm, round backside of Mrs. Incredible’s peachy-keen cheeks; the tight elastic of a super-suit that clings like saran-wrap around her wide, womanly hips; the perkiness of a bum, the audacity of an ass, the perfection of a pear figure — aged by 40 years like a bottle of something fine. That’s right, Mrs. Incredible is a MILF. Sorry, not sorry.

Shocking, I know. Some readers may even be turning away in thinly veiled disgust. How dare we sour the sanctity of a Pixar film with softcore erotica written in fervent devotion to Mrs. Incredible’s poppin’ figure? We dare in the spirit of journalistic integrity, a devotion to seeking the truth. Because we aren’t the first to call Mrs. Incredible a MILF — that dubious glory belongs to the Internet and the horny little shits who live there.

The MILFs: Who, What, Where But first, what exactly is a MILF? As Urban Dictionary describes it, a MILF is a “Mom I’d Like to Fuck, or Mature I’d Like to Fuck.” MILFs usually apply to “hot moms,” but the term is liberally applied to any woman above the age of thirty. The MILF obsession is no niche Internet kink found in the recesses of Reddit but an evergrowing phenomenon found across adult films, platforms like Instagram and even dating apps. According to a 2016 survey by the adult website GameLink.com, “interest in MILF porn has risen 83%” between 2012 and 2016. This trend has continued to grow in prevalence since.

Many consider the 1999 cult classic film “American Pie” to have launched the modern MILF obsession. The raunchy comedy follows a group of teenage boys competing to lose their virginity by their

high school prom. In the film, actress Jennifer Coolidge (“White Lotus”) has sex with her son’s friend — the true MILF fantasy. However, it is important to offer credit where credit is due to 1967 classic “The Graduate,” where actor Dustin Hoffman (“Rain Man”) is seduced by a beautiful, neglected housewife: Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft, “The Miracle Worker”).

In 2003, Fountains of Wayne released their iconic hit “Stacy’s Mom,” a serenade to Stacy’s (supposedly) hot mom. As adult film star Tanya Tate remarked in a 2014 interview with Thrillist, “there are plenty of guys out there who really had crushes on their Mom’s friends (as teenagers).”

In fact, the target age group for MILF content on adult websites is between the ages of 18 and 25; this age range lands neatly between the naivety of adolescence and the “wisdom” of adulthood. It also correlates with the widely accepted peak period of horniness.

The classic MILF lover is a not-yet man who washes his sheets every three months (optimistically), shotguns Natty Lights and advertises “MILFs only, seriously” on his dating profile. He believes women his age are “crazy,” “clingy” and far too sexually inexperienced to possibly please him. He longs for an older woman who promises a brief, scalding affair of “no crap,” who will usher him into manhood through the power of her perky, never sagging tripleDs and lust for a barely-pubescent, skinny, frat pledge’s medium-firm abs. It is this dazzling specimen of raw masculinity that drives the MILF-ication of Pixar moms.

The Evolution of the Pixar MILF and Evolving Beauty Standards Pixar MILFs walk a fine line between the celebration of motherhood and pandering to societal beauty trends. On one hand, moms can be and are hot. Our critique of MILF culture is in no way a rejection of hot moms. Moms deserve to embrace their femininity and womanhood, to embrace themselves, to be a woman as well as a mom. On the other hand, in consideration of evolving beauty trends over the last twenty years, there is an undeniable parallel between the developing animation of Pixar moms to emphasize curves and contemporary beauty standards.

While the definition of the ideal body changes, women will always be subject to damaging and often unachievable beauty standards regardless of the form they take.

The idea of the “perfect” ass, or, if you’ll allow me, “booty standards” has varied wildly, reaching all ends of the spectrum

in the last three decades. Pixar, of course, animates the women who appear in its films to comply with such booty standards, sculpting and reinforcing the image to which real women and girls compare themselves.

In the ’90s, as Bustle puts it, “the ideal (…) butt was super tiny and kind of flat.”

The original Toy Story hit theaters in 1995 and, accordingly, Andy’s mom, the only human woman who appears in the film, has an unremarkable, flat behind (and zero impact whatsoever on the plot or any character development). Andy’s mom is also known as Ms. Davis (little-known fact, courtesy of Pixar Wiki) and is a secondary or even tertiary character, background to Andy, who is background to the real stars of the film: the toys, who compete for Andy’s affection.

As the flat ass went out of style and the Kardashian-style (read: humongous, typically cellulite-free and expensive) booty began to take its place in pop culture, Pixar’s animation choices reflected the change onscreen. In 2004, Pixar unveiled the Incredibles and thus the MILF of all MILFs (and, with her, the dump truck ass of all animated dump truck asses): Mrs. Incredible, AKA Elastigirl. The matriarch of the Incredible family is the most iconic superhero mom of all time (and unquestionably hot). In the first movie of the franchise, she’s got a more than ample size booty and a stick-thin waist, giving her curves so dramatic that she’d fall over if she were real.

Jump to 2014, when “Big Hero 6” blessed us with sexy-ass MILF Aunt Cass who is also, to put it mildly, well-endowed in the behind area. Then, in 2017, “Coco,” a musical tale of a boy with a dream to realize his stardom and the history of his family, hit the big screen. The boy, Miguel, finds himself in the land of the dead and among many of his ancestors, including Mama Imelda, his great-great-grandmother. Despite Imelda being not technically human but an adorned skeleton (thus lacking any flesh or muscle), the animators make use of her bones to give a suggestion of her figure. They suggest, of course, an enormous ass. Imelda wears a royal purple dress that flows out at her hips and behind, suggesting the big booty underneath that once was.

Mama Imelda’s imagined backside was nothing in comparison to that of Mrs. Incredible in the second installment of the Incredibles franchise. In “Incredibles 2,” released in 2018, Mrs. Incredible’s ass

reached new heights, or, more accurately, new voluptuous extremes. As we’ve stumbled through the 2010s into the 2020s, the size of the ideal booty has grown dramatically alongside our enormous existential anxiety. Thus, Mrs. Incredible’s perfectly smooth and gigantic ass (which was already highlighted by her new suit) needed to be bigger, too.

Fan Art of Pixar MILFS and nonMILFS When Pixar does fail to animate a woman character in compliance with exaggerated beauty standards, “fans” take matters into their own hands and hypersexualize the characters themselves. The result? Fan art. In this case, crude illustrations and photoshopped images of MILFs and non-MILF characters alike. If she’s not a MILF, she becomes one. If she is, the features that make her so become even more exaggerated. A quick Google search for images of Ratatouille’s Colette yields a drawn resemblance of the character, but with a dramatically contoured face, pouty lips and a big, bulging, smooth ass.

The aunt from “Big Hero Six” is another serious offender: Aunt Cass is regularly photoshopped in illustrations to have Hooters-level pornographic cleavage. Her polite, crew-cut neckline swapped for a scoop-neck design barely able to contain her overflowing breasts. The image practically drips with the drool of horny men who salivate every time a woman bends over.

It is in the hyper-sexualization of Pixar moms in fan art that MILF culture truly becomes apparent. Where Pixar may be guilty of pandering to popular beauty standards — elevating moms who are often absent from and even rejected by fashion and beauty trends to a level of femininity offered only to the young (and perky) — fan art reveals the sheer infatuation fans have with fucking moms.

Although these female characters have enough ass for everyone, the actual number of Pixar mom characters is limited. This only communicates that more important than the personhood of a mom is her body, because her primary value will always be as a sexual object; her primary purpose to, as an asshole once yelled at me at a reproductive rights protest from his truck as he drove by, “go make a baby.” Women get to be either caring mothers or bad bitches; then they’re forced into two-dimensionality. These characters exist to serve men — be it by birthing them and caring for them directly, or by offering themselves as

sexual objects. In this light, Pixar’s work doesn’t empower moms but rather harms women and girls because it doesn’t glorify moms as they truly are. Instead, it suggests that they can only achieve glory or even be worth anything if they embody these impossible standards.

Why MILFs? This discussion leaves us with one final question: Why MILFs? There are several arguments to consider. The Oedipus complex suggests that children form an unconscious sexual desire for parents of the opposite sex and a sense of competition with the parent of the same sex. In this sense, young men begin to idolize older women as sexual partners due to lingering envy and desire for their own mothers. In other words, “mommy issues.”

Absent mothers can push men to seek maternal-sexual affection to replace or make up for that neglect; overbearing or extremely affectionate mothers can prompt men to project their relationships with their mothers onto other women in their life. For some men, it’s a question of helplessness. Unable to cook, clean, dress or navigate the wild, these young pups find themselves defenseless and unwilling to adapt to the newfound independence of adulthood. Traditional gender roles emphasize women as caregivers — perhaps MILFs developed through a fetishization of the traditional housewife role as women become increasingly independent.

Perhaps the most common drive, however, is the perception of older women as sexually experienced, mature and taboo.

In this relationship, the young man offers nothing but their hot-stud body. The MILF would cater to their pleasure while simultaneously acting as a caregiver: maternal and comforting for the sexually inexperienced. MILF culture is obsessed with what women can offer to men. There is no sense of a woman’s sexual pleasure — if she does benefit, it is through the ability to “catch” a young man. Notice how the condemnation of “cougar” and the fetishization of “MILF” are simultaneously incongruent, yet strikingly similar.

Even in the supposed renaissance of the older woman, mothers are still constrained to the desire of men, eternal caregivers.

When’s the last time a man between 18–25 years of age found the clit? Yeah, that’s what I thought.

As perhaps the MILF-man (a “mommy boy”) would put it best: “Mommy? Sorry.

Mommy? Sorry. Mommy?” — Mommy, not sorry.

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It’s time to talk about the Schlissel memes LAINE BROTHERTON

2022 Digital Culture Beat Editor

Writer’s Note: The Michigan Daily reached out to these sources over Instagram. We can not verify their identities, but they have identified as the admins of these Instagram accounts.

When your university’s president is put on blast for flirting through the proverbial family iPad, you don’t just brush it off.

It’s time to talk about the Schlissel memes.

They take many forms: a Yik Yak post, a cheeky affirmation, a spray paint installment in the Diag. Instead of an outpouring of disappointment or grief, students are resorting to humor, which is easy enough to understand, as joking is the simplest way to cope with shame, a fact further amplified by the absurdity of the situation.

We reached out to a number of Schlissel memers on Instagram for a look into the motivations of the students indulging in the tomfoolery. If you have a pulse and you own a cell phone, you probably know exactly what I’m talking about. @umich_incellectuals, best described as a U-M-specific reimagining of the vastly popular meme page @on_a_downward_spiral, kicked off the memes with a series of text posts.

The earliest read “WE JUST LOST THE SCHLUSSY” over a portrait of a grinning Schlissel. Another said “who else up lonelying their ms.” My personal favorite from the

account was an edited photo of Schlissel’s twitter with a blacked out profile picture and “Gone. Don’t text me or hmu” in the bio. @umichcapsbabes, which popped up fairly recently, jumped on the train with a similar slew of memes. Their most popular, with over 200 likes, poked fun at the famed YouTube apology format, titled “my truth” with Schlissel in the thumbnail. Another meme read “me leaving Pizza House with 10 extra calzones up my ass” over a cheeryfaced Schlissel. @umichaffirmations, known by almost 12,000 followers for their cleverly specific affirmation-based U-M memes, made a carousel post of memes catered towards Schlissel. Some include, “I WILL NOT Send Raunchy Messages From My Work Email,” “WHAT IF WE MISSED OUR CONNECTION IN PARIS” and “I Will Not Be Lured In With The Promise Of A Knish.”

What got to me about @incellectuals and the other pages was how fast they responded to the news and how they decided to go about it — for some reason, their immediate reaction to reading those 118 emails was to make memes. When asked about the use of memes as a response, one of the @umich_ incellectuals admins responded over Instagram DMs: “I think the memes were inevitable, the fuck them kids memes were already all over campus, we made a few too and like rightly so everyone already had a pretty low opinion.” The account’s second admin seemed to agree: “The way memes

came almost immediately after his firing were kind of reflective of like the almost comedic relationship that’s been existing

just like yeahhh it makes sense that he’s a calzone man.” @umichaffirmations’s admin ties up the

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between schlissel and the student body for nearly 2 years.”

The admin from @umichcapsbabes had some thoughts about the meaning of the memes: “What makes them funny is that someone took time out of their day to make an edit for the bursley baits loop for absolutely no reason. Mark Schlissel is a grown man who’s probably at home very concerned about his public image and everyone else is

issue with a nihilistic bow: “The fact that our university president is having an affair is an absolutely absurd and unfortunate situation. But so is living through a massive pandemic. So is the fact that we have single-digit weather. We can either live life accepting the bad things, or cope with them via humor.”

While I personally don’t enjoy accepting these things with complacency, I struggle to find a better alternative. But maybe I’m

looking at it the wrong way.

Yes, it’s funny — I will never get tired of “lonely m”— but what exactly is the joke here? That our No. 1 ranked University, with its illustrious Board of Regents and its $17 billion endowment, was spearheaded by someone incompetent enough to send hotel receipts to Individual 1 over his University email? That our president, our emblem, likes his calzones with extra mushrooms and his salads topped with cherries? The latter is not so incriminating, but his behavior towards Jon Vaughn is. Far worse than a string of silly emails is the impotent response to the Robert Anderson case and, most importantly, its survivors — Schlissel disgraced this institution long before Communications.pdf was in the picture. In fact, many might agree that his firing in and of itself is hypocritical.

There are jokes, but as the first @umich_ incellectuals admin says, “At first I thought he’d been fired over the Anderson case, which would have been ideal because his conduct over that has been disgraceful and a huge dark cloud over the university.”

Maybe Schlissel will return to the comfort of his tenure as a professor. Maybe some rightfully vindictive MCDB majors will heckle him to embarrassment during office hours, or maybe he will retreat into his 401(k)-padded cave and never be heard from again. There’s also the possibility that Mary Sue Coleman won’t do a better job. At the very least, the idea that our frustrations might become a tangible force is reassuring.

Repurposing Little Free Libraries during COVID TRINA PAL AND LILLY PEARCE 2020 Daily Arts Writers

Reading has always been a solitary activity for me. When I checked out books at the public library as a child, I knew that those books were mine alone for the next two weeks. I read for hours while curled up on the couch, oblivious to everything except the words on the page.

When my mother called me for dinner, I scrambled to reach a good stopping point in my book before joining my family.

As a child, I’d never thought of books as a way to build friendships or community. But Little Free Libraries is looking to change that.

Little Free Libraries is a nonprofit committed to inspiring a love for books and community. The movement focuses on filling book deserts — areas with few accessible public libraries — with small

book-sharing boxes, known as Little Libraries. The concept is simple: Take a book, leave a book in return. Since its creation in 2009, the Little Free Library movement has built over 100,000 libraries around the world to promote literacy and reading.

“As a young girl, going to the library and checking out books really changed my life and made me a lifelong reader,” said Kim Kozlowski, founder of Detroit Little Libraries and reporter for the Detroit News, in an interview with The Michigan Daily. Detroit Little Libraries started in 2014 as a grassroots campaign with the goal of making Detroit the “Little Free Library capitol of the world.” Detroit Little Libraries operates separately from the Little Free Libraries nonprofit, but the two organizations have a strong tradition of collaboration. Since its founding, Detroit Little Libraries has

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raised funds to build hundreds of Little Libraries throughout the city, including 97 placed in front of Detroit Public Schools.

After installing her first Little Free Library in front of her home, Kozlowski was thrilled at the sense of community it brought to her neighborhood. She hoped to bring that same momentum to Detroit, a city climbing out of bankruptcy at the time. “Books promote your imagination, increase your vocabulary and your critical thinking skills. It can ultimately change the trajectory of your life,” Kozlowski said.

Kozlowski was aware of the stereotypes that surrounded Detroit and hoped to flip this image by promoting literacy.

“I had hope that if even one book could change the course of a child’s life in the city, then it was worth all the work we were doing,” Kozlowski said. Many of the

libraries are made from reclaimed wood from abandoned Detroit homes, courtesy of End Grain Woodworking Co. Detroit Little Libraries also worked to include books by diverse authors in their libraries. “We wanted to make sure there were books in the library that reflected the community and the diverse tapestry that Detroit is,” Kozlowski said.

Most of the impacts of Little Free Libraries have been anecdotal — only a few critical studies have been published.

Little Free Libraries often become community gathering areas, bringing the neighborhood closer together through a shared love of books. “We started talking about not only the books we were reading, but also our lives,” Kozlowski said of a patron to her first Little Library.

With this community impact in mind, Kozlowski worked with neighborhood groups and local artists to install, main-

tain and paint many of Detroit’s Little Libraries.

One of Kozwalski’s greatest challenges was ensuring that her libraries ended up in neighborhoods that could use it the most. Since the death of the original founder of Little Free Libraries, Todd Bol, in 2018, the movement has shifted to target neighborhoods with the greatest need for literacy. One such neighborhood is Brightmoor, Detroit, where I started a Little Free Library in front of a church I volunteered at. I replenished books regularly, scavenging through my house to find novels I read as a child.

When I returned the following week, the books were nearly all gone. In contrast, the Little Library built in my hometown neighborhood of Canton, a middle-class suburb, doesn’t see nearly as much use.

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The inherent politic of STEM: The weaponry of the DNA test ANAMIKA KANNAN

2021 Managing MiC Editor

Perhaps family is a set of relationships characterized by DNA or “blood,” as age-old proverbs may indicate. But this definition may not be so all-encompassing; for one, it would render adoption illegitimate and negates what some of us consider our “chosen families.” When we shift our lens to Southeastern Asia, specifically Tibet, this rigidity surrounding the ways we define familial relationships becomes more complex.

In Carole McGranahan’s essay “What is a Family? Refugee DNA and the Possible Truths of Kinship,” she discusses the story of Tashi, a Tibetan man who traveled as a refugee to Canada, leaving his wife and four children in a refugee camp in south Asia to await the legal process for later family reunification. The Canadian government, which employs DNA testing to verify claims of family relations (on the inaccurate basis that refugees are prone to lying and deceiving legal systems), asserted that Tashi would need to take a DNA test to prove that he was his childrens’ father, as he had claimed he was. When the results of the test returned, it was discovered that he was not the biological father of his children, indicating that his wife had an extramarital affair. This was the first time he had heard of this infidelity; yet, because the genetic father had never claimed nor met the children, Tashi had always been the father of his children. According to the Canadian immigration process, Tashi was untruthful and not the father of his children. But in Tibet, this test indicates nothing about the truth — or lack thereof — of Tashi’s fatherhood.

The familial structure in Tibet can be described as patrilineal and sometimes polyandrous. Perhaps, though, assigning Western names and concepts to this may lead us astray in our understanding of Tibetan society.

Non-genetic fathers may claim children that are not genetically related to them and, if not bound by marriage, genetic fathers can choose whether or not to claim their children. Whether or not children are absorbed into the patrilineage determines their roles in society and within the family. In a polyandrous family, wherein a Tibetan woman is married to a set

of brothers, all husbands are equally considered father by all her children. It is worth noting as well that extramarital affairs are not accepted in traditional Tibetan society and often result in physical punishment.

But, knowledge of infidelity does not cancel out a father’s paternity of his children. Thus, family in Tibet much more than a biological marking — it is a system of care, kinship beyond blood and mutual understanding and service.

DNA testing in the Western world is often the ultimate truth of fatherhood. TV shows, such as “Maury” and “The Jerry Springer Show,” have their premise entirely based on testing paternity genealogically. The moment that the test results are revealed, fathers (or non-fathers) jump for joy, revel in an I-told-you-so moment, or hang their heads in despair. And in that moment, they choose how to define their relationship with the child they may or may not have previously known — or at the least, they begin to wonder what they will do.

This is a significant determinant of their fatherhood and their relationship (or lack thereof ) with the child.

Understanding DNA testing as truth requires a rigid, medicalized lens, wherein the concept of family has entered the purview of medicine and is therefore intrinsically biomedical; in this medicalized perspective, family is defined strictly by genetic and biological indicators. Immigration processes in Canada, which require the use of DNA testing, are thus completely closed off to those who view their families and communities as anything other than biological. And as McGranahan argues, DNA testing relies on “categories of belonging that do not necessarily belong to the group being tested.” Canada’s family reunification process is more than simply a matter of truth versus lie; instead, it is a carefully exacted aim at determining worthiness based on Western conceptions and an actualization of harmful stereotypes and misconceptions about immigrants through biological tools.

In Tashi’s story, family is medicalized, and institutions — in this case, the Canadian government and its immigration process — employ biopower ( biological methods used to exert sociopolitical control over populations) to decide who is worthy of entry and livelihood. The bio-

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medical perspective employed by the immigration forces directly opposes the systems of collective care, family structure and lineage that exist in Tibet. The results of Tashi’s test were more than the results of paternity; they provided immigration officials a claim of power—a false notion that they had determined the absolute truth about Tashi’s family and that only they had the ability to determine this truth. As McGranahan notes, if DNA testing shows that a Tibetan parent and child are not genetically related as such, the Canadian government is not required to follow up on this claim. It becomes a burden that the applicant must take on to appeal the results of the test and provide substantial evidence through documentation that proves the familial relationship. But, in the case of Tashi and other Tibetan refugees, such documentation may not exist. In Tibet, birth and marriage certificates are not traditional processes; the legitimacy of birth, marriage, and identity are not determined by documents, as they are in Canada and in many cases, the Western world altogether. If these documents are unavailable to appeal the decision of the immigration office, the appeal process becomes reliant upon telling one’s narrative through an immigration attorney and from the letters of friends, acquaintances, and even Tibetan government officials. This process is often long and arduous, and requires notions of “proof” that may be inconsistent between these two nations across the globe from one another. Indeed, this truth in and of itself is inconsistent between Tibet and Canada. In Tibet, family is not so clear-cut; the truth of familial relationships is determined solely by those involved and is not a decision for the government. The lines between family and not-family are blurred within the system of community care and mutual aid that Tibetan society renders of utmost value. As the Canadian government and Western immigration offices define, family is a “yes” or “no,” a “true” or “false” determined by genealogical testing.

When these worlds meet, with existing anti-immigrant rhetoric and bias on the part of the Canadian government, the Western refugee system is likely to employ its many loopholes that have been carefully constructed to restrict individuals and families from the lives they seek.

JANUARY 7: Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael and William Bryan are sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. Arbery’s death was a modern-day lynching and brought awareness to the current state of racism against the Black community in America.

What Trotter means to us UDOKA NWANSI 2022 MiC Columnist

Special thanks to Karla Bell, Seba (Historian) for the Black Student Union.

The William Trotter Multicultural Center recently celebrated its 50th anniversary in February and with each passing milestone, there comes an even greater need to preserve the history and purpose of this building so we do not lose sight of the communities Trotter is supposed to serve. To learn more about Trotter’s history and its significance to Black students at the University of Michigan, I had the opportunity to sit down with Business senior Karla Bell, who serves as the Seba (Historian) on the Black Student Union 2021-2022 Executive Board.

Trotter was originally called Trotter House and was colloquially known as the “Black House” amongst Black students. Directly resulting from the actions of the first (of three) Black Action Movements, Trotter House was built in 1971 as a Black Student Cultural Center to meet the needs of Black students on campus. When talking about the early beginnings of Trotter, Bell said, “Black students really only had Trotter, and it was neither in a safe location on campus nor well funded. Trotter was funded and built at the hands of student labor.”

Trotter House was the host building for events for Black students, but they had to risk their safety to be able to use the space. Bell said, “At the time, Black people on campus were susceptible to violence and danger because (Trotter House) was off-campus in a poorly lit area. Yet still, they risked their wellbeing to be there.” In 1972, the original Trotter House burned down in a kitchen fire so the University bought a building on Washtenaw Avenue to house the student center. By 1981, Trotter House would expand its scope to become a multicultural student center. As the Trotter House expanded to include programming for students of all racial minorities on campus, Black Student Union executive board members tried to appeal for increased funding from the University to expand their efforts in promoting equity on campus.

In 2013, undergraduate and graduate students began “A New Trotter Initiative,” a plan to have a new multicultural center be built at the center of campus. After three years of advocating to the University of Michigan administration for a new build-

ing, a $10 million budget was finally approved in 2016 for the building of The William Trotter Multicultural Center. By 2019, Trotter had officially found a new home on South State Street and was open for student use.

Currently, less than 4% of the U-M undergraduate population is Black, making it easy to feel like an outsider in most spaces on campus. Because of this, Trotter is an essential space for Black students. It exists as our place to congregate; it’s one of the only buildings on campus that feels as though it belongs to Black students — a home base of sorts where we can build fellowship, work together and exist in the comfort of our own community. This is why Trotter is frequently used by organizations like BSU and HEADS (Here Earning A Destiny through Honesty, Eagerness, And Determination of Self ) to hold their meetings. Students of Color, and specifically Black students, commonly frequent the multicultural center, which speaks to its necessity in the community.

For me personally, I find myself in Trotter after a day of classes more often than not. I always know I’ll run into at least a few of my friends every time I step into the building.

Between homework assignments, I’ll usually take a break from my work to make conversation with them and joke around. If I’m not doing homework or hanging out with friends, then usually I’m somehow finding my way into the activities that might be going on in Trotter that day, like a game night or a cultural event. There is such an intrinsic sense of community in Trotter, which makes it unlike any other building on campus.

“If you’re coming into Trotter, learn the history of the space and respect the effort that it took to have this,” Bell said. “(Black) students lost their scholarships for this and faced consequences to have Trotter as a space.”

Everyone who comes into Trotter, whether it be for personal use or for an organization, should be mindful that such a space came directly from Black activism. There is a rich history behind how Trotter has transformed into the multicultural center that we know it as today and this history is intertwined with the Black Action Movements.

I’m grateful to the Black students who fought to have a building like Trotter on campus and as we use the space to build fellowship amongst underrepresented groups on campus, it’s imperative that we continue to pass down the history as well.

How can I extend an olive branch?

MARIAM ODEH

2021 MiC Columnist

Palestine. The Holy Land. An ancient motherland, where every nook and cranny possesses a piece of sacred history. Home of the olive tree: a renowned symbol of peace and tranquility yet trampled in the face of oppression. A centuries-old fruit bearer, ripped from its roots, as though it holds no weight, no meaning.

I’ve been lucky enough to be allowed entry into my beautiful homeland four times before. I was very young the first time and didn’t know much, but I could see the guns and tanks everywhere we went and hear the innocent children as they screamed at soldiers to put them down. After crossing the Allenby bridge at the Jordanian border and waiting for over a day at military checkpoints in the occupied West Bank with nausea sweeping over me through the countless bumpy bus rides, we had finally arrived at my grandparents’ house in the small village of Kifl Haris. They immediately greeted me: my sitti with her warm embrace, and my sido lifting me up into the air while screams of joy escaped me, my fatigue superseded by the excitement of seeing my estranged family. When he finally put me down, the sound of a small kitten drew me near the back of the house. In an attempt to follow the soft purrs, I stumbled upon their colorful garden, pervaded by plants I did not know the names of. Treading through the greens with careful steps, the leaves of the fruits and flowers brushed over the back of my hand, tickling me as though they longed for the presence of a child among them. Using one of the purple plastic chairs lying on the back deck, I stood to reach grape vines hanging above me and climbed trees to pluck sweet figs and bitter

pomegranates. My arms overflowing with fruit and with a kitten in tow, I emerged 15 minutes later with the biggest smile plastered onto my face. Seeing how much I adored their garden, my grandparents were excited to introduce me to their eminent glory: their olive tree groves. After freshening up, we all piled into my grandpa’s 10-year-old Volkswagen that rattled at every turn. As we drove the short distance together, I was awestruck by the majestic mountains that crowned the landscape and the palm trees that lined the streets.

Children played soccer with a makeshift ball while soldiers strapped with AK-47s loomed in the background.

As we approached our destination, I nearly jumped out of the moving car as I got a glimpse of what awaited me. The beautiful earthy green field was filled with olive trees standing tall, laden with olives and stretching beyond the corners of my eyes. Waving at me in the breeze, they begged me to climb up their strong limbs and pluck their olives gently. For the second time that day, I was completely blown away by the scene that surrounded me. As I ran towards the first tree I laid eyes on, standing on my tiptoes to reach the tall branches, my sido hauled me up on his shoulders. While I struggled to grab as many as I could, my sido grabbed my wrist and set me back down. He explained why we don’t pick olives one by one — there are simply too many of them on each tree.

Instead, with his instruction, we spread out a few white cloth sheets underneath the tree. As my sido beat the olive tree with his wooden cane, the sheet-covered ground beneath us quickly filled with black and green olives. While I sorted through the ripe black olives and put away the firm green ones that still had to be cured, the olives gleamed under the scorching sun. I suddenly wondered if my

ancestors also experienced this feeling of inner peace at this very spot while they sorted through olives like me.

While we worked, my sido told me stories about the history of the land: ancient prophets who roamed the lush fields centuries ago, the religious significance of the monotheistic faiths associated with the region and the Crusades that were fought not far from where we were standing. His face was overtaken with a childlike marvel when describing the spiritual aura surrounding the Al-Aqsa mosque and golden Dome of Rock, but the light in his eyes dimmed when he mentioned the Gaza Strip, which was still under complete siege. This meant that little kids like me had restricted access to clean water to wash their favorite shirts or take baths with their toys. They were forbidden from getting too close to the beach, even on a bright summer day. They were denied usage of electricity to watch TV as their family shared breakfast or stay up late to play computer games. They were barred from traveling for vacations or leaving Gaza to visit family. They were stripped of the opportunity to grow up and attend college or carry dreams for their future. As I listened to my sido in silence, blood rushed to my head and tears welled up in my eyes.

I gripped each olive harder, afraid that they would fall out of my trembling hands and smash on the ground. How could the world remain silent as children suffered under such brutal conditions? How could a land famous for its olive trees not know peace?

The answer: settler-colonialism in all its glory. Settler colonialism is a distinct form of colonialism that seeks to uproot and dispossess the indigenous population of a desired land, replacing them with a new group of colonizing settlers, while ruling over the remaining indigenous

peoples through an imperialist authoritative structure. The state of Israel is, in fact, a settler colony, and its Zionist ideology is rooted in the dispossession and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people.

Israel’s propaganda machine, however, supervises and censors raw footage, presenting the world with a one-sided narrative while giving no room for Palestinian voices to be heard. It has painted a picture in which colonized Palestinians are the sole aggressors, leaving the poor colonizer Israel, the principal nuclear power in the Middle East, with no choice but to defend

already dead set on the fact that I belong to a group of savage terrorists and convince them of my right to freely exist? Is the only way I have to tell my story through the lens of an innocent happy child spending time with her grandparents, picking fruits and olives? Must I always omit the gruesome details of settler-colonialism and the constant threat of dispossession in favor of descriptions of pretty scenery? Can I only garner support for my dignity by slipping in the subtleties of living under an excruciatingly violent military occupation with a smile on my face? Why is it expected that

itself. Part of Israel’s dangerous rhetoric to depict itself as the victim is through an intentional conflation of anti-Zionism with antisemitism. This draws sympathy and unwavering support for Israel from the Western world, rendering it nearly impossible to criticize Israel and its use of brute force against Palestinians without being labeled an antisemite.

So, how then, can I tell my side of the story without being silenced? How can I appeal to a Western audience who is

I accept the subjugation with my head low to avoid upsetting my oppressor and its supporters?

How can I remain silent when an apartheid power is actively profiting off of the conquest of my land? How can I be asked to “understand both sides” when a colonizer still denies me access to the land my ancestors called home less than 73 years ago? How can I extend an olive branch to an oppressor who consistently denies my existence and tries to erase my story?

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The “diversity” question HUGO QUINTANA 2021 MiC Columnist

As a person of color, any type of application, whether it be college, job or internship applications are always equipped with stress, self-doubt and insecurity. I feel alone in academic and social settings at the University of Michigan, with about 55% of the student population being white and the median family income being a staggering $154,000 for the Fall 2020 undergraduate population. I, as a minority student who does not have the privilege of wealth nor whiteness, have had to endure a college experience overrun by feelings of imposter syndrome. Here at the University, I constantly feel the pressure of social and economic factors like race and social class that lead me to lose belief in myself academically and professionally. I dream to go to law school and become a lawyer, which I know will force me to exist within more intimidating environments of professionalism, whiteness and years of enhanced feelings of being an imposter.

Interacting with students in my sociology, political science and public policy classes has resulted in very interesting yet uncomfortable conversations. It seems like almost every student has been interning for their local congressman since high school and have parents who own their own law firm. Comparing my background and experiences to others, the overwhelming sense of competition makes me anxious and worried about my future at the University and beyond due to my lack of experience compared to my peers. When it comes to discussions surrounding internships or any other professional opportunity, the number of white students who seem to have been handed positions because of their family’s privilege is honestly astounding.

This past January, I started my application to the Ford School of Public Policy. Even before the start of my freshman year, I already knew I wanted to apply to this program come the winter of my sophomore year, and I worked my ass off both academically and professionally to try to secure an acceptance. I completed the prerequisites courses early, pursued internships that aligned with my political interests and became an involved student at the University to solidify that public policy was my passion while proving to admissions that I was a dedicated student. I thought what I was doing would be enough and that I would stand out among hundreds of applicants all competing for a spot in the 70- to 80-person cohort. But when talking to other students who had the same dream of attending the Public Policy School, it seemed that their experiences, grades and accomplishments were much more prestigious

than mine. And when it was time to start my application, I needed to think of something that made me different from the rest of the applicants. There was an easy conclusion: my ethnicity.

I am a Latino student at the University; I am a part of the mere 6.98% of the undergraduate population that is Latinx.

Diversity has been proven to be beneficial in the classroom. Whether it’s ethnicity, socioeconomic class or religion that sets individual students apart, learning in diverse environments improves students’ cognitive skills and critical thinking. By boosting an individual’s abilities and intellect, diverse classrooms nurture further academic success and innovation. More diverse classrooms not only make me feel more comfortable, but they also create an open space for dialogue regarding important issues affecting various cultures and ethnicities. I knew my ethnicity would benefit the Public Policy School’s cohort, but I did not want to wonder if I had only been accepted for the sake of the school’s diversity numbers. My imposter syndrome made me feel that my experiences and grades would not be enough for the acceptance email that I’ve been dreaming of since I learned about the Public Policy School.

I had to come to accept that a majority of the students applying, on paper, most likely appeared to admissions as identical. So many of us are pre-law, political science majors waiting on an acceptance to the Public Policy School.

Most of us are politically active and involved in related organizations on campus, and some of us naively believe we can become president one day. Due to this, I knew the one place I could truly stand out would be in the application essays. It felt like the three 300- to 400-word essays would determine my future.

After filling out basic demographic information in the early part of the online application, it was finally time to view the essay prompts. Unsurprisingly, the first one was the staple “diversity essay.”

This year’s prompt started out by informing the applicants about how research has shown that diverse work groups are better at solving problems.

They noted, however, that working in such groups can present considerable challenges to students who struggle to work with others from different backgrounds. The question then asked the applicants to write about an experience working in a diverse setting and specifically asked that the essay be focused around the challenges of working with differences. The final part of the prompt questioned the applicants to discuss in what ways one could improve on how productive and respectful they were to others of a different background.

Though I was expecting at least one essay to prompt me about my

background, this question was the most difficult one to write, taking me weeks of constant drafting and editing. I think it’s important for admissions committees to ask questions which allow students to vulnerably talk about their identities, but when it comes to this specific question, it seemed that the committee was only trying to see how white students have been able to interact in diverse settings. Instead of just asking about an experience in working in a diverse community, they asked about how the environment was challenging. After rereading the prompt over and over, I began to get angry. In what environment at the University have I had the opportunity to even work in a diverse setting? To me, this question asked, “How, as a person of color, have you faced challenges working in a diverse environment despite never being in one?” I’m almost always one of about three Latinx students in 300-person lectures, the only person of color in discussion sections and one of four brown students crossing the entire Diag, the center of the University. In all of my group projects and breakout rooms, I often find myself having to settle without having my ideas appreciated, being talked over and feeling stupid. I wish I had the opportunity to work in a diverse group setting so that I could finally be listened to, not doubted or ignored, but that is simply not the reality here at the University.

I reflected on the final part of the aforementioned prompt: “Are there things you wish you had done differently or might do differently in the future to work more respectfully and productively with people who differ from you?” No, but this question caters to white students who trample the minority students at this school, creating a welcoming prompt for them to ease their way into. When talking to older friends in the Public Policy School who helped edit my essay, we all agreed that this prompt seemed to be purposefully phrased so that admissions would be able to see which white students were “woke” in appreciating diversity and understanding its importance. These students are obviously necessary for a holistically diverse environment, but the ease of being able to discuss working with people of different backgrounds provides advantages to white applicants over actual students who would contribute to a diverse cohort. I am a person of color who has solely been in majority-white environments, I could not think of a time where I faced a challenge working across differences, because I have rarely been presented with differences in my work environments. A challenge I have to constantly deal with is not being valued as a thinker and student within the classroom. It’s not my duty to respectfully and productively work with students who can’t see past my skin color.

Moon Cafe and kindness during COVID-19 JESSICA KWON

2021 Senior MiC Editor When I sat down with Moon Choe, owner and operator of Moon Cafe, a Korean restaurant and frozen yogurt shop on State Street, for a 40-minute interview, I’ll admit I expected something of a sob story: a few cliché sentiments about being down on his luck and needing students to stop by so he can pay the bills. What I got instead was a chance to gain new insights on laissez-faire parenting, the subtle racism that is a hallmark of the immigrant experience and the private joys he is able to embrace from the COVID-19 pandemic, among other topics of discussion. Choe is full of surprising wisdom, which he dishes out freely, sans condescension.

As soon as you walk in, Moon Cafe comforts you. The walls are painted yellow and purple, clashing with the black-and-white checkerboard floor.

Large-framed, abstract art prints hang on the walls, and the entire stretch of a mantel piece is lined with small figurines. The eclectic interior reminds me of the yummy hole-inthe-wall eateries my friends and I frequented during our high school years back at home and immediately assuages those requisite nerves I feel as a newcomer to the journalism scene.

Choe is in his early 60s and, despite his gray hair, looks much younger than his years. On the afternoon that I walk into his shop, he wears wire glasses, a yellow University of Michigan hoodie (like the true Michigan dad he is) with a few sauce stains, comfy sweatpants and padded slides with Puma socks. He’s dressed, in other words, for a long shift at the restaurant. Choe is thoughtful and very eloquent. Though he gestures for me to take a seat at the booth in front of

him, he never quite settles into the bench facing me. Instead, he hovers by it, always ready to take a call or hand a customer their order.

I’m caught off guard when Choe begins the interview by throwing me the first question: he wants to know what my position at The Michigan Daily is. I tell him I’m a Senior MiC Editor, and he nods and replies that

“I cannot think of any bad things.

Just wake up early in the morning, eat together — we always eat together … there’s no special meaning, we’re just married … and then we spend time together. That’s it.” The restaurant is a two-person operation. Last year, they employed a couple U-M students part-time, but now, since business is slower than usual, it’s just Choe and

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his daughter, Gina, also used to hold a Senior Editor position at The Daily during her undergraduate years. In our brief conversation, he mentions his children’s academic achievements several times. I can tell by the way he casually namedrops “neuroscience at Princeton” that he speaks of his son and daughter fondly and often.

Much of Choe’s identity is, in many ways, tied to his role as a father and husband. Shortly into our conversation, Choe takes a phone order and calls out to the kitchen: “Yeobo? Spicy pork!” (Yeobo is a pet name, roughly translated from Korean to “darling” or “honey.”) Later, she calls him dangshin — another sweet term of endearment — when they’re working in the kitchen together. While trying to put into words what it’s like to work with his wife, he chuckles and says,

his wife, Yoon, running the cafe.

Choe and Yoon, along with their son and daughter, immigrated to America from South Korea nearly 15 years ago and eventually settled in Ann Arbor, Mich. During his career, Choe worked in the automotive industry for 32 years. (His engineering background shows in the way he tends to speak in exact figures, precise times and percentages.) When he retired a couple years back, he decided he wanted to take on “fresh and new” work. “My (children) grew up here in Ann Arbor … so it is our town,” he tells me. He decided to open a frozen yogurt shop to meet new students, and he calls this new job a different type of “good stress.”

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MARCH 12: As the COVID-19 pandemic began, the NCAA canceled all ongoing winter and spring sports. Those concerns also caused the postponement of fall sports, including football, later in the year.

OCTOBER 31: After beating Minnesota just a week prior, the Michigan football team lost to underdog Michigan State. The loss was the first in one of the Wolverines’ worst seasons in recent program history.

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FEBRUARY 20: Michigan men’s basketball coach Juwan Howard had an altercation with Wisconsin coach Greg Gard, throwing a punch at a Badgers assistant coach, leading to a five-game suspension. In his absence, assistant coach Phil Martelli stepped up to help lead the team to March Madness.

MARCH 30: In the Elite Eight, No. 1 seed Michigan men’s basketball lost to UCLA. The Wolverines fell short of a Final Four appearance.

NOVEMBER 27: Michigan football beat Ohio State in The Game, ending an eightgame losing streak to its rival.

MARCH 28: The Michigan women’s basketball team reached the Elite Eight for the first time in program history, led by senior Naz Hillmon. The Wolverines lost to Louisville.

DECEMBER 31: No. 2 Michigan football faced Georgia in the Orange Bowl, losing 34-11 to end its championship push.

Michigan finds its Beilein Michigan gets signature win, replacement, hires Juwan Howard beats Notre Dame, 45-14 MAX MARCOVITCH

2019 Managing Sports Editor

The Michigan basketball program is entering a new era by harkening back to an old one.

Miami Heat assistant coach and former Fab Five star Juwan Howard has been hired to be the Wolverines’ next head coach, as first reported by Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports and officially confirmed

by Michigan spokesman Tom Wywrot on Wednesday. Howard is set to replace John Beilein, who accepted a head coaching job with the Cleveland Cavaliers last Monday after 12 seasons in Ann Arbor. It will be a five-year deal, according to Jeff Goodman of Stadium.

Howard will be the 17th men’s basketball coach in school history.

“I am very excited about the opportunity to lead the University of Michigan’s storied basketball program,” Howard said in a press release. “I have been very fortunate to be part of a great championship organization in the Miami Heat for the last nine years — three as a player and six as a coach. It was always going to take something incredibly special for me to leave Miami; however, I know in my heart this is the right place and the right time.

“As a ‘Michigan Man’ I know the place our program has in college basketball and I embrace the chance to build onto that history and lead us to championships both in the Big Ten and national level. We will continue to develop young men on the court, in the classroom and in the community that our fan base will continue to be proud of.”

Howard spent 19 years as a player in the NBA, making one All Star team and winning two NBA titles. Upon his retirement in 2013, Howard was hired by the Miami Heat, where he has since held an assistant coaching position. In recent weeks, his name has popped up as one of interest for NBA head coaching openings.

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Howard interviewed with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the franchise’s head coaching position, a job which ultimately went to Ryan Saunders.

“I’m happy for Juwan, Jenine and his family, and feel he is deserving of this opportunity to coach at the University of Michigan,” said Heat president Pat Riley in a press release.

“He is going back to a school and a conference in which he is revered.

I think it is a great step forward for him and the University, and I wish him nothing but the best, because that’s what he’s given us.”

Added Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra: “Juwan is an absolute star as a person, player and coach. I feel he is more than ready. He is a terrific leader and mentor, which translates very well to the collegiate level. While we are losing a valuable member of our staff and a great friend, I am happy for him and his family. He will forever be a champion and part of the HEAT family and I am excited to see him take the next step.”

Most around campus, though, still associate Howard with his days wearing the maize and blue, as a key cog in the Fab Five squads of the early 1990s that still hold strong cultural significance at the school. Howard averaged over 20 points per game in 1993-94, his last college season.

Fellow Fab Five teammates Jalen

Rose and Jimmy King have been among Howard’s stanchest public advocates since Beilein announced his departure — which certainly portends a fully-healed relationship between the Fab Five and the athletic department.

“There’s a guy named Juwan Howard that’s from Chicago,” Rose said on Get Up!, his morning ESPN show, last Friday. “He’s going to be able to help recruit that market. AllAmerican in high school, came to the University of Michigan and was a member of the Fab Five. He was the first person to sign their Letter of Intent. In theory, he also helped recruit each one of us. He was always the adult in the room amongst us.”

“I think Juwan is the guy who can pick up the torch and carry it even further,” King said, per the Detroit Free Press, at the third annual Champions for Change Gala at Crisler Center to benefit the ChadTough Foundation.

The program has gone through ebbs and flows since the early ‘90s, but in many ways it is still tethered to that group; the hiring of Howard is a nod to that. For that reason, he will begin his tenure with some goodwill among fans and baked-in cache with recruits.

That’s not to suggest the task will be easy.

The long-term challenge?

Sustaining the success Beilein left, after cultivating the greatest era in program history. No small feat, either.

But it’s a challenge he and Michigan are clearly ready to take on.

Over 25 years since leaving campus, Juwan Howard is back, set to pave a new path in Michigan basketball history.

ANNA FUDER/Daily Michigan hired Miami Heat assistant coach and former Fab Five star Juwan Howard.

ALEXIS RANKIN/2019 Managing Photo Editor Michigan relied on its run game and defense to beat Notre Dame 45-14.

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Cesar Ruiz heard the question, then he cracked a smile.

“Do you guys feel like you wrote a memorable chapter in this rivalry tonight?”

The junior center responded immediately: “Um, yes.”

Last week, Michigan got its second loss at Penn State, effectively ending any hopes of a Big Ten championship and the College Football Playoff. In the days leading up to the Wolverines’w matchup with Notre Dame, the biggest question was clear: What is there still to play for?

Michigan players insisted there was still plenty, most of all the chance to beat their rivals, but it was still a little hard to believe. At least, until Hassan Haskins ran 25 yards — several with a tackler on his back — on the Wolverines’ second drive of the game, one that eventually ended in a Zach Charbonnet touchdown.

And as the heavens descended on Ann Arbor, Michigan seemed unfazed. An offense that had struggled for explosive plays all year ripped off four 20-plus yard runs in the first half alone. The Wolverines (6-2 overall, 3-2 Big Ten) rode that run game and their typical stingy defense to a 45-14 win over No. 8 Notre Dame (5-2) in arguably the most impressive win of the Jim

Harbaugh era.

“We realized after (last week), going into this week for Monday’s practice that offensively, we’ve gotta come out that way from start to finish,” said senior quarterback Shea Patterson. “You can’t come out flat and expect to make a comeback in the end. They helped out our defense, our defense played lights out tonight.

I thought we executed all night offensively and I think the results show for themselves.”

Though Michigan had to settle for a field goal on its first drive, it made one thing clear: it was run-it-downtheir-throats time.

Patterson didn’t complete a pass until the second quarter, after his team was already up 10-0 — and with the rainy conditions, it was probably for the better. After the field goal, the Wolverines scored touchdowns on two straight drives, both by freshman running back Zach Charbonnet. And after he pulled a defender with him on the first of those two drives, Haskins hurdled his would-be tackler in the second, an encore to a 20-yard rush that sent 110,000 fans in maize ponchos into a frenzy.

“We said in the locker room, we knew what kind of game it was gonna be,” Ruiz said. “We changed the openers a little bit. We knew we were gonna be ground and pounding a lot today. It’s the game we’ve been waiting for. We love running the ball.

And just, we knew today was gonna be the day we were gonna be able to showcase it.”

Haskins finished with 149 yards on 20 attempts, a career high, while Charbonnet added 74 yards on 15 attempts for two touchdowns and tied a program-record nine touchdowns for a freshman running back.

As the rain slowed in the third quarter, so did Michigan — going three-and-out on three consecutive drives and then giving up a touchdown to cut its lead to 10. But the Wolverines stayed the course, coming back for a touchdown drive that included a Haskins 49-yard rush to put them up, 24-7. Then, they opened up the passing game and ran up the score with three touchdowns in the fourth quarter.

Through the entire game, the Wolverines found an offensive identity and stuck to it, never deviating from the run, even when those drives stalled in the third quarter. Notre Dame did the opposite, looking befuddled with every move Michigan made. Book readied to throw, even with passrushers in his face on nearly every play, even when the ball slipped around as rain continued to fall.

With their fierce running game, the Wolverines answered the questions of offensive identity that have surrounded them all season.

They also answered the question of whether a rivalry win was enough of a motivation for a team whose goals were much loftier.

As Michigan scored at will until the clock ran out, the answer to that question went without saying.

NCAA Tournament, all spring and winter competition canceled amid COVID-19 pandemic DANIEL DASH

2020 Daily Sports Writer

INDIANAPOLIS — Unlike previous years, this March has been defined by the madness taking place off the hardwood.

Amid the global COVID19 pandemic, the 2020 NCAA Tournament has been cancelled, according to a release from the NCAA. All spring and winter competitions are cancelled as well.

“This decision is based on the evolving COVID-19 public health threat, our ability to ensure the events do not contribute to spread of the pandemic, and the impracticality of hosting such events at any time during this academic year given ongoing decisions by other entities,” NCAA President Mark Emmert said in a statement.

The decision comes mere hours after each major Division I conference pulled the plug on their conference tournaments. The Ivy League — which cancelled its conference

tournament on Wednesday — was the campus visits during the time period. the health and well-being of our statement. “This decision, reached “Today, we took the unprecedented student-athletes, staff and community in collaboration with the Big Ten first domino to fall, and the rest of the and proactive decision to suspend members,” Michigan athletic Conference and campus leaders, was country followed suit shortly after.

Less than 20 minutes before intercollegiate activities to protect director Warde Manuel said in a reached after thorough discussion and was necessary the beginning of given the magnitude of Thursday’s four-game this global issue.

Big Ten Tournament “The hard work slate, conference and dedication of commissioner Kevin our student-athletes, Warren called off the coaches and staff is a tournament. Michigan source of inspiration and Rutgers were for so many. So, too, finishing pregame will be our response warmups when he as we confront the made the final call. spread of this global Michigan will cease pandemic. On behalf of all athletic events — our entire department, including offseason I thank the Big Ten practices and spring Conference, presidents recruiting — through and athletic directors, the remainder of the our head coaches and 2019-20 academic year community partners as part of a Big Tenwho have offered wide decision. The input and unwavering Wolverines will also support.” forbid coaches from MILES MACKLIN/Daily For the Wolverines, off-campus recruiting the cancellation brings and hosting recruits Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA tournament and all spring and winter an abrupt end to a time on official or unofficial competition was cancelled.

of year brimming with promise.

During the first few weeks of the spring season, Michigan established itself as a national contender in baseball, softball, tennis and gymnastics, among other sports.

For basketball in particular, cancellations snowballed quickly.

Shortly after the Big Ten cancelled its men’s basketball tournament, a mass cancellation of other conference tournaments ensued. Among the leaders of the movement was Duke athletic director Kevin White, who made waves by suspending all Blue Devil teams from competition indefinitely. As the chair of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Committee, White’s decision was the writing on the wall for national-level cancellations.

“Some things are bigger than basketball,” Wolverines’ coach Juwan Howard said in a statement. “This is a global situation and we need to make sure we follow the guidance and direction of the experts and health officials. … We want everyone to stay safe and take precautions to protect yourselves and loved ones.”

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Michigan clinches first National Championship title in school history SAMI RUUD

2021 Daily Sports Writer

The 2021 gymnastics National Championship came down to the very last routine of the meet. Junior Abby Heiskell stared down the beam as she mounted it. As she performed her routine, she completed each skill with an intention to do it perfectly, a lesson Michigan coach Bev Plocki has drilled into the mind of her gymnasts all season. Heiskell showed no ounce of doubt in any of her skills, and when she finished the routine with a stuck dismount, she proved that she was capable of being there for her team in the moment it needed it most.

Heiskell, joined by her teammates, could not peel her eyes from the scoreboard, and neither could Oklahoma. Waiting for only junior Olivia Trautman’s score on floor and Heiskell’s score on beam, the teams sat tied at 198.0750.

When the number came in on the scoreboard, a 9.9250, the team, the coaches and the fans erupted.

Michigan would be the 2021 National Champion, the first Michigan women’s gymnastics team to ever win a National Championship.

“We’ve talked about this for so long, and we were like, ‘Oh my gosh, this is actually happening. Oh my gosh, the meet is over, and we’re national champions,’ ” sophomore Sierra Brooks said. “So much went into this, it’s so amazing seeing our hard work pay off.”

Michigan clinched the win, in the end, by securing the lead they held onto the entire meet. Coming into the Finals, Oklahoma was ranked first and Michigan second, based on the semifinal scores, but the Sooners were never given a chance to shine.

Michigan started the meet on floor with six strong routines, all counted scores at a 9.9125 or higher. Junior Natalie Wojcik led the pack, scoring a 9.9500, landing all of her tumbling passes smoothly and without fault.

Sophomore Gabby Wilson also posted an impressive score of 9.9375, and the solid performance from the rest of her teammates landed the Wolverines at

a 49.6250.

Michigan carried that energy to the vault for the second rotation, where it extended its lead over the rest of the field even further, gaining a 0.1375 lead over Oklahoma at the halfway mark. “(Vault’s) just been amazing,”

Michigan coach Bev Plocki said. “At the beginning of the year, we were doing big vaults, but we couldn’t get the landings, and it was a process.

We absolutely peaked at the right time this year. … Right before the championship part of the season, we started being able to nail those 1.5s.”

ALLISON ENGKVIST/Daily Michigan won its first National Championship in school history.

Heiskell started off Michigan’s next rotation on bars with a stuck dismount. The Wolverines’ top scores of the rotation came from Brooks and junior Abby Brenner in her first competitive routine in months since hurting her ankle at the Big Five meet on Feb. 27, and Michigan maintained its lead.

That lead, though, was deceptively large. The Wolverines had to move to the beam, a nerve-racking event to conclude a meet on, while the Sooners ended on floor, whose scores were the highest of any event throughout the whole meet.

“I just said to them: ‘Take a deep breath, exhale out all of the nervous energy and let’s just go do what we do, one routine at a time for six routines,’ ” Plocki said “We got this, breath in the confidence, be aggressive. That’s what we wanted them to do, was just go do confident, aggressive balance beam.”

Michigan’s beam rotation did not start as strong as it would have liked, but Brooks turned the rotation around for the Wolverines.

“Before I even went, I was on the

verge of tears because I wanted it so bad for this team,” Brooks said. “I knew those routines were semi off, but I also trusted myself and the rest of the lineup, so I wanted to get out there and do my thing. I got on the beam and I just honestly approached it with as much confidence as I could ever have.”

Brooks performed her beam series perfectly, making up for some of the points her former teammates had lost, but Wojcik and Heiskell still had to nail their routines for Michigan to have a shot at the win.

Wojcik one-upped her teammate, sticking every skill just as solidly and scoring a 9.9875, the highest beam score of the day, then Heiskell handled the pressure of a tied score with ease.

“It’s very hard to describe how it feels,” Plocki said. “This is 32 years I’ve been waiting for this feeling …

It’s just an unbelievable pride and just an admiration for what our team has been through and the sacrifices that they’ve made. I knew this was possible because, for the first time, they have belief in themselves.”

Michigan escapes Sweet Sixteen with win over South Dakota, 52-49 ABBIE TELGENHOF

2022 Assistant Sports Editor

WICHITA, KAN. — The Michigan women’s basketball team knew it was do or die.

With a trip to the Elite Eight on the line — potentially the first in program history — the third seeded Wolverines (25-6 overall) rose to the challenge.

Taking down No. 11-seed South Dakota (29-6), 52-49, in the Sweet Sixteen, the Wolverines once again made history.

“The moment we had today is never going to go away,” Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico said. “So I’m just so happy for this group. …

We’re still playing. There are eight darn teams left in the country playing and we are one of them. That’s pretty incredible.”

From the opening tip, it was a gritty, back and forth game. Throughout the

entire game Michigan struggled to score, never truly finding an offensive groove. Instead, short spurts of efficient scoring kept the Wolverines afloat against a physical Coyote defense.

In the first quarter, sloppy turnovers plagued Michigan. The Wolverines looked to their one-two punch of senior forward Naz Hillmon and senior guard Leigha Brown, but to no avail.

Hillmon — who was triple-teamed on every possession — notched zero points in the first quarter and just six in the second. Brown fared slightly better, but any limited success she had was unsustainable. Working deep into the rotation early, Michigan tried to get something going. A short run at the end of the first quarter kept the Wolverines from fully breaking.

But opening the second quarter with two missed 3-pointers from junior guard Maddie Nolan and

a shot-clock violation, Michigan quickly fell out of what little rhythm it had gained. Short offensive spurts from freshman guard Laila Phelia kept the Wolverines in the game — and a strong defensive showing forced South Dakota into tough shots — but nothing seemed to stick.

It quickly became clear Michigan wouldn’t magically overcome its struggles, but would have to fight for every possession. On this night, nothing would come easy.

With their offense faltering, the Wolverines dug into their defensive identity, trying to keep South Dakota contained on offense. Clogging the paint and hedging high on ball screens, Michigan tried to disrupt the Coyotes offensive game plan.

“We play a different style than a lot of the teams that (South Dakota) played,” Barnes Arico said. “Just going back and watching the film of their first two tournament games, who they

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beat, two Power Five opponents that are awesome teams, they defended it differently than we did tonight. We wanted to give them a different look. I think it sped them up and made them take quicker shots than maybe they wanted to take.”

Yet, South Dakota still jumped out to an early lead. Failing to put together a complete game, the Wolverines allowed the Coyotes to hang around throughout the half, entering the locker room down by two points.

Despite obvious halftime adjustments, the third quarter followed the same narrative of offensive struggle. Doubling down on finding Hillmon and senior forward Emily Kiser in the paint, Michigan finally found the shots it wanted — but failed to capitalize.

The Coyotes continued to force the Wolverines out of rotation and score at every level. Draining 3-pointers and finding their forwards inside, South

Michigan would hold on, emerging Dakota kept Michigan from gaining any momentum. With the game very victorious.

And for the first time in program much within reach for either team throughout the entirety of the fourth history, with just eight teams left quarter, Michigan continued to vying for a national championship, the struggle finding offensive consistency. Wolverines are still dancing.

Coming down to the final play, the Coyotes had a chance to secure the lead with 20 seconds left on the clock. South Dakota launched an open 3-pointer for the lead — only for the ball to bounce off the rim into Hillmon’s hands, with a foul following. The next possession, another Coyote foul sent Brown to the line for the first time all night. Draining both, Brown put the Wolverines back in EMMA MATI/Daily control with a four point Michigan beat South Dakota to secure its first ever spot lead. in the Elite Eight.

Michigan shocks Ohio State, ends eight-game losing streak in The Game JARED GREENSPAN

2022 Managing Sports Editor

For 3,653 days — long, arduous, hollow days — the Michigan football program lived in the shadows of its unremitting failures against Ohio State.

There won’t be a 3,654th day. At long last, that futile streak is over.

After eight consecutive bitter losses to the Buckeyes, the Wolverines emerged from The Game victorious. No. 5 Michigan (11-1 overall, 8-1 Big Ten) shocked No. 2 Ohio State (10-2, 8-1), 42-27, clinching the Big Ten East and punching a ticket to next Saturday’s Big Ten Championship Game.

“One of my favorite sayings of all time is, ‘When there’s a will, there’s a way,’ ” Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said after the game.

“And the will was very strong for our team.”

As the fourth quarter wound to a close, reality melded with imagination. Senior running back Hassan Haskins stood in the endzone with outstretched arms, celebrating a touchdown that handed Michigan a 15-point lead with 2:17 minutes to play. He blew kisses to the crowd, beckoning the raucous sea of maize pom poms that serenaded him for an electric five touchdown performance.

Pandemonium had officially set in.

When the clock struck doublezeroes, everyone seemed to forget about the freezing cold and the endless nightmares from previous defeats. Droves of fans plunged from the stands and spilled out onto the turf, reveling in their newfound glory.

Michigan, champions of the Big Ten East.

“It was a surreal moment,” junior quarterback Cade McNamara said.

“It’s something we’ve dreamed of.

Every 6 a.m. (practice), that feeling is the reason why we do it.”

Saturday offered an opportunity for the Wolverines to exorcise past demons, escaping the recent doldrums and persistent pain of the rivalry. A win would vault them into the Big Ten Championship Game and buoy aspirations of a berth in

for the shock of The Game’s result. the College Football Playoff, two In the game’s waning minutes, hurdles that the program had yet to when Stroud’s fourth-and-18 heave clear as of the morning, seven years fell shy of a first down, the reality set into Jim Harbaugh’s tenure. in. Bleachers rattled. The stadium But just as toppling the Buckeyes shook. Hutchinson and fifth-year began to feel sisyphean, the safety Brad Hawkins shed tears.

Wolverines punched first on an A.J. “We have (a sign) inside Henning touchdown — and refused Schembechler Hall, ‘What are you to relent. doing today to beat Ohio State,’ ” “It was really like a war out Hawkins said. “And today, we beat there,” senior defensive end Aidan them. It’s a blessing.”

Hutchinson, who wreaked havoc on A blessing, perhaps, but certainly Ohio State’s offense with three sacks, not a product of luck. said.

“Every workout, every practice, In the second quarter, even every game, everything that we put as Ohio State took a brief 10-7 into this season — that’s something lead, Michigan proved unfazed, that we kept in the back of our minds embodying its season-long serenity. every single day that we entered A 13-play, 82-yard touchdown drive Schembechler Hall,” McNamara sent the Wolverines into halftime said of Ohio State. “We did enough to clenching a 14-13 lead. beat them today.”

In past years, Michigan unraveled After nine years of perpetual in similar moments, particularly in suffering, Michigan had achieved The Game. On Saturday, the team the unthinkable. It’s a game that no merely grew stronger. one will soon forget.

The second half started to a tee.

“We’ve got a lot of hours left The Wolverines’ defense forced a today,” Harbaugh smirked, allowing crisp three-and-out, and the offense himself to digest the gravity of the blazed down the field, running the moment. “… Celebrating long into the ball three times for a total of 81 yards; night.”

Haskins capped the drive with a touchdown.

They had kicked Ohio State back onto its heels, and the Buckeyes would never recover.

So hapless were the Buckeyes that only a brief kerfuffle could slow down the Wolverines. After a scrum triggered an unsportsmanlike conduct on Ohio State’s Cameron Brown, Michigan found the endzone again.

Haskins bounced outside, scoring for the third time on the day, staking the Wolverines to a stunning 15-point lead.

The result incited delirium and momentarily MADELINE HINKLEY/Daily broke the Michigan Stadium scoreboard Hassan Haskins scored five touchdowns in Michigan’s win — an apt microcosm over Ohio State.

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