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Information dean, wife to give $2.5M Couple bequeaths largest-ever donation from dean to college By CHRISTY SONG and WILL GREENBERG Daily Staff Reporters

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Ju’won Harris, a health educator at the Detroit-based Institute for Population Health, answers students’ questions about the Teach for America program with first-year medical student Kimi Warlaumnot at the Ford School of Public Policy Thursday.

TFA alumni discuss STEM Panelists say lowincome schools lack science, math programming By YARDAIN AMRON Daily Staff Writer

A panel of four Teach For America alumni and one current fellow sat before a small audience of students Thursday night to discuss the “crisis” in

science, technology, engineering and math education — with the hope of luring more University students with science and mathematics backgrounds into the fellowship program. STEM subjects are often neglected in low-income schools, the panelists said, yet they’re considered crucial toward students’ success in both college and workforce. Improving the United States’s competitiveness in these fields has been a priority of the Obama administration, which

committed billions over the last several federal budgets toward improving STEM education. “This year, there’s a huge need in the communities and school districts in which we place core members for science and math teachers at all grade levels,” Emily Pendergraft, regional TFA recruitment manager, said. Teach for America is a non-profit organization that recruits and trains recent college graduates to teach full-time for two years in low-

income public schools. Sixtyseven recent graduates from the University began teaching for TFA this semester. The program has been praised for bringing young professionals into contact with students and also criticized for inadequately preparing fellows for the challenges of lowincome schools, many of which are in urban areas. At the panel, held at the Public Policy school, members discussed their personal expeSee TFA, Page 3A

In an announcement early Thursday, School of Information dean Jeffrey MacKie-Mason and his wife Janet Netz committed to donating $2.5 million for an endowed professorship — one of the largest amounts a dean at the University has ever donated to his or her own school or college. The donation will create the Jeffrey MacKie-Mason Professor of Information, which will be a tenured faculty position in that school. MacKie-Mason and Netz are both University alumni. MacKie-Mason said in an interview Thursday that he and his wife feel a strong sense of compassion toward the values of the School of Information, which serves 441 undergraduate and graduate students. “My wife and I both believe deeply in the value of public

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Kinesiology adds major in health, fitness Inaugural class of new concentration has 15 students By AARON GUGGENHEIM Daily News Editor

After two years of planning, the School of Kinesiology has rolled out a new concentration to meet the growing demand for educators and consultants in physical fitness and wellness. The Health and Fitness major is built around a core 49 credits that teach the fundamentals of wellness and physical training and then branches out to two distinct tracks: physical education and health and fitness leadership. The physical education track prepares students for a teaching certification in physical education, while the research-based health and fitness leadership track prepares students for jobs in which they will promote individual and community health. With rising health-care costs, many companies are looking

for individuals with similar backgrounds to lead wellness programs that reduce medical expenditures. Both tracks prepare students for national certification tests for personal trainers and other fitness professionals, and both guarantee an internship to get real-world experience and practice skills learned in the classroom. Kinesiology Dean Ron Zernicke said the concentration was developed for three reasons: to reorient the school’s priorities to focus on health, wellness and physical activity and to latch on to the wide variety of work being done throughout the University regarding physical inactivity. “What we tried to do was to figure what were the resources we have within the school and then how do we collaborate across schools to give students within our school, and others, the best opportunities,” Zernicke said, adding that alumni have encouraged the school to add health and fitness elements to the See KINESIOLOGY, Page 3A

universities,” MacKie-Mason said. “We just couldn’t be more excited about (the University’s) future, but it needs the support of people who believe in it.” This contribution is the latest in a series of high-profile donations meant to kick-start the University’s upcoming fundraising campaign, Victors for Michigan, which is set to launch Nov. 8. In September, University alum Stephen Ross, namesake of the Ross School of Business, donated $200 million for further improvements to the athletic campus and the Business School. At her annual leadership breakfast in early October, University President Mary Sue Colemanannounced that she and her husband, political scientist Kenneth Coleman, would be donating $1 million toward study-abroad initiatives. MacKie-Mason said the surge in donations comes at an important time, as state and federal funding for the University has been insufficient in recent years. In a Thursday press release, MacKie-Mason said his contribution is a great way to repay the opportunities provided to him by the University. “Faculty and staff across the See INFORMATION, Page 3A

Business is good for high-school partners Ann Arbor locals successful selling sunglasses on game days By CAROLYN GEARIG For the Daily

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Jann N. Sarkaria, a radiation oncologist at the Mayo Clinic, delivers his talk “The impact of the blood-brain barrier on limiting therapeutic efficacy in GBM” at the Taubman Institute Thursday.

Visiting doctor lectures on brain tumor clinical trial Mayo Clinic oncologist talks research, treatment By ALLANA AKHTAR Daily Staff Reporter

Jann Sarkaria, a renowned radiation oncologist at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, lectured Thursday about his cur-

rent research on glioblastoma, a cancerous tumor. Glioblastomas are highly malignant brain tumors that arise from the supportive brain tissue. Sarkaria’s research aims to find drugs that would work in tandem with radiation treatment to advance treatment of the disease. He is currently developing novel radio-wave-based treatments and monitoring drug

efficacy through repeated imaging of the malignancies. Sakaria’s work also focuses on identifying which types of patients benefit most from the cutting-edge treatment. During his lecture, Sakaria outlined his methods for investigating treatments for glioblastomas, which starts by taking tumor cells from patients and putting them into See BRAIN, Page 3A

When Josh Carn-Saferstein and Noah Hirschl, both Ann Arbor high school seniors, decided to design and sell Michigan-themed sunglasses before University football games last fall, they didn’t expect much. But after selling out of 500 pairs within three games, they saw potential for their business, Spirit Specs, to grow. “We’ve lived in Ann Arbor our whole lives, and we’re both devoted Michigan fans,” Hirschl said. “Having 110,000 people in one place where you can just hold up a product and have tens of thousands of people walk by (is) the easiest form of marketing.” Hirschl and Carn-Saferstein See HIGH-SCHOOL, Page 3A

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Write-A-Thon WHAT:The Sweetland Center for Writing is hosting a write-a-thon for the National Day of Writing. Students can chalk the sidewalk with words and images while eating cookies and winning prizes. WHO: Sweetland Center for Writing WHEN: Today at 12 p.m. WHERE: The Diag

WHERE: Glen Avenue WHEN: Wednesday at about 9:30 p.m. WHAT: A bicyclist was reportedly hit by a vehicle on October 10, University Police reported. He was taken to Mott Hospital. The investigation is pending.

WHAT: This daylong conference will address issues concerning sexual exploitation of girls. WHO: School of Social Work WHEN: Today from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. WHERE: Hutchins Hall, Room 100

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WHERE: Northwood III WHEN: Wednesday at about 3:30 p.m. WHAT: There were reports of door-to-door soliciting, University Police reported. Police found the suspects and, discovering they were students, allowed them to solicit.

WHERE: University Hospital WHEN: Wednesday at about 2 p.m. WHAT: Cash was reportedly stolen from an employee’s wallet, University Police reported. The alleged theft occurred sometime between 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 10 and 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 11.

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During the government shutdown, the EPA cleaned house only to find a can of soup dating back to 1997, the Washington Post reported. There is no word on the type of soup or the last time the fridge was cleaned.

David Cook, former “American Idol” winner, discusses his reality show fame and upcoming performance at The Ark. His setlist will include new songs and tracks from his two RCA albums. >> FOR MORE, SEE ARTS, PAGE 5

Sleeptexting is a growing phenomenon where people text while asleep, Slate reported. Many sleeptexters report feelings of embarrassment or awkwardness. Researchers recommend not sleeping with a phone nearby.

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Syrian military official killed in al-Qaida firefight Maj. Gen. Jameh Jameh’s cause of death unclear BEIRUT (AP) — One of Syria’s most powerful military officers was killed in fighting with alQaida-linked Islamic extremists in an oil-rich eastern province largely controlled by the rebels, Syrian state-run television said Thursday. The fighting came amid a new push to hold an elusive peace conference for Syria’s civil war, with the government proposing the talks start late next month, though there was no sign the opposition would attend. Maj. Gen. Jameh Jameh was killed in the provincial capital of Deir el-Zour, where he was the head of military intelligence,

state-run TV said. He was the most senior military officer to be killed in more than a year. The report did not say when or how Jameh was killed, only that he died “while he was carrying out his mission in defending Syria and its people.” The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Jameh was killed by a sniper bullet during clashes with rebels, including members of al-Qaidalinked Jabhat al-Nusra or Nusra Front. Jameh’s cousin, Haitham Jameh, told Lebanon-based Al-Mayadeen TV that the general was killed when a bomb exploded as he led his troops in an operation in Deir el-Zour, site of more than a year of clashes between regime forces and rebel fighters, who control most of the province.

He was the most powerful Syrian officer to be killed since a July 2012 bomb attack on a Cabinet meeting in Damascus killed four top officials, including the defense minister and his deputy, who was President Bashar Assad’s brother-in-law. That attack also wounded the interior minister. Jameh played a major role in Lebanon when Damascus dominated its smaller neighbor. When Syrian troops withdrew from Lebanon in 2005, ending nearly a three-decade military presence, Jameh was in charge of Syrian intelligence in the capital, Beirut. He was among several top Syrian officers suspected of having a role in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Syria denies any involvement in the slaying.

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President Barack Obama speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 17. Lawmakers Wednesday voted to avoid a financial default and reopen the government after a 16-day partial shutdown.

Stock market reaches an all time high after debt deal vote With the debt crisis averted market on the incline again NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market hit an all-time high Thursday as investors put the government shutdown and debt ceiling crisis behind them and focused on corporate earnings. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 11.61 points, or 0.7 percent, to close at 1,733.15 — a record close. The market rose throughout the day as investors got back to focusing on corporate earnings and economic data. American Express and Verizon rose the most in the Dow Jones industrial average after reporting earnings that beat expectations from financial analysts. The Dow ended the day down two points, or 0.01 percent, to 15,371.65. The index of 30 big U.S. companies was held back by declines in IBM, Goldman Sachs and UnitedHealth. IBM’s third-quarter revenue fell and missed Wall Street’s forecast by more than $1 billion.

The stock closed down $11.90, or 6 percent, to $174.80. Earlier, it had touched its lowest level of the past year — $172.57 Goldman Sachs also weighed down the index. The investment bank’s revenue fell sharply as trading in bonds and other securities slowed. Goldman fell $3.93, or 2.4 percent, to $158.32. The focus on earnings is a change of pace for Wall Street, which had been absorbed in Washington’s political drama over the last month. Now that the U.S. has avoided the possibility of default, at least for a few months, earnings news is expected to dominate trading for the next couple weeks. So far, only 79 companies in the S&P 500 have reported third-quarter results, according to S&P Capital IQ. Analysts expect earnings at those companies to increase 3.3 percent over the same period a year ago. “I don’t think we can completely close the door on the debt ceiling chapter just yet, but we can get back to the stuff that really matters,” said Jonathan Corpina, who manages trading on the floor of the New York Stock

Exchange for Meridian Equity Partners. Other indexes also posted big gains. The Nasdaq composite closed up 23.71 points, or 0.6 percent, to 3,863.15. The Russell 2000 index, which is made up of primarily smaller, riskier companies, also hit an all-time high. It closed up 9.85 points, or 0.9 percent, to 1,102.27 and has risen nearly 30 percent this year. Market analysts think the 16-day partial shutdown of the government caused billions of dollars of damage to the economy. Government employees were furloughed, contracts were delayed, and tourism declined at national parks. Analysts at Wells Fargo said the shutdown likely lowered economic growth by 0.5 percentage point. There remain broader concerns that Democrats and Republicans won’t be able to draw up a longer-term budget. The deal approved late Wednesday only permits the Treasury Department to borrow through Feb. 7 and fund the government through Jan. 15.

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Woman found dead from gunshot Authorities have released the identity of a woman whose body was found on a front lawn near her west side Detroit home. The Wayne County medical examiner’s office tells The Detroit News that 19-year-old Kimberly Muse died of a gunshot wound to her chest. The Wayne County prosecutor’s office initially had reported that the victim was a 16-year-old girl. Muse’s mother confirmed her identity late Wednesday. Muse’s body was found Sunday afternoon. Devin Brown of Detroit was arraigned Wednesday on a manslaughter charge. The 21-yearold Brown and the victim were described as acquaintances.

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Two murderers mistakenly let go from Florida jail At first glance, the paperwork ordering the release of two convicted murderers serving life sentences in a Florida prison looked legitimate. So the guards at Franklin Correctional Institution in the Florida Panhandle put one of the men on a bus and opened the gates for the other to ride away with family. Authorities now say prison officials were duped by the court documents, which included a fake motion from a prosecutor and a judge’s forged signature. As prison officials, prosecutors and courts across the state scrambled to make sure no one else had been mistakenly released, police were searching for the two men who already had a head start. Joseph Jenkins was let out Sept. 27, and Charles Walker was freed Oct. 8.

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Union threatens to strike in Calif. Union workers are threatening to go on strike at midnight unless San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit agrees to enter arbitration after a marathon negotiating session with management and its two largest unions came to a halt Thursday when both sides couldn’t agree on a remaining set of issues. Roxanne Sanchez, president of Service Employees International Union Local 1021, said BART and its two largest unions have “come extremely close” to agreement on economic, health care and pension issues. However, she said the parties remained apart on work rule issues. She said the unions suggested taking the remaining issues to arbitration but management refused. Workers would walk off the job at midnight unless BART officials change their mind, Sanchez said.

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Foreign markets tepid after U.S. gov. debt deal finalized A day after the U.S. Congress stepped back from the abyss and avoided a potentially disastrous default, investor relief was checked Thursday by concerns over the cost of Washington’s drawn-out political battle. Even though Congress has agreed to raise the $16.7 trillion debt ceiling and end a 16-day partial government shutdown, the relief rally that started on Wall Street on Wednesday has largely petered out. The dollar was down sharply and stock markets drifted. Investors around the world, including fund managers holding dollars and Treasurys, have been unimpressed by the political squabbling that has threatened the U.S. since 2011. The question is whether the brinkmanship will become the new normal. —Compiled from Daily wire reports

University have been given tremendous opportunities at the University of Michigan to pursue our research and enjoy rewarding careers.” MacKie-Mason said. “It’s only appropriate that we take the opportunity to give back.” Heather Newman, a spokeswoman for the School of Information, said the donation was another example of MacKieMason’s excellent leadership of the school. “Jeff has been an inspirational

TFA From Page 1A riences with children disillusioned with math and science. Kimi Warlaumont, one of the panelists, said she was distraught upon discovering her seventh and eighth graders had received almost no prior science instruction. Students had become so accustomed to a never-ending flow of substitute teachers that when Warlaumont showed up for her TFA appointment, they believed she would be gone in two weeks. University alum Julia Martorana, another panelist, is currently in her first semester of the TFA fellowship as a

leader for us,” Newman said. “This is a case where he is taking the lead and really showing the rest of us that he believes in the school and that he is hoping that others will step up the same way.” Mackie-Mason is the Arthur W. Burks Collegiate Professor of Information and Computer Science. He was also one of the founders of the re-chartered School of Information in 1996. He also holds appointments as a professor of both economics and public policy. Netz said in the release that she is happy to support the coming generations of faculty who will research the many ways that

the intersection of information and technology can have a positive impact on the future of society. “We both appreciate the real-world impact that academic research can have,” Netz said. “We’re happy to have the opportunity to support future generations of faculty working to identify the many ways in which the use of information can improve lives everywhere.” Martha Pollack, University provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, said in the release that the generous pledge will help ensure the establishment of innovative faculty in the future.

ninth-grade physics teacher in a Detroit school. She discovered that many of her students aspired to work in the automotive industry and that she tries to draw a connection between cars and physics to inspire her students. “The way that we are approaching math and science education is really in a bad place,” said David Omenn, a TFA recruiter. Only 11 percent of Black fourth graders score at or above proficiency in science, and by grade 12 only 4 percent of those students are still proficient, according to Omenn’s presentation. But TFA says students with at least Algebra II on their transcript are twice as likely to

receive a four-year degree. State Rep. Adam Zemke (D-Ann Arbor) attended the event and said the lack of STEM-educated students is a “20-year-old problem” that requires action by legislators. Zemke announced this week that he and state Rep. Bill Rogers, a Republican, had secured $375,000of the state’s next budget for a public-private partnership dedicated to improving STEM education. Zemke said more money is needed to support teachers in STEM fields. “Educators have the most power of any of us,” Zemke said, “because they have the ability to influence the outcome of our economy.”

House GOP look past shutdown to election Vote on bill to repoen federal gov’t will be key during next cycle WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of House Republicans planning Senate campaigns next year took different bets on a bill in Congress ending a government shutdown and avoiding a default. For some, a general election loomed large while for others, the vote was a matter of competing for conservative primary voters. The high-profile vote Wednesday night to end the 16-day partial government shutdown and stave off a national default divided Republicans in the House and Senate and could turn into a noteworthy issue in next year’s midterm elections. In the Senate, Republicans need to pick up six seats to recapture the majority during President Barack Obama’s final two years. Republican outside groups paid close attention to the vote, with organizations like the Club for Growth and Heritage Action urging lawmakers to vote against the measure, while business groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said it was necessary to avoid an economic calamity. For House Republicans with Senate ambitions, the vote offered a window into their political standing. By voting for the bill, Republicans were insulated to a certain degree against Democrats’ accusations that they would have allowed the government to default. By opposing it, they sided with conservatives who despise Obama’s health care law and spending record. Four lawmakers who may seek the GOP presidential nomination in 2016 — Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Marco Rubio of Florida, Ted Cruz of Texas and Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin — voted against the bill.

In the House, Reps. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia and Steve Daines of Montana supported the bill. All three are well-positioned to win the Republican nomination for Senate seats currently controlled by Democrats. Cotton is challenging vulnerable Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., the son of the state’s former senator and governor. Cotton said supporting the bill gave Congress time to “stop Washington’s out-of-control spending,” but his vote put him at odds with the Club for Growth. The group has supported Cotton and been airing ads in Arkansas criticizing Pryor’s connection to Obama’s health care law. Barney Keller, a club spokesman, said the group strongly supported Cotton, but “we simply disagree with him on this vote.” Capito said the government needed to be reopened, and it was “clearly not in our country’s best interests to default on our debts.” Daines cited frustration that the measure was temporary and Congress could face another debt crisis in months. The vote could affect at least two Republican incumbents in the Senate. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., helped negotiate the deal with Democratic leaders and his role quickly drew opposition from tea party-backed primary challenger Matt Bevin, who said McConnell had sold out conservatives. Democrats are waiting in the wings with Alison Lundergan Grimes, Kentucky’s secretary of state, hoping a difficult primary could weaken the powerful GOP leader in the general election. In Mississippi, the Club for Growth and the Senate Conservatives Fund, which have played formidable roles in Republican primaries, endorsed Chris McDaniel, a state senator who announced his campaign Thursday to unseat GOP Sen.

Thad Cochran. Cochran, who voted for the bill, has not said whether he’ll seek re-election next year. “The lamps of liberty are going out across the Republic. Millions of people feel like strangers in the land,” McDaniel said Thursday in Ellisville, Miss. For House Republicans facing crowded Senate fields, the calculation was different. With many conservatives furious with the nation’s new health insurance program, siding with Obama and establishment Republicans could hurt them in primaries fueled by tea party activists. Many lawmakers still remember the fate of former Utah Sen. Bob Bennett, who supported the $700 billion bailout of the financial industry in 2008 and later lost the Republican nomination to now Sen. Mike Lee. In Louisiana, Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy opposed the bill, potentially helping his cause in a primary field in which some have questioned his conservative bona fides. The winner will face Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La. In Georgia, where GOP Sen. Saxby Chambliss is retiring, three House Republicans — Reps. Jack Kingston, Paul Broun and Phil Gingrey — voted against the bill. The congressional trio joins former secretary of state Karen Handel and businessman David Perdue in a crowded primary field. Democrats have recruited Michelle Nunn, the daughter of former Sen. Sam Nunn. Yes vote or not, Democrats intend to make the shutdown a major theme against Republicans next year. “They could have voted for a nearly identical deal weeks ago and spared their constituents a lot pain, but they put their own politics ahead of what’s best for their state,” said Matt Canter, deputy executive director of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

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KINESIOLOGY From Page 1A curriculum. Zernicke said the Bureau of Labor predicts employment of health educators will grow 18 percent by 2018. “This is now getting into the community; this is getting into the businesses; this is getting into the corporation,” Zernicke said. “The opportunities were out there and we didn’t see that we were filling those as best we could given the resources we do have.” Although the inaugural class only has 15 students, Pat Van Volkinburg, associate dean for academic programs of the School of Kinesiology, said the concentration will likely grow dramati-

BRAIN From Page 1A “mute mice” — rodents that lack immune systems but can host human cells. He then uses these cells in tests and experiments. One of his preliminary findings was that mice had a much better survival rate when given a certain protein inhibitor, but it had no effect in other mice. He found that mice with another protein natively in their system are less responsive to the drug, which forms the basis for his newly approved clinical trial. Sarkaria’s main motivation for coming to the University was to make connections with other doctors and garner support for the clinical trial so it might potentially be piloted at University Hospital. “It’s fun to go to different places and meet different people,” Sarkaria said after the event. “A lot of how research gets

HIGH-SCHOOL From Page 1A said they have always been entrepreneurial. In middle school, Carn-Saferstein sold water and Gatorade on the sidewalk before University football games, and during his sophomore year, Hirschl began his own company, Sloshmonster Apps. “We’re both into making money in unique ways,” CarnSaferstein said. After their initial success, Carn-Saferstein and Hirschl expanded their sunglasses inspired by Michigan State University, the Detroit Tigers and local high schools. They sold out their first shipment of 250 pairs outside of Comerica Park before a summer game and put in another order. While the two haven’t been to East Lansing yet to sell their MSU-themed products, they stock them in their online store and plan to sell them at a game in the near future. They are also hoping to expand to winter

cally in the coming years. “I am getting lots of e-mails and lots of phone calls requesting meetings with students who want to talk about what it would take to become a student in that major,” Van Volkinburg said. However, since the School of Kinesiology only accepts about 20 percent of its applicants, getting into the school — and thus the concentration — could be a challenge. “I prefer to have that much higher because I would like to service a lot more students, but there are limited capacities, so it is becoming more and more competitive in terms of the quality of students were are having here, which is great on one hand,” Zernicke said. “It is just that there are a lot people who are interested and would like to come to the school.”

done is by making connections with people and seeing what other people are doing.” Medical research can often be a slow and frustrating process: Sakaria has been working on this strategy for seven years and tried to get the clinical trial running four times before it was finally approved. Sarkaria urged University students to pursue science, saying that what he loves about science is discovering new solutions to old medical problems. “I get paid to come to work and think about an interesting question and read about it, and at some point I decide, ‘Hey, I wanna start working on something different.’ ” After receiving his M.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles and spending his residency at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Sarkaria started his research at the Mayo Clinic with other brain tumor specialists.

items like hats and gloves. “It’s somewhat of a seasonal business, and we were looking for a way to generate income during the off-season,” Hirschl said. The duo decided to donate 10 percent of their earnings to the Jalen Rose Charitable Fund, founded by former Michigan basketball forward Jalen Rose. The foundation provides scholarships and programs for underserved students in the Detroit area. “We thought we should help the community that’s (part of ) our market,” Hirschl said. “As high-school students and soon-to-be college students, we thought it would be a good idea to help people our age who are less privileged.” While Carn-Saferstein and Hirschl are applying to colleges and plan to pursue business degrees, they are unsure if they will continue Spirit Specs after high school. “If we go to the same school we plan to,” Carn-Saferstein said. “For now, our main focus is catchy, unique stuff.”

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Ignoring research, wasting time Studies show same-sex marriages aren’t harmful to children

n Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman said a ruling on Michigan’s ban on gay marriage would not be decided until February — a loss for those in the state anxiously awaiting equal rights. Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette previously filed a brief to the court that stated, “The understanding of marriage as a union of man and woman ... is age-old, universal, and enduring. As illustrated by a plethora of research, social scientists have consistently recognized the essential connection between marriage and responsible procreation and childrearing.” Lawyers for the state — charged with spending taxpayers money to defend the ban — have claimed that same-sex relationships are harmful to society. This offensive and marginalizing view contradicts the numerous social-science studies that disprove any notion that same-sex marriages are harmful to children and families. Originally, this case was brought to the courts challenging the ban in Michigan against same-sex couples adopting children, but the women who brought the case expanded it to challenge the ban on same-sex marriages in the state brought on by a voterapproved amendment to the state constitution. A decision was expected on Wednesday, and many people were hopeful that the ban on gay marriage would be overturned. However, a decision was not made, and it was delegated instead to a trial that will be held in February of next year, leaving gay couples who want to get married in limbo. According to state attorney Kristin Heyse, the concept of the “optimal home environment” is one that involves a marriage between a man and woman. Beside insulting the numerous families headed by parents of the same sex, there is substantial evidence that doesn’t support this claim. There is evidence that proves there is no difference in the well-being of children when it comes to whether they are raised by same sex couples or by a heterosexual couple. The American Sociological Association says that “greater stability in a relationship, whether same-sex or opposite-sex, does improve child well-being.”

If marriage helps to improve the relationships of same-sex couples, children of same-sex couples could benefit from the legalization of same-sex marriage in Michigan. According to an article in Lawyers Journal in response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, “the invalidation of DOMA will have a primary beneficial effect on the children born to or adopted by a same-sex couple.” Allowing same-sex marriage also allows for children of same-sex couples to be treated the same as children born to or adopted by heterosexual couples. If Friedman is waiting for social science to show that gay family dynamics can be negative for children, he is waiting for proof that isn’t going to surface. Findings on gay family dynamics clearly indicate that gay family dynamics are just as good for children as heterosexual couple families. The judge has decided to wait until February to make a decision that could change many people’s lives for the better and make the state more appealing to the LGBTQ community. Waiting for more evidence in regard to social science is simply not a reason to have to wait for a decision that could, and should, grant samesex couples the right to marriage in Michigan.

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A sexual double standard

Over the summer The New York Times printed a lead story relevant to many students, “Sex on Campus: She Can Play That Game, Too”.” This article makes the same argument that almost every newspaper article and psychologist has made in the past three years when tackling this subject. The article states that women as well as men are engaging in the increasingly popular type of relationships known as hookup buddies. And in an even more typical 21st-century thought, the women in the article say they don’t want relationships because they are too busy with school and extracurricular activities to put in the time. Hookup buddies give women a sexual outlet without the effort of a relationship. I, however, see a different view of hooking up. Articles and psychologists continue to insist that these relationships benefit men more than women. The article cites the statistic that men were more likely to receive oral sex than give it to their female hookup partner. Psychologists agreed, stating that hookups were more about benefiting the male partner than the female. This, however, could be due to the fact that blow jobs for men are much more socially acceptable, and it’s possibly less stressful for a girl to give oral sex than to receive it. I see hookup buddies as allowing women to have casual sex with the same person, instead of a continual string of one-night stands. Men may be seen as enjoying one-night stands more than women because there’s no emotional attachment. While this article states truthfully that women want a singular physical relationship as much as men, it’s harder for women to only want that and ignore the societal influences that say they can’t have a solely physical relationship. The double standard of how many people

one sleeps with means a women cannot have a string of casual one-night stands without being labeled a slut and thus not “girlfriend material.” Hookup buddies allow a women to have casual sex without increasing her number every night. One of the Pennsylvania State University students interviewed for the magazine said of her hookup buddy, “We don’t really like each other in person, sober.” While this may be true of some relationships, I would guess there are other factors at play, like “We like each other but not enough to actually work at a relationship.” It’s possible that hookup buddy has deal-breaking features that make a relationship not worthwhile or even out of the question. Maybe he is too much of a pothead or drinks too much and studies too little. Maybe it’s all in the timing. It’s not worth getting heartbroken because a guy is leaving for study-abroad next semester or lives in a different state during the summer and wants to be single during those periods. I also think this switch from relationships to hookups demonstrates the significance this generation puts on relationships. I know people who will hook up for months, classify their relationship as exclusive and still not call each other boyfriend and girlfriend. Many students have grown up with divorced parents. Out of my group of friends in high school, only myself and one other have parents still together after their first marriage. Being in a relationship means more than just being exclusive. It’s a combination of assets and feelings that is harder to break off when things go wrong. Students just aren’t willing to make that commitment until they know the output is worth the input. And let’s face it, every time but once, it won’t be. Jesse Klein is an LSA junior.

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One cryptic nerd

rom campaign slogans to Twitter handles. From television ads to governing philosophy.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has carefully cultivated an image as “One Tough Nerd” — the rational politician above partisanship who uses ALEXANDER data, facts and HERMANN colorful charts to push his statewide agenda. But who knew nerds could be so secretive? Snyder’s NERD Fund is being broadly criticized again this week following his testimony under oath claiming that he did not know who donated to the fund. The deposition was part of the City of Detroit’s ongoing bankruptcy proceedings. The New Energy to Reinvent and Diversify Fund, a nonprofit established shortly after the governor took office, has been controversial since its inception. Critics claim the organization could function as a sinister mechanism to accept untold “campaign donations” under a cloud of secrecy. Funds like NERD are common across the state and nation. Its stated goal, to defer some cost of governance to willing private-sector participants, is broadly appealing in an era of increasing budget constraints and cost-cutting measures. Currently, for example, NERD pays Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr’s $4,200 monthly condominium bill as well as some travel expenses — money otherwise owed to him by the city under Public Act 436, Michigan’s new emergency manager law. So what’s so controversial about

NERD then, really? For starters, unlike most nonprofits controlled by public officials, NERD funders can donate anonymously — a clear violation of governmental integrity, transparency and accountability. Special interests, major corporations and wealthy private donors are free to give unlimited sums to a nonprofit controlled by the top-elected official in the state of Michigan without any public disclosure. Generating the greatest skepticism, for example, is Richard Baird’s six-figure salary paid for by NERD. Baird is one of Snyder’s top aides, with the almost playfully antagonistic job title “Transformation Manager,” but where the money really comes from is not public knowledge. And the governor’s office isn’t telling. Compounding matters, transparency and accountability have already been a primary critique of Snyder in his first term. In fact, Mark Schauer, gubernatorial candidate and frontrunner for the Democratic nomination in 2014, has already lambasted the “secretive NERD Fund” as a medium through which “special interests” can operate outside the public gaze. Frustratingly, the solution to Snyder’s public-relations problem is as rational, fact-driven, and nerd-like as it is manifest. Like similar nonprofits, embedded in NERD’s mission should be a voluntary commitment to sunshine on par with public-sector regulations. Instead of vague IRS filings, like the $522,866 2011 expenditure for “the promotion of civic action and social welfare by promoting the common good and general welfare of the residents of, and visitors to, the state of Michigan,” let’s spell out detailed contributions and impact. Instead of anonymous donations,

let’s foster an environment promoting public inclusion. If Snyder is reluctant to reveal funders that have already made donations under the assumption of anonymity, then fine. But, as a gesture of good faith, he should revamp NERD immediately, which would simultaneously foster an environment of transparency and cut off allegations of cronyism, wrongdoing and secrecy heading into an election year. At the same time, unabashed criticisms of the efficacy of NERD, despite the obvious shortcomings in implementation, are unfounded. When used correctly, nonprofits like NERD can be an effective, costsaving and cutting-edge tool of governance as part of a broader trend in local and state government toward public-private partnerships. Such partnerships seemingly defray taxpayer costs and unburden unwieldy government bureaucracies. Locally, for example, the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation is a private nonprofit organization whose board is appointed by the mayor of Detroit and confirmed by Detroit City Council. DEGC executes contracts for the city and shares staff with public development agencies such as the Downtown Development Authority. But the benefits of public-private partnerships, with NERD serving as an example, are only meaningful given that proper mechanisms of compliance, transparency and public accountability remain intact. Given the clear outcomes of better governance, healthier political discourse and improved reelection chances, “One Tough Nerd” should be more concerned with being “One Transparent Governor.” — Alexander Hermann can be reached at aherm@umich.edu.

Rape culture is real

t’s almost impossible not to think of Steubenville, Ohio when hearing about the recent case in Maryville, Missouri. For those who haven’t yet heard of the Maryville case — or the Steubenville case, for that matter KATIE — both involve STEEN the alleged rape of an intoxicated teenaged girl by hot-shot football players, and both involve the community rising to the defense of the alleged rapists. The Maryville story is a long, horrifying ordeal that’s been, for the most part, buried from the eyes of the public until recently. To summarize: In January 2012, 14-yearold cheerleader Daisy Coleman sneaked out with a friend to meet up with 17-year-old football player Matthew Barnett. She was encouraged to drink excessively out of the “bitch cup,” and was allegedly raped by Barnett while his buddy filmed it with an iPhone. Her friend, Paige Parkhurst, just 13 at the time — under the age of consent in Missouri, by the way — was also allegedly sexually assaulted by another football player. After all of this, Coleman was left on a front lawn in below freezing weather for her mother to find in the morning. This was more than a year ago, and most people are just hearing about it now. I encourage you to read more on it if you’re interested in educating yourself further and ruining your day. But today, those football buddies are off at college, free from all charges of sexual assault — or anything, for that matter. Even with all of the evidence against the alleged rapists — even after Sheriff Darren White reportedly stated that this would “absolutely” result in a conviction — the boys still were able to walk free. Sheriff White’s advice to the Colemans? “I guess they’re just going to have to get over it.” Rape cases are already hugely underreported, so when something as heinous as the Maryville case gets utterly brushed to the side, what kind of message does that send? It sends a message that says Maryville supports its football players, supports masculinity and “boys will be boys” — but ladies who get mixed up with these boys are “skanks” and “crazy bitches.” In short, Maryville supports rape culture. So who were the victims of the Maryville incident? Well, there were of course the boys, whose reputations and football careers were at

stake. A parent of one of the teens at Barnett’s house is actually reported as saying, “Our boys deserve an apology, and they haven’t gotten it yet.” There were the poor coworkers at Mrs. Coleman’s old workplace, who had to deal with her “stress.” There was even Barnett’s daddy, a GOP politician in Missouri who decided to stay out of the case because it “would have been bad for me.” As far as the girls who were allegedly raped? “F--- yea. That’s what you get for bein a skank : ),” reads one tweet in response to the dismissed charges. Victim-blaming is nothing new; we’ve heard it all before. She drank too much; she was asking for it; she should have known better; she shouldn’t have worn that outfit; she shouldn’t have been hanging around boys that age; she was out too late at night; why didn’t she take a cab? Why did she take a cab? She should have called the police sooner — it goes on and on and on. There’s the flip side of victimblaming, and that’s rape apology, but I’m thinking even more specifically of a bizarre form of rape sympathy that I’ve been noticing. The focus, in the case of rape sympathy, is taken off the victim, and placed on the repercussions that the rapist will or would have to potentially face. I’m thinking of those photographs in The New York Times — of those poor Steubenville boys who could have had it all, dressed in neat button-downs, rendered weeping into their palms in the courtroom because of some stupid girl who ruined everything for them. I’m thinking of CNN anchor Candy Crowley’s response to the Steubenville rapists’ sentencing — “I cannot imagine how emotional the sentencing must have been.” I’m thinking of endless hateful tweets aimed at “sluts” and “skanks” of all ages all over the world. I’m thinking of the incident in Torrington, Connecticut — another rape case involving football players. This case involved two 18-year-old football players, Edgar Gonzalez and Joan Toribio, who were convicted of rape after they had sex with two 13-year-old girls, with the age of consent in Connecticut being 16. What happened next was a slew of online harassment targeted toward, of course, these girls — these girls who were still in middle school. “What was a 13 year old girl doing hanging around with 18 year old guys…” one girl posted on Twitter. I’d ask the question in response, what were 18-year-old boys doing have sex with girls who weren’t even out of middle school? “You destroyed two people’s lives” another tweet reads, referring, of course, to the boys’ lives. This is past the point of rape apology —

it’s sympathy. One of the football players, Gonzalez, won the title of MVP for his team, and in response to the charges, Torrington High School’s Athletic Director Mike McKenna stated, “If you think there’s some wild band of athletes that are wandering around then I think you’re mistaken … These things happen everywhere and we’re not any different than any other community.” And he’s right. I think it’s worth stopping and considering how this all-American, sports-centric model that exists in so many high schools — and colleges — affects how people view masculinity and sexual assault. I’m not saying football is to blame for rape, just like too many shots at a party, a short skirt, not having a boyfriend, letting him pay for you at the bar … is not to blame for rape. Rapists are to blame for rape. It’s been said so many times and yet it still hasn’t quite seem to have gotten through to everyone. So what happens when the University has its very own sexual assault scandal involving a football player? We sweep it under the rug, pretend it never happened, and head to the game to lose our voices cheering on our beloved Wolverines. In 2009, current University senior and placekicker on the University football team Brendan Gibbons was arrested for allegedly raping an 18-year-old woman at a fraternity party. Washtenaw Watchdogs has a detailed synopsis of the allegations, and Daily blogger Emma Maniere wrote about Gibbons fairly recently, but for the most part, it’s been willfully ignored by the University. Many University students and Wolverine fans still don’t know about the allegations, and even after they do find out about them — well, the thought of there being a potential rapist on the field while we sing the fight song is kind of uncomfortable, so we dismiss those thoughts. In the Gibbons police reports, it’s written, “(Gibbons) stated his whole life will probably get ruined, and that the girl always wins.” Let’s make one thing clear: The girl does not always win. According to RAINN, as many as 97 percent of rapists are not charged. The girl very rarely “wins.” And anyway, sex should not have a “winner.” A woman you want to take to bed is not your opponent. Sex is not just another sport — another way to reaffirm your masculinity and machismo. Rape culture is real, and it’s important to be mindful of how we’re participating, even if it’s just as spectators. — Katie Steen can be reached at katheliz@umich.edu.

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October 19, 2013: Indiana

the inevitable transition

2013 Schedule

Parents’ Weekend: Where there is an abundance of food, a plethora of drunk middle-aged tailgaters trying to stumble back toward the glory days and way too many people who forgot how to drive a car in a college town. Hope everyone is ready for

Central Michigan (Aug. 31): Michigan beat the Chippewas by their largest opening-day margin since 1905.

Indiana (Oct. 19): When is the last time anyone in Ann Arbor felt this uneasy about Indiana? Indiana!

Notre Dame (Sept. 7): Eminem is still in the ESPN booth, wondering where he is and where all the people went.

Michigan State (Nov. 2): Michigan State’s defense is really good. Michigan State’s offense is really not.

This is the page where you chuckle (or giggle) and mock Everett for how bad he’s doing in Staff Picks.

Akron (Sept. 14): Unfortunately, Akron is chickening out of this great rivalry after this year’s game.

Nebraska (Nov. 9): The problem with Nebraska fans is they’re much too nice to hate. Unless, of course, the ‘Huskers win again this year.

See where Michigan’s advantages lie in this week’s breakdown. Here’s a hint: Saturday is going to be a shootout.

Connecticut (Sept. 21): UConn lost to Buffalo. Buffalo. Bufflalo. But almost beat Michigan. Buffalo.

Northwestern (Nov. 16): Nice kitty.

Devin Funchess is evolving into a wide reciever before our eyes, but that process might have started before he ever put on a winged helmet.

Minnesota (Oct. 5): Against Michigan last year, Minnesota promoted epilepsy awareness. For information, visit: epilepsyfoundationmn.org.

Iowa (Nov. 23): Vodka Sam!

Penn State (Oct. 12): Unhappy Valley! Crappy Valley! Funny play on words!

Ohio State (Nov. 30): The Game is past its peak -- the rapper, that is.

things to get real weird.

Everett Cook, Zach Helfand, Matt Slovin and Liz Vukelich.

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STAFF PICKS The Daily football writers pick against the spread to predict scores for the top-25 and Big Ten in the 2013 football season.

Matt Slovin

Everett Cook

Zach Helfand

No.1 Alabama (-28) vs Arkansas

Alabama

Hannah Weiner, CoFirst Lady of Daily Sports

Liz Vukelich

Alabama

No.2 Oregon (-39) vs Washington State

Washington State

Oregon

Washington State

Oregon

No.3 Clemson (+3) vs No.5 Flordia State

Clemson

Florida State

Florida State Ohio State

No.4 Ohio State (-17) vs Iowa

Ohio State

No.6 LSU (-8.5) at Mississippi

LSU

Mississippi

LSU

No.7 Texas A&M (-13) vs No.24 Auburn

Texas A&M

No.8 Louisville (-14) vs Central Florida

Central Florida

Louisville

Central Florida

Louisville Stanford

No.9 UCLA (+6) at No.13 Stanford

Stanford

UCLA

Stanford

No.10 Miami (Fl) (-9) at North Carolina

Miami

No.11 South Carolina (-7.5) at Tennessee

South Carolina

Tennessee

South Carolina

No.12 Baylor (-34) vs Iowa State

Baylor

Iowa State

Baylor

No.14 Missouri (+3) vs No.22 Flordia

Florida

Missouri

Florida

No.15 Georgia (-7) at Vanderbilt

Georgia

No.16 Texas Tech (-6) at West Virginia

Texas Tech

No.17 Fresno State (-25) vs UNLV

UNLV

Fresno State

UNLV

No.18 Oklahoma (-23) at Kansas

Oklahoma

No.20 Washington (+3) at Arizona State

Washington

Arizona State

Washington

No.21 Oklahoma State (-7.5) vs TCU

Oklahoma State

No.23 Northern Illinois (-16) at Central Michigan

Northern Illinois

No.25 Wisconsin (-14) at Illinois

Wisconsin

Illinois

Wisconsin

Northwestern (-12.5) vs Minnesota

Northwestern

Minnesota

Northwestern

Michigan State (-27) vs Purdue

Purdue

Michigan State

Purdue

Michigan (-10) vs Indiana

Michigan

Indiana

Michigan

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FootballSaturday — October 19, 2013

Breakdown: Indiana By EVERETT COOK Daily Sports Editor

Michigan pass offense vs. Indiana pass defense As always, Michigan’s offense lives and dies with redshirt junior quarterback Devin Gardner. He’s going to make spectacular plays and get his yards, but if he turns the ball over as much as he has been, the final score is going to be a lot closer than it should be. If Gardner can keep the ball out of the Hoosiers’s hands, the player to watch is sophomore tight end Devin Funchess. The decision that offensive coordinator Al Borges made to move Funchess into more of a wide receiver role has really paid off — Funchess has 11 receptions for 263 yards and three touchdowns in his last two games. Indiana’s secondary has an issue with finishing tackles and plays mostly a man-to-man defensive scheme, so the 6-foot-5 Funchess should have a field day if the Hoosiers’s secondary can’t wrap him up. While underrated, Indiana’s secondary shouldn’t be able to stop Gardner, Funchess and Co., unless Gardner is handing the ball over. Advantage: Michigan Michigan rush offense vs. Indiana rush defense Other than Gardner, this hasn’t been a bright spot for Michigan. Fifth-year senior running back Fitzgerald Toussaint is averaging just 3.4 yards a carry and was bottled up in Happy Valley, rushing 27 times for 27 yards. Most of the woes can be blamed on the offensive line, which has been an utter disappointment so far, so much so that a player Hoke recruited as a left tackle, redshirt freshman Erik Magnuson, could be in the mix at left guard this weekend. While highly recruited, Magnuson also weighs 285 pounds and doesn’t have the mobility of a typical guard. In better news, Hoke said that his All-American left tackle, fifthyear senior Taylor Lewan, will be playing this weekend after sitting

out the second half in State College, which should help Michigan’s ground attack. This also isn’t a juggernaut defensive line — Michigan State ran for 238 yards against Indiana last week and is allowing 4.6 yards per carry this season. So if Borges does what he said he would do this week with Gardner — which was run his quarterback as much as he could in order to win the game — Gardner will have a big day on the ground. And as we’ve seen with this Michigan team, if Gardner has a good game on the ground, it doesn’t really matter what the running backs are doing. His good performance will mean a good game for the rushing offense in general. Advantage: Michigan Indiana pass offense vs. Michigan pass defense Indiana’s offense is almost the exact opposite of Michigan’s. The TERRA MOLENGRAFF/Daily Hoosiers rely on two quarter- Michigan coach Brady Hoke has many tough decisions to make on Saturday, including how to counter Indiana’s up-tempo attack. backs, Nate Sudfeld and Tre Rob- have his hands full against a team defensive line handle a completely Across the board, Indiana’s erson, and the offense runs almost that forces defenses to stay disci- mobile quarterback? special teams are pretty average. entirely from the spread. Sudfeld plined, something the Wolverines Along with Roberson, Indiana It’s attempted three field goals — who is projected as the starter have struggled with this year. also has a main running back, on the year and is averaging a on Saturday — is the more tradiAdvantage: Indiana Tevin Coleman, who has already little more than 17 yards per kick tional passer, while Roberson has Indiana rush offense vs. Michi- rushed for 557 yards and eight return, around 40 yards per punt just four more passing attempts gan rush defense touchdowns while averaging more and more than 15 yards per punt than rushing attempts on the than six yards per carry. return. Solid, if not unspectacular. season. He plays mostly in shortDefensively, this is going to be On the year, opponents are Advantage: Michigan yardage and goal-line situations, an interesting matchup for Michi- averaging less than three yards Intangibles so in terms of the secondary, Sud- gan. Against Penn State, the Wol- per carry against Michigan, and feld is the man to focus on. verines struggled greatly against a Indiana’s offensive line has strugIndiana hasn’t beaten Michigan Sudfeld has had a very steady hurry-up offense that didn’t allow gled at times, particularly last since 1987, and not in Ann Arbor year, completing almost 62 per- for the mass defense rotation that week against Michigan State. since 1967. Read that sentence cent of his throws, though his Mattison likes to employ. But Michigan hasn’t had an again. interception-to-touchdown ratio And if that hurry-up burned opponent with this many ground It’s impossible to tell how Mich(6:13) is high. Michigan several times last week, threats this season or for that mat- igan is going to respond to a heartIndiana has a complementary it’s only going to be exasperated ter, a team that likes to hurry it up breaking loss in Happy Valley. The group of wideouts, six of whom against an Indiana team with the as much as the Hoosiers do. How Wolverines have weathered bad have more than 10 catches on type of tempo that the Wolverines Mattison and the defense reacts performances this season (Akron, the year (for comparison, Michi- haven’t faced all year and with the could decide this game. Connecticut) but had stayed scotgan has two). The Hoosiers also type of running quarterback they Advantage: Indiana free until last weekend. Before the have one of the biggest downfield haven’t seen all year. season, this game was seen as a threats in the Big Ten in wide Michigan’s constant defensive Special teams pushover for Michigan, an autoreceiver Cody Latimer, who is line rotation is going to be slowed matic ‘W’ to pencil in. averaging more than 15 yards per on Saturday. If Mattison isn’t able Fifth-year senior kicker BrenNow? It’s not so clear. This reception. to cycle through fresh bodies as dan Gibbons is going to take flack might be the most scared MichiThis is a sneakily underrated usual, the Wolverines on the field for his follies in State College, gan fans have been about a threeoffense that has scored less than are going to tire out faster than where he missed a field goal at the loss Indiana team in a very, very 40 points in a game just twice usual. end of regulation and two in over- long time. this season and put up 44 points Plus, we’ve seen how Michigan time, all three to win the game. Advantage: Push on Penn State and 28 points on struggles against semi-mobile Gibbons is going to be fine. One Michigan State. Defensive coor- quarterbacks (Minnesota comes misstep shouldn’t destroy his solid Prediction: dinator Greg Mattison is going to to mind), so how will a tired reputation. Michigan 38, Indiana 34

FootballSaturday — October 19, 2013

For Devin Funchess, a move out wide and into football’s future By ZACH HELFAND Daily Sports Editor

When Devin Funchess wasn’t busy leading his high-school team to a Michigan Division II state title, he was driving his coaches crazy. On the field, Funchess was budding into the versatile, multipurpose weapon that the Michigan football team began to see midway through the 2013 season. But when he got to the sideline, his mind would seem elsewhere. After a series, John Herrington — the coach of Harrison High School in Farmington Hills, Mich. — says that he’d mug for the cheerleaders. When the play called for Funchess to block, Herrington never knew what he would get. “When he wanted to, when he wanted to block, he could come down and could really block,” Herrington said. “When he wanted to. He envisioned himself as more of a split end, to be honest with you.” It took years, but Funchess finally has his chance at Michigan. The depth chart says he’s the starting tight end, but Michigan coach Brady Hoke allows that he’s “not yet a traditional tight end.” More often than not, against Minnesota and Penn State, Funchess was split out wide as a receiver. Funchess himself has pretty much stayed loyal to the company line. He has been pressed, but he has refused to say he prefers one position to the other. “Personally, I just wanna help the team,” he has said. Whatever he has become, this much is without dispute: Funchess has emerged as one of Michigan’s most dangerous offensive weapons. Opposite fifth-year senior Jeremy Gallon, he provides a big presence and another top option for redshirt junior quarterback Devin Gardner. Funchess is listed at 6-foot-5 and 235 pounds, but that’s likely an underestimate. Hoke recently described him as 6-foot-6 or 6-foot-7. In the two games he primarily played split wide, Funchess has 11 receptions for 263 yards and three touchdowns, stretching the defense in the process. Against Minnesota, he gashed the secondary for a 46-yard reception. Against Penn State, he beat the

safety for a 59-yard score. The success has made the move seem obvious. As a blocker, Funchess still needs time to mature. He had become a burden to the run game and a liability in pass protection. He is not yet big or strong enough, Hoke said, and “you don’t want to put a square peg in a round

between tight end and receiver. What they all share is a freakish athletic ability — big enough to be adequate blockers yet fast and nimble enough to beat any defender in the secondary. And so NFL teams began cherry-picking college basketball players who fit that mold.

point stance any more. Everyone’s spread out.” “We’re starting to inherit a different type of athlete from the college ranks,” Barone said. “It isn’t like the old days when those guys were big, thick, square-body blockers or guys that maybe played linebacker in high school and col-

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Sophomore tight end Devin Funchess has 11 receptions for 263 yards and three touchdowns in two games as a split wide out.

hole.” But as a pass catcher, Funchess has always excelled. So why try to make him something he’s not? In reality, though, the wheels of change began lurching forward when Funchess was still in peewee, playing in the same league as Gardner — his future quarterback. As the National Football League shifted to smaller, faster players, hybrids have gained popularity. Tony Gonzalez, who debuted in 1997, when Funchess was just 3, changed the perception of the tight end position. After him, Antonio Gates and, more recently, Jimmy Graham have blurred the line

FootballSaturday — October 19, 2013

And sure enough, Gonzalez, Gates and Graham all played hoops in college. (Gates spent time at Michigan State for football and basketball, and Eastern Michigan for basketball before settling at Kent State.) Soon, the prototype of the modern hybrid tight end trickled down to the collegiate and high-school levels. The NFL this year, through the first five weeks, had the most catches, yards and touchdowns by tight ends ever. In college now, said Clancy Barone, the tight ends coach for the Denver Broncos, “It’s hard to find a tight end in a three-

lege.” As Gates had transformed into the best tight end in the league for the San Diego Chargers — and one of the best offensive players overall — Funchess entered high school. Back then, like the new wave of tight ends before him, Funchess was a basketball player. Herrington remembered that Funchess thought of himself primarily as a basketball player. Basketball better fit his body type. When Funchess arrived at Harrison, he was a lanky teenager who was “not very strong, to tell you the truth,” Herrington

said. But by then, his position had already begun to change. Funchess played on defense, mostly at defensive end. On offense, he played at traditional tight end on occasion, but he often split out in what Herrington called the “slot loose” formation. From there, Harrison would throw to him on a backside seam. When Harrison split out four receivers, Funchess was one of them. Near the goal line, Herrington would put Funchess wide on one side and Aaron Burbridge, now a Michigan State receiver, on the other. Either way Herrington called, Harrison would have an easy fade. “He was really tough to cover as a tight end when we sent him down the field, you can imagine, against a linebacker,” Herrington said. “Really no one at the high-school level could defend against him.” The idea, then and now at Michigan, is the same one behind the new wave of NFL hybrid tight ends. Against linebackers, Funchess is too fast. When split out wide, cornerbacks give up upward of five or six inches. In fact, Hoke said Funchess matches up best against a cornerback or safety. Against Minnesota, Gardner boxed out a defender six inches shorter than him for a touchdown. On a 46-yard completion to Funchess later in the game, Gardner easily threw over a cornerback five inches shorter than Funchess. “It’s kind of like pick your poison,” said fifth-year senior safety Thomas Gordon, who has the occasional pleasure of defending Funchess in practice. That suits Michigan just fine. When sophomore receiver Amara Darboh suffered a season-ending injury in the preseason, the Wolverines scrambled to find a No. 2 option. After six games, the running game has failed to establish any continued success. And so more recently, the big plays have come over the top to Funchess. In the end, when he has streaked past safeties for easy scores, it doesn’t matter what position you call him. Information from Arnie Stapleton of The Associated Press was used in this report.