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The Victors for Michigan development campaign aims to raise $4 billion for the University, $1 billion of which will go to student aid. The campaign kickoff event was held at Ingalls Mall and Hill Auditorium Friday night, and featured performances by student groups and speeches by University President Mary Sue Coleman (top left) and billionaire Stephen Ross (top right), the chair of the campaign.

Drive for $4 billion begins Victors for Michigan kicks off with night of speeches, events By PETER SHAHIN and SAM GRINGLAS Daily News Editor and Daily Staff Reporter

It’s not often that hundreds of students party with the Univer-

sity president. Braving chilly temperatures, students, staff, faculty and alumni turned out Friday to celebrate the formal launch of the Victors for Michigan fundraising campaign. Following an outdoor community festival, attendees crowded Hill Auditorium for a glitzy campaign kickoff featuring University President Mary Sue Coleman and campaign chair Stephen Ross.

Organized by the University’s Office of Development, the festival and launch celebration aimed to gather student and donor support for the Victors for Michigan fundraising campaign — an ambitious $4 billion drive slated to run until 2018. With the inside of Hill Auditorium bathed in blue light, campaign organizers set the mood on high as pop music blared and crowds of yellow-shirted

students, alumni and guests filled Hill’s lower bowl and then flowed up to the balcony. In a carefully choreographed lineup, discussion of the campaign’s top priorities — student support, engaged learning and bold ideas — were punctuated by professionally produced videos and featured students. For every campaign goal, one of three University representaSee DRIVE, Page 5A

Concerned friends are searching for a student who has been missing since early Sunday morning. Engineering junior Luke Stevens was last seen leaving his apartment on Michigan Avenue at 2 a.m. Sunday to go to his girlfriend’s house on East Davis Avenue. He is described as 6 feet tall with a slim build, wavy, light brown hair and green eyes. When he went missing, he was wearing olive green pants with a black Marmot jacket and black soccer sneakers with purple laces. LSA junior Alison O’Brien, Stevens’s girlfriend, said she filed a missing person report on Sunday with both University Police and the Ann Arbor Police Department. Univer-

sity Police confirmed Sunday evening that a report had been filed but said they referred MISSING: O’Brien to AAPD LUKE because Ste- STEVENS vens was last seen offcampus traveling to another off-campus location. UMPD only has jurisdiction on the University’s campus. University Police also notified officers via radio of Stevens’s description, noting that he may have been intoxicated the last time he was seen. Stevens had his phone and wallet when he left and failed to show up for work at 2 p.m. Sunday, according to his friends. Friends have been circulating messages about Stevens on social media, including a post from his own Facebook profile. See STEVENS, Page 5A

Under Coleman, ‘U’ sees uptick in study abroad With increased focus and funding, more students study outside of the United States By SHOHAM GEVA Daily Staff Reporter

Early Monday, the University announced that it now ranks tenth in a national list of universities with the most students studying abroad. The figure is significant in a way, as the University didn’t even make the list between 2002 and 2005. The 2012 to 2013 Institute of International Education Open Doors survey showed that the University enrolled 2,060 students in study-abroad programs in 2011-2012, a 6 percent increase over the previous period. One of University President Mary Sue Coleman’s presidential initiatives during her time at the helm has been an expansion of study-abroad programs — something that wasn’t a priority when she began her tenure in 2002. Between 2002 and 2005, fewer than 1,300 students enrolled in study-abroad programs. The University earned a spot on the list starting in 2006, and enroll-

ment has since fluctuated around 2,000 students. However, when it comes to assessing the quality of study-abroad programs, the raw number of enrolled students doesn’t tell the whole story. According to JamesPaul Holloway, vice provost for global and engaged education, the survey only reflects students doing study abroad for credit. “The data you don’t see there is the co-curricular that that survey has not systematically collected.” said Holloway. “The message for us, I think, is that for students it’s not about credit. It’s about educational experiences abroad, whether they’re for credit or not.” The results from the 2010 to 2011 school year placed the University’s enrollment of 1,964 squarely in the middle of the pack of peer institutions, between a high of 2,451 at the University of California, Los Angeles and a low of 1,347 at the University of Iowa. The full 2012-2013 ranking list was not available Sunday. Those co-curricular, or non creditgranting opportunities, attracted 400 University students in 2005. By 2010, co-curricular enrollment had grown to 1,500 students. The most popular destination for credit-granting programs was Spain, with 312 students, followed by See ABROAD, Page 5A

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Student veterans and other military personnel played in a basketball game at Crisler Center Sunday.

Army, Navy face off in annual game Navy beats Army 31-22 in eventful game at Crisler Arena By AMRUTHA SIVAKUMAR Daily Staff Reporter

About 500 people watched Sunday as veterans of the United States Navy and Army battled during a game of wheelchair basketball to celebrate both the service of military veterans as well as the accomplishments of those with physical disabilities. The Army vs. Navy Wheelchair Basketball Game served as the last event in the Investing in Ability Week spon-

sored by the University. The wheelchair basketball game is also a part of the Veterans Week celebrations at the University that will continue until Friday. The Navy may have overpowered with a 31-22 win over the Army, but there was more to the afternoon than just the scoreboard. Gerald Hoff, the event’s organizer and an insurance representative at the University of Michigan Health System, said the event was held to celebrate all veterans regardless of physical ability. “There may be many celebrity-type games, but when it comes to ArmyNavy, you can say it’s on,” Hoff said. “When that ball drops, these guys and ladies go at it and they are very serious

and competitive.” In its fourth year, the Wheelchair Basketball Game featured University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University student veterans, ROTC students from both universities, veterans from the Veteran Affairs Ann Arbor Health System and the Washtenaw County Sherriff’s Department, as well as one member from the U.S. Paralympics team. Paul Schulte, co-captain of the U.S. Paralympics men’s wheelchair basketball team, was originally scheduled to participate in the event but was unable to play due to a recent injury. However, he flew in from Tampa, Fla., to support the veterans. See GAME, Page 5A

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Students travel to D.C. for protest After 65 years in Ann Arbor, Drake’s Sandwich Shop on North University Avenue closed unexpectedly. Owner Truman Tibbals had recently been diagnosed with cancer and his children made the decision to close the shop. Drake’s was known for its archaic interior and famously named sandwiches the “Michigan,” “Purdue,” and “Northwestern,” among others. TEN YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (NOV. 17, 2003): The University received a federal grant of $421,589 to conduct virtual reality simulations to

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train first responders in emergency medical situations. The money from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention went to the University’s Virtual Reality CAVE to fund the disaster simulation program. “People who are very professional, well-trained through lectures, low-level drills – like disaster drills where people will have pinned on them, ‘my leg is broken,’ – and other regular training exercises may not perform optimally when they are actually immersed in the chaos of a real-life disaster,” said James Woolliscoft, then executive associate dean of the Medical School. — WILL GREENBERG

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University students united with protesters from across the country in Washington, D.C. in opposition to United States military intervention in the Caribbean and Central America. Michigan students made up 120 of the 50,000 demonstrators, gathering first near the State Department for speakers and music before marching to the White House. “Most people here already know the problems,” said graduate student Patrick Jones. “Others need to be convinced that the blood of the people of Nicaragua is on their hands.”

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The Philippines were hit with one of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded Friday, The New York Times reported. 300 bodies have been found so far in Tacloban, city administrator Tescon John S. Lim said the count could reach 10,000.

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Swiss scientists say Yasser Arafat probably poisoned Palestinian leader’s remains contain traces of radioactive polonium

The Palestinians themselves could come under renewed scrutiny, since Arafat was holed up in his Israeli-besieged West Bank compound in the months before his death, surrounded by advisers, staff and bodyguards. Arafat died at a French military hospital on Nov. 11, 2004, at age 75, a month after suddenly falling violently ill at his compound. At the time, French doctors said he died of a stroke and had a blood-clotting problem, but records were inconclusive about what caused that condition. The Swiss scientists said that they found elevated traces of polonium-210 and lead in Arafat’s remains that could not have occurred naturally, and that the timeframe of Arafat’s illness and death was consistent with poisoning from ingesting polonium. “Our results reasonably support the poisoning theory,”

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Yasser Arafat’s mysterious 2004 death turned into a whodunit Thursday after Swiss scientists who examined his remains said the Palestinian leader was probably poisoned with radioactive polonium. Yet hard proof remains elusive, and nine years on, tracking down anyone who might have slipped minuscule amounts of the lethal substance into Arafat’s food or drink could be difficult. A new investigation could also prove embarrassing — and notSyndication just for Israel, which the Sudoku Palestinians have long accused of poisoning their leader and which has denied any role.

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Francois Bochud, director of Switzerland’s Institute of Radiation Physics, which carried out the investigation, said at a news conference. Bochud and Patrice Mangin, director of the Lausanne University Hospital’s forensics center, said they tested and ruled out innocent explanations, such as accidental poisoning. “I think we can eliminate this possibility because, as you can imagine, you cannot find polonium everywhere. It’s a very rare toxic substance,” Mangin told AP PHOTO/AARON FAVILA The Associated Press. Residents walk beside a large ship that was washed ashore by strong waves caused by Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban city, Palestinian officials, includLeyte province central Philippines on Sunday ing Arafat’s successor, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, had no comment on the substance of the report but promised a continued investigation. The findings are certain to http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ revive Palestinian allegations against Israel, a nuclear power. the scale of the disaster, has not missing, and basic services such Polonium can be a byproduct of given an official death toll yet. as drinking water and electricity the chemical processing of uraStill, officials said after survey- have been cut off,” he said. nium, but usually is made artiing the areas there is little doubt He said both the Philippine ficially in a nuclear reactor or a that the death toll will be that Red Cross and the ICRC offices particle accelerator. high, or even higher. in Tacloban had been damaged, Arafat’s widow, Suha, called In Tacloban city, the capital forcing staff to relocate tempoon the Palestinian leadership of Leyte province, corpses hung rarily. to seek justice for her husTACLOBAN, Philippines from trees and were scattered Haiyan hit the eastern seaband, saying, “It’s clear this is a (AP) — Rescuers faced blocked on sidewalks. Many were bur- board of the Philippines on Fricrime.” roads and damaged airports on ied in flattened buildings. The day and quickly barreled across Speaking by phone from the Monday as they raced to deliver entire city appeared to have its central islands, packing winds Qatari capital Doha, she did desperately needed tents, food been obliterated. From the air of 235 kph (147 mph) that gusted not mention Israel but argued and medicines to the typhoon- the landscape resembled a giant to 275 kph (170 mph), and a storm that only countries with nuclear devastated eastern Philippines garbage dump punctuated by a surge of 6 meters (20 feet). capabilities have access to polowhere thousands are believed few concrete buildings that still Even though authorities had nium. dead. stood. evacuated some 800,000 people In another interview later Three days after the Typhoon Survivors wandered through ahead of the typhoon, the death Thursday, she described her Haiyan ravaged the region, the the remains of their flattened toll was so high because many husband’s death as a “political full scale of the disaster — the wooden homes looking to sal- evacuation centers — brick-andassassination” and “the crime of biggest faced by the Philip- vage belongings or to search for mortar schools, churches and the century” and called the new pines — was only now becoming loved ones. government buildings — could testing conclusive for poisoning. apparent. Very little assistance had not withstand the winds and She said she couldn’t predict The winds and the sea waves reached the city, residents water surges. Officials said peowho was behind the death, but whipped up were so strong reported. Some took food, water ple who had huddled in these she added, “Whoever did this that they washed hulking and consumer goods from aban- buildings drowned or were crime is a coward.” ships inland, which now stood doned shops, malls and homes. swept away. Israel has repeatedly denied incongruously amid debris of “This area has been totally It inflicted serious damage to a role in Arafat’s death and buildings, trees, road signs and ravaged”, said Sebastien Sujob- at least six islands in the middle did so again Thursday. Paul people’s belongings. ert, head of the International of the eastern seaboard, with Hirschson, a Foreign Ministry Authorities estimated that up Committee of the Red Cross in Leyte, Samar and the northern official, dismissed the claim as to 10,000 people may have died. Tacloban. “Many lives were lost, part of Cebu appearing to bear “hogwash.” But the government, stunned by a huge number of people are the brunt of the storm. About 4

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Wastewater project captures phosphorus A Michigan State University researcher is testing a system that harnesses nanotechnology to attack two problems at once — an excess of phosphorus in wastewater discharge and a looming shortage of the fertilizer ingredient. Associate professor Steven Safferman is developing a nano-filter system designed to capture phosphorus from wastewater for reuse in fertilizer. “It’s so great to see something come to fruition that can really help the environment, as well as provide a renewable resource that was not renewable in the past,” he said in a statement. Safferman is testing phosphorus filtration at a subdivision in Dimondale, near the East Lansing school.

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NYPD: Robbery attempt led to icerink shooting A teenager opened fired at a crowded Manhattan ice-skating rink, leaving two people wounded and blood splattered across the ice, after attempting to rob one of the victims of his coat, police said Sunday as they took the 16-yearold teen into custody for questioning. The violence late Saturday at the Bryant Park rink sent skaters stampeding in all directions to safety. Authorities said a 14-yearold boy was struck in the back and a 20-year-old man was hit in the arm as the shooter opened fire in the popular park in midtown Manhattan, behind the main building of the New York Public Library. Neither injury was believed to be life-threatening. Authorities said the shooter had approached the 20-year-old man at the Bryant Park rink and demanded his coat. The man refused to hand it over, and the shooter left. Police say the shooter then returned and started firing.

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Worker killed by wildcat at Oregon sanctuary named The employee killed this weekend by a wildcat at an Oregon animal sanctuary was described as an experienced worker who was comfortable with the animals she cared for. Renee Radziwon, 36, of Portland, died in the Saturday night attack, Deputy Mark Nikolai of the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Sunday. No details of the attack or type of animal were released. The sanctuary is located in the suburb of Sherwood, outside Portland. “Her relationship with the cats was amazing,” Jim Caliva, a WildCat Haven Sanctuary board member, told The Oregonian. “She knew exactly what she was doing, but apparently there was a mistake. I don’t know what it could be.”

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Satellite likely to hit Earth in unpopulated area The European Space Agency says that one of its research satellites that ran out of fuel will most likely crash to Earth into the ocean or polar regions. The agency said Sunday the crash is expected to occur between 1830 GMT Sunday and 0030 GMT on Monday. It says “with a very high probability, a re-entry over Europe can be excluded.” Spokeswoman Jocelyne Landeau said the satellite, GOCE, will mostly disintegrate as it comes down and “we will have only a few pieces which could be 90 kilograms at the most.” —Compiled from Daily wire reports

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Second round of sequester Two killed, nearly poses danger to research two dozen injured Federal cuts slash funding by 5.1 percent, increase competition By BEN ATLAS Daily Staff Reporter

The University’s research community has begun to feel the effects of sequestration — the across-theboard cuts in federal discretionary spending that began last March — and is bracing for what the second round of cuts may mean. Overall research spending for the University’s 2013 fiscal year, which ended in June, increased by 4.3 percent to $1.33 billion. Federally sponsored research, which accounts for roughly 62 percent of overall funding, rose by 2.8 percent. Those numbers, however, don’t completely reflect the 5.1-percent cuts from federal sequestration, since the federal and University fiscal years do not align. The sequester, which took place from March through the end of the federal fiscal year in September, won’t fully be reflected until the University’s 2014 fiscal year. University President Mary Sue Coleman said last week that the sequester’s effects pose “a real danger.” Stephen Forrest, the University’s vice president for research, whose office oversees campus-wide research activity, shared this sentiment. Forrest said the awarding of grants was very competitive and selective to begin with, and the sequester “has made competition much more fierce.” While Forrest acknowledged that research and innovation more broadly have suffered as a result of the sequester, capturing the extent of its effects right now is difficult, since the University’s research offices are decentralized and distributed across different offices and departments on campus. The Medical School’s research expenditures topped $453 million in 2013, and school officials attribute 75 percent of those expenditures to federal sources. Heather Offhaus, director of the Grant Review and Analysis Office — an office within the Medical School

Office of Research that reviews and analyzes the success of research proposals — said the sequester has already negatively affected the amount of grant money researchers receive from federal sources. Most of the Medical School’s federal grant money comes from the National Institutes of Health, and a typical NIH project award lasts between three and five years. A project is considered “competitive” when initial funding is sought, and then is considered an existing project after its first year, when funding for the remaining three to four years is promised. According to Offhaus, NIH budget cuts have resulted in a 5.5-percent budget reduction for all existing projects, as well as a reduction in the awarding of competitive grants. The effect is that NIHfunded researchers on existing projects will not receive as much money as they were once promised, and newer projects that might have been funded in years past may not get off the ground. According to the NIH website, more than 80 percent of its budget is allocated to researchers at more than 2,500 universities and research institutions nationwide. In the 2013 federal fiscal year, the NIH awarded an estimated 640 fewer competitive research grants compared to 2012. “We’re not getting as much done in the shorter amount of time because there’s not as much funding to do it,” Offhaus said. “(The sequester) slows down the pace of science when you can’t get as much done.” Both Offhaus and Forrest said they have heard from research investigators that have been forced to cut staff from their labs due to reductions in funding. While these layoffs are by no means widespread, they have posed a challenge for certain areas. Forrest also noted that a decline in research funding has widespread economic effects: Not only will hiring in labs be reduced, but there is also less money to purchase lab materials, supplies and equipment, and reduced purchasing could challenge local economic growth. Forrest’s office has made

a point not to cut back on the graduate student population and to protect graduate students and research faculty who rely on government money, but such efforts will be difficult to sustain should the sequester continue for several budget cycles. Engineering Prof. Anna Stefanopoulou, the director of the Automotive Research Center, said the sequester has not only reduced the center’s funding, but also created a lot of uncertainty. She said the center, which is funded solely by the Department of Defense and focuses on modeling and simulating ground vehicle technology, may experience a talent drain with reduced funding. “If we don’t know exactly what our funding is, we cannot compete and recruit our best students,” she said. In anticipation of continued decline in federal funding brought on by the second round of sequestration, Forrest said his office has been concentrating on diversifying their research portfolio. Fiscal year 2013 saw a 14-percent growth in industry funding, chiefly coming from the health care, automotive and electronics industries. However, Forrest added that industry still comprises only 8 percent of research funding, and could not be relied upon to fill the gap left by the federal government. “There is no real substitute — and there never has been — in this country for federal support in research,” Forrest said, noting that even industry funding relies on federal support. “Every significant advance in technology in the postwar era has had its origin in federal funding, from integrated circuits to the Internet.” If anything, many in the research community say their options for scientific exploration are more constrained — a challenge for a university that prides itself on being one of the top research institutions in the nation. “Don’t get me wrong, it’s not like everything’s stopping and coming to a grinding halt,” Offhaus said. “You just don’t know what opportunities your missing, and we won’t know maybe for years and years that had we had a solution faster, (if) it would’ve been a good thing.”

Hamas government hires first ever female spokesperson Almodallal is part of push to present friendlier face to the West, women GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Hamas government of the Gaza Strip has for the first time appointed a woman to represent it to the world. The hiring of Isra Almodallal as a spokeswoman for the territory’s conservative Islamist rulers is part of a long-running push by the group, which has at times sought to curb women’s freedoms, to present a newer friendlier face both to its own citizens and internationally. Almodallal, a 23-year-old who speaks fluent British-accented English, has assumed a post normally held by tough-talking men who voice Hamas’ bitter opposition to Israel. She will be responsible for the Gaza government’s communications with the international media. “We are looking forward to having a different and unique language,” said Almodallal in an interview in her Gaza City office, on her first week in the job. “We will make the issues more human.” The change in policy began six months ago when a new head of the government media department, Ihab Ghussein, took over. He hired younger media people, started a new official government website, began rampant use of social media and started conducting seminars and workshops. Ghussein said he appointed

Almodallal in an effort “to be more open to the West.” He said many women were among the dozens of applicants considered for the position. “Women are partners in our society,” Ghussein said. Almodallal, a divorced mother of a four-year-old girl, does not have her roots in the Hamas movement. Unlike many other Hamas officials, her office does not bear a photo of Gaza’s Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh. She keeps a book on American history there, alongside the Quran. She was raised in Gaza and spent five years in Britain as a teenager, studying at Grange Technology College, a high school in Bradford in the U.K. Upon returning to Gaza, she studied journalism at the Islamic University, and worked as a TV reporter for a local station and an English-language satellite channel, which she said taught her how to present herself on camera. Her appointment is the latest step by Hamas to manage its image. “Hamas, as any other government in the world, want others to listen and believe in them,” said Moean Hassan, a lecturer in media at Gaza’s Palestine University. Since the group overran the territory in 2007, it has cautiously attempted to enforce its deeply conservative version of Islam and has at times placed some restrictions on women’s behavior. But it has refrained from passing sweeping Islamic legislation, apparently fearing a public backlash, despite criticisms form ultraconservatives who say it is

not implementing Islamic law quickly enough. Under Hamas, there has been mounting social pressure on women to cover up in the traditional Islamic dress of long robes and headscarves. The Hamas government has also banned them from riding on the backs of motorbikes and from smoking water pipes, but these rules have not always been enforced. Earlier this year, the Hamas government barred girls and women from participating in a U.N.-sponsored marathon, prompting a U.N. aid agency to cancel the race. At the same time, women are permitted to work, drive and hold public office, with one female minister and six female deputy ministers serving in the Hamas government. Some 20 per cent of public servants working for Hamas are women. Almodallal asserts that women in Gaza are finding their way into politics, medicine, education and media. “Every day, women’s footsteps can be seen advancing more in society,” she said. Almodallal takes a slightly different line than many Hamas spokesmen. She refers to “Israel” rather than the “Zionist entity.” And she does not consider herself a Hamas loyalist, saying she would be equally willing to work as spokeswoman for the rival Palestinian government in the West Bank. But she does believe — in line with the Hamas position — that the Palestinians should control all of historic Palestine, or the land between the Mediterranean and the Jordan River, including what is now Israel.

in Texas shooting “Celebratory” shots at girl’s 18th birthday party catalyst to shooting HOUSTON (AP) — Celebratory gunshots fired at a girl’s 18th birthday party triggered more gunfire that left two people dead, two critically injured and nearly two-dozen injured in a chaotic scene where people jumped from second-f loor windows to escape the shooting at a suburban Houston home, authorities said Sunday. Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia said the gathering Saturday night was openly promoted using multiple social media sites, drew more than 100 people, most of them 17to 19-year-olds, and became a “birthday party gone wild.” He said it appears partygoers were dancing in the home when someone armed with a pistol shot into the air in celebration. In the ensuing confusion, another person who was armed began firing into the crowd, Garcia said. Young people then streamed into the narrow street to avoid the burst of gunshots that followed shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday. Partygoer Shaniqua Brown — who said she heard about the party through Instagram, a photo-sharing app and website — told The Associated Press it “was not rowdy at all.” She said she first heard gunshots in the house and they continued outside as people fled and sought cover. Authorities have given varying accounts of the number of people injured, but they clarified Sunday that 20 were hurt,

with 16 suffering gunshot wounds and four others varying injuries such as a fracture and twisted ankles in the panic to flee. The two people killed, one an 18-year-old male and the other a 16-year-old female, were students at Cypress Springs High School, Garcia said. He chastised the party organizers, who advertised the event on social media, saying “you have no control on who to expect at your door.” Authorities are searching for two gunmen, he said, one who’s about 17 years old and the other believed to be about 22. “It’s a horrible combination of immaturity, access to a firearm, and the inability to control one’s self,” he said. Garcia said party organizers arranged to have people searched as they entered the home. “Anytime you have to factor in a bouncer and being searched at the door, you have already taken a turn for the worse,” he said. Sheriff’s spokesman Thomas Gilliland said earlier that deputies were confronted with “mass chaos” when they responded to the call in the residential neighborhood about 25 miles northwest of Houston, adding that “kids were literally everywhere.” He said witnesses reported partygoers jumping from the second floor in their scramble to flee. Mariah Boulden said the gathering was her birthday party. Boulden, who lives at the residence, said her brother and others were patting down people as they entered the home. Two men refused to be searched and walked away, she said, then apparently hopped a neighbor’s fence and entered through a back gate.

Talks with Iran shift to UN envoy after unsucessful round Kerry, Rouhami seek solutions to nuclear programs, sanctions TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — With a first round of nuclear negotiations with world powers ending without agreement, Iranian officials looked ahead Sunday to parallel talks with the U.N.’s nuclear chief amid reminders that concessions by Tehran have limits. The overall message from Iran closely mirrored the workin-progress tone of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and other powerful envoys, who failed to seal a first-step accord during overtime talks in Geneva but then quickly agreed to try again next week. The administration of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is emphasizing that the talks are a work in progress. He’s mollifying hard-liners by reasserting that Iran will keep on with nuclear activities that it insists are its right, but at the same time is trying to quell any hints of stalemate in the negotiations. The impression that the talks are sputtering could embolden critics uneasy over his government’s historic outreach to the U.S and fast-track effort to ease Western concerns over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. The framework for a possible deal could see an easing of U.S.-led economic sanctions in exchange for curbs on Iran’s highest levels on uranium enrichment. Among the complications ahead, though, is addressing French concerns that the proposed limits on Iran’s ability to make nuclear fuel don’t go far enough and alarm over a planned heavy

water reactor that produces greater amounts of byproduct plutonium, which can be used in nuclear weapon production. Iran insists it rejects nuclear arms and only wants reactors of energy and medical applications, such as isotopes for cancer treatment. Rouhani said progress was made during “serious” talks in Geneva with the six-nation group, the permanent U.N. Security Council members plus Germany. But he repeated that Iran cannot be pushed to fully give up uranium enrichment — a comment that echoes past declarations and appears aimed at opponents of his nuclear dialogue with the West. In related talks, U.N. nuclear chief Yukiya Amano headed to Tehran on Sunday for meetings on the practical aspects of expanding international monitoring and gaining greater access to nuclear sites. Attempts have been stymied by nearly two years of arguments over what can be seen and who can be interviewed by experts from the U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency. Iran’s new leadership has promised more cooperation, and Amano said “we aim to build” on the offers. A positive report from Amano could help drive forward negotiations set to resume Nov. 20 between Iran and the six world powers. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in a posting on his Facebook page Sunday, said there are “some problems” still to overcome with the six powers, but called the latest round “serious but respectful.” Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister and one of the top nuclear negotiators, call the Geneva rounds “very intensive and difficult, but useful and constructive.”

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Following cities’ lead Anti-discrimination legislation should be adopted at all levels

n Nov. 5th, voters in Royal Oak, Mich. approved a human-rights ordinance that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and other identities, joining 29 other communities in the state that have adopted similar policies. Clearly Royal Oak’s push to become a more inclusive community isn’t an anomaly, and similar legislation should be adopted at the local and state level. In the weeks leading up to the Nov. 5 election, opposition from groups like Just Royal Oak mobilized in an attempt to thwart the ordinance’s passage. The group centered its argument on the potential increase in lawsuits and sex crimes that may arise from banning discrimination. They’re concerned that businesses may become subject to lawsuits under the new legislation, a concern that apparently trumps anti-discrimination in housing and employment. Adversaries of the proposed city law have argued that tolerance for the LGBTQ community is already high, eliminating the need to institutionalize anti-discrimination. “I don’t believe it should be a civil right,” said Fadwa Gillanders, the head of the Just Royal Oak campaign. “(The LGBTQ community) is already protected on the basis of their sex, their gender.” But the logic used by Gillanders and other opponents to the new statute falls flat. The group argued against legislation that may lead to more gender-neutral restrooms, saying, “There are a lot of bathroom cases of men coming in and taking pictures under the stalls — of masturbating in front of little girls.” That anecdote appears to have come from a case in Colorado, where one student allegedly harassed other students in a female restroom. The case, propelled by conservative religious publications, has since been debunked by the school’s superintendent. Furthermore, the arguments used by the ordinance’s detractors are nothing more than fear-mongering. According to Michigan Radio, claims of rampant lawsuits following the ordinance’s passage are largely baseless, as the cities in Michigan with similar statutes report few, if any, lawsuits based on such anti-discrimina-

tion laws. “The non-discrimination policies offer legal recourse where there are none,” said Emily Dievendorf, the managing director of Equality Michigan. “The state of Michigan provides no protections for the LGBTQ community from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations. And our local governments are stepping up to the plate to protect their citizens.” The ordinance provides not only legal protection to the city’s LGBTQ community, but also psychological protection. The fines and legal pathways are critical in safeguarding LGBTQ residents, but the city’s adoption of such member signal a widespread acceptance of an often-targeted community. In 2001, a similar ballot was struck down in Royal Oak by a two to one margin. Twelve years later, the attitudes in the city have shifted, with more than 53 percent of voters supporting the ordinance. Royal Oak Mayor Jim Ellison supported the ordinance, saying, “It is needed. It is the right time for it. Look around the country and the state. Attitudes are changing.” While Royal Oak’s new statute offers a previously nonexistent legal pathway for the LGBTQ community, its strength won’t fully be realized until both other cities and the state pass similar legislation. Currently, Michigan’s civil rights legislation doesn’t protect LGBTQ residents. But even augmenting the state legislation isn’t enough. According to Allison VanKuiken, campaign manager for One Royal Oak, complaints filed through state law would have to be run through the attorney general, whereas local ordinances can be filed with nearby authorities. Both cities and the state must pass legislation that will protect the LGBTQ community at all levels.

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railed against in his 1946 “Politics and the English language:” “clarion call,” “inherently imperialistic endeavor,” “breeding people of privilege,” “commodification of language.” I feel like I’ve just won a game of progressive jargon bingo. The language requirement in the college of LSA is there for a reason. If Charara really does see the next Donald Rumsfeld sitting across from her, isn’t it a good thing that the potential imperialist is learning about the native language and culture from dedicated teachers? What’s the alternative — no one in the diplomatic corps or law enforcement that can communicate with an Arabic speaker? I side with Orwell: “language is an instrument for expressing and not for concealing or preventing thought.” Robert Havey 2009 Alum

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s many Americans learned during the government shutdown, the GOP is in the middle of a civil war. Tea Party characters such as Sen. Ted Cruz (R–Texas) and former Rep. Michele Bachmann (R–Minn.) proved to the nation that they PATRICK were willing to MAILLET do anything in order to get their way. Even if that meant publicly humiliating the Republican leadership of both congressional chambers, putting hundreds of thousands of people out of work and jeopardizing the global economy. People say, “Our Congress has been divided before, but they were able to compromise. Why can’t these guys do that?” The reason is simple: The Tea Party is crazy. Rep. Devin Nunes (R–Calif.) probably put it best when he referred to the Tea Party as “lemmings with suicide vests.” Nunes followed this by saying, “They have to be more than just a lemming. Because jumping to your death is not enough.” It’s a lot like the scene in “The Dark Knight” when Alfred Pennyworth (Michael Caine) says to Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale), “Some men aren’t looking for anything logical … Some men just want to watch the world burn.” Unlike politicians from both parties who have to face a legitimate reelection campaign, Tea Partiers don’t compromise because they are elected in districts that reward this type of behavior. Whereas in the past when the Speaker of the House could

all but guarantee that his caucus would vote rank-and-file for issues like the debt ceiling, Tea Party representatives are now being rewarded for dividing their party and causing mass hysteria like the episode we saw unfold only a few weeks ago. Take Dean Young, Alabama’s congressional special election candidate, for example. Throughout Young’s campaign, he stated he would fight to have Speaker John Boehner removed from power and constantly reiterated that President Barack Obama was born in Kenya. The birther claim doesn’t surprise me that much coming from an Alabama Tea Party candidate, but to publicly campaign against the leader of your own party? This simply would not have happened a few years ago. The Tea Party problem has escalated as a result of limitless campaign contributions and gerrymandered districts. Now, instead of having a government in which both sides need to compromise, it becomes a contest in which Republican can act more conservative and less cordial to Democrats. What did Ted Cruz possibly gain from turning a once-bipartisan issue like raising the debt ceiling into an absolute circus? If he runs for president in 2016, he will be able to tap into a massive pool of conservative donors like the Koch brothers while also being able to say he is the truest conservative during the Republican primary. This type of behavior is rewarded in early primaries such as Iowa caucus, so Cruz’s stubborn and

reckless behavior during these last couple months will have paid off. The good news is that soon enough the Tea Party will join the Whigs, the Bull Moose Party and every other failed political movement that eventually fades into irrelevance. The American people are finally realizing that Tea Party candidates are unfit for office. In last week’s election, Tea Party favorites such as Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli and Young lost to moderate counterparts. A CNN poll conducted two weeks ago showed that 56 percent of Americans have an unfavorable view of the Tea Party while just 28 percent approve of the grassroots movement that began four years ago. Although it will take some time to fully rid our government of the uncompromising, birther-movement loving, Internal-RevenueService-hating clan of kamikazes that is the Tea Party, the light has finally appeared at the end of the tunnel. It may be 10 years, or even 20 before even the ridiculously gerrymandered districts of the Deep South start electing moderate and sensible Republicans again, but that time will inevitably come. Until that glorious hour arrives, both Democrats and Republicans alike need to stand together and work to make sure the Tea Party movement dies a quick death.

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East Quad’s a home, not a hotel

I’ve been a die-hard Residential College student ever since I came to the University two and a half years ago. I’ve declared my RC major, joined an RC a cappella group, participated in RC plays, written for RC publications and done my mandated time in an RC language class. I lived in East Quad Residence Hall my freshman year, and though it took some time, I grew into the RC lifestyle. I walked around the building without shoes, went to morning lecture in my pajamas and knew lunchtime conversations were to be had in a language other than English. I will be the first to admit that East Quad itself had some quirks, for lack of a better word. Many could call them flaws, but they were part of the charm of the RC experience. Personally, I enjoyed that the showerheads were best fit for those 5’5” and under because, as a 5’4” girl, they made washing shampoo out of my hair much quicker. Hearing a toilet flush overhead during a class was commonplace and added a comedic interlude to serious debates or tense conversations. The carpets had a different dizzying pattern in every room, spotted with mysterious stains, and the walls were only a modest cinderblock. The ceilings were a maze of piping, blotted with the occasional leak and containing possible asbestos threats, but the health department hadn’t shut us down yet, so all was well. The HalfAss smelled like cream of broccoli soup, but that didn’t matter when there was a free concert. To most people, this lifestyle could be deemed unorthodox at best, but to RCers, it was a safe, anything-goes kind of place, in which being different was allowed, if not encouraged. This difference was precisely what deterred others from visiting East Quad, keeping the community safely enclosed and sheltered from outside criticism. When East Quad was closed for renovations, however, all of this changed. RC faculty worked extremely hard to ease the pains of transition from East to West Quad; however, the community took a serious hit. Sophomores like myself couldn’t

identify RC freshmen from anyone else in the dining hall, depleting the relationship between first- and second-year students, and thus the sense of community the RC tries to stand for. Classes were in Dennison instead of the basement, meaning it was necessary to put on real clothes, walk across campus and sit in a windowless building that has been called ten levels of hell. As terrible as Dennison is, it was truly only one of many nails in the RC’s coffin that year. Then, finally, a whole homeless year later, East Quad was back. RCers like myself rejoiced, looking forward to wandering familiar halls, sitting in old classrooms and having a place to be weird without being scoffed at by others. Instead, we were greeted by a generic building that lacks character and can be best compared to the rich section of a shopping mall or a brand new airport. For a renovation that claimed it would maintain the integrity of the building, it became blaringly clear that those involved felt that there was not much worth keeping except for the outer walls. What appeared to be the same building, the same home was in reality gutted and redone without much thought to the uses of the building or the character of the people that would be using it. I’m not saying that new East Quad isn’t nice. It’s clean and modern and freshmen that live there now appreciate their new home as much as I had appreciated mine two years ago. However, they aren’t privy to how much was lost when the building was redone. The Half-Ass, or Halfway Inn, was altogether removed from the building’s layout. It was not only a place to study for students living in East Quad, but a performance venue for bands, a theater practice space, a meeting room for forums and the home of many art events like open mic nights and poetry readings. Without it, the art community is left only with one stage: the Keene Theater. But, where is the Keene Theater? Somehow in the renovation, the outdoor entrance to

the theater was forgotten, the two levels of seating were separated and left unmarked, and, adding insult to injury, the lighting system was disconnected and is now deemed unsafe and unusable for what could be the rest of the year. The East Quad Music Co-op, a student run non-profit that hosted shows in the Half-Ass, not only lost their venue space but also their office space, which has been diminished to a cage in a utility room. There are also fewer music practice rooms and the theater’s classroom doubles as a dance studio, combining two heavily used spaces into just one room with a mean septic leak. For a community centered on arts, the renovation certainly has failed to prioritize the needs of the artists who are living in the space. My disdain for the new building doesn’t even end with all that was forgotten when redesigning the quad; some of the additions are just as ridiculous. First of all, why so much glass? Is it supposed to be a fish bowl or a zoo? Do people enjoy being stared at in their glass classrooms, study lounges, or offices? Why is there a portion of the cafeteria named 24 Carrots? Why 24, and why carrots? Additionally, why so mainstream? Everything about the building reeks of business-mod that appeals to potential students but ignores the down-to-earth nature of the RC. East Quadders don’t need swank or class. We need walls that can be painted on with murals of unicorns and rainbows. We don’t need a big fancy cafeteria with “seven restaurant concepts,” whatever the hell that means anyway. We need more pianos and places to dance at three in the morning and stages to throw free concerts on. We need the freedom to walk around without shoes on and make the space our own, not to feel afraid to leave our handprints on yet another glass surface. Regardless of how necessary the renovation was, $116 million dollars is an astronomical sum of money to spend on making a home into a hotel. Paige Pfleger is an LSA junior.

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STEVENS From Page 1A Stevens is a member of the Triangle Fraternity. O’Brien said she has been in touch with

DRIVE From Page 1A tives — Coleman, Ross or Regent Julia Darlow (D) — appeared onstage to discuss with students the impact of their University experience and the importance of their overall message. Engineering junior Hannah Cheriyan, one of the students featured in Ross’ segment on “big ideas,” shared her experience working in a University medical lab. The lab works with ECMO machines, an artificial respiratory medical device that saved Cheriyan’s life as a newborn. “It was so exhilarating to see everyone in the audience getting so pumped up and waving their lights around (as) I was talking about a cause I really love,” Cheriyan said. In a program largely focused on showcasing exceptional students and the University programs about which they’re passionate, Cheriyan said effective storytelling played a crucial role in connecting with alumni and potential donors. That type of storytelling will play a central role in the fundraising campaign’s strategy, especially considering its focus on student support. In an interview after the event, Coleman said the testimonials captured Michigan in a form “more beautiful” than she could have imagined. “It was very emotional because I think that what this represents, for me, it was so much about the energy of the students and what they can do and how committed they are, not only to this place, but to the world,” Coleman said. And after the showcase Friday, it seems the student’s energy — and the campaign’s strategy — are already paying off. Jerry May, University vice president for development, said in the last few days, scores of donors have approached him during kickoff-related events ready to make contributions. “The students just knocked it out of the park tonight,” May said in an interview inside Hill Auditorium. “I was so proud to have students being themselves because it makes me realize why I do what I do every day, and I’ll guarantee you every development officer in the room felt the same way.” May and development officials are also relying on the campaign’s inclusive nature to drive giving as well as foster an understanding of philanthropy’s role at the University. Though the University hosted multiple alumni and donor events Friday night, campaign organizers also prided themselves on the very public launch — an unusual platform for University campaign kickoffs. One of the Victors for Michigan campaign’s vice chairs, Rich Rogel, who also chaired the

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Michigan Difference campaign from 2003 to 2008, said the event gave him a message and materials to take to other donors and supporters throughout the country and the world. “It’s motivating donors, but it’s also educating people about what’s going on at this university — it is incredible what we’re doing here,” Rogel said. “I’m over in China, and they know what we’re doing here more than some people in the state of Michigan, sometimes.” Rogel, who donated $50 million, added that he expects to be back in Ann Arbor 10 to 12 times per year until the campaign ends to engage with donors, development planners and University officials. Darlow, who spoke about the campaign’s primary goal of fundraising for student support, said after the event that she was proud to represent the University’s governing board in articulating the need for affordability. Darlow added that Coleman’s gravitas with donors and students alike helped make the event a success. “Mary Sue Coleman, the emotion that she evokes in all of us, it was really very special,” Darlow said. “The love that was in the auditorium for her tonight was extraordinary.” Just prior to the main event in Hill Auditorium, hundreds of students congregated on Ingalls Mall beneath strings of holiday lights and among the scents of cider and popcorn for the kickoff’s community festival. LSA freshmen Jennifer Wang and Puja Nair hadn’t heard about the event prior to wandering through for cider. Though they had read the e-mail from Coleman sent to students earlier in the week to publicize the kickoff, Wang and Nair did not know much about the campaign prior to the festival. Engineering senior Michelle McClaughry also saw Coleman’s e-mail and decided to support the University’s efforts. “I knew that it was philanthropy and donating money and I knew there was going to be food but I didn’t know it was going to be like this,” McClaughry said. Still, a handful of students in attendance hesitated to laud the campaign’s initial efforts. Steps from a cider stand, two students handed out flyers protesting the University’s Munger Residence Hall construction, a project funded by a $110 million gift from philanthropist Charles Munger. Rackham student Arcelia Gutierrez said she hopes the University will consider student input in deciding what the project’s donations will be directed toward, as some students have expressed discontent with the new hall’s design and cost. “We want to have people thinking more critically about

donations,” Gutierrez said. Additionally, the Coalition for Tuition Equality, a student group that presses for granting in-state tuition to undocumented resident students, placed posters strung along trees and lamps in front of Hill Auditorium before the kickoff. Many of the posters included the phrase “Victors for Diversity” — a play on the official campaign name. LSA senior Jacob Huston, a CTE member and speaker for the Michigan Latin@ Assembly, said the goal was not to protest the campaign’s launch, but rather to draw attention to the unmet financial need of many undocumented students. “We want them to guarantee that they’ll meet the full financial need of these students,” Huston said. “In reality, there’s probably not too many of these students coming to the University, but still, the need that they have is very real.” LSA senior Meg Scribner, along with other CTE organizers, met with University development officials in recent weeks to discuss aid for minority and undocumented students. CTE hopes to encourage financial aid for undocumented students as part of the campaign’s $1 billion target for student support. Because the donors choose the initiatives to which they gave, Scribner said CTE plans to work with development officials to recruit donors to their cause. Further down Ingalls Mall, 1969 University alum Richard Price, Jr. had wandered to the festival after attending an alumni function in the Michigan League. Price has been previously involved in University campaigns and said he was invited to attend the kickoff festivities. He also lauded the University’s top campaign priority: student aid. “It looks like what they (the University) are trying to do ultimately is subsidize lots of undergraduates so they don’t have to pay $50,000 a year,” Price said. “So I think that’s awesome.” At the event in the League, Price said student recipients of financial aid shared the impact of University support on their collegiate experience. He said this strategy was particularly effective. But after the lights of Friday’s events go dark, University officials are tasked with carrying out the remainder of a multi-year, multi-billion-dollar campaign. E. Royster Harper, University vice president for student life, said the campaign’s $1 billion target for student support makes her ready to work even harder. “It’s when you have to hit the pavement,” Harper said. “The real work now is talking to donors, talking to alums and trying to achieve our goal.”

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Maine congressman says he’s gay Michaud is seventh openly gay member of U.S. House PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — When the intensely private Rep. Mike Michaud laid bare his private life and announced he’s gay, one openly gay congressman joked that the Maine Democrat had never registered on his “gaydar.” As he prepares to return to Capitol Hill this week as the seventh openly gay member of the U.S. House, Michaud said the decision to come out last week was a positive experience that drew support from fellow congressmen and hundreds of constituents — even if it was political nastiness that prompted his announcement. “People know me as Mike. They know my issues are veteran issues, economic development, health care and jobs, and nothing is going to change,” he said. Michaud, who’s engaged in

a three-way race for governor, used an op-ed provided to two newspapers and The Associated Press to disclose he’s gay, saying he did so to address “whisper campaigns, insinuations and push-polls” that raised questions about his sexuality. He said constituents have been supportive, with many finding his honesty refreshing. Several members of Congress including Democratic Reps. Joe Kennedy of Massachusetts and David Cicilline of Rhode Island have reached out to show support, as well. Among them was Republican Rep. Jeff Miller of Florida, chairman of the Veterans Affairs Committee, who works closely with Michaud, the committee’s ranking Democrat. “Mike Michaud is my friend and colleague. He is a strong ally in advocating for veterans and his recent announcement does nothing to change that,” Miller said. Before Michaud’s announcement, there were six openly gay members of the U.S. House.

Michaud’s sexual orientation was as much a surprise to at least some of them as it was to Mainers. Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., who is gay, tweeted in surprise after Michaud’s announcement that “My #gaydar missed it.” He also reached out to lend support. “I conveyed to him that I felt it was great that he has this load off his shoulders and I know he’ll be an even more effective servant for the people of Maine,” he said. Back in Maine, political observers said Michaud’s announcement likely won’t have a big impact on the governor’s race. Voters here approved gay marriage a year ago. Michaud continued a regular schedule of public events after making his announcement. On Friday, the Maine Association of Police and the Professional Fire Fighters endorsed Michaud over Republican Gov. Paul LePage, the incumbent, and wealthy independent Eliot Cutler. Michaud’s sexual orientation was never mentioned.

ABROAD From Page 1A Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, China and France. “We’re different from a lot of schools because what we offer students is many, many opportunities of all kinds,” Holloway said. Today, the University offers students the chance to study in 78 different countries. In comparison, Indiana University sends students to 52 countries, and UCLA sends students to 35. The program has also experienced internal growth over the past 11 years. For students in the School of Art & Design, study abroad is a requirement. Holloway said the School of Information just launched a new program to provide students with study-abroad opportunities, and the dean of the College of Engineering has begun pushing for all students to have a study-abroad component. “There’s really been an explosion in education abroad at the University of Michigan,” Holloway said. “Of course, we always had programs, we had strong programs before (Coleman) came, but when she came and put a leadership focus on this, it

GAME From Page 1A While certain wheelchair basketball players were physically disabled as a result of their services, others played to show solidarity. In addition, members of an official wheelchair basketball team were divided between the Navy and Army teams and incorporated into the game so that there would be at least three veterans on the court at all times. Although the student veterans and wheelchair basketball team members did not practice

Monday, November 11, 2013 — 5A really made folks stop and think and take note.” Coleman has also personally backed the push with her own money. Along with her husband, Kenneth Coleman, she has donated about $1 million to studyabroad programs during her time at the University. Both Colemans studied abroad in their college years. During the past 11 years, overall donations for studyabroad opportunities have grown dramatically, according to Brodie Remington, senior director of international giving in the University’s Office of Development. Remington said Coleman’s success in securing a $5 million challenge grant in 2009 ended up bringing in $15 million for a study-abroad endowment. Challenge grants are a matching donation scheme meant to motivate donors to give more. “Both President Coleman and Ken Coleman’s gift, and the challenge, really increased the visibility of fundraising.” said Remington. Increasing University students’ global experiences will also be a focus of the newly launched Victors for Michigan funding campaign. For LSA senior Antonio Bar-

ron, one of the first recipients of a scholarship from Coleman’s endowed fund, receiving support meant much more than just getting financial aid. “It’s allowing you to have this life-changing experience abroad that not many students get to have because of financial costs.” Barron said. “There was a lot of encouragement I received from the scholarship and from having the University support me.” Last spring, the U.S. News and World Report published its inaugural ranking of the top 50 study-abroad programs at colleges worldwide — based on academic rigor and student-culture interaction. Administrators at thousands of colleges submitted nominations for the rankings. Peer institutions including Indiana University, UCLA, and the University of Texas made the U.S. News list. The University did not, which officials say can partially be attributed to its focus on co-curricular opportunities rather than credit-granting options. Coleman has made engagement with Africa and China a priority for her administration. During her tenure, she has also made trips to Ghana and Brazil, and is set to travel to India this week.

together prior to game day, Hoff said he believed that there was an “instant chemistry” between the two groups. “The wheelchair team had the ability to overcome, whether it was a serious accident or it could have been from birth and that’s why they’re where they are today,” Hoff noted. “Our military is the same way — it’s about doing whatever you can to get the job done.” The event, which was free to the public, included a National Anthem performance by the TriService Color Guard and select members of the Men’s Glee Club.

The University of Michigan Dance Team and 338th Army Band held shows between the quarters. Despite the Army-Navy rivalry that themed the event, Robert McDivitt, director of the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System and veteran of the U.S. Army, said the event was all about camaraderie and honoring the service members. “It recognizes that it is more about ability than about disability, it recognizes the service of those that participate in the game, and I think it is just absolutely the right thing to do,” McDivitt said.

Coach apologizes for slur Former Eastern Mich. coach says he regrets language Former Eastern Michigan football coach Ron English expressed regret in an interview with The Associated Press for using “inappropriate language,” that included a homophobic slur during a film session with defensive backs last month. “As a man who has coached 21 years, obviously, on this occasion and particular meeting, I lost my poise, got upset and used language that was inappropriate, particularly as it pertains to homosexual slurs. I regret that,” English told the AP in a telephone interview on Saturday, hours after the school released a statement explaining why he was fired the previous day. “I apologize to the university for putting it in this position and tarnishing its reputation. I look forward to continuing a career that has been marked by molding men of integrity, passion, and intensity for 21 years.” Eastern Michigan athletic

director Heather Lyke, in a statement released by the school Saturday, said she received audio of English using “wholly inappropriate language” while addressing the Eagles. “We hold our coaches and staff to high standards of professionalism and conduct and there is no place, particularly in a student environment, where this language is appropriate,” Lyke said. “The statements made by Coach English are absolutely unacceptable. My decision to make a change in leadership of our football program was the culmination of a lot of factors including the comprehensive review of our program, the competitive performance and this tape.” English was fired Friday with a 1-8 record this season and an 11-46 mark over five years at the MidAmerican Conference program. When the school made its decision, Lyke only said it was necessary to make a change in leadership of the football program. With interim Stan Parrish, the Eagles beat Western Michigan 35-32 in overtime for their second win of the season at home

with 2,177 people in attendance in Ypsilanti, Mich. “Our primary interest is in the well-being and success of our student-athletes and this will continue to be our priority in every decision we make and every action we take,” Lyke said in her statement Saturday. “My focus moving forward is on the quality of our student-athletes’ experience as well as the search process for the next leader of our football program. Eastern Michigan was struck by tragedy on Oct. 18 when Demarius Reed, a receiver from Chicago, was found fatally shot at an apartment building. English was hired before the 2009 season, and the former Michigan defensive coordinator went 2-22 in his first two years with the Eagles. Eastern Michigan was 6-6 in 2011, falling one win short of bowl eligibility because two of its victories were against Football Championship Subdivision teams. After snapping a streak of 15 straight losing seasons, the Eagles were 2-10 last year and lost eight in a row this season before beating the Broncos.

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Gross to give 40th annual lecture Copernicus series to showcase variety of lectures, films By JOHN BOHN Daily Community Culture Editor

In 1941, the Jedwabne massacre occurred, which the collective memory of Poland had held to be the tragic death of hundreds of Annual Polish Jews by German forc- Copernicus es during the Lecture Nazi occupation of Poland. Monday at In 2000, histo- 5:30 p.m. rian Jan Gross Helmut Stern published his landmark text Auditorium “Neighbors: Free The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland”, which reinvestigated the role of non-Jewish Poles in the massacre. Going against the grain of national narratives of Polish victimhood and martyrdom during the World War II period, the text was so controversial that it sparked a national debate. “When it was published … it was earth-shattering,” said Program Director of the Copernicus Endowment for Polish Studies Geneviève Zubrzycki. “I was in Poland then and everyone was talking about this. On the bus, in cafés, in people’s kitchen, on the radio, on TV … It was difficult for a lot of people to take.” “You can say there is a Poland before and after Jedwabne,” Zubrzycki added. “And that does not refer to the pogrom of ’41, but before the publication of that book and the debate.” Monday, at 5:30 p.m., Jan Gross

will give the 40th annual Copernicus Lecture, discussing his role as both a writer of history and a creator of history, with a text that challenged national Polish identity. Gross, aware of the controversial nature, went so far as to delay translated publications of the text so as to give the Polish government time to respond. The major response was the creation of the Institute of National Remembrance, which spearheaded the reinvestigation of the massacre. Reopening the Jedwabne case, which had been closed after a trial in 1949, generated heated dialogue among Polish politicians. “(The Institute of National Remembrance was) accused by the right by saying, ‘Why are you studying crimes against Jews, they were not Polish,’ so taking a very ethnic definition of the nation,” Zubrzycki said. “And then the director of the Institute, responding taking a civic definition, saying they were Polish citizens, they were citizens of Poland, and therefore, this crime was committed by Polish citizens on Polish citizens.” The investigation went so far as to examine the mass grave at Jedwabne to determine the actual number of deaths, which the Chief Rabbi of Poland had claimed was around 1,200. This action itself was no simple matter. Jewish law prohibits the digging up of the remains of its people, and so, in order to go through with the investigation, it was necessary to excavate in a way that didn’t violate this law — underscoring the impact of this text. In the end, the Polish government established the Jedwabne Memorial on July 10 of 2001, with President Kwa´sniewski

admitting to the complicity of ethnic Poles. The Copernicus Lecture series has been bringing well known Polish figures, such as Jan Gross, to the Ann Arbor area since the Endowment’s inception in 1973. Past lecturers have included poet Czesław Miłosz, famed historian of Marxism Leszek Kołakowski and last year, award-winning filmmaker Agnieszka Holland. In 1999, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Copernican Endowment invited Polish speakers from across the political spectrum to discuss the event at a round-table in Ann Arbor. “Being here they were able to meet and talk, which they would never have been able to do in Poland,” Zubrzycki said. All of which has garnered Polish Studies at the University quite the reputation. “This is basically one of the best Polish Studies programs in North America,” Zubrzycki said. “It’s a really vibrant program.” Polish Studies at the University cuts across disciplines, including classes in Sociology, Political Science, History, Screen Arts and Culture and Slavic Languages. As a result, the program is able to, on occasion, craft courses and events to coincide with the eclectic Copernican Lecture series. In addition to Holland’s lecture, the Polish Studies program also hosted a film series reflective as well as a mini-course dedicated to Holland’s cinematic contributions to Holocaust memory. This year, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the endowment, a variety of lectures and film viewings have been organized that will continue throughout the Fall and Winter semesters.

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The show that put your dormroom ramen to shame. Their desserts were evenly matched. Dara took a risk with a poached pear in lemon-ginger miso sauce while Alexander, dubbed the “Pastry King” earlier in the season, crafted a deconstructed cannoli. May I remind you (as the judges do at least 10 times per episode) that these children are only in middle school and cooking a three-course meal at a professional level? Of course, no competition show would be complete without its winner, and despite the producers’ best efforts to throw the audience off track, (spoiler alert) long-time favorite and front-runner Alexander took

home the “MasterChef Junior” trophy and $100,000 prize, in addition to the prestige of being the first-ever winner. But he won’t be alone in the winners’ club for long — the show has (thankfully) already been picked up for a second season. “MasterChef” junior has proven to be one of the most entertaining reality shows on TV this year despite facing speculation early on. To be fair, the concept of a Gordon Ramsay cooking show for kids is pretty terrifying without context. The kitchen is filled with many potential dangers: sharp knives, boiling water and the most destructive of all, Ramsay’s notoriously dirty mouth. Luckily, Ramsay had a secret weapon that saves the show from disaster: experience as the father of four kids between the ages of 11 and 15. Striking an unfamiliar balance between patient but firm and critical but constructive, he takes on the role of a wise old sage, guiding the young home chefs on their journey through the worlds of beef wellingtons and layer cakes. Despite Ramsay’s pleasant persona, the real charm of “MasterChef Junior,” obvious as it may seem, lies in the children. The kids’ emotions are so genuine — they cry when they’re eliminated, jump up and down when they make it through to the next round and hug and support each other in times of crisis. Even in this final episode, when Dara becomes lightheaded and worries that she cannot go on, superstar Alexander stops what he’s doing and lets the clock run while he makes sure she’s OK. And after losing the trophy in the end, Dara expresses genuine excitement about having even made it to the finals, and about the awesome chef outfit she gets to keep as a result. While in the adult “MasterChef” competitors have their entire futures and careers on the line, elimination is only the beginning for the juniors. At its heart, this is a show about passion, obsession, precocity and pure talent. These kids aren’t cooking to be on TV; they’re cooking because there’s nothing else they’d rather be doing. It’s a breath of fresh air compared to other reality shows about attention-starved children out there like “Toddlers and Tiaras” or its spin-off, “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.” No matter how cute they are (or how much Alexander looks like Julia Child), the show’s true allure lies much deeper, in the indescribable love for cooking that each contestant feels and projects naturally.

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James Blake talks ‘Overgrown’ tour English artist discusses latest musical ventures By JOHN LYNCH Senior Arts Editor

On the front cover of James Blake’s second album, Overgrown, the English producer and singer-songwriter stands in the center of a snow-covered terrain, surrounded by an otherworldly, blue mist. Much like that mist, Blake’s music is enveloping and ethereal, an inventive mix of synthesizer, piano and crooning vocals that strikes as poignantly in a live setting as it does through a pair of headphones. On Monday, Blake will bring his North American tour to Ann Arbor for a performance at Michigan Theater, which will feature a diverse setlist with material from Overgrown, as well as songs from his self-titled debut album and earlier EPs. In between shows in Los Angeles late last month, Blake sat down for a phone interview with The Michigan Daily to discuss his recent works and examine the role that environment plays in the creation and consumption of music. Though his music is more commercially successful in the UK, Blake feels that Americans have an apt appreciation of his music and finds great worth in their reception of his work. “I grew up with American music and, therefore, to come to America and play my music feels culturally important,” Blake said. “It makes sense that when I go to Atlanta — and I grew up listening to Outkast — it makes sense that I would want to go and play in that area.” A classically trained pianist, Blake has covered Joni Mitchell and Feist and worked with

the likes of Brian Eno, Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and WuTang Clan’s RZA. In recent years, especially on Overgrown, he has found the confidence to thrust his voice toward the forefront of his songs, placing his songwriting on par with his established level of production. “I’m getting more and more comfortable with (singing live),” Blake said. “I look back to shows that we even did six months ago and say, ‘Oh, I could have done that better,’ and everyone wants to improve themselves. But I’m trying to make it natural and also take out all the things that might stop me from being able to be natural and good at the same time. So, cutting out a few things, like trying not to drink too much and stuff like that, but still trying to have fun.” With an already diverse catalog of music to play live, Blake continues to explore a variety of musical styles, and his approach to song-making varies according to where exactly he’s recording. “If I’m at home, I’ll go in with some lyrics and try to sing them and put some chords to them, wrap them up in a blanket of sounds that might make them seem more interesting,” Blake said. “And when I’m away from home, I mostly start experimenting with samples and beats, and that’s how a lot of the time I come up with the ‘Harmonimix’-type sound or maybe remixes or things like that.” The live performance that Blake will to bring to Ann Arbor looks to balance both of these approaches. Differentiating his set from any other in music, Blake and his live band shift seamlessly from pounding, EDM-style music to piano ballads, to layers of peaceful synth. “We’ve got quite a few dif-

ferent moments in our set; it’s not always one thing,” Blake said. “It’s not always dance-y, it’s not always sentimental, it’s not always quiet. I think we try not to push and pull people too much. We want to give people a while where they can feel like they’re not just surrounded by bass the whole time. “If you go to a club tonight, eventually you will inevitably get bored of hearing everything building up (to this) … tension-and-release thing that is actually very predictable. If you really wanted to make the impact as fresh every time, then maybe don’t do the same thing over and over again. But that’s the kind of ethos I have with the show, to try and give people a certain amount of time in each space. To me, when I look out and see people dancing to ‘Voyeur’ and then standing still and maybe looking off in the distance when we play ‘Lindisfarne’, I love the different moods and transitioning between them.” Nonetheless, Overgrown is the culmination of all of Blake’s artistic endeavors — a compelling record that manages to strike a newfound sentimental chord with songs like “Retrograde.” It’s a surreal collection of tracks that seemingly transcends space and time while still feeling undeniably enjoyable in any listening setting. When asked how he would hypothetically prefer to have a person listen to Overgrown for the first time, though, Blake playfully described an elaborate, English-centric scenario: “I’d put them at the back of the N29 bus from Wood Green to Enfield Town,” Blake said, “and they’d be listening to it on an iPhone with no headphones, just through the iPhone speakers. And it’d be a packed bus, so they’d be obnoxiously playing my album through it.”

FILM REVIEW

Small-town joys in ‘Nebraska’ By KAREN YUAN For the Daily

“Nebraska,” directed by Alexander Payne (“The Descendants”), feels like coming home. Among all the chaos within and around the universe, it seems to say there will always be the father and the son, driving along a wide, open road, side by side watching the asphalt tip into the horizon. Payne shrinks our universe A to include only these two and Nebraska the scruff that small town At the America offers, Michigan but the scenes Paramount are familiar to any viewer, Vantage tinged with nostalgia the way a fresh apple pie set on a windowsill is. Woody Grant (Bruce Dern, “Django Unchained”), a cantankerous alcoholic, receives a letter claiming he’s the million-dollar winner of Mega Sweepstakes Marketing. He wrangles his sighing and head-shaking son David (Will Forte, “Life of Crime”) into a Montana-Nebraska road trip to collect his winnings, Don Quixote-style. It’s a journey to top off a life. There’s a scene, right before the trip, where we see Woody lying in a flea-bitten couch, every line on his face visible in the film’s monochrome lensing. He almost becomes the couch with the way he’s sunk into it, and the audience realizes this is a man who needs purpose as his life slowly curtains. The trip is beautifully shot in black and white. Their car rattles along the infinity vistas of the Midwest — plains stretching left and right and flat tongues of roads guiding the way — before making a pit stop in Woody’s hometown Hawthorne. There, word quickly spreads of his new affluence. He’s the man of the hour. A little boy squeaks by on a bike to take his

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Finally, we have a film like ‘12 Years a Slave’

o one stood. As the screen cut to a conclusive black and the credits rolled, we stirred uncomfortably in our seats. Our eyes sank toward a pair of still knees, and though our breaths were steady, shaking hands pressed away the tears. AKSHAY The applause SETH never came. In those brief moments of just sitting there, letting the finality sink in — in the pause before we’d get up and walk back into our lives — no one wanted to acknowledge what they had just seen. This wasn’t a trip to the movie theater; it was a front-row seat to that infamous break in humanity, smeared in history, one we’ve spent centuries trying to forget. It took a digital projector and a lifeless cinema hall seat to make us remember, but there was beauty in that. The applause never came because we didn’t want to judge. In the week since “12 Years a Slave” debuted at the Michigan Theater, we’ve all heard the exclamations of award-worthy brilliance, decade-defining cinematic quality and unvaryingly stirring acting. Every review has been a gushing testament to how director Steve McQueen’s masterpiece perfectly gives voice to a forgotten era. According to any worthwhile Oscar pundit, the race for the golden statuettes is already over, the time finally here for a Black man to be deemed Best Director by the Academy. But here’s the thing: This movie is more than just a consequence of the yearly exercise in picking the best. It’s accurate — the most unyielding depiction of the horrors of slavery we’ve seen released in this medium, and it doesn’t sympathize. It draws a clear line between right and wrong, and in doing so, sets itself apart from many of the other pieces of cinema that have tried to tackle the same subject matter. Most movies that attempt to categorize race into two hours do it by exalting whiteness: A person of color gets into trouble, usually attributable to a lack of restraint, and a Cau-

casian male is generous enough to bail them out. Yet the saddest part is how no one notices anything is wrong. Even I — an Indian-American immigrant who still has childhood memories of 9-year-olds looking me dead in the eye as they said, “go back where you came from” — had no issue with the fact that African Americans are completely forgotten in “Cold Mountain,” a film supposedly about personal trials caused by the Civil War. I didn’t shake my head when the only real source of resolution in “The Help” became the most beat-down aspects of white saviorism since “The Blind Side.” I didn’t bat an eye when I watched “Gone with the Wind” showcase slavery in the most docile manner I’d seen since “Jezebel.” Both movies made it look like the Black people couldn’t mind toiling away on the cotton fields, waiting for scraps of approval from their white overseers.

Though it’s deserved, don’t expect applause at the end. I didn’t even notice. Not because the last two films I just mentioned are considered classics and beyond reproach, but because so many of the stories we choose to tell about race marginalize the personalities of the colored people involved. Even “true” stories featured in fare such as “The Blind Side” and “The Help” are selected to be retold because they can be shoehorned into reiterating that basic, ugly mentality of “white people to the rescue.” Why? No one enjoys feeling needlessly guilty, especially at the movies. “12 Years a Slave” is not an enjoyable movie. It strangles you with its honesty and, by the end, becomes a brutal test of how able we are, not just as moviegoers, but as Americans, to face evil truths, festering in the confines of history, finally laid out clearly before us. White privilege reigns supreme. It dictates every little development in the plot and crushes the slaves beneath,

dehumanizing them to the point that they’re asked and willing to forget their own names. Yet the most nuanced verification of the film’s brilliance is how effectively it not just enlivens, but anchors that viciousness to a particular way of life. Slaves are displayed nude, like furniture for sale in a homey, white-washed setting. Rich, white couples stroll around casually, leaning in on occasion to inspect particular “specimens,” stripped of their clothing, that may make worthwhile investments. The film pokes harsh fun at the docility of its predecessors, transitioning fluidly between that sense of comfortable domesticity to torrents of cruelty. Minutes after Paul Giamatti’s character, a slave trader, finishes showing off his newest “property” arrivals to potential buyers, McQueen hits us with a violently detailed scene in which a mother is yanked away, screaming, from her two children. Before long, we’re listening to someone playing a violin and the sense of hysteria has disappeared. Everything registers because of that crucial transition, the normalcy of it all. The film boasts multiple scenes of heartbreaking beauty, interspersed with wistful shots of classically Southeastern United States, but the one that perfectly summarizes its relevance is of a slave funeral. A man is being buried after collapsing from overwork in a cotton field. As his companions gather around and finish saying their cursory prayers, one starts singing “Roll Jordan Roll.” The weight of the gospel visibly ripples through the gathering. People pause, reflect, but soon they’re all singing, praying, leaning on each other in their pain. It’s a cathartic moment, watching these strangers brought together through anguish, celebrating their own humanity. “12 Years a Slave” is a wave of that humanity. It crushes you. It forces you to look evil in the face. Don’t look away, because when the credits roll, you won’t applaud. You’ll think about half a century of misrepresentation. And you’ll say “finally.” Seth is actually noticing things. To congratulate him, e-mail akse@umich.edu.

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picture for the local paper. Every Hawthorne citizen goes out of his way to shake his hand, ask how he’s been, and congratulate him. “What are you going to buy with that mill-yun dollars, Woody?”

Payne strikes gold again with latest film. “A new truck,” he replies each time with a perpetual frown. Several family members and so-called friends also come out of the woodwork for their share of the money. The sleazy mooching isn’t much of a plot, but it bares the heart of small town America, those places that have been reduced to pit stops and memory. These are people descending into their proverbial couch, stagnant and dusty. To them, Woody represents what’s beyond the horizon. They elevate him to a beacon of hope. His dream becomes their dream.

Toward the end, Woody reveals his ultimate motive. With the same vaguely offended tone he uses throughout the movie, at first comical and later tragic, he says to his son David, “I wanted to leave something for you boys.” He’s been a piss-poor drunk of a father, and his son, reflecting on the fact, only chauffeurs him to Nebraska to humor his obstinate will. No one quite takes Woody seriously — not even the audience. Once he springs upon David this confession, however, the truck comes into significance. Out of anything he could buy for himself, he only asks for a truck, a way to move on his own. The rest of the lottery money, in a feeble attempt to atone, is for his boys. Dern’s acting is heartbreaking. At once frail and exasperating, he creates a character who puts all his faith into righting his path before it runs out. By the end of the movie, the audience, too, has put all their faith into the character. We’re with Woody and David in the car as they pull away from Hawthorne, praying at the edge of our seats for those sweepstakes to be genuine. “Nebraska” is an ode to the windmill dream.

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Deconstructing ‘MasterChef Junior’ The cooking series that made us care way too much By

KENDALL RUSS and KAYLA UPADHYAYA Daily Arts Editors

The recipe for “MasterChef Junior” shouldn’t have worked. Its formula was simple enough: Take the tone and form of cooking-competition series “MasterChef”, remove the adult competitors, add tiny, prepubescent “chefs” and leave Gordon Ramsay. Well, it worked. And then some. With impressive ratings (which rose a staggering 15 percent for this week’s final installment), “MasterChef Junior” became FOX’s secret ingredient this fall. What’s more, it made us care a lot (read: more than we ever thought we could possibly care) about snot-nosed, privileged middle schoolers. We’re talking screaming-atour-televisions, live-tweetinguntil-our-thumbs-hurt levels of caring. “MasterChef Junior” broke us. “MasterChef Junior” changed everything. Before we jump into our analysis of the finale, a quick note: What’s the point? A Sarah-less, Jack-less finale? We never wanted this! We never asked for this! Jack (11, Hawaiian shirt aficionado) was tragically eliminated in the semifinal round, but we’ll never forget his intensely serious chopping face, his bite-sized wisdom or, of course, those adorable Hawaiian shirts. Sarah (9, feminist icon) seemed destined for the finale, the youngest in the competition and the only aspiring MasterChef Junior to truly understand the nature of the game (“Keep your friends close and your enemies closer,” she once mused with the determination of a “Hunger Games” tribute). But, alas, Friday’s finale featured not tiny Jack Hoffman nor Sarah “Whip it like a man” Lane, but older child-chefs Dara and Alexander. In the final challenge, both homecooks had to prepare a three-course meal in 90 minutes at their battle stations, while past competitors and their families cheered from the sidelines. We present to you some of the particularly inspired notes we took on our iPhones as we watched the finale and played our self-made “MasterChef Junior” drinking game one last time.* “I hate blue cheese.” - Flashback Dara Two highlight reels of Dara and Alexander moments throughout the season remind us Alexander was a frontrunner from the start (boring) and Dara inexplicably First seen on hates blue cheese

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(unforgivable). Do we have to choose sides? Is this what the show has come to without Jack or Sarah? “Drink every time Alexander is the worst” and “Drink every time you have a negative reaction to Dara’s bow(s)” are rules in our drinking game. Clearly, we’re not rooting for either of these lil chefs to take the cake (and, yes, drink for every bad culinary pun made). Big Al’s menu: Shrimp & Baby Heirloom Tomato Crostini, Potato Gnocchi with a Panseared Veal Chop, Deconstructed Cannoli Napoleon (...) There aren’t enough ellipses in the world to possibly represent our reaction to Alexander saying the words “deconstructed cannoli.” Do we know what that even is? No? Drink. Dara’s menu: Ahi Tuna, Spot Prawns with Wonton Coconut Curry, Poached Pear in a Lemon Ginger Miso Sauce Miso sauce in a dessert sounds innovative to be sure. But is it as innovative as a deconstructed cannoli? We’re not sure. We still don’t know what that is. ALEXANDER GIVES HER FLOUR Dara forgot to grab a key ingredient, but Alexander willingly hands her his own. These children might have a vicious appetite for winning, but they still have hearts. DARA IS LIGHTHEADED. COMMERCIAL. AHHHHH Oh, she just needed water. She’s fine, everyone. WHAT IS POKE? For her appetizer, Dara prepared tuna two ways: seared (got it) and poke (what?). One of our drinking-game rules is to drink every time a child-chef uses a word we Universityattending adults do not understand (past examples: ganache, acidulate). Drink for poke. Way to go Dara, that’s a $25 appetizer in Manhattan The judges tell Dara her twoway tuna creation would clean up in a real restaurant. Too bad child-labor laws prevent her from being able to work in said restaurant. “To lose at this point would just really suck.” - Alexander They might have dreams, aspirations and talent bigger and better than we ever will, but man, they could stand to work on their eloquence. It’s like they’ve never even been to high school. “Idk if I’d have beaten them.” - Luca Manfé (paraphrased) Previous “MasterChef” winner Luca Manfé inserts commentary throughout the finale that makes us a tad worried about his self-esteem. The Italian chef doubts his cooking

could hold a candle to that of these kids. At one point, he even says: “I don’t know how these kids can handle this situation so young. I can barely handle myself.” Is he talking about handling his kitchen? His entire life? Is Luca Manfé spiraling in front of our eyes? Can someone check up on him? “Hard on the outside, magical in the center” Chef Gordon Ramsay gives the above epithet to Alexander’s perfectly cooked veal chops. He then makes it weird by also describing himself and Alexander with the same words. “Let’s not forget the gnocchi.” - Joe Bastianich Yes, let’s not indeed. Further shaming us for our ineptitude (“I don’t even know how these kids can cook like this. I still struggle with ramen.” - Kendall Russ), Alexander made his own gnocchi from scratch. He also correctly pronounces “gnocchi,” which can’t be said of some of our friends watching this with us. “This might be the most important day of my life” Alexander Considering your life hasn’t really comprised many days at this point, that’s a safe assumption. It’s the end of the judging period, and it seems like we have a very close race on our hands. The words “bloody phenomenal” were thrown out about Alexander’s deconstructed cannoli (still sounds more like an art installation than a dessert), but Chef Gordon Ramsay also told Dara he wants to give her a hug for her miso-pear concoction. “There can only be one winner.” - Gordon Ramsay “Sarah.” - Kayla Upadhyaya, without hesitation Unfortunately, there were no last-minute twists or surprise endings like a Sarah or Jack victory. Instead, after several dramatic pauses, the judges crowned Alexander. Confetti fell. Dara’s brow deflated (finally). The dynamic and surprise-filled first season of “MasterChef Junior” came to a disappointingly vanilla ending. First-ever MasterChef Junior Alexander walks away with $100,000, presumably to put toward culinary school or the restaurant he wants to one day own (how do these kids have their lives figured out?!). Runner-up Dara gets to go back to middle school, where we like to imagine she judges other children for the quality of their bagged lunches. * Have no fear: “MasterChef Junior,” which was originally developed as a one-off endeavor, has already been renewed for a second season. — A version of this article originally appeared on the Daily Arts blog, The Filter, on Nov. 10.

Ambitious ‘Brooklyn’ By CHLOE GILKE Daily Arts Writer

Craving a comedy with just the right combination of sweet friendships and salty, biting comedic dialogue? “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” has you covered. “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” feels familiar in the best way. Showrunners Dan Goor and Michael Schur bring the lighthearted workplace spirit of their other series “Parks and Recreation” to a Brooklyn police precinct populated by dysfunctional slackers and their uptight new Captain. The show is essentially “Hill Street Blues” with the raucous humor of “The Office” — a fresh cop comedy that hasn’t been done on television in years. What’s not to love? The characters are already well defined and unique. Some favorites include Terry Crews (“Everybody Hates Chris”), who plays the hilariously contradictory Sergeant Terry Jeffords. Terry’s persona can switch from that of loving father to terrifying tough guy in seconds, and he steals every scene he’s in. Comedian and former “Parks and Rec” writer Chelsea Peretti slays every joke as the sarcastic office administrator Gina Linetti. Andy Samberg plays the charming but eccentric Jake Peralta with surprising likeability. Samberg’s easy confidence First seen on and lively delivery

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color a character that could so easily been played as an unmotivated “Workaholics”-esque bro. Despite operating on a different ideology than his Captain, Peralta is an adept and successful cop. His childishness endears, and never once does he come across as ridiculous or lazy.

More diverse than ‘SNL’. What really sets “Brooklyn” apart from its workplace sitcom peers, though, is its diverse cast and ambitious goal of overturning stereotypes. Captain Ray Holt (Andre Braugher) is the archetypal no-nonsense straight guy, but is a proud homosexual man. He makes no secret of his sexual orientation, and though it informs his character (it’s that much more impressive that he’s risen to his current post as Captain), it’s never played for just for comedy. Ray Holt is a gay man, but he’s also an excellent leader and a great cop. Of the seven series regulars, three are women, and two of these three are women of color. Their ethnicity is often used in overturning stereotypes: audiences are surprised when Latina Amy is unable to connect with troubled youth, but her white

co-worker Gina lived in a rough neighborhood in her youth. The female characters on the show are as skilled and funny as their male counterparts. Rosa Diaz (Stephanie Beatriz) is “Brooklyn” ’s answer to April Ludgate, an intimidating and deadpan officer whose tough persona is offset by her weakwilled and nervous admirer Charles Boyle (Joe Lo Truglio). Gina, though not employed as an actual detective, is ambitious and hardworking; Amy’s unwillingness to consider her value to the precinct and helping with a task force offends her. Amy, Peralta’s romantic interest, actually inspires and motivates Peralta and many of the other males in the precinct. Each of “Brooklyn” ’s episodes that have aired thus far have been solid and filled with comedic gold. It holds its own against its peers on Fox’s fantastic Tuesday night comedies, “New Girl” and “The Mindy Project.” In a sea of stale fall pilots including the racist and unfunny “Dads,” the disappointingly un-fun “Super Fun Night” and the bland “Michael J. Fox Show,” “Brooklyn” thus far offers fresh, diverse and hilarious television. I look forward to following the show in the coming weeks, and I can only hope I’ve convinced a few of you to join me. — A version of this article originally appeared on the Daily Arts blog, The Filter, on Oct. 18.

FILM REVIEW

Taylor brightens a ‘Dark World’ By JAMIE BIRCOLL Daily Arts Writer

The God of Thunder has been busy jumping across the Nine Realms, including a stop on Earth in “The Avengers,” to control B+ the chaos let loose since the Thor: The destruction of Dark World the Bifröst in “Thor.” At Quality 16 “Thor: The and Rave Dark World” opens much like Disney its predecessor did with an extended battle sequence to explain some superhero background info. In this entry, the malicious Dark Elves of Svartalfheim (don’t ask how it’s pronounced) try and fail to destroy the Nine Realms with the Aether, a kind of evil energy that converts matter into dark matter … don’t think too hard about it. Despite the ease of delivery, scientific grounding is not this film’s forte.

Don’t take it too seriously. However, it’s incredibly successful at exploring the mythos of a very rich Marvel world. After the prologue, we see Chris Hemsworth (“Rush”) as Thor leading Asgardian forces on a different realm in the midst of revolt. Peace seems to be within reach though, especially with Loki (Tom Hiddleston, “War Horse”) returned as a prisoner to Asgard — all seems to be well. That is, until

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that Aether ends up inside the body of Thor’s lady-friend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman, “Your Highness”), awakening the Dark Elves, led by Malekith (Christopher Eccleston, “Unfinished Song”). It sounds outlandish and downright silly, but it works, and it works because director Alan Taylor recognizes just how outlandish and silly it is. Taking nods from such fantastical films as “Star Wars” and “Lord of the Rings” as well as his experience directing episodes of “Game of Thrones,” Taylor depicts a universe that is gritty yet bizarre and ridiculous. He never takes anything too seriously, choosing to fill the film with loads of outrageous humor — way more humor than one would expect with a title like “The Dark World”. Much of this humor stems from the fantastic supporting cast, including Lady Sif (Jaimie Alexander, “The Last Stand”) and Heimdall (Idris Elba, “Pacific Rim”) on Asgard, and Darcy (Kat Dennings, “Day One”) and Dr. Selvig (Stellen Skarsgård, “Romeo and Juliet”) on Earth. But it’s Hiddleston’s Loki that, once again, stands above

them all. Even with far less screen time than his past two outings, Hiddleston manages to reveal even more depth to his character than before, while infusing him with incredible charisma, comic inflection and timing. Unfortunately, the supporting characters’ vibrancy makes Thor, Jane (who is essentially silent for at least half the film) and Malekith seem flat. That’s somewhat understandable for Thor, as he is, after all, a god and pretty perfect, but Malekith’s lack of exploration as a villain proves to be a loss; both he and Jane end up existing solely to drive the plot. The action sequences are downright thrilling and creative, especially the climactic finale; the set pieces more grounded than previously and it’s generally fast-paced and exciting, despite a plot that’s at times familiar and predictable. It’s the little flourishes of humor, like cameos from Chris O’Dowd (“This is 40”) and a certain Avenger, that make this film well worth the ride. Despite its flaws, “Thor: The Dark World” strives to be exactly what it is: a popcorn flick that expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It does its job brilliantly.

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Nebraska 17, Michigan 13

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Nebraska running back Ameer Abdullah (top) ran for 105 yards againt the Michigan defense. Fifth-year senior running back Fitz Toussaint (left) was held to just six yards on nine carries. Redshirt junior quarterback Devin Gardner was again sacked seven times. Once again, Michigan’s rushing offense lost more yards than it gained, including sacks, as the Michigan football team continues its struggles in Big Ten play.

Five Things We Learned By LIZ VUKELICH Daily Sports Editor

1. Hoke will defend Borges until the bitter end. Al Borges may well be the most talked about man in Ann Arbor, but not in a good way. Calls for the offensive coordi-

nator’s firing started with Michigan’s first loss to Penn State last month. They became a little louder after the Michigan State loss, and they’ve reached their peak now that the Wolverines had their second consecutive week of negative rushing yards. After Saturday’s game, though, Hoke said he approved of Borges’s calls. “I liked the play calling,” Hoke said. “We thought we could do some things, and we didn’t.” Michigan made no attempt to

change its game plan from last week to this week, as it continued to run the ball when the running backs — fifth-year senior Fitzgerald Toussaint and freshman Derrick Green — couldn’t find any space. Borges clearly thinks he’s making the right decision, and Hoke justified the play calling, saying that the execution and poor coaching has more to do with it than anything else. That implies that Hoke believes in the current game

plan, and that he intends to keep up with the same played-out scene until the Wolverines find some way to master it. It’s just uncertain if there’s enough time left for that to happen. 2. It’s November, and turnovers are still an issue. Remember three games ago when the biggest question mark for the Wolverines was if redshirt junior quarterback Devin Gardner could throw the ball

without it falling neatly into the hands of an opponent? That’s hardly the case anymore. Now, the bigger issue for Michigan is how to capitalize when it’s on the receiving end of a turnover. The Wolverines had two golden opportunities to score on Saturday, one set by fifth-year senior linebacker Cam Gordon forcing a fumble to put the Wolverines at the Nebraska 33-yard line, and another where Dennis Norfleet recovered a muffed punt on the

Nebraska 26-yard line. And as a thank you for those two gifts graciously given to it, the Michigan offense went 1-for2 on field-goal attempts to cap off those drives. The problem to score has been categorized as offensive ineffectiveness. But when you’re actually moving backward on a drive, that’s not ineffectiveness, it’s self destruction. The bottom line is, when even the kickers aren’t put in a position to succeed, it underSee FIVE, Page 3B

A broken streak, a Running game loses yards, again broken team Michigan follows negative 48-yard performance with negative 21 yards By ZACH HELFAND Daily Sports Editor

Somehow, after all the lost yardage, the sacks, the runs up

the middle into walls of defenders —followed by more runs into more walls of defenders — the Michigan football team still had a chance to win the game against Nebraska on Saturday. And at the start of the fourth quarter, Nebraska handed the Wolverines one hell of a chance. With the game tied, 10-10, Nebraska return man Jordan Westerkamp muffed a punt, which bounced right into the

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arms of sophomore wide receiver Dennis Norfleet. Norfleet cruised into the end zone, but it was for naught — the kicking team cannot advance a muffed punt. Still, Michigan gained 50 yards on the play, double its next-longest play of the game. Now, just 26 yards separated the Wolverines from the end zone. But it might as well have been a mile. Michigan’s first two plays See NEGATIVE, Page 3B

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tions about his 19-game winning streak at Michigan Stadium, but there was always a smile behind his

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eyes when he said the record didn’t matter — though he never would admit it, Hoke always seemed proud of the streak that he had built. Now that unbeaten streak — the one thing the Wolverines still had to play for despite all their struggles this season — is gone. And after Saturday’s loss against Nebraska, Hoke finally showed some emotion when talking about one of the big

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things that’s defined his tenure in Ann Arbor. “Any winning streak ... ” Hoke paused as he searched for words. “You’re disappointed when it’s not there.” The home streak isn’t the only thing that isn’t there anymore, though. A lot of other things seemed to break on Saturday too — things bigger and more significant than never See BROKEN, Page 3B

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If there are answers, time to share them

he questions were mostly the same at Brady Hoke’s postgame press conference this week, but the buzzword had changed. Last week, execution was to blame for Michigan’s 29-6 loss to Michigan State, for the negative 48 rushing yards. This week? ZACH Hoke just has HELFAND to do a better job coaching this football team. How does everyone know this? He said so himself. Seven times in less than 13 minutes. How do you explain all the negative rushing yards, he was asked? Last week, he responded, “We didn’t execute as well as they did.” This week, “Well, it’s hard to explain, isn’t it?” Hoke said. “I’ve got to do a better job coaching those guys.” How do you keep Devin’s spirits up after seven sacks? “His spirits will be up because he’s a competitor,” Hoke said. “He’s going to be sore, and that’s part of it. Again, I have to do a better job coaching.” What kind of adjustments were you hoping to make? “There were a number of things that we have to do a better job coaching the kids on,” Hoke said. What did you think of Mary Sue Coleman’s speech, coach? “I have to do a better job coaching,” Hoke said. OK, that last one was fake. But it poses an interesting question: in a famously insular profession, does a coach owe answers to anyone? First, let’s be clear about a few things. One, this is an admirable,

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Michigan coach Brady Hoke has admirably taken the blame for Saturday’s 17-13 loss to Nebraska, but the Michigan football team’s problems go deeper than that.

if frustrating, response from the leader of a football team. Hoke is asking to shoulder all the blame. His porous offensive line is still too young and hasn’t progressed. The defense missed an assignment late, which allowed the final touchdown. Nebraska’s players said they could predict Michigan’s plays before the snap. Hoke wants responsibility for it all. And this isn’t anything new. Typically, football coaches are about as forthcoming as a pile of bricks, especially after a game. On that spectrum, Hoke is like a brick somewhere right above the bottom of that pile. He’ll probably be more willing to share at his Monday press conference.

But without any answers before the game, with no answers on the field and very few explanations afterward, the customers were not happy. After a stretch of near silence, Michigan Stadium finally came alive with a murmur Saturday. The murmur began to crescendo, and soon all corners of the stadium were cheering, and then they were standing for the first time all game. It was late in the first quarter, and Michigan had just gained its first first down of the game. The 112,204 in attendance — polite Midwestern folk — had turned sarcastic. The cheer, derisive. By now, the rest is familiar. Reality handed offensive coor-

dinator Al Borges a bunch of lemons, and he continued to try to turn them into hot chocolate by running his backs into a wall of defenders. The interior line continued to look like what you’d expect from a freshman, a redshirt freshman and a redshirt sophomore. The defense cracked on a late fourth down, and Nebraska won ugly, 17-13. Hoke heard the sarcastic cheering, and he later heard a smattering of boos. “Well, that’s you know, that’s the way things are,” he said. But he hasn’t helped his case, either. Consider the circumstances: those fans with the sarcastic cheering — and later with a smattering of boos — they

pay an average of $230 per ticket, according to Forbes. Those same fans later go on message boards proposing to fire the coach, the offensive coordinator, the offensive coordinator’s secretary and, hell, that secretary’s great aunt Sally, for good measure. This is college football. What’s sanity? Those things trickle back to the team, hurt recruiting and begin to create a toxic atmosphere. These things matter. Rich Rodriguez’s fatal flaw was that he couldn’t unite Michigan’s alumni and fan base, right? When a high-profile ESPN column (rather foolishly) calls Michigan’s quarterback and freshman running back soft and its left tackle lazy, that trickles

back, too. For 19-to 22-year-olds, that hurts. “Whoever questions our toughness, they can shove it,” said redshirt junior quarterback Devin Gardner on Saturday. And good for him — questioning a team’s toughness is a cheap analysis, especially when it’s abundantly clear that Michigan simply isn’t as good as many of its opponents. Try to find a team that has won despite a bad offensive line. It just doesn’t happen. But without any clear direction from Michigan’s leader — without acknowledging the flaws and how to fix them — the center falls apart. And the fans take it upon themselves to offer solutions. Now, Michigan has lost three of its last four because Hoke doesn’t wear a headset. Or because the team isn’t tough enough. In his first two seasons, Hoke answered these complaints on the field. This year, that hasn’t happened. So does Hoke owe anything to the fan base? Maybe — it’s unrealistic for anyone to expect results in Hoke’s third year with a bare cupboard at offensive line. The self-deception goes both ways. But providing an honest assessment of his team is probably worth the trouble for Hoke. That’s possible without throwing anyone under the bus. At his press conference, Hoke was finally asked where, specifically, he had to do a better job coaching the team. “Just — everything,” he said. Had that answer been broadcast over the Michigan Stadium scoreboards, it’s not hard to imagine it would’ve drawn cheers. And not the sincere kind. -Helfand can be reached at zhelfand@umich.edu or on Twitter @zhelfand

Soccer loses Big Bear Trophy By MINH DOAN Daily Sports Writer

In a rivalry game, physicality is a given and fouls aren’t an uncommon occurrence either. But of all the things the Michigan men’s soccer team expected to happen in a rivalry game, playing a man down was probably not one of them. With Michigan State’s leading scorer, forward Tim Kreutz, streaking 0 down the MICHIGAN 2 MSU field on a breakaway in the 60th minute, Michigan sophomore defender Jack Brown came from behind, slide tackled to get the ball and took down Kreutz in the process. Brown was handed a red card, forcing the Wolverines to play a man down. After the red card, the Wolverines “clicked off,” according to senior goalie Adam Grinwis, as they went down 1-0 before conceding another goal one minute later en route to a 2-0 loss. Not only did the Wolverines (3-3 Big Ten, 8-6-3 overall) lose the Big Bear Trophy, given to the winner of the annual rivalry game, but they also missed a chance at securing an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament. No one could have predicted the outcome of the game after Michigan dominated the first half in a convincing fashion. The Wolverines had 10 shots on goal while not allowing the 18thranked Spartans (3-2-1, 10-4-3) to rattle off even one shot. “We came out flying because we knew what was stake,” Grinwis said. “Not only was it a local derby, but also had huge NCAA and Big Ten Tournament implications.” Not being able to finish their chances has been Michigan’s Achilles’ heel all season, and it was evident in the first half. “When you go away to play against an instate rival, clearly dominate a half and have nothing to show for it, it’s very frustrating,” Grinwis said. In the 18th minute, redshirt sophomore midfielder Colin McAtee had the ball inside the

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six-yard box. After weaving around to look for a clear shot, he found an opportunity and took a crack at the ball. His low shot from the right side went across the goal mouth and to the left side of the net, just missing the target. Michigan had its best chance in the 23rd minute when senior midfielder Fabio Pereira received the ball on the left flank and dribbled down the touchline. As a Michigan State defender came to take away the ball, Pereira weaved his way past the defender before cutting inside to the six-yard box. Zach Bennett, the Spartans’ goalkeeper, came out to cut off the angle and Pereira tried to chip it over Bennett’s head. Bennett got a hand on the ball and barely stopped the ball from going into the goal. After the halftime break, it was clear something said in the Spartan locker room ignited them, as they came out and peppered Grinwis with six quick shots. Meanwhile, the Wolverines could only muster one in the first 15 minutes. “We couldn’t come out playing the same we were playing, and credit to Michigan State who really put us on the back foot,” Grinwis said. The red card given in the second half drastically changed

the game and tilted the possession battle toward the Spartans as the Wolverines sat back to defend. Only a minute after the red card, a cross sent in by Michigan State midfielder Sean Conerty found the head of midfielder Kyle Rutz, who unleashed a header 15 yards from the goal into the back of the net. Less than three minutes after the first goal, a Michigan foul inside the box led to a penalty kick for the Spartans. Michigan State midfielder Fatai Alashe stepped up to take the kick and placed it into the left corner of the goal, just away from the hand of Grinwis. It ended any hope for a Wolverine comeback and put Michigan’s NCAA Tournament hopes on hold for another week. “We need a solid turnout in the Big Ten Tournament next week to make the NCAA Tournament now,” Grinwis said. “I think we need to go into the tournament definitely needing to win the first game, and most likely winning the semifinal game.” Note: Michigan freshman defender Lars Eckenrode received his fifth yellow card of the season and is suspended from the Wolverines’ Big Ten Tournament opener against Indiana due to accumulation.

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‘M’ splits opening two games

GAME STATISTICS Team Stats First Downs Rush/Yards Passing Yards Offensive Plays Total Offense Kick returns/yds Punt returns/yds Comp/Att/Int Punts/Avg Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards Time of Possession

Michigan Nebraska 13 15 36/-21 43/128 196 145 63 66 175 273 1/8 1/15 2/15 3/25 18/27/0 12/23/0 6/48.8 7/43.0 2-0 2-2 2-18 5-31 32:44 27:16

M I C H I G A N PASSING Player

C-A

Yds

Int

Gardner

18-27

196

Totals

18-27

196

RUSHING Player

Att

Yds

Avg

Green

1.4

Toussaint

0.7

0 0

Funchess

5.0

TEAM

-11

-5.5

Gardner

-32

-5

-21

-0.6

Player

No.

Yds

Avg

Funchess

11.0

Gallon

9.8

Toussaint

16.5

Butt

15.0

Kerridge

4.5

Chesson

9.0

Totals

196

10.9

Totals

RECEIVING TD

PUNTING Player

No. Yds Avg

Wile

293

48.8

Totals

293

48.8

KICKOFF RETURNS Player

No.

Yds

Avg

Hayes

8.0

Totals

8.0

Player

No.

Yds

Avg

Total

7.5

PUNT RETURNS Lg

TACKLES Player

Solo Asst

Tot

Gordon

6 2

Ross III

Morgan

4 3

Bolden

3 3

Ryan

5 0

Taylor

3 0

Black

3 0

Furman

2 1

Wilson

2 1

Avery

1 2

Clark

0 3

Countess

2 0

Beyer

1 1

Henry

1 1

Capatina

1 0

Stribling

Washington

1 0

Charlton

0 1

Glasgow

0 1

Wormley

0 1

Totals

PASSING C-A

Yds

Int

Armstrong

11-19

139

1-4

12-23

145

Totals RUSHING Player

Att

Yds

Avg

Abdullah

105

3.9

Armstrong

1.1

Cross

4.0

5.0

Kellogg III

Newby

-3

-3.0

Totals

162

4.9

128

Player

No.

Yds

Avg

Enunwa

9.86

Bell

14.67

Westerkamp

27.0

Abdullah

5.0

145

12.08

PUNTING Player

No. Yds Avg

Foltz

7 301 43.0

Totals

7 301 43.0

KICKOFF RETURNS Player

No. Yds Avg Lg

Bell

1 15 15.0 15

Totals

1 15 15.0 15

TACKLES Player

Solo Asst

Tot

Rose

4 4

Anderson

5 1

Cooper

5 0

Green

4 1

Santos

Gregory

Evans

Jean-Baptiste

Alexander

3 0

McMullen

2 0

Moss

Randle

2 0

Mitchell

2 0

Ankrah

1 1

Jackson

1 0

Valentine

1 0

Gerry

1 0

Seisay

1 0

Curry

Total

With a roster full of inexperienced players, the Michigan women’s basketball team entered its season with more questions than answers. But after the team’s first two games of the season, it is clear that it can succeed in late-game situations. The Wolverines fell to Bowling Green, 63-52, in the first game of the Iona Tournament on Friday, but defeated Arizona in overtime Saturday, 73-71. Key late-game plays were the difference for Michigan in its first win of the season. Against Arizona, the Wolverines found themselves down by two with two seconds left in regulation after squandering a six-point halftime lead. The Wolverines forced a jump ball and set up to inbound the ball with one last opportunity to leave New Rochelle, N.Y. with a win. Junior guard Shannon Smith inbounded the ball to junior forward Cyesha Goree, who sank a TRACY KO/Daily turnaround jumper to send the Junior forward Cyesha Goree made her first career start on Friday. She finished with 19 points combined in two games against Bowling Green and Arizona. game to overtime. Goree, who played limited minutes last sea- period until Smith and freshman jumped out to an 18-5 lead in the but could never get much closer Michigan, scoring 12 points each son, was the number one option guard Paige Rakers hit back-to- first six minutes of the game, than that. game. on the inbounds play and capi- back 3-pointers to give Michigan digging the Wolverines an early “If we would’ve come out with Though the Wolverines ended talized, proving herself as a valu- a 73-69 lead with 1:40 left in the hole. a little bit more fire, we think it the weekend 1-1, they feel as able option in crunch time. extra session. But Arizona cut Though Michigan battled would’ve been a different game,” though the ending of Saturday’s “She wanted the ball, that was the lead to two again, and junior back throughout the first half, it Elmblad said. game is something they can incredible,” said Michigan coach guard Nicole Elmblad — who never took the lead despite cutSmith led the Wolverines in build off of. Kim Barnes Arico. “She really was named the team’s captain ting the deficit to two in the first scoring over the weekend, post“This team is really just ready wanted the ball. We were excited the day before — needed to block half. Each Wolverine run was ing team highs with 17 points to fight, no matter what,” Elmshe made the shot.” a piece of the ball on the Wild- countered by a Bowling Green Friday and 21 on Saturday in her blad said. “When the going gets The Wolverines didn’t imme- cats’ final attempt to tie the game response, and the Falcons took first games against Division I tough, we’re going to fight back diately capitalize on the momen- to ensure the Wolverine victory. an eight-point lead into the half. competition in two years. Fresh- and stick together, and hopefully tum of the buzzer-beater, falling Friday’s game was a different Michigan kept the game in single man guard Siera Thompson was give ourselves a chance to win behind early in the overtime story for Michigan. The Falcons digits for parts of the second half the second-leading scorer for games. ”

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of the drive, rushes from freshman running back Derrick Green, were swarmed by defenders. The two plays lost a yard, and now Michigan faced a situation that has become all too familiar: 3rd and long. Redshirt junior quarterback Devin Gardner could only muster a four-yard scramble. The Michigan Stadium crowd booed loudly. The field-goal attempt by fifth-year senior Brendan Gibbons squeaked off the right upright and in. Michigan led, but by three instead of seven. Once again, negative plays tanked Michigan in a key situation. The Huskers would win the game on the next drive. The good news for the Wolverines in their 17-13 loss to Nebraska is that they improved on their record-setting negative 48 rushing yards from last weekend. The bad news is that all 112,204 fans in attendance had zero rushing yards, still more than Michigan for the second week in a row. And those in attendance knew it. After Michigan’s first first down, with 2:45 remaining in the first quarter, the stadium erupted in sarcastic cheering. For the second straight week, the Wolverines were running backward more often than not. They finished with negative 21 rushing yards this time. And once again, Michigan couldn’t find an offensive rhythm. “The negative plays are what kill you on third down,” said Michigan coach Brady Hoke. Michigan ran the ball 36 times (including sacks, which count as a rushing attempt in the statistics). Of those 36, five went for no gain. Eight lost yards.

They, of course, responded that football is a team game, so their performance doesn’t count for much. But when Hoke was asked about any bright spots he saw in the game, he cited the defense — specifically, how it held the Huskers to 6-for-16 on third downs. Sure, that’s ignoring the fact that the Wolverines gave up a critical 4th-and-two late in the fourth quarter, but overall, things are a lot less iffy when the defense is on the field. It just begs the question of how long it will take Michigan to have an electric offense and a stout defense at the same time. 4. Michigan needs to stick with

Seven were sacks. In all, more than half of Michigan’s attempts on the ground went backward, or at least failed to go forward. This wasn’t three yards and a cloud of dust, because Michigan rarely even advanced the ball that far on the ground. The ball carrier picked up at least three yards on just 22 percent of the team’s rushes. More often than not, the cloud of dust was behind the line of scrimmage. Not surprisingly, Michigan went just 3-of-15 on third down. That’s probably because Michigan’s average distance was 3rd and nine. For the second week in a row, the coaching staff was left searching for answers for a rushing game that has combined for negative 69 yards in the past two weeks. “Well that’s hard to explain, isn’t it?” Hoke said. He then repeated a line he used often in his post-game press conference. “I’ve got to do a better job coaching those guys.” Running was futile. Fittingly, the game started where Michigan had left off against Michigan State: with a rush up the middle to fifth-year senior running back Fitzgerald Toussaint for a loss of one. Toussaint finished with six yards on nine carries. Green had 11 yards on eight. The longest rush of the day was seven yards. Gardner threw for 196 yards and a touchdown, without any turnovers, but passing was also a gamble. Gardner was sacked on 20 percent of his drop backs, seven times in all for the second week in a row. He was sacked twice on his second drive, setting up 4th and 30. He was sacked on fourth down in the second quarter. A third-down sack of Gardner set up the punt that Westerkamp would muff. And another sack on third down on Michigan’s

short passing routs. Could it be just three weeks ago that fifth-year senior wide receiver Jeremy Gallon dazzled everyone with his record-breaking day in receiving yards against Indiana? Gallon’s been something of a ghostly figure for the Wolverines as of late. And that may continue, as Michigan seemed to be more effective short routs on Saturday compared to the long ones to Gallon — fifth-year senior running back Fitzgerald Toussaint and sophomore tight end Devin Funchess thrived most on short screen passes. With Gardner facing a sack

last possession helped end the game. “I think maybe a few plays I did hold onto it a little long,” Gardner said. In all, Michigan failed to gain any yardage on slightly less than half of its plays. Norfleet, the would-be hero, lingered on the bench after the game. As time expired, his teammates quickly made for the tunnel. But Norfleet stayed for a moment, alone on the bench. He had the game’s momentum-changing play in his grasp, but the rules prevented him from scoring. Instead, the game was in the hands of the Michigan offense — in this case, the running game specifically. And in this game, again, that meant it was more likely to go the wrong way.

BY THE NUMBERS Michigan

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Michigan rushing yards, including yards lost on sacks.

times redshirt junior quarterback Devin Gardner was sacked.

Percent of Michigan’s rushes that went for three yards or more

Average yards to go on third down for Michigan. The Wolverines finished 3-of15 on third down.

each time he steps back into the pocket to throw, these kind of passes just make more sense. Since the run game is in a rut and these are the kind of passing plays that Michigan can successfully execute, it’s not unreasonable to expect to see more of them going forward. 5. Bold Prediction: Michigan will lose out. Even if the Wolverines were playing up to their full potential, Ohio State was always going to be the toughest team they faced all season. At this point, a victory over the Buckeyes would be nothing short of miraculous.

BROKEN From Page 1B having lost at home. The team’s levelheadedness is broken. Hoke looked defeated and exhausted after Saturday’s game. The players were exasperated when asked the same questions about where Michigan’s fundamental problems are stemming from. Anger flashed in Devin Gardner’s eyes as he defended the state of his team’s “toughness.” The team’s purpose is broken. Fifth-year senior linebacker Cam Gordon was asked about what remains for the team now that locker-room morale has to be at an all-time low. “Things are still out there to be won,” Gordon said. Things. There are “things” to be won. For the first time, Michigan has had to lose its rhetoric that a Big Ten championship is still possible — that pipe dream, though a long shot considering the Wolverines’ performance the past two weeks, was finally mathematically eliminated on Saturday. That was the goal Michigan never believed was too far out of reach. Now, what it has to play for is something as wonderfully vague as “things.” The fans’ optimism is broken, too. Boos echoed around the Big House early in the first quarter when Michigan wasn’t moving the ball. Ten minutes later,

But Michigan still has two weeks to go before Ohio State rolls into town, and there is very little to suggest that it will come out of those two weeks unscathed. The Wolverines are threepoint underdogs against Northwestern next week, and just for a frame of reference, the Wildcats are winless in the Big Ten this season. Northwestern has neverbeen favored over Michigan. But that day has finally arrived. Iowa, too, has been a mediocre team this season. But never underestimate the Wolverines’ poor road performances. In a season labeled as Big Ten title or bust by Michigan, it has become the latter.

when Michigan got its first first down in the game, the boos were replaced with sarcastic cheers. There are always going to be critics. But the fact that some of the loudest cheers in the stadium on Saturday came when Michigan successfully completed a pass? That says something. The Wolverines have looked so disheveled and inconsistent in their past four games that maybe it’s surprising things didn’t start to break down sooner. With every turnover, botched assignment and sack, so much of the Wolverines’ strength has slowly dwindled over time. No one would argue Michigan looks lost and confused. Worrying about something as trivial as a home streak seems so petty now, especially as the Wolverines have just three more games to fix the problems in their machine, find an identity and maybe salvage a little bit of their pride that’s slipped further and further out of their grasp. Hoke is already talking about getting back to practice, as if the start of another week will be enough of a Band-Aid to help Michigan recover from this loss. But when something is as broken as this team looks, maybe a Band-Aid as small as another week to work things out isn’t big enough.

It’s surprising things didn’t start to break down sooner

Vukelich can be reached at elizavuk@umich.edu or on Twitter @LizVukelich

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THE MICHIGAN DAILY TOP-10 POLL Each week, Daily sports staffers fill out ballots, with first place votes receiving 10 points, second-place votes receiving nine, and so on. 1. ALABAMA (19): The Crimson Tide had 214 more rushing yards than Michigan.

2. FLORIDA STATE (1): The Seminoles had 110 more rushing yards than Michigan.

3. OHIO STATE : The Buckeyes had a bye... and had 21 more rushing yards than Michigan.

6. OREGON: The Ducks had 83 more rushing yards than Michigan.

7. MISSOURI: The Tigers had 244 more rushing yards than Michigan.

8. AUBURN: The Tigers had 465 more rushing yards than Michigan.

4. BAYLOR: The Bears had 276 more rushing yards than Michigan.

9. CLEMSON: These Tigers also had a bye, and also had 21 more rushing yards than Michigan. Tigers on Tigers

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5. STANFORD: The Cardinal had 295 more rushing yards than Michigan.

10. TEXAS A&M: As Mary Sue would say, “The ... Aggies... had ... 320 ... more ... rushing ... yards ... than ... Michigan.”

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No. 1 Alabama (-13) vs. No. 13 LSU

LSU

Alabama

No. 2 Florida State (-35) at Wake Forest

Florida State

Wake Forest

No. 3 Oregon (-10.5) at No. 5 Stanford

Stanford

Oregon

Stanford

No. 6 Baylor (-15) vs. No. 10 Oklahoma

Baylor

Oklahoma

Baylor

Oklahoma

No. 8 Missouri (-14) at Kentucky

Missouri

Kentucky

No. 9 Auburn (-8) at Tennessee

Auburn

Tennessee

Auburn

No. 11 Miami (Fl) (-7) vs. Virginia Tech

Miami (Fl)

Miami (FL)

Virginia Tech

No. 14 Oklahoma State (-31) vs Kansas

Kansas

Oklahoma State

Kansas

No. 15 Texas A&M (-19) vs. Mississippi State

Mississippi State

Texas A&M

Mississippi State

Texas A&M

Mississippi State

No. 16 Fresno State (-10) at Wyoming

Fresno State

Wyoming

Fresno State

No. 19 UCLA (-1) at Arizona

UCLA

Arizona

UCLA

No. 20 Louisville (-28) at Connecticut

Connecticut

Louisville

Connecticut

Louisville

Connecticut

No. 21 UCF (-10.5) vs. Houston

UCF

Houston

No. 22 Arizona State (-7) at Utah

Airzona State

Arizona State

Utah

Arizona State

No. 23 Notre Dame (-4.5) at Pittsburgh

Notre Dame

Pittsburgh

Notre Dame

Pittsburgh

No. 24 Wisconsin (-7.5) vs. BYU

BYU

Wisconsin

BYU

No. 25 Texas Tech (-3) vs. Kansas State

Texas Tech

Kansas State

Minnesota (-3) vs. Penn State

Penn State

Minnesota

Iowa (-15) at Purdue

Iowa

Purdue

Indiana (-10) vs. Illinois

Indiana

Illinois

Indiana

Michigan (-7) vs. Nebraska

Michigan

Nebraska

Michigan

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12-9

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133-110

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150-93

130-113

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5 Things We Learned: UMass Lowell By NEAL ROTHSCHILD Daily Sports Editor

1. The starting lineup, for one thing. The key element in Michigan coach John Beilein’s new starting lineup was the decision to put an extra wing on the floor in lieu of two big men. That meant fifth-year senior center Jordan Morgan, who started both exhibition games alongside redshirt junior Jon Horford, began the game on the bench and played just 12 minutes in Friday’s 69-42 win over UMass Lowell. By comparison, Horford saw nearly double that time as the starter. After sophomore guard Spike Albrecht started the first exhibition game at point guard, it appeared as though the sophomore might see more playing time over freshman Derrick Walton for at least the first week or so.

But Walton started the second exhibition game and got the nod in the season opener, playing 27 minutes to Albrecht’s 12. The distribution of minutes showed that there may not be anything resembling a time share and that Albrecht is simply a capable backup point guard. Sophomores Caris LeVert, Nik Stauskas and Glenn Robinson III rounded out the rest of the starting lineup. “That’s a lineup that you’ll probably see quite a bit out there at different times as we wait for Mitch (McGary) to return,” Beilein said. 2. Caris LeVert is too good to keep on the bench. Central to that determination to scrap the two-big men plans in favor of a smaller lineup was LeVert. He flipped spots with Morgan in pre-game introduc-

tions, getting his name called on the loudspeaker while Morgan lined up on the side to high-five the starters. The roles had been reversed for the two exhibition games. “As we went through this thing, we had 30 practice days trying to find some way to play with two big guys,” Beilein said. “Really, it wasn’t about that. It was about Caris LeVert. Let’s get him on the floor any way that we can.” LeVert outscored every person in Crisler Center on Friday, totaling 17 points on 11 shots and pulling down five rebounds. He highlighted the night with a slick up-and-under move, finishing on the right side of the rim and getting fouled for the and-one. “His quickness, his second dribble, he just explodes by people,” Beilein said. “And then you complement that with a really solid 3-point shot.”

LeVert made Beilein look like a smart man on Friday. 3. There’s no established, giveme-the-ball scorer. There are scorers on Michigan, but as of now, no one with the assassin-type mentality to take and make the big shot. Robinson is probably the most talented scorer on the roster, but his game relies on open space, and not so much a 1-on-1 game. He’s able to throw down the alley-oop or exploit a mismatch to drive past a defender or crash the offensive boards with a put-back. But his ability to break down a defender from the perimeter to create a jump shot is less developed. Other options are Stauskas or LeVert, but at this point, they’re unproven in those situations. The weakness manifested in the first half when the Wolverines couldn’t buy a field goal after jumping out to an 8-0 lead. Missed layups, tentative shooting and ill-advised 3-pointers hurt Michigan as the River Hawks tied the game going into halftime. “It was a stagnant first half, that’s for sure,” Beilein said. “The offense had to make a couple shots. The guys that are out there on that floor right now, they had a couple good games, but they never had to make those big plays in games that Trey (Burke) and Tim (Hardaway Jr.) used to always make.” 4. Derrick Walton is no Trey Burke, but you knew that. Clearly. Of course. Still, there was uncertainty over just how impressive Walton would be. To what extent could he approach Burke’s level of play as a freshman? What would he be able to bring to the table? Through two exhibitions and one regular season game, the answer seems to be “a good amount.” Walton has been just as impressive as Burke on defense, being found guilty of copyright infringement of Burke’s patented

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Sophomore guard Nik Stasukasa scored nine points in the first game of the year.

steal in the backcourt as the ballhandler tries to turn away from the defender while switching the ball hand. Offensively, there’s less polish. Walton, while quick, isn’t as dynamic in transition and hasn’t proven himself to be as consistent of a finisher near the rim. He has also yet to reign in the concept of pace. Burke made himself an elite point guard by changing speeds and keeping the defense off balance. Though it may have been because of opening-night nerves, Walton seemed to be going at 100 miles per hour at all times. He finished with four points on 1-for4 shooting, four assists and one turnover. 5. Bold prediction: Barring injury, the starting lineup won’t change by New Year’s. It seems that the experimental phase of Beilein’s futzing with the lineup is over with. That is, until Mitch McGary returns from his back injury. But the implication of this prediction is that I don’t expect McGary to be back until Big Ten season in January. It’s looking like LeVert, Stauskas and Robinson are the best players on the team, so there’d

be little pressure to remove them from the starting lineup. Keeping those three means that there’s only one big man on the floor in addition to the point guard. Though freshman forward Zak Irvin might be good enough to start, there’s simply no room in the starting lineup for him. It seems unlikely that Walton would lose his starting spot given the allocation of minutes between him and Albrecht in the first game. It would take some considerable struggles by Walton in the first month or two for Beilein to make a change. Pulling the Michigan point guard of the future out of the starting lineup would be damaging to the youngster’s confidence. Only center remains, and it seems to be the position most susceptible to a lineup change. Horford won the starting job, and he rebounds better than Morgan, pulling down 12 boards in the opener. Neither is very dynamic on offense. Morgan runs the floor better, but Horford misses fewer easy shots. If, in his senior season, Morgan didn’t win the starting position by the opener, it seems unlikely that he would do so later on unless the incumbent is particularly incompetent.