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Up to three sororities may come to campus Delta Phi Epsilon will lose house to Gamma Phi Beta By CHRISTY SONG Daily Staff Reporter
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ACADEMICS
LSA planning new center Social Innovation Alliance will work to find solutions By JENNIFER CALFAS Daily Staff Reporter
Fight the power! Constructively, of course. As part of the Victors for Michigan fundraising campaign, LSA hopes to raise $400
million, a fraction of the campaign’s $4 billion goal. Pending donor support, the college has already announced its intention to begin a Social Innovation Alliance Center to find solutions to expansive social issues. Although the center’s planning is still in its early stages, SIA aspires to have a $4 million endowment and contribute funds to annual fellowships, one-credit mini-courses, summer innovation grants and an
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annual social innovation challenge as a result of the campaign. Specific programs will be developed as donor support increases. The new center will partner with optiMize, a student-run organization with an analogous mission. Philip Deloria, LSA’s associate dean for undergraduate education, wrote in a statement that the center reflects larger goals within the college such as using a diverse education to challenge
and solve real-world problems. “The Social Innovation Alliance unites the energy and ideas of committed students with a support structure that will enable them to bring those ideas to fruition,” Deloria wrote. After serving as optiMize’s organizational sponsor, LSA has expanded its commitment to the center’s creation. Since students founded the organization, Deloria said the Social Innovation See CENTER, Page 3
HOSPITAL
‘U’ plans Medical faculty for self- clinch prestigious research awards driving vehicles Ann Arbor will be the first American city with a fleet of autonomous cars By ANASTASSIOS ADAMOPOULOS Daily Staff Reporter
Last May, the University launched The Michigan Mobility Transformation Center, a government-industry partnership that focuses on improving transportation safety, sustainability and accessibility. Recently, the center announced an eight-year plan to make Ann Arbor the first U.S. city with a fleet of networked, driverless vehicles. Peter Sweatman, director of the University’s Transportation Research Institute, said the University will partially fund the $100 million project, and additional aid will come from private and federal contributions. In addition to the auto industry, companies in the communication and information industries are participating in the project. The U.S. Department of Transportation initiated the Safety Pilot Model Deployment under the TransSee VEHICLES, Page 3
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There will be some new Greek letters on campus in the coming years as a chapter of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority returns next fall and the University considers adding two additional sororities. Due to a record number of students during registration for recruitment and with the quota limiting 62 recruits per pledge class this year, a committee made up of representatives from each campus sorority decided to extend the sorority community and invite three more organizations to join. In addition to Gamma Phi Beta, chapters of Alpha Omicron Pi and Kappa Delta may find their way to campus in the next four years. The process of looking for new sororities began in Winter 2012. The committee accepted packets of information from national sorority organizations that were interested in joining the University community and narrowed the applicants.
While Alpha Omicron Pi and Kappa Delta have been invited to join campus, whether or not they will join depends on if the Greek community feels it’s ready for new additions when the time comes for the chapters to join. The committee wants to ensure the growing number of new members experience the same tight-knit community previous generations shared without being overcrowded, said LSA senior Emily Goor, the president of the Pan-Hellenic Council. Although Gamma Phi Beta is joining next year, the sorority has a long history with the University, going back to 1882, when it was brought to campus. One of its founders, Frances E. Haven, was the daughter of a University professor and six of their national presidents were members of the University’s chapter. Upon hearing of the chapter openings, Goor said the sorority seemed really excited to jump on board. While the addition of Gamma Phi Beta has been met with excitement, it has caused a logistical problem for the University’s chapter of the Delta Phi Epsilon sorority. DPhiE has been renting Gamma See SORORITIES, Page 3
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Professors honored by AAMC at meeting in Philadelphia By JULIA LISS Daily Staff Reporter
Earlier this month, two faculty members of the University Medical School received top awards from the Association of American Medical Colleges at a meeting in Philadelphia. Huda Akil, who is a professor of neuroscience in psychiatry, won the Award for Distinguished Research in the Biomedical Sciences. Akil studies the biology of the brain with a particular focus on mood, emotions and addiction, both in humans and animals, in the hopes of developing possible treatments for psychiatric disorders. Akil said she was “surprised and honored” to win the award and felt strongly that it was the shared efforts of her team as a whole that deserved recognition. She plans on continuing her research on the role of emotion because she believes it is still one of the least understood and important aspects of the brain. “I feel that when emotions go wrong in a chronic way, when people feel stuck with
their emotions, the price of that is really very high on the person themselves, on their family and on society in general,” Akil said. The other award recipient was Gilbert Omenn, who received the David E. Rogers Award. Omenn is a professor of internal medicine, human genetics, and public health and is director of the Center for Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics at the University. He said he was pleased to earn the recognition, because it’s a lifetime award that was named after a doctor whom Omenn knew personally. “I actually worked directly with him, so that was really quite wonderful,” Omenn said. The David E. Rogers Award was presented as a monetary prize as well as an engraved glass sculpture. Though Omenn could not specify exactly what he plans to do with the money at this time, he promises to donate it to a new or existing initiative at the University involving medicine and public health. Omenn is currently looking forward to holding a leadership role in the Human Proteome Project, an international research goal similar to the Human Genome Project. Additionally, he and his colleague are competing for a grant toward their BigData project.
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP
University receives award for encouraging economic growth Award recognizes work with public and private sectors By HILLARY CRAWFORD Daily Staff Reporter
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities recently granted the Economic Prosperity Award to the University for its efforts integrating entrepreneurial education with statewide economic initiatives. The APLU, the oldest higher education association in the United States, is a research and
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advocacy organization with 219 university members. The APLU’s Commission on Innovation, Competitiveness, and Economic Prosperity, which established the Economic Prosperity Award, encourages members to assess their own work in regional economic development. Northern Illinois University, the University of Cincinnati and the State University of New York also received the award. The APLU said the four universities were chosen because they collaborated with both private and public sector business partners and actively promoted statewide economic growth.
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Marvin Parnes, managing director for the University’s Institute of Social Research, had a role in applying to the award during his time as the University’s associate vice president for research. He said as a public institution, the University has an obligation to be “more deliberate in helping improve the economy.” In its application, the University highlighted three innovation programs, including the Institute for Research on Labor, Employment, and the Economy; the Business Engagement Center; and the Michigan Venture See AWARD, Page 3
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More than 1,000 U.S. troops were sent to the Philippines to help with the typhoon relief, according to Fox News. In order to help assist the aftermath of the devastation, Washington is sending $20 million in immediate aid and transportation.
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Four Marines killed in bomb disposal mission Routine sweep of range results in death of EOD team
11 a.m. during a routine sweep explosive ordnance disposal to make a range safer for future technicians. During the Iraq war, training exercises at Camp Pend- Marines lost 20 bomb technileton in San Diego County, said cians, and another 24 have been a Marine official who spoke on killed in Afghanistan. condition of anonymity because The last fatal accident for a SAN DIEGO (AP) — The job he was not authorized to speak Marine bomb technician in the is the most dangerous in the publicly. There was no live firing United States was about two Marine Corps. on the range at the time. decades ago, when one was The four Marines killed Base officials said they would killed while doing a range sweep Wednesday while clearing unex- not release details until an inves- at Twenty-Nine Palms Marine ploded ordnance at California’s tigation into the cause of the Corps base in Southern CaliCamp Pendleton were bomb accident is concluded. Officials fornia, according to the Marine removal technicians. It is one of planned to release the names Corps. the few positions in which the Thursday evening of those killed, Retired Marine Gunnery Sgt. Marine Corps allows team mem- per the Marine Corps policy that Brian Meyer said he was drawn MANU BRABO/AP bers to quit at any time. That’s withholds the identities of the to what is considered to be the In this file photo from March 3, a Kurdish female member of the Popular Protection Units stands guard at a checkpoint near because their mental focus could dead for 24 hours after their rela- Marine Corps’ most dangerous the northeastern city of Qamishli, Syria. mean the difference between life tives have been notified. job because of the challenge. or death, either for themselves or The bomb disposal commu- Bomb technicians work in a their fellow troops. nity is a small, tight-knit one team but are often entrusted to Few quit, despite the inherent like no other within the Marine make decisions in the field on risks that come with finding and Corps. 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Incoming Detroit mayor’s spending budget approved Mike Duggan has been approved for up to $275,000 in spending related to his transition to the Detroit mayor’s office. A spokesman for stateappointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr says Thursday that Duggan’s transition budget will be paid from the city’s restructuring account. Duggan appointed former mayoral candidate Lisa Howze and former police chief Ike McKinnon Wednesday to lead his transition team. The team is expected to work with Orr’s staff. Voters elected Duggan earlier this month. The ex-Detroit Medical Center chief will succeed current Mayor Dave Bing in January. Bing did not seek reelection.
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Burning chemicals forces evacuation of neighborhood A Detroit company that makes adhesives, paint, primers and sealants was heavily damaged Thursday by a blaze that forced authorities to evacuate surrounding homes and a nearby elementary school. The fire started early Thursday afternoon at Chemical Technology Inc.’s offices and warehouse on the city’s east side and sent up huge plumes of thick smoke that were seen miles away. Fire officials quickly labeled it a hazardous materials situation. Homes and other businesses close to the company were evacuated, while some streets in the area were shut down to traffic.
SORORITIES From Page 1 Phi Beta’s former house for three years from the national sorority. With its return next year, DPhiE needs to find a house by the end of their current lease in 2015. The sorority has already begun its search and has a few leads; they also may bring in the help of a realtor. DPhiE is looking for a home near their current location and sees this move as an opportunity to grow and further expand the sorority. This is not DPhiE’s first move. Before they moved into Gamma Phi Beta’s house, they rented out the University
CENTER From Page 1 Alliance Center will function as a “hybrid” — helping provide resources, support and infrastructure while maintaining student leadership in innovation. Rackham student Jeff Sorensen, co-founder of optiMize, said his time as an LSA undergraduate made him realize that students have the capacity to solve global issues, but often have no clear path to do it. He created optiMize with several other students to provide a platform where students could take action. While the organization’s membership has swelled from three to 30 participants, Sorensen said the new center will allow the organization’s reach to continue to grow. “I hope that every student that comes to Michigan won’t find barriers to entering a program that helps them utilize the passions that they have for solving important problems in the world and start taking these steps towards making
News chapter of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority house, until ZTA returned to campus. During this first transition, the sorority had one of its largest recruitment years. The organization has continuously grown and the quota has gradually risen to accommodate the popular demand for Greek life, according to Tiffany Neal, the assistant executive director of DPhiE housing. Neal added that moving could actually be beneficial to welcoming new members. “DPhiE is now the largest it has ever been in the history of being on campus at the University of Michigan,” Neal said. “So, we just see this as an opportunity.”
that a reality for them the rest of their lives,” Sorensen said. Since the program will be student-led, Deloria said he hopes it can establish a transitional leadership position — a Social Innovation fellowship — to lead the program. The fellow may be a recent graduate who is willing to further the center’s goals. Considering that the Victors for Michigan campaign just launched, SIA is still a concept that can be changed or revised to reflect the course of the fundraising initiative. In the meantime, Deloria wrote that he hopes to work with the students involved in the organization. While courses at the University are often only one semester long, Sorensen said that he hopes the organization and the center will allow students to expand their knowledge outside of the classroom, making their courses a lifelong experience. “I don’t see it as a semester program or college experience,” Sorensen said. “I think it’s a movement that once you join, your life afterwards would be different.”
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Death row inmate hopes to donate organs to his sister An eleventh-hour request by an Ohio death row inmate to donate his organs is raising troubling moral and medical questions among transplant experts and ethicists. Less than a day before child killer Ronald Phillips was set to die by lethal injection, Republican Gov. John Kasich on Wednesday postponed the execution so that medical experts can look into Phillips’ suitability as an organ donor. Phillips, 40, wants to give his mother a kidney before he is put to death and donate his heart to his sister afterward. The governor said he is open to the possibility of Phillips donating a kidney or other nonvital organs before he is executed. But Kasich appeared to rule out a post-execution donation.
TACLOBAN, Philippines
Mass burial held in Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan The air was thick with the stench of decay as sweating workers lowered the plastic coffins one by one into a grave the size of an Olympic swimming pool. Scores of unidentified bodies were interred together Thursday in a hillside cemetery without any ritual — the first mass burial in this city shattered by last week’s Typhoon Haiyan. Six days after the disaster, some progress was being made in providing food, water and medical aid to the half-million people displaced in the Philippines. Massive bottlenecks blocking the distribution of international assistance have begun to clear. Soldiers on trucks gave out rice and water, and chainsawwielding teams cut debris from blocked roads to clear the way for relief trucks in Tacloban, the capital of the hardest-hit Leyte province. —Compiled from Daily wire reports
VEHICLES From Page 1 portation Research Institute. This project will use innovative technology equipment to evaluate how technological connections between vehicles can help improve road safety. Approximately 3,000 vehicles have been equipped with devices that allow them to communicate with other cars and send other vehicles information about their surroundings, such as road conditions. The goal of testing these connected vehicles is to get a sense of how and what kind of technology should be used to develop safer automated cars in the future. Though the test will only last for a few months, David Lampe, executive director for strategic communications in the Office of the Vice President for Research, is hopeful for the future of the program. “We have this great system in place and so the next question for us is, rather than just shut it down, how can we make even further use?” Lampe said. Lampe said the DOT has
invested $25 million in the Safety Pilot Model Deployment, “the world’s largest onroad test of the concept.” Lampe also said the relationship with the automotive industry and its funding of research is one of the project’s great strengths. Jonathan Levine, a professor of urban and regional planning, is also part of the project as the only member from the urban and regional planning department. Levine is concerned that automated vehicles could make commuting easier, leading to increased urban sprawl. He added that technological innovation tends to cause migration to urban areas. A remedy to this potential problem is promoting the shared use of the cars. “If I live closer in a denser area, I get better service because the density of vehicles is higher,” Levine said. “I can order a vehicle very quickly and, once it’s done with me, it goes off to somebody else very quickly. So I believe deploying it this way could strengthen close in living rather than becoming another sprawl.”
Federal officials hope to levy $400,000 fine PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Federal officials cited glaring violations of accepted safety standards Thursday in proposing nearly $400,000 in fines against two companies involved in a botched building demolition in Philadelphia that killed six people. The willful and serious breaches by Campbell Construction and S&R Contracting led to the collapse of a large masonry wall onto a thrift store, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. “If these employees had simply followed the most basic safety precautions, no lives would have been lost,” said David Michaels, an assistant secretary in the U.S. Labor Department. The companies’ respective owners, Griffin Campbell and
Sean Benschop, have 15 days to respond to the citations. Their lawyers did not immediately return calls for comment Thursday. Workers had been knocking down a vacant four-story structure in June when an unsupported wall crashed down onto an adjacent Salvation Army store filled with shoppers, killing six and injuring more than a dozen. The demolition site was chaotic and dangerous, according to the 12 citations issued Thursday. Campbell, the prime contractor, was fined $313,000 for violations such as not razing the building from the top down; leaving an unsupported wall more than one-story high; failing to commission an engineering survey; and not providing hard hats for employees.
Center. These programs served as case studies, but the University also mentioned its expansion of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial education in recent years. “I think the best thing we do is train our students to go out and be successful,” Parnes said. The University’s Institute for Research on Labor, Employment, and the Economy, founded in 2008, works to promote understanding of the economic trends, while creating specific programs that can be implemented in eco-
Friday, November 15, 2013 — 3 nomically distressed areas of the state. The Business Engagement Center, founded in 2007, also played a significant role in the APLU’s assessment of the University. The center works in unison with Technology Transfer and other departments to attract corporate businesses to relevant research and technology developed on campus by staff and students. Similarly, the Michigan Venture Center has fueled the exten-
sion of University initiatives, as it helps new campus-based startups grow into influential corporate businesses that can serve the needs of a larger constituency of people. Parnes hopes that the award shows other universtities that they have an obligation to serve the larger public in the states in which they reside. “We often don’t publicize as much some of these activities, so it’s nice to see them get recognized.”
Boston crime boss sentenced to life in prison for murders Bulger was found guilty of racketeering and 11 of 19 murder charges BOSTON (AP) — Former Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger was led off to prison Thursday for the rest of his life, accepting his punishment in stone-faced silence as a judge castigated the 84-year-old gangster for his “almost unfathomable” depravity. Bulger’s sentencing for his murderous reign in the 1970s and ‘80s brought to a close a sordid case that exposed FBI complicity in his crimes and left a trail of devastated families whose loved ones were killed by Bulger or his henchmen.
Many of the relatives had vented their anger at Bulger during the first day of his sentencing hearing on Wednesday, calling him a “terrorist,” a “punk” and “Satan.” So when U.S. District Judge Denise Casper announced the punishment — two consecutive life sentences plus five years — there were no shouts of joy or applause from the families, just silence. Afterward, many said they took some satisfaction in knowing that Bulger will spend the rest of his life behind bars. “That old bastard is finally going to prison. He’s going to die in prison,” said Tom Donahue, whose father was gunned down by Bulger after he happened to offer a ride home to a man who was Bulger’s actual target. Bulger, the former boss of the
Winter Hill Gang, Boston’s Irish mob, fled the city in 1994 after being tipped off by a former FBI agent that he was about to be indicted. He was a fugitive for more than 16 years until he was captured in Santa Monica, Calif., in 2011. His disappearance became a major embarrassment for the FBI when it was learned that corrupt Boston agents had taken bribes from Bulger and protected him for years while he worked as an FBI informant, feeding information on the rival New England Mafia. A jury convicted Bulger in August in a broad racketeering case. He was found guilty in 11 of the 19 killings he was accused of, along with dozens of other gangland crimes, including shakedowns and money laundering.
Finland finds economic boost from Rovia, mobile gaming industry After Nokia, country finds new success, export revenues may exceed $2.7 billion HELSINKI (AP) — From mobile phones to mobile games. Finland has found there’s life after Nokia in a bustling startup scene that’s produced hugely popular game apps from “Angry Birds” to “Clash of Clans.” Mobile gaming is fast becoming the Nordic country’s new f lagship export industry, with revenues expected to double to 2 billion euros ($2.7 billion) this year. About 150 game developers were showcasing their ideas to global investors this week at the annual Slush conference — a hotspot for startups in Europe. The conference, which ended Thursday, has tripled in size from 2012, with investors representing venture capital funding worth more than $60 billion. “The whole startup thing here is amazing,” said New
Zealander Duane Atkins, a former Nokia engineer who founded a startup of seven people in Helsinki providing software for social networks. Many Finns hope startups in general and game developers in particular will preserve Finland’s position as a high-tech hub as an era ends with the sale of the phone division of Nokia — once the industry bellwether — to Microsoft. Although still small compared with Nokia, which in its prime had annual revenues of more than 30 billion euros, the games industry employs some 2,200 people in more than 180 companies nationwide. According to UBM Tech, a global business information and data company, Finland ranked third in a survey this year of 300 leading European game developers who were asked where in Europe they thought the best games would come from five years from now. Only Germany and Britain — much bigger countries — ranked higher. Finland’s neighbor Sweden ranked fourth. One of the most buzzed-
about Finnish game developers is Supercell, creator of “Clash of Clans” and “Hay Day” — top-grossing apps for Apple’s iOS software in more than 100 countries. Supercell started making the games for tablets in 2011 with half a dozen people. Last month, the company announced it was selling a 51 percent stake to Japanese investors for $1.5 billion. Supercell chief Ilkka Paananen said Finns have focused too much on Nokia, a company that became a symbol of the small nation’s successes and failures. “There will never be another Nokia, and there shouldn’t be. We need to spread knowhow much more broadly,” Paananen told The Associated Press, adding Supercell wants to invest in Finnish startups to help newcomers who show promise. “We have so much talent here that there’s no reason why we can’t make this a new Silicon Valley,” he said. “It won’t be the same as in the U.S. but nevertheless a regional hub — just as it seems to be already becoming.”
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The real-life impacts of scrapping
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Transparency through information freedom Bill provides citizens with realisitic access to government records
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he Michigan Freedom of Information Act was created to guarantee public access to state-level government records. However, based on the law, the public bodies holding documents can unilaterally control information through delays, unreasonably high prices and dubious denial of requests. In response to these problems, the recently proposed House Bill No. 4001 marks the latest attempt at FOIA reform. Journalists have a lot at stake with FOIA, but the bill deserves attention from anyone even moderately concerned with Michigan’s governance. Passing the bill would provide Michigan’s citizens with realistic access to FOIA documents, upholding the expectation of government transparency and accountability. Michigan’s FOIA, enacted in 1977, hardly delivers the “free” information it promises. In reality, public bodies can maneuver around FOIA requests with relative ease. Officials can withhold requested information up to five days — sometimes longer when granted extension — and don’t necessarily have an incentive to speed up the process. While this might appear reasonable, it allows significant conflicts of interest to develop. Freezing information when the need is urgent, such as during elections or policy votes, has the potential to distort the democratic process. But most people don’t even reach that point, lacking the robust finances necessary for fees. Joe Sontag of the National Federation for the Blind was charged $2,400 for a request in regards to a cafeteria’s closing. Sontag called the fee “outrageous,” and couldn’t appeal a case without a legal staff to support him. Public bodies also can contrive reasons to deny the process outright, often without much explanation. Fulfilled FOIA requests can make an important difference in public issues, but the current statute does little in accomplishing its duty. The prosed policy would rectify current
FOIA issues by imposing new rules and lowering fees. Officials would be required to present information free of charge, and if individuals require copies of the documents, the charges couldn’t be more than 10 cents per page. Requests delayed past the five-day deadline would be deducted 20 percent of their total cost every day; after five days. And repercussions for arbitrary delay or denial, as judged by a circuit court, would result in higher damages, now $5,000 instead of the original $500 penalty. These changes would shift the current legislation toward a more public-oriented policy that counteracts bureaucratic attempts to circumvent FOIA. Legitimate concerns would gain traction, and the paralysis caused by the current system would be eliminated. FOIA’s premise of open information uses the agency of proactive residents to maintain a transparent, responsible state. But under the current law, faulty protocol precludes most inquiries’ success before a request is even made. This undermines not only the freedom of information but the justice and protection of citizens.
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS Kaan Avdan, Sharik Bashir, Barry Belmont, James Brennan, Eric Ferguson, Jordyn Kay, Jesse Klein, Melanie Kruvelis, Maura Levine, Aarica Marsh, Megan McDonald, Victoria Noble, Adrienne Roberts, Paul Sherman, Daniel Wang, Derek Wolfe
KATHERINE LELITO | VIEWPOINT
Insuring all aspects of health
Health insurance plans for University employees — including faculty, staff and graduate students — cover almost all aspects of reproductive health and family planning, including contraceptives, pregnancy termination, elective adult sterilization, male sexual dysfunction treatments, and sexually transmitted disease testing and treatment. However, there is one troubling omission in this coverage: fertility treatments. Not only are fertility treatments omitted from standard coverage, but University employees also do not even have the option to purchase additional coverage for fertility treatments on any of the 2014 plans offered in the state of Michigan by Blue Cross Blue Shield, Health Alliance Plan or Priority Health. The unavailability of access to fertility treatments is much more than just a personal issue: It can affect the University’s competitiveness when recruiting faculty and graduate students. Other Michigan universities, most notably Michigan State University, offer insurance plans that cover these treatments. In recent meeting of Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, faculty members raised concerns that the University’s benefits package could keep us from recruiting top researchers. In the United States from 2006 to 2010, 6.7 million women were unable to get pregnant after trying for one year or could not carry a baby to term, while more than 600,000 men were medically diagnosed with an infertility problem. We cannot assume that fertility treatments will be an insignificant factor in a prospective faculty member’s to come to the University. Furthermore, infertility affects a number of marginalized groups and should be seen as a social justice issue within the larger debate about reproductive rights. Although much of the debate has focused on a woman’s right to prevent and terminate pregnancy, we have largely ignored a person’s right to have children, especially when he or she requires assistance to do so. Professional women who must delay having children to be competitive with their male counterparts, young women diagnosed with premature infertility, gay couples, cancer patients treated with radiation, and people with traumatic injuries to their reproductive organs are all disproportionately affected by infertility. Infertility also disproportionately affects African American and Hispanic women, and those women are less likely to receive fertility treatment.
In response to my own diagnosis of infertility, I petitioned top-level administrators and women’s issue groups at the University advocating for coverage of fertility treatments for employees. Currently, the question of whether or not to add coverage is under the consideration of Laurita Thomas, the associate vice president of human resources for both academic and medical campuses. Thomas will base her decision on guidance from the Medical Benefits Advisory Committee, a voluntary committee of 10 men and six women employed as doctors, lawyers and academics. MBAC will finalize their recommendation to Thomas at the committee’s meeting on Nov. 19. Although I am pleased that the University is considering adding fertility treatment coverage to our benefits plans, I remain concerned that they will not support the coverage based on feedback from University President Mary Sue Coleman’s President’s Advisory Committee on Women’s Issues. A representative of that committee reporting from its last meeting said that few members saw any hope of increasing health benefits to include fertility treatments. Members of the University community may object to adding this coverage on the grounds that fertility treatments are expensive and experimental. First, while increases in cost to the University may be a concern for some, adding coverage for University employees is not likely to increase health care premiums. States like Massachusetts that have mandated fertility coverage from insurance plans have not seen costs associated with infertility increase after adding the coverage. Second, while fertility treatments used to be novel and experimental, most disease treatments, regardless of cost, become covered after the technology becomes standard practice for effective treatment of the disease. In the case of fertility treatments, the national average for success rate is an almost 50-percent chance of pregnancy from one cycle of in vitro fertilization. This success rate is higher than many other covered treatments for other diseases. My hope is that the University community will recognize that access to fertility treatments is not just important to our institution, but it is also a social justice issue-spanning gender, class, race and sexuality. Katherine Lelito is a Rackham student.
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he Detroit Free Press recently published an editorial about the devastating effects of scrapping on Detroit neighborhoods. The article aptly discusses the need for — hopefully impending — legislation that will make it difficult for ALEXANDER scrappers to sell HERMANN obviously stolen materials, one of the biggest issues facing the bankrupt city today. No surprises here — I couldn’t agree more with the Freep’s incredibly uncontroversial opinion. What, then, is missing from their otherwise on-point analysis? Something — anything really — that grounds scrapping, and its processes and effects, in reality. Let’s be real, scrapping and the fear of scrapping, squatting and other related crimes don’t regularly instill fear in most University students and Ann Arbor residents. When we leave our homes for class during the day, or even when we leave them unoccupied for longer periods of time over breaks, hardly a thought is given to the potential burglarizing of our TVs, gaming consoles and personal possessions. Even less consideration is given to the possible theft of furnaces, plumbing and copper wiring that probably earns much less cash on the black market. These are fears many Detroit residents face every day — even though scrapping is associated most with recently abandoned homes. Unless vigorously protected, a newly vacant home in Detroit will be completely vandalized within 48 hours. Although I can never claim to understand the true effects of scrapping — neither the strain nor the cost encumbering individuals — working at a Detroit-based humanservices nonprofit prior to graduate
school exposed me, somewhat, to these daily horrors. The Detroit Rescue Mission, the organization I worked for, had a program that received donated homes from individuals, banks and the city of Detroit and, provided we could repair the homes at an affordable price, deeded the fixed-up properties to homeless families we served. In my capacity, I frequently ventured out to different parts of the city to inspect homes under consideration. There isn’t adequate space in this column to do justice to what I saw, but, almost exclusively, unless the home was currently occupied, there was no chance we’d acquire the property. Not only are Detroit homes among the oldest in the metropolitan area — a common plight in central cities across the United States — but poorer occupants are often financially incapable of investing in the upkeep of these properties. As neighborhoods deteriorate further, crime spreads and adjacent housing declines as well. The resulting desire to leave the neighborhood further disincentivizes even basic maintenance, creating cycles of neighbohood deterioration. Adding to these existing problems, scrappers tear apart the walls to get at the plumbing and wiring and steal all appliances, senselessly and needlessly destroying the infrastructure. They quickly make it cheaper to raze and rebuild than to rehabilitate the property. Even boarding up unoccupied homes is a fruitless endeavor. Beyond signaling to scrappers that, “Hey, this property is now unoccupied 24/7,” most reasonably priced board-up methods are easily circumnavigated. When the Detroit
Rescue Mission accepted a donated home, we relocated a client to the property immediately. They kept the premises secured at night while we finished the rehab work. The only marginally effective counter to scrappers targeting abandoned homes is the diligence of neighbors — but even then, the limitations of such measures are obvious when you consider the pervasiveness of abandoned structures in Detroit — as many as 78,000 according to some estimates — and the need for residents to, you know, actually sleep at night. Once, when looking at a home near Grandmont on Detroit’s west side, a neighbor confronted me upon hearing someone enter the house. After explaining my organization’s intentions, he told me how he regularly had to chase away squatters and scrappers alike in the home. A college student in his early, maybe mid-twenties, he was attending the University of DetroitMercy and had grown more fearful recently after his neighbor on the other side of the vacant home had been burglarized while at work just days before. He said he felt like the vandals were moving house-by-house down the block, and that his house was next on the hit list. He even asked if we had homes in other neighborhoods he could live in while finishing school. I know it’s uncontroversial to say — scrapping, squatting and home burglaries are bad. But why, then, has it taken lawmakers this long to do more to minimize the potential financial benefit of the already-illegal practice? Maybe they, like us, simply aren’t aware of scrapping’s real-life impacts on real-life people.
Why has it taken lawmakers so long to combat scrappers?
— Alexander Hermann can be reached at aherm@umich.edu.
Man! I (talk) like a woman
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ver since I re-embraced the warm, sometimes sweaty arms of singlehood a few months ago, my roommate Margaret and I have talked a lot about boys. Guys. Men. Everything inbetween. Last year, these KATIE conversations STEEN wouldn’t have been very interesting, and probably would have centered on “30 Rock,” pizza, spooning or a combination of the three. Now, it seems every other day or so, I’m giving ol’ Marge some sort of an update as I navigate through singlehood. But since these conversations are not to be discussed outside of the walls of room eight of Minnie’s Cooperative House, I’ll just sum up what we share with two words — girl talk. The funny thing about girl talk is that it usually centers on … not girls. A quick look in the trusty Urban Dictionary defines “girltalk” — not to be confused with the mash-up artist — as, “Deep conversation between members of the female sex. Contrary to popular believe, it is not always about boys.” But if you have to say “it is not always about boys,” it’s probably going to be about boys for the vast majority of the time. Like, 90 percent of the time, with the other 10 percent being talking about how your period has synched up with your roommate’s. Or something. Anyway, this newfound bonding over guys colloquially known as girl talk got me thinking: If my life were a movie — hah — and Marge were in it, too, we would totally fail the Bechdel test. The Bechdel test requires that a movie has at least two women in it and these women talk to each other about stuff beside men. It also got me thinking about a conversation I had last summer in the humid, crowded kitchen of a Michigan House summer party. “What makes you feel like a man,” I had asked a friend for who knows what reason. He thought about it for a second, then referenced a summer hiking trip he took that involved all kinds of manliness — not shaving, not showering, using muscles, drinking beer, farting… After he answered, my friend asked in response, “What makes you feel
like a woman?” “Umm… ” I thought of various forms of activity that can be placed under the umbrella term of hankypanky. “Uhh?” I really had no idea. While my friend was reminiscing upon hiking up north, inhaling and farting into fresh Midwestern air like a true man, the only thing I could think of in terms of defining my womanhood … required a man? Recently, I decided to throw this question around some more. To my friends and housemates who identify as male, I asked, “What makes you feel like a man?” “Barbecuing. Bacon,” “Working on the car,” “Sports,” “Definitely everything sexual,” “Whenever I drive,” “Being outside,” “Drinking two fingers of whiskey, pints at the pub” — the pub? Some were a little more general — “I feel like a man when I’m around women because I’m strong,” “If a situation needed someone to take control of it, I should be the default,” “When I need to act rationally.” As one of my housemates said, “A lot of things that make me feel like a man make also make me feel like an adult.” To my housemates who identify as female, I asked, “What makes you feel like a woman?” Like before, the question could be interpreted in different ways, but the results were pretty similar: “Putting on lipstick,” “Wearing heels,” “Lacy, fun underwear,” “When I go on a date. When a boy pays for me.” Others were fairly straightforward — “My boobs.” “When I get my period.” The generalizations I’m about to make with this small, not randomized sample of responses is by no means applicable to everyone. But I think it’s worth pointing out that the majority of the answers I received were based off of stereotypes and socially constructed ways that we’re raised to think about our gender, our sexuality and ourselves. The first magazine I ever subscribed to was “Girls’ Life,” or “GL.” My much cooler neighbor who was a year older than me had convinced me that it was necessary to my ability to survive middle school — which was admittedly a little bit true, looking back. Within two months of being a “GL” subscriber, I gained lots of important knowledge like how to apply liquid eyeliner and what foods to eat at lunch in order to attract hott — with two t’s — guys. For the record, finger foods are highly recommended, especial-
ly grapes — cute and healthy. It appears “GL” hasn’t changed much since. A quick skimming of the magazine’s website shows that it’s all still there — fashion, makeup, gossip, adorable cupcakes — presented in an array of pinks, purples and baby blues. And what’s the first tab at the top of the “Girls’ Life” website? “Guys,” which includes sections like “Get a BF,” “Ask Bill and Dave” and “What Guys Think.” On a website specifically devoted to the lives of girls, we have a whole section focused on dudes. Hmm. I headed over to the website for “Boys’ Life,” a magazine created by the Boy Scouts of America. Its homepage was jam-packed with things like “make a pingpong ball launcher,” “weird science projects,” a guide to buying just about any outdoorsy piece of gear you can imagine, “hobbies, projects, and other fun stuff you can do,” and absolutely nothing about girls. In other words, while we’re learning how to eat grapes cutely over at “GL,” the “Boys’ Life” boys are actually doing things! Hobbies! Projects! Experiences! Stuff that’s a hell of a lot more fun than putting on lip-gloss. Of course, “Boys’ Life” is just as guilty of pushing boys into fulfilling the stereotypical expectations of being a male — science, outdoorsy stuff, physical activity. And I suppose that’s expected given that the magazine is run by Boy Scouts people. But damn it, at least the boys are encouraged to do things instead of just shop and worry about how to attract a significant other. And these expectations and stereotypes persist into adulthood, even if we recognize the stupidity or untruthfulness of them. According to the responses of my housemates, “being a man” means doing things, while women are supposed to care about appearance and guys. Sigh. I’m not saying that my housemates’ responses to my questions affirm that they follow the expected gender roles. And I’m not trying to tell people of any gender to not buy makeup or talk about guys or whatever else is “GL”-certified. I am trying to remind everyone that gender roles exist, and are perpetuated by what we read and watch and listen to and click on, and that they begin at a young age. — Katie Steen can be reached at katheliz@umich.edu.
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Arts
TV REVIEW
Friday, November 15, 2013 — 5
MUSIC NOTEBOOK
HULU
“What year is it?”
‘Mans’ mixes comedy, suspense Hulu finally takes charge in the streaming game By KELLY ETZ Daily Arts Writer
Danger does call ahead — and it isn’t even the I.R.A. — in “The Wrong Mans,” the new co-produced series from Hulu and A the BBC. The odd partnership The Wrong is undoubtedly Mans a success; it only takes five min- Mondays utes for “The Wrong Mans” Hulu to prove itself a darkly humorous delight. Quite the boon for Hulu, whose original programming thus far hasn’t come close to competing with Netflix’s powerhouses “Orange Is the New Black” and “House of Cards” (Oh, “Battleground,” you wasted so much potential). Obviously the work of the cocreators and writers, James Corden (“One Chance”) and Matthew Baynton (“Spy”), “The Wrong Mans” is full-to-brimming with reluctant, inescapably British charm. As the two leads in the series, the duo plays perfect foils: Baynton as Sam, slight and slightly
neurotic, alongside Corden as Phil, his sturdier, intrepidly naïve counterpart. The premiere begins with a literal crash, following Sam as he witnesses a car veer crazily off the road. After he rightfully calls 999 (the British version of 911) and the police clear the scene, he’s almost on his way when he hears the doleful ringing of an abandoned Nokia cellphone. He answers — because that’s the sensible thing to do here, right? — only to hear a scratchy voice relay a pretty serious threat: deliver the money, or he’ll kill the Nokia owner’s wife. After relaying the message to Phil, the two form a wary alliance and set out to save the unlucky woman. “This is our moment,” Phil announces. “We’ve been chosen.” The plot quickly spins out into interweaving layers of subterfuge, from the Russian mob to the British secret service: These two are in deep. The comedy is interspersed throughout — Baynton’s erratic behavior causes quite the stir in his drone-like workplace while practically every word out of Corden’s mouth elicits laughter. The series, initially conceptualized by Corden and Baynton over four years ago, ingeniously blends workplace comedy and thrilling suspense in a neatly compact half-hour time slot. All six episodes in the series — which
will be released each Monday on Hulu, and are already available to stream on Hulu+ — maintain this blend exactly, creating a darkly endearing world. Corden and Baynton have worked together before on the undeniably adorable BBC series “Gavin & Stacey,” and it shows. Their camaraderie hits the perfect pitch here, a U.K. spin on the “Odd Couple” standard. The interaction between the two is the driving force of the series, along with Corden’s almost playful attitude toward the whole thing — he plays “got your nose” with an impromptu hostage and unabashedly snorts a mobster’s drugs without a care. The strength of both Corden and Baynton, as actors in their own right and as a comedic duo, bolsters the series though minor bumps and plot holes. As “The Wrong Mans” hinges so distinctly on the two, it would prove a difficult series to re-create — though there’s little doubt FOX will throw its hat into the ring for an American-ized spin-off at some point. Why FOX, why? Simply put: Watch this series. All that’s left to answer is Corden’s impassioned question, doled out while deftly rolling handmade sushi: “Are you prepared to roll deep?” Yes, yes we are.
FILM REVIEW
No real reason to ‘Ride Along’ By KARSTEN SMOLINSKI Daily Arts Writer
Light on the action and heavy on the comedy, “Ride Along” leans on the chemistry between its starring duo, Ice Cube (“21 C+ Jump Street”) and Kevin Ride Along Hart (“Scary Movie 4”). At State Their humorous Universal exchanges provide the main source of entertainment in this otherwise standard experience. Ice Cube plays a badass cop who’s searching for Atlanta’s most notorious and elusive felon while Kevin Hart is a high school security guard who wants to marry Ice Cube’s gorgeous younger sister, Angela (Tika Sumpter, “Think Like a Man”). Unfortunately for Hart’s character, Ice Cube doubts Hart’s manliness and disapproves of the relationship. In order to impress his potential brother-inlaw, Hart joins the police academy. Unimpressed, Ice Cube attempts to scare the rookie off by taking him for a ride along and purposely responding to all of the most annoying disturbance reports. Eventually, a break in Ice Cube’s case brings the pair dangerously close to the criminal mastermind of the city’s underworld.
Nothing new for the buddy-cop genre. Overall, the film fails to add much to the worn buddy-cop genre. The silly premise for Cube and Hart’s partnership eventually leads to them developing mutual respect when solving the police case forces them to work
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together. The criminal mastermind’s vague scheme functions mainly as a catalyst for the main characters’ relationship and an excuse for some sub-par action sequences. With just one or two notable exceptions, the majority of the plot contains a frustrating absence of suspense or surprise. “Ride Along” barely qualifies as an action comedy. The simple action sequences hold little appeal. Too Hollywood to claim realism but too nondescript to trigger much excitement, all the fights and car chases fall flat. This result is a severely anti-climatic final fight. Most of the entertainment value in “Ride Along” comes from laughing at Cube and Hart’s antagonistic exchanges. Both stars basically play themselves — Hart’s character talks a mile a minute and his short height makes it impossible for him to command any respect. Ice Cube’s street-toughened character drives around Atlanta like he owns it. At one point he even declares with a grin, “Today was
a good day.” Together, the pair’s contrasting attitudes produce a few good laughs. However, the humor in “Ride Along” rarely seems clever. Hart’s self-deprecating antics and Ice Cube’s cool sarcasm display little originality. Hart’s constant jabbering lacks the wit of his standup comedy, and the one-liners Ice Cube dispenses come off so canned that they verge on parody, but just end up sounding like lazy writing. More successful buddy-cop movies such as “21 Jump Street” or “The Other Guys” achieve their humor by ridiculing the same genre conventions that “Ride Along” adheres to. The star power of Ice Cube and Hart will satisfy some audiences, but no one’s going to rush out of the theater to tell their friends about “Ride Along.” The film manages some humorous moments, but completely fails to say anything new. Utterly forgettable, this buddy cop action comedy could stand as the epitome of disposable entertainment.
SHADY
Obey.
Would the real Slim Shady stand up for this? By KEN SELANDER Daily Arts Writer
The concept of “selling out” as an artist is nothing new to the music industry. I don’t want to explore working definitions of selling out, so much as why it’s significant. For that, I’ll be using Eminem’s most recent release, The Marshall Mathers LP 2, as a framework for my discussion, which I’m sure won’t sit well with loyal fans. Some see selling out as correlated with becoming mainstream, working to alter an artist’s vision and limit creativity. Eminem was put into the mainstream spotlight after his career took off when he got “produced by Dre.” But, Eminem didn’t suddenly sell out: It wasn’t until he got a record deal that he further explored his alterego Slim Shady, and along with it many highly controversial topics, such as calling out a whole host of celebrities and rampant cussing. His most recent album shows his ability to take risks, too, with Marshall experimenting with variations of his own voice, occasionally exchanging his primary trademark edgy voice and hard-nose tone for a relatively more at-ease demeanor. This is a risky move that likely wouldn’t have been contemplated if he had “sold out” in a mainstream sense, because it goes against the grain. While people make a big deal over it, selling out also doesn’t necessarily mean the music sounds bad. Sometimes, an artist who sells out produces music that is bland, so while it appeals to larger audiences, it’s less unique and meaningful. Take the music video for Eminem’s “Survival,” for instance: It seems to be almost purely an advertisement for the latest “Call of Duty” game, featuring video-game footage throughout the music video — badass, right? While this may be a questionable move, the song itself is still enjoyable, with smooth flowing verses and soothing female vocals for the chorus. Often a red flag for fans is who an artist collaborates with. In The Marshall Mathers LP 2, the song “Headlights” features Nate Ruess, the lead singer of fun. This can be viewed two ways: On the one hand, Eminem is selling out, adopting the whiney synth sound of fun. for increased profits, overall popularity, blah blah blah. Back to the argument that selling out can sound bad, let’s just say this is certainly not my favorite song on the album. On the other hand, you can view Eminem as trying something new and expanding his musical repertoire. Many bands
try new sounds and flavors, and some even make complete switches because they find they like a different sound or even an entire genre more prior to reaching popularity. So, if selling out doesn’t have a definition that applies to every case and doesn’t necessarily mean that the music sounds bad or is restricted by mainstream pressures, why does it seem to matter for every artist musically? Back to Mr. Mathers.
Selling out doesn’t necessarily lead to downfall. It’s no coincidence that “Berzerk” was an early release for the album. An earlier single can be used to dictate listeners’ preconceived thinking about an album as a whole, and in this case, the song screams, “Look! Em is going back to ’90s hip hop!” In the same way, the name of the album reminds listeners of the first The Marshall Mathers LP released more than a decade ago, breaking the more recent trend of chronological album names — Relapse, Refill, Recovery. And the dyed blonde hair? Definitely another clue that
Eminem is trying to project his younger, underground self. Do I think Eminem has sold out? No. But he is trying exceptionally hard to make sure he doesn’t sound or look like he has. The Marshall Mathers LP 2 is reminiscent of and rooted in Eminem’s earlier work, but at the same time hosts some qualities that could be seen as selling out, which creates a certain tension in the album. This tension between reverting back to his underground sound and being mainstream or selling out reflects a conflict that likely looms large for many artists as they gain popularity and become aware that they may be in potential danger of selling out. Yet, even with this awareness, it seems many of them still do things that people perceive as signs of “selling out.” If Eminem — who clearly puts forth conscious efforts to stay true to his roots while achieving success, who gained the spotlight by being highly controversial — still, very infrequently, succumbs to musical decisions that could be seen as “selling out,” what does this say? Maybe endeavors that can be perceived as signs of “selling out” for an artist who has yet to sell out are just natural steps in a musician’s progress as an artist, a constant testing of musical boundaries within which a given artist must work. When an artist fails to recognize these boundaries in his music, he has sold out.
Sports
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FOOTBALL
Breakdown: Northwestern By EVERETT COOK Daily Sports Editor
Michigan pass offense vs. Northwestern’s pass defense
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Redshirt junior quarterback Devin Gardner has taken a beating over the last two games; he’s been sacked 14 times and hit countless others.
Wolverines say not all is lost By MATT SLOVIN Managing Editor
The Michigan football team is heading down the homestretch and, though its top goal is now a statis- Michigan at tical imposNorthwestern sibility, it says there is still Matchup: Michmuch to play igan 6-3; Northwestern 4-5 for. The Wol- When: Saturverines will day 3:30 p.m. not be win- Where: Crisler ning the Big Center Ten title, TV/Radio: which is BTN always the expectation at Michigan, but winning 10 games is still on the table. In order for that to remain possible, Michigan will need to win on the road — something it has struggled to do in recent years — at Northwestern. Despite an 0-5 Big Ten record that’s disappointing considering the early season expectations, the Wildcats enter Saturday’s game as three-point favorites over the reeling Wolverines.
This year marks the first time that Northwestern has ever been favored over Michigan. Like Nebraska, which beat the Wolverines 17-13 last week in Ann Arbor, the Wildcats like to run the option. Michigan had a difficult time defending it against the Cornhuskers, and versatile Northwestern quarterback Kain Colter will make life difficult. Star running back Venric Mark is out for the remainder of the season with a left ankle fracture, giving the Wildcats one less threat out of the backfield. But if the Wolverines aren’t able to stop the option, there’s no reason to expect a different result Saturday, especially considering the offense’s massive struggles. On the other side of the ball, don’t expect an entirely different game plan from Michigan after coach Brady Hoke defended offensive coordinator Al Borges’s play calling all week. Nebraska defensive end Randy Gregory
said his team was able to predict what plays the Wolverine offense was going to run based on its formations, but Hoke was quick to dismiss that notion. “He’s wrong,” Hoke said. “We know what other guys are doing, too. Everybody has that. There’s certain things people are going to do certain ways. Now, when you win a football game, I think sometimes it’s easy to say that.” Fans booed the team at several points of the Nebraska loss and because games at Northwestern often have a pro-Wolverines environment, expect more of the same if Borges continues to try and run the ball despite negative yardage on the ground in the past two games. “Maybe they should try to find a job as an offensive coordinator,” said redshirt junior quarterback Devin Gardner of the angry fans. “Maybe they should be offensive coordinators somewhere.”
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In addition to aiding the nonexistent running game, the offensive line needs to figure out how to give Gardner more time in the pocket. He has been sacked seven times in each of the past two games. Gardner hinted this week that short routes for the receivers might be the only way around the inadequate pass protection. While sophomore Devin Funchess and fifth-year senior Jeremy Gallon have been targeted successfully deep in some key spots this season, the time simply isn’t there for Gardner to wait around on deep routes. When Michigan takes the field for the first time with a Big Ten title out of the picture, Hoke said there’s no reason to expect anything less than 100-percent effort out of his team. “Well, number one, you’re a competitor,” Hoke said. “You want to go out and fight. We always play for our seniors, and we’re always going to work hard for those guys. The other thing is, you have a chance to win 10 football games. That opportunity is always out there. That’s always been a benchmark.”
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It seems like everything ties back to the offensive line, doesn’t it? Redshirt junior quarterback Devin Gardner has taken a beating the last two games, partially because he’s getting no protection but partially because he’s hanging onto the ball too long. In two games, he’s been sacked 14 times and hit countless other times. By the end of last week’s 17-13 loss to Nebraska, it was taking him a while to get off the turf after being hit. Can he sustain that type of pressure this week? It almost doesn’t matter that Northwestern is the No. 11 pass defense in the Big Ten and is allowing close to 250 yards through the air per game. If the Wildcats can get pressure on Gardner — which doesn’t seem to be too hard nowadays — that’s all that matters. Still, Gardner is one of the best athletes in the conference, as is his favorite target, fifthyear senior wide receiver Jeremy Gallon. If those two can get just a split-second more time in the pocket, Michigan should be able to succeed against an unimpressive Northwestern secondary. Edge: Michigan Michigan rush offense vs. Northwestern rush defense Negative 69 rushing yards in the last two games. Negative 69. There’s really nothing more that needs to be said here. Edge: Northwestern Northwestern pass offense vs. Michigan pass defense The strong suit of Northwestern’s offense is the running game, but the passing game is nothing to overlook. The offense operates entirely from the shotgun and utilizes two quarterbacks, Kain Colter and Trevor Siemian. Colter is more of a runner, while Siemian is the more prototypical pocketpasser. Combined, the duo has completed almost 70 percent of their passes while throwing for 11 touchdowns and almost 1,900 yards. All season, Michigan’s pass defense has been bend but don’t break. It’s weathered massive passing performances from Indiana but given up easy first downs against Nebraska. Last week, defensive coordinator Greg Mattison decided to switch up his starting safeties, going with senior Courtney Avery and redshirt junior Josh Furman. Apparently, usual starter Thomas Gordon had an ankle injury, even though the redshirt senior played special teams. The new starters, Furman in particular, struggled early on. And on the biggest play of the game, a fourth-and-2 late in the fourth quarter where a stop would have won the game, Michigan’s cornerbacks played eight yards off the line of scrimmage. The result was a 26-yard completion that essentially gave the game to Nebraska. Michigan’s secondary has been solid all season, and Northwestern isn’t a terror through
the air. Still, mistakes like that fourth-down play last weekend could be the difference against the Wildcats. Edge: Michigan Northwestern rush offense vs. Michigan rush defense Some of the Conrhuskers’ biggest offensive plays last week came off of option pitches, including the go-ahead score late in the fourth quarter. So this is Northwestern’s biggest advantage on Saturday because if the Wolverines struggled against the option last week, it’s only going to get worse in Evanston. The Wildcats rely on Colter to rip apart defenses out of the option, which he’s done to the tune of 523 yards and four touchdowns this season. The main running back he’s pitching to, Treyvon Green, averages more than six yards per carry. This unit is missing star running back Venric Mark — who was a second-team All-Big Ten selection last year — due to a fractured left ankle but could still give the Wolverines fits. In practice this week, redshirt junior wide receiver Anthony Capatina has been the scout team quarterback and the one Michigan has been practicing the option against. Whether that matters remains to be seen, though, because in order for Colter and the running game to not have a field day, Michigan’s young defense is going to have to stay disciplined and not forget its pitch assignments. It’s allowed just 3.2 yards per carry this year, but it also hasn’t seen an option like Northwestern’s. Edge: Northwestern Special teams Junior punter Matt Wile had arguably his best game of the year against Nebraska, punting six times while averaging almost 49 yards per punt, including a 69-yard blast in the second quarter. He also missed a 52-yard field goal, but fifth-year senior kicker Brendan Gibbons picked up the slack by going 2-for-2. Northwestern’s special teams unit, from kicker to punter to kick returner, are all solid if not unspectacular. Edge: Michigan Intangibles Northwestern hasn’t won a game in the Big Ten yet. The Wildcats came close against Ohio State and even closer against Nebraska, but still, that’s the bottom line for a team expected to compete for a Big Ten title before the season. But in a way, that’s almost an advantage. Northwestern is going to have a breakthrough game at some point this season. Why not this weekend, against a Michigan team that’s lost three of its last four, has heard boos for the first time in Michigan Stadium in the three years Brady Hoke has been the coach and has consistently struggled on the road? If that breakthrough is going to come, it’s going to come this weekend. Edge: Northwestern Prediction: Northwestern 24, Michigan 17
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Fully rested from a bye week, the No. 2 Michigan hockey team will travel to the secondlargest college hockey rink in the coun- Michigan at try this weekNebraskaend to take on Nebraska- Omaha Omaha. Matchup: With a Michigan 6-1capacity of 1; UNO 5-5 17,100, Century When: Friday Link Center is 7:07 p.m. among the 50 Where: Centulargest rinks ryLink Center in the world and is second TV/Radio: CBS College in the NCAA only to Ohio State’s by 400 seats. Nebraska-Omaha lists three more women’s sports than men’s, doesn’t have a football team and has a men’s basketball team that won just 11 of 31 contests last season. There, hockey is king. Though the rink seldom fills to the rafters, this weekend’s road trip is arguably the Wolverines’ biggest, and final, road test heading into Big Ten play in two weeks. The Wolverines and Mavericks last met in Ann Arbor in March 2011 for an even bigger game — the first round of the NCAA Tournament. An overtime goal from then-sophomore center Kevin Lynch — which was reviewed for 10 minutes before being upheld — sent Michigan to a regional final before going to its 24th Frozen Four. There are just seven players from that team still on the roster for Michigan. “It was a fun, high-paced game,” said senior forward Luke Moffatt. “It was an elevated intensity. If we don’t win that game, we don’t end up going to the Frozen Four. They’re a good team, and we know that. We know it’s going to be a gritty
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Senior defenseman Mac Bennett has three assists and 14 blocked shots as a captain this season.
hockey weekend.” Unlike Michigan, NebraskaOmaha (5-5) has played five straight weeks of hockey entering this weekend’s series, including matchups against No. 15 North Dakota and No. 19 Cornell. The Mavericks are 2-4 at home. But, much like the Michigan Tech team Michigan (6-1-1) faced early this month, Nebraska-Omaha’s record is more a reflection of its schedule than its talent. Still, three years after the last meeting, the coaching staff expects a similarly high-tempo team this weekend. “We expect speed and skill,” said Michigan assistant coach Billy Powers. “They’re a team that plays with great tempo, and they really get up and down the ice well. I think it’s been a staple of (Nebraska-Omaha coach) Dean Blaze’s teams back to his North Dakota days. They’re very impressive on film, in particular their ability to create offense.”
In addition to downtime and team bonding during the bye week, the Wolverines switched lines up once again in practice last week, hoping to spark an offense that will find the back of the net more than .082 percent of the time. Michigan’s 22 goals in eight games are tied for 28th in Division-I hockey. The bye week has given new lines — namely that of freshman forward Tyler Motte, sophomore Andrew Copp and junior Phil Di Giuseppe — time to build the necessary chemistry to make an impact this weekend. Even with a few off days last week, captain Bennett was pleased with the energy in practice both week. “We still get worked pretty hard,” Bennett said Monday. “It was nice to have those off days. Sometimes in an off week guys kind of slow down a little bit, but I thought everyone brought their ‘A’ game to practice, and
they were excited and ready to be there.” Extra practice time also made the choice between freshman goaltender Zach Nagelvoort and sophomore Steve Racine — who both delivered strong practices this week — that much more difficult. Though Michigan coach Red Berenson made his decision Tuesday after practice, Powers said that he would announce Friday’s starter to the team on Thursday before practice. Though talks of a platoon system like that of former Wolverines Shawn Hunwick and Bryan Hogan persist, Powers said the series will not necessarily be split. If Friday’s starter earns a win, he will likely be in the net on Saturday. If Michigan loses, expect to see Friday’s backup in the crease this weekend. For now, Berenson will make his decision one win at a time. It is the motto of this team, after all.
Is there anything worse than that stingy exam you just can’t overlook that falls right before you’re set to leave for a nice, sunny vacation Michigan at that? Iowa State The Michigan men’s bas- Matchup: ketball team Michigan 2-0; Iowa State 2-0 can certainly When: Sunsympathize with you, stu- day 5 p.m. dents. Sunday, Where: Hilton two days before Coliseum the Wolverines TV/Radio: board a plane ESPN2 for San Juan, Puerto Rico — where the forecast calls for temperatures in the high 70s — they’ll be in blustery Ames, Iowa, home to a perennially scrappy team and one of the toughest road environments in the country. Both the seventh-ranked Wolverines and Iowa State have cakewalked through two blowouts, and Sunday’s game will go a long way in answering questions about the legitimacy of each team’s early season expectations. Though the Cyclones fell short of a preseason ranking, most expectations tabbed them somewhere in the Big 12’s upper echelon. A big part of that is because Iowa State rarely loses at home; the Cyclones are 32-3 in Hilton Coliseum over the past two seasons. And if a raucous home environment isn’t enough to rattle the freshmen, Dick Vitale will be on hand to call the nationally televised game — a first for freshmen like Walton and guard Zak Irvin. On a Thursday teleconference, Michigan coach John Beilein raised eyebrows when he announced that the timeline for sophomore forward Mitch McGary’s return may be drastically abbreviated. Earlier indications suggested that McGary may
miss all of November, and perhaps even December, but Beilein told reporters that his big man began participating in drills that he hadn’t done since last year, and that his return will probably “happen very quickly.” Still, even if he dresses on Sunday, don’t expect McGary to play — which is unfortunate for the Wolverines given the Cyclones’ undersized frontcourt. Even without McGary, 6-foot10 redshirt junior forward Jon Horford could exploit a mismatch on the block — Iowa State’s starting forwards are 6-foot-6 and 6-foot-7. But while Beilein has praised Horford’s rebounding abilities this season, the forward has never been a reliable offensive threat. Until McGary returns to the floor, Michigan will need to rely on production from the wing, where it has a wealth of options. Sophomore guards Caris LeVert and Nik Stauskas and forward Glenn Robinson III have scored 101 of the team’s 162 points through two games — 62.3 percent of the offense — and that figure will likely increase as games get more competitive and role players’ minutes decline. Iowa State nearly eliminated Ohio State in the third round of last year’s NCAA Tournament, but its starting backcourt has since graduated, and the Cyclones’ best player, forward Melvin Ejim, is injured and isn’t expected to play. Especially with Ejim out, the game should come down to whether Michigan can play with composure. Barring a completely flat performance, the Wolverines’ talent should be enough to overcome some marginal road struggles from the freshmen. “I think we’re ready,” Stauskas said. “Hopefully, they don’t get too scared or too nervous of the moment, and I’m pretty sure they won’t. “I guess we’ll see on Sunday.”
Sister battle in Detroit By ALEXA DETTELBACH Daily Sports Writer
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Fifth-year senior defender Holly Hein is a two-time All-Big Ten selection and will be counted on to perform on Saturday.
Michigan begins NCAAs By BRAD WHIPPLE Daily Sports Writer
The Michigan women’s soccer team has never won an NCAA title. The closest the Wolver- Milwaukee ines came to at Michigan a championship was under Matchup: Milwaukee 10-8-1; Debbie Radem- Michigan 15-3-1 acher in 2002, when they When: Saturday 7 p.m. made a run to the Elite Eight Where: UM before losing Soccer Stadium to Santa Clara. TV/Radio: After taking mgoblue.com his team to the Sweet 16 last year, Michigan coach Greg Ryan is confident that this year could be “very special.” Saturday, the third-seeded Wolverines (9-1-1 Big Ten, 15-3-1 overall) will host Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. This weekend’s winner will move on to face the victor of Louisville and Illinois State. The Panthers are coming into their 11th NCAA Tournament as conference champions. In Sunday’s Horizon League championship game, forward Kelly Lewers scored with 23 seconds left to lift her team to its sixth straight tournament title. She is second on
her team with nine goals and was named both tournament MVP and Horizon League Player of the Year. But of the five NCAA Tournament teams it has faced this season, Wisconsin-Milwaukee has only one victory. Of those four losses, one was at the hands of Michigan in the season opener. The game ended in a 3-0 shutout victory for the Wolverines. “We played them early in the year, and both teams were just getting started,” Ryan said. “However, both teams have improved tremendously since then.” In last week’s Big Ten Tournament, old scoring struggles returned to force a first-round Michigan exit. Still, Ryan feels that the early elimination actually gave his team a huge advantage. With 11 days off, the team had the opportunity to physically and mentally recover before hitting the field once again. “These are possibly our best days of training all year,” Ryan said. “The reason is we were able to rest. It’s amazing what it does for the legs, the mind and the spirit.” Added senior defender Holly Hein: “We’ve been working on the fundamentals, like making sure our back line is sound, getting to the goal and making sure everyone is committed to scoring and working collectively.”
If the Wolverines are going to score, they will need to do it early. In the games when it scores first, Michigan is 13-0. To continue this trend, Ryan has made his team play pickup games that end when the first goal is scored, emphasizing the importance of getting ahead in the game. “The key for us is not just being content to have the ball but to do something with it,” Ryan said. “We have to recognize that whether we score first or not, we have to continue to battle away.” Saturday, Michigan will have home-field advantage as it host a first-round game for the second consecutive year. In fact, the Wolverines are undefeated (7-0) in NCAA Tournament games in Ann Arbor. The last time Michigan was at U-M Soccer Stadium was in its last regular-season game against Ohio State on Nov. 2. The chance to play at home again is especially meaningful for the seniors. “It wasn’t guaranteed that we’d get another game here,” Hein said. “It’s really nice to have at least one more here, and we’re really happy about it.” Added Ryan: “Once the NCAA Tournament starts, you have to throw everything out. What’s on paper doesn’t matter anymore. It’s what’s in your heart, what’s in your mind and what’s in your body.”
Nov. 16 has been circled on the Ristovski family calendar since its middle daughter decided to play basketball for Detroit Mercy in 2012. Michigan Michigan sophomore guard Madi- at Detroit son Ristovski will face Matchup: Michigan 1-2; her sister, Detroit 1-1 Titan freshman guard When: SatHaleigh Ris- urday 2 p.m. Where: Calitovski. han Hall Michigan (1-2) will TV/Radio: face Detroit WADL (1-1) in a matchup of TRACY KO/Daily the Ristovski sisters as the WolSophomore guard Madison Ristovski will play against her sister on Saturday. verines look to rebound from an overtime loss to Xavier on probably be really emotional for in the Wolverines’ home openWednesday. them,” Svetlana said. “And for er loss to Xavier. The Sterling “It’s all about the bounce me, I’m sitting in the middle, Heights, Mich. native posted a back,” said Michigan coach Kim wearing neither color and root- career-high 12 points, adding Barnes Arico “That’s part of our ing for both teams. May the best two rebounds and an assist. job as coaches to say, ‘Hey, we team win.” Because Michigan has a quick don’t have much time. We have To make matters more com- turnaround after a tough loss, to turn around and play again plicated for the Ristovski family, Barnes Arico may continue to on Saturday, so we have to make Madison’s uncle is an assistant tinker with the starting lineup, sure we’re getting better every coach for the Titans, and her citing practice performance as day, and we’re ready to go for youngest sister also committed the primary determinant of who Detroit.’ ” to play for Detroit next year. sees playing time. When asked at Michigan “For Madison, I’m sure it’s a “With a young team that we media day which game she was pretty big deal,” Barnes Arico have, I don’t think anybody’s most looking forward to play- said. “I’m sure it’s going to be a really established themselves ing this season, Ristovski smiled big game for the Ristovski family starting night in and night out and answered almost immedi- as a whole. Madison usually plays with the exceptions of maybe ately. Facing her sister would be well in big games, so hopefully (junior forward Cyesha Goree) great, even if she was going to see she’ll be up to the challenge.” and Nicole,” Barnes Arico said. limited minutes, but with RisAdded junior forward Nicole With Detroit looming, the tovski a late preseason addition Elmblad: “I think there’s going to Wolverines need to look out for to the starting lineup, the sisters be a lot of emotions on Madison’s guards Ellisha Crosby and Senee will find themselves on the floor end for sure, but if the rest of the Shearer, who average 14 and 13.5 together for much of the game. team can just be around her and points, respectively. Crosby also “We are going to have a sister just keep her focused, I think adds 9.5 rebounds per game. The rivalry,” Ristovski said at media she’ll be ready to play.” Titans also field a fairly small day. “We’re probably going to end Though it’s early in the season, team, but their guards, particuup guarding each other, so that the starting lineup has had suc- larly Crosby, are on the bigger will be kind of cool.” cess with Ristovski in it. After side and could pose matchup Though Ristovski calls the recording her first career start problems for Michigan. matchup “cool,” her mother, against Bowling Green, Ristovski But for Madison, the most Svetlana Ristovski, couldn’t be came off the bench in Michi- important guard on the floor more stressed about the game. gan’s second game of the season, is going to be Haleigh, and the “They’ve always played against Arizona. battle of the Ristovski sisters together, so it’s really hard, and Barnes Arico decided to put should provide for an entertainI know they’re so close, so it will Ristovski back in a starting role ing affair.
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Jabrill Peppers: The next Woodson? By JASON RUBINSTEIN
his ability to contribute on both sides of the ball, it is inevitable for Wolverine fans to draw comparisons to Woodson. Peppers will have his fair share of mistakes early on, and teams will certainly throw his way. But when this happens, Peppers will still think he’s better than his opponent and shrug off his mistake. “My mindset is that I have been playing this game my whole life,” Peppers said. “I know what I got to do, my coaches explain to me the game plan, so if I am making a mistake, it’s on me, and I don’t want to chalk it up as a freshman mistake.”
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Dozens of reporters crowded a glorified media closet that, on the afternoon of May 27, 2013, served as an ESPNU studio to broadcast the college decision of a 6-foot, 205-pound athlete who can score from virtually any position — Jabrill Peppers. Once the cameras started rolling, Peppers dove right into a rap: “I could see it now The fans scream and yellin’ As I’m walking out that tunnel Wearing a winged helmet Go blue, baby. I’m going to Michigan.” Seconds later, ESPN’s No. 2 high-school player in the country, an Under Armour All-America Game invitee, put on the winged helmet. Beaming with happiness, he sealed his commitment to Michigan. The Wolverines hadn’t seen a commit with his potential twoway abilities since they signed Charles Woodson over a decade ago. The ex-Don Bosco Preparatory (N.J.) and current Paramus Catholic (N.J.) star had become Michigan’s highest-ranked commit ever, and any doubts about coach Brady Hoke as a recruiter were squashed. The Woodson comparisons immediately ensued. Yes, Charles Woodson, the Michigan legend and surefire NFL Hall of Famer. Comparing a high-school senior to arguably the best Michigan defender ever seems a bit unfair, but the 1997 Heisman Trophy winner loves it. “I don’t think he should dampen the expectations, but he should embrace the expectations,” Woodson said in an phone interview with the Daily last week. “From everything I have read about Jabrill, he is a very confident player, and you bring that confidence to the next level. It’s good to have expectations,
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Jabrill Peppers comes into Michigan as a freshman next year but already has higher expectations than most of the players on Michigan’s current roster.
and I see him coming in ready to perform and live up to what everyone thinks.” ***
Starting for Don Bosco Preparatory is an honor. The football factory in Ramsey, N.J., has churned out dozens of Division
I players. The school has a military-like setup with its players working their way up, learning from the upperclassmen along the way and earning a starting varsity spot by junior or senior year. But Peppers wasn’t about conformity. He ran a 4.4 40-yard dash and won the state championship for the 100-and 200-meter race. More impressively, though, was his ability to cut without losing any of his record-breaking speed. So Peppers broke the status quo and was thrown into a starting role as a freshman. At the time, Don Bosco was the No. 1 team in the state and played longtime rival, No. 4 St. Peter’s, in the state semifinal. Regional supremacy was on the line. St. Peter’s had a simple game plan: exploit the 15-year-old freshman corner and throw his way all game. After all, on the other side of the field was one of the state’s best cornerbacks, current Colorado defensive back Yuri Wright. But it didn’t take long for St. Peter’s to reconsider its original plan. In the first quarter, Peppers scored on an 87-yard blocked fieldgoal return. In the second quarter, he intercepted a pass and returned the ball 94 yards for a touchdown. Don Bosco won easily, 37-0. Fans and coaches alike were sold. And any questions of Peppers’s ability were thrown away. “That game put me on the map,” Peppers said in a phone interview. “That was definitely the game breaker that put me over the top.” And behind Peppers’s heroic plays, Don Bosco went on to win the state title. The expectations to perform continued into his sophomore season, but no matter how large they were, Peppers produced. In his sophomore year, he scored 22 offensive touchdowns and accumulated over 1,000 total yards, leading his school to another state championship.
*** Despite the overwhelming success, Peppers needed a change from the football-before-everything culture. The football system at Don Bosco was too much to handle, prompting Peppers to transfer to another New Jersey high school, Paramus Catholic, which values academics over athletics — a value that should suit him well at Michigan. “I’m definitely enjoying my life a lot better,” Peppers said. “I got a group of guys around me that want to see me succeed not only on the football field, but also off of it. Winning is important here, but it’s not the only important thing. I think some coaches get caught up with themselves rather than actually producing young men on and off the field.” Even though the Don Bosco culture didn’t mean much to him anymore, the idea was that whatever team he suited up for would win. He was simply the best player in New Jersey, virtually impossible to tackle due to his explosive speed and knack for breaking tackles. But maintaining the success wouldn’t be easy. Gone was the Division I talent at every position. But with Peppers’s talent, it didn’t really matter. He eclipsed 1,500 all-purpose yards and tallied 22 touchdowns en route to his third state championship. Peppers was paramount in the title game, rushing 19 times for 212 yards and two scores in a 37-34 win over Bergen Catholic. Once again, Peppers exceeded the lofty expectations.
“I look forward to seeing him in the maize and blue.”
“...I don’t want to chalk it up as a freshman mistake.”
*** Though he was recruited mainly for defensive purposes, Peppers’s high-school highlight reel shows an offensive weapon. Just two months ago, Peppers broke 10 tackles en route to a 30-yard touchdown run that ended up being ESPN’s No. 1 play of the weekend. And because of
Michigan defensive coordinator Greg Mattison recruited Peppers as a cornerback, but it will be hard to keep the offensive monster off the field — something exMichigan coach Lloyd Carr had a hard time doing with Woodson. “My main focus was defense,” Woodson said. “But Lloyd Carr always let me know that if my defense ever slacked off, even a little bit, then he would take me off of offense. That always made me work that much harder and make sure that whatever was asked of me on defense that I got it done.” Carr’s tactics worked wonders for Woodson. At the end of the 1997 season, Woodson became the first defensive player ever to win the Heisman Trophy. Will Peppers have a similar role? He certainly wants to. But like Woodson said, players can’t get ahead of themselves. Many Wolverine fans want Peppers to be an all-purpose player, but before he can do that, he needs to find a primary role. “I love (playing both ways),” Peppers said. “I love being able to have as many big-impact plays on the game as I possibly can. I definitely would love doing that, but first I want make sure that I’m fully committed and understand the defense and what coach Mattison is trying to do before they start moving me around to the offensive side of the ball. “I’m all for it and want to do it and try to make as many plays as I possibly can.” *** Though he hasn’t yet graduated high school, many already expect him to secure interceptions and record countless tackles. Such immense pressure can be detrimental, but if history is any indication, Peppers will far exceed the benchmarks set for him. Woodson made it clear that the tradition of Michigan football, combined with Hoke’s coaching style, will help Peppers immensely. Hoke was an assistant when Woodson played, so the cornerback is very familiar with Hoke’s coaching style. “Coach Hoke is a guy that truly and genuinely cares about the players,” Woodson said. “He will treat him like a young man and allow him to grow naturally. He will allow the assistant coaches to coach him up and develop him into the player he can be.” Having grown up a Michigan fan, Peppers wants to be the player fans remember forever with the likes of Tom Harmon, Gerald Ford, Bennie Oosterbaan and Desmond Howard. He wants to be able to come to Michigan and see his legacy continue vicariously through a Michigan Legends uniform. On whether he could be better than Woodson, Peppers had a clear answer: “Absolutely. I want to be the best player to ever wear that maize and blue.” Peppers’s cockiness didn’t bother Woodson. Instead, it made him happy knowing players with Peppers’s confidence will suit up for Michigan. “I look forward to seeing him in the maize and blue,” Woodson said. “Hopefully he can help our team out.” Expectations come with every recruit for Michigan. But Peppers’s have been astronomically greater. When will these die down? What if a great career doesn’t eclipse Woodson’s? When is it enough?