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University to demolish North Hall Home of ROTC will be razed to make way for new building By ARIANA ASSAF Daily Staff Reporter
South Quad Residence Hall might look a bit rough right now, but another building on campus will have it worse. North Hall, the building that currently is home to the University’s ROTC programming, is set for demolition, pending approval by the Board of Regents. Operations Officer Wayne Doyle said the building is being torn down because repairs to the current building would be too costly. University spokesman Rick Fitzgerald said the building, located on North University Avenue near the C.C. Little Building and the Museum of Natural History, is “more than a little old,” University spokesman Rick Fitzgerald said. North Hall was built between 1899 and 1900 as the Homeopathic Hospital Building, according to records from the Bentley Historical Library. It has housed ROTC programs since 1940. Fitzgerald said plans for demolition and reconstruction of North
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Students pack into the Beyster Building to speak with recruiters for the Engineering Career Fair Monday.
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Assembly upset by search Senate Assembly upset about lack of own members on search committee By YARDAIN AMRON For the Daily
At their meeting at Palmer Commons Monday, members of the Senate Assembly expressed concern that the University’s Board of Regents didn’t appoint any assembly members to the
Presidential Search Advisory Committee. The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs — a nine-member faculty executive committee elected by the Senate Assembly — passed a resolution in February 2012 urging the regents to include representatives from the assembly on the committee. When members were announced in July 2013, no assembly members were among the names Over the summer, SACUA responded with another resolution expressing their “disap-
pointment” with the regents’ decision. Assembly members expressed a similar sentiment Monday. “It doesn’t start off in very good light, given the fact that there’s no representation of central governance on the Search Advisory Committee,” said Prof. John Lehman, the SACUA secretary. “It sends a sort of message as to what the conversations are going to be about in the interviews.” SACUA member Prof. Scott Masten said the regents gave no explanation as to why the
assembly was not included in the committee. Monday, University spokesman Rick Fitzgerald declined to comment about why no Senate Assembly members were included. In lieu of representation on the committee, members proposed that the assembly establish a strong channel of communication with the new University president from the onset. But the window of influence is apparently small. Lehman, See ASSEMBLY, Page 3
Hall will be up for approval by the University’s Board of Regents next month. Therefore, he could provide only limited information at the time. “It’s been in development for a long time,” Fitzgerald said. “It’s a project that will try to solve multiple problems on campus.” Lt. Col. Allana Bryant, a professor of military science, said ROTC programs will be relocated in May, and the building will be torn down in June. It’s not clear where the ROTC program will be held during construction. Fitzgerald declined to comment on the timeline of construction, but said more information will become available once the project is approved. Nursing junior Meghan Conger, an Army ROTC cadet, said she spends several hours a week at North Hall because it’s the meeting place for almost all of her ROTC activities. She added that she’s disappointed the building will be taken down, as she thinks of it as a campus landmark. “It’s a very unique building with a lot of purpose, and it’s a building that’s special to cadets and midshipmen because it’s solely for ROTC operations,” Conger said. “Not a lot of other students know about it or can use it.”
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Entreprenuer co-op formed off-campus Former Michigan linebacker finances Oxford Rd. house By ROBERT ARANELLA Daily Staff Reporter
The Creators is a new co-op in town — and it has a celebrity benefactor. The co-op was founded after Business and LSA senior Nancy Xiao, a member of MPowered, spoke at an alumni event in Cincinnati to generate support for entrepreneurial projects on campus. Former Michigan linebacker Dhani Jones, who currently plays for the Cincinnati Bengals, was intrigued by her speech and approached her afterward to talk about creating a student group to foster such endeavors. “On this panel, I remember talking about this problem we had on campus, that we’re trying to solve, there was just no one place to go to meet like-minded people who were building great things,” Xiao, the co-op’s general manager, said. Since the event, Jones and Xiao have worked together to form a group that encourages young entrepreneurs to follow through with their dream projects. Xiao has attracted six other students to the cause and they continue to have weekly discussions with Jones to continue growing
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the outfit. The co-op is named for its mission to create a collaborative environment for students. The co-op is not a part of the Inter-Cooperative Council and is not registered as a student group. Xiao said they decided not to affiliate to avoid narrowing the project’s scope. “It’s not a student organization. We thought it would be better if we weren’t so Ann Arbor focused … we wanted people to be focused on our people, not the place,” Xiao said. This fall, Jones bought the group a house located at 631 Oxford Road, a property that used to be owned by the University’s Board of Regents. The four-story house has two floors of workstations and communal areas to foster the exchange of ideas, and a residential floor for leadership. Due to zoning laws, only four members are able to live inhouse currently as they finish converting the building. The organization will be accepting their first group of new members this fall. While other clubs accept students with varying levels of experience, The Creators will require more businessfocused qualifications when considering applicants. “We’re looking for … people that have kind of already hit that epiphany and have already started building an app or selling their first product,” Xiao said.
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New group combines networking with fitness Run This Campus spins off events in Detroit, Chicago By CHRISTY SONG Daily Staff Reporter
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LSA sophomore Heather Williams and LSA freshman Ili Anuar knit for the homeless at a meeting for Scarves With a Purpose Monday.
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South U. to get burger joint BurgerFi to open in space under University Towers By MAX RADWIN For the Daily
Ann Arbor, prepare to be Burgerfied. BurgerFi — short for “Burgerfication” — will open on South University Avenue near South Forest Avenue on Oct. 1. The restaurant’s belief in a ‘green’ business model and food-preparation habits has garnered rapid success. But they say their participation in the “better burger movement” isn’t just an attempt to serve good, healthy food: It’s also an attempt to set an example for an entire industry.
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“The food service industry in general is a very wasteful industry,” Heather Stein, the store’s manager, said. “It leaves a pretty big carbon footprint. It’s important that we keep that in mind because … we can change that. If more people were more conscientious of sustainability, the results would be immeasurable.” Stein said that everything on BurgerFi’s menu will be made from scratch. All of the store’s beef is a proprietary blend of Montana, free-range Black Angus cattle, and the resulting patties will be formed in-house and never frozen, she said. Hand-cut fries and onion rings will also be made fresh throughout the day. “We even tilt our grills so a lot of that grease runs down, so you’re not just getting a burger
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that’s sitting in its own fat,” Stein said. Even the restaurant’s interior — which evokes the fastcasual concept of hamburger stands from the 1950s and 60s — will be made from recycled materials: the Coke-themed chairs are made out of 111 Coke bottles and the restaurant’s picnic tables are made out of 960 milk cartons. LSA junior Elaine Han, who admitted she isn’t a huge fan of burgers, said she plans to try the new restaurant for its greenconsciousness, fresh food and its proximity to campus. Stein believes that the restaurant will be a strong fit with Ann Arbor not only because the city is very “green-conscious,” but also because BurgerFi’s menu provides a lot of food See BURGER, Page 3
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Is your workout routine getting stale? Give networking out a chance. Run This Campus is a new organization focused on promoting fitness through networking, or “networking out.” Unlike many athletic and wellness groups, RTC is focused on collaboration rather than competition. It also provides the opportunity for participants to engage with community leaders, peers and potential employers. RTC is based off of an organization with operations Detroit and Chicago called Run This Town, which was founded in 2012. Usually 400 to 1,000 people participate in two sessions a week in those cities, according to the group’s organizers. LSA senior Omar Hashwi, former vice president of the Central Student Government, helped start RTC. The group held its first meeting on Sept. 17 and will soon announce inaugural events. Hashwi hopes the University’s numbers will reach or surpass the attendance rate of Run This Town. “My goal is to create a healthier campus by creating one of the largest collaborative fitness sessions in the U.S. here at our University,” Hashwi said. Run This Town founder Shawn See FITNESS, Page 3
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Professor Profile: Don Herzog Don Herzog is a Professor in the LSA Political Science Department and the Law School. He has authored five books covering topics from political, moral, legal and social theory. Herzog was awarded the Golden Apple Award in 2011. You used to teach in the political science department. How did you transition from the political science department to the law school? Well, you’d have to ask my senior law school colleagues why they decided to hire me. I can report that I got to know some law professors in an informal faculty seminar that
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disbanded, I think, over 25 years ago. And, more important, a few decades ago some legal scholarship turned in emphatically interdisciplinary directions. This law school committed to that sort of thing early on and enthusiastically. I’m one of several LSA professors they adopted along the way. The other $1 million went toward the construction of 100 married-student housing units. What is your favorite course to teach? So this will sound sappy beyond belief, but I like them all. Subject matters aside, at the core of teaching is the same
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WHERE: College of Pharmacy WHEN: Friday at about 8:20 a.m. WHAT: University Police reported that a ring was stolen from a desk some time between 9 a.m. Wednesday and 7 a.m. Thursday. There are currently no suspects.
WHERE: Church Carport WHEN: Friday at about 10 a.m. WHAT: An air conditioner/ heater was found damaged in the carport. University Police reported that the destruction took place some time since June 20, but there are no suspects and the case is still open.
WHAT: A career fair event to help students interested in law find out about coursework, discover extracurricualrs, meet representatives and get advice on applications. WHO: The Career Center WHEN: Today from 3 p.m to 6 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Union, second floor
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WHERE: University Hospital WHEN: Saturday at about 10:15 a.m. WHAT: University Police reported that two unidentified subjects took food from the cafeteria without paying and could not be located by Hospital Security.
WHERE: Northwood I WHEN: Saturday at about 7:15 p.m. WHAT: Two subjects were soliciting for donations, University Police reported. One was a white male, the other a Hispanic male. Both of college age and wearing jeans and sweatshirts.
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Jewish food lecture WHAT: Adjunct Curator Jan Longone will explain the contributions and effects of Jewish food in America. The reception to follow will be catered by Zingerman’s. WHO: University Library WHEN: Today from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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WHAT: This session will inform students about what depression is and is not, as well as provide advice about how to feel energized and combat negative moods. WHO: Counseling and Psychological Services WHEN: Today from 4:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m WHERE: Michigan Union, CAPS office 3100
WHAT: This seminar will assess how to create a safety net for minors following incidents of child sexual abuse. WHO: School of Social Work Office of Alumni
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gleeful thing. ... I get to do — or to try to do — something more like this: ‘Look, here’s this material, it’s extremely cool and shot through with fascinating puzzles; I like you guys, you will like this material, we will have fun exploring this material together, working very hard, and raising our game. At the end of the semester you shouldn’t just know some legal rules, or worse yet jargon, that you didn’t know before. You should be able to think more subtly and deeply, to read more carefully, to make better arguments. You should be smarter.’
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ABC7 reported that a velociraptor model was taken from outside a carwash in Golden, Colorado after being unchained by a cleaning crew. It was taken by local high school students who used it in a prank.
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Americans have life, health and home insurance, so why isn’t policy insuring that climate change doesn’t destoy the planet? SEE OPINION, PAGE 4
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NBC news reported that gas prices could be falling close to $3 during the end of September. AAA spokesman Mark Jenkins said that demand drops after summer driving season ends.
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minutes of misidentifying him as the shooter. Chance, a Stafford, Va., resident, has reluctantly spoken with reporters in recent days because he hopes getting stories out about the mix-up will crowd out archived versions of stories on the Internet that misidentify him as the Navy Yard shooter. He also says he wants to ensure that others don’t go through what he did. “It was a very emotionally draining week,” Chance said Monday in a phone interview. On the day of the shooting, Chance was also was dealing with the shootings on a personal level. He had worked at the Navy Yard for years, first as a U.S. Navy sailor and later as a civilian in engineering, specifically modernization and maintenance. He knew one of the victims fairly well; their families met and spent time together at a Christmas party a few years back. Chance declined to identify the
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person, concerned that bringing the victim’s name into the public eye could cause the family pain. Chance said he had not received a phone call from NBC or CBS. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — NBC News said in a statement Environmental advocates in Monday, “We received misinforstates along the Mississippi mation from reliable sources and River have won a round toward immediately corrected.” a long-term goal of having federSonya McNair, senior vice al standards created to regulate president of communications for farmland runoff and other polCBS News, issued a similar statelution blamed for the oxygenment: “We reported what we depleted “dead zone” in the Gulf learned from law enforcement of Mexico and problems in other sources and it was corrected bodies of water. within minutes.” In a ruling Friday, U.S. DisThe first call he received on trict Judge Jay Zainey in New the day of the shootings was Orleans gave the Environmental from ABC, asking if he knew RolProtection Agency six months lie Chance had been identified as to decide whether to set Clean the Navy Yard shooter. Chance Water Act standards for nitrothought it was a bad joke. Still, he gen and phosphorous in all holds no ill will toward ABC or U.S. waterways or explain why other news agencies that called they’re not needed. The EPA trying to get the story straight describes the nutrients on its http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ and that withheld his name from website as “one of America’s publication. most widespread, costly and “They verified before they vilchallenging environmental ified,” Chance said problems,” affecting every state. He first learned for certain “If they step up to the plate that news outlets had identiand do the right thing, agreeing fied him as the shooter from FBI to promulgate federal standards agents who visited his home that where states have failed, the day. They were trying to figure impact on waters throughout the out why Chance’s badge was nation could be hugely positive,” found at the scene. said Ann Alexander, an attorChance said he still has no ney for the Natural Resources idea how his badge got mixed up Defense Council, one of nine in the case. He retired in October environmental groups including from his civilian Navy job and the Gulf Restoration Network, turned in his badge as a matthe Sierra Club and the Prairie ter of routine. He said multiple Rivers Network. people, including his boss, were If they do, she said Monday, there when he did so. He didn’t one of the first areas to look at give the badge a second thought could be the 31 states of the Misbetween then and the day of the sissippi River basin, because the shootings. annual dead zone is “one of the He said the FBI and other clearest manifestations of the agencies that came to his home severity of the problem.” a week ago concluded relatively Every summer, nutrients quickly that he had no involvefeed algae blooms at the river’s ment in what occurred. mouth. Algae and the protozoa Still, “that day was pretty emothat eat them die and fall to the tional. You’re trying to alleviate bottom, where their decomposiany doubt in anyone’s mind,” he tion uses up oxygen. said. His family received conThat creates an area on the dolence flowers that day from sea bottom averaging nearly people who heard the news and 5,800 square miles — larger thought Chance was dead. than the state of Connecticut —
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where there is too little oxygen for aquatic life. “More than 100,000 miles of rivers and streams, close to 2.5 million acres of lakes, reservoirs and ponds, and more than 800 square miles of bays and estuaries in the United States have poor water quality because of nitrogen and phosphorus pollution,” according to EPA. “Additionally, nutrients can soak into ground water, which provides drinking water to millions of Americans.” Earlier this month, a federal judge in Virginia upheld federal and state pollution limits worked out by the EPA, six states and Washington, D.C., to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay by more tightly regulating wastewater treatment, construction along waterways and agricultural runoff. The American Farm Bureau, one of 44 agricultural groups that asked to join EPA as plaintiffs in the Louisiana lawsuit, had challenged the regulations. Similar issues are driving the damaging algae blooms in Lake Erie and threatening other parts of the Great Lakes, the NRDC said in a news release. The environmental groups are also members of the Mississippi River Collaborative, which asked EPA in a 2008 petition to set standards and cleanup plans for nitrogen and phosphorus pollution of the river. An attorney for the agricultural groups, from the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, the National Corn Growers Association and the National Pork Producers Council to farm bureaus in 15 states from Louisiana to Wyoming, said he would ask his clients if they wanted to comment. “We’re reviewing the ruling. We have no further comment at this time,” U.S. Department of Justice attorney Wyn Hornbuckle wrote in an email. The department argued for EPA that setting such rules would be unnecessarily com-
plex, would take too many people and too much time, and that the agency could more effectively fight water pollution by working with states to reduce such pollution from fertilizer, sewage and storm runoff. States are indeed working with the EPA and each other on the problem, said Garret Graves, coastal protection chief for Louisiana, one of 12 states that joined the EPA as defendants. “The Hypoxia Task Force is meeting this week in Minneapolis to advance nutrient management strategies on the entire Mississippi River basin,” he said. He said Iowa released its plan about a year ago. “We’re working in that larger venue to make sure that all the state efforts are complementary,” Graves said. The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2007 ruling in a lawsuit about greenhouse gases and car emissions also requires EPA to investigate whether federal water pollution standards are needed, Zainey ruled Friday. He refused to rule that such standards should be based only on science, noting that the Clean Water Act was designed to give the states the first crack at setting water quality standards, letting EPA step in “only when the states demonstrate that they either cannot or will not comply. “Plaintiffs contend that most states to date have done little or nothing to meaningfully control the levels of nitrogen and phosphorous that pollute their waters, and that they have even less political will to protect downstream waters,” he wrote. Alexander said the federal government has known at least since the 1990s that the nutrients are a major problem. She said EPA warned states in 1998 that it would have to act if states didn’t set their own standards within three years. “They extended that deadline and then ultimately blew through it,” Alexander said.
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Snyder pushes for privatization of prison food Gov. Rick Snyder says he intends to push ahead with plans to privatize food service for the state’s 45,000 prison inmates under a proposed $145 million, 3-year contract. Snyder will consider objections from state Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, as well as unionized prison employees and others but won’t let them block the process, the governor told the Detroit Free Press. The State Administrative Board is slated to consider the contract Tuesday with Aramark Correctional Services of Philadelphia. The contract would eliminate 370 Corrections Department jobs. The Snyder administration has said the change could cut prison food service costs by 20 percent, or about $16 million a year.
the SACUA secretary, said the president’s thinking and agenda starts to solidify after the first six to eight months. Another avenue discussed was attending the board’s Thursday public forum on the search. Masten was less optimistic that attending the forum would allow the assembly to impact the search. “We get to tell them what we think is important, but we don’t know if they will weigh those things — we won’t have anybody who will see the responses of the candidates,” he said. Members also discussed what
BURGER From Page 1 options suitable for student budgets. BurgerFi will join a number of other popular burger establishments in Ann Arbor, including
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they saw as ideal characteristics of the University’s next president. Many members said that the new leader should have an academic and research background, with a focus on creativity. Other members favored a more corporate background, citing the unique problems of a public institution, such as solidifying state government funding, creating new revenue streams and competing with private institutions. Still other members valued communication and technological skills, with an emphasis on leadership and gravitas. Prof. George Garcia said the academic and corporate debate is closely linked, given the amount of funding necessary for research. “The ultimate mission of the
University is to educate the students. The second — and it’s a close second — is to do research,” Garcia said. “And the most important thing that we put out in the research arena, are the students that we train to go out to do research, not necessarily the research discoveries.” Garcia added that while the members have differing visions of their ideal president, in the end, the entire University community has the biggest impact. “We’re not getting a messiah. We’re getting a president,” he said. “The person needs to be a leader and have a vision, but it’s going to be all of us working with that person that’s going to solve these problems.”
Quickie Burger, Frita Batidos and Five Guys. Before it closed, Blimpy Burger was a go-to spot near campus. Stein added that because they’re open until 3 a.m., the restaurant will likely compete with late-night joints like Pancheros.
The Ann Arbor BurgerFi will be the chain’s 30th location nationwide. The company, which originated in Florida in 2011, hopes to open 100 locations nationwide by the end of 2014, and plans to open chains in Vancouver, Canada and the Middle East.
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Colorado flood death toll rises A 79-year-old woman whose house was swept away by the Big Thompson River was found dead on the river bank, authorities said Monday, bringing to eight the death toll from the massive flooding in Colorado. As the number of people unaccounted-for dwindled to six, Vice President Joe Biden viewed the devastation from a helicopter before meeting with disaster workers. “I promise you, I promise you, there will be help,” Biden said, trying to mute concerns that a possible federal government shutdown could derail relief efforts. The latest victim was identified as Evelyn M. Starner. Larimer County authorities said she drowned and suffered blunt force trauma. Starner was previously listed as missing and presumed dead. Authorities initially said she was 80.
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Teen named suspect in murder A Las Vegas-area teenager who had been sought as a missing person since his mother and 9-yearold brother were found stabbed to death last week was named Monday as the prime suspect in the killings. Adrian Navarro-Canales, 16, was named as an adult in a warrant accusing him of killing his mother, Elvira Canales-Gomez, 40, and brother, Cesar Navarro, Henderson police spokesman Keith Paul said. Navarro-Canales had been sought as a possible victim since the bodies were found Friday in an apartment where he lived with the two victims. The Clark County coroner determined Canales-Gomez and Cesar Navarro both died of stab wounds to the chest.
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Rare Asian snake found in plane A tiny Asian snake was found on a Qantas Boeing 747 airliner in Australia, leading to 370 passengers being grounded overnight. Staff found the 20-centimeter (8-inch) Mandarin rat snake in the passenger cabin near the door late Sunday before passengers were due to board the flight bound for Tokyo from Sydney International Airport, Qantas said in a statement Monday. Australia’s flagship airline said passengers were given hotel rooms and left Sydney on a replacement plane Monday morning. Qantas said the original jet would be fumigated before returning to service in case there were other snakes on board. The snake was taken by quarantine officials for analysis. —Compiled from Daily wire reports
FITNESS From Page 1 Blanchard said the idea of creating a networking group based on wellness came to him while running with a friend in Detroit, where he was perplexed that there were no runners along the recently renovated waterfront. Having heard about the group through Facebook, about 30 people came to the first event. That number rapidly grew to more than 200 people within the first few months. The program soon attracted guest appearances by prominent local figures, and it went on to win a Spirit of Detroit Award in 2012. After the program expanded to Chicago, Blanchard said his next goal was to reach out to a college campus. Michigan, his alma mater, was the first choice. “We understand the demographic at Michigan is a bit different with respect to there’s more younger people that are excited about fitness,” Blanchard said. “And they should be exposed to ‘networking out.’ ” The ultimate goal of RTC is to branch out and introduce as many students to “networking out” as
possible. “It brings relationships into a different category, so it enables students to be in the network in a different realm,” Blanchard said. “Which will help students in more ways than one — both physically and professionally.” The program is currently recruiting University students, faculty and administrators as well as professionals from the Ann Arbor community. “RTC’s networking out sessions provide a venue for aspiring professionals of all fitness levels to participate in collaborative fitness sessions,” Hashwi said. “As well as expand their personal, professional and healthy lifestyle networks.” The organizers plan on hosting their meetings on the Diag to begin with a pre-workout session in one, larger group and then breaking into smaller groups based on a exercise preference. A frequent runner, Public Policy senior Olivia Thompson said she thinks it will be a unique way to get to know professors other than meeting with them during office hours. “It’s a cool way for students to interact with teachers outside of the classroom,” she said.
Back from bailout, Chrysler to go public Chrysler prepares to offer some of its shares to the public after discussion
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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sept. 17. Netanyahu will meet U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington on Sept. 30 an Israeli official said on Tuesday.
Obama inches closer to direct talks with Iran’s new government Under continued suspicion of nuclear activity, U.S. looks at first talk in 30 years NEW YORK (AP) — The Obama administration edged close to direct, high-level talks with Iran’s new government on Monday, with Secretary of State John Kerry slated to meet his Iranian counterpart this week and the White House weighing the risks and rewards of an encounter between President Barack Obama and Iran’s president, Hasan Rouhani. An Obama-Rouhani exchange on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly would mark the first meeting at that high level for the two nations in more than 30 years. Such talks could signal a turning point in U.S.Iranian relations — but also could be seen as a premature endorsement for a new Iranian government that has yet to answer key questions about the future of its disputed nuclear program. Obama advisers said no meeting was scheduled. But they added that the U.S. planned to take advantage of diplomatic opportunities while in New York and indicated they were not leaving a possible encounter between Obama and Rouhani to chance. “I don’t think that anything would happen by happenstance on a relationship and an issue that is this important,” Ben Rhodes, Obama’s deputy national security adviser, told reporters traveling with the president to New York. The election of Rouhani, a moderate cleric, has led to speculation about possible progress on Iran’s nuclear
impasse with the U.S. Particularly intriguing to American officials are Rouhani’s assertions that his government has “complete authority” in nuclear negotiations. That would be a marked change from previous governments and their relationship with Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The U.S. and its allies have long suspected that Iran is trying to produce a nuclear weapon, though Tehran insists its nuclear activities are only for producing energy and for medical research. American officials say Rouhani’s change in tone is driven by the Iranian public’s frustration with crippling economic sanctions levied by the U.S. But it is still unclear whether Iran is willing to take the steps the U.S. is seeking in order to ease the sanctions, including curbing uranium enrichment and shutting down the underground Fordo nuclear facility. State Department officials said Kerry would seek to answer that question on Thursday when new Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif joins nuclear talks between the U.S. and five other world powers. Zarif’s participation, which was announced Monday, sets up the first meeting in six years between an American secretary of state and an Iranian foreign minister, though it’s unclear whether the two men will break off from the group and hold separate one-on-one talks. Catherine Ashton, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, told reporters after meeting with Zarif that she saw “energy and determination” for talks to move ahead with the U.S., Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany. On Twitter, the U.S.-educated Zarif called his meeting
with Ashton “positive,” and he added, “Need new start under new circumstances.” The prospect of bilateral talks between Kerry and Zarif did little to tamp down speculation about a meeting between the U.S. and Iranian presidents, who both arrived in New York on Monday. The most obvious opportunity for a direct exchange appears to be at a U.N. leaders’ lunch both are scheduled to attend on Tuesday. But a lunch meeting would put Obama in the risky position of engaging Rouhani before knowing what the Iranian leader will say during his highly anticipated address to the U.N. General Assembly. Rouhani is scheduled to speak late Tuesday afternoon, while the U.S. president will address the U.N. in the morning. No American president has met with an Iranian leader since the 1979 Islamic revolution that led to the ouster of the pro-American Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. However, U.S. secretaries of state and Iranian foreign ministers have had occasional encounters. The most recent was in 2007, when Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice exchanged pleasantries with Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki during a meeting in Egypt. Suzanne Maloney, a former State Department official, said Obama should be wary of making a bold diplomatic gesture with so much about Rouhani’s intentions still unknown. Back in Washington, senators urged Obama to reaffirm at the U.N. that, despite Rouhani’s recent overtures, the U.S. will not accept a nuclear-capable Iran. two separate letters, top Democrats and Republicans also called on the president to make clear that the U.S. will continue tough sanctions against Tehran.
DETROIT (AP) — Chrysler Group is reluctantly preparing for an initial public offering of some of its shares. The automaker is proceeding with the IPO after it failed to reach an agreement on the value of the stock with the retiree trust that owns it. Chrysler shares haven’t been publicly traded since 1998, when the company merged with Daimler AG. The Auburn Hills, Mich.-based automaker is now majority owned by Italian automaker Fiat SpA. The shares that would be sold are owned by a United Auto Workers-run trust that pays the health care costs for around 130,000 blue-collar Chrysler retirees. The trust owns a 41.5 percent stake in Chrysler. It will get all of the proceeds from the IPO if it goes forward. Sergio Marchionne, the CEO of both Fiat and Chrysler, has made it clear that he wants to buy up the UAW’s share and combine Fiat and Chrysler. But the two sides have been unable to agree on a price. The trust has set the value of the stake at $4.27 billion, while Fiat says it’s worth $1.75 billion. At the trust’s request, Chrysler filed the IPO paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission late Monday. But Chrysler emphasized that the shares may never be publicly sold. The two sides could still reach an agreement on the price of the shares without an IPO. “There can be no assurance that any such offering will be made or as to the timing of any offering that is made,” the company said in a statement emailed to The Associated Press. Richard Hilgert, a Morning-
star analyst who watches Fiat and Chrysler, said it’s unlikely that the IPO will ever take place because it’s not in the best interest of either the trust or Fiat. “This is just the negotiating dance that they have to go through to come to an agreement,” he said. Hilgert thinks Fiat will likely exercise options that it has to buy another 16.6 percent of Chrysler stock, giving it 75.1 of the company’s shares. That leaves 24.9 percent that would be sold to investors who might have different interests from Fiat. Last year, Fiat sued the trust in Delaware Chancery Court, saying a 3.3 percent stake it wanted to buy was worth $139.7 million. The trust contended the shares were worth $200 million more than that. In July, a judge refused to set a price and said the issue would have to go to trial, a process that could take several more years. The trust did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment. But it likely calculated that its shares are growing in value as Chrysler’s sales and profits improve with the economy. Chrysler reported its eighth straight quarterly profit in the April-June period, with net income up 16 percent to $507 million. Worldwide sales were up 10 percent to 643,000 vehicles. Among Chrysler’s best sellers is the Ram truck, which has seen sales surge in the U.S. this year as contractors and other small businesses have begun buying trucks again. In its filing, the company also warned that the IPO could hurt Fiat’s alliance with Chrysler. Fiat owns 58.5 percent of Chrysler. Chrysler exited the U.S. public market 15 years ago, when Daimler acquired it. But the combination was a disaster, and Daimler sold most of Chrysler to private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management in 2007.
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(Don’t) shut it down Political ultimatums are a poor excuse for politics and governance
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n Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would defund the Affordable Care Act — or not pass a budget, causing a shut down of the federal government. With the end of the fiscal year coming up on Sept. 30, House Republicans are trying to gain Senate support for stopgap spending bills that would allow money to keep f lowing to federal agencies past the deadline — but only if Obamacare is scraped from the budget. The partisan-fueled plan, approved by all nine of Michigan’s Republican representatives, should not receive approval from the Senate. Motivated by political gains, the only beneficiaries to this bill are Republicans seeking re-election by any means necessary this November, and they do so by keeping uninsured Americans down. The GOP plan would attach to a continuing resolution, or a temporary federal budget, that allows the government to maintain a certain level of spending while Congress works out a permanent solution. This particular bill, proposed by Rep. Tom Graves (R–Ga.), offers a purely partisan approach to spending — one which ultimately places political ambition over good policy. After the House voted yes to the bill on Friday — split between the parties with a 230-to-189 vote — House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R–Va.) started naming off the House Democrats running for re-election in red states, warning them that by not voting to defund the health-care law, they risk losing their seat. This approach toward legislating suggests that these representatives are more interested in keeping their title than governing effectively. Even Republicans in the Senate recognize the harm this political theater could bring. When asked about the possibility of shutting down the government in an attempt to end Obamacare, Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R–N.H.) argued that this political ultimatum was bad politics. “Let me say that I have heard so much concern about Obamacare, and I have supported repealing it,” Ayotte said. “But I don’t think shutting down the government is productive.”
If the plan does go through and the government is indeed shut down — for the first time since 1996 — the ramifications for Michigan could be detrimental for the state’s lowincome residents. Under a shutdown, only the most “essential” federal employees continue to work — without pay. The lack of employees may mean “the flow of federal money to Michigan will slow to a trickle.” The population that could be most harmed by this slowdown are those enrolled in Medicaid, receiving food stamps and others who rely on social services. Saturday, at the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference, GOP strategist Karl Rove said it was time for Republicans to offer a new solution to the country’s health care problems, rather than just shutting down Obamacare ad infinitum. “We’re really good at describing what’s wrong with Obamacare,” Rove said. “But there’s one thing that we’re lousy at and we need to get better at and that is describing what we are for.” Rove is right. If Republicans truly want a shot at a successful election this November — and more importantly, offering effective healthcare to Americans — it’s time for a solid plan, not stopgap politicking.
JOHN KOSTER | VIEWPOINT
A station, now lost
People walk by it every day, a great leviathan sprawled upon the tarnished earth. It’s a smudge. It’s a wound. Or perhaps it’s dying, waiting for the final blow, begging as it lay pondering inevitability. Do those watching confirm the weary suspicion of termination? Some may differ to that belief, but what of the optimistic? The inverse is not preposterous, but superfluous? This melancholy description serves the decaying Michigan Central Station in Detroit. A feat of neoclassical architecture, it was built much like New York’s Grand Central Station: immodest and with the luxury of the East. Its 18 stories stands 230-feet high; every corner a testament to the ludicrous detailing set in concrete by an audacious man with an idea. The structure — the sharp angles with meaningful boundaries, the concrete seemingly chiseled into form — emphasizes the belief that it was built to last. But now, only the structure lasts. In 1988, Michigan Central Station was shut down after being sold for a transportation project that fell through, and little has happened since. Still, they don’t know what to do with it. For all its life, the upper stories of the station were practically never used; often times, they were left abandoned and untouched in the shadow of the business beneath. It was as if the benefactor gave a gift its receiver could not use — like giving a computer to a cave-
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man. And with that misunderstanding of the opportunity at hand, the residents of Detroit went about muddling the behemoth with bland perceptions of proper form. What could’ve been a monument to Detroit became a train station and only that. What could’ve been a casino or a hotel or a restaurant became the shell of former optimism, barren and unwanted. And now barbed wire encompasses it, hinting at failure. It’s the way of the Midwest. Cut out the inefficiencies — make it quick and make it snappy. Lackluster motions in dull and modestly heated rooms are all we think is necessary. Let’s not indulge. Let’s not enjoy. Let’s be mundane. Let’s get it done. Let’s work monotonously. Let’s not. Work is a means to an end — dues paid to make happiness attainable. As we all endeavor to revel, so now must Detroit. If reconstructed with features of recreation, Michigan Central Station could become this end, the reason for which this Detroit works, living in dichotomy: working, playing. Detroit needs a bastion of relief in this conundrum of reconstruction. Take this — this luxury — and enjoy something, anything. For if not, what are people to do as they become but ants, running to and fro with the job at hand? Ants: beckoning tasks for simple occupation. They live. They work. They die. But Detroit’s not as simple as that. John Koster is an Engineering freshman.
NOTABLE QUOTABLE
There’s just a lot of enthusiasm and a lot of people out here excited about the message of how we grow the Republican Party.”
— Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul told Politico Sunday at a GOP policy conference at Mackinac Island. The senator won the 2016 GOP presidential straw poll at the conference.
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Insuring the future
et’s talk about climate change. There’s an extremely large and cohesive amount of scientific data suggesting that our planet is warming at a faster rate than ever recorded in human his- KATE tory. Globally, LARAMIE the first decade of the 21st century was the “warmest on record” with surface temperatures rising steadily by .14 degrees Fahrenheit per decade since 1901. This temperature increase may seem insignificant, yet our planet is a delicately balanced ecological system that is greatly affected by even the slightest environmental shift. The acting administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Kathryn D. Sullivan, stated that “ … carbon levels are climbing, sea levels are rising, Arctic sea ice is melting, and our planet as a whole is becoming a warmer place.” While there will always be skeptics who believe that global warming is a complete hoax, the current controversy among the scientific community is the human impact have had on our changing climate and exactly what we should do about it. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change — a group comprised of scientists from around the world — has stated in a draft of their most recent that “more than half of the observed increase in global average surface temperature” has been caused by human forces. When discussing the effects of climate change on massive tropical storms seen in recent years, the
NOAA acknowledged that, “in some planet against the ravages of a storms … the analyses revealed warming earth? I argue to those of ‘compelling evidence’ that human- you who are skeptics to ask yourcaused climate change … made mat- self: Why, when we live in a society ters worse.” in which we hope for the best, yet In spite of clear evidence that insure ourselves for the worst, do humans are at least in part to blame we not approach global warming in for our changing climate, voices the same way? in both national and international Paying a little now in order to politics, as well as industrial (read: protect us in case the worst should mega-corporation) leaders, like happen is preferable to paying a to latch on to conflicting data and whole lot later when we lack the the possibility that anthropogenic resources to do so. Whether or climate change is untrue. These not one believes in the science of skeptics argue that the climate has anthropogenically induced climate changed in the past, and that there change, wouldn’t it be prudent to isn’t enough evidence to prove that insure the future of our planet by industrialized society is the driving investing a little upfront just in force behind today’s global warm- case? ing. They say it’s simply too difficult So, maybe you don’t think there to measure exactly how much effect is a clear causation between greenhumans have, therefore we do not house-gas emissions and global need to change the status quo. warming. Maybe you think there Now, let’s talk about insurance. should be more research done before Loss or harm we jump in headaren’t guaranfirst and blame teed to occur in If our environment does humanity for clithe future, nor mate change. But collapse, the price of are they expectwhat if you’re ed to. However, wrong? Withit all may be far too the purchase of out an upfront steep to pay. home, health investment in and car insur‘Climate Change ance gives Insurance’ by peace of mind that all will not be limiting GHGs, promoting renewlost in the event of a catastrophe. ables, lessoning our dependence We, as Americans, cannot drive on fossil fuels and moving toward a car, own a home or expect qual- a society with a smaller ecologiity health care without receiving cal footprint, we might not need to a monthly bill from our insurance worry about insuring our cars or company that we pay one way or homes anymore. another. We sleep better knowing If the worst were to happen, if that in the event of a catastrophe our industrialized society were to we’re insured — not all will be lost cause the collapse of our environand we’ll recover. ment as our icecaps melt and temIf we’re willing to spend so much peratures rise, the price of it all may money insuring our cars, homes be far too steep to pay. and health against unforeseeable events, why are we not willing to — Kate Laramie can be reached take the same steps to protect our at laramiek@umich.edu.
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS
Kaan Avdan, Sharik Bashir, Barry Belmont, Eli Cahan, Eric Ferguson, Jesse Klein, Melanie Kruvelis, Maura Levine, Patrick Maillet, Aarica Marsh, Megan McDonald, Harsha Nahata, Adrienne Roberts, Paul Sherman, Sarah Skaluba, Daniel Wang, Derek Wolfe MICHAEL PROPPE | VIEWPOINT
Make your voice heard
Should the next University president focus on lowering the cost of attendance? Launching environmental sustainability initiatives? Being personally accessible to students? Increasing diversity on campus? Where should the next president focus their fundraising efforts? What can the next president do to improve the student experience at the University? What aspects of the student experience should the next president preserve? These are questions the University’s Board of Regents need to answer as they search for President Mary Sue Coleman’s successor. Without a student in the room as the board reviews candidates, we need to take it upon ourselves to give them the answers from outside the room — and we need to speak loudly. At the July meeting of the Board of Regents, the regents announced the formation of a Presidential Search Advisory Committee, which is made up of the eight regents and seven members of the faculty. The makeup of this committee represented a notable departure from the last search that began in 2001, which had an advisory committee that included representatives from the faculty, staff, Dearborn and Flint campuses and most importantly, two students. Many, including myself, expressed disappointment at the regents’ decision to leave student representatives off the Search Advisory Committee. After several
conversations with members of the Board of Regents over the summer, it became clear the decision would not be reversed. This is concerning. Students are very important stakeholders in the future of the University of Michigan — perhaps the most important stakeholders. Without students, there is no University. We live here. We learn here. We will graduate from here and carry the experiences and memories from Michigan with us for the rest of our lives. The next president will play a pivotal role in shaping the student experience. If the next president fails, the University fails. The Central Student Government recognized this, and the University Council — a body made up of heads of each school’s student governments — voted on Sept. 9 to form a student committee tasked with seeking and providing a student perspective to the regents and the Presidential Search Advisory Committee through the search and eventual transition process. This student committee, made up of a diverse group of student leaders from some of the largest student organizations on campus, has been working diligently to solicit feedback from students. The committee put together a survey, which was sent out Sept. 18, that will help get a pulse on what qualities, experiences and values students desire in the next president. There’s still time to take this survey and make
your voice heard. Additionally, the Board of Regents and the Central Student Government will be co-hosting a forum for students to give our input as the regents search for the next leader of Michigan. Students will have the opportunity to give remarks to the regents on what qualities you seek in the next president. From my conversations with the regents, it’s clear they take the input they get at these forums very seriously. One remark you make could sway the discussion in a new direction as the regents assess the qualities of finalist candidates. You can sign up to speak through the link provided in the e-mail all students received from me last week. Even if you don’t want to speak, your attendance speaks volumes to the importance the student body places on this search. We need a president who will value the concerns students have. But the first step in that process is making sure the regents understand what our concerns are. We all get to play a key role in selecting the next president who will shape the future of Michigan. Let’s take advantage of this opportunity. Let the regents know just how seriously they need to take our voices. It’s the only way the next leader of the Leaders and Best can succeed. Michael Proppe is a Business senior and CSG president.
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Reflecting on the stumbling Emmys Annual television celebration feels more like a eulogy By DREW MARON For the Daily
Though it aimed for a dignified tribute to television’s past, the 65th Annual Primetime Emmys stumbled, thanks to CBS’s notorious overabundance of commercials and its ruthlessly monitored schedule. Host Neil Patrick Harris did his best with the little time he had, including a hilarious opening monologue featuring cameos from past hosts — including Jimmy Kimmel, Jane Lynch, Jimmy Fallon and Conan O’Brien, as well as Golden Globes hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler — and ending with Kevin Spacey breaking the fourth wall as his character Francis Underwood from “House of Cards.” Big winners of the night included “Modern Family,” which won its fourth consecutive Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series and “Breaking Bad,” which won its first Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series. “Bad” creator Vince Gilligan accepted the award with the humility expected from one of the best writers in the medium. “I thought this was gonna be ‘House of Cards,’ ” Gilligan said, “or it could’ve been ‘Homeland,’ or it could’ve been ‘Mad Men,’ or it could’ve been ‘Game of Thrones’ or ‘Downton Abbey,’ could’ve been any of ’em, and even some others who were not nominated in this golden age of television that we feel so proud to be a part of.” “Bad” also picked up the award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama, with series star Anna Gunn getting her just due for putting up with Skyler White haters for the past five seasons. Huge upsets were seen in both the Lead and Supporting
Actor Categories for Drama. “Boardwalk Empire” ’s Bobby Cannavale beat out fan-favorite Peter Dinklage of “Game of Thrones,” as well as “Homeland” ’s Manny Patinkin, Jim Carter from “Downton Abbey” and “Breaking Bad” stars Jonathon Banks and Aaron Paul. But the biggest upset happened when Jeff Daniels of “The Newsroom” won for Lead Actor in a Drama. Daniels echoed everyone’s reaction with his acceptance speech: “Well crap, I didn’t expect this.” The favorite was clearly Bryan Cranston, whose turn as Walter White might very well be remembered as the greatest television performance of all time. Still, Cranston has three Emmys under his belt and was grouped in a category with some of the most memorable TV actors in recent years. Kevin Spacey’s scheming Congressman Frank Underwood from “House of Cards” seemed to be next in line after Cranston, as well as Damian Lewis from “Homeland” and Jon Hamm from “Mad Men,” whose portrayal of ad man Don Draper has yet to see a golden statue. Still, Daniels’s performance as the affable but isolated Will McAvoy is largely ignored by most critics, as is the HBO show itself. Will McAvoy’s charm and nobility set him apart from the darker antiheroes portrayed by his peers, something that Emmy voters seemed to have considered. Other notable winners included Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Tony Hale of “Veep,” who won for Outstanding Lead Actress and Supporting Actor in a Comedy, respectively. Bigname filmmakers like David Fincher (“House of Cards”) and Steven Soderbergh (“Behind the Candelabra”) also won, with Fincher making history as the first Emmy winner for a show that didn’t premiere on
any television network. But the show’s most tender moment came from the standing ovation given to television legend Bob Newhart, who won his first Emmy for his guest role on “The Big Bang Theory.” Elton John delivered a powerful performance dedicated to the life of Liberace, while Carrie Underwood gave a solid, albeit semi-sacrilegious, cover of “Yesterday” by The Beatles. The nominees for Best Choreography, meanwhile, presented an out-ofplace performance inspired by the nominees, turning the award show into an awkward episode of “So You Think You Can Dance.” The most controversial change to the show, however, was scattering of memorials throughout the broadcast, in honor of deceased television personalities like James Gandolfini and Cory Monteith. Trying something new in showing respect to these tragically departed icons took some guts, and their attempt should be applauded. However, it made the whole broadcast feel like an overlong eulogy, not a celebration. The rushed and commercialized broadcast acted as a prime example of why this current generation is likelier to watch something on cable, Netflix or DVR than slog through the miserable onslaught of advertisements and cheese that has rendered networks like CBS first in viewers and last in quality. With shows like “Homeland,” “House of Cards” and “Breaking Bad” becoming the standard by which all television is judged, the question is whether network dramas will ever be able to catch up to their less censored counterparts, or will network TV someday have its own memorial segment when the Emmys are broadcasted on HBO or Netflix somewhere down the line.
BOOK REVIEW
Jhumpa Lahiri’s ‘Lowland’ examines brotherhood By NATALIE GADBOIS Daily Arts Writer
I have two younger brothers, young enough that I have been able to watch their dynamic shift as they grew to become their A own people, rather than The Lowland puppies in a Jhumpa Lahiri litter. Exactly two years apart Knopf in age, they are intensely different but deeply connected: giggling roommates, yet crippling competitors. Brothers have been a cornerstone of literature since stories were written on papyrus. The passion, the resentment, the emotionally charged competition between brothers has obvious biblical ties, and authors can’t seem to resist the concept of people tied by blood and background, but not necessarily by love. In the magnificent “The Lowland,” Jhumpa Lahiri introduces us to two archetypal brothers: Udayan, the young, brash revolutionary, and his intellectual and reserved older brother Subhash, living in postpartition Calcutta. Though the premise is predictable — one brother delves deeply into the violent Marxist movement in Calcutta while the other retreats from social responsibility and
moves to the United States — Lahiri skillfully roots the story in people rather than politics. The Pulitzer Prize winner has spent the 15 years since her debut short-story collection, “The Interpreter of Maladies,” sticking closely to what she knows: Insightful character pieces of intellectual Indian-Americans adapting to life in New England. By beginning her tale in frenzied and precarious India, there is already a noticeable shift in the magnitude and ambition of the novel.
Pulitzer Prize winner crafts flawed, relatable characters. This broad change in location does not affect the heart of Lahiri’s talent, her ability to create dynamic characters with both small gestures and broad strokes. Though dialogue is sparse, the relationship between the two brothers and, later on, their relationships with their wives, are established with subtle language and reflective daily actions. At the beginning of the book, Subhash and Udayan (the
instigator) decide to sneak onto a local golf course reserved for the British, and with little description or analysis, Lahiri shows their brotherly bond: “Subhash felt the weight of his brother’s foot, the worn sole of his sandal, then his whole body, bearing down for an instant.” Subhash consistently feels overpowered by his largerthan-life brother, and Lahiri deftly describes this without losing focus on the plot. At times, the plot quickens, sweeping through 20 years in two pages, then slows to spend an entire chapter describing a crucial moment. Lahiri’s careful prose and focus on character development assures that her pacing is never harried or awkward. All her characters are sympathetic but still have very real flaws that we recognize with exquisite intimacy. Traces of her former stories shine through: An unhappy housewife unable to connect with her daughter, a walk on the beach that becomes significant in years to come, a woman widowed before her time. Though the novel powerfully stands alone, as a Lahiri disciple it seems as though her former tales were all leading up to this magnum opus. “The Lowland” is both a soaring, cross-continental, cross-generational view of a shifting culture, and a quiet examination of the meaning of family.
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ALBUM REVIEW
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Look at these studs.
‘This is ...’ a dance-pop cliché from Icona Pop By ERIKA HARWOOD Daily Arts Writer
Do they still not care? Do they still love it? These are the questions we hope to unpack during Swedish pop duo Icona Pop’s C sophomore album, This This is... Is... Icona Pop. Coming from Icona Pop the nation that Icona Pop has become synonymous Atlantic with cranking out dance-pop hits (see: Robyn, Bloodshy & Avant, Avicii and then Robyn again), Icona Pop seems destined for superstardom solely based on its birth certificates. Unfortunately, the group needs more than a sheet of government documentation to produce a great pop album, which may be why This is... consists primarily of filler tracks only worthwhile for thrusting college kids in fraternity basements. By now, the album’s opening track, “I Love It,” has been heard for months by way of a variety of platforms (radio, commercials, on repeat in your brain for days just because), and it’s no wonder: pulsating synths, simple, shout-sung lyrics and an in-your-face chorus that asserts, “I don’t care / I love it.” The world eats that sort of thing up like free samples at Costco. Despite the powerhouse single and album opener, this also marks the beginning of the album’s consistent fizzle into dull, vanilla pop, as well as your own growing concern of why they’re still yelling at you five tracks deep. Just so it’s clear: The sing-shouting is a not-so-subtle theme throughout.
We don’t care about this album. Laced with winding synths, tracks like “All Night” and “Ready for the Weekend” come across as typical party songs no one would be able to discern against the dubstep menagerie of a drunk disc jockey’s playlist. While This Is... doesn’t claim to be any more than a fun pop album and would clearly be the wrong place to search for any profound lyricism, tired pop clichés of smashing the club and not sleeping because this party is paradise force songs like “All Night” to get displaced among
the thousands of OK dance-pop songs we hear during our lives and most likely forget about the following morning. “Girlfriend” begins with yet another pop trope of “Na na nas” paired with an indiscriminate beat while they assert that all they need in this life is “me and my girlfriend / me and my girlfriend.” The album ends with “Then We Kiss,” a hyperglossy track which comes off more as a laundry list of nouns than actual lyrics: “daylight, to nighttime, to sunrise, to your eyes, to my eyes, to your lips, to my lips, to your hips, to our hips ...” The album ends abruptly with what is arguably its worst song. It leaves listeners unfulfilled and unsatisfied with a touch of confused.
Not to say This Is... is without a few decently catchy tracks. “In The Stars” provides a much more laid-back, yet still danceable alternative to the pounding, über-pop that fills the rest of the album, while “We Are the World” builds into the most well-crafted hit behind “I Love It.” These songs have what the rest lack: the distinct and thought-out differences between each verse, bridge and chorus, giving you something different to look forward to and eventually enjoy. Most of the album struggles to follow this method throughout and instead throws every dance beat and yell-able lyric out there. In the end, it seems like Icona Pop still doesn’t care, but unfortunately, I don’t love it.
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FILM REVIEW
A ‘Dirty,’ disturbing look at America’s wars Journalist Jeremy Scahill probes government secrets Daily Arts Writer
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Documentary hopes to shed light on recent conflicts.
Laden, is also investigated. Scahill portrays al-Awlaki as a figure of former peace with no bitterness toward the United States. With a montage mix of conflicting imagery, Scahill shows how after a series of U.S. attacks against innocent civilians, al-Awlaki converted himself and rose through the ranks of the radicals, seeking a bloody vengeance against the United States. He was eventually killed by a military-sanctioned drone attack. But the problem didn’t end there. Anwar al-Awlaki’s son, a 16-year-old born in Denver, was killed in an attack in 2011. While some Americans may not be moved by the death of Anwar, Scahill argues they should certainly be moved by his son’s murder. Otherwise, he continues, dispassion to the suffering of innocent foreign civilians has come to rule our culture. Through several candid interviews with Iraqi warlords
— along with bits of gruesome images, war footage and news reports — the story of America as the world’s war master unfolds. Our War on Terror in the Middle East has become a War of Terror. Sects of government radicals in countries around the world have united in their hatred against the United States and its unjust might. The truly unnerving fact that surfaces in “Dirty Wars” is the fundamental, ineffable monster of hatred brewing in the East. For many frustrated foreign civilians and warlords, the United States is the great terror. But the film falls short in its method of expression. Scahill’s storytelling techniques are cheesy, if not overdone. Cinematic music and clichéd sound effects, flashy transitions and an overall air of conceitedness take away from the true drama being
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documented in the film. The argument itself is convincing, but the expression of the argument leaves room to be desired. It’s as though all of Scahill’s research and efforts to explain the war situation were done merely to appease a Hollywood audience. And so the motive seems shaky. He makes promises, exposes perturbing secrets, shares the anger of real citizens, but only for what seems to be the purpose of selfimportance. Regardless of Scahill’s apparent self-indulgence, “Dirty Wars” provides a disturbing view into the realm of secret American war efforts. With so great a risk, morals must be stretched. Rules broken. Sacrifices made. But when all is said and done and history takes a finer look at the struggle, it would seem that only secrets await, hibernating quietly beneath the rubble.
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So much goes into war — into the strategy, the pursuit, the sacrifice — that sometimes it’s difficult to tell exactly what comes out. War Bis complicated, and no single Dirty Wars war experience is the same. At the Among such Michigan enormous Sundance Selects concerted effort, a question emerges: How much of the war effort, either moral or immoral, goes undetected? Jeremy Scahill, who produced and wrote the film (based on his own book “Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield”), examines the immoral, secretive decisions made by the American government in regard to the Iraq War. Scahill, a renowned investigative journalist for The Nation, travels to Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia to expose the suffering of civilian casualties and their families. While in Afghanistan, he follows the Joint Special Operations Command before their infamous Osama Bin Laden mission and their subsequent ascension into military celebrity. In fact, before the Bin Laden mission, any information about the JSOC was completely inaccessible. Nothing about the funding, size, methods or objectives could be traced. Scahill argues that the JSOC has been bred to murder, abduct and terrorize like a unit of lawless barbarians. But instead of explaining the useful benefits of keeping some government programs secret, even the benefits that might correlate directly to the War on Terror, Scahill ends his analysis. The assassination of Anwar al-Awlaki, the successor of Bin
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veryone is talking about the Emmys. Some are concerned it was full of melancholy; some are still wondering why Jeff Daniels won Best Actor in a Drama. But the amount of furious and fanatical live tweeting last night proved that, no matter ANNA if terrible SADOVSKAYA or terrific, award shows leave a distinct mark on society. For film, it’s the Academy Awards; for music, the Grammys award the elite. Musicals live and die by the Tonys and modern art has … not many people really know. Has there ever been a time when the fine arts have been applauded and awarded on such a mass scale as film or television? Have millions of viewers tuned in to watch painters, photographers, poets or pianists accept accolades from peers and critics? In short, the answer is of course not. Fine arts are, unfortunately, not universal enough to draw in the same crowd — not enough people follow the works of contemporary artists to have an award show that could carry as much weight and authority. And, regrettably, it makes sense. The feeling I get after I watch a particularly great piece of film is so distinct and powerful, it rarely compares to anything a painting can evoke. Watching a master violinist perform Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto in D is awesome in that I could never recreate it, and so I stare transfixed at the artist. But with albums, film and TV, the concept is simple: Create a piece of art that will allow the viewer or listener to feel they’ve experienced the emotion portrayed. Without that critical connection, all would be lost. The reason people enjoy going to the movies is to understand characters. Whether through complex thought, through dramatic storytelling or through comedy interlude, the underlying goal is to achieve mutual appreciation and recognition between storyteller and listener. Plots vary vastly — very few
people watch “Homeland” because they’ve been in either Carrie Mathison’s or Nicholas Brody’s shoes. In fact, because TV is often an escape from reality, whether or not shows perfectly complement the general population’s lifestyles is irrelevant — what matters is the underlying emotion. Everyone has felt fear, uncertainty and the tugging pull of indecision. This is what draws people in. It’s no wonder audiences want to celebrate the amazing performances put on by people — it’s a way of saying congratulations for acknowledging how real and complicated human emotion is.
TV gets the Emmys, film gets the Oscars, Picasso gets ... ? It’s not that the finer arts are stagnate and touched out from daily life. Plenty of contemporary artists beautifully depict reality through a lens or a paintbrush. Rather, it’s that there is no exchange of information between artist and viewer. Sprawling behemoths, films, TV shows and albums are thousands of paintings, photos and violin performances put into one, unifying piece of art. It’s the constant movement and flow of art that allows people of all backgrounds and experiences to appreciate and understand it. Sadly, this truth would leave any potential fine-art award show with a small crowd and little national, widespread coverage. Fine and visual art don’t hold the same appeal. Whether photographs can incite fear or sadness, they’re still a snapshot of an otherwise constantly changing world. Paintings don’t interact with their viewer. Piano concertos can’t captivate the same way angsty lyrics can. In their own way, the fine arts are more showpieces — accolades of their own accord, achieved only by the craftiest of craftsmen. Sadovskaya is hosting her own awards show. To watch, e-mail asado@umich.edu.
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Wolverines forced to For Finn, it’s earn the right to play WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
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It’s easy to spot Michigan athletes around campus: uniforms, jackets and the gear they wear. But the 148th Michigan baseball team has chosen to take a different approach. Michigan coach Erik Bakich wants his team to earn everything it is given, so he gave each of his players one $2 white, cotton T-shirt and one pair of the worst blue mesh shorts he could find to work out in. It was their uniform until the coaches felt they deserved everything the school has to give. They couldn’t even go into the locker room until Bakich PAUL SHERMAN/Daily felt the team had earned that right. Michigan coach Eric Bakich is entering his second season running the show. “These first couple weeks of school, part of our training is “So they’re in their same white T, because they’re earning it with instilling the culture we want, same blue shorts, and they’re right you.” a championship mindset, by there with us in the trenches.” For Michigan, building a proreinforcing how privileged and After the first couple weeks, gram goes far beyond the fundafortunate we are to be a part of the team was allowed to use the mentals. The athletes participate Michigan and Michigan athlet- locker room but is still earning the in leadership training twice a ics,” Bakich said. privilege to stay there full time. As week and “mental toughness For the Wolverines, everybody of now, it’s only a place to change, training” once a week. It’s all part is equal. Whatever they earn, they like a visitor’s locker room. of Bakich’s plan to create a team earn it as a team and not as indiThis is Bakich’s second year at that’s strong on and off the diaviduals. the helm of the team, so this is the mond. When Bakich feels that the second year the team has adopted “It’s so much more than hitting, team as a whole has performed the policy. Many of the players see catching, bunting and fielding,” well in workouts and practices the unique tradition as symbolic Bakich said. “It’s all about the over time, they are granted these of a new era of Michigan baseball team and instilling core values.” privileges. and have gained a new perspective Even though the purpose of “It’s much bigger than an indi- because of it. the identical shirts and shorts is vidual player earning a maize “It definitely helps you appre- to make everyone equal, the team T-shirt,” Bakich said. “The team ciate everything because my first is still finding ways to put its own will all get the gear, the team will two years here, we kind of got personal touch into the routine. all move into the locker room everything, no questions asked “As we move forward with the together.” and last year was the first year white T-shirts, we’re actually Even the coaches, trainers and earning the locker room and earn- beginning to write on them,” Cole faculty take part. ing workout clothes,” Martin said. said. “Writing what we believe “It’s big, too, that all the coach- “It makes you appreciate what in, whether it be ‘God, family, es and all the sports staff who are you’re getting — not everyone gets baseball’ or ‘Team 148,’ that gets part of the team wear the exact what we have — and it also makes us pumped up or our teammates same stuff that we do every day,” you gain a respect for (Bakich) pumped up. I think that’s actually said senior catcher Cole Martin. and a respect for your teammates a really cool thing.”
Michigan finishes third at Invitational By MICHAEL KESSLER For the Daily
Sophomore Chris O’Neill got his season off to a sizzling start at the Wolverine Invitational last week with a second-place finish. So how would he top that effort in the Michigan men’s golf team’s second event of the year? He topped it by not only playing injured, but also winning in dominating fashion as his tournamentwinning eight-under-par 208 led the Wolverines to a third-place finish at the Windon Memorial in Lake Forest, Ill., on Monday. O’Neill sprained his ankle in warmups at the team hotel before a practice round, yet he showed no ill effects from the setback. Playing with a taped-up ankle, he shot under par in each of the three rounds and saved his best for last: a three-under-par, bogeyless back nine in the final round Monday that helped catapult Michigan into the top three after briefly falling into eighth earlier in the day. The third-place performance was a marked improvement over the past two years of participating in the event, in which the Wolverines failed to crack the top eight. “(O’Neill) is really mentally tough, and he manages the course really well,” said Michigan coach Chris Whitten. “I don’t think he hit it or putt(ed) it the best he’s ever done, but he just knows how to manage his game, and he keeps eliminating shots that hurt his round or that stop momentum. I think he just hit the best shots when he had to this week.” Michigan has been a mainstay in the 16-team event, which included perennial top 30 programs like host and first-place finisher Northwestern, Kent State and Arkansas this year. O’Neill’s top score continued an impressive run of individual performances at the Windon Memorial for the Wolverines recently, with a Michigan golfer now winning the
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Michigan coach Chris Whitten said his team is “capable of a lot better.”
individual title in three of the past four years. In addition to O’Neill’s strong performance, fellow sophomore Brett McIntosh finished in a tie for third overall with a fourunder-par 212. “The course played well for me out there,” McIntosh said. “I just had to stick to my game plan, and for the most part, I did. There were a couple shots I wish I had back, but overall it was great.” Though the season is still in its early stages, the sophomore duo of O’Neill and McIntosh has already established itself as both the present and future of Michigan men’s golf. “We’re both really competitive guys. We definitely push each other, we definitely talk about it amongst each other,” McIntosh said. “It’s just great that whether it’s in practice or at tournaments, we’re always pushing each other and the whole team as well.” O’Neill and McIntosh have provided early-season fireworks for the Wolverines, but the rest of the youth-laden roster has yet to impress. None of the other three
Michigan golfers at the Memorial finished in the top 40, and the team has just one upperclassman on the roster. But Whitten isn’t worried, and he feels his team will only get better as the season goes on. “It’s not concerning because I know that the other guys — including the players at home that weren’t on this trip — are more than capable of contributing and playing at a really high level,” Whitten said. “We just need really good competition at home to make it feel like a tournament when we’re in practice, and then we’ll be ready the next time out.” Nonetheless, coming off a mostly disappointing season last year in which Michigan finished 10th at the Big Ten Championships, the coaches are very encouraged by the team’s opening play this year. “I think it was a good start,” Whitten said. “I think we can play better for sure, but I think Chris and Brett will keep getting better, and I know that our third through seventh players ... are capable of a lot better.”
By REBECCA DZOMBAK For the Daily
When she was in high school, Erin Finn looked up to current Michigan cross country runners Brook Handler and Shannon Osika. Now, after setting a national indoor 5,000-meter record in 2012 and almost repeating the feat in 2013, she is their teammate – and she’s off to a blazing start as a Wolverine. Finn, who placed fourth in her collegiate debut at the Purdue Invitational on Sept. 13, arrived at Michigan with a phenomenal cross country background. As a junior at West Bloomfield (Mich.) High School, she took the 2012 national indoor 5,000-meter title with a time of 16:19.69 after having kicked the race off with a blistering 5:07 first mile that was described as “reckless” by the runner-up. Then, in her senior year, she crossed the same finish line in 16:18.02 in a head-to-head finish and was announced the winner with a new national record. But a few minutes later, a voice boomed over the public-address system to say that the runner-up had in fact won by .01 seconds. “That was very tough to take,” Finn said. “But it just motivated me to keep working, and it’s still motivating me now.” That motivation has proved useful. Before the Wolverines’ preseason camp at the end of August, Finn developed plantar
fasciitis in one of her heels. She arrived at camp disappointed and upset but said that because of the immense support and camaraderie of her new teammates, camp was one of the greatest experiences of her life. During high school, she’d simply been too fast for the other women on her team, so she ran with the men instead. Michigan’s camp was the first time she
“It’s always been ‘Go Blue.’ ” had the opportunity to run with women at her pace. “Shannon Osika was one of the only girls I was ever able to run with,” Finn said. “She lived pretty close to me in high school, so we’d do off-season training together. Brook (Handler), too. I always looked up to them, and now I’m on the same team as them. It’s definitely an honor. ... I’ve always been a Wolverine at heart. It’s always been ‘Go Blue.’ ” Camp provided her with the support she needed to get through her injury and recover enough to race well at Purdue. With her recent bout of plantar fasciitis, was she nervous? “Oh, definitely,” she said. “With my foot, I wasn’t sure if I’d even be able to run, or to run fast enough to be in the top seven.”
But as her experience at camp had shown her, working with such a strong, cohesive team had its benefits. Finn stuck right with Pogue, Handler and Weschler for the duration of the race to form the front pack. “Finishing in the pack gave me so much confidence,” Finn said. “I know I have a lot of work to put in, but I know I have a really decent starting point and that I’ll just keep forging ahead.” Finn’s usual racing strategy is to start off strong and fast to set a demanding pace, but she recognizes that making the transition from 5,000 meters to 6,000 meters will require some adjustments. When she hit the 5,000meter mark at Purdue – her first 6,000-meter race ever – her body “froze,” she said, unused to having to run an additional 1,000 meters. She acknowledged that her fast first-mile strategy is a strength only as long as she’s smart and tactical about using it, especially while she’s making the distance switch. “I know I’ll learn a lot about running tactically from coach Mike (McGuire), and I think that as a distance runner, I’ll adjust to the (6,000-meter) distance and like it more.” If her past performance is any indication of how she’ll perform this season, it seems clear that after years of running to get here, Finn will have an outstanding career as a Wolverine.
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5 things we learned: Connecticut By ZACH HELFAND
4. The defense isn’t the problem.
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1. The offensive line is not nearly ready for the Big Ten. Saturday was the worst performance yet for Michigan’s scuffling offensive line. Lesser teams had dominated Connecticut in the trenches, yet on Saturday, UConn controlled the line of scrimmage. Fifth-year senior running back Fitzgerald Toussaint had his best game of the year, and even with that performance, Michigan still rushed for fewer yards against UConn than Maryland or Towson — an FCS team. The Wolverines rushed for 173 yards. A Big Ten defense would’ve dominated the Michigan run game. With an ineffective interior line, runs up the middle went nowhere, and offensive coordinator Al Borges had to increasingly rely on attacking the edge. That, along with the struggles of redshirt junior quarterback Devin Gardner, made the offense one dimensional. Gardner couldn’t find a rhythm, but part of the blame goes to the lack of pass protection. At the end of the second quarter, sophomore tight end Devin Funchess whiffed on a block, which led to a Gardner scramble and a long sack. On the next play, fifth-year senior left tackle Taylor Lewan allowed a rusher to get free and sack Gardner again. Gardner typically handles pressure well. But since the Akron game — maybe as far back as his interception in the end zone against Notre Dame — he has displayed a tendency to make bad decisions while escaping the pass rush. The offensive line has shown major issues against the likes of Akron and UConn. Against a Big Ten team, the result could be even uglier. 2. The problem on first down
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Redshirt sophomore center Jack Miller is one of three interior offensive lineman that could be shuffled around during Michigan’s bye week.
isn’t just rushing. At times, it seemed as if every other first-down play was a run to Toussaint for a loss. And there were quite a few of those plays. Excluding penalties, Michigan put itself in second-and-10 or longer 10 different times, more than a third of the second-down plays. But the running woes aren’t as troublesome as they appeared. Michigan ran the ball 20 times on first down for a total of 98 yards. Of course, UConn’s defense had trouble containing the likes of Towson and Maryland. And Michigan did have six rushes for either no gain or a loss. Still, an average of 4.9 yards per carry on first down is more than adequate. But of bigger concern was Gardner’s inability to complete passes on first down. Borges called about three times as many first-down runs than passes. The running
woes were more apparent because they were more numerous. But the passing game was far worse. On seven passing plays, Michigan had just three positive plays. And of those three, none went for longer than three yards. The Wolverines averaged just one yard per attempt on first down. Yes, Toussaint and the line were inconsistent on first down. But the defense didn’t have to respect the pass. 3. Gardner’s struggles beyond turnovers.
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What makes Michigan’s recent struggles so puzzling is that against Notre Dame, it was a dynamic and impressive football team. Akron could’ve just been a letdown, but that rarely happens two games in a row. Michigan has major holes, specifically on offense, but are the Wolverines really as bad as they’ve shown
against two inferior opponents? Probably not. Much of that has to do with turnovers: Michigan has 12, which is second only to Western Kentucky (15) for the most in the nation. Ten of those are attributable to Gardner, whose recent swoon is just as mysterious. Gardner leads the nation in turnovers with 10, and many have been the result of reckless decision-making. That wasn’t exactly the case against UConn. Gardner should have been more careful with the ball on a quarterback sneak that resulted in a fumble. Still, the ball came loose after redshirt freshman lineman Erik Magnuson was pushed back into Gardner. Gardner’s first interception was a result of a poor pass and a tipped ball. The read wasn’t careless, but the throw was off. The second pick came on an underthrown ball into single coverage on a streak.
Redshirt freshman receiver Jehu Chesson didn’t help much to break up the interception. The execution was poor, but a deep shot into single coverage isn’t ill-advised. On Saturday, though, Gardner missed an alarming number of passes due to inaccuracy. He finished 11-for-23 for 97 yards through the air. That’s the first time he has completed less than 50 percent of his passes as the starter and the first time he’s thrown for fewer than 100 yards. During the week, Borges said Gardner doesn’t repeat his mistakes often. That’s encouraging. “At least I’m not falling back, the things he talks about so much,” Gardner said, referring to Borges’s advice. The problem is, he’s found new errors to make. Gardner’s problem was never his arm. But on Saturday, even that failed him.
Was this a dominant showing for the Michigan defense? Not exactly. But the defense still only gave up 14 points. And a punt that hit off the leg of freshman wide receiver Da’Mario Jones essentially gave away a touchdown to the Huskies. What’s left is a defense that surrendered just one long scoring drive. Against anyone, that’s enough to get the job done. More positives for the defense: the pass rush showed up. Coming into the game, the defensive line had accounted for only one sack all season. Three different linemen had at least half a sack against UConn. Junior defensive end Frank Clark finally broke his drought with two Saturday. Sophomore Mario Ojemudia and redshirt freshman Chris Wormley each had a half sack. Passes over the heads of the linebackers is still a concern. UConn dropped some easy completions that could’ve gone for big gains. And the rush defense gave up too many easy runs. But overall — and especially compared to the offense — the defense has performed well. 5. Bold Prediction: Brady Hoke and Co. will shake up the offensive line in two weeks. They almost have to. The current front five has not shown the ability to get the job done. Even prior to the UConn game, Hoke and Borges said they were open to replacing some of the interior line. “It’s always been in pencil,” Borges said at the time. “We’re going to continue to force people to compete at the position. It’s that simple. But to say we’re going to start firing guys left and right, no. We knew if we go through this.” But at this point, what choice does he have?