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Alum’s charity clothing line to open storefront on S. University Fashion start-up encourages youth to go to college By HILLARY CRAWFORD TERESA MATHEW/Daily
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University President Mary Sue Coleman welcomes engineering freshman Robert Gitten to the final open house of her tenure Thursday.
Pres. hosts open house With help from Harper, Coleman welcomes students to campus By JEN CALFAS Daily Staff Reporter
For many, Thursday marked the first and possibly last time they will personally interact with University President
Mary Sue Coleman, who will retire in July. Hundreds of students lined up along South University Avenue to meet Coleman at her annual open house. Attendees were greeted by a beaming Coleman and posed for pictures with her in the backyard of the historic University-owned President’s House, behind the Hatcher Graduate Library. After a brief meeting with Coleman, students snacked on
complimentary cookies, fruit and apple cider and left their mark at the President’s House by signing a guest book. In April, Coleman announced her intention to retire at the end of her term in July 2014 — making this her last open house. In an interview with The Michigan Daily after the event, Coleman said although she would have preferred to have a longer time to talk with each student she met, she always looks forward
In America, one student drops out of high school every 26 seconds, according to the America’s Promise Alliance. David Merritt, a University alum and former captain of the University’s basketball team, took these cold statistics to heart when he founded Merit Goodness, Inc., a causebased clothing line that donates 20 percent of its revenue to help create scholarships for high-school students at the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy. In the past, Merit has operated as an exclusively online retailer. This will soon change, as the company has plans to move to a storefront location on South University Avenue in the next month. The corporation itself has two
to the event. “We’ll have other opportunities to (meet students) throughout the year as well because it’s really important for me to be able to interact with the students — and I love that,” Coleman said. “That’s the most fun part of this job.” As in past years, Coleman and E. Royster Harper, vice president for student affairs, will continue to host fireside chats during the fall semester See PRESIDENT, Page 3A
facets: Merit, the actual clothing line, and FATE, which deals with donations as well as a mentorship and outreach program for students at Jalen Rose. Merritt, who has always been passionate about education, especially in urban areas, said he wants to serve as a catalyst to the improvement of the city’s education system. “My dad has been a pastor in the city of Detroit for the last 35 years, and I’ve always grown up with a big heart for young people,” Merritt said. The high-school students who are interested in the mentorship program are assigned to a University student mentor and promised a $5,000 scholarship when they graduate. Merritt said the “big idea” is to bring awareness to education. By incorporating fashion to accomplish this, Merit is able to commercialize its mission and promote a greater understanding of the students who will benefit from the program. See CHARITY, Page 3A
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
White House praises ‘U’ for start-up spirit Lengthy blog post addresses entrepreneurship By SAM GRINGLAS Daily Staff Reporter
Since Beyoncé lit up the Big House last weekend with a hearty “Go Blue,” the University has received another round of big-name accolades.
Last Friday, the White House Office of Science and Technology dedicated a lengthy blog post to the University’s recent emphasis on entrepreneurship, jumpstarted last year by former Central Student Government President Manish Parikh. The post — written by a White House intern — pointed out multiple University groups, such as the Center for Entrepreneurship, that were inspired by President Barack Obama’s
proclamation of a “National Entrepreneurship Month” last year. The White House specifically mentioned the University’s first-ever Month of Entrepreneurship, which included 30 innovation-themed events last April. “The original goal of the Month was to bring interesting entrepreneurs together, but it grew into more than that — it started a dialogue about entreSee START-UP, Page 3A
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Homeland Security official gives lecture on borders and big data University Unions hosts first
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LSA junior Nusrat Hussain purchases potatoes at the MFarmer’s Market at the Michigan Union Courtyard.
Asst. Secretary discusses how DHS monitors flow of people, goods By HALEY GOLDBERG Magazine Editor
To a crowd of about 60 students, members of the public and a live webstream audience, Alan Bersin, assistant secre-
tary of international affairs and chief diplomatic officer for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, added his voice to the national conversation on data — big data — in the Ford School of Public Policy’s Josh Rosenthal Education Fund Lecture. After being introduced by Public Policy Dean Susan Collins, Bersin said the theme of his talk, “Managing Global Borders: In Defense of Big Data,” is relevant considering recent controversial disclosures of
classified information by former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden, who revealed significant secrets about U.S. Internet espionage and domestic wiretapping. While Bersin’s lecture, held in Annenberg Auditorium, focused on the need for big data as a solution to today’s issues of homeland security, he revealed his opinions on documents leaked by Snowden while answering a question from a See BORDERS, Page 3A
farmers’ market of fall semester Produce to be sold at three events throughout semester By WILL GREENBERG Daily Staff Reporter
Students perhaps looking for a break from a diet of ramen noodles and Mountain Dew gathered at the Union courtyard Thursday
for the first Central Student Government Health Issues and University Unions farmers’ market of the semester. The market featured farm produce from local farmers that supply the University dining halls, including Lesser Farms and Orchards, Goetz Farms and the University’s own farm. Chefs from the University dining halls gave cooking demonstrations and handed out food samples.
Other participants included Planet Blue, the Student Nursing Association, Great Harvest Bread Co. and U-go’s. Parisa Soraya, chair of CSG’s Health Issues Commission, said the market took steps this year to increase focus on locally grown food and sustainability. This included providing free reusable shopping bags. Soraya said the market serves as both a shopping See MARKET, Page 3A
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WHERE: Mason Hall WHEN: Wednesday at about 6:10 p.m. WHAT: A bicycle was reported stolen while parked between 1:30 p.m. and 5:45 p.m, University Police reported. There are currently no suspects.
WHERE: Michigan Transplant WHEN: Wednesday at about 7:45 p.m. WHAT: Cash was reported stolen from the subject’s coat pocket between 3:45 p.m. and 7 p.m., University Police reported. The cash
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U.N. chemical weapons report could expose those guilty in Syria Inspectors gather evidence of chemical weapon use UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Diplomats said Thursday the report by U.N. chemical weapons inspectors expected next week could point to the perpetrators of an alleged chemical weapons attack even though they are only charged with determining whether deadly agents were used in Syria — not who was responsible. Two diplomats said the inspectors collected many samples from the deadly suspected poison gas attack on Aug. 21, including soil, blood and urine, and interviewed doctors and witnesses. They may also have collected remnants of the rockets or other weapons used in the attack which the Obama administration says
killed 1,400 people, the diplomats said, speaking on condition of anonymity because discussions on the issue have been private. Under the mandate for the U.N. team led by Swedish chemical weapons expert Ake Sellstrom, the inspectors are to determine whether or not chemical agents were used and if so which agent. There is near certain belief in U.N. diplomatic circles that the deaths were caused by a chemical weapon, and the nerve agent sarin is the main suspect. The diplomats believe Sellstrom’s team can figure out what happened from what one called “the wealth of evidence” they collected. A determination of the delivery system used in the attack, and the composition of the chemical agent, could point to the perpetrator, they said. The U.S. and its allies are cer-
tain the Syrian government is behind the attack though President Bashar Assad’s government and its closest ally, Russia, have blamed the rebels. U.N. associate spokesman Farhan Haq has said the inspectors would establish a “fact-based narrative” of the Aug. 21 incident. The foreign ministers of France and Luxembourg have said that the report of the inspectors is expected on Monday. But Haq could not confirm that onThursday, adding “the secretary-general has not received the report so far.” Haq said the U.N. has made some efforts to speed up the analysis, noting that instead of two laboratories, the samples are being tested at four laboratories in Europe. The testing could have taken three to four weeks, but the secretary-general has been pressing for a speedier report.
NASA /AP This artist rendering released by NASA shows NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft barreling through space. The space agency announced Thursday, September 2013 that Voyager 1 has become the first spacecraft to enter interstellar space, or the space between stars, more than three decades after launching from Earth.
NASA’s Voyager 1 first to leave solar system Spacecraft makes history after traveling 11.5-billion miles LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA’s Voyager 1 probe has left the solar system, boldly going where no machine has gone before. Thirty-six years after it rocketed away from Earth, the plutonium-powered spacecraft has escaped the sun’s influence and is now cruising 11 1/2 billion miles away in interstellar space, or the vast, cold emptiness between the stars, NASA said Thursday. And just in case it encounters intelligent life out there, it is carrying a gold-plated, 1970s-era phonograph record with multicultural greetings from Earth, photos and songs, including Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode,” along with Beethoven, Bach, Mozart and Louis Armstrong. Never before has a man-made object left the solar system as it is commonly understood. “We made it,” said an ecstatic Ed Stone, the mission’s chief scientist, who waited decades
for this moment. NASA celebrated by playing the “Star Trek” theme at a news conference in Washington. Voyager 1 actually made its exit more than a year ago, scientists said. But since there’s no “Welcome to Interstellar Space” sign out there, NASA waited for more evidence before concluding that the probe had in fact broken out of the hot plasma bubble surrounding the planets. Voyager 1, which is about the size of a small car, is drifting in a part of the universe littered with the remnants of ancient star explosions. It will study exotic particles and other phenomena and will radio the data back to Earth, where the Voyager team awaits the starship’s discoveries. It takes about 17 hours for its signal to reach Earth. While Voyager 1 may have left the solar system as most people understand it, it still has hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years to go before bidding adieu to the last icy bodies that make up our neighborhood. At the rate it is going, it would take 40,000 years to reach the nearest star, Alpha Centauri.
Voyager 1’s odyssey began in 1977 when the spacecraft and its twin, Voyager 2, were launched on a tour of the gas giant planets of the solar system. After beaming back dazzling postcard views of Jupiter’s giant red spot and Saturn’s shimmering rings, Voyager 2 hopscotched to Uranus and Neptune. Meanwhile, Voyager 1 used Saturn as a gravitational slingshot to power itself past Pluto. Last year, scientists monitoring Voyager 1 noticed strange happenings that suggested the spacecraft had broken through: Charged particles streaming from the sun suddenly vanished. Also, there was a spike in galactic cosmic rays bursting in from the outside. Since there was no detectable change in the direction of the magnetic field lines, the team assumed the far-flung craft was still in the heliosphere, or the vast bubble of charged particles around the sun. The Voyager team patiently waited for a change in magnetic field direction — thought to be the telltale sign of a cosmic border crossing.
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to engage with individual students. The University randomly selects a diverse group of undergraduates and graduates each month for an informal questionand-answer period with the two administrators. Although students did not line up to meet her specifically, Harper made her way down the queue for Coleman, tray in hand, offering cookies to those waiting. The 30-minute wait to greet Coleman gave her ample time to talk with students about their experiences at the University. Harper is responsible for overseeing a host of units, ranging from Housing to coordinating with the University Health Service and managing the Unions and recreational centers. Harper said Coleman will
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Authorities say TSA agent acted alone in threats Federal authorities said Thursday they believe a former Los Angeles airport security screener acted alone and there wasn’t a larger plot when he made threats that closed some airport terminals on the eve of the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Investigators haven’t found any explosives or weapons belonging to screener Nna Alpha Onuoha, 29, who was charged Wednesday, the day after quitting his job with the Transportation Security Administration at Los Angeles International Airport. Authorities said there is no evidence at this point to show Onuoha was aided in his efforts or there was a bigger terror plot brewing.
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American turned Islamist rebel killed An American who became one of Somalia’s most visible Islamic rebels and was on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist list with a $5 million bounty on his head was killed Thursday by rivals in the al-Qaidalinked extremist group al-Shabab, militants said. The killing of Omar Hammami, an Alabama native known for his rap-filled propaganda videos, may discourage other would-be jihadis from the U.S. and elsewhere from traveling to Somalia, terrorism experts said. Hammami, whose nom de guerre was Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki, or “the American,” was killed in an ambush in southern Somalia following months on the run after falling out with al-Shabab’s top leader, the militants said. Reports of Hammami’s death have cropped up every few months in Somalia, only for him to resurface. But J.M. Berger, a U.S. terrorism expert who closely follows the inner workings of al-Shabab, said he thinks the current reports are accurate.
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Former CIA agent asks for pardon from Italy A former CIA base chief has asked Italy’s president for a pardon of his conviction in absentia of kidnapping a terror suspect as part of the CIA’s extraordinary rendition program, apologizing for the strain the case has put on U.S.-Italy relations and citing Italy’s pardon of another American convicted in the case. “I never intended to disrespect Italy’s sovereignty — quite to the contrary,” Robert Seldon Lady, a former U.S. consular officer based in Milan, wrote in the four-page letter obtained Thursday by The Associated Press. President Giorgio Napolitano’s office confirmed receipt of the letter, and said the request had been forwarded to the office for justice affairs.
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“I had always wanted to present light to the broken-down school system and do whatever we can to provide more avenues for young people to get involved in things that bring light to the city,” Meritt said. LSA sophomore Julie Sarne
START-UP From Page 1A preneurship on campus,” Parikh said in the question-and-answer post. MHacks, the University-hosted hackathon, was also featured in the blog, and, like Beyoncé’s video greeting, will also take over the Big House next week. The second annual event is the largest of its kind and will draw more than 1,200 computer programmers and innovators to Michigan Stadium’s luxury suites on Sept. 20 as the largest college hackathon in the country.
BORDERS From Page 1A student after the event. “So here’s the problem: I understand that the Snowden disclosures have created a real issue in terms of, not just in terms of big data, though I hope I’ve at least started the debate in your minds if you’ve had question about how big data operates in the security realm … but this idea of spying on one another, espionage against countries, is actually more the rule than the exception,” Bersin said. “And we’re not the only ones who have done that, or who do that. Hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue.” To protect the United States in this age of information, Bersin said DHLS must embrace big data. “Big data is not only necessary, but it’s desirable in order to resolve these contradictions in managing global border flows,” Bersin said. “We actually are at a point where we cannot look at the old methods of resolving problems in quite the same way.” During the talk, Bersin emphasized three paradigm shifts, pairing each with an example of an attempted attack on United States soil. First, Bersin challenged the traditional notion of borders.
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strive to spend as much time with students as possible before the end of her tenure. With a target of $1 billion for financial aid initiatives in the upcoming capital campaign, and more than $1 billion spent on student life facilities during her presidency, Harper said Coleman has demonstrated an immense commitment to the quality of student life at the University. “She’s really been a president that has a heart for students, and I think that’s what we’re seeing,” Harper said. “She loves them, and they love her.” Business senior Lindsey Levinson and LSA senior Pamela Safirstein waited in the uncharacteristic September heat to meet Coleman for the first and probably last time, since, as Levinson put it, she “will be graduating with us.” “She’s done great things for
this school and has been very supportive of all different types of activities, from Ross and the Athletics Department, to making the school more environmentally friendly,” Safirstein said. While Levinson and Safirstein spent their college careers under Coleman’s leadership, Rackham student Jenny Shay said she hoped to introduce herself to Coleman as a first-year graduate student. Although Shay is new to campus, she researched Coleman’s work and was impressed — especially with how Coleman handled the 2003 affirmative action cases before the Supreme Court. “I think opening her home to everybody is great,” Shay said. “She seems to be really concerned about the students and ensuring that Michigan is a progressive leader in how it treats its students.”
mentors high-school students through the organization and also supports the clothing line. She said in just the past year the brand name has become more popular on campus. “I think it’s starting to become something recognizable on campus, which is really exciting,” Sarne said. “It’s good fashion for a really great cause.” Merritt said he is looking for-
ward to creating a larger presence at the University as a result of the the South University Avenue store. “We have the opportunity to take it a step further and have our very own storefront that will not only put our product in front of students, but also put forth the message and the impact that the product purchases are making,” Merritt said.
In an e-mail interview with The Michigan Daily, Parikh said he and his colleagues working on the Month of Entrepreneurship reached out to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy about five months ago to share the initiatives they had been piloting. Two weeks ago, the White House contacted Parikh for an interview and said they would be interested in featuring the University’s campuswide entrepreneurial efforts. The Office of Science and Technology Policy was created in 1976 to advise the Executive Office of the President on the impacts of science and technolo-
gy on domestic and international affairs. Parikh noted that the University’s Month of Entrepreneurship directly aligns with Obama’s core missions related to innovation. “Michigan has among the most diverse, robust and interdisciplinary entrepreneurial programs in the nation,” Parikh said. “Over the past year, student-driven entrepreneurship has grown to unprecedented levels. The Obama administration has really inspired today’s youth to be the torchbearers of a more entrepreneurial and innovative America.”
Borders “are not just the juridical lines of jurisdiction that define one jurisdiction of a nation state from another … but rather in a global world they are a flow of goods, people, ideas,” Bersin said. Citing the case of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab — the Nigerian man who attempted to detonate a bomb in his underwear during a Christmas Day flight to Detroit in 2009 — Bersin explained the DHS has learned to reconsider the flow of goods, by securing them before they cross the U.S. border. “Big data,” Bersin said, was the solution, with the United States now tracking flight boarding and reservation information each time an individual gets on an airplane coming to the country, information which is maintained in databases at DHLS. Bersin’s second proposal illustrated how expediting “lawful trade and travel” can occur even with increased security, referring to an incident in September 2010 — where packages containing explosives that were addressed to Chicago synagogues were discovered on UPS and FedEx planes originating in Yemen — as a defining moment for DHS. High-risk items and people are “needles in haystacks,” Bersin explained, and instead of checking each piece of straw, the
United States needs to “make the haystack smaller,” by separating low-risk traffic from high-risk goods or people. Finally, Bersin posited that security and privacy are part of MARKET the same conversation. He cited From Page 1A how DHLS was able to identify and locate Faisal Shahzad — a naturalized American citizen and a teaching opportunity, addfrom Pakistan who attempted to ing that the total cost of the event detonate a bomb in an abandoned was about $8,000. car in Times Square in May 2010 “Since food is such a cross— by tracing his cell phone numcutting issue — we all eat food; ber. we all have to get it from someBersin wrapped up his where — it’s a good starting point remarks by stating that the data to learn about sustainability,” collected may be big, but the data said Rackham student Allyson reviewed is minimal. Green. “It gets people thinking “The way in which we mine about energy and transportation data now is based on algorithms and growing practices.” and search devices that are very Dale Lesser, of Lesser Farms targeted,” Bersin said. “So, in and Orchards, said at last year’s fact, we can say that very few market he had to run back to of the actual data points are his farm in Dexter to restock touched by the scanning of big because sales were going so well. data, and the only matters that “I like the interaction with the are examined are those in which student body, and right now local there is an alert or a hit.” foods is kind of hot anyway, so Bersin’s lecture was part of it’s been working good,” he said. the Josh Rosenthal Education The Student Nursing AssociaFund, which was created by the tion presented representations family of University alum Josh of beverage sugar content and Rosenthal, who graduated from additional health information the Public Policy school in 1979 for students. and died in the terrorist attack Nursing junior Leontine WalSudoku Syndication on Sept. 11, 2011. Rosenthal lace from the SNA said many pursued work in international students she spoke with were finance after graduating, leading him to the position of senior vice president at Fiduciary Trust
Egyptian official warns of further terror attacks
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s interim president on Thursday extended a nationwide state of emergency for two more months, citing continued security concerns, as a senior Egyptian official warned of more terrorist attacks in the wake of a failed assassination attempt against the interior minister and suicide bombings in the Sinai Peninsula. The nearly month-old state of emergency, which is due to expire within days, preserves greater powers for security forces amid a crackdown on supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi and increasing violence by Islamic militants. It was first declared in mid-August after authorities cleared two protest encampments held by Morsi supporters, unleashing violence that claimed the lives of nearly 1,000 in subsequent days. Ever since, a nighttime curfew has also been in effect in much of the country. The interim government will decide separately on whether to continue the curfew. Interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi has said the curfew, now lasting for 7 hours most nights, would likely be eased. The government Thursday announced new measures aimed at easing an economic crunch, in a sign it aims to show that it is tackling the nation’s problems even amid the exceptional security conditions. The measures included relief for low-income families from school expenditures and reduction in public transporta-
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surprised to learn the benefits of local food to overall health, saying many health providers focus too much on the “basics” without encouraging extra health habits. “You can wash your hands and get immunized a million times, and you can still end up sick because you’re out of balance in these other realms,” Wallace said. “I think that a lot of students and people in general don’t really get all that kind of information from their health provider.” “We know what’s in it, we know what’s going in it, we know where it’s grown, how it’s grown, and our bodies are going to be happy about that,” Art & Design sophomore, Carly Fishman said. While several students said they would likely frequent the market if it were held weekly, Soraya said logistics and busy farmers make it hard to hold the market consistently. There will be two more markets this fall on North Campus, and the U-go’s at the Union will continue selling limited http://sudo produce from Goetz Farms on Wednesdays.
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Invest in second chances Michigan Prisoner Reentry Initiative shouldn’t be cut
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ver the last several decades, the United States has seen its prison population increase to more than two-million people. One of the biggest causes of growing incarceration rates in the United States is repeat offenders. The state of Michigan created a program called the Michigan Prisoner Reentry Initiative, aimed at using community organizations to prevent recidivism among returning citizens. The program helps ex-convicts find stable housing and steady employment while counseling them on staying out of the penitentiary system. Despite a great deal of both anecdotal and empirical evidence displaying the MPRI’s success, the Snyder administration has chosen to cut the initiative’s budget almost in half. These types of programs give attention to the nuanced issues of such marginalized populations and should be, at the very least, maintained, not weakened. Michigan prison population has dropped by more than 16 percent between 2006 and 2011, saving the state hundreds of millions in its corrections budget. The state has allocated nearly $2 billion for the Department of Corrections for fiscal year 2014. The MPRI was given $20 million in 2013 but will see only $12 million for 2014. Despite the fact that this relatively inexpensive and effective program has saved money and helped a vulnerable population, the state legislature has decided it isn’t worth the cost. Instead of making investments that save money, help people and reduce crime, the budget slashed another important government program. Over the last three years, the Snyder administration and the Republican-controlled Michigan state legislature have torn into some of the state’s key programs in the name of balancing the budget. Secondary and higher education have seen funding eviscerated, while the governor has called for an increased gas tax to pay for road repairs. The state’s budget in recent years has taken
a sharp turn against lower- and middle-class people, cutting programs that help those in the toughest situations while proposing regressive taxes. Building better schools and taking steps to reduce crime will exponentially improve the state. A balanced budget should certainly be a major priority for a state, especially one with Michigan’s recent economic history. However, a balanced budget can only do so much. The state must invest in its people if it wishes to thrive in the future. There are currently more than 40,000 people incarcerated in Michigan, the vast majority of whom will one day rejoin society. Their chance of finding a home and a place to work, all while avoiding falling back into old habits, can be increased through effective organization and policy. Giving the MPRI a few million dollars will stop future crimes, thus improving public safety and saving the state billions in prison costs. The state must stop its obsession with short term budgets and focus on investing in its people’s future.
MICHAEL PUSKAR | VIEWPOINT
Eliminate in-state tuition
For years, cost has been one of the main problems limiting students from a college education. In particular, students settle for a school other than the best one into which they are accepted due to high price tags. Much of this problem has to do with out-of-state tuition being higher than in-state tuition. This pressures students to remain in-state, even if out-of-state schools offer better education. According to U.S. News and World Report, 28 states do not have a top-50 university and 18 states do not have a top-100 university. For residents of these states, finding a high-quality college education may not be an option, as the differences between in- and out-of-state tuition can be substantial. Take, for example, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. U.S. News and World Report ranks it as the 30th-best university in the U.S. and the fifth-best public university in the United States. Its in-state tuition is $7,694 per year, but its out-of-state tuition is $28,446 — that’s nearly four times as high. These high differences in tuition costs discourage students from attending the best school. Not only is this price discrimination unfair, it hurts these individuals in the long run. This can lead to lower-quality education, and, therefore, lower-paying, less successful careers for these individuals. Lower-quality educations also hurt the economy, as a lesser educated workforce is usually a less productive workforce. Instead, the practice of discriminating against students by charging more for outof-state tuition should be stopped. This will level the playing field, improve fairness and lead to a better education system. Under such a plan, all students in the country will have access to the best schools. This will also produce more competition among schools, driving costs down and quality up. Under the current system, the best public university in each state has an advantage in attracting in-
state students. Thus, there is little incentive for these schools to drive down the cost of attendance or to improve its quality of education further due to a lack of competition from comparable schools. Removing these schools’ cost advantages against out-of-state schools for students will give these schools a greater incentive to lower their costs and to improve. Currently, states are afraid to practice such measures as they worry about their students having costs unfairly slated against them. If just one state charged the same price for instate and out-of-state students but the others did not, then the students of that state will have to compete with students from out of state to go to that state’s public schools, but will still have to pay out of state tuition if they themselves go out of state. This could lead to these students failing to get into their state’s best public school and not having the money to go to other states’ best schools, leading to a decline in the average education that state’s students receive. The way to get around this problem is to have all states stop their price discrimination with a federal law. States may worry that this would lead to students, and therefore money, leaving their states as students go to other states for college. This would largely be counteracted by students from other states coming to that state’s own schools. If states want to attract more students and money into their own states, then they should improve their academics at their universities to attract students from other states. This could also solve other problems, such as the controversy of whether to charge undocumented immigrants in-state or out-of-state tuition. Instead of wasting time having this debate, just getting rid of out of state tuition should solve this problem. It’s long overdue that we pass tuition equality, but late is better than never. Michael Puskar is an LSA sophomore.
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ou’re a freshman in Ann Arbor, and it’s time to live out those Michigan Football Saturday dreams. You’re ready for the first game of 2013. You put on your maize and blue and head out to pregame with your new Markley Residence MAURA Hall friends. LEVINE Everything is going as planned: red Solo cup in hand, dancing on a front lawn, not a care in the world. You make it to the game, revved up along with the rest of the chanting crowd. You get ready to enter the Big House. Suddenly, a cop stops you on the sidewalk and asks you to blow a Breathalyzer test. You freeze. You’re not sure how much you’ve had but it’s probably over the legal limit of .08 percent. Actually, your mind races, that doesn’t even matter. You’re only 18 years old! The .08 rule only works for legal adults. You see your life flash before your eyes and you get ready to hurl. You’ve been caught. Cops love to stop college kids on game day or on a Saturday night and ask to test their BAC. As a minor, the law says you cannot imbibe alcohol. And your parents always told you to listen to the cops. But you have rights. The police invade our privacy as students, as pedestrians and as individuals when they submit us to Breathalyzer testing under these circumstances. So, do you have to take that breath test? Will you get hauled off to jail if you refuse? The answer is no. What so many college minors fail to realize is that in the state of Michigan you are not required to take a breath test as a pedestrian — underage or not. You can refuse as long as the police don’t have a warrant with your name on it. This
case law may not apply, mind you, if you are driving a car or even if you are inside Michigan Stadium with a beer in your hand. However, it undoubtedly violates students’ rights to privacy to be asked to blow a breath test while simply walking on campus. Let’s break it down. The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits “unreasonable searches and seizures” without a search warrant. This was included to protect our privacy after the British soldiers of pre-Revolutionary America would search the settlers at random. In 2003, U.S. District Court Judge David Lawson ruled that allowing police to stop pedestrian students under the age of 21 on campus and ask them to blow into a Breathalyzer violates the Fourth Amendment because, first, a breath test constitutes a “search” and, second, searches without warrants are illegal under the U.S. Constitution. The Michigan Court of Appeals upheld this decision in 2009, saying that it is unconstitutional to search a minor without a warrant. The American Civil Liberties Union considered this case a breakthrough for students’ rights because it protects our ability to walk down the street in privacy. Unfortunately, even though the law is on our side, that doesn’t mean the police won’t still ask you to take a breath test without a warrant. As their role is to protect students, police should be looking to educate students rather than taking advantage of ignorance. Furthermore, if you do take the test and blow over .02 percent — the legal limit for a minor — you can be arrested and/or given a ticket for a
Minor in Possession, a charge that can have serious long term implications on your future. Just by holding an alcoholic beverage in public, you’re still subject to arrest and a Minor in Possession citation — with or without being Breathalyzed as evidence. MIPs make you subject to criminal punishment and stay on your criminal record forever, hampering your chances of getting a job in the future. Since a high number of students participate in underage drinking, this penalty is a harsh one to pin on so many students’ futures. Considering the large incidence of underage drinking, the MIP penalty is also failing to serve its purpose as an incentive to reduce drinking among minors. If the goal is to ensure student safety and discourage illegal drinking, alcohol education —w as well as trust between students and law enforcement — needs to be encouraged more than the targeting of students with excessively harsh punishments. Be cautious if you drink, but understand that if a police officer asks you to take a breath test as a pedestrian in the street, it’s within your rights as an American citizen to refuse. This isn’t an endorsement for going hog-wild and bucking authority on game day or in any other drinking situation. In fact, you should generally listen to the police and follow the law. But always be aware. You have constitutional rights to privacy as an individual living in the United States — underage student or not. So know your rights, Wolverines, and please drink responsibly.
It’s within your rights as an American citizen to refuse a breath test.
—Maura Levine can be reached at mtoval@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 ZAK WITUS | VIEWPOINT
Good luck, brother As I write, I imagine my friend Joshua Sider in full combat gear, running time trials up and down Israeli sand dunes. If this last year had gone differently — had Sider not postponed his admission to the University of Michigan; had he not instead gone to Jerusalem for an experiential education in the ArabIsraeli conflict; had Sider not spoken with Jewish Israelis, Arab Israelis, Arab Zionists, Jewish anti-Zionists, etc.; had he not visited the death camps and concentrations camps in Eastern Europe — perhaps Sider would be moving into Alice Lloyd or East Quad Residence Hall this week. Instead, on Aug. 9, Sider’s airplane kicked its wheels up from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, and he began his three-or-more year bid in the Israeli Defense Force. The University accepted Sider days before Christmas 2011, like they accepted me and most of our other friends from suburban Detroit — Huntington Woods and West Bloomfield, Michigan, to be specific. But Sider decided not to enroll in classes for the Fall 2012 semester, and, in July of this year, Sider officially declined his offer to Michigan. The University, as well as friends, family and foes, were asking: Why? Why do this? Why go to war in far off land, for a country that you aren’t a citizen of, in a bloody, volatile conflict that has little chance of being (peacefully) resolved soon (or ever)? His grandparents asked him if it was because he worried about not having friends in college. “Don’t you like it in Ann Arbor?” they wondered. Unlike a few other Americans I know that have joined the IDF,
Sider doesn’t seem motivated by prejudice against Arabs or hunger for bloody vengeance. Sider said his decision rested on logic, thoughtful deliberation and his principles. As I alluded to earlier, Sider’s ArabIsraeli conflict program introduced him to a diverse range of perspectives. Sider witnessed firsthand the state of things in Israel, and the condition of Jewish people in Israel, Europe and parts of Africa. He learned more about the history of his people and the Jewish state than could be learned in a book. So when Sider returned for the holidays last winter, he returned resolute. He had carefully prepared his reasons, anticipating his parents’ critical response and tears. When I spoke with him, Sider told me his reasons for joining the IDF. In my friendly contrarian way, I challenged his arguments, but in the end, we agreed that his decision made sense for him. Where I come from, Sider is a rebel, an independent thinker and an anomaly. Summer-campattending, backyard-basketballplaying, college-education-funded upper-middle-class-Jewish kids like us don’t fight in wars. My mom wouldn’t even let me play full-contact football growing up. Kids like us are supposed to watch Woody Allen films and joke about being our high school’s freestyle fleeing champions. If the draft returned, we’re supposed to run away to Canada or exempt ourselves with our college-student status. But, alas, Sider independently sought out military service. I believe Sider’s story can be useful and helpful for anyone, but especially college-age people. At a time
when so many of us are lost in one way or another, Sider has already confidently chosen his life’s direction. He seems sure of who he is and what he’s doing. On the other hand, what the fuck am I doing? The direction of my life’s next four years are anybody’s guess. Writer? Surgeon? College-educated hermit? Who the fuck knows? Sider is pretty much set. He’ll be an Israel solider with sturdy principles. Unlike skeptical and contrarian me, who spends more time challenging his principles than acting upon them, Sider will be championing a cause in which he believes. I applaud him for that. Say what you will about the Arab-Israeli conflict; our opinions of it are irrelevant to the beauty and greatness of Sider’s tale. So what’s the moral? Maybe Sider’s story is a reminder of how much one person is willing to do, and can do, for his cause. Maybe it’s to dissuade our fear of risks, threats and obstacles in pursuing our goals. Maybe. I don’t know. But it definitely gives me a sense of urgency about establishing my life objectives, passions, etc. If I am indeed “lost,” in an adolescent, whole-life-ahead-of-me, emotional teenager kind of way, then maybe remembering Sider’s ongoing adventure pushes me toward being “found;” that is, toward finding purpose and direction. This has been a friendly salute to Joshua Sider, born and raised in Huntington Woods, Mich., now training and fighting in Undisclosed Location, Israel. Good luck, brother. Zak Witus is an LSA sophomore.
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Arts
CONCERT PREVIEW
Etienne Charles to bring ‘Creole Soul’ Famed jazz musician returns to Kerrytown By JOHN BOHN Daily Community Culture Editor
Etienne Charles will return to the Kerrytown Concert House this Saturday for the release of his fourth album, Creole Soul. Etienne Charles’s jazz Charles mirrors his own cultural diver- Saturday sity, drawing at 8 p.m. from the musical traditions of Kerrytown his roots. Creole Concert House Soul is in many From $5 ways continuing this style. “Definitely an expansion,” Charles said, “and a lot less caution.” Charles has taught jazz at Michigan State for the past four years. Originally from Trinidad, Charles moved to Tallahassee, Fla., and later New York in pursuit of a career in jazz performance. While a person of diverse culture and an artist of diverse style, Charles does not look to brand himself as unique. “I’m not necessarily promoting (cultural diversity),” Charles said. “I’m a living example of cultural diversity. Anyone who lives in America is an example of cultural diversity. … There are certain people that forget that America is the land of immigrants. So many people say that they are American and immediately forget that their grandfather is Polish and their grandmother is Italian.” “Whether they accept it or not or actually know that it is relevant is a different story,” Charles added. His first album, Culture Shock, served a dual purpose in this
regard. Culture shock generally refers to a state of dishevelment or disorientation when confronting cultural displacement. For Charles, the shock was both his own upon entering the music industry, and an attempt, through his music, to create a sense of culture shock with the reminder of our own forgotten roots in cultural diversity. To convey this message, jazz was the natural medium of choice. “In respect to the genre … (jazz is) supposed to include many different styles of music because that’s what jazz is at the core,” Charles said. “At the core of this music, there are many different cultures that contributed to it. So I’m really just continuing that tradition of bringing new styles to the table.” Having performed jazz since his late teens, Charles has taken his music around the world. However, for him, it’s always the audience that is most important. “I think it depends on the audiences,” Charles said. “I like audiences to be themselves and to contribute themselves to the musical experience. … There are those special places all around the world.” The jazz club scene has ebbed and flowed over the past century, and in Ann Arbor, the jazz clubs, with the closing of the Firefly, have all but vanished. “I moved to Michigan after (the Firefly) closed, so I missed that bus completely,” Charles said. “And they still talk about it. The same way they talk about the Village Gate in New York. Or Bradley’s or Augie’s. All of these different, famous clubs that used to be major hangouts for the young musicians to meet the older legends.” “Clubs will fold all the time,” Charles added. “But we’re not losing what we have, the bond between the band and the audi-
ence. And we can take that anywhere.” In response to this shortage of venues, Charles has encouraged his students at Michigan State to create their own spaces. While the students of the Michigan State Jazz Studies Program have university spaces like concert halls to perform, the greater East Lansing community, for a while, lacked its own jazz venues. “When I started teaching, students came to me saying, ‘We don’t have any places to play,’ ” Charles said. “And I said, ‘Well, go find some.’ We put on our suits and went to the nicest restaurant in town and said we want to play some jazz for you. We’ll play for X amount of dollars and dinner. And they were like, ‘OK, fine.’ And we’d do it for a little while, and some of them caught on and some of them didn’t. There was one place we played every Saturday night for four years. It became the jazz club in town.” Despite this shortage, Charles is optimistic about the Michigan jazz scene, a scene that, with Baker’s Keyboard Lounge in Detroit, boasts of the world’s oldest operating jazz club. “There’s definitely a great culture of jazz in Michigan, and it’s heavily rooted in tradition, but there’s a lot of innovation,” Charles said. Much of the continuation of this legacy will likely come from the schools. “There is a high level of musicianship among young musicians in the state of Michigan,” Charles said. “The level is extremely high at (Michigan State),” Charles said. “I’m not just saying that because I teach there. It’s just based on the community aspect of it. It’s like a family. Every year it sees students grow, and when they leave, we miss them.”
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Whovians rejoice!
‘Doctor Who’ turns 50 By GABY VASQUEZ Daily Arts Writer
“Doctor Who” fans have been excitedly waiting for any news on the upcoming 50th anniversary celebration, airing in November. Recently, BBC released a schedule that will accompany the first episode of the new season. Matt Smith, the 11th and last Doctor, will star in the season premiere alongside the 10th Doctor, played by David Tennant. As a Tennant fan myself, I am beyond excited for his return to the show, as well as for the return of companion Rose, played by Billie Piper. Fans have more to look forward to in this anniversary special, as Mark First seen on Gatiss will be debut-
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ing a new spin-off drama with David Bradley (Filch in the “Harry Potter” films) as William Hartnell, who played the first Doctor in 1963. For classic “Who” fans, this is both exciting and worrisome. Many anticipate a revitalization of Hartnell and classic “Who,” while others believe classic “Who” should be left as is.
A convergence of Doctors, old and new. Some see the fact that this new drama could create excitement about classic “Who” among the new “Who” fans as a great way to evoke apprecia-
tion for the show's beginnings, while others worry it will just create a new fanbase focused solely on this new show, leaving original “Who” to be somewhat forgotten. Regardless of the outcome, bringing back the first Doctor is a bold move and will lead to much discussion and debate among fans. The fact that a science-fiction drama from the 1960s has reached such a huge milestone really speaks to how far “Doctor Who” has come. As Steven Moffat said, “50 years has turned ‘Doctor Who’ from a television show into a cultural landmark. Personally, I can't wait to see what it becomes after a hundred.” Me neither. — The original version of this article was published on The Filter, the Daily Arts blog, on Sept. 11.
Friday, September 13, 2013 — 5A
FILM NOTEBOOK
ROADSIDE
Overall, it’s a fantastic film.
Delving into Lake Bell’s ambitious ‘World’ By KAYLA UPADHYAYA Managing Arts Editor
Lake Bell is trying to tell us something. I was first introduced to the pervasive actor during her season-one arc on “Boston Legal,” but I first fell in love with her as Cat Black, the occasional nudist, occasional dead doctor on Rob Corddry’s wickedly hilarious medical satire, “Childrens Hospital.” Bell’s certainly recognizable, having appeared in various romcoms in recent years, and she’s beloved in the comedy community. But if her feature film “In a World … ” is any indication, she’s also an emerging director we should all be tuning into. In her directorial debut — which she also wrote and stars in — Bell introduces us to the faces behind trailer and commercial voiceovers. This premise tricks us into believing the film is confined to a niche world. The voiceover realm is relatively unexplored by cinema, and Bell gets points for singularity. But the film expertly navigates a balance between specificity and breadth, making it both the most charming and piercing movie I saw all summer. Let’s start with the details. Bell populates “World” with infectiously quirky characters, first and foremost with her own character, Carol, who hopes to be the next big thing in voice acting. Her father Sam (Fred Melamed), a voiceover superpower himself, insists voiceover work has no room for women, and her competition, the eccentric and crude Gustav (Ken Marino, who has become a maestro at playing douchebags), agrees. Demetri Martin plays bumbling sound guy Louis, whose crush on Carol never dips too far into incessant nice-guy territory. He’s joined in the sound booth by deadpan Heners (King of Deadpan himself, Nick Offerman), the super-eager, sloppy-drunk Nancy (UCB vet Stephanie Allynne) and Cher (a rare onscreen appearance by comedian Tig Notaro). Now, zoom out. The arena in which these characters operate might initially seem confining, but Bell maneuvers them in ways that probe and comment on a much larger world. The gender politics at play in vocal performance are
found in every corner of the entertainment industry. In her world, Carol is one of the few female voices scoring theatrical trailers. In our world, Lake Bell may have had her film debut at the first Sundance Film Festival to feature as many movies made by women as by men, but big-picture trends show we’re a long way away from equity in filmmaking. The movie scrutinizes the way we talk in literal terms. Bell wages her war against the vocal fry and uptalk, with Carol offering voice makeover classes to ladies with a penchant for ending all sentences with a question mark. It’s a personal war Bell is hell-bent on tackling: Read any post-“World” interview with her — she’ll inevitably mention her disdain for recent vocal trends. And if you ever have the fortune to meet her, be sure to police your “like” usage.
In a world ravaged by gender-based discrimination ... But the movie is also about the way we talk to each other and the insidious sexism that slips into conversations about the working world. Gustav and Sam constantly remind Carol she isn’t good enough, never mentioning anything about her skills or experience, only citing her gender as a reason she’ll never make it big time. They aren’t critiquing the system; they’re perpetuating it. And sometimes it’s more severe than words. Gustav literally uses sex to assert his power over Carol after learning she’s his competition for the ultimate trailer gig. Sam, not knowing that the “chick” Gustav is demeaning is his daughter, is complicit, encouraging his protégé to mess with Carol’s mind. Sam eventually croons out an apology to his daughters, but I find it very telling that it was never his idea to do so. He only relents after insistence from his girlfriend Jamie (Alexandra
Holden), a woman herself who is likely also impacted by Sam’s roaring sexism. The overwhelming feeling of accomplishment that pours over Carol — and us as viewers — when she’s picked for the big gig is followed by a deafening blow. A casual encounter in the bathroom with the studio exec responsible for the choice reveals the truth: Carol wasn’t picked because she was truly the best. She was picked because she was a woman, and audiences would be into that because it’s different and trendy. To a certain extent, it shouldn’t matter why she got the job. But the fact that Carol is chosen because of tokenism and not necessarily fairness further proves just how far away the long-term, systemic change Carol craves is. It’s a distant fantasy. She dreams of a “broad new world” where women’s voices are valued just as much as male voices are, where women voice actors get work because audiences and executives truly want to hear their voices, not because they’re a novelty. I similarly dream of a world where we don’t necessarily regard women like Bell as “female filmmakers,” but as “filmmakers” full stop. An inhale of taut excitement emanates from Carol as she steps into the booth to utter those titular words for her recording. I felt that same feeling as I left the theater after “In a World … ”. It’s the feeling I wanted to feel when walking out of 2011’s “Bridesmaids,” which people had insisted was a game-changer for women in comedy but ultimately fell short of my wildly high expectations. “World” is a woman-written, woman-directed, woman-centric film that premiered amid a summer of typical dude-centric fanfare. Bell shot the film in 20 days for under a million dollars, and yet it’s one of the most ambitious movies I saw all summer. It’s a pleasant comedy as well as a biting scrutiny of misogyny, and that’s a tough balance to strike. Bell does it with as much cool-breeze ease as Carol spits out dialects. She’s certainly found her voice as a writer-director. And I’m all ears.
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RCA
The snozzberries taste like snozzberries.
Mike WiLL makes bouncy, boring ‘23’ Is she just being Miley?
RCA
“I’m an adult.”
Cyrus, Juicy J and Khalifa unite to disappoint By GIBSON JOHNS Online Arts Editor
Earlier this week, Mike WiLL Made It — the in-demand producer behind hits like Kanye West’s “Mercy” and Miley Cyrus’s “We Can’t Stop” — premiered “23,” the lead single off of his debut album. The club-ready hip-hop track sees the producer team back up with Cyrus, and also features Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J. A tribute to Michael Jordan, his iconic jersey number and signature Nikes, “23” kicks off with quite the hook from Cyrus, who sings, “I’m in the club First seen on high off purp with
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some shades on / Tatted up, miniskirt with my J’s on.” Some would call it singing, some would call it her version of rapping, but either way it remains in line with the image she has been projecting as of late: naughty, shameless and, well, baffling. Cyrus goes on to sing (actually singing this time and much more pleasantly to the ear), “Put on my J’s and dance the whole night away / I’m naughty by nature like I’m hip-hop hooray.” She’s more than proven her point and, although it’s a catchy one, it feels slightly out of place on “23.” Khalifa’s verse proves just as unimaginative, though: “Pro athlete I’m not no wannabe / Waitress asked how many bottles? I said 23.” I realize it’s supposed to be a poppin’ bottles-worthy tribute to the legend that is Michael Jordan, but could Khalifa really not think of something more creative than this? These lyrics don’t
do Number 23 justice. Juicy J keeps the momentum going with lines like “I’m so fly, I’m gettin’ head like a blow dryer” in the third verse which is followed by more of the Miley madness. The track feels like a disappointment because, really, shouldn’t such a huge collaboration yield something stronger than this? Mike WiLL Made It has been killin’ the game recently and Wiz, Juicy J and Miley are all hot right now in their own rights. Don’t get me wrong — “23” is clever at times and could undoubtedly get a party going with its bouncy beat. But is it memorable? Not in the slightest. It looks like that other little song they did, “We Can’t Stop,” will still have to do — for now. — The original version of this article was published on The Filter, the Daily Arts blog, on Sept. 12.
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Everyone gets it: Miley Cyrus is an Adult. She’s an Adult and sexy and an Adult. She single-handedly inspired a revolution of rebellious, burgeoning girls and guys to get up and shake their asses at anyone, anywhere. Remember, only God can judge ya. I was never a “Hannah Montana” super-fan. It was a cute TV show with a cute girl — she sang songs, she wore the wig, she had a classic Miley eye-roll, and everyone was like “this girl is so cute, my daughter should look up to this wholesome Disney-fabricated character.” And then, after a fourseason whirlwind, “Hannah Montana” was done. What was left was an 18-year-old trying to get away from a mostly hollow image, someone trying to transition from childhood to young adulthood. Three years later, she’s still
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Only God can judge Miley. I like “We Can’t Stop” the same way I like some songs on the radio without having them permeate my own music library. It’s enough for me to hear it once a day, but I can appreciate it for what it is. The song’s fun and, for the first time in a while, I feel like Cyrus has a style. I can hear the work she put into her vocals and tonality and, yeah, the lyrics are more interesting than her last album’s. Her music feels right — it doesn’t come off as forced and it doesn’t try too hard. “Wrecking Ball” is the first song I’ve sincerely enjoyed of Cyrus’s. It’s delicate and honest in a way that many of her songs aren’t. It’s still a pop song, it’s not poetry, but it’s different from the Cyrus we’re used to — this is what I wanted from her. I wanted to see a different side to her music. I thought, there’s no way she can make this music video about twerking. This probably isn’t the last time I will be wrong about a video. It’s a trap because, at first, Miley’s crying. It’s a close-up of her face, red lipstick bright, and she’s crying. Then, the chorus drops, and she becomes a sexy, sledgehammer-licking, wrecking ball-riding, lying-in-herunderwear-on-the-wreckage Miley. What? What’s the point of this video? Seriously, what is it? Because the way I see it, this is a way for Miley to keep on her “female sexuality is amazing, and I am sexual” kick, trying to prove to everyone that she has nothing to prove.
Being a woman, especially a 20-year-old is difficult. I get it. I understand feeling young and exciting; I know why Cyrus parties and why she likes to get naked and grind on Robin Thicke. It’s rebellious, and she feels like she’s showing that being a puppet of The Machine isn’t cool. You want to have a penis cake for your birthday? Do it! Fuck those that tell you otherwise. In reality, being a sexually comfortable woman has very little to do with showing everyone your naked ass on a demolition ball. If Cyrus was actually trying to show everyone how comfortable she is in her body, she wouldn’t be screaming about how comfortable she is in her body. Frankly, no one really cares. The point of being relaxed in your own skin is that it’s your own; it’s a quiet confidence that allows you to be happy with who you are — it’s not about projecting that sexuality on others, making someone uncomfortable. “But she just likes being naked and sexy! She’s just being herself,” someone says in Cyrus’s defense right now. Yeah, exactly, so let’s call it what it is: That’s not about inner confidence and sexual sureness. Whether it’s of her own volition or with prodding from her PR agents and record company, that’s just a woman wanting someone to tell her she looks great in her Calvin Klein bikini. I watched the video again. I watched it a few more times, actually, fighting my embarrassment for her and trying to find some kind of saving grace. Because the thing is, her music is stronger than it ever has been. I want to like her, and I want to champion for her, but I can’t help but see her as a whiny child. I’m tired of watching her twerk and I’m sick of hearing her talk about how free she feels — what’s the point if no one takes you seriously? And that is the real problem: Her music, which deserves all the attention it’s getting, can’t be taken seriously if it’s accompanied by a video of her making out with a hammer. It isn’t poignant, it isn’t smart — it’s showy and attention-grabbing in all the wrong ways, like a child yelling for candy in a grocery store. In the end, I’m torn. I’m really feeling the music, but I’m really weary of Cyrus. I’m really bored of the persona she’s adopted. I see her as a one-trick pony, someone to call up for a good time if I want to do some Molly and make a skull out of fries. Would I ever call her if I’m upset? If I have a nice dinner party to go to? If I need a ride to work? Probably not. She’s the party friend, the one you never take too seriously because they’re probably high as fuck. She’s just being Miley, though, right? The thing is, she’s not an adult; she’s annoying, and I’m pretty sure there are other singers out there with more to offer.
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What to watch for: Akron By ZACH HELFAND Daily Sports Editor
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Will the pass rush finally show up?
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Junior defensive end Frank Clark set a personal goal for double-digit sacks before the season. So far, he has zero.
himself said he set a goal of double-digit sacks for the season. So far: zero sacks, two tackles and two hurries. He has erred little, but he hasn’t been the spark most expected. If he can’t beat a porous Akron line, who can he beat? Is the secondary for real? It was against Notre Dame, but the statistics were hurt by a soft defensive scheme: the Irish had 314 yards passing. Still, the secondary did nearly everything right within the game plan. It limited yards after the catch. It prevented the big play. It tackled very well — think Raymon Taylor on a key thirddown screen. The secondary appears to have no holes. It’s hard not to picture how effective this group will be with another year of experience and an infusion of talent from recruit Jabrill Peppers. But for now, the unit has still been very good. Akron runs an up-tempo spread attack. Michigan
shouldn’t have to play as soft as it did against Notre Dame. We should get a glimpse of how good the secondary can be. Will the interior line show improvement? Michigan’s three interior linemen struggled against Notre Dame’s talented front seven. Successful runs up the middle were rare. Fifth-year senior running back Fitzgerald Toussaint, by most accounts, ran well. Still, he had just 71 yards on 22 attempts. At times, redshirt freshman guard Kyle Kalis looked like a turnstile. Redshirt sophomore center Jack Miller was a bright spot, but he acknowledged Tuesday that the line still is searching for chemistry. Expect a steady dose of runs for Michigan on Saturday. James Madison — yes, FCS James Madison — rushed for 188 yards against Akron last week. The Wolverines should have no trouble. If they do, there is cause for concern.
What will Gardner and Gallon do for an encore? It speaks volumes about redshirt junior Devin Gardner’s performance that he made one of the worst mistakes you’ll ever see on a football field, and Sports Illustrated still moved him up to No. 16 on its mock NFL Draft board. That’s because Gardner had one of the better performances by a Michigan quarterback in recent memory. He threw for 294 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for another 82 yards and a score. He looked like an NFLcaliber quarterback. And fifth-year senior wide receiver Jeremy Gallon might have had an even better night. He had eight catches for 184 yards and three touchdowns — one of Michigan’s best receiving performances. Gallon is nursing a hamstring injury he sustained on Saturday. And even healthy, it would be difficult to surpass the night he and Gardner had against Notre Dame. Can they top it against the Zips’ less-than-stellar defense?
Michigan overcomes slow start By JAKE LOURIM Daily Sports Writer
Michigan started slowly again Thursday, going into halftime tied at zero with Detroit. But the Wolverines keep winning, making the finish all that 0 DETROIT 2 matters. MICHIGAN Senior defender Shelina Zadorsky scored her first goal of the season to lead No. 11 Michigan to a 2-0 home win. The Wolverines are now 6-0 on the season, the best start in program history. They also capped a perfect season-opening homestand heading into their first road game Sunday at Butler. Before Zadorsky’s go-ahead goal, Michigan struggled to generate scoring opportunities early, as coach Greg Ryan noted earlier this season. It took until the 34th minute for freshman forward Nicky Waldeck to record the Wolverines’ first shot on goal. Michigan lacked precision in the first half but kept the game
‘M’ looking for rebound at home By ZACH SHAW
While you munch on glazed donuts at Saturday’s game, or fast for Yom Kippur while trying to ignore those munching on glazed donuts at Saturday’s game, here’s what to focus on:
The depth of this year’s defensive linemen has allowed defensive coordinator Greg Mattison to use an unusually large rotation this season. That makes Michigan’s lack of a pass rush a bit more unsettling. Mattison wants his front four to win one-on-ones, so that he can pressure quarterbacks without sending extra men. They haven’t so far. The Wolverines have five sacks in the first two games. That’s a perfectly respectable number. The defensive line itself, though, has just one sack. Against Notre Dame, Michigan only recorded one sack. Earlier this week, Michigan coach Brady Hoke explained that Notre Dame goes to great lengths to protect quarterback Tommy Rees, so the Wolverines were content to sit back in coverage. That’s a sound strategy, and it accounts for the lack of pressure on Rees in the game. But it also shows that the defensive line was largely ineffective without extra help. Most concerning of all is junior defensive end Frank Clark. Clark has had a solid, if unremarkable, first two games. He faced one of the better tackles he will see against Notre Dame. Michigan expects more than solid out of Clark, though. In the spring and into the fall, coaches and players raved about their dynamic rush end. Clark
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scoreless with its defense. “You’d see passes into (senior forward) Nkem (Ezurike) in the box, but they were just a foot away from her and she couldn’t get a foot on them,” Ryan said. “Normally, we’re making those passes to her feet, and she’s able to turn and get shots off. I felt like we were just a little bit off in terms of our accuracy.” The Wolverines won the possession battle and kept the ball in the attacking half, but although Michigan moved the ball up and down the flanks, it couldn’t get opportunities in the box due to tight defense from Detroit (2-41). “First half, we just didn’t seem to have that determination to really take it to the goal and put it away,” Ryan said. “We got in the box several times, but it just wasn’t the real commitment to put the ball in the net. Second half, I really felt like there was commitment throughout the half.” In the 56th minute, Zadorsky moved over to the right half of the field from left back and ham-
mered a shot inside the left post. “It just bounced back to the right side,” Zadorsky said, “and I took a touch inside and hit it with my left.” Ezurike added an insurance tally in the 89th minute by turning past a defender and hitting a shot off the cross bar and down. “I think Nkem was really frustrated — things were just a little off,” Ryan said. “Boy, did she catch that last one. She almost ripped the net off.” A lights-out defensive effort limited the Titans to only two shots — Michigan’s new season low — with none on goal and none in the first half. Senior Kayla Mannino started on defense for the second straight game, but Michigan’s biggest lineup change came at halftime, when Ryan moved Mannino to left midfield and put sophomore Sydney Raguse at center back. Mannino fired a point-blank redirect at Detroit goalie Martha Dunbar in the 49th minute, and the Wolverines’ goal came minutes later. Trying to reach the right com-
bination, Ryan made seven substitutions in the first half. Still, senior defender Holly Hein, junior defender Chloe Sosenko, senior midfielder Meghan Toohey and Zadorsky each played 90 minutes as Michigan continued to move toward a permanent starting lineup. The Wolverines finished with a season-high 27 shots, only eight of which were on goal. Ryan said he continues to emphasize more precise finishing. “It’s just focus,” Ezurike said. “They weren’t off by much, so it’s just that little extra focus to get it on target.” Now, Michigan travels on the road for the first time for a matchup with Butler (4-1-2). After that, the Wolverines open their much-anticipated Big Ten schedule, when Zadorsky said the team will have to come out with more intensity. “We can’t afford to lose a game like this tonight,” Zadorsky said. “We’ve got to focus for those 90 minutes, that specific game. We’re really looking forward to starting the Big Ten.”
Beginning the season with a top-10 ranking, loads of returning talent and Final Four Louisville at aspirations, the Michigan Michigan field hockey Matchup: team found Louisville 3-1; itself in a con- Michigan 1-3 fusing spot When: Satthis week. urday 1 pm What many Where: consider to be Ocker Field the best Wolverine team in TV/Radio: mgoblue.com years has mustered a meager 1-3 record, the team’s worst start since 2010. “As a team, we haven’t quite gotten to be all in step yet,” said Michigan coach Marcia Pankratz. “We’re still trying to organize positions and solidify who’s playing where at this point.” The season began with a Labor Day weekend trip to Orono, Maine. After falling to No. 14 Massachusetts 3-2 in the opener, the Wolverines were able to leave with a 4-2 win over the host school, Maine. Any momentum gained from the win proved to be short-lived, as Michigan went 0-2 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge in Iowa City the next weekend. A 7-2 loss to top-ranked North Carolina was quickly followed by a tough 2-1 defeat at the hands of No. 18 Wake Forest, which the Wolverines outshot 13-9. “They were tough games,” Pankratz said. “I think we outplayed Wake Forest and have some work to do in finishing our plays. We do a nice job of getting into position, now we have to execute. Despite the losses, I think we learned a lot about ourselves, and that will help us moving forward.” Memories of the sour week-
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Senior forward Rachael Mack leads the Wolverines with four goals this season.
Tuesday,
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Senior defender Shelina Zadorsky scored the go-ahead goal in the 56th minute against Detroit. It was her first goal of the season.
end will have to be short, as the team plays host to another top20 team in No. 16 Louisville (3-1) on Saturday. After taking on the Cardinals, Michigan will square off against California-Davis (1-2) the next day. Despite the poor start, Pankratz remains confident in her team. “The response by the team (to the losses) has been great,” Pankratz said. “We’re all very focused on the process and trying to clean up some of our mistakes. They worked very hard this week and are really optimistic about this weekend and moving forward.” Losing three of four to start the season is never ideal, but Pankratz believes the strength of schedule will have long-term benefits. With only six other Big Ten teams to compete against, the team relies heavily on nonconference games in preparation for November’s NCAA Tournament. “We had a tough schedule to start the season,” Pankratz said. “But that’s really by design to help us see where we need to be to compete later in the season for championships. We got to see a lot of things we need to work on so hopefully this will help us later on in the season.” Saturday, much of the student body will be at Michigan Stadium as the football team takes on Akron in a non-conference game. But a quarter-mile down Stadium Boulevard, a different set of Wolverines with equally lofty expectations will look not to sharpen their skills, but to bounce back. “It’s important to gain some confidence,” Pankratz said. “It’s not easy to go 1-3 to start the season even though we know our focus is on bigger goals. So hopefully this weekend we can get our confidence back and get a win or two. It always feels good to get a win.”
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Undefeated ‘M’ faces first road test By LEV FACHER Daily Sports Writer
In the first weekend of the season, the Michigan women’s volleyball team took on three unranked teams on the road. In their second weekend, the Wolverines Michigan at faced a top-15, Texas A&M Pac-12 program at home. Matchup: Now, they’ll Michigan take the show 5-0; Texas A&M 6-1 on the road to face quality When: Friopposition in day 7 p.m. a hostile envi- Where: Colronment for lege Station the first time — according to Michigan coach Mark Rosen, the schedule couldn’t be set up any better. Friday, the Wolverines travel to College Station, Texas for the Texas A&M Invitational, where Michigan will face the host Aggies, Siena and No. 16 Florida State in a span of just 24 hours. “(The schedule) really sets up well,” Rosen said. “Now we have to deal with a football game atmosphere at Texas A&M, just like we had last week.” Before last Saturday afternoon’s game against the Ducks, the Wolverines unveiled their 2012 national semifinalist banner in front of a raucous crowd of 1,345. The atmosphere and large crowd were largely aided by the excitement and influx of Michigan fans in Ann Arbor for the football team’s Saturday night game against Notre Dame, an advantage that Rosen readily admitted. “What a great atmosphere,” Rosen said. “The crowd, just the spirit of Michigan going so strong … It makes you feel great about playing in a place like Michigan when you have that opportunity to play in an environment like that.” The Wolverines will get a taste of their own medicine on Friday, when they face off against Texas A&M. College Station is expecting an influx of fans from around the state and country throughout the weekend for the Aggies’ high-profile gridiron clash with No. 1 Alabama, meaning the crowd at Reed Arena should be particularly large and boisterous. “We got a taste of that (environment) at Xavier,” Cole said. “It’s definitely a big factor.” The seventh-ranked Wolverines (5-0) were dominant in their
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Senior captain Lexi Erwin is ninth in the Big Ten with 3.69 kills per set.
first three games of the year at the Xavier Invitational in Cincinnati, beating Clemson, Xavier and Northern Kentucky all in straight sets. They then returned to Ann Arbor for their home-opening weekend, which featured a tougher pair of matchups with two Pac-12 schools: Oregon State and then-No. 12 Oregon. The Beavers gave Michigan trouble on Friday night, earning a win in the fourth set before succumbing to defensive pressure from freshman middle blocker Abby Cole, who tallied 16 kills and nine blocks on the night. The Wolverines swept Oregon on Saturday afternoon, but the three-set victory belied the fact that the match was likely their closest of the year — Michigan didn’t win a set by more than four points. Michigan will have to contend with more than just a hostile environment against the Aggies and Seminoles. Texas A&M is 6-1 so far, with its loss coming to No. 15 Iowa State. Meanwhile, Florida State is likely the ACC’s best team, and the Seminoles will be looking to avoid a second straight loss to a Big Ten school — they fell to No. 13 Ohio State last Friday. The Wolverines struggled away from the friendly confines of Cliff Keen Arena last season, posting a record of 6-7 in road games and going 2-3 in away matchups against ranked teams.
Cole looks to play a big role in ensuring Michigan’s road record doesn’t suffer the same fate in 2013. She’ll face off against another young, highly touted middle blocker in Texas A&M’s Shelby Sullivan, who posted a career-high six blocks to go along with nine kills in the Aggies’ sweep of Siena on Thursday. The Wolverines will have to watch out for Florida State’s dynamic duo of Nicole and Elise Walch. The sisters from Stuart, Fla., have paced the Seminoles offensively and have already posted 71 and 52 kills, respectively, on the young season. What’s even more impressive is that Nicole leads the team in kills despite her relatively low hitting percentage of .214, meaning that if her accuracy improves against Michigan, she’ll be a force to be reckoned with. Freshman middle blocker Gabbie Bulic, who’s flown under the radar largely due to Cole’s impressive start, can also expect to see more game action at some point in the near future. “Gabbie’s good,” Rosen said. “She hasn’t gotten as much action just because of our depth, but everybody’s going to need to contribute.” The weekend is key for the Wolverines in the defense of their Final Four run last season — Michigan can expect to climb into the top five with three wins, or fall out of the top 10 with a loss.
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Gaughan looking to make big comeback By JASON RUBINSTEIN Daily Sports Writer
Brendan Gaughan entered Michigan as one of the men’s lacrosse team’s highest-rated recruits. But before the season, Gaughan learned he wouldn’t see the field for at least a year. While trying to make time in the preseason conditioning test, he planted his leg funny and immediately knew something was wrong. After consulting the Michigan medical staff, Gaughan learned he tore his meniscus and would be forced to take a medical redshirt. Gaughan, a redshirt freshman from Carlsbad, Calif., went from being ESPN Rise’s No. 7 attackman to watching the 2013 season from the bench — a reality check for a highly regarded player. His high-school records of 223 points and 137 goals earned him an invitation to the Under Armour All-American game and then to Michigan. But none of that mattered. Nothing was guaranteed anymore. “High school is high school, and that rank happened,” Gaughan said. “I’m fortunate for the publicity I was given, but this is a new level. This is Michigan, and it no longer matters how
good you were in high school. It’s how good you are in (Division I).” Spending time on the sidelines for a whole year could be enough to ruin a player’s morale. However, Gaughan saw the positives. He witnessed firsthand the upand-down season the lacrosse team endured. Even though he couldn’t play, Gaughan knew his sideline energy would translate to his teammates on the field — and that’s just what he did. And now, finally healthy, Gaughan looks forward to showing everyone the type of player he knows he can be. Only one roadblock, the depth chart, lies in his way. He is not currently listed as a starter. But Gaughan knows his playing time will come. “All summer, I was training, lifting and getting stronger,” Gaughan said. “I worked on my lacrosse IQ — no matter how smart you are, you can be smarter. I am always looking to add to my arsenal and will always try to improve my shooting. “But I will back coach John Paul 100 percent on who plays. No matter where I am, I will give 100 percent. I could not be happier here.” Could Gaughan’s return combined with another star-studded
recruiting class finally bring the Wolverines more than one win? Only time will tell. “We expect to win the ECAC, beat Ohio State and come out on top of every game,” Gaughan said. “Winning is our No. 1 priority. Last year, we only won one game, and I can speak for the team — we were pretty pissed off about that. It’s growing pains and frustrating, but the wins will come.” However, talent alone isn’t enough to guide this team to success. Gaughan claims that Paul has created a culture and standard in which every player is accountable for one another. Gaughan believes it’s that very dynamic that will create wins. Team aside, Gaughan still has a personal battle to overcome. The redshirt freshman is fighting to erase his injury from his mind because it will be harder to reach his potential if the creeping thought of getting re-injured remains. Yet Gaughan claims he’s ready. “I’m going to put the injury behind me,” he said. “Our training staff is second to none and has one of the greatest health facilities out there. I’m doing everything I can to stay healthy. “I’m really looking forward to finally contributing.”
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WHEN TAYLOR was tiny(er)
2013 Schedule
Come high noon on Yom Kippur, the light will be brilliant, the the donuts glazed, the football leather. With worn laces. O, how the mighty beast of Michigan football doth plow through the unworthy opponent.
Central Michigan (Aug. 31): Michigan beat the Chippewas by their largest opening-day margin since 1905.
Indiana (Oct. 19): Long Island Bowl 2013. Winner drinks from the keg of glory and gets all the bagels and muffins in the land.
Notre Dame (Sept. 7): Eminem is still in the ESPN booth, wondering where he is and where all the people went.
Michigan State (Nov. 2): Michigan State’s defense is really good. Michigan State’s offense is really not.
Believe it or not, Taylor Lewan actually used to be little. Find out how he went from high school transfer to star.
Akron (Sept. 14): Unfortunately, Akron is chickening out of this great rivalry after this year’s game.
Nebraska (Nov. 9): The problem with Nebraska fans is they’re much too nice to hate. Unless, of course, the ‘Huskers win again this year.
Who has the edge in this one? Just kidding, it’s Michigan. Still, see how the Zips stack up in this week’s breakdown.
Connecticut (Sept. 21): No really, this game’s going to be played in Connecticut. Seriously. Not lying.
Northwestern (Nov. 16): Nice kitty.
One day, when you’re old and all that’s left are the memories, you’ll be telling generations to come about the game they called “The Glazed Donut Game.” Here’s the preview.
Minnesota (Oct. 5): Jerry Kill kind of looks like a walrus. Happy homecoming!
Iowa (Nov. 23): Vodka Sam!
Penn State (Oct. 12): Happy Valley at night usually isn’t so happy for opponents. Kickoff is at 5 p.m.
Ohio State (Nov. 30): The Game is past its peak -- the rapper, that is.
An easy fast to all.
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Lloyd Brady, Michigan legend
Liz Vukelich
No. 1 Alabama (-8) at No. 6 Texas A&M
Alabama
Texas A&M
Alabama
Alabama
Alabama
No. 2 Oregon (-28) vs. Tennessee
Oregon
Oregon
Tennessee
Oregon
Oregon
No. 4 Ohio State (-16) at California
Ohio State
Ohio State
Ohio State
Ohio State
Ohio State
No. 5 Stanford (-29) at Army
Army
Stanford
Stanford
Stanford
Stanford
No. 7 Louisville (-14.5) at Kentucky
Louisville
Louisville
Louisville
Louisville
Louisville
No. 8 LSU (-37) vs. Kent St.
LSU
LSU
LSU
Kent State
LSU
No. 10 Florida State (-34) vs. Nevada
Nevada
Nevada
Florida State
Flordia State
Florida State
No. 11 Michigan (-37) vs. Akron
Michigan
Michigan
Michigan
Michigan
Michigan
No. 12 Oklahoma State (-47) vs. Lamar
Lamar
Lamar
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State
Lamar
No. 13 South Carolina (-14) vs. Vanderbilt
South Carolina
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
South Carolina
South Carolina
No. 14 Oklahoma (-24.5) vs. Tulsa
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Oklahoma
No. 16 UCLA (+4.5) at No. 23 Nebraska
UCLA
UCLA
Nebraska
Nebraska
UCLA
No. 17 Northwestern (-30.5) vs. Western Michigan
Northwestern
Northwestern
Western Michigan
Western Michigan
Western Michigan
No. 19 Washington (-10) at Illinois
Washington
Illinois
Illinois
Washington
Washington
No. 20 Wisconsin (+6) at Arizona State
Wisconsin
Arizona State
Wisconsin
Arizona State
Arizona State
No. 21 Notre Dame (-21) at Purdue
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
No. 24 TCU (-3) at Texas Tech
TCU
TCU
TCU
Texas Tech
Texas Tech
No. 25 Mississippi (+2.5) at Texas
Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi
Texas
Mississippi
Indiana (-3) vs. Bowling Green
Indiana
Indiana
Indiana
Bowling Green
Indiana
Minnesota (-24) vs. Western Illinois
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minesota
Minnesota
Michigan State (-25.5) vs. Youngstown St.
Youngstown St.
Youngstown St.
Michigan State
Youngstown St.
Youngstown St.
Iowa (-2.5) at Iowa State
Iowa State
Iowa State
Iowa
Iowa State
Iowa St.
Penn State (-6.5) vs. Central Florida
Penn State
Penn State
Central Florida
Penn State
Penn State
Overall
36-19
34-21
37-18
34-21
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FootballSaturday — September 13, 2013
Lewan: nasty since the beginning By LIZ VUKELICH Daily Sports Editor
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — When Charlie Ragle first saw the block, he wasn’t quite sure what he had in store. The big offensive lineman was on his team now. The best way Scottsdale Chaparral High School’s former head football coach knows how to describe the scene is by comparing it to the 2009 film, “The Blind Side.” In it, offensive lineman Michael Oher gets so aggressive during a highschool football game, that he blocks his opponent all the way down and off the field before pushing him backward over a fence after the play is over. The only difference was that Ragle was living this scene in person, watching then-17-year-old Taylor Lewan block a defensive end about 50 yards down the field. “It looked like the kid was wearing roller skates,” Ragle said. The whistle blew, the play was over and the referee was adamant about putting a stop to any more aggressiveness from Lewan. He threw a flag for excessive blocking on Lewan’s part, but as Ragle recalls, it was for “basically being a bully.” Ragle told the referee that was the dumbest call he had ever heard in his coaching career. But that was nothing compared to Lewan’s outrage; he just wouldn’t let it go, as Ragle recalls. “How much are they paying you?” Lewan yelled to the referee as he nodded toward the opponent’s bench. The referee threw down his flag again in frustration, and Ragle did his best to try and curb his emotional tackle. “Get your ass back down the field,” Ragle yelled back at Lewan, in a last-ditch effort to avoid any more penalties. It wasn’t funny at the time, but enough time has passed that Ragle can now
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Fifth-year senior offensive tackle Taylor Lewan played on the defensive side of the ball for three years in high school before switching to offense. Needless to say, it’s worked out.
tell the story with a laugh. “That’s what makes (Lewan) great,” he said. “He’s emotional. He was a young kid then, but that’s what you want to see in your players.” *** The funny thing is, Lewan never should have been blocking that kid in the first place — he had spent the past three years playing defensive end, only dabbling on the offensive line when necessary. But it was a new school, a new start. By the time that game took place, Ragle had only known Lewan for a few months — Lewan transferred to Chaparral for his senior year from Cave Creek (Ariz.) Cactus Shadows High School, about 30 minutes away. Ragle says he remembers Lewan’s first day at Chaparral like it was yesterday. The two of them sat down and had a chat in Ragle’s office before heading out to the field for practice. The
coaches had set up several standard agility drills for Lewan before having him run a few 40-yard dashes. “I looked at our offensive coordinator, and I just said, ‘This kid is going to be special,’ ” Ragle said. “To run and be as athletic as he was? Those kids don’t just grow on trees.” Lewan’s switch to offensive lineman had as much to do with how he impressed Ragle with his athleticism during those intial drills as it did with Chaparral’s new offensive line coach Rod Humenuik. Humenuik had recently retired after 20 years as an offensive line coach in the NFL. Ragle is convinced that the timing of Humenuik’s arrival has everything to do with the switch. “The amount of experience Taylor got in his first year as an offensive lineman from his old line coach was something that kids play their whole high school careers and some of their college careers and don’t get that kind of experience,”
Ragle said. Humenuik taught Lewan the fundamentals of the offensive line, but there was still something he needed to work on: his tenacity. Ragle wasn’t too concerned — the coach says the two share the same kind of hyper-aggressiveness. There were still the occasional flare-ups on the field, but at the end of the day, there was nothing overly worrisome. “If you’re designing an offensive lineman, you know Taylor Lewan’s the model, from a physical standpoint, to a tenacity standpoint and aggressive, but when he steps off that field, (he’s a) very gregarious and fun-loving guy that you enjoy to be around,” Ragle said. “He came and he was eager to learn. He was hungry, and he didn’t come in with no pretentiousness or an attitude like he had all the answers.” *** Ragle is now in his second year as the tight end
and special teams coach for the University of Arizona, working under former Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez. In fact, part of the reason for Ragle’s current position is the relationship he formed with Rodriguez when he was recruiting Lewan and former Michigan defensive end Craig Roh out of Chaparral in 2008. Like any coach, he keeps in contact with all his former players. Lewan is no exception. With as much attention as Lewan has received under the Michigan limelight, it’s kind of hard for Ragle not to keep tabs on him. Ragle says the two usually speak before the beginning of the football season, and they even had a discussion as Lewan was deciding between staying at Michigan for his fifth year or leaving for the NFL Draft. When Lewan announced his decision to stay at Michigan last January, he was very adamant that remaining a Wolverine was the best
thing to do. Ragle, of course, supported that choice but is pretty sure it could have gone either way. “I think you can make a case in this profession for Taylor that either decision would have been the right decision,” he said. “Everyone knew he was a good player last year, but the bar has risen. (For) some people, the expectations are even higher for him this year just because of who he is. “But with that being said, there isn’t a greater guy that I would want to meet that challenge than Taylor.” *** In the past few seasons, Lewan has been increasingly responsible on the field. He’s a captain now, so he has to be more accountable. But occasionally, he still draws a penalty. And when he does, there are still glimpses of the smaller, 17-year-old Lewan visible within the 315-pound frame of the All American.
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Akron Breakdown: Backups to see field By MATT SLOVIN Managing Editor
The No. 11 Michigan football team is a 37-point favorite over Akron (1-1) after remaining unbeaten with a win over Notre Dame under the lights last weekend. The coaching staff has said that a letdown is unlikely because of the senior leadership that should allow the team to keep its focus despite facing a weaker opponent. This will be the first-ever meeting between the two schools, though the Wolverines are 32-1 all-time against teams currently in the Mid-American Conference. It will also be Michigan’s second and final meeting of the season against a team from a non-BCS conference. Michigan pass offense vs. Akron pass defense Through two games, the Zips are just outside of the bottom-10 FBS teams in passing yards allowed. Against FCS school James Madison, Akron allowed 310 passing yards and three touchdowns through the air; defense is clearly not the Zips’ strength. Meanwhile, the Wolverines’ aerial attack picked apart a Notre Dame secondary that forced turnover after turnover in the two teams’ meeting last year. Redshirt junior quarterback Devin Gardner looked far more comfortable than he did in Week 1 against Central Michigan, perhaps an indication that time is what it will take to limit his mistakes when outside the pocket. Gardner and fifth-year senior wide receiver Jeremy Gallon pose a formidable duo that should be able to connect at will against a Zips secondary that has shown little ability to stop weaker teams. Edge: Michigan Michigan rush offense vs. Akron rush defense Michigan fifth-year senior tailback Fitzgerald Toussaint took 22 of the 23 carries by a running back in the win over Notre Dame. Expect a healthy mix of backs to see action against the Zips. In part because of the still-
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Freshman running back De’Veon Smith is a backup who might see time Saturday.
developing interior offensive line, Toussaint didn’t have the holes to run through that he would’ve liked, though he still accumulated 71 yards. Freshmen Derrick Green and De’Veon Smith should see their workloads increase against a Zips team that allowed 3.7 yards per carry against James Madison last week. This feels like the type of game where the offensive line can continue to learn from game experience with a lot of rushes with ample success. Edge: Michigan
Michigan rush defense Jawon Chisholm has emerged as the leading rusher out of the Akron backfield. A spread offense limits the numbers of carries he actually gets, though. Michigan didn’t allow many rushing yards (96) against Notre Dame, but the Wolverines also didn’t have the ball pounded down their throats repeatedly. The Fighting Irish mostly stuck with the pass, and the Zips should too. Edge: Michigan Special teams
Akron pass offense vs. Michigan pass defense The Zips’ offense is led, for the most part, by quarterback Kyle Pohl. Nick Hirschman, a transfer out of Colorado, also takes snaps at quarterback. Michigan’s secondary is coming off a huge game with an inspired performance from redshirt sophomore cornerback Blake Countess, who secured his first and second career interceptions against the Fighting Irish. The pass defense should have a much easier time against Akron than against Notre Dame’s talented receiving corps, even if the pressure from the defensive line hasn’t yet met Brady Hoke’s standards. Edge: Michigan Central Michigan rush offense vs.
Akron has yet to attempt a field goal this season, and redshirt senior kicker Brendan Gibbons continues to be automatic for the Wolverines. Sophomore return man Dennis Norfleet has struggled to catch balls cleanly but is a constant threat to break one. Edge: Michigan
Zipping right along By EVERETT COOK Daily Sports Editor
There’s a football game on Saturday. That’s about it. Beyoncé will not be making an appearance Akron at on the video Michigan board for this one. There’s a Matchup: Akron 1-1; good chance Michigan 2-0 Eminem will not be in the When: Saturday 12 p.m. booth. There will be no Col- Where: Michilege GameDay gan Stadium shows with TV: chickens, nor ESPN massive pregames with hoards of alumni in town. The game that followed one of the biggest spectacles in Michigan football history was going to be a letdown no matter the opponent, but it doesn’t help that the Wolverines’ opponent Saturday is a team that barely beat an FCS opponent last weekend. Saturday, Akron (1-1) travels to Ann Arbor for the first time in program history in a game that has potential for a letdown but will almost certainly not be close. Linesmakers have Michigan (2-0) as a 37-point favorite, and the athletic department is giving the first 5,000 students that show up free doughnuts. Something to keep everyone entertained, at least for a few minutes. Last weekend, while Michigan was battling on national television for Under the Lights II, the Zips were going down to the wire against James Madison, which doesn’t play at the FBS level. Akron held on for the win but was outgained by 150 yards and would have lost if not for a muffed two-
point conversion. For Michigan, Saturday will be another good tune-up and a chance to get some of the freshmen who played against Central Michigan, but not against Notre Dame, back on the field. Specifically, the running back situation will be interesting to watch. Against Central Michigan, all six running backs saw the field, including freshman Derrick Green, who ran well enough to earn himself the lead backup spot behind fifth-year senior Fitzgerald Toussaint. Against Notre Dame, though, Toussaint got every carry except for two. Those went to Green, who lost a yard and didn’t carry the ball again, and Jeremy Gallon on a reverse. That won’t be the case against Akron. “We can get some experience to some other guys if we’re fortunate enough to do that,” said Michigan coach Brady Hoke. “That would be a real positive.” Besides just earning field experience, Hoke says the Zips’ schemes will be a good change of pace for his younger backup running backs. “From a defensive perspective for them, they’re very aggressive,” Hoke said. “You know, they like to blitz, they like to play zero coverage, they like to play man free. So they’ll stack the line of scrimmage a little bit and you have to take advantage of the shots you get.” All jokes aside, every football team needs games like this. Not everybody is going to play against Notre Dame, but everyone will play against Akron. That part — the challenge of depth against a different team — will be the real test on Saturday. The final score, however lopsided it may be, is almost irrelevant.
Intangibles If Michigan is going to have a letdown game this season, this probably isn’t it. The Zips are likely the worst team on the schedule. This one will get out of hand quickly and should have the Michigan second-stringers in by around halftime. FINAL SCORE: Michigan 52, Akron 10
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Freshman running back Derrick Green had only one carry against Notre Dame.
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