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Students brainstorm changes for Trotter University has pledged $300,000 for renovations while new location sought By CLAIRE BRYAN Daily Staff Reporter VIRGINIA LOZANO/Daily

Dr. Himanshu J. Patel performs a new surgery to help repair thoracic aortic aneurysms at the Cardiovascular Center of the University Hospital Wednesday.

New device used in surgery UMHS doctors perform historic procedure with heart graft By AMABEL KAROUB Daily Staff Reporter

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, doctors at the University of Michigan Health System are looking to mend some broken hearts. UMHS surgeons made his-

tory on Jan. 21 by performing a new surgery to repair thoracic aortic aneurysms, the cause of approximately 10,000 deaths in the United States each year according to the Centers for Disease Control. The procedure performed at the University Hospital involved the first-ever implantation of a new type of heart graft, the Gore TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis. Cardiac Surgery Prof. Himanshu Patel, Radiology Prof. David Williams and Surgery Prof. Jon Eliason performed the first two surgeries with the newly

approved device. The Gore TAG is unique in its ability to reach a portion of the heart that has generally been difficult to treat. Heart grafts are a commonly used treatment for heart aneurysms, which occur when there is a weak spot in a blood vessel. The pressure from blood on such weak spots can cause them to bulge, which can eventually result in the vessel rupturing. The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body, so it is particularly dangerous for an aneurysm to occur in that area near the heart. An aortic rupture

can result in massive internal bleeding, which is fatal without immediate treatment. The aorta runs from the heart through the chest before descending to the abdomen. A thoracic aortic aneurysm is an aneurysm that affects the aorta in the thoracic, or chest, area. Patel said aneurysms near the arch of the aorta are much more difficult to treat than those near the abdomen or other areas. “Aneurysms that encroach within the arch vessels are a little harder to treat because of the See SURGERY, Page 3

After years of requests to the University and a demand from the Black Student Union on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the Trotter Multicultural Center will soon receive $300,000 from the University for renovations and a new center will be built in the future. Now, it just needs to be planned it out. To that end, students converged at the current Trotter Center Thursday night to discuss plans for the new building and create teams to contribute to the planning process moving forward. The Trotter Center, named after William Monroe Trotter, an early civil rights activist, first opened its doors in 1971. The original center was built as a result of a movement in which Black faculty, staff and students protested for Black students to have a space

of their own. However, the original structure burned down in 1972 and the center was subsequently relocated to its current location, a former fraternity house on Washtenaw Avenue. The New Trotter is a student lead initiative working along side the Black Student Union to make good on the seventh BSU demand, asking for a new student space for the Trotter Center. The three primary goals of the New Trotter is to prioritize renovations for the current building, find a location closer to campus for a new building in the next three to five years, and to find better funding for the center, Public Policy senior Fernando Coello said. A team of administrators met with the New Trotter group and will continue to in the next coming weeks. At the meeting, students formed groups and talked about what Trotter means to them and why the Multicultural Center is a critical part of the University. Over 40 students brainstormed ideas for the new center at the end of the meeting. Among other See TROTTER, Page 6

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Slurping Turtle will serve up ramen and Japanese cuisine By CHRISTY SONG Daily Staff Reporter

Foodies rejoice: Slurping Turtle, a new Japanese restaurant, expected to open in the spring near campus. Takashi Yagihashi, a nationally renowned chef, will open the noodle restaurant in the former Borders building on East Liberty and Maynard Streets. The menu will include hot and cold appetizers like sashimi, maki rolls and duck fat fried chicken, assorted types of ramen, bento boxes and rice bowls. Prices for ramen will range from $13 to $14 and bento boxes — which contain a variation of different foods — cost about $18. Yagihashi, who was a guest contestant on Iron Chef America, runs two restaurants, Takashi and the original Slurping Turtle, both in Chicago. Through Slurping Turtle, Takashi hopes to recreate some of his favorite Japanese comfort foods and bring the same experience to the guests, according to the restaurant’s website. Slurping Turtle will open

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alongside Knight’s Steakhouse, Huntington National Bank and Sweetwater’s Coffee & Tea, subdividing the previous Borders building into four separate venues. Knight’s Steakhouse will tentatively open in March and Huntington National Bank is already open. Tomukun Noodle Bar, a similar restaurant, is also located on East Liberty Street, just down the block from Slurping Turtle. As both restaurants feature variations on ramen, the two will likely compete for business. Tomukun’s prices will be lower than Slurping Turtle by a few dollars on average. Additionally, Tomukun’s menu adds a Korean fusion to the recipes while Slurping Turtle is more heavily influenced by Japanese flavors. Some students are skeptical about Slurping Turtle’s chances of success, as its main customers will be students on a budget and many are already comfortable with Tomukun. While some students are skeptical of the how successful Slurping Turtle will be due to its high prices, others said they are willing to try the new eatery. LSA sophomore David Chang said he is more concerned with pricing over other factors. He added that he is See NOODLE, Page 6

Forever 21 to expand, four others to move to new spaces By ARIANA ASSAF Daily Staff Reporter TRACY KO/Daily

Law students Carlyn Williams (left) and Samantha Honea (right) introduce LUNAFEST Film Festival at Mendelssohn Theatre Thursday. (Tracy Ko/Daily)

LUNA hosts screening of short films honoring women Student orgs put on event to bust female stereotypes By EMILIE PLESSET Daily Staff Reporter

Students and Ann Arborites gathered Wednesday in the Michigan League to watch short films by and about women as part of LUNAFEST, a film festival created and funded by LUNA, the makers of a women’s nutritional bar. The traveling film festival aims to celebrate women throughout the world through film. Each year, LUNA chooses

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the films it will feature and then selects organizations to screen the movies throughout North America. This festival is the first time it’s been screened on campus since 2007 and the first time it has been organized by Students Against Rape, the group that organizes the Take Back the Night Ann Arbor Rally and March in April. The program featured nine short films ranging in duration from four to 20 minutes, all of them created by women and all addressed topics pertaining to women around the world. Many of the films have garnered awards and critical acclaim and been distributed around the world.

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“The idea is to bring women together in their communities while highlighting women filmmakers,” said Law student Carlyn Williams, co-leader of University Students Against Rape. Some of the films included in the festival are “Granny’s Got Game,” which follows a competitive basketball team of 70-yearold women and “Flying Anne,” which documents the challenges faced by an 11-year-old Dutch girl as she copes with Tourette’s syndrome. “This is a really good opportunity for people to see women in their communities doing things in their everyday lives and not See LUNAFEST, Page 6

Before hitting familiar stores at Briarwood Mall, shoppers will likely need to check a map. Briarwood Mall announced plans last week to relocate several stores after completing an extensive renovation in November. During the upcoming transition, Forever 21, a clothing store, will expand into a new location and five other stores will move to new spaces within the mall. The expanded Forever 21 will reopen at the end of 2014 in the JCPenny wing of the mall, but the existing store will remain open during the transition. “It is a fantastic opportunity for Forever 21 to expand its size and offer more selections for its customers, like University of Michigan students,” said Hollon Kohtz, a public relations representative for the mall, in an e-mail interview. In a press release, Denise Murray, Briarwood’s director of marketing and business development, said she is excited about the progress. See BRIARWOOD, Page 6

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Feeling blue WHERE: 1400 Block East Medical Center Drive WHEN: Wednesday at about 8 a.m. WHAT: A University bus was involved in a collision, University Police reported. The vehicle left the scene, but the bus was reportedly undamaged. There were no injuries.

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WHERE: Lot N-8 900 Huron WHEN: Wednesday at about 3 p.m. WHAT: A vehicle was towed after being declared as abandoned by the owner, University Police reported.

WHAT: West-African duo Bassekou Kouyate and Fatoumata Diawara play an American influenced set. WHO: University Musical Society WHEN: Today at 8 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Theater

WHAT: Duo David Tamulevich and Michael Hough head back to the place where they started in 1974 for a nostalgic gig. WHO: Michigan Union Ticket Office WHEN: Today at 8 p.m. WHERE: The Ark

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WHERE: University Golf Course WHEN: Wednesday at about 2:30 p.m. WHAT: Ice from a snow plow struck a vehicle’s windshield, University Police reported. There were no injuries.

WHERE: Michigan Union WHEN: Wednesday at about 1:35 p.m. WHAT: A subject lost his debit card in the food court of the Union, University Police reported. The card was recovered the next day — with some charges.

WHAT: A night of modern dance choregraphed by faculty and a guest artist. Student tickets are $10. WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: Today at 8 p.m. WHERE: Power Center

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New Facebook app ‘Paper’ garners positive reviews Simplified interface aims to keep social media site competitive By WILLIAM LANE Daily Staff Reporter

Procrastinators beware, Facebook has developed a new way to keep its users glued to their mobile devices. “Paper”, which launched Monday, is drastically different from the original Facebook app. It features a simple, full-screen view and makes use of categories to divide the information the user sees. These include a “Facebook category” for information about friends, as well as various other news categories such as Sudoku Syndication “headlines,” “enterprise” and “creators.” Associate Information Prof.

Clifford Lampe specializes in Social Media applications and has collaborated with Facebook, Google, YouTube and LinkedIn on how the design of tools within these systems affect human interaction. “I think that the main strategy is to have a more compelling mobile application,” Lampe said. “The original app isn’t optimized for the mobile touch interface; it’s basically a smaller version of their site.” The release of the app came at a landmark time for Facebook as they celebrated their 10th anniversary the day after Paper’s release. Now, more people access social media sites through mobile devices than they do through their desktop computer, Lampe said. “I think the new user interface is trying to leverage the new trend of mobile access,” Lampe said. Paper’s new interface isn’t the

only addition. The app also now features traditional news categories. The app draws from major news sources for easier access to stories for users, similar to the Google alert feature. “They recognize that their users are incredibly heterogeneous,” Lampe said. “They are trying to support old cranky professors’ use and young students’ use by dividing up the app into categories … It’s a careful balancing act”. Although Facebook is one of the world’s most used social networks, other mobile apps have provided significant competition recently, such as Snapchat and Instagram. Lampe said Facebook’s new app was likely inspired by newer interface designs like Instagram’s. While the app was released Feb. 2, students who have downloaded it so far are happy with the results. Business sophomore Andrew Padula recently started using the app and said it should reshape students’ access to and consumption of news. EASY “I like the interface, it seems very interactive and I think a lot of kids in college don’t check the news as much as maybe they should, so having it there readily available with Facebook is a benefit for students by making them more worldly,” Padula said. Engineering sophomore Théo Benigeri grew to like the new app quickly. “It took a bit of time to get used to, but now I prefer it to the old Facebook,” Benigeri said.

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Obama to sign Farm Bill at Michigan State University New five-year authorization will extend food assistance programs

a relative drop in the bucket, but it’s pumping money into universities across the country, particularly for advanced agricultural research. Obama’s visit to Michigan State is a nod to the primary role a fellow Democrat, MichiDETROIT (AP) — A group of gan U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, scientists at Michigan State Uni- chairwoman of the Senate’s versity huddled around a com- Agriculture Committee, played puter screen earlier this week in authoring the bill and getting — not poring over scientific data it passed. but watching a webcast of the But Tom Coon, director of the U.S. Senate. university’s extension program, Among them was Rufus Isaa- also said the signing is approprics, an entomologist who leads ate in a state where agriculture a team of U.S. and Canadian is the second-largest industry, scientists working to enhance behind only manufacturing, and bee pollination of crops. Isaacs at a school founded in 1855 as the was anxious to see if the Senate Agricultural College of the State would approve the long-delayed of Michigan. farm bill, and with it continue the It’s not clear exactly how $8.6 million federal grant critical much is going to universities, to his pollen project’s survival. since much of the five-year farm http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ The Senate passed the legislation bill’s budget represents money and Congress sent it to President authorized to be spent but not Barack Obama, who is expected yet appropriated in the annual to sign the bill Friday on Isaacs’ budgeting process. And other campus in East Lansing. funding will come in the form of “It was a great relief and cel- competitive grants that must be ebration in my lab,” Isaacs said matched by the private sector. of the rare moment when pollen Still, experts say, it appears took a backseat to politics. “It’s to represent an overall increase been a long wait for this.” to public research schools. All The nearly $100 billion-a-year of the research funding from federal farm bill, passed after 2 the last farm bill continues and ½ years of legislative wrangling, grows in some areas, such as spedoes two main things: Almost cialty crop research, including 80 percent of the money goes to work on citrus diseases. food stamps for the needy, and Another addition is $200 milaround 15 percent is designat- lion to create the Foundation for ed for farm subsidies and crop Food Agriculture Research. The insurance subsidies. The pledge money for the nonprofit orgaof hundreds of millions of dol- nization is guaranteed but also lars for agricultural research is has to be matched through pri-

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vate investment. The aim of the foundation is to boost cooperation between industry, academia and private foundations, and research will focus on safe, efficient and sustainable food production, innovations to boost the economy and fight global hunger. Ian Maw, vice president for food, agriculture and natural resources with the Washington, D.C.-based Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, said most of his advocacy organization’s priorities were incorporated into the bill. “Bottom line, I think it’s a good bill and we’re glad it’s finally done,” Maw said. “It was a long and torturous trip to come to this point.” The bill’s mere passage might be the best news of all to the university researchers, many of whom found themselves in limbo as the legislation foundered. For instance, the pollen project led by Michigan State’s Isaacs lost its funding when the farm bill passed in 2007 expired at the end of 2012. Congress voted to extend the bill for one year in January 2013, but new projects in the original bill with mandatory funding weren’t authorized, and “if it’s not authorized, Congress can’t spend the money,” said Coon, the extension program director. Coon said several university departments “patched together” money to maintain the work of Isaac’s team, which is studying what growers can do about pollinating crops in the wake of collapsing bee colonies.

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Dr. Himanshu J. Patel performs a new surgery to help repair thoracic aortic aneurysms at the Cardiovascular Center of the University Hospital Wednesday.

SURGERY From Page 1 curvature of the aorta,” Patel said. “They come close to important blood vessels that supply important parts.” To treat aneurysms, surgeons place stent grafts in the diseased area of the blood vessel. Stent grafts are small tubes supported by a metal mesh framework. The graft redirects blood flow so that it can pass the aneurysm without causing further injury to the area. Relieving the pressure on the vessel walls lessens the risk of rupture. While stent grafts were used to treat aneurysms before the invention of the Gore TAG, Patel said former grafts were designed to treat straight sections of the aorta. Treating aneurysms in the aortic arch with these grafts required a complicated supplemental procedure.

“Usually when it encroaches on the left arm blood vessel, we made a cut in the neck, we did a bypass from the left brain blood vessel to the left arm blood vessel … and then put the stent graft across that area where the left arm blood vessel comes off,” Patel said. Unlike former stent grafts, the Gore TAG has a branch that allows it to fit better into the aorta’s arch. Patel said this device was designed and manufactured specifically for this procedure. It allows for a much less invasive surgery than was previously possible, requiring only a small groin incision. Although the Gore TAG stent graft is a step forward, it only has one branch. In contrast, the aorta branches into three different blood vessels. Patel said he hopes that there will soon be multiple branch stent grafts to better fit the shape of the aorta. “The hope is that we’re going to

a multiple branch system to treat more of the arched aorta,” Patel said. UMHS is one of only six hospitals in the country with access to the Gore TAG. The others are University of Pittsburgh, the Mayo Clinic, Dartmouth College, The University of Pennsylvania and Stanford University. The Gore TAG is also undergoing a feasibil-

ity study through the FDA. Patel said the device has been successfully implanted in animals and was determined ready for human use. “What the FDA allows is a small number of patients to be enrolled in the study, to see how this device interacts with human beings,” Patel said. “If it looks like it works pretty well, then

Weekend roundup: Feb. 7-9 By ALICIA ADAMCZYK Daily Staff Reporter

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7 ABOUT TOWN Hungry? Grab a Wafel! This Friday, The Wafel Shop is giving away free waffles — you buy the toppings — to celebrate its one year anniversary, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. What better way to recover from ... studying at the UGLi Thursday night than with free, carb-heavy food? In preparation for the Oscars next month, check out one of the nominated films at the State Theater this weekend. “Philomena” starring Dame Judi Dench will be playing all weekend. According to Daily film columnist Natalie Gadbois, Dench’s acting is worth the ticket price. “Dench seems to go in a softer direction with ‘Philomena,’ but Phil is possibly her most badass character yet: a forgiving woman with dignity and grace, one who doesn’t pretend to be someone she is not,” Gadbois wrote.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES Starting at 2:30 p.m., the I Will Campaign will host an event at Amer’s on Church Street to discuss the expulsion of Brendan Gibbons, a former Michigan football player, who the Daily reported was “permanently separated” from the University for violating the University’s Student Sexual

Misconduct Policy. The student group will focus on how the case could have been handled differently and how it affects the campus community. University of Michigan Hillel and Conference on the Holocaust will host Holocaust survivor Dr. Emanuel Tanay at its Shabbat dinner, starting at 5:40 p.m. If partaking in an event “with the soul of a hackathon and the heart of a business competition” appeals to the entrepreneur in you, look no further than Ann Arbor Startup Weekend, hosted by MPowered. In just 54 hours, students will design a business plan and prototype startup. The event begins at 7 p.m. and lasts until Sunday evening. “I attended my first Startup Weekend last year, and it has certainly shown me that entrepreneurship is different,” LSA junior Evan Flatto, co-director of Startup Weekend, said. “The energy, passion and atmosphere involved with building a business in just weekend is unique and can’t be found anywhere else.” Starting at 7 p.m., the Michigan Muslims Student Association will host its annual Michigan Muslims Banquet. There will be dinner, entertainment and a keynote address given by Hind Makki, a leadership associate at the Interfaith Youth Core, in the Michigan Union Ballroom. Groove will also perform.

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will compete against Michigan State University at 5 p.m. at Canham Natatorium. Additionally, Men’s Tennis will take on No. 24 Texas at 6 p.m. at the Varsity Tennis Center.

LATE-NIGHT If you’re tired of the same old Friday night shenanigans, why not try out the Center for Campus Involvement’s ULove UMix from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. in the Michigan Union. You can hang out with your BFF Jennifer Lawrence during a screening of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” play 3D Twister or just nom on the midnight sandwich and soup buffet (featuring special guest: chocolate covered strawberries).

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8 SPORTS For the sports fans, Michigan Men’s Swimming will face MSU at noon in Canham Natatorium. If the Winter Olympics are making you yearn for the excitement 2012 summer games, support senior gymnast Sam Mikulak and the rest of the Men’s Gymnastics team at 7 p.m. in Cliff Keen Arena. This week, the Men’s Basketball Team will play No. 17 Iowa at 2 p.m. in Iowa City. While you won’t be able to cheer with the rest of the Maize Rage in Crisler, chances are your local bar or family room will be nearly as entertaining.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES The Vietnamese Student Association will present the Đêm Vit Nam Cultural Show 2014: Back to the Future, Tro Lai Tuong Lai, at 7 p.m. at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theater. All proceeds will support the Children of Vietnam Charity. After the show, you’re invited to “get your body ready” for the after party at Necto Nightclub. Fashion and charity lovers unite! Shei Magazine, the University’s student-run fashion publication, is hosting its annual charity fashion show in collaboration with Merit, a charity clothing line created by University alum David Merritt. Expect lots of style, clothing raffles and star treatment. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Michigan League Ballroom.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9 SPORTS If you missed attending a basketball game this weekend while the men’s team was on the road, head out to Crisler Center for the Women’s Basketball, who will take on No. 25 Purdue at 12 p.m. Having a little back-and-forth with that cute guy or gal in your sophomore seminar? Are you looking for the perfect, unique courting opportunity? Well, take him or her over to the Varsity Tennis Center — where Love is always in the air — for the Men’s Tennis match against Youngstown State starting at 5:30 p.m. What’s more romantic than that?

what they’ll do is they’ll allow for a bigger trial, to see if it can be approved for use in the U.S.” Patel said UMHS was the first hospital to perform the surgery because they had the first willing patients. The surgery was a success on both of the first two patients, who were discharged from the hospital within a week of having the surgery. Now that

UMHS has shown that the Gore TAG works, it is likely that it will be approved for wider use. “They were very brave people,” Patel said. “Because they were brave enough to participate in this trial, we hope that this type of device will succeed and be available to other patients so that we can treat them perhaps in a better way.”

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ecently, the Canadian government announced its willingness to begin construction on the New International Trade Crossing to Canada, which voters approved in 2012. The NITC is a necessary alternative to the privately owned Ambassador Bridge. Furthermore, the NITC has the potential to contribute to economic growth — which Detroit seriously needs. The bridge would create job opportunities, as well as lead to needed infrastructure improvements for shipping industrial components in and out of a city that is still heavily dependent on manufacturing. Republican Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder must work with the federal government to provide the necessary funding and ensure the bridge’s construction. The Canadian government is ready to proceed with land purchases, and will be responsible for the majority of the costs — totaling over $2 billion. The United States has yet to provide the $325 million needed to build a customs plaza and I-75 connection ramps. Although Snyder has strongly endorsed the new bridge, his push has not been sufficient to pressure the Department of Homeland Security to provide the funds. The Ambassador Bridge, which was built in 1929, lacks the capacity to meet the demand for trade and ground shipping exchanges between Detroit and Windsor. According to a 2010 report, approximately 10,000 commercial vehicles cross over the four-lane bridge on a typical weekday. Canadian transportation officials are expecting truck traffic to triple and vehicle traffic to double over the next 30 years. The Ambassador Bridge already struggles to accommodate truck and vehicle traffic, and increases will unnecessarily burden businesses with long border wait times. Because the current bridge directs traffic through residential and commercial areas, trucks pass through 17 traffic lights in town. Although there is a Detroit—Windsor tunnel as well, public demand for the NITC demonstrates the incapacity of the existing bridge and tunnel. The NITC will directly connect to major roads, simultaneously increasing efficiency and alleviating traffic. The NITC has the potential to enhance the already strong trade relationship between the two countries, improving the economies of both through the additional gains of comparative advantage. Furthermore, the NITC would provide a public option for international crossing between Detroit and Windsor, disrupting the private near-monopoly held by the Moroun family, the current owners of the Ambassador Bridge. The new bridge is needed to strike a balance between private and public ownerships. This

would allow tolls to respond better to market pressure. The Canadian government will collect tolls to help offset the costs of construction, but ownership of the bridge will be jointly held between the United States and Canada. The NITC may also help spur job growth in Detroit. Snyder believes that this major construction project will directly create 12,000 jobs and indirectly create 31,000 jobs as a byproduct of better trade. Also, more trucks can smoothly cross over the new bridge for trading business purposes. In an interview with CBC News, Snyder said, “Getting Michigan-made products to more markets faster will enhance our economic competitiveness in the future and help our state create more jobs.” Once construction is complete, the bridge may help revitalize the city of Detroit and attract new industry and business professionals. While his support for the project is commendable, Snyder needs to do more to ensure the project moves forward in a timely manner. Snyder should pressure the Department of Homeland Security to fund the plaza. As the Canadian government has already committed to fund the project up front, the United States should actively cooperate with Canada so that construction can begin. Snyder also needs to create a plan to relocate or properly compensate the more than 1,000 residents who will have to move out of the Delray district to make room for the plaza and related infrastructure. Concrete plans from Snyder could help further construction efforts that will benefit the state. Prompt action by Snyder and the federal government to provide funds for the NITC is in the best interest of the state. Adequate funding for the customs plaza will allow construction to begin on a project that will enhance trade, create jobs and provide a balance between government and private ownership of vital infrastructure.

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I like Leno, sort of (not really)

This Friday night, Jimmy Fallon will host his last episode of “Late Night” and be on his way to hosting “The Tonight Show.” The day before, Thursday, Jay Leno will host his last episode of The Tonight Show after 22 years. I don’t actually like Jay Leno, but I also don’t believe the popular opinion to resent him is necessarily fair. Historically, on the surface, people have legitimate reasons to dislike Leno. Some argue he unethically received The Tonight Show over David Letterman by going behind his back. However, what really spawned much of my generation’s hatred of Leno stems back to 2010 when it appeared that Leno gave Conan O’Brien The Tonight Show and then took it right back a few months later. I don’t look at it like that and I definitely don’t fully blame Leno for what happened; NBC should have taken the brunt of the anger, not Leno. NBC told Leno a few years prior to 2010 that he would soon be out; the show would be Conan’s. Then NBC gave Leno his own show at 10 p.m. Could Leno have decided to just retire altogether rather than having a pseudo “Tonight Show” an hour and a half before Conan’s show? He probably could have; however, ultimately that was NBC’s decision. Not even a year into his stint as host, NBC decided Conan’s ratings were not good enough and asked Jay to host a half hour show when The Tonight Show normally started and bump Conan back. Could Leno have said no and let Conan mature and find his niche as host of the new show? Absolute-

ly, and that is why I’m still fairly anti-Leno. However, if one really looks at Leno’s situation, he really didn’t do anything wrong. One day he was told by NBC that he was being pushed out. Then shortly after he was gone, NBC asked him to come back and he agreed. His position in the whole debacle, in a sort of messed up way, made complete sense. I believe NBC is to blame for making quick, shortsighted decisions. Even if, as the reader, you’re convinced Leno isn’t that bad of a guy, you probably don’t think he’s very funny; I completely agree based on his performance as host of The Tonight Show. I was lucky enough to see Leno live a few years ago and his act was nothing like I’ve seen him on The Tonight Show. He was edgier, smarter, and simply funnier. If you look up some of his old performances, such as interviews on Letterman’s Late Night, you’ll see a different kind of Jay: a Jay who wasn’t afraid of offending people or alienating viewers. I don’t blame Leno for the decisions he’s made. He’s been the most popular late night talk show host forever; he panders his humor to such a broad audience and it makes him popular with the “common man.” It’s unfortunate, but it wasn’t a bad show-business move on his part. You can still choose to believe he’s a sleazy guy because of the controversy with Conan and Letterman, but I do hope you look up old clips of Leno, because he truly is a funny comedian. Andrew Lieberman is an LSA senior.

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Yeah, we know

first heard news of Brendan Gibbons’s expulsion from the University via the benevolent, ever-present Facebook. The Michigan Daily article outlining his expulsion — er, “permanent separation” — from the Univer- KATIE sity was trending STEEN on my newsfeed. Rather than a collective gasp or indication of any form of surprise really, the general reaction from the people posting the article seemed to be a response of, “It was about time!” Brendan Gibbons? Rape allegations? “Yeah, we know.” We didn’t always know, though. In fact, the allegations of rape against Gibbons go back all the way to 2009, but I didn’t even hear about the case until around August last summer — also from a post I saw on Facebook. I remember wondering why The Daily, in the four years since the incident, hadn’t covered the allegations against Gibbons … at all … and I felt simultaneously hesitant and motivated to write about the topic given that the case had been essentially off the radar for so long. Could I be sued if I wrote about Gibbons? I wondered. Is it too far in the past to bring up now? Is there any “point” to bringing it up now? There’s a kind of learned helplessness that seems to have developed in regard to the Gibbons case — a feeling of, yeah, we all sort of knew about it by now, but we had accepted that the University, the coaches, the police and the student body weren’t going to do anything about it. We felt powerless, hopeless and, perhaps eventually indifferent. And this shared sense of helplessness is particularly unnerving given that it’s such a highprofile case. Sexual assault survivors all too often do not get the benefit of

am an atheist. While atheism and agnosticism are much on the rise in the United States, particularly among people my age, most people remain religiously affiliated. I rarely find that my atheism angers religious people I meet. However, I am CAITLYN often met with BRENNAN (what I perceive to be) pity. The pity is not so much for the fact that I don’t share in their particular religious beliefs, but that I don’t possess any at all. Whether talking to a Catholic or Muslim or Jew or Sikh or whomever, when the subject of religion is breached, it often seems they’d rather I say I’m any religion rather than none. They speak of a void that can only be filled by God/religion/faith, and when I tell them my void is indeed perfectly full, they don’t believe me. Their disbelief is magnified if I tell them about my loss of a parent. My father died when I was 20. Though he died abruptly, I am fortunately able to say I have few regrets. There were no missed “I love you”s or agonizing loose ends left untied. We were extremely close, and we were extremely happy. In all honesty, this makes it more difficult to deal with his death. I feel robbed. I mourn his loss extensively, and sometimes I do search for something

the doubt, which explains why 97 percent of rapists receive virtually no punishment. We knew about this case — we knew about Gibbons — and yet it felt like there was nothing we could about it. I ended up writing a column about Gibbons and football and its relation to rape culture in general. I received several emails after writing my column from readers expressing their shared disgust with the issue. “Not proud,” “conflicted” and “disturbed” were a few responses to my column in regards to Gibbons and the overall lack of coverage on the case. And my response to these e-mails was essentially, “Yeah, I know.” (And, of course, “Thanks for writing.”) And all the while, there was a sense that it was all over anyway — that there was nothing we could do about it now. It was too late. The Daily even wrote in one article outlining the case, “It’s unclear why sanctions were not decided in this matter until recently.” So why did it take so long to get this guy out of here? Maybe because Gibbons was a good football player? The Michigan Daily ended its article on Gibbons’s expulsion with, “Gibbons is fourth in made field goals in Michigan history and owns the program record for consecutive successful extra points with 141.” Odd way to end an article about an alleged rapist. Even stranger, the Athletic Department spokesman, Dave Ablauf, doesn’t want to say when Gibbons came to speak to the Athletic Department regarding his expulsion over sexual assault allegations. And when Michigan football coach Brady Hoke gave a press conference that included comment on the Gibbons allegations this Monday, guess who wasn’t invited? The

no-good meddlin’ news staff of The Michigan Daily. But, much like I felt when I wrote my column on Gibbons originally — and how I feel when I write many of my columns — I often ask myself, Is anyone even listening? I’m thinking back to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, when I stopped by the protest formed by students of the Black Student Union outside Hill Auditorium. The BSU students formed a line and listed seven demands they insisted the University acknowledge and follow through on. What stood out to me most during this protest, though, was the line uttered by Business senior Shayla Scales: “We have heard the University use the phrase ‘We are listening’ since 1970, and I am tired of waiting for a response. We are tired of waiting for a response.” I think the “We” uttered in Scales’s statement can speak for a larger number of University students than just those seven BSU protesters, and can pertain to a number of different issues. The Student Union of Michigan posted a powerful response to the mishandling of the Gibbons case, as well as other unimpressive responses from the University regarding sexual assault, Black student enrollment and employee salaries, to name a few. The University does respond when its students complain, but, just like the belated expulsion of Gibbons received a widely-uttered reply of, “Yeah, we knew that all along” from us, it seems oftentimes the University’s response is simply, “Yeah, we knew, too.”

Like the students, the University’s response to the belated expulsion of Brendon Gibbons seems to be “Yeah, we knew too.”

— Katie Steen can be reached at katheliz@umich.edu.

Dust to dust bigger to hold my faith. I’m often told by others to seek solace in knowing I’ll see him again someday, but I can’t. I know that I will never see him again. I don’t believe in heaven or hell, in an afterlife where everyone you’ve ever lost is waiting patiently for your arrival. I believe when we die, we rot into the ground, decomposed by bacteria and bugs, to return back into the earth. Many people “of faith” find this haunting and tragic — dismally sad and cynical. But I believe it is beautiful. While unable to find comfort in the idea of being posthumously reunited with my late father, I find great relief in knowing that his body, as mine and yours and everyone’s, will be the stuff of which new life generates. I’m calmed by the idea that in the grand scheme of the universe, we are small; that nothing is unique, and that nature reigns. That electrons spin around nuclei just as planets orbit stars, and that the veins in my body branch out, tinier and tinier, remarkably similar to the branches which turn into sticks and twigs on trees. Our thoughts are just the products of electrical firings and chemical interactions, as are our beating hearts, and when these things stop, so begins a process by nature of

breaking down and building back up, to create more thoughts and more heartbeats, more veins, more trees. We die, but our parts and pieces — our atoms — stay here. I don’t just believe, but know, that in this way, my father never really left. He will always be around me. While science has no god and I await no messiah, I have faith in it. I am able to find great contentment in the truths it has to offer me. Questions about where the universe came from or the exact origin of life or what our Greater Purpose is don’t faze me. Some of these things I don’t believe I’m capable of knowing in my lifetime, while other things I happily seek answers to through exploring that which I find fulfilling and relevant. I’m at no loss and suffer no profound confusion as to the meaning of life. I’m happy for the religious who peacefully explore their faith and what it has to offer them, and I ask that they afford me the same. Don’t feel bad for me because I don’t believe in God, and don’t dismiss my faith because it relies on the physical rather than the spiritual. Indeed, put simply, when I say I have faith, believe me.

I believe when we die, we return back into the earth.

— Caitlyn Brennan can be reached at caibre@umich.edu.

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Leaving shame and suffering behind

’m sorry for your pain. That’s what someone told me recently after hearing a song I wrote for my upcoming album, and it’s not the first time. It’s not the first time that someone’s recognized the unmistaken, palpable agony in my CARLY voice and lyr- KEYES ics and then apologized for the evident, all-consuming pain. I don’t share openly about my trials with mental illness because I want sympathy. At one point in my life, sympathy was like oxygen; I needed it to survive. But I don’t need it today. I’m not sorry for my pain. I am sorry that I thought I ever needed to hide it. I speak up despite the social stigma because I’m hoping it might encourage others to do the same — to feel comfortable enough to share their struggles with mental illness, too. I used to think that my problems — alcoholism, depression, perfectionism — were so unique. But I quickly learned that it’s not my struggles that are unique; it’s my willingness to share about them. Every time I watch “Inside the Actor’s Studio” and I hear James Lipton ask his guests during the famous exit interview, “What is your least favorite word?” I know my answer: Shame. It’s an ugly word, it’s an awful emotion and it’s killing people left and right by keeping them from asking for the help they so desperately need. In my last column, I focused on another emotion, fear, and how letting it run my life will dampen my dreams and prevent me from living life to the fullest. But if I let shame fester and infiltrate my soul, this toxic emotion will prevent me from living period. It’ll get me alone, keep me alone and prey on my self-worth until there’s nothing left. I’ll never know the true extent of the harm I caused while in my addiction as I spent hours upon hours blacked out, but I do vividly remember plenty of embarrassing, shudderworthy incidents, and these memories constantly tempt me to spiral into a shame attack: I drove drunk hundreds of times — with unsuspecting passengers in my car — and got arrested twice (the first time I was in a bathing suit). I spent two weeks in Oakland County jail. I woke up next to men whose names I never learned. I stole from my loved ones and blamed it on other people. I lied and lied and lied and lied … and while today the idea of taking my own life sounds more than foreign, at one time it wasn’t. At one time, I was in that place. I remember first hearing about the concept of suicide as a young girl, and it confused me. I didn’t understand what might lead someone to viewing death as a viable option — until that someone became me on a Sunday night in the fall of 2009. I remember it was a Sunday because I had been watching an awards show with my younger sister earlier that evening. I love my sister dearly, and some of the best memories I have are of us making music together, whether onstage or in the studio. The beautiful sound of our voices blending together is a fitting metaphor for our relationship — harmony at its best. But even though I had the love of my sister, a devoted family and sea of friends in my heart and an abundance of passion for athletics, academics and art in my soul, I also had a physical ailment in my brain: A vicious pair of mental health disorders

known as addiction and depression, and I was drowning in a well of shame — filled to the brim and spilling over the edges — and instead of swimming, I decided it would be easier just to sink. Yes, that night I decided that it would be better to die than admit that I was an alcoholic suffering from depression who couldn’t get sober and stay happy when left to my own devices. I had too much shame about my conditions to ask for help … even from my own sister. So, I said good-bye to her for what I thought would be the last time, drove to Meijer, bought a fifth of Jack Daniels and began to down a bottle of painkillers I’d saved from when I had my wisdom teeth removed. I didn’t even think to write a note; I just wanted it all to be over with. But for once in my life, I’d never been happier that I’d failed at something. I woke up the next morning, and emotionally I had reached a new level of pain that I can only appropriately and entirely express when I have a guitar in my hands or piano keys at my fingertips. I immediately called my family, entered a treatment center and learned all about my co-morbid biological diseases called addiction and depression. I began to slowly rid myself of the inappropriate shame I carried as a result of having these conditions. Some of the best medical professionals in the field taught me that it’s not my fault; it’s not a choice I made. Addiction, depression, any and every mental health disorder, is a disease and a physical illness of the brain that requires treatment. Just as a broken leg needs a cast, I have an injured brain — the body’s most essential organ — but while a broken leg can fully heal and return to its normal state, treating a mental health disorder is not a quick fix situation, nor is it permanent, but the healing process starts by removing the shame factor — realizing that a mental illness does not make someone an immoral or a weak or a “lessthan” individual. About three weeks ago, I came across a piece of news that rocked my world: A beautiful, 19-year-old freshman track-star at the University of Pennsylvania had jumped off of a parking garage to her death. My empathy grew when I read that she had also been a standout soccer player in high school, and my heart broke as I gazed upon a photo of her dressed head to toe, smiling ear to ear, in a familiar outfit: A vibrant, bright red and dark blue Penn athletics uniform. Though I wasn’t at the point of contemplating suicide when I was a D1 student-athlete at Penn, it was during that time when depression had settled in and drenching my demons in alcohol was at an all-time high. In 2011, the American College Health Association — National College Health Assessment — a nationwide survey of college students at 2- and 4-year institutions — found that about 30 percent of college students reported feeling “so depressed that it was difficult to function” at some time in the past year. More than 6 percent of college students reported seriously considering suicide, and about 1 percent reported attempting suicide in the previous year. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for teens and young adults ages 15 to 24. Then just a little over three days ago, I got some more worldrocking news: Philip Seymour Hoffman had died from a heroin overdose. I’m a film major; I write for the Daily’s film section and have always admired Hoffman as an incredibly talented actor, but I failed to realize that that this unmatched artistic talent was also just a regular

human — a father of three children — who battled a deadly mental illness everyday of his life. My empathy peaked when I came across a 2006 interview that he gave for “60 Minutes” where he briefly spoke about his sobriety. Not only had he gotten sober, but he had done so at age 22 and had been in recovery for 23 years until he relapsed. I will certainly remember Philip Seymour Hoffman as one of the greatest actors I’ve ever witnessed, but I will, too, remember him as a man who fought valiantly to treat his illness … to the best of his abilities. This is the especially awful fact about addiction and mental illness in general: Not only does it require treatment, it requires chronic treatment due to its chronic nature, and so despite more than two decades without putting drugs or alcohol in his system, Hoffman wasn’t cured. It’s a sad yet important reminder for me that despite three years without alcohol in my system, I’m certainly not cured either. In fact, 40 to 60 percent of drug addicts in recovery will eventually relapse, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, which calls relapse “not only possible but also likely,” and users of opioid drugs like heroin have a much higher relapse rate than other addicts — as high as 80 percent or above.

I’ve learned that my struggles aren’t unique. A beautiful, gifted track-star at an Ivy League school. One of the greatest actors of all-time. My roommate from treatment who put a gun to her head. My friend who overdosed on heroin. Another friend who hung herself. Another friend who died from choking on her own vomit after an alcohol binge — they all suffered from mental illness, and I just wish they would have shared their pain when they needed to most. Somewhere along the line we learned that asking for help is a sign of weakness and that sharing our feelings is for wimps and that going to therapy is for crazy people. But what’s really crazy is trying to recover from a mental disorder alone and acting like we’re just fine, when we’re really struggling inside and letting the misinformed opinions of other people cause us to feel shame and affect our decision to stay silent about our pain. Am I sorry about worrying my friends and family with my erratic and dangerous behavior? Of course, I am. I’m endlessly sorry for what I put my sister through that night when I thought that death was not only an option but the only one, for the countless lives I endangered while driving drunk, for the copious wrongs I’ve done to others, but I can’t change the past nor should I dwell upon it too intently. I can only live in the present and take care of myself by overcoming the shame that’s been inappropriately attached to mental health disorders and sharing my pain by using productive coping skills … like this column. So, to anyone and everyone who struggles with a stigmatized mental disorder or has lost someone you love far too soon to addiction, suicide from depression, or from the devastating consequences of any untreated mental health disorder, have no shame, share your pain and you will always have my deepest empathy. Keyes is leaving shame and finding joy. To join her, e-mail cekmusic@umich.edu.

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TV REVIEW

FYI: She’s engulfing someone in flames.

‘AHS’ wraps psychotic, successful season three By ALEC STERN Senior Arts Editor

“American Horror Story” has been able to accomplish extraordinary things in its short, three-year history. Ryan Murphy’s horror series has B+ never failed American to be a truly original, truly Horror absurd, addic- Story: Coven tive delight — all the while Season Finale rejuvenating the tried and FX true anthology genre. In its third season, “Coven” continued to showcase the series’ signature, powerhouse actors with intriguing material — a truly bewitching saga. And while its conclusion, appropriately titled “The Seven Wonders,” never quite matched the high standard it set for itself throughout the season, “Coven” ’s reputation will nonetheless remain a solid one. Breaking with tradition, “Coven” ’s grand finale was undeniably low-stakes compared to the endings of “Asylum” and “Murder House.” With Madame LaLaurie (Kathy Bates, “Misery”) and Marie Laveau’s (Angela Basset, “ER”) converging storylines wrapped, the finale was able to explore something very uncharacteristic of “American Horror Story:” a focused, singular narrative. By mid-episode, Cordelia Foxx (Sarah Paulson, “12 Years a Slave”) was named the next Supreme — and in one of her first moves as leader, she confesses her witchcraft on television in an effort to reach out to witches all over the country (one of the episode’s multiple callbacks to “Asylum” ’s ending). Despite Paulson’s consistently fantastic performance, this was undoubtedly the weakest link of not only the finale, but the entire

season. Besides being such an obvious, haplessly put together gay rights allegory — witches are born witches — Cordelia’s lackadaisical confession was completely random, as if the world would suddenly accept witches and not fear and torture them as had been done throughout their history. While thoughtless, it’s also unsurprising, given “Coven” ’s utter disregard for consequences. Many of its cliffhangers existed merely for the gratuitous shock of it all — no death, no twist, no small detail ever stuck. And for what’s been a great story, it’s unfortunate that a major part of the finale highlighted one of “Coven” ’s biggest flaws. For the entire season, “Coven” flirted with the line between fun and profundity — embracing supernatural threesomes while also touching upon race, rights and relationships with the keen, surprising perceptiveness “American Horror Story” has oftentimes presented. But where was any of that during most of “Coven” ’s finale? For almost the entirety of its running time, “The Seven Wonders” was forced to catapult its B-plot (who is the next Supreme?) from its intriguing, lingering position as a secondary mystery to the forefront — and in turn, a tepid, hollow series of tests ensued, culminating in Cordelia’s uneventful and quick crowning. Just as disappointment began to creep in, and it seemed sure “The Seven Wonders” would put a middling, unsatisfying cap on “Coven” … enter Jessica Lange. It’s as if each part of the episode (pre-Lange and post-Lange) was a completely different entity — a worrisome fact given Lange’s promise to leave the series after the upcoming, currently untitled, fourth season. When all else is failing, leave it to Lange to bring substance, emotion, thrill and authority — the true Supreme of “American Horror

Story.” Whereas the first half of “The Seven Wonders” dragged on, running around in the same circles the series had for twelve episodes, the confrontation between Fiona and Cordelia slowed things down, allowing for substance and depth to be restored. Cordelia may have brought to light one of “Coven” ’s most egregious missteps, but by the end of the episode, Fiona had done just the opposite. Her demise was heartbreaking, and the realization of deep regret over the failed relationship with her daughter solidified the true story behind “Coven” — not one about witches, but one about family, about finding your pack.

A truly bewitching saga. And in the end, Fiona’s Hell is not being forced to drink Mai Tais on a cabin porch, as the Axeman fries up some catfish (his own personal Heaven). Hell is living with her realization for eternity … and being powerless to change it. As “Coven” came to a close, there was a refreshing open-endedness not seen before in “American Horror Story” — the only of the three iterations that could have organically continued into a second season. Perhaps that’s what Ryan Murphy meant when he described “Coven” as lighter than its predecessors. In the final minutes, Cordelia’s Academy is whole again, marked by a resilience, strength and excitement not best represented by “The Seven Wonders,” but representative of yet another successful, psychotic year of “American Horror Story.”

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NOODLE From Page 1 unsure if many students would go to Slurping Turtle if it is higher priced than competitors. “Honestly, I don’t really know because I have to see what the Slurping Turtle is like so it depends but I guess there might be some competition if there are two ramen shops,” Chang said.

LUNAFEST From Page 1 making them out to be sex symbols or damsels in distress,” said Law student Samantha Honea, co-leader of University Students Against Rape.

BRIARWOOD From Page 1 “Our mall has undergone amazing changes and transformations over the past year,” Murray said. “We are excited to continue to grow, expand and offer our shoppers the very best in retail.” LSA senior Yilu Dai said she would be interested in shopping at a larger Forever 21, but that she has had trouble finding stores at Briarwood when they have relocated in the past. “I shop at Forever 21 a lot so I probably will go if it’s bigger, but sometimes I feel like I kind

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LSA senior Jenny Kim said she was unsure about the new restaurant’s future success, citing higher prices as a factor that might make it more difficult for the restaurant to become established in the Asian fusion market. “Seating and waiting is a big thing so maybe if it’s a little more spacious then people will want to go there,” Kim said. “I think that everyone wants to try

new things so I think it would be good.” Other students think the location of Slurping Turtle might also be problematic for its longterm prospects. LSA senior Lauren Himmel said she thinks the fate of Slurping Turtle could be similar to that of Firehouse Subs, which was located close to many similar restaurants. Firehouse Subs closed earlier this year after 10

months in business. “I think that it would do better if it were to be located on South (University) and so students who are looking for the same kind of feel or want the same kind of type of food would be able to access it from that kind of area instead of having to walk all the way across campus,” she said.

All of the money raised by the event will go towards charity. Most of the proceeds will help University Students Against Rape organize the Take Back the Night Ann Arbor Rally and March, with remaining earnings supporting the Breast Cancer Fund. “I think it’s a really great way for

us to raise money for this cause,” said Medical School student Joshua Stoolman, a Take Back the Night participant. “LUNA bar is a big name so to have somebody who sponsors a film festival like that and help this organization is really a great thing.” Students from the Alpha Phi

Omega community service fraternity helped distribute event brochures and LUNA bars to attendees. The Women’s Law School Association and Central Student Government also cosponsored the event.

of get lost,” she said. Dai said Briarwood labeled the old storefronts with listings of new locations to prevent confusion and hopes the mall’s maps will be updated. In addition to the Forever 21 expansion, Destination Maternity will relocate next to the Von Maur department store, and shoe store Journeys will take over the old Destination Maternity store. A Journeys Kids store is scheduled to open in the old Journey’s space in May. Finally, Windsor, which specializes in dresses, is moving next to Wet Seal, and its old location will be filled by Pay-

less Shoes and Icing, a jewelry store targeting pre-teen shoppers. Windsor is the only store that will not be open during its transition to a new location in the mall. It is currently closed and is expected to reopen on May 1. Kohtz said that plans for the transition have been in the works for a few years. “The mall will have a substantial new look and feel, which is something we are always working to achieve,” she said. Last year’s renovation involved bringing in new retailers including Athleta and Michael Kors and the addition

of a year-round ice skating rink. When the remodel concluded late last year, there were 40 days of activities and giveaways leading up to the holidays. Kohtz said the renovation helped generate interest in the mall and the addition of the ice rink has been especially great for families and hosting events, like performances by The G-Men, University a capella group, during the holidays. Briarwood also has plans to add two more restaurants outside Macy’s. The plan was approved by the city last month, but Kohtz said they are not yet ready to announce which restaurants will be moving in.

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TROTTER From Page 1 ideas, room that could be rented out and create economic power in the community was suggested. A kitchen, a resource center with computers, printers and a place to study, creative places to paint or write, safe, private spaces to talk and places for guests, speakers or other students, were all brought up as well. The Trotter House was renamed the Trotter Multicultural Center in 1981 to be more inclusive to students from many backgrounds, instead of only being a space for Black students. It later merged with MESA (a student organization focused on diversity and social justice) to serve an even broader campus audience. “Moving from a Trotter House to a Trotter Multicultural Center is quite the slap in the face,” said LSA junior Rolly Abiola, a student manager at the Trotter Center and discussion leader at Thursday night’s meeting. From 1998 to 2004, Abiola said, the building underwent a facility enhancement assessment to see if the building met fire codes, which it did not. According to Abiola, the building was structurally unsafe and nothing was acted upon or even submitted to the University until 2005, Abiola said. Only small changes – a new paint job and a new pillar on the third floor – were made, Abiola said. “I’ve come here, I’ve napped here, I’ve cried here,” Abiola said. “I’ve been frustrated here. I’ve been fed here. This is my house. This is my room. This place has nurtured me when I didn’t think I deserved to be nurtured.” It took 10 years for changes to be made to make the building wheelchair accessible. Today, only the basement and the first floor are accessible. According to Abiola, all other floors are still inaccessible to the physically impaired. “We made it work and we are still making it work, to be quite

frank, because this building is still not where it needs to be,” Abiola said. Abiola said the University has neglected the Trotter Center numerous times in the past. She cited an incident on Aug. 25th, 2013 when an intoxicated student from one of the numerous fraternity houses located next to the Trotter Center illegally entered the center, dragging blood coming from a wound on his ankle across the entirety of the first and second floor. Abiola said the police declared the incident an “open and shut case” once they located the student and left. They did not make sure anyone else was in the building or if the students were safe Abiola said. After the incident, students and the resident staff had to scrub the blood off the ground, she said. “There was a lack of response from the University and even weeks after the incident there were no crime alerts sent out,” Abiola said. “We are so disrespected on so many levels, on an institutional level. It needs to stop.” The Trotter Center used to host overnight retreats for high school students. After the incident in 2013, the center was prohibited from doing so, Rackham student Angela Abiola said. “Not only is this a space for us as University students, but it is also a space that allows us to introduce our communities to this campus,” Angela Abiola said. “And simply the distance from campus now tells (prospective students) that we are not valued in this space.” At the end of the meeting, students volunteered for different teams: the data team, the research team, the short term team, the long term team or members at large. The short term team will meet weekly or biweekly with an administrative team to best determine how to improve the current building. The long term team will meet in the coming months and years to find a location for The New Trotter.

Syrian rebels free hundreds of inmates Amid actions, government key captured as part of offensive BEIRUT (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up at the gates of a Syrian prison Thursday and rebels stormed in behind him, freeing hundreds of inmates as part of an offensive aimed at capturing key government symbols around the northern city of Aleppo, activists said. Government forces, meanwhile, dropped crude “barrel bombs” in deadly airstrikes as both sides escalated their fight for the strategic city ahead of a second round of peace talks set for next week. Opposition leaders threatened to suspend the talks over the barrel bombings. In the past six days alone, the makeshift weapons — containers packed with explosives, fuel and scrap metal — have killed more than 250 people in Aleppo, including 73 children, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. They include at least 11 who died Thursday — six of them from the same family — in the opposition-held neighborhood of Masaken Hanano. Videos uploaded by activists showed the aftermath, including men weeping amid ravaged buildings and corpses covered with blankets on the pavement. “Be careful. There’s a corpse under your feet. .. It’s a child!” someone shouted. The videos were consistent with reporting by The Associated Press. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon deplored “the ongoing aerial attacks and the use of “barrel bombs”to brutal, devastating effect in populated areas”

which violate international humanitarian and human rights law, U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky said. In other developments, Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government said it has reached an agreement with the United Nations to let hundreds of trapped civilians leave besieged parts of the city of Homs and permit U.N. humanitarian relief convoys to enter. In New York, U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said the United Nations welcomed reports that the parties agreed to “a humanitarian pause.” He said the U.N. and humanitarian organizations have food, medical aid and other basic supplies on the outskirts of Homs ready for immediate delivery as soon as “the green light” is given for safe passage. In Washington, U.S. State Department spokesman Jen Psaki welcomed the agreement, which is expected to be carried out on Friday, but warned: “We should not be giving credit to a regime just for providing food for a few days to people who are starving, given that’s the right moral thing to do. This is something they should have been doing all along.” The rebels in Aleppo declared a push to seize the city’s central prison and the Kweiras military air base to the east. Opposition fighters have been trying to capture the installations for months. Thursday’s offensive began when a Chechen suicide bomber from the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front attacked the prison gates, according to the Observatory. Rebel fighters then managed to gain control of large parts of the compound. By evening, heavy clashes between the rebels and soldiers were raging inside. The Observatory and other

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Softball starts 2014 campaign in Florida Michigan looks for continued success after College World Series last season

said coming in it’s a whole new year and (we’ll) never be satisfied.” Michigan will need to be relentless early this weekend, considering that its season starts off with a split doubleheader against No. 4 Florida and No. 25 South Florida on Saturday. On Sunday, the Wolverines take on Illinois State in the morning followed by a game against Bethune-Cookman in the afternoon. Although Michigan is slated

more shortstop Sierra Romero is the reigning Big Ten Player of the Year and will back up an offense boosted by three returning All-Big Ten First Team selections: senior first baseman Caitlin Blanchard, sophomore outfielder Sierra Lawrence and By KELLY HALL junior catcher Lauren Sweet. Daily Sports Writer Anchoring Michigan’s offense will be junior pitcher The No. 5 Michigan softHaylie Wagner and All-Big Ten ball team has been sporting first team pitcher Driesenga, blue bracelets with the phrase who, when combined, account“Team 37” printed on the outed for 50 of the Wolverines’ 51 wins last season. Freshman pitcher Megan Betsa – a twotime Georgia State Player and Pitcher of the Year in high school – will add an extra layer of depth to the already wellaccomplished group. “We’re definitely a pitching staff, which is a huge advantage for us,” Driesenga said. “We’re all here to work with each other and we’re going to complement each other.” Added Hutchins: “I’ve got three pitchers that are capable. They’re all going to get pitching time.” Betsa isn’t the only new addition expected to make a contribution, though. Freshman infielder Abby Ramirez, outfielder Kelly Christner and infielder Lindsay Montemarano will also be counted on to provide depth. “I expect (the freshmen) all to come in and hopefully make an impact on Saturday,” Hutchins said. “We’re working them all.” Though Michigan softball is coming off of a successful 2013 TERRA MOLENGRAFF/Daily season that included a trip to Michigan coach Carol Hutchins aims to get Michigan back to the College World the College World Series, one Series after last year’s success, but is focused on playing one game at a time. thing is for certain: Hutchins side and the hashtag “Relent- against tough opponents for its knows that last year has no bearless” inscribed on the inside first games of the season, Michi- ing on the upcoming season. “You start at zero,” Hutchins throughout the past few weeks gan coach Carol Hutchins is to remind itself to stay moti- approaching the games like she said. “Nobody has a win or a loss. The rankings don’t mean vated. always does. The Wolverines hope to prove “Every test is tough,” anything until June. That’s the that they are just as “Relentless” Hutchins said. “Our biggest only time rankings matter, is as their wrists say they are this opponent is always us. We need when you’re done. … The game doesn’t know if you’re ranked, weekend at the USF Tourna- to worry about what we do.” ment in Tampa, Fla. The Wolverines, who are the game doesn’t know if you’re “(It’s) a good word for our returning six starting position a freshman or a senior, the game team,” said junior pitcher Sara players, have a favorable balance knows if we play well or if we Driesenga. “Last year, too, I of experience and youth. Sopho- don’t.”

Men’s lacrosse looks to establish itself early on In its third season, Michigan will again rely on youth to excel

Paras said. “But we’re coming into the season with the expectation that we can play with anyone.” The Nittany Lions are led by Jeff Tambroni, a two-time recipient of the CAA Coach of the Year Award. In his four By MINH DOAN years at Penn State, Tambroni Daily Sports Writer has built a program that excels on both sides of the ball. On Saturday afternoon, the The Nittany Lions offense is Michigan lacrosse team has the led by attacker and 2013 CAA perfect opportunity to show Rookie of the Year TJ Sanders, exactly why this could be the who topped his team with 44 season it becomes a legitimate goals last season. On the other Division I contender. side of the ball, Penn State’s The Wolverines enter their defense is also very strong, contest at No. 7 building on a No. 2 national Penn State lookranking last year. ing to open their Michigan at But in lacrosse, the success of year on a high Penn State the defense depends largely on note. After beatthe goaltender, and the Nittany Matchup: ing Marquette, Michigan 0-0; Lions have one of the best in net18-9, in a scrim- Penn State 0-0 minder Austin Kaut. The senior mage last Saturhad a fantastic 2013 campaign When: Satday, Michigan in which he won the Ensign C. urday 1 P.M. hopes to finally Markland Kelly Jr. Award, given break out after Where: to the best collegiate goaltender Penn State consecutive in the nation. He also was honLacrosse Field one-win seaored as the CAA Player of the sons. Year. “We’re very excited to get the “Anytime we’re on offense, season started,” said fifth-year we have to be smart with the ball senior midfielder Thomas Paras. and not have giveaways,” Paras “I think everyone’s pretty anx- said. “With a good goalie like ious to get going Saturday.” (Kaut), we have to make sure The Wolverines will be taking that we’re eliminating any menon a Nittany Lion team largely tal mistakes, unforced turnovers considered one of the biggest and making (Penn State) play to powerhouses in the lacrosse our tempo.” world. Penn State made the Kaut and midfielder Tom NCAA Tournament last year as LaCrosse were both selected in the No. 7 seed and comes into Major League Lacrosse’s player the new year a heavy favorite to draft, which took place in Januwin the Colonial Athletic Asso- ary. ciation. The Wolverines will try to “Penn State is a tough team,” score on the stout Penn State

defense using their midfielders. Michigan coach John Paul knows his team won’t get many chances, but the key to winning will be to capitalize on those opportunities when they come. Playing just their third season as a varsity program — with only two official recruiting classes — the Wolverines will rely heavily on their youth. This means that many freshmen will be given a substantial amount of playing time this Saturday in their first official NCAA game. That list of freshmen includes goalie Robbie Zonino, attacker Ian King and midfielder Mikie Schlosser. All three will be given opportunities to shine early on. Zonino has the task of replacing East Coast Athletic Conference Goalie of the Year Gerald Logan, who tore his labrum and is out for the season. “The key to (Zonino’s) success is confidence,” Paul said. “He needs to make a few saves and get hot early.” Saturday’s match will be a good gauge of where Michigan stands as a program. For a team badly in need of a signature win on their résumé, a victory over Penn State would be a good way for the Wolverines to announce their arrival to the lacrosse world. For that to happen, though, Michigan knows it’ll have to put together one of its best games. “The goalie has to play well, we’re going to have to win faceoffs, everyone is going to have to play well,” Paul said. “We’re going to have to execute as a team really, really well.”

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Freshman guard Siera Thompson hit two free throws with five seconds left to push the Wolverines past the Wildcats.

Thompson’s five treys tank Wildcats on road What team? Thompson had head in the game against the Wildcats By MAX COHEN Daily Sports Editor

Siera Thompson rarely misses free throws. And when the freshman guard was fouled with 5.6 seconds left in the Michigan women’s basketball game at Northwestern with the game tied, she did what she always does — made her free throws. After her team dropped two consecutive games in decisive fashion last week, Thompson delivered the Wolverines the remedy to their recent woes in the 70-68 victory over the Wildcats (4-6 Big Ten, 14-9 overall). “I try not to put too much pressure on myself,” Thompson said. “I tried to be calm. They were big shots, but I tried to be calm because if I’d have let the pressure get to me, I’d have missed. I knew my teammates had confidence in me.” Thompson’s teammates had good reason to be confident — Thompson shoots 92 percent from the free throw line. Her free throws capped off a second half in which she provided Michigan (6-4, 15-8) with a bevy of offensive firepower, hitting timely

shots when her team needed her the most. Before her free throws, with the game teetering on the brink and Northwestern pressuring, the guard hit a 3-pointer from the right wing with 2:38 left to extend the Wolverines’ lead to four. Thompson unleashed her full arsenal of 3-pointers on the Wildcats. With Michigan down one with 11 minutes left in the game, Thompson drained her second 3-pointer of the game. Then, she hit two more treys in the Wolverines’ next three possessions to catapult Michigan to a five-point lead. Michigan never trailed again. Before her timely shooting, the Wolverines were heading towards familiar territory. Similarly to last week’s game against Minnesota, Michigan watched a halftime lead evaporate early in the second half when Northwestern embarked on an 8-0 run to tie the game at 39. This time, Thompson’s 16 second-half points on her way to a career-high 25 saved the Wolverines from a similar fate. “After they made that run, our tendency has been to fall apart,” said Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico. “And tonight, we had to battle back. It was great to see our team take those next steps forward.” Thompson wasn’t Michigan’s sole focus early on as it started off the game strong and maintained control throughout the

first half. The Wolverines pieced together runs of 8-0, 12-0 and 6-0 in the first half, but they never pulled away because of the Wildcats’ spot-on 3-point shooting. Northwestern shot 6-for-10 from deep in the first half, bailing out its turnover-prone offense. Michigan scored 16 points off the Wildcats’ 10 first-half tunovers, fueling its 37-30 halftime advantage. The Wolverines established an inside presence on the 8-0 run after the Wildcats scored the game’s first basket. Three of Michigan’s baskets on the run came around the rim, a surprise against the Big Ten’s leading shot-blocking team. Junior forward Cyesha Goree scored two of the inside baskets on the early run and parlayed her early success into 10 first-half points to go with four rebounds. The Wolverines’ success in the paint early helped open the perimeter later for Thompson in the second half. Northwestern’s outside shooting was also formidable. The Wildcats knocked down 12 treys throughout the game, taking advantage of Michigan’s susceptible defense beyond the arc. With the second-half surge, the Wolverines were able to avoid a similar fate to their previous two games. “Those two losses definitely humbled us,” Thompson said. Her repeated clutch shots also helped.

Men’s tennis readies for challenging weekend The Wolverines will face off against Texas, Duke and Youngstown State By MATTHEW KIPNIS Daily Sports Writer

Though the bulk of conference play hasn’t begun, the Michigan men’s tennis team may already be in the middle of its toughest stretch of the entire season, and handling the string of upcoming opponents may be the Wolverines’ biggest challenge yet. Michigan (3-2) has lost two straight matches after winning its first three. The Wolverines are coming off a three-game stretch against top-30 teams in which they earned only one victory, and it won’t get any easier. Eight of Michigan’s next nine opponents are nationally ranked. Friday night, the Wolverines will have their hands full with No. 10 Texas, and Sunday afternoon, they’ll face off against No. 13 Duke and Youngstown State. “We are the in the middle of a really difficult stretch in our season,” said Michigan coach Bruce Berque. “We’ve got some good teams coming up, so we are going to have to stay tough. We are not going to win them all. We may win some, we may lose some, but if we can win half, it will put our

team in a great position.” The Wolverines do have an advantage in that seven of the nine matches will be played at home in the Varsity Tennis Center. Michigan is 75-25 at home since 2005. “It’s like any other sport — there is a little bit of an edge to playing at home,” Berque said. “They are in their surroundings, and the players are familiar with the court speed and at the home crowd. Our guys are in front of supporters, but at the end of the day, we still Texas, have to put a Duke, and good product of tennis on the Youngstown court.” State at Seniors Shaun Bern- Michigan stein and Alex Matchup: Buzzi have Michigan 3-2; some expe- Texas 6-0; rience with Duke 4-2; Youngstown Sunday’s oppo- State 1-3 nents. On Oct. 18, they defeat- When: Friday 6 P.M. and ed Rodrigo Sunday at 12 Campos and and 5:30 P.M. Silviu Misreanu Where: of Youngstown Varsity Tennis State 8-4 in Center the first round of the ITA Regionals. Bernstein and Buzzi eventually lost in the third round of the main doubles draw. “They haven’t been playing together as a team since then, but

it could help a little,” Berque said. “It is always nice to have a little familiarity with the opponent.” Although Michigan didn’t get to play Texas in the Key Biscayne Individuals in January due to poor weather canceling many players’ flights, they were able to scout a few Texas players live which could help them Friday night. In order to pull out victories, the Wolverines will need solid play from their doubles teams. The doubles unit is lead by the undefeated senior team of Buzzi and Barnett Franks, who have helped the team earn doubles points in each of their first five dual matches this season and an overall 10-2 doubles record. Michigan also hopes junior Alex Petrone and senior Barrett Franks can continue their hot play. After losing his first match of the season, Petrone has won his last four, two of which came against ranked opponents. Franks has won three of his first four singles matches to start the year. “We will be looking at the lineup and try to figure out which are the six guys we have to put on the court,” Berque said. Against such stiff opposition, the Wolverines will need consistent play from their six singles matches to halt their losing streak. If they falter, the schedule ahead doesn’t get any more forgiving.

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with Daily Collegian hockey writer Darian Somers By GREG GARNO Daily Sports Editor

The No. 10 Michigan hockey team will travel to State College and the recently opened Pegula Ice Arena for the first time in program history this weekend. In its first year as a varsity program, Penn State hasn’t managed a conference win, but will aim to take advantage of two soldout crowds against the Wolverines. The Daily caught up with Daily Collegian sophomore hockey beat writer Darian Somers to talk about goaltending, the atmosphere in State College and the winner of a fight between Michigan coach Red Berenson and Penn State coach Guy Gadowsky. The Daily Collegian’s answers can be found here.

Michigan will ride the hot hand of goaltender Zach Nagelvoort into Pegula this weekend. How can Penn State’s offense find a way to beat one of the nation’s best? That’s kind of been the question all season long. “How can Penn State score?” The Nittany Lions are No. 1 in the nation in shots per game at 35.55, but rank second-to-last in goals per shots on goal. They need to just keep firing them, but they need to crash the net as well. They haven’t had too many garbage goals from in close this year. They need to jam one in.

Penn State awaits Wolverines Michigan looks to get two wins in its first trip this year to State College By GREG GARNO Daily Sports Editor

Michigan’s defense doesn’t have a great deal of depth. Who are some of the Nittany Lions on the third and fourth lines who could capitalize on that?

There are two guys on this roster that could make an impact and seem like they are on the cusp of doing that — Zach Saar, a big power forward, and (forward) Ricky DeRosa, your typical Mark Recchi-style player. Saar is a physical force. Off the ice, he’s a shy guy, but when he steps on the ice, I’ve actually seen people move out of the way of his shot. He’s also a little bit annoying in front of the net because of that size. Guy Gadowsky has been using him for that exact reason on the power play, and he’s bound to have a big game sometime soon. Then you’ve got Ricky DeRosa. This guy doesn’t do flashy things, but he gets the job done and he gets it done well. When he’s on, he plays some of the best, unnoticed hockey in the nation. He’s not fast, and he’s not the shiftiest, but he’s solid all around. He really takes pride in his game. But Michigan does have depth at the forward position in guys like JT Compher and Andrew Copp. Who has to step up to prevent an onslaught?

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Freshman goaltender Zach Nagelvoort (LEFT) and Michigan coach Red Berenson (RIGHT) look forward to facing new Big Ten foe Penn State at State College.

This may sound like a generic answer, but it’s going to take everyone on Penn State’s bench. They were able to slow down Boston College’s Johnny Gaudreau and Kevin Hayes, plus they were able to shut down Hudson Fasching and Kyle Rau from Minnesota. The issue, though, is those teams are so deep they have guys equally as good spread throughout their rosters. If Penn State can shut down Copp and Compher, they need to not forget about the rest of the Wolverines.

Does Penn State have the goaltending to bail out its defense or special teams?

If you asked me this question the week before last weekend’s games with Ohio State, I would have happily said yes, but I don’t know anymore. Both Matt Skoff and Eamon McAdam struggled. We’ve seen them play some great hockey this year, especially McAdam of late, but this might have been a big setback after losing both to a beatable Ohio State team. McAdam has played really strong at home as of late and he’s probably going to see one start this weekend. Both Skoff and McAdam give Penn State a chance to win and keep the Lions in the game, but the offensive production doesn’t always return the favor. If the goalies can keep Penn State in the game and the offense is working, Michigan could be in for a rough trip to Happy Valley. But that hasn’t happened often. … Wait, am I allowed to say Ohio State to a Michigan man?

Has Pegula Arena played a role in home games before this weekend and will it make a difference this weekend against a team that has never been to State College?

It has some weekends and it hasn’t others. When Pegula is packed, especially the Roar Zone, the student section, you can tell teams are rattled by it. I’ve never been in an indoor building that loud. (Beaver Stadium is the loudest place I’ve ever been to.) It’s like a sound wave that hits you right in the chest. When it’s not packed, you can tell Penn State plays with less energy. It doesn’t have an atmosphere and it’s like a completely different building. A lot of it depends on the weather this weekend.

6 Who Wins? Who wins in a bare fist fight? Red Berenson (mind you, he’s 74 years old) or (Penn State coach) Guy Gadowsky?

The real question is who wins in a bare fist fight: Red Berenson or Chuck Norris. I’d bet Floyd Mayweathermoney on Red.

Michigan and Michigan. Other than Minnesota, I don’t think there is a team hotter in the Big Ten right now.

The Michigan hockey team has never faced off against Penn State. In fact, most of the Wolverines have never even been to State College. Some are unaware of its location on a map of Pennsylvania and others aren’t sure what rink they’ll be playing at. There’s also no general consensus as to what the Nittany Lions do well and where they can be exploited on the ice. After all, Michigan just watched film of the Nittany Lions for the first time Wednesday afternoon. “I think (State College) is in the middle of the state,” said senior forward Luke Moffatt. Added Michigan coach Red Berenson: “They’re the new kid on the block. Their rink is new. Their players are new. We’ve never seen their uniforms. I’ve never been to Penn State.” “I’ve seen a lot of pictures of this rink,” said freshman goaltender Zach Nagelvoort. “I don’t even know how to pronounce it.” There are a lot of unknowns for the 10th-ranked Wolverines as they travel to Penn State

this weekend: how the ice feels beneath their skates, what the locker room will look like or how noticeable the crowd will be. But if there’s one thing Michigan does know, it’s that the Nittany Lions (0-8-0-0 Big Ten, 4-17-1 overall) are without a win in the Big Ten Conference this year and they’re more desperate than ever to change that. “I think for sure, they’re desperate,” said junior forward Zach Hyman. “Any team that plays Michigan wants to win. They’re going to put Michigan at their best foot forPenn State ward and Matchup: we can’t Michigan take any13-6-3; Penn thing for State 4-17-1 granted. When: Friday “We’re at 7 P.M. and just taking Saturday it one game at 5 P.M. at a time, Where: Pegula focusing Ice Arena on what we TV: need to do ESPNU (Sat) and not so much what they’re going to do.” The weekend looks like a lopsided affair on paper. The Wolverines enter with a long and successful history, including nine national titles, 11 conference Championships, and two Hobey Baker Award winners. Penn State has none of that. It has just two players selected in the National Hockey League

Draft compared to the 12 that Michigan boasts. The Wolverines (5-2-1-1, 13-6-3) are also the winner of four straight games and sit alone at second place in the Big Ten standings. And Michigan’s lines have clicked as of late, averaging just over three goals a game during its four-game win streak. The Nittany Lions, on the other hand, have averaged just over one goal in its last four conference games. To be specific, Penn State is scoring 2.18 goals per game this season while the Wolverines are allowing 2.23 goals per game. Considering that the Nittany Lions allow 3.91 goals per game, the weekend could be remembered more for the Subway and Auntie Anne’s pretzels served in the concession stands than the game itself. But what the stats don’t show is how close Penn State’s recent games have been. The Nittany Lions played top-5 teams Minnesota and Boston College close enough to lose by only one goal. “I think they’re going to be the real deal,” Berenson said. “They really work hard. We know we’re going to get everything they’ve got. I told our team we’ve got to be better this weekend than we were last weekend.” What’s more, Penn State will have to figure out how to beat a goaltender that held one of the nation’s top-10 offenses in

Wisconsin to just three goals last weekend, making three big saves in a shootout on Saturday. The momentum has never been hotter for Nagelvoort, despite not being named the starter by Berenson. That decision will be made Thursday evening. But there’s one thing the Nittany Lions can boast that Michigan cannot: Pegula Ice Arena. Thanks to an $88 million donation, Penn State’s newly-coined “Hockey Valley” has attracted crowds of more than 6,000 on average in its first year as a varsity program. In contrast, the Michigan hockey team played in front of close to a hundred fans in its first years before moving to Yost Field House — which cost just $563,168 to build. Nearly 20 years ago, Berenson had to give away tickets to students on Friday evenings in the Diag to get them to come to games. But Penn State is the reason the Big Ten, and this weekend’s matchup, even exists because when it became the sixth Big Ten school with a hockey program, it gave the conference enough members to start the sport. “We don’t want to be that team,” said senior defenseman Mac Bennett. “But at the same time, that doesn’t mean we aren’t taking it seriously. This is a big weekend for us — there’s six points available. When we leave there, we want to make sure we have all of them.”

Michigan rolls into Iowa The Wolverines eye season sweep over Hawkeyes in Iowa City By SIMON KAUFMAN Daily Sports Writer

Two and a half weeks ago, the Michigan men’s basketball team took care of Iowa at home — its second consecutive win as part of a three-game sweep of top-10 teams, which included Wisconsin and Michigan State. Saturday, the Wolverines will head to Iowa City for the rematch against the 17thranked Hawkeyes in hopes of securing a conference-best 10th win. Michigan (9-1 Big Ten, 17-5 overall) is coming off a 29-point clobbering of Nebraska, bouncing back from its first Big Ten loss to Indiana earlier in the week. Saturday’s matchup features a more talented Wolverine team against a Hawkeye team that has been dominant at home. Iowa (6-4, 17-6) has dropped just two games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena this season — an overtime loss to Michigan State and a seven-point defeat to Ohio State on Tuesday. When Michigan and Iowa met earlier this season, forwards Aaron White and Melsahn Basabe kept the Hawkeyes in the game, each contributing 17 points. The two average 13.3 and 7.8 points per game, respectively, to complement an average of more than six rebounds apiece.

But Iowa’s biggest offensive threat this year has been guard Roy Devyn Marble. The 6-foot6 senior is averaging 16 points per game this season on 41-percent shooting from the field. At Crisler Center though, he was held to just 13 points. Sophomore guard Caris LeVert played tough defense on him, forcing him to shoot just 3-for-9 from the field. “Iowa’s one of the top teams in our league,” LeVert said. “To go in there and get a road win would be huge for us.” The Wolverines will count on their sharp Michigan shooting from at Iowa WednesMatchup: day Michigan 17-5; night’s Iowa 17-6 win over When: NebrasSaturday ka to 2 P.M. carry Where: over Carveragainst Hawkeye the Arena HawkTV/RADIO: eyes. ESPN/950 MichiAM gan shot 46.6 percent in their previous contest against Iowa, including eight 3-pointers. Sophomore guard Nik Stauskas led the charge in the first matchup. Stauskas tied a career-high with 26 points taking advantage of extra space to shoot when Hawkeye defenders laid off, and attacking the rim when they overplayed him. This season, Stauskas has been touted as a player that

doesn’t just shoot — he’s also been able to get points in the paint, something he didn’t do with consistency a season ago. Wednesday night he showed he could contribute in other ways. The 6-foot-6 guard dished a career-best eight assists, setting up teammates while he opted out of shooting, attempting just three shots. On Saturday though, Stauskas will likely be a bigger part of the scoring in what should be a much more

competitive game. And Michigan coach John Beilein knows it will be a tough matchup. Despite coming off of a big win, Beilein knows there’s no such thing as an easy game in the Big Ten. “Where are the games on the schedule where you can say ‘W’?” Beilein said. “Where are they? I don’t see them. I see there’s another game that we’re gonna have to compete like crazy.”