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University faces lack of housing for fall term

NEWS

New degrees Programs in robotics, entrepreneurship to be offered in 2014-2015 >> SEE PAGE 2

NEWS

Some returning students asked to give up spaces in residence halls

Detroit Beat Students discover Detroit through internships and immersion experiences >> SEE PAGE 3

By IAN DILLINGHAM ALLISON FARRAND/Daily

OPINION

Budget approval ‘U’ tuition, financial aid allocations could hurt low SES out-of-state students >> SEE PAGE 4

ARTS

Detroit Che Socially-conscious rapper reps a city hoping for a brighter future >> SEE PAGE 7

Joyce Coffee, managing director of Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index, speaks at the Adaptation in the Great Lakes Region Conference at Kahn Auditorium Tuesday.

Great Lakes conference talks climate concerns in region Keynote speaker emphasizes role of private, public sectors in solution

By EMMA KERR Daily Staff Reporter

SPORTS

Draft Day Stauskas, Robinson, McGary await selections in 2014 NBA Draft >> SEE PAGE 10

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The University’s Graham Sustainability Institute, in partnership with the Kresge Foundation and Great Lakes Adaptation Assessment for Cities, held a conference at the University Tuesday through Thursday on issues of climate change in the Great Lakes region.

The conference included speakers and sessions focused both on the amount of resources in Michigan to combat potential threats to the Great Lakes from climate change in both the private and public sectors, as well as the importance of localized movements to affect individual change.

The Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments Center, one of the sponsors of the confer-

ence, also released a report a 13 page report Tuesday at the conference on the impacts of recent climate developments and transformations on the Great Lakes and surrounding area based on a synthesis of national climate change assessments. The GLISA report was a federally funded collaboration between the University of Michigan and Michigan State University.

In a press release, GLISA program manager Elizabeth Gibbons stated the organization’s hope was that the report would demonstrate the need for communities to begin thinking about how they interact with issues of climate change.

“The impacts of climate change are already being felt and will only increase in the years and decades to come,” Gibbons wrote.

The keynote speaker at the conference, Joyce Coffee, managing director of the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index, spoke on the issue of climate change and adaptive action through the different options available to local government, corporations and nonprofits. She discussed what drives

leaders in these sectors to take environmental action, and how research can become impactful and effect real change in the Great Lakes region.

According to Coffee, 70 percent of the corporations believe that climate disruption is a risk to their supply and value chains and 90 percent of companies note that sustainability is a part of business strategy. Coffee argued it is thus in the best interest of corporation, both for the stability of their product and the satisfaction of their customers, to take action toward environmental adaptation.

“Climate change is the humanitarian crisis of our time,” she said.

She emphasized that an increase in natural disasters results in significant fiscal losses for companies that rely on global supply.

Beyond the business sector, she also said local governments and cities stand to see a more financially strained future due to climate change, specifically in the Great Lakes region, and urged them to start dealing with these See CLIMATE, Page 2

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About 300 students returning to campus this fall could be asked to give up their residence hall room assignments in exchange for an off-campus option organized through the University’s housing office.

Housing officials announced the voluntary program Monday as an effort to accommodate a larger than anticipated incoming freshman class. A University press release stated there could be several hundred more new students on campus for Fall 2014 than the original estimate of 6,000.

Ted Spencer, associate vice provost and executive director of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, wrote in an e-mail statement Tuesday that it was too early to definitively say what caused the increases.

In the release, University Housing Director Linda Newman stated the University feels it is important freshmen are allowed the opportunity to live on campus in order to ease the transition to college.

“We hope our returning residence hall students will appreciate this unique opportunity to use their Housing contract to live in a nearby apartment,” Newman stated.

Newly admitted freshmen who meet application deadlines and follow the correct proceSee HOUSING, Page 3

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Regents fund two new degree programs Students and faculty pushed for offerings in robotics and entrepreneurship

By ALLANA AKHTAR Daily News Editor

Starting next school year, students will have the opportunity to pursue degrees in two nontraditional disciplines at the University – entrepreneurship and robotics.

At the Board of Regents meeting June 19, the Regents and administration included funding for an undergraduate entrepreneurship minor and a robotics masters and doctorate degree in the fiscal year 2015 budget.

Though the approval of funding is a recent development, students and faculty have been pushing for these new degrees for a while.

The new entrepreneurship minor began with a partnership between Central Student Government and Thomas Zurbuchen, professor of space science and aerospace engineering

in 2013. Zurbuchen and student leaders gathered input from all different backgrounds, majors and student organizations to understand what students would like to see from an entrepreneurial degree.

Zurbuchen then brought together campus administrators from different schools and programs to push for the degree.

His goal was to give students of all different disciplinary backgrounds the tools they needed to not only form startups, but also begin to grow ideas and turn them into entrepreneurial identities.

“I think that an entrepreneurial minor like this basically equips the student with the toolset for taking an idea and doing it, but also enables a stage on which you actually do it,” Zurbuchen said. “In other words, not just about the tools but to actually going forward and grow these ideas and learn how it feels to actually make an idea happen.”

The entrepreneurial minor will be located in LSA and is expected to open in January 2015. The program will have two core classes, which have already been opened for the fall semes-

ter.

The first is called Entrepreneurial Creativity and is run out of the Psychology department to give students a feel for how to think in an entrepreneurial way.

The second is called Entrepreneurial Business Basics, an overview on capital, management and marketing basics needed to form a startup.

Former CSG president Michael Proppe, who was involved in the creation of the minor, echoed a similar sentiment to Zurbuchen.

“What entrepreneurship can do is more of just starting a business, it’s able to empower people to take their ideas and to put them into practice,” he said. “It’s really exciting to see that students are going out on their own and doing things and solving problems.”

The second two new degrees are a masters and doctorate in robotics, which have already accepted a handful of students for the fall.

These degrees are headed by Dawn Tilbury, associate dean for research and graduate education, one of the advocates on an associate steering committee for robotics along with members of

many other engineering professors in different concentrations.

Tilbury, along with other faculty members, said she felt a robotics degree would enable students to study robotics across many different engineering fields, instead of having to focus on one aspect of robotic engineering.

The degree program has two new core classes: Mathematics for Robotics, a graduate level math course to introduce students to the basic math needed for the study of robotics; and Introduction to Robotic Systems, a hands-on class to expose students to different robotic system and sensory manipulation.

Tilbury said the new robotic degree programs would appeal to students who are interested in a broader study of robotics instead of solely focusing on a particular robotic engineering field.

“I think that the students who take the Ph.D program in robotics will have a much broader vision about robotics, instead of deeper vision in their disciplines, say mechanical engineering or aerospace engineering,” Tilbury said. “The focus is on robotics instead of one of the disciplines.”

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She cited several local impacts of global rises in temperature in her speech, including a rise in natural disasters that could put basic city infrastructure at risk, emergency services that could become strained due to larger, more frequent storms and the general inconvenience of excessive rain.

Similar potential impacts were also raised in the GLISA report.

“Adaptation is about buildings, cities, families, employees, etc. It is incredibly local,” Coffee said, “Local government is an early actor, and adaptation often comes from political motivations.”

Coffee also discussed nonprof-

its briefly, and added that they shouldn’t be the only sector considered when it comes to solving climate change issues.

Missy Stults, a University research assistant who helped with the event, said the overall goal of the conference was to understand what lies ahead for the Great Lakes, especially in terms of climate change, and what that means for homes, businesses, and communities.

“It’s about what businesses do and why, and us making the business case for why taking action matters,” she said. “It’s about what local governments can do, and it’s also about what you and I can do in our lives to make sure that we are prepared and reducing our footprint. It’s all scales, all sectors, and it’s going to take all of us to do this.”

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Detroit Beat: Fitting into the city as a ‘U’ student

By CAROLYN GEARIG Daily Staff Reporter

Growing up in suburban Detroit, LSA sophomore Michael Olson was unfamiliar with Detroit and rarely went to the city outside of sporting events and concerts.

But this summer, he began going to downtown Detroit five days a week as one of more than 1,000 interns at Quicken Loans, which employs 8,000 people in downtown Detroit.

LSA senior Jessica Lakind and Public Policy junior Blair Sucher, who both did summer internships in Detroit through the Semester in Detroit Program, have similar stories. Both didn’t really engage with the city until they got to college.

For many University students, Detroit evokes visions of a city past its peak. Detroit filed for bankruptcy in 2013. Its finances are under the control of emergency financial manager Kevyn Orr until September. Between 2000 and 2010, roughly a quarter of Detroit’s population left the city.

However, despite all that, some University students, such as Olson, Lakind, and Sucher have chosen look beyond that vision and spend their summer working and living in Ann Arbor’s neighbor to the east.

Geni Harclerode, assistant director of experiential learning and employer development at the University’s Career Center, works with experiential learning programs, which she defines as internships, events at workplaces, career fairs and networking events. She said she has seen more and more students seeking out opportunities in Detroit in recent years, and more employers in the city looking for young people.

“A lot of students are really excit-

HOUSING From Page 1 dures are guaranteed on-campus housing, according to the housing website.

The program would give returning students who are currently signed up for University Housing the option to transfer their University agreement to one of the offcampus options, thus opening up space for incoming freshmen. The University would cover any difference in rent above the standard residence hall costs.

ed by what is possible in that land- you a lot more respect for the city,” scape,” she said. “It is a really great he said. “The media gives Detroit place and we’ve seen a lot of interest such a bed rep and it’s frustrating. in people being a part of that.”

I definitely didn’t think the city was Part of Harclerode’s job is orga- as nice as it was going to be. Coming nizing half-day immersions at down here and seeing all of the busibusinesses, many of which are in nesses doing so well has given me a Detroit. Olson decided to apply at positive respect for it.”

Quicken Loans after he participatDetroit’s resurgence, especially ed in one of these immersion pro- when it comes to business success grams. in places like Corktown, has gained Quicken Loans moved their head- both regional and national attenquarters from the suburbs of the tion. Much of Detroit’s resurgence city to downtown in August 2010, can also be found in Midtown, bringing more than 8,000 employ- which boasts five museums, the ees downtown. Five years ago, the company had only 35 summer interns, but since moving it has expanded to over 1,000 in the summer and 150 to 200 in the fall and winter.

“I’ve been amazed by the number of interns applying and interviewing - Public Policy junior Blair Sucher who tell us they’ve heard what we’re doing in Detroit and they want to come be a part of the Detroit Medical Center, more than city’s revitalization,” Vice President 40 restaurants, a Whole Foods that of Recruiting Michelle Salvatore opened in 2013, and Wayne State wrote in an e-mail. “To really get a University. Housing occupancy feel for everything that’s going on there is at more than 95 percent and in Detroit you have to be downtown the area has experienced more than and actually experience it.” $1.8 billion in development since In a reflection of that empha- 2000. sis, Quicken’s internship program A short walk or drive down includes events throughout the Woodward Avenue, downtown has summer in Detroit along with work. also seen recent growth and develOlson said during his time in the opment. Quicken Loans CEO Dan city, he had the opportunity to go Gilbert has purchased upwards of on bus tours throughout Detroit, 30 buildings with plans for more attend Tigers games, tour the development, many businesses are Detroit Institute of the Arts and vol- moving downtown and the riverunteer throughout the city. front was recently refurbished.

“Being down here every day gives As Detroit has changed, the Uni-

versity’s connection to it has as well.

The Semester in Detroit program, through which students spend winter or spring semester living, interning and taking related classes in Detroit, is in its fifth year. The Detroit Connector, providing free weekend bus service to and from Detroit and Ann Arbor, began running in fall 2013.

Student organizations like the Detroit Partnership are also involved in Detroit, running weekly volunteer programs in the city and bringing hundreds to sites around Detroit every winter on Detroit Partnership Day. Semester in Detroit, which both Sucher and Lakind are participating in this summer, was initially begun by students in Fall 2006, with the first group of students going to Detroit in Winter 2009. Beyond working in the city— each student interns with a nonprofit— the program places a similar emphasis on immersion.

Students are housed at Wayne State University apartments in Midtown and the program includes classes in Detroit history, a seminar examining the internships and an optional creative writing class. During the winter semester, students can opt to take classes through Wayne State University. Students initially began the program in Fall 2006 and the first group of students went to the city in Winter 2009.

However, as students have gotten more involved in the city, questions of how to navigate through the

impacts of burgeoning expansion, and its effects on the city, have also sprung up.

Sucher, who is a part of Semester in Detroit this year, is from Farmington Hills, about 25 minutes from Detroit by car. Growing up, her exposure to Detroit was limited to Eastern Market, sporting events, a few restaurants downtown and a family business located on the east side. Her parents’ families were a part of the white flight in the 1960s and didn’t often go to Detroit.

In college, however, Sucher got involved in the Detroit Partnership and became more interested in the city.

As a policy intern with Community Development Advocates of Detroit, Sucher worked with the organization’s public policy advocacy project to educate the public about city council and other matters throughout the city.

“It’s been a really great way to start to understand the nuances of the problems that we hear about on the news and hear the backstory behind them,” she said. “There’s a lot more going on than what you see on the news and that’s been something that I’ve always wanted to understand.”

However, though Sucher praised the communities in Detroit, she said she was unsure if she could see herself living there one day and felt conflicted about the rapid development occurring near her internship and apartment in Midtown.

Students electing the off-campus option would also receive some of the same services provided to students in the residence halls, such as included utilities and meal plans for campus dining halls.

So far, three local apartment complexes — The Courtyards, The Varsity and University Towers — have signed agreements with the University to accommodate the overflow. University Housing Spokesman Peter Logan said the University is currently negotiating with at least one other apartment complex in the area.

The University has acquired a number of leases for these apart-

ences and from studies in this field in higher education that it’s the new student that benefits the most from the on-campus living experience,” Logan said. “Knowing that particularly the first year experience on campus is important for helping students make that transition and helping them be successful in their academic pursuits, as well as socially, we give incoming students — the new students — the priority, then as we can, with available space, we make (rooms) available to returning students who want to continue to live with us.”

In total, the University resi-

dence hall capacity for Fall 2014 is projected at 8,420, an increase from 8,360 in Fall 2013. While the opening of South Quad Residence Hall will add 1,170 extra beds, that increase will be offset through the closing of 1,110 beds in West Quad Residence Hall and Cambridge House due to construction.

Since Fall 2011, when total occupancy was 9,600, ongoing construction projects have taken about 1,200 rooms each year out of usage. The pattern of opening and closing dorms has kept the overall number fairly consistent since then, though considerably below maximum operating capacity.

“It’s been a really great way to start to understand the nuances of the problems that we hear about on the news and hear the backstory behind them,”

ments already, and will continue to do so depending, in part, on the amount of interest they see among returning students.

Logan said housing officials received about 100 emails expressing interest in the program from returning students in the first few hours after it was announced.

Similarly to Newman, Logan said the University values the experience incoming students receive through residence halls and programs. Currently, about 97 to 98 percent of incoming freshmen live in residence halls their first year on campus.

“We know from our own experi-

For the rest of the story, visit www.michigandaily.com Carolyn Gearig is currently enrolled in the Semester in Detroit program.

Daily News Editor Will Greenberg contributed to this report.

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Raising aid, limiting help The University must further asssit low SES students after increases

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ast Saturday, the University’s Board of Regents passed the school’s operating budget and a multitude of proposals including tuition increases, a hike in housing costs, an initiative to decrease class sizes and an increase in need-based financial aid allocations. While increasing the amount of faculty members and keeping tuition hikes under the rate of inflation for in-state students is commendable, the Regents should provide more assistance to help students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds who reside both in and out of the state afford a University education.

The Regents prevented a higher increase for Michigan residents by once again raising out-of-state tuition. Students who reside in Michigan will face a 1.6 percent tuition increase, paying $206 more a year while out-of-state students will experience a 3.2 percent tuition increase bringing the their undergraduate tuition to $41,578 for the fall and winter semesters. A 5.8 percent increase in the state appropriations to the University helped lessen the burden of rising tuition costs and boosted financial aid amounts though the appropriations were minute compared to previous decades.

Given the University’s a public institution supported by Michigan taxpayers, Michigan residents should be given the opportunity to

pay lower tuition than outof-state students. However, non-Michigan students paying more than three times as much as Michigan residents causes problems for lower SES students residing out of the state. With out-of-state tuition costing more than $50,000 a year including housing, middle and lower class families struggle to afford tuition. This expense oftentimes makes the University only plausible for out-of-state students from high SES backgrounds. While the University has increased student aid by $19.5 million this year, these funds will predominantly go to resident students. Increasing aid by 17.2 percent is admirable on the Board’s part, however, more work should go to help all students of lower socioeconomic statuses and diversify the SES

backgrounds at the University.

To further aid students, the Board of Regents allocated $6 million in the operating budget towards a program aimed at hiring at least 60 new faculty members within a two years. With more faculty members, University students will experience smaller class sizes which has been shown to increase learning among students and lower the achievement gap between ethnic and racial groups. Similarly, students are able to form more personal relationships with their professors and receive more feedback during the course in smaller classes. With tuition increases under the inflation rate, financial aid increases and a decrease in classroom size will benefit thousands of University students.

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The Tinder experiment Mom, Dad, don’t read this.

Two months ago, I embarked on a journey to delve into the world of Tinder. A bunch of strange interactions and 341 matches later, I have more than a review to share of Tinder — the app that many of us have but rarely talk about.

Like almost every college student, I knew what Tinder was. It was the “dating” app notoriously known for hookups. Yet, actually using Tinder changed my perspective on the app.

To my surprise, it wasn’t all about hooking up. After analyzing my matches, I realized that only 5 percent of my matches were people solely interested in hookups. The majority, 75 percent, were people who either never responded or didn’t have the conversational capacity to get past a “hello” or “how are you.” If this app was 75 percent boring, why was I continually swiping and comforted by the glow of Tinder flame notifications at 3 am? How and why was the app getting millions of daily active users?

Since Tinder is a relatively new app, there isn’t much published research on it so I had to settle for my personal hypothesis. We humans are social creatures and studies have shown that our interaction with others is important to “human development and behavior.” Tinder offers a chance to converse and even physically interact, unlike Facebook and Twitter, without the fear of rejection. In other words, we crave interaction even if it means sitting through a few awkward pickup lines.

At the same time, Tinder is innovative because it reflects our generation’s need for speed. As its description says, “it’s like real life, but better.” How different is the act of swiping than the usual yet silent discrimination of people that occurs at any college function? Knowing that both parties are mutually attracted, the key advantage of Tinder, makes

interaction a bit faster and easier.

On the other hand, Tinder still adheres to cultural and evolutionary norms. I noticed the parallels between Tinder and the traditional dating scene and animal mating scene. In nature, females tend to be choosier in selection than their male counterparts (you can take Bio 171 or Psych 230 to learn more about this fascinating phenomenon). Tinder is no different — my female friends left swipe or reject many more people than my male friends do. Similarly, the profiles on Tinder are reflections of hegemonic gender archetypes. Men can often be found showing off their shirtless gym body or donning a giant fish whereas women flaunt their feminine curves in usually some bikini-clad way. I’ve come to the conclusion that perhaps the dating game hasn’t changed, but only the means have.

Now that I’ve developed a basic understanding of Tinder, you probably are wondering how my story concludes.

Well the truth is, it doesn’t. Though I’m deleting Tinder and the experiment is over (since I’ve exhausted the potential matches in my area), the experience was much more serious than expected. As observational as I tried to make this, I couldn’t help but get caught up in the assortment of emotions that went along with using Tinder. As an upcoming single college sophomore searching for my place in the world, I knew I needed to go beyond my horizons, my radius.

I, once an introverted high school girl, quickly became enveloped in the thrill of Tinder. I was encompassed in the conversation, the people and the stories behind them.

Tinder can be an instrument, albeit an unfortunately stigmatized one, to spark relationships and reignite the flame of curiosity about what makes us human.

Rachel John is an LSA sophomore.

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n 2013, amidst debate and others are not the solution surrounding the development to this problem. Instead, they of new high-rise student are contributing to the further housing in Ann polarization and segregation of Arbor, I took students off campus. the position Spend a day in the lobby of that these new Landmark and watch the people buildings were who come in and out of the good. Friends building. It’s not a varied group. would complain Landmark predominantly houses that complexes wealthier students. These students like Landmark, JAMES are already likely to self-segregate, Zaragon and but then we construct buildings BRENNAN Varsity were that densely house people able ruining the to afford $1,000 a month in rent. city’s character While there is expensive housing as a quirky, medium-sized college everywhere, there are no other town. My defense was simple: the places where such huge numbers of addition of high-density buildings people that are so similar in social would add more housing supply, class live (except, of course, far off therefore lowering the cost for campus in low cost housing, which everyone else. Considering the presents an opposite but similar current state of student housing, problem). the addition of new units to lower High-rise, luxury apartments costs was a logical idea worth are not a way to solve Ann Arbor’s trying. student housing dilemma. Yes, We have yet to see a marked we have plenty of students that decrease in housing prices across can afford to live in Zaragon and the board, but that isn’t to say it Landmark, and we should make won’t still happen down the road. available more high-end housing Even if it does, units for these endorsing the students. development However, our Housing’s a hurdle of luxury high first priority rises has turned should not be impacting our out to be a toward making terrible position campus’ polarization. life better and to hold. easier for our Going into the most well off. We spring semester, should instead I decided that for summer housing be encouraging the construction I was going to find a sublease in of more large, mixed-income either Landmark or Zaragon, the developments.

Moreover, the two most popular luxury apartment University and students need to buildings. Like always, the summer start taking landlords and housing housing supply far exceeds demand, companies to task for the crummy, allowing rent prices to be a fraction potentially dangerous houses and of what they would normally be. apartments that we are forced to Through a friend, I found a spot overpay for. in a four-bedroom Landmark loft Housing is not just an issue for $300 a month — half of what I of affordability but a major will be paying for my other, much psychological hurdle impacting less luxurious apartment in the the campus’s polarization. fall. Like many other students, Desegregating housing would not without a huge reduction in costs, just encourage students to become I wouldn’t be able to afford a place better friends with their peers but like Landmark. could lessen the effects of ever Within a day of moving in, I increasing polarization based realized how bad these buildings on race and class. If we can live are for the campus. together — and, of course, party While Ann Arbor is very much in together — maybe we can better need of more off-campus housing understand each other too. in nearby areas, not to mention — James Brennan can be much less shoddy, dilapidated reached at jmbthree@umich.edu. living spaces, Landmark, Zaragon

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OPINION 5

Bettering beginnings

his summer, I returned to Tamarack Camp as a clinic assistant. I’m part of a team of doctors and nurses that are responsible for the health, safety and well-being of nearly 1,200 campers and staff at our main camp, DEREK outpost WOLFE camps in the Upper Peninsula and Canada, and trips that travel out west and to Alaska.

After spending the previous two weeks preparing medications and health forms, the campers came on Tuesday. The madness and fun began.

About two months ago, I wrote about the significance of goodbyes. However, after spending all of Tuesday meeting nearly every single camper and the previous weeks meeting fellow staff members, I realized that beginnings are worth talking about too. These are my thoughts and observations.

First impressions are everything and more at camp.

In my case this summer, I have one chance to make campers feel comfortable coming to the clinic for their health concerns, both physical and mental. The worst thing that could happen is a camper concealing their issues until the last possible second, like a balloon about to pop.

The first interaction between staff and camper needs to establish trust.

I cannot emphasize that enough. Many of these kids are leaving home for the first time and while others have been coming to camp for four, five,

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six or more years. But regardless of experience, each camper needs someone to confide in. The trust or lack thereof between camper and staff will make or break a summer and possibly many summers to come. And though I’m talking about camp and by no means an expert on psychology, I think it goes without saying how important trust is in nearly every relationship we experience.

In the clinic, the doctors and nurses change from week to week. The clinic assistants as well as the clinic director are the only constants for the entire summer. Therefore, it’s absolutely imperative that from I can instill trust between the nurses and myself from day one so the week runs as smoothly as possible.

They need to be confident in my abilities and feel comfortable talking to me.

That’s a challenge because I’m a beginner, too. Before coming to camp, I experienced a tremendous amount of anxiety because though I’ve worked at camp before, I’d never worked in the clinic before. It’s a new job.

This is also all coming after spending the Winter and Spring semesters learning my role as a columnist for The Daily and as a volunteer at the University Hospital, which took several weeks to master the nuances of the job. Just when I had become comfortable, it was back to square one. Once again, I’m learning the simple tasks like where everything belongs, but also the more difficult ones like getting a

feel for everyone’s personalities and tendencies. It’s not easy and can be frustrating at times.

However, I don’t believe this column is a discussion on “change is hard” because that’s a cliché conversation at this point.

Rather, beginnings are always happening and that means we must always be learning. Over all the last couple of weeks, I’ve learned where the bandages go, how medication dispensing protocol and everything in between. Essentially, I’ve been sent through crash course in healthcare management. And that’s the where the importance of trust comes back in to play. I have to be comfortable asking questions — a lot of them. If I can’t be comfortable, then complete failure is likely imminent.

Luckily, the clinic team this first week has been beyond helpful and gracious with their time. I believe I’m soaking everything in at a solid pace and I’m happy about that.

Since beginnings are such a presence in all of our lives, I have a challenge for some and a reminder for many. Goodbyes are often sad. But, beginnings are often scary, as I’ve realized once again this month. It’s fair to say that no one likes to feel clueless. It can be humiliating and embarrassing. But, if we’re all willing to lend a hand to the new guy and be willing to establish trust as quickly as possible, I think we’d all be better off.

We’re all just winging it anyway.

We’d all be better off lending others a hand.

— Derek Wolfe can be reached at dewolfe@umich.edu.

NOTABLE QUOTABLE

Rehab is amazing. It reminds me of football camp.”

—Toronto mayor Rob Ford in an interview with the Toronto Sun after checking himself into rehab in May. In late 2013, Ford admitted to substance abuse problems while in office.

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Last Thursday, budgets for the Ann Arbor campus, the University Health System, and the University Department of Athletics were announced. Here’s a breakdown of a few of the key components.

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We do work extremely hard . . . but we also really need to protect the excellence of the University . . . And that means we have to compete for faculty . . . and of course we’re coming off of a whole decade of cuts. . . So will we ever not need a tuition increase?

Martha Pollack, provost I don’t know the answer to that.

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Board of Regents approve budgets for 2015 fiscal year Tuition sees modest increase despite rise in state funding for higher education

By SAM GRINGLAS Daily Staff Reporter

Coinciding with approval of the University’s budget, the University’s Board of Regents unanimously voted Thursday to increase instate undergraduate tuition by 1.6 percent and 3.4 percent for out-ofstate students. Tuition for graduate students in most programs will increase by 2.4 percent.

At their monthly meeting, the Regents also approved an operating budget for the institution’s Ann Arbor campus of nearly $1.8 billion for fiscal year 2015. The budget marks a 4.1 percent increase in the University’s total expenditures compared to the previous year. It also calls for cutting $24 million in recurring General Fund expenses and a $19.5 million increase in financial aid.

The University’s entire budget — which includes all the University’s campuses, the health system and the athletic department — totals more than $6.9 billion.

The final budget comes after Republican Gov. Rick Snyder signed into law a state budget earlier this month that increased funding to public universities by 5.9 percent. The increase amounted to an additional $18.5 million for the University’s three campuses.

Despite receiving a larger funding bump from the state, the tuition increase is slightly higher compared to the previous year’s increase. Last year, the University approved an in-state tuition increase of 1.1 percent, the lowest hike in 29 years.

In a press briefing before the meeting, University Provost Martha Pollack said the University will use the state’s increased funding allocation in part to keep tuition rates down for in-state students.

Pollack said the University would have likely needed to increase tuition rates further without the increase in state funds.

However, she noted the allocation

is still only equivalent state funding levels in 1964 when measured in real dollars.

Though the budget and tuition fees for the Ann Arbor campus were approved unanimously, a handful of regents and executive officers engaged in a fairly lengthy discussion over the merits of increasing tuition when state funding is up.

Andrea Fischer Newman (R), chair of the Board of Regents, asked a question she said she will certainly be asked of her following the vote: is there a level of state appropriation when the University won’t feel the need to increase tuition?

“It concerns me that many people have asked for a higher appropriation from the state every year and the state is starting to respond and I appreciate that,” she said.

“But I think we need to be responsible stewards of that increase. So I wonder why we have to have an increase in tuition when the state is stepping up to the plate?”

However, Pollack said the University not only has to account for cost increases due to inflation, but must also continue to grow and remain competitive. Increasing

expenditures, she said, requires more funding from both the state and from tuition fees.

“We do work extremely hard … but we also really need to protect the excellence of the University,” Pollack said. “And that means we have to compete for faculty … and of course we’re coming off of a whole decade of cuts ... So will we ever not need a tuition increase? I don’t know the answer to that.”

She said she would like to see the University keep tuition hikes below the rate of inflation. Pollack — along with Regent Andrew Richner (R) — noted the officials need to keep the tuition curve “smooth” instead of spiking tuition whenever there’s a drastic funding cut.

“You can’t look at one year in isolation,” Richner said. “We don’t want to shock our students with a huge increase. We would all like to get to a point of holding tuition firm.”

Regent Denise Ilitch (D), who last year voted against increasing tuition, voiced approval of the proposal prior to the vote.

“I detest tuition increases and wish we never had to do them,” she

said. “But this year and this particular budget, I feel very good about.

Everyone has paid some kind of price for us to keep our tuition increase low.”

The conversation also referenced an ongoing debate of the state’s role in funding its public universities. In recent years, the University has increasingly relied on its own endowment and fundraising clout to compensate for the decline in state funding and the desire for expanded expenditures.

At the front-end of the meeting, Timothy Slottow, the University outgoing executive vice president and chief financial officer, delivered an annual report on the University’s fiscal condition.

Even as state appropriations improve and Michigan’s economy begins to rebound, Slottow said the University will continue to grapple with rising health care and energy costs, as well as pressures to remain competitive in faculty pay and financial aid.

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ARTIST PROFILE

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ALBUM REVIEW

Rising star Detroit Che Ed Sheeran’s ‘x’ Motor City rapper displays sociallyconscious optimism

By LEJLA BAJGORIC Daily Arts Writer

It can be difficult to correctly characterize someone you don’t know too well. It can be extremely difficult to characterize someone you’ve spent less than an hour talking to. Let’s face it — it can even be difficult to characterize one’s own self — like those “pick three words that describe you” interview questions, and God forbid employers then ask you to explain why you feel that way. But luckily for me, the “someone” I spent less than hour talking to was the direct and candid Detroit Che. Che’s responses to my questions were emotionally rich and effortlessly raw — much like her music.

She is far from common, and most importantly, her music, mantra, and mentality are contributing to hip-hop in a constructive way. Che is a particularly progressive thinker with big plans and enough willpower to make them happen. She consciously chooses to stray away from the street rap stereotype, the gun-glorifying gangsta.

Che hails from Detroit, born and raised, but she said she believes her face will be recognized far beyond city borders one day.

“When I go all over the world, I wanted (Detroit) to be on my name,” Che said. “(That way) they will feel like there’s a variety of Detroit music.”

But don’t think this means that Che isn’t proud of her roots. Just like the globe-trotting dreams Che has for herself, she sees big things in the city’s outlook. Detroit’s “bright future” will come when local artists concentrate on not necessarily working together — she isn’t a fan of random collaborations — but embracing one another.

She reminisced on turmoil-free days of Motown.

“I am one of those bright people and we are gonna bring the brightness out of Detroit.”

She is already doing just that.

Take for example “Flaw-Lez,” a track for which Che released a self-directed conceptual video in February of this year. Che speaks on the danger of making tempo-

rary decisions that can have longterm consequences. But, as you might have inferred by the track’s title, she isn’t just referring to heterosexual couples.

“If you’re bi or gay, you should be looked at differently, which you shouldn’t. We all breathe, we all have a voice, our sexuality should not have anything to do with how we’re treated,” she said. “It’s one of my most powerful songs. I needed to tell people how Cherrish feels, not how Che feels — by the way, Cherrish is my real name.”

These constructive convictions of self-love and solidarity are infused in Che’s music. She admits though that self-expression is a balancing act between both pleasing the city and properly representing herself as an artist and as a person. Tracks like “Flaw-Lez” are risky releases, but she chooses to follow the advice one peer gave her: “You’ll never know how successful this song is unless you drop it.”

Thus far, it’s been nothing but love and positive feedback, which translates into inspiration for Che to continue staying true to her artistry and releasing projects like Noah, her latest tape. The sound is gritty and in your face, but Che managed to make thoughtful topics compliment the bangin’ beats.

“I talked about God and that single (Messiah Complex) has been on the radio.”

Above all, this is motivation.

As Che prepped for the release of Noah 2 (due late July/early August), she took the reassuring reactions to heart and decided that “when you have the power to drop whatever you want to drop, that’s when you never limit yourself.”

Che is keeping listeners on their toes with Noah 2, but revealed that the vibe will be so different that she is even considering changing the tape’s name.

The neo-soul, relaxed feel, reminiscent of Lauryn Hill and Jill Scott, will be Che’s latest divergence from what one stereotypically assumes to hear from an inner-city artist.

“I really feel like I’m ahead of my time. I wanna do a million things within 12 months,” Che said.

It’s hard to not see the potential; even Kendrick Lamar praised the promising performer.

Most importantly, Che doesn’t just talk it. She lives it. Her forward-thinking rap persona matches her real personality.

Remember the fatal shooting of Renisha McBride, a 19 year old African-American woman, in November 2013? It sparked controversy as claims were made that it was the result of racial profiling.

Theodore Wafer, the perpetrator, claims that he believed his home was being broken into. Renisha, however, was seeking help. She was also a good friend of Che’s.

“I never thought it would happen to somebody that I knew,” Che said, “I set music to the side and did what I had to do and used my fan base and reached out to them in a positive way.”

She organized peace walks and campaigning for her fallen friend.

It’s a waste of time, then, to doubt the sincerity of Che’s music, her message, as she brings it to life with her actions.

She’ll be bringing her talent to Summer Jamz Saturday, June 21st; new music to fans in July; and positivity to Detroit and hiphop, always.

ASYLUM

Sheeran at the 2012 BRIT Awards

By ADAM THEISEN Senior Arts Editor

At the beginning of 2014, there was no more surefire pick for “breakthrough record of the year” than Ed Sheeran’s sopho- Bmore release. Even before the single x “Sing” became Ed Sheeran a massive hit, Sheeran had spent Asylum the years since his 2011 album + (pronounced “Plus”) relentlessly tour-

ing and building up his fanbase, particularly in America, where he opened for Taylor Swift on her Red Tour. All this work culminated in three sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden last Fall, an astonishing feat for a singer-songwriter who’s only in his early twenties.

With his first album, the very British, soon-to-be-inescapable Sheeran displayed his strength for falsetto melodies and better-thanaverage lyrics, but on new record x (pronounced “Multiply”) he too often takes missteps and falls into dull singer-songwriter ruts. HowSee SHEERAN, Page 8

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ever, Sheeran also demonstrates real talent, and some of the tracks are pleasantly different and bold.

True pop-music storytellers are difficult to come by, but Sheeran has showcased his ability to write vivid sketches of settings and characters.

“The A Team,” the opening song off his debut album, was an ambitious, empathetic portrait of a London sex worker and boldly announced the arrival of a new voice. x’s opening track, “One,” mimics “The A Team” ’s soft, acoustic structure but features relatively boring, lovelorn words, a lyrical theme that holds for the entire record. Sheeran’s lyrical ability seems to regress this time around. Nothing is anywhere near as adventurous as the best stuff on +, and the songs are filled with flat platitudes like “Loving can hurt sometimes, but it’s the only thing that I know.”

The singer-songwriter tracks, the ones mainly just focusing on Ed and his guitar, make up a little more than half of the record. Lyrics aside, Sheeran can write some beautiful melodies and has a great voice. A few of the songs have strength when they’re stripped down, but often, in songs such as “I’m a Mess,” Sheeran just wallows and sings about getting drunk to numb the pain until you just want to go John Belushi in “Animal House” on his ass. When the British voted Coldplay as The Band Most Likely to Put You to Sleep, these were the kinds of songs they were thinking of.

All of this makes you wonder what exactly the problem is. When Sheeran tries to bring in Mumford-and-Sons-esque crescendos on these otherwise-boring songs, they feel too forced and makes you ask what he could’ve achieved with more intimate arrangements.

However, even the sparse songs are usually too perfectly executed.

Sheeran seems to lack a true emotional connection with what he’s singing, and even when his melodies are impeccably pretty, it’s hard to feel a bond with the singer.

It’s like he’s not giving it his all or unconvincingly trying to play a persona. That’s not to say tracks like “Tenerife Sea” are bad, per se — even at his young age, Sheeran has a lot of experience crafting songs — but the unfulfilled potential is palpable.

These likely aren’t the songs that you’re going to hear on the radio, though. No, these distinc-

tions belong to the already-a-smash “Sing” and clearcut follow-up choice “Don’t.” While both embody a similar, Justin-Timberlake-influenced vibe, the latter is great while the former misses the mark. The Pharrell-produced “Sing” totally miscasts Sheeran, giving him the blandest lyrics possible and overproducing his voice. Sheeran certainly can succeed as a pop singer, but this song is much more suited for Mariah Carey than a British

Clearly talented, sometimes dull. troubadour. “Don’t,” on the other hand, is a home run. The minimalist bass-and-piano beat, courtesy of Rick Rubin, doesn’t get in the way of Sheeran’s show as he charismatically sing-raps the verses, effortlessly moving from one line to the next like they’re dominos falling in a row.

Sheeran’s rapping ability is also in top form on “The Man.” While nobody’s going to mistake him for Eminem, he expertly and confidently powers through the streamof-consciousness verses, which give way to a slinky, understated chorus. When Sheeran’s at his best, he surprises you with his ability to impress in more genres than just folk-pop. The craziest moment on x comes when “Thinking Out Loud” starts with normal crooning singer-songwriter vocals until all of a sudden he goes into full-on “Let’s Get It On” mode. At first it’s hilarious because this red-headed British kid is trying to be Marvin Gaye, but then it’s just a jolt of excitement because he’s actually succeeding.

Sheeran’s record company certainly put a lot of muscle behind making x a hit (Pharrell’s presence alone proves that), but it’s clear that Sheeran was also complicit in this strategy. By all accounts, Sheeran has worked extremely hard to get where he is now, and I don’t want to criticize him for his well-deserved success, but — at least in its weakest moments — x smacks of a very talented artist holding back. The most encouraging thing, however, is that Sheeran is only 23. With as much talent and genre-bending flexibility as he has, right now, going forward with his music, there are a million different paths that he could take.

Next album will hopefully feature a stronger Sheeran boldly venturing on the most ambitious path.

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FILM REVIEW

‘Chef’ a delectable treat

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By GIANCARLO BUONOMO Managing Arts Editor

There’s a moment about 15 minutes into Jon Favreau’s “Chef,” where Favreau’s character, Chef Carl Casper, makes a plate of A spaghetti aglio e olio for his res- Chef taurant’s hostess Molly (Scarlett Aldamisa Entertainment Johansson).

They’ve decided State Theater that they can’t keep sleeping together, but eating together is an acceptable substitute. The camera alternates between birds-eye views of gently sautéeing garlic and hot pepper, and close-ups of Carl’s tattooed, scarred hands chopping parsley. It was the first time I’d ever seen this plebeian dish, one I was raised on, showcased in a film.

When Carl pulled the pasta out of the water and finished it in the sauce, I couldn’t contain myself.

I grabbed my male companion’s knee, squeezed it like a semi-ripe tomato, and blabbered to him “He finished it in the sauce! He finished it in the fucking sauce! I’ve made that a million times and he made it exactly right!” He gently but forcefully removed by hand and told me to turn it down a few notches, but agreed that we were witnessing something very special.

Maybe I’m just a weirdo, but I have a creeping suspicion that if you go see “Chef,” and you really should, you’ll have at least one comparable moment. In fact, I’m almost certain, because of what “Chef” is — a glori-

ously overflowing plate of a movie, stacked high with wit and emotion, and without even a teaspoon of cynicism.

Here’s the basic premise. Chef Carl Casper, critically lauded in his early career, is in what he euphemistically terms “a creative rut.”

He’s the executive chef at a popular LA restaurant, run by the stodgy, business-oriented Riva (Dustin Hoffman). Carl wants to cook a (literally) gutsier menu, filled with beef cheeks and sweetbreads, but Riva insists that they stick with boring customer favorites like chocolate lava cake. Furthermore, Carl’s long hours prevent him from spending enough time with his son Percy (EmJay Anthony, “It’s Complicated), who lives with his mother, Carl’s ex-wife Inez (Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”).

Of course, this situation is as unsustainable as ExxonMobil.

Renowned food critic Ramsey Michel (Oliver Platt, “X-Men: First Class”) writes a scathing review of the restaurant that quickly goes viral, and Carl has meltdowns over it on both Twitter and the floor of his own restaurant. Fed up with just about everything, and claiming that he needs “a job, not money,” he does something crazy — he buys a dilapidated food truck in Miami, and morphs it into “El Jefe,” a freewheeling culinary lab that specializes in soulful Cuban food. With his old line cook Martin (John Leguizamo, “The Counselor,”) and Percy working alongside him, Carl finally has a suitable, and portable, outlet for his passions.

Like the great chef he depicts, Favreau makes this film delectable by intensely focusing on the little details. I’ve never seen a film that depicts food and the food world as well as this one. The cliché nature of ahi tuna on menus, the habit of

harsh reviews going “viral” on Twitter, the idea itself of a food truck … these are all recognizable talking points of foodie culture, endlessly discussed on blogs and in the pages of Lucky Peach magazine.

But even beyond these technical minutiae, “Chef” does a wonderful job of portraying the pure, nearpornographic pleasures of good food. There are too many moneyshots to enumerate, from cubanos frosted with butter and placed on a sandwich press, to humble carrots and radishes. They nail the specialties of each locale as well: A fruit stand on Little Havana’s Calle Ocho, Café du Monde’s famous beignets in New Orleans, beef brisket in Texas.

“Chef” is unabashedly, even aggressively, feel-good. That’s a big risk to take when making a food movie, because you risk glorifying the hedonism, while glossing over the gritty reality of cooking for a living. Favreau deftly avoids this problem by glorifying the grittiness.

His character isn’t a sensitive artist in a clean white chef’s jacket. He’s a Dionysian craftsman, a chainsmoking food lover with a tattoo of a chef’s knife on his forearm and a total commitment to his profession. Through him, we learn to love the speed, danger and all-around madness of the kitchen, and beam alongside him when his son burns his hand while working on the line, but keeps on pushing orders out.

“Chef” is a lot of things. It’s a goofy road-trip movie, a hopelessly romantic drama, a deep exploration of the world of gastronomy and a triumphant affirmation of pleasure in all forms. It’s big in every way, but also full of wonderful little moments. Before you go see it, just make sure your house has a full fridge and clean sheets.

You’re going to come back with an appetite.

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Stauskas eyes lottery selection

By DANIEL FELDMAN Daily Sports Editor

A lot has changed for former Michigan guard Nik Stauskas over the past year. He became a lot stronger thanks to the strength and conditioning program at Michigan, and he became more explosive on the basketball court as he added penetration and shot creation to his already strong 3-point shooting arsenal.

And at some point in the near future, more change will come into Stauskas’ life as he walks across the Barclays Center stage, wearing a hat to represent his new team and job. He may soon be a millionaire as well.

With the NBA Draft coming up Thursday, the Daily broke down Stauskas’ stock in the loaded 2014 talent pool and evaluated potential destinations for the Mississauga, Ontario native.

WHAT WE KNOW: Stauskas won the 2014 Big Ten Player of the Year award and was named to the All-American second team and Big Ten All-Tournament team.

Beyond that, Michigan fans will remember Stauskas for his six 3-pointers in the team’s 2013 Elite Eight game against Florida, which powered the Wolverines to their first Final Four since 1993.

Since announcing his decision to leave Michigan after his sophomore season, Stauskas has made visits or worked out for the Sacramento Kings, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Hornets and Boston Celtics.

Seen as the best shooter in this year’s draft class, at 6-foot-6, Stauskas will have the chance to play guard and potentially small forward depending on the team he goes to. Stauskas has drawn comparisons to current Los Angeles Clippers guard J.J. Redick, the all-time leading scorer at Duke.

WHAT’S POSSIBLE: After accepting an invitation from the NBA to sit in the green room on draft day, it’s easy to see Stauskas as a late lottery pick, going somewhere between ninth and 14th.

While Stauskas improved his game to a new level this past year at Michigan, teams interested in him, while impressed by his athleticism and length, see him as a role player who would be able to spread the floor and potentially provide a 3-point spark off the bench.

Regardless of questions regarding his athleticism, Stauskas could thrive if put in the right situation, despite the argument that he is not just a shooter.

To prepare for the draft, Stauskas has been working out in Chicago along with former Creighton forward Doug McDermott and former Michigan State forward Adreian Payne, among others.

McDermott, standing at 6-foot-8, shares the ability to make buckets, hence his nickname “Dougie McBuckets.” While the two have become friends from training together, it’ll be interesting to see which of the two comes off the board first.

POTENTIAL LANDING SPOTS: Of the seven teams that have worked out Stauskas, the

Hornets and Timberwolves — ninth and 13th picks, respectively — have most often been projected to select Stauskas. Additionally, the Philadelphia 76ers and Phoenix Suns have been tied to the sharpshooter.

Phoenix Suns: After just missing out on the final playoff spot in the Western Conference last season, the Suns return a young core of guards Goran Dragic and Eric Bledsoe, though Bledsoe is technically a restricted free agent.

With the backcourt most likely secured for years to come, a fastpaced, athletic team like the Suns could look to add a taller stretchtwo like Stauskas to open up the floor.

After averaging the seventhmost points and sixth-most 3-pointers per game last season, the Suns have the ability to improve a strength of the team.

With Miles Plumlee, twins Marcus and Markieff Morris and 2013 first round pick Alex Len returning in the frontcourt, the Suns can afford to take chances this year. They also hold two other first-round picks, so if they do become locked in on a particular player, a trade is possible.

Though the Suns two most accurate 3-point shooters are Dragic and Gerald Green, the Suns could lose forward Channing Frye in free agency, opening the door for a new player to complete the trio of sharpshooters. Enter Stauskas.

Philadelphia 76ers: Holding the third and 10th selections in the draft, the 76ers have a bevy of options for continuing to rebuild a team that finished with the NBA’s

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Nik Stauskas could be a lottery pick Thursday, potentially to the Charlotte Hornets.

worst record last season.

With former Kansas center Joel Embiid, once the consensus No. 1 overall pick, suffering a right foot injury, the top three picks of the draft are suddenly in the air again.

While former Duke forward Jabari Parker and former Kansas forward Andrew Wiggins remain locks to be drafted within the first three picks, it’s growing more and more likely that the duo will go 1-2 now, leaving the 76ers on the outside looking in.

Such a situation wouldn’t push the 76ers to select Stauskas third, but it could change how they handle having two top-10 picks. If Embiid falls to them at three, the team could take him and hope he develops to form a destructive pair with former Kentucky big man Nerlens Noel.

In that case, the 76ers would still want to take a shooting guard to pair with reigning Rookie of the Year Michael Carter-Williams.

That’s where Stauskas would enter the equation. In ESPN NBA Insider Chad Ford’s most recent mock draft, he has them taking Stauskas ninth.

Charlotte Hornets: Gifted with the Detroit Pistons’ first-round selection, No. 9 overall, thanks to the 2012 Ben Gordon deal, the newly renamed Hornets possess two first-round picks.

With the added top-10 pick, the

Hornets will be looking to add a shooter to complement the play of point guard Kemba Walker and forward Al Jefferson. Though the Hornets have a starter at the ‘2’ in Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, his paltry 11-percent shooting mark from deep is an issue that needs to be handled.

Such is the reason that DraftExpress.com and CBSSports. com have projected the Hornets selecting Stauskas or McDermott.

Ultimately, it comes down to whether Charlotte wants a player that is a natural shooting guard who possesses the ability to play the ‘3’ also, or a stretch-four that could still stretch the floor but guard bigger players on defense.

PREDICTION: While many teams have shown interest in Stauskas, it will ultimately come down to what team is willing to put a need like shooting ahead of drafting the “best player left on the board.” Look for the Hornets to select Stauskas, thus continuing the cycle of what-ifs relating to the Pistons and Michigan players. Only time will tell if the Pistons will regret missing out on another Ann Arbor product.

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McGary a potential late first-rounder

By DANIEL FELDMAN Daily Sports Editor

You know the story by now.

Michigan wasn’t supposed to have as much success as it had last season without sophomore forward Mitch McGary. It wasn’t supposed to win the Big Ten regular-season title, it wasn’t supposed to make the Elite Eight and it wasn’t supposed to have an even more productive offensive team than its 2012-13 national runner-up squad.

What seemed possible, though, was McGary returning for his junior year and raising his draft stock that seemed to fall last season. But then McGary failed a drug test in March and would have faced a year-long NCAA suspension if he returned. So, he ultimately decided to enter the 2014 NBA Draft weeks after sophomores Glenn Robinson III and Nik Stauskas declared.

With everything that unfolded, McGary can’t be faulted for leaving Michigan early. But you can speculate as to whether his short college career — 47 games, 12 starts — and his talent and athleticism will translate to a lengthy NBA career, or even a first-round selection.

WHAT WE KNOW: McGary may not have played in as many games as he would have liked to in his Michigan career, but he made

his minutes count.

After starting just two games in the regular season his freshman year, McGary exploded on the national scene in the 2013 NCAA Tournament, averaging a doubledouble with 14.3 points and 10.8 rebounds. His play earned him a spot on the All-South Regional team and All-Tournament team.

But then the back injury sidelined him for Michigan’s first two regular-season games before he came back for the Wolverines’ next eight. Those eight games were all McGary would play for Michigan before undergoing season-ending surgery.

Now, the bulk of McGary’s draft stock is built on his athleticism, strength and potential. Clearly, McGary has the résumé of a player who could be a lottery selection.

But his lingering back problems might scare away teams from taking a chance on a player who could either play like he did last March or sit on a bench for a long stretch like he did this past season.

WHAT’S POSSIBLE: In recent days, a lot of news has circulated around McGary. From older mock drafts, McGary was projected to the Miami Heat at No. 26, the Los Angeles Clippers at No. 28 or the San Antonio Spurs at No. 30.

Meanwhile, the big man has only

participated in one known workout — last Friday with the Milwaukee Bucks, who hold the first pick of the second round.

Some media members have speculated that the reasoning behind McGary not participating in workouts could be healthrelated, as evidenced by his refusal to take a pre-draft physical to run tests on his lower back. Others see the move to indicate McGary has a guarantee from a late first-round team to take him.

The most recent rumor from ESPN NBA Insider Chad Ford predicts that McGary will land at No. 24 to the Charlotte Hornets.

Sporting News NBA writer Sean Deveney reported Wednesday that according to a source, McGary “has been all but assured” that he will be picked in the first round.

POTENTIAL LANDING SPOTS: The most likely landing spots for McGary are the Hornets, Heat, Clippers, Spurs and Bucks.

Additionally, the Phoenix Suns have been mentioned as a potential destination because of their three first-round picks, including two late ones, No. 18 and No. 27.

Miami Heat: With LeBron James opting out of his deal and Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh possibly following suit, the Heat could have a very bare roster heading

into the offseason. With upwards of $50 million in cap space available and plenty of roster spots open on a veteran-heavy team, the draft represents a market for the Heat to improve in a number of areas.

One place the Heat could look is the backcourt. With inconsistent play from Mario Chalmers, who will be a free agent this summer, and Norris Cole, Miami could go for a proven college player like Connecticut’s Shabazz Napier.

At the same time, the Heat’s frontcourt is thin. Miami has Udonis Haslem, but he’s not getting any younger, nor are his minutes increasing.

With speculation of Bosh, Wade and James returning to Miami, McGary could fill the rebounding void of the Heat. He wouldn’t have to start, but McGary would supply much-needed youth and energy off the bench.

San Antonio Spurs: Well, they’re the defending NBA champions, Tim Duncan just announced he’ll be returning for his 19th season and coach Gregg Popovich will be back as well.

For a team that plays in a system that focuses on patience, selflessness and passing the ball to find the best shot, McGary would fit right in.

Unlike a place like Los Angeles or Miami, McGary could grow into

his role, learning from one of the best in Duncan. Given the Spurs’ depth, McGary would be able to learn the system at a slower pace, while still getting some minutes in blowouts or when Popovich decides to rest his starters.

Charlotte Hornets: The Hornets’ interest in Stauskas has been known for a while. But their interest in McGary has only recently been reported.

The main reason behind the Hornets’ interest is their lack of height. Despite being their starting center, Al Jefferson stands just 6-foot-10, a bit undersized for a center. Though they hope to resign forward Josh McRoberts to help Jefferson in the paint, it’s still unclear what to expect from Charlotte’s 2013 first-round pick, Cody Zeller.

PREDICTION: As tantalizing as it is to have Stauskas and McGary stay together in Charlotte, I don’t see it happening. The Hornets can afford to wait to draft another big man until the second round and draft the best available player with their second first-round selection.

That’s why I see the next interested team, the Heat, taking McGary. In that way, McGary will still be reunited with a former Wolverine — in the form of Heat assistant coach Juwan Howard instead.

ICE HOCKEY

Larkin awaits draft fate

By ERIN LENNON Daily Sports Writer

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Mitch McGary could be a first-round pick despite recovering from back surgery.

Dylan Larkin is set to make the Big Ten hockey record books before he even skates in a maize sweater.

Friday, the incoming freshman forward and former U.S. National Team Development Program standout should be drafted in the first round of the NHL Draft, making him the first player in the Big Ten’s two-year existence to be selected in the first round.

Though SB Nation’s Bob McKenzie lists him as the No. 12 pick, most mock drafts project Larkin, the centerpiece to the Michigan hockey team’s 2014-15 freshman class, going between 15th and 17th.

Still, Larkin’s draft stock has improved since mid-season rankings thanks to a two-goal, twoassist performance at the IIHF

Men’s Under-18 World Championships, in which the United States took gold.

Larkin will be the only Wolverine present at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia this weekend and will likely be the only incoming freshman drafted. Assistant coach Brian Wiseman will also attend the draft.

Michigan had five players, including four incoming freshmen — defenseman Nolan De Jong (Minnesota Wild), defenseman Michael Downing (Florida Panthers), forward Tyler Motte (Chicago Blackhawks) and forward JT Compher — drafted in 2013. Captain and junior forward Andrew Copp was also selected by the Winnipeg Jets in the fourth round.

A late commit to the program, goaltender Zach Nagelvoort has put himself in a position to be drafted.

In place of injured sophomore netminder Steve Racine, Nagelvoort became one of the best goaltenders in the NCAA and finished the season allowing just 2.20 goals per game, good for 15th among Division I goalies. Nagelvoort’s .929 save percentage placed him second only to Shawn Hunwick on the program’s single-season record list.

A single-game school-record 63 saves in a double-overtime loss to Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament perhaps solidified Nagelvoort’s potential draft stock. He is currently ranked No. 21 among North American goalies.

Sophomore forward Evan Allen is one of several North American skaters tied for No. 210 on NHL prospect rankings. Allen, a U.S. NTDP alum, tallied six points in 23 games played during his freshman campaign.

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Robinson could follow in dad’s footsteps

By SIMON KAUFMAN Daily Sports Writer

The last time Glenn Robinson III was in New York, he took center stage. The former Michigan forward scored 17 points against Stanford and helped the Wolverines ice the win down the stretch in the Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational at the Barclays Center in late December.

Thursday night, he’ll be the talk of the Barclays Center for the NBA Draft at some point in the night, but that point in time is still unknown.

Though some experts said he could have been a first-round pick in last year’s draft, Robinson elected to return for his sophomore season. Inconsistency plagued him throughout the year, and he wasn’t the leading force of Michigan’s offense many expected he would be. Still, despite some struggles,

Robinson still has head-turning ability that a lot of NBA general managers would love.

WHAT WE KNOW: Robinson was the Wolverines’ most gifted athlete but was never able to showcase his full potential in Michigan coach John Beilein’s offense. During his freshman year, Robinson was forced to play the ‘4’ due to the team’s lack of size. He took on the role, averaging 11 points per game in his first year and helping the Wolverines reach the Final Four.

Robinson skipped out on the draft last year in part because he thought if he returned he could play his natural ‘3’ position. But with sophomore forward Mitch McGary injured, Robinson was relegated to his less-preferred ‘4’ spot for most of the year. Robinson admitted he became more comfortable at that spot as the year went on, and his numbers proved it. He averaged more than 13 points per game and

shot 48.8 percent from the field during his sophomore campaign.

Had he entered the draft following his freshman year, he likely would have been guaranteed to go in the first round. But since sticking around for a second year at Michigan, his draft stock has slipped. ESPN NBA Insider Chad Ford predicted Robinson going 15th in a preseason mock draft.

Ford has Robinson going 31st in his latest predictions.

Robinson has had workouts with the Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, San Antonio Spurs and Chicago Bulls over the last month.

WHAT’S POSSIBLE: Expect Robinson to go late in the first round or be one of the first picks in the second round.

We can expect that the team that will draft him has plans to use him at the ‘3’ and let him showcase all his skills. However, one of Rob-

inson’s strengths is the fact that his 6-foot-6, 220-pound frame gives him the flexibility to fill in down low. This means a team may take him and not have him play solely at the ‘3’ position.

His inconsistent play and comfort taking a backseat to Nik Stauskas this past season may concern some NBA front offices, but his raw athleticism has many scouts drooling over his potential at the next level.

POTENTIAL LANDING SPOTS: While Robinson won’t hear his name called first, like his father, Glenn Robinson, Jr., did in the 1994 draft, he still might end up in the same city where his dad started his career — Milwaukee.

Los Angeles Clippers: The Clippers have the 28th pick and could pick Robinson up if they have plans of seeing him and Chris Paul pair up on the floor. Robinson could have an immediate impact in Los Angeles — their current starting small forward is 34-year-old Matt Barnes who averaged less than 10 points during the regular season.

San Antonio Spurs: There’s no doubt that Robinson would love to start his career with the defending champions. Spurs small forward Kawhi Leonard said he is confident that he’ll agree to a contract extension with the Spurs, but if he doesn’t, he’d be a restricted free agent after next season. Regardless

of Leonard staying, San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich could find a way to work Robinson into the lineup as he’s proven to do with all sorts of players during his coaching career, and Robinson would work well with a group of guys characterized by their selfless, team-first attitude. The Spurs have the 30th pick in the first round.

Milwaukee Bucks: The Bucks are in desperate need of help after finishing with the league’s worst record last season at 15-67. Robinson has ties with the team who drafted his dad and where the elder Robinson played for eight seasons.

Milwaukee’s opening-game starter at small forward, Caron Butler, was bought out and later signed by the Oklahoma City Thunder in February, so Robinson could immediately come in and play a major role. The Bucks have the 2nd, 31st and 36th pick but would likely need to grab Robinson with the 31st to make sure he’s still available.

PREDICTION: Robinson follows in his father’s footsteps and gets drafted by the Bucks with the 31st overall pick. Robinson would work great with Popovich in San Antonio, but assuming Leonard gets locked up, the Spurs don’t need another small forward. Of all the teams eyeing Robinson, Milwaukee is in need of the most immediate impact, and Robinson offers them instant bang for their buck.

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Glenn Robinson III is projected as a fringe first-rounder in Thursday’s NBA Draft.