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BRADY HOKE FIRED
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Brady Hoke, fired on Tuesday afternoon, spent four years at Michigan, finishing this season with a 5-7 record and marking the third session in the last 30 years to miss a bowl game. He finished 1-3 against Ohio State and Michigan State in his time.
Dream job comes to end after four years first time since 1984, surrendered Managing Sports Editor the Little Brown Jug to Minnesota for the first time since 2005 After three consecutive let- and had three losses before Octodown seasons, Brady Hoke has ber for the first time ever. been fired from FOUR YEARS OF HOKE: The season his position Brady Hoke’s win-loss record ended Saturday as Michigan’s with a 42-28 W: 11 L: 2 2011 football coach. defeat to Ohio The move 2012 State, the Wol85 follows the verines’ third 76 Wolverines’ 5-7 2013 consecutive campaign this 2014 loss against the 57 fall that feaBuckeyes. With tured a bevy of historic defeats. the result, this year’s Michigan See HOKE, Page 3A Michigan was shut out for the
Hackett explains reasoning By MAX COHEN and ALEXA DETTELBACH
By ALEJANDRO ZÚÑIGA
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When Interim Athletic Director Jim Hackett met with the media Tuesday after deciding to fire former Michigan coach Brady Hoke, he emphasized the move wasn’t an easy one. “When you make the decision to change someone’s life, you’d better take the time think about it,” Hackett said. “And, in this case, I did take the time. I was very deliberate about it.”
Hackett’s biggest issue when considering Hoke’s future was how to best reconcile what he believed were Hoke’s values off the football field and his team’s results on it. Under Hoke, the Wolverines went 12-12 in the Big Ten over the last three years while going 2-6 against Michigan State and Ohio State. “I believe the longevity of our best football coaches are tied to the intersection of the performance or measure of wins and losses with the test and expression of values that underscore
their program,” Hackett said. “Everywhere I go, there is zero question about Brady’s values. … Brady’s peers — both active and retired coaches — really respect him, and his players love playing for him. He’s done a great job of molding these young men and focusing them on success in the classroom and in the community.” In the end, Hackett didn’t think Hoke’s values were enough to merit him keeping his job for a fifth season. Hackett didn’t disclose his evaluaSee HACKETT, Page 3A
REPLACEMENTS Big names highlight candidates to replace Hoke as head coach. See Sports, Page 7A
TIMELINE It’s been four years with Hoke. The Daily looks back at his time. See Sports, Page 8A Check MichiganDaily.com for more coverage of Hoke’s firing
ADMINISTRATION
Trotter Center hosts final open forum for new facility Planners to present potential sites to regents this month By EMMA KERR Daily Staff Reporter
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Ross junior Tanner Waterstreet poses with LSA students Meryl Davis and Charlie White and their Olympic gold medal at Giving Blueday on the Diag Tuesday.
‘U’ surpasses $1M goal during Giving Blueday Donors contribute more than $3M within 24 hours By JACK TURMAN Daily Staff Reporter
While organizations across the country sought donations this ‘Giving Tuesday,’ the University
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launched its own initiative, ‘Giving Blueday,’ a one-day fundraising event as part of its ongoing Victors for Michigan fundraising campaign. Over 24 hours, the University aimed to bring in $1 million dollars from around 1,000 donors, a mark they reached in the first 13 hours. By midnight, the University raised $3,252,309 from 5,437
donors. “When we set that goal, we thought it was ambitious to raise a million dollars from a thousand people,” said Tom Szczepanski, assistant vice president for development. “I think it just shows once again, that Michigan donors exceed all expectations with their generosity.” For comparison, Szczepanski See GIVING, Page 3A
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After months of conversation, the fourth and final workshop of pre-planning for the new Trotter Multicultural Center was held Tuesday night.
Members of the Black Student Union, architects for the new center and University officials have hosted these workshops to better understand the needs of the community and the students. Program organizers aim to present their findings to the University’s Board of Regents in the next few weeks. The presentation will include possible site locations to either construct a new building or renovate a current facility.
The planners named the Michigan League, Michigan Union, residence halls, parking lots, unused land spaces and other locations as possible sites for the Trotter Center. However, a number of students expressed concerns about losing the individuality and identity of Trotter if it were to be placed in an existing building. LSA senior Shaina Shetty, director of the South Asian See TROTTER, Page 3A
STUDY ABROAD
Medical service programs aid students Trips aim to balance immersion, medical ethics By NABEEL CHOLLAMPAT Daily Staff Reporter
Preparing for the demands of medical school applications, pre-med students are some of the busiest on campus, but many
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are still enticed by clinics abroad as a means to demonstrate interest and experience in the health care field. These trips are akin to study abroad trips, focused on overseeing medical work in a often challenging environments. However, a growing concern within these clinics is whether students are performing procedures which are illegal under the guidelines of the Association of American Medical Colleges.
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The AAMC guidelines state, “Students should never engage in any unsupervised activity that is considered the practice of medicine including, but not limited to: diagnosing diseases, administering narcotics, performing surgical procedures, suturing or other tasks generally reserved for the trained health professional.” LSA Pre-Health Adviser See ABROAD, Page A
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