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Dingells, ‘U’ scholars talk retirement, healthcare policy in U.S.

NEWS

Professor arrested A University professor was arrested Friday in Florida for sexual misconduct.

NEWS

Buildings flood

Campus panel commemorates anniversaries of Social Security, Medicare

Following heavy rain Monday, several University buildings sustained water damage.

By LYDIA BARRY

OPINION

For the Daily

Reigniting Detroit business Program revitalizing vacant properties. >> SEE PAGE 4

ARTS

‘Difficult People’ New Hulu original series is in need of stronger material. >> SEE PAGE 6

SPORTS

J-Mo with the assist Former hoops star returns to hometown Detroit >> SEE PAGE 10

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NEWS .................................... 2 OPINION ............................... 4 ARTS ...................................... 6 CLASSIFIEDS......................... 8 SUDOKU................................. 2 SPORTS................................. 10

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump answers questions posed by the press at a campaign fundraiser at the Expo Center in Birch Run on Tuesday.

Almost 3,000 attend first Trump speech in Michigan GOP candidate highlights plans to halt immigration, negotiate with China

By SHOHAM GEVA Daily News Editor

BIRCH RUN — They came, they said, to hear his blunt, often-controversial take on issues like immigration, succinctly summed up in one of his more popular one-liners — “We need to build a wall (on the border)”. For his presence, described as both arrogant and confident.

Or because they wanted to hear something new.

After the speech some left disappointed, citing lack of substance to reporters. Others called his presence and approach

to politics what they’d been praying for.

For the crowd of roughly 2,800 gathered Tuesday evening for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s first visit to Michigan during his campaign, he seemed to spark high interest overall if nothing else, with many breaking out in enthusiastic chants and rising to their feet throughout the speech.

Trump, who is currently leading in the polls for the Republican nomination despite a series of controversial comments about women, immigrants, and members of his party, visited the state for a sold-out fundraiser hosted by the Genesee and Saginaw County GOP. In a roughly 50 minute speech, he touched on a range of issues, including China, the rest of the GOP field, the Obama administration’s proposed deal with

Iran, and immigration, among others.

On China, Trump cited the nation’s recent move to devalue its currency, which lowers its worth compared to other country’s currencies.

Changes in currency value can have international impacts on trade, pricing, interest rates and other factors.

“Now, you know what devalue means, right?” he asked the crowd. “Devalue means suck the blood out of the United States.

Our companies won’t be able to compete. They can’t compete now.”

Speaking to the Iran deal proposed by the Obama administration, Trump called it incompetent and said it could lead to nuclear proliferation.

“The worst thing that can happen is a bad deal,” he said.

See TRUMP, Page 9

U.S. House Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Ann Arbor) and her husband John Dingell, a former Congressman, co-hosted a roundtable discussion Tuesday at the University to discuss healthcare and retirement policy in celebration of the recent 50th anniversary of Medicare and the upcoming 80th anniversary of Social Security.

The Dingell family has historically had strong ties to Medicare and Social Security, as well as Medicaid. During his time in Congress, John Dingell co-sponsored the first Medicare and Medicaid legislation in 1965, and his father, John Dingell Sr., cosponsored the bill that first created Social Security. The first bill Debbie Dingell, who took office this January, introduced would expand Medicare to cover hearing aids if passed.

The Dingells were joined by co-hosts John Z. Ayanian, director of the University’s Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation and Ford School Dean Susan M. Collins, as well as several University health scholars.

To open the discussion, Ayanian described the impact Medicare and Social Security have made in America since they were enacted.

“Medicare and Social Security have enormous consequences for the health and financial well-being of elderly and disabled Americans,” Ayanian said. “Without See SOCIAL SECURITY, Page 9

2 NEWS

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‘U’ prof. arrested for sexual misconduct FBI task force involved in case against James Daniel Cavalcoli

By EMMA KINERY Daily Staff Reporter

A University professor was arrested Friday in Florida after attempting to elicit sex from a minor.

James Daniel Cavalcoli, an assistant professor of computational medicine and bioinformatics, was arrested by FBI agents with assistance from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and local Sheriff’s deputies on Friday while attempting to meet with a 14-yearold boy.

The FBI’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force is also involved in the case.

Cavalcoli, under the impression he was meeting with the child’s father, made plans with an undercover agent of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, which led to his arrest in Weston, Florida.

According to court documents acquired by The Michigan Daily, the FBI investigation began in November of 2013 when an agent created a profile on a social media site for men looking for sex. The

fake FBI profile was from the perspective of a 55-year-old father with a 13-year-old son in Florida.

Cavalcoli, under the name “Jim,” responded to the posting: “A fellow bl [boy lover] just don’t have my own. Wanted to chat and share stories and experiences - if you’re interested,” and provided his email address, according to court documents.

The two proceeded to communicate with one another and on November 25, 2013 Cavalcoli described to the agent actual sexual experiences he has had with boys.

Cavalcoli told the agent he travels to Florida for work every year in early August.

According to court documents, using a different email address in December of 2013, Cavalcoli began to talk about his interest in child pornography. Months later, Cavalcoli asked for a picture of the man and his son.

The agent on May 23, 2014 sent an image appearing to be of a father and son at soccer practice. The image actually was of two adult male Florida law enforcement officers who consented to the photo being sent to Cavalcoli.

According to court documents, Cavalcoli responded with three explicit photos of himself.

In June of 2014, the FBI subpoe-

naed Yahoo for information relating to the original email address used. With the IP address from the Yahoo subpoena, the FBI subpoenaed Comcast and on July 16, 2014 Comcast sent information to the FBI confirming James Cavalcoli as the resident of the address.

Comparing Cavalcoli’s Michigan Driver’s License photo to the one posted on the website, the FBI was able to confirm his identity. Agents were able to reaffirm his identity by comparing the picture from the website to a photo listed on a University website.

On July 19, 2015 Cavalcoli posted on the social media site he would be in Florida in three weeks and emailed the undercover agent on July 25, 2015 asking if he and his son would like to meet up. Two days later the agent agreed.

Several emails were sent between the two, according to court documents, including one where Cavalcoli provided his cell phone number which matched the one from the Comcast subpoena.

On August 6, Cavalcoli emailed the agent: “thanks for organizing. I’m excited and nervous. Can you do me a favor and reassure me you aren’t police or FBI afflliated. lt would also be good to meet you before going to your room ok?

I know this sounds strange, this is my first time meeting. So just ner-

vous and cautious, ok??”

Court documents say the agent responded: “....no pressure if you don’t feel right then if ok not to come.”

The following day Cavalcoli went to a Florida hotel to meet with the agent posing as the father and son. He was arrested on his way into the hotel.

Court documents state: “CAVALCOLI admitted that he was “Jim’’ on the social networking site and that he had been communicating with an adult male who had a 14 year old son named Dormie. He admitted that he had arranged to meet at this hotel to engage in sexual activity with the minor son.”

Cavalcoli told officers the trip was partly for work and also to meet up with the boy and his father.

He also admitted to sending explicit photos and stated he regretted coming.

Several electronic devices were taken from Cavalcoli by police officers — including his laptop — to assist in their investigation.

Police say the laptop is undergoing forensic examination, according to WXYZ. Mary Masson, a University Health System spokesperson, told the Daily the University intends to work with law enforcement throughout the investigation of this case.

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NEWS 3

Multiple campus buildings Bill would require flood following heavy rain colleges to notify police after sexual assault is reported Many schools in Michigan currently make notification voluntary

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Workers vacuum up flood water caused by recent heavy rains in the basement of North Quad on Monday.

Water damage causes closures in Angell Hall, North Quad, CCRB

By LYDIA BARRY For the Daily

Multiple University buildings were flooded after a severe thunderstorm Monday afternoon.

According to the Department of Public Safety and Security, the specific buildings damaged and the extent of those damages remain

unknown at this time.

“There were several buildings on campus that were flooded today because of the torrential downpour,” said Diane Brown, DPSS public information officer. “I don’t have any reports about which of the specific buildings, nor do I know if it was just water coming in through the door, or if it was more substantial, and we won’t know any of that tonight.”

Daily reporters witnessed water in North Quad and the CCRB. According to the LSA Facebook page, three classes were relocated Monday night due to flooding in Angell Hall.

According to Occupational Safety and Environment Health at the University, flooding has impacted the campus greatly over the past few years.

“The University of Michigan (U-M) has experienced a significant amount of flooding in recent years, affecting over 10 percent of its 500 buildings across the 1,500 acre Ann Arbor campus,” the OSEH website says. “Considering the complexity of U-M’s campus, the damage to facilities and equipment caused by flooding can lead to substantial problems.”

DISCUSSING WITH THE DINGELLS

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Former Congressman John Dingell and current Congresswoman Debbie Dingell discuss Medicare and Medicaid systems with researchers from the University at the Ford School on Tuesday.

Republican United States Reps.

Matt Salmon of Arizona and Kay Granger and Pete Sessions, both of Texas, proposed a bill to Congress that requests colleges and universities notify police after receiving a report of sexual assault before the school launches its own investigation.

The bill additionally states that if the police are not informed of the reported assault, the school is prohibited from taking action.

The passing of this bill would impact the way many of Michigan’s public universities handle sexual assault. Currently, only about half of the state’s public universities notify police as soon as a sexual assault is reported; the University is not one of them.

With the passing of the University’s new Sexual Assault and Misconduct policy last August, victims of sexual assault can decide for themselves whether or not they wish to launch a criminal investigation of their case, which would then be handled independently by the University Police Department or the Ann Arbor Police Department.

One of the groups advocating for the bill is the Fraternity and Sorority Political Action Committee, a political group in Washington, which aims to preserve and and defend greek life experience.

“Criminal acts should be addressed by the police,” Kevin O’Neill, the group’s executive director, told the Detroit Free Press.

Certain victims’ rights and

sexual assault survivor groups say required police involvement may create further emotional turmoil for the victim of the assault, as many often feel re-victimized by the criminal justice system.

They note the bill would violate the federal Title IX act, which states colleges and universities must investigate sexual assault and misconduct claims.

According to the Detroit Free Press, some survivors of sexual assault feel their cases were not handled seriously when only pursued by university administrations, but that they fear the emotional turmoil often accompanied when there is police and judicial involvement.

The proposed bill would also allow universities to choose which standard of evidence they would like to use when considering a sexual assault case. Currently, the government requires a “preponderance of the evidence” standard to be used by universities in each case. This standard is more easily proven than the “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard used within the criminal justice system.

University spokesman Rick Fitzgerald told the Detroit Free Press that the University will anticipate the outcome of the bill, but noted the University does take several measures on its own when handling sexual assault cases.

“Under our policy, the University already takes interim measures such as moving one party out of a residence hall that the two parties may share or changing class schedules,” Fitzgerald said. “In addition — and consistent with current federal guidance — the University is permitted to delay temporarily its fact finding during the evidence gathering phase of a criminal investigation, although the University may not delay until the entire criminal investigation is complete.”

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FROM THE DAILY

Reigniting Detroit business

Program utilizes vacant properties to alleviate unemployment

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nnounced earlier this year in Detroit Mayor Duggan’s State of the City address, Motor City Match — a proposed entrepreneurial initiative — seeks to reconstruct and revitalize Detroit’s struggling economy. The program, managed by the Detroit Economic Growth Corp., strives to bolster small business activity by providing venues for new and existing businesses in the area. Although the program is still in its introductory phase, its acknowledgement of the multi-faceted nature of the city’s debilitating economic situation offers an approach that will not only aid the growth of Detroit businesses, but may also spur other necessary developments within the city.

Motor City Match works to establish a network of communication between city property owners and entrepreneurs looking for spaces to start their businesses. The program analyzes vacant buildings and properties throughout the city and matches the properties with interested business owners. Once a business and a property are paired, the program is able to provide roughly $500,000 in grants and other technical assistance to help with renovations or other initial startup costs.

Twenty-seven vacant buildings throughout Detroit were recently selected to be paired with startup firms looking for spaces to establish themselves.

By introducing a myriad of new small businesses, startups and other employment opportunities throughout various Detroit neighborhoods, Motor City Match will assist in alleviating the city’s staggering rates of poverty and

unemployment. In addition to the fact that the city only possesses 200 jobs for every 1,000 people living there, the majority of jobs are concentrated within a small segment of the city that many residents without suitable modes of transportation find very difficult to travel to. A high concentration of jobs can be found within the Midtown-downtown area, but employment opportunities are far scarcer in surrounding neighborhoods. In fact, the vast majority of Detroit citizens, roughly 80 percent, reside more than 10 miles from a central business district Therefore, it’s crucial that the program maintains a focus on ensuring these new businesses are cultivated in neighborhoods and areas that severely lack employment, making them more accessible for residents.

Motor City Match presents a mutually beneficial collaboration between entrepreneurs

and the city. While business owners need the city’s available real estate, Detroit needs the resulting population and revenue influx. The program, in addition to poverty and unemployment, aids in tackling the issue of blight removal by utilizing the city’s existing infrastructure to develop new businesses. Renovating vacant properties will improve the general appearance and atmosphere of the city, making it more inviting to workers, residents, employers and tourists.

The allocation of new employment opportunities through initiatives such as these will lead to the allocation of more young talent to fill newly created positions. As a result, more and more housing structures that currently stand empty may find new tenants.

The program provides a viable approach to improve both Detroit’s economic and physical environment, and possesses the capacity to initiate long-term

progress. These 27 new potential businesses are certainly a step in the right direction. However, Motor City Match only offers an initial solution to a host of complex issues requiring remediation.

Originally, 150 available properties applied to be included in the program, illustrating the need to expand the pro-

gram or start similar initiatives in the future. While Motor City Match presents an avenue for productive change, it also highlights the vast amount of work still needed to correct issues surrounding transportation, poverty and job distribution, and to continue toward Detroit’s revitalization.

No longer just spectators

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s I spent time studying abroad sesses less sentimental value for me, in the United Kingdom, I was led me to a concerning realization. On overwhelmed — overwhelmed a more stereotypically English (Welsh, by unfamiliar if I really want to be specific) day, my experiences, novel classmates and I walked along a dirt places and the path enclosed by a tunnel constructed constant bombardby overarching branches, twigs and ment of new inforleaves. Eventually, the tunnel funneled mation. Yet, it was us out to a verdant shoreline and an the extraordinary unending expanse of steel blue water amount of natural of the bay blurred against a misty gray beauty, in particusky above. I stared out at the horizon, lar, that stunned looking toward Cardiff in the distance.

MELISSA me the most.

My gazing and daydreaming were Even amongst all SCHOLKE interrupted as one of our instrucof the astonishing tors began to describe the variety and sights and dizzyamount of trash and debris that coning novelty of the experience, I didn’t tinually washed upon the shoreline stray too far from my usual Upper directly below us. The conversation Peninsula-inspired tendency of wan- then shifted to the amount of trash dering about. Just like the numerous floating in the ocean. Later, I’d look times I disappear from my apartment this fact up to find out that roughly 5.25 to walk around the Arb, if friends and trillion pieces of plastic are currently classmates from my study abroad pro- floating in our oceans. The lecture congram couldn’t seem tinued as I began to find me easto imagine flocks ily, I was probably of plastic bottles, roaming about the Whether it is manmade wrappers, plasforested walkways tic bags and other or natural, we as located next to the random articles of humans seek to uncover trash bobbing up college.

Almost every down in the these astonishing sights, and day, under the water beyond my cover of a sky per- but we sometimes all too line of sight. As fectly tinted to the lecture shifted easily forget how easily to rising sea levmatch the hue of a robin’s egg, I els due to climate the stunning natural ventured onto my change, the scene favorite wooded in my head evolved environment can be path. Cascades of to an overly exagtarnished. brilliantly gradated gerated image of green leaves rusa dramatic swell tled and wavered of trash-infested overhead, and with each subtle sway water flooding the land. of the branches above, slivers of light Before this trip, I had been near the gilded the contours of the trees and ocean only once before in my life. It was illuminated splotches of the muddy only after traveling all the way “across ground. To my left, the sometimes mint the pond” that I began to understand — sometimes darker — green waters how polluted it is. While I’m certain of the Cherwell gently flowed past I’ve learned and known about water reflecting flickers of the purple flowers pollution before, it’s a topic that rarely dotting the grass alongside the sloping received any attention in my mind. This riverbank. This was not the England I phenomenon is probably quite comhad expected. Nor was it the England I mon in our society. Our society and our had been continuously warned to bring actions are the driving force behind a an extensive amount of heavy-duty myriad of today’s environmental probrain gear to. lems. In the particular case of marine A similar path, albeit one that pos- pollution, 80 percent of the debris

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originates from land-based human activities. These actions lead to a slow accumulation of devastating consequences. As a result, we don’t immediately know the impact of our actions, and other issues take precedence in our lives.

However, as we continue to knowingly, or unknowingly, alter the environment, the damage done is never a singular issue. Water pollution is merely one concern.

Research has shown that far more issues, such as acidification of the water, glacial melting and rising water temperatures as a result of climate change and subsequent disruption of marine ecosystems, all are lurking beneath the surface and could pose significant changes to the world as we know it now.

Climate change, as a whole, is a subject we’ve known about, have discussed, have debated ad nauseam and have still exhibited a dangerously delayed response to. President Barack Obama, in a recent attempt to shift the conversation, recently proposed plans for stricter regulations to reduce

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greenhouse gas emissions and bolster the use of solar, wind and other renewable energy sources.

Although the administration of the Clean Power Plan could be offset by dissenting opinions, legal conflicts and the ideology of the next person to assume charge of the White House, Obama’s actions, at the very least, will help secure a place for discussions about the environment in the endless stream of upcoming debates and campaign speeches.

Throughout my wanderings, I was a student and a tourist seeking to find the beauty of the country I had found myself lost in.

Whether it is manmade or natural, we as humans seek to uncover these astonishing sights, but we sometimes all too easily forget how easily the stunning natural environment can be tarnished. We, in order, to protect the numerous paths we wander upon, need to relinquish our roles as mere spectators and begin taking action.

—Melissa Scholke can be reached at melikaye@umich.edu.

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Probably the Russian and Chinese government know more about Hillary Clinton’s e-mail server than the United States Congress.”

— Republican presidential candidate and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said last Thursday night during the Republican presidential debate on Fox News.

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OPINION 5

Things I wish I did this summer

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ere’s a line you hear

every year: I can’t believe how fast the summer has gone by.

Seriously, though.

It feels like yesterday I DEREK was wait- WOLFE ing for the Daily’s servers to operate at a reasonable rate (well actually, it was yesterday), and now it’s August, a mere three weeks away from the beginning of fall semester (read: Harbaugh era of Michigan football).

So, as I sit here writing this at the Daily, cherishing my last moments as managing editor, it seems like a great time to reflect on what I did this summer, or actually, what I wish I did and did not do because that’s a lot more interesting.

And maybe, just maybe, there will be something to learn from this thought exercise: I wish I watched less Fox News.

No, this isn’t my big “I’m actually a Republican” announcement.

Rather, back in May, I challenged myself to watch the network as my primary TV news source.

Huge mistake. I mean, the things that come out of these people’s mouths are too terrible to be true — the highlight being Bill O’Reilly declaring institutional racism no longer exists (OK, Bill, OK). I would be shocked if there wasn’t a dartboard in the middle of their newsroom with President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s faces tacked in the center. My problem was watching Fox became somewhat of a pseudo-addiction, where I started counting on Bill Hemmer and Martha McCallum to start my day off right — and angry.

By July, my viewing started to cool down a bit, but last Thursday’s Republican debate brought me back in. I have never enjoyed ignorance so much. Seriously, could they have found a group

of 10 people who are more out of touch with reality? Probably, but my point is made.

While there were many positives in this Fox News-viewing experience — becoming more confident in my beliefs, copious amounts of unintentional comedy, etc. — I wish it didn’t happen. I feel a bit less sane now.

I wish I checked my e-mail less.

Filling out medical school applications may be important, in that I don’t get to go to medical school without doing them, but side effects include compulsive e-mail checking to the point of insanity. Seeing “Updated Just Now” with no new e-mails is borderline torture. This whole process is really the ultimate test of how well I handle patience.

Pun intended.

I wish I watched more documentaries.

I love learning about the more important things in life: a legendary sushi chef, the history of Chinese food, scientology and tennis matches that never happened. Documentaries have unlocked a curious spirit in me to educate myself on just about anything, even if it’s just to add some excitement to a conversation. For all I’ve watched this summer, I’m committed to watching more. The Amy Winehouse documentary is next on my list.

I wish I wrote and performed a stand-up comedy set.

Not that I think it would be any good, but this has been a goal of mine for a while. I like to believe I would have a small semblance of stage presence and maybe have gotten a couple of jokes to land, so I wish I gave it a try. Maybe someday, though. I’m trying to be the next Larry David here!

I wish I ran more Not actually.

I wish I went camping

I’ve spent a lot of this summer on the computer and my phone.

While camping out on Facebook scrolling endlessly down is fun, it simply can’t beat the great outdoors. I know I’m not the only one who is obsessed with their technology, and it’s a real problem.

Craving virtual social interaction is simply not healthy. I need to disconnect from that world for a bit.

Plus, I miss the tents, the campfires and the hikes. I’m craving real conversations while eating hot dogs with great friends. *** When I look at this short list, I see some things serious, most things not so much. However, believe it or not, there is an important question that comes out of this: Am I living the life I want to live?

In most ways, yes. I’m pursuing a career in medicine and found a genuine passion for public health this summer.

I am proud of the fact that I attempt to educate myself in a wide variety of topics.

But what about everything in between?

My time in Ann Arbor is winding down (less than a year left), and there are plenty of restaurants and stores I have yet to eat and shop at. I really do want to write that comedy routine, and I want to become less attached to my e-mail. I want to strengthen my relationships with the people I care about most.

It’s time to start prioritizing those things because these are the experiences that will go a long way in living the life I want to live — one that’s not sucked away by staring at social media.

Luckily, I have the next couple weeks off, so I know where I can start.

Anyone want to go camping?

Believe it or not, there is an important questions that comes out of this: Am I living the life I want to live?

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— Derek Wolfecan be reached at dewolfe@umich.edu.

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MOVIE REVIEW

‘Gift,’ confused, yet smart

TV REVIEW

A well-intentioned directorial debut fascinates

HULU

By BENJAMIN ROSENSTOCK

Lemme take a selfie

‘Difficult People’ in need of weight

Daily Arts Writer

Is it possible for a movie to be consistently smart, full of clever subversion, palpable atmosphere and fascinating ideas and yet not C+ quite work just because of some The Gift structural and tonal confusion? STX In his directorial Entertainment debut “The Gift,” Joel Edgerton Rave 20 & (who also wrote Quality 16 and starred in the thriller “Felony”) has created a film that’s admirable in its unconventionality but jarring in ways that negate its intelligent ideas.

Jason Bateman (“Bad Words”) and Rebecca Hall (“Transcendence”) star as Simon and Robyn Callen, a married couple moving into their new home in California.

One day, Simon runs into Gordo (Edgerton again), an old friend from high school, and over the course of the film’s first half, Gordo becomes clingy, showing up at Simon and Robyn’s house at unexpected times and leaving them an abundance of gifts they never asked for.

The premise of “The Gift” has been compared to those of thrillers like “Fatal Attraction,” and the first half of the film proceeds in ways you’d expect, with Gordo’s behavior becoming increasingly creepy and threatening. There’s a foreboding atmosphere, with long shots of the Callens’ opulent house through windows suggesting an unforeseen observer. Robyn becomes afraid that Gordo is a real threat, and jump scares tease the inevitable moment when Gordo’s wrath will finally be unleashed.

Then, right when the viewer is primed to expect the escalating conflict to crescendo into all-out madness, everything stops, Gordo disappears for a long stretch of screen time and Robyn spends a chunk of the movie looking into her husband’s past. It’s not much of a spoiler to say that Simon’s not exactly what he seems, because

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he’s a gifted comedian when asked to yell at people. His best moments are where he just sits back and lets It was alright. loose with Klausner. In The openFor some shows, I wish that ing sequence of the series, where was all I really had to say about they attend a matinee of “Annie,” them. The probthey are able to just let loose a lem with “Dif- C+ stream of jokes which about theficult People” ater (particularly understudies at isn’t neces- Difficult the theater) which are laugh-outsarily that it’s loud funny. However, when they’re People doing anything not on screen together, their bite that deserves Series Premiere doesn’t feel as sharp because the harsh criticism, jokes just aren’t there to back up but more that Hulu their natural abilities. Martin and there’s nothing Sidibe do the best with what they worthy of high have (especially Martin with some praise either. great physical comedy in the secThe humor of the show has a bit of ond episode), but Sidibe is saddled a bite, but it’s not enough to hurt. with a character who gets several The characters are portrayed as different versions of one joke to tell terrible people, but aren’t horrible and Martin doesn’t get much more. enough to be interesting. There are The show’s biggest problem is individual moments and jokes that something which the show probashine, but after watching two half- bly thinks is its biggest benefit — its hours, it starts to cement itself as an lack of structure. “Difficult People” average, middle-of-the-road show. doesn’t take the time to establish “Difficult People” follows the its world and only tenuously sets misadventures of two comedians, the character’s relationships to one Julie (Julie Klausner, “Mulaney”) another. While a lot of exposition and Billy (Billy Eichner, “Billy on can easily become clunky, it’s still the Street”) in New York. During necessary to give the viewer somethe first two episodes of the show, thing about why the characters are the characters curse in front of connected. While the show does children at the theater, attempt a do a great job setting up the main poorly-conceived threesome, run characters’ friendship, it doesn’t do into some trouble while preparing much with anyone else. I get that for a callback and attempt hypnosis the show is going for a light, breezy therapy. The ensemble is rounded tone, but the writer’s guiding touch out with Tony Award Winner is a little too soft here.

Andrea Martin (Broadway’s “PipIf the show finds a way to give pin”) in the role of Julie’s mother, the talented ensemble some stronJames Urbaniak (“Review”) as ger material and actually adds Julie’s boyfriend, and Gabourey some weight to the character’s Sidibe (“Precious”) as the co-own- relationships, it might actually be er of the restaurant where Billy something that is worth spendwaits tables. ing time on, especially given the Just read those names, that cast current glut of good television is really strong, and their natural out there. Right now though, talent provides a lot of what works it’s an average show with strong about the show. Eichner has prov- leads and jokes which still need en with “Billy on the Street” that to catch up with their abilities.

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even from early scenes, Simon oozes superiority, mocking Gordo and calling him words like “disgusting” even when his behavior is hopelessly needy at worst. He’s never an outright villain, though.

There’s never a huge twist when Simon tries to kill his own wife.

“The Gift” is a patient character study of Simon, showing how the return of Gordo allows Robyn to see that much like “Gordo the Weirdo,” Simon hasn’t changed at all since his days as a high school bully.

The problem is that the mashup of genres leaves the viewer confused about what exactly we’re supposed to be watching. It’s okay to have a structure that surprises the viewer, but when you watch a movie you still want to have some indication of what the overall path you’re going to take is, and when the movie suddenly switches from a slow-burn thriller to a psychological drama about an asshole in denial, it feels like the movie is following up on a promise it never made in the first place. The 108-minute running time is pretty tight narratively, but it feels overlong just because it’s impossible to get a sense for what the endpoint is.

The odd thing is that none of this is uninteresting at all. The viewer is constantly thrown for loops as Robyn uncovers secrets from Simon’s past. Simon’s charismatic exterior is peeled away to reveal his true nature, and it’s pulled off fantastically by Jason Bateman, who’s always had notes of darkness in his performances without ever becoming this openly loathsome. The idea

of a morally gray pair of opposing antagonists is a strong one, more complex than the typical knifewielding creep hunting down the married couple. Same goes for the idea of past transgressions coming back to haunt the characters like in a Shakespearean tragedy.

It’s just that all these theoretically captivating ideas are thrown in towards the end in a movie that never prepares its audience to grapple with them. It’s difficult to reconcile the manipulative jump scares of the stereotypical first half with the surprising nuance of the second half, or to reconcile the slow-paced atmospheric tension of the buildup with the belated gruesome final twist that deflates a lot of the complexity the film has created. It’s hard to justify the ominous score and long, tense takes with the simple revelation that Simon was a dick in high school. It’s not that larger-than-life melodrama and horror can’t be infused with subtle thematic value, as proven by much-praised movies like “It Follows” or “The Babadook.” It’s that “The Gift” seems to never decide whether to go for all-out insanity or understated character-building, and it doesn’t manage to juggle both in an organic and satisfying way.

In his directorial debut, Joel Edgerton has established himself as a writer-director to look out for in the future. He has some impressive ideas and striking technical skills, from his synthesis of camera and sound to the naturalistic direction of his talented cast. “The Gift,” though, is a compelling misstep.

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Festival Report: Outside Lands 2015

By DANIEL SAFFRON Daily Arts Writer

This last weekend, Outside Lands 2015 brought to Golden Gate Park a tequila flight of musical guests and a cultural experience to boot. With new artists like Ryn Weaver to the barrelaged and highly pedigreed añejo, Elton John, the chicly-embroidered, RFID-fashioned tourniquet-turnedwristband provides patrons with an elaborate, three day musico-experiential Choose Your Own Adventure.

Both a southern California native and an Outside Lands virgin, yr. corresp. brought along to the festival the opinion that, while being of a slightly smaller scale than Coachella, Outside Lands digs an arm’s length deeper into the curatorial aspects of music festival construction. In this review, praise for standout performances is handed to artists, while praise for atmosphere creation and vibe direction, as brought to you by the weekends calendar, gets next-day aired to whichever Outside Lands organization deserves credit.

That being said, Outside Lands both affirmed and surpassed that which I’d opined. Each individual stage’s artist series was self-supporting and the different stages’ concurrent acts commit seldom an injustice to either the performers or spectators. Each of the three largest stages maintained its unique semiconsistent vibe: Twin Peaks (Kendrick, Axwell & Ingrosso, Amon Tobin, G Eazy) inspired dancing and sweat, Sutro (D’Angelo, Slightly Stoopid, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals), a host to diverse artists on fringes of popular sound and Lands End (Mumford, Black Keys, Sam Smith, Sir Elton Hercules) the provider of mass-appeal pop and rock as the festival’s mainstage.

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Ninety-Nine, One Hundred: The Artists Outside Lands is a high profile gig capable of drawing music’s most indemand artists. Like “water” bottles and firearms, the festival’s Big Love and Free Hugs atmosphere prefers performer’s ego checked at the door.

Each artist and performance is a part of something larger. Those that capitalized on this aspect were met with the most success, whereas ignorance to the larger schema proved an unattractive quality – Mr. Eazy, I will have my word with you later.

Glass Animal’s set exhibited each end of the spectrum. Placed in between George Ezra and Chet Faker, the band was to ease the tran-

sition from soft rock to soul-tinged electronica. The design of their setlist lubricated nice, but their masturbatory stage presence disrupted the night’s flow.

Disclaimer: As a solo reporter at the festival, I was unable to see all events. Judgements and reviews in the below sections are formed only on witnessed performances.

The Best: The Cherry On Top 3. Kendrick Lamar Caught in the midst of the To Pimp A Butterfly and its cultural gumption and innovation, I forgot that Kendrick can make a crowd move. At all times in sync with the audience, Kendrick extended several invitations for the audience to participate in hits from his last three albums. The power that Kendrick brings to the stage is infectious and awe inspiring.

The performance was stellar, albeit not that much better than expected, however it was in a single gesture that Kendrick earns spot number three. During the performance of “Alright,” the set’s haymaker, Kendrick announced, “this is the livest crowd,” and shortly after dedicated the performance to an attendee in a wheelchair, who’d been hoisted up in the air. Reminded instantly of Kanye’s wheelchair incident, Kendrick time and time again sets himself apart from other big names in hip-hop, amassing an ever more respectable reputation.

2. Dan Deacon Dan Deacon’s underdog performance at Panhandle, by far the smallest of the significant stages, perfectly captured the beautiful ridiculousness of music festivals that makes them so special. Ten minutes prior to his set, Deacon used red masking tape to cross out his name on the artist placard and replaced it with The Doors logo, an impressive feat of tape-work deserving of a chuckle. Deacon started his set, but not before telling us of his psilocybin-enhanced enjoyment of the festivities the day before and promising a dance party, informing insubordinates that “the guy that steals songs from Tom Petty” is playing in the next stage over. Finally, the performer requested the audience members each raise a hand to the sky to “blow out [their] anxieties to the people going to other stages… [and to envision the face of a victim] killed by someone with the power of authority.” This impossibly charming and meaningful introduction set up a perfect mood.

His avant-garde music isn’t the easiest of listenings, but is fertile

ground for wild dancing, which is exactly what the crowd did. Before his second song, Deacon directed the audience to form a circle in the field and announced a dance off; “Rule one is you have to dance sassy as fuck.”

The small crowd grew appreciably during the dance-off. There wasn’t a face in the crowd without their pearly whites exposed nice and bright.

The set was enlivening, the performer was enthusiastic and the act fit the festival’s contours better than latex – or nitrile for those allergic.

While an act with not more than a couple hundred in the audience, Dan Deacon was the gem of the festival hidden in plain sight.

1. D’Angelo and the Vanguard D’Angelo breathes a different air than the rest of us mortals. The aura of The Vanguard’s bandleader transcends stardom, verging into territories of music mastery describable only as messianic. The instant D’Angelo stepped on stage, the rest of the world slow fades out of existence, its paltry light snuffed out by group’s fluorescent aura, which pulls in the helpless like quicksand, each participant sinking deeper and deeper into an elated, honey-sweet intoxication.

The Black Messiah is entrancing.

The Sutro stage was the most packed I’d seen all festival, but the concert was nonetheless intimate. The audience sat deep down into the pocket of the groove, a place with cares unfettered and of weightless existence.

The idea of The Groove is so far lost today in music, we seldom even know it when we hear it. The embodiment of The Groove’s instauration, the group is unafraid to let all fall by the wayside and just simply groove for the sake of The Groove, chewing on repeat signs like bubblegum and savoring the smoky, caramel harmonies. Their set was without a dull moment, featuring songs off the new and old albums alike. The band transitioned beautifully from horn shouts at the climax of one song, turning on the drop of a half-dollar into the swelling intro of another as if yanked by aircraft cable.

The performer is a force to be reckoned with and is likewise one with a message, dedicating his performance “The Charade” to “the victims of senseless police brutality.” What isn’t there to love about this man?

D’Angelo’s inspiring performance Friday night set the tempo for the rest of the weekend, a tempo to which my foot still taps.

Just Missed The List: Elton John, Mac Demarco, Misterwives, St. Paul and the Broken Bones

The Worst: Let’s Keep These Short 3. Robert DeLong Most of DeLong’s set was very enjoyable, but his act rode barebacked into the sunset of the most unsavory aspects of electronic music performance. Solo electronic artists can only reproduce so much of their music live, and are forced to just-hit-the-play-button to cover the remaining aspects of a song. This is fine; if Beethoven didn’t play every instrument in the orchestra, I think we can cut Robert DeLong a break if he doesn’t manually control every moving fader automation. What one should not do is feign complete control, or even worse, rig technicolored video game controllers to “control” aspects of a song that are unlikely controllable by such a prop – I suspect foul play. And even if the controllers were doing as their name suggests, there are better tools for the job, namely instruments, for which a prop is no substitute lest the music suffer.

Duping the audience to look good is a big no-no in my book.

Thou shalt not fool me once.

2. DJ Mustard All the respect in the world should be paid to DJ Mustard, a very accomplished and reputable producer. That being said, DJ Mustard’s set sounded as though he literally just-hit-the-play-button, then sometimes adjusted the volume.

The tracks were of a Bar Mitzvah vintage and the act was slightly embarrassing, even playing behind you as you walk to another stage.

Thou shalt renew thy Spotify Premium.

1. G Eazy Gerald Earl Gillium was blessed this last weekend with the once in a lifetime opportunity to open for Kendrick Lamar, a rapper to go down as an all time great. While opinions of G Eazy tend to be very polar, his act is a very fitting opener for the stage’s headliner. The set did as it was intended to do, it got people moving, singing and excited.

Towards the end of the set, G Eazy pulled the ol’ throw money into the audience trick: an MTV staple. The display of profligacy has never been particularly cool, but it takes on a new level of degeneracy when done to open for the creator of To Pimp A Butterfly – an album about Kendrick’s survivor’s guilt which contains a song that wrestles with “How Much A Dollar Cost.”

Tasteless, G Eazy.

Thou shalt sit your bitch ass down and listen to this true mother fuckin’

story told by Kendrick Lamar on Rosecran.

Things Tasty and Aesthetic: The Culture “Half the reason I come to the festival is for the food,” a friend tells me.

The “Taste of the Bay Area,” brings in local restaurants to serve at the festival and proves to be a highly successful venture. While at first dubious over the quality of ahi tuna poke served in a dusty park, I relented under the “The ocean is right there” argument, accompanied by a point and a raised fork. One taste of a friend’s and then began the PokeMan and my sensuous relationship.

Long lines and tall prices are just what one comes to expect at an event with no ins and outs, but the quality of the food makes the price a lot easier to get down and, in many instances, worth every penny.

Outside Lands takes food and drink very seriously. While the whole event is bespeckled with the “Taste of the Bay Area,” there also exist hubs of more focused comestible assortments bearing templated names: Beer Lands, Wine Lands, Cheese Lands, Choco Lands and, the mold breaker, GastroMagic – the last-mentioned being “the home for innovation around what is possible in food, drink, music, magic and more.”

Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, as it promises, brings not just music but is a host to the other forms of the arts. Put up around the festival is “Outsider Art,” the product of a partnership with Jeben Berg from Juxtapoz magazine which brought art and various art events like livepainting to add aesthetic garnish.

Outside Lands: The Experience Maybe it’s the neon-light soaked Monterey Pines or the large inflatable eyes with a point of espial just above the towering tree tops. Maybe it’s the sweet smell in the air, some admixture of stale sweat, D’Angelo’s exhalations and whatever it is the mustachioed dad to my starboard is smoking a lot of. Maybe it’s San Francisco, or summer, the sequence on Elton John’s blazer or even the dehydration talking, but there’s just something about Outside Lands that seems unbounded by real life. The festival is not a place of complete relaxation nor is it a sloppy hedonia; Outside Lands sets up a festival of Rube-Goldbergian intricacy to gives its attendees the chance to slow down and appreciate the things of great aesthetic value otherwise taken for granted on the radio, at restaurants, on the street and even the friends and family found right back at your own home.

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Renovations to Taubman library focus on fostering collaboration Building reopens after two-year, $55 million project

By MAYA SHANKAR Daily Staff Reporter

After a $55 million renovation, the University of Michigan’s Taubman Health Sciences Library reopened its doors on August 3rd.

The renovations took over two years, and were aimed at updating the 35-year old building and creating an environment that fostered collaborative learning for health professional students.

“It is a total renovation of the library to reflect the way learning currently occurs” said Dr. James Woolliscroft, dean of the University of Michigan Medical School, Lyle C Roll professor of medicine. “Years ago, the library was the repository of accumulated knowledge. Now, with so much information digitized and readily available, it was time we looked at the space to reconfigure it to support current learning modalities.”

Many books were moved out of the library, with most of the University’s print health sciences collection now primarily residing off campus. University community members can request printed material from the off-campus location, and visit the historical collection at Hatcher Graduate Library.

TMP Architecture and Ballinger Architecture and Engineering designed the project, and it was constructed by the Christman Company with many Michigan-based subcontractors and suppliers.

Workgroups planned the health science library remodeling in a way that would allow students to foster skills such as active small group learning, digital learning and clinical skills, while making sure to allow for student relaxation.

“We did a dramatic rearchitecturing of the space to create a space designed to support how students learn in the 21st century” said Dr. Rajesh Mangrulkar, associate dean See TAUBMAN, Page 9

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TRUMP From Page 1 “That’s far worse than not having a deal. And this deal is beyond bad.”

An Iran deal negotiated under a “President Trump”, he added to cheers, would have included return of four Americans who have been identified by the U.S. State Department as being held in the country against their will. The current deal doesn’t mention the four.

Moving closer to Michigan, he also discussed the construction of a $2.5 billion Ford plant in Mexico, which he criticized as negative for American businesses.

“Ford is building a $2.5 billion car factory in Mexico,” he told reporters before the speech.

“I went to the Wharton School of Finance. How does that help us?”

Speaking to the crowd, he continued the criticism, drawing some of the loudest applause of the evening.

“We don’t have to be business geniuses to figure well, they’re building a plant, it’s a massive plant, one of the biggest in the world,” he said. “And I actually gave them a good idea. Why don’t we just let the illegals drive the cars and trucks right through the border?”

Trump provided few policy details for most of the issues he mentioned— a common criticism of his campaign —but told reporters before the speech that he would roll out “numbers and specifics” within the next two weeks.

In response to multiple media questions about providing more details on policy, he cited several previous business deals where he said he’d succeeded by not going in with a fully defined plan.

“I think you’re going to see lots of plans…and you have to understand, when you’re coming up with a plan, in business, you’ve got to be flexible,” he said. “You’ve got to have flexibility.”

For attendees who left satisfied with the speech, though, Trump’s appeal seemed to lie more in other aspects.

Christian Lee, a Canton resident, said he liked Trump not necessarily because of a specific policy platform, but more because of how he approached politics and policy overall.

“I’ve always enjoyed his take on politics, and saying it straight and not trying to be politically correct,” Lee said.

Nancy Hyd-Davis, who volun-

teered at the event, echoed the appreciation of Trump’s presence.

“I like him more now than I did coming into it,” she said after the speech. “I think we’re too politically correct, and I think we need somebody with a strong personality.”

Keith Herzog, a Linden resident, and Donald Crawford of San Francisco, described a similar appeal. “(A) voice of power, instead of laying down — the passion and confidence, I wanted to see it in person,” Crawford said.

“Everybody says he’s overly arrogant,” Herzog added. “But at the same time, I think he’s not, after listening to him in person, because they only put one side to him…he’s not as arrogant, he thinks through his ideas.”

When asked whether they thought Trump’s message would resonate in Michigan, which typically has swung Democratic in presidential elections but leaned Republican in the past few midterm elections, responses were mixed.

Citing Trump’s criticism of Ford’s plant in Mexico, Herzog said the issue would help him in the state.

“He wants it be here, he says — that alone will make Michigan vote for him 100 percent,” Herzog said.

“I think he could attract more people because he’s different,” Lee said. “I don’t know if he could make Michigan go Republican, but I think he has a better shot than Jeb Bush or someone who’s more mainstream.”

Outside the venue earlier in the day, the roughly 70 Democratic activists gathered to protest Trump had a slightly different view.

Bobbie Walton, head of the advocacy group Citizens Against Government Overreach, said she didn’t necessarily see a big chance for Trump in Michigan, but that his influence on election as a whole could matter.

“There will be some (votes for Trump),” she said. “But he’s setting the standard, and he’s starting the conversation, and we need to change the conversation.”

Another protester, David Roof, a Grand Blanc resident, had harsher words for the candidate and the crowd.

“It’s the attraction of people driving down a road and looking at road-kill,” he said.

SOCIAL SECURITY From Page 1 Social Security, one quarter of elderly Americans would fall below the poverty line, but with Social Security this proportion has been reduced to 10 percent. Similarly, before Medicare was enacted, about half of elderly Americans had no form of health insurance but now coverage is nearly universal for senior citizens who often have significant health needs.”

The discussion largely focused on the future direction of Medicare and Social Security in light of the fact that the main population it serves — older Americans — is expected to double within the next 40 years, making the program

TAUBMAN From Page 8 for medical student education.

The timing of the renovations coincides with the newly implemented medical school curriculum. Dr. Mangrulkar spoke about how the new curriculum will focus on creating students who are able to think scientifically and communicate effectively, working as leaders to problem solve. “The library really ties into these elements” said Dr. Mangrulkar.

The building contains many classrooms and meeting rooms, lounges, a simulated clinic and new educational technology. There are small group classrooms that allow collaboration and facilitate discussion with erasable walls and tables that

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more costly.

“America cannot afford not to have Social Security,” U.S Rep. Debbie Dingell said. “Social Security is the bedrock of our nation’s safety net and the first step in secure retirement that our seniors have earned and count on.”

University professors at the roundtable also stressed that quality, rather than cost, should be the primary objective in determining future health care policy.

“It’s the cost of healthcare that’s being discussed much more so than the quality” said Internal Medicine Prof. Mark Fendrick.

“I did not go to medical school to learn how to save people money.

I really do believe whether it be in state capitols or boardrooms or in the hallowed halls of U.S Con-

gress, there’s way too much attention being spent on how it’s being spent as opposed to how well we’re spending it.”

In an interview after the event, Debbie Dingell said while people might not think about issues like long-term care or retirement when they’re young, it’s relevant to younger generations too because of their opportunity to be proactive.

“You don’t think about it when you’re young, but that’s the time when you should invest in long term care because it’s not expensive at that point” Dingell said.

“Young people need to think about retirement, not only in terms of starting to save… but they also need to think about these kinds of issues because they want to have a

students can write on. Wellness and meditation rooms, lounges and a café allow students to socialize, and numerous workstations provide access to printed and digitized material.

In addition to the classrooms and lounges, the library has a clinical skills area. This is a simulated clinic with 30 realistic patient care rooms, where students are able to learn and practice their fundamental clinical skills. The rooms are set up to resemble a real clinic, with medical technology and facilities for medical students to learn handson skills. Cameras throughout the rooms allow faculty to review and provide feedback to the students. The library also contains new technology, such as the Anatomage table, one of the most technologically advanced anatomy visualization systems for anatomy education. The table

allows students to observe and interact with human anatomy in three-dimensions.

The Taubman Health Sciences Library, while open to the University community, will primarily serve as a central hub for University of Michigan’s 780 medical students, acting as the main space for M-Home, a new learning community within the med school. In addition, it provides space for the University’s 1,000+ graduate and postdoctoral fellows in the sciences. University students studying medicine, public health, dentistry, social work, nursing, pharmacy and kinesiology will all be able to utilize the learning spaces within the library, facilitating interprofessional teamwork.

“The new library supports a whole new way of interacting with our students, facilitating their learning and development”

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only made the street a safer place for the kids, but for everyone who calls Courville Street home. Morgan cited issues like squatting and various criminal activities as examples of what can go wrong with leaving an abandoned house wide open. The yards of these houses, which can be unkempt and crowded with shrubbery and branches, can also become an eye sore to the neighbors nearby enjoying their backyards.

“Every house that we can save and rehab to restore and preserve, that’s the goal to get families back into these houses — to make it a very strong and solid community,” Tate said.

Morgan’s passion for volunteering has grown over the years.

Even when playing basketball for Michigan and professionally all over the world, he has always held his hometown of Detroit in a special place in his heart, feeling a kind of obligation to give back to the city that raised him.

“I know that it’s not on my own that I got where I am,” Morgan said. “It’s through my hard work, but also from so much help from others, that I’ve gotten to the point where I’m at now. That’s why it’s important to me, because you can have a lasting impact on peoples’ lives just by the interactions you have with them.

“That was the whole purpose of starting the foundation, to have an impact on peoples’ lives in the city of Detroit, to impact the youth in Detroit and to be a good model and influence on youth.”

Morgan’s foundation’s mission states, “My hope is that through this foundation, myself and others will provide education, support and encouragement to today’s youth so that each child has the opportunity to overcome any circumstance.” And even through just one event, one day, five hours, that belief and declaration is evident. Morgan wants to be a resource to his community, whether he is in Detroit or playing basketball overseas.

Especially in Michigan’s largest

city, he wants to be a resource to help others achieve as much as possible.

The impact Morgan wants to make is one that lasts, one that sticks. He doesn’t want his passion and influence to wither away.

As those who have helped him become the man he is today through support, he wants to display his appreciation by paying it forward.

For those who want to make an impact in their respective communities, he lends simple, but effective advice: “Just do it.”

“I didn’t have a plan,” Morgan said. “For a lot of this stuff that was done, it was like, ‘Just do it.’ With the foundation, we just jumped in and said, ‘We’re gonna do it,’ and we got a tremendous amount of support from so many people … If you go out with the right intentions, and set out to just do something, there are so many good people in this world that can help you achieve that if you just seek out the help to accomplish something good.”

Detroit and many other cities in the United States need people like Morgan and their foundations to step up and get their hands dirty. So many can benefit from the acts of a few. Sometimes the work may seem small and insignificant, but citizens appreciate selfless attempts to volunteer and serve.

Tate, who, among his other responsibilities, starts “block clubs” in Detroit neighborhoods, is especially grateful. The block clubs allow the blocks to be selfsufficient and have their own way of self-governance. Saturday’s volunteer work was a step in the right direction to provide a firm foundation for the street.

“We’re very thankful today to have Jordan Morgan and his foundation and his volunteers that come out and be part of this great effort,” Tate said. “That’s what it takes. It takes a whole community to come together, to work together to stabilize the community.”

I know it’s not on my own that I got to where I am.”

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Former Wolverine center Jordan Morgan was once homeless in Detroit before progressing toward professional basketball.

Former ‘M’ star Jordan Morgan gives back to hometown Detroit After starting foundation earlier in the summer, Morgan cleans up ‘D’

By CHRIS CROWDER Daily Sports Writer

DETROIT — Jordan Morgan emerged from the back of a house on the 4800 block of Courville Street, spectacled with safety goggles and hands covered with yard work gloves. His shirt was already dirty from an hour of work clearing out a backyard overgrown with tree branches and vine, but his demeanor was upbeat.

Just like in his playing days, the former Michigan basketball standout center Morgan suited up ready to get to work. He led and others graciously followed his example. The teamwork that Morgan believes is so invaluable improved this block in Detroit by way of clearing and boarding up two abandoned houses and their yards while removing debris from the surrounding areas last Saturday afternoon.

“It’s a great opportunity for people to come out and meet other people that are still deeply invested in the city and the welfare of the city and the neighborhoods,” Morgan said. “Probably

half of our volunteers came from the Jordan Morgan Foundation and the (Ann Arbor-based Merit) Fate program, and the other half are families and neighbors and people that live here and want to be a part of it.

“They want to see the neighborhood look better because they grew up here or they’ve lived here their whole life.”

Throughout the day, people from the neighborhood, especially teenagers, came to support the effort. Neighbors continually approached Morgan, asking if they could work. He quickly invited them to put on a pair of gloves, grab a Jordan Morgan Foundation T-shirt from his car, and assist wherever help was needed.

Detroit District Four Manager O’Dell Tate especially appreciated the help. At first, Tate looked upon the community members working together from his car with an appreciative smile. Later, he got closer to the action: talking with the volunteers, learning about the cleanup efforts he works to provide the city with.

“For one, (community clean-

ups) boosts the morale of the residents in the community, and allow them to bring back the pride and the hope again in restoring their community,” Tate said.

“These young people coming out as volunteers are making a major dent in some of the blight in terms of cleaning up abandoned houses and cutting down the shrubbery and weeds. And boarding (the houses) up makes them safe and secure.

“This allows the neighborhood to take a step in the right direction to securing its home stock so that we can get potential new families back into these houses and renovate them.”

The combined effort of the Jordan Morgan Foundation, the Fate Program, Morningside Neighborhood Association and students from the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy put the two houses well on their way to becoming homes again. Families may not inhabit the buildings any time soon, but the neighborhood was made safer in the instant the last board was put over the final window frame.

Sixteen children live on the block, and the volunteers not

“They want to see the neighborhood look better.”

“It takes a whole community to come together.”

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position. It’s like determining what’s more important to a carpenter.

Is the saw more important, or the hammer, or the slide rule? I don’t know, they’re all important.”

After enrolling early last winter, freshman Alex Malzone started opposite Morris in the spring game. He went 15-for-27 for 95 yards and two interceptions.

The other FILE PHOTO/Daily Junior Shane Morris was the starting quarterback after the Spring Game, but the job is still open. freshman is Zach Gentry, a 6-foot7, 230-pound four-star recruit Harbaugh flipped from Texas soon after being hired.

Gentry, however, does not have the extra spring camp

By JAKE LOURIM started, because the coaches of experience that Malzone Managing Sports Editor hadn’t seen Rudock practice does, so he’ll have to pick up the before fall camp opened Friday playbook quickly this fall.

Junior Shane Morris led and hadn’t seen Morris since the Sophomore Wilton Speight the Michigan football team’s spring game. is also back, but he did not see starting quarterback competition Besides Rudock and Morris, game action last fall and played after spring practice. But the there are four scholarship sparingly in the spring game.

Wolverines wanted an open quarterbacks — though Houston Senior Brian Cleary, junior competition, so they continued it transfer John O’Korn is ineligible Garrett Moores and sophomore all summer. due to NCAA transfer rules — and Matt Thompson are the walk-ons.

That still wasn’t contested three walk-ons practicing.

“All of our quarterbacks except enough, so they added graduate In that group, experience is for John O’Korn, they’ve got the transfer Jake Rudock from Iowa limited. Rudock started 12 games license and the ability to compete to the fold. for Iowa last year and threw for and earn their position, whether And that still 2,436 yards, 16 it’s starter, backup, contributor, wasn’t contested touchdowns scout team, etc.,” Harbaugh said. enough, so the and five “That’s what we’re here for. That’s coaches insist interceptions. what we’re going to find out.” each of the Among the In Fisch’s 15 years of coaching, eight eligible other eligible between college and pro football, quarterbacks on quarterbacks, his quarterback competitions the roster has only Morris have run the gamut. the opportunity has seen game Most recently, he was the to win the job during fall camp. action. In his Michigan career, offensive coordinator for the With three weeks until the he is 43-for-87 for 389 yards, no NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars season opener at Utah, they’re in touchdowns and five picks. last season. The team had a no hurry to whittle it down.

“Shane won the spring, I guess competition between veteran “When it happens, it’ll happen, you could say, and now we’re past Chad Henne and rookie Blake and it’ll be clear to Coach the spring,” Fisch said. “So we’ve Bortles and gave Henne all the (Jim) Harbaugh and (offensive kind of put that behind us. Now reps with the first team in training coordinator Tim Drevno) and it’s a brand-new open competition camp. But Bortles was playing by myself, and the whole staff,” said again for the fall. Guys are healthy, Week 3, starting by Week 4 and passing game coordinator Jedd guys are back, guys are in.” started every game the rest of the Fisch. “You really want it to be Each quarterback has an season. clear to everybody. You want advantage over the others: Rudock For that reason, Fisch said he the right guard to see it. You with his experience, Morris with wants to divide reps among all want the head coach to see it. his strong arm. quarterbacks.

You want everybody to feel that “I always try to figure out In 1999 and 2000, Fisch we’re now anointing that starting that percentage and how much was a graduate assistant for quarterback and everybody feels of it will be a factor,” Harbaugh Steve Spurrier’s Florida team. great about it.” said. “Everything is a factor He recalled Spurrier rotating That competition is just getting when it comes to the quarterback quarterbacks “every play” — in

Fisch, Harbaugh eyeing ‘open’ QB competition

“Go out there and sling it.”

reality, Jesse Palmer threw 223 passes, Rex Grossman 212.

“But I don’t expect us to do that,” Fisch said with a smile.

Outside of those memories, the coaching staff revealed little about its plans for the position.

What we do know is that the Wolverines will shoot for a play distribution of 50 percent pass, 50 percent rush. Of course, that balance could tip if one is more proficient than the other, and Michigan could also run more when ahead in the fourth quarter or pass more when behind.

Expect the Wolverines to run a pro-style offense befitting of a coaching staff with four former pro coaches on offense, plus Harbaugh.

“I think we’re pro style, which means what you see on Sunday, which means all of it,” Fisch said.

That includes, he said, the high-

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speed offense of the Philadelphia Eagles, the no-huddle philosophy of the Jacksonville Jaguars or the run-first strategy of Harbaugh’s San Francisco 49ers.

Whatever it means, it needs a smart quarterback to manage the game.

“We talk about that all the time, the difference between being aggressive and reckless with the ball,” Fisch said.

“We don’t want reckless. We want aggressive. We don’t want you to feel like you have to check it down every time. We don’t want to feel like, ‘What’s going to happen next?’

That’s not the mentality.

“The mentality is, ‘Go out there and sling it, but be smart. Don’t take an unnecessary chance. You never go broke taking a profit.

You never go broke giving the ball to the easy completion’ ”

“Everything is a factor when it comes to quarterback.”

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Michigan Daily Photo/Video Staff take on Paris

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French police and African-French youth get in a dispute during a French immigrant festival in the Marais district.

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A man celebrates being LGBTQ with colorful butterfly wings at the Paris Pride parade.

“Love is a public display, meals are a spiritual affair, the youth spend their nights drinking and romancing on the Seine.”

-Andrew Cohen

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Salome and her girlfriend share a moment of love during Paris Pride.

A man walks through the cobblestoned streets of Paris with multiple baguettes held in place under his arm.

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It is not usual for people to walk in public fountains, but during a heatwave children take the opportunity to cool off and play in a fountain near the Eiffel tower.

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A common evening activity is to relax along the banks of the Seine River. Here, a woman dances with a hula hoop on the bank near the Notre Dame Cathedral.