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RESEARCH
Men more susceptible to impact of daily stress University scientists find link between mental health and gender
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Migos presented together with former Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland at Signing of the Stars at Hill Auditorium February 3, 2016.
Migos slated to perform at annual SpringFest concert
Proceeds from benefit festival to help fund Detroit summer youth camp
on National Signing Day, and now they’re coming back to the University to give an even bigger show. Migos, an Atlanta based hiphop trio, will perform at Hill Auditorium April 13 for Music Matters’ annual charity concert, according to a statement from Music Matters. The group is best known for their chart-topping hits “Versace” and “Hannah Montana” and their viral single “Look at My Dab.”
By ALYSSA BRANDON Daily News Edtior
Campus saw them hit the dab with University of Michigan football head coach Jim Harbaugh
Comprised of rappers Quavo, Takeoff and Offset, Migos are self-proclaimed University of Michigan football fans, having released videos on their Twitter account proclaiming their support for the Wolverines. Quavo and Takeoff were also at the University in February for the “Signing of the Stars” event, during which the two dabbed with Harbaugh and former Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland. The concert will serve as a part
of Springfest, a daylong festival featuring food, performance and activities for the community during the day. In a statement, Music Matters President Jibran Ahmed, a Business senior, said Migos’ popular acclaim made them the perfect fit for this year’s charity concert. “With Migos becoming an international rap icon, we felt that their energy and popularity See MIGOS, Page 2A
By ALEXA ST. JOHN Daily Staff Reporter
Recent University of Michigan research suggests men are more vulnerable to long-term depression than women, citing a decreased willingness in men to talk about mental health issues. Using data collected by the Institute of Social Research on nearly 4,000 nationally representative participants from 1986 to 2011, Dr. Shervin Assari, psychiatric research investigator and lead author of the recent study, found differences between longterm stress and subsequent depression in males and females. This research, Assari said, could have implications regarding the way mental
SPORTS
ANN ARBOR
Downing signs NHL contract with Panthers Junior D-man forgoes senior season, inks threeyear pro deal By JASON RUBINSTEIN Daily Sports Writer
The Michigan defensive corps just got even thinner. With sophomore defenseman Zach Werenski already out the door to the Columbus Blue Jackets organization, junior defenseman Michael Downing is also leaving, forgoing his senior season. Downing has agreed with the Florida Panthers on a three-year entry level contract, he confirmed to The Daily on Tuesday afternoon. “I thought it was the best decision for me and my hockey career,” Downing said. “I talked to Red this morning and he said he thinks I’m ready to go. And I guess we’ll have to see what happens. “Red told me this morning
that I’m leaving as a man.” The team has not yet announced whether Downing will be assigned directly to the Panthers or to the club’s AHL affiliate Portland Pirates. Downing has been a top defenseman for Michigan since his freshman year. In his first year, he played with Mac Bennett and they formed the team’s top pairing. In his sophomore season, he grew a reputation for laying down punishing hits and he became the team’s spark plug. “It helps in a lot of facets,” said junior forward JT Compher about Downing’s hits last season. “You have to know when he’s on the ice as a forward on the other team. He makes them more and more hesitant coming through the ice. When he throws a big hit, it gets the bench going, and we rally behind it. They’re questionable calls at times, but we’re not going to tell him not to be physical, because that is the way he helps our team.” Added sophomore See NHL, Page 3A
health is stigmatized between the two genders. Assari said his interest in studying how groups differ in vulnerability and their resilience to stress led him to pursue the research. He said he believes exposure to stress helps build resilience to it, but this build-up occurs differently in people of different backgrounds, genders and social groups. “Historically, most of the research looked at or has tried to explain group differences in health through differential exposures, meaning that if women are more depressed, it’s because they get more stress,” Assari said. “If you get a lot of exposure, you build resilience. It’s not women who might be more susceptible to the effect of stress on depression; it might be men who have high levels of stress and be most vulnerable to the effect of it.” Daphne Watkins, associate professor of Social Work, said oftentimes gendered differences based on “gendered stressors” See STRESS, Page 3A
A 2 narrows candidates for city exec. replacement Pool for administrator position down to four individuals ANDREW COHEN/Daily
Bailey Oland, administrative assistant at the University of Michigan’s Bicentennial Office, discusses involvement opportunities in the University’s upcoming bicentennial celebration at the Central Student Government meeting at Pierpont Commons Tuesday.
Central Student Government may eliminate joke write-ins Resolution brought to assembly Tuesday amends election code By JENNIFER MEER Daily Staff Reporter
A new resolution proposed at Tuesday’s Central Student Government meeting could make write-in candidates during elections a thing of the past.
Partially in response to a trend in recent years of writing in Jim Harbaugh as a candidate for various CSG positions, the litigation would amend the CSG election code so that write-in candidates can be screened for their prospective positions before receiving votes. It would also emphasize that disqualified or ineligible candidates cannot be elected. Rackham student Jared Ferguson, chair of the CSG rules committee and co-author of the resolution, said the litigation was
crafted in response to the recent election results. During this year’s election, Harbaugh received 215 votes, and a slate of other write-in candidates — like U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) and Darth Vader The code currently says any write-in candidates who receive votes from at least three separate and eligible students and are enrolled in the University and reside in the college in which they are voting will be considered viable to fill a vacant position. As well, under the proposed See CSG, Page 2A
By BRIAN KUANG and LYDIA BARRY Daily Staff Reporters
The City of Ann Arbor announced its four final city administrator candidates Tuesday: Thomas Couch of Georgia, Paul Fetherston of North Carolina, Howard Lazarus of Texas and Christian Sigman of Ohio. The announcement comes five months after the previous city administrator, Steve Powers, left his position to become the city manager of Salem, Oregon. Tom Crawford, Ann Arbor chief financial officer, has been acting as interim administrator during the search process. City Communications Manager Lisa Wondrash declined to comment beyond the city’s press release. See CITY, Page 2A
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