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Growing up on Detroit’s West Side, Walter Stevenson, an engineering junior at the University of Michigan, never saw anything wrong with the Detroit Public Schools district. From kindergarten through sixth grade, he thought all schools wouldn’t let students stray too far from the playground because it was centered in a rougher neighborhood. He thought all schools had books that were “not only outdated, (but) usually dilapidated and ripped up.”

It wasn’t until seventh grade, when Stevenson transferred to a

Attendance drops from 300 last year to 50 this year at annual event RACHEL LEUNG Daily Staff Reporter

Students for Choice hosted its 4th annual Abortion Speak Out, a gathering for individuals of the community to share and listen to stories of abortion, Thursday night. Approximately 50 students

gathered at the speak out, in comparison to 300 in attendance from the previous year’s event.

Only one person — featured guest speaker Melissa Madera — spoke at the event, though students were encouraged to share their stories.

Sharing was limited to only those who had experienced

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‘U’ plans to launch time capsule into outer space Artifacts, interviews and DNA will be sent into orbit for bicentennial TIMOTHY COHN Daily Staff Reporter

In honor of the University of Michigan’s upcoming bicentennial celebrations, the University is planning to send a time capsule spaceship into orbit around Earth — the first time capsule of its kind, according to the Michigan Bicentennial Archive project website.

Engineering graduate student Kevin Tebbe, leader of the M-BARC program, wrote in an email interview that he thinks the program is an opportunity to showcase the achievements of the University’s 200-year history. The capsule, which is student-designed and launched, will be retrieved from space in 100 years by a team of students.

“The purpose of this time capsule is to celebrate the University of Michigan, its accomplishments and its contributions to society,” Tebbe wrote. “We want to showcase the technological capabilities of this university and push future students to increase our space capabilities by devising a way to retrieve this time capsule through a similar student team/project that we are using to See CAPSULE, Page 2A

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an abortion, but all members of the University of Michigan community were encouraged to come and listen. Event organizers also restricted the use of social media and recording devices while attendees spoke to respect the speakers’ privacy.

During her remarks, Madera, creator of the podcast The

Abortion Diary, an archive of abortion stories, told the crowd about her personal story and explained her mission to create a resource for individuals with experiences of abortion.

Members of Students for Choice said they were inspired by the 1 in 3 Campaign, which seeks to end See CHOICE, Page 3A

private school, that he began to notice discrepancies between DPS and other school districts.

“I saw the difference in the quality of education and the quality of schooling … you have to grow up quickly,” Stevenson said. “If you went to a private school, at that age, you’d think that the world was kinda perfect and you didn’t really have to worry about anything.”

To Stevenson, the length of one’s childhood seemed to depend on the income bracket their school was surrounded by.

Michael Chrzan, a University alum and current high school geometry teacher at Voyageur College Prep in Southwest Detroit, attended See DETROIT, Page 3A

Regents name Kelli Trosvig as first vice Conference president for information technology examines SECURITY

At annual meeting, board also votes to create School of Nursing on Flint campus KATHERINE CURRAN & RIYAH BASHA Daily Staff Reporters

The University of Michigan Board of Regents held its monthly meeting Thursday afternoon on the UM-Flint campus, discussing topics, including new resources for research, the appointment of the University’s first chief information officer, a new scholarship created by Central Student Government and the approval of a new nursing school on the Flint campus.

Appointment of new VP for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer University President Mark Schlissel and the Board of Regents announced on Thursday the appointment of Kelli Trosvig as the University of Michigan’s first vice president for information technology and chief information officer, effective Nov. 14.

The new position was created and approved by the board in February with the aim to better consider information strategy in decision-making and planning processes for the University. In her new role, Trosvig will also be overseeing the creation of a broad information technology strategy, which will be applied to the whole University.

Trosvig currently serves as the vice president for information technology and chief information officer at

the University of Washington.

Schlissel said in a press release he believes Trosvig’s experience at UW will be a valuable attribute to her service at the University of Michigan.

“Ms. Trosvig’s experience as a higher education leader at the University of Washington will help her lead in U-M’s complex environment, spread across three campuses and our health system,” Schlissel said.

In her current role, Trosvig directs an IT team of about 850 individuals with an annual operating budget of more than $116 million and $25 million in annual capital expenditures.

Under her leadership, UW has instituted initiatives regarding modernization of major administrative systems, improvements to infrastructure, security and privacy across the UW

networks and enhanced mobile offerings.

“I am excited about joining the team at Michigan,” Trosvig said in a University press release. “It’s an opportunity to contribute to an outstanding technology community and I look forward to working together to build upon Michigan’s already strong IT programs.”

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700 people attend 12th annual cybersecurity event at the University REBECCA LERNER For the Daily

The University of Michigan hosted speakers from the technical, legal and operational sectors of cyber security, to discuss the field’s latest trends and threats for its 12th annual cyber security conference Thursday.

The conference, titled Security at the University of Michigan IT, is the University’s flagship event for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month.

It attracted a wide range of students, faculty and Ann Arbor residents — 700 viewers registered to either attend the event in person or stream it online, for 13 panels.

Law Prof. Margo Schlanger was the only female panelist among the panels at the event, which included public and private sector representatives.

Kelly Auwers, a planner of the event and an administrative assistant for Information and Technology Services, acknowledged the lack of female representation, connecting it to diversity and inclusion in the field of cyber security as a whole.

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CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Environmental economics lecture WHAT: Evan Herrnstadt, an Environmental Fellow at Harvard University, will discuss evidence of a link between air pollution and crime.

WHO: Energy and Environmental Economics WHEN: 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

WHERE: Dana Natural Resource Building, room 1028

CAPSULE From Page 1A launch it.”

Tebbe, who is also leading a team charged with the satellite’s altitude and power control, replaced Climate and Space Prof. Thomas Zurbuchen as the program leader following his departure last month to accept a role as head of the NASA Science Mission Directorate.

The capsule itself, according to M-BARC, will be a total of 3,000 cubic centimeters and will include a roughly equal space for propulsion hardware, payload and communications equipment.

“The time capsule will be a 3U CubeSat which has the dimensions of 30x10x10 cm,” Tebbe wrote. “1/3 of the volume will be taken up by the propulsion device which will enable us to position ourselves in a legal and stable orbit after the initial insertion from the launch vehicle.

Another third of the spacecraft will be taken up by the control and communications systems which will allow the satellite to orient itself and confirm its position early in its life. The last third will include the payload and retroreflectors.”

The capsule will contain a

Theatre alumni discussion WHAT: Stephen Sposito, School of Music, Theatre & Dance Alumni Award winner, will discusss his work on Broadway and his transition from school to professional life.

WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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record of student and faculty interviews, a sample of DNA that will test the molecule’s long-term durability and a physical artifact from the University.

“The first piece we are including is a silicon data chip created by the Lurie Nanofabrication Facility that will contain the transcriptions and possibly the recordings of approximately 1,000 University of Michigan affiliate,” Tebbe wrote.

“We’ll be interviewing students, staff, faculty, alumni and those who work at or have worked at the University in any capacity.”

These interviews will be aimed at highlighting the life of the average University affiliate.

“We want to use the interviews to create a snapshot of the University as it exists right now,” he wrote. “The main goal of the interviews is to not cherry pick the best parts so that we can provide the most accurate depiction of dayto-day life at the University.”

Engineering senior Samidha Visai, who works on funds management and public outreach with M-BARC, likened the interviews to a portrait in time at the University.

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cafeteria, we want to interview the Dean of Engineering, we want to interview alumni,” she said. “We want to provide deep and personal interviews of a variety of people’s raw experiences living in 2017 and within the (University) ecosystem for those who will read the stories in 100 years.”

The DNA sample that will be included will be slightly altered to reflect school spirit, Tebbe said — it has been encoded to contain the University’s Alma Mater song.

The encoding, according to Visai, is an experiment that will be completed by University researchers in the future. “(The capsule contains a) DNA radiation experiment such that scientists in 100 years will be able to examine long-term space radiation effects on a human,” Visai said.

The final part of the payload will be a secret from the public until next year when the time capsule is officially unveiled to the public.

However, both Visai and Tebbe said it will be an object or piece of artwork from the University.

This project’s purpose, according to Visai, is to honor the University’s bicentennial as well as its history and future in space science.

“We want to see a true celebration of everyone who is a part of our University,” Visai said. “Not just the leadership, not just the athletes, not just stellar students. We want everyone who is a part of our University to feel like this is a celebration of our community, a community that they have impacted. We want this to be exciting and something to remember for everyone involved with Michigan in 2017 and going forward, as well as alumni.”

The spacecraft is slated to be sealed in fall 2017 with an accompanying dedication and unveiling ceremony.

“We are currently working on a NASA proposal that would grant us a free launch for our system,” Tebbe wrote. “We have had luck in the past with launch proposals and won a free ULA launch for a test version of the time capsule that will likely launch in spring/summer of 2017. However, even if we don’t receive a free launch for the time capsule, we are working with multiple launch providers who have availabilities in 2018/2019 for our launch.”

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DETROIT From Page 1A classes alongside Stevenson at Renaissance High School. Though Chrzan lauded it as “the top magnet school in the city,” he said even Renaissance lacked teaching materials that students consider to be crucial in a 21st-century education.

“Every foreign language classroom has a computer lab,” Chrzan said. “If we were lucky, half of the computers (at Renaissance) worked. Even the top school in the district was facing slight disadvantages.”

For DPS students, the journey from city to the University is often not an easy one because of factors such as the neighborhood the school is located in, availability of materials, infrastructural problems and even the salaries of its teachers. Chrzan and Stevenson, as well as other students interviewed who have traversed that path, said it requires immense amounts of determination on behalf of the students to want to receive a higher level of education.

Erica Sanders, director of Undergraduate Admissions at the University, is a DPS alum.

She acknowledged there has been a decline in DPS enrollment at the University, attributing it to the local effects in the city of the 2008 economic downturn.

However, she noted that the University takes into account the varied availability of pre-college programming — like the computer programming class Stevenson found he was lacking — when offering admission to students.

“Michigan is doing everything we can to encourage and attract the students who have challenged themselves by taking advantage of the educational opportunities available to them in the context of their home high schools, and providing academic support where we realize opportunities may not be as abundant,” Sanders said.

Upon arriving at the University, Chrzan and Stevenson both

REGENTS From Page 1A Nursing school for Flint Several University of Michigan regents and chief executives broke into cheers after the creation of a new nursing school to the Flint campus was unaminously approved by the Regents during the meeting.

Flint Chancellor Susan Borrego told the board that more than 19 percent of the UM-Flint student body studies nursing or pre-nursing, and the current department has trained more than 3,000 nurses and nurse practitioners. The school’s proposal took nearly three years to finalize, with input from governing faculty, the School of Health Professions and Studies and various advisory boards.

Borrego said the school will create new opportunities and specialties for students, while keeping the Flint campus on pace with changes in science, technology and health care.

“This reflects the importance of the field, which is one of the fastest growing occupations in the state,” Borrego said.

The nursing school would be the fifth school within the Flint system, and the first additional unit created since 1997. A University press release noted the new school will create programs and partnerships with more than 700 local organizations in an effort to strengthen ties between the University and its surrounding community.

CHOICE From Page 1A the stigma surrounding abortion and create a safe space for women, to hold the event.

Public Policy junior Ella Webb, co-president of Students for Choice, emphasized the importance of creating an environment where individuals could share stories.

“I think especially in the current political and social climate; it’s just really important to recognize that these are stories of real people, that these aren’t statistics,” Webb

noticed DPS had not adequately prepared them for the college application process, or the caliber of education on campus.

“Coming from a family where I’m one of the first to go through the process of applying to numerous schools, there was a large learning gap that my school didn’t necessarily help me fill in terms of the things I need to know and be ready for such as how to fill out the FAFSA … and there was a large learning curve at the beginning of my senior year (of high school) of things that I actually need to have to complete a college application,” Chrzan said.

Stevenson said he noted certain requirements for the Engineering college, like

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computer programming classes, were out of reach. Additionally, he noticed significant discrepancies in applicant placement test scores in math between him and his peers.

“There were certain classes that we just didn’t have,” Stevenson said. “I noticed that the kids that came from Detroit Public Schools — they are typically in the lower maths. We were either taking pre-calc or calc 1. … It felt unfair because a lot of (other students) already knew how to program and it was our first time so it made learning a lot more difficult.”

Many students, including Stevenson, have charged that coming from a low-income district puts Detroit students at a disadvantage regarding both academic success and mental health. In 2011, the U.S. Department of Education reported that “many high-poverty schools receive less than their fair

share of state and local funding, leaving students in high-poverty schools with fewer resources than schools attended by their wealthier peers.” Citing new school-level spending and teacher salaries, former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said in the 2011 press release that educational red tape is stopping the students from receiving the aid they need.

“Educators across the country understand that low-income students need extra support and resources to succeed, but in far too many places policies for assigning teachers and allocating resources are perpetuating the problem rather than solving it,” Duncan said.

For both Chrzan and Stevenson, a specific pressure in the college application process began when they got to high school — the quickly arriving ACT. The average ACT score of the entering 2016 class at the University is between a 30 and a 34. According to the Michigan Department of Education, the average score for the state of Michigan in 2015 was 19.9. The average score at Renaissance High School was 20.9, the highest average ACT score in DPS for 2015.

Stevenson said many students are discouraged from trying their best and attempting to get to a school like the University because if a student receives any score above the average, it is considered exemplary by DPS standards even though it isn’t by the University’s standards, creating a culture aiming for the average instead of encouraging students to excel.

“I looked at the average ACT at U of M in 2014 and said, ‘OK, that’s what I need to reach,’ ” Stevenson said. “Then you have all the staff and teachers, since typically the students never get anything near that, they say, ‘OK, guys, just shoot for a 21. Shoot for that. At least get that.’ They’re telling us to aim so low because they don’t expect much out of us so people like me who were trying to go for 30s, they think, ‘Oh,

Regent Michael Behm (D), a Flint native and current litigator in the city, said he thought would be beneficial to the community.

Behm is involved in Flint through serving on the Board of Trustees of the Flint Institute of Arts, as well as by being a Big Brother through the Big Brothers/Big Sisters mentorship program in the city and as a founding member of the Flint Youth Initiative.

“As a lifetime member and citizen of Genesee county, I really support this program,” Behm said.

Regent Denise Ilitch (D) said the school’s creation was all the more important for Flint’s amid the city’s water crisis, which has resulted inchildren and adults in the city suffering from lead poisoning.

“This is phenomenal and very, very exciting,” she said. “For the community … nurses do God’s work.”

Record funding for research, endowment and donations to new centers S. Jack Hu, the University’s vice president for research, announced University research funding rose to a record volume of $1.39 billion in fiscal year 2012, marking a 7.2 percent increase in the last year. Much of the increase in funding, according to a University press release, comes from growth in contracts with federal agencies like the Department for Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense.

“The growing investment in U-M research is a measure of

the continuing confidence of our sponsors in the value that our faculty and students bring to society,” Hu said in a University press release.

Executive officers also highlighted donations to research initiatives, most notably a $10.75 million gift from alumni Frances and Kenneth Eisenberg to develop treatments at the Depression Center. The research hub, housed within the University Health System, is the first ever multidisciplinary effort to bring together the research, education and treatment of depressive and bipolar illnesses.

University President Mark Schlissel thanked the Eisenberg family and said the center’s work is pivotal to addressing access to mental health services on campus.

“This generous gift will help the center develop personalized treatments,” he said. “This gift will help … fight depression and its associated stigmas.”

As a supplement to the donation, the board voted to award a professorship named after the Eisenberg family to Psychiatry Prof. Srijan Sen, whom Schlissel called a “worldclass expert on the biology of stress and depression.”

Regent Katherine White (D) also presented figures of the University’s endowment in the fiscal year 2016. Distributions to the general fund exceeded $300 million for the first time, and the total value of the endowment reached $9.7 billion at the end of the summer.

said.

Wednesday, in the final presidential debate, abortion was discussed by both Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Clinton said she was committed to defending a woman’s right to choose, while Trump took a pro-life stance, stating he does not support partial birth abortions.

LSA junior Alison Alkire echoed Webb’s statements and said holding an event like this where people could speak openly is key to creating a productive dialogue.

“The space is vital,” Akire said.

“Whether or not people speak,

it’s important to have a reserved physical space for women who have had abortions to come and talk about that.”

Webb and Public Policy junior Ashley Wilson, Students for Choice treasurer, acknowledged this year’s event had a lower attendance rate than the prior.

Wilson, however, said she hopes members of the community come to the speak out next year and seek out their resources.

“We continue to hold this event just to create a space on campus that says ‘You’re welcome here, you’re welcome to share and you’re just welcome to listen,’ ” Wilson said.

“If we were lucky, half of the computers worked.”

they’re not really expecting me to do well anyways.’ Mentally, it wears on you.”

Since the educational culture children are subjected to affects their education immensely, the Detroit Federation of Teachers took to the streets to garner attention surrounding the physical deterioration of DPS schools. In January, teachers staged multiple “sickouts” —- a form of protest where teachers call in sick in large numbers so that school is cancelled — to draw attention to the working conditions they operate in.

While the DFT used physical marches and sickouts to draw attention from the city, photos of classrooms with moldy and cracked walls, missing tiles and a lack of insulated windows were also shared on Twitter to further raise awareness.

Chrzan said he saw the infrastructural issues in DPS as an injustice to the children in the district, who deserve an equal opportunity as anyone in a public school district to receive an education.

“What’s going on in a lot of DPS schools is criminal, in my opinion,” Chrzan said. “These are things that children should not have to deal with at the one place that should be safe for them.”

Along with the infrastructure issues, teachers have also protesting their wages. According to the Michigan Department of Education, the average salary of DPS teachers, which is $5,095 per pupil, was ranked 462 out of 581 school districts.

The cry for better wages did not come as a surprise to Marion Berger, program coordinator for Semester in Detroit at the University, who said she saw the effect of low salaries for DPS teachers through her mother’s career as a teacher in the district for 30 years.

“I remember her taking cuts and her salary diminishing every year even though she had been working more and more years in DPS,” Berger said.

Stevenson said DPS teachers have more responsibilities

CYBER From Page 1A dinner, and Margo (Schlanger) and I were the only females,” Auwers said. “In ITS, we’ve been having these discussions about why there aren’t more women in tech. And I think there are a lot more now; they’re still kind of working their way up. We have to get them to higher positions, where they could be doing stuff like this.”

Don Welch, the University’s chief information security officer, introduced the first panel with the theme that would run throughout the entire day: the compromise citizens make between civil liberties and cyber security.

“Security is hard,” Welsh said.

“It is something that we are going to constantly have to battle with.

Friday, October 21, 2016 — 3A than those in high-income neighborhoods and therefore deserve compensation for their work.

“Not only do they overall not make enough money, on top of that, they have to deal with students from lower-income families so a lot of (students) aren’t motivated to aspire to do something greater,” Stevenson said. “Some students, their biggest accomplishment is graduating high school. You have a lot of rowdy students at times and that’s a lot of extra work that most teachers don’t even have to deal with.”

Responses from the government to the protests have been varied. In a May speech in Flint, Gov. Rick Snyder (R) condemned the sickouts, saying,

“What’s going on in a lot of DPS schools is criminal.”

“That’s not a constructive act with respect to getting legislation through.” Several Republican members of the state legislature have stated similar sentiments in response to the protest.

This past June, before the sickouts, Gov. Rick Snyder signed into law a $617 million state aid package for DPS. The package called for paying off $467 million in debt accumulated by DPS and allocated an additional $150 million to create the new Detroit Public Schools Community District, as well as pay for transitional costs and new programs. Under the structure of the aid package, two school districts will essentially exist — one to hold the debt, and one to function as a school district day to day.

During a press conference, Snyder said the package “promises a brighter future for all of Detroit’s children.”

… I keep thinking that maybe we’ve hit bottom, but nope, we’ve got a ways to go. There are very few ways we can get more secure without giving up something. One of the things we generally have to trade off for more security is privacy. A society has to decide what’s the right trade-off.”

During the panel, “Hacking and Securing the Internet of Things,” the panelists discussed the surge of “smart devices” and their susceptibility to hacks. Panelist Sol Bermann, the privacy officer and IT Policy and Assurance strategist at the University, cited a New York Times article that reported a nearly 70-percent increase in Internet-of-things devices worldwide, which allow for greater internetworking of physical devices and software.

“We’re going to have an omniconnected, Internet-of-things

However, Democrats and Detroiters have opposed the bill, saying it lacked components like the creation of a Detroit Education Commission, an organization that would have authority over both public and charter schools in the city. This commission was seen as crucial by Democrats and Detroiters in negotiations over the aid package.

In November, as a result of the new law, Detroiters will elect a new school board for DPSCD who will take office in January and will then hire a permanent superintendent.

In an interview with The Michigan Daily, Steven Wasko, DPS executive director of academic enrollment, said he sees the future of DPSCD as bright and positive.

“We have nothing but hope that we are heading in a positive direction and we do have a fresh start in that we have local control,” Wasko said. “Frankly, being in the district, being in schools, being in the classrooms every single day, there is a very hopeful attitude ... on the part of all.”

When asked what they believe the future holds for the students of DPSCD, both Stevenson and Chrzan said they had faith students wouldn’t let a lacking educational environment keep them from succeeding.

“Although DPS has had its struggles, I still feel like there are a lot of gifted and talented students that live in Detroit and that may be going to DPS,” Stevenson said. “I think that in a sense, those students that still can push to do their best and overcome obstacles … that says a lot about those students.”

“For all of its troubles, there are still amazing teachers and students here, and regardless of the conditions, from the motto of the city itself ‘From the ashes, it will rise again,’ ” Chrzan said. “I very much believe that over the next five or 10 years, there will at least be the same amount if not more students coming from DPSCD to schools like Michigan … because I think district is only going to go up from here.”

world,” Bermann said.

Panelist Matthew Garrett, the principal security software engineer at CoreOS, noted the negative realities of a world so intensely linked through technology, pointing to the loss of privacy as an example.

“We’ve seen active attacks on celebrities’ email accounts … that contain information about them,” Garrett said. “If you were able to compromise a celebrity in order to obtain a video feed, that could be a very financially lucrative thing for people with loose morals to engage in. But it’s important to remember that not all attacks are driven by financial concern.

There are plenty of people on the Internet who are just bored.”

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The truth on guns is bipartisan

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ery rarely do we have injury prevention and control at a civilized discussion the Centers for Disease Control about gun control in our and Prevention may be used nation, and perhaps rightfully so. to advocate or promote gun It is easy to see why this debate control.” Though this clause does sparks such impassioned pleas not explicitly state that studying from both ends of the gun violence is political spectrum, illegal, the underlying as both parties message was made believe that the clear to researchers other is attempting when the budget of the to infringe on the CDC was cut by the fundamental rights exact amount of money of American citizens. that it had spent on gun Opponents of gun violence studies in the control measures previous year. believe that their Some will claim JEFF Second Amendment that this makes perfect BROOKS rights are effectively sense: Why should being abolished through such the Centers for Disease Control restrictive measures, while study guns? They certainly aren’t proponents feel that thousands a disease. Yet the jurisdiction of of Americans are losing their the CDC doesn’t stop at diseases; right to life due to senseless gun it extends to all major health violence every year. risks facing the American public, It is difficult to approach a topic including automobile safety and of this magnitude with a level other health risks as well. Putting head, as our judgment is often individual opinions on gun control clouded by our own preconceived aside, it is certainly clear that gun notions. So maybe it’s time that violence is a public health risk to we take a different approach. the American people. Between One of the first things taught in 2009 and 2013, more than 44,000 any introductory science class gun-related murders were is to never take things at face committed in the United States, a value; rather, we must block out number that ignores other forms all the outlandish claims that we of gun-related deaths. This issue hear on a daily basis and focus seems to be a distinctly American on the data. If we take the time one, as a recent study has shown to fact-check and replicate every that the United States has a gun step and finding of a scientific homicide rate more than 25 times study, why would we approach higher than other high-income an issue with the society-altering countries. With such an alarmingly consequences of gun control high rates of gun violence in our with any less caution? They say country, it seems that we should numbers never lie, so perhaps it’s investigate all possible causes and time that we listen to them. remedies for this epidemic.

Yet sadly, the numbers will be Even Jay Dickey, the former nearly impossible to hear, because, Republican congressman who well, they barely exist. Though first introduced this ban and a the question of gun control has lifelong member of the NRA, has been at the forefront of American seen his opinion shift in recent society for decades now, virtually years, stating the reasons for no government-funded data exists his evolution on gun violence on the effect that guns have on research in an op-ed for The violence in our country, as the Washington Post: Centers for Disease Control and U.S. scientists cannot answer Prevention has essentially been the most basic question: What banned from studying the impact works to prevent firearm injuries? of gun violence since the passage We don’t know whether having of the Dickey Amendment in more citizens carry guns would 1996. The amendment, which decrease or increase firearm was added into an omnibus deaths.... What we do know is that spending bill in 1996 after heavy firearm injuries will continue to NRA lobbying, states that “none claim far too many lives at home, of the funds made available for at school, at work and at the

movies until we start asking and answering the hard questions.

As Mr. Dickey demonstrated, uncovering the truth should not be a partisan issue. Regardless of how you or I may feel on the issue of gun control, we all have a vested interest in knowing the reality of what we’re facing when it concerns the safety of the American people.

If the CDC is able to conduct a study that demonstrates that the presence of guns in a country does not lead to more violence, gun enthusiasts may rejoice and claim that they’ve been correct all along. If the opposite is found, then proponents of gun control may do the same. The point is: If the NRA and those who oppose tighter gun restrictions truly believe their positions are justified, then these parties would have nothing to lose if data on the impact of guns was made available. While data from the federal government may reveal that gun advocates must swallow their pride and admit their position is unjustified, this would certainly be a small price to pay for uncovering data that could potentially save thousands of American lives every single year.

The only way that we as a nation can even begin to tackle the complex issue that is gun violence in our country is to understand its roots — a task that is impossible without comprehensive data and scientific studies. Without this data we are fighting a losing battle, lives will continue to be lost and we as a nation will be no closer to having any real solutions, or even a meaningful discussion for that matter. While we continue to squabble and bicker over who is to blame, innocent people are dying, and I can guarantee you that each and every life lost is much more than a mere statistic to the loved ones of the deceased. We owe it to these victims and their families to do everything in our power to figure out why this type of bloodshed continues to occur. I strongly urge you to contact your state representatives and let them know that you support repealing the Dickey Amendment. Trying to save lives should be bipartisan.

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The realities of womanhood

ometimes, I think that campus unafraid to have open when I become a mother, conversations about subjects I don’t want to have a girl. that could be considered taboo, I You see, my own realized how naive I’d mother is a worrier. been to think that the For as long as I world would protect can remember, she me. Because as long as sheltered my sister celebrities like Donald and me from the Trump excuse sexual world, warning us assault as “lockerof potential dangers room talk” and songs that lurked in the insinuating rape least expected like “Blurred Lines” places. I was taught skyrocket to popularity, ASHLEY to never open the rape culture grows and ZHANG front door unless I women are not safe. was absolutely certain who was It terrifies me, as a woman, that standing on the other side. The a man who speaks so callously darkness held an indeterminable of attempted rape is a legitimate number of dangers, no safe place candidate for president. We for a young girl. Sleepovers at already live in a world where my friends’ houses were iffy if known rapists walk free after they had brothers or fathers. In serving a mere three months of a her eyes, anyone could be a “bad six-month sentence. Will we have guy,” and I learned to approach any justice at all if a man accused the world with wariness. multiple times of sexual assault My friends would laugh at this assumes the highest office in the seemingly unnecessary caution nation? Will we ever be safe?

— and sometimes I would, too.

Trump seems to believe that As 17 years passed by without equating his boastings of his much incidence, I attributed unwanted advances on women my mom’s seemingly endless to “locker-room banter” makes it worries to mere paranoia. It acceptable — a loosely disguised wasn’t until I came to Ann Arbor version of “boys will be boys” — but that I realized that my mother’s that only further perpetuates rape concerns were not, in fact, culture, letting boys believe that baseless. Rather, my friends and it’s OK to objectify and degrade I were just privileged enough to women in the safety of the men’s consider them so. locker room. It’s ignorant to think Ann Arbor is far from being that what’s said in the locker room considered a “dangerous” city, stays there — and when it leaves, but compared to my hometown of that’s when it becomes dangerous.

Troy, Mich., it might as well be.

One late bus ride, I was witness Troy’s claim to fame is being the to some “harmless locker-room safest city in Michigan and one of talk,” and it made my skin crawl. the safest cities in the country. As a raucous group of boys We grew up in the lap of privilege, stumbled onto the bus behind but perhaps it disadvantaged us in me, their chatter melted into the a way as well, for our upbringing background until one voice cut blinded us to the fact that most through the rest: “Dude, I’ve of the rest of the world is not so got to fuck Abby. She is beyond kind — especially for us girls. hot.” Their conversation quickly Coming to a politically charged changed topic, but that comment

lingered with me, leaving me sick to the stomach. Sure, it was just “locker-room banter,” but it had darker insinuations: that a woman is only good for her looks and sex, that sex is for a man’s taking.

The fact that this conversation is commonplace is very telling of a culture slowly becoming desensitized to subtle misogyny.

As much as I’d love to take a scenic stroll through the Arb, the recent DPSS crime alert about a sexual assault in the Arb chills me. My mother frantically called me when she heard of the assault, and I knew then why she’d trained my sister and me to be always cautious, never too trusting.

“What the heck? Who does that?

Who just punches a random girl in the face?” I asked my friend, horrified that it’d happened so close to home, horrified that my mother’s fears were not unfounded. Troy may have shielded me from “the real world,” but this incident opened my eyes to the very real dangers around me — the most prevalent of all being the normalization of sexual violence.

Who just punches a random girl in the face? Well, in this day and age, it could be anyone: a boy on the bus, a star collegiate swimmer, the potential future president of the United States.

These days, I try not to roll my eyes when my mom calls me nightly, panicking whenever I reveal I’m still in the library past dark. She doesn’t rest until she knows I’m safe in my dorm. I assure her that I’m fine, that I have a male friend to walk back with — and when I do, I think about his mother: how lucky she is that she has two boys.

Ashley Zhang can be reached at ashleyh@umich.edu

ANDREW BEDDOW | OP-ED

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A philosophy of free speech

ree speech debates tend to be dominated by two positions, both of which mask their radical and insidious natures by appealing to seemingly innocuous principles.

Adherents of both camps would do well to be more selfcritical, to recognize that the motivations of their opponents are not so corrupt as they may seem and to understand that pureness of heart is not a sufficient justification for the policies they prescribe.

On one hand, many conservatives hold that the innate right to free expression entails that any speech is to be tolerated, since regulation would in principle curtail our fundamental right to freedom.

On the other, some believe that hate speech ought to be banned because it offends the sensibilities of others. Whether or not the adherents of these positions will admit it, these are the basic principles operative in campus free speech debates.

Both views are mistaken, and each implies unacceptable consequences.

However, moderation for its own sake is no virtue — though some compromise may be hammered out between the relevant interests involved, it’s not enough that we leave this matter to arbitrary case-by-case judgment. Instead, we must offer an alternative principle of speech right that overcomes the difficulties of each view. This principle will follow from the very idea of right itself.

To navigate any controversy of justice, we must first recognize a fundamental fact: Questions of justice arise only when individuals are considered together. Alone, an individual may act well or poorly, but it’s only among others that they may act justly. In any exercise of free choice, an individual limits the freedom of another; in making something mine, I make it not thine. In claiming a right, a person places others under an obligation to respect his freedom, so to be a free agent is to stand in a relation that implies a reciprocal limitation on the freedom of others. Justice concerns those conditions under which my rightful freedoms are

made compatible with those of others through the imposition of a general rule of conduct.

What becomes apparent is that any determination of rights implies the limitation of the freedom of some for the sake of others. However, if (as I will only grant here, but not attempt to justify) people are by nature morally equal, we encounter a problem. Because we are all rational beings capable of making judgments, it would violate the general principle of equality if some individuals were privileged in imposing their merely private judgments on others. Even if I have reasons for restricting your freedom, my reasons are my own, so they could never justify this restriction. This is the origin of justice as public reason — that is, the settlement of rights must rest on a principle that regards each individual as rightfully equal and which determines the limits of rights only by reference to reasons equally valid for all.

To live in a rightful condition is to have claims on others only insofar as you are also bound by those same claims of others on you (and vice versa).

It should be clear why straightforward justifications of speech restrictions (which typically appeal to the subjective sentiments of individuals — feelings of offense — or to an ideological goal) fail. There are roughly two reasons for this.

The first, weaker reason is that they require that an authority (i.e., the University of Michigan) has a substantive conception of an extrinsic good to be promoted by speech (e.g., social justice, climate awareness, etc.).

But this isn’t a valid reason for all individuals whose freedoms are to be restricted, because some individuals don’t judge that to be a necessary good.

The second reason is that the basic principle for determining rights cannot rest on the private judgment of any individual (i.e., feelings of offense). If it did, then we would, in effect, have no rights at all, because whatever provisional exercise of freedom we undertook would depend on the actual assent of other individuals. We would need to beg the permission of every Christian to criticize the

Defense of Marriage Act, of every ROTC officer to criticize the military and so on.

This isn’t to say the cultural libertarian approach is correct, however. To avoid that conclusion, we must justify speech restrictions on some other ground that appeals to public reason. We must situate our system of right within some principle that holds value as a reason for every individual who is bound by this code of conduct.

It must proceed from the very idea of students as rights-bearers (that is, as individuals deserving of respect).

Insofar as the University is bound to secure a condition of equal rights for its students, speech that renders the freedom and dignity of students insecure cannot be justified, since it would allow some students to place others in a position of moral inequality. Threats, harassment and speech that impugn the honor of students (either individually or collectively, as in posters disparaging Black students as innately criminal) make it impossible for students to live in a rightful condition.

“Hate speech,” which aims to undermine the condition of moral equality, must be stopped and punished for the same reason that seditious speech, which aims to undermine the lawful condition of the state itself, must be punished: It’s incompatible with the very conception of right itself.

Such an account is important because it makes no reference either to particular goals to be pursued through speech (i.e., social justice) or to effects caused by speech (i.e., offensetaking, even “insecurity”).

It’s ideologically neutral and respects the rights of each, including dissenting voices (there would be no cause, for instance, to ban speakers for campus on ideological grounds). It’s the only regulatory framework compatible with the very idea of dignity itself — both the freedom to be controversial and the right of moral equality.

Andrew Beddow is an LSA junior.

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“I couldn’t help but wonder, is divorce the new marriage?”

As in most cases, ‘Divorce’ is depressing and unfunny New HBO dramedy feels like a subversion of ‘Sex and the City,’ but without the laughs SHIR AVINADAV

it to him straight. In a more convoluted version of the “It’s not you, it’s me” break-up There’s something to be said speech, Frances articulates her for dark comedies. The trend dissatisfaction — something that toward greater realism in the comes as a complete surprise recent slew of fall comedies, to Robert. In this moment, it’s like FX’s “Better apparent that Things,” could Frances spends be an indication a lot of time of the desire thinking about to see our own herself. While the “Divorce” human flaws verbiage she uses Series Premiere and everyday implies some level Sundays at 10 p.m. realities laid bare of soul-searching, on screen. With it’s obvious HBO HBO’s newest that she hasn’t comedy “Divorce,” considered the however, there are implications. realities better From this left unshown. moment on, Frances only The series follows a couple, becomes more unlikable.

Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker, Though the motivation behind “Sex and the City”) and Robert her crisis isn’t clear at first, (Thomas Haden Church, her selfishness is immediately “Easy A”), through a lengthy, clear. This isn’t helped by the tumultuous divorce. But rather fact that after the first act, than providing a poignant look we’re introduced to the man into the lives of two people who, she’s having an affair with, against all odds, have decided Julian (Jemaine Clement, to call it quits, the series is a “What We Do in the Shadows”), dismal portrait of two self- who’s equally self-centered. centered middle-aged people It’s the thought of Julian that who are too consumed with comforts Frances when her themselves to make any effort friend Dallas (Talia Balsam, in their relationship.

“No Strings Attached”) warns This is apparently reason that divorcing her husband enough for Frances to reevaluate will leave her feeling lonely her life and her marriage, (side note: Frances’s only other following a jarring incident close friend is a bitter divorcée at her friend Diane’s (Molly — another demonstration of Shannon, “Wet Hot American the show’s lack of subtlety and Summer: First Day of Camp”) ingenuity).

50th birthday party. It’s not After leaving her husband, clear in the episode why Frances Frances goes to Julian expecting and Robert’s marriage suddenly him to welcome the news crumbles before our eyes. Yes, with excitement. However, the two main characters are he’s predictably freaked out flawed, and yes, there is some by the sudden serious turn deep-seated unhappiness, as their relationship has taken. with many marriages, but there Again, Frances demonstrates aren’t any significant points of her complete lack of empathy contention between Frances towards the people in her and Robert. Rather than seeing life she depends on most — a a meaningful problem that highly unappealing quality in a antagonizes their relationship, protagonist. When it becomes we get a scene that shows their clear to Frances that her plan close friends, Diane and her to leave Robert and be with husband Nick (Tracy Letts, Julian won’t go as expected, she “The Big Short”), erupting in halfheartedly makes amends a violent conflict that spurs with Robert.

Frances’s uncertainty regarding There is nothing respectable her marriage. about her decision, but it’s Frances doesn’t waste a understandable considering her moment after her revelation. circumstances. Not everyone While Robert still reels from is strong enough to make the events that take place just the kind of self-sacrificing moments before, Frances gives decisions that often need to Daily Arts Writer

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be made. The show isn’t asking us to sympathize with her, but to understand her. If this is the kind of character that embodies the gritty storytelling pervasive in TV today, then shows that utilize this type of characterization need to work a lot harder to sustain our attention. It’s difficult to become invested in a character that we resent. Frances doesn’t possess the kind of complexity that flavors her character and story with just enough contradiction to be interesting.

She’s unsophisticated, motivated by selfishness, and completely unlikable.

That isn’t to say that Robert is likable, exactly. We’re almost tricked into siding with him when he candidly points out to Frances that “The crisis at Nick and Diane’s is the kind of stuff that’s supposed to bring us together.” But the show quickly reveals its hand when Robert proves to be just as petty as his soon-to-be ex-wife.

It’s hard not to compare a new HBO show about relationships starring Sarah Jessica Parker to “Sex and the City.” The parallels that can be drawn between the two are mostly superficial. The protagonist, an independent woman, struggles with a failing relationship that highlights her greatest flaws and draws out extremely unlikable qualities.

Equally as unlikable is the male lead: her husband, a man so clueless that he doesn’t realize his wife is having an affair.

However, it may be more apt to compare the new series to HBO’s “Togetherness,” which was cancelled following its second season. The show’s writing was also bound to reality and to the complexity of human relationships. It was dark but sweet, and it was relatable. But “Divorce” lacks the self-awareness that made “Togetherness” equally as charming as it was bleak. “Divorce” attempts to counteract its affluent suburban desperation with shallow humor, often falling flat. If HBO was hoping to replace “Togetherness” with a similar show with greater star power, than “Divorce” is not the ticket.

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NxWorries achieves musical nirvana Anderson .Paak continues his meteoric rise with producer Knxwledge tion on which .Paak delivers soulful, celebratory anecdotes about Daily Arts Writer persistence despite hardships and drought. The beat is built around Anderson .Paak is a singer and suspenseful, looping horns and multi-instrumentalist who blends .Paak establishes humane sensoul, funk, hip hop and R&B to cre- sibility through his affirmation: ate a warm, timeless sound that’s “It ain’t all about the money, you distinctly his own. Knxwledge dummy / But if it’s out here, why is a technically skilled hip-hop don’t you get it?” producer with a knack for finding Initially, the album feels perfectly obscure dedicated to records to sample romancing Anderson and supporting .Paak’s loved one. them with crisp, “Wngs” is a smooth, Yes Lawd! thick percussion. jazzy plea for an After meeting overdue night NxWorries on Twitter, the together and on Stones Throw pair released an “Best One” he basks EP under their in her perfection, collaborative assuring: “I hope I alias, NxWorries, never have to cut you in 2013, and though it’s beauti- off / You’re my best one.” “What ful, its brevity inevitably left fans More Can I Say” complicates wanting more. Both artists have the love story by introducing evolved independently since .Paak’s most sensitive relationship — Anderson .Paak released his tendencies — he confesses his second solo album, Malibu, ear- inability to be leashed, but still lier this year, while Knxwledge feels hopelessly attracted to the produced for Kendrick Lamar idea of a relationship. On Yes and Earl Sweatshirt. Another col- Lawd!, Anderson .Paak is not laboration began to feel like fan- just an infatuated poet — he is a tasy, obviously doomed by tour classically cool male entertainer in schedules or other complications. obvious parallel to Marvin Gaye.

However, on Friday, NxWorries “Lyk Dis” is a confident, released their first full-length sensual bedroom rap delivered LP one week ahead of its sched- with swagger and sensitivity uled arrival on iTunes and Apple and “Scared Money” campaigns Music. for sexual urgency, relying on Yes Lawd! is a lighthearted the metaphor “scared money project and its artists seem at ease, don’t make money” to spark an like they’re creating music solely immediate fire. On “Starlite,” for the fun of it. Its instrumentals .Paak delivers the album’s most archive the brightest sounds of technically impressive rap verse, earlier eras and Anderson .Paak bragging over piano and choir dances atop them, the stages for loops: “I’m nothing like your his vocal theatrics. He is a an old- Ken and you got bigger tits than school emcee: neither rapping nor Barbie.” His fast words are slyly singing exactly, he keeps his tone spoken in striking similarity to somewhere in between the two Andre 3K’s prophetic tone on and still never fails to turn spo- “International Player’s Anthem.” ken words into song. The album Songs are short and change freopens with a brief skit featuring quently on Yes Lawd!, often trangangster braggadocio, then segues sitioning through oddly comical into “Livvin,” a proper introduc- skits or beat changes that serve as SALVATORE DIGIOIA

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interludes. It’s an unconventional form for an album, but business as usual for Stones Throw Records, the independent label that backs NxWorries and many other underground hip-hop heroes.

Their albums are often jumpy and packed with quirky skits, which could be off-putting if done by an unfit producer, but such spaces allow Knxwledge to infuse his personality with subtlety. “Can’t Stop” starts as a hypnotic breakbeat with ad-libs as the only vocal accompaniment, then becomes moodier, with drippy instrumentation and vague, monotone singing, before concluding with sampled dialogue from the Cartoon Network show, “Rick and Morty.” Anderson .Paak is completely absent from the song, yet every moment is musically exciting.

Still, the most rewarding moments arrive when the artists’ distinctions disappear and NxWorries becomes a truly combined entity. “Kutless” is a smooth, hazy, minimalist ride on which Anderson .Paak repeats an invitation to “cruise for the moment,” and the beat perfectly balances his lyrical simplicity.

Knxwledge and .Paak co-author an elaborate musical sketch on “H.A.N.,” a shaming of the leeches that often ruin the artists’ moods, and “Jodi” is a short interlude with similar intentions.

Yes Lawd! is half beat tape and half 1980s nightclub performance, but it’s sharpest when the two forms intertwine. The album’s epic, “Get Bigger / Do U Luv,” offers a bone-chilling reflection on .Paak’s steep climb to happiness, then switches into a moody sing-song in which he wonders emphatically: “Do you love?” Knxwledge’s impossibly thick, textured strings perfectly score the serenity. It’s the magical, collaborative masterpiece that we waited for, even if it’s only one song.

FILM REVIEW

From the Vault: Polish ‘Dekalog’ is a 10-part dramatic masterpiece Director Krzysztof Kieslowski’s epic series returns to theaters VANESSA WONG Daily Arts Writer

In Part One of “Dekalog,” Irena (Maja Komorowska, “Katyn”) fields questions posed by her wide-eyed young nephew (Wojciech Klata, “Schindler’s List”) — complex ones, about God and science, what death is and what comes afterward. She finishes her explanation and pauses. “Do you understand?”

He crinkles his nose. “Not really.”

It’s in this hazy space of questioning before discovery that Krzysztof Kieslowski’s acclaimed “Dekalog” unfolds.

A Polish television miniseries of ten hour-long films based loosely on each of the Ten Commandments, “Dekalog” was screened at the Michigan Theater last weekend as part of a theatrical re-release of the 1988 original.

Kieslowski uses the Bible’s ethical standards as a point of reference to pose philosophical challenges faced by everyday Polish citizens. Each film is titled only as a number, and the Ten Commandments are

not explicitly referenced. While some Commandments correlate more strongly with certain parts, aspects of its Biblical themes are woven into each film.

Rather than exist to be proven or disproven, the Commandments sit alongside “Dekalog” ’s characters, a springboard from which to reflect on their decisions in a philosophical way.

In Part One, a university professor trains his precocious son in the ways of logic-based prediction. The pair develops a formula to calculate whether the pond’s ice is thick enough to skate on. When the temperature spikes unexpectedly, the tragic consequences throw scientific authority into question.

Dorota (Krystyna Janda, “Man of Marble”) trails her doctor (Wojciech Klata, “Schindler’s List”) in Part Two, asking him to predict whether her hospitalized husband will survive. His decision holds immense consequence. Pregnant with another man’s baby, Dorota decides that if her husband lives, she will have an abortion; if he dies, she will keep the baby. The doctor is

plagued by the knowledge that the fate of another human being lies in his answer.

Parts Three through Ten tackle similarly layered ethical dilemmas. All films in the series are set in the same desolate Warsaw apartment complex, where its characters trod solemnly through wintry monotone. While the whole series was directed and co-written by Kieslowski, each film has a different cinematographer, making the series feel unique yet cohesive.

“Dekalog” reveals its depth slowly, assembling each character’s situation carefully before peeling it back in layers to reveal the moral dilemma at its core.

Dialogue is sparse, leaving a somber silence thick with unanswered questions. Kieslowski makes a masterpiece out of ordinary existence, grabbing hold of emotional threads and teasing out what guides pain and love, destiny and planning, instinct and morality. It’s mentally dense stuff, to be sure, but its comprehensive execution makes “Dekalog” well-deserving of its spot in the cinematic hall of fame.

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I’m ready for my close up.

‘Dancer’ is bittersweet New documentary shows duality of a ballet dancer’s life Polunin recalls this as a time of ASIF BECHER deeply rooted fear and stress.

For the Daily Any hope for his family’s reunion was contingent on his success as a Sergei Polunin is widely dancer, so he practiced and pushed considered to be one of the most himself harder than anyone else talented and interesting ballet at his school. By 18, he was the dancers in the youngest principal modern world. dancer the Royal A prolific artist Ballet had ever who has soloed seen. for packed houses What happened “Dancer” at London’s next should be a Michigan Theater prestigious Royal shock to nobody Ballet since the who has grown up BBC Films age of 18, Polunin in the age when has since starred the rebellions in dozens of of intensely productions and received acclaim disciplined and controlled child from nearly every critic and stars are on the front cover of choreographer who has crossed every magazine. Polunin started his path. He’s dazzled millions acting out. He broke down during with his incredible grace, perfect rehearsals, started getting tattoos, technique and mastery of the danced most of his performances craft. completely high on cocaine and Polunin is the subject of the eventually quit the Royal Ballet recently released documentary, when he was 22.

“Dancer.” Directed by Steven Polunin’s story is a mix of two Cantor (“Blood Ties”), the fairly well-understood narratives: documentary offers a troubled, ballet as a hyper-disciplined and even unsettling portrait of a controlled form of prolonged young dancer’s past, present mental and physical torture, and future. When Polunin was and the consequences of putting nine, his family placed him in an so much pressure on somebody intensive ballet school in Kiev. so young. His narrative is a To afford his tuition, his father dance movie, family drama and and grandparents left Ukraine character study all at once. to find better-paying work, Cantor uses this to full effect, effectively splitting his family and every sequence of dance apart. When he was 13, Polunin or emotional reveal works began attending the Royal Ballet with the understanding that School in London. He was sent to for Polunin, there has never England alone, without knowing been any separation between a word of English. In “Dancer,” the two. There’s a devastating

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reason behind every outburst, and every emotion is reflected in his dancing. Footage of Polunin performing is used carefully, and only to underscore a point being made about his character or what was happening to him at the time.

There are only a few moments in the film when we are treated to long sequences of Polunin dancing.

One is during his performance of Spartacus in Russia, after he had quit the Royal Ballet. By this point, Polunin is considering quitting dance altogether. Images of him attending to his bleeding, blistering feet and lying sprawled out on the floor in exhaustion are intercut with a genuinely beautiful performance. He’s in every kind of pain possible, and though he doesn’t speak much, it’s clear he wants out.

And yet, it would be too simple a narrative if it were all pain and gloom. Though Polunin certainly has a complicated relationship to dance, it’s evident that there’s a real love there. He says it feels like flying when it’s good, and when he can forget all the pain that pushed him onstage.

Throughout the documentary, he stops and starts over and over again, so you start to get the sense that he can’t seem to make himself stop. “You feel like a prisoner to your body,” Polunin says, “...to the urge to dance.”

In other words: he can’t help himself.

In other words: he can’t help himself.

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The show’s most attractive draws, then, are its lead performances. Little else is more gratifying than hearing Thornton’s folksy, Southern-inflected voice spout lines like, “I’m not some sort of gardener rapist,” and, “Let’s go be pals and shit.” As evidenced by his turn in “Fargo,” he can hide considerable menace behind his easy charm. And Nina Arianda (“Florence Foster Jenkins”) is surprisingly effective as the energetic, exasperated and wonderfully named Patty Solis-Papagian.

Bello, meanwhile, elevates what she can with an ex-wife archetype — though she does figure prominently in the plot — and Molly Parker (“House of Cards”) does her best in a somewhat out-ofplace lawyer role.

One has to wonder how much money Thornton, Bello and their similarly esteemed colleagues were offered. Was it simply the sheen of prestige, of “streaming on Amazon Prime” that lured them in? Because “Goliath,” save for a typically charismatic Thornton performance, is a particularly inoffensive offering in the streaming wars. The effect is odd, like expecting “The Night Of” and instead getting “Damages.” Thus, “Goliath” is a strange entity: it’s to be commended for being thoroughly secure in its middling ambitions, but it’s also of a template that’s been done before — and better — many times over.

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relate to the life of Alexander Hamilton. It intersperses details Daily Arts Writer of Hamilton’s life with clips of the staging and music from the musiTo say “Hamilton” has explod- cal. Ron Chernow, the author of ed like no other Broadway show the biography on which the show in recent memory might be an is based, is our main guide through understatement. The show took the history and adds substantial Broadway by storm, insight to the hisbreaking box office torical details. records for the RichThe film also feaard Rodgers Thetures politicians “Hamilton’s atre and winning from both sides of America” 11 Tony Awards. the aisle talking It’s also entrenched about the impact Friday at 9 p.m. itself into mainof Hamilton on stream culture, our government.

PBS with the cast album Everyone from constantly holding Speaker of the a place on the BillHouse Paul Ryan board Top 200 Albums and iTunes and President George W. Bush Best Sellers charts. So it’s only to U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren natural that the hysteria spread (D-Mass.) share their two cents to television, taking the form of a about Hamilton. There’s also an documentary by PBS’s long-run- extended sequence where Miranning “Great Performances” series, da interviews President Barack who made a similar doc for com- Obama (on the day of the cast and poser Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In crew’s visit to the White House) The Heights” several years ago. illustrating just how important For “Hamilton” fans, this docu- this show is. mentary is going to be yet another Still, the best moments of the way to interact with the show they documentary come from when the love. It’s not as much a technical cast talk about their characters. breakdown of the show’s history, The documentary mixes actors’ though, as a look inside how the talking heads with clips of them story of Alexander Hamilton is performing the songs. Watching told through this different form Leslie Odom Jr. (the original of storytelling. Though it did leave Aaron Burr) and Chris Jackson me wanting more stories about (who currently plays George the show’s production, it’s still a Washington) sing and bring their fascinating look into how the life songs to life is amazing. Hearing of “The $10 founding father with- Daveed Diggs (who originated out a father” was brought to life the roles of Lafayette and Thomas onstage.

Jefferson) and Jackson talk The main story “Hamilton’s about how their characters were America” tells is how the music imperfect people (and owned and other content of “Hamilton” slaves) are emotionally powerful ALEX INTNER

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moments. There’s one scene in particular where Jackson is standing in the slave quarters at Mount Vernon, talking about how he can’t ignore the moral imperfections about his character.

Where I wanted a little more from the documentary was a more in depth look into the success of the show and the consequences of that success. There are some wonderful talking heads from Miranda where he discusses the impact the show had on his life, and there are a few great shots of the adoring throngs of fans at the “Ham4Ham” lottery shows, a few brief clips from the Tonys and of the opening night parties both on and off Broadway. However, there are a few other stories that remain untold. One major one is the battle between the cast and producers for a percentage of the show’s backend that occurred early in the Broadway run and set a new precedent for major Broadway shows. It’s not surprising that a documentary would want to avoid talking about one of the show’s biggest controversies given that “Hamilton” ’s producer Jeffrey Seller is a producer on the actual documentary. Still, it’s definitely a story that would benefit from the inside look this documentary provides.

However, those are the nitpicky points about what is otherwise a fascinating look into one of the biggest musicals Broadway has ever seen. As someone who loves the show, to learn more about how and why the show made the choices it did in its characterizations and music is a splendid way to spend 90 minutes.

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Wolverines face in-state rival Michigan Tech Old friends Red Berenson, Mel Pearson reunite as Huskies visit Yost Ice Arena for two-game series starting Friday night AVI SHOLKOFF

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It’s time for Tech week for the No. 11 Michigan hockey team, and not the theater kind.

This weekend is the Wolverines’ yearly matchup against Michigan Tech, which they beat 4-2 last season at Joe Louis Arena in the Great Lakes Invitational Championship.

For Michigan coach Red Berenson, these games have become a reunion with longtime friend Mel Pearson, who coaches the Huskies. Pearson worked as an assistant for Berenson from 1988 — Berenson’s fifth season — until 2011 before taking over for the Huskies. Once Pearson left the Wolverines, Berenson has kept a close eye on his former assistant.

“Mel is nearly one of my sons,” Berenson said.

“Obviously I expected he would turn that program around … I think he’s trying to build another Michigan.”

Since his arrival in Houghton, Pearson has earned two WCHA Coach of the Year awards, and last season, he led Michigan Tech to its first WCHA regular-season championship since 1975. It was no small feat, as Pearson took a team that won just four games and finished 12th in conference play the year before he arrived, to the conference championship.

Now with Pearson in his sixth season, the Huskies have struggled in their first few games, sporting a 1-4-1 record. Michigan Tech’s offense is anchored by two seniors: defenseman Shane Hanna and forward Reid Sturos.

Both Hanna and Sturos have netted two goals this season and Hanna ranks third in the country in blocked shots with

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Freshman forward Jake Slaker has settled onto the first line for Michigan alongside senior forward Alex Kile and freshman forward Will Lockwood.

14. Michigan Tech’s power play, though, needs improvement, as the Huskies have converted just six of their 34 opportunities.

For Michigan (2-1), it’s a completely different story.

Through two games, it mounted only one power-play goal in six attempts. Then, in Saturday night’s 2-1 victory against Ferris State, the Wolverines scored on two of their five chances. Freshman center Jake Slaker netted one of the two goals — the first of his career.

Through three games, Slaker has found his place on the first line, growing more and more comfortable with the puck as

he leads the Wolverines in shots with 11. Slaker’s performance in last week’s game earned him First Star recognition from the Big Ten. “He played an extra year in the (United States Hockey League) and I think he’s a little more mature than a player who’s coming in as a true freshman,” Berenson said. “He’s got a leg up in that area. “He’s a good twoway player, and right now, he’s

off to a pretty good start.”

Added Slaker: “Of course we want to play on the offensive side of the puck, but we have to take care of the defensive zone first, because that’s the most important zone and that’s where you start to create offense.”

Success on the power play certainly helped the Wolverines, but they also received invaluable support from freshman goaltender

“Mel is nearly one of my sons.”

Michigan Ultras remain supportive Student section’s fandom, chants stay strong despite rough season for men’s team

Jack LaFontaine in the crease.

LaFontaine saved 28 shots and allowed only one goal, while Ferris State was on the power play.

“It gives us a lot of confidence,” Slaker said. “If it wasn’t for him, we maybe wouldn’t have the same outcome in that game.

When you have the goalie making saves, it makes your job a lot easier up front.”

It is currently a mystery who Michigan will be starting in the net this weekend, though LaFontaine demonstrated he is more than capable. The Wolverines could also start freshman Hayden Lavigne — who earned his first career

shutout against Union — or senior Zach Nagelvoort, who, despite allowing four goals two weeks ago, notched 36 saves.

Senior Max Shuart is another center who has played well this season, dishing out a team-high three assists and holding a +2 plus/ minus, which ranks second on the team. After playing on a line with freshman forward James Sanchez and fellow senior forward Evan Allen for the Wolverines’ first three games, Shuart practiced with Allen and junior left wing Dexter Dancs this week — his grouping from last season.

“It’s nice to play with guys you’ve had some chemistry with previously,” Shuart said. “Dexter, Evan and I work pretty well together, so hopefully we’ll pick up tomorrow right where we left off and have a good weekend.

“It’s nice to know where they’re going to be on the ice. If we know each other’s games, we can work well together off that.”

Though the CCHA no longer exists, the yearly games between Michigan and the Huskies still have meaning for the two in-state rivals. This upcoming weekend will be the 222nd and 223rd times the two have faced off. The last time the two squads played at Yost Ice Arena, the Wolverines came out with a 2-1 victory.

And for the first time in three years, the teams return once again to Ann Arbor, on homecoming weekend nonetheless.

“We know the atmosphere is going to be there, and we definitely have to start with Friday night and hope to get the big ‘W,’ ” Slaker said. “We’re very excited about it. Us freshmen are super excited to have our first (home) game against an intrastate squad.”

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Wolverines’ first commit faces high expectations Three-plus years after commitment, Akienrieh Johnson finally ready to play

MAX MARCOVITCH For the Daily

It’s a cold Wednesday night at U-M Soccer Stadium. A steady rain streams down and will continue to do so all night.

It’s the kind of night that leads most students to huddle in their dorms or in the library. But from the stands in the middle of the field streams the distinctly loud beating of a drum.

The drum, perhaps more aptly identifiable as a glorified paint bucket, serves as a rallying cry for the nearly 100 voices that will continue to drown out any ill effects that the raw weather might bring. The bucket would later crack — hardly out of the ordinary — only to be used until the tattered remnants cease to produce the coveted noise.

“We love you, we love you, we love you,” chants the group in unison. “Where you go we’ll follow, we’ll follow, we’ll follow, because we support the victors, the victors, the victors, and that’s AMANDA ALLEN/Daily the way we like it.”

The Michigan Ultras have delivered unwavering support of the Michigan soccer teams since 2010.

And follow they do.

They’re not just here for as possible,” said junior Jack a face only a mother could love.” profiles.” this game against Detroit — Googasion, the president of the The same passion compels And when the Ultras invariably Michigan’s first victory of the Ultras, on Oct. 8. “It’s really clear them to create a sign depicting cross that line, they know event season. They will be back for the to see that when we bring our best, senior midfielder James Murphy staff will remind them “that women’s game against Rutgers the team responds equitably.” as LeBron “King” James. there are little children around” the next day. And for the men’s They may not get the fame of And it’s that passion that and they need to tone it down. game against Penn State just the football student section or leads even the most evenThroughout the men’s soccer days later. And for each game have the name recognition of the keeled members to spend hours season largely marred by after, cheering with the same Maize Rage, but the Michigan researching the opposing teams frustration, as the Wolverines unbridled passion as ever.

Ultras believe as if preparing are now 2-8-4, the support has The group of supporters, they have as for an exam, remained steadfast. known as the Michigan Ultras, much passion as looking for any After a recent loss to No. 2 was started in 2010 with the anyone. minute detail Notre Dame that sent Michigan intention of unifying students “It’s a more that can be used to 2-7-1, the entire team walked at Michigan who love the intimate group as ammunition, over to the Ultras and sang “The Wolverines’ soccer program. The of people, but often toeing the Victors” together as a show of now 1,000-plus students who are its a passionate fine line between appreciation. members of the group have sets group of people rowdiness and “We’re having quite a difficult of cheers, rituals and traditions who just want to vulgarity. season so far,” said senior with the goal of supporting both see the team do “Our favorite captain Lars Eckenrode. “But Michigan soccer teams, and well,” Googasian thing to do is look to see them sticking it out 10 occasionally antagonizing their said. up their Twitter minutes after the game was opponents.

It’s that information if over, those are the little things “Really it’s just a group of passion that leads to making a it’s not private, or —” Googasian you need to pick you up after people who love soccer and love sign with a baby picture of one of said, suddenly glowing with you’re crushed about a defeat.

Michigan, and love to bring the the opposing players, only to be excitement, “what’s really funny These guys care so much. (Their best environment to the games coupled with a chant of, “This is is if we can get their Tinder support) is massive.”

“When we bring our best, the team responds equitably.”

MAGGIE KOLCON Daily Sports Writer

It takes a special talent to be recognized by a Division I program as a freshman in high school. For that freshman to make a commitment to an NCAA tournament team is even more impressive.

More than three long years after she first pledged her allegiance to the Wolverines, freshman guard Akienreh Johnson from Toledo, Ohio, is finally starting her first season for the Michigan women’s basketball team.

“I just want to help the team out,” Johnson said. “I’ve been committed here for a while and each year I just (couldn’t) wait to come out on the floor and help the team out.”

While finalizing her decision to come to Michigan was a relief for Johnson, she didn’t ease up at all on the court. She made the All-City first team three times (2013-15) and flourished her junior year as the Ohio Division II Player of the Year (2015), but it took some extra effort.

“Being committed before my sophomore year made me a target,” Johnson said. “So I was a target for three years in high school. And it’s hard because most kids are mean. They try and take you out. They try to do whatever they can just to beat you. ‘Oh she’s going to Michigan? I have to go at her.’

That’s a harder target than just, ‘Oh she has 15 offers, she’s not committed yet.’ ” The increased adversity that Johnson faced didn’t make her determination to be a Wolverine falter, though. In fact, she was enthusiastic about convincing other recruits to join her on a future Michigan roster.

“It was kind of weird talking

to other recruits,” Johnson said. “Because I’m like, ‘Well you should come here! I came here, I got it, you should get it.’ … I’ve been committed here longer than most of the juniors here, so it just shows how much I believe in this program.”

During the state playoffs of her junior year, Johnson averaged 14.5 points and 7.0 rebounds before suffering a knee injury. She wasn’t able to play a full season as a high school senior, so her full potential has yet to be realized.

This season will be a transition for her — more so than the other freshmen — because of the overlap between her recovery period and her senior season.

“Sometimes with some of the younger kids, when you change the speed and you change the strength it takes a little bit of time to adjust to that,” said Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico. “So (for) our freshmen, it takes time to adjust to the speed and the strength of the practices at this level.”

Johnson’s early commitment and the subsequent intensified pressure from opponents may turn into her secret weapon. It proves that she’s able to handle adversity and adapt accordingly, which — if the Wolverines are lucky — will translate into an easier adjustment to the faster-paced collegiate level. If nothing else, Johnson has had adequate time to mentally prepare to play for Michigan. And so far, her excitement for the upcoming season has not wavered.

“We all talk about our dreams and our goal of winning,” Johnson said. “This will be the first year I’m not in the stands.

I’m actually playing. Playing rather than watching is just 10 times better.”

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The legend of Spike Albrecht continues at Purdue BRANDON CARNEY Daily Sports Writer

It’s been 1,292 days since Spike Albrecht cemented himself into Michigan basketball lore with a 17-point first-half performance in the 2013 National Championship Game.

It seems hard to believe that after all the time has passed since that legendary night in Atlanta, the 23-year-old is gearing up for yet another season of college basketball. But an even more incredible sight will be Albrecht in a Purdue uniform rather than the Wolverine one he donned for the previous four years.

Albrecht was granted a release from Michigan in late March after coming to a decision with Michigan coach John Beilein that there were more ample opportunities for him to find regular playing time elsewhere.

Under the NCAA’s graduate transfer rule, Albrecht was eligible to play immediately without having to sit out a year, essentially making him a free agent. After reportedly considering schools such as Indiana, Wichita State, Texas A&M and Syracuse, the 5-foot-11 guard landed in West Lafayette, just an hour’s drive south of his hometown of Crown Point, Ind. It wasn’t a hard sell for Purdue coach Matt Painter to convince Albrecht to join the Boilermakers. With only one point guard on the roster, Painter could offer Albrecht the playing time he desired.

“I think we needed him,” Painter said at last week’s Big Ten basketball media day.

“We had one point guard in PJ Thompson, who we felt like could grow into a point guard, but right now we felt like he was more of a scorer.

So we needed two good point guards. Obviously, (Albrecht) is familiar with us playing in the Big Ten. What you’d normally sell to somebody, he already knew about us. He knew

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Spike Albrecht’s Michigan career ended last year with a season-ending injury, but he has a chance to write one last chapter as a graduate transfer at Purdue.

our reputation. He knew our program. He had respect for our program.”

Since the announcement of his decision in May, Albrecht has been working with the Purdue staff to make strides toward full health. When the Boilermakers traveled to Spain to play four games over the summer, Albrecht saw his first minutes of competitive basketball since a hip injury last December prematurely ended his senior season with Michigan.

Painter still doesn’t think Albrecht is back to 100 percent, but has seen improvement since the trip to Spain.

“He’s been a lot better in practice now than he had been in practice in the summer,” Painter said. “He’s had a lot of rest, and it took him some time to get going. We lift a lot, and I

think that was an adjustment for him. We’re not trying to get him to a magic level, we’re just trying to get him healthy and feel good about himself.”

While it remains to be seen if Albrecht will be healthy enough to make an impact on the court when Purdue opens its season Nov. 11, he’s already helped Painter establish a winning mindset in a young Boilermaker squad.

“He has a calming influence,” Painter said of Albrecht. “He’s confident in his abilities. He has a lot of experience. He’s been through adversity. But he’s about winning, and you can’t have enough guys that are about that.” *** It may seem at this point that Albrecht and Purdue form

a perfect match, but some controversy over the interconference move and graduate transfer policy still lingers.

Albrecht is the second player in as many years who has left Michigan to play his final year of eligibility elsewhere in the Big Ten, following Max Bielfeldt’s move to Indiana in 2015.

The NCAA’s graduate transfer rule is highly scrutinized by many coaches, including Beilein and Painter, for creating a separate market for immediately eligible transfers that essentially makes seniors with a remaining year of eligibility free agents.

“I don’t like the rule, but I don’t make the rules. So I just abide by them,” Painter said.

“I can’t change the rule, but if they put me in charge, I would.

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with (fifth-year transfers)

leaving, but I think they should sit a year like anybody else. It just makes it free agency. A lot of people look at us differently because we keep doing it. But the market sets itself. I don’t set the market. I don’t make the rules, but I’m going to do everything in my power within the rules to help Purdue.”

Painter has taken advantage of the policy, bringing in three players in three years to add depth to his squad. This time, the Purdue coach further capitalized on the rule when Beilein made the decision to lift restrictions that would have stopped Albrecht from going to another Big Ten school.

When asked why he chose to do so, Beilein made it very clear that, to him, Albrecht isn’t just another player choosing to walk out the door.

“There was a lot of uncertainty last year about his health and how much (Albrecht) wanted to play with (freshman guard) Xavier (Simpson) coming in and (senior guard) Derrick (Walton) coming back,” Beilein said.

“You just got to go and make a call on that. You can’t waffle on that. Spike and I had a lot of discussion on that. We basically said, ‘Ok, we don’t like anything about this, but it’s the right thing to do for both programs right now. Especially for Spike.’ ” Beilein’s admiration for Albrecht created a difficult situation for the Michigan coach.

Losing someone as experienced as Albrecht to a conference foe could hurt the Wolverines in Big Ten play. But few players have earned as much respect from Beilein over his three-plus decades of coaching as Albrecht has, and he wanted nothing but the best for the guard no matter what decision he made.

When Painter was recruiting Albrecht, he saw the difficulty the Michigan graduate would face putting on a uniform for any other team.

That only made him want Albrecht more.

“The number one thing that was appealing to me about Spike was the respect he had for Michigan and for Coach Beilein,” Painter said. “He wanted to make sure that he was professional and handled his business correctly and did things the right way here. That to me stood out, because a lot of times when guys are moving on, they don’t care. He really cared, and it was important to him that everybody at Michigan knew. He stated, ‘I wouldn’t be in this position if it weren’t for the opportunity Michigan gave to me.’”

Albrecht will return to Ann Arbor with the Boilermakers on Feb. 25, Michigan’s Senior Day. And just like Michigan’s seniors, he too will have a chance to write his final chapter as a Michigan basketball legend that day.

October 22, 2016: Illinois

2016 Schedule

After a 78-0 trouncing of Rutgers and a bye week, the Michigan football team is heading back to the Big House for Homecoming.

In a building where they have outscored their opponents by a combined score of 222-62, the Wolverines are a five-touchdown favorite again. Up this week: an Illinois team coming off its first Big Ten win of the season at Rutgers.

Max Bultman, Jacob Gase, Kelly Hall and Jake Lourim

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Jim Harbaugh and Lovie Smith match wits for the first time since the 2012 NFL season.

Years after he stopped making “PreGaming with Pat,” Pat Stansik plans to start producing videos again soon.

Michigan has the edge in every phase in its first matchup with Illinois since 2012.

Hawaii (Sept. 3): Alohahahahaha.

Illinois (Oct. 22): No matter what happens on the field, both teams will (hopefully) take Champaign showers.

Central Florida (Sept. 10): Is that what it looks like to get outhit?

Michigan State (Oct. 29): It’s setting up to be the most exciting Michigan-Michigan State game in years.

Colorado (Sept. 17): Colorado figured scoring 28 would be plenty.

Maryland (Nov. 5): Congratulations, DJ Khaled Durkin, you played yourself.

Penn State (Sept. 24): Might need to rename Happy Valley soon.

Iowa (Nov. 12): With a win, Kirk Ferentz receives ANOTHER contract extension with a special clause that names him lifetime governor of Iowa.

Wisconsin (Oct. 1): Jourdan Lewis typed this joke with one hand.

Indiana (Nov. 19): We’re here for the chaos.

We’re always here for the chaos.

Rutgers (Oct. 8): That’s it. That’s the joke.

Ohio State (Nov. 26): Who schedules a game two days after Thanksgiving? No one’s gonna go to that.

Cover illustration by Michelle Phillips

STAFF PICKS The Daily football writers pick against the spread to predict scores for the top 25 and Big Ten in the 2016 football season.

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Emma Kerr,

Kelly Hall

Jacob Gase

Max Bultman

Managing News Editor

Jake Lourim

No. 6 Texas A&M (+19) at No. 1 Alabama

Alabama

Texas A&M

Alabama

Alabama

Alabama

No. 2 Ohio State (-19.5) at Penn State

Ohio State

Ohio State

Ohio State

Ohio State

Penn State

Illinois (+38) at No. 3 Michigan

Michigan

Michigan

Michigan

Michigan

Michigan

Oregon State (+37) at No. 5 Washington

Oregon State

Oregon State

Oregon State

Oregon State

Washington

N.C. State (+19.5) at No. 7 Louisville

Louisville

N.C. State

N.C. State

Louisville

Louisville

Purdue (+24) at No. 8 Nebraska

Nebraska

Purdue

Nebraska

Nebraska

Purdue

No. 10 Wisconsin (-4.5) at Iowa

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Iowa

No. 11 Houston (-21.5) at SMU

SMU

SMU

Houston

Houston

SMU

TCU (+6) at No. 12 West Virginia

West Virginia

West Virginia

West Virginia

West Virginia

TCU

BYU (+7) at No. 14 Boise State

Boise State

Boise State

Boise State

Boise State

BYU

No. 16 Oklahoma (-14) at Texas Tech

Texas Tech

Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Texas Tech

No. 17 Arkansas (+10) at No. 21 Auburn

Arkansas

Arkansas

Auburn

Arkansas

Auburn

No. 19 Utah (+7) at UCLA

Utah

Utah

Utah

Utah

UCLA

E. Michigan (+22.5) at No. 20 W. Michigan

Western Michigan

Western Michigan

Western Michigan

Western Michigan

Eastern Michigan

No. 22 North Carolina (-10) at Virginia

North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina

Virginia

No. 23 Ole Miss (+6.5) at No. 25 LSU

LSU

LSU

Ole Miss

LSU

Ole Miss

Memphis (-1.5) at No. 24 Navy

Navy

Navy

Navy

Navy

Memphis

Rutgers (+18.5) at Minnesota

Minnesota

Minnesota

Minnesota

Minnesota

Rutgers

Indiana (+1.5) at Northwestern

Northwestern

Indiana

Indiana

Northwestern

Northwestern

Michigan State (-3) at Maryland

Michigan State

Michigan State

Maryland

Michigan State

Maryland

Oregon (+3) at California

California

California

California

Oregon

Oregon

Central Michigan (+10.5) at Toledo

Toledo

Toledo

Toledo

Central Michigan

Central Michigan

Colorado (+2) at Stanford

Stanford

Stanford

Colorado

Stanford

Colorado

Washington State (-8) at Arizona State

Washington State

Washington State

Washington State

Washington State

Arizona State

Edinboro at Slippery Rock

Slippery Rock

Slippery Rock

Slippery Rock

Slippery Rock

Slippery Rock

This week

15-10

13-12

12-13

13-12

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Overall

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Michigan hosts Illinois in battle of former Super Bowl coaches JACOB GASE

Daily Sports Editor

The last time Jim Harbaugh coached against Lovie Smith, it was 2012. Harbaugh was in his second year as head coach of the San Francisco Illinois at 49ers, and Smith Michigan was in his ninth Matchup: with the Chicago Illinois 2-4; Bears — two Michigan 6-0 years removed When: from an NFC Saturday Championship 3:30 P.M. Game appearance and Where: Michigan six years after Stadium losing Super TV/Radio: BTN Bowl XLI. Led by firsttime starting quarterback Colin Kaepernick, Harbaugh’s 49ers rolled the Bears, 32-7, and marched all the way to that year’s Super Bowl, while Smith was fired at the end of the season.

Four years later, the circumstances have changed dramatically for both coaches.

Harbaugh wore out his welcome in San Francisco despite reaching three straight NFC Championship games, and he has moved back to his alma mater and resurrected Michigan’s football program. And Smith, who most recently spent two years coaching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before being abruptly fired again, has returned to the state of Illinois in an attempt to turn around the struggling Fighting Illini.

The two coaches’ paths will cross again this Saturday at Michigan Stadium, when they become the first former Super Bowl coaches to face off at the college level.

Though Harbaugh claimed not to have any memories of coaching against Smith in the NFL, it’s a matchup he’s looking forward to.

“Great coach,” he said.

“Outstanding person. Don’t know him real well, but I know a lot of

people that do, and everybody speaks very highly of him. Our interactions have been pleasant, good. Our task is to prepare to play their team and it’ll be a challenge — big-game, championship-type football game for our team, and it’s our duty to get prepared for it.”

The Wolverines (3-0 Big Ten, 6-0 overall) have said all season that they’re treating every game like a championship game, but this certainly doesn’t look like one on paper. Michigan is already riding a high in just Harbaugh’s second year, as the Wolverines boast an undefeated record, the nation’s best defense and a top10 win over Wisconsin at the season’s halfway point.

The Illini (1-2, 2-4), though, look like they’re in for a slower turnaround. They dropped home games to Purdue and Western Michigan before finally snapping their losing skid with a 17-point win against Rutgers — the same team Michigan beat 78-0 two weeks ago.

As a result, the Wolverines are favored by 37 points Saturday — a line that grew wider and wider as the week went on.

Still, Illinois presents a few threats, especially on defense.

The Illini are tied for fifth in the country with a plus-eight turnover margin, buoyed by five takeaways against the Scarlet Knights last week. Michigan will need to avoid making big mistakes, but that hasn’t happened very often so far this season, as the Wolverines sit at a plus-six margin heading into Saturday.

“I think it’s a point of emphasis,” said offensive coordinator Tim Drevno.

“The coaching staff does a good job — Jedd (Fisch) and Tyrone (Wheatley) and Jay (Harbaugh) and Jim — just making sure you’re preaching about it, you coach it, and you show examples of not allowing that to happen.”

Drevno was on Harbaugh’s staff in San Francisco in 2012, so he knows a little about what to

“Everybody speaks very highly of (Lovie Smith).

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expect from the opposing sideline.

He pointed out that Smith’s teams always seemed to be in the top 10 in forcing turnovers, and that they have always had solid, wellcoached defensive fronts with the ability to take away the run.

Certain teams have been able to take away parts of Michigan’s game — Central Florida neutralized the run by stacking the box, while Wisconsin’s talented secondary held off redshirt sophomore quarterback Wilton Speight until he finally came through with a fourthquarter touchdown pass. But no team has figured out how to completely stop the Wolverines’ offense.

If Illinois wants to defy the odds and be that team, it will have to hope that its experienced coaches have a few tricks up their sleeves.

“Lovie’s an outstanding coach and (defensive coordinator) Hardy Nickerson’s an outstanding coach,” Drevno said. “They know how to stack the box, they know how to take people out of the box.

They’re experts at what they do.

It’s going to be fun. It’s going to be a fun game, and we love games like this.”

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Michigan (top) returns to Michigan Stadium on Saturday, led by coach Jim Harbaugh (bottom), one of two former NFL head coaches in the matchup.

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Once famous for pregaming, Stansik ready to kick off next phase of career MAX BULTMAN

Managing Sports Editor

Before he made the videos that came to define game day in Ann Arbor, Pat Stansik wasn’t really sure what he was doing.

In time, he would become known for showcasing the most comical revelry Ann Arbor had to offer. And as his videos spread, so did his cult following.

But before all that, he was a transfer student. He lived at home with his parents, looking to find his way after his varsity lacrosse career had come to a close. In its place, he built his life around videos.

If you haven’t yet seen an episode of “Pre-Gaming with Pat,” here’s the gist: For two seasons, Stansik walked around Ann Arbor on football Saturdays interviewing tailgaters.

Most, if not all, of them were drunk.

Stansik was stone-cold sober.

Add in music that was ahead of its time, and the result was a series that students could count on to accentuate their game day. Now, the videos are a time capsule — a way for those same students to look back on memories they had forgotten, or perhaps couldn’t remember to begin with.

Looking at all he accomplished during his time in Ann Arbor, it’s easy to see why, three years after he moved to Los Angeles, Stansik invokes a quote from Andy Bernard, a character on “The Office.”

“I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days,” Bernard says, “before you’ve actually left them.” ***

Even though “Pre-Gaming with Pat” was born in Ann Arbor, its story traces back to Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa. There, Stansik had been a college lacrosse player in need of a change. He was discovering he wanted to major in film, and with that realization came another — he needed to go home.

He was born in Barrington, Ill., but Stansik grew up in Ann Arbor.

So when he decided to transfer to Michigan to study film, he was going back to familiar territory.

When Stansik arrived, one of his earliest video projects was called “Pre-Gaming with Pat: Mustaches for Michigan.” It was meant more as a one-off endeavor.

Soon, though, Stansik began making a video blog with his teammates on the men’s club lacrosse

team. Looking back, it’s easy to tell by the familiar cuts from silly interviews to action footage that these are the origins of the eventual tailgate series. But when Stansik graduated in 2011, that possibility wasn’t really on his radar.

Instead, he moved to Boulder, Col., where he worked for the summer at an advertising agency.

When that was finished, Stansik decided to come back to Ann Arbor, and then the modern pregame videos were born.

Armed with a significantly upgraded set of camera equipment, Stansik took to the streets of Ann Arbor for a much more professional

“I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days.”

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Pat Stansik started making “Pre-Gaming with Pat” videos after he transferred from Bucknell, where he played for the varsity lacrosse team.

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version of the show. Naturally, he entrusted his new Panasonic camera — a graduation present — to his gym buddy, Aaron Peterson, who was by no means a trained cameraman.

“At the start I would just tell Aaron, just make sure the red button is on and it’s recording,” Stansik said.

As the program’s reputation grew, Stansik made his mark. People would refer to him as “Pre-Gaming with Pat” as if it were his name, and when he arrived at their parties, they wanted to be interviewed by him.

Many of the show’s iconic moments were random and authentic. But some of the most memorable involved recurring stars who took on more regular roles.

The most famous was Lucas Brody, whose character Da’Quan ended up spawning his own series of YouTube videos. Zach Schwinder was “handles guy,” a character who always had two half-gallon bottles of vodka in his hands. Peyton Morris proclaimed her talent for pre-gaming.

These cameos added some consistent sources of humor, and for the guests, even occasionally led to some recognition. Morris was asked if she could teach people to pregame, and Schwinder recalls admirers wanting to buy a drink for the “handles guy.”

Even while they now have very real adult lives, those reached for this story were far from embarrassed about their roles on the show.

“There’s one scene where he’s interviewing me, and then he cuts to someone else, and then he’s going through a music montage, then you see me with my back turned towards the crowd, with two handles up, just going at it,” Schwinder said. “I look back at that, and I’m like, yes, maybe that doesn’t give the best perception of myself. But at the same time, I wouldn’t trade that for the world. If I run for president one day, and they bring that up, I will only be proud of that moment.”

It’s a funny sentiment, but there’s plenty of truth to it. In creating the videos, Stansik set out to portray a largely undocumented part of the

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Stansik’s videos became known for such characters as Da’Quan, “Handles Guy,” “Over-Under Girl” and Pat’s classic man-on-the-street routine.

Michigan experience. Most everyone knows about the football games, but for students, what comes before is nearly as important.

“It’s not all of what college was about, not all of what the University of Michigan is about, obviously, because there’s a lot more to it,” Schwinder said. “But it does bring me back.”

Now, the videos serve as a sort of time capsule for everyone at Michigan in 2011 and 2012. And for Morris, the importance of that capsule is even greater than nostalgia.

A friend of hers had been in many of the videos, but she has since passed away, leaving “PreGaming with Pat” as a window back to her life.

“That’s kind of the only real way that we can see her in the flesh still,” Morris said.

Perhaps the most surprising sign of the mark the show made on campus came from the University itself, possibly the only institution on campus that might have had a gripe with the videos. As Stansik’s time wound to a close, the University’s official Twitter account (@umich) sent its respect.

“Farewell #PregamingWithPat,” the tweet read. “We can’t condone you, but that doesn’t mean we didn’t

secretly enjoy your videos. Deuces.” *** There is a certain charm to the “Pre-Gaming with Pat” videos that makes it easy to forget that, to Stansik, the series was more than a celebration of inebriation. While his career goals revolve around comedy writing, those videos gave him an outlet he could throw himself into.

The nights before game days, Stansik and Peterson would often sleep at Stansik’s parents’ house, an unusual thing for two 20-something men to do. For noon games, the goal was to be out and filming at 8 a.m.

He was so dedicated that he would often edit the video while watching the game to get it posted as soon as possible. It wasn’t the classic college game day experience, but he made them anyway. They made him happy.

“Especially once my athletic career was over, I was devastated because I was just like, ‘I don’t know how I’m going to fill this void,’ ” Stansik said.

“Obviously I knew it was going to end eventually, and as it turns out, I mean, doing (video) is arguably better. It sounds crazy, because, I can tell you, ‘Oh, the rush of releasing a video,’ (but) it sounds so corny. The rush of uploading a YouTube video, it

“If I run for president one day ... I will only be proud of that.”

sounds so stupid to say. But I really enjoy doing it. I love making stuff.”

Soon, what had started out as a side project was putting him on the map.

More recognition came when his popular YouTube account shifted into more traditional comedy. His videos “I’m 24” and “Bros vs. Hipsters” both got over a million views. “Positive Decisions,” a music video with his friend Dan Henig, represented a notable uptick in production value.

He even did videography for one of Hoodie Allen’s tours.

And then the videos stopped coming. When Stansik took a job at a Los Angeles talent agency, his time for some of his personal creative projects dwindled. He has since left that job, giving him the perhaps necessary space to again focus on the short-form comedy videos he enjoys so much. He has worked on longer projects, too, though the hurdles to production on bigger-budget creations are notably larger.

In other words, Stansik has been experiencing what most creatives do when faced with the realities of making it in Los Angeles.

“It’s been difficult in terms of the time off, because I had no plans of stopping, I had no plans of taking a job that was going to make it really difficult to film stuff and write stuff,” Stansik said. “…This time that I’ve been off, I guess I just want people to know it wasn’t by choice.” *** By the end of the year, Stansik, now 28, plans to be in pre-production for his next videos. It’s a return that has been a long time coming, and Stansik seems more aware of that than anyone.

But while Stansik seems to feel a certain degree of dismay over the fact he hasn’t posted in years, others are just excited to see more of his work.

“I think … the self-deprecating nature of Pat’s humor kind of manifests itself in real-world consequences,” said Stansik’s friend Devin Rossinsky. “I think he maybe is a little too hard on himself, and puts some undue pressure, because he had this past success with ‘PreGaming with Pat,’ that he wants to deliver good content, and he already has built up a subscriber base and wants to do right by them and also wants to do right by himself.”

But if all goes according to plan, the uploads portion of Stansik’s YouTube page won’t be dormant much longer.

“I think that he’s excited and has a newfound spark to really get back into the production of sketch videos and musical parodies and the like,” Rossinsky said. “Because it’s what he loves to do, and I think enough time has passed.

“It’s about damn time.”

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Breakdown: Michigan a favorite again Subdivision opponents this year.

JAKE LOURIM

Managing Sports Editor

Edge: Michigan

The Michigan football team is through the front half of the season with an unblemished 6-0 record.

And only now are the third-ranked Wolverines getting fully healthy.

They are coming off a bye week and, before that, a 78-0 road thrashing of Rutgers in which the starters played only the first half.

Other than season-ending injuries to fifth-year senior cornerback Jeremy Clark and sophomore offensive tackle Grant Newsome, Michigan’s players say they have regained their legs after a week off.

Their next opponent, Illinois, will be playing its second straight road game, this time in front of more than twice as many fans as last week at Rutgers. The rest should be just one of the many advantages the Wolverines have against the Fighting Illini (1-2 Big Ten, 2-4 overall) this weekend on homecoming. Here’s a breakdown: Michigan rush offense Illinois rush defense

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Who will Michigan’s running back of choice be this week?

The Wolverines continue their revolving door at the position, cycling between senior De’Veon Smith, redshirt junior Ty Isaac, freshman Chris Evans and sophomore Karan Higdon.

Three of those four have reached the 100-yard mark in a game this season — and Isaac fell a yard short against Rutgers — but only once has one of them carried more than 13 times in a game. It’s possible a fifth back could even enter the fold this weekend if fifth-year senior Drake Johnson makes his 2016 debut, though his first action of the season wouldn’t be too strenuous.

The division of carries going forward seems to be based on a combination of the week of practice, the hot hand and the feel for the game. Most of those decisions have paid off this season, as Michigan amassed 481 yards on the ground against Rutgers, vaulting the offense into 15th place in the country in rushing yards per game.

That number is a bit skewed because of the last performance, but the Wolverines still hold an advantage over Illinois. The Fighting Illini rank 86th against the run and have surrendered an average of 224.2 yards in their five games against Football Bowl

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Michigan pass offense vs. Illinois pass defense Between blowouts in the first and most recent games of the season, redshirt sophomore Wilton Speight settled into a groove during a fourgame stretch. He hovered around the 60-percent completion mark and limited his interceptions. He hasn’t been tested much yet — and that shouldn’t change this weekend.

In the Rutgers game, Speight threw just 13 passes, one for a touchdown, and then he had last week off. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh has expressed concern about how his team performs in the weeks before and after the bye, but Michigan’s opponents have not often interrupted Speight’s rhythm this year.

If the Fighting Illini can do that, though, that might be their best chance to win. Smith’s teams have always placed an emphasis on forcing turnovers — that knack once carried the Chicago Bears to the Super Bowl — and Illinois has started on that trend. Darius Mosely has two of the Illini’s six interceptions and has returned one for a 78-yard touchdown.

A big play like that early would help Illinois garner some momentum at Michigan Stadium, so it will be Speight’s job to avoid giving that opportunity.

have a dual threat in the game.

Crouch ranks fourth on the team with 176 yards and should see at least spot duty as a change of pace, even if Lunt is healthy enough to start.

All four of Illinois’ main rushers, though, are in for a tough matchup against Michigan’s defensive front.

The Wolverines have 60 tackles for loss this year, 23 by their three starting linebackers and a teamhigh 10 by redshirt sophomore Jabrill Peppers.

Other than a 275-yard anomaly against Central Florida, Michigan has not given up more than 81 rushing yards in any game this season. That effort has been a central component to the defense’s success — when the Wolverines stop the run on first and second down, they put their opponent in uncomfortable situations on 3rd-and-long. Michigan’s topranked third-down defense again faces a good matchup with Illinois’ 120th-ranked third-down offense.

Edge: Michigan Illinois pass offense vs. Michigan pass defense This matchup depends largely on the starter under center for the Fighting Illini. Lunt, a transfer from Oklahoma State, is an experienced quarterback with almost 1,000 career pass attempts to his name between Oklahoma State and Illinois. He has completed 60 percent of his passes this season with six touchdowns and just one

interception.

Crouch, meanwhile, is more of a variable. He’s more of a run-first quarterback, and any one-dimensional offense going against Michigan’s defense is a risky proposition. He’s also a firstyear starting quarterback, which typically doesn’t fare well against the Wolverines’ front.

The bigger defensive threat, though, is the pass rush. Fresh off a bye week, the Wolverines will again fire their full arsenal — fifthyear senior Chris Wormley, senior Taco Charlton and company. If they get to Crouch, they could rattle the young quarterback early. If they get to an ailing Lunt, they could force him out of the game, too.

Edge: Michigan Special teams Like almost every team in the country, Illinois just doesn’t have a proven big-play threat to counter Peppers. Mosely’s 11 punt returns have totaled just 60 yards, and Foster’s 14 kick returns have averaged 22.5. Without a threat to flip the field, the Fighting Illini might be at a disadvantage in field position. On the other side of the ball, they’ll have to decide whether to kick at Peppers or out of bounds away from him, and neither is an ideal option.

Illinois does have the statistical advantage in field-goal kicking.

Chase McLaughlin has converted a solid nine of 12 attempts, while

Michigan still has an issue at that position. The Wolverines’ last field goal came Sept. 17 against Colorado, and while he’s 0-for-2 in the past four weeks, fifth-year senior Kenny Allen is still the safe bet to kick if there’s an opportunity Saturday.

Edge: Michigan Intangibles The effect of the bye week on Michigan remains to be seen. The Wolverines’ starters have played 30 minutes of football in the past two weeks, so they may have some rust to shake off early Saturday. It doesn’t hurt that they will be back in front of their home crowd on homecoming.

Illinois, meanwhile, hasn’t played in front of this Michigan Stadium crowd since 2012, when the Wolverines won, 45-0. The Fighting Illini’s last trip to a comparable site was a 55-14 loss to Ohio State in 2014.

Last time Michigan played at the Big House, the Wolverines polished off a 14-7 win against a good Wisconsin team to add more legitimacy to their College Football Playoff campaign. As they return to their home field, they now rank No. 3, their highest spot since 2006.

Illinois is coming off its first Big Ten win of the season at Rutgers, but Michigan just has more to play for.

Edge: Michigan Prediction: Michigan 45, Illinois 7

Edge: Michigan Illinois rush offense Michigan rush defense

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Illinois’ carousel of running backs looks similar to Michigan’s, though the output has not been as fruitful. Kendrick Foster leads the Fighting Illini with 384 rushing yards in six games and scored both a rushing and a receiving touchdown in a win at Rutgers last week. Reggie Corbin is Illinois’ best big-play threat, with 35 carries at 9.3 yards apiece this year. Ke’Shawn Vaughn adds depth off the bench with 221 yards. All three are gaining at least five yards per carry.

And then there is the quarterback position. First-string signal caller Wes Lunt won’t scramble, but Lunt is still questionable to play with an injury. If the Fighting Illini turn to their other option, redshirt sophomore Chayce Crouch, they’ll

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Redshirt sophomore quarterback Wilton Speight threw just 13 passes in his last game, leaving at halftime of a blowout win.

Behind Enemy Lines: Lovie Smith Former Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach is now 2-4 in first season in Champaign JACOB GASE

Daily Sports Editor

As one of the rare football coaches who has had success at both the college and professional level, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh finds himself at the center of two worlds. Everything he does at Michigan seems to cause a media circus, but at the same time, pundits continue to speculate that he might eventually return to the NFL in search of a Super Bowl ring.

With all the attention Harbaugh has gotten, it’s easy to forget that he’s not the only coach in the Big Ten who has willingly left the NFL behind to take a job at the college level.

Illinois coach Lovie Smith hadn’t coached a college team in over 20 years, since he was the defensive backs coach at Ohio State during the 1995 season. The 12-year NFL head coach who led the Chicago Bears to Super Bowl XLI and the 2010 NFC Championship game turned a lot of heads when he accepted the Fighting Illini’s head coaching job in March. Just two months earlier, he had been fired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers despite coaching just two seasons there and the team appearing to be on the rise.

While the hire excited many Illinois fans, a turnaround won’t be easy — the Fighting Illini are just 2-4 so far this season, and they haven’t had a winning regular season since 2007. Still, there is hope in Champaign that a coach with Smith’s experience might be exactly what the program needs.

The Daily caught up with Smith in July at Big Ten Media Days in Chicago, where he addressed reporters about returning to his old home state and readjusting to the college level.

Question: You spent many years here in Chicago and had a lot of success with the Bears. What’s it like to be back in Chicago?

Lovie Smith: We, of course, feel like we’re coming home. My

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Lovie Smith is in the first year of a rebuilding project at Illinois, starting 2-4 this year after the program finished with a combined 17-32 record in the previous four seasons.

wife is from Chicago. We have two sons that live here. When you’re placed in the coaching profession — and I see (Iowa coach) Kirk Ferentz over there, Kirk’s been 18 years at one place, that doesn’t happen most times. For an NFL team, to be there nine years, that’s quite a bit. When you’re in a great city like Chicago nine years, you love everything about it, and that’s how we feel. We kept a place here, we kept a home here throughout.

So that transition has gone fairly well.

Q: When you take the step from the NFL back to the college

“We, of course, feel like we’re coming home.”

ranks — you talked about teaching the fundamentals still being important to you — do you have to step back a little bit from a complexity standpoint when you’re coaching younger players?

LS: I feel like, even in the NFL, we were running a college-type program anyway. We put a big emphasis on fundamentals there.

Defensively, we don’t have a complex system. I don’t think you play good defense based on trying to, you know, ‘I’m smarter than the guy across every play, and I have to call the perfect defense every time.’ We relied on athletic ability, putting guys in position to make plays. So I don’t feel like we’ve had to compromise what we did at that next level for what we’re gonna do right now. That doesn’t change an awful lot.

And the good coaches I’ve been

around, as I left Ohio State and went to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers way back in the day, that’s what I got from Tony Dungy. He said, ‘Lovie, there’s not a big difference between college and NFL. We’re gonna start our practices, early on we’re gonna teach tackling, teach stance, alignments and all those things, just like you did.’ So I don’t see it being a big adjustment at all.

Q: How much has the style of practice changed between when you first started coaching in college and today?

LS: There was a lot more contact back then, I would say.

Now you kind of realize that you can’t have as much, and you have some marquee players that — you just can’t put them at risk. I just don’t think you have to go out and scrimmage every day. I think you can get in position and not have to throw your running backs down on the ground.

I don’t think you have to, in practice, tackle a quarterback to know how to do it. That’s what drills are for.

I’m a boxing fan — they’re not going in and going 15 rounds every day. You spar, a lot.

And that’s what you have to do to win our game.

“I just don’t think you have to go out and scrimmage every day.”

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What to Watch For: Kicking game, Peppers, Bushell-Beatty, Johnson Fifth-year senior Allen tries to make first field goal since Sept. 17 after going 0-for-2 in past three games KELLY HALL

Daily Sports Editor

Two weeks ago at Rutgers, the Michigan football team laid it on fast. By halftime, the Wolverines were up 43-0, and most fans probably changed the channel before the game was over.

Saturday, No. 3 Michigan will play another low-ranked Big Ten opponent, but this time it will be at Michigan Stadium. The Fighting Illini (1-2 Big Ten, 2-4 overall) will look to extend their win streak to two after coming off a 24-7 win over the Scarlet Knights.

Here are some reasons to stay tuned into this game, even if things get out of hand like they did two weeks ago: 1. Will Allen or Nordin be kicking field goals?

Fifth-year senior Kenny Allen missed two field goals against Wisconsin, and he hasn’t attempted another one since.

Sophomore walk-on Ryan Tice was given a chance later in that game, but he missed his lone attempt, creating panic among the Michigan fan base.

At the time, freshman Quinn Nordin wasn’t even dressed on the sideline, but he was dressed and warming up at Rutgers the following week. In the Wolverines’ 78-0 blowout of the Scarlet Knights, they did not attempt any field goals. But after the game, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said Allen would have been given the opportunity if the field-goal unit was needed.

Perhaps Saturday, especially if the Wolverines are comfortably ahead again, would be a good time to give Allen a chance.

The competition is raging on this week in practice, and Wednesday, linebackers and special teams coach Chris Partridge restated the difficulty of handling all three kicking duties at once. He complimented both Allen and Nordin, but wouldn’t name a starter.

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Fifth-year senior Drake Johnson could see his first action of the 2016 season on Saturday after suffering months of hard luck with injuries.

2. Will Jabrill Peppers throw for a touchdown?

wouldn’t mind seeing Peppers do even more on offense.

Tuesday, redshirt sophomore Jabrill Peppers told reporters that he can throw the ball 65 yards on a good day. He’s listed as a linebacker, but he plays three ways and can apparently do even more than what he’s shown six games into the season.

Against Rutgers, he lined up at wildcat quarterback and cut through defenders for two touchdowns. After the game, it was revealed that he was supposed to throw the ball on two of the plays, but instead saw open space and ran it in.

He hasn’t disclosed whether the Wolverines will try it again this season, but most football fans

3. Does Bushell-Beatty look more comfortable?

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Wednesday, offensive coordinator Tim Drevno got choked up as he discussed sophomore Grant Newsome’s horrific, season-ending knee injury. Losing Newsome left a big hole to fill at left tackle, and redshirt sophomore Juwann Bushell-Beatty was the next player up.

Bushell-Beatty notched his first career start at Rutgers, but was hit hard on the second play of the game.

He was slow to get up and needed to be helped off the field, but came back into the game a few plays later.

Junior Mason Cole moved over to left tackle in his place, but Drevno said Wednesday that Cole is still considered a center.

Drevno stated that he’s comfortable with keeping BushellBeatty at left tackle, and all Bushell-Beatty needs to do to keep his spot is continue to improve at the position as he has been doing.

4. Will veteran running back Drake Johnson get a chance to play?

Not that Michigan needed another running back to add to its four-man rotation of Karan Higdon, Chris Evans, De’Veon Smith and Ty Isaac, but fifth-year senior Drake Johnson may finally be healthy enough to play this

week.

Last spring, Johnson was run over by a forklift while working out. The extent of his injury was never revealed, but he hasn’t yet seen game action this season.

Harbaugh said on this week’s Big Ten coaches teleconference that Johnson has been “chomping at the bit” and that he may finally be ready to go against Illinois.

Last season, Johnson recorded six touchdowns — two of which were receiving — while averaging five yards per attempt. Despite his impact last season, he’ll have to compete with the others for carries now that he’s healthy.

True freshman Evans leads the pack with 400 rushing yards, but Smith, Isaac and Higdon all have over 250 as well.