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The Michigan men’s basketball team tackles freshman guard Jordan Poole after his game-winning, last second shot against Houston sent the Wolverines to the Sweet Sixteen.

Michigan advances to Sweet Sixteen with 64-63 win Jordan Poole’s last-second shot saves Wolverines from elimination in tightly-contested game against Houston MAX MARCOVITCH Daily Sports Editor

`Somehow, some way.

His legs flailing each and every direction and a defender square in his face, Jordan Poole caught a pass on the right wing from Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman and hoisted a prayer.

And as the ball found sweet nylon, the prayer was granted —

somehow, some way — in the wee hours of Sunday morning. The freshman guard darted to the opposite side of the court, greeted by the rest of his jubialant team as they celebrated an astonishing 64-63 win.

It was a miracle on the Great Plains the likes of which will live in Michigan lore right alongside the Trey Burke shot and the Denard Robinson pass at Under the Lights I.

“I was thirsty,” Poole told in my veins. a swath of reporters after the “I definitely dreamed about game. “Definitely this a long time. thirsty. Because Actually, before I I’ve been hitting went out there on shots like that in there, I thought, practice all year.

‘What if I hit this I just felt like I shot right now as always wanted to a freshman?’ ” be in a situation And that he like that at the end did.

On this in the game, and my teammates stage. With these implications. constantly tell me that I’ve got ice Somehow, some way, the only

“I definitely dreamed about this a long time.”

player with the personality to match the grand moment found the ball with 0.8 seconds and a season teetering in the balance.

Now Michigan will head to Los Angeles next weekend to play its fourth Sweet Sixteen game in six years on the back of a monstrous defense and one lucky St. Patrick’s Day heave.

“I don’t have any words for that one,” said fifth-year senior Duncan Robinson. “It’s incredible.

That’s all I got.”

Somehow, some way.

For much of the game, though, there appeared to be no way.

For the second consecutive game, Michigan’s offense fell victim to offensive lulls that threatened its survival in the NCAA Tournament. The Wolverines went to the first TV timeout once again without a made field goal, this time trailing See BASKETBALL, Page 2A

LEO organizes rally during first Ann Student’s Jack Eaton blackface Arbor open bargaining session with ‘U’ to contest

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Snapchat goes viral

Negotiations make progress, secure benefit eligibility for lecturer subgroups

Public post by University employee mocks #BLM, results in heavy backlash

During a break in the Lecturers’ Employee Organization’s first open bargaining session in Ann Arbor Friday, about 150 lecturers and allies – including students and tenure -track faculty – marched from the Diag to Palmer Commons.

The marchers chanted and waved signs, demanding salary increases and enhanced job security for lecturers, two key aspects of the union’s bargaining platform to replace its current contract that expires April 20.

LEO President Ian Robinson, a sociology lecturer, said the high turnout provides leverage at the bargaining table.

“Really, to make a lot of major changes in anything you have to have a lot of people who are willing to be involved,” he said. “It shows our members just how many students are supporting them, from alumni here to elected officials. That’s really good for the morale of our folks.”

LEO, which represents nearly 1,500 non-tenure track faculty members across the University’s three campuses, has been in negotiations with the University since October. During the morning bargaining session Friday, Dearborn organizer Alex Elkins, an Afroamerican and

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A racist Snapchat sent by University of Michigan student Lauren Fokken, an LSA sophomore, went viral early Friday morning.

In the picture shared on Twitter, GroupMe chats and Facebook, Fokken is with another student wearing a blackface mask with the caption #BlackLivesMatter.

Fokken is employed through both University Housing and Dining, and works as a student manager at Victors cafe in MosherJordan Residence Hall. She did not respond to requests for comment at the time of publication.

LSA senior Jordan Jackson, a Black student, also works as a student coordinator at Victors. She saw the Snapchat stay up for more than a few hours — though she also said Fokken blocked many students of color from seeing the image. To Jackson, the post was an affront to not just the students of color Fokken oversees at work, but the University’s Black community at large.

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African Studies lecturer, said the University’s bargaining team offered a “pretty big concession” on benefits for lecturers who are not employed full time.

“Today actually we saw some progress because they agreed to extend benefits eligibility to people who are less than half time if their total appointment for fall and winter equals above 50 percent,” Elkins said.

“That was pretty big because

a few months ago they told us they would never extend that to any employee group at the University.”

Salary has been a critical issue for lecturers. Right now, the minimum salary for a fulltime lecturer is $34,500 in Ann Arbor, $28,300 in Dearborn and $27,300 in Flint. LEO’s proposal would have raised the minimum to $60,000 in Ann Arbor and $56,000 in Dearborn and Flint in 2018, with $2,000

increases at all three campuses in 2019 and again in 2020.

In February, the University offered a $1,000 increase to the starting salary in 2019, $750 in 2020 and $500 in 2021. The deal also included a 1.5 percent annual raise for lecturers in Ann Arbor, but not those in Dearborn or Flint.

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Fourth ward councilman positions himself to left of incumbent Chris Taylor ANDREW HIYAMA Daily News Editor

Ann Arbor City Councilmember Jack Eaton, D-Ward 4, is challenging Mayor Christopher Taylor, D, for his seat in the 2018 Democratic primary election, Eaton announced via press release Thursday.

The retired labor lawyer won his current seat on City Council in 2013, defeating then-incumbent Marcia Higgins in the Democratic primary. After winning reelection in 2017, Eaton’s current term would end in 2020.

In the press release, Eaton criticized Taylor’s plan to fix roads in the city, which has a goal of achieving 80 percent of roads in “good or better condition” by 2026.

“Christopher Taylor supports a road repair plan that forces residents to wait eight years for better roads. That’s not a plan; it’s a can kicked down a potholed road,” he said. “Taxpayers can’t afford that kind of leadership any longer.”

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ON THE DAILY: MATCH MADNESS University of Michigan students had a lot to celebrate over the past weekend, but for Medical School students, St. Patrick’s Day festivities and the Michigan Men’s Basketball team’s stunning win against Houston were just icing on the cake after they learned where they would be completing their residencies in the annual Match Day event Friday.

On this year’s Match Day, 162 Medical School students found out where they would be continuing their training along with students from other medical schools nationwide. At the University’s Match Day event, graduating students were sur-

rounded by friends, family and peers as they tore open envelopes containing the letters that foretold their futures.

According to a Crain’s Detroit article, the National Resident Matching Program, which facilitates matches between senior Medical School students and residency programs, projected there would be 43,000 applicants vying for 33,000 available residency spots in 2018. The University graduated a particularly strong class with 99.4 percent of graduates being matched with a residency program despite growing competition for these spots.

In addition, out of these 162

graduating seniors, about onethird applied and matched with programs in highly competitive specialties. Twenty-eight students are graduating with both a medical degree and an additional advanced degree from either the University or another equally challenging graduate program.

Rajesh Mangrulkar, the associate dean for medical student education, said the University encourages students and provides them with the resources to strive for their top-choice residency programs. Mangrulkar called Match Day exciting not only for students, but also for faculty who get the chance to

see their students succeed.

“Every year, our students strive to reach their goals in the match, and every year this day is such an important moment,” Mangrulkar told Michigan Medicine. “Match Day gives us a chance to celebrate their aspirations as we prepare to send them off to the next phase of their career.”

University students will finish their medical school careers with graduation on May 11, after which they will be sent off across the nation to start their residencies.

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try to force him into contested shots.”

On the f lip side, a physical Houston man defense held the Wolverines in check, stif ling Michigan’s pick-androll action with athleticism, holding it so just 30 percent from the field. By the end of the game, a dejected Wolverines bench thought that would be the culprit of its dying season.

6-1, having missed their first seven shots including six threes.

Robinson broke the seal nearly six minutes in, nailing a deep three with a hand in his face. He did it again on the next possession, pumping up his bench on the gallop back down the court.

That was the tone all night, on both sides — a tough, physical street fight. It’s a style Michigan has come to relish this season.

For all the talk about Cougars g uard Rob Gray offensively — coming off a 39-point performance against San Diego State — it was the defense on both ends that controlled the game.

Gray, the alpha and omega of Houston’s offense, couldn’t find his rhythm in the first half, thanks to a swarming defensive effort from Michigan g uards Zavier Simpson and AbdurRahkman. Gray finished with 23, but on 8-of-22 shooting.

“We just tried to limit his threes, make him score tough twos,” Abdur-Rahkman said.

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28, those struggles leaving the game back where it started, just with a few more bumps and bruises.

And while the bumps and bruises didn’t subside, the lid on the buckets slowly did.

Then, it was game on.

With 17 lead changes and 12 ties in total, neither team took firm control until Gray began to come to life midway through the half. He

free-throws from forward Devin Davis.

But that wasn’t the last of Michigan’s season. It just couldn’t be. There was a little more than a strong breeze f lowing through Intrust Bank Arena on Saturday night. Sophomore center Jon Teske could just feel it.

“I actually told CJ (Baird), I didn’t think we were gonna go home,” Teske said. “I felt something special was going to happen and I’m just glad he knocked that down. …

It’s something I will always remember.”

And in a wild back and forth affair, it all came down to a howling freshman, with the confidence to belt “Ham” — the team’s nickname for Abdur-Rahkman — with “They were down because scored eight of his team’s 10 the season on the line. The we did some things that aren’t points at one point, nabbing call was “Tennessee,” the winning basketball today — a six point lead with 10:43 same full-court inbound just a few, but just enough,” left on an inexplicably wide- play run to beat Maryland said Michigan coach John open three. early in the season as time Beilein. “But credit Houston.

But the see-saw swung expired. The senior caught They made us make some of right back. Michigan fought the pass at midcourt and those plays.” through recurring offensive then put his season and http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ At half, the game was tied at demons, finishing the career in the hands of game with just 36 percent Poole, who answered the shooting. faith with one of the most And it has more than just historic shots in program one fortuitous bounce to history. thank for the escape.

“I knew they were not Down going to let HARD 51-46 with me shoot just over five the ball. minutes left, So I was Matthews shot looking for a 3-pointer JP,” Abduroff the back Rahkman of the rim. It said.

“I careened high knew he into the air could and through knock it the hoop just down. as a Houston forward was whistled for a foul. Teske made both free throws, “Literally, he makes it all and suddenly a 51-46 game the time in practice.” became 51-51 in only a single And as the entire team possession. piled on Poole under the The teams traded blows hoop, cheers reigned from there, with the down from the traveling Cougars grabbing what Michigan crowd and band. seemed to be the final lead “It’s great to be a with 44 seconds left on two Michigan Wolverine.”

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As the years have gone by, I have come to realize that “Sex and the City” is a lot like a cool aunt. For the sake of the analogy, imagine this aunt is white. As a child, you thought this aunt was glamorous, witty and exciting, but as you’ve matured, the façade crumbled. In reality, this aunt is not as smart as she thinks she is, she disguises prejudice as humor, and fetishizes Black men uncomfortably too much to be as colorblind as she claims.

I sighed with relief upon realizing “Sex and the City” turns 20 this year, because with two decades under its belt, the show, like the hypothetical aunt, is eligible to be deemed “of a different time.” It’s easy to write off “Sex and the City” as a problematic fav, a guilty pleasure, something not to be taken too seriously. After all, there is no clear malice in the show’s tonedeafness. It’s just that — tonedeaf. Ignorant. Despite this truth, it is undeniable “Sex and the City” had a hand in promoting the symbolic annihilation of women of color on screen. And as much as I would love to stop writing this article, sit down and watch a marathon of Season 2 (the show at its finest), I can’t. There needs to be an open discussion about the role “Sex and the City” and others have in indoctrinating women of color into the culture that heralds white women as beautiful, central and worthy of love while women of color, in contrast, are discarded to the margins without a second thought.

I grew up on “Sex and the City”. I’ve seen every episode, can identify seasons by Carrie’s hairstyle and for a while listed Carrie Bradshaw as my role model and sole aspiration for adulthood. To me, “Sex and the City” was infallible … until I re-watched an episode that threw my entire perception of the show into question. It’s called “No Ifs, Ands, or Butts”, and the

B-plot centers around Samantha partaking in the “revolutionary” act of dating a Black man, Chivon.

Conflict quickly arises when Chivon’s sister, Adeena, tells Samantha she doesn’t want her brother dating a white woman.

No deeper explanation is given as to why Adeena thinks this way, making her appear to be an irrationally prejudiced, cracker hater. Mild disapproval from Adeena eventually erupts into a fully-fledged altercation at a nightclub between her and Samantha.

While watching, I paused. Not only did I find myself mentally cheering for Adeena, but for the first time in all of my viewings of this episode, I felt a bizarre sense of connection to her that typically does not apply for oneepisode characters.

I now assume that my longstanding ignorance of this episode’s (and in a larger context, the show’s) problematic nature was a result of its striking parallel to my everyday life.

From second to eighth grade, I was one of two Black students (the only Black female) in a class of 60. The oversaturation of whiteness emanating from my television screen felt normal — I felt as though I was the thing that needed to be adjusted. This habit of adjusting myself was taken to the next level when I indoctrinated my middle school friends into the fandom. We all attempted to covertly alter our personalities to better match the women’s of “Sex in the City”. I was almost completely successful in my inhabitation of the role — the only thing missing was a love interest. To say the least, my friends did not have this affliction. I began to wonder why I was never asked to slow dance awkwardly to “Drops of Jupiter” at the winter dance. Why did all of my friends get special Valentine’s Day gifts while I was left with nothing but FunDip stained fingers and a shitty attitude for the remainder of the day? The same exclusionary feeling I’d get momentarily while watching “Sex and the City” had

begun to creep into my everyday life.

When you watch television, by definition, you are a detached spectator of the action. But, a part of you is supposed to relate to the characters and the situations. Without a doubt, I related to (as much as a middle schooler could) the central characters of “Sex and the City”, but I always knew I did not look like them. Characters that looked like me were either invisible or two-dimensional, stupid and buffoonish. For a while, my coping mechanism was to assert it was “just TV,” and it couldn’t be completely accurate in relation to my life. This resilience began to cave when the same scenarios that I had written off as “fake” started to occur for my friends — just not me. In addition, I began to question, with every new show I started, why did I always have to strain to picture myself in these everyday situations? Why can’t someone look like me and share my personality traits?

I began to see the world as solely white. I saw courtship, love, sex and dating through a solely white and heteronormative lens. I’d realize in my later teen years that by seeing only white people depicted as glamorous, complex, dynamic and witty, I and clearly others began to conflate those characteristics with the skin color with which they were most regularly associated. Spoiler: it wasn’t my own. Being white meant being the default, being regular. Being Black or another race meant you were there to serve a purpose. I could not simply be. Everyone wants to believe they are smart, charming and worthy of love. I thought I was these things. The television disagreed with me. I fell victim to one of American society’s greatest traps: Rather than vilifying the horrible depictions, I began to vilify my own Blackness and the overpronounced “Blackness” of characters onscreen.

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Combating the monolith: Part one PRIYA JUDGE

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Asian/Pacific Islander American Heritage Month celebrations have begun, and while I am actively taking part in celebrating A/PIA history, I have also taken time to reflect on my engagement with the A/PIA community on campus.

A/PIAs are often subject to narratives that paint us as a monolith — a homogeneous group of people from an arbitrarily drawn region of the world. These narratives constrain what we and those outside of our circles perceive as A/PIA, and they are — as I have increasingly come to realize — violently perpetuated not only by the forces of white supremacy but by our own communities.

The notion that all A/PIAs come from similar classes and cultural backgrounds paints all A/PIAs as holding equal privilege, entirely ignoring the ethnic hierarchies that exist not only in Asia, but in our Asian/ Pacific Islander communities in the diaspora. The forces of exclusion and elitism these dynamics create, however, go largely unacknowledged.

This is despite the fact acceptance in self-proclaimed A/PIA spaces on campus often necessitates assimilation into an upper-class, mono-racial/ethnic and East-Asian consciousness.

I have often felt the need to qualify my presence in these spaces with explanations regarding my bi-ethnicity or assertions that I am, in fact, just as entitled to the label of “A/PIA” as everyone else in the room.

It has been a lifetime of these qualifications that leads me to this; it is so crucial that we are able to confront the fact the monolith is not only an idea that is arbitrarily imposed on us, but also a rhetoric that defines who is recognized as a valid member of this community. I feel this every time I walk into an A/ PIA space where there is no one of my skin color, my openly bi-ethnic identity or my cultural background. I feel it every time we preach “unity” but fail to vocalize the ways in which intra-Asian/Pacific Islander imperialism has created tension between us. I feel it every time the notion of a unified, invincible A/PIA identity masks the realities of exclusion in our community.

Thus, “A/PIA Heritage Month: Combating the Monolith” begins today. This spotlight series will highlight A/ PIAs who may not necessarily fall into the notion of what an A/PIA is or should be. Though this series will not paint a comprehensive picture of all A/ PIA narratives, I hope that this month we can begin scratching the surface of a community that harbors an immense diversity in culture and experience.

My reflection is not indicative of the thoughts, feelings or convictions of those who will come after me. They are simply my own. In this vein, the stories you will hear over the course of this month are not ones that should be viewed as representative of their respective identities. Rather, they are individual narratives that have developed and emerged from experiences just as vivid, intimate and whole as yours.

With that, I wish you all a happy A/PIA Heritage Month!

Let us engage in the celebration of the rich cultures and identities that make up our community, and let us strive toward an ideal of unity that recognizes and celebrates our difference.

Monday, March 19, 2018 — 3A

The University of Pittsburgh.

The University of New Hampshire. Oklahoma State University.

Kansas State University.

And the University of Michigan.

Predominantly white institutions all over the country have repeatedly failed to fulfil their due diligence and protect their students of color from antiBlackness and racist acts that occur on their campus.

And just this weekend, a picture of a white girl named Lauren Fokken and her non-Black-person-ofcolor-yet-complicit friend in blackface with the caption “#blacklivesmatter.”

This is not a joke.

Your picture, Lauren Fokken, is exactly why we need a Black Lives Matter movement.

You believe your pompous, degrading picture was funny.

You think that you can put on a black-colored face mask and undercut an organization and movement that has organized to expose and eventually ameliorate the unfair treatment of Black people by police. This organization recognizes the incarceration of Black folks at astronomically high levels compared to their white counterparts. This organization is expansive and affirms the lives of Black queer and transgender folks, disabled folks, undocumented folks, folks with records, women and

all Black lives along the gender spectrum. Black Lives Matter works to center the narratives of those who have been repeatedly marginalized within Black liberation movements. Black Lives Matter repeatedly affirms the humanity, contributions to society and resilience of Black people in the face of deadly oppression.

And so, Lauren Fokken, and mysterious non-Black oppressive person: Making a mockery of Black people’s fight for survival in an increasingly racist and white supremacist nation is not funny.

“A complete change of the University campus culture needs to take place.”

It’s racist.

Now we could brainstorm a few solutions to this problem: Stop the watering down of the race and ethnicity requirement so that you can take almost any class and have it count for race and ethnicity. Put cameras in residence halls so that ignorant little white kids don’t keep writing “N*****” on the back of Black kids’ doors.

These are proactive steps in the right direction.

But truly, a complete change of the University campus culture needs to take place.

This campus needs to

start encouraging cultural competency at every corner and classroom.

Maybe if Becky had paid a bit more attention in that watereddown race and ethnicity class she took, she wouldn’t have harmed an entire community and perpetuated racist minstrellike ideology and golliwog vibes.

But in the meantime, Lauren and your non-Black POC friend: Stop using Black people as the butt of your jokes. The minstrelsy, tokenization and caricatures must stop.

I do, however, want to note how ironic this picture is.

Here, a white-presenting woman and an Asian-presenting man are trying to make their skin smoother and happen to make a reference to Black people in the process.

In the words of abolitionist John Swett Rock: “If old mother nature had held out as well as she commenced, we should, probably, have had fewer varieties in the races.

When I contrast the fine tough muscular system, the beautiful, rich color, the full broad features, and the gracefully frizzled hair of the negro, with the delicate physical organization, wan color, sharp features and lank hair of Caucasian, I am inclined to believe that when the white man was created, nature was pretty well exhausted — but determined to keep up appearances, she pinched up his features, and did the best she could under the circumstances.”

Keep doing your face masks, boo.

Connecting our Muslim histories

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ZAINAB BHINDARWALA Senior MiC Editor

As a Muslim in the United States, it wasn’t unusual for me to feel like I didn’t belong here. As if I was taking up space that wasn’t mine to occupy.

I’ve spent too much of my life trying to convince people that I’m American enough, while at the same time almost doubting it myself. As a South Asian Muslim, I didn’t expect to see myself in any of the exhibits at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and yet, as I walked through rows of artifacts, one, in particular, caught my eye. It looked like Arabic calligraphy.

I took a step closer and realized that it was a verse from the Quran. In fact, it was one that I had learned as a small child and I said it out loud to myself as I read the description — a slave had written this Surah and their Arabic-illiterate owner thought it was a sign they had successfully converted the slave out of Islam. This was one of many moments at the museum where I was suddenly overcome with emotion — as I blinked rapidly and tried to focus, I thought about what it must be like to be forced to stop engaging with one’s faith.

Though my own circumstances are vastly different, and the ways in which my family suppresses our engagement with Islam are drastically less, in that brief moment I felt extremely touched by the story behind this artifact.

My family avoids running errands before or after attending Masjid because we never know if someone will refuse us service because we’re dressed differently. My dad introduces

himself by a stereotypical European name at work because his real name, Husain, combined with his long, dark beard remind people too much of terrorism.

I don’t like telling new people I’m Muslim — the inevitable questions about “my thoughts” on the latest act of terrorism are too exhausting to keep answering. Visiting the National Museum of African American History and Culture reminded me that the problem wasn’t me — my feelings of not belonging in the United States stemmed from other people’s perception of me and my identities, not my identities themselves.

To clarify, I have not been enslaved, forced to convert from my religion or experienced oppression at the scale that the slave who wrote the Surah had, and yet, I reacted to this particular artifact in such an unexpected way. It was a reminder that the South Asian Muslim community can do better. We cannot simply value Black Americans for their contributions to sports and the entertainment industry; we must also recognize the contributions that Black people have made to advance society, including fighting for the rights of other minority groups in the United States. Despite a history of antiBlackness within the South Asian community, the Black community has always stood in solidarity with us. We must recognize the ways in which we benefit from the civil rights work the Black community has done — all of our oppression is tied together and standing up for Black Muslims is also standing up for ourselves. As Fannie Lou Hamer said, “... nobody’s free until everybody’s free.” We cannot be free if we continue to exclude our Black siblings from

practicing our faith together.

The experiences of Muslims in America were unpleasant (to say the least) from the very start.

In the past, we can safely assume this oppression stemmed from colonizers — the people who enslaved other human beings and treated them like property.

However, in the present day, we must acknowledge that the oppression of Black Muslims also comes from other Muslims.

To my fellow South Asians, I implore you to think critically about whether we are truly making Black Muslims feel welcome in our Masjids, our communities and our lives. The Muslim diaspora in the United States has continuously erased the voices of Black Muslims in our community. I’ve seen fellow South Asian Muslims supporting various movements across the world, and yet, when it comes to supporting Black Muslims, the silence is deafening.

The Muslim community as a whole has a lot of work to do to make sure all Muslims feel included, including our Black siblings. We must realize that though it seems the South Asian and Black communities are distinct, there are many ways in which we are also connected. The artifact from the museum is proof that some of these connections go back to long before the founding of this country. The overlap between the Black and South Asian communities are numerous, and exhibits like the one at the National Museum of African American History and Culture are important not only to showcase the history of Black Americans, but to remind nonBlack Americans that the link between our communities is built into our country’s history.

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Vote MomentUM

s voting for Central Student Government begins this week, The Michigan Daily Editorial Board is excited to announce its endorsement of MomentUM. Though every CSG party showed passion, innovation and a commitment to students in their platforms, MomentUM’s Presidential Candidate, A.J. Ashman, an Engineering junior, and Vice Presidential Candidate Charlie Bingham, an LSA junior, proposed the most comprehensive action plan for improving campus and addressed pressing issues of student life and have the neccessary experience to carry it out.

MomentUM’s platform shows a distinct and comprehensive commitment to change through policy.

Divided into the subgroups of health, academic affairs, student life and government relations, the party’s platform has proposed effective changes in some of the mostpressing issues including sexual assault prevention, mental health, educational affordability, food insecurity, student organization funding and campus sustainability.

MomentUM’s specific policy points include both improving already existing policies to developing completely new ones.

Their extensive platform, while potentially daunting, seems more feasible in context of the work Ashman and Bingham have done in CSG before their campaign.

Ashman has already taken many steps to improve textbook affordability and housing prices through his positions as vice president chief of staff and senior policy adviser. Bingham, through his role as LSA representative, worked on a resolution supporting the efforts of La Casa, a student organization advocating for Latinx students on campus. Most importantly, however, both Ashman and Bingham demonstrate an infectious passion for Central Student Government and for the University; a passion we hope will fuel concrete action.

However, while we commend their platform, we are also wary of how certain proposals will actually work to deconstruct problems on campus.

Specifically, the party hopes to expand funding for the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center and work with Community Matters to develop more engaging sexual assault prevention programming. While this is a concrete policy proposal, we are concerned simply expanding funding for SAPAC won’t solve the complex and urgent issue of sexual assault.

While additional funding and education have been used in the past to combat the problem of sexual assault on campus, we hope to see the party take these initiatives further by committing to tackle the roots of the campus sexual assault epidemic.

When it comes to student

affordability, MomentUM has honed in on specific costs students face, such as textbooks and housing.

They’ve created an Emergency Education Fund to aid students in purchasing supplies during financial hardships and proposed initiatives such as expanding the Comprehensive Studies Program’s laptop loan program. Additionally, to ease students’ accessibility to applying to graduate school, MomentUM hopes to help fund study aides and test fees for professional school entrance exams.

Such initiatives demonstrate a keen understanding of the issues that make the commmon Michigan experience unaffordable for many students. MomentUM also plans to expand the number of Leadership Engagement Scholarship recipients and continues to push for compensation for CSG members. While we have disagreed with Ashman on whether compensation should apply solely to CSG, we are confident MomentUM is well intentioned as they seek to tackle the barriers to

Ashman and Bingham demonstrate an infectious passion we hope will fuel concrete action. affordability.

We also appreciate MomentUM’s focus on demographics that are often overlooked in CSG elections, such as graduate students and North Campus students.

MomentUM’s initiatives improve the experiences of graduate students on campus by expanding child care services for student parents and pushed the University to commit to opening a branch of University Health Services on North Campus.

In their platform, MomentUM has also shown a dedication to supporting minority students and increasing diversity on campus. Their goals to implement a race and

ethnicity requirement in all schools and colleges, including the College of Engineering, as well as growing the Comprehensive Studies Program to other schools are formidable steps in fostering diversity on campus. Further, their plan to increase funding for minority-serving student organizations is a concrete way to further amplif y the voices of minority students on campus.

As the cost of housing in Ann Arbor increases, MomentUM also proposes to reinstate the Ann Arbor Tenants’ Union.

The Tenants’ Union is key to negotiating and stabilizing housing costs for students.

Regarding the backlash to the Campus Affordability Guide, we commend Ashman for recognizing the mistakes of the Guide and believe he will utilize the lessons and feedback to make better, more thoughtful initiatives for lowincome students on campus.

While we urge the student body to vote for presidential and vice-presidential candidates Ashman and Bingham this week, we also implore the party itself to follow through on the commitments they have made during this campaign cycle.

Though CSG is a body whose main goal is to represent and support University students, their recent efforts have fallen short. We see this election as an opportunity for MomentUM, if elected, to make formidable change and carry out the policy proposals on which they ran.

This endorsement then is not only in support of a vote for MomentUM’s executive candidates but a call to hold the winning party to their promises—to see that CSG delivers meaningful change next year. With the power of the executive positions of CSG, Ashman and Bingham have the ability to take impactful action on campus, and as an Editorial Board, we hope they carry out their commitment to service and justice if elected.

Lastly, we implore you, students, regardless of what party you support, to vote in the election this week. Make your voices heard and support the student leaders you believe can make a difference on campus.

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eading the description of Victors Care, a concierge medicine program about to be launched

by Michigan Medicine, made me think of how far our university has strayed from the vision of perhaps our most renowned University president, James Angell. He encapsulated the mission of the University of Michigan as providing “an uncommon education for the common man.” Leaving aside the exclusion of women, which would be corrected in later years, Angell’s statement is particularly relevant today as we strive to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in all aspects of the University. The more than 200 members of the medical faculty recognized the primacy of this mission in their letter raising concern about the new program of “concierge medical care” when they wrote, “Victors Care purports to offer ‘better’ health care to those with enough money to pay a large access fee. The University of

Michigan is a public institution and our commitment is to serve the public, not a private few.”

The new program also brings to mind the controversy regarding the incorporation of “luxury boxes” in remodeling the Michigan Stadium back in 2006. A letter from 33 faculty members, including former University President James Duderstadt, warned of “lavish entertainment facilities for a privileged few” and of “the growing stratification of our society and a sad corruption of our university’s defining traditions.”

What’s the next plan to capture revenue by further stratifying the University experience?

Perhaps large donations might offer select students “concierge education,” providing increased time with faculty, personalized mentoring and a separate building for classes similar to the longer patient visits, 24/7 access, “executive” physical examinations and an exclusive

clinic building being promised to those enrolling in Victors Care.

The preeminence of the University is not the result of the quality of our education and research alone. It reflects the fact that as a public university we strive to provide education and carry out that research in a non-discriminatory manner, in an attempt to serve society as a whole and not just an elite group.

Hopefully, the leadership of the University or Michigan Medicine will reconsider this inequitable plan. Rather than trying to emulate several other academic health centers that have taken this discriminatory approach, we should distinguish ourselves by constantly striving to provide excellence in health care to all who seek it and not especially to a favored few.

Toby Citrin is the Director at the Center for Public Health and Community Genomics and an Adjunct Professor of Health Management and Policy

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What’s next? Time for Michigan to lead on climate change

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ust over three months ago, University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel announced his signing of the “We Are Still In” declaration, committing the University to supporting the Paris agreement and joining a nationwide group of leaders who are acting on climate change. To me, Schlissel’s action represented the latest of a long tradition of leading on the most pressing issues of the day, from the 1965 Teach-Ins to the first Earth Day. Acting on climate change is a pure distillation of the University’s mission: to “challenge the present and enrich the future.”

But facing up to the climate challenge entails more than signatures. It requires action.

The University has committed itself to reducing its emissions by 25 percent by 2025, but fulfilling the ambitions of the Paris agreement to keep the world’s average temperature from warming more than 2 degrees Celsius means even deeper commitment.

The world’s leading climate change scientists (including University faculty) estimate a 2-degree world will require an emissions reduction of 80 percent by 2050.

If the University is going to seriously consider its role in the climate challenge, we should trust our faculty and set our goals according to the science.

Adjusting our energy and transportation systems to meet that goal would require nothing short of transformational change, and it won’t be easy. While the costs of solar and wind energy have fallen faster than anyone predicted, the investment required to clean our energy would be steep. Further, we’ve known for years that there are ways to reduce our carbon footprint and save money at the same time. At a university where public oversight is a daily reality and operational budgets are public information, we have to make sure the investments we’re making are cost-effective.

Meeting an ambitious goal like 80 percent emission reduction

necessitates an innovative, comprehensive solution. We’ll need to reduce our demand for resources where it makes sense, invest effectively in clean energy and offset our emissions otherwise where we can’t reduce on our own. Above all, we’ll need a coordinating principle to make sure our actions are maximizing their benefits.

Facing up to the climate challenge entails more than just signatures.

Coordination doesn’t have to be complicated. At its simplest, working together as a university means counting our emissions where they happen and giving people a reason to reduce the emissions they create. This way, everybody would know exactly when and where they generate carbon emissions, and the individuals who are closest to where energy is used are empowered to propose ways to reduce it. It’s a bottom-up process to meet a collective goal.

And we don’t need to start from scratch. Yale University launched their Carbon Charge Project in 2017, which applies the societal cost of a carbon fee to carbon emissions around campus, then reinvests the collected money each year back into the campus. The result is a campus where each unit is incentivized to reduce its carbon footprint by finding its own low-cost, commonsense solutions. A carbon charge like Yale’s would result in a campus engaged in more intricate, innovative and cost-effective carbon reductions than we could get from a single clean energy project or climate action program.

Though it’s simple in concept, adding a carbon

accounting process to a campus with an $8.4 billion budget and 40 different operating units on its general fund will be complex.

But we can start small. Yale’s carbon charge started with only six buildings, with a goal to expand across its campus.

While carbon charges or taxes work best when they’re applied to many individual factors, they also function perfectly well at small scales. Trying a carbon charge wouldn’t be a major investment. Instead, it’d be an opportunity to test a potentially transformative way of fighting climate change right here on campus.

A carbon charge is not a silver bullet. I agree with the advocates, economists and experts who argue that using a bottom-up approach puts the most pressure on those with the least capacity to adapt and might exacerbate inequalities in pollution exposure. It’s important that we keep the limitations of this type of project in mind. On the other hand, a campus-wide carbon charge is not likely to have the same regressive outcomes as a societal carbon tax. And a carbon charge on campus might be just one of several avenues the University decides to take in its work as a responsible global citizen.

To “challenge the present and enrich the future” isn’t just President Schlissel’s job. It’s reproduced by the actions that each of us take on this campus every day. Getting climate action off the ground has historically been the result of many people working together — just look at the 700 people that signed the #MichiganIsStillIn letter. Let’s advocate for our offices, our departments, our schools and our university to keep track of our emissions.

On climate change, let’s be the leaders and best.

Tyler Fitch is a graduate student at the University of Michigan’s School for Environment and Sustainability studying energy & climate policy.

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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper’s powerful poetry Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was born in 1825 — almost 200 years ago. Reading her poetry, however, the language remains so timeless that it sometimes feels as though it is coming to us from even further away.

I had never encountered Harper until this semester, when I was introduced to her in one of my English classes.

An African-American poet and author, Harper was born in Baltimore to free parents and raised by her aunt and uncle, civil rights activist Rev. William Watkins. She was incredibly prolific, publishing her first volume of poetry at the age of 20 and going on to write several more works of poetry, short stories and novels.

Given the fact that she produced so much work over the course of her lifetime, it is hardly surprising that Harper touches on a variety of different themes, subject matters and messages throughout the scope of her work. A lot of it deals with slavery, which of course was widespread at the time when Harper was writing.

The first poem of hers that stuck with me was “The Slave Mother, A Tale of the Ohio,” which is inspired by the story of Margaret Garner, who killed her child rather than have her be returned to slavery (a story also reimagined by Toni Morrison in “Beloved”).

Harper’s depictions of scenes within the poem (“Winter and night were on the earth, / And feebly moaned the shivering trees, / A sigh of winter

seemed to run / Through every murmur of the breeze”) are vivid and chilling when

LAURA DZUBAY presented alongside such dark subject matter.

Harper has many more poems that deal with recounting or retelling the tragedies of slavery, such as “The Slave Auction,” “Eliza Harris” and “Bible Defense of Slavery.” One of her great strengths lies in her ability to make use of other texts and to extend her subjects into matters of universal and spiritual significance. “Eliza Harris,” for instance, retells a scene from “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” in which a character runs across a frozen river with her child in order to escape slavery. In “The Slave Mother,” Harper invokes biblical times: She recounts how “Judea’s refuge cities had power / To shelter, shield and save, / E’en Rome had altars: ’neath whose shade / Might crouch the wan and wary slave,” and juxtaposes these ancient cities with Ohio, which “had

no sacred fane, / To human rights so consecrate.” She visits biblical literature many other times in her works, in poems like “Ruth and Naomi,” “The Burial of Moses” and “Rizpah, the Daughter of Ai.” Harper’s work is saturated with evidence of her multifaceted intellectualism, from her religious, literary and cultural references to her old-fashioned language and careful, impeccable meter.

One of the things that makes her such a fascinating figure is that the thoroughness with which she involved herself in her literature is reflected in the life that she lived apart from her writing. In addition to being a writer, Harper was an abolitionist, suffragist and political activist. She helped slaves on the Underground Railroad on their way to Canada, and was involved in several activist groups, such as the National Association of Colored Women (of which she was a founding member), the American Anti-Slavery Society and the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union.

Any artist, or really any person at all, could learn a great deal from Harper: She articulated herself with elegance and sophistication, and also practiced the ideals that her writing espoused in her day-to-day life. She was everything that makes a great poet — which is to say, deeply in tune with everything around her: the culture and the injustices, the past and the present and the future.

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‘Take Your Pills’ a look inside the Adderall craze STEPHEN SATARINO Daily Arts Writer

Netflix’s “Take Your Pills” tackles the dependence on Adderall that is growing in every nook and cranny of the American population.

Composed of interviews with high schoolers, college students and Adderall users in the workplace, along with interviews with the ones who sit across the counter and write the prescriptions, “Take Your Pills” creates a sometimes chilling — an all-the-time intriguing — depiction of how Adderall may be changing the concept of modern human performance.

By nature of its style of documentary, “Take Your Pills” shies away from any grand sweeping statements about the use of Adderall and other analogous prescription drugs. The documentary instead provides history about the use of the drug as well as testimony from medical experts, allowing the viewer to form their own opinion. The tone of the documentary surrounding the drug certainly isn’t neutral, but it’s not a film made to scare anybody straight. “Take Your Pills” focuses less on how any one individual case of Adderall abuse can affect someone’s life and more on what had to have happened in the last

century to get to this point.

The way the documentary tells the history of the drug since the 1930s is great, producing some of

“Take Your Pills” Netflix the best moments in the film as a whole. It provides an interesting perspective into the pharmaceutical boom of the second half of the 20th century, using amphetamine, the drug that would become modern Adderall, as an example of how alarmingly ready American society was to adopt a prescription practice without a second thought. The anecdote of school children being fed the drug by their administrators to increase docility in particular is interesting in its contrast to how the situation would be viewed today.

The idea of children being given medication by their teacher without first going through a parent would be unbelievable in this day and age, yet, in the 21st century, the use of the drug is only increasing.

“Take Your Pills” chalks this up to what they call the “arms race of human capital” — a dressed up moniker used to describe the pressures placed on kids from a young age to do whatever it takes to knock out the competition and

reach their potential, much of the artillery in this arms race coming in the form of things like a GPA or the SAT. All of this falls into one of their driving questions toward the end of the documentary, essentially asking what the world would lose if it became completely saturated

by Adderall use. An interesting question — one that it seems the filmmakers believe soon might have to be answered.

The heterogeneous ensemble assembled for “Take Your Pills” is a highlight of the feature. The documentary never feels like it dwells on one aspect of the issue for too long, and seems to make it a point to give as many differing opinions on the subject that it can.

The film’s fluidity was confusing to follow in the first 15 to 20 minutes, however once it became clear that it was not going to be a tightly character-driven documentary, it made sense. “Take Your Pills” benefits from this choice in the end.

In a lot of ways, the documentary feels like something that will be shown in ninth grade health classrooms in 10 or 15 years, which, given the subject at hand, is just about as much as one could ask of the film. Whether that classroom will be filled with 25 13-year-olds wired on the super pill, or whether the Adderall craze will be a thing of the past, only time will tell.

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UMMA’s ‘The Comforter’ Daily Arts Writer

Crossing through the Diag, headed towards the Union, one cuts through the embrace of Mason Hall and the University’s art museum. The museum’s decorative, almost stained glass windows create a modern aesthetic, catering to a walk at any time of day. But as one nears the end of the building, an ominous feeling overcomes our traveler as they come across what appears to be an almost creepily realistic depiction of what might be a young girl.

Holding a baby? Or maybe a chicken?

Without really knowing what is going on inside the front glass display of the UMMA, the vast majority of people in passing are confused with this exhibition.

The composition of this piece brings forth a concept discussed all too often in the world of art and design: the introduction of uncomfortable depictions as works of art. The strategy of bringing forth uncomfortable ideas and visions into the world of fine art has a wide range of implications, posing an interesting experience for viewers of these works.

Artist Patricia Piccinini is known for using her art as a critique of the ethics that lie within certain scientific

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intention.

“My hope is that it peaks the curiosity of students passing by from the outside, so much that they visit the museum for another view from the inside,” Forde said.

With works that aren’t as easy on the eyes and meanings that are not always completely obvious, it is difficult to contextualize their place in the world of art. Piccinini’s fits into this category. Blurring the line between art and activism, the piece holds a message that goes beyond what the eye can see.

Speaking to the importance of diversity, Forde notes the piece’s place as an artwork and a call to action.

“First and foremost empathy, compassion for those ‘different’ than us — something we could stand to have a lot more of in the world these days,” she said.

“The Comforter” serves as an example of pushing of boundaries. In a distinctly uncomfortable manner, the work shows viewers the amount of change that has yet to occur surrounding topics that involve the boundaries between the natural and the artificial.

Piccinini opens a conversation about the barriers between the genetically modified and the natural, one that is, although uncomfortable and often overlooked, all the more necessary.

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processes and man-made replications. As one looks closer at “The Comforter,” the piece depicts a young girl with excessive hair on her face and body. In her arms, she holds an underdeveloped, organic creature, unidentifiable from afar. This sense of strangeness that Piccinini employs in her work proves to be intentional, speaking to the problems of genetically modified scientific processes, using the object in the arms of the girl to allude to this theme.

“Patricia (Piccinini) has said that she feels ‘The Comforter’ is an incredibly optimistic work,” said UMMA curator Kathleen Forde.

An unusual statement for such a grotesque work, the piece has different implications from close up and far away. In passing, one may see a child holding a baby, a perhaps more expected, understood concept. But as one takes time to zoom in on the piece, graphic details become apparent, leading viewers to ask themselves: “Why is this piece on this campus” or “Why does it exist in the first place?”

“Viewers can visit the exhibition in the museum and then have a different relationship when viewing it from outside… or vice versa,” Forde said.

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that perfectly encapsulates her character’s story. Mie is clearly rattled and frightened in the psychiatric ward, yet stubbornly determined to remember who she truly is.

She is, however, the only actor who stands out, although little focus has been placed on any of the other characters.

The show truly excels at merging her psychological journey with horror and supernatural elements.

Despite being marketed

primarily as a supernatural/ psychological thriller, à la “Memento” or “The OA,” the horror elements in “Tabula Rasa” are more effective than a large majority of horror films out there. Sure, some scenes rely on common tropes (ghastly strings, conversations that ominously foreshadow future events), but the combination of Baeten’s acting and the cinematography is executed marvelously to create some truly unnerving

scenes, exacerbated by the uncertainty that Mie and the audience face.

“Tabula Rasa” is slow and methodical, with the ability to draw you in through its dark, chilling atmosphere and the sheer amount of new questions it raises at every turn. None of it is wholly original in terms of characterization, storyline or production, but for fans of any kind of dark mystery thrillers, its meticulous execution makes it a must-watch.

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‘I Can Only Imagine’ does Stephen Kellogg makes a little to entertain masses family party for everyone ALEXIS RANKIN / Daily

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Stephen Kellogg is a family man, no doubt about it. The singer-songwriter has four daughters and a wife of 15 years, but his warm presence could make anyone feel a part of something bigger, tied together by the common thread of folk music. On Friday, Kellogg brought this sense of unity to The Ark, making his stamp on the venue with his beautifully written songs and engaging personality. The connection he made with his audience that night was uncanny, almost as comfortable and open as a house party with friends and relatives. This is what makes Kellogg unique and his shows so inviting — he is truly committed to making his music an intimate experience for his audience, one rambling story at a time.

Kellogg kicked off the intimate concert with a bang, the song “4th Street Moon” from his time in a band known as Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers. Though many in the audience may have not known

the song already, it was clear from that first chord that the night would be memorable.

Kellogg appears as if he was born on stage, taking the spotlight and using it to his advantage, but never letting go of his connection with the audience. He let his small crowd at The Ark know this early, telling them that he “had a plan for the night — singalongs, stories and the like,” with a laugh. This was most certainly true, as Kellogg wove in tales of his own life to set up each song with a warm smile and touching sense of humor.

The singer has a committed fan base, who affectionately call him “SK,” but there were a fair amount of new faces in the crowd, drawn to the concert from Kellogg’s performance on night one of the 41st Ann Arbor Folk Festival earlier this year. If Kellogg didn’t win those people over by the end of the night, I don’t know what would have — his rapport with the audience grew with every tune he sang, telling the story of his life and loves with songs like “1993” (about meeting his wife at the age of 16) and “4 Kids,” among others. The songwriter also

invited opener Hailey Steele up for two songs, her pure country voice accompanying Kellogg’s gritty folk drawl for crowd favorite “See You Later, See You Soon.”

Kellogg joked about how his labels have asked him to “stop writing songs about specific dates and people,” but that is clearly the artist’s forte — it could easily get old, but he manages to make every song stand out from the others. He’s a true storyteller in every sense of the word, taking advantage of his life experience to craft a unique connection with his listeners and fellow musicians.

Though his songs are often specific, it’s this specificity that makes them universal — he puts into words what we all feel about family, love and the challenges life always presents.

Kellogg closed the show on this universal note, singing hit “Thanksgiving” with a raw and soulful twang which brought the audience to their feet. Kellogg is a family man on his own accord, but he turned everyone there into a family for two hours, singing and laughing until he left the stage, arms raised in triumph.

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‘Tabula Rasa’ is a subtle and intriguing mystery SAYAN GHOSH Daily Arts Writer

Netf lix’s new trend of picking up acclaimed TV and film from around the world has been its source for some of the past year’s most fresh and engaging content.

From the gripping German historical drama “Babylon Berlin,” to the thrilling Spanish heist show “La casa de papel,” international TV is finally starting to grow in prominence in a genre that has long been dominated

by American studios and producers. “Tabula Rasa,” a Belgian psychological thriller, is a worthy addition to this collection.

“Tabula Rasa”’s first episode, “Spectre,” previews the slow-burning nature of the show. Shots move at a languid pace along the

gray, dreary environments they depict, including the psychiatric ward in which a young woman named Annemie D’Haeze (Veerle Baetens,

“Tabula Rasa” Netflix Series Premiere “News from Planet Mars”) finds herself. Suffering from short-term amnesia after a car accident, she discovers that she is the prime witness in the disappearance of a man named Thomas de Geest (Jeroen Perceval, “The Ardennes”).

Unfortunately for her and the detectives pursuing the case, while f lashbacks do show that the pair indeed met in a seemingly uneventful manner, Mie cannot remember a thing about de Geest, nor certain aspects of her life around the

time of her accident. Much of her time in the ward is piecing together details of this time period.

The viewer is always alongside Mie as she tries to remember her past, but is also made aware that the narrator is inherently unreliable. A doctor notes that increased amounts of stress make Mie susceptible to even more “deletion” of memories as her brain goes into overdrive trying to fill them in. The superb cinematography delicately balances this line, showing us some oddly disturbing supernatural imagery — such as a mysterious red powder seeping through the walls — but also occasionally reminding us that what we’re seeing is not necessarily accurate.

Baetens, a mainstay in Belgian cinema and TV, acts in a subtle, restrained manner

Reviewing a film like “I Can Only Imagine” isn’t really a fair thing to do. It is a film designed to appeal to such a specific subset of the audience that, unless you are a part of that subset, it’s hard for you to properly assess the film on its intended merits. Directed competently by Andrew and Jon Erwin (“Mom’s Night Out”), “I Can Only Imagine” tells the story of the events that inspired the song of the same name, which is apparently among the most beloved of all modern Christian folk songs.

The film stars newcomer J. Michael Finley as Bart Millard, whose contentious relationship with his father inspired the song. The father in question is Dennis Quaid (“A Dog’s Purpose”), who gives the picture an air of legitimacy it might otherwise lack.

The story follows a fairly basic biopic drama formula, beginning with Bart in childhood and following him into adulthood. The complicated relationship between Bart and his father Arthur, while interesting enough, feels as though it isn’t as well developed as it might have been were the script free to go deeper into the psychological issues at the root of it. This problem extends beyond just this storyline; in fact, much of the movie feels constrained by its religious overtones.

What actually leads someone to become a Christian pop star and what that does to a person’s worldview isn’t particularly well examined because it feels as though the movie is mostly preaching to the choir. No attempts are made to say anything that Bart Millard himself might not say about his own life, and any deeper meaning in the movie

is hard to come by.

That being said, for what it is, it’s not bad. “I Can

“I Can Only Imagine” Quality 16, Rave Cinemas Ann Arbor Lionsgate Only Imagine” is more than marginally entertaining for those who don’t know who Bart Millard is, and it’s easy to imagine it being a great night at the movies for those people out there who can belt every note of Millard’s songs. Quaid gives his usual performance, elevating what otherwise would’ve been a one-note character to someone who seems to have multiple

layers — even if these layers are never shown explicitly on screen. Sadly the same cannot be said for fresh-faced Finley, who portrays Millard with all the depth of a children’s cartoon character. Some of it can be blamed on the direction, which is uninspired but expected in a paint-by-number picture such as this. Regardless, a crucial aspect of any biopic is the performance of the lead and in this case, that performance simply falls flat.

“I Can Only Imagine” is designed to be appealing to people who have fond memories and a love of Millard and his band’s famous song. But for everyone else, the film will probably just be a bore. The Erwin brothers seem to thrive off of these kinds of Christian feel-good family films, but for general audiences, films of this sort are just no longer relevant.

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Putting a spotlight on women’s sports In observance of Women’s History Month, The Daily launches a series aimed at telling the stories of female athletes, coaches and teams at the University from the per- BETELHEM spective of the ASHAME female sports writers on staff. Former managing sports editor Betelhem Ashame kicks off the series with this column. his month is almost universally known for March Madness, the single best sporting event of the year.

In the past weekend of the NCAA Tournament, there was the historic 20-point upset of No. 1 overall seed Virginia at the hands of No. 16 seed UMBC — the only time the lowest seed has beaten the top seed in the men’s tournament.

There was No. 13 seed Buffalo putting together a 20-point win of its own over No. 4 seed Arizona to secure the first tournament victory in program history.

There was No. 11 seed LoyolaChicago advancing to the Sweet Sixteen on the back of not one, but two game-winning shots against No. 6 seed Miami and No. 3 seed Tennessee, respectively.

And of course, there was the shot that wrote Jordan Poole’s name in Michigan lore, as the freshman guard — with his legs stretched wide apart and a hand directly in his face — made an improbable, miracle shot to beat the buzzer and punch the thirdseeded Wolverines’ ticket to Los Angeles for the Sweet Sixteen.

But you already know all that.

I’d bet my bracket money on it.

There’s probably a lot about this weekend you know nothing about, though. For instance,

T

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there’s more than one NCAA Tournament in March.

And this isn’t the first time a No. 16 seed topped a No. 1 seed.

Harvard upset Stanford in the women’s tournament 20 years ago.

That fact might catch you by surprise. It certainly did for me when I saw it on Twitter, in relation to UMBC’s feat. I’m just as old as that game, and I had never heard of it.

There have been notable upsets in this year’s women’s tournament, too. You just probably didn’t know about them.

There was No. 12 seed Florida Gulf Coast stunning No. 5 seed Missouri with a double-digit victory — despite the Tigers’ best player dropping 35 points — becoming the lowest seed to advance to the second round in

the 64-team field.

There was No. 11 seed Central Michigan securing a win over No. 6 LSU for the first tournament victory in program history as the first 11-seed to win since 2015. Mere hours later, there was No. 11 seed Buffalo pulling off a 20-point upset as well by beating No. 6 seed South Florida to also earn its first tournament victory in program history.

And Michigan, which made the tournament for the first time since 2013, advanced out of the first round with a double-digit win over Northern Colorado, but expectedly couldn’t pull off an upset of its own against No. 2 Baylor in Waco, TX. Even as a female former managing sports editor of this paper, I admittedly didn’t know much about the women’s tournament

this year, either. Besides that Michigan part, I had to do some searching to find out what I just told you.

While the men’s tournament has been broadcast all over CBS, TNT and TBS, the women’s tournament has been relegated to ESPN2 — the secondary channel of the network branded as the worldwide leader in sports.

That isn’t a new phenomenon for women’s sports.

Even on the professional level, for example, the WNBA constantly finds itself stuck on ESPN2, while the NBA spreads its games between ABC, TNT and ESPN. With a lower volume of coverage, it isn’t hard to see why women’s sports struggle to come out from behind the shadows.

There’s more you should know

about this weekend as a Michigan fan.

The swimming and diving team finished in fourth place at the NCAA Championships and secured a team trophy — earning 267 points, the third-highest total in program history — for the first time since 1996. Nine swimmers, one diver and four relays scored points, including three national runner-up finishes, to help the Wolverines become the first Big Ten team to earn a top-five finish since that same year.

The gymnastics team captured its fourth Big Ten regularseason title in the past six years with its 15th win of the season at the Big Five Meet. Michigan now has an opportunity to claim its fifth consecutive Big Ten Championship next weekend as well.

The water polo team ran its win streak to 15 games with three more victories over ranked opponents to finish off its nonconference slate — the sixth time in program history the Wolverines have achieved that many consecutive victories.

The softball team did one better and extended its win streak to 16 games with four victories by a combined margin of 35-0, including an exclamation mark courtesy of freshman righthander Sarah Schaefer, who tossed the first perfect game of her Michigan career.

Those are just five of the 14 female teams that don the maize and blue. I could go on, but I’ll stop there.

A few synopses don’t do justice to these teams. Their stories are just as layered and their accomplishments are just as important as those of the men’s teams that have been in the spotlight all this time. They just haven’t received the same level of attention.

There’s one more thing you should know about, if you didn’t already. March is also Women’s History Month. It’s an opportune time to put a spotlight on these women.

It’s our responsibility to write about them. It’s your responsibility to read about them.

Women’s sports have been undervalued in society for a long time, even after Title IX. If you didn’t already, hopefully now you know.

So over the course of the next two weeks, in accordance with Women’s History Month, my fellow female sports writers and I will be putting a spotlight on their stories.

They deserve to be told. We are here to do the telling.

Ashame can be reached at ashabete@umich.edu or on Twitter @betelhem_ashame.

A familiar miracle Jordan Poole’s shot may have seemed like a prayer. But it’s something many should be familiar with.

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WICHITA, Kan. — You’ve seen that play before.

Alright, so you haven’t seen that exact scenario, with Jordan Poole hitting an improbable, contested three to send the Michigan men’s basketball team to the Sweet Sixteen. But you’ve seen that set before.

Think back to January, when the Wolverines needed free throws from senior guard Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman to overcome Maryland.

It’s the same set.

Freshman forward Isaiah Livers inbounded the ball with a baseball pass to AbdurRahkman, who turned at half court and tried to make a play.

Back then, he got into the paint and was fouled. This time, he was cut off by Houston defenders, and he had to dish it off to Poole.

And the fate of the entire season rested in the hands of the boisterous, inconsistent freshman from Milwaukee.

Even before that, it would have been hard to console Abdur-Rahkman with the hope that the play has worked before.

Moments earlier, he missed a layup that would have tied the game with six seconds left. He kneeled under the basket after the whistle blew, watching his college career f lash before his eyes, as the Cougars had a chance to ice the game away at the free-throw line.

“I think people were down.

I especially was,” AbdurRahkman said. “But I’m a leader, so I have to keep that stale face and show strength.

Coach (Beilein) was trying to boost us all up, because we were all kind of down. We thought it was over.”

Duncan Robinson was in a similar position. With 2:06

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Freshman guard Jordan Poole hit the game-winning, buzzer-beating 3-pointer to lift Michigan to a 64-63 win over Houston in the NCAA Tournament.

remaining, he was called for his fifth foul in a tie game.

It was just the fourth time the fifth-year senior forward had fouled out in his Michigan career, yet there he was, walking to the bench for quite possibly the final time in his Michigan career.

Junior forward Moritz Wagner went over to Robinson and tried to tell him that this wouldn’t be his last time, that he had seen his team pull out close games before and that

he was about to see it again.

But it’s hard to believe at that point.

“Michigan’s done so much for me, and I just didn’t want to go out that way,” Robinson said. “You know, that second half I didn’t feel like I played well.

I just — I want it more than anything for my teammates, my coaches, this fanbase, the whole University, and I didn’t want to go out like that. For a second there, you try not to go to that place

“I think people were down.

I especially was.”

mentally, but I was fighting it.

I was fighting it.”

John Beilein might have been the only one who kept the faith. Maybe it was just the coach’s façade they must put up to keep their team calm, or maybe it was that he knew his end-of-game play had worked before.

Either way, after AbdurRahkman’s missed layup, he called his team over to talk about the situation. Beilein pointed to the clock. He was trying to get his team to believe that they had one last chance.

“We had a lot of time that we’ve been practicing the play,” Beilein said. “We decided we were going to run

it. We had time.”

Added Livers: “He literally said, ‘Look. Look at that much time.

That’s too much time.

We’re good, we’re gonna go with that famous out-ofbounds play.’ He has a lot of trust in that play.”

But it isn’t just that the play had worked before or that the Wolverines have won close games before.

Jordan Poole has literally hit that shot before.

Just last week, when

Michigan held an open scrimmage, Poole hit a gamewinner from almost the same area of the f loor.

“It’s like the same spot,” said fifth-year senior guard Jaaron Simmons. “That’s crazy to me. That’s crazy to me. But shoutout to JP, man.”

That’s not all, either. Livers says he’s seen Poole take the shot countless times before. In fact, he takes it at the end of his warm-up routine.

“I definitely just dream of shots like this,” Poole said. “I’m the one that, when the clock’s going down at shootaround, I’m the one dribbling and waiting to see if I can make the last shot. I missed it earlier when we were doing shootaround, but this last one I didn’t miss.”

There’s one more place you’ve seen that shot before.

It’s in your dreams.

Any kid who has ever touched a basketball has taken that shot in their driveway.

You count down the seconds in your head, like Poole at shootaround, and you wait until the last possible moment to heave it from deep and send your hypothetical team to a championship.

It isn’t the same, because Poole’s shot was real, but you’ve seen that shot before.

On Saturday night, Beilein called his go-to play with the season on the line, trying to salvage more time for AbdurRahkman and Robinson and the rest of this team.

Poole got the shot that he and so many others have dreamed about taking.

And despite everything going on around him, it was easy to see it go in.

“I definitely just dream of shots like this.”

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Wolverines continue hot streak Schaefer tosses perfect game JORGE CAZARES Daily Sports Writer

With Big Ten play beginning in less than one week, the Michigan softball team looked to continue their 12-game win streak at the Miami Invitational in Oxford, Ohio. And led by an explosive offense and elite pitching performances, the team outscored their opponents, 35-0.

Freshmen pitchers Meghan Beaubien and Sarah Schaefer threw four complete game shutouts against Dayton, Miami (Ohio), Robert Morris and Fort Wayne.

The Wolverines opened the tournament on Saturday against Dayton with Schaefer in the circle.

After setting down the Flyers in a 1-2-3 first inning, Michigan took the lead in the bottom half of the frame. Junior infielder Faith Canfield scored on a double steal when junior outfielder Natalie Peters was thrown out at second base in her steal attempt. The one and two hitters, respectively, lifted the offense combining for nine hits and five runs on Saturday. The Wolverines tacked on three runs on four hits in the fifth inning — putting the game out of reach. Schaefer returned to the circle for the seventh inning, seeking the first complete game and win of her collegiate career.

Just how she began the game, Schaefer retired her opponents in 1-2-3 fashion to earn the complete game shutout.

In the second matchup of the day for Michigan, the offense opened up a four-run lead in the 3rd inning against Miami (Ohio).

Canfield turned on a pitch from the Redhawks, launching the first pitch of the at-bat over the left field fence for a two-run home run. This was all of the run support Beaubien needed. After getting out of a bases-loaded jam in the first inning and leaving a pair of runners stranded in the second inning, Beaubien got into a groove and surrendered only three hits on her way to a

complete game and 7-0 victory.

On Sunday, the Wolverines’ bats picked up right where they left off on Saturday. In the top half of the first inning against Robert Morris, Michigan put up four runs led by two home runs off the bats of sophomore infielder Madeleine Uden and senior infielder Taylor Swearingen. Junior utility player Alex Sobczak contributed four RBI to the offensive display as Michigan put up 14 runs in total.

“I think we’re just attacking,” Canfield said. “We’re seeing the ball and we’re just going for it. I think hitting is contagious, that we’re just starting to get hot and everything’s just coming together at the right time.”

Despite how impressive the offense looked, Schaefer was even better.

She topped her performance from Saturday by retiring all of the batters she faced — throwing the first perfect game in program history since 2010. Not to mention that it was her nineteenth birthday.

Even though she was the star of the game, Schaefer was quick to credit her defense.

“I feel like they always have my back,” Schaefer said. “I’m a majority drop-ball pitcher, so I try to get the hitters to always hit

it in the ground, so my infield is a really big part of my game and I felt like they just had my back the whole time.”

The game ended after five innings as a result of the mercy rule.

The Wolverines faced off against Fort Wayne in their final contest of the weekend. Like her previous outing, Beaubien escaped a bases loaded jam in her first inning after giving up two hits and walking a batter.

Michigan took the lead in the bottom half of the inning, crossing the plate twice on two throwing errors by the Mastodons. Just as she did on Saturday, Beaubien hit her stride allowing only two hits after the first inning on her way to another complete game shutout.

And so, the streak continues for the Wolverines who have now strung together 16 consecutive wins, leading up to their first home game in Ann Arbor on Wednesday.

“I’m just really excited to get out there and show everybody what Michigan has to offer,” Schaefer said, “and I think that we’re in a really good spot right now and we have some things to work on but if they can keep getting better, I think we can be really great.”

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Sarah Schaefer’s “K Counter” had five birthday cakes.

Every game, the Michigan softball team’s Twitter account tweets out a strikeout counter for the day’s pitcher using one emoji for each strikeout. Sometimes, it’ll be robots. Other times, it’s fist bumps. But Sunday wasn’t just any day for the freshman right-hander.

It was her birthday, and the K Counter had the emojis to match.

At the Miami Invitational on Saturday and Sunday, senior right-hander Tera Blanco — the Wolverines’ usual No. 2 starter — never took the mound, which meant it was Schaefer’s time to shine.

On Saturday against Dayton, Schaefer — who has a 1.45 ERA on the season but averages just under three innings per appearance — got the start in the circle. There, the freshman right-hander dazzled, allowing just three hits and no walks with six strikeouts in Michigan’s 7-0 win. She earned not only the first complete-game shutout of her college career, but also her first win.

“It felt great to get a win for my team,” Schaefer said, “and the shutout was even better.”

That night, Schaefer brought

cupcakes to the team’s hotel for the team to share. Sunday morning, she hung out with her parents in the hotel and posed for a photo with a wood cutout of a cake. But the best birthday present was still to come.

Before Schaefer threw a single pitch in Sunday’s game against Robert Morris, the Wolverines took a 4-0 lead in the top of the first. The pressure was off.

It took just 10 pitches for Schaefer to get her first three outs. It was foreshadowing for the trajectory of the game.

Lost in the offensive onslaught was something else — Schaefer wasn’t allowing any baserunners.

Those that did realize gave her the silent treatment.

“We weren’t really talking about it because we didn’t want to jinx it,” said junior second baseman Faith Canfield. “But I think it was just (a) good atmosphere because we were hitting the ball.”

If the first several innings were sparks, the fifth inning was a fullblown explosion. Michigan scored six runs to extend its lead to 14-0.

Barring anything disastrous, the run rule would end the game in the next inning. When Schaefer came back out for the last inning, it dawned on her that she was still perfect.

“I kinda realized at the end,”

Schaefer said. “ … I tried not to think about it in the last inning.”

And there it was. Two quick popouts and a strikeout, and Schaefer had a birthday present better than she could have imagined.

“She threw a perfect game,” Canfield said. “I think that’s good celebration.”

It’s only appropriate that on her birthday — a day all about growing up — Schaefer demonstrated her growth since the beginning of the season. At first, most of her appearances were in garbage time and Michigan coach Carol Hutchins treated her with a short leash. Before the weekend, Schaefer had 16 strikeouts. That number has now ballooned to 28. If Schaefer and freshman left-hander Meghan Beaubien — who also has a no-hitter under her belt — can continue their upward trajectory, the Wolverines’ rotation could become a sight to behold.

Now, Schaefer is the owner of the program’s first perfect game since 2010. And this weekend was just the beginning for an athlete with her whole career ahead of her.

“It’s always something you can work towards,” Schaefer said.

“Just going out there and staying relaxed. It’s the best that you can hope for.”

Despite late scare, Michigan secures its first sweep of the season Behind seven strong innings from freshman left-hander Ben Dragani, the Wolverines won thrice against Bowling Green BENNETT BRAMSON Daily Sports Writer

Ben Dragani didn’t learn he’d be getting his first career start over the weekend series until Thursday night. Anxiety soon crept in for the freshman lefthander as he readied himself for the Wolverines (7-11 overall) matchup against Bowling Green (3-16).

“I was a little nervous,” Dragani said. “I kinda didn’t know what to expect. I kinda had to talk to some other guys to get the routine down, but I just I fell back on what I did in high school.”

But those nerves did not show whatsoever, as Dragani dominated in the Wolverines’ 5-4 victory, with six strikeouts, five hits allowed, no earned runs and no walks in seven innings of work.

Dragani — who began the season as a relief pitcher — got off to a hot start with a 1-2-3 first inning.

With two outs in the second inning, after two Falcon singles, a pitch got away from senior catcher Brock Keener allowing the runner on second base to advance to third. On the very next pitch, the Bowling Green batter poked a ground ball between the shortstop and third baseman to score the game’s first run — the only run Dragani would allow.

After giving up two singles but no runs in the third, Dragani locked in, registering four straight 1-2-3 innings from the fourth through seventh innings.

“He’s a competitor, he’s very efficient in his pitches: no walks, no hit-by-pitches, very few three-ball counts,” said Michigan coach Erik Bakich.

“I think it was 81 pitches in seven innings … it’s just hard to

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Michigan coach Erik Bakich was pleased with how his starting pitchers asserted themselves in this past weekend’s sweep of Bowling Green.

do. He’s got multiple off-speed pitches for strikes, including a swing-and-miss change up. I see him in our weekend rotation.”

Freshman outfielder Jordan Nwogu — who went 3-4 with two RBIs and a double — knocked what would turn out to be the gamewinning hit, as he ripped a two-RBI single passed the outstretched glove of the Bowling Green third baseman to give Michigan the 5-1 lead.

“At 2-0 I knew he has to throw a fastball,” Nwogu said.

“I kind of smiled; I looked at him and was like, ‘you’re throwing a fastball,’ and I hit the ball.”

“He’s a competitor, he’s very efficient in his pitches ...”

Nwogu, who made his first three career starts in each game of the series, absolutely dominated the Bowling Green pitching staff, going 7-11 with eight RBIs, two doubles and a home run over the series.

With Dragani cruising and the Wolverines holding a 5-1 lead after seven innings, a victory seemed imminent.

Dragani, however, far surpassed his season-high pitch count, so Bakich made the decision to go to the pen.

“It was the longest he had been in all season by far, so if we’re going to build him into a starter we can’t blow him out his first career start,” Bakich said.

Sophomore right-handed pitcher Jack Weisenburger came on in relief for the eighth inning and immediately struggled.

The first four batters

Weisenburger faced all reached base, capped by a two-run double. Bakich decided to make another call to the bullpen.

Enter junior left-handed pitcher

William Tribucher.

Coming in with 12 strikeouts and just three earned runs in 10.2 innings of work, Tribucher faced runners on second and

third base with no outs.

The first two batters reached on a throwing error on a ground ball and a miscommunication on a bunt, respectively. Then with the bases loaded, no outs and only a one run lead, Tribucher flipped a switch. Three straight strikeouts later, the inning was over, and the Wolverines still held a one-run lead.

“That’s toughness right there,” Bakich said. “You come into a situation, you’re already in a storm, and the first batter you face is safe on an error, the next guy drops a bunt down and we don’t collect an out on a bunt, so now, all of the sudden, you’re in a bigger storm.

“A guy who maybe lacks toughness or lets doubt creep in or fear of giving up a lot of runs probably does just exactly that, gives up a lot of runs. He didn’t.

He just looked like he stuck his chest out, pinned his ears back and said ‘Alright enough of this.’ ” In the ninth inning, after giving up a walk to the first better, Tribucher came right back, striking out the next two batters he faced, inducing an easy ground ball to the shortstop for the final out.

Michigan had secured the series sweep.

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Pearson leads Michigan to NCAA Tournament in first season as coach The second-seeded Wolverines will travel to Worcester, Mass. to face No. 3 seed Northeastern in the first round on March 24 ANNA MARCUS Daily Sports Writer

The wait is finally over for the Michigan hockey team.

Sunday, the NCAA Selection Show revealed that the secondseeded Wolverines will travel to Worcester, Mass. to battle No. 3 Northeastern in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The matchup will take place March 24 at the DCU Center, and if the Wolverines advance, they will face the winner of No. 1 Cornell and No. 4 Boston University in the quarterfinal game at the same location Sunday.

Heading into the tournament, Michigan (20-143) is tied with the Huskies (239-5) at No. 8 in the PairWise Rankings. Northeastern runs a high-powered offense, with an average output of 3.62 goals per game — good for fifth in the nation.

When it comes to special teams, the Huskies shouldn’t be underestimated. They run the third-most effective power play in the nation, holding a 27.22 goal percentage with the manadvantage. The Wolverines, in contrast, are 36th in that same category.

Given this, Michigan coach Mel Pearson noted that special teams, and in particular the penalty kill, will be a major focal point as the Wolverines prepare for their upcoming match.

“We have to work on special teams,” Pearson said following the Selection Show. “… Our pace and tempo have to be good this week. We have to make sure we’re doing a lot of things defensively, with the zone coverage and a lot of back pressure and just getting ready to play hard without the puck.

We’ll pay hard with it. But we

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have to make sure we have the mindset that we make sure we play extremely hard without the puck.

“I think it’s a good matchup for us.”

Michigan was one of four Big Ten teams to make the tournament, as Notre Dame, Ohio State and Penn State all received bids.

The competitiveness of the conference this season was highlighted in the seeding —

the Fighting Irish and Buckeyes both earned No. 1 seeds, in the East Regional and Midwest Regional, respectively.

The Northeast Regional is one of four separate regionals, each with a singleelimination format.

The winner of each secures a spot in St. Paul on April 5 for the Frozen Four, meaning there are only four games between any team and the national title.

Despite the high stakes,

“I think it’s a good matchup for us.”

single elimination nature of the tournament, the atmosphere of the selection show viewing was anything but tense. A beaming Mel Pearson addressed his team, the Children of Yost and other attendees before the show even began, making it clear that any location would be a good location — he was just thrilled that Michigan has made it to this place this season.

And while over the past couple weeks the Wolverines have been expecting a spot in the tournament, this was not always the case. Over the first half of the season, Michigan had just about as many wins

as losses, so it is not lost on the team that what it has accomplished over the past two months is no small feat.

“I’m extremely proud of them,” Pearson said.

“They’ve done a lot of heavy lifting. We had to improve on some areas — it started with our goaltending.

We got good goaltending down the stretch.

We had some of our younger players step forward and are getting a lot of contributions

from different players. … Once you get in, anything is possible.

I’m extremely proud of these guys, especially (how) they stuck together.”

While the team’s accomplishments were underscored with a No. 2 seed and the opportunity to extend its postseason, Pearson received an honor of his own.

During the Selection Show, he was recognized as the first ever collegiate hockey coach to consecutively take two different teams to the NCAA Tournament, as Michigan Tech earned a bid last season with him at the helm.

Though Pearson wasn’t aware of this accomplishment beforehand, it again reinforced Michigan’s quick transformation, growing from an underwhelming team last season to now inarguably one of the best in the nation.

Before the show started, highlight reels from games at Yost Ice Arena were played for the team and spectators to watch. These clips were yet another piece of evidence of the team’s brightest accomplishments, particularly over the past two and a half months.

“I think (the clips) say a lot,” said senior forward Tony Calderone. “It shows some of the big games we won, and looking back on that, it shows that we can beat anyone in the country.”

And truly, what could be a better message for the Wolverines as they head into the final stretch of the postseason?

“Once you get in, anything is possible.”

Season over The Michigan women’s basketball team was eliminated from the NCAA Tournament with an 80-58 loss to No. 2 seed Baylor ETHAN SEARS

Daily Sports Writer

The best season in Michigan women’s basketball’s recent history ended quietly.

A trip to Waco, an 80-58 loss to No. 2 seed Baylor, a sad walk off the court. Quick, easy and quiet — the type of finish you don’t remember so much as the way they got there in the first place.

The Wolverines were destroyed by an onslaught of turnovers — 19 to be exact — enough to crush any chance of a historic upset. Though senior guard Katelynn Flaherty and junior center Hallie Thome dropped a combined 40 points with the former shooting 6-of14 from beyond the arc and the latter dominating the low post early on, Michigan struggled to gain traction anywhere else.

Sophomore forward Akienreh Johnson — whose scoring helped get the Wolverines into the NCAA Tournament — was held to just six points and junior guard Nicole Munger had just two to her name.

Baylor dominated the boards, outrebounding Michigan by 20 thanks to an 18-point, 16-rebound performance from Lauren Cox. Add all of that to the Wolverines’ turnovers and walking out of Ferrell Center with a win became nearly impossible.

“Sometimes I think we just see people and we try to get it to them quick and Baylor’s — their guards are super fast,” Flaherty said. “I think we had to get adjusted to the game. We made some turnovers and I think we got a little bit tight and made some more.”

Give Michigan credit for keeping the game close as long as it did. The Wolverines went into a hostile environment against a team that has lost just once all year and stayed within single digits through the first

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Senior guard Katelynn Flaherty scored 18 points in the final game of her career, an 80-58 loss to second-seeded Baylor.

half.

After Baylor started out on a 7-2 run to open the game, it seemed the affair could get out of hand sooner rather than later.

Instead, two straight 3-pointers from Flaherty put Michigan back in front — and jolted the Wolverines into a run of their own.

When Flaherty’s next triple came, it put Michigan up by five with just over two minutes to go in the first.

The Wolverines’ night only went downhill from there.

The Bears took off on a 13-0 run immediately after, punctuating the display with a Juicy Landrum 3-pointer.

Though the Wolverines managed to stay within a reasonable margin for the rest of the half — even cutting the deficit to three with two minutes to go in the second after a layup from freshman guard Deja Church — the game was as good as over.

Michigan’s best shot had come and gone. Even after pulling it back, the Wolverines

“I think we had to get adjusted to the game.”

went into the break down 42-34, a decisive margin against a team like Baylor.

Though the Wolverines hung around until midway through the third, a second 13-0 run from the Bears broke the dam.

When Kalani Brown got a driving layup to fall with just over two minutes to go in the quarter, extending Baylor’s lead to 57-41, that was all she wrote for Michigan.

“They wore us down for sure,” said Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico. “No question about it. I thought we battled and hung tough and really fought and really tried to rebound in the first half and I thought they really wore us down physically (in the second).”

Neither Flaherty nor Thome — who had carried the offense earlier on — could find a rhythm.

The two shot a combined 4-of18 in the second half. Kalani Brown turned her defense of Thome up a notch, and Baylor packed the paint to prevent her from going to spin moves. That was enough to keep her quiet.

When Flaherty exited the game — walking off the court for the last time with 34.7 seconds to go in the game — Michigan coach Kim Barnes

Arico embraced her, told her she loved her and thanked her for everything. The two were first connected via Barnes Arico’s husband, who saw Flaherty playing on a New Jersey blacktop as a child and relayed news of her to his wife, still a ways off coaching from the Wolverines.

When she got to Ann Arbor, Barnes Arico recruited Flaherty and built her program around the Point Pleasant, N.J. native.

The last four years have constituted her reward for doing so.

“I made the best decision coming to Michigan, I would never change that,” Flaherty said, her voice cracking. “I mean I love my coach, I love Hallie — sorry — and my teammates. It’s a great school, I couldn’t do it without them.”

For senior forward Jillian Dunston, who rallied the Wolverines to a WNIT championship last season, whose defense and rebounding have buoyed the Wolverines all year, who does all the little things as well as Barnes Arico could ask, the emotion was less palpable.

“It was kinda sad, but I mean you kind of reflect, in that little bit of 10 seconds (walking off the court), of how great — I don’t know, Katelynn and I did a lot of good things,” Dunston said. “It’s sad that we lost, but I think our overall careers have been incredible.”

Now, their journey is complete.

The ultimate goal — a NCAA Tournament berth — has been met, and exceeded with a first-round win over Northern Colorado on Friday.

The end it turned out, was a mere formality.

“... I think our overall careers have been incredible.”