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‘U’ student dethroned of pageant title

NEWS

Regents Board of Regents talk Ann Arbor campus planning at final summer meeting

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Miss World America strips Kathy Zhu of crown over controversial tweets

OPINION

Family

Emily Considine illustrates why catching up with family can feel like an interview

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ARTS

Art Fair Follow a Daily editor’s journey to find an obscure ring at the annual Ann Arbor Art Fair >> SEE PAGE 7

MICHIGAN IN COLOR

To the left

Dierra Barlow shared her thoughts after an uncomfortable encounter wearing gender non-conforming fashion

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SPORTS

Basketball Howard meets with local beat writers about acclimating to new job

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MELANIE TAYLOR & CATHERINE NOUHAN ALEC COHEN/Daily Vistitors walk through the Ann Arbor Art Fair in downtown Ann Arbor, which was met with high temperatures and stormy weather Saturday.

Extreme weather affects Ann Arbor Art Fair products, turnout Annual fair brings over 1,000 artists downtown FRANCESCA DUONG Daily Staff Reporter

From Thursday, July 18, through Sunday, July 21, hundreds of tents filled with paintings, carvings, clothing and food lined the streets of downtown Ann Arbor for the annual Ann Arbor Art Fair, a conglomerate of the Street Art Fair, Summer Art Fair, State Street Art Fair and South University Art Fair. Celebrating its 60th anniversary, the Ann Arbor Art Fair boastsed over half a million attendees and one thousand artists.

Karen Delhey, executive director of the Guild of Artists and Artisans, said planning the fair requires a lot of coordination between different organizations. She explained the planning process for the next fair starts a week after the current one finishes.

The Guild of Artists and Artisans is specifically in charge of the Summer Art Fair, but Delhey said collaboration is required.

Delhey said

their mission was to provide marketing opportunities for artists and businesses.

“We have over 1,000 juryselected artists,” Delhey said.

“Nowhere are you going to see this concentration of fine art in one place.”

Studio owner Dale Rodgers has enjoyed his ability to market his work through the art fair.

“This is one of the greatest buying-energy crowds, “ Rogers said. “It’s a massive show.

Because of the scale, you’ll meet buyers here from all over the country that come to the show” Mark Lewanski, who owns a namesake glass studio, has been selling at the fair for 10 to 12 years and agrees with Rodgers’s sentiment.

“It’s a really good show,” Lewanski said. “There’s so many people that come in here that can afford my work, so I can always sell enough to do well.”

Obtaining a spot of the art fair is considered selective. Delhey said once an artist applies, they are scored by jurists, with the highest scoring submissions receiving invites. For the Summer Art Fair, over 600 applications were received to fill 375 slots.

University of Michigan Business freshman Gabriel Correa attended the Art Fair for

the first time and said he ejoyed the atmosphere.

“I’m originally from Puerto Rico, so this is all new to me,” Correa said. “I think this is a really cool setting. It’s really family-friendly.”

Temperatures rose to above 90 degrees throughout the fair, just like the past year’s art fair.

Kaylan Mitchell, owner of the Getup Vintage said she saw the direct effects of the hot weather on her tent.

“I’d be in the tent and ladies, especially older ladies, would walk up to the tent, take one glance, look at me and say, ‘It’s too hot’ and walk away,” Mitchell said. “People don’t want to put clothes on their sweaty bodies. Definitely sales were down just because people didn’t want to be trying on clothes in the heat.”

In addition to the hot weather, the fair was greeted by strong storms on Friday and Saturday. A down power line led to reports of a car explosion and injuries. Despite artists rushing to weigh down their tent and cover their artwork, tents still slid around the street and were blown over, leaving some artists’ work completely damaged.

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Last Friday, a University of Michigan student made her way into the spotlight after the Miss World America organization stripped her of her Miss Michigan title on account of two tweets deemed “offensive, insensitive and inappropriate content.”

MWA’s concern spurred from two tweets from their former titleholder LSA senior Kathy Zhu, vice chair of the College Republicans at the University. The first tweet was from October 2017 condemning Black Americans for violence within their own communities, and the other was from February 2018 equating the use of a hijab to the oppression of women under Islam.

The latter tweet was Zhu’s response to a ‘try a hijab on’ booth at the University of Central Florida campus where she was formerly a student.

The booth was hosted by the school’s Muslim Student Association in celebration of World Hijab Day. Zhu’s tweet garnered thousands of replies, including some which called for her expulsion. UCF issued a response on Twitter, stating Zhu’s actions did not violate the school’s Rules of Conduct.

Zhu transferred to the University of Michigan the following semester. Her tweet on the experience has since been taken down, but the Orlando Sentinel published a screengrab when they covered the story in 2018. Despite its deletion, Zhu told Fox News on Monday she still “stands by” her tweets.

Upon the revocation of her title, Zhu tweeted screenshots of her conversation with Laurie DeJack, former acting state director for MWA

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University of Michigan students, faculty and staff gathered at Rackham Auditorium on Monday afternoon for an event titled the Disability Inclusion Panel: Making U-M Events More Welcoming & Accessible. The event was co-presented by the International Institute’s Inclusion Culture Liaisons Committee and the Disability Culture at U-M Committee and co-sponsored by the Global Scholars Program and the Council for Disability Concerns.

Panelists included Dr. Shanna Kattari, an assistant professor at Sudoku the Syndication School of Social Work and LSA Women’s Studies Department;

Elizabeth McLain, a School of Music, Theatre and Dance Ph.D. candidate; Seif Saqallah, a thirdyear Law student; Solomon Furious Worlds, a second-year Law student and Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Disability Rights Student Organization; Dr. Feranmi Okanlami, Director for Medical Student Success in the Medical School’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Kayla Williams, a School of Information alum.

Ashley Wiseman, associate director of the Global Scholars Program, served as co-organizer of the event with Ashley Bates, the program manager for the Zell Visiting Writers Series. Wiseman also moderated the panel.

The panel started with Bates introducing herself and the event.

During her introduction, Bates acknowledged her involvement in the event as an able-bodied person.

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Regents meet for final summer meeting

Board examines construction plans on Ann Arbor campus Public commenters address climate, investments, medicine BARBARA COLLINS

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The University of Michigan Board of Regents met at the Richard L. Postma Family Clubhouse Thursday afternoon for the fifth meeting of the calendar year. At the meeting, the board discussed Ann Arbor campus planning.

University President Mark Schlissel opened the meeting by thanking UMFlint Chancellor Susan Borrego for her work at UMFlint. Borrego, who has been chancellor since 2014, will finish her term at the end of July and be replaced by Debasish Dutta.

“Chancellor Borrego, as we bid you farewell, I want to thank you for your leadership and commitment to the University, the region and the people that your campus serves,” Schlissel said.

Borrego thanked the board for their support of UM-Flint. She said UMFlint has remarkable students, faculty and staff.

“I think the UM-Flint campus is a remarkable place to be, and it’s been an honor to be there,” Borrego said. “I look forward to what happens for it and with it in the future.”

Schlissel recognized six new distinguished professors. He then discussed the board’s efforts to examine the relations between the three University campuses, which he said the board promised to consider at last month’s meeting in which five speakers from One University spoke regarding the campaign’s goals.

“The board, the chancellors and I are always engaged in discussions about how to promote the longstanding excellence of each of our campuses and the success of our students,” Schlissel said. “Following the board’s guidance from when I was hired, we’ve worked to expand synergies and contribute to the unique

missions and priorities of our three campuses.”

University planner Sue Gott gave a presentation on the ongoing and future renovation projects on the Ann Arbor campus. Gott said the goals of the project include enhancing campus life, emphasizing sustainability, honoring tradition and strengthening connectivity.

Plans are also in place to construct a new residence hall on Central Campus to replace Mary Markley Residence Hall. Gott said the University plans to repurpose Mary Markley as an additional medical center.

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Public commenters spoke about medical processes, funding equity, investments and climate change at the University of Michigan Board of Regents meeting Thursday afternoon.

Westland resident Allie

of her child and believes this resulted in a miscarriage. She said her predicament could have been avoided if there was more accountability and that she is not the first person to raise these concerns.

“U of M was on a fishing expedition at my children’s expense,” Parker said. “I asked you in February and I’m asking you again: How

MADELINE HINKLEY/Daily Westland resident Allie Parker speaks about medical practices at a University of Michigan Regents meeting.

Gott focused her presentation on plans for North and Central Campuses. Currently, more than eight University buildings are under construction, including the historic Michigan Union and the LSA building. Gott said the University looks to expand development on North Campus.

“Our largest land area of our campuses is North Campus,” Gott said. “ … It is really, out of our five campuses, the place where we will want to continue directing growth and new development opportunities in our future.”

Future plans include moving the School of Dance and School of Information onto North Campus, rebuilding the Fleming Administration building and constructing a new School of Pharmacy.

patient care use,” Gott said.

Gott said property purchased on South Fifth Avenue would be a great location for a new residence hall. The location is slightly closer to the Diag than Markley.

An additional new residence hall on North Campus will also replace Northwood housing. When renovations are complete, Gott said approximately one third of students living on campus will reside on North Campus.

“As we continue to see us reach the end of the useful lives of our Northwoods facilities, we would like to develop that area more densely as we replace those units,” Gott said.

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Parker delivered a list of changes to medical processes at the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. Parker — who spoke about this issue during the February meeting — said her family endured psychological, emotional and physical trauma because a University physician inaccurately attributed one of her children’s injuries to parental abuse.

In February, Parker said the University Child Protection Team — comprised of doctors at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital — accused her and her husband, James Parker, of child abuse. The Parkers were then brought to court over this alleged child abuse, with the judge ultimately dismissing the case.

Parker claimed in Feburary that this legal process unnecessarily stalled the treatment

many families will need to stand here with another horror story before something is done?”

Students and faculty expressed support for the One University campaign, a coalition aimed at creating funding equity the three University campus.

UM-Flint student Matthew Baldwin shared his experience as a nontraditional student. Baldwin said the Board of Regents should align itself with the goals of 1U to ease the burden of students in the University system.

1U has asked for the Go Blue Guarantee and funding from the Victors for Michigan campaign to be limited to the Ann Arbor campus and expanded resources to support programs such as study abroad and Diversity, Equity

and Inclusion at the Flint and Dearborn campuses. At the board meeting in May, a 1U spokeswomen said the coalition had the support of six board members.

“You, the University of Michigan Board of Regents members, have a story you can tell here today,” Baldwin said.

“By having equitable funding amongst our three campuses, you can tell one of expanding opportunity, one of dignities, one of respect for faculty and students, one of solidarity.”

Multiple public comments addressed concerns around the potential closing of the Livonia Outpatient Surgery Center operating rooms.

Members of the board reiterated that no decisions were final.

Stacy Roth, a nurse at the Livonia Outpatient Surgery Center, read a letter from a surgeon at the center, concerned about the possible shut-down of the center in three years. She said shutting down the center would be “counterproductive.”

Monica Sirven, clinical assistant professor and medical director of the Livonia Outpatient Surgery Center, said the operating rooms service the community and has consistently been profitable for Michigan Medicine.

The board is considering expanding its health system, though the operating rooms at the Livonia Outpatient Surgery Center are not currently included in this plan. Sirven said she hopes the board will reconsider.

“Surgeons want to operate at the Livonia Surgery Center,” Sirven said. “The long-term opportunity to keep patient access open in this area will be worthy of the investment if new ORs are included.”

Last week, Bridge Magazine published an article with information that showed the board voted to invest endowment money into the Detroit Renaissance Real Estate Fund, which is owned by FDR’s two business principals.

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fter gaining independence from Russia in 1991, the government of Estonia set out to distinguish itself as a hub for technological innovation.

Today, 99 percent of public services are available online to its 1.3 million citizens. However, despite all of the technological innovation evident in the e-Estonia project, its most impressive accomplishment has been maintaining trust with the public.

As we know from our everyday interactions, if we put our faith in someone and they deceive us, we aren’t likely to trust them again. The same is true for people and their governments.

Estonia has demonstrated a digital transition where a government consistently delivers on its promise to provide valuable services to its people. This environment of confidence is essential to any healthy democracy.

A good democracy has both elements of trust and distrust.

On the one hand, citizens need to keep a close eye on their leaders to prevent abuses of power, which is why in the United States we have frequent elections and consent of the governed. However, people should also express faith in public institutions when they are found to be fair and legitimate .

The U.S. has a lot to learn from the Estonian model, especially when it comes

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to residents’ trust in public institutions. According to the Pew Research Center, only 17 percent of Americans say they trust the federal government to do the right thing always or most of the time.

This level of distrust can be found across multiple levels of government as well. One of the most egregious examples of government deception is the Flint water crisis, in which the city government diverted contaminated water from the Flint River to cut costs. For much of 2014 and 2015, government officials told residents the water was safe to drink despite the evidence that there were still dangerous contaminant levels. Even now, as officials assure residents the pipes are replaced and the water is safe, many residents still drink only bottled water.

On top of political scandal, inefficient administration can also embitter citizens.

American civic activities like voting and paying taxes, for example, are practically designed to be vexing. In order to vote, Americans have to brave a complicated voter registration process, fig ure out confusing residency and early voting rules and take off work on election day. The U.S. tax system is also notoriously complicated, with people filling out a plethora of forms each year only to send the government information it already has.

So what does Estonia do differently? To start, the voting and taxation processes in Estonia sound utopian. In 2005, Estonia became the first country in the world to facilitate online i-Voting. People can cast their ballots from any device connected to the internet and are even able to change their vote during the pre-election period.

Additionally, filing taxes takes only five minutes on average and 98 percent of tax declarations are filed online.

A good democracy has both elements of trust and distrust.

The backbone of this digital society is the e-ID card, which gives residents access to secure digital services. The card is equipped with a chip and two pin codes for security and serves as a legal travel ID, national health insurance card and digital signature.

In addition, residents have agency over their personal data. Using their ID card, they can access a portal with a log of everyone who has viewed their data. They enjoy strong

protections on the consentbased use of their sensitive personal information, which creates transparency with the authorities.

Skeptics will be quick to point out that Estonia is relatively small and has a public that already buys into its government acting like an idealistic Silicon Valley startup. If Estonia really is a special case, then it can’t offer much to large countries who can’t afford to start from scratch.

Also, some of the central tenets of e-Estonia, like national ID, are unlikely to gain a footing in the United States. Think tanks such as the Cato Institute and the ACLU have labeled national ID as a dangerous threat to individuals’ rights, giving the government wide-ranging surveillance capability over citizens. The federal government has a history of violating citizens’ privacy, so the public must indeed think critically about any proposed improvements to the current system.

That said, government e-services that make people’s lives easier already exist in the United States. The website USA.gov provides links to a number of online applications, including passports, federal assistance programs and immigration.

Smaller state and municipal governments are also experimenting with e-services. For example, in Washing ton D.C., residents

can apply online for a driver’s license, pay parking tickets and explore some of the city’s open data initiatives.

Like American tech startups, governments should be more aggressive about providing a better user experience to their constituents.

It is also the job of governments to clearly communicate the value of e-services. Saving time and reducing hassle are great incentives, but if these aren’t properly relayed, then public programs will forever lack legitimacy and adoption.

Equally, when things go wrong, the government must act fast to regain trust. Despite discovering a major vulnerability in the e-ID system in 2018, the Estonian government worked closely with experts and the public to turn a potential disaster into an opportunity to bolster its cybersecurity.

The Estonian digital transition started out with a high level of public confidence, and it was able to maintain it by granting the population with transparent, innovative services. Though the most obvious way to keep the trust of the public involves avoiding activities that prompt distrust, U.S. policymakers should also further consider the merits of bringing traditional public services into the digital age.

Alexander Satola is a rising junior and Senior Opinion Editor at the Daily.

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Anger towards Ariel and AOC are one in the same

t’s been a busy July. In one of the hottest months in recent memory, it’s no surprise that tensions and hot button stories are boiling over.

From Hollywood to the White House, people are getting angry. Too often, that anger has been directed at people — particularly women — of color.

At the beginning of the month, Disney announced Halle Bailey as the actress playing Ariel in the live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid.” Many thought Bailey, a young, talented R&B singer and star on the show “Grown-ish,” was the perfect choice to play the coveted role of Ariel. Others quickly pointed out what they deemed to be an unacceptable attribute: She’s Black. Following what should have been a career-making announcement for Bailey, critics jumped at the opportunity to accuse Disney of erasing the true story of Ariel.

In a since-removed change.org petition, many people signed their names in support of a recast of Ariel. Because these signators can believe that a mermaid exists and has a crustacean best friend, but having to watch a movie with a Black woman in it? That’s asking just a bit too much of them.

Of course, the criticism of Ariel’s casting is coming from a place of racism. Unlike the stories of Pocahontas or Mulan, Ariel’s race is of no importance to her story. Her story is about having your voice stripped away from you, being misheard and misunderstood. Coming from that angle, there is no one better to play that role in 2019 than a Black woman. Thankfully, most of the backlash to the casting was discovered to be trolls, and it has mostly died down.

That brings us to now. It’s the middle of July, in the midst of a noticeable chasm in Democratic ideology, and all eyes were on a publicized spat between Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and junior Con-

gresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The trouble started after AOC and “The Squad” — the nickname given to the foursome of AOC, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib — voted against a House bill to send funds to the border that they saw as writing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents a dangerous blank check.

Never one to stay out of the spotlight, President Donald Trump tweeted that “Progressive’ Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world (if they even have a functioning government at all)” should “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.”

Though the women were

The criticism of Ariel’s casting is coming from a place of racism.

not named, it is clear that Trump’s tweet was directed at “The Squad,” a group comprised of all women of color who have been vehemently outspoken against Trump since the beginning. The tweet obviously caused a storm of backlash, as the “go back to where you came from” trope has deep, racist roots. Since then, Trump has tweeted more disgusting things, and the House voted to condemn his words, though many Republicans were appalled that Pelosi called the president’s words racist.

So what do these two things, Ariel and Trump’s tweets, have

in common? The fury at a Black Ariel and the racist language of our president, coupled with the support of his party, are one in the same. It’s an anger that has manifested in parts of America towards seeing people put in positions where they allegedly don’t belong. It is no surprise that Donald Trump is a racist: He has been proving it since the 1970s. Yet people are constantly surprised that the people who back him just don’t care. But of course they don’t care, because they agree.

Trump was recently asked if it concerns him that people saw his tweets as racist and white nationalist groups are standing by him. He said, “It doesn’t concern me because many people agree with me. And all I’m saying — they want to leave, they can leave.”

Republicans didn’t leave in the eight years they spent hating Barack Obama, questioning his citizenship and blocking every action he tried to take, and Democrats aren’t going to leave now. It drives Trump and his backers crazy to see Hispanic, Black and Muslim women in Congress, because they don’t think these women have a place in the government. People don’t want a Black Ariel because it feeds into their white supremacist narrative that they are being replaced or cast aside. We have to stop dancing around these outbursts by labeling them as “racially charged” or “politically motivated” — they’re just racist. To beat around the bush is not to declare that the problem exists, which only allows it to grow and hide behind the cover of politics as usual. Call it out — on the House floor, in movies, wherever it needs to be heard. The Trump presidency will end, but the stain he left on this country and the fires he’s reignited will burn on. Now’s the time to start stamping them out.

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Young Thug and his many clones: A story of creation JIM WILSON

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It’s undeniable: Young Thug is the current rap generation’s most prominent inf luence.

Before Thug, it was Lil Wayne.

Wayne inspired an entire generation of rappers, including Kendrick Lamar and Young Thug himself. Interestingly, Kendrick’s mixtape C4 showcased him as nothing more than a Lil Wayne clone. When I say “clone,” I mean that Kendrick and others were attempting to build a career based on what made Lil Wayne famous. The same goes for Thug; at the beginning, he, too, was a Wayne clone. Just listen to “Take Kare” featuring Lil Wayne. The resemblance is uncanny.

Today, Kendrick Lamar and Young Thug are two rappers that will always turn heads with any of their new material. Few have attempted to be a Kendrick clone, but many, many rappers in the new generation are attempting to channel their inner Thug.

Thug’s career has been a tour de force and has given his army of understudies plenty of material to expand upon. Throughout his career, Thug has sputtered out countless different f lows,

vocal inf lections and non sequiturs. It’s too much for one individual to even attempt to imitate.

Because of this, each Thugger clone sounds distinct. It’s as if Young Thug reproduces asexually via fragmentation, like a sea sponge, with each clone latching onto a certain part of Thug’s persona and building an entire career out of it.

Interestingly, Young Thug has embraced his clones and has even signed a few of them to his label, YSL Records, as if to raise them. Plenty of rappers are affiliated with YSL Records, including superstars like Drake, Lil Baby and Lil Uzi Vert, but few are actually signed, demonstrating the effort it takes to make it as a Thugger clone.

THE CLONES Lil Duke The first of Thug’s clones is none other than Lil Duke, also known as YSL Duke. Duke is per-

haps the most straight-laced of Thug’s protégés, and he is also the longest tenured. In fact, he’s been signed to YSL Records since 2015.

While he doesn’t share any of Thug’s sartorial tendencies, Duke was born from Thug’s slick-talking, greasy street raps. He twists tales of sipping lean and hustling with a spitfire, gravelly f low, just like Thug. However, he varies in his delivery and beat selection, often sticking to a low vocal register and the typical Atlanta trap-type beats.

He is essentially Young Thug if Young Thug were purely a street rapper, and it’s glorious.

Required listening: “Good Luck” featuring Young Thug and “Run It Up.” Gunna Gunna is the most famous of all Thug’s clones. In fact, he’s probably even more popular than

Interestingly, Young Thug has embraced his clones, and has even signed a few of them to his label, YSL Records

his forebear. He is essentially the Reader’s Digest version of Young Thug. He doesn’t rap about much more than his drip, but he uses autotune as impeccably as Thug does. Gunna takes Thug at his most melodic and processes it to make it even more accessible. He has evolved into a more independent artist at this point, but early in his career, the Thug inf luence could not be shirked. And, as an added bonus, he shares Young Thug’s left-of-center fashion choices.

Required listening: “Pedestrian” and “Mayors” featuring Hoodrich Pablo Juan.

Strick Strick, similar to Duke, is a much more subdued version of Young Thug.

Take Young Thug at his vibiest and turn the animation and fanfair down to zero, and that’s Strick.

He also takes on Thug’s more calculated and lyrical side, as he is a multi-platinum songwriter who has written for the likes of Travis Scott (“Coordinate”) and Juicy J (“Ballin”). He is the most up-and-coming of Thug’s signees, so keep an eye out for his new releases.

Required listening: “Wishing on a Star,” “Vevo” and “STS” featuring Young Thug.

Lil Keed Imagine the craziest of Young Thug’s f lows and vocal inf lection, and make a rapper out of it. That’s Lil Keed. In fact, Thug frequently refers to him as his son, which speaks volumes to the figurative passing of the torch from Thug to Keed. At one point, Thug even gifted him “Proud of Me,” an old, very sought after demo. Keed is the latest YSL signee to make a splash, especially with his recent tape Long Live Mexico. His only downfall is that he often leans too hard on his voice’s high pitch, a problem that Thug does not share, thanks to his use of modulation.

The student is quickly approaching the skill of the master, so it’ll be interesting to see how Keed’s career develops.

Required listening: “Proud of Me” featuring Young Thug and “Zoned Out.” Lil Gotit While Lil Gotit isn’t signed to YSL Records (he’s signed to Alamo, home of Lil Durk, another YSL affiliate), he is more heavily affiliated than it seems. He’s actually the younger brother of Lil Keed, who is no doubt a big inf luence on his sound. Gotit is like Thug at his most energetic.

He’s bouncy, he’s having fun and he’s sure to leave his mark on listeners. He also has the same penchant for off-kilter beats as Thug does.

He’s not trying to be conventional by any means, just like Young Thug.

Required listening: “Surf,” “Da Real HoodBabies”and “Drop the Top” featuring Lil Keed.

Dolly White and HiDoraah Even Young Thug’s own sisters are his clones. These two embody the side of Thug that’s dedicated to f lexing and shit talking. They’re really good at it, probably better than Thug is.

HiDoraah has a full voice and on top of rapping, is good at singing too. Dolly White is little more gravel-voiced but is a better rapper. They complement each other well. They’ve got f lows for days, but they can get a little stale.

However, they just started rapping seriously and don’t have many songs yet, so it’ll take time for them to develop their sound.

That said, they are a great duo and are bound to be noticed in today’s rap climate.

Required listening: “Expensive” and “Lay Down.”

Anyone can try to croon and chirp like Thug does, but it takes effort to do it and stand out from the clone crowd. Though the rappers on the list started off purely as clones of Young Thug, they all show signs of breaking this mold, which speaks volumes to how influential Young Thug has been. Without Wayne, we wouldn’t have Kendrick or Thug; without Thug, we won’t have rap’s next superstar.

The student is quickly approaching the skill of the master, so it’ll be intersting to see how Keed’s career develops.

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My quest for a ring at the 2019 Ann Arbor Art Fair EMMA CHANG Senior Arts Editor

Art Fair season in Ann Arbor just ended, and, this year, I had a mission: to find a specific ring from a specific artist who had a booth at the fair two years ago. The problem was I only had a vague memory that the artist was a woman who made jewelry out of antique silverware with her husband. I tried Googling “antique silverware jewelry” beforehand, but there was a surprising number of people on Etsy who make things out of antique silverware. So, out into the field I went.

The Ann Arbor Art Fair is a yearly affair and has been a city staple for the last 60 years. Artists from all over the country flock to the streets, only to sit in a small, white booth in what is often 90-degree heat. It’s magical. And, according to the Ann Arbor District Library archives, not much has changed. In a series of photos from the summer of 1971, artists stood by their wares, just as they do today, and I, as a faithful Art Fairgoer, am still confused by some of the things people choose to make. For instance, take Jane Hawkins and her macramé, or Victor Ing and his prints, a style of art that is still favored by the Art Fair today. This year, I saw what looked

like paintings but were actually images made entirely out of string.

Vastly different mediums and subjects, yet the artists still have their audience scratching their heads, wishing they could craft something similar.

The next closest thing to being able to do it yourself, of course, would be to buy it from the artist.

It’s fulfilling to support an artist, to know that your hard-earned money is supporting a tangible thing that others can enjoy, rather than handing it off to the corporate entities that are so entrenched in our lives.

That said, the masked capitalistic vibe of the Ann Arbor Art Fair did nothing to deter downtown businesses, local or otherwise. The fair is a time of sales galore from MDen to Urban Outfitters, Cherry Republic to Moosejaw. It’s not only a place to find eye-catching paintings of seascapes, but also a new dress or hiking boots at half the price. This shouldn’t be surprising, though — in the 1985 Street Art Fair brochure, it’s revealed that the fair actually started as a partner to the Summer Bargain Days of local businesses. A fitting beginning for one of the biggest attractions Ann Arbor has to offer.

Aside from the actual art and the sales, the other appealing part of the fair is the people-watching.

The number of times I saw someone walking around drinking from a full-sized fruit is surprisingly

high for day-to-day life, but, at an art fair, what else would I expect?

People come from all over the country, not only to showcase their art, but to look around and do some of their own shopping. I spoke to one woman doing just that as she visited the city from Texas. Though a seasoned art fair shopper, this was her first time at the Ann Arbor Art Fair. Even better, she was scoping out the competition for her son, the artist (what he actually makes, I didn’t quite catch.) Her goal was to figure out what people are doing and how they were doing it so he could adapt his techniques and stay relevant to the art fair circuit.

But where am I in my hunt for the ring? Sadly, after walking up and down the various branches of the fair, I found myself coming up empty. It seemed I was going to remain ringless, a sad fact given how I decided the Ann Arbor Art Fair was my moment to become a ring person. It’s not that there weren’t any rings; there were plenty of jewelers (and potters and painters) throughout the fair. I just couldn’t find the kind of ring I had been picturing ever since I lost the original in the depths of my grandparents’ couch.

Fear not. I persevered like any good shopper, kept an open mind and stumbled on some really great pieces that weren’t just rings. Further down Liberty Street, closer to where it intersects Fifth Avenue,

there was a man selling bowls. But not just any bowls, vegetabowls.

(I’m mostly mentioning them here because of the magnificence of the pun.) Although an interesting concept, I didn’t end up purchasing any because the bowls themselves weren’t really my idea of dinnerware. Instead, I found solace on Main street with Corbé, a Detroitbased pottery company. The brand catches a shopper’s attention with mini vases in a white wire basket sitting just outside of the booth, but then it’s the patterns that force someone to really consider how great this pottery actually is.

There’s a spotted design reminiscent of a dalmatian mixed in with strong oranges, blues and a speckled motif that somehow all came together into a cohesive aesthetic.

My parents bought four of their mugs and a vase.

The most surprising part of this year’s art fair, though, was running into a Utah-based artist, The Bearded Jeweler. A first-timer, he and his wife both had booths on Thompson, just outside The Michigan Daily’s building. I knew his jewelry from a Sunday market in Park City where my whole ring hunt originated — which is also where his wife just launched her own brand. So, imagine my excitement when I found out he was here

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in Ann Arbor! Though his pieces aren’t made from antique silverware, they’re gorgeous in their own right, and both he and his wife were fun to talk to.

Despite the welcome surprise of running into The Bearded Jeweler, my ring hunt was still on, and I was getting frustrated. It was hot; I had worked four shifts at MDen with one more to go, and I was still ringless. What was a girl to do? As always, it was my mom who came to the rescue. Both my parents enjoy walking around the Art Fair.

With both kids employed at stores in the heart of it, they had plenty of reason to stroll around the area for hours — serving as an extra pair of eyes on the lookout for some rings.

It was on North University, booth NU714, that my quest for rings finally ended. Made out of a variety of silverware, the rings manage to be both delicate and edgy and a marvelous way to assuage my ringless woes.

The Ann Arbor Art Fair is a unique experience — some townies enjoy all it has to offer, in spite of the absurd heat and its painstaking traffic, while others leave town that weekend to avoid the tourists that descend on Ann Arbor. Whichever way you choose, just remember to shop local, and send me an email if you see any rings worth wearing.

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Presidential candidates partake in forum Question-and-answer panel addresses 2020 voters during Detroit NAACP convention at COBO Center CLAIRE HAO

Summer News Editor

Ten presidential candidates addressed African American voters at the 110th National Association of the Advancement of Colord People National Convention on

Wednesday morning at the Cobo Center in Detroit.

The presidential candidates forum included nine Democratic candidates: former Vice President Joe Biden; Sen. Cory Booker; South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg; Julián Castro, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;

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Sen. Kamala Harris; Sen. Amy Klobuchar; former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke; Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Bill Weld, a former Massachusetts governor challenging President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination, was also present.

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In a press release ahead of the event, Derrick Johnson, NAACP president and CEO, emphasized the importance of ensuring Black voters are able to make their voices heard and counted.

“The upcoming 2020 presidential election is one of the most pivotal elections in our lifetime and will be heavily influenced by the Black electorate,” Johnson wrote. “We must ensure we’re electing officials who will help us set policy priorities that will bring about positive change for communities of color.”

In 2016, Black voter turnout decreased for the first time in 20 years, after surpassing white voter

turnout for the first time in 2008 and then in 2012. In 2016, 42,598 fewer Detroiters cast their ballots than in 2012 — and Trump won Michigan with less than 11,000 votes.

Each candidate was given 10 minutes to appeal to Black Americans in the audience and watching at home: two minutes of opening remarks, seven minutes of answering questions posed by moderator CNN journalist April Ryan and one minute for their closing statement.

Warren addressed the audience first, discussing her housing plan, which features a “first-of-its-kind” down payment assistance program for lowincome families living in formerly redlined neighborhoods.

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DIERRA BARLOW MiC Podvast Editor

The other day, I wore a black button down shirt. It was quite simple, with no extra embroidery or anything, just an ordinary black button down. Well, maybe there’s one exception. My buttons were on the left side. Yep, that’s right folks.

I wore a men’s black button down shirt. And, it was the most interesting experience I’ve had to date.

A couple weekends ago, I went into the men’s section of H&M, which was placed all the way upstairs. I took the journey up the escalator to a section of clothing that combined comfort with my simple style. It was nerve-wracking to search through a section of clothing that wasn’t made for me.

It was scary to try and figure out the men’s pants size that would

fit my thick thighs and wide hips.

It was uncomfortable watching onlookers question why my Black female body was upstairs when I so clearly belonged one story down. Then, I came across a black button down shirt.

I thought, wow, a shirt that’s casual yet somewhat dressy and cheap. Wow, I can wear this with so many of my dress pants. Wow, this will go great with my saddle shoes. Wow, I’m gonna buy this before they kick me out–the store was about to close. Then I went to the counter where a young man was working. I placed my black button down on the counter along with a pair of green pants and blue shorts. As I placed my clothes on the counter, he gave me a look that I’ll never forget. It was a mixture of “why the fuck are you here” and “what the fuck are you doing.”

Nevertheless, he rang me up, I paid

for my three items of clothing, and left the store. A few weeks later, I’d see this look again.

On Tuesday, I was met with the most attention I’ve ever seen standing on the street while leaving my internship and waiting for the bus, here in Los Angeles. As I stood at the bus stop, I got so many stares that I thought one of my buttons was undone. At first, I was confused as to why so many people kept staring at me in disdain.

Finally, a man stared at me long enough for me to realize what the problem was: my buttons were on the wrong side.

This man stared directly at my shirt. We locked eyes for a couple of seconds while he was checking out my buttons, and repulsion filled his eyes. I’m not sure if it was simply because I was a girl wearing a boy shirt, or because I was wearing extremely feminine

dress pants. Maybe he couldn’t understand the idea of uniting the gender biased system of clothing that society implores? Or maybe he just hated that my buttons were on the left, when they ought to always reside on the right? I’m not sure where his aversion stemmed from, but it helped me understand why I was getting so much attention. Women and men alike looked at me like they never have before, each time reviewing the buttons that lay on the left. I felt objectified in every sense of the word, my clothing turning me into a foreign object. Nevertheless, I stood there in all my left-sided, button-wearing splendor and waited for the bus.

When the bus finally came, I stood up until it was time for me to reach my next stop and catch the second of three buses to my next destination. During my commute,

I started to think about the experience and began to smile. A year ago, I would have never voluntarily gone into the men’s section of any store and bought an item of clothing, no matter how much I wanted to. I would never wear that same shirt to a place of work or anywhere my appearance would be judged. A year ago, I never would have come out to my parents. Here I was on a bus in LA, a completely different person from a year before, and all I could do was smile about my progression. A year ago, I didn’t even know the buttons on men’s shirts were on a different side, and here I was getting gazed at in disdain for one of the most freeing experiences of my life. There I was, in a different place, in a different time being my most authentic self in my LBD (left-sided button down). I’ll take all the stupid stares in the world to feel forever free in my LBD.

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Little change in approach for OSU’s Day against Michigan JORGE CAZARES

Summer Managing Sports Editor

CHICAGO — If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That seems to be the mantra for first year Ohio State coach Ryan Day. Day takes the reigns from Urban Meyer, who after seven years as the Buckeyes’ head coach won three conference championships and the national championship in 2014. Not to mention Meyer also finished with a perfect 7-0 record against Michigan throughout his tenure — big shoes to fill for Day as he steps into his first season as a head coach.

But Day spent the last two seasons with the Buckeyes as the offensive coordinator, and a sense of continuity may be a key for the program’s continued success.

“You’re talking about one of the most successful coaches in the history of the game,” Day said. “I try not to focus on what I might change and things like

that because we’ve kept so many things in place.”

And as for a change in approach to the rivalry game against the Wolverines?

“No,” Day said. “It worked. It worked just fine.”

Michigan’s national championship aspirations were halted by Ohio State in the final regular season game in two of the past three years. The inability to defeat the Buckeyes has been one of the biggest criticisms of Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh throughout his four years at the helm. For Ohio State, it has been a badge of pride.

“I think the thing I learned from Urban (Meyer) the minute I got there is that you work the game every day,” Day said. “And the way to honor and respect the rivalry is to work it every day.

And we do. It’s a part of what we do whether it’s recruiting, or we have periods where we have in practice where we call it the ‘team up north’ drill. So, we live it every day. It’s something that we always have in the back of our

minds.”

Day and Ohio State have their work cut out for them if they hope to continue the trend against Michigan. Departing is quarterback Dwayne Haskins along with four of its five starting offensive linemen from last season — dissimilar to the Wolverines who have experience and depth at the starting offensive line position along with quarterback Shea Patterson who will begin his second season with Michigan.

By the time that the two rivals face off to end the regular season, Day hopes that inexperience will no longer be a factor.

“I think that by the time you get to that point, you’re really not young anymore,” Day said. “I think you have experience, like Chris Olave is great example, he was young as a freshman in that game and then he went on to block a punt and score two touchdowns in the rivalry game and then in the Big Ten Championship Game.

So, I think when you get to that game, by then, youth really isn’t a

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Former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer is leaving the program after seven seasons.

factor anymore.”

When Day lines up across Harbaugh for the first time, the Buckeyes will hope to see

continued success while the Wolverines hope that it was Meyer that was the bane to Michigan’s success.

Rosen and Smith: New team, new country and a new challenge TIEN LE

Daily Sports Editor

Twenty hours before the plane containing delegates representing 11 different Big Ten volleyball teams touched down onto foreign soil, all the players met up for a brief practice.

It was in Chicago, where they spent 45 minutes familiarizing themselves with one another before flying to Japan for the 2019 Big Ten volleyball Foreign Tour.

And then they headed off, concluding their brief introduction. ***

Natalie Smith spent the majority of her first two years at Michigan as a defensive specialist. After all, careerstarter libero Jenna Lerg did her job, and did it well. There was no need for a different player to get reps at the position during her tenure. But upon Lerg’s graduation, the spot opened up, and Smith rose to the occasion.

During the spring season, Smith was the Wolverines’ primary libero, but even so, her reps were limited.

There were only seven games over the course of a month. So the trip to Japan to face high-caliber teams — college and professional — proved valuable for a player getting adjusted to a new role.

“You know, it was a really good opportunity for her,” said Michigan coach Mark Rosen.

“Being a younger libero, trying to step in and trying to take over for Jenna, and that role, that’s a big shoe to fill. I thought it was a great extra opportunity for her, another two weeks to play volleyball, another opportunity to be in that role.”

The opportunity wasn’t without its challenges. There was only one libero spot, and Penn State’s Jenna Hampton eyed it accordingly. In the end, after competing for it, Smith earned the role and Hampton became the designed defensive specialist.

What stood out to Rosen that made Smith qualified for

the position was her skill as a first-touch passer and — taking from previous role as defensive specialist — her defense.

“She ended up playing libero in pretty much every match,” Rosen said. “And the other played (defensive specialist) and part of that is because she passed consistently, she defended really consistently, and she played really well.”

It was a role she had to transition over to, but as the team ironed out the growing pains of playing with new faces, she learned the nooks and crannies of the position.

Whereas Smith will debut in the fall as Michigan’s primary starting libero for the first time, this isn’t Mark Rosen’s first rodeo. Having been a head coach for 27 years total, 20 with the Wolverines, Rosen’s acquired an array of knowledge at the position. He’s even coached similar USA teams, but to him, the tour was “a very unique experience.”

“You’re coaching players that you’ve actually coached against, so that’s a weird dynamic.”

Despite going into each season preparing Michigan for the strength of the opposition, having the same players you work

so hard to exploit now under your tutelage and having to make a team like that mesh was a completely different ball park.

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AKUL VIJAYVARGIYA

Summer Managing Sports Editor

CHICAGO — The day he transferred to Michigan, many assumed that Shea Patterson would win the starting quarterback spot. And he did, starting every game in his first season for the Wolverines.

Now, with a full season under his belt in addition to another offseason to understand the offense and develop chemistry with the receiving corps, Patterson seems primed to evolve into the quarterback pundits expected him to be when he came out of high school as a five-star recruit.

But Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh threw a curveball at the Big Ten Media Day on Friday.

“Yes, I do (see Dylan McCaffrey playing in addition to Patterson) where it stands right now,” Harbaugh said. “That could change later or not, as I seem them both playing possibly. Where it stands right now, I see it as maybe redefining what a starter is.

“I’m really not talking about playing them both at the same time when I say that I’m going to play them both in games. It’s really going to be they’re both playing quarterback during the same game, and where it stands now, in every game.”

This is drastically different from what Harbaugh has done in the past, though, especially in his initial years as head coach when the quarterback situation was more in flux. But with perhaps his most talented quarterback during his tenure as head coach in Ann Arbor, why would Harbaugh introduce another man into a position race that seemed set?

The answer lies in the offensive scheme the Wolverines are progressively growing towards — the spread offense.

With new coordinator Josh

Gattis at the helm of an offense that returns nine of its 11 starters and a spread philosophy based on his “speed in space” motto, Michigan has not one but two quarterbacks it feels confident playing at anchor of the offense.

“As I said, not only Shea and Dylan are really good and suited for (the spread offense),” Harbaugh said, “but I’d say Joe Milton as well and Cade McNamara.

And most quarterbacks are coming out of that type of system.”

Running multiple quarterbacks in a game isn’t necessarily new to the college game — some of the decade’s most successful teams have put multiple guys under center in each game and found success. And with McCaffrey’s mobility as well as Patterson’s experience running run-pass options — a staple of the spread

I see it as maybe redefining what a starter is.

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Senior quarterback Shea Patterson may split time as a starter this season.

offense — the Wolverines’ feel comfortable approaching the season with this strategy.

“I trust both of them with the ball,” said senior guard Ben Bredeson. “They’re both extraordinary athletes, both of them can run the offense, both of them take care of the football

really well. So I would have no problem with those guys, either both being back there, one or the other being back there, I trust them both. “ I’m sure whatever situation they’re presented, they’re going to do well. They’re going to thrive.”

Amid starting battle, depth at offensive line beginning to develop JORGE CAZARES

Summer Managing Sports Editor

CHICAGO — At the start of the 2018 season, the depth at offensive line was an area of question.

There was no clear starter at either tackle position, and Michigan was coming off a season in which it allowed the second-most sacks in the Big Ten. But over the course of the season, the offensive line developed and finished tied for the third-fewest sacks allowed in the conference.

Fast forward to the present.

The Wolverines are returning four of last year’s five starters, with the only question being who will win the battle for the starting right tackle position.

“I think the way things stand right now, our offensive line is pretty darn good,” said Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh. “Maybe as good as we’ve had.”

Unlike the questions that faced the offensive line last season — which were more of a concern — the question this year is more of

a testament to the depth that has finally developed up front for the Wolverines.

Senior guard Ben Bredeson is a part of that slew of returning lineman.

He believes the competition for the final tackle position between redshirt freshman Jalen Mayfield and junior Andrew Stueber couldn’t be any closer.

“It’s very close,” Bredeson said. “And that’s just not me trying to hide anything.

It’s genuinely something that’s going to get solved in camp between (Mayfield) and Stueber. Once that happens then we’ll know from there. But not even anybody in the building knows right now.”

Last season, Mayfield appeared in three games while Stueber appeared in all 14 games and started one. Stueber established himself as a solid

option to be a starter this season, while Mayfield continues to impress with his development.

“I think Jalen’s going to get a lot of significant time whether that be a starter or whether that be a backup,” Bredeson said. “He’ll play a lot. He’s a tremendous athlete — a great athlete as an offensive lineman.

He’s very mobile, he’s quick, he’s strong.

He’s working on his technique every single day. He’s a guy that when we line up next to each other it’s not like I look over there and worry.

Jalen is going to be fine. He does a great job and he’s only getting better.”

Harbaugh was also quick to praise Mayfield and added that every time he watches film, he notices “No. 73.”

Regardless of who wins the job, both Harbaugh and

Bredeson had high praise for the development of the offensive line and the work that offensive line coach Ed Warinner has done.

“Ed Warinner, he did a great job for us last year as the offensive line coach,” Harbaugh said. “Our run game improved.

Our pass protection is better. We gave up less sacks. We saw the players improve a lot individually and collectively.”

What was once seen as a gaping hole on the depth chart is now becoming one of Michigan’s strong suits.

Right now, our offensive line is pretty darn good.

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Senior guard Ben Bredeson will anchor a deep offensive line unit this season.

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Howard moving at a fast pace, acclimating to the new job Michigan coach Juwan Howard holds informal lunch with local beat writers at Crisler Center, talks recruiting, freshmen and building a family with current players amidst limited practice availability AKUL VIJAYVARGIYA

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On Monday, Michigan coach Juwan Howard sat at the front of four rectangular tables, pieced together to form a square. He invited Michigan basketball beat writers from around the area for lunch, his first interaction with media since his introductory press conference a month ago, hoping to break the ice well ahead of the season. Taking only a couple bites from his sandwich the entire time, he fielded questions, slightly reserved at first but opening up about his kids, favorite sports, and first impressions. Some questions he struggled to address during his introduction came back into light, and this time, he gave more concrete answers.

After giving a somewhat ambiguous answer regarding his recruiting philosophy in May, claiming that he had no strategy planned out then, Howard has made a splash in the recruiting scene — of his nine offers thus far, seven have been to five-star recruits. And for the most part, they haven’t stepped foot onto campus yet, a stark contrast from John Beilein, who never offered players until they visited Ann Arbor.

But with no head coaching experience and little to show on tape as a result, Howard is keeping his sales pitch close to the vest.

“I don’t wanna give everybody out there our style of play,” Howard said. “You guys have a job to do and one thing I say is going to go running. And I have a lot of competition out there and I got a lot of competition that’s basically saying, ‘Hey, this guy has never coached before’ or ‘This is their style so do you wanna go there?’ I’d rather bring them to campus, show them the film, and maybe see a practice or workout, and then we’ll go from there.”

His name and pedigree as a player and assistant coach with the Miami Heat have gotten the Wolverines in the doors with recruits Beilein might have never even considered.

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Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard has emphasized creating a culture of family and brotherhood among his team, early on in his tenure.

His greatest selling point?

Family.

Howard often described his teammates from his Fab Five times as his brothers.

Overwhelmed by emotion at his introduction, reminiscing over his days as an athlete, he emphasized bringing that same love and brotherhood back to Michigan basketball.

He’s already showing his commitment to the concept of family with his incoming freshmen, guard Franz Wagner and wing Cole Bajema.

Wagner committed to Michigan earlier in July without ever having met Howard.

Representing Germany in the FIBA Under-18 European Championship, he’s been missing team workouts. But this weekend, Howard is finally getting a chance to meet his coveted freshman.

“(I’ve met him) via Facetime,” Howard said. “Flying there to go watch him play on the 27th. So I’ll be there the 27th, 28th, 29th to watch him in person just to let him know that family is coming to support him. Because we’re family, he’s a part of my family.”

Not only is he traveling to Greece to watch Wagner but the team’s workouts this summer are centered around Bajema’s schedule, who’s currently part of the Summer Bridge Scholars Program at Michigan, which allows him to enroll in and complete three classes for credit before the fall of his freshman year.

“I do not want Cole to be isolated, where we workout in the morning and then Cole is busy with the Bridge Program and he doesn’t get a chance to work out and interact with his teammates or coaches,” Howard

I don’t wanna give everybody out there our style of play.

said. “We could work him out individually and the players can have their own workout in the afternoon, but it’s unfair to an incoming freshman.

“We’re talking about brotherhood, family and building a connection. I do it when Cole is available and we all can be participating.”

The veterans are starting to buy into Howard’s culture as well — an adjustment for players like Zavier Simpson, Isaiah Livers and Jon Teske who were very comfortable with the way Beilein operated. But just like the players are learning Howard, he is also learning them. “(Simpson’s) been an extension of the coaching staff and why I say that is because his leadership, his work ethic is off the charts,” Howard said. “I do not know how the message delivered but I heard he was

doing three-a-days which I respect to him. That shows that he’s committed, he wants to get better … So this summer, I had a meeting with him about ‘You have the best work ethic. You can work hard, but the key is to work smart. Three-adays is not what we’re looking for, it’s not good for your body.’

“You know, I looked at him and he gave me that look, thought he was about to chew my head off. But he’s been phenomenal, man. Wish I had him more than one year, he’s a coach’s dream.”

This is just the beginning for Howard, who continues to get acclimated to his new job while putting his methods up for trial-and-error as a first-year head coach. But for how much Howard has been doing in his first two months, he doesn’t just have a start.

He’s hit the ground running.

Because we’re family, he’s a part of my family.