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UMich African American Student Project launches Black student database through 1970 Academic achievement, extracurricular involvement and housing information now available for all Black students enrolled at the University through 1970 SAMANTHA RICH Summer News Editor
The University of Michigan recently announced the launch of a new public database of Black students who attended the University from 1853 through 1970. The database, searchable by factors like enrollment years, hometown, college or graduate school and extracurricular activity involvement, is the first centralized compilation of its kind at the University. Angela Dillard, History Department Chair and a member of the Bentley Historical Library executive committee, said the concept of a centralized database in part grew out of the Being Black at the University of Michigan movement (#BBUM) beginning in the fall of 2013. “There was a list of demands on the University that student activists put forward and one of them was more help in understanding the archival records associated with African American students, in particular, at the University,” Dillard said. “All of this stuff has always been over at the Bentley Historical Library … But I think what student activists wanted was help making sense of it.” This helped spark the creation of the African American Student Project, which is working to uncover the histories of Black students at the University. From the first Black student enrolled in
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the University in 1853, to those that enrolled through the year 1970, the Bentley Historical Library collected records of various aspects of student life like academic achievement, extracurricular involvement and housing. Terrence McDonald, Bentley Historical Library director and history professor, said they began by looking at U-M and U-M-affiliated records, such as enrollment information and student directories published by The Michigan Daily. They then expanded into census records, genealogy software and other methods to help confirm a person’s identity with at least two sources. Brian Williams, assistant director of the Bentley Historical Library and archivist for University history, said this database provides a new, innovative way to understand the Black experience of U-M history. “The key thing is that it’s a database that can be queried and data could be shown in different ways, visualized (in) different ways,” Williams said. “We’ve put this together and encouraged people to use it (in) all
kinds of different ways to find different stories … It’s something we couldn’t do before.” The project also emphasizes the history of housing segregation in Ann Arbor and at the University. In a data visualization on their website, the project team created a map of the city of Ann Arbor, including the U-M dorms, using the housing records of African American students. The map allowed them to understand patterns of segregation at the time and after the desegregation of Ann Arbor and the University — trends that continue to impact Washtenaw County today. McDonald said creating an allencompassing database can redirect attention from the “pioneers” of history, such as the first African American student to attend the University, to broader institutional patterns. “The issue at the core of the project is this: how can you shift the focus of historical knowledge from the so-called ‘pioneers’ to the next 100, the next 1,000, the next 2,000?” McDonald said. “The patterns of people when there’s a large number tell you something about the institution, whereas the focus on pioneers tells you something about individuals. And most organizations in American society should (focus more) on the larger numbers and less on the pioneers in many ways.”
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Michigan ballot initiative for abortion access gathers nearly 800,000 signatures
Ballot initiative to amend the Michigan Constitution to protect abortion rights only needs signatures to be verified to be included on November ballot RILEY HODDER
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At a city council meeting Tuesday, Councilmember Linh Song, D-Ward 2, co-chair of the Reproductive Freedom for All ballot initiative, claimed that the initiative had reached almost 800,000 signatures — nearly double the required number to be put onto the ballot in November. Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992) were overruled by the Supreme Court in June, ending federal protection of abortion rights and returning the decision on whether or not to continue supporting access to abortions to the states. In Michigan, a preliminary injunction against a 1931 abortion ban currently protects abortion access throughout the state, but conservative activists sought to have the injunction overturned in May, and two prosecutors in Michigan have stated that they will enforce the ban regardless of the injunction.
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The Reproductive Freedom for All ballot initiative seeks to have the Michigan Constitution amended to protect healthcare providers and the right to multiple forms of reproductive healthcare, including abortion. The initiative needed just over 425,000 signatures to earn itself a spot on the ballot this November. Song stated that nearly 800,000 signatures have been collected for the ballot initiative, and thanked those who worked to gather those signatures. “Many thanks to community members who went to great lengths to collect signatures at every public event, on their own block, having these discussions with neighbors and understanding that this is truly an issue about the health and safety of women,” Song said. The ballot initiative needs to have its signatures verified by the Bureau of Elections and the Board of State Canvassers before it will officially be included on the ballot.
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‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ is enjoyable but missed its potential to evolve
SAARTHAK JOHRI Daily Arts Writer
I was a dinosaur kid. Well, part of me still feels like a dinosaur kid, a part of me that still feels something every time I see another movie from the “Jurassic Park” franchise. I was converted early in life when my dad showed me the original film, cementing it as one of my favorite movies if not the most terrifying film I’d seen at the time. From then on, I aspired to be a paleontologist, my favorite show was the 4Kids “Dinosaur King” anime, my favorite book was Magic Tree House’s “Dinosaurs Before Dark,” my room was filled with dinosaur books and I had a box of dinosaur toys that all further prodded my imagination about those “terrible lizards.” I also watched the “Jurassic Park” sequels — and even as an elementary schooler, I could tell that following up to the original film, they always fell short. This feeling continued decades later when the franchise rebooted with the “Jurassic World” series. So how does “Jurassic World: Dominion” compare? This trilogy’s conclusion picks
up a few years after the status quoshattering ending of the last movie, “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” where the clone child of a genetic scientist released the dinosaurs of Jurassic World into the wild, making the Earth a new Jurassic World. So, obviously, the sequel will tackle the immediate conflict of having dinosaurs fit into the modern world, right? No, actually, the conflict is bugs. Massive locusts imbued with prehistoric DNA are ravaging the world’s crops and collapsing the food chain. What are the dinosaurs doing, you might ask? Mostly keeping to themselves, with the more destructive species captured and living in a valley sanctuary owned by the company BioSyn who wants to examine their ancient genetics for modern cures, possibly engineering a modern Biblical plague that suspiciously doesn’t target BioSynmodified crops. This shared villain unites the protagonists of Jurassic World, including former velociraptor trainer and current dinosaur cowboy (dinoboy?) Owen Grady (Chris Pratt, “Guardians of the Galaxy”), former Jurassic World manager and current
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Jim Shepard is the author of many well-received novels and short story collections. He lived in Ann Arbor and worked at the University before taking his current position as a professor at Williams College in Massachusetts. He agreed to sit down with The Michigan Daily to talk about his newest novel, “Phase Six,” which follows a deadly pandemic through the eyes of its index patient, key epidemiologists and others. He spoke to us about climate change politics, the U.S.’s pandemic response and his process of editing a pandemic novel while living through a pandemic himself. This interview has been edited for clarity. What was the timeline of writing your book with the timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic? Maybe about seven years ago, I came across a story about a 12-year-
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dinosaur rights vigilante Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard, “Rocketman”) and her adopted clone daughter Maisie (Isabella Sermon, “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”), who is kidnapped at the order of BioSyn CEO and original Jurassic Park corporate villain Dr. Lewis Dodgson. It also brings back the original Jurassic Park protagonists: Dr. Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern, “Little Women”) discovers the locust problem and recruits Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill, “Thor: Ragnarok”) to help investigate
BioSyn at the invitation of their resident chaotician Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum, “The Mountain”). Now, before I get into my perhapsalready-exposed disdain for the writing of this film, let’s discuss the fortunately ample positives. The entirety of the movie looks and sounds fantastic. John Schwartzman’s (“The Amazing Spider-Man”) cinematography is genuinely stunning at some points.
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‘Phase Six’ author Jim Shepard on COVID, climate change and writing old boy in Siberia who had died of anthrax, and the Russians had freaked out because they hadn’t had a case of anthrax there in like 75 or 100 years. When they sent some investigators up there, they discovered that the boy had caught the anthrax from a reindeer carcass that had been frozen
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in the permafrost — and the carcass had thawed out, and the kid had gotten anthrax from that and died, and he had infected 20 people in his village before he died, as well. That sort of confirmed what everybody had feared about pathogens that are buried in the permafrost. It turns out
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that viruses buried in the permafrost survive, but they have to be revived. But bacteria that survive in the permafrost can revive themselves, and anthrax is one of those: It’s a bacteria that sporulates, so it has a little protective shell. So I put that together with the fact that — with climate change — now Russia and Greenland especially are mining all the way across their northern borders, and they’re digging up millions of tons of permafrost. And then those people who are doing that digging are flying home for the weekend. I thought, “Well, this is not a matter of if, this is a matter of when, really.” I do that thing that a lot of career counselors tell you to do, which is find something you’re doing anyway and find a way to make it pay. So I was thinking, “Well, you’re going to obsess about this anyway, you might as well try to write about it.”
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The first Mexican-American NBA champion, but not the last IRVING PEÑA MiC Columnist
For the first time since its founding in 1946, a player of Mexican descent won a National Basketball Association championship earlier this month. Juan Tosca-Anderson, or JTA for short, is an Oakland native and forward for the Golden State Warriors. From playing overseas to spending some time in the NBA’s official minor league (G League), JTA’s story of becoming a world champion is nothing short of spectacular. However, JTA’s Mexican-American heritage, in my opinion, makes this hometown-hero story so much more unique and special. I fell in love with basketball from as early on as I can remember. When I attended my first NBA Summer League game in 2012, I was starstruck at how swiftly the players maneuvered through the court. During warmups, I watched as players threw the ball between their legs and through the hoop. The Golden State Warriors were playing the Los Angeles Lakers at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, and the arena was full of excited fans ready to see the young stars showcase their talent on opening night. But even though I was just as fired up as every other die-hard NBA fan, I couldn’t help but notice that there was little to no one on the court that looked like me — a Mexican. From that point on, I paid close attention to the new faces coming into the league in hopes of one day seeing a star from Mexican descent emerge into the NBA. JTA’s family immigrated from Michoacan, Mexico in the 1940s and immediately settled in Oakland. He grew up on 95th Avenue on the East Side of the city. As a tribute to his roots, JTA wears number 95 on his jersey. Though JTA’s mother is Mexican, his father is African American. As a result, JTA is considered Afro-Latinx. While JTA has represented both his Mexican and African American heritage as proudly as he can, JTA has faced racism from both sides, as well. Growing up, many people would tell JTA that he was neither Black or Mexican enough to consider himself a member of either side. I understand what JTA was experiencing: Though I am Mexican, I grew up in the United
States. My family that immigrated to the United States constantly urges my cousins and my siblings to tie into our roots more. Instead of speaking Spanish at family gatherings, my American-born siblings and I will speak English to each other and block my Spanish-speaking family from our conversations. According to them, we’re not Mexican enough. However, whenever I enter a white-dominated space, such as the University of Michigan, I feel that my own voice as a Mexican-American is sometimes overshadowed by white legacy students who have historic ties to the University. Nevertheless, JTA’s mother, Patricia, ensured that JTA and his siblings recognized the beauty of being biracial kids, especially Mexican and Black ones. Patricia would constantly remind JTA and his siblings that they had “two reasons to be proud.” Eventually, the words stuck with JTA, and he understood that he is neither only Black nor only Mexican. He is both and is equally as proud of both of his identities and understands that though he may not fall under a single category, there are younger people from both Black and Mexican communities that have historically been discouraged from embracing their own identities due to America’s racist history that America’s belief that white is right. Behind former players Eduardo Nájera, Horacio Llamas, Jorge Gutiérrez and Gustavo Ayón, JTA is only the fifth Mexican player in the
NBA’s history. As the only current Mexican player in the NBA, JTA represents an underwhelming 0.2% of all Mexican players in the NBA today. As a result, younger generations of Mexican basketball players may be discouraged from pursuing their dreams of one day playing in the NBA because there is little to no one that looks like them playing in the league, and thus, they do not belong. While Mexican representation dominates highly esteemed global sports like boxing and soccer, there is a blatant lack of representation of Mexicans in basketball. The Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, or LNBP for short, is a Mexican league that JTA played in for five years. Still, many players that also played overseas before playing in the NBA advised JTA not to play in the LNBP because they felt the league did not grant enough national exposure for players with hopes of one day becoming NBA players. In fact, most overseas players with dreams of joining the NBA first start off by playing in leagues in Europe. In ESPN’s list of top basketball leagues in the world outside the NBA, the LNBP was not ranked at all. Regardless, after spending four years at Marquette University, JTA decided to take his talents to Mexico to not only showcase his potential but also to better understand his Mexican heritage. He was eventually offered a spot on the Santa Cruz’s Warriors team in the G League. After spending a couple of years in the G League, the Golden State Warriors eventually
took a chance on the native Oakland player and signed him to a three-year contract. Though JTA’s journey to the NBA was unconventional, JTA still displays pride in his Mexican heritage. Earlier this year, JTA was invited to participate in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in Cleveland for All-Star Weekend. He became the first Mexican-American player to participate in the contest and made sure to represent Mexico as best as he could. JTA represented his Mexican heritage with a custom Mexicothemed jersey and Nike shoes. He made sure the world knew that he was proud of being Mexican and thankful for the Mexican league for taking a chance on him. When JTA and the Warriors won the NBA championship against the Boston Celtics earlier this month, JTA once again ensured that the world recognized his pride for his heritage. During the championship parade in The Bay, JTA carried a Mexican flag. Many fans in attendance also carried the Mexican flag with them, including a little girl spectating the parade who JTA picked up and had join him. As someone who is Mexican, I felt proud as hell that my culture was being seen by millions of people around the world. For the first time in the NBA’s history, the Mexican flag was associated with winning an NBA championship and was receiving the respect it has historically missed out on. It also made me hopeful that future generations of other
Mexican American basketball players would see this as an opportunity to remember that anything is possible. JTA continues to do a lot for Mexico. Every year, he hosts a basketball camp in Mexico where he personally connects with the Mexican youth in Monterrey and gives them advice on how to take their talent to the next level. He also hosts food and backpack drives in the state of Monterrey to ensure that his community is taken care of. It is important to note that, in the NBA, Mexican-Americans are underrepresented. While he has certainly deemed himself worthy of a spot on the Warriors roster, one cannot help but acknowledge that he is the only Mexican player in the league. As someone who is a part of a group that has been historically underrepresented, there is a tendency to feel as if it is your duty to pave the way for generations to come. Regardless, JTA did not let this pressure get to him. Instead, he used his gift of being Mexican and African American as an opportunity to demonstrate just how proud he is of both his heritages. Every young hooper has dreams of being one of 450 NBA players in the future. Though becoming an NBA player was something I never really dreamed of, I fell in love with the sport from as early on as I could remember. However I could not help but wonder why there was little to no Mexican representation in the league. As someone who hopes to one day contribute to the field of public policy, an area of academia that has historically been dominated by white people, JTA’s journey to becoming the first MexicanAmerican NBA champion inspires me to not allow the misrepresentation of Mexicans hinder me from pursuing my own goals. His story reinforces the notion that one’s ethnic culture should not be a determining factor in the outcome of your life. It makes me happy to know that for the first time in its 75 years of existing, the NBA has finally seen a Mexican-American become a champion. I am certain that JTA’s journey to stardom will empower others with similar backgrounds to follow in his footsteps and go against what many have considered to be the norm. MiC Columnist Irving Peña can be reached at irvingp@umich. edu.
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When nature calls The first time I remember defecating outside of a toilet was when I was four years old. My father and I, along with my younger brother, were on our way back from the Brooklyn Children’s Museum via the B71 bus. It was winter, probably February, and falling sleet was visible through the bus’s windows. We saw this weather from near the front, facing the aisle, on a row of three blue seats. We must have stopped at a coffee shop between the museum and the bus ride, because I remember holding a small cup in my hand. Six ounces of hot chocolate, likely, all of which I drank lukewarm within the span of a few minutes. And then, several minutes after that, the Rube Goldberg machine that is the human digestive system was triggered. I relayed the unfortunate information to my father, that I had just used the bathroom, on the bus. “Is it pee, or poop?” was his next question, in a voice that was a little too loud for my own comfort. I affirmed the latter, and the tempo and timbre of his breathing began to melt into
*** that of exasperation. His head looked This past February, I sat down at a to the floor in a gentle shake, and after comprehending the gravity of the cluster of chairs in the Michigan Union situation, a sense of urgency induced with three then-strangers. The initial by second-hand embarrassment awkwardnesses of unfamiliar faces clipped off any sense of gentleness in soon faded away — as we had a trip to plan. In a few weeks, over our spring his words. “Come on, let’s go.” The walk of shame was short, only break, we would be backpacking about 10 feet to the front doors of at Zion National Park in southwest the bus. As a relatively new member Utah. We scrolled on our respective of society, I was exonerated for my laptops through images of soaring wrongdoings, but the collective eyes of everyone else on the bus looked down the aisle mournfully at the responsible adult in this scenario, imparting my father with the weight of societal embarrassment. We were let off a few blocks later, on a walking search for a change of clothes and a change of Design by Abby Schreck scenario.
By Oscar Nollette-Patulski, Statement Correspondent cliff faces and alien rock formations, all colored in a rugged sepia-red. We scoured trails and itineraries, hoping to replicate the perfect vacations of others who pressed down paths in hikes before us. After the three hours, we had booked campsites, created a dayby-day itinerary and divided up responsibility for the equipment that would protect our lives for five days in the wilderness. It was then that the topic of using the bathroom came up. One of our members, Andrew, read aloud from the park’s website, and we found out that we must not only poop in the woods, but also carry out “all human waste.” We looked around at each other, with nervous smiles gradually
emerging on our faces. There was some repressed laughter, evidence of past childhoods cracking the supposed maturity that gave us the privilege of going to college. Using the woods as a restroom seemed unpleasant enough, but the idea of carrying out what our bodies had just expelled seemed comically cruel. Despite the logistical qualms of Zion National Park’s outdoor-pooping guidelines, the environmental justification is great. The dry sand and rock of the area’s desert environment make for slow decomposition, and this accumulation of unresolved waste can have negative aesthetic and ecological effects. As written in a Facebook post by the park service, “We don’t hike in your toilet, so don’t poop in our canyon.” In the coming weeks, we would have to mentally prepare ourselves for the challenge ahead: what happens when one of the most private times in our day is made visible for the natural world to see?
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Wednesday, July 13, 2022 // The Statement — 5
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Environmentalism doesn’t have to be Instagrammable By Valerija Malashevich, Statement Columnist This year, I was more enraged than inspired when Earth Day rolled around. Scrolling through Instagram and swiping through stories with silly stickers made my blood boil more than it made my heart flutter. Comments like “love you Mother Earth” and “give nature a chance” made my eyebrows furl and my smile turn low and flat — what a vapid, if not intentionally shallow, attempt to “celebrate” Earth Day, I thought. Photos of beaches and bikinis and tree swings in grass meadows and the shade that all the oaks and willows and birches provide — all coated with a saturated filter and cropped to fit one’s Instagram theme. These posts were nothing more than an inane attempt to celebrate our Mother Earth, as if what she needs more of is fruitless appreciation, rather than fierce protection. We shouldn’t be hitting “post” as much as we should be gnawing our teeth at incompetent and ineffectual legislators who, at every turn, deflect their responsibility as lawmakers. For me, every day is Earth Day, and though I am far from a saint, I spend each day reflecting on my actions and re-evaluating whether I am doing my best — not just on April 22. And though I miss the flavor of bacon on my breakfast sandwiches and the sweet saltiness of salami slices, and despite how difficult it is to cut my showers short and make my feet work for my destination rather than the gas pedal, I do it not for the benefit of myself, but for the benefit of our planet — Earth. Because, believe it or not, sustainability is not always aesthetically pleasing — think about Design by Abby Schreck
how gross compost actually is. Gritty, individual actions are often not as “Instagrammable” as posting pretty landscapes is — they’re not concerned with aesthetics, or any particular social rewards. And, expressing gratitude for something given is way easier than reciprocating said kindness. Because sustainability sells Yet somehow, much of what we call sustainability — that which we define as environmentalism — has come to garner a particular look. Not necessarily a fad, but something of the sort. As organizations ponder on how to implement sustainability into their business models, I can’t help but feel like brands are choosing to do so for selfish interests. Whether it be for increased profit margins, more positive consumer perceptions or access to new markets, environmentalism has become a tool of capitalism, rather than a weapon against it. And though their actions aren’t always necessarily performed in good faith, some companies do try and make a real effort to integrate sustainability into their business models. Others, if not many, understand that nothing sells better in 2022 than environmentalism, or, the appearance of it. SHEIN, the infamous fastfashion clothing giant with brutal working conditions, continues to hold commitments to protecting the environment, supporting the community and empowering entrepreneurs.
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The Great Lakes are not a climate refuge, and here’s why
By Shannon Stocking, Statement Contributor
Land Acknowledgment: As the author of this piece and a frequent visitor of the Great Lakes, I acknowledge that many of the cities, and landmarks discussed in this piece reside on traditional and ancestral indigenous lands. I encourage readers to explore the cultures, traditions and history of the 20 (recorded) tribes that resided around The Great Lakes in the past and advocate for the tribes that remain around the lakes and in Michigan. I stand with the Indigenous tribes who have faced prejudiced, unfair and violent treatment and I stand against the colonization of these tribes and advocate for a decolonized future. For anyone born or raised in the state of Michigan, the Great Lakes are an essential part of childhood, education and growth. In the state of Michigan, you’re never further than 85 miles from one of the Great Lakes, allowing these majestic wonders, wrapped around our mitten state, to closely intertwine with each aspect of our lives. These freshwater wonders have become increasingly important at a national level as droughts across the country have caused Great Lakes waters to be used as far as Arizona. Because of the lake’s abundance of resources and temperate climate, they’re often viewed as a place of climate refuge, immune to the impending changes in our natural environment — but this is far from true.
Our increased reliance on the natural resources of the Great Lakes has instead put our country and state at more risk. Each lake plays a vital role in our state’s economy, natural resources and tourism industry, which will make their deterioration even more traumatic. Beyond the economic concerns, climate change threatens education and exposure to the natural world for generations to come, stripping the staple family trip to Lake Michigan and replacing kayaking on Lake Huron with a flight to somewhere far away. As students of the state, we need to recognize the importance of these lakes to our economy and actively work to promote the conservation and preservation of these natural wonders. Huron When I was 16, my parents agreed to let my best friend and I embark on our first camping trip alone together. Despite our best efforts to convince our parents to approve a trip to the Traverse City area, the four-hour drive didn’t sit well with them and we compromised, agreeing on a small town called Port Austin. We packed up the faithful Volkswagen in the mid-July heat and took off to the crooked thumb of Michigan. With the exception of the lack of vegan cuisine, our small town proved to be perfect — welcoming us in with a flurry of wildlife preservations, lakeshores and hiking trails that lay relatively empty despite it being the peak of tourist season. On our third day, we packed up
camp, wrapped up sandwiches and rented kayaks in preparation for a three-mile paddle to the crown jewel of the area. The trek out proved to be an unpleasant combination of rocky waves and an uncomfortable amount of seasickness. But after about an hour, we rounded the cliffs, and the crown jewel of the thumb appeared. Mushroom Rock, nestled into the rocky cliffs of Lake Huron, emerged into our view as a majestic inverted pyramid that erupted 40 feet out of the water and stayed there. The impressive formation, we later read, was thanks to thousands of years of erosion from Lake Huron’s unique intensity of water level fluctuations. In 2020, The Chicago Tribune covered the turbulent changes in water levels that have taken place over the last 10 years across Lake Huron’s Shoreline. Due to the absence of dams, and its connection to Lake Michigan by the Straits of Mackinac, both Lake Huron and Michigan are prone to more extreme fluctuations in water levels than the other Great Lakes. In the Tribune’s reporting, they found that the water level fluctuations were increasing in both frequency and intensity. In 2013, Lake Huron reached a record low water level of 576 ft. at its deepest point, leaving docks and boats surrounded by mud and costing the coastline communities thousands of dollars. Just six years later, the water level rose six ft. clocking in at 581.9 ft, the seasonal record high for the Michigan-Huron basin.
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Breakfast should be dinner, here’s why SOPHIA LEHRBAUM Opinion Columnist
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he treasured anomaly of breakfast for dinner has served as the perfect occasional treat for American families: fluffy stacks of pancakes topped with maple syrup and butter, an eclectic fruit salad, crispy bacon fresh from the sputtering pan and eggs just the way you like them, but at night. Breakfast for dinner just works, concluding the day by satisfying both the sweet and savory while allowing for rest and relaxation to digest the meal afterwards. Now, imagine a world where breakfast could always be dinner. While this proposal may seem slightly radical, rearranging the meals to place breakfast last would not only make more sense logically, but would also create a distinct tradition that the United States could claim as its own — free of colonialist roots or problematic pasts. Lunch would replace breakfast as the first meal of the day, dinner would replace lunch, and breakfast would replace dinner. But let’s break it down first. Lunch in the morning may seem counterintuitive, but when placed in conjunction with science, it makes total sense. Have you ever woken up craving something sweet, like a big stack of pancakes? The chances are low. In reality, our bodies crave salty foods after we wake up because we sometimes become dehydrated during the night’s sleep, and our depleted sodium levels — an electrolyte that helps to balance fluid levels — must be replenished for proper hydration. By encouraging the intake of sodium, our body is encouraging us to refill both our sodium supply and our hydration levels. Thus, it makes much more sense to eat foods traditionally associated with lunch for breakfast, because it generally consists of foods with higher levels of sodium content. By doing this, we would
satisfy our natural craving for salt while re-saturating our body with the proper sodium content it needs to function. Moreover, the claim that traditional breakfast is the most important meal of the day and associated with better health outcomes hasn’t withstood scrutiny. In fact, the primary study upon which this claim is based was found to be littered with researcher bias, the improper use of casual language to describe results and misleading citations. The study also lacked a control group. Essentially, the maxim “breakfast is the most important meal of the day” with supposed health benefits is more correlation than causation, a misconception that has now been adopted as truth by the general public. If we shed these untruths, then we can begin to properly rearrange the meals to best suit our interests. With lunch as the first meal of the day, traditional dinner, or the biggest meal of the day for Americans, should take the place during conventional lunchtime. This is because dietitians have actually found that eating the biggest meal toward nighttime makes it much more difficult to metabolize food because our bodies’ “normal, natural rhythm” is disrupted. Meanwhile, other parts of the world like Africa, Southeast Asia and some parts of Europe and Latin America typically consume heavier meals toward the middle of the day to refuel from their labor, allowing their big lunch to burn off for the rest of the day. Patrick Okolo III, chief of gastroenterology for Rochester Regional Health, explains that “in many cultures, people eat heaviest in the afternoon, and that translates to generally better health” because it more closely aligns with our bodies’ natural rhythms. Thus, eating dinner at lunchtime would benefit our digestive systems and our overall health. What’s more, making traditional dinner a lunchtime phenomenon
Saving the environment one trip at a time LINDSEY SPENCER
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would create other expansive benefits. In a dinner-as-lunch world, you could get dressed up to eat with your loved ones when the sun is still brightly shining, making for much better aesthetics for mealtime. Because the rest of the day still remains, people could either return to work or school fully fueled for the leftover day’s work, or return home for a nap during the hottest time of day, frequently referred to as a siesta. These siestas have considerable health benefits, including but not limited to reducing sleep debt and “boost(ing) your cognitive performance for up to a few hours after your nap.” Essentially, this midday dinner could aid the efficiency of workers while also creating other numerous health benefits. With lunch replacing traditional breakfast, and with dinner replacing traditional lunch, breakfast would therefore replace traditional dinner. While I have previously dreaded breakfast — a gluttonous, carbohydrate-heavy meal that would sit disagreeably in my stomach, digesting at a glacial pace — eating breakfast for dinner would restore the magic surrounding the meal. Breakfast for dinner would, for one, essentially render dessert obsolete because of breakfast’s sweet contents, satisfying our sweet tooth while preventing us from consuming extra carbs or sugar afterward. Moreover, the malaise or drowsiness typically experienced after a sugary and carbohydrate-heavy meal could be assuaged by the sleep that’s soon to follow the meal. Breakfast for dinner allows for the flexibility of quick and easy meals, like a bowl of your favorite cereal, or elaborate meals that take more time to make, like a full-on breakfast feast. On top of all these benefits, breakfast ingredients are typically more affordable than dinner, allowing for the large portions of food that dinner often requires to be made without breaking the bank.
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or the past week, my dad and I have been braving the relentless southern heat and exploring a local state park. Just a mere 15 minutes from our house, it feels strange that in the middle of such a busy residential area there is a refuge for a variety of wildlife and fauna, along with about 10 miles of hiking trails. We tend to change our course each day to keep things interesting, but what remains the same is how many people have the same idea as us. Whether it be 7 a.m. or 3 p.m., the crowds always roll in, no matter the temperature. There are almost 7,000 state parks, and 423 national parks, located in the United States. Both are active tourist attractions and vacation destinations — just last year, 4.5 million people visited Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Families and individual travelers visit national parks from across the country and abroad, all with the desire to take in the beauty and vastness of these federally protected areas. As an admirer of the views and
adventure offered by national parks from coast to coast, I hope to check each of them off of my bucket list. But, for any of us to continue to be able to do this, we must take care of them so that future generations can experience the joys our planet has to offer. As climate change ravages the planet, many politicians, activists and average people question how we may continue to enjoy the beauties of nature while also protecting it from further irreversible damage. The National Park Service has put together a “holistic approach” to tackle the various impacts of climate change in their parks, with ideas ranging from policy advocacy to scenario planning. When it comes to individual action, it feels as though even the smallest efforts make only a minute difference, or none at all — steps like using paper straws aren’t impactful enough to mitigate climate change. Most of the work falls to larger corporations, starting with taking ownership of the ways in which they have contributed to global warming, species extinctions and the demise of an undisturbed environment.
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What it’s like being a poor student at a wealthy university LEAH LARSEN
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ever in my life have I had a bigger reality check than when I moved from my low-income hometown in the Upper Peninsula to the ritzy community of Ann Arbor. Although I traveled extensively around the United States as a kid, Iron Mountain was the only place I had ever called home up until my senior year of high school. Even though I saw many places while rustically camping with my family, I never stayed in those places long enough to realize that so many people live much differently than I did: their beautiful homes, luxurious trips, nice food and designer products were only a few of the things that separated their lifestyles from mine. Obviously, I knew there were rich people, but I did not realize how common it is to be wealthier than me and my family. I have many distinct memories from my childhood that — despite my perception that they were
common experiences across the U.S. — often make my college friends gasp. These memories consist of an alarming amount of meth busts, unexpected teen pregnancies, violent fights and frequent theft. One of my good friends from high school once told me it was not uncommon for his bike to be stolen from his house in the early hours of the weekend due to his proximity to a bar in the most run-down neighborhood in my town. The regularity of these crimes made me realize the extent to which the people in my hometown experience income inequality. There seems to be no clear correlation between poverty and crime but rather between income inequality and crime. While income inequality in Michigan is lower than the national average, it seems to really shine through in this tiny town I call home; I have driven through the neighborhoods littered with mansions on Pine Mountain and also through the areas where houses are very literally falling apart.
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Frank Nazar III selected by Chicago in NHL Draft COLE MARTIN
Daily Sports Writer
It didn’t take long for the Michigan hockey team to showcase its elite talent in the 2022 NHL Draft, particularly among its incoming recruits for the 2022-23 season. Selected by the Chicago Blackhawks at 13th overall, Frank Nazar III came off the board first. He was a highly touted forward for the US National Team Development Program last season and projects to be a key center for the Wolverines next season. In his last season with the Americans, Nazar put up an impressive 70 points in just 56 games. Nazar was also a part of Team USA at this spring’s U18 World Junior Championship, where he tallied nine points in six games and helped it secure a silver medal. The most impressive attribute of Nazar’s game is his skating, which he uses to help out on defense and break out in transition quickly. Nazar looks to play a balanced, two-way game, modeling his playstyle after NHL stars Brayden Point and Patrice Bergeron, who are among the best players on both sides of the ice in today’s game.
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Nazar will be a major focus of Chicago’s future, but first he will take his talents to Ann Arbor. He will help fill in an immediate void left after top center Matty Beniers signed with the Seattle Kraken, in addition to the loss of other centers in San Jose Sharks signee Thomas Bordeleau, Boston Bruins prospect Johnny Beecher and senior Garrett Van Wyhe. In mending those holes, Michigan will have to lean on Nazar’s talents at center. And Nazar seems ready to do that right away. While playing in an exhibition game on Feb. 2 against the Wolverines, Nazar flourished during his time on the ice, scoring two goals. Nazar even had the chance at a hat trick but passed the puck up to his teammate to attempt to clinch a USNTDP victory. “I figured I would have a better chance than just the breakaway,” Nazar said after the game. “I heard him screaming and I was like ‘I’ll get him involved in the play.’ I wasn’t really thinking too much (about a) hat trick … (A team win) is the one and only (important) outcome for me.” And for both Michigan and the Blackhawks, a team-oriented The Chicago Blackhawks selected Frank Nazar III at 13th overall in Thursday’s first round of the NHL Draft. center is exactly what they need.
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Bryce Clay returning to Michigan for fifth year
JOHN TONDORA Daily Sports Writer
After a dynamic 2022 campaign from the Wolverine offense, Michigan’s young core will receive a boost of veteran experience this upcoming season. On Tuesday, fifth-year attackman Bryce Clay announced that he will return to Michigan for his final season on the team. After tearing his ACL at the beginning of this past season during a practice in November 2021 — which kept him on the sidelines for the entirety of his senior season — Clay received an NCAA medical redshirt, giving him another year of collegiate eligibility which he will exercise, returning to the Wolverines. The sniping attackman started for three years and thrived under Michigan coach Kevin Conry’s offensive scheme, starting 10 of 12 games played in 2021 and tallying 27
total points with 23 goals during that stretch. Clay’s consistent finishing compliments his knack for the nittygritty — a rare duality amongst attackmen. His five caused turnovers and 22 secured ground balls were first amongst Michigan attackmen two seasons ago in 2021. Clay will rejoin an attack group full of budding talent. He will recognize some familiar faces, and meet a fresh few along the
way as he prepares for the upcoming 2023 campaign with a team that will
look different from when he last stepped on the field.
Michigan is coming off one of its most offensively prolific seasons in program history thanks, in part, to an energized youth movement. Now, Clay must find where he fits into the Wolverines’ offense. After strong seasons from attackmen Josh Zawada, Michael Boehm and Ryan Cohen, Clay will have to carve out a new spot. Despite the crowded field, Clay will play an important role in Michigan’s upcoming season. The attackman will look to continue building upon his playmaking in conjunction with his already dangerous scoring abilities in order to help lead an exceptionally young program towards a run at the Big Ten Championships and ALLISON ENGKVIST/Daily beyond.
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Rutger McGroarty picked by Winnipeg in NHL Draft COLE MARTIN Daily Sports Writer
Two times in the last three NHL drafts, the Michigan hockey team saw at least two players selected in the first round. And with the selection of Rutger McGroarty, the Wolverines can mark off a third. McGroarty was chosen 14th overall by the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, the second Michigan player picked in the draft’s opening round. Like his teammate Frank Nazar III, McGroarty played most recently for the US National Team Development Program, tallying 67 points in 52 games. McGroarty was a crucial part of Team USA in the U18 World Junior Championship’s Gold Medal Game, serving as team captain for the Americans. He scored two goals in a close loss to tournament champion Sweden and had a total of nine points in six
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tournament appearances. And for McGroarty, having that sort of influence in the locker room doesn’t change his approach to the game. “I feel like I’m a good leader in the locker room and I come to the rink every single day ready to work,” McGroarty said in an interview with The Daily. “It was obviously very rewarding being named captain, but it didn’t really change much who I was in the locker room.” Alongside his strong leadership abilities, McGroarty has a similar play style to his teammate Nazar. He combines his physical attributes with his raw talent and mature understanding of the game. “What separates (McGroarty) is his high IQ and the ability to make players around him better,” his father Jimmy told The Daily on May 13. “He can make plays but also play a 200-foot game.”
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Devils select Seamus Casey in second round of NHL Draft CONNOR EAREGOOD
Summer Managing Sports Editor
After forwards Frank Nazar III and Rutger McGroarty were selected earlier in Thursday’s first round of the NHL Draft, the Michigan hockey team saw a third incoming freshman go in the NHL Draft’s later rounds. Seamus Casey, a 5-foot-10 defenseman who will play with the Wolverines this fall, was selected 46th overall by the New Jersey Devils. “I have a ton of family in New Jersey, so I know they’re all pumped up there,” Casey said after the selection. “They’re huge Devils fans and so am I, so this is the best day of my life.” Casey’s offensive game and puck handling earned the praise of many NHL scouts. While some analysts questioned the extent of his skills in his own end and his shorter height in comparison to most NHL-level
defenseman, Casey’s selection shows that the Devils believe he can be a piece of their team in the future. With Michigan rising sophomore defensemen Luke Hughes and Ethan Edwards already in its defense pipeline, New Jersey chose Casey based on his potential. While he is still a few years away from viability at the pro level, Casey’s puck handling and offensive vision seemed to sway the Devils to pick him as a long-term project prospect. While playing for the US National Team Development Program last season, Casey scored 33 points in 48 games for the Americans. He was also a whopping plus-32 on the season, most of which he played alongside Ohio State commit Tyler Duke. Casey’s role with the Wolverines will likely utilize the same offensive skills that factored into his secondround selection in the draft. While he struggled to create offense in an exhibition game against Michigan
back in February, he consistently quarterbacked offensive chances for the NTDP the rest of the season. In that matchup against the Wolverines, he also showed his tenacity on defense, skating hard into the corners shift after shift and winning battles for the puck. While woes about the defensive side of his game exist, he showed few reasons for concern in that exhibition. All of those skills will play an important role for Michigan next season as it looks to replace Owen Power and Nick Blankenburg, who combined for 17 goals and 61 points, on its back end. Finding that offensive spark from other contributors will be key if the Wolverines want to defend their Big Ten Championship, and Casey can play a major role in doing that. And as he makes that contribution, the Devils will be watching to see what their second round pick could bring to them down the line.