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WISAM DAIFI The South End As much as I hate to say it, these low temperatures and heavy snow make most of us want to hide away indoors, glued to a blazing fire or wrapped up tight in a warm blanket. For most of us, being active in the winter is a struggle, especially with wind-chill temperatures reaching -40 degrees. That’s great weather for skiers, snowboarders and the whole army of other winter sports junkies. But for the rest of us, icy white layers of snow covering our surroundings makes exercising even harder. Leave hibernating to the bears this winter, because you burn more calories in this wintry weather - if you know how. Research published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise found that times for racers are faster when it’s cold out. “Race times are faster in cold weather than in warmer temperatures,” the report said. “And quicker runs torch more calories, period.” That alone is worth crawling out from under your blanket. It’s up to your Fitness Warrior to cover some of the tips and tricks to help you make the most out of exercising in these
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Dress in layers To begin, concentrate on wearing practical clothes for the cold, such as non-cotton fabrics that help trap extra heat and draw away moisture. The right clothes will insulate your body, holding onto some of the heat you’re generating, and will also act as a protective shell against the cold. One of the biggest mistakes you can make while exercising in cold weather is to dress too warmly. Exercising generates a lot of heat — enough to make you feel like it’s hotter than it really is. But once your sweat starts to dry, you can get too chilly. So what’s the solution then? It’s actually pretty easy: dress in lots of layers that you can remove as soon as you start to sweat but also put back on as needed. First, put on a thin layer of a synthetic material like polypropylene, which draws sweat away from your body. Next, add a layer of fleece or wool for protection. Avoid cotton, which stays wet next to your skin. Top this with a waterproof, breathable outer layer. A heavy down jacket or vest may cause you to overheat if you’re exercising hard. If it’s very cold, consider wearing a facemask or scarf to warm the air before it enters your lungs. If you have a lean figure, you may need more coverage than someone who is stockier. When it’s cold, blood flow is mainly focused in the center of
your body, and is directed away from your hands and feet. Try wearing a thin pair of gloves under a pair of heavier gloves or wool or fleece-lined mittens. And don’t forget a hat or headband to protect your ears, which also are vulnerable to frostbite. I know it seems like a lot, but experiment a little with a combination of clothing that works well for you and your exercise level. Pay attention to weather conditions and the wind chill Exercising when it’s cold and rainy can make you more vulnerable to the cold. If you get soaked, you may not be able to keep your core body temperature high enough, and layering won’t help if your clothes are wet. If it’s extremely cold, you may need to take your exercise indoors or skip it for a day or two. Wind chill extremes can make exercising outdoors unsafe even if you dress warmly. The wind can penetrate your clothes and remove the insulating layer of warm air surrounding your body, leaving exposed skin vulnerable to frostbite. So if the temperature drops below 0 degrees Fahrenheit, or if the wind chill is dangerously low, consider taking a break or choose an indoor activity instead. Put sunscreen on It sounds crazy, but it’s as easy to get sunburned in the winter as in summer, even
more so if you’re exercising in the snow around lots of ice or at high altitudes. Wear a sunscreen that blocks both UVA and UVB rays and has an SPF of at least 30. Use a lip balm that contains sunscreen as well and protect your eyes from snow and ice glare with dark glasses or goggles. Go against the wind If possible, do the second half of your workout with the wind at your back. This way, you’re less likely to get chilled, especially if you’ve worked up a sweat. This may take some planning of your exercise route before you head out the door. Stay hydrated You need to stay hydrated when exercising in cold weather just as you do when exercising in warm weather. Drink water or sports drinks before your workout as well as during and after, even if you’re not really thirsty. You can become dehydrated just as quickly when it’s 40 degrees as when it’s 75 degrees out. So keep taking fluids to replace what you lose from sweating, breathing and increased urine production. Be aware that it may be harder to notice you’re dehydrated during cold weather. So there you have it, people. These are just a few of the tips that can help you safely enjoy exercise when the weather turns cold. Remember to keep monitoring how your body is feeling to prevent cold-weather injuries.
Detroit Film Theatre turns 40 Celebration honors founder, audience ELI HOERLER The South End Before 1974, if Detroiters didn’t see a movie in theaters, they probably never would. There was no Netflix, no DVDs and no cassettes to be rented from the library. Some movies wouldn’t even make it to commercial movie theaters. It was for this reason the Detroit Film Theatre was established in an ornate space behind the Detroit Institute of Arts. The DFT celebrated its anniversary Jan. 11 with “An Affair to Remember,” a formal soiree that took its name from the classic 1957 film. Surrounded by Diego Rivera’s famous “Detroit Industry” murals, attendees clad in dark suits and dresses sipped wine while servers offered hors d’oeuvres. The event featured a round of speeches by associates of the theater – among them Elliot Wilhelm, who has been at the helm of the DFT for all 40 years and played double duty as the guest of honor and one of the hosts of the celebration. After Wilhelm’s speech, attendees dined on cheeses, tender steak and potato martinis (mashed potatoes in a martini glass – it sounds more sophisticated than it is) before retiring to the theater of honor to sip champagne and watch “Spanish Dracula,” a 1931 film that, like the martinis, sounds fancier than it is (a Spanish language cast and crew got hold of the script and set of Dracula and made their own, surprisingly different version). Built in 1927 along with the rest of the DIA, the theater now home to the DFT has always shown films, but the programming has changed dramatically over the years. It
used to show documentaries about paintings, much like other art galleries did at the time. When Elliot Wilhelm came along in 1974, that all changed. A former South End film critic and Wayne State student, Wilhelm had a vision to bring a different kind of film to people’s attentions – the kind of film multiplexes wouldn’t touch. The DFT’s now world-renowned programming of independent, foreign, and classic films and documentaries shows he hit his mark. In the four decades since forming, the DFT has undergone subtle changes. The projector switched to digital several years ago, the interior of the theater was restored and the seats reupholstered. Wilhelm said it was important to preserve the theater’s 1920s ambiance while living up to modern cinema quality standards, but that the real reason for the DFT’s continued success is the audience. “There is a hunger and a need and an enjoyment of the films we show. People don’t always like every film, that’s not what it’s about,” he said. “But there is a respect, I think, for the way we maintain certain standards of what we select that each film is the film of some passionate vision.” He admits attendance has fluctuated greatly over the years, but maintains the demand for what the DFT offers is as high as ever. So what does the DFT’s future look like? Threats from emergency manager Kevyn Orr to sell off the DIA certainly haven’t fazed Wilhelm. “We can’t take the time to think about that because we have audiences who are coming to see films,” he said. “And until
something changes that causes us to not be able to do that, we’re going to do our job as we’ve always done it.” Matthew Seeger, WSU Dean of the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts, echoed that sentiment. “I think this wonderful institution is going to withstand all the challenges,” he said. “I think it’s going to evolve, as it has over its history, and I think it will continue – I don’t think sickness will affect the Detroit film theater at all.” Seeger gave a speech at the ‘affair,’ and said he has been coming to the DFT for over fifteen years. Seeger also said WSU has an intimate relationship with the DFT. Aside from screening student films, the DFT has reached across Woodward through the Bob Allison (Allesee) Endowed Chair in
Media Arts – a yearly program that brings in a film professional to teach a semester in the film department at WSU. Shortly after being announced as the 2013 selection, Julie Chew’s work played at the DFT in celebration. Like Seeger, Wilhelm is an educator – anyone who has learned anything at the DFT has him to thank. And like teaching, his work is largely a labor of love. “The joy now is to be able to find great films… and to present them here and invite the entire population to come and see them. When they do, they get excited by them, or are thrilled by them, or are angered by them. That’s the joy,” Wilhelm said. “And to stand in the back of the theater and listen to audiences react to these films is a great thing.”
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WSU shows off green tech skills at NAIAS Gas-sipping tech wonder EcoCar2 made from a Chevy Malibu EVAN SOTNIK Contributing Writer The North American International Auto Show is celebrating its 25th anniversary, drawing heavy crowds of onlookers despite Detroit’s historic bankruptcy and negative public image. The show has attracted visitors from around the world eager to see the future of the automobile industry. This year, Wayne State is showcasing its own unique vision of the future alongside the Big Three by entering an experimental eco-friendly vehicle into the Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition. WSU’s EcoCAR 2 will be on display at the auto show from Jan. 18 through 26 in the Michigan Hall, beneath the main exhibition area at the Cobo Center. Members of the EcoCAR team will be available to answer questions throughout the show. The “Hybrid Warriors,” as they call themselves, are a group of 44 undergraduate and graduate engineering students. Their car is a heavily-modified 2013 Chevrolet Malibu, and it features a new engine donated by General Motors Co. that runs on E8, an ethanol and gasoline fuel mixture. The group focuses on decreasing cars’ emissions without compromising performance. Work on EcoCAR 2 started in 2011, and in March 2014 the car will be shipped to Argonne National Laboratory in Ohio for driving and performance tests. The car will run on both electric and hybrid technologies by then. Kevin Snyder, an engineering graduate student and chief engineer for the Hybrid Warriors, said the competition is a great opportunity for future automobile engineers to work with the same equipment used in the industry today. “EcoCAR is like a non-stop lab
course,” he said. He said he’s spent 20 or more hours a week working on his “hobby.” Snyder said the purpose of the competition is not to invent new ways for engines to work, but for teams to take existing technologies and make their internal components run like clockwork. “It’s not so much about research and development,” Snyder said. “It’s more about integration and gluing things together.” WSU is one of 15 colleges and universities from around the country participating in the Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition organized by the U.S. Department of Energy and GM. Last year, WSU placed 8th during the second year demonstrations. The AVTC has been around for more than 25 years. The EcoCAR 2 is the 10th incarnation of the competition. The goal of AVTC is to push the boundaries of existing technologies and create an ecofriendly future for automobiles. In addition to participating in the national competition, the Hybrid Warriors also take part in community outreach programs. Members of the team spent time before the Auto Show building electric motor kits to be used by middle and high school students. The DOE likes the kits so much they asked WSU’s team to make 100 kits for future events. Kumar Vivek said projects like this are the best way to give back to society. “This is a great platform to showcase what we’ve learned to give back to the children,” he said. The Michigan Science Center will host an outreach event by Hybrid Warriors Feb. 21. Team members will direct hands-on demonstrations for young people to enjoy. Visit EcoCar2’s webpage at ecocar2. eng.wayne.edu for more information.
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Ex-Panther tackles Black community issues JEREMY WILLIAMS Contributing Writer Plenty of Black Panther Party members have them. Huey P. Newton has one. Angela Davis has one, too. Their collections situate the past, highlight the collective, organize the memories, and document the truths about a bygone era of both struggle and triumph: we were oppressed and the white man was to blame for our socioeconomic condition. Newton put pain to action, took to the streets – literally and figuratively organizing an effective grassroots movement. Davis did much the same The Huey P. Newton Reader and The Angela Davis Reader serve as testaments to a decade of real revolutionary engagement. “Redemptive Soul: The Yusef Bunchy Shakur Reader” is audacious in daring to tread in the footsteps of such revolutionary greatness. But what does TYBSR bring to the game? The question here is whether Shakur’s book adequately documents the contemporary struggles of Black America with honesty and integrity. To do this, Shakur must first situate his book in an historical context to define the current struggle. Does Shakur’s collection offer any insight into the current conditions besetting the African-American community? Or is it little more than a tepid compendium of personal anecdotes, retelling minuscule sufferings, unimportant triumphs and glorious memories of days gone by? These are questions the reader should bear in mind while reading Shakur’s work. There are 23 chapters that are fresh and familiar. From the important “The Genesis: My Up Bringing,” to the erudite essay, “Revolutionaries & Muslims: Educate 2 Liberate,” to the out of place and irrelevant “Women & Sex,” Shakur’s book has clear, essential moments. A greater emphasis on theme and choice could’ve sharpened its focus, but that oversight won’t spoil the integrity of the work. As Sanyika Shakur so rightly noted in the foreword, “Yusef is uniquely qualified to expound on the social phenomena that we are STILL confronted with.” At times, Shakur borders on autobiography, but he is able to make the
connections to what is important and tells us why we should care. Huey P. Newton’s 1980 doctoral dissertation, “War Against The Panthers: A Study Of Repression In America,” is clear in its logic and focus, positioning his study firmly on the Black Panthers, particularly “their strengths and weaknesses … differences in the outcome of political struggles.” Newton further explains his study as a matter of “[l]ooking back over that period in an effort to capture its meaning, to collapse time around certain significant events and personalities.” So, to really work, Shakur’s work should harken to some type of past sociopolitical struggles and triumphs and not just his own. It should remember, analyze, discuss and examine them. From TYBSR, we need “[an] adoption of an ideology and platform to implementation of community programs.” We need critical theory (reflective assessment and critique of society and culture), liberation praxis, prophetic deliverance, pragmatism, philosophy and black liberation theory – a serious but doable undertaking for any similar substantial collection or body of work referencing the Black American struggle. But TYBSR is not a perfect book. Shakur’s focus stumbles at times, shines at moments and is conceptually immature at others, but it pulls through. For instance, “Becoming a Man,” “Teaching the Babies,” “Detroit: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly,” and “Visiting Oakland: Home of the Black Panthers,” are all testaments to Shakur’s personal trials, pains and triumphs, but also leaves us with hope and inspiration. Some of the book’s chapters are not really necessary because so many of the other selections have the poignancy to carry it to classic status. For example, Shakur’s intellectual reflections in his chapter titled “Teaching the Babies” focuses on the Black Panther Party’s initiatives. It reminds us of the mendacious American politics of a crooked past, like J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI’s COINTELPRO, but also reminds us of the need for people to band together, to fortify our collective initiative. Shakur’s ability to connect these important past and current dynamics highlights the real struggle and is demonstrative of the book’s overall goal and aim. In total, TYBSR is a compendium of
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work reflecting a specific historical legacy. And, like those books by Newton and Davis, Shakur’s readers have to work with vision: Where do we go from here? Maybe, then, the greatest challenge facing Shakur’s work is one of general audience interest. There is a different kind of audience today that is restrained and content. It’s preoccupied with what Dr. Cornel West calls “a market-driven society so obsessed
with buying and selling and … with power and pleasure and property” that – given this particular time in Black American life that Beyoncé and Jay Z’s daughter, and Lil Wayne’s ego-centric beefs take center stage – they become what matters most to us. So perhaps the question of Yusef’s redemptive work has nothing to do with the book itself or contents, but rather if it even matters to the people anymore.
Drake delivers star-studded Palace concert ‘Rapping genius’ cements his place at top of hip-hop heap DANIEL DUMAS Contributing Writer On a frigid Monday night in December, a sea of cars flooded the slippery streets by the thousands, all headed to the Palace of Auburn Hills. They’re on their way to a star-powered performance by the newly crowned royalty of the hip-hop world. And there’s only one man in the show biz responsible for mobilizing the youth of metro Detroit like this. Obviously, I’m talking about Drake, the Toronto-born, teen soap opera star turned rapping genius who made a stop in Motown. He brought with him friends Miguel and Future for the pentultimate show of his headline tour, “Would You Like A Tour.” Young men came adorned in their freshest fitted caps and sneakers, while the ladies came decorated in their finest tight-knit ensemble for a night of house party-style awesomeness with the 27-year-old singer, rapper and songwriter. Rising from an opening under the stage like Russell Crowe in “Gladiator,” Drake drew massive cheers with his bassheavy “Tuscan Leather” intro, taken from his third studio album “Nothing Was The Same.” Like the pro he is, Drake didn’t
just stand in the middle of his set and sing, but stepped onto a rising platform covered in LED lights that carried him above the roaring crowd. The audience sang with Drake line for line as he sang “305 To My City,” which showcased his Southern-style “Versace” flow. But the platinum-selling Torontonian didn’t just dig out his hits like “Started from the Bottom” and “Crew Love” for the crowd to hear for the millionth time. He brought out Detroit’s native son Big Sean to show off the crew’s hometown roots and show their respect for Motown’s pop influence. “I live only four hours away,” Big Sean said. “This is Detroit and this feels like home to me.” The pair performed their collaboration “All Me,” after which Big Sean revealed that Drake would be a “huge part” of his next album. Before signing off for the night, Drake promised to return to the Motor City for his next tour. He thanked the crowd by saying Detroit was one of the best concerts in his tour. With every rhyme and note, the Grammy-winning rapper has definitely hit his musical stride. And he’s not showing any signs of slowing his rise to the top of the hip-hop heap.
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Toy shop for tinkerers opens Downriver Inventors, builders bring concepts into reality PATRICK ANDRZEJCZYK The South End It seems you can’t go two blocks without seeing a new gym or health food store sprouting up around town. From Whole Foods starting the trend way back in 2007 to the new yoga studio down on Cass, deciding where to go to sweat in front of strangers has never been harder. But until recently, there haven’t been many places you could go if you wanted to build a symphony-quality, upright double bass, design a new aerospace component or play around with a Ford Motor Co.-owned 3D printer on the weekends. But TechShop in Allen Park is one of them. The Silicon Valley-based company operates seven locations around the country where tinkerers, makers and budding inventors can take classes, learn new skills and use dozens of high-end machines made available to paying members. Will Brick, the general manager of Allen Park TechShop, said what they do best is connecting innovators and makers with each other. That’s something he said is just as valuable as their facility’s $1.5 million worth of machinery. “The most valuable tool we offer is access to a community of like-minded fellows,” Brick said. “Our members have a common passion for making things. They become friends, partners – even coworkers in their own companies.” The real ideal behind TechShop, he said, is “small-d” democracy. “It’s sort of a cliché, but we want to democratize access to the tools of innovation,” he said. Brick said the myth of the lone hermetic genius creating startling innovations without help from anyone else isn’t just wrong – it’s the exact opposite of how successful invention happens. “Alone, your idea getting out there depends on your resources,” Brick said. “If you can’t afford to put it out there, it’s going nowhere.” “We give people access to the resources they need to make their ideas real,” he said. The TechShop facility downriver isn’t the only maker-space in the Detroit metro area. Brick said Eastern Market is home to OmniCorp, an eclectic commune-like haven for hackers and makers. “We aren’t the first to do what we’re doing (in Detroit),” he said. “We’re really lucky to have such a vibrant, connected maker culture in southeast Michigan.” The region has a rich history of innovation and world-changing invention beyond Henry Ford’s Model T. Brick said this deep-seated culture is alive and well
today, and he said he’s seen it in the new start-ups, business partnerships and everyday creations birthed at the TechShop facility. “I’ve seen an Italian-born classical instrument maker collaborate with a software engineer to make a speaker-less MP3 player that uses the surface it sits on to fill a room with music,” Brick said. Of all the unlikeliest successful matchups he’s seen, one sticks out in his mind the most, Brick said. “We had a member from California – James,” he said. “He was a prop designer and was making foam dogs for a movie he was working on.” Brick explained that James started toying with a milling machine in the shop, and ended up teaching himself how to make an intricate steel hemisphere on a machine not normally used to do such complex tasks. “He would just walk around the shop with these steel hemispheres,” Brick said. “And one day Will saw him playing with these little balls.” Will, a Stanford-educated aerospace engineer, had been looking for a very similar part to use on fuel tanks for his entry into the LunarX Prize, a contest which tests privately made lunar landers for future landings. He couldn’t afford to get them made and he didn’t know how to make them himself, Brick said. “They met and started hanging out, and sooner or later Will hired James on at his lab behind TechShop.” The two went into business together and now operate an aerospace lab in a large rented facility next to TechShop. “That’s what we’re all about here,” Brick said. “We’re about making things, yeah, but we’re a community of makers. And that’s important.”
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Men’s basketball fall to Hillsdale, Findlay Warriors open 2014 with dual losses MICHAEL LEWIS Contributing Writer “Happy New Year” would not be a phrase worthy of the Wayne State men’s basketball team. After dominating December with four straight wins, the Warriors have lost four of their last five games upon entering January. On Jan. 9, the Warriors started their four game road trip against the Hillsdale College Chargers. The Warriors played a rough first half shooting 30 percent from the field and zero from three. At the half, no Warrior player tallied double digit points and only two players shot 50 percent from the floor. Freshman guard Clark Bishop led all scorers with seven points going 3-6 from the field at the half. The Warriors entered halftime down 10 (36-26). Hillsdale shot 50 percent from the field in the first and out rebounded WSU 20 to 11. Despite a rocky first half, the Warriors made adjustments and played a dominant second half. With a little under six minutes left, the Warriors trailed the Chargers 60-49. The Warriors went on to score seven straight points. Senior big man Gerald Wil-
liams-Taylor sunk a pair of free throws before Bryan Coleman followed up with five straight points. Despite the rally, the Warriors dropped the game 69-67 after a missed buzzer beater by senior guard Chene Phillips; Phillips ended the game with 21 points. Bryan Coleman tallied 20 second half points. The Warriors then traveled to Findlay Jan. 11 to try and get themselves back on track. The Warriors played a competitive first half. They forced eight ties and eight lead changes in the first period. Both teams shot 40 percent from the field with WSU holding the 34-33 halftime lead. Senior Bryan Coleman led all scorers with 14 off 6-10 shooting. However, the Warriors were neutralized in the second half. The Warriors’ over aggressiveness on defense resulted in 18 Oiler free throws, which offset the Oiler’s poor shooting. The Warriors only shot eight free throws in the second and turned the ball over seven times before losing 72-65. Bryan Coleman ended the game with 25 points. The Warriors still have to travel to Northwood and Saginaw Valley before returning to the Matthaei on Jan. 23 to face Michigan Tech.
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WSU survives charge Sweet victory endures
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FUAD SHALHOUT The South End The Wayne State women’s basketball team (10-1 overall) won its ninth-straight game Jan. 9, defeating Hillsdale College with an 88-85 win. The Warriors stayed unbeaten in the GLIAC, improving to 7-0. The Warriors came out firing as guard Jackie Jones scored six points in a WSU 11-0 run to start the game. Hillsdale (3-8, 2-5 GLIAC) came back to tie the game four times in the first half. WSU led at halftime, 53-41. The Warriors went on to build a 17-point lead early in the third quarter, but that’s when Hillsdale started to chip away, pulling to within four points at the second media timeout of the second half, 69-65, after a threepoint play. Kayla Bridges and Ondrea Hughes responded for WSU, scoring the next eight points and extending the lead to 77-69 with 7:03 left. The Chargers came back with a 9-2 run that cut the Warriors lead by two with 2:16 remaining. Junior Ashley Wilson followed with a lay-up, but Kayla Geffert, who scored a game-high 27 points, converted on a three-point play to pull Hillsdale to within one point, 82-81,
with 1:41 remaining. Shareta Brown gave WSU an 84-81 lead on a lay-up with 1:25 remaining, but fouled out of the game 13 seconds later, which also sent Hillsdale to the free throw line. They knocked down both, pulling to within one point again, 84-83. After a couple of sloppy possessions by WSU and two missed shots by Hillsdale, center Lauren Bright finally converted a bucket, giving the Warriors a three-point lead, 86-83, with just 18 seconds left. Then, senior Imari Redfield extended the WSU lead to 88-83 with two free throws at 10 seconds remaining. Hillsdale scored a lay-up with four seconds left to make the game 88-85, and even had a chance to tie the game after the Warriors missed consecutive free throws, but the Chargers were shut down by WSU’s defense and didn’t get a shot. WSU shot 54 percent from the field and 77 percent from the free throw line. Hillsdale made 47 percent of its shots. WSU out-rebounded Hillsdale 35-32 and had more steals (7-5). Brown led five WSU players in double figures with 18 points and had a team-high of nine rebounds. The Warriors will look to continue their win streak Jan. 12 at Findlay.
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FUAD SHALHOUT The South End Make that 10 in a row. The Wayne State women’s basketball team extended its winning streak to 10 games, two shy of the school record set in 1977, by recording an 86-80 win Jan. 11 at Findlay. The Warriors improve to 11-1 overall and 8-0 in the GLIAC. Imari Redfield totaled 22 points with Shareta Brown adding 21. They also tied for game-high rebounding honors with eight. The first half featured five lead changes and three ties. The Oilers went up 26-25 in the middle of the half, which would be its final lead of the game after Redfield scored back-to-back buckets to spurt an 8-0 Warriors run. WSU would hold a healthy nine-point lead at the break, 44-35. The Warriors began the second half extending its lead to a 14-point advantage with just under 14 minutes remaining.
WSU led 61-51 with 11:22 left before the Oilers started to show resilience. The Oilers would suddenly go on a 9-3 spurt over the next 2:15 to make it a fourpoint game with just over nine minutes remaining. WSU held a one-point lead with 6:45 left and then went on a 9-2 run to put the Warriors ahead 77-69. Roughly five minutes later, WSU’s lead was back up to six as Brown converted a conventional three-point play with 1:37 left making it 82-76. UF’s Ashley Andrews made a lay-up with 1:04 remaining. Following a Warrior turnover, the Oilers hit a jumper with 32.5 seconds left to make it a two-point game at 82-80. The Warriors followed that with two made free throws in a double-double situation and the Oilers were not able to convert three 3-point attempts that ultimately sealed their fate. The Warriors shot 64 percent in the second half to finish the game at 66 percent. The Warriors will play game three of their four-game road trip Jan. 16 at Northwood.
SPORTS
Men’s swimming comes out on top FUAD SHALHOUT The South End On Senior Day at the Matthaei Jan. 11, the Wayne State men’s swimming and diving team earned a 153-147 victory over main rival Grand Valley State. WSU previously lost four-straight dual matches to the Lakers. Freshman Soren Holm earned an NCAA “B” cut qualifying standard with his time of 48.86 in the 100 butterfly. Holm won both butterfly events, also recording first with a time of 1:53.42 in the 200 butterfly.
WSU swept the top three spots in both diving competitions. Junior Dylan Szegedi dominated both boards, taking the one-meter board with a score of 334.25 and the three-meter board with a score of 338.00. Junior Kevin White and freshman Adam Littell placed second and third, respectively, on both boards. White had a score of 265.90 on the one-meter board and a tally of 274.90 on the three-meter springboard. Littell had scores of 246.40 (three-meter) and 265.90 (one-meter). Senior Kristian Larsen placed first in the 100 freestyle (46.93) and was second in the 200 freestyle (1:44.55).
In his first individual event for WSU, freshman Juan David Molina Perez outswam the rest of the field in the 100 backstroke. He finished with a time of 51.31. Junior Lucas Fernandez Vilanova placed third in the same event, touching the wall in 52.26. In the 200 backstroke, Vilanova also was first with a time of 1:52.20, while Perez was less than a second behind in 1:53.08. Sophomore Eric Gensheimer shined in the 50 freestyle, beating the field in a time of 21.68. Ben Winn finished third for the Warriors in the 50 free, earning a time of 21.78. Gensheimer also was sec-
ond to Larsen in the 100 freestyle, with a time of 47.39. Sophomore Jaysen Hanson finished first in the 100 breaststroke, finishing first with a time of 59.10. Hansen was also second in the 200 breaststroke (2:07.66). Senior Jordan Papp was WSU’s top finisher in the 1000 freestyle, placing third with a time of 10:08.79. The 200 freestyle relay squad of Winn, Fernandez Vilanova, freshman Josh Schact and senior Cameron Fryzel placed second with a time of 1:26.09. The Warriors next compete Jan. 17 at Findlay.
Women glide past Grand Valley State PHOTO COURTESY ADAM BOUTON
FUAD SHALHOUT The South End The Wayne State women’s swimming and diving team earned a 178-122 victory Jan. 11 over No. 9 Grand Valley State on Senior Day at the Matthaei. The Warriors, ranked No. 17, have defeated the Lakers for the fifth consecutive year. Shining stars: Junior Gloria Martinez Perez: Won three individual events for WSU in her first meet of the season, finishing first in the 50 freestyle (24.46), 100 butterfly (58.17) and 200 IM (2:09.58). Senior Carol Azambuja: Placed first in the 200 freestyle with a time of
1:55.29. She was also victorious in the 200 backstroke, winning by more than five seconds with a time of 2:03.29. Junior Kristina Novichenko: Won the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:04.22. She also won the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:10.96 and was second in the 200 IM (2:09.68). Freshman Emily Maraskine: She placed first in the 100 backstroke with a time of 58.51. Sophomore Elly Maleski and senior Cristina Busquets Garcia: Finished second and third, respectively, with times of 58.67 and 59.61. Maraskine also placed second in the 200 backstroke, finishing with a time of 2:09.05. Freshman Elizabeth Rawlings: Was second in the one-meter diving
competition with a score of 273.30, while placing third in the three-meter event (280.40). Senior Paige Kortman: Finished second on the three-meter board (291.50) and was third on the one-meter springboard (267.50). Sophomore diver Alex GeddisMcCririe: She placed fourth on both boards, but secured qualifying scores, earning a score of 267.30 on the onemeter board and 265.45 on the threemeter board. Junior Kei Cze Prentis: Won the 100 freestyle with a time of 53.73 and placed second in the 200 freestyle (1:56.60). Senior Kayla Scott and sophomore Hannah Loesch: Finished
second and third, respectively, in the 100 breaststroke. Scott had a time of 1:05.23, while Loesch touched in 1:06.53. Loesch also was second in the 200 breaststroke (2:24.25), while Scott placed third in the 100 freestyle (54.15). Senior Kelsey Dischler: Placed third in the 1000 freestyle with a time of 10:58.07. The 200 medley relay team of Azambuja, sophomore Manuela Ferreira, Martinez Perez and freshman Emily Heitchue, combined for a winning time of 1:47.44. The 200 free relay team of Azambuja, Prentis, Heitchue and Scott finished with a time of 1:37.32. The Warriors next play at Findlay Jan. 17.
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