2B - October 7, 2013

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Let's be better than Blurred Lines

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Piped-in music at the Big
House, while generally
awful, is still bearable.
Music over the loudspeakers
may notbe traditional, butI
don't mind "Don't Stop Believ-
ing," "Lose Yourself" or even the
dreaded and overplayed "Seven
Nation Army."
What 0
do have a
problem with
is the song
"Blurred
Lines." It's'
time for
Michigan EVERETT
Stadium to COOK
stop playing a -
song with the
lyrics, "I'll give you something
big enough to tear your ass in
two," and remember who is in
attendance at Michigan football
games.
This is where Bo Schem-
bechler coached and Tom Brady
played and equipment manager
John Falk has worked for the past
40 years. This isn't a club, where
people dance to the beats of songs
without really listeningto the
lyrics.
And yes, it's a catchy songthat
is currently pretty popular. But
you know what other catchy pop
songs are popular right now?
"Wake Me Up" by Avicii.or "We
Can't Stop" by Miley Cyrus or lit-
erally any other song that doesn't
have lyrics that make it seem like
rape is remotely acceptable. Any
song, really, that doesn't have
the lyric, "I know you want it/
You're a good girl," which is an
expression many sexual assault
survivors have reported that
their attackers used to justify
their actions..

impression that stuff like this is
OK in our society and that this is
totally acceptable."
The song is catchy. It gets peo-
ple going. Even Neiss-May wrote
the songtitle down to listen to
later before she heard the lyrics.
There are other catchy songs.
Many, many other catchy songs.
The football gameday staff,
which didn't return an interview
request for this story, needs to
choose another songto fill the
dead time during football games.
"People like listening to catchy
tunes and dancing to them, but
it's the words that are highly
problematic," Neiss-May said.
"We don't need examples of
grand theft auto because we have
stuff that's OK for our 6-year olds
to listen to that gives the impres-
sion that women are sex objects
that are to be treated differently."
This isn't just a Michigan prob-
lem. At Connecticut two weeks
ago, the song was played during a
"Kiss Cam" segment, which is far
worse than anything done in the
Big House.
But this is Michigan, where
we like to think we're better than
that. We're supposed to be better
than that. We shouldn't be a uni-
versity that plays a song condon-
ing rape to try and make people
dance. Five British universities
banned the song from playing
in campus bars two weeks ago
amid claims that it excuses rape
culture.
There are countless other
songs that could be piped in dur-
ing a break in the action. Let's be
better than "Blurred Lines."
Cook can be reached at
evcook@umich.edu and on
Twitter @everettcook

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Michigan Stadium has more than enough piped-in music to choose from. A song condoning rape shouldn't be part of the football game playlist.
The song was played three want by saying, "Nothing like What message is it sending to Barbara Niess-May, the execu-
times Saturday during Michi- your last guy, he too square for those women? What message is tive director of the Ann Arbor
gan's 42-13 win over Minnesota. you/ He don't smack that ass and that sending to the younger boys Safe House Center, a shelter
Twice, the song cut out after the pull your hair like that." and girls in attendance who hear and support center for women
lyrics "Everybody get up," but the There are more than 100,000 the lyrics, "But you're an animal, impacted by sexual assault or
third time the song played over people in attendance for each and baby, it's in your nature/Just let domestic violence. "Nothing
the speakers at the Big House, every Michigan football game. me liberate you," and see people could be further from the truth.
it reached the chorus. This is a Accordingto a government study dancingto that music? . Sexual assault and domestic
chorus that repeats the words, "I conducted in 2011, nearly one out "People don't realize that violence are learned behaviors.
know you want it," over and over of every five women have been the people who commit sexual You either learn them from the
again by an artist who clearly sexually assaulted in their life- assault and domestic violence homne or from society, and songs
knows exactly what all women times. The math isn't difficult. aren't all sociopaths," said like 'Blurred Lines' give off the


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Penalty kill shines,
power play falters

PAUL SHERMAN/Daily
Senior defenseman Mac Bennett said he's not worried about the loss. "We just played nine freshmen, who have never played college hockey before," he said.
olverinWes falto capitalize,
lose to Waterloo in ehiito

By GREG GARNO have to bury those chances."
Daily Sports Writer The Wolverines finished with
35 shots on net compared to
Just over three minutes into Waterloo's 22, a stat that doesn't
the third period, sophomore for- include their advantage in time
ward Boo Nieves waited outside of possession. Though Michi-
the left circle for the puck As gan maintained a forecheck and
it slid his dominated possession, it was
way from WATERLOO 2 outmuscled at the net and unable
behind MICHIGAN 1 to grab rebound chances.
the net, he "We just need to bear down
wound his stick up and fired a and be stronger in front of the
shot that deflected off the goal- net," said sophomore forward
tender to the left and into the Andrew Copp. "I didn't think
boards. we got enough guys in front of
An audible groan followed as the net, but we had tons of 2-on-
Nieves skated back with a gri- is, tons of shots and their goalie
mace, forced to regroup. He was played well, so give him credit.
no closer than before to tyingthe Going strong to the front of the
game at two. net will be huge going forward."
Like many of his teammates, Michigan's offense impressed
Nieves would come close, but early in the game by firing
not close enough to capitalize on shot after shot, a sign that the
chances as the No. 11 Michigan unit was as strong as had been
hockey team fell in its exhibition rumored. But each time there
opener to Waterloo (Ont.), 2-1. was a chance, the Wolverines
"I'm not really that discour- were left to regroup in the offen-
aged," said senior defenseman sive zone to go through the same
Mac Bennett. "We just played process that had put them there.
nine freshmen, who have never Waterloo got on the board first
played college hockey before, so midway through the opening
I think we did OK. period when sophomore goalten-
"I think there were a lot of der Steve Racine made an initial
offensive chances, but we just save that was deflected back up

the middle. The Warriors' Andy
Smith found the open half of the
net when he reached the deflec-
tion.
Racine played halfofthe game,
finishing with 11 saves and two
goals allowed before making way
for freshman Zach Nagelvoort. A
late commit to this year's team,
Nagelvoort stopped nine shots in
his exhibition debut.
"You can't do everything as
a goalie, and we've got to give
(Racine) a little more protec-
tion," Berenson said.
Michigan came out of the
locker room for the second
period looking more energized,
and it wasted little time in scor-
ing. Waterloo goaltender Justin
Leclerc brought the puck out
from behind the net following a
clearance, but a handling error
allowed sophomore forward
Andrew Copp to knock in the
loose puck.
But the Warriors grabbed the
lead for good, 11 minutes later,
after a 4-on-3breakaway attempt
that was originally stopped by
Racine again but was knocked in
by Smith.
"When you play from behind
sometimes it's harder to score,

we just couldn't get that goal we
needed," Berenson said. "Had
we gotten the lead against them,
it could have been a different
game, but when you're playing
from behind at home, it takes
away from your home ice."
The Wolverines' struggles to
capitalize extended to the power
play, which went 0-for-5.
Waterloo doesn't boast
National Hockey League pros-
pects and draft picks like upcom-
ing opponents Boston College or
Massachusetts-Lowell. Rather, it
has some former members of the
Canadian Hockey League, whose
careers are coming to a close.
Senior goaltender Adam
Janecyk is the oldest player on
the team, and the only one born
prior to 1991. The Warriors didn't
release the date of birth for each
player on their roster but were
several years older, for the most
part.
"They're probably two years
older per man than our team,"
Berenson said. "That's not an
excuse, but like I told our guys,
they're older, stronger and more
experienced than we are, and
we're going to really have to play
well."

Penalty kill is
perfect, power play
shut out in loss
By JEREMY SUMMITT
Daily Sports Editor
Special teams were both a
blessing and a curse for the No. 11
Michigan hockey team in its 2-1
exhibition loss to Waterloo (Ont.)
on Sunday.
The Wolverines were unblem-
ished on the penalty kill, erasing
all three of its minor penalties
with ease, but the strong defen-
sive effort was in sharp contrast
to Michigan's 0-for-5 mark on
the power play.
While shorthanded, the Wol-
verines created multiple odd-
man rushes that generated more
scoring chances than the War-
riors could muster with the
man advantage. One of the most
promising of those opportunities
came when junior defenseman
Mike Chiasson found himself
on a breakaway out of the box
just seconds after his penalty
expired, but he was tripped up
in front of the crease before he
could get a shot off.
In the defensive zone, Michi-
gan rarely allowed Waterloo to
get organized on the power play.
The goaltenders, sophomore
Steve Racine and freshman Zach
Nagelvoort, split time and were
hardly tested on the penalty kill
thanks to strong play in front of
the crease.
Michigan coach Red Berenson
shuffled the penalty-kill lines
throughout the evening, tryingto
find combinations that will work
best moving forward. Multiple
freshmen were mixed into the
equation, including defensemen
Michael Downing and Kevin
Lohan.
Berenson made no promises as
to which group will be the go-to
quartet with the Wolverines
down a man, but liked what he
saw from the experimenting.
"The penalty killing was
good," Berenson said. "This time
of year, your power play is prob-
ably less in sync than your pen-
alty killing. We couldn't make'
really good plays, and neither
could they. I think the (penalty
kill) has the advantage this time
of year."

Most of the offensive woes the
Wolverines experienced Sunday
can be attributed to being held
scoreless on the man advantage.
Michigan put plenty of shots on
the pair of Waterloo netminders,
who also split time, but failed
to convert its handful of quality
chances into goals.
Entering the zone on -the
power play"wasn't the problemt,
and movement in the offensive
zone looked smooth and orga-
nized. The Wolverines just strug-
gled to find ways to finish.
"I thought we moved it really,
really well," said senior defense-
man Mac Bennett. "Everything
seemed like it was tape to tape,
and it was moving fast. When you
get pucks to the net, chances are
it's not goingto be a clean goal, so
rebounds, tips, whatever it takes.
We have to find a way to put it in."
Michigan had multiple
unlucky bounces on the power
play, which certainly contributed
to the offensive shortcomings.
None of those were more tanta-
lizing than a pass that hopped
over freshman forward Ryan
Allen's stick in the final min-
ute, squandering the chance of a
potential equalizer.
On the power play, the Wolver-
ines should benefit from creating
more traffic in front of the net.
Keeping up a pace of 35 shots on
net each game won't hurt, either.
"We just need to bear down
and be stronger in front of the
net," said sophomore forward
Andrew Copp. "I didn't think
we got enough guys in front of
the net, but we had tons of 2-on-
is, tons of shots, and their goalie
played well, so give him credit.
Going strong to the front of the
net will be huge going forward."
Optimism continues to radi-
ate from Yost Ice Arena for a
Michigan team that had nine
freshmen suit up for their first
college game. The signs are
there that this team isn't the
same one that plummeted from
a No. 5 preseason ranking last
season.
Berenson and Bennett had
high praise for the play of the
freshmen . class, and rightly
so. The Wolverines will aim
to mesh the offense together
quickly, though, with the sea-
son-opening matchup against
No. 4 Boston College looming
Thursday.

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