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Vol. CXXI, No. 136 | © 2013 The Michigan Daily
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NEWS ....................................
OPINION ...............................
ARTS ......................................
CLASSIFIEDS.........................
CROSSWORD........................
SPORTS..................................
NEWS
Mott’s Survey
Mott’s Children’s Hospital
survey finds implications on
pediatric mental health
>> SEE PAGE 3
NEWS
Data Science
A new data science major
will launch in Fall 2015
>> SEE PAGE 2
OPINION
A Schmoozefest for
Change
A take on the Mackinac
Policy Conference
>> SEE PAGE 5
ARTS
A$AP Rocky
Rapper releases second LP
>> SEE PAGE 5
SPORTS
WCWS bound
Michigan heads to
Oklahoma City for softball
championships
>> SEE PAGE 10
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Protesters interrupt
Michigan Gov. Rick
Snyder (R) during
his remarks at the
conference
By EMMA KINERY
Daily Staff Reporter
MACKINAW CITY, Mich. —
Chanting “Shut down Line 5” in
the direction of Mackinac Island,
protesters of the Pipe Up, Pipe Out,
Shut Down Line 5 Rally assembled
in Conkling Heritage Park — next
to the ferry livery — in hopes
of influencing policy makers to
remove Pipeline 5.
Members of the Oil and Water
Don’t Mix Coalition gathered with
the Food and Water Watch, Clean
Water Action, the Little River
Band of Ottawa Indians, the Lit-
tle Traverse Bay Band of Ottawa
Indians, the Northern Michigan
Environmental Action Council,
the Michigan Student Power Net-
work and Concerned Citizens of
Cheboygan and Emmet County.
Together, they were a group of
over 100 from across the state, the
majority coming from the Tra-
verse City area.
Built in 1953 by Enbridge,
Pipeline 5 sits in the Straits of
Mackinac and, at the time of its
construction, was projected to
have a lifespan of 40 to 50 years.
Sixty-two years later, these groups
fear there will be an oil spill in the
Great Lakes. For protesters like
Lynna Kaucheck of the Food and
Water Watch, the dire situation
seems imminent.
“With the oil spill in Santa Bar-
bara making headlines, and the
community there and the environ-
ment there begin on a long road to
recovery, today is a really impor-
tant time and opportunity for us
to talk about our pipeline infra-
structure right here in Michigan,”
Kaucheck said. “When it comes to
Line 5, it’s not a question of if the
pipeline will fail, but when.”
Kaucheck said she believes the
likelihood of a spill is increased
because of another Enbridge spill
that occurred in the Great Lakes
See PIPELINE, Page 3
Michigan baseball wins Big Ten Tournament
BASEBALL
Clinches postseason
for first time since
2008
By ZACH SHAW
Managing Sports Editor
MINNEAPOLIS — Michigan
coach Erik Bakich was missing all
the fun.
Doing
post-game
interviews
while the team’s celebration moved
to the outfield, the Michigan base-
ball team shouted for its leader.
Bakich eventually headed toward
the heart of Target Field’s outfield.
Much like his team, he picked up
steam the closer he got to the cel-
ebration, eventually working into
a full sprint that could rival the
Wolverines’ five straight wins over
NCAA Tournament teams to end
the season.
But he wasn’t done yet, and nei-
ther is Michigan.
Seeing the “2015 Big Ten Cham-
pions” banner held by his team,
Bakich lunged into a headfirst
slide, dousing his brand-new cham-
pionship T-Shirt in the rain-soaked
grass before sliding right into posi-
tion for the photo.
Safe.
Michigan’s coach made it into
the photo, and the Wolverines
(14-10 Big Ten, 37-23 overall) have
secured a spot in their first NCAA
Tournament in seven years.
Sophomore left-handed start-
ing pitcher Brett Adcock earned
his third win in eight days, junior
right-hander Jacob Cronenworth
earned his fourth save of the four-
game tournament and Michigan
— seen as the only one of the eight
tournament teams that didn’t have
a chance to make the NCAA Tour-
nament — took down Maryland,
4-3, and is a champion once again.
***
“I’m so proud,” said Michigan
coach Erik Bakich. “I’m so proud
for our kids, proud for this pro-
gram — standing on 148 years of
baseball tradition with a lot of
great men and a lot of great teams
that have come before us. Our guys
AMANDA ALLEN/Daily
LEFT: Protesters display signs for shutting down Pipeline 5 in Mackinaw City on Tuesday. RIGHT: Mariah Urueta, member of the Food and Water Watch, speaks to fellow
protesters on the potential consequences of keeping Pipeline 5 in operation in Mackinaw City on Tuesday.
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See CHAMPIONSHIP, Page 9
Amid policy conference, several
activist groups protest oil pipeline