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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 

