issues and then we have bad air,” said Rhonda Anderson, senior organizing representative for the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Cam- paign and Environmental Justice Program. “The bad air is killing us just as much as the other issues are killing us.” The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has iden- tified several power plants in the area as the source of high sulfur dioxide levels and is working to reduce emissions at these plants to the safe level of 75 parts per billion. The MDEQ is currently working on a State Implementation Plan to achieve proper air quality within the area that hasn’t attained safe air quality levels, including parts of southwest Detroit, running along the Canadian border and meeting the southern edge of Wayne Coun- ty’s border. The Environmental Protection Agency must approve this SIP or require a different plan. The sources of the SO2 identi- fied in the SIP are Carmeuse Lime and Stone, U.S. Steel, DTE’s River Rouge Power Plant and DTE Tren- ton Channel Power Plant. EES Coke was also identified as a source since it provides fuel to U.S. Steel. The SIP calls for the plants to reduce emissions enough to bring the area to the safe SO2 amount; Carmeuse Lime is planning to build a higher smokestack to further dis- perse its emissions, for example. While the modeling shows the individual plants at safe levels under these new guidelines, there is a possibility of an unsafe zone, or “hotspot,” when the plants com- bined are operating at full capacity. Robert Irvine, a representative from the MDEQ, said this possibili- ty is a worst-case scenario, and that he stands by his agency’s proposal. He added that the MDEQ still needs to reply to all public com- mentary — which closed Monday. “The level of control at these facilities — we consider them to be adequate and that is our conclu- sion in our document at this point,” Irvine said in an interview. While MDEQ members feel confident the EPA will agree to the plan, the Sierra Club’s Michi- gan Chapter and members of the community believe it doesn’t go far enough. At a public forum held at River Rouge High School earlier this month, MDEQ representatives took public comments from any- one who had them, a step required in the SIP drafting process. Many Sierra Club members and people from the area spoke passionately about the need for an effective, long-term solution to the pollu- tion, with some talking about their friends or family who became sick with asthma and other illnesses linked to air pollution. Brad van Guilder, a representa- tive from the Sierra Club, said the permits described in the SIP are not enough. “This is a case where the MDEQ has the full legal authority to address this, they have the tools to be able to address it, they know how to do it,” he said in an inter- view. “They really need to step up and either do the right thing, or they need to cooperate with the EPA and implement a federal implementation plan as quickly as possible.” At the march Saturday, attend- ees echoed these sentiments, with many people saying they were ready to see improvements after years of issues. “We pray that Detroit stands up for everything that we are owed,” said Pastor Alonzo Bell through a microphone, leading a prayer in Roosevelt Park before the march began. Mair, the Sierra Club president, marched with the group of about 400, leading the way and help- ing to hold a “Black Lives Matter” sign. Speaking at Hart Plaza at the march’s finish, Mair discussed Detroit’s environmental struggles in the context of all the city’s jus- tice issues. He compared Detroit to the town of Rock Ridge in “Blazing Sad- dles” — a movie where a governor attempts to displace town members to install a profitable rail line. “This crime is no coincidence,” Mair said. “Now, in the wake of global climate change, this is the city that can create the green jobs; this is the city that can build the electric vehicles; this is the city that can create the wind turbines; this is the city with the workers who are ready to work.” if (the patients) are at the hospi- tal or at home,” Bouchard said. “The patients are treated just like normal kids. That is one of the biggest benefits of Xbox being in their rooms.” Krystal Sweet, whose son is a patient at Mott, said the games help her son endure his treat- ments by allowing him to focus on something more enjoyable. “The games help with the treatments because they help distract him from the pain and makes time go faster for him,” Sweet said. Sweet added that having the Xbox in the room is nice because she and her son can use it to watch movies too, not just play games. Bouchard said since the Xbox can play CDs and DVDs too, some parents also use the system to make a recording of their voices for their kids. “Our music therapist will record the parents’ voices (on a CD) so if the parents can’t be by the bedside all the time, the CD will be put into the Xbox and the kids can listen to it,” Bouchard said. Engineering junior Anna Dai, who was involved with this project since last year, said she was got involved after taking an entry-level computer engineer- ing course called “Gaming for the Greater Good” with David Chesney, a lecturer in computer science and engineering. Dai said she jumped at the opportu- nity because she wanted to use computer science for humani- tarian and societal issues. “I liked the idea of using computer science for something other than just making com- puters work faster,” she said. “Computer science is powerful and there is so much (computer science) technology that hasn’t been utilized yet. It can be used for humanitarian issues to make an impact on people’s lives.” In the future, Dai said orga- nizers plan to set up gaming rooms and mobile Xbox carts for patients whose rooms are not equipped with the console, updating the Xbox 360 con- soles to Xbox One, and garner- ing more donations and Xbox games. LSA senior Efrain Segarra, who was involved with the project at its initial stages, said it took a tremendous amount of effort to develop and implement the initiative, but it was worth it at the end. “It was amazing to learn about what it takes to develop a project of this magnitude,” Segarra said. “And it was very heartwarming at the end to put in the 32 test units and see how excited all the children were already.” there that we were beating our- selves with.” Redshirt sophomore tight end Khalid Hill caught a short pass for the two-point conversion after Johnson’s touchdown. Michi- gan’s surging defense returned to the field on the next series as Matt Godin and Mario Ojemudia teamed up to sack Maryland back- up quarterback Daxx Garman on third down. Then the offense headed out for a 12th time, and this time it only took one play. Redshirt junior wide receiver Jehu Chesson broke a tackle at the second level and took an end-around run 66 yards for a touchdown. Thanks to Maryland’s offen- sive struggles, the slim 6-0 lead seemed more comfortable than it appeared on the scoreboard. But in just over three minutes, the Wolverines’ advantage became much safer. “Collectively, we started play- ing a little harder,” Johnson said. “We started opening up the zone running, and that seemed to hit them well. The offensive linemen started playing really well.” In the first half, Johnson said Michigan unveiled only parts of its game plan, testing them against the Maryland defense. As the game went on, the Wolver- ines started to go deeper, and the offensive line and skill players col- laborated on ways to attack the Terrapins. The second-half outburst masked some early offensive issues. Neither team generated a play longer than 20 yards until midway through the second quarter, and senior kicker Kenny Allen’s two short field goals were the only points of the half as both offenses struggled to move the ball. “The thing I was focused on in the first quarter, even midway through, is both offenses were just making mistakes — penalty, error, turnover,” said Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh. “From a coach- ing perspective, offensively, it was really just trying to get our team playing better fundamental-tech- nique, assignment football.” The Terrapins picked up three first downs on their opening drive, moving the ball into Michigan ter- ritory, but couldn’t flip the field position after a short punt. The Wolverines took advantage of the wind at their backs when fifth- year senior punter Blake O’Neill booted a ball out of bounds at the one-yard line, away from dan- gerous Maryland returner Will Likely. Terrapins quarterback Caleb Rowe’s interception — his first of three — gave the Wolverines another chance in Maryland terri- tory, but this time, Rudock took a sack and fumbled on fourth down. Michigan also turned the ball over on its next possession, when junior running back Ty Isaac fum- bled a carry on the first play. It was the first fumble of the season for a Wolverine running back. Isaac fumbled again early in the third quarter and did not carry the ball again. “(We) would have liked to have done a better job at (avoiding turn- overs), but when you keep peeling it back, every time we made a mis- take offensively, our defense did not allow Maryland to capitalize on it,” Harbaugh said. “Three dif- ferent times, I don’t even know if they got any yards when it was all said and done.” In total, the defense allowed just 105 yards for the second straight week — and no points, continuing the streak. After the game, Michigan had already set its sights on next week’s matchup. “What do you do next? You have a happy flight home,” Harbaugh said. “And get ready for Northwestern.” Members of Know Tomor- row held a banner urging stu- dents to stand on the “right side of history.” The banner includ- ed information about recent gains in the climate change movement, including Presi- dent Barack Obama’s August announcement of the Clean Power Plan, which set new regulations for reducing carbon emissions from power plants. LSA junior Samantha Gins- burg, president of the Universi- ty’s chapter of Know Tomorrow, said she hoped the rally would help amplify and synchronize youth voices calling for action on climate change. “We know what tomorrow looks like,” Ginsburg said. “The science is clear — there is no more debate. We want action because we know what our future looks like.” Know Tomorrow chapters at 60 campuses across the country also held similar climate rallies Friday as part of the national day of action. Some events had high profile speakers such as Sen. Edward Markey at Har- vard University and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. at the University of Southern California. Don Scavia, a Graham Family Professor of Sustainability and director of the University’s Gra- ham Sustainability Institute, spoke at the rally on campus. Scavia urged students to com- bat climate change, at the per- sonal and institutional levels. “There are lots of things you can do as individuals to reduce your own consumption,” Scavia said. “Those individual actions, though, won’t be enough — we need policy changes at the local, state and federal government levels.” The Michigan Marching Band and Jugglers on Campus, a student organization, both performed at the event. Planet Blue and the Divest and Invest campaign also had tables dis- tributing information. Engineering senior RJ Nakkula said students should join the University in its efforts to combat climate change. “The University is making steps in the right direction, but everyone needs to do their share,” Nakkula said. “It’s not just the University’s part, it comes down to students, too.” LSA freshman Noah Low- enstein, a member of Know Tomorrow, said the climate rally is an important step toward uniting millennials around climate change goals. “We are the millennials,” Lowenstein said. “We are the ones who will be living on this Earth far beyond the policy tainly research like this may help us to stratify patients who would either benefit from lower doses of antidepres- sants or even alternative treat- ments.” In a press release, Zubieta said he thinks it is important to enhance the resiliency people already have. In this way, he said if people are responsive even to a pla- cebo drug, any progress they make will be dependent on themselves and they may feel better using more personal- ized treatment options like therapy. Rackham student Patrick Pruitt, who studies neurosci- ence and wasn’t involved in the study, said he thinks placebo response is an exciting topic because the theory of it has been studied for a long time, and the field is now beginning to explore practical applica- tions of that research. “Now we’re starting to understand — even if it’s just glimpses — what is going on in the brain when someone is responding to placebo,” he said. Pruitt also noted the com- plications associated with pla- cebos in research and said in some situations, such as when testing the effects of a new drug, researchers actually seek to minimize the effect. “Part of what makes it tricky is that there are situa- tions like drug trials where we want the placebo effect to be minimized,” he said. “In drug trials you want to know if the medication is effective — you want to look purely at how the medication is working and how it isn’t working. But then in the clinic, you want to maximize it.” Moving forward, the research team said they hoped to continue these types of stud- ies with a larger population. Pecina said the size of this study in particular was a limitation, and she hopes to expand what the team can do in the future. “This is a small study with just 35 patients and the pla- cebo phase is short — just one week,” she said. “We’re looking forward to doing studies that involve fully randomized tri- als where we can give patients longer placebo treatments.” Either way, Pruitt said he thinks continued research into placebo response will open new doors in research in the coming years. “Having a better under- standing of how the placebo response works and what type of person is going to respond to placebo is really going to open up our understanding of how to account for that in drug trials as well as to boost that in the clinic, to provide addi- tional relief for those suffering from depression,” he said. The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Monday, October 5, 2015 — 3A VIRGINIA LOZANO/Daily TOP: Denby High School Marching Band performs down Michigan Avenue for the Detroit March for Justice on Saturday. MIDDLE LEFT: Activist Linda Burker collects signatures for a petition against fracking at Roosevelt Park. MIDDLE RIGHT: Sierre Club President Aaron Mair leads the march. BOTTOM: Coko Anderson and her daughter N’Deye Anderson, 11, walk two miles for the Detroit March for Justice. RALLY From Page 1A GAMES From Page 1A PLACEBO From Page 1A MARCH From Page 1A MARYLAND From Page 1A major driving force to see the garden come to life, and that there have already been several courses designed to engage RC students with the garden. Mur- phy said there are plans to offer all University students the same learning experience in the future. “The RC is inclusive; I think the garden wants to be inclusive as well,” she said. Murphy said the garden will soon feature signs to indicate which plants are ready to pick versus plants that will need addi- tional growing time. Another sign will let people know that any leftover food will be donated to the Back Door Food Pantry. LSA senior Emma McKenzie said she is excited to see a unique student-run garden on campus. She said she hopes more peo- ple will take an interest in gar- dening and that they will care about where their food is coming from. “That’s better for the Earth if we’re transporting less food farther distances,” she said. “I’m hoping that people start tak- ing an interest in more locally grown food.” GARDEN From Page 2A