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.

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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.”

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