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the School of Music, Theatre
& Dance.

Martha
Minow,
who

graduated from the University
in
1975
with
an
honors

concentration in history, will
receive an honorary Doctor of
Laws.

In addition to serving as

the dean of Harvard Law
School, Minow is currently
the vice chair of the Legal
Services Corporation, which,
according to its website, is
“the single largest funder of
civil legal aid for low-income
Americans in the nation.” She
was appointed by President
Barack Obama to the LSC
board in 2009.

She has also worked with

the
United
Nations
High

Commissioner for Refugees,
among other organizations.

“Martha Minow’s career

exemplifies all the University
of
Michigan
should
hope

for in a Michigan graduate,”
the
action
request
reads.

“Therefore,
it
will
be

appropriate
to
publicly

recognize
her
with
an

honorary degree.”

Graham Beal, who retired

from his post at the DIA in
June after 16 years as its
director, is widely known
for
protecting
city-owned

art pieces during Detroit’s
bankruptcy
proceedings,

among
other
financial

successes
at
the
museum

under his oversight.

He would earn a Doctor

of Humane Letters degree if
approved by the regents.

“Awarding
Graham
W.J.

Beal an honorary degree would
acknowledge his leadership in
expanding museum audiences,
revitalizing and preserving
the DIA … and his significant
contributions
to
Southeast

Michigan and the University,
especially
the
Museum

Studies Program,” the action
request reads.

Pedro
Cuatrecasas
is

known for inventing affinity
chromatography — a process
of
separating
biochemical

mixtures,
often
to
purify

specific solutions. Doing so
earned him the Wolf Prize of
Medicine in 1987.

According to the action

request, “He was involved in
the discovery, development
and marketing registration of
more than forty medicines,”
including
the
cholesterol-

lowering Lipitor and AZT,
an antiretroviral drug which
fights HIV/AIDS.

If approved by the regents,

Cuatrecasas would receive an
honorary Doctor of Science.

George Shirley, if approved

by the regents, would receive
an honorary Doctor of Music.

In early September, the

professor
emeritus
earned

the National Medal of Arts
at a White House ceremony.
Shirley also won a Grammy
Award in 1968 for his rendition
of Ferrando in Mozart’s “Cosi
fan tutte.”

He was the first Black male

to play a leading role in the
Metropolitan Opera, and was
the first Black high school
music
teacher
in
Detroit

Public Schools.

Professor emeritus William

Bolcom said in the action
request that he “can’t imagine
a more deserving person” to
receive an honorary degree.

Winter Commencement is

Sunday, Dec. 20.

defenders. They had been bullied
and brushed aside at times in
the past, before Michigan coach
Jim Harbaugh and defensive
coordinator D.J. Durkin came
to town, but those days are no
more. The unusual has become
routine. Michigan became the
first Football Bowl Subdivision
team to record three consecutive
shutouts since 1995, according
to STATS.

“It’s expected,” said redshirt

freshman safety Jabrill Peppers.
“We have to be great. That’s the
standard around here.”

Standards aside, the degree

to which the Wolverines (2-0
Big Ten, 5-1 overall) dismantled
their
foe
was
unexpected.

Northwestern (1-1, 5-1) entered
the game as an undefeated
opponent with the country’s
stingiest
scoring
defense,

surrendering seven points per
game.

But
it
was
clear
almost

immediately
that
those

statistics
were
irrelevant.

Chesson, a redshirt junior wide
receiver, returned the game’s
opening kickoff 96 yards for a
touchdown. Michigan’s sideline
erupted.

Earlier
this
week,

Northwestern’s
coaches

indicated they did not plan to
kick to Peppers, who lined up
to receive the kick opposite of
Chesson. Sending the ball to
Chesson, of course, did not yield

better results.

“Big mistake,” Peppers said

with a laugh.

Michigan
seized
the

momentum and maintained it.
The Wolverines scored again
with 10:20 remaining in the
first quarter, the offense gliding
down the field on a seven-play,
59-yard drive. Redshirt junior
running back Drake Johnson
capped it with a one-yard
touchdown.

Michigan did not allow the

Wildcats to put up much of a
fight.

“The
fellas
really
came

out balling from the start,”
Harbaugh said.

The
balling
never
really

stopped for the Wolverines.
Michigan tacked on another
score with 2:35 remaining in the
first quarter, when fifth-year
senior quarterback Jake Rudock
scrambled for a two-yard run
into the end zone.

The Wolverines’ defense even

got involved in the scoring.
Lewis picked off Northwestern
quarterback Clayton Thorson
with 3:20 remaining in the half
and returned it 37 yards for
a touchdown. After the play,
Durkin chest bumped the nearest
person on the sideline.

By the end of the game, his

unit extended its scoreless streak
to 12 quarters. The Wolverines’
offensive players were familiar
with what the Wildcats were
going through.

“Going against them every day

in practice is kind of stressful
sometimes,” said junior running

back De’Veon Smith.

Any
stress
for
Michigan

during Saturday’s game was
limited. The Wolverines did not
turn the ball over, and mistakes
were few and far between. One
of the few causes for concern
came in the third quarter, when
senior linebacker James Ross
III was ejected from the game
for targeting after he led with
his helmet. He will miss the first
half of next week’s game against
No. 4 Michigan State.

Harbaugh,
though,
wasn’t

too worried about the looming
matchup against the Spartans.
He noted that it will be a tough
game but said preparation will
be no different than it is any
other week.

His
team
will
be
hard-

pressed to match Saturday’s
performance. Michigan did not
relent even in the game’s waning
moments, scoring its fifth and
final
touchdown
with
2:14

remaining.

Michigan has outscored its

opponents, 160-14, in its last five
games. Wolverine fans have not
yet witnessed Harbaugh lose a
game at home as the Wolverines’
coach. The coach was pleased
with how physical his team was,
particularly
without
getting

injured.

“It’s
a
good
sign,
that

you’re building a good callus,”
Harbaugh said. “Play physical
and not get beat up yourself.
That’s a good gauge, probably the
best gauge that the team is, the
callus is hardening. Like a callus
on a foot, it’s not soft and pus-y.”

“We
have
regional

committee members,” she said.
“So we have members in New
York, Chicago and LA, and then
we also have a local committee
alumni group.”

The first prime time of the

weekend,
a
reception,
was

held in the Power Center for
the Performing Arts. At the
conclusion of the reception,
StarKid,
a
production

company formed by Michigan
students through the student
organization Basement Arts,
performed its most popular
numbers from several of their
past shows, including routines
from “A Very Potter Musical”
and “Me and My Dick.”

Criss,
starring
as
Harry

Potter, opened the show and
was later joined by additional
cast
members
to
perform

their number, “Goin’ Back to
Hogwarts.”

Theatre Prof. Nancy Uffner,

a production stage manager
for
University
Productions,

said she was excited to see her
students interact with alumni.

“I think it’s important for

the current students to see
the alumni and to see all the
different choices they can make
with their theatre degree,” she
said.

Uffner,
who
received
a

master’s degree from the School
of Music, Theatre & Dance, said
she was also looking forward
to
reconnecting
with
her

former classmates from the
school’s now-defunct graduate
program, and seeing how they
thought the school had changed
since their time there.

Since the school has shifted

entirely
to
undergraduate

studies,
Uffner
said
there

are more opportunities for
undergraduates
than
there

would be otherwise.

“All the principal roles are

played
by
undergraduates,

undergraduate
students
get

to
design
scenery,
lights,

costumes,” she said. “These
kids walk out of here with a

portfolio. That’s a big deal.”

Friday night’s event was a

red carpet reception hosted in
the Walgreen Drama Center
on North Campus, followed by
a performance of the Pulitzer
Prize-winning play “All My
Sons,” written by University
alum Arthur Miller.

During
the
reception,

alumni
walked
across
the

red carpet, where they were
filmed
and
interviewed
by

faculty members of the School
of Music, Theatre & Dance to
remember the occasion.

School of Music, Theatre &

Dance freshman Liam Loomis,
who attended events over the
weekend, said Friday he was
looking forward to learning
from
former
students
and

garnering inspired by where
their degrees have taken them.

“I’m
looking
forward
to

making a connection,” he said.
“It would be very helpful and
reassuring for me to hear all
the fantastic things people have
done, hoping I can follow in
their footsteps.

diversity so that it can help the
entire University.”

Grafton also thanked Stewart

for dedicating her long career to
helping minority students.

“Mary is such a caring and

compassionate person,” Grafton
said. “It’s all about building
relationships,
which
is
why

so many students and alums
have made such a commitment
tonight.”

University alum Mike Muse,

who
helped
organize
the

scholarship, said Stewart helped
many minority students become
leaders
all
around
campus,

particularly when the University
did not do so.

“The student leaders didn’t

always get support from such a big
university who wasn’t committed
to increasing diversity,” he said.
“But we had her.”

University alum Dhani Jones,

who graduated in 2000 and
played for the Michigan football
team, thanked Stewart for the
help and guidance she offered
him throughout his time at the

University.

“I’ve learned the importance

of giving to others,” Jones said.
“Mary Stewart embodies the true
elements of selflessness, and I
would like to thank her on behalf
of everyone who has been part of
the University and stepped into
your office.”

LSA and Engineering senior

Will
Royster
said
Stewart

helped him believe in himself,
particularly during difficult times.

“You have changed people’s

lives for 42 years, and we couldn’t
be more thankful for that,”
Royster said.

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has voted to not hold a cull,”
Petersen said. “The arboretum is
right next to Gallup, and if the cull
happens in Gallup and the deer
run into the arb, they are then off
limits, so how effective would the

cull be if the arboretum is where
the deer really live?”

The
candidates
addressed

bike and pedestrian safety in
Ann Arbor. Specifically, they
discussed a 2010 ordinance that
states Ann Arbor drivers must
yield to pedestrians in areas
where there are no traffic signals
in place.

Both
candidates
said
the

ordinance is not being enforced.
To improve the situation, Lumm
proposed increasing the number
of police officers monitoring
traffic. She pointed out that only
three permanent police officers
assigned to traffic and pedestrian
safety.

Election Day is Nov. 3.

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‘U’ alum talks urban
policy in New Orleans

Taubman College
lecture explores

relationship between
planners, community

By CAMY METWALLY

For the Daily

University
alum
Kristina

Ford returned to the University
on Friday to present Taubman
College’s
2015
Distinguished

Alumna
Lecture.
Titled

“Implementing Public Policy:
The Heart of the Matter,” her
lecture
examined
challenges

that often stem from a lack of
communication between urban
planners and policy makers.

During
the
lecture,
she

touched on her experiences as
director of city planning in New
Orleans and as chief of staff for
New Orleans’ deputy mayor
in charge of public facilities,
infrastructure and community
development.

According
to
Ford,
the

gap
in
policy
plans
and

implementation
stems
from

an inconsistency between the
needs of communities and the
focus of policy and government
leaders. To bridge this chasm,
she said an open discussion
between
both
parties
must

occur to foster a better level of
understanding.

“Planners know how to write

good plans, but what we don’t
pay much attention to, and never
have, is figuring out how to get
them implemented,” Ford said.
“We ask much better questions
of citizens once we get them
in the room. What we have not
been very good at is getting new
people into the room. What we
need is new life.”

She
said
elected
officials

frequently identify opportunities
for improvement. However, she
emphasized it is voters who
drive change by choosing their
representatives
and
bringing

attention to areas of concern.

Rather than waiting for a

catastrophe
like
Hurricane

Katrina to strike and demand
society’s
attention,
Ford

presented an alternative scenario
where people and government
proactively work together to
steer policy change.

“The person who’s in charge

of trying to oversee rebuilding or
even working with the plan has
got to find a way to keep citizens
interested enough that elected
leaders stay interested,” Ford
said. “Otherwise, their impulse
is to wash their hands of it and
go on to the next thing.”

The combination of vocal

citizens, capable planners and
receptive leaders plays a role
in effective policy changes. In
2006, the Bring New Orleans
Back strategic plan was rejected
almost
immediately.
Ford

said this was an example of

the leadership’s failure to pay
attention to the public.

The
plan
included
newly

designated
areas
for
park

land
and
paths
to
connect

these features. However, after
widespread devastation, citizens
were most concerned with being
displaced and feared relocation.
Instead of working through
concerns, as officials claimed
would happen, the plan was
simply discarded.

“What will we have to do? If

the Bring New Orleans Back plan
had asked and answered this
question, New Orleans might
now be the sustainable city it
once was,” Ford said. “Instead,
what New Orleans ultimately
decided to do was build the city
as it had been before Hurricane
Katrina. Implementation seemed
easy.”

Richard Norton, chair of the

University’s urban and regional
planning program, said people
tend to consider urban planning
and design when change is
needed after a disaster, such as
in New Orleans after Katrina.

“When everything’s working,

nobody pays attention to it,
and they take it for granted,”
Norton said in an interview
after the event. “Urban design
and planning are more quiet
professions. They happen in the
background, but they profoundly
influence the way people live
their lives and how the landscape
gets built around them.”

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