3-News

The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com
News
Monday, October 12, 2015 — 3A

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.

NORTHWESTERN
From Page 1A

COMMENCEMENT
From Page 1A

SCHOLARSHIP
From Page 1A

ANNIVERSARY
From Page 1A

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.

COUNCIL
From Page 1A

‘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.”

@michigandaily

