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THREE THINGS YOU

SHOULD KNOW TODAY

The Michigan football
team hasn’t recorded
three consecutive

shutouts since 1980, but its
defense remains improve-
ment-oriented in the leadup
to the Michigan-Michigan
State game Saturday. >>PG. 8
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CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES

Jason
Rezaian,

a
U.S.
citizen

and
Washington

Post
reporter
has
been

convicted
of
espionage,

The
Washington
Post

reported. Rezaian has been
imprisoned for more than a
year. His sentence is not yet
known.

1

There are no charges
for the killer of Cecil
the lion. BBC News
reported that the U.S.

dentist, Walter Palmer, will
not be prosecuted because
he had obtained the legal
authority to hunt. The dentist
has
received
immense

backlash for the killing.

3

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Regents preview

By ALLANA AKHTAR

At its meeting Thursday,

the
University’s
Board
of

Regents will vote to approve
the recipients of honorary
degreess
at
the
Winter

Commencement
ceremony.

University
alum
Martha

Minow, dean of the Harvard
Law School, will likely deliver
the commencement address.

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TUESDAY:

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THURSDAY:
Twitter Talk

FRIDAY:

Photos of the Week

WEDNESDAY:

In Other Ivory Towers

MONDAY:

This Week in History

Bloomberg
coffee chat

WHAT: The Bloomberg
Analytic and Sales Team
will hold a coffee chat
to meet with students
interested in working for
their company.
WHO: The Career Center
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 12:30
p.m.
WHERE: Espresso
Royale on South U

Engineering
mixer

WHAT: The female engi-
neering faculty and staff
will be available to meet
with graduate students
and discuss research,
careers and teaching.
WHO: Graduate Society
of Women Engineers
WHEN: 12 p.m.
to 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Johnson Rooms,
Lurie Engineering Center
Winds recital

WHAT: The University’s
wind students will
perform a recital of varied
ensembles and repertoire.
WHO: School of Music,
Theatre & Dance
WHEN: 8 p.m.
WHERE: Walgreen
Drama Center, Stamps
Auditorium
Please report any
error in the Daily
to corrections@
michigandaily.com.

Hapsburg
lecture

WHAT: Oncology Prof.
Michael Simon will give
a speech about his travels
with his son through the
Hapsburg Empire.
WHO: Osher Lifelong
Learning Institute
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 11:30
a.m.
WHERE: Rave Theater,
4100 Carpenter Rd.

Transforming
a business

WHAT: Business Prof.
Robert Quinn will be
giving a speech about
ways to transform an
organization or company
for the better.
WHO: Ross School of
Business
WHEN: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: Robertson
Auditorium in the Ross
School of Business

U.S. Census

WHAT: Khaled
Beydoun, a Barry
University Law
professor, will be giving
a speech about the
Arab-American racial
paradox that classifies
them as white on the
U.S. census but are
treated otherwise.
WHO: Department of
Near Eastern Studies
WHEN: 4 p.m.
WHERE: Palmer
Commons, Forum Hall

New campus group to raise
awareness about mental health

Wolverines for Life forms line
to promote organ donations

Organization plans
to focus on bullying,
suicide prevention

By ALEX ST. JOHN

Daily Staff Reporter

A recent addition to the Univer-

sity community, the national orga-
nization “umttr,” is dedicated to
providing the necessary resources
to promote good mental health
among students. Short for “you
matter,” the group specifically
raises awareness about bullying,
depression and suicide.

After organizing and planning

for several years, the club became
official last month.

High school student Erik Rob-

erts founded the national orga-
nization umttr in Montgomery
County, Md. following the suicide
of his close friend and fellow ath-
lete, Evan Rosenstock. The Uni-
versity is the first college campus
to host a umttr chapter.

LSA senior Allison Rosenstock,

Evan Rosenstock’s sister, along
with LSA sophomore Jane Smith,
worked to bring the organization
to campus after meeting on the
Michigan Equestrian Team last
year. Since both have had personal
experiences with family mem-
bers suffering from mental health
issues, they hope to combat the
stigma associated with mental
illness through the new student
organization.

“I think it is crucial that umttr

started as an organization by
young adults, for young adults,”
Rosenstock said in an e-mail to
The Michigan Daily. “We really
strive to implement peer-led pro-
grams that have proved more
effective in people ages 10-24.”

Umttr is partnered with several

other organizations, including the
American Foundation for Suicide
Prevention and the Campaign
to Change Direction, a nonprofit
campaign aiming to raise aware-
ness about mental health issues.

The umttr website outlines

five signs of emotional suffering,
including withdrawal, agitation,
hopelessness, decline in personal
care and change in personal-
ity. Rosenstock ultimately hopes
to implement the Campaign to
Change Direction into the Uni-
versity’s curriculum, perhaps as
a requirement class for incoming
freshmen, similar to the AlcoholE-
du program.

“I hope that we can implement

a similar program where students
are required to learn the five signs
of mental suffering that the Cam-
paign to Change Direction pro-
motes,” Rosenstock said.

In an e-mail to the Daily, Smith

said she believes umttr will pro-
vide a place for students who need
a community of individuals who
understand the hardships of han-
dling mental health issues.

“I hope to create a safe place

for students to talk about their
personal struggles with mental
health-related issues,” Smith said.
“I want to create a group of friends
that cares about what each person
is going through and can relate.
My goal for this is not to become a
therapy session, but rather a close-
knit community.”

Smith credits the Michigan

Equestrian Team community with
helping her heal from tragedy in
her family related to suicide. She
hopes umttr can be a supportive
community for anyone in a similar
situation.

Both Rosenstock and Smith

said similar University organi-
zations, such as Active Minds,
Healthy Minds, and the Wolverine
Support Network, among others,
have helped establish umttr on
campus. However, the main dif-
ference between the organizations
already on campus and umttr is
umttr’s additional interest in help-
ing student athletes.

“The athletic portion of the

organization is crucial because
both Allison and I agree that ath-
letics is valuable in providing a
healthy body and mind while
bringing people together,” Smith
said.

At the heart of umttr is a three-

CLAIRE ABDO/Daily

LSA senior Sarah Gerlach pins a Michigan Flag on the back of Buddy the Blood Drop on the Diag on Monday. Members of
Wolverines for Life created a “flash-line” to promote organ donor registration.

Diag demonstration
emulates similar
New York City

event, LiveOnNY

By IRENE PARK

Daily Staff Reporter

Twenty-two
patients
are

estimated to die each day in
the United States because not
enough organ donors are avail-
able
for
organ
transplants.

More than 122,000 patients
nationwide are on the waitlist
for organ transplants, 3,500 of
whom reside in Michigan. Many
diseases like leukemia and sickle
cell anemia require a bone mar-
row transplant to be cured.

With these facts in mind,

members of Wolverines for
Life — a campus organization
focused on educating the com-
munity about the importance of
organ donations — donned yel-
low T-shirts with the hashtag
#wolverineswontwait and lined
up across the Diag on Monday.

They encouraged passersby to
join the line, drawing 100 people
over the course of the day.

The organization collaborates

with the American Red Cross,
Be the Match, Gift of Life Michi-
gan and Eversight Michigan as
part of its educational and phil-
anthropic efforts.

Holly Eliot is the faculty

adviser for Blood Drives United,
another student organization
that was present for the line’s
formation Monday. Eliot, also a
project manager at the Univer-
sity’s Transplant Center and for
Wolverines for Life, said Mon-
day’s line of people was a visual
element meant to draw a com-
parison to lines of patients who
have to wait for organ trans-
plants.

Eliot added that the event was

based on a similar “flash-line”
event called “Hate the Wait” in
New York City organized by a
network of organ donors in New
York called LiveOnNY.

Jennifer Helmer, east Michi-

gan liaison for Secretary of State
Ruth Johnson, attended to show
Johnson’s support for the event.

Since taking office in 2011, John-
son has advocated to expand the
Michigan Organ Donor Regis-
try.

In 2011, only 27 percent of

adult Michiganders were on the
donor registry, placing the state
near the bottom nationally. As
of earlier this year, the number
has risen to 4.1 million people
— about 52 percent of the state’s
adults.

“(Johnson) felt like she need-

ed to do something to save lives,”
Helmer said. “She wants to give
hope to those who are waiting
to live. She is very committed to
cause and passionate about it.”

Despite the recent spike in

state donors, Internal Medicine
Prof. John Magee said there is
still a long way to go to meet the
patients’ needs.

“The real issue is we’re still

way far behind where we need
to be,” Magee said. “But every-
body helps. It’s their opportu-
nity to be a hero. Many students,
faculty and alumni want to have
an impact around the world,
and the best way (to do that) is

CAMPUS TRADITION

Defend the Diag stakes out Block ‘M’ before Saturday

There’s currently a little camp-

site surrounding the Diag’s sacred
block ‘M’. The brothers of Theta Xi
— together with the sisters of Delta
Phi Epsilon — spared a few minutes
to elaborate on what exactly they are
up to.

The Michigan Daily spoke with

LSA sophomore Austin Fregene,
School of Information sophomore
Holden Spencer and Engineering
alum Chris Burtraw about the frater-
nity’s tradition of defending the Diag
from vandalism or pranks in advance
of the annual game against Michigan
State University.

Other than defending the Diag,

what are you doing here?

Fregene: We’re raising money for

the National Multiple Sclerosis Soci-

ety and the Cystic Fibrosis Foun-
dation as well ... and preserving a
tradition on campus. You can help us
out by contributing to our GoFundMe
online.

What do you intend on doing if any

‘visitors’ show up?

Fregene: We actually have already

had some visitors last night, a couple
kids from State came up and chilled
in Mason Hall scouting us out, came
by, and we could tell that they were
definitely prepared to do something,
but fortunately they saw us and didn’t
come. That’s day one, and we have
another four left to go. We plan on
doing this every single night 24/7.

How do you plan on covering the

ground over the course of the week?

Spencer: Each brother is required

to be here for a minimum of eight
hours, for the entire week, and all our
associate members are required to be
here for 12. It’s pretty laid back, broth-
ers hang out here between classes. We
throw a football around, and enjoy the
weather while it lasts.

Have you all managed to protect

and not step on the ‘M’?

Spencer: It’s been hard, but we’ve

all managed not to step on the ‘M’.

What else do you hope to

accomplish here?

Fregene: I feel as though this

event in particular is a pretty good
example that Greek life isn’t com-
pletely about party culture. We can

band together and do something for
philanthropy, and really preserve
the tradition of school spirit.

Any alumni here? Do you have

any memories?

Burtraw: Last year I spent the

night right here, on this very couch,
in this very spot. It was very, very
cold, I had three blankets on the
whole night.

How are you all feeling about the

game on Saturday?

Burtraw: It’s going to be a good

solid game, it’ll be fun to watch, and
the atmosphere will be fantastic.

—ANNA HARITOS

Theft prevention

WHAT: Cory Brown,
a Strategic Partnership
Coordinator at the FBI will
be giving a presentation about
how to avoid theft during
international travel.
WHO: Medical School
Informaiton Services
WHEN: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
WHERE: Palmer Commons
Forum Hall

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