Dynamic on and off the field 

and now online, linebacker Jabrill 

Peppers is in the spotlight of a 

popular parody Twitter account 

made by LSA sophomore Bennet 

Sakelaris.

The account was created in 

September this year, and has 

followed developments of the 

football team’s players throughout 

the season.

Sakelaris wrote in an email 

interview that the idea for the 

account began after a friend of 

his bought a pet fish and named it 

Jagill Peppers. After finding this 

amusing, Sakelaris started to play 

around with other puns related 

to Peppers, photoshop different 

memes and photos of Peppers and 

later on, add other University of 

Michigan football players into the 

mix as well.

 “Not too long ago I was 

walking down the spices aisle in 

Meijer and saw a jar of Turmeric 

and thought to myself ‘Oh 

Turmeric Magnuson might be 

a good one for Erik Magnuson,’ 

and surely it was,” Sakelaris 

wrote. “Sometimes people give 

me suggestions like just last week 

someone suggested Gerbil Peppers, 

which I was quite frankly shocked 

to have not thought of myself.”

The account has also followed 

the progression of player injuries, 

with puns to recognize when 

players get injured and return to 

play. After starting three games at 

cornerback, Jeremy Clark suffered 

a season-ending ACL tear that the 

account dubbed as the end of the 

“Lewis and Clark Expedition,” 

referring to Clark as well as Clark’s 

fellow cornerback Jourdan Lewis.

The account has gained 

recognition from at least one 

football player — Lewis. 

On National Taco Day, 

Sakelaris tweeted a video 

of lineman Taco Charlton, 

photoshopped with an actual 

taco, tackling opponents. On 

Election Day, the account endorsed 

“Franklin Delano Hill” for 

president.

Most recently, there was a 

tweet citing the loss at Iowa last 

weekend as a tough “Khalid Pill” 

to swallow, in reference to fullback 

Khalid Hill.

Sakelaris said he will continue 

to update the account daily, but 

will likely write less during the 

offseason.

2 — Tuesday, November 15, 2016
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THE FORUM

The University of Michigan 

community and the Red Cross 
are collaborating to collect 
blood donations on campus as 
part of the 35th annual Blood 
Battle 
against 
Ohio 
State 

University.

For the annual Blood Battle, 

which began in 1982, the two 
rival schools — Michigan and 
OSU — aims to collect 2,500 
units of blood. This is roughly 
equivalent to 2,500 pints. The 
institution with higher units 
of donated blood wins the 
battle. 

In 
the 
last 
two 
Blood 

Battles, the University lost 
to OSU. Last year, the final 
score was 2,241 pints for the 
University and 2,529 pints for 
OSU. Currently, the University 

has 
collected 
1,466 
blood 

units, 60 percent of the 2,500-
unit goal. The battle ends on 
Nov. 23.

According to the American 

Red Cross, someone in the 
United States needs blood 
every two seconds, adding up 
to approximately 36,000 units 
of red blood cells needed every 
day. 38 percent of the U.S. 
population is eligible to donate 
blood, though just 5 percent of 
the eligible donors donate on a 
yearly basis.

LSA 
freshman 
Lauren 

Robisch, who was donating 
blood at a donation station 
today in the League, said her 
primary reason for donating 
blood is to help those in need.

“People don’t really realize 

the impact (donating blood) 
can 
make,” 
Robisch 
said. 

“I’m O negative, so I’m the 
universal blood type — I can 

make a difference in anybody’s 
life. And taking just a few 
minutes out of my day can 
save somebody, it means the 
world.”

Robisch 
added 
that 
she 

began to donate blood when 
she was 16 years old, which 
is the minimum age for blood 
donation, following in the 
footsteps of her mother.

LSA senior Laurel Fricker 

noted that since blood is made 
of three different parts — red 
blood cells, platelet and plasma 
— one unit of donated blood 
can potentially save three 
people. Fricker is the president 
of Blood Drives United, a 
student group that focuses 
on organizing blood drives 
on campus and educating the 
community about the benefits 
of blood donation.

Erin 
Burns, 
account 

manager at Ann Arbor’s Red 
Cross, said how well the 
University does at the Blood 
Battle in a particular year 
might be related to how the 
football team does in the same 
year, given the University and 
OSU’s long history of football 
rivalry.

“I think football dictates 

a lot of the excitement that 
revolves around (the Blood 
Battle),” 
Burns 
said. 
“The 

rivalry 
between 
the 
two 

schools 
does 
stem 
from 

football. 
Three 
years 
ago, 

when we did win, the football 
team was doing well, so people 
still thought there was chance 
of winning.”

Both Fricker and Burns 

were hopeful that since the 
University football team is 
having a successful season 
so far compared to previous 
years, it would be reflected 
in the number of blood units 
collected for this year’s Blood 
Battle.

“The last two years we 

didn’t 
exactly 
have 
(the 

Red Cross, University collaborate 
in Blood Battle against Ohio State

Organizers aim to collect 2,500 units through competition

IRENE PARK

Daily Staff Reporter

See BLOOD, Page 3

