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Hatcher officials want you to 
believe no one studies here 
anymore. This is a total lie. 
4 million Michigan students 
study here every day.

 

CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES

Culture and Identity after 
the Black Death

WHAT: This lecture, held by 
Prof. Katherine French and 
titled “Good Households and 
Household Goods,” will examine 
the conditions of London after the 
plague. 

WHO: Institute for the 
Humanities

WHEN: 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.

WHERE: Institute for the 
Humanities, Osterman Common 

Flappers, Mappers and 
the Fight for Equality on 
Campus

WHAT: An exhibit combines 
protest posters from the UM 
Library’s Special Collections with 
maps to examine diversity and 
equality on campus in the ’20s.

WHO: University Library

WHEN: 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.

WHERE: Hatcher Graduate 
Library, Clark Library, Second 
Floor

Hidden Figures: The 
Untold Story

WHAT: Margot Lee Shetterly 
will tell the story of the Black 
women who were beind the space 
race victory, as well as talk about 
other women and people of color 
in U.S. history.

WHO: Women in Science and 
Engineering Program

WHEN: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

WHERE: Rackham Auditorium

Making Michigan in the 
Industrial Age

 WHAT: Professors and co-
authors of a forthcoming book on 
industrialization in the United 
States will discuss Detroit 
in the context of economic 
development.

WHO: LSA Bicentennial Theme 
Semester

WHEN: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

WHERE: Hatcher Graduate 
Library, Room 100

EEB Tuesday Lunch 
Seminar: Understanding 
the role of parasitism

WHAT: This brown bag lunch 
series will examine diversification 
in the freshwater species, and 
examine the role of parasitism 
on it.
WHO: Ecology and Evolutionary 
Biology

WHEN: 12:10 p.m. to 1 p.m.

WHERE: Ruthven Museums 
Building, Room 2009

“The F Word” Post-
Screening Q&A

WHAT: Director Robert 
Adanto will answer questions 
and examine the fourth wave 
feminist movement through the 
perspectives of feminist artists.

WHO: Institute for Research on 
Women and Gender

WHEN: 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Modern Languages 
Building, Room 1

A Lens to Unravel the 
Social Changes in China

WHAT: Artists Wang Qingsong 
and Zhang Fang will describe 
their recent works on changes 
and conflicts in China.

WHO: Lieberthal-Rogel Center 
for Chinese Studies
WHEN: Noon to 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: School of Social Work 
Building, Room 1636

Fulbright Student Info 
Session

WHAT: A UM Fulbright U.S. 
Student Program adviser will 
describe application tips, such as 
obtaining letters of reference and 
engaging with contacts.

WHO: International Institute 
WHEN: Noon to 1 p.m.

WHERE: School of Social Work 
Building, Room 1644

Saturday, hundreds of students 

“flew” into the Rogel Ballroom in 

the University of Michigan Union 

for the fifth annual Yule Ball, hosted 

by the Michigan Quidditch Team.

The Yule Ball was a key plot 

point introducing the concept of 

romance between characters in 

“Harry Potter and the Goblet of 

Fire.” It is also an iconic event to 

“Potterheads,” as the fans are called.

According to the event’s 

Facebook page, the party included a 

Great Hall-style feast, reminiscent 

of the magical dinners of the 

series. Guests are sorted into 

Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff or 

Ravenclaw, danced to music or had 

their fortunes told. “Formal dress” 

constituted that of the wizarding 

world, rather than that of campus. 

The team encouraged its guests to 

appear as they would if they were to 

enter the Hogwarts castle.

“Dress is formal, so break out 

your wands and dress robes and 

come ready to party!” the event page 

states.

The event sold out on Saturday 

afternoon, which sparked a stream 

of frantic posts on the Facebook 

page. Many prospective guests 

offered to buy extra tickets at more 

than face value, and some expressed 

disappointment at the prospect of 

missing out on the Yule Ball.

Yule Ball-goers also had the 

opportunity to contribute to the 

music selection of the event. The 

event’s DJ, Kinesiology sophomore 

Kailey Danaher, offered up her 

playlist to the masses.

“Want to hear your favorite 

song at the Yule Ball?” she wrote. 

“Think you can DJ? Well, you 

can’t DJ, that’s my job. But you can 

help me by adding songs to this 

collaborative playlist to make Yule 

Ball even more magical.”

At its completion, the MQ Yule 

Ball 2017 Spotify playlist included 

hits such as “Closer” by The 

Chainsmokers, “Ignition (Remix)” 

by R. Kelly, “Hips Don’t Lie” by 

Shakira and “Stacy’s Mom” by 

Fountains of Wayne.

The Michigan Quidditch Team 

expressed its gratitude for the 

overwhelming turnout at its biggest 

fundraiser of the year.

“Thank you everyone for 

making the Fifth Annual Yule Ball 

an amazing success!” the post said. 

“Hope to see you all next year!”

- HEATHER COLLEY

ON THE DAILY: QUIDDITCH TEAM HOSTS 5TH YULE BALL

MAX KUANG/Daily

Comedian Aman Ali performs at the annual SAAN conference at the 
Michigan League on Friday.

at exploring the effects of 
a high body mass index on 
depression across race and 
gender. 
Moreover, 
Assari’s 

study looked to find causations 
between 
the 
effects 
of 

sustained 
physical 
activity 

and depression in the different 
groups.

Assari used data from a 

University-produced 
Health 

and Retirement Study, which 
took a representative sample 
of Americans over the age of 
50 from 2004-2010 to measure 
depressive symptoms across 
individuals 
who 
presented 

BMIs 
that 
are 
considered 

to be obese. The research 
focused only on Black and 
white 
Americans 
to 
make 

generalizations 
about 
both 

populations.

Assari 
explained 
his 

research 
helps 
show 
that 

sustained 
psychological 

effects from sustained physical 
conditions are not mutually 
exclusive from one’s race and 
gender.

“Medical 
education 
has 

assumed that every risk factor 
is constant among groups,” 
Assari 
said. 
“My 
research 

shows that this is true when all 
groups are pooled together, but 
when you divide the groups by 
their history, the effects of risk 
factors are different.”

Assari 
noted 
the 

presentation 
of 
depression 

was directly correlated to the 
individual’s personal history 
and living conditions. One 
example Assari used was that 
many Black men grew up very 
differently from white women.

“The history of Black men, 

for example, which is filled 
with exposure, is extremely 
different from that of white 
females,” he said. “Because 
of their norms, white females 
cannot afford to be obese, 
unless 
they 
are 
depressed 

because 
of 
the 
mental 

pressure associated with their 
obesity. On the other hand, 
Black men cannot afford to 
be that sensitive because of 
all the exposure that comes 
from factors such as police, 
unemployment, discrimination 
and racism. They don’t share 
the same luxury of being 

depressed by their obesity.”

The 
conclusion 
Assari 

presents 
brings 
a 
new 

perspective 
into 
how 

health 
intervention 
should 

be 
effectively 
handled 
for 

individuals of different races 
and genders.

Julia 
Carter, 
a 
graduate 

student 
at 
the 
University 

of 
Pittsburgh, 
worked 
on 

the 
research 
under 
the 

mentorship of Assari as part 
of the University’s Summer 
Immersion Program. Carter 
discussed the importance of 
the research in terms of how 
it could change health and 
psychological treatment.

“The significance of this 

research is that the association 

between sustained BMI 
and 
depression 
is 
not 

uniform across race and 
gender,” 
Carter 
said. 

“Therefore, health care 
and programs such as 
weight loss interventions 
and 
psychological 
care 

should be tailored to the 
target population in order 
to be more effective.”

This study is related to 

previous work conducted 
by 
Assari 
in 
2016 
in 

which he concluded that 
education is a risk factor 
for depression in Black 
men. While education is 
often thought to bring 
happiness 
and 
strong-

mindedness 
to 
many 

people, it has a different 
effect on the psychological 
well-beings of Black men.

This recent study ties 

in with Assari’s larger 
research project aimed at 
portraying the resilience 
of different social groups 
and the health effects 
associated with different 
risk factors.

RESEARCH
From Page 1

Medical education 
has assumed that 
every risk factor 
is constant among 

groups

L AUGHING OUT LOUD

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