On
Saturday
night,
the
Michigan football team had no
business winning. The seventh-
ranked Wolverines made their
own bed. Then they had to lie
in it too.
Michigan’s
performance
wasn’t just sloppy. It was a
heaping mess. The Wolverines
threw
three
interceptions.
They fumbled twice.
And despite all the chances its
defense gave it, No. 7 Michigan
fell, 14-10, to Michigan State
(2-0 Big Ten, 4-1 overall) in the
only night game in the rivalry’s
110-year history.
“We
had
plenty
of
opportunities to move the ball,
score touchdowns,” said fifth-
year senior quarterback John
O’Korn. “How many turnovers
did we have? Like five, six. You
can’t expect to win when you
turn the ball over that many
times. And three of them were
100 percent my fault.”
The first pick came with just
under four minutes left in the
third quarter. Michigan rushed
for 31 yards on five carries,
and looked to be building
momentum. And yet, despite
the success in the run game and
the torrential downpour that
had arrived in Ann Arbor, the
Wolverines (1-1, 4-1) elected to
pass.
On the next play, Spartan
safety David Dowell picked off
O’Korn.
Michigan’s
defense
bailed him out with three
straight stops.
On the next offensive drive,
junior running back Karan
Higdon rushed for seven yards
in the middle of the offensive
series. Then, the Wolverines
passed
again.
O’Korn
was
picked off again, and Michigan’s
defense bailed him out again.
And with the rain coming
down
harder
than
ever,
Michigan conformed to Albert
Einstein’s definition of insanity.
The Wolverines threw again in
the downpour, and they got the
same results. O’Korn threw his
third interception of the game,
and the defensive unit made up
for his mistake once again.
“We were trying to run the
ball. We were trying to piece
drives together,” said Michigan
coach Jim Harbaugh. “We
needed to score points and
we needed to put some drives
together. That’s what we were
trying to do.”
Added
O’Korn:
“It
was
different at different points.
There was one point where
it was a torrential downpour
and it was tough to throw the
High profile business figures
from Google, Microsoft and
Walt Disney Studios spoke at the
University of Michigan School
of Information’s Bicentennial
Symposium about the future
of the University’s increasing
technological global potential
at Rackham Auditorium Friday
afternoon. About 75 students
and faculty attended the event.
The school, which began as
the University Department of
Library Science, was created
in 1926 and was re-chartered
as the School of Information
in 1996. Since then, the School
of Information has provided
students
with
bachelor’s,
master’s
and
doctorate
programs
in
information
studies with a wide realm of
focus areas.
The School of Information
teaches students how to apply
digital technology to nearly
every facet of society — social,
cultural,
commercial
and
political. Some main areas of
study include data analytics,
library and information science,
human computer interaction
and much more. The school
offers bachelor’s, Master of
Science,
Master
of
Health
Informatics and Ph.D. degrees.
Prior
to
the
keynote
conversation, seven School of
Information
professors
and
assistant
professors
gave
a
series of presentations on the
current state of the School and
showcased individual projects
being spearheaded by students
and faculty.
Projects
included
an
application
to
report
rat
sightings in Ferndale and other
cities
around
the
country,
research on the benefits of
learning
to
program
and
engaging
with
computers
and an effort to connect first-
generation college students to
higher education through social
media.
Associate
Information
professor Cliff Lampe, whose
students
researched
and
developed the interactive app
Rat Chat, presented the civic
engagement involved with the
study. The app worked with
Ferndale residents and asked
them to text and report rat
sightings in their city. The app
then recorded the data and
helped the city government
completely
understand
the
gravity
of
their
city’s
rat
infestations.
Lampe
said
he
learned
how
combining
information
studies with cities and local
governments can bring societies
into a new form of citizenship
Amid
an
upset
loss
to
Michigan State University on
Saturday, game day saw a total
attendance of 112,432 at the
Big House and several security
violations.
According to crime statistics
sent to the Daily by Diane
Brown,
spokeswoman
for
the University’s Division of
Public Safety and Security,
there were four arrests — two
for disorderly conduct, one
for assault and one minor in
possession charge.
Brown said in 2016, kickoff
times play a big role in the
number of incidents there are
at games. She said games that
start at 3:30 p.m. tend to have
more enforcement action than
games that begin at noon.
In the case of last weekend’s
matchup
against
Michigan
State, kickoff was not until 7:30
p.m. — thereby allowing more
time for students to drink and
tailgate.
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SPORTS..........B-SECTION
‘M’ falls to Spartans
Hundreds gather for live taping of
political podcast Pod Save America
See GAME, Page 4B
ROBERT BUECHLER/Daily
Pod Save America hosts Jon Lovett, Jon Favreau, and Tommy Vietor before their live podcast taping at the Michigan Theatre Friday.
FOOTBALL
The Wolverines’ five turnovers were
too much to overcome in a 14-10 loss
KEVIN SANTO
Managing Sports Editor
Former Obama Administration advisors talked health care, 2018 election with Stabenow
The popular podcast “Pod Save
America” stopped in Ann Arbor as
part of their North American tour
Friday night, where they put on two
consecutive shows. The podcast
featuring four of former President
Barack Obama’s staffers has grown
in popularity in recent months,
particularly among young liberals.
In an interview with the Daily
prior to the shows, the hosts
discussed
the
importance
of
encouraging young people to get
involved in politics and pushing for
positive change.
Jon Favreau, host and former
Obama speechwriter, said he hopes
the podcast helps to inspire young
people to participate in politics in
any way.
“I think we are just trying to get
young people to be excited about
politics, be hopeful about politics.
Try to let them know that it’s
worth getting involved,” Favreau
said. “Obviously, Donald Trump is
president and things can be pretty
bleak, but I think we’ve all been on
campaigns and been in politics for a
while, so some of the experiences we
bring are letting people know that
even though sometimes you lose and
politics is frustrating and it seems
like nothing is ever going to change,
when people get involved, good
LYDIA MURRAY
Daily News Editor
Game day
sees less
ejections
this year
CRIME
UMPD reported four
arrests, two citations
and 31 stadium ejections
JENNIFER MEER
Daily Staff Reporter
CEREN DAG/Daily
Cliff Lampe, associate professor in the School of Information, speaks at the UMSI Bicentennial Symposium at
Rackham Friday.
School of Information Bicentennial
event highlights future, innovations
The daylong event attracted researchers, inventors, students and faculty
MATT HARMON
& ALEX COTT
Daily Staff Reporters
Starting to sink
The Michigan football team’s
reliance on second-half
comebacks was exposed
Saturday night, as the
Wolverines were upset by
Michigan State at home.
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See SYMPOSIUM, Page 3A
See POD, Page 3A
As “The Star-Spangled Banner”
played before Saturday’s matchup
against Michigan State University,
a group of about 20 University of
Michigan football players stood,
arm-in-arm, to protest structural
racism and societal inequality— a
symbolic action part of the much
larger
#TakeaKnee
movement
currently spreading across the
country.
The
#TakeaKnee
movement
was created in response to former
San Francisco 49ers quarterback
Colin Kaepernick’s decision to
kneel during the national anthem,
a move that is believed to have
prevented him from finding a job
with another NFL team. Since
then, many professional and college
teams have echoed his statement by
forming their own protests during
the playing of “The Star-Spangled
Banner”.
This game was the first time
Michigan has taken the field since
President Donald Trump made a
series of remarks criticizing the
NFL and the allowance of players to
kneel during the national anthem.
On
Sunday,
Vice
President
See KNEEL, Page 3A
Athletes
stand with
each other
in solidarity
SPORTS
Players were among few
who gathered to display
unity amid campus racism
KAELA THEUT
Daily Staff Reporter
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