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…Wednesday, November 11, 2015 // The Statement 4B Wednesday, November 11, 2015// The Statement 5B O n the morning of Oct. 21, 2015, Eva Roos, an art and design senior, slept through five alarms before finally arising. She yawned and stretched her arms, pulled her blankets off, hopped into the shower and got dressed. In her kitchen, she prepared breakfast, like she does any morning. She poured a half-cup of oats into a bowl, added on...…

…Wednesday, November 11, 2015 // The Statement 6B Student Profile: Nicole Potchen by Tanya Madhani, Daily Staff Reporter L SA senior Nicole Potchen, president of Circle K, a service organization on campus, said she’s been involved in community service her entire life — from helping her church to National Honor Society in high school. But she didn’t get involved in community service at the University until some of her friends had men...…

…Wednesday, November 11, 2015 // The Statement 7B Personal Statement: Getting it on paper by Mayank Mathur, Daily Arts Writer W riting isn’t easy. Hell, I’ve been writing this piece for over an hour now. I might have been staring into empty space for most of that time, but it’s all part of the process, isn’t it? It’s not. It’s funny how I find myself in the same position almost every time I sit down to write something. It’s not lik...…

…Wednesday, November 11, 2015 // The Statement 8B women gathered at the historic Willow Run Bomber Plant on Saturday, October 24th in search of a Guinness World Record. Each one wore blue coveralls, work boots, and a red and white polka-dot bandanna to reclaim the record for the number of Rosie the Riveters gathered in one place. The participants, some as young as one year-old, joined forty- three original “Rosies,” women wh...…

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, November 10, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 27 ©2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A RT S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 S P O R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 S U D O K U . . . ....…

…2 — Tuesday, November 10, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY The Michigan men’s tennis team competed in two tournaments over the weekend. Redshirt sophomore Davis Crocker won six straight matches to take the singles’ title. >>FOR MORE, SEE PG. 7 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Greenhouse gases have surpassed 400 parts per million in most of the world, The Washington Post reported. A...…

…such as the Black Panthers. “There’s been a profound shift, a historiographical shift, one might say, a political shift, that’s made it possible to write about radical anti-state orga- nizations that was absolutely not true when I was in graduate school,” she said. Murch was working on a book on the Black Panthers when she realized the history of incarcera- tion is central to research on race and marginalized groups. “It started ...…

…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors....…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Tuesday, November 10, 2015 — 5A FILM REVIEW ‘Spectre’ doesn’t live up to the hype New Bond film falls short of spectacular previous installments By RACHEL RICHARDSON For The Daily Despite the hype, “Spectre” falls short of being something spectacular. While not the worst of the recent Bond films, it definitely isn’t on the same level as “Casino Royale” and “Skyfall.” In the 26t...…

…ACROSS 1 __ Khan: Rita Hayworth’s husband 4 Composure 10 Turkish title of honor 14 Life story, briefly 15 Cigar-smoking George’s spouse 16 Swag 17 *One of three in a daily diet 19 Former Mississippi senator Trent 20 Where sailors go 21 Like a disengaged engine 23 Plant anchor 24 *A roll of two, in craps 26 Bring up, as a topic 29 Grant permission 30 “Dig in” 31 Glacial historic period 34 The Macarena, pet rocks, etc. 35 Fred Astaire and Ginger...…

…Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 10, 2015 — 7 Penalty still irks Harbaugh By MAX COHEN Managing Sports Editor Two days had passed since the Michigan football team’s dismantling of Rutgers, and Jim Harbaugh still wasn’t quite over the game. Earlier in the season, Harbaugh emphasized that he generally takes just a few hours to enjoy a victory. After that, his focus turns to the next game. That mantra ...…

…8 — Tuesday, November 10, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Wolverines could run on Duncan Robinson gives Michigan another 3-point threat By SIMON KAUFMAN Daily Sports Editor Friday night, Duncan Robinson did his best Nik Stauskas impression. After sitting out last season due to NCAA transfer rules, Robinson made his long-awaited debut in an exhibition against Le Moyne. The redshirt sophomore guard ente...…

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 9, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Michigan dismantles Rutgers in blowout victory » INSIDE SportsMonday Annual event showcases traditional forms of dance, music By TANYA MADHANI Daily Staff Reporter Fifteen minutes before the start of Michigan Sahana’s fall semester show, LSA senior Hamsini Rao, president of the organization, stood in ...…

…petition to point out a hole in the CSG Election Code which allowed the creation of such an organization. To make his point, he founded LINPAC, which stands for Likeminded Individuals Networking to Passionately Advocate on Campus. He said under the current code, the organization could essentially operate like the PACs that fund state and federal elections. “The decision to create it was literally a joke,” Lin said in an i...…

…research.” He added the experience differs for each student. Though students are technically required to complete research participation in many psychology and communication studies classes, Campbell said there are alternative written assignments for the minority of students who decide not to participate. “I think that’s an important component too; to provide students with a choice,” he said. “Students in ...…

…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors....…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Monday, November 9, 2015 — 5A ACROSS 1 Not at all flexible 6 Long and lean 10 Declare openly 14 Easily tipped boat 15 “__ further reflection ...” 16 Building toy with theme parks 17 Western crooner Gene 18 Sanctuary recess 19 Overly compliant 20 Compressed video file format 21 Close to defeat 23 The brown one is Louisiana’s state bird 25 Mae West’s “I used to be Snow White, but I drifted” is one 26 ...…

…6A — Monday, November 9, 2015 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com “Parents” focuses on Dev and his friend Brian (newcomer Taiwanese-American actor Kelvin Yu) and their generational gap between their hard-working, immigrant parents. “Hot Ticket” presents Dev’s date gone wrong as an examination of the unexpected pitfalls of romantic relationships. Despite how most topics covered on “Master of None” are used i...…

…BSportsMonday Rudock’s toughness on display in career-high performance By MAX BULTMAN Daily Sports Editor Jake Rudock was expected to play, but he wasn’t expected to play like that. The fifth-year senior quarterback sustained a rib injury a week ago against Minnesota, a hit that Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh likened to a car accident. The Wolverines’ coaching staff was optimistic he would be able to play against Rutgers on Saturda...…

…Junior cornerback passes Marlin Jackson, Leon Hall for all-time mark By MAX COHEN Managing Sports Editor When Michigan defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin arrived alongside Jim Harbaugh last winter, he noticed a flaw in the defense he inherited. The Wolverines’ defense had struggled to create turnovers in 2014, something Durkin felt was unacceptable. So Durkin implemented a reward system, one that starte...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com SportsMonday November 9, 2015 — 3B BATTLE OF THE BEILEINS LeVert’s onslaught helps Wolverines rout Le Moyne in exhibition game By JACOB GASE Daily Sports Editor For a fleeting moment Friday night — after the Michigan men’s basketball team missed four straight 3-point attempts and Le Moyne’s Qwadere Lovell sank a free throw to give his team a one-point lead — it appeared Patrick Beile...…

…4B — November 9, 2015 SportsMonday The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THE MICHIGAN DAILY TOP-10 POLL 2. OHIO STATE: Jake Butt is the Buckeyes’ No. 1 fan. 1. CLEMSON: #Soybeanwind has his team in the top spot. Maybe he is paying his players, after all? 9. LSU: I’m Leonard Fournette against Alabama, and I have cable. 3. ALABAMA: Those reporters who wrote the Crimson Tide off after their loss to Ole Miss must feel really, rea...…

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, November 6, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Sam McGuffie’s path from football to bobsledding » INSIDE Football Saturday MATT VAILLIENCOURT/Daily Black Lives Matter protesters gather in front of Ann Arbor City Hall on Thursday evening to honor the one year anniversary of the death of Ann Arbor resident Aura Rosser. Demonstrators held signs calling for the firing o...…

…Police have identified the man who stabbed four people at the University of California’s Merced campus as 18-year- old freshman Faisal Mohamma, CNN reported. Mohamma used an 8 to 10 inch knife in the attack. 2A — Friday, November 6, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY The Michigan football team will play host to Rutgers on Saturday. The Wolverines enter the game as heavy favorites c...…

…outlined the University’s plan to reduce carbon emissions. He said the University aims to cut emissions by 25 percent by 2025. One of the biggest contributors to that goal will be the new turbine, which uses natural gas to produce electricity. Once in place, Robben said, the turbine will increase Central Campus’ power plant efficiency significantly. The plant is currently fueled by both gas and oil. “The central power plant is ...…

…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors....…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Friday, November 6, 2015 — 5A Arctic Monkeys: A perf teen band Alex Turner turned me on to British indie power-snark By ADAM THEISEN Senior Arts Editor Arctic Monkeys had every- thing you want out of music when you’re just becoming a teenager: relatable lyrics, huge choruses and a hot-as-hell lead singer with an accent. They caught on ridiculously quick in the U.K., where Whatever Peo...…

…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com have fun doing the sudoku. xoxo ACROSS 1 They’re bought and soled 6 Educational foundation 10 Lowest part 15 Make like a tree, facetiously 16 “Uh-huh” 17 Butyl acetate, e.g. 18 AAEGIMRR 21 Balkan region 22 Wild period 23 Edible tuber 24 __ Plantation, site of the world’s largest maze 26 Sun Valley locale 28 AACDEINNV 35 Sea sound 36 One of Suetonius’ “Twelve Caesars” 37 ...…

…Father, son match wits in exhibition By LEV FACHER Managing Editor John Beilein doesn’t typically invite opposing coaches over to his house after games, but Friday will prove an exception. After all, the Michigan men’s basketball coach is going up against the school that employed him for nine years. Odder still, the man now running the show at Division II Le Moyne College is Beilein’s son, Patrick. “I’m...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 8A — Friday, November 6, 2015 …

…November 7, 2015: Rutgers From the gridiron to the snow …

…FootballSaturday, November 7, 2015 2 STAFF PICKS The Daily football writers pick against the spread to predict scores for the top 25 and Big Ten in the 2015 football season. Max Bultman Max Cohen Jake Lourim Zach Shaw Rutgers (+25) at No. 17 Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan No. 16 Florida State (+12) at No. 1 Clemson Clemson Florida State Clemson Florida State Clemson No. 2 LSU (+6.5) at No. 4 Alabama Alabama...…

…3 TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com Wolverines have opportunity to reassert dominance vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights struggling heading into first trip to Michigan Stadium By JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editor Four weeks have passed since the No. 17 Michigan football team’s 38-0 rout of Northwestern, the last game the Wolverines played that wasn’t close. Their two games since then have hinged on the final pla...…

…Sam McGuffie, seven years removed from Michigan, works toward Olympic dream By MAX COHEN Managing Sports Editor When he was growing up in Texas in the 1990s and early 2000s, Sam McGuffie made sure he never missed the gymnastics events in the Summer Olympics. He’d sit in his living room every four years and watch all of the routines, just like millions of other Americans. But what McGuffie did between the routines separated h...…

…FootballSaturday, November 7, 2015 6 Breakdown: ‘M’ owns advantage The Wolverines enter Saturday’s game as heavy favorites By ZACH SHAW Daily Sports Editor The No. 17 Michigan football team plays Rutgers on Saturday in a game not expected to be close. The Scarlet Knights have a first-year quarterback, the 111th-best defense in the country and a coaching staff riddled with violations and controversy. Oh, and they’ve been ...…

…7 TheMichiganDaily, www.michigandaily.com What to Watch For: Peppers, quarterback, the ‘carry fairy’ By MAX BULTMAN Daily Sports Editor Last season, the Michigan football team was the victim of Rutgers’ first-ever Big Ten win, when the Scarlet Knights topped the Wolverines, 26-24, in Piscataway. Rutgers fans stormed the field, celebrating a momentous victory in school history. Saturday, the Scarlet Knights will take the fiel...…

…FootballSaturday, November 7, 2015 8 Behind Enemy Lines: Leonte Carroo By MAX BULTMAN Daily Sports Editor If last season’s loss at Rutgers was a nightmare for Michigan, it was a dream come true for the Scarlet Knights. Their first- ever Big Ten win led fans to storm the field after the game ended. Now in their second season in the conference, the Scarlet Knights are struggling to match their 2014 output, which was char...…

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, November 5, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM A look at the Blind Pig’s annual Halloween Band Masquerade » INSIDE the b-side Five additional school districts could offer tuition scholarships By EMMA KINERY Daily Staff Reporter Michigan state legislators are pushing to expand a program that currently provides free under- graduate college tuition to certai...…

…Immunotherapy, a type of therapy that has been researched extensively in recent years and aims to employ the body’s immune sys- tem to fight off some cancers, was a focus of the research led by Weiping Zou, the Univer- sity’s Charles B. de Nancrede professor of surgery, immunol- ogy and biology and the direc- tor of translational research. Zou said the fields in which the study was based — tumor biology and immunotherapy — ar...…

…gram to “reduce human health and safety risks and property damage” caused by deer within city limits. If the moratorium is approved, the cull will be carried out largely by Wildlife Services, a program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. A resolution authorizing the city’s involvement with Wildlife Services will also be presented at Thursday’s meeting. Amendment to Clean Energ...…

…Opinion JENNIFER CALFAS EDITOR IN CHIEF AARICA MARSH and DEREK WOLFE EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS LEV FACHER MANAGING EDITOR 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan since 1890. Unsigned editorials reflect the official position of the Daily’s editorial board. All other signed articles and illustrations represent solely the views of their authors....…

…Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com ACROSS 1 Luxurious 5 Decorative bedroom item 9 As such 14 Morales of “Jericho” 15 Improbable 16 Without stopping 17 What a party crasher may get 20 French room 21 Signifies 22 Nuggets’ org. 23 Air traveler’s concern, briefly 25 Mil. group that “teaches you to lead” 27 19th-/20th- century South African conflicts 33 “Stupid me!” 34 Unlikely prom king 35 Chocolate- covered caramel tr...…

…6A — Thursday, November 5, 2015 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ‘M’ regroups; Defense coming together Four of six freshmen making transition from USHL to college By MINH DOAN Daily Sports Editor With four top defensemen returning from last season — juniors Michael Downing and Nolan De Jong and sophomores Zach Werenski and Cutler Martin — plus the addition of a highly touted freshman class, there was...…

…B The Michigan Daily | michigandaily.com | Thursday, November 5, 2015 the b-side NAILED IT: the Blind Pig’s Halloween Band Masquerade by Melina Glusac, Daily Arts Writer Photo by Virginia Lozano | Design by Mariah Gardziola …

…2B — Thursday, November 5, 2015 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com My whiskers are melting off my face from sweat. I am a last minute, Rite Aid-eared cat, and any bit of feline allure I once had has flown out the window by this point. As I’m squeezing my way past Alex from “A Clockwork Orange,” Tom Cruise from “Top Gun” and a disarmingly good Edward Scissorhands, I can’t stifle the thought that I look a little basic...…

…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com the b-side Thursday, November 5, 2015 — 3B By MARIA ROBINS -SOMERVILLE For The Daily Five family members gather around a makeshift dining room table, angrily snapping open pistachios and hurl- ing scowls and swear words across the tabletop. Direc- tor Greg Strasser, a School of Music Theatre & Dance senior, pauses his actors to ask: “Have you guys ever watched an episod...…

…4B — Thursday, November 5, 2015 the b-side The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com CONCERT REVIEW It’s not too late for Norah Jones Jones disappoints at Michigan Theater show By ADAM DEPOLLO Managing Arts Editor I wrote my last full-blown con- cert review almost exactly one year before the one that you’re currently reading, shortly after I saw L.A. producer/musical savant Flying Lotus play in front of a full house at the Royal Oak...…

…michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 4, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 24 ©2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A ARTS.......................... 5A SPORTS ......................7A CL ASSIFIEDS...............6A T H E S TAT E M E N T. . . . . . . .1 B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM No Filter: ‘Beasts of No ...…

…Gessen argued that people need to take the repercussions of totalitarian regimes seriously, no matter how preposterous they seem, rather than risk the great tragedy that can occur if Western countries ignore them. “We’re so rational we don’t like to believe in things that are preposterous, and it gives us a lot of satisfaction to feel more intelligent and just sort of sniff at things,” she said. “But it is so much better to ha...…

…venues for students to weigh in on several amendments, includ- ing the addition of an honor pledge, include statement edu- cation during new student orientation, specification of a consistent 3-year amendment cycle, specify the scope of viola- tions and formalize the Univer- sity president’s need to chose amendments before the end of the school year. CSG president Cooper Charl- ton, an LSA senior, said CSG General Counsel Jacob P...…