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As a youth, Stenvig saw race, gender divides SG
STENVIG From Page 1A
"I've always felt very much that
it is part of who I am to fight for
equal treatment and I've always
been very aware of injustice in part
because of facing discrimination as
a woman," she said.
Stenvig's party platform focuses
on increasing minority enrollment
at the University and working to
reverse Proposal 2, which banned
the use of race- and gender-based
affirmative action at public insti-
tutions in the state of Michigan in
Nov.2006.
Stenvig grew up in Royal Oak,
a predominately white Detroit
suburb, with a mother and father
who defied traditional gender
roles.
Her mother supported the fam-
ily as a lawyer, while her father was
a stay-at-home parent.
Stenvig said she first began to
encounter gender stereotypes
when she was in kindergarten.
"I remember at a very young
age going on a field trip and my
teacher reminding us to have our
moms make our lunch," Stenvig
said. "I remember saying, 'My
mom doesn't pack my lunch - my
dad packs my lunch. I knew there
was something about this that was
a problem."
Stenvig's views on affirmative
action stem from her childhood in
a relatively homogeneous commu-
nity.
"My best friend was probably
one of three black students in
the school," said Stenvig, who is
white. "It was really segregated.
The area is very white, but I think
being Jewish and raised in a Jew-
ish neighborhood meant that I
was more politically aware of rac-
ism."
Stenvig said the decision to
become involved with DAAP
helped her overcome her timid-
ity.
Stenvig tried to get over her shy-
ness by talking to people one-on-
one about issues like affirmative
action. She said the experience
allowed her to meet people without
having to face her ultimate fear of
public speaking.
"One thingthat people say about
me is that I will try anything even
though most things feel outside my
comfort zone," Stenvig said. "Pub-
lic speaking is more and more in my
comfort zone now, because I have
things I want to say and I believe
these things."
Monica Smith, a University alum
and law student at Wayne State
University, said she was struck by
Stenvig's ability to attract support-
ers.
"When organizing and petition-
ing to get people involved with
issues, things that wouldn't be the
most fun things in the world, she
makes fun and exciting," Smith
said.
But last year's MSA presidential
elections brought anything but fun
for DAAP.
The Michigan Action Party,
DAAP's opposition, won about 75
percent of the vote in the March
election, while DAAP won about25
percent.
Stenvig said her party is tak-
ing a different approach for this
contest. That approach, Stenvig
said, includes actively support-
ing a lawsuit to overturn Pro-
posal 2.
A judge ruled yesterday that
the case, Cantrell v. Granholm - a
lawsuit in which the pro-affirma-
tive action group BAMN was a
plaintiff - would not go to a full
trial and that Proposal 2 would be
upheld.
Stenvig said she looked forward
to appealing the decision.
During an interview with The
Michigan Daily's editorial board
last week, Stenvig rejected the idea
that DAAP is a single-issue party,
saying the party stands for other
issues of national and international
importance.
She mentioned issues ranging
from the war in Iraq to reforming
- or scrapping - standardized
testing for applicants to the Uni-
versity.
Stenvig, said she also hopes to
improve mental health services
for students at the University and
to make it easier for them to get
help.
"In trying to help people get
through the process of getting
counseling, you have to jump
through so many hoops that if you
are depressed,there'snowayyou're
going to do this on your own," she
said.
Neal Lyons, a University alum
and friend of Stenvig's, said the
MSA presidential candidate
would make good on her word if
elected.
"It's taken for granted that our
opponents are people who put
forward fake promises as elec-
tion gimmicks and never follow
through on them," he said. "Kate
is the other way around. She is
fighting for real changes and
real improvement, whether on
or off the assembly. For her it's
not a case of personal ambition.
She has a vision of something to
accomplish and that's why she's
running."
what drew me to funding in gen-
eral and that's what drew me to be
treasurer," she said.
Shingwani's colleagues said
there are numerous qualities that
would make students support her.
Current MSA President
Mohammad Dar said Shingwani
works harder than anyone else on
the assembly, earning the respect
of its members.
"No one has put more time
working in the MSA office this
year than Sabrina," Dar said.
"Hands down. She puts in more
hours than anyone else on MSA.
She went above and beyond the
call of the job. Really, her best tal-
ent is that she brings out the best
in everyone else's ideas."
Because she's running on the
Michigan Action Party ticket,
which won three-quarters of the
vote in last year's election, some
have raised questions about wheth-
er Shingwani would make MSA
more transparent if elected. Many,
including MAP's opponent, the
Defend Affirmative Action Party,
have criticized MAP on the issue.
In response, Shingwani said
MSA needs to look for ways to
improve if students outside the
organization perceive a problem
with the assembly.
"If students are voicing that
(transparency) as a concern, then
yeah, of course it's a concern,"
Shingwani said. "And we're
addressing that."
She pointed to a recently passed
resolution that requires each rep-
resentative to write a monthly
report about what he or she has
done in office. She said the assem-
bly would begin posting these
reports on a new website slated for
launch in August.
Along with her plans to increase
MSA's transparency, Shingwani, a
New York native, pledged to work
to connect alumni and LSA stu-
dents looking for summer jobs
and internships and to improve
the availability of financial aid
resources for LSA students. Shin-
gwani suggested a plan that would
realign financial aid advisors so
that each student is assigned an
advisor, similar to the way aca-
demic advising works.
Though Shingwani appears to
have some clear ideas for what
she'd like to do in the assembly,
Business School junior Arvind
Sohoni, who's running on Shin-
gwani's ticket as the vice presi-
dential candidate, said Shingwani
won't go on a power trip if elected.
"I don't think she was one of
those people that came to Michi-
gan thinking that student govern-
ment was going to be what she
wanted to do," he said. "I think
she just realized how much fun it's
been."
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ARIES
(March 21 to April 19)
Today, the Sun enters your sign, where
it stays for the next four weeks. This
brings you renewed energy and an
opportunity to recharge your batteries
for the rest of the year.
TAURUS
(April 20 to May 20)
For the next month, you're best served
by taking a back seat. Since your birth-
day is coming, set aside some time to
ponder what you want your new year to
hring.
GEMINI
(May 21 to June 20)
You're entering a popular month
ahead! Don't stay at home. Join classes,
clubs and organizations. Meet with
fitends. Share your ideas about your
fuare goals with others.
CANCER
(June 21 to July 22)
The Sun is now at high noon in your
chart, throwing you in the limelight.
That's why others notice you more than
usual during the next few weeks.
LEO
(July 23 to Aug. 22)
You're eager for something different.
You want adventure. You want to learn
something new. You want a change of
scenery. Therefore, do something differ-
ent.
VIRGO
(Aug. 23 to Sept. 22)
In the next six weeks, you'll have an
excellent opportunity to tie up loose
details regarding shared property, inheri-
tances, insurance matters, taxes and
debt. Just roll up your sleeves and get to
it.
LIBRA
(Sept. 23to Oct. 22)
Today the Sun moves entirely opposite
your sign, where it will stay for the next
four weeks. This makes you focus on
partners and close friendships more than
usual.
SCORPIO
(Oct. 23 toNov. 21)
In the months ahead, you're going to
want to get better organized. Buy the
right tools to do a good job. Get shelv-
ing, cleaning supplies, file folders, what-
ever.
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)
The month ahead is extremely playful.
Slip away on a vacation if you can. The
arts, romance, love affairs, plus sports or
playful times with children will be major
activities.
CAPRICORN
(Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)
Now your attention turns to home,
family and domestic matters.
Discussions with parents, in particular,
could be significant. What can you do to
improve your family relations?
AQUARIUS
(Jan. 20to Feb. 18)
The next six weeks are very busy for
your sign. Short trips, increasing errands
and a busy schedule of talking to every-
one keeps you on the fly.
PISCES
(Feb. 19to March 20)
You're strongly focused on money
matters now and in the next few weeks.
You'll make an effort to earn more; sim-
ilarly, you'll make an effort to spend
more!
YOU BORN TODAY You definitely
do your homework. You're extremely
thorough in your approach to things;
plus, you work hard. Because you intend
to succeed, you chart your course with
care. You are both childlike and seri-
ously determined. Basically, you're
hard-nosed and hardworking. This year
you will undergo a major change, per-
haps as significant as something around
1999.
Birthdate of Rachel Blanchard,
actress; Bruce Willis, actor; Glenn
Close, actress.
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