FEI idgy Sepan0aI&, Friday, September 12, 2014 Ann Arbor, Michigan michigandaily.com CAMPUS LIFE Students return to renovated Trotter KATHERINE PEKALA/Daily ROTC students stand guard at the Diag flag pole as part of a campus-wide effor t to remember 9/11. tribute on 911 anniversary Students cover Diag flags spread across the Diag to whom were in lower elementary facultywalkingthroughthe Diag commemorate the 13th anni- school or younger in2001- visu- stopped to reflect on the anni- in 2,977 American versary of the Sept. 11 terrorist alize the scope of the attacks. versary and take pictures of the attacks. "Many college freshmen memorial. flags for those who The recently founded stu- were only four years old when "It's an event meant to bring lost their lives dent group Young Americans for the attacks happened and they the community together and Freedom organized the memori- don't have a real memory of the unite us and not to ever sepa- al as part of the "9/11: Never For- attack," said LSA freshman Grant rate us," said Law School student By EMILIE PLESSET get Project." Each flag honored Strobl, chairman of the Univer- RachelJankowski, aYAF adviser. Daily StaffReporter one person who lost their life in sity chapter of Young Americans Members of the University's the attacks. Eighteen Wolverines for Freedom. "Once they realize Reserve Officers' Training Corps The American flag near the lost their life on 9/it. that each flag represents a victim also commemorated the anniver- Ingalls Mall flew at half-mast The memorial aims to help of the attacks it becomes real." sary of the attacks with a chang- Thursday above 2,977 miniature incoming students - most of Many University students and See TRIBUTE, Page 3A Upgraded facilities come after strong student input By AMABEL KAROUB DailyStaffRepoter Fresh paint and and upgrad- ed facilities welcomed almost 100 students Thursday to the University's Trotter Multicul- tural Center. In January, the University allocated $300,000 for renova- tions at Trotter Center after the University's Black Student Union lobbied the administra- tion for upgrades, among other demands. The building hosted its first open house Monday after construction projects were completed over the summer. "Although it emerged out of the Black action student move- ments of the 70s, it has evolved in its vision to cater to all stu- dents, without losing sight of the importance of signaling stu- dents of color," said Rackham student David Green. The Trotter walls were newly painted in vibrant gold and browntones, the wood floor was covered with a patterned rug and colorful, abstract paintings lined every side of the room. The beauty of the building did not come cheap. Rackham student Portia Hemphill said someone who had not been to Trotter before the renovation would not understand the drastic differ- ence in the decor. "If you looked at it before you would know there's a huge dif- ference," Hemphill said. "This room is much more warm and inviting, there are new pictures to make the room feel like asafe haven, a safe space, a warm, inviting climate." Green said the renovation is not purely aesthetic, but also of people involved in the center and minds leading it. "Not only do we have a new director, not only do we have a new programming board, but we have a new philosophy and a new mission," Green said. "To always think about what the students need and how we can best meet those needs as a way to fulfill the promise of thg See TROTTER, Page 3) DETROIT Urban farming's growing popularity draws students Programs focus on access to fresh food and revitalization By NEALA BERKOWSKI Daily StaffReporter While homegrown food is nothing new to the city of Detroit, a new wave of enthusi- asm for urban farming is entic- ing longtime residents and University students alike to start growing. Detroit, which continues to grapple decades-old issues of blight and vacant lots, has plenty of land prime for farm- ing. Urban farming has become increasingly popular in the last 10 to 20 years, allowing Detroi- ters to grow the city new roots through agriculture. The farms and gardens are being used to help the city not only as a food source but also by connecting community members. The trend has garnered both regional and national media attention as the conversation on how to repurpose unoccu- pied urban properties continues. Although the movement towards agriculture in Detroit is called "urban farming," many of its participants are technically gar- See FARMING, Page 3A University President Mark Schlissel discusses North Campus issues, the Munger Graduate Residences project and cc athletics at Michigan among other issues at his first fireside chat at the Michigan Union Thursday. Schlissel hosts first STUDENT GOVERNMENT fireside chat in Union CSG unable to fund LEAD University President discusses diversity, athletics on campus By SHOHAM GEVA Daily StaffRepoter Though the room didn't have a fireplace, University President Mark Schlissel held his first fire- side chat Thursday afternoon with about 30 students in the Willis Ward Lounge of the Mich- igan Union. Fireside chats are discussions with the University president for a group of randomly selected stu- dents, a tradition begun by Uni- versity President Emerita Mary Sue Coleman. During the hour-long event, Schlissel fielded questions from students on a variety of topics, including the Munger Graduate Residences project and North Campus culture, and asked them questions of his own on topics like athletics. "I'm trying to find ways to reach out and learn about what the student experience is like here, and what I can do to protect the things that are really good, and to fix the things that aren't quite working right," he told stu- dents at the start of the chat. LSA senior Joseph Jozlin asked Schlissel about the bal- ance between student input and See FIRESIDE, Page 3A Due to legal reasons, scholarships must be funded by alumni By WILL GREENBERG DailyNewsEditor The devil is in the details. Originally part of Central Student Government President Bobby Dishell's campaign plat- form last spring, the additional funding destined for the LEAD Scholars program from CSG has been canceled due to legal con- straints. LEAD is a scholarship pro- gram from the University's Alumni Association, which pro- vides merit-based scholarships to minorities. Under the 2006 Michigan Civil Rights Initia- tive - better known as Proposal 2 - the University itself is not allowed to give scholarships as an affirmative action ini- tiative. However, because the Alumni Association is a 501(c) (3) separate from the University, they have been providing these scholarships themselves to help improve diversity on campus. Dishell, a Public Policy junior, said he originally believed that because CSG is also its own 501(c)(3) that its funds could be given to the LEAD as part of Dishell's efforts to reach out to underrepresented demograph- ics. However, Dishell learned from the University's Office of See LEAD, Page 3A WEATHER HI: 61 TOMORROW LO:42 GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. 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