2 -- Tuesday October 7, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandai[y.com 2 - Tuesday, October 7, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom QUAL R'IGTS Prof. studies history of slavery Rebecca J. Scott is the Charles understanding other societies by opposed to the Cuban Revolutic Gibson Distinguished University actually being able to read and Professor ofHistory and a professor speak with people. Is there somethingyour of law at the University. She special- students don't know about yo izes in slavery, emancipation and What did you write the struggle for equal rights in Latin your thesis on? My family - we are sort of America and the United States. all-Michigan family. So my hi It was on the impact of U.S. band teaches in the Philosop How did youbecome policy on economics and soci- Department, our older song interested in your ety in Bolivia. And I chose that his master's degree here in urb fields of study? because there had been a large- planning,and our younger song - DI AV TIA on. an us- hy got ban got I was born in the state of Geor- gia, and I was raised primarily in North Carolina and I lived over- seas when I was younger for a couple of years, one year in Italy and one year in France, so I was interested from very, very early on in learning languages and scale revolution in Bolivia in 1952, and so it was a somewhat unusual example of the United States granting extensive foreign aid ... to a country that had just been through a revolution. This was interesting to me because it was in the same period in which the United States was strongly his B.A. here in 2010 in the His- tory Department and in the Phi- losophy Department and is now a professional academic translator. ... so we are big enthusiasts for the excitementof being at a major public research university. - LARA MOEHLMAN Steve Marsh, head curator at the Creature Conser- vancy, speaks at the University's chapter of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority on Monday. . CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Structural Medical school String power lecture interview prep showcase WHAT: This seminarwill. explore the ways in which large financial institutions dominate the American political system. WHO: Center for European Studies WHEN: Today at 4 p.m. WHERE: School of Social Work Building, Room 1636 WHAT: Career Center experts will discuss preparation tips for. students getting ready for medical school admittance interviews. 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WHO: Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies WHEN: Todayat 4 p.m. WHERE: Moore Building WHAT: The screening of "Bigger, Stronger, Faster: Sports, Steroids, and Mas- culine Pressure" will be fol- lowed by a discussion about the pressures of masculine identity in American society. WHO: Sport, Health and Activity Resarch and Policy Center WHEN: Todayfrom 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: Angell Hall I Videojournalist suffering from Ebola arrives in U.S. Five things to know about candidate Debbie Cameraman is fifth American to return to U.S. for treatment OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - An American video journalist who contracted Ebola while work- ing in Liberia stepped off 4 jet Monday under his own power on his way to a Nebraska hos- pital where he will be treated for the disease in a specialized containment unit. At the bottom of the jet's steps, Ashoka Mukpo was loaded onto a stretcher for the ambulance ride to the Nebras- ka Medical Center. Mukpo533, was working as a freelance cameraman for NBC News when he became ill last week. He is the fifth Ameri- can with Ebola to return to the U.S. for treatment during the latest outbreak, which the World Health Organization estimates has killed more than H-S 3,400 people. Mukpo's parents said they tried to talk him out of going to Liberia last month, but he told them he wanted to report on the severity of the epidemic. "I told him I thought he was crazy," said his father, Dr. Mitchell Levy. "And I begged him from a mother's perspective. I said, 'Please don't go,"' Diana Mukpo said. "But there was nothing to do. He was deter- mined." Before returning to Libe- ria last month, Mukpo had lived there for two years while working as a researcher for the Sustainable Development 1 Institute, a nonprofit focused on the concerns of workers in mining camps outside Monro- via. He only returned home to Providence, Rhode Island, in May. It's not clear how Mukpo was infected, but Levy said it may have happened when he 5-m helped clean a vehicle someone died in. On Monday, his symptoms of fever and nausea still appeared mild, Levy said. During his treatment, his parents will have to rely on a video chat system in his hospi- tal room to communicate with him. Meanwhile in Texas, a Libe- rian man with Ebola who start- ed showing symptoms while visiting the U.S. remained in critical condition at a Dallas hospital. Texas Gov. Rick Perry said he would create a state task force to ensure Texas develops a rapid-response plan if an out- break develops in the state. Perry also called on federal officials to implement screen- ing procedures at all U.S. points of entry. He said screen- ers should take travelers' tem- perature and conduct other assessments to determine their overall health. Doctors at the Nebraska isolation unit - the largest of four in the U.S. - will evalu- ate Mukpo before determin- ing how to treat him. They said they will apply the lessons learned while treating Ameri- can aid worker Rick Sacra, who was allowed to return home to Massachusetts after three weeks, on Sept. 25. Sacra received an experi- mental drug called TKM- Ebola, as well as two blood transfusions from another American aid worker who recovered from Ebola at an Atlanta hospital. The trans- fusions are believed to help a patient fight off the virus because the survivor's blood carries antibodies for the dis- ease. In Dallas, the Liberian man was listed in critical condi- tion. Thomas Eric Duncan has been hospitalized at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital since Sept. 28. He is receiving an experimental medication called brincidofovir. A liberal philanthropist, Dingell looks to succeed husband By EMILIE PLESSET Daily Staff Reporter With the general election less than a month away, Demo- crat Debbie Dingell is hoping to succeed her husband, U.S. Rep. John Dingell, as the U.S. House representative for Michigan's 12th District, which includes Ann Arbor and Detroit's west- ern suburbs. Dingell is currently presi- dent of D2 Strategies, and chair of the Wayne State University Board of Governors. She has also served as president and senior executive responsible for public affairs for the General Motors Foundation. Dingell is active in many charities in both Michigan and Washington, D.C., and has been listed as one of the, most powerful women in D.C. by the Washingtonian and one of the most influential women in Michigan by Crain's Detroit Business. 1. She is has a focus on providing affordable health care and has advocated for women and children's issues. As a founder of the National Women's Health Resource Cen- ter, Dingell said a highlight of her resum6 is her leadership in the national effort to include women in federally funded health research. She wants to address the issue of providing resources to an aging population as well as the stigma regarding mental health. "Health issues are very, very important to me," Dingell said. "We are behind the rest of the world; we need to be invest- ing in research that is finding answers to all these problems." 2. Shewantstoreduce student loan interest rates and increase state funding for higher education. Dingell said education has always been one of her most critical concerns. As chair of the Wayne State Board of Governors, Dingell has had experience with edu- cation policy. As chair, she was responsible for presiding over board meetings. She noted that she recently voted against a tuition increase at Wayne State. "Too many young people who can't afford college or uni- versities are graduating with staggering debt," Dingell said. "We've got to look at waiving the interest rate that young people are paying and mak- ing sure that they are having access to affordable student loans. I believe that education is a public good and it is an important thing for the state to invest in." 3. She supports gay rights. IDingell said she advocates for policies thatend discrimination. She hopes to expand opportuni- ties for all Americans. "If two people love each other, why should we keep them from being with each other?" Dingell said. 4. She hopesto expand job creation. Dingell Dingell said while the auto industry has recovered some- whatthe job market has yet to recover from the 2008 financial crisis. She wants to encourage busi- ness and labor ttiwork together to strengthen the economy and bring people into the state to work. "I'm concerned about young people having jobs when they graduate, and I'm concerned about people that are being forced into early retirement in their early 50s that actually have decades left in them that they want to work hard," Dingell said. "We've got to continue to invest Sineconomic development." .- S. Ifelected, she will be the firstwomanto succeed a living husband in Congress. John Dingell, the longest- serving member of the House in U.S. history, will retire at the conclusion of this term. While many other women have suc- ceeded their husbands in Con- gress, Debbie Dingell would be the first to succeed a living husband. "I want people to know that I want to listen, and fight for them and to be their advocate," Dingell said. Dingell said while her hus- band is a great influence and has taught her a lot, she is her own person with her own posi- tions on today's issues. "I'm not trying to fill John Dingell's shoes because I know how big they are and I could never fill them; I'm going to be Debbie Dingell," she said. "I'm my own person. We share many values, but I bring a women's perspective to many of the issues." 0 LOVE THE DAILY? YOU'VE GOT GREAT TASTE! @MICHIGANDAILY 0