Ie iidiigan 0ail .,i ,'F\ ~HUt ~\H5D\fi \F Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, October 22, 2014 michigandaily.com PLEASANT PUPS HOSPITAL Plans made for unlikely arrival of Ebola at 'U' LUNA AN /aaiy Stony Creek High School student Sydney Watson and LSA freshman Nikki Hallacy enjoy Dogs on the Diag Tuesday. Paws with a Cause, Canine Assistants and other therapy dogs were present. ANN ARBOR Mayoral candidates aim to ke ep young talent in A Health System collaborates with county as a precaution By QUAN NGUYEN and JAMES SHIPMAN For theDaily Despite the unlikelihood that the Ebola virus will come to Ann Arbor, experts at the University of Michigan Health System, the School of Public Health and Uni- versity Health Service are working to construct a response plan to the virus. The worldwide death toll from the viral disease is more than 4,500 as of Oct. 17. The vast major- ity of the deaths have occurred in the West African countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. However, efforts to contain the virus seem to be making headway as the Centers for Disease Control recently declared Nigeria and Sen- egal Ebola-free. On the home front, national con- cern has increased after Thomas Eric D tLibeian man vis- iting family in Dallas, became the first person in America to die from Ebola Oct. 8. That national attention prompt- ed a formal response from the University Tuesday afternoon, when Robert Winfield, the Univer- sity's Chief Health Officer, sent an e-mail to the student body regard- ing the school's current prepara- tion for Ebola. "We are behaving in a way to maximize preparedness, minimize risk and not alarm people unneces- sarily," Winfield wrote. The University has already issued travel warnings for stu- dents in countries that are heavily affected by the virus. Additionally, a protocol for students returning from affected regions has been established. At UHS, patientscreenings have become more detailed, particular- ly in regards to travel histories for patients who report fever or other Ebola-like symptoms. "We never did this level of screening in the past," Winfield said. "This is all in response to con- cern of this infectious disease." Epidemiology Prog. Eden Wells, associate director of the preventa- tive medicine residency, said all University health units are making See EBOLA, Page 3A Ch he ci vey unde ristopher Taylor respondents said they would consider living in Ann Arbor apes to create a if they were presented with an educational or employment ty that attracts opportunity after graduation. ga ae While the possibility of attend- U graduates ing one ofthe University's many post-undergraduate schools By EMMA KERR may account for a number of DailyStaffReporter these responses, city officials understand the need to retain a Michigan Daily sur- the young professionals gradu- sf 230 randomly selected ating from the University. rgraduates, 64 percent of Democratic mayoral can- didate Christopher Taylor, an Ann Abror City Council- member, has created a plan for attracting and keeping talented young professionals in Ann Arbor. "I want Ann Arbor to thrive duringthe next two years," Tay- lor said. "I also want it to thrive for the next 20 years. That's why I am absolutely committed to an Ann Arbor that welcomes and retains the young, young professionals, young workers, young families." As mayor, Taylor said he would focus on the amenities and attributes young people look for when choosing a city, which may not necessarily be on the minds of other City Council members and older adults throughout Ann Arbor. Bryan Kelly, the indepen- dent candidate for mayor, said attracting young professionals to Ann Arbor is not something See MAYOR, Page 3A STUDENT GOVERNMENT New Ferguson resolution to be considered After rejection of first proposal, CSG looks to tackle police brutality By TANAZ AHMED Daily StaffReporter After a resolution to stand in solidarity with the people of Ferguson was introduced Sept. 16 and was voted down Oct. 7, a new resolution against police brutality was proposed during the Central Student Govern- 4l ment meeting Tuesdaynight. The new legislation resolves to stand in solidarity with the people of Ferguson, Mo., sup- port the policy solutions out- lined by an activist Shaun King and the Dream Defenders - a social justice organization from Florida - in their change.org petition and create a joint event with the Commission on Stu- dent Safety and Security dis- cussingpolice actions. In August, following the shooting of unarmed Black teenager Mike Brown by a white police officer, the people of Fergusoniresponded with protests calling for the end of racial stereotyping and police violence. The change.org peti- tion asks U.S. citizens to end police brutality in response of the events in Ferguson. Unlike the old proposal, which was authored by both community members as well as CSG members, the new legisla- tion was written by seven CSG representatives. The current resolution is also shorter than the previous one. "We tried to strip it down and get to the heart of what we were so keen on in the other resolution ...We hope the moral compass of this assembly is on par with the values of this kind of resolution," said LSA senior Kathryn Abercrombie, LSA representative and author See CSG, Page 3A Dr. Martin Blaser speaks about raising awareness of the role of microbes at his CMS s Auditorium Tuesday. NY-U Prof. warns a antibiotics overconstu EVENT PREVIEW City Theater to perform classic Italian play Theatre de la Ville to put on Pirandello's 'Six Characters' By COSMO PAPPAS Daily Arts Writer Note on content: contains dis- cussion of pieces of art that deal with sexual violence. As a form of art that relies on the interplay between acting and stage design, the manipulation of belief and disbelief, theater lends itselfuniquelyto the interrogating the problems of meaning-making and selfhood. The twentieth cen- tury saw revolution after revolu- tion in the dramatic arts, each redefining what it meant to per- form, to write and to produce. Next weekend, the Theitre de la Ville (City Theater) of Paris will be presenting its interpreta- tion of Italian writer Luigi Piran- dello's 1921 play Six Characters See CITY THEATER, Page 5A Lecture examines dangers of popular prescription By ANASTASSIOS ADAMOPOLOUS Daily StaffReporter With cold and flu season in full swing, students may be heading to medical profession- als hoping to get a prescription for antibiotics and a quick and easy means of restoring good health. However, Martin Blaser, director of the Human Micro- biome Program at the School of Medicine at New York Univer- sity, spoke to around 250 people on the over consumption of antibiotics and their long term effects on human microbes by giving a peek at parts of his book, Missing Microbes and responding to the audience's questions. The event was hosted by the University's Host Microbiome Initiative, the Center for Micro- bial Studies and Procter and Gamble. Blaser discussed his book, noting that it revolves around the idea that microbes in the human body have purposely been around for a long time since they are beneficial to humans. However, modern See MICROIJES, Page 3A WEAT HE R H I: 57 GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail TOMORROW LU:35 news@michigandaily.com and let us know. NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM INDEX NEWS .........................2A ARTS.............A.....5A Sierra Hansen: Remembering what war looks like Vol. CXXV, No. 15 SU DO KU.....................2A CLASS I FIEDS...........,...6A MICHIGANDAILY.COM/BLOGS 02014The Michigan Daily OPINION...................4A STATEMENT..............18 michigandoily.com 4 r I