6A - Thursday, October 23, 2014
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DIAG
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"Theta Xi decided on their own
to guard the block M overnight
just Thursday and Friday nights
this year," he wrote.
He said he was aware of other
evening events on the Diag this
weekas well, includinga pep rally
Thursday night for the Michigan
State game.
Workers came to clean off the
'M' and surrounding brick at
about 10 a.m.Wednesday. Fitzger-
ald said cleaning and repairs to
the 'M' are done from time to
time, and procedures are in place
to do so when necessary.
In the past, Theta Xi has suc-
cessfully defended the block 'M'
in the week leading up to the
annual rivalry game. Additional-
ly, the University hasn't been the
only victim, the Spartan statue
having been painted maize and
blue last year.
SAPAC
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pening on a college 'campus,"
Forringer-Beal said. "But we
hope that people realize that it
does. And even if it's not happen-
ing right here and now, there are
a lot of people on campus whose
lives have been affected by it,
whether it was their parents or
friends."
Maddock said SAPAC uses the
specific term "intimate partner
violence" as opposed to "domestic
violence" to signal that this type
of violence can happen between
people who do not cohabitate. It
can happen after a first date or
after years of a relationship. For-
ringer-Beal stressed that intimate
partner violence can be physical,
emotional and sexual.
A new component of the vigil
this year was a card mural deco-
rated either with hands and
hearts or T-shirts. Allies deco-
rated and wrote messages of sup-
port on the hand-and-heart cards,
while survivors did the same
with the T-shirt cards. Messages
included "I believe in you. It's not
your fault" and "You are loved."
"We hope having all of these
cards is a powerful representa-
tion of people on campus who
have been affected by violence or
people who know someone who's
been affected by this," Maddock
said. "This isn't an issue that is
absent from our campus - it's
something that happens every-
where and almostevery minute of
the day."
Accordingto the Center for Dis-
ease Control, one in four women
and one in seven men have gone
through severe intimate partner
violence intheir lifetimes.
Before the minute of silence,
Forringer-Beal and Maddock
shared stories and statistics relat-
ing to intimate partner violence.
Forringer-Beal told the story of
Tamara Williams, an LSA senior
in 1997 who was stabbed to death
by her boyfriend on North Cam-
pus.
"To all the students, the ladies,
the men, I just want to say, just be
careful, take care of yourselves ...
if you have a problem, tell some-
body. Tell your mother. Tell your
father. Tell somebody," Williams'
mother said in a memorial lecture
in 2003.
TUITION
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increases since the initial cut.
Snyder said during a confer-
ence call with college newspa-
pers last week that the tuition
increase caps have been success-
ful, and that he wants to help uni-
versities reduce their costs going
forward. In addition, the Presi-
dents Council, State Universities
of Michigan has also not found
the caps to be too burdensome on
university operations.
"Do we like them? No. We
think it really undermines our
autonomy, but we've accepted
them because they've been rea-
sonable in relationship to growth
in state appropriations," said
PCSUM Executive Director
Michael Boulus.
With the exception of Wayne
State University's 8.9-percent
tuition increase last year, all state
universities have complied with
the cap since it was instituted.
University of Michigan officials
and policy analysts have not
viewed the cap as particularly
burdensome on operations.
The law still allows for schools
to raise tuition and the pen-
alty for exceeding the cap is not
severe. Penalties would come in
the form of eliminating schools'
performance funding. Of the
state's $1.4 billion outlay for
higher education, $74.6 million,
or roughlySpercent,goestoward
performance funding. For Wayne
State, the consequence of raising
tuition above the cap last year
was a reduction of $534,700 from
their $183 million allocation from
the state.
Still, the state's attempt to
reign in tuition costs as its own
contributions to universities
have declined could be more con-
sequential should current fiscal
trends continue. The proportion
of state funds and tuition dollars
in the University's budget has
almost fully reversed. In 1960,
state appropriations accounted
for 78 percent of the University's
general fund; today, the state
contributes just 16 percent to that
budget, while tuition revenues
represent 71 percent of it.
The exploding cost oftuition is
a direct result of this significant
decline in state support. Due to
the state's reduced role and the
fact that the cost of attendance
is becoming unaffordable for a
growing number of students,
according to Boulus, financial
aid now occupies a greater share
of universities' operating bud-
gets. Some fear that a cap on
tuition increases could inhibit
the University's ability to provide
financial aid, but it has managed
double-digit percentage increas-
es in the financial aid budget for
nine of the past 10 years. The
largest percentage increases
have occurred in the past two
years - at 13.7 and 13.4 percent,
respectively - even as the cap
on tuition increases has become
more restrictive.
"For the last several years
we've increased financial aid at
a rate that for the students who
have the highest financial need,
they're essentially shielded from
the increase in tuition," said Cyn-
thia Wilbanks, University vice
president for government rela-
tions.
The' Snyder administration
was not the first to introduce
tuition restraint into its budget
language. Former Democratic
Governor Jennifer Granholm's
first budget in 2003 specified an
intent to keep tuition increases
"reasonable." Then in 2004, the
state provided additional funding
to universities that did not adopt
a tuition increase, and the follow-
ing year implemented a 2.4-per-
cent cap on tuition raises tied
to the provision of a small por-
tion of state appropriations. In
2006 and 2007, the state budget
required that universities match
its increase in resident under-
graduate tuition with an equal
percentage increase in its general
fund financial aid expenditures.
While Michigan's state uni-
versities have not had a problem
with the tuition conditions so
far, Boulus warned that could
change.
"If it gets out of line and the
tuition restraint doesn't mesh
well with whatever increase or
decrease we receive from the
state, there will be a pushback,"
he said.
The issue of tuition caps has
not explicitly been raised in the
context of the governor's race,
but Democratic gubernatorial
candidate Mark Schauer has
repeatedly criticized Snyder for
his initial 15-percent cut in 2011,
and has vowed to restore the
budget to pre-2011 levels.
"Marksupports caps on tuition
increases as one tool to make
college more affordable for the
middle class," said Cathy Bacile
Cunningham, Schauer's press
secretary. "However, he believes
the best way to make college more
affordable is to reverse Governor
Snyder's cuts to our colleges and
universities, while increasing
need-based financial aid. Mark's
jobs plan also calls for establish-
ing a student loan refinancing
authority, which would allow
students to refinance their college
loans at more affordable rates."
"I believe the current tax system
is unfair to Michigan families and
businesses," Land said in an inter-
view last week with the Lansing
State Journal."We need reformthat
makes taxes lower, fairer and sim-
pler for families and businesses."
The Michigan First Plan
includes a proposal that would
ultimately reduce the corporate
tax rate, allowing for small busi-
nesses to more easily invest and
thrive in Michigan.
5.When it comes to media,
she's playing it safe
Known for her reserved cam-
paigning style, Land has avoided
media interviews and press con-
ferences. While she is sometimes
known to bring along reporters
during public meetings and inter-
actions with citizens, Land has
kept media representatives out of
the loop for several of her public
events.
LAND
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1. Despite criticism, Land
hopes to win the women's vote
Land's campaign advertisement
from earlier this year mocked
claims that she was waging a war
against women's rights as she sup-
ports wage equity among genders
and is an abortion opponent.
"As a woman, I might know
a little bit more about women
than Gary Peters," she said in her
advertisement from earlier this
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year, titled "Really?"
On her website, Land calls her-
self a "strong supporter" of equal
pay for women and men and
greater workplace equity. Land
also says she opposes govern-
ment funding for abortions.
2. She's opposed to the
Affordable Care Act
Known for criticizing President
Barack Obama's and Peters' views
on health care, Land called Obam-
acare a "string of broken prom-
ises and a disaster for thousands
of Michigan families" earlier this
month in an interview with the
Lansing State Journal. She recom-
mends overhauling the recently
implemented health care reform
for a more free-market approach
to health care accessibility.
Through her Michigan First
Plan, a comprehensive platform
that proposes policy changes to
strengthen Michigan's economy,
Land includes amendments that
she says would increase patients'
autonomy over their health care
choices - ultimately increasing
transparency and mobility in
coverage and decreasing costs.
3. She supports hans on same-
sex marriage
When asked about her views
on same-sex marriage, Land
said she supported the notion of
a "traditional marriage between
a man and a woman," MLive
reported in March.
4. She's backing smallbusiness
Much of Land's early, child-
hood was spent working at her
family's motel business. She has
been propagating simpler IRS
processes, which she hopes will
ease the burden on small business
owners to allow them to spend
more time with their families.
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EBOLA
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cycle evolves as the community
becomes paranoid, depression
sets in and a lack of trust between
people develops. In Liberia,
where an increasing numbers of
hospitals and schools are closing,
a lack of awareness and overbur-
dened public health systems have
led to a spiral of negative conse-
quences, as people have died of
curable diseases such as the flu
and complicated pregnancies.
Given the progression of the
disease in West Africa, public
health centers and hospitals have
become stigmatized as a last
resort for those infected with
Ebola - many view admission
to local hospitals essentially as
a death sentence. The panelists
said it is important not only to
improve health care infrastruc-
ture but also to build trust among
the public in affected regions so
infected individuals can feel con-
fident about their health care if
admitted.
This discussion included Asso-
ciate Anthropology Prof. Michael
McGovern, a political anthro-
pologist who has spent a large
amount of time in West Africa.
He said there is currently an
abundance of preventive knowl-
edge in the West African commu-
nity and emphasized the need for
leveragingthis knowledge in con-
junction with international pub-
lic health knowledge to increase
our understanding of the Ebola
virus and minimize its outbreak.
Adam Lauring, assistant pro-
fessor of internal medicine and an
expert in infectious diseases and
virology, said the Ebola virus has
a high mutation rate, meaning that
it can quickly evolve to take other
forms. However, researchsuggests
that as the virus mutates - poten-
tially to an airborne form - it
would likely becomoe less virulent
andpotentiallypose alower risk.
In the Human Development
Index, which ranks countries
and territories based on health,
education and quality of life mea-
sures, Liberia- one ofthenations
most affected by the outbreak -
falls under the "low human devel-
opment" category and is placed
175th out of 187 countries.
Gesslar saidthe cities are over-
congested and health care infra-
structure is very much neglected.
At times like these, people are far
more likely to die from causes
other than Ebola.
However, the panelists said
there is currently an unwar-
ranted stigma surrounding the
disease, noting that Ebola is nat-
urally occurring and can affect
anyone who has contact with
the virus, not just individuals in
underdeveloped countries.
The panelists also discussed
how Ebola can be contained. Pre-
ventive measures such as isola-
tion of suspected patients can
help stop its transmission. Fuller
also said better nutrition, hygiene
and awareness can lead to long-
term health benefits.
In addition, public health pro-
fessionals are working with reli-
gious leaders in Liberia to help
establish safe burial practices
that account for both religious
traditions and worker safety, as
Ebola becomes more contagious
after an individual dies from the
disease.
"My hope is that the Liberian
government invest more in pub-
lic health and empower health
workers," Gerring said.
The panelists concluded by
discussing how the Ebola virus
should encourage the United
States to improve health care
infrastructure and how it is the
responsibility of everyone to
educate themselves and spread
awareness.
"When one country sneezes
another country catches the
cold," Murray said.
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