secution, Shavit said the deci-
sion by many Jews to emigrate 
from one continent to another 
was the only way to respond to 
persecution and anti-Semitism 
in Europe.

“We need a place that is a 

powerhouse for modern, Jew-
ish identity,” he said. “That’s 
why Israel was needed, that is 
why Israel is needed, that is why 
Israel will be needed, and this is 
so relevant to young, American 
Jews.”

Shavit stressed how impres-

sive he believed Israel’s concep-
tion was, noting that it required 
“political genius” and sacri-
fice to create a homeland for 
the Jewish community. Israel 
declared independence in 1948.

However, 
he 
criticized 

modern Israeli politicians for 
alienating young people and 
abandoning the idea of a demo-
cratic Jewish state.

He said the left and right 

wings have failed to deliver 
hope to the Israelis, an ideal 
which served former U.S. Presi-
dent Bill Clinton well when he 
moderated peace talks between 
the Israelis and the Palestin-
ians.

“The one person who had a 

landslide victory in Israel is Bill 
Clinton,” Shavit said. “He was 
so popular because we felt he 
loved us, and he gave people the 

sense of good-willage that they 
never got from our own leader-
ship.”

While discussing the array of 

challenges facing Israel, Shavit 
said the most difficult stem from 
conflicting 
political 
factions 

within Israel and their inability 
to find common ground.

“In my mind, the greatest 

challenge within Israel is to cre-
ate a new kind of republic that 
has a kind of pluralistic unity, 
that respects individual rights, 
that respects each one of these 
minorities, but creates a kind 
of federation of these different 
tribes,” Shavit said.

Beyond internal issues, Shavit 

said developing better relations 
with the West, other Middle 
Eastern countries and Palestine 
is imperative to Israel’s survival.

“There 
is 
nothing 
more 

important than refueling and 
reenergizing the relationship 
between 
Israel 
and 
young, 

American Jews,” Shavit said. 
“We are totally interdepen-
dent, we will not have a future 
without you, you will not have a 
future without us.”

Shavit called upon the young 

Jewish community to create a 
new, energetic and more liberal 
form of Zionism.

“Only liberal Zionism will 

give us the meaning, the social 
justice (and) social cohesion 
in Israel,” Shavit said. “Only 
that will give them the energy, 
the tools and the confidence to 
belong to our people, to be proud 

of our people and to protect the 
future of our people.”

LSA freshman Emilie Weis-

berg said tensions about Israeli 
policies on campus motivated 
her to attend the lecture.

Last semester, the University 

student group Students Allied 
for Freedom and Equality lob-
bied Central Student Govern-
ment to support a resolution 
calling on the University to 
divest from companies allegedly 
involved in human rights viola-
tions against Palestinians. The 
resolution did not pass.

Weisberg 
said 
she 
was 

impressed 
by 
Shavit’s 
call 

for 
young 
Jewish-American 

involvement in Israel.

“I really wanted to get some 

more information on how we 
can help be more supportive of 
Israel on campus,” Weisberg 
said. “People of the United 
States often feel that they don’t 
have anything valuable to add 
to an Israeli conversation and I 
think his stress on how impor-
tant it is for Americans to have a 
say was really inspirational.”

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“The presentation definitely 

better prepared me to react in 
emergency situations,” Hecker 
said. “The frightening rise of mass 
shootings is a real threat, and the 
updated information included in 
the presentation is vital for react-
ing to emergency situations.”

“I absolutely think this is some-

thing every student should see,” 
he added. “I feel more prepared 
to react to emergency situations 
after watching the presentation.”

Shootings at universities and 

colleges have attracted wide-
spread 
national 
attention 
in 

recent years after a series of 
high-profile incidents. In May, a 
shooter at the University of Cali-
fornia, Santa Barbara, killed six 
students.

In February 2013, reports of 

a student wearing fatigues, a gas 
mask and an ammunition pack 
inside Angell Hall resulted in an 
armed police response.

University Police Officer Mat-

thew Butzky, who designed the 
presentation, said DPSS is looking 
for ways to make the information 
more accessible to students out-
side of a formal lecture setting, 
though in-person interaction is 
preferable.

“One of the things I’m work-

ing on right now is getting an 

abbreviated version of this avail-
able on our website and direct-
ing students to look at it so they 
have the basic structure there,” 
he said. “Certainly, I would like to 
get it out to more students. More 
face-time with students is always 
a good thing.”

He added that there are numer-

ous other training programs 
available, the most prevalent of 
which is the Alert, Lockdown, 
Inform, Counter, Evacuate pro-
gram, known as ALICE, but most 
include similar content.

Wednesday’s 
presentation 

focused on “run, hide, fight,” a 
direction Butzky said is easy to 
remember and straightforward, 
similar to the guidance “stop, 
drop and roll.”

“It’s all about options,” he said. 

“In situations like this, there’s no 
one right thing to do, there’s no 
magic bullet or magic solution, 
it’s all about having options and 
taking some action. The days are 
gone, back in the day we thought 
it would was a good idea to just 
try to lockdown. Traditional 
lockdown is not a good option for 
these types of scenarios.”

Butzky said DPSS hopes to 

increase the program’s reach.

“There’s certainly support at a 

number of levels to get the active 
shooter presentation out to every-
one,” Butzky said. “We’d love to 
have every student, faculty and 
staff member get it.”

DPSS
From Page 1A

Dawkins stepped up in the first 
half, scoring 13 points. However, 
Michigan scored just 23 points in 
the period, with contributions of 
four and six points, respectively, 
from senior forward Max Bielfeldt 
and sophomore forward Zak Irvin. 
While the Wolverines maintained 
a five-point lead heading into half-
time, it was evident that a win 
would require others to contribute.

In the second half, the scoring 

disparity drastically changed for 
the Wolverines. Michigan opened 
the half with a 15-2 run while 
spreading the wealth around.

Freshman forward Ricky Doyle 

used his body down low for two 
baskets, Irvin knocked down two 
jumpers — including his third tri-
ple of the game — and junior guard 
Spike Albrecht knocked down a 
pair of free throws.

But perhaps the brightest spark 

of the night was provided by Wal-
ton’s replacement: Abdur-Rahk-
man.

By creating space in the open 

court numerous times, Abdur-
Rahkman scored nine points in 
the second half. With speed on his 
side, he pushed the ball in transi-
tion, drove to the basket himself 
twice in the early stages of the 
frame and turned what was a slow-
paced, sloppy affair into an enter-
taining game.

“You’ve got Muhammad mak-

ing big drives and already playing 
(the role of) a veteran point guard 
in some aspects,” Bielfeldt said.

Added Beilein: “He can just run 

by people on the fast break. And he 
doesn’t even know he’s doing it. We 

like that speed.”

As Dawkins and Abdur-Rahk-

man filled the load for the missing 
Wolverines, the remaining vet-
erans stepped up to close out the 
game.

Posting 
a 
career-high 
12 

rebounds to go along with a team-
high 14 points, Irvin put the game 
on ice with 3:44 left when his 
off-balance jumper coupled with 
a hack on the arm fell to push 
Michigan’s lead to 13. Next came 
an Albrecht pass to a wide-open 
Bielfeldt for a dunk as the shot 
clock was about to expire. Bielfeldt 
finished with 12 points and nine 
rebounds, a career high that stood 
out even more because of redshirt 
freshman forward Mark Donnal’s 
absence due to sickness.

While Michigan had its replace-

ments, and then veterans, step up 
in the second half to close out the 
game, Miles noted the Cornhusk-
ers’ inability to knock down cor-
ner triples, a result of Michigan’s 
zone defense as another key to the 
result.

Nebraska’s one-two punch of 

forward Shavon Shields and guard 
Terran Petteway combined to go 
5-for-23 from the field and 2-for-11 
from behind the arc.

“Whenever your best players 

struggle, especially on a team that 
has two scorers, we’re going to 
struggle,” Miles said.

Though the atrocious shoot-

ing didn’t help the Cornhuskers’ 
cause, Miles pointed to another 
reason for his team’s struggles and 
Michigan’s victory.

“I just thought that the urgency 

of Michigan on both ends of the 
floor was greater than our urgency 
on either side of the floor,” he said.

HOOPS
From Page 1A

tion passed over Yee’s objection. 
Students should expect the new 
outlets in the UGLi when they 
return from spring break the 
second week of March.

In addition to the two orders 

of new business conducted, the 
CSG assembly inducted two 
new members.

LSA senior Rebecca Garfin-

kel, a member of the women’s 

softball team, was voted into 
the assembly as a representative 
for the Student-Athlete Adviso-
ry Committee. Rachel Webb, an 
LSA junior, was elected to serve 
as CSG’s vice chair of communi-
cations.

The assembly also heard from 

Bryan Baker, the University’s 
new Division of Public Safety 
and Security liaison to Student 
Life, a position DPSS created in 
January.

Baker, who previously served 

as a DPSS supervisor for the past 

three years, introduced himself 
to the assembly and explained 
his role on campus.

“I am your new resource for 

addressing student safety con-
cerns,” he said. “Anything that 
relates to safety and security 
will be my issue.”

Baker added that he will seek 

to make safety issues on cam-
pus more visible to students — 
namely alcohol consumption, 
sexual assault and campus cli-
mate related to race and inclu-
sion.

CSG
From Page 1A

ISRAEL
From Page 1A

discrimination based on sexual 
orientation, and 18 of them also 
have protections for gender 
identity. 
Michigan 
currently 

does not employ any of those 
protections.

An executive order signed 

in 2004 by former Democratic 
governor Jennifer Granholm 
prohibits discrimination based 
on sexual orientation and gen-
der identity for public employ-
ees.

Two proposed amendments 

to include protection of sex-
ual orientation in Michigan’s 
Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act 
— which prohibits discrimina-
tion in the workplace, public 
places and housing markets — 
failed to pass a House commit-
tee last December.

In his State of the State 

address earlier this month, 
Republican Gov. Rick Snyder 
called for renewed debate on 
the issue.

“If you are working for a 

private company in Michigan, 
it is perfectly legal for that 
company to fire you based on 
actual or perceived sexual ori-
entation or gender identity,” 
Dunn said. “There is really no 
legal recourse for you to take.”

Following 
the 
presenta-

tion, attendees and panelists 
discussed issues of self-pre-
sentation, workplace culture 
and personal experiences as an 
LGBTQ person navigating the 
job-search process.

The discussion explored the 

extent to which an individual 
should reveal their sexual ori-
entation or gender identity dur-
ing the job-search process and 
in the workplace.

Dunn said there is no right 

answer as to whether one 
should disclose sexual orien-
tation or gender identity in a 
resume or during an interview. 
She emphasized that what feels 
comfortable and authentic var-
ies on an individual basis.

Kristi Gainey, an intern coor-

dinator for Thomson Reuters 
who identifies as a straight ally 
to LGBTQ persons, said that if 
someone has leadership experi-
ence in LGBTQ-related activi-
ties, it should be included in his 
or her resume.

“You don’t want to sell your-

self short by excluding things 
that show you bring value,” 
Gainey said.

Panelist Jonathan Moore, a 

University alum and current 
special assistant to the assistant 
secretary at the U.S. Depart-
ment of Health and Human 
Services, 
said 
he 
includes 

his sexual orientation on his 

resume and addresses the issue 
if it comes up in interviews. He 
said he hopes employers evalu-
ate him based on his skills, not 
his identification as a gay male.

Students 
also 
discussed 

how to gauge whether poten-
tial employers are inclusive of 
LGBTQ individuals.

Gainey 
said 
job 
seekers 

should research whether a com-
pany’s anti-discrimination poli-
cies include sexual orientation 
and gender identity, as well as if 
benefits are available for trans-
gender individuals and those in 
same-sex partnerships.

Cortney Turner, a Univer-

sity assistant research scientist 
and a panelist at the event, said 
a company might be inclusive 
if potential employers value 
diversity as an important aspect 
of the company’s culture.

Panelists also discussed how 

to find supportive mentors and 
peers who identify as LGBTQ 
or are allies, and how to address 
hostility, stereotyping and pos-
sible 
discrimination 
in 
the 

workplace.

“Ultimately, being gay or les-

bian will be a non-issue,” said 
David Michener, a panelist and 
associate curator at the Univer-
sity’s Matthei Botanical Gar-
dens and Nichols Arboretum. 
“That’s the society we are work-
ing towards.”

JOB SEARCH
From Page 1A
DETROIT
Businesses to offer 
jobs to thousands 
of Detroit teens

Businesses are being asked to 

join a program that will offer at 
least 5,000 summer jobs to Detroit 
teens and young adults.

Details of the Grow Detroit’s 

Young 
Talent 
were 
released 

Tuesday by Mayor Mike Duggan, 
former Mayor Dave Bing and 
corporate and foundation leaders.

The 
six-week 
program 
is 

designed to provide work and 
job training for youth ages 14 to 
24. Youth workers are recruited 
through 
schools, 
community 

organizations 
and 
Detroit’s 

workforce development system. 
They will earn $7.50 and $8.15 per 
hour. The typical work week will 
be 20 hours.

NASHVILLE
Ex-Vanderbilt 
players convicted 
of raping woman

A jury convicted two ex-

Vanderbilt football players on 
Tuesday of raping a former stu-
dent, rejecting claims that they 
were too drunk to know what 
they were doing and that a col-
lege culture of binge drinking 
and promiscuous sex should be 
blamed for the attack.

The jury deliberated for three 

hours before announcing that 
Brandon Vandenburg and Cory 
Batey were guilty. Batey was 
stoic, staring ahead and Van-
denburg shook his head “no,” 
appearing stunned. His father 
had an outburst and abruptly left 
the courtroom.

The 
victim, 
who 
was 
a 

21-year-old 
neuroscience 
and 

economics major at the time of 
the 2013 attack, cried as each 
guilty verdict was announced.

MINNEAPOLIS
Gunman clashes 
with police outside 
council meeting

A man killed in a confronta-

tion with police outside a City 
Council meeting in suburban 
Minneapolis had a long history 
of friction with authorities, his 
son said Tuesday.

Two officers were wounded in 

the exchange of gunfire, which 
happened at the New Hope City 
Hall just outside the City Coun-
cil chambers after two new 
policemen were sworn in Mon-
day night.

The man who carried an 

unspecified long gun was iden-
tified as Raymond Kmetz, 68, of 
Belle Plaine, by his son, Nathan 
Kmetz and the Hennepin Coun-
ty medical examiner. Raymond 
Kmetz’s disputes with the city 
dated back to at least 2008, and 
his son told The Associated Press 
that his father blamed authori-
ties for the loss of his home and 
contracting business.

BEIRUT
Secret talks in 
Jordan try to win 
hostages’ release

Japanese officials were tight-

lipped Wednesday as secret talks 
in Jordan sought to secure the 
freedom of a Japanese journalist 
and a Jordanian pilot captured 
by Islamic State extremists and 
purportedly 
threatened 
with 

death within 24 hours.

The global efforts to free Jap-

anese freelance journalist Kenji 
Goto and Jordanian Lt. Mu’ath 
al-Kaseasbeh 
gained 
greater 

urgency with the release of the 
apparent ultimatum from the 
Islamic State group.

In the message, the extrem-

ists say the two hostages will 
be killed within 24 hours — late 
Wednesday night Japan time 
— unless Jordan frees Sajida al-
Rishawi, an Iraqi woman sen-
tenced to death in Jordan for her 
involvement in a 2005 terrorist 
attack on a hotel that killed 60 
people. 

—Compiled from 

 Daily wire reports

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