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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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