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Close isn’t enough
Snow Day is the
second on campus in
nearly 40 years
By AMABEL KAROUB
and IRENE PARK
Daily News Editor
and Daily Staff Reporter
The University has canceled
classes and events on Monday due
to inclement weather. This is the
second time since 1978 that the
University has canceled classes for
weather conditions.
The Division of Safety and Secu-
rity issued a notice of “emergency
reduction in operations” late Sun-
day evening. The alert said classes
and events would be canceled
through 6 p.m. The University’s
hospitals will remain open. Class-
es have also been canceled at the
University’s Dearborn and Flint
campuses, though those campuses
cancel classes at their own discre-
tion.
According
to
the
National
Weather Service, southeast Michi-
gan is predicted to experience
subzero wind chill and wind gusts
up to 30 miles per hour on Sun-
day night, and eight to 12 inches of
snow by Monday morning. Tem-
peratures are expected to reach a
high of 15 degrees and a low of zero
degrees.
The last time the University
canceled classes due to inclement
weather was Jan. 27, 2014, the first
time in 36 years.
Following the closure, the Uni-
versity established an updated poli-
cy to address concerns raised by the
faculty, staff, students and parents.
At a meeting of the Senate Adviso-
ry Committee on University Affairs
last January, University Provost
Martha Pollack said the University
did not have a substantial plan in
place to guide the closure of classes.
“By the time it became clear that
we were facing an extraordinary
weather event, we realized that we
didn’t have appropriate mechanisms
Prosecutor says
police employed
self- defense in
residential shooting
By ANASTASSIOS
ADAMOPOULOS
Daily Staff Reporter
Protesters marched through
downtown Ann Arbor on Satur-
day in response to the decision
by the Washtenaw County Pros-
ecutor’s Office not to press crim-
inal charges against Ann Arbor
Police Department Officer David
Ried following the fatal shooting
of 40-year-old Ann Arbor resi-
dent Aura Rosser.
The protest was led by an
organization known as Ann
Arbor to Ferguson. Participants
arrived at City Hall around 4:30
p.m. the day after the decision
was announced.
Friday evening, the prosecu-
tor’s office announced that Ried
employed “lawful self-defense”
when he shot Rosser. The report
said Rosser charged toward Ried
and the officer accompanying
him with a knife, and refused to
put it down when ordered to do
so by the police officers.
Protesters marched holding
pictures of Rosser while others
held signs reading “Black Lives
Matter” and “End Police Vio-
lence.” The protesters chanted
“No Peace No Justice” as well
“Hey hey ho ho, racist cops have
got to go” and “Show me what
democracy looks like? This is
what democracy looks like.”
The protest moved from City
Hall to East Washington Street,
blocking traffic on Liberty Street
and State Street, and ultimately
ended on Main Street. The pro-
testers held a moment of silence
on the corner of Huron and Main
streets before returning to City
Hall where the protest conclud-
ed shortly after 6 p.m.
Throughout
the
protest,
stopped traffic angered some
Students participate
in dialogue on
sexual assault
prevention, policy
By LEA GIOTTO
Daily Staff Reporter
Amid an ongoing campus con-
versation
surrounding
sexual
assault, students gathered at the
Trotter Multicultural Center on
Friday and Saturday to continue
the discussion.
The two-day retreat, titled
“Culture Shift: Organizing Stu-
dent Leaders to Stand Against
Sexual
Violence,”
examined
topics such as the University’s
Student Sexual Misconduct Pol-
icy and bystander intervention
through lectures and gorup c
LSA junior Fabiana Diaz, event
organize, communications com-
Exhibit examines
understanding of
physical processes
through artwork
By EMMA KILBANE
For the Daily
Science met art on Friday
night at the second annual Sci-
ence as Art Contest Exhibition
and Awards.
The exhibition and award
ceremony, co-sponsored by the
Science Learning Center and
Arts at Michigan, provides an
outlet for undergraduates to dis-
play and receive recognition for
their accomplishments, show-
casing not only their artistic
ability, but also their conceptual
and creative understanding of
science.
Organizers sectioned off the
Hatcher Graduate Library to
make room for all 23 submis-
sions as well as the four winners
from the previous year’s con-
test, with entries ranging from
poetry to sculptures and digital
renderings. The submissions
encompassed various scientific
topics including entropy, neu-
rons and malarial infection.
“Our goal is to actively engage
undergraduates in the arts and
sciences and to provide an out-
let for the creative expression
Processes may lead
to further action
beyond suspension
for resort damage
By MICHAEL SUGERMAN
and GENEVIEVE HUMMER
Daily News Editor
and Daily Staff Reporter
Six University Greek life
chapters who reportedly caused
damage at two Michigan ski
resorts
have
already
been
suspended by their national
chapters. Now, they will face
a number of processes that
could yield further punishment
beyond the suspension of their
chapter events, philanthropy,
recruitment and social activi-
ties.
One of the main issues at
play is vandalism and property
damage. The Sigma Alpha Mu
fraternity has been the focus
of attention after causing dam-
ages at Treetops Resort, which
according to manager Barry
Owens, could cost between
$85,000 and $100,000 to repair.
Owens said the resort plans to
press charges in the incident.
Officials with the Boyne
Highlands Resort have esti-
mated damages there will total
about $25,000.
The damages could qualify as
“willful and malicious destruc-
tion of property” under Michi-
gan state penal code.
In a scenario where enough
students were on the trip to
reduce individual damages to
between $200 and $1,000, each
student would face misdemean-
or charges. These could result
in up to one year in prison, “a
fine of not more than $2,000 or
three times the amount of the
destruction or injury, whichever
is greater,” or both.
CAMPUS LIFE
ROBERT DUNNE/Daily
LSA freshman Adam Davis examines artwork at the judging and opening for the Science as Art contest at the Hatcher
Graduate Library Friday.
ALLISON FARRAND/Daily
Demonstrators march Saturday in protest of the prosecutor’s decision not to press charges against the AAPD officer who fatally shot Ann Arbor resident Aura Rosser.
See CULTURE, Page 3A
See SCIENCE, Page 3A
See SANCTIONS, Page 3A
See PROTEST, Page 3A
See SNOW DAY, Page 3A
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HI: 22
LO: 19
‘U’ cancels
class due to
snowstorm
Protesters respond after
officer receives no charges
Chapters could
face ‘U’ and
state actions
Science as Art competition
showcases scientific pieces
‘Culture
shift’ event
promotes
discussion
GREEK LIFE