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THREE THINGS YOU
SHOULD KNOW TODAY
The
Michigan
soft-
ball team takes its 8-1
record down South for
a pair of showdowns against
No. 3 Alabama this weekend.
The Wolverines also play Lip-
scomb and James Madison. >>
FOR MORE, SEE SPORTS PAGE 7
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CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
The
state
of
Texas
issued its first same-
sex
marriage
license
Thursday
for
Sarah
Goodfriend
and
Suzanne
Bryant of Travis County.
Same-sex marriage had been
illegal in Texas since 1997,
NBC News reported.
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TUESDAY:
Campus Voices
THURSDAY:
Twitter Talk
FRIDAY:
Photos of the Week
WEDNESDAY:
In Other Ivory Towers
MONDAY:
This Week in History
LEFT The dance team performs in the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee’s Mock Rock event at Hill Auditorium Wednesday. (Zach
Moore/Daily) RIGHT Engineering junior Brandon Boot and Nursing sophomore Ariel Jordan paint the hallway wall in the Franklin Wright
settlement for the third part of Detroit Week on Saturday . (Connor Bade/Daily)
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A group of Norwegian
Muslims plan to form a
“ring of peace” around
an Oslo synagogue following
the attacks in Copenhagen last
week. The demonstrators aim
to show that Muslims do not
support anti-Semitism, The
Washington Post reported.
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More Photos of the
Week online
Coltrane
concert
WHAT: The Campbell
Brothers will perform
a slide-guitar inspired
performance of John
Coltrane’s “A Love
Supreme.”
WHO: University Musical
Society
WHEN: Today at 8 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan Theater
Buddhist
masculinity
WHAT: Prof. Ward
Keeler of UT-Austin
will examine how
masculinity is interpreted
in Buddhism in Burma.
WHO: Center for
Southeast Asian Studies
WHEN: Today at 12 p.m.
WHERE: School of Social
Work - Room 1636
Tipping
workshop
WHAT: Representatives
from the International
Center will discuss customs
for tipping in the United
States.
WHO: International Center
WHEN: Today at 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Ecumenical
Center, Community Room
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Art
documentary
WHAT: The screening
of “Les Fantomes de
Lovanium,” directed by
Cecile Michel, will explore
the mediation of paintings
in memory violence in the
Democratic Republic of
Congo.
WHO: Institute for the
Humanities
WHEN: Today at 4 p.m.
WHERE: Modern
Languages Building
“Black Power
Movement”
WHAT: University of
Pittsburgh’s Joyce Bell,
along with a panel of two
professors and a graduate
student, will discuss her
new book, “The Black Power
Movement and American
Social Work.”
WHO: School of Social Work
WHEN: Today from 12
p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: School of Social
Work Building
Architecture
lecture
WHAT: Achim Menges, an
architect from Frankfurt,
will present his research on
material design processes.
WHO: Taubman College
of Architecture & Urban
Planning
WHEN: Today at 6 p.m.
WHERE: Art and
Architecture Building
Speaker discusses race, identity
in second community dinner
ZACH MOORE/Daily
Professor Frieda Ekotto speaks on philosophical considerations of race and identity at the Middle East and Arab
Network community dinner at North Quad on Thursday.
By AMRUTHA SIVAKUMAR
Online Editor
Editor’s Note: The Michigan
Daily is piloting a new addition to
our paper that will focus on living
well on campus.
Whether you’re a first year
student living in the dorms or an
upperclassman with a meal plan,
navigating the dining halls can
be daunting at times. There’s so
much food, some of it may be unfa-
miliar-looking, and there’s no one
to stop you from eating just cook-
ies for dinner. Sound familiar?
Many students swipe into the
dining hall with good intentions,
and they know eating health-
ily is a vital component of fueling
their minds and bodies and being
a responsible quasi-adult. The
hard part seems to be maximizing
resources and planning ahead in an
environment with so many choices.
Since 2012, a lot has changed
with University Housing’s dining.
The newly renovated South Quad
and East Quad dining halls offer
a new ambiance and increased
options, while the elimination of
trays and single-serving sizes of
meals bring more portion control
into daily eating.
As I sat down with Director of
Dining Steve Mangan and Lind-
say Haas, culinary and nutrition
support specialist at the Univer-
sity, I discovered ways in which
students living on and off campus
could using campus dining halls
as a means — rather than a barrier
— to healthy decision-making.
The FDA-recommended 2,000
calories can add up quickly when
there’s an endless amount of
pizza, French fries and ice cream
in front of you every day and your
mom and dad aren’t around to
make you eat your veggies. On the
other hand, hitting the suggested
daily consumption volumes for
vitamins and proteins can be
challenging. MyNutrition, in some
ways, is a solution.
MyNutrition,
an
interactive
online food search tool hostedon
the University Housing website,
gives students the ability to search
and select their meals before going
to the dining hall. By adding filters
for nutrition, dietary preferences or
allergens, it’s easy to pick out a sub-
set of healthy foods from the array
of culinary options offered in each
of the University’s dining facilities.
Mangan suggested that stu-
dents also use MyPlate as a guide
to ensure they’re eating a healthy,
balanced diet. MyPlate, a nutri-
tional guide instituted by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
replaced the popular pyramid
structure for food intake in 2011.
MyPlate, as the name sug-
gests, splits a meal off into nutri-
tional categories by sectioning a
standard plate. The tool suggests
eating approximately 30 percent
grains, 40 percent vegetables, 10
percent fruits and 20 percent pro-
tein. A smaller circle off to the side
represents dairy intake, according
to PRWeb.com.
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Middle East and
Arab Network
seeks to provide
space for discussion
By COLLEEN HARRISON
For the Daily
The Middle East and Arab
Network hosted a community
dinner Thursday evening, pro-
viding students who identify as
Arab-American or Arab with
an opportunity discuss their
identities and explore their
own narratives.
MEdAN hosted Prof. Frieda
Ekotto, chair of the Depart-
ment of Afroamerican and
African Studies, who discussed
the work of 20th century phi-
losopher Frantz Fanon. She
explored philosophical consid-
erations surrounding his work,
particularly those involving
race and identity.
“Questions of identity today
are so problematic when peo-
ple don’t have places to be,”
Ekotto said.
Fanon, known for his work
studying the impacts of decol-
onization, was a vocal sup-
porter of the Algerian War of
Independence, which spanned
from 1954 to 1962 and resulted
in Algeria’s liberation from
France. Many historians say
Fanon’s work played an major
role in influencing political
and social movements across
the world.
The idea for hosting a key-
note speaker and community
dinner originated during a
meeting of the MEdAN execu-
tive board. Nearly 60 students
attended Thursday’s talk.
Law student Emad Ansari
said he attended the communi-
ty dinner to hear Ekotto speak
on these topics.
“I think her biggest contri-
bution here is to encourage stu-
dents to think across historical
contexts, and to follow ideas of
identity and violence and apply
them to the current time and
to try and make sense of why
violence occurs and how to
respond to it with a peaceful
solution,” Ansari said.
As members of MEdAN
began looking for speakers for
their second community din-
ner, the group focused on the
theme of exploring the narra-
tives of individuals or commu-
nities of people. Ekotto came to
mind when the group realized
they also wanted to discuss the
topic through the lens of the
Middle East and North Africa.
LSA sophomore Mekarem
Eljamal,
MEdAN
logistics
chair, said the idea of reclaim-
ing one’s narrative was espe-
cially interesting.
“She has done work in Alge-
ria, in Tunisia, she’s given lec-
tures, and she’s done really
interesting work on topics that
MEdAN wants to focus on, so
we just reached out to her and
she came up with the idea of
Franz Fanon in Algeria and the
Algerian Revolution,” Eljamal
said.
Though the group holds bi-
weekly discussions on iden-
tity, MEdAN hopes to host
more events and dinners in the
future.
LSA junior Haya Alfarhan,
MEdAN outreach chair, said
the group’s regular discussion
sessions, called Chai Circles,
present an opportunity to fos-
ter an active community on
campus.
“What the Chai Circles do is
Wheeler
concert
WHAT: Cheryl Wheeler
is a woman of many
musical personalities
— romantic balladeer,
observational humorist
and committed activist.
WHO: Michigan
Union Ticket Office
WHEN: Today at 8 p.m.
WHERE: The Ark
A Night at the
Set XXVI
WHAT: A Night at the
Set XXVI is the 26th
annual multicultural talent
showcase presented by
Kappa Alpha Psi. Tickets
are available in advance at
the Michigan Union Ticket
Office.
WHO: Kappa Alpha Psi
WHEN: Today at 7 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan Union,
Rogel Ballroom
For Your Health: A guide to
navigating the dining halls
See SPEAKER, Page 3