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CAMPUS LIFE
RESEARCH
HEALTH
Report identifies
attributes likely to
improve assessment,
teaching methods
By SARAH KHAN
Daily Staff Reporter
Imagine playing the video of
game League of Legends to learn
in a classroom.
While multiplayer, online, bat-
tle-type games will not be used in
most classes in the near future, a
new study by University research-
ers shows how digital game use in
the classroom can help teachers
track student learning.
A report from the A-GAMES
Project, released last Thursday
by professors from the School of
Information and New York Uni-
versity, focuses on common fea-
tures in games that are effective
in assessment and learning. The
A-GAMES
Project
represents
Analyzing Games for Assessment
Stephen Strobbe to
deliver honorary
lecture March 31
By ANASTASSIOS
ADAMOPOULOS
Daily Staff Reporter
About 30 minutes into his lec-
ture Wednesday morning, Nurs-
ing Prof. Stephen Strobbe was
caught off-guard by a group of
students who offered congratu-
lations and presented him with
a bouquet of flowers, balloons
and an apple.
The Golden Apple award
honors one teacher on campus
each year chosen based on stu-
dent nominations. The award is
sponsored by the University of
Michigan Hillel and more than
two dozen other campus organi-
zations and units.
To announce the selection,
the Golden Apple committee
surprises the recipient, typi-
cally in the middle of their class.
Strobbe said he was very sur-
prised when the students hand-
ed him the gifts.
“Does someone want to tell
me what is going on?” he asked.
After being told that he had
won the Golden Apple, Strob-
be was speechless for a few
moments.
“Thank you all so much,” he
said. “I am moved beyond words.
Annual event
features student
groups, musical
performances
By TANYA MADHANI
Daily Staff Reporter
SpringFest will stick around
a bit longer this year.
The annual SpringFest out-
door festival will expand into
three different areas and, for
the first time since its start in
2011, will cover multiple days.
For the past three years,
MUSIC Matters, has held the
annual event to provide an
opportunity for local musicians,
artists, restaurants and Univer-
sity student organizations to
engage with the broader cam-
pus community.
The festival features a head-
lining musical act in Hill Audi-
torium. Previous performers
have included J. Cole, Ben
Folds, 2 Chainz and Chance the
Rapper. This year’s act has yet
to be announced.
Business
senior
Nicholas
Moeller, SpringFest chair, said
the event will highlight Univer-
sity student organizations that
fit the following five categories:
sustainability, innovation, arts,
community service and social
identity.
To engage students’ entre-
preneurial spirit, Moeller said
SpringFest will also feature
“Startup Village,” a hub that
will include student-run or stu-
dent-founded startups from the
Ann Arbor area.
“It’s an opportunity to engage
the broader campus community
as well as showcase the best of
what Michigan has to offer,” he
said. “So, it’s an event that tries
to bring together students from
all corners of campus.”
A film festival, a new Spring-
Fest feature, will start in the
evening on April 16 and contin-
ue during the main festival day
on April 17.
MUSIC Matters has col-
Decrease in
higher education
appropriations tied
to tuition increases
By ALLANA AKHTAR
Daily Staff Reporter
Following statewide elections
in which higher education was a
point of debate, this article is the
third in a series examining the
changing landscape of higher edu-
cation funding in Michigan, and
what those changes mean for four-
year universities.
In his opening remarks at last
Thursday’s Board of Regents
meeting, University President
Mark Schlissel thanked Gov.
Rick Snyder (R) for recommend-
ing a 2-percent increase in state
appropriations for higher educa-
tion in fiscal year 2016.
“We appreciate the governor’s
support for higher ed, especially
at a time when the state must
make difficult choices regarding
spending,” he said.
However,
even
with
the
increase — which totaled a 1.9-per-
cent funding increase specifically
for the University — state appro-
priations are nowhere near where
they used to be at their peak.
This year, state appropriations
made up 9 percent of the Univer-
sity’s operating budget, excluding
the University of Michigan Health
System. In contrast, during the
1960s, state appropriations covered
78 percent of University expenses.
Over the course of half a
decade, the state of Michigan has
severely limited its higher educa-
tion funding. In an effort to fill the
gap, the University has resorted
to other sources for revenue —
namely, raising student tuition.
Given a growing nationwide
conversation on the rising cost
of college, these increases have
prompted discussion at the Univer-
sity on how to keep college afford-
able and accessible to all students,
even while the institution is steadi-
ly losing state monetary support.
History of tuition hikes
During
June’s
Board
of
Regents meeting, the board
Art & Design hosts
three day working
period to create new
medical equipment
By CARLY NOAH
Daily Staff Reporter
Students, professionals and
faculty University-wide joined
forces to generate solutions to
some of the challenges faced by
Ebola patients.
Finding innovative solutions
specific to the Ebola outbreak
was the focus of a recent three-day
design and planning period hosted
by the School of Art and Design.
Caused by a strain of the
Ebola virus, the disease is rare
and deadly. The recent Ebola
epidemic has been the largest in
history. According to the Center
for Disease Control and Preven-
tion, there have been 23,694 sus-
pected, probable and confirmed
cases of Ebola in West Africa as of
Feb. 21, and there have been four
laboratory-confirmed cases in the
United States.
In addition to the Art and
Design School event, the Univer-
sity has created a response plan in
the unlikely situation that Ebola
reaches the University, as well as
worked with the Michigan Nurses
Association to take precautions for
nurses who would treat the virus.
The event focused on creating
equipment around three themes:
protecting those caring for Ebola
patients, improving communica-
tion in the face of cultural and lin-
guistic barriers and creating a safer
way to transport infected patients.
Five teams, comprising five to
eight participants from differ-
ent disciplines, conceptualized,
designed and created a product
to help patients affected by Ebola.
The first product met the chal-
lenge of the first theme: improving
personal protective equipment.
The protective suits previously
employed fit only a small number
of body types. They often tear and
break and can expose caregivers
to contaminating fluids.
Several solutions were created
to solve this issue. The first, a dis-
posable doffing strap, makes the
process of removing the bodysuit
easier because wearers do not
have to touch the outside of the
See EBOLA, Page 3A
See TUITION, Page 2A
See SPRINGFEST, Page 3A
See GOLDEN APPLE, Page 2A
See GAMES, Page 3A
ALLISON FARRAND/Daily
Dr. Stephen Strobbe, clinical associate professor of Nursing, is the winner of the 25th annual Golden Apple Award.
‘U’ program
may assist in
fight against
Ebola spread
State funding trends impact
affordability efforts
Springfest to
extend to three
days in April
Nursing professor receives
2015 Golden Apple award
Video games
could impact
learning in
classrooms
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