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Poorer residents
isolated in
industrial, eastern
Washtenaw County
By ANASTASSIOS
ADAMOPOULOS
Daily Staff Reporter
The University and the City
of Ann Arbor take pride in the
scores of “top 10” rankings they
rack up each year. However, the
Ann Arbor and its surround-
ing areas may not be pleased to
reach the top of one particular
list.
The Ann Arbor Metropoli-
tan Area was ranked the eighth
most economically segregated
metro area in the United States,
according to a recent study from
the University of Toronto’s Mar-
tin Prosperity Institute. Talla-
hassee, Fla. ranked first.
“Segregated City: The Geog-
raphy of the Economic Segrega-
tion in America’s Metros” looked
at economic segregation in more
than 350 metropolitan areas
across the United States and
attempted to draw connections
to other characteristics of these
areas including income, race,
political orientation and housing
costs.
In this study, segregation
means that members of a par-
ticular category are more likely
to live amongst themselves, as
opposed to living with mem-
bers from different occupational
demographics. For example, a
high ranking for segregation of
the wealthy means the wealthy
are more likely to live near other
wealthy people than in more
diversely populated areas.
“Economic
segregation”
is
composed of three types of seg-
regation: income segregation,
educational
segregation
and
occupational segregation.
Income
segregation
draws
a contrast between those who
are “wealthy” and those who
See SEGREGATION, Page 5A
BRIAN BECKWITH/Daily
Robert Sellers, vice provost for equity, inclusion and academic affairs, speaks during the First Generation Dinner on Tuesday in the Michigan Union Ballroom.
Over dinner, speakers
discuss magnitude
of the decision to
attend the University
By JING JING MA
Daily Staff Reporter
For LSA senior Christina Cas-
tillo, attending college was not
just the natural next step after
graduating high school — it was
a life changer. In addition to her
role as a University student, Cas-
tillo is a single mother.
The
student-run
organiza-
tion First Generation Students @
Michigan provided Castillo the
opportunity to share her experi-
ence as both a mother and a first
generation college student Tues-
day evening at its “First Genera-
tion Dinner.”
First Gen raises awareness
for and addresses the unique
needs of first generation college
students. The organization was
founded in the fall of 2007 and is
the first student-led organization
of its type in the country.
After attending high school
in California, Castillo dropped
in and out of community college
since 2003 for about a decade
because of an abusive home life.
“My daughter and I were
domestic violence victims,” she
said. “I left everything when I
left my daughter’s father. I was
having a hard time being on wel-
fare and felt like I was always
struggling — I decided then that
college was the way to go.”
Castillo has always wanted to
attend the University. In 2013,
she enrolled at the age of 28.
“I left everything in Califor-
nia and came on a train with
my daughter,” Castillo said.
“(Attending the University) has
been the hardest thing ever in my
life. Having to be first generation,
ANN ARBOR
Two new candidates
enter Democratic
races ahead of
August primary
By LARA MOEHLMAN
Daily Staff Reporter
With the Ann Arbor City
Council’s August primary elec-
tions approaching, two new can-
didates pulled petitions to run
for office last Thursday. Two
current members of the coun-
cil announced their re-election
campaigns last week as well.
Council members Jack Eaton
(D–Ward 4) and Mike Anglin
(D–Ward 5) will both run for
re-election, facing Democrats
Jaime Magiera and Chip Smith,
respectively.
To earn a spot on the ballot,
candidates must collect 100 peti-
tion signatures.
Eaton is a labor attorney who
has lived in Ann Arbor for 30
years. He joined the council in
2013. Anglin, a retired teacher
and electrician, was elected to
Many move into Old
Fourth Ward and
North Ingalls
residences
By ISOBEL FUTTER
Daily Staff Reporter
The Michigan Daily will be
exploring Ann Arbor’s most quirky,
lively, and student populated neigh-
borhoods during the next month to
see what makes this city tick. Start-
ing with the North Ingalls and Old
Fourth Ward areas, keep checking
back for more installments of our
series on Ann Arbor’s neighbor-
hoods.
When students venture north
of the Diag, they stumble upon Old
Fourth Ward and North Ingalls,
two of Ann Arbor’s 11 thriving,
unofficial neighborhoods. Spread
throughout the city, each area
possesses different characteris-
tics, attractions and features.
Old Fourth Ward stretches
between Fifth Avenue and State
Street and spans north to Beakes
Street. To the east, North Ingalls
is
nestled
behind
Rackham
Graduate School and lies directly
north of Central Campus.
Both
neighborhoods
are
known for their proximity to Ann
Arbor’s Main Street area and his-
toric Kerrytown Market.
Ann Arbor was first settled in
See ELECTION, Page 3A
See NEIGHBORHOODS, Page 3A
See FIRST GEN, Page 3A
OLD FOURTH WARD
NORTH INGALLS
DIAG
E HURON ST.
CATHERINE ST.
S STATE ST.
2
Neighborhoods of A
Infographic by Carolyn Gearig
Photos by Allison Farrand
Minnie’s Cooperative House
S State St. and Catherine St.
Benjamin Linder Co-op
S State St. and Catherine St.
S State St. and E Ann St.
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Experiences of the Arab-
American student body
the statement
Study shows
economically
segregated A2
metro area
First-gen college students
talk higher ed. experiences
Council
hopefuls
unveil
goals
Students flock to neighborhoods north of
campus for their proximity to Main Street
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