Sanford Robertson, a founding 

partner of Francisco Partners, will 
be awarded an honorary Doctor of 
Law degree. Francisco Partners is 
a private equity firm that focuses 
on investments in technology and 
technology-related 
businesses. 

Robertson holds both a B.A. and 
an M.B.A. from the University.

Robert Shiller, an American 

Nobel laureate, economist and 
professor will be awarded an hon-
orary Doctor of Science degree. 
Shiller currently serves as a Ster-
ling professor of economics at Yale 
University and as a professor of 
finance and fellow at the Interna-

tional Center for Finance at Yale 
School of Management.

He will also be delivering the 

Spring Commencement address 
for the Rackham Graduate School.

Shiller wrote a New York Times 

bestseller, 
“Irrational 
Exuber-

ance,” which warned of a future 
economic decline. He served as 
the vice president of the American 
Economic Association in 2005 and 
is the co-founder and chief econo-
mist of the investment manage-
ment firm MacroMarkets LLC. 
He graduated from the University 
with a B.A. in 1967 and earned a 
Ph.D. from the Massachusetts 
Institute of Technology in 1972.

A distinguished scholar at the 

Woodrow Wilson International 
Center for Scholars and the U.S. 

Institute of Peace, as well as a 
contributing writer for The New 
Yorker magazine, Robin Wright 
will be awarded an honorary Doc-
tor of Humane Letters. Wright 
was selected as the journalist of 
the year in 2004 by the Ameri-
can Academy of Diplomacy, and 
has reported from more than 140 
countries.

Wright, who was born in Ann 

Arbor, is a graduate of the Univer-
sity and the daughter of a Univer-
sity law professor.

Tadataka Yamada will receive 

an honorary Doctor of Science 
degree for his work as a gastro-
enterologist and pharmaceutical 
researcher. He is the executive 
vice president and chief medi-
cal 
and 
scientific 
officer 
of 

Takeda Pharmaceuticals. As a 
gastroenterology scholar, Yamada 
has written over 150 manuscripts 
on the topic.

Before joining Takeda, he was 

the president of the Global Health 
Program at the Bill and Melin-
da Gates Foundation where he 
led efforts to create health tools 
for the developing world. After 
receiving a B.A. from Stanford 
University, he completed his med-
ical degree at New York Universi-
ty. He trained in gastroenterology 
at the UCLA School of Medicine.

Schlissel will also deliver his 

first graduation address in the Big 
House since his appointment as 
University president last January. 
Commencement is Saturday, May 
2 at 10 a.m.

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Terry Pratchett, best known 

for the comic fantasy novel series 
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Feminist 
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faculty will discuss and 
reflect on how feminism 
has redirected their field 
in the last 20 years.
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on Women and Gender
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4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
WHERE: 2239 Lane Hall

#Black Lives 
Matter

WHAT: The session will 
review the history of 
racism in the Detroit 
police force, including 
recent incidents.
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discuss how food shapes a 
shared identity diaspora in 
Arab, Middle Eastern and 
North African communities.
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Multicultural Center
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to 8 p.m.
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Multicultural Center

Social media 
in job search 

WHAT:The workshop 
will explore how to use 
social media to expand 
networking reach for a 
more successful job search. 
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Business representatives say Detroit is on the rise

 21 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (MARCH 22, 1994)

‘U’ tries, fails to ban Hash Bash

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Katana Ngala, a Zuzu Acrobats entertainer, performs as part 
of The African Students Association Show at the Michigan 
Theater on Friday.

HOW LOW CAN YOU GO

The University attempt-

ed to ban Hash Bash four 
times out of the five years 
prior, but all four times a 
judge ruled in favor of the 
National Organization for 
the Reform of Marijuana 
Laws, who organized Hash 
Bash.

In previous years, the 

University also tried to 
charge a fee to use the Diag 
and cover the costs of secu-
rity, cleanup and electrical 
expenses. The ruling judge 
ordered NORML to pay 
$1,400 of the $9,400 pro-
posed by the University.

Adam 
Brook, 
spokes-

person for the Ann Arbor 
chapter of NORML, pre-

dicted that the upcoming 
Hash Bash would feature a 
“teach-in” about marijuana 
legalization and he wanted 
the event to become “an act 
of civil disobedience.”

30 years ago this week

(March 16, 1985)

A male living in East 

Quad Residence Hall with 
a skin rash was isolated and 
observed because of the 
possibility that he had con-
tracted measles.

Though Robert Winfield, 

assistant director of health 
services, 
said 
the 
resi-

dent didn’t appear to have 
measles, but the student 

was not allowed to leave 
his room except to use the 
bathroom, and meals were 
brought up to him from the 
cafeteria.

These cautionary poli-

cies came after 11 people 
contracted measles on the 
medical campus and in East 
Quad. Every patient recov-
ered.

A campus-wide drive to 

inoculate students against 
measles led to the vaccina-
tion of about 300 people in 
free clinics in South Quad 
Residence Hall and West 
Quad Residence Hall the 
day before.

—NEALA BERKOWSKI

Meet the 
farmers

WHAT: Michigan Dining 
will hold an event at South 
Quad for students and 
faculty who want to learn 
how sustainable food is 
produced and procured 
for University dining.
WHO: Michigan Dining
WHEN: Today from 
11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Ancient Rome 
in silent cinema

WHAT: University College 
London Prof. Maria Wyke 
will discuss the portrayal 
of and the fascination with 
ancient Rome in silent 
cinema in France, Italy, and 
the United States. 
WHO: LSA
WHEN: Today from 4 p.m. 
to 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Keene Theater, 
East Quad 

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Jason Raznick, the CEO of Benzinga, speaks as a panelist as part of the CSG Commission Event at the Ross School of 
Business Friday.

Speakers talk about 

their role in the 

city’s revitalization

By LEA GIOTTO

Daily Staff Reporter

Representatives from the Detroit 

Pistons and the Detroit Tigers con-
vened on campus Friday for “Per-
spective Detroit,” an event aimed at 
changed perceptions about the city.

Sponsored by the Central Stu-

dent Government’s Commission 
on Detroit Engagement, the event 
featured discussion of several busi-
nesses and organizations growing 
their presence in Detroit.

LSA freshman Rohin Patel, the 

commission’s chair, said the idea 
for the event after hearing how 
people reacted to his working in 
the city.

“People were pretty surprised at 

the fact that I did work in Detroit 
because they thought it was too 
dangerous and things like that,” 
Patel said. “That kind of got me 
thinking that a lot of students at 

the University don’t necessarily 
know about the opportunities in 
the city and it would be great to 
hold an event that raises aware-
ness about them.”

The event featured speakers 

from the Detroit Tigers, Detroit 
Pistons, Fox Sports Detroit and the 
financial media company Benz-
inga. Before LSA freshman Dylan 
Bennett introduced the speakers, 
he discussed several challenges 
facing the city, including crime, 
aging infrastructure, inadequate 
transit and blight.

Bennett 
explained 
how 
in 

the mid-2000s, as Detroit lost 
money, the police department lost 
resources and crime rose. At its 
worst, police were solving only 8.7 
percent of Detroit’s crimes. This, 
in part, was due to a lack of police 
cruisers and their response time 
being a full hour.

Bennett also mentioned The 

Detroit Connector, the bus route 
that runs from the Ann Arbor to 
Detroit in an effort to better con-
nect the two cities.

“This is revolutionizing the rela-

tionship the University of Michi-

gan has with the city of Detroit,” 
Bennett said.

During the event, the panelists 

discussed how they believed their 
companies were contributing to 
Detroit’s revival.

“The Tigers are a vital part of the 

center of Detroit,” Ron Wade, direc-
tor of marketing for the Detroit 
Tigers, said. “Sports tends to be the 
one thing that unites various parts 
of the city and suburbs, and the 
Tigers have a big role in that.”

Nick Bartolone, senior director 

of advertisement for the Detroit 
Pistons, explained why the team’s 
special 
Sunday 
jerseys 
sport 

“Motor City.”

“The league launched this initia-

tive to have this ‘pride jersey,’ ” he 
said. “What’s more prideful for us 
than Motor City, right?”

Lauren Pober, director of mar-

keting at Fox Sports Detroit, said 
by talking about Detroit on the air 
during sports games, the company 
generates business interest in the 
city from listeners.

The only speaker not involved in 

sports was Jason Raznick, the CEO 
of Benzinga, a financial media com-

pany. The company is currently 
based out of Southfield, but is in the 
process of relocating to Detroit.

When asked why he is moving 

his company, Raznick explained 
that he believes in Detroit.

“Detroit started this big nation-

al resonance turnaround story,” 
Raznick said. “People like turn-

around stories. They like come-
backs. People want to be a part of 
something bigger than just a little 
company.”

Bennett said he believes the Uni-

versity can be an important partner 
for revitalization efforts in the city.

“The University of Michigan, 

with its abundance of resources 

and world-class account, has the 
opportunity to have a huge role in 
the development and restructur-
ing of a great American city that’s 
40 minutes away,” Bennett said. 
“That’s an opportunity that no 
other university has, and it’s one 
that we really can’t afford to give 
up.”

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