secure jobs and housing. The 
organization would steward the 
money, rather than give the funds 
to the Chavez’s directly.

Funkhouser wrote in a Face-

book post that people claiming 
to be Mat Chavez’s relatives had 
contacted him, warning that the 
couple was on the street because 
of drug use, not due to an illness 
that resulted in a lost job and ulti-
mately homelessness. He added 
that he had reached out directly 
to Danielle Chavez’s family, who 
corroborated this story and said 
the couple should not receive the 
money.

“If Mat and Danielle are on 

drugs and not responsible with 
what they are given or are not 
willing to accept the help that is 
offered, the charity would use 
the money towards helping the 
homeless community of Ann 
Arbor,” he said.

The Michigan Daily could not 

confirm these comments from 
family members. Mat Chavez 
declined to comment Tuesday 
afternoon.

Funkhouser noted that he has 

no proof of the allegations and 
does not know if they are true, 
but felt that he had to inform the 
donors because he doesn’t want 
them to feel deceived.

“I don’t have any, like, cold 

hard evidence either way,” Funk-
houser said in an interview with 
the Daily. “I just know what Mat 
and Danielle have said. And I 
know what the people that know 
them and other people have said. 
As of right now I don’t know 
what’s true and what’s not true.”

Before deciding to leave the 

money in care of a non-profit, 
Funkhouser laid out new options 
for donating the money raised. 
These included giving the money 
to Danielle’s parents to start a col-
lege fund for the Chavez’ daugh-
ters, giving the money directly 
to the couple, or refunding the 
donors — though he would have 
to check if this is possible and, if 
so, to what extent. He asked for 
donors’ feedback to determine 
which option he would choose.

Funkhouser said he personally 

thought giving the money to the 
charity would be the best option. 
From his Facebook post, he 
explained that the money would 
still go toward helping the rest of 

Ann Arbor’s homeless communi-
ty if the Chavez couple is not eli-
gible to receive funding through 
the charity.

He added that most of the peo-

ple who contacted him after he 
posted the update on social media 
and the fundraising page agreed 
that this would be the best course 
of action.

“I don’t want anyone who 

donated or anyone who helped 
out with this to feel bad about 
happened because we still have 
the chance to make the money go 
to a really good cause,” he said. 
“We just have to figure out that 
cause now. So it’s a little disap-
pointing but it’s not the end.”

Funkhouser said the new 

developments were disappoint-
ing because the campaign had 
seemed to be so successful and 
for a good cause.

“The original goal of this cam-

paign was to help a homeless 
family get off of the streets and 
this solution will do that, wheth-
er that be Mat and Danielle or 
another family,” he wrote on the 
fundraising page. “I believe that 
by giving the money to a charity 
that is experienced in these types 
of situations is the most respon-
sible decision at this time.”

the course incorporates many dif-
ferent subjects, including socio-
economic 
class, 
environment, 

policing and colonial history.

“Through it, I feel that every-

one that participates learns about 
the historical and methodological 
underpinnings to many intersec-
tions of the Black Lives Matter 
movement; I know I have,” Razdar 
said.

The course began in February 

and will end in April, culminating 
with a panel discussion involving 
University President Mark Schlis-
sel and LSA Dean Andrew Martin. 
The panel will allow students and 
faculty to discuss the University’s 
plans to improve inclusion and 
diversity on campus — topics that 
have been a focus of campus con-
versation in the last two years. In 
November 2013, members of the 
University’s Black Student Union 
launched 
the 
#BBUM 
Twit-

ter campaign —which garnered 

national recognition— to allow 
students to share their experienc-
es as Black students on campus.

Each session focuses on a dif-

ferent sub-topic, organized to 
encourage discussion among stu-
dents. The four course sessions to 
date have each dealt with a differ-
ent aspect of racial inequality in 
contemporary society.

The first half of each class in 

the course includes a presentation 
given by a Residential College fac-
ulty member and a guest speaker. 
Lectures so far have included 
“Police Violence in Black America: 
Past and Present” and “Bad Jobs, 
Black Lives and Young Workers.” 
After the presentation, students 
break into smaller groups to dis-
cuss the material and reconvene 
as a class to report back on their 
conversations.

Razdar said the course empow-

ers students, community members 
and experts in the field to all learn 
from each other.

“Most of all I will take with me 

powerful knowledge which I can 
use both in my studies and activ-

ism,” he said.

In an interview with the col-

lege’s blog, LSA Today, LSA junior 
Gina Goldfaden said she enrolled 
in the course because she wanted 
to discuss issues surrounding 
inequality with a wide range of 
people.

“I enrolled in the course 

because I wanted the opportunity 
to have an extended dialogue on 
race, discrimination and social 
inequities with other students,” 
Goldfaden said. “The collabo-
ration between a wide range of 
people from, in and around the 
University made me feel as though 
everyone was welcome to learn, 
share and discuss.”

Bright said the class aims to 

open the floor for student discus-
sion, rather than provide answers 
to problems.

“We’ll discuss the problems 

raised by police violence and of 
the reactions of undergraduates 
— their fears and frustrations in 
trying to grapple with the implica-
tions they see in these incidents of 
police violence,” he said.

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worked in cooperation with uni-
versity officials and regretfully 
agreed with their request to close 
the chapter.”

At the conclusion of the Uni-

versity’s judicial process in Feb-
ruary, the University announced 
it would no longer recognize SAM 
as a campus organization. The 
University also requested that the 
national office revoke the chapter 
and take further sanctions.

Sigma Delta Tau, the sorority 

that accompanied SAM on the trip 
to Treetops Resort in Gaylord, was 
placed on a two-year disciplinary 
suspension by the University.

Four other Greek life chapters 

also faced sanctions for damages 

to the Boyne Highlands Resort in 
Harbor Springs during the same 
weekend, but the University’s dis-
ciplinary proceedings determined 
those damages were not inten-
tional.

In the weeks following the 

incident, CSG President Bobby 
Dishell, a Public Policy senior; 
Interfraternity Council President 
Alex Krupiak, an LSA senior; and 
Panhellenic Association Presi-
dent Maddy Walsh, a Business 
junior, released a public apology 
on behalf of SAM and the other 
organizations involved.

Dishell said in a statement on 

behalf of CSG that the decision of 
SAM’s international board is an 
important step in ensuring justice 
for those involved in the incident.

“We commend the Univer-

sity for remaining proactive in 

its investigation and for hold-
ing the involved organizations 
accountable,” he wrote Tuesday. 
“We hope to continue working 
with the administration, and we 
look forward to achieving greater 
reparative progress in the weeks 
and months ahead.”

In a statement on behalf of IFC, 

Krupiak noted that the ski trip 
incidents were unfortunate and 
disappointing.

“Sigma Alpha Mu is not a fra-

ternity recognized by IFC any-
more as a result of the university’s 
ruling a few weeks ago,” he said. 
“We are confident that the Greek 
community will move forward 
from these events and will con-
tinue to have a positive impact on 
this campus.”

Daily Staff Reporter Allana 

Akhtar contributed reporting.

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RITA MORRIS/Daily

Guest speaker Ron Scott, spokesperson for the Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality, discusses his personal 
experiences with racial history in Detroit during the fifth meeting of the mini course “Black Lives Matter” in East Quad on 
Monday. 

“This keynote address was par-

ticularly chosen because it was 
a really good way of tying in the 
way a person’s queer identity can 
affect their Arab identity,” said 
event organizer Farah Erzouki, a 
Public Health student. “We want-
ed to explore those interactions 
between two such marginalized 
identities.”

During 
his 
speech, 
Atshan 

shared his story about struggling 
to come to terms with his sexuality.

“I, 
alongside 
others, 
were 

constantly accused of being per-
verts,” Atshan said. “People failed 
to see that homosexual love is 
between two consenting adults.”

Atshan also addressed how his 

sexuality affected his family.

“Coming out as gay created 

repercussions for my family,” 
Atshan said. “The family honor 
was tied to my decisions. This is 
because sexuality is a topic that 
doesn’t come often in the public 
forum, especially in the Middle 
East.”

Atshan is involved in several 

efforts to create a safer environ-
ment for the LGBTQ community, 
such as organizing the first Glob-
al Queer Palestinian Solidarity 
Movement.

Atshan also briefly discussed 

Palestinian living conditions in 
the West Bank territory.

“Their freedom is taken away 

from them,” Atshan said. “There 
is 
segregation 
everywhere 

between the Palestinians and the 
Israelites. Palestinian children 
come home to find their houses 
demolished, unarmed women and 
children are constantly interro-
gated by Israeli soldiers. It’s abso-

lutely heartbreaking.”

Atshan concluded his speech 

by congratulating members of 
Students Allied for Freedom and 
Equality and the University’s 
chapter of Students for Justice 
in Palestine for launching cam-
paigns to encourage the Boycott, 
Divestment and Sanctions move-
ment on campus, as well as for the 
opening of Edward Said Lounge 
in North Quad Residence Hall.

“It’s important to talk about 

Palestinians and intersectionali-
ties in an Arab context,” said LSA 
junior Hind Omar. “Events like 
these definitely create awareness, 
and there needs to be more about 
it. Palestine is a topic that nobody 
can avoid anymore.”

Other Arab Heritage Month 

events include the Ann Arbor Pal-
estine film festival, belly dance 
lessons and a group discussion on 
sexuality.

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thing went and ways to improve 
next year.

Bryan Baker, the University’s 

Division of Public Safety and 
Security’s liaison to the Office of 
Student Life, said he was happy 
with the way their initiative 
turned out.

“I thought the bagels went real-

ly well this morning,” Baker said. 
“The students and the audience 
that we were trying to reach were 
very receptive to the messaging of 
us having them think before they 
drink and get some food in their 
bellies before they go out and have 
any type of alcohol.”

Students were the targeted 

audience of the campaign, but 
Lt. Bush handed the bagels with 
attached safety fliers out to anyone 
who wanted them.

“It’s an important message no 

matter how old you are,” Bush 
said. “We don’t want anyone going 
to the hospital or getting hurt — 
nothing is worth that.”

In addition to this event, last 

Saturday, the Sexual Assault 
Prevention and Awareness Cen-
ter held a bystander interven-
tion training session, hosted by 
Beyond the Diag at the Luther 
Buchele Cooperative House. The 
aim of these programs was to help 
inform students on how to react 
to potential dangerous situations 
and stay safe during the holiday 
and the weekend following.

Baker said the outreach done 

this year, such as the free bagels, 
will continue next year. He 
reported the number of students 
drinking in the dorms the Satur-
day prior to St. Patrick’s Day was 
down by 50 percent from last year, 
but noted that Dance Marathon 
being held Saturday through Sun-
day was a contributing factor.

“I think that we will continue 

on with these types of educational 
efforts and really getting out there 
and talking to the community.” 
Baker said.

After the discussion was over, 

Bush went back to her duties as an 
officer and patrolled the streets, 
making sure to pass all of the pop-
ular bars and observe the crowd 
size in and out of the bars.

By 9 a.m., the lines were gone 

and the bars were full. HopCat 
and Scorekeepers did not open 
until later on in the day, but Bush 
said that in previous years she 
remembers lines down the block 
in front of Scorekeepers, and that 
the amount of people out on St. 
Patrick’s day is really dependent 
on the weather and day the holi-
day falls on.

1:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

During the day, campus was 

quiet and most students attended 
class. AAPD Officer Jaime Craw-
ford was assigned to traffic patrol 
as usual. She left the department 
around 1:45 p.m. and began her 
patrol.

Not following a specific route, 

Crawford spent her traffic patrols 
cruising around town. Sometimes, 
she parked and used her speed 
laser to catch speeding cars.

While most of the time on traf-

fic patrol is spent driving around 
and looking for disobedience to 
traffic laws, Crawford was con-
stantly on the lookout for abnor-
mal behavior.

On holidays like St. Patrick’s 

Day, officers like Crawford look 

for students who are displaying 
disorderly conduct.

“We’re 
looking 
for 
people 

that can’t handle themselves, are 
stumbling and putting their own 
safety at risk,” Crawford said.

The difference between issuing 

an Minor in Possession and deliv-
ering a warning is a gray area for 
many officers, Crawford said, not-
ing that student interaction with 
the officer plays a big role.

“Compliance and respectful-

ness can go a long way. The way 
you respond can determine if you 
get a ticket or not,” Crawford said.

Crawford said she specifically 

looks for students who are posing 
danger to themselves. Though if 
the police see a house party, they 
will not always choose to inter-
vene.

“We’ll address parties if we get 

a complaint,” Crawford said. “We 
will also proactively make contact 
with a party if it’s spilling out onto 
the street, blocking pedestrian or 
foot traffic, if people are throw-
ing glass or displaying destructive 
behavior, or if there are fights.”

Back at the station, there are 

holding cells for civilians that 
have been arrested and may be 
taken to jail. Bush said though it is 
not common, belligerent students 
have been brought to these cells in 
the past.

“Generally we write tickets, 

unless they’re really assaultive, in 
which case we bring them back 
here,” Bush said.

St. Patrick’s Day has tended 

to be a busier holiday when it 
comes to tickets given out. The 
holiday is infamous for having a 
large amount of house parties and 
underage drinking. Bush said she 
believes this is due to the arrival of 
warmer weather.

“Well, it is a holiday, and we do 

have people that want to celebrate 
that holiday,” Bush said. “Christ-
mas, students are gone, and same 
with Thanksgiving. This is a sign 
of spring, and people have cabin 
fever; they want to get out of their 
apartments and dorms and have 
fun.”

3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Officer Dennis DeGrand left 

the Ann Arbor Police Department 
for his midday patrol at approxi-
mately 3 p.m.

Just 25 minutes into his shift, 

Officer DeGrand was dispatched 
to the scene of an assault near the 
entrance of the Main Street Party 
Store. Two witnesses described 
the altercation: an intoxicated 
white male directed racial slurs at 
a man before punching him twice.

Both parties involved left the 

scene before Officer DeGrand 
arrived. The witnesses noted the 
assailant may have proceeded to 
enter the Heidelberg Restaurant 
down the street. The establish-
ment’s bouncers said that he was 
denied at the door.

Approximately one hour later, 

the officer received a call about a 
male lying semi-conscious on the 
couch inside Bubble Island. Upon 
arrival, paramedics were alrea dy 
on the scene, transporting a stu-
dent on a stretcher into the ambu-
lance.

Several of his friends on the 

street noticed, and tried to plead 
with the officer and paramedics 
that he was fine, and asked they be 
allowed to take him home. They 
were rebuffed by the officer.

“He’s incapacitated, passed out 

in a business, unable to take care 
of himself. So we need to take him 

into protective custody,” DeGrand 
said.

MIPs are very common among 

students, while DUIs and other 
forms of alcohol arrests are less 
common among students.

“It’s not usually college students 

drinking and driving because they 
either walk or catch a cab to the 
bars,” DeGrand said. “It’s usually 
out-of-towners, who come into 
town to drink at the bars and then 
drive afterwards. If you’re in the 
drunk tank, it’s usually because 
you’ve been fighting or disorderly 
conduct. If you’re just drunk and 
haven’t done anything wrong 
you’ll go to the hospital.”

7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

By the evening, things seemed 

to be settled down.

Tony Ricco of the University 

Police saw no St. Patrick’s Day-
related mischief during his shift.

A member of UMPD for 12.5 

years, Ricco described patrolling 
the streets as 90 percent quiet and 
10 percent excitement.

Ricco noted that there is 

increased enforcement for drunk 
driving on St. Patrick’s Day in Ann 
Arbor, though he issued no arrests 
during this time frame.

Though he did spot a notice-

ably drunk man stumbling by the 
Power Center, he did not con-
front him because the man was 
not causing harm to others and 
appeared over the legal drinking 
age.

As a UMPD officer, Ricco spent 

much of his night in University 
buildings; he helped turn off a 
fire alarm in Schembechler Hall, 
patrolled the mostly empty hall-
ways of Angel and Mason Halls 
for non-students, faculty or staff 
members and also circled Michi-
gan Stadium and Crisler Arena.

His unique role as a University 

officer means that only University 
buildings and the streets adjacent 
to those buildings are within his 
jurisdiction, excluding Ann Arbor 
city bars, shops and even frater-
nity houses from his daily respon-
sibilities.

At the same time, Officer 

Anthony Petterle was on duty 
starting at 7:00 p.m. for the AAPD. 
Petterle, with the force for about 
three years now, said AAPD and 
UMPD work well together, help-
ing each other when necessary 
and thus better serving the com-
munity.

Petterle worked the second-lat-

est shift of the day, the last being 
the “party patrol,” which is usu-
ally reserved for weekends and 
game day evenings.

Much like for Ricco, Petterle 

didn’t have to attend to St. Paddy’s 
shenanigans between 7:00 p.m. and 
10:00 p.m. Petterle responded to a 
call about a domestic issue, issued 
a ticket for an expired license plate 
and helped get a car towed that was 
blocking a driveway.

Along Main Street and Hill 

Street, green-clad students moved 
peacefully to the bars or back 
home. Petterle said he was basi-
cally looking to “keep the peace.”

“A lot of people think we’re 

out here just trying to slam every 
single person we come into for an 
MIP or whatever, but most of the 
time we’re actually out here just 
making sure everyone’s having 
fun but being safe,” he said.

Daily News Editor Will Green-

berg and Daily Staff Reporters 
Andrew Almani, Isobel Futter, 
Emma Kinery and Lara Moehlman 
contributed reporting.

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initiative would show Schlissel 
that students are united in their 
support for campus sustainability, 
and 
would 
subsequently 

encourage 
him 
to 
sign 
the 

commitment.

The proposal was referred to 

the resolutions committee.

MUSIC Matters asks CSG 

for sponsorship

Business senior Darren Appel, 

MUSIC Matters president, also 
presented a resolution asking 
CSG to provide funding for the 
MUSIC Matters 2015 concert and 
SpringFest.

Since 2011, MUSIC Matters, 

one 
of 
the 
largest 
student 

organizations at the University, 

has planned a day of festivities 
in the spring to raise money for 
philanthropic initiatives. In the 
organization’s first three years, 
it raised $10,000 for C.S. Mott 
Children’s 
hospital, 
$50,000 

for a need-based scholarship at 
the University and planned a 
leadership camp at the University 
for Detroit children.

Appel said the festival would 

unite 
the 
entire 
University 

campus.

“The idea behind SpringFest is 

that we have this decentralized 
campus — it allows everybody to 
come together for one day and 
sort of bring the campus and 
celebrate the University,” he said.

Several other campus student 

organizations will be involved in 
the event, which will include a 
“Shark Tank” pitch competition, 

a sustainability zone, live music, a 
fashion show and food trucks.

“This 
festival 
brings 

between 40 and 50 student 
organizations 
together 
and 

celebrates everything that they’ve 
accomplished in an interactive 
way to engage with the students,” 
Appel said.

In 
the 
resolution, 
MUSIC 

Matters requested a total of 
$8,000 from CSG — $4,000 from 
its 
Legislative 
Discretionary 

Account and $4,000 from its 
Sponsored Activities fund.

Appel said this amount would 

render CSG an official sponsor 
of the event; CSG gave MUSIC 
Matters $10,000 for its 2014 event.

The proposal was referred to 

the finance committee.

Read the rest of this story online 

at michigandaily.com.

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