michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, March 25, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM How do students spend money? Results from a Daily survey » INSIDE the statement Polls now open as three parties vye for assembly seats, offices By ALYSSA BRANDON Daily Staff Reporter Central Student Government executive elections have arrived, and the University community has a host of candidates and plat- forms to consider. The Team Running on The Team’s execu- tive ticket are LSA junior Will Royster and LSA sophomore Matt Fidel, who will vie for CSG presi- dent and vice president, respec- tively. Royster is currently the Black Student Union’s academic con- cerns chair; Fidel previously served on the Social Responsibil- ity Committee for the now-dis- banded Sigma Alpha Mu. The Team is CSG’s newest party, and its platform focuses on inclusiveness and uniting the stu- dent body. One of its priorities is on-campus diversity, which The Team plans to target by advocat- ing moving the Trotter Multicul- tural Center to a more accessible location, among other initiatives. The Team has also announced plans to increase CSG transpar- ency by creating a text-message hotline, interactive newsletter and CSG-staffed coffee cart in Mason Hall. In a prior interview with The Michigan Daily, Royster said The Team wants to focus on empow- ering other students. “What we really care about is empowering the campus through cross-campus collaboration,” Royster said. “Even our motto, ‘Our Campus, Our Community, Our Commitment, Your CSG,’ we really mean that.” Fidel said he and Royster want to focus more on change and less on politics. “We aren’t worried about the credit; we’re worried about see- ing change,” he said. Make Michigan Make Michigan is returning to STUDENT GOVERNMENT Vote expected next week following review by resolution committee By LEA GIOTTO Daily Staff Reporter After failing to secure the passage of a similar proposal last year, Students Allied for Free- dom and Equality proposed a new divestment resolution at Tuesday night’s Central Student Government meeting. SAFE is the University’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, an international organization that stands for Palestinian solidarity on college campuses. One of the group’s primary goals is to advocate for the Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions movement, which in part asks institutions to divest from companies that allegedly facilitate the violation of Pal- estinian human rights. Divest- ment movements are typically group proposals made to a city or university board, requesting suspension of investments in companies that support unethi- cal or immoral actions. The proposed resolution asks CSG to support the creation of a committee through the Univer- sity’s Board of Regents to evalu- ate the University’s investments in four companies. In the resolu- tion, SAFE specifically accused The Boeing Company, Cater- pillar Inc., G4S and the United Technologies Corporation of profiting from alleged human rights violations against Pales- tinians. The meeting began with nine speakers voicing their position during the community concerns portion of the meeting. Eight of the speakers, including seven University students and an Ann Arbor resident, spoke in favor of divestment. LSA sophomore Benjamin CAMPUS LIFE Organizers recount historic event during 50th anniversary celebration By ALYSSA BRANDON Daily Staff Reporter Fifty years since the historic “Teach-In Against the Vietnam War,” a dozen retired Univer- sity faculty members and activ- ists took the stage in Angell Hall Auditorium to reflect on their experiences with activism Tues- day. In 1965, approximately 50 University faculty members organized what they called a “Teach-In” — a protest and that would consist of University facul- ty discussing the negative aspects of war continuously for a night. Frithjof Bergmann, a philoso- phy and romantic studies profes- sor in 1965, was a main organizer of the protest. During the event, he said he and other University professors conceptualized the original teach-in after participat- ing in an anti-war protest outside the White House. “We thought, there has got to be something more we professors can do other than walking around until we had holes in our shoes,” Frithjof said during the event. “For me that was the beginning, and the idea that professors can do more than march in circles.” Frithjof said more than 3,000 individuals attended the 1965 teach-in. The night consisted of debates, lectures and musical performances — all aimed at edu- cating the University community about peace. “It became obvious in that night, that actually one could make a difference in one night, and that was something that very few knew,” Bergmann said. In an interview with The Michigan Daily, Thomas Mayer, who was an assistant professor of sociology during the teach-in, said participating in the protests propelled him forward in activ- ism throughout his teaching career. “It really convinced me that explaining an issue and giving Research to address local impacts of fluctuating Great Lakes water levels By IRENE PARK Daily Staff Reporter University grants are aiming to explore the impacts of the his- torically high rate of water level fluctuation in the Great Lakes. The University’s Graham Sus- tainability Institute awarded seven grants, totaling $70,000, to American and Canadian researchers studying how Mich- igan residents are adjusting to the fluctuations. John Callewaert, director of the Integrated Assessment Cen- ter at the Graham Sustainabil- ity Institute, said changes in the lakes’ water levels could have a significant impact on regional habitats, recreation and shore- front management. To study those impacts, the University will award $10,000 over a six-month period to each Town hall centers on construction plans approved by Board of Regents By COLLEEN HARRISON Daily Staff Reporter Big changes are ahead for the North Campus Recre- ation Building. Last week, the University’s Board of Regents approved a $13 million renovation to the NCRB. The project will also include the construc- tion of an 18,000 square foot addition. In 2013, the regents enacted a $65-per-term stu- dent fee to fund renovations for the University’s unions and recreation facilities. About 30 members of the North Campus community gathered Tuesday night to participate in a town hall with the firm contracted to complete the project. Charles Lewis, the senior vice president of Integrat- ed Design Solutions, led the meeting and presented attendees with mock-up renovation designs. Mike Widen, the director of Recre- ational Sports, co-facilitated the meeting and helped field attendees’ questions. “We wanted to take you through where we’re at in general with the planning,” Lewis said. RESEARCH See DIVEST, Page 3A See PLATFORMS, Page 3 See TEACH-IN, Page 3A See NCRB, Page 3A See GREAT LAKES, Page 3A AMANDA ALLEN AND RUBY WALLAU/Daily RIGHT: LSA sophomores Nicole Khamis and Tahany Alsabahi, LSA junior Laith Hasan and LSA junior Devin Ross, authors of the Divestment Resolution, answer questions from Central Student Government members about the resolution at the CSG meeting in the Rogel Ballroom on Tuesday. TOP LEFT: LSA seniors Taylor Ryan, Daniel Hurwitz-Goodman and Alyssa Tender hold signs in support of Divestment. BOTTOM LEFT: Students raise their hands in support of BDS. WILLIAM LYNCH/Daily Members of the North Campus community attend a town hall meeting to discuss future renovations in a racquetball court on Tuesday. Voting guide: CSG party platforms explained SAFE presents revamped divest resolution to CSG Vietnam War protestors talk 1965 teach-in ‘U’ awards grants for study of lake levels Architecture firm joins forum on NCRB project INDEX Vol. CXXIV, No. 88 ©2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A SPORTS ......................7A SUDOKU..................... 2A CL ASSIFIEDS...............6A THE STATEMENT. . . . . . . . .1B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Genetic research moratorium raises questions MICHIGANDAIL Y.COM/SECTIONS/THE-STATEMENT GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. WEATHER TOMORROW HI: 47 LO: 21