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Sen. Rick Jones
seeks to increase
regulations on
ridesharing services
By JACK TURMAN
Daily Staff Reporter
Controversy in Michigan over
ride services such as Uber and
Lyft continued Wednesday after-
noon as the Michigan Senate’s
Regulatory Reform Committee
discussed two bills proposing to
regulate similar companies in the
state.
The two proposed bills seek to
regulate the companies by requir-
ing them to follow taxicab regula-
tions. One bill would require the
companies to complete the same
safety inspections and carry
the same insurance as taxicab
companies. The second would
mandate background tracks and
require drivers to hold chauffer
licenses.
Ten MIPs were
issued over weekend
in the downtown
area
By GENEVIEVE HUMMER
Daily Staff Reporter
The weekend that follows St.
Patrick’s Day, frequently dubbed
“St. Fratty’s Day,” is widely cel-
ebrated at the University.
In recent years, University offi-
cials, student organizations and
law enforcement agencies have
aimed to increase student safety on
St. Fratty’s Day.
According to Diane Brown, the
spokesperson for the Division of
Safety and Security, the University
of Michigan Police Department
made just four alcohol-related
arrests this past weekend. Three
of the arrests, of which one was a
University student, were for minor
in possession of alcohol, and one
was for operating while intoxicat-
ed, issued to a visitor.
The Ann Arbor Police Depart-
ment issued six minor in posses-
sion of alcohol tickets, two open
container tickets, four disturbing
the peace notices and made one
drunk driving arrest.
The Ann Arbor crime map con-
firmed that between 11:36 a.m. and
4:32 p.m. on Saturday, March 21,
the AAPD issued three citations for
disturbing the peace — one on the
1000 block of Hill Street, another
on the 800 block of East Univer-
sity Avenue and another on the 800
block of South Forest Avenue.
“From a law enforcement per-
spective, activities this weekend
went well,” University Police Chief
Robert Neumann said. “We believe
the strong planning efforts in
advance of St. Patrick’s Day and the
activities to educate our communi-
ty and provide resources were very
helpful.”
LSA sophomore Sydney Brown,
president of the University’s chap-
ter of the Alpha Chi Omega soror-
ity, said Panhellenic sororities met
Data analysis shows
representation not
consistent with
class demogaphics
By RACHEL PREMACK
Daily Staff Reporter
This year’s Central Student
Government election will set a
record — though perhaps not the
most progressive sort. For the first
time in recent decades, regardless
of Thursday’s results, seven men
in a row will serve as president of
Central Student Government.
That’s one of the findings of a
Michigan Daily analysis, which
detailed the racial and gender
identities of each CSG president
and vice president since 1993.
Each incumbent disclosed his
or her racial and gender iden-
tity to the Daily. In limited cases,
where the executive could not be
reached, their gender and racial
identity was considered based on
membership in cultural organiza-
tions or other information listed
on the individual’s social media
profile, or through colleagues
who said they were comfortable
confirming how the individual
identified.
Highlights
Students from a range of back-
grounds have represented their
classmates as CSG president and
vice president. In 2000, a 26-year-
old Japanese international student
was elected president after holding
signs on the Diag reading, “Tell me
your concerns.” Other highlights
from the last few decades, which
have witnessed the end of affir-
mative action, include the first gay
president in 2011 and first Black
female president in 1993.
Former CSG leaders inter-
viewed by the Daily, however,
agreed on the need for increased
diversity.
“The purpose of CSG is to
represent all 42,000 students
on campus,” Business graduate
student Omar Hashwi, CSG vice
president during the 2012-2013
academic year, said. “By not hav-
ing an adequate amount of repre-
sentatives or leadership on CSG,
Popular attractions
include Rick’s,
Charley’s and the
Blue Leprechaun
By ANASTASSIOS
ADAMOPOULUS
Daily Staff Reporter
Home to some of the University’s
most recognizable buildings and an
array of popular student hangouts,
the South University and Tappan
neighborhoods illustrates much of
the influence of students on Ann
Arbor’s landscape.
South University
Adjacent
to
Central
Cam-
pus, the South University area
includes University Towers, and
several other high rise apartment
buildings. Bisected by Washtenaw
Avenue, the neighborhood’s bor-
ders are typically considered Ged-
des Avenue, Church Street and
South University Avenue.
The neighborhood is also near
the C.C. Little bus stop, the Cen-
tral Campus Recreation Building
and the Hill area. These attributes
make the neighborhood a frequent
choice for students who wish to
live close to Central Campus.
The core street of this neigh-
borhood is South University Ave-
nue. On any given day, students
See CSG, Page 2A
See POLICE, Page 3A
See UBER, Page 3A
See TAPPAN, Page 3A
TAPPAN
EAST
PACKARD
SOUTH UNIVERSITY
S. UNIVERSITY
HILL ST.
PACKARD ST.
TAPPAN AVE.
S. FOREST AVE
CHURCH ST.
WASHTENAW AVE.
LAW QUAD
MARTH COOK
WELLS ST.
EAST QUAD
GEDDES AVE.
STATE ST.
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Dwight Wilson, a member of the Human Rights Commission Subcommittee, discusses a potential civilian police oversight board at City Hall on Thursday.
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