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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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explores 
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positions see 
 
 
 

ongoing lack 
of diversity

St. Fratty’s Day festivities 
prompt police attention

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