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An NSA police officer shot one of the men dead and seriously injured two others. 3 ON THE WEB... michigandaily.com Good Lovelies WHAT: Good Lovelies, an all-female folk band based in Toronto will perform. They recently won the New Emerging Artist Award from the Canadian Folk Music Awards. WHO: Michigan Union Ticket Office WHEN: Today at 8 p.m. WHERE: The Ark, 316 S. Main Newborn screening WHAT: Livingston Award winner Ellen Gabler will lead a discussion about newborn screening. WHO:Livingston Awards for Young Journalists WHEN: Today from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Palmer Commons, Forum Hall Biology lecture WHAT: Dr. Karolin Luger will give the annual Martha L. Ludwig lecture on structural biology. WHO: Biological Chemistry WHEN: Today at 12 p.m. WHERE: Medical Science Unit II, North Lecture Hall l Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@ michigandaily.com. Authors’ forum WHAT: Authors Lolita Hernandez and Laura Thomas will discuss Hernandez’s collection of short stories, “Making Callaloo in Detroit.” A reading and book signing will follow. WHO: Residential College WHEN: Today at 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, Room 100 iMovie workshop WHAT: Participants will learn how to edit video using iMovie and transfer work between computers. No editing experience is necessary. WHO: Teaching and Technology Collaborative WHEN: Today at 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Modern Languages Building, Golden Apple WHAT: Golden Apple recipient Stephen Strobble, an associate nursing professor, will deliver his “Ideal Last Lecture.” WHO: School of Nursing WHEN: Today at 7 p.m. WHERE: Rackham Graduate School, Rackham Auditorium TUESDAY: Professor Profiles THURSDAY: Alumni Profiles FRIDAY: Photos of the Week WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers MONDAY: This Week in History THURSDAY: Campus Clubs FRIDAY: Photos of the Week TUESDAY: Professor Profiles WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here THURSDAY: Twitter Talk FRIDAY: Photos of the Week MONDAY: This Week in History TUESDAY: Campus Voices WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers NAMRATHA SATHISH Promoting Indian heritage DAVID SONG/Daily LSA junior Hank Martin skateboards at Palmer Field on Monday. FLIP IT UP Engineering junior Namratha Sathish is the president of the University’s Indian American Student Association. Founded in 1983, the organization promotes Indian culture and heritage on campus. With more than 600 members, IASA is one of the Uni- versity’s largest student organi- zations. What is the Indian American Student Association? The Indian American Student Association was formed initially with the purpose of giving people of Indian origin, who have been born and brought up in the U.S., a gathering place on campus. So what started out as a place to gather socially developed into this organization that does a lot more throughout the year. We have five different pillars to our org; our main focus is always community service and giving back. So our biggest event of the year is the Gandhi Day of Service during which we get about 250 volunteers to do different service projects in and around the Detroit Metro Area. We also have a huge culture show; it’s the largest student- run production in North America. With that we’re able to involve about 300 people, which includes dancers and organizers and we have about 4,000 people that attend the show every year in Hill Auditorium. What compelled you to join the organization? I came to the University of Michigan from California. I didn’t know anyone when I came here and I knew I wanted to get involved in an organization or activity that was somewhat related to my culture. I didn’t have a lot of that where I lived; it was a community that had a smaller proportion of Indians. 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The service creates contractual agreements with artists and allows users to stream exclusive tracks. Income inequality increases in Washtenaw County ‘U’ researchers analyze fluxuation in wages and poverty, among other factors By GENEVIEVE HUMMER Daily Staff Reporter The Huron Valley Central Labor Council released a report Monday detailing the state of economic inequality in Washtenaw County, titled “Growing Together or Drifting Apart.” Ian Robinson, president of the HVCLC, formed a team of six University scholars to investigate wage fluxuation, poverty and income inequality in Washtenaw County since 2005. The group was also asked to predict where the trends might head in the future. The team also includes Economics Prof. Thomas Weisskopf, Sociology Prof. Howard Kimeldorf, Statistics Prof. David Reynolds, assistant research scientist Roland Zullo and Rackham student Denise Bailey. The investigation found that income inequality is on the rise and, after accounting for inflation, that more than half of the county’s residents have seen their pay decline. The report also stated that one-third of workers and one- quarter of households in the county did not earn enough in 2013 to satisfy basic needs as specified in a 2014 report from United Way. The Asset Limited, Income Restrained, Employment report report assesses financial hardship in the state of Michigan, with the goal of identifying “the extent of the economic challenges” faced by the state’s residents. In addition, the committee found that nine out of 10 of the fastest-growing jobs pay too little to meet the ALICE report’s definition of basic needs. “I think what it says is that by itself the economic marketplace is not going to deliver broadly shared family supporting jobs,” Reynolds said. “Yes, the good news is there are jobs out there and they are going to continue to come, but it’s going to take concrete intervention and planning to make those jobs family-supporting.” The report said the trends found in Washtenaw County are occurring in many other communities in the country, and have been growing since the mid-1970s. Ultimately, the report recommends the creation of a task force composed of community organization leaders, organized labor, businessmen and women, elected officials and social science researchers. Reynolds said the task force will investigate how other local governments have combated similar issues and then propose initiatives to reverse the current trends. “Leaders will really kind of investigate what have other localities done at the municipal and county level that seems to have worked and is relevant to Washtenaw County and make some recommendations of what are some concrete things that we can do locally to kind of build for this shared future,” Reynolds said. The task force, which has already been created, includes Paul Saginaw, co-founder and co-owner of Zingerman’s, Chuck Warpehoski, a member of the Ann Arbor City Council and State Rep. Jeff Irwin (D– Ann Arbor), among others. DAIVD SONG/Daily Councilmember Jane Lumm listens to a presentation on the budget for the City of Ann Arbor at Larcom City Hall Monday. Councilmembers discuss 2016-2017 budget options As possible deficit looms, work sessions continue before vote By LARA MOEHLMAN Daily Staff Reporter If the city continues existing operations through the 2017 fiscal year, Ann Arbor will experience a $72,262 budget deficit, according to a budget work session Monday night. Craig Hupy, the Ann Arbor public services administrator, presented a review of the city’s water, sewer, solid waste and storm water funds. Hupy also reviewed the progress of the Residuals Handling Improvements Project, Facilities Renovations Project, the tree removal and pruning project and fleet services. Budget projections Tom Crawford, the city’s chief financial officer, presented a plan for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, providing an overview of the city’s General Fund and Street Millage Fund, among others. Crawford’s presentation showed fiscal year 2017 revenues of the city anticipated to total $98,887,473, while the city’s expenditures are projected to reach $98,959,735, leaving $72,262 in deficit. Water Fund Other topics of concern involved the review and projections of the city’s Water Fund. Hupy said cities are using less water nationally, and noted Ann Arbor is no exception. “That is a national trend,” Hupy said. “... As the message about water conservation is sent out across the whole nation it’s having an impact not only in the west … it’s also affecting those of us east of the Mississippi.” As a result, water bills in Ann Arbor are increasing to make up for the loss in sales. Councilmember Sabra Briere (D–Ward 1) expressed concern over this issue. “Everything that I get from the city encourages me to conserve and use less and I’m ready for that, but the incentive is being taken away when you raise my prices,” Briere said. Hupy said the issue is not just a local one but a concern for the national water and sewer industry. Recycling costs Another issue discussed by council members was the widening gap between cost and revenue numbers concerning the city’s solid waste management, specifically recycling. The city currently levies a tax to provide funds for solid waste management. After recyclable goods are collected, certain items can be sold for revenue. Hupy’s presentation examined how the cost of the recycling service is increasing and exceeding revenue generated by the process as taxes and revenue remain stable. Councilmember Sumi Kailasapathy (D–Ward 1) asked Hupy why the cost of recycling services is increasing. @michigandaily See COUNCIL, Page 3