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Deroy Murdock, columnist and Fox News contributor, speaks about race and politics at the “Blacks, Democrats,
and Republicans: Modern Myths v. Historical Facts” event put on by the Young Americans for Freedom at the
University of Michigan at the Rackham Building on Monday.
Senator argued
absence of nuclear
families hindered
Black communities
By ALLANA AKHTAR
Daily Staff Reporter
Members of the University
community gathered in Weill
Hall on Monday evening to dis-
cuss the political rhetoric and
subsequent policy decisions of
the widely controversial 1965
Moynihan Report.
The report, written by Daniel
Moynihan, former assistant sec-
retary of labor and U.S. senator,
argues that the increasing pro-
portion of single-mother house-
holds in the Black community
stemmed from a culture with ori-
gins in slavery and Jim Crow dis-
crimination, rather than a lack of
jobs. The report argued that the
absence of nuclear families hin-
dered the ability for Black com-
munities to achieve increased
political and economic equality.
Both political liberals and
conservatives have used the
report to support their policy
agendas.
The panel featured Daniel
Geary, an assistant professor at
Trinity College and author of
upcoming book “Beyond Civil
Rights: The Moynihan Report
and its Legacy.”
Sociologist Anthony Chen, a
former University faculty mem-
ber, and Sociology and Public
Policy Ph.D. candidate Matthew
Alemu also contributed to the
discussion.
Geary said the report hurt
efforts working toward racial
equality, though it has received
praise from both liberals and
conservatives, citing conserva-
tive Washington Post columnist
George Will and liberal New
York Times columnistNicholas
Kristof.
Geary said though both ideol-
ogies call for different programs
to address inequity along the
lines of race and class, they fail
to address the underlying causes
for Black family dynamics by
City Council hears
opinions on an
alternative
housing option
By ANASTASSIOS
ADAMOPOULOS
Daily Staff Reporter
Citizens packed the Ann Arbor
City Council chambers to nearly
full capacity during Monday
night’s meeting, as they orga-
nized to express concerns with an
item that was not on the night’s
agenda: accessory dwelling units.
Accessory dwelling units are
additional housing units cre-
ated within an existing property,
either in the main residential
house or in an attached, addi-
tional house. Legalizing acces-
sory dwelling units is one option
council is considering to help
increase affordable housing in
Ann Arbor. These units would
potentially generate revenue to
the homeowner and could be less
expensive than traditional hous-
ing options.
Seven of the nine public com-
mentaries focused on the subject
of accessory dwelling units.
Ann Arbor resident Luke Nor-
man spoke in support of accessory
dwelling units, noting they would
help foster affordable housing in
Ann Arbor.
“Briefly legalizing accessory
dwelling units would allow home-
owners to rent out a converted
garage, or a basement or even
a tiny house in their property,
which is a great way to increase
the number of affordable rentals
we have in Ann Arbor.”
He said he requests that council
allocate $25,000 for a consultant to
review the existing plan in the zon-
ing code and to make recommen-
dations for how to best legalize
ADUs. He also requested the plan-
ning commission and the planning
department make the legalization
of ADUs a top priority.
Ann Arbor resident Sand-
ers Hamson said he supports
the above requests, as he would
potentially consider offering an
ADU for rent, and wants to know
more about the process.
“One of the factors that would
assist me in thinking about this
possibility would be to see how it
Democrats Eaton
and Magiera begin
campaigns for
August primary
By ANASTASSIOS
ADAMOPOULOS
Daily Staff Reporter
Incumbent Jack Eaton (D–
Ward 4) will compete against
challenger Jaime Magiera in the
August Democratic Primary to
represent the 4th Ward on the
Ann Arbor City Council.
The 4th Ward is in the south-
western part of Ann Arbor and
is partly bound by East Madison
Street to the north and Pack-
ard Street to the east, with the
northwest boundary encircled
by the I-94 freeway. According to
a Michigan Daily analysis, about
20 percent of registered students
live in the 4th Ward.
Eaton, an attorney, was elected
to City Council in November 2013.
He said the period since his elec-
tion to council has not been long
enough for him to accomplish all
the goals he set out to achieve.
“I think I’ve had some impact
on the decisions made by coun-
cil,” Eaton said. “I would like to
follow through and just make
sure that we really pay attention
to the fundamental services that
a government should be provid-
ing.”
One of Eaton’s main concerns
is how the city will allocate its
money and he noted that the city
needs to prioritize its spending.
“We are coming out of a pretty
dramatic recession, and as our
revenues increase I’d like to be
there to help fashion where we’re
going to allocate these resourc-
es,” he said. “I think this is a real-
ly important time to pay attention
where we are spending money.”
While Eaton said he has helped
rebuild Ann Arbor’s police and
fire departments, he said as the
city’s budget increases, initial
cuts to these departments need
to be reconsidered, and the city
must decide how much money it
should spend on public safety.
“If we’re careful with how we
are spending the money that we
have, we can address a lot of areas
we neglected during the reces-
sion,” he said.
Eaton said his experience and
critical voice on council has been
key to making him a good rep-
resentative of his 4th Ward con-
stituents.
“I think that I bring a common
sense perspective to City Coun-
cil,” Eaton said. “A healthy sense
of skepticism, so that I do ask
tough questions, make sure we
are making good use of taxpayer
revenues... I think I give a voice
to the residents and the neighbor-
hoods in the 4th Ward.”
Eaton’s
challenger,
Jaime
Magiera, speaks with a Daily
reporter Sunday about how his
past in information management
would aid him if elected. (Allison
Farrand/Daily)
Magiera has been politically
active in the past, such as sup-
Speaker shares his
views on race
and Republican
Party history
By COLLEEN HARRISON
Daily Staff Reporter
The University’s chapter of
Young Americans for Freedom
brought Fox News correspon-
dent Deroy Murdock to campus
Monday evening to discuss race
and party affiliation.
Murdock, a longtime con-
servative and member of YAF,
discussed the history of the
Republican Party and its rela-
tionship with Black Americans.
Murdock initially began work-
ing with YAF in high school,
and continued his membership
through his time at George-
town University.
“My basic message today is
that the Republican Party and
conservatives has spent most of
the 150 years trying to liberate
Black Americans,” Murdock said.
Since the University’s YAF
chapter was founded last semes-
ter, the group has pushed for
increased conservative discus-
sion on campus. This is the
group’s second lecture event; the
first hosted conservative author
Jonah Goldberg in February.
LSA freshman Grant Strobl,
chairman of the University’s
chapter of YAF, said the group
aims to promote conservative
ideas on campus.
“We want to provide anoth-
er perspective on issues, we
want to create more intel-
lectual diversity on campus,”
Strobl said. “It’s unfortunately
become a habit where alterna-
tive viewpoints have been shut
down.”
Throughout Murdock’s talk,
he discussed 150 years of racial
movements in America. Mur-
dock said he considers the Dem-
ocratic Party racist, though he
said he believes Republicans are
often seen to be more racist of
the two major political parties.
“While our side plays the
race card very rarely, our oppo-
nents play the race card like
a blackjack dealer in Vegas,”
Murdock said.
Murdock also said several
Democrats have had links to
Neurologists
reimbursed at lower
rate for patient
meetings
By KATIE PENDROD
Daily Staff Reporter
The care provided by neurolo-
gists more often consists of pro-
viding consultations to patients
than performing tests and pro-
cedures, according to a study
released last Wednesday. How-
ever, Medicare reimburses neu-
rologists at a lower rate for these
face-to-face meetings, compared
to services like a surgery or biop-
sy.
Led by Neurology Prof. Kevin
Kerber, the study reviewed all
Medicare payments to neurolo-
gists in 2012. The study found
60 percent of the Medicare
reimbursements paid to neurolo-
gists were classified as “evalua-
tion and management services.”
These usually include the doc-
tor and the patient discussing
conditions and the best methods
of treatment or following up on
chronic conditions.
Surgeons, for example, report
providing far fewer of these ser-
vices, ranging between 15 and 51
percent of their reimbursements.
Neurology Prof. Lesli Skolarus,
one of the study’s researchers,
said the majority of neurologists’
work is not procedural or surgi-
cal, but rather, involves meeting
DAVID SONG/Daily
Dr. Daniel Geary, an assistant professor at Trinity College, discusses the 1965 Moynihan Report and its relationship to current politics at Weill Hall Monday.
See DWELLING, Page 3
See MOYNIHAN, Page 3
See MEDICARE, Page 3
See POLITICAL, Page 3
See WARD, Page 3
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