should be the driving force of
GOP efforts in 2016, citing wel-
fare programs in arguing that
Democrats don’t believe that
everybody is equal in capability.
“I am a Republican because I
know that no one of us is any bet-
ter than any other one of us,” she
said. “Progressives don’t believe
this. They do not believe that
everybody has god-given gifts.
They do not believe that every-
one has potential. They actually
believe some are smarter than
others, some are better than oth-
ers, therefore some are going to
take care of others.”
An hour later, Paul explored
another question of party iden-
tity, saying Republicans could
and should become the party
known for passionately defend-
ing justice by guarding the Sixth
Amendment, which guarantees
the right to a speedy trial, with
as much energy as the Second
Amendment receives.
Citing the story of Kalief
Browder — a 22-year-old man
who committed suicide earlier
this year after spending three
years
imprisoned
at
Rikers
Island without being convicted
of a crime — he said small-gov-
ernment ideals could address
inequities in the U.S. criminal
justice system.
“It’s hard for us to understand
that,” Paul said of Browder to the
crowd. “If it was our kid, we’ve
got the money to get him out.
We’d go get a good lawyer and
get him out.”
“It’s happening in our coun-
try,” he continued. “Criminal
justice isn’t being applied. And
you say, ‘what are you doing?’
You’re saying it’s racist, that
we’re just arresting Black peo-
ple? No, but what happens is,
because we have all these laws,
and crime tends to be commit-
ted in the cities in close proxim-
ity, there’s more poor people and
there’s more African Americans
in the city.”
Paul also spoke directly to
the GOP’s identity in Michi-
gan, where the state Republican
party traditionally sees victories
during the midterm elections
— when the governor, attorney
general and other state leader-
ship positions are elected — but
dominance by Democrats in the
presidential election.
To gain more votes in these
cycles, Paul urged a more strict
adherence to conservative values.
“The one thing we’re not get-
ting is we’re not winning the
presidential years,” Paul said.
“This is the big debate in the
party. Many in the party say we
just need to dilute what we stand
for; we need to become Demo-
crat-light, offer the people who
want government largess, offer
them just a little bit less than the
Democrats do, but offer them
free stuff. I couldn’t disagree
more. We need to be more boldly
for what we are for.”
Speaking after both speeches
of the evening had concluded,
Mackinaw City resident Craig
Patterson said he appreciated
what Fiorina’s remarks, as well
as Paul’s push for justice, said
about the perception of the GOP.
“It’s freshness, frankly, to
have this diversity of thought in
the party,” he said. “I wish it all
could get out in a way that every-
body can understand that there’s
a diversity of thought and many
of the thoughts are important to
the future of Americans.”
Along with party identity,
both Fiorina and Paul also ques-
tioned the efficacy of the current
Republican Party.
“How long have we been talk-
ing in the Republican party about
reducing debt and deficits?” Fio-
rina said. “How long have we
been talking about limiting the
size of government? How long
have we been talking about tax
reform? We have all the right
ideas, folks, but we never get
them done. Because to get those
ideas put in place requires chal-
lenging the status quo.”
She discussed several policy
objectives,
including
requir-
ing the inspector generals of
agencies to report to Congress
and zero-based budgeting, as
examples of how she would ful-
fil that ideal. With zero-based
budgeting, every expense has
to be justified with each new
budget, whereas traditional bud-
gets often work off the previous
year’s base and emphasize justi-
fication for new expenditures or
spending cuts.
Paul took a similar tack, high-
lighting the idea of challenging
the status quo.
Referencing a September 30
deadline for the federal govern-
ment to pass appropriations bills
for the 2016 fiscal year — none have
been passed so far — he said the
Republican majority in Congress
wasn’t enough to disrupt the norm.
“Our government is literally
out of control,” he said. “And
you say, well, we elected Repub-
licans. Why is it not any better?
I’ll tell you why it isn’t any bet-
ter: because we don’t have peo-
ple who will stand up and say
enough’s enough. We lurch from
deadline to deadline.”
Paul also cast himself as
unique among GOP candidates
due to his foreign-policy plat-
form, criticizing the practice
of providing funds and arms to
some countries in the Middle
East.
“Sometimes, in war, there’s
no good side and we might not
want to participate,” Paul said.
“This is an important question.
The people that are running for
office, almost every one of them,
I guarantee you, will get us
involved in Yemen. Why? They
say, ‘Well Iran’s in Yemen and
we have to stop them.’ Well, who
else is in Yemen? Al-Qaeda. So
Iranian-backed rebels are kill-
ing Al-Qaeda. Maybe we should
buy popcorn.”
Both Paul and Fiorina had
a strong showing on the island
before and after their remarks,
coming in first and second place,
respectively, in a straw poll of
attendees conducted by The
Detroit News and MIRS. Paul
came out on top with 22 percent,
with Fiorina receiving 15 percent.
Three other Republican pres-
idential candidates also spoke
on the island over the weekend
— former Florida governor Jeb
Bush, Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) and
Ohio Gov. John Kasich. They
received 9.7, 13 and 13.8 percent,
respectively, in the straw poll.
you,” Gross said. “This building
was long overdue.”
The new facility features sever-
al common areas — previously in
short supply for nursing students
— as well as eco-friendly elements
like native plantings and a water-
saving design.
High-tech
simulation
labs
equipped
with
lifelike
man-
nequins will simulate various
medical ailments, allowing nurs-
ing students to acquire addi-
tional hands-on practice. One
mannequin can be programmed
to exhibit a variety of medical
issues including cardiac arrest
and strokes. The second, affec-
tionately named “Victoria,” can
simulate birth every half-hour.
“We can set this up so that you
can actually feel the baby inside,”
said
Dr.
Michelle
Aebersold,
director of the Clinical Learning
Center. “She’ll have contractions,
and we’ll set her up to deliver that
baby within so many contrac-
tions.”
The new building’s Clinical
Learning Center also features a
system to simulate the kinds of
unexpected problems that often
arise in an emergency.
“I can simulate a power out-
age and the students have to learn
how to respond to that,” Aeber-
sold said.
While some nursing students
work with the mannequin, the
rest of the class is able to watch
on television screens in a sepa-
rate room while their instructors
guide them through procedures
and provide instructions on how
to respond in real-life situations.
Another focal point in the
Nursing School’s new building
is their upgraded classroom set-
tings, which are set up to accom-
date more learning opportunities
done in teams.
Mary Beth Lewis, the school’s
communications and marketing
manager, said the new facility
allows for an engaging learning
experience, which studies have
shown to be a particularly effec-
tive learning method.
“When they’re working on a
group project, rather than going
through all the examples, the pro-
fessor can give each table their
own project,” she said, “It’s not
just purely a lecture, it’s students
working together.”
Nursing
sophomore
Alexis
Valenciano said she and her peers
are very excited to take classes in
the new building.
“The new building is definitely
going to make us better nurses.”
sometimes difficult responsibility
required in his new role.
“Although there are going to
be challenges, they’re good chal-
lenges,” Seto said. “I look forward
to working with a lot of people to
address them.”
Eddie Washington, executive
director of DPSS, said Seto will
bring a wealth of experience to
University Housing Security.
“Throughout his service, he
built a strong record of leadership,
community engagement and col-
laboration,” Washington wrote
in an e-mail interview. “Seto has
been a strong supporter of DPSS
and the University community
and has partnered in many stu-
dent safety initiatives over the
years.”
The University’s selection has
drawn some criticism. Because
Seto oversaw the AAPD when an
officer fatally shot Ann Arbor res-
ident Aura Rosser last year, some
students said Seto’s selection was
a poor choice.
Following a Michigan State
Police investigation, the Washt-
enaw County Prosecutor’s Office
declined to press charges against
the officer, considering the shoot-
ing an act of “lawful self-defense.”
The shooting occurred as nation-
al conversations focused more
closely on police brutality, partic-
ularly in light of incidents in Fer-
guson, Mo. and Baltimore, Md.
Rackham
student
Austin
McCoy said Seto’s appointment is
concerning. McCoy is also a mem-
ber of Ann Arbor to Ferguson, a
local activist group that organizes
against police brutality.
“I understand Seto’s history
with U-M goes back to the start
of his career in law enforcement,
and that it was positive,” McCoy
wrote in an e-mail. “However, I
find the University’s hiring of him
troubling considering how one of
his officers shot and killed a black
woman on his watch. The Univer-
sity’s decision seems tone-deaf.”
Rackham
student
Maryam
Aziz, another member of Ann
Arbor to Ferguson, said she is
uncomfortable with the hire.
“Under Seto’s tenure, Aura
Rosser was shot and killed almost
a year ago, a death that brought
the Black Lives Matter Movement
to Ann Arbor,” Aziz wrote in an
e-mail. “While shallow changes
such as body cameras were more
or less given consideration, they
have not been enough.”
In the wake of the Rosser
case and other incidents across
the country, the Ann Arbor City
Council unanimously voted to
upgrade police in-car and body
cameras in December 2014. The
cameras are intended to assist
officers in objectively reviewing
police interactions with the pub-
lic.
In February, Seto addressed
the Rosser shooting during an
Ann Arbor City Council meeting.
“The community expects its
officers to resolve a wide range of
conflict,” Seto said. “When doing
so, they have a duty to protect
citizens who are in danger and
they have a right to protect them-
selves. Both were required of Offi-
cers Ried and Raab on November
9.”
Through
DPSS
spokesper-
son Diane Brown, Seto declined
to discuss the case. However,
Brown said the division is willing
to engage in dialogue with stu-
dents who have concerns about
Seto’s hiring or any other aspect
of DPSS.
“We welcome the opportu-
nity to speak with those who are
concerned with DPSS programs,
procedures or hirings,” she said.
“Our number one priority is stu-
dents.”
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