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Canvas to 
replace 
CTools by 
fall 2016

Carson talks social issues, 
education during Mich. stop

After 81 years, 
‘Mud Bowl’ may 
conclude streak

Harper outlines plans for 
new multicultural center

After pilot, provost 
says new learning 
platform received 
positive feedback

By GENEVIEVE HUMMER

Daily Staff Reporter

Say goodbye to CTools.
In 
an 
e-mail 
Wednesday 

afternoon, 
University 
Provost 

Martha E. Pollack and Laura M. 
Patterson, associate vice presi-
dent and chief information offi-
cer, announced that beginning 
with the fall 2016 semester, all 
new course sites will be hosted by 
Canvas.

Canvas, piloted during the 

2014-2015 academic year, is a dig-
ital course management system 
with discussion boards, class-
room notifications and a plat-
form for submitting assignments, 
among other features.

The pilot included more than 

10,000 students, 150 instructors 

and 130 courses. Of that group, 
92 percent of faculty and 100 per-
cent of student focus group par-
ticipants either preferred Canvas 
to CTools or were neutral to the 
change.

In a press release, Wallace 

Hopp, professor of industrial and 
operations engineering and Busi-
ness School associate dean for 
learning and design, said his tran-
sition to Canvas went smoothly.

“I love the fact that it’s becom-

ing a standard in our industry. I’m 
talking to some of the other top 
business schools and they’re on 
Canvas, making it very easy for us 
to share best practices,” he said. 
“I converted over to Canvas this 
year and I’m really pleased. I am 
facilitating a flipped classroom 
delivery and have set-up digital 
videos and online assessments 
through Canvas. It’s worked flaw-
lessly for me.”

The flipped classroom is a 

model in which lectures are 
delivered online and are watched 
outside of class, allowing profes-

ACADEMICS

GOP presidential 

contender, ‘U’ 

alum emphasizes 
conservative values

By EMMA KINERY

Daily Staff Reporter

SPRING ARBOR, Mich. — 

Chanting “Go Ben, Go!” and 
“USA! USA! USA!” the crowd of 
Ben Carson supporters who filled 
Spring Arbor University’s gym-

nasium exploded with applause 
as the former neurosurgeon and 
University alum walked on stage.

Recent polls place Carson, 

who is running for the Republi-
can nomination for president, in 
second or third place in the GOP 
field, behind Donald Trump and 
in close competition with former 
Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fio-
rina.

Known for his Christian prin-

ciples and rags-to-riches story, 
it’s not surprising Carson chose 
to speak at the small Christian 
university in Spring Arbor. Brent 

Ellis, Spring Arbor University 
president, led the crowd in prayer 
during his opening remarks.

Prior to Caron’s arrival, Sen. 

Mike Shirkey (R–Clarklake) and 
Rep. Earl Poleski (R–Jackson) 
eased the anxious crowd await-
ing Carson — who was stuck in 
traffic — with a rendition of “God 
Bless America.”

Carson opened his speech by 

describing his life story, reflect-
ing on how his mother’s faith in 
God helped him excel in school. 
In elementary school, Carson 
said he struggled academically 

and envied others in class who 
were naturally gifted in school.

Growing up in poverty in 

Detroit, his mother forced him 
and his brother to get serious 
about their education by mak-
ing each of the boys write a book 
report every week — it was only 
later they discovered she was 
illiterate.

“I was not very enthusiastic 

about this program — and that’s 
putting it very lightly — I didn’t 
want to do that, her friends were 
always criticizing her. They 

IFC prevents Greek 
life involvement in 
annual event after 
SAE loses charter

By JACKIE CHARNIGA

Daily Staff Reporter

The Mud Bowl, a charity touch 

football game hosted annually by 
the University’s since-disbanded 
chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fra-
ternity, will not be played this year.

In the last five years, the event 

has raised more than $100,000 for 
C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.

The Interfraternity Council has 

said Mud Bowl cannot be held due 
to a standing policy that forbids fra-
ternities from co-sponsoring events 
with chapters that have been dis-
banded. The University’s SAE chap-
ter, which has hosted the football 
game for 82 years, lost recognition 
from its national chapter this year.

The policy forbids fraternities 

from co-sponsoring events with 
illegitimate organizations — such 
as an organization that is on social 
probation, suspended or expelled 
from the IFC — or they run the 
risk being disbanded themselves. 

Though IFC can’t prevent a private 
group from hosting an event, Greek 
life members — who have histori-
cally made up a large portion of the 
event’s participants — would face 
discipline if they were to participate 
this year.

IFC President Alex Krupiak said 

the policy was not created with the 
knowledge that it would result in 
the discontinuation of Mud Bowl. 
He said, at that time, SAE was in 
good standing with the IFC. SAE 
was expelled from the IFC in 2011 
for hazing.

“It’s not something that was cre-

ated in recent times,” Krupiak said, 
“It was definitely more than three 
years ago at minimum.”

Former SAE President Brett 

Mizzi, a Business senior, said 
Greek life is misapplying the policy, 
because anyone who forms a seven-
person team is invited to partici-
pate.

“The fact that the University is 

trying to intervene on individual 
students’ decisions about whether 
to play a touch football game or not 
is absurd,” Mizzi said.

Public Policy junior Zachary 

Dubin, a former member of SAE, 
said halting the tradition of Mud 
Bowl was unfair to previous genera-

GREEK LIFE

Some students 
say they prefer 
renovation of 
current facility 

By ALLANA AKHTAR

Daily Staff Reporter

During the height of #BBUM 

— the student-driven campaign 
that aimed to draw attention to 
the experiences and challenges 
of Black students on campus 
— the movement’s leadership 
stressed the importance of relo-
cating the Trotter Multicultur-

al Center closer to campus.

But at a forum on Wednes-

day, several students were hesi-
tant about moving the facility, 
even as the University consid-
ers options for a new location. 
E. Royster Harper, vice presi-
dent for student life, joined 
several University officials at 
Trotter to solicit input on the 
process. During the session, 
Harper emphasized the need to 
honor the legacy of the original 
facility, even if the University 
moves forward with plans to 
construct a new one.

University officials also dis-

cussed a potential the timeline 
for building a new center and 

provided their perspective on 
the decision-making process.

The speakers included Uni-

versity Planner Susan Gott 
and Diana Adzemovic, senior 
design project manager for 
Architecture, Engineering and 
Construction at the University.

There are currently three 

locations under consideration 
for the construction of a new 
multicultural center: the site 
of the current Michigan News 
Service building on Maynard 
Street, between Betsy Barbour 
and Helen Newberry Residence 
Halls on State Street and near 
the Munger Residences on 

Peddle-powered, 
booze-friendly 

tour to stop at city 
landmarks, bars

By ISOBEL FUTTER

Daily Staff Reporter

Trolley Pub, which offers ped-

al-powered trolley tours in cities 
across the country and encourag-
es riders of age to bring their own 
alcohol, is opening a branch in 
downtown Ann Arbor. The trol-
leys can transport up to 14 riders, 
who all help prop the trolley with 
foot pedals, similar to a paddle 
board.

The BYOB-style pub also offers 

hop-on, hop-off service at several 
Ann Arbor bars and local land-
marks.

Ann Arbor Trolley Pub will 

start offering rides on Friday, 
beginning at the Heidelberg res-
taurant on Main Street. For the 
first two weeks, the company will 
offer free promotional rides. Cus-
tomers are allowed to bring their 
own beer and wine for the jour-

BUSINESS

MARINA ROSSDAILY

University Planner Sue Gott discusses potential locations of the Trotter Multicultural Center during a focus group at 
the current Trotter Multicultural Center location on Wednesday.

AMANDA ALLEN/Daily

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson speaks to supporters at a campaign rally at the Spring Arbor University Fieldhouse on Wednesday.

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See CTOOLS, Page 3A

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See TROTTER, Page 2A
See PUB, Page 3A

Pub trolley 
to launch in 
downtown 
Ann Arbor

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