michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, September 28, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM The Wolverines earn their third straight blowout victory » INSIDE Michigan dominates ANDREW COHEN/Daily INSIDE: Ashok Bhargav, an application programmer for the University, picks out vegetables at the fourth annual Harvest Festival hosted by the Sustainable Food Program at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens on Sunday. >> PG. 2 HARVEST FESTIVAL After SACUA report, University updates complaint adjudication process By SHOHAM GEVA Daily News Editor The University’s Office for Insti- tutional Equity has modified its procedures for investigating claims of faculty harassment and discrim- ination, following a faculty gover- nance report that alleged several flaws in the process. The report, released in March by the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, cited the cases of three University faculty mem- bers who were investigated by OIE over the past several years. Two of the three are no longer employed by the University. According to SACUA, the report pointed to a lack of due process during parts of OIE’s investigation process, such as failing to provide adequate notice to respondents after a claim was filed and the inability to appeal decisions. In an interview with The Michi- gan Daily last week, University Provost Martha Pollack said OIE implemented several changes in response to the report. The biggest change, Pollack said, is a shift from a one-step to two- step process for the initial meeting with a faculty member. During an initial consultation with faculty, OIE will now describe the allegations against them as well as explain the OIE process. They will also stress that the respon- dent cannot levy “adverse actions or consequences” against the com- plainant for filing a grievance. The formal interview of the fac- ulty member conducted for use in the OIE investigation will now be postponed to a second meeting. This interview was previously con- ducted at the same time as the ini- tial meeting in which respondents had a chance to learn the allega- tions lodged against them. “That gives people time to sort of understand what’s going on, gather information, be prepared to answer questions,” Pollack said. JAMES COLLER/Daily Redshirt junior wide receiver Amara Darboh makes a one-handed catch during Michigan’s 31-0 victory over BYU on Saturday. Wolverines pass test, rout No. 22 Brigham Young, 31-0 Michigan handles Cougars easily in shutout victory By MAX BULTMAN Daily Sports Editor If No. 22 Brigham Young was supposed to be a test for the Michigan football team, the Wolverines passed. The Cougars seemed to be a gauge for how far Michigan had come since losing its sea- son opener at Utah. And on Sat- urday, the Wolverines looked like a developed squad, trounc- ing BYU, 31-0, in a game they owned the whole way. Fifth-year senior quarter- back Jake Rudock was 14-for-25 passing, with one touchdown through the air and two more on the ground, and junior running back De’Veon Smith racked up 125 yards and a score. Overall, Michigan dominated a ranked team at home, bucking an ugly trend from recent seasons. Coming into the game, Michi- gan was 1-9 in its last 10 games against ranked opponents. “In my mindset it was like, ‘We gotta come out here and make a statement,’ ” said red- shirt junior receiver Amara Darboh. “Do whatever it takes to win. And we got the job done, so that was good.” Michigan coach Jim Har- baugh opened up the playbook in the first half, showing new looks on offense that led to big gains early on. The new cre- ative play calling was especially effective on Michigan’s second drive, which was arguably its best of the season. First, Smith bounced to the left for a 31-yard gain to the BYU 45-yard line. Then Darboh made a highlight-reel catch, pulling in an overthrown ball with one hand, then falling backward and securing a 21-yard recep- tion. Redshirt sophomore tight end Khalid Hill went uncovered for 19 yards three plays later, and Rudock finished it off with a three-yard touchdown run at the 6:52 mark of the first quar- University lawyers say admins can determine gun policy on campus By ALLANA AKHTAR Daily Staff Reporter The University has defended its campus weapons ban after an open-carry advocate filed a lawsuit against the institution in June. In a brief to the Court of Claims, University lawyers argue that the state constitu- tion allows the University to disregard the state’s open carry law. Ann Arbor resident Joshua Wade filed the lawsuit after the University denied his applica- tion for a permit to openly carry his gun on campus. Weapons cannot be carried on campus by anyone other than law enforcement or the military. Weapons are some- times permitted for educational purposes or for “extraordinary circumstances,” in which the director of public safety can issue a waiver. Wade filed for this waiver and was denied. “The issue of firearm pos- session on University property goes directly to the day-to-day operations of the institution,” the brief states. “It implicates the University’s judgments regarding safety, housing, and how best to foster an open and welcoming educational envi- ronment — all matters central to the University’s function.” Michigan state law says people with concealed carry permits are allowed to take guns into public areas, such as schools and churches, so long as the weapon is visible. University lawyers argued Entrepalooza hosts seven entrepreneurial speakers for TED- style conference By BRANDON SUMMERS-MILLER Daily Staff Reporter In a series of TED-style talks on Friday, a lineup of seven seasoned entrepreneurs talked risk-taking and innovation as part of an annual con- ference to promote the University’s entrepreneurially minded organiza- tions and departments. Friday’s event, Entrepalooza, fea- tured a keynote address by Katty Kay, the lead anchor for BBC World News America. Kay’s speech focused on women in the workforce and devoted special attention to taking entrepre- neurial risks. Aaron Dworkin, dean of the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, delivered a TED-style talk about social entre- preneurship and preparing graduat- ing students for meaningful careers. Other speakers included Jill Ford, a Participants use their own samples to inform studies By JULIA LISS Daily Staff Reporter Students in the University’s introductory biology lab now have the option to join a sec- tion in which they perform a research study — with them- selves as the subjects. Biology 173 enrolls several hundred students each semes- ter and normally follows a text- book curriculum of common lab experiments. The new sec- tion deviates from the standard curriculum: students will be both the researchers and sub- jects of their own study. Students will spend the semester studying the effect of dietary fibers — the parts of plant-based food the body can’t absorb or digest — on micro- biome — or the full collection of microbes in a community, like the gut. They will test the levels of fiber in their own gut microbiomes before, during and after adding a fiber supple- See BUSINESS, Page 3A See BIOLOGY, Page 3A See LAWSUIT, Page 3A See OIE, Page 3A See FOOTBALL, Page 3A INDEX Vol. CXXIV, No. 134 ©2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A SUDOKU..................... 2A CL ASSIFIEDS............... 5A SPORTS MONDAY.........1B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Heidelberg founder speaks at UMMA MICHIGANDAILY.COM/SECTION/NEWS GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. WEATHER TOMORROW HI: 67 LO: 43 OIE to alter procedures for faculty grievances ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC SAFETY ‘U’ responds to open-carry lawsuit filed by A2 resident In intro biology, students become research subjects CAMPUS LIFE Business leaders talk risk-taking, innovation