michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, October 1, 2015 ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM A look at the Michigan Gospel Chorale. » INSIDE the b-side CAMPUS CONTEXT Schlissel has ramped up efforts to initiate culture change, curb drinking on campus By GENEVIEVE HUMMER Daily Staff Reporter University Presi- dent Mark Schlissel and his administra- tion have spent the last academic year working to roll out new policy initiatives regarding sev- eral campus issues — most notably athletics, diversity, sexual assault, alcohol abuse and Greek life. This week, The Michigan Daily reviews the events that got the ball roll- ing. Today, we consider Schlis- sel’s approach to initiating culture changes in Greek life and alcohol use on campus. The overview: Upon arriv- ing at the University, Schlissel said addressing risky drinking on campus would be a top prior- ity for his first year on campus. A 2015 study produced by the Office of Student Conflict reso- lution reported that alcohol and drug-related violations of the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities increased by 29 percent over 2014. The changes: Before this year’s Welcome Week, the University rolled out a package of initiatives designed to curb alcohol abuse on campus, including a policy to notify the parents of students with repeat alcohol offenses and a program to ramp up Division of Public Safety and Security engagement efforts in student- heavy neighborhoods. Schlissel also spoke candidly during an all-chapter Greek life meeting, in which he called on the organiza- tion to address its role in perpetu- ating campus drinking culture. The context: The first move to approach the issue in recent years began before Welcome Week in 2014. In an attempt to decrease risky drinking, the University opted to shorten Welcome Week. The period between dorm move in and the first day of classes, DAVID SONG/Daily Munger Fellows Catherine Cheung and Marco Hidalgo, unveil the giant, commemorative MCard in honor of Charles Munger that was used to officially open the Munger Graduate Residencies on Wednesday. Schlissel, students celebrate opening of new graduate student housing By LYDIA MURRAY For the Daily University officials and stu- dents highlighted the impor- tance of community and diversity as they celebrated the opening of the Munger Gradu- ate Residences on Wednesday, a project largely funded by Univer- sity alum Charles Munger, a real estate mogul. The residence hall, which houses more than 600 graduate students from 19 colleges and schools in shared, apartment- style units, aims to bring togeth- er students from diverse backgrounds. Business graduate student Marco Hidalgo, who is a Munger fellow, welcomed attendees by describing his experience since he moved into the residence hall. Fellows facilitate community building and serve as floor lead- ers. “I’m outside of my comfort zone in every conversation, and I’m really enjoying it,” he said. University President Mark Schlissel also spoke at the event, discussing the importance of creating a holistic learning expe- rience out of the classroom. “As I’ve been here now for a year, I’ve come to realize that every moment here is a pre- cious opportunity for students to learn, and of course that learn- ing goes on in classrooms, but the students are only spending a fraction of their time in class- rooms,” he said. Kinesiology graduate student Catherine Cheung said the resi- dence hall fosters a unique sense of community. “We have absolutely every- thing we need,” she said. “So much so that the fellows have coined the phrase ‘let me Mung- er that for you,’ meaning let me search our Munger community for what you’re looking for.” GOVERNMENT See SCHLISSEL, Page 3A See MUNGER, Page 3A Federal Perkins Loan provided $12 million to ‘U’ students last year By SAMANTHA WINTNER Daily Staff Reporter Legislation enacting the Federal Perkins Loan Program — which provides 500,000 low- income students with need- based financial aid to pay for college — expired Wednesday. The Perkins legislation origi- nally expired in September 2014, but included a one-year extension period so colleges and universities could continue to award loans after its expiration. Wednesday marked the end of that extension period. A bill aiming to reinstate the program for one more year passed in the U.S. House of Rep- resentatives on Monday, but no similar bill has made its way through the Senate thus far. Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D– Mich.) and Gary Peters (D– Mich.) sponsored a resolution on Sept. 24 expressing support for the continuation of the Federal Perkins Loan program, along with several other senators. In a press release Tuesday, Sen. Peters said Perkins loans give low-income students the chance to earn a degree. “The Perkins Loan Program has helped make higher educa- tion a possibility for millions of students by providing afford- able, low-interest loans,” he said. “I strongly support continuing this program to ensure that stu- dents in Michigan are not priced out of the opportunity to get an education, and I will be working with my colleagues in the Senate to ensure that the Perkins Loan Program is extended.” However, until the Senate passes a version of the House See PERKINS, Page 3A RUBY WALLAU/Daily Michael Botticelli, director of national drug control policy, overviews drug policy on treatment and recovery during the Recovery from Addication Conference in Rackham Amphitheatre on Wednesday. Office of National Drug Control Policy director talks recovery By NABEEL CHOLLAMPAT Daily Staff Reporter The drug czar paid a visit to campus on Wednesday. Michael Botticelli, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, discussed addiction during a lecture at Rackham Amphithe- atre on Wednesday morning. Botticelli’s position is more commonly known as President Barack Obama’s “drug czar,” and he directs drug control policies in the United States. His talk, delivered to about 30 University students and faculty members, focused on substance abuse recovery and included testimonials from doctors and recovery patients. Botticelli, himself a recov- ered alcoholic, discussed the challenges faced by substance abusers on their paths to recov- ery. “You don’t see hope on the other side,” Boticelli said. “We have to provide hope and have people see what recovery is all about.” A main focus of the presen- See CZAR, Page 3A GREEK LIFE Fraternity pledges to appeal decision after IFC votes to expel chapter By ISOBEL FUTTER Daily Staff Reporter At the weekly Interfraternity Council presidents’ meeting, fra- ternity chapter executives voted to officially remove the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity from the IFC. IFC President Alex Krupiak, an LSA senior, said the fraternity was removed for attempts to merge with Sig, a rogue fraternity. “They were forming a merger with an off-campus that was for- merly known as Sig and they had a lot of different allocations and problems with them,” Krupiak said. “The IFC did not approve of that merger.” DKE President Evan Field, an Engineering junior, said in an e-mail statement that the frater- nity is tremendously disappointed with the result of Wednesday’s IFC See DKE, Page 3A ‘U’ president takes candid approach to Greek life Munger residents praise unique living environment Student loan program ends awaiting bill in U.S. Senate White House ‘drug czar’ discusses substance abuse DKE kicked off campus after merger attempt INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 2 ©2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A SPORTS...................... 5A SUDOKU..................... 3A CL ASSIFIEDS...............6A B - S I D E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Festifaith draws students to the Diag MICHIGANDAILY.COM/BLOGS GOT A NEWS TIP? 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