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Schlissel details new
program available to
students in Ypsilanti,
Southfield schools
By ALLANA AKHTAR
Daily Staff Reporter
The University will introduce
a new program to increase racial
and
socioeconomic
diversity
among students by giving local
high schoolers the chance to
earn a full, four-year tuition
scholarship, University President
Mark Schlissel announced Friday
morning.
Titled Wolverine Pathways,
the new program will come at
no cost to students. The first
iteration of the program will
choose 120 students — 60 seventh
graders and 60 high schoolers
— for Wolverine Pathways in
January from the Southfield and
Ypsilanti school districts.
Though the first round will
select only students from those
grade levels, the University aims
to expand the program with each
year, encompassing students in
grades seven through 12.
“Inseparable
from
our
efforts to enhance our academic
excellence as a public good is our
work to improve diversity, equity
and inclusion at the University
of Michigan,” Schlissel said at
a breakfast for campus leaders.
“We cannot be excellent without
being diverse, in the broadest
sense of that word.”
The students will work with
tutors and mentors in math,
English and science during eight-
week sessions in the fall, winter
and summer. If these students
successfully
complete
the
program, apply and are admitted
to the University, they will earn
a scholarship covering all tuition
fees for their 4 years.
University
Provost
Martha
Pollack’s Committee on Diversity,
Equity and Inclusion, led by
Robert Sellers, vice provost for
equity, inclusion and academic
affairs,
devised
Wolverine
Pathways. The program provides
many other resources for low
income and minority students,
such as leadership opportunities,
cultural events, test preparation,
visits to campus and resources for
‘Leaders at their Best’
program to promote
preventative mental
health measures
By GENEVIEVE HUMMER
Daily Staff Reporter
Prevention is key.
With
that
mindset,
the
University’s
Counseling
and
Psychological Services is looking
to reach a broader population of
students.
This fall, CAPS is kicking off
Leaders at their Best, an initiative
that
aims
to
wield
positive
psychology to reinforce students’
strengths and prevent mental
health crises.
CAPS launched Leaders at their
Best on Friday with a three-hour
workshop in the Michigan Union.
The event featured six stations,
each one introducing a different
element of positive psychology
— creativity, mindful movement,
gratitude, mindfulness, resilience
Freshman Warren
scores two goals,
Wolverines head
home at 3-0-1
By KEVIN SANTO
Daily Sports Writer
TROY,
N.Y.
—
On
Oct.
11,
Rensselaer
Polytechnic
Institute became a giant killer.
Just three games into their
season, the Engineers hosted
then-No. 1 Boston College and
sent the national powerhouse
home with a 2-1 loss.
And as No. 11 Michigan
entered RPI’s Houston Field
House off the back of a near
upset
against
Union,
the
Wolverines were in danger
of suffering the same fate as
the Eagles. After that Union
matchup,
Michigan
center
JT Compher made it clear
that starting with less energy
against RPI, or any team, was
unacceptable
—
something
the Wolverines clearly took to
heart.
Just three minutes into the
first period, freshman forward
Brendan Warren received the
puck in the slot from freshman
center Cooper Marody and lit
the lamp for his first collegiate
goal to give Michigan a 1-0 lead.
After
that
goal,
the
Wolverines
didn’t
trail
for
the remainder of the game,
defeating RPI, 5-2.
The
rest
of
the
frame
remained scoreless, but the
energy that Compher called for
was evident nonetheless.
“We had a really good start
today,” Warren said. “We were
getting pucks deep, working
down low and getting some
pressure to the net. That’s
something
we
didn’t
do
yesterday. We were kind of
sitting back trying to play up
high and be cute, and we were
letting (Union) have chances. So
we were on (RPI) today.”
The
Wolverines
(3-0-1)
pressured the Engineers early
Weekend festivities
celebrate residence
hall’s contributions
to campus
By SARAH KHAN
Daily Staff Reporter
Current and former residents
of the Martha Cook Building —
one of the University’s all-female
residence halls — gathered over
the weekend to celebrate the
residence hall’s 100th year.
The three-day anniversary
celebration included a barbecue,
organized dinner outings at
various Ann Arbor restaurants
and a gala dinner featuring
remarks
from
University
President Mark Schlissel, the
weekend’s
keynote
speaker.
The weekend concluded with a
time capsule ceremony where
attendees opened a time capsule
from 1993 and created a new
capsule to open in 2115.
During
his
remarks
at
Saturday evening’s gala, Schlissel
said the Martha Cook Building
contributes to the culture of the
University.
“I believe that every moment
at the University represents a
precious opportunity to learn,”
he said. “The opportunity to
learn outside the classroom is
especially true of the Martha
Cook Building. You have created
a unique learning environment
where everyone feels equally
included.
Throughout
its
impressive history, Martha Cook
has been known for bringing
together
diverse
group
of
women and is a cherished part
of the University of Michigan
community.”
Constructed in 1915 with
funds from University alum
William W. Cook, who named
the building after his mother,
Martha
Cook
is
the
only
residence hall at the University
with its own alumni association.
The first women Martha Cook
Presidential
candidate meets
with Syrian refugees
By SAMANTHA WINTNER
Daily Staff Reporter
Democratic
presidential
candidate Martin O’Malley, the
former governor of Maryland,
spoke
on
the
University’s
Dearborn
campus
Friday
afternoon,
highlighting
elements of his vision for foreign
policy related to the Middle
East.
His speech was one event of
the three-day Yalla Vote summit
held by the Arab American
Institute, a national nonprofit.
The summit’s goal was to
provide an opportunity for
leaders of the Arab American
community to engage with
presidential
candidates
and
politicians
on
international
issues. Arab Americans make
up about one third of the city’s
population.
The AAI said all presidential
candidates were invited to the
event, but O’Malley was the only
one to appear at the event in
person. Democratic candidate
U.S Sen. Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.),
as well as GOP candidates U.S
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R–S.C.)
and Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R),
are scheduled to deliver video
ZOEY HOLMSTROM/Daily
LSA senior Amy Pestenariu, Martha Cook board president, loads items into a safe for the 2015 time capsule at a brunch on Sunday. Current and former residents
of the building gathered in Ann Arbor this weekend to celebrate the building’s 100th anniversary.
ALLISON FARRAND/Daily
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley greets 8-year-old refugee Mohammad Assad at the Arab American
Institute’s Yalla Vote Conference at the University of Michigan-Dearborn Social Sciences Building on Friday.
See CAPS, Page 3A
See O’MALLEY, Page 3A
See HOCKEY, Page 2B
See MARTHA COOK, Page 3A
See SCHOLARSHIP, Page 3A
‘U’ to offer
full-rides
to improve
diversity
Residents, alumni mark
Martha Cook’s 100th year
At Dearborn stop, O’Malley
denounces Islamophobia
New CAPS
initiative to
emphasize
positivity