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Michigan women’s basketball is ready for year 4 under coach Kim Barnes Arico » INSIDE » INSIDE the b-side Ready for tip-off STANDING IN SOLIDARITY Graduate student opens classroom for discussion on race, student activism By RIYAH BASHA Daily Staff Reporter Nearly 40 students attended a teach-in at Mason Hall on Wednesday morning to discuss nationwide issues related to student activism in light of recent events at the University of Missouri and Yale University. Rackham student Austin McCoy, a graduate student instructor for the History Department, hosted the teach- in during his class on justice in Black America. The class, which was open to all students Wednesday, nearly doubled in attendance over the usual 18 students. McCoy split the class time into two parts, giving a brief history of Black student activism before facilitating a dialogue History class hosts teach-in Hundreds of students gather to share stories, call for campus reforms By ALYSSA BRANDON Daily Staff Reporter A candid conversation about race and diversity at the University of Missouri — largely led by students — spilled onto the University of Michigan’s campus Wednesday as hundreds of demonstrators gathered on the Diag in solidarity with Missouri’s Black community. “Voices are being silenced not only in Missouri, but right here at the University of Michigan,” said Social Work student Wendy Cortes, one of the event’s organizers. “And it is our goal for you to know that you are able to exist without second thought, without hesitation and without genuine fear.” Hosted by School of Social Work People Of Color Collective, the demonstration began at the School of Social Work Building, where participants created signs and banners using #Umich4Mizzou. From there, chanting “UMich for Mizzou, we support you,” demonstrators marched to the Diag, where some shared personal experiences about being Black at the University. Following a string of racial incidents targeting Black students and other students of color at the University of Missouri, Missouri students held demonstrations around their campus, demanding the Missouri system’s president, Timothy Wolfe, resign from his position. Wolfe as well as R. Bowen Loftin, the school’s chancellor, announced Tuesday they would resign from their positions. And for some Missouri students, the call for change resulted in drastic measures. A Missouri graduate student underwent a seven-day-long hunger strike to demand Anger, hope on Diag after events on Mizzou campus Panel considers available resources, recruitment for veterans on campus By JACKIE CHARNIGA Daily Staff Reporter In honor of Veterans Day on Wednesday, student veterans joined a group of 50 students and community members to highlight their transitions from combat to classroom. Held at the Michigan Union, the forum was one of many hosted by the University’s Veteran and Military Services this week. Other events included panel discussions on the wars in Vietnam, Korea, Afghanistan and Iraq and the Cold War. Engineering junior Kenneth Greene, who served from 2008 until 2013 at the Marine Corps Airspace in New River, N.C., said he was pleasantly surprised by how generously the University community treats its veteran students. “There’s so many resources for veterans on campus it’s insane,” Greene said. “I don’t think we’ve been left out at all, as far as that goes.” These resources include scholarships offered specifically to veterans, as well as the University’s policy of extending in-state tuition to all veterans regardless of their residency. LSA junior Joshua Strup served in the U.S. Army from 2001 to 2010 and was stationed in Germany, Oklahoma and Michigan. Though Strup said the University community’s recognition of veterans is great, he added that the University could improve the way it targets veterans in the recruitment process. He said while veterans See TEACH-IN, Page 3A See MIZZOU, Page 3A Students talk transition from combat to class CAMPUS LIFE See VETERANS, Page 2A Indian holiday marked with food, traditional festivities By TANYA MADHANI Daily Staff Reporter For those who celebrate Diwali, the festival marks a time when the darkness of the world was vanquished by the return of the prince and deity Lord Rama. “That’s why it’s generally known as the festival of lights,” said Nita Shah, an administrative assistant with the Global Scholars Program. More than 100 students gathered in North Quad Residence Hall on Wednesday to celebrate the holiday, an Indian festival celebrated by people of the Hindu, Sikh and Jain religions. The Michigan Sahana and Maya Dance Team performed at an event LSA senior Sindhu Kadhiresan called a sort of equivalent to Christmas. She said there was a shortage of Diwali celebrations on campus this year, which she said was may have been due to the busy time of year the festival fell on. “It’s important for us to show people on campus how it holds the same value,” Kadhiresan Over 100 gather for Diwali festival of lights celebration See DIWALI, Page 2A DAVID SONG/Daily Rackham student Sandhya Narayanan performs a traditional dance in celebration of Diwali at North Quad on Wednesday. Medical Students launch program to guide patients through signup By KATIE PENROD Daily Staff Reporter Many previously uninsured Americans gained coverage following the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in 2010. However, many people still remain uninsured and University Medical School students wanted to learn why. Brent Williams, an associate professor of internal medicine, and a team of medical students run a free clinic in Pinckney, Mich. Williams said they continue to encounter a large number of uninsured patients every week. In a recent paper, After ACA, many still lack health insurance MEDICINE See ACA, Page 3A RUBY WALLAU/Daily LEFT: School of Social Work second year Rebecca Ahmad-Robinson demonstrates her solidarity with the students at the University of Missouri. CENTER: School of Social Work first year Khalid Bowens speaks about his experiences of being Black at the University. RIGHT: School of Social Work first year Fatmeh Baidoun holds a sign at the event was organized by the School of Social Work People of Color Collective on the Diag on Wednesday.