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In Other Ivory Towers
MONDAY:
This Week in History
THREE THINGS YOU
SHOULD KNOW TODAY
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of AMC’s “The Walking
Dead” and says the episode
left much to be desired.
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CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
The
University
of
Chicago
cancelled
classes Monday due to
an online gun threat.
According to NBC Chicago,
the school received warning
from the FBI of a threat to
campus scheduled for 10 a.m.
Monday, specifically at the
campus quad.
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Giving Blueday
WHAT: Students can join
Giving Blueday to tell the
University where it needs
more support. There will
be free cookies and hot
cocoa.
WHO: University and
Development Events
WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30
p.m.
WHERE: Diag
Graham info
session
WHAT: The Graham Under-
graduate Sustainability
Scholars Program is for stu-
dents who would like to learn
more about sustainability
and want to develop sustain-
ability leadership skills.
WHO: Graham
Sustainability Institute
WHEN: 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
WHERE: 1040 Dana
‘The Cloud’
webinar
WHAT: This webinar is
open for students to learn
about time managment
in “The Cloud” using
Gmail and Google Tools.
WHO: Learning and
Professional Development
WHEN: 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
WHERE: Online
Viola master
class
WHAT: Geraldine Walther,
violist of the Takács String
Quartet, will host a free guest
master class for students
interested.
WHO: School of Music,
Theatre & Dance
WHEN: 5:40 p.m.
WHERE: Glenn E. Watkins
Lecture Hall
Corps info
session
WHAT: Michigan College
Advising Corps will be
holding an information
session to learn about how
to get involved with the
program.
WHO: Michigan College
Advising Corps
WHEN: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan Union
Trip planning
seminar
WHAT: The Michigan
Outdoor Leadership
Semester will be
hosting a seminar
about risk management
and trip planning.
WHO: Department of
Recreational Sports.
WHEN: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Outdoor
Adventures Rental Center
ARIEL JORDAN
Serving the ‘U’ campus
Negotiators from 195
countries are in Paris
this week to discuss
climate.
BBC
News
reported that they have
two weeks to reach a deal
regarding carbon emissions
and
limiting
annual
temperature increases.
Trombone
studio recital
WHAT: Solos by Bozza,
Casterede, Raum, Ewazen
and Sulek will be performed
by the students of Prof.
David Jackson.
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Theatre & Dance
WHEN: 8 p.m.
WHERE: Britton Recital
Hall
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Geoff Emberling, assistant research scientist at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, speaks about the destruction of antiquities and the state of ruin caused by ISIS in the
Middle East in the South Thayer Building on Monday.
Event explores effects of ISIS on
historical artifacts in Middle East
Violence promoted by
terrorist group takes
toll on preservation
of the past
By EMILY DAVIES
For the Daily
As nations worldwide grapple
with the rise of the terrorist
group ISIS, the Near Eastern
Studies Department held an
event Monday to discuss the
physical and historical impacts
of the group’s violence on the
modern Middle East, and its
direct link to the United States
and European nations.
Three faculty members and
about 40 attendees joined Geoff
Emberling, assistant research
scientist at the Kelsey Museum
of Archaeology, to discuss the
destruction of antiquities and
the state of ruin in the Middle
East.
Images of destroyed monu-
ments and historical sites cycled
behind the speakers as they talked
about how the city of Apamea in
western Syria was looted block by
block, and barrel bombs pressed
against artwork in the palace of
Ashurnasirpal II.
Panelists provided attendees
with their perspectives on ISIS’
path of destruction and one
common theme emerged: help-
lessness.
“This situation is extremely
dire, and it’s not going to get
better soon … I have a tremen-
dous sense of impotence. There
is very little we can do about
it, and that is the depressing
part,” said Piotr Michalowski,
a professor of ancient Near
Eastern languages and civili-
zation.
Emberling began his lecture by
providing a brief history of Iraqi
and Syrian destruction. The panel
followed a previous lecture he
gave in early November to a Muse-
um Studies program on a similar
topic. Emberling said he invited
to continue the conversation with
a second event due to the amount
of interest surrounding this topic.
Emberling summarized related
historical events, like Saddam
Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait and
ISIS’ recently acquired caliphate
label, but his focus moved toward
understanding how these his-
torical events and the intentional
destruction of historical artifacts
are linked to the United States and
European nations.
Strategically,
through
the
destruction
of
Roman
arti-
facts, ISIS gains attention from
the West and from potential
recruits.
Roman
monuments
in the Middle East are more
closely related to European and
U.S. culture than any heritage in
the Near East. Because of this,
U.S. media reacts strongly when
such artifacts are targeted.
Panelists said this public-
ity in Western countries is
exactly what ISIS is seeking.
This national attention attracts
young radicals searching for
a
voice.
Economically,
the
destruction helps ISIS due to its
sale of some antiquities. By bull-
dozing large arches or monu-
ments, ISIS makes room to dig
up the portable, and therefore
marketable, items. By publicly
advertising the growing scar-
city of Middle Eastern artifacts,
ISIS increases the value of these
smaller objects.
As scholars, Emberling and the
other panelists said they often feel
defeated by ISIS’ durability. Given
the massive humanitarian crisis
that ISIS has caused, critics may
question the attention to artifact
destruction.
As
Emberling
articulated,
understanding
the
strategy
behind
ISIS’
destruction
of
national history calls attention
to the broader story explaining
the rise of ISIS.
“What are the larger condi-
tions that make it possible for a
larger movement like this to take
root?” Emberling asked. “It has
a large part to do with Ameri-
can policy … (The destruction
of antiquities) can call atten-
tion to this Middle Eastern issue
beyond the political debates
we’ve been hearing that demon-
ize refugees who are just trying
to survive.”
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Nursing junior Ariel Jordan is
the vice president of external
affairs for Alpha Phi Omega,
the vice president of external
relations
for
Support
for
Incoming Black Students, a
“TIM specialist” or Team
Income
and
Management
member for Relay for Life at
the University of Michigan.
Which of the student
organizations you’re
involved in has the largest
impact on campus?
They all have a large impact
on campus, especially
because they are all service
related, for such amazing
causes. The one that has
had the strongest impact on
campus for me is the MRelay.
That may just be because of
how I feel towards Relay for
Life. But my involvement
since I’ve started school here
has been just an amazing
transforming experience
for me.
What is MRelay and what
makes it special?
It’s just an environment to be
surrounded by people who
have the same goal as you —
to get rid of cancer. The event
is only 24 hours on Palmer
Field, but throughout the
year teams fundraise for the
American Cancer Society.
(MRelay) has found the
most passionate, dedicated
people and made them
into a planning committee.
Everyone is so different
from their backgrounds, to
why they Relay, to what they
study, to what they do on
their Friday nights, it’s crazy
how that one cause just
brings them all together.
What is the service
atmosphere like on
campus?
A lot of the student
organizations, regardless of
whether they are service-
based or not, have some
sort of service component,
so I think there are a lot of
opportunities for service
on campus, and I think for
the most part we have the
population of people that
have the desire to serve.
— EMILY ROBERTS
Trotter cardio
kickboxing
WHAT: Body Allure Fitness’
Porshia Thomas will lead a
free class for faculty, students
and staff.
WHO: Trotter Multicultural
Center
WHEN: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
WHERE: Trotter
Multicultural Center