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RITA MORRIS/Daily
Doug Freeman, chief operating officer of Patagonia, discusses
the ideals and expectations of running an environmentally
conscious business at the Ross School of Business on Tuesday.
The Supreme Court will
hear
oral
arguments
Wednesday
in
Fisher
v. Texas, which will
consider
the
use
of
affirmative action in college
admissions, The New York
Times reported. The case was
first heard by the court in 2012.
CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
Opera studio
scenes
WHAT: Professor Kay
Castaldo and his graduate
students will be presenting
several operatic scenes.
WHO: School of Music,
Theatre & Dance
WHEN: 8:30 p.m.
WHERE: Earl V. Moore
Building, McIntosh Theatre
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
President says mural to stay
Eli Capilouto, the president
of the University of Kentucky,
announced in an e-mail to stu-
dents, faculty and staff that the
university would not remove
a mural located in Memo-
rial Hall, the Kentucky Kernel
reported Monday.
The mural, a fresco com-
missioned as part of the New
Deal’s Public Works of Art
Project, was completed in
1934. Painted by Ann Rice
O’Hanlon, the piece depicts
Kentucky’s origins, including
a couple of tableaus that some
consider to be racist, such as
an image of Black slaves pick-
ing crops.
Discussion about the mural’s
removal began after more than
100 University of Kentucky fac-
ulty members signed an open
letter calling for an improve-
ment in campus diversity. As
a result, the mural was briefly
shrouded, as Capilouto put it
in his e-mail, “out of respect
for long-term expressions of
concern that could no longer go
unanswered.”
The university’s next steps,
Capilouto explained, will be to
make the narratives depicted in
the mural “more complete.”
“We will place this impor-
tant work of art … in the
explicit and accurate context of
the sober realities of our shared
history and our advancing
understanding of race, gender,
ethnicity, and identity,” he
wrote.
Ball State eliminates student
fees for extra credit hours
After a decision by its Board
of Trustees, Ball State University
will not charge students extra fees
for graduating after more than the
usual four-year time limit, the Ball
State Daily reported Monday.
These fees were previously
placed on extra credit hours for
students who had completed 144
credit hours in more than four
years without having received a
degree.
Bernard Hannon, Ball State’s
treasurer and vice president for
business affairs, said the now-
eliminated policy was originally
implemented to “encourage on-
time graduation from resident
students.”
—TANYA MADHANI
ECO BUSINESS
THREE THINGS YOU
SHOULD KNOW TODAY
Sex: everyone thinks
about it, and rarely
discusses it. This week
the
Statement
Magazine
features a campus-wide sex
survey in order to understand
what makes the ‘U’ tick.
>> FOR MORE, SEE THE STATEMENT
The
FBI
announced
plans Tuesday to replace
its
current
methods
for
tracking
police
shootings, The Washington
Post reported. The system
will also record any incident
in which an officer causes
injury to a civilian.
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Research
seminar
WHAT: An education
research seminar discussing
teacher-labor supply.
WHO: Department
of Economics
WHEN: 8:30 a.m.
WHERE: 3240 Weill Hall
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Queer theory
lecture
WHAT: Robyn Wiegman,
professor of literature
and women’s studies at
Duke University will
discuss the antisocial
thesis in queer theory.
WHO: Center for Research
on Learning and Teaching
WHEN: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
WHERE: Lane
Hall, Room 2239
Nam Center
colloquium
WHAT: Baek Yung Kim,
associate professor at
Kwangwoon University in
Seoul, will lecture about
the 1988 Olympics.
WHO: Nam Canter
for Korean Studies
WHEN: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
WHERE: School of Social
Work Building, Room 1636
Cookie
decoration
WHAT: A chef from
Michigan Dining will
be teaching students
how to make sugar
cookies and frostings.
WHO: Center for
Campus Involvement
WHEN: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan
Union, Rogel Ballroom
Caribbean
identities
WHAT: Awilda Rodriguez
Lora, along with other
artists and students from
the Caribbean, will be
presenting spoken word.
WHO: Several University
departments
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
WHERE: Duderstadt
Center, Video Studio
Swing dance
lesson
WHAT: Swing Ann
Arbor will offer a free
class to new attendees.
Beginners will also be
able to attend the social
dance that follows for free.
WHO: Swing Ann Arbor
WHEN: 8 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan League,
Vandenberg Room
Organ recital
series
WHAT: Deborah Friauff
from St. Andrew’s
Episcopal Church will
perform 30 minutes
of solo music on the
Letourneau organ.
WHO: School of Music,
Theatre & Dance
WHEN: 12:15 p.m.
WHERE: School of
Public Health Building,
Community Room
EMILIE FARRUGIA/DailyLSA
LSA senior Devin Jones speaks with members of Students Allied for Freedom and Equality about Central Student Government’s decision to take no action against Representative Jesse Arm at the
CSG meeting at the Michigan Union on Tuesday.
important for the discussion
and I also don’t want to lose
some of the words, “Hislop said.
“The choices we make are very
specific and important.”
Hislop noted that he reached
out to both parties, e-mailed
witnesses and met with Arm as
well. He said the investigation
was meant to serve as a dialogue
with both parties. Regarding
SAFE, he said the Committee
considered whether terms like
hate crime, or violent offense
applied to the events in question,
though they ultimately ruled
they did not.
“It
was
an
emotionally
charged event,” he said. “Some
people would describe it as a
shouting match.”
During the meeting, about
10 members of the assembly
commented
on
the
matter,
representing
a
range
of
viewpoints, both related to the
investigation’s process and the
decision it ultimately reached.
During
public
comments,
LSA sophomore Haleemah Aqel,
a member of SAFE, spoke out
against
the
recommendation
and criticized what she deemed
misrepresentation in the media
about the events in question.
“I
respect
the
Ethics
Committee for taking Jesse
Arm’s
actions
seriously,”
Aqel said. “I don’t approve
of the report created by the
Ethics
Committee
because
it diminished his language,
as well as his intimidating
behavior used against SAFE.
Misrepresentations
that
were
made
in
the
report
matter and have real impact
and
implications
in
our
organization.”
Aqel
said
there
was
miscommunication during the
ethics investigation as to why
SAFE was upset. She said the
organization’s concern was not
with whether Arm had a right to
express his feelings publicly, but
the manner in which he chose to
do so.
“He had no right to scream
at and intimidate the people he
supposedly represents; when
his speech crosses the line
of publicly berating student
claiming that the student isn’t
serious about peace and assume
the behavior is OK is an issue,”
Aqul said. “The reason for the
wall is to have a dialogue to
create that space to discuss
things. Instead of coming to us,
Jesse yelled at us publicly.”
She added that she thought the
incident had been taken out of
context on campus, with the effect
of preventing further dialogues
and generating negative stigma
about SAFE’s purpose.
CSG Rep. David Schafer, a
LSA junior, said he thought at
no point during the video did
Arm engage in dialogue and
that the word yell would be
more accurate than spoke in
describing his actions.
Hislop said he believes the
video alone can speak for the
actual event, but stood by what
was written in the report.
“I want to make it clear that
you have the right to demonstrate
and you have the right to have
your voice heard. I had no choice
in the matter as to whether the
media pick this up or words the
media chose to define you guys
by,” Hislop said. “I could only
pick these words, and I hope they
mean something to you.”
SAFE member Devin Jones,
an LSA senior, said he did
not take issue with the ethics
commission’s decision. Rather,
he said the broader problem was
with power dynamics on campus.
Jones said one thing that
contributes to those dynamics
is the University’s three courses
on the Israel/Palestine conflict
that he said are taught by white
Jewish males.
“What we were doing on
Nov 19. — that is one of the only
times we get to voice our views
on campus,” Jones said. “Jesse
centered his voice in it.”
Jones said the CSG Ethics
Committee has now caused
SAFE to be further silenced
on campus by suggesting Arm
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