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From the Daily:
Recall Gov.
Snyder
Organizations
collect supplies,
funds for affected
citizens
By LYDIA MURRAY
Daily Staff Reporter
In response to the Flint
water crisis, students across
campus are coming together
to collect water bottles and
monetary donations for the
affected citizens of Flint and
surrounding areas.
The Flint water supply has
been contaminated with lead
for multiple months, spurring
health
concerns
for
Flint’s
citizens and garnering national
outrage.
The
contamination
began after the city switched
from the Detroit city water to
water from the Flint River in
April 2014. The water from the
river corroded the water pipes,
allowing lead from the pipes
to leech into the water. In the
weeks following the change,
residents began reporting a
change in quality and adverse
health effects.
Both Gov. Rick Snyder (R)
and President Barack Obama
have recently declared state and
federal states of emergency in
response to the crisis. Protesters
have
additionallycalled
for
Snyder’s resignation, claiming
he was negligent in his delayed
response to the crisis.
Joining many other groups
across the state, University’s
Prevention
Research
Center
and
the
Michigan
Youth
Violence Prevention Center are
partnering in a campaign called
Fill-A-Truck for Flint. The
campaign is now accepting both
water bottle and cash donations,
which will be delivered to
Flint residents. Water bottle
donations will be accepted
until Friday in the School of
Public Health lobby, and cash
donations are being accepted in
the Prevention Research Center
office. The campaign aims to
bring as much bottled water as
they can collect to Flint to help
the residents there.
Alison Grodzinski, School
of Public Health employee and
one of the organizers of the
effort, said the center wanted
to help out in any way possible
Psychological
factors determine
reactions to cell
phone notifications
By ALEXA ST. JOHN
Daily Staff Reporter
If you find yourself checking
your phone only to realize the
vibration you thought you felt
was non-existent, you may be
more anxious when it comes
to relationships.
Those who have higher
attachment anxiety in their
relationships are more likely
to
interpret
ambiguous
physical sensations as cell
phone messages, according to
recent University research.
In contrast, people who have
higher attachment avoidance
are less likely to have these
“phantom” experiences when
they anticipate receiving calls
or messages, and tend to be
Michigan citizens
must be allowed
to use their vote to
give the people of
Flint justice
From The Michigan Daily
It is no secret that Gov.
Rick Snyder (R) is not a fan of
democracy. Two months into
his first gubernatorial term, he
signed Public Act 4 — a bill that
would allow him to delegate total
control over a democratically
elected municipal government in
the event the state government
decided
it
was
financially
insolvent. Snyder utilized this
bill in 2011 to appoint a financial
emergency manager over the
city of Flint, leading to a string of
decisions overseen by Snyder that
ultimately led to the water crisis
decimating Flint today. As we’ve
seen the crisis unfold, Snyder has
taken democracy away from Flint
and in the process ruined lives.
Michigan voters must make their
voices heard for justice in Flint
by supporting a recall of Gov.
Snyder.
Tuesday
night,
Snyder
delivered his State of the State
address, dedicating much of his
speech time to the Flint Water
Crisis.
Snyder
acknowledged
the
mistakes
he
and
his
administration have made, but
made a number of concerning
points regarding how he views
the timeline of the disaster.
Snyder began his overview of
events by pointing to the Flint city
council’s March 2013 vote, with
emergency manager approval in
April, to switch the city of Flint’s
water supply to the Karegnondi
Water Authority, a municipal
cooporation Flint was a founding
member
of,
but
still
under
construction.
Entirely
absent
from this discussion, however,
was the chain of decisions that
led to Flint’s switch from Detroit
Ann Arbor Mayor
says bill threatens
voter knowledge
By BRIAN KUANG
Daily Staff Reporter
At Tuesday’s City Council
meeting, a range of topics —
from a new state law to the
city’s planned deer cull— were
discussed.
During the meeting, Council
rebuked the state government
of Michigan for a law that
the city claims restricts its
right to inform voters, voting
unanimously in support of a
resolution opposing the State
Legislature’s Public Act 269,
which Gov. Rick Snyder (R)
signed on January 7.
Public Act 269 prohibits
local officials from publicly
disclosing information about
ballot
proposals
within
60
days of an election. The bill
has sparked debate throughout
Michigan,
with
opponents
raising concerns that it will bar
public entities — such as cities
and school districts — from
distributing factual information
about ballot initiatives.
During
Tuesday’s
council
meeting, Ann Arbor Mayor
Christopher Taylor emphasized
the impact this act has on the
voter.
Governor focuses
on initiatives to
ameliorate water
quality in city
By CAITLIN REEDY
Daily Staff Reporter
LANSING — At his 6th State of
the State address Tuesday night,
Gov. Rick Snyder (R) highlighted
a number of issues, including
thewater crisis in Flint and the
large debt facing the Detroit
Public Schools system.
Snyder drew a large crowd
both inside and outside the state
capitol building with hundreds
showing up to protest on the
steps, calling for his resignation.
Many of those present noted their
presence, including state senator
Ken Horn (R—Saginaw), who
highlighted the apologetic tone
Snyder set. That tone, he said,
differed from his past addresses.
“I thought it was very somber,”
Horn said. “It was different
than the seven other state of the
unions I’ve been to as a member
of the legislature. We dealt with
the Flint water issue primarily
and I think the governor set a
tone that we are here to help.
Mistakes were made on every
different level.”
Key points made during the
speech
included
a
six-point
plan to respond to the Flint
water crisis, fixing Michigan’s
deteriorated
infrastructure,
aiding the Detroit Public Schools
system and the economic future
of the state — particularly the
future of the automotive industry
and the trajectory it is currently
on.
Snyder
began
his
speech
addressing the people of Flint,
which served as the main focus of
the address.
“Tonight will be a different
OPINION
MARINA ROSS/Daily
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) gives the State of the State address at the Michigan State Capital building in Lansing on Tuesday.
GREG GOSS/Daily
Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor speaks on issues such as affordable housing and the deer cull during the City
Council meeting at Ann Arbor City Hall on Tuesday.
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See ADDRESS, Page 2A
See STUDY, Page 3A
See COUNCIL, Page 3A
See RECALL, Page 4A
How students and faculty
navigate disability on campus
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the statement
Students
fundraise
for water
crisis aid
State of the State address
emphasizes plan for Flint
Council passes resolution
opposing state ballot law
Study finds
mental link
to phantom
vibrations
CAMPUS LIFE
RESEARCH
INDEX
Vol. CXXIV No. 55
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