State of the State,” Snyder said. 
“I would like to address the 
people of Flint. I want to speak 
directly, honestly sincerely… The 
government failed you. I’m sorry 
most of all that I let you down. 
You deserve accountability. You 
deserve to know the truth and I 
have a responsibility to tell the 
truth.”

During the speech, Snyder said 

he will release all of his e-mails 
pertaining to the water crisis as 
well as a comprehensive timeline 
listing every step taken. He also 
announced plans to request $28 
million from the state legislature 
to 
provide 
additional 
bottled 

water and tap filters for affected 
homes, as well as treatment for 
the children suffering from lead 
poisoning.

“We need to make sure this 

never happens again in any 
Michigan city,” Snyder said. “I 
give the people (of Flint) my 
commitment that Michigan will 
not let you down.”

Snyder’s 
plan 
to 
hold 

individuals 
accountable 
also 

included replacing the former 
director 
for 
the 
Department 

of Environmental Quality Dan 
Wyant 
with 
incoming 
DEQ 

director Keith Creagh, who said 
in an interview he agreed with the 
governor’s words regarding the 
need for change.

“As I came in as a new director 

there are some things we need to 
address within the department. 
We need a culture change, we 
need to start with the outcome in 
mind,” Creagh said. “And have our 
goal be safe, clean drinking water 
to all citizens. What matters is the 
delivery of clean, fresh, safe water 
to residents.”

In a statement released after 

the address, Karen Christian, 
president of United Teachers of 
Flint and a math intervention 
teacher at Potter Elementary 
School 
in 
Flint 
Community 

Schools, urged the governor to 
adopt a more detailed plan for 
helping residents.

“The health and educational 

challenges facing Flint students 
and families for years to come are 
serious and require a detailed plan 
to identify and address the various 
issues coming at us,” Christian 
said. “We must help students with 
the real impacts of lead poisoning, 
like 
learning 
disabilities 
and 

behavioral issues. Gov. Snyder and 
leaders in Lansing need to act on 
detailed plans that gets students 

continuous access to primary 
care, early childhood education 
and supplements like calcium, 
vitamin C and iron, which may 
help mitigate the impacts of lead 
poisoning.”

Highlighted 
additionally 
in 

Snyder’s address was an initiative 
to create a commission for building 
21st century infrastructure in the 
state, aimed at finding out what 
the state needs and developing 
a plan on how to make the best 
investments.

“We need to get this right in 

Michigan for the long term,” 
Snyder said. “More than roads, 
we have a hidden problem… 
underground some pipes are over 
100 years old. Out of sight out 
of mind until we have a water 
problem.”

Though Flint was the main 

focus of the address, Snyder 
also commented on the growth 
of Detroit in the past few years. 
He said violent crime is down 
18 percent since 2010, derelict 
buildings are being torn down and 
electricity is spreading to once 
dark areas of the city. The city’s 
school system, however, faces 
mounting problems surrounding 
its current debt, which is currently 
at $515 million. Snyder said he 
plans to create a commission 
focused on 21st century education 
to address that debt and related 
issues statewide.

“As Detroit builds, it should 

give hope to other cities,” he said. 
“There is much more work that 
needs to be done, but progress is 
evident everywhere. Too many 
schools are failing at their central 
task… Let’s solve this problem and 
help the kids. The time to act is 
now.”

Snyder also touched on the 

state’s 
economy, 
noting 
that 

232 jobs are added every day 
in the state. He acknowledged 
this growth doesn’t reach every 
town, saying he plans to provide 
towns 
still 
struggling 
with 

unemployment not just with not 
money but also people to help 
them get back on track.

Before Snyder’s remarks, the 

Michigan Democratic Party held 
a press conference denouncing 
both the governor and state 
Republicans for the Flint crisis and 
other issues, accusing Snyder and 
legislators of creating a culture of 
secrecy within the government.

“Secrecy and cover-ups create 

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Protestors calling for the recall of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder 
(R) bang their hands against the windows of the Michigan 
State Capital building where Gov. Snyder was giving the State 
of the State address in Lansing on Tuesday. 

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin 
(R) endoresed presidental 
candiate Donald Trump 
in a statement Tuesday, 
The New York Times 

reports. 
Palin 
recently 

appeared alongside Trump at 
Iowa State Univesity. 

CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES

Cherokee Rose 
book signing

WHAT: University Prof. 
Tiya Miles, a MacArthur 
recipient, will discuss 
her new book in this 
Author’s Forum event. 
WHO: Author’s Forum
WHEN: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
WHERE: Hatcher 
Graduate Library, room 100

FLINT PROTEST

THREE THINGS YOU 
SHOULD KNOW TODAY

Students with 
disabilities struggle to 
navigate the barriers 
created by the college 

experience. 

>> FOR MORE, SEE THE STATEMENT

State 
Rep. 
Mike 

Pitts (R) from South 
Carolina introduced a 
bill Tuesday to require 

journalists to register with 
the state to be professionals, 
the 
Post 
and 
Courier 

reported. 

3

1

2

Kent Monkman

WHAT: Artist Kent 
Monkman will speak on his 
latest installation work.
WHO: Institue for 
the Humanities
WHEN: 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 
WHERE: 202 S. 
Thayer, room 1022

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CREES 
lecture

WHAT: A guest professor 
will give a lecture titled 
“Taking the Place of 
Stalin: The Story of 
Late Communism.” 
WHO: Center for 
Russian, East European 
and Eurasian Studies 
WHEN: 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: School of Social 
Work Building, room 1636

Bicentennial 
workshop

WHAT: The Bicentennial 
Office will hold an 
activity grant workshop 
to help generate ideas for 
projects and activities.
WHO: Bicentennial Office
WHEN: 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: The League, 
Vandenberg room

Engineering 
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WHAT: International 
Programs in Engineering 
will host a fair for 
engineering students to 
learn about various study 
abroad opportunities.
WHO: International 
Programs in Engineering
WHEN: 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
WHERE: Duderstadt 
Center Atrium

Fellowship 
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WHAT: The Bonderman 
Fellowship is offering 
four LSA seniors $20,000 
to travel the world.
WHO: Center for Global 
and Intercultural Study
WHEN: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
WHERE: The League, 
Michigan Room

MEMS lunch 
lecture

WHAT: MEMS will hold a 
lecture on Islam, Buddhism 
and the Mongols debating 
the fate of Chinggis Khan’s 
soul in medieval Iran.
WHO: Medieval and 
Early Modern Studies 
WHEN: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
WHERE: Tisch 
Hall, room 1014

Internship 
workshop

WHAT: The Digital 
Media Club will be 
hosting an internship 
search preparation 
workshop today. 
WHO: Digital Media Club
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. 
to 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: North Quad

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E. Royster Harper, vice president for student life, introduces herself to the CSG assembly and discusses her role within 
the administration at the CSG meeting in the Michigan Union on Tuesday.
CSG supports campus-wide 
efforts to aid Flint residents

Assembly 

members discuss 
ways they can help 

at meeting

By ANNA HARITOS

Daily Staff Reporter

At their meeting Tuesday, 

Central Student Government 
discussed coordinating efforts 
among student organizations 
over the Flint water crisis and 
resolutions to define the agen-
da of the semester. The body 
also hosted E. Royster Harper, 
Vice President of Student Life, 
as their guest speaker.

CSG 
President 
Cooper 

Charlton, 
an 
LSA 
senior, 

addressed the assembly on the 
importance of assisting exist-
ing efforts across campus aim-
ing to aid with the Flint water 
crisis.

“In the beginning of the 

year we talked a lot about 
uniting the three campuses in 
Ann Arbor — Central, North 
and South — and at that same 

time we also reached out to 
Flint and Dearborn so we can 
be a united voice when we talk 
about the University of Michi-
gan,” Charlton said. “Not just 
talking about Ann Arbor and 
not forgetting our brothers 30 
to 40 minutes away.”

Charlton called upon the 

body to reach out to stu-
dent organizations currently 
engaged in fundraising cam-
paigns and other forms of aid.

“This is an unbelievable 

opportunity for us to show 
support with the water crisis 
happening in Flint,” Charlton 
said. “We need need need to 
show support for Flint in this 
very terrible time.”

Guest Speaker
During her speech, Harp-

er shared several personal 
stories with the assembly, 
including her childhood, her 
relationship with the Uni-
versity and her involvement 
with social life at the Univer-
sity when she was a student. 
Among the policy topics she 
touched on were the forth-
coming University celebration 

for the bicentennial in 2017 
and parents weekend. She 
asked CSG, and all students, 
for ideas to help strengthen 
the planning and execution of 
both events.

CSG, in turn, asked Harper 

for constructive criticism and 
general advice going into the 
second semester. She outlined 
the importance of under-
standing the student body in 
response.

“I will offer you two words 

of advice,” she said. “I think 
that you need to move out-
side your own space and to 
really be asking people who 
are maybe different from you 
what’s working and what’s 
not. In addition, you need to 
listen with more than your 
ears. What is the person not 
saying — you have to represent 
the student body.”

In particular, she encour-

aged assembly members to 
consider their own identities.

“This is the time in your life 

to do your work around your 
own identity, and understand 

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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN

Sexual assualt discrepancy

Officials at the University of 

Wisconsin have investigated a 
low number of sexual assault 
cases according to The Badger 
Herald. 

According to a report from 

the Badger Herald at the Uni-
versity of Wisconsin, there are 
significant discrepancies in 
the number of sexual assaults 
reported at the school and 
the number of investigations 
pursued by the school’s admin-
istration.

The Herald examined 

recent statistics of sexual 
assault reports at the univer-
sity of Wisconsin over the 
course of the past five years. 

It was reported that only 67 
of about 735 of reported cases 
at the university have been 
investigated over the past 
half decade. The Herald also 
reported that from the cases 
investigated, only 27 students 
were found to be responsible 
and only three students were 
expelled.

Ithaca College

Ithaca College and Coastal 

Carolina University top 
schools in drug and alcohol 
violations

Administrators at Ithaca 

College and Coastal Carolina 
University deli vered the most 
disciplinary action related 

to drug and alcohol use per 
capita, according to a recent 
report. The report, released 
by the marketing firm Fractl, 
examined rates of disciplinary 
action at institutions that have 
student residencies on campus.

According to the report, 

Ithaca College had the most 
drug-related disciplinary 
actions per 1,000 students in 
2014. Drug-related arrests also 
increased from five students 
in 2013 to 19 students in 2014. 
Coastal Carolina University 
had 1,058 disciplinary refer-
rals for alcohol violations dur-
ing the period surveyed.

 
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