University study 
examines parental 
restrictions on teen 
driving habits

Though parents reported 

limiting cell phone use, the 
number of passengers, driving 
times and driving locations of 
their teen drivers, teens reported 
their parents never placed these 
types of limitations on their 
driving, according to a C.S. Mott 
Children’s Hospital National Poll 
on Children’s Health.

The study, looking at parents of 

teens 13 to 18 years old and teens 
of the same age, found that while 
nine out of 10 parents reported 
they placed at least one of these 
limitations on their teen driver, 
only eight out of 10 teens reported 
receiving at least one limitation.

Parental limits included: 

requiring the teen to park to use 
their phone, allowing a limited 
number of friends or only certain 
friends in the car and scheduling a 
time at night when the teen was no 
longer allowed to drive. 

The discrepancy between what 

a parent says they limit and what 
limitations a teen perceives could 
play a key role in the safety of the 
teen, as well as other drivers. If the 
limitations are not in place, a teen 
driver’s risk of a crash can increase. 

The study was released 

simultaneously with another 
University report which examined 
a decrease in the amount of people 
receiving drivers’ licenses. 

Researchers from the University 

Transportation Research Institute 
found a decrease in the overall 
percentage of people with a license 
along with the teen increase.

 

Heightened 
temperatures 
point to climate 
change

The year 2015 was the Earth’s 

warmest year on record since 
1880, according to the National 
Centers for Environmental 
Information in the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration and NASA. Both 
organizations established that 
2015 was even warmer than 2014, 
formerly the warmest year on 
Earth.

It was also found that 

December 2014 had an average 
combined global land and ocean 
surface temperature higher than 
any other month on record in the 
past 136 years.

The University press 

release highlighted University 
Engineering Prof. Richard Rood, 
who said this trend of warmer 
temperatures is expected to 
continue in years to come, and 
as a result, measures should be 
taken to plan for and manage the 
environmental changes.

Library collection of 
19th century sheet 
music to be digitized

After receiving a grant from 

the Council on Library and 
Information Resources, much 
of the University library’s 
sheet music collection from the 
Thomas Edison Phonograph 
Company will be catalogued 
and digitized over the next two 
years. 

The Edison Sheet Music 

Collection is one of the world’s 
largest collections like it, and 
holds nearly 75 percent of 
previously unknown editions.

Following the recording 

company’s closing in 1929, the 
collection was given to the 
Henry Ford family and other 
people before the University 
acquired it in 1989.

The project will result in the 

largest online collection of sheet 
music prior to 1870, and will 
emphasize themes stemming 
from the Civil War, such as 
death and veterans returning 
home.

As the digitalization of the 

collection is completed, it will 
be available via library catalogs 
Mirlyn and WorldCat. 

 
—ALEXA ST. JOHN

NEWS BRIEFS

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News
Thursday, January 21, 2016 — 3A

carbon emission vehicles and other 
advanced technologies.

As a result of these standards, 

fuel economy has reached an all-
time high and the cost for electric 
car batteries has fallen 70 percent. 
Obama said the American auto 
industry has found a balance 
between sustainability and profit.

“The auto industry here in the 

United States has figured out that 
we can make more fuel efficient 
cars that reduce carbon pollution 
that causes climate change and 
make a profit and put more people 
to work,” he said. “There’s no 
contradiction between creating jobs 
and economic growth and caring for 
the environment.”

Looking more broadly at the 

country as a whole, Obama said 
Detroit’s progress is a lesson in how 
to approach the future.

“What’s true of Detroit is true of 

the country,” he said. “Here, now, 
I want you to remember how far 
we’ve come. The reason I want to 
remind you is not because I’m on the 
ticket but because I want Americans 

to have confidence in where we need 
to go.”

During his speech, Obama also 

addressed the Flint water crisis 
concerning the tainted water supply 
in the city following a switch from 
Detroit city water to using the Flint 
River as a water source. The crisis 
and the delayed response by city and 
state officials to declare a state of 
emergency in Flint has been a recent 
topic of national conversation.

Obama also met with Flint 

Mayor Karen Weaver on Tuesday in 
Washington to discuss the issue. He 
did not visit the city during his time 
in Michigan.

In his speech, Obama said he 

would support the mayor and people 
of Flint through the crisis.

“I told her we were going to 

have her back and all of the people 
of Flint’s back as we work our way 
through this terrible tragedy,” he 
said. “It is a reminder of why we 
can’t shortchange the basic services 
we provide for our people.”

Obama concluded his speech by 

expressing his confidence in the 
American people and the future of 
the country.

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EnvoyNow. “Most people have told 
us they love the service because it is 
very convenient for them because 
they don’t have to go anywhere”

The company was started by 

Anthony Zhang, a University of 
Southern California student, who 
wanted a more convenient way to 
have food delivered.

In an interview, EnvoyNow’s 

University executive board said 
Zhang realized that the only way 
the food could be delivered directly 
to him was if students were the 
delivery people and were able to get 
through the dorm or library security 
systems. This led to the formation 
of EnvoyNow at USC, and after a 
$100,000 investment from Shark 
Tank’s Mark Burnett, it has made 
its way to universities all around the 
United States.

LSA freshman Patrick Skelly, 

the 
senior 
expansion 
manager 

at EnvoyNow, knew Zhang from 
his high school, and brought the 
company to the University, where he 
helped develop the executive board 
of seven members, six of whom are 
freshman.

In order to use the service, 

students connect their credit cards 
to the EnvoyNow app, which allows 
them order food from restaurants in 
Ann Arbor like Burger Fi, Salads UP, 
Chipotle, Buffalo Wild Wings, Frita 
Batidos and more. The first delivery 
fee is waived and for subsequent 
orders a flat $2.99 delivery fee is 
added to each order.

The 
University’s 
EnvoyNow 

executive 
board 
noted 
positive 

responses from students, leading to 
the fast growth of the company — in 
the month and a half since launching 
they said they’ve gone from 30 orders 
a week to 200.

“Students reactions have been 

overwhelmingly 
positive,” 
Jacob 

Frank, an LSA junior and strategic 
development manager, said. “We 
have about an 80 percent yield rate 
in overturning customers, which 
is like 50 percent more than other 
delivery services. People really like 
the fact that it is student oriented and 
convenient.”

LSA freshman Rachel Liebergall, 

a user of the app, said she thinks the 

fact that EnvoyNow is student-run 
makes the idea of the delivery service 
more appealing.

“I think it’s a really great app 

that makes food delivery very pain 
free and easy,” she said. “I like 
that it’s student-run and that I’m 
contributing to a student business.”

The board said they thought the 

high demand for the service is due to 
students’ appreciation for the service, 
and 
the 
company’s 
grassroots 

marketing strategies.

“We literally have gone up to all of 

the kids in Markley with their doors 
open and just talked to them about 
Envoy, and our plans for the future,” 
Skelly said. “We found that kids 
were extremely receptive and many 
of them helped us by telling their 
friends.”

They have also reached out to 

students studying in the Shapiro 
Undergraduate Library, employed 
30 Envoy representatives in different 
sororities and fraternities to speak 
at their chapters and posted on 
Facebook and Instagram promoting 
the service.

“We attended the startup career 

fair this week so we posted a 
photograph of that on Facebook,” 
said Engineering freshman Enis 
Habib, head of marketing. “We are 
getting more likes on that page, and 
we want to keep growing in social 
media.”

The executive board is also 

striving to get more restaurants to 
sign with them. Once a contract is 
signed, Envoy began to receive 20 
percent of the order’s profits, and 
Envoy is given privlages, like being 
able to skip the lines in various 
restaurants, 
allowing 
for 
faster 

delivery.

In accordance with the positive 

responses and fast growth, the 
demand for service has surpassed the 
company’s supply of labor. This past 
weekend, they had to ask customers 
to wait 15 minutes to place an order 
while the Envoys finished the orders 
they were working on, an issue the 
company will have to address as it 
moves forward and continues to 
grow.

“We found that students absolutely 

love our service. So much so that it is 
at a pace that is hard to keep up with 
delivery people,” Skelly said. “We are 
looking for more delivery people.”

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year.

The University is currently 

under federal investigation by 
the Department of Education, 
for its handling of several 
sexual assault cases.

Of the 172 cases presented 

in 2015, 29 were investigated, 
66 were referred to the Review 
Panel and 78 did not fall within 
“the scope of the Policy,” 
according to the report. The 
number of cases reviewed by 
the panel — which included 
representatives from SAPAC, 
police and general counsel 
Timothy Lynch — or addressed 
in 
an 
alternative 
manner 

increased by 18 and 21 from 
2014 respectively.

In an interview with The 

Michigan 
Daily, 
Anthony 

Walesby, the University Title 
IX coordinator, who also serves 
as the senior director of OIE, 
suggested the rise in sexual 
misconduct 
reports 
stems 

from 
improved 
education 

efforts and awareness of the 
definition of misconduct, as 
well as of the policies and 
procedures involved.

A 2015 University campus 

climate 
survey 
on 
sexual 

misconduct revealed that only 
3.6 percent of students who 
reported having at least one 
unwanted sexual experience 
at the University chose to 
report the incident to an 
official University resource or 
law enforcement.

“This 
is 
a 
very 

underreported 
issue 
that 

happens, and so I think the 
more and more reports that we 
get and the more opportunities 
we have to address concerns is 
a good thing,” Walesby said. 
“We are addressing issues on 
our campus, and so we see it 
increase in number of reports 
that come forward.”

Of 
the 
29 
reports 

investigated, OIE concluded 
10 cases to be in violation of 
the policy, with a total of 33 
potential 
policy 
violations 

considered. In 17 of the 29 
cases, investigators did not 
find enough evidence to cite a 
sexual misconduct violation. 
Two cases are still pending.

Walesby is responsible for 

deciding whether a University 
investigation 
will 
be 

conducted, although a review 
panel provides input in the 
decision, what actions should 
be taken if the perpetrator is 
unknown and whether they 
believe other measures could 
be considered. 

Walesby said while only 

29 were fully investigated 
from beginning to end, he 
considers all cases to have 
been thoroughly reviewed.

“I would say that all 172 are 

investigated,” Walesby said. 
“There is effort that goes into 
each one of those matters … 
we are looking into it. I can 
definitely guarantee you that 
if there is an issue that can be 
investigated and is appropriate 
for us to investigate, we don’t 
hesitate.”

As of Oct. 1, 2015, three 

students who violated the 
policy by engaging in sexual 
assault 
were 
permanently 

separated from the University, 
according to the report.

Additionally, 
the 
OSCR 

proposed 
temporary 

separations — a set period of 
time in which students are 
unable to enroll in classes 
or participate in University 
events — against two students 
for one year or less.

Other students found in 

violation of the policy received 
a 
series 
of 
disciplinary 

sanctions 
including 

probation, no contact between 
respondent and complaint, and 
educational measures. These 
sanctions could also have been 
applied to the two students 
who 
received 
temporary 

separations. 
Overall, 
four 

sanctions 
of 
disciplinary 

probation, 
seven 
sanctions 

mandating 
no 
contact 

between 
the 
respondent 

and the complainants and 
four sanctions that included 
educational measures were 
given. If any of the respondents 
still at the University engage in 
any other form of misconduct, 
they will face further sanctions 
up to expulsion.

Seventy-eight of the 172 

cases this year were deemed 
to be outside of the scope 
of the policy. The report 
highlighted three reasons this 
may occur: the behavior is not 
considered sexual misconduct, 
the respondent is not affiliated 
with the University or the 
alleged victim reveals no such 
unwanted conduct took place.

When there is insufficient 

information 
to 
classify 
a 

complaint— the respondent’s 
identity 
is 
unknown, 
the 

investigation is unwanted and/
or the complainant requests 
confidentiality — the Review 
Panel 
then 
discusses 
the 

report and advises the Title IX 
coordinator on the next course 
of action. Sixty-six cases of the 
cases reported this year were 
reviewed by the panel, which 
consists of University faculty 
and staff, in this fashion, and 
of the 66 reviewed, 55 were 
“closed.”

However, 
Walesby 

emphasized that when OIE 
finds insufficient evidence to 
prove violation of the policy, 
it does not mean the conduct 
did not occur. He stressed that 
when reviewing a report, he 
and the other panel members 
consider the concrete facts of 
each individual case.

“When we issue a report of 

no violation, we’re not saying 
that it didn’t happen,” Walesby 
said. “We’re saying that the 
evidence was insufficient in 
terms of knowing enough to 
say that there was a violation. 
It doesn’t mean it didn’t 
happen, 
but 
the 
evidence 

doesn’t support that.”

Panel 
members 
decide 

whether the case falls within 
the scope of the current policy. 
According to the policy, the 
Title IX coordinator makes 
the final decision on “whether, 
how, and to what extent the 
University will conduct an 
investigation, 
and 
whether 

other measures will be taken.”

Walesby said even in those 

cases outside of the policy’s 
scope, the University does all 
it can to support complainants. 
In all cases of misconduct, 
complainants and respondents 
are 
offered 
appropriate 

support 
and 
resources 
as 

well as interim measures — 
steps taken to protect those 
involved, 
including 
safety 

escorts, scheduling changes 

and housing changes.

“We may not be able to 

address 
the 
allegations 

themselves, but we might be 
able to do something,” Walesby 
said. “There may be something 
that falls outside of our policy 
but we still make sure persons 
have resources.”

The University’s Student 

Sexual Misconduct Policy has 
undergone several revisions 
over the past years, starting 
with an interim policy put 
in place in 2011 in response 
to a “Dear Colleague” letter 
from 
the 
Department 
of 

Education to colleges across 
the country recommending 
that they update their policies. 
A 2012 revision to the policy 
prompted 
the 
creation 
of 

the now-annual OIE report, 
among 
other 
changes 
— 

previously, 
the 
Office 
of 

Student Conflict Resolutions 
handled the publication of 
this data, incorporating the 
sexual misconduct cases in a 
subsection of a larger report of 
student complaints, violations, 
resolutions and sanctions.

The 
current 
sexual 

misconduct 
policy 
was 

implemented in August 2013. 
The updated version decreased 
the burden of proof applied 
in sexual misconduct cases, 
requiring decisions to be made 
based on a “preponderance of 
evidence.”

After 
extensive 
data 

collection 
and 
feedback, 

University 
President 
Mark 

Schlissel saidin September he 
aims to release another revised 
version of the policy before the 
year’s end.

“It’s 
ongoing,” 
Walesby 

said of the revisions. “But we 
expect to finalize the latest 
version shortly. The intent is 
to make it understandable and 
readable.”

Draft 
changes 
released 

by the University in the 
fall 
included 
altering 
the 

definition 
of 
coercion, 

force 
and 
incapacitation. 

Attendees 
at 
an 
October 

SAPAC roundtablediscussion 
noted that the current policy 
does not clearly specify the 
number of drinks it takes to 
be incapacitated and unable 
to give consent. They also 
expressed concern about the 
current definition of consent.

“We got great feedback 

from our campus community, 
and we’re still looking at all 
that and what it might mean,” 
Walesby said. “Some of the 
things that we grapple with 
within the definitions is trying 
to be fair to both parties. 
We’re hopeful that wherever 
we land in terms of the 
language that it’s sending the 
clearest message that we can, 
recognizing that these issues 
themselves are difficult.”

At the SAPAC roundtable 

discussions, there were also 
discussions 
about 
several 

other draft changes, such as 
improving interim measures, 
increasing 
support 
for 

survivors, 
deciding 
how 

students should be chosen to 
sit on the advisory board and 
whether to identify witnesses.

“Any 
suggestions 
that 

folks have, we’re very, very 
interested in that,” Walesby 
said. “I think our new policy 
will be great, but it’s informed 
by the responses that we 
get from all our campus 
community.”

REPORT
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reflected 
on 
militants’ 

targeting of Pakistani schools.

“It was very numbing to be 

back to the same place and have 
the same emotions resurface as 
a year ago (in Peshawar),” she 
said. “It’s extremely upsetting 
to know that while Pakistan 
has 
progressed, 
there’s 
so 

much work to be done.”

All of the speakers at the 

vigil were either from or still 
had family in Pakistan, and 
shared emotional impact and 
links to individuals affected by 
the violence.

“It’s unfortunate that people 

can’t go to school in safety,” said 
LSA freshman Ramsha Awan, a 
Pakistani-American 
student. 

“And it hits home. It’s where I’m 
from, it’s where my ancestors 
are from. I want those people to 
feel safe and be educated.”

The attack was a part of 

what speakers at the event said 
was a recent spike in violence 
in Pakistan, but many speakers 
challenged the idea of the 
country as a violent state. LSA 
senior Haider Malik, who is 
from 
Peshawar, 
compared 

the militants’ fanaticism to 
the wave of political anger 
sweeping America.

“We live in times where our 

problems are amplified and our 
solutions simplified,” he said, 
citing a recent poll in which 

30 percent of Americans said it 
would be OK to bomb Agrabah, 
the fictitious capital of the 
cartoon Aladdin.

“Think 
about 
the 

juxtaposition. 
Think 
about 

Pakistan. Those people have 
been subject to the same 
demagoguery and rhetoric that 
sways extremist opinion in this 
country.”

Hijab 
said 
political 

ramifications 
aside, 
it’s 

important 
for 
University 

students 
to 
pause 
and 

emotionally 
process 
these 

instances of violence. 

“I 
never 
want 
myself 

or anyone to ever become 
desensitized to the loss of an 
individual,” 
she 
said. 
“We 

can’t be perpetuating the same 
violence and hostility that was 
the root of these shootings … 
and need to recognize that it’s 
OK to feel upset, to feel loss 
and grief, but always honor and 
remember those victims.”

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JAN. 
2007: 
52,000

JAN. 
2009: 
24,100

JAN. 
2011: 
35,200
JAN. 
2013: 
40,600

NOV. 
2015: 
47,400

JAN. 
2005: 
64,100

In January 2005, 64,100 Michigan 
residents were employed by the 
automotive industry.
In 2009 that number dipped to 24,100 
and has since recovered to 47,400.

“You can feel the difference. You can feel 
something special happening in Detroit.”

- President Barack Obama

AUTO EMPLOYMENT: 2005 - 2015 

SOURCE: US BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

Responses to Reported Issues
Investigation

Review Panel

Other

29

48
66

58
79

2014
2015

Source: University of Michigan Office of Institutional Equity

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