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Pediatrician goes
over events which
led to the state of
emergency in city
By WILL FEUER
For the Daily
In an effort to have an open
and transparent conversation
on the Flint water crisis, Mona
Hanna-Attisha, director of the
pediatric residency program at
the Hurley Medical Center spoke
at the University Wednesday. In
an hour-long presentation, she
offered discussion of a timeline
for the crisis and medical and
psychological facts regarding
lead and possible next steps.
Hanna-Attisha
headed
a study in September 2015
that showed the proportion
of children in Flint with high
lead levels had significantly
increased, contrary to what state
officials said at the time.
The lecture room in The
School of Public Health was
filled, along with two other
full lecture rooms showing live
Sorority members
talk sexual assault
within and outside
of Greek life
By EMILY DAVIES
Daily Staff Reporter
The
University
Panhellenic
Association
partnered
with
the University’s Sexual Assault
Prevention and Awareness Center
to host the first annual Greek Life
Speak Out on Wednesday.
In front of an audience of
150 students, about 20 sorority
members made their way to
microphones at the front of the
room to “break the silence,” about
their experiences with sexual
assault. Between each monologues,
the audience sat in a silence, amid
some displays of emotion.
Many women spoke about
sexual
violence
they
have
experienced within the Greek
system, while others described
their experiences with sexual
assault outside of fraternity houses
or the University.
In addition to testimonies from
sorority
members,
Panhellenic
peer educators — sorority members
trained to assist and support
survivors within their sororities
— read aloud anonymous stories
submitted through Facebook prior
to the event.
Due to the confidential nature
of the event, the Daily was asked to
not record or quote speakers.
Instead of applause, Panhellenic
members
encouraged
students
to tie signs to a string stretching
between
microphones
to
demonstrate their support for their
sisters.
Return of Kings
organizer suspends
member activity after
protests worldwide
By RIYAH BASHA
Daily Staff Reporter
Return of Kings, a men’s
rights group led by Daryush
Valizadeh,
has
allegedly
cancelled their Feb. 6 meetups
in all locations, including one
stated to be held in Nickels
Arcade
in
downtown
Ann
Arbor, according to the group’s
website.
“I can no longer guarantee
the safety or privacy of the
men who want to attend on
February 6, especially since
most of the meetups can not
be made private in time,”
Valizadeh wrote in a post.
“While I can’t stop men who
want to continue meeting in
private groups, there will be
no official Return Of Kings
meetups.”
Valizadeh
initially
announced
worldwide
meetings for men who read his
website on Jan. 22. On their
website, ROK advocates for
policies that would legalize
rape
and
advances
“neo-
masculine” thought, such as
subordinate roles for women in
society.
The news of Ann Arbor’s
meet up spread on social
media late Tuesday night, and
campus police took steps to
gain more information about
ROK’s activities after receiving
multiple tips from the campus
community.
Stockwell
Residence Hall sent out an
e-mail
warning
residents
to
take
caution,
and
the
University released a similar
statement Wednesday evening.
“DPSS
is
working
collaboratively
with
the
Ann Arbor Police as well as
other local, state and federal
law
enforcement
partners
to
monitor
the
situation,”
University
spokesman
Rick
Fitzgerald said in the statement
AAPD Detective Lieutenant
Robert Pfannes did not return
requests for comments.
The University’s statement
Topics of contention
included Middle
East, education and
economic policy
By TIM COHN
Daily Staff Reporter
The
University
chapter
of
Young Americans for Freedom
held a debate in the Michigan
League
Wednesday
between
popular conservative filmmaker
Dinesh D’Souza and University
alum Bill Ayers, a liberal activist
turned education professor at the
University of Chicago.
LSA sophomore Grant Strobl,
president
of
the
University’s
Young Americans for Freedom,
called the debate the “ultimate
fight between the left and right.”
The debate was moderated by
LSA Dean Andrew Martin, each
debater had 10 minutes to give
opening remarks and five minutes
to rebut before opening the debate
to pre-selected student-submitted
questions as well as an audience
Q&A session. The event drew
almost 500 attendees.
Before
the
debate,
LSA
freshman John Sack said that
he was interested to hear what
D’Souza and Ayers had to say, and
was hopng for a lively, healthy
dialogue.
The debate covered a variety
of issues, but specifically focused
on American foreign policy in the
Middle East, economic mobility
and education policy.
Throughout
the
debate,
D’Souza frequently pivoted back
to the issue of individual economic
freedom. This, he said, is one of
the most important issues to him
because of his personal experience
as an immigrant who arrived
in the country with only $500.
D’Souza called the freedom to
pursue financial wealth through
Members of
Congress investigate
individuals involved
in water crisis
By LYDIA MURRAY
Daily Staff Reporter
The U.S. House Oversight
Committee hosted a hearing on
the Flint water crisis Wednesday,
hearing
testimony
and
questioning several individuals
involved in the crisis.
The water in Flint has been
contaminated with lead since
April 2014 following a switch
from Detroit city water to
Flint River water — a decision
made by the city’s emergency
manager, Darnell Earley, who
was appointed by Gov. Rick
Snyder (R) in September 2013 in
response to the city’s financial
troubles.
U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee (D–
Flint); Joel Beauvais, acting
deputy assistant administrator
in the Office of Water at the
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency; Keith Creagh, director
of the Michigan Department
of
Environmental
Quality;
Marc
Edwards,
professor
of environmental and water
engineering
at
Virginia
Polytechnic Institute; and Flint
resident LeeAnne Walters all
testified before the committee.
Darnell Earley, previous Flint
emergency manager, stepped
down from his position as Detroit
Public
Schools
emergency
manager
Tuesday,
one
day
before he was required to testify
before the U.S. House Oversight
Committee.
Earley
was
not
present at the hearing.
The committee exists purely
as an investigatory body to reveal
information to the public and
it will only be able to call forth
witnesses and make suggestions
to Congress.
Peter
Jacobson,
professor
of health law and policy, said
he hopes Congress follow only
recommendations set forth to
AVA RANDA/Daily
Conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza, speaks during a debate at the Michigan League Ballroom on Wednesday.
AVA RANDA/Daily
Kinesology sophomore Cass Bouse-Eaton and LSA senior Eileen Enright deliver opening remarks at the first annual
Greek Life Speak Out at Palmer Commons on Wednesday.
See TESTIMONY, Page 3A
See DEBATE, Page 3A
See CRISIS, Page 3A
See SPEAKOUT, Page 3A
See MEETING, Page 2A
U.S. House
committee
hears Flint
testimony
Debate between prominent
political figures draws 500
Men’s rights
group cancels
meeting in A2
Panhellenic Association and
SAPAC host joint speak out
Discussion
examines
impacts of
water crisis
GOVERNMENT
CRIME
FLINT