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Music in Ypsi

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

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