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ANDREW COHEN/Daily

University President Mark Schlissel discusses his role within the university and responds to questions from student repre-
sentatives at the Central Student Government meeting at the Michigan Union on Tuesday.

2A — Wednesday, February 10, 2016
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‘U’ president 

encourages difficult 

conversations for 
diversity reforms

By BRIAN KUANG

Daily Staff Reporter

At Tuesday’s Central Student 

Government meeting, University 
President Mark Schlissel spoke 
about several ways he hoped 
to open an inclusive campus 
dialogue on topics such as race 
and diversity at the University 
during his tenure.

During his remarks to the 

assembly, Schlissel stressed the 
importance of not only diversity 
of students on campus, but also 
diversity of student opinions, 
saying 
students 
should 
be 

exposed to opinions they don’t 
necessarily agree with.

“A 
significant 
fraction 
of 

students make it through their 

four or five years of undergrad 
without really taking advantage 
of 
this 
once-in-a-lifetime 

opportunity to learn from each 
other,” Schlissel said. “I’m going 
to make an effort in the coming 
years 
to 
very 
purposefully 

provoke 
difficult 
discussions 

and invite speakers that you’ll 
protest.”

During a hearing later in 

the 
meeting 
confirming 
his 

appointment as chair of the 
Campus Inclusion Commission, 
LSA junior Kendall Poindexter 
drew on Schlissel’s statements 
in his support for differing 
perspectives and backgrounds on 
campus.

“While nobody likes conflict, 

by hearing different viewpoints 
everybody is able to learn from 
one another, especially if they’re 
willing to hear it,” Poindexter 
said.

In December, the Campus 

Inclusion 
Commission 
was 

disbanded following the sudden 
resignation of all 11 commission 

members 
after 
the 
previous 

chair 
was 
terminated. 
The 

current membership status of the 
commission is not known.

Resolutions
At Tuesday’s meeting, the 

body brought four resolutions to 
the floor discussing the creation 
of a centralized web resource 
for 
undocumented 
students, 

refurbishment of the mental 
health services department as 
part of the upcoming Union 
renovations and a resolution 
to 
rename 
the 
Biomedical 

Science Research Building after 
University 
President 
Emerita 

Mary Sue Coleman.

A 
resolution 
authored 
by 

LSA juniors David Schafer and 
Anushka 
Sarkar 
noted 
that 

though the University financial 
aid website has resources for 
undocumented students, there 
is no centralized online page for 
all other available resources for 
undocumented students, and that 
other universities — including the 
University of Southern California 
— have similar webpages.

If enacted, this resolution 

would create an “Undocumented 
Student Resource Guide” tab 
on the CSG website with links 
to relevant legal services and 
student support networks.

CSG also heard a resolution 

calling for their endorsement of 
the renaming of the biological 
sciences building after former 
University President Mary Sue 
Coleman.

The resolution — authored 

by LSA sophomore Nicholas 
Fadanelli, LSA senior Michael 
Chrzan, LSA junior Stephen 
Halperin, CSG vice president, 
LSA junior Yong-Joon Kim and 
LSA 
senior 
Reid 
Klootwyk, 

LSA Student Government vice 
president — notes Coleman’s 
significant contributions as an 
academic 
and 
administrator, 

and that there is a precedent for 
former University presidents to 

have a building named after them.

The resolution further says no 

buildings on campus are named 
after women, and that women 
are 
greatly 
underrepresented 

in scientific fields. Coleman is a 
biochemist.

Though CSG lacks the authority 

to actually rename the building, if 
the resolution is passed, the body 
will officially endorse doing so 
and will actively lobby members 
of the University administration 
and the University’s Board of 
Regents on the issue.

LSA-SG 
passed 
a 
similar 

resolution on Jan. 28.

An additional resolution was 

heard by CSG about using the 
body’s resources to send aid 
to the city of Flint, though it 
was found unfeasible due to a 
University policy policing the 
use of funds generated by student 
organizations.

“University 
guidelines 

prohibit University money to go 
into charity use,” Public Policy 
sophomore Jacob Pearlman, CSG 
legal counsel, said.

In 
the 
bylines 
stipulating 

money management by student 
organizations through the Office 
of Campus Involvement, the 
assembly is unable to donate 
funds for resources for Flint.

Thirteen years after O’Connor 

delivered her landmark opin-
ion, Gill said issues of diver-
sity 
and 
inclusion 
are 
still 

impacting students. He urged 
audience members to take initia-
tive in addressing these issues.

“It’s still an issue,” he said. 

“Guess who’s taking the battle 
now? It’s your battle.”

When asked by an audience 

member about reconciling social 
justice efforts with academics 
and other educational or personal 
activities, Gill said he didn’t bal-
ance the two very well, noting 

that he had to put his activism on 
hold once he went to law school.

He also shared his experience 

as an undergraduate student at 
the University, describing his 
time on campus as one of the best 
decisions he has ever made, as 
well as several stories of individu-
als who have inspired him to suc-
ceed in life.

Gill was appointed the Univer-

sity of Akron’s first associate vice 
president for inclusion and equity 
and the chief diversity officer in 
2008 after its creation to facilitate 
diversity initiatives with recruit-
ment on their campus.

He cited former Jon Onye 

Lockard in particular as being 
influential in his life, saying he 

was inspired by how Lockard got 
involved in initiatives of social 
activism.

Lockard was a muralist who 

drew on African influences in his 
paintings and a faculty member 
at the University and Washtenaw 
Community College from 1970 
until his death in 2015. While at 
the University, Lockard co-found-
ed the Society for the Study of 
African Culture and Aesthetics.

“He was the reason I was suc-

cessful here,” Gill said, noting 
that Lockard was the senior art 
advisor for the Martin Luther 
King Jr. memorial.

Gill said his inspiration for the 

title of Tuesday night’s lecture, “If 
We Don’t Tell Them, They Won’t 

Know,” was derived from a song 
Lockard would play at the begin-
ning of every lecture, the Three 
Mo’ Tenors’ “Let Them Hear 
You.”

Discussing his own involve-

ment at the University, Gill 
highlighted his appointment as 
resident director of his floor in 
South Quad. According to Gill, a 
panel of housing employees ini-
tially denied him the job because 
he was Black. Gill successfully 
sued the University and after a 
more selective committee was 
appointed to review his candida-
cy, he received the job.

He said being a resident direc-

tor at South Quad Residence Hall-

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Sexpertise

WHAT: UHS will host a 
sexual health conference 
titled “Sexpertise” to 
educate students of all 
sexual orientations on 
sexual health. Today 
is the second day of 
the ongoing series
WHO: University 
Health Service
WHEN: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
WHERE: The League, 
Hussey Room

Student 
roundtable

WHAT: ArtsX UMMA will 
host a student roundtable 
to discuss leadership, 
diversity and the arts.
WHO: University oof 
Michigan Museum of Art 
WHEN: 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. 
WHERE: UMMA

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Political news 
lecture

WHAT: University 
professors Michael 
Traugott and Stuart 
Soroka will give a 
lecture titled “Bad News, 
Good Democracy.”
WHO: LSA
WHEN: 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Rackham 
Amphitheatre

Maize 
and Blue 
Cupboard

WHAT: The Maize 
and Blue Cupboard will 
hold their monthly food 
distribution for students.
WHO: Maize & 
Blue Cupboard
WHEN: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
WHERE: The Union, 
room 2105A

Brown Bag 
recital

WHAT: The School 
of Music Theatre & 
Dance will host a 
recital featuring an 
organist and a flutist.
WHO: School of Music, 
Theatre & Dance
WHEN: 12:15 p.m.
WHERE: School of 
Public Health Building, 
Comunity Room

Philosophy 
lecture

WHAT: The Philosphy 
department will host guest 
lecturer Hilary Greaves, 
who will speak about 
“comparing existence 
to non-existence.”
WHO: Department 
of Philosophy
WHEN: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
WHERE: Angell 
Hall, room 3222

Nam Center 
series

WHAT: Guest lecturer 
Kyung Deok Roh will 
speak about the Yalta 
Conference and the division 
of the Korean Peninsula.
WHO: Asian Languages 
and Cultures
WHEN: 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: School of Social 
Work Building, room 1636

CREES 
lecture

WHAT: Guest lecturer 
Neringa Klumbyte will give 
a lecture titled “Of Secrecy 
and Laughter: Aesthetics, 
Governance, and the Covert 
Sphere in Soviet Lithuania.” 
 

WHO: Center for 
European Studies
WHEN: 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: School of Social 
Work Building, room 1636

The 
White 
House 

released its $4.1 trillion 
budget 
on 
Tuesday, 

Politico 
reported. 
 

President Barack Obama 

is aiming to launch a series of 
domestic initiatives. The plan 
also aims to reduce the deficit 
by 2.9 trillion. 

The 
Statement’s 

lead 
this 
week 

examines the state 
of homelessness in 

Ann Arbor during the winter, 
particularly the resources and 
infrastructure in place.

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On 
 
Tuesday, 
Red 

Lobster sales spiked 33 
percent. CNN Money 
reported. According to 

CNN, the spike could stem 
from Beyonce’s endorsement 
of the restuarant in the 
lyrics of her new single 
“Formation.”

Beyoncé announces fundraiser for 

Flint water crisis as part of tour

Amid a Super Bowl perfor-

mance and the announcement 
of her world tour, Beyoncé has 
found time for the children of 
Flint.

The singer announced today 

she will hold a benefit to raise 
funds for children in Flint as 
part of her Formation World 
Tour, according to a statement 
on Live Nation Entertainment’s 
website.

“True to her life’s work of 

always giving back, fans will 
be given the opportunity to 
participate in Beyoncé’s #Bey-
GOOD initiative supporting 
local United Way programs and 
the continued work surround-

ing the water crisis in Flint, 
Michigan,” the statement says.

The announcement comes 

a day after Beyonce debuted 
her new single Formation dur-
ing the halftime show of Super 
Bowl 50. 

After Flint switched its water 

supply to the Flint River in 
April 2014, the water was con-
taminated with lead for multiple 
months due to leakages from 
corroded water pipes. Flint offi-
cials, Gov. Rick Snyder (R ) and 
President Barack Obama have 
since declared a state of emer-
gency in the city. The crisis has 
spurred health concerns and 
has garnered national outrage, 

with protests calling for Sny-
der’s resignation for allegedly 
mishandling the situation.

According to the statement, 

Beyoncé will partner with 
United Way and the Community 
Foundation of Greater Flint to 
raise funds aimed at addressing 
long term impacts of the water 
crisis such as education, nutri-
tion and health.

The artist has joined the 

ranks of other celebrities that 
have pledged to aid residents 
impacted by the water crisis 
including P. Diddy, Mark Wahl-
berg and Cher.

-ALYSSA BRANDON

Schlissel visits CSG to discuss 
need for campus-wide dialogue 

