Marlanna Landeros recognized by OIE for programming By RIYAH BASHA Daily Staff Reporter For Marlanna Landeros, the University of Michigan Division of Public Safety and Security’s program manager, public safety at the University is in her blood. Landeros is one of 10 individual recipients of this year’s Distinguished Diversity Leaders Award, and was recognized last week by the Office of Institutional Equity as the force behind DPSS programs aimed at making the department diversity-concious. The Distinguished Diversity Leaders Award celebrates University members working toward creating an inclusive working environment. The award is made possible by the Office of the Provost and Human Resources, and winners recieve money to use for professional development activities. Though her position as student program manager is new in the department this year, Landeros is no stranger to campus safety and security. She has held multiple positions with DPSS since 2002, and noted that her mother and father were also involved in similar public safety work while she was growing up. “My dad was director of public safety at UM-Flint,” she explained. “I learned the importance and value of diversity; it looked a little different when they were part of policing. And I gained a passion for wanting to make a difference.” Much of her work this year has been focused on implementing University President Mark Schlissel’s diversity initiative. Every department and unit on campus has been tasked with developing a unique strategic plan to address diversity that will ultimately be combined into one cohesive plan in the fall. “The structure we’ve built is designed to encourage discussion, the sharing of successful programs and the development of new ideas,” Schlissel said at theintroduction of the initiative last September. “We want to encourage innovation to set broad parameters; not prescribed boxes.” Landeros said for DPSS, implementing those instructions has meant orchestrating dialogues with other departments as well as creating safe spaces for students to communicate with University police. On multiple occasions, she said, she had to demonstrate DPSS’s presence in the planning initiative to other departments. “With the call to action from the president, people know we must move forward,” she said. “And (the plan) brings together a lot of people that would not intersect and have a conversation on this subject matter. Verifying to other groups that we’re here has been very important.” The intersection of diversity and policing is a sensitive one in many communities, including at the University, as minority students have voiced complaints of feeling unsafe on campus over past years. The City Council’s Human Rights Commission recently recommended that the city institute a police review board after the death of Aura Rosser, a Black woman fatally shot by an Ann Arbor police officer in 2014. In response to a question about similar programs on college campuses, such as Michigan State University’s recent creation of an Inclusions and Anti-Bias Unit and whether DPSS would consider instituting one, Landeros to the unit’s data collection as a part of the strategic plan. “We’re still seeking data there before we make any decisions,” she said. 2A — Thursday, February 11, 2016 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES 3 TUESDAY: Campus Voices THURSDAY: On The Daily FRIDAY: Photos of the Week WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers MONDAY: This Week in History PLAYING IN PIERPONT SINDUJA KILARU/Daily Engineering sophomore Harriet Knapp folds origami during CAPS Play Day in Pierpont on Wednesday, an event designed to relieve stress and promote wellness among students. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ROSE FILIPP Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 rfilipp@michigandaily.com Newsroom 734-418-4115 opt. 3 Corrections corrections@michigandaily.com Arts Section arts@michigandaily.com Sports Section sports@michigandaily.com Display Sales dailydisplay@gmail.com News Tips news@michigandaily.com Letters to the Editor tothedaily@michigandaily.com Editorial Page opinion@michigandaily.com Photography Section photo@michigandaily.com Classified Sales classified@michigandaily.com SHOHAM GEVA Editor in Chief 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 sageva@michigandaily.com EDITORIAL STAFF Laura Schinagle Managing Editor schlaura@michigandaily.com Emma Kerr Managing News Editor emkerr@michigandaily.com SENIOR NEWS EDITORS: Allana Akhtar, Alyssa Brandon, Jacqeline Charniga, Katie Penrod, Emma Kinery ASSISTANT NEWS EDITORS: Riyah Basha, Marlee Breakstone, Desiree Chew, Anna Haritos, Tanya Madhani, Camy Metwally, Lydia Murray, Caitlin Reedy, Alexa St. John. 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Ann Arbor project may be revived, but details remain uncertain By ANDREW HIYAMA Daily Staff Reporter Tuesday, University of Michi- gan President Mark Schlissel reintroduced the idea of creating a rapid transit system between Central and North Campuses, a project that had essentially been dormant since 2013. “The city would probably con- tribute a modest amount, but not an amount that changes a $60 million project into something we don’t know how to do right now,” Schlissel said during the chat. In 2010, under then-President Mary Sue Coleman, the Univer- sity of Michigan began discuss- ing plans with the City of Ann Arbor to build a new transporta- tion system that would effective- ly unify the University’s entire Ann Arbor campus, stretching as far east as the East Medical Campus on Plymouth Road and as far south as Wolverine Tow- ers near Briarwood Mall. In 2011, the University and the city collaborated with the Ann Arbor Area Transporta- tion Authority and the Ann Arbor Downtown Develop- ment Authority to fund a study investigating the feasibility of such a rapid transit system. The study considered light rail, bus rapid transit, monorail and streetcar as potential modes of transportation, finding that the current and projected levels of ridership justified high-capac- ity service in the “high demand core” encompassing Central and North Campuses, as well as “end-to-end connection” from the Briarwood Mall area to the East Medical Campus. There were a series of public meetings in 2013 to discuss the future of the so-called Connec- tor program, but the program hasn’t received any public atten- tion since. “That was the first I’d heard that idea surface in the last few years,” Ann Arbor City Council- member Sabra Briere (D–Ward 1) said in an interview with the Daily. Briere said she understood the demand for a rapid transit system, though. “The biggest, most congested area of University transporta- tion is between Central Campus and North Campus. A bus is en route between those two desti- nations several times a minute,” she said. Engineering freshman Hosse- in Abdollahi, a resident of Bates Housing, knows this struggle all too well. “Living on North Campus was particularly difficult with the current transit system as most of my classes had nothing to do with engineering and were located on Central Campus,” Abdollahi wrote in an e-mail. “The commute to Central was awful because everyone would be trying to get to the same place and so buses would be packed.” Schlissel said at his fireside talk that for North Campus to expand as he hoped, improve- ments in transportation would be necessary. Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor had similar sentiments. “Traffic and congestion are important quality of life issues for everyone in Ann Arbor and the University community, and outside the University commu- nity,” Taylor said. “We all expect the University to continue to grow and expand and improve its educational and research and medical offerings, to integrate campuses and to provide the free and easy flow of persons from, broadly speaking, North Campus to Central to South Campus.” Taylor said if the transporta- tion project was to go through, the University, not the city, would be the recipient of federal grants. Though no statement has been issued by the University on how the funds for this project would be raised, Abdollahi says bearing a tuition hike is a con- sideration he would make. “I’d be willing to pay extra depending on how reasonable the amount he’s asking for is,” Abdollahi said. “However, I would first like to make sure that there is no other way to raise the funds.” Engineering senior Anya LaRoche doesn’t think the time the transit system would save would be worth the cost. “I think that a lot of people are already very financially strained with what they already have to pay,” LaRoche said. Regarding its own involve- ment with the Connector project, Central Student Gov- ernment issued this statement: “CSG has been working close- ly with Busing to adjust current bus routes and cater to North Campus Student’s Gameday transportation needs since the Fall semester. We have engaged in the long term plan conversa- tion, focusing on innovative and clean energy transportation. CSG understands the long-term nature of this plan, however is committed to maintaining a strong voice both in the present, and in the distant future.” As far as the timeline for the project or its estimated comple- tion date, things are very much still in the dark. “We don’t have an estimated start date. This is nebulous and still in the planning stages. It’s not even in the proposal stage,” Briere said. “The last meeting I attended, we still didn’t have any sense of what would be cre- ated to service the transporta- tion model.” That meeting was in 2013. Eli Cooper, transportation program manager for the City of Ann Arbor, will meet with members of City Council to provide them with updates about the Connec- tor project for the first time in years on Friday. Daily Arts Writers explore love, from non-binary relationships to a profile on the University Flower shop. >>SEE B-SIDE, PAGE 1B Gemini: Love Songs WHAT: Watch Gemini, a local folk duo, perform love songs at their pre-Valentine’s Day concert. They will sing both original and traditional songs and play instruments. WHO: Gemini WHEN: 12:10 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. WHERE: University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1 Career Crawl WHAT: Learn about what it would be like to have a career in the financial ser- vices industry. Meet with University alumni who work within this indus- try and learn about their work and experiences. WHO: Career Center WHEN: 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Union-Pond Room Crisis pregnancy centers in California are fighting for the right to deny abortion information, according to The New York Times. Clinics have been accused of concealing biases about abortions and giving women non-objective advice about handling pregnancy. 1 A rare albino green turtle was hatched on an Australian beach, The Washington Post reported. Only about one in many hundreds of thousands of eggs that are laid yield an albino turtle, according to the Post. Penny Stamps speaker series WHAT: Hear Louise Fili, a director of a New York City design firm specializing in brand development for restaurants speak about food, type and all things Italian. WHO: Louise Fili WHEN: 5:10 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Theater Disruptive Behavior WHAT: Discuss learning enviroments in which disruptive behavior in the classroom can be addressed and prevented. WHO: CRLT-Engin WHEN: 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. WHERE: Lurie Robert H. Engin Ctr - Johnson Rooms Engineering study abroad mixer WHAT: Meet with past participants of International Programs in Engineering study abroad programs and learn about their experiences. WHO: International Programs in Engineering WHEN: 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. WHERE: Duderstadt Center How to be Better than Average WHAT: Learn about how to be a leader, identifying opportunities for leader- ship and discovering your inner strength. Learn how to recognize challenges and succeed when they arise. WHO: Todd Brockdorf WHEN: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. WHERE: Administrative Services Building - LPD No Fail E-Mail WHAT: Learn how to compose clear and concise e-mail messages and effectively communiate via e-mail. Learn to recognize proper e-mail etiquette and use it in messages. WHO: April Callis WHEN: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. WHERE: Administrative Services Building - LPD NoViolet Bulawayo WHAT: A Q&A session with the winner of many prizes for writing, including the 2011 Caine Prize for African Writing. WHO: NoViolet Bulawayo WHEN: 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. WHERE: Angell Hall - Hopwood Room ON THE DAILY Hotline Bling invades inboxes If Drake hasn’t called you on your cell phone lately, maybe you should check your e-mail. Wednesday evening, many University students received multiple e-mails from an address called “hotlinebling- blingboi@gmail.com,” each e-mail containing a line from Drake’s famous song, “Hotline Bling” The messages were sent to individual University e-mail addresses, not a listserv. The e-mails were sent over a span of a few minutes, with students taking to Twitter to share their reactions. The Michigan Daily is cur- rently running a Twitter poll, asking students if they’ve received e-mails from the source. By clicking “show original” on a drop down box in the individual e-mails, more infor- mation about the source of the messages and the intended audience is made clear. The source is cited as “Michael’s Macbook Pro” and for “LSA Sophomore Initiative” The University does not authorize community members to assume another person’s identity or commu- nicate via e-mail address with another person without truth- fully introducing themselves, according to Standard Practice Guide Policies. “You may not communicate or act under the guise, name, identification, email address, signature, or indicia of another person without proper autho- rization, nor may you com- municate under the rubric of an organization, entity, or unit that you do not have the authority to represent,” the SPG 601.19 guideline states. Consequences for violating the guideline range from disci- plinary action to dismissal and legal action, depending on the severity of the offense. -DAILY STAFF DPSS program manager wins award for diversity leadership Schlissel, city officals envision monorail to unite campuses