by the wayside in past years, the current assembly’s two committees have put a particular emphasis on obtaining this data again. However, the push to release the data has sparked concerns on campus, namely from faculty, over potential biases and impact on tenure. In October, the Faculty Senate voted to delay the public access of the numerical evaluation data. In response to the concerns, CSG exceutives pointed to a report released by the University of Michigan Learning Analytics Task Force, created in 2013 by former Provost Phil Hanlon at request of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs. According to the report, there is virtually no correlation between student grades and perceived workload and biases based on gender, race, ethnicity or citizenship status in regard to course evaluations. Chaired by Physics Prof. Tim McKay, director of the LSA Honors Program, the task force was operated for three years and consisted of faculty members from several schools and colleges. Certain other parameters have also been put in place regarding the effects of the data release for the instructors. Pitt said first- year instructors will not have their evaluation data released publically. Sarkar and Pitt said their committees are the result of a three-way partnership between the CSG Executive Committee, University Provost Martha Pollock and the Faculty Senate. “As Cooper and the rest of the Executive Committee have promised, students will now have access to previously unavailable information to improve their course selection process, including evaluation data, by backpacking for the fall of 2016,” Sarkar and Pitt wrote in a joint e-mail. Pitt also noted that along with the course evaluation data, the University is working on another tool to aid in course selection. The Academic Reporting Toolkit 2.0 is a website that aims to be a one- stop shop for the course selection process. Pitt said the tool will contain information about not only the professors who taught the course and when, but also the students who had previously taken it — including their majors and grades of an average student. Pitt said CSG executive committee’s push for the release of course evaluations stems from recognizing the high cost of University courses and wanting students to be supplied with as much information as possible when selecting their courses. “Students are paying thousands of dollars for each and every course that they take here,” Pitt wrote. “Most are taking out major student loans and many are working between classes just to be here. When we recognized how little reliable information there was to help students select the courses that they spend so much time and so many resources on, we knew we had to make a change.” Pitt said during a CSG meeting last semester that releasing course evaluation data will allow students to form expectations of courses without resorting to third-party sources like the website RateMyProfessors.com. In a later interview, he noted that as an out-of-state student, he and many others have particular interest in accurate course information. “Each course I take here costs thousands of dollars and I’m spending so much time and energy to be able to be a student here and it’s important that I can take courses that actually contribute to my growth and education,” Pitt said. “I only have two sentences to look at on the course selection website, that doesn’t really give me a basis from which to make a decision.” 7 2 8 6 8 3 1 6 4 9 5 7 2 7 4 6 9 1 5 6 2 2 7 9 4 3 5 2 HBD TO TWO AMAZING FRIENDS, CLAIRE ULAK & CLAIRE ERWIN. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com Group hopes to provide better services for traveling students By MEGAN DOYLE Daily Staff Reporter On Sunday night, the Central Student Government Detroit Congress held a sparsely attended monthly meeting in the Michigan Union. The Detroit Congress, sponsored by the Commission on Detroit Engagement, aims to bring together various student organizations and initiatives that work in and with the city of Detroit to collaborate and discuss Ann Arbor’s connection to the Motor City. CSG members noted that attendance was down due to sickness, as noroviruscontinues to be present on campus. Three student organizations were represented at Sunday’s meeting: Detroit Revitalization and Business Initiative, Detroit Urban Debate Education and Trotter Multicultural Center organizers. The meeting was chaired jointly by LSA sophomore Dylan Bennett and LSA junior Rohin Patel, co-chairs of the Detroit Congress. Despite the low turnout, Bennett said there are several other student organizations who have attended previous Detroit Congress meetings, including Detroit Partnership, JDs in the D and Seven Mile Music. Two of the three organizations were new to the Detroit Congress, according to Patel who said he believes the lack of attendance overall did not keep them from having a productive conversation. Sunday’s meeting focused primarily on the issue of transportation difficulties for students traveling between Ann Arbor and Detroit. Several representatives voiced concern that their organizations do not have the resources to transport people to and from Detroit. Students who want to get involved in Detroit are often asked to drive their own cars to downtown Detroit, attendees said. They may also be asked to pay for taxi cabs or Zipcars. The organizations often have the funding to reimburse their members for their travel expenses, but this places a financial burden on those members to pay money out of pocket before being reimbursed. Currently, the University runs the Detroit Connector, a bus system that takes students from the Central Campus Transit Center to three different locations in downtown Detroit which runs four days a week. However, LSA junior Alexis Lowe, the representative from Trotter Multicultural Center, pointed out that because the Connector requires an Mcard, Detroit residents cannot utilize the transit system to get to Ann Arbor. “Because we hold cultural events at Trotter, I think it’d be really beneficial for Detroiters to come up here for that,” Lowe said. Lowe added that this would fill the Connector during hours when it is less-used by University of Michigan students. She suggested implementing a small fee for use by 2A — Monday, February 22, 2016 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY The Michigan women’s swimming team won the Big Ten Championship for the first time since 2004. >> SEE SPORTS ON 1B 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Film screening WHAT: Prof. Teresa Satterfield will host a screening and discussion of the film “The New Latinos.” WHO: Latina/o Studies WHEN: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Ann Arbor Downtown District Library, Multi-Purpose Room Lecture on the War on Terror WHAT: Professor Amira Jarmakani will host a lecture on the representation of Arabs and desert romances in Western popular culture. She will discuss this in the context of U.S. imperialism. WHO: Arab and Muslim American Studies WHEN: 11:30a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: Angell Hall, room 3222 Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) announced Saturday that he will drop out of the race for the GOP’s nomination after a flagging campaign, the BBC reported. He came in fourth in Saturday’s South Carolina primary. 1 Diversity town hall WHAT: The UM Library will hold a town hall to discuss how it can promote inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility to the UM community. WHO: University Library WHEN: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. WHERE: Hatcher Graduate Library, Gallery (room 100) Bomb blasts in the Syrian cities of Homs and Damascus Sundy have killed more than 100 people, the BBC reported. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for both attacks, which targeted areas populated by Alawite and Shias. 3 Workout class WHAT: Rec Sports will organize a class that combines zumba, yoga and strength workouts, in support of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. WHO: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) WHEN: 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. WHERE: Central Campus Recreation Building, room 2275 Art show WHAT: Students, faculty and staff of North Campus will present their art and poetry in this annual showcase. Some works will be published in the Blueprint Magazine. WHO: Maize Pages Student Organizations WHEN: 10 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. WHERE: Duderstadt Gallery Biotrash talk WHAT: Prof. Sarah Hodges will host a lecture on the contemporary history of health care and the afterlives of medical garbage in Chennai, one of the newest health hubs in India. WHO: Center for South Asian Studies WHEN: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. WHERE: Tisch Hall, room 1029 Stress workshop WHAT: This workshop will examine the cognitive and emotional aspects of stress and worry, and prescribe evidence-based methods for general wellness. WHO: Mary A. Rackham Institute WHEN: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. WHERE: Rackham Graduate School,Earl Lewis Room ON THE DAILY ALLISON FARRAND/Daily Toledo resident Liu Hua leads protests on the Diag on Saturday to protest the manslaughter conviction of Peter Liang, a former NYPD officer who fatally shot Akai Gurley, a Black man, in Brooklyn in 2014. Rallies in support of Liang occurred across the country on Saturday. His supporters say that he has been made a scapegoat for police brutality while other, often white, police officers with similar cases have not been convicted. Swiping right on that potential suitor is becoming more common among American adults, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. The national survey of over two thousand adults found about 15% of American adults report using online and/or mobile dating sites, compared to 11% in early 2013. A large part of this spike in online dating is connected to the increase in dating apps like Tinder, Bumble, Grindr and Zoosk, especially with high smartphone use among young people. This overall increase is particularly distinguishable in two age groups: 18- to 24- year olds and 55- to 64- year olds. In early 2013, only about 10% of the first age group reported having used online dating; today, the number has nearly tripled to 27%. The number of users is growing across the range of American adults. The proportion of 55- to 64 year olds who use online dating has doubled from 6% in 2013 to 12% in 2015. The study also looked into whether the outcome of online dating sites is the stereotypical one- night-stand or if they truly create relationships. 29% of respondents reported they know someone who has married or entered into a long-term partnership with someone they met via online dating. The survey also said college graduates and users from middle-to- high-income populations are more likely to know people who have entered into a long-term relationship that began online. Nearly half of the college graduates know someone who has entered into a long-term partnership or marriage with someone they met via online dating. Data also showed digital dating has received mostly positive reviews; a majority of users agree that it is advantageous over other ways of meeting potential partners. 80% said that online dating is a good way to meet people; more than 60% say that it allows people to find a better match and is much more efficient and easier than other means. -DESIREE CHEW Juried Art Competition reception WHAT: The winners of the Juried Art Competition will receive their awards and showcase their work. WHO: Center for Campus Involvement WHEN: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: Michigan League, Hussey Room DELANEY RYAN/Dailly Central Student Government president Cooper Charlton presents recent CSG initiatives at the University’s Board of Regents meeting in the Michigan Union on November 19, 2015. 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