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Research indicates 

red meat, fish 
impacts time of 
menstruation

By ALEXA ST. JOHN

Daily Staff Reporter

Though a young girl might 

not expect it at the time, her 
prepubescent dietary habits can 
have major effects on when she 
hits puberty.

According to University of 

Michigan research released last 
week, girls who eat red meat 
more often start menstruation 
about five months earlier than 
girls of the same age who 
consume less red meat.

The study also showed that 

eating fatty fish more often, 
however, has the opposite effect 
and may delay a girl’s menarche, 
or first period, by a few months.

“Animal 
protein 
is 

important 
for 
child 
growth 

and 
development,” 
wrote 

senior study author Eduardo 

Villamor, 
professor 
of 

environmental health sciences 
and epidemiology, in an e-mail 
interview. 
“However, 
it 
is 

possible that some sources of 
animal protein may be healthier 
than others.”

The study, which focused on 

the diets of 456 pre-pubescent 
girls in Bogota, Colombia, was led 
by Public Health student Erica 
Jansen. The girls participated 
in a six-year longitudinal study 
as part of the Bogota School 
Children Cohort. Jansen wrote 
in an e-mail interview she and 
Villamor focused on this region 
of the world due to its unique 
dietary factors.

“Colombia 
is 
currently 

undergoing 
a 
nutrition 

transition, where consumption 
of red meat may be increasing,” 
Jansen wrote.

The researchers, after asking 

when the girls had their first 
period, found that those who 
reported consuming meat two 
or more times a day began their 
periods, on average, at the age 
of 12 years and three months. 

See MEAT, Page 3A

Lecturer draws 

from philosophical, 

logic-based 
perspectives

By JENNIFER MEER

Daily Staff Reporter

Scott Klusendorf, founder and 

president of the Life Training 
Institute, spoke in defense of 

pro-life 
beliefs 
and 
activism 

Wednesday evening at an event 
organized by Students for Life.

Established in 2004, the Life 

Training Institute is a pro-life 
organization 
that 
advocates 

against 
the 
legalization 
of 

abortion and trains anti-abortion 
activists.

Klusendorf 
gave 
what 
he 

defined 
as 
a 
scientific 
and 

philosophical argument against 
abortion, emphasizing that it was 
not reliant on religion. As part 

of his argument, he addressed 
five specific questions regarding 
the nature of moral reasoning, 
the unborn, the definition of 
abortion, the question of what 
makes humans valuable and two 
opposition approaches that he 
then countered.

To start, he stressed what 

he called his syllogism against 
abortion.

“Premise one: it is wrong to 

intentionally kill an innocent 
human being,” he said. “Premise 

two: 
abortion 
intentionally 

kills an innocent human being. 
Conclusion: therefore, abortion is 
wrong.”

Students for Life Vice President 

Rachel Crawford, an LSA junior, 
said she thinks it is important 
for 
University 
of 
Michigan 

students to be open to the pro-life 
discussion. 

“I think it’s important for 

any academic space to be able to 
allow speakers from unpopular 

MARINA ROSS/Daily

Pro-life advocate Scott Klusendorf speaks about abortion at the Rackham amphitheater on Wednesday.

See KLUSENDORF, Page 2A

Governing body 
passes multiple 
resolutions on 

student well-being

By RHEA CHEETI

For the Daily

At 
their 
Wednesday 

meeting, representatives of 
the LSA Student Government 
passed several resolutions 
focusing 
on 
the 
mental 

well-being and inclusivity 
of University of Michigan 
students.

The 
first 
resolution, 

sponsored 
by 
LSA 

sophomores 
Nicholas 

Fadanelli 
and 
Nicholas 

Meier, aimed to enact the 
first 
University 
Mental 

Health 
Day. 
According 

to 
the 
resolution, 
UM 

mental 
health 
resources 

such 
as 
Counseling 
and 

Psychological Services have 
experienced a 20 percent 
increase in demand, and the 
University’s student body 

experiences 
higher 
levels 

of depression and anxiety 
than the national average. To 
combat this, the resolution, 
which passed unanimously, 
authorized LSA SG to partner 
with a variety of student 
organizations and campus 
resources such as Wolverine 
Support 
Network, 
Active 

Minds, the Sexual Assault 
Prevention 
Awareness 

Center (SAPAC) to host a 
day centered around mental 
health awareness on campus.

Speaking 
in 
favor 
of 

the resolution, Meier said 
promoting 
mental 
health 

this way has had a positive 
response at other universities

“The concept has been 

implemented 
in 
other 

colleges like Michigan State 
University, and has proved to 
have been very successful,” 
Meier said.

LSA 
sophomore 
Uriel 

Lee also emphasized the 
importance of making CAPS’ 
current services more well 
known.

“We need to advocate the 

Candidates 
highlight 

differences in 

platforms, rhetoric

By NISA KHAN

For the Daily

At a debate hosted Wednesday 

evening 
by 
Central 
Student 

Government, 
representatives 

from parties Your Michigan, 
Defend Affirmative Action Party 
and newMich spoke about the 
importance of mental health 
awareness and resources, the 
rights of undocumented students 
and the prevalence of Greek life 
on campus.

The event is the second during 

this CSG election cycle, following 
a debate hosted by The Michigan 
Daily last week.

Moderated by Aaron Kall, 

University of Michigan director 
of 
debate, 
the 
debate 
was 

split between the presidential 
candidates debating for the first 
hour and the vice presidents 
debating for the second.

In his opening remarks, Your 

Michigan presidential candidate 
Thomas Hislop, a Public Policy 
junior, called for a moment of 
silence for the University student 
found dead earlier this week.

Service pioneers 

texting as response 
to individuals facing 
bullying, depression

By ALEXA ST. JOHN

Daily Staff Reporter

Crisis Text Line, the first free 

24-hour text support system for 
people in crises which utilizes in 
part the University of Michigan’s 
privacy 
and 
security 
policies, 

was made available as a resource 
for researchers on February 16, 
with the potential to broaden 
understanding of mental illness in 
youth. Researchers interested in 
using the service’s data must apply 
for access.

Along with the University’s 

policies, the Crisis Text Line data 
set also uses policies established by 
the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention and National Institutes 
of Health.

Launched in 2013 by CEO Nancy 

Lublin, Crisis Text Line is a service 
for those experiencing personal 
crises such as depression, suicidal 

See LSA, Page 3A
See DEBATE, Page 3A
See CRISIS, Page 3A

MARINA ROSS/Daily

CSG presidential candidates Thomas Hishop, a Ford junior, David Schafer, a LSA junior and Keysha Wall, a LSA senior, 
discuss differences in party platforms at the CSG presidential debate in South Hall Wednesday.

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Study says 
girls’ diets 
may impact 
period start

RESEARCH

Advocate explores pro-life 
arguments outside of faith

In debate, CSG parties focus 
on access to campus resources

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LSA SG votes 
to hold day for 
mental health

Innovative 
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