An online petition for the
University of Michigan to include
student pronouns on class rosters
and disclose them to professors
has continued to gain traction
over recent weeks and may see
action shortly.
Organizers plan to approach
administrators such as
University Provost Martha
Pollack and Kedra Ishop,
associate vice president for
Enrollment Management,
once the petition reaches 500
signatures. As of Wednesday
evening, it had 432.
“Trans students at the
University of Michigan often
find themselves facing threats
to their mental and physical
safety,” the petition reads.
“Currently, students must reach
out to their professors and
GSIs on their own or risk being
misgendered in the classroom.
This can be a mentally and
emotionally draining experience
for individuals who constantly
have to inform or correct their
professors of their identity.”
It cites Harvard as an
example of one of the other
universities across the country
implementing similar policies.
“This is an extremely
important issue on campus,”
Kinesiology junior Katherine
Baur wrote in the comments
of the petition. “Allowing
professors/GSIs to know the
pronoun preferences of students
will not only make students feel
more comfortable on campus, but
will also hopefully augment their
ability to learn.”
LSA senior Joseph Beattie
commented that a policy like this
would help foster an inclusive
environment at the University.
“Students should feel safe,
comfortable and included as
members of this campus, and the
University should do all within
its power to ensure that students
do feel this way,” Beattie wrote.
As well, Public Health student
Adam Eickmeyer noted in the
comments that implementing
such a policy would also be
beneficial for instructors.
“As a GSI, this would
be a great addition for both
instructors and students,”
Eickmeyer wrote. “We need to
support our trans* and gender
nonconforming/nonbinary
students on campus, and this is
an easy way to do so.”
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only resource and that I think is
ridiculous.”
One
DPSS
officer
arrived
at the scene around 6:45 p.m
Wednesday,
but
informed
students that there was not much
that could be done because it was
after hours. In response, a group
of about ten students began to
wash the chalk messages off
the Diag with water and towels
themselves, pouring buckets of
water to erase the statements
and wiping down other concrete
with rags.
“It’s
irresponsible
of
the
administration
that
we
are
actually out here with buckets
of water and napkins to clean
off
these
hateful
messages
and the administration isn’t
taking care of it,” Al-Sheemary
said. “And not only is the
administration not taking care
of it, they are putting us through
a really difficult process. That
perpetuates these really racist
and hateful stereotypes that
turn into violence and turn into
students of color feeling unsafe
on campus.”
LSA junior Tahany Alsabahi,
one
of
the
students
who
contacted
DPSS,
echoed
Al-Sheemary’s sentiments.
“There needs to be another
resource for students, and I
think,
also,
the
University
has to speak out against these
things,” Alsabahi said. “because
oftentimes when this happens
for other groups, they’re very
quick to release statements and
say that they don’t condone
anti-Semitism or any other type
of stuff like that, but it gets
really iffy and it becomes really
difficult to get them to speak out
against Islamophobia.”
University
spokesperson
Rick Fitzgerald affirmed the
University’s stance on inclusivity
on
campus
in
a
statement
Wednesday night.
“Earlier today someone used
chalk to write a #stopislam
message on the main square in
the heart of our campus known
as the Diag,” the statement
read. “Attacks directed toward
any member or group within
the
University
of
Michigan
community, based on a belief or
characteristic, are inconsistent
with our values of respect,
civility and equality. We all
understand that where speech
is free it will sometimes wound.
But our message is this: We are
fully committed to fostering an
environment that is welcoming
and
inclusive
of
everyone.
Tonight we are reminded there
is much work yet to be done.”
Al-Sheemary
said
she
was not surprised by either
the various writings for and
against Republican presidential
candidate Donald Trump, or
statements
targeting
Muslim
students.
“It’s
nothing
new,”
Al-Sheemary said. “Maybe it
has just been heightened with
the election, but this is just
something that happened before
9/11, spiked with 9/11 and it’s not
anything new and it affects a lot
of students of color.”
Alsabahi also noted that she
thought statements like those
on the Diag had connotations
beyond political.
“When
speech
can
incite
violence and aggression and
hatred towards another group,
that’s when it becomes hate
speech,” she said.
reality of bipolar disorder and
treatment, which he said he
found surprising.
“I had no idea that there is
a segment of the population
where they still prescribed,
as Patty Duke had put it, may
she rest in peace, that you pull
yourself up by your bootstraps.
You can do this,” Moore said.
“You just got to get out there
and get with it (mentally). And
it’s not that simple.”
The film emphasized the
biological
components
of
the disorder and the swings
between mania and depression.
One
of
the
panelists
was
activist
and
award-winning
writer Melody Moezzi, whose
manic episode was portrayed in
the film.
Moezzi
said
Wednesday
she felt like some of her
feelings were misrepresented
in the documentary as being
delusional,
and
that
the
narration of the documentary
spoke for her at times. In
particular, she said, despite the
unusual nature of her actions,
the spirit of them was not given
proper credit.
“Though my delusion was
accurately portrayed as being
that I could change the world
through hula-hooping and I
could bring out world peace
through hula-hooping, which is
mildly delusional, I get it,” she
said. “But I do believe that one
person can change the world.”
She also discussed how the
stigma of mental illness can
be a greater difficulty than the
bipolarism itself, saying she
now she recognizes the signs
and she can take measures to
prevent outbursts.
She noted that if she had a
cure for bipolar disorder, in
the form of a drug, she would
not know if she would take it,
saying she appreciated that her
mind works differently than
others’.
The
film
discussed
several
treatment
options
for
individuals
to
have
a
more
comfortable
lifestyle,
emphasizing
talk
therapy,
connecting with the family,
exercise, dieting and getting
regular sleep.
The
film
also
discussed
more
unusual
methods
of
approaching mental such as
electric shock therapy, which
despite its negative history due
to its severity, was portrayed
as beneficial to bipolar and
depressed
patients
in
the
film. Ketamine, an anesthetic,
was
also
featured
—
the
film
highlighted
research
that showed how soldiers in
Vietnam
thought
the
drug
lightened their mood.
Another
panelist,
Ellen
Forney,
a
cartoonist
and
award-winning
writer,
said
artists with bipolar disorder
sometimes allow the condition
to become part of the creative
process.
Forney mentioned yoga being
a large part of her routine, and
emphasized how connectivity
and therapy is as important
to those with bipolar disorder
as well as individual action.
Moezzi
agreed,
and
said
her Muslim faith helped her
manage her condition.
McInnis
said
he
wanted
University students to take
away tips to maintain a healthy
lifestyle from the film.
“What
I
want
Michigan
students to gain from this
is to have an awareness of
their moods, and awareness
that their moods can cycle
up and down, and there are
pathological states that can
emerge from mood,” McInnis
said. “I also want them to hear
the message of healthy sleep
patterns,
healthy
exercise
patterns,
healthy
dietary
patterns and the connectivity
that is important in healthy
living. Living health implies
being health and vice versa.”
The
documentary
will
premiere on PBS on April 13.
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Though
many individuals and groups
won multiple awards, Men’s
and Women’s Club Ultimate
Frisbee raked in the most with
three: Female Athlete of the
Year, Male Athlete of the Year
and Club Sport of the Year.
LSA
senior
Braden
Engstrom, presenter for the
Club Sports Award, said the
event was a great opportunity
for club teams to celebrate
their
progress
over
the
semester.
“It’s really great that we
get to showcase club sports
with the rest of the Michigan
community,” he said.
Some
candidates
were
anonymously submitted and
surprised by their invitations
to
attend.
Dental
senior
Hunter Beaubien said she
attended alone because she
did not know who nominated
her.
Other organizations and
individuals were more heavily
represented
at
the
event.
Sophomore of the Year Award
recipient Darian Razdar and
Fraternity or Sorority of the
Year Award recipient Lambda
Theta Alpha were greeted
by noticeably huge applause
as they went up on stage,
showcasing crowd support.
The last award given out
was the World Leaders Awar,
to Rama Mwenesi, a graduate
student in the College of
Engineering and School of
Public
Health.
Mwenesi
co-founded Kiamani MVMT,
a social enterprise that aims
to empower Kenyan women
and children orphaned by
HIV/AIDS.
He
also
won
the Graduate Student of the
Year Award for his work as
a Health Care Management
Engineering Consultant in the
hospital. For Mwenesi, this
year marked his third World
Leaders Award.
“To do it once, you’re really
humbled. To do it twice, you’re
inspired to really believe in
yourself and your team and
those around you and the idea
to actually affect and impact
change,” Mwenesi said. “But
to win it a third time is …
there’s just no words for it.”
Mwenesi said he hoped
students will learn from his
example and employ sincerity,
commitment and passion to
affect change.
E. Royster Harper, vice
president for student life, said
Mwenesi’s enthusiasm was
exactly the kind she was eager
to see.
“It’s just really affirming
others
acknowledging
the
work
(the
students)
are
doing,”
Harper
said.
“To
me, it’s one of the reasons
why the University is really
such a special place. And the
contributions that students
make here, they take it and go
out and change the world. I
really like that.”
Business senior Jennifer
Liu said she appreciated how
the ceremony gave recognition
to small and quiet groups that
contribute greatly to society.
“Group
are
represented
from North Campus, South
Campus,
Central
Campus,
and
it’s
really
bringing
the
entire
community
together to celebrate student
accomplishments,” she said.
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