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Vol. CXXVI, No. 117| © 2016 The Michigan Daily 
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NEWS ....................................
OPINION ............................... 
ARTS ......................................
CLASSIFIEDS.........................
SUDOKU................................
SPORTS................................10

NEWS
Panel covers mass 
incarceration

Harvard prof. presents on 

history of targeted policies

>> SEE PAGE 2

NEWS
VA hospital deals 
with contamination

University hospitals accept 

transfer of surgery patients

>> SEE PAGE 3

OPINION
A call to unify the 
Democratic party
Bernie supporters should 
ultimately back Hillary in 
battle against Trump

>> SEE PAGE 4

ARTS

‘Neighbors 2’ is 
comical but safe

Sequel entertains but 

ultimately imitates in 

disappointing storyline

>> SEE PAGE 6

SPORTS
‘M’ advances in 
NCAA Tourney

Michigan hosts Missouri in 

Super Regional on Friday

>> SEE PAGE 11

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Clinton critcizes Trump
during union gathering

Transport 
center plans
forgone by 
University

ANN ARBOR

ALEXANDRIA BODFISH/Daily

Hillary Clinton addresses annual union meeting at the Cobo Center in Detroit

Candidate pivots to 
general election at 
speech to organized 

labor in Detroit

By LYDIA MURRAY and 

LARA MOEHLMAN

Summer Managing News Editor 

and Summer Editor in Chief

DETROIT— 
Democratic 

frontrunner 
Hillary 
Clinton 

returned 
to 
Detroit 
Monday, 

where she addressed thousands at 
a Service Employees International 
Union convention at the Cobo 
Center. 
During 
her 
remarks 

she issued biting criticism of 
presumptive Republican nominee 
Donald Trump in addition to 
discussing reforms to minimum 
wage and child care.

The 
SEIU, 
a 
union 

headquartered 
in 
Washington 

D.C., has a membership of over 
1.9 million workers spanning the 
United States, Puerto Rico and 
Canada. Membership is comprised 
of mostly health care workers — 

including home care, nursing home 
and hospital employees. Many 
other members occupy public 
service or property management 
positions, 
including 
custodial, 

security and food service jobs.

SEIU is also a major force of 

support for such labor reforms 
as the Obama administration’s 
Affordable Care Act, increased 
minimum wage laws and wage 
increases for food workers — 
many of which are supported by 
Clinton’s campaign.

During her remarks, Clinton 

reaffirmed 
her 
support 
for 

the SEIU and all its members, 
thanking them for their continued 
support for her campaign.

The SEIU officially endorses 

Clinton; however, in the state 
of 
Michigan 
— 
which 
has 

traditionally voted for Democratic 
candidates — this year the contest 
is more unpredictable with the 
majority of current polls showing 
Clinton 
defeating 
presumptive 

Republican 
nominee 
Donald 

Trump by several points, but 
several showing a tie or virtual 
tie in the state, according to 
RealClearPolitics.

Clinton currently plans an 

early focus on Rust Belt states, 
including 
Michigan, 
where 

there are an abundance of white, 
working class voters — a group 
from which Trump has received 
a large portion of his support. A 
recent CBS/New York Times poll 
showed him leading with white 
voters without a college degree by 
20 points over Clinton.

The Clinton campaign has also 

announced a shift in attention 
to the general election, noted 
through her attacks on Trump 
during her remarks.

Clinton 
notably 
attacked 

Trump’s 
business 
record, 

suggesting his accomplishments 
are not as grand as he makes them 
out to be.

“He could bankrupt America 

like 
he’s 
bankrupted 
his 

companies,” Clinton said. “I mean, 
ask yourself: How can anybody 
lose money running a casino? 
Really.”

Clinton also spoke out against 

Trump’s stances on immigration, 
in which he has stated he 
plans to deport all 11 million 
undocumented immigrants in the 
United States. Clinton emphasized 

Residents say 

administration’s 

compliance ‘ushers 

in a new era’

By BRIAN KUANG

Summer Daily News Editor

Facing 
concerted 
community 

opposition, 
the 
University 
of 

Michigan 
announced 
Tuesday 

that it would be cancelling the 
construction of its controversial 
North 
Campus 
transportation 

maintenance center.

The 
facility 
was 
originally 

approved by the Board of Regents 
in 2014 and was intended to serve as 
a repair center for the University’s 
fleet of buses and other vehicles. 
However, as the project began to 
move forward in February, nearby 
residents openly opposed it amid 
concerns of air pollution and traffic 
congestion.

Under pressure from Ann Arbor 

homeowners’ 
associations 
and 

City Council members, University 
President Mark Schlissel postponed 
the project in March to negotiate 
with community stakeholders.

The 
Northeast 
Ann 
Arbor 

Community Coalition — which 
represents nearby residents opposed 
to the project and numbers about 
600 households — has continued 
to protest the board’s meetings and 
recently called on its members to 
halt donations to the University, 
claiming the negotiation process 
continues to lack transparency.

This conflict is one of the latest 

between the University and city 
of Ann Arbor partially stemming 
from the University’s ability to 
largely circumvent city zoning laws 

See TRANSPORTATION, Page 9
See CLINTON, Page 9