Former
President
Bill
Clinton joined United Auto
Workers
union
members
and others for the annual
Detroit Labor Day Parade
Monday
morning
aiming
to demonstrate the Hillary
Clinton
campaign’s
commitment
to
working
families.
The parade began at 9:30
a.m.
and
marched
down
Michigan Avenue. Bill Clinton
marched, but did not speak
during the event which drew
thousands of union workers
and other prominent state
Democrats.
The
annual
parade in Detroit has drawn
important
Democratic
figures in the past, including
President Barack Obama in
2008 and Vice President Joe
Biden 2012 and 2014.
The parade’s theme was
Your
Vote
is
Your
Voice
and
was
dedicated
to
supporting working families
and improving unions, as
well as encouraging voter
registration.
LSA junior Collin Kelly,
chair
of
the
University’s
chapter of College Democrats,
said
Bill
Clinton’s
visit
demonstrates
that
Hillary
Clinton
is
the
candidate
who will best represent the
interests of the working class.
“Bill Clinton coming to
Detroit on Labor Day signifies
the commitment of both the
Democratic Party and the
Clinton family to honoring,
protecting and fighting for
workers across the nation,”
he said. “Unions built this
country, but only Democrats
seem to remember that. Bill
Clinton knows that unions are
part of why America is great,
and he understands they are
indispensable for our future.”
Clinton’s appearance was
one of several similar events
held by surrogates for his
wife’s
campaign
Monday:
Hillary Clinton, along with
running mate Sen. Tim Kaine
(D–Va.) and Biden, hosted
events in other Rust Belt
areas such as Cleveland and
Pittsburgh.
In a statement released
Monday
morning,
Hillary
Clinton
emphasized
her
commitment to workers in
Michigan, citing her support
for the auto industry and
criticizing
her
opponent
Donald Trump, stating that
his policies would only harm
the middle class.
“Don’t let anyone tell you
we can’t ‘Make it in America’
anymore,”
Clinton
said.
“Michiganders are proving
every single day that we can
still compete and win in a
global economy.”
Bill Clinton’s visit followed
a Michigan stop by Trump
on Saturday at Great Faith
Ministries
International
church
in
Detroit
as
an
attempt to court Black voters.
This was Trump’s third visit
to the state since his official
nomination in July.
Hillary
Clinton’s
most
recent visit to Michigan was
on Aug. 11, when she addressed
workers at Futuramic Tool
& Engineering to talk about
how her economic plans are
best suited for the working
class.
Though a recent Suffolk
University
poll
showed
Clinton up by 7 points in
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Human
Rights
Commission
published
a
42-page
report
calling
for
an
independent
audit of the Ann Arbor Police
Department, the city manager’s
office has started taking the
initial steps toward meeting the
HRC’s recommendations.
The report called for a review
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of the the 2014 shooting death of
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In a memo released on Aug.
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SP O RT S T U E SDAY. . . . . . .1B
Republican
presidential
nominee Donald Trump visited
a Black church Saturday in
Detroit in an outreach attempt
to
the
African-American
community.
Bishop
Wayne
T. Jackson, the Great Faith
Ministries
International
congregation
leader,
hosted
Trump and sat down with the
candidate for a one-on-one
interview with him.
The
New
York
Times
reoported this visit as Trump’s
first as a presidential candidate
to
an
African-American
church. He visited with church
members and did an interview
with Jackson, which was not
open to press. Trump called
it
an
“amazing
interview”
on
Twitter
Saturday
and
complimented Jackson on his
interviewing skills, going so far
as to say they were “better than
the people who are doing that
See TRUMP, Page 2A
AMANDA ALLEN/Daily
Members of the University of Michigan football team celebrate with students after defeating Hawaii, 63-3.
After
intercepting
Wilton
Speight’s
first
pass
as
the
starting quarterback for the
Michigan football team, Hawaii
briefly challenged the prevailing
notion that they were about to be
on the receiving end of a blowout
at Michigan Stadium.
Unfortunately
for
the
Rainbow Warriors, that notion
was quickly reaffirmed when
they promptly lost seven yards
and punted the ball four plays
later.
Moving
backwards
would
become a recurring theme of the
game for Hawaii, which had an
abysmal negative-17 total yards
at the end of the first quarter
and needed a strong second half
See POLICE, Page 3A
There was over a 50 percent
decrease in alcohol and drug-
related hospital visits during
the first five weeks of school
at UM last year according
to Advocate, a Student Life
Incident database. In the first
five weeks of the 2013 and 2014
fall semesters, more than 100
cases of alcohol- and drug-
related hospital visits were
reported to the University of
Michigan through the database.
In 2015, there were fifty.
There is no data available yet
for 2016. Officials pointed to
several reasons for the drastic
change, including dry Welcome
Week events, programs created
by Wolverine Wellness and
increased support from the
Department of Public Safety
and Security and other law
enforcement agencies.
Beginning in the 2014 school
year,
the
University
began
new
initiatives
to
reduce
student alcohol and drug use
by shortening Welcome Week,
the period between student
move-in and the first day of
class. Based on the data from
Advocate, DPSS spokesperson
Diane Brown said they believe
the shorter Welcome Week
contributed to a decline in
alcohol-related
emergencies
See HOSPITAL VISITS, Page 3A
AMEILIA CACCHIONE/Daily
President Bill Clinton walks in the Labor Day parade in Detroit Monday.
Over the Rainbow
The No. 7 Michigan football
team returned to the Big
House for the 2016 season
with a 63-3 drubbing of an
overmatched Hawaii team
on Saturday.
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See FOOTBALL, Page 8A
Mich. visit
gives Trump
new chance
for outreach
Wolverines steamroll Rainbow
Warriors, 63-3, in season opener
GOVERNMENT
In first visit to African-American
church, candidate aims to shift tone
CAITLIN REEDY
Daily Staff Reporter
Michigan cruises behind new starting quarterback and stellar defensive play
JACOB GASE
Daily Sports Editor
City plans
to initiate
audit of A2
police dept.
LOCAL
Ann Arbor manager
aims to have contract
in place by December
BRIAN KUANG
Daily Staff Reporter
Welcome
Week data
shows drop
in incidents
CRIME
Student hospitalizations
decrease by more than
50 percent in past year
JENNIFER MEER
Daily Staff Reporter
Bill Clinton campaigns for Hillary
Clinton in Detroit Labor Day parade
The former President marched alonside UAW union members Monday
LYDIA MURRAY
Daily Staff Reporter
See CLINTON, Page 3A