Though the first presidential debate drew wide interest on campus Monday night, that interest may not necessarily have equated to any changes in voter preference, according to a Michigan Daily poll conducted directly after the debate. As part of an ongoing initiative to better gauge the campus political climate, The Michigan Daily sent out a poll to 1,500 students and received 302 responses. Eighty-one percent of respondents said they watched the first presidential debate — the same percent of respondents also reported they will “definitely” vote in the upcoming election. The majority of students surveyed indicated that overall, Democratic presidential nominee On his path to the Republican presidential nomination, Donald Trump has both built a dedicated base in some parts of the population and noticeably isolated others. On the University of Michigan’s campus, a new club — Students Against Trump — has formed in response to Trump’s often controversial persona and words. During the election, Trump has created a persona built in large part on a tendency to stray from his scripted speeches, tweet on-the-spot and say whatever may be on his mind. Many of his supporters cite this as a positive, but others have also pointed to statements he’s made — such as proposing to build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico and to shutdown Muslim immigration into the country — as alarmingly offensive. Given that division, the new student group’s main goal, the group says, is to stop Trump from reaching the White House. Bradley McPherson, LSA sophomore and president of Students Against Trump, said he felt the need to create an organization in response to the candidate last May, after it became clear Trump would be the likely Republican nominee. “Looking at Trump’s policies and his character, we thought we had to make a larger point against him,” McPherson said. “We thought we should speak out against all these factors and that culminated in the creation of the club.” Specifically, the club hopes to block people’s perception of Trump as a viable candidate for office. Both Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton have historically high unpopularity ratings among the national voting population — a recent ABC News/ Washington Post polling found that 56 percent of adults view michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 28, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 143 ©2016 The Michigan Daily NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A S P O R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7A SUDOKU..................... 2A A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A S TAT E M E N T . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 B CAROLYN GEARIG/Daily School of Public Health student Rebecca Ahmad-Robinson and LSA sophomore Maya Green listen to other audience members speak during a debate on the Black Lives Matter movement held by the Michigan Political Union in the Michgian League on Tuesday. A debate Tuesday night sponsored by The Michigan Political Union came to an abrupt halt after hundreds of community members and University of Michigan students gathered outside the Michigan League’s Vandenberg Room to call for the inclusion of Black voices. The debate, which featured members of MPU, was slated to discuss the merits of the Black Lives Matter Movement and whether it was “harmful to racial relations in the United States.” Social Work student Lawrielle West, one of the protest organizers, called the debate unacceptable because of its patronizing and diminutive focus. “You cannot trivialize my experience as a Black person by debating it,” she said. “How can you debate my experience? I’m not saying I’m better than you or that only Black lives matter or that my life matters more than yours, but I’m saying that Black lives do matter.” The protest began at the Diag and marched toward the Michigan League, chanting phrases such as “Black lives matter” and “No justice, no peace.” As the crowd entered during the start of the debate, several protesters asked See TRUMP, Page 8A DYLAN LAWTON/Daily Based on polling conducted by The Michigan Daily, a majority of students felt the debate did not have an influence on their vote. michigandaily.com For more stories and coverage, visit See SURVEY, Page 3A See DEBATE, Page 3A Anne Holton, former Virginia Secretary of Education and wife of Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine, campaigned for Hillary Clinton Tuesday night in Ann Arbor after events in Detroit and Livonia. Holton visited the Ann Arbor campaign office, where she spoke to a primarily female audience — many of whom were local campaign volunteers or active community members — about the importance of mobilizing people to vote for Clinton in November. She planned to also make other stops in Michigan on See HOLTON, Page 3A From military time to Michigan time The Statement explores the lives of veterans who enroll at the University and the challenges that they face. » Page 4B The University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science and the Arts hosted a gathering of more than 100 students, professors and advisers promoting solidarity against racism Tuesday night in response to racially charged posters found on campus Monday. Along with an announcement of the event, LSA Dean Andrew Martin released a statement supporting those students impacted by the incident Monday. “We stand with President Schlissel and University leaders in condemning the racist posters and flyers spread on campus today,” the statement said. “These posters advocating white supremacy strike at the very heart and soul of the College. Their presence marred our physical spaces—in Haven and Mason halls—where we hold our classes and where our faculty and staff work, and are an assault on everything we believe in as a liberal arts college and as a diverse community.” Tuesday evening, Martin said he wanted the event to be welcoming in nature, and hoped to foster reflection on the events from the last few days and, more broadly, the climate on campus for the last few years. See COMMUNITY, Page 3A CAMPUS LIFE AMANDA ALLEN/Daily Social work student Lawrielle West leads Black Lives Matter Protesters in a march from the Diag to the Michigan Leauge where a debate on the movement was being held on Tuesday. Hundreds of students protest debate over merits of Black Lives Matter Nearly 400 protesters call for open dialogue at event NEIL SCHWARTZ Daily Staff Reporter New UM anti-Trump club forms on campus GOVERNMENT In response to controversial statements, new group takes action CAITLIN REEDY Daily Staff Reporter Daily election poll indicates continued support for Clinton Survey suggests debate performance had low impact EMMA KINERY Daily News Editor Anne Holton campaigns for Dems in Ann Arbor ELECTION Former VA secretary of education makes campaign stops in Mich. LYDIA MURRAY Daily Staff Reporter LSA hosts gathering to promote dialogue Following discovery of racially charged fliers, students show solidarity WILL FEUER Daily Staff Reporter