According
to
a
recent
Michigan
Daily
poll
of
a
sample of students, support
for
Democratic
presidential
nominee Hillary Clinton on
campus is high, at almost 75
percent.
However,
the
poll
also indicated that nearly 20
percent of respondents plan to
vote outside of the two major
parties, preferring third-party
candidates.
Among
the
third
party
candidates,
Liberterian
nominee
Gary
Johnson,
who polled at 13.2 percent,
garnered the most support.
The Libertarian nominee’s poll
share was also greater than
that of Republican nominee
Donald Trump, who received
approximately half of that at 5.9
percent. Green Party nominee
Jill Stein received 3.3 percent
support in the poll, and 3.3
percent said other.
Nationally,
third
parties
have been seeing an increase
in support compared to prior
elections.
The
most
recent
RealClearPolitics
polling
average shows Johnson with
8.3 percent of the vote and
Green
Party
candidate
Jill
Stein at 2.7 percent. In contrast,
in
2012
Johnson
received
approximately 3 percent of the
vote and Stein 1 percent.
These increases have been
seen
several
times
before
in
presidential
election
history, most notably in 1992,
when
independent
Texas
businessman Ross Perot pulled
support from both incumbent
Republican President George H.
W. Bush and Democratic then-
Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton.
Perot ultimately got 18.9 percent
of the national vote.
This movement toward third
parties on campus specifically
also comes at a time of increasing
importance for both the Trump
and Clinton campaigns, as both
millennial voters and the state
of Michigan will be key factors
in November.
Based
on
the
RealClearPolitics
polling
average, the race in Michigan
between Trump and Clinton
is currently the closest it has
been since July, though Clinton
currently maintains a lead of 4.7
points in the battleground state.
However, Political Science
Prof. Vincent Hutchings noted
that Clinton will still likely win
the state, even if third party
support increased.
“It’s unlikely that Michigan
would
not
vote
for
the
Democratic nominee at this
point,” he said. “Donald Trump,
given
his
limited
financial
resources as a candidate, is not
Students chalked the Diag
early Wednesday morning with
messages in solidarity with black
students on campus including
phrases like “Black Lives Matter”
and “white silence is a violence.”
The students also posted fliers in
Mason and Angell Hall, which
feature positive messages along
the same theme.
The chalking follows two
separate
protests
drawing
hundreds of students Monday and
Tuesday in response to racially
charged
fliers
found
posted
throughout
campus
Monday
morning and a debate hosted by
the Michigan Political Union
on the merits of the Black Lives
Matter movement.
LSA senior Sean Smith, the
organizer of the chalking event,
said he wanted to remind the
community about the issues faced
by the Black community at the
University and also remind Black
students of their value.
“Not only are we saying that
black lives matter but that we are
valued at this university, that we
worked just as hard as everybody
else to get here,” he said. “We
are writing positive words of
affirmation to uplift black people
and Black lives, all Black lives.”
Smith noted that he organized
the chalking of the Diag to
continue the efforts of Black
women on campus who organized
the initial protests this week. He
said that this was an opportunity
for Black men and working allies
to contribute to this collective
effort and keep the momentum
going.
Community
members
gathered at the Tilden R. Stumbo
Civic Center in Ypsilanti to hear
Sheriff Jerry Clayton and other
members of the Washtenaw
County Sheriff’s Office speak
on law enforcement policies
and practices that are meant
to encourage a fair [COPY:
fair seems like a weird word
to
describe
relationship]
relationship between police and
citizens.
Sheriff Clayton and other
members of his staff talked
about policies regarding subject
control, or the guidelines that
officers face when interacting
with citizens when there is the
potential of risk involved.
A
focal
point
in
subject
control policy discussed was the
regulations regarding the use of
force. Clayton and Lieutenant
Kurt
Schiappacasse
walked
through the idea of subjective
versus objective decision making
in situations that may require the
use of force, where officers are
trained to judge situations based
on what is logically reasonable,
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Vol. CXXV, No. 144
©2016 The Michigan Daily
NEWS......................... 2A
OPINION.....................4A
CL A S S I FI E DS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5A
SUDOKU..................... 2A
S P O R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A
1B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B -SI D E
UM students
chalk Diag
in solidarity
with #BLM
Intramural Building reopens two
months after initial estimated date
See CHALK, Page 3A
KEVIN ZHENG/Daily
Business senior Jacob Dinhofer works out at the Intramural Sports Building Wednesday.
CAMPUS LIFE
Support follows week of protests
JACKIE CHARNIGA
Daily News Editor
Additions include central air conditioning, new equipment and social lounges
After 17 months of intensive
renovations,
the
Intramural
Sports
Building
reopened
Wednesday, two months later
than was originally estimated.
At the start of the project, the
renovations were projected to
cost the University of Michigan
$21.4 million, a budget revised
from the original budget of
$18.7 million, funded in part
by a donation from Stephen
Ross. The total actual cost was
not
available
Wednesday
—
additional information about the
project is slated to be provided
at the building’s ribbon-cutting
ceremony on Oct. 6. University
President Mark Schlissel and E.
Royster Harper, vice president
for student life, will speak at the
ceremony.
The
reopened
building,
originally
constructed
in
1928,
still
has
its
original
architectural
features.
The
renovations focused mostly on
infrastructure
enhancements,
including 200 new pieces of
cardio and strength equipment,
social lounges and rooms for
group and personal training.
Other structural improvements
include a central air conditioning
system and new lighting to
CAITLIN REEDY
Daily Staff Reporter
See POLICE, Page 3A
Police talk
improving
community
relations
CITY
Washtenaw County
sheriff discusses use of
force, implicit biases
KEVIN LINDER
Daily Staff Reporter
CLAIRE MEINGAST/Daily
Lt. Kurt Schiappacasse speaking at the Community Education Series held by the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s
Department Wednesday night.
In Daily poll of students, 19 percent of
respondents say they’ll vote third-party
Anger with Clinton and Trump, disagreement over values aids Johnson and Stein
LYDIA MURRAY
Daily Staff Reporter
The B-Side Fashion
Issue
The B-Side explores fall
fashion on campus, as well
as local apparel options for
students.
» Page 1B
michigandaily.com
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See POLL, Page 3A
See IM, Page 3A
The Michigan State House
of
Representatives
passed
a series of bills in a 100 to 6
vote last Wednesday aimed
at removing the protections
that the state’s Freedom of
Information
Act
currently
offers to the governor’s office.
The 10-bill package would also
establish a new Legislative
Open Records Act — a bill that
closely mirrors FOIA — which
would make records from the
legislative branch available to
the public.
Rep.
Ed
McBroom
(R–
Vulcan), the sponsor of two of
the bills, said the reforms were
important in part because of an
erosion of public confidence in
government.
“I believe that our Freedom
of Information Act should have
been far more transparent
from the very beginning when
we passed the first act 40 years
ago,” McBroom said. “It’s not
like it is any more important
to pass these bills now rather
than 40 years ago. However,
See FOIA, Page 2A
State House
passes bills
to reform
FOIA rules
GOVERNMENT
Proposed laws would
remove exemptions for
governor, legislature
TIM COHN
Daily Staff Reporter
POLICE ACCOUNTABILIT Y