University
of
Michigan
alumni Frances and Kenneth
Eisenberg, as well as the
Eisenberg
family
overall,
donated $10.75 million last
Thursday to the University’s
Depression Center to fund
research projects for mental
illnesses such as depression
and bipolar disorder.
Kenneth Eisenberg said in
a press release his family’s
goal was to find solutions
to
meaningfully
treat
this
widespread
disorder,
emphasizing
the
need
to
challenge
existing
negative
perceptions held in society.
“It is time to put our energy
and resources into finding
solutions
for
depression,”
Eisenberg
said.
“Everyone
has been touched by a loved
one or friend affected by
mental illness. Our family’s
goal is to remove the stigma
associated with this disease
and to provide the necessary
financial support to assure
that meaningful treatment is
accessible.”
According to the National
Center
of
Mental
Health,
depression can reveal itself
differently across individuals,
with
symptoms
including
persistent
sad,
anxious
or
empty
moods;
feelings
of
hopelessness and pessimism;
and loss of interest or pleasure
in hobbies. Data collected
from National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey
the Center for Disease Control
distributed
from
2009
to
2012, 7.6 percent of people 12
years of age and older in the
United States suffered from
depression at any given two-
week period.
Globally, about 350 million
people suffer from depression,
and it is one of the main causes
of disabilities.
The
University’s
center,
located in the Rachel Upjohn
Building,
was
established
in 2001 as the first center in
the nation to tackle bipolar
Marc Edwards, professor of
civil engineering at Virginia
Tech, delivered the Walter
J. Weber Jr. Distinguished
Lecture
in
Environmental
and
Energy
Sustainability
to an audience of about 100
students, faculty and staff
Tuesday at the Gerald Ford
Presidential Library.
The annual lecture, which
is organized by the College of
Engineering, brings experts
in environmental engineering
and science to the University
of Michigan to share their
work and ideas for the future
of their fields.
This year’s lecture, “The
Flint
and
Washington
D.C. Drinking Water Lead
Crises: How Scientists and
Engineers
Betrayed
the
Public Trust,” focused on
Edward’s role in exposing
water
contamination
in
Washington
D.C.
between
2001
and
2004
and
the
current water crisis in Flint.
Edwards is the researcher
responsible for investigating
and uncovering misconduct
on the part of scientists at the
Environmental
Protection
Agency
and
the
Centers
for
Disease
Control
and
Prevention.
In his remarks, Edwards
talked about the aftermath
of exposing the failures of
scientists
and
politicians
in
charge
of
protecting
public health during both
disasters, saying both times
it caused a lack of trust in the
government.
On Burnside Street in Detroit,
just northwest of Hamtramck,
a
greenhouse
collaborative
project utilizing old abandoned
houses is only a few short steps
away from completion.
By the time winter sets
in, the small neighborhood
greenhouse, named Afterhouse,
will be warm enough to grow
fruits and other plants that
otherwise wouldn’t otherwise
be able to flourish in cold
Michigan weather.
The
project
was
the
brainchild of Abigail Murray,
a ceramist and Ann Arbor
resident who has had experience
with community gardening and
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Vol. CXXVI, No. 17
©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
Eisenbergs
donate to
Depression
Center at ‘U’
Members of Greek life angered
by mandatory hazing film viewing
See DONATION, Page 3A
HEALTH
Family gives $10.74 million to fund
research projects on mental illnesses
IRENE PARK
Daily Staff Reporter
Some students leave film portraying violent behavior by fraternities, sororities
At a mandatory screening of the
film “HAZE” Tuesday, a pseudo-
documentary
that
explores
a
negative and violent depiction of
University of Michigan fraternity
and sorority life, more than 120
members of Greek life left after a
contentious debate during Q&A
with the film’s director, David
Burkman.
At least ten members of each
fraternity
and
sorority
were
required to attend the Office of
Greek Life event.
Most of the students who spoke
during the Q&A voiced opposition
toward the violent and graphic
images within the film, and said
the behavior portrayed in the film
is not reflective of what happens
in Michigan Greek life. Students
also said because the Michigan
Panhellenic Association is self-
governing, there is a system of
accountability
that
prevents
intense hazing like that shown in
the film.
In 2013, Alpha Epsilon Pi was
accused hazing its pledges and
their president was removed, and
in 2011 Sigma Alpha Epsilon was
expelled by the Interfraternity
Council.
The
film
portrays
hazing
with jarring canted angles and
black-and-white shots dispersed
throughout. One scene, which was
brought up by multiple students
during the Q&A, depicted a pledge
class
violently
attacking
and
killing a dog. The film also staged
the portrayal of a pledge member’s
alcohol-poisoning-induced
death and the sexual assault of a
freshman sorority member.
Information
senior
Sarah
Barnitt asked the director about
the film’s portrayal of women in
the Greek life system, and how
much stereotypes surrounding
sorority culture played a part in
the construction of its characters.
“As a member of Panhellenic
Executive board, that image that
you constructed sorority women is
not accurate and it is not flattering,
and it’s actually kind of offensive,”
Barnitt said. “To be honest, it’s
offensive to women as a whole
REBECCA LERNER
For the Daily
See GREENHOUSE, Page 3A
Professor
partners
on Detroit
greenhouse
RESEARCH
Project utlitizing
abandoned homes
nears completion
KEVIN LINDER
Daily Staff Reporter
Researcher places onus of Flint, D.C.
water crises on government officials
Marc Edwards delivers lecture to 100 at Gerald Ford Presidential Library
NEIL SCHWARTZ
Daily Staff Reporter
michigandaily.com
For more stories and coverage, visit
See WATER, Page 2A
See HAZING, Page 3A
In
response
to
a
new
discovery last week of the toxic
chemical 1,4-dioxane in shallow
groundwater on Ann Arbor’s west
side, city officials are exploring
the possibility of new legal actions
against the original polluter that
could potentially bypass state
environmental regulators.
Improper wastewater disposal
by the Ann Arbor-based company
Gelman Sciences — which has
since been purchased by Pall
Corporation — from 1966 to 1986
has created a large plume of
the carcinogenic dioxane toxin
underground in the city of Ann
Arbor, as well as Scio and Ann
Arbor Townships.
See DIOXANE, Page 3A
A2 officials
talk new
response
to dioxane
CITY
New discovery of toxin
in groundwater prompts
legal discussion
BRIAN KUANG
Daily Staff Reporter
Personal Statement
Issue
In these pages, you will
find seven personal essays
ranging from the comical
to the revealing to the
optimistic
» Page 1B
CSG talks
Halloween weekend
UMPD officer addresses
the assembly on campus
safety concerns at Tuesday
meeting.
» michigandaily.com
CAROLYN GEARIG/Daily
LSA junior Holden Spencer mans Theta Xi’s camp on the Diag. The fraternity will be stationed there 24 hours a day to protect the block “M” until the football
game against Michigan State University Saturday.
ARNOLD ZHOU/Daily
Marc Edwards, professor of engineering at Virginia Tech, speaks out about the corruption surrounding the EPA, CDC,
and various other government agencies at the Gerald Ford Library Tuesday.
DE FE ND THE ‘M’