Detroit-based
bakery
Avalon International Breads is
expanding outside the city by
opening a brand new cafe in
downtown Ann Arbor.
The bakery closed a deal last
Monday to secure the location
of
the
former
Mezzevino
Mediterranean Kitchen and
Bar on 129 E. Liberty St.
The retail bakery will be
named Avalon Hearth and
Soul Café and is on track to be
open by the end of this year.
University of Michigan alum
Jackie Victor, co-founder and
CEO of Avalon International
Breads, said 60 percent of her
wholesale market — including
Arbor Farms Market, People’s
Food Co-op, Plum Market and
Whole Foods — comes from
Ann Arbor, and her roots here
that were an influence for
opening a cafe.
“When I was a student at the
University of Michigan, it was
where I originally got the idea
for a bakery, because I used
to volunteer — periodically,
not on a regular basis — at a
co-op bakery called Wildflour
Bakery,” Victor said. “Working
at Wildflour was a really
powerful way to see how a
small space like that could
really create a lot of warmth
in a community, plus provide
something that was healthy
Students for Hillary held
a “Why #ImWithHer” event
on the Diag at the University
of Michigan on Monday —
just one of the events held
in
support
of
Democratic
presidential nominee Hillary
Clinton in anticipation of
Election Day.
The group set up a table
and asked students passing by
to take photos with a cutout
of Clinton and state why
they were supporting her in
the
upcoming
presidential
election.
With the election just one
week away, club members
said they want to both spread
word about the election and
encourage students to vote
for Clinton, as well as show
support for the nominee on
social media. LSA freshman
Suraj Sorab, a member of
the
Students
for
Hillary
leadership team, said the club
is increasing its efforts in the
final week leading up to the
election.
“The election is coming
up next week and we wanted
to make sure that in terms of
‘get out the vote’ that we are
coming upon making sure that
people are voting for Clinton,”
Sorab said. “We chose the
Diag because it is very public
and we want to make sure that
we can get Hillary Clinton
into office.”
In
addition
to
today’s
Diag event, the University’s
chapter of College Democrats
canvassed
with
Clinton’s
campaign in East Lansing
during the Saturday football
game between Michigan and
Michigan State as part of a
competition between the two
schools to recruit the most
volunteers.
Along
with
a
final
campaign push prior to the
election, many groups were
active in voter registration
prior to the Oct. 11 deadline.
Now, organizations at the
University
continue
to
raise
awareness
through
demonstrations on the Diag
and
watch
parties
during
presidential debates.
Sorab
said
after
the
registration deadline passed
the focus switched to keeping
voters aware of the upcoming
election date.
“While voter registration
was still open we were out
trying to get people to register
to vote so we can mobilize as
many voters as possible for
Clinton — even though we
registered anyone regardless
of
who
they
supported,”
Sorab said. “Now that the
registration is over, our focus
is in sending out emails and
For the second time in two
days, University of Michigan
Department of Public Safety and
Security officers were called to
the Diag Monday night to respond
to student concerns about a man
seen carrying an Islamic State
flag and dressed in a thwab, a
traditional Arab garment.
The man was first seen and
approached by the police Sunday
night.
The man, an Ann Arbor resident
who only gave his first name,
Carlos, said he was wearing the
clothing as a costume. He noted he
did not have any identifiers saying
he was a Muslim on his clothing
so passersby should not assume
he is of the faith, adding that
he considers himself a theocrat
— a person who governs as a
representative of a religious deity.
“This is my Halloween costume;
I thought it was provocative,”
Carlos said. “I decided to wear
it because I thought it would be
provocative and I was hoping that
it would start an honest discussion
about ideas.”
He added that he hoped to
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See BAKERY, Page 3
MAZIE HYAMS/Daily
University President Mark Schlissel speaks at a Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs meeting in the Fleming Building Monday.
University
of
Michigan
President
Mark
Schlissel
discussed anti-Black and anti-
Islam
posters
hung
around
campus recently at the Senate
Advisory
Committee
on
University
Affairs
meeting
Tuesday,
praising
faculty
response.
Faculty
members
also
expressed concerns about the
recently
launched
University
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
plan, with some characterizing it
as a quota system for increasing
diversity.
In response to the poster
incidents, Schlissel said he felt
reassured by the number of
faculty — including members of
SACUA — he saw take action,
calling
the
posters
“overtly
racist and pretty disgusting.”
He encouraged an open dialogue
among committee members on
how he can increase campus
engagement
between
faculty
and students.
“I don’t think we’ve seen the
last of racism on the Michigan
campus, or anti-Semitism or
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KEVIN ZHENG/Daily
LSA freshman Evan Swinehart from Students for Hillary passes out stickers and encourages students to support
presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s campaign at the Diag Monday.
Police called to Diag
Police arrive on the Diag for
second iteration of student
concerns about man dressing
up as an Islamic State
supporter.
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See SACUA, Page 3
As Detroit city official Carol
O’Cleireacain was wrapping up
a lecture Monday on the fiscal
future of the city, a University
of Michigan student and Detroit
resident said during a Q and A
he felt the official’s description
of Detroit was offensive and
inacurate — pointing to her
comment calling Detroit a “rich
public policy laboratory” for
students in Ann Arbor.
O’Cleireacain,
Detroit’s
deputy mayor for economic
policy, planning and strategy,
was
speaking
at
the
Ford
School of Public Policy on
Detroit’s financial crisis. Her
presentation
centered
on
Detroit’s
past,
present
and
future financial situation.
“A
laboratory
is
not
necessarily
an
experiment,”
O’Cleireacain said in response
to Public Policy junior Stephen
Wallace.
The lecture was sponsored
by the Ford School of Public
Policy’s
Center
for
Local,
State and Urban Policy, and
approximately 100 University
See DETROIT, Page 3
Opinion
The Daily’s Editorial Board
endorses incumbents Denise
Ilitch (D) and Laurence
Deitch (D) for the two open
seats on the University’s
Board of Regents
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©2016 The Michigan Daily
Detroit cafe
to open new
storefront in
Ann Arbor
Schlissel discusses response to
anti-Black posters with faculty
BUSINESS
Avalon International Breads will
replace Mezzevino on Liberty Street
KEVIN BIGLIN
Daily Staff Reporter
At SACUA meeting, members also expresses concerns about DEI plan
ALEXA ST. JOHN
Daily Staff Reporter
‘U’ police
called over
man with
ISIS flag
ANN ARBOR
Individal stands in
Diag with fake gun as
protest
ALEXA ST. JOHN
Daily Staff Reporter
As Election Day nears, Democratic
groups have high presence on campus
Student organizers aim to raise awareness, get voters to the polls
CAITLIN REEDY
Daily Staff Reporter
Discussion
on Detroit
economics
draws ire
DETROIT
Student comment on
‘U’ role in city sparks
discussion
MATT HARMON
Daily Staff Reporter