A diverse crowd of about 100 people filled the Michigan Union Rogel Ballroom Wednesday night to listen as male and female survivors of sexual assault shared their stories at the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center’s 30th annual Speak Out event. The event was organized by SAPAC’s Networking, Publicity and Activism Volunteer Program, led by LSA senior Alyssa Dunbeck and LSA junior Srinidhi Subramanian. SAPAC, a University entity, trains students to act as a peer network for survivors of sexual assault and aims to advocates for social change through professional services, such as counseling and crisis hotlines, for the campus community. Dunbeck and Subramanian opened the program by noting the survivors’ stories were confidential, and the speak out aims to provide a safe place to empower survivors to share on their own terms. They asked that only survivors of sexual assault talk in front of the audience, and defined sexual assault as an umbrella term that includes rape, stalking, sexual harassment and intimate partner violence. The Michigan Daily was asked to not quote directly from any survivor’s story. Survivors were given the opportunity to speak at any For many incoming freshmen, leaving home for the first time is a source of excitement and fear, regardless of how far they’re going. But for international students, like Music, Theatre & Dance junior Jessica Gomes-Ng, living thousands of miles from home for years at a time is adds new elements to that experience. Gomes-Ng said studying in the United States was an easy transition because of her previous education at international primary and secondary schools in New Zealand, Vietnam, Belgium and Singapore. “I went to an American school michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, November 17, 2016 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. CXXVI, No. 31 ©2016 The Michigan Daily NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A CL ASSIFIEDS............... 5A SUDOKU..................... 2A A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A B S I D E . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 B Nearly a thousand people gathered on the Diag and marched through University of Michigan buildings for a student walk-out protest against racism on campus following President-elect Donald Trump’s upset win Wednesday afternoon. The walkout, which was organized by the student organization Students4Justice, was also attended by civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson. Prior to the event, the Students4Justice released a list of demands that they hoped to achieve from the protest. The list included demands for University action to protect underrepresented minority students by re-channeling resources, as well as a call for the University to be an immigrant sanctuary site, to double its commitment to rejecting racial harassment, to divest from unethical corporations and to remove all symbols and fliers associated with the alt-right movement and those encouraging white supremacy. LSA junior Lakyrra Magee, one of the event organizers, highlighted the call to make the University a sanctuary campus — a designation that would empower Universities to limit institutional cooperation with federal immigration officers seeking out undocumented students— as among the most significant demands. “Our main message was this: Because President Schlissel came See STUDENTS, Page 2A michigandaily.com For more stories and coverage, visit See SAPAC, Page 2A See WALKOUT, Page 3A In a Wednesday press release, the University of Michigan stressed that the 2017 commencement ceremony — the bicentennial ceremony — will include multiple in-person speakers. The release came after a petition circulated among seniors this week alleging that there were tentative plans to ompile a video of past speakers instead of one or both of the traditional speakers — typically a student and a keynote speaker. Engineering senior Clare Hyde said she created the survey Sunday after confirming that this was the committee’s plan for commencement with several individual sources, including See BACKLASH, Page 3A The B-Side Daily Arts Writers explore food and cooking, including a trip to a pie-making class and a review of Ina Garten’s new cookbook. » Page 1B HALEY MCLAUGHLIN/Daily Reverend Jesse Jackson speaks at a walkout organized by Students4Justice to protest racism on the Diag Wednesday. EMMA RICHTER/Daily A program for the Sexual Assault and Prevention Center’s 30th annual Speak Out rest on the chairs for audience members before the event in the Michigan Union Wednesday. Jarred and unsettled, Michigan in Color has shared in the sentiments of many students, faculty and staff on campus: fear, confusion, hopelessness, urgency and the need for action. Given that Michigan in Color is a space by and for people of color, our work has centered on providing MiC as a space and a platform for students to make sense of the See JACKSON, Page 3A MICHIGAN IN COLOR HALEY MCLAUGHLIN/Daily Hundreds of students and community members march, sometimes blocking streets, during the Students4Justice campus walkout Wednesday. Nearly one thousand march through campus in walkout Civil rights legend shares thoughts on recent campus incidents following election NISA KHAN & TIM COHN Daily Staff Reporters Rev. Jesse Jackson puts our struggle in context with MiC Rev. Jesse Jackson emphasizes empowerment at student-organized event International students find freedom and frustrations CAMPUS LIFE In transition to ‘U’, challenges in maintaining identity, acquiring work NEIL SCHWARTZ Daily Staff Reporter Annual SAPAC Speak Out provides survivors space to share their stories Audience places flowers on painting of tree during 30th iteration of event KAELA THEUT Daily Staff Reporter ‘U’ releases statement about 2017 graduation CAMPUS LIFE Information about plans follows student petition on ceremony EMILY MIILLER Daily Staff Reporter MICHIGAN IN COLOR Senior Editors