The School of Art & Design has begun to implement strategies to increase diversity in teaching and in coursework as part of the University of Michigan’s campus-wide plans to increase diversity, equity and inclusion. Karina Moore, director of admissions at the Art & Design School, said as part of the DEI initiative, grants have been given to different areas of the University to allow them to increase inclusion specifically within their space, which the school has received. The exact monetary amount of the grants has not been released. The Stamps Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategic Planning Committee submitted its specific plan to University President Mark Schlissel before he released his campus-wide plan. The original Art & Design School plan included concepts for better recruiting and retaining diverse faculty. Moore said after receiving feedback and financial commitments from the University, the Art & Design School decided to use the funding to focus on the aspects of their plan tied to curriculum and faculty teaching. Irina Aristarkhova, professor of Art & Design and head of the DEI commitee for the Art & Design school, wrote after meeting with students to receive input on ways to improve the plan, the school has started running workshops with the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching in response to desires for a more diversity- oriented curriculum. “Our next workshop is this coming Friday, December 9, where faculty will share their syllabi and workshop new ideas for assignments, examples, and strategies to make inclusive teaching a more explicit part of their courses for Winter 2017 semester,” she wrote. Art & Design Prof. Franc Nunoo-Quarcoo, former head and current member of the planning committee, noted the Art & Design School had not received all the funding it requested, but said the committee will focus on achieving its goals in other With the fall semester coming to a close, Central Student Government has set the groundwork for campaign initiatives it hopes to carry out next year, including engaging more with the student body through scholarships and an anti-racism campaign called “It Starts with Me.” In late September, CSG released a diversity report that indicated the Student Assembly was mostly made up of wealthy, white, heterosexual males. White students made up 69.8 percent of the assembly while Asian students made up the second largest portion of members with 9.3 percent. The diversity report noted 58.1 percent of members identified as male, 40.7 percent as female and 1.2 percent preferred not to answer. A 2015 analysis by The Michigan Daily noted the past seven CSG presidents had been men. CSG President David Schafer, an LSA senior, said after the survey’s release that the student government was committed to diversity both on campus and within the organization. “Diversity is critical to Whip’s Dog Days has been a staple business at the University of Michigan for almost 25 years, serving students Koegel hot dogs at C.C. Little out of the back of a trailer. Owner LeRoy Whipple has operated the stand alone for 13 years after inheriting it from his father’s friend, Richard Eisley, who ran it for 12 years. In April, Whip’s Dog Days will celebrate its 25th anniversary on campus. “He had people who had been coming to him for years,” Whipple said. “He was here for 12 years. And he said he had a pretty good clientele base built up. So he didn’t want to just let it go, so he asked me to come out and I fell in love with it.” The Owosso native works at Barry Bagels at the Westgate Shopping Center in Ann Arbor in the morning and afternoon, where he starts preparing food for the day as early as 7 a.m. He then drives his trailer over to C.C. Little and opens his cart around 10:30 a.m. Every weekday he fires up michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, December 8, 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. 43 ©2016 The Michigan Daily N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CL A S S I F I E DS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 S U D O K U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 S P O R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 B S I D E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 B See CSG, Page 3A CLAIRE MEINGAST/Daily Theatre Prof. Anita Gonzalez and Dance Prof. Robin Wilson hold a discussion about diversity in the arts for the Diversity Next! series at North Quad Wednesday night. An opera professor, an investigative choreographer, an Ann Arbor resident, a graduate student and about seven other arts-interested individuals all convened Wednesday in a community room in North Quad to discuss the importance of including arts in the diversity conversation as part of the Diversity Next! series organized by the Center for World Performance Studies. The event was the first of the series, which, according to the event’s flyer “is an arts-inspired series of conversations… that seeks to broaden the horizons of diversity deliberations on the U-M campus and beyond.” The CWPS said they aim to host three more panels during the winter semester. Diversity Next! is separate from the University of Michigan’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion plan launched by University President Mark Schlissel in October and includes campus climate related training and the opening of the new Trotter Multicultural Center to create a more diverse and inclusive campus. See HOT DOGS, Page 3A HALEY MCLAUGHLIN/Daily Students relax with therapy dogs in the Ugli Wednesday. The B-Side Daily Arts Writer Sam Rosenberg explores virtual reality and its place in the new age » Page 1B michigandaily.com For more stories and coverage, visit See STAMPS, Page 3A See DIVERSITY, Page 3A Earlier this month, the Michigan House of Representatives introduced a bill to adjust the Michigan National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program. The bill, which was introduced by Rep. Bruce Rendon (R–Lake City) would allow any current member of the National Guard to apply for tuition assistance while attending a university or college in Michigan. The Michigan National Guard assistance program is housed within the state’s Department of Military and Veteran Affairs. Brig. Gen. Mike Stone, assistant adjutant general for installations of the Michigan Army National Guard, said the revamping of the program is a welcome change that will strengthen Michigan’s National Guard. “The program is all about readiness,” he said. “Our number one priority in the military is readiness. Are we prepared to go fight and respond at home if there is a See GUARD, Page 3A THE R APY DOGS CSG execs. to launch push to improve ‘U’ climate Discussion highlights the role of art in increasing campus diversity STUDENT GOVERNMENT Initiative follows diversity report on homogeneity of student assembly NISA KHAN Daily Staff Reporter Professors connect their work as artists with greater goals for University ERIN DOHERTY Daily Staff Reporter Whip’s Dog Days: Nearly 25 years later BUSINESS Owner LeRoy Whipple reflects on his time selling hot dogs on campus KEVIN BIGLIN Daily Staff Reporter Stamps School of Art and Design begins implementation of DEI strategic plan New initiatives to focus on curriculum and teaching style RACHEL COHEN Daily Staff Reporter Bill aims to adjust state National Guard aid GOVERNMENT Legislation would change how tuition assistance is administered CAITLIN REEDY Daily Staff Reporter Is Virtual Reality the New Reality?