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According to a University of 
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CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES

America: the Rare - Tour 
the William L. Clements 
Library

WHAT: Take a tour of the 
William Clements Library and 
its many historical documents. 
E-mail clementsevents@umich.
edu to reserve a spot.
WHO: William L. Clements 
Library
WHEN: 11:00 a.m.

WHERE: Wiliam L. Clements 

Wind Chamber Music 
Recital

WHAT: Join the School of 
Music, Theatre, and Dance for a 
performance of woodwind and 
brass instruments performed by 
students.
WHO: School of Music, Theatre 
& Dance
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Earl V. Moore 
Building - Britton Recital Hall

Mentality Magazine 
Launch Party

WHAT: Join Mentality 
Magazine, a new student 
magazine dedicated to openly 
discussing mental health, for the 
release of their first print. Pizza 
will be provided.
WHO: Mentality Magazine
WHEN: 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

WHERE: Harlan Hatcher 
Graduate Library - Gallery 
(Room 100)

Mark Webster Reading 
Series

WHAT: One MFA student of 
fiction, Bryce Hayes Pope, and 
one of poetry, Sierra Brown, 
will be reading their works in “a 
warm and relaxed setting.”
WHO: UMMA
WHEN: 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

WHERE: Museum of Art, 
Helmut Stern Auditorium

JEREMY MITNICK/Daily

LSA junior Sejal Mehta prepares for her physical chemistry final in the 
Hatcher Graduate Library Tuesday.

EMMA RICHTER/Daily

University students pet a therapy dog provided by Therapaws of Michigan to 
destress before exams at the UGLi Wednesday. 

PHOTOS of the WEEK

AMELIA CACCHIONE/Daily

LSA junior Fisher Died and School of Music, Theatre & Dance junior Wesley 
Fields perform with The Friars at their 61st Annual Study Break Concert at 
Rackham Auditorium Friday. 

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“Right then and there, he was 

like, ‘All right, blow,’ pulled out his 
badge, pulled out his Breathalyzer,” 
she said. “They just handled it so 
poorly. First of all, they didn’t ask 
me to blow, they told me to, which 
I found out is illegal — apparently I 
can refuse to blow.”

Hannah is right. Anyone can 

refuse a Breathalyzer, though 
refusal results in a fine.

The officer then took a picture 

of both girls on his cell phone, and 
once both were given a ticket for 
Minor in Possession, they were 
told to walk home, according to 
Hannah.

Over the past semester, multiple 

students have reported similar 
experiences to Hannah’s, with a 
range of concerns. 

According to Derrick Jackson, 

Washtenaw 
County 
director 

of 
community 
engagement, 

undercover cops have been a part 
of the county’s efforts to reduce 
underage drinking as part of the 
Washtenaw 
County 
Sheriff’s 

Department Office of Highway 
Safety Patrol.

A list of dates of targeted 

enforcement provided by Jackson 
include game days and holidays 
such as Halloween. All three of 
the students interviewed for this 
article said they received an MIP 
during one of the dates on Jackson’s 
list.

Jackson did not respond to 

further requests for comment 
about officer behavior at the time of 
publication.

Despite the stated intention 

of the OHSP to ensure minors 
are not illegally drinking alcohol, 
many students interviewed by 
The Michigan Daily said they feel 
the actions of these officers have 
been inappropriate and have led 
them to be wary and untrusting of 
law enforcement surrounding the 
University of Michigan campus.

“They were very disrespectful — 

it was clear that safety was not their 
first priority,” Hannah said. “They 
just wanted to hand out tickets.”

Because 
of 
this 
incident, 

Hannah said that was her first and 
last time at BTB Cantina.

The next day, Hannah contacted 

Student Legal Services, where she 
was told her she could either fight 
the charges against her or enter 
into the First Offender Program, a 
process specific to the 15th District 
Court in Ann Arbor that allows for 

prevention of a criminal record in 
the cases of first-offense MIPs if 
she complied with the rest of the 
program.

LSA freshman Quinn, who also 

asked to be identified by first name 
only, had similar experiences to 
Hannah. She has received two 
MIPs this school year.

The first football game day of the 

season, following a long morning 
of tailgating at fraternities, Quinn 
stumbled in the stadium and was 
approached by officers of DPSS. 
She was asked to blow into a 
Breathalyzer and was sent in an 
ambulance to the hospital, where 
she slept for a few hours.

Quinn also sought help from 

Student Legal Services, paid the 
$405 fine and attended BASICS 
— the mandatory Brief Alcohol 
Screening and Intervention for 
College Students alcohol awareness 
program that is part of the First 
Offender Program. She also had 
to meet with the Office of Student 
Conflict Resolution, as is mandated 
for alcohol-related incidents on 
campus, and was placed on six 
months of non-reporting probation, 
which does not require in-person 
follow-ups with probation officers.

Until one night, at the end of 

October when she left Study Hall 
Lounge — a bar on South University 
Avenue — and three people pulled 
her and her friends aside.

“They were like, ‘Yeah, we were 

going to give an MIP to the next 
people that walked by here, so I 
guess you’re the unlucky ones,’ 
” Quinn said. “(But they said) 
‘If you blow below a 0.1 (on the 
Breathalyzer), we’re just going to 
let you go.’ ”

One of Quinn’s friends had a 

blood alcohol content of 0.09, and 
was allowed to leave. Quinn and her 
friend had blood alcohol contents 
of 0.12 and 0.14, respectively, and 
both were given MIPs.

“I shouldn’t have blown, but 

they know how to coerce you 
into it,” Quinn said, expressing 
concern about how the undercover 
officers “aggressively” handled the 
situation. “They took our phones 
out of our hands and took our fake 
IDs out of the back.”

Quinn said she found DPSS 

acted much more professionally in 
her first incident.

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