The Fred C. Shure Lounge
and Engineering Learning
Center in the Bob and Betty
Beyster Building on North
Campus is no longer all work
and no play.
A
lone-standing
arcade
system
—
called
the
MichiGames arcade — has
been installed and is now
used to showcase student-
made video games.
Despite
its
appearance,
the
MichiGames
arcade
differs
from
traditional
gaming units. The arcade
system features four Xbox-
esque
controllers
instead
of joysticks, which allow
for
more
complex
and
sophisticated
gaming,
including
the
option
for
multiplayer.
Currently,
the
system
hosts five games — three
made in the fall 2016 EECS
494 class, Game Design and
Implementation,
and
two
others created earlier this
year at Wolverine Software’s
Game
Jam,
an
annual
competition
where
teams
have 48 hours to create a
complete video game.
MichiGames arcade was
first developed by Austin
Yarger,
an
Engineering
graduate student and EECS
494 instructor.
In December of 2007, the
Pinellas County School Board
of
Pinellas
County,
Fla.,
discontinued its integration
policy. Violence and a decline
in student performance struck
the school systems, and in
2015, the Tampa Bay Times
released “Failure Factories,” a
five-part investigation of the
effects on both students and
the community.
As part of The Livingston
Lectures
and
the
Martin
Luther King Jr. Symposium,
Lisa
Gartner,
Michael
LaForgia
and
Nathaniel
Lash,
lead
reporters
of
the investigation and 2016
Livingston Award winners,
joined Prof. Tabbye Chavous
as well as moderator Prof.
Brian
Jacob
for
a
panel
Wednesday afternoon at the
Ford School of Public Policy
to discuss the investigation
itself.
The
speakers
also
spoke about the reforms and
changes in policy that have
resulted from the national
recognition of the issue.
The
investigation
began
with
Gartner
and
Cara
Fitzpatrick,
also
of
the
Tampa
Bay
Times,
when
they noticed differences in
test scores between students
among local schools. Cara
had previous experience with
four
other
large
districts
in Florida before reporting
for the Tampa Bay Times,
and had noticed that Black
students in Pinellas had lower
standardized test scores than
those in the other school
districts she had covered.
“Simultaneously, Lisa, who
had come from Washington,
was interested in looking
at the punishment of Black
children in our schools, in
particular young Black kids,”
LaForgia said. “She requested
some data that showed that
young Black kids in our school
district were being punished
at rates that far outstripped
the rates that white kids were
being punished. It seemed
like they were being punished
more harshly for minor, hard
to define offenses.”
When they began their
research, their data showed
even more striking results.
They found in the Pinellas
school district, 84 percent of
Black
elementary
students
were
failing
state
exams.
As the schools continued to
become more segregated, the
test scores of their students
continued to decline.
“Today they score worse
than
any
school
in
the
county,” LaForgia said. “They
score
worse
than
almost
any school in the state. Ten
LSA
Student
Government
voted on a resolution Wednesday
evening to change the current
textbook used in Arabic classes at
the University of Michigan. The
resolution passed unanimously,
with 28 votes for and zero against
or abstaining.
The
book
in
question
is
called “al-Kitaab fii Ta’allum
al-Arabiyya”
—
commonly
referred to as “al-Kitaab” —
which translates to “The Book
in the Learning of Arabic.”
The authors of the resolution
are representatives LSA senior
Ibtihal Makki and LSA juniors
Nicholas Fadanelli and Ryan
Gillerist, who also published a
petition earlier this month on the
issue.
According to the resolution,
students take issue with the
textbook because they believe it
is highly politicized, which they
think violates LSA’s promise to
respect other cultures. When
introducing
the
resolution,
Gillerist outlined what he called
the “problematic” nature of the
textbook.
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‘U’ arcade
now home to
student made
video games
Ross community shows solidarity
with international U-M students
See ARCADE, Page 3A
PAUL AHNN/Daily
The Ross School of Business hosted a demonstration titled #OneRoss in support of international students at the Ross School of Business on Wednesday.
CAMPUS LIFE
New MichiGames system showcases
creations by Engineering affiliates
SEAN DEW
Daily Staff Reporter
Faculty panel clarifies questions on immigration ban following demonstration
Hundreds
of
students,
faculty and staff filled the
lobby of the Ross School of
Business on Wednesday for
#OneRoss,
a
demonstration
showing
solidarity
and
support
for
international
students affected by President
Donald Trump’s controversial
executive ordersigned into law
last Friday. The order restricts
entry to the United States for
citizens
of
seven
majority-
Muslim countries for 90 days,
even if they are dual-citizens,
and suspends refugee programs
for 120 days.
The
demonstration
lasted
about 20 minutes, during which
participants — many of whom
were students who had left class
to attend — packed the stairway
and lobby of the Business School
and listened to Ross Dean Scott
Derue and Business graduate
student Jerry Won, president of
the Ross Student Government
Association, speak. Attendees
distributed and wore red pins
representing cultural tolerance
and racial diversity.
In
addition
to
the
demonstration,
Business
ALON SAMUEL &
AARON DALAL
Daily Staff Reporters
The Girl Issue.
See LSA SG, Page 3A
LSA reps.
approve
textbook
resolution
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Proposal to change
Arabic dept. materials
passes unanimously
MOLLY NORRIS
For the Daily
AMELIA CACCHIONE/Daily
Michael LaForgia, investigations editor for the Tampa Bay Times, talks as part of the Livingston Lecture Series at the
Ford School of Public Policy on Wednesday.
Panel highlights “failure factories,”
institutional racism in school systems
Journalists and University faculty explore segregation in Florida schools
JORDYN BAKER
Daily Staff Reporter
THE B-SIDE
All girl everything as we
reclaim the color pink and
preview amazing women you
haven’t heard about
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See POLICY, Page 3A
See ROSS, Page 3A
The University of Michigan
Environmental
Justice
Dialogue
Series
hosted
a
workshop Wednesday night
on the intersection between
feminism and environmental
justice. About 15 students and
Ann Arbor residents shared
their experiences and opinions
in a roundtable discussion
at the Trotter Multicultural
Center.
The
program
originated
last fall in the Sustainable
Living
Experience
learning
community
in
the
Oxford
residence hall. According to
the group’s Facebook page, the
organization aims to connect
individuals who are “interested
in
learning
more
about
Environmental Justice, or how
environmental
degradation
disproportionately
burdens
low-income
and
majority
black/brown communities.”
The dialogue series started
last September. This month’s
dialogue, as pointed out by
attendees, was held the on
same day the Army Corps
See FEMINISM, Page 3A
Trotter
hosts eco-
feminism
discussion
CAMPUS LIFE
Group evaluates the
intersection of climate
change and femininity
MATT HARMON
Daily Staff Reporter