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. michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 2, 2017 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. CXXVII, No. 21 ©2016 The Michigan Daily N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 S U D O K U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 CL A S S I F I E DS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 S P O R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 ‘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 » Page 1B michigandaily.com For more stories and coverage, visit 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