A group of about 50 people
demonstrated outside the City
Council chambers before the
meeting Tuesday, in the hopes
of convincing the council to
adopt a resolution declaring
Ann Arbor a sanctuary city
with chants of “No ICE! No
raids! Immigrants are here to
stay!”
The group’s protest was in
response to an executive order
recently signed by President
Donald Trump, whose stated
intent was “enhancing public
safety in the interior of the
United States.”
The
order,
signed
Jan.
25, ensures that “sanctuary
jurisdictions”
—
cities,
townships
or
universities
that refuse to assist federal
immigration
authorities
in
identifying
and
detaining
undocumented
immigrants
— are not eligible to receive
federal grants, “except as
deemed necessary for law
enforcement purposes.”
A
resolution
eventually
passed
unanimously
to
enthusiastic applause from
protesters
and
residents
in
attendance,
effectively
making
Ann
Arbor
one.
However, this version didn’t
contain the words “sanctuary
city” or any references to
definitive protective policies.
According to Councilmember
Jack Eaton (D–Ward 4), the
term “sanctuary city” does
not
have
legitimate
legal
meaning.
The resolution did request
that the city attorney and city
administrator to review the
order.
“(The) City Attorney is
directed
to
research
and
provide
advice
regarding
possible options or actions the
City might take to protect the
rights of the City and persons
within its jurisdiction,” the
resolution reads.
Before
the
resolution
was
passed,
the
council
discussed how local officials
should interact with federal
officers, with fears of losing
funding.
Councilmember
Chuck Warpehoski (D–Ward
5) proposed an amendment
declaring
the
Council’s
opposition to House Bill 4105.
House
Bill
4105
was
introduced to the Michigan
state legislature on Jan. 26 by
state Rep. Pamela Hornberger
(R–Pinckney) and intended to
prohibit local governments
from enacting policies that
The University of Michigan
Division of Public Safety and
Security released a notice on their
website and Twitter outlining
behaviors that could decrease the
series of armed robberies around
campus.
“Pedestrians are encouraged to
walk in pairs or groups,” the notice
read.
“Neighborhood
residents
are encouraged to leave on their
porch lights. All are encouraged to
contact police immediately at 911 if
they see any suspicious activity.”
Following the notice, Dean of
Students Laura Jones asked faculty
to share the information with
students to make the entire campus
more aware. DPSS spokesperson
Diane Brown said she has been
in contact with student life about
helping increase student safety.
“We’ve reached out to student
life as one of our key partners on
campus,” she said. “Particularly
with Beyond the Diag on having
student
ambassadors
in
that
neighborhood to help us make
sure that message was getting
distributed.”
According to Brown, DPSS has
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See DPSS, Page 3
DPSS gives
safety tips
following
robberies
CRIME
Advice includes walking in
groups, calling a SafeRide
while investigation ongoing
CARLY RYAN
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AARON BAKER/Daily
Ann Arbor residents show support for making Ann Arbor a sanctuary city at City Council in the City Council Cham-
bers on Monday.
City Council hears protests from locals
over A2 status as “sanctuary city”
Fear over lost funding does not prevent unanimous passing of sanctuary resolution
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The University of Michigan
Islamic Society of Ahlulbayt
received a report on Sunday
that
someone
urinated
on
one of the large prayer rugs
located in the reflection room
in the basement of the Shapiro
Undergraduate Library.
Division of Public Safety
and
Security
spokeswoman
Diane
Brown
confirmed
campus police were notified
of the incident. The room has
been taped off to allow it to
be cleaned. Brown added she
could not comment on any
possible suspects.
“There
was
an
incident
that was reported ... with
vandalism in the reflection
room,” she said. “It will likely
be categorized with a bias
motivation.”
Many
reflection
rooms
exist on campus for the sake
of prayer and meditation, but
if students need to use the
reflection room in Shapiro, the
ISA advised students to use
their own prayer rugs and pray
in the back corner. The ISA
See RUG, Page 3
Prayer rug
in Shapiro
library was
vandalized
CRIME
Reflection room carpet
urinated on will be called a
bias incident, says DPSS
CARLY RYAN
Daily Staff Reporter
The
Senate
Advisory
Committee
on
University
Affairs discussed strategies
on
how
to
gauge
social
climate within the faculty
and staff through surveys
soon to be released. The
committee also debated how
to promote diversity without
undermining
Proposal
2,
Michigan’s 2006 legislation
that
prevents
universities
from
using
affirmative
action — including special
preferences based on factors
such as ethnicity, race and
gender — in admissions and
hiring.
Jennifer
Linderman,
director of the ADVANCE
program, first introduced the
variety of programs housed
under
ADVANCE,
which
originated as a program to
promote
representation
of
female faculty in science,
technology,
engineering
and
mathematics
fields
and expanded to promote
diversity across the University
of Michigan as a whole.
“Basically
we’re
after
supporting
a
diverse
and
excellent faculty here at the
University,” Linderman said.
She
also
answered
various
questions
about
ADVANCE’s
involvement
with the University’s hiring
process and its process for
department-specific
social
climate surveys. In regards to
hiring new faculty members,
Linderman said ADVANCE
primarily offers advice on
how to be mindful of diversity
during the review of potential
faculty and staff members.
“I see it mostly as advice as
how to be thoughtful about
your process in terms of when
you evaluate candidates,” she
said.
SACUA
member
Robert
Ortega, associate professor of
social work, raised concerns
about faculty climate surveys,
as well as the importance
of transparency in how the
SACUA aims
to gauge ‘U’
climate with
staff surveys
Title IX’s role at University unclear
under new Trump administration
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DESIGN BY: MICHELLE PHILLIPS
ACADEMICS
Committee debates whether social
diversity appraisal will prove effective
EMILY MIILLER
Daily Staff Reporter
Possible Sec. of Education Betsy DeVos has given ambigious responses in past
Under
President
Donald
Trump’s administration, the
fate of Title IX and actions
associated
with
it,
both
nationally and at the University
of Michigan, are uncertain.
In 2011, the U.S. Department
of
Education’s
Office
for
Civil Rights, in conjunction
with then-President Obama’s
administration,
released
a
“Dear
Colleague”
letter
to
universities,
emphasizing
Title
IX’s
prohibition
of
discrimination “on the basis of
sex in education programs or
activities operated by recipients
of Federal financial assistance.”
This
guidance
stipulated
universities’
obligations
to
promptly respond to sexual
misconduct claims on their
campuses.
Given
the
report,
the
University of Michigan is one
of over 240 schools undergoing
a formal investigation by the
Department of Education of its
handling of sexual misconduct
cases. The investigation began
nearly three years ago, in
February 2014.
The University has since
come under fire for failing
to release documents related
to
the
investigation
in
a
timely manner. A Freedom of
Information Act request was
filed against the University
in 2015 for the release of
documents such as written
complaints, emails and other
statements
to
further
the
investigation. The request was
paid for in part by The Michigan
Daily.
As of now, the investigation
is still underway, according to
University officials. However,
its continuation is questionable
given the overhaul set to occur
within
the
Department
of
Education in the coming weeks.
The vote to confirm Betsy
DeVos, Michigan native and
education activist, as secretary
of education is expected to
occur Tuesday, according to
CNN. DeVos is expected to
JENNIFER MEER
Daily Staff Reporter
See TITLE IX, Page 3