Jack Hu, vice president for research at the University of Michigan, said last January his goals for his tenure as head of one of the nation’s best research facilities included improvement in undergraduate research opportunities, supporting faculty research initiatives and broadening multidisciplinary collaboration of projects across the University. In a one-year follow-up interview on Feb. 9, Hu reinforced the role the University’s Office of Research plays in launching new initiatives and making progress in future prospects — particularly amid a changing social, technological and political climate. Hu highlighted in particular the goals of the office in terms of innovation and collaborative efforts with international industry partners. Partnerships completed throughout the first year of Hu’s tenure include those with Frontt Capital Management Ltd., a Chinese investment firm, for work on new driverless vehicle technology, and with the Beijing Institute of Collaborative Innovation. The BICI, Peking University and the University developed the concept of this global collaboratory and drove its agenda A resolution to fund lunches to strengthen the dialogue between pro- Palestine and pro-Israel students on campus was vetoed by Central Student Government President David Schafer this weekend, but was brought up again at CSG’s weekly meeting on Tuesday. The authors of the resolution argued that the Schafer’s veto was unconstitutional and moved to bring the resolution back to a vote, which would need a two-thirds majority of support to override the veto. The override to the veto failed to pass with the required majority, with 14 votes in favor, 12 opposed and 1 abstaining. CSG Vice President Micah Griggs, an LSA junior, reiterated her reasoning for supporting Schafer’s veto of the resolution. “About this resolution, it was very one-sided, and I’m just being honest,” said Griggs. “Everything that happens on a national or international level does affect students on this campus. However, if I were to put forth a resolution that said I want to talk about police brutality and I need $200 for lunches, do you think this would have the same outcome as this resolution?” The authors of the resolution stated they will continue their efforts to use legislative money to fund lunches that further the Israel Palestine dialogue highlighting the importance of a constructive effort to tackle the delicate subject on campus. Student Government representative Gaby Roth, an LSA junior, explained why the resolution should be enacted despite the veto because of the nature of how power to spend allocated money is dictated in the Central Student Government constitution. “We feel that because this resolution was asking for funds from the legislative discretionary account, it should be the legislative branch that determines the use of these funds,” she said. “And just as we wouldn’t have a place in determining the place of the executive funds, the same goes the other way. ” Rackham Student rep. Andy Snow supported Roth’s sentiments about the legislative branch’s power to use their allocated money without intervention from The day after President Donald Trump won the election, critically acclaimed poet and educator Terrance Hayes immediately began writing. The result? A collection of more than 30 sonnets titled “American Sonnets for my Past and Future Assassins.” More than 70 students and faculty members gathered Tuesday night inside the University of Michigan Museum of Art to listen as Hayes read excerpts from his anthology of work, discussing concepts of race, popular culture and modern masculinity in a lyrical manner. The poet received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship in 2014 for outstanding creative work and is the author of “Lighthead,” winner of the 2010 National Book Award. His most recent publication, “How to Be Drawn,” was a 2015 National Book Award finalist. Hayes said explicitly that most of the sonnets were written michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, February 15, 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. 30 ©2017 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 Research VP highlights progress on initiatives From Syria to AA: A look at the refugee experience in Michigan See VP, Page 3A 13,338 since May 2011 Jan 1 - Sept 9, 2016 Syrian refugees entered the US 13.5M Syrians are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance 8.7M expected to be displaced Syrian refugees entered the US 10,795 by end of 2016 DESIGN BY JULIA LAUER RESEARCH In an exclusive interview, Jack Hu outlined new ‘U’ initiatives throughout past year ALEXA ST JOHN Managing News Editor A documentation of some of the stories of displaced people coming to the state seeking safety Rania Daboul remembers having to call her older brother who was 6,000 miles away from her, anxiety building about her future. She was stuck in Jordan, taking care of her three younger siblings while her parents were in the United States. There were a lot of times when Daboul felt as if she had no academic future and no possible way to accomplish her dream of becoming a doctor like her brother. She would call him, unable to actually leave Jordan to join the rest of her family, thinking she had no hope, that it was all over. After living in Jordan without her parents for two years, Daboul finally received the call from her family that they would be coming to United States, gaining refugee status after two long years, a process that should have only lasted six months. Daboul still remembers jumping up and down on her bed the whole day. She was moving farther away from her native country of Syria, but she would finally be reunited with her family in yet another new country. She is now an LSA sophomore, and her family now calls Farmington Hills home ever NISA KHAN & CAITLIN REEDY Daily News Editor & Daily Staff Reporter See POET, Page 3A Poet reads collection inspired by Trump win CAMPUS LIFE Terrance Hays’ works discuss race, popular culture and masculinity KAELA THEUT Daily Staff Reporter HAYLEY MCLAUGHLIN/Daily CSG president David Schafer discusses his decision to veto the Israel-Palestine lunches at the Central Student Gov- ernment meeting in the Union on Tuesday evening. Central Student Government debates Israeli-Palestinian lunch, student needs The body also highlighted CSG’s responsibility to ensure voices are heard on campus HEATHER COLLEY Daily Staff Reporter michigandaily.com For more stories and coverage, visit See CSG, Page 3A See REFUGEE, Page 3A Anushka Sarkar walked out early from the first Central Student Government mass meeting she attended freshman year. None of the faces in the room, she found, looked like hers. No representative present shared her Indian- American heritage, and barely any attendees were students of color at all. Sarkar, now an LSA junior, launched her campaign for University of Michigan student body president Monday night. She’s running alongside her vice- presidential candidate Nadine Jawad, a Public Policy junior. Together, the two head eMerge, the first and only party to announce its candidacy in this year’s race so far. Jawad, presently a CSG senior policy adviser, and Sarkar, a former chief programming officer, share four years of campaign experience between them; the ticket’s core team also features a number of student government veterans, many from the administration of current CSG President David Schafer, an LSA senior. Both boast extensive experience in crafting policy recommendations: Jawad See EMERGE, Page 2A New party “eMerge” launches bid for CSG STUDENT GOVERNMENT The groups takes aims at issues surrounding identity and inclusion RIYAH BASHA Daily News Editor theNumbers game statement