SHOUT-OUT TO GALILEO. HBD. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2A — Wednesday, February 15, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Chamber Choir and Percussion Ensemble WHAT: With Jerry Blackstone conducting, the chamber choir and percussion ensemble perform Tarik O’Regan’s Mass Observation. WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: Hill Auditorium Busty and the Bass WHAT: With their most recent LP, “Lift,” Busty and the Bass perform a set embracing their hip-hop and jazz influences. WHO: The Blind Pig WHEN: 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. WHERE: 208 S. 1st St. Underground Yoga WHAT: A yoga class featuring a mixed-level vinyasa and immersion in light and sound. Open to all skill levels. WHO: Southpaw Events and Underground Yoga WHEN: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: 516 E. liberty St. Open Stage Night WHAT: Doors open at 7:30 p.m. for the Ark’s open stage night featuring anyone with a two- song, or eight-minute, set. WHO: The Ark WHEN: 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. WHERE: 316 S. Main St. “13th” Screening and Q&A WHAT: A screening of the Oscar- nominated film “13th,” which investigates the U.S. prison- industrial complex. There will be a panel and discussion following the showing. WHO: Muslim Students’ Association WHEN: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: Palmer Commons Vinegar 101 WHAT: A class teaching the many uses and complexity of vinegar other than for cleaning or salad. Must sign up in advance. WHO: Zingerman’s Delicatessen WHEN: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: 422 Detroit St. Are You LinkedIn? WHAT: Learn how to build your professional network and learn how to find opportunities on LinkedIn with members from ResStaff and the Career Center WHO: University Career Center WHEN: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. WHERE: Couzen’s Hall, MPR “The Student Body” Screening WHAT: As part of Eating Disorders Awareness Week, come watch a film about a high-school student challenging state- mandated body mass index tests with a discussion afterward. WHO: Body Peace Corps WHEN: 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. WHERE: Trotter Tweets Follow @michigandaily Michigan Students @UMichStudents It’s Valentine’s Day! Time to go on a day-long coffee date with my lecture notes and be ultra aware of how single I am Zell Lurie Institute @ZellLurie We love @UMich #startups! #HappyValentinesDay from the team at the Zell Lurie Institute #entrepreneur Michigan Alumni @michiganalumni Today is also #NationalDonorDay. Read this amazing story about @ umichsoftball’s Aidan Falk and her sister. Erin @ErinArsenault98 happy valetines day our 5 page midterm is due tomorrow.... When the temperatures were higher than normal in January, many believed the weather would get back to normal soon. Winter months at the University of Michigan normally consist of below-freezing temperatures and a lot of snow. But here, in the middle of February, some might say Spring Break has arrived early. Many students have expressed their appreciation of the sunny days. The Michigan Students account wrote on Twitter, “Ann Arbor’s sunshine and clear, blue skies is making me feel all kinds of happy today!” Despite a positive reaction to the warmth, a new study led by Ian Winkelstern, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University, found this latest warming to be harmful to rising sea levels. The last time it was this warm, cold water that had melted from Greenland’s ice sheets was flowing as far down the Atlantic Ocean as Bermuda, altering the ecosystem and changing the ocean’s climate. Winkelstern told the Michigan News this could destroy the coral reefs of Bermuda, flood North America and cause Europe’s temperature to drop. “If a big enough chunk of Greenland falls off, which has clearly happened in the past and has clearly caused these dramatic changes in the past, there’s no reason to think it couldn’t happen again,” Winkelstern told the Michigan News. “We’re doing a pretty good job of melting it right now.” Regardless of whether this warm-up is from the effects of climate change, get ready for the warm days and sunny skies to continue this weekend and next week. - KEVIN BIGLIN ON THE DAILY: CAMPUS WEATHER HEATS UP FOR VALENTINES HAYLEY MCLAUGHLIN/Daily LSA English professor Walter Cohen presents on issues of the Jewish identity and modern- ist fiction in the Thayer building on Tuesday. FACT AND FICTION championed affordable housing reform this year, while Sarkar advocated for increased mental health resources as a part of the Mental Health Leaders Network last year. eMerge’s executive candidates, though, are shaping their campaign around more than policy credentials. Together, if voted into office, the pair would be the first women elected on one ticket as president and vice president since at least 1993. Much of the excitement about eMerge’s launch, and indeed the party’s platform as a whole, centers around these questions of identity and inclusion. Driving the platform is Sarkar and Jawad’s aim to broaden the base of voices in student government, to include groups on campus not familiar with, or even faithful in, CSG. “It’s about representation and empowerment,” Sarkar said. “We want students to speak without us necessarily speaking for them. Some students don’t feel like CSG does anything for them … CSG should listen and not be autonomous because 10 people in a room don’t know what’s best for 43,000.” Jawad, clad in hijab, is quick to clarify neither candidate represents all women of color. She agreed, though, that as a low-income Lebanese- American Muslim, the politics of representation greatly affected her time on CSG. The average member of CSG, a recent demographics self-survey reported, is white, hetereosexual and male — and 37.2 percent of the governing body comes from homes earning more than $250,000 a year. “Our identities are pivotal,” Jawad said. “There is power working with students different from yourself, and me being different is a new avenue for students who look like me. My identities haven’t been represented before. I want them to know this is a real thing you can do.” “I forced myself to break the homogeneity,” Sarkar said. “Some people told us not to run together as two women of color, and that to me was the most empowering thing. We can still win … we know how important it is to bring people who look like us to the table.” Current CSG Rep. Arlyn Reed, an LSA junior, hasn’t endorsed eMerge, but lauded Sarkar and Jawad’s credentials. “Even talking to my friends, a lot of people are asking if they can do it,” she said. “And they absolutely can. I think representation is important, and that this is really cool.” In a year fraught with racial tension and political anxiety, eMerge hopes to foster unity and collaboration, following much in the footsteps of Schafer’s stated goals. Many of its short- term policy proposals, labeled “hold us to it,” were crafted with the entire student body in mind. Such initiatives include stronger Wi-Fi on the Diag and off campus, improved bathroom facilities and making phone and computer chargers available at on-campus study spots. Campaign Communications Director Cassie Fields, an LSA junior, said the goals are simple, but tangible. “We want to make it easier for students to be students, and (make) campus more accessible,” she said. “There’s no false advertising.” Jawad agreed small barriers to accessibility can often amount to significant hurdles. She strives to create a centralized hub for students to find both resources and avenues to lobby for even more. This year, Jawad helped launch the Leadership Engagement Scholarship, which is geared toward alleviating the economic burden of extracurricular activities. “Coming from economic hardship, I know how important it is to convey those resources,” she said. “The economic disparity is really reflected in student engagement.” eMerge accordingly weaves inclusion into most of its broader goals: creating mentorship programs for non-traditional, multilingual and first-generation students; connecting students to service opportunities and expanding in-state tuition benefits to undocumented graduate and non-traditional students. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ARTS SECTION arts@michigandaily.com SPORTS SECTION sports@michigandaily.com ADVERTISING dailydisplay@gmail.com NEWS TIPS news@michigandaily.com LETTERS TO THE EDITOR tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITORIAL PAGE opinion@michigandaily.com HUSSEIN HAKIM Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 hjhakim@michigandaily.com EMMA KINERY Editor in Chief 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 kineryem@michigandaily.com PHOTOGRAPHY SECTION photo@michigandaily.com NEWSROOM 734-418-4115 opt. 3 CORRECTIONS corrections@michigandaily.com The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University OF Michigan. 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