Students and faculty discussed ways to manage the nation’s energy requirement and protect the rights of both Native Americans and the environment during a town hall hosted Tuesday evening by LSA Student Government. The town hall was sprouted out of the national controversy surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline. About 35 people met in the Michigan League to listen to four panelists: Mark Barteau, director of the University of Michigan Energy Institute, Philip Deloria, professor of history and American culture, who is an expert of Native American studies, LSA senior Jayson Toweh, president of Students for Clean Energy and Adam Simon, associate professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences. LSA sophomores Sophia Leon and Connor Kippe — respective chair and vice chair of the sub- committee of LSA SG called Taking Responsibility for the Earth and Environment — began planning the event shortly after the 2016 presidential election. The pipeline’s proposed route crosses under a lake near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota. Thousands of demonstrators from across the country spent months camping on the reservation in protest of the damage that could be done by the pipeline to the Sioux Tribe’s water sources. In December, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the 1,172-mile pipeline would be rerouted, but President Donald Trump reversed the decision with an executive action on Jan. 24, ordering construction to continue. “We decided to organize (the event) quite a while ago,” Kippe said. “It’s taken a while to get all of the professors together, but we started planning the event back when it was still really contentious and in was up in the air a lot, now it’s a little bit more subtle.” Leon stated changing policies and administrations resulted in some challenges planning the event. “It’s interesting, because we’ve seen a lot of changes while planning the event in terms of the administration and what actions they’ve taken,” Leon said. “We just hope people get a balanced view and the different facets of the problem.” WINDAY. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com PEACE OUT, JANUARY. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com NEW WEEK, NEW ME. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com Pie Day WHAT: Dining halls will be serving pie-inspired foods all day to commemorate the infinite and important number. WHO: Michigan Dining WHEN: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: All Dining Halls LSA Student Government hosts town hall on Dakota Access pipeline Panelists underscore environmental impact of DAPL on surrounding tribes ALEXIS RANKIN Daily Staff Reporter CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Spring Career Expo WHAT: Students will be able to connect with organizations that are both hiring interns and looking for full-time employees. WHO: University Career Center WHEN: Noon to 4 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Union Strings Showcase WHAT: Faculty-selected soloists and chamber music groups from the SMTD will perform in this showcase. WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN:3 p.m. WHERE: Earl V. Moore Building, Britton Recital Hall Object Oriented Feminism WHAT: This book panel will discuss the implications of objectification and will feature work by Art & Design students. WHO: School of Art & Design WHEN: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. WHERE: Architecture Building, Room 2417 Biopsychology Colloquium Talk WHAT: The role of insulin in the brain and motivation will be discussed in this presentation given by Curtis Hazelwood. WHO: Department of Biopsychology WHEN: Noon to 1:30 p.m. WHERE: East Hall, Room 4464 Why Big History? WHAT: This lecture will discuss how the Big History Project can help us make sense of the boundless information at our fingertips. WHO: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute WHEN: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. WHERE: Rave Theater, 4100 Carpenter Rd. LGBTQ+ Wellness Week WHAT: As a part of the LGBTQ+ Health and Wellness Week, lectures on “Coping with the Closet,” “Providing Affirmative Care” and leadership will be delivered. WHO: Spectrum Center WHEN: 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Michigan League, Room D Design-a-Thon! WHAT: Planet Blue Ambassadors and the Student Sustainability Initiative will offer a prize for the design of a sustainability-focused app. WHO: Student Sustainability Initiative WHEN: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: Dana Natural Resources Building The University of Michigan’s School of Information has achieved a Platinum-level certification for sustainability from the Office of Campus Sustainability. All three UMSI locations earned the platinum certification —the highest certification offered— and is the first school within the University of Michigan to do so. UMSI’s locations in North Quad, Maynard Street and North University Avenue achieved Silvers status in 2014 and Gold status in 2015. These locations are among the 165 certified Sustainable Workplaces on campus. “Earning this certification was truly an all-school effort, led by a dedicated and determined team of staff members who worked with imagination and commitment to improve our Planet Blue status, year by year,” said UMSI Dean Thomas Finholt, according to the University Record. The standards set by the Office of Campus Sustainability in 2012 provide departments with steps to certification, including recommendations on sustainable practices and methods for identifying potential issues. UMSI trained all its new employees with the Planet Blue Ambassador program, which made 85 percent of its staff certified Planet Blue Ambassadors and earned them the Platinum-level certification. Planet Blue represents the University’s commitment to becoming even more sustainable by 2025. 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