In an effort to continue the
building of Flint following
its declaration of a state
emergency
in
2015,
Gov.
Rick Snyder’s recommended
budgetfor
the
2018
fiscal
year allocated funds toward
multiple
programs
and
initiatives within the city. The
budget will run from Oct. 1,
2017, to Sept. 30, 2018.
To offset the thousands
affected by lead contamination,
about $49 million has been
promised to be allocated for
Flint in the proposal. Since
the state of emergency was
declared, 2015 a total of $234
million in aid has been sent
the city. However, Rep. Dan
Kildee (D–Flint) said while
this continued funding is a
step in the right direction, it is
not a complete solution.
“The state of Michigan is
responsible for what happened
in Flint and we need their
long-term
commitment,”
Kildee said. “They spend some
money and treat it as if they
have solved the problem. The
real question is whether it’s
enough, and so far it’s not.”
In order to support the
drinking
water
declaration
of emergency in Flint, $25
million of the total $49 million
has been allocated to address
the emergency state. If the
proposal receives legislative
approval, the funding will be
available to Flint residents
as needed. Though this state
funding is appreciated and
necessary,
state
Sen.
Jim
Ananich (D–Flint) noted the
programs that have appeared
more successful have been
community efforts and ideas.
“There’s been a number
positive solutions that the
community helped develop,”
Ananich said. “Lansing caused
the problem, and I think they
need to let Flint come up with
the proper solutions.”
Though
Kildee
acknowledged Flint has an
inevitably
slow
recovery
ahead,
largely
because
of
the long-term effects of lead
poisoning, the state needs to
expedite the recovery process
as much as possible.
“All of the improvements
that have taken place are good
but are too slow,” Kildee said.
“The state does not have a
sense of urgency — the most
positive thing about Flint is
that the people of Flint haven’t
given up.”
Ananich also mentioned the
long-term nature of the water
crisis and the problems that
causes for both the people and
the budget.
While women are rising to
equality in most fields, a seminar
hosted
by
Central
Student
Government
Wednesday
evening
discussed
the
fact
that women remain a distinct
minority within technology and
the sciences.
LSA junior Olivia Luciani,
one of two event organizers,
alongside Engineering freshman
Julia
O’Sullivan,
expressed
the importance of this topic
and why she was inspired to
coordinate the event.
“Visibility
of
women
in
technology
and
dialogues
around diversity in computer
science are both very important,
at Michigan and nationwide,”
Luciani said. “Women have
made huge strides in tech
industries over the past 50 years,
but there are still perceptions
some hold that pose unique
challenges to women and may
stand in the way of true gender
parity in the workplace.”
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CL A S S I F I E DS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
S P O R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
CSG hosts
dialogue
for women
in tech, CS
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Student, faculty share
their experiences in math,
science related fields
KATHERINA SOURINE
For The Daily
DESIGN BY JULIA MARGALIT
Snyder releases latest budget proposal,
$49 million promised in aid to Flint
State representatives see funds as a step in the right direction, not a fix-all
CARLY RYAN
Daily Staff Reporter
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Keysha Wall and Lauren Kay,
if elected in the upcoming Central
Student
Government
elections,
hope to use their positions to amplify
the voices of minority students
on campus to the University of
Michigan administration. Wall, an
Art & Design senior, and Kay, an LSA
senior, are running for president and
vice president, respectively, with the
Defend Affirmative Action Party,
the University’s longest-standing
student political party.
Though the party has not won
the executive ticket in recent
years,
DAAP’s
preliminary
platform consists of a long list of
policies focusing on issues such as
minority enrollment, expanding
rights for undocumented students
and other marginalized groups
on campus, and mental health,
among others.
DAAP is the political arm of the
larger local group BAMN, which
fights for affirmative action,
integration
and
immigration
rights.
DAAP aims
to focus on
minority
students
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Keshya Wall, Lauren
Key highlight Central
Student Gov. campaign
CAITLIN REEDY
Daily Staff Reporter
Though several institutions
and officials serve as agents
in supporting the community
of people with disabilities on
campus at the University of
Michigan, those in it still face
daily hurdles. Many resources,
students object, fall short of
inclusion. Furthermore, much
of
the
conversation
around
marginalization — students and
staff agree — fails to consider the
experiences of individuals with
disabilities.
The perks and pitfalls of
registration
Services for Students with
Disabilities is the University’s
central
office
with
which
students who have disabilities
can register. It helps provide
accommodations and access for
students academically and in
other capacities on campus.
The office’s annual report
from the 2015-16 school year
shows
a
record
832
newly
registered students — more than
100 students higher than the
previous year — and an overall
registration of 2,277 students. Of
students registered with SSD, 40
percent have learning disabilities,
26 percent have mental-health
conditions and 15 percent have
chronic-health conditions.
The
office’s
primary
role,
once students register, is to
provide students with a Verified
Individualized
Services
and
Accommodations
letter
to
compensate
for
a
student’s
disability. Students then provide
these letters to professors —
generally early on in the school
year — so accommodations can be
made for them in terms of testing,
absences and other portions of the
class.
However, according to SSD
Director Stuart Segal, the office
can only go so far in terms of
assisting students.
“We don’t have the ability to
make any fundamental alterations
in a classroom, a curriculum, or a
program of study that leads to
certification or licensing,” he said.
“Students have to be able to do
Students with
disabilities
criticize
barriers at ‘U’
400 community members protest
Trump automotive rally in Ypsilanti
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Protestors gather in response to President Trump’s visit in Ypsilanti, Michigan on Wednesday afternoon.
ADMINISTRATION
Say community is overlooked in policies,
Schlissel DEI plan, building accessibility
JENNIFER MEER
Daily Staff Reporter
Administration announces plans to roll back emissions standards, cut EPA funding
As wind speeds surged and
temperatures
plummeted
Wednesday afternoon, activists
gathered near the Willow Run
manufacturing
complex
in
Ypsilanti to protest President
Donald Trump’s arrival and
speech in the city.
With just two days’ notice of
the presidential visit, several
grassroots organizations from
the community organized the
protest. Despite the lack of time
available, they still managed
to draw a crowd of about 400
people.
Michelle Deatrick, vice chair
of
the
Washtenaw
County
Board of Commissioners and
co-founder
of
Michigan
to
Believe In, stressed the event
was a collaboration between
many groups.
“I had the honor of getting to
help organize, along with a lot
of other people,” she said. “It
shouldn’t be just one voice, not
just my organization, Michigan
to Believe In, it needs to be many
… it couldn’t just be one middle-
aged white woman’s voice
Trump arrived at Willow
Run — the future site for the
American Center for Mobility’s
autonomous
and
connected
vehicle-testing facility — to hold
a roundtable with executives
from the automotive industry
and speak to select employees.
During
the
speech,
he
announced plans to review the
EPA’s auto-emissions standards,
and roll back restrictions he
deems unnecessary.
The Michigan Daily was not
granted credentials to Trump’s
speech.
The protest took place on
one side of Airplane Road,
just outside the Willow Run
facilities. On the other side
of the road stood a handful of
Trump supporters, who came to
counter the protest with a large
float sporting Trump signs and
American flags.
MAYA GOLDMAN
Daily Staff Reporter
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