Creating social change and
gaining entrepreneurial success
as a woman were among the
emphasized topics discussed
by female business leaders at
the Women, Entrepreneurship
and Social Change Conference
Wednesday afternoon.
Fostering conference, held
in the Michigan League, was
organized by LSA senior Hayley
Maybaum. Maybaum met Sonya
Passi, the founder and CEO of
FreeFrom, while doing pro bono
work at a law firm in New York
City during a summer internship,
and the pair collaborated with
the Center for Entrepreneurship
to
connect
social
justice
with
entrepreneurship
at
the
University
through
the
conference.
After the initial networking
breakfast,
Passi
began
the speaker portion of the
conference.
Passi
is
based
in Los Angeles, where she
runs
FreeFrom,
a
national
organization
dedicated
to
providing economic justice and
entrepreneurial empowerment
to
survivors
of
domestic
violence.
The
goal
of
her
organization’s efforts is to help
survivors
achieve
financial
stability on their own.
Author and journalist Kate
Andersen
Brower
detailed
the experiences of those who
often work behind the scenes
at the White House, ensuring
everything functions smoothly
while serving the first family,
while discussing her new book,
“The Residence: Inside the
Private World of the White
House,” Wednesday night.
Brower said staffers who
often work with first families
for up to 30 or 40 years, develop
close relationships with them.
“I came up for the idea for
‘The Residence’ when I was a
reporter at Bloomberg News
and I had lunch with Michelle
Obama and about a dozen
other White House reporters,”
Brower said. “And at this lunch,
a butler came in and out of the
room … and Mrs. Obama called
him by his first name and it
made me wonder who are these
people who, none of us, as
reporters, ever got to actually
see.”
Brower said the stories she
shared from the book were
largely
unknown
until
she
began talking to White House
staffers. Ann Arbor resident
Frank Tinnie was surprised by
many of the stories that Brower
shared, since he didn’t know
many of them.
“The fact that the staff has
been there for so long, and
generations of families have
worked there, I thought that
was interesting,” Tinnie said.
“And the idea that the first
ladies still stay in contact.”
As the event was held in the
Gerald R. Ford Presidential
Library, Brower fittingly told
many stories about Gerald and
Betty Ford, and added that
Betty Ford is her favorite first
lady.
“(Dick
Cheney)
fondly
remembers
approaching
President
Ford
along
with
Donald Rumsfeld, and going
into the Oval Office — this
was during the presidential
campaign — and just very
meekly suggesting that someone
tell Betty Ford to stop being so
vocal about her support for the
Equal
Rights
Amendment,”
Brower said. “And President
Ford just looked at him and
said, ‘Boys, you know where her
office is in the East Wing; you go
tell her yourself.’ ”
The
departure
of
each
president is often an emotional
one after four or eight years
spent with staffers. Whether it’s
eating with staffers or having
tea with them, Brower said the
first families get to know the
people who work for them.
LSA seniors David Scahfer and
Micah Griggs’ administration
came to an official end last week
as eMerge’s candidates LSA
junior Anusha Sarkar and Public
Policy junior Nadine Jawad
weresworn in. The second half
of the Schafer term furthered
the ground work from Fall, now
acting on their resolutions and
plans made promised.
Diversity
A
resolution
was
unanimously passed to support
the recognition of Indigenous
Peoples’ Day. With Washtenaw
County and Ann Arbor already
celebrating the holiday, the
resolution aimed to be a gesture
toward indigenous and Native
American tribes that are still
active in the state.
One of the authors, LSA senior
Kaitlin Gant, said it was vital
for the University to support its
students.
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Conference
boosts role
of women in
businesses
GEO to vote to authorize walkout
following final negotiation session
Nov. 16, 2016
Bargaining between
GEO and University
Human Resources for
a new contract begins
Feb. 2, 2017
GEO holds ‘Grade in’
in Haven Hall in first
public demonstration
of bargaining period
March 13, 2017
GEO holds Diag
rally in protest
of University
rejection of
proposals
March 28, 2017
400 participate in
GEO sit-in at Fleming
administration building
May 1, 2017
Current contract
expires
Timeline of GEO
Negotiations
DESIGN BY AVA WEINER
CAMPUS LIFE
Event aimed to encourage involvement
and empowerment, entrepreneurship roles
CHETALI JAIN
Daily Staff Reporter
Union of more than 2,000 graduate students leverages action against administration
The
Graduate
Employees’
Organization
—
the
union
representing more than 2,000
graduate student instructors and
graduate student staff assistants at
the University of Michigan — will
be voting Thursday to authorize
a strike ballot among GSIs and
GSSAs. The vote comes after the
final contract bargaining session
with the University’s human
resources department Wednesday
evening ended unresolved.
At the heart of the contentious
negotiation process, which began
in
November,
are
aggressive
bargaining practices on the part
of the University administration,
and GEO’s ambitious platform
of increased benefits and wages.
The bargaining has taken on
heightened
significance
in
Michigan’s
precarious
labor
environment, as this is the first
contract GEO has negotiated
under right-to-work laws. GEO
president John Ware, a Rackham
student, said Wednesday night’s
session came “down to the wire.”
“It was the most productive
session in a long time, and we got
a lot done,” he said.
ALON SAMUEL
Daily Staff Reporter
Wrapping
up CSG
for the
semester
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Year in review: assembly
prioritized representation,
engagement, mental health
NISA KHAN & RHEA CHEETI
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Daily Staff Reporter
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Author Kate Brower discusses her book “The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House” at the Gerald
R. Ford Presidential Library on Wednesday.
Author Kate Brower highlights unique
experience as White House reporter
Acclaimed journalist emphasizes First Families’ relationship with staffers
COLIN BERESFORD
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in the cannabis industry, there
is potential for business to bud.
This is the core foundation
of the new Ross School of
Business
Green
Wolverine
student
organization,
a
club
founded
by
Business
sophomore Adam Rosenberg,
centered around education,
investment and exploration
of opportunities for success
within
the
legal
cannabis
world.
Through
guest
speakers, open discussions and
philanthropic events, Green
Wolverine provides members
with ways to become more
involved with this industry.
The
organization
held
its
first
open
meeting
Wednesday night for its 88
general members as well as
others interested in joining.
The meeting discussed the
market value of cannabis, its
medicinal benefits and the
legal ambiguity of the plant.
Ross group
to explore
business of
marijuana
BUSINESS
Green Wolverines plans
on leveraging economic
prospects in cannabis
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