An audience of 3,500 in 

Hill Auditorium burst into 
applause at the sight of The 
New York Times best-selling 
author Daniel Pink’s “Fear the 
Khaki” T-shirt on Tuesday 
evening. Pink donned the shirt 
as part of the first anecdote 
during his presentation, “The 
Mind of the Future: How 
to Survive an Outsourced, 
Automated Age.” Pink’s talk 
highlighted useful lessons on 
what it takes to be successful 
in the workplace as society 
shifts from the information 
age to the conceptual age.

Aside 
from 
an 
author, 

Daniel Pink is also a well 
known 
business 
strategist 

who was named one of the 
top ten business minds in the 
world by Thinkers50 in 2015. 
His TED Talk on science and 
motivation 
has 
also 
been 

viewed 
almost 
19 
million 

times. Pink also served as 
former 
Vice 
President 
Al 

Gore’s 
chief 
speechwriter 

from 1995 to 1997.

Pink’s presentation was a 

part of the Joseph and Sally 
Handleman Lecture Series, 
which presents the University 
of Michigan with the nation’s 
leading 
experts 
in 
areas 

of business, academia and 
government.

Business freshman Drew 

Tyson was one of the students 
taking 
advantage 
of 
the 

lecture. Before the event, 
Tyson was looking forward 
to hearing Pink’s lessons — 
especially those concerning 
future success.

“I want to study finance 

and accounting and sort of 
how to manage your money 
and tips for being successful 
when I’m older, so I hope to 
learn some stuff about that,” 
he said, explaining how his 
interest in business prompted 
him to attend the event. 

Pink’s 
presentation 

highlighted Asia, automation 
and 
abundance 
as 
the 

three main challenges that 
individuals face in today’s 
economy. He reflected on 
how Asia’s large and capable 
population has resulted in 
outsourcing of many jobs 

University of Michigan Central 

Student Government convened 
Tuesday night, introducing the 
various initiatives of their executive 
committees for the academic year 
and passing revisions to the CSG 
Elections Code.

On par with a wider initiative of 

schools in the Big Ten Conference, 
CSG Vice President Nadine Jawad, 
a Public Policy senior, announced 
efforts for the University to partake 
in a University-side campaign to 
compete against other institutions 
to register students to vote as Sept. 
26 — National Voter Registration 
Day in the United States — 
approaches.

CSG President Anushka Sarkar, 

an LSA senior, redressed concerns 
among 
the 
assembly 
about 

registering students to vote in the 
state of Michigan, which may not 
be their permanent residency.

“We will not be encouraging 

people to be registered to vote in 
Michigan or Ann Arbor if this is 
not their regular residence because 
there are ethical concerns,” Sarkar 

michigandaily.com
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Wedneday, September 13, 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. 88
©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

SPORTS ........................7

See CSG, Page 3A

CSG body
discusses
several fall
initiatives

ACADEMICS

The student leaders 
focused on voting, Wi-Fi 
on central campus Diag

DYLAN LACROIX

Daily Staff Reporter

BRIAN AUSTIN KOSASIH/DAILY

Daniel Pink discuess how to survive in an automated age in Hill Auditorium Tuesday evening. 

New York Times bestseller Daniel 
Pink talks success in the workplace

Author also outlined managing social, career shifts in an information age

AMARA SHAIKH
Daily Staff Reporter

michigandaily.com

For more stories and coverage, visit

See AUTHOR, Page 3A

As 
the 
state 
legislature 

reconvened after their summer 
holiday, 
many 
congressmen 

expressed 
eagerness 
to 

implement new legislation. In 
the coming term, state senators 
and representatives plan to 
address Flint and the opioid 
epidemic as well as other 
issues like medical marijuana 
and auto insurance reform. 

State Senate Majority Leader 

Arlan Meekhof, R-Ottawa 

Amber McCann, state Sen. 

Meekhof’s 
press 
secretary, 

said the Michigan Senate will 
be focusing on several local 
priorities from the senator’s 
district.

According 
to 
MLive, 

Michigan has some of the 
highest auto insurance rates 
in 
the 
country, 
prompting 

72 percent of Michiganders 
to want to reform the state’s 
no-fault auto insurance policy.

“We will also continue to 

discuss possible no-fault auto 
insurance reform,” McCann 

See MICHIGAN, Page 3A

Reps. talk 
upcoming
goals for 
new term

GOVERNMENT

Democrats, Republicans 
discuss reforming auto 
insurance, opioids, etc.

CARLY RYAN

Daily Staff Reporter

Ann Arbor City Council has 

revealed the master plan for 
a new state-of-the-art urban 
trail through the city.

The trail, which will be 

known as The Treeline: Allen 
Creek Urban Trail, began as 
a citizens’ initiative and has 
garnered wide support from 
City Council in the last two 
years. The current draft of 
the trail’s route spans 2.75 
miles and aims to connect 
the Huron River area of the 
city with downtown. It is 
expected to cost around $55 
million to complete.

Although trail routes are 

still tentative, the city hopes 
it will be able to connect the 
trail to the Border-to-Border 
trail, which runs alongside 

the Huron River and connects 
much of Washtenaw County 
by bike path. They also hope 
to make the trail adjacent to 
the University of Michigan 
campus.

City Administrator Howard 

Lazarus said the city is excited 
about the opportunities this 
new trail could bring, and 
thinks the creation of the trail 
will accomplish many goals 
Ann Arbor has set for itself. 

“It provides connections, 

ways for people to get around, 
opportunities 
for 
family 

recreations,” Lazarus said. “It 
can also be a nice development 
tool because in many cases 
it’s been proven that access 
to high quality bicycle and 
pedestrian 
facilities 
raise 

property values and make 
properties more attractive.”

While $55 million dollars 

A2 releases
$55 million 
plan for trail:
the Treeline

JORDYN BAKER/DAILY NEWS REPORTER

The urban path spans nearly three miles, 
aims to connect Huron River, downtown

MAYA GOLDMAN

Daily Staff Reporter

At event at Mcity, Elaine Chao, other industry leaders talk safety and innovation

In a press conference Tuesday 

afternoon, 
United 
States 

Secretary 
of 
Transportation 

Elaine 
Chao 
unveiled 
the 

release of the department’s new 
guidance for automated driving 
system safety, titled A Vision 
for Safety 2.0. As part of an all 

day event, the press conference 
also 
welcomed 
Lieutenant 

Governor of Michigan Brian 
Calley; 
U.S. 
Rep. 
Debbie 

Dingell, D- Ann Arbor, Debbie 
Dingell; Mitch Bainwol, CEO 
and president of Alliance of 
Automobile 
Manufacturers; 

Mark Riccobono, president of 
the National Federation of the 
Blind; University of Michigan 
President Mark Schlissel; and 

Mcity Director Huei Peng.

The event was hosted at Mcity, 

a test site for driverless cars 
that opened on North Campus 
in July 2015. The site — which 
includes features necessary for 
standard transportation by car 
such as freeways, road signs 
and highway tunnels — has 
been used by companies such as 
Ford and was a pivotal resource 
in the debut of the first self-

driving passenger shuttle in 
North America.

“At Michigan, working with 

our partners in government 
and industry, we are driving 
the future of mobility towards 
a society that is safer, more 
sustainable and economically 
powerful for our state and 
nation,” Schlissel said during 
the conference.

JORDYN BAKER
Daily Staff Reporter

See MCITY, Page 3A
See TRAIL, Page 3A

US Secretary of Transportation 
talks automated driving system

statement

THE MICHIGAN DAILY | SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

