Four 
students 
have 
been 

selected by the University of 
Michigan to be official nominees 
for the prestigious Rhodes and 
Marshall 
scholarships, 
which 

provide full funding for graduate 
study in the United Kingdom. 

This years nominees include 

Public 
Policy 
senior 
Nadine 

Jawad, recent LSA alum Jonathan 
Williams, University alum Yiran 
Liu and University alum Lauren 
Shepard. 

According to the LSA Office 

of 
National 
Scholarships 

and Fellowships the Rhodes 
Scholarship, 
which 
was 

established in 1902, covers 2 to 3 
years of post-bachelor’s education 
at the University of Oxford. Thirty-
two scholars from the United 
States are selected each year, and 
25 University of Michigan alumni 
have received the scholarship 
since its conception, including 
Abdul El-Sayed, current 2018 
gubernatorial 
candidate 
for 

Michigan.

The 
Marshall 
Scholarship, 

on the other hand, covers one to 
two years of graduate study at 
a wide variety of U.K. academic 
institutions 
including 
Oxford, 

Cambridge, the London School 
of Economics and others. Up to 
40 scholars are selected each 
year based on academic merit, 
leadership 
and 
ambassadorial 

potential, Marshall’s main three 
criteria for recipients.

ONSF Director Henry Dyson, 

who worked very closely with 
the four nominees during the 
application and selection process, 
said 
these 
two 
scholarships 

represent 
the 
pinnacle 
of 

academic funding in the U.K.

“As I always say, (Rhodes and 

Marshall) are like the Rose Bowl 
of (U.K. scholarships),” Dyson 
said. “There’s an emphasis on 
leadership and cosmopolitanism 
and well-roundedness and service 
that’s built into the Rhodes and 
Marshall scholarships.”

For Jawad, vice president of 

Central Student Government, the 
nomination for both Rhodes and 
Marshall scholarships reinforces 
her commitment to migrant 

and refugee studies from an 
international health viewpoint. A 
first-generation student and the 
daughter of a Lebanese refugee, 
Jawad said she heard a lot from 
her family growing up about what 
life is like as a refugee. However, 
she said she wanted to look at the 
issue in a more academic setting 
through graduate work.

Jawad was also named the 

27th University student to win 
the Truman Scholarship, a public 
service award for third-year 
students last year. She said while 
the rigor and intensity of the 
application process for Rhodes 
and Marshall was similar to 
Truman, being awarded the 

nomination 
for 
Rhodes 
and 

Marshall after Truman was a 
great honor.

“I was still very shocked that 

they chose to nominate me for 
both (Rhodes and Marshall), but 
it was a little bit different because 
this time around, I felt so much 
emotion and appreciation for 
the people who believed in me 
because a lot of people are like 
‘Oh you already have one. Why 
would you want to apply for 
another?’ but I think that people 
who nominated me recognize 
that they’re two very different 
opportunities so I’m just very 
humbled and honestly grateful for 
the people who chose to nominate 

Hillary 
Clinton, 
former 

Democratic 
presidential 

nominee and former Secretary 
of State, will take her book tour 
to the University of Michigan’s 
Hill Auditorium Oct. 24 –– and 
a multitude of opinions, fans and 
critics await her.

As the Democratic presidential 

nominee, Clinton proved to be an 
incendiary figure, and her book is 
creating a similar buzz. Clinton’s 
publishers said the book, titled 
“What 
Happened,” 
outlines 

the “rage, sexism, exhilarating 
highs 
and 
infuriating 
lows” 

accompanying her journey as the 
first female nominee of a major 
presidential party.

But some University students 

aren’t 
interested 
in 
“What 

Happened,” 
and 
question 

Clinton’s motives for offering a 
retrospective look into her loss. A 
Facebook event titled “Bring your 
pony to Hillary’s salty book tour” 
indicates 
some 
perspectives 

students have of the event.

LSA junior Meaghan Wheat 

agreed, and said despite her 
support 
for 
Clinton 
in 
the 

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Students 
divided on 
Clinton’s 
book tour

GOVERNMENT

High ticket prices for 
the former presidential 
candidate cause pause

CARLY RYAN

Daily Staff Reporter

Rhodes Scholarship
2 - 3 years
Oxford University
Full ride for 
of graduate study at 
32
United States
Scholars are selected each year 
from the 

25
University of 
Michigan alumni 
have recieved the 
scholarship since its 
conception 
Marshall Scholarship
1 - 2 years
Full ride for 
of graduate study at various 
UK academic institutions. 

40

Up to 
Scholars each 
year are selected.

“academic merit, leadership 
potential, and ambassadorial 
potential”.

Scholars are selected for their

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Four University students nominated 
for Rhodes and Marshall Scholarship

The prestigious scholarships provide full funding for graduate study in the U.K.

MATT HARMON
Daily Staff Reporter

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See SCHOLARSHIP, Page 3

A fraternity on campus is 

offering scholarships for any 
undocumented students who 
need to renew their Deferred 
Action for Childhood Arrivals 
status 
before 
the 
Oct. 
5 

deadline.

The Lambda Theta Phi Latin 

Fraternity, Inc., a multicultural 
fraternity for Latino men, has 
raised close to $1,000 thus 
far to help cover DACA work 
permit renewal costs, which 
cost $495 per person.

The move follows President 

Donald 
Trump’s 
Sept. 
5 

announcement 
of 
plans 
to 

end 
the 
DACA 
program, 

which 
provides 
two-year 

work permits to children of 
undocumented parents born in 
the United States. Though new 
DACA requests will no longer 
be accepted, those who are 
under protection currently can 
apply for renewal until Oct. 
5. Trump’s decision has been 
met with bipartisan criticism 
in 
Congress; 
University 
of 

Michigan students held a rally 
earlier this month protesting 

See DACA, Page 3

Finances
for DACA 
fees gifted 
from group

CAMPUS LIFE

Lambda Theta Phi 
Fraternity raises funds 
for students with renewal

ISHI MORI

Daily Staff Reporter

In March 2017, University 

President 
Mark 
Schlissel 

announced the University of 
Michigan’s 
development 
of 

Teach-Outs, an educational series 
covering a broad range of current 
topics that can be accessed for free 
through digital platforms, edX 
and Coursera. After the series’ 
first several months, the first 
five Teach-Outs have engaged 
participants from all over the 
world.

The current series pays homage 

to 
the 
University’s 
Teach-In 

Series held in 1965 as a response to 
the Vietnam War. Professors held 
teach-ins to encourage students 
to form educated responses to the 
rapidly changing political climate. 
Fifty years later, the University 
has revamped the series to be a 
Teach-Out, where professors have 
discussions through online edX 
courses, or massive open online 
courses, in order for the program 
to reach a global audience.

According to James Hilton, 

dean of libraries and vice provost 
of academic innovation, the series 
has successfully met its goal of 
not only engaging the students at 
the University, but also gaining 
different perspectives from the 
broader public.

“The 
Teach-Outs 
released 

thus far on edX: ‘Democratic 
to Authoritarian Rule,’ ‘Fake 
News,’ ‘Stand Up for Science’ and 
‘The Future of Obamacare’; on 
Coursera: ‘Hurricanes: What’s 
Next?’ have included participants 
from over 130 countries,” Hilton 
said. “The first Teach-Outs have 
begun to tap the power of global 
conversation.”

Students have also contributed 

to creating content for the Teach-
Outs and sharing their growing 
understanding of these issues 
with the greater community, 
according to Hilton.

“In the current Hurricanes 

Teach-Out, students in Professor 
Samson’s 
Extreme 
Weather 

course contributed questions for 
extreme weather experts, and 
they also helped research and 
respond to participants’ questions 

Teach-Out 
series draws 
users for 
new courses

Mike Pence visits Michigan to 
discuss new GOP tax reform plan

See TEACH-OUT, Page 3

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Vice President Mike Pence addresses the crowd at American Axle and Manufacturing Thursday.

ACADEMICS

The educational initiative offers broad
 range of topics on digital platforms

ALEX COTT

Daily Staff Reporter

The Vice President stopped in Auburn Hills to promote tax code simplification

Vice President Mike Pence 

pitched his party’s tax reform 
plan as “the largest tax cut in 
American history” to about 300 
Michigan residents and business 
owners at an American Axle and 
Manufacturing facility in Auburn 
Hills Thursday afternoon.

Pence and other members 

of 
Republican 
leadership 

are 
underlining 
three 
major 

provisions: simplification of the 

tax code, tax cuts for the middle 
class and tax cuts for businesses.

There is significant pressure 

on President Donald Trump and 
the Republican Party to pass 
tax reform quickly. In the wake 
of another failed attempt at 
repealing Obamacare –– one of 
the GOP’s main promises to its 
base –– Republicans are eager to 
claim a major victory before the 
2018 congressional elections.

“While health care is gonna 

take a little bit more time, I’m 
happy to tell you that help is on the 
way right now because, under the 

leadership of President Donald 
Trump, we’re gonna cut taxes 
across the board,” Pence said. 
“With the support of Michigan’s 
leaders in Congress and the 
support of President Trump, I say 
with confidence: Before we get 
to Christmas of this year, we’re 
gonna pass the largest tax cut in 
American history.”

The 
issue 
of 
tax 
cuts 

consistently 
plays 
well 
with 

Trump’s base. Diane Schindlbeck, 
co-chair of the Michigan Trump 
Republicans, said it was one of the 
issues most important to her.

“That is actually one of the 

first reasons why I actually got on 
board with Trump was because of 
what’s going on with our taxes,” 
she said. “As Pence said today, 
the simplicity of it –– it is very, 
very confusing and we do need 
to be able to put money back into 
the working man’s pocket. It is so 
hard for small businesses right 
now because of the high taxes that 
they have to pay.”

Pence implored the audience 

to also put pressure on the state’s 
Democratic lawmakers, saying 

ANDREW HIYAMA

Daily Staff Reporter

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