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CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES

The Sounds & Stories of 
Michigan
WHAT: Margaret Noodin, 
a profesor specializing in 
Native American literature at 
UW-Milwaukee, will teach 
some basic Ojibwe, one of 
the indigenous languages of 
Michigan.
WHO: Native American Student 
Association
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: Mason Hall, Room 
3437

Elegance Fashion Model 
Calls

WHAT: Student models of all 
sizes, ethnicities, genders and 
styles are encouraged to audition 
for the 40th anniversary of the 
largest fashion show on campus.
WHO: Elegance Fashion
WHEN: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan Union, 
Wolverine Room

Survivor UMix

WHAT: This tropical UMix 
will feature a screening of 
Journey 2: The Mysterious 
Island, free midnight buffet, pet 
rock crafting and DIY message 
bottles.

WHO: Center for Campus 
Involvement

WHEN: 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.

WHERE: Michigan Union

G-Fest

WHAT: The University’s 
premier performance groups will 
showcase their talents in a night 
of singing, dancing and more.
WHO: Michigan Union Ticket 
Office
WHEN: 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: Rackham Graduate 
School

National Sandwich Day

WHAT: Celebrate National 
Sandwich Day with the Markley 
and Twigs Dining Halls with 
a wide variety of different 
sandwiches. 

WHO: Michigan Union

WHEN: 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

WHERE: Oxford Housing & 
Mary Markley Hall

The Pioneer 
Americanists

WHAT: A panoramic window on 
the history of Americana prior 
to 1900, particularly through 
looking at rare manuscripts from 
eight generation of Americanists.

WHO: William L. Clements 
Library
WHEN: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
WHERE: William L. Clements 
Library, Avenir Foundation Room

Sarani: The Allure of 
Adventure

WHAT: Enjoy the rich history 
of India through the largest 
student-run cultural show in all 
of North America. Music and 
dance performances from a wide 
variety of regions and traditions 
in India will be showcased. 

WHO: Indian American Student 
Association

WHEN: 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

WHERE: Hill Auditorium

Fridays After 5

WHAT: Enjoy special exhibitions 
and engaging activities during one 
of the few evenings the museum is 
open after 5 p.m.

WHO: University of Michigan 
Museum of Art

WHEN: 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

WHERE: University of Michigan 
Museum of Art

Every Friday, The Michigan Daily 
republishes an article from The 
Daily’s archives from a moment in 
University history. 

December 16,1956 
— Winter 

has the dubious distinction of 
being the leading season for gripes 
and complaints about the ever 
popular subject of weather. 

Days are short, walking and 

driving are often treacherous and 
the wind is sharp and biting. For 
some it is a convenient time to 
count the days until spring and 
vow fervently to “go south next 
year and stay there.”

But for others all is not lost. 

The snow covering the ground 
offers vast opportunities for fun 
and frolic. Racing down snow 
covered slopes is exhilarating 
to mind and body. The dangers 
add a challenge to the skills of 
the skier. Tobogganing and ice 
skating provide hours of fun for 
the enterprising sportsman. 

The snow, a frustrating 

enemy if one is in a hurry, is also 
a picturesque thing of beauty. 
Even those who long for summer 
appreciate the impressive views of 
landscapes and buildings covered 
with a clean, fresh blanket of 
snow. 

Snow covered porch rails, 

broken down fences and the 
barren limbs of trees become the 
subjects for camera lovers and the 
old, fondly recalling happy winter 
days of their youth. 

For the young and the young at 

heart, it is a time for the creation 
of all sorts of things in snow. The 
children build the ever-popular 
snowman with the pipe in his 
mouth and of course the “fort” for 
an exciting snow-ball fight. 

College students hold winter 

carnivals and build everything 
from ships to houses, all from 
snow. Contests and parties are 
held in the atmosphere of the 

stimulating vigor of winter. 

For the winter-lover it is a time 

of crisp, cold air and rigorous 
outdoor life. For one and all it is a 

time of beauty as only nature can 
create beauty.

 
—RONALD PARK

FRIDAY’S BICENTENNIAL FEATURE: WINTER SCENE COLD AND 
CRISP OFFERS VAST OPPORTUNITY FOR SPORTS

DANYEL THAKUR/Daily

Artist Valerie Hegarty discusses artwork in her exhibition “American 
Berserk” at the LSA Institute for the Humantities Gallery Thursday.

AME RICAN ART

primary utility of the survey was 
to target further Diversity, Equity 
and Inclusion plan efforts.

The 
questionnaire 
sought 

demographic information such 
as sexual orientation, disability 
status and racial or ethnic identity 
— including a category for Middle 
Eastern or North African students. 
The group has not been tracked at 
the University in the past; the DEI 
survey found the group makes up 
less than 4 percent of the student 
body. 

“(The 
survey) 
also 
allows 

us to effectively look at certain 
populations 
separately 
from 

other populations, recognizing 
the nuance with respect to 
experiences,” 
Sellers 
said. 

“Historically, (MENA students) 
have … been forced to either 
identify as ‘White’ or ‘other.’ By 
being able to include them in the 
survey, we have a more accurate 
assessment of, first and foremost, 
how many folks are actually here, 
and then to be able to look at their 
experiences separately. That also 
reaffirms our sense that they are 
an important community in and of 
themselves.” 

University 
President 
Mark 

Schlissel noted the data was 
collected during Fall Semester 
last year –– before many of the 
recent incidents of racism and hate 
speech that are now the focus of 
student action.

“Whatever the context was in 

people’s minds last fall was the 
context in which they answered 
those questions,” Schlissel said at 
the announcement of the survey 
results in the Michigan Union.

The survey designed by the 

Office of Diversity, Equity and 
Inclusion 
received 
responses 

from 2,065 students, 2,583 staff 
members 
and 
1,061 
faculty 

members, at response rates of 59 
percent, 73.8 percent and 70.7 
percent, respectively.

Responding to the 7.5 percent of 

white undergraduates reporting 
racial 
discrimination, 
William 

Axinn, 
professor 
of 
survey 

research, said he encountered 
surprises like this in almost all the 
surveys he has conducted.

“My 
experience 
conducting 

surveys on all topics, and with 
this topic, is you discover the full 
diversity of what’s out there when 
you take a survey that samples 
from the general population in a 
scientific way, you will discover 
people with experiences and 

opinions you might not have 
expected ahead of time,” he said. 
“I am no longer ever surprised 
to find a percentage, often a 
small percentage, who have an 
experience you’re not expecting 
to see.”

The most commonly reported 

reason for discrimination among 
all 
students, 
undergrad 
and 

grad, was political orientation, 
which accounted for 21 percent 
of the reports of discrimination, 
followed by race and gender at 20 
percent each. 

Sellers said he wasn’t expecting 

so many students to report 
discrimination based on their 
political orientation.

“One of the things that was 

surprising was the finding that 
undergraduate students, a high 
number of them report relatively 
fewer opportunities to interact 
across 
political 
orientation 

and 
higher 
frequencies 
of 

discrimination around political 
orientation than I personally 
would have predicted,” he said.

As a result, Sellers said, the 

University 
is 
organizing 
and 

hosting a series of symposia 
centered 
around 
free 
speech 

during 
the 
winter 
semester, 

focusing specifically on differences 
in political backgrounds. Other 
action items more broadly include a 
streamlined bias response process 
— with boosted student awareness 
— the Inclusive Teaching Initiative 
and incorporating DEI efforts into 
faculty and staff performance 
reviews.

The survey also included data 

on the disabled community on 
campus. Making up 5 percent of 
the student body, students with 
a disability are 287 percent more 
likely to experience discrimination 
and 145 percent more likely to 
report feeling neutral, unsatisfied 
or very unsatisfied with the 
University. The words “disability” 
and “disabilities” are mentioned 
a total of five times in the 40-plus 
page campuswide strategic plan.

Sellers 
pointed 
to 
other 

programs, such as the Inclusive 
Teaching Initiative, that implicitly 
cater to disabled students.

“Nowhere in that initiative as 

it’s described is it described as a 
disability-focused initiative, but 
the benefits will be accrued by 
students with disabilities,” he said.

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