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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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