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Dance
Marathon
at
the
University
of
Michigan,
a
student-run
organization
that supports children with
disabilities by raising funds
and awareness for pediatric
rehabilitation
and
therapy
programs
at
C.S.
Mott
and
Beaumont
Children’s
hospitals, hosted its first ever
Family Circles night Saturday
evening, which brought over
50 students, three DMUM
families and several therapists
together to share stories about
dealing with disability as a part
of everyday life and to build
relationships between dancers,
families and therapists.
Alicia DeMartini, an LSA
senior and family relations
chair for DMUM, explained
the event used to be worked
into the 24-hour VictorThon
hosted in March each year,
but
families
and
students
alike expressed an interest in
expanding Family Circles by
giving it its own night.
“It was one of my favorite
events at VictorThon. I really
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INDEX
Vol. CXXVII, No. 29
©2017 The Michigan Daily
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A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
S U D O K U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
CROS SWO R D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
S P O R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 B
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Community
reflects on
impact of
DMUM
CAMPUS LIFE
JULIA YOUNG
For the Daily
Ross graduate students gather to
share military experiences at VETx
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See DANCE, Page 3A
Each week, The Michigan
Daily will be publishing a
wrap-up of the most important
bills proposed in Michigan
Legislature over the past seven
days:
SB
584-586:
Last
week,
the state Senate Government
Operations
Committee
approved
three
bills
that
will allow for the carrying of
concealed weapons in gun-
free areas, including schools,
churches, bars and dorms. The
bill was passed along party
lines in the committee, with
all Republicans voting in favor
of the bill and all Democrats
against.
State Sen. Arlan Meekhof,
R-West Olive, put forth SB
584,
saying
that
following
the shooting in Sutherland
Springs,
Texas,
believing
action must be taken to prevent
similar events.
“Some
have
said
it’s
insensitive to bring up these
issues now, but I feel quite
the opposite,” Meekhof told
the
Senate
Government
See WRAP-UP, Page 2A
Weekly MI
state house
legislative
wrap-up
GOVERNMENT
The Michigan Senate
considered a bill allowing
guns in schools, churches
Families share stories after
lives have been impacted
by group’s fundraising
COLIN BERESFORD
Daily Staff Reporter
Aiming to shed light on
food and culture, Central
Student Government hosted
illUMiNATIONS:
A
World
Showcase
Friday,
which
consisted of a fair and a
performance
showcasing
multiple cultural performance
groups.
illUMiNATIONS,
a part of the Bicentennial
celebration,
welcomed
all students and provided
admission and food at no cost
to welcome all.
The
event
focused
on
student
performances
in
the
Mendelssohn
Theater.
CSG organized for various
groups to perform, including
Ballroom
Dance,
who
performed a Latin routine,
Revolution, who did a Chinese
Yoyo performance, Alpha Phi
Alpha, who performed a step
routine, Leim, who did an
Irish Dance and more.
LSA
senior
Julianna
Davidek said her International
Studies background drew her
to this event and discussed
her
interest
with
the
diverse range of groups and
performances.
“Food is one part of culture,
but performance is another
part, bringing them together
as a bigger picture on culture
as a subject.” Davidek said.
CSG chose to host the event
to cultivate unity, diversity
and inclusion by showcasing
the
nations
and
cultures
represented by the students
at the University of Michigan.
Performances
dedicated to
international
culture at ‘U’
See CSG, Page 2A
illUMINATIONS showcase combined
series of dance routines, cultural food
REMY FARKAS
Daily Staff Reporter
Sexual assault allegations surface
with Zeta Psi over alleged blacklist
Claims reported in the wake of recent suspension of all IFC social activities
When attempting to attend a
Halloween party at the Zeta Psi
fraternity house earlier this year,
LSA sophomore Isis Burgdorf and
another LSA sophomore, who has
requested to remain anonymous,
were reportedly stopped at the door.
According to Burgdorf, the Zeta
Psi brothers manning the entrance
had to check with another brother
inside to see if the two would be
allowed to enter. Though both
students were eventually allowed
in, Burgdorf’s friend said they were
held at the door because Burgdorf
was blacklisted for intervening in
a potential sexual assault at the
fraternity just days before.
On Oct. 27, four days before the
situation at the door of Zeta Psi,
Burgdorf and her friend attended
a party at Phi Sigma Kappa.
According to Burgdorf, her friend
had too much to drink before going
out and arrived at Phi Sig already
intoxicated.
University alum Jonathan Pal,
a Phi Sigma Kappa brother, was
also with Burgdorf and the LSA
sophomore that night. Pal said the
friend was not served any drinks
by Phi Sig upon arrival. Later that
night, Pal and Burgdorf decided to
send the intoxicated friend home in
an Uber.
MATT HARMON
Daily Staff Reporter
See FRATERNITY, Page 3A
DESIGN BY MICHELLE PHILLIPS
MAX KUANG/Daily
Students perform at Sarani, the Indian American Student Association show at Hill Auditorium Friday.
Rolling on
The Michigan football team
is on a roll after blowing out
its third opponent in as many
games, taking advantage
of Maryland’s mistakes in
order to secure a 35-10 win
Saturday.
» Page 1B
Taking on a theme similar
to that of TED talks was this
weekend’s third annual VETx
event, a program where several
Ross veterans spoke about
their experiences after having
served in either the U.S. or
other nations’ armed forces.
Over a hundred veterans and
family members gathered in
the Ross Colloquium for the
event, which was hosted by the
Armed Forces Association at
Ross.
As a part of the 2017
Veteran’s Week on campus,
VETx aimed to offer veterans
a platform to share their
experiences with their peers
and
give
the
University
community an opportunity to
learn from their stories. This
year’s celebration also had the
unique distinction of honoring
the largest class of veterans at
Ross in the University’s history.
Molly
Hope,
a
graduate
student
and
the
president
of the AFA at Ross, said the
organization aims to support
veterans to succeed in business
and socially.
Hope considers VETx an
extension of the social aspect of
AFA, which began three years
ago to increase awareness of
student veterans’ experiences
within
the
larger
Ross
community.
“It started from MBAs who
wanted to share their unique
stories with their classmates
and they thought this would
be the perfect setting,” Hope
said. “It kind of evolved around
wondering how we as veterans
share
our
stories
because
we have a lot of lessons that
we want to tell people about
and that we think would help
people in their careers.”
Hope also commented on
how students at the University
of Michigan may not normally
hear stories like the ones
presented at VETx, and noted
the importance of having a
program that give veterans a
chance to share their stories.
“Most students, at least in
our program, may not find
these stories that are so intense
and so full of emotion, and
experiences that they can’t
even fathom in some regard-
they might not feel like these
stories are accessible in any
other
forum,”
Hope
said.
“Having a safe space where it’s
understood that you’re going
to engage with these stories,
and it provides a space for the
speakers to share their stories.”
The event began with an
introduction
from
Business
School
Dean
Scott
DeRue
and then launched into talks
given
by
three
Business
graduate
students:
Andrew
Davis, Pratyush Singh and
Philip Matousek. Each speech
included a personal anecdote
from each of the veteran’s times
AMARA SHAIKH
Daily Staff Reporter
See VETERANS, Page 3A
Event hosted by Armed Forces Association to reflect on their service, build community
“There was a lot of unwanted touching.”
— LSA sophomore
“We are reviewing all aspects of the
situation, but to be clear there are no
allegations of sexual misconduct.”
— Lauck Walton, executive director of the Zeta Psi International Headquarters