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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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Vol. CXXVII, No. 29
©2017 The Michigan Daily

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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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For more stories and coverage, visit

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

