Tragedy struck this weekend at A2 STEAM, a K-8 Ann Arbor public magnet school program housed in Northside Elementary School, when a fire Saturday night killed several chickens being raised by A2 STEAM students. The fire department was called about 9:20 p.m. with a report of flames on the side of the school. According to Derek Wiseley, Ann Arbor Fire Battalion chief, when firefighters arrived on the scene, they found the adjacent chicken coop to be on fire. The fire was put out within 20 minutes of the call, but the firefighters were unable to save four of the coop’s five chickens. The surviving chicken is being cared for at a local animal hospital and is expected to survive. The incident has taken a toll on A2 STEAM students and families, Wiseley told MLive. Parents and teachers came to the school Saturday night to offer help and assess the damage. “It’s a big deal for these kids and the parents and everybody,” Wiseley said. “There were some parents on the scene that were clearly upset.” - MAYA GOLDMAN 6 2 8 2 7 3 7 8 9 2 6 5 3 8 4 7 3 4 6 8 9 2 9 1 5 3 6 1 2 7 8 1 Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 6/3/10 9:21 AM WINTER IS NEAR. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2 — Tuesday, November 14, 2017 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Tweets Follow @michigandaily CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Caroline Darr @carolinedurr Umich ladies buy sell trade is the best thing to ever happen to me Michigan Engineering @UMengineering From cars to factories and processing plants, a LOT of heat goes to waste. This new @umich thermoelectric gen- eration material is poised to change that. 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YOUTH SYMPHONY ON THE DAILY: NO MORE CHICKENS CROSSING THE ROAD Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Md., attended a roundtable discussion with University of Michigan students in the School of Public Policy Monday, discussing the issues of “big-money” politics, gerrymandering and the hyperpolarized partisanship that he says has developed in Congress. Sarbanes started by explaining a unique solution to eliminate big donors from controlling a politician’s campaign funding. He proposed small-donor matching for campaign funding, with an accompanied federal tax credit. Sarbanes claimed this would enable voters to “reclaim their democracy.” “The average citizen feels like their voice is not being heard,” Sarbanes said, “Young people have an important role to play in figuring out new approaches to our politics that can be more empowering.” Public Policy professor Richard Hall moderated the discussion. He said he appreciated Sarbanes’s position on money and campaigning. “(Sarbanes) is the leader in the house on campaign finance reform … (which) hasn’t gained much traction in a very long time,” he said, explaining the importance of smaller donations. When discussing gerrymandering, Sarbanes said he supports the Redistricting Reform Act of 2017, which would authorize nonpartisan groups to redraw the districts’ lines to eliminate politicized districts. This is a significant conversation in Maryland, especially in Sarbanes’s district, where large cities and communities are greatly divided among districts, he explained. He said computers now dictate district lines, where they construct districts with “precincts not communities,” as top priority. Gerrymandering in Michigan is also largely debated. Public Policy junior Jeryne Fish, whose home is in Sarbanes’s district, said she’s glad Sarbanes addressed topics important to her, such as the cynicism between politician and constituent. “I think it is rare that everyday citizens, let alone one’s our age, can sit down and talk to him to ask these questions,” she said. “(Sarbanes) talking to our generation is a step in the right direction because all too many times politicians say that they don’t have the time.” Maryland representative calls for voters to “reclaim democracy” Rep. Sarbanes, D-Md., criticizes gerrymandering and partisan politics CATHERINE NEWHAM For the Daily The average citizen feels like their voice is not being heard