After continued resistance
from Ann Arbor residents,
as well as several council
members, City Council moved
to
once
again
postpone
a
decision
on
downtown
developments.
Many residents came to
argue against several zoning
changes on Broadway Street,
seeking to defend the beauty
and history of their town,
and arguing for commercial
rather
than
residential
developments. With a zoning
change, residents feared a
high-rise would overcome the
charm and integrity of their
city.
“What do residents get with
this development? Nothing,”
said
Mary
Underwood,
a
resident of Ann Arbor since
1974. “People who have to live
beside it need benefits too. It
should not just be for U of M
students and employees. We
want these areas developed,
but we want to go about it
in the right way for future
generations. Ann Arbor is
not a cookie-cutter place, and
we’re proud of that.”
One
resident,
Angela
Baker, expressed concern for
parking issues in her own
neighborhood.
“How much more do we
have to bend before we break,”
Baker asked. With plans for
new developments, residents
continued to express concerns
about traffic, parking and how
to keep Ann Arbor a dense
city with close commercial
retail shops.
The
zoning
changes
—
particularly the brownfield
site plan — can alleviate
environmental issues years
in
the
making.
Zachary
Ackerman, D-Ward 3, argued
the
zoning
change
and
proposed development could
solve a $15 million issue of
water contamination.
Ackerman
argued
the
developments
could
meet
the rising housing demand,
stressing the necessity for
more affordable and readily
available housing.
“We have a huge demand,”
Ackerman said, referencing
the rise in the undergraduate
population at the University
of Michigan by 5,000 students
in the past few years.
Ackerman also noted 55
percent of people in Ann
Arbor are renters.
“Are
they
attractive?
No,” Ackerman said about
residential buildings. “But are
they housing people? Yes.”
The decision to postpone
the decision and the idea of a
change in zoning itself was a
controversial topic among the
Water supply lines to the
city of Ann Arbor water line
have
ruptured
and
could
possibly lead to a shutdown
of the city’s water treatment
facility for two to three days
to repair the lines. Craig Hupy,
Ann Arbor’s public services
area administrator, debriefed
City Council at its meeting
Monday night.
Running from the Huron
River, the two water lines
reportedly were affected by the
rupture. The initial rupture of
one of the pipelines happened
Saturday, and efforts to divert
the flow from the ruptured
line to the intact one were
unsuccessful, forcing the city to
bring in an outside contractor.
If
the
repairs
are
not
successful
by
Tuesday,
the
water treatment facility will
be forced to shut down, and
citizens will have to limit water
usage for two or three days so
repairs can take place.
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O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
S U D O K U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
CL A S S I F I E DS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
S P O R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
See EMERGENCY, Page 3
Emergency
could close
water lines,
city supply
ANN ARBOR
Rupture might result in
treatment plan shutdown
and reduced consumption
MATT HARMON
Daily Staff Reporter
ALEC COHEN/Daily
Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor at a City Council meeting.
City Council tables development bills
after outpouring of resident opposition
Public lobbies against residential zoning despite growing need for housing
GRACE KAY
For The Daily
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The University of Michigan
Senate Assembly, the University’s
leading faculty governance body,
gathered Monday afternoon to
learn the results of the faculty
campus climate survey. Guest
speaker Robert Sellers, vice
provost for Equity and Inclusion
and
chief
diversity
officer,
presented the information from
the 2016-17 survey. Overall, 72
percent of tenured faculty and
75 percent of nontenured faculty
reported they were satisfied or
very satisfied with the climate —
which is consistent with students
and staff.
However,
white
faculty
members were more than two
and a half times more likely
than African-American faculty
members to report they are
satisfied with overall campus
climate, and over three times
more likely than those who are
Hispanic or Latino.
Seventy-one percent of the
faculty sample responded to the
survey, much higher than the
typical climate survey response
rate of 22 percent to 27 percent.
Minority
and female
faculty face
more bias
ACADEMICS
Senate Assembly reviews
DEI climate survey results
with tri-campus members
ZOE BAXTER
For The Daily
Students, faculty gather for Transgender
Day of Remembrance with vigil, event
MATT VAILLIENCOURT/Daily
Students gather in rememberence of transgender people murdered in 2017 on the Diag Monday.
See DEVELOPMENT, Page 3
After
garnering
support
from students and faculty
at all three University of
Michigan
campuses,
a
campaign called #WeExist to
add a Middle Eastern/North
African
identity
category
to
University
documents
launched
Monday
night.
A running online petition
features
more
than
350
faculty and staff signatures in
support of the identity box.
“For the University, the
ability
to
ascertain
who
identifies with the ME/NA
community is a necessary
step in developing programs
and interventions to address
any
disparities
and
to
achieve Diversity, Equity, and
Inclusion (DEI) goals,” the
petition reads.
Data
from
the
sample
campus climate survey found
ME/NA-identifying students
to make up 2 percent of the
student
body.
Resolutions
in
favor
of
creating
a
Middle
Eastern/North
African
identity
category
were
passed
by
Central
Student
Government
last
February and by LSA Student
Government last month —
the CSG resolution passed
unanimously.
This lack of a Middle
Eastern/North African option
on
University
documents
from application forms to
financial aid is mirrored by
the U.S. Census documents
sent out every 10 years. The
Arab American Institute has
been leading the charge on
this issue, saying the current
method
of
tabulating
the
number of ME/NA citizens
in the country is inaccurate.
Including
the
ME/NA
category, some argue, would
have positive effects on issues
of health, education and more.
According
to
the
Arab
American Institute, adjusted
for
under-reporting,
Michigan is ranked second in
the nation for highest Arab-
See ME/NA, Page 3
CAMPUS LIFE
Push to add
ME/NA box
launches on
social media
Students, faculty sign onto #WeExist
campaign to lobby for Arab category
MATT HARMON
Daily Staff Reporter
Group gathered to reflect on those killed
in the past year due to transphobia
Moment of silence, vigil held for U-M to
remember those affected by violence
About 40 people gathered
to
commemorate
the
12th
annual Transgender Day of
Remembrance Monday evening
at the University of Michigan’s
Trotter Multicultural Center
in honor of lives that have been
lost as a result of transphobia
in
the
past
year,
and
to
acknowledge
and
discuss
experiences of transgender and
nonbinary people.
The event was organized by
the Spectrum Center as part of
Transgender Awareness Week.
It was followed by a candlelight
vigil in the Diag in honor of
those who have died in the past
year.
Spectrum Center Director
Will Sherry gave the opening
A moment of silence fell
across
the
University
of
Michigan
Diag
on
Monday
night as students and Ann
Arbor
residents
gathered
for
a
candlelight
vigil
to
commemorate those who lost
their lives or suffered as a
result of transphobic-motivated
violence.
The
vigil
took
place on the internationally
recognized Transgender Day
of Remembrance, the finale of
Transgender Awareness Week.
LSA senior Emily Kaufman,
president of LGBT+ Michigan,
organized the event to raise
awareness for the struggles
her trans community deals
with. She said too many people
are unaware of the systemic
ABBY MURO
Daily Staff Reporter
JULIA YOUNG
For the Daily
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See VIGIL, Page 3
See FACULTY, Page 3
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