students are informed about the guarantee. The University has promoted the Go Blue Guarantee online through social media platforms and emails to prospective students in lower income communities. In addition, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions has incorporated the information about the guarantee into tours for Michigan high school students. In an interview with the Daily in October, Kedra Ishop, the University’s Vice Provost for Enrollment Management, said reshaping public perception was one of the purposes of the guarantee. “One of the premises of the Go Blue Guarantee was to recast our message, in the sense that we have aid available for students at the University of Michigan and we wanted to make sure that the public understands we have that aid available for students at the University of Michigan,” she said. Andrew Xhelilaj, a sophomore at Michigan State University, found out about the Go Blue Guarantee when one of these advertising emails was sent to his sister. Since then, Xhelilaj has applied to transfer to the University in part because of the free tuition the Go Blue Guarantee would grant to him. Xhelilaj said he is a second- generation immigrant and first- generation college student, and wants to alleviate his family of some of the financial burdens of college. Xhelilaj’s sister received ample financial aid when she attended the University because his family was less financially stable than they are currently. Xhelilaj would not have gotten the same level of financial aid as his sister did had he attended the University freshman year. “My sister went to Michigan and she usually checks up on the school, and one day she had an email or had something sent to her (about the Go Blue Guarantee),” Xhelilaj said. “She showed me and I was like, ‘Oh, this is good,’ because my family makes just under 65 (thousand dollars a year) and it seemed viable to actually attend Michigan again.” Xhelilaj sees the Go Blue Guarantee as a step in the right direction for the University, and has been spreading the word to his friends and fellow classmates. “I’ve told many people actually that Michigan’s financial aid package is very nice for underprivileged people,” Xhelilaj said. “That’s one of the reasons everyone wants to go there.” LSA freshman Trenton Cox is a student who should qualify for free tuition under the Go Blue Guarantee. Cox is from Jackson, Michigan, and is paying for college with scholarships and loans. He agrees the Go Blue Guarantee is an encouraging sign from the University, but is concerned about whether or not he would actually receive the free tuition. Cox said he hasn’t obtained any personal notification his tuition will be covered, and is confused about the details. “I’m happy about the Go Blue Guarantee being a thing, but I’m really worried that the University’s going to give me a hard time about it,” Cox said. “For having such a large endowment, Michigan is known to be like that sometimes.” Cox said his family income for 2016 was above $65,000, but this year it fell below that threshold. Even with a family income just about $65,000, Cox said he did not receive any need-based aid for last semester. “I would argue that me and a lot of other people really could’ve used financial aid from the University,” Cox said. 2A — Monday, January 8, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com The first 2,500 fans at Saturday’s men’s basketball game against the University of Illinois received “emoji towels,” featuring 16 members of the University of Michigan men’s basketball team in emoji form, as part of teams Social Media Day. The first 500 Maize Rage members also received emoji t-shirts and Big Heads, large posters of the players’ emoji heads. Attendees were given other opportunities to win prizes, such as an autographed basketball from the University’s head basketball coach John Beilein and M Den gift cards. The giveaways were all part of the second annual Social Media Day for the basketball team. In the lead up to Saturday’s game, the Michigan Men’s basketball Twitter and their other social media accounts boosted posts and live broadcasts of the players getting ready for the big day. Throughout the game, fans were encouraged to share photos from their social media accounts for the chance to appear on the Crisler Center video board. “RT if you want emoji heads on all of our photos today!” the team’s Twitter account posted in the lead-up to the game. 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BY THE NUMBERS “The CRLT also works with Liaisons for Teaching from each of the Universityʼs 19 schools to help them develop school-specific programs.” “Washtenaw County has a median income of $66,040, 14.6 percent of the population is under the poverty line and 8.5 percent of the population receives food stamps/SNAP benefits.” “The University of Michigan has appeared in 12 alleged incidents of sexual harassment and assault taken from a crowd sourced database circulating in academic communities.” “Since December, over 2,000 individuals from academic institutions in the United States and abroad have responded to the sexual harassment survey created by Karen Kelsky.” “The University would need to spend a minimum of $4.7 million of capital to make the home usable and would need to fund approximately $550,000 on an annual basis to operate the property.” “6% of continuing-generation college students come from homes making $20,000 a year or less (according to 2017 report from the Institute of Education Sciences)” 1 2 3 4 5 6 GUARANTEE From Page 1A