When Dr. Sij Hemal, a 

University of Michigan alum, 
boarded a plane on Dec. 17 in 
Paris headed to New York, he 
planned to watch the thriller 
“Side Effects” while sipping 
a glass of champagne before 
dozing off.

But Hemal was unable to 

indulge in his plan due to an 
unexpected request from the 
flight attendant asking if any 
doctors were on board.

Hemal 
is 
a 
second-year 

urology resident at Cleveland 
Clinic’s Glickman Urological 

and 
Kidney 
Institute 
who 

received 
his 
undergraduate 

degree from the University of 
Michigan before attending the 
Wake Forest University School 
of Medicine.

A reflection of his “Leaders 

and the Best” roots, Hemal 
offered his assistance and soon 
discovered 
passenger 
Toyin 

Ogundipe had gone into labor 
35,000 feet up in the air off the 
southern coast of Greenland. 
Ogundipe’s delivery was the 
eighth delivery of his career.

“She was complaining of 

back pain,” Hemal told CNN. 
“At first, I thought it might be 
kidney stones, but after she told 
me she was pregnant, I knew 
she was going into labor.”

The crew considered making 

an emergency landing two 
hours outside the route at the 
U.S. military base in the Azores 
Islands, but ultimately the plane 
continued onward toward JFK 
International Airport.

Ogundipe was moved to first 

class and Hemal handled the 
delivery from start to finish 

with the assistance of crew 

members. An hour and a half 
later the plane had one extra 
passenger with the birth of 
Ogundipe’s son named Jake.

Ogundipe 
recounted 
how 

Hemal made her feel safe 
and applauded his efforts in 
an article published by The 
Cleveland Clinic.

“They 
did 
everything 
a 

doctor or midwife would have 
done if I was in the labor room 
in the hospital,” Ogundipe said. 
“Even better, if you ask me.”

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Jan 22, 1985

By Stacy Shonk 
Daily Staff Reporter

Thirty students and Ann 

Arbor residents staged a sit-in 
at University Vice President 
for Student Services Henry 
Johnson’s 
office 
yesterday 

to protest remarks he made 
about rape in this month’s 
issue of Metropolitan Detroit 
Magazine.

In 
an 
article 
entitled 

“Silent Crime,” Johnson said 
the 
University 
downplays 

reports of rape on campus 
because it could hurt freshman 
enrollment.

“WE’RE NOT here to blame 

you for the problem of rape 
on campus,” said LSA junior 
Maureen 
Fitzsimmons 
to 

Johnson. “We’re here because 
we want to help ourselves, and 

we need your cooperation.”

The group entered Johnson’s 

office 
at 
9 
a.m. 
yesterday 

morning and stayed until 5 p.m.

Once inside, the protesters 

met 
with 
Johnson 
and 

presented their demands for 
dealing with sexual assaults on 
campus.

“I WAS raped twice on 

campus, and I had nowhere 
to go,” said one woman as she 
stared at Johnson. 

“Sometimes I feel like a 

neurotic, 
paranoid 
woman 

who 
goes 
around 
talking 

about things people don’t want 
to hear,” said Anne Ryan, a 
graduate student, “but I know 
hundreds 
of 
other 
women 

... who are afraid to walk on 
campus.”

Johnson 
defended 
his 

remarks saying they were taken 
out of context. He called the 
story “deplorable journalism,” 

but 
said 
talking 
about 
it 

wouldn’t solve the problem. 
Johnson handed out copies of a 
letter he sent to the magazine.

“WE TAKE strong exception 

to the very biased ‘Silent Crime’ 
article in your January issue,” 
the letter read. “To say that 
U-M administrators are lax 
in dealing with sex offenses is 
simply not true.”

One of the problems in 

implementing rape prevention 
programs, Johnson said, is that 
two-thirds of students live in 
off-campus housing which is 
outside 
University 
security 

jurisdiction.

One protester suggested that 

the reason the administration 
does not perceive the magnitude 
of the rape issue is because they 
lack accurate statistics.

ONLY 
TWO 
first-degree 

rapes were reported directly 
to 
University 
security 
last 

year. Only rapes committed 
against students on campus 
are reported according to Walt 
Stevens, director of security.

One 
of 
the 
protester’s 

demands focused on the lack 
of adequate security patrols on 
campus. A large security staff 
protects University buildings, 
but only four guards patrol 
outside, accor-

ding to Stevens.

Other 
demands 
included 

better lighting of residential 
areas, more rapid repair of 
existing lighting fixtures, and 
an outdoor emergency phone 
system.

WHILE the group talked 

about 
the 
problem 
with 

Johnson, one member made 
a list of his promises on a 
chalkboard in the conference 
room.

The list said, “Vice President 

Henry Johnson will:

• 
make a comprehensive 

list of services within the 
University.

• 
look 
at 
Michigan 

State University, Ohio State 
University, 
and 
Cornell 

University as possible models to 
improve Michigan’s programs.

• 
find 
a 
dedicated 

phone line for women to share 
experiences 
and 
incidences 

common to women.

• 
explore 
possibility 

of free self-defense courses in 
dorms and other locations.

• 
access to Computing 

Centers for women.

• 
review all literature 

in Student Services to insure 
that it treats violence against 
women as a community problem 
and not a problem restricted to 
women.”

The long-term goals of the 

organization include a crisis 
center which deals with sexual 
harassment of all types.

International Bridge and was 
present at the address. The 
bridge, to be completed in 
2022, will connect Detroit 
with Windsor, Ontario. 

Snyder also briefly spoke 

about the opioid crisis in 
Michigan, 
commending 

a 
popular 
program 
that 

allows addicts to approach 
law 
enforcement 
officers 

for rehabilitation resources 
without fear of arrest or 
prosecution. He also noted 
that 
the 
state’s 
prison 

population has fallen below 
40,000 for the first time since 
1993.

While he mostly focused 

on the successes of the state 
under 
his 
stewardship, 

Snyder conceded that changes 
lawmakers made to the state 
recycling program were one 
of the biggest failures of his 
administration.

Throughout 
the 
speech, 

Snyder 
offered 
several 

critiques 
of 
contemporary 

political culture. As a fiscal 
conservative, 
he 
criticized 

those 
who 
advocate 
for 

unfunded tax cuts. This may 

have been a veiled rebuke of 
the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, 
Republicans’ signature federal 
legislative 
achievement 

during the last year. The bill, 
which was signed into law by 
President Trump on Dec. 22, 
is projected to add $1.5 trillion 
to the national debt over the 
next decade.

However, 
Snyder 
was 

likely referring to the tax cut 
currently being enacted by 
the state legislature, where 
both chambers overrode his 
veto six days ago. Though he 
was attempting to keep the 
state budget balanced, state 
Republicans showed a united 
front, passing the further 
cut unanimously in the state 
Senate and with a sizeable 
majority in the state House — 
much to the chagrin of fiscal 
conservatives like Snyder.

“Being fiscally responsible 

is more than just balancing 
budgets,” Snyder said. “It’s 
not thinking about us today, 
but our children and future 
generations.”

State Rep. Yousef Rabhi, 

D-Ann Arbor, voted against 
the tax cut and the override 
but said he empathized with 
his 
Republican 
colleagues. 

He opposed the cut primarily 
because he wants to see 

increase in state funding 

for public education.

“I had to balance that with 

the need for good quality 
public education for everyone 
in the state, which I think is a 
great benefit to working class 
Michiganders,” Rabhi said.

State Rep. Lee Chatfield, 

R-Cheboygan, 
the 
Speaker 

Pro Tempore of the Michigan 
House, expressed faith in 
Gov. Snyder and the work of 
the Republican Conference 
during his tenure.

“I think Governor Snyder 

did an excellent job detailing 
the growth and comeback 
our state has had over the last 
seven years,” Chatfield said. 
“He’s really charted a nice 
path for us. Moving forward, 
our focus needs to be on 
improving skilled trades and 
making sure that we have a 
skilled workforce ready to 
take jobs that are available in 
our state.”

The speech was not so 

well received by Michigan 
Democrats. Rabhi felt the 
governor’s 
characterization 

of 
the 
state’s 
well 
being 

was inaccurate and that his 
optimistic tone was misplaced.

“I think that the governor 

painted a very rosy picture 
of the state of affairs in 

Michigan,” 
Rabhi 
said. 

“I would argue that the 
state has so much more 
that it needs to do, and we 
have unfortunately gone 
backward in some key 
areas.”

Rabhi 
specifically 

criticized 
Snyder’s 

policies relating to road 
and water infrastructure, 
the 
Flint 
water 
crisis 

and 
providing 
internet 

and other key services 
to 
Michigan 
residents, 

among other policy areas. 
In his view, the state’s 
economic growth over the 
last seven years has come 
at a significant cost; public 
funding has been cut in a 
number of areas.

Snyder spent little time 

on policy details during the 
speech, preferring to focus 
on big-picture reflections 
and 
accomplishments. 

One 
of 
the 
unifying 

themes 
of 
his 
address 

was family. He used the 
word to describe an ideal 
political 
world, 
where 

each member is willing 

to work cooperatively with 
the others and avoid hardline 
partisanship. To this end, 
Snyder 
also 
criticized 

politicians 
nationwide 
for 

engaging 
in 
ruthless 
and 

unproductive 
partisan 

competition.

“I believe the greatest threat 

to the future of our nation is 
ourselves ... If we can’t get 
along with ourselves, how can 
we be great?” Snyder said. “If 
you hear someone running 
for political office talk about 
‘fighting,’ 
the 
red 
lights 

should start flashing. Who are 
we fighting? Ourselves.”

STATE
From Page 1A

I believe the 

greatest threat 
to the future 
of our nation 
is ourselves 
... If we can’t 
get along with 

ourselves, 

how can we be 
great? If you 
hear someone 
running for 

political office 

talk about 
‘fighting,’ 

the red lights 
should start 

flashing. 

We’re not 

here to 

blame you 

for the 
problem 
of rape on 
campus. 

