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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ON THE DAILY: BABIES ON A PLANE
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.”
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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.