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FRIDAY:

Behind the Story

WEDNESDAY:

This Week in History

MONDAY:

Looking at the Numbers

THURSDAY:
Twitter Talk

TUESDAY:
By Design

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: THE MICHIGAN FRATERNITY SYSTEM NO.1

Jan. 19 1969

Voted so by the National

Interfraternity
Conference

Dec. 5, 1968

For good reason

1. Michigan fraternity men’s

grade point average is higher
than that of non-fraternity men
at Michigan.

2. Michigan fraternity system

has
the
highest
scholastic

rating of all American and
Canadian colleges..

3. The Michigan fraternity

system
has
initiated
an

educational trust to strengthen
their scholarship programs and
study facilities.

4. Michigan fraternities offer

courses within their houses
to
supplement
University

curriculum.

5.
Michigan
fraternities

have aided the Ann Arbor Free
School in offering non-credit
courses not offered by the
University.

6. Michigan fraternities offer

speakers from the university
community
within
their

houses for members and other
interested students.

7. The Michigan fraternity

system also offers national
speakers
on
contemporary

subjects
for
the
entire

University
community
-Fall

1968- Leroi Jones and the Black
Arts Theatre, Muhammed Ali,
Timothy Leary, and Bill Baird.

8. Michigan fraternities offer

open dances for the student
body as well as concerts

9.
Michigan
fraternities

present an all campus Dad’s
Day in the fall and an all
campus Mother’s Weekend in
the winter.

10.
Michigan
fraternities

maintain a half million dollar
student buying cooperative.

11.
Michigan
fraternities

have sought to increase services
of this cooperative (Fraternity
Buyers Association) by hiring a
full-time manager.

12.
Michigan
fraternities

have envolved themselves in the
Ann Arbor Community Center
teaching and entertaining the
city’s underprivileged youth.

13.
Michigan
fraternities

sponsor a charity drive in the

fall for the United Fund.

14.
Michigan
fraternities

sponsor the bucket drive for the
American Cancer Society every
winter.

15. Michigan fraternities run

the Student Blood Bank which
supplies blood to graduates and
undergraduates in emergencies.

16.
Michigan
fraternities.

sponsor parties for orphans,
retarded children, and crippled
children.

17. Michigan fraternities aid

international charities (Korean
Orphans Clothes Drive).

18. Michigan fraternities are

working to initiate a program
to bring high school graduates
from the inner city to this
University.

19.
Michigan
fraternities

house and feed foreign students
and
other
visitors
to
the

University.

20.
Michigan

fraternities
publish
a

quarterly
magazine
(THE

MICHIGAN
FRATERNITY

COMMENTARY)
containing

campus
news,
features
by

university
and
national

celebrities.

21.
Michigan
fraternities

publish
a
bi-monthly

newsletter (THE MICHIGAN
REPORTER),
containing

campus news, art and poetry
features, and varying editorial
opinion.

22.
Michigan
fraternities

present radio programming for
the University students.

23.
Michigan
fraternities

aid university orientation by
contacting incoming students
and their parents during the
summer.

24.
Michigan
fraternities

present
programs
to
high

school seniors explaining the
University.

25.
Michigan
fraternities

sponsor tours and trips.

26. Michigan fraternity men

individually and collectively
participate
and
support

all
campus
programs
and

institutions
(Homecoming,

Labor
Day
Weekend,

Creative
Arts
Festival,

Michi-

gras,
University

Activities Center, Course
Evaluation
Booklet,

Student
Government

Council, and THE MICHIGAN
DAILY).

27.
Michigan
fraternities

helped
fight
the
tuition

increase.

28.
Michigan
fraternities

have worked for better relations
with Ann Arbor officials.

29.
Michigan
fraternities

present the IFC Sing, a program
of popular song every year.

30.
Michigan
fraternities

are
continuing
to
improve

and
expand
their
houses,

experimenting with new living
conditions (apartment living
and coed structures).

31.
Michigan
fraternities

pay attention and continue
to
inform
the
alumni
of

this
University
of
current

events. These efforts help the
University maintain their high
level of alumni contributions.

32. The Michigan fraternity

system
has
initiated
the

National
Congress
of

Interfraternity
Organizations

which
gives
undergraduates

across the country a greater
voice in national fraternity
affairs.

33. The Michigan fraternity

system
is
growing.
One

fraternity was chartered this
year. Another fraternity has
become a fraternity colony,
and
other
fraternities
are

expressing great interest in

establishing themselves in

Ann Arbor.

There are 47 fraternities on

The Michigan Campus. Most of
these fraterities take more time,
effort, and money to maintain
than
Student
Government

Council. Yet fraternities still do
more.

That is why we’re the best.

MSU trustees appoint John Engler as
interim president of the University

The announcement received mixed reviews from Nassar survivors, MSU and state communities

It
is
anticipated
the

Michigan State University
Board
of
Trustees
will

appoint John Engler, former
governor of Michigan from
1991 to 2003, as interim
president of MSU following
the resignation of Lou Anna
Simon.

Simon released a statement

of resignation after criticism
surrounding
the
case
of

Larry Nassar, a former MSU
and USA Gymnastics doctor
who received 40-175 years in
prison for sexual abuse.

During
Nassar’s

sentencing in Ingham county,
The Detroit News released
a report stating Simon and
thirteen other high ranking
MSU officials had knowledge
of Nassar’s misconduct.

“To the survivors, I can

never say enough that I
am so sorry that a trusted,
renowned
physician
was

really such an evil, evil
person who inflicted such
harm under the guise of
medical treatment. I know
that we all share the same
resolve to do whatever it
takes to avert such tragedies
here and elsewhere,” her
statement read.

Last week, the Detroit

Free
Press
reported
the

succession
plan
with

potential candidates BVfor
interim president including
Engler, along with former

Michigan
governors

James
Blanchard
and

Jennifer Granholm. The
board will convene at 9
a.m. Wednesday, where it
is expected Engler will be
appointed.

Rachael Denhollander,

the
first
woman
to

publicly
announce
her

allegations
against

Nassar, took to Facebook
to write she is “beyond
disappointed” with the
selection of Engler.

“Engler
is
a
deep

political insider at MSU,”
Denhollander
wrote.

“At a time the university
desperately needs, and
survivors
pleaded
for,

outside
accountability

and leadership, the Board
chooses one of the most
entrenched
insiders.

Despite the Board’s words
about accountability, it is

business as usual. I sincerely
hope the Board reconsiders.”

In
a
later
post,
she

acknowledged
the

expectation
that
Engler

will indeed serve as interim
president,
expressing
her

hope that “he will act with
leadership and integrity.”

The decision to appoint

Engler has received criticism
from
Democrats
across

the state, while Michigan
Republicans
have
praised

the
selection.
Michigan

Republican Party Chairman
Ron Weiser stated he feels
Engler
will
provide
the

experience necessary during
the transition period in a
previous
interview
with

MLive.

“Governor Engler is an

excellent
choice
to
lead

MSU in this difficult time.
Both his pride for his alma
mater and his reputation as a
reformer will serve this great
institution well as they seek
to right the ship,” Weiser
said.

Both
state
Sen.
Curtis

Hertel, D-East Lansing, and
Michigan Democratic Party
Chair Brandon Dillon have,
according to the report from
MLive, spoke on Engler’s
connection
to
Attorney

General Bill Schuette and his
investigation of MSU, a tie
that may create a conflict of
interest. According to Dillon,
Engler’s
previous
position

as Governor allowed him to
assist
Schuette’s
political

career following his defeat
for a position in U.S. Senate.

“I think it’s just another

problem for Bill Schuette,”
Dillon said. “Another day,
another conflict of interest.”

JORDYN BAKER
Daily Staff Reporter

Civil rights activist and

writer Shaun King endorsed
Abdul El-Sayed for governor in
a press release distributed by
El-Sayed’s campaign Tuesday.

“(Abdul) cares about all of

Michigan and will put the state
on the path to be being a beacon
of equality and fairness,” King
said in the press release. “I
believe in Abdul and will fight
my heart out to help him help
Michigan!”

King rose to prominence

after his coverage of the
shooting of Michael Brown
in 2014. He has since written
extensively
about
various

civil rights issues and is now
a columnist for The Intercept.
King is known for utilizing
social
media,
particularly

Twitter, to advocate for social
and political causes such as the
Black Lives Matter movement.

The
El-Sayed
campaign

believes
King’s
support

indicates
that
El-Sayed’s

platform is consistent with the
national progressive agenda.

“Shaun is one of our nation’s

leading voices for equity and
racial justice,” El-Sayed said in
the press release. “His support
tells us that our progressive
ideals and policy ideas for
Michigan are consistent with a
broader progressive movement
toward a more just, equitable,
and sustainable country.”

King’s
endorsement

arrives
after
El-Sayed

released
an
urban
agenda

on Monday, which includes
policy
proposals
aimed
at

strengthening
Michigan’s

cities. In the urban agenda,

El-Sayed
outlines
his

approach
to
bettering

Michigan’s economy, housing
market, public transportation,
environment, criminal justice
system and auto insurance.

“Our cities can be places

that
generate
growth
and

prosperity,
but
that
will

require a new vision and
new policies: policies that
prioritize people over profits
and doggedly pursue equity,”
the urban agenda stated.

MAEVE O’BRIEN
Daily Staff Reporter

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Engler

is a deep

political

insider at

MSU