In response to opposition
from
Ann
Arbor
citizens
regarding the formation of a
police review board featuring
Ann Arbor Police Department
members,
City
Council
passed an amended task force
resolution Monday evening,
allowing
for
increased
autonomy for civilians in the
formation of a task force to
oversee the development of
a police review board. The
review board membership will
be based on reccomendations
by the City Administrator,
as well as the Human Rights
Commission.
In
a
previous
Human
Rights Commission meeting
in January, members moved
to develop a task force to
allow citizens to provide input
in the formation of a police
review board in response to
demands from Transforming
Justice Washtenaw initiative
for transparency.
More than 80 residents
came out Monday to oppose
a
police
review
board
with
positions
for
not
only AAPD members and
councilmembers,
but
also
lacking in the ability to access
investigation
information
outside
of
public
data.
Several council members also
disputed the initial resolution.
Reform movements began
gaining steam after the fatal
shooting of Black resident
Aura Rosser by James Ried,
a white AAPD officer. After
repeated calls from citizens
and the HRC for council to
improve oversight over local
police, the council approved
a $200,000 review of policing
practices
conducted
by
Chicago
consulting
firm
Hillard
Heintze,
LLC.
The firm released a report
calling for a a “co-produced
policing
committee,”
and
many
residents
considered
the unsatisfying, and even
counteractive.
Ann
Arbor
resident
Jennifer Haines expressed
frustration with the structure
of the review board as well
as the task force, and shared
ideals of transparency and
accountability.
“Right now we have a trust
situation
that
is
broken,”
Haines said. “Hillard Heintze
left many feeling without a
voice. Nothing can be done if
people don’t feel comfortable
coming
forward.
People
are more frightened of the
AAPD than the issues they’re
facing.”
University
of
Michigan
students and representatives
from
Central
Student
Government gathered Monday
night in the Michigan League
for a town hall to discuss the
suggestions
and
revisions
for an updated version of the
Campus Affordability guide.
The meeting was opened
by CSG Vice President Nadine
Jawad, a Public Policy senior,
who
reiterated
the
initial
goal of the guide: to create
a
public
document
that
included resources and tips
to make living on campus
more affordable for students.
Jawad also stated the need to
be intersectional with other
issues like race and ethnicity.
The group of about 20
students
first
addressed
the question of whether or
not to tailor the guide to all
students on campus or to have
a specific section for lower-
income students. This question
proved
especially
pertinent
considering the creation of a
response guide, titled “Being
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feedback to
CSG guide
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See COUNCIL, Page 3
Former Vice President Joe
Biden spoke at the Michigan
Theater Monday night as part of
his American Promise Tour. The
event consisted of a conversation
between Biden and ESPN reporter
Adam Schefter, a University of
Michigan alum.
The tour is centered on his new
book, “Promise Me, Dad: A Year
of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose”
released in November 2017. The
book is a memoir that explores
Biden’s experiences throughout
2015, when he was serving as vice
president and attempting to cope
with the death of his son, Beau.
Among other things, he reflects
on his faith, his family and his
career in public service. He did
not,
despite
rumblings
from
political experts, comment on his
candidacy in the 2020 presidential
election.
Biden spent most of his time at
the event discussing those same
topics. He spoke at length about his
experiences following the death
of his first wife and daughter in
a car crash in 1972 (which Beau
See BIDEN, Page 3
Biden plays
to crowd in
speech on
family life
GOVERNMENT
Former VP avoids talk of
run in 2020, signs a meme
at the Michigan Theater
After bringing Lil Yachty,
Migos and Common to campus
in
recent
years,
MUSIC
Matters’s 2018 SpringFest will
be headlined by Louis the Child.
The Chicago-based duo will
play at Hill Auditorium on April
4 as part of the organization’s
annual social impact lifestyle
festival.
The largest festival of its kind
to be held on a college campus,
SpringFest was created six
years ago with the objective
of uniting the University of
Michigan and the Ann Arbor
communities through art and
culture. Billed as a “lifestyle
festival,” SpringFest is a daylong
festival boasting free musical
performances on a day stage,
art installations, food trucks, a
fashion show and pop-up shops.
In a release, MUSIC Matters
President Matt Ladis noted:
“The goal of SpringFest is to
provide a vehicle that unites all
corners of Michigan’s campus
and the broader community
through lifestyle elements such
as arts, music, social impact,
technology and food.”
Louis the Child will cap off
the day with their performance
at Hill. Louis the Child rose to
fame primarily through viral
remixes and singles like “It’s
Strange,” as well as opening
spots for similar artists like the
Chainsmokers
and
Madeon.
Since then, they’ve performed
at
festivals
like
Coachella,
Lollapalloza and Ultra. Last
year, they released the EP
Love is Alive. This is the duo’s
first
SpringFest
appearance,
and Louis the Child was last in
Ann Arbor in 2016 when they
headlined a show at the Blind
Pig.
The group’s electronic sound
is a departure from previous
years, where the festival was
headlined by one or multiple
hip-hop
artists.
Last
year,
MUSIC
Matters
brought
2
Chainz,
Desiigner
and
Lil
Yachty to the Crisler Center
and, in 2016, the group brought
DJ duo Louis
the Child
to headline
SpringFest
La Casa demands increased Latino
representation from ‘U’ admin
See SPRINGFEST, Page 3
Hispanic student population at UM
ACCORDING TO 2017 CAMPUS-WIDE CLIMATE SURVEY,
132%
2,567
LA CASA DEMANDS FOR THE LATINX COMMUNITY
Hispanic students’
likelihood of
experiencing
discrimination
1.7%
0
increase from
2013 to 2017
(largest increase for Underrepresented Minorities)
Hispanic senior officials at the
University of Michigan, as
alleged by La Casa's demands
"...over the last 15 years, Latinx student enrollment in K-12 schools has
significantly outpaced that of White and African-American students"
– UnidosUS
CASEY TIN/Daily
ARTS
MUSIC Matters annual concert will
feature electronic act, special guests
Official action items sent Monday seeks acknowledgement of growing community
The
Latinx
Alliance
for
Community Action, Support and
Advocacy, an umbrella student
group
representing
members
of the Latino community at the
University of Michigan, released a
list of demands to administrators
Monday morning outlining steps
they feel the University needs to
take in support of Latino students,
faculty and staff members.
The demands revolve around
Latino
representation
within
offices,
departments
and
administrative positions, as well
as acknowledging the presence
of the Latino community, the
largest
and
fastest
growing
underrepresented
minority,
on campus. This school year’s
enrollment
report
found
the
Hispanic and Latino community
to comprise about 6 percent of the
student body.
In December, La Casa led a
boycott of Multi-Ethnic Student
Affairs after the office’s hiring
search for a permanent assistant
director
returned
no
Latino
candidates (Krishna Han was
selected for the position earlier
in January). The demands claim
other departments that feature
little or no Latino presence
include the Center for Campus
Involvement,
University
Housing,
the
Comprehensive
Studies Program, the Office of
Financial Aid and the Office of
Undergraduate Admissions.
The
demands
originally
began by citing anti-Latino bias
incidents such as the defacing of
the Rock at the beginning of the
school year with slogans such
as “F— Latinos” and President
Trump’s slogan “MAGA,” short
for “Make America Great Again.”
Administrative
responses
included a condemnation from
University
President
Mark
Schlissel
in
his
convocation
speech and an email from Chief
Diversity Officer Rob Sellers. The
list of demands critiques these
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