how those felt.”
John Pollack –– Consultant
John
Pollack,
an
author
and Ann Arbor native, began
the presentations by speaking
about the role of analogies in
government,
innovation
and
daily lives. Pollack served as a
speechwriter for former President
Bill Clinton and now works as
a consultant for Fortune 500
companies, philanthropies and
non-profit organizations.
In an interview with The Daily,
Pollock described the importance
of analogies in seeing problems
from a new perspective.
“We’re in a world of hurt: we
need new solutions and new ideas,
and new ways of bridging divides,”
Pollack said.
Piotr Westwalewicz ––
Professor
Piotr
Westwalewicz,
Slavic
Languages
and
Literature
professor,
spoke
about
his
experiences
growing
up
in
Soviet Poland during a time of
censorship and strict curfews,
which reinforced his belief in the
connections between protest and
fun. Westwalewicz focused on
his involvement in the Orange
Alternative — a form of peaceful
protest
through
absurd
and
nonsensical
elements
—
and
redefining what is traditionally
considered rebellion.
“Competitive success doesn’t
depend on clenched fists and grim
faces,” Westwalewicz said.
Keiana Cave –– Student and
Inventor
Engineering
sophomore
Keiana Cavé spoke about how she
stopped setting long-term goals,
as they curbed her spontaneity
and could potentially prevent her
from following her dreams. Cave’s
journey began with her research
on the 2010 BP oil spill, and has
since has published two research
papers and been honored in the
Forbes 30 Under 30 “Energy and
Cleantech” category.
“Maybe it’s a good thing when
people laugh –– if your idea is so
crazy and out of this world, maybe
it’ll revolutionize an industry,”
Cave said.
Joe Holberg –– Businessman
University alum Joe Holberg
then went on to speak about the
disparities
among
Americans
regarding financial knowledge.
Holberg owns Holberg Financial,
a company that helps people
improve their financial health and
wellness.
During
his
presentation,
Holberg
explained
many
Americans do not have a basic
understanding of personal finance
and wonder if they are handling
their finances correctly.
“It
doesn’t
matter
where
you’re at on the socioeconomic
spectrum...everyone
wants
to
know, ‘am I doing it right?’”
Holberg said.
Marcus Collins –– Lecturer
Business
lecturer
Marcus
Collins discussed his experience
being Black in his career and in
American society, using a black
sheep
metaphor
to
promote
“unity of humanity.” Collins
explained growing up in the
Detroit public-school system,
where he swam competitively
and attended band camps. He
said he felt he did not live up
to the image society portrayed
him to be.
“When I’m among white
people, I was too Black,
couldn’t be any Blacker,”
Collins said. “Among my
own people, I wasn’t Black
enough.”
In an interview with The
Daily, Collins said he hopes
the audience learned how to
become more accepting of
differences in the world.
“If everyone was just 1
percent better to each other,
if everyone was just 1 percent
more inclusive than they
were exclusive, imagine what
that would be in aggregate,”
Collins said.
Huda Essa –– Author
Alum and author Huda
Essa
then
presented
on
the importance of learning
the
history
and
correct
pronunciation
of
names.
Essa now works as a cultural
competency consultant.
During her presentation, Essa
addressed the development of bias
and how it can limit relationships
among different groups of people.
“Regardless of our backgrounds,
from a very young age, we begin
and continue to form unconscious
biases based upon what we’ve been
exposed to,” Essa said. “When it
comes to various groups of people,
we will find that what we’ve been
exposed to is usually limited and
often biased.”
Save Farah speaks at the Ted
x UM event at the Power Center
Friday. Buy this photo
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Sava Farah –– Restaurateur
Sava
Lelcaj,
Ann
Arbor
resident and restaurant owner,
spoke about her family’s escape
from communist Albania, and
how Albanian hospitality and
hustle influenced her to open her
restaurant Sava’s.
“These
values
have
underpinned my life story that I’ve
written for myself, with the belief
– the insane belief – that each and
every one of us has the power to
write our own story,” Lelcaj said.
Chris Gatti speaks at the Ted
x UM event at the Power Center
Friday. Buy this photo
Chris Gatti –– Gymnast
University alum Chris Gatti
talked about overcoming societal
pressures and personal struggles
throughout his life. Gatti was
drawn to gymnastics at a young
age to detract attention from his
stutter, which he said often made
himself and those around him
uncomfortable.
Gatti studied Industrial and
Systems
Engineering
while
serving as captain of the University
men’s gymnastics team and signed
a contract with Cirque du Soleil
just weeks after defending his
thesis. He has since found a way to
combine his talent in engineering
with his passion for performing,
to find both success and happiness.
“I felt pulled down this path
where I should be doing something
that was good at rather than
something I loved,” Gatti said.
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The bar has also received attention
for its practice of selling "Skeeps
cards" –– $3,000 cards that give
their owners VIP status, allowing
them to cut the line and enter
without providing proof of age.
According to a 2014 Spoon
University article, the Skeeps card
was originally given to patrons
who accumulated a $1,000 tab
and tipped 20 percent, but the bar
had to raise the price several
times to match demand.
The presentation also included
statistics gathered from the
2015 U.S. Transgender Survey.
According to the survey, 33
percent of trans people who
saw a health care provider
stated they had negative
experiences regarding their
health, 24 percent had to
teach their medical provider
about their health as a trans
individual and 23 percent did
not consult a doctor at all for
fear of mistreatment because
of their identity.
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
results unsatisfying, and even
counteractive.
With a total budget of $56.8
billion, a 0.6 percent increase
from the year before, K-12
schools would see an increase
from $120 to $240 in
foundation allowances per
student. This increase is twice
as large as the budget
approved by lawmakers last
year.
SafeRide struggles to
stretch resources to
meet demand
Gov. Snyder's $56.8
billion budget
recommendation
emphasizes education
and infrastructure
City Council amends
police review task
force
Sexpertise addresses
transgender sexual
health
Michigan universities
facing a decline in
international
enrollment
AAPD recommends
Skeeps lose liquor
license
“It ended up taking 30 to 50
minutes, or something
outrageous like that,” (Music,
Theatre, and Dance freshman
Kamryn) Thomas said. “And it
kept updating the ETA, and I
was like, ‘Is my phone broken
or something?’ I didn’t want to
cancel the ride in case they
were coming soon or
something. So I just sat there
and waited.”
Despite these challenges,
U-M’s Ann Arbor campus has
held up well, with the number
and percentage of international
students growing almost
uninterrupted for 10 years. In
2008, the percentage of
international students at the
University's Ann Arbor campus
was 11.55, growing to 15.14
percent in 2017.
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