After 
the 
Detroit 
Free 

Press claimed the University 
of 
Michigan 
invested 

portions of its endowment in 
companies owned by major 
donors, students are calling 
for the University to be more 
transparent 
in 
where 
and 

how it spends its funds. The 
University’s Chapter of College 
Democrats and the Roosevelt 
Institute, a student-run policy 
think tank, came together 
to author a Central Student 
Government 
resolution 

requesting an investigation into 
possible conflicts of interest by 
the University, more oversight 
into 
investments 
from 
the 

elected Board of Regents and 
more transparency from the 
University overall.

The Free Press’ investigation 

raised 
doubts 
about 
the 

University 
Investment 

Advisory 
Committee’s 

intentions 
when 
choosing 

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ACADEMICS

With about two months 

left 
until 
the 
Lecturers’ 

Employee 
Organization’s 

current contract ends on April 
20, the union’s bargaining 
team 
continues 
to 
meet 

weekly 
with 
a 
University 

delegation to negotiate a new 
agreement regarding wages, 
performance 
evaluations 

and other factors. In a closed 
bargaining 
session 
at 
the 

Administrative 
Services 

Building Monday night, the 
University responded to a 
salary 
proposal 
that 
had 

been submitted at the end of 
October, offering an increase 
of $1,000 to the starting pay, 
according to the LEO blog.

Founded 
in 
2003, 
LEO 

represents 
approximately 

1,700 
non-tenure 
faculty 

among 
the 
University 
of 

Michigan’s three campuses. 
LEO’s 
principal 
demands 

include 
better 
pay, 
more 

benefits and improved job 

security.

The University originally 

planned to offer its own 
salary proposal Friday at an 
open bargaining session in 
Dearborn, but the event was 
canceled due to inclement 
weather. A shorter meeting 
was scheduled for Monday to 
make up for lost time.

LEO 
President 
Ian 

Robinson, Lecturer in the 
Sociology Department, said 
the 
University 
delivered 

its response “earlier than 
has typically been the case 
in 
bargaining,” 
a 
change 

he 
regards 
as 
a 
positive 

development.

“The U of M bargaining 

team began by telling us 
that they think the current 
contract is great and they see 
no need to make major changes 
to any of it,” Robinson said. 
“Of course, that’s an opening 
stance, and in bargaining, you 
never start by saying what you 
are prepared to do.”

According 
to 
LEO, 
the 

minimum 
salary 
in 
Ann 

LEO and ‘U’ 
negotiate as 
 

contract end 
looms closer

Coping in the classroom: Chronic 
illness alters academic experiences

Coping in the
Classroom

SSD served

14% 3rd

2,708

students
came in with a
chronic illness

most
common
condition

seen by SSD

CASEY TIN/Daily

In a closed session, ‘U’ offers $1,000 
increase in starting salaries for lecturers 

LEAH GRAHAM
Daily Staff Reporter

University students with invisible illnesses navigate layers of conflicts in class

For 
students 
like 
LSA 

sophomore Sari Grossman, who 
suffers from Crohn’s disease 
— a chronic gastrointestinal 
ailment resulting in frequent 
complications and trips to the 
bathroom — not a moment goes 
by without the thought her 
disease might flare up during 
class or a test. Public Health 
junior 
Madison 
Polay 
has 

similar worries during the day 

while coping with her Type 1 
diabetes. Polay always makes 
sure she carries enough snacks 
just in case her blood sugar 
drops, leaving her dizzy and 
unable to concentrate in class.

“I always make sure I am 

eating 
regularly, 
food 
with 

carbs so my blood (sugar) goes 
up and I try and get it higher so 
my pump isn’t alarming when 
my blood sugar is going low,” 
Polay said. “I have to make 
sure that I am stocked with 
juice boxes and snacks in my 
backpack.”

“Invisible” 
diseases 
that 

afflict 
students, 
including 

Crohn’s, colitis, diabetes, Lyme 
disease, mental health illnesses 
and more, often go unnoticed. 
Many 
of 
these 
diseases 

require students to alter their 
academic routines in order to 
be successful at the University 
of Michigan.

The Office of Services for 

Students 
with 
Disabilities 

helps 
accommodate 
these 

students’ 
needs 
and 
works 

with 
University 
faculty 
to 

ensure 
their 
conditions 
do 

not 
impede 
their 
academic 

abilities 
through 
testing 

accommodations, 
note-taking 

services, real-time translations 
and more. According to the SSD 
2016-2017 annual report, the 
office served 2,708 students, 
14 percent of whom suffer 
from a chronic illness, making 
chronic illness the third most 
common condition seen by SSD. 
According to Megan Marshall, 
coordinator 
of 
services 

for 
students 
with 
chronic 

health conditions, visual and 

REMY FARKAS
Daily Staff Reporter

On Monday night, a group 

of five current and former 
southeastern 
Michigan 

legislators spoke to a crowd 
of about 40 students in the 
Ford School of Public Policy’s 
Annenberg 
Auditorium, 

answering 
questions 
about 

issues 
currently 
affecting 

the University of Michigan 
community. 
Questions 

concerned tuition and housing 
affordability, sexual assault and 
harassment on campus, diversity 
and inclusion on campus, and 
the state of Michigan’s economic 
environment.

In response to a question 

about the 7.2 percent increase 
in the average cost of attending 
a four-year college, panelist 
and state Rep. Adam Zemke, 
D-Ann Arbor, raised the issue 
of state budgetary cuts instead 
of public higher education as a 
contributor to the rising rate of 
tuition. According to Zemke, 
tuition has been rising at the 
same time state aid has been 
decreasing.

“There’s a direct and inverse 

relationship between the time 
when Michigan started de- 
investing the state aid to our 
public universities and the rise 
in tuition,” Zemke said. “And it’s 
literally when I say it’s a direct 
and inverted relationship, the 
line is the same slope in the 
opposite direction.”

State Rep. Yousef Rabhi, 

D-Ann 
Arbor, 
who 
sits 

on 
the 
Higher 
Education 

Subcommittee 
for 
Budget 

Appropriations, 
added 
that 

many 
factors 
contribute 
to 

rising 
tuitions, 
including 
a 

general rise in the cost of living. 
He also expanded on Zemke’s 
comment about state budgetary 
appropriations, 
saying 
state 

appropriation for the University, 
which was cut by 15 percent in 
2011, has not recovered to its 
former levels when adjusting for 
inflation.

“In my ideal world, we 

would go even further than 
that; we would have free public 
universities 
and 
community 

colleges,” Rabhi said.

State Sen. Rebekah Warren, 

D-Ann Arbor, named several 
possible policies that could 
control rising costs or help 
students with financial aid, 
including more comprehensive 
tax 
deductions 
for 
interest 

on loans and a package of 
bills currently in the state 
senate 
intended 
to 
create 

an 
ombudsman, 
an 
official 

dedicated to helping students 
navigate the world of student 
loans.

Warren also discussed her 

work on policy relating to 
campus sexual assault.

“I’ve had the opportunity for 

the last couple years to work 
with first lady Sue Snyder and 
colleagues in both the house and 
the senate on a campus sexual 
assault prevention task force,” 
Warren 
said. 
“We’ve 
been 
Mark 
Hoeltzel, 
a 
former 

University of Michigan pediatric 
rheumatology 
specialist, 
was 

arrested at Detroit Metropolitan 
Airport Monday morning on 
charges of child pornography. He 
was returning from an out-of-
state trip, but has been under FBI 
investigation since December.

Hoeltzel was initially under 

investigation for a two year long 
sexual relationship with one of 
his female patients, who was 
only 17 years old when she began 
receiving care from Hoeltzel for 
her rheumatoid arthritis, while 
also, according to court records, 
having various mental health 
diagnoses. According to records 
unsealed in U.S discrict court, 
Hoetzel gave the patient pain 
pills she didn’t need, talked to her 
about other “hot” female patients 
who were as young as twelve years 
old and visited her apartment for 
sex.

After a house search warrant 

issued on Dec. 11, law enforcement 
officials found a flash drive 
with over 200 images of child 
pornography. Files were created 

Ex- ‘U’ doc 
arrested on 
charges of 
child porn

CRIME

Hoeltzel under FBI probe 
for sex with 17-year-old 
patient, claims consensual

KATHERINA SOURINE

Daily Staff Reporter

DARBY STIPE/Daily

Debbie and John Dingell answer student questions on a panel at the Ford School of Public Policy Monday.

Michigan representatives talk campus, 
community issues at Ford School panel

Rising tuition, state budget cuts and #MeToo topic of Monday night discussion

ALON SAMUEL
Daily Staff Reporter

See PANEL, Page 3

See HOELTZEL, Page 3
See ENDOWMENT, Page 3

See SSD, Page 3
See LEO, Page 2

University 
funds focus 
of student 
resolution

ADMINISTRATION

College Dems, Roosevelt 
Institute call for further 
endowment transparency

MOLLY NORRIS 

& MATT HARMON

Daily Staff Reporter 
& Daily News Editor