The
University
of
Michigan’s Central Student
Government
convened
Tuesday evening to discuss
underrepresentation
of
students
in
STEM
fields
and the conflicts of interest
present
in
the
University
endowment.
The
assembly
also
voted
on
resolutions
regarding the availability of
resources
through
Sexual
Assault
Prevention
and
Awareness Center and the
greater use of clean energy
sources by the University.
The meeting began with
a presentation from guest
speaker Jeff Irwin, former
Democratic
member
of
the
Michigan
House
of
Representatives
and
LSA
student
government
alum.
Irwin
told
the
assembly
about the history of the Ann
Arbor Tenants’ Union and
the importance of students
being informed of their rights
as tenants. Many housing
contracts contain illegalities
students may not be aware
of, according to Irwin. These
contract issues contribute to
the broader concern regarding
student housing in Ann Arbor,
on campus and off.
“Off-campus
housing
is
the biggest issue that every
student has to deal with here
Peter Baker, the chief White
House correspondent for The
New York Times, discussed
his new book, “Obama: The
Call of History,” to a crowd of
about 200 people at the Gerald
R. Ford Presidential Library
Tuesday.
As
a
mainstay
on
the
coverage of modern American
presidency, Baker has covered
Bill
Clinton,
George
W.
Bush,
Barack
Obama
and
the current Donald Trump
administration.
During
his 20-year tenure at The
Washington Post and most
recently at The New York
Times, Baker has established
an
intimate
rapport
with
some of the most powerful
figures in American politics.
This lecture was first Baker’s
return to Ann Arbor since
2009.
It was these journalistic
experiences,
behind
the
disciplined facade of the 44th
president,
which
inspired
Baker to collaborate with New
York
Times
photographers
and
publish
a
book
that
presents a portrait of the first
African-American president.
“I wanted to write a book
about
President
Obama
because I felt like he is in
some ways one of the most
interesting
presidents
we
have had,” Baker said. “Partly
because we don’t really know
who he is. We have struggled
his entire time in public life
to define who Barack Obama
is, what his presidency meant
and how we see him in the
context of history.”
Described by presidential
historian Michael Beschloss
as “an acute observer of the
modern presidency,” Baker
anchored his new book on the
enigmatic legacy of Obama.
According to Baker, he was
arguably the first introvert
in Oval Office since Jimmy
Carter, a characteristic that
Baker became well attuned to
while covering the president.
“He was opaque even to
those of us who covered him
day in and day out,” Baker
said. “When he came to the
back of the plane on Air Force
One to visit the press in the
back, there wasn’t any of this
sort of chit-chat, ‘Hey, how
is the family going.’ It was
all business. He came back
because he wanted to say
something. He was always
very, very crisp and business-
like. He didn’t let his guard
down. He didn’t give you
playful nicknames like Bush
would give us, and he didn’t
tell us old Ozark tales like Bill
Clinton would tell you.”
However, some audience
A year after hackers sent
racist
and
anti-Semitic
emails
to
engineering
and
computer science students, the
University is still dealing with
concerns regarding internet
security — especially in the
context of accurate security
alerts reaching students on
campus.
Just
last
month,
many
students received an email
encouraging them to download
Wildfire, a new safety alert
system application. The email,
designed to appear as though
it came from the University
of Michigan’s administration,
was not sent by or affiliated
with the University — a note
only made available to students
in the fine print at the bottom
of the email.
In fact, the administration
never approved of the app at all,
citing conflict and confusion
that could arise from students
receiving
emergency
alerts
from two different sources.
This
incident
raises
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM
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further code
revisions for
new election
Turning Point USA founder talks
importance of ideolgical diversity
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Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent for The New York Times, discusses his new book, “Obama: The Call of
History” in the Ford Presidential Library Tuesday.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Group also passed resolutions regarding
decreasing University’s use of fossil fuels
Some questioned speaker’s viewpoints in open forum session following speech
More than 100 students and
community members gathered
in the Michigan League to
hear Charlie Kirk, the founder
and
executive
director
of
conservative nonprofit Turning
Point
USA,
speak
about
ideological diversity Tuesday
night in an event hosted by
the University of Michigan’s
chapter of College Republicans.
Kirk founded Turning Point
USA in 2012 when he was 18,
and since then has received
ample
media
coverage.
He
spoke at the 2016 Republican
National Convention and has
been interviewed on Fox News,
CNBC and Fox Business News.
According to Turning Point
USA’s website, the organization
engages in “grassroots activism”
and is “dedicated to identifying,
organizing, and empowering
young people to promote the
principles of free markets, and
limited government.” Turning
Point USA has chapters at more
than 300 college campuses and
lists one of its goals to challenge
liberalism on college campuses.
Kirk
began
his
speech
on
Tuesday
by
giving
an
overview
of
Turning
Point
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Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, talks through an array of his conservative views at an event hosted by the University of Michigan’s chapter of College
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The University of Michigan
Board of Regents is set to vote
on a proposal to rebuild Camp
Davis Rocky Mountain Field
Station near Jackson, Wyoming
at this Thursday’s meeting. The
project, estimated to cost $6.5
million, would demolish the
old cabins and bathhouses and
construct 30 new ones, along
with a recreational facility.
Camp Davis is a summer
program
by
the
LSA
Department
of
Earth
and
Environmental
Sciences
in which students can take
introductory
courses
in
geology,
environmental
science and the humanities.
The facility is located near
Yellowstone
National
Park
and Grand Teton National
Park, providing an outdoor
classroom to incorporate into
the curriculum.
The current 120-acre field
station was built in 1929 and
has been offering the summer
courses
every
year
since.
According to the action request
to rebuild the facility, the 30
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Regents to
think about
new cabins
for outpost
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Resolution would rebuild
30 cabins at Camp Davis
field station in Wyoming
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