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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ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM

CSG debates 
further code 
revisions for 
new election

Turning Point USA founder talks 
importance of ideolgical diversity

See CODE, Page 3A

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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 

ALICE TRACEY

For The Daily

See EMAILS, Page 3A

E-security 
questions 
return with 
email scam

CRIME

Community concerned 
after ‘Wildfire’ app copies 
‘U’ email format, logo

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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 
Republicans in the Michigan League Tuesday.

NYT Chief White House correspondent 
speaks about Obama presidency, legacy 

Peter Baker talked to a crowd of 200 about his new book, covering the presidency

The Statement 

comics issue

This week, the Statement 

Magazine turned over 
its pages to The Daily’s 

cartoonists 

» Page 1B

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See IDEOLOGICAL, Page 3A

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 

See CABINS, Page 3A

Regents to 
think about 
new cabins 
for outpost

ADMINISTRATION

Resolution would rebuild 
30 cabins at Camp Davis 
field station in Wyoming

MAEVE O’BRIEN
Daily Staff Reporter

RACHEL LEUNG
Daily Staff Reporter

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