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Beth Wilensky
@bethwilensky

I have a pleasure-reading-
only rule at the gym. If I have 
to spend 45 minutes on the 
elliptical then dammit I’m 
reading a novel.

Nicole
@nicoleskinnion

every college student’s 
dream almost came true for 
me today: i was almost hit by 
a campus bus

Justin
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@Starbucks ..... Helping 
college students wake up and 
be productive since 1971...I’ll 
sip to that

Madeline Bacolor
@MadelineBacolor

When I toured East Quad last year, I saw 
a poster for a Bob Ross painting night. 
I wasn’t sure if I belonged at @UMich 
but the poster made me smile. Tonight I 
made my own Bob Ross painting here in 
EQ and I realized I’m exactly where I’m 
supposed to be

Bryxter
@BryxterNavalta

RateMyProfessors: You must 
study for this class

Me: Idk guys this class seems 
like a lot of work maybe I’ll take 
a different one

Victoria
@VictoriaLi05

i have so much regret for sleeping 
through my class that was in 
mason hall this morning after i 
found out @SteveCarell was there 
buying donuts, pls stay at umich 
4ever ily

WOLVE RINE OF THE WE E K

AARON BAKER/Daily

If you founded a CSG party 
what would you name it?

“Majestically M”

LSA Freshman Justin 
Cadarette

FLOWERS
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“We want to have integrity 

in holding people accountable, 
and we need a time frame that 
allows for that,” Harper said. 
“Sometimes 
in 
reactions 
to 

horrific experiences, people are 
much more interested in doing 
something rather than being 
effective … I think we sometimes 
see 
that 
in 
the 
legislative 

process … really what it does is 
compromise institutions’ real 
ability to be effective.”

At the University, Harper said 

decision-making has revolved 
around 
considerations 
that 

would support survivors and 
keep 
resources 
confidential 

to allow for maximum choice 
for 
survivors. 
Harper 
also 

emphasized the importance of 
clarifying who the mandatory 
reporters include.

According 
to 
Harper, 

the University has hired a 
consultant to observe reporting 
mechanisms 
and 
provide 

feedback to administrators on 
what might be done differently. 
University 
President 
Mark 

Schlissel 
has 
also 
brought 

together a team, which includes 
senior leaders, to look at current 
training objectives and work to 
make improvements.

“This is not an environment 

that is going to hide or condone 
or not hold people accountable 
for their behavior,” Harper said. 
“We are using the expertise 
here, and there’s tons of it, 
being clear about expectations, 
providing the training, making 
sure 
that 
people 
who 
are 

mandatory reporters know that, 
encouraging others to report, 
and making sure that there are 
some confidential sources like 
SAPAC, like CAPS, for the rest of 
our community.”

Gun safety
Harper then moved on to 

discuss issues of gun safety and 
the University’s measures to 
ensure the safety of everyone on 
campus in the case of an attack. 
Last week, students across the 
country participated in walkouts 

in response to the deadly school 
shooting at Marjory Stoneman 
Douglas 
High 
School 
in 

Parkland, Fla. On campus and 
in Washtenaw County, various 
students 
havevoiced 
their 

concern for the preparedness 
and prevention of mass shootings 
at their respective schools.

Harper emphasized guns are 

not allowed on the University’s 
campus 
and 
explained 
the 

administration has completed 
many trainings in collaboration 
with the Department of Public 
Safety and Security to prepare 
themselves for a variety of 
dangerous situations.

“The leadership team has 

done active shooter planning, 
planning for bombs, so we do 
a pre-planning,” Harper said. 
“We have gone down to, what I 
call Central Control, but a place 
called 
Emergency 
Operation 

Center, again to figure out who 
would be calling, what would 
you be saying, to make sure the 
people you ought to be calling 
you actually have their phone 
numbers — prior preparation 

really to prevent a tragedy.”

She also praised DPSS 

Executive Director Eddie 
L. Washington Jr. for his 
preventative 
mindset 
in 

regard to campus safety.

“We have a phenomenal 

director of the Department 
of Public Safety and he 
has a mantra that has been 
enormously helpful: ‘Prevent 
the preventable.’”

Harper mentioned the 

University’s 
collaboration 

with other schools to ensure 
DPSS is up to date with 
trainings. Additionally, she 
feels the University has 
prepared itself in the best 
possible ways it can if an 
attack were to happen.

“Our 
department 
of 

public safety talks to other 
schools, gets training from 
other schools. We’ve gone 
to training around this,” 
Harper said. “I feel in the 
ways you can be prepared, or 
the things you can do to be 
prepared, we’ve been doing 
a lot.”

Though 
she 
said 
she 

feels the University is well-

prepared, Harper acknowledged 
the severity of the situation and 
explained the security systems 
implemented in various campus 
buildings. She also pointed out 
complete prevention is unlikely, 
but the administration and DPSS 
continue to ensure the likelihood 
is lessened.

“It is a constant issue that 

we’re thinking about, I know 
the department has gone out 
to classes, and has gone out to 
departments. I know they look 
at buildings to secure them. We 
certainly have a system where 
we can lock buildings down 
pretty quickly. All of those kinds 
of things are designed to help 
us reduce the likelihood that 
someone would be harmed. You 
and I know you can’t prevent it, 
there is not enough preparation 
to prevent it, but you can reduce 
the likelihood.”

Greek life winter rush process
Wednesday, the University 

announced 
recruitment 
for 

Greek life would be moved to the 
winter term starting in January 
2020, rather than the current 
fall rush process. Despite the 
previous Interfraternity Council 
social 
ban, 
Harper 
stated 

this decision is not related to 
current work to improve risk 
management issues.

“This is not about hazing. 

This is not about alcohol. This 
is not about sexual misconduct. 
This is about making sure that 
the students that are in the 11th 
grade now, when they come, 
that they have a really good 
experience, a fabulous first-year 
experience, and the research 
tells us that winter recruitment 
has 
a 
positive 
impact 
on 

academic success,” Harper said.

With specific emphasis on the 

first-year experience, Harper 
explained the goals of this 
decision are to allow for students 
to establish a pattern of academic 
success, develop strong and 
healthy relationships and give 
students a chance to participate 
in a diverse community with 
others who are different from 
themselves. 
She 
also 
hopes 

first-year students will have the 
opportunity to explore Greek 
life, which she considers a 

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