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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 @Umich_Hartlin @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 puzzle by sudokusyndication.com “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 VP From Page 1A See VP, Page 3A