Regarding what issue she
wanted to see prioritized in
the University of Michigan’s
Central
Student
Government
elections, Public Policy senior
Gloriela Iguina-Colón expressed
one of many shared sentiments
on campus: a need for diversity
of representation and a rise in
student leaders who prioritize
engaging with individuals in
the University and Ann Arbor
community.
Iguina-Colón
worked
as
a deputy campaign manager
for
the
MomentUM
party,
and
highlighted
her
work
with Engineering junior A.J.
Ashman and LSA junior Charlie
Bingham as an integral part of
her experience in the campaign
movement.
“CSG has lacked representation
of different identities and thus
has
excluded
marginalized
voices. MomentUM is about
genuinely
bringing
everyone
into the conversation,” she said.
“This starts by acknowledging
that these problems exist. That
people and their identities are
not invisible. But rather their
identities and experiences are
primordial.”
CSG elections, which took
place last week Wednesday and
Thursday, resulted in a landslide
victory for MVision’s executive
candidates,
Public
Policy
junior Daniel Greene and LSA
sophomore Izzy Baer, amassing
3,439 votes. The second-place
David, a Social Work student
at the University of Michigan,
tried Vicodin for the first time
when he was 17.
“I’ve never felt this good in my
life,” David, who requested his
last name remain anonymous,
said.
His doctor prescribed him the
drug in order to alleviate any pain
he may feel after undergoing a
wisdom tooth surgery. The next
year, after a lacrosse injury at the
University of Georgia, a doctor
prescribed him the drug again.
When Vicodin didn’t suffice,
his doctors prescribed Percocet.
After one month of taking the
prescription pain medication, he
was addicted.
“I ended up taking it for about
a month and tried to stop, (but)
it’s pretty addicting,” David said.
“Then I started buying (opioids)
from the streets from friends,
and eventually started writing
fake prescriptions so I could get
more.”
When David started graduate
school at the University, he
reached out to the Collegiate
Recovery Program, a support
service for students who are
recovering from alcohol and
drug addiction that has branches
at universities throughout the
country. The University chapter,
run single-handedly by Program
Manager Matt Statman, seeks to
help students in recovery do well
in school and enjoy their time at
the University without alcohol
or drugs.
Music,
Theatre
&
Dance
sophomore Julia, who requested
her name be changed to remain
anonymous,
struggled
with
alcohol addiction in middle
school and high school and
described
the
program
as
“crucial” in aiding students with
finding community outside of
college drinking culture.
“I think it was because it
was hard for me to find a way
to connect with people in my
dorm socially because so much
of it was bonding over partying,
or rushing or stuff like that,
and I had no interest in either
of those,” Julia said. “CRP was
really crucial in a social way for
me to be able to find people who
I had something in common
with and were pursuing the
same things that I was.”
Julia started drinking and
smoking marijuana when she
was 13 years old. Proudly calling
herself a “weekend warrior,” she
would spend the entire weekend
drunk or high, but usually did
not indulge during the week.
However, after spending days
in the hospital and threatening
suicide, she joined a rehab
program her senior year of high
school. About seven months into
the program, she said she “really
wanted to get sober” after
realizing the core of many of her
problems was addiction.
Julia decided to take a gap
year
before
starting
school
at the University, and while
meeting with a voice teacher
in Ann Arbor over the summer
for a vocal lesson, she met
up with Statman. She said
acknowledging her addiction
On
Tuesday
afternoon,
Michigan State Treasurer Nick
Khouri addressed an audience
of about 75 students, faculty
and
community
members
as part of the University of
Michigan Center for Local,
State, and Urban Policy lecture
series, titled “Fiscal policy in
Michigan: Past, present, and
future”, to discuss the primary
focuses of the state treasury
moving forward.
Khouri, a University alum,
was appointed state treasurer
by Gov. Rick Snyder in April
2015 after working in the
private sector as vice president
of Corporate Affairs at DTE
Energy in Detroit. His role
as
state
treasurer
involves
collecting
and
investing
state
money,
advising
the
governor on tax and revenue
policy, collecting state taxes,
overseeing state credit and
ensuring
local
government
financial health.
In his introduction of Khouri,
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unpack race,
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A Seat at the Table panel features
women of color in public policy
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Panelists discuss the importance of women of color in public service at the second annual “A Seat at the Table” panel at the Union Tuesday.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Campaigners of color push for more
representation on assembly, engagement
KATHERINA SOURINE
Daily Staff Reporter
Panelists discussed intersectionality, social injustices, and overcoming barriers to access
The second annual “Seat at
the Table” was hosted Tuesday
evening
by
the
University
of
Michigan’s
Students
of
Color in Public Policy in the
Michigan Union. The event,
including
four
panelists
of
color, created a dialogue on
issues of intersectionality, social
injustices and illuminating the
voices of women of color.
The theme for the panel was
“Sister
Outsider,”
based
on
Audre Lorde’s 1984 collection
of poems and essays of the
same title that touches upon
similar issues. Juliana Pino
Alcaraz,
a
University
alum
and
policymaker
at
Little
Village Environmental Justice
Organization,
served
as
a
moderator for the event.
Kururama Sánchez, a Public
Policy graduate student, one of
the organizers of the event and
a member of SCPP, said she was
excited to include the often-
excluded voices of women of
color in the discussion about
policy.
SAYALI AMIN
Daily Staff Reporter
Michigan’s
treasurer
talks future
of economy
GOVERNMENT
In face of challenges, state
looks to expand economy
with efficiency & new tech
MAEVE O’BRIEN
Daily Staff Reporter
ROSEANNE CHAO/Daily
Students, addiction specialists call for
culture shift on alcohol, drug addiction
Collegiate Recovery Program helps those in recovery stay active in school, lifestyle
ZAYNA SYED
Daily Staff Reporter
Inside the CSG Race
Statement contributor Tanya
Madhani reflects on her
exclusive access to several
CSG campaigns in the weeks
leading up to the election
» Page 1B
See SERVICE, Page 3A
During the final meeting of
the seventh council of Central
Student
Government
at
the
University of Michigan, many
representatives spoke about what
CSG meant to them over the past
year, the experiences and growth
they will take away and concerns
for future engagement.
At the beginning of the
meeting,
Business
junior
Jack Griffin and LSA junior
Connor Kippe spoke about food
insecurity
among
students.
They noted the turnout for
Maize and Blue Cupboard’s food
distribution doubled from last
time, serving 365 students.
The group By Any Means
Necessary also raised concerns
about
U.S.
Immigration
and
Customs
Enforcement
deportations, stating they are a
racist and bigoted attack on U.S.
democracy. The group said they
have been going to campuses and
groups across Michigan to boost
attendance for a court case on
April 25. Members emphasized
See FINAL, Page 3A
CSG talks
goodbyes
in final 7th
assembly
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Last meeting hears bills on
graduation equity costs,
BAMN on immigration
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