genuine
passion
allowed

him to establish meaningful
connections with those he
encountered.

“He really cares about the

people he works with,” Stout
said. “He really wants to treat
every
donor
with
respect

and integrity, but also holds
the highest values of the
University in check. He has an
incredible memory for details.
You can be in an event with 500
people and he can walk over to
somebody and remember what
their children are up to and
where they went to school …
and it’s really amazing.”

In the future, May hopes

the University continues to
encourage students to pursue
higher education and remain

a leader in various disciplines.

“I
hope
the
University

of Michigan will always be
a leader — that’s first and
foremost — always be an
academic leader, an athletic
leader, a cultural and arts
leader,” May said. “I hope we
have people that come up with
new innovations in science
and technology. I hope we
play a major role in helping
to solve diseases or at least
help patients manage chronic
illness better. I hope we keep
teaching students the joy of
learning. Higher education is
not just about a job, it should
be about what you learn to add
to the quality of your life.”

As for himself, May admitted

while he wasn’t entirely ready
to retire, he hopes to continue
to help the University in
different
ways
and
looks

forward to having more time
for leisurely activities.

“I love what I do, truthfully

I’m not really entirely ready
to retire, but I’ve decided I’m
going to retire because you
can’t have it both ways,” May
said. “I want more time for
myself. I want more time to
do fun things. I want to travel
… but I hope I’ll always keep
my hands in some kind of
fundraising and helping the
University as a volunteer or
through consulting work.”

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The MSwing club dances at their last Swing event of the semester at the League Wednesday night.

bargaining
sessions
with

the University, lecturers say
though progress has been made
on some issues, the negotiations
are “still a long way from what
is required.”

“This is not enough given

that salary is the number one
issue,” Robinson said.

LEO
represents
nearly

1,700 non-tenure track faculty
members at U-M Ann Arbor,
Flint and Dearborn campuses.
Bargaining began last semester,

as its current contract, which
has a no strike clause, expires
April 20.

The minimum starting salary

for a lecturer in is $34,500 in
Ann Arbor, $28,300 in Dearborn
and $27,300 in Flint. LEO has
asked that the minimum be
raised to $60,000 in Ann Arbor
and $56,000 in Dearborn and
Flint. The University responded
with an offer of $40,000 in Ann
Arbor, $31,300 in Dearborn and
$30,300 in Flint with gradual
increases.

Following
general

membership meetings on all
three campuses this week, a

final meeting is planned for
Sunday to review bargaining
process up to that point. The
Union
Council,
an
eight-

member body comprised of
elected leadership and campus
chairs,
will
then
decide

whether or not to call a strike.

Robinson said there are three

possibilities at this point.

“One outcome is that they

bring in an offer in the next
couple of days that we can say
is just,” Robinson said. In that
case, the union bargaining team
would bring the proposal before
members for a ratification vote
and the walkout would be

canceled.

If
no
such
development

is made, Robinson said, the
“strike is inevitable.” However,
a third option is available.

“If they don’t come to table

with an adequate deal but it
shows enough progress that
we can call off the strike in
good faith, then we will,”
Robinson
said.
“We
would

call of the strike and continue
bargaining.”

University
spokesman

Rick Fitzgerald said in an
email administration remains
“hopeful” a compromise will
be reached before the union’s

contract expires.

“A work stoppage or strike

by LEO members has its biggest
negative impact on students at
a critical time near the end of
the academic year,” Fitzgerald
wrote. “The University believes
strongly that the collective
bargaining process is effective
and there is no need for LEO to
call for a strike.”

Under
state
law,
teacher

strikes and strikes by public
employeesare illegal.

Robinson
called
the

prohibition “unjust.”

“From time to time states

pass unjust laws and this is one

of them,” he said. “Sometimes
we have a duty to violate unjust
laws. We’re not going to stand
for unjust laws that stop us
from getting a just contract.”

Teachers recently instigated

a statewide strike in West
Virginia, where such action is
also against the law.

Robinson also said he laid

the blame for the strike on the
University.

“If we do go out on Monday

and Tuesday, I put that on
them,” he said. “They need to
come to the table and make
right what has been wrong for
so long.”

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access to a draft selection
of
kombucha,
a
fermented

tea
filled
with
probiotics.

According to Handlesman, the
kombucha will be available
by the glass or customers
can bring and fill their own
containers.

Better
Health
Market

and Café employs an on-site
nutritionist and culinary staff,
and
will
host
community

events and seminars focused
on health and wellness.

“We’re close to customers

and plugged into the local
community, and we support
a lot of local vendors where a
lot of bigger chains don’t have
the desire or drive to do that,”
Handlesman said. “We try to
provide education in our store
and better everyone’s health by
educating and offering superior
products at a superior price.”

LSA junior Ainsley Belisle

started going to Better Health
four years ago after she had
developed an allergy to gluten.

“For me, they’re really good

about having lots of different
options for allergies,” Belisle
said. “They’re very nice; I
remember we were at the store
asking if they had something,
and they were like ‘No, but
we’ll order it.’”

When it comes to running an

organic food store, competition
is
always
a
challenge.

According
to
Handlesman,

new
competitors
entering

and exiting the market keeps
owners on their toes.

“With Amazon buying Whole

Foods, it’s becoming more of a
mature business,” Handlesman
said. “It’s a challenge that way,
but we’ve been able to grow
through it by taking good care
of our customers and making
sure they get a different value
than they can get from anyone
else.”

Better Health Market and

Café offers a wide selection
of organic produce. The store
provides sugar-free, gluten-
free and dairy-free products,
in addition to a wide range of
vegetarian and vegan options.

LSA junior Jonathan George

regularly grows fruits and
vegetables in his spare time
and enjoys having access to
the freshest produce he can
find. George believes students
should try to buy fresh produce
if they’re able.

“Well first, it’s healthier

and it’s just more interesting,”
George said. “People don’t
realize just the variety of fruits
and vegetables available to us
at these stores. And it tastes
better too.”

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We’re close to
customers and
plugged into the
local community

May’s office is
already $330
million past its
$4 billion goal.

neighborhoods the University
of Michigan Student Advisory
Council identified as lacking
proper lighting in a 2017 report.

Councilmember Julie Grand,

D-Ward 3, corroborated these
findings and explains crime
seems to concentrate around
student neighborhoods.

“Lights
certainly
make

people feel safer whether or
not they’re actually related
to crime,” Grand said. “I keep
tabs on my ward where crime
is highest and the student areas
are definitely one of those.
Through the Student Advisory
Council and others, we are
trying to work to increase
street lighting.”

Former SAC Chair Jeremy

Glick, an LSA senior, said he
sees the concentration of crime
in
student
neighborhoods

not only as the result of poor
lighting, but also a lack of
education
among
students

regarding safety.

“There definitely seems to

be an uptick in crime in the
Packard area,” Glick said. “This
is a non-data based personal
opinion, but there seem to
be greater chances of attacks
and assault. Students are a
more vulnerable population.
Adequate lighting helps with
crime in any area, but greater
things to focus on with home
invasion would be to be educate
students
regarding
proper

practices.”

In response to the lack of

lighting, a group of University
students have created a petition
to brighten the city’s streets.
Titled “Bright Students Need
Bright Lights,” the petition has
gained 203 signatures thus far,
and been posted in multiple
University
class
Facebook

groups.

The petition argues, “From

a security point of view, light
correlates with safety.”

One of the petition writers,

LSA
sophomore
Jenna

Jacobson,
said
insufficient

street lighting affects Ann
Arbor crime and a student’s
day-to-day life.

“We are passionate about the

lack of lighting in Ann Arbor,
and are convinced that if there
were better street lighting,
there would be less crimes in
Ann Arbor,” Jacobson wrote
in an intervie with The Daily.
“When going to study at night,
students have to worry about
how they are walking home
and if they have friends to
walk home with because of
the poor lighting. I even have
found myself walking home
earlier than I wanted to from
the library because of the
poor lighting on campus. This
has definitely impacted my
studies.”

Poor lighting in Ann Arbor

is not solely a student concern.
Monday, the Ann Arbor City
Council heard several residents
express
their
concerns

regarding pedestrian safety and
street lights. Resident Kathy
Griswold specifically argued
for the safety of children at
crosswalks.

“Will
the
2019
budget

include dollars for adequate
illumination
at
all
of
our

crosswalks given that we have
new low-cost options with solar
and LED?” Griswold asked.

Similarly,
resident
Eric

Lipson
expressed
his

frustration with the lack of
lighting.

“No bureaucratic inertia is

an excuse for losing a human
life due to lack of public safety,”
Lipson said.

According to Glick, the issue

of street lighting seems to
be a problem both off and on
campus.

“University grounds are not

exempt from this problem,”
Glick said. “For example on
North Campus, when I have
taken night classes on North
Campus, I have noticed areas
of darkness where the trees
obscure the light.”

Though
many
citizens

consider
poor
lighting
to

be the city’s responsibility,


Grand said a partnership with
the University could fix this
problem.

“We continue to put more

money into street lights in
our budget and trying to find
long-term sources of funding,”
Grand said. “I would ideally
love to see the University be
a partner in how we fund our
street lights, particularly the
street lights that are in areas
where students live. I don’t
think it falls solely on the city.
I would love to see this be a
partnership between the city
and the University, and I think
students
are
an
important

voice in helping that process go
forward.”

Jacobson
and
Glick

both countered though the
University could take a more
active
role
in
this
issue,

ultimately the problems falls
heavily on the city.

“Legally, the lighting is the

responsibility of the city and
is a part of city maintenance,”
Glick
said.
“Ethically,
the

governing
bodies
of
the

University take an integral role
in the community.”

Looking forward, Glick says

that he believes street lighting
will continue to be an issue
the SAC will seek to highlight,
though it’s no longer a primary
focus. Similarly, Grand says
street lights will continue to be
a priority for City Council.

The
city
has
been

continuously
attempting

to keep up with the safety
concerns. In January 2017,
the council voted to approve
a$143,296 contract with OHM
Advisers
to
take
inventory

of
the
city’s
streetlights

and determine the price for
future repairs. Similarly, the
city voted in 2015 to spend
$200,000 on new streetlights
for
neighborhoods
such
as

Hill Street, Oxford Road and
Geddes Road.

Most recently, in a March

12 budget meeting, Financial
Services discussed increasing
expenditures for street lighting,
almost doubling the budget
from $295,000 to $595,000.
With this new budget, City
Council could install about 30
new streetlights a year.

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VP
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management and policy professor
and director of the Institute of
Healthcare Policy and Innovation,
illustrated his firsthand experience
with patients and how they have
benefitted from the increased
access to care. He described
patients who have gone five to 10
years without care and are finally
getting their chronic conditions
treated.
Despite
its
benefits,

Ayanian also noted the rising prices
of prescription drugs and how the

ACA has not affected much change
to slow the underlying cost growth.

“We have to come up with some

better mechanism, particularly
for paying for new breakthrough
drugs that may benefit a small part
of the population, but really can
draw out control for public and
private insurers,” Ayanian said.

In
Nebraska,
Cohn
said,

people receiving subsidies have
little choice for coverage, and
those above the subsidy line face
prohibitive costs that force them
into alternative health insurance
options.
These
alternative

options include Christian sharing

ministries, which offer short-time
care aimed to help between jobs.
These loopholes are affordable
but inefficient, and avoid federal
insurance regulations the ACA was
created to implement.

Wilensky
explained
citizens

slightly above the poverty line
get more subsidies than citizens
with employer insurance, which
she believes is unfair and leads to
further instability.

“What can we do to try to

stabilize these markets that will
not be inherently unfair to the
people right above them, or right
beside them?” Wilensky asked.

Ayanian differentiated between

health care and health insurance,
explaining the ACA was aimed
to reform health insurance, not
health care. However, he stressed
the importance of integrating
health care and social services,
arguing the U.S. is spending too
much on health care services and
not enough on social services to
actually implement an increased
access to health care.

“We’re not getting the value

for the dollars we spend on health
care,” Ayanian said.

Lantz asked the group what the

one policy problem surrounding

the ACA would they fix.

Ayanian
again
highlighted

expanding
Medicaid
in
the

18 states that have not yet
implemented the ACA, as it
would help millions of people
with chronic illnesses. Cohn
and Wilensky focused on the
inequities brought about by the
subsidy distribution, and how
it is arguably a root cause of the
instability brought about by the
ACA. Cohn specifically suggested
making the subsidies bigger and
more generous, while Wilensky
suggested focusing on horizontal
and vertical equity.

At a Ford panel on the same

topic last Februrary, students said
they appreciated frank disucssion.
LSA freshman Kieran Byrne said
he wanted to cut through media
portrayals
of
the
healthcare

debate.

“I think it’s important that

people have a good idea of
what’s going on in terms of the
legislation that’s going to happen
and what laws are already doing
for us,” he said. “I think a lot of
news and information is very
sensationalized and it’s important
to hear from the people who
actually have an impact.”

ACA
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