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MICHIGAN IN COLOR
From a diasporic
Syrian
“I will never be in a position of a
Syrian fleeing a war”
>> SEE PAGE 9
NEWS
Shri Thanedar
The Daily sits down with
Gubernatorial Candidate
Shri Thanedar
>> SEE PAGE 3
OPINION
Speak up for
female athletes
“Passive acceptance of
inequalities is no longer
acceptable”
>> SEE PAGE 5
ARTS
Panic! at the
Disco review
Brendon Urie returns with
catchy new album
>> SEE PAGE 6
SPORTS
Five moments,
five days
The Daily goes over five
prominent moments from
the past week in Michigan
Athletics
>> SEE PAGE 12
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Lecturers’ union to bring
contract forward for vote
U-M offers LEO
higher equity, pay in
3-year agreement
By ALICE TRACEY
Summer Daily News Editor
The
Lecturers
Employee
Organization announced today
they had come to an agreement
with the University, following
months
of
negotiation
and
numerous bargaining sessions
with the University over the
past three days.
According to LEO, the union
bargaining team has negotiated
an
agreement
with
the
University that will raise pay,
improve health care and boost
job security.
“This is a huge victory for
our members, it is equally a
win for the University and our
students,” Kirsten Herold, a
lecturer at the U-M School
of Public Health, LEO Vice
President and manager of the
LEO
bargaining
team
said
in a press release from LEO.
“Higher pay will lead to less
turn-over,
more
lecturers
working fulltime — rather than
holding multiple part-time jobs
— and a more stable learning
environment for our students
to whom our membership are
so dedicated.”
After
meeting
with
University
of
Michigan
administration representatives
for
bargaining
sessions
on
Wednesday,
June
20
and
Friday, June 22, the union of
about 1,700 non-tenured U-M
faculty, will present a newly
proposed three-year contract
to its members for a ratification
vote.
LEO’s
last
contract
expired May 29, and since the
beginning of the last academic
year, LEO has been pushing for
higher wages, improved equity
increases and a more even
distribution of resources across
the three U-M campuses to be
included in the next contract.
This is the first contract
proposal LEO leaders have
deemed
satisfactory
enough
to bring forward for a vote.
After three years, the contract
would raise minimum salary
by $16,500 in Ann Arbor,
$13,700 in Flint and $12,700 in
Dearborn. The minimums are
currently $34,500, $27,300 and
$28,300 in Ann Arbor, Flint
and
Dearborn,
respectively.
Equity adjustments, or one-
time additions to base pay,
would also increase and would
range between $3,000 and
$12,500, though equity would
differ slightly for lecturers
making over $80,000 annually.
According to a LEO press
release, the contract would
provide
additional
benefits,
increasing
health
coverage
access
and
changing
the
University’s
performance
review
protocol
to
protect
lecturers’ jobs.
Applications
hit record high
Over 65,500 students
apply for admission
By KATHERINA SOURINE
Daily Staff Reporter
As
summer
begins,
more
than
6,000 incoming freshmen have started
preparing for their first year at the
University of Michigan, which received
a record number of applications this
year.
More
than
65,500
applications
were reviewed and processed by the
Office of Undergraduate Admissions,
a 10.6-percent increase from last year’s
59,407 applications, according to the
University’s Office of Public Affairs.
More than 15,400 students were offered
admission, generating an acceptance
rate of 23.5 percent.
Of the applications submitted, 12,521
were submitted by in-state students and
44,014 were received out-of-state, while
9,149 were international.
Incoming freshman Dale Hendershot
explained he found the process of
applying to the University a smooth
one, thanks to the straightforward
nature of the Common Application.
However, Hendershot did find the
growing popularity and competition
of the University relatively stressful,
especially as an in-state student.
“Wondering
if
the
years
of
preparation were good enough to be
accepted into a top college like Michigan
did whittle away at my sanity every once
in a while,” he said. “Not knowing how
I compared to other applicants certainly
intensified
this
feeling.
Looking
forward, I am excited to confront college
life head on and to explore my newfound
independence and campus.”
Having just graduated from this
year, U-M alum Alondra Vergara-Diaz
expressed her appreciation for her time
at the University and acknowledged
admissions
will
become
more
competitive.
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