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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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