The
Sixth
Circuit
Court
of Appeals struck down the
University of Michigan’s sexual
assault
investigation
model
Friday, saying that universities
“must give the accused student
or his agent an opportunity to
cross-examine the accuser.” The
current U-M sexual misconduct
policy does not require a hearing
or
cross-examination
of
the
student making the accusation.
This decision is an appeal
of U.S. District Judge David
Lawson’s ruling in the 2017 court
case Doe vs. Baum. In this case,
Lawson dismissed a lawsuit filed
by Deborah Gordan Law on behalf
of a former University student
who violated the University’s
Student Sexual Misconduct Policy
yet argued his due process was
denied.
According to the court opinion,
the
University
of
Michigan,
as a public university, failed to
comply with the holding that
accused students must have the
opportunity to cross-examine
their accuser when credibility is
in question.
“Thirteen years ago, this court
suggested that cross-examination
may
be
required
in
school
disciplinary proceedings where
the case hinged on a question of
credibility. Flaim v. Med. Coll.
of Ohio, 418 F.3d 629, 641 (6th
Cir. 2005),” the opinion read.
“Just last year, we encountered
the credibility contest that we
contemplated
in
Flaim
and
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CAMPUS LIFE
U-M system
of sex assault
investigation
overturned
Ribbon cutting ceremony launches
new Campus Wi-fi Upgrade project
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University of Michigan CFO Kevin Hegarty, IT Vice President Ravi Pendse, Universiy President Mark Schlissel and CSG President Daniel Greene attend the Wi-fi on
the Diag ribbon cutting ceremony at Hatcher Friday.
Judge rules University must allow cross-
examination in court hearings
KAELA THEUT
Daily News Editor
On the first day of classes, about 106,000 devices connected to University Wi-fi
After a heavily anticipated
upgrade, students will now be
able to get connected at the
heart of campus. University
and
Student
Government
leaders gathered at the steps of
the Hatcher Graduate Library
last Friday to cut the ribbon
and officially completion of
the Campus WiFi Upgrade.
The project brings wireless
internet access to the Diag and
upgrades internet connection
in more than 250 buildings on
campus.
Ravi
Pendse,
vice
president of the University’s
Information and Technology
Services,
opened
the
ceremony by sharing details
of the project.
“We
upgraded
Wi-Fi
coverage
for
close
to
16
million square feet,” Pendse
said. “If you want to think in
terms of football, that’s about
300 football fields, or if we’re
thinking Big House, maybe
275.”
Tuesday, on the first day
of
classes,
about
106,000
devices were connected to the
SAYALI AMIN
Daily Staff Reporter
The work of Naomi André,
a
women’s
studies
and
Afroamerican
and
African
studies
professor
at
the
University of Michigan, in
the humanities and the work
Matthew
Diemer,
a
U-M
education
and
psychology
professor, is in the social
sciences, but both professors’
work relate to the pressing
issues
of
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion.
That’s
no
coincidence. André and Diemer
are both part of the Diversity
Scholars Network, a network
of professions dedicated to
researching social issues and
their consequences.
While you were away this
summer, you may have missed some
big stories from Ann Arbor. The
Daily will be publishing recaps of the
summer’s breaking news.
Over the summer University of
Michigan researchers developed a
system that can detect fake news
better than a human. The system,
pioneered by Rada Mihalcea, a
professor of computer science and
engineering, identifies linguistic
cues such as grammar, diction and
sophistication level in fake news
University
touches on
hot button
research
RESEARCH
Scholars make strides on
gun violence, fake news
and autonomous vehicles
REMY FARKAS
Daily Staff Reporter
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LIZZY LAWRENCE
Daily News Editor
“When I was your age, I was
very conscious of myself as a
Vietnamese American and Asian
American, and I knew I was a
refugee but I didn’t like go around
calling myself that because I knew
that there weren’t a lot of stories
about any of these populations
that I was a part of.”
Michigan in Color had the
opportunity to sit down with the
Pulitzer Prize winning author
Viet Thanh Nguyen to discuss his
work and his upcoming lecture at
the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre
on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m about his
Vietnamese heritage and history.
The conversation turned toward
the complexities of the Asian
American and Asian identity as
well as its place in the greater
discussion about self-perception
and belonging in the United
States and the world.
Nguyen specifically identifies
as a refugee, rather than an
immigrant, acknowledging the
label makes many uncomfortable
because it challenges the standard
expectation of arriving to the
country to pursue the American
Dream. His work is slowly
expanding the notion of what it
means to be Asian in the United
States. Nguyen is the author of the
New York Times bestseller “The
Sympathizer” and is a prominent
figurehead and scholar for Asian-
American studies. Currently, he is
a professor of English, American
Studies
and
Ethnicity,
and
Comparative Literature at the
University of Southern California
The conundrum of
Asian Americans
MIC
Pulitzer-Prize winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen
discusses identity and in lead up to Tuesday talk
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CHRISTIAN PANEDA
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