2A — Thursday, September 13, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News WOLVE RINE OF THE WE E K On Wednesday evening, Interfraternity Council President Sam Finn, a Public Policy senior, released a statement to The Daily proclaiming a number of fraternity chapters — including Theta Chi, Alpha Sigma Phi, and Psi Upsilon — have decided to disaffiliate from IFC after a July change in city zoning codes. However, Finn noted the council will continue working to strengthen the recruitment, education and harm reduction programs of its remaining member organizations over the course of the year. The zoning codes, approved during the July 16 council session, would require new fraternities and sororities to maintain affiliation with the University of Michigan or another collegiate institution to be permitted or allowed expansion within the city. If the fraternity or sorority loses its University affiliation in the future, it can apply for a two-year special exception to prevent loss of its house. “While a large number of chapters initially indicated an intent to disaffiliate, the IFC Executive Board worked diligently with student leaders and inter/national organization representatives to re-affirm member organization’s commitment to the IFC, the University of Michigan, and student wellness,” the statement read. “Consequently, only a handful of chapters have elected to disaffiliate from the IFC.” Though the disaffiliated chapters will maintain their rights to operate autonomously, they will be denied traditional programs offered by IFC and the University such as anti-hazing and social responsibility task forces. 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BEAN puzzle by sudokusyndication.com TUESDAY: By Design FRIDAY: Behind the Story WEDNESDAY: This Week in History MONDAY: Looking at the Numbers THURSDAY: Twitter Talk Michigan Students @UMichStudents Friends from other schools: “you’re never free! what time do you work till?” Umich students: “life till death” cassidy @cassidoe finally... my umich tuition pays off by catching a free tshirt at a football game Tim McKay @TimMcKayUM Hey @Umich students - let’s get you registered to vote! We want to see 90% of you on the rolls this fall, and expect the #LeadersAndBest to win the Big 10 Voting Challenge! amira @amirarahbin Get u someone that loves u as much as umich loves mr. brightside Meg Ross @meg_rossiter okay UMich is great and all but some of the students here are so self-entitled and pretentious that it’s actually disgusting Harvard University @Harvard Harvard and @UMich have launched two partnerships aimed to encourage economic opportunity in Detroit and to fight opioid additction that affect the rank-and-file Michigander.” In the short term, students at URC universities contribute directly to the state and local economies by buying goods and services and boosting business. In the long-term, their presence is more important, according to Affolter-Caine. Students who attend these universities frequently find career paths in the state, often working on projects and jobs that can improve the lives of Michiganders. Affolter-Caine also attributes the success to innovative services and projects developed by the universities which directly impact the state. She cites the Perinatology Research Branch, part of the Wayne State School of Medicine, as an excellent example of a university project that helped the general public. The PRB has discovered a non-invasive treatment for women at risk for pre-term labor, which is now part of standard practice in hospitals across Michigan. Affolter-Caine also cited Mcity, a mock city in Ann Arbor used to test driverless cars, as another excellent example. “There are just not that many really unique facilities like Mcity,” Affolter-Caine said. “And it is bringing businesses from all over the world to Ann Arbor. It gives students an opportunity to conduct research and get that experience.” Engineering professor Glen Daigger, who has been acquainted with the URC for three years and participated in several cross-university collaborations, said in addition to the raw economic contributions, the URC has helped significantly in facilitating further cooperation between the universities. He noted that the three universities have been working together to improve the networking between state researchers and practitioners in and out of Michigan. Like Affolter-Caine, Daigger believes that innovation is central to the success and impact of the URC. He also credits researchers and academics for their work. “If you aren’t doing new things and improving and so forth, you’re actually going down,” Daigger said. “In terms of economic contribution, the dollars flowing in for research are certainly a contribution, but it’s the ideas and the people and the enthusiasm and so forth that are the biggest contribution to continue the economic development here in Michigan.” Daigger also emphasized the importance of students to the research and economic contributions from all three universities. “Every engine needs fuel. The research engine needs money. One of the other fuels is the students,” Daigger said. “They’re the hands and the minds and the curiosity that really drive much of this research.” SUIT From Page 1A DARBY STIPE/Daily What is your ideal temperature? “Probably be upper-60s, into the 70s a little bit, but with no humidity. Maybe a slight breeze. I’m not a huge fan of humidity, just because of what it does to my hair” Rackham student Samantha Adams RACHEL CUNNINGHAM Daily Staff Reporter