The University of Michigan’s
chapter of College Democrats,
along with the Michigan State
University
chapter
and
the
Michigan Federation of College
Democrats, is suing the state over
two of its voter ID and registration
laws. The suit claims the laws
unconstitutionally
restrict
a
citizen’s 26th Amendment right
to vote, particularly for young
voters and students.
The
suit
concerns
two
laws,
Michigan
Public
Act
118 and Michigan Compiled
Laws 168.509t(2), which the
organizations
claim
make
voting
more
difficult
and
time-consuming and in turn,
discourage voters from casting
their ballots.
Public Act 118 requires the
voter’s residence on their voter
registration
card
to
match
their residence on their driver’s
license. The Michigan Compiled
Laws statute requires voters who
register through a third party or
by mail to vote in-person for their
first-time vote.
According to a press release by
the plaintiffs, the complaint was
filed by Perkins Coie LLP and
MSU law professor Mark Totten
and outlined the claims from
College Democrats alleging the
laws add to the general confusion
about voting and discourage
young voters.
“(Y)oung voters in Michigan
have
faced
unequal
and
consequential
barriers
in
registering to vote and voting
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CAMPUS LIFE
U-M Dems
join lawsuit
over state
voting laws
Community testimony, protests
shut down A2 piercing business
ALEC COHEN/Daily
Co-founder and leader of Stop Trump Ann Arbor, Jessica Prozinski, discusses the proposed action items at the Community Meeting on Pangea Piercing at Crazy
Wisdom Bookstore Sunday.
ID and registration laws effectively
discriminate against students, suit argues
ANDREW HIYAMA
& MATT HARMON
Daily News Editors
Dozens of former customers accuse owner of white supremacy, sexual harrassment
Now that Ann Arbor business
Pangea Piercing has officially closed
its doors for good –– the result of a
massive outcry against the behavior
of owner J.C. Potts, which many say
constitutes abuse, sexism, and white
supremacy –– community members
are thinking about how best to fill
now-empty space, and ensure that
Potts is not able to continue his
piercing career elsewhere.
After an August 21st tweet from
user @LauraStroudd went viral,
describing a situation in which
Potts
repeated
several
white
supremacist talking points to her
during a piercing, Alice Held,
another previous customer, shared
her own experiences with Potts,
as well as similar experiences of
over 30 others she had collected.
Complaints
range
from
racist,
sexist and transphobic comments to
sexual harassment while customers
were getting piercings. Many others
expressed their concerns with the
safety and professionalism of the
process, mentioning scarring and
pain. During one piercing, Held
RHEA CHEETI
& ANDREW HIYAMA
Daily Staff Reporter
& Daily News Editor
After a summer of meetings
with the Office of Multi-
Ethnic Student Affairs and
various
University
officials
and departments, the Latinx
Alliance
for
Community
Action, Support and Advocacy
and
MESA
representatives
say progress has been made
on short-term requests and
conversations
about
larger,
institutional
demands
are
moving in the right direction.
Last
February,
La
Casa
sent a list of demands to
the University of Michigan
administration
addressing
a
lack
of
representation
and support for the Latinx
community on campus.
La Casa, an organization
of students and faculty at the
University, works to provide
support and facilitate a positive
environment for all Latinx
students on campus looking for
more support.
La Casa’s demands, which
were
emailed
directly
to
University
President
Mark
Schlissel,
Provost
Martin
Philbert and others, called
specifically for an increase in
Latinx staff and faculty hires,
Latinx senior administration
hires, additional funding for
the Latina/o Studies program
and La Casa, the installment
of Latinx-identified spaces on
campus and more.
Though
little
concrete
progress has been made on
the larger demands including
structural
diversification
of
hiring processes to include
more
Latinx
hirees
and
more,
LSA
junior
Lesley
Rivas, La Casa lead director,
While you were away this
summer, you may have missed some
of big stories from Ann Arbor. The
Daily will be publishing recaps of
the summer’s breaking news:
After an entire school year
of
contract
bargaining,
the
Lecturers’ Employee Organization
reached a contract agreement this
summer
with
University
of
Michigan officials to increase
wages, improve health care and
job security.
LEO represents around 1,700
non-tenure
track
lecturers
throughout
the
University’s
three campuses. LEO’s previous
In Review:
Lecturers
bargain for
better pay
ACADEMICS
Administration, Lecturers
Employee Organization
strike new contract deal
RACHEL CUNNINGHAM
Daily Staff Reporter
CASEY TIN/Daily
La Casa optimistic about response to
demands, calls for more representation
Latinx program assistance, increased hiring pool diversity seen as positive first steps
MATT HARMON
Daily News Editor
The Ford School of Public
Policy
at
the
University
of
Michigan has announced the
creation of the Master of Public
Affairs program to replace Master
of Public Administration program.
The program is a nine-month-long
degree focusing on analytical,
communication and management
skills in the public and private
sectors.
Michael S. Barr, Joan and
Sanford Weill Dean of Public
Policy, announced the program in
an email last Tuesday to current
Public Policy students.
“Graduates (of the program)
New policy
degree for
Ford School
announced
ACADEMICS
Masters of Public Affairs
program launches at Ford
School of Public Policy
REMY FARKAS
Daily Staff Reporter
See LAWSUIT, Page 3A
See PANGEA, Page 3A
See LEO, Page 2A
See MASTERS, Page 3A
See LATINX, Page 4A
SportsTuesday
Michigan fell short in its
opener against Notre
Dame on Saturday.
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