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LSA freshman Noah Wolfson
hadn’t heard of the University of
Michigan’s annual fall EarthFest
event,
so
he
was
pleasantly
surprised when he saw, dotted
across the Diag, stands offering
sustainability information, donuts,
apples and more.
“To be honest, I actually didn’t
know this was happening until I
walked onto the Diag,” Wolfson
said. “But after walking past,
I thought I’d take a nice stroll
around. I think they’re really
promoting sustainable energy in a
really positive manner.”
The
Office
of
Campus
Sustainability, otherwise known
as Planet Blue, hosted the 23rd
EarthFest Thursday, a celebration
aiming to engage and educate
students on how to become involved
in environmental sustainability.
Dozens of student, community
and
University
organizations
participated this year, including
Habitat for Humanity, the Program
in
the
Environment
and
the
Campus Farm. To draw in students
like
Wolfson,
booths
offered
items including succulents, a hot
commodity according to EarthFest
coordinator Ashlee Rothfuss.
“The
(Matthaei)
Botanical
Gardens always comes and does
a succulent giveaway that the
Nurses and allies of their fight
for a new contract, including
higher wages and increased staff-
to-patient ratios, heavily populated
the meeting, both inside and
outside the golf course. University
of
Michigan
Professional
Nurse
Council
organized
the
demonstration
and
included
several nurses speaking publicly
during the meeting.
The UMPNC voted Monday
to authorize a three-day strike
amid protracted labor bargaining
disagreements with the University.
UMPNC
members
previously
filed
unfair
labor
practice
chargesagainst the University for
failing to bargain in good faith,
making shift changes without
notification and taking action
against free speech.
Mary Beth Carlson was the first
nurse to speak at the meeting, and
lauded the proposed labor changes
and the UMPNC’s bargaining. She
directly addressed the Regents at
the end of her speech.
“I
am
living
up
to
my
responsibility as a nurse every
The University of Michigan
Board of Regents announced
a
3.5
percent
increase
in
University
President
Mark
Schlissel’s
annual
salary
as part of the president’s
yearly
evaluation.
This
is
the
president’s
fourth
pay
raise, and brings his pay from
$820,000 to over $850,000.
The Regents are also set to
renew Schlissel’s contract for
another five years, as he enters
the fifth year of his current
contract, though the measure
was not voted on Tuesday. His
starting salary upon hiring in
2014 was $750,000.
The
last
four
years
of
Schlissel’s term have been
marked by campus unrest on
issues of racial disparities,
sexual
misconduct
and
political
turmoil
following
the 2016 presidential election.
On the administrative side,
Five
out
of
10
public
comment speakers focused on
the University falling short in
their efforts to combat climate
change. Students and faculty
emphasized
environmental
issues as ones that should
be top priority, specifically
carbon
neutrality
—
the
common environmental goal of
a net zero carbon footprint.
LSA sophomore Catherine
Garton
and
LSA
senior
Julian Hansen, two of the
students present, co-founded
the University of Michigan
Climate Action Movement, an
organization
that
promotes
climate
change
awareness
and has a goal of 100 percent
carbon neutrality. Garton said
current
University
efforts
need to go further to act as an
environmentally-conscious
example
among
academic
institutions.
At the University of Michigan
Board of Regents meeting on
Thursday, University president
Mark Schlissel presented new
initiatives to combat sexual
misconduct on campus. The
programs include mandatory
sexual misconduct training for
all faculty and staff and a new
website with information on
reporting sexual misconduct
and educational resources.
The
initiatives
were
the
result of the Working Group
on Faculty and Staff Sexual
Misconduct investigations into
current
University
policies
on
misconduct.
The
group
published their findings online
today; suggestions include the
website, increased education
and wording changes to show
a more formal commitment to
combating sexual misconduct
on campus.
The
committee
was
co-chaired by Laurita Thomas,
The board passed a motion
to replace and demolish the
Central Campus Recreation
Building,
originally
built
as a collection of buildings
between 1956 and 1978.
The budget for the project
is $150 million and would
encompass
a
space
that
is
200,000
square
feet.
The funds will come from
investment proceeds,
gifts and the Student
Life
Student
Fee
for
Facility Renewal. However,
Regent
Andrea
Fischer
Newman (R) clarified the
fee wouldn’t increase for
students.
LSA and Business senior
Jazz
Teste
spoke
during
public comment in support
of replacing the CCRB. She
emphasized the importance
of recreational facilities on
campus for mental health and
productivity.
Regents approve new
CCRB project budget
23rd EarthFest centers
sustainability on the Diag
ADMINISTRATION
Current recreation building
will be demolished to make
way for new $150 million
athletic complex
Campus orgs set up booths to showcase environmental
engagement opportunities to students in annual event
Faculty and staff must participate in mandatory misconduct trainings after investigation by internal board
Public comments call out University operations for not doing enough to shrink carbon footprint
Schlissel’s salary bumped 3.5 percent to $850,000 in 4th consecutive raise, contract extension to follow
Dozens of UMPNC members protest outside meeting with calls for moral accountability from executives
ELIZABETH LAWRENCE
Daily Staff Reporter
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Daily Staff Reporter
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Amid
a
cultural
controversy
regarding
free speech and the role
of the press in criticizing
the
government,
about
30
students
and
Ann
Arbor residents attended
a panel hosted by the
University
of
Michigan
Law
School
Thursday
afternoon commemorating
Constitution
Day
and
discussing the role of free
speech in U.S. history.
Law professor Leonard
Niehoff hosted the panel
and opened the discussion,
emphasizing
the
importance of dialogue that
outlines
the
distinction
between
protected
free
speech
and
sedition
—
conduct or speech designed
to incite rebellion against
the government.
“We
find
ourselves
living during a time when
the question is whether
the
criticism
of
the
government by the press
has become repressive or
unfair,” Niehoff said.
Niehoff
went
on
to
reference President Donald
Trump’s definition of the
press as “the enemy of
‘U’ Law School hosts
panel on free speech
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