and South University Avenue
area. According to Ackerman,
this building would fill an
otherwise desolate area and
give students walking home
at night a greater sense of
security.
The
panelists
explained
even
though
the
Library
Lot
development
isn’t
a
comprehensive
solution
to
affordable housing in Ann
Arbor, this is a necessary first
step in the process.
“With respect to affordable
housing in the city of Ann
Arbor, we have nowhere near
enough of it,” Taylor said.
Many
Ann
Arbor
residents who were vocal
against Proposal A were in
the audience and, though
audience members were not
allowed time to speak during
the event, they passed out
written materials to other
audience members.
In a letter passed out,
Ann Arbor resident Daniel
Rubenstein said the housing
and business complex would
contribute
to
the
urban
clutter of downtown Ann
Arbor and urged the audience
to vote yes on the proposal.
“Unless we protect this
parcel now, it is more than
likely that we will never again
have an opportunity to create
public open space in the heart
of downtown,” Rubenstein
wrote.
LSA junior Yosef Gross,
co-president of the Roosevelt
Institute, said the event was
intended to inform students
and young voters of the
implications of Proposal A.
“We think this is an event
that
is
being
portrayed
in across Ann Arbor and
through the ballot proposal
question as an event about
development and about a
park, but really it’s … a ballot
proposal
about
affordable
housing and we wanted to
make sure that students at
the University of Michigan
— people who are going to
be voting on this — are clear
about that,” Gross said.
First Year Experience, a
division of the University of
Michigan’s Office of Student
Life,
hosted
“First
Gen?
First Year? Questions and
Community”
Monday,
an
event intended to help first-
generation students navigate
their
freshman
years,
in
Couzens Multipurpose Room.
Two
of
the
student
coordinators,
LSA
junior
Khanh Le and LSA sophomore
Mariah Benford, voiced their
opinions on what this event
meant
for
first-generation
students.
“There
are
definitely
specific problems that first-
generation students have to
go through and I think it’s
for that,” Le said. “First-gen
students make up a small
population of overall students
here. Problems that first-
gen students face can be
overshadowed or ignored by
bigger priorities.”
According
to
a
2016
campus
climate
survey,
first-generation
students
constitute 8 percent of the
student
body.
First-gen
students in the past have
said the coupling of lack
of parental guidance and,
typically, a low-income status
has made the transition to
higher
education
difficult.
Benford said she “appreciated
the fact that there’s a space
for
first-gen
students,”
especially
through
events
such as Monday’s
In her opening remarks,
Allie Harte, the associate
director of FYE, said as the
event marked the beginning
of the first annual First Gen
Week at the University, FYE
wanted to help first-year
students on campus in their
first months at the University.
“First Year Experience
really wanted to partner
and be a part of that
and
provide
resources
and a place and space
for communityfor first
year, first-gen students
specifically,” Harte said.
Several
tables
were
set
up,
each
focused
on
a
different
issue,
and students had the
opportunity to rotate to
whichever table suited
their concerns. One of
the
tables
discussed
housing,
specifically
finances and the pros and
cons of different types of
housing. LSA sophomore
Alexandria Bly, a student
coordinator for FYE, said
the pressure of searching
for
housing
was
of
particular
concern
for
first-generation students.
“Housing next year is
a big topic on campus,”
Bly said. “This is probably
one of the best programs
we’ve had so far. Students
are worried about a lot of
things like ‘How am I going to
get involved?’ but it’s not like,
‘If I’m not involved, I’m going
to be homeless.’”
LSA freshman Richard
Demeter said the event made
him feel welcome at the
University.
“I was a little worried about
coming to a big university and
not knowing what to expect,”
Demeter said.
Nursing freshman Kaylee
Johnson was able to benefit
from
other
resources
available.`
“I learned about a new
course I could take and about
community service,” Johnson
said. “They should definitely
do it again in the future.”
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According to the ‘U’s 2016 campus climate survey, first-generation students make
up 8 % of the student body, First Year Experience wants to serve as a resource