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Vol. CXXVIII, No. 33
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Economic
forecasters
at
the University of Michigan
released
their
economic
forecast
report
on
Friday
morning.
According
to
the
Research
Seminar
in
Quantitative
Economics,
the
Michigan
economy
is
set to break its record of the
longest period of job growth
since World War II. Across
the country, however, RSQE
forecasters
expect
rapid
economic growth to fade by
the second quarter of the year.
These
findings,
as
well
as
further
data
regarding
population and job growth,
are included in their annual
analysis of the national and
state
economies,
headed
by
RSQE
Director
Gabriel
Ehrlich. The report detailed
uninterrupted job growth in
Michigan spanning from the
third quarter of 2009 to the
third quarter of 2018. This
Governor-elect
Gretchen
Whitmer has selected University
of
Michigan
Regent
Mark
Bernstein (D) as the leader of her
gubernatorial transition team.
In this capacity, Bernstein will
be responsible for overseeing the
implementation
of
Whitmer’s
governing
infrastructure.
This
will include establishing senior
leadership
positions
and
key
operators in the administration
(including cabinet-level officials),
building policy teams, conducting
departmental
reviews
and
generally ensuring that Whitmer
and her team are ready to quickly
begin effective work when she
takes office on Jan. 1.
Bernstein was elected to the
Board of Regents in 2012 with a
campaign focused heavily on the
high cost of college attendance at
the University. This is a focus shared
by Whitmer, whose 2018 campaign
included
increased
increasing
funding for state public institutions.
CRIME
LSA junior Nayir Masrur
was
charged
with
first-
degree murder Wednesday in
connection with the death of
his aunt, Rubab Huq. Huq was
55 years old, and a mother of
two boys.
Masrur,
20,
is
accused
of murdering Huq using a
15-pound dumbbell in the
basement of a home in Troy
Monday
afternoon,
where
both Masrur and Huq are
from.
Police were called to Huq’s
home in Troy around 2:30
p.m. on Monday. They were
responding to a call from
Masrur’s mother, who was
reporting Masrur as a missing
person in an agitated state,
according to the Troy Police
‘U’ student
charged with
killing aunt
by Troy PD
Wallenberg Medal winners speak at
panels throughout campus, Ann Arbor
DANYEL THARAKAN/DAILY
Alex Wind, high school senior and survivor of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, speaks about gun control and youth activ-
ism at an event hosted by Washtenaw Youth Initiative in The Neutral Zone Thursday evening.
LSA junior Nayir Masrur reportedly beat
family member to death with a dumbbell
Ford School and Washtenaw Youth Initiative host young anti-gun violence activists
Young people who captured
the nation’s attention this spring
rallying
against
gun
control
brought their energy and vision
to students on and off campus
Thursday evening, urging local
organizers to keep the movement
alive. Members of March for Our
Lives, a youth anti-gun violence
group,
and
Bold
Resistance
Against Violence Everywhere, a
Chicago-based youth advocacy
training program, participated
in
two
events
on
and
off
campus after being awarded the
Wallenberg Medal Wednesday
MELANIE TAYLOR &
RIYAH BASHA
For the Daily &
Managing News Editor
Central
Student
Government, Student Legal
Services and the University of
Michigan Credit Union hosted
an
interactive
workshop
Thursday to educate students
on how to achieve financial
health and security while
at the University and after
graduation.
CSG
President
Daniel
Greene, a Public Policy senior,
said the goal of the workshop
was to give students access
to
underutilized
resources
on campus and to prepare
them financially for the post-
graduation world.
“This is part of Central
Student
Government’s
new series of events and
workshops to help ensure
students
are
optimizing
their
Michigan
experience
and prepared to enter the
real
world,”
Greene
said.
“We’re hoping that we can
provide events like ‘Achieving
Financial Wellness’ that will
provide information and skills
and on-campus resources that
students might not be aware
of, or are unaware of all the
resources they do provide,
and we’re hoping to provide
a mainstream platform for
students to be able to navigate
the Michigan experience.”
A survey conducted in 2017
by The Daily found students
struggled
with
financial
literacy, with 23 percent of
students feeling financially
unprepared for college
The event started with
Doug
Lewis,
director
of
Student
Legal
Services,
warning
attendees
about
scammers
that
use
fake
companies to hire students
and commit financial crimes.
Mark
Munzenberger,
financial education specialist
at the University of Michigan
Credit Union, then began his
presentation by comparing
financial health to physical
health. He discussed how
if people are sick, there are
behavioral actions they take to
improve their well-being. He
claimed the same philosophy
applies to financial health
and
students
should
take
four actions to improve their
financial wellness — spend,
save, borrow and plan.
Munzenberger
then
discussed how both long-term
and short-term savings are
important.
Munzenberger
said he wanted to place an
emphasis on short-term saving
in case of an emergency.
“There needs to be some
sort of emphasis on short-
term saving,” Munzenberger
Economic
forum finds
increase in
Mich. jobs
BUSINESS
‘U’ economic forecasters
predict the state to increase
jobs over next two years
DANIELLE PASEKOFF
Daily Staff Reporter
MADELINE HINKLEY/Daily
Mark Munzenberger speaks at Achieving Financial Wellness, a program sponsored by Central Student Government
at Palmer Commons Thursday evening.
CSG workshop educates students on
financial health, importance of savings
Event on literacy features speakers from Student Legal Services, credit union
EMMA STEIN
For the Daily
See SAVINGS, Page 3A
Bernstein
will lead
Whitmer
transition
GOVERNMENT
Democrat Regent will
help to create structure of
new Michigan government
RILEY LANGEFELD
Daily Staff Reporter
See JOBS, Page 3A
See WALLENBERG, Page 3A
MOLLY NORRIS
Daily Staff Reporter
See BERNSTEIN, Page 3A
See MURDER, Page 3A