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still a lot of questions to be
answered in the short term.
Across
campus,
there
are
faculty
members
working
on safer helmet technology,
improving diagnostic tools,
injury
management
and
interventions.
Broglio
also
thinks by the time the 30
years are over, people will

generally have an idea of how
concussions
affect
people
down the line.
“It’s not going to be radio
silence for 30 years and then
one paper done,” Broglio said.
“Things will come out along
the way. To be quite honest,
by the time we get to year 30
we’ll probably pretty much
know at that point.”
The research Broglio and
other
University
faculty
members have been working

on has already started to
affect policy at the college
football level. Broglio hopes
that his research will continue
to benefit sports.
“Some of the stuff we’ve
done has already influenced
preseason practice rules in
college football,” Broglio said.
“I just think that will continue
to grow, and that’s our goal. If
we can’t influence sport in a
positive way, then what’s the
point?”

evening: first, an afternoon
panel facilitated by students of
the Ford School of Public Policy
to speak, and a larger event
in the evening organized by
Washtenaw Youth Initiative at
the Neutral Zone in downtown
Ann Arbor.
The University of Michigan
awards the meda annually to
individuals who have shown
great bravery in the sphere
of
social
justice.
Student
representatives
from
both
groups
were
the
youngest
honorees in the award’s 28-year
history.
B.R.A.V.
E.
violence
prevention coordinator Lamar
Johnson
represented
the
Chicago-based youth advocacy
training program at the events,
and was joined by Alex Wind
and
Sofie
Whitney
from
Marjory
Stoneman
Douglas
High School in Parkland, Fla.,
both survivors of the fatal
shooting at their school last Feb.
14. March for Our Lives was
born out of activism of students
following the mass shooting,
while B.R.A.V.E. was founded in
2009 by grassroots movements
in Chicago united against local
violence. The two organizations
formed a coalition following the
Parkland shooting in an attempt
to
take
an
intersectional
approach
to
activism,
and
further
highlighting
the
quotidian nature of of gun
violence.
The three began the Ford
event by lighting a candle in
remembrance of the lives lost
to gun violence. Then, they
entered into a conversation
about student activism: what
it is, what it requires, why it’s
important and how it looked
when they did it.
“We like to create rooms
that should have never existed
and would have never existed
before,” Whitney remarked.
All
of
the
panelists
emphasized the need to engage
the whole of society in gun
violence prevention in order
to see salient change. Wind
advised
student
activists
to
involve
their
friends,
contact
their
congressional
representatives and “keep the
conversation going.”

“We need to be the people
who keep talking about it,”
Wind said. “We need the
people who are remembering
the victims. We need to be the
people that are really trying to
fix the things that are wrong in
this country.”
Wind
and
the
others
expressed frustration at the
fact that coverage for instances
of gun violence too often seems
to be temporary or altogether
nonexistent.
Endless work on such a heavy
issue makes it difficult to keep
a cheery disposition. Whitney
recommended “finding those
moments of light” by forging
strong relationships with others
in the field as a mechanism.
“I can’t get the best out of
you if I don’t care about you,”
Johnson added. Coming from
the perspective of an adult and
mentor, he emphasized the need
to care “holistically” about your
cohort.
Wind, too, said that the
work
itself
contributes
to
the betterment of his own
emotional state.
“This work is very healing
for me because what I do is to
try and ensure that no one else
my age or even younger has to
go through this trauma,” Wind
said.
Wind, Whitney and Johnson
implored attendees of the event
to continue the momentum of
activism present in the world
today.
Citing
high
turnout
rates in youth voters in midterm
elections last week, they predict
that gun violence prevention
will be something young people
continue to push.
“Do two things: stay loud and
stay impatient,” Johnson said.
“We cannot afford to wait for
things to change.”
Public
Policy
graduate
student Leah Squires, one of
the event’s facilitators, said
she appreciated hearing the
different perspectives of the
panelists.
“What I derived the greatest
benefit from was hearing the
varied
perspectives
of
the
speakers,” Squires said. “They
represent and approach anti-
gun violence activism from
very different perspectives and
concepts but are motivated by a
shared vision.”
Just hours later, the panelists
shifted down a few blocks
to the Neutral Zone, a youth

community organizing space in
downtown Ann Arbor. There,
they met with students from
Washtenaw
Youth
Initiative
who began organizing against
gun violence in Ann Arbor,
Ypsilanti and Saline in March,
inspired by March for Our
Lives. WYI held rallies, a die-
in and a town hall in the spring,
lobbied to get out the vote in the
midterms and is now planning
programming to activate local
youth.
At Thursday’s event, students
from more than six local high
schools shared strategy with
the visiting activists, and then
faciliated a dialogue and Q&A
afterwards attended by more
than 150 people.
“We’re trying to force kids
from the corners of the county
to the center stage, to give them
a platform,” Rosie Kendall, a
student at Saline High School,
said of WYI’s community work.
Every organizer agreed on
the importance of electoral
activism, even though many of
them were too young ot vote
themselves. They also noted,
however, their work extended
beyond any campaign or ballot.
“Now, it’s time to hold the
people we elected accountable,”
Whitney said.
Many of the local high
schoolers
emphasized
the
intersectionality at the center
of WYI.
“We have to acknowledge
our predecessors who have
been struggling for decades,”
Zaynab Alkolaly, a student at
Washtenaw Technical Middle
College, shared. “This is not
to erase peope, and you all do
a great job of checking your
privilege. But we have to lift all
of us up.”
WYI
organizer
Mani
Harrison agreed with Alkolaly,
and is crafting a series of events
to combat activism rife with
racial myopia.
“In Ann Arbor, we aren’t
centering Black and (people of
color) voices enough,” she said.
The
young
activists
connected over their shared
vision nad hope for the future.
It is this foresight, they agreed,
that is also a driving force in
organizing movements.
“You kinda gotta have infinite
hope, what Dr. King talked
about,” Johnson said. “Be a
prisoner of hope.”

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ITS A ZOO IN HE RE!

ALEXANDRIA POMPEII/Daily
The San Diego Zoo brings in animals fro mBinder Park Zoo for patients at the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital
Thursday afternoon.

WALLENBERG
From Page 1A

Department.
As
officers
searched
for
Masrur, he jumped from a
second-story
window
and
took off on foot, according to
authorities.
About 15 minutes later after
the
initial
call,
authorities
received
another
call
for
a
woman
who
needed
an
ambulance. This call turned
out to be for Huq. The officer
arrived at the scene to family
members performing CPR on
Huq.
Masrur was found about an
hour later by officers hiding out
in an area between a residential
area and a golf course. He was

arraigned on Wednesday at the
52-4 District Court in Oakland
County, and is being held
without bail. If convicted with
the charges as they stand, he
faces life in prison.
Sergeant Meghan Lehman,
public information officer for
the Troy Police Department,
said the incident appears to be
a brutal, unprovoked attack.
In a Facebook post shared
by Rubab Huq’s eldest son,
Farhan Huq, an alum of the
University
medical
school,
Rubab is described as a loving
mother and physician, who was
herself mourning the loss of her
husband to lung cancer. In the
post, Farhan said his mother
was an inspiration.
“She finished her family
medicine
residency,
she

provided a loving home for
us, filled with wisdom and
love and support that knew no
bounds,” Farhan wrote. “She
was a phenomenal physician
by day and a phenomenal mom
by night. She was a real-life
wonder woman who somehow,
magically, could really do it
all.”
“Her last words to me were,
‘Baba (my son), onik jothno
korey tomake ar tomar bhai kea
manush korechi,’” he continued.
“ (Or) ‘I worked really hard to
raise you and your brother.’
She was so inspirational that
it drew me closer to God. She
passed away as she lived - in the
service of others.”
Huq ended the post by asking
for prayers for his mother.

MURDER
From Page 1A

Last summer, many speculated
Bernstein
might
runfor
the
governor’s seat himself, though
he squashed these rumors by the
time Whitmer’s campaign began
to pick up steam.
Bernstein told The Michigan
Daily he could not comment on
his new role, instead referring
The Daily to Michelle Grinnell,
the communications director for
the Whitmer transition team. In
an interview, Grinnell pointed to
Bernstein’s experience as a regent
and education advocate as reasons
for the choice.
“In addition to the shared
values he has with Governor-
elect Whitmer, as director of the
Transition
Office,
(Bernstein)
brings a wealth of experience
in addressing complex issues in
a thoughtful, pragmatic way,”
Grinnell said in an email. “This
will be critical to accomplishing
the significant work … in a very
short amount of time.”
Bernstein’s
record
as
an
effective
pragmatist
is
corroborated by his colleague on
the board, Regent Ron Weiser (R).
Weiser has worked with Bernstein
since he was elected to the board
and knew him for years before
then. Weiser, for his part, served
on the finance team for Presisdent
Donald
Trump’s
national
campaignand
inauguration
committee.

“He’s very bright,” Weiser, the
lone Republican on the Board of
Regents, said. “He’s very articulate
— very well spoken, and a very
good advocate. He has a strong
political center and I think that he
will help them organize well and
focus on things that are important
for the future of the state. I think
he does that at the (University).”
Public Policy junior Katie Kelly,
the
communications
director
of University chapter of College
Democrats, expressed a similar
confidence in Bernstein and a
hope that he and Whitmer will
continue their focus on education
during the transition.
“(College Democrats) have a lot
of respect for Regent Bernstein,”
Kelly said. “We hope by having
somebody tied so closely to the
University that the administration
will
have
more
affordable
University cost at the forefront of
their policy formulation.”
College
Democrats
worked
extensively
for
the
Whitmer
campaign and hosted a rally on
campus on Oct. 19 with Whitmer
and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.,
speaking at the event. Kelly, who
is among those who worked to
elect Whitmer, emphasized the
importance of an advocate for
education
such
as
Bernstein
shaping administration policy.
“Just having someone who has
the voices of students in mind
having a direct connection to the
administration — as students,
that’s an invaluable connection

to have,” Kelly said. “One of the
reasons we supported Gretchen
Whitmer is that she supports
students
and
has
mentioned
many times that affordable prices
of colleges is one of her main
priorities. So having someone
like Regent Bernstein in her
administration, we hope that they
will keep students in mind while
formulating policy.”
According
to
Grinnell,
Bernstein has no plans for a
permanent role in the Whitmer
administration. His influence will
nonetheless be felt as he helps craft
the organizational structures that
will shape the administration’s
early days.
Whitmer and Bernstein also
face the challenge of preparing
to govern a state with centrist
political
tendencies.
Though
most statewide elected offices
will be controlled by Democrats
starting next year, Republicans
hold majorities in both bodies
of the state legislature, and the
state’s delegation to the House
of Representatives is split evenly
between the two parties. Weiser,
expressing further confidence in
Bernstein’s abilities, said that his
skills are well-suited to the divided
government that Whitmer will
face when she enters the office.
“I think he’ll do a fantastic job,”
Weiser said. “He knows how to
work with people, and he knows
how to work across the aisle. And
that’s going to be necessary for this
new administration.”

BERNSTEIN
From Page 1A

said.
“What
would
happen
if you got sick or got in a car
accident and you needed money
quick? We need to have some
short-term savings. It is not
always for bad stuff, it could be
for vacations or gifts. However,
everyone in this room, having
a focus on longer-term savings
in your 20s once you finish here
will make a huge difference.”
The conversation moved to
the importance of utilizing
a
budget.
Munzenberger
encouraged students to think of
a budget like a tool.
“I really would prefer you
to think of (a budget) like a
tool, like a laptop or a Fitbit,”
Munzenberger said. “That’s all
a budget is, a financial tool to
keep things organized.”
Munzenberger
then

discussed how credit cards
involve
borrowing
money,
and how he has worked with
many students who get in over
their
heads.
Munzenberger
recommended
all
students
check their credit report every
year to make sure it is accurate
and in a good place and to avoid
identity theft.
Lewis
offered
help
from
Student Legal Sevrices to any
University student who finds
a problem on their credit card,
saying the office can dispute
the issue.
“If you do find an error on
your credit card, come to the
office and we’ll challenge it,”
Lewis said.
Munzenberger added that
a low credit score can impact
one’s insurance rates, loan
applications,
employment
odds and experience renting
apartments. He recommended
students keep track of why,

where and how much they
spend.
“Be careful of this — I
told you houses and cars are
expensive, sometimes it is little
stuff, lunches, Starbucks, just
tons and tons of this little stuff
that adds up,” Munzenberger
said.
Munzenberger
ended
the
presentation
by
advising
students to use cash if they are
spending under $10 because
they will end up spending less.
LSA
sophomore
Hershy
Jalluri said she learned how
much each individual payment
can affect her credit score.
“I think the impact that
small things that you do, day to
day interactions, can have on
your credit score,” Jalluri said.
“Since we’re college students,
it seems like one payment isn’t
going to be a big deal, but it can
make a huge impact.”

SAVINGS
From Page 1A

nine-year streak is tied only
with the period ranging from
the spring quarter in 1991 to
spring 2000.
According to the report, job
growth in the state is expected
to continue to increase over the
next two years, adding 35,800
jobs in 2019 and 39,300 more
in 2020. By the end of 2020,
Michigan is expected to recoup
four of every five jobs lost since
the mid-2000s.
From 2010 to 2017, Michigan
saw a 29 percent rise in the
number of college-educated 25
to 34-year-olds moving to the
state. International migration
also
contributed
to
this
population growth, expected to
make up 55 percent of the state
population by 2025.
In a press release, Ehrlich
said international migration
has
a
growing
impact
on
the
state’s
population
and
will
continue
to
increase.
A
rise
in
college-educated

residents could also accelerate
popualation growth. According
to the report, the state’s share
of college-educated 25-to-34-
year-olds rose by 29 percent
from 2010 to 2017. 13 of the
16 largest cities in the state
also surpassed the national
average growth rate in young
adults with at least a bachelor’s
degree.
“International migration is
an especially important driver
of
Michigan’s
population
growth because without it, the
state’s population aged 4 or
younger is projected to shrink
by 200,000 residents by 2025,”
Ehrlich said.
Within
the
automotive
sector, U.S. light vehicle sales
are expected to decline in
the next two years — Ford
Motor Co., General Motors
Corp. and Chrysler’s share of
sales has decreased since last
year, according to the report.
Leading sectors included in
the report for this year are
construction, professional and
business services and health
services. Low unemployment

rates have also contributed
to
Michigan’s
recovering
economy. The unemployment
rate for the state this year
averaged 4.4 percent and is
projected to fall to 3.8 percent
by 2020.
Zooming
out
to
the
national economic landscape,
forecasters predict the benefits
of President Donald Trump’s
tax cuts will wear off in 2020,
even as wage growth remains
healthy.
“Wage
growth—the
one
thing that had been missing
from
the
full-employment
labor
market
picture

finally appears to be picking
up,”
the
report’s
executive
summary reads. “The October
reading
of
average
hourly
earnings of workers in private
nonfarm employment clocked
in at a well-received 3.1 percent
year-over-year rate, the first
time since May 2009 that this
measure of wage growth has
exceeded 3 percent.”

JOBS
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CONCUSSIONS
From Page 2A

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