On Feb. 1, the city of Ann Arbor
awarded a $15,000 Sustaining
Ann Arbor Together grant to A2
STEAM at Northside Elementary
School. The school will use the
grant to fund the implementation
of a solar curriculum for students
in kindergarten through eighth
grade to support educational
efforts about clean energy and its
use.
During the 2017-2018 school
year, students at A2 STEAM began
fundraising for the installation
of 60 solar panels at the school
and created the Solar at STEAM
Project. Now that they have
raised enough money to install
the solar panels, the school wants
to use the SA2T grant to educate
students on solar power through
a comprehensive, project-based
curriculum.
Jean Wilson, an A2 STEAM at
Northside science teacher, pursued
the grant. With a self-proclaimed
passion for sustainability, Wilson
said she hopes the grant will help
educate her students about the
effects of climate change and
make a positive impact on the Ann
Arbor community.
“I’m hoping that we create a
sustainability mindset where kids
are really thinking about their use.
It’s hard to ask people to conserve
when they’re not already thinking
about how much they use, and it’s
hard for that to be the first step,”
Wilson said.
A picture is all that is left of
the Michigan, a World War II
B-24 bomber plane with the
University of Michigan’s iconic
football stadium painted on its
nose.
Ray Hunter, chairman of
the
Yankee
Air
Museum’s
board of directors, explained
the museum’s initiative to
unearth information regarding
the aircraft. The museum is
located in Willow Run Airport
in Belleville, Mich.
“We’ve had photos at the
Yankee Air Museum of this
aircraft for a lot of years,”
Hunter said. “And we tried
several years ago to find out
if we could ever find anybody
who flew on the airplane or
was a crew member or worked
on it in some way.”
The museum came up short,
unable to unearth the history
of the Michigan.
Hunter and the Yankee Air
Museum are seeking a story
about the Michigan in an
attempt to compile more World
War II history for future
generations of ROTC cadets to
learn from.
“Next year is the 75th
anniversary of the cessation
of World War II,” Hunter said.
“Most of the crew members
on World War II aircrafts are
90-something.
It’s
unlikely
that we’ll find a crew member,
but we might find one of their
families. That’s what we’re
really looking for.”
The Yankee Air Museum
is invested in preserving first
hand accounts of American
military history. Hunter said
that they often host veterans
of every discipline, each with
tales of their own lives to
share.
“They all have tremendous
stories to tell,” Hunter said.
Hunter said the University
is rich with stories, many of
which intertwine with those
of the Air Force and American
military.
“We know that at least one or
many more of the people on the
Michigan served in World War
II,” Hunter said. “But beyond
that, thousands of University
of Michigan students served in
World War II.”
Like many of its kind, the
plane was melted down for its
metal following the end of the
war.
“It’s kind of ironic because
during World War II, a lot
of families were asked to
donate their pots and pans
so they could be turned into
airplanes,” Hunter said. “Then
after the war, airplanes were
melted down and turned back
into pots and pans.”
Following
record
low
temperatures and a Consumers
Energy alert to lower thermostats
on Wednesday and Thursday,
thousands of Michigan residents
faced possible harm due to lack
of heating and other necessary
resources.
The emergency alert came
after a fire broke out at the utility’s
Consumers
Ray
Natural
Gas
Compressor Station in Macomb
County on Wednesday morning.
As a result, the company urged
customers to reduce their natural
gas usage to conserve energy.
On Thursday, Gov. Gretchen
Whitmer held a press conference
with members of her cabinet,
addressing the people of Michigan
about
her
administration’s
multilateral
response
to
the
problems faced during the past
week.
Representatives
from
the
National
Weather
Service,
Department of Transportation and
Michigan state troopers attended
the meeting.
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Monday, Febrary 4, 2019
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City awards
grant to Ann
Arbor school
solar program
Michigan Democratic Party holds
annual convention in Detroit
ANN ARBOR
The $15,000 will fund the implementation
of the STEAM project for sustainability
BARBARA COLLINS
Daily Staff Reporter
Local politicians gather to choose leadership, discuss strategy for upcoming year
The Michigan Democratic Party
held its annual convention Saturday
at the Cobo Center in Detroit.
Politicians from across the state,
regional and federal governments
emphasized unity while laying the
groundwork for 2020.
The state’s top Democratic office
holders gave speeches, including Gov.
Gretchen Whitmer, Lt. Gov. Garlin
Gilchrist II and Attorney General
Dana Nessel.
Gilchrist highlighted the necessity
of building a foundation for successful
organizing in the coming year.
“The work of organizing is an
everyday, an eternal enterprise,”
Gilchrist said. “I need every one of
you to keep organizing as well. I
don’t think we have enough voters in
Michigan. We have 10 million people
in Michigan and more of them need
to vote. You know how we make that
happen? We make that happen by
starting right now.”
Attendees
included
delegates
from a variety of districts across the
state. In the morning, congressional
districts and interest groups hosted
caucuses - a meeting of supporters
dedicated to a specific political
movement - including the Progressive
Caucus, the LGBT & A Caucus and
the Environmental Caucus.
ALYSSA MCMURTRY
Daily Staff Reporter
Students
celebrate
culture of
Malaysia
CAMPUS LIFE
10th annual Malaysian
Cultural Night presents
play, examines identity
LIAT WEINSTEIN
Daily Staff Reporter
CHRISTINE JEGARL /Daily
WWII ‘Big House’ airplane at center of
search for clues from military history
Ypsilanti museum leads hunt for information about bomber called the Michigan
MELANIE TAYLOR
Daily Staff Reporter
In too deep
Michigan drops second game
of season at Iowa, 74-59,
exposing lack of frontcourt
depth in the process.
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More than 200 students and
community members filled the
Mendelssohn Theatre Friday
night in celebration of the 10th
annual
Malaysian
Cultural
Night and the Lunar New
Year. The performance, which
was put on by the Malaysian
Students
Association
(MiMSA),
highlighted
the
unique struggles Malaysians
of different ethnicities faced
during the British colonial
period, which began in the
early 1500s and lasted until
Malaysia became independent
in 1957.
The event opened with a
dance to the Malay song “Dikir
Puteri” and culminated in a
play by MiMSA members. The
play followed the lives of three
characters from three different
ethnic groups — Malaysian,
Indian and Chinese — to
show how immigration and
animosity toward those viewed
as “other” impact a person’s
sense of belonging.
Whitmer
addresses
cold snap
readiness
GOVERNMENT
Following historic lows,
governor discusses state’s
extreme weather response
BEN ROSENFELD
Daily Staff Reporter
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