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INDEX Vol. CXXVIII, No. 72 ©2018 The Michigan Daily N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 S U D O K U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 CL A S S I F I E DS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 S P O R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 michigandaily.com For more stories and coverage, visit GOVERNMENT SAM SMALL Daily Staff Reporter Forum on carceral state highlights impact of mass incarceration in US Changes to ‘U’’ policy on felony disclosure subject of town hall meeting Residents share FRA concerns on train station ANN ARBOR City’s preferred site in proposed plan for Amtrak relocation faces scrutiny RACHEL LEUNG Daily Staff Reporter See DISPLACED, Page 3A Follow The Daily on Instagram: @michigandaily Series looks at imagery of displaced kids’ lives Speaker addresses status of youth in photography of the global refugee crisis Speaker series talks repre- sentation of displaced children Tuesday night at the Benzinger Library in East Quad, around 30 students from the class run by the Residential College, Displaced Children in an Uncertain World, gathered for a discussion run by David Choberka, manager of academic outreach and a teacher at the University of Michigan Museum of Art. The class, run by Residen- tial College lecturer Elizabeth Goodenough, is a half-semester, interdisciplinary mini-course that aims to explore how differ- ent types of mediums such as contemporary film, global media, classical literature and autobiog- raphies represent children suf- fering from displacement, war and family separation. Ultimately, the class aims to encourage students to think about storytelling through both visual and verbal media. Good- enough explained more specifi- cally that the class aims to show how those works of arts influence their understanding of contem- porary events and ancient stories. CHLOE O’NEIL For The Daily Read more online at michigandaily.com On Feb. 14, 2018 — one year ago today — a young gunman opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla, leaving 17 people dead. This shooting was not the first of its kind. At this point, the United States had seen a number of other school shootings. And since Parkland, a wave of activism and media attention has gripped the nation as students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas publicly demand stricter gun control. A month after the shooting, thousands of students nationwide walked out of their schools to protest gun violence. Students in Washtenaw County held a rally hosted by the newly formed Washtenaw Youth Initiative, an activist group of high school students formed in reaction to the Parkland shooting. Zaynab Elkolaly, a senior at Washtenaw Technical Middle College and member of the WYI executive board, reflected on the reasons the Parkland shooting garnered so much attention. She specifically noted how Marjory Stoneman Douglas’ status as a predominantly white, wealthy school drew more sympathy. michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 14, 2019 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Gun control activists reflect on Parkland Youtube star Demetrius Harmon discusses Black mental health GOVERNMENT A year after deadly school shooting, students look at impact of advocacy ELIZABETH LAWRENCE Managing News Editor Internet celebrity talks issues of acknowledging emotional well-being in community MELANIE TAYLOR Daily Staff Reporter Internet celebrity Deme- trius Harmon spoke to an overflowing auditorium of University students at Weiser Hall regarding men- tal health in communities of color Wednesday as a part of NAACP Week and Black His- tory Month. Harmon, known to his fans as Meech, has found fame on Vine, YouTube, Twit- ter and other social media plat- forms. He now owns a clothing label that advocates for mental health awareness. Harmon began by discuss- ing the stigma associated with talking about mental health problems. “That pressure, sometimes it can make diamonds and some- times it could make you dust,” Harmon said. Harmon focused on how the Black community can place rigid requirements on its mem- bers, making them doubt how they carry themselves and the things they choose to do with their time. Harmon explained that many people put on a facade of strength because they feel it is expected of them. KEEMYA ESMAEL/Daily Social media personality Demetrius Harmon speaks to fans about what it means to be Black, and how it impacts mental health and self-love in Weiser Hall Wednesday. Protect A2 Parks, an environmental advocacy group, claims emails recently obtained from the Federal Railroad Administration through the Freedom of Information Act reveal concerns over the cost of the ongoing Ann Arbor Amtrak station project. Protect A2 Parks has been monitoring plans for the delayed Ann Arbor Amtrak station since early 2010. The group opposes the use of Fuller Park, the city’s preferred site for the new train station — they disagree with the use of park land for the new Amtrak station. In October 2017, Members of Protect A2 Parks even gathered in Fuller Park to protest the new train station. They asserted their support for train stations as well as parks, but questioned why the Amtrak station could not be built on the current Depot Street location, where the train station has been located since its opening in 1983. RUCHITA IYER/Daily Artist Martin Vargas speaks at the Carceral State roundtable discussion on criminal justice and imprisonment in the Hatcher Wednesday. See PARKLAND, Page 3A See HARMON, Page 3A Read more online at michigandaily.com On Wednesday night, spokes- people from the Carceral State Project hosted a town hall dis- cussion for students, faculty and community members to debate the University of Michi- gan’s recently announced policy, which states that affiliates who are charged or convicted of a felony have to report it within a week. The policy has sparked controversy on campus. The town hall discussion on the change followed a roundtable discussion hosted by the Car- ceral State Project about the intersection of incarceration in America and everyday life. Adam, a formerly incarcer- ated individual who declined to provide his last name, spoke during the town hall. A potential candidate for graduate school at the University, he spent three years in prison due to a nonvio- lent, internet-based sex offense that occurred a decade ago. Since leaving prison, he obtained a bachelor’s degree in social work at another institution, but said he was worried about how the new policy will impact the potential to further his education at the University. “I am fearful about this whole thing in a number of different respects,” Adam said “...Even if I was to get admitted, at the end of the road… would I even be able to get employed? Because thus far, having graduated almost a year ago, I have not been able to get into my field.” Multiple students and faculty also brought up questions and concerns about how the policy will unfairly target minorities who are already underrepre- sented at the University. Some attendees said the policy could discourage them even more from applying to study and work here. LSA sophomore Zoey Horow- itz, who works with the Prison Creative Arts Project, said the policy would affect not only potential students and faculty, but all people at the University. “We’re not only shutting out a lot of job opportunities, but even for those who have not been affected by the criminal justice system, we are stopping a lot of learning before it can happen,” Horowitz said. University spokesman Rick Fitzgerald attended the event and defended the University’s policy to The Daily. “The policy speaks for itself,” Fitzgerald said. “There’s an extensive Q & A posted on the HR website to try to bring some clarity to a lot of these ques- tions, we’ve heard many of these questions and tried to respond to them in that way through the context of the policy.” In an email sent to The Daily after the event, Fitzgerald emphasized that the policy did not apply to a person’s previous criminal history.