Central Student Government
held its final meeting of the
8th assembly Tuesday night.
The assembly voted to pass
several resolutions, including
a
resolution
to
designate
University of Michigan Blue
Bus
routes
from
campus
locations to grocery stores,
as well as a resolution to
improve pedestrian safety at
the University. At the meeting,
several
non-CSG
students
presented a new idea for an app
to better integrate first-year
students when they first come
to campus.
During
community
concerns,
Engineering
freshmen Sanil Gosain, Cooper
Kennelly and Marcus Toure
gave a presentation on their
idea for a new app which would
help first-year students adjust
to the University. The app
would provide freshmen with
questions in academic, social
and lifestyle categories and
then use those results to match
them with other students, clubs
and organizations on campus.
As a computer science
major, LSA junior Armind
Chahal often finds herself
one of the only women in
her upper-level CS courses.
Chahal said though the
uneven gender ratio in CS
classes is significant, it is
so commonplace that she
has come to expect it and is
usually able to ignore it.
“I went to a discussion,
and there were 30 people
in the class, and about four
or five of us were women,”
Chahal said. “I think it’s
definitely noticeable once
you get into the core classes
for CS and even more
noticeable once you get to
the electives. You kind of
just get used to it, I think,
and it kind of seems like
people get sick of hearing
about it so you really just
stop bringing it up after
a certain point. You just
ignore it and move on.
That’s how I’ve coped with
it.”
Currently,
Chahal
is
taking
Electrical
Engineering
and
Computer
Science
376,
an
upper
level
course
introducing
students
to
the theory of computation.
Though her professor and
most of her peers are male,
she
noted
how
having
a
female
instructional
aide reminds her of the
importance
of
equal
gender
representation
in fields like computer
science. In EECS courses,
IAs are the equivalent of
undergraduate
teaching
assistants who aid students
in course material and lead
lab sections.
“I
think
it’s
very
important that there is
that even balance because
even though you don’t
have
an
even
balance
of women and men, the
people who are in those
power positions should be
a balance,” Chahal said. “I
think that will get more
people to either stay in
the program or start the
program.”
Last
month,
a
study
published
by
three
University
of
Michigan
professors found the group
of instructional aides for
computer science classes
at the University is nearly
equally split between men
and women, even though
EECS 280, an introductory
course for CS majors, is
only 25 percent female.
The
Office
of
Student
Life hosted the Michigan
Difference
Student
Leadership
Awards
on
Tuesday
to
honor
the
outstanding work of various
individuals
and
groups
on
campus.
Thirty-seven
groups
and
individuals
were
acknowledged
for
their work in public service,
social justice, research and
academic accomplishments.
Students are nominated
by peers, faculty, and staff
through
an
online
form.
This year, more than 300
individuals and groups were
nominated.
The
award
categories
ranged from leadership in
club sports, sustainability,
fine
arts,
research
and
innovation
and
social
change.
Many
of
the
awards acknowledged both
an individual and group.
Freshman,
sophomore,
junior, senior and graduate
student of the year awards
were also announced.
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CSG looks at
concerns for
safety of A2
pedestrians
Simulation trains participants to
confront effects of social privilege
See CSG, Page 3A
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Representatives also debate increasing
number of bus routes to grocery stores
Sorority, fraternity team up to convery real-world consequences in ‘ The Game of Life’
ATTICUS RAASCH
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‘U’ hosts
recognition
ceremony
for students
CAMPUS LIFE
Leaders on campus receive
awards for involvement,
academic achievement
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Researchers at the University of Michigan found found that women filled 56 percent of IA spots in EECS courses.
Gender balanced among EECS IAs
despite disparity among students
Study finds balanced distribution of men and women working as computer science aides
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On
March
21,
reports
from
the
University
of
Michigan
Research
and
Animal Care and Use offices
found that 11,548 zebrafish
were poisoned by bleach, 53
mice died of dehydration,
while
others
were
given
gastrointestinal cancer and a
mutant rabbit went missing
from
University
animal
testing laboratories between
March 2018 and September
2018.
The reports were legally
required by the federal Office
of Laboratory Animal Welfare
and eventually obtained by
animal advocacy group Stop
Animal
Exploitation
Now,
which has now requested an
independent investigation of
the matter.
In a letter to University
President Mark Schlissel and
the Board of Regents, SAEN
Executive Director Michael
Budkie
urged
University
administration
to
punish
the staff involved in these
incidents.
See ANIMALS, Page 3A
Negligence
alleged in
deaths of
lab animals
RESEARCH
Reports find zebrafish,
mice died while being
experimented on at ‘U’
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See EECS, Page 3A
On Tuesday, approximately
30 people attended “Check
Your Privilege: The Game
of Life,” an event hosted
by the Chi Upsilon Sigma
National Latin Sorority Inc.
and Lambda Theta Phi Latin
Fraternity
Inc.
to
discuss
the real life ramifications of
privilege and inequality.
The event featured multiple
simulations to convey various
forms of economic difficulty
and realities. Following the
simulations, attendees split
into
small
groups
before
convening in a large group to
discuss their thoughts.
According to LSA junior
Salvador Vargas, a Lambda
Theta Phi member who helped
facilitate the discussions, the
simulations were necessary to
open up conversations about
privilege.
“When we had the more
collaborative
event,
the
simulator in the second half,
I think the reflection turned
out well,” Vargas said. “It
didn’t
feel
forced,
people
were very genuine sharing
personal experiences, so I
definitely think it was quality
conversation.”
statement
the
Clearing the
in-betweens
PARNIA MAZHAR
Daily Staff Reporter
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Simulation trains participants to
confront effects of social privilege
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The University’s chapters of Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority Inc. and Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity Inc. held an identity awareness event, “Game of
Life: Check Your Privilege,” in East Quad Residence Hall Tuesday evening.