2 Thursday, May 9, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 8/27/08 3:11 PM 3 4 6 8 4 2 2 3 4 6 8 7 4 1 5 3 8 5 4 7 6 1 3 4 9 4 5 3 6 SPRING SZN puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com CASSANDRA MANSUETTI Editor in Chief 734-418-4115 opt.3 cassette@michigandaily.com RYAN KELLY Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 dailydisplay@gmail.com EDITORIAL STAFF Barbara Collins & Alex Harring Managing News Editors news@michigandaily.com Erin White Editorial Page Editor tothedaily@michigandaily.com Jorge Cazares & Akul Vijayvargiya Managing Sports Editors sportseditors@michigandaily.com Julianna Morano Managing Arts Editor arts@michigandaily.com Alexandria Pompei & Natalie Stephens Managing Photo Editor photo@michigandaily.com Alec Cohen & Kathryn Halverson Managing Design Editors design@michigandaily.com Silas Lee Managing Copy Editor copydesk@michigandaily.com Devak Nanua & Sam So Managing MiC Editor michiganincolor@michigandaily.com Amir Basha Managing Online Editor webteam@michigandaily.com CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom Office hours: Sun.-Thurs. 11 a.m. - 2 a.m. 734-763-2459 opt.3 News Tips news@michigandaily.com Corrections corrections@michigandaily.com Letters to the Editor tothedaily@michigandaily.com or visit michigandaily.com/letters Photo Department photo@michigandaily.com Arts Section arts@michigandaily.com Editorial Page opinion@michigandaily.com Sports Section sports@michigandaily.com Magazine statement@michigandaily.com Advertising Phone: 734-418-4115 Department dailydisplay@gmail.com The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily’s office for $2 per issue. Subscriptions for September - April are $250, and year- long subscriptions are $275. University affiliates are subject to a reduced subscription rate. Subscriptions must be prepaid. City Council talks oversight, Superfund Council reviews commission makeup, EPA collaboration The Ann Arbor City Council discussed involving the Environmental Protection Agency in cleaning up the Gelman dioxane plume as well as altering the makeup of the Independent Community Police Oversight Commission at a meeting on Monday. City Council moved to replace Councilmember Zachary Ackerman, D-Ward 3, with Councilmember Ali Ramlawi, D-Ward 5, as one of the body’s two liaisons to the ICPOC. Calls for a police oversight commission became more prominent following the 2014 shooting death of resident Aura Rosser at the hands of Ann Arbor police officers, and City Council adopted an ordinance in October establishing the ICPOC after months of debate and controversy. Ramlawi, who is one of City Council’s liaisons to the Human Rights Commission, said the success of the commission was important to him. “I felt that in the current state of affairs, it would strengthen the commission and also would tie the two commissions in our city — the Human Rights Commission and the Police Oversight Commission — in a way that would allow for more communication between the transition and for the newly formed body to do its work,” Ramlawi said. Ramlawi noted an argument made by a resident during public comment that he would be better suited to sit on the ICPOC than Ackerman, who is white. “This is a great personal interest of mine,” Ramlawi said. “I was referred to as a person of color earlier. It is true, I identify with being a minority, being Palestinian, but born and raised in this country, I do have a great empathy for people who get the raw end of the stick.” ‘U’ president reflects on school year, looks ahead Each month, The Michigan Daily sits down with University President Mark Schlissel to discuss events and issues on campus. During this month’s interview, Schlissel touched on topics related to minority inclusion on campus, emergency preparedness, One University, carbon neutrality efforts and future goals. The Michigan Daily: The development of the new Trotter Center on State Street was one of seven demands listed by #BBUM in 2013. While many students voiced their appreciation for the center, there was also criticism for the lack of fulfillment in regards to the other demands. In addition to BSU’s requests, La Casa also released a list of demands for the University in terms of hiring practices, spaces and more. What does the fact that certain student groups need to release demands to the University say about the overall campus climate? How does the University plan to continue meeting the needs of marginalized communities? Are any of the other demands from either BSU or La Casa being addressed? If so, how? Mark Schlissel: I think the advocacy by student groups like BBUM, like La Casa is really important for the University. It helps us understand better how all different types of students are experiencing the campus. It helps us identify students that we can try to work together with to figure out the best way forward, and I think the new Trotter is a great example of that. So, students from BBUM, but also from many other groups, were part of discussions that led to the design of what turned out to be an absolutely spectacular project …. The BBUM demands preceded my arrival on campus but provoked what continue to be ongoing discussions between representatives of my office, the Vice President for Student Life Royster Harper, the Dean of the college Laura Blake Jones and others about how best to serve all different types of students on the campus. Demands are particularly difficult; it’s not really an opening for discussion, it’s a demand. I think where things work the best is where students who feel strongly about things express their strength of feelings, then — as in the case of Trotter — are willing to work together to actualize a solution. We don’t have the capacity to do everything that every group demands of us, but we do have the capacity to meet with every group on an ongoing basis. Schlissel: Advocacy “important” to ‘U’ Read more at MichiganDaily.com ALEC COHEN / Daily University president Mark Schlissel discusses various events and issues on campus with The Michigan Daily in the Fleming Administration Building Monday. Read more at MichiganDaily.com LEAH GRAHAM Daily News Editor BARBARA COLLINS & ALEX HARRING Summer Managing News Editors