Wednesday, July 3, 2019
INDEX
Vol. CXXVIII, No. 116
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MICHIGAN IN COLOR
Identity abroad
Lorna Brown reflects upon
her cultural identity and ho er
self-view has changed while
abroad
>> SEE PAGE 9
NEWS
Washtenaw Dairy
‘The Dairy’ celebrates 85
years with a birthday
celebration
>> SEE PAGE 3
OPINION
British politics
Zack Blumberg
analyzes the problem
currently facing British
conservatives
>> SEE PAGE 4
ARTS
The National
Band disappoints at Hill
Auditorium, but Courtney
Barnett picks up the slack
with standout performance
>> SEE PAGE 7
SPORTS
Baseball
The wins that shaped the
Michigan baseball team’s
run to the College World
Series finals
>> SEE PAGE 12
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Activists call for
termination of
Rick Snyder
on social media
Former
Michigan
Governor
Rick Snyder has been awarded a
senior research fellowship at the
Taubman Center for State and
Local Government, which operates
under Harvard University’s John
F. Kennedy School of Government,
the school announced Friday.
Snyder, a University of Michigan
alum, will work with students,
faculty and other fellows in the
school’s Taubman Center for
State
and
Local
Government
to research, write and teach,
according to a press release from
the Kennedy School. Snyder began
his fellowship on Monday despite
backlash over his appointment.
In the release, Taubman Center
director Jeffrey Liebman wrote
he is confident Snyder will bring
“tremendous value” to the school.
“Governor
Snyder
brings
his
significant
expertise
in
management, public policy and
promoting civility to Harvard
Kennedy School,” Liebman said.
Snyder was quoted in the press
release saying he was excited to
spread his insight of government
at the state level.
“I look forward to sharing
my experiences in helping take
Michigan to national leadership
in
job
creation,
improved
government
performance,
and
civility,” Snyder said.
The
release
cited
Snyder’s
leadership
guiding
Detroit
through the “largest municipal
bankruptcy in U.S. history,” as
well as his support of autonomous
vehicles, expansion of Michigan
workforce and STEM training,
investments in infrastructure and
improvements to the finances and
pension system.
Snyder’s
appointment
has
prompted
backlash
on
social
media by those who note his
administration’s role in the Flint
water crisis.
Using
#NoSnyderFellowship,
the trending hashtag started by
activist Mariame Kaba, activists
on Twitter urged their followers
to
directly
contact
Liebman
asking him to rescind Snyder’s
fellowship. Readers were also
advised to post about the issue, get
Harvard alumni to support their
cause and donate to Mari Copeny’s
fundraising efforts for Flint.
Those engaged in the social
media
effort
include
Piper
Kerman, author of the book
“Orange is the New Black,” which
was the basis of Netflix’s show of
the same name, and Copeny, also
known as “Little Miss Flint.”
Abdul El-Sayed, the second-
place 2018 Michigan Democrat
gubernatorial
candidate,
also
questioned on Twitter why Snyder
was
awarded
the
fellowship.
El-Sayed’s press team directed
The Daily to Adam Joseph, a
graduate of the Kennedy School
and
former
communications
director
for
El-Sayed’s
gubernatorial campaign, when
asked for comment.
On Sunday, Joseph tweeted
Snyder’s fellowship appointment
was “beyond astounding” and
criticized the school’s decision.
El-Sayed
retweeted
Joseph’s
sentiments.
University alum Hoai An Pham
said she joined Kaba’s social media
organizing by posting her own
email to Liebman as a template
for others. Having graduated from
the University in the spring, Pham
is still active in her collegiate
organizing communities, and said
she has seen success with email
templates in the past.
City Council
appoints new
A2 police chief
Council selects
Michael Cox for
position at Monday
night meeting
Ann Arbor City Council gathered
Monday evening in Larcom City Hall.
The meeting, which marked the start
of a new fiscal year, was met with
conversations regarding nonpartisan
voting practices, housing development
plans and approval of a new Ann Arbor
Chief of Police.
Jane Lumm, I-Ward 2, introduced
a resolution for the November ballot
to add the option to convert local Ann
Arbor elections to a nonpartisan system
in which all candidates would run
for two general election nominations
regardless of party affiliation.
“Passing this tonight is to place the
question on the ballot for voters to
determine, but I do think there are
very strong arguments for conducting
local elections on a nonpartisan basis,”
Lumm said.
Ann
Arbor
currently
stands
alongside Ypsilanti and Ionia as one
of the state’s three cities which still
participate in partisan local elections.
Lumm, the only non-Democrat on the
council and having previously served
as a Republican, has been calling for a
move away from partisan elections for
almost four years.
Because the city of Ann Arbor and
Washtenaw County as a whole is
saturated with historically Democratic
voters,
Lumm
said
she
believes
the August primary elections are
essentially the only competitive races.
In November, when voter turnout
is
higher,
Democrats
often
run
unopposed. Rosemary Bogden, resident
of Ann Arbor’s Ward 3, spoke to the
council, compelling them to leave the
issue to the voters.
“I think this could make for a much
more fair, democratic, exciting and
intelligent election,” Bogden said.
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Former Michigan Gov. begins
Harvard fellowship to backlash
ALEXIS RANKIN/Daily
Former Governor Rick Snyder was given a senior research fellowship at Harvard College’s John F. Kennedy School of Government Friday.