University 
of 
Michigan 
student tuition will no longer 
cover 
testing 
for 
sexually 
transmitted 
infections 
at 
University Health Services.
This update is part of UHS 
and Michigan Medicine’s new 
policy 
of 
billing 
students’ 
personal 
insurance 
for 
“laboratory testing, radiology 
x-rays 
and 
ultrasounds 
and allergy injections,” as 

announced in a policy memo 
on July 15. Previously, these 
services 
were 
covered 
by 
the Health Service Fee, a 
mandatory fee of $199 included 
in the tuition paid by U-M Ann 
Arbor students each semester. 
Under the new policy, all 
laboratory tests, including STI 
tests, will be sent to Michigan 
Medicine 
laboratories, 
and 
costs will be billed to students’ 
personal 
health 
insurance. 
There are still no fees for the 
Sexual Assault Exam at UHS, 

which may include an STI 
panel.
According 
to 
the 
U.S. 
Department of Health and 
Human Services, children can 
remain under their parent’s 
health insurance until the 
age of 26. The insurance 
policy holder which for many 
students is their parents may 
receive 
an 
Explanation 
of 
Benefits from the insurance 
company detailing the services 
received at UHS, including an 
STI panel. 

If students are receiving 
services no longer covered by 
their tuition, they will receive 
a flyer detailing the billing 
change and information about 
an 
out-of-pocket 
payment 
option to avoid the EOB. A 
standard STI panel at UHS is 
$90 out-of-pocket. 
Charging students’ personal 
health insurance allows UHS 
to create a revenue stream 

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U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection called the Mardigian 
Library at the University of 
Michigan-Dearborn on Aug. 14 
to book a training session for 
new CBP employees, causing 
worry 
among 
those 
at 
the 
University, a Michigan Journal 
article reported. The request 
was immediately denied due to 
a policy that prohibits renting 
rooms 
to 
organizations 
not 

affiliated with the University or 
the surrounding community. 
Maureen 
Linker, 
interim 
director of the Mardigian Library 
and professor of philosophy 
at U-M Dearborn, urged all 
concerned students, faculty and 
staff to read the University’s 
public statement released on 
Aug. 16. The statement reiterated 
the 
University’s 
commitment 
to protecting students’ private 
information — including their 
immigration 
status 
— 
but 
reminded readers that the three 

University of Michigan campuses 
are not classified as “sanctuary” 
campuses. 
CBP Requests Room on U-M 
Dearborn Campus
The statement also noted 
that CBP, not U.S. Immigration 
and 
Customs 
Enforcement 
(ICE), called campus to request 
a room booking. Although both 
organizations 
operate 
under 
the Department of Homeland 
Security, CBP is solely responsible 
for border safety and trade. ICE 
investigates immigration-related 

issues on a nationwide level and 
has been criticized for carrying 
out 
organized 
raids 
against 
undocumented 
Americans. 
Michigan has the second-highest 
rate of ICE arrests in the country, 
with 11.6 per 1,000 immigrants 
apprehended. 
The Michigan Journal article, 
which 
listed 
steps 
students 
should take if approached by ICE 
agents. There was also concern 
ICE raids similar to those this 
past July in Mississippi could 

Starting 
this 
academic 
year, 
the 
University 
of 
Michigan will offer a new 
student 
health 
insurance 
plan. The new plan is offered 
by the Blue Care Network 
of Michigan, a change from 
the AETNA plan offered in 
previous 
years. 
The 
plan 
spans all three University 
campuses. 
According 
to 
Laurie 
Burchett, 
administrative 
manager of the University 
Health Service, students are 
not automatically re-enrolled 
in the new plan, and must 
register under the new plan 
during an open enrollment 
period. University students 
have three chances to enroll 
in the new plan to earn 
coverage in 2020. 
The first open enrollment 
period ends September 30, 
and will cover care from Aug. 
24, 2019 to Aug. 23, 2020. 

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announces 
new Title IX
coordinator

Elizabeth Seney offically named for 
position after controversial year

The Weiser Diplomacy 
Center, established by the 
University of Michigan’s 
Ford School of Public Policy 
early this year, announced 
a speaker series featuring 
prominent figures in the 
fields of diplomacy and 
foreign affairs through the 
end of 2019. 
The Weiser Diplomacy 
Center was established last 
fall after Ambassador and 
Regent Ron Weiser and 
Eileen Weiser donated a 
gift of $10 million towards 
its formation. Beyond the 
speaker series, the WDC 
will 
provide 
workshops 
for 
students 
interested 
in diplomacy, as well as 
funding 
for 
institutional 
and 
international 
internships 
in 
foreign 
policy.
The star-studded list of 
speakers includes former 
Secretaries of State Hillary 

Leaders in 
diplomacy 
to speak at 
 
new series 
 

POLICY NEWS

Weiser Diplomacy 
Center to host Rice, 
Clinton in string of 
foreign policy events

DANIELLE PASEKOFF
Daily Staff Reporter

U-M Dearborn rejects CBP call 
to host training event on campus

University policy disallows non-affiliated organizations from renting rooms 

‘U’ offers 
updated 
insurance 
program

STUDENT HEALTH

ZAYNA SYED 
Daily Staff Reporter 

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The 
University 
of 
Michigan’s 
Office 
for 
Institutional 
Equity 
has 
undergone 
a 
number 
of 
operational 
changes 
this 
summer, 
including 
naming Elizabeth Seney as 
the 
University’s 
Title 
IX 
coordinator. 
Seney 
served 
as 
the 
interim 
Title 
IX 
coordinator 
and 
currently 
works as the senior associate 
director for OIE. Historically, 
the 
Title 
IX 
coordinator 
has had the power to make 
the final call as to whether 
students will be found guilty 
of sexual misconduct. 
Additional 
changes 
include 
OIE 
reporting 
directly to Provost Martin 
Philbert 
instead 
of 
the 
Office of Diversity, Equity 
& Inclusion and University 
Human Resources and the 
formulation of a new database 
and case-management system 
to streamline OIE processes. 

The department will also 
relaunch the search for a new 
senior director for OIE with 
asearch advisory committee 
led 
by 
Christine 
Gerdes, 
special counsel to the Provost. 
Currently, 
Jeff 
Frumkin 
serves as the interim senior 
OIE Director. 
The 
changes 
to 
OIE 
— 
the 
office 
responsible 
for 
investigating 
sexual 
misconduct reports, Title IX 
violations and institutional 
bias, among other incidents 
— were implemented with 
the 
hope 
of 
improving 
operations and speeding up 
investigations 
after 
facing 
public criticism over the last 
academic year. 
In Sept. 2018, OIE had to 
alter its sexual misconduct 
policy 
to 
include 
an 
in-person hearing between 
the accuser and the accused 
after a Sixth Circuit Court 
ruling. 

See CLINTON, Page 3A
DESIGN BY ROSEANNE CHAO

UHS coverage plan will no 
longer cover STI screening

Testing for sexually transmitted infections will not be included in tuition 

See INSURANCE , Page 3A

See TITLE IX, Page 3A

AMARA SHAIKH
Daily News Editor

Blue Care Network 
of Michigan replaces 
AENTA as student 
health plan provider

CATHERINE NOUHAN
Daily Staff Reporter

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See STI, Page 3A

LIAT WEINSTEIN
Daily Staff Reporter

See CBP, Page 3A

Kicked off
The Michigan football team 
started its season with a 
routine 40-21 win over 
Middle Tennessee State on 
Saturday afternoon

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