2 — September 20, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News TUESDAY: By Design THURSDAY: Twitter Talk FRIDAY: Behind the Story WEDNESDAY: This Week in History MONDAY: Looking at the Numbers B E HIND THE STORY QUOTE OF THE WE E K “ A public university should not be in the business of deciding which of their students get to host speakers or speak their minds. It is the government’s responsibility to ensure that our rights are protected, and if the First Amendment is being trampled on or amended by speech codes or unfair treatment, then it is absolutely within their purview to stop that from happening.” LSA senior Kate Westa, former vice chair of the University’s chapter of Young America’s Foundation and current co-president of political organization WeListen Every Friday, one Daily news staffer will give a behind the scenes look at one of this week’s stories. This week, LSA junior Emma Stein wrote about Michigan’s ban on flavored e-cigarette products. “I think my favorite part of the story was that the sources were able to be anonymous, and they were able to be fully open with what they wanted to say. Because vaping is a super important part of the social scene here… but it’s not talked about. Everyone’s talking about the ban, but no one’s talking about what’s going to happen next. So I think that starting an open dialogue about it was really important, and I liked being a part of that.” Emma Stein: “Whitmer’s ban of flavored vape products could lead to jail time, cause students to turn to cigarettes” Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 6/12/09 10:04 AM 7 3 2 8 5 9 8 3 4 6 5 6 7 2 9 4 3 9 6 7 4 2 3 6 5 4 8 6 3 9 1 7 GOOD LUCK TODAY :) puzzle by sudokusyndication.com ALEC COHEN/Daily Earthfest welcomes environmentally conscious organizations, nonprofits Event provides platform for students to interact with groups fighting climate change The Diag was packed with students walking from table to table participating in Earthfest Thursday afternoon. The event was hosted by Planet Blue, an institution at the University of Michigan that leads, organizes and manages the University’s Sustainability Initiative. Earthfest is centered around the four themes of the University’s Campus Sustainability Goals: climate action, waste prevention, healthy environments and community awareness. Earthfest hosts academic departments, student organizations and community non-profit groups focused on sustainability, promoting their work on campus and in the Ann Arbor community. The brightly colored, sustainability-themed stands on the Diag included clubs and organizations that educate students on food sustainability, promote environmental sustainability and organize athletic adventures and trips around Michigan. Earthfest incentivized students to talk to orgs by offering free food depending on the number of stamps they received at different tables. In the midst of the growing impact of climate change on the planet, Earthfest seemed more pertinent than ever on campus to some participating students. LSA senior Vanessa Dinh noted how as a prominent university, the University should be increasing awareness of the climate crisis in light of a lack of change coming from political officials. “As a big university, we should be leading the change to more environmental issues because of a lot of the leadership in politics … they aren’t really thinking about that,” Dinh said. “It’s up to us and up to students and young leaders to take up that charge.” LSA senior Caroline Baloga, who is in the Program in the Environment, echoed Dinh’s sentiments but was hopeful that students seemed to be engaging more with environmental issues. “I think the University of Michigan as a Big Ten school is kind of falling behind on sustainability, and I think that students are recognizing that,” Baloga said. “So, it’s really cool that there are all sorts of different organizations that are kind of focusing in on an issue of sustainability.” Students said they were interested in educating themselves and finding ways to make a difference in reducing their carbon footprint. LSA senior Kenzie Dalton was tabling for Camp Michigania and said she was impressed not only with the turnout for the event, but also with the commitment students were exhibiting. “I think it shows our faith in science, and that we trust the scientists, and that we are ready to move forward and do some policy changes to protect the earth,” Dalton said. “And the popularity of Earthfest shows that it’s important to a lot of students.” Several Earthfest participants, including LSA senior Isabel Nakisher, said they planned on joining the Washtenaw County Climate Strike tomorrow. The strike will take place Friday morning on Ingalls Mall. Students, faculty and community members are invited to walk out at 11 a.m. from their classes and jobs. The strike will culminate with a rally at noon, followed by workshops and performances throughout the afternoon. “I recently went abroad to Ecuador and learned about a lot of these things that activists are pushing for and that our strike is pushing for tomorrow,” Nakisher said. “So, I think doing it right now is a great opportunity for people to see and learn about things that they might not realize that’s happening in their everyday lives.” JULIA FANZERES Daily Staff Reporter Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ARTS SECTION arts@michigandaily.com SPORTS SECTION sports@michigandaily.com ADVERTISING dailydisplay@gmail.com NEWS TIPS news@michigandaily.com LETTERS TO THE EDITOR tothedaily@michigandaily.com EDITORIAL PAGE opinion@michigandaily.com TOMMY DYE Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 tomedye@michigandaily.com MAYA GOLDMAN Editor in Chief 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 mayagold@michigandaily.com PHOTOGRAPHY SECTION photo@michigandaily.com NEWSROOM 734-418-4115 opt. 3 CORRECTIONS corrections@michigandaily.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. 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