“Undergraduate
women
remain the most at-risk for
experiencing
nonconsensual
touching
or
penetration
since enrolling at U-M at
34.3 percent, down from 38.2
percent in 2015,” according to
U-M Public Affairs.
The survey also said there
is a statistically significant
difference
in
rates
of
“nonconsensual
sexual
contact” between heterosexual
students and members of the
LGBTQ+ community.
“Non-heterosexual students
(gay or lesbian, other or
multiple categories) had a
prevalence rate of 19.8 percent
and
heterosexual
students
had a rate of 11.8 percent,”
according to the survey.
LSA junior Sidney Aloisi,
co-coordinator
of
Sexual
Assault
and
Prevention
Awareness Center, discussed
how
important
it
is
to
recognize
women
are
not
the only victims of sexual
assault. Trans and LGBTQ+
students
also
experience
disproportionately high rates
of sexual assault.
“I know, historically, a lot
of people in the trans and
LGBTQ+ community have a
big, drastic difference,” Aloisi
said. “I know that they can be
very close to women, number
wise. I think that’s something
that’s important. I think a lot
of times we say women are
the only victims, those are the
only people that we talk about,
and that’s really not the case
… for the trans community,
it was very similar to the
women’s statistics, which is
interesting if you think about
it.”
The University of Michigan
will host a presidential debate in
fall 2020, University President
Mark Schlissel announced Friday
morning.
In the press release, Schlissel
said the University has prioritized
public
service
and
civic
engagement in its educational
mission.
“This
is
a
tremendous
opportunity for the university
community to contribute to our
democracy,
while
setting
an
example of civic engagement
and shining a light on the
outstanding academic strengths
of
our
institution,”
Schlissel
said. “Public service and civic
engagement are at the core of our
great university and its history.”
The debate will be held at the
Crisler Center on Oct. 15, 2020.
Schlissel said the University will
schedule programming related to
the debate in classes and across
campus.
“For generations, the University
of Michigan has led the way in
advancing understanding of our
nation’s most pressing issues
— and next year our students,
faculty and staff will have a novel
opportunity
to
enhance
this
essential quality of our mission at
the national level,” Schlissel said.
In a statement, Congresswoman
Debbie Dingell, who represents
Ann Arbor, said the choice to host
the debate in Ann Arbor will put
Michigan at the forefront of the
2020 election.
“This election will be the
most important of a generation,”
Dingell said. “It is important that
we listen to all sides. Democracy
relies on vigorous debate and
freedom of speech. The University
of Michigan is driven by a
fundamental belief in the need for
open dialogue in the democratic
process so its students, the
citizens of the State of Michigan,
and the citizens across the world
engage with and participate in the
electoral process.”
Former
President
Gerald
R. Ford is a University alum,
and the Ford School of Public
Policy, which is helping lead the
University’s debate initiative, is
named after him. Dingell said the
University was perfectly placed to
host the debate.
“As
one
of
our
nation’s
premier
public
institutions,
the University of Michigan is
uniquely situated to host a debate
experience of the highest caliber
at this critical moment in our
nation’s history,” Dingell said.
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Hundreds
of
people
attended
the
fourth
Democratic
Debate
on
Tuesday night at Otterbein
University in Westerville,
Ohio. The debate was hosted
by CNN and The New York
Times and was moderated
by CNN anchors Anderson
Cooper and Erin Burnett and
New York Times national
editor Marc Lacey.
The debate featured a
record number of candidates,
with 12 presidential hopefuls
qualifying under Democratic
National Committee rules.
All
candidates
registered
at least 2 percent in four
qualifying
polls
and
received donations from at
least 130,000 online donors.
This is the first debate to
take place since the House of
Representatives opened its
impeachment inquiry into
President Donald J. Trump,
which was the first topic
discussed
by
candidates.
All
the
candidates
on
stage voiced support for
impeachment.
Moderators
challenged them to justify
continued
impeachment
proceedings
despite
the
upcoming election.
Cooper began the debate
by asking the candidates if
President Donald Trump’s
fate
should
be
decided
by the electorate at the
voting booth or through an
impeachment
inquiry
in
Washington.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of
Massachusetts
responded
first,
emphasizing
the
necessity
of
the
impeachment
inquiry
in
light of evidence of Trump’s
unconstitutional behavior.
“Sometimes
there
are
issues that are bigger than
politics and I think that’s the
case with this impeachment
inquiry,”
Warren
said.
“Impeachment is the way
that we establish that this
man will not be permitted to
break the law over and over
without consequences.”
Late
Tuesday
morning,
Bobby Reyes, a 14-year-old boy
who was pronounced brain
dead after suffering an asthma
attack on Sept. 21, died when
mechanical
ventilation
was
discontinued in his room at C.S.
Mott Children’s Hospital.
After Reyes went into cardiac
arrest on Sept. 21, doctors at
Michigan Medicine determined
Reyes had no brain activity and
would be removed from life
support on Sept. 27. In response,
Reyes’ family reached out to
an attorney to request a court
order that extended Reyes’ time
on life support.
Reyes’ death occurred hours
after
Circuit
Court
Judge
David S. Swartz dismissed the
lawsuit at a hearing. He argued
the
Washtenaw
County’s
22nd Circuit Court lacks any
jurisdiction
over
the
case,
and only the Michigan Court
of Claims could handle the
decision.
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Two University of Michigan
reports reveal diverging trends
in sexual assault and misconduct
on campus, according to numbers
from a campus climate survey
released
Tuesday
and
the
Division of Public Safety and
Security report from two weeks
ago.
The University was one of
33 schools across the country
to participate in the Campus
Climate Survey on Sexual Assault
and Misconduct, which was
sponsored by the Association of
American Universities, as a follow
up to a similar survey in 2015.
The
survey
highlights
differences in sexual assault
rates for minority populations,
women, members of the LGBTQ+
community and students with
disabilities.
The
rates
have
decreased overall since 2015.
According
to
the
survey,
one in three women report
nonconsensual
touching
or
penetration on campus.
Numbers
differ on
sex crimes
CAMPUS LIFE
Candidates talk hot-button issues in 4th debate prior to presidential primary
Boy taken
off of life
support
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See ASSAULT, Page 3A
See LIFE SUPPORT, Page 3A
EMMA STEIN, ISOBEL
GRANT & ZAYNA SYED
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Statistics from Campus
Climate Survey, DPSS
show divergent trends
14-year-old Bobby Reyes
dies after examination
reveals no brain activity
LIAT WEINSTEIN
Daily Staff Reporter
See DEBATE, Page 3A
Presidential debate
to come to campus
in October 2020
University selected to host faceoff
between Democratic, Republican
nominees weeks before Election Day
See HOST, Page 3A
Instead
of
seeing
the
Goodyear blimp from 1,500
feet below on game day,
people now have a chance
to spend a night in the
aircraft. In honor of the
150th anniversary of college
football, Airbnb is offering
two fans the opportunity to
stay aboard the Goodyear
blimp in anticipation of the
University of Michigan versus
Notre Dame football game.
Airbnb spokesperson Jinny
deCarlos Davoudi wrote in
an email to The Daily that
Goodyear was very interested
in
partnering
with
the
company.
“We have been in touch
with
Goodyear
who
was
keen to list the blimp as a
unique space on Airbnb,”
she said. “We loved the idea
and supported them in the
renovation of the blimp so
that it is a place that can
accommodate an overnight
stay and in publicizing the
listing.”
In honor of the listing
being the first of its kind,
Airbnb and Goodyear will
collectively donate $5,000 to
the Cotton Bowl Foundation,
an
organization
dedicated
to
supporting
educational
organizations in North Texas.
Football
fans
can
temporarily rent the blimp
through
Airbnb
for
$150
a night plus taxes on the
evenings of Oct. 22, 23 and
24. To ensure people have the
chance to book, availability
will be added for the three
individual one-night stays
as reservations will go live
throughout the day on Oct.
15.
ANGELINA BREDE
Daily Staff Reporter
See BLIMP, Page 3A
AirBnB to rent out Goodyear blimp for game day
See ASSAULT, Page 3A
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