Earlier this month, when
California passed its Fair Pay
to Play Act, allowing college
athletes to profit off their
name,
image
and
likeness
starting in 2023, mum was
the word among Michigan’s
football players.
The would-be beneficiaries
generally claimed ignorance.
Some, like senior left tackle
Jon Runyan Jr., were more
forthcoming,
saying
they
understand why some would
benefit from the extra money
that would come with the bill.
On Tuesday night, hours
after the NCAA’s Board of
Directors voted to start moving
its rules towards becoming
consistent with the California
law, there was little ambiguity
in the response.
“Everybody’s
getting
richer,” said senior cornerback
Lavert Hill. “We need a piece
of the pie, too, I guess. That’s
about it.”
The
NCAA’s
vote
shouldn’t
be
mistaken
for
actual legislation or action.
The
organization,
which
threatened to sue over the
California law when it was
passed, merely signaled more
openness to the idea. That’s
not nothing, but it’s not paying
athletes.
In a statement released
Tuesday,
the
NCAA
said
that
rule
changes
could
occur immediately, but with
guidelines that include keeping
much of the current system
intact.
“I don’t really know what
the NCAA is really proposing,”
said
fifth-year
senior
linebacker Jordan Glasgow.
“Just saying that we’re gonna
get money based off of our
likeness is pretty ambiguous.
Do I feel like some people need
more, possibly, to sustain a
good lifestyle? Probably, yeah.
But it’s difficult for me to say at
this moment.”
A group of seven students and
community members gathered
silently outside of McDonald’s
on Plymouth Rd. Tuesday in
protest
against
the
fast-food
chain’s history of cruelty to
chickens. The protest was hosted
by the University of Michigan’s
Michigan Animal Respect Society
as part of The Humane League’s
Student Alliance for Animals.
This
week,
The
Humane
League is holding a national
Halloween week of action to put
pressure on fast-food chains and
other companies to adopt more
sustainable and ethical practices.
MARS joined student groups
across the country in the “I’m
Not Lovin’ It” campaign aimed at
McDonald’s and the mistreatment
of chickens in their supply chain.
Art & Design senior Sam
Plouff, president of MARS, helped
organize
Tuesday’s
protest.
Plouff said MARS worked in
conjunction with The Humane
League to urge McDonald’s to
implement more ethical animal
treatment methods, especially
since other fast-food chains have
begun to listen to consumer
demand on the topic.
“We’re
just
looking
for
(McDonald’s) to improve on their
standards, because they are a
leader in the food industry and
usually things that they improve
on are usually pushed in other
aspects of the industry,” Plouff
said. “They’re actually behind a
lot of other big food services right
now. Wendy’s, Starbucks, Subway,
all of them have adopted better
animal welfare standards in the
last few years and McDonald’s
has really been lagging.”
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Wednesday, October 30, 2019
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The Center for the Education
of Women + hosted its annual
CEW+ Advocacy Symposium on
Tuesday. This year, the theme
centered around “Redefining
Leadership,”
and
the
symposium schedule comprised
keynote speakers, development
workshops and a roundtable
discussion.
The center supports the
University
of
Michigan
community by providing events,
workshops, counseling, as well
as scholarships and emergency
funding to help individuals
finance their degrees. The goal
of CEW+ is to empower women
and underserved individuals
to help them reach their full
potential.
According to CEW+ Director
Tiffany Marra, CEW+ first
launched
the
symposium
to empower students, staff
and community members to
advocate for themselves when
faced with a lack of resources,
training,
and
supportive
community.
During her opening speech,
Marra
highlighted
the
different leadership styles the
symposium explores.
“There’s no single definition
of leadership — there’s no
one way to lead,” Marra said.
“Today’s
symposium
will
challenge normative ideas of
leadership, and our presenters
will provide alternative models
of leadership that you can look
towards for inspiration.”
The University of Michigan
and Speech First, an organization
dedicated to promoting and
upholding freedom of speech
on college campuses, agreed
to settle an ongoing lawsuit
related to freedom of speech and
the University’s Bias Response
Team. The agreement to settle,
which effectively dismissed the
lawsuit, was reached between
Oct. 24 and 25.
Since
May
8,
2018,
the
University and Speech First have
been engaged in a dispute over
whether the University’s Bias
Response Team stifled freedom
of
speech
on
campus
and
violated the First Amendment.
The University created the Bias
Response Team during the 2010-
2011 academic year to investigate
claims of racism, sexism and
other forms of discrimination
put
forth
anonymously
by
students,
faculty
and
staff.
Speech First declared the team
unconstitutional.
According to the settlement
agreement,
the
University
replaced
the
Bias
Response
Team with Campus Climate
Support beginning in the 2019-
2020 school year with no plans
to reinstate the Bias Response
Team in the future.
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