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On
Tuesday
night,
the
University
of
Michigan’s
Central Student Government
met to discuss candidate criteria
for the new vice president of
Student Life and updates on
the renovation of the Michigan
Union.
Members
of
the
Vice
President
for
Student
Life
Search
Advisory
Committee
attended the 12th CSG of the
year meeting to hear comments
and concerns about replacement
candidates
for
E.
Royster
Harper, who will be retiring in
January. Robert Sellers, vice
provost for equity and inclusion
and chief diversity officer, sat in
place of Committee Chair Alec
Gallimore.
Presidential Mark Schissel
launched the search on Oct. 10,

to find a new vice president of
Student Life. The committee
has already held two town halls
to gather student input for the
search and plans to meet with
Harper’s
student
advisory
board next week and eventually,
Harper herself.
Sellers
shared
the
committee
has
decided
to
make the candidates’ identities
confidential in order to find
the most qualified person and
protect them from retaliation at
their current career positions.
“The
reason
for
confidentiality
is
to
really
make sure that we get the very
best candidates to apply and
participate in the process,”
Sellers said. “Many of the
candidates that we will be
looking
at
are
currently
employed in very important,
interesting positions, and the
idea of a public search that

they may actually not end up
as the number one case could
potentially
jeopardize
their
standing
in
their
current
institution.”
Assembly members shared
concerns regarding what they
wanted the new vice president
to be aware of once they take
over. Ben Gerstein, Public Policy
junior and CSG president, told
the search committee he wanted
the new vice president to be
prepared to handle the political
climate on campus, especially in
light of the University hosting
the
presidential
debate
in
October 2020.
“I think that’s important
to keep in mind that, given
we are entering an election
year, that there are going to
be
controversial
discussions
on
campus,
and
to
make
sure
that
they
have
an
understanding of that and have
prior experience dealing
with issues in a political
campus climate,” Gerstein
said. “Understanding the
importance
of
involving
students in issues about the
election when they come up,
especially around security,
and the fact that we are
holding
a
presidential
debate next year will add to
that issue as well.”
Taylor Lansey, LSA junior
and CSG treasurer, told
the search committee the
candidate should focus on
improving Counseling and
Psychological Services, as
well as students’ awareness
of campus resources.
“In terms of CAPS, I
think that someone who
values
the
integration
of that into our general
community
might
be
beneficial,”
Lansey
said.
“Somebody who values the
integration of that because
we are saying we don’t want
students to be afraid to go
to CAPS, but I would say a
large number of students
actually haven’t met anyone

from CAPS.”
In addition, Director of the
Michigan Union Amy White
spoke to CSG about the new
renovations and goals of the
Michigan Union. The Michigan
Union has been closed for
renovation since April 2018 and
will reopen in January 2020.
She gave a presentation about
the history of the union and its
renovation plans.
Student
organizations
will be housed on the second
floor of the Union, along with
the IdeaHub, an open space
for
student
organization
meetings.
Previously,
there
were only 80 offices for student
organizations,
but
the
new
building will provide enough
space
for
all
the
student
organizations
on
campus.
Student Life’s office will be
located on the third floor. CAPS
and SAPAC will be on the fourth
floor, allowing more private
space for counselors to meet
with students.
White said feedback from
students has been essential
in renovating the Union, and
many of those concerns were
addressed in the renovations,
including creating more space
for student organizations.
“Those
of
you
who
experienced the Union before
we closed might remember that
the student organization office
in the building were tucked
in former hotel rooms on the
fourth floor,” White said. “...
What we heard was that we
need to look at a different model
for that. The other thing that
we heard was there are 1,600
student organizations on this
campus. We have 80 office
spaces on the fourth floor, that
doesn’t even begin to look at
the equity across organizations
and the needs that exist. So
what we’ve looked to do is really
design a new space.”

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Spooky festivities brew on Halloween

October 31, 1990
Ghastly ghouls and spooky
sights are sure to attract
scary
souls
tonight.That
is if you’re not too old for
Halloween. Unfortunately
for
horrific-minded
but
responsible
students,
Halloween
falls
on
a
midweek evening amidst
midterm
anxiety.
As
a
result, some of the fun has
to wait until the weekend.
“Halloween comes at a
bad time this year,” said
LSA sophomore Jonathon
Marx.
“I
haven’t
even
thought
of
going
out,

especially since I have a
midterm.
Besides,
most
people either celebrated it
last weekend or will this
weekend.”
Last weekend did not
lack activities. East Quad
did the “Halloween Thang”
and
R.O.T.C.
sponsored
its annual Haunted House
before hundreds of scary
souls.
In spite of midterms,
a
multitude
of
parties
have
worked
their
way
into
students’
calendars
this
week.
Among
the
Halloween
personalities

appearing this week are
Phantom
of
the
Opera,
Medussa and the New Kids
on the Block.
Fantasy Attic, a popular
customer in Ann Arbor,
is not surprised by their
excellent sales this season.
Lindsay
James,
a
sales
assistant, said “Dick Tracy,
Breathless Mahoney and
the Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles are the hot in
demand this year. Pirates
are always a favorite, too.”
Big kids aren’t holding
a monopoly on fun in Ann
Arbor this week. Residence

halls, such as Mary Markley,
East Quad and Stockwell,
are taking part in Trick-or-
Treating activities for local
children. Student residents
who signed up are visited
by area kids making the
candy rounds.
First-year LSA student
and East Quad resident Jun
Pangilinan is taking part in
the festivities. He said “I
thought it’d be nice to watch
the kids Trick-or-Treating
since I’m no longer doing it
myself.” His intentions are
less than noble, however, as
he added, “Besides, I get to

keep the candy left-overs.”
Music enthusiasts eagerly
await the School of Music’s
annual Halloween Concert
tonight. The fun is slated
to begin at 9 p.m. as the
University
Philharmonic
Orchestra performs skits
and ensembles before a
sold-out audience at Hill
Auditorium. Free tickets
were
distributed
within
two hours of availability
weeks ago.
“It
should
be
really
fun,” said School of Music
sophomore
Jennifer
Fari
Ansel.
“Everyone,

including
some
of
the
audience, comes dressed
in costumes. Some of the
sections are coming as a
group. I’m excited to see
the flutes in their ZZ Top
skit.”
Yet, amidst the fun, the
environmental concerns of
the 1990’s are not forgotten.
LSA senior Elizabeth Steel
said “the weirdest costume
At East Quad’s Halloween
Thang would have to be the
guy who came dressed in
non-recyclable plastic.”
It must have been a scary
sight to behold.

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