The University of Michigan has accepted an invitation to collaborate with the city of Detroit in building the Detroit Center for Innovation, it announced Wednesday morning. The $300 million research and education center will provide new programs and courses of study for both undergraduate and graduate students. University President Mark Schlissel explained in an email statement the location of the Center is key to furthering the University’s goal of fostering a collaborative relationship with Detroit. Additionally, he cited the University’s potential role as a “pipeline” to funnel innovation into the city to sustain it for years to come. “The center will help make our work in Detroit even more comprehensive, aligned to our mission, and responsive to local needs,” Schlissel wrote. “The Detroit Center for Innovation will further the economic development of the city and region. U-M’s role as the center’s anchor is to provide a pipeline of talent and platform for research collaboration to help grow and attract businesses and entrepreneurs, while positioning the future workforce for success in a dynamic and diversified economy.” The new center will be situated on a failed jail site located on on Gratiot. The construction of the penitentiary was halted in June 2013 when the building process pushed the budget $91 million over the $300-million budget. Since 2013, the half-built jail has remained abandoned on the lot. The site will be anchored by a 190,000 square foot research and education center. michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, October 31, 2019 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Michigan Men, a University of Michigan program designed to promote open conversations around masculine identity, is preparing to welcome its second cohort of students to a seven session series exploring definitions of manhood. The initiative was founded two years ago as a collaboration between the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center, the Office of Student Conflict Resolution and Fraternity and Sorority Life. OSCR Case Manager Jim McEvilly launched the program after being made aware of general interest, especially from the U-M Interfraternity Council, in masculinity work. McEvilly, who is also a clinical social worker, said he’s always been interested in masculine gender socialization and its real-world impact, so he began brainstorming with individuals within Greek life organizations. “Any time you’re doing community work, you never want to go to a community and say, ‘Hey, this is what we think you need, so we’re going to do this,’” McEvilly said. “You always have to partner with the community.” Michigan Men is loosely based on a similar program at Northwestern University, but McEvilly said it’s been adjusted to the specific needs of U-M students. Within the last year, Michigan Men began offering sessions to organizations such as fraternities who express interest in talking about masculinity. The Center of the City Task Force met on Wednesday afternoon to discuss its upcoming open house, online engagement and possible installation of the DecaDome. The Task Force gathered at Larcom City Hall for its seventh meeting, a 10-person municipal committee created after local voters approved Proposal A to designate the library lot between Fifth Avenue and Division Street for plans to become a park and civic center commons. After public comments, group member Norm Tyler presented the work of the Neighbors subgroup, which has evaluated comments from community sources by meetings, letters and email. One recommendation included having business owners and residents learn about the history of the block and evaluate favorable urban spaces, based on prepared photos, to envision possibilities for the library block. They evaluated the efficacy of this exercise in preparation for the open house. GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. INDEX Vol. CXXIX, No. 22 ©2019 The Michigan Daily N E WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CL A SSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 S U D O K U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 S P O R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 B michigandaily.com For more stories and coverage, visit Town hall for 2020 debate calls for student involvement CSG hosts conversation encouraging community participation in event About 200 students and community members attended the 13th annual Susan B. Meister lecture in the Biomedical Research Science Building Wednesday with keynote speaker, Robert Gordon, the director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The event was hosted by the Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research Center at the University of Michigan and discussed the prevalence of food insecurity in the country and its effect on children. Gordon has a range of previous work experiences, including working with the White House to establish Americorps, clerking for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg and serving in the U.S. Department of Education. The event also featured Public Policy professor Natasha Pilkauskas and Kelly Orringer, director of the division of general pediatrics at Mott Children’s Hospital. Lecture talks food insecurity, healthcare GOVERNMENT LILY GOODING For The Daily Michigan Men program sparks conversation about masculinity Initiative prepares for second cohort of students to explore definitions of manhood T ask force discusses upcoming open house ANN ARBOR Follow The Daily on Instagram, @michigandaily About 50 people attended the second Central Student Government-hosted town hall to discuss preparations for the upcoming Presidential Debate next fall. The event consisted of student engagement-related activities where students could ask questions and discuss various aspects of preparations, as well as find out how to get involved in the event planning. According to Catherine Carver, co-lead of the 2020 Presidential Debate Initiative and the Events and Outreach Manager for Ford School of Public Policy, the variety of opportunities needed to prepare for the debate allow for engagement opportunities for students with a multitude of interests. “I think that part of the excitement for this is that there’s going to be such a myriad of volunteer opportunities, and helping students think outside of that very direct, sort of (idea) that your major equals your career,” Carver said. “So I think that it really allows for this extraordinary opportunity to engage in ways that students haven’t anticipated.” Carver said the debate preparation extends beyond the event itself. “Many students, when they think about the debate, they think about that 90-minute moment when the debate is being televised, right at 9 p.m. on October 15, 2020,” Carver said. “But in fact, one of the beauties of this particular opportunity is the ability to understand all of the different aspects that go into implementing something of this nature.” University to break ground on $300 million center in Detroit ‘U’ accepts invitation to collaborate on opening innovation hub See TASK FORCE, Page 3A ATTICUS RAASCH Daily Staff Reporter ALICE TRACEY Daily Staff Reporter DESIGN BY MAGGIE HUANG See DEBATE, Page 3A Meister Child Health and Research Center hosts specialists for 13th Susan B. Meister series See DETROIT, Page 3A DESIGN BY KATHRYN HALVERSON Center of the City also spoke about online engagement, possible addition of DecaDome KATHERINA SOURINE Daily Staff Reporter See MEN , Page 3A See FOOD, Page 3A MADELINE MCLAUGHLIN Daily Staff Reporter Design by Christine Jegarl Thursday, October 3, 2019 the costume b-side