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Eli Savit, the Democratic
candidate
for
Washtenaw
County Prosecutor, met with
students at the Ford School of
Public Policy Sunday afternoon
to
discuss
his
campaign
and ways students can get
involved. Policy for the People,
an organization focused on
supporting activists and their
progressive agendas, hosted the
event.
After working as a law clerk
for Supreme Court Justice Ruth
Bader Ginsburg in Washington,
D.C., Savit returned to Michigan
to work as a legal counsel for the
City of Detroit. Savit announced
his campaign back in May 2019,
when it was believed incumbent
Brian Mackie would be running
for re-election.
Savit spent the majority of his
time talking about combating
mass incarceration. According
to Savit, change begins with
local prosecutors’ offices.
“We talk about the land of
the free, and as the land of the
free, we are the world leader in
incarceration,” Savit. “And a lot
of that is driven by the decisions
that are made by local district
attorneys and local prosecutors
because for decades in this
country, all local prosecutors
have done is brought on a tough
on crime platform.”
In order to combat mass
incarceration,
Savit
outlined
a
16-point
plan
for
the
prosecutor’s office. On Sunday,
he focused on three of those
points.
“What I’m committed to doing
as prosecutor is treating drug
addiction as the health issue
that it is, not charging people
simply because they have a health
problem,” Savit said. “If you had
a broken leg, we wouldn’t say ‘go
to jail.’ But addiction is a health
issue just like a broken leg and
sending people to jail or prison
doesn’t fix it.”
CITY
Students claim climate coalition did not listen to their input on initiatives
DELANEY DAHLSTROM
Daily Staff Reporter
In a new report conducted
by WalletHub, Ann Arbor was
voted the best college town for
cities with a population under
125,000 people, and the 5th
overall best college town in the
United States.
The report rated 415 cities
based on three factors. The first
factor,
Wallet
Friendliness,
evaluated the cost of housing,
cost of living, fitness club fees,
the price of pizza, burgers, a
movie and bowling, as well as
the cost of higher education
and the student debt per
person.
The study also used Social
Environment,
which,
along
with a variety of other factors,
took
into
account
gender
balance,
nightlife
options,
cafes per capita and students
per capita.
The
final
factor
was
Academic
and
Economic
Opportunities,
which
evaluated the quality of higher
education, earning potential
for
college
graduates,
the
amount
of
recent
college
graduates moving into the city
and the median income for
part-time workers.
A2 named
best small
college town
in America
CAMPUS LIFE
WalletHub research
considers data from
over 400 U.S. cities
ISABELLA PREISSLE
For The Daily
The University of Michigan
program “Transforming Research
into Action to Improve the Lives of
Students” finalized its partnership
with
Detroit
Public
Schools
Community District last week to
expand access to mental health
care in schools, after successful
implementation
in
Washtenaw
County.
TRAILS launched in 2013 when
local Ann Arbor area high school
community members expressed
an overwhelming need for mental
health support for students. The
program began its partnership
with the Ann Arbor Public School
district in 2013, and has since
expanded to 40 Washtenaw County
schools.
TRAILS trains school staff on
their practices and cultivates an
ongoing partnership for over a year
to provide implementation support.
Andrew
Nalepa,
a
school
psychologist
at
Skyline
High
School, said he has seen the direct
benefits from the TRAILS program
in Ann Arbor.
“The coaching model and having
someone with us to help support us
getting the program off the ground
was vital to the long-term success,”
Nalepa said.
‘TRAILS’ aims to
increase access to
mental health care
FRANCESCA DUONG
Daily Staff Reporter
‘U’ Law professor begins campaign
for Washtenaw County Prosecutor
ALYSSA MCMURTRY
Daily Staff Reporter
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Following
a
City
Council
resolution for Ann Arbor to
achieve carbon neutrality by
2030, members of city staff and
the public are working together
to reach that goal. In support of
this work, the Ann Arbor Office
of Sustainability and Innovations
launched A2Zero in November
2019, a new initiative aimed at
planning
and
implementing
actions to achieve a just and
equitable transition to complete
carbon neutrality.
A2Zero aims to address four
sectors, including energy, mobility,
resource reduction and adaptation
and resilience. The initiative plans
to encourage the transition to
renewable energy, design a zero-
carbon transportation network
and minimize waste, among other
actions.
The goal to achieve carbon
neutrality was passed on Nov.
13 of last year at the city’s
Carbon Neutrality Town Hall.
Missy Stults, sustainability and
innovations manager for the city,
spoke to The Daily about A2Zero’s
goals for the first pilot year and
the next decade.
“A2zero was launched as a way
to get input, to start the planning
process, to actually create a
plan, and then much more than
that, to be able to sustain,” Stults
said. “We have the branding …
People can see it, feel it, they can
contribute to it in all aspects of
their life.”
In collaboration with more
than 50 partners, A2Zero plans
to host dozens of public events,
run online public engagement and
work with four technical advisory
committees. The initiative also
intends
to
continue
creating
new partnerships in order to
move toward achieving carbon
neutrality.
New city initiative aims to achieve
carbon neutrality by year 2030
DANYEL THARAKAN/Daily
The Life Sciences Orchestra, the symphonic orchestra for members of the life sciences community at the University, performs at Hill Sunday afternoon.
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On Sunday afternoon, the Life
Sciences Orchestra, sponsored by
Gifts of Art at Michigan Medicine,
held their free winter concert
in front of a large audience of
students and members of the
public at Hill Auditorium.
Tal Benatar, the Gilbert S.
Omenn Music Director of the Life
Sciences Orchestra and operating
Assistant Music Director of the
Michigan Pops Orchestra, gave a
lecture prior to the concert.
In his remarks, Benatar focused
on Jean Sibelius, one of the three
composers
showcased
in
the
concert. On several occasions,
Benatar quoted Sibelius, stating,
“I admire the symphony’s severity
of style in the profound logic
that creates an interconnection
between all motifs … it is like the
world with no people.”
Just before it was performed,
Benatar remarked on the emotions
evoked by the symphony.
“The symphony ends in a very
tragic way but is also extremely
powerful,” Benatar said. “Let the
music make you feel ways you
might not think of feeling.”
At the start of the concert, Dr.
Gilbert S. Omenn, former U-M
Executive
Vice
President
for
Medical Affairs, remarked on
the history of the Life Sciences
Orchestra. Omenn has been a
part of the organization since its
inception, 20 years ago.
“I’m very pleased you could
join us in the anniversary season
for a celebration of science, music
and medicine,” he said. “We are
not only celebrating the 20th
anniversary of LSO, but also the
150th anniversary of Michigan
Medicine.”
Each of the performers come
from a branch of study within
the Life Sciences field, and range
from
undergraduate
students
studying neuroscience, to retired
physicians from the Department
of Pediatrics and professors at the
University of Michigan Medical
School.
When asked about his feelings
about the concert, medical student
Curtis Kuo, who is also the first
cello, expressed excitement and
confidence about the performance.
“I am feeling good about it,” Kuo
said. “Tal was talking about this
energy that we all get when we’re in
front of an audience … there’s a lot
more (people) than I was expecting
but it’s great to see everyone.”
According to Kuo, the orchestra
has been practicing for two and a
half hours a week since September.
Savit lays out
progressive
platform in
kickoff event
Life Sciences Orchestra performs
20th anniversary concert Sunday
Michigan Medicine sponsors musical performance at Hill Auditorium
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KRISTINA ZHENG
Daily Staff Reporter