This is the second installment of
a three-part series investigating
student mental health at the
University of Michigan. The Daily
interviewed students on campus,
students across the country and
prominent leaders of mental
health to contribute to this series.
In part one, The Daily examined
student
complaints
about
Counseling
and
Psychological
Services
(CAPS).
This
part
looks at student-led alternatives
to
CAPS
on
campus.
Part
three will discuss how mental
health systems work at other
universities, such as Michigan
State University.
The University of Michigan
offers resources to complement
services
offered
by
the
University’s
Counseling
and
Psychological Services — such
as
peer-to-peer
counseling,
Nearly one year after University
President Mark Schlissel announced
the addition of a Student Advisory
Panel to help advise the President’s
Commission on Carbon Neutrality
(PCCN), a group working to reduce
carbon emissions on campus, some
members of the student panel claim
the Commission has sidelined their
role. The Commission’s creation
followed
months
of
student
activism and protests that urged
the University to reduce its carbon
footprint.
In Schlissel’s video announcing
the creation of the PCCN on Feb.
4, 2019, he directed part of his
remarks to students, telling them the
Commission would value their input
throughout the process.
“All
stakeholders
will
have
opportunities to contribute their
perspectives
along
the
way,”
Schlissel said in the video. “... I
especially want our students to know
that their insights and contributions
will be key to the successful future
we are seeking to achieve.”
Schlissel charged the PCCN
with creating four advisory panels,
including the SAP, to provide
various stakeholder perspectives on
the Commission’s focus and work.
In the past year, most of the panel’s
work has consisted of reviewing the
Commission’s reports and providing
comments addressing additional
issues that the members believed
merited inclusion.
According
to
SAP
member
Grant Faber, a Rackham student
at the School for Environment and
Sustainability, there was initially
the possibility that the student
panel might do research for the
Commission as well. He said
the PCCN’s co-chairs, Jennifer
Haverkamp, director of the Graham
Sustainability Institute, and Stephen
Forrest,
professor
of
electrical
engineering and computer science,
had indicated this possibility.
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
Thursday, January 16, 2020
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM
On
Wednesday
night,
about 75 Ann Arbor residents
gathered in the SPARK office
for the Center of the City Task
Force open house. Residents
discussed plans for a new park
and civic center commons on
the library lot between Fifth
Avenue and Division Street,
as well as improvements to
Liberty Plaza, a public park
located on East Liberty.
The Task Force, a 10-person
municipal
committee,
was
established
following
the
November 2018 passage of
Proposal A, which designated
the plot adjacent to the city’s
downtown public library for
recreational use. Wednesday’s
event, in combination with
an earlier open house and
online survey, will serve as
the basis for the Task Force’s
recommendation
to
City
Council in February.
Task Force Chair Meghan
Musolff, Ann Arbor resident
and University of Michigan
librarian,
said
the
event
was meant to “report back”
prior comments and provide
an
opportunity
for
other
residents
to
voice
their
opinions
about
the
park
and
commons.
Musolff
said the Task Force aims to
incorporate all opinions from
the community without bias.
Residents discussed three
issues: the oversight of the
library
lot,
the
existence
and extent of a plot of land
adjacent to the library and
the renovation of Liberty
Plaza. These three issues
were controversial, Musolff
said. The event included three
tables where attendees could
discuss these issues in small
groups, monitored by a Task
Force member.
“We are here to steward
this process, but it’s really
important to me that we
gather the feedback, we hear
from
the
community
and
synthesize
that
and
refer
back to it as we develop
recommendations and submit
them,” Musolff said. “Then
it is up to City Council to
execute.”
Musolff
said
the
Task
Force has so far identified
community
interest
in
developing both affordable
housing and a green, open
area that could accommodate
different events like protests
and community gatherings.
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ISABELLA PREISSLE
Daily Staff Reporter
Center of the City Task Force talks
possibilities for library lot at open house
Residents divided on affordable housing planned on potential site for new park
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The University of Michigan
plans to increase the cost of
parking violations on campus
property starting Feb. 1, 2020.
The fine for parking at an
expired
meter
will
increase
to $40, or $30 if paid the next
business day. The fine for parking
with no permit in a University lot
will be $75, or $65 if paid the next
day.
The city of Ann Arbor has its
own traffic laws separate from the
University, with meters charging
$1.90 per hour of parking. The
price of a parking ticket in the city
is $25, or $15 if paid the next day.
The University fees are more
expensive than city fees for the
same violations. The Ann Arbor
fine for violations such as parking
over the legal limit at a meter,
parking when no stopping or
standing signs are posted and
parking in no-parking zones are
all $35, or $25 if paid the next
day. The biggest difference is the
fee for parking in a fire lane. The
Ann Arbor violation is $50, or
$40 if paid the next day, and the
University violation is $100, or
$90 the next day.
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Daily Staff Reporter
ALEX BAKER/Daily
Edith Croake speaks at the Center of the City Task Force open house at Sparks Offices Wednesday evening.
Jan. 6 vote discusses
ban on non-owner
occupied housing
within Ann Arbor
ANGELINA BREDE
Daily Staff Reporter
See PARK, Page 3A
ARJUN THAKKAR
Daily Staff Reporter
See CLIMATE, Page 3A
Design by Lizzy Rueppel
Student Advisory Panel says ‘U’
overlooked input on emmissions
SAP members: President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality ignored comments
Organizations find alternatives
to resources provided by CAPS
Community
bridges gaps
within ‘U’
counseling
JASMIN LEE &
CALDER LEWIS
Daily Staff Reporters
See CAPS, Page 3A
Local motorists faced
with new increase in
ticketing penalties
implemented by city
Council
considers
limits on
Airbnbs
After the Ann Arbor City
Council
voted
to
consider
banning dedicated rental houses,
Airbnb owners and students who
rely on the service expressed
disappointment at what they
considered
an
unjust
and
misinformed decision on the part
of the council.
On Monday, Jan. 6, City
Council held a vote considering
the ban of non-owner occupied
short-term rentals in the city
— including dedicated Airbnb
homes. The vote was 9-2, with the
majority of council members in
support of the ban. City Council
has called for city staff to draft
potential regulations for short-
term rentals by the end of July.
City Council previously held
three public forums considering
regulations for short-term rentals
in October. These regulations
considered banning short-term
rentals in certain zones, taxing the
properties, requiring registration
and inspection, establishing a
minimum and maximum length
of stay for guests and only
allowing properties where the
owner remains at home during
the stay.
best of 2019
Wolverine
Wellness
and
Wolverine
Support
Network
(WSN) — but many students told
The Daily they were unaware of
these resources.
In response, students rely
on a number of efforts to fill in
the gaps of CAPS. While these
resources are distinct from the
professional counseling services,
many of them have affiliations
with CAPS.
Student Efforts
Some students have stepped
up to promote positive mental
health when they can’t find what
they need in University services.
Wolverine
Support
Network,
founded by students in 2014 in the
wake of two suicides on campus,
provides a peer-led alternative to
traditional counseling.
More than 30 groups of six
to 10 students meet weekly for
open-ended discussions on their
well-being, facilitated by trained
student leaders.
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