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will be composed of students
from
across
campus,
with
inclusion and equity in mind.
Gerstein told The Daily the
CCAC application will soon be
sent to all students by email,
and the Council will
select
students
with
the goal of representing
a diversity of student
voices.
“The main thing we’re
trying to ensure … with
the selection of groups
and the way we’ve sort
of
put
together
the
CCAC,
we
hope
it’s
representative
of
the
larger
organizations
on campus that already
reach
hundreds
and
thousands of students,”
Gerstein said. “Our goal
would be for those who are
members of this who aren’t
in any of those organizations,
who do not have access through
any of those organizations,
to represent the individual
student
experience,
maybe
that’s not in the organizations
represented.”
Gerstein said many decisions

regarding student participation
and
engagement,
including
debate day transportation and
class attendance, will not be
decided without student input.
The CCAC will begin biweekly
meetings
in
February
and
transition to weekly meetings
in the fall.
John Seto, deputy director of

operations for the Department
of Public Safety and Security,
emphasized the importance of
collaboration in the process of
securing the campus.
Seto
said
partnerships
with other law enforcement
organizations
have
already
been established at the local,
state and national levels and

that DPSS plans on utilizing
student input in the process.
He also said student concerns
about residence hall security
will be integrated into safety
planning.
In response to a student
question about how political
demonstrations
will
be
handled,
Seto
said
law

enforcement
will
protect
free speech and the right to
associate, but will not tolerate
destruction
of
property
or
harm to students. Seto also
stressed
the
nuances
in
policing the event.
“A large police presence
does not always equal feeling
safer, especially with a lot of

our communities that are on
the margins or people that may
feel the extra police presence is
actually a threat,” Seto said.
Austin
Glass,
Rackham
student and CSG representative,
attended the town hall to learn
more about what will be done
to ensure a sense of safety for
students. In an interview with
The Daily, Glass said he
appreciates the level of
planning thus far, but
urged students to keep a
close eye on the process.
“Academically
and
educationally,
(the
debate) provides a lot
of opportunities, but
there are a lot of safety
and cultural challenges
… There are a lot of
students, and I’m one
of them, who have a
lot of questions and a
lot of concerns,” Glass
said. “And that’s not
to say they’re showstopping
concerns, red flag, call-the-
show-off concerns, but I think
that their concerns deserve
the level of planning that’s
going into this right now, and
it deserves our attention to
make sure that doesn’t fall off.”

The homes were all built
before 1944. When acquired
by
the
University,
the
houses all served as various
administrative buildings.
The home located at 1007 E.
Huron, currently serves as a
supplemental building for the
LSA administration. Charles
Whitman,
railroad
tycoon
and State Commissioner of
Railroads, built it in 1891 and
the University bought the home
in 1936.
Wineberg
said
the
community was largely kept
in the dark on the discussion
about plans for demolishing the
houses before the University
confirmed this location for the
College of Pharmacy.
“One of the things I wish
they had done was let us know
of other sites that would be
considered for the Pharmacy

School,”
Wineberg
said.
“I
still think there might be more
appropriate places to look for a
School of Pharmacy than in a
neighborhood of houses.”
The second house, located
at 1015 E. Huron, was the
first place of residence for the
University’s
Alpha
Chapter
of Nu Sigma Nu, which is the
oldest medical fraternity in the
United States. Spier and Rohns,
a famous Detroit architectural
firm that also designed the
University’s Kelsey Museum
of Archaeology and the Gandy
Dancer restaurant, built the
second home. The house is
currently unoccupied.
Wineberg said she believes
the demolition of these homes
would be contradictory to the
University’s
commitment
to
sustainability.
“The
whole
question
of
sustainability
is
something
that they’re (the University)
proposing
and
yet
this
is
not a sustainable behavior,”

Wineberg said. “Lots of things
have been dismissed about
demolition not being a green
thing to do, so wanting to
be green and tearing down
buildings are contradictory.”
The house located at 1027 E.
Huron was built in 1895 and
purchased by the University in
1938. It was built for Josephine
Murfin, whose son later became
a regent for the University.
It is currently the location
of
University’s
Telefund,
a
fundraising initiative as part of
the Annual Giving Department.
Wineberg
expressed
her
displeasure at the University’s
decision to destroy historical
buildings she has worked for
years to protect, especially as
these houses are a few blocks
away from her own home.
“It affects me personally,
too because I’m thinking ‘Oh,
they’re creeping down Huron
and pretty soon they’re going to
be in my backyard,’” Wineberg
said. “The last of my 30 years

of life have been devoted
to
preserving
Ann
Arbor’s
historic buildings, so of course
it’s important to me. I think
they’re unusually important
buildings that represent what
the town was like in the 19th
century and its connections to
the University.”
Pharmacy
student
Kevin
Hosseini said since the College
of
Pharmacy’s
teaching,
research and office spaces are
distributed
across
different
locations on campus, a new
building in the historic district
will be helpful in meeting
students’ needs.
“The building is very old, so of
course I am excited for the new
building and believe it will help
future students focus on their
studies by having their own
building rather than sharing
with the LSA college,” Hosseini
said. “The one limitation to
the current building is simply
limited studying space.”

Services conducts a lottery if
the cap is hit within the first
five business days to choose
which petitions for visas are
processed.
Because of his frustrating
experience at the career fair
and finding internships, Chen
said he does not plan to attend
another fair. To open up his
job prospects and cultivate
his interests, Chen said he is
planning on attending graduate
school and has been focusing on
using his summers for research
instead.
According
to
Chen,
his
struggle is shared by many
international students. Though
some are able to find jobs at big
companies, the opportunities
are few.
Some
large
companies,
like Google, have branches in
multiple countries. Rackham
student Siyin Zheng said she
tried applying to the U.S.
branch of global organizations
but found she was discouraged
from doing so by the companies.
“Some specific companies
will tell you that they have
branches in China or in other
countries,” Zheng said. “So,
if you are an international
student,
unfortunately,
we
encourage you to apply to those

positions in your own country.”
LSA freshman Lola Yang
is from Canada and said she
is already facing difficulties
gaining
work
experience
through
internships.
Yang
said she is looking to find
internships in the U.S. because
there are more opportunities
aligned
with
her
interests
in journalism and language
immersion.
“Canada is a good country,
but
there
aren’t
as
many
opportunities,” Yang said. “For
opportunities I’m looking for ...
there just isn’t an environment
like that.”
Yang and Chen both said it is
important to find internships
in the U.S. if someone wants to
continue living and working in
the country after graduation.
Yang said going home could put
one at a cultural disadvantage.
“For international students,
once you go home, you can be
really out of touch from the
country that you attend college
in,” Yang said. “If you do want
to gain experience and grow,
you need to start looking out
for opportunities early on.”
Engineering
junior
Sara
Bashir is a Canadian citizen
and green card holder. As a
nuclear engineering major, she
said many of the jobs she seeks
are government contracted and
require U.S. citizenship.
“It’s just frustrating because

a lot of times my advisor
will forward us emails about
internships or opportunities,
and the first thing I do is check
— does it say that you have to be
a U.S. citizen?” Bashir said.
Bashir is now looking for
work in Canada since she
is barred from government
jobs in the U.S. To open up
more opportunities, she has
worked at Michigan Medicine
because it doesn’t require U.S.
citizenship.
“Because medical physics is
the least restrictive in terms
of clearance levels, it kind
of guided me into the field,”
Bashir said.
Mariella
Mecozzi,
senior
assistant
director
of
Pre-
Professional Services at the
University Career Center, said
in an email to The Daily that
international
students
face
unique challenges during job or
internship search processes.
“Job searching is hard for
all students, but international
students have the additional
challenge of having to operate
within the restrictions and
timelines dictated by their
visa type and having to adapt
to different cultural norms,”
Mecozzi wrote. “As for the
reasons why things are the
way they are, the U.S. is not
alone in having rules governing
employment
eligibility.
U.S.
employers
are
required
to

check the work authorization
of every worker they hire or
they can face stiff penalties.”
The
job
or
internship
application form can also prove
to be a frustrating process for
international students. Zheng
said
her
past
experiences
with these online applications
were frustrating because they
asked whether she was an
international student or not.
“When
you
apply
for
a
job and fill out a form, there
is an option that you need
sponsorship in the future or
not, are you an international
student?”
Zheng
said.
“If
you click yes, sometimes the
computer will automatically
kick you out. You may not even
have the opportunity to do the
next step.”
Mustafa said she encountered
similar experiences and heard
that
once
students
check
the
box
marking
them
as
international, their application
can get filtered out of the
system.
“It’s
really
frustrating,
right?” Mustafa said. “Because
you cannot lie, but then you
know that by checking that
box, you’re probably getting an
automatic out.”
Outside
of
status,
international
students
said
they also face another barrier
— language.
In an email to The Daily,

Kerri
Boivin,
director
of
the
Michigan
Engineering
Career Resource Center, said
international
students
often
struggle with language and
lack of awareness about U.S.
business culture.
“We encourage international
students to immerse themselves
in
campus-based
cultural
experiences such as intramural
sports, residence hall activities,
student
organizations
and
project teams,” Boivin said.
“We’ve seen that those who
take tangible steps to step
outside of their comfort zone in
some of these areas have been
able to navigate the U.S. job
search with more effectiveness
than others.”
Zheng said she has felt
overlooked as an applicant
because English is not her first
language.
“I’m not native speaker,”
Zheng said. “In this case, I
might not be as competitive as
other native speakers. I feel like
those companies may feel like,
‘Okay, those native speakers
meet my needs, so why bother
other international students?’’”
To
better
improve
her
prospects, Zheng is involved
in
Graduate
Rackham
International
and
uses
the
University
Career
Alumni Network to conduct
informational
interviews.
She
also
attends
company

information sessions to network
and visits the University Career
Center to have her resume
critiqued when gearing up for
the career fair.
When
asked
how
international
students
could
better
improve
their
application prospects despite
the
challenges,
Mecozzi
emphasized
the
importance
of using University resources,
creating
strong
connections
and researching the field when
job hunting.
“Take
a
multi-pronged
approach to your job search by
becoming more knowledgeable
about the type of opportunities
you are pursuing,” Mecozzi
wrote.
“But
perhaps
more
important
than
anything,
(leverage) online networks and
mechanisms to connect with
alumni and other individuals
currently
working
in
your
chosen industry or job function,
like
the
University
Career
Alumni
Network,
LinkedIn,
etc.”
While
these
approaches
work
for
some,
Mustafa
said the University could do
more
to
help
international
graduate students. She said
she
believes
the
current
resources are targeted towards
the domestic students rather
than
international
students,
particularly when it comes to
graduate students.

the presidential debates into
our already existing classes
and
thinking
about
the
themes of participation and
democracy,” Beatty said.
The
committee
also
discussed
lighting
standards for the University
and
Ann
Arbor
light
pollution. The city of Ann
Arbor is in the final stages of
its light pollution policies.
The committee said the
University needs to keep up
with the city’s policies and
outline the steps they are
taking to address this issue.
Senate Assembly Member
Neil
Marsh
brought
up
electronic
voting
as
a
potential agenda item. The
members
also
discussed
the
policies
surrounding
the proper use of e-voting
and whether e-voting was
a good way to carry out
SACUA elections. MaryJo
Banasik, director of the
Faculty
Senate
Office,
outlined the issues that
need
to
be
addressed
before the electronic voting
platform is in place.
“I just want to make sure
that the system is up and
ready
in
time,”
Banasik
said. “If we’re going to use
the voting platform then
it needs to be set up so
that there’s a U-M login,
so that it’s secure and our
IT surfaces are working
on securing that and may
have to have a contract for
procurement services and
they have been working
on finalizing that. So if all
those items are done then it
should be available to use.”
The
committee
also
addressed the possibility of
reorganizing underutilized
committees.
Members
drafted their reasons for

merging, discontinuing or
starting new committees
and sent those concerns out
to other senate advisory
committee members.
The committees discussed
merging
the
committees
that are not as active, like
the Tri-Campus Committee
and CIU, with those that
are more productive like the
Committee on Civil Rights
and Liberties. They said
this would increase their
overall reach and give them
more of a mandate to act on
issues.
“We thought if we could
put those three together
that would be a way to make
sure that there would be
enough meat for all of them
to sink their teeth into,”
Beatty said.
Senate Assembly member
David
Potter
led
the
discussion
on

forming
a committee for judicial
review. They acknowledged
these mergers would also
result in some members
being bumped off of certain
committees due to lack of
space.
“A
faculty
judicial
committee
is
a
pretty
standard
feature
on
campuses,”
Potter
said.
“Potentially we might be
able to find a way to expand
the curve especially in cases
of grievances.”

Senate
Assembly

member Sara Ahbel-Rappe
reintroduced
the
One
University Campaign and
supporting the Dearborn
and Flint campuses, which
was brought up in previous
SACUA meetings.
“It seems like a time we
really need to try to think
about the One University
issue and how to support
the
other
campuses,”
Ahbel-Rappe
said.
“We
should devote some love to
answering this question.”

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Academically and educationally, (the debate)
provides a lot of opportunities, but there are a lot
of safety and cultural challenges … There are a lot
of students, and I’m one of them, who have a lot
of questions and a lot of concerns.

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provided halal foods for her and
friends when dining hall options
were not available. Khan said
Elevation had become a regular
hangout spot for the past three
years.
“A lot of me and my friends, our
freshman year, when the dining
halls weren’t halal, would always go
there to eat because they were one of
the two restaurants on campus that
had halal food,” Khan said.

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