BERNIE
RALLIES
ON DIAG
The
Michigan
Daily
sat
down with Sen. Bernie Sanders,
I-Vt., for a few minutes before
his rally on the Diag at the
University of Michigan. Sanders
won Michigan in the 2016
presidential primary, and the
state remains crucial for him
after former Vice President Joe
Biden won decisive victories on
Super Tuesday.
In his interview, Sanders
discussed his efforts to appeal
to moderate voters, how to get
young voters to turn out and
his plan for student loan debt
cancellation.
The
Michigan
Daily:
Michigan is a purple state,
so how do you appeal to
voters
in
the
middle
who
value
bipartisanship?
Is
bipartisanship
important
to
you?
Bernie Sanders: Sure it is.
And we appeal to voters based on
the issues that we are proposing
and fighting for, which appeal
to a broad spectrum of the
American
people,
whether
they’re Democrats, Republicans
or Independents.
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s Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., took
a moment to look out onto the
sea of attendees at his rally on
the University of Michigan Diag,
he addressed the crowd: “So right now, in this
moment, we have got to look around us and
what we have got to determine is whether you’re
satisfied with the status quo.”
On Sunday evening, more than 10,000
students, faculty and Ann Arbor residents took
to the Diag, wearing Sanders’s campaign gear
waving white and blue “Bernie” campaign signs.
Students began lining up as many as five hours
before the rally was scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
LSA senior Martha Abrams got in line at 1
p.m. and said she is voting for Sanders primarily
because of his consistently held positions. She also
said his positions on crime and the environment
are reasons for her support.
“He has a consistent record in regards to
criminal justice reform and being against mass
incarceration, whereas Biden definitely doesn’t,”
Abrams said. “(Biden) has passed legislation (...)
that really helped establish the carceral state as it
exists today. With the environment, Bernie seems
to be one of the frontrunners in acknowledging
how pressing that issue is.”
The rally featured a spate of Michigan and
national political figures including U.S. Rep.
Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez,
D-N.Y.,
former
gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed and
state Rep. Yousef Rabhi, D-Ann Arbor.
El-Sayed rallied the crowd when he spoke
before Ocasio-Cortez or Sanders took the stage.
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Al Gore, vice president to
former President Bill Clinton
from 1993 to 2001, will speak
at the University of Michigan
Spring Commencement May 2
at Michigan Stadium.
In 2000, Gore was the
Democratic
candidate
for
president and lost to Republican
George W. Bush.
A University press release
announcing
his
appearance
emphasized
Gore’s
environmental work. In 2007,
Gore was honored with the
Nobel Peace Prize alongside
the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change for highlighting
climate issues.
“As
vice
president
from
1993 to 2001, Gore helped
negotiate the Kyoto Protocol
that committed industrialized
nations to reducing greenhouse
gas emissions,” the press release
reads. “He also championed
science and technology.”
The
2006
film
“An
Inconvenient Truth” featured
Gore and his effort to convince
people
about
the
urgency
of climate change. It won
an Academy Award for Best
Documentary. Gore is also the
author of several books on global
warming and the controversial
politics surrounding the issue.
Currently,
Gore
is
the
co-founder
and
chair
of
Generation
Investment,
an
investment
firm
that
emphasizes sustainability, and
Climate Reality, which works to
combat global warming.
He also serves on Apple Inc.’s
board of directors and as a
senior partner at venture capital
firm Kleiner Perkins.
Prior
to
becoming
Vice
President, Gore served two
terms
in
the
Senate
and
four terms in the House of
Representatives for Tennessee.
LSA senior Amanda Gross
said she was excited to have
Gore serve as the speaker,
noting
his
environmental
advocacy and political legacy.
“It’s
incredible
to
have
someone who has never been
afraid to speak up about the
realities of climate change and
who has worked so hard to try
to champion positive changes
for not only our nation but the
world,” Gross said.
Former Vice President Al Gore to
speak at upcoming commencement
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