Thursday, June 11, 2020
INDEX
Vol. CXXIX, No. 124
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OPINION ...............................
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MICHIGAN IN COLOR
My experience in a
COVID-19 hotspot
Reflections of trip to a
declared ‘hotspot’ of the
coronavirus pandemic,
Gatlinburg, Tenn.
>> SEE PAGE 9
NEWS
Off-campus leases
Students talk about the
struggles of getting out of
their leases amid COVID-19
>> SEE PAGE 2
OPINION
Downplaying the
pandemic
Comparing Trump and Bolso-
naro’s leadership and response
to COVID-19 >> SEE PAGE 4
ARTS
Taylor Swift’s
‘folklore’
New album from the pop
star both signals new
directions and is a return
to form. >> SEE PAGE 6
SPORTS
Shut down
Following positive COVID-
19 test results, four
sports suspend voluntary
workouts.
>> SEE PAGE 11
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On the Aug. 4 primary election
ballot, voters will decide on five
seats on the Ann Arbor City
Council. With one seat open in
each ward and 13 total candidates
running, The Daily has put
together a City Council election
guide with each candidate’s
platforms to help Ann Arbor
voters make informed decisions
at the polls.
Ward 1
Anne Bannister (D), incumbent
Bannister was first elected to
City Council in 2017 and is seeking
a second term on the council. She
grew up and went to school in
Ann Arbor and graduated with
a degree in psychology from
the University of Michigan in
1986. She is a Certified Financial
Planner and has worked for the
Teachers Insurance and Annuity
Association of America for 10
years.
Bannister often voted against
new housing developments in
Ann Arbor during her time on the
council, citing density and zoning
concerns. She supported A2Zero,
the recent initiative to help Ann
Arbor go carbon neutral by 2030.
Bannister
also
supports
the
Independent Community Police
Oversight
Commission
and
community policing techniques.
Lisa Disch (D)
Disch is a professor in the
political science and women’s
studies
departments
at
the
University. She has lived in
Ward 1 since 2008 and is a part
of Voters Not Politicians, an
initiative to end gerrymandering
in Michigan, in 2018. According
to her website, she is a “life-long
Democrat.”
Affordable housing, safety and
environmental sustainability are
at the top of Disch’s platform.
She
supports
funding
the
development
of
affordable
housing
and
has
proposed
the
creation
of
a
Renters’
Commission.
Additionally,
Disch wants to implement more
sustainable practices city-wide
and
strengthen
community
oversight of policing in Ann
Arbor.
Ward 2
Jane Lumm (D), incumbent
Lumm was previously on the
council as a Republican from
1993 to 1998. She has served as
a representative of Ward 2 as
an Independent since 2011 and
announced her decision to run as
a Democrat in April.
During Lumm’s tenure on City
Council, she has consistently
voted against new development
in Ann Arbor, as well as against
increased spending and taxes.
Lumm, along with Ali Ramlawi,
D-Ward 5, is a City Council
liaison
to
the
Independent
Community
Police
Oversight
Commission.
She
supports
fiscal responsibility, as well as
prioritizing spending on essential
services and infrastructure.
Linh Song (D)
Song is in her second term
as president of the Ann Arbor
District
Library
Board
of
Trustees.
She
has
lived
in
Ann Arbor for 21 years and
graduated from the University
with a degree in political science
and later obtained her Master
of Social Work in policy and
evaluation. Song has worked in
the nonprofit sector doing anti-
trafficking work and serves on
the board of directors for both
Avalon, an affordable housing
organization, and the Ann Arbor
Area Community Foundation.
In
her
platform,
Song
discusses city services, good
governance
and
community.
She supports improving public
bus routes and other forms of
public transportation, promoting
engagement
within
the
AAPS board
talks safety
for 2020-21
school year
Board of Education
discusses details of
possible methods of
instruction
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With just over a month left before
school starts for the Ann Arbor Public
School district on Sept. 8, the AAPS
Board of Education met Wednesday
evening to discuss instruction plans
for
this
upcoming
school
year,
particularly
with
the
Reimagine
Learning plan.
The board meeting opened up with
public commentary, and many AAPS
parents and faculty raised concerns
with changes to scheduling, resources
for student mental health, details on
attendance and safety measures.
Jeanice Swift, superintendent of
Ann Arbor Public Schools, began the
presentation with an update to the
AAPS food distribution program. She
detailed the decisions going into the
fall semester with an emphasis on
understanding the range of challenges
students and their families are facing.
“We understand that our students
have experienced trauma or have
family that have experienced trauma,
and we’re going to keep these things
in mind as we put together the plan,”
Swift said.
An
important
part
of
this
discussion, Swift added, is considering
the impact of the dense college
student population returning to Ann
Arbor. While Swift emphasized the
pride in living in a college town with
the University of Michigan, she said
it is crucial to consider the reality
of potentially inviting over 40,000
students from across the world.
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