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Michigan Democrat and
Republican parties endorse
candidates for UMich Board
of Regents election
The Michigan Democratic Party and the Michigan
Republican Party announce their endorsements for the
upcoming Board of Regents election
The Michigan Democratic Party
endorsed Katherine White (D) and
Michael J. Behm (D) for re-election
to the University of Michigan Board
of Regents on April 9 at the 2022 State
Endorsement Convention in Detroit’s
Huntington
Place
convention
center. On April 23, the Michigan
Republican Party endorsed Lena
Epstein (R) and Sevag Vartanian (R)
at DeVos Place convention center in
Grand Rapids, Mich.
White and Behm aim to retain
their seats on the Board of Regents
in the November 8 election, while
Epstein and Vartanian’s elections
would make them the third and
fourth Republicans on the board.
Regent Ron Weiser (R), chairman
of the Michigan Republican Party,
has backed Lauren Hantz for the
election.
The state of Michigan is holding
an election for two of eight seats on
the Michigan State University Board
of Trustees, two of eight seats on
the University of Michigan Board
of Regents and two of eight seats on
the Wayne State University Board of
Governors on November 8, 2022.
Article VIII § V of the Michigan
Constitution
provides
for
the
election of the governing boards
of three Michigan universities, the
University of Michigan, Michigan
State University and Wayne State
ANNA FIFELSKI
Summer News Editor
ADMINISTRATION
University, by the citizens of Michigan.
Two U-M regents — White and Behm,
in 2022 — are up for election every
two years. As of 2022, there are two
Republicans and six Democrats on the
University’s Board.
White is a professor at Wayne State
University Law School and a Brigadier
General in the U.S. Army National
Guard. She is serving in Lansing,
Mich. as the Deputy Commander
of the 46 Military Police Command
and was inducted into the Michigan
Military and Veterans Hall of Honor
in 2021. White is the longest-standing
Regent at the University.
Behm is president and owner
of the Behm & Behm law firm and
chairperson of Business Forward
Michigan. He was an officer of the
Michigan Association for Justice from
2008 to 2012 and served as president
from 2011 to 2012. Behm succeeded
former Regent Julia Donovan Darlow
(D), who did not seek re-election, in
2014.
White was originally elected to the
Board in 1998 and was then re-elected
in 2006 and 2014. If Behm and White
are re-elected, they will be serving
their second and fourth eight-year
terms, respectively.
Epstein
attended
Harvard
University where she received a B.A.
in economics. She graduated from
the University of Michigan Ross
School of Business with a Master of
Business Administration in 2008.
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Paani raises over $1 million
during Ramadan
BUSINESS
A volunteer-based non-profit organization raises
funds to uplift communities in Pakistan affected by
the current water crisis
This year, Paani, the volunteer-
based
non-profit
organization
dedicated to uplifting communities
in Pakistan that are impacted by the
water crisis, has raised about $1.53
million to fund their projects. Water
availability per person per year in
Pakistan is declining due to climate
change and rising demand for food
production.
Paani’s
fundraising
efforts occurred during the month
of Ramadan, a holiday celebrated by
millions of Muslims worldwide. Their
Ramadan campaign was reported
to have raised $905,155 in 2021 and
approximately $250,000 in 2020
to provide food and clean drinking
water in Pakistan.
University of Michigan alum
Sikander “Sonny” Khan, one of the
founders of the organization, said that
Paani’s efforts have created a bigger
global impact since its launch in 2017
by U-M students.
“It started off in an effort to,
obviously, leverage our opportunities
and resources to create a greater
global impact,” Khan said. “It quickly
grew into something more because
there was so much support and love
for the transparency of our work.
Because of the way that we operate,
we make sure that we keep the
donor and the people that are part
of the experience in the experience
by sending them photos, sending
them videos, sending them location
details.”
Khan said Paani raised over
$3 million in total within the past
three years of fundraising during
Ramadan. Khan said that Paani
plans to expand their charity efforts
outside of Pakistan, particularly
in countries in Western Asia and
Africa.
NIRALI PATEL
Summer News Editor
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Ryan
Kelley,
a
Republican
candidate for Michigan governor,
was
arrested
by
the
FBI
at
his
Allendale
home
Thursday
morning for his involvement in the
insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on
Jan. 6, 2021.
According to a criminal complaint,
Kelley
was
arrested
on
four
misdemeanor charges: knowingly
entering or remaining in a restricted
building, disorderly and disruptive
conduct, knowingly engaging in
any act of physical violence against
person or property in a restricted
building or grounds, and willfully
injuring or committing depredation
against property of the United States.
Kelley is scheduled to appear later
today at the Western Michigan U.S.
District Court in Grand Rapids.
The FBI Statement of Facts on
Kelley’s case reveals that the agency
received dozens of anonymous tips
regarding Kelley’s presence at the
Capitol on Jan. 6.
“Based
on
the
tips
and
information that had been provided,
law enforcement took additional
steps to review available media in
which the individual alleged to
be KELLEY appeared, in order to
assemble a more complete record of
that individual’s actions on January
6, 2021,” the Statement of Facts
reads.
The document contains dozens
of photos and screenshots of videos
from Jan. 6, many pulled from
news media footage, and describes
how the images depict Kelley’s
movements throughout the day.
IRENA LI
Summer News Editor
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Gubernatorial candidate
Ryan Kelley arrested by
FBI for Jan. 6 involvement
NEWS
Ryan Kelly, a Republican candidate for Michigan governor,
was arrested Thursday morning for his involvement in the
in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6