…Amid objections from community activists, Ann Arbor City Council moved forward Tuesday with a proposed amendment to allow for a waiver of restrictions on the eligibility of city employees to sit on the police oversight commission. The amendment will be addressed at a second reading during the next council meeting. The 2014 shooting of Aura Rosser by an Ann Arbor Police officer provoked months of debate and protest, eve...…
…Friends, family and several prominent politicians braved icy conditions to honor the life of former U.S. Rep. John Dingell at funeral services in Dearborn, Mich. The longest-serving member of Congress in history and spouse of U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., passed away last week at the age of 92. John Dingell had a heart attack in September and had been battling cancer, though the exact cause of death has not yet ...…
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…Ann Arbor residents and University of Michigan students gathered Friday Night in the tea room of Crazy Wisdom Bookstore to discuss ways to protest conservative author and commentator Ben Shapiro’s visit to campus, which is scheduled to occur on March 12. Those gathered at the meeting went over a powerpoint on strategies for the protest and who Ben Shapiro is, followed by a brainstorm session. Ann Arbor activist Adam Nash, who h...…
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…See DRIVING, Page 3A In 2007, a loose-knit group of skateboarders and skateboard enthusiasts in Ann Arbor decided it was time to create a skatepark in a city that has many other exceptional public amenities. In 2014, after a large community effort, Friends of the Ann Arbor Skatepark — a nonprofit public skatepark in Ann Arbor — was created. Twelve years after this initial push, the skatepark is a thriving nonprofit. And now,...…
…Winterfest, a tournament-style annual philanthropic event where different members of fraternities and sororities play broomball for charity, will be hosted on Feb 23 by the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity (PIKE). Last year, Winterfest was hosted on the property of PIKE and sponsored by Alpha Sigma Phi, but after Alpha Sigma Phi was banned from campus, PIKE picked up the event. Fraternities who are members of the Interfraternity Council...…
…About 60 people gathered at the Ann Arbor Federal Building on Monday and marched in protest of President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration. Organized by local organization Stop Trump Ann Arbor, the protest was one of 262 noontime Presidents Day protests around the nation coordinated by MoveOn, a national organization focusing on education and advocacy through petitions, supporting campaigns and mobilizing events....…
…On Thursday afternoon, the Ross School of Business hosted the first session of the ninth annual Michigan India Conference in the Robertson Auditorium. The theme of this year’s conference, which was first held in 2011, was “Moving Beyond Emerging,” and was focused at analyzing and comparing emerging markets — countries that have some elements of a fully developed market, but are not quite at that status. The first day’s keynote spe...…
…Ann Arbor residents gathered in Forsythe Middle School’s cafeteria to discuss plans for a tunnel connection between Bandemer Park and Huron River Drive, as well as the non-motorized Border-to- Border Trail, Tuesday night. The meeting was held by Peter Sanderson, senior park planner for the Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission, and Hillary Hanzel, park planner and landscape architect for the city of Ann Arbor. The ...…
…LSA sophomore Jack Wroldsen came to the University of Michigan knowing he was interested in a history degree. Yet Wroldsen said he faced skepticism from parents and employers about the choice when he declared a history major. “My boss at my internship last summer basically told me that I shouldn’t major in history,” Wroldsen said. “I worked at a law firm, and he asked me ‘When do you ever think I’m going to hire a historian?’ wh...…
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…According to new research, the chemical pollutant PFAS — or polyfluorolalkyl substances — can cause different kinds of chemical mutations depending on a person’s race. Sung Kyun Park, associate professor in the School of Public Health, presented this research in a seminar on Tuesday sponsored by the Integrated Health Sciences Core of Michigan Center on Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease, or M-LEEaD. PFAS have bee...…
…During the winter months many students can face the pos- sibility of seasonal affective dis- order, a mood disorder causing depression to occur at the same time every year. While most people experiencing SAD feel the effects from late fall to the end of winter, in a rarer form, people can experience SAD from late spring to early fall. Vicki Hays, senior associate director of the University of Michigan’s Counseling and Psy- chological...…
…This semester, LSA sophomore Grace Miller is enrolled in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 281, a higher- level computer science class that introduces students to data structures and algorithms. This course is the fourth EECS class Miller has taken at the University and has a much smaller enrollment than the other introductory computer science class, EECS 183. Like many students in project- based computer science ...…
…On Feb. 1, the city of Ann Arbor awarded a $15,000 Sustaining Ann Arbor Together grant to A2 STEAM at Northside Elementary School. The school will use the grant to fund the implementation of a solar curriculum for students in kindergarten through eighth grade to support educational efforts about clean energy and its use. During the 2017-2018 school year, students at A2 STEAM began fundraising for the installation of 60 solar panel...…
…Katie Wolberg returned to campus after winter break filled with anticipation. As a second- semester LSA freshman, she resolved to explore her developing interest in consulting, excited by the prospect of what joining a firm offered her: a network, a group of friends and a community at the University of Michigan. Despite Katie’s interest in data analytics and consulting, her anticipation quickly turned into disappointment when she w...…
…See FELONY, Page 3 Read more online at michigandaily.com Meredith Clark, assistant professor of media studies at the University of Virginia, spoke to about 30 students and faculty in North Quad on Thursday afternoon as part of the Communication and Media Speaker Series, hosted by the University of Michigan Communication Studies department. In her talk, titled “Black Women Tried to Tell Y’all,” Clark discussed participati...…
…After free-speech watchdog group Speech First filed a lawsuitagainst the University of Michigan last May, the University has restricted the housing staff, such as resident advisors and diversity peer educators, from removing speech from student doors — including hate speech. The lawsuit was filed against the University’s Bias Response Team and accused the school of limiting students’ abilities to express themselves freely. Sin...…
…As immigration status has become an increasingly divisive political topic in recent years, student organizations and local activists are working to advocate undocumented students and Washtenaw County residents. Local activist organization, Washtenaw Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights, has addressed issues of immigration enforcement by advocating for and providing support to the families of undocumented individuals w...…
…The U.S. Department of Agriculture is awarding “The Ann Arbor Greenbelt: Saving Michigan Farms Regional Conservation Partnership Program” $1 million dollars, according to a Feb. 4 press release. The project is led by the City of Ann Arbor Open Space and Parkland Preservation Program, also called the Greenbelt. It aims to protect surrounding Ann Arbor agricultural lands through conservation easements, the right to use some...…
…Build a Better Michigan will have to pay a $37,500 fine after Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson determined Friday that the nonprofit organization violated campaign laws with advertisements run in support of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Build a Better Michigan was formed by Whitmer allies, and spent more than $2.4 million in the 2018 election. The group ran a series of ads they described as “issue advocacy,” exempti...…
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…Engineering freshman Paul Lellouche told The Daily after the event that TEdxUofM’s diversity of ideas allowed him to gain a broader worldview. “It’s interesting to see what different people dedicate their lives to--which are not necessarily domains I am exposed to in my classes,” Lellouche said. “They are incredibly interesting, and they enrich my life by giving me different perspectives, which I appreciate a lot.” David Kobrosk...…
…On Wednesday, about 50 people gathered for the first in a series of luncheons in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Lurie Biomedical Engineering Building. The event was hosted by the Center for Engineering Diversity and Outreach and Tau Beta Pi, an engineering honors society. The event began with a pre- sentation by two executive board members of WeListen, a club that strives to bridge the political divide through respectful...…
…If we want our state to be amongst the most prosperous in the nation, we have to be amongst the most educated. Our students’ businesses and the residents deserve this opportunity to succeed.” Schlissel also expressed his gratitude and congratulations to several groups and members around campus. Referencing the extreme cold that led to the cancellation of two days of classes this January, Schlissel said he is grateful for th...…
…OVERSIGHT From Page 1 “This is an issue that concerns me a lot and residents have told me that it concerns them. I think there’s a lot of disappointment among our community about how sort of this process has even happened up to now, so this is upsetting that we’re going further in this direction.” Lumm and the other liaison to the commission, Councilmember Zachary Ackerman, D-Ward 3, along with Councilmembers Julie Grand,...…
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…The Zell Visiting Writer Series welcomed esteemed poet Major Jackson to the University of Michigan Museum of Art for a poetry reading on Thursday evening. The series invited distinguished writers each semester to present their work. Zell Fellow Callie Collins, program assistant for the Visiting Writer Series, discussed the program’s goal of giving the University community a unique opportunity to hear from respected...…
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…BEYOND CRISIS 2 — Tuesday, February 26, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News SARAH KUNKEL/Daily Ph.D. candidate Nick Caverly presents his dissertation research, regarding how science and technology have led detroit to become a crisis city titled Beyond Crisis: Science and Technology Studies in the Age of Emergency” in Haven Hall Monday. TUESDAY: By Design THURSDAY: Twitter Talk FRIDAY: Behind the Story WEDNESDAY: This Wee...…
…Wednesday evening, LSA’s Barger Leadership Institute host- ed the first of their speaker series at Weiser Hall. This event fea- tured Paul Saginaw, the co-found- er of Zingerman’s Community of Businesses, as well as Eileen Spring, the president and CEO of Food Gatherers, Michigan’s first food rescue program. Mary Schlitt, assistant director for the Barger Leadership Insti- tute, described the purpose and main goals of the first ev...…
…On Tuesday afternoon, about 20 people gathered in the Osterman Common Room for a faculty panel on neighborhoods and suburbs. Held by the University of Michigan’s Institute for the Humanities as part of the “Humanities and Environments” series, the event featured three University professors, each of whom presented their current research on topics such as poverty, the war on drugs and urban neighborhoods. To begin the event, A...…
…GroundCover is joining street papers across the globe, as well as sister papers in Detroit and Tra- verse City, to celebrate Interna- tional Vendor Appreciation Week Feb 3 through 10. The annual celebration commemorates over 9,000 street newspaper vendors worldwide. GroundCover is a local news- paper sold and written by low- income and homeless people in Washtenaw County. GroundCov- er vendors buy newspapers as in- dependent contractor...…
…DR AWING IN THE GALLE RIES 2A — Monday, February 11, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News CARTER FOX/Daily Engineering sophomore Taylor Murray, who is also a Student Docent at the University of Michigan Museum of Art, sketches a sculpture during a Drawing in the Galleries event at the UMMA Saturday afternoon. DESIGN BY VIVIAN HARBER Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 9/15/08 9:40 A...…
…DOWNTOWN DETROIT 2A — Monday, Febrary 4, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News MAX KUANG/Daily Visiting the historic Fox Theatre, located in downtown Detroit, before the Michigan Democratic Party Convention Saturday morning. DESIGN BY VIVIAN HARBER Educator and activist Yavilah McCoy joined Michigan Hillel for a Shabbat dinner on Friday to talk about social activism and the role Judaism plays in activism. The event, ...…
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…Michigan is joining a coalition of 17 Democratic attorneys general fighting to appeal a Texas district court decision that ruled the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. In her announcement, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Michigan has a strong interest in protecting the Affordable Care Act. “The Affordable Care Act provides important protections – including protecting people with pre- existing ...…
…On Monday, University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel announced the creation of the President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality. It will provide recommendations and strategies on achieving carbon neutrality and work with members of all three campuses. The group is composed of faculty, students and administrators, as well as local partnerships. According to the mission statement, the commission’s objec...…
…Students at the University of Michigan received a total of 24 Fulbright grants for the 2018-2019 academic year, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. This is the highest number of Fulbright scholarships given to any public university for the 14th year in a row, according to the U.S. State Department. The Fulbright Program, one of the most prestigious awards funded by the U.S. State Department, granted scho...…
…According to the website, when going over each case, HR will focus on the nature and gravity of the offense, the timeliness and accuracy of the disclosure and the relevancy to the role held at the University. HR’s statement explains the policy is meant to preserve a safe University community. “Information about a faculty or staff member’s criminal activity helps the University maintain a safe community and prevent putting people at...…
…The proposed process would have the outgoing SOFC chair nominate at least two individuals to take their place. Further, the chair of the Executive Nominations Committee would vet the nominees and present them to the Assembly, who would vote to confirm the position. Prior to last week’s CSG meeting, in which the Assembly discussed the veto of the resolution, Greene released a statement describing his decision to veto. ...…
…This Wednesday, the Climate Action Movement at the Univer- sity of Michigan hosted an event focused on building the climate change movement on campus. Held in the Annenberg Auditori- um at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, the event at- tracted about 100 students, fac- ulty and community members. The event began with four panelists discussing the most pressing issues concerning cli- mate change and how to address them, follo...…
…Even though the holiday created in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. is only technically one day, many people spend the whole latter half of January honoring his amazing legacy. Aside from the countless Instagram selfies posted with an MLK quote as the caption, many places hold a slew of events to commend the effect of his work on the world. The University of Michigan undeniably takes part in this practice. So as we leave behind ...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News Thursday, February 14, 2019 — 3A DISPLACED From Page 1 PARKLAND From Page 1 Read more at MichiganDaily.com HARMON From Page 1 MICHIGAN DAILY ALUMNI TALK ALEC COHEN/Daily Former Michigan Daily photographer Dhani Jones and businessman Howard Luckoff speak on their experiences working in the business industry in the Student Publications Building Wednesday. “School shootings and kids being shot...…
…“Through my time organizing around affordability issues on the Ann Arbor campus, I have seen how many Michigan opportunities are still more difficult for low- income students and students of color to access,” St. Onge said. “As Ann Arbor students are increasingly likely to come from extreme wealth, I have learned how the University’s desire to provide an uncommon education for the common man has been complicated. This is why I, and...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Michigan in Color Monday, February 18, 2018— 3A Photo courtesy of the author When I was little, I used to be one of those girls who wished that they I were white. My parents immigrated to the States in the 90s, having previously lived under Communist rule in China. That being said, I never had the type of mom who would help out in the classroom or know how to bake cookies, and I was neve...…
…LaVaque-Manty discussed a famous ethical question most commonly known as the trolley problem. In the hypothetical situation, a trolley car is headed down a track that has five people tied to it. To save these individuals’ lives, a person is next to a lever that can switch the track of the trolley, but the new track has one person tied to it, meaning the person pulling the lever will be responsible for their death. LaVaque-Manty sa...…
…“In addition to all the administrative bloat and administrative growth that’s been driving up the cost of tuition, this is now a whole new part of subset of the bigger picture of more and more administrators making higher and higher salaries, and then burdening students and their parents with higher and higher levels of student loan debt to be able to afford this rising tuition that’s blowing up not because instructional costs are ...…
…“I always think about this sexual misconduct, sexual assault, sexual harassment as an issue that impacts people individually, right?” Williamsen said. “These are things that impact people personally in a traumatic way … but it’s also a community issue, and we know that. Communities are impacted when something happens. Communities are also places where we support things happening and traditions, where sometimes ...…
