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ENVIRONMENT
‘U’ reviews sustainable initiatives
Three faculty committees will consider efforts to curb emissions ROBERT DUNNE/Daily
Heidelberg Project creator Tyree Guyton discusses the destruction of six of his Detroit art installations at Rackham Auditorium on Friday.
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Heidelberg founder talks arson, rising from ashes Detroit native discusses evolving nature of community art installation By NEALA BERKOWSKI Daily Staff Reporter
Inside Rackham Auditorium on Thursday, Heidelberg Project creator Tyree Guyton pub-
lically discussed the loss of six of the project’s art installations for the first time since a series of arsons hit the project over an eleven-month span. During the talk, Guyton compared the post-arson Heidelberg Project to a phoenix rising from the ashes. He said the destruction has allowed organizers and collaborators to reimagine the project, which he noted is not ending in any way. “Looking at it from a philo-
sophical point of view, life is getting me ready for something greater,” he said. Friday’s program featured Guyton and his wife, Jenenne Whitfield, executive director of the Heidelberg Project. Social Work Prof. Larry Gant, who also teaches in the School of Art & Design, moderated the discussion, which was sponsored by the University’s Museum Studies Program The Heidelberg Project is
By GENEVIEVE HUMMER
a community art project that features recycled materials and objects on and around Heidelberg Street in Detroit. The 29-year-old installment is a popular Detroit cultural attraction that attracts people from around the world. What began as Guyton’s response to neighborhood blight has since expanded to include a vision encompassing education, conversation and social change. See HEIDELBERG, Page 3A
In 2011, President Emerita Mary Sue Coleman introduced a new set of sustainability goals to be completed by 2025 and University President Mark Schlissel aims to keep it moving. According to the University’s Office of Campus Sustainability, the goals include reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent, transportation emissions by 30 percent and waste tonnage by 40 percent, all measured against a baseline from 2006. Additionally, according to the initiative, the University is committed to ensuring 20 percent of dining hall food is “sustainable” — purchased from local producers within a 250-mile radius of Ann Arbor or certified by third parties, among other criteria. Last semester, University President Mark Schlissel announced
SPORTS
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Athletic Dept. to announce new ticket plan Students with financial need will be offered reducedprice tickets By MAX COHEN and JAKE LOURIM Managing Sports Editors
The Michigan Athletic Department will announce a new policy Monday regarding the prices of student tickets, in which students demonstrating financial need are eligible for pricing discounts. Students who meet the eligibility criteria for the Federal Pell Grant will be able to purchase season tickets for football, men’s basketball and hockey at a discounted rate. The standard prices for football, men’s basketball and hockey tickets in 201516 will be $175, $200 and $150, respectively, while the discounted prices are $100, $120 and $90. The University Office of Financial Aid’s website states that the need-based grants are
awarded “only to the lowestincome families,” and a student cannot receive the award “for more than 12 full-time semesters.” The Athletic Department announced in October the changes to football ticket prices, which dropped from $295 in 2014. The price is now lower than that of men’s basketball season tickets, which remained the same, though Dave Ablauf, the Associate Athletic Director for Public and Media Relations, noted that the per-game prices are still higher for football than for basketball. Students can renew tickets beginning on March 11, and the renewal period lasts until March 27 at 5 p.m. The seating policies will remain unchanged — for the 2015 football season, seat locations will be decided solely based on attendance and not on class level. The idea for need-based pricing for tickets came from Central Student Government President Bobby Dishell. When Dishell worked with the AthSee TICKETS, Page 3A
the University would review the sustainability goals in 2015 — a year earlier than initially scheduled. In an interview with The Michigan Daily earlier this month, Schlissel said he wanted to address campus sustainability as early as possible. “I figured if I was going to take a serious look and try to either re-energize or alter some of what we’re doing, it would make sense to do that serious review before I made changes in our program,” Schlissel said. Three committees of faculty, staff and students are conducting the review. One team is reviewing greenhouse gas emissions, another waste reduction and the final group is focusing on the culture of sustainability on campus. Nicole Berg, coordinator for the Planet Blue Ambassador program at the University’s Graham Sustainability Institute, said the review is expected to generate discussions on existing initiatives and the challenges they have faced. “We’re doing a good job, but I think these committees are opening up that conversation between See SUSTAINABILITY, Page 3A
CSG party reveals its executive candidates Make Michigan taps LSA junior, sophomore to head party ticket By TANAZ AHMED
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Dale Long, a survivor of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, discusses Spke Lee’s documentary “Four Little Girls” with students at Rackham Amphitheater on Friday.
‘Four Little Girls’ retells the story of Ala. church bombing Survivor emphasizes continued relevance of the Civil Rights Movement today By SARAH KHAN For the Daily
Members of the University community gathered in the Rackham Amphitheatre
on Friday for a screening of “Four Little Girls,” a documentary that follows the four girls killed in the bombing of a Birmingham, Ala. church in 1963. Dale Long, who witnessed the bombing as an 11 year-old, facilitated a discussion following the event. Rackham Graduate School, the School of Information and the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program sponsored the program.
Presented through interviews and historical footage, the Spike Lee film “Four Little Girls” tells the story the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing by members of the Ku Klux Klan, an incident that marked a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement and the fight to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Long framed the bombing not only as an important See SCREENING, Page 3A
The campus party Make Michigan announced candidates Sunday night for the upcoming Central Student Government elections. Cooper Charlton, an LSA junior and the president of the University’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, will run for CSG president. LSA sophomore Steven Halperin, a current LSA representative, is the party’s vice presidential candidate. Last year, the party secured the CSG presidency and several legislative seats. LSA senior Annie Pidgeon, Make Michigan’s campaign manager, said the party intends to involve students across a variety of campus See ELECTION, Page 3A
Sunday Best The Michigan men’s basketball team ended a fivegame losing streak with a 64-57 win over Ohio State
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