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After suits, voters cite flaws in CSG proceedings RUBY WALLAU/Daily
LEFT: LSA junior Devin Jones, an author of the divestment resolution and SAFE member, during the CSG meeting in the Rogal Ballroom on Tuesday. TOP: Students raise their hands in support of the divestment resolution. BOTTOM: Others raised their hands in opposition of the resolution.
By EMMA KINERY
Divestment resolution rejected for second year Hundreds gather to hear arguments about the proposal
Government voted to reject a resolution calling for the creation of an ad hoc committee to investigate the University’s investments in companies that allegedly facilitate human rights violations against Palestinians. The resolution failed to pass with a vote of 15 in favor and 29 opposed. There was one abstention. A roll call voted determined that the vote on the resolution would be public
By TANAZ AHMED and LEA GIOTTO Daily Staff Reporters
After more than four hours of discussion and public comments, the University’s Central Student
instead of a secret ballot. The resolution asked for CSG to support the creation of a committee through the University’s Board of Regents to examine the University’s investments in four companies: Boeing Company, Caterpillar Inc., G4S and the United Technologies Corporation. The resolution claims these specific companies profit from violations of Palestinian human rights.
Pending litigation yields student-voter disillusionment with election system
Hundreds of members of the University community packed the Rogel Ballroom in the Michigan Union on Tuesday evening to hear dozens of speakers express reasons to vote for or against the resolution. Similarly to last year’s CSG vote on a similar resolution, attendees entered the meeting on a first-come, first-served basis and were given tickets See DIVEST, Page 3A
Daily Staff Reporter
The closest Central Student Government race of the decade is not over yet, as ongoing litigation between Make Michigan and The Team could alter the outcome of the presidency. There have been nine complaints made by both parties overall, but three have yet to be decided on and the results are expected to be released on Wednesday. Each case’s outcome has the potential to result in demerits against either party, and if both receive more than 10 demerits, they will be disqualified from the race. So far, The Team has received four demerits for destruction of campaign materials — party members were found guilty of erasing promotional Make
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The digital divide: laptop equity at the ‘U’ Access to personal computers is not required, but many recognize benefits By SAMANTHA WINTNER Daily Staff Reporter
College is expensive: tuition, rent and social expenses can add up to tens of thousands of dollars per year. Smaller expenses, including the cost of buying a laptop, can get lost in this grand total. News outlets often write broadly about the effects of socioeconomic status on success in school, but more specifically, how does restricted access to technology impact a student at the University? Students are not required to own laptops in the majority of schools and programs at the University. According to the University’s Computer Showcase website, the University maintains
computing sites on both Central and North Campuses equipped with both Macs and PCs for student use. However, the site also advises students “to consider a laptop computer.” E. Royster Harper, vice president for student life, spoke to this contrast in a March interview with The Michigan Daily. “As you can see, in the Unions and every place we can, (we) have computers and computer centers available for students,” she said. “But we know that that’s different from you having your own and being able to have the flexibility of 4:00 in the morning.” Individual school requirements Students in the School of Art & Design are required to obtain a specified computer package, which the school website says they can purchase for about $3,500. This is the only school with such a requirement. Joann McDaniel, assistant dean for undergraduate programs in the School of Art & Design, said See LAPTOPS, Page 3A
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Michigan chalk advertisements and replacing it with “Vote the Team.” Neither party has been disqualified yet; however, individual candidates have. Art & Design sophomore Tanner Petch, a candidate for The Team, and First-year Law student Stevin George, a Make Michigan candidate, were both disqualified for e-mailing listservs that did not belong to them. While Make Michigan has yet to receive any demerits, the results of Monday night’s hearings could drastically change that. The Team charged Make Michigan with harvesting 5,719 e-mails from listservs that were not theirs. If found responsible, Make Michigan will be penalized with up to more than 17,000 demerits. Make Michigan has also alleged that The Team and its Representative Manager Andrew Loeb, an LSA senior, harvested 534 e-mails. Subsequently, The Team could be charged with up to 1,602 demerits. Third-year Law student Paige Becker, the University’s elections See ELECTION, Page 3A
Scientific leaders lay groundwork for policy BRIAN BECKWITH/Daily
Dr. Stephen Strobbe, clinical associate professor in the department of health behavior and biological sciences in the School of Nursing and the recipient of the 2015 Golden Apple Award, gives his acceptance speech at Rackham Auditorium on Tuesday.
Golden Apple winner talks mental health, vulnerability Nursing Prof. addresses experience with addictions in speech By LAURA SCHINAGLE Daily Staff Reporter
Nursing and Psychiatry Prof. Stephen Strobbe’s voice quavered with emotion as he stood before a nearly full
Rackham Auditorium to deliver a lecture during his reception of the Golden Apple award on Tuesday evening. The Golden Apple award — which is sponsored by the University of Michigan Hillel and more than 30 other campus organizations and departments — is the only student-nominated award for student teaching. “The Golden Apple Award honors those teachers who consistently treat every lecture as if it were his or her last
chance to impart knowledge on their students,” said Business junior Jake Berman, the Golden Apple Committee co-chair. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the award at the University. The Golden Apple Award Committee said they received a record of more than 750 nominations this year, of which 75 were submitted for Strobbe. Recipients of the award are invited to present a lecture See GOLDEN APPLE, Page 3A
Symposium proposes recommendations for new ‘U’ STEM initiatives By IAN DILLINGHAM Magazine Editor
Scientific leaders are looking to lay the groundwork for new science policy initiatives at the University and beyond. The exploration of initiatives was discussed at the Jerome B. Wiesner Symposium on Tuesday. The two-day event at Rackham Amphitheatre brought together some of the nation’s leading scientific minds and policymakers to discuss the current state of scientific research. During the symposium, attendees created a series of recommendations for the University to better engage with policy issues facing the field. Topics from the conference covered a wide range of concerns See STEM, Page 5A
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