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Students for Choice holds open story event Women, MTV personality share their stories of abortion TRACY KO/Daily
Members of Army ROTC participate in a coordination drill as a team during a CrossFit workout run by Army veteran Derick Carver on Palmer Field Thursday.
Wounded vet leads ROTC CrossFit program aims to prepare students for combat By ANASTASSIOS ADAMOPOULOS For the Daily
On Thursday, the University’s Naval ROTC program organized a special CrossFit workout at Palmer Field that
involved about 100 cadets from across the program’s branches, including a few from Eastern Michigan University. The training session was led by Army Capt. Derick Carver, a U.S. Army veteran and amputee who continues to lead physical training programs at his personal gym. A CrossFit workout is a physical challenge involving intensive stamina, weightlifting and cardiovascular training.
Carver, a California native and Eastern Michigan University alum, served in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2010 as a platoon leader of the 82nd Airborne Division. Carver sustained battle injuries during his tour of duty and was placed into medical retirement after having his left leg amputated. He has received national attention from various media outlets for overcoming his injuries.
The intense exercises focused on team-based activities as the cadets cooperated, coordinated and alternated with their teammates in drills. Activities ranged from team push-ups and squats to running around Palmer Field carrying teammates on stretchers while others carried weights on their backs. “We are doing leadership development through physical See ROTC, Page 5A
By ALLANA AKHTAR Daily Staff Reporter
The Pendleton Room of the Michigan Union was filled to the brim Thursday evening — many had to stand at the back for lack of room as they waited to hear personal stories about women’s abortion experiences. The University’s chapter of Students for Choice hosted the event, 1 in 3 Abortion Speak Out, to create a safe space for women who have had abortions to share their experiences. This “speak-out” forum was the second of its kind nationally. The first occurred in the Civil Rights and Public Policy conference at Hampshire College in Massa-
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Ed. adviser to Obama speaks at Ford School ‘U’ alum Michael Rodríguez aims to create new student aid standards By TYLER GRINN For the Daily
Students in over their heads with student loans may want to pay attention to new ideas coming from the Ford School of Public Policy this weekend. The Public Policy School kicked off its two-and-a-half-day Conference on Student Loans yesterday with an address by University alum Roberto Rodríguez, special assistant to President Barack Obama for education policy. The focus of the conference is to better understand the effects and structure of student debt, as well as to spur research on the poorly understood topic. Before joining the administration’s education team, Rodríguez worked on Capitol Hill as chief education counsel to former senator Ted Kennedy. During his time working with legislators, Rodríguez contributed to the
development of landmark K-12 education programs such as the No Child Left Behind Act and worked on reauthorizing legislations like the Head Start program. A video of the speech was simultaneously streamed on the school’s website and questions to Rodríguez were collected with #policytalks on Twitter. Audience members also submitted questions through paper. Rodríguez’s address focused on the creation of a new college rating system mandated by the Obama administration. He proposed a rating that would include more reliable data for students about the personal economic risk and reward for individual colleges. It would also distribute federal financial aid to universities in proportion to the success of their graduates. “Almost all the federal student aid that flows to colleges is given based on the number of students who enroll in that school,” Rodríguez said. He added that more factors need to be taken into account for federal student-aid funding, especially the success of students See ADVISER, Page 5A
chusetts last year. Public Policy junior Carly Manes and LSA senior Sydney Gallup, co-presidents of Students for Choice, said the was event was intended to be an open environment where women could feel free to discuss their experiences with abortion and feel supported. “We decided to do an abortion speak out because we think it’s the best way for people to speak directly to their own experiences and their own story,” Manes said. “A lot of women on campus don’t talk about their abortion experiences.” The event began with a monologue from guest speaker Katie Stack, who was featured on a special episode of MTV’s 16 and Pregnant TV show entitled “No Easy Decision.” Since then, she has investigated anti-abortion organizations nationwide through The Crisis Project and advocated for reproductive freedom on numerous college camSee CHOICE, Page 5A
Activist alum gives talk on feminism Nadasen blames conservative think tanks for welfare struggles in U.S. By STEPHANIE DILWORTH Daily Staff Reporter
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LSA junior Elisa Warner takes part in a candlelight vigil in solidarity with Bangladesh garment workers as part of the International Week of Action on the Diag Thursday.
Students commemorate victims of factory collapse Vigil held on six month anniversary of sweatshop tragedy By AMIA DAVIS For the Daily
Students stood shivering on the Diag Thursday evening, candles in hand. The gathering was held to commemorate the six-month anniversary of the April 2013
collapse of Rana Plaza in Bangladesh and to raise awareness about lack of workplace safety in garment factories worldwide. Students stood in a circle in front of the Hatcher Graduate Library in a moment of silence as they remembered the 1,132 workers who lost their lives in the Rana Plaza collapse. The collapsed garment factory housed manufacturing operations for companies such as Walmart and Joe Fresh.
In response to the collapse, workers are demanding that companies take measures to ensure safe workplace conditions. One example is the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, an agreement that promises better working conditions in garment factories. It has already been signed by more than 50 international brands and retailers. The campus chapter of See FACTORY, Page 5A
Students and faculty gathered at Lane Hall Thursday for “Feminism and the Politics of Welfare,” a lecture sponsored by the University’s Institute for Research on Women and Gender. University alum Premilla Nadasen, an associate professor of history at Queens College and a visiting associate professor at Barnard College, delivered the presentation. Nadasen is also the awardwinning author of “Welfare Warriors: The Welfare Rights Movement in the United States.” Her book focuses on the interactions between race, gender, social policy and labor history. The lecture was part of a series focusing on the institute’s theme of poverty, inequality and See FEMINISM, Page 5A
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