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ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Friday, October 9, 2015

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University distributes draft sexual assault policy ALLISON FARRAND/Daily

Research Assistant Katrina Lewandowski and Research Lab Specialist Scott Beld carefully clean mud off a mammoth skull at the Ruthven Museum of Natural History on Thursday. The remains arrived at the museum yesterday after they were discovered beneath Jim Bristle’s soybean farm in Lima Township last week.

‘Mammoth’ find arrives at Natural History Museum Scientifically significant discovery to reside on campus permanently By NABEEL CHOLLAMPAT Daily Staff Reporter

A mammoth of a fossil display may be on its way to the University’s Museum of

Paleontology — as soon as paleontologists conduct further research and prepare the newly discovered bones for exhibition. A team of University researchers excavated the remains of a prehistoric woolly mammoth last week at a dig site near Chelsea, Mich. The owner of the site, Chelsea farmer James Bristle, donated the bones to the Museum of Paleontology and the specimens began arriving in Ann Arbor this week.

Led by Daniel Fisher, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and director of the Museum of Paleontology, the team uncovered nearly 20 percent of the animal’s skeleton, including a complete skull with tusks and teeth, vertebrae, ribs, pelvis and shoulder blades. The mammoth is estimated to be an adult male that lived between 11,700 and 15,000 years ago. Bristle came across part of the

A passion-filled EDM weekend in rural Georgia By ARIANA ASSAF Daily Arts Writer

Last weekend, Sunshine Sachs was presented with a nightmare. The New York-based PR firm was tasked with saving face for an already dying company that was being held responsible for one of the most talked about music debacles this year. Well, in my world it’s one of the most talked about music debacles this year, but that might have something to do with Facebook algorithms. Let’s back up: on the final day of TomorrowWorld, a threeday, three-year-old music festival in Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia, thousands of attendees were told they would not be allowed entry due to rainfall limiting “capacity of the parking lots, entrance roads and drop off locations.” The night before, tons of people were essen-

tially stranded in the forest after shuttles that were supposed to take them back to their cars, almost 10 or so miles away, were cancelled for the same weather-related reasons. Due to the beautifully mystical workings of the universe, I actually got to camp and attend the festival every day, and, let me tell you, it was wacky in all the best ways. I’m talking fire-breathing fish, trippy tapestries that pulsed under the influence of color changing light and maybe some other things (shoutout to BLVisuals — they’re based in Michigan! Go go go! ), and a huge rainbow marking the entrance to the campground that really made me feel as though I was walking into the best dream ever. I didn’t even care about having to slosh and ooze my way through mud for 10 minutes every time I wanted to leave my tent to pee. I arrived on Friday morning and was immediately assisted by some very friendly staff in carrying my stuff to an open spot. The campground known as Dreamville was buzzing with energy; people walked around blowing bubbles and getting to know each other and See TOMORROW, Page 5A

By GENEVIEVE HUMMER Daily Staff Reporter

A draft of updates to the University’s Student Sexual Misconduct Policy released Thursday proposes revised investigation procedures that would allow students to appeal investigation findings to an external party. Currently, appeals of an investigation finding are reviewed by the same board that handles appeals of sanction. The release of the draft comes in advance of a series of roundtables aimed at gathering student feedback on potential changes to the policy. University President Mark Schlissel said in September that an updated policy would be released “before the new year.” “The External Reviewer

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ARTS

Artists convene for ‘basketball-playing robot music’ at TomorrowWorld

pelvis bone when trying to install a drainage pipe in his field. He contacted the University team, who excavated what they could in a day, though they noted that there might still be some parts they may have missed. Fisher said the find is significant because it may alter the date when paleontologists and historians believe humans first lived in North America. “We know that humans were See FOSSILS, Page 3A

Under proposed changes, external party would handle appeals process

will be a neutral party outside of the University, usually an attorney, with knowledge of sexual misconduct cases, as well as the University’s policies and procedures,” the draft policy reads. “The External Reviewer must also be impartial and free from bias or conflict of interest.” The University would also move to identify all witnesses by name in investigative reports. Additionally, a resolution officer — who previously resolved appeals to sanctions or resolutions handed down by the resolution coordinator — will no longer be involved in the process. An appeals board composed of one student appointed by Central Student Government and at least two faculty members, including one from the Law School, would make those determinations. The policy would also explicitly state the instances when the sexual history of either party would be used in the investigation. The draft version also includes a section dedicated to detailing the policy’s definition See POLICY, Page 3A

ACADEMICS

For medical students, new curriculum takes effect

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University alums Darren Criss and Joey Richter performed at “A Very Starkid Reunion” in honor of the 100th anniversary of the School of Music, Theatre & Dance at the Power Center on Thursday.

Changes to emphasize clinical experiences during program’s first years By SANJAY REDDY Daily Staff Reporter

IN REMEMBRANCE

Detroit activist Grace Lee Boggs left legacy at the ‘U’ Noted civil rights organizer dies at age 100 By JACKIE CHARNIGA Daily Staff Reporter

At 100 years old, human rights activist, feminist, environmentalist and author Grace Lee Boggs died at her home in Detroit on Monday.

Her death was announced by the James & Grace Boggs Center to Nurture Community Leadership, an organization Boggs established in 1993 after the death of her husband. Boggs had maintained a long-standing relationship with the University over the course of her lifetime. In 2003, she was the University’s keynote speaker at the Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium. In 2009, she received an honorary

Doctorate of Humane Letters degree from the University. Additionally, she influenced the launch of Semester in Detroit, a University program that allows students to live and study in the city. Stephen Ward, assistant professor in the Residential College and in the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, features Grace Lee Boggs prominently in his See BOGGS, Page 3A

Two years ago, the American Medical Association awarded a $1.1 million grant to the University’s Medical School to implement comprehensive curricular changes. This year, the changes are going into effect. Rajesh Mangrulkar, associate dean for medical student education at the University, is leading the way in implementing the changes. The new curriculum exposes students to the clinical setting as early as their first year and teaches them to have a greater understanding of the sociology and humanitarian side of medicine. Mangrulkar said these changes represent an initiative to improve the traditional medical school See CURRICULUM, Page 3A

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