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Mary Stewart, former event services coordinator for the Michigan Union, presents the first scholarship of her namesake fund to Kinesiology freshman Jordan Atkins at the Michigan Union on Friday. Stewart was dedicated to creating inclusive spaces for students from minority backgrounds. The merit scholarship will be presented to Black students through the Alumni Assocation’s LEAD Scholars program, which seeks to diversify the University’s student body.
Mary Stewart Scholarship fund to increase diversity Money raised to benefit Alumni Association’s LEAD Scholars By SAMIHA MATIN Daily Staff Reporter
Over a 42-year career at the University, Mary Stewart, the former event services coordinator for the Michigan
Union, mentored hundreds of students before her retirement in April. Now, a scholarship named in her honor will help University students for years to come. On Friday, students and alumni gathered in the Michigan Union to officially launch the scholarship, which aims to help Black students attend the University. During more than four decades at the University, Stewart became an unofficial mentor to students
across campus, particularly students from minority backgrounds. The scholarship fund is part of the Alumni Association’s LEAD Scholars Program, which was designed to increase the diversity of the student body. LEAD offers four-year merit scholarships to admitted students who embody four values: leadership, excellence, achievement and diversity. Over the past eight years, LEAD has successfully recruited
more than 130 Black students to the University. Steve Graf ton, president a nd CEO of t he Universit y ’s A lumni A ssociation, sa id t he a ssociation wa nts to impact ca mpus climate by ma king t he Universit y more accessible to underrepresented st udents. “We’ve been trying to open doors for all kinds of students,” Grafton said at the event Friday. “We really need to increase the See SCHOLARSHIP, Page 3A
Jane Lumm, Sally Hart Peterson address pedestrian safety, deer cull By ANNA HARITOS For the Daily
With Election Day less than a month away, City Councilmember Jane Lumm (I– Ward 2) and former Democratic councilmember Sally Hart Petersen took to the podium Sunday to pitch their candidacies for City Council. The Ward 2 race is the only City Council seat that will be decided in November’s general election. Races for the other open seats were largely determined during the August Democratic primary, though those nominees will still appear on the ballot next month. Sunday’s event was held at the Traverwood Branch Library. After a brief opening statement from each candidate, both fielded questions from the audience. One topic of discussion was
FOOTBALL
COMMENCEMENT
Michigan earns third straight shutout against Northwestern The Wolverines improve to 5-1 with the victory By MAX COHEN Managing Sports Editor
The chant began in the final minute of No. 18 Michigan’s win against No. 13 Northwestern on Saturday. The two syllables boomed throughout the Big House, echoing around the stadium long after Jehu Chesson’s game-opening touchdown, long after the outcome had been decided. Wolverine fans had watched their team dominate the Wildcats for the better part of three hours and seven minutes, and they decided to leave Michigan’s defense with a parting gift. “DE-FENSE!” they yelled.
The team, in turn, showed its appreciation by motioning for the fans to be louder. The defense was unrelenting in Michigan’s 38-0 undressing of Northwestern, just as it has been for much of this season. The Wolverines posted their third consecutive shutout, marking the first time a Michigan defense had accomplished that feat since 1980. The Wolverines sacked Wildcat quarterbacks four times in the victory and allowed just 168 total yards. Junior cornerback Jourdan Lewis returned an interception for a touchdown in the second quarter, ripping the ball from the clutches of Northwestern wide receiver Mike McHugh, and the Wildcats never sniffed the red zone. The string of nearly unprecedented success does not faze or surprise Michigan’s See NORTHWESTERN, Page 3A
potential expansion of the rails that pass along the Huron River and through Ann Arbor’s forests. Petersen pointed out how the expansion would bring in revenue, as well as provide convenient service for students and other travelers. Lumm said there might be an issue with locals and students if public parkland was repurposed. “The $64 million question would be if the trade-off of the public parkland and the traintrack expansion would pay off economically,” Lumm said. From there, the candidates moved onto the topic of the deer cull — the killing of deer in Ann Arbor by hired sharpshooters to curb the deer population — that is set to take place in January. Lumm said she approves of the council’s vote to hold the cull. Petersen disagreed, saying when the council voted for the cull, public concerns were not fully taken into account. She also pointed out how the cull would not be very effective due to the park’s proximity to the Nichols Arboretum. “The University of Michigan See COUNCIL, Page 3A
Harvard Law dean to give Winter 2015 graduation address GRANT HARDY/Daily
University Alum Katie Banks interviews actors Pamela and Nicholas Guest on the red carpet for Big Bash Weekend at the Walgreen Drama Center on Friday.
Students past and present celebrate SMTD’s 100th Reception features red carpet, reunion performances By BRANDON SUMMERS-MILLER Daily Staff Reporter
The School of Music, Theatre & Dance’s 100-year anniversary celebration
proved to be quite the production. The weekend-long event, called “The Big Bash,” included alumni receptions and reunion productions, providing an opportunity for current School of Music, Theatre & Dance students to connect with established alumni. Nearly 150 graduates were scheduled to participate, with
Speaker, honorary degree recipients require regents’ approval Thursday By MICHAEL SUGERMAN Daily News Editor
notable alumni in attendance, including “Glee” star Darren Criss and Jack O’Brien, a noted director and producer. Event organizer Jennifer Knapp, department administrator for the Department of Theatre & Drama, said The Big Bash took nearly two years for a nationwide alumni committee to plan. See ANNIVERSARY, Page 3A
University alum Martha Minow, dean of the Harvard Law School, will deliver the 2015 Winter Commencement address, pending approval this week from the University’s Board of Regents. Minow is one of four individuals who may receive honorary degrees, pending the regents’ approval. Others include Graham Beal, director emeritus of the Detroit Institute of Arts; Pedro Cuatrecasas, professor of pharmacology at the University of California, San Diego; and George Shirley, a professor emeritus at See COMMENCEMENT, Page 3A
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