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Town hall talks plans for greener ‘U’ campus MATT VAILLIENCOURT/Daily
Black Lives Matter protesters gather in front of Ann Arbor City Hall on Thursday evening to honor the one year anniversary of the death of Ann Arbor resident Aura Rosser. Demonstrators held signs calling for the firing of Ann Arbor Police Officer David Ried, who fatally shot Rosser last November.
One year later, protesters remember Rosser’s death After police fatally shot A 2 woman, activists continue calls for justice By LARA MOEHLMAN Daily Staff Reporter
Nearly one year after an Ann Arbor police officer fatally shot Ann Arbor resident Aura Rosser while responding to
domestic violence call, members of Ann Arbor to Ferguson — a local activist group associated with the Black Lives Matter movement — protested outside City Hall on Thursday night as part of a continuing effort to condemn and raise awareness of police brutality. The organization was formed one year ago in direct protest to the nature of Rosser’s death. On Nov. 9, 2014, Officer David Ried shot and killed Rosser. On Jan. 30, 2015, the Washtenaw
County prosecutor’s report deemed Ried’s actions reflective of “lawful self-defense.” No charges were brought against him. According to the report, police officers arrived on the scene following a call from Victor Stephens, with whom Rosser was living at the time. The officers saw her attacking Stephens with a knife in her hand; when she saw the officers, she began to approach them. Ried fatally shot Rosser after
ordering her to put down the knife, while fellow Officer Mark Raab simultaneously shot Rosser with a Taser. Thursday’s protest, which included about 30 people, strategically took place during an event at City Hall for community members to meet candidates for the Ann Arbor Police Chief position. O’shai Ahmad-Robinson, Ann Arbor to Ferguson event organizer, said the organization’s See PROTEST, Page 3A
Forum explores efforts to create a campus culture of sustainability By LYDIA MURRAY Daily Staff Reporter
The University’s annual Sustainability Town Hall focused this year on three main goals: reducing waste, cutting greenhouse gas emissions and creating a culture of sustainability on campus. About 40 people gathered Thursday morning at the Hatcher Graduate Library to hear University President Mark Schlissel and other University officials discuss campus sustainability efforts. “What we’re doing together isn’t new,” Schlissel said. “What we’re doing is continuing the efforts made by many of you to push hard as a university to live up to our responsibility to environmental stewardship and our responsibility to subsequent generations.”
HEALTH
ARTS
New particle could prevent cardiac issues Research has potential to combat onset of cardiac arrhythmias By MAYA SHANKAR Daily Staff Reporter
A new nanoparticle developed at the University may prove key to treating a condition that affects nearly 4 million Americans a year. As part of a five-year ongoing study, a University research team announced late last month they had created a nanoparticle that could be essential to a targeted therapy for cardiac arrhythmias. Cardiac arrhythmias are caused by malfunctions in certain heart muscle cells that lead to erratic heart beats and may eventually cause heart attacks or strokes. The new technique developed uses nanotechnology to more precisely target and destroy the
cells within the heart that cause cardiac arrhythmias. The findings of the study are detailed in a new paper in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Currently, cardiac arrhythmias are usually treated with drugs or with radiofrequency cardiac ablation, a procedure that burns away malfunctioning cells using a laser. Both drugs and ablation are effective treatments, but they can result in unintended damage to surrounding cells. “It’s almost like you are bombing the heart with the laser,” said Jerome Kalifa, an assistant professor at the Medical School and one of the lead researchers in the study. “Right now, we can only target the general area, so there is collateral damage.” The new nanoparticle treatment was successful in studies conducted on rodents and sheep. Researchers found they were able destroy malfunctioning See CARDIAC, Page 3A
During a leadership breakfast in October, Schlissel outlined several efforts to improve sustainability through a new recycling and compost plan, a waste management study within the University’s health system, a new natural gas fuel turbine project and piloting a zero-waste game day during the 2016 football season. Last year, Schlissel called for a review of the University’s sustainability goals, first launched under former University President Mary Sue Coleman in 2011. The goals were not originally scheduled up for review for another year, but Schlissel moved up the process after receiving letters from faculty and students. The University’s most recent annual sustainability report found that carbon gas emissions decreased in 2012, but increased in 2013. Waste production has increased since the adoption of the 2011 sustainability goals, but emissions from transportation have decreased. Richard Robben, executive director of Plant Operations, See GREEN, Page 3A
David Mitchell to read in Ann Arbor
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Public Policy junior Tom Allen, a member of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity, speaks about the investigation of a nuisance complaint filed against the fraternity at the Ann Arbor City Council meeting on Thursday at Ann Arbor
City Council draws around 200 to oppose deer cull Vote ultimately paves way for kill to move forward in winter 2016 By CAITLIN REEDY For the Daily
Nearly 200 people filled the Ann Arbor City Council chambers Thursday evening
as the body heard community input on the controversial city deer cull slated for January. After public comments, most of which railed against the plans, the council voted in two 10-1 votes to move forward with plans for the cull. The council also approved a resolution to further investigate nuisance complaints at an offcampus fraternity house. Carrying out the cull was contingent on council passing
two additional resolutions. The first will temporarily suspend the discharge of firearms on public lands and the second approves an agreement between the city and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The service will provide sharpshooters to kill 100 deer at a cost of about $35,000. Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor was the See DEER, Page 3A
Noted author will present his newest novel ‘Slade House’ at United Methodist By NATALIE ZAK Daily Arts Writer
At the end of the darkest, narrowest alley in England, there exists a door. Only half the height of a full-grown adult and black as tar, this door sits patiently on the last Saturday of October, silently awaiting its next victim. This door should never be opened. But just as the big red button continuously mocks and begs until it’s pushed, so does this door, and every nine years, its wish is granted and Slade House claims its next victim. Spanning a course of 36 years, David Mitchell creates a world of demons and soul vanquishers in his new novel “Slade House.” See MITCHELL, Page 3A
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