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GOVERNMENT
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Clarence Page moderates the discussion during the Diversity Summit held in Rackham Auditorium on Tuesday.
With summit, ‘U’ solicits input for diversity plans Hundreds fill Rackham as Schlissel calls on community for suggestions
filled Rackham Auditorium and crowded the lobby outside, University President Mark Schlissel told the room that diversity is a long-term ideal that can only be improved with the help of every member of the community. Schlissel and other administrators hosted a community-wide assembly Tuesday morning to discuss diversity and inclusion on campus. The assembly was
By LARA MOEHLMAN and ALLANA AKHTAR Daily Staff Reporters
After hearing responses from audience members who
part of the week-long Diversity Summit, organized to engage faculty and staff in dialogue and brainstorm solutions to make campus more inclusive. The assembly was emceed by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Clarence Page, who told The Michigan Daily on Monday he hoped the forum would get people past their shyness in discussing race, gender and ethnicity in public. “The University is one place
EVENT PREVIEW
By DAYTON HARE Daily Arts Writer
Humans are irresistibly drawn to drama. Some people even have a penchant for creating it in their own lives, though most are content to witness How to it run havoc over oth- Deceive ers — even Your Family if those others are ficti- (Two Operas tious. Thus, About Love the theatand Greed) rical perNov. 12-15 formance was born, Thursday at and plays 7:30, Friday and of expansive emo- Saturday at 8:00, tional depth Sunday at 2:00 became $22 and $28 central to the soci- reserved seating $12 etal psyche students with ID
of peoples in locations ranging from the Yucatan to the Japanese archipelago. Music has also been historically associated with drama and emotion, so it’s hardly surprising that the two arts managed to combine into one of the oldest and most theatrical genres in classical music: opera. This week, contributing a little bit more towards the 400-year-old tradition of opera, students from the School of Music, Theatre & Dance will demonstrate this dramatic art in several performances of two one-act operas. “Every time we try to select works to produce for the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, we try to find pieces that fit the student population that we have — the singing actors who are in the program — and we try to offer pieces that have as many roles as possible,” said Robert Swedberg, the production’s director and associate professor of music, in an interview with The Michigan Daily. “We have a tremendous number of really worthy singing actors who we would like to be able to accommodate with See OPERA, Page 3A
By LYDIA MURRAY Daily Staff Reporter
Two alums of the U.S. House of Representatives — former Republican Congressmen Dave Camp and Mike Rogers — addressed a crowd of 120 people Tuesday night during the Ford School of Public Policy’s final Policy Talk of the fall semester. Camp served in the House of Representatives for more than 24 years and is known for introducing the Tax Reform Act of 2014, a comprehensive tax reform bill. Rogers worked in Congress for more than 14 years, specializing in cybersecurity and national terrorism policy. Before his time as a representative, he served in
the United States Army and was an FBI special agent. Rogers, who chaired the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence while in office, said he thought one of the biggest national security issues is how the United States prepares for cyber attack, due to the rapidly increasing technical capabilities of antagonistic countries. “What most people would find shocking is that they are overwhelming us with numbers,” he said. “There are more SBR (Russian intelligence agents), or what you would know as KGB agents operating in the United States than there were at the height of the Cold War, and there are more Chinese espionage operations being conducted than we have ever seen.” Rogers said the most important first step the government can take toward addressing the issue is cyber See CONGRESS, Page 2A
CAMPUS LIFE
LEARNING THE FLUTE
SMTD stages opera ‘Deceive Your Family’ Two one-act operatic farces revived by ‘U’ students
where the very purpose of it is to learn about the universe, the world around you beyond the world you are accustomed to,” Page said. “I am glad the Michigan folks are doing it and I’m glad to be a part of it.” Despite a slight increase in the enrollment of underrepresented minority students in the 2015 freshman class, Schlissel and members of the campus community have See DIVERSITY SUMMIT, Page 3A
Ford School hosts discussion with Rep. Dave Camp and Rep. Mike Rogers
Students engage in poverty simulation Event host emphasizes need for affordable housing in A 2 By ANNA HARITOS
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Flautist Michal Zak, a member of the Polish music and dance group Janusz Prusinowski Kompania, teaches a song during the Kompania’s music and dance workshop at the Michigan League Ballroom on Tuesday.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
CSG discusses proposals for sanctuary campus, funding Resolution asks ‘U’ to not assist in immigration enforcement By JACKIE CHARNIGA Daily Staff Reporter
Central Student Government brought multiple resolutions to the assembly floor at
their Tuesday meeting, including proposals related to immigration policy and funding. During the session, CSG vetoed a resolution to support making the University a sanctuary campus and heard several options for spending the remainder of their legislative discretionary fund. The assembly also received an update on the University’s ongoing debate over the release of course evaluation data.
Course evaluations CSG President Cooper Charlton, an LSA senior, reported to the assembly that conversations about the release of course evaluations are ongoing with the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs. Cooper said the three stipulations CSG wants to met are the release of course evaluations to advisers See CSG, Page 2A
Daily Staff Reporter
The University’s Sociology Department hosted a simulation Tuesday night meant to show students how it feels to live below the poverty line. The workshop, titled “Experiencing Poverty in America,” was facilitated by the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice, an Ann Arbor group that envisions a world free from violence and poverty. ICPJ Director Chuck Warpehoski, who is also a member of the Ann Arbor City Council, said he aimed for participating students to gain deeper knowledge of and empathy for those living in poverty. “Our main focus of the simulation is the empathy See SIMULATION, Page 3A
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