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DHS Sec. speaks at Dearborn campus Security secretary talks prejudice in response to terrorism HALEY MCLAUGHLIN/Daily
Alicia Garza, co-founder of Black Lives Matter, speaks about changing society to celebrate the contributions of all individuals at the Michigan League Wednesday.
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Black Lives Matter founder encourages social activism Alicia Garza comments on the future of the civil rights movement in speech at Hill By MEGAN DOYLE Daily Staff Reporter
The bitter cold and snow did not deter nearly 600 students from gathering in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theater Wednesday
evening to hear from Alicia Garza, a prominent social activist and a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement. The event served to kick off the University’s 30th annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium that takes place in the days leading up to and on the holiday commemorating the revered civil rights activist. Garza said she wanted to structure her speech as a conversation, which the audience responded to by punctuating her words with appreciative snaps and words of agreement.
By LYDIA MURRAY
“Being Black is a crime,” Garza said. “I’ll say that again. In this country today, it’s safe to say that being Black in the United States is a crime — meaning shoot first, ask questions later.” The Black Lives Matter movement began with a 2013 social media post expressing Garza’s anger over George Zimmerman’s acquittal. Zimmerman, who was on trial for the shooting death of Black teenager Trayvon Martin, was acquitted after pleading not guilty by self-defense. She ended her post with the phrase “Our Lives See ACTIVISM, Page 3A
DEARBORN — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson stopped at the University’s Dearborn campus Wednesday as part of a nationwide tour emphasizing the importance of combating prejudices against the Muslim community and taking action in response to terrorism. The tour was part of the “If You See Something Say Something” campaign, which aims to raise public awareness of possible indicators of terrorism and, increase understanding of when and how to report suspicious activity to the proper authorities. Speaking to combatting terrorism, Johnson highlighted the importance of developing a strong and positive relationship between various communities, specifically in order to avoid isolating the Muslim community.
SCIENCE
BUSINESS
Genetics study could lead to new treatments
Mixed response at ‘U’ to Chipotle E. coli outbreaks Though Michigan reports no cases of the virus, profits down nationwide By BECCA SOLBERG Daily Staff Reporter
In 2015, the lack of queso as a menu option wasn’t the only reason people were not eating at Chipotle. From October to December, 53 people in nine states were affected by an E. coli outbreak in Chipotle’s food. While the source of the outbreak still hasn’t been determined, Chipotle has since increased food preparation safety measures in the hopes of preventing further outbreaks. No Chipotle outlets in Michigan have reported E. coli outbreaks. “The silver lining of not knowing is that it has
prompted us to look at every ingredient we use with an eye to improving food safety and handling practices for all ingredients on an ingredientby-ingredient basis,” said Chris Arnold, Chipotle’s executive communications director. Engineering senior Jake Fratkin, president of the Food Industry Student Association, said he’s noticed a decline in people going to the restaurants. He said he thinks the outbreak was an unfortunate combination of bad luck and failures in testing, noting the variability of the food industry in terms of how certain crops are raised each year. “I have a lot of respect for what Chipotle does and how they operate,” he said. “So it is kind of sad for me to suddenly see people not going there, but it is their fault because you need to be super careful with See CHIPOTLE, Page 3A
“Part of my message is, now more than ever given the nature of what we see, it is critical that we build bridges to Muslim communities around this country,” he said. “The answer cannot be to vilify the Muslim Americans in this country.” Over 40 percent of Dearborn’s population is Muslim, and hundreds of U-M Dearborn students gathered to hear Johnson speak Wednesday. Student leaders also met with Johnson prior to the event. He noted that combatting terrorism remained a core focus of DHS — the department was initially formed after the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York to increase coordination and national security. Johnson also discussed undocumented immigrants, saying the Obama administration believed a solution to the large influx of immigrants from Central America can be found by approaching immigration as a refugee issue. “Immigration is probably the most emotional subject I have dealt with as a public servant,” he said. “We in our administration regard the problem of families fleeing Central America essentially as a refugees problem. We want to See DEARBORN, Page 3A
Researchers develop understanding of X chromosome By SANJAY REDDY Daily Staff Reporter
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Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, chief curator of the Core Exhibition at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, discusses how the museum honors those who died by remembering how they lived in UMMA Wednesday.
POLIN museum curator emphasizes Jewish culture Scholar discusses history of exhibits, importance of storytelling By MARGOT SHERIDAN For the Daily
Wednesday night, a crowd gathered at the University of Michigan Musuem of
Art to hear curator Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett discuss the creation of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. Kirshenblatt-Gimblett is a scholar of performance and Jewish studies as well as a published author and curator of the POLIN Museum. Born in Canada during World War II to Jewish immigrants from Poland, she has dedicated her life to the history of museums
and to the heritage of the Jewish community in Poland. A few members of the audience had visited the museum in the past; however, many said they were there to learn more about it. The idea for the museum emerged in 1993, and was founded by the Association of the Jewish Historical Institute of Poland, a famous non-governmental See POLIN, Page 3A
For many years, scientists thought they understood the inactivity of X chromosomes in females. However, new University research challenges previous assumptions and could lead to new avenues for treating diseases tied to the chromosome. Females have two X chromosomes, while men have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome. As a result, one of the X chromosomes in women is randomly inactivated in order to balance gene expression. Chromosomes contain DNA, the instructions for how the body functions. In a paper recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, University See STUDY, Page 3A
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