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Social work student Maria Cortes discusses race and its impact on political elections at Hatcher Graduate Library on Thursday.
Panelists highlight minority voice at #WhoWillBeNext State NAACP stresses diversity’s importance in politcal landscape By EMILY DAVIES For the Daily
Two hours before the sixth Republican primary debate Wednesday, about 60 students
gathered in Hatcher Graduate Library to explore the role of race in elections. The panel came as part of the annual U-M Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium — a platform for students to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr., and through his legacy converse about the state of racial justice on campus and nationwide. A panel of five, including Ann Arbor mayor Christopher Taylor and Matthew Countryman,
associate professor of history and American culture, led a conversation on increasing minority influence in the political arena. The panelists identified systematic aspects of America’s political system that disadvantage people of color, including voter suppression tactics and current political rhetoric. Panelist Wendy Cortes, a social work student, touched on low voting rates in response to a question surrounding a study
Starting 2016 off right with the stars at SnowGlobe By ARIANA ASSAF Daily Arts Writer
During the week leading up to winter break, a crazy thing happened: it was warmer in Ann Arbor than in my hometown of Los Angeles. Angelinos and Michiganders alike were awed by this odd pattern, eliciting reactions that only something as mundane yet influential as weather can. Students wore shorts and flip-flops to class while my mom pulled out her down jacket — it was madness. By the time I got back home, things had leveled out again. Ann Arbor’s weather returned to a standard December chill and LA’s weather started to feel like itself again. So why did I choose to sacrifice part of my sunfilled winter break for three days braving the single digit temperatures of Lake Tahoe? Because music. SnowGlobe Music Festival has been ringing in Tahoe’s new year since 2011 with consistent success. Though electronic-heavy — think Dillon Francis, Shiba San, Alison Wonderland — the lineup also included hip hop artists like Lil Dicky and SuperDuperKyle;
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organizers even threw Chet Faker on the main stage, giving day two attendees the chance to snuggle their friends and sway to his down-tempo tunes. I think it’s safe to say both the snuggles and the variety were much appreciated by all. But of course, before day two came day one, and before day one came an eight-hour car ride I was so graciously included in thanks to some lovely folks I met when The Chainsmokers played The Shrine over Thanksgiving break. Seriously guys, make friends with your fellow ravers — they are very, very cool. We arrived in South Lake Tahoe a few hours after the gates had opened. Apparently, everyone else was on the same schedule, because the box office line to pick up wristbands looked long enough to reach the top of the nearest ski slope. I eventually passed the last security checkpoint just as Galantis announced the beginning of their set with an echoing “I wanna run awaaaaaay,” just in case everyone still waiting outside didn’t know what they were missing. It was almost as if SnowGlobe was saying, “Hello Ariana, welcome to your best New Year’s ever.” Stage lights danced along the façade of pine trees that created a natural boundary for the main area, the sight as iconic to this environment as Coachella’s ferris See SNOWGLOBE, Page 6
By EMILY ROBERTS Daily Staff Reporter
Amer’s, a Mediterranean deli located on State Street, is currently under construction, and though the store owner assures students the deli’s quality will stay the same, students might have to get cozy to enjoy it. The deli’s downtown location is undergoing construction which will cut the seating area in half. This, according to owner Amer Bathish is due to “outrageous” rises in rent. The restaurant will now only occupy half of its former space to save on rental costs. “I have been in this area for 28 years and the rent has gone up every year … from 4,000
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that revealed 75 million members of the American electorate did not vote in 2014. “I think the reason that some of these peoples are not voting is because of voting suppression tactics that have historically silenced the minority community,” Cortes said. “Too many candidates are out there speaking to garner votes, to get their quotas, to get their numbers from minority communities or See PANEL, Page 3
State Street location is currently under construction
dollars a month to 18,000 dollars a month,” Bathish said. “Imagine rent that is 600 dollars a day; that’s why you see businesses coming and going all the time.” Amer’s Mediterranean Deli is described as “the marriage of a coffee house and a quality delicatessen,” according to their website. It was founded near the University of Michigan-Flint campus, but moved to the University of MichiganAnn Arbor campus in 1989. LSA senior Leslie Schuman, who was studying in Amer’s Wednesday, said she didn’t feel impacted by the change. “I used to sit in booths. It’s a bit more crowded here than it used to be but I don’t really mind it.” Schuman said she usually just stops in to get food and as long the food stays good the renovation won’t affect her future visits to Amer’s. “The people here are cool; it sucks that they’ve been here See AMER’S, Page 3
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Council to debate plans for library lot project Developers submit two competing proposals for city’s consideration By MARLEE BREAKSTONE Daily Staff Reporter
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Engineering junior Dupeng Xu talks with University alum Eric Krawczyk of CampDoc at the MPowered Start Up Career Fair at the Duderstadt Center on Thursday.
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Event discusses how skin color impacts treatment Dr. Alexander Alexis advocates for individualized dermatological care By CHETALI JAIN Daily Staff Reporter
As part of the U-M Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium, the Dermatology Department at the University of Michigan Health System hosted Dr. Alexander Alexis, who discussed the importance of
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recognizing how dermatological conditions affect various skin colors in different ways, Thursday. Alexis, director of the Skin of Color Center at Mount Sinai Health Center, spoke to doctors and students about the United States’ diverse population and each patient’s unique dermatological needs. In his lecture, Alexis discussed the need to develop treatment for individual patients rather than generalizing the techniques used to treat certain skin conditions. The lecture enumerated
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the various terms that are used to differentiate between skin colors, including words often used like ethnic skin, skin of color, melano competent vs. melano compromised. However, Alexis said there isn’t one good term for differentiations. “We don’t have a good name because skin of color is a misnomer — all skin has color,” he said. Dr. Charles Boyd, a facial plastic surgeon who attended the event, said because of the growing numbers of people See SKIN, Page 3
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After several months of reviewing proposals and debating the topic, Ann Arbor city staff are urging City Council members to vote to begin negotiations for one of two proposals over the development of the site above the Library Lane Parking Structure at their next meeting. The lot in question is roughly 0.8 acres and is located on Fifth Avenue in downtown Ann Arbor, above the Library Lane parking garage. The land, which formerly served as a parking lot for library visitors, currently houses both greenscaping and 52 parking spaces. This property has been an ongoing question for the city of Ann Arbor for several years. In 2010, the idea of converting the empty lot to a hotel was debated but ultimately discarded. Stephen Rapundalo, a former Ann Arbor city councilmember who served as the chairman of the committee pushing for hotel construction six years ago, said at the time the primary focus for their group would be building proposals that wouldn’t pull from city funds. “We don’t want to see a city See LIBRARY, Page 2
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