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Professor lauded for dedication to students Vocal instructor’s mentorship supported diversity on campus By CAMY METWALLY Daily Staff Reporter
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Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, a University alum, discusses his career path and the field of communications at a talk sponsored by the Ford School of Public Policy at Rackham Auditorium on Thursday.
Ex-Twitter CEO discusses importance of liberal arts University alum Dick Costolo explores successful leadership By REBECCA SOLBERG Daily Staff Reporter
It took him over 140 characters, but former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo spoke to a filled Rackham Graduate School auditorium Thursday on how he has found value in his liberal arts degree
from the University throughout his career. LSA Dean Andrew Martin, who introduced Costolo to the crowd of hundreds, proclaimed at the lecture’s start, “What a great day to be a Wolverine!” Costolo said in his speech he aimed to inspire and highlight the merit of a liberal arts degree, which he said can be viewed as “impractical” in Silicon Valley. He disputed this opinion by explaining how his LSA education fueled his leadership skills and broadened his understanding of the world. “A broad liberal arts degree, and
deep immersion in the humanities is actually vital to developing our very best leaders and in fact without that education, none of you would develop the habits of mind, and frameworks for creative synthesis and lateral thinking, that really make the very best leaders in the world,” he said. Costolo said he believes great leaders possess five speccific qualities: They make decisions rapidly and adapt to dynamic environments when there are no road maps or obvious choices; they creatively synthesize information and provide context
for decisions that are to be made across disciplines, cultures and perspectives; they inspire and build trust in any collaborative environment by welcoming viewpoints different than their own; they are never in reaction; they are kind without being weak and confident without being “jerks.” But to achieve these attributes of a leader, Costolo said their education is key. “They need to have a few habits of mind uniquely developed through deep curiosity and See COSTOLO, Page 2
Dozens gathered in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance’s Stamps Auditorium on Thursday night to commemorate George Shirley, University emeritus professor of voice, as the recipient of the 2016 Shirley Verrett Award. Established in 2011, the Women of Color in the Academy Project presents the annual award, which includes a $5,000 stipend, to a University faculty member whose work supports the success of female students and faculty in the arts who come from diverse backgrounds. The Women of Color in the Academy Project is a campus-wide faculty network that provides support for the development of scholars who are women of color. Attendees at Thursday’s event included community members from Shirley’s hometown of Detroit and a number of current students and colleagues. “Music feeds my soul,” Shirley said. “It feeds my spirit, and to share this moment with people, some of whom I don’t know, many of whom I do, it’s indescribably delicious.”
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Group aims to boost care for LGBTQ youth Program strives to increase health options in Southeast Michigan By DESIREE CHEW Daily Staff Reporter
This summer, Michigan Forward in Enhancing Research and Community Equity will launch the Health Access Initiative, a free qualityimprovement program for clinics and health centers in Southeast Michigan aimed at providing better care for LGBTQ youth. MFierce was founded in September 2014 with the aim of dealing with societal health disparities via a participatory, community-based approach of structural change. It is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. MFierce Project Director Triana Kazaleh Sirdenis said the organization focuses on systemic problems rather than individual interventions. “Besides being participatory, the other part that makes MFierce different is that it is involved
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with structural change,” Sirdenis said. “Currently there are a lot of programs focused on changing individual behavior, for example how to use a condom, how to have safer sex negotiations — but these are more on the person-toperson level.” “So this structural change works to impact the bigger systems and policies, as well as take into account existing policies that could be affecting quality of care,” she added. MFierce is a three-part coalition, according to Sirdenis. The first entity is the steering committee, composed of different community leaders, CEOs, AIDS service organizations, LGBTQ groups, state and county health departments. Also involved are public health researchers in the Center for Sexuality and Health Disparities, or the SexLab. The final piece is the Youth Advisory Board, which is made up of LGBTQ youth from all over Southeast Michigan. Marcos Carrillo, biology junior at Henry Ford Community College, is a member of the Youth Advisory Board. He said his decision to join MFierce was deeply motivated by personal See HEALTH, Page 3
Opera singer Marcia Porter performed at the ceremony followed by a performance by one of Shirley’s current students, School of Music, Theatre & Dance graduate student Kaswanna Kanyinda. Her first piece, she explained, told the story of a person who experienced trials and tribulations while working toward a goal, and the second song was about how the individual became lost to the world after reaching that goal. Kanyinda celebrated Shirley through song, attributing many of her successes and accomplishments to his instruction. “He helped me to understand that music isn’t about perfection,” Kanyinda said. “It’s about sharing who you are, what you’ve been through and who you could be through song. I know that I wouldn’t be on this path, and I know I wouldn’t have achieved what I have without this man’s guidance.” School of Music, Theatre & Dance graduate student Dorian Dillard II also attended the ceremony to honor Shirley’s mentorship. He said he met Shirley in 2011 when he won second place in the first George Shirley African American Art Song and Operatic Aria Competition. Since then, Dillard said, Shirley has served as a mentor and father figure to him and others. “It’s an honor to be in the presence of a legend,” Dillard said. See SHIRLEY, Page 3
Prof. talks anti-Muslim sentiments in the U.S. Professor discusses Western ideals in relation to Islamophobia By AUSTIN HIYAMA For the Daily GRANT HARDY/Daily
Presidential hopeful Donald Trump points out people in the audience that he thinks would have good aim, referencing the Second Amendment, at a rally in Cedar Rapids, IA on February 1, 2016
In Iowa, Trump’s confidence ends in second place Frontrunner candidate took several risks in first caucus state By EMMA KINERY Daily News Editor
In a speech before his loss at the Iowa caucuses Monday, Donald Trump said he felt “guilty” about not spending
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enough money in the state. “I’m self-funding my own campaign, it’s my money,” Trump said. “So far I have spent very little money, very little. I need to start spending for two reasons: Number one, I feel guilty. Number two, I don’t want to take a chance.” At the time, Trump used his guilt as a jab, ascribing it to his then-success in the polls over other candidates, namely Jeb Bush, who spent significant amounts of money
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in the state without seeing correspondingly large poll numbers. But, by spending little in Iowa Trump had already taken a chance — one that may now lead to a different kind of guilt down the road. The erstwhile frontrunner in the Republican race for the presidential nomination took several risks in Iowa, including not showing up to a debate — and for the most See TRUMP, Page 3
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History Prof. Juan Cole examined the rise of Islamophobia in the Western world in response to recent waves of anti-Muslim sentiment following a series of attacks attributed to Islamic extremists. At the event, which was attended by about 50 students and hosted by the University’s Muslim Students’ Association, Cole kicked off the talk by defining the “American identity.” The identity, he said, truly began with the idea of manifest destiny — an ideology asserting that Americans in the 19th century were destined to expand the United States to the Western coast — and the subsequent expansion into Western frontier. He also said he felt the centrality of the frontier in America’s identity was responsible for the centrality of the military. See COLE, Page 3
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