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Dr. Desmond Upton-Patton, assistant professor of social work at Columbia University, discusses the role of social media and the internet in racial activism at Rackham auditorium on Thursday.
#UMBlackout highlights benefits of online activism Panel looks at representation in traditional media
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The University of Michigan’s School of Social Work held a day-long event Thursday focused on engaging partici-
pants on strides made by members of the Black community and its allies in the digital age. #UMBlackout, held in Rackham Graduate School, featured a panel discussion, several keynote speakers and multiple workshop sessions for an audience of more than 50 students. The day began with a keynote address from Dr. Mark Anthony Neal, Duke University African and African American Studies professor, who spoke
on the relationship between young Black Americans and traditional media outlets. Neal said he believes this group is turning away from traditional media to express their sentiments of social change through mediums like Twitter and other social media platforms. He elaborated on the shift through citing differences in how young African Americans reacted to the death of Michael Brown and the way he was por-
trayed in mass media. Brown, who was shot by police in Ferguson, Mo. in August 2014, was a catalyst for the Black Lives Matter movement and sparked a national conversation on police brutality. Young people reacted to Brown’s death, Neal said, by creating an online movement with the hashtag #IfTheyGunnedMeDown. “So they began this moment, See SYMPOSIUM, Page 2
Days after candidate’s visit, daughter tours treatment facilities By LYDIA MURRAY Daily Staff Reporter
FLINT - Chelsea Clinton, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s daughter, followed her mother’s path with a visit to Flint on Thursday. While there, she toured the Hurley Children’s Center and the United Association Local 370, the local section of the plumbing and pipefitting union. Clinton’s trip comes shortly after Clinton’s visit to the city last Sunday, during which she met with community leaders and addressed patrons at House of Prayer Missionary Baptist Church. Chelsea Clinton has been campaigning for her mother since January. Thursday’s
visit occurred in advance of the Democratic debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that evening. While at the hospital, she met with Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, the doctor whose findings about lead levels forced the state government to address the crisis. On Wednesday she also met with Flint Mayor Karen Weaver in Washington D.C. earlier in the week. Chelsea Clinton said her Flint visit was motivated by her interest in understanding what the city’s leaders need as the crisis evolves. “I really came to Flint today to listen to Mayor Weaver, to Dr. Mona, to the people here, the plumbers and pipe fitters,” she said. “To know what more those of us who are not here can do to support the work that they now know needs to happen. What they need now is different from what they needed a few weeks ago.” Clinton said the city now has enough bottled water, but See CLINTON, Page 2
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Event looks at HIV risks for young adults
Researchers help debunk myths about sexual health Speakers discuss sexuality in the media, human trafficking By CAMY METWALLY Daily Staff Reporter
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• There are 50,000 new HIV diagnoses each year • 1.2 million people in the United States are living with HIV as of 2012, but 12.8 percent of these people do not know they are infected • 26 percent of new infections in 2010 were among people ages 13 to 24, but more than half of these people do not know they are infected
At workshop, speaker discusses how demographic reacts to the virus By IRENE PARK Daily Staff Reporter
Nursing Prof. Robert Stephenson on Wednesday led a session on navigating conversations about HIV status. The session, “HIV & Me,” was part of this week’s
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Sexpertise series and aimed to help students utilize campus resources and how to get involved in advocacy groups. HIV, which stands for human immunodeficiency virus, can lead to the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS. AIDS patients have a compromised immune system, making them more susceptible to infections and diseases that people with working immune systems can usually fight off. In the United States alone, more than 1.2 million people are infected with HIV, and one out See HIV, Page 3
Sex-themed carnival aims to teach, engage students Games work to separate fact from fiction, reduce stigmas By TANYA MADHANI Daily Staff Reporter
A sex-themed carnival on the second floor of Michigan League drew a full crowd of students Thursday night, welcoming students to “Come one, come all.” At the carnival, attendees could play games to win raffle prizes, eat candied apples and learn about sexuality and sexual health on campus. The carnival, part of a threeday Sexpertise conference hosted by the University Health Service, aimed to reduce stigma
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about sexual identity and experience among students. Public Health graduate student Tahiya Alam, who helped organize the event, said the group hoped to engage students in discussions on topics they may not think about often. “We know that there are certain realities in the student population and there’s not always access to safe sex information,” she said. “Also, it’s just a fun way to interact with the multitude of different sources of great knowledge we have on campus. It helps students find out what they’re interested in and what they’re not interested in.” The conference included multiple speakers and showcased presentations on a wide range of topics including sexuality research and
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stigma attached to HIV/AIDS diagnoses. The carnival aimed to combine those experiences as a capstone event. “We want to basically cement down everything that they’ve heard throughout the conference, some of the things that our sex educators have really been taught throughout the year, and have them interact with that information in different ways and learn,” Alam said. “Learning happens both visually, orally and auditorywise so this carnival is looking to stimulate all those senses and learn a little bit more about sexual health.” The carnival, Alam said, was meant to prompt even more open conversation about sex. “Anyone who is in sex health education aims to dispel stigma See CARNIVAL, Page 3
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Students gathered in the Michigan League for the final three sessions of Sexpertise — a three-day long University Health Service-sponsored conference to engage the community in discussion about sexuality and relationships — on Thursday. Three keynote speakers aimed to address stereotypes, stigmas and myths in relation to sex. Stigma and Sexuality: The evening kicked off with an engaging start. Dr. Terri Conley, professor of psychology and women’s studies, challenged several popular myths surrounding gender and relationship differences that have been reinforced culturally over time. The first slide, in simple blue font, read, “Women naturally dislike casual sex.” Conley explained that this first myth is based on the assumption that there is something biological or genetic that prevents females from enjoying unattached sexual activity. Conley said her own research, however, debunks this myth. “The most important predictor for both women and See RESEARCH, Page 3
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