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Ohio Governor John Kasich (R) speaks about his accomplishments as governor and how that translates into good experience for the position as president at the GOP Field Office in Livonia on Tuesday.
Kasich looks to Michigan after New Hampshire win Presidential candidate holds town hall at GOP Livonia office By SAM GRINGLAS Daily Staff Reporter
LIVONIA — After departing New Hampshire with a muchneeded second place finish last week, Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) is
now banking on an equally strong turnout in Michigan to sustain his path to the presidency. The two-term Republican governor wrapped up a two-day swing through Michigan on Tuesday, which included stops at two colleges, Michigan State University in East Lansing and Grand Valley State University outside of Grand Rapids, in advance of the state’s March 8 primary. During a Tuesday town hall of a couple hundred people held at a local GOP office in Livonia, Kasich emphasized both
his eagerness to promote a conservative agenda — including items like securing the border, increasing defense spending, passing a balanced budget amendment, cutting taxes and regulations — and his willingness to work with Democrats to get things done. “If you think we’re going to fix social security by the Republicans ramming something through, when you go to bed tonight, check under the pillow for the tooth fairy. It doesn’t work that way,” he said. “If I win the White House, we’re
going to have a conservative agenda, and I’m going to be the orchestra leader, but I want everybody to play in the orchestra, so we can get these things accomplished.” Kasich is currently polling at an average of 6 percent in Michigan in the most recent poll compiled by RealClearPolitics. That leaves him in fifth place, ahead only of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. Trump is currently leading the polls in Michigan at 38 percent. However, that limited polling See KASICH, Page 3A
UHS says over 20 students confirmed ill with similar symptoms By ANNA HARITOS Daily Staff Reporter
University officials said Tuesday that they are looking into a spated illness on campus. “We have seen approximately 20 to 25 individuals in the emergency room and health service building combined who have had a vomiting illnesssometimes with diarrhea,” Dr. Robert Winfield, executive director of UHS, said. “This began sometime last evening, and people continued to be sick through the night, and the morning — some people showing improvement.” In an effort to find the cause of the outbreak, Dr. Winfield has partnered up with the chief of the University Hospital’s ER, the head of infection control and
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LeVert sits as Michigan falls at Ohio State Wolverines can’t rally from down eight at halftime in Columbus By LEV FACHER Daily Sports Writer
COLUMBUS — As Ohio State honored former standout Evan Turner with a halftime ceremony Tuesday night, Michigan’s fans and coaches alike might have winced at the memory of Turner’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer six years ago. That shot gave Ohio State a stunning win in the 2010 Big Ten Tournament and ended the Wolverines’ season in the blink of an eye. No such heroics were necessary Tuesday, however, as the Buckeyes (9-5 Big Ten, 17-10 overall) jumped out to an eightpoint lead at halftime and never relinquished it in a 76-66 win against Michigan (9-5, 19-8). The Wolverines have now won in Columbus only once in the last 14 seasons and came out sputtering in the rivals’ only
regular-season matchup this season. Michigan missed its first five attempts from the field and quickly fell victim to foul trouble, with sophomore guard Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman spending the middle part of the first half on the bench after picking up two quick fouls. Michigan coach John Beilein, who has long refused to send players back into games with two fouls before halftime, didn’t break from tradition, even as Michigan failed to generate offense with junior Andrew Dakich playing point guard. “Very,” said Michigan coach John Beilein, asked how tempted he was to break his own rule by sending Abdur-Rahkman back in to spell Dakich. “But again, (the margin) was like two or three points with two minutes to go. … There’s no reason to say, ‘OK, the sky is falling. And then they scored the last five points to make it an eight-point game.’ ” The Wolverines’ options in the backcourt were limited to begin with, as senior guard Caris LeVert did not play after making his return Saturday See BASKETBALL, Page 8A
Laura Bauman, an epidemiologist at the Washtenaw County Health Department. “We have tested a number of people who are sick by taking stool cultures and sending them to Michigan Department of Community Health in Lansing,” Winfield said. “It takes about three to five days to receive results back for norovirus testing.” Winfield said the final count of students who have been affected will not be known for a few days. Of those individuals who became ill and sought out help, they tended to live in either South Quad Residence Hall or West Quad Residence Hall. However, there were four cases that had no affiliation with either facility in the last few days, UHS reported. “There are three ways an outbreak can occur,” Dr. Winfield said. “This is a season where the norovirus, or the cruise ship virus, infections can become prevalent — it’s a very contagious virus and it’s harder to kill with regular cleaning supplies. The See SICKNESS, Page 3A
Deer cull continues to be contested issue at Tuesday meeting By BRIAN KUANG Daily Staff Reporter
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Susan Stryker, director of the Institute for LGBT Studies at the University of Arizona, delivers the 2016 Jean Yokes Woodhead Lecture on gay liberation, the women’s movement and transgender activism at Rackham on Tuesday.
Lecture examines progress in transgender movement Presenter discusses significant historical events in the 1970s to current day By ANDREW HIYAMA Daily Staff Reporter
The year 1973 represented a great leap forward toward equal rights for the gay and feminist communities in
America — including the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion, and the removal of homosexuality from the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual as a mental disorder. However, the year also marked a regression in trans rights, exemplified by gay and feminist protests of trans speakers and performers at gay liberation events. Susan Stryker, associate professor of
gender and women’s studies at the University of Arizona, said in a lecture at Rackham Building on Tuesday. Stryker’s address focused on how the trans community is in a similar oppositional position currently, and examined transgender history in an attempt to better understand the community today. The lecture is part of a Year of Conversions series of events that aim to engage See LECTURE, Page 3A
At their Tuesday meeting, Ann Arbor City Council members unanimously appointed current Interim Police Chief James Baird as police chief, concluding the city’s nationwide search to fill the role= Baird will officially assume the role on Feb. 22. The search for a new police chief has been ongoing over past months. Council initiallyconfirmed James White, assistant police chief of the Detroit Police Department, in November 2015. White unexpectedly turned down the appointment to remain in Detroit. Baird has been serving as the city’s interim police chief See POLICE, Page 3A
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