2016-03-17 by The Michigan Daily

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RESEARCH

Study says girls’ diets may impact period start Research indicates red meat, fish impacts time of menstruation

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Pro-life advocate Scott Klusendorf speaks about abortion at the Rackham amphitheater on Wednesday.

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Scott Klusendorf, founder and president of the Life Training Institute, spoke in defense of

two: abortion intentionally kills an innocent human being. Conclusion: therefore, abortion is wrong.” Students for Life Vice President Rachel Crawford, an LSA junior, said she thinks it is important for University of Michigan students to be open to the pro-life discussion. “I think it’s important for any academic space to be able to allow speakers from unpopular See KLUSENDORF, Page 2A

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LSA SG votes to hold day for mental health Governing body passes multiple resolutions on student well-being By RHEA CHEETI For the Daily

At their Wednesday meeting, representatives of the LSA Student Government passed several resolutions focusing on the mental well-being and inclusivity of University of Michigan students. The first resolution, sponsored by LSA sophomores Nicholas Fadanelli and Nicholas Meier, aimed to enact the first University Mental Health Day. According to the resolution, UM mental health resources such as Counseling and Psychological Services have experienced a 20 percent increase in demand, and the University’s student body

experiences higher levels of depression and anxiety than the national average. To combat this, the resolution, which passed unanimously, authorized LSA SG to partner with a variety of student organizations and campus resources such as Wolverine Support Network, Active Minds, the Sexual Assault Prevention Awareness Center (SAPAC) to host a day centered around mental health awareness on campus. Speaking in favor of the resolution, Meier said promoting mental health this way has had a positive response at other universities “The concept has been implemented in other colleges like Michigan State University, and has proved to have been very successful,” Meier said. LSA sophomore Uriel Lee also emphasized the importance of making CAPS’ current services more well known. “We need to advocate the See LSA, Page 3A

Innovative crisis line to provide data for research Service pioneers texting as response to individuals facing bullying, depression By ALEXA ST. JOHN CSG presidential candidates Thomas Hishop, a Ford junior, David Schafer, a LSA junior and Keysha Wall, a LSA senior, discuss differences in party platforms at the CSG presidential debate in South Hall Wednesday.

In debate, CSG parties focus on access to campus resources Candidates highlight differences in platforms, rhetoric By NISA KHAN For the Daily

At a debate hosted Wednesday evening by Central Student Government, representatives

from parties Your Michigan, Defend Affirmative Action Party and newMich spoke about the importance of mental health awareness and resources, the rights of undocumented students and the prevalence of Greek life on campus. The event is the second during this CSG election cycle, following a debate hosted by The Michigan Daily last week. Moderated by Aaron Kall,

University of Michigan director of debate, the debate was split between the presidential candidates debating for the first hour and the vice presidents debating for the second. In his opening remarks, Your Michigan presidential candidate Thomas Hislop, a Public Policy junior, called for a moment of silence for the University student found dead earlier this week. See DEBATE, Page 3A

Crisis Text Line, the first free 24-hour text support system for people in crises which utilizes in part the University of Michigan’s privacy and security policies, was made available as a resource for researchers on February 16, with the potential to broaden understanding of mental illness in youth. Researchers interested in using the service’s data must apply for access. Along with the University’s policies, the Crisis Text Line data set also uses policies established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health. Launched in 2013 by CEO Nancy Lublin, Crisis Text Line is a service for those experiencing personal crises such as depression, suicidal See CRISIS, Page 3A

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of his argument, he addressed five specific questions regarding the nature of moral reasoning, the unborn, the definition of abortion, the question of what makes humans valuable and two opposition approaches that he then countered. To start, he stressed what he called his syllogism against abortion. “Premise one: it is wrong to intentionally kill an innocent human being,” he said. “Premise

Though a young girl might not expect it at the time, her prepubescent dietary habits can have major effects on when she hits puberty. According to University of Michigan research released last week, girls who eat red meat more often start menstruation about five months earlier than girls of the same age who consume less red meat. The study also showed that eating fatty fish more often, however, has the opposite effect and may delay a girl’s menarche, or first period, by a few months. “Animal protein is important for child growth and development,” wrote senior study author Eduardo

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pro-life beliefs and activism Wednesday evening at an event organized by Students for Life. Established in 2004, the Life Training Institute is a pro-life organization that advocates against the legalization of abortion and trains anti-abortion activists. Klusendorf gave what he defined as a scientific and philosophical argument against abortion, emphasizing that it was not reliant on religion. As part

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Villamor, professor of environmental health sciences and epidemiology, in an e-mail interview. “However, it is possible that some sources of animal protein may be healthier than others.” The study, which focused on the diets of 456 pre-pubescent girls in Bogota, Colombia, was led by Public Health student Erica Jansen. The girls participated in a six-year longitudinal study as part of the Bogota School Children Cohort. Jansen wrote in an e-mail interview she and Villamor focused on this region of the world due to its unique dietary factors. “Colombia is currently undergoing a nutrition transition, where consumption of red meat may be increasing,” Jansen wrote. The researchers, after asking when the girls had their first period, found that those who reported consuming meat two or more times a day began their periods, on average, at the age of 12 years and three months. See MEAT, Page 3A

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