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ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Thursday, April 7, 2016

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Several big changes in new policy on conduct DAVID SONG/Daily

LSA senior Katrina Strauss marches with activists to call for better sexual assault prevention and awareness on East Liberty Ave. Wednesday.

Rally aims to increase local awareness of sexual assault Take Back the Night hosts event to promote sharing stories

and community members to the gathering downtown on Wednesday. Since its founding in 1877 in response to fear and violence experienced by women in England, the Take Back the Night movement has spread internationally, aiming to promote a safe space for survivors to share their stories in a supportive community. The annual marches aim to raise awareness about and stand up to

By MADELEINE GERSON Daily Staff Reporter

The 38th annual Take Back the Night rally in Ann Arbor drew students, faculty

sexual violence. University Students Against Rape and the Ann Arbor chapter of Michigan Take Back the Night sponsored the Ann Arbor march and rally, with funding and support provided by Central Student Government. Ann Arbor residents Tom and Pam Swider have been leading Ann Arbor’s chapter of Take Back the Night for the past eight years. They both said they feel a strong commitment to the

cause, noting that they work continuously throughout the year to prepare for the rally and march. Pam Swider introduced the event, saying the intention of Take Back the Night is to start a dialogue about violence. “This event is a way to start a conversation about something no one wants to talk about,” she said. “Most importantly, we are here to give survivors a voice and See RALLY, Page 3A

Sexual misconduct regulations now include genderbased harassment

By RIYAH BASHA and CAMY METWALLY Daily Staff Reporters

The University of Michigan released the full text of its revised sexual misconduct policy on Wednesday after a nearly year-long revision process, cementing an array of previously reported policy changes, including an expansion of what is considered prohibited conduct, adjustments to the enforced definition of consent and the consolidation of sanctioning and appeals procedures. The new policy is nearly double the length of the current document, and the first update since 2013. Much of the text of the document is significantly more stringent and includes

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Nursing event in A2 discusses global health Students and faculty gather to talk initiatives, plans for future By ALEXA ST. JOHN Daily Staff Reporter

This week, students, faculty members and alumni from around the world celebrated the University of Michigan School of Nursing’s 125th year anniversary comprised of a series of events and lectures as part of a three day symposium on global health. Tuesday, the first day of the event, was primarily dedicated to student and faculty research projects as part of the nationwide Annual Research Day. Held at the Sheraton Ann Arbor Hotel, 50 students and Nursing faculty members displayed posters on their research. Professors both at the University, as well as nationwide, also gave lectures. At the beginning of the

conference, Nursing Dean Kathleen Potempa announced a gift of $1 million recently awarded to the School of Nursing from the Robert and Sara Rothschild family foundation. This donation, made by Sara Rothschild, a Nursing alum, will work to create the Rothschild Global Health Scholars Program at the University and continue to encourage global health initiatives through the School of Nursing. This program, along with others at the School of Nursing, aim to provide resources for students to work worldwide with faculty and other partners. In a speech at the symposium, Potempa discussed her appreciation for the Rothschild gift and emphasized the importance of the funding inpromoting and furthering global health at the University’s School of Nursing. “We’re talking a lot about philanthropy today and its tremendous effect on global health,” Potempa told See NURSING, Page 3A

in-line definitions of terms and the investigation process, unlike the current one. The new policy will go into effect June 1, and will now be known as the the University of Michigan Policy and Procedures on Student Sexual and Gender-based Misconduct and Other Forms of Interpersonal Violence. In a March interview with the Daily, University President Mark Schlissel said the lengthy revision process, which included various town-hallstyle meetings to gain student input and a sexual misconduct survey administered in January 2015, was necessary to address student concerns. “We have been working hard for many months to update our policies and procedures to make them more clear, to keep them as fair as possible and to create a process that renders a timely decision so people can move forward in safety and their educations,” he said. Expanded scope of prohibited conduct See MISCONDUCT, Page 2A

Plans for E. University apartments see updates High-rise would replace Lucky Kitchen, Mia Za’s and Pita Pit AVA RANDA/Daily

Linh Nguyen, associate director of multi-ethnic affairs and Antwaun Stanley, staff mentor for the Office of New Student Programs at the Resource Fair and Networking Reception, speak following the First Generation Symposium Wednesday at the Alumni Center.

Symposium talks needs of first-generation ‘U’ students Facilitators explore how to create comfortable, supportive campus By WILL FEUER Daily Staff Reporter

Wednesday in the Michigan League, the Office of the Vice Provost of Equity, Inclusion and

Academic Affairs, along with a variety of other groups, hosted a symposium on First-generation college students. Ann Hower, director of the Office of New Student Programs, said the goal of the event was to help first-generation students feel comfortable in the environment of the University of Michigan and aid them in them succeeding academically and socially. “The end goal is to help (firstgeneration students) thrive on

campus and successfully meet all of their academic and social goals and make sure the system is set up to accommodate these students,” she said. The event, which opened to a turnout of nearly 150 students, a little more than half of whom were undergraduate students, facilitated a series of smaller group workshops that aimed to address how first-generation students continue to struggle even after See SYMPOSIUM, Page 3A

By LYDIA BARRY Daily Staff Reporter

Contractors of a new 14-story high-rise near the University of Michigan campus have submitted an updated site plan for a residential building designed for future students and faculty within the coming years. The building would replace three residential homes, as well as restaurants Lucky Kitchen, Mia Za’s Italian Cafe and Pita Pit, all of whom have agreed to sell their properties. The building developers, Collegiate Development Group, along with Ann Arbor architecture firm J Bradley Moore & Associates Architects, Inc. said at a Citizens’ Participation Meeting last month that they hope for a August 2018 opening date. Similar to other student See HIGH-RISE, Page 3A

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