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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Democratic vice presidential nominee, speaks to University of Michigan students and the Ann Arbor community on the Diag Tuesday.
VP candidate Tim Kaine discusses student debt, gender gap at ‘U’ visit Students gathered in Diag Tuesday afternoon to attend Democratic political rally EMMA KINERY Daily News Editor
Democratic officials encouraged Wolverines to follow their instincts and “go blue” this election Tuesday afternoon when Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA),
the Democratic vice presidential nominee, visited the University of Michigan’s campus to give a speech on the Diag. Kaine’s visit marks the first time Hillary Clinton’s campaign has visited campus and the vice presidential nominee’s second time in the state, which went to
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in the Democratic primary, partially due to young voters. Kaine’s last stop in Michigan was in early August in Grand Rapids. Before heading to the rally on the Diag, the vice presidential nominee first went to Espresso Royale on State Street, where he
met with students as well as Ann Arbor residents. Much of Kaine’s speech centered on student debt and bolstering Clinton’s higher education reform plan, along with civil rights and the importance of Michigan as a swing state. Speaking before See KAINE, Page 3A
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Democratic vice presidential nominee, poses for a photo with Laura Marsh, LSA junior and vice chair of the University of Michigan’s chapter of College Democrats after Kaine’s speech on the Diag Tuesday.
Author Malcolm Gladwell lectures on Study finds Perception Mich. loan risks and realities of entrepreneurship of health
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debt peaks at $29,450
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Talk hosted by Ross as part of the Joseph and Sally Handleman discussion series
University strives to balance rising tuition, financial aid KATHERINE CURRAN Daily Staff Reporter
Sixty-two percent of Michigan students graduate with debt of about $29,450 — making the state the ninthhighest in the nation for student debt — according to a new report from the Michigan League for Public Policy, a nonpartisan economic policy institute. The report pointed to several possible reasons for the debt, including rising tuition and stagnant levels of federal and state aid. Since 2003, public tuition has increased by 100 to 150 percent on average in Michigan. Meanwhile, in 2003, the Pell grant covered 40 to 66 percent of tuition. Now, the grant covers less than 40 percent at nearly all Michigan universities. At the University of Michigan specifically, in 2015, the federal Pell grant covered 26 percent of tuition. Michigan’s investment in need-based financial aid grants has also fallen since the 1990s, even amid raising tuition. The state spends less per student on See DEBT, Page 3A
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EMILY MIILLER Daily Staff Reporter
Author Malcolm Gladwell’s lecture on the risks and realities of entrepreneurship Tuesday drew an audience large enough to fill Hill Auditorium. The talk, which explored the careers of scientist Emil Freireich who helped invent modern chemotherapy; Steve Jobs, who founded Apple; and Ingvar Kamprad, who founded IKEA, was part of The Joseph and Sally Handleman Lecture Series hosted by the Ross School of Business. Gladwell challenged the audience to reframe the traditional discourse surrounding entrepreneurship, encouraging them to consider the social implications as well. “I think we spend a lot of time talking about the innovation part of entrepreneurship and not enough time talking about the social part of entrepreneurship,” Gladwell said. “That’s what I want to talk about this evening.” He added that entrepreneurs are defined by exigency rather than competence or resources, highlighting Jobs’ attempt to produce the Macintosh computer as quickly as possible. “That’s what sets (Jobs) apart, that sense of urgency,”
Gladwell said. “That’s what gives an entrepreneur their sense of direction and their sense of purpose.” He also outlined three common characteristics shared by all entrepreneurs: openness to creativity, conscientiousness and disagreeableness in terms of
a disregard for the approval of others. To illustrate this notion of disagreeableness, he pointed to Freireich’s struggle with the medical community’s disapproval and accusations of immorality. Despite this obstacle, Freireich continued his groundbreaking work.
“If Freireich needed approval, leukemia would still exist,” he said. Gladwell said a successful entrepreneur believes in the nature of a dynamic society, a vision which fuels the entrepreneur to implement change. See GLADWELL, Page 3A
differs for genders
Mortality risks may be connected to varying self assesmements ALEXA ST. JOHN Daily Staff Reporter
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Author Malcolm Gladwell speaks as a part of the Joseph and Sally Handleman Lecture Series in Hill Auditorium Tuesday.
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Men and women self-rate their health differently — and this might explain in part why women live longer — according to a recent University of Michigan study. The study found women rate themselves as less healthy more often than men, even though women tend to live longer. The study, therefore, could predict mortality better in men who viewed themselves as extremely healthy, perhaps because they were more likely not to seek medical help. Initially designed to compare health between Black and white people, the study followed 1,500 adults ages 66 and older for three years between 2001 and 2004 and discovered that gender differences play a large role in subjectively predicting risk of mortality later in life. “Regardless of the domain, women perceive their health being poorer — if it is mental health, if it quality of life, if it is anxiety or depression, See PERSONALITY, Page 3A
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