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LatinX event commences month-long celebrations SINDUJA KILARU/Daily
Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, speaks at the Michigan State University Union in East Lansing Thursday.
In East Lansing, Chelsea Clinton stresses importance of student vote
Voter mobilization, higher education and Trump prominent topics at event CAITLIN REEDY Daily Staff Reporter
Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton, visited East Lansing Thursday night to advocate for her mother’s
campaign. Michigan State University’s chapter of College Democrats hosted Clinton in the university’s student union, with 200 people were in attendance. After speaking for 15 minutes at the public event, Clinton took questions from several attendees. MSU junior Dan Eggerding,
president of MSU College Democrats, said Michigan State was honored to host Clinton. He noted the important role such events play in mobilizing voters, especially at this stage in the campaign. “As a student at MSU, I think it’s important that campaigns send representatives from their
respective campaigns to get out the vote — especially now since the October registration deadline is approaching,” Eggerding said. “A huge surrogate, such as the daughter of the former president and hopeful next president, is a really amazing and awesome thing that MSU was humbled to host.” See CLINTON, Page 3A
Speakers discuss goals of inclusivity and community-building on campus NEIL SCHWARTZ Daily Staff Reporter
MATT HARMON For the Daily
At the University of Michigan Alumni Center Thursday evening, about 80 students, alumni and members of the Ann Arbor community attended the first event of this year’s LatinX Heritage Month celebrations. Sponsored by prominent Latino campus organizations and alumni, the event featured speakers who outlined inclusivity goals and stressed the importance of breaking down institutionalized borders for their on-campus
University of Michigan Health System Graduate therapy dogs bring joy, health benefits students
community. The Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives, along with the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs, the Spectrum Center and the Alumni Association are collaborating for the second time to bring a month of activities, including keynote speakers, film screenings, poetry readings and other events that celebrate Latino heritage, to campus. This year’s theme for LatinX Heritage Month is “Sin Fronteras,” Spanish for “Without Borders.” Medical student Mayra Gómez, a member of the LatinX Heritage Month committee, said artificial borders that See LATINX, Page 3A
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critical of DEI plan
Program aims to improve mental, physical state of patients and staff
Surgeon talks work amid Congo civil war
Second discussion of diversity initiative draws concers about input
When you walk through some University of Michigan Health system facilities, you might meet Anna and Denver, who arrived at UMHS this July. They work full days and make rounds at the hospital, visiting different medical centers and meeting new people. However, the two are neither doctors nor patients — they’re new hospital dogs intended to provide therapeutic services and improve the wellbeing of patients and staff throughout UMHS. Denver, a 16-month-old Labrador-golden retriever mix, and Anna, an 18-month-old golden retriever, are trained service animals cared for by Joel Maier, Mott-certified child life specialist and Rev. Lindsay Bona, manager of the UMHS Spiritual Care Department. The dogs were purchased to supplement the existing canine program at UMHS, through which other dogs and volunteers from Therapaws of Michigan have visited patients on a requested basis since 1987. However, because those resources are somewhat limited due to a high demand, UMHS has been working to expand their canine comfort services over the last year. The dogs were purchased for $30,000 each with a donation from the Laurence Polatsch Memorial Fund. Both Anna
EMILY MIILLER Daily Staff Reporter
At the second feedback forum for LSA’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion plan Thursday night, which focused on how the plan relates to graduate students, some audience members expressed concerns about lack of input students had on the plan. The DEI plan outlines prospective goals for LSA programs over a five-year period, including the implementation of a variety of programs including a diversity component of criteria for faculty raises, more funds for application fee waivers and improvements in recruitment processes for graduate students. It is part of a larger campus-wide effort launched by University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel last year. The forums, which are slated to address concerns from a number of different groups in LSA, aim to allow student input in the revision process. The majority of the audience members Thursday night, however, were faculty members. Among the students See PLAN, Page 2A
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and Denver also received funding from a “puppy shower” fundraising campaign that was held when they first arrived to raise money for their daily maintenance needs, such as veterinary services and food. The dogs received extensive training prior to starting work at UMHS, including more than a year at the Canine Assistants program and a weeklong orientation earlier in the
summer with their caretakers. At training, the dogs were exposed to different types of social environments — including hospitals, grocery stores and parks — and learned basic dayto-day behaviors. Maier said the goal was to teach them how to interact with various patients and behave in public transportation settings. According to the pet therapy organization PAWS for People,
service animals and pet therapy have a number of physical and mental health benefits for patients, such as lowering blood pressure, diminishing physical pain, decreasing feelings of alienation and reducing anxiety. They can also motivate children and allow them to focus more effectively. For similar reasons, other local volunteers and organizations See DOGS, Page 3A
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Joel Maier, Mott-certified child life specialist and Rev. Lindsay Bona, manager of the UMHS Spiritual Care Department with therapy dogs Denver and Anna speak with a reporter at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Thursday.
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Dr. Mukwege discusses experience aiding victims of sexual violence TIM COHN
Daily Staff Reporter
Dr. Denis Mukwege, a world-renowned gynecologist and three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, spoke Thursday at the School of Nursing about his work helping women recover from violent forms of rape in his war-torn home country. Mukwege, who established the Panzi Hospital and Foundations in 1999, participated in a Q&A session with filmmaker Mike Ramsdell, who screened his recent film about the 20-year civil war in the Congo, titled “When Elephants Fight.” The hospital and foundation work to provide a full range of health services to women in the Congo. Nursing Prof. Janis Miller, organizer of the event, said she is involved with a University of Michigan organization that is working in partnership with Mukwege’s Panzi Hospital in Bukavu. She told the roughly 200-person crowd See SURGEON, Page 3A
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