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DIVERSITY
RC students critical of inclusivity in the program Townhalls split into section for people of color and section for all AMANDA ALLEN/Daily
Internal Medicine Prof. Juanita Merchant speaks about work-life integration at a panel of Women in Science in the Danto Auditorium of the Cardiovascular Center
Female scientists at the ‘U’ examine gender inequalities in panel discussion Talk highlights experiences in STEM systems, shares ideas for advancement YOSHIKO IWAI For the Daily
In the first panel discussion of its kind on campus, six scientists from medical and social fields spoke about their experiences in academic medicine to a packed audience Tuesday afternoon at
the University of Michigan Health System’s Frankel Cardiovascular Center. The panel aimed to address issues of gender inequalities faced by women in science, such as overcoming the lower proportions of women holding senior positions. The event was organized by Durga Singer, assistant professor
Hillary Clinton for President and taking on the gun lobby. Clinton will represent women by working to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act and making high-quality childcare more affordable for working mothers. Equally important for students on our campus, Clinton addresses campus sexual assault directly, and her plan covers methods of prevention, support and ensuring of fair processes for all involved in reporting and investigating. Clinton has sponsored the 2005 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, introduced the Caregiver, Advise, Record, Enable Act — which ensures contraception for victims of rape and incest — supported the Department of Justice’s Offices on Violence Against Women and launched a United Nations resolution creating guidelines for international response to sexual assault in areas of war. Clinton’s economic policy is fundamentally important to the college student: It helps make college more affordable and accessible. Her promise to “make debt-free college available to everyone” and to “liberate the millions of Americans who have student debt” is among the most important policies that seek to support students’ well-being. Greater college affordability and accessibility can lead to greater socioeconomic diversity on college campuses, something of crucial importance on our campus here in Ann Arbor. As well, Clinton plans to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $12 per hour over See CLINTON, Page 4A
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panel was not simply to discuss issues in scientific fields, but to have productive conversations for those in attendance. “My intention was to really have women who are interested in balancing careers in academia, with sciences and basic scientists being the main group because they See SCIENCE, Page 3A
Daily Staff Reporter
At diversity town halls sponsored by the Residential College Tuesday, students questioned the inclusion of various demographics within the RC, a University of Michigan living and learning program that highlights valuing diverse thought and ideas. About 70 students, faculty and staff gathered Tuesday night in the Keene Theater of East Quad for the second of two RC town halls on equity and inclusion. The Michigan Daily was asked to leave the the first town hall, which aimed to create an open dialogue geared specifically to
IGR, Spectrum Center facilitate dialogue for Coming Out Week
FROM THE DAILY
As the upcoming presidential election nears, we cannot and will not ignore that the fate of our nation and the lives of its citizens are at risk. We as voters hold the power to decide what happens next. With the gravity of this presidential election in mind, The Michigan Daily’s Editorial Board endorses the same Democratic candidate we did in the primary, Hillary Clinton, to become the 45th president of the United States. Clinton’s dedication to public service and experience in law and foreign affairs affirm her as the election’s most qualified, knowledgeable and experienced candidate. Her policies are logical and thorough, and will serve the needs of the American people. As college students, we consider her on the grounds that her policies will best serve us during our years in the educational system and as young adults entering the workforce. The University of Michigan’s student body includes diverse identities, which Clinton plans to protect through comprehensive social policy. Clinton’s LGBTQ policies promote human rights on a local and global scale, calling to “end so-called ‘conversion therapy’ for minors” and to “invest in law enforcement training focused on fair and impartial policing” of transgender citizens. Her racial justice policies include a reformation of the criminal justice system — a system that unfairly targets Black men and people of color — and more restrictive gun laws, starting by removing gun show loopholes
in the Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases and the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, and was funded by the University’s Advance program, an organization that financially supports events and projects specifically to aid the careers of women. Singer said her goal for the
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Atteendees discuss experiences around sexuality LYDIA MURRAY Daily Staff Reporter
In honor of National Coming Out Week, Intergroup Relations and the Spectrum Center hosted an open dialogue Tuesday during which 20 University and local community members discussed their experiences with perceptions surrounding sexuality. Rackham student Chelsea Noble, events and programs
graduate coordinator at the Spectrum Center, said the event aimed to curate a conversation on campus about the different journeys of people from divergent backgrounds. “As we were planning for National Coming Out Week, we were trying to engage a broader community around conversations of coming out and being out,” she said. During the dialogue, James Downey, an Ann Arbor resident, discussed how they
recently asked their co-workers to use they/them pronouns. Downey said they faced difficulty in the transition to a different pronoun despite their co-workers normally stating support of the LGBTQ community. “That was met with somewhere between tepidness and outright resistance,” Downey said. “It is very costly to really correct people. Fighting that pronoun fight See SEXUALITY, Page 3A
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LSA junior Max Cornblath and Social Work student Erica Watson, the event facilitators for the IGR discussion on sexuality, speak at an Intergroup Relations meeting on South University on Tuesday.
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all people of color involved in the program. The Daily was allowed to attend the following forum, which was open to all. Tuesday’s events were the first recent public ones around campus climate that included a separate discussion for people of color, amid a large number of other University and collegespecific ones around climate held in the leadup to the launch of the University’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion plan last week. The townhalls were not specifically affiliated with the DEI plan, a year-long initiative launched by University President Mark Schlissel to improve campus climate, though the plan was referenced by many students. See RC, Page 3A
DETROIT
Workshop discusses history of Detroit Discussion focuses on expanding volunteers’ knowledge of city REBECCA LERNER For the Daily
The University of Michigan’s first Detroit Student Service Fusion Workshop began Tuesday and featured lectures, icebreakers and pizza as part of a three-part series to teach students how to interact most efficiently and consciously with the city. The workshops are a pilot program for the University’s Detroit Center. The majority of the 30 attendees were graduate students from different areas of the University, ranging from the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning to the Ross School of Business. There were also several undergraduates and faculty. Before the workshop began, event organizer Danyelle Reynolds said she encounters many students through her position at the Ginsberg Center who want to do service in Detroit, but she believes knowledge of a community is important before they engage with it. See DETROIT, Page 3A
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