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GOVERNMENT 4.15% increase
state funds
6.07% increase
Sec. of Army emphasizes public work in lecture
4.83% increase
2.67% increase
1.07% increase
1.5% increase 3% increase
15% decrease
5.9% increase
1.8% increase
13.21% increase 1.4% increase
out-of-state
5% increase 6.33% increase
8.2% decrease
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fall 2016 DESIGN BY JULIA MAGALIT
Source: University of Michigan Registrar
‘U’ admin: Spike in international enrollment not related to funding
Officials assert increase in international students instead result of foreign interest JENNIFER MEER Daily Staff Reporter
A new national report released by the National Bureau of Economic Research concludes recent increases in international student enrollment nationwide are the result of a decrease
in state funding. University administrators, however, maintain that this is not case, despite popular student perception. Though both trends hold true at the University of Michigan in recent years, administration points to other factors that may influence international attendance. The NBER paper, released in
December 2016, finds that between 1996 and 2012, a 12-percent increase in foreign enrollment at public research universities correlated with a 10-percent decrease in state funding. From fall 2012 to fall 2016, total international enrollment at the University increased by 15 percent — from 5,881 to 6,764 students
— according to the Office of the Registrar’s Enrollment Summary. International undergraduate enrollment alone went up 14.25 percent, while international graduate and professional enrollment increased 15.35 percent. Most significantly, new freshman international See ENROLLMENT, Page 3A
Military head outlines versatility of public work for students, faculty MAYA GOLDMAN Daily Staff Reporter
On Wednesday, Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning spoke to a crowd of students, staff and faculty during a fireside chat with Alec Gallimore, dean of the College of Engineering, at the Chrysler Center on North Campus. Fanning met with University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel earlier in the day. During the talk, Fanning focused on the importance and versatility of public service careers, as well as his path to becoming the secretary of the Army. He discussed his beginnings in the public
Ross alum talk highlights workplace Video chat dating app positivity, business management
service sector, stating that he first became interested in government work as an undergraduate at Dartmouth University. “I was (at Dartmouth) in 1988,” Fanning said. “Both parties had open primaries, so there were quite a few candidates running for president. It’s a small state; there aren’t many places to go and they were always on campus. I just got the bug for government politics, government service.” Fanning, a Kalamazoo native and the self-described “CEO of the Army,” is responsible for overseeing its $140 billion budget and personnel matters, among other things. Though See ARMY, Page 3A
BUSINESS
CAMPUS LIFE
debuts in Ann Arbor
Adam Grant kicks off Positive Links Speaker Series for winter semester, draws 500
Depts. host sanctuary campus teach-in
Entreprenuers hope to revolutionize local online dating landscape
Robertson Auditorium was filled with about 500 students, faculty and staff who came to see the first talk of the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business Positive Links Speaker Series this semester which featured University alum Adam Grant Wednesday afternoon. Grant, a Wharton School top-rated professor, discussed the seven characteristics he sees original thinkers exhibit in the workplace to the sold out event. The speaker series aims to spreads ideas about positive business practices in the workplace. Grant received his Ph.D. in organizational psychology from the University in less than three years. The author of multiple bestselling books, he is currently co-writing a book with technology executive and author Sheryl Sandberg about being resilient in times of hardship. He posited that original thinkers: brainstorm differently, take risks on novel ideas, harness anxiety, make the unfamiliar familiar, are tempered radicals, find the right allies and fight “groupthink.” “If you track 40 years of data, we know that if you were to take five people and instead of putting them in the
MAYA GOLDMAN Daily Staff Reporter
Spin the Bottle, a new dating app launched at the end of 2016 by entrepreneur Matt Cohen and software developers Andrew Stanton and Nish Patel, is aiming to revolutionize the world of dating apps. Instead of swiping left or right on dozens of photo profiles, Spin the Bottle utilizes video chatting in hopes that it will help users develop stronger connections right away. The app became available to University of Michigan students in early December, but is available on other college campuses across the country and is most popular at Columbia University and New York University, where it launched in September. Like other dating apps, users set a geographic range and preferred gender, but the rest is up to chance. Modeled after the party game of the same name, users find a match by “spinning the bottle.” When someone opens the app, they are met with a circle of profile pictures centered around a graphic of a bottle. The user presses on the bottle image to See APP, Page 3A
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same room, if you were to put them all in separate rooms to brainstorm alone, you would get more ideas and better ideas,” Grant said. Grant further explained original thinkers avoid the typical prototypes that leaders and managers may come up with. He highlighted the importance of brainstorming
one’s own ideas, as this promotes divergent thinking. “Before you judge others’ ideas, spend five minutes brainstorming your own ideas,” Grant said. Grant also incorporated his psychology background into his lecture. He noted anxiety is a resource that can be converted into productive
emotions, such as excitement or enthusiasm. LSA freshman Leann Abad said Grant’s lecture was a great opportunity to learn the positives of business, as he is currently applying to the Business School. “I really liked Adam’s whole perspective as an See ROSS, Page 3A
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Author Adam Grant speaks about positive business organization strategies at the Ross School of Business on Wednesday.
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Attendees organize advocacy initatives for undocumented students KAELA THEUT
Daily Staff Reporter
Over 50 faculty, students and city residents attended a teachin Wednesday night at Hatcher Graduate Library to discuss issues pertaining to the creation of a sanctuary campus for undocumented immigrants, as well as local initiatives planned for the future. A sanctuary campus is defined as any college or university that adopts policies to protect undocumented students from deportation. More than 1,000 University of Michigan students took part in a walkout protest on Nov. 16, where they called for the University to become a sanctuary campus, as well as for administrators to better represent minority students. The event was the first in a series of teach-ins sponsored by the University’s Department of History, Department of American Culture and the LSA Democracy in Action Fund. Event organizers created the teach-in as a space where a diverse group of six experts, including both students and See SANCTUARY, Page 3A
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