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STUDENT GOVERNMENT
CSG pushes for election reform in Ann Arbor JEREMY MITNICK/Daily
Professor Stephen Ward browses “Marked Landscapes: From Civil War to Civil Rights” as part of the Michael Mergen Art Show at the Residential College Art Gallery on Thursday.
Two University faculty members added to conservative watchlist
Students and political organizations react to concerns over free speech in the classroom MAYA GOLDMAN Daily Staff Reporter
LSA junior Enrique Zalamea, the president of the University of Michigan’s chapter of College Republicans, has a poster up in his room that reads, “Came to college, still not a liberal.” He said it stems
from a joke, but the words on the poster mean a great deal to him. After all, it hasn’t been easy to defend his conservative views on campus. “It’s playing off that joke that college makes people more liberal, and when you think about it, it’s true,” Zalamea said. “It all boils down to (how) liberalism is taught
like a fact as opposed to an opinion.” Zalamea is not alone in thinking some professors have a tendency to lean toward liberal ideologies. This became apparent in November, when conservative advocacy group Turning Point USA published a list of professors on a website called Professor Watchlist. The mission of the website,
according to its homepage, is to collect the names of university faculty from across the nation who “discriminate against conservative students and advance leftist propaganda in the classroom.” Anyone can submit a tip of a professor they feel meets this description through a form on the See WATCHLIST, Page 3
Resolution aims to increase student participation in city political process HEATHER COLLEY & ISHI MORI Daily Staff Reporters
Recently, the University of Michigan Central Student Government has been working with Ann Arbor City Council to increase student political participation in city elections, especially following concerns on campus about how the council’s decisions affect University students. Efforts by CSG in 2015 resulted in a town hall proposal to City Council to place election reform proposals on the upcoming November ballot for voter consideration. The proposed reforms would have involved
moving city primary elections to November, and making both mayoral and council member elections nonpartisan. The proposal failed with the City Council, however, by a 7-4 vote. Public Policy senior Nadine Jawad, CSG senior policy advisor, is working on initiatives to continue discussing the potential of switching from partisan to nonpartisan elections for City Council, which she says will increase enfranchisement and give the students a greater voice in city matters that affect their time in Ann Arbor. “We believe that students should have a greater relationship with the city, and it makes it a lot easier for students to get involved See REFORM, Page 3
DPSS increases active shooter training ‘U’ reacts UMS hires to building as school shooting incidents spike notable NY
ADMINISTRATION
CAMPUS LIFE
renaming procedure
Campus police update educational program to include Run, Hide, Fight protocol
Community questions namesakes’ historical legacies versus inclusion
A violent attack on the Ohio State University campus last November prompted the University of Michigan Division of Public Safety and Security to make safety precautions more available for University students, staff and community members. The incident involved Ohio State student Abdul Razak Ali Artan, who drove a car into a crowded area next to a campus building and proceeded to attack people with a butcher’s knife, resulting in 11 people requiring medical attention. While this was not an active shooter situation, the incident — in addition to other recent violent incidents at other schools around the country — increased concern about the potential dangers of emergency situations at the University. To prepare students and faculty for an active shooter on campus, DPSS expanded their offer for safety presentations upon request. These presentations are currently not mandatory for all faculty members, but requests are accepted year-round and can be made by any student organization or staff unit. DPSS spokeswoman Diane Brown wrote in an email interview DPSS gave several dozen active shooter threat presentations in 2016. Brown also noted DPSS expanded its active shooter education materials, though requests for presentations
JENNIFER MEER Daily Staff Reporter
University of Michigan community members responded to a new policy that allows new names to be considered for academic buildings with praise and opposition. After a year of consideration and planning, the President’s Advisory Committee on University History unveiled a new process to review requests to change the names of buildings on campus. The intent of the policy — approved by University President Mark Schlissel earlier this week — is to address the dismay associated with buildings named after individuals who were known to have discriminated against minorities. In a University press release, Schlissel emphasized the thoroughness of the request reviewing process. “It is immensely important to me, and to the entire university community, that we take a scholarly approach to any review of historical building names and put that review in the appropriate context,” he stated. Advisory Committee Chair See RENAMING, Page 3
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have remained fairly consistent over the last semester. “We have been training for the ‘Run, Hide or Fight’ protocol for a couple of years,” Brown wrote. “Last semester, we added to our materials for the training, creating the UM video on the web and revising the postcard that highlights the basics. Requests for presentations have continued to be steady.” DPSS encourages the “Run, Hide, Fight” protocol, which has
been the focus of its training over the past couple of years. This method instructs onlookers to use an escape path to move away from the imminent threat, which is taught as the first and best option on many college campuses, including Ohio State. The message “Run, Hide, Fight” was sent out to students via text during the November attack on the Ohio State campus. “Run, Hide, Fight” protocol educators advise if leaving the
scene is not possible, hiding should be the next response, which would involve locking and securing doors, creating barricades and remaining quiet, out-of-sight and with your cell phone on silent. As a last resort, fighting may be necessary to disrupt or incapacitate the shooter. If fighting is the only available option, it’s best to be aggressive, provide distractions and disarm the shooter. See TRAINING, Page 3
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Director of the New York Philharmonic set to be new president of UMS YOSHIKO IWAI
Daily Staff Reporter
On Jan. 24, after a year-long search for new leadership, the University of Michigan’s University Musical Society announced Matthew VanBesien, current executive director of the New York Philharmonic, will serve as its seventh president. VanBesien will assume the position, currently held by Kenneth Fischer, in July. After 30 years as president, Fischer kept his distance from the search committee, focusing on his last season with UMS. The 20162017 UMS performers include the Berlin Philharmonic, Batsheva Dance Company, Meredith Monk and Yo-Yo Ma. Fischer has been the president of UMS since 1987. Since then, the organization quadrupled its budget, established stronger engagement between the University and the local community, and became the only University arts presenter to receive the National Medal of Arts from former President Barack Obama. “In a University that honors and is committed to diversity by all the things that measure diversity See UMS, Page 3
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SUDOKU.....................2 CLASSIFIEDS...............6 SPORTS....................7