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Community responds to new federal hiring freeze AMELIA CACCHIONE/Daily
Students, faculty question intentions and consequences of executive order
Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Justice Susanne Baer participate in a discussion moderated by Michele Norris at the President’s Bicentennial Colloquium at Hill Auditorium on Monday.
Justices Sotomayor, Baer explore diversity, future of academia at ‘U’
Students, faculty fill Hill Auditorium for first of three bicenntennial colloquium MATT HARMON Daily Staff Writer
At a bicentennial colloquium kicking off a yearlong celebration of the University of Michigan’s history Monday morning, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor called out the
University’s historically low enrollment of African-American and minority students. “We are making large improvements towards a kind of equality but we are still far from it,” she said. “When you look at the number of African Americans at the University of Michigan, there’s a real problem
there.” As of October 2016, just under 5 percent of students are African American, according to the University Registrar. A dialogue between Sotomayor and German Justice Susanne Baer, moderated by journalist Michele Norris, packed Hill Auditorium with
more than 1,000 students, faculty and community members. The event— the first of three Presidential Bicentennial Colloquia sponsored by the University Bicentennial Committee—focused on diversity in the University community and how students See COLLOQUIUM, Page 3
CARLY RYAN
Daily Staff Writer
President Donald Trump signed an executive order last Monday that placed a hiring freeze on the federal government, with the exception of military, national security and public safety personnel. The two-page order, which was promised during his campaign as a part of his “Day One” agenda, is meant to cut government payrolls and ensure a more efficient government. According to Trump’s contract with the American voter, the freeze is among six measures meant to prevent corruption and special interest group
manipulation, a goal with which LSA junior Enrique Zalamea, president of University of Michigan’s chapter of College Republicans, agrees. “I support the federal hiring freeze, as I believe it’s a necessary step towards ‘draining the swamp’ of bureaucracy, special interest group collusion and corruption,” Zalamea said. At a news conference last Monday, Sean Spicer, White House press secretary, said the freeze is meant to counter the expansion of the federal workforce. However, in 2016, the increase in federal workers was about one percent, and the number of executive branch employees hasn’t been this low See RESPONSE, Page 3
SACUA statement to support Schlissel’s CSG plans First day of expansion stance against Trump immigration ban City deer
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of CAPS at town hall
Committee also hears from new VP for information technology, CSG representative
Second mental health town hall outlines availability of North Campus resources
The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs approved to write a statement on Monday to support University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel’s remarks defending international students in response to President Donald Trump’s executive orderpassed last weekend. The order banned immigration and travel from several Muslim-majority countries such as Syria and Somalia, resulting in multiple protests in Michigan and nationwide. The resolution was drafted by SACUA member Silke-Maria Weineck, professor of comparative literature and German studies. SACUA member Robert Ortega, associate professor of social work, explored the possibility of adding statistics about the number of foreign faculty and students to the statement in order to emphasize the prevalence of the international community, but later decided it was unnecessary, given the evidence of the community’s importance to the academic environment. “It’s incontrovertible that it’s a problem, not just with students, but we have faculty, we have families that are also experiencing some extreme angst,” he said. The resolution was passed unanimously. There was discussion regarding whether or not SACUA should
JORDYN BAKER For The Daily
The Central Student Government’s Mental Health Climate and Resources Task Force hosted its second town hall Monday night as a continuation of the first meeting held last Wednesday, this time discussing with students residing on North Campus. The goal of the meeting was to address the results of three surveys regarding mental health sent to the entire University of Michigan community last semester including students, faculty and staff. The surveys focused on resource innovation and classroom climate and found that 91.3 percent of the 1,000 students who responded to the survey have dealt with mental illness at some point while on campus. The town hall focused on the difficulties students face in finding mental health resources on North Campus. There are currently no branches of Counseling and Psychological Services available on North Campus, though CAPS does have counselors in the College of Engineering. Multiple organizations have stepped See CSG, Page 3
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bring attention to the existence of a petition that calls for Trump to reconsider his immigration order, but there was no motion to extend that debate. Aside from the petition, Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor has also spoken outagainst Trump’s ban on his Facebook page. “Trump and his supporters have polluted something beautiful — the honor of the United States
and its people,” Taylor wrote. “The world looking in, ourselves looking about us, we must now reasonably question the continued truth of that reputation. Are we in fact a decent and just people? Is the United States of America a force for good? Do we as a people have the courage to try to make the world a better place, or are we debilitated by weakness and fear?” In addition to endorsing the statement, SACUA heard
from Kelli Trosvig, University vice president for information technology, about her plans for her new position. Trosvig received a five-year appointment to the position of vice president for information technology on Nov. 14 of last year. Trosvig said moving forward at the University she has her concerns about the availability of anonymous patient data to health See SACUA, Page 3
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SACUA Chair Silke-Maria Weineck discusses the need for a Senate Assembly taht is representative of the entire university in the Fleming Building on March 7, 2016.
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cull sparks Arb protest
Ann Arbor animal rights group leads march to Nichols Arboretum ISHI MORI
Daily Staff Reporter
Despite the January cold, about 20 Ann Arbor residents marched to Nichols Arboretum on Monday to protest the University of Michigan’s decision to allow a deer cull on campus. The culling officially started on Monday in various parks around Ann Arbor, including Nichols Arboretum. The march was organized by the Friends of Ann Arbor Wildlife in Nature, an animal rights group formed in opposition to the lethal deer management program the city of Ann Arbor has been pursuing since last year. LSA junior Aaron Brodkey, president of the Michigan Animal Respect Society, said he joined the march to oppose what he saw as wrongful human intervention in nature, and suggested the city explore non-lethal options. “Personally, I just think it’s maybe wrong or rash to make this decision,” Brodkey said. “I feel like we’re taking it into our own hands and playing God in this position and saying, ‘Hey, we need to massacre 100 deer for See CULL, Page 3
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