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CSG debates further code revisions for new election HALEY MCLAUGHLIN/Daily
Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, talks through an array of his conservative views at an event hosted by the University of Michigan’s chapter of College Republicans in the Michigan League Tuesday.
Turning Point USA founder talks importance of ideolgical diversity
Some questioned speaker’s viewpoints in open forum session following speech ALICE TRACEY For The Daily
More than 100 students and community members gathered in the Michigan League to hear Charlie Kirk, the founder and executive director of
conservative nonprofit Turning Point USA, speak about ideological diversity Tuesday night in an event hosted by the University of Michigan’s chapter of College Republicans. Kirk founded Turning Point USA in 2012 when he was 18, and since then has received ample media coverage. He
spoke at the 2016 Republican National Convention and has been interviewed on Fox News, CNBC and Fox Business News. According to Turning Point USA’s website, the organization engages in “grassroots activism” and is “dedicated to identifying, organizing, and empowering young people to promote the
principles of free markets, and limited government.” Turning Point USA has chapters at more than 300 college campuses and lists one of its goals to challenge liberalism on college campuses. Kirk began his speech on Tuesday by giving an overview of Turning Point See IDEOLOGICAL, Page 3A
Group also passed resolutions regarding decreasing University’s use of fossil fuels DANIELLE PASEKOFF Daily Staff Reporter
The University of Michigan’s Central Student Government convened Tuesday evening to discuss underrepresentation of students in STEM fields and the conf licts of interest present in the University endowment. The assembly also voted on resolutions regarding the availability of resources through Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center and the greater use of clean energy sources by the University. The meeting began with a presentation from guest
speaker Jeff Irwin, former Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives and LSA student government alum. Irwin told the assembly about the history of the Ann Arbor Tenants’ Union and the importance of students being informed of their rights as tenants. Many housing contracts contain illegalities students may not be aware of, according to Irwin. These contract issues contribute to the broader concern regarding student housing in Ann Arbor, on campus and off. “Off-campus housing is the biggest issue that every student has to deal with here See CODE, Page 3A
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Peter Baker talked to a crowd of 200 about his new book, covering the presidency
Community concerned after ‘Wildfire’ app copies ‘U’ email format, logo
Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times, discussed his new book, “Obama: The Call of History,” to a crowd of about 200 people at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library Tuesday. As a mainstay on the coverage of modern American presidency, Baker has covered Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and the current Donald Trump administration. During his 20-year tenure at The Washington Post and most recently at The New York Times, Baker has established an intimate rapport with some of the most powerful figures in American politics. This lecture was first Baker’s return to Ann Arbor since 2009. It was these journalistic experiences, behind the disciplined facade of the 44th president, which inspired Baker to collaborate with New York Times photographers and publish a book that presents a portrait of the first African-American president. “I wanted to write a book about President Obama because I felt like he is in some ways one of the most interesting presidents we have had,” Baker said. “Partly because we don’t really know
RACHEL LEUNG Daily Staff Reporter
A year after hackers sent racist and anti-Semitic emails to engineering and computer science students, the University is still dealing with concerns regarding internet security — especially in the context of accurate security alerts reaching students on campus. Just last month, many students received an email encouraging them to download Wildfire, a new safety alert system application. The email, designed to appear as though it came from the University of Michigan’s administration, was not sent by or affiliated with the University — a note only made available to students in the fine print at the bottom of the email. In fact, the administration never approved of the app at all, citing conf lict and confusion that could arise from students receiving emergency alerts from two different sources. This incident raises See EMAILS, Page 3A
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who he is. We have struggled his entire time in public life to define who Barack Obama is, what his presidency meant and how we see him in the context of history.” Described by presidential historian Michael Beschloss as “an acute observer of the modern presidency,” Baker anchored his new book on the enigmatic legacy of Obama. According to Baker, he was
arguably the first introvert in Oval Office since Jimmy Carter, a characteristic that Baker became well attuned to while covering the president. “He was opaque even to those of us who covered him day in and day out,” Baker said. “When he came to the back of the plane on Air Force One to visit the press in the back, there wasn’t any of this sort of chit-chat, ‘Hey, how
is the family going.’ It was all business. He came back because he wanted to say something. He was always very, very crisp and businesslike. He didn’t let his guard down. He didn’t give you playful nicknames like Bush would give us, and he didn’t tell us old Ozark tales like Bill Clinton would tell you.” However, some audience See NYT, Page 3A
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Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent for The New York Times, discusses his new book, “Obama: The Call of History” in the Ford Presidential Library Tuesday.
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Vol. CXXVII, No. 76 ©2018 The Michigan Daily
new cabins for outpost
Resolution would rebuild 30 cabins at Camp Davis field station in Wyoming MAEVE O’BRIEN Daily Staff Reporter
The University of Michigan Board of Regents is set to vote on a proposal to rebuild Camp Davis Rocky Mountain Field Station near Jackson, Wyoming at this Thursday’s meeting. The project, estimated to cost $6.5 million, would demolish the old cabins and bathhouses and construct 30 new ones, along with a recreational facility. Camp Davis is a summer program by the LSA Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences in which students can take introductory courses in geology, environmental science and the humanities. The facility is located near Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park, providing an outdoor classroom to incorporate into the curriculum. The current 120-acre field station was built in 1929 and has been offering the summer courses every year since. According to the action request to rebuild the facility, the 30 See CABINS, Page 3A
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