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Program record
With 80-60 win over Northwestern on Sunday, Michigan moved to 17-0, setting a new program record for wins to open the season.
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GYMNASTICS
Faehn fired after athletic department called out DESIGN BY JACK SILBERMAN
First-generation students navigate University financial aid system
Students ref lect on experiences with tuition packages, unclear guidelines LIAT WEINSTEIN Daily Staff Reporter
Many first-generation students at the University of Michigan say they find the financial aid process difficult to navigate, despite the resources available at U-M. Social Work student Mallory Sprague said the financial resources
for first-generation students are not heavily advertised, but they ultimately allowed her to participate in five study abroad programs during her time at the University. “As a student and later as an adviser, I found that a lot of people didn’t know the extent of the resources we have access to,” Sprague said.
ACADEMICS
DAP takes control of contested new panel Coalition criticizes Blue Ribbon discussion after Cheney-Lippold scandal CLAIRE HAO
Daily Staff Reporter
Direct Action for Palestine (DAP), a coalition of students formed “to organize for Palestinian liberation” in response to the CheneyLippold and Peterson letter of recommendation controversy, took control of the Blue Ribbon Panel Friday morning in protest of the panel and the University’s sanctions addressing the controversy. The event, held at Pierpont Commons and attended by about 40 students and faculty members, was meant to be a continuation in a series of panels on the intersection between faculty responsibility and political thought. After the panel’s opening comments explaining it was a recommending body charged with listening to community input, the floor was open to any speaker who wished to address the panel. The DAP leader, who asked to be referred to by the pseudonym Rami Abdullah, took the microphone and turned his back on the panel, announcing to the audience that DAP was taking over the event.
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Sprague explained she wished the aid was more accessible to students. “I expected the financial aid system to be tricky and resistant, but it has been surprisingly easy to navigate,” Sprague said. “I only wish that some of the funding opportunities were more widely advertised.
From Oct. 29 to Nov. 2, 2018, the University hosted First Gen Week to educate the community about obstacles first-generation students face and foster a sense of community among first-generation students.
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Athletic Director Warde Manuel: “It was the wrong decision, and I apologize.” ANNA MARCUS Daily Sports Editor
‘The University of Michigan Athletics Department announced Sunday night it was ending its “consulting relationship” between Rhonda Faehn and the Michigan women’s gymnastics team. Faehn, a former senior vice president of USA Gymnastics who left amid the fallout of the Larry Nassar scandal, joined the coaching staff on Thursday, Jan 10. In the Department’s public statement disclosing the termination of Faehn’s contract, the University’s Director of Athletics Warde Manuel provided the following remarks:
“I have come to the conclusion that it is not in the best interest of the University of Michigan and our athletic program to continue the consulting contract with Rhonda Faehn. It was the wrong decision, and I apologize. Our student-athletes are our highest priority and I want to do everything in my power to support them fully and put the focus back on their athletic performance.” The announcement came hours after Michigan’s Board of Regents expressed disappointment and concern regarding the new hire to the Detroit Free Press. “I do not support the hiring of Rhonda Faehn, and believe See FIRED, Page 2A
Prison Creative Arts Project tells Frats hold stories of the formerly incarcerated positions CAMPUS LIFE
Student-run podcast “While We Were Away” aims to reduce stigma for ex-convicts EMMA STEIN
Daily Staff Reporter
While We Were Away is a new University of Michigan studentrun podcast and part of the Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP), tells the stories of formerly incarcerated people and their experiences coming home. LSA senior Hannah French, producer and co-founder of the podcast, said While We Were Away began when she and classmates noticed a lack of resources and support for those re-entering society. She said the podcast aims to give a voice to former prisoners. “When we learned how many few resources there were for people coming home, we realized that could be our area,” French said. “Inside prison is an oral culture, but outside, once you come home, there really aren’t people to tell your stories to anymore because it is such a difficult decision whether to even tell someone that kind of past.” Kathryn Condon, University alum and co-founder of While We Were Away, said in an email she hopes the podcast will open people’s minds and create empathy for ex-convicts. “I hope that others can listen to this and relate on some level,” Condon said . “Whether they have been to prison or not, and feel empathy for a really tough transition that men and women sort of silently face on their own most of the time.” A woman interviewed for the podcast, who wished to remain
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anonymous due to privacy and safety concerns, was arrested at age 23 after falling in love with a Sicilian gangster. She spent 18 years in prison after being convicted of multiple crimes, including murder. In this article, she will be referred to as Billy. When Billy was released from prison, much of her life had passed by. She was unsure what her next steps should be. “Coming out in my 40s and in
menopause, I was feeling like I was washed up,” Billy said. “What do you do at that age to start from the beginning?” According to a study done by the Bureau of Justice Statistics that began in 2005 and followed 404,638 former prisoners from 30 states, within 5 years of release 76.6 percent of the ex-prisoners were rearrested. Billy said she did not want to be another number. She wanted to
start living a different life rather than resorting to old habits and, ultimately, winding back up in prison. “I was really trying to get inside my inner self to find out who I was, and I didn’t want to turn around and be a statistic and be a revolving door,” Billy said.
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INDEX
Vol. CXXVIII, No. 52 ©2019 The Michigan Daily
in both IFC & AAIFC
Organizations join multiple councils after local rule changes begin ALEX HARRING Daily Staff Reporter
With the beginning of the 2019 winter semester, the Interfraternity Council and the newly formed Ann Arbor Interfraternity Council are gearing up for 2019 Winter Rush alongside their member fraternities. Four fraternities at the University of Michigan— Delta Sigma Phi, Delta Tau Delta, Delta Upsilon and Psi Upsilon — hold membership in both bodies. In September, six fraternities disaffiliated from the IFC, creating the AAIFC. The fraternities cited a new housing code from the Ann Arbor City Council and the University’s decision to implement formal winter rush beginning January 2020 as part of a plan to strengthen their First Year Experience plan. Jean Lloyd, Delta Tau Delta brand communications manager, said in an email the chapter’s membership in both the IFC and AAIFC does not create conflicts, because both councils have similar policy expectations.
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