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Former Ford Dean named temporary ‘U’ provost
Susan Collins takes position after Martin Philbert placed on leave ALEX HARRING Daily News Editor
President Donald Trump speaks at DANA in regard to the new USMCA agreement Thursday afternoon in Warren, Michigan.
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President Trump promotes trade agreement at Warren MI auto-plant
Trump boasts of newly signed USMCA at Dana Corporation warehouse JULIA FORREST Daily Staff Reporter
Chants of “Four more years” and “U-S-A” filled the warehouse of Dana Incorporated, an auto parts manufacturing company located in Warren, Mich., from hundreds of employees and Trump supporters. The crowd gathered to hear President Donald Trump discuss trade in his second visit to Michigan in the last two months. Trump’s visit to the manufacturing plant comes a day after signing the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement into law. The
deal is considered a revised and updated version of the North American Free Trade Agreement, and its passing fulfills one of Trump’s biggest 2016 campaign promises. The newly signed deal was the main reason for Trump’s visit to Dana Incorporated, he said. “The USMCA is the most fairest, balanced and beneficial trade deal we’ve ever signed into law,” Trump said in his speech to the warehouse. “We’re bringing jobs back to America, better jobs are coming back, and they’re coming back fast and they’re coming right here to Michigan.”
A revision in the updated pact requires that 75 percent of a vehicle must be made in North America, in an effort to help the U.S. automotive industry. This is an increase from 62.5 percent in NAFTA. . The deal also contains a provision that mandates 70 percent of a vehicle’s metal and aluminum to come from a country in North America. Trump’s visit to Dana Inc. in Warren is his first visit to the state in 2020, and the first since holding a rally in Battle Creek on Dec. 18. Warren is in Macomb County, Michigan’s third-largest county and an
area Trump won in 2016. Dana Inc. is a manufacturing company that supplies various parts for conventional, hybrid and electric-powered vehicles, including axles, transmissions, sealing and digital equipment among other products geared towards the production of electric-powered vehicles. The event opened with remarks from Dana Inc. CEO James Kamsickas, who talked about Dana’s long history of producing auto parts for various types of cars and U.S. military tanks. See TRUMP, Page 3
Susan M. Collins, former dean of the Ford School of Public Policy, was named acting provost of the University of Michigan Thursday morning. This announcement comes after Martin Philbert was placed on leave last week following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. Collins, who currently serves as a professor in the Ford School and LSA, will assume the post immediately. In an email to The Daily, Collins said she was eager to take on the new role. “I am grateful for this opportunity to serve the university community,” Collins wrote. “My immediate focus will be supporting the important academic-focus of the Office of the Provost, which touches the lives of all our students, members of the faculty and those who support our academic enterprise.” University President Mark Schlissel told The University Record he was grateful to
Collins for agreeing to fill the position. “I’m incredibly appreciative of Dr. Collins and her willingness to accept this crucial appointment,” Schlissel said. “With a decade of service as the Ford School’s dean and experience partnering with the Office of the Provost, she is well positioned to lead the office at this challenging time.” In an interview with The Daily on Tuesday, Schlissel noted the importance of ensuring University hires do not have a history of sexual misconduct. He shared a need to have someone with an understanding of the role and previous experience in higher education. “In terms of moving forward, the University, you know, really has to have a provost in place,” Schlissel said on Tuesday. “Right now, I’m in the process of looking at people who have administrative experience and familiarity, because they sort of have to take over all at once, although I’ll be working with them very closely.” See PROVOST, Page 3
Lead attorney in Korematsu talks Wesleyan Members of UAAO lasting legacy of SCOTUS case president CAMPUS LIFE
challenge standards
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Defendant’s daughter highlights impact of Japanese discrimination in speech
A/PIA womxn reflect on discrimination in society, stereotypes of community members
examines higher ed Michael Roth looks at demonstrations, free speech on college campuses nationwide
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More than 50 Asian and Pacific Islander American-identifying students convened for A/ PIA Womxn: Stereotypes and Double Standards, a discussion about topics surrounding issues facing the A/PIA identities. Sponsored by United Asian Americans Organizations and alpha Kappa Delta Phi, an Asian-interest sorority, the event was held in the Yuri Kochiyama Lounge in South Quad Residence Hall and featured informational slides to supplement the dialogue. The use of the word “womxn” was included to make the event inclusive to women who identify as transgender and non-binary. Attendees were split up into six groups and asked to share their opinions and experiences about A/PIA identity. UAAO Co-Chair Cristina Guytingco, an LSA junior, said the event was valuable for creating a safe space for different perspectives. See A/PIA, Page 3
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Fred Korematsu Day commemorates Fred Korematsu, a Japanese American who was one of the many victims of anti-Japanese sentiments during and after World War II. In honor of this day, the Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission and Stop Repeating History organized a screening of the documentary, “Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066,” and a panel at the University of Michigan Law School Thursday evening. About 75 people attended the event. President Roosevelt signed
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Executive Order 9066 in 1942, which authorized the incarceration of more than 120,000 Japanese Americans in internment camps. The basis of that order was partial evidence that Japanese Americans were committing espionage to benefit wartime enemies, which was later proven false. Fred Korematsu was arrested after resisting incarceration. He appealed his case in the Supreme Court. While he originally lost his case, his conviction was overturned in 1983. On Thursday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared Jan. 30, 2020 Fred Korematsu Day in Michigan, following the
example of other states. Donald Tamaki, a partner at Minami Tamaki LLP and attorney for Fred Korematsu during the hearings, explained in an interview with The Daily that events leading up to the Korematsu case mirror modern-day events, such as Trump’s Muslim Ban and the border crisis. “If no one will check the president … then (the president) can do anything it wants with respect to immigration by invoking national security,” Tamaki said. “Whether it is separating children from their families or locking people for an indeterminate sentence, refusing to consider valid
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asylum claims.” Karen Korematsu, founder and executive director of the Fred T. Korematsu Institute and daughter of Fred Korematsu, said it’s important to hold the government accountable to end the cycle of fear that has led to so many instances of targeted discrimination. “These are the kind of issues we want the general public to be aware of,” Korematsu said. “If people do not participate in making a change in this country by not voting and not being a part of the census then we are going to still keep making the same mistakes.”
Wesleyan University President Michael S. Roth visited the Michigan Union Thursday morning to discuss controversial college campus topics, including free speech, affirmative action and political correctness. Approximately 100 administrators, faculty and graduate and doctoral students attended the event. The lecture, “Safe Enough Spaces: A Pragmatist’s Approach to Inclusion, Free Speech, and Political Correctness on College Campuses,” was named after Roth’s newest book. The event was part of the National Center for Institutional Diversity Research and Scholarship Seminar Series featuring academics who focus on historical and contemporary social issues surrounding identity, representation and inequality, and how research and scholarship can address these issues. Alford Young, sociology and African-American studies professor, introduced Roth and his new book, praising his ability to present current issues at Wesleyan in his books.
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