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Female Drinking Habits on Campus
Frequency of “blacking out”
Frequency of Alcohol Consumption
40.87% Have in past year
35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0
times spent drinking per week
16.52 percent of respondents said they never drink alcohol, 21.74 percent said they rarely drink, 33.91 percent said they drink weekly, 19.13 percent said they drink twice weekly, 6.96 percent said more than twice weekly and 1.74 percent said they drink daily.
4.35% Not sure
54.35% Have not in past year
When asked whether they had experienced “blacking out” 40.87 percent of respondents reporting having had blacked out in the past year, while 54.35 percent reported they hadn’t and 4.35 percent did not know for sure.
Source: Michigan Daily Survey Data
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In Daily survey, women cite religion, familial influence and safety in decision not to drink Daily Staff Reporters
The Michigan Daily recently administered a women’s health survey to 1,000 randomly selected respondents at the University of Michigan campus. There were
147 respondents, with 115 selfidentifying as female. Late nights freshman year going out with her new friends at the University of Michigan didn’t make now-LSA sophomore Vianney Flores want to drink — in fact, though she experienced peer pressure, her experience helped her commit further to abstaining
from alcohol consumption. “In the beginning, when I first met my friends, it was like, ‘Why aren’t you drinking? Come on, drink,’ ” Flores said. Fitting in at party, she said, requires a solo cup in your hand. “There was so much pressure, but I would just say no … they wouldn’t shut up until I said I
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don’t like the taste,” Flores said. In the Daily’s survey, 16.52 percent of the all-female respondents said they never drink alcohol and 21.74 percent said they rarely drink. Nearly 34 percent said they drink weekly and the remaining 27.83 percent of respondents reported drinking See SURVEY, Page 3A
Since the trailer of Comedy Central’s new show “Detroiters” debuted last Saturday, some University of Michigan students have been wrestling with how the city will be depicted and the effect the show will have on the city economically. The show, green-lighted by Comedy Central in October 2015 and slated to premiere Feb. 7, was created by and stars Sam Richardson, a Detroit native, and Tim Robinson, also a Detroit native and a “Saturday Night Live” alum. The plot centers around two
Central Student Government execs. Panel looks at future of ask assembly to donate to scholarship
ENVIRONMENT
U.S. climate regulations
Griggs, Schafer guest-speak at their meeting to request funding
President-elect Donald Trump’s stances concern some experts
Central Student Government executives asked CSG members for donations toward CSG’s Leadership Engagement Scholarship at their Tuesday meeting through Giving Blueday, and CSG President David Schafer and CSG Vice President Micah Griggs, LSA seniors, discussed how to encourage more students to be involved. Schafer and Griggs addressed their assembly as guest speakers to promote the scholarship project, which they spearheaded and initiated last month to support emerging and established student leaders on campus. According to Schafer, the initiative has raised $100,000 so far. “We are sitting in a room with probably 50 of us. Even if you give a dollar, that’s 50 dollars right there,” Griggs said. The scholarship aims to relieve the financial burden of membership dues and unpaid time commitments that go into being involved in a campus organization. Schafer said the assembly wanted to increase involvement in student organization because it is a valuable part of the university experience that students will reflect back on after graduation. “On a larger scale, we are committed to this life-long engaged learning outside of the classroom that the Leadership Engagement Scholarship will advance,” Schafer said. “In 20 or
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University of Michigan faculty assessed the potential threats to environmental climate change policy under the administration of President-elect Donald Trump to an audience of about 100 student, faculty and staff Tuesday evening in the Dana Building. Trump has rejected scientific evidence of climate change and said he hopes to dismantle standing legislation that addresses it. The discussion was part of an ongoing lecture series on energy consumption and the environment. Tuesday’s lecture was organized by the Students for Clean Energy, a student organization devoted to advocacy, outreach, student activism and education surrounding clean energy. LSA senior Jayson Toweh, president of Students for Clean Energy, said he thought it was even more important to talk See CLIMATE, Page 3A
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30 years we might not remember what we’ve done inside of the classroom but I can guarantee you that the work we have done outside of the classroom will transcend that period.” CSG held an information session about the scholarship last month to spread awareness and answer the questions of interested student leaders, though f ew students not on the body were in attendance. The scholarship can apply toward any area of student life, including Greek life, student government, performing
arts and entrepreneurship organizations. It can be awarded to undergraduate, graduate and professional emerging or established student leaders. In her remarks Tuesday, Griggs connected the scholarship to the reality of a college student with financial burdens, and said CSG could contribute to the degree to which students are involved. “There are students that have to go to work to put themselves through college, to pay for the necessities, or just the littlest things,” Griggs said.
“Automatically it’s a barrier for students to get involved.” Speaking specifically to Giving Blueday, the 24-hour Universitywide fundraising event for students and the surrounding community to support the program or department or their choosing, Schafer and Griggs urged members of the body to continue donating to their own organization through the Giving Blueday’s website for their scholarship. “Help us make more student See CSG, Page 2A
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LSA senior David Schafer, Central Student Government president, talks about Giving Blueday during a CSG meeting in the Pierpont Commons East Room Tuesday.
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advertising agents in their pursuit of the automotive company Chrysler as a client for their firm. The 10-episode sitcom was filmed in Detroit last summer and features landmarks such as the General Motors building and Belle Isle. After watching the trailer, LSA freshman Michael Riehs, who is from Farmington, said he thought the national spotlight the city will receive from this Portlandia-style of direct locational parody will ultimately be positive. “It seems like it’s going to be good and it seems like it’ll probably be good for Detroit, bringing some attention to the city,” he said. “Hopefully See DETROIT, Page 3A
CAMPUS LIFE
Prof. talks role media can play in polarization Lecturer highlights ways journalists can reduce trends KAELA THEUT
Daily Staff Reporter
Approximately two dozen individuals gathered Tuesday in North Quad for a lecture on how fragmented media outlets increase the political polarization of their viewers, and possible resolutions to the trend. Magdalena Wojcieszak, associate professor of political communication at the University of Amsterdam, described to attendees why the rise of fragmented media — a trend in which modern viewers consume media that cements their own political beliefs — raises the chances of viewer selectivity and polarization. She said this concern is especially important in light of the current U.S. political environment and a modern influx of information sources. “When we have this unprecedented choice (of sources), which we now do, we can be more selective in what we see and hear,” Wojcieszak said. She noted that though the media tries to counter See MEDIA, Page 3A
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