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University presidents pen op-ed on globalization Schlissel, presidents of MSU, Wayne State co-author Detroit News article CALEB CHADWELL Daily Staff Reporter
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Kevin Deegan-Krause from the European Journal of Political Research speaks at a town hall meeting at the School of Social Work on Thursday.
City hosts town hall, discusses redistricting reform in Ann Arbor
The speakers discussed different methods to prevent negative effects of gerrymandering MADELEINE GERSON Daily Staff Reporter
More than 100 community members gathered in a room Thursday night at the University of Michigan School of Social Work to attend one in a series of town halls organized by two grassroots organizations aiming to end gerrymandering, Voters Not Politicians and Count MI Vote. The political practice of gerrymandering — manipulating
the boundaries of an electoral constituency to favor a candidate or party — has been a topic of major debate in recent months following the election of President Donald Trump. Kevin Deegan-Krause, a professor of political science at Wayne State University, said the practice does not receive enough attention. “The drawing of lines is an incredibly powerful tool, and one that I don’t think we appreciate enough,” he said. Deegan-Krause, along with
University Law Prof. Nancy Wang, are hoping to transfer the power of redistricting from legislators and politicians to Michigan citizens. The town hall started out with a short history of gerrymandering and how it has been used by both major parties as a mechanism for winning elections and creating constituencies in their favor. Deegan-Kraus said both Michigan and Maryland are guilty of gerrymandering, despite their difference in
partisan leanings. “If you are a Republican in Michigan or a Democrat in Maryland, you could look at the map and say, I care deeply about what my party wants,” he said. “My partner wants what is good for the country. My challenge is that is there any other reason that besides pure partisanship that you should be against this.” The day after the presidential election, Wang joined the Facebook page for Count MI Vote and created a ballot question See GERRYMANDER, Page 3
Mark Schlissel, president of the University of Michigan, emphasized the importance of international students and the global economy in a Detroit News editorial co-authored with Lou Anna Simon, president of Michigan State University, and M. Roy Wilson, president of Wayne State University, on Thursday. The three presidents wrote they believe it is essential to keep their doors open to foreign students, because it will lead to enhanced growth in Michigan’s innovation and economic growth. “Our research universities give the people and businesses of our state an advantage in the global innovation economy,” Schlissel, Simon and Wilson wrote. “Keeping our doors open to the global community of scholars will enhance our ability to compete and power Michigan’s future.”
They also wrote more than 10 percent of students at their respective colleges come from foreign countries and Michigan’s economy retains much of their talent after they graduate. “While the vast majority of our students come from the state of Michigan, we also attract more than 10 percent from foreign countries,” Schlissel, Simon and Wilson wrote. “And those who remain in the U.S. to work after graduation are nearly as likely as domestic students to stay in Michigan.” Schlissel, Simon and Wilson also wrote international students contribute to diversity at each of their respective colleges and enhance knowledge as a result. “Students from different places also help our campuses better ref lect the global diversity our graduates are expected to understand, and they enhance the quality of See OP-ED, Page 3
Wolverines’ season ends with oneStudents, Stories of community point loss to Oregon in Kansas City coming out
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With nine seconds left and the Michigan men’s basketball team down by one, Derrick Walton Jr. received the inbounds pass looking for a shot that would lead the Wolverines to the Elite Eight. And with two seconds left, the senior guard got his chance, jab-stepping his defender and stepping back for a 3-point attempt. But unlike so many of Walton’s shots in Michigan’s seven-game undefeated run, the ball fell just short, clanking off the front iron as the buzzer sounded. “I thought (the shot) was good,“ said junior forward Duncan Robinson. “That’s a shot that I’ve seen him make over and over, and I have the utmost confidence in him to make that shot.” That was it, as the Wolverines’ season ended with a 69-68 loss to Oregon (16-2 Pac-12, 32-5 overall) at the Sprint Center on Thursday night. But for a game that featured two of the top-20 scoring offenses in the country, it sure didn’t feel like it. The two teams combined for just 68 points in the first half of a game that was tightly contested down to the final buzzer. The first half was marred by off-the-mark shooting — Michigan (10-8 Big Ten, 26-12 overall) shot just 39 percent on 11-of-28 shooting, while Oregon
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Ann Arbor City Council’s March 5 decision to contract Hillard Heintze LLC, a Chicago-based security consulting firm, to review Ann Arbor Police Department practices elicited a variety of responses from Ann Arbor students, activists and other stakeholders. The decision to audit the police department was a result of two and a half years of protests and complaints regarding the Aura Rosser case, in which a Black woman was shot by a white police officer, David Ried, who was responding to a domestic violence call. Prosecuting attorney Brian Mackie said in a statement in Jan. 2015 no criminal charges will be brought against Ried, citing “lawful self-defense,” but activists across Ann Arbor have advocated for more police accountability and transparency to avoid another incident. For example, Radical Washtenaw, a local See AUDIT, Page 3
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shot just 41 percent on 12-of-29 shooting — and general lackluster play. “We talked to people who play (Oregon) often, and they said ‘We don’t know what they’re doing, we don’t have a formula for it,’ ” said Michigan coach John Beilein. “It’s just this off formation of zone defense.” The Wolverines, who had given up just 10 turnovers in their past two games, turned the ball
over seven times in the first half, allowing Oregon to run out in transition, a big part of the Ducks’ game plan. Senior guard Derrick Walton Jr. was his usual self with a stat line of 11 points, two rebounds and seven assists in the first half, but he had little help from his teammates. Walton finished with a strong second half, totaling 20 points, five rebounds and eight assists.
Sophomore forward Moritz Wagner, who had 26 points in Michigan’s victory over Louisville just four days prior, was off the mark, totaling just four points on 2-of-8 shooting in the first half. Wagner’s second half wasn’t much better, as he played eight minutes and scored three points. But as poor as the offense looked, Michigan’s defense See BASKETBALL, Page 3
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Michigan senior point guard Derrick Walton Jr. finished with 20 points but missed a potential game-winning shot.
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Students shared their experiences at an event hosted by College Dems DYLAN LACROIX Daily Staff Reporter
Over 80 students and community members came together Thursday night in the Michigan League to share and listen to anonymous and personal experiences of individuals coming out with their sexuality at the Stonewall Democrats event “Coming Out Speak Out.” Stonewall Democrats is a subcommittee of the University of Michigan’s chapter of College Democrats that promotes education, transparency and action around LGBTQ-related legislation and aims to achieve equality for LGBTQ-identified people. Throughout the year, the organization plans and hosts events regarding the advocacy for LGBTQ rights and identities. LSA sophomores Kallie Bernas and Tyler Eastman, the co-chairs of the subcommittee, were inspired to host the event on behalf of College Democrats after similar speak outs on social events took See SPEAK OUT, Page 3
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