2014-04-14 by The Michigan Daily

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

CSG: ‘U’ mishandled misconduct guidelines Task force team to meet with federal investigators on Wednesday

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Rackham student Megan Watt and LSA freshman Alex Kime raise money for the Jail and Bait fundraiser during MRelay at Palmer Field Saturday.

MRelay raises awareness, $300K for cancer research Annual event draws nearly 1,900 student participants By CHARLOTTE JENKINS Daily Staff Reporter

For 24 hours, students, survivors, caregivers and community members gathered at Palmer Field for MRelay, the University’s annual Relay for Life.

Beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday and ending at 10 a.m. Sunday, a host of student organizations gathered to participate in the relay, which is one of hundreds held globally to raise awareness and funds for the American Cancer Society. To participate, each team has one member walking the track at any given time. About 1,900 students registered for the event and 102 teams signed up. Many teams were composed of members of

student organizations, Greek Life and Club Sports teams. MRelay leaders estimate that 3,000 to 5,000 people walked the event during the day. This year’s event surpassed the goal of $315,000 to raise $316,041.08. MRelay will continue to accept donations through August. Last year’s MRelay raised about $312,000. The relay is an opportunity for those affected by cancer to receive support and share their stories. The event includes a

By WILL GREENBERG Daily News Editor

Luminaria Ceremony, which commemorates those who lost their battle with cancer by placing a lighted paper latern on the track in their honor Business senior Kirby Jacobs, a member of the MRelay senior leadership team, said she most anticipated speaking in honor of her mother, who passed away last summer from cancer, during the ceremony. “She was my hero, my everything,” Jacobs said. “I knew I See MRELAY, Page 3A

Two months after its formation, a special Central Student Government task force has issued its findings and recommendations in regards to the University’s handling of former Michigan football kicker Brendan Gibbons’ sexual misconduct case. Led by CSG Vice President Bobby Dishell, a Public Policy junior and CSG president-elect, the task force investigated the Office of Student Conflict Resolution’s handling of the case. OSCR is responsible for facilitating disciplinary proceedings against students. Shortly after The Michigan Daily reported the permanent separation of Gibbons from the University, CSG formed a task force to

examine the University’s relatively new Student Sexual Misconduct Policy and review its handling of the Gibbons case. According to documents reviewed by the Daily, the violation of the Student Sexual Misconduct Policy stemmed from an incident reported to have occurred Nov. 22, 2009. Dishell said the task force will meet Wednesday with the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights officials conducting the federal investigation to discuss its findings. He said the investigators requested a meeting in late March. The task force found that the University “failed to explain the four-year delay between Brendan Gibbons’ conduct and the permanent separation,” that it “failed to investigate third-party complaints of Gibbons’ conduct within sixty days of receiving the complaint,” and that they believe “Brady Hoke knowingly issued false statements in December 2013 concerning the status of Gibbons.” The findings cite an August 2013 phone call complaint to See CSG, Page 3A

CAMPUS LIFE

ANN ARBOR

STAMPS event engages future musical talent

Student announces City Council campaign

First ‘Music Con’ features panel of local musicians By AMIA DAVIS Daily Staff Reporter

“Everyone in this room is a member of the Great Ape family.” Matthew Altruda, radio host of 107.1FM’s Tree Town Sound and voted “The One to Watch in 2013” by annarbor.com, said during his keynote address in a room filled with students and music professionals. But Altruda was not talking about evolution—he was talking about the development of music and how humans were creatures of musical passion since the caveman era. The 2014 Music Con called many aspiring musicians into the League Sunday afternoon. Presented by Stamp Nation, a student organization that supports campus musicians by exposing their music regardless of

genre, Music Con is a conference that brings veterans of the music industry to students who hope to pursue a musical career. The five-hour event helped develop and strengthen the skills of aspiring musicians looking to take the next step in their careers. As the event’s first speaker, Altruda discussed some of the basics of the music industry. To be successful, Altruda said a musician needs to ask for advice and take advantage of opportunities. “Being in the music industry is being able to kick yourself in the butt and do things you are not comfortable doing,” he said. Altruda added that musicians need to evolve in a society where technology is always improving and sending out new information at a fast pace. “If you are not willing to evolve, you will be left in the dust,” Altruda said. Following the keynote, a panel of music industry professionals answered various questions from the audience. See STAMPS, Page 3A

LSA freshman to be second student to run in past two years By EMMA KERR Daily Staff Reporter

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Kinesiology freshman Jacob Wawro competes at the Man vs. Spoon event to raise money for Relay for Life, hosted by Spoon University at the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house Friday.

Magazine’s eating contest raises funds for research Spoon University’s new event adds to MRelay efforts By EMILIE PLESSET Daily Staff Reporter

Amid sunshine and temperatures in the 60s, students gathered to witness the University’s food publication Spoon’s

first “Man vs. Spoon” eating competition fundraiser on the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity lawn Friday afternoon. The event raised money for Spoon University’s team for MRelay—the University’s Relay for Life event, a 24-hour relay that raises money and awareness for cancer. The event raised more than $200, adding to their previously raised $1,000, according to LSA senior Jordan Korn,

Spoon University business director. “We wanted to do something fun that could be outside,” Korn said. “Since we’re a food-related website, it would be fun to do some kind of eating competition.” Spoon University is in its first year at the University. The publication began at Northwestern University in 2012 and has chapters at 35 colleges nationwide. See CONTEST, Page 3A

For the second election in a row, a University student is running for Ann Arbor City Council. LSA freshman Sam McMullen officially launched his campaign for the open seat in Ward 3 on the City Council Monday. McMullen is currently running against two other candidates, Julie Grand, a lecturer at the University of Michigan, Dearborn, and Bob Dascola, a barber based in Ann Arbor. Though McMullen has student status, he meets the residential requirements as a lifelong resident of Ann Arbor and obtained the necessary signatures needed to run on April 11, despite the 10-year age gap between him and his opponents. McMullen See CAMPAIGN, Page 3A

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