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June 21, 2020
During a city council meeting over Zoom on Tuesday, Ypsilanti Mayor Beth Bashert made what she later called racist comments before casting a city council vote. As a result, community members have begun calling for Bashert to resign from her role as mayor, according to the Detroit Free Press.
While Bashert posted an apology the following day, Ypsilanti community members are calling for Bashert to step down from office, and many will be attending a protest next Monday to show support for the cityâs Black community.
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This week, Ypsilanti community members call for the mayor to resign, new federal policies pose challenges for Chinese STEM graduate students, and Gov. Whitmer announces K-12 in-person schooling can resume with restrictions.
In light of a recent presidential proclamation that restricts certain Chinese students and researchers at the postgraduate and postdoctoral levels from entry to the U.S. on student visas, many Chinese STEM students at the University of Michigan are concerned about implications and effects of the proclamation.
The Daily reporter Julianna Morano talked to several students about their struggles and concerns with the proclamation.
On Monday, the University announced football, menâs basketball and womenâs basketball teams can return for voluntary workouts. Before the athletes can participate, however, they will first have to go through the athletic departmentâs 14-day pre-report assessment, followed by a six-day resocialization period.
The process will include symptom surveys, both a COVID-19 test and an antibody test, periods for shelter-in-place and more.
Included as part of phase 4 of the MI Safe Start Plan, Michigan K-12 schools can begin in-person learning while adhering to strict guidelines, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in a press conference Wednesday. She also announced the future release of âMichiganâs Return to School Roadmap,â a document detailing the recommended guidelines for schools.
The Roadmap is expected to follow closely by evaluating the eight regions to determine where in-person instruction is feasible. According to a press release, schools must remain flexible and prepare to move online should the virus spread once again.
On June 1, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer lifted Michiganâs stay-at-home order, allowing bars and restaurants to reopen on June 8 for dining at 50 percent capacity. The next day, Ann Arbor City Council passed a resolution closing some main streets in the city like East Liberty Street, South State Street and South University Avenue from 2 p.m. on Fridays to 8 p.m on Sundays to enable restaurants to expand outside dining.
Though COVID-19 rates are decreasing in Michigan, many business owners are still taking safety and health precautions when interacting with customers such as wearing gloves and masks, consistently sanitizing surfaces and limiting customer capacity.
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