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December 23, 2013

The Washtenaw Voice

The Washtenaw Voice

December 23, 2013

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In the biggest story of 2013 at Washtenaw, biology instructor David Wooten addresses the colleges Board of Trustees to publicly voice the facultys concerns about President Rose Bellanca. He is backed by a standing-room-only crowd made up mostly of fellow faculty members.

NATHAN CLARK | WASHTENAW VOICE

2013

WCC President Bellanca fired Vice President of Instruction Stuart Blacklaw, widening the rift between the administration and the faculty and staff, who had a close relationship with Blacklaw. Bellanca cited Blacklaws lack of initiative and poor communication as reasons for his termination.
KELLY BRACHA | WASHTENAW VOICE

MARCH 14

MAY 18

Graduation commencement. 1,825 students graduated last year and 42 percent graduated with honors; 632 associate degrees were awarded. Between the fall and winter semesters 1,870 associate degrees were awarded, according to President Rose Bellanca.

JUNE 15

MARCH 26

JAN. 22

Anne Williams presided over her rst meeting as the new chair of the board.

FEB. 26

WCC remained open during a snow storm that led most schools in the area to shut down for the day, while WCC trustees cancelled their meeting scheduled for that night.

More than 50 members of WCCs faculty union and gathered at the Board of Trustees meeting to air their grievances with Bellanca. They expressed anger over the circumstances of Blacklaws ring, and voiced a growing discontent with the lack of communication between the administration and faculty and staff.
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Five WCC digital video production students brought home Michigan Emmys. George Pariseau, Kevin Jackson, and Eileen Meier won for their documentary, The Flow, in the Arts and Entertainment/ Cultural Affairs category. Brad Tennant won the Director category for his lm, Id Live for You. And Barb Morrissey won the Photography category for Belle Isle Zoo.

JULY 22

Trustees approved the nomination of William Johnson as the colleges new chief nancial ofcer after a seven-month search following the sudden resignation of Steven Hardy the previous November.

Fall semester begins with enrollment up by more than 1,000 students 20-year-old EMU football player and communications student Demarius Reed was fatally shot.
AP PHOTO | EMU ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT

SEPT. 3

OCT. 18

APRIL 9

Trustees issued their rst formal statement in support of President Bellanca, amidst the facultys escalating frustration with her.

JUNE 9-24

APRIL 23

WCCs faculty union presented a 100-signature petition to the trustees. The signatures belonged to faculty and staff who could not attend the March 26 meeting and wanted to express their solidarity with those who raised concerns about the president. Trustees voted unanimously to renew Bellancas contract until 2016 and award her a raise. Her salary was set at $202,878 and she also received a $15,000 housing allowance and $9,500 to pay for expenses related to her ofce.

WCC hosted six high-level college leaders from China for the 2013 Vocational Educational Leadership Training program. The college was one of three community colleges in the country to host the delegation.

Continental Canteen Services ended its contract with WCC after seven years. Edibles and Bakuzios Coffee Shop moved out to make way for a new vendor.

JUNE 30

The Washtenaw Voice won a National Pacemaker Award, the highest honor in college journalism, at a conference in New Orleans

OCT. 26

NOV. 24-25

JULY 1

New food vendor, Aramark took over food service in the Student Center, opening the SC Spot and the Java Spot..

Two 20-year-old men from Detroit, Ed Thomas and Kristopher Pratt were charged with the murder of EMU student Demarius Reed in what police are calling a possible robbery, according to the Associated Press.

NATHAN CLARK | WASHTENAW VOICE

JUNE 25

MARCH 12

Trustees voted to lower the student rates at the Health and Fitness Center from $160 per semester to $140. Trustees voted unanimously to raise tuition for the fall, but also instituted a rate freeze for students who registered and paid by Aug. 1.

WCC trustees voted unanimously to exempt the colleges taxes from capture by Pittseld Townships Corridor Improvement Authority, keeping $30 million over 20 years in education rather than investing it in road construction. The decision was criticized as shortsighted by State Rep. David Rutledge, a former trustee. Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Ofcers published an outline for the Michigan Transfer Agreement that will streamline the transfer process, beginning Fall 2014.

NOV. 26

MARCH 26

NOV. 27

KELLY BRACHA | WASHTENAW VOICE

FILE PHOTO | WASHTENAW VOICE

JULY 7

Alex Pazkowski, a 22-year-old WCC student from Saline, took second place in welding at the 42nd WorldSkills International Competition held in Leipzig, Germany.

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After a month of anticipation, the Cardinals elected Jorge Maria Bergoglio. He chose the name Pope Francis and is the first Jesuit pope andthe first pope from the Americas. Since his election he made headlines for his progressive philosophy.

MARCH 13

The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act, which dened marriage as a union between a man and woman. They declined to make a ruling on Proposition 8 which made samesex marriage illegal in California.

JUNE 26

JULY 18

Detroit led for Chapter 9 bankruptcy in an effort to manage its estimated $18-20 billion debt. It was the largest municipal bankruptcy ling in U.S. history.

NOV. 5

Typhoon Haiyan tore through the Philippines and Vietnam killing at least 6,129 people. It was one of the strongest tropical cyclones on record.

NOV. 8

JULY 3

Mike Duggan was elected Mayor of Detroit. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes ruled that Detroit was eligible for Chapter 9 bankruptcy. Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr has said he will give more authority to Duggan to dig Detroit out of its nancial woes.

NOV. 24

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POOL/JOE BURBANK | ORLANDO SENTINEL/MCT

in review
BY NATALIE WRIGHT

APRIL 15

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was overthrown by the military and violence broke out across the country.

DEC. 3

Iran agreed to limit its nuclear development program in order to have sanctions lifted.

DEC. 5
ADAM LOWIS | WASHTENAW VOICE

George Zimmerman shot Trayvon Martin.

FEB. 26

At the Boston Marathon two bombs fashioned out of pressure cookers exploded, killing three people and leaving an estimated 264 wounded.
REGINA H. BOONE | DETROIT FREE PRESS/MCT

APRIL 11

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The state of Florida charged Zimmerman with second-degree murder, stating that he confronted Martin and shot him with no cause. A jury ruled Zimmerman, who claimed self-defense, was innocent.

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev died in a gunght with authorities, while the other suspect, his brother Dzhokhar escaped. Later that evening Dzhokhar was found and arrested. Edward Snowden leaked information about the federal governments mass surveillance program to the media and ed the country, eventually receiving temporary asylum in Russia.
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JULY 13

JUNE 6

After a whirlwind of controversy, the Affordable Healthcare Act, dubbed Obamacare, went into effect. Technical issues stopped thousands from signing up. U.S. Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius took the brunt of the blame for the issues.

OCT. 1

The U.S. federal government shutdown all non-essential operations after Congress failed to pass a budget for 2014. Federal government operations resumed after Congress passed an interim budget.

OCT. 1-16

The death of South African leader, Nelson Mandela at age 95 spurred global mourning.

OCT. 17

DEC. 1

ANACLETO RAPPING | LOS ANGELES TIMES/MCT

A revamped healthcare.gov proves to be much more successful than the websites initial roll out. According to CNN, 29,000 enrolled in the rst few days, topping the numbers from the entire month of October.

DEC. 14

Change 3, a Chinese shuttle became the rst to soft land on the Moon since 1976.