NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 13, 2005 - 7 *GAS Continued from page 1 tional efficiency," the best transporta- tion may be none at all, suggests Ross. "We have a very efficient arrange- ment," he said. "North Campus aside, this is a very compact campus." The layout of the campus provides a closely knit backbone to build upon. "The university was laid out and has continued to follow the original lay- out back in the 1800s. We're trying to keep like disciplines in geographic areas, enabling people to do more walking," said Diane Brown, spokes- woman for facilities and operations. "There has been intentional plan- ning carried through the decade to provide for pedestrian-friendly envi- ronments," Brown said. The striking image of the Diag at noon comes to mind when consider- ing how compressed and overlapping the paths of pedestrian transporta- tion are. "All of our paths blend and rein- force each other on the campus. It is really woven into the community fab- ric," campus planner Sue Gott said. "An example is the new pedes- trian bridge built over Washtenaw Avenue connecting the Life Scienc- es Institute and the medical campus. It has reduced vehicular trips, and now we have a more effective and beautiful way to cross a very busy line," Gott said. Another strategy to conserve trans- portation costs is to provide out-of- the-way campuses and buildings with the resources that students need. "We're seeing a trend where there's a desire for food in one area, so the School of Public Health has added a new cafe. So it's not necessary to get to the Union or back on campus," Gott said. "There are also study and informal engagement areas, so those resources are available right in the facilities." Next-generation communication technology may also help cut travel costs. Thomas Finholt, a researcher in the School of Information, is current- ly working on a system to facilitate human interaction with high-speed video networks. "In an environment of increas- ing transportation costs, it's possible that people will be able to substitute interactions over these very hi-fi video connections, where previously they would have required face-to- face meeting," Finholt said. While video may never replace in-person meetings for establish- ing initial contact, "video-mediated interactions can sustain the glow over a longer period of time," Fin- holt said. While Finholt's vision of wall-size high-definition displays that "let you look into another workspace" is com- pelling, today's computers and the present capabilities of the Internet cannot yet support it. For now, students and faculty will still need to regard home and class- room as two different places. And it is the commuters who will feel the pain of rising energy costs most acutely. "If there is a crunch, it will be the drivers of private automobiles who feel it," Ross said. "They need more compact living arrangements, rather than moving 20 miles out of town." 11Displaced persons unsure o ffuture beyond Houston ALEX DZIADOSZ/Daily Florida Marlins outfielder Jeff Conine hands out stuffed animals and displays his World Series ring to evacuees in the Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston yesterday. EVACUEES Continued from page 1 Smith, who is deaf. She and Hamp- ton had become friends during their stay at the convention cen- ter. Smith is still unsure about her fate, but she scribbled on a piece of paper, "Yes I want to back in New Orleans. I not ready to though.... I want fun, clubs, bourbon, work, anything." A few evacuees said they could never live in New Orleans again. Some are looking for a new start and are using the hurricane as their window of opportunity, while others are wary of revisiting post- storm memories if they return. "The only way I'd go back is to visit," evacuee James Knight said. Many, including evacuee Jennie Green and her four children, are planning on staying in Houston, which she says has been good to them so far. She wants to work as a housekeeper or cashier and said she will set out today to apply at local Wal-Marts and a few other places. Knight said he will stay in Houston as long as he's welcome, but he has already seen signs that the evacuees' welcome is wearing out. "The attitude in Houston is changing," he said. "You can tell by the police officers. They're get- ting more strict. When they get like that, you know it's time to get out." The city of Houston and Har- ris County have organized a joint housing task force to relocate families from the shelters into local apartments. Each family will REBUILDING Continued from page 1 should be completely restored. Many promise they will personal- ly help with the rebuilding efforts. "It's going to take time, and that's all we got," said evacuee Ricky Hampton, who said he plans to help. "People can't just give up on home." He said people would return to the city because it is a place they love and because it is easy to suc- ceed there. "They call it the Big Easy because you can make it there. If you can't make it in New Orleans, you can't make it anywhere." Evacuees spoke fondly about the city they call home. "In New Orleans, we're like a family," evacuee Walter Davis said. "We party together, we fight together, we do everything togeth- er." receive a housing voucher that will need to be presented to its apart- ment manager, who will bill the city for the rent. The program is funded through a $10 million relief fund authorized by the Houston City Council. The city has also set up Housing Choice Centers to assist evacuees with moving into more permanent houses and apartments. A joint- agency taskforce based in the shelters is also helping evacuees obtain necessary items such as furniture and kitchenware for their new apartments and houses. Most major airlines are now offering free airfare to people who can prove they were hurricane victims, Laud said. Continental Airlines is set up in the George R. Brown.Convention Center booking free one-way tickets to anywhere in the country. Free bus passes are available in the shelters. Primary and secondary stu- dents displaced by the hurricane have been welcomed in Houston's school system, as have university students at local schools such as the University of Houston and Rice University. College students from New Orleans are spread out across the country. Many univer- sities, including the University of Michigan, have accepted students and faculty for the fall term. Despite the help, evacuees are still unsure of their long-term arrangements. Their plans are sometimes muddled and often do not reach beyond the next few weeks. "It's hard to start over," Knight said. "Not many of us really know how." He said New Orleans is different from places in the United States where people don't even know their next-door neighbors. "Back home, if you're my neigh- bor, I'm calling you, I'm meeting you, my wife is bringing you din- ner over," Davis said, adding that the only other place in the country with that kind of neighborliness is Detroit. Blanco and city officials stressed the importance of upgrad- ing critical infrastructure such as the levees and improving commu- nication between law enforcement and emergency agencies. "We have a chance to do it bet- ter, to do it stronger, to do it right," she said. Already, electricity is returning to the city. Blanco described flying out of New Orleans Saturday night and seeing glimmers of light amid the devastation on the ground. "Light is life," she said. New Orleans evacuees dance, sing and play during a "Second Line" march in Houston on Sunday. ALEX DZIADOSZ/Daily Evacuee Cornell Russel plays outside the Astrodome in Houston on Sunday. STU DENTS Continued from page 1 tricity and running water. To replace many of her lost pos- sessions, Kraus said she has used the emergency aid available through the University on a case-by-case basis. Because his apartment is in the small portion of New Orleans that was not flooded, second-year Law student Robert Brode said it is unlikely his apartment was irreparably damaged by Katrina. However, he said he left behind irreplaceable belongings like signed posters from such bands as Metallica, Jet, Jason Mraz and the Darkness, which he acquired while working at a record label. He wor- ried the posters could fall victim to looting. Brode, who attended the Universi- ty as an undergraduate, said he called last Thursday about transferring to the University's Law School. After Tulane officially released students on Sept. 2, the University gave him per- mission to enroll. "The University has been great, but there's only so much they can do," he said. "It's been financially difficult, because I've had to (replace) every- thing, including my textbooks, clothes and things for my apartment." Pridjian said the University has been more than accommodating by assigning an employee to give him a tour of campus and help set him up with a meal plan, housing and an e- mail account. Now that the displaced students are becoming acclimated, it will be an individual choice as to when they want to return to New Orleans. Some hope to transfer back if Tulane reopens next semester, while others say they wish to prolong their stay in Ann Arbor. Kraus said she hopes to return to New Orleans as soon as next semester. "I just want to get back to get my life back together, find all my pos- sessions and see all of my friends again," Kraus said. Brode, on the other hand, said he is exhausted from constantly moving - he spent the summer in New York before returning to New Orleans. He also worried that the psycho- logical toll of the hurricane would be too fresh to allow him return to New Orleans as soon as next semester. "You see on television people dying at the convention center and the Superdome, which isn't too far away from my apartment. There are too many bad memories to return to so soon." Whatever the outcome, Brode is just happy to be at the University. "I got out safe. I found a great environment to continue my legal education. I have friends here. Things could be a lot worse. It's a lot to think about when you watch the news, but I got pretty lucky," Brode said. the michigan daily : '"' >":; >' F' DOG WALKER- FOR standard poodle, MOVIE EXTRAS EARN up to $200 per SECRET SHOPPERS NEEDED Tues., Thurs., Fri. early afternoon. Near day. All looks needed. 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