2A - Friday, October 27, 2006 MONDAY: Ten Spot TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Jobs at the 'U' The Union that almost never was Campus groups found money for construction The Michigan Union has been a link between past and present for students, faculty and alum- ni since 1919. It has opened its doors to generations of students and more than a few celebrities, including President John Ken- nedy and the Dalai Lama. In 1903, Prof. Edward Parker, who would serve as the Union's first president, presented a senior honor society - then called Mich- igamua - with the idea of opening a student union. He wanted to use Michigamua's influence to bolster student interest in the building. Then-University President James Angell also supported the idea, seeing an opportunity for stronger ties between the school and its students. At the time, there was growing concern over the divide between fraternity and non-fraternity members on cam- pus. But despite its lofty goals, rais- park- health om a WHAT: A discussion over tort- lunch about current psych of logical concerns that affec lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender neo le COUURTSY OF TH E BENTILELY H ISTORICA L LIBR ARY The Michigan Union can be seen under construction in this photo dated March 3,1917. The house in the middle of the background is on the end of Jefferson Street and still stands today. CAMPUS NEWS & NOTES ing money for the Union was a challenge. The Union project competed for donations with the Alumni Memorial Hall project, and finan- cial burdens eventually forced the fundraisers to persuade the University to add a fee for Union construction to registration costs for enrolled students. But even this revenue source was meager, with World War I causing enroll- ment to fall dramatically. Initial cost estimates placed the price of construction between $300,000 and $400,000. In the end, just the framework of the building cost $1.2 million. Eventually, the Michigan State War Preparedness Board loaned the University money to com- plete the building. In exchange, the Student Army Training Corps was allotted space inside the building for barracks. The Union soon became a start- ter and Arthur Verhoogt WHEN: Today at 4 p.m. WHERE: Ann Arbor District o- Library t Ford School planners to talk n- WHAT: A tour and discus- to sion of the architecture and interior design of Weill Hall n WHO: Rebecca Blank, dean of the Ford Public Policy School, University Planner Sue Gott and several leading architects involved in the building's construction WHEN: Today from 4 to 6 Pt p.m. of WHERE: Weill Hall, Room rc 1120 CORRECTIONS s- Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@ t- michigandaily.com. ing point for University traditions like the Michigan Union Opera. The opera was one of the largest fundraisers for the building proj- ect, earning enough money in its first two shows to purchase the land for the Union. By 1914, the Union had 4,047 members. The Union finally opened in 1919, expanded in 1936 and again, in 1938. The Union was originally designed as a way to unite Michi- gan students and alumni. But not everyone was welcome. Until 1954, women were not allowed inside the building. Women could not be members of the Union until 1972. The building is dedicated to former President Angell. At its opening, a bronze tablet was placed at the front entrance in his memory. EMILYANGELL t If you're hitting the bars on Saturday night, you may be able to stay out an hour later than usual. Daylight Savings Time ends Sunday at 2 a.m., when clocks will be set back an hour. An employee at Rick's confirmed last night that the bar will stay open Saturday until what would otherwise be 3 a.m. A new survey released by CareerBuilder.com found that one in four employ- ers do an Internet search on potential employees' names before hiringthem. Roughly one in 10 peruse social net- working websites, like Face- book.com. No Republicans are run- ning for Ann Arbor City Council in next month's elections. >FOR MORE, SEE OPINION, 4A The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 413 E. 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WHERE: Central CampusC Recreational Building, 401 Vandal smashes WHO: Office of Lesbian, Washtenaw Ave. Gay, Bisexual and Transge WHEN: Wednesday at about dorm windoW der Affairs WHEN: Today from noon 10 a.m. WHERE: Fletcher Hall, 915 1:30 p.m. WHAT: A student discov- Sybil St. WHERE: Michigan Union ered his Mcard was missing WHEN: Wednesday at about Room 2105B after playing a game of bas- 9 a.m. ketball, the Department of WHAT: A window was Public Safety reported. broken on the first floor of Profs to explorc Parking permit Fletcher Hall, DPS reported. ancient worlds Police have no suspects. disappears from WHAT: A lecture on Egyl and Rome during the time AROUND CAMPUS Caesar, Cleopatra and Ma WHERE: Lot M-26, 1400 LGBT talk to Antony University Terrace WHO: Department of Cla WHEN: Wednesday at about tackle mental sical Studies professors Traianos Gagos, David Po Rumsfeld to war critics: 'Back off BREAK NEWS. JOIN THE DAILY TEAM. WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense SecretaryDonaldH. Rumsfeldsaid E-MAIL NEWS@MICHIGANDAILY.COM. yesterday that anyone demand- ing deadlines for progress in Iraq should "just back off," because it is too difficult to predict when Iraqis will resume control of their coun- try. During an often-combative Pentagon news conference, Rums- feld said that while benchmarks for security, political and eco- nomic progress are valuable, "it's difficult. We're looking out into A nn Arbor' s lectionthe future. No one can predict the future with absolute certainty." He said the goals have no spe- cific deadlines or consequences if they are not met by specific dates. "You're looking for some sort of a guillotine to come falling down if some date isn't met," Rumsfeld told reporters. "That is not what this is about." His comments came less than two weeks before an election for control of Congress in which the Bush administration's conduct of the war has become a defin- ing issue. They also came two days after a timeline was first announced by U.S. officials in Baghdad and underscored strains that have emerged between the two countries. Bush administration officials said Tuesday that they and Iraqi leaders had agreed to craft guide- lines toward progress in the coun- try. The next day, Iraq's president disavowed them, sayingthe bench- marks merely reflected campaign season pressures in the U.S. Noting that this is the political season, Rumsfeld also complained that critics and the media are try- ing to "make a little mischief" by trying to "find a little daylight between what the Iraqis say or someone in the United States says." Rumsfeld often spars with reporters at Pentagon briefings, but yesterday his criticism of jour- nalists seemed more pointed than usual. "That's a rather accusatory way to put it," he said in response to one question about reducing troop levels. 4 4 I i