2A - Wednesday, February 7, 2007 0 MONDAY: The Extremist TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes THURSDAY: .. . . Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained Swim where? The Union was once home to a pool For 41 years, the Michigan Union was more than a study- hour refuge or fast-food refu- eling station. It was also the place for male students to perfect their backstroke. Designated originally as a men's recreational club, the Union's ground floor - beneath what is now West Quad Residence Hall's Cam- bridge House - used to be home to the pool and a seven- lane bowling alley. The pool, which sat where the Michigan Union Book- store is today, was part of the Union's original plans, but it did not open with the rest of the building in the fall of 1919. Because of a lack of funds, the pool wasn't completed for another six years. Construc- tion was also delayed because the complex was converted into a barracks for army per- sonnel during World Wart. The bowling alley joined the swimming pool in the basement in 1937. Before the pool was closed, it was the site of competi- tive student-versus-faculty water polo matches in the mid-1950s. The matches often drew a huge crowd and grew into intense rivalries. For- mer University Regent Gene Power, a frequent participant in the matches, was known for playing naked. The pool was closed in 1966 because of high mainte- nance costs and declining use. Because the Union's doors were not officially opened to women until 1968, women rarely had access to the pool outside of special events. The pool was covered after its closing and was replaced with administrative offices that included the Alumni Association headquarters before the space became the bookstore. Former Alumni Association Director Bob Foreman told The Michigan Daily in 1998 that towel-clad students look- ing for the pool would wan- der into his office, which was built over the diving board's old home. Jim Waite, who is in his first year as director of the Union, said the Union's facilities are constantly evolving. "Change is the only thing that is consistent here at the Union," he said. JAMES DEAN - This article was reported using Daily archives and "The Michigan Union: 1904-2004 100 Years ofStudent Life." The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 413 E. 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Woman goes into labor next to hospital WHERE: Ronald McDonald House, 1600 Washington Heights WHEN: Monday at about 2:30 p.m. WHAT: An ambulance was requested when a woman who was staying at the Ron- ald McDonald House went CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES into labor, DPS reported. The woman arrived at the hospital safely. Projector pilfered WHERE: School of Education WHEN: Monday at about 5:30 p.m. WHAT: A projector was taken from a classroom, DPS reported. The room's door was unlocked at the time of the theft. Laundry lost WHERE: Samuel Trask Dana Building WHEN: Monday at about 11:30 a.m. WHAT: A female student reported her clothes missing from a dryer, DPS reported. She realized the clothes were miss- ing 45 minutes after the dryer cycle was scheduled to end. Ensemble performance WHAT: A performance by Time for Three, a group of for- mer University music students who began playing while still in school. Admission is free WHO: Time for Three WHEN: Today at 8 p.m. WHERE: Cady Room, Stea- rns Building Journalism lecture WHAT: Journalist G. Pas- cal Zachary will speak of his experiences as a writer for The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times WHO: The William David- son Institute WHEN: Today at 4:30 p.m. WHERE: Room W0768, Wyly Hall, Ross School of Business Valentine's Day festival WHAT: A free concert by student musicians, card mak- ing and caricatures WHO: University Unions Arts and Programs WHEN: Today from 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: MUG room, Michi- gan Union CORRECTIONS - A crime note yesterday (Sleeper hooked near Fish- bowl) mistakedly said the Washtenaw County Sheriff Department arrested a sub- ject. The subject was actu- ally arrested by DPS then turned over to the sheriff's department on an outstand- ing warrant. Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@ michigandaily.com. 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