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Tracing the life of the Lodge

The timber beams and steeply
pitched roof of observatory Lodge
are a sharp contrast to the mod-
ern School of Public Health Build-
ing and the surrounding residence
halls.
The Tudor-style lodge across
from Mosher Jordan Hall on Obser-
vatory Drive is a mystery to most
students who pass it daily on their
way to and from class.
The building looks like it belongs
in a dusty, old Bavarian town much
more than the Hill neighborhood.
The six-story lodge was origi-
nally built in 1930 as an apartment
complex to house hospital staff.
It featured stain-glass windows,
animal-themed plaster reliefs
and a Tudor-style fireplace in the
lobby.
The University purchased the
building in 1966 and began using it
as a 34-unit family housing apart-
ment building in 1987.

The building has been rela-
tively lifeless since it was closed in
December 2001 when the Univer-
sity evacuated the last 19 occupants
because of concerns about the reli-
ability of outdated fire safety and
electrical systems.
The aging structure's parking
lot is now lined with construc-
tion materials, and the lodge will
soon be reopened with a new
purpose.
An $11.5 million renovation proj-
ect to adapt the building into the
Division of Kinesiology's new home
is nearing completion.
Jim McIntyre, a spokesman for
the Division of Kinesiology, said
the renovations are on schedule to
be completed by August.
No architectural changes will be
made to the building's exterior, and
many of the Lodge's Tudor style
interior elements will also be pre-
served, McIntyre said.

The lobby - which features a
fireplace, original lighting and sev-
eral plaster reliefs with squirrel
motifs - will be restored and left in
the building's Tudor style.
The remaining space will be
modernized to create classroom
and office space for the Division of
Kinesiology.
In the end, the building will be a
strange mix of modern and gothic
elements.
The Board of Regents approved
schematic designs for the project
in June 2005 and approved issuing
project bids in May 2006.
The project is the first time the
building has undergone major ren-
ovations since it was built.
When the building is finished,
the Division of Kinesiology will
have 18,000 square feet of class-
room and office space.
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CRIME NOTES

CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES

Thirty cases of
Coke stolen
WHERE: Pierpont Commons
WHEN: Monday at about
9:30 a.m.
WHAT: Thirty cases of a mix
of Coke and Diet Coke were
stolen from a catering storage
room, the Department of Public
Safety reported. The cases were
valued at $200.
Scaffolding
snatched
WHERE: Wolverine Towers
WHEN: Monday at about
10:45 a.m.
WHAT: A 14-foot scaffolding
valued at $150 was stolen, DPS
reported. The scaffoldingwas
noticed missing when it was
needed for a site. It was last
seen on Thursday.-.

Bicycle thief
caught in the act,
arrested
WHERE: Michigan Union
WHEN: Monday at 2:30 p.m.
WHAT: A caller reported wit-
nessing a male steal a bicycle
from a rack, DPS reported.
The subject was arrested and
released.
Seven caught
drifting in the
Arb after hours
WHERE: Nichols Arboretum
WHEN: Monday at about
11:30 p.m.
WHAT: Seven subjects were
found in the Arb after visiting
hours, DPS reported. Three
were cited for alcohol and four
were cited for being in the Arb
after hours.

Talk on Eastern
European
politics
WHAT: National Public
Radio reporter and former
Russian correspondent Law-
rence Sheets speaks about the
culture and politics of Rus-
sia, Georgia and the Caucus
Mountains
WHO: Center for Russian
and East European Studies
WHEN: Today from noon to
1 p.m.
WHERE: Room 1636, School
of Social Work Building
Seminar on
engineers
cheating
WHAT: A presentation about
several studies concerning
academic dishonesty, espe-
cially among engineers.

WHO: Center for Research
on Learning and Teaching
WHEN: Today from noon
to 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Johnson Rooms,
Lurie Ann & Robert H. Engi-
neering Ceneter
Panel on
athletes as role
models
WHAT: A discussion of
the perception of athletes in
today's society and whether
they should be held account-
able for their personal lives to
a greater degree than others
WHO: Students for Ethics
WHEN: Today from 9 to11
p.m.
WHERE: Kuenzel Room,
Michigan Union
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The leading maker of
night-vision equipment
for the U.S. military, ITT
Corp., agreed to pay a $100
million fine for sellingclassi-
fied night-vision technology
to China, U.S. Attorney John
Brownlee told The Associ-
aced Press yesterday.
A man was arrested on
animal neglect charges
outside Raleigh, N.C.
yesterday after policediscov-
ered he had 80 sheep living
in his home, The Associated
Press reported. Thirty of the
Use of drugs for atten-
tion-deficit/hyper-
activity disorder has
tripled worldwide since1993,
Reuters reported. Spending
on the drugs rose nine times
during the time period.

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