2A - Wednesday, October 24, 2007
BAND DOES BROADWAY
A front-lawn parking pass
If you've ever walked through
Central Campus to get to a Michi-
gan football game, then you've
seen campus at its absolute full-
est.
Every parking spot in every
official parking lot within miles
of the stadium is taken, and the
overflow of cars has spilled onto
front lawns decorated with signs
that advertise parking for any-
where from $5 to $25.
Forthose who need to park, the
location of the spot often justifies
the price, and for the owners of
the lawns-turned-parking-lots,
it's a quick way to make money.
But on any other day of the
week, that same parking could
cost you $35, the cost of a ticket
for parking on someone's lawn.
So why is it that people aren't
ticketed on football Saturdays?
The answer canbe found in the permits are issued "in accordance
Ann Arbor City Code. According with regulations adopted by the
to the code, aside from driveways city council for the purpose of
and designated parking areas, no ensuring public safety and pre-
vehicle can be parked in the open servingthe attractive appearance
space in front ofabuilding, called of the city."
a front setback. Getz said the code does not
But the code explains, "This apply on football Saturdays
subsection shall not be applica- because "the city recognizes the
ble on those days when football need for additional parking."
games are played in The Univer- But, he said, parking on any
sity of Michigan stadium." portion of the sidewalk, or
Parkingreferee John Getz said between the sidewalk and the
the front setback line is usually curb, is a violation regardless of
determined by the principal por- whether or not you're watching
tion of a given building - usually the Michigan football teambattle
the foundation of a house, or an it out in the stadium.
enclosed porchn AMINA FARHA
The city code also states that a
person who has obtained a permit Have a campus mysrery you
is allowed to offer front setback want the Daily to solve? E-mail Tb
gal
parking duringthe Art Fair. news editor Chris Herring at Sri
According to the code, such hchris@umich.edu.
CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
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CRIME NOTES
Thief nabs three
$300 lounge
chairs
WHERE: Ohservatory Lodge,
1402 Washington Heights
WHEN:Mondayatabout6r4S
p.m.
WHAT: Three chairs valued
at about $300 apiece were
taken from the Observatory
Lodge, the Department of
Public Safety reported. The
building is still under con-
struction,
Unattended gym
bag stolen from.
CCRB
WHERE: Central Campus Rec-
reation Building
WHEN: Monday at about 6:45
p.m.
WHAT: An unattended gymbag
was stolen from the main gym
of the CCRB, DPS reported. The
victim was playingbasketball at
the time. Police later found the
contents of the bag- shoes, a
sweater, abasketball, an MCard
and keys.
Lecture on
disability
discrimination
WHAT: A lecture by Carolyn
Grawi of the AnnArbor Center
for Independent Living about
disabilitydiscrimination
WHO: The Council for Dis-
ability Concerns
WHEN: Today from 51 am.
to noon
WHERE: Biomedical Science
Research BuildingAuditorium
Wings for
Wishes event
WHAT: A collaborative effort
between Buffalo Wild Wings
and the University's Make-A-
Wish Foundation to donate
money to children's research
WHO: M Stars for the Make-
A-Wish-Foundation
WHEN: Today from Dl am. to
11p.m.
WHERE: Buffalo Wild Wings
on State Street
Dual degree
meeting
WHAT: An informational
meeting for students consider-
ing two or more areas of study
WHO: Ross School of Business
WHEN: Today from 4:30 to
6 p.m.
WHERE: Basement of the
Legal Research Building
Video game
tournament
WHATnAchance forstudents
toplayvideogames against each
other for a $50 giftcard to Meijer
WHO: University Unions &
Arts Programs
WHEN: Today atS to 11p.m.
WHERE: Michigan Union,
U-Club
CORRECTIONS
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1 A Wisconsin man found
a 3.92-carat white dia-
mood while digging at
an Arkansas diamond park
with his wife, The Associated
Press reported. In addition to
the 3.92-carat diamond, Eric
Blake, 32, also found a 1.49-
carat stone Monday.
2 A pair of Michigan cross
countryrunners, redshirt
freshmen Rachel Severin
and Peter Christmas, claimed
Big Ten Runner of the Week
awards yesterday. sSFOB MORE.
SEE PAGE 8A
3 Rapper Foxy Brown, cur-
rently serving a year in
jail for attempted assault,
received a 76-day punitive
segregation punishment in
which she could spend up to
23 hours by herself, The Asso-
ciated Press reported.
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Driver plows Bus causes
through parking $1,500 worth of
gate
WHERE: M-22 CarportD535
Hospital
WHEN: Monday at about 11:20
WHAT: A car drove through
sparking gate arm valued at
$130.
WHERE: North Campus Ser-
vice Station
WHEN: Monday at about 1p.m.
WHAT: Abus driver damaged
an overhead door while driving,
DPS reported. The damage is
estimated at $1,500.
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