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AHE UNIVERSITY RESIDENCE FARTHEST FROM THE CEK
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If you're prone to complain-
ing about the freezing-cold trek
across the Diag, just remember: it
could be wrose.
Northwood Apartments, the
farthest University dorm from
Central Campus at 2.87 miles
from the Diag. might seem like
the Siberia of University housing.
Located on North Campus,
the apartments span 1.5 million
square feet of University proper-
ty. They are comprised of 5 hous-
ing structures with over 1,483
apartments.
Construction on the apart-
ments began in 1955 to fill a need
for graduate and family housing.
The 3,777 residents of Northwood
Apartments come from all 50
states and over 80 countries.
Northwood I, II, IV and V are
comprised of graduate students,
undergraduate students wi
families, Ph.D. candidates in t
process of writing their disser
tion, faculty and visiting facul
Families can include parents a
grandparents.
Northwood III specifica
houses undergraduate studei
interested in apartment-style lI
ing. Apartment sizes range fri
efficiencies to three-bedrooms.
Transportation from Nor
Campus to Central Camp:
and vice versus, can at times'
a nightmare for many. Weath
conditions and traffic have be
known to slow or stop studer
from reaching their classes.
Northwood has many resou:
es unique to the area and its re
dence. The North Campus Fam
Health Services are located in t
Northwood II area, and provid
ith health care for children as well as
he their parents and students. The
ta- Northwood Community Center
ty. houses The Child Development
nd Center and the English Language
Center.
ily The Child Development Cen-
nts ter provides childcare for student
iv- parents. The importance of the
om language classes is seem in the 4
number of international students
th who reside in the community
us, in comparison to other areas of
be campus.
ier 10 percent of University resi-
en dences are International stu-
nts dents. 62 percent of Northwood
residents are International stu-
rc- dents.
si- "It's really a vibrant commu-
ily nity," said Housing Spokesman Th
he Peter Logan. the
les MEGANDAVERN the
CAMPUS EVENTS& NOTES
ROB MIGRIN/Daily
e Northwood IV Apartments on North Campus are part af
on-campus housing complex that is farthest away from
Diag on Central Campus.
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CRIME NOTES
Sweatshirt
swiped from
basketball court
WHERE: Central Campus
Recreation Center
WHEN: Monday at about 8
p.m.
WHAT: A red sweatshirt
containing keys, a cell phone
and a wallet was stolen from
the building's main basketball
court, the Department of Pub-
lic Safety reported. Police have
no suspects.
Cash missing
from coffee shop
WHERE: Pierpont Commons
WHEN: Monday at about 11
a.m.
WHAT: The manager of
Beansters reported $191.46
stolen from a cash register
after the amount of cash in the
registered was found to be less
than expected, DPS reported.
Police have no suspects.
Serial billiards
room trespasser
arrested
WHERE: Michigan Union
WHEN: Monday at about
12:40 p.m.
WHAT: A man was arrested
for trespassing in the Union
Billiards Room, DPS report-
ed. The man, who had tres-
passed on campus before, was
released from custody.
Student injures
finger durin
hoops game
WHERE: Intramural Sports
Building
WHEN: Monday at about 11
p.m.
WHAT: A studentjammed
his finger while playingbas-
ketball, DPS reported. He was
transported to the University
hospital.
Talk on science
and religion
WHAT: A lecture by Dr.
Stephen Nadler, chair of the
University of Wisconsin-
Madison's Department of Phi-
losophy, on "Spinozas's God
and the Problem of Religion"
WHO: The Society of Biology
Students
WHEN: Today at 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Chemistry Build-
ing room 1210
Lecture on flu
prevention
WHAT: A talk by David Cho,
the influenza program offi-
cer of the National Institute
of Allergy and Infectious
Disease, on methods of pre-
venting influenza pandemics
WHO: The Department of
Epidemiology
WHEN: Today at 3 p.m.
WHERE: Henry F. Vaughn
Public Health Building,
Lane Family Auditorium 1690
Discussion on
animal rights
WHAT: Atalk on the ethical,
environmental, and health
benefits of changing one's diet
WHO: Michigan Animal
Rights Society
WHEN: Today at 7 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan Union,
Anderson D
History lecture
WHAT: A lecture called
"Accidental Imperialists?:
Muslim Pilgrims and the
Extension of Russian Power
Abroad" by Elaine Kane, a
history lecturer from Princ-
eton University
WHO: Center for Middle
Eastern and North African
Studies
WHEN: Today at 7 p.m.
WHERE: 1636 School of
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Provenance Hotels will no
longer offer the standard
copy of Gideon's Bible to
their guests, The Tennessean
reported. Instead * the hotel
chain will provide a "spiritual
menu" to its guests, which
will also include texts like the
Quran, the Book of Mormon
and the Book of Scientology.
This year's MSA elec-
tion marked the first
time in recent years that
MSA presidential candidates
didn't face off in a pre-elec-
tion debate.
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on Saturday, The Associ-
ated Press reported. The cake
was shaped like a swimming
pool to promote the theme, and
instead of walking down the
ailse the newlyweds slid down
a 136-foot waterslide.
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