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MONDAY:
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The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com
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Arbor Anecdotes
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Explained Explained _Before You Were Here
Avoiding an eyesore
With its sharp angles and glass
walls, the Law Library is notably
different from the original build-
ings in the Law Quadrangle. And,
of course, it's underground.
But the University's reason for
building a subterranean study
space isn't immediately clear.
According to information com-
piled by the Bentley Historical
Library, architect Gunnar Birkerts
designed the library underground
to avoid stealing attention from
the other Gothic-style buildings
while staying within budget.
The construction of the Law
Library, which began in 1974 and
was largely funded by Law School
alumni, had a final price tag of $9.5
million. It was completed in 1981.
Building the library under-
ground solved the problem of
preserving the open space and
keeping the Law Quad open.
The library's carefully struc-
tured design allows the entire
77,000 square-foot underground
building to be lit by natural light.
The L-shaped building exists as a
single open space, allowing light
to filter through.
The floors of the library are
arranged as trays irregularly
stacked so that the bottom floor
can be seen from the top of the
stairs on the first floor.
The major source of light is fil-
tered though aV-shaped structure
outside the building, consisting of
160 feet of mirrored glass along
the library's side and limestone
panels on the other.
The angles and reflective nature
of the glass allow maximum light
to shine through and reach all
areas of the library.
To further stretch the breadth
of natural light within the build-
ing, about three feet of glass sepa-
rate the top of office walls from
the ceiling. "Borrowed light"
therefore passes from the main
room into the individual offices.
Organization within the build-
ing also contributes to eliminating
the "trapped underground" feeling
one might feel in such a building.
The design aims to bring the
bright, open feeling of an above-
ground library to a library three
floors deep. Desks and workspaces
are located closer to the window
wall, while books are located far-
ther back.
BETH WITTENSTEIN
The Law Library, finished in 1981, was built underground to
avoid disrupting the look of the Law Quad. Some were afraid the
library's construction would make the area look ugly.
CRIME NOTES
Drunk driver
strikes three
parked cars
WHERE: 200 block of S. Obser-
vatory Dr.
WHEN: Yesterday at about
12:30 am.
WHAT: An intoxicated female
drove the wrong way on Ged-
des Drive before turning onto
Observatory Drive and hitting
three parked cars, the Depart-
ment of Public Safety reported.
Both the driver and her pas-
senger were taken to University
Hospital for treatment. Police
will pursue driving under the
influence charges. The cars
were towed from the scene.
Student finds
racist message
on door
WHERE: Bursley Hall
WHEN: Tuesday at about 1 p.m.
WHAT: After finding a rac-
ist message left on a dry-erase
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board on the door of his room, a
male student requested a meet-
ing with police, DPS reported.
White substance
damages car
WHERE: Fletcher Carport,
201 Fletcher St.
WHEN: Tuesday at about 5
p.m.
WHAT: A chalky white liquid
dripped from the ceiling of the
garage, damaging the roof and
hood of a woman's car, DPS
reported.
Rain floods
apartments
WHERE: Northwood V apart-
ments
WHEN: Tuesday at about 9:45
p.m.
WHAT: Several apartments
sustained flood damage, DPS
reported. Police believe the
flooding was caused by the
heavy rainfall and melting
snow. Police could not estimate
the value of the damage.
Study abroad
program fair
WHAT: A fair for students
considering study abroad.
Advisors and students who
have studied abroad will be
on hand to answer questions.
Information about financial
aid and scholarships will also
be available.
WHO: Office of International
Programs
WHEN: Today from 3 to 5
p.m.
WHERE: Pendleton Room,
Michigan Union
Lecture on
Iranian history
WHAT: Richard Bulliet, a
History professor at Colum-
bia University, will give a
lecture titled, "Cotton and
Climate in Early Islamic
Iran."
WHO: Center for Middle
Eastern and North African
Studies
WHEN: Today from 5 to 7
p.m.
WHERE: Room 2022, 202 S.
Thayer St.
Astronomy talk
WHAT: A lecture by
research fellow Ed Cackett
on recent discoveries about
neutron stars
WHO: Department of
Astronomy
WHEN: Today from 4 to 5
p.m.
WHERE: Room 807, Denni-
son Building
Singing contest
finals
WHAT: Finalists in the Con-
certo competition will each
perform for 20 minutes. The
event is free.
WHO: School of Music, The-
atre and Dance
WHEN: Today at 4 p.m.
WHERE: Hill Auditorium
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After he retires at the end of
next season, Red Sox pitcher
Curt Schilling plans to focus
his energy toward developing a
role-playing video game, CNN
reported. Earlier this week,
Schilling showed a small group
of reporters a promotional
video for the game, which has
the working title "Copernicus".
For a feature in the Feb-
ruary issue of GQ, super-
model Naomi Campbell
interviewed Venezuelan lead-
er Hugo Chavez three times.
Campbell has told the media
she hopes to meet Fidel Castro
next.
">FOR MORE, THE B-SIDE
Credit card debt reached
a six-month high last
November, the Federal
Reserve Board announced
yesterday. Overall borrowing
increased by about 7.5 per-
cent, compared to a 1 percent
increase the previous month.
Economists linked the spike
with the collapse of the hous-
ing market.
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Leam fe Lessons
At Central American Dump
Jane Lee, a University
of Michigan pre-med
student, stood at the
btop of a hill overlooking
a valley of trash at the
Yu Guatemala City garbage
dump. 'There she saw
people scavenging for
food and clothing, competing with birds
and animals to survive.
You learn a greater understanding
of how small the world is by getting
to know the people in Guatemala.
You learn how to form connections,
deeper connections on the basis of
love through a language barrier.
- Eric Eustice
She was part of an alternative spring break
sponsored by Central American Ministries
(CAM), based in Ann Arbor. Founded in
1995, Central American Ministries (CAM)
serves 7,000 victims of extreme poverty
living in garbage dumps in Guatemala, El
Salvador, and Honduras through housing,
schools, nurseries, adult education, micro-
loans, and medical and dental brigades.
CAM serves U.S. citizens through on-site
educational visits to affiliated programs.
Participants on the spring break trip tutor elementary school
students by day and work on service projects in the afternoon.
Day trips offer an opportunity to learn about the history and
customs of the region CAM is working in, and evening reflections
offer a quiet time to consider the service performed and people
who received it during the day. The February Guatemalan trip
will include a one-day visit to Antigua, one of the most notable
Spanish colonial cities in Central America.
Jane worked in a school built by CAM for children of parents
who worked in the nearby dump. Jane and Eric Eustice, also
a University of Michigan pre-med student who went on the
mission, are not fluent in Spanish but found interpersonal
communication immediate and genuine through "a hug and
a smile," notes Jane.
Both took the trip without any expectations. Unlike highly
structured alternative spring breaks, this one had one expectation:
to give of one's self. "When you have a university program where
there is a set of objectives, it is limiting," explains Eric, who loves
to travel. "This was an opportunity in which I could go out of
the country on spring break.... You get to see places that are
off the beaten trail. When you're doing service, you're not there
for a vacation; you're there to work, to serve people."
Although he saw the worst of sites, it was the best of experiences,
he says. "You will come back a changed person, whether that
means spiritually changed or having a greater awareness of social
justice, or even a sense that I did something great during my week
rather than party the whole time; a sense of accomplishment."
Eric has continued his affiliation with CAM by helping package
medicine for medical missions and promoting the alternative -
spring break among college students. He ancJane believe that
someday, as physicians, they may return to Guatemala on behalf
of CAM.
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For more information on Central American Ministries and its Alternative Spring Break 2008,
contact Andrew Pawuk at 734-222-0701 or e-mail at apawuk@camon-line.org, or visit www.camon-line.org.