2A - Thursday, January 10, 2008 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: FRIDAY: 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. 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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 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com KARL STAMPFL DAVID GOH Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 stampfl@michigandaily.com goh@michigandaily.com CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom Office hours: Sun.-Thurs.1 ta.m.- 2 a.m. 734-763-24s9 NesTips :onew~aichiyadaily.com torrections correction7:oichiyoodaiiy.com .etters to the Editor rothledaily@m::ichigandaily.com Photography Department photo@michigandaily.corn Arts Section artspage@michigandaily.cor Editorial Page opinion@michigandaily.com 734-763-0379 Sports Section sports@niichigatzdly.com Display Sales display@nichigandaily.com 734-764-0554 Classified Sales classified@omichigandaily.com Online Sales onlineads@nichierdaity.com 734-615-0135 Finance finance@michigandaily.com 734-763-3246 EDITORIAL STAFF leffrey Bloomer Managing Editor bloomer@nmichigandaily.com Andrew Grossman anaging News Editorgrossman@mihigandaily.co n NESEITR:Kel rser,,Chis ringo,7u, e Mkelur,ae Nlsons Imnan Syed Editorial Page Editor syed@michigandaily.com ASSOCIATE EDITORIA L PAGE EDITORS: Gary Graca, 3000ie uetteman, Teresa Kennellyt~t IS"E D " :in kleRacheWagner Scotf Bell ManagigtSyorts Editor bell@nichigandaily.co oNIO ORTS EDITORSH.Je Bosch, Dan Bromwic, Nate Sandals. 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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 CORRECTIONS . Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@ michigandaily.com. 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. :4 0 PAID ADVERTISING I ......... I ..... 0 CO11 eg St dents 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. a 0 a N lz u 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.