2A - Friday, September 5, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigan6ily.com 2A - Friday, September 5, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom What's in a name? Ever wondered what it takes to have a University building named in your honor? It's probably not as hard as you think. All you need is a couple mil- lion dollars lying around that you wouldn't mind donating to the Uni- versity. Take New York real estate devel- oper and alum Stephen M. Ross, who gifted the University its larg- est donation ever, a grand sum of $100 million. In return, the University Board of Regents renamed the Business School in his honor. Luckily for you, it doesn't take a $100 million donation to name every new University building, according to the University's policy for the naming of facilities, spaces and streets. "New facilities may be named for a donor or donors for contributions of 50 percent or more of the fund- raising goal for the facility or 33 percent or more of the anticipated project cost, whichever is greater," the policy states. Bob Groves, the University's associate vice president for devel- opment, said University officials stay in touch with affluent alumni in the hopes that they will make a contribution to their alma mater. "We are constantly in contact with alumni that we hope will sup- port the University financially," he said. But not all alumni have the resources to make the kind of dona- tion that would warrant a name- sake building. "It's a pretty rare circumstance," he said. "There aren't that many people that can make gifts of that magnitude." v And having millions of dollars doesn't necessarily cut it. "We cannot present this as an opportunity to a donor unless we z consult with the regents the pos- sibility to put their name on it,"' Groves said. There are also other ways to get-" your name affixed to a University building. The theatre in North Campus's Walgreen Drama Center, for exam- ple, was coined The Arthur Miller Theatre in 2006 to honor the late playwright and alum's influential work. 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WHAT: Games and con- tests at Stucchi's promoting the South Asian Awareness Network. Bring aflyer and 15 percent of your purchase will be donated tooa charity. WHO: SAAN WHEN: Today 2-6 p.m. WHERE: 1121 South Univer- sity Ave. WHERE: UClub at the Michigan Union Hip hop dance workshop- WHAT: Dancers Nikki Stanek and Rris Rhodes will work with students interested in learning hip hop choreog- raphy. WHO: Dance 2X and UMix WHEN: Today from 8:30 p.m. to midnight WHERE: Michigan Union Ballroom Forum discussion on secret societies WHAT: A discussion about the University's former secret societies WHO: Black Welcome Week WHEN: Today from 3-5 p.m. WHERE: William Monroe Trotter Multicultural Center 1The Michigan Athletic Department is advising fans to arrive at least an hour earlycto Saturday's football game-against Miami University, to avoid congestion related to ongoing stadium construction. 2The seatingcapacity at the Maracana soccer stadium in Brazil dropped from about 200,000 to about 95,000 after recent renovations. > FOR MORE, SEE KICKOFF, SECTIONB 3 Anew California-based music site will give fans part of the profit every time they buysa song, the Asso- ciated Press reported. Popcuts. tom is rewarding customers with credit to buy more files each time they buy a 99 cent song. Eventually they hope to reward customers with cash. MCard stolen in Nothing taken in Poetry slam in Fish Bowl camp break-in the Union WHERE: Angell Hall WHEN: Wednesday at about 2:00 p.m. WHAT: A 22-year-old male student had his MCard stolen when he left it unattended in the Fish Bowl When he returned the card was gone. Police have no suspects. WHERE: Fresh Air Camp, Pinckney WHEN: Wednesday at about 7:30 am. WHAT: An unknown suspect broke a window and gained entry into a dining hall. The damage is estimated at $600, though nothing was stolen. WHAT: A poetry slam com- memorating the struggles of black University students. WHO: Intellectual Minds MakingA Difference and Fighting Obstacles Rnowing Ultimate Success WHEN: Today from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.. U U rA Pjo t SCHOOL LOANS -uanu'mj nrwa urmut~ru urt $