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2A - Thursday, March 12, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom
The underground law library
The University's Law School
was founded in 1859, and lust 11
years later, it was the largest law
school in the country.
As the school continued to grow,
the University was forced to make
additions to the school to fulfill
the need for additional space, and
hy the mid-1970s, it was decided
that an addition to the library was
necessary.
MaryClemence, the administra-
tive specialist at the Law Library,
said the University was concerned
at the time that "an above-ground
building would not mesh with
the rest of the Law Quad," and so
the decision was made to build
the addition underground, essen-
tially invisible to the uninformed
observer.
The University enlisted the help
of Gunnar Birkerts and Associates,
of Birmingham, Mich. Birkerts
joined the University faculty in
1959 and, according to the Ameri-
can Institute of Architects, had
earned numerous awards from the
Michigan Society of Architects.
After much planning, construction
on the new addition began in 1978.
Clemence, who was also a part
of the University staff during the
construction of the addition, said
"the vision was so interesting."
"You really did not have a sense of
how it was going to look," she said.
Bulding an underground library
would prove difficult, though, and
the construction was wrought with
setbacks. Layers of sediment and
sand meant that collapses were a
very common event. The fear ofecol-
lapses caused setbacks in construc-
tion, making a lack of funds a very
real threat to the construction of
the addition, according to the Law
School's website.
But in August 1981, the
77,000-square-foot addition finally
opened tn the public. The new addi-
tion was named the Allan and Alene
Smith Law Library, after two prom-
inent donors to the Law School.
Aside from the panes of glasses
sloped down into the ground, the
design of the library addition,
located at the corner of Monroe
Street and Tappan Avenue, is.
almost undetectable.
The large light wells that make
up the "ceiling" of the addition were
designed to provide sunlight to the
library. The addition has the capac-
ity to hold 475,00books according
the Law Schoolswebsite.
Nearly one million volumes are
currently in the library - cover-
ing a broad range of topics includ-
ing foreign, comparative and
international law, as well as court
documents - making it the largest
public university law library in the
country.
- VALIANT LOWITZ
ANA55A KtMAN/Daily
A voew ram grond-level at the underground addition to the
Law Library.
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broken in MoJo women's MLB
WHERE: Mosher-Jordan
Residence Hall
WHEN: Monday at about 7:30
WHAT: The leg of a cinnamon
colored chair was broken in
the student lounge, University
Police reported. The chair is
valued at $500.
Pair of pants
stolen from
floor of CCRB
WHERE: Central Campus
Recreation Building
WHEN: Wednesday at about
6:30 p.m.
WHAT: A pair of pants was
stolen from a University stu-
dent while he was playing
basketball, University Police
reported. The pants contained
miscellaneous credit cards and
$40.
bathroom
WHERE: Modern Languages
Building
WHEN: Unknown
WHAT: While cleaningcthe
women's bathroom, a build-
ing services employee found
graffiti on the wall, University
Police reported. The graffitti
was described as "inappropri-
ate writing."
Physician gets
threatening note
WHERE: Medical Science
Unit 1
WHEN: Wednesday at about
9:45 a.m.
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Medical Science received an
anonymous, threatening let-
ter, University Police reported.
The letter was in reference to
the use of live animals in labo-
ratories.
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Free Net Impact Awareness
Undergrad event fashion sho
WHAT: Speakers and panel- WHAT: Models dress
ists will explain how busi- the hottest new fashio
nesses can positively impact take to the runway fox
society. Free and open to all, cancer charities. $8 at
Breakfast and lunch will be WHO: Cancer Aware
served. Week
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Ann Arbor Showcase of
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Festival WHAT: Gerald R. Ford
1A commercial jetliner
made an emergency land-
log at Rennedy Inter-
national Airport yesterday
because of a loss of one of its
two engines, The New York
Times reported. There were
five crew members and 88
passengers on board.
2Yo-Yo Ma is perform-
ing with The Silk Road
Ensemble Friday and
Saturday at Hill Auditori-
um. The Silk Road Ensemble
is an international group
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3 To counter a recent mice
infestation, police in
India's Haryana state
has started using white rates
to scare them away, the BBC
reported. The rodents, which
are a huge problem in India,
have been ruining official doc-
uments and other evidence.
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WHAT: The second night of
Palestinian films, featuring
"A Day In Palestine," "Laila's
Birthday," and "Driving To
Zigziglad." Also sponsored
by Arts At Michigan.
WHO: Ann Arbor Palestine
Film Festival
WHEN: Tonight at 8 p.m.
WHERE: Natural Science
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School of Public Policy stu-
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of different projects.
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