E iC igaYt at IV Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, September 8, 2009 michigandaily.com MICHIGAN BUCKS BRONCOS, 31-7 FIGHTING HiNi PART 1 OF A 3-PART SERIES 'U' preps for looming swine flu SAM WOLSON/Daily Denard Robinson crosses the goal line after a 43-yard touchdown run during Michigan's 31-7 victory over Western Michigan on Saturday. Michigan rolled to its first season-opening vistory in three years on the backs of freshman quarterbacks Robinson and Tate Forcier. For more on the game, see Sports Tuesday, Page 1B. GETTIN G AROUND ANN ARBOR Campus buses o fill1 1 for ink Officials will ask sick students to isolate themselves, go home if they can By STEPHANIE STEINBERG Daily StaffReporter The much-hyped swine flu epi-, demic is expected to sweep across college residence halls and class- rooms this fall, as students from all corners of the world converge on their respective college towns. But University of Michigan officials say they've got the game plan to effec- tively fight the flu. Dr. Robert Winfield, the Univer- sity's chief health officer, said the the avian flu scare three years ago. At that time, the University formed the All Hazard Planning Group - a committee of individu- als from various University depart- ments - that made preparations for any pandemic that might reach the campus. "We assembled a group of about 50 people from across the Univer- sity to consider what could happen, how we would prepare for that, what things we could do to prevent spread, what things we could do to assure the safety of students, fac- ulty and staff, how we could keep operations going academically and research-wise and how to keep the hospitalsystemrunningintheevent of a pandemic," Winfield said. After plans were developed, the work was put aside and the emer- gencyplanninggroupbeganconsid- ering other kinds of emergencies, including how to deal with active shooter situations like the one at Virginia Tech in 2007. With the outbreak of HlN1 in Mexico last April, Winfield said the committee reconvened to update pandemic prevention strategies - holding daily phone conferences in the spring and numerous meetings throughout the summer. "We reactivated our influenza plans and began actively screening for HINT disease, paying a lot of attention to (World Health Orga- nization) notices, the (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) guidelines, the Michigan Depart- ment of Community Health guide- lines and working closely with the Washtenaw County Community Health Department,' he said. HOUSING'S PLAN The All Hazard Planning Group has been collaborating with Uni- versity Housing on plans to prevent HINT from spreading through resi- dence halls. Housing Spokesman Peter Logan said the University advises ill students who live nearby to leave campus and go home to recover. "We're going to ask students See SWINE FLU, Page 9A Ann Arbor line shuts down * after funding dries up; University will now shuttle students from Oxford area By MATT AARONSON Daily News Editor The Link, a circulator bus that connected Oxford residents and their neighbors to Central Campus and downtown Ann Arbor since 2005, has recently been replaced by a shuttle run by the University's Department of Parking and Transportation Services. The familiar purple bus, which ran during the school year, had been funded jointly by the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority, the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority, the University's Parking and Transportation Ser- vices and the state of Michigan. But on June 3, the DDA withdrew its funding for the down- town portion of the route, citing a study by its transportation committee that found a dispro- portionate amount of its users were University students. Soon after, Parking and Transportation Ser- vices withdrew its funding for the Link, too, while it explored a similar service using its own buses. "We put it on our to-do list," said Bitsy Lamb, manager of Transportation Services. "There wasn't any doubt that we'd find a way to man- age it." The AATA Board of Directors voted to dis- continue the Link service on Aug.19. The new Oxford Shuttle, which officially launched Aug. 31, runs every weekday and has separate routes for class and non-class hours. Before and after classes - from 7:15 a.m. to 8:10 a.m. and from 5:20 p.m. to 2 a.m. - the shut- tle makes a 15-minute cycle, stopping at Oxford Housing, the Trotter House, the Undergradu- ate Library, the Michigan Union, the Kraus Building, the C.C. Little Building, East Quad See BUSES, Page 7A The ever-changing State St. scene New businesses, relocations of old ones have once again given the area a facelift By KATHERINE MITCHELL Daily StaffReporter The State Street shuffle of shops, restaurants and other businesses continued this summer, as retailers swapped storefronts and locations, seeking the perfect formula to win over the fick- le student shopper. After two years in business, Sava's State Street Cafe reopened last week across the street from its previous location, replacing the Zanzibar restaurant. The location at 216 S. State St. closed mid-July after about 13 years of business. Sava's previously occupied 211 S. State St., but, according to owner Sava Lelcaj, the loca- tion change was long overdue. "We had really grown out of our space," she said, citing in particular the need for a new kitchen to handle Sava's burgeoning catering business. Lelcaj had looked at multiple properties last winter - including the former Earl of Sand- wich location and the retail space near the new 4 Eleven Lofts on East Washington Street - before the 216 S. State St. location opened up this summer. The new location boasts 5,500 square feet of space with a full basement for additional stor- age. It almost quadruples the size of the former restaurant. "People are just floored when they come in," Lelcaj said. The cafe's new home includes a second floor FRATERNITY ROBBED At Sammy, gameday celebration spoiled by late-night break-in Between $10,000 and $15,000 in goods believed to have been taken early Sunday By DEVON THORSBY DailyStaffReporter Students and fans celebrated Michigan football team's season opening victory with parties across campus Saturday night. But for the brothers at the Sigma Alpha Mu (Sammy) fraternity, the night of fes- tivities ended early when they dis- covered thousands of dollars worth of personal items stolen from an upper-level bedroom. Around 1:30 a.m. Sunday morn- ing, members of the Sammy fra- ternity reported a break-in at their fraternity house, located on the corner of Oxford and Hill Streets, to Ann Arbor police. Computer elec- tronics, football tickets and clothes were among the items stolen from one room, according to the frater- nity's president Brian Kostukovsky. Kostukovsky, an Engineering junior,suspectsthebreak-inoccurred between 11:30 p.m. and 1:00 am., though there were no witnesses. Kostukovsky said he thinks the thief or thieves entered the room by climbing up a fire escape, pry- ing the window open and barri- cading the door to the room with a dresser while the items were being removed. "We don't have an official num- ber, but somethingbetween $10,000 and $15,000(ofgoods)werestolen," Kostukovsky said. Kostukovsky said police did not arriveat the house until two and a half hours after they were initially called. He added that the fraternity has yet tohbe contactedby detectives from the Ann Arbor Police Depart- ment concerning the break-in. Multiple messages left for the Ann Arbor Police Department were not returned yesterday. TEEN STABBED ON CAMPUS Ann Arbor resident said to be in critical condition. Full story at michigandailycom. Among the changing storefronts on State Street, Sava's State Street Cafe moved across the street, Great Lakes Team Apparel got more room and a new name, All About Blue, and Swirlberry joined Amer's new offshoot "Yogurt Rush" in the growing market for frozen yogurt in the area. seating area with balcony that extends through- Lelcaj said one of the most noticeable perks out only part of the building, resulting in high to the new spot is the lighting. The locale also open ceilings throughout the rest of the restau- has over twenty large-paned windows. rant. See STATE STREET, Page 7A WEATHER HI: 77 TOMORROW LO: 59 GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-763-2459 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. 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