0 2A - Wednesday, January 20, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: TUESDAY: WENSDY THURSDAY: FRIDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Professor Profiles Bfr eeHr Campus Clubs Photos of the Week Call ing all critters Though students often com- plain of not being able to make phone calls from their residence hall rooms due to a lark of service, before the age of Blackberrys and iWhones, students were limited no making calls within the confines of their dormitories. But, when University admin- istrators revamped the residence halls' phone system during the 1eee spring semester, it wasn't without its share of problems. The new phone system cost $38 nmillion and was said to increase efficiency by switching from an AT&T-controlled system to complete University autonomy, according to a Sept. 4, aea6 article published in The Michigan Daily. The purpose of the new installa- tion was to remove the need to dial the AT&T operator to make long- distance calls and to provide "high tech" features like call-waiting and call-hold for University adminis- trators. Roxano Block, then-director of the University's telecommunica- tions systems, told the Daily at the time that the system would pay for itself within 10 years of installa- tion, as the University would save money that was formerly needed to pay AT&T's Michigan Bell. But not all members of the Uni- versity community were satisfied with the changes. Students living in West Quad complained that the workers installing the new phones were "rude, incompetent, and lazy," according to the Daily article. Students at the time also said they were woken up by workers who barged into their rooms to install the phones and were also concerned with the lack of safety precautions that ensued as a result of the phone system's installation. In May 1986, a drunken moan repeatedly knocked on a female student's door in West Quad, and because her new phone wasn't yet installed, she was unable to call for help, as reported in the Daily article. The installation of the new phone system was also thought to be a catalyst for a widespread cock- roach problem in West Quad. The insects began appearing in large quantities in the residence hall at the start of the transition, though a Centel employee who was working on the installation said connecting the two was "far-fetched," accord- ing to the article. "There were so many dead cock- roaches lying around that we had a party for them one night," an anon- ymous West Quad resident told the Daily at the time. - PETER NOORANI FILE PHOTO/Dailp LSA sophomore Goardan Young uses a hall phase is West Quad because his phase was remaved hy Canael Business Systems. ~T he tIhdp0an laiI 42(0 Maynard Sn. 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The suspects had left reported. There are no sos- Information Exchange day, Jan. 25. the scene by the time the offi- pects. WHEN: Today from noon to WHO: Office of New . 0 Plow Hart stolenm Stolen needles 1:30 p.m. WHERE: 411 West Hal i f 1 t WHERE Trasporttion WHERE: U Hospital Emer- R lto s i Were: rnsotain gency Room SEices a aou81 WHEN: Monday at about 2:50 w r s o WHEN:Mondy at bout8:10 p.m. w rs o a~m. WHAT: Twenty-five hypoder- WHAT: "Yu Never Listen WHAT: A hydraulic cylinder mic needles were stolen from to Me," an instructional of unknown value was stolen the Cardiovascular Center workshop about rum- from a snow plow parked in a between Jan 15 and Jan 18, municating with one's lot, University Police reported. University Police reported. intimate partner and Thee re o usect. he The needles were valued at "intentional" talking, with thef occrre beweDe. $2.50 in total. There are no time to practice privately. 2anJa3.suspects. WHO: Institute for - ~Human Adjustment MORE ONLINE >, WHEN: Tonight at 7 p.m. Looe CrmeNotes? Getlmoreonine at michigandaiy.cm/blogs/the wire \..WIHERE: East Hall, Suite Student Programs WHEN: Tonight at 7 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Union, Anderson ABC CORRECTIONS . A news brief in ycster- days edition of The Daily, "Plane crash kills students in Mich." incorrectly stated that charges nsf murder and weapon possession were involved. They were nor. . Please report any error in the Daily to correc- tions@michigandaily.com. ZTheta are 1,240 students registered with Services for Students with Disabili- ties, a University organization that assists disabled students. The majority of those regis- cared, however, have disabili- ties that can't be seen. osFOB MORE, SEE THE STATEMENT 3According to Reuters. com, 390 tons of ground beef produced by Hun- tington Meat Packing Inc. in Montebello, California, is being recalled because of potential traces of E. Coli bacteria found in it. Some of the meat was pro- duced nearly two years ago. 0i 0I