The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, A pril 7, 2010 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 7A ZARAGON From Page 1A on ZP2 can start, the city's zon- ing ordinance requires Zaragon to submit a petition for construction. "The petition has not been sub- mitted," said Alexis DiLeo, city planner of Ann Arbor's Planning and Development Services. "One of the requirements before sub- mitting (a petition) is to invite citi- zens to discuss petitions and see what kind of feedback they have." Zaragon will host its Citizen Participation Public Meeting on Monday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Michigan Union to discuss building Zaragon Place 2. According to the public notice, after the public meeting Zaragon can submit a petition for construc- tion to be reviewed by the Plan- ning Commission and the Ann Arbor City Council - a process that is expected to last through mid-August. But after all the proper approv- als are given, it could still take two years to build Zaragon Place 2, Perlman said. "The construction will take between 18 and 24 months," Perl- man said. Bill Res, a manager of Cottage Inn, said he supports the new con- struction project to take place next door to the pizzeria. "In general, there's no concern," Res said. "If anything, it'll bring in more business." Res added that the new con- struction will also rid the area of an eyesore. "It will get rid of the mess we have right next to us," Res said. "(It's) not much to look at right now." First-year MBA student Renee Lau, a current resident of Zara- gon Place, said she doesn't think the quality of the loft-style apart- ments at Zaragon Place is worth the price. "I can hear everything going on in the rooms around me. It's expensive. I'm kind of surprised," Lau said. Lau said the quality doesn't really justify the price, adding that not all the bedrooms in her apart- ment even have windows. Howev- er, she said the location of Zaragon Place is extremely convenient. Business School junior Ben Ryan, who also lives in Zaragon, said he was mainly attracted to the apartment because of its location. "(The location is) very conve- nient for business students," Ryan said. "It has a lot of Greek life and a lot of business students." Ryanadded, "It's definitely expensive, hut if you value the benefits of location and the qual- ity of living enough, it's definitely worth it." Residents flee their homes after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Banda Aceh on Sumatra island, Indonesia earlier today. 7.7 agntde earthquake shakes SmtrIdonesia Quake prompts brief tsunami warning, reports of injuries JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A 7.7 earthquake shook Indo- nesia's northwest island of Sumatra early today, prompt- ing a brief tsunami warning and sending residents rushing for higher ground. There were scat- tered reports of injuries, but only minor damage was reported in most areas. The quake struck at 5:15 a.m. (2215 GMT) and was centered 125 miles (205 kilometers) northwest of the coastal town of Sibolga in Sumatra at a depth of 19 miles (31 kilometers), the U.S. Geological Survey said. It had earlier said the quake measured 7.8. Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Cen- ter in Honolulu issued tsunami wprnings following the quake, but lifted them two hours later. A hospital on Simeulue island off the coast of Sumatra admit- ted 17 people for treatment of injuries sustained .in the quake, including four in critical condi- tion, said Capt. Ajas Siagian, a deputy police chief for the area. Abdul Karim, a government spokesman in Simeulue, said dozens of houses collapsed or were damaged in Teupah Selatan village. He said no larger build- ings were reported damaged, but electricity had been knocked out on the island. "We are still collecting reports of damages and injuries ... but the situation has returned to normal and people are going back home," he said. Fauzi, a seismologist at the meteorology agency, said the quake would have "at least caused cracks in many buildings and houses, especially in areas closest to the epicenter." "That'swhy we are still try- ing to get data of damage in some remote areas that remain difficult to reach due to lack of communication and blackout," said Fauzi, who goes by only one name. Local network Metro TV reported that a dormitory for nurses partially collapsed in Aceh's Singkil district and one woman suffered minor inju- ries in the rush to get out of the building. It said fires sparked by the quake had burned at least 14 houses in Medan, the capital city of North Sumatra province. At least five strong aftershocks measuring up to 5.2 were record- ed, the meteorology agency said. The quake, which struck as people in the region were pre- paring for morning prayers, caused panic in Medan, about 135 miles (215 kilometers) from the epicenter, and other cities in the region. Electricity was cut in Medan, Banda Aceh - the provincial capital of Aceh - and other areas. People in several cities along the southeastern coast of Suma- tra as well as Sinabang on Simeu- lue island and Gunung Sitoli on nearby Nias island poured into the streets and rushed to higher ground after the quake. "Rumors about a tsunami pan- icked villagers living near the beach," said Eddy Effendi, a resi- dent on Nias island. "They ran away on motorbikes and cars or by climbing the hills. There was panic and chaos everywhere, but I don't see serious damage or injuries in my village." Residents in Sibolga said the shaking lasted more than a min- ute and utility poles in the area were knocked down. The quake was felt as far away as the outskirts of Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur, about 320 miles (515 kilometers) away. There were no reports of damage there. A 2004 tsunami triggered by a magnitude-9.2 earthquake in the same part of Indonesia killed 230,000 people in a dozen coun- tries on the Indian Ocean basin. NYC police arrest man on weapons charges after Times Square shooting ZINGERMANS From Page 1A 2011 if its plans are approved, accord- ing to Saginaw. Customers who are used to wait- ing patiently in line outside the little brick shop and then searching end- lessly for a table will find the expan- sion to be extremely beneficial, Saginaw said. "If we are able to pull iteoffthe way we want, it will have changed - but will feel exactly the same," Saginaw said. "(Customers are) still going to walk in the front door and line up through the retail area.Hopefully we are going to improve your experience in that the line will move more effi- ciently, seating will be more ample and you won't have to go upstairs to goto the restroom." The space Zingerman's currently operates out of was constructed in 1902 as a small grocery store with an apartmentabove it. "It was never made to endure the intensity it is undergoing," Saginaw said. "Literally we are beating the shit out of the building." In order to move forward with the expansion, Saginaw said Zinger- man's would destroy the fire-dam- aged house next to the property on East Kingsley Street as well as the annex right nextto it. But Saginaw said he expects REPORT From Page 1A recession, by the end of 2012, the researchers predict the county will still have fewer jobs than it had at the end of 2008. "It's going to be sort of a slow turnaround, but hiring will be turn- ing around in the next few months both nationally and locally," Grimes said. "It'll build up speed a little bit, and then there might be a bit of a pause at the end of 2010, beginning of 2011, butby the middle of the year we think things will be recovering in terms of hiring." According to the report, Washt- enaw County's unemployment rate has been consistently lower than both the state and national averages. In 2009, Michigan had an average unemployment rate of 13.6 percent, while the nation had an average rate of 9.3 percent. In 2009, Washtenaw County lost 5,858 jobs, and for the first time since 2002, the county had fewer job losses compared tothe nation.How- ever, the Economic Outlook predicts that only 66 jobs are expected to be lostinthe countyin2010.Bythesec- ond half of 2011, Fulton and Grimes predict a job growth of 1.1 percent. Fulton and Grimes said the local economy often reflects the nation- al economy. The changes seen in Washtenaw County are part of a the city will force the restaurant to keep the annex intact and to incor- porate it into the design, which will bring additional costs to the project because the annex would need toube placed on anew, lower foundation. Ultimately, the expansion would include the construction of a new building that would encompass 10,000 square feet over two floors, with the buildings connected by an atrium. The outside ofthenew build- ing would be a brick veneer in order to blend with the other buildings in the Kerrytown area, Saginaw said. "We would like to have ground floor restrooms for the general pub- lic, more storage space and more working space for our employees, so we are providing the Zingerman's experience for them as well and more seating," Saginaw said. Saginaw said the company hopes the expansion will turn a greater profit. "We hope to double our revenue in 10 years," he said. At a meeting for Ann Arbor resi- dents held on March 8, 2010, com- pany officials focused on their need to expand in order to best suit their business and bring more customers into the area. Throughout the construction pro- cess, Zingerman's will remain open, though it may have to close for sev- eral days to connect utilities, Sagi- naw said. nationwide trend - meaningthatby 2012, many aspects of the national and county economies will rebound and even grow at steady paces over the next few years. Despite the economic rebound, not all industries will see a rise in their businesses. The construction industry, retail stores and restau- rants are expected to continue to struggle economically. "Things that are really much more discretionary, consumer spending ... it'll be a tough job mar- ket for people to find jobs in that area," Grimes said. In the report, Grimes and Ful- ton under predicted the losses in trade, transportation, utilities, busi- ness and professional industries in Washtenaw County for 2009. While retail was once seen as a potentially booming economic industry, it is expected to improve but not hold the economic stature that was once assumed it would. On the other hand, private educa- tion and health care have helped the county's economy by consistently adding jobs. Higher education jobs also will be in greater demand and Twill rebound, accordingtothe report. "The strongest part of the econ- omy is going to be the knowledge economy. We believe that is where the sustained job growth will occur," Grimes said. "Those are jobs that are basically built by people with bachelor's degrees." Police officers injured, two women wounded in brawl NEW YORK (AP) - Police arrested a man yesterday on weapons charges in the shooting of two women during a sprawling brawl near Times Square that left two others wounded and police officers injured. Rayvon Guice, 20, was arrested yesterday on charges of assault and criminal possession of a weapon. Two 19-year-old women were shot - one in the elbow and another in the thigh - near PREVENTION From Page 1A together over the last few years to develop broad-based and multi- dimensional services for all stu- dents. MHWG was established in 2001 by Royster Harper, the Uni- versity's vice president for student affairs, after the tragic death of a University student. The group brings together mental health professionals and organizations on campus, as well as the greater community, to provide mental health services for students. Since 2008, its main focus has been to develop better communication between services across campus. Todd Sevig, CAPS director and MHWG chair, said the University started a campus-wide initiative in2001 to promote suicide preven- tion but efforts have increased in the last few years. "Really in the last three years we've taken a very aggressive stance on suicide prevention, to be more active, to be more out there and to really get the message out that we don't want any students to die by suicide," Sevig said. Sevig said the key to bettering mental health services is listening to students' needs and providing them with accessible services and various educational tools. "We are trying to literally reach Seventh Avenue and 34th Street. Another man was hit in the ankle in an unrelated shooting and a woman and hit with a BB gun during the mayhem Sunday and Monday morning. Police were still investigating those incidents. Police said hundreds of young people spilled into midtown Man- hattan near Times Square early Monday in what has become a rau- cous annual ritual on the weekend of the New York International Auto Show. Police Commissioner Ray- mond Kelly said Tuesday that some of those involved this year skipped the auto show altogether and head- ed straight for Times Square. According to court documents every person, be it faculty, staff and students," Sevig said. "That is our goal. That's our shared vision." One suicide prevention pro- gram offered by CAPS is called Question, Persuade, Refer - an in-person workshop for Universi- ty students, faculty and staff that trains people to recognize symp- toms of mental illness and how to react if a student or colleague shows warning signs of suicide. The program, which has assisted approximately 3,000 people on campus thus far, is the most direct way to decrease the stigma asso- ciated with mental illness, Sevig said. Another resource that is com- mitted to helping students in distress includes the MHWG website, which offers students a place to find available services and encourages family, friends, faculty and staff to take action if they know someone in need. On the CAPS website there are three video resources, created by the CAPS Student Advisory Board, that teach students how to make their first appointments at CAPS, how to initiate conversa- tions with professors for help and how to assist a friend in need. Sevig said resources like MHWG and CAPS are excellent for providing assistance, but peo- ple on campus need to take more active measures to prevent future released Tuesday, people arrested sprained a police officer's wrist, hurled bottles at one another and at least one knife had a knife dur- ing the brawl. One man curled his hands into fists and cursed at officers, anoth- er refused to move out of the way as a sergeant tried to investigate one of the shootings, and other defendants blocked sidewalks and streets, according to police accounts that emerged as at least 21 of some 33 people arrested were arraigned. Plea and bail information wasn't immediately available. The charges mainly included disorderly conduct and resisting tragedies. "It's great to have all the aware- ness," Sevig said. "But I think we are beyond awareness. I think we need tools; we need to connect when this is happening right now to here's what I need to do." Robert Winfield, director of UHS and chief health officer for the University, said though there are many resources for students on campus, sometimes the stu- dents are "just too immobilized by their depression," and they do not reach out for help. "While there are a lot of options, we, as a society, don't know how to reach out to people," Winfield said. "We don't know how to get to those people because part of their illness is isolation, so it's a kind of catch-22. It's very hard for those people to reach out, so this is a real dilemma, and we don't really know what to do." According to MiTalk - a web- site for University students seek- ing mental health resources - 11.3 percent of University students in Ann Arbor reported in a survey that they had thought of attempt- ing suicide at least once during an academic year. In addition, 1.1 percent reported that they had actually attempted suicide at least once. The Big Ten Student Suicide study conducted approximately 15 years ago is the only scientific research that has focused on col- arrest, though some defendants faced other charges ranging from assault to marijuana possession. None of those arraigned was charged in the shootings, which wounded a man and three women. Besides the 33 arrested, anoth- er 23 were released after getting summonses or juvenile reports. The yearly ruckus has spurred stabbings and dozens of arrests before, but Monday's mayhem brought more arrests and gained more attention than usual. It came amid concerns about an uptick in murders, felony assaults and rapes in the first quarter of this year after several years of historic lows. lege student suicides. According to the study, out of 100,000 college students in the Big Ten, 7.5 stu- dents commit suicide each year. Though Sevig was not able to provide the exact number of sui- cides on the University's campus, he said the University is slightly below the national average for student deaths by suicide. Howev- er, based on annual University and American College Health Asso- ciation surveys, Sevig said a high number of students report signs of distress and thoughts of suicide. Sevig added that there needs to be more scientific research that looks at mental illnesses and the precursors that provoke suicide attempts. Currently, the University, along with the other schools in the Big Ten, is participating in a study that is analyzing suicide among college students from 2000 to 2010. The goal is to understand what is happening from a system- atic point of view in order to know where to focus prevention efforts. Sevig said he hopes the Uni- versity's campaign efforts to "do something to help yourself and do something to help a friend" will ultimately provide the resources students need in times of crisis. "We've really been trying to push this community of caring, web of support, and do something even if you don't know exactly what to do," he said. Khe wire~ WANT TO KNOW THE LATEST HEADLINES? Follow the Daily's news blog at michigandaily.com/blogs/the wire i