Noel Gordon writes that most bias incidents occur in subtle rather than overt ways. )) PAGE4A GREEN I , ISU 1 " How one professor's off-the-grid house should be a model for future construction efforts. r.T first-person story of on student who Ii with waste. P Illic i1 H1Z Hi l Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November10, 2010 BURNING BUSHES michigandaily.com HE ALT H CoE VIO ATIGNE PA R T1 0F 2 Restaurants make fixes to address code violations Social Work student Sam Mast participates in a prescribed burn in the Arb coordinated by Natural Areas Manager Jeff Plakke yesterday. These burns take place every spring, summer and fall in order to control exotic plants and promote native plant regeneration. For a photo slideshow of the burn, visit michigandaily.com. M ENTAL HEALTH ON CAMPUS 'U' Ipands resources to address ike in mntal health diagnoses Several local eateries cited for 'Critical violations' earlier this year By CAITLIN HUSTON DailyStaffReporter Would you like fruit flies with that? over the past six months, popu- lar Ann Arbor restaurants and bars have received health code viola- tions for dirty cutlery, food cooked at improper temperatures and the presence of fruit flies. But in interviews over the sum- mer with The Michigan Daily, local restaurant managers-and owners of establishments with violations said that these problems have been corrected and their res- taurants comply with all health codes. A few owners permitted the Daily to tour their cooking areas in an effort to prove that changes had been implemented. Every restaurant in Ann Arbor that is open year-round has unan- nounced inspections twice a year by the Washtenaw County Environmental Health Division. Inspection results are a matter of public record on the Washtenaw County Environmental Health Department's website and are divided into critical and non-crit- ical categories according to the Michigan Food Law. There are eight sanitarians who inspect restaurants, as well as d4y care centers and swimming pools across Washtenaw Coun- ty. From Jan. 1 to June 30 there were 1,304 critical violations and 4,473 non-critical violations in the county, according to Kristen Schweighoefer, an environmental health supervisor for Washtenaw County. This summer, the Daily looked into how some student hot spots like Sava's State Street CafM, New York Pizza Depot, Raja Rani and Bar Louie held up to Washtenaw County health inspection reports. SAVA'S KITCHEN TEMP HOTTERTHANUSUAL In an exclusive tour given to the Daily, Sava Lelcaj, owner of Sava's, addressed her restaurant's previ- ous critical violations. The res- taurant received several counts of food maintained at improper tem- peratures, unclean food contact surfaces and improper labeling of See HEALTH CODE, Page 7A Cause for increase in depression, anxiety diagnoses still unclear By ANNA ROZENBERG Daily StaffReporter In an effort to respond to a spike in the number of students diagnosed with depression on campus and at colleges across the country, University officials are working to better accommo- date the greater need and desire for psychological services and counseling. According to the National College Health Assessment from Spring 2010, more than 11 percent of the 37,657 college stu- dents from 65 post-secondary institutions nationwide that filled out the survey said they suffered from depression. The assessment reported that 18.A percent of students reported having anxiety, 20 percent had trouble sleeping and 27.4 per- cent of students surveyed said they felt stressed. Dr. Robert Winfield, direc- tor of University Health Ser- vices and chief health officer, said data like this is pushing University officials to work to offer more resources to students suffering from mental health issues. "I think that we in col- lege health have all noticed an increase in mental health issues, and I want to be specific, I'm not just talking about depression, mental health issues," Winfield said. Winfield said he has noticed an increase in anxiety, relation- ship issues and attention deficit disorders in recent years. "We don't know if we're see- ing more of something because See MENTAL HEALTH, Page 7A A GLOBAL UNIVERSIT Y To track students abroad, 'U' launches new registry SPEAKING OUT -, Website, which goes live today, to aid in contacting parents in case of disaster By JOSEPH LICHTERMAN Daily StaffReporter When an earthquake struck Chile last February, a group of University students was study- ing abroad in the South American country. But because the Uni- versity had access to all of the students' information and a satel- lite phone, officials were able to assure the students' parents that they were safe. The students' information was available through the University's current travel registry. But not all students and faculty studying or traveling abroad are registered - something the University aims to change with the launch of a new online travel registry for stu- dents, faculty and staff who travel around the globe. The registry, which went live today, is located on Wolverine Access and is accessible from the University's Global Michi- gan website. The new registry is designed to centralize travelers' data, make it easier for students to register and for the University to keep track of students and fac- ulty abroad. The University will also use the website to more effectively communicate travel advisories and warnings, like the earth- quake in Chile, to the University community. See REGISTRY, Page 7A ARIEL BOND/Daily A speaker at the SAPAC Speak Out event receives a flower and a hug after sharing her personal story at the Michigan League last night. The event aims to give survivors of sexual violence a safe space to share their stories. THE DOWNSIDE OF DEVELOPMENT CVS construction forces partial closure of State St. Some restaurants say roadwork is hurting business By SARAH THOMAS For theDaily For more than a week, State Street has been blocked off with a "Road Closed" sign between East Washington and Liberty Streets due to construction on a new CVS pharmacy in the area. Though the CVS under con-, struction is not in the exact area where the sign has been put in place, the street has been sec- tioned off to accommodate the equipment necessary to complete the construction. Ralph Welton, chief develop- ment official for the city of Ann Arbor, said the closure is in part due to complicated construction necessary to preserve the front See CONSTRUCTION, Page 7A MSA decries use of live animals in flight course W ith resolution, Health System's Survival Flight afterward is illegal. In addition, Varilone said the University should Course. PETA representatives said human use simulators in the Survival Assembly joins The Survival Flight Course has simulators are more effective Flight Course. come under criticism lately for its training tools than animals. "The University has currently PETA in publicly use of live animals in the training Within the University, the defended the practice and they process for flight nurses. The most student organization Michigan haven't really addressed the objec- condemning practice contentious aspect of the training Animals Rights Society has also tions such as why the American course involves the use cats and protested the Survival Flight Heart Association and other ... By RACHEL BRUSSTAR pigs for practicing medical proce- Course, advocating for the rights associations don't support the use Daily StaffReporter - dures, including intubating. of the animals used in the class. of animals," Varilone said. In September, People for the Public Policy junior Joseph In an October statement from Members of the Michigan Stu- Ethical Treatment of Animals filed Varilone, a member of MARS, the Office of the Vice President dent Assembly passed a resolution a complaint with the U.S. Depart- addressed the members of MSA for Research, University officials nearly unanimously at their meet- ment of Agriculture against the last night about the assembly's stated that the point of using live ing last night urging officials to Health System claiming that using need to urge the University to animals in the course isto prepare replace live animals with simula- live animals for this type of train- change current policies that allow nurses for treating future patients. tors in the University of Michigan ing and then euthanizing them for the use of live animals. Instead, See MSA, Page 7A WEATHER TOMORROW HI: 64 GOT A NEWS TIP? 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