2 - Tuesday, September 14, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Tuesday, September14, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers WEDNESDAY: Professor Profiles THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week Coleman: I've never spun the cube There's a legend that moat incoming freshmen hear very early in their academic careers at Michi- gan - that University Pres- ident Mary Sue Coleman spins the cube in Regents Plaza every morning on her way to work to symboli- cally "start" the University each day. Known to most on campus, the cube is a 15-by-15-foot Corten steel figure between the Michi- gan Union and the Fleming Administration Building that spine on its axis with little force, despite its con- siderable size. The sculpture was installed in 1968 as a gift from the University's grad- uating class of 1965. And while the lore of CRIME NOTES such a tradition may appeal to new students on campus and their parents, it simply isn't true. In an interview with The Michigan Daily last week, Coleman said she's heard the myth but doesn't spin the cube. "I have heard that," Coleman said when asked about the myth. "And I've thought, 'I don't think anybody has ever seen me touch the cube."' And the reason no one has seen Coleman touch the cube is because she's never spun it. "I have never spun the cube," Coleman said. "I know; it's amazing." Por that reason, having never before laid a hand on the iconic Michigan cube, Coleman said she's a little confused about where the story comes from. "It's a stunning myth and I don't know why, but t've heard (the myth) almost from the first day Icame to Michigan," she said. However, students may want to keep their eyes on the president when she's walking in Regents Plaza. She said she might take a few minutes when her family is in town to expe- rience her inaugural spin, one that so many students take on Campus Day tours. "I should bring my grandchildren out some- time and get them to spin it," Coleman said with a light laugh. - KYLE SWANSON FILE PHOTO/Daily Despite the myth that she routinely spins the cabe; University President Mary tue Cole- man said she has neer laid hands en the steel structure. 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