SOFTBALL PREVIEW 2011: The unsung heroes have helped seniors Jordan Taylor and Dorian Shaw get Michigan off to a hot start. 9 PAGE7A A selection of our favorite Michigan Daily pictures from the past S FT Eyear. US OFTHE Y AR] THE STATEMENT, INSIDE. (;be £idii~tan~ai1!j * Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, March 30, 2011 michigandaily.com CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION East Quad to close for renovations next spring TODD NEEDLE/Daily Business School senior Sam Pessin, LSA freshman Sean Lemons, LSA sophomore Mariah O'Rourke, LSA senior Allison Freed and Engineering senior Patricia Schuster - members of the high-energy percussion group Groove - play on trash cans on the Diag yesterday. ST U -UI Service program to remain in ast Quad permanently Construction plans still need Board of Regents approval By KAITLIN WILLIAMS Daily StaffReporter East Quad Residence Hall, long-time home to the Residen- tial College, will be temporar- ily shutting its doors next year while it undergoes a large-scale construction project. The renovations are expected to start following the winter 2012 semester, with the resi- dencehall reopening in time for the fall 2013 semester, accord- ing to LSA Associate Dean Phil Deloria. "It's going to be totally gutted and taken apart, and it's going to be beautiful when it's rebuilt,". Deloria said. During the construction, the RC and the Michigan Communi- ty Scholars Program, which will be stationed in East Quad for the second consecutive year, will be moved to a different residence hall. The exact location of the move has yet to be determined, Deloria said. University Housing spokes- man Peter Logan wrote in an e-mail interview that the Uni- versity's Board of Regents must approve the construction plans before it begins. "We have talked about the timing of the project, depend- ing on the scope of the work, but decisions about such major projects have to be reviewed and recommended through the executive leadership of the Uni- versity and ultimately approved by the regents," Logan wrote. The tentative plans have not been officially announced, but some students have been informed of the future renova- tions. "For several months, Univer- sity Housing has been engaged in preliminary studies about upgrading East Quad, includ- ing discussions with students and faculty there," Logan wrote. "It's a heritage building in need of infrastructure improvements, and we hope that there will be a plan for East Quad." According to Deloria, the con- struction is expected to take one See RENOVATIONS, Page 3A Students displeased MCSP will not return to Couzens By KAITLIN WILLIAMS Daily StaffReporter Participants of the Michigan Community Scholars Program, a University living and learning community centered on com- munity service, will continue to live and learn in East Quad Resi- dence Hall instead of returning to the program's original home in Couzens Residence Hall next year. MCSP was relocated to East Quad this year. The program was initially supposed to move back to Couzens in the fall after renovations to the buildings are finished. But Phil Deloria, LSA associate dean for undergradu- ate education, said the decision to keep MCSP in East Quad for the long-term was made on Fri- day after administrators from the LSA Dean's Office deliber- ated with University Housing officials and MCSP leaders. MCSP students were notified that the program would remain in East Quad via e-mail by MCSP Director David Schoem on Sun- day. Deloria said he and Schoem agreed to keep the MCSP in East Quad. However, for the 2012-2013 school year, MCSP and the Resi- dential College will be relocated to another residence hall due to future construction on East Quad. The East Quad renova- tions are scheduled to begin See MCSP, Page6A UN IVE R SITY ACA DE MICS 'U' Center for Ethics to close due to budget cuts 'IF YOU CAN DODGE A WRENCH...' Elimination of center will reduce classes, programs on topic By MICHELE NAROV Daily StaffReporter University students who applied for fellowship programs and research grants sponsored by the University's Center for Ethics in Public Life this year were expecting to be granted or denied their request. Instead, they received an e-mail that said due to recent state government budget cuts, the University has decided to close the center entirely. University spokesman Rick Fitzgerald said due to budget constraints determined by state funding, certain University pro- grams including the Center for Ethics in Public Life were elimi- nated. He said the center is not closing because it failed to pro- mote its message, but because it had already met its goals. "The evaluation was that its mission of ethics in public life was now sort of embedded in the community," Fitzgerald said. "And the provost's office believed that would be sus- tained without having a specific center focused on that." See ETHICS, Page 3A 'U' offers students array of mental health resources Business fraternity Phi Chi Theta and pre-med fraternity Alpha Epsion Delta compete in a dodgeball tournament for Pro- fessional Greek Week yesterday. Funds from events will be given to the American Red Cross to aid Japan. David Lampe appointed 'U' executive director of research communications 'U' researcher conducting study to analyze support By SUZANNE JACOBS Daily StaffReporter With a single click on the University's gateway website, a list of 25 mental health treat- ment centers, student support groups, student organizations and web resources appear. Though the list may look complete, the University is still trying to find the right bal- ance of services to effectively accommodate students' men- tal health needs. Daniel Eisen- berg, an associate professor in the School of Public Health, is leading a team on the Healthy Minds Study that is working to find that balance. The HMS is an annual national survey that explores the prevalence of depression, anxiety and eating disorders among college students and examines how many students seek treatment for these condi- See MENTAL HEALTH, Page 3A Lampe to step down in April as VP for communications By JOSEPH LICHTERMAN Daily News Editor David Lampe, the University's vice president for communica- tions, will step down from his job on April 4 to assume the newly created position of executive director of research communica- tions. As executive director of research communications, Lampe will work in the Univer- sity's Office of the Vice President for Research, which is headed by Vice President for Research Ste- phen Forrest. Kallie Bila Michels, an associate vice president for communications at the Univer- sity, will become interim vice president for communications until a permanent replacement for Lampe is found. 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