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NEWS BRIEFS
PITTSBURGH
Detroit among
nine new Megabus
destinations
The Megabus.com transporta-
tion service is using Pittsburgh to
bring service to nine new cities.
Company officials say Pitts-
burgh will be the hub for service
to Erie; Detroit; Toronto; Buf-
falo, N.Y.; and Akron, Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Columbus and Toledo
in Ohio.
Pittsburgh already has service
to New York; Washington, D.C.;
and Philadelphia, Harrisburg and
State College.
Seats can be booked start-
ing yesterday. Service will begin
on May 11 with trips originat-
ing under the David L. Lawrence
Convention Center.
Travelers who book well in
advance can get one-way fares as
low as $1.
COLUMBUS, Ohio
Opponents to
abortion endorse
more restrictive bill
Backers of an Ohio bill that
could impose a restrictive abor-
tion limit are telling reticent state
lawmakers to embrace potential
legal challenges.
Linda Theis (TYS') is a past
president of the state Right to Life
chapter speaking in favor of the
bill. It would outlaw abortions at
the first detectable heartbeat.
Theis said at a news conference
yesterday that proponents are
offering the Supreme Court "an
engraved invitation to overturn
Roe." The 1973 ruling upheld a
woman's right to an abortion until
fetal viability.
A fetus is usually considered
viable at 22 to 24 weeks. Fetal
heartbeats can be detected as
early as six weeks into a preg-
nancy.
RICHMOND, Va.
Virginia Tech fined
$55K for response
to 2007 shooting
Virginia Tech will have to pay
the maximum $55,000 fine for
violating federal law by waiting
too long to notify students dur-
ing the 2007 shooting rampage,
the U.S. Department of Education
* announced yesterday.
Department officials said in a
letter to the school that the sanc-
tion should have been greater for
the school's slow response to the
deadliest mass shooting in mod-
ern U.S. history. The $55,000
fine was the most the department
could levy for Tech's two viola-
tions of the federal Clery Act,
which requires timely reporting
of crimes on campus.
"While Virginia Tech's viola-
tions warrant a fine far in excess
of what is currently permissible
under the statute, the Depart-

ment's fine authority is limited,"
wrote Mary Gust, director of a
department panel that dictated
what punishment the school
would receive for the violation.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina
Hugo Chavez wins
journalism award
Hugo Chavez is getting a jour-
nalism award in Argentina.
The Venezuelan leader regu-
larly threatens opposition media,
but the University of La Plata is
giving him an award for what it
describes as his work giving peo-
ple without a voice access to the
airwaves and newspapers.
Chavez's government has
bankrolled the growth of the
Telesur network, providing a
state-funded alternative to pri-
vately financed broadcast stations
across Latin America.
He met yesterday with his ally
President Cristina Fernandez.
She is trying to transform Argen-
tina's communications industry
through a law that would break
up media monopolies and force
cable TV providers to include
channels run by unions, Indians
and activist groups.
-Compiled from
Daily wire reports

between University Hous-
RENOVATIONSing officials and the archi-
From Page lA tects working on the project
revolved around who would be
year, which will be possible housed in East Quad following
because of preemptive updates the renovations.
tentatively scheduled for May "Once we had decided that
2011. These include asbestos we were going to do a co-
remediation and other proj- location (of the MCSP and RC)
ects, which will allow the and look for some synergies
more extensive renovations to between these programs, then
take only about a year, he said. it seemed to make sense to us
Some students have to keep the programs togeth-
expressed dismay at MCSP's er," Deloria said.
location in East Quad next year LSA freshman JuHee Lee,
since the program was origi- who is in the RC, said she
nally scheduled to relocate to doesn't see how the two com-
Couzens Hall. However, Delo- munities interact and how they
via said the East Quad reno- will be related in the future. I
vations will create space for Also in the RC, LSA sopho-
community service programs more Tim Hall said he hasn't
on campus including the RC, noticed MCSP collaborating
the MCSP and the Ginsberg with anything in the RC. He
Center, which is located across added that he is concerned
the street from East Quad. about the two programs being
"There's a lot of synergy in the same space indefinitely.
possible there," Deloria said. "I think they deserve their
Many of the discussions own building," Hall said.
sage chairs, a Seasonal Affective
MENTAL H EALTH Disorder lamp, stress reduction
From Page 1A programs and yoga and medita-
tion instruction.
tions. The survey is a collabora- Todd Sevig, the director of
tion between researchers from CAPS, said having so many
the School of Public Health, the resources is inevitable at a large
University's Depression Cen- University like this, but it's
ter and the Department of Psy- important to make sure each
chiatry within the University of one plays a unique role on cam-
Michigan Health System. pus.
Eisenberg and other Wh'ile some mayfind it ineffi-
researchers working on the cient and overwhelming to have
study concluded that even when so many options available for
students have access to free mental health treatment, Vicky
psychotherapy and health ser- Hayes, an associate director
vices, they usually do not take of CAPS, said she thinks hav-
advantage of these resources. ing a diverse range of options is
Proposed explanations for the important.
findings include the lack of "I think the plus side of the
knowledge among students of decentralization is maybe get-
the services provided, skepti- tingto an option that feels like a
cism about the effectiveness of good fit," Hayes said.
treatment and cultural barriers. Though students may pursue
Eisenberg said while these any avenue of help they feel best
issues are not unique to college suits their needs, Sevig said he
students, the nature of a college hopes CAPS, which is free for
campus makes it an ideal place students, is the most accessible
to study political causes. student-friendly mental health
"That's exactly what got me organization on campus."
so interested in this area of Unlikeotheron-campusmen-
study," he said. "Not so much tal health sites like the Depres-0e
the idea that college students sion Center or the Departmen -
have a disproportionate amount of Psychiatry, CAPS is strictly
of mental health problems, but devoted to addressing the needs
it's more the opportunity that of University students.
seems to be there to have a posi- In order to make it easier for
tive influence on mental health students to relate to their coun-
and the fact that there are so selors, Sevig said CAPS has a
many channels to reach stu- staff that is diverse in age, race
dents and have positive effects." and gender, which he said is
Eisenberg distinguished especially important for stu-
two major strategies to reach dents who come from cultures
students struggling with these that don't traditionally deal
mental health issues - indi- with mental health issues.
vidual interventions and public Hayes, who directs a coun-
health interventions. selor training program for
More is known about the graduate students, said there
effectiveness of individual are currently 15 students from
interventions like medica- different parts of the country on
tion and psychotherapy, both this year's staff. Many of them
of which have proved to be are in their early 20s and can
effective treatment options for bettertrelate to students than
depression and anxiety, Eisen- the other staff members, she
berg said. He added that public said.
health interventions, which are Additionally, CAPS current-
aimed at a larger student popu- ly has five staff members who
lation and focus on preventa- were born and raised in dif-
tive treatment and screenings, ferent countries, according to
haven't been examined exten- Sevig.
sively within college settings. "Out of these 40 or so people
For University students, both doing counseling, we can offer a
options are readily accessible. wide diversity that doesn't exist
The University's Counsel- ... anywhere in Ann Arbor," he
ing and Psychological Services said.

office offers therapeutic sup- According to the CAPS 2009-
port, and the Department of 2010 annual report, the demo-
Psychiatry and the Depression graphic of students who use the
Center have clinical treatment office's services matches that of
available. Other support pro- the greater student population.
grams on campus exist through Last school year, 3,362-students
the Career Center, the Dean of sought services from CAPS, and
Students Office, the Spectrum the year before, 3,127 students
Center and University Housing received treatment from CAPS,
Residence Hall Programs and accordingto the report.
Services. And if none of these Eisenberg said his goal is
help students, there are more to make sure students who
than 15 other resources for stu- seek that support get the best
dents to choose from. help possible for their specific
Students will also have one needs.
more option starting next week "That's kind of my overall
when CAPS opens its new Well- agenda," Eisenberg said. "My
ness Zone. Located on the third research is to try to get more
floor of the Michigan Union, information to sort of help us
the new facility will feature say what is the optimal mix of
tools for relaxation like mas- interventions."
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ETHICS
From Page 1A
The center was founded on
July 1, 2008 in response to per-
ceived ethical lapses in public life
nationwide. Three years before it
became an official establishment,
it was a presidential initiative by
University President Mary Sue
Coleman.
At the time, Coleman cited vio-
lations of public ethics, such as
the mistreatment of prisoners in
Iraq, sexual abuse by priests and
government corruption, as impe-
tus for the creation of the center.
Coleman asked a University task
force to work toward a solution
that would promote ethics in aca-
demia and encourage a public dis-
course on ethics.
Once the center was founded, it
created a forum for applied ethics
by linking the specific schools and
areas of study at the University
that focus on ethics, according
to John Chamberlin, the center's
director and a professor in the
Ford School of Public Policy.
Though ethics-based programs
existed on campus before the cre-
ation of the center, the study of
ethics had not been directly con-
nected to the notion of applied
ethics, Chamberlin said. In addi-
tion to sponsoring courses on the
topic, the center also served indi-
vidual students, student groups
and administrative bodies inter-
ested in sponsoring events or
projects related to ethics through
program grants.
According to Chamberlin,
many other universities and aca-
demic institutions were motivat-
ed to establish centers as a result
of current events.
"They probably were spurred
by the headlines," he said, citing
centers that were founded after
historical crises such as Water-
gate and debates about World
War It.
Chamberlin said many eth-
ics centers focus on specific top-
ics like business, environmental
or military ethics or cater solely
e to graduate students and faculty
members. The University's center
was one of a few that extended its
0 reach to undergraduate students

and encompassed many disci-
plines, he said.
LSA Associate Dean Derek
Collins, a member of the center's
executive board, said he believes
the center has accomplished
much since its inception. Collins
added that he thinks the Univer-
sity's budget constraints have no
bearing on the success of the cen-
ter and that the center's closure
does not reflect its effectiveness
as a program.
"Chamberlin's leadership has
been exemplary," Collins said.
"We've done greatthings over the
last five years, and no one should
regret all the great work that
we've all done."
Though the center is closing,
Chamberlin said he doesn't think
the services it offers will disap-
pear. But without the center as
a guide, students will have to do
more personal work to discover
the resources and connections
to pursue projects and programs
concerning applied ethics, he
said.
Fitzgerald said many of the
programs that were started bythe
Center for Ethics in Public Life,
like the University's Ethics Bowl
Team - which debates topics per-
taining to ethics and participated
in a debate last week with the vice
president of the People for the
Ethical Treatment of Animals -
will continue.
However, some programs will
not be sustained without the
center. Research and fellowship
programs that gave funding to
professors, undergraduate stu-
dents and pre- and post-disser-
tation graduate students will no
longer be available.
Nancy Baum, an analytic con-
sultant at the University's Cen-
ter for Healthcare Research and
Transformation, received a fel-
lowship grant from the center for
her work in public health and eth-
ics when she was as a Ph.D. candi-
date. Baum said it was important
for her to have the funding and
the opportunity to engage in a
series of meetings with other
fellows doing dissertation work
related to applied ethics.
"We had an opportunity to
share our work with each other,"
she said. "And we were able

to enrich our own work while
understanding other people's
work in applied ethics."
Baum added that while some
philosophy classes include the
discussion of theoretical ethics,
courses about its application are
absent in higher education.
"I think the Center for Ethics in
Public Life filled a very important
hole that's missing for an awful
lot of people around the Univer-
sity in various departments who
are interested in applied ethics,"
she said. "And I think that's going
to be quite a loss."
Additionally, funding avail-
able to professors who wanted
to supplement their curriculum
with speakers or events related to
ethics will no longer be available.
Henry Greenspan, a lecturer
in clinical psychology, said the
center helped him secure funding
to get important lecturers in his
classes, which included a Resi-
dential College class titled "Spe-
cial Topics: Pills, Politics and the
Public Good."
"These are not just folks drop-
ping in," he said. "They are
speakers who make an enormous
difference in the course."
Greenspan also said he was
upset to hear about the loss of the
center.
"It's sad, above all, for the stu-
dents who will have to work a
little harder to find the relevant
courses and create programs on
their own," he said.
But Collins said he believes the
center's closing is an invitation for
all University members to seek
new ways to promote the discus-
sion of ethics.
"Not every interdisciplinary
conversation is funneled through
a center," Collins said. "I think
maybe this is a call to arms to find
a new way to continue that inter-
disciplinary conversation."
Despite Chamberlin's unhappi-
ness with the center's closing, he
said he still wants to help facili-
tate discussion about applied eth-
ics on campus.
"tm disappointed," he said.
"But this year and last year we've
done a lot. The question is, does it
have momentum, and howcan we
diffuse this throughout the Uni-
versity so it can continue?"

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