A Ann Arbor, Michigan eason. After a dismal nonconference start, romcomgone wrongwith M' looks to turn it around.'Boy Gets Girl. PAGE 8 PAGE 5 Friday, April 1, 2011 michigandaily.com North Quad council's use of funds for trip raises concern $2,000 of hall funds allocated to send council members to Peru By ADAM RUBENFIRE Daily StaffReporter While some North Quad resi- dents are excited to embark on a trip to help schoolchildren in Peru, others who live in the resi- dence hall aren't as thrilled. Members of the Commit- tee for International Impact - a subcommittee of the North Quadrangle Residence Hall Multicultural Council - voted at a meeting on Sunday to allo- cate $2,000 of its budget to send 14 Multicultural Council members on a community ser- vice trip to Peru. In a meeting last night, the Residence Hall Association also voted to give the trip participants an addi- tional $4,089.10, which is the remainder of the RHA Commu- nity Council Fund used to grant supplemental funds to residence hall councils. Despite the votes passing that allocated the funds for the trip, some North Quad residents and RHA council members said they were concerned about the fund- ing allocation. Engineering junior Andrew Kurdelski, a floor representa- tive at North Quad, said he was frustrated that the funds, which were originally intended for all 450 North Quad residents, are being used on only 14 students. "I thought that it was an unfair use of the funding," Kur- delski said. The Committee for Inter- national Impact consists of 10 members and is a subsection of the Multicultural Council, which is the residence hall's stu- dent governing body. LSA junior Andrew Schantz, chair of finance for the Multi- cultural Council, said the trip to Peru has been planned since the beginning of last semester. At that time, the council allocated $500 in anticipation of funding a community service trip. Addi- tional funding came from out- side sources, Schantz said. Members of the University's Global Scholars Program - an academic residential commu- nity focused on global issues - live in North Quad. Schantz See FUNDS, Page 3 Uiniversity President Mary Sue Coleman speaks during the North Quad Community Open House yesterday. Attendees toured the academic and residential build- ings, which opened at the beginning of fall semester. Students protest cost of building Noirth Quad On day of open house, students vandalize windows By SABIRA KHAN and BRANDON SHAW Daily StaffReporters While most members of the University community cele- brated the newest architectural member of University Housing yesterday, a few students pro- tested the cost of the building by voicing their objections on the building's windows. The open house for North Quad Residence Hall and Aca- demic Complex took place yes- terday afternoon, with several . hundred University affiliates and Ann Arbor residents in attendance. During the open house, University President Mary Sue Coleman, University Provost Philip Hanlon, E. Roys- ter Harper, the University's vice president for student affairs, and School of Information Dean Jeffrey MacKie-Mason spoke about the history of planning the facility and highlighted var- ious technological aspects of its construction. In addition to housing stu- dents and classrooms, North Quad, which opened at the beginning of the fall semester and cost about $175 million to construct, features academic department offices, includ- ing the School of Information, Communication Studies and Screen Arts.and Cultures. Guests at the open house were invited to take a tour of the residential quarters, which comprise one of the two build- ings that make up the facility. But before administrators spoke and the public went on tours, several University students expressed their disapproval See NORTH QUAD, Page 3 MENTAL HE ALTH ON CAMPUS New 'U' center encourages student mental well-being CAPS creates Wellness Center as outlet for students By RAYZA GOLDSMITH Daily StaffReporter The next time students want to ease the pressure of finals with some time in a massage chair, they won't need to look any fur- ther than the Union. The Wellness Zone, estab- lished by the University's Coun- seling and Psychological Services, officially opened last night in the Union. The Zone was created to promote emotional and men- tal health among students. The Zone's services, which include chair massages throughout the day and special movie nights, are free for students. The Zone also has a bio- feedback program, video game technology for meditation and a Seasonal Affective Disorder lamp. Additionally, the Zone will offer workshops on topics includ- ing meditation, mindfulness techniques and yoga. In an interview at yesterday's event, CAPS Director Todd Sevig said the idea for the Zone has been around for a while. Uni- versity research has shown that improving emotional stability can help significantly diminish psy- chological issues students face, See WELL-BEING, Page 2 ERIN KIRKLAND/Daily Art & Design senior Jenny Key makes a puppet for FestiFools in her Art & Design Perspectives class yesterday. The puppets will be featured in FestiFools on Sunday. Puppets to parade down Main St. for annual FestiFools celebration Study discovers how cell phone use affects social interactions Students and A2 residents show off giant creations By CASSIE BALFOUR DailyArts Writer This April Fool's weekend, Main Street will be awash in loud, living, moving and maybe even breathing giant puppets, propelled by their gangly, paper machd limbs down the street by loyal pup- pet handlers and the cheers of a crowd that loves them. Since 2007, hordes of giant puppets, amateur puppe- teers, musicians and commu- nity members have descended upon Ann Arbor each year in a colorful celebration known as FestiFools. This Sunday, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., the fanciful puppets and their puppeteers (along with DJs, musicians and community members) will once again grace Main Street. The street festival is the brainchild of Lloyd Hall Scholars Program art teacher Mark Tucker, who wanted to bring democratic, interactive art to the masses by harness- ing the talents of not only art See FESTIFOOLS, Page 3 Cell phones use enhances and inhibits sociability By CLAIRE GOSCICKI Daily StaffReporter The way you use cell phones says a lot about how you act after you've hung up, according to a University study. Appearing in the current issue of Human Communication Research, an international journal that pres- ents contemporary communication studies research, a recent Uni- versity study f;und that the fre- quency and methods of cell phone use affect how users interact with people around them. The study was led by Scott Campbell, an assistant professor of Communication Studies and Nojin Kwak, an associate professor of Communication Studies. The two hypothesized that frequent cell phone users would be less likely to talk with strangers in public set- tings due to what Campbell calls the "tele-cocooning" effect, or the tendency of cell phones to reduce interpersonal interactions. Campbell said the study shed See STUDY, Page 2 WEATHER H I: 39 GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mai TOMORROW L3 news@michigandaily.com and let us know. NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM RHA approves housing budget MICHIGANDAILY.COM/BLOGS/THE WIRE INDEX AP NEWS.......................2 ARTS..................5 Vol.CXXI, No.122 NEWS.........................3 CLASSIFIEDS.................6 @2011The ichiganDaily OPINION ........ ....4 SPORTS.....................7 michigondaiiyco