2A - Tuesday, January 18, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam 2A - Tuesday, January18, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week Blame detours for bus delays Q: What causes delays in the Uni-, versity bus system? It's not an unfamiliar scene to see a couple dozen students stand- ing outside at abus stop in all sorts of weather. And though University Parking and Transportation Services promises that buses run about every 10 minutes, many students who regu- larly travel viaUniversity buses would beg to differ. According to the PTS website, the University operates a total of 60 buses, moving between North, Central and South Campuses as well as the Medical Campus and East Ann Arbor Health Center. Because of the abundance of con- struction taking place in Ann Arbor and on campus, buses are often faced with the obstacle of creating new routes to best accommodate students and community members while avoiding roadblocks. Construction atthe C.C. Little bus stop last summer caused a complete shutdown of the central area for bus pick-up and drop-off on Central Cam- pus. As a result, temporary bus stops were set up along South University Avenue and other roads on campus. And a water main break on North Campus in January 2009 forced the Bursley-Baits buses to take a detour on Plymouth Road, and temporarily shut daiwn the Northwood Express route, according to a Jan.'15, 2009 Michigan Daily article. The temporary detour led to further delays from increased time driving during rush hour driving and longer routes, making many students using the buses late for classes. While road construction and obstruction can cause traffic delays, at times, the buses themselves create the delay. Though the buses are oper- ated by specially licensed individuals, accidents do happen. It's not unheard of for a University bus to get into a minor accident with other another vehicle. In April 2010, a University bus rear- ended a University Police patrol car while it was parked near the Veterans Administration Hospital, according to an April 16, 2010 article in the Daily. The police officer received non-life threatening injuries, according to the article. In an attempt to reduce the number of students waitingat the bus stop for extended periods of time, the Magic Bus feature on the PTS website shows waiting times for each bus stop and where buses are on their given routes. There are also electronic displays at the Michigan Union, the Michigan League and Pierpont Commons that show bus wait times, and touch- screen displays in South Quadrangle Residence Hall, Bursley Residence Hall and the Shapiro Undergraduate Library detail bus routes. - DEVON THORSBY Students wait for the bus at the C.C. 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On-campus subscriptionshfortalltermare$3.Subscriptionsmust be prepaid.TheichiganDaiyis amember of The Associated Press and The AssociatedCollegiatePress. 0 0 o0 CRIME NOTES Plate plundered Two busted for CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES WHERE: Lot NC-331400 Hubbard WHEN: Sunday at about 7:15 p.m. WHAT: A license plate was stolen from aparked car between Saturday evening and 10 a.m. Sunday morning, Uni- versity Police reported. There are no suspects. PD0-d t , koss. boozing too hard WHERE: Bursley Hall WHEN: Saturday at about 11:15 p.m. WHAT: Two students were issued MIPs afterthey were found intoxicated outside the residence hall, University Police reported. One student was taken to the University Hospital for treatment. evade police Clothes nabbed Common Concerns meeting WHAT: A series aimed to help students enhance academic achievement outside the classroom. WHO: Counseling and Psychological Services WHEN: Todayat 4:15p.m. WHERE: Michigan Union, room 3100 MLK Day round table WHAT: A discussion between Taubman College and University of Michigan Detroit Center regarding Dr. King's legacy in the context of urban planning. WHO: College of Architec- ture and Urban Planning WHEN: Today at 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Art and Architec- ture Buildingroom 2104 Genocide testimonies WHAT: A lecture that discusses stories of Holocaust survivors and other genocides. WHO: Judaic Studies WHEN: Todayat 4 p.m, WHERE: 220 S. Thayer, room 2022 Glory Phi God student meeting WHAT: Participants will discuss the mission of the organization. Music and free food will be offered. WHO: Glorify God Campus Ministry WHEN: Tonight at 7 p.m. WHERE: Michigan League, 3rd Room B CORRECTIONS . Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@michi- gandaily.com. Starbucks is introducing a new drink size for iced drinks called trenta, The Huffington Post reported. The new size is 916 mL. The current largest size, or the venti, is 591 mL. Michigan sophomore defenseman Lee Moffie scored two goals in last weekends home-and-home ice hockey series against Ferris State en route to CCHA Defen- seman of the Week honors. FOR MORE,SEE SPORTSTUESDAY A branch of the United Commerical (UCO) Bank was opened without locks in Maharashtra, India, The Times of India reported. Bank employees claim that God guards the bank located in a village that experiences little theft or robbery. WHERE: West Quad WHEN: Saturday at about 3 a.m. WHAT: Four people were observed smoking marijuana in the West Quad courtyard, University Police reported. When approached, three of the suspects ran from Housing Soeuritv WHERE: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital WHEN: Monday at about 5:15 a.m. WHAT: A patient's relative reported having clothing sto- len sometime between Sunday night and early Monday morn- ing, University police report- ed. There are nn susnects. 0i A rescue worker carries supplies for residents of a neighborhood isolated due to landslides in Nova Friburgo, Brazil. Brazil's army sent 700 soldiers yesterday to help desperate neighborhoods that have been cut off from food. Brazil troops build bridges to reach mudslide victims Claiminc 665hrlivs ml neig TER Brazil' soldier to des have bE or help mudsli ple. Trot least o vacatio cials sa ways rs area nc hit, ha the he beginr eventu under The bridges meters suppor big eqs and ret Day: tons of rents o mount g1111 "e 1 a1VG ly into towns that are weekend get- udslides cut off aways for the Rio area. Rescuers had yet to reach shborhoods from about 20 neighborhoods, though a break in rains and better visibil- food, water ity allowed about 12 helicopters to begin tiking supplies and firefight- ESOPOLIS, Brazil (AP) - ers in, while shuttling injured sur- s army yesterday sent 700 vivors out. s to help throw a lifeline But pilots said flying was still perate neighborhoods that treacherous in the area full of jag- een cut off from food, water ged mountain peaks, where there in recovering bodies since are few safe landing zones and des killed at least 665 peo- power lines are draped between peaks through seemingly clear ops have already set up at space. ne bridge in the mountain "These are the most challeng- tn city of Teresopolis, offi- ing conditions I've flown in," said id, but at least 10 main high- Adalberto Ortale, a helicopter pilot emain blocked in the rugged for Ibama, the enforcement branch orth of Rio where the slides of the Environment Ministry. "The mpering efforts to move in majority of people doing the flying avy machinery needed to are not from here and you have to massive clean up efforts and orient yourself on the fly." ally dig out bodies stuck All levels of government have tons of mud and debris. come under heavy criticism for not troops plan to set up mobile alerting people to the dangers - s that can span 200 feet (60 and of allowing homes to be built in and are robust enough to high-risk areas. Local mayors have t the hundreds of pieces of said they did not receive any warn- uipment needed in clean up iog a storm of that magnitude was covery efforts. about to hit. S of heavy rains unleashed Brazil's minister of science and earth, rock and raging tor- technology, Aloizio Mercadante, f water down steep, forested said 5 million Brazilians live in ainsides Wednesday, direct- someo800areas athigh risk for mud- slides and floods across the nation, but that it would take at least four years for a nationwide alert system to be in place, the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper reported on its website yesterday. Mercadante offered few details on how such a system would be built. After a meeting with President Dilma Rousseff in Brasilia, Mer- cadante said Brazil has a relatively robustsystem of collecting weather information via satellite and radar, but that the nation needs more people to interpret the data and alert local officials to dangers in a coordinated manner. In downtown Teresopolis, frustration and hopelessness was building. Hundreds of survivors remained uncertain of how they were going to be able to leave crowded shelters and restart their lives. Eunice Peixoto de Souza, 57, said she was thankful for the shelter and the hot lunches served at the Teresopolis gymnasium where she has been staying for five days with three of her children and three grandchildren. But she has nowhere else to go, and the pros- pect of spending another week, or weeks, on thethin foam mattresses laid on the floor is hard to bear. 4