6A - Monday, September 19, 2011 ATS5 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Three home invasions reported i n Northwood Northwood IV residents report laptop, cash stolen By ADAM RUBENFIRE Daily Staff Reporter Residents of three different units in Northwood Community Apartments reported to the Uni- versity's Department of Public Safety yesterday that their prop- erty hadbeen stolen from the first floor of their apartments while they were upstairs sleeping, according to DPS spokeswoman Diane Brown. In an interview yesterday evening, Brown said the alleged home invasions took place in the 1100, 1400 and 1500 blocks of McIntyre Drive - which constitute Northwood IV. She- added that police believe the time frame of the three home invasions is between 1 a.m. and 11 a.m. yesterday morning. How- ever, none of the residents filed reports until yesterday after- noon. Brown said there were no signs of forced entry at the apartments. "All three had left their sliding glass doors unlocked and did not have the security bars in place either," Brown said. Brown noted that the residents were not awakened by the bur- glars but realized their personal items were missing yesterday morning, or in some cases, not until yesterday afternoon. The residents reported that a digital camera, laptop com- puter, cash and other items were taken from the three apartments, according to Brown. The mone- tary value of stolen goods has not been determined as of yesterday evening. Brown posted a crime alert on the DPS website, and sent an e-mail alert exclusively to North- wood residents as of last night. She said DPS and Housing Secu- rity officers also would be going door-to-door on North Campus yesterday evening to hand out crime alert fliers to residents. Engineering sophomore Michael Yonick, a resident of Northwood, said he wasn't aware of the home invasions until he received a crime alert e-mail yes- terday evening. He added that he's not concerned for his safety afters hearing about the alleged home invasions. "This is the first incident I've ever seen at Northwood, so I feel like it's generally safe," Yonick said. LSA junior Sara Rivera, a resident advisor in Northwood Houses - an area of Northwood that exclusively houses freshmen - said she was surprised that the home invasions occurred but doesn't feel she is in danger. "I'm an RA here, so I know the housing security officers," Rivera said. "They are very up on their game, making sure they know exactly what's going on at all times." BAZAAR From Page 1A come in and buy something, you know you're helping out some- body locally in your community." Leyland said the bazaar is fill- ing a niche for budding artists in Ann Arbor. "When you look at all the dif- ferent art galleries and stuff in town, there's nothing that's showcasing emerging artists," Leyland said. "(The bazaar is) givingthem a chance to put their art out there and see how the public responds to it." Corryn Jackson, an art- ist, curator and co-founder of Streetheart Gallery in Ann Arbor, said the bazaar gives emerging local artists an oppor- tunity to showcase their art for a lower vendor fee than other places like the Ann Arbor Art Fair. The annual summer fair costs artists more than $300 for a booth. "Most artists can't afford that, especially ifthey are just starting off," Jackson said. "(The bazaar) kind of gives them a stepping stone." Leyland and Jackson met in Ann Arbor more than eight years ago and ran two gallery and vin- tage clothing stores together in Chicago. After those ventures, they decided to start organizing the monthly bazaars. "I love vintage clothing more than anything, and Corryn loves making and promoting the arts more than anything," Leyland said. Caitlin Dronen, a recent grad- uate of the University's School of Art & Design, was one of the local' artist featured yesterday for her handmade jewelry, which is made from sustainable materi- als. "In the past year, I've worked with alot of found materials and organic materials - teeth, bone, wood, crystal, leather," Dronen said. "And the leather is all scrap leather." Dronen said she thinks the bazaar caters to a different con- stituency than the Ann Arbor Art Fair, especially due to the prices of the products. "This is definitely, I think, younger and more appropriate for students on a college cam- pus," she said. Cookie Gomez, owner of Above Ground Hair Studio, has hosted previous events, includ- ing a fashion show, in her salon. She said she was happy to host the bazaar in her studio this month because she believes it supports community build- ing and offers a chance for Ann Arbor residents to connect with artists. In June, the bazaar was locat- ed in the Yellow Barn, a perfor- mance space on West Huron Street, and featured a local food vendor. Leyland said the bazaar's events depend on the atmo- sphere and capabilities of the space they are using.She said the Above Ground Studio was a par- ticularly suitable location to hold the bazaar this time of the year. "This time, we wanted to try out State Street since all the stu- dents are back in town and see if we can get some foot traffic from (the University)," Leyland said. LSA sophomores Emma Kelly and Kristen Kiluk were drawn into the store on their way back from having lunch. Kelly said she enjoys shopping at thrift stores and smaller shops that sell local- ly made products. "I prefer to buy at resale shops, especiallyif it's local," Kellysaid. "I don't really like shopping at Macy's or big box stores that much." Kiluk commented on the bazaar's lower prices compared to other vintage stores. "Lots of vintage stores sell things for twice the value now," she said. WANT TO SEE YOUR NAME ON THIS PAGE? COME TO THE DAILY'S LAST MASS MEETING Tuesday, Sept. 20 7:30 P.M. AT 420 MAYNARD ST. LECTURETOOLS From Page 1A large lecture to be more inter- active. Samson developed the program and started using the first version of LectureTools five years ago. Schools around the country including Indiana University, The Ohio State University, Mich- igan State University and Texas A&M University are also using LectureTools. Because of the high demand for the program, Samson and his team have made LectureTools into a commercial product, though professors at the University of Michigan can still use it free of charge. Challenging the assumption that laptops are always distract- ing to students, studies con- ducted by Samson demonstrate increased student attentiveness during classes when using Lec- tureTools. 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Thurnau professor and an associate professor of political science and philosophy at the University, has been using LectureTools for three years. Though he said it took him a while to adjust to the multitask- ing it requires, he also said it has helped himimprovehis teaching methods and make his classes more interactive. "Students feel more comfort- able about raising their hands or they feel comfortable about having a five-minute conver- sation during a large class because of LectureTools," he said. The only drawback is the time it takes for students and teach- ers to get used to the program's functions, LaVaque-Manty said. "Some students have differ- ent kinds of learning styles so they prefer old-fashioned pen- and-paper note taking, and that's totally fine by me," LaVaque- Manty said. "I make Lecture- Tools optional." Josephine Kurdziel, a lecturer IV of biology at the University who has used LectureTools for three years, said the program makes it possible for her to gauge students' understanding of con- cepts in large lectures. The pro- gram enables her to get students actively engaged in the material, especially because LectureTools allows students to anonymous- ly ask questions and receive answers from her and the gradu- ate student instructors during lectures. "If students are just kind of there and the instructor isn't asking many questions, they're just passively listening, and that isn't the most effective way to remember material," Kurdziel said. "You have to kind of work with the ideas." LSA freshman Lindsay Roth- field said LectureTools is useful for taking notes and following along during class, but she wish- es it had more features. "It's very limited in how you can organize so you can only put bullets, and I like to organize my notes with many different bullets and dashes," she said. 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