6A - Wednesday, October 12 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com COUZENS From Page 1A Life Initiatives has undertaken a number of projects to improve residence halls. One of the initia- tives includes the North Quad Residential and Academic Com- plex that opened last fall and cost about $175 million to build. Stock- well and Mosher-Jordan resi- dence hall were also renovated in recent years at a cost of $39.6 million and $44.1 million, respec- tively. Additionally, renovations are underway at Alice Lloyd Resi- dence Hall, and East Quad Resi- dence Hall will be revamped next school year. Coleman talked about how each residence hall has its own character and praised the renova- tions for retaining "the best tradi- tion of Michigan." She added that the older University buildings are well constructed, but they need to be renovated to meet students' changing needs. "They needed updating, they needed to be modernized, they needed the latest in technology because (that's) the way our stu- dents learn today," Coleman said. "And so it's a thrill for us to keep the infrastructure, keep the beau- tiful parts of the building and yet make them as modern as any new building could be." Engineering senior Ricqel Smith lived in Couzens before the renovations and now serves as a peer academic success special- ist in the building. Smith said she was shocked and impressed by the new facility. "It definitely was mind blowing " Smith said. "Looking from the outside, it doesn't look like they changed anything, but when you walk in it's just like this modern- ized, wonderful building." Smith added that, she has already noticed students taking advantage of the building's ame- nities. "Before, you fought over one study lounge, and now there's just so many options to choose from," she said. 0 BLOOD BANK From Page 1A practice," Kardia said. "People should know when they're being a part of research." LSS Assistant Director Dan- iel Thiel said students should be aware of the option to give their blood for research, especially because it is not a widely dis- cussed issue. LSS's mission is to promote education, research and community engagement in areas related to the life sciences. A part of that mission is to educate the public about what people can do with their blood samples. "We're concerned about the way that the public perceives the way that science moves forward, and we're also concerned about making sure that science is done in an ethical manner," Thiel said. "We're interested in educating the public about it and also look- ing and testing new ways to think about what consent means for a large biobank like this." The blood is initially collected for the newborn screening test, which is a test required by the state that screens for 49 disor- ders that would require early treatment. Because the test is required by state law, no parental consent is necessary. According to the Michigan Department of Community Health, the newborn screening test finds more than 200 babies born in Michigan each year have one of the listed disor- ders. When the blood is collected from newborns, leftover dime- sized samples are placed on paper cards, which are then stored in the BioTrust. When the samples are moved to the bank, they are unidentified so that no personal information is attached to them. At town hall meetings and other discussions LSS has held, Thiel said people ask many ques- tions to understand the logistics of the program and why research- ers are asking permission to use the blood now when it isn't required for the newborn screen- ing test. "One of the big things that we've seen is confusion between the newborn screening program and the BioTrust research which is really separate," Thiel said. "(The research is) after the new- born screening is over." In 2010, LSS received a five- year National Institutes of Health grant that it plans to use to lead discussions to see what the public thinks about the ethics involved with the BioTrust. Kardia has been doing genetic research and said the BioTrust blood is a valuable resource. "I think it's a really unique opportunity because there's no other resource in the United States that actually has every single person in a state-born in that state-curated for potential research," Kardia said. "Every- thing else is biased by the way we sample it when we do the research." However, even though no con- sent is required for the blood to be used, Kardia said it is impor- tant for the researchers to ask. As a researcher, Kardia could use the blood to further her stud- ies, but as a mother, she said she understands why consent is important. "I'm a geneticist, and genetic information is awfully person- al," Kardia said. "I don't want to do genetic studies on people who don't know I'm doing those genetic studies." I 4 THIS & THAT From Page 1A that needs to be addressed. Russ Collins, executive director of the Michigan Theater, hired a security guard for the area in part because of the panhandling. However, he added that the hir- ing was not out of the ordinary. "(Panhandling) is part of the downtown landscape," Collins said. Collins also went to other busi- nesses on East Liberty asking for financial contributions to help pay for the security guard. But Graef said This & That did not help cover the costs because the security guard was for the graf- fiti alley, which This & That isn't directly next to. "The panhandling that was bothering one was the stuff in front of my store, so I'm not inclined to pay someone to help for a security guard," Graef said. Ann Arbor City Council mem- ber Sabra Briere (D-Ward 1) said though she doesn't think pan- handling is causing poor sales in the area, increased panhandling is a problem that needs to be addressed. But she said, regret- fully, the city does not have enough funds to hire more police officers at this time. "We don't have a lot of flex- ibility when it comes to spending money for either providing ser- vices to people who are homeless or for putting more police on the street," Briere said. City Council recently request- ed a grant of federal funds given to the state of Michigan to hire more police officers. The city is also working to develop different staffing methods to station more current officers in the downtown area. Though Collins said he couldn't determine if there has recently been an increased number of panhandlers on East Liberty, he believes the issue is exaggerated by the media. "(The coverage) plays on peo- ple's fears and anxieties," he said. Other stores in the area are also slated to close soon. Graef's announcement comes 10 days after Poshh owner Wendy-Batiste Johnson said her clothing bou- tique on East Liberty is expected to close on Oct. 30. Graef cited the closing of Borders as a major catalyst in decreasing foot traffic and sales on East Liberty. "When I did my business plan, (Borders) had 7,000 people on average a week through their doors - those people are gone," Graef said. "It's going to impact an area." She added that the increase in corporate franchises, such as CVS, in the area has impacted local business, since independent stores like hers aren't able to com- pete with corporate competition. Graef said the personal and unique experience independent businesses in Ann Arbor create for customers is lost when corpo- rate businesses move in. "The beauty of Ann Arbor is that everything was indepen- dent," she said. For Graef, closing her store isn't easy. She said opening This & That was a dream of hers and was very rewarding, even with the strug- gles she faced. She added that leaving her loyal customer base will be difficult, but she knows the store cannot remain open. "I've had alot of great support, a lot of people coming to see me these last few weeks and telling me that they're very sad ... so that makes me feel good and bad at the same time," Graef said. "I feel like I've let the community down by closing, but there's only so much you can do if the sales are not coming in to support the store." With no current plans to reopen in the future, Graef said everything in the store, including the candy supply, has to be sold. Graef added that she hopes the area and economy will rebound, allowing another independent business owner to have a mean- ingful experience opening and their own store. "I think it will turn around ... I mean, I'm an optimist on that. I have high hopes for it," Graef said. "Someone else will-move in, someone else will try something. That's the nature of small busi- nesses - someone keeps trying their dreams, so we'll see." - Daily Staff Reporter Chelsea Landry, Benjamin Seidman and Dana Delvecchio contributed to this article. I 4 NYT From Page 1A Though Conlin said she didn't use her 2002 profile to guide the new article, there are several over- laps between the two pieces. Ann Arbor restaurants such as Zinger- man's, Dominick's and Angelo's were included in both articles. Events like the Farmers Market in Kerrytown and Football Satur- days also made each article, as did picturesque campus spots like the Diag and Law Quad. Mary Kerr, president and CEO of the Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, said the arti- cle "is absolutely huge" and wrote in a separate e-mail interview that it has the potential to draw visitors to Ann Arbor and help boost the local economy. "It gives us national publicity as a great place to visit and a great weekend destination," Kerr said. While the article didn't turn Ann Arbor into a tourist hotspot overnight, the story has affected some of the businesses mentioned, including Angelo's on Catherine Street. "We had a few people mention it to us," said Angelo's owner Steve Vangelatos. "A lot of people read The New York Times. They notice it, and they mention it." Another business written about in the article, Mark's Carts - an open-air collection of food carts located on West Washington Street that opened in May - has also been featured ip other nation- al publications including the Chi- cago Tribune which wrote about it last week. Despite the public- ity of the courtyard, Marks Carts owner Mark Hodesh said the carts haven't yet achieved a big student following. "I don't get the sense that peo- ple come in droves from campus, eat and go back," Hodesh said. 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