~iie 1*Iia aijj Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, December 5,2011 michigandaily.com UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Patients move into new Mott hospital Senior tight end Kevin Koger said in a press conference yesterday that he spent his weekend Googling all of Michigan's possible bowl scenarios. He is part senior class that brought the Wolverines from a 3-9 season in 2008 to a BCS bowl this year. Wolverines headed to second Sugar Bowl inprogram history In eight hours, 170 patients transfer to women's and children's hospital By MICHELE NAROV Daily StaffReporter One-hundred and seventy patients traversed an indoor passageway yesterday connect- ing the old C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital as the hos- pitals' new $754 million home opened for business yesterday. Over an eight-hour period, 170 patients from every depart- ment of the hospital made the transition to the 348 inpatient rooms, 50 maternity rooms, 48 neonatal intensive care rooms and 16 operating rooms in the new building. The outpatient facilities will continue to be transitioned into the new space throughout next week. Once the move is com- plete, the old hospital facility will consist of single rooms for adult patients. The transfer process began last Wednesday when hos- pital staff started categoriz- ing the patients by severity of symptoms in order to move individuals with more serious conditions first, according to University spokeswoman Mar- garita Wl.agerson. Last Satur- day night, staff members began preparations for the transition and slarted to move patients yesterday morning at 7 a.m. Patients in the newborn intensive care unit and children in other intensive care units were moved into the new space first. The last patient settled in by 3 p.m. yesterday afternoon. Kara Gavin, University of Michigan Health System spokeswoman, said the most impressive aspect of the project was its scope. "I was walking around the building in the hours before the different areas started to move and it's amazing that even as big as this building is, everything is ready," Gavin said. Thousands of staff members See MOTT, Page 7A Finished No.13 in final standings, will play Virginia Tech for first time By MICHAEL FLOREK Daily Sports Editor All the debating, bickering and speculation didn't change much. The Michigan football Tech in New Orleans on Jan. 3. The game will be the Wol- verines' second Sugar Bowl appearance in program history - their first came in 1984, a 9-7 loss to Auburn - and their first BCS bowl since the 2007 Rose Bowl, also a loss, this time to USC. "I just think it kind of rees- tablishes what this team has been able to do and how far we've come, especially with the expectations we had com- Van Bergen said. "It's a tremen- dous opportunity to put a final stamp on this year." The Wolverines spent the past week watching, needing to jump into the top 14 spots of the BCS standings to qualify for a BCS bowl. When the final rankings came out, Michigan rose from 16th to 13th, getting passed by Baylor, but passing four teams who lost on the final weekend of the season, includ- ing Michigan State. The Spar- .... -L-.a. ~ r:.L:.....--1 toisL: Ten's Legends division crown. The rankings' reconfigura- tions brought controversy as to whether the Wolverines were deserving of the opportunity to play in the game. "We don't control any of that," said Michigan coach Brady Hoke. "The things that we can't control we really don't worry about because we have enough things as a program and how we want to represent Michigan on a daily basis that we have to worry about." See SUGAR BOWL, Page 7A team is going to the Sugar Bowl. ing into this season," fifth-year tans beat Michigan earlier C It will play No. 11 Virginia senior defensive lineman Ryan season and took home the UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES Stephen S. Clark Library to house 370,000 maps this e Big CAROLING FOR CHARITY New library libraries on campus. Little did he know that one day a library celebrated at would be built in his name. On Friday afternoon, mem- dedication Friday bers of the University commu- afternoon nity gathered on the second floor of the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library to celebrate By TAYLOR WIZNER the grand opening of the Ste- Daily StaffReporter phen S. Clark Library for Maps, Government Informa- When he was a student at tion and Data Services, which the University, Stephen Clark will provide access to 370,000 said he spent endless hours at maps and 10,000 atlases. The new maps library is a collaboration between the University's map collection, the Government Information Center and the Spatial and Numeric Data Services. The library is open to the pub- lic and provides full access to maps, data software and librarian assistance. Jennifer Green, manager of the new library, said the program will aid in research See LIBRARY Page 7A MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY Campus governments talk student issues at conference Medical School students Linda Tran, Grace Boynton and Surya Sabhapathy sing Christmas carols on Main Street for Galen Tag Days last Friday night. The money raised will benefit children in Washtenaw County. STUDENT OUTREACH Detroit Partnership provides food, clothing at One Stop Shop event Reps. from 11 colleges gather for first SAM meeting at 'U' By GIACOMO BOLOGNA Daily StaffReporter The Michigan Student Assembly hosted its first Stu- dent Association of Michigan this past weekend to foster increased discussion among student governments within the state about issues affecting every college student in Michi- gan. Founded in 2007, SAM is a student-led organization com- prised of representatives from student governments at the 15 public universities in Michi- gan. Jay Gage, SAM president and a student at Lake Supe- rior State University, said the organization aims to work collaboratively with student governments to generate poli- cies that can make an impact among students. The event was held at MSA Chambers on the third floor of the Michigan Union. Sean Walser, chair of MSA's Exter- nal Relations Commission of MSA, said while MSA has not been actively involved with SAM in the past, it has been See CONFERENCE, Page 7A Student volunteers assist low-income residents in Detroit By PETER SHAHIN Daily StaffReporter DETROIT - Students carrying bags of donated clothing to West Outer Drive United Methodist Church in the Brightmoor neigh- borhood of Detroit on Saturday were greeted by the scent of fresh- ly baked lasagna wafting from the kitchen as they began preparing for the Detroit Partnership's ninth annual One Stop Shop. As part of the One Stop Shop event, the Detroit Partnership - a student group at the University that provides volunteer opportu- nities in the Detroit area - held an event for low-income Detroit residents to pick out clothing and food donated by members of the Ann Arbor community. Benefi- ciaries and volunteers gathered in the church dining room to enjoy a home cooked meal before pro- ceeding to the basement to pick out clothing. The partnership provides a range of services throughout the year, with One Stop Shop being the highlight of the fall term. In the spring, the group hosts DP See DETROIT, Page 2A WEATH ER HI: 35 GOT A NEWS TIP? NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM INDEX Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail Occupy Wall Street goes Disney Vol. CXXII, No. 6 TOMORROW LO: 2 news@michigandaily.com and let us know. MICHIGANDAILY.COM/BLOGS/THE FILTER The Michigan Daily AP NEWS ....................3A CLASSIFIEDS.......... 6A OPINION ....................4A ARTS........................ 7A NEWS.........................5A SPORTSMONDAY.A...... 8A ,b