i e 1*idigan 40ailjj Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, December 7, 2011 michigandaily.com SEEKING OUT A SECRET SHOW UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Renovated emergency department to open today LOCAL BUSINESSES Borders spot on East Liberty still vacant due to legal issue with lease 27 rooms added due to greater number of patients By MICHELE NAROV Daily StaffReporter Doors open today to a $17.7 million renovated Adult Emer- gency Department in the Uni- versity Hospital, which is designed to provide improved waiting areas and additional space for patient treatment. The new space added 27 patient rooms and augments the size of the departmentby nearly 17 percent or 5,800 square feet. Jennifer Holmes, director of operations for the University's emergency department, said the renovation was necessary to accommodate the increased number of patient visits, which have been approximately 200 each day. "We needed additional space to meet our patient volume," Holmes said. "And we really wanted to provide a better space for patients." In 2009, a survey by the Cen- ters for Disease Control and Prevention found that emer- gency department visits had reached 136 million nationwide, a 10-percent increase from the previous year. Beside meeting spatial needs, the renovations provide more convenient grouping of nursing stations to ease communication. The new wing also features some aesthetic improvements such as frosted glass, framed photographs and accent colors. The renovation was possible because the Pediatric Emer- gency Department moved to the new C.S. Mott Children's Hospi- tal and Von Voigtlander Wom- en's Hospital, which officially opened on Sunday. The last Adult Emergency Department construction proj- ect ended in 2001. However, Holmes said that for the last five or six years, there has been a need for a more open space to allow for a more comfortable tri- age check-in area and a smooth- er transition from check-in to an emergency room bed. "We really felt there was a more efficient way to bring See EMERGENCY, Page 3A Other recently The rental office of Zaragon West has moved into the space empty locations vacated by the This & Thatcandy store, which begin to fill up closed last month. Poshh, q By K.C. WASSMAN a clothing store j Daily StaffReporter that called EastO Liberty home Several recently vacant store- for a decade, fronta and office spaces on East also closed this Liberty Street are filling up, fall, and there is a potential ten- while others have yet to remove ant lined up to use the space. their "For Rent" signs. However, the 37,000 square-foot building that formerly housed Borders remains vacant. Tom Heywood, executive director of the State Street Area Association, said the Ann Arbor community will have to wait a while before it sees another store in the former Borders building. Heywood said the wait is due to an ongoing legal issue stem- ming from the current lessee, who was subletting the building to Borders when the bookstore went bankrupt in February. The East Liberty Borders location closed in September.. According to Heywood, the owners of the building are suing the current lessee in Washtenaw County District Court in an effort to terminate the lease. The owners will not be able to lease the space to another tenant until the current agreement is termi- nated. Heywood said he does not know the names of the owners See BORDERS, Page 3A CAMPUS CRIME DPS identifies suspect of reported sexual assault Suspect charged with assault on Monday in Baits I Residence Hall By ADAM RUBENFIRE Daily StaffReporter University Police have identi- fied and interviewed a suspect in Monday's sexual assault in Baits I Residence Hall, according to University Department of Pub- lic Safety spokeswoman Diane Brown. A student reported being sex- ually assaulted in Baits I Resi- dence Hall on Monday at about 11 a.m. by a "visiting acquain- tance," according to a crime alert sent out Monday evening. DPS officers were looking for a sus- pect described as a light-skinned black man in his 20s with an "average build," the crime alert states. Brown confirmed that the sexual assault was classifiable as rape - which according to the Michigan Penal Code includes circumstances in which the the actor sexually penetrates the survivor - per the survivor's account of the incident. According to Brown, police could have arrested the sus- pect when they identified him if "existing elements" were pres- See SUSPECT Page 3A CAMPUS ORGANIZATION The Michigan Daily elects a new class of editors for 2012 Sava Lelcaj, the owner of babo: a market by sava, at her new business on Nov. 30. The market, located on East Washington Street and Division Street, officially opens today. Babo: a market by sava fuses food, aesthetics and community in design NE to pre Th electe mana ew editors plan the 2012 calendar year. Every year, staff-wide elec- increase online tions are held to determine who will inherit the positions of edi- sence, diversity tor in chief and editorial page editor. Sections such as news, of coverage arts, sports and photo elect their own editors while other posi- By JENNIFER LEE tions - such as the managing Daily Staff Reporter editor and online editor - are appointed by the paper's man- e Michigan Daily recently agement desk, a group of about d a new class of editors to 30 editors. ge the newspaper during This year, the Daily staff held an election that lasted until 6 a.m. to elect the paper's new edi- tor in chief, Public Policy junior Joseph Lichterman. Lichterman, who has been working at the Daily since his freshman year. Lichterman said he is overjoyed to start his new job, and he will ensure that the newspaper is held to the best journalistic stan- dards. "As students at the University of Michigan, we have a unique See EDITORS, Page 3A New market opens today on corner of Washington and Division streets By HALEY GOLDBERG Daily Arts Writer Walking into babo: a market by sava, it's easy to forget the fluores- cently lit, barren grocery stores of shopping trips past. Glowing light bulbs hang from the ceiling, and industrial metal appliances meld with the antiquated wood furniture and decor arranged on the walls. Full-length windows feature the corner of Washington and Divi- sion streets as the backdrop for the market, creating a blend of city life and rustic charm. The exposed high ceilings through- out the market yearn to be filled with the sweet smells of freshly baked bread and delicacies. Babo is a place where food meets art, and grocery shoppingtransforms from an errand to an experience. The aesthetic appearance of the market, which opens today, even applies to the products. Paul Hannah, general manager of the market, said babo selects quality products whose labels play to the design of the market. "We want the store to kind of have a sexy feel to it," Hannah said. "We want people to walk in and want to buy everything that they see." Along with retail food prod- ucts, the market will also offer prepared foods, baked goods, See BABO, Page 2A WEATHER HI: 34 GOTANEWSTIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail TOMORROW LO: 28 news@michigandaily.com and let us know. NEWONMICHIGANDAILY.COM GEO responds to attorney general's motion MICHIGANDAILY.COM/BLOGS/THE WIRE INDEX AP NEWS....................2A ARTS.................. .5A Vol. CXXII, No.63 NEWS .....................3A SPORTS .................... 6A Q011lTheMichiganDaily OPINION....................4A THE STATEMENT.......1B mirhigandailyrcom A