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REGENTS PREVIEW
Board to
vote on
facility
upgrades
Renovations to
Schembechler
Hall, Yost will be
considered
By PETER SHAHIN
Daily Staff Reporter
In its first meeting of the new
year, the University's Board of
Regents is slated to discuss pro-
posed renovations to Schembechler
Hall and Yost Ice Arena, totaling
$23 million.
The regents will also consider
a proposal for the University of
Michigan Health system to expand
its metro Detroit operations and
a plan to upgrade utilities at the
Northwood Apartments.
According to a communication
to the regents from Athletic Direc-
tor Dave Brandon, and Timothy
Slottow, the University's executive
vice president and chief financial
officer, the proposed expansion of
Schembechler Hall, which houses
the football team's practice facili-
ties, will expand the complex by
7,000 square feet and renovate an
existing 7,000 square feet.
The project plans to provide a new
See UPGRADES, Page 6A
SPEAKERS ON CAMPUS
Michele
Norris
talks
equality
At symposium, NPR
host encourages
social activism
By K.C. WASSMAN
Daily Staff Reporter
While many students listen
to Michele Norris's voice on the
radio daily, yesterday they had the
opportunity to hear - and see -
the award-winning journalist and
host of National Public Radio's "All
Things Considered" in person, as
part of the University's 25th annual
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Symposium.
Along with the break from class-
es yesterday, students and faculty
participated in a number of events
hosted in honor of King, including
speakers, discussions and exhibi-
tions focused on the Symposium's
theme of developing a future gen-
eration of activists - highlight-
ing the use of social media among
America's youth in spreading social
justice in today's society.
In her keynote address, Norris
discussed various revelations on
racial equality she uncovered while
See NORRIS, Page 3A
Protesters march to Republican Gov. Rick Snyder's Ann Arbor subdivision yesterday to protest the state's emergency financial manager law.
P rotesters march to
fight Snyder policy
About 1,000
people walk to
governor's home
By TAYLOR WIZNER
Daily StaffReporter
Though Geddes Road is
usually filled with rush hour
traffic on 'Monday evenings,
last night it was packed
with protesters hailing from
all across Michigan, wav-
ing banners, flags and signs
reading, "Legalize democ-
racy," "Refuse to be silenced"
and "Dictator Snyder."
A crowd of about 1,000
people marched down Ged-
des to protest outside the
gated community where
Republican Gov. Rick Snyder
lives. The rally was in oppo-
sition of Public Act 4, a law
Snyder signed last March
that allows for an emergency
financial manager to tem-
porarily replace elected city
officials and take control
under instances of bank-
ruptcy.
Many people attended
the protest, held on Mar-
tin Luther King Jr. Day, to
support the importance of
democracy, making claims
that the policy is a threat to
the democratic system.
"Dr. King marched and
gave his life for the right to
vote," one megaphone yield-
ing protester chanted. "He
marched so that all Ameri-
cans can cast their vote. If we
cannot vote, we do not have
See SNYDER, Page 3A
FORMER DC MAYOR SPEAKS FOR MLK DAY
GREENING CAMPUS
'U' sustainability report released
Officials discuss
environmental
improvements
By PATRICIA SNIDER
Daily StaffReporter
With a rise in severe storms,
increased environmentally-
induced diseases and a rise in
endangered species, global cli-
mate change continues to be a
major worldwide concern.
The University hopes to
alleviate the harmful effects
of global climate change by
implementing numerous sus-
tainability efforts on campus,
as outlined in its 2011 Annual
Sustainability Report, released
yesterday. In the report -
which details data collected
from July 1 through June 30
for fiscal years 2004-2011--the
University explains its sustain-
ability goals and evaluates its
successes thus far.
Following the completion
of the Campus Sustainability
Integrated Assessment, Uni-
versity President Mary Sue
Coleman announced on Sept.
27 that the University was pre-
pared to begin a set of sustain-
ability goals focused on four
"operational" preservation
See SUSTAINABILITY, Page 3A
GREEK LIFE
After reinstatement, Beta Theta
Pi continues to recruit, fill house
South State Street
residence open to
non-members
By LIANA ROSENBLOOM
Daily StaffReporter
Despite being only recently
reinstated on campus, Beta
Theta Pi fraternity is continu-
ing to increase membership and
residencyin theirhouse, located
at 604 S. State St.
Last fall, the newly reno-
vated fraternity house opened
its doors to members and non-
members in order to reach
capacity in the house. The fra-
ternity was re-established in
fall 2010 after its removal from
campus in 2007, and it's cur-
rently in the process of boosting
its membership.
Currently, 17 Beta members.
and 29 non-members, both
male and female, reside in the
Beta house-including law stu-
dents, graduate students and
other undergraduate students,
according to Martin Williams,
Beta ThetaPi resident director.
Kinesiology spnior Dustyn
Wright, current president of
Beta Theta Pi, said he doesn't
think the inability to fill the
house was a result of Beta's past
conflicts with its national orga-
nization. Instead, he attributed
it to the process of re-establish-
See RECRUIT, Page 6A
AUSTEN HUFFORD/Daily
Former Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty speaks at at Blau Auditorium yesterday as part of the University's 25th
annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King,.Jr. Symposium.
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