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SOUTH QUAD
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consultation with an architectural
firm.
The University has already
spent $595.7 million on residence
hall and dining construction since
workers broke ground on the
Mosher-Jordan Residence Hall
renovation project in 2006 as part
of the Residential Life Initiative to
upgrade the University's residence
halls. Ifplansforthgrenovationof
South Quad are approved, the total
cost ofresidence hall construction
will reach $655.7 million.
cost of the machine and renova-
tions would be about $3.25 mil-
lion.
"Advancements in magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) tech-
nology now allow scanners to
operate with a lower magnetic
field and to be 'open' rather than
'closed,' which permits easier
patient entry and increased com-
fort for patients who fear enclosed
spaces," Pescovitz and Slottow
wrote.
If approved, the project would
be completed by spring 2013,
according to the communication.
UNIVERSITY TO
1972. Slottow wrote that decreas-
ing reliability and increasing
repair costs have made maintain-
ing the current elevators unten-
able.
The estimated cost for the
replacement is $1.2 million, which
includes the addition of a new
"penthouse mechanical room" to
the roof to control the elevators.
Slottow estimated the work would
be completed by spring 2014, if
approved.
In another communication,
Slottow wrote that the Willard
H. Dow Laboratory is in need of
two replacement chiller units.
The new units, which command
a price of $7 million, will lead to
$600,000 annual savings for the
University, he wrote.
The two current steam absorp-
tion chillers, installed in 1988, are
slated to be replaced by electric
chillers. According to the com-
munication, a third steam absorp-
tion chiller failed in 2010 and has
already been replaced by an elec-
tric chiller.
The $7 million estimate
includes new piping, control
valves and an electrical substation
to provide adequate power to the
new units. If approved, the project
would be completedhley fall 2013.
BIKE
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coming from Rec Sports and the
Office of Campus Sustainability.
Marshall said the program
has been popular since its imple-
mentation, noting that the 15
rental bicycles available for the
semester were rented in the first
week they were available, and a
waitlist has already opened for
next semester. He added that
the group already has plans to
expand next fall.
The organizers of the program
and members of the campus
community have also expressed
interest in expanding the initia-
tive to a bike-sharing program,
which would allow Ann Arbor
residents and students to use
bikes for short distance trips.
LSA senior Joseph Elliot, the
founder and executive director
of TruMich, a student advocacy
group dedicated to sustainable
transit, said a bike-share pro-
gram would be better than the
existing bike rental program
because it would allow students
easier accessibility.
"Bike rental is a long term
usage, whereas bike sharing is
from station to station," Elliot
said. "It's for getting in between
classes, or between North Cam-
pus and Main Street."
Last year, TruMich start-
ed a petition and held forums
designed to garner support for
a bike-share program on cam-
pus. The proposed system would
involve implementation of kiosks
around campus that would grant
short-term bike rental with use
of a valid MCard.
Elliot told the Daily last Feb-
ruary that a bike-share pro-
gram is critical to aiding student
transportation, and had been
UPGRADE MLB ELEVATOR
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SYSTEMS AND REPLACE
REQUESTS"OPEN"MRI AGING CHILLER UNITS
Citing advancements in medi-
cal technology, Ora Pescovitz, the
executive vice president for medi-
cal affairs, and Slottow wrote ina
communicationtothe regentsthat
the University of Michigan Health
System is looking to procure its
first "open" MRI machine.
According to the communica-
tion, the machine would require
renovation of 900 square feet of
the University Hospital. Pescovitz
and Slottow wrote that the total
In two separate communica-
tions, Slottow outlined the need to
replace elevators in the Universi-
ty's Modern Languages Building,
as well as install a replacement
chiller unit for the Willard H.
Dow Laboratory to maintain
machinery and infrastructure
temperatures.
According to the communica-
tion, the current MLB elevators
have been operating since the
building's original construction in
COUNCIL
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was the first to speak, urging the
council to approve additional
funds for the affordable housing
trust.
managed in the past, noting "It's a community goal to pro-
that funding had previously been vide services that meet the human
improperly allocated. needs of the impoverished and
"I would support this if all the disenfranchised residents," Ault
money went to Ann Arbor Hous- said. "...Lastmonth theAnnArbor
ing . Commission," Kunselman Housing Commission received
said. 18,000 applications for only 1,400
Most council members stated housing vouchers. Clearly the
their support for continuing the need exceeds the capacity."
trust, but requested it be sent
to the budget committee before COUNCILPASSES
making a decision. FUNDING FOR AAFD
Before the councilmem- EMERGENCY VEHICLE
bers' remarks, several residents
appealed to the council for afford- The council also approved
able housing reform. funding for a fire suppression and
Ann Arbor resident Ingrid Ault, emergency vehicles to be added
a member of the Housing and to the Ann Arbor Fire Depart-
Human Services Advisory Board, ment fleet. The addition is part of
the department's recent restruc-
turing, which includes closure
of selected fire stations and a
decreased number of fire trucks
used in emergency responses.
Councilmember Lumm
brought forth the proposal and it
passed unanimously. The cost of
the vehicle was $264,597.
Lumm said she cast support
for the grant, citing a study by
the International City/County
Management Association - an
organization dedicated to aiding
the management of local govern-
ments - conducted earlier this
year that endorsed the vehicles.
"I think by having a smaller
vehicle for medical response
rather than using the larger,
more costly piece of equipment
obviously makes sense," Lumm
said.
AMNESTY
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director if an incident occurs.
"We will still bring that stu-
dent in and talk about what
they can do to make this situa-
tion right and repair the harm,"
Mowers said.
Despite insistence that edu-
cation on the law was built into
University Housing program
training, there remains a dis-
crepancy between residents that
claim the law was clearly men-
tioned during their annual hall
meeting, and others that said it
wasn't discussed.
LSA junior Scott Dorsett, an
off-campus resident who didn't
know about the new policy, said
students have a personal respon-
sibility to learn the laws for
themselves. However, he added
that he thinks the University
could easily alleviate confusion
by better informingstudents.
"It wouldn't be too much trou-
ble for them to send out an e-mail
to everyone on campus," said
Dorsett. "They are not obligated
to do more, but, since it's so easy,
maybe they should."
AccordingtoMaryJoDesprez,
administrator of the University's
Alcohol and Other Drug Policy
and Prevention program, the
AODPP is incorporating the
new law into its educational
materials, and is also creating a
frequently asked questions page
about the law on its website.
The program also informed
fraternity and sorority presi-
dents about the law during a
presentation prior to Welcome
Week.
Additionally, the law was
included in the off-campus liv-
ing guide, which was distribut-
ed by Beyond the Diag, a student
organization dedicated to unit-
ing neighborhoods on campus.
Desprez said the revised
2012 Alcohol and Other Drug
Policy handbook has informa-
tion about the new law and will
be sent out to all students in the
next four weeks.
"There is not going to be one
right medium," Desprez said.
"There's a lot of energy around
all the different kinds of ways
we can use this information."
Ann Hower, the director
of the Office of New Student
Programs, which coordinates
freshmen orientation, said
freshmen were informed about
the law multiple times during
orientation.
endorsed by the Central Student
Government and LSA Student
Government's Taking Responsi-
bility for the Earth and Environ-
ment subcommittee last winter
semester.
"Bike-sharing could be the
most accessible form of transit
here," Elliott told the Daily in
February. "Even though Main
Street is not that far away, it is
still a hassle. The sharingsystem
will enable students to explore
the city and campus more."
Bob Grese, a professor in the
School of Natural Resources and
the Environment, agreed that
expansion of the Blue Bikes pro-
gram is necessary.
"I'm not sure it will reach
its full potential unless it can
expand a bit," Grese said. "A
bike-share program has more
potential in the long run. Maybe
a bike rental program is the first
start."
Specifically, students were
told about the law during a lec-
ture by Department of Public
Safety officers and at an infor-
mational skit performed by the
University's Education Theater
Company. Though the law went
into effect only two days before
orientation started, Hower said
she felt the orientation program
successfully informed freshmen
about its implications.
"It's new for everybody, not
just new students, but we want-
ed to make sure the newstudents
knew about this," Hower said.
Information about the law
was also included in the online
Community Matters course on
alcohol and sexual assault edu-
cationthat freshmen and under-
graduate transfer students are
required to take.
Central Student Govern-
ment President Manish Parikh,
a Business senior, said he has
been in touch with many cam-
pus leaders about promoting
the law through larger campus
venues.
"At CSG, we remain commit-
ted to promoting the law, and as
always we remain committed to
promoting a safe environment
for all Wolverines on campus,"
Parikh said.
LRC instructor Johnathon
Beals, the game's project manag-
er said its purpose is to increase
student participation in the
theme ina creative way.
"The goal was to show how
something can be fun and to pro-
vide a novel way to get people to
think about translation and inter-
act with it instead of just writing
down a text," Beals said.
PranaySethi, aSchool of Infor-
mation graduate student and
another developer of the appli-
cation, said the game adds depth
and complexity to students'
understanding of translation.
"Translation for everybody
can be subjective," Sethi said.
"This idea tries to convey the
idea that everybody's translation
can be different, you just need to
justify your translation."
In addition to the app, the
theme semester has a website
that promotes upcoming events
and allows students to blog,
interact and get involved.
LSA sophomore Theo Munch 4
said the theme is relevant to
University students.
"We have a very diverse stu-
dent population, so I think it's
important to have a good trans-
lation of everyone's different
ideas," Munch said.
LSA junior Julia Hickey is on
the student advisory board for
the theme semester and is head
of the translation forum within
the Residential College. She said
she is enthusiastic about having
additional resources and oppor-
tunities to learn about transla-
tion.
"Translation is a way of con-
necting with people from dif-
ferent cultures and getting a
better understanding of differ-
ent experiences of the world,"
Hickey said. "I'm personally
really excited about it because
it means a lot of events that my
club gets to go to and a lot of
exciting opportunities for us."
TRANSLATION the semester.
FrAm P ATeO1 Julie Evershed - director of
From Page 1 the Language Resource Cen-
ter and the Language Bank, a
to Think About Translation," resource for translation services
which is co-taught by Prins and - said the semester's theme is
Comparative Literature Prof. helping to bring together differ-
Christi Merrill, the other theme ent perspectives on the mean-
semester co-director. ing of translation. She added'
"There are so many ways in it is encouraging collaboration
which we can connect transla- between University depart-
tion to the debates and concerns ments in an effort to emphasize
and realities that students live the theme semester's impor-
in," Prins said. "The goal of this tance. Evershed added that
theme semester is to make trans- the theme semester will help
lation visible, because so often establish a broader definition of
it's invisible in our culture and translation.
yet it's everywhere." "A lot of people have a pre-
Prins said the Department conceived notion that you trans-
of Comparative Literature has late this word for that word
already incorporated the theme ... and you're done," Evershed
into its program, and other said. "But when you really start
departments will also feature working with it, you realize all
classes and speakers to demon- of the difficulties and intrica-
strate the meaning oftranslation cies involved and sometimes it's
through various lenses. a real art."
Merrill noted that translation She added that understanding
is not just about language, but the significance of translation
seeking to understand each side can help develop cultural sensi-
of events and arguments. She tivity.
pointed to perspectives on slav- "Hopefully it will raise
ery, explaining that one trans- awareness that when you're
lation may argue that owning dealing with someone, you're
another human being is morally not just dealing with the linguis-
wrong, while another may sug- tic challenges, but the cultural
gest it is a justified practice. challenges," Evershed said. "I
Prins added that another think this campus is pretty open
goal of the theme semester is to in general, but it will help open
highlight less popular languages people's eyes and minds to what
taught at the University. the other person is saying and
"Michigan is pretty unique different points of view."
because it is a very interdisci- The translation team also
plinary university ... and still incorporated technology into
committed to languages ... and the semester's structure, includ-
integrating humanities with ing a smartphone application,
social science," Prins said. "We titled "That Translation Game."
feel that translation as a theme In the game, a host chooses an
really captures the mission of image, text, or video for a play-
the University." er to translate. The host then
Each Monday, the theme awards points for the content of
semester will host an event at their translation based on grad-
the North Quad Residence Hall ing expectations.
called "Translation Mondays," Developers of the game said it
which will offer speakers, films, will hopefully be used in courses
panels and more pertaining to this semester.
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