8 - Tuesday, September 18, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com I !, SOUTH QUAD From Page 1 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 According to the com- munication, a third steam absorp- tion chiller failed in 2010 and has already been replaced by an elec- tric chiller.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 From Page 1 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 From Page 1 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 From Page 1 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. FOLLOW DAILY NEWS ON TWITTER @michdailynews 1 1 t t j A' I