The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 5A CAMPAIGN From Page 1A details won't be revealed until the campaign's official start date on Nov. 8. PROJECTS From Page 1A be closed intermittently. University planner Sue Gott said there won't be any pile driv- ing - a type of construction * technique that results in ground vibrations near the site - during the upcoming phase of construc- tion. Throughout the project, Gott said there will be nomajor disruptions in the surrounding neighborhood. Gott also said a large section of East Madison Street between Division and State Streets will be closed in March to replace the water main. During this time, the sidewalk on Division Street will be closed and Thompson Street will become a one-way, northbound street with all park- ing on the street closed off. Offi- cials are considering opening the University parking structure on Thompson Street to the public as a visitors parking lot during con- struction. Gott said she estimates construction on Madison will be finished by the time students move out in April. Most of Thompson Street will be closed throughout the summer while the building is being erect- ed. The residence hall should be fully constructed by the begin- ning of 2015, and the project should come to a close by mid- July 2015. The Munger Graduate Hous- ing Building will be an eight-level structure with apartment-style rooms on the -seven floors. The eighth floor will contain a small convenience store, lounges and study rooms. Jim Kosteva, University direc- tor of community relations, said of the graduate housing it will provide an educational exchange between grad students from dif- ferent graduate schools. Gott said meetings the one that took place Wednesday will con- tinue so that members of the com- munity are informed and have an opportunity to express concerns. She noted that plans are still open to change. THANKS FOR READING THE PAPER We like you. SO... HOW ABOUT YOU LIKE US? Check us out facebook.com/ michigandaily AWARD From Page 1A Greek Week event in the chap- ter's history. Along with other events this year, the chapter raised $6,630 for Push America under Guys' leadership. Pi Kappa Phi also holds an annual disability awareness din- ner where students, faculty and brothers listen to keynote speak- ers and participate in an open conversation about living with disabilities. Guys said the University's NURSE From Page lA University after having worked in the auto industry for ten years. Followinggraduation, hebecame a registered nurse and now has 30 years of experience in the pro- fession. He has previously served as vice president of the MNA before assuming his current role. He's also currently the grievance Chair for the University of Michi- gan Professional Nurse Council, the local union that represents nurses at UMHS. "The MNA has over 10,500 members, and I believe our asso- ciation sets the tone for nursing chapter of Pi KappaPhi regularly works to "make our own campus more accessible and accepting of people with disabilities." Pi Kappa Phi has worked to create relationships with local community members in need, specifically through the Eisenhower Center, where the brothers regularly visit people suffering from traumatic brain injuries, forging personal con- nections with clients at the cen- ter through games and events. "It really affects the brothers to see that appreciation for doing something as simple as play- ing games, talking and having a practice across our state,"Armel- agos said. One of the first steps in his plan of action is pushing for a bill that will officially set minimum staffing levels at tertiary care centers, or hospitals that offer the most complete level of treat- ment and specialty care. The passage of the Safe Patient Care legislation, introduced by state Senator Rebekah Warren (D- Ann Arbor), is one of the union's main legislative priorities. Advocating for the creation of a more conducive working envi- ronment for nurses goes hand- in-hand with providing the best possible care for patients, Armel- agos said. He said helping nurses know their rights and speak out will positively benefit patient meaningful conversation, and how much of a meaning that has with the clients we work with at Eisenhower," Guys said. Mark Timmes, chief executive officer of the national Pi Kappa Phi chapter, said in a statement that he is proud of Guys's chari- table work. "Nicholas's efforts in serving people with disabilities exem- plify him as a leader by choice," Timmes said. "We are happy to recognize him for his outstand- ing work he has done for Push America, the Alpha Kappa chap- ter and his university." experiences and care. Fairer contracts make for a better work environment where nurses are better able to advo- cate for their patients, Armelagos said. He added that it is his job to "secure the language in their contracts to make sure their col- lective voice is heard and has the strength to move our workplace environments to better advocate for our patients." Despite his expanded role, Armelagos plans to remain involved in the UMHS commu- nity, while encouraging nursing students to find meaning within their own careers. Some prisoners at G tmo jai to0 sick to lock up L th de DIVERSITY From Page lA and Spanish regarding represen- tation, voice and presence. LSA senior Chloe Brown, another co-founder of the move- ment, said its biggest obstacle is to hold the University account- able for promises made to stu- dents. "Michigan has this huge appeal of diversity - or that's the way that they market them- selves," Brown said. "But when you get here it's completely dif- ferent. If you're going to pay however much money to go here, you should feel safe here." The event drew mostly intrigued or confused reactions from the rest of the student body, who found themselves walking around a large circle of protes- tors, at times 50 to 80 people strong, in order to reach their classes. "I'vebeengettingalotofques- tions, like, what's this about? A couple of people have come up and just thanked us for doing this," LSA and Education junior Michael Chrzan, one of the pro- testors, said. Organizers of We are Michi- gan said Wednesday's demon- strationwas just the first of many events for the group, which plans to continue to have a presence on campus. Potential upcoming projects include working to broaden the race and ethnicity requirement so that it includes components of intergroup relations and, in the short run, building up momen- tum for the affirmative action Supreme Court case being heard next week in Washington, D.C., Brown said. MI Sawa 11 yea tanam milita Du the w Egyp reach at one deter his L offici La the d down to ex pictu man,) of ot is sho to wa awak the p out of 1W at a h could Mari a mili repre De of El ted b sives facini in a court rare 1 of an a pre may as th on ag with in sig He 164 p who i a jud of a man pastc prisoi argue ments betes, pose U.S. n ity to ing ca withd releas Th prisoi with enoug broug mobil base i cost o refus he did perso In have - one other Jawyersargue detainees have raised medi- cal complaints related to their iat seriously ill participation in a long-run- ning hunger strike, which had 'tainees should dropped to 17 prisoners as of Monday from a peak of 106 in be released July. "There are a whole slew of AMI (AP) - Tarek El- people with a whole slew of h is in terrible shape after serious health problems," said irs as a prisoner at Guan- Cori Crider, a lawyer for the no Bay, a fact even the U.S. British human rights group cry does not dispute. Reprieve who has been meet- ring his time in captivity, ing with Guantanamo prison- veight of the 55-year-old ers for years. tian has nearly doubled, U.S. officials say Guanta- ingmorethan420 pounds namo prisoners get excellent point, and his health has medical care, saying proudly iorated as a result, both that it's equivalent to what awyers and government troops receive. There are more als concede. than 100 doctors, nurses and wyers for El-Sawah, and other professionals treating "a octors they have brought constellation" of illnesses, said to the U.S. base in Cuba Navy Capt. Daryl Daniels, a amine him, paint a dire physician and the chief medical re - a morbidly obese officer for the detention center. with diabetes and a range He says none is in critical con- her serious ailments. He dition at the moment. rt of breath, barely able "They are an aging popula- 1k 10 feet, unable to stay tion and they are starting to e in meetings and faces show some signs of being an ossibility of not making it older group of people," Daniels prison alive. said. e are very afraid that he is In August, lawyers for El- igh risk of death, that he Sawah filed an emergency die at any moment," said mtion with a federal court ne Lt. Col. Sean Gleason, in Washington asking a judge tary lawyer appointed to to order the military to pro- sent him. vide what it calls "adequate" tails about the condition medical care, including addi- -Sawah, who has admit- tional tests for possible heart ning an al-Qaida explo- disease and a device to help trainer but is no longer him breathe because of a condi- g charges, are emerging tion they say is preventing his series of recently filed brain from receiving enough motions that provide a oxygen. glimpse into the health The government insists he i unusual prisoner, and is getting good care at Guan- view of arguments that tanamo and just needs to exer- ,become more common cise more and eat less. "While e Guantanamo Bay pris- (El-Sawah) is currently in poor es into a second decade health, his life is not in immi- no prospects for closure nent danger," lawyers for the ht. Justice Department wrote in 's not the only one of the response. risoners at Guantanamo The judge hasn't ruled, but s seriously ill. Last week, the request is secondary any- ge ordered the release way. What El-Sawah and his schizophrenic Sudanese lawyers want is for the U.S. to who spent much of the release him, preferably back decade medicated in the home to Egypt. They argue n psych ward. His lawyers in part that his health is too d he was so sick, with ail- poor for him to pose any kind that also included dia- of threat. "It boggles the mind ,that he couldn't possibly that they are putting up a fight a threat and therefore the on releasing him," Gleason so longer had the author- said. hold him. The judge's rul- El-Sawah, who is 5 feet, me after the government 10 inches, was around 215 rew its opposition to his pounds when he arrived at e. ' Guantanamo in May 2002 ere's also a Pakistani after his capture in Afghani- ner, Saifullah Paracha, stan. Photos, from before his a heart condition serious capture show a man with a bit h that the government of girth but not in apparently ht a surgical team and a ill health. One of his lawyers, e cardiac lab to the U.S. Mary Petras, says he was n Cuba to treat him, at a obese by the time she first met f$400,000. He ultimately him in March 2006. ed the treatment because "When he first got to Guan- n't trust military medical tanamo 11 years ago he was not nnel. obese," Gleason said. "And dur- addition, two prisoners ing those 11 years he was under died from natural causes the custody, control and medi- from a heart attack, the cal supervision of the United from cancer. And several States government." ACLU files complaint against Border Patrol officers in Ariz. Group claims agents used excessive force against migrants PHOENIX (AP) - Border Patrol agents in southernArizo- na are subjecting U.S. citizens to illegal searches, detentions and excessive force in many cases miles from the state's border with Mexico, the American Civil Liberties Union wrote ina complaint Wednesday. The group is seeking a fed- eral probe into what it calls "widespread and longstand- ing" constitutional abuses, and in'a letter to the Depart- ment of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General, the ACLU cites five cases in which it says citizens were wrongful- ly detained without probable cause, among numerous other violations. The group wants an inves- tigation into the individual complaints as well as a compre- hensive review of Border Patrol policies. DHS has declined comment on the complaint that comes two weeks after the federal government settled an ACLU lawsuit over similar allegations in Washington state. While admitting no wrong- doing in that case, the Bor- der Patrol agreed to retrain agents and share with advocacy groups records of every traffic stop its agents make in Wash- ington's Olympic Peninsula along the northern border with Canada for 18 months, among other things. . The ACLU says the issue of constitutional violations by Border Patrol agents dates back decades and continues to be ignored by federal authorities. "It has a huge impact on bor- der communities, but it extends far into the interior," said ACLU attorney James Lyall. "Border Patrol claims broad authority anywhere within 100 miles of any external boundary." Lyall said that covers two- thirds of the U.S. population. "The potential for abuses is not constrained to just the border regions but really can impact the majority of Ameri- cans," he added, noting a for- mal lawsuit may follow the complaint. The National Border Patrol Council, the union for agents, balked at the allegations as being widespread. "People are going to make mistakes, but I think those are very few and far between," said Shawn Moran, the group's vice president. He said the union has sought more transparency from DHS regarding complaints and assaults against agents, noting it would help the public better understand the dangers of the job. "Transparency would really show that our agents do a good job, and of course we're always for more training," Moran said. "But we're not in favor of train- ing that is just thrown on top of us to appease a special interest group." ACLU's complaint also comes three weeks after the completion of a review by DHS's Office of Inspector General into allegations of excessive force by Border Patrol agents. The report recommended improvements in training but contained little discussion of use-of-force policies and cited no specific wrongdoing by the agency.