6 - The Michigan Daily - Summer Orientation 1995
Construction improves, inconveniences campus
By Marisa Ma
Daily Staff Reporter
The University community has
learned that when the sound of drilling
pauses in one spot, another bulldozer fol-
lows soon after in the whirl of construction
on campus.
The recent changes on campus have
not goneunnoticed.
"Itwasvery hardtoconcentmte(during
a test)," said LSA junior Nadia Chowhan.
"There was construction going on the
whole time.Itsounded like an earthquake."
Tom Schlaff, director of construction
management, said that the disruption is
inevitable, but many attempts have been
made to reduce the amount of inconve-
nience.
He said that renovations were coordi-
nated to prevent shutoff of utilities such
as electricity during classes.
"We're trying to build and construc-
tion is noisy, dirty and messy,"Schlaff said.
Brian MacDonald, a Law School stu-
dent, said he was concerned about the ap-
pearance of the campus.
I feel bad for people who are just
coming here now, because I came to this
gorgeous Diag that was just wide open
space that just seemed fantastically huge.
Now with every building they build, they
just seem to be closing in the middle and
itjust keeps getting smaller and smaller,"
MacDonald said.
University Planner Fred Mayer said
the new projects are necessary for the up-
keep of the campus.
"The steps are being replaced be-
cause they've gotten into bad shape,"
Mayer said. "(Renovations have pro-
vided) a lot better classrooms, labs and
libraries. The laboratories now are out of
date and perhaps unsafe."
Schlaff said he agreed that buildings
may become dangerous after long periods
of time. He cited Angell Hall, which was
It sounded like an
earthquake."
-Nadia Chowhan
LSA junior
built in 1924 and now needs extensive
renovations.
"If they neglect these old buildings,
they will fall apart," Schlaff said.
The Shapiro Undergraduate Library,
which underwent extensive restructuring
this past year is an example of the results
of needed renovations, Mayer said.
"If you had seen the old one about
three years ago and now walk in it, you
know the benefits of (renovations)....
They aim at providing better facilities to
the students," Mayer said.
Infrastructure changes to buildings
like the C.C. Little Building and Angell
Hall includeupgrading or adding heating
and cooling systems, adding more
restrooms and bringing the buildings up
to current safety standards and codes.
"I've been here 15 years. We've seen
signs of faulty electrical systems that are
unsafe," said Kyger Lohmann, associate
professor of geology. "Renovation is
necessary for these buildings to maintain
their utility for at least another 20 years."
The steps of the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library are one of the many construction projects on campus.
Although the renovations of the C.C. what they must do and the ability to re- University's list of active projects.
Little Building that houses the depart- main in the building," Lohmann said. Duringthe next year, other major reno-
ment of geology led to scarce teaching The construction contracts for the vations will include a primary care facility
space for Lohmann; he said he recog- main Central Campus buildings plan for of the University Hospital at Plymouthat4
nizes the need to accommodate both the completion by next fall at the latest. East Earhart, a new tennis facility on the Ath-
builders and the administration. Engineering's completion is targeted for letic Campus on State Street, an additior
"They've been scheduling major this fall, and renovations at Angell Hall to the Business School to add executive
construction over the summer (to avoid and the C.C. Little Building should be fin- residence and teaching facilities and the
interruptions). It's difficult to balance ished by fall 1996, according to the new School of Social Work Building.
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Students, administrators
collaborate to write new
code over summer term
Michigan Student Assembly
president says students are
not included in process
By Amy Klein
Daily News Editor
This summer students and administrators are serv-
ing a sentence that will impact student behavior.
At the April Board of Regents meeting, Vice Presi-
dent for Student Affairs Maureen A. Hartford was told
to rewrite the proposed draft of the University's code
of non-academic conduct with student input.
"It was the only decision right now," said Re-
gent Andrea Fisher Newman (R-Ann Arbor) at the
meeting. "I think (the code) goes too far, and I
wouldn't support it. Someone would have to per-
suade me to support something that goes beyond the
federal mandates."
The Statement of Student Rights and Responsi-
bilities was first enacted on Jan. 1, 1993. The policy
is a response to federal mandates that require an alco-
hol policy and a sexual assualt policy.
The policy, which has been heavily criticized by
the University's student government, addresses stu-
dent non-academic conduct within a 30-mile radius of
the campus.
The revisions to the current code are intended to
producea less legalistic document. The regents speci-
fied that a new code will be in place by the end of the
fall semester, and the Statement of Student Rights and
Responsibilities will continue as aninterim policy.
This summer a group of four students is meeting
with several administrators to draft a new code. Judi-
cial Advisor Mary Lou Antieau said she supporte
the regents' request for a new code and said the Uni
versity should have a policy on non-academic be-
havior.
"We are the only major university in the coun-
try that does not have a code. There are several pro-
fessional organizations that say we should have one.
The courts have clearly said you need to have this,"
Antieau said.
Antieau also said that the presentcode serves its
purpose. "We didn't create a perfect vehicle - what
we had worked within its own limitations. Primarily
what doesn't work is the complexity," she said. *
But Flint Wainess, the president of the Michigan
Student Assembly, said the administration is notsuc-
cessfully working with the students like the regents
had asked. MSA organized a protest against the code
revisions in April at the regents meeting.
"It's not going well because there is no commit-
ment on the part of the administration to have a truly
interactive code process," Wainess said. "I don't feel
comfortable taking part in the closed meetings."
In response, MSA is drafting several versions of a
policy that Wainess said would fulfill their standards.G
"We're working with diverse sections of the com-
munity to put together an alternative that fits the re-
gents' mandate," he said.