EW S Monday, May 14, 2007
The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com
Students won't 'keep out'
By SARAH SALA
For the Daily
Art and Design junior Lauren
Peterson said she visited the site
of the Frieze Building on a Sunday
afternoon last month.
The half-demolished building
and surrounding worksite were
vacant of construction workers and
security personnel, Peterson said.
The only witnesses she said
she noticed as she climbed a two-
the structure were a few amused
pedestrians.
Several students said they
have broken into the hazard-rid-
den demolition site, which is only
secured by a fence after hours.
Frieze demolition worker Randy
Winters said people unfamiliar
with the site's layout could seri-
ously hurt themselves, especially
at night.
"If a person falls into one of the
big holes it could be a 15-to-20-feet
Workers
often wear a
special insert
in their boots to
protect against
nails and other
hazards that
trespassers
might not antic-
ipate, said Tim
Muray, a local
construction
worker.
BENJI DELL/Daily
The Frieze demolition site is surrounded by a fence and
warning signs that don't deter students interested insa last visit.
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F
ry pile of bricks to break into drop," he said. "It's lots of
tetanus shot stuff," Muray said.
He said at least once during the
y A duration of a project a worker is
sent to the hospital to get stitches.
An Art and Design junior, wish-
ing to remain anonymous to avoid
consequences for trespassing, said
HyperleamingClasses Start: June 9th and June 23rd she broke into the demolition site
Acc.elratedClasses Start: June 2"d, June 91h, and June 23,d to take photographs for a class proj-
ect.
She said she had only intend-
ed to take pictures from behind
the site's fence, but that she and a
&0view friend decided to enter the building
i P;._ because no one was working at the
site.
The student said she entered the
building by climbing a large pile of
rubble, and that when she went to
U climb down she lost footing, slid
down the mound and cut her wrist.
su d o kDirector of Public Safety Diane
Brown said security on campus
construction sites is the responsi-
bility of the construction company.
A contractor can hire a private
To pay: Cmpete the id so that evry rw c umn security guard for a site, but DPS is
and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9. only involved if criminal activity is
reported, she said.
One case of trespassing at the site
was reported to DPS in April and
the trespassers were gone when
officers arrived, Brown said. .
Brown said there isn't need for
increased security at the site - the
precautions in place are standard
for campus construction projects.
Trespassing students said they
were drawn to the deteriorated
Frieze because of the building's
reputation as a notoriously uncom-
fortable campus landmark.
"I had never been inside before,"
Peterson, said. "It was my last
chance to explore it."
The site is marked to warn away
trespassers, Frieze demolition
worker Tim Culp said.
But aware of late-night visitors
to the site, Culp said workers take
care to secure tools and machinery,
and to not leave anything hanging
that could fall.
"People get a few drinks in them
and they think they're invincible,"
he said.
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