Thursday, May 15, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, May 15, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11 Bike sharing program announces kiosk sites nUoY VVALLAU/Daily Pulitzer Prize Sheryl WuDunn speaks during the Women and Economic Security Conference at Rackham Auditorium Wednesday. SPEAKER From Page 1 University's Center for the Educa- tion of Women and Re:Gender, an organization formerly called the National Council for Research on Women. Her talk concluded the first day of a three-day confer- ence, which aims to identify and discuss barriers for impoverished women seeking financial security. Gloria Thomas, CEW director, said the conference was intend- ed to be a catalyst for discus- sion among students and faculty regarding poverty and its implica- tions worldwide. "For this initiative and this week's related conference, CEW is serving as the convener of scholars, activists, social service agencies and their clients living in poverty, policy makers and other interested parties who are com- mitted to establishing policy rec- ommendations at the state level to help women," Thomas said. Though University students may never witness these atroci- ties firsthand, She added that it's important they have an under- standing of their existence and what can be done. "While WuDunn's talk (had) an international focus - particu- larly regarding policies and prac- tices to address these issues - the intent is for conference attendees to have a broad understanding of what's being done to eliminate poverty worldwide in order to inspire and enable us all to think globally but act locally." Cycle pick-up stations are set to launch in July at several locations By ALLANA AKHTAR Daily News Editor Cyclists, grab a helmet. By July, University students will have access to public bikes in an effort to add cycling to daily com- mutes. ArborBike, in partnership with the Ann Arbor City Council, the Ann Arbor-based nonprofit Clean Energy Coalition and the Universi- ty are in the final stages of initiating the citywide bike share program. In the latest step toward launch- ing the program, the organization has launched a map of the 14 future kiosk stations where riders can rent a bicycle. A few are near University aca- demic buildings, including one on State Street by the Modern Lan- guages Building, one on South Uni- versity by the School of Social Work and one on East Madison Street near the Michigan Union. There are also stations close to popular downtown areas. Kiosks near the Main Street hub include a station on the intersection of Main Street and Washington Street near Cafe Zola and a station on East Huron Street bythe Ann Arbor City Council building. There is another kiosk planned for Fifth Avenue close to the Ann Arbor Farmers Market in Kerrytown. The Medical Center and Michi- gan Stadium will have stations nearby. North Campus will also have kiosks on Hubbard Road and near the Cooley Laboratory. Lisa Solomon, business ana- lyst for University Parking and Transportation Services, said the campus. She stressed that the pro- gram is not ideal for long, trans-city trips, but would aid people who were looking to get to nearby des- tinations faster or finish up the last leg of a bus journey. "It offers an alternative for get- tingaround," Solomon said. "People wouldn't use their car, for example, if they needed to run out for lunch." Interested users have the choice of buying membership cards of one day for $6, one week for $20 or one year for $65. Members then have access to the public bikes around the city for 30 to 60 minutes at a time. Bikers face fees if they return bikes after one hour of use to help keep as many bikes in circulation as possible. The bikes come with a small bas- ket, front and rear lights and a chain lock. ArborBike said they would fund and facilitate all bike repairs. Bike-sharing businesses have opened with success across the nation, in areas such as Washington D.C., Portland, Oregon and in the Manhattan and Brooklyn boroughs of New York City. In 2011, University President Mary Sue Coleman gave a speech to students on improving sustain- ability through University funded transportation and emission reduc- tion projects. She specifically sug- gested a bike sharingsystem around campus to decrease dependence on gas-powered vehicles. The University supported Arbor- Bike through the process and donated $600,000 toward opera- tional costs. The Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority and the Clean Energy Coalition assisted with start-up funding as well. 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University af filiates are suhject to a reduced suhscription rate. On-campus suhscriptions for fall term are $35. Subscriptions must be prepaid. The Michigan Daily is a member of The Associated Press and The Associated Collegiate Press. By JAKE LOURIM ManagingSports Editor More than three months after the season started in Tampa, Fla., all the variables that the Michigan softball has tried to neutralize - weather, travel, opponent - are back in play. As she has all season, Michigan coach Carol Hutchins will do her best to ignore them. For most of the season, it looked like the Wolverines would be host- ing another regional at the Wilpon Complex in front of their fans, playing as the favorite. Now, after finishing 8-6 in their last 14 games, they must travel more than 2,000 miles southwest to play in triple- digit temperatures against No. 9 seed Arizona State, which nearly no-hit Michigan in March. As far as Hutchins is concerned, though, the game is the same - even if the Wolverines will be play- ing it with ice baths in the dugout and plenty of water. Michigan will open regional play against San Diego State at 12:30 p.m. local time Friday, when the forecast projects temperatures Softball opens NCAA play in Tempe up to 104 degrees. Arizona State will play Ivy League champion Dartmouth immediately after. The winners and losers will play each other on Saturday in the dou- ble-elimination format, with the regional champion being decided Sunday. And even though the Wolverines watched Minnesota celebrate a Big Ten Tournament championship last time they were on the field, the players say they're still going in confident about their chances. "I definitely think we have a chip on our shoulder," said sopho- more shortstop Sierra Romero. "We know what Michigan softball is, and we know what it takes to play Michigan softball. I think our mindset is great." In the final weeks of the season, when the team struggled, it really struggled. The Wolverines' occa- sional inability to make in-game adjustments has caused several puzzling results, including a 10-2 road loss to Illinois on April 25 and a 9-3 home loss to Wisconsin on May2. Another case in point: Saturday night, when Minnesota brought in senior right-hander Sara Moulton for the fifth inning of the Big Ten final. Moulton proceeded to shut down the Wolverines for the rest of the game, getting the win when the Gophers scored on a walk-off single. "We're definitely going to take away our sense of fight and attack mindset," said senior outfielder Nicole Sappingfield. "We did really well against Illinois and Wisconsin making adjustments, and I think we could have done a better job of that in the Minnesota game." Adjustments will be key this weekend, when a lackluster effort could prove costly in a double- elimination tournament. San Diego State boasts left-handed ace Danielle O'Toole, who will change speeds to keep Michigan off balance. The Sun Devils have two 20-win pitchers, right-hand- ers Dallas Escobedo and Mack- enzie Popescue, who combine for a sub-2.00 earned-run aver- age. Any one of them could give the Wolverines problems. When Arizona State played Michigan in Fullerton, Calif. on March 6, Esc- obedo twirled a complete-game one-hitter to beat the Wolverines, 2-0. But this time of the year, every team has its strengths - Min- nesota, for example, eliminat- ed Michigan with its pitching. Hutchins said the Wolverines' strength is their three top pitch- ers, which keeps the opponent guessing as to who will start, while Sappingfield noted the depth in their lineup. Hutchins and Sappingfield downplayed the experience factor heading into this weekend. Michi- gan, San Diego State and Arizona State are all regulars in the NCAA Tournament, and each has several seniors who could be playing their last college game this weekend. "Our season is basically on the line these days," Hutchins said Saturday. "I can't imagine anyone would be too tired to finish hard." Lehmann, M' top UIC fl-H,, I Fr s 8 3 7 6 4 6 5 3 8 41 I t "T i i it I 513 917 l I 1 1 i i- I i. 6 7 4'VI 9 4 11111 II 2 EEh 4 program is designed for small com- mutes in the downtown Ann Arbor area and around the University's Whe Erik B hander for Tu against ann's fi too mu "We out the and sti "We wE We had to take really s The expect innings from st ines (13 defeate eshman throws Tuesday night. "Keith Lehmann just did an ;even shutout outstanding job of pounding the strike zone," Bakich said. "When- innings ever you can get a starting pitcher who doesn't walk anybody, forces By ZACH SHAW contact and lets the defense work, Daily Sports Writer good things happen." Coming into the game hitting n Michigan baseball coach .311 as a team, the Flames were akich sent freshman right- silent against Lehmann. The fresh- Keith Lehmann to the hill man pitched his way out of jams in esday's midweek tune-up the first and sixth innings, preserv- Illinois-Chicago, Lehm- ing the shutout without allowing irst start, he didn't expect any walks. ch. On the other side of the plate, were just going to put him Michigan did all of its damage re for as long as he could go in the first inning, as sophomore 11 be effective," Bakich said. infielder Jacob Cronenworth and ere hoping for a quality start. junior outfielder Jackson Glines ia plan ready for the bullpen each singled, stole a base and came over at some point, but he around to score. hortened the game for us." But that early action would be it young pitcher exceeded for the Michigan offense. Despite ations, firing seven shutout striking out just twice, the Wolver- s while controlling the plate ine lineup failed to produce after art to finish as the Wolver- that. Michigan mustered just four 3-11 Big Ten, 27-26-1 overall) more hits and was held scoreless d Illinois-Chicago, 2-1, on over the final eight innings. "It was deceiving because we actually hit the ball OK," Bakich said. "We only struck out twice and hit the ball hard, but they had a couple of web-gem catches, a couple calls didn't go our way and there were a number of things that could've happened where the game could have been totally different." But for Lehmann and the bull- pen, the first-inning runs were enough. The pitching staff struck out eight and only allowed an eighth-inning run. The win is Michigan's seventh in its last eight games, and gives the team a winning record for the first time all season. Playingits best baseball of the year, consistency is key as the Wolverines host No. 22 Kansas this weekend before travel- ing to Omaha, Neb. for the Big Ten Tournament. "I like our mentality right now and the confidence that we have," Bakich said. "I told them before the game to be confident but cautious at the same time, because you don't ever want to lose that edge." even WALLAU/Oaiy Sierra Romero leads the nation in batting average going into the NCA egionals. THANK YOU U OF M STUDENTS FOR MAKING NYPD YOUR CHOICE FOR PIZZA, PASTA, AND SALADS! HAPPY SUMMER! 605 East William lOam-4am Daily 734-669-6973 newyorkpizzaannarbor.com FOLLOW US @michigandaily YOU LIKELY WON'T REGRET IT!