21 Thursday, July 10, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, July 10, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11 UMHS opens parking structure over city objections Location on edge of parking spaces for UMHS, the Steve Dolen said the garage did is to have more single-occupant opening also came with a history receive more attention than can vehicles commuting back and campus leads to clash of years of disagreement between be typical. forth near the center of the city the University and Lower Town "This one, there may have and back out again," Mortimer of interests between residents, prompted by its location been more of a level of engage- said. "What's needed is the Uni- between campus and city. ment because of the proximity to versity to be genuinely committed residents, University Jim Kosteva, University direc- private residence," he said. "But (to environmental stewardship.)" tor of community relations, said in I think there's always a level of This isn't the only Univer- By SHOHAM GEVA ane-mail interviewthe University community engagement with our sity project in recent years to ManagingNews Editor was pleased to be able to open the projects." run into issues due to a location garage and fulfill a major need on The final design of the newly- on the edges of campus. When The $34 million, 725-space campus. opened garage included several North Quadrangle was proposed University parking garage that "The medical center area has features designed to address com- in 2006, original designs were opened Monday on Wall Street seen the greatest growth in new munity concerns, including a rain rejected by the regents because was never one of the big ticket employees over the past decade, garden for runoff, a layered pat- of concerns about walkability and items in the University of Michi- yet no additional parking spac- tern of darker brick to blend more fit. Several features, including the gan Health System's 2005 expan- es have been added in this part with surrounding buildings and courtyard, were added to help sion plan. of campus," he wrote. "Many panels detailing the street's his- blend the building more with its Located on the edge of the med- employees have been inconve- tory. surroundings. ical campus butborderingthe Ann nienced by having to park greater However, Tim Mortimer, presi- Kosteva said the primary con- Arbor Lower Town residential distances from their workplace or dent of the Riverside Park Place sideration when deciding to build neighborhood, the garage wasn't spend time hunting for a space." Condominium Association, said on outer parts of campus is wheth- even the focal point of planned However, ina series of commu- nearby residents remain dissatis- er the project fulfills the Universi- development in its corridor, which nity meetings in both 2008 and fled with the final product. ty's core purposes. also included a major 2006-2010 in 2012, residents expressed con- "None of the genuine concerns "We are attempting to provide renovation to the Kellogg Eye cerns about the structure's impact were addressed," he said. "They the residents and the taxpayers Center. Furthermore, it built on on the city ranging from increased essentially put lipstick on a pig." of the state of Michigan, and our previous efforts in the area, add- traffic to environmental complica- He cited unresolved issues of student and our healthcare cus- ing on to an already existing lot. tions and aesthetic problems with increases in traffic and noise as tomers, with quality facilities to However, over the years the waythe building matched oth- well as potential danger to chil- provide research and teaching between its first approval in ers nearby. dren from busier streets, adding and healthcare environments that 2008 and second approvalwith In 2008, the Ann Arbor City that the environmental impact satisfy and enhance our mission," modifications in 2012 follow- Council got involved by passing a from the pressure of 700 addi- he said. ing an unsuccessful attempt at a resolution asking the University tional vehicles in the area also He added that while he hoped city partnership to place it else- to pause plans, which led to the remains a broader, fundamental residents would agree that com- where, the project found plenty unsuccessful attempt at partner- split of interest between the city munity input was incorporated of visibility from a different sec- ship later that year. and the University. in the garage, he recognized that tor. Along with a net gain of 509 Executive Parking Director "The last thing the city needs See GARAGE, Page 8 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com IAN DIWNGHAM SIMONNE KAPADIA litdilomihiandalycom simka-pamihigandalycom CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom s. ficehos.: 734-763-2459 ot.3 NewsTips news@michigandaily.com le"tertoheEditortthdilymchgnaiyo orvisitmichigandaily.com/etters Photo Department photo@michigandaycom Arts Section artsemichigandilycom Magazine statement@michigandailycom Advertising Phone: 734.418-4115 Departmenit daiydisplay@gmaitcom FOOT BAL L Four players on early watch lists EDITORIAL STAFF tephanie Shenuda On the fast track: Gold medal ist takes the wheel Managing Editor -- U , MUSIC LESSON ShohamGeva ManagingNewsEditor ENI FEWSE Allana Akhtar AaricaMarsh EditorialPageEditor Epiltoreditor " ,,,,andinivcom r SENIOR EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR: MichaehSchramm Jake tourim Managing Sports Editor sportseditors@michigandailycom SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR: Daniel Feldman GiancarloBuono ManagingArtsEditor gbuonomo@michigandaily.comh SENIOR ARTS EDITORS: AdamaTheisen Allison Farrand and Ruby Wallau ManagingPhotoEditor photo@michigandaily.com E r m eartn g in S M anaging Design Ed itor MeaghanThompson ManagingCopyEditor copydesk@michigandaily.com The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published every Thursday during the ta h Univer ity of9 Uchin atO tcop is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the term starting inSptember, iaU.S.mi are $110. Winter term (January through April) is $115, yearlong (September through April)s $19.nivbersity affiliates On-campus subscriptions for fall term are $35. Subscriptions must be prepaid. The Michigan Daily is a memhera The Associated Press and The Assaciated Collegiate Press. By MAX BULTMAN Daily Sports Writer Known for his quick starts off the blocks into the pool, former Michigan swimmer Tyler Clary couldn't have gotten a much later jump into his most recent venture. Clary won the gold medal in the 200-meter backstroke at the 2012 London Olympics, fulfilling a dream and setting an Olympic record in the process. Shortly after those Olympics, though, Clary was presented an opportunity to pursue another childhood dream - race car driving. The seed for Clary's pavement dreams were planted at a young age, ironically through his other passion of swimming. The Clary family often went to the Fontana Speedway to run a merchandising booth to fundraise for his club team. "Being around the cars all the time, I knew it was something that I wanted to do," Clary said. "I just never really had the opportunity until after the London Olympics." An interview with Dave Despain on the popular auto racing show WindTunnel publicized Clary's interest in racing, leading to Benny Gordon contacting Clary on Twitter, offering a test run in a stock car. Gordon had driven on the Nationwide Series and been around the sport a long time, but had never met Clary prior to offering him an introduction to the sport he had always harbored interest in. It must have been surprising to both when Clary's test run placed him just a quarter-second slower than the racers who had competed on the same track in Kenly, North Carolina just hours earlier in a ProCup race. More impressive than that was that it was just the second time Clary had even driven a manual transmission car, a significant barrier to racing that Clary apparently handled quite easily. Still, a lot of other things had to fall into place for Clary's lifelong interest to materialize into a buddingcareer opportunity. "The nice thing about being in Charlotte is that all of those opportunities are really close," Clary said. "So that lessensthe time commitment needed in order to get out to the track and develop. My schedule works out perfectly with a couple of the series. For example, the U.S. Legends Summer Shootout Series I'm able to do because we don't have practice Wednesday mornings." Moving to Charlotte, while not solely fueled by his endeavor to the race track, is a clear signal of the drive Clary possesses, willing to uproot himself from a comfortable situation training at Michigan to live where his passions can intersect. When he finishes swimming, he says, he plans to pursue auto racing as a full-time career. Clary acknowledges the hurdles that remain between where he is now and the point he would someday like to be - the Sprint Cup Series. While currently training for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he is also working onreachingalevel ofdrivingwhere he can earn sponsorships to drive faster cars on more reputable tours. But he's also embracing the fun aspects of being a semi-pro race car driver. Clary reminisced about one of his first test runs in Barstow, California, where he and his girlfriend, Caroline, were allowed to take a trophy truck out for a spin, going 100 miles per hour through the desert. He hopes to do something similar with friends from his other job, the one that's already earned him national fame and some impressive hardware. "There's been a lot of support (from the swimming community) and a lot of people that think it's cool," he said. "One of the things I do want to do with a couple of my swim friends is get them together at a track and getthem in a car with me and see if I can't scare the crap out of them going really fast on a road course." Gardner and Funchess for Maxwell, Ryan and Clark for Bednarik By JAKE LOURIM ManagingSports Editor The Preseason Watch Lists for the National College Football Awards Association awards come outfrom July 7 to July 18. On Mon- day, two Michigan players made the Maxwell Award watch list and two more made it for the Bednarik Award. Senior defensive end Frank Clark, Bednarik Award (best defensive player): Clark has struggled with inconsistency for parts of his career, but he earned All-Big Ten second-team honors last season. He made 43 tackles and led the team with 12 tack- les for loss while starting all 13 games. His 4.5 sacks were sec- ond on the team to linebacker Cam Gordon, and his two fumble recoveries were first. The 6-foot-2, 270-pound Cleveland native topped his freshman and sophomore years combined last season in tackles, tackles for loss and sacks, putting his name on the list of 76 play- ers to watch for the nation's best defensive player. Fifth-year senior linebacker Jake Ryan, Bednarik Award (best defensive player): Ryan also made the watch list for best defensive player despite missing the first five games last season with a torn ACL he suffered last spring. He managed to play in the last eight games, however, start- ing five and making 30 tackles, 4.5 for loss. Ryan made a name for himself as a redshirt freshman in coach Brady Hoke's first season, play- ing in every game and starting 11. He then broke out in 2012 with 88 tackles, 4.5 sacks and 16 tackles for loss, the last of which ranked third in the Big Ten. Fifth-year senior quarter- back Devin Gardner, Maxwell Award (college player of the year): Gardner enters his sec- ond full year as a starter with 16 starts under his belt. He started 12 games last year, missing the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl with injury, and he earned All-Big Ten honorable mention from the media. He passed for 2,960 yards and 21 touchdowns last season and added 483 rushing yards and 11 more scores on the ground. His 376 total yards and five total touchdowns against Notre Dame earned him Maxwell Award Player of the Week honors, and he set a program record with 503 passing yards against Indiana. This year, he'll cap a career that he started as a third-string quar- terback in 2010 and continued as a starting wide receiver in 2012 before assuming the starting quarterback role late in 2012. Junior wide receiver Devin Funchess,MaxwellAward(col- lege player of the year): Funch- ess will officially move to wide receiver this year after appearing in every game and starting 15 at tight end his first two seasons. Last season, he caught 49 pass- es for 748 yards and six touch- downs, earning first-team All-Big Ten honors from the media. His 748 yards were a program record for a tight end. This season, he figures to step into a starting role at wide receiver to fill a need. The Wol- verines lose wideout Jeremy Gal- lon (1,373 yards) from last year's team, and the top returning receiver is redshirt sophomore Jehu Chesson, who caught 15 passes for 221 yards last season. Notable upcoming watch list announcements: July 14, Butkus Award (nation's best lineback- er);, July 15, Biletnikoff Award (nation's best wide receiver); July 16, Davey O'Brien Award (nation's best quarterback); July 18, Walter Camp Award (nation's most out- standingplayer). For more awards updates Ce kMichiganDaily.com throughout next week ALLISON FARRAND/Daily Limee, an Ypsilanti resident, gets a quick flate lesson tram an Ann Arhar Symphany Orchestra member at their instrument petting zooA" while visiting the Ann Arbor Farmers Market with her grandmother Wednesday.