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One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily’s office for $2. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via U.S. mail are $110. Winter term (January through April) is $115, yearlong (September through April) is $195. University affiliates are subject to a reduced subscription rate. On-campus subscriptions for fall term are $35. Subscriptions must be prepaid. The Michigan Daily is a member of The Associated Press and The Associated Collegiate Press. 2 Thursday, July 30, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS The Grove on North Campus undergoes latest renovations $6.9 million project plans for volleball court, rain gardens and new walkways By ALYSSA BRANDON Summer Managing News Editor Construction on North Campus is underway as renovations to The Eda U. Gerstacker Grove kick off near the North Campus Diag. According to a statement from the College of Engineering, the goal of the project — named the Grove Project — is to transform the four-acre Gerstacker Grove into a space where students can linger and connect, making it a space comparable to that of the Diag on Central Campus. Last week, the University Regents approved designs for the $6.9 million project design from Stoss, a Boston-based design firm. Renovations to the grove include new walkways, a paved plaza near the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Tower, and a sand volleyball court. The design also calls for an addi- tional 180 trees with rain gardens. In a statement, the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning Dean Monica Ponce de Leon said the Grove Project’s unique design will help connect the engineering and architecture communities. “The design of an interdisci- plinary mixed-use outdoor space on North Campus brings U-M’s premiere arts, architecture and engineering communities togeth- er in an unprecedented interac- tive and visible way,” Ponce de Leon said. “Conceptualizing the existing space for new purposes will provide a venue for recre- ation, exhibition and performance unlike any other on Michigan’s campus, creating a new destina- tion for the arts and sciences.” In an interview with the Daily, University planner Susan Gott said the project was first concep- tualized during the creation of the 2008 North Campus Master Plan, which calls for a series of renova- tions across North Campus. “As we were updating the mas- ter plan for North Campus in between 2005 and 2008, we saw as part of the vision for North Campus the need and the oppor- tunity for increased vitality and more destinations that would attract more University commu- nity members to North Campus as a destination– activities and events that would be a reason to come and stay, and so the Grove was considered to be at the core and therefore an opportunity for a real iconic space on North Cam- pus,” Gott said. According to Gott, planners held a competition in 2007 called the WorkPlay competition, in order to solicit ideas from stu- dents, faculty and staff on how to create a more interactive gather- ing space at the Grove. “There were two winning sub- missions, and those winning sub- missions were then integrated into what is the basic concept of the Grove,” she said. “Once we had the concept, we then hired a site designer to design it.” Funding for the project was made possible through donations from the Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation and other University donors. According to Gott, construc- tion workers have completed the demolition phase of the project, and are currently preparing the site with earthwork, utilities and underground work. Renovations to the Grove are scheduled for completion by fall 2015. Overall, Gott said she is hopeful the renovations to the Grove will create an exciting destination on North Campus, as well as a home for students. “Students that live and study there should think of this Grove as their home, and therefore a place that they will embrace,” Gott said. low city council members, she is officially endorsed by the Huron Val- ley Central Labor Council. Although he’s not a newcomer to Ann Arbor, Briere’s opponent, Leaf, is new to City Council scene. Leaf has lived in Ann Arbor since 1993 and, after graduating from the Uni- versity, started his own mineral sun- screen business that is based outside the city. In terms of his experience with politics, in 2008 Leaf lobbied for a video privacy ordinance that, according to MLive, “would impose limitations on police surveillance of citizens.” Leaf also served as the co- chairman of the short-lived Mixed Use Party, which advocated for more mixed-use zoning in the city. If elected, Leaf pledges to do the following: increase road repair fund- ing, create an annual bus pass avail- able to all city residents, improve pedestrian safety by adding more barriers, medians and pedestrian- activated stoplights and reform zon- ing laws to preserve farmland and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Ann Arbor. Leaf is endorsed by former Ann Arbor City Attorney Elizabeth Schwartz and two local businesses — RoosRoast Coffee and Kaleidoscope Books and Collectibles. John Roos, the owner of Roos- Roast, said Leaf has the right mind- set for a City Council representative. “Will Leaf is a resident citizen of Ann Arbor and his outlook is well balanced for this city’s complex future,” Roos said. Ward 3: Stephen Kunselman (D) v. Zachary Ackerman (D) Like Briere, Kunselman is also up for re-election. He has represented Ward 3 on City Council for three terms. Since he got his start on coun- cil in 2006, Kunselman’s accom- plishments include leading the effort to stop the dissolution of the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority, reforming the Downtown Develop- ment Authority and advocating for a skate park — which now exists — in the Ann Arbor. If re-elected to the council, Kun- selman promises to focus on the following: justly distributing the city’s financial resources, investing in infrastructure, providing more funding for parks and rebuilding the city’s public safety department. Kunselman is endorsed by the Sierra Club, Michigan Chapter and the Sierra Club, Huron Valley Group. The club is the nation’s largest grass- roots environmental organization. In a press release published on July 16th, the organization — which is also endorsing Kunselman’s fellow candidates Jack Eaton and Mike Anglin — commended these men for ELECTIONS From Page 1 See ELECTIONS, Page 3