Students at the University
are taking “going green” to
another level.
With
the
recent
construction
of
two
solar
pavilions, students will now
be able to socialize while
powering
their
phones,
laptops
and
tablets
on
renewable energy on campus.
The two pavilions are located
near Palmer Commons on
Central Campus and the Bob
and Betty Beyster Building on
North Campus, respectively.
Business
junior
Grant
Faber,
vice
president
of
Students for Clean Energy, the
organization which facilitated
the
initiative,
shared
the
group’s
intention
for
the
pavilions.
After receiving a $25,000
grant from the Planet Blue
Student Innovation Fund, the
Students for Clean Energy
purchased the pavilions from
Harvest
Energy
Solutions.
Each pavilion is made up of a
315W solar panel, LED lights
for night use, an energy-
storage
battery,
four
AC
outlets and six USB ports.
“It
creates
an
outdoor,
solar-powered workspace that
would serve as an open-air
space for student collaboration
and learning, all powered
by clean energy,” Faber said.
“Students can now use these
pavilions day or night for
studying and hanging out, and
they will be able to charge
their devices using 100 percent
clean energy while doing so.”
University
alum
Jayson
Toweh, former president of
Students for Clean Energy,
has high hopes for the solar-
powered pavilions.
“I hope people get more
of
an
awareness
about
renewable
technology
and
for more students to have an
opportunity to engage with
it,” Toweh said.
The mission of Students
for
Clean
Energy
is
to
encourage the University of
Michigan to utilize cleaner
and more renewable sources
of energy. According to Faber,
this project helps further
these goals by helping raise
awareness about clean energy,
working to combat climate
change and attempting to
begin a motion to reduce
dependence on foreign oils.
LSA sophomore Anna Kang
shared her thoughts on the
new solar pavilions.
“I think people too often
forget
about
how
their
decisions
now
create
the
world of tomorrow,” Kang
said. “Renewable energy is a
focus on creating a healthier
earth for generations to come,
LSA Dean Andrew D. Martin
confirmed faculty will place a
special emphasis on ensuring
professors hold their exams
solely during the designated
exam period in the upcoming
academic year.
“For many years, the LSA
Faculty Code—the governing
document of the LSA faculty—
has mandated that all faculty
members refrain from having
final exams on the last day
of class or during an earlier
instructional
time,”
Martin
wrote in an email to the Daily.
Students
who
still
have
classes going on at the time of
certain exams say they have
found this to be difficult, while
others say they appreciate the
chance to focus on other finals
or have a lengthier break.
Regardless, Martin said there
are adverse consequences in
pushing up finals they will be
addressing.
“We’ve
learned
from
conversations
with
our
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O PI N I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
S U D O K U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
CL A S S I F I E DS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
S P O R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
See EXAMS, Page 3
LSA final
exam policy
to change,
dean says
ACADEMICS
Dean Andrew Martin
aims to reduce having
exams on last day of class
CARLY RYAN &
KAELA THEUT
Daily Staff Reporters
COURTESY OF MATTHAEI BOTANICAL GARDENS & NICHOLS ARBORETUM
An example of a solar panel installation, the Michigan Solar House is located in the Matthaei Botanical Gardens.
Two solar pavilions constructed to
contribute to ‘U’ sustainability efforts
Grant funds solar panels built at Palmer Common, Bob and Betty Beyster buildings
CORY ZAYANCE
Daily Staff Reporter
michigandaily.com
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See SOLAR, Page 3
What first started as a
simple, local business venture
was shut down when fears of
customer disapproval became
priority.
Underground
Printing
stopped
selling
political
merchandise last month in an
effort to stay politically neutral,
according
to
Underground
Printing
co-owner
Rishi
Narayan.
The company, which began
when co-owners Narayan and
Ryan Gregg were students at
the University of Michigan
in 2001, is primarily a custom
T-shirt company. With two
retail stores in Ann Arbor and
several more on other college
campuses around the country,
it has established itself as a
major college apparel outfitter.
The
company
also
sells
printed apparel on Amazon.
Last
year,
it
began
to
experiment
with
selling
political
merchandise,
and
released “Not My President”
shirts and “Make America
Great Again” apparel.
Narayan said the decision to
See PRINTING, Page 3
Local shop
under fire
for political
shirt sales
BUSINESS
Underground Printing
removed merchandise
from online after backlash
MAYA GOLDMAN
Daily Staff Reporter
Canadian
singer-
songwriter
Mac
DeMarco
will be the latest musician
to grace the University of
Michigan’s campus thanks to
a performance slated for Oct.
21 at Hill Auditorium.
In bringing DeMarco to
campus, student group Big
Ticket Productions seeks to
shake up the general type of
artists who have come to Ann
Arbor more recently.
“Looking at the past four
years, I can’t think of a show
that was booked by a student
org at Hill that expanded
beyond the rap realm so we
made it one of our goals for
this
term,”
said
Business
senior
Daniel
Madion,
artist booker for Big Ticket
Productions.
Additionally, the change
of pace is something that
has been quietly desired by
students on campus as well.
“Before booking this year’s
show, we sent out anonymous
surveys around campus and
one of the major themes was
getting a new sound in Hill,”
Madion said.
DeMarco’s Hill Auditorium
appearance
is
a
one-off
performance
for
Michigan
before he ships off for the
European leg of his tour,
according to Big Ticket. The
performance also doubles as
DeMarco’s first time playing
in Ann Arbor.
“Not to say that we don’t
love bringing hip-hop artists
to campus — they’ve each
been amazing shows — but
this year we’re excited to
represent a different genre
of music,” Madion said. “Mac
is
an
incredibly
talented
musician and we’re so excited
to have him play.”
Tickets to the performance
will start at $15 for students
with valid UM IDs and $25
for the public. Tickets will
be available both online and
in-person at Michigan Union
Ticket Office beginning Sept.
7 at 9 a.m.
Big Ticket
Productions
to host Mac
DeMarco
College of Engineering to complete
drone testing facility by end of year
AMELIA CACCHIONE/Daily
Nao, a robot used for a project in the developmental psychology department, is just one example of the University’s commitment to cutting edge robotic technology.
ARTS
Canadian musician to perform at
Hill Auditorium on October 21
ANAY KATYAL
Managing Arts Editor
Transport, military purposes, data collection all possibilities with new space
It’s not a bird, it’s not a
plane, it’s a new improvement
to robotics research at the
University.
Construction
began
last
month
for the College of Engineering’s
new, 9,600-square-foot, 50-foot-
high,
state-of-the-art
drone-
testing facility, and will be
completed by the end of the
year according to a University of
Michigan press release. S. Jack
Hu, vice president for research,
said the facility will be the best
of its kind.
“We’re giving our students and
faculty the most comprehensive,
safe testing facilities possible
for these vehicles, which hold
great promise for a wide range
of applications,” Hu said.
Varying in size, drones have
the potential to be used for
military purposes, transport,
environmental
surveillance,
data collection and package
delivery, among other things.
The $800,000 project, dubbed
M-Air, will be a netted, outdoor
facility,
which
aerospace
engineering
professor
Ella
Atkins says allows testing to be
as realistic as possible while still
remaining safe.
“The reason it’s important
to have an outdoor facility is
a lot of the hardest questions
in
handling
these
vehicles
involve imperfect navigation,
bad weather, wind, the kind
of
environmental
conditions
that you can’t really create
in an indoor space,” she said.
“It’s just too perfect indoors ––
the temperature, lighting, no
precipitation.”
Federal
Aviation
Administration
regulations
restrict
researchers
to
conducting
outdoor
drone
flights at low altitudes, and only
to where they can still be seen
by the operator. Additionally,
outdoor drone flights on the
University’s
campus
must
go
through
a
University
approval
process
to
avoid
interference
with
University
hospital helicopters and other
ANDREW HIYAMA
Daily Staff Reporter
See TESTING, Page 3