Sudoku Syndication http://sudokusyndication.com/sudoku/generator/print/ 1 of 1 9/22/08 2:54 PM 6 9 4 4 5 2 6 9 8 7 8 4 3 1 2 5 9 4 3 7 2 6 2 1 3 9 7 8 1 3 © sudokusolver.com. For personal use only. CLEAR SKIES puzzle by sudokusyndication.com 2 Thursday, May 3, 2018 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com NEWS Interactive mural piques AA interest Downtown winged artwork bolsters U-M social media presence By ELIZABETH LAWRENCE Daily Staff Reporter When 2018 graduate Sejal Mehta walked by the newly commissioned mural, a pair of maize and blue wings painted by artist Kelsey Montague, at the corner of East William and Maynard streets at Tower Plaza, she saw a fabulous Instagram opportunity. She posed underneath the wings, threw her graduation cap in the air and had her friend of four years snap the photo. “It just turned out really well,” Mehta said. “I was wearing a yellow dress that went well with the colors and then I just posted the photo to celebrate being done with everything.” The mural’s clear invitation for photo ops is exactly what the commissioners intended. The idea for the mural originated in the University of Michigan Department of Communication as part of a yearly initiative to show University constituents the impact social media has. Nicole Sunstrum, director of social media, said her department wanted to foster an appreciation of art and bolster the University’s social media presence. “The ultimate goal was to provide an opportunity for individuals to appreciate art, first and foremost, and to also take a photograph to share and tag U of M, and feel proud of their University,” Sunstrum said. To bring this project to life, U-M Social Media worked with the University Arts and Culture Initiative, LSA, Destination Ann Arbor and the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority. Sunstrum said she encountered one of Montague’s wing murals in Nashville, Tenn., and after witnessing the long line of people waiting to take photos, thought it would be the perfect fit for the project. Montague’s series of By Fall semester internet access will be available on Diag By ALICE TRACEY Summer Daily News Editor The University of Michigan’s Information and Technology Services announced plans last Thursday to install Wi-Fi on the Diag, providing wireless internet access to the Central Campus area surrounding the block ‘M.’ The initiative began in Fall 2017 when LSA senior Anushka Sarkar, former Central Student Government president, and CSG Vice President Nadine Jawad, a Public Policy senior, started their respective appointments after campaigning on the promise of Wi-Fi on the Diag. The pair took action soon after coming into office, contacting the U-M administration to discuss outdoor internet access. University President Mark Schlissel supported the idea and ITS received funds to add the initiative to its list of projects. Sarkar noted she worked closely with University administrators, especially Schlissel, to push the plan forward. “I campaigned on this when I ran for CSG President because it’s an unexpectedly important component of daily student life, but its success is also a demonstration of two important tenets of effective student advocacy: the power of persistence, and the power of the personal relationship,” Sarkar wrote in an email interview with The Daily. “I stayed in pretty close contact with the key decision-makers for this issue throughout the year (mainly in Student Life, IT, and the President’s office) to ensure it would be prioritized during the university’s budget process.” Major internet access renovations have been underway since 2016 when ITS began the Campuswide WiFi Upgrade Project with the goal of improving wireless access in 275 locations across campus. Andy Palms, executive director of ITS Infrastructure, said that before Sarkar took initiative, ITS would occasionally set up temporary Wi-Fi for outdoor events near the Diag and had discussed the feasibility of installing it permanently. But, according to Palms, ITS did not have official plans to bring Wi-Fi to the Diag. “We’d been expecting that our students and faculty and staff would be fine just with using their cell phones when they are outdoors,” Palms said. “In fact, our whole project that we’ve had for the last three years to enhance Wi-Fi inside all the buildings, we intentionally had not included outdoor spaces.” ITS brings WiFi to the outdooors ALEC COHEN / DAILY 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ASIF BECHER Editor in Chief 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 asifb@michigandaily.com TOMMY DYE Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1240 mhulteng@michigandaily.com EDITORIAL STAFF Emma Richter Managing Editor richtere@michigandaily.com Grace Kay Managing News Editor news@michigandaily.com SENIOR NEWS EDITOR: Rachel Cunningham Emma Chang Editorial Page Editor tothedaily@michigandaily.com Tien Le & Jacob Kopnick Managing Sports Editors sportseditors@michigandaily.com Jack Brandon Managing Arts Editor arts@michigandaily.com Alec Cohen Managing Photo Editor photo@michigandaily.com Jack Silberman Managing Design Editor design@michigandaily.com Olivia Sedlacek Managing Copy Editor copydesk@michigandaily.com Lorna Brown Managing MiC Editor michiganincolor@michigandaily.com Carrington Tubman Managing Social Editor BUSINESS STAFF Leah Louis-Prescott Sales Manager CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom Office hours: Sun.-Thurs. 11 a.m. - 2 a.m. 734-763-2459 opt.3 News Tips news@michigandaily.com Corrections corrections@michigandaily.com Letters to the Editor tothedaily@michigandaily.com or visit michigandaily.com/letters Photo Department photo@michigandaily.com Arts Section arts@michigandaily.com Editorial Page opinion@michigandaily.com Sports Section sports@michigandaily.com Magazine statement@michigandaily.com Advertising Phone: 734-418-4115 Department dailydisplay@gmail.com The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published every Thursday during the spring and summer terms by students at the University of Michigan. 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