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WHEN IT RAINS...
CAMPUS SAFETY
Big House evacuation followed protocol » SEE PAGE 1B RUBY WALLAU/Daily
Utah football players celebrate as they enter the tunnel during the rain delay at Michigan Stadium, which ultimately lasted 144 minutes. The game resumed after the lightning left the area and Utah went on to win 26-10.
HOSPITAL
UMHS reverses parking policy after safety concern
Michigan Nurses Association protested controversial plan By AMABEL KAROUB Daily Staff Reporter
In response to outcry from staff, the University of Michigan Health System has reversed a
controversial new parking plan — one which the Michigan Nurses Association claimed would put nurses and other hospital staff members in danger. Last month, the University enacted a parking plan that required night-shift staff members without an appropriate parking permit to park at the Wall Street structure instead of the secure structure adjacent to
the hospital — which was previously the standard practice. In response to intense outrage from the nurses, the University has reversed course on the new plan. In a Sept. 16 press release, the MNA wrote nurses feared for their safety parking in the Wall St. structure at night. Though UMHS provides a shuttle service that can take nurses from Wall St. to the hospital, the shuttles don’t
run from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m., forcing some nurses on the night shift to walk the half-mile from the structure to the University Hospital entrance on East Medical Center Drive. In the release, several staff members expressed concern with the plan, including that the unreliable shuttle service caused them to be late for their shift, See UMHS, Page 3A
Extreme weather postponed the game, displaced fans By MAX RADWIN Daily Staff Reporter
Though the game didn’t end in Michigan’s favor this Saturday, the evacuation to clear all 103,890 fans from the Big House due to a weather emergency went exactly as planned. After lightning struck near the stadium, the University’s Division of Public Safety and Security and game officials postponed the game and proceeded to evacuate fans from the stadium. According to NCAA regulations, if there is lightning detected within eight miles of a collegiate stadium, the game must be paused. It can only be resumed 30 minutes after the most recent lightning strike within six miles. Athletic directors for both teams must decide whether the game will be postponed, resumed the same day or called a no contest. Saturday, play was stopped at 6:35 p.m. and resumed
CAMPUS LIFE
DETROIT
Play to raise awareness of sexual assault
Performance to work with campaign to prevent assault on college campuses By EMILIE PLESSET Daily Staff Reporter
In light of an increased nationwide focus on preventing sexual assault on college campuses, the University’s School of Music, Theatre & Dance will premiere Naomi Iizuka’s new play, “Good Kids.” The production will be in conjunction with the University’s broader Expect Respect: Flip the Script sexual assault prevention campaign — which itself is a part of the Big Ten Theatre Consortium’s New Play Initiative. The performance will play during the first two weekends of October at the North Campus Arthur Miller Theatre. The Big Ten Theatre
Consortium will put on the play at all Big Ten schools in an effort to address the issue of most plays being predominantly male centric. According to Assistant Theatre Prof. Gillian Eaton, the show’s director, the Music, Theatre & Dance School in its history have only performed nine plays written by women. “There just aren’t that many plays by women, for women, with big parts for women and about women’s issues,” Eaton said. “That’s why this consortium was put together.” The Expect Respect: Flip the Script initiative will address sexual assault prevention on campus. In addition to the play, the initiative will include a widespread social media campaign to get the message out. All students and faculty involved in the play will receive sexual assault bystander intervention and sexual assault prevention training through the University’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center. See ASSAULT, Page 3A
at 8:30 p.m. Players were also allowed 15 minutes to warm up before play recommenced. Joe Piersante, chief operations officer for DPSS and detail commander during football Saturdays, is in charge of the many public safety agencies tasked with keeping the Big House safe: Huron Valley Ambulance, emergency medicine, the county chapter of the American Red Cross, the Ann Arbor Fire Department, Hazardous Materials and federal agencies who partner with University Police. “We preplanned for such events,” Piersante said of Saturday’s weather evacuation. “And we have that in our game day operation plan and emergency management plan because we worked closely with athletics and knew there was a possibility for hazardous weather.” DPSS and other agencies plan for all kinds of evacuation scenarios, he said, including those caused by fire, the presence of hazardous materials, explosions, active shooters and dangerous weather. See EVACUATION, Page 3A
Connector service aims to increase ridership
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University’s free transportation service to Detroit enters second year
Frank DeMauro, Vice President of the Orbital Sciences Corporation, speaks at an event to commemorate the 100th annivesary of Aerospace Engineering at Michigan at the League Friday.
Aerospace Engineering celebrates 100th year Event features series of lectures, panel discussions By MAYA SHANKAR For the Daily
The University’s aerospace engineering department might not always get the most atten-
tion on campus, but it was hard to miss them this weekend when 15 aircraft dazzled fans at Michigan Stadium prior to the Wolverines’ matchup against Utah. The department celebrated its 100th anniversary with a three-day Centennial Celebration held Sept. 18-20, which drew academics, students and visitors from all over the coun-
try. The events celebrated the department’s diverse accomplishments over the past 100 years. During this time, alumni from the department have gone on to become pilots, astronauts and researchers — contributing to advancements in many fields of aerospace research and development. See AEROSPACE, Page 3A
By PAIGE PFLEGER Daily Staff Reporter
After a successful first trial year, the University’s Detroit Connector bus has established itself as a viable option for students traveling to Detroit. Now, the goal is to generate more interest to keep the program alive and growing. The bus, now in its second year of operation after being renewed as a part of the University’s Detroit Center budget, made its first journey of this year Sept. 18 running on grant money. The service is free, and the Connector staff plans to keep it that way for as long as possible, though a $5 donation per ride is suggested. The first Detroit Center Connector launched back in October 2013 See CONNECTOR, Page 3A
Pouring it on Third weather delay in Michigan Stadium history ends with Brady Hoke’s worst home loss. » INSIDE WEATHER TOMORROW
HI: 72 LO: 46
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ARTS........................... 5A CL ASSIFIEDS...............6A S P O R T S M O N DAY. . . . . . . . . .1 B