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University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel speaks at the University’s Board of Regents meeting on the UM-Dearborn campus Thursday.
Regents approve renovations to Bursley, new health center Board also addresses concerns with new transit center By CAMY METWALLY Daily Staff Reporter
During their meeting at the University of Michigan’s Dearborn campus Thursday, the University of Michigan’s Board of Regents
discussed renovations to Bursley Hall Dining Facility, a new transit center and the appointment of a new interim chief officer at the medical school. Renovation Approvals The Regents approved a $4.3 million project to renovate the Bursley Dining Hall on North Campus this summer. The project aims to remodel the dining area — which covers approximately 4,700 square feet — and create five separate serving stations with different types of foods, much
like the East Quadrangle and South Quadrangle dining halls. Funding for the project will be provided from University Housing resources, and construction is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2016. Over the past few years, significant parts of Central Campus housing and dining have seen renovations, including West, East, North and South Quadrangles, but this is the first major renovation initiative planned for North Campus.
The Regents also approved a $46 million project, funded by the Hospitals and Health Centers’ resources, to build a new University health center west of Ann Arbor, replacing the current West Ann Arbor Health Center facility. The new center will be roughly 75,000 square feet, compared to the existing 6,000-square-foot facility. It will house a new ambulatory diagnostic and treatment center as well as a walk in clinic, primary and specialty care, infusion, See REGENTS, Page 3
At end of first iteration, opposition to program still remains By BRIAN KUANG Daily Staff Reporter
On the evening of January 4, sharpshooters contracted by the city of Ann Arbor from the U.S. Department of Agriculture were scheduled to begin a X-month campaign to remove 100 deer from the city — a cull — in the face of concerns over a outgrowth in deer population. During the day, the city streets were largely quiet — the New Year had been only three days before and two days still remained in the University of Michigan’s Winter Break. Nonetheless, by the evening a crowd of about 100 had gathered outside in front of the Washtenaw County Administration Building
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Munger leasing policy changes anger residents Tenants say they weren’t involved in talks about changing lease duration By ANDREW HIYAMA Daily Staff Reporter
Over Spring Break, the residents of Munger Graduate Residences received a surprising e-mail from University of Michigan administration regarding the terms of their leases. The e-mail detailed a change in their leasing policy, announcing future leases must be for a 12-month period. The former policy allowed students to choose between nine-month and 12-month leases, as well as to break their contracts upon graduation, should they graduate during the lease. Munger, opened in year, is University housing specifically designated for graduate students interested in working with other graduate students from different areas of study. It was funded largely by a $155 million donation from Charles Munger. Rackham student Marissa Quigg, a resident of Munger, said these changes were unexpected and could make graduation a more stressful time than usual. “This is contrary to what we were previously promised as recently as February, when we were assured that we would all have the opportunity to break our contracts upon graduation,” she said.
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Given the late timing of the e-mail, many residents who were planning to renew their leases for a nine-month period next year now find themselves in a difficult situation, as a 12-month contract would require significantly more commitment, and little time remains for them to search for alternative housing. At the University, students can begin to sign leases for offcampus housing as early as Welcome Week. For on-campus housing, start dates vary. Both often fill quickly. “There are dozens of students who are no longer willing or able to renew their lease with Munger with a 12-month promise, and we find ourselves essentially displaced,” Quigg said. According to Robert Alexander, director and chief innovation officer of Munger, the policy change is intended to foster community within the program. “We form a strong community together, and when it is not at full strength we are not able to deliver on our promise of a truly transformational living-learning experience,” Alexander wrote in the e-mail to the residents. “That is why we believe it is important for residents to stay for the full 12-month duration.” Originally conceived of as a large-scale, transdisciplinary learning community, Munger’s self-proclaimed goal has been to facilitate discourse and partnership between students of different backgrounds and career paths. “The Munger Graduate See MUNGER, Page 2
to protest the cull, one in what would become a series of ongoing demonstrations. At 7 p.m., they all piled into the building as City Council’s weekly meeting commenced. “What do we want? Stop the shoot!” they chanted, brandishing signs with similar slogans, their shouts resonating through the adjacent hallways of the building. “When do we want it? Now!” Each speaker at the podium during public commentary was more emotional than the last, with many loudly condemning the city for undertaking the cull and council members for supporting it in a 8-1 vote. “I see you don’t care much about facts, or public safety,” Ann Arbor resident Sabra Sanzotta, head of protest group Save the Deer, said. “Our council has been bought and sold — cheaply.” One woman kept loudly interrupting the meeting until Mayor Christopher Taylor called See CULL, Page 3
Gallimore appointed as dean of engineering Aerospace prof. says he wants to more fully define impact of college By ISOBEL FUTTER Daily Staff Reporter
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NPR host Diane Rehm discusses her time in radio and her experience with her husband’s death at Rackham Auditorium Thursday.
Diane Rehm explores dying with dignity in A2 book talk Author discusses husband’s battle with Parkinson’s disease in memoir By LOGAN HANSEN Daily Staff Reporter
Diane Rehm, a longtime National Public Radio host who has hosted “The Diane Rehm Show” for more than 30 years, visited Ann Arbor Thursday to promote her new book, a memoir published earlier this year titled “On My Own”. Along with Cynthia Canty, host of Michigan Radio’s “Stateside” program, Rehm addressed the topic of “death with dignity” in front of a sold-out crowd at Rackham Auditorium, an issue she’s
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frequently discussed on her show. The term refers to a set of laws six states have made motions to adopt that allow mentally competent terminally ill adult patients the option to decline further treatment, essentially ending their own lives. In a on-stage conversation with Canty, Rehm largely explored the issue through the recent death of her husband of 54 years, John Rehm, which her memoir also discusses in extensive detail. She described how her husband, who had lived with Parkinson’s disease for nine years, told his doctor “he was ready to go,” but was told there was nothing a doctor could do from a legal, moral or ethical standpoint. “John said, ‘I feel betrayed,’ ” Rehm said. “(He) decided
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on June 14 that he would stop taking food, water, medicine. I sat by his side for 10 days, knowing that his mouth had to be dried ... and just watched over him carefully.” Her book, she said, aims to be a honest account of her husband’s passing, exploring how Rehm has had to adapt without him after being married for most of her life. She said every person should be given the option of whether they would like to continue to be cared for near the end of their life, or if they’d rather go out on their own terms, also stressing that Americans don’t seem to be comfortable talking about death. “The problem here in this country is that we are death averse,” she said. “We don’t like the subject of death and so we shy away from it.” See REHM, Page 3
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When Aerospace Engineering Prof. Alec Gallimore joined the faculty at the University of Michigan in 1992, it wasn’t with plans of one day being appointed as dean of the College of Engineering. However, two years later Gallimore, currently the associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Engineering, was appointed to the position at February’s Board of Regents meeting. The position is effective July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2021. The position has been held by current Dean of Engineering David Munson since 2006. In a statement on Gallimore’s appointment, University Provost Martha Pollack wrote Gallimore is uniquely qualified to lead the college. “I am confident that he brings the experience, energy, and demonstrated leadership to guide the world to greater visibility as a true exemplar of innovation, thus placing (the College of Engineering) in the highest echelon of institutions worldwide,” Pollack wrote. In an interview, Gallimore See DEAN, Page 3
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