Richter’s riches await discovery
I can literally feel the temperature rise from the sweat, desperation, hard work and the focus required to study when I walk into the library. Most college students see the library as a study haven when they are ousted from the noisy dorms, an alternative workspace where a roommate bugs them while they are drafting...
Dean of Libraries steps down after 10 years
Dean of Libraries Bill Walker never intended to become a librarian. “I came to libraries through the back door,” he said. In the early ‘70s, Walker was pursuing a master’s degree in French at the University of Michigan. Desperate for cash, he began working for the Taubman Health Sciences Library at the School of Dentistry....
UM dean of libraries to step down next spring
UM President Donna E. Shalala announced Friday morning that Bill Walker, the dean of libraries, will step down from his post at the end of the spring semester. Walker has been with the university since 2003. He currently oversees Richter Library, the Weeks Music Library, and the Newman Information Resource Center. According to Shalala’s statement,...
News Briefs – 4/23
Florida Habitat On May 2 at 7 p.m. in Room 166 of the Cox Science Center, Steve Woodmansee, biologist and president of the Florida Native Plant Society, will discuss one of Florida’s most sensitive ecosystems, the pine rockland. For more information, visit bio.miami.edu/arboretum/Calendar.html. Biology Seminar Michigan State Assistant Professor C. Titus Brown will present a...
On-campus events during finals
>> Midnight Breakfast The Division of Student Affairs hosts this semester’s Late Night Breakfast on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. Students can receive free breakfast from the Hecht/Stanford and Mahoney/Pearson dining halls. A meal swipe is not required. >> Outdoor Studying For a break from mundane studying in the dorms or library, check out the hammocks...
Sex should stay out of the stacks
Otto G. Richter Library, a.k.a. Club Richter, is our university’s main library in the center of campus. The library’s purpose is for people to study and research. However, some students use the library for other purposes. What makes people decide that it’s a good idea to have sex in the stacks at Richter? For those...
Solar compactor increases efficiency
Move over garbage cans and recycle bins, the BigBelly is in town. Located in front of Starbucks by Richter Library, the BigBelly Solar Compactor is a new trash can that uses solar energy to power an internal compacter. Once the trash reaches a certain level, it is compacted to create more space in the trash...
Carnival takes cues from county fair
As final exams and paper deadlines loom, the last thing on students’ minds is enjoying a ride on a pirate ship or relishing in a delicious funnel cake. But this Friday between 8 and 10 p.m. on the Green and the Rock, stressed students can take a day off at the annual Canes Carnival, hosted...
Novel idea for food and book afficionados
Craving more than knowledge at the library? Richter will host its second annual edible books contest April 1. Contestants can enter their own piece of edible art inspired by literature. The entries for the contest must be edible and should be based on books or literary works, including but not limited to comic books, book...
A history of Cuba recorded
The Luis J. Botifoll Oral History Project is a digital archive of Cuban history being collected at the Cuban Heritage Collection in the Richter library.
Silent partying to occur at Richter
At midnight on Wednesday, Dec. 8, students will put down their books and boogie for a few hours at the second Silent Dance Party.
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