What renovations/new buildings do you want to see around campus?
I'd say a new rec center. The CCRB and Intramural Sports Building are not in the best shape and the NCRB is decent after the renovations. After that, the university could construct a new arena for volleyball, wrestling, and men's gymnastics similar to what Ohio State did with Covelli Arena.
August 31st, 2021 at 11:15 PM ^
I’ll keep it to Stadium Stuff:
Update the scoreboards at the stadiums. They are still solid, but the technology in the past 10 years has come a ways.
Retired numbers on the luxury suites.
An awesome WiFi experience in the stadium as well.
September 1st, 2021 at 6:52 AM ^
And a dedicated ticker that continuously shows the scores of other games!
September 1st, 2021 at 8:27 AM ^
Or wifi and your phone.
August 31st, 2021 at 11:17 PM ^
A bank and a big ass car dealership for all the 5 star recruits we're going to pull in.
Dakrer Blues Dank Dispensary would also add a small bit of class to the best college town in the world
August 31st, 2021 at 11:30 PM ^
The Regents already approved a new $150m CCRB. Also the IM build was renovated a few years ago and looks great.
August 31st, 2021 at 11:35 PM ^
A ball pit. I want a ball pit.
August 31st, 2021 at 11:37 PM ^
It can go right next to my dispensary.
Put a BBQ joint on the same block and we'll rule the world
September 1st, 2021 at 9:09 AM ^
I thought that there was an inverse relationship between ambition and consumption of products dispensed at dispensaries.
September 1st, 2021 at 11:58 AM ^
sadly i saw a twitter or reddit story from someone who used to work at a kids arcade type place that described what is in the (never cleaned) pits...
August 31st, 2021 at 11:42 PM ^
Is the LSA building still there? If so, that thing is hideous and needs to be leveled and rebuilt.
August 31st, 2021 at 11:44 PM ^
They just added a fancy expansion to the backside of it and renovated the interior.
September 1st, 2021 at 3:07 AM ^
Yeah, the front facade on State Street is an abomination. They kept saying that they don't want to renovate the front because it represents a specific era of architecture and to lose it would do a disservice to respecting that history.
Apparently that argument does not hold water when they seek to rename various landmark buildings, but it is okay here for arguably the ugliest high-profile building on campus. Considering that LS&A is the largest academic unit at the university, you would expect that the standard-bearing building that bears its name would try to present a more welcoming face to the world, if for no other reason than to impress prospective students. Instead it looks like a dilapidated and ramshackle mess. Not exactly a great way to make an impression, especially when considering the cost of attendance and the more cohesive architectural footprint that many of our peer institutions present.
September 1st, 2021 at 8:15 AM ^
It’s definitely not the best-looking building on campus (although I like the Art Deco clock) but I think you’re going a little overboard about the impression it makes. I was in LS&A and think I set foot in that building once. And if prospective students don’t like its appearance, they can just turn and take in the beauty of Angell Hall and the Union.
September 1st, 2021 at 1:04 PM ^
Fair enough, but just consider that Michigan is often competing with places like Duke, UVA and UCLA for students and their architecture on the whole looks a little more consistent and timeless than ours, which is more of a pastiche of styles. Just sayin' first impressions matter.
September 1st, 2021 at 11:44 AM ^
It represents a specific era alright: the most hideous moment ever in architecture. Like the abysmal additions to the Law School of the same era. The world's tastes went nuts for a while after WWII. But leaving them as lessons from the past isn't the worst idea for a university. They represent an ideology that is part of our heritage. And they are basically harmless, if understood.
August 31st, 2021 at 11:54 PM ^
What is the math building? Dennison? Those elevators scared the shit out of me. That needs to be fixed. I’m
September 1st, 2021 at 3:17 AM ^
Dennison was remodeled and has a new name I believe. Basically, the last central campus bldg to be renovated since major project work began in 1995ish.
Unless they re-redo the old Eng Engin bldg, school of social work bldgs, etc that were redone/built in 1996 or so. That's when you KNOW you're old: Not only have all the buildings been reno'd since you finishied in A2, but then some start ANOTHER reno.
September 1st, 2021 at 6:41 AM ^
Randomly, I did my senior writing class on virtuous philosophy. Liked the teacher and everything. My last act as a ugrad was handing in a paper ( hard copy) to a philosophy teacher at Denison. I guess now that I asked for it to be improved, I’m a little sad to learn that it is. Such is life.
September 1st, 2021 at 8:10 AM ^
The NatSci Building has recently been renovated, or at least they replaced the windows.
September 1st, 2021 at 9:51 AM ^
What I hated more than the creepy elevators were the narrow hallways, you could be in the center of the hallway and still have to jump over legs of students sitting outside classrooms waiting for class to start.
September 1st, 2021 at 12:07 AM ^
An Octagon
September 1st, 2021 at 12:09 AM ^
A tiki bar in the steam tunnels would provide a welcome winter respite.
September 1st, 2021 at 12:43 AM ^
How about a Halo...or I know I know, a giant Macaroni!
September 1st, 2021 at 3:11 AM ^
Dave Brandon says hello.
September 1st, 2021 at 1:14 AM ^
I want a giant monument devoted to me, Clarence Boddicker. On account of me being such an all-around badass. I'm thinking 200 feet and phallic-shaped. Unmistakably phallic...
September 1st, 2021 at 3:15 AM ^
How does this work? I think if it is good enough for Jeff Bezos it will work for you. Heck, might even be an omen of coming riches.
September 1st, 2021 at 8:41 AM ^
It's now available for the masses.
Suggested retail price, $69.
September 1st, 2021 at 3:15 AM ^
How does this work? I think if it is good enough for Jeff Bezos it will work for you. Heck, might even be an omen of coming riches.
September 1st, 2021 at 8:32 AM ^
That's a good idea: Get two!
September 1st, 2021 at 9:06 AM ^
I’ve got a few ideas for you if you want to take a quick trip to Ypsi
September 1st, 2021 at 6:10 AM ^
Paint the ceiling of Crisler white. As amazing as the renovations to the concourse have been, the seating area still feels like a dungeon, especially in the upper bowl. No amount of lighting can offset the black ceiling. Painting it white would be an inexpensive, massive upgrade that is decades overdue.
September 1st, 2021 at 6:45 AM ^
Take your point. I don’t think you want pure white. Then the opposite would be true ( glare). How about some sky lighting?
September 1st, 2021 at 7:19 AM ^
Anything which further congests badly undersized streets is fine by me, and because Ann Arbor is older than the state in which it sits, this would be most of the streets around campus.
In all seriousness though, if they could remove the entire MLB and replace it with a building that isn't an eyesore....
September 1st, 2021 at 9:12 AM ^
I have long maintained that when I have Stephen M. Ross money, I will finance the replacement of the MLB, but only if I get to be the triggerman for the demolition.
September 1st, 2021 at 7:52 AM ^
Biospheres. If you've been inside the ones in Seattle, you know they are pretty amazing. Shirtsleeve weather year round.
September 1st, 2021 at 8:01 AM ^
Monorail to connect north & south campus. There’s really no quick fix to the aesthetics of the main campus buildings - a complete hodgepodge of architectural styles, most of which are garbage within their own genre (law campus is the obvious exception). Honestly, just tried to keep the roads from being in a post-earthquake state, and that would help.
September 1st, 2021 at 8:32 AM ^
Bring back the real UGLi. The new one is way too pretty, even if it does have spiders.
September 1st, 2021 at 9:29 AM ^
I'm guessing it's still impossible to find a book or a place to study. The UGLi is gonna UGLi.
September 1st, 2021 at 8:41 AM ^
Just please fix the roads. Ann Arbor roads are atrocious.
September 1st, 2021 at 9:47 AM ^
We have a governor to do that.
Also, your avatar checks out.
September 1st, 2021 at 8:48 AM ^
Knock down the MLB. Put something in its place that doesn't look like a prison.
Everyone loves the law quad...and yet universities continue to build structures that are eyesores within a decade or two. I'm no aesthetic philosopher but I'm pretty sure some buildings are more objectively pleasing than others even if some modern architects refuse to admit it.
September 1st, 2021 at 9:17 AM ^
Yes, let's construct every building on campus out of Weymouth Granite.
September 1st, 2021 at 9:24 AM ^
They did the law quad addition and it matches. My guess is that they didn't use the same material even though it appears to match.
September 1st, 2021 at 1:08 PM ^
Completely agree with this. Collegiate gothic is the classic style. There is a reason that everyone tries to emulate Oxford and Cambridge in architecture and academics. Besides the aesthetics, I think working in pleasing environments tends to inspire creativity and better problem solving.
September 1st, 2021 at 9:18 AM ^
Not a building, but please redo the bunkers on the M golf course. They are atrocious and a dark blot on an otherwise wonderful golf course. Some have no sand and some are like Sleeping Bear dunes - zero consistency from bunker to bunker.
September 1st, 2021 at 9:18 AM ^
Not a building, but please redo the bunkers on the M golf course. They are atrocious and a dark blot on an otherwise wonderful golf course. Some have no sand and some are like Sleeping Bear dunes - zero consistency from bunker to bunker.
September 1st, 2021 at 9:29 AM ^
recently toured Crisler and the Big House. The Hall of Honor was a huge letdown. akin to old school scheduling tags on a wall board. nothing stands out, hidden and almost invisible.
September 1st, 2021 at 9:52 AM ^
Does stuff really always need to be renovated? I work for the ready mix concrete company that is supplying for the Ruthven Museum renovation, and if people knew how overdesigned and how many unnecessary costs are involved it would probably irritate people even more at U-M's ridiculous tuition costs.
September 1st, 2021 at 1:13 PM ^
You are right. There is a lot of waste and unnecessary cost. But if it is on the budget anyway, at least make the renovations look nice. Expensive and beautiful beats expensive and ugly every time.
September 1st, 2021 at 9:53 AM ^
I would like to see the renovation of the football team that started about 15 years ago completed.