Whenever she tells the story, Irlbeck said she feels like she’s “including” students in the University community. and the runner must be naked, which is illegal. The sprint must also happen within the first and last tolls of the Bell Tower at midnight - which is both physically and logistically impossible because the Bell Tower no longer rings after 10 p.m. Irlbeck then explains to her groups the curse’s only anecdote is if the afflicted runs from the steps of the Hatcher Graduate Library to kiss the pumas on the Biological Sciences Building and run back. “So, I’ll turn around and point at Hatcher.” “What I just tell everybody is not to step on the block ‘M,’ but if you do, there is one way to reverse the curse,” Irlbeck said. Irlbeck tells her groups about the block ‘M’ legend by gathering them in a circle around the marker like one would share a story by the campfire. Irlbeck works as a Campus Day Leader, showing prospective students around campus in the spring as an ambassador for the University. “The new stone panels will be considerably thicker and are expected to hold up much better to Michigan’s extensive freeze-thaw cycles.” “The Giallo Veneziano stone material that will be installed matches the existing stone and the current shape and pattern will remain the same,” the release said. In an email press release, the University said the selected stone was chosen to uphold the historical look of the landmark while enhancing its durability. The project entails replacing the concrete beneath the M as well as the stone surrounding it. Fitzgerald also told the Daily the project’s total cost is $200,000, half of which is being covered by donor funds. Vig Construction and is scheduled to be complete by the time classes begin for the Fall 2019 semester, according to University Spokesman Rick Fitzgerald. The construction is being done by outside contractor J. Hopefully, that is not going to be the case when all the freshmen come in September.” It’s going to look all nice and brand new, but it is kind of sad that it’s all covered up by construction right now. “For one, I would really hope that none of the construction workers were poor little University of Michigan students working for the summer and having to work that closely to the block ‘M,’” Irlbeck said. LSA sophomore Alexis Irlbeck said the construction is necessary, but joked it was alarming. Students revere the ‘M’ as an icon of the University, so when construction began on the artifact in early July, they noticed. “Campus legend has it that if you step on the M you will flunk your first blue book exam, hence the many people who diligently avoid trodding on the marker,” the University’s cultural attraction description says.
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