The campus shelter, called Safe Place, can accommodate as many as eight people for short periods, usually no more than five days.
Safe Place is being run by people with experience handling domestic violence in nearby Lansing, but officials said there were unique situations in a campus population.
The university paid most of the $50,000 needed to open Safe Place, but private donations are now being sought for operating expenses.
The white elephant bone at the center of the book is a relic that everyone believes will point to the "Safe Place."
The Poem as a Safe Place What can you do in poetry that you can't do anywhere else?
She helps run "Safe Place", a shelter for battered females and children.
Businesses and community buildings such as fire stations and libraries are designated as "Safe Place" sites.
McKuen's latest book is A Safe Place to Land, which contains 160 pages of new poetry.
The novel is rather nihilistic, as it is unlikely that any of the characters ever reach the Safe Place, with a few possible exceptions.
Starting May 4, 2010, "A Dark Safe Place", the first song from this project, will be available through digital download.