The Diag could soon resemble a scene from MTV"s "Real World" if producers from the network"s new program "MTV University" get their way.

The four-hour program, currently in the pilot stages, partly consists of a documentary about college life filmed at selected universities across the country that examines issues facing college students, ranging from binge drinking to rape.

Morgan Hertzan, executive producer of "MTV University," said he was initially drawn to the University of Michigan after his first visit to Ann Arbor.

"I absolutely love the campus. You guys have everything we"re looking for," Hertzan said.

In all, MTV plans to include eight schools in the documentary.

The network has already shot footage at the University of Connecticut, Rutgers University, Montclair State University and Pennsylvania State University. It hopes to film at the University of California at San Diego, the University of Georgia, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and the University of Michigan sometime in the near future.

"We picked one school in each geographic region and we basically just tried to find big schools that were diverse," he said.

Because final budgeting still has to be worked out, Hertzan said there are still a few hurdles he must clear before filming at Michigan can begin.

"I"d love to go to the University of Michigan right now," Hertzan said, adding that the details have yet to be finalized.

If and when MTV does come to Ann Arbor, the network will attempt to capture what it means to be a Michigan student by following students as they partake in campus traditions like football Saturdays.

The program is being aired on local cable stations at five universities Rutgers, UC-San Diego, Georgia, Massachusetts-Amherst and Michigan.

In Ann Arbor, the program is being shown on the Residence Hall Network three days a week, four hours a day, through December.

"MTV is starting a new initiative to try to reach out to college students," Hertzan said. "We"re bringing back Beavis and Butthead and we"re doing documentaries on things that affect college life."

Hertzan added that he hopes the "MTV University" pilot will be eventually expanded beyond the four-hour segment into a separate 24-hour channel within the MTV family by this time next year.

The four hours of programming includes traditional MTV shows such as "The Tom Green Show" and music video segments in addition to the college documentaries.