University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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At the big U, trying to get your homework done and naving fun at the same time requires a cool head and a sense of humor. The sad thing is that we all have to pay our bills and buy our books and that means we ' ll have to stand in those unbelievably long lines. And for the ambitious, there are also those mass campout and pajama parties knows as the football ticket lines that seem to start earlier and earlier each Fall. We stand in lines while waiting for those works on reserve in the library. Nobody can under- stand why everybody else waits till the night before exams to read them. When we don ' t have wheels to get to our destinations we have to register with traffic control over in the basement of the Union. And of course there is always the problem of traffic cops and tickets, but students don ' t seem to mind this top much knowing that the City operates exclusively on ticket income. 77

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Homecoming the old and new Homecoming, once pre-eminent among social events at Michigan complete with Queen and formal dance, now seems a custom strangely withered and lacking in vitality. Homecoming, by somewhat royal decree, is set aside to shake our preoccupa- tion with the here-and-now. It is an excuse for placing the cares of our lives in temporary abeyance and experiencing the joy of living in a simple r age, if only for a few days. October nineteenth and twentieth was such a time. True, unlike Homecomings of days gone by, the parade was sponsored by Ozone House, which lent it an unusual feeling of modernity. Yet while lack of monetary support may have made the parade less polished, there was a feeling of togetherness on the part of the spectators, and the excitement which any spectacle can produce. And in the Egg Drop contest at the West Engin building earlier in the day, there was a feeling of spontaneity and the community that shared laughter can give. Saturday ' s Mudbowl, the best ad for a laundry detergent ever dreamed up, was another such moment. Another hallmark was the Judy Collins concert. Touched by the beauty and simplicity of her singing, the audience sang Amazing Grace witn her softly and then remained to demand a second encore which she graciously gave. All in all, Homecoming was a weekend of togetherness and relaxation. Parties, con- certs, the alumni band at the game, all contributed to the delight and carefree happ- iness which all who participated felt. And it was in this participation that the real spirit of Homecoming was evident. 78