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

Page 100 text:

f V K V V f K Need we Say More? In the blinding wind at 8:30 on a January morning, two students from Markley set out for class. The ther- mometer outside registers below freezing, and both students look ner- vously at each other, as if to say, Why did we take a class this early in the morning? Silently, they trudge along, and wonder if they are going to make it to the MLB. The first student is a junior, and happens to be from Marquette, Michigan. She moves ahead boldly across the bridge by the CCRB. Dressed in a parka, hiking boots, wool socks, gloves, and a trusty pair of long underwear, she makes it to class. - only a few minutes late. The other student, a freshman lost somewhere in the blizzard behind her, is from Palm Beach, Florida. He is not well prepared. Dressed in a flimsy weather jacket, with no hat, gloves, or scarf, he stumbles in the three feet of snow. Looking down at his feet, he realizes he is wearing no socks with docksiders. Much later, after spending two weeks in bed with a cold, he asks, How on earth did I end up in Michi- gan? While most out-of-state students from warmer climates don ' t suffer the above fate, many agree that winter in Michigan is only one thing: Horrible. Susan Eastman, a senior in the Art school and originally from Los Ange- les, had the following to say about Michigan winters: I hate them. I don ' t go outside, if I can avoid it. I first came here eight years ago, and I remember running from building to building. Helen Cejas, an LSA freshman from Miami, also recalls running from heater to heater. However, she came to Michigan prepared: I al- ways wear a lot of clothes and two layers of socks. I also have an endless supply of long underwear. Luckily, there are ad- A vantages to liv- ing in a colder climate. For example, northern Michigan has numerous downhill ski resorts and students can cross-country ski and ice skate around campus. Those who refuse to partake in winter events can always escape to more hospitable climates during spring break. Many students keep in mind that they can move after they graduate. Cejas remarks that she will defi- nitely not live in Michigan after she finishes her degree. Eastman, who recently got married, notes, Hope- fully after I graduate, we will go back to L.A. or move South! vDavid Jorns ' 1 always wear a lot of clothes and two layers of socks. I also have an endless supply of long underwear. y D Michigan Life

Page 99 text:

e search Pounding the Pavem ent for the Perfect Pad Euphoria! Jubilation! Relief! These are a few of the emotions student feel when they finally sign a lease. After spending weeks and possibly months searching for off-campus housing, signing a lease is a momentous occa- sion. For some the process is easy, but for most, as LSA freshman Jer- emy Shook exclaimed, It ' s a major pain in the butt! Although living in dorms, sorority or fraternity houses or co-ops are all viable options, most students choose to rent an apartment with a group of friends. The search often begins as early as v December. Finding off- campus housing means spending time looking in the Daily classifieds, checking out the A housing boards at the SAB, and calling almost every Realtor in the phone book. A rare fortunate few inherit apartments or houses from friends, but the masses are forced to pound the pavement and knock on doors to find the apartment or house of their dreams. LSA junior Faith Gaudaen summed it up: The off-campus housing search sucks. It really does. It ' s stressful and no one wants to agree. So why do students put themselves I hated putting up with all the people in the dorms, so I had to move out. through all this stress? We just thought of living in an apartment as the college thing to do, answered LSA freshman Mike Hersch. Other students see it as a proclamation of their independence. LSA freshman Richard Fine said Looking for an apartment marks our independence. A third group simply wants to escape the residence halls. I hated putting up with all the people in the dorms, so I had to move out. remarked LSA freshman Doug Padian. Whatever the reason, students should not be too quick to sign a lease. The Ann Arbor Tenants ' Union (AATU) is one of the many groups in Ann Arbor that seeks to protect ten- ant rights from landlord abuses. They advise students that They have ne- gotiating power. They don ' t have to sign a lease, and rents, dates, and improvements are all negotiable. In addition to the Tenants ' Union, students can go to Student Legal Ser- vices for legal advice and the Housing Office for any mediation efforts. The AATU just wants students to know that as tenants they usually have more rights than they know and less rights than they need. Eventually, all of the arguments, sore feet, and frustrations of the off campus housing search do pay off. As LSA freshman Roy Goodman simply states, I got one. wRandy Lehner The Search 95

Page 101 text:

Every student needs a good pair of rub- bers to combat the huge puddles which always form at crucial intersections. T Jonathan Liss Yes, they do plow! A snow slush blower clears the sidewalk near Angel Hall. -rRob Kroenert Outside the Natural Science Building, Biology graduate students Omayma Al- Awar and Sun Young Kim scurry to catch wind blown papers. wKen Smaller Brrrrrrr 7