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

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Painted blue and gold with Wolverine spirit, University students root on the football team with unconventional support during the team ' s clash with Notre Dame. -- Josh Sohn Easy as A-B-C, U-M plowed over the Washington State Cougars. In full spirit.Seth Jackier, Jamie Bortek, and Matt Linick were there to celebrate the victory. -- Josh Sohn Over 100,000 pairs of eyes watch as the Wolverine team charges the field before the Notre Dame game. Though the game ' s outcome was yet unknown, the Maize-N- Blue team hoped to overcome the Luck of the Irish. -- Josh Sohn 46 Michigan Life

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Ellen Middlebrook help pir hn il touches on rho meal prepared i v - -W Helping in the kitchen, volunteers of the John Kendra, fifth-year graduate student, St. Mary ' s Student Parish ' s Hunger helps with washing dishes as the December Coalition assist with the Friday meal for the 3rd Hunger Coalition came to a close, homeless. -- Jimmy Basse -- Jimmy Basse Michigan Life 45

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HAIL To THE MMZE-N-DLUE! ow could one r define the great Michigan Spirit? How could one give a label to an atmosphere that surrounds an entire campus, town, and state? Maybe it was the tension, the excitement, the charisma that shook the stadium every Saturday in the Fall when 100,000 Michigan faithful anxiously waited to see if this Wolver- ine team would continue the great tradition that started with Fielding H. Yost. Could it have been the chills that one felt when over 200 Michigan band members flowed out of the eastern sideline, as they formed the block letter ' M, ' and they played the greatest fight song in the United States of America: The Michigan Victors? Is it the feeling of pride one sensed while studying at the Law Library when he or she realized that he or she was attending one of the greatest universities in the world. Or was it the feeling of tradition one felt walking through the Diag knowing that students had been doing the same all the way back to 1817? The truth was that all of those things com- prised the Michigan spirit: cheering for the sports teams, feeding the squirrels on the Diag, listening to the bells in the Burton Tower, smiling ' hi ' to good-old Shakey Jake.. ..Each one, and millions of other similar sensations, were only a part of the college experience that U-M students were so fortunate to have been a part of. This college experience was exemplified by all the University of Michigan had to offer. The University was known for its strong academic tradition, but students also enjoyed a rich vari- ety of extracurricular activities and the op- portunity to explore new cultures and ideas. First-year student Kevin McCalla, who en- tered the University ' s engineering school, spent many hours in the classroom but also developed his interests by joining the Solar Car team, and established new relationships by rushing the Greek system. McCalla commented, I found the extracurricular options overwhelming at first-I didn ' t know which I wanted to get involved with first. I just started with what grabbed my interest the most, and what would look good on a resume-rmlookingintoI-Mwrestlingnext. In 1973 in a game versus Ohio State, the late, great Bob Ufer, the personification of Michigan spirit, made the remark, ' M ' Club supports you Michigan, and so does everyone from coast to coast, from the coast of Lake Erie to the coast of Lake Michigan. Ufer said the University was beloved throughout the state, country, and the world. U-M ' s campus went far beyond Ann Arbor. In fact, its boundary reached all the way to the moon, where the flag was planted by an all-Michigan alumni Apollo crew. But the Michigan spirit was much bigger than even that. It was also the one force that bonded students and professors togetherfrom all over the world. Michigan students all generally had the same love for the Univer- sity, and most knew that the tradition encouraged them to continue their spirit to keep the school the leader and best. Looking back now on your great Alma Mater, sing to the colors that float in the light! Hurrah for the yellow and blue! Michigan Life 47