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

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cr J he University encouraged various living and learning programs in the residence halls, but learning to live with roommates was another story. Many first-year students, accustomed to having their own rooms at home, often had to adjust to sharing space with complete strangers. For some students, the easiest way to cope with this transition was by creating room rules f?- La ijinq d own llieL aw Peter Nielsen that each roommate agreed to abide by. LSA first-year stu- dent Carrie Groskopf ex- plained that she and her room- mate talked about a few rules at first, but basically it was just understood that we would re- spect each other. Mostly we just have rules about what food we can eat and what food we can ' t. Sarah Kern, first-year LSA student had a similar sys- tem with her roommate, first- year LSA student Amy Finkel. We kind of just go along with the flow. Some things we talk about, but usually not until it starts to bother one of us. For example, we have The De- odorant Rule. ' Amy always gets up before me, and she al- ways puts on spray deodorant. I ' m usually asleep in my loft and I start choking on the fumes. Now she puts her de- odorant on in the hallway. Kern and Finkel also have a rule concerning the computer they share. Kern said, If someone has a paper to write, they have priority on the com- puter over doing email. Some students found other ways to communicate with each other. Bret Evans, first-year engineering student said that he and his roommate have a bulletin board and col- ored pushpins outside their door. Evans explained, When we use the yellow pushpin it means someone is sleeping. The red pushpin means don ' t come in. + 9Ho st roommates agree that jotting down correct phone mes- sages is very important. Answering machines were often more reli- able than written notes. icuLcuiL au A ncpte trtc LC o Le no UUXZA Jackie Dertin, LoA oopnomore Roommate Rules 4 309 Peter Nielsen

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9llany students mount dry erase boards on their doors. These boards provided a quick and easy way for roommates to commu- nicate. t Amy Adams 2nd Cooley - Front Row: Carol Lewis, Emerson Milts, Jacqueline Ferrand, Brian Riley, Scarlet McCarthy Row 2: Christin Wade, Shamik Jani, Amy Aisen. Ryan Sherriff, James Miller Row 3: Karma Knighten, Karina Knighten, Tyson Hcrberger, Joshua Earle, June Eding Mike Campbell 4th Cooley -Front Row: Sarah Dehaan, Joy Sweeney, Kristiana Harkna, Kjthleen Watt Row 2: Rebekah Olmstead, Grace C. Han, Jocelyn Kim, Carole Patrick, Amy Goodman Rowffj: Lindsay Boynton, Danielle Daniels, Christina Lee, Suzanne Owen, Nale Cartier Row 4: Scott Kelley, Guy Bargnes, Trenton Fox. Brian Long, Ed DeCaria, Derek Sorensen. Yaron Pry wes Sarah Smucker 3rd Cooley - Front Row: Pietra Check, Erin Lynch, Cara Kettler. Allison Beatty, Smitha Anilesh, Kerstin Hanson, Brooke Rossi, Adam Kramer Row 2: Mark Heasley, Aaron Traxler-Ballew, Shin-wook Kim, Joe Friedman, Michael Buresh, Josh Mannis. Pierce Davis Row 3: Michael Yorke, Junil Hwang, Christopher Reinhardl, Ben Hennis, Jeremie Kass, Ben Wilkinson, Tomm Chicoine Mike Car Basement - Front Row: Laurel Malvitz, Kit Cheng, Lisa Soares, Christine Shea, Jenny Gardner, Susan Hernandez, Patricia Brady Row 2: Kristin Larsen, Kristin Funk, Xanthe Wigfall, Aaron Reifler. Sarah Ransdell, Lisa Passerello Row 3: David Lopez. Matt Holtzman, Gus Shaffer, Andy Schlesel, Dan Giszczak, Carolyn VanDenBerghe. Montaigne Birdsey. Shauna Alexander, Timothy Plath Row 4: Jeffrey Kwastel 1st South - Front Row: Vim Yound, Brandon Giroux, John Whilehead, Jordon Jonas, Lori Oosterbaah Row 2: Sara Saylor, Kathy Silverstein, Sharrone Moustakis, Jennifer Hefferan, Ted Mitchell Row 3: Janis Dinnel. Damon Duquaine, Scott Fiedler. Rebekah Parris, Lauren Shubow, Tracy Genshaft Last v Yiad Sarah Smucker 3rd Hinsdak - Front Row: Donna Lichaw, Leah Burton, Pamela Jakiela, Tara Ruotolo, Jacob Wheeler, Maria Job Row 2: Eva Werk, Julie Musilek, Evan Jones. Stephanie Purdy, Jenny Livesay, Matthew Wattenbarger Row 3: Todd Brockdorf. Chris Kimble, Laura Morgan, Randall Johnson, Meaghan Hennelly, Jordan Bales Row 4: Rich Kovacir, Laura Anderson. Maia Semmes, Emily Achenbaum, Duane Knight 308 + Roommate Rules Mike Campbell 2nd Hinsdale - Front Row: MinaChoi, Jessica Fisher, Lindsey Simms, Steve Dugan, Gillian Alexander RflwJB: Kai Davis- Watkins, Carol Whittington, Maria Herrera, Molly Steinberg. Joel Wesley, Tabitha Harrison Row 3: Michael Simses. Ronnie Order, Aaron Starr, Shristine Mikesell, Cara Hirsch, Laurie Zyla

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J he University implemented new regulations in 1 996 on how students chose which residence hall to live in. Students were given the option of choosing central campus, the Hill, or North Campus. In the past students ranked the residence halls in the order of their preference. Did this change in procedure change the character of traditionally loud, social residence halls? Or, It s ParTu I arii| me did the alleged party dorms live up to their reputations? LSA first-year student Jordan Young felt that South Quad paled in comparison to his expectations. I had higher expectations. I thought it would be a crazy animal house dorm. But, I ' m still happy to be here. Others found that the party dorms did live up to their reputations. Sophomore Rob Bochenek, philosophy and physics major, chose to live in West Quad for a second year. His room had been written up twice for alcohol and loud par- tying. It is what you make of it, and where you want to be. There are halls that are abso- lutely insane. Jacob Cohen, first-year LSA student agreed. It is always loud and you can never sleep. You can ' t get to bed before 3:30 a.m. or 4 a.m. It is social and people party. Jessica Lessing, first- year LSA student, chose to live in Mary Markley Hall due to its reputation. Friends from home told me that living on the Hill was a lot of fun. I wanted to be in a social dorm and Markley hasn ' t disappointed me. I love living there. Some students, how- ever, did not take residence hall reputations into consider- ation when choosing a place to live. For example, first-year student Jenny Garretson said, I chose to live in Alice Lloyd Hall because of its Living and Learning program. po dxp cuvuru Lciqn Dotwinik, LoA First -ijcar student ft resident ' s loft proudly proclaims his motto We Be Jammin ' . Residents often added personal touches to their furni- ture. utttctui au ome of the residence halls had murals painted on the walls by past residents. The art created a playful atmo- sphere in many of the halls. vsoina 310 + Reputations