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

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Wesf Quad Jlifl .-i Greg Kess 2nd Winchell - From Row: Crystal Johnson. Brandi Coates, Tracy Proverbs-Sinj Davila Chambliss. Ty-litha Stewart, Erin Baker Row 02: Melissa Brown, Alfreda Moses. Turquoise Blackwell. Sara Axelrod, Laurel Carlson, Nora Broege, Angela Fletcher. Michele Rudy Row 3: lana Wilson. Rakhi Shah, Kyra Williams, Catrice Bridges. Marisa Linn. Monamie Bhadra, Ami Thekdi. Kimberly Ostrowski, Ameeta Kalokhe. Erica Riddle, Lee Davenport Greg Kessler 3rd Winchell - Front Row: Leseliev Welch. Tvronda Haslip. Nvkel lohnson. Amy Me Leod. Nicole Bryson, Allessia Owens, Elena Garcia Row2: Natalia Sunatyo, Jose Fung, Alicia Knowles. Melissa Mueller, Amy Chien, Amber Ying, Mikki Weinstein, Jennifer Kim Row i Maxine Chen, Michelle Sia, Hayriye Aka, Tiffany Barlow, Dipali Sashital, Michele Oliver photo courtesy of Carl Wolf Studio 4th Winchell - Front Row: Naa Tetteh, Shaina Aguilar, Nichole Tharpe, Tamika Stewart,! Monica Mikucki, Sarah Riger, Stephanie Armstrong Row 12: Aarti Dharmani. Shrutt | Goenka, Deborah Libman, Abigail W ' ald, Jacinda Chen, Aimee Mintz, Erin Reid Amanda Crews, Semhal Abbay. Shauna Hessing photo courtesy of Carl Wolf Studio 3rd Wenley - Front Row: Nikkela Byrd. Dionne Thrower Row 12: Shannon Allen, Kristen Kulik. Emily Long, Andrea Stutzman, Liana Allers, Kimberly Kochanek, Trace r Baumhower Row 3: Christie Barrigar, Jennifer Meder, Lori Rottschafer, Rebecca Laper. Amy Pierchala, Pui Lai, Jessica Rice, Amena Syed photo courtesy of Carl Wolf Studio 4th Wenley - Front Row: Emily Bugeaud. Tatiana Feuerstein, Kelley Highfield, Christina Berish, Maria De Leon, Laura Yee, Priya Kurudiyara, Caroline Oh Row K: Sherry Chang, Caitlin Klein, Elizabeth Kruska, Andrea Box, Erin Kivo, Rebecca Fried, Amanda Dawso, Purvi Desai photo courtesy of Carl Wolf Studio I 3rd Williams - front Row: David Costantino. Christopher Me Ginley, Conrad Dewittej Kevin Konkle, Benjamin Gabriel r Bums A student decides which club he wonts o participate in. Iherc were over 300 organizations at the University for students. Student) come to the Union to sign up tor the snowboarding club. Many first-year students joined clubs in order to meet other people. 232 Living

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Marina Przybylo answers the phone at the front desk ot West Quad. Working at the front desk of a dorm was a great way to meet new people. In between meal hours, Carrah Riddle puts owoy a tray in South Quad ' s Down Under. Cafeteria jobs were very popular since students were paid well and could pick their own hours. by Jenny Slate MarkWolly Ben Hubert oversees people working out at the South Quad Athletic Fitness Training Center. This job allowed for a lot of homework time. While all students had to pay the University in some form or another for their tuition, some students actually got paid by the University; that is, if they worked for it. Popular University jobs including working in the residence halls at the front desk, the hub of residence hall communication control and the clearing house for most residence hall gossip. Kourtney Rice, junior English major, explained thatthebestpartofworkingatStockweirs front deck was her opportunity to interact with other residents and the staff. Not all of these interactions were friendly exchanges, though, according to Ryan Cowell, sophomore chemistry major and Mary Markley front desk employee. He said that A lot of students give you attitude. They expect a lot from you. Laura Pajot, fifth-year senior Environmental Engineering and Environmental Geology major agreed. Her worst experiences behind the West Quad front desk included dealing with people who aren ' t nice. They complain and then don ' t listen to you. However, Cowell and Pajot agreed that work- ing at the front desk gave them plenty of time to complete dorms their homework with the added bonus of a paycheck. Cowell explained the convenience of working and living in the residence hall: I could wake up five minutes before my shift. He added that his office manager was a lot of fun which made his job a lot more enjoyable. We took an empty cardboard box and filled it with broken glass. When a student would come to pick up a package we ' d grab our glass-filled package instead and let it slip, ' breaking ' their package. It was fun to tease some people. Rice had an experience with a different sort of package behind the desk. In late August and early September Stockwell has a major problem with bats. We had a bat behind the front desk. I think most of the desk employees have had run-ins with bats. Residence hall employees seemed to agree that the University jobs were flexible and easy. The best advantage was that you get paid decently , according to Cowell, and receiving a check from the University was a nice variation for many students. West Quad 231

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Shelby Wong kasement Wenley - From Row: Darren Wilson, Fareid Asphahani, Justin Toman, David Big Row 2: Adam Nye, Robert Gassoff, Scott Crawford. Michael Devlin, Adam Weber, ( ftandeep Parikh photo courtesy of Carl Wolf Studio 1st Wenley - Front Row: Parnell White, Sumit Sitole, Jeffrey Brink, Kenneth Stroger Row 2: Michael Ross, Thomas Panoff, Thomas Kaminski Shelby Wong 2nd Wenley - Front Row: Nicholas Edwin, Deverell Me Kenzie, Tyrese West, Joshua Marlette, Scott Lenker Row 02: Scott Tousa, Jason Henderson, Andrew Robertson, Drew Picciafoco, Matthew Langridge Row IK: Ryan De Pietro, Troy Kahler, Seth Greene, Gregory Martin, Thomas Roudabush, Craig Cucinella Shelby Wong ith Vi ' illi;ims - Front Row: Jonathan Ho, Kyle Reese, David Lee, Corey Brock, Habeeb laroun. Brian Ruttenberg, Michael Hitsky Row K: David Abramson, Kenneth Kuet, fichael Saer, Nicholas Botsas, David Hsai, Mateo Carrillo Row K: Jeffrey Me Mahon, tothew Gormley, Kenneth Barr, David Chacin, Vinay Patel, -Adam Wieczorek, Brian irdan, Adam Gramling Row 4: David Huntzicker, Anthony White, Justin Schafer, Btchell Meeusen. Mark Elsesser, Christopher Washington. David Gulbernat, Jeffrey adowski photo courtesy of Carl Wolf Studio Sth Williams 1 - Front Row: Shaila Guthikonda. Rupa Bihani. LeTanva Taylor. Bethany Crowley, Julia Sutherland, Seema Pai. Caryn Steenland, Karen Hodys, Leona Light. Tricia Zubal, Katherine Fromm Row 2: Rebecca Tune, Diane Tider, Rajeshri Gandhi, Rebecca Abel, Erin Wingate, Shilpa Patel, Eliana Raik, Jessica Bellardi, Lillian Weisz, Brian La Londe, Ojas Vahia RowJJJigar Shah, Scott Halvorsen, Curtis Street, Matthew- Schmidt, Andrew Assenmacher, Gregory Sabo, Darshan Desai, Matthew Hoekstra, Christopher Bond, Michael Nauss, Christopher Wampler, Darryl Semira, Steve Click Shelby Wong 5th Williams 2 Front Row: lune Su, Tracey Finlayson, Diana Economy, Christina Kordiolis, Shalu Tuteja. Poonam Desai. Rohit Jha, Sanjeev Krishnan, Leonard Christoff Row 2: Chau Phan, Kara Ginzel, Kristin D ' amico, Briana Rudick, Deborah Wagner, Ranjana Roy, Angkana Roy, Neha Shah. Michael Haight. Edwin Jung, Aaron Stando Row K: Joseph Young, Rahul Gandotra, Tina Kapousis, Elizabeth Fejes, Kevin Becker, Erica Semeyn, Laura Dunlop, Katherine Flaherty, Renee Martin. Martin Sager Becoming involved in clubs and organizations was a big part of University life for many students. A variety of clubs were available to students, including academic clubs, athletic clubs, community service orga- nizations, and Greek organizations. Unlike many stu- dents who were actively involved with clubs, other stu- dents found it hard to be involved due to heavy work load from classes. Junior Business School student Edward Chang explained, I am taking 16 credits hour this semester and I barely have time to sleep! Many students felt they could not be involved with clubs due to the intensive work load at the University. For students who managed to find time for clubs and organizations, information about them was very accessible. Friends, roommates, and hall mates were the biggest source of information. Clubs and organiza- tions also posted information about meetings and events around the Diag because thousands of students passed through the center of campus. In the beginning of fall term, students had the opportunity to leam about clubs at Festifall. Joe Wahye, first-year ISA student said, I signed Seder Burns up for almost every single club at Festifall and now I am getting tons of email from them. Although many students were signed up for clubs, many of them did not actively participate. This was partially due to intensive work load. Marilee Fiebig, first- year LSA student said, I am only in the African Student Association (ASA), but I am not an active member. They have so many meetings and stuff and I just can ' t bother to go sometimes. On the other hand, some students were extremely involved with their clubs and organizations. Sophomore LSA student Louis Shen, who was involved in the Hong Kong Student Association (HKSA), said HKSA is basically my life. I spend approximately 15 hours a week working on things related to HKSA. Why did many students decide to join clubs? Most students were motivated by personal interests. Some joined clubs because it would look good on the resume. Getting involved with clubs was also one of the best ways to meet people. First-year student Soo-Kyun Hong said, I joined KISA (Korean International Student Associa- tion) this year and met most of my friends there. West Quad 233