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

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7 Junior political science major Case McGrath works an afternoon shift at the billiards room in the Union. Many students held part time jobs to help cover the cost of rent and tuition, photo by Ari Me ber. 96 Voices

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n . . , expressionist s HUB Two miles up Fuller Road and beyond the Uni- versity Medical Center lay North Campus. Foreign to the majority of University students, North Cam- pus seemed to many an entirely separate institu- tion. Distinguished from LSA, it housed the more hands-on academic units such as Art Design, Music, Engineering and Architecture. While some LSA students never even saw North Campus, a whole other group of students felt at home among the more serene setting that was offered away from the bustle of downtown Ann Arbor. Three University residences were available for students who preferred the area. First-year sociol- ogy major Tamara Braun requested living in the area for many reasons. I already had established friendships with a lot of people living here and I wanted to be with them; I just felt that it was more of a place that seemed like home than if I were to goto central and not knowanybody. Also, up here, it seems like a little community because everybody knows each other because you are in this certain area with one another. The pond on the grounds of the music school was an adored asset to North campus ' s beauty. Students didn ' t have to travel too far from their classes on North Campus to relax outdoors in peace, photo by Susan Chalmers Much like the Diag on Central campus, the plaza area, also named the Diag, was a place for people to meet between classes. North Campus housed the schools of Music, Art Design and Engineer- ing, photo by Mike Cutri North Campus served as the center of college life for students focusing on their creative talents For first-year music and psychology major Molly Pachan, she found the area to suit her schedule well. Since I ' m in the music school, I have a lot of classes up here and I have a lot of classes that start at 7:30 a.m., so if I didn ' t live up here, it would be harder to get to class. I do have classes on central campus, but in general, it ' s a lot more convenient for me to live up here. I have also met a lot of great people, so I love it. Engineering sophomore Jared Goulart spent two years living on North Campus. The first year I requested living up here because of my classes, but this year I decided to live up here because a lot of my friends stayed and I wanted to live with my roommate again, he said. The food here is also a lot better and it ' s quieter. You can get away from distractions and get work done, but the only nega- tive aspect is the bus. Even though I have most of my classes up here, it ' s hard to get myself out of bed for one class on Central Campus. Although the campus lies apart from the com- mon excitement that is associated with the college experience, it was easy to find the benefits in keeping things separate. Many students, after be- ing apart of the North Campus community, discov- ered these advantages. With the involved nature of these creative courses, location on North Campus enabled students to use the space and peaceful- ness to really concentrate on their studies, by Nedda Mehdizadeh and Meghan Christiansen Academics 95

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to Going to school in a town as diverse as the student body that inhabited it was an amazing experience. Every- where we turned we saw things that gave Ann Arbor its own, unique personality. We saw restaurants and stores full of student employees flyers taped anywhere and earning money to pay for one of the everywhere around campus and highest public school tuitions in the chalkings on sidewalks. Not nation. We walked through the being afraid to make their voices Villa of Mysteries exhibit in the Art heard, students added another Museum on a crisp October evening, aspect that gave Ann Arbor so Students expressed themselves via much personality. music, forming bands and perform- ing in places such as the League Underground. One of the less spectacular traits of the town were the homeless which could be seen sleeping on a bench or camping out inside the West Hall Arch asking passers-by for spare change. On any given day students could hear the fire and brimstone from preachers in the Diag. Students also made themselves heard around campus through demonstrations on the Diag, tn Two students debate about abortion rights during an anti-abortion demonstration on the Diag. Graphic pictures of abortions stood in the center of campus for days causing some people to avoid the area, photo by Ari Melber Special exhibits come to the University Museum of Art throughout the year. September and November featured the White House Arts and Crafts collection along with the Villa of Mysteries, a Roman wall painting exhibit. photo by Abby Johnson Voices 97