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rend do niversity living had always been unique in Ann Arbor, but especially soforpetowners.Choosingtokeep a pet could mean having to live further from campus, paying more money, or worse, lying to landlords with the constant fear of getting caught. Most pet owners did not feel like their companions were of any imposition to the building, so it was hard for them to fathom why a landlord would be so heartless as to tell them their loved ones were not allowed. The University was probably one of the most prohibited realms for animal lovers. Residence halls only allowed pets on a very limited ba- sis. Birds, cats, dogs, reptiles and most other animals were not al- lowed. Fish were allowed, but also on a limited basis. They were re- stricted to 12-gallon tanks and could not include the flesh eating (e.g. piranha) species. The Univer- sity also required that all room- mates approve of the pet. Family housing was less restrictive - resi- dents were able to keep up to 30- gallontanks.The adjustment could be difficult for many University stu- dents accustomed to having an animal around. First year LSA stu- dent Jane Middeton shared, I miss my cat a lot, but it is probably a good idea the Univeristy doesn ' t allow them. Lots of people are aller- gic. Most students who wished to find or keep a pet chose alternative housing where they could find some more freedom. Some hous- ing within the Ann Arbor commu- nity permitted pets, butfinding this could sometimes be difficult. Jen Langel, a seniorfilm and video stud- ies major, had to do a lot of work to find h ousing to suit her and her cat, Merigold. There was only one place which fit within my price range and accepted cats. It really limited my housing search a lot, Langel said. Many students simply ignored the no-pets policy. Psychology se- nior Dustin Miner chose to do just that. We checked the lease and it says no pets, but there is no men- tion of a fee. We just hide our dog Bella wheneverthe landlord comes over. Our previous landlord as- sumed that shejust stayed outside. Other students actually negoti- ated to have their pets live with them. Carrie Degner,a second-year dental hygiene student, and her roommates had to pay an extra nonrefundabledepositfortheirdog Alyeska to stay with them. One of Denger ' s roommates, Kristen David, was a veterinary technician and sometimes took animals home with her. If they are healthy, I cannot bear to see them just get put to sleep. It is hard if there are no homes for them so I open up mine for them, David commented. Even when one had found an accepting landlord, roommates may not have been so pleased to have the company of the animals. There is pet dander everywhere. My roommate ' s cats make me by liz mauck sneeze, and I ' m annoyed that I agreed to let them live here. She never cleans up after them, re- marked University alumni Kelly Kozma. Clare Nathan, a graduate student in philosophy, lived with her dog Max in a single apartment free from theentanglementofroommatedis- putes. I ' m not too worried about Max even though he is not sup- posed to be there. The further you get away from campus the easier it is to have a dog, she said. Living in a student co-op was not much of an option, either. Most houses did not allow uncaged pets. However, any policy can be j changed by a vote at the individual house, said Rebecca Nole, a senior social anthropology major and In- ter-Cooperative Council employee. The exceptions to the rule were certified animals that assisted people with disabilities as per fed- eral and state law. Although the University in particular had to ac- commodate these animals for liv- ing, individual landlords sometimes chose to imply that the tenant would be better suited finding an- other place to live. Ultimately, students either put themselves at a travel, financial or other disadvantage or, even worse, put the security of themselves and their pets at risk. It was a tough choice whether to include a pet in a living situation, but one which most pet owners would agree was a re- warding one. Voices I 101
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Playing with his pitbull Shadow, sophomore English major Darnell Tay- lor enjoys the ben- efits of pet owner- ship. A lot of places won ' t allow pitbulls or rottweilers, Tay- lor said, commenting on the difficulty he had in finding hous- ing for Shadow. Ul- timately, Taylor found housing in Saline, a ten-minute drive from campus, just to share resi- dence with his pet. phoco by Li: Mauck 100 I Pet Owners Buddy, senior phi- losophy major Liz Mauck ' s hamster, peeks over the edge while contemplating a jump. Buddy was accommodated in Mauck ' s lease through a special clause. photo by Li: Mauck
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With stamp on hand and brown bottle in tow, co-chair of the Students Rights Commission, Michael Simon, a junior political sci- ence major, passes out the House Party Handbook on the Diag. The Students Rights Comm ission, a subsidiary of the Michigan Student Assembly, with the help of the Univer- sity chapter of the ACLU, fought to educate students about their right to have parties without police interference. photv hy Liz Mauck 102 I Student Activism
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