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

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r e n t e r ' s Trashed furniture that was supposed to decorate the house of 523 Mack Street sits by a dumpster. After four months of delays and hardships, the tenants of 523 Mack Street finally moved into their house, photo by Abby Johnson NIGHTMARE by Cortney Dueweke fie majority of the houses near the University were slightly run-down and in desperate need of a good paint job. But as students Aaron Saito, Rob McClary, Dan Hail ington, Allen Pearce, Zach Abrams, Simon Lee and Pete Gilmartin discovered, some campus houses needed more than just a few small repairs. Their nightmare started in November 2000, when they found a house on Mack Street. ' The house had just been bought by a new landowner working in conjunc- tion with Oppenheimer Reality, said Saito, a senior economics major. ' The only reason the house was still available was because it was disgusting inside and out. It was painted yellow on the outside, and smelled like urine on the inside. To top it off, bums were living in the house. But we put faith in Oppenheimer since they said they would start remodeling the house in March, and in the lease that we signed they said they would install new carpets, kitchen, bathrooms, walls, decks and more. But by the time school let out in April, Saito said, the renovations had not started. When the seven housemates returned to campus in the fall, they discov- ered that the repairs still were not complete. With their move-in date delayed, they were forced to stay temporarily with friends. On [September] 8, we finally moved in to a half-completed house, recalled McClary, a senior English major, who noted that carpet, a bathroom, the stove and multiple electrical outlets remained unfinished. Then, on the morning of Septem- ber 1 1, we were awakened by city inspectors scurrying through the house clip- boards in hand. They barged into bedrooms, loudly informing us we had until 5 p.m. to vacate the house due to our landlord spending an entire summer renovat- ing the house without any permits whatsoever. That night, we moved in to the Holiday Inn on North Campus where we remained for nearly seven weeks until the house finally passed inspection. Moving back in was not the end of the boys ' housing problems. Saito said that workers continued to make repairs and repeatedly woke the tenants in early morning hours. Thankfully, the house passed final inspection on December 21, Saito said. The boys undoubtedly walked away from the situation as wiser tenants for the future. For anyone that is renting a house being renovated over the summer, they should obtain a signed contract binding the landlord owner to a committed move-in date, etc., said Lee, an economics senior. Saito added, Renter beware is all I can say. Housing | 269

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east quad 2 Hayden - Front Row: Daniel Patrevito, Lucus Hart, Soonjae Lee, Douglas Douma, Zachary Glaspie, Gordon Scott, Andrew Mascaro, Jonathan D ' souza Row 2: Bradley McKeen, David Mcintyre, Christopher Sofka, Mark Kivisaari, Robert Cantor, Joshua Brown, Andrew Cohen, Patrick Ingram, Jonathan Chapman, Francis Barcena-Turner Back Row: Andrew Laurich, Justin Smith, Raul Flores, Stephen Gallagher, William Brouillette, Anton Khouri, Dando McCloud, Demian Eisenhower, Steven Nannes, Joseph Mullen, Barrett Randolph, photo by Neil wade 2 Tyler Greene - Front Row: Daleela Johnson, William Weissbaum, Nancy Cummins, Daniel Abelson, Lisa Moore, Tamara Neering, John Cooper Row 2: June Lim, Cassandra McMullen, Meaghan Hafner, Jessica Hollander, Stacie Griffin, Rebekah Hoy, Mary Munday, Shana Holland, Michael Lacroix Back Row: Jesse Knight, Erin Crain, Jonathan Roth, Matthew Roe, Kevin Fosnacht, Dax Monta, Adam Konner. photo by Neil Wade 3 Anderson - Front Row: Tara Dawson, Kathleen O ' Connell, Natasha Cervi, Alix Kantor, Elaine Raskin, Rebecca Kosick Row 2: Krista Finkbeiner, Shahanur Rahman, Anna Bobinsky, Suzanne Tomchuck, Swati Batki, Luis Figueroa, Mary Fitzpatrick Back Row: Erik Colegrove, Christopher Budnick, Brian Metz, Murat Bilsel, Alexander Tsiavos, Mark Jen. photo by Neil Wade 3 Cooley - Front Row: Heather Radke, Reena Gupta, Meredith Marder, Ashley Christensen, Aaron Meyers, Charmaine Chan, Mara Degnan-Rojeski, Christopher Stritt Row 2: Andrew Home, Abbey Gothard, Brandon Ballard, Steven Mrak, Rebecca Frank, Tracey Meyers, Elizabeth Sherman, Caitlin Patterson, Lauren Greiner, Jessica Higgins Back Row: Kwun-Hoi Miu, Molly Dahlman, Matthew Kerns, Theodore Ball, Cameron Hosner II, Vineeth Gossain, Ryan Eckert, Rachael Igbawua, Sarah Craig, David Simison, Daniel Levi, Burke Greer. photo by Neil Wade 2 Cooley - Front Row: Swapnil Patel, Christine Bergeon, Allison Shonce, Julie Sills, Margaret Stilec Back Row: Corinne Gruebner, Sam Brown, Matthew Duprey, Yuri Kashima, Michael Evans, Nicholas Reddig, Jacqueline Stevens, photo by Kate Maher 268 I Condemned House Cooley Hayden Basement - Front Row: Sarah Martin, Lauren Holland, John Paul Dutka, Firoza Zaman, David Aristoff, Nathan Ciccolo, Robin Bravender Row 2: Malinda Riemenschneider, Anna Tattan, Tammy Irwin, Nicolette Jones, Trish Hayes, Marisa London, Avrum Jacobson, Sharad Jain, Adrienne Cuschieri, Mariska Bardos Row 3: Cristina Johnson, Sarah Goodwin, Elizabeth Bovair, Rachel Lamb, Kathryn Kentner, Bethany Gorka, David McMasters, Alice Muench, Lindsey Witt, Amanda Berger, Deidrea Miller, Tiffany Holt, Tatiana Martinez Back Row: Karenanna Creps, Austin Johnson, Christopher Sutton, Martin Murray, Casey Scholz, Adam Sailor, David Wilson, Eric Slavin, Paul Miska, Thien-Khoi Do, James Rose, photo by Kate Maher

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ace to call HOME by Ca rly McE ntee hi Martha Cook Building provided a comfortable livingenvironmentaway from homefor approx imately 140 female University students. Martha Cook opened for the first time in September 1915 after being do- nated by William Cook in memory of his mother. The building remained a place of great traditions and of- fered students a more intimate living environment. A well-known tradition of Martha Cook was Friday Tea. This weekly tea was open to residents and stu- dents of the U niversity. LSA sophomore and Vice Presi- dent of Martha Cook House Board, Ashley Erdmann said of the Friday teas, Our weekly teas may sound silly to some, but they ' re very good opportunities at the end of each week to catch up with friends and socialize before the weekend starts... plus a chance to eat good food. The residence of Martha Cook participated in even more traditions. In the first week of December, Martha Cook had a formal dinner for the University Musical Society Messiah performers. Another important event revolved around thecelebration of Martha Cook ' s birth- day. Other traditions included special ethnic dinners, for new residents and graduating residents, dinners for the faculty and holiday celebrations. Waitresses also provided the residents with three sit down din- ners a week. Martha Cook provided students with a comfortable atmosphere that was quiet and friendly. It helped to createan environment conducive toacademicachieve- ment where the girls felt comfortable and at home. Many residents enjoyed the Red Room and Gold Room lounges where they studied or just socialized with other residents. Erdmann said of the girls, For me personally, I ' ve gotten to know so many great girls there that has becomethe real reason I love it;things like tea wouldn ' t be so enjoyable if my Martha Cook friends weren ' t there. The main hallway in Martha Cook leads to many comfortable sitting rooms on the first floor. The all-girls dorm housed a relaxing atmosphere for residents, making them feel at home, photo by Abby Johnson 270 I Martha Cook