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

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Curling up with a textbook, Pete Vitale, a senior engineering student takes advantage of the study atmosphere at Pierpont Commons. Pierpont Commons was the North Campus version of the Michigan Union, offering eateries, study lounges, and a gathering place for Students, photo by Lauren Proux Walking across campus, a student passes a water- works display at a fountain on North Campus. More picturesque and less congested than Central Campus, North Campus provided more of a chance for reflec- tion and solitude, even in the simple act of walking to class, phiilo by Ahby Johnson 66 | North Campus

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Lying in the grass, the contents of a student ' s book bag spill out in the Diag. When the weather permitted, students moved outdoors to study rather than spend- ing hours cooped up in a library or coffee shop, photo by Academics I 65

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north campus provides several assets for ing new technology and rt academic facilities, all a forested atmosphere For many students living on Central Campus, places like the Wave Field, Pierpont Commons, the Art Architecture Building and Lurie Bell Tower were considered as unfamil- iar as a foreign country and almost as far away. Students living on North Campus had long been pitied by Central Campus residents, who lived closer to practi- cally everything, including Ann Arbor ' s downtown area, the majority of the University buildings and most major hubs of activity. But while some students were stranded in Bursley or Baits against their will, others enjoyed the North Campus atmosphere and requested to live there. And for engineers, living on North Campus was like having class in their own backyards. As an out-of-state student, physics junior Marty Kandes had orientation only days before fall classes began and subsequently got stuck with 8 a.m. classesfour days a week on Central Campus. I usually had to get up at 7 a.m. every morning and be at the bus at 7:30 so I didn ' t miss it, he said. Living up there was fine, the people are great, the facilities up there are fine. But the bus is definitely the most terrible thing ever. First-year engineering student Jeff Shattock requested to live on North Campus for his first year in the residence halls. It ' s far away from Central Campus, so you ' re not really connected to the community as much, but there ' s a sense of community up there, said Shattock, who lived in Bursley. And I ' m close to my engineering classes, so I can get up late and still make it to those on time. As for whether she would recommend the North Cam- pus experience to others, Kristen Kozlowski, a sophomore engineering student who once lived in Bursley, only had one suggestion: Make sure you really like riding the bus! By Cortney Dueweke Academics I 67