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

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Amidst the barron shelves of the old East Quadrangle library, a resident utilizes the new space in the recently emptied room as a quiet study lounge.AII but two of the residence hall libraries were shut down during the year due to the cost of their up-keep. Y. Granata photo 288 Housing

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west quadrangle martha cook 4th Williams Front Row: Joe Hsieh, Rajesh Kalkarnu, Kenneth Matthew, Craig Poirier, Gary Poirier, Eric Ludwig. Ryan Recell, Anthony Moffilt. Row 2: Dave Christiansen, Andrew Wishka, David Krumanaker, Bochao Zhang, Brian Ro, Ryan Putman, Luke Meinzen. David Nagle. William Reese. Andy Wang, Michael Katz, Michael Putin. Back Row: Peter Dreyer. Chirag Patel, Dustin Badda.Tim Augustin, Mark Chisholm, Alexander Lay, Mike Isabell.Brad Moleski. J. Neff photo 5th Williams Front Row: Kara Dendrinos, Laura Emig. Sarah Fogoros.Anna-Leena af Ursin Monza, Rula Nassar, Jackelyn Ng, Kasey Vliet, Josh Shope. Row 2: Natalie Wowk, Elena Palmer, Erica Brehmer, Monica Mooney, Sarah Poucher. Tara Gavioli.Alrick Nolson, Andrew Cox. Row 3: Keith Maciejewski, Minhuml Pake, Sid Dev, Evan Quasney.Adele Coelho, Kathryn Gifford. Erin Talbot, Bethany Bell, Jessica Galaska, Elizabeth Lassiter. Back Row: David Eicke, Nick Touran, James Henderson.Victor Baron, James Zorovowski, Nicholas Flees, Sean Howley. J. Neff photo 4th Winchell Front Row: Sarah Rabe, Kathryn Basch.Shana Kramer. Row 2: Lauren Brennan, Laura Groat,Ashley Statfeld. Row 3: Marisa Rodriguez, Amanda Roffe. Row 4: Kathleen Duffy, Lisa Wood. Row 5: Stephanie Karros, Jennifer Lamp. Row 6: Alex Rutkowski. Jacqueline Foust. Row 7: Ashley Garrett. Back Row: Lauren DeSilva, S.Erin McCombs, Cassandra Rondel. Tessa Korndorfer. Tedjasukmana photo Freshmen Lauren Anderson, Wannasiri Armwatiananont, Melissa Ballard, Angela Bell, Melissa Bur, Kristen Dcamp, Emily French, Lauren Furlong. Nimmy George, Stacy Guerrero, Endrina Halili, Jessica Hendrickson, Sarah Herman, Katherine Hoeg, Lindsay Kariniemi. Mollie Kempa, Emily Kennedy, Eakta Khangura. Amelia Kuehn, Jordan Li, Joanna Lin. Barb Maczka, Stephanie Mansour, Junko Miyazaki, Heather Nichols, Lindsay Ortbal. Joyce Pan, Stephanie Petterson, Jessica Pepple, Stacy Reaume. Jessica Roche, Pamela Roxas, Kimberly Russell, Laurie Sagherian, Amber Sieges, Katleyn Sigworth. AmandaSwartz. Lisa Treumuth. Annabelle VanHolsbeek. Anne Warehime, Jennifer Whalen, Jodie Woznica. Rudayna Zureikat. Jessica Zweifach. Photo courtesy of E. Whipkey Sophomores Karen Barr, Mikala Bierma, Tiffani Boss, Shavonne Buckle, Tekla Bude. Jennifer Burnham, Jennifer Cabotage, Kelly Clement. Laura Davis, Bethany Erhardt, Kimberly Essenburg, Bonnie Grow, Londisa Halili, Jessica Hambey, Kendal Harlan, Christine Hayes.Andrew Holowecky, Marin Hoplamazian, Nellie Kargar, Monica Kenzie, Sarah Maynard, Melanie Muchurtow, Keri Myers, Alexis Olive, Rachel Ozar. Katie Roney, Erin Russell, Beth Rutowski, Montana Schultz, Sandra Shargabian, Nandini Singh, Christina Springstead, Mai Takemoto, Kimberly Warzyniec, Lara Zajic. Photo courtesy of E. Whipkey Juniors Front Row: Stephanie Beasdale, Kaylan Brakora, Aaranisa Clay, Amy Costello. Elizabeh Crabtree, Dayna Davis, Amanda Elliott, Brtttnay Fox, Erica Friedman, Mami Jones, Hallie Jones, Nancy Kim, Sun Hee Kim, Andrea Knittel, Rachel Matthews. Lorna McGee, Stacey McLaughlin. Deidrea Miller. Emily Moran, Elizabeth Osmialowski, Sarah Pressprrch.Ann Reister, Carolyn Senger, Ashleigh Sewell. Alice Shukla. Nina Webster, Erin Whipkey, Lynn Zwinck. Tedjasukmana photo Residence Halls 287

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by ema sadikovic The beginning of the year brought shock to some students returning to live within the University housing system - all but two residence hall libraries were closed. The libraries previously offered a wide spectrum of entertainment mediums such as books, board games, magazines, DVDs, and CDs. Yet, the University was impelled to close the facilities for a year with the exception of the Bursley and East Quad Residence Halls ' libraries in order to implement a few drastic changes in the library system. According to Mr. David Pimentel, Director of Residence Hall Libraries, students in resident halls could expect a new, revitalized library system very soon; The Residence Hall Libraries program is in a transitional state this year while a new academic services initiative is being phased in. Targeted for initial phase-in operation in fall 2004, the Community Learning Centers program will partner Housing with other campus units to deliver support for undergraduate research skills, multi-literacy aptitude, and technology use. We think that this robust combination will help to improve and transform the learning environment in residence halls, as well as support students ' success throughout their tenure at the University. Locations of former residence hall libraries were converted into study lounges where the students could utilize the vast space from 7:30 am to 2:30 am. Most materials were removed from the libraries in order to prevent theft. Yet most residence halls kept the books that were part of the libraries for the students to read or browse through in the remaining study space. The reaction to the closure was mixed. Even with the rumor of permanent closure of residence hall libraries present, some students remained apathetic to the closures. Amy Weller, a sophomore LSA student, was indifferent to the closure of the library in her residence hall; I thought it was a cute library, but when I was there I never saw anyone check anything out. We didn ' t really need it. Now we are saving money and have space to study. On the other hand, Delphine Cornet said, The movie section was definitely something that I used. We pay so much money for a room in a residence hall; I don ' t see why some of our money wouldn ' t go towards a library. [The University] increased room and board rates by so much and nothing has changed. Residence Hall Libraries 289