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

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oxford betsey harbour helen newberry Seley, Goddard and Vandenburg Front Row: Ari Aycock.Abdur Pasha. Megan Workman. Back Row: Matthew Hakim, Brooke Snyder. Dan Morris, Jason Parish, Jagoda Gorka. L. Proux photo Front Row: Aubrey Lashaway, Sailakshmi Ramesh, Cindy Chu, Katie Kruis, Courtney Smith, Leica Cerdena, Nicole Graham, Daniela Marchelletta. Sarah Vanderkoor, Yiping Qian. Row 2: Sarah Bartlett, Lauren Heyn, Cori White, Erica Dash ner, Amber MacNeil.Jasmina Camo, Lauren Wilder, Judy Chan.Rikako Wakabayashi, Caitlin Jackson, Rachel Jones. Back Row: Ellen Lin, Katrina Tong, Rachel Burns, Angela Thompson, Amy Anderson, Jennifer Zaucha, Rachel Kohubey, Rebecca Edwards. Melissa Halfon. Tedjasukmatta photo Front Row: Nicole Sitko.Azmat Khan, Tiffany So, Brigid Schmidt. Dannie Garcia. Row 2: Jaclyn Menacher, Dani Chan, Andrea Cohan, Caitlyn Romoser, Abeba Berhane, Jean Campbell. Elizabeth Martindale, Alzeira Pereira, Lauren Perkins. Back Row: Doris Wu, Kelly Maitland, Rasheeda Curry, Sonia Leung, Katie Johnson, Faith Eidson, Candace Gay. Tedjastikmana photo House Hunting 297

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by katrina deutsch After living in the residence halls, most students were more than excited to begin their search for off-campus housing. However, many students quickly learned that finding a place to live was much harder than expected. For first year students, starting the housing search in November posed problems. After only two and a half months at school, freshmen had to find people that they were close enough to sign a lease together for the following year. For some the choice seemed obvious yet they later dreaded the idea of living with their future housemates. For others it became an opportunity to become closer with people and create everlasting friendships. Some friendships that carried over from high school were hurt during the process. My friend and I decided we wanted to live in an apartment together next year. It started out well, but in the end there was too much conflict and we ended up not talking. We are fine now, but we are definitely not living together next year, said freshman psychology student Natalie Goldstein. For second year students who had already lived off campus, or who had chosen to stay in the residence halls for another year, house hunting was a different experience. With friends in hand, they were more interested in the perfect location, with the perfect price to match. As second year nursing student Julia Carl said, Housing in Ann Arbor seems relatively expensive to me, but with a little hunting, we found a great place. The trick is to start early. Carl and her friends started their search in November. Because two of the housemates were nursing students and the rest were in LSA, finding a house in between the two campuses was a top priority. Students also discovered that even if the place they chose to live in was their ideal match, the landlord could change it in to an extremely negative experience. Some landlords promised furniture that never came, others promised twenty-four hour handyman service in the case of minor emergencies. Though many landlords stuck to their promise, other students were left struggling to find mattresses and figure out how to get the electricity back on. In the end, no matter how far from campus they were, and how much they were paying per month, all students living off campus had the new feeling of responsibility that came with living off campus and on their 722 Packard, located two doors down from Bell ' s Pizza on State Street, offers a great location for six University students. Houses and apartments located near major streets such as State were attractive for many students who were willing to pay a little more in rent for the accommodating location. . Neff photo 296 Housing

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