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

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bringing Juggling school, work, and extra curricular activities was quite a feat for University students. Whether it was an internship or a job at a local business, many students worked long hours on top of their other University activities. Internships were great resume builders as well as useful opportunities for real-world work experience. Junior economics major Ryan Dreifke interned for the University ' s Sports Marketing Program along with many other students on campus. Dreifke said, It ' s been a great experience; I have gained a lot of knowledge about marketing and have had the opportunity to participate in a lot of cool projects. It ' s a great work environment. Sophomore LSA student liana Sprague was one of the many students who worked for a local business. She got hired at Outback Steakhouse during summer term and continued her job into the fall. It ' s hard to balance work with school and my other activities the sorority, clubs, etcetera, but it ' s really nice having the extra cash to spend, Sprague stated. She worked about 12 hours a week with other University students as well as students from Eastern Michigan University and Washtenaw Community College. Another interesting job opportunity was work-study. This program was one of the financial aid opportunities offered to students. These students then found University-related employers who were able to pay s tudents using work-study money. The government paid about 70% of the hourly wage and the company picked up the rest. Often, this allowed for better paying jobs for students. Sophomore biochemistry major Whitney Chadwick was in her second year of work study at the Keller Lab, in the Urology Surgery department of the Cancer Center at the University hospital. She said I am so glad the University gave me the opportunity to find a job that will actually help me in the real world and help build my resume at the same time. The high pay is also great because the government pays for part of it. Managing a job on top of all the other time commitments involved with being a University student was difficult. As sophomore Art Design student Rebecca Berger said, I tried to work on campus, but it was just too hard to fit it in with all my art classes and homework. Some students work solely for the money. It was tough being a poor college student. For others, it was more about the real-world experience. K tfte Bacon... by Teiicia A student works as a tutor to earn some extra pocket cash. Trying to earn enough money to live comfortably was a challenge for many students. 5. Jerome photo Students serve dinner options to dorm residents in one of the University ' s dining halls. The University offered many jobs to students through the student work program. S. Jerome photo michigan life 37

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There is not a single empty parking space available on this campus street. Parking spaces were very difficult to come by, especially during school hours. S. Jerome photo Parking on or near campus in Ann Arbor had always been a hot topic among not only students, but among residents of the city as well. Though there were many parking structures near school, the cheapest fee was upwards of twenty or thirty dollars for twenty-four hours. Some students who lived farther off campus solved this problem by paying an average of $100 a month to use empty parking spaces of students who lived closer to campus. Many students had parking spaces that came with the place they rented, but when they needed to drive to class, parking became a major concern. My card was deactivated at the parking garage and so I don ' t even know if I still have a spot at Tower Plaza, where I live, anymore! I actually got a ticket at a parking garage once that I had paid for. Parking ' s just hellish in Ann Arbor, said senior German and political science major Ellen Michaels. Tickets were a main concern in Ann Arbor, but a trick that a lot of students were aware of was that if the ticket was paid within twenty-four hours of being issued, the fine would only be five dollars. This, however, only applied to the parking meters on the street. In parking garages, the fine was always upwards of thirty dollars. I have to pay for a parking spot. Parking ' s not bad on the off hours, but it ' s kind of hard to find spots when you need them like on weekdays and lunchtime, said third year business major Katie Cprek. Towing also became a common problem campus that students came to dread. on This kid in my class got his car towed three times in one day last year because his parking space was being taken up by a city vehicle. Another friend of mine was parking in the parking lot at her own apartment at the beginning of this year and she got towed. Because of a new law in Ann Arbor, she had to pay $250 to get it back. Towing ' s really getting ridiculous here. In Ne w York City the towing fee is something like $75, but here it ' s $250? I mean, come on! said sophomore English major David Stryzeweski. Many students believed that since the city and the police were getting money from both tickets and towing charges, they were not doing as much as they could to relieve the lack of parking on campus, an issue that infuriated students with cars on campus.