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

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Above: What ' s spring without friendly conversa- tion ? I I I Far left: A bike and a book are a student ' s best friend when it comes to relaxation. Left: Warm weather savior! Spring 13

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o PH GO 8:56 A.M. On a gray, desolate winter morning, undergraduates in wool overcoates, multi-colored Gap scarves, and Thinsulate lined gloves trudge across the Diag to class. As the snow crunches under their Timberlines the hope that spring will in fact spring, flickers nearly to extinction. But ah don ' t despair campers. For while winter in Ann Arbor is brutal (to which the fine Z.B.T. I ' m F ing Cold shirts so subtetly attest), spring will prevail. 1:34 P.M. Students strewn across the Diag basking in the sun. Hawai- ian shorts, and Wayfarers replace the foul weather winter garb. From MLB 3 to the Nat Sci Auditorium, students fid - get uncontrollably in their seats disregarding any Econ formulas or Poly Sci hypotheses being spewed by professers. Pent up in the EECS building for months, engineers squint in the bright sunshine like prisoners just released from solitary confinement. Mercifully and undeniably Spring has arrived. For the intellectual, Spring marks a kind of yearly renaissance. A rebirth of plant and spirit alike. For the party animal, Spring means you can walk from Rick ' s to Char- lie ' s to the Frats without freezing your buns off. And for young lovers, Spring awakens the ro- mantic in everyone. To most, spring is an annual parting of friends, but the reunion lies just around the corner. Matt Burke H Spring

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O H O P-J Tailgating At The IT Whether you ' ve got an elaborate spread for forty or just a cooler and some sandwiches a tailgate is still a tailgate. We get here hours before the game to keep our parking spots, say some fans, Its our secret spot, we get a first hand view of the marching band. The maize and blue are everywhere at their five car encampment plates, cups, lawn chairs, picnic table, umbrella, and flowers are all emblazoned with the Wolverine spirit. They even have a T.V. a top one of the cars for easy pre-game viewing. Brenda and Art Fried- man, both U-M alumni, set up camp at a private resi- dence, just 20 feet from the crowds on their way to the game. We ' ve only been parking here for four or five years, but we ' ve been tailgating for 12 years, says Mrs. Friedman, wearing a maize and blue apron in the spirit of the day. The Fried - man spread is surrounded by their children ' s Cindy, senior, and Andy, sopho- more friends and neigh- bors all devouring fried chicken, chips, apples, cakes, cider and beer. Snagging the perfect parking spot doesn ' t always depend on how early you get to the stadium. If you belong to the Victor ' s Club you can get a spot in the main parking lot just feet from the stadium entrance. But it doesn ' t seem to mat- ter where you are. As long as there are friends, food, fun, and football you ' ve got it made. What would a football game be like without a tail- gate? It would be like the football team running out on the field before the game without touching the M Go Blue banner! Eileen Berg H Tailgating