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

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Bowl in hand, MSU junior Ryan Meltz examines parapherna- lia as junior engineering major Emily White looks on. Vendors filled the streets of Ann Arbor during the festival. photo by Abby Johnson With fresh marijuana leaves strung from her backpack, a student displays her opinion on legalization. Marijuana in all its forms made its appearance at Hash Bash. photo by Abby Johnson 12 Hash Bash and Naked Mile In full Wolverine regalia, a runner entertains the crowd at Naked Mile. The run started at the Rock and ended at the Cube in Regent ' s Plaza, photo by David Wolfe

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Everyone remembered the first time they stepped on the M in the Diag or walked through the fountain by Burton Tower. As students traveled around campus via foot, bicycle, or razor scooter, navigation was complicated come late September as chainlink fences turned the center of be complete without Hash Bash campus into a labyrinth. Construe- or the Naked Mile? Despite all tion and renovation projects on the tradition and change, the Haven and Mason Halls as well as most recognizable aspect of life Burton Tower turned the campus at the University was how into an unsightly work-zone, different it was for each and Students crowding into the Union every one of us. Mug for Little Caesars ' Wednesday specials found Mrs. Fields and Villa Pizza had taken over its former location. On an ever-changing campus, students could always count on some things to remain the same. Muffled tones and laughter from house parties sifted through the damp midnight air every Friday. The Victors blared out of open windows on fall Saturdays, when football games in the Big House were paramount. And whether we liked it or not, what school year would michigln life X r O JO O A sign poking fun at the chainlink fences surrounding Mason Hall hangs above the entrance. Construction on the buildings hindered travel near the center of campus. photo by Susan Chalmers A block M flies above a tailgate party outside the stadium. Alumni and fans of all ages flooded Ann Arbor to celebrate before every home football game. photo by Abby Johnson Michigan Life 11

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TRADITIONS hash bash and naked mile, once strongholds of campus tradition, experience setbacks Two senior women stand in the crowd outside of Ulrich ' s Bookstore at the corner of East University and South Uni- versity Avenues. It is the four- teenth of April, and many stu- dents have been waiting for this day. It is the last day of classes, the freedom of the end of winter term is in sight, and tonight is the annual run- ning of the Naked Mile. The women linger among the crowds, watching the first throngs of runners as they round the corner and head into the West Hall Arch. And then, while the rest of the audience is preoccupied with the spectacle, the women begin to undress. They do it quickly, as if removing their inhibitions along with their clothes. And once naked, they push through the crowd, who has, by now, noticed them and parts for them to pass. The women join the other run- ners, taking off for the annual dash to the Cube. It ' s just something you have to do at least once, one of the women says as she passes by, clothes clutched in a free arm. You can ' t come to U of M and not do it. And in fact, every year since 1 982, students have been run- ning the Naked Mile in the dark night following the last day of classes. Starting at Washtenaw Avenue and Hill Street at the Rock itself an illicit campus tradition stu- dents annually make the run down Washtenaw to South University Avenue, through CONTINUED the Arch, past the Shapiro and ON PAGE 14 Graduate Libraries, and across State Street to the Cube. The STORY Michigan Life 13