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

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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

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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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martha cook Seniors Krysta Bartnick. Erin Birkam. Michelle Blaszczack, Autumn Brown. Anitra Gammon. Louise Conlon, Amelia Deschamps, April Effort, Elise Freimuth, Emily Gandolfi. Rachel Green. Janet Grudzien, Sung-Eun Lee, Yanghee Lee, Yumna Mackie, Allison Schwartz, Abigail Short, Jessamyn Smallenburg, Simone Welch. Photo courtesy of E. Whipkey Graduate Students Min Young Chang, Beth Chen. Susan Daron. Emily DaSilva, Shelby Grant, Chiho Kabeya, Panchara Lochindaratn, Patricia MacRae, Hyunjin Song. Angela Wakley, Nona Zhu. Photo courtesy of E. Whipkey 2nd Floor Front Row: Tanisha McClinton. Rachel Rattner, Kate Schwartz, Rebecca Stoloff, Stephanie Wright, Nicole Buck. Row 2: Andre Porchia. Kevin Day, Johnny Parker II, Lamar Willis, Anshu Giri, Josh Borin. Back Row: Justin Starnes. Kousubh Patwarchon.Jiro Kubo, Rob Edgar, Laurence Montague.Justin Graham. n. Hamburg photo 2nd Floor Front Row: Lauren Kelbel, Katherine Lambrose, Victoria Roth, Laura Pei, Amy Schaldenbard, Sarah Inwood. Row 2: Audry Niscoromni. Jill Burzin.Tanu Chaturvedi, Alexandra Olsen, Rachael Maciasz, Lavi Chandra, Erin Schubert, Menna Cunningham. Row 3: Benjamin Polak, Matthew Fredell, Kristen Forhey, Carrie Genualdi, Katie Richards, Gera Feigon, Solyn Lee, Sherri Davis. Row 4: Jeff Magnatta. Matthew Devor, Taylor Nichols. Richard Capote, Eric Duhrenwend, Jeff Roth. Krish Jayaram. Back Row: Irsherd Presha.Tommy DiRaimondo.Adam jaster.Josh Leventhal, Brian Berger, Krystal LePoud re-Johnston. It. Hamburg photo 3rd Floor Front Row: Ryan Seals, Nuram Lee.Anthony Spica. Bryant Chang, Ryan Cramer. Row 2: Lev Prasov.Joshua Lee, Jason Smith.Andrew Chang. John Zhang, Nicholas Landi. Andrew Terris. Steve Home. Row 3: Peter Panagopoulos. Don Wang, Faruk Aysoy, Brian Samuel, Sean Hooper, Robert Lynch, Kamil Falkowski. Back Row: Michael Martin, Joshua Krier, Michael Fischer, Tom Eason, Josh Jackson, Shaun Dolan. Andrew Gould. Nick Scandy.Aleksandr Kofsubey, Charlie Kane. B. Hamburg photo 3rd Floor Front Row: Katie Darnell. Holly Bruce. Row 2: Ashleigh Calderone. Taylor Webb. Jacqueline Schrot. Yael Viner. Tania Brown. Deborah Stosberg, Cristina Headley. Row 3: Dmitri Nguyen, Christine Hauschel.Jeenee Lee.Jillian Bancino. Ashley Janneson. KathrynTully, Clara Seymour. Back Row: Peter Maxwell. Brett Mollard. Charles Hainstock, Kailey Owens, Mallory Scholl, Liz Cutshall, Megan Towe, ElisaTurzewski, Erin Ulrich, Alison Barrall. B. Hamburg photo c o u z e n s 290 Housing