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

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Ann Arbor is nationally known for its great institute of higher learning, the Uni- versity of Michigan. It is also known for a few lesser institutions, the local Ann Arbor bars. In the same way that the Graduate and Undergraduate Libraries provide students with quiet, scholarly places to absorb the wordly knowledge of educated masters, the bars provide students with rowdy, so- cial places to absorb the intoxicating wis- dom of Jack Daniels, Gallo and Michelob. If it is Thursday night, the Village Bell basement is crowded and Greek. It ' s a weekly ritual, a traditional sorority and fra- ternity V-Bell takeover. Ann Arbor disco means Blue Frogge. Blue Frogge means neon flashes and fancy dancing. On the other hand, Second Chance houses rock hard, loud, live, and packed. Dancing is elbow to rib, tight and close. Of course, there ' s Bimbo ' s. Sing-along with the ragtime-washboard band such fa- vorites as The Michigan Fight Song , California Here We Come , Theme From Batman, and other assorted, ine- briating tunes. The Blind Pig features its standard jazz fare with a liter of wine From Boogie Woogie Red to the notorious Silvertones, 28

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Theatre, the Gilbert and Sullivan Society, Musket Theatre, Soph Show, and various other dramatic, musical, and mime troupes offer an endless succession of events to attend. The University Musical Society also adds to the list of performances, inviting world-renowned individuals as Beverly Sills and Marcel Marceau. That is only theatre. Films, museums, architecture, literary and non-literary pub- lications contribute a sizable fraction of what is described as Ann Arbor ' s culture. As for sport s, the city and university stadiums, arenas, and physical activity centers seldom go long unused. Skiing, golf, football, field hockey, gymnastics, tennis, billiards, fencing they can all be played here. They are all energetically pursued in Ann Arbor. Research on all levels can be found in the heart of Ann Arbor, the University of Michigan. There is the PBB problem, the DMA problem, and the Ozone depletion controversy. Research facilities include the University Hospital, the Burn Center, and the University of Michigan Medical, Law, and Dental schools. The city ' s buildings mix old with new. The Power Center for the Performing Arts and the Dental School typify the new, the modern. Yet, a pleasing contrast occurs when these futuristic structures have been erected only moments away from the richly ornate and historic Kelsey Museum and rustic Ann Arbor Courthouse. Ann Ar- bor ' s Old West Side is one of the country ' s first historic districts placed on the na- tional Register of Historic Places. The town hints of a simpler way of life, now past, now lost to the years of expansion and technology. Ann Arbor has character. It is unique. It could very well be one of the best cities around in which to spend a lifetime, or at least four short years. Deborah Lacusta 27

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