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

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1 -M, Another 10 College life has been getting consider- able media attention lately; it seems as though everyone wants to get in on rat- ing or publicizing student life on large college campu ses, and the University of Michigan has been caught up in the trend. The October issues of both Play- boy and Playgirl contained articles fea- turing Michigan, and New York Times Education Editor, Edward B. Fiske, has recently published the Selective Guide To Colleges 1982-83, in which Michigan was well-reviewed. Several calendars in the past few years have also featured U of M students. Whether outsiders can fully appreciate the quality of life here is debatable, but the articles make for interesting reading nonetheless. The Selective Guide, for ex- ample, gives the University a top five- star rating academically, referring to the ' intense academic pressure ' on campus. Fiske also adds that the campus is very much alive on weekends, especially wild during football season, and totally out of control during the Ohio State game or the Rose Bowl. Surprisingly enough, after all the raving, Michigan receives only three-star rating for its social life. Other sources take a little bit different view when rating the U. In a survey from October ' s Playboy, Michigan was rated ninth according to its ' sexual tempera- ture 92 F. Playboy also cited the best campus come-on as being: I gon ' play foo ' ball f ' Bo! Playgirl, not to be out done, featured the Men of the Big Ten as a product of a nationwide ' talent search ' which resulted in U-M men pos- ing for Playgirl cameras. Not surprising- ly, the October issue was sold out at Ann Arbor magazine racks as soon as it came out. The idea of capitalizing on the good looks of U of M ' s student body is not entirely new, although Playgirl is doing it on a much larger, and more thorough scale than most. In recent years, many students ' faces have been immortalized on calendars, like this year ' s Men of Michigan calendar. Whatever the draw is that Michigan has for promoters, the campus, in its di- versity, seems to have become a hot item. But surely those of us who live here can understand better than anyone just what attracts people to the University of Michigan, and from all appearances, we like what we see. M by Julie Ligtenberg APRIL ,983 18 Rating The U

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Glossary Of Campus Terms ARB: Short for Arboretum, grassy tree-filled area near campus. The place to go for frisbee in warm weather and traying (on trays fom the cafeteria) in the winter. Nobody uses sleds. CRISP: Does indeed stand for com- puter registration involving student participation, not anything else. This is where you sign up for classes and cry a lot at the closed course list. LINES: You spend your entire first year standing in lines at the bank, CRISP, financial aid, etc. The lines don ' t get shorter, just learn to be more tolerant. SHAKEY JAKE: Not necessarily a figment of your imagination, he ' s the man with the brown fur coat and or white suit, guitar case, and stylish pink beads. He ' s harmless, but he may try to sell you a tee-shirt or two. UGLi: Undergraduate Library, second only to bars as a place to socialize. Also an adequate physical description of the building, g Campus Life 17

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MICHIGAN SEX OHIO STATF Photos by Dan DeVries Rating The U 19