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

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GO BLUE ' As a kid, going to Michigan was always a dream. ' This is not an article about school spir- it. Nor is it an article on super-fans. It may seem like it is, but it is not. It is an article on a certain feeling. This feeling is unique to U of M stu- dents. It is hard to explain, maybe im- passible. But it does not really need to be explained, because every student al- ready knows it. This is not the feeling that makes peo- ple paint their bodies blue and yellow. It is the feeling that makes a passer-by ask people watching the football game if the Wolverines are winning. And if they are. which they usually are, it puts a spring in the passer-by ' s step. One student, Gaal Karp. expresses this feeling, As a kid, going to Michi- gan was always a dream. I saw their teams and their stadium, and it was in- credible. Now I realize it ' s more than that, there ' s only one way you can under- ' stand this. Go there, then you ' ll know. School spirit is an important ingrcdi- cnt in this feeling. It allows people to: display their pridc, and at the same provides a necessary outlet. 1987 graduates. Alan Weissman and Tommy Gallup, have strong feelings for ' U of M. and they proudly display their school spirit. As sophomores. they took part in a foursome that won the M ichi- maniac contcst, a school spirit exhibi- tion, by singing a parody of the Ohio State right Song. They say that they owe the win to their great looks and won- 22 • MICHIGAN ENSIAN