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

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' Even the most apathetic student has something maize ' n ' blue, even if it is their II of M I.D. card. ' (lulu ' personalities. So they say. Other students do not take their school spirit quite so seriously. These people do not really know The Victors, and they usually scalp their football tick- ets. However. these people still buy Michigan sweatshirts. And then, they make up some story about comfort and warmth(?). They really love U of M. they just do not want to get all emotion- al, especially on a S39 sweatshirt. Even the most apathetic student has something maize ' n ' blue, even if it is just an I.D. card. Then of course, there are the real Mi- chimaniacs. If 1987 graduate Dean Glossup was a worker on the Statue of Liberty restoration crew, he would prob- ably sneak in at night and paint a Michi- gan jersey on The Lady. For this reason. the crews were carefully screened for Michimaniacs. But, these people aren ' t really dangerous, they are just spirited, energetic and dedicated. i Dedication. It is what kept class of ' 57 Richard Pepper Mintz going to all but one Michigan Ohio State game since 1949. It was 1964, and it was not an inflamed appendix that kept Pepper away, it was much stronger. it was his mommy. And he ' s from Ohio! This great rivalry has put Vv ' olverinc Fever in people that never even went to U of M. WJR radio personality. J.P. McCarthy holds a U of M Pcp Rally during his radio show the Friday before the big showdown. This show features celebrity guests and regular folk who display their school spirit, and of course, their good taste. Some of these people are fans, others are Michimaniacs, but they all have one thing in common, that feeling. ■ —JIMMY KOLLIN MICHIGAN LIFE • 25