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

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BIKERS BEWARE . . . this biker is about to go off the sidewalk and into South Uni- versity. Happily, drivers are used to pedestrians and bikers cutting them off. LAWN PARTY . . . When the j weather permits, many classes like this English 241 poetry group, opt for a change ofj scenery and meet outdoors. Frank Sk ' lionkamp m I ft Mali Korbclak of 35 students had drawn up a Master Plan which included redesigning the layouts of the bottom two floors to make them more appeal- ing. These plans led to the formation of the MUG and the repositioning of the student bookstore (the University Cellar was there at the time) as well as putting the Campus Information Center desk on the first floor. When I came here, this facility served as a pass-through facility-people in the street hung out here, Cianciola noted. The kind of en- vironment we have now led to the article in the New York Times in 1986 that named the Michigan Union as one of the top ten unions in the country. And at that, Cianciola kicked back in his chair and smiled a very satisfied grin, the grin of an artist who had created a masterpiece. he freshman gets out in front of one of the most compelling, digni- fied, and strangely beautiful build- ings he has ever seen. And as he walks up the front stairs in search of a tele- phone, there ' s the plaque with John F. Ken- nedy ' s picture on it. Kennedy first announced the idea of a Peace Corps on these steps back in 1960 during his presidential cam- i paign. Well, it figures. After all, this is the Uni- ] versity of Michigan. It must be a big number , By Michael A. Bennett 6 PROLOGUE

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PEOPLE- WATCHING ... A I favorite pasttime at I -M is people-watching on the Diag, and there ' s plenty of variety with almost 35,000 students on campus. HACKEY-SACK was the in sport to play a few years ago- I even the book stores were selling sacks. It remains) popular among U-M students. TREES may seem like ideal study spots (above), but when the weather is nice, more work is likely to get done indoors. PROLOGUE 5

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PRE-GAME PARTY Many of the Greek houses .along Hill and State Streets on the way to the Stadium throw parties on football Saturdays.. .: ANN ARBOR is a city on the | Huron River, but finding the River takes a little extra effort for those students who never leave Central Campus. PROLOGUE 7