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

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Strumming his guitar, junior philosophy and political science major Henry Brownstein relaxes on the Diag. The early days of fall semester provided some of the last nice days to spend outside. photo by Caelan Jordan M Outside, a student locks up her bike. For many students, going back to school included bringing bikes back to campus, photo by Caelan Jordan 18 Back to Class

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AND CIRCUMSTANCE There were two things that the University was widely known for: athletics, and aca- demics. Both could be epito- mized by a packed football stadium. On April 29, 2000, under the warm spring sun- shine, graduating students were awarded degrees at the spring commencement cer- emonies held at Michigan Stadium. Processing in as Uni- versity students, they recessed out as University alumni. When asked if ready to leave, Greg Ng, a Business School graduate, replied, I know that it is time for me to leave and to face the working world. After singing the national anthem which opened the cer- emony, graduates were greeted with speeches by University President Lee Bellinger, student speaker Jamie Katz, and the chosen BY CAROLINE MENG commencement speaker, AND Dav,d Halberstam, Pulitzer CAELAN ORDAN Prize-winning war correspon- dent. Finally, thedegrees were awarded as the graduates were generally recognized. For their first time as alumni, graduates sang Hail to the Victors, concluding the cer- emony, and then filed out of the stadium to depart in vari- ous directions. Michigan Life 17

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Nose in her book, first-year ISA student Cori Cunningham studies on the Diag. A return to schoolwork greeted students in the fall, photo by Cae an Jordan BEGINNING Kathleen Belanger, a junior English major in the School of Education, stands in front of the bookshelf in her apart- ment. Among the titles are a $60.40 copy of The Riverside Shakespeare and numerous writing guides. I spent so much on books this year, says Belanger, as she fingers the jackets. More than ever before. All part of the fall ritual of starting classes again. The year proved the same, with lines outside campus bookstores streaming down the sidewalks. I don ' t really mind it, saidjuniorengineer- ing major James Boomis. You have to expect it. With the new semester, students had to face new classes, new professors, and sometimes new schedules. Particularly with the compli- cations surrounding the new Wolverine Access, questions arose and students often did not know where to turn, add- ing insult to injury. I am so confused with the new registration system that I am hoping I won ' t have to drop any classes or anything, said junior elementary educa- tion major Marissa Neidlinger. Despite whatever obstacles that came with summer fad- ing into fall, the school year opened and students returned back to class. BY CAELAN JORDAN Michigan Life 19