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

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About Brightening up campus, IR-L-S hurst photoby Lauren Proux Sharing a kiss, tw - .chralc iid reuniting .nmer break. photo hy Ben Hayes 24 I Autumn in Ann Arbor

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3ne man stands alone among a sea of his peers. The initial shock brought about by the events )f that Tuesday morning took weeks to fade, md the adjustment back to everyday campus ife was difficult to make. For some, a national ragedy of this scale questioned the importance nlaced on the smallest details of life. ' fiolo by Betsy Foster We stand together in our grief and concern. We are committed to the safety and security of this community and reaffirm our enduring respect for ah 4 who are a part of the University of Michigan family -Lisa A. Tedesco E. Royster Harper At the BAMN sponsored Peace Rally, students protest govenmental violent retaliation. In the days following the attacks, many different stu- dent groups were heard around campus shar- ing their views on the role of and decisions made by the United States government. photo by Lauren Proux safety and security of every member of this community and reaffirm our enduring respect for all who are a part of the University of Michigan family. Following this, several religious leaders delivered their mes- sages of peace; no one in the crowd spoke. The Amazin ' Blue a cappella group topped the evening with a song called Forgiveness, by Patti Griffith. As the music moved over the crowd, most of the students sat together, spilling over the bricks of the Diag, the surrounding grass and even the limbs of the trees. Vigil organizers estimated that this was the largest student generated gathering ever. Immediately we knew we had to come together. There is no way to recognize now the magni- tude of what is happening to us, we ' re all in shock, said junior political science major Michael Simon. I woke up and wanted to spend the day with my friends. I just wanted us all to be together, Simon affirmed. The vigil he planned did just that, giving students a chance to come together. Afterward, Amita Sharma, a senior biopsychology major who grew up in Manhattan, confessed, I ' ve called my mother probably 20 times. Their cell phones aren ' t working. Nobody can get a hold of anybody and no one knows what is going on. I have so many memories and I love thetwintowers;you could see themfrom the windows where I worked. In the wake of the nation ' s most horrific tragedy, hundreds of students turned to each other. Some rejoiced with the loved ones they had taken for granted, while others courageously faced unbearable loss. Together, everyone entered into what was called America ' s New War. Michigan Life |23

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. i. , Mos agreed that autumn was one of the most exciting times to live in Ann Ar- bor. Not only were the cooler tem- peratures a welcome break from the extremes of Michigan summers and winters, but the coming of autumn marked the beginning of the school year and all the activities that went along with it. Autumn in Ann Arbor is fun be- cause there ' s beginning of the year parties and football games, said Becky DeLancey, a senior communication studies major. And it ' s a good atmo- sphere because everybody ' s back to school and you ' re seeing all thefnends you haven ' t seen all summer. The milder fall weather d rew stu- dents outside to study, nap and visit with friends, while the Arb proved to be the ideal place for jogging, picnics and other outdoor activities. As more and more people returned to Ann Arbor for the impending school year, the Diag became increasingly crowded with students playing instru- ments, people-watching and engag- ing in impromptu frisbee and foot- ball games. It ' s good rollerblading weather because it ' s not too hot, but it ' s not snowy, said DeLancey. And you can have picnics too. As the heat dwindled, some in- structors even moved their sessions outdoors to escape the stuffy Univer- sity classrooms. My favorite part is when your GSI lets you have discussion outdoors and you can sit and tan and watch people, said Adrienne Van Poperin, a junior in the Nursing School. It ' s like they let you go home or something that ' s how excited I get. Perhaps the most anticipated facet of autumn was the beginning of the football season. Students, alumni and fans from near and far crowded Ann Arbor to watch the Wolverines take on their opponents in Michigan Sta- dium, turning the city into a bustling hub of Wolverine pride. As students flooded back to Ann Arborfor the beginning of the school year, became reacquainted and got settled back into college life, there seemed to be very few drawbacks. There ' s less parking, laughed DeLancey. ' That ' s the only downfall. and Cortney Dueweke Taking a break from book shopping, two students relax outside Cava Java on South University Avenue. The warm weather and sunshine during Welcome Week allowed students to enjoy the outdoors before the fall se- mester began, photo by Abby Johnson - Iff A Michigan Life | 25