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

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f In pursuit of a fresh pack of cigarettes, Paul Conlin, a first-year engineering student, digs into his wallet at In ' N Out convenience store on E. University. Smoking proved to be an expensive habit, phou by Bert Hayes Taking a break from her studies, Beth Lambourne, a first-year student, enjoys her Marlboro Light. Many smokers rewarded their good study habits with smoke breaks. 30 | Smoking

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Lost in con- verstation, jun- ior psychology majors Rebecca Juran and Mary Wiethorn enjoy lunch at Cosi Coffee on State Street. Lunch breaks provided a great opportu- nity to catch up with friends. photo hy Abby Johnson the Daily By Cortney Dueweke Dine When lunch time rolled around, many students had breaks in their day that allowed them to study, nap, hang out with friends or most importantly to get food. Toward the middle of the day, the Union, the League and most of the restaurants near campus were flooded with hungry students looking to grab a quick bite to eat before heading back to class. For Paul Gromek, a first-year Rackham student majoring in applied economics, lunch breaks were an important part of the day. I try to make sure I have a break somewhere between 1 1 and 2 just to grab something to eat, he said. I would say, give yourself as many breaks as possible; you don ' t want to overworkyourself. You ' ve got to give yourself a break to eat. For computer engineering junior Owen Yaklin, however, lunch breaks were left to chance. It ' s just kind of random; however my schedule works out, he said. My schedule gives me a two-hour period right at lunch time, said architecture senior Tom Kuljurgis. I always eat tunch at that break in the schedule, because my next chance to get food isn ' t until 5:30. Convenience often played the biggest role in students ' choice of where to eat. I used to eat breakfast or lunch or whatever up at the McDonald ' s at the Commons up [on North Campus], since it ' s right by the bus stop, said Yaklin. For the quickest and simplest, it ' s just Jimmy John ' s. I go there all the time. Kuljurgis ' s situation was similar. I ' m on North Campus, so it ' s quicker and easier to grab a bite to eat up there, he said. The cafeteria in Pierpont Commons usually has decent food; so does the sandwich place and coffee shop, though those are a little pricey. Often times I just surrender and go to the very badly managed McDonald ' s. I drive to class a lot, so I sometimes take my car to the nearby Subway or Wendy ' s. Gromek enjoyed eating Pizza House and any of the Union ' sfast food. Half the time I eat out, half the time I just grab something that I have at my house, he added. Kuljurgis agreed that eating at home was more financially feasible. Sometimes I feel like cooking, and I go back home, he said. Going homefor lunch also helps when I don ' t have any money. Whether eating out or eating in, planned or accidental, lunch breaks were another part of the average student ' s day at the University. Michigan Life | 29

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cigarette culture By Sarah Johnson After a night out at a restaurant, a frat party, or a bar one thing was almost certain the smell that lingered. Even after a night studying in a coffee shop students may have noticed that the stale smoke smell found its way into sweaters, backpacks and jeans. I hate the way the smell clings to your clothes, said sophomore psychology major Lauren Mendelson. I hate how some people are so in-your-face about smoking. Like when they are blowing smoke in your face or just acting dramatic about having a cigarette. It ' s fine that you thinking smoking is cool, I guess, but don ' t hate me because I don ' t smoke, she added. Still, smoking was a part of the University ' s culture and many students picked up the habit when they came to college. Junior Business School student Jim Leroi admitted that was how he started: People always say they only smoke when they drink. That ' s not really true though. That ' s just how you start. First you just smoke at parties, then you smoke around other people who smoke, then you smoke one or two when you ' re really stressed out, and boom you ' re up to a pack a day. Laura Yankee, a junior psychology major, agreed that smoking was a habit and not a social passtime. I think social smoking is a crock. You either smoke or you don ' t. None of this ' I only smoke when I am around friends who smoke. ' Smoking isn ' t something you should do because you think it makes you cool, Yankee said. When asked why people should smoke she added, I don ' t know why you do it. It keeps me from being too stressed out. Stress was the biggest reason that most smokers reached for their lighter and stepped outside for the necessary smoke-break. Nonetheless, the biggest stress about smoking, for those who tried it, was quitting, Quitting is so hard. I didn ' t think it was going to be this hard. I ' ve gone three and a half weeks, said junior LSA student Ana Vaz. It ' s not so much about the nicotine addiction anymore it ' s the oral fixation. Altoids are key, though; whenever I want a cigarette, I just reach for the Altoids, Vaz continued. When asked what made her quit she shrugged and confessed, I smoked since I was thirteen, but then I saw a dissection of a smoker ' s lung. It was truly disgusting and I knew I had to quit. Michigan Life | 31