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

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n ...Ann Arbor was overflowing with lyrical talent. MUSIC ' The sign for the Crow Bar on Man Street shines in the afternoon sunlight. Many venues downtown remaned dormant during the day, only lo explode with activity once darkness fell C. McEntee photo PI m The Ark, located downtown on Main Street, awaits a surge of activity to come later in the night. The club, which remained one of the most popular in the city, featured open mic nights ano a wide array of popular music C. McEntee photo Junior Enc Kogelshawtz beats on the drums during a Faces For Radio set at a party on a weekend night. Local student bands added an extra dimension to parties on campus, and were a favorite over a stereo any night. C. McEntee photo 50 MlCHlGANENS IAN

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...let it slide. You don ' t need to get in a fight for that. It ' s BEER PONG! By McEl lt66 During their time at the University, students discovered a key piece of knowledge: the ability to play drinking games. A common practice on weekends and Thursday nights, Jinking games included Beer Pong, Flip Cup, Kings, Dice, Never Have I Ever, and Quarters. These games involved friendly rivalry or fierce competition, but either way they created hours of crazy entertainment. Beer Pong existed as one of the students ' favorite drinking games. The game consisted of ten cups set up in a pyramid, where the object was to throw a ping-pong ball into the cups. Each side would get two chances to throw a ping-pong ball in to the partial filled cups before it became the next teams ' turn. Whichever side threw in their ping-pong balls into all the cups first would win. The rules changed depending on who played, but the main principles remained the same. Engineering junior Jason Roselander said of the game, If you ' re playing Beer Pong and your opponent won ' t put enough Shlitz in his cups, let it slide. You don ' t need to get in a fight for that. It ' s BEER PONG! Another game popular at most parties was Flip Cup. The game could become a rivalry between two houses or just a friendly game between random partygoers. Physical education junior Nicholas Meter said of the game, The key to Flip Cup is to realize you ' re probably intoxicated and other people are counting on you and to take that all in. You realize that all you are doing is flipping a fucking cup over. The game used to discover the secrets of the participants was Never Have I Ever. The game made people divulge the secrets they had been trying to hide. Such statements included never have I ever been tattooed, and never have I ever had a threesome. Every time a statement was made, if the participants had done the action, they were subject to a drink. The more the students had experienced, the more likely they were to get drunk. Drinking games gave students an opportunity to make drinking more fun and also gave them a chance to get to know each other better. These games became a common place during weekends at the University and a fond memory for many students. MICHIGAN LIFE 49

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By Kara DeBoer On the University campus, music was everywhere. From Hill Auditorium ' s renowned acoustics to random street corners improvisa- tional amateurs, Ann Arbor was overflowing with lyrical talent. LSA junior Krystal Dickens ' most memorable music moment came from an unlikely source: the Diag. I ' ve seen the great- est performances on the Diag. Once I was on my way to a football game, and this Jamaican guy was playing the drums and making up music based on the people walking by. It was great, Dickens said. And there ' s a guy playing the harmonica there every day. Other students saw music in more tra- ditional venues, like Hill Auditorium. I ' ve seen Guster twice, once at Hill and once at the Mich- igan Theatre, said LSA junior Jordan Powell. I ' ve also been to the Bird of Paradise, where I saw some really classy jazz music. LSA senior Casey Lindberg saw Beck and the Men ' s Glee Club at Hill Auditorium. As Hill was to undergo mass renovations in the summer, Lindberg added that he hoped to see the old-style, tiered layout of the auditorium at the venue the next year. Besides the theatres that showed mainly large-scale acts, including Hill Audi- torium, the Michigan Theatre, and the State Theatre, students also attended performances in more intimate settings. The Blind Pig, the Ark, the Firefly Club, and many cafes featured everything from jazz and folk trios to hip-hop groups. Mark Schneider, LSA junior and local musician, played acoustic guitar at many local cafes including Espresso Royale. Having recently moved from Pittsburg, he was much impressed with Ann Arbor ' s live music scene. The acoustic scene in Ann Arbor is really strong, but under- ground, he said. There are far more acoustic groups than rock bands but we don ' t hear 80 percent of them. Schneider added that the majority of groups in Ann Arbor are aging folk- hippie groups. Residential College sophomore Anna Blackburn preferred the area ' s most alternative venues, such as the Blind Pig, St. Andrews Hall in Detroit and the Magic Stick in Ferndale. They show a lot of really diverse acts, she said. Blackburn added that some of the best bands play at casual parties and local bars on the weekends. Smokestack, Saturday Looks Good to Me, and Pedro the Lion are great, she said. It ' s always fun to get somewhere and find out there ' s a band playing. A less notorious but very worthwhile venue, according to Blackburn, was a stage in the basement of dormitory East Quad called Half- way Inn where many local groups performed. The University offered multi-faceted entertainment and venues. This diversity allowed all students to discover and listen to music of their own liking. MICHIGAN LIFE 5 1