THE MICHIGAN DAILY NEW STUDENT EDITION UNIVERSITY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1994 Page 3C .'U' bus system provides lifeline for North Campus residents, students r< ;; , By MICHELLE LEE THOMPSON Daily Staff Reporter And you thought riding the bus to school ended when you got your driver's license. Not so, if you are enrolled in engineering, art, music or architecture, and you aren't lucky enough to have a car and lots of parking ticket money, then you are "back to the blues" - blue buses, that is. But check out the view - 15 minutes of rolling hills, except for the construction on Fuller Road. The Northwood and Bursley-Baits buses are the most commonly used ones in the system, which also includes North Commuter and North Campus routes. Lisa Manter, a fifth-year Rackham student who has lived on North Campus for four years, recommended that students take a schedule the first time they board a bus. "They always run on time," Manter said, adding, "We ride (the buses) during the day because it's more convenient." All the routes hit the North Campus Commons, but from there they go all over North Campus, which at 768 acres is actually larger than Central Campus. The Commons is home to a bookstore, a food court and more computers than you'll ever care to see. A Macintosh site and three Freshman Engineering Computing labs are in the basement, and these labs are all 24-hour access labs to anyone who has a Computer Aided Engineering Net- work (CAEN) account. The food court includes a Little Caesar's Pizza Station, Kalaya's Wok Express and an Espresso Royale Caffe. "It doesn't have a wide variety of food selection - I get sick of Little Caesars," said November Pronk, an Engineering sophomore who said she spent many hours on North Campus during her term in Fortran. The class, formally known as Engineering 103, is one of the classes for first-year Engineering students taught in the Commons labs. Pronk said the Macintosh and IBM labs are nice, but get very crowded during times when projects are due. Bursley, which is the third-largest residence hall in the country, houses many of these first-year engineering students, as well as all kinds of other students. Bursley has the largest rooms at the University, and is the newest dorm. Despite the appeal of the large rooms and an extensive dining hall, Bursley is not usually a popular choice among non-engineering students, who do not appreciate riding the bus to and from class. On most routes, buses run every 10 minutes, but only during weekdays. On weekday evenings, expect to wait up to 20 minutes for a ride, and coming or going during the weekend can cost even more precious social or study time. There is no charge for University students, staff or faculty to ride the buses. Sixty percent of the University's 500 reduced-rate parking places available to students are located on North Campus. The price to park north last year was $168 for the calendar year. Northwood family housing, also offered by the Uni- versity, is like any family living community - complete with swingsets, ample parking and a community townhouse. Many University students, especially gradu- ate students, reside in the apartments, which are slightly more affordable alternatives to off-campus housing. North Campus is also a mecca of technology, housing the new Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building for aerospace research, and the upcoming Industrial Technology In- struction Center, now under construction. North Campus has been under constant change and construction since its ground-breaking in 1953. DOUGLAS KANTER/Daily Despite the bus ride necessary to get to Central Campus, many students enjoy the peace and quiet of North Campus. Students must master 'U jargon to survive With more than 1,300 residents, South Quad is the largest residence hall on campus. " " .Experence the joys an( troules of dorm living By Daily Staff If you're not old enough or you don't have your parents' permission ,o live off campus, then you're one of e more than 10,000 students who will be living in one of the 16 resi- dence halls maintained by the University's Housing Division. The largest residence hall, South Quad, houses about 1,300 students. All residence halls have certain as- pects that make them unique. Whether, it's the Nikki Giovanni Minority Cul- tural Lounge in Mosher-Jordan or the exercise room in South Quad, you'll moon come to love-hate your residence hall and, probably, your roommate too. Last year, all 5,524 residence hall rooms were wired for cable televi- sion. Capable of carrying up to 160 channels, you no longer have to wan- der down to your hall lounge to watch C-Span or, heaven forbid, MTV. The proximity of residence halls to campus makes them ideal for first-year *tudents who may not be ready to live off campus. Each hall has a resident advisor (RA), often an upperclassman, who serves as a big brother or big sister for new residents. RAs not only help with basics such as moving in, but also coordinate special programs io build camaraderie among hallmates and sometimes sponsor sporting events or pizza parties. Sure the cafeteria food may not *always serve your favorite food or your roommate may snore, but when you're a senior you look out your window on the 26th floor of Tower Plaza Condominiums, you'll fondly remember your experiences living in the residence halls - especially the time you and 1,000 other South Quad residents stood out in the rain, at 4 in the morning, in your pajamas waiting *for the fire alarm to stop blaring. Now that you probably know which residence hall you will be stay- ing in the fall, here's a brief insider's guide to some of the undergraduate dorms on campus. The Quads Has the University slated you to live *TECHNOLOGY Continues from page 1C This interactive, user-operated cable television system may be campuswide in the near future. The system will eventually allow the Uni- among the "freaks and geeks"? Do not deny you have heard the rumors - gays, lesbians, druggies and weird people live in East Quad. Fear not, it is not as bad as the rumors may lead you to believe. East Quad is the headquarters of the Residential College (RC) - a live-in educational unit of LSA. RC students roll out of bed minutes be- fore class and plod downstairs in their bathrobes and bunny slippers to at- tend their morning classes. Many RC students never leave the building for classes their first year. If you're living in South Quad, don't expect to get much sleep during final exam week. Fire alarms are a daily occurrence. Replete with an advanced training facility, a snack bar that serves even when other cafeterias are closed and of course several huge cafeterias with good food makes South Quad a nice place to live. If you're in Honors Housing, you'll probably be living in the basement. You're cool if you live in West Quad. Its great location next to the Union makes it a perennial favorite for returning students. Consider your- self lucky with a room here. Women Only Stockwell is an all-girls dorm - need we say more? Guys, here's the place to eat if you're looking for a significant other. Guys, if you're also wondering why you didn't get into Betsey Barbour or Helen Newberry, it's because they are for women only. Women - this is the place to be because you can walk around in a bathrobe without worrying what the cute guy next door is thinking. Plus, it is always easier to find a tampon to borrow because the number of women doubles. No dorm on campus can beat Barbour's and Newberry's location. Located across the street from the Daily on one side and Angell Hall on the other. The Hill Alice Lloyd houses the Pilot Pro- gram - a program that offe liberal arts college setting resources of a large univen dents can develop lasting ships with the graduate stu ulty who also live here. V classes inside the dorm, you ger down to your class at your pajamas if you wan careful if you stagger into y at midnight in an inebriated, may bump into your teache Couzens Hall, one of the dence halls on campus that boast fluorescent lighting. D somewhat gloomy atm Couzens is a place that m residents quickly come to k love (and no, we're not getti say that). Couzens offers a place th enough to study, yet livelye that there is always someon order that late-night pizzav And you get used to th after a while too. While Markley is officia the Hill area residence hall ally sits on the bottom of side of the Hill. One of it advantages is its proximi Nichols Arboretum - th place to take a walk in the nic Markley, one of the larg on campus, also offers a with extended meal hours,a ing center and a snack bar. B many first-year studentsc get stuck in Markley, it is a g to meet new friends. If you're living in Mosh you will soon find out why highest reapplication ratea the other residence halls. Located on the center o area, Mo-Jo has its own s "Procrastination Station" sn a cool place to hang out with Bursley If you're living in Bur may meet a lot of people better be an art, music or en student, otherwise you'll be a lot of time riding aroundi Dailynitions: What they don't tell you during Orientation: Arb: na. slang for Nichols Arbore- tum. Watch out for rattle snakes. Angell Scholar: n. hey, it ain't my fault we're smart. If you get all A's in a term, you get to strut before all your rivals on stage and accept an award from the University. It's cool. syn: FILE PHOTO all-A's, I'm smart, call me God. Bakerland: n. geographic region in Ann Arbor where Regent Deane Baker (R-Ann Arbor) secedes from the country and forms his own en- clave. Books: n. theoneexpenditure your parents won't question. Prepare to spend hundreds of dollars for text- books written by your very own pro- fessor. At least you can sell back your rs a small books at the end of the term at a with the fraction of the original cost. sity. Stu- Blue Book: n. overpriced book- relation- lets of paper for taking in-class essay ident fac- exams. with most Care Packages/Final Exam can swag- Buckets: n. manna from the gods. 11:10 in Code: n. [Latin. in loco parentis] t. But be a list of rules that you must follow in our dorm order to keep from getting kicked out state, you of the University. And you thought r. you left Mom and Dad at home. only resi- Computer Lab: n. prepare to t does not spend the rest of your life in line Despite its waiting to stare into a fluorescent osphere, screen until your eyes go numb. syn: any of its home. know and Coursepacks: n. collections of ng paid to illegible, often illegally xeroxed ar- ticles and essays. Doesn't matter that hat is quiet you can'tread them because you prob- enough so ably won't bother anyway. e who will CRISP: n. syn: Hell with you. Cube: n. neo-classic, balance-de- e lighting fying sculpture in Regent's Plaza. First came the skateboard punks, then came ally one of the white male hegemonic adminis- .s, it actu- trators from the nearby Fleming Build- the other ing toting lunches of sushi and escar- ts biggest got. Then came a band of bizarre ty to the relaxationists. The semi-meditative e perfect new agers engaging in bi-weekly Ka- e weather. rate Kid-meets-aerobic exercises. Led ;est dorms by a bald, spiritually garbed guru. It is cafeteria unknown if passers-by are free to join a comput- the soul aerobics. v. cubing or gleam- 3ecauseso ing the cube. adj. cubist. choose or Curve: n. your professor's way of reat place fixing the grades so 50 percent is a B. Somebody has to pass chemistry, why er-Jordan, not you? 'it has the Diag: n. center of campus activ- among all ity. Drawing in chalk on the Diag is a favorite way to annoy administrators. f the Hill Discussion: n. small classes that tudent-run meet the day you thought you could ack bar - have off. h friends. Dorm Food: n. it'll make you appreciate your Mom or a home- rsley, you cooked meal like never before! , but you The Dude: n. slang for James J. igineering Duderstadt. University president. spending Dudemeister, Dudarama. Entering his in a bus. sixth year as the University's em- peror, Duderstadt has overseen six, maybe seven, tuition increases, a gun- toting campus police, riots, claims of being an illegitimate president and accusations of being the highest pub- lic official in the state of Michigan. v. dudeing, adj. dudevacious. Eight o'clocks: n. earliest classes offered; designed to weed-out all- nighters, anyone with roommates and non-masochists. If you were gung ho enough to take one of these believing you could finish all your classes by noon, you'll only end up spending the rest of the afternoon sleeping. Never take one of these, trust us. Even if it means having to change majors. Fake ID: n. ticket to drinks or jail depending on how good it is. Fishbowl: n. the only place where Pro-Choice Action and Campus Cru- saders for Christ can sit side by side in (relative) peace. Good place to get a doughnut too. Fleming: n. nothing like phlegm. Building where the administrators reside. The windows are shaped funny so that it is hard for snipers to assassi- nate key officials, no joke. Graduate Library (Grad): n. li- brary where no matter what floor you need, you can't get to it. Some study- ing does take place. Honors: n. people who take Great Books. IM Building: n. one of three main athletic centers on campus along with. the Central Campus Recreation Build- ing (CCRB) and the NCRB on North Campus. Located south of Central Campus, this older facility houses a lot of basketball courts and exercise machines. Inclusive Language: n. non-sex- ist, ungendered language that attempts to unify the sexes and erase centuries of primarily male-dominated, gender exclusive language. ex: freshman/ first-year student, fireman/fire fighter, spokesman/spokesperson, frogman/ frogperson, policeman/police person, Zingerman's/Zingerperson's. Inteflex: n. program for pre-med overachievers who want to be rich in eight years instead of nine. Lab: n. incredibly time-consum- ing classes that should be worth twice as many credits as they are now. Language Requirement: n. six- teen credits of daily hell that will make you kick yourself twice for not taking a language in high school. Lectures: n. monotone verbatim reading of a textbook or autobiogra- phy written by a middle-aged male/ female called a professor. Lost ID Card= n. the second worst thing that can happen to you and will cost you $10. See: Eight o'clocks. The "M": n. center of the Diag. Step on it and you fail your first blue book. Mean: n. the "average" grade. adj. what some of your TAs will be. See DEFINITIONS, Page 9C UM Counseling Services Wishing Students a Successful Fall Term Welcome (back) to Ann Arbor! We hope you had time to refresh yourself and are ready for the new school year. There may be times when you will feel the need to speak with someone about a concern or problem. We hope that you will consider speaking with one of our professionally trained staff members. We offer a wide range of free services and support groups to help make this new year an enjoyable one. For more information call (313) 764-8312. Groups and Workshops. Fall 1994* * Eating & Body Image Issues, call Suzanne Fechner-Bates (764.8312) for a pre-group Interview * Relaxation Training Workshop (drop-in group), Wednesdays, 4 to 5 PM, starting October 5th * Group for Students with Learning Disabilities (drop-in group), Tuesdays, 4 to 5 PM, starting September 27th * The Healing Power of Dreams, Tuesdays, 5 to 7 PM, starting October 25th * Non-traditional Students Support Group, (drop-in group) Wednesdays, 12 Noon to 1 PM, starting September 28th * African-American Undergraduate Male Dialogue Group Thursdays, 5:30 to 7:30 PM, starting September 15th * Women & Self Esteem Workshop, Wednesdays, 3:30 to 5 PM This 5 week workshop starts September 28th * Lesbian & Bi-Women's Support/Therapy Group, call Vicki Hays (764-8312) for a pre-group interview * Multicultural Women's Group, Thursdays, 3 to 5 PM starting October 13th * Survival at U of M--Training for Latino/a Students, Mondays, 4 to 5 PM, starting in October * African-American Graduate Women Support/Therapy Group located on the top floor of South Quad, will expand to take advantage of the demonstration project. Randall Root, coordinator of of- fice information systems in the Hous- ing Division, said, "In the future (stu- dents) will have to join the video club formation, MIRLYN (the University's on-line card catalog system) or UM- CRISPINFO for class scheduling information. Ethernet Three residence halls - Mosher- Jordan, Bursley and Baits - have Voice Mail Last year, the University's Net- work Systems Department activated a voice mail system in Mo-Jo. Voice mail service has been on administra- tive lines for a number of years. Two additional residence halls have been