2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 22, 2002 Incoming freshmen By Karen Schwartz Daily News Editor When LSA freshman Rachel Pul- tusker arrived for orientation on June 26, she did not know what to expect. She was nervous about getting lost and falling through the cracks at a University of 38,000 students. But she met friends and found there were many incoming students who shared her concerns they were all in the same boat. "We were all confused about how to look through the course description booklet, none of us knew how to open a checking account or where we were going;" Pultusker said. She added that the advisors and stu- dents leading the orientation helped make orientation a positive experience and let her know she was not going to get lost in the crowd. "I walked into my academic advisor's office and she knew what I was looking for, what classes I wanted to take before I even said anvthina to her." she said. She added that meeting people and getting a taste of campus life made her even more excited about attending in the fall. "I was only there for three days and I met people with completely different backgrounds and experiences than me," she said. "I had the best time at orienta- tion. I came in not knowing anyone and we had a great time together," she added. Pultusker is one of the 5,484 students who will take part in orientation and join the predicted class of 5,100 entering the University in the fall. Over 600 students take part in the program, which is led by five current students, each week. In addition to tak- ing placement exams and touring cam- pus, participants learn about everything from M-Cards to Wolverine Access and how to register for classes. They also watch a performance by ResRep, a summer theater troup that addresses campus issues and resources available to students. Over 50 current students from a variety of ethnic backgrounds and get to know'U,' A2HILDREN gettA2w otinued from Page 1 generation," Gartenberg said while standing with her two children, 3- - -- year-old Nicole and 3-month-old , ? dJamie. Having graduated from the Universi- ty with an economics degree in 1987, Jim Gartenberg was very involved as president of the New York chapter of the University Alumni Association for 12 years. After he resigned from his posi- tion, he began serving on the Nation- al Advisory Committee for the University of Michigan Library and Task Force. Gartenberg said she and f her husband had a strong love for the } n'. University. °" "We both bleed Maize and Blue. My husband committed many years TONY DING/Daily to Michigan," Gartenberg said. Incoming freshmen Jason White, Peter Sundheim and Andrew Maisel share a White said he hopes the scholar- computer in the Angell Hall Computing Site during an orientation session. ship will "bring some comfort to hometowns with different majors are "We try to have a diverse staff their survivors and assurance that involved in the orientation process and because we try to represent what the we too remember and cherish the in trying to make the transition to col- community of the University's campus memory of those whose lives were lege as easy as possible for incoming is. We want any student that comes in to lost." freshman, said Katie Bondy, orienta- orientation to be able to identify with White had dedicated his seven tion assistant and coordinator of stu- and relate to any of the current students months as interim president to the dent and parent programs. we have on staff." friends and families of the University alumni killed Sept. 11. TOBACCO "There are some other options out "I thought of nothing that my hus- there, but they're not very pretty," he band would have liked more than for Continued from Page 1 added. his kids to go to his alma mater," added that he still enjoys a cigarette Of the 50-cent increase, roughly 20 said Jill Goldstein, whose husband now and then. "I like to smoke just as a cents will be allocated to education, 25 Steve graduated from the University little break, almost like a meditation." cents to the state general fund, four cents in 1988, adding that her late hus- Schwarz said he is confident to the Medicaid trust fund and one cent band thought of his time at the Uni- about the Legislature's decision. "I to the Wayne County Indigent Medical versity as "an all-around great think (raising the cigarette tax) is Fund, all of which were previously experience." probably the most responsible thing under-funded or cut, Schwarz said. "(He thought) it was a great educa- we could have done," Schwarz said. "People that smoke shouldn't feel tion combined with a good social life "It's better than cutting other pro- like the government should have and a feeling of belonging to some- grams. No amount of cuts can cover mercy on them because they thing," she said. a billion without decimating state smoke," Williams said. "It isn't a Gartenberg, speaking on behalf of services." necessary thing." those families said she was thankful Other actions that could have been But some still think the smoking for the University's generosity and taken would have involved cutting populace is being taken advantage of commitment to helping those who funds for prisons and education, "At this point, we're at the mercy were affected by the tragedies. which would have resulted in of what they want to do," Zavisa "The University couldn't be more reduced prison sentences and higher said. 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