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September 3, 1996
The University Record, September 3, 1996 Move-in at Michigan less stressful, easier for parents, students, staff Rich Ratke (right), a first-year nuclear engineering student from Dearborn, and his uncle, Jerome Blair, move an all-but-the-kitchen-sink assortment of items into South Quad. Loft building materials, computers, refrigerators, microwave ovens, file cabinets and storage boxes are common sights…
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September 3, 1996
The University Record, September 3, 1996 In Brief… Tori Amos coming to Hill Tori Amos will appear in concert at Hill Auditorium at 8 p.m. Sept. 27. Tickets for the concert, presented by the Office of Major Events/Division of Student Affairs, went on sale at the Michigan Union Ticket Office and all Ticketmaster outlets on…
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September 3, 1996
The University Record, September 3, 1996 Horns high, knees up Getting ready for the first game of the season, the Michigan Marching Band practiced all last week, sometimes under very hot and humid conditions. This will be the first full marching season at U-M for Marching Band Director Kevin L. Sedatole. Jef frey D. Grogan,…
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September 3, 1996
The University Record, September 3, 1996 Media Union dedicated in June Photo: Michigan Governor John Engler was among those at the Media Union dedication on North Campus Michigan Gov. John Engler was among the hundreds of faculty, students, staff and guests who attended the dedication of the Media Union on North Campus on June 21.…
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September 3, 1996
The University Record, September 3, 1996 ‘Begob’ moves in at Engineering Two flatbed trucks carried the pieces for this approximately 20-by-20 foot painted steel sculture, the latest work of art to be installed at the College of Engineering. Begob, as the assembled piece by Alexander Liberman is known, was completed by the artist in 1989…
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September 3, 1996
The University Record, September 3, 1996 Donate used computers to benefit home-bound The Volunteer Computer Corps (VCC) at the U-M is holding a benefit drive to establish a program called CyberAssist that will provide Internet connectivity and training for home-bound physically challenged individuals. Donations of used computer-related items from the U-M community will be sold…
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September 3, 1996
The University Record, September 3, 1996 Program recycles lunch waste for Grounds and Waste Management Bill Kronberg (left) and Roderick Green place food waste into the composting bin. Photo by Erica Spiegel From Grounds and Waste Management Staff in the Grounds and Waste Management lunchroom no longer throw their garbage into the trash can. Instead,…
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September 3, 1996
The University Record, September 3, 1996 Older boomers better off financially than most people think By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services Baby boomers born between 1945 and 1954 have saved more than most people think, according to a U-M study. These “senior” boomers were worth about $164,278 by 1994 when they were in their…
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September 3, 1996
The University Record, September 3, 1996 Armchair engineering U-M chemical engineering students must solve a processing problem involving this settling tank at Ann Arbor’s Waste Water Treatment Plant. University of Michigan engineering students are touring a wastewater treatment plan, solving a pollution problem inside a Ford assembly plant, and learning how chemical engineers purify monoclonal…
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September 3, 1996
The University Record, September 3, 1996 Inside-out learning With VICHER, U-M students can go ‘inside’ this catalyst pellet to ‘see’ chemical reactions at the molecular level. Photo Credit: John T. Bell How do you give engineering students some hands-on experience in controlling a chemical reaction chamber without risking an explosion on campus? How do you…
