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August 15, 2005
“Yes, we might need more horsepower to run the mercury.” This comment is not from a garage mechanic, but an observation from one of the members of the Office of New Student Programs (ONSP), whose responsibility it is to see that the data needed to keep track of thousands of incoming and returning students always…
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July 25, 2005
What can inspire a man who’s been in a terrible accident to get out of his hospital bed for the first time? Music, says Amy Butala, accountant for the Kellogg Eye Center and one of four women who make up the a cappella vocal group, Musical Moments. Musical Moments members Gayl Swickerath, Karen Boyd, Amy…
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July 11, 2005
By Friday afternoon most people are ready to put work behind for a weekend of relaxation and recreation. But not Ken Szmigiel. After a full day working at the University’s Survey Research Operations (SRO) unit at the Institute for Social Research—where he is involved in recruiting, orientation, employee relations and facilitating focus groups—Szmigiel heads to…
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June 27, 2005
In just five years, Milot Goci has gone from fleeing his childhood home in war-stricken Kosovo to sanctuary in the United States to this month’s graduation from a police academy in a U-M police uniform. (Photo by Marcia Ledford, U-M Photo Services) “I hate injustice,” Goci says. “What better job than a police officer to…
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June 13, 2005
In 1970s Ann Arbor, Mike Smith and The Cadillac Cowboys performed the musical soundtrack to a phenomenon known as the Friday 5:30-8 p.m. happy hour show at Mr. Flood’s Party, a music bar on Liberty Street. Alan Pagliere, second from right, and The Cadillac Cowboys (Photo by Peter Smith) The Flood’s scene included mobs of…
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May 23, 2005
The U-M softball team’s most recent Big Ten Conference championship sparked a noisy celebration May 8 on Alumni Field. It also posed another logistics challenge for Assistant Athletic Director Ragine Dvorak. (Photo by Martin Vloet, U-M Photo Services) While the coaches, players and fans celebrated the team’s 10th league championship in 14 years, Dvorak waited—about…
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May 9, 2005
It was just another day at the track in the 1980s. School of Public Health facilities manager and Ann Arbor native Jimmie Kennedy traveled to Florida to compete in the sprint car division of modified car racing. He recalls one opponent who stood out among the drivers because of his age. “He was just a…
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April 25, 2005
After a boyhood bout with polio, Mark Taylor learned to make repairs to his leg braces in his family’s dairy barn in Idaho. (Photo by Marcia Ledford, U-M Photo Services) “I’d use bits of old leather to fix parts or if a rivet broke on my braces I would find an old nail in the…
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April 18, 2005
There was a time when jumping from an airplane had zero appeal for Michele Pushies. U-M secretary Michele Pushies has logged more than 600 jumps since getting the skydiving bug from her husband, Dan. She’s joining the Misty Blues women’s skydiving demonstration team, and hopes to be part of an effort this June in Chicago…
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April 11, 2005
Judith Dinsmore, a secretary for nine years at U-M-Flint, is known as the person to look for when it comes to applying to the University. She enters applications into the database, writes admit letters and coordinates the schedule for U-M-Flint counselors who visit with graduating high school students. (Photo courtesy Judith Dinsmore) What many people…
