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January Welcome
What’s Inside:
Staying Healthy and Hearty This Winter!.....…………………………….....1
Off-‐Campus Meal Plan OpEons.…..…..2
Joining the Wolverine Support Network………………………………..………...2
Do You Ever Wish You Felt Safer? ……3
Join The Team! Now Hiring for 2015………………..…….…3
Ways to Save Money A`er the Holidays……………………..……..4
Restaurant Week………………………..……4
March Madness.…………..………...……….5
2015: Taking on The New Year…..….…6
Expect Respect…..…..……………..…..……6
Winter in Michigan: 7 Important Housing ConsideraEons…..............……7
Welcome Jim Harbaugh!………..…..……8
Study Abroad OpportuniEes….…..….…8
Hello Off-‐Campus Students!
Welcome back for the Winter 2015 semester! We hope that you had a happy, healthy and safe new year! As you seDle back into your campus rouEne, we hope that you keep a few things in mind. Make sure that you are prepared to face the harsh winter weather in Michigan! Dressing in layers including hats, scarves and gloves or miDens is essenEal to surviving the winter successfully! It’s also important to be mindful of the ways in which we communicate and treat others around us. Using offensive language can easily hurt the people around you. Think about the consequences of your acEons and words. Give it, get it, Expect Respect. Finally, the Wolverine Support Network launches on January 22nd from 6-‐8pm in the League Ballroom. Wolverine Support Network is a peer-‐to-‐peer mental health support network. This event is open to all students to help spread the word! See pg. 2 for more informaEon or to sign up Go Blue! Emily LusEg & Jacob Glinke Beyond the Diag Program Assistants
Staying Healthy and Hearty This Winter
Now that school is back in session, there are Eme constraints and other obstacles we face as students, to maintain mental and physical wellness. Below we have some Eps to keep you happy and healthy in 2015: • Exercise and eat healthy foods, regularly: This should be a no-‐brainer, but with the stress of schoolwork, there can be uncertainty as to whether or not you have Eme to do so. Try to aim for foods that boost your immune system, such as spinach. As for exercise? Try to set aside an hour every other day – whether it is walking or li`ing weights, exercise can make you feel beDer – both physically and mentally.
• Wash your hands o?en: Hand washing should last for at least 20 seconds under running water.
• Dress warmly: Wearing mulEple layers is a great way to keep warm and make it easy to adjust to changing temperatures.
• If you become sick: Your health is the priority; email your professor or boss and call in sick. You won't just be helping yourself, you'll be prevenEng the spread of illnesses in your classroom or workplace.
• Travel safely: With snow, sleet, and ice on the ground, braking and prevenEng skidding are harder than ever. Make sure to watch out for pedestrians trying to cross roads; not everyone uses crosswalks! And as always, don't text, call, or drink and drive. On the flip side, if you are a pedestrian, look both ways before crossing the street! The distance it takes for cars to brake increases dramaEcally with winter road condiEons!
• Mental wellness is equally as important as physical wellness: Catch up with friends and relax once in a while (try to set aside some Eme each day). Don't be afraid to contact CAPS, or join the Wolverine Support Network, along with any of the other mental health services offered on campus to increase your resiliency! You can find more informaEon on staying healthy at: • University of Michigan Mental Health Services • CDC -‐ "Holiday Health and Safety Tips": • Mayo Clinic on seasonal affecEve disorder • University Health Service • Wolverine Wellness Image 1: hDp://cantubeauty.com/ Image 2: www.duckducknoose.wordpress.com Contributed By: Paul Lige>
Off-Campus Meal Plan Options
We’ve all made the decision to move out of the residence halls so we can experience off-‐campus housing and, in exchange we have a new set of responsibiliEes and accompanying quesEons. One of the most common concerns about moving off-‐campus is how we’re going get our meals. Do you have the Eme to cook for yourself? Should you split your meals between take out and cooking? Unfortunately, your budget o`en limits your food intake. Going grocery shopping, food preparaEon, and cleaning adds a lot of Eme to your schedule that you never had to consider when you were able to eat at a dining hall in between class or a`er a long day of classes and studying.
Have no fear! University Dining offers meal plan opEons to students living off-‐campus. It can be a good soluEon to many of the problems that stem from foraging for food as an off-‐campus student. With just one swipe, students can have access to mulEple types of food, all in one place. That’s a luxury most of us don’t have access to on a daily basis (without a meal plan). During lunch you can eat a serving of pasta, have a bowl of soup, snack on some sushi, and enjoy a turkey sandwich all at the same Eme. Dining halls also provide the nutriEon informaEon for their meals, so students always know what nutrients they are consuming.
Dining offers a selecEon of meal plans that fulfill all types of budgets. All of the meal plans, excluding the unlimited plans, include dining dollars—electronic cash—to spend in residenEal dining halls and cafes, Union eateries, athleEc concession stands and many other locaEons. You also have the opEon to purchase Blue Bucks, which can be used in the same way as dining dollars, except they are valid in a few other locaEons such as Siegel’s Café in the Ross School of Business.
Adding a meal plan or Blue Bucks is a choice you really won’t regret and you won’t have to worry about where your next meal is going to come from.
Image courtesy of: University of Michigan Student Life Housing Contributed by: Lauren Ingram
Joining the Wolverine Support Network
Launching this semester, is a peer-‐to-‐peer mental health support network open to all students. This organizaEon is called the Wolverine Support Network. The Wolverine Support Network has 23 different meeEng groups that will meet weekly for 60-‐90 minutes “Because Life Happens” -‐ as the organizaEon’s tag line reads. Each group will be lead by two trained facilitators and the groups are not idenEty, affiliaEon, or diagnosis-‐based.
This organizaEon was created to help students deal with whatever issues they are facing. The Wolverine Support Network wants to provide students with an outlet in a safe, confidenEal, open, and honest environment along with your fellow students who are dealing with some of the same issues. Sign up to be a member here! For more informaEon about WSN, check out the Facebook and TwiDer pages. Contributed by Emily Lus>g
Do You Ever Wish You Felt Safer?
Many UM students report they feel safer on campus than they do in the greater Ann Arbor area, this means that moving to off-‐ campus housing can increase your sense of vulnerability. Further, recent news coverage of violence against people of color and sexual assaults on college campuses can raise fear levels even higher. If you’ve ever wished you felt safer, here are some specific acEons you can take:
Consider Your Personal Risk Profile: Our safety risks vary based on gender, gender idenEty, race, ethnicity, previous experiences of vicEmizaEon, level of sobriety, as well as many other factors. Some of these we can change and some we can’t. Consider taking a class on Violence PrevenRon in College and Beyond. Students study and pracEce concrete prevenEon skills -‐ for individuals, relaEonships, communiEes, and the world.
Try Personal Safety EducaRon: Learning self-‐defense can help raise your awareness, ease your fears, and give you concrete choices to use in an emergency whether facing a stranger, acquaintance, or inEmate partner. The goal of good Personal Safety EducaEon is to expand your opEons while holding perpetrators 100% responsible for violence. The next IMPACT Self-‐Defense program offered by the Dean of Students Office will be Feb 27, 28, and Mar 1, 2015 (the first weekend of spring break.) Apply for a spot here!
Call SAFERIDE: If you feel unsafe outdoors at night, the University of Michigan offers several free late night transportaRon opRons to students, faculty and staff. SAFERIDE will take you from campus to your home or car, up to a mile off campus. Just call 647-‐8000. Do expect a wait Eme during peak hours.
Get AcRve: Gewng involved with community-‐wide movements to end violence will put you in contact with other people who share your concerns, raise campus awareness of student safety, and help make the world a safer place for everyone. Consider reaching out to SAPAC, MESA, and/or Beyond the Diag. Contributed by Katy Mawngly, Lecturer, School of Kinesiology
Join the Team! NOW HIRING for 2015-2016
• Are you passionate about building community &helping others? • Do you want to create a safe off-‐campus environment? • Are you looking for some extra cash? If you answered yes to those quesEons, consider joining the Beyond the Diag team!
Beyond the Diag is now hiring Neighborhood Ambassador's as well as a Program Assistant for the 2015-‐2016 school year! View the job descripEon here and apply through the Student Employment website.
Contributed by Molly Labrousse, Beyond the Diag Program Manager
Ways To Save Money After The Holidays The holidays can be a Eme of happiness and joy, but that’s not always for your wallet. Here are some simple Eps to help keep your wallet full a`er the holidays:
• Pick up a quick seasonal job between classes like shoveling snow for your neighbors Make a budget a`er the holidays and sEck with it. Make yourself notes and reminders to sEck with your plan. • Pay with cash, rather than a credit card. You will be less likely to make unnecessary purchases. • Download one of the many great coupon apps for your phone. You’ll have to shop anyways, why not save money while doing it? For example, “Cartwheel”, or “Intuit Mint” can help with budgeEng! • Save money on your heaEng bill by wearing your favorite comfy ‘ugly’ holiday sweater, and keeping the heat between 65-‐68 degrees. Using window insulator kits can help to block the dra` and keep the heat inside. • Pack yourself a healthy homemade meal to bring to campus rather than spending big bucks to eat out for each meal. • Consider needs, wants, and prioriEes; keeping this list in mind will help you stay on track and help you to limit your spending. • If you’re looking for home furnishings, try SalvaEon Army, Recycle Ann Arbor, or local thri` shops! Image: hIp://www.hahastop.com/pictures/Being_Broke.jpg Contributed by Des>ny McMillin
Restaurant Week
If you’ve ever le` Michigan and told someone you’re from Ann Arbor, most likely, you’ll get responses like “great town,” or “oh I know someone who went to University of Michigan!”
Ann Arbor is known not only to be home to one of the greatest public universiEes in the country, but also for its vibrant culture. Luckily for us college students, downtown Ann Arbor is only a ten-‐minute walk from campus. That means twice a year, we have the opportunity to dress up, eat at a fancy restaurant, and get a chance to get to know the city outside of university life.
Each year during restaurant week, we have the opportunity to go out with a friend or family member and experience some of the greatest dishes in Ann Arbor at a discounted price. For just $28, two people can enjoy a spectacular appeEzer, entrée, and dessert for a lovely evening with great company.
In the past, I’ve tried Real Seafood Company, The Earle, Gandy Dancer, Aventura, Mélange, Pacific Rim, Palio, Shalimar, and Miki. Restaurant Week is ongoing from January 18th-‐23rd! For more informaEon about parEcipaEng restaurants, you can check out the website here! Image and ar>cle contributed by Jenny Lee
March Madness Can you smell it? Basketball season is here! Time to review your jargon (bracket-‐ology, pick-‐and-‐roll, flagrant foul, etc.) and get ready for March Madness! We have compiled a list of four Eps for filling out the most accurate bracket as possible, enjoy! #1: SEEDING: Just like the weather in Michigan, bracket seeding is just as unpredictable (most of the Eme). Since 64 teams are selected across the naEon, there are many different conferences involved and some are more compeEEve than the others. For instance, a top seeded team from an average conference is usually no match for an average team from a top conference. Last year, the Kentucky Wildcats (#8, SEC) upset the Wichita State Shockers (#1, MVC). Shocked? There’s nothing March Madness hasn’t seen before. #2: UPSETS – Also known as your worst enemy. This happens when a low-‐seeded team eliminates a high-‐seeded team. Much like winning like the loDery, someone is bound to be upset. Upsets happen each year, thanks to the almighty but less-‐than-‐perfect seeding system. The biggest upsets last year were Dayton (#11) beaEng Syracuse (#3) and Kentucky winning over Wichita State. So think twice before you automaEcally advance all the #1 and #2 teams past the first round – upsets do happen, and it can happen to any team, at any Eme. #3: UNDERDOG(S) – With each upset, an underdog team emerges. Last year’s final was between the #7 and #8 teams. Some teams are underrated due to the compeEEve nature of their conferences as well as their regular season records, but be smart about choosing your underdogs. Here are some underperforming teams to watch out for this year: Syracuse University, University of Colorado – Boulder, and yours truly – University of Michigan. #4: WATCH THE GAMES – This one is straight forward. Like Pokémon, you will win if you do CATCH THEM ALL! Check out these links for the Men's Basketball schedule as well as the Women’s Basketball Women's Basketball schedule so you can make sure to cheer on our Wolverines!
Image1: hIp://thewardrobedoor.com/wp-‐content/uploads/2014/03/March-‐Madness-‐Bracket.jpg Image2: fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/102/a/b/we_on_trey_burke_michigan_wolverines_wallpaper_by_hecziaa-‐d61i0h2.png Contributed by Eric Gao
2015: Taking the New Year By Storm It’s already two thousand fi`een, can you believe it?
Maybe seeing 2015 on your calendar is a reminder that your college experience is drawing to a close, maybe it feels more like a mile marker at the end of your first semester or maybe you are somewhere in the between. Wherever you are in college and in life, the beginning of a new year can be a frui}ul Eme, in terms of idenEfying and pursuing goals.
That said, it can be easy to set an overwhelming number of resoluEons and feel discouraged when progress is not immediately visible and that is okay. TransformaEon and growth take Eme. Habits are not broken and formed overnight, maybe not even in a single year. Below are some thoughts that help me stay moEvated, while I conEnue to adjust my slightly daunEng list of resoluEons. I hope you are able to find some encouragement in them and that 2015 will be your best year yet!
• You are not expected to do everything on your own. Create visible reminders of what is important to you. Ask friends to help you stay accountable. • Your life has a purpose. Looking for paDerns in your goals can help you idenEfy your purpose and evaluate how your acEviEes align with it. • You have a capacity. As paradoxical as it sounds, accepEng your limits can make them less restricEng. AccepEng that you cannot do everything can help divert more focus into the handful of things you choose to prioriEze. • Goals can be adapted. Your circumstances and your mind can change. You may start out chasing one set of hopes and dreams, only to discover that something else is more meaningful to you. • The start of the calendar year is not the only Rme for new beginnings. You are free to take steps toward change whenever you feel compelled to do so.
Ar>cle and photos contributed by: Marissa Nazareno
Expect Respect Expect Respect welcomes you back to campus! Remember to prioriEze an inclusive campus environment by respecEng your neighbors, classmates and friends as we start a fresh semester. For more events and informaEon, like “University of Michigan Expect Respect” on Facebook, or follow “ExpectRespectUM” on TwiDer.
Contributed by Taima AIal, Expect Respect Program Assistant
Winter in Michigan: 7 Important Housing Considerations
1. Frozen Pipes: Freezing (and below freezing) temperatures in Ann Arbor can mean frozen pipes in your rental property. Many leases provided a minimum temperature for maintaining your home to avoid freezing the pipes. Read your lease to determine the minimum heat required for the property. Make sure you maintain the recommended temperature -‐ especially if you will be out of town for an extended period. If your lease does not provide a minimum temperature, you may want to email your landlord, and ask what is recommended.
2. Renter’s Insurance: You should consider purchasing renter’s insurance to protect your personal property in the unfortunate event that your pipes do freeze, and burst. Renter’s Insurance is reasonably priced, and also protects your personal property if it is lost, or stolen.
3. Hea8ng: In the City of Ann Arbor every rental unit should be capable of supplying heat to a temperature of at least 68°F, but not more than 85°F, for all habitable rooms, bathrooms, and toilet compartments, when the outdoor temperature is as low as -‐10°F.
4. Construc8ve Evic8on: Failure by your landlord to provide heat, may be considered construcEve evicEon. Please contact Student Legal Services if you are without sufficient heat.
5. Winteriza8on: The City of Ann Arbor Ordinance provides that rental units must be properly winterized if the tenant(s) pays for the heaEng costs. For more informaEon about proper winterizaEon you can review the City Ordinance here.
6. Snow Removal: Landlords and/or Tenants are responsible for removing snow and ice from the adjacent sidewalk. According to the City of Ann Arbor, snow and ice which has accumulated before 6:00 a.m. must be removed by noon. If your lease does not address who is responsible for snow removal, contact your landlord.
7. Snow Emergencies: If you have a car you need to be aware that when a snow emergency is declared, special parking restricEons may go into effect. Where street parking is generally allowed, restricEons may require all cars to be removed so that the roads can be maintained. Vehicles le` in place on these streets may be Ecketed and towed. If you are leaving town – make sure someone is able to relocate your car if necessary.
For more informaRon, or to speak with an a_orney, please call Student Legal Services 734.763.9920. You can also visit their website.
Photo: hIp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_pen
Contributed by Gayle Rosen, Student Legal Services
Welcome Jim Harbaugh!
Even during the cold and dark winter, Michigan has something to celebrate. In December, the University welcomed Jim Harbaugh as the new head coach of the Michigan football team. Harbaugh is an alumna who played Michigan football in college from 1982-‐87, bringing the team to the Rose Bowl in 1987 and being a Heisman Trophy finalist.
A`er five years at Michigan, Harbaugh graduated and went on to play in the NFL from 1987 to 2000 with the Chicago Bears, the Indianapolis Colts, the BalEmore Ravens, and finally the San Diego Chargers. Upon reErement from playing football, Harbaugh went on to coach for the Oakland Raiders as an assistant coach from 2002-‐03, as a head coach for the University of San Diego from 2004-‐06 and Stanford University from 2007-‐2010. In 2011, he moved to NFL coaching with the San Francisco 49ers, unEl 2014 upon when he returned home to Michigan football. On December 30th, 2014, Harbaugh officially accepted the posiEon as head coach of the Wolverines, and was officially welcomed at Chrisler Center at hal`ime during the Michigan basketball game against Illinois. We are excited to see the next football season under Harbaugh’s leadership, which will surely give the team the boost it needs. Welcome Coach Harbaugh, and forever GO BLUE! Image courtesy of Wikipedia.org Contributed by Rebecca Liebschutz
Study Abroad Opportunities
As we begin the new semester, we dream of being somewhere a liDle more exoEc than the MLB or Chem Building. While we have all grown to love Ann Arbor and call it home, studying abroad is a great opportunity to have your classroom daydreams come true and experience different cultures.
The Center for Global and Intercultural Study (CGIS) offers more than 70 English and non-‐English speaking programs in over 30 countries. The programs range from 3-‐4 weeks of service learning experiences to tradiEonal studying at a foreign university for the summer, a semester, or a year. OpportuniEes also exist to go abroad with a faculty-‐led class.
In order to learn more about and apply for a study abroad program, you must aDend a Ready, Set, Go Global! Session. These occur Monday-‐Friday from 5-‐6pm in the CGIS office located in G155 Angell Hall. The presentaEon will help you decide which program fits your interests best, including where you want to go, how long you prefer to study abroad, if you want to live in a residence hall or with a host family, what language you want instrucEons to be in, and more. The M-‐Compass website also allows you to search programs based on locaEon, term, classes offered, housing, language and program type.
For more informaEon about CGIS and study abroad programs, visit their website at or schedule an advising appointment by calling (734)764-‐4311 or emailing cgis@umich.edu. Safe travels and Go Blue! Photo and ar>cle contributed By: Julie Ramus
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