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What’s Inside:
March is Upon Us!
Welcome Back Off-‐Campus Students!
Choosing Blue on a Green Day……......1
St. Patrick’s Day Weekend AcAviAes………………………………………....1
Moving Past the Barriers…………..……..2
Volunteer OpportuniAes…………....……3
Ann Arbor 52nd Annual Film FesAval……………………………………..3
Secure Your Laptop, Smartphone, and Bike……………………………...…………..4
South University St. Patrick’s Day Dinner..……………………………….……..……4
Beyond the Diag hopes you had a safe and fun spring break! It’s not only a Ame to relax and relieve some stress, but also to go home, see old friends, and visit with family. If you’ve completed your mid-‐terms, congratulaAons! If not, you’re almost there, so hang Aght!
As we approach St. Patrick’s Day, Beyond the Diag reminds you to respect yourself and others. It can be fun to celebrate this holiday, but keep in mind that excessive drinking is harmful. Remember to always Stay in the Blue! By downloading the Stay in the Blue app, you can actually track your BAC electronically!
Many students choose not to drink, and there are many St. PaKy’s day events that do not involve alcohol. Check out the St. Patrick’s Day website to learn about substance free events occurring on Campus. Whatever you chose, Beyond the Diag reminds you to be safe, healthy and respecLul.
Wear Green but Stay in the Blue!
Erica Brooksieker, MaK Lonnerstater, and Emily LusAg Beyond the Diag Program Assistants
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Choosing Blue on a Green Day St. Patrick’s Day is the one day that the maize and blue seems to fade into shades of green. This naAonal Irish holiday has become increasingly associated with uncontrolled levels of drinking and public intoxicaAon. This behavior is far from the true spirit of the holiday and can ogen have implicaAons beyond the obvious ones. Aside from the potenAal negaAve health (and legal) outcomes that are associated with high-‐risk drinking like memory loss, hangovers and MIP citaAons, there are also certain social consequences that are ogen overlooked in the holiday “hype.”
Social Media: Consider what you are posAng and making publicly available. Do you really want your future employer, program manager or graduate school recruiter seeing a sloppy, green mess of a photo? Probably not. Think before you post.
Other student’s feelings: Thousands of U-‐M students choose not drink whether it is due to personal, legal, religious or sobriety reasons, consider how your “hype” may affect their shared environment. Among those who do drink, they report consuming 0-‐4 drinks per ouAng. Challenge your assumpAons and be mindful of your expectaAons as you prepare to celebrate this holiday. We strive to have a caring community, that means not encouraging others to engage in behavior that may cause harm, like excessive drinking. Look out for your friends and make sure they feel comfortable with the plan. Expect Respect. Give it. Get it.
So whether you plan to Stay in the Blue or go a liKle green, celebrate in a safe, healthy and fun way for all. Visit the U-‐M St. Patrick’s day website for some Aps for a successful and safe St. PaKy’s Day!
Contributed by Chris;na Gerazounis, Wolverine Wellness Educator
Saint Patrick’s Day Weekend Activities
Looking for something to do the weekend of St. Patrick's day? There are a lot of things to do around campus this weekend that do not involve drinking. Here are a few highlights that you can look forward to, for other events check out the U-‐M St. Patrick’s day website.
March 13-‐16: Grab some friends and turn on the TV to watch the men’s basketball team compete in the Big Ten Tournament.
March 14: You are wanted at UMIX for trivia, a screening of Frozen, a mechanical bull, midnight buffet, and much more.
March 15: Join Beyond the Diag near the West Hall Arch from 11 am – 2 pm for free food, games, and fun. Later, Shamrock It! in the Michigan Union with a FREE special late night breakfast buffet and fesAviAes.
March 17: Whether you are heading to class, spending the day studying, walking around Ann Arbor or spending Ame with friends, stop by one of the Stay In the Blue staAons set up at the corner of South U. and East U. and the corner of North U. and State for a free donut and a boKle of water from 8 am – Noon.
Moving Past the Barriers
We ogenAmes have the best intenAons, but somehow we find excuses or reasons for not starAng or sAcking with a physical acAvity program. Research indicates that exercise is important for weight management and helping with the control of blood pressure, diabetes and other diseases. Regular physical acAvity helps us sleep beKer and, because we get stronger and more flexible, it makes it easier to do everyday tasks. If we really thought about it, we feel good ager exercising.
Yet, from Ame to Ame, we reach barriers in our exercise rouAnes; barriers prevent you from starAng or staying with your program. This can lead to frustraAon, feelings of incompetence and loss of confidence. The table below indicates barriers and suggesAons for how to overcome them. BARRIER SUGGESTION I’m Exercise doesn’t have to mean working out in a crowded gym. You can try self-‐conscious about my weight, injury or ability. exercising early in the morning to avoid the crowds, or skip the gym altogether. Walking, swimming, or exercising in a class with others who have similar circumstances can make you feel less self-‐conscious. There are also plenty of inexpensive ways to exercise privately at home (think YouTube). I’m Choose low-‐risk acAviAes, such as walking, and warm-‐up and cool-‐down scared of injury. correctly to avoid muscle strains and other injuries. I can’t moAvate myself. not coordinated or I’m athleAc. Exercise is boring.
Explain your exercise goals to friends and family and ask them to support and encourage you. BeKer sAll, find a friend to exercise with. You can moAvate each other and turn your workouts into a social event. Choose exercise that requires liKle or no skill, such as walking, cycling on a staAonary bike, or aqua jogging (running in a swimming pool). But watching TV is not. Combine staAonary biking with movie watching and the Ame flies. Go to a park and consider your walk a nature walk, not a workout. Include friends when you work out and the conversaAon will keep you going.
If you are in Ann Arbor over the summer, remember that U-‐Move Fitness offers a variety of exercise classes on campus. Our classes are conveniently located in the UM Rec Sports faciliAes and value-‐ priced. RegistraAon for spring and summer classes opens April 7.
Contributed by Sheila Calhoun, U-‐Move Fitness & KidSport Assistant Director
Volunteer Opportunities
There’s no beKer way to take your mind off of the stress of classes for a liKle while than by doing some volunteer work. Doing good for others can be incredible for your mental health. How might you get involved, you ask?
FesAfools, one of Ann Arbor’s wildest and most creaAve tradiAons, is taking place on Sunday, April 6 from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. in Downtown AA. For those who don’t know, FesAfools is kind of like Ann Arbor’s Mardi Gras, with giant papier-‐mâché puppets, loud colors, and wacky costumes. FesAfools is looking for volunteers to come in Saturday mornings and help make some of these amazing props! Bring some friends and music, and you’re guaranteed to have a great Ame. Check out the website, for more informaAon on how you can help!
The Detroit Partnership is another great volunteer opportunity, whether you’re looking for a semester-‐long commitment or just a one-‐day kind of thing. You can get more informaAon about signing up for one of their weekly programs, where you can travel to Detroit every week and engage in opportuniAes like tutoring, counseling, or even ager-‐school art classes on the website. If you’re not ready for such a steady commitment, sign up for DP-‐Day! It’s taking place this year on March 29th, and is a great way to connect to the Detroit community, as well as to give something back to it. Take a day off from homework, turn off NeLlix, and go do some good in the world!
Lastly, MUSIC MaKers will be hosAng their annual benefit concert and SpringFest in early April. SpringFest is an opportunity to check out some of the great opportuniAes and organizaAons on campus. The fesAviAes will be organized based on five themes: arts, idenAty, innovaAon, jusAce and sustainability. To learn more, check out their Facebook Page and website.
Photo by Olivia Adams Contributed by Gabriela Vasquez
Ann Arbor 52nd Film Festival
Now that midterms are over, are you looking for something fun to do in Ann Arbor?! Check out the 52nd Annual Ann Arbor Film FesAval. The Film FesAval was established in 1963 and is the longest running independent film fesAval in North America; making it a very unique part of Ann Arbor’s culture. This year’s fesAval will be happening March 25-‐30. Throughout these six days, there will be 40 programs with more than 200 films from all different genres. Whether you like animaAon, documentary, or even ficAon there is something for everyone!
What beKer way to experience some of Ann Arbor’s great theaters than by aKending something so unique to the Michigan campus! Students get discounted admission to the fesMviMes, so whether you just want to check out a single screening or aKend the enAre six-‐day fesAval, it’s up to you! The detailed schedule and Ackets are available on the Ann Arbor Film FesAval Website. Photo courtesy of lamppos;nn.com Contributed by Erica Brooksieker
Secure Your Laptop, Smartphone, and Bicycle Laptops, cell phones, bicycles, and other personal electronics are easy targets for theg. In addiAon to the cost of replacement, they may have personal informaAon and intellectual property that can be difficult or impossible to recover and protect. The good news is that the University of Michigan Police Department offers free Laptop, Personal Electronics and Bicycle RegistraAon Programs to members of the campus community! By registering your devices, it can help deter theg and assist in the recovery of stolen property. Click here to register your device or bicycle with the University Police.
Once you register your device online, you will receive an e-‐mail confirming your informaAon has been entered and two sAckers will be mailed to you. One sAcker is for the top of the device or visible locaAon on your bike serving as a visible theg deterrent. The second sAcker is for the boKom of the device or bicycle to list its UMPD registraAon number. This second sAcker is manufactured to be difficult to remove and will leave a trace even if it’s removed on your property.
You may register as many devices as you need. If you decide to sell your device or give it away, you should delete the registraAon record by returning to the property registraAon secAon of the website. You also may call UMPD at (734) 763-‐3434 to assist with your registraAon. Here are some other services worth menAoning:
1. Android Device Manager or Apple iCloud for smart phone protecAon directly from your device.
2. Lojack: For about $30/year, LoJack for Laptops features remote data and device security to prevent use of a lost laptop, protect privacy remotely, and map the laptop’s locaAon. Prey’s service includes a dedicated theg recovery team that works with law enforcement to track a stolen laptop.
3. Prey: It’s a free anA-‐theg tracking sogware for your laptop, phone and tablet that lets you remotely locate, lock, wipe and recover it if ever stolen. You install a Any app on your device which is acAvated by a remote signal. By logging into the website, you can locate the device and trigger acAons like sounding an alarm, show an onscreen message, use the webcam, or lock/wipe the device.
Contributed by Alexander Blaty
South University St. Patrick’s Day Dinner
When: Monday March 14th 7-‐10 p.m. Where: TroKer MulAcultural Center-‐ 1443 Washtenaw Avenue
If anyone knows how to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day properly, it’s the residents of the South University Neighborhood! The South University Neighborhood Ambassadors will be holding a St. Patrick’s Day dinner on Monday, March 14th at the TroKer MulAcultural Center. Stop by between 7 and 10 p.m. to meet your South U. neighbors and enjoy a classic St. PaKy’s Day meal: Reuben sandwiches, potatoes, and dessert! The TroKer MulAcultural Center is located at 1443 Washtenaw Avenue.
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