<p>I always thought if you stepped on the M you failed your first midterm but I still haven’t stepped on it and I don’t intend to. It would be like stepping on the flag.</p>
<p>With respect to the arch I will vote with what the Daily story says.</p>
<p>Sorry Laurendog but we should try to get it right. I don’t think dad was trying to be offensive.</p>
<p>Thanks, res ipsa, those suggestions look great. Can’t wait!</p>
<p>Back in my day which was contemporaneous with UMDAD it was the Engine Arch, but Engineering has subsequently moved to North Campus, so I don’t know what people call it today.</p>
<p>codydog, there are also some decent Middle Eastern and Indian restaurants in A2 where you can get a good vegetarian meal.</p>
<p>As a current student, stepping on the M generally implies bad luck on exams, or specifically failing your first bluebook exam.</p>
<p>Worth2Cents</p>
<p>If you like sports, check the calendar on [MGOBLUE.COM</a> - University of Michigan Official Athletic Site](<a href=“http://www.mgoblue.com%5DMGOBLUE.COM”>http://www.mgoblue.com) and you may find an event that would be interesting to you. Hockey and basketball can be tough tickets, but there are a plethora of other sports such as gymnastics, swimming and diving, volleyball, wrestling, etc. that are a lot of fun to see and inexpensive.</p>
<p>I just bought tickets to the women’s basketball game v Nebraska next Thurs night. I thought it would be fun for D to get a sense Michigan sports and inspiring for her to see a women’s team (which we have never done). Is there generally a good turnout for women’s basketball?</p>
<p>I’m going to take my daughter to the lacrosse match on March 23rd.
I can’t wait to see her expression upon entering the Big House.</p>
<p>Turnout for women’s basketball sucks which is a shame because the team this year has been competitive and recently knocked off #14 Purdue on the road. The plus side is you can get a really good seat, there is a band and you have a good chance of seeing a good game. Women’s basketball at U-M has been really bad for a really long time but we have a new coach who really likes being here and she seems to be doing a good job.</p>
<p>Other avenues to tune into what’s going on at U of M and in Ann Arbor: </p>
<p>The Michigan Daily - U of M student newspaper at [The</a> Michigan Daily - University of Michigan’s Student Newspaper](<a href=“http://www.michigandaily.com/]The”>http://www.michigandaily.com/).</p>
<p>MLive.com Ann Abor - former Ann Arbor News now 100% online at [Ann</a> Arbor, Michigan Local News, Breaking News, Sports & Weather - MLive.com](<a href=“http://www.mlive.com/ann-arbor/]Ann”>Ann Arbor Local News, Breaking News, Sports & Weather).</p>
<p>If you’ve already done the campus tour before applying, how beneficial is it to do campus day? It sounds like much of the same thing.</p>
<p>Campus Day is more of a sales pitch to get you excited to go to U-M. The information is more in depth than the info session with the tour, it is a little more entertaining and the tour is a bit longer. If you know you are going to go to U-M, you will be given all of the same information at orientation so it isn’t necessary to go to campus Day.</p>
<p>Probably very similar. In fact, I’ve been seeing groups heading toward S Quad at the exact same time as in the fall. As far as Zingerman’s, it is kinda overpriced but also unique, so it’s worth trying once. Fair warning, don’t text-walk and cut in front of bikers. There’s not many this time of year, but I will run you over if you do this.</p>
<p>Daughter and I attended Campus Day on Feb 8. Kind of a letdown. Not nearly as good as I hoped it would be. Rode campus shuttle from airport. Stayed in hotel by mall and rode city bus in for $1.50. Drops right in front of Union. Extremely cold with lots of “pelting ice”. People in Florida thought I got sunburned. It was ice-burn. Stayed an extra day and the weather was much nicer and allowed us to explore on our own terms. Caught a great free concert in Hill Aud. We’re from Florida so I wanted to see if daughter would be dissuaded by the arctic. No chance. She/we loved it and she’s figuring out who the rivals are, pretty sure it’s OH St, before she enrolls in the Fall. Try Palios on Main St. The NY Times did a good article on food/things to do.</p>
<p>Thanks for your candid and helpful responses!</p>