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What’s Inside:
Welcome Back!
Hello off-‐campus students! NavigaBng SAPAC.....………………….......1
The Michigan Union At Your Service …………………………..…..1
Campus Resources: Sexual, Mental and Physical Health…………………..……..2
Mapping Out Your Neighborhood.……3
Blue Bus Break-‐Down.………………………4
Grocery Shopping OpBons in Ann Arbor………………………..…….…....5
RelaBonship Remix Reminder……..……5
Looking For a Job?………..………...……….6
Great ParBes Come with Great Responsibility………………….……..…..……6
Finding Off-‐Campus
Expect Respect……………………..………….7
Housing………………………………….…..……8
Welcome back to Ann Arbor for another great year at Michigan! Beyond the Diag is excited to present you with our first publicaBon of the semester. We want you to know who we are, and what we can do for you, the students.
Beyond the Diag wants to help the off-‐campus student community by building community, promoBng safety and helping to connect you with university and city resources. We have Neighborhood Ambassadors living in each off-‐ campus living area who are available to students as a liaison for students in off-‐campus housing with both university and city resources. Throughout the year, the Neighborhood Ambassadors will be holding free events in the neighborhoods with food, freebies, informaBon and more! Our goal is to build community in the neighborhoods to make you feel safer and more comfortable in your off-‐campus housing by geIng to know your neighbors.
For even more resources, be sure to check out our website www.offcampus.umich.edu. Here’s to another year at the greatest university! Welcome back and GO BLUE!
Emily LusBg and Jacob Glinke Beyond the Diag Program Assistants
Navigating SAPAC
On campus, there are so many resources (and acronyms to go with them) that would be in our best interest to get familiar with. One such resource is SAPAC, or the Sexual Assault PrevenBon and Awareness Center. SAPAC offers support for survivors of sexual assault, stalking, sexual harassment, and domesBc violence; the organizaBon offers a 24-‐hour crisis line (734-‐936-‐3333) that may be used by any individuals who are in need of support or counseling. This line may be used whenever an individual is feeling triggered and is also open to the loved ones of sexual assault survivors who may be experiencing distress. SAPAC also has a peer-‐led support group for survivors of sexual assault, where survivors may connect and support with one another; email sapacplsg@umich.edu for more informaBon about the meeBng Bme and place. SAPAC also offers events throughout the school year that promote social jusBce and understanding around sexualized violence and healthy relaBonships.
In addiBon, SAPAC does a workshop for all first-‐years called RelaBonship Remix that focuses on asking for consent and understanding sexual assault. Feel free to request a workshop or dialogue by SAPAC if you know a student organizaBon that wants to learn more about consent, healthy relaBonships, supporBng survivors, and sexualized violence.
All services by SAPAC (usage of the crisis line, peer led support group, SAPAC’s workshop requests, etc.) are free and open to students of all idenBBes! SAPAC is primarily comprised of undergraduate and graduate student volunteers along with interns and professional staff members. Want to get involved in SAPAC by becoming a volunteer? Email sapac@umich.edu or call the SAPAC office at 734-‐764-‐7771. SAPAC’s office is located at North Quadrangle, 105 S State St, Room 2450. Visit sapac.umich.edu for more informaBon.
Contributed by Mel Bonnici Photo courtesy of www.sapac.umich.edu
The Michigan Union: At Your Service!
This summer, renovaBons wrapped up at South Quad, the new Munger graduate residence rose higher, and West Quad closed for a complete renovaBon. In the heart of all this exciBng acBvity, the Michigan Union’s operaBons and hours of service remain in full swing.
From morning to evening, the Union conBnues to offer a variety of shops and stores for tasty meals, snacks, coffee breaks, banking and other conveniences for the campus community. Campus InformaBon on the first floor is also a helpful resource to make the most of your Bme here. Stop in to browse spirit wear, books and supplies at Barnes & Noble and check out soqware deals at the Computer Showcase. Or simply refresh at one of many cafes and restaurants located on the ground and first floors. Throughout the building, computer staBons and free wi-‐fi can keep you connected to the world beyond campus.
Check out the new Happening @ Michigan Events Calendar for the latest concert, workshop, exhibit info and more. Morning ‘Bl night, the Michigan Union is ready and eager to serve you! Follow University Unions for updates @UmichUnions!
Contributed by Laura Seagram,Student Life Marke?ng and Communica?ons
Campus Resources: Sexual, Physical, and Mental Health • University Health Service (UHS): your campus health and wellness resource, offering comprehensive clinical services plus support for your well-‐being. And most services are free for currently enrolled U-‐M students. • 207 Fletcher Street • Phone: 734-‐764-‐8320
• Wolverine Wellness: a unit within University Health Service that serves as a major campus wellness resource. They provide individualized services around health and wellness topics such as sexual health, healthy relaBonships, body image, eaBng disorders, alcohol and other drugs, among other services that nurture a healthy campus environment and promote wellness • Wolverine Wellness is located on the second floor (suite 2110) and fourth floor of University Health Service. • Phone: 734-‐763-‐1320.
• Sexperteam: a diverse group of UM students that educates campus communiBes about sexual health and relaBonships. Sexperteam can bring sexual health and relaBonship informaBon to your community via our interacBve programs. See How to Request a Program.
• UM Sexual Assault PrevenBon and Awareness Center (SAPAC): promotes healthy relaBonships, teaches non-‐violence and equality, supports survivor healing, and fosters a respectul and safe environment for all members of the University of Michigan community. SAPAC provides educaBonal and supporBve services for the University of Michigan community related to sexual assault, inBmate partner violence, sexual harassment, and stalking. • North Quadrangle (105 S State St, Room 2450) • Phone: 734-‐764-‐7771 & 24/7 Crisis Hotline: 734-‐936-‐3333
• Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS): is commiYed to creaBng an environment based on our values of mulBcultural, mulB-‐disciplinary and mulB-‐theoreBcal pracBces that allow our diverse student body to access care, receive high quality services and take posiBve pathways to mental health. We also strive to find creaBve ways of reaching out to students and the UM community to nurture and develop a proacBve, renewed sense of engagement throughout the campus. • Michigan Union (530 S. State Street, Room 3100) • Phone: (734)-‐764-‐8312
• Spectrum Center: With sexual orientaBon, gender idenBty and gender expression as their framework, the Spectrum Center is commiYed to enriching the campus experience and developing students as individuals and as members of communiBes. Their work is accomplished through student-‐ centered educaBon, outreach, advocacy and support. The Spectrum Center envisions an inclusive campus community free of discriminaBon in all forms where social jusBce inspires community engagement and equality. • 3200 Michigan Union (530 South State Street, Room 3200) • Phone: 734-‐763-‐4186 Contributed by Madison McCullough Photo courtesy of sapac.umich.edu
Mapping Out Your Neighborhood As you start to get situated in your new home away from home, you might start wondering where exactly you're living. Not the address – the neighborhood! Inevitably, you're living in one of a dozen places that each have unique historical, cultural, and geographical contexts. Locate your neighborhood here, or by clicking the hyperlinks for each neighborhood below:
• Elbel: Just north of the intramural Sports Building, it’s named aqer Louis Elbel, the alumnus composer of “The Victors.” It offers a short walk for its populaBon consisBng of almost enBrely students. • Yost: South of Packard and East of State St, it is named aqer coach Fielding Yost, who led us to our first naBonal championship in 1901. Yost houses numerous student athletes and undergraduates. Yost Ice Arena is open for a $3 admission fee. • North Ingalls: North of Rackham Graduate School is a heavily student populated neighborhood. Its colorful houses and proximity to central campus and the Power Center make it an aYracBve area. • Tappan: The Law Quad and Ross School of business both call this their home, a neighborhood named aqer Henry Tappan, the first president of UM. • West Murphin: North of Hubbard road is the only student neighborhood on North Campus. It is adjacent to Bursley, the North Campus RecreaBon Building, and to Northwood, as well as the Plymouth Road shopping center. West Murphin is chiefly comprised of apartments. • East Packard: The Tappan Triangle – a popular hangout for residents, and site for events – calls this neighborhood, located south of Oakland Street, its home. Its large student populaBon (aYracted to nearby restaurants and shops) helps create some of the strongest off-‐campus communiBes. • South University: A plethora of shops creates a vivid nightlife in this neighborhood east of Church and south of Geddes. The nearby Forest Hill Cemetery holds many leading ciBzens of Ann Arbor, such as coaches Fielding Yost and Bo Schembechler. • Germantown: This extremely historic neighborhood, situated between State and Main Streets, hosts landmarks such as the Cube, the Union, and 1896 Bethlehem United Church. Its name alludes to the German seYlers who moved here in the early 19th century. • Old West Side: Enclosed by Fiqh, Kingsley, Seventh, and William Streets, this area is highlited by the Jefferson MarkeY & Cakery, and Washentaw dairy. It hosues many graduate students and permanent residents. • North Burns Park: Home to The Rock, a graffiB-‐covered boulder originally a memorial to George Washington, it is home to Professor's Row, an area housing numerous faculty houses. • Old Fourth Ward: Located west of State Street and north of Germantown, within one of the city's first residenBal neighborhoods, it was originally known as the center of Ann Arbor. It is home to Kerrytown, a vibrant marketplace which in turn hosts the Ann Arbor Farmer's Market.
• Oxbridge – Thie neighborhood contains a number of Greek life houses, which gave it its historical name, “College Hill.” The Nicholas Arboretum offers 123 acres of nature to enjoy. Contributed by: Paul Lige?
Blue Bus Break-Down
Struggling with transportaBon? We’ve got you covered! Below you will find a comprehensive list of all of the University’s blue bus routes: • Commuter – Operates on weekdays only; usually filled with people during peak hours since it traverses the campus from Crisler Center south to the Intramural Building, CC LiYle and then to the North Campus.
• Northwood – Operates seven days a week; it serves as a shuYle between the central Diag and deep into North Campus through all of the Northwood apartments.
• Bursley-‐Baits – Operates most frequently during the weekdays; known as the distant cousin of the Northwood route, which also provides North to Central campuses shuYle services for students. The Bursley-‐Baits route runs a slightly different route aqer 8pm and during the weekend,
• Diag to Diag – weekdays only; as sophisBcated as the name sounds, it goes between north diag and central diag with stops at both East Quad and Oxford. Very commonly used by engineering/art school students, as well as students who live in Oxford housing or our Oxbridge neighborhood.
• Night Owl – In need of late night transportaBon? Find the closest bus stop near you using the bus app! Night Owl runs late-‐night Thursday-‐ Saturday from 10 p.m. unBl 3 a.m. only. It safely transports students to their homes on central campus. This is a great alternaBve to cabs, which can be costly, or a SafeRide pick-‐up. • Northwood Express – Basically Northwood route expect the Express skips all the useless stops, why can’t live always be like this? • North Campus – This is the halleluiah of North Campus students. It literally passes through every dorm locaBon on North and travels to CC LiYle. Commonly used by freshmen/internaBonal students/wild animals on the North. • Oxford ShuXle – The shortest route of all Magic Buses! It loops from CC LiYle to East Quad then Oxford. Honestly, unless you broke your leg(s), you should probably just walk, since exercise is good for you anyways. • Medical Center ShuXles – Travel through the medical campus, like hospital and research labs and stuff. They are frequently occupied by Pre-‐Med students and a good amount of random hazardous diseases. Warning: ride these buses at your own risk. For more informaBon about transportaBon, different bus routes, and scheduling changes, check out the parking and transportaBon website here. Contributed by: Eric Gao Photo courtesy of hCp://college-‐social.com/content/uploads/sites/19/2014/04/cmimg_53930.jpg
Grocery Shopping Options in Ann Arbor
As you return to Ann Arbor this fall, it is important to consider all of the grocery shopping opBons that this city has to offer! Although some of these shopping opBons may require the use of car, there are also opBons that are walkable from Central Campus. These establishments include the People’s Food Coop on North 4th Ave in Kerrytown as well asBabo (located underneath Sterling 411 Loqs on E. Washington St.). AddiBonally, the Ann Arbor Farmers’ Market sells fresh produce from local farms every Wednesday and Saturday in Kerrytown. Just down highway US-‐23 is Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods, and down Ann Arbor-‐ Saline Road, another Whole Foods as well as a Meijer and Busch’s can be found. AddiBonally, the closest Kroger to campus is located just beyond North Campus on Plymouth Road. Meijer and Kroger are specifically convenient when looking for a wide variety of items, especially non-‐food items such as household supplies.
When grocery shopping, be sure to check where items have been sourced from, and try to buy those that sourced as locally as possible. Furthermore, bringing your own reusable bag to shop with reduces the use of plasBc and paper bags, and many stores now offer discounts for doing so. Don’t have a car? No worries! Ann Arbor has plenty of transportaBon services. In addiBon to the UM and AATA buses, Zipcars can be borrowed from various locaBons, and taxi services such as Uber and Liq are accessible. Hopefully your grocery shopping experience will be both convenient and enjoyable!
Contributed by Rebecca Liebschutz Photo courtesy of www.michigandaily.com
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Relationship Remix Reminder All of us will be involved in a relaBonship at some point in our lives, whether it’s with a sibling, professor, parent, daBng or sexual partner, or someone else. We want our students to idenBfy what a healthy relaBonship looks like for them so that their relaBonships are the best that they can be.
Because of this, all first year students, whether they are living in the residence halls or in off-‐campus housing are required to parBcipate in a peer-‐led, interacBve, skill-‐building workshop called “RelaBonship Remix: Workshops on RelaBonships, Sex, and Choice.” This naBonally recognized program will help you understand key components around consent, communicaBon, decision-‐making, sexual health and healthy relaBonships. You’ll gain knowledge and build skills in a safe and fun environment to help you navigate your relaBonships and your life here at the University of Michigan. You’ll be able to meet fellow first-‐year Wolverines and gain awareness about campus resources.
Register for a RelaBonship Remix session by filling out this form. Please email RemixInfo@umich.edu if you have any quesBons!
Contributed by Madison McCullough, University Health Service Sexual Health Program Assistant
Looking for a Job? Finding an hourly job to earn some spending money should be a breeze in a vibrant town like Ann Arbor, but where to start? There are flyer posBngs all over campus, from informaBon boards in the diag to the posBng wall in Mason Hall, or even on the blue buses. Another great resource is the university job lisBngs page where you can tailor your search to the wages or hours you prefer, work-‐ study or non, and the different types of jobs available here at U of M. LisBngs here include both on and off campus posiBons and jobs that require liYle to no experience.
AlternaBvely, what if you’d like a liYle bit of cash, but you just can’t find the Bme to have regular work? There are research studies looking to pay students to be a part of their research. These low commitment opportuniBes to parBcipate once or twice in a study are a great way to keep your bank account afloat during a busy semester. If looking online or a research study just doesn’t seem to suit you, come out to the jobs fair on September 16th, located at South Quad from 5:30-‐8:00!
Contributed by Peter Logan
Great Parties Come with Great Responsibilities School is back in session, the weather is beauBful and many students are looking to re-‐connect and have fun while staying safe and legal. Here are some Bps to make your off-‐campus house party a success! Be sure to check out our Party Safe Tips online, and for addiZonal resources, go to: hXp://www.uhs.umich.edu/legal
Plan Your Party As you plan your party, remember there are thousands of U-‐M students who choose to not drink, whether it’s because of personal, legal, religious or sobriety reasons. Among those who do drink, we know the majority sBck to 0 to 4 drinks per ouBng. At U-‐M, we strive to have a caring community and that means encouraging others to pracBce safe behaviors, such as seIng a limit on the number of drinks they will have. Look out for your friends and make sure they feel comfortable with the plans. Expect Respect. Give it. Get it.
Prepare Yourself Hosts can be held responsible for injuries that an intoxicated person causes or experiences at or aqer leaving a party. Prepare yourself to be aware of what is happening at your party and to be asserBve in keeping things under control. Discourage excessive use of alcohol. Intervene if you see guests hurBng themselves or others. If you noBce someone geIng drunk and losing control, stop serving them alcohol, and offer a non-‐alcoholic beverage or food to distract them from drinking. Intervene if you see someone intoxicated who wants to drive home. Take the keys away and offer an alternaBve way home (cab, bus, or ride with a sober friend).
Party Check-‐List • Water, juice, pop and other non-‐alcoholic beverages. • Pizza, sandwiches, nachos and other foods with protein. • Designated drivers (if necessary) • Phone numbers for cabs and other local transportaBon services. • Download the Stay in the Blue app • Make sure you know the signs of an Alcohol Emergency and know what to do.
Contributed by Carol Tucker, University Health Service
Expect Respect The role of the Expect Respect program is to work with students and campus departments to create programs that foster an inclusive and socially aware and just campus environment. Expect respect is focusing on creaBng a campus environment where everyone feels that they belong. With help from the Expect Respect Student steering commiYee, and different Student Life departments, we will work collaboraBvely to support and develop campus events and programs that promote respect and diversity on campus for all students, faculty and staff. This summer, Expect Respect worked with the Inclusive Language Campaign (ILC), which is a new student iniBaBve sponsored by Expect Respect. The Inclusive Language Campaign had its official kick-‐off event this past Monday 9/15 in the Pendleton Room in the Union where its campaign launched encouraging students to think about the power of their words, and to use language that is respectul to one another. The event provided students the chance to sign the ILC pledge, share past experiences where offensive or hurtul language was felt. There was also free food, mixers, a photo booth, and student performances to create a welcoming environment. The 2014-‐2015 school year is an opportunity for Expect Respect to create programs that foster campus diversity and inclusiveness. However, this is not a program that can be successful alone. Expect Respect encourages you to contact us with any ideas or thoughts you have about ways to make campus a more welcoming, inclusive, and diverse campus for all. Feel free to e-‐mail the Program Assistant, Kidada Malloy (kidadam@umich.edu) or set up an in-‐person meeBng. For more informaBon about the Expect Respect Program, click here. If you’re interested in geIng involved with the Expect Respect Program, click here. If you have a hate crime or bias incident to report, click here. The Inclusive Language Campaign is also acBve on Facebook-‐ be sure to “like” the page! Contributed by Kidada Malloy, Expect Respect Program Assistant Photo courtesy of www.studentlife.umich.edu/ar?cle/inclusive-‐language-‐campaign
Finding Off Campus Housing
As you get into the rhythm of the new semester, it is important to keep housing for the coming year in mind. Leases seem to get signed earlier and earlier every year. Fortunately, Beyond the Diag has a streamlined online lisBng service to make your hunt for off campus housing easier. The University of Michigan’s campus houses twelve disBnct off campus neighborhoods on both Central and North Campus. With Tappan, East Packard, South University, Germantown, the Old Fourth Ward, North Ingalls, Elbel, the Old West Side, Oxbridge, North Burns Park, West Murfin, and Yost, students have a wide array of locaBons from which to pick. In addiBon to the geographic diversity that off-‐ campus housing provides, students have to make decisions about their specific living situaBon. From the various new high-‐rise apartment buildings To houses to co-‐ops and all the rest, students have various opBons about what their residence will look like. With variaBons in number of roommates, number of bathrooms, lease Bmelines, and most importantly in pricing, finding the perfect place to live can be a daunBng task for Wolverines to navigate. With Michigan’s off campus lisBng service, students have the opBon to sort through all of the above issues with ease. Through the search portal on the website, students have the ability to specify the range of rent they are willing to pay, the number of roommates they would prefer to have, as well as the number of bathrooms they would like. Students can specify the length of lease they are looking for, search for roommates, find someone to sublease their house as they study abroad or leave for summer break, sort by neighborhood, and sort by building type. With so many helpful search opBons, Beyond the Diag’s off campus housing website should be the first place you look to in your own search for the perfect place to live off campus.
Contributed by Jacob Glinke Photo Courtesy of offcampus.umich.edu
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