Stories by Paige Pearcy
Freshmen enrollment drops slightly
BY PAIGE PEARCY
Though a record number of students applied to the University this year, the freshmen class that started school in September is the smallest it has been in years, according to the University’s enrollment data released Tuesday.
Endowment drops in value by $100 million
BY PAIGE PEARCY
For the first time since 2009, the University’s endowment decreased in value from $7.8 billion to $7.7 billion during fiscal year 2012.
At the University’s Board of Regents meeting on Friday at the University’s Flint campus, Regent Katherine White (D–Ann Arbor) spoke about the University’s investment report, and explained that the endowment decrease can be attributed to spending patterns.
Regents discuss high endowment return at monthly meeting
BY PAIGE PEARCY
The University’s Board of Regents faced a hefty agenda at its annual Flint campus meeting at the on Friday, from discussion of the annual endowment report to approval of renovations to the University’s Softball Service Building.
President of Grinnell College to speak at Winter Commencement
BY PAIGE PEARCY
Raynard Kington, the president of Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, University President Mary Sue Coleman’s alma mater, will address the graduating class of his alma mater at the University’s winter commencement ceremony on On Sunday, Dec 16.
U-SHAPE eating disorder study begins
BY PAIGE PEARCY
While pursuing her master’s degree at Harvard University, Ph.D student Sarah Ketchen-Lipson became increasingly intrigued by the disordered eating habits of the young undergraduates in the freshman residence hall where she resided.
Coleman meets and greets at annual open house
- Teresa Mathew/Daily
BY PAIGE PEARCY
The white house nestled between the Clement’s Library and Tappan Hall on South University Avenue may seem out of place to newer students, but it’s not long before they discover it as the University President Mary Sue Coleman’s home.
On Thursday, students of all ages and from all disciplines flocked to Coleman’s annual open house for the chance to mingle with the president.
Coleman seeks collaboration in trip to Brazil
BY PAIGE PEARCY
While summer vacation now seems like a distant memory for students starting classes Tuesday, University President Mary Sue Coleman will commence a vacation of her own in just a few weeks.
Adam Yauch lives on in my heart
BY PAIGE PEARCY
Multifaceted and completely passionate about his work, he was rare. The first time I watched a Beastie Boys video on TRL, I laughed: They looked like they were having too much fun to be serious, to be a real group. Once I discovered that they were exactly that — real (and had several number one albums) — my admiration grew.
At Spring Commencement, Sanjay Gupta offers life lessons
- Marissa McClain/Daily
BY PAIGE PEARCY
Over the weekend, 11,574 graduates received their tickets to leave Ann Arbor, to stop checking CTools and to never turn in another blue book exam.
In the Big House, blanketed with overcast skies, the University graduates sat for about two hours to hear speakers, including University alum Sanjay Gupta, and receive the official recognition of their degrees.
Admission applications numbers continue to increase
BY PAIGE PEARCY AND ALEXANDRA MONDALEK
Beyond the green trees and blooming flowers that signify the arrival of spring in Ann Arbor, students know warmer weather also brings a swarm of high school students from across the country trying to determine if the University is the right fit for them.
