Let’s face it, i can be hard to get around…especially as a student. Freshman year, your bike is probably your best friend. And where can you go to find the perfect bike or fix up the one you already have? Campus Student Bike Shop on Maynard in downtown is the place to go! It’s open year round, claims reasonable prices, & has been servicing downtown for over 40 years! CSBS even rents out bikes for the semester! Stop in or check out their website for hours, services,browse their merchandise, and learn about their alternative location on S. Forest.

It’s that time again!  In case you haven’t seen all the freshman faces and the students unloading for the fall semester, tonight is the first Football game of the year! U of M will face U-Con in the first game of ’10, tomorrow Saturday 9/4 at 3:30pm! Come early to get the best parking and tailgate with friends.

Similar to the now gone Steve and Barry’s, you can find reasonably priced merchandise this football season at All About Blue.

All About Blue is located in the old Great Lakes Apparel storefront at 309 S State St in downtown Ann Arbor.

Located on S. Ashley in downtown Ann Arbor, Lucky Monkey has been voted by Current Magazine Best Tattoo and Piercing shop on 4 seperate occasions and Best Piercing by the Metro Times Magazine in 2008. Appointments and walk-in are all welcome, so head over to Lucky Monkey Tattoo for hours of operation and view artist bios and portfolios.

The M-Den is located through Southeast Michigan but its most cherished home will always be Ann Arbor. With stores located in Ann Arbor on S. Main, on the campus on S. State, and at Briarwood Mall you can find all your Michigan U wants and needs at the M-Den! Head over to the M-Den website to see what the stores have to offer, and to find other locations.

This modern classic hotel is located right in the heart of it all, on the UofM campus. It’s prime location makes it perfect for family and friends to be nearby while visiting students at the University, and is within walking distance to the campus buildings, restaurants, theatres, and shops!

Yost Ice Arena is the home of the University of Michigan hockey teams, figure skating, and holds open skate times for the public. The next UM game for the enthusiastic fans is Friday, February 19th at 7:35PM. Schakolad Chocolate Factory  is sponsoring a Valentine’s Day Skate Thursday, February 11 from 8-9:50PM! Check out more info here.

Not only do University of Michigan’s Men and Women’s basketball teams play at Crisler Arena, it also holds events such as gymnastics, high school graduations and concerts. UM Regents are considering a proposed major renovation that could begin in 2011….check out the story here.  Keep an eye on the next men’s basketball game, vs. Northwestern, on Tuesday, Feb. 2, as they’ll need to win this Big 10 game to keep fighting towards NCAA’s March Madness !

Burton Tower, on Central Campus at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, is a clock tower built in 1936 with a grand carillon. It is the world’s third heaviest, and has 55 bells, with the largest bell striking every hour.  Burton Tower contains classrooms & offices for the University of Michigans School of Music.

What a unique, architecturally striking structure this University of Michigan building is! Opened in February of 2006, it is the largest research facility on the University of Michigan campus, housing more than 100 faculty and scientists. The center also features a 300 seat auditorium, sky-lit atrium and 19 procedure rooms, per typical floor.