No more "Michigan time" starting 5.1.18
For those of you who haven't seen it, "Michigan time" (classes start 10 minutes after the hour) will be no more, effective May 1, 2018:
https://www.michigandaily.com/section/academics/michigan-time-change-ne…
I know this isn't actually a big deal, but personally I HATE this. I loved Michigan time, especially for 9 am classes. That was true when I was a student, and it's true now that I'm a professor. I teach at a public university that starts classes on the hour and I really don't like it at all.
February 19th, 2018 at 7:08 PM ^
February 19th, 2018 at 7:11 PM ^
ONTOPIC
- Anything Michigan sports related
- Anything related to other Big Ten teams or upcoming opponents
- Stuff about the blog itself
- University of Michigan topics that don't relate to sports
February 19th, 2018 at 7:22 PM ^
Glad I asked; I stand corrected
February 19th, 2018 at 8:07 PM ^
February 19th, 2018 at 8:28 PM ^
But it is safe to say if it had an OT before it without title, I would not have clicked on it. I was curious what Michigan time was referring (thought maybe it was a Michigan sports TV show). I have not been a student there since 2003, so it did not register. I am interested in UM sports content and did not expect to see info about class start time. In my ignorance, I thought that was OT. Anyways, I made sure to ask and not be nasty because I honestly did not know.
February 19th, 2018 at 8:48 PM ^
We get it dude, you're trying to pad your point total.
February 19th, 2018 at 11:30 PM ^
February 20th, 2018 at 9:21 AM ^
I graduated at the same time, and Michigan Time is still part of my wife and my's vocabulary.
I understand the logic in making the change, however, as a student who had many 8:30 starts on North Campus, it was nice to know I had 40 Minues to get there if I left at 8 (lived near Yost).
With three young kids I could also really use that 10 minute buffer now. Somehow I never feel like I can be on time.
February 20th, 2018 at 11:32 AM ^
Student where? certainly wasn't U of M
February 19th, 2018 at 8:19 PM ^
February 20th, 2018 at 9:00 AM ^
February 19th, 2018 at 7:12 PM ^
Eh, I was that loser who was always early anyway. Still am. Michigan time never really meant anything to me.
February 19th, 2018 at 7:19 PM ^
February 19th, 2018 at 9:33 PM ^
February 19th, 2018 at 8:07 PM ^
Michigan Time saved my ass on numerous occasions.
Can't tell you how many times I'd roll out of bed and stumble down Oxford to catch the 9:05 or 8:55 bus and barely make it to class on time. (or were the buses on 7s? I forget either way)
February 19th, 2018 at 9:36 PM ^
February 19th, 2018 at 8:48 PM ^
"Michigan time never really meant anything to me."
You never scheduled two classes back-to-back? If so you used that time to walk between classes.
February 19th, 2018 at 9:58 PM ^
This argument has never, ever made sense. The class will end ten minutes before the hour now, giving the same ten minutes to walk the next class that exists every where else that doesn't use "Michigan time". I didn't do my undergrad here, and when I came here for grad school everybody was like "Oh, things don't actually start when they say they do, they start on 'Michigan time'". And I thought, "That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard".
February 20th, 2018 at 12:39 AM ^
I think you're reading into my comment too much. All I was saying is that if the person I responded to ever scheduled back-to-back classes, they most certainly took advantage of Michigan time.
I agree it doesn't matter if the 10 minutes are at the start or end of class. However the new policy of starting on time and ending early probably is slightly better due to the possibility of confusion mentioned in the article, but I wasn't making a judgement on that.
Not sure why you would find the policy to be the "dumbest thing" though - it allows students to condense their schedules and eliminates short breaks.
February 20th, 2018 at 9:32 AM ^
February 20th, 2018 at 9:57 AM ^
In a roundabout way, the lack of certainty i thought was a hug advantage; philosophically, anything that can stifle the modern mcdonaldization of everything (life by the clock) feels like a huge improvement to our overall experience.
February 20th, 2018 at 10:06 AM ^
February 20th, 2018 at 10:19 AM ^
Haha, i guess i more mean, how if it starts at :00 or :10, sometimes the GSI or Prof shows up early, or at 10 after, or 15 after, students show up at :00 or :10, or later, it changes the dynamic and allows at times people to talke to eachother for 10-15 minutes before the instructor shows up, or, talk to the instructor one-on-one for 10-15 minutes before more students show up, small groups, etc. etc.
The vagueness allows for more varied and spontaneous interactions to take place, and more leisurely, which I believe is a superior, more dynamic allotment.
When it comes to exams, in my experience, the profs were extremely specific (as often their is a proctor--lol, "proctor") when the start and stop times would be.
February 20th, 2018 at 1:10 AM ^
or ends ten minutes before the hour, the point remains that you need ten minutes to walk between classes that are back-to-back.
It makes absolutely no difference whether the ten min is at the beginning of the hour or the end of the hour.
If you wanted the stated class start time to be the actual start time (1:10 or 3:10 or whatever), then I agree. There was no reason to put in the schedule that it started at 2:00pm when it actually started at 2:10.
I find it pointless that they changed it to be the first 50 minutes of the hour.
February 20th, 2018 at 9:26 AM ^
Ready through comments on different sites, most of the people that loved it were undergrad's and most of the hate I've seen were from people who went elsewhere for undergrad and came here for grad school. Very much a Love or Hate it policy.
February 20th, 2018 at 9:57 AM ^
February 20th, 2018 at 10:43 AM ^
Confusing when your class at 9 am starts at 9:10, but your exam at 7 pm starts at 7. There just seems to be a large split I didn't know about. I never heard complaints as an undergrad, and it actually felt like something everyone liked, but it looks like grad students hated it. I knew previous undergrads would have a sad because of nostalgia reaction, but never expected the vitrol from another group.
February 19th, 2018 at 7:12 PM ^
February 20th, 2018 at 9:36 AM ^
Asking for all students who will be attending classes at the University of Michigan after April 30, 2018.
February 19th, 2018 at 7:15 PM ^
February 19th, 2018 at 7:22 PM ^
February 19th, 2018 at 7:32 PM ^
February 19th, 2018 at 8:49 PM ^
You should've waited for 8:10.
February 19th, 2018 at 7:16 PM ^
I remember confusion over exam or event start times (also mentioned in the article); this will remove that ambiguity across the board.
February 19th, 2018 at 7:22 PM ^
It has been the tradition since 1930.
February 19th, 2018 at 7:39 PM ^
but still kinda sad to see any tradition die... especially one since 1930. Tradition and its quirks make up the college experience.
February 19th, 2018 at 8:21 PM ^
I dont remember this at all. I figured this was something that must've started after I graduated in 81 cause I have zero recall of "Michigan Time".
I knew i smoked a lot of pot in college but I didnt think it was that much. Guess I was wrong.
February 19th, 2018 at 8:49 PM ^
1881 is before 1930.
February 19th, 2018 at 8:58 PM ^
February 19th, 2018 at 7:22 PM ^
Lexi Michaels had to ruin in for everyone. Thanks a lot Lexi.
February 19th, 2018 at 7:22 PM ^
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February 19th, 2018 at 8:55 PM ^
I'm playing, but it is unfortuntate. I miss the naked mile as well. It made Michigan different.
February 19th, 2018 at 9:01 PM ^
I can't believe that U-M had a snow day last year, or the year before (I forget exactly). That was one of those parts of campus lore: we would never have a snow day because of that one time the irate law student sued the school for 1/120 of his semester tuition...
February 20th, 2018 at 1:13 AM ^
because all my profs would just independently cancel class anyway.
Hey class, I know there's officially no snow days but I literally can't get out of my driveway so you can go to class if you want and just read your books.
February 20th, 2018 at 10:55 AM ^
the naked mile.
My freshman year (98-99), I was able to talk to the cops after drinking and they pretty much told us that unless someone is hurting someone, anything goes. Fast forward to my junior year (I think, maybe it was senior year) the diag was shut down and cops were arresting runners, rather than protecting them a few years eariler. A short sitdown on south U got broken up and that seemed to be the end of it. The next year I spent that night drink pitchers at Mitch's (which is also gone).
February 19th, 2018 at 9:36 PM ^
February 19th, 2018 at 7:32 PM ^
I don't attend UofM so... what's Michigan Time?
February 19th, 2018 at 7:34 PM ^
not on the hour....