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Heritage Project — Campus characters

September 13, 2021

Estimated reading time: 1 minutes

Long before Shakey Jake roamed Ann Arbor, students at U-M conducted affairs of the heart with a series of men who took on the status of human landmarks. One after another, they came to symbolize their eras in campus history. The first was Pat Kelly, who made his appearance in campus lore at the very start. — Read the full story on the Heritage Project. (Click on the photo to enlarge the image)

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