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'U' student makes listing of Cosmo's hunkiest men

October 31, 2003
Human biology senior Jamie Batzer is one of Cosmopolitan magazine's Hunks Across America. Batzer was chosen to represent Michigan in the contest after his mother's friend sent his picture in to the magazine.

If you flip through the pages of the November issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine, you might notice a familiar face from one of your classes.

Michigan's hunkiest bachelor, according to editors of the magazine, is human biology senior Jamie Batzer.

So what is it like to be a hunk? The 22-year-old said the recognition from the magazine is starting to set in.

"It's nice for people to think that about you - it's pretty flattering," he said.

Since appearing in the magazine, Batzer said he's received hundreds of e-mails from all over the country, which he doesn't take too seriously.

"They're all kinda funny," he said. "Most of them are the same, like they all start off with 'I never e-mail anybody from these things, but

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