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"because it's the dominant institution
in the city, and a large percentage of
the things that happen in Ann Arbor are
connected to it."
THE NEWS is one of eight Michigan
newspapers published by the Booth
syndicate, owned by the S.T. Newhouse
Co. But the News, according to Bishop,
has total local automony in editorial
policy. "We make editorial policy at
this level," he said, "without any inter-
ference from the owners."
The only other locally published daily
in town-and the only morning
paper-is the Michigan Daily, edited
and managed by University students.
Daily editors say they pride them-
selves on complete editorial freedom,
free from interference by the Univer-
sity. "Without our editorial freedom,"
said Editor-in-Chief Sue Warner, "our
stories would mean nothing."
SINCE THEY depend on students
working for nominal stipends, Daily
editors say they are eager to get new
staff members into the Student
Publicatons Building throughout the
year. "Most students don't realize just
how easy it is to join the staff here, and
to get something out of it," said Brian
Blanchard, University editor.
The Daily's circulation is about 6,500.
It is published every semester, six days
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a week, every day but Monday.
Unlike the Daily, the University
Record is an official University
publication. It is funded by-and
ultimately under the control of-the
Regents.
ACCORDING TO Lou Cartier,
Executive Editor of the Record, the
paper was originally a sort of faculty-
staff newsletter. During the radicalism
of the sixties, however, the Regents and
Administration came to feel the Daily
could not be relied on to objectively
report University news, and decided to
present their side of the story through
the Record. Consequently, a full-time
editor was hired, the budget was ex-
panded, and the Record became what it
is today.
Cartier said he "accepts that the
Daily and the Record will be perceived
differently," and that the Record "will
be perceived, by some, as the Ad-
ministration's house organ."
The Record's purpose, said Cartier,
"is to work in the best interests of the
University." But, he stressed, that
doesn't mean the Record should work
simply for the interests of the Regents
or administration. "I feel," he said,
"that having the Record as a credible
newspaper is in the overall best in-
terests of the University."
CARTIER SAID that while the
Record attempts to be balanced and
will report opposing views on con-
troversial issues, coverage "is conduc-
ted with the best interests of the
University in mind."
S"I would not print everything I know
about the University," he said. The
Recordhstaff members are, he con-
tinued, "ultimately PR people. Part of
our job is to counsel, and we are in a
trust relationship."
Thus, said Cartier, some of the things
he knows about the University are "im-
plicitly off the record." Once infor-
mation has become public, however,
there are no restrictions on the
Record's coverage of that information.
It is just that the Record will not be the
first to reveal University secrets.
ALTHOUGH HE is not required to,
Cartier does, at his discretion, submit
especially controversial articles to
high-level administrators for review.
If an administrator feels an article is
inaccurate, or wants certain infor-
mation supressed, Cartier said he has
to decide whether to acquiesce, refuse,
or argue. The final decision on what to
print is, however, his.
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When he does decide to supress in-
formation, Cartier said that he feels he
is justified in the decision because he
"is a part of the University."
THE RECORD is published weekly,
and has a press run of 23,000 copies. It is
free, and available all over campus.
Ann Arbor Observer Publisher Don
Hunt conceives of the Observer as a
monthly magazine. In keeping with that
conception, next month's issue will be
bound and have a more magazine-like
format.
Beyond the packaging, however, the
Observer is a magazine in the sense
that is stresses lengthy, in-depth
features on items of local interest.
THE OBSERVER; according to
Hunt, is the "only publication that is
just about Ann Arbor," and it is to this
that he attributes its success. "It's the
ethos of the thing," Hunt said. "There
are a lot of transients in Ann Arbor that
have trouble plugging in." Added to this.
is, in Hunt's view, the problem that
people in a city such as Ann Arbor tend
"to become estranged from their en-
vironment." The role of the Observer,
then, Hunt said, is to help residents "to
develop roots" in the community.
Hunt and his wife, Mary, who's now
the editor, founded the Observer in
1976. At the time, Mr. Hunt was a
graduate student in psychology who
had decided that discipline was "not
what I wanted to do with the rest of my
life." The couple-neither of whoa}
have formal training in jour-
nalism-started the Observer in their
spare time, but rapidly built it into a
full-time job.
The magazine espouses no particular
ideology, and does not print editorial
opinions. "A story," Hunt said, "is a
unique organism that you're trying to
understand-not something you can put
in the mold of an ideology."
THE OBSERVER is distributed free
in the Ann Arbor area, and has a
current press run of 33,000. Two new
additions to the Observer's list of
regular features are an in-depth
restaurant review and a community,
calendar.
The single characteristic that most
distinguishes the Alchemist, another
free distribution news magazine, is its
personal style. Writers for the
Alchemist make free use of the per-
sonal pronoun, and poetry can
sometimes be found in a "hard-news"
story. While most newspapers try to
maintain a distance in style and sub-
stance from both story and reader, the
Alchemist seeks to interweave itself
with the story, and the reader with him-
self.
One of the Alchemist's editors, Bill
Zirinsky, speaks of the paper as having
a "spiritual" aspect. And another
editor, Tom Cavalier, emphasized its
"little personal touches."
CAVALIER DESCRIBES the
political orientation of the Alchemist as
"left of center," but points out that the
paper is not affilited with any par-
ticular political group.
The first issue of the Alchemist was
published last November. The paper is
not a profit-making enterprise, and is
operated out of the home of one of its
seven editors.
In addition to news and features, the
Alchemist publishes poetry and
graphics. Submissions are welcome.
The paper is published every fifth
week, with the next issue due out on
May 2nd.
Of particular interest to University
students, the Michian Student Assem
bly (MSA) and University Activities
Center (UAC) recently combined effor-
ts to publish Maize, a monthly
magazine.
ACCORDING TO PAT DAY, MSA
representative on Maize's staff, the
magazine's primary goal is "to inform
students of all events and activities on
campus." Maize carries some general
interest stories, but its distinguishing
feature is a comprehensive monthly
calendar of events.
Maize is distributed free to all dorm
students, and is available for free pick-
up around campus. The first few issues
were experimental, but if it has been
judged a success it will reappear next
fall in an expanded format.
Another paper aimed solely at
Univesity students isthe Forum. Kelly
King, one of Forum's editors, said,
"Forum is designed for all students, but
we do have a Greek (frater-
nity/sorority) angle."
THE FORUM stresses feature
stories, including some regular
features, such as "Meet the Prof," a
series of personal interviews with
various professors. Forum is free, and
is distributed to all of the dorms and
Greek houses.
Besides Forum and Maize, which are
aimed at all University students, there
are seveal publications which appeal to,
special interest groups. Law students,
for instance, have Res Gestae, a weekly
tabloid, published by the Law School
Student Government. Engineering
students publish Datum, and several
other groups publish newspapers of
their own.
Amost all of these smaller, and many
of the larger, publications welcome
submissions, and are eager for volun-
teers to serve on their staffs.
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If you have Used Books
to Sell-Read This!
As the Semester end approaches - bringing with it a period of heavy
book selling by students - ULRICH'S would like to review with you their
BUY-BACK POLICY.
Used books fall into several categories, each of which - because of the
law of supply and demand - has its own price tag. Let's explore these
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various categories for your guidance.
CLASS 1. CLOTHBOUND
A textbook of current copyright - used on our campus - and which the-
Teaching Department involved has approved for re- use in upcoming
semesters- has the highest market value. If ULRICH'S needs copies
of this book we will offer a minimum of 50% off the list price for copies
in good physical condition. When we have sufficient stock of a title
for the coming semester, ULRICH'S will offer a "WHOLESALE PRICE"
which will be explained later in this article. (THIS IS ONE REASON
FOR SELLING ALL YOUR USED BOOKS AT ONCE!)
CLASS 11. PAPERBOUND
Paperback are classified in two groups: A. Text Paperbacks; B. Trade
Paperbacks
A. Text Paperbacks will be purchased from you as Class I books'above.
B. Trade Paperbacks would draw an approximate offer of 25% of the
list price when in excellent condition.
CLASS Ill.
Some of the above Class I or Class II books will be offered which have
torn bindings, loose pages, large amounts of highlighting and under-
lining, or other physical defects. These will be priced down according
to the estimated cost of repair or saleability.
CLASS IV.
Each semester various professors decide to change text for a given
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BILLY JOEL
TALKING HEADS
TOM WAITS
LEON REDBONE
BEACH BOYS
CHUCK MANGIONE
CHICAGO
JIMMY CLIFF
PRISMATIC BAND
JESSE
JACK'
COLIN YOUNG
TEMPCHIN
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SECOND CITY
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RAMSEY LEWIS
JUDY COLLINS
TAJ MAHAL
STEVE GOODMAN
ELIZABETH COTTON,
JOHNNY CASH
DAN FOGELBERG
NEW BARBARIANS
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We would also like to thank the
following people.
course. These decisions on change of textbooks are made in ecneions
of THINKING AND AUTHORITY far above the level of your local book retailers, AND ULRICH'S
HAS NO PART IN THE DECISION. (Quite often we have MANY copies of the old title of which
you have only ONE.)
However, ULRICH'S does enter the picture by having connections with over 600 other bookstores
throughout the country. We advertise these discontinued books and sell many of them at schools
where they are still being used. ULRICH'S does this as a service to you and pays you the BEST
POSSIBLE price when you sell them to us with yourcurrently used books.
CLASS V.
Authors and publishers frequently bring out new editions. When we "get caught" with an old
edition, let's accept the fact that it has no value on the wholesale market, and put it on the shelf
as a reference book or sell it cheap for a bargain reference book.
You will find that you come out best in the long run when you sell ALL your books to ULRICH'S.
Richard Beckerman
Ralph Beebe
Bill Bellian & all at Aztec
Corrine Bowden
Peter Brown
Ben Cope
Bernie Donner
Barb Drews
Bud Falsetta
Pat Gannon
Janice Gary
Jim Graf & the stage crews at
Power
Jim Hilton
Jerry Huller
Russ Hurst & all at Moving & Trucking
Mike Landy, Neil Scott & Eclipse Jazz
Local 395 IATSE
Carol and Dennis Norton
Max O'Neill
Pete Petersen & the Daily display staff
Lou Popovic
Al Stevens
Mary Stewart
Liz Thomas
University operators
All Ushers & All Who Worked On Our Shows
And of course ...
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