Wednesday, Septemberl, 1970 THE MICHIGAN DAILY S+enYsth it Pc e N;n Wednesday, September 2, ~~~~ 970 THE MIHGNDIYSuetAtvt*.,oeNt~ Publications: By and for 'U' / By BILL ALTERMAN As a freshman, you may well be distressed at the thought of all those papers you will have to write during the next four years. The act of writing, of course, is not so ap- palling to you. Even the sleaziest of us likes to put together some thoughts every now and then. What is so horrifying, however, is the oblivion these words will probably have to endure. Most will be read by oi'ly you and your teacher, and, in 'some cases, not even that many. It seems unfair for you to have labored so long for the mere pleasure of receiving an "A". But Mother Michigan makes it possible for those little gems of wisdom produced in your sleep to be heard by someone other than the sandman. Effete snobs that we are, The Daily will be chronicled elsewhere. But here are descriptions of some of the University's other "official" stu- dent publications. " Many have experienced the thrill of seeing themselves in their high-school yearbook. Well, the University may have more students than good old Central High, but it still has the same old yearbook pictures which you will continue to drag out of some dusty corner for the rest of your life and go through with tears in your feeble eyes.: Like everything else, the Michiganensian changes (somewhat) with the times. One recent change was a shift from subject sectioning to chronological sectioning. Thus, the 1970 book. begins with freshian orientation and drifts on through to the first days of spring. Last year's 'Ension also appeared in a two-volume paperback edition. Located in the ,student publications build- ing-as are all official student publications -the 'Ensian staff of thirty or so works the entire year at putting out the myriad of color pages that will some day grace your attic. " If you consider your literary abilities to be above and beyond those required for the 'Ensian, it is a mere 22 steps upstairs to the home of Generation, the campus literary magazine. Generation, which takes its material from all sections of the University community, is dis- tributed approximately three times during the academic year. The student staff selects and edits Generation's essays, poetry,.fiction, photo- graphs and drawings. Generation has no formal contact with the academic side of the arts, which is represented, in part, by Anon; the English department's magazine. 0 Tucked alongside the massive Coke ma- chine at 420 Maynard is a seldom-noticed door which leads to a dark chamber in the corngr of the Student Publications Bldg. Persistent inquiry reveals that the chamber is the den of the Gargoyle, an ugly beast striking fear into the hearts of University students when it roars. Actually, the student body usually roars-or groans-when the Garg comes out. The campus humor magazine publishes about two issues per term and has never failed in either sickening the entire University on the day it hits the news- stands or else in providing entertaining reading material for those long and boring lectures. So be you a budding Robert Frost or a down and out Alfred E. Neuman, official student publications at the University will offer you something more than the motivation of the.grade point for your literary produce.j \3~.A} UnDiversity. ctivities Center Cete orCviy an in every field of interest Garg mascot IF YOU CAN FIND US WE'LL SELL YOU BOOKS. Lots and lots of used books Student Book Service 1215 S. University 761-0700 * ANN ARBOR BLUES FESTIVAL (AUGUST 7 98, ) The only main Blues event in the country; five concerts in three 25 different performers days with . MUSKET '# I~t ii The all campus theatrical production * MICHIGRAS Carnival-Concert weekend in April N , hat Is Circle-K? * FREE UNIVERSITY To establish courses not otherwise offered by the University; courses ftob- lished and taught by students * BLACK AFFAIRS To coordinate activities with Black students * HOMECOMING (OCTOBER 22-24) Three day weekend featuring two major concerts, parade, etc. * INTERNAL SERVICES . PROGRAMMING DEVELOPMENT / I CIRCLE-K is a campus and comlunity SERVIC organization If YOU would like to: ---Meet people, ---Have fun ---Spend an hour or two a week helping someone else If YOU would like to get involved in: ---Working with disadvantaged children ---Dealing with ecological problems in the Ann Arbor area ---Restoring a run-down playground in the community ---Entertaining hospitaliged children ---Raising funds to support campus and community service projects COME TO OUR MASS MEETING Both designed to keep UAC activities contemporary, to help develp new ideas offered from the student body * SOPH SHOW An all sophomore musical production * CULTURAL AFFAIRS The random cultural events at the University including concerts, teech-ins, World's Fair, new projects * PUBLICITY Work with all forms of publicity and publi ction' * CREATIVE ARTS FESTIVAL Three week entertainment program drawn from the fields of art,music, drama, dance, etc. * CONTEMPORARY DISCUSSIONS Provides speakers of political and social relevance to the University com munity * TRAVEL Plans international charter flights for the University comMnity We encourage and need your,. ideas and participation in keeping I the center of Sunday, September 6, 7:00 P.M. Michigan Union, Room 3d university activities!