The Michigan Daily-Saturday, June 3, 1978-Page 11 Goodness! Me working in a lab! (Continued from Page9) Sandy slices brains in order to make slides. Do you know how long it takes to section a section of a frozen sheep brain? Don't ask. So what keeps me there? The people, of course. Everyone is on a first name basis, rank is usually not pulled, everyone is highly competent and in- telligent. I must admit to having some fears when I first started that everyone in the lab would be like the stereotyped pre-med student. Studious to ridiculous lengths, unable to talk even semi- intelligently on any subject other than hard-core science, uncultured, illiterate and truly dull. Fortunately, most of the people who work in my lab are not suck dolts. Theater, sports, opera, camping, cooking, books, politics-all are frequently discussed in lab conversation. and what's even more enjoyable is -the varied racial backgrounds and geographic locations. Kathy swears by Chicago, and Bob, a native San Franciscian, when asked about finding a job in L.A., bat- ted his eyes and incredulously responded "Why would anyone want to live there?" Alice is from Manhattan (I'm also a New Yorker) and still hasn't answered my query as to why she's living in the midwest. She just kept saying "Why am I here?" over and over again till the sound of her voice was inaudible. Bloomingdale's, Altmant, Wannamaker's. Sigh. BESIDES being friendly and helpful, no one seems to tower over everyone else as the boss. Everything is team- oriented. For example, the Endocrine Meetings, a scientific conference being held in Miami this year begins in a week. Scientists from the whole country come and give ten-minute talks, showing what discoveries they've un- covered in the year. Many members of my lab are giving talks, so they prepare them now and give them in front of everyone in the lab, a sort of trial run. The audience the critiques everything, from conclusions poorly drawn to poor graph layouts. I'm waiting to add my 2 concerning the deliveries. Bob assures me that you can't get bored by a ten minute speech. Yawn. I am independent. I can work at 4 a.m. or 3 p.m. I can ask what may be silly questions and get straightforward answers. I can take an hour for lunch. I am consulted about my work. I am depended upon, and in short, I'm a member of a very hard-working organization. An average work week running 50-70 hours is, for most scien- tists in the lab, not unusual. There are some advantages to being a scientist. One is that you stop thinking of the U.S. as a world, because you deal frequently with scientists in other coun- tries. If one heard snatches of conver- sation, one would think a group of wealthy jet-setters met for lunch "Well, I want to go to Paris to hear that new-" "Oh, I've been there, but Dr. Smith, you know, in Melbourne, is so much better-" "Marvelous cafe in Melbourne, on-" "We just received a paper from Sweden about ... " etc. As a matter of fact, we just had a visitor in from Britain, a delightful chap who informed us that "knowing" the queen is still a capital offenseand detailed what it's like to fish the traditional Japanese way, in Tokyo Bay of course. Tres cosmopolitan. Well, I have to help with sheep surgery tomorrow. I'm not looking for- ward to it, being hot, and muggy, smelling the sheep, and itching. But I know everyone else will feel the same way, perhaps more so. Maybe someone will win the Nobel prize. The Oscar or Tony of Science. Constant curiosity. That's what keeps everybody going. The federal government owns and operates a fleet of nearly 191,000 trucks, which makes it the motor vehicle in- dustry's biggest truck user, says the Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Associa- tion. I The originsi ,is still here. BOWLING at the UNION Open 'tilI 1 a.m. tonight and mow a word _ _m Our HALL BOOK RUSH 1978 JUNE 5-21 1. Applications Taken from June 5 through June 21, 1978 Will Receive Equal Condidera- tion With Applications Taken April 3-21 for FALL BOOK RUSH. A Lottery System will be used for these applications to determine hiring order. Ii. The Cellar Will take applications at later times than indicated in (1); however, subsequent applications will be placed in hiring order by Date of Application, and they will receive priority after those taken in (1). ill. Former Rush Employees in good standing Need Not Reapply for FALL RUSH and will receive top priority over all other applicants. IV. 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