The Michigan Daily-Thursday, September 4, 1980--Page 17-A j11r -. qyt is s F ., t: - : << %k c{ y .. .y_. } . R, ?. . C r 4' PAY ' ' r+ {;. " . SERVING GERMAN & AMERICAN SPECIALITIES OR 50 YEARS BEER-WINE- COCKTAILS 669-9t7 M1 A 1. , , , l y 1. ~ O 4 *GOOD FOOD & GOOD SERVICE at reasonable prices *LUNCH or DINNER 4OVER 25 ENTREES INCLUDING: pa- tueaa surrun Unique aura surrounds GERMAN BRATWURST. KNACKWURST. METTWURST: SAUERBRATEN & MEAT PATTIES-STEAKS CHOPS. GERMAN STYLE POTATOES, SPATZLE, SAUERKRAUT AND MUCH MORE. h in Downtown Ann Arbor just around the corner from the Ann Arbor tnn-City Parking Garage close by. in the 100 block of E. Washington. 203 E.Wbshrngforn Ann Arbor HOURS TUESOAY-SATURDAY 11:00 a.m. tit 10:00 p.m. SUNOAY 11:30 a.m. ti 8:00 p.m. Cosed Monday z ei e University alumni STUDENTS By JULIE ENGEBRECHT There is a certain mystique about Msichigan alumni, even though they are imply former students. They are most ten stereotyped as successful people who support the University with hefty donations and who drench themselves in maize ;and blue during fall football weekends. That characterization, however, is true of only a vocal minority of alumni. Every college or university has alumni-it's one of the facts of life in the ivory tower. So with the exception of identifying colors, University of Michigan alumni can't be differen- ated from alumni hailing from Yale of Ourdue. Or can they? "I GUESS there's a kind of a feeling that there's a special Michigan per- son," says Michael Radock, vice- president for University relations and development, whose job involves dealing with alumni on a regular basis. "There are the Ivys. I would think there's a Princeton type. There's a Harvard type, a Dartmouth type, Fmherst . . .According to Radock and Bob For- man, executive director of the Alumni Association, identification of oneself as a University of Michigan graduate evokes an instant response, regardless ofbersonal qualities. "Our mental computer goes 'click' and the screen comes up: great school, international stature, bright students, liberal-sometimes too liberal-good academically as well as athletically, forefront of knowledge, great research. That's the screen that comes up," says Radock. "When they meet you as a new graduate, they say 'She must be pretty good. She made it .through there. She was accepted there,' or 'He has three degrees from tichigan, four de- grees'... FORMAN ACKOWLEDGES that while a degree from the University isn't necessarily a guarantee of a job, a graduate or representative of the University can rest on at least a few of those academic laurels. "You find that people think more highly of you without knowing what your personal qualities are," he says. "It's almost too bad; the judgment is made before you can prove them wrong.'" But who's complaining? Just as a degree from the University of Michigan can mean more to an employer than a diplomas from a smaller and not so established institution; a recent graduate can always find a friend in the employer category who is also an alumnus from the University of Michigan. These "Michigan connec- tions" can help the recent graduate meet the right people. "IF SOMEBODY came to me with a Michigan degree, I'd consider it a big factor," says Dave Kaplan, a 1955 graduate aof the business ad- ministration school and resident of Birmingham. Kaplan said he is familiar with the University's academic standards, and is fairly well, assured he would be hiring a quality 'employee. "You have to look back at who it is that goes to Michigan in the first place," he says. But the value of a diploma from a highly respected institution is merely one factor. The bond between Michigan alumni of all ages is at least as strong, and certainly more exclusive. The commonality of attending Michigan reaches into the professional and social lives of many alumni. In Washington, D.C., for example, student summer in- terns from the University are each assigned a Michigan alumnus to make them feel at home away from home. The idea is that common attendance at the same school provides some security, as well as automatic friend- ship. Many students say the alumnus sponsor gets more from the arrangement than the usually-skeptical student, yet it is often an important connection for future employment. Take advantage of some outstanding discounts with. 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There I was, cheering crowds in the background, watching the parades, the trapeze' artists, and the clowns, getting caramel corn stuck between my teeth. I think the clowns won. Apart from the heart-warming human interest stories to be found at the convention, being in Detroit for those few days in the middle of July left me with nothing but a deep fear for the future of this country. The typical "lambast the other side" at- titude was quite prevalent in the profusion of "Teddy for Lifeguard" and "Before Teddy runs,.he should learn to swim" buttons and stickers that abounded. Meanwhile, the people in the convention hall were assuring the nomination of a man that wants fewer social welfare .programs, more defense spending, and unlimited use of nuclear power. The only question I have left is: Where do we go from here? Texas Instruments WHEN YOU WANT A SQUARE DEAL FOR * SCIENCE * MATH BUSINESS *HOME{ r:V 144 ;i V 9S"I 18 . 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