the Michigan Dily-- Friday, October 11, 1985 - Page 3 HAPPENINGS Friday Highlight f The Ecology Center of Ann Arbor is sponsoring a bucket drive on the f 1streets of Ann Arbor to raise funds for the Center. The bucket drive is a b part of the Ecology Week activities. in Films q C2 - Duck You Sucker, 7 p.m.; The Good, the Bad & the Ugly, 9:30 m p.m., MLB 3. l Alt. Act. - Broadway Danny Rose, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., MLB 4. j MTF - Prizzi's Honor, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Michigan Theater. s AAFC - Mask, 7 & 9 p.m., Nat. Sci. Aud. r Japanese Film Series - Demon Pond, 8 p.m., Angell Aud. A. Near Eastern & North African Studies - The Opium & the Baton, 8 d p.m., Angell Aud. B. t Nurse-Midwifery Serice - Midwife: With Women & Daughters of m Time, 7 p.m., Meeting Room, Ann Arbor Public Library. ( Performances S t Theatre Dept. - Project Theatre, The Daughter-In-Law, 8 p.m., Men- o delssohn Theatre. h Performance Network - Loot, 8p.m., 408 W. Washington St. q School of Music - Concert Band; Larry Rachleff, conductor, 8 p.m., Hill Auditorium. Eclipse Jazz - Ebenezer Obey and the Informers Band, 8 p.m., Power n Center. C Speakers t Guild House - Otto Maduro, "Latin American Liberation Theology: 0 Contemporary Perspectives," noon, 802 Monroe St. a South & Southeast Asian Studies - Edilberto C de Jesus, "History in the Marcos 'New Society'," noon, Lane Hall Commons Room. Anthropology - James Holston, "The Valley of the Dawn Being an Ac- s count of Amillenarian & Curing Cult Amongst the Popular Classes of the a City of Brasilia," 4p.m., Rm. 2021 LSA. P s Meetings I s Chinese Students Christian Fellowship - 7:30 p.m., Packard Road b Baptist Church. Juggling Club - 3 to 5:30 p.m., diag. Miscellaneous International Folk Dance Club - Lessone, 8:30 p.m., 1208 S. University St. Korean Christian Fellowship - Bible study, 9 p.m., Campus Chapel. Microcomputer Education Center - Workshops Education Center - Workshops: dBase I1, 1 to 5 p.m., Macintosh as a UMnet Terminal, Part II, 3 to 5 p.m., Rm. 3001, School of Education Building. CEW - Academic Women's Caucus, Betty Blythe, "Academic Men- toring: the Need, Barrjers & Facilitators," noon, Coamerica Bank building on N. University. Reading & Learning Skills - 3-session mini-course, Geraldine Markel, Enhancing Presentation Skills Using Effective Study Strategies, noon, 1610 Washtenaw Ave. Ecology Center - Computers and Informational Democracy with Mark Vermillion, 12:15 p.m., Ann Arbor Public Library. Canterbury House - Fireside discussion with two Ann Arborites recen- tly returned from Managua, Nicaragua; 218 N. Division St. Saturday Highlight The Coca Cola Bottlers of Detroit and WAAM radio is sponsoring the Instant Photo Corporation of America IdentiChild program from noon to 4 p.m. at Arborland Consumer Mall. Parents can have their children photographed and fingerprinted for free. The growing awareness of the plight of missing children has inspired community businesses to sponsor the event. p Films Alt. Act. - Breakfast at Tiffany's, 7:30 p.m.; In Cold Blood, 9:30 p.m., Nat. Sci. Aud. MTF - Racing With the Moon, 7 p.m.; Falcon & the Snowman, 9:15 p.m.; Michigan Theater. CG - The Breakfast Club- 7, 8:45& 10:30 p.m., MLB 3. C2 - Painters Painting, 7 p.m.; French Can-Can, 9:10 p.m., Angell Aud. A. MED - An Officer and a Gentleman, 7:30 & 9:45 p.m., MLB 4. Performances Theater Dept. - Project Theatre, The Daughter-In-Law, 8 p.m., Men- delssohn Theatre. Major Events - The Nylons, 8p.m., Power Center. University Musical Society - Hanover Band of London, 8 p.m., Hill Auditorium. Performance Network - Loot, 8 p.m., 408 W. Washington St. Meetings Ann Arbor Go Club - 2 to 7 p.m., 1433 Mason Hall. Miscellaneous Matthaei Botanical Gardens - Exhibit, 1 to 4 p.m.; demonstration, Ikebana, 1 p.m., 222 State Plaza. College of Engineering -- Tech Day, tours of engineering laboratories and facilities, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Chrysler Center. Highlight Sunday College By BUD ROSENFIELD This year's college sourcebooks, usually the bane of admissions of- icials, should have University of- icials and alumni boasting and bragging more than ever before. Those handy sourcebooks aimed at nfluencing the dwindling pool of qualified high school students have much praise for the University and ittle criticism. From the purely sub- ective guidebook to the more ystematic ones, the University is eceiving high marks. THE UNIVERSITY'S un- dergraduate schools draw consisten- ly rave reviews. Cass and Bir- mbaum's Competitive Guide to American Colleges, 11th edition $12.95) coins the phrase "Mother of State Universities" when referring to he University. They also call it "one of the very few giant universities that has achieved both quantity and quality education." Education editor of the New York Times, Edward Fiske, wrote in his new guide The 100 Best Buys in College Education ($9.95) that the University "has always been a big at- raction because it is consistently rated with Ivy League schools and other big name institutions in academic excellence." CASS AND Birnbaum's guide, which includes a specific rating ystem for assessing a university's academic standing and selectivity, laces the University in its "very elective" category. Factual background information such as SAT cores and high school rank form the basis of this guide's ratings system. Barron's Profiles of American Colleges ($12.95) has a similar system vhich refers to median SAT scores, nedian ACT scores, high school rank, sourcel G.P.A. required for admission, and percent of students who are accepted. Placing in the third highest of nine categories, the University ranks "Highly Competitve." For a more subjective rating, there are a host of reference books, all giving a peak into the side of college life not found in slick university publications. EDWARD FISKE'S The Selective Guide to Colleges ($9.95) bases his reviews on a university's "reputation in the academic world," quality of its faculty, level of its teaching and research, quality of its libraries, and the "academic seriousness" among the students and faculty. These aspec- ts taken together win the University five stars, the publication's highest honors. Another more subjective view of colleges, the Insider's Guide to the Colleges, ($9.95) was compiled by the staff of the Yale Daily News. This book states that the University's engineering and pre-med students receive "an education that can be equalled by only a few other univer- sities." The same publication also com- mends the Honors Program here for its "excellence, personalized instruc- tion" and "good counseling." This and other sourcebooks mention the Pilot Program, the Residential College, The American Institutions Internship, and the Hopwood Creative Writing Program as additional highlights of the University's overall programs. The University's graduate and professional schools are perhaps even more highly rated than its un- dergraduate programs. Goldfarb's Inside the Law Schools says of the University's law school: )ooks praise "No one can dispute the fact that the lines for financial aid faculty, student body and academic cafeteria as the bigge programs put the U of M in the top Most critics believ five." the benefits gained f But there were some notable sity's immensity - th criticisms of this large institution. and selection of coui Many guidebooks noted that the diversity of the stud hugeness of the University creates the ability to choose f what some people term as "imper- on-campus activities sonal" atmosphere. Others cite the compensates for the d 'U, , CRISP, and the st annoyances. e however, that rom the Univer- he large number rses offered, the dent population, rom a variety of - more than disadvantages. 4 /2> h~ b. GRAND OPENING Fuji Restaurant P s~mnr i'~ldaai L An invitation to enjoy exquisite Japanese cuisine in our lovely oriental setting at 327 Braun Ct. (across from Farmer's Market) Ann Arbor * (313) 663-3111 Lunches from $3.95, Dinners from $7.50 CLOSED SUNDAY - Major Credit Cards Accepted Catering * Private Party Room 0 Box Lunches ._ PRE-LA DAY VISIT WITH ADMISSIONS OFFICERS AND DEANS FROM OVER 80 U.S. LAW SCHOOLS. INFORMATION ON ADMISSIONS, PRE-LAW COURSES, CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND MORE. ,.- D ._. _"" L 1 f. ,j J l FORD FOUNDATION DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS FOR MINORITIES Applications now available in 160 Rackham Deadline Nov. 15, 1985 MONDAY, OCT. 14 10A.M. to2 P.M. Mich. League Ballroom : PRE-PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CAREER PLANNING AND PLACEMENT A UNIT OF STUDENT SERVICES j I s B N I 0 R S Your time is almost up. If you still haven't had your senior picture taken, you face the possibility of not appearing with the rest of your class in your edition of U-M's year- book, the 1986 Michigan Ensian. There is no charge and no further obligation. Simply stop in the Ensian office weekdays 9-noon or 1-6. No ap- pointment is necessary. Yearbook Special. Order your 1986 yearbook at the sale price of $23 and get the 1983, '84 and '85 Ensians - the yearbooks of your freshman, sophomore and jun- The School of Music is sponsoring a Faculty Voice Recital with conduc- tor Gustav Meier at 4 p.m. in the Rackham Lecture Hall. Films CG - The 39 Steps, 7p.m.; Spy in Black, 8:30p.m., MLB 4. C2 - The Witness, 7 p.m.; Montenegro, 9 p.m., Angell Aud. A. MED - Diner, 7:30 & 9:30p.m., Nat. Sci. Aud. MTF - Care Bears Movie, 4,7 & 9 p.m., Michigan Theater. Performances Theatre Dept. - Project Theatre, The Daughter-In-Law, 2 p.m., Men- delssohn Theatre. Performance Network - Loot, 4 p.m., 408 W. Washington St. Hill Street Players - SHOW, 2 & 6 p.m., 1429 Hill St. Meetings M in motion - the video yearbook - 5 p.m., 1412 Mason Hall. Miscellaneous WELS Lutheran Campus Ministry - Sunday school, 9 a.m.; Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1360 Pauline Blvd. ior years - all for an additional $20. That's a savings of $45. Only 50 available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Cash only. I