Page 2-The Michigan Daily/New Student Edition - Thursday, September 5, 1991 Students can find answers at cIC by Garrick Wang Daily Staff Reporter Ever wonder where the North Ingalls Building is? Or if there's a University hang gliding club? Or who played Cindy on the Brady Bunch? Have no fear, the Campus Information Center (CIC) is here. Located on the first floor of the Michigan Union, the CIC provides students and visitors with information on University and city services, programs, and events. Although the CIC's primary role is answering questions about the University and its surroundings, information specialists also receive inquiries on bizarre subjects, such as the young one in curls. For example, students have called looking for answers to the following: "At what temperature do you bake cookies?" "How do you know when broccoli goes bad?" "Who played Cindy on the Brady Bunch?" "How can I get to the 49th floor of the Union?" "Are you bored working here?" Sheryl Mette, manager of the CIC office, said the center opened its doors in 1980 in response to student frustrations with the complex, decentralized nature of the University. Among its numerous services, the CIC provides people with information regarding more than 200 University offices and 300 student organizations. They can also pick up free maps, schedules, brochures, news publications and other resource materials on its semi- circular desk. Although the CIC creates and distributes many of the free publications, it relies heavily on other University and non-University offices to provide it with additional materials and resources. The CIC also has an Info to Go computer terminal which displays information about the University and on tape which is available 24 hours a day. People can call 763-FILM to find out what films, sponsored by non-profit groups, are showing on campus or 763- INFO to hear a message about popular campus events. And as if all that computer and phone technology weren't enough, CIC also employs real live Student Information Assistants who are available to answer questions in the Union office or over the phone at 763- INFO. Many students and visitors are amazed at the plethora of knowledge each information specialist has accumulated. Mette said the secret is that each specialist has immediate access to specially prepared notebooks called modules. These modules are crammed with information which can be used to answer many inquiries. Each specialist receives intensive training in using the modules and becoming familiar with the office surroundings. Mette said both offices receive a lot of inquiries because they are mentioned prominently at Summer and Fall Orientation, in the New Student Handbook and by word of mouth. In response to the demand, the CIC and the Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity teamed-up and operated miniature information booths at six locations around campus prior to the start of the fall term last year. CIC has also opened a satellite office located in the lobby of North Campus Commons to provide in-depth information about North Campus area and its schools and colleges . "One of our main objectives is to have the North Campus Commons be open the same number of hours as the office at the Union," Mette said. Currently, the main CIC office is open from 7 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Mondays, 7 a.m. - 2 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and 9 a.m. - 1 a.m. on Sundays. The North Campus Information Center (NCIC) is open weekdays between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. ROB KROENERT/ The Campus Information Center is located on the first floor of the Michigan Union. People come from miles around to marvel at the wealth of knowledge contained behind this circular desk. the Ann Arbor community. The computer contains information about everything from campus area restaurants to walking tours. Info to Go is on display at CIC and the lobbies of the Undergraduate Admissions Office at the Student Activities Building and the Alumni Center. But if the route to the CIC remains a mystery in itself, or you have a terrible fear of re-folding brochures, the CIC also allows students access to its information facilities from the comfort of their own home or dorm room. Students with a computer and modem can also obtain film and current events information through the MichNet computer network. This service is free of charge and also provides information of selected events at the University's Flint and Dearborn campuses. The center also provides current events information We Carry All Books On The Official Universi Of Michigan Textbook List "...Well then, let's go to Michigan Book & Supply's BOOK RUSH and get better acquainted." 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