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1U U. THE NATIONAL COLLEGE NEWSPAPER Life and Art/FEBRUARY 1992

404 Willis: An attitude
behind the address
By TOM LUCAS
The South End, Wayne State U.
Imagine that the Little Rascals went punk.
As all-natural anarchists and activists foscused
ttn pttsitive change, Spanky and ctompany
certainlytwould have ttne htelluva cluhhotuse.

Well, it's not tto hig a stretch of the imagi-
nation. These "Our Gang" alternatives really
exist, and 4(14 Willis is hoth the name and the
address of the place they hang tout.
Ltwated osn the otutskirts of Wayne State U.
in Detroit, 4(14 is rttn hy a collective ttf
ctocerned students and lttcals who felt there
teas a need ftor a possitive place for people to get
ttogether. 4114 quickly defined its role as a_
venue (ts'r local and out-otf-state punk hands
and actoustic sessions, a site for political
discussions, atnd hest ofl all, a relaxed area tos
simply kick hack.

But hesides heing a cool place to hang out,
404 alsto is a renter for positive change. It's a
self-protclaimed "all-ages, dto-it-y'ourself,
volunteer run, inclusive yet anti-authtoritarian
atmosphere for individuals to ctme tto and.
crate."
404 helieves in the motto "think glohally, act
locally," and this philosophy is reflected in
events and activities. Ftor instance, when hands
play, an expansive tahle of literature is set out
to educate and inspire. After expenses are
paid, prtfits from shows are put hack into the
community and other good causes.

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is part of ACTION, the Federal Domestic Volunteer Agency

ANN HEALEY, THE SOUTH END, WAYNt STATE U.
Simply hanging out is what 404's about.
It's all relative... One of Helen Heen's
"hrothers" happens to he her son.
Confused? Heen serves as house
mother for Delta Upsiton at the U. of
North Dakota, the fraternity where her
son, Brett Wifall, is a memher. The
fraternity and the joh coincided a year
ago, when Wifall was pledging and DU
was looking for a new house moher.
"When our last house mom left we
discussed whether or nort we needed
one," said DU hrother T. Scott Pegues.
"We felt that we did hecause [having]
her around reinforces the fact that this
is a house and a home." But it's ironic
that Heen wound up as house mother.
hecause she originally toppossed her son
joining a frat. "When Brett was pledging
I was really against it hecause I thought
the fratemnity guys would he rich snohs
that were crying to live up so the Animal
House name,' she said. "But I found
that the men were from all different
walks of life and were just great so he
with." And Wifall initially was nervous
about his mother heing the house
mom. "At first it was a little weird going
to parties and seeing my mom, hut she
created me just like the other members
so it was fine," he said. Doug Froelich,
Dakota Student, U. of North Dakota
Leaving no rock unturned... Uprooted
moms and damaged signs were just a
few of the casualties when the U. of
Oklahoma campus was overrun with
gold seekers for five days. KRXO-FM,
an Oklahoma City radio station, hid
$1,000 on the Norman campus, and
gave listeners clues to the location of the
Bidden money during a three-week
period. Then for four days, more than
1,000 searchers - students and
residents alike - converged daily on the
campus. The final tally for the
destnuction was $1,763.52. It included
the cost of about 175 uprooted chrysan-
themum plants, lost water fountain
grills, storm grates and manhole covers,
overturned bricks, hroken light
fixturesand damaged yellow nuclear
plant signs. The search ended Oct. 29,
when a graduate student and former
OU student found the envelope,
containing two $500 Monopoly hills,
inside a hook in the library. Station
managers hadn't planned on the harm
to the campus, saying similar events in
other locations hadn't caused
problems. Officials originally denied
responsibility, but the station later paid
the damages and recanted its earlier
position..m Damon Gardenhire, The
Oklahoma Daily, U. of Oklahoma

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