N E W S T U D E N T E D I T I O N 1 9 9 3 )In U , fog Ice 4r Cl . em Activism promises .its own rewards By Megan Abbott Daily Staff Reporter Choices. In 1960, a young University student named Tom Hayden become a member of a burgeoning campus group that would soon break off from its parent organization, the League for Industrial Democracy, and rename itself Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). Through this act, this decision to join forces with a socially conscious and, at that time, civil rights-focused campus coalition, Tom Hayden placed himself . center stage in the social protest movement of the 1960s. He would write the famed Port Huron Statement, the charge d'armes of a generation of college students. He would be arrested at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and stand trial as one of the Chicago Seven, held on charges of sedition. He would carry SDS through the tumultuous decade with a sense of purpose and courage. And that's because he made a choice - a choice to participate in the University world that exists and thrives outside of the classroom. Not every choice you make will carry lasting resonances. Just because you didn't take that Rgmantic Poets class doesn't mean you'll never find eternity in a grain of sand. But some choices do matter. And the pulsing universe that exists outside the classroom, outside the Grad stacks, outside your cramped South Quad triple - it's practically begging you to reach out and grapple for it. What that means to you depends less on your current self - your not- wholly-formed psyche - than on the potential you screaming to get out. Maybe that potential you will be unleashed by rushing a sorority or fraternity - a decision that can mean new friends, tentative or lasting romances, hayrides, formals, service, community. Or maybe it's a matter of being with those of your heritage or faith or politics or career plans or hobbies. See CHOICES, Page 9 MICHELLE GUY/Daily GREEKS 2ACTIVISM 7 The Interfraternity Council Ann Arbor is a place like no and the Panhellenic Association are other when it comes to activism and the governing and coordinating bod demonstration. (top) Few cities possess ies, for fraternities and sororities onthe flair for the politically dramatic that the University campus and watching AnnArborhas.Ifyoucanexperienceall over all Greek activities. They each there is to find on the activist scene in have their own specific agendas, but this city, then you will likely be able to work together toward the common form a well-informed and valuable goals of Greek life. mindset. Check out this photo story and see what it is all about. IVERSITY ACTIVITIES The University ActivitiesI ter(UAC), the largest student-run orb zation at the University, was create 1965 to provide the campus with a gramming board devoted to offeri variety of cultural, social and educat events. While at most schools, su group is run by professionals, UA operatedby volunteer students who charge of all of the organization's da, day administration. HO MELESS ACTION Since 1988, the Home Action Committee (HAC) has fo to put homelessness and low-inc housing on the political agend Ann Arbor. HAC is a political ac ,group whose work includes lobb local political leaders, educatinj community on issues of afford housing and local government pr ties and mobilizing public suppoi political action to address the hot crisis in Ann Arbor. ER ACTION 3DOMESTICE10 Cen- D VIOLENCE The Domestic Violence Project's mission is to end domestic violence in Washtenaw County. The organization exists to provide direct services to survivors of domestic vio- lence, and to provide community edu- cation and engage in social changework in order to develop more effective re- sponses to survivors of battering. . JILLEL 11 iplak 3Ti--- v HEATHER LOWMAN/Daily University ofMichigan Hillel, the second largest student programming organization on campus, plays a vital role not only in the campus Jewish community, but in the life of the entire University. Hillel houses more programs than any group except UAC. Through- outtheyear, itsponsorsservicesandclasses, top-flightcinenaandtheatre,majorspeak- ers and entertainers, publications and meals. C AMPUS CRUSADE Campus Crusade for Christ has more than 40 years experience and success in helping students like you develop in their relationship with God, while leaving their mark for Christ on campus. It wants to help you develop a personal venture, leaving a spiritual legacy on campus that will make an impact. Campus Crusade also wants to helpyouraiseupaChristianmovementon campus. 4 What is Queer Action? It is a direct-action, anti-racist, non-violent campus political group working to in- crease the awareness and visibility of lesbians, gay men and bisexual people. It is dedicated to ending homo/bi-pho- bia and all forms of oppression. It con- siders "queer" tobeinclusiveofallnon- heterosexuals, without regard to race, gender or any other factor. DIAG POLICY 12, ID AKER- 5 TbeUniversity' spurpose should be to foster intelligent and well-informed