2A - Friday, October 3, 2008 N ew s The Michigan Daly - michigandaily.com RECYCLED ART WHY DOESN'T THE UNIVERSITY HAVE A JOURNALISM SCHOOL? The writing on the wall The University launched the both in print journalism and broad- nation's first newspaper-writing casting, were basically saying what course when it created a "Rapid they wanted were students who Writing" class in 1890. Having had very good training in the liber- started such a trend, it's a bit sur- al arts," she said. "They were more prising that the University doesn't interested in students who knew have a journalism program. how to think critically, who could Until 1994, though, the Univer- write well, who had good analyti- sity did offer a journalism major. cal skills." Created in 1929, the University's Douglas also said the job market journalism department operated was poor when the program was as its own program until the 1980s cut. when it merged with what is now "By the mid-1990s, journalism the Communication Studies pro- programs - this includes schools gram. and departments - were graduat- Susan Douglas, chair of the ing 10 students for every one job Communications Studies depart- that was available," said Doug- ment, said the move was a result of las, who wasn't at the Univer- industry insiders wanting gradu- sity at the time. "It was becoming ates to have a broader focus than very problematic for institutions, just journalism. unless they had the top-ranked "Editors and news managers, journalism program in the coun- CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES CLIF REEDER/ Daily College of Engineering sophomore Adrian Choy and LSA sophomore Sam Shingledecker work on a recycled art piece for Environmental Philanthropy Day as part of this week's Homecoming festivities. CRIME NOTES Student takes spill down stairs WHERE: Hutchins Hall WHEN: Wednesday at about 2:30 p.m. WHAT: A female student was walking down the stairs backwards and missed a step, causing her to tumble down the stairs, University Police report- ed. Though she complained of an injury to her right ankle, the she refused medical assistance. on Wednesday. The projector was valued at over $2,000 and police have no suspects. Mirror broken WHERE: Haven Hall WHEN: Thursday at about 4 a.m. WHAT: A mirror and a soap dispenser were damaged in the ground-floor men's bathroom between 3 and 4 a.m., Univer- sity police reported. No other damage was reported and police have no suspects. Homecoming carnival, rally WHAT: A carnival with games, live music, prizes and free food. A pep rally will begin at 9 p.m. WHO: Michigan Student Assembly WHEN: Tonight from 6p.m to 10 p.m. WHERE: the Diag Homecoming Chesebrough Auditorium UMix late night WHAT: Activities include a hypnotist, a performance by the Witt's End Comedy troupe and a showing ofthe Pixar movie WALL-E. WHO: University Unions Arts and Programs WHEN: Tonight from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. WHERE: Michigan Union CORRECTIONS . An article in yesterday's edition of the Daily (Alco- hol violations down, report says) said 930 alcohol viola- tions were reported to the Office of Student Conflict Resolution in 2006. The University has since cor- rected the statistic to 765 violations. Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@ michigandaily.com. try, to offer these kind of courses, because they were settingstudents up for a particular vocation that was drying up." CommunicationslecturerAntho- ny Collings said that although the University doesn't offer a journal- ism program anymore, there are still several ways to prepare for a career in journalism. Collings recommended activi- ties like The Michigan Daily and WOLV-TV to students looking to learn more about print and broad- cast journalism. Collings, a jour- nalist for 34 years with CNN, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek and the AP, said the Communica- tion Studies department also offers several classes taughtby practicing and former journalists. KYLE SWANSON T HR EE T HINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY Yesterday, Playboy maga- zine announced it is plan- ning a "Women of Wall Street" issue. The magazine is now looking for current and laid-off financial company employees for its February 2009 issue. 2005 study found that 5.6 percent of undergrad- uates and 10.5 percent of graduate students at the University do not have health insurance. "FOR MORE, SEE OPINION PAGE 4 3 Hotel guests checking in at the Mfuwe Lodge in Zambia often get a shock when a family of elephants strolls through the lobby every fall, the Daily Mail reported. 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