Prof calls students By JACKIE YOUNG A mist floats through the air and 'Students (today) are much people sweat as they sit on the benches and too cautiOuS, t00willin surrounding the Diag. Students and g townies stare at the metal "M" in the game imposed upon them by ti center -a gift o the class of'3jut hernam The "M"used to see a lot of wear in I just wish they would run amu the '60s, when students protested loudly for social change. The rallies are fewer now though, and students crossing the engineering humani Diag are more likely to be headed for the library, with their backpacks slung over a shoulder and their minds on their too guarded and too cautious, too students "ca future willing to play the game imposed upon ford the psych CHET LEACH, a professor in the them by the system." at the world b Engineering humanities department, "I think they are brighter and Color coord describes today's students as broader than students of the past, but grooming hab "cautiously complacent" compared to are too preoccupied with finding an political awa the "wonderful firebrand" students of economic slot in society." "I wish they said. the '60s. would run amuck a bit," Leach said. "They rem Leach sees students now as "much ENGLISH Prof. Bernard Hull called grandparents Cruise Ann Arbor riding in a horse and buggy By DAN SMITH Anyone who has been to Mackinac Island might know Molly and Red. Red doesn't like skateboards, and Molly can stare down a German Shepherd. The two horses are seeing alot of both now, as they've left the island to become the star attraction of the Ann Arbor Carriage Company on the corner of Washington and Main Streets. NOW CITY people can get a taste of the country as they sit back in the com- pany's horse-drawn carriages. "We thought that it would be a fun thing to do, Ann Arbor needs it, and it Linda Williams displays her wares in her shop, Vint might be a profitable enterprise," said date from the 1920s to the present. owner David Foulke. Foulke, who also works as the Un- iversity's housing program director, spent four summers on Mackinac Island asa carriage driver in the s. By GEORGEA KOVANIS He liked driving so much he decided to B ERE OAI bring his job to Ann Arbor with him, he "On rainy days we shut the doors and try on hats all d said. says Linda Williams sitting in her Ypsilanti antique sh THERE ARE two routes, said which is lined with sequin hats, feather boas, a Foulke, and the more popular one is nostalgic record albums. Route A, Red's thirty minute ride which Williams' shop, Vintage Passion which opened in M goes down town. ch, is located in Ypsilanti's Depot Town, and it is Molly's ride, Route B, lasts about fif- homespun course in history. Loaded with items that da ty minutes and takes riders through the back to the 1920s, the structure was built in 1830 and w campus area as well as downtown, once a tractor showroom. Foulke said. Many of the customers are couples, THROUGH her store, Williams shares the past with h and they often enjoy a bottle of wine or customers. champagne while they ride, said Chris "If you don't have a dime, you're welcome to come Heatley, one of the drivers, here and look and share it," she says. THE carriages have also been hired Williams uses the store to educate customers ab for weddings, birthday parties, and history. Two generations of Ypsilanti children don't kno even nights on the town, he added. about the wars, says Williams while pointing to a wo Driving for special occasions is one of photo of a soldier who fought in World War II. the best parts of the job, Heatley said. "Last time it was for a couple's an- VINTAGE Passion is filled with nostalgia, such as lar niversary," he said. "I picked them up collections of old magazines. at their house and took them to The A 1954 copy of Look magazine's special issue on Eliza Earle for dinner. After a couple of hours eth Taylor sells for $10 at Williams' store. I picked them up and brought them The antique business is a family tradition for William home. The lady was so happy she who was born in Dearborn. Her parents operated an a almost cried." tique store for many years, and Williams searched in A FAMILIES enjoy the rides too, and See BUGGIES, Page The Michigan Daily - Saturday, July 30, 1983 - Page 3 too cautious too guarded to play the he system ... ck a bit.' -Chet Leach ties professor reerists" who "can't af- ological energy of looking eyond their own careers." inated clothing and good its seem to have replaced reness in importance, he ind me of the way their dressed in the '50s," Hull said, "because of the way they get 'all gussied up' for class. THE priorities of the '80s have also brought about a political ignorance in some students - even with those who say they are relatively active. Doug Adesko, an LSA junior who generally spends his time "hanging out" at the campus radio station WC- BN, described most of today's students as "stupid" and "preoccupied." Adesko feels he is more politically active than most students today, although he doesn't spend his time "swinging buckets on the corner to raise money for some organization." BUT ADESKO admitted he knew lit- tle about the University's Regents, who make decisions on all important policy matters at the University. See WHO, Page 7 age Passion, in Ypsilanti. Williams said she carries items which s passion for past ay, op nd ar- a te as er in ut ow rn ge ib- ns in- nn Arbor and Ypsilanti before she opened Vintage Passion. WILLIAM'S history is as interesting as the items she sells. After high school, she left home and headed West to San Francisco, California to lead what she thought would be an interesting existence as a hippie. But she was in for a surprise. "When I got there all the hippies were gone," she says. Despite the disappointment Williams stayed on the West Coast working several jobs including a position as a record buyer for the now defunct Peaches Records. Williams also worked for more than two years as a cashier ina Las Vegas casino and she was even a member of a hot air balloon crew. Although the jobs were exciting, none of them compare to the satisfaction of running her own antique shop, she says. "I'M MY OWN BOSS, and at 34, it would be very hard to work for someone else at minimum wage," she says. Although Depot Town was known as a hangout for hoodlums during the 1960s, shop owners like Williams, are keeping the area alive with small businesses. The merchants check up on each other during the day Williams says adding that "everybody comes by and either brings me a Coke or borrows a cigarette." "It think they kind of appreciate me being here because I'm a laid back person ... whether they buy anything or not," she says.