University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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STUDENT RADIO STATIONS WSYL WMUA 23 I I

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STUDENT CREDIT UNION The UMass Student Federal Credit Union is a federally chartered, student savings bank. The credit union is the largest of its kind in the country. The primary purpose of the UMSFCU is to provide its members with high interest rates on their savings and low interest on loans. The credit union is staffed entirely by volunteer students. Two internships are also offered each semester as an opportunity to gain academic credit as well as experience in the banking business. 22 I I

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COLLEGIAN Every day, Monday through Friday, thousands of Uni- versity of Massachusetts students and employees pick up copies of their campus newspaper, the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. What happens to these papers once they ' re pici ed up, however, is anyone ' s guess. For sure, some of the papers are actually read for the comics, the advertisements, used for the crossword puzzle or for the dining common menu. And still others are probably used for more practical things like wrapping fish, lining the birdcage, or housebreaking the dog. What much of the University community doesn ' t see in the paper, however, is the time and the effort that goes into producing the daily product. From Sunday through Thursday each week, dozens of students crowd the Colle- gian ' s windowless offices in the basement of the Campus Center to write or edit news stories, take photographs, layout, sell advertising, typeset, or paste up the pages. Often working until 4 or 5 in the morning, the Collegian staff members, all full-time students, work to perfect their craft in the hope of landing a job in the real world upon graduation. But resume building alone cannot explain the almost fanatical devotion most staff members have. In past years. Collegian editors and staff members have gone to great lengths, doing all sorts of things at some very odd hours to insure that the newspaper comes out, as promised. In recent years, people have leaped from burning cars to run the paper to the printers before reporting the accident, have driven through blizzards, have gotten out of warm beds at all hours of the morning to drive to the printers in Ware, or have nearly gotten arrested while driving the paper. Other people nave experienced the agony of having to write, edit, and then deliver the paper the following morning, of losing pages of the paper, or of accidentally dropping them into mud puddles. Above all, however, there are the happy times and the fond memories of the paper ' s successes that are most cherished by members of the staff. When a particularly good story is run, when the community has oeen made better because of something the paper has done, it all sticks out prominently in the minds of staff members for years to come. Long after everyone has left the University, and long before any of the staff members arrived, the Collegian has flourishea. But while the paper will remain an institution, it is the people who produce it that give it the extra- added touch and make it just a little bit more special. And that is something that constantly changes ana is exciting to experience. — Ed Levine 24 I I