The English Club will release a new publication, Apocalypse, today in conjunction with Liberal Arts and Sciences Day. But there is a twist to the publication, which offers poetry and short stories from members of the club.

For each copy they sell at the retail price of $1.50, they will donate a quarter apiece to The Drummer and The September 29th Movement.

“I think the club should financially support The Movement and The Drummer,” English Club member Scott Edens said, “because few other people will and because both of these organizations stand by their convictions and refuse to conform. That is something that very few people on this apathetic campus have the balls to do.”

“We support their quest for free speech on a free campus,” said Jared Brus, the club’s president. “We don’t necessarily support their specific views, at least some of us don’t, but we definitely support their right to freely express them.”

The English Club will be walking around today, selling the journal, and will continue to sell it through Veishea weekend. In addition, the club will have a table in front of the Hub today. People interested in the club are encouraged to stop by and see what they have to offer.

“The club is dedicated to supporting freedom of speech on this campus,” club member Heather Sushko said. “It is something that the whole student body should support. It really doesn’t exist on this campus; there are too many limitations.”

These limitations include the designated free speech zones that the administration has created. “What gives them the right to designate free speech?” Sushko asks. “The whole country, under the Constitution, is open to free speech — including this university.”

“I don’t see why they have to be the only places for free speech,” Brus said. “They are in obscure places where large crowds cannot gather. They aren’t necessary because most places should be open territory.”

Brus said it is important to have freedom of speech and that students need to safeguard this right. “We need to realize when it’s gone too far so we don’t cross the boundary,” he said. “Free speech is a part of academic freedom and should be included on a university campus. The administration doesn’t understand academic freedom or diversity. They just throw those words around just to cheapen them.”

English Club members said they have a lot of future plans they would like to implement, including making the publication quarterly and possibly donating the money to other causes like the fight for freedom of speech.

“We’d like to improve the information going to people within the department,” Brus said, “do interesting things related to the program of study and provide an interesting atmosphere for our members.”

“We’d also like to increase membership and participation,” Sushko said. “We’d like to bring in speakers and get together to share our creative works.”

Future club plans include having Milton McGriff speak about freedom of speech at the university. It hasn’t been decided where and when he will speak, but the information will be posted in Ross Hall as soon as the event is finalized.

People interested in the English Club’s publication or in joining the club may contact Brus at 296-9101.