ith more than 150 student organizations, there are many planned activities throughout the academic year. Union Board sponsors concerts, comedians, and other entertainment for students, while clubs like the College Democrats and the College Republicans often sponsor political events. The Astronomy Club, Caving Club and the Outdoors Club also sponsor events that encourage participation from the campus community.

So what do you do if you can't find anything you want to join? Make you own club! Every year new clubs are formed by like-minded individuals. Just this year a new weight-lifting club, archery club and communications club were formed. Clubs are always formed under the umbrella of Student Senate.

Student government is very active at Wittenberg as well. Students run highly competitive campaigns for positions ranging from class officers to Student Senate seats. Student Senate is a self-governing body that acts as a liaison between the student body and the administration. In addition to class representatives, there are representatives from all areas of campus, including residential life, athletics, the Greek system, and off-campus, among others.

While campus politics are always in hot debate, there are also organizations that deal with national and global politics. Wittenberg has branches of the College Democrats, College Republicans, Amnesty International, Campus Greens and Students Taking Action Now, Dammit! (STAND). In addition, Wittenberg has a Model United Nations Club.

If you are interested in writing, Wittenberg students have been publishing their own weekly newpaper, The Torch, since 1913. Campus news, opinion and sports dashed with the usual dose of college humor find their way to student residences every Tuesday afternoon. If journalism isn't quite your style, then you may be interested in one of Wittenberg's literary magazines.

The East Asian Studies Journal is the only undergraduate EAS publication in the country. A student editorial board is selected by the faculty every fall and accepts submissions from students across the country. The journal is in its 27th year. The Wittenberg Review of Art and Literature is an annual student publication that features works of fiction, non-fiction and poetry mixed with photographs of student art. Other campus publications include Pholeos, Spectrum, the Wittenberg Journal of Political Science and the Journal of the Wittenberg Speleological Society.

Wittenberg has several social awareness groups on campus. The oldest and largest is Concerned Black Students (CBS). CBS was formed in 1969 during the height of the civil rights movement to protect and advance the African-American students at Wittenberg. They continue to work toward racial diversity on campus. Voices, Wittenberg's women's association, sponsors many events across campus that focus on women's rights, and gender issues such as sexual assault and domestic violence. The Gay-Straight Alliance, formed in 2000, is Wittenberg's newest social awareness club. GSA promotes a campus community that is more understanding and supportive of gays, lesbians, transgenders, and bisexuals.

For a full list of campus organizations please see the Student Organizations Web site.