Today and tomorrow we’re handing out free copies of Issue 18 on the fountain-laden campus of the University at Albany.  It rains, a bit, and so our intern Diana has to work extra-hard for attention and to keep her body temperature up.  Abutting tables sponsor dance troups and fraternities, environmental clubs, the girl scouts (and their cookies)….  Who will pay attention to Fence, even with a mountain of dum-dums, and FREE signs practically scotch-taped to our chests?

In truth, a large proportion (more than 90%, I’d wager) of the student population here at the U of A have no idea that Fence exists.  Our offices comprise a corner of a sparsely-traveled floor in a lovely new library thankfully attached to the campus center, which grants a shorter distance to coffee and sbparro’s.  This Thursday we’ll launch the second issue compiled and edited here in Albany, and will host our third on-campus event.  If you’re nearby, and you’ve heard or over-heard of Fence, be reminded:

Issue 19 Launch Reading / / May 1, 8 pm / / Standish Room, 3rd floor, Science Library

Readers: Michael Comstock, Karen Garthe, Vivian Heller, and Douglas A. Martin

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