RUNE 8 This edition of the Minnesota Science Fiction Society newsletter, RUNE, is published for the week of July 8, 1968. _Officers of the Minn-Stf_: Frank Stodolka, President; Jim Young, Vice-President; Ken Fletcher, Treasurer; and Nate Bucklin, Secretary - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - So the first Minn-Stf meeting of the summer was great, huh? Well, I ask you, what happens when you have a meeting number not five or six fans (as it was at the constitutional convention) but reather fifteen or sixteen full- fledged SF fans? If you don't know already I'll tell you: everything. The second meeting of the summer was a sort of systematic chaos with fans spouting ideas about everything from computers to racial problems. It all goes to prove my firm belief that SF fans are some of the most individualist- ic, most intelligent, and most creative beings that have yet to land on this little planet of ours. And, besides having a lively discussion, we even managed to settle some club business. The constitution drawn up at the previous meeting was passed with 13 ayes. Two anarchists abstained and one voted 'naye'. Of course, even in an age of science one more than a little irrationality so the fact that we were three votes short of unanymity does not bother. However, those 13 'ayes' _do_ sound rather forboding... Since our summer schedules were so varied, we also concluded at this meet- ing that group attendance at _2001: A Space Odyssey_ was not feasible. There- fore, for the last week or so Frank Stodolka (your humble reporter for this issue) has been trying to spread around news about the movie. I have also been trying to assist fans in finding transportation. When last I talked to them, Doug Kelloggg(TA 4-5982) as well as Joel and Marge Lessinger (377-4327) both had rides available. If you are willing to give a fellow fan a ride to this show and don't know enough fans to fill your car give me a ring at 825-6355 and I'll try and give you a hand. For fans who are rushed or whose schedules conflict with those offering rides I would suggest seeing the 2 pm matinee on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Saturday. Take a #9-C bus leaving 7th and Hennipen at 1:15 on those days (take the 12:30 bus if you want to get there really early: 12:45) and get off at Turner's Crossroads. The return bus can pick you up about 5pm, only fifteen or twenty minutes after the movie ends. By the way, this movie has my personal stamp of approval now. If you haven't seen it yet by all means GO! Ken Fletcher at the last meeting came up with the idea of, besides print- ing a recruiting bulletin, we should print posters aimed at science fiction fans. He suggested such notable phrases as "The Right to Buy Weapons is the Right to Be Free" accompanied by a blurb for Minn-Stf. I've got a few ideas of my own for these posters and I don't think it would be a bad idea if we started designing them at the next meeting. We can print them at the Art- craft Studio free if anyone can obtain some paper measuring _about_ 24 by 36 inches. Now is the time to stockpile for the next academic year. _THINGS TO COME_: Due to our publishing problems and, therefore, late issues of RUNE we have yet to discuss many of the topics brought up at the first meeting of the summer. The events and organization of the Minicon, our am- ateur SF movie, the recuiting bulletin and several other questions such as when? where? who? how much? are all hanging in the air. On top of all these Minn-Stf needs an interested sponsor in order to become official, insofar as our intended sponsor, Mr. Robert Tembeck (A founder of the Free University) has left the institution. _LOST AND FOUND_: One of our members left a light grey lightweight coat at Golob's Bookstore last meeting. Pick it up when you can.