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Show Signpost-Tuesday, June 25, 1985 5 PRO and CONsensus Why are you attending summer quarter at Weber? Photos by Jeff Bybee J ; v Ki' i n C'ii i i i 1 lo A--' The American Heritage Dictionary defines a vacation as: "An interval of time devoted to rest or relaxation from work, study, etc." It is obvious that the American Heritage people have a wonderful sense of humor. A vacation defined as time to rest or relax? It would appear that these folks have never spent a few days out of the office on a "vacation." As one who just returned from the road, let me tell you Carrillo's definition of a vacation. A vacation is a interval of time devoted to the pursuit of a clean restroom, a meal that doesn't drip grease, and a strech of highway free of semi-trucks. My wife and I have only been married one year, so we should be forgiven for making the fatal mistake of packing up the car and heading out on the road for a week. We compounded the first mistake by heading south. ..into the desert. ..where it is hot. ..day or night. The interesting aspect concerning driving on your vacation is that it gives you time to think. Thougths like "That idiot in the blue truck is going to crash into me and I will die before I ever get to see the sun rise over the Grand Canyon'' and "The last I remember, the iron was on in the back bedroom. I wonder if our home insurance is paid up?" Thoughts like these are bound to start any vacation off to a restful start. Another problem with vacations is you know that everyone else is having a better time than you. I have been on tour groups where some members of the group will actually get out of bed by 7 a.m. just to watch the local fishermen head out to sea for the morning catch. These fanatics rush out on every sight-seeing bus that passes by. They take so many pictures of breath-taking scenery, Kodak sends them an annual Christmas card. When I am on vacation, I am lucky if I tour the hotel that I am staying at. My favorite things to take pictures of are ice machines and the view from my window. I never know just where the go on vacation. Is it better to visit an area with lots of exciting places to see and do? You know you won't get to hit all of them and when you return home, some one is bound to say, "You mean you went all that way and you didn't go see the world's largest ball of string?" Or is it better to go to some remote location where the most exciting thing to do is time the mosquito landings? Of course, no article on vacations would be complete without a few words on the subject of returning home. It is a wonderful feeling as you turn the corner and home comes into view. All those nights on lumpy beds, the weeks of driving around with dirty laundry, all seem worthwhile. Of course, your home is a complete mess from before you left on the trip, the lawn has turned into a giant weed patch, and all the clothes you own in the world went with you on your vacation and need to be washed. My wife and I have reached an agreement. We will only take one two-week vacation a year. We will spend the remaining 50 weeks a year preparing for it. L'lL BO I ,f " PEEP 3..... Nighttime ' , . Sensations ; Intimate Apparel C4 & Nighttime x v Notions Novelty Gifts 3480 Wash. Blvd. Suite 101, Ogden 392-9900 X I had to attend summer school. My prerequsite classes are taught only during the summer and I want to start the nursing program in the fall. Tiffany Welch Freshman I decided to go to school summer quarter because it will get me a year ahead in the engineering program. Kevin Smedley j 42 V I am going to school summer quarter because I needed to get a chemestry series before spring quarter and I c an get the whole series this quarter. Tony Leachman Junior J I am attending summer quarter because I have been out of college for two years and wanted to get back into school. Tamera Thomas Sophomore I got a good deal. JTPA pays all of my schooling and they wanted to get me started right away. Andrea McCosh Freshman I came to summer school because it is a prerequisite. Viki Nielson Freshman I don't want to spend five or six years in school so I decided to go year round and get through in four, JoAnn D'Agostino Sophomore ACADEMIC COMPUTING SEMINARS FOR THE SUMMER QUARTER, 1985 ww The following non-credit seminars are offered by Academic Computing, Computing Services. Through these seminars you can learn about the computing environment at WSC and how to use the software available to you. The seminars are intended for students, faculty and staff and are offered at no cost to the participants. All seminars, except SPSS, are one hour long. To attend a seminar simply show up at the appropriate date, time and place. If you would like more information about a particular seminar, please contact Academic Computing at 626-6310 and ask to speak to an Academic User Consultant. INTRODUCTION TO THE HARRIS SYSTEM The seminar is an introduction to the Harris 800 operating system and the Job Control Language. Participants will learn about the academic computing environment at Weber State College and how to use a preliminary set of Job Control commands to manage their work on the system. The seminar is recommended for those who have little to no experience using the Harris No. 1 or Harris No. 2 computers. DATE TIME PLACE TX EDITOR 62785 3:00 - 4:00 PM TE 209 TX is a line editor available on the Harris No. 1 and No. 2 computers. On the Harris No. 1, TX is recommended for programming languages such as C, COBOL, FORTRAN AND PASCAL especially if you intend on using your personal computer to connect to the Harris via a phone modem. MUSE AS AS EDITOR DATES 62585 62685 62885 TIMES 1:00 - 2:00 PM 3:00 - 4:00 PM 1:00 - 2:00 PM PLACE TE 209 TE 209 TE 209 MUSE, a full screen cursor-controlled word processor, can be used as an editor. This seminar is recommended for users of the Harris No. 1 computer for programming languages such as C, COBOL, FORTRAN and PASCAL if you plan on using a MUSE compatible terminal to do your work. All terminals in the Student Computing Lab, TE 109, are MUSE compatible terminals. DATES TIMES PLACE FACULTY SERVICE SEMINAR 62585 62685 62785 1:00 - 2:00 PM 3:00 - 4:00 PM 1:00 - 2:00 PM TE 209 TE 209 TE 209 The purpose of this seminar is to provide service to faculty who would like students enrolled in their course to learn about the computing environment at WSC or how to use software packages available on the system. The following seminars are available. Introduction to the Harris System TX - A Line Editor Muse as an Editor Introduction to BAS1C-V Introduction to the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Introduction to INFO, a Data Base Management Language MUSE for Word Processing To arrange for a Faculty Service Seminar please contact Academic Computing at 6310 and ask to Speak with an Academic Computing Consultant. |
