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Show THE THUNDERBIRD SUSC TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1990 PAGE New computers aid card catalog BY AMANDA REESE Physically, we might be in the boonies, but technologically, we are right uptown, said Chandler Whitelaw, director of computer services. With new additions to the system being constantly added, SUSCs computer system is becoming one of the spiffiest computer systems in the state, Whitelaw said. Students will soon be able to sit down to any terminal on campus and gain access to the card catalog of the U of U, BYU, or dozens of other colleges around the country, he said. Networking is the revolution of the 90s. We had the computer revolution in the 80s, now everybody said Whitelaw. is working toward networking, The access is a result of an address received from the International Networking System located in Wisconsin. The address entitles SUSC to a variety of services, including international electronic mail and information retrieval, such as bulletin boards, data bases, and library card catalogs from colleges across the nation. Three weeks ago, eight new American Mitac computers were added in the Science Building, seven of which were installed in the computer lab for student use. The final computer is portable, for classroom to classroom use, and will be connected to a large screen to make reading in a large classroom easier, Whitelaw said. The computers, which cost approximately $1,300 each, were paid for out of the computer science annual budget. The computers in existence at the time were receiving a very heavy workload, said John Lowes, director of academic computers. A second update of the Science Centers computer labs is the hook up to an automatic booting system. When a student starts working on a computer and wants to boot up, it no longer requires a disk. All inter-librar- y student from Accounting graduate student Dan Sullivan from New Castle and Jo'ell Hone, a graduate accounting Cedar Cits, utilize SUSCs campus computer system which continues to he updated. the information needed to load certain software, like WordPerfect, is located in a file server. Computers in the Library and Business Building are also hooked to this system. Two weeks ago, four of the computers used for financial aid were hooked to the fiber-opti- c network. Basically, users will notice that certain functions will become much faster, said Whitelaw. Seven of the controllers computers are now in the process of being hooked to the system. The main computer system on campus is the Vax. Its the brains of the computer system, said Glen Pryor, director of administrative computing. The Vax is a one-micomputer: It can store a million instructions per second. SUSC is in the process of obtaining a new model, which would be a seven-micomputer. If the funding request passes through the Legislature, it would be installed by July. Advances are also being made in SUSCs fiberoptic network. Every building on the upper campus is now connected to the system, Whitelaw said. The fiber-opti- c cables are thinner than a human hair and transmit information 1,000 times faster than the metal wires. They are also safe against electrical surges caused be lightning. p p Graphic designer shares work Student vote needed for SUUSA to pass BY KIRK NIELSEN After growing up in eastern Washington, graphic design artist Don Weller thought he wanted to be a rodeo cowboy, but he soon realized that his interest in art would lead him down a different path. Weller, Thursdays Convocation speaker, shared stories and slides during his lecture titled An Inside Look at Graphic Design: Weller said he wanted to be a cowboy while he was growing up around rodeos and cowboys. I joined rodeo clubs and even rode in college. Most of the guys that rode rodeo opted for veterinarian degrees, and so I did studies and applied for veterinarian pre-ve- t school, said Weller. He was rejected, he said, because he took art classes for his college electives rather than classes like animal husbandry. Weller said he realized he had always enjoyed drawing, so he continued to take more classes in the field and eventually graduated from Washington State University with a fine arts degree. I sold my horses and trailer and gave the saddle to a friend. I went to Los Angeles and just sort of fell into graphic design, he 1960-199- said. According to Weller, graphic design is one of the fastest growing career fields in the country. He said that graphic design classes at many colleges and universities may be the biggest classes in art departments as evidence to the popularity of the field. Weller also showed slides of his awardwinning work which varied from humorous paintings to art designs for major clients he has worked with during his 25 years in the profession. Weller recently moved to Park City, of the Weller Utah, where he is Institute for the Cure of Design in Park City. Weller has done work for the U.S. Ski Team, Sports Illustrated, TV Guide, and extensive work for the Hollywood Bowl. Weller said that much of his work is done out of interest and enjoyment and not for money. In the beginning of his career, Weller said, he was making about $150 per drawing he sent to magazines. Later, as he became known in the field, he tried his hand in other areas, namely books, where he earned in excess of $1,000 per drawing. I felt guilty for the amount of money that I received for doing some projects and donated some of the money to various people who were helping me do the project, said Weller. So he would feel better about taking the money because he was doing actual work to earn it, he decided to make models of his work as well rather than simple drawings. By doing this, he shared the money with the photographer and plastic company which helped him, he said. Weller noted that he no longer feels guilty about taking the money for his projects. He and his wife operate their own company out of Park City. They also hold a conference each year for graphic designers. BY GINETTE McDONALD In the Feb. 12 meeung of the ASSUSC Senate, the group passed a bill that would change the title of ASSUSC to SUUSA, Southern Utah University Student Association. Before the association name can be changed, it must be approved by the student body and SUSCs administrative boards, according to the college constitution. The student organization is titled in Article I of the ASSUSC constitution. Since SUSC will be called SUU as of Jan. 1, 1991, the student association would need a name change, which requires an amendment to the constitution. According to the constitution, amendments to the document may s be. proposed by a vote of the entire senate or a petition 20 or more of the members of the student bodv. signed by percent The amendment would become effective when ratified by a majority of general election votes and the college administrators. Jan Shelton, ASSUSC president, presented the name change bill to the senate. Shelton said she presented the bill to the student senate to assure the name change is made. The bill was presented at this time, said Shelton, because of the upcoming general election. If the amendment wasnt ready to go on the ballot this election, a separate election would be necessary, which would cost between $150-20or the student association name change would not be approved until the 1991 general election in March three months after the official change to university status. Tony Pellegrini, director of student activities, said that though the change is just a technicality, it is an important one. It is common sense to want the change, he said, to keep up with the times. Shelton said the change from associated to association make a more unified title. three-fourth- 3 |