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V W) CO 00 Echo vvww.augsburg.edu/echo September 19, 1997 Volume 103 Issue 1 In this issue: Greetings from the Editors, page 2 Dear Ron, page 2 Robert Cowgill/The Movie Business, page 3 Creative Work, pages 3 & 4 Computer Lab Primer, page 4 President WiUiam V. Frame greeted students during Welcome Week at "Meet the Prez." photo by Hanne Anderson IT Unifies Departments by Jim Webber Co-Editor in Chief The Academic and Administrative Computing, Telecommunications, and Audio-Visual departments have been consolidated as Information Technology (IT). The unified IT Service Center is the initial contact point for service and support of all campus computing, media and telecommunications needs, including: scheduling of computing and media equipment for in-class use, checkout of laptop computers and media equipment, computer-related work requests, creation of e-mail accounts, and telecommunications requests. Work requests may be placed by phone (330-1044), by e-mail (help@augsburg.edu), or in person. The IT service center and staff offices are located on the Link Level of the Lindell Library, across from the Art Gallery. Computing help—previously centered in the Foss Computer Lab— is now spread out over campus. The Foss Center Computer Lab will be open and staffed for the same hours as the Lindell Library, which are 8 a.m.-11 p.m., Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, and 12 p.m.-11 p.m. Sunday. An evening help desk will be added to the Urness/Mortensen 24-Hour Computer Lab by the end of September. Important Numbers/ Addresses IT Service Center, X1044 Computer Work Requests, help@augsburg.edu Parking Permits Go on Sale Again to Students, Faculty by Jim Webber Co-Editor in Chief Parking permits went on sale 6:00 a.m. Friday. September 5 to over 200 waiting resident students. A total of 240 resident permits were sold for 219 available spots, and 325 commuter permits for 249 spots. Faculty permits (for 339 spots) are still being sold. Each permit cost $99. up $10 from last year. At least 250 resident students arrived early to the sale. The waiting line quadrupled in size between 4:00 and 4:30 am, observers said. Nearly everyone who began waiting before 5:00 am got a permit, but the limited store ran out for several students who arrived later than 5:00 am. Many students were unhappy that they did not get a permit, and also that nearly four hours of sleep were lost to a long wait in the college tunnel system. "I do not understand why this process is condoned when it makes everyone so tired that he or she cannot participate in class the next day," a first-year student said. Most students awoke between 3:00 and 4:00 am, but many did not sleep at all. Safety was another concern; the dense crowds blocked doorways and other fire exits. The security dispatcher asked all people waiting to move back five feet from the doorways so that no one would be pushed down in a sudden rush to the door, but with no security officers present—except one, who distributed permit registration forms—the crowd re-closed on the entrances and exits. Student Senate and Buildings and Grounds (nee Plant Services) have agreed to change the "first come, first served" policy on the sale of parking permits to a renewal system, in which only new students— 22 percent of all 1996-7 permit holders— need to wait for an available permit. All sophomores, juniors, and seniors—29, 21, and 28 percent of 1996-7 permit holders, respectively— will simply renew their parking permit contract. Acting CFO of the Budget Committee, Dick Adamson, said that the $10 price hike—which will generate an additional $2400 to last year's $21,600 revenue— will be used to maintain 21st Avenue South and commuter parking spaces (next to Husby- Strommen Tennis Courts). These maintenance costs cover snow removal and pothole repair. $50,000 Allocation Marks Beginning of Residence Hall Improvements by Rachel Selle News Editor Mortensen Tower is infested with mold, the lounge furniture is made out of plywood and carpet, and Urness Tower is nicknamed the Furnace. Therefore, when President William Frame announced this past August that he would be spending $50,000 to renovate these two halls, there was one question on most people's minds: Where is he going to start? And then, what can only $50,000 accomplish? Housing accommodations have long been a campus issue. This year, with a new administration and a new program beginning called RHA (Residence Housing Association), students might begin to see some changes. In his memorandum dated August 21, Frame wrote, "Our facilities may not meet your expectations upon arrival— they certainly do not meet mine—but we are resolved to address this problem within the year." He admitted last Friday, however, that the $50,000 had not been spent yet. The first order of business seems to be dealing with the mold growing in Mortensen, by removing the caulk in the tuck points and replacing it with mortar to stop all the water leakage. "It is rather sickening to notice," said Frame. "It can't be good to have mold growing on a roof." See Allocation on page 7 Orientation 1997 Welcomes Largest Frosh Class by Tyler_Livingston St staff Writer On September 1, Augsburg College welcomed over 300 new first-year students or first-year transfers who represent the graduating class of 2001. This same group of students represents the largest incoming class Augsburg has ever had in its 128 years of existence, and they shatter the previous "largest class" mark by at least fifty students. Augsburg is at least 50 students over the budgeted figure, which translates into big bucks for the college and growth for our community. With the process for admission completed, the first-year students came together for one of two registration sessions this past summer. The June and August registration sessions saw 141 and 155 students spend the night in Urness Tower, begin to See Orientation on page 7 Many students huddled in the college tunnel system while waiting for parking permits. Photo: Jim Webber
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Issue/Title | Echo September 19, 1997 |
Creator/Author | Students of Augsburg College |
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Universities and colleges--Minnesota--Minneapolis--Newspapers. |
Note | Volume number for the 1997-1998 school year is inconsistent |
Volume | 103 |
Issue | 001 |
Date | 1997-09-19 |
Decade | 1990 |
Frequency | Published on Wednesdays or Fridays during the academic year. |
Coverage | The Echo has been published since 1898. |
Language | English |
Type | Scans of newspapers |
Identifier | RG 17.2.1997.09.19 |
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Collection | Echo |
Publisher | Augsburg College |
Source | Scans of individual and bound editions of the Echo. |
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Contributing Organization | Augsburg University |
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Transcript | V W) CO 00 Echo vvww.augsburg.edu/echo September 19, 1997 Volume 103 Issue 1 In this issue: Greetings from the Editors, page 2 Dear Ron, page 2 Robert Cowgill/The Movie Business, page 3 Creative Work, pages 3 & 4 Computer Lab Primer, page 4 President WiUiam V. Frame greeted students during Welcome Week at "Meet the Prez." photo by Hanne Anderson IT Unifies Departments by Jim Webber Co-Editor in Chief The Academic and Administrative Computing, Telecommunications, and Audio-Visual departments have been consolidated as Information Technology (IT). The unified IT Service Center is the initial contact point for service and support of all campus computing, media and telecommunications needs, including: scheduling of computing and media equipment for in-class use, checkout of laptop computers and media equipment, computer-related work requests, creation of e-mail accounts, and telecommunications requests. Work requests may be placed by phone (330-1044), by e-mail (help@augsburg.edu), or in person. The IT service center and staff offices are located on the Link Level of the Lindell Library, across from the Art Gallery. Computing help—previously centered in the Foss Computer Lab— is now spread out over campus. The Foss Center Computer Lab will be open and staffed for the same hours as the Lindell Library, which are 8 a.m.-11 p.m., Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, and 12 p.m.-11 p.m. Sunday. An evening help desk will be added to the Urness/Mortensen 24-Hour Computer Lab by the end of September. Important Numbers/ Addresses IT Service Center, X1044 Computer Work Requests, help@augsburg.edu Parking Permits Go on Sale Again to Students, Faculty by Jim Webber Co-Editor in Chief Parking permits went on sale 6:00 a.m. Friday. September 5 to over 200 waiting resident students. A total of 240 resident permits were sold for 219 available spots, and 325 commuter permits for 249 spots. Faculty permits (for 339 spots) are still being sold. Each permit cost $99. up $10 from last year. At least 250 resident students arrived early to the sale. The waiting line quadrupled in size between 4:00 and 4:30 am, observers said. Nearly everyone who began waiting before 5:00 am got a permit, but the limited store ran out for several students who arrived later than 5:00 am. Many students were unhappy that they did not get a permit, and also that nearly four hours of sleep were lost to a long wait in the college tunnel system. "I do not understand why this process is condoned when it makes everyone so tired that he or she cannot participate in class the next day," a first-year student said. Most students awoke between 3:00 and 4:00 am, but many did not sleep at all. Safety was another concern; the dense crowds blocked doorways and other fire exits. The security dispatcher asked all people waiting to move back five feet from the doorways so that no one would be pushed down in a sudden rush to the door, but with no security officers present—except one, who distributed permit registration forms—the crowd re-closed on the entrances and exits. Student Senate and Buildings and Grounds (nee Plant Services) have agreed to change the "first come, first served" policy on the sale of parking permits to a renewal system, in which only new students— 22 percent of all 1996-7 permit holders— need to wait for an available permit. All sophomores, juniors, and seniors—29, 21, and 28 percent of 1996-7 permit holders, respectively— will simply renew their parking permit contract. Acting CFO of the Budget Committee, Dick Adamson, said that the $10 price hike—which will generate an additional $2400 to last year's $21,600 revenue— will be used to maintain 21st Avenue South and commuter parking spaces (next to Husby- Strommen Tennis Courts). These maintenance costs cover snow removal and pothole repair. $50,000 Allocation Marks Beginning of Residence Hall Improvements by Rachel Selle News Editor Mortensen Tower is infested with mold, the lounge furniture is made out of plywood and carpet, and Urness Tower is nicknamed the Furnace. Therefore, when President William Frame announced this past August that he would be spending $50,000 to renovate these two halls, there was one question on most people's minds: Where is he going to start? And then, what can only $50,000 accomplish? Housing accommodations have long been a campus issue. This year, with a new administration and a new program beginning called RHA (Residence Housing Association), students might begin to see some changes. In his memorandum dated August 21, Frame wrote, "Our facilities may not meet your expectations upon arrival— they certainly do not meet mine—but we are resolved to address this problem within the year." He admitted last Friday, however, that the $50,000 had not been spent yet. The first order of business seems to be dealing with the mold growing in Mortensen, by removing the caulk in the tuck points and replacing it with mortar to stop all the water leakage. "It is rather sickening to notice," said Frame. "It can't be good to have mold growing on a roof." See Allocation on page 7 Orientation 1997 Welcomes Largest Frosh Class by Tyler_Livingston St staff Writer On September 1, Augsburg College welcomed over 300 new first-year students or first-year transfers who represent the graduating class of 2001. This same group of students represents the largest incoming class Augsburg has ever had in its 128 years of existence, and they shatter the previous "largest class" mark by at least fifty students. Augsburg is at least 50 students over the budgeted figure, which translates into big bucks for the college and growth for our community. With the process for admission completed, the first-year students came together for one of two registration sessions this past summer. The June and August registration sessions saw 141 and 155 students spend the night in Urness Tower, begin to See Orientation on page 7 Many students huddled in the college tunnel system while waiting for parking permits. Photo: Jim Webber |
Contributing Organization | Augsburg University |
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