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February 5 1999 Friday Pagfe 5
COBA puts laptop
iarrett Koakur
Student Reporter
A proposal to provide graduate
students in the College of Business
Administration with laptop com-
puters has' been put oil hold said
Er Monty Lynn professor of man-
agement sciences.
About a year ago Lynn along
with George Saltsman director of
Instructional Technology In the
Center for Teaching Excellence
developed a proposal to provide
each master's of business adminis-
tration student with a laptop
computer.
The laptops were to be funded
through n student fee.
Essence of
Michelle Charles
Scene Editor
A new name; a new image.
These may be a few of the
changes in store for the Essence of
Ebony group.
The leaders of Essence of Ebony
have decided that a change is neces-
sary. The group founded two years
ago by Vonna Lary junior electron-
ic media major from Dallas focuses
primarily on representing African-
American culture on campus.
The group produces a talent
show annually in February called
Parking changed to make
street safer for students
Jeff Blatkmon
Student Reporter
Students should find crossing
East North 16th Street safer
because of the no parking rule
granted by the city of Abilene.
An additional parking lot was
completed across East North 16th
Street from Sikes Hall recently but
in return No Parking signs were
'erected to keep motorists from
parking on the street as theV'onc'c
did. '
Hazel Fillmon director of Sikes
Hall said she Is thrilled to see the
cars moved off of East North 16th
Street.
"1 am so pleased about getting
cars off of East North 16th" she
said. "It was a real help that creat-
ed more space."
Fillmon said tliat in her 21 years
as dorm director she saw an aver-
age of two wrecks per week on the
road.
"I really feel positive that this
lias slowed the problem" Fillmon
said. '
Central Plant corrects
ArnyVVaills
Student Reporter
The area around the Central
Plant looks a little dirty to say the
least. The area is undergoing a
facelift inside and out.
To correct water leaks dirt was
pushed away from the building so
that the structure could be water-
proofed. The dirt was put back to
make it beautiful said Central
Plant director Byron Patterson.
"The landscaping that is going
' on now wilt include elderica pines
that are designed to hide the Cen-
tral Plant" Patterson said. "The
building wilt also hide behind a
bed of dwarf youpons and antique
roses."
Patterson said plans for the area
also include a "water feature that
will look like a brook with rocks."
This project Is not In the budget
and therefore not approved but
Patterson said It would be great if
a club wanted to finance the water
feature project.
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to -help kd celebrities and throw clay
pigeons on Feb. II from noon to 3 pm.
TWenty other volunteers are needed to help
wlili parking policing the area and man-
ning booths for kids' activities. The acuvi-
tfesWUUkc place Feb. 12 from 2-8 pm.
Tile American Heart Association needs six
to 10 volunteers to organize a Jump Rope
for Heart event. The event will raise money
and promote healthy lifestyles
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"This proposal 'ed to a dramat-
ic shift in how the university will
view networking issues" said
Rick Stevens graduate student in
digital media and a COOA lab
manager.
After exploring the- cost
involved with adding .several
dozen Ethernet connections to
CODA classrooms the CTE and
CODA examined Unconventional
solutions like wireless Ethernet
Stevens said.
A standard Ethernet connection
uses fiber-optic wiring to provide
high-speed data transmission
without a modem.
A wireless setup would use spe-
cial nodes to broadcast a network
Ebony to change image
Black History Productions. This
year's show is on hold for right now.
"We haven't generated enough
participation" Lary said. "We
want to get more interest in the
organization."
Lary said the organization is now
in the process of starting over.
"We're gonna give it a whole new
name a new image" Lary said.
One of the groupb goals is chang-
ing aspects of its social structure.
Lary said they would also like to see
more cultures being incorporated
into the group.
"We're trying to do a whole new
Ewell Prathcr director of securi-
ty in Campus life said when the
new parking lot across from Gard-
ner Hall opened Jan. 11 the pedes-
trian traffic increased.
"Students started parking there
immediately" Prathcr said.
He said the university was
granted a request from the city of
Abilene that no parking would be
allowed on the south side of East
North 16th Street from University
Church of Christ to Judge Ely
Boulevard.
"This will slow vehicles down
and help with safety" Prathcr said.
"This will help students who cross
from the new lot to the ACU cam-
pus also"
Prathcr said that along with the
no parking rule ACU has request-
ed the installation of crosswalks
and a possible four-way stop at
Avenue F and East North 16th
Street.
"The city was willing to build
crosswalks but students would
have to use them" Prathcr said.
"This will be studied at a later
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Men at work: Workers from the Central Plant team dig into
the ground to fix leaky water pipes. A beautification project-
once the hole is filled will Include trees and possibly a brook.
The approved part of the pro-
ject should be completed in late
March. Projects like this arc com-
pleted with the help of students on
the Central Plant team Patterson
said.
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rttpmt assistance
Alpha Academic Services needs volun-
teers to assist handicapped students around
campus take notes and other similar tasks
Half-way ham construction
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Christ s Trlson I'ellowsltip needs demoli-
tion and construction help on Saturdays
from 8 a.m .3 p m A half-way house for
former Inmates is under construction.
MSB sUdints m4 TAAS tutors
Students at Reagan elementary School
and Valley View Elementary School need
computer
connection to a small transceiver Additionally it was proposed to
added to each laptop. All of this convert the entire university to the
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We didn't want to require a
- laptop; by each student unless it
'added value to in-class or
out-of-class work.
- Dr. Monty Lynn
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would have been possible without vjrelcss system if the CODA.setup
rewiring the building Stevens was successful. r
said. There could have been a cam
format to ensure that this group will
remain when we leave" Lary said.
Malsha Ballard junior political
science major from Harker Heights
and president of the group said she
would like to see jnorc diversity in
the group.
"We have to come with a differ-
ent angle this semester to generate
more interest in students" Ballard
said. "We Would also like more sup-
port from faculty and staff."
The group participated in several
activities last semester. Some of
these included a Halloween party
Christmas party and a skating party.
date" he added.
Andrew Huddlcston senior
English major from Andrews said
that before the no parking rule was
made it was difficult to see; street
traffic.
"The toughest part was the cars
that made the street narrower"
Huddlcston said. "Crossing 16th
was hard because of the blocked
view."
Huddlcston said he now feels
positive about crosslngjgjfNorth
16th Street.
"Making it illegal for cars to
park there has made driving safer"
he sjld.
Dryce Stewart junior marketing
major from Montalba lives on the
comer of Avenue F and East North
16th Street.
Stewart said crossing the street
with cars parked on it made him
feel unsafe.
"I feel safer now since the cars
are gone" Stewart said. "The
traffic hasn't slowed much but it
is easier to maneuver while
crossing."
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"We have several students that
do an incredible job for us" Pat-
terson said.
The Central Plant team said
they hope this new project is a
beautiful addition to the campus.
tutors on Thursdays to help prepare for the
math portion of the TAAS test
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s4cs volunteers
Volunteers are needed to help cook and
freeze meals on Monday and Tuesday
evenings. Different volunteer are needed to
deliver the meals to AIDS patients on Fri-
days from 3-6 p m. In addition volunteers
are needed to provide transportation for
"special needs" people to and from church
to doctors appointments etc
rer Information on any volunteer opportunl
(jt tcntaet the ACU Volunteer and 5ervl-
Ltarolng Cenier at Ext 29i2 or In the office
in the baitmatt of the Campus Centre
proposal for majors
this year
They also conducted several car-
washes. Marcus Davis sophomore politi-
cal science and Bible major from
Fort Worth is one of the members
of Essence of Ebony.
"Organization is very Important
and it is needed to get things done"
Davis satd. "Out 1 think the group
would be most cffecUvc if its main
purpose was to bring people togeth-
er one individual at a time."
Students interested in learning
more about the group should con-
tact Ballard or Lary for more
information.
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However the laptop proposal if
currently frozeh because of ques-
tions about whether the student
benefit exceeds the expense or the
purchase the ultimate support
cost of the program and the prob-
lem of keeping up with constantly
improving technology Stevens
said.
Lynn said "We didn't want to
require a laptop by each student
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Other reasons for the freeze
include the recent renovation of
the MBA program which required
many adjustments of faculty aild.
students.
Integrating the program with
laptops could have caused over-
load for both said Lynn.
Meanwhile CODA has updated"
computing and projection facili-
ties in two of its classrooms and
several of the laptop proposal's test
projects have aided the CTE In
developing strategies for other
areas of ACLTs computing experi-
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 34, Ed. 1, Friday, February 5, 1999, newspaper, February 5, 1999; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth99831/m1/5/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.