CAPITOL CAMPUS READER
X 2,000,000 Gym Near Complet
By Young layang
The new two•million-dollar Capitol
Campus gymnasium will be ready for
use shortly.
According to the Dean of Student
Affairs, Dr. J,annis D. South, the
Department of General Services "may
turn over the gym to the University any
time now."
After this, Dr. South estimated, it
may take a couple of weeks to move in
equipment and finally operate in the new
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Work on the outside is not yet
complete, but most of the interior work
is done and surely the gym will be
"partially usable in the Spring"
according to Dr. South.
Facilities in the gym include: four
courts for handball; racket or paddle
ball; the main 1100-seat gym with
basketball; badminton; volley ball;
indoor running; archery and indoor golf
courses.
There are also four office areas that
will accomodate the admissions, place
ment, continuing education, and financial
aid offices.
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In the multipurpose wing, there will
be facilities for various activities;
exercises, karate, and weight lifting.
There is a vending machine area in
the basement, and also two lockerroom
areas.
Work on the gym started 16 months
ago. and according to Dr. South is ahead
of schedule so far. It was estimated to be
completed by May 26, 1977.
Neither Dr. South nor Mr. Bud
Smitley, the Director of Atheletics,
could say what the gym schedule will be
but according to Mr. Smitley, "it will be
more often opened then closed."
March 3, 1977
Unit Term
Systems Are
Surveyed
By Brian McDonough
Implications of proposed changes in
the Capitol Campus unit and term
systems were illustrated by a recent
study of 40 state colleges and
universities conducted by Prof. J.T.
Redington of the Computer Science
Department.
Of 36 state colleges surveyed on the
semester system the average length in
time was Fall - 13.0 weeks, Spring 13.6
weeks. Of four colleges surveyed on the
term system the average was- Fall 9.4
weeks, Winter 9.2 weeks and Spring 9
weeks. _
The present Capitol Campus term
length is ten weeks, and proposed
changes include a proposal for a 16
week semester.
If the unit/term system is changed at
Capitol Campus, the following combina
tions of course loads are possible:
presently the three units/term, nine
units/year totals nine courses taken in
the sequence of three/term.
If a three credit course/term system
is adopted, or 30 credits/year, a total of
ten courses in a possible sequence of
three-three-four would result.
If a three credit/semester system is
adopted, 30 credits/year, a sequence of
five and five would total the ten courses
required.
For a four credit/semester system
there would be 36 credits a year for a
total of nine courses in the possible
sequence of five - four.
A three credit system would increase
the number of courses needed to be
taken to progress normally, and the
student workload would seem to
increase by the number of courses taken
at a time and not credit or unit hours
earned.
Implications for graduate students
are illustrated by the fact that for
Winter term '77 25% of grad students
take one course in the evening per term
for three courses a year. Under a three
credit semester system with a 60 credit a
year, that is, one courses per semester, if
they would still carry one course at a
time.
Extending Spring break (an argu
ment for changing the present term
system) could also be accomplished by
extending graduation time in June.
Weekend
Weather
There's a chance of rain for Friday
with the overnight lows somewhere
between the mid 20's and low 30's. It will
be clear Saturday and not so cold; the
temperature will be around 50 degrees,
and around 30 Saturday night. Sunday
will be much the same as Saturday
except a day later.