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Vol. 8 No. 7
Color Cameras & Computers
the Humanities Department of Cap
itol Campus recently purchased
$200,000 worth of Color TV equipment
from the Hershey Medical Center. The
equipment in storage until the 3rd floor
studio is prepared for installment of
the color equipment. The copying and
duplication operation that is now in
Instructional Services will probably be
moved to basement area, which will
help cut down on the noise on the 3rd
floor.
Professor Mark Dorfman and As
sistant to the Dean of Instructional
Services John Joseph were the repre
sentatives from the Humanities de
partment who originally checked the
color equipment from Hershey Medi
cal, and their report to Provost Dean
McDermott was approved for the pur
chase. The price being paid for the
color equipment is approximately
$20,000.
The equipment purchased includes
the following: a large graphic camera,
which is used to make negatives for
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printing purposes; a Diazo Process
copier that makes copies for blue
prints; a virtually new Arto-Graph
reducer and enlarger; and, the most
important machine acquired, a color
film processor.
According to Joseph, the school
hopes to have the color equipment
installed by the beginning of Spring
Term. The black and white studio that
is presently in Instructional Services
was installed in 1967. Parts of the
studio, especially lighting, will be us
able in the new color studio.
The color studio will include the
following additional equipment also
purchased from Hershey Medical: 2
cameras, mounting equipment, camera
contrast units, video tape recorder,
audio equipment, and special effects
equipment. Although the equipment is
now in storage, it is being checked out
and is in the process of being set up by
Gary Reed, Electronics Technician for
the department. A Mass-Media
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An overall equipment change could
be the next step in the continuing
expansion of the Computer Center on
campus.
The Center is used by students
taking courses in computer science as
well as graduate students and faculty
members doing research.
Due to the increased use of the
Center and the increasing number of
printing jobs, higher equipment is
needed.
The present computer system is
leased from Univac and the contract
expires in March. Contract proposals
from other companies have been consi
dered.
The Committee on Computer Fa
cilities, chaired by Dr. Robert Mezen
rider, has recommended the Data 100
System. This system has a high speed
printer that works approximately
three times faster than the present
system. Direct costs for this system
are only $5O more per month than the
current one.
There are indirect costs involved in
this new system; since the computer
puts out a great deal of heat while
operating, additional air conditioning is
required. The computer will not oper
ate in temperatures above 80 degrees.
The problem of heat has plagued
Election
A record high of 437 students voted
in the SGA elections on Monday,
October 30. The elections were held for
Junior and Graduate Senators and the
ballots also contained a Constitutional
revision.
The revision, which dealt with the
organization of a Planning Board,
passed by a 151 yes to 55 no vote.
In the election of Senators, the
results were:
Social Science; David Dunkle, 31 (un
opposed).
Education; Linda Morrow, 2 (write in).
Math/Science; Karl Huber, 3 (write in).
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the computer center. The center was
closed down every afternoon last week
due to the heat. Last summer the
Center was closed for two weeks
because the computer did not automa
tically close down when the tempera
ture reached 80 degrees. Damage
resulted to the system which took two
weeks to repair. This caused a great
inconvenience to both students and
faculty.
Another solution to the heat prob
lem that is being considered by the
Committee on Physical Planning is to
relocate the center. The Admissions
Building has the necessary air condi
tioning and space for the computer
system and is being considered as a
new location.
The Committee on Computer Fa
cilities is concerned with the inconven
ience of the move. The present loca
tion, W-305, is easily accessible to both
students and faculty.
Other concerns of the committee
are the growth and increased use of the
center. Space must be made for new
equipment as well as for the increasing
number of people using the center.
There must also be space for the
Graphics equipment and for the stor
age of paperstock. The paperstock, in
excess of $4OOO, is currently being
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Results
Business; Stacy Brubaker, 109
Henry Bieryla, 73.
Engineering; Douglas Cook, 108
Jerry Hustak, 2 (write in).
Humanities; Michael Cocciardi, 16 (un
opposed).
Graduate; Michael Benner, 48 to Scott
Heller, 38.
Mike Sopata, Chief Justice, swore
the new Senators in office at the SGA
meeting on October 31. New members
of the Student Court were also sworn
in at this meeting. They are: Keith
Fundt, Barbara Cottrell, Patrick Carey
and Kathleen Shaules.
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