Delays Plague Ojjening of New Building
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Delays Plague OjJening of New Building by Rick Bline and Steve Smith architects inspect the building and make a list of all repairs that need to be remedied. When the workers correct these By the time the new Newark Campus is finished, some imperfections, both the State architect and the Ohio State students may have spent more time in church in two months architect inspect the building and make another list of alter than they have in the last two years. The most recent com ations that still need to be corrected. When these are taken pletion date announced by the administration, October 18, is care of, the building is r·eady for acceptance. quite tentative. The statement indicated classes would be The probable date for the start of these inspections is trans£ erred to the new building on the 18th, but a spokesman - Octob<::r 21, three days after classes are supposed to begin ac for the administration told the Oracle that this statement is cording to the administration. The building could then be oc tagged to date of completion only. After checking with cupied by November I. WCLT, which carried the statement, the former was found to be true. There is, however, a snag in this procedure. The cooling system will not be completely finished by inspection time. The Oracle then went to the building to get the opinions Because the windows in the building are permanently sealed of some men on the site. When a worker in the lobby was closed, the air-cooling system is vital in hot weather. In cool asked what part of the construction was behind, he replied, weather the building could be used, but if we should have "I wouldn't say anyone's behind." Another worker, when asked an Indian Summer, architect Joe Deimer does not think stu the same question, retorted, "Hell, they still got the whole dents could occupy the building. It will be the middle of building to do." The architect's building superintendent re November before the system is completely finished. The ):ea fused to comment but did refer the Oracle to a reliable source son for this delay was a plumber's strike early in construction. who preferred to remain anonymous. This source explained the procedure followed when the building is completed. The (Turn to BUILDING on page 8) ,,/ :Jhe ORACLE Volume 5, Number 2 THE OHIO STATE UNlVERSITY NEWARK CAMPUS ~ October 16, 1968 .' Student Forum WOODWIND QUINTET TO Announces PERFORM ON-- CAMPUS Speakers For an evening of fine enter The Student Forum has an tainment, plan to attend a con nounced that Dr. Martin 0. Thurs cert by the 0 0hio State Uni ton will speak to Newark Campus versity Faculty Woodwind Quin students on "The Potentials of the tet .Wecfnesday, November --U. Laser Beam." October 17, at 1:00 Dr. Robert A. Titus, the spokes p.m. man, pointed to the personal sat Other speakers lined up for isfaction of playing chamber ,mu the Autumn quarter are Profes sic, a form of music written for a sor Ted Hayashi of Ball State Uni standard five member -group. The versity, who will discuss Japan's individual player knows not only and Mark Twain's style of humor the· in'iportance of his own part on October 21; and Dr. Fred Kar alo.ne, but also of the importance affa on November 14, whose topic of his own conb·ibution to the to will be "Drugs in Our Society." tal harmony of a composition. A All forum programs will begi'n at fine ·repertoire of musical literature 1:00 p.m. at the assembly cen is available to such groups. Al ter of the new campus. though teaching responsibilities At the organizational meeting on have largely confined their activi October 3, Mrs. Lucille Riley was ties to local performances, the named temporary acting chainnan quintet has found time to give two of the Student Forum with Barry concert tours in Florida and one at Riley and Ed Geer as temporary Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Newark committee members. More than campus is indeed privileged to twenty interested persons attend have this opportunity of hearing a ed the meeting. '.fhe only quali fine group of distinguished musi fications necessary to joi'n the cians. Student Forum are interest and 0 0hio· State University Faculty the ability to attend nine of the Woodwind Quintet. - Kirn Skivington yearly programs. r :Page Two THE ORACLE October 16, 1968 THE ORACL.E Al Zellner ........................................................................ Editor-in-Chief News Editor ······························--·············-···············--····· Linda Howard Sports Editor ··--···········-·---·········-·············--·············--·--····· Kris Emblen Feahrre Editor ........................................................ Jennifer Crawford ~~~~~~aK~YK!~~~o; _-_-_- _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_._-_._-_-_:_- _-_-_- _. _._._._._._._._-_-_._-_- _._-_._._-_._-_-_-_._-_-_._._._._-_._-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-···~o~~v~~ STAFF: fVe...,.,,.,. Journalists composing the 1968-69 ·staff will be listed in the next issue -of this paper. .... i" The Oracle is published five times a quarter and distributed C64--f'<1. S . free of charge to students. The Main Campus Housing Crowded Boss/ - In order to establish closer association and understanding of the events occurring on the main campus, "The Oracle" has adopted Miss Linda S. Hershey to its staff. Linda, a sophomore majoring in iournal ism, will have a column in each issue of the paper of events occurring on the main campus that in some capacity affect students here- The Editor. University housing is "crowded, but not uncomfortab1e," says Dean Overholt, director of student housing. The absolute capacity of uni V((rsity housing is 11,774 and now there are 11,916 students in resi dence. He said that it is only on the south side of the campus that any closing of the twelth floor of Lincoln Tower until after the trial of dorms the rooms are larger and can house more students comfortably. The. strange surge in stu!1ents residing on campus is due to: 1) the admittance of 300 more freshmen than expected, 2) the enforce ment of the sophomore men's rule requiring them to live on campus 3) ~ steady and unexpected stre~m of transfer students, and 4) th~ closmg of the twelfth floor of Lmcoln Tower until after the trial of a suspected arsonist. Dean Overholt does not think·------------- that the crowded conditions need ~pecial attention. Conditions have HULL'S Sporting Goods been worse in the past. It was only in 1967-68 that ~ny -lapse .in stu Downtown - Newark dents in-residence showed up. This short-lived, below-capacity "Call Us .for All Your condition spoiled freshmen, but now they resent being overcrowd Athletic Needs" ed in their sophomore year. - -------- Why 65 Dismissals at End of It is expected that by winter quarter when the ranks will have Last Spring Quarter _thinned enough from natural For Family Security causes there ~ll be no problem. see At the conclusion of the 1968 Spring Quarter, sixty-five Newark Overholt said, "There are usual Campus students received dismissal notices. Most of these students ly more going out at the end of were third-quarter freshmen. Basically there are only two reasons for fall quarter than are coming in at Licking County these dismissals, and ironically these situations still remain; whereas the beginning of wir"ter quarter," the students who were affected by them do not. but he does not think that the The first factor that constituted the official reason for dismissal crowding will drastically increase Savings the dropout rate. was the minimum point-hour ratio required of Ohio State University \ students entering their fourth, fifth, or sixth quarter. The requirement The university may lessen crowded conditions (for next year states that a student must have a minimum cumulative point-hour 4V2 Savings Accounts ratio of 1.70 at the end of the immediately preceding quarter, or a at least) by opening the twelfth floor of Lincoln Tower and by point-hour ratio of 2.00 or better, if taking a minimum of twelve quar Fast Home Loan Service ter hours, for the quarter immediately preceding the fourth, fifth, or making the three floors of Lin sixth. Since a student needs only a 0.75 point-hour ration for advance coln Tower, now used as offices, 42 N. Third St. ment into the second and third quarters, it remains relatively easy for available to students. These four most students to fulfill this requirement. Unfortunately, the sixty-five floors would provide 384 extra 580 Hebron Road students dismissed Spring Quarter, 1968, could not bridge that point living spaces.- by Linda S. Her hour ratio gap existing between 0.75 and the 1.70 needed to enter the shey: fourth quarter . Working while attending college constituted the second prominent reason. Many of those sixty-five students dismissed -worked either part HEAR or full time while attending college. Since only night classes were held last year, this program appeared quite attractive. However, the bur TED SORENSON den became too great, and either work or school had to be neglected. Speak on "Politics 1968" Grnnted, there were some students who enjoyed the social life at Swasey Chapel, Denison University more than the academic, and there were those who could not adapt to the standards and pressures of university life. But these only com at2:00p.m. pose a minority of those dismissed. The biggest deactivating factor Admission $1.50 for a college student attempting to navigate a full-time course proved Tickets availabl.e at door to be work, full or part time on a regular basis, that hampered his tin1e to devote to studies.