Inside This Issue, Rosh Hashanah 2 Rich Mullins tribute 4 The Webmaster 5 Album review 7 Concert/album release schedule 7 TAYLOR UNIVERSITY STUDENT NEW* September 26, 1997 Volume 84, Issue 4 Upland, Indiana Students overload the VAX using the VAX the first three weeks p.m. Therefore, during those JESSICA BARNES of this school year, "one-half have hours, it takes longer to log onto Campus Editor been freshmen at any given time." the system, longer to read and re­ According to Mahan, the VAX, ply to the e-mail and printing speed Taylor's VAX system cannot commonly known as FIGMNT, is suffering. Severe slowdowns keep up with this year's freshman serves Taylor in five ways. It is have caused users to be thrown off class. According to Bob Hodge, the main handler of e-mail for all the system, sometimes without vice president for planning and in­ traffic to and from the Internet; warning. formation resources, without a and, it serves e-mail directly for all Mahan reported that four major computer upgrade or a decrease in students and faculty for both cam­ changes have been made to coun­ e-mail usage by the class of 2001, puses. teract these problems. The news the VAX cannot return to normal The VAX also supports Netscape update jobs no longer run after 12 speed. e-mail for various faculty users. p.m. The number of logins is lim­ "I am not suprised that access to Third, the VAX is the main com­ ited to between 80 and 90. Another the internet is a bigger issue this municator between the Internet existing computer now assists with year. E-mail is the only surprise and Taylor, with internal and ex­ some of the Internet duties that we've had,"Hodge said. Accord­ ternal duties. FIGMNT customarily does. And ing to Art Mahan, network system FIGMNT is the newsgroup the CSS department now uses its manager, "They [freshmen] know server for both campuses, process­ own internal network, instead of e-mail is something they should ing hundreds of batches of news FIGMNT, which was used in the get into. And they should be able postings from Ball State Univer­ past. to do that." sity almost continuously. The existing VAX has been in The Academic VAX was origi­ It also provides common file place for four years. "The e-mail nally intended for curricular us­ space for the academic Local Area system is probably the oldest sys­ age—in conjunction with a class. Network, otherwise known as tem we have at the university," Now, Hodge said, it is primarily LAN; and the VAX acts as a file Hodge said. Still, it was not until an extracurricular activity. "This and print server for the academic late last semester that the system year it [VAX] is probably slower users who are printing from their began slowing down. Students than ever and yet there is hardly Windows applications to network were still not using the VAX any academic computing on the printers. enough to warrant a system D.L. MOODY/The Echo machine. Over two-thirds of With the new and substantial in­ change, however. "But, this year's Zach Ward attempts to guard Mike McGowan in SAC's users are using it for e-mail, and crease in e-mail use, however, Ultimate Frisbee Tournament on Thursday. Many of those using e-mail, two-thirds slowdowns have been reported students particpated in this week's (X)treme Games are freshmen," Hodge said. since the start of the school year. VAX, pg. 2 which will also include today's angleball competition. Mahan said that of all the students They typically occur from 12 to 9 State treasurer announces new college savings account States is no longer a nation of sav­ There is a penalty if the money is AMY MEYERING ers, and that the plan will help young not used for educational expenses, Editor families begin planning and saving and there is .a $100,000 limit on how for the future. The second problem, much money can be accrued. according to Brinkman, is that In­ State Senator David Ford called "It's loving the next generation diana ranks toward the bottom in its the plan "a great step forward," and enough to save for their future," number of college graduates. She said that it will allow Indiana's State Treasurer Joyce Brinkman hopes that the accounts will encour­ workforce to become well-educated said during an on-campus press con­ age more people, including current and more productive. ference Thursday, where she an­ college students, to plan for their President Jay Kesler said that three nounced a new Indiana state pro­ children. aspects of the plan make it espe­ gram to save for college education. The plan allows anyone to set up cially appealing to families. It en­ The Indiana Family College Sav­ a plan, such as a grandparent for a courages families to save, the com­ ings Plan allows families to set up grandchild, and the beneficiary may pound interest helps the amount an account to save for the college take the money for use at most col­ grow faster and the tax (jeferment education of their children. The ini­ leges, universities, and technical keeps taxes lower for families. tial investment is $50 and money is colleges in the nation, not just in the "[The plan] means an awful lot to added every year after that. The state of Indiana. The money may us in higher education and will give earnings are tax-deferred and will still be used if the beneficiary moves a great deal of hope and incentive earn an interest rate between 9 and out of the state, and residents of to families," he said. ABIGAIL JOHNSON/The Echo 11 percent. other states may also take part in the For more information about .the Joyce Brinkman, Indiana State Treasurer, presents the Brinkman identified two problems plan. Individuals who are 18 years Indiana Family College Savings Indiana Family College Savings Plan in a press conference that the plan was developed in re­ of age or o!der -nay set up accounts Plan, or to order an enrollment kit, Thursday in the Recital Hall. sponse to. She said that the United for their own college education. call 1-888-814-6800. PDS creates education connection teaching physics. Also, many that everyone involved ben­ student teachers have taught at MICHELLE HAYWOOD efits: the Taylor students Upland elementary. "They use Basic Reporting through a hands-on experience us as kind of a lab setting," in real classrooms, and the el­ Hubbard said. "They use us as HEATHER KING ementary students through tu­ Associate Editor toring and one-on-one contact a training school. Another asset of the pro­ with Taylor's student teachers. gram, according to Kitterman, Is Taylor relevant to its com­ Principle of Upland Elemen­ is that Taylor University PDS munity? Many people may ask tary School Jackie Hubbard with Upland Elementary is re­ that question. The education agreed. "The services kind of ceiving funding to help pay for department's response is a re­ go both directions," she said. the materials and personnel sounding "yes." A new pro­ Just last week, Taylor do­ that go into making the pro­ gram, only two years old, nated hundreds of dollars gram a success. Ball Brother known as PDS (Professional worth of Apple computer soft­ Foundation of Muncie, an in­ Development Schools) is suc­ ware for which the university ternational glass manufactur­ cessfully linking Taylor to its no longer has use. Taylor has ing company, set up a fund to community through a budding also donated Apple computers promote various education professional relationship with that have helped Upland El­ aopportunities. Upland Elementary School, ementary to equip a lab for Kitterman said she knows of according to Joan Kitterman, keyboarding. Keyboarding is no other PDS program that has associate professor of educa­ offered to fifth and sixth grade the benefit of a sponsor. She tion. students at the elementary added that a representative Kitterman, now serving her school. second year as chairperson of According to Hubbard, one from the Ball Brothers Foun­ the education department, of the biggest contributions dation is present at each com­ spoke of the program with high from Taylor this year has been mittee meeting. Two meetings regard. The goal of PDS is, "to in thousands of dollars of work were held this summer and a work more cooperatively be­ study funding. This has en­ meeting will be held every tween Taylor University's edu­ abled Upland Elementary to other month during the school cation program and Upland El­ have Taylor students working year. ABIGAIL JOHNSON/ The Echo ementary." with elementary children and Plans are in progress to de­ tutoring them for pay through velop another PDS with an in­ Guest lecturer E. Michael Jones spoke on the subject Kitterman explained that the fundamental idea behind the the work study program. ner city school in Fort Wayne. of morality in music Tuesday evening in the Recital "They really enrich us in all Two of Taylor's faculty are re­ Hall. He believes there is a connection between program is to have open com­ kinds of ways," Hubbard said. searching the options there, America's sexual revolution and the advent of rock munication between the fac­ 'Elementary education majors and Kitterman hopes a decision music. He also sees that music has a direct affect on ulty of Upland Elementary and the faculty of Taylor's educa­ benefit from working in ca­ will be made by December as the soul.