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SKIFF REPORTER CHATS WITH LARRY BROWN - PAGE 11 TCU Daily Skiff WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31,1996 TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, FORT WORTH, TEXAS 93RD YEAR, NO. (34 Committee plans for TCU's technological future BY AMANDA BKONSTAD centrate solely on technological improve- hold meetings and use electronic mail and work access in all residence halls at the Services and chairwoman of the Student TCU DAILY SKIH- ments at TCU. surveys. beginning of last semester, he said. Services subcommittee, said the steering "There have been plans done (in the past), At the end of the semester, each subcom- As a result of these improvements, resi- committee will be comprehensive. A long-range planning committee has but not necessarily just centered all on tech- mittee chairperson will present to the steer- dence halls at TCU are among the top 10 She said the subcommittees will gather been designed to improve technology at nology exclusively," he said. ing committee what areas he or she believes percent in the nation, he said. information about what other universities in TCU. Within the committee are six subcommit- needs the most technological improvement. However, there are other technological the nation have technologically, and 11 will David Edmondson. provost for Informa- tees in the areas of technology infrastruc- he said. areas of TCU which need to be improved, he not be limited to private schools tion Services, is the chairman of the Infor- ture, student services, the electronic library, "The steering committee will write a said. Edmondson said the priorities of the com- mation Technology Steering Committee public relations, administrative services and report that will prioritize the requests of all The software used by the administration, mittee's master plan, which will be written that plans to take TCU into the 21 st century. academic computing, he said. six subcommittees, a kind of technological which was installed in the early '80s. could and presented at the end of the summer, ma} "Technology changes so rapidly that if Each subcommittee plans to collect infor- road map of where we go from here," use updating, Edmondson said. vary from year to year because it it contin- you hold your breath, you will fall behind." mation from students, faculty and other uni- Edmondson said. "There are a large number of work sta- uously subject to the changes in technology. Edmondson said. versities in order to assess what In previous years there have been plans tions out there that are not capable of run- "It's not going to be a plan we bind up and Edmondson. who presented the idea of technological improvements need to be developed to improve technology in spe- ning the software we are targeting." he put on the bookshelf and forget about," he the steering committee to the administration made in each area at TCU, Edmondson said. cific areas at TCU, such as an academic said. said. "It's something that's living,and we're last semester, said the committee will con- The members of the committee will also computing committee, which set up net- Carolyn Ulrickson. director of Career going to review it ever) year" CampusLink room, hall Selby takes corrections House helm due today Recruiting town representatives, BY CHRIST! GILFORD TCU DAILY SKIFI- better communication top goals Students have one day to correct speeches, she said. their room and residence hall Bv AI.ISII v LARI » IIIMI TCI I i\n ■> SKIFF Selby said she also wants to con- changes for this semester with Cam- tinue to use task forces foi issues pusLink. or hundreds of campus res- Past, present and future leaders that don't fall under an) one com- idents might have incorrect bills. of the Student House of Represen- mittee, A task force was used lasl Jill Laster, associate vice chancel- tatives met last night to install offi- semester to work on the installation lor for administrative services, said cers and kick off a new semester. of an elevator in Reed Hall and will the cutoff for CampusLink's January Scott Whealley gave his final continue to work on the project this billing information is today. report as TCU student body presi- semester, she said With 800 students moving to dif- dent before passing The House also ferent on-campus rooms between the the gavel to incoming hopes to keep the fall and spring semesters, Cam- President Sharon lines of communi- pusLink had a large number of Selby. cation open changed phone and room numbers to "1 love TCU so V^ between the contend with. CampusLink asked all much," Wheatley Hi House and the students who had any residence hall said. "I saw things I AW I aei.lt> Senate, or room changes to go to Pete Wright didn't like, and stu- ^J she said ) reder- Hall, Room 110A to fill out forms dent government was iek Oberkircher, requesting service changes. a way to change an associate pro- Two-hundred and thirty students them." fessoi ol design out of 800 have not done so. Following her and fashion, will "I know CampusLink has worked installation, Selby represent the I a< extremely hard to get billing cor- swore in the other ultv Senate at rect," Laster said. elected officers, and House meetings, But the chances for many students the presidential and Hi si oil.in getting complete and correct bills for appointments were unanimously Donna Burg will represent the this month is slim, considering the approved. House ai Faculty Senate meetings, number of people who have not filled "This (being president) is one of she said out the proper paperwork at the Cam- the most exciting and challenging In his vice presidential report, pusLink office, she said. opportunities of my life." Selbv Clement Ouda told representatives Laster said the housing depart- said. who did not attend Saturday's ment had hung posters in residence Selby also reiterated some of the workshop to sign up for a commit- halls and asked resident assistants to House goals and changes for the up tee He said that the committee remind students to fill out the Cam- coming semester. chairpersons would begin contact- pusLink paperwork. She said she One goal is to recruit more town ing their committee members soon wasn't sure what else to do. let D.IIK skin Susan ( lark representatives, she said. Some "Come to the meeting with an She said students who move to dif- Nancy Plattsmier, a senior studio art major, works on her stick sculpture yesterday members of the House are currently open mind, a positive attitude and a afternoon in the Mouth Building sculpture lab. working on a mailing to perspective smile." Ouda said town representatives in order to Vice President of Programming see Link, page 2 accomplish this goal, she said. Chad McBride briefl) introduced Currently, the House is domi- member of the Programming Coun- nated by elected representatives cil and encouraged House members from dormitories on campus to sign up for Programming Coun- According to House documents, cil committees. Social work department to participate town candidates must submit an Selby said the House wants to application including then name. work closer with the Programming G.P.A., hours completed and the t ouncil than ii has m the pas) signatures of at least five off-cam- Selbv also said House members in video conference on world violence pus students to the Elections and have joked about having an "Inau Regulations chairperson to be con- gural Ball" following office! instal- way to get together professors and sidered. lation both years she has been an BY K.E. STENSKE the social work program. both days from the University of TCU DAILY SKILL More than 400 panels will view North Carolina at Chapel Hill. different schools." Because of a lack of interest in officer. Last year. Selbv was vice the broadcast, to be held Feb. 6 and The video conferences are the Moore intended to present the recent semesters, elections for tow n president. University social work students Feb. 9, according to a press release highlight of a week-long teach-in option of watching the video confer- representatives have not been nec- This year. Marriott made an will have the option of participating about the conference. being hosted at the university. ence to her community intervention essary. "Inaugural Ball" possible by pro- in a two-part video conference dis- Journalist Charles Kuralt will host "The whole issue of violence class. She said her class can choose The executive board will also viding food for the open house. cussing violence around the world, the conference, called "Social Work- worldwide is an issue social workers what projects they want to get visit various campus groups at mid- which followed tail night's meeting said Linda Moore, an associate pro- ers and the Challenge of Violence have to deal with," Moore said. "1 semester to get feedback as main of in the House office in the Student fessor of social work and director of Worldwide," live at 1 p.m. BST on think (the video conference) is one sec Violence, page 2 them promised in their campaign Center Annex. News Digest Iran tests low-flying missile Columbian pres. won't step down Corpus kids survive bus crash Mexico's banks under fire Ernie, Bert off to Russia WASHINGTON (AP) - Iran has test- BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — President CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Forty MEXICO CITY (AP) — A billionaire's MOSCOW (AP) — Bed and Ernie are fired a new low-flying missile designed to Ernesto Samper clung to power yesterday, Corpus Christi elementary school students assertion he gave a former president's brother learning Russian.

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