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New system to alleviate colle_ge phone problems By Jim McArdle were having, a recurring problem, was of cards. A card is a disc that has an that people at Wabash couldn't reach eight-extension capacity. Columbia has answered the busy sig this buifding and vice versa. They "We're adding more extensions (in nals that the over-worked switchboard would dial the access code and get a the Wabash building) so I needed more system sent out. The college will be up busy signal which meant that all the tie cards," Booker said. "That shouldn't grading the system sometime in the next lines were currently in use, " McGrath be any problem because all they have to three to five weeks. at an estimated cost said. do is come in and program them into our of $25.000 according to Debrn Mc The firm's study cost the college system Grath. administrative dean. $2.500 and the total cost ofall the hard McGrath was pleased with the way The Marketing & System Develop ware. labor and fees will be in the area M&SD conducted the study. citing that men.t Corp. (M&SD), a consulting of$25,000 according to McGrath. the firm took less than a month to gather firm, studied the colleges phone sys Another recommendation the school data and come up with results and ad tem throughoot March and presented will be following through on is chang vice. McGrath. Executive Vice President ing six metro lines by computer pro "They spent a few days on campus at Ben Gall and Administrative Manager gramming to be compatible to handling this building and at that (Wabash) build Janice Bookeo- with their recommenda incoming calls. The metro lines. which ing . They tracked the incoming and out tiOI)S on.March 30. normally only handle outgoing calls, going calls. they (deduced) what the According to McGrath. the college will increase the total number of incom busy times were, what trunk lines were plans to follow through with all of ing and outgoing lines to 30. being used or not used. Then they came M&SD's recommendations. the most in and made a presentation based on all "Now we'll have six additional lines significant being the addition of eight their research and conclusions.·· Mc to accept calls that are coming in and tie lines that connect the colleges two Grath sa id. that should help reduce the busies and main)luildings at 600 S. Michigan and Gall said the system is upgraded the overload on the system," McGrath .623 S. \\(abash. When the technical about every three years depending. on changes •have been completed. the said .~ · the overall growth of the college. As the school will have doubled the amount of Tone Communications will do the college continues to increase its use of ·tie·lines to 16. hardware installation on the system, ''The biggest problem that people which includes cableing and installation Continued on page 5 Instructor named Theatre on center stage The renovated 65-year-old Chicago Theatre is giving Chicagoans a taste journalism chair oft he past. Stories on pages 8 and 9. By Anne Marie Ligas Lehrman, 57, replaced acting jour nalism chairman Eric Lund on April I. After a two-month nationwide Lund took over the position due to the search, a committee has chosen former Job openings extended illness of former chairman Playboy executive and Columbia in Daryle Feldmeir. structor Nat Lehrman as the new chair Lehrman was the unanimous choice man of the Journalism Depanment. of the search committee that reviewed still abundant more than 25 applications for the posi tion. Members of the committee in cluded Advenising Department Chair for TV careers man John Tarini; TelevisionRadio De Nat Lehrman partment Chairman Ed Morris: English "My coming here is not coincidental, By Greg Canfield tor James Daniels thinks the opponuni instructor Sara Roller and journalism they wanted me to add magazines to ties for graduates will remain abundant. instructors Nick Shuman and Eric Despite recent cutbacks in personnel that. At the same time. they have been Lund. at Jhe three major television networks. "The cutbacks certainly don't help talking about, and have been, adding "There were several excellent candi Columbia's experts on the industry the economy." Daniels said, "but the broadcast to the mix. jobs at the entry level in the communi dates and we were happy to find the one agree this year's television graduates that was most qualified already among "We worked out a broadcast journal should still find a broad job market. cations field are not affected. There arc us," said Shuman. ism major in which it will be possible "There arc many venues available to many areas students can apply their tal Lehrman spent his last 20 years of now to take courses from radio and/or students who arc graduating," Televi ents. If the outlook was not good we professional experience at Playboy television and our department, journal sion Department Chairman Ed Morris couldn't have the Cable News Network magazine. When he left Playboy in ism, combine them so you can train to said ...Although there may be fewer doing on-campus recruiting as it is May 14 ... he added. April of 1985, he was president of the be a newswriler. jobs at the upper level of broatlcast tele Publishing Division. "So we're trying to open up the de vision. there arc many opponunities "Television is here forever." Colum " It was always my ambition, it was panment. While we'll still call it jour available in cable production, post pro bia Internship Coordinator Barbara always my dream that when I reached a nalism, it will be more ofa communica duction and production at the non-net Yanowski said. "Broadcasting is not certain point - when my kids were tions or a mass media depanment than it work and independent stations. going out of business. It is just changing grown up and I didn't need the big sal has been before," he said. " I believe their future is still safe," the way it does business. Broadcasting ary I was making there - that I would The depanment plans to develop Morris said. "I believe the placement had always been big business. but this is get into education," Lehrman said. general core courses that will help stu rate will continue to be good. The op the first time it is being run by business He came to Columbia last fall to use dems understand communications and ponunities may be diminished briefly. men. And to business men what counts tears hope to his extensive experience to develop a mass media. but I don"t believe that will persist." is the bonom line." Yanowski said. magazine program within the journal During the last 15 months. new man "Then we'll have internships. work In the April 12 issue of Th~ New York make a "Dent" ism depanment. study and specific courses in the areas agement has taken over at each of the Time.<Ma gazint Roone Arledge. presi in draft "I think that up until now, the jour of newspapers. magazines and TV three networks. They initiated the cut dent of ABC News discussed the net- the nalism depanment has been primarily backs in an effort to cut costs. but Co newspaper specific," Lehrman said. Continued on page 5 lumbia Television Placement Coord ina- Continued on page 5 t>ACE.! April 1.7 , 1')87 COLUMBIA CHRONICLE '-I\\~ News Briefs Film·festiva -l promotes Graduate has artwork displayed at 8allery "lhlphies. ·· a one-person show by Chicago anist and Columbia alumnus Rick Lange is cuncntly being presented m the Sybil Lamey Gallery. 118 N. awareness of Latino works Peoria now through May 2. A grnduate of Columbia's Interdisciplinary Ans Education progrnm. By Kathleen Misovic be shon documentaries or animations. States. isschcduled toaironChannelll Vargas· shon documentary. "The World Lange's exhibit includes paintings and drnwings done in rich acrylics dis at the end ofthis month or in early May, of Gangs." will be shown along with playing an environmental interest. Latino films previously unavailable "I love film." Vargas said. "It's my to American audiences will be shown films by other local directors. both pro new career:· ' For viewing hours and funher inforn~ation . call 829-3915. June 19 and 28 at the Chicago Latino fessionals and beginners. Any Other Illinois film or video an Photo exhibit continues at museum Film Festival, sponsored by Columbia's Luis Puenzo. a Spanish director ists who share Vargas· love for film are Film and Video Depanment. whose career has spanned six decades, An exhibit oftinlC lapsed views of the European. Canadian and American invited to submit their works in the The festival . .whic h is being pro will be featured at the festival. Three of landscapes at night by Philipp Scholz Rittcnhann titled "Time Expanded Twelfth Annual Festival of Illinois Film duced by former Columbia student his movies wi ll be shown.