The Comment, December 13, 1979
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Bridgewater State University Virtual Commons - Bridgewater State University The ommeC nt Campus Journals and Publications 1979 The ommeC nt, December 13, 1979 Bridgewater State College Volume 53 Number 10 Recommended Citation Bridgewater State College. (1979). The Comment, December 13, 1979. 53(10). Retrieved from: http://vc.bridgew.edu/comment/443 This item is available as part of Virtual Commons, the open-access institutional repository of Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, Massachusetts. The Comment Vol. LIII, No. 10 Bridgewater State College December 13, 1979 Educational Electronics atBSC by Gene. Manning to its full potential due to lack of throughout the Maxwell Library on his efforts the center became an_ worked in educational T.V. since its Dial acces is a sophisticated money and personnel!. The .dial automated media control system which to view video programs and actuality. Since we've been here we inception in the early 50's and dealt access control area is located on the to listen to various audio selections. have not taken any equipment for with 37 colleges and schools around Operated by highly qualified ground floor of the library. It is technicians and effectively serves The operating hours of the Dial outside service. No repairmen have the US as, a consultant in designing possible to have as many as 12 video Access ~ System -are: Monday come here. It is all done in house." media systems. In the early 70's, the college community in media and 240 audio programs at a time. programitlg. "We believe'it to be the through Friday 8am to llpm. The 'Bob Gibbs and Walter Deady are Bob and Walter teamed up to start a Bob Gibbs and Walter Deady do audio portion is available on no strangers to the world' of media company that developed computer only operatioal audio and video dial their own editing and . recording of accesssible system in the coul)try. weekends : 12:00·4:00 on Saturday equipment. Infact . Bridgewater display screens and in 1974, both programs and offer student tape , and 12:00-6:00pm on Sunday. With State probably has the best qualified, came to' BSC. The Dial Access It's one""bf a kind. Ithas capabilities copying , services' (students must the entire system automated the people in the Northeast workinS, equipment was here but was not beyond any other/' said Bob Gibbs. supply their own tape) doing, as programming can be arranged in maintaining, and planning their operational at that time. Bob and We have completely automated the many .as 100 a week. There are system, right now it's not operating conjunction with library hours, media' system. Walter and Paul Kingston, pat·time currently 58 colorl11onitors "Professors can schedule the Mr. Bob Gibbs; a 30 year veteran , technician, redesigned and installed individual programs they want as of General Electric, worked on the the equipment for its present , Dial Access makes available more development of TV teceiver~ during capacity. Perhaps the best way .to than 500 educational video taped the eaily stages qnd dealt with describe the system now is to refer presentations", ,noted Mr. Gibbs. marketing all over the world. to the '78 Homecoming Theme. In a "We service just about all of the He has worked in 38 countries, media sense~ "The Future is Ours,'1 college departments. We have 'designing, setting up. and as Bob's quote: "There's nothing access to feed video programs to manufacturing televisions forG.E. that this equipment can't do~ every room in the main library from licensees and affiliates. He has (Cant. on p.lO) the control center on the main floor.'" . As might be imagined, the upkeep of the system is a large job but Bob ~nd Walter are also responsible for maintaining the Lallguage Lab eqUipment, the Library Lecture Hall and advising the Student Union, Music and other departments on Editorials .. ~ ......... 2 Classifieds ........ 8·10 the purchase of equipment. Announcements .... 3·4 Mr. Gibbs noted; "Te only reason Sports .... : ..... ~ 11-12 :his place exists is b~cause ofthe DoonesbufY .......... 5, Holiday Pages. 13-16, 27 :Ore sight of' the late D~:. Henry \c~LJ'H,H "" ••••••• , •••• 6·7 Ten Year Section • 17,.26 rtosen. who: understood .. the "IotentiaJ of such asystel!l. Through 2 The Comment December 13~ 1979 ~~~~~~)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~)~~~~~~)~~~ Merry Christmas Editorials from The Comment Merry Christmas! For this !tears Christmas Issue of The Comment, we have decided to try something new. Because Christmas is very's much a children's holiday, we invited first graders from the Burnell school to do Christams drawings for us. With the help of Dr. Klukcms of the Art Department and of Dr. Rondileau, we selected several for use in this issue. We wish that we could have used all of them! We thank the children, their teachers and the Burnell school administration for their work and cooperation. We appreciate the drawings and the reminder of an often forgetten part of the BSC community. Also, because this is the last issue of the 1970's, we have selected one front page from each of the years of the decade and reproduced them on pages sixteen through twenty-six of this issue. We'd like to wish everyone a happy holiday season. Also, good luck on finals and have a pleasant break! New Editor for Comment Beginning in January, The keeping with the tradition of Karen Comment will have a new Editor-in Tobin's administration." Chief. Daniel' Hall has been elected to this position. He will replace Karen Tobin has been Editor-in Karen Tobin, whose term of office is Chief since last January. She was over at the end of December. previously Cultural Arts Editor for Danny Hall has been Sports two years. Karer. has also' been Editor of The Comment since last involved in Choral Society during January. He was Sports Editor of his her tenure as editor and has high school. newspaper, The previously been i,1")volved in the Walpole High School Rebellion and Ensemble Theatre. the SGA Senate was alst involved in his high school and the Action Center for Women. yearboo, both for 3 years. A On her year as Editor-in-Chief, sophomc. ·e, Danny lives at the Hill. Karen said, "I think that being Editor Comme .; .... q on his future has been a good experience for me. administr, tion, Danny said "My I've learned quite a lot about dealing administri. :ion will not bow down to with people and about responsibility. I'm very proud of my any outsi( ~ organizations, like the administr; ion or the SGA. If staff and editorial board. I don't something is worth printing--good know where I could ,have found a or bad news-owe will print it better, more supportive group of people." regardless of the c0l1sequenc:es, ·.· ••. "\;}.i,'!':'·t;.})'.:t;,(i(i\;!\:i;;:;i,;'::i Top Photo: Editorial Board. (Standing lor) Marena Grove. Audrey .Oliveira, Sue Asci; T. Michael Robertson, Karen Tobin Michael The Comment M~Eachern, Joni Dahlene. (I{~.eel,ing I-d Greg Dansak, Bob (established' 1927) · Ed·t . Ch· f K T· Cote, Dzmny Hall. Missing: Jackie D anny and curtent t or-tn- Ie are. n obm. 'B k" t' t' S· L fl J' CI Editor-i~-Chief ............................. Karen Tobin' ' ec e. • ue a amme, 1m anan. Managing Editor '..................... Michael McEad'.ern ~~·~··"~~~~-~· ~~-:~. -.~~ ~~.~~~!] Bottom Photo: {Standing l-~ .. -: -. Business Manager ........................ Marana Grove •· .tt t th' E'det ". t,.ynnetten~chnorbus, Leo Wiltshire, , News Editor ...................... : ...... Audrey Oliveira ,'.L e· ers' 0 e.. .. lor~.G.. i.l ..BI~s~;" .. Jeff Fe~ngo.lg, Ric.hard ...:.. _ ~Plckenng~ (Kneehng I-r) Tony Cultural Arts Editor ............ , ......... Jackie Beckett I ," . - .." - . 1. Costello, Tom Leen, Joe McDonald. Sports Editor .................•............. Danny. Hall Advertising Manager .................... Robert A. Cote Photography Editor ..................... Joni M.· Dahlene Graphic Arts Editor ., ............ '.' ....... Greg Dansak Fight Article Explained Office Manager ... ~ ...•............... Susan J. Laflamme ' To the college community, When I' heard that Ms. Kim presentation of prodf that I was Distribution Manager .. '.' ................ James.. A.' Calnan Several(no names) have come up Cleghorn was to be reading from a . wrong, along with a request from Contributing Editors .........................,. Sue Asci to me concerning the article "Dorm prepared statement) assumed that the Editor of The Comment. ......... _....... T.Michaet' Rbb'ertson Fight Questioned". I would . like to her's would be the best testimony to Under no condition will I even Writing Staff: Jahn Banach, Gil Bliss. Jerry Cacciapuoto. respond to those comments with print, even though she read her consider apologizing for writing th,,: Anthony Costello, Mary Doucette, Jeff Feingold, Pat Randall these reasons as to why the article statement so fast I could barely keep article. It was a learning experience was the way it was. , up. and I feel I have done an adequate Gesner, Tom Leen, Sue Leoni, Joe McDonald, Jack Nicholas, 1.£ had absolutely no say in where 4.1 am deeply insulted that there is job. Lori Parker, Joan St. Andre, Suzuki, Leo Wiltshire. the article appeared in The even hinting' at the fact of my and Sincerely, Art Staff: Charlie Billard, Lorena Kelley, lynnette Schnorbus. I Comment. It could have..been put Chip's affiliation at W.BIMLWBIM Leo Wiltshire Photography Staff: Jack Duncan, Sue Fearnley, Gloria i onthe last page for aliI could have had absolutely nothing to do with Frederickson) Gail Kyle, Joe McDonald, Deb Nascimbeni. ! had . to say about H. It was the why I wrote the article! I wrote it out Production Stafl" Martha Anderson, Sheila Brennan! Susan I decision of the editor to put the of my own concern. and interest. "bias and article. where she did. Board members Mike' Condry and' Brennan, Colleen Goudie, Tom Leen,.Joe McDonald.