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Official Journal of the Nations Foremost Engineering Technology The STING College 12 26 1988 Southern College of Technology Vol XLI No September Inside The Story Behind the Bell Tower Improved Computer Labs By Ed Hardy sistent with our mission And thats why it looks the way it When the Library adddition looks was designed several years When asked why clock ago included as part of it was wasnt included in the design bell tower or carillon Mr Baker said Mr Sizemore that Almost year after the designed tower and was to Library addition opened the nobody going carillon had its bell installed change Mr Sizemores idea what that tower and began chiming the hours about ought Samuel Baker Assistant to to look like And basically we Page President Cheshier was inter- just had to rely on the ar viewed on this subject chitect and the clock was not The bell tower was part of the architects con- would designed by the architects who cept for the tower We did the building Sizemore and not have been opposed to since hired the Floyd he said Specifically clock but we Survival Freshman the architect was Mike architects to do the design we Guide Sizemore They designed the felt like we ought to rely on and their Library and in fact have their judgement designed the new Student Cen opinions ter which is going under con- When asked where the T-_ struction next year rnone for the carillon came As for the way the carillon from he said It just came looks Mr Baker said Im from the building project it- not real thrilled about the self It seems to me it was design of the tower itself but about four million for the we hired an architect and we whole project And he went relied on the architects on to say that the money was design The architects point state funds was that we are technological Talking about the medley of carillon Mr Page college we are not an Ivy songs the plays WER has beenthe center of much controversy since the bells installed in League college and he wanted among students and staff were July to make statement with the -Photo by Tom CrowBil tower that he felt was con- See Bells Page Summer Review Black Faculty Sought For ST Top GA Officials to Speak at ST SCOT News release ship the Department serves as By Joanne Byrd Each quarter an average of focal for the states two temporary part-time the point Commis efforts to attract new industry During the Summer con- Black faculty members are George Berry sioner of the Georgia to support existing industries cerned student asked The hired According to Mary assistance Ellen Director of Department of Industry and and provide to STING What is Southern McGee number and Dr Dean expanding Georgia businesses Tech doing to increase its Minority Affairs the Trade in the Chancellor of the uni to develop new domestic and Black faculty After talking of Black individuals Propst of Georgia will international markets for with Minority Affairs In- professional Administrative versity System and is make remarks at ceremonies Georgia products to pro- Page 11 stitutional Research and level at Southern Tech above for the the $3 million mote tourism and the film in- fellow student the following the national average opening Harris and dustry in Georgia information was obtained schools size and type of in- Clair Apparel native of is of 14 Textile Center of Excellence Blairsville As of Spring 1988 Black struction There total GA Black 26 on the Berry was appointed Commis students comprised 12.2 per- upper level em- on Monday Sept of Southern Tech The sioner in 1983 by Gov Harris cent of the student population ployees who come into contact campus is He left his with the students here on cam- 230 ribbon cutting position as Com Next at Southern Tech yet these p.m to the missioner of the Department students have only 3.8 per- pus open public There works with of Aviation after overseeing cent permanent full-time Ms McGee stated Berry closely Harris in the the major reconstruction Deadlin In is committment from the Gov Joe Frank pro- faculty representation ac top Office and at Hartsfield Atlanta In- tual numbers there were 397 from the Presidents development implementa gram tion of economic Black students and there are an aggressive Oct 12 for full- development program currently five permanent Under his leader- See Building Page time Black faculty members See Black Page Georgia $eijibe6 i9 It does not offer incentives Black from pg such as scholarships for students especially Black on down to get more Black student She felt that it is harder representation in the for underpriviledged Black faculty Within the last five students to come to years she has seen minorities in Southern Tech all areas of Southern Tech Sam Baker Executive Assistant to the student body and staff in- President is crease substantially the Affirmative Action Officer for Southern The main reason qualified Tech Whenever Black faculty members are dif faculty position opens up an in-house ficult to find is because there is network system with other Black lot of competition among the professionals is various colleges and univer used for locating qualified sities to hire these individuals Black individuals If Black is Once Black professor applicant not hired for the receives his/her Masters or position the hiring depar tment Ph.D and credentials in the must present Mr Baker technical with for his field he/she is in write-up review that great demand explains why the would rather have individual was not hired teacher of any race that can Although these statistics teach me rather than Black seem discouraging the situation teacher who cant said can improve As and Stacey Williams Black more more Black students senior lET student at Southern graduate from schools such as Southern Tech She did not feel there Tech and choose to was any discrimination for enter the teaching profession rather hiring qualified Black instruc than private industry AN UNFORTUANATE DELAY The Fall class schedules being delivered in this Ford the scales be tors here She added think can tipped But pickup had an unusual arrival to the several weeks campus ago The truck was to without these attempting we are under-represented dedicated in- turn left across Clay Street Although many vehicles enter the campus without incident because the dividuals the situation school does not can occasionally accidents do happen worsen recruit students like it should only -Photo by Tom Crowell mediate plans to do that Most Bells from pg colleges try once they start with New the basic bells try to add Computers for Students Baker bells said Theyve got over the years until they about 12 types over there get complete carillon Theres variety of music over The objective for the there Theres patriotic bells he concluded was to Jim music By Connell will be used Macs extensively only two copies of each theres Christmas music We try and get more collegiate by students in the new Master document be may printed out turned the tapes over to the atmosphere on campus When The Computer Labs of Science in Technical Com If student prints out Library and weve let them you talk about image one of located in the Academic munication The program document and then finds make the decision about when the problems that Southern Building will have some new and IBMs the graphic ter mistake then that still copy they were going to play the Tech has always had has been equipment and some existing minals will be used by students counts as printout The music and what they were creating or having the image equipment moved to different in number of upper level student then has one left to copy going play dont know of legitimate college And rooms The Mac MacIntosh ACS courses When the student supplies why hes John Pattillo that was one of the Presidents Lab which room 4216 was his/her the own paper two Director of the Library concerns One of the reasons equipped in the last with year There rules rule still are certain copy applies The chosen to play it at 15 minutes he wanted the bells was he felt platinum Mac Plus machines students must follow when ImageWriter printer should be ofthe hour like that having the bells will not be changed Two IBM using the used to draft Computer Labs The print copies or There are no immediate would add touch of PS/2 model-25 units will be first time student uses one of documents that do not need to add plans to more bells to the collegiality to the campus added to allow IBM work to the labs he/she will have to higher print quality tower wouldnt be surprised And its been interesting to me be printed on the Apple read list of dos and donts that over the next 20 that everybody has not viewed LaserWriters years for the Computer Labs After Students do need not to buy something like that doesnt it the carillon that way reading the rules the student any software to use the happen but there are no im The PC Lab room signs the 4217 sheet indicating machines in the Computer will have the Zenith units and he/she to abide agrees by these Labs but should bring the Meet the IBM XTs Five new IBM rules diskette Faculty/Staff Night for storing the PS/2 mode1-O units equip- documents In the Mac Lab ped with hard drives will be The computers are meant students can check out wor added to this lab These for academic Monday September26 and educational dprocessor and drawing changes begin the transition activities pm pm Class lab reports programs In the PC Lab from the 5-1/4 diskettes to the and After first projects are permitted students can check out DOS your day of classes come to the cafeteria in new 3-1/2 diskettes for the the Student