|^^H^^| IRIMT> COL1 KA- HAKITOKO'C OWtC IK L I ^jlp^ikik f^'^B"'™1^ \ i,l. l.WW I. Issui- 1 • Si-pli-mfHT 7. 1488 Hallden to Charge .•,'-• .' '- •" • '-• .' *•• For Laser Printing idling people not to print multiple -By loh I'sun Lim- copies but the\ still do it anyway." Under the new system laser printing on the Macintosh and IBM PC systems will be done off terminals Free laser printing tor Macintosh reserved for printing. Charges to the and IBM Computers at Trinity will students will be made through a Venda end due to excessive student use. The Card machine linked to the system Computer Center will be forced to which will activate the printer when a charge up to S.25 per page tor all student's charge card is inserted. The systems including VAX. magnetic cards, similar to the library's The unofficial charge of S.25 per copy cards, will be available through page was determined by several lac- the Computing Center. tors, according to Bernard Hecker, Students will not be able to laser Assistant Director for Academic print off any other terminals but will Computing, "The printers were run- be able to use several new dot matrix ning copies into the hundreds of thou- printers free of charge. Users of the sand. That type of use increases the VAX will have the new price charged cost of maintenance, repair costs and automatically to their accounts as in also uses up a lot of paper and toner the past. cartridges. The printers are getting so While the new printing charge expensive that they are becoming dis- may seem exorbitant. Hecker main- Freshman buying their books for the first time experience the long lines in the bookstore. Photo by Dave Copland posable items." tains that Trinity students are still Due to some technical difficul- getting free computing services which ties, the new system will not be imple- students at other schools have to pay mented until the middle or end of this for. "Laser printing is just one service Diversity Marks Class of '92 semester. At that time the Center which the center provides. There are hopes to install two printers for the other services such as the availability Borus estimates at about 8%. one for popularity at Trinity." Macintosh system and one for the PC of computers, student accounts and ~H_v Dave Cvpland- Borus feels the increase in mi- The average Scholastic Apti- system. The Center will maintain free workstations which the students don't NCHS Writer nority enrollment happened faster tude Test scores for the new class are printing facilities by setting up several pay for," said Hecker. than anyone was expecting. "Now our 560 verbal and 610 mathematics, 75'/r dot matrix printers for all terminals. Moreover, the new charge is not emphasis is on at least maintaining or of the class were in the lop 209i of their Hecker made clear that the print- meant to be a profit making venture. A result of Trinity's effort to di- increasing the minority population," graduating class and almost half were ing charge was not meant to drive "In setting the price we are taking into vesify the student body can be seen in he said. "We will do whatever we can in the top 10% of their graduating students away from the system but to account the price of toner cartridges, the number of minority students in the to prevent it from slipping back." class. curtail their use and encourage use of paper, annual service, and deprecia- Class of 1992. According to David Approximately 1500 applicants 58 students are children of the appropriate technology for print- tion of the machine within its life Borus, Dean of Admissions and Fi- were accepted from a pool of 3435. Alumni. Students come from 35 ing rough drafts and other papers that expectancy. With the charge we will nancial Aid , "there are more minority While admissions expected only 490 states, the District of Columbia, do not require laser print quality. just break even," said Hecker. students in this class than ever before." students to accept their places some 40 Puerto Rico, and 10 other countries. "The laser printers are for final Though charging for printing is There are 87 minority students com- more freshmen entered Trinity this The top seven states are (in order) drafts and resumes. Its unnecessary to something new at Trinity, other prising 16.5% of the class, which is fall. "Trinity turned out to be a more Connecticut, Massachusetts, New print out a rough draft on a laser printer schools such as Yale and Middlebury approximately the same percentage as popular choice than anticipated," said York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, every time it is revised," he said. have already implemented this sys- the Class of 1991. These classes con- Borus . "The trend is that a school's California, and Illinois with 128 at- In addition, the charge will deter tem. While Hecker realizes that the tain double the percentage of minority popularity with high school students tending from Connecticut and 12 from the excessive use of the printers for student body will react unfavorably to students in the Class of 1990, which will fluctuate. This year wa.s a good Illinois. non-academic purposes. "We get the move, he optimistically states, people who print scores of copies for "the technology in the future will party announcements and for sale serve to bring down the cost of print- f signs instead of using the copiers in the ing. Right now were doing this be- library," said Hecker, "we put signs Tripod Ushers in 88-'89 cause we have to." y'C. Miller ability to bring your problem to the program, here at the Tripod, or in the attention of both students and admini- Community Outreach program. Welcome back to another year of stration, and force some action. You There are a lot of opportunities here at sun and fun here at Trin. For some of have a voice, make it heard. Trinity, but sometimes you have to us its our first experience away from Students also should be encour- reach out and find them. Just a re- home, and for same of us (me in- aged to not isolate themselves here at minder that Activities Night is this cluded) a year of great trepidation in Trin, but ought to explore the Hartford coming Thursday, September 8th. having to face the"mi/ WDI'III" upon area and the compelling issues that To all the freshman, transfers, and graduation. affect us all, especially in this Presi- exchange students, welcome to Trin. Just a few thoughts to start off the dential election year. Get involved, be and to everyone else, welcome back year. Although the temptation at the it through the SGA, in the intramural for'88-'89.' beginning of the term is to party 24 hours a day. 7 days a week, it is usually SEPTEMBER SPORTS SCHEDULE a good idea to open a book, say once or twice a week. After all we are paying Date Team Opponent Tiiw" S17,000+ per year (another ridiculous l.J TlK J>t at U Itiitrcrd 9% percent unjustified increase in tui- 16 Fti tlj .i i at O:ast Cltuij tion and fees) for the right of attending 17 au. v at B^^i)in i this fine institution, and some of those 1- t at V^ixir Irr-.'it. i paying the bills might appreciate the 17 Sit: ! \ effort. 17 :Vit 1 -,1.11' at: i:::aik Uli I at JVUkrrrt: i A quick word of encouragement to 17 ;;.-,t. the fall sports teams who are already l'i t-liii I t O2'A.S'I' ••S!AJ-.|J well into their practice sessions. 20 'in- 1 -,'.i 1 ;n. W.:.;liv.::i i : Women's field hockey is looking to .;(. ITXJ, . (, t".\ tii ''i'/ !-'.'l iA'ii repeat their championship season of .U Thu i i i. I :;. '.'.t-KiTLUir 1987, ami the football lean) seems 7i '11 !ii I titcn;;;; ready to better their excellent 6-2 rec- 22 Thu i, 1 1 ctMi. aii.ij-w; ord of last year. An addition to the stall 22 Thu I • it C<--iiii. Cello;«-•> is Sports Information Director Gahe 2.i Fti ,« CT. Iiiera:t! ie Harris, a former Tripod Sports Editor. 24 :;«: ti a ,u <.hlly Security can be a problem at times. 24 SJL L l h 'll.VLS Do not randomly give out your combi- 24 ait Hi >'i) 1 K.I.T. nations, keep the dorm doors locked, •; A C -it 1 r and don't leave radar detectors and ?A Sac. 1 r Colby a J.i Hitc-s, :it r M $5,000 stereo systems in your un- 26 ttoi Quiicupiac i locked car. -( i ''7 ''IK1 /* 11 I 1 1 IXJ:K) If il turns out that there are things ; « 29 Thu i t 1 1! v,":.sn-:PN ITHI. An multi-purpose pipeline connecting the heating plant and faculty offices in that tick you off, don't hesitate to write ti YAU-: Williams is ncaring the final stages of completion. Photo by Sue Muik to us here nt the Tripod. We have the 29 Tl,u Special Issue: A Guide to Hartford 'A. Page 2 • The Trinity Tripod • September 7,1988 The 1988 Tripod Guide To TITO HAIR DESIGN 232-4481 THE COMET 493 Main St. WILD PIZZA (free delivery) 267 Farniington Ave. 247-7014 The Cave 241-8200 iiliiiill TRINITY BARBER SHOP 209 Zion St. BASEBALL KOENIG ART EMPORIUM 246-2143 999 Farmington Ave., W.