An Independent Student Newspaper Serving the University Community Since 1906 llraiersity Edio ?3 /olume.Tff/Issue 3 The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga September 16, 1983 Billy Weeks/The Echo Inside this week: Phone problems Arena basketball seating Loverboy rocks arena Mocs fall to ASU Echo News 1 The Echo/September 16, 1983 Operational by Monday Storms delay installment of new system By Laurin DeRamus Echo News Writer In response to South Central Bell's announcement complete account number is not dialed within that that student long distance calling services would be It (the storm) virtually time, the student's effort will result in the call being disconnected on Aug. 30, the university is installing its wiped us out. How the immediately cut off. When an entire number has been own long distance system. Joe Johnson, completed there will normally be no problems in superintendant of maintenance, said the system was system stayed on line I reaching the intended party. However, if a student originally scheduled for operation by Sept.l; however hears music, it signifies one of three things: 1) all the a damaging storm on Aug. 23 put the transition behind don't know." lines are busy; 2) their account number isn't in the schedule. —Joe Johnson computer yet; or 3) the student has dialed incorrectly. Johnson said the storm knocked out the whole If one of these events occurs, the student is system—phones, power and computers. "It virtually Superintendent of encouraged to try the number again. wiped us out." The storm, he explained, downed the A new factor has been added to the long-distance computer for the phones and wiped out the programs. Maintenance billing system. It is a $50 line of credit, the maximum Power returned later that night and the phones were operational by Monday. amount that can be charged to any call at one time. operational on spare files the next day. According to physical plant representative Sue Bills are still sent to parent and are payable by the fifth Another storm hit on Aug. 27 which ruinded most of Stephens, the new telephone system is strictly a of each month . Stevens reccommended these bills be the spare programs. "How the system stayed on line, I university operation. UTC has been preparing to use paid on timecause for every month a bill is late in don't know," Johnson commented. By Sept. 1 the its own systen for some time now. The system works payment a charge of $10 is added to the bill. system was fully operational, however, there are still a as follows: a student makes a phone call using the If ther are any problems at all with phones in the lot of problems and the programs are being worked regular call method of dialing 9, 1, then the area code dorm of room, Stevens stressed that students notify on. Johnson anticipates the system returning to and the phone number. If a student is dialing within the Physical Plant immediately. Students are requested to normal by Thursday or Friday. 615 area code zone, it is not necessary to dial the area be as specific as possible about their phone problem The new long distance system is working on limited code. Preceeding the phone number students have (instead of just saying, "My phone doesn't work") to capabilities now, Johnson said, and should be fully fifteen seconds to dial in their account number. If the enable repairmen to make speedy adjustments. UT system officials visit campus Bv Marv Mahonev Echo Editor Academic standards, housing and want to regress," Kozar added. He the budget were the main issues during noted that times have changed since the annual "UT system to campus visit" many of the trustees were in college and on Tuesday, Sept. 6. Dr. Andy Kozar, they are not used to the students' executive assistant to the UT added freedoms. Students are making president; Emerson Fly, vice president more decisions now, Kozar said. of business and finance; Dr. John The extra freedoms and decisions Prados, vice president of academic are important for the students, Kozar affairs; Dr. Willis Armistead, vice stressed. "We view the dormitory just president of the college of agriculture; as much a classroom as a classroom," and Dr. Joe Johnson, executive vice Kozar said. He added that students president of development, spent need to take responsibility for their Tuesday on the UTC campus lives, rather than let someone else set answering questions from students, all the rules. faculty, staff, administration and city Dr. Charles Renneisen, dean of officials. student affairs, and several of the During the discussion with student students present pointed out that the leaders, the students expressed biggest problem in the dorms is noise, concern about dorm visitation policies. not visitation. Kozar noted that Kozar said when students requested frequently the noisiest times are in all- new visitation policies, the Board of female or all-male situations. The noise Trustees studied the current policies, level usually decreases with visitation. established in 1971, and the requested Many of the students also questioned ones, and many of the members the housing fees. Fly said the housing Dr. Andy Kozar objected to the requested policies on costs at UTC are higher than at other moral grounds. UT schools. He said this is due to the Kozar said the trustees will be visiting fact that UTC has much better facilities "We view the dormitory just as much a the campus to get a first-hand report on than the other schools and because housing and visitation. "I hope the visit classroom as a classroom." will come off well, because we don't COnt'mUed 0/7 pdOe 5 —Dr. Andy Kozar September 16, 1983/The Echo 3 RQmore seats Student basketball seating revised Bv Sandy Fye ^^^^^^^^^^ Echo News Editor SGA President Jim Smallwood the new plan better because the Final arrangements for Roundhouse year." commented, "Although the seats may students will be consolidated and not seating for the 1983-84 basketball Other riser seating is divided into not be quite as good as last year's, I like separated by two sections, like last season are set, according to UTC three categories: $250 contributor Chancellor Frederick Obear. seats with an option, $150 contributor HOUSTON ST. Last spring Obear, former seats with an option, and $50 Excecutive Vice Chancellor Charles „ GATE 3 contributor seats with no option. Temple, Vice Chancellor Merl Baker, Contributors with an option may ••' purchase tickets to arena events within Vice Chancellor of Development * Ronald Area and Vice Chancellor of a time limit (which varies with each Business and Finance Dave Larson met event) and are guaranteed a seat in their designated area. Fifty dollar and approved the new seating IF V V » contributors do not have this option. arrangement submitted by Dr. Charles i ' Renneisen, dean of student affairs, u Because these prime seats are under the recommendation of former * / '•• unavailable to the general public until a Ml i-H •'y * „'! ..K.!'.,/ SGA president Charlie Grant. Grant's C - date sometime after arena event tickets of—• te \ plan was one of two presented by the A - ••;•' T go on sale, it is feasible that a person R who purchases tickets after the initial committee to the SGA and student . H leaders last fall for the 1982-83 season. ticket rush may get a better seat than N S those who camp out at the box office The UTC cheerleaders also strongly A I I.I - ^>l T. supported this plan. and buy the first tickets to go on sale. The new arrangement places At this time there are no $250 seats students in sections 102-108 of the riser 1 :'W $ If with an option left. There is a section of section. All other student seating is in 100 seats in the $150 area still unsold, the upper balcony. The upper level plus individual seats scattered seats do not require a ticket; the throughout the contributor seats. student need only present his I.D. card The administration is optimistic for these seats. The student sections >Mi »•»•• about the new arrangement. Obear last year were separated by three aisles stated, "I think it will work out very well. Hopefully, the new system will of Gold Circle seats. The new MABEL ST. GATE1 arrangement also adds approximately encourage more students to come to 80 seats over last year's number in the Shaded areas represent student seating areas. There are also up to 2000 upper balcony seats the games." designated student sections. available. Validity of aid groups questioned By Leigh Anne Davenport Echo News Writer Yearly, students wonder how they can meet their print-out of private financial aid that appears to be just interest in hearing from any students who were upcoming college expenses. They are told repeatedly right for them based on their answers to a 30-question successfully aided by such an organization. that financial aid is always available; they only need to application." Students are assured of receiving the As an alternative to the Scholarship Bank and other seek it out and apply for those forms of aid for which latest information on private aid sources at a "modest organizations like it, Tinnon suggests students they qualify. To assist students in their search, many charge." explore books specifically designed to aid them in organizations have developed programs through Ann Tinnon, director of the UTC financial aid their scholarship search. The UTC Library has copies which a prospective aid candidate is given a department, said the "modest charge" involved in of Feldman's Guide and The College Bluebook, which computerized list of scholarship offerings.