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Page 10 THE COMPASS Friday. December 9, 1988^ ART continued from page 1 “You have the hard science and then you have the courses of humanities, and the teaching of a professional education program. In my opinion the art department serves as a major support system for all of these pro grams.” Dr. Pearce said many people have worked on getting the new major to the school, including Dr. Johnny Houston, former Vice Chancellor for Acaacmic Affairs, and Dr. Jenny McIntosh and Eugene O’Neal, who teach in the Art Department.”It has been a group effort,” said Pearce. Bri^ Tucker, President of the ECSU Art Guild, said the new pro gram will “create many directions for an art major to go in iJie industry.” “It gives\us the opportunity to become more professional and more competitive,” ^id McIntosh. CONDOMS continued from page 1 Robertson said “not many ECSU students come to get condoms” at the infirmary. “They aren’t knowl edgeable enough about how danger ous STD’s can be. They don’t see the need to use them.” ECSU students are using more condoms this year than last year, Robertson said. “They come here for an education, not to end up with dif ferent diseases.” Robertson said that there haven’t been any cases of AIDS reported on the ECSU campus. But there have been cases of other STD’s, with gonorrhea being the most common. Both Slade and Miller believe the campus should be better informed about the dangers of STD’s. “Troy and I are from Queens, NEW Dr. Dan Pearce, Dr. Jenny McIntosh, Eugene O'Neal, Alexis Joyner, and Dr. Vincent de Gregorio pose with a piece of artwork. The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has recently approved a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Art for ECSU. "’Tl ^hey say, 7 don't want to put plastic on my body. I'm losing the feeling/ Well, if you get AIDS , you aren't going to have any feelings anymore." --Wylia Slade N.Y.,” said Slade, “and AIDS is very prevalent up there. That’s all you ever hear atout. “But down here people act like AIDS is a big joke. We can’t under stand why people would be laughing at it. We feel like people don’t want to address it. It’s very important, because AIDS can effect all of us.” Slade and Robertson have helped conduct seminars on campus about the dangers of STD’s. “Guys are skeptical about wear ing a condom,” said Slade. ‘They say,‘Idon’twanttoputplastic on my body. I’m losing the feeling.’ Well, if you get AIDS you aren’t going to have any feelings anymore.” Slade and Miller said they both believe the University should help educate students about the dangers of STD’s. “We need to pass out lit erature, sponsors seminars and mov ies to address this problem,” said Slade. “Upperclassmen are kind of hard- headed, you know how we are, but freshmen are more receptive.” SGA continued from page 1 Compass, SGA officials said they hadn’t determined the band. “We didn’t know for sure who we would have,” Williams said. “We had a general idea but we didn’t know exactly who. We could not release any information until the contract was signed by the Univer sity and the performers. We would have announced earlier but other groups we had asked could not make the performance.” Williams said many groups SGA asked to perform were too expensive “or had other obligations. ” Among the groups SGA approached were Keith Sweat, A1B. Sure, Shirley Murdock, Guy Bobby Brown, Lu ther Vandross and Anita Baker. Williams denied student con tentions that SGA showed poor or ganization in planning homecoming activities. “I was chairperson for activi ties,” said Williams, “and it was very well organized. I, along with my committee, spent a lot of time cri tiquing, but we didn’t get the partic ipation we expected.” Paula Sutton, Public Affairs and Music Director of WRVS, said she approached Williams in the early summer about getting a good band for ECSU’s Homecoming. “I knew a guy who works for William Morris, a booking agency,” said Sutton, “and he gave me a list of top performers who were available. I presented this list to Clinton Wil liams, and he never responded.” Following the Homecoming concert, many ECSU students said SGA’s choiceofEU andRogerZapp was a poor selection, which guaran teed the concert would be unpopular. “EU does that go-go music,” said Sylvia Purvis, a junior English major. “It’s one of the worst sounds I ever heard in my life. They take beautiful songs and make this big blob of nonsense. It has no meaning. I think there should be a law against go-go music.” “Everybody is tired of EU’s go-go sound,” said Kevin Alston, a junior. “But I guess the SGA had to get a group they could afford. Last year with Run DMC and the year before with the Force MDs and Shirley Murdock, was better.” “Last year. Run DMC cost the University $20,000because SGA ap proached them at the last minute,” said Sutton. “Shaw University got the band for only $8,000 because they asked for them well in advance.” Condoms available in school colors (CPS) It’s the final touch for the well-dressed college student: condoms in school colors. Students at most schools will be able to get them soon, says Nicho las Fogel, Jr., president of College Condoms, the San Diego firm that’s selling the devices to selected cam puses in California, Arizona, Flor ida, Iowa and Kansas, “if the market is there.” The condoms are sold in pack ets of six for a suggested retail price of $2.99. “At use, the packets are three red and three yellow. At the University of California, it’s three blue and three yellow. For schools with three colors it’s two, two and two,” Fogel explained. Red, yeHow, dark and light blue, black, green and pink condoms now are available, but students soon will be able to buy them in brown, emerald, white, “every color,” Fogel promises. The inspiration for the product came when Fogel attended a basket ball game with an alum of the Uni versity of North Carolina. The friend wore Tar Heel sportswear, prompt ing Fogel to tease that he probably also wore a Tar Heel condom. The idea stayed with Fogel. His first consignment of 14,000 packets went on sale four months ago. Asecondbatchof240,000boxes is almost ready for the marketplace. While some campus stores carry the product and some choose not too, Fogel says he’s had “100 per cent acceptance” from all the cam puses he’s contacted. Chonta Ridley ECSU Junior STUDIO II PHOTO PRODUCTIONS O & P ENTERPRISE PHONE: 335-7688 501 Caldwell Street Elizabeth City, NC 27909 EUGENE O'NEAL OWNER * PHOTOGRAPHER FRAMING * PORTRAITS * WEDDINGS COPYING * CLASS REUNIONS FAMILY REUNIONS SILK SCREENING * VIDEO EDITING “The freshmen are going to be here for three more years,” said Miller. “If we can educate them, they can pass it on.” “Diseases are out there,” said Slade, “and it is time we all stop acting like kids and take responsi bility for our actions. Girls, if a guy can say no to a condom, you can say no to him. “Guys, you say you feel like you are not a man if you wear a condom? Well, how much of man will you be walking around here burning or dying?” “I would use a condom before having sex,” said ECSU senior Ed ward Perden. “There are too many diseases floating around in today’s times. The bottom line is to be on the safe side.” Freshman William Stokes said, “ I think that they should come to the dorms and pass out condoms.” “Since gonorrhea is the number one communicable disease beneath the common cold, “ said freshman Ursula McMillion, “I think that it’s only common sense for one to use a condom, either male or female.” Sophomore Harold Council seemed to sum up the attitude of many stu dents when he said, “Use it now or regret it later.” continued from page 1 Spence said. “Sort of like a translator between two or more people who speak different languages.” Spence said an interconnected network of computers will be in place campus-wide in about one year. The computers will have far-reaching impact on campus life, he added. The new technology would al low students to register in the depart ment chairperson’s offices, instead of going to the registrars’ office. “Massive communications allows a lotofthings to happen,” said Spence. The new technology will bring a number of other benefits to cam pus, too. “Phase three of the program will open up the possibility of the University’s providing cable t.v. capability to the academic class rooms, and to the dorms,” Spence said. The University could provide the cable Lv. signal to the buildings. “And we would hopefully be able to provide the cable service to the dorms, if the financial support was there.” Spence said the digital switch will be a vast improvement over the old analogue system, which involves one telephone line for voice transmission only. “The digital switch can accom- mo^te more stations, the speed is ten times faster, and it integrates voice and data into one system.” The conduits, containing coax ial cable and twisted pair cable, will replace the old wires. “Right now we’re in the construc tion phase of the project,” said Spence. “The digital switch should be installed on January 6,1989. The entire project will cost about $500,000, including the digital switch.” Implementation of the second phase of the project is to establish computer connections between indi- vidud departments on campus. “Once we get the department individuals, and departmental chairpersons of the divisions on line the students will have greater access to the administra tive computer center, academic computer center, and the library on campus.” “Eventually the students will be able to communicate, by way of a computer termmal, with the library, the departments of their major, or ", . . With the new^. system the University- can receive these pro- grams live, and the audience can interact or ask questions. . ." - Sheldon Spence any other system on or off campus,” said Joseph S. White, Director of In formation Systems. “We’re trying to establish isolated labs, or microcom puter networks, in all departments. Some will even be specialized. For example, the Geological department may have a computer that can create topographical maps.” Students will also have access,, by way of the academic computer center to remote data bases, specifi cally, a data base facility which the state provides. “Once that is com pleted we’ll solicit the services of the local cable company to continue in-i stallation with the backbone of the! coaxial cable,” said Spence. “That; will be the second phase.” ; Spence said the third phase would involve expanding local services,! mainly telephone usage for students.’, “The reason we don’t talk very much; about the student telephones in the- dorms is because the University has' not made a ruling on that yet. “The University hasn’t decidcd! either way on who would be respon-; sible for the administration of that; service. But we are looking into the- possibility of allowing the local tele-! phone company and other compa-! nies to bid on the administration of; the student services, by way of tele-; phone usage. For example, they- would take care of, installation, bill-! ing, initial deposits, maintenance and! repair.” ; Still, Spence said the possibil-; ity of a contractual arrangement with > an outside company was “tentative,” I and added, “I know we are going tol provide services to students eventu-; ally, that’s our most important aim.”; The Telecommunication Project! has been funded by both the federal > and state governments, Spence said. I VIDEO EXPLOSION SALE! NINTENDO SALES AND RENTALS! LARGE SELECTION OF CARTRIOGESI RENT BY DAY/WEEKI HURRY FOR BEST SELECTION! > MOVIES STARTING AT 47 CENTS ! FREE Movie Club ombershlpsi VCR rentals only $6.00 Thousands of Movies fo Choose FromI Curtis 1509 W. Ehringhaus St. Elizabeth City Next to Food Lion 338-5651 Mathes HOME ENTERTAINMENT CENTER
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