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The Stentorian
November 20, 1986
NEW DORM UNITES GUYS
The New Dorm brings
together the best of Hill,
Wyche, and the motel and
makes the whole greater
than the sum of its parts.
There is really
only one thing that could
provide a stumbling block
for this facility. During
the first month and a half
of the school year, many
guys seem to have acquired
"attitudes" about their
dorms in relation to the
others.
What worries me is
that some people may
actually believe that the
inhabitants of other dorms
are "lesser beings".
This is no longer
good-natured joking; it
represents an actual
feeling of superiority due
to nothing more than a
by Mitch Sanders
random room assignment.
As long as people
think this way within the
confines of a small group,
it is not harmful . But
the situation we are
presented with cannot
stand attitudes like these
in any form.
You see, now that the
New Dorm is open, there
are no more Hill, Wyche,
or motel guys. We all
live together under one
roof. We must learn to
respect each other as
people, regardless of what
hall we used to live on.
Only then can the New
Dorm become a "melting
pot" of different
personalities, and be a
place that nearly 75% of
the male student body can
be proud to call home.
Printer without paper
computer problem.
on Second Bryan represents
A COMPUTER LAB NEEDED
SR PRIVILEGES ARE HERE
by Johanna Draper
After what seems 1 ike
an eternity, the seniors
have their privileges.
But should they? The
about
"difficult
year that
obvious
course.
Of
those
seniors
ansvyer
they
course,
few
who
is, of
should,
there are
misguided
insist that
they don't need special
privileges because coming
here is privilege enough.
Obviously, a great number
of people do not share
this view, for if they
did, the administration
wouldn't have gone through
the whole alternate list
to find enough juniors to
attend this year.
I can see, however,
why they think some of us
aren't mature enough to
handle special privileges.
The seniors, and by now
most of the juniors, know
these
cases" last
caused most of the
tightening up of rules and
regulations. This year
we're having to prove that
we deserve the
administration's trust.
Let's hope that our
class sets a good example
for those in the future,
so they won't have to go
through all the problems
we are having now.
Where are all those
computers I heard so much
about? Have you tried to-
find a free IBM personal
computer after six? It
cannot be done.
Officially, There are
65 IBM personal computers
here at school. That is a
huge amount for a school
our size. We should be
grateful for such a
privilege. But where are
they?
Actually that number
is a bit misleading, for
only 30 of those IBM's are
available to students.
Now that the VAX is. on
line and open to the
entire student body, many
more terminals are
available.
The VAX does not
solve the problem, though.
It is still hard to find a
NEWSPAPER ARRIVES
The Stentorian is an
NCSSM publication
dedicated to informing and
entertaining the student
body. All the work done
on The Stentorian is done
in the staff's valuable
free time.
THE
STENTORIAN
Editors-in-Chief . .
Susan R. Wallace
News Editors ....
Susan Queen
Editorial Editor . .
Feature Editor . . .
Sports Editor . . .
Staff: Danielle Bernard, Angela Blair, Johanna
Draper, Pete Eisenhower, Jennifer Larson, Phillip
Middleton, Kim Owens,
Geetha Rao, Rachel Ragsdale,
Mitch Sanders., David
Wright
Steinmiller, Jana Watts, Lee
Copy Reader ....
Distribution Managers
.... Heather Kane
Katie Sherman
Photography ....
Advisor
Sandy Gosnel1 , the
Work/Community Service
Coordinator, advises our
staff of approximately 25
students. Without her
help, publishing the
student-run paper would be
impossible. The NCSSM
Parents' Fund pays for
printing The Stentorian.
We encourage our
readers to submit letters
to the editors, articles,
and story ideas and to let
us know if something
important is happening.
There are many
dedicated people with
creative ideas on The
Stentorian staff this
year, but our hands are
tied without the
cooperation of the school.
Lend us your support to
make 1986-87 a great year.
Susan and I would
like to offer special
thanks to Lynne Donges for
her help, support, and
guidance in publishing
this issue.
check each
is no fun
too much
of the time,
groups of
are out of
paper or
by David Steinmiller
computer. The computers
are organized into five
clusters. They are
located in the library.
Second Bryan, Third Bryan,
and in two computer labs
on Third Watts.
To find a free IBM,
you must walk all around
the school to
cluster. This
and takes up
time.
Each cluster
supposedly had its own
copy of each diskette, but
they always seem to
migrate to some other
place. Keeping each
cluster organized and
supplied is a major task
because they are so far
apart.
Much
individual
computers
printing,
overcrowded.
One solution to these
problems would be to place
most of the computers in
one large computer lab.
One lab could be
supervised and supplied
more easily than the
separate labs. Disks
would be less likely to be
misplaced if they are all
in the same place.
The obvious problem
with this plan is finding
a location for such a lab.
Now that Watts is open, it
presents the place. Three
large classrooms could
easily be converted for
computers. There would be
space to spread out,
unlike the crowded
library, and work could be
done more efficiently.
The idea of a single
computer lab is an
ambitious one. If you
agree with it, let someone
know, like the Student
Council. The
administration will only
act if enough people show
concern.