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Advance Registration System Changes
by Staphanla Harnandaz
Registration will never be the same again
In store for students t>eginning with advance registration tor this year's sum¬ mer session. April 10 and 11. are new registration forms, strict adtierence to registration times, and a new computer software system that provides university-wide access to information Such as transcnpts and financial aid
Videotape programs explaining the new registration procedure will be presented in tfie KIVA to familiarize students with tfie new system
ISIS, or Integrated Student Information System, is a sophisticated new software
package wfuch will provide taster, more accurate registration, and easier access to student records which are customari¬ ly Kept in several offices across campus
What will possibly be the most startl¬ ing change is a strict adherence to scheduled registration times In the box on the lower left quadrant of the registration form will be ttie earliest time that the student is permitted to register A student may register at that time or at any time thereafter
"That's lo keep the lines down.' ex¬ plained Dr John H Brown, director of admissions and registrar We have people getting up here at tour-thirty, five o'clock  in   the  morning,   camping  out
waiting for the terminals to open   It's really kind of silly "
Each division office will assign peooie to monitor the line In front of its ter¬ minal They 11 walk through those lines and make sure that. II you're in line. it',s your turn to register If they miss somebody and they get to the terminal ahead ol <ime. the operator will say. Sorry, come back later
Brown believes that  the system will work   with   help   from   the   students We re asking tor cooperation to make the system work '
The new advance registration request lorms. which replace the old re¬ gistration cards,  will contain a space
for the course "caU numlier " The com¬ puter will recognize the class section by ttiat call number, requiring less time and lewer keystrokes per entry The call number is listed in the extreme left-hand column of the schedule of classes
"The machine can read that fivo-digit numlier a lot quicker and the keystrokes required lor putting that live-digit number are fewer than writing out the wtiole course "¦
"It's going to be about the same (speed) because of (the computer operators experience, but once theyre experienced, itll go faster First time through, itll be as fast as (the old system) was""
Brown plans to otiset first-time litters through practice training sessions for the terminal operators
Space is provided on the form for tioth primary and alternate course selections ISIS accepts one alternate only for each course chosen, so it will allow for less negotiation of classes with the computer operator If the alternate course is also closed, the sludenl will be asked to "step out of line' and work out a new selection of classes
This procedure will eliminate the pro¬ blem ol students whti tie up the ter¬ minals and the registration line by Hipp¬ ing through  the  schedule   ol  classes
while   the   terminal   operator   and   the students in line wait
Advance registration request forms will be available in the division offices beginning today. March 27
Brown has developed an eight-minute videotape program to familiarize the students with the new registration pro¬ cedure The videotape will explain the changes in the system, and how to fill out the forms The videotape program will be shown every tiour on the tiour from Sam to 5 p m in the KIVA It will be presented during the week of March 26 to 30. with additional showings on April 2 and 4
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Survey Reveals CRJ Majors Comnfiit More Criminal Acts
by Sally Strope
A recent campus survey reveals that almost all UTSA students have driven at least ten miles over the speed limit, and many students have been involved in more serious crimes, such as stealing or breaking and entenng
Criminal justice (CRJ) majors Paul Michel, Allen McDonald, John Nepute. and Gordan Nanton conducted the survey recently to determine whether there is a difference in the criminal activi¬ ty of students in the criminal justice area and those in other academic concentra¬ tions
"We felt that CRJ majors would have committed fewer crimes because of their knowledge of the law On the other hand, there was the possibility that CRJ majors would commit more crimes because of their knowledge since they know the laws, they would better know how to get around them
"Also, they know how the criminal justice system works and might feel they have a better chance of not getting caught," the team hypothesized before beginning the study
Various classes and locations around campus were selected for conducting fhe survey to insure a representative sampling of the student population The students were then asked to fill out anonymous questionnaires about their criminal activity
¦ "Our survey showed that CRJ majors do not commit any more or any fewer crimes ttian ottier majors at UTSA." the survey team reported Probable reasons for this, they believe, is because the survey covered each students entire life and included crimes committed bofore the person began majoring in cnminai justice This indicates tfiat the student fias not been receiving a CRJ educatk>n long enough for it to have had an effect on his criminal tiehavior.
"Ttie* second probable reason for ttiere l>eing no dlHerence." the team ad¬ ded, "is tfiat CRJ majors are peopie,too, and tfiey also Hke to go out and fiave a good time " Having "a good time. " which Includes drinking, ttie team hypottieaizes, may lead CFU majors to commit as many crimes as other etudents. Other results of  ttie  study   show
criminal justice and business majors were involved in stealing more often than students in other majors, while one- fourth of the CRJ students admitted to seriously assaulting someone
One hundred percent of all students surveyed admittr ' to driving at least ten miles over the st     d limit, but more CRJ
and business majors admitted to driving while intoxicated
The two unlawful activities in which CRJ respondents were not involved were the taking of money or valuables by force and attempting to committing rape One student (an art major) admit¬ ted to rape
Unpaid Ticlcets Accrue Penalties
A late penalty fee of $5 00 is assess ed for each traffic ticket which is not paid or appealed within five working days of the date of issue. University Police Chief Manuel C Chavez reminds students
The late penalty fee is assessed to deter people from disregarding tickets and allowing enforcement fees to ac¬ cumulate   in   large   amounts   prior   to
registration When a student's vehicle is ticketed, notification is sent to the stu¬ dent that a "hold " has been olaced on his/her academic records To avoid such on occurrence, immediate and ap¬ propriate action should be taken within five working days of the date of a ticket Call the traffic office for information concerning parking permits and regula¬ tions
US Is Pushing Arms Race
by Reed Peebles
"Nuclear war is becoming increasingly likely." according to Dr Paul Ehrlich
Ehrlich, a biologist and professor 6f population studies at Standford Universi¬ ty is perhaps best known as the author of The Population Bomb.
Featured as a part of the Tnnity University "Distinguished Scientist Lec¬ ture Senas." Ehrlich spoke at Ijiurle Auditorium Wednesday. March 14
The professor, who recently served on a "steering committee to study the long term, world-wide effects of nuclear war," titled his lecture Extinction and Nuclear War-The Ecology ol Disaster.
Ehrlich set much of the blame for the nuclear arms race squarely on the shoulders of the US "Recent policy moves'" and "destabilizing weapons" such as the MIRVed (multiple warhead). Cruise, and Pershing missiles are major American contributions to an ever in¬ creasing likelihood or war, according to him
"We are continuing to push an arms race where we have been ahead virtual¬ ly continously," declares Ehrlich The Soviets are very much more vulnerable than we are and have been for a very long time as every knowledgable observer of military affairs knows perfectly well
"Arms races have historically led to wars and there is no real reason to believe that the current trends wont be exactly the same '"
After detailing the mounting probability of nuclear war, Eriich explored the aftereffects of such a conflict
The "prompt casualties" (atxiut Vi of the population of the planet) will not ex¬ perience, "a pleasant vaporization under
Paul Ehrlich warns Trinity University audience that the United States is Increasing the chances of a nuclear war.
a fireball," says Ehrhch Insledd, they will be shredded, decapitated, pulped, maimed, burned to death, and so on, in quite traditional ways
"It's going lo be a hideous thing,"' maintains Ehrlich. but liiats iust the tip of the iceberg "
Referring lo the work ol Ihe famous Cornell professor. Dr Carl "Sagan. Ehrlich describes the secondary effects ot a nuclear war as a "Nuclear Winter"
According to Ehrlich, dusi lofted into the atmosphere by the explosion of nuclear weapons will combine with the smoke from burning cities, oil refineries, and (or'ests, creating a dense cloud around the entire planet The dust and smoke will shut out sunlight and the planet will cooi to a chilly 35 40 degrees below zero   The result of such rapid
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Conference Explores 1984 Implications
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A friendly bumblebee makes his llnal approach lo land on a biuebonnet.
by Joyce Hyde
In 1948 George Orwell wrote a best- selling novel which made predictions about life in the future The title of the novel was 1984, a date no longer in the future It IS, as we are all aware, very much the present
Just flow close have we come lo fulfill¬ ing George Orwell's dire predictions? The UTSA campus community will have the opportunity to make that observation during a day and a half conlerence April 5 and 6
Billed as a conference to explore the implications of George Orwells 1984," the event is sponsored by the Alpha Lamtxja Delta and Alpha Chi honor societies
Presentations are scheduled by facul¬ ty members in various disciplines who will examine just flow close our present- day world resembles the society of Orweils novel
Topics of discussion wilt include brain¬ washing and thought control to the role of big brother and a mathematical ap¬ proach to 1984, among others
According to Dr Mariorie Smelstor. associate professor of English and the mastermind of the conference, several of the faculty members scheduled to make presentations are collatxirating on a book about Orwells predictions The book, as yet untitled, will be used as the humanities text in the summer gifted and talented program at UTSA
Besides presentations by faculty members, conference activities wiH also include a panel discussion, tours of the digital design and structural labs, com¬ puter and robotic demonstrations, and sci-fi film sfiowings
According to Christine Caver, presi¬ dent of Alpha Lambda Delta and pulilteity chairman for the event, the movie ver¬ sion ol 1984 IS unavailable.
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