University of Georgia - Pandora Yearbook (Athens, GA)

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nDi»[iif ilVJPJg||i) TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT • Cappy Doxey • OK! Everybody move to the middle of the bus. Let some people on here. Let ' s squeeze ' em all in. Sound familiar? It should if one rides a UGA bus between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM. Whether a student rides a Millege, Russell, Orbit, North-South, or East-West one will at some time experi- ence the problem of over- crowding at the University of Georgia. The problem persists not only in the busing system, but also in the dining halls, drop add sessions, classes, and parking lots. It is an irri- tating aspect of our school, and unfortunately it has worsened. Why the problem? First of all, this year ' s freshmen class is the largest ever, consisting of 5,234 students. A total of 27,176 undergraduate and graduate students are pres- ently enrolled. Obviously, the University ' s facilities have difficulty handling these numbers. For example, both fall and winter quar- ters, 500 students crammed into the Fine Arts auditori- um to attend a MAN 201 class taught by Dr. Huseman in fall and Dr. Hatfield in winter. Another one of the more aggravating problems is the parking situation. Have you ever circled around at least two parking lots for about 20 minutes to find a parking space? Well, you ' re not the only one. Maureen Pen- ninger, a sophomore journal- ism major, gripes, Forty minutes recycling through the Reed parking lots is my usual Sunday welcome-back- to-Athens routine! Since there are more students with cars on campus than there are parking spaces available, the UGA Parking Services is forced to sell more parking permits than there are park- ing spaces. Therefore, as the number of students who bring their cars to the Uni- versity increases, so will the problem of finding a decent parking space increase. But, let ' s look on the bright side. This ever-grow- ing problem may have posi- tive results! The Admissions Department has set a goal to lower next year ' s enrollment to 3,350 new freshmen. Steve Frankel, University presi- dent ' s spokesman said, A reduction of enrollment will gradually increase student quality. This will also en- able UGA to raise its stan- dards for admission. In addi- tion, t he reduction will improve the quality of in- struction a student receives due to a better student-facul- ty ratio. — with Young-Sun Yun

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OMPUTERS HERE, THERE, EVERYWHERE • Lara Roberts • Computers are invading the University of Georgia! These days just about every- thing can be done on a com- puter and as a result, every- where you look you will find some sort of computer. For some time now many Jour- nalism courses have been taught on computers, but now more and more depart- ments are turning to the computer for instruction. Both Freshman English and Freshman Math classes are taught on some sort of com- puter, as well as many other courses. Even courses that aren ' t taught on computers somehow interact with them. For example, many Physics classes have practice tests you can do on the computer to prepare for the normal ex- ams. But the biggest use of computers, outside of class, is for writing those infamous term papers. Typewriters are out and Word Processors are Intosh Plus. These are very popular on campus and can be found in the library, both the Journalism and Business schools, and Aderhold as well as many other places on campus. These have become so popular that you will al- most always encounter a wait in the library to use one. Many dorms are also being equipped with some sort of computers for the easy access of students. Creswell, Og- lethorp, Myers, Payne, and Russell all have IBM termi- nals, and other dorms are awaiting them. In addition, many students are investing in personal computers for themselves. What ' s the advantage of using computers you ask? Professor Keith Johnson, who teaches Copy Writing on computers, says it ' s better for the student because they learn computer skills along with writing. It ' s also an ad- vantage to the teacher be- cause they no longer have to decipher student ' s handwrit- ing. Beth Zgutowicz, who takes Freshman math tests on a computer, says the one disadvantage is that you don ' t get partical credit when you take your tests on computers. I wasn ' t expect- ing this when I came to col- lege, but it ' s fairly easy and I ' m getting used to it. The lines in the Computer Lab to take these tests are unreal, just as the lines for using a computer at the li- brary are. Yes, computers are everywhere, but there just aren ' t enough of them. Look- ing back though, you might wonder, How did I get by without one? sa» as ; aaa g«gsi Mfei