West Virginia Wesleyan College - Murmurmontis Yearbook (Buckhannon, WV)

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What Is This JARGON? Does this look Greek to you? Well, it ' s Pascal, one of the seven languages used by computer students, and one of the most difficult languages to learn. If you have never gone into the computer room, the above program may seem confusing and complicating, but to the computer science student it is a relatively simple program. The computer system at the College has two centers: one used by the administration and one used for academics. Ron Klausewitz, Director of the Computer Center stated that many advantageous improvements had been made over the summer. The old system could only assist 24 students in the printing of programs at one time. Now the computer system can assist up to 40 students at the same time. This allows entire classes in statistics, psychology, sociology, and computer science to accomplish their assignments all at once. Not only can classes participate in this new system but also faculty and administration members. The computer system is capable of word processing which can assist in compiling doctoral dissertations, publications, and research. Mr. Klausewitz plans to initiate a program to help students pursue careers in computer science. He feels freshmen entering the field need to find out if they have an aptitude for computers. He suggests that they take a diagnostic test before taking a computer class. The results of this test will enable the professor and student to concentrate on inadequate skills before becoming too involved in this field. So if you think computers are confusing, you should give a try because they are the language of the future.

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WVWC CABLE SYSTEM What happened to Channel 4? was the question of many students who returned from Thanksgiving Break to find Dynasty and All My Children lost in marginal fuzz. The marginal fuzz was due to the placement of a new satellite dish next to Haymond Hall which controls the cable system on campus. With six satellite stations and an educational station on the way, the new system has many advantages. Dr. Bob Moore, Coordinator of Educational Media Services, hopes to develop the campus station into a daily or weekly show. The station would be operated by students interested in television communications. He also plans to broadcast classroom instruction through the station. Students could take a three-credit elective merely by watching television. In the past two J-terms, student have been par- ticipating in the Basic Television Production class. Main- ly, the class has been used to expose students to the operations of a real TV studio. They are required to create a short production using the various TV com- munication skills. The engineer behind the College TV studio and TV cable system is Paul Green. He assisted along with Dr. Moore in the construction of the satellite dish and tower. He also performs preventive maintenance on the equip- ment of the system and across campus. Mr. Green ex- plained the satellite works under a Head-End System. This means the satellite receives the waves, amplifies them, and then sends them back out. The ABC station, or Channel 4, in Pittsburgh is not strong enough to be received by the satellite tower which is why it is fuzzy most of the time. But measures are being taken to cor- rect this disturbance so hopefully, Dynasty and All My Children diehards will be happy soon. m 12

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NIGHT LIFE What are you doing tonight? used to be a question dreaded by students as they walked down the sidewalk on a Friday afternoon. Mainly, because students viewed the College and surrounding community as a place to learn and nothing more. However, Buckhannon ' s night life has changed. More students are making use of ac- tivities on campus. Students are also going to some of the establishments which have popped up in the Buckhannon area. The students have realized Wesleyan is not just a place to study, and they began to enjoy the various ac- tivities which were provided. Throughout the year, the Benedum Campus Center offered a wide range of enter- tainment, from bowling to Casino Might. Many students took advantage of the great sporting events which were held in the Rockefeller Gym. In- tramural basketball and volleyball games provided a great outlet for the pressures of classes during the week. The indoor Soccer Tournament gave the students and community a chance to see the soccer players in a dif- ferent playing field than usual. The soccer team proved it could win just as easily on an inside field. The basket- ball team showed the members of the Wesleyan family some exciting court action which brought out the frater- nities, sororities, and independents. The Rockefeller Gym was also the stage for the Mar- shall Tucker Band, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and the phenomenal Airband Concert. T f CINEMA fill IE,, 14