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tube temptation h the burden of being a student on the Northeast campus these days! The installation of cable television now has students debating abour which channel to watch instead of which guy or girl warrants a 10. The ‘last frontier, the college campus, has ar last succombed to the } tempting fanta syworld of pay-TV. This fantasyland engulfed the | campus during the fall when workers began installing 65 miles of coaxial cable into dormitories, the Elbow Room, and Sandel Library. A huge satellite receiving dish was constructed beside Hudson dorm. The $7,000 receiver drew stares from onlookers and campus residents. Charles Robinette, Monroe businessman who also supplies refrigerators to on-campus students, was awarded the CATV contract. Those people subscribing to the service paid $25 for the cable and an additional $22 for the “Showtime’’ movie channel. Educators and some students felt the added channels might lure students away from study time. “Ir has affected me some,” said Robin Jackson, Oak Grove broadcasting freshman. ‘Bur then,’ she added, “any television will keep me away from studying.’ Cable installation affects TV addicts While some students tried to find the strength within themselves to resist the rube’s remprtations, ofners were just trying to find a clear reception. There were complaints abour bleedover and fuzziness occurring in sets not hooked up to the cable system. And a few students, like Jackson, were granted perfect, fuzzfree viewing of Showtime movies even though they didn't subscribe to the channel. The bugs have to be worked our of any new system, but students were receptive and pleased with the cable. The fantasyland is here to stay. WIRED FOR LIFE. This pile of coaxial cable lies dormant, waiting to bring a little life into the room of a cable: hungry student. jes % i a Oe ,, era A fa. ue Pha Cable TV 17
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7 Oe ITE aT) TV DISH. Workmen inspect the completed satellite receiving dish which was installed behind Hudson dorm. Jones 16 Student life
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18 GREEN THUMB. Sharon Boyet waters the greenery growing In her room. Macrame shelving makes her Lemert room look more “homey.” Student life its
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