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Students who find themselves shut out of campus computer classes can look to local computer firms for help One catch — the University won't credit the courses yet
Off-campus computer classes offer choice
By MARIAN GREEN
OftwEimratd
Enrolling in a University com
puter course sometimes is as
hard as getting tickets for a
Rolling Stones concert As
many as 200 students were
turned away during fall regis
tration for CIS 201, the com
puter and information science
department s basic computer
course
But those students, and non
CIS majors as well, may not be
aware of other options, says
Jerry Ross He teaches com
puter courses at Radio Shack s
computer center. 390 Coburg
Road
Ross, a master’s degree can
didate on leave from the
University's computer depart
ment, says Radio Shack offers
beginning through advanced
courses in computer program
ing
The courses provide from 10
to 15 hours of instruction and
unlimited computer terminal
practice time when classes
aren't in session, he says
But so far, few University
students have taken advantage
of the courses
The price to University
students is fairly low
Beginning-level courses cost
$29.95, increasing $10 for each
additional level
At present, no University
credit is available for the
courses, but Ross says he's
working with the University's
continuing education depart
ment to obtain credit
The morning and evening
classes meet twice weekly, and
new courses begin every two
weeks, Ross says
The Computer Store, in
Eugene, also offers computer
seminars The next six-week
seminar begins Nov 4 No more
than 12 students may sign up for
the $50 courses, and students
double up on the store's com
puter terminals
At the University, CIS depart
ment head Steve Hedetniemi
says students should consider
how the courses would fit into
their overall course objectives
and whether the University will
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recognize the course comple
tion
CIS Prof David Moursund
says "if they learn stuff com
parable to our courses then
we'll be glad to give advanced
placement credit "
Another option is for a group
of students to purchase com
puter terminals
Ross says students can pur
chase a computer system for as
little as $600 A complete basic
system will run about $1.800, he
adds
Students with consulting ser
vices or other small businesses
can rent a computer system.
including a printer and disc, for
about $100 a month. Ross adds,
stressing that Radio Shack
rents only to businesses
For more information about
off-campus computer classes or
computer purchases, call Radio
Shack at 687-0082 or the Com
puter Store at 343-1434
McTeague challenges Smith
By RICH BURR
Of the Emerald
Federal cutbacks in student loans are
harming our valuable institutions like the U ot 0,"
says David McTeague, who announced Tuesday
his candidacy for Oregon's new Fifth Congres
sional District
Although the United States is entering an
era of limits,’ there has been a "severe lessen
ing to the commitment of education from people
like (Oregon Republican Congressman) Denny
Smith,” he said
McTeague is the first Democrat to enter the
race against Smith, who announced his can
didacy last week McTeague is an Oregon
Democratic national committeeman and a 1977
University political science graduate
McTeague also helped organize a successful
ballot measure prohibiting public utilities from
paying future utility construction costs out of
current rate-payer revenues
He called "insane" the Reagan Administra
tion's move to bolster big oil companies and
support nuclear power while severely cutting the
federal solar energy program
"The New Right Reagan Administration, with
unwavering support from Denny Smith, destroyed
the federal solar budget and are sending these
taxpayer dollars down the nuclear rathole "
McTeague said
"Nuclear plants are a poor business and
undependable," he added, citing the construc
tion problems of the California Diablo Canyon
nuclear plant
Renewable energy and conservation are the
solutions McTeague said The solutions will
create more jobs, thus benefiting the economy,
he added
The new candidate also criticized the Reagan
Administration s proposed increases in defense
spending — supported vigorously by Smith
"The Reagan-Smith orgy won't buy us
peace," he said
McTeague said he is opposed to the draft,
which would send "American boys to die for
Mideast oil "
Oil interests are also involved in the elections,
McTeague said The National Committee for an
Effective Congress identified Smith as the fourth
largest recipient of oil industry campaign con
tributions in 1980. with $52,000, he added
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