oard mulls
1977-78
budget
I problems
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’'There's too much focus on women"
I Ralph Groener, member of the Clack-
,as Community College Board of Educa-
i.
“"I'll believe that when I see a woman
'in," replied Anne Nickles, another CCC
“ird member.
"I'd like to see a Focus on Men," said
,ury Wright, also a board member.
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By Lenna Fitch
Staff Writer
Monday night, Nov. 22, members of the
jickamas Community College's Board of
ucation debated CCC President John Hak-
,;on's proposal that next year's budget
Ifaw for a $7,000 increase for the Focus on
i>men committee.
THakanson said that there are 500 more
>men on campus this year and that he
£nks the Focus on Women program helps
/ollment.
"It's good promotion," Hakanson said.
.According to Bernice Evans, CCC coun-
or and chairperson of Focus on Women,
present budget allows for a $1,890 bud-
t. She said that the need of an increase is
monstrated by attendance at the program
lichjs up 400 percent from last year. They
e presently operating on money from other
idgets.
Additional items Hakanson asked the
>ard to consider included $7,000 for a
aff development program, and $15,000 to
25,000 for equipment replacement (a cap-
al projects fund).
ToBfakanson's proposals, board member
alph Groener added a Focus on Contem-
jrary Community Concerns program, of
hichlhe tacked on a figure of $10,000.
"I'd rather see something like this than
ocusion Women," Groener contended. He
lid that women have overdone it, and that
lackshave done the same thing.
"We should bring more practical concerns
Jtheltudents, and teach them how to make
leir^wn neighborhoods work," he empha-
zed.
The board met to discuss next year's
udget and approved a motion that the
77-'78 budget come in at the same dollar
Amount as the '76-'77 document -- with the
xceplion of fixed costs such as utilities.
isurance, etc.
Photo by Jerry Wheeler
Mike Aronson, CCC physics instructor, shows Cougar Print reporter Barbara Dikty the
terminal keyboard that will be used in the operation of the IMSAI 8080 microcomputer.
Aronson and fellow physics teacher Dan Liethoff are Working on the project.
Instructors continue
computer construction
Vacuum tubes and moving parts have
been done away with, said Aronson. In the
8080 there are transistors, each the size of a
cigarette lighter. Each of these transistors
Mike Aronson is building a computer -- perform the work of 50 vacuum tubes.
"In a few years, computers will be even
a computer the size of an overnight case.
Aronson, a physics teacher at CCC, is smaller," said Aronson.
Dan Liethoff, another physics teacher at
building a IMSAI 8080 microcomputer in
the Physics Lab. He expects to have it CCC, expects that in the near future micro
completed by June of 1977. Total cost of computers Will find their way into people's
homes.
the microcomputer is $1600.
"Just imagine a computer set into the
"Computers are only in their infancy,"
said Aronson. Eighteen years ago, a com wall of a house that automatically controls
puter with the capacity of the IMSAI 8080 the house's internal environment," said Leit-
would have filled a small room. Today, new hoff. "And it could also keep track of your
technological advances have drastically shrunk bills so at tax time you'd just punch a
computer size while expanding their work button to get a record of the previous year's
bills."
load capacity.
By Barbara Dikty
Staff Writer
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