Monday, February 2, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 5
New computer lab is empty in evenings
Computer Center competes with lab at Budig
The convenience of the Budig Hall computer lab has made it a more popular daytime destination for student computing than the Computer Center. But the Computer Center is still the king of the night.
By Aaron Knopf
aknopf@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
"People going to Budig go between classes," said Wes Hubert, Academic Computing Services assistant director. "So when classes aren't in session, they just don't go into Budig as much."
After only a semester of operation, the Budig Hall lab has helped increase availability of on-campus computers. The popularity of the lab also has led Academic Computing Services to consider adding software.
The Budig Hall lab of 118 computers, 98 PCs and 20 Macintoshes, opened at the beginning of the fall semester.
Chris Ingham, Lawrence senior, said he rarely went to the Computer Center during the day.
"They have a lot more computers here," he said of the Budig lab hall.
"You can find one most of the time."
Sue Silkye, Academic Computing Services' help desk manager, said that more students might come to the Computer Center in the evening because they know that they will not have to leave at a specific time.
"The advantage that we have over Budig is that we're open 24 hours a day, and Budig closes at midnight." Silkey said.
Lydia Ash, daytime Budig Hall lab supervisor, said that the Budig Hall lab is used most from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., especially between class periods. She said the lab was most busy after classes end in the Hoch auditoria.
Ash said that the lines of people waiting for computers at Budig Hall rarely grew beyond five. She said that turnover in the lab was quick
ning instead of tapering off as quickly into the afternoon as it does," Hubert said.
Hubert said Academic Computing Services was considering making some additions to the software on the Budig Hall lab computers, such as applications used in statistical work. He said these applications were available on the computers in the Computer Center.
because people were usually just checking e-mail between classes.
Hubert said that the Budig Hall lab has alleviated lines of people waiting for equipment at the Computer Center during the dav.
"The advantage that we have over Budig is that we're open 24 hours a day, and Budig closes at midnight."
"If you had asked me last year, I would have expected it to be more even throughout the day and on into the eve.
Silkey Academic Computing Services employee
Hubert and Silkey said the Computer Center would replace some of the lab's dot-matrix printers with self-service laser printers similar to those in Budig Hall. Users can print on the self-service laser printers for free as long as they bring their own paper.
Ash said that lab users often requested the addition of QuarkXPress, a popular desktop publishing package, to the computers.
sara init
Academic Computing Services
add a vending machine of basic computer supplies such as disks and
printer paper to Budix Hall.
Hubert also said that
Silkey said the Computer Center would continue to offer fee-based printing after the addition of the self-service printers at a reduced cost of 10 cents per page.
Garry Cheng, Hong Kong freshman, studies at an empty Budig computer lab, Sunday night. The lab is infrequently used during the late evening hours because most students prefer to use the Computer Center, which is open 24 hours. Photo by Augustus Anthony Piazza/KANSAN
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