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Tuesday, October 27, 1987 / University Daily Kansan
Campus/Area
Phones give computer access
By JORN E. KAALSTAD Staff writer
After two months of adjustments and fine-tuning, KU's new telephone system will soon begin using fiber-optic technology. The fast access to University data bases.
The cables are being tested at Southwestern Bell in Lawrence, and the KU department of telecommunications will begin to install them this week, said Dewey Allaire, director of telecommunications.
Richard Mann, University director of information resources, said, "We're still shaking the bugs, but the system is going the way we want it to."
The department of telecommunications became its own telephone company in July. Previously, the University of New York's Eastern Bell in Lawrence, Alaire, said.
The campus system is part of a statewide system that comprises all the Board of Regents institutions and
government agencies in Topeka, Allaire said.
One of the biggest advantages of the new system is the possibility of transmitting computer data through fiber-optic cables, Allaire said.
Fiber-optic cables have the capability of transmitting data faster than copper cables because fiber cables are thinner and heavier than beams instead of electrical impulses.
Allaire said fiber-optic data transmission was aimed at users with large computers, such as science departments.
Departments will be able to connect to the central mainframe computer at the KU computer center through the telephone system. Then they will have fast access to departmental data bases on campus, Alaire said.
"Right now, departments can only connect to the mainframe computer. Farther down the hike we're looking at data transmission from depart
ment to department," he said.
Malott Hall probably will be the first hall equipped with the new fiber-optic cables because the build-in high-speed data network, Alaire said.
The data access of the telephone system can be used by others than just those departments with large computers.
Students who own personal computers don't need the high-speed fiber-optic cables, but they are served just as well. They're also existing copper cables, Alaire said.
Students interested in saving time at the library can connect to the library data base and search the language while sitting at home, he said.
Students and faculty can pay $60 and a $10 monthly service charge to get telephone computer access to the mainframe, Jerry Niebaum, director of computing services, said this summer.
By CHRISTINE WYRICK Special to the Kansan
Students get tips on jobs, time use
Sara Fainley, Atwood junior, had to drop her course load from 16 hours to 15 hours to guarantee that she will be able to and maintain her part-time job.
Jennifer Greenele, York, Neb.
senior, faced a conflict between
her work schedule and her study
time. Her studies suffered.
Finley and Greenlee are among thousands of students who maintain part-time jobs at the University of Kansas. According to the Campus Aid Office, at least 4,000 on-campus positions exist for students.
Students who have part-time jobs need to learn the value of time management and good study skills to meet the demands of working and going to school, said Robert Turvey, associate director of the
student assistance center.
It's okay to set aside time to mess around, but most students suffer from a lack of planning, Turvey said. They find themselves starting a 26-page paper the night before it's due, he said.
Recently, Finley, who works 22 hours a week as a saleswoman for Arenesburg Shoes, was caught off guard. A quiz was scheduled in her Introduction to Ethics class, but she was unprepared. After explaining her situation to the instructor, he asked if she had a phone; she said no. His advice was to drop the class and get one. She did
Turvey thinks that time for enjoyment should be built into a person's schedule.
"Blow off two hours if that's what you need to do," he said.
what Turvey called the "curve of forgetting." Unless students review class notes at specific intervals within a two-week period, they risk forgetting what they have learned.
That technique can be especially helpful as midterms approach.
Reviewing notes systematically can increase a student's long-term memory retention from 15 percent to 85 percent, he said.
Turvey offers some tips for good time management:
set goals and work to achieve them.
- use a calendar to record all appointments, assignment deadlines, etc.
set intermediate deadlines for big projects.
study within two hours after class for better retention.
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