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Jon Starin Expla ETV, Corn Program ii By GARY 1H. MESSENGER Staff Reporter The USC Computer Center in conj unction with the South Caro lina Educational Television Net work is now working on better methods of programming the ETV Network. The project was started as the basis of a thesis by a former USC student, Philip Dietz, who thought that the computer's systems could be used in connection with the ETV Network programs. Dietz found three areas to which the application of computer sys tems could apply. Pointed out by Mr. Jon Starin, head of the project at the Computer Center, they are as follows: improvement - produc tion of daily program logs, main tenance and control of a large in ventory of video-tape recordings, and control of the program-switch ing system. Starin said at the present time the ETV Network has a total of nine channels and a possibility of two more next year. Each channel is programmed for specific time I Bleached |Squirrels? Women are famous for chang ing their hair color, but not squirrels. Not unless they're living on the USC campus. Observant students have been amazed to spot red, bleached black and summer blond-tailed squirrels in many sections of the campus recently. But it's all part of a squirrel population study by Bill Gibbs, senior biology major. He traps them in wire cages, checks for parasites or for any missing teeth and limbs and records male-female distribution. The dyes are temporary and are of no harm or discomfort to the squirrels, Gibbs said. When You Must Keep Alert V'hen you can't afford to be drowsy. inattentive, or anything less than all there. .. here's how to stay on top. VERV Continuous Action Alertness Capsules deliver the awakeness of two cups of coffee, stretched out up to six hours. Safe and non-habit-forming. Viv Continuous Action Alertness Capsules /----4 QameeeOk ph.ts by Crews ins New Project puter Try ig System with specific programs. The problem arises when each channel, each time and each pro gram must be gone over manually and rechecked to avoid discrepan cies in timing and material aired. "Multiply this by daily programs," he explained, "and with the con stant checking you are bound to find human error." Starin pointed out that in prepa ration for the first day of ETV programming this fall, two months work went into checking schedules to insure a perfect telecast, but still six errors were made. Starin told of replacing the pres ent team of three ETV workers who go over the schedules with the computer and its systems, which will be able to make and verify schedules as far as one year in ad vance. Another part of the ETV sys tem which could be replaced with a computer system is the program switching activity. At the present time a series of twelve switching buttons are operated manually, and as Starin puts it, it is "quite dif ficult to do this with one man." A paper tape computer which could be p re-programmed to do the switching automatically with out humian aid can be used, again eliminating the p os si b ili ty of human error, added Starin. Giani Careers in : Investigate the unlimited opi of the largest, most progre: ganaratons -the world*ede * A modern training progra * assignment at ofte of our mae * Out the United States on Transfer to overseas locatio *Career positiona are avail qualified graduates: * Rtetailing * Iuylng e Accet Mechan ical Engineering. -U gystems Analyseise *Person, Management We are seeking graduates * Dusinees Admtinistrationi *Mathematics * Liberal A& Design *Mechanical Engin Administratieon * Acceunten Hotel Management Exceilent etarting eataries including: group insurance sick leaves, liberal travel al tuition assistance. (NO FEDEF ENTRANCE EXAM Campus Intervie TUE! MA R( For further information MR. CARL SALAl ARMY AND AIR FORI OAK CLIFF 400 SO. ZA DA.LAS, T USC Mi. Discuss By J. D. CULBERTSON u Staff Reporter A Male students at the University a of South Carolina have an oppor- o tunity not afforded students in f< smaller schools - the opportunity to participate in one of eight Re serve Officer Training programs. g In the four-year program of- n fered by the Air Force, basic e cadets (cadets in their first two years) are furnished uniforms and t books for AFROTC classes. In the last two years, the cadets receive a their own uniforms and $40 per a month. There is also a possibility b of receiving a scholarship, which p includes books, flees and tuition, n plus $50 per month instead of the t, $40 that other juniors and seniors receive. In the two-year Air Force pro- n gram, students wait until the end t of the sophomore year to apply, r and attend a summer camp for six ii weeks before their j u n i o r year. h When they return to the Univer- ti sity in the fall, these students are c signed up after they reach an C agreement with the Air F o r c e. t These cadets then receive $40 per h month as do other Professional A Officer Course students. n CADET DEFINED r "Our definition of cadet is an ii o f f i c e r candidate, and as such, cadets are to act as officers and gentlemen at all times," said Col. Robert E. Fancher, professor of c Aerospace Studies. "If, however, a cadet's c o n d u c t or appearance 0 s h o u l d fall below the accepted staidards, the cadet-enforced dis ciplinary system is there. "Specifically, this system is not a to reprimand the cadets, but to develop leadership characteristics, b promote esprit de corps, and bring forth an innate sense of responsibility in the cadets." In addition to it the regular pro grams, t h e re are other activ ities offered, such as the FANCHER band, d r i l l team, Arnold Air Society and Angel Flight for the girls. "We do selectively accept a few special students into the AFROTC classes, besides those enrolled in the program. For example, one student has been accepted -into Of ficer Training School after grad Managemnent ,Ortunities now available with one live and successful retailing or. "PX" Exchange Service. mwill prepare you for an initial y PX Installation centers through. is executive/management level. available after training period. ble in the following fields for sting.e AudIting * Architecture.e ersnel * Food Management.e it Services and Vending vith majors In: SEconomics *Paychology ta *Marketing *Architectural iering * Personnel g *Systemsa*Feed andE Liberal company benefita paid vacations, retIrement plan, Iowances, relocation expenses, tAL SERVICE NATION REQUIRED) Ns Will Be Held On SDAY, H 14th write to lONE K^NA .G E EXCHANGE SERVICE BANK TOWER IGS BLVD. EXAS 75208 litary( ROTC I ation in June, and he is taking ir Science 402 as an elective," aid Col. Fancher. The Navy offers the same type f programs, with one addition, a >ur-year scholarship program. To be eligible >r this pro ram, a high :hool senior aust pass a x am of the ollege Board ype, pass a hysical exami ation and be pproved by state selection oa rd. After assing all the requirements, the iidshipman is awarded a scholar hip which pays for books, fees and ntion, plus $50 per month for our years. Captain John P. Adams, com ianding officer of the Naval De ichment at the University, said in eference to a question about activ ;ies in the NROTC program: "We ave the Drum and Bugle Corps, e Pershing Rifles Drill team, a )lor guard, the Compass and hart Society and rifle and pistol 3ams. Unfortunately, we do not ave a parallel to the Air Force's ,ngels. Several NROTC detach. tents have their Mermaids, but his is not a recognized part of the ravy program and we do not have MARINE COURSE By law, a maximum of 16 per mat of the Navy ROTC midship ten may elect to take the Marine ption, whereby the student attends [arine Corps courses instead of ravy courses during his junior and mnior years. These students are lected from a m o n g those who pply by the Marine officer in :ructor, Major Harrison W. Kim roll. When asked about the likelihood students being -asked to spy on .her students for a branch of the rvice, Col. Fancher said: "It is y contention that the Air Force OTrC program does not intrude i.to the academic life or the politi The16-yafr histr fomadrinin g eid and prom thro ithi The 165yea dosnific into nw pvryesessr wi up thae for al abou'creern opportui forltrinig fieidC. your, Caemist,iPhs ic You'illnes n in sl comntrtion Acountl )fficers Benefits cal arena, and my POC cadets will confirm that we have encouraged freedom of discussion in m a n y areas of national significance." "In my opinion, no man in uni form w o u 1 d willfully have im pinged on academic freedom," he added. ADAMS PLEASED Oaptain Adams said: "The boys in our unit are of a pretty high level of society, and we attempt to teach them by leading them, by giving an example. We do not teach participation in clandestine opera bions on campus. "I'm pleased to be the Command ing Officer of this unit, rather than elsewhere, as the attitude of the faculty and students is con ducive to the production of a high type of officer, whether Air Force or Navy," concluded Adams. Entertainmen1 'Blow-U1 Recent trends and innovations in our mores and social creeds often make it difficult to dis tinguish between that which is pornographic and that which is art. The film "Blow - Up," du biously hailed by critics as one of the year's best, is not art. Generally, the movie sketches a photographer's efficient and pros perous vocation (as well as avoca- I tions), which w a v e r s back and forth between the real and the l unreal with such psychodeletic un- i certainty that viewers stop trying 1 to f i g u r e the whole thing out and begin looking for the naked o girls. What probably started out to be I the prime theme of the movie and 1 wound up secondary to the mod photography is the unique idea of i our hero capturing a murder un knowingly on film. hIis subject, Vanessa Redgrave, submits herself to him in attempt to retrieve the I give-away pictures, but he suc- I r else that you m ig of Du Pont is a history of its volved, focused, and engineered lucts and plants. The future lepends upon you. from the first day. There is no You enter professional work nal development is stimulated opportunities to continue nder a tuition refund program. group, where individual recognized and rewarded. nr. nt work, in an exciting with the best men in their fields, y facility. Sinterview with the Du Pont upon for more information ies. These opportunities lie both C., M.E., E., and relate~: LITTLE MAN C IrillimY 'You Ko r .,M L Lackin .eeds in blowing-up the negatives a md discovering the crime himself o ly to have his evidence stolen. ti David Hemmings stars as the a )hotographer but lacks the vitality t< ind stage presentation to make a op-notch performer, although I lc eally couldn't judge his ability to A leliver a speech, since producer a ,arlo Ponti has deflated the film tc y a conspicuous lack of dialogue. of Vanessa Redgr,ave, daughter of f reteran actor Michael Redgrave, m enders an adequate performance, ai >ut fails to spark up "Blow-Up" m vith another ecstatic portrayal such m L the sleek London socialite in s! he film "Morgan" which won for a, ier the Academy Award nomina- bx ion as Best Actress of the Year. si Michelangelo A n t o n i o n i was tt Lominated for an Academy Award Jso this year as Best Director for tLi 'Blow-Up," believe it or net. In m ,ears past, I've reconciled myself ci o the conclusion that the Academy n tas skipped over some excellent h ht think of. r----------- -- - aE. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co Nemours Building 2500-1 IWilmington, Delaware 19898 Please send me the Dui Pont Ma Ithe other magazines I have chet I [1Chemical Engineers at Du P E [I Mechanical Engineers at Du I Engineers at Du Pont LI Du Pont and the College Gr IName My addrs ____ L----------_ )N CAMPUS 1 JNI( YbU.!" rIn Art EUGENE WILLARD -pects of movie-making in favor the less virtuous, but this par cular nomination is nonsensical nid ridiculous to the point of being oo, too funny. Yet altogether, I cannot over ,ok the genuine attempt of Mr. ntonioni to splatter on the screen few good sequences which seem > epitomize the Sexual Revolution: ie scene cleverly c a t c h e s a r o I i c k i n g rape (two would-be o d e l s overpower Hemmings) ; iother candidly portrays Hem in.gs photographing a spasmodic odel who revels and moves like a tail sprinkled with salt; and still iother series flagrantly exposes ire-bosomed starlets as if bras eres went out of style with the vist. The color is good as is some of le background music, but for the ost part what "Blow-Up" offers Ln be found in cheap paperback >vels at any local newsstand for Olf the price of a theatre ticket. gazinu nw it " m m.eow on Poznetln wt zduate pee expetert