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The Campus Update Vol.1, Iss.8, 8 March 1979, p. 2

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- CAMPUS UPDATE, Mar. 8, 1979, Oops Because March 10, the deadline for voter registration for the special April millage: election falls on # Saturday, registration is extended to Monday, March 12. To register, sign up with the city clerk at City Hall, the township clerk at 3000 US-23 or Presque Isle Township Clerk, Grand Lake Rd. Students eat too much protein MADISON, Wis. (On Campus Report)—College students eat too much protein and not enough whole grain, according to a nutri- tionist who has. monitored the computerized diet analysis display on loan to the U. Of Minnesota health center by the Pillsbury Com- Marcie Hemming says over 100 persons a day waited to punch a “typical day’s diet” into the com- puter, which then analyzed each diet f mended daily allow- Sta , e-U. of Minnesota e school to use the mobile unit dis- play. A Pillsbury spokesperson says other schools may borrow it for the cost of transportation and handling. more permanent, prototype display at the Minneapolis Public - Library fas turned up results similar” “to those seen on campus. Of 13,000 diets only 1% was considered ’good’”” by the computer's standards. Most - of the others were “over on protein” sand “under on whole grains.” ~ page 2 The college spends about $1,000 each winter on snow cleanup. SNOW, continued from page 1 In addition to all this, the school itself spends about $1,000 each win- ter to do the remainder of the snow cleanup. This cleanup consists of shoveling snow from the entrances of the buildings (BTC has 21) as well as some light plowing with the college’s single truck. Many of the gas meters and fire hydrants must be kept clear of snow, too. Labor pool provides MADISON, Wis. (On Campus” Report Eas at Duke U. have n ing to the ex eco university $130,000 a year while it the same time creating jobs worth $200,000 for th When you feel the urge to blurt. out that certain four lettered word (along with others to modify it) you might stop a minute and consider what it would be like not having in- dividuals like those in the buildings and grounds department taking the time to make your trek around cam- pus a little less challenging. employment The labor pool has a policy of steering away from jobs that could or should be done by union laborers. “says _ About 7 percent of the members Begun seven years ago by a group: of students who contracted to clean up the football stadium after home games, the labor pool now employs over 320 students in tem- porary, part-time jobs ranging from changing light bulbs to helping a department petty up on its cor- peromonce: “active,” she says. They are required to work at least 40 hours per semester. Funding for the labor pool comes from the individual university de- partments for which work is done. Fifteen percent of the worker's wages are also charged to ete. office expenses. Former resident one of Michigan’ 's two Jemale TV cae eidincer. BAY cITy, Mich, (Delta Col- fegiate)—Teresa E. Wolgast, 22, a - graduate of Hillman High School and one of the only two female TV studio engineers in the state, is now residing in Essexville, working for _ Delta College’s Channel 19. (The other woman works for CBS affili- ate Channel 2 in Detroit.) Wolgast and her male counterpart, Gerald E. Linkowski of Bay City, are responsible for maintaining Channel 19's sound and picture. quality for the viewer. They make sure that the picture is in “syne‘-- ‘not rolling horizontally or vertical- ly; they set. up cameras prior to such studio productions as WUCM’s daily public affairs program “Day by Day”, and they ‘‘trouble shoot” for technical problems, such as faul- ty microphones and improper flesh- tones, ‘In addition to attending Hillman High School, Wolgast took an elec- tronies course through Alpena High’s — vocational program. Since that time she’s been fascinated by elec- tronics. Following :the advice of her high schoo! counselor and electronics in- structor, she enrolled in Ferris State College‘s broadcasting electronics and radio television curriculum. She completed the Ferris program in 1977, graduating with a B.A. Wolgast holds a second class Fe- deral Communications Commission (FCC) tadio-television license and is working ona first class FCC. li- cense. Wolgast and John G. Nadeau of Gibraltor plan to marry in March. He is currently enrolled in Ferris State College‘s welding degree pro- gram: Veterans Benefits Publication Available CHICAGO, IIl.—The Veterans Ad- ministration’s best selling book is off the press and available from the U.S. Government Printing Office in Washington to veterans and others interested in benefits for veterans. This year's 71-page booklet con- ‘tains all of the latest information on all benefits including pensions, edu- cation, compensation, home loans. and national cemeteries. There are full listings of all VA facilities throughout the nation complete with addresses and phone numbers. Many new laws were enacted last year by the Congress, and these changes have been incorporated into the new book. Every benefit administered by the VA is included in the new publica- tion, complete with rates and amounts of each benefit. The book is available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Wash- ington, D.C. 20402. Price of the book is $1.50. 1t should be ordered by mame, “Federal Benefits for indents”, MADISON, Wis. (On Campus Report)—Like many campus book- stores, the UCLA Student's Store has had trouble getting professors to submit their textbook requisitions early enough for the store to order accurately and be assured of having a complete stock by registration. So the store made this guarantee: submit your requisition by the » deadline and we'll guarantee the books will be in stock by’ the beginning of classes. {f the book- store failed to live up to this promise, it agreed to supply students free copies of the text material necessary to complete assignments until the books arrived. The bookstore reports that the guarantee was a big success. About 61% of the faculty submitted requi- sitions by the deadline compared “with only 49% last year. The book- store distributed 65,910 copies of 2,197 titles with only two hitches affecting 22 students, who received the promised free copies of the text material. CAMPUS UPDATE Community College. sues Mary Kelley Advertising Mai Assistant Editor, Elizabeth Littler in the East Campus on the ACC campus. Printed by nager, Alana. Faulk Sports Editor, Reneé Johnson Photographer, Denny Heine , = i medium of Alpena’ Community College published bimonthly, September thru May, except during vacations and areaee pee by the ce of Alpena Community College, Alpena, Michigan. The office is located All articles published are the sole responsibility of the author. The opinions expressed in such articles do, not necessarily ans the views of the editors, the advisor, or the administration of Alpena Administrative Assistant, Phyllis Druckman™ Photo-refinishing, Noel Skiba

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