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Volume 2, Issue 2 CAMPUS UPDATE Alpena Community College September 26,1979 NEW SYSTEMS FE SIMPLIFY- OFFICE WORK By Cathy Mason A word-processing system and an up-dated data-processing system has Pe been added at ACC to facilitate : eee aR cicnat an The word-processing system han- dles communications. Three units, including one with an ink-jet printer, will record information on discs re- sembling a 45 rpm record. An example of its use could in- clude drawing up memos for a teach- er. This teacher could call the word- processing system via telephone, dictate the memo, and specify*the number of copies needed. Word- ~ processing takes care of the rest. E Since June, Mike Hood of the Records Office, has been debugging the other new system. at ACC--up- dated data-processing. This system puts the school direct- ly “on line’ to the computer via m, id mail veges to the computer in Roscom- The up-dated data-processing sys- tem will be used especially for registration. Presently, the Commun- ity Service classes are being regis- tered by computer. Spring registra- tion will also be handled by this system, To illustrate, a registering student won't have to wait in a series of long lines to sign up for classes. The student will only have two stops to make-one at the computer terminal and one at the cashier. Three terminals are in use, one each in the Records, Admissions, ~and Business offices. Hood hopes - eventually to have a terminal in each uilding. That will have to be in the uture, however, since they cost around $3,000. : Both: the word-processing and data-processing systems can work together to provide efficiency and — expediency here at ACC. Few attend church Church attendance among stu- dents is low—only 10% attend ovety ~ week and 20% “almost never’ attend; according to a survey con- ducted at Virginia Tech. But 75% Surveyed said they believe in God and 80% consider the church to be a “socially. relevant” institution. fawn of ACC‘s Van Lare Hall. Students oH Klemens and ane Lacress susie ‘on the front ETE, AUTO LEMON LAW ito lem« iW: consumer head- aches with defective cars, but it does provide additional protection for -consumers who finance their cars through a dealership. When a consumer buys a car on an installment contract from a dealer, the dealership usually sells the con- tract to a financial institution so the dealer can have immediate access to the money for the car. Consequent- ly, the consumer is actually paying a third-party--the financial institu- tion-- for the automobile. Problems arise when the car turns Out to be a lemon--when it continu- ally breaks down and the dealer €an’t or won't repair it to the con- sumer’s satisfaction. Before the new law, the consumer was generally forced to continue to pay for the car having no recourse insofar as the third-party financial institution “Was concerned. Under the new auto lemon flaw, the financial institution is subject to the same claims and defenses in court that a consumer may raise if the dealer were still holding the contract. In-other words, if a consumer, stops making payments on a car loan because the car is defective and the financial institution sues to collect back payments, then the consumer has some leverage in the courts. If the financial institution sues, the car owner can explain to tl ig ments wer ee withheld. because the car didri‘t measure up to the terms of the dealer’s agreement. For example, the dealer wasn’t honoring the warranty. Before this, a judge could tefuse to consider the consumer’s reasons for withholding payments. Confusion about the new law arises because many people are under the impression that in order to have something repossessed, the holder of the contract must first go to court. That is true if the reposses- ion would breach the peace; con- sequently, for most consumer items a court order is used. But for cars it’s possible to hot wire or tow them from the street or parking lot with- out ‘breaching the peace.’ This is called ‘self-help’ repossession where, quite simply, the company helps it- self to the consumer's car. Before taking the extreme step of withholding payments, consumers, should complain to the manager or owner of the dealership. Often the problem can be solved at this point because most businesses want to keep their customers satisfied, For a free brochure on how to complain effectively, write the Mich- igan Consumers Council, 414 Hol- lister Building, 106 -W. Allegan, Lansing, MI 48933. ~ Springsteen tied for th The whole sj a source for ALE) and facil ae also serves as a buffer against Tack” ACC Separation up for votes By Cathy Mason Voting on the preposed separ- ation of ACC from the K-14 school * district, will take place Tuesday, ovember Proposals include: (a) Proposition to establish the com- munity college district. Shall a.com- munity college district composed of the Alpena School District be estab- lished in accordance with Act No. 331 of the Public Acts of 1966? (b) Shall the maximum annual tax _ rate be fixed at 1.5 mils? (c) Election of 7 members of ‘the: board of trustees, Three for six year terms, two for four year terms, and two for two year terms. of finances. Those supporting the separate K-12 and community college dis- tricts think autenomy is vital. The autenorcus college district will not be slighted in preference of K-12 in money and/or programs. This free- dom will stimulate growth. Petitions for the college board of trustees were filed September 18. Four persons will seek the 6-year terms, with three seeking the 4-year: terms and four seeking the 2-year terms. = Whether these proposals pass or fail, they will not be instituted until July 1, 1980. Polls reveal no student heroes Most students don’t have a “hero”. That was the finding of an un- scientific poll by a Northwestern” U. magazine. Of 200 students who were asked the question, “wha ‘is your hero?’’, most had no ready answer. Even the poll leader, Jesus Christ, drew only~ eight menti ns, nd Mahatma Gandhi was second a Jane Fonda,Woody Allen, and B us ‘Those who oppose the separation eopiend Tan aw ee