local Battalion/Page 4 March 31, 1982 Night people Computer terminals screen out darkness 8a*.* m 4* ♦ pu '*■ staff photo by Eileen Manton Senior computer Chris Young works science major on a program at the Remote Computing Center, nights are common at the RCC. Late Editor’s note: This is the third in a five-part series about the up side down lives of those who work at night. by Sandra Kay Gary Battalion Staff While some students are sit ting at home in front of a televi sion "studying,” others are burning the midnight oil in front of computer terminals. One group of students who spends evenings staring at com puter screens are those who fre quent a room in the basement of the library. Most of these stu dents, who spend hours pun ching out computer programs in the Remote Computing Center, are taking business and compu ter science courses. Students working on compu ter programs are intense since they are charged a fee for com puter time, paper and cards, said Karen Frazier who works la*® Sv^.*s*sj*^';*w»*c** Rugby S- **?». v’t '•*; V% : - XVVv, ?’V Vv’ | * •’ / \\ y.) {■ The long ... £ the short of it Originally designed for the rigorous sport of rugby, these stylish all-cotton international shorts have two roomy side pockets and a drawstring waist. They look so good and fit so well, you’ want several pairs. / x&F / & m— mil-: Jr j % .--A: yui:-:--: .‘v k long unhemmed version of the classic rugby short, these rugged lOO% cotton pants are also made of brushed twill... tough on the outside and soft against the skin. Featuring reinforced pockets and felled side seams , these sturdy pants look, as good as they wear. 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A1 Campodonico, a junior geography major who works in the RCC Tuesdays and Thur- days from 10 p.m. until 4 a.m., likes working those hours so that he can get all of his studying done. “I only sleep live to six hours at nights anyhow,” Campodoni co said. A one to two hour nap in the afternoon also helps, he said. Helene Harding, a senior chemical engineering major, said she prefers to work on her computer programs in the early morning hours at the RCC. “I come this late at night be cause there are few people here,” Harding said. “I don’t have to wait in line for my out puts and I can also turn the music up on my tape player without bothering people around me," she said. Another group of students who spend Sunday through Thursday nights staring at com puter screens instead of TV screens are those responsible for producing the 23,000 Battalions which are published each regu lar school day during the fall and spring semesters and three days each week during the sum mer sessions. A 30-member, paid student staff, along with help from stu dents in journalism reporting and editing classes put out The Battalion, and much of the work is done late at night. Most of the work done preparing stories that will appear in the paper is done on computer terminals. Since news is generated con tinuously, the production cycle of the paper never ends. Howev er, the cycle basically begins ab out 3 p.m. the day before publi cation and continues until copies wt Cn by Texas ing thei hibit Hi the Tex Exhibiti ImSC Cr The sented i annual men Co held at April 2 Thii represe: textile a display, bv inde photo by Greg Gammoo Senior journalism major Todd Woodard works at a com puter terminal in The Battalion office. 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