Production studio
may become reality
by Kim VanWinkle
staff writer
Beginning next. fall,
Augustana will have the
beginnings of • a television
production studio.
An allocation of $10,000 has
been given to the
Communications department to
begin purchasing the equipment
necessary for such a facility.
Augustana already has KDLT
TV's old production set which
includes the furniture and
backdrops, but needs to
purchase cameras, editing
machines, and lighting
equipment.
According to Dr. Michael
Pfau of the Speech/Drama
department, a room in Tuve
Hall that was recently vacated
by the A. C. Nielsen Company
will serve as a temporary
location for the facility, but
since it isn't big enough for
actual broadcasting, Augustana
should ultimately look towards
constructing room for a whole
studio.
A group of students in Pfau's
persuasion class is studying
Augustana students' attitudes
towards the possibility of such a
studio, and has found that
almost everyone is in favor of
it, but most are equally worried
about the cost.
According to the group,
students from all majors could
benefit from having a
production facility on campus.
Communication majors can get
hands-on experience working
with production equipment,
theatre majors can use the
facility to examine
performances, and HPER
majors can use it to evaluate his
or her skills.
Pfau agreed by saying that
television communication is one
of the most important aspects of
mass media. Students need to
get hands-on experience to be
marketable in their field.
Currently, the
communications and journalism
programs have access to one
video camera. Facilities at
Lincoln High School are used to
produce news casts so that
students can gain some
experience in broadcasting.
In addition to allotting the
$10,000 for new equipment,
Augustana has demonstrated a
serious commitment to this
project by hiring Professor Jong
Kang this past year. His major
research interests include
television communication,
According to Pfau it is only a
matter of time before this
facility is implemented into the
communications program.
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Augustana College
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
"Reflecting Augustana life for over 80 years" Thursday, April 27, 1989
Volume 72, Number 20
Residential validation system
improved for students overall
by Natalie Geistfeld and computer power. By localizing their living situation and those
Stephanie Hals and modifying the process, who have no room. Knight is
staff writers students were able to take care of combating the problem by
housing, meal plans, and parking working between both the
Housing contracts, roommates, arrangements for next fall, much "waiting" list and the "unhappy"
meal plans, computers, frazzled to the relief of all involved. list.
nerves, parking lotteries. . . the Now, one week after "I feel that the two groups can
most detested rite of springtime validation, Kight is 66 rooms interact and serve each other's
has once again come and gone. short for next year. But she's not needs to solve the housing
Karen Knight, dean of worried, she said, "I would not be problems," stated Knight.
residence life, has survived three having contracts signed if I could A disturbing aspect of
such springtimes and lives to tell not produce rooms." validation for Knight and the
the story of residential validation. Knight is wooried about the residence life staff is the number
"There were no real hitches," passive attitude of some of students reserving rooms with
she said. "I attribute the success freshmen. "I'm not at all no intention of keeping them.
to the staff, both the R.A.s and convinced that every freshman "Upperclassmen are hurting
the professional staff." went through the process," she their peers by doing that," Knight
Knight is pleased with the stated. "They are missing three said. "They have tied up giving
positive attitudes of the students very important reservation steps." someone else a room."
regarding validation. She Students who have not She suggests that students who
believes the R.A.s' genuine completed the process cannot are not staying on campus next
concern and involvement during expect to have a room reserved year but have reserved rooms, go
the process was a comfort and for next year. And, according to in to the residence life office and
assurance for the students, Knight, an estimated 50-70 correct the situation. A motivator
especially the freshmen. freshmen fall into this category. for students to finalize their
The whole task of validation Students on waiting lists fall housing arrangements soon is a
has been simplified by converting into two groups, those who may June 15 deadline for the $90
from human tolerance to be presently dissatisfied with housing deposit refund. "Students