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The Red and Black. Wednesday, January 24. 1979
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Thousands of reels of magnetic tape are housed in the office of
computing activities.
UGA computer colony
called one of world’s best
By TIM CUND1FF
To many of the students criss-crossing the
campus day after day like worker ants, the
Graduate Studies building is just another
stack of classrooms But buried beneath this
south campus building is one of the
l niversity’s most impressive features.
The live wires which interconnect the
University, the University System of
Georgia. and groups outside of our state
originate in a computer colony occupying
the entire basement floor. It is modestly
known as the Office of Computing Activities.
At the time of its conception in 1972, "it
was probably the best information
dessi mination center of its kind in the
world." boasts technical writer Glenda Wall.
And it's still one of the best."
Formidable institutions such as the
National Aeronautics and Space Adminis
tration and the Department of Defense have
contracted an OCA division known as
COSMIC Through COSMIC, over 3600
programs developed by NASA, have been
used by business, industry, education and
government agencies, Wall said
Projects facilitated by OCA include
physician’s research of the human heart and
auto manufacturers’ study of auto design
Although freshmen with English 101
headaches are usually turned away, the
OCA provides University faculty, staff and
graduate students with computer-based
research in their fields.
In fact, over 200 terminal bases through
out the state tie all of the schools in the
University System and the Regent's Office
into the OCA networkk Thus. Bainbridge
Junior College, in south Georgia, for
example, enjoys the same computer service
that is available here at the Athens site
The OCA facilities are routinely used to
handle the University’s busy-work, such as
inventory and billing. Similar implementa
tion of computer ability may soon be
extended to the library, helping with circu
lation. ordering and receiving, but,
according to Wall, would not eliminate the
need for people
The computers are available for use 24
hours a day. The members of the OCA staff
are in the office only during the regular
business hours of the weekdays. These
people are trained in such fields as music,
education, and forestry, as well as the
anticipated fields of computer science and
statistics.
Union hosts night of tournaments
By CATHY COX
With sweaty brows and
determined faces, the concen
trating competitors wiped out
their opponents one by one
The battlefield was none
other than Memorial Hall as
University Union sponsored
their annual ping-pong, chess,
and backgammon tournaments
Mcnday and Tuesday of this
week
The "Night of Tournaments'
saw over 70 University stu
dents delve into competition in
their respective areas of skill
while friends and challengers
watched three winners
emerge
Double elimination table
tennis drew the largest number
of participants and onlookers
in Memorial ballroom. The 29
competitors were narrowed
down Monday night to the final
round where last year's
champion Mike Grodsky was
defeated by Lyu-jyun Lyu in a
heated match.
All of the ping-pong players
appeared to be totally en
grossed in their games "It’s a
therapeutic sport," said chal
lenger Francisco Navarro of
the table tennis game
"After a while, you only look
at the wall and you forget
everything It’s kind of a
medicine for me,” Navarro
said
“I enjoy playing good
people." said tournament play
er Bob Greenberger about his
motive for entering the UGA
competition. "I like a good
game and I enjoy barely
losing "
Randy Fennell entered the
tournament because, he said,
"I did good last year.” Fennel
attributes part of his skill to
weekend ping-pong '‘mara
thons” with cohorts Tim
Thomas and Mike Grodsky in
Russell Hall.
Twenty-five backgammon
lovers displayed their skill
during the two-night tourna
ment. The single elimination
event was played in five
rounds.
Cameron Padgett, a new
comer to competitive back
gammon, entered the tourna
ment because he thought he
might have a chance to win
i like the skill and gamble
involved.” he said "It's
intriguing because it's not
entirely skill
"I think it’s a fun game."
said competitor Jeff Gardner,
who claims to have been
playing since age one Of his
strategy Gardner said. "1 try
to play an aggressive game at
the beginning "
Gardner’s first round oppon
ent Willie Harris decided to
enter the Union's competition
after he won a fraternity
tournament last quarter Har
ris describes his method as
"playing a basic game and
taking a risk every now and
then "
The atmosphere changed on
the top floor of Memorial Hall
where the chess playing
masterminds attempted to out
wit each other. Seated two to a
table around the room, the
deadly silent players stared
intensely at their playing
boards.
Claiming to be in his first
tournment, Johnny Mclnvale
said he "plays the game as it
comes" and never has opening
play plans I mainly enjoy the
self-discipline I get from the
game," he said "I also think it
helps you concentrate when
you study ."
David Lee out-maneuvered
Mclnvale ir< the first round of
the chess event I^ee's strate
gies go back to this introduc
tion to the game at age seven
"Chess is by far the best
game that's ever been devel
oped. Lee suggested "There's
no luck It's strictly concentra
tion.”
Lee entered the tournament
out of curiously. "I wanted to
see if I could come through
with it It is great mental
stimulation It brings out the
best in mental abilities and
capabilities.”
Trophies were presented to
winners in each event by
University Union officials.
The winner of each tourna
ment will represent UGA at
the ACU-I regional finals at
Georgia Tech on February 1, 2,
and 3.
Photos bv DAN CROFT
Linda Halter (left)
competes in backgam
mon and Der-fa Chen
(above) competes in
pingpong
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