MENT WEBER STATE COLLEGE January, 1980 Flash...lights up...at WSC by Howard Noel, News Bureau Motorists along Harrison Blvd. near the Weber State College campus have noticed a new electronic “Message Center” announcing up-coming events at the college. The computerized marquee was installed at the west entrance to the Dee Special Events Center by “Integrated Engineering Systems” of Logan. It is visible to both a potential for 63,000 500 messages. In addition to written messages the sysuem can generate “motion drawings.” The “Message Center” is programmed from a typewriter keyboard in the office of Dale Gardner, North and South-bound traffic. Dean banks, characters and can store up to Hurst, assistant to the president for college relations, said “the $50,000 system was paid for entirely from private donations many of which were collected several years ago during a fund-raising drive for construction of the Dee Center.” According to Mr. Hurst the new system has 99 memory director of the Dee Center. A spokesman for “Integrated Engineering” said one of the unique features of the system is its simplicity. “Anyone who can use a typewriter can program machine,” he said. The marquee will be used to announce events of public interest which are taking place on the WSC campus. Women's “Change is inevitable,” said Dr. Neila Seshachari, assistant professor of English, “and — changing lifestyles of women have affected everyone at all this lifestyles changing levels, families, work force, social life and even politics.” Dr. Seshachari pointed out that women are asked, “Do you want to be a good housewife and mother or a good professional person?” We never ask men whether they want to be good doctors, lawyers, teachers, etc., or a good husband and father? We allow them the privilege of being both. Women can also combine being a successful wife and mother with a successful career, maintains Dr. Seshachari. “I make a sharp distinction between housekeeping and being a wife and mother. Technology has provided us with so much gadgetry that housekeeping takes very little of our time. “One hundred years ago pioneering mothers would have felt so needed - preparing fires and meals from scratch. They were heroic when they did their wash and built fires at 5 degrees below zero. They were full participants in the business of Dr. Neila Seshachari making a living. “Technology has released women from these housekeeping chores to contribute more meaningfully to the family and to society,” she said. Statistics show that 9 out of 10 Utah women have been compelled to work sometime in their lives - 7 out of 9 work for 35 years of more. Additional statistics indicate children of working mothers are more motivated, maintain higher grades in school, are self-starters and are more likely to achieve their human potential, Dr. Seshachari said. “A CBS forecast predicts that by 1990 the total housewife will be an extinct species. This does not mean families will break up. I believe they will keep their solidarity. They are faced with change but they will prevail. “I am very family oriented. Luckily my husband did not say either-or. Because I have a profession we have been able to put our daughter through medical school and contribute to her education. We’ve been able to give our children innumberable (continued on page 2)