The Michigan Daily-Thursday, September 10, 1981-Page 7-B Registration never easier, but students still grumble By PAMELA KRAMER e beginning, there was registration for classes rst-come, first-served basis. Students descen- Waterman Gym (now a field) to spend hours o register for classes. And it was grueling. i the University introduced a computer- d registration process called CRISP. Seniors ranted the first crack at classes, while other is received registration appointments on the >f a rotating alphabetical schedule. And (in of computer breakdowns and still-lengthy it was better. V THERE IS new, improved CRISP. puter Registration Involving Student Par- ion was upgraded last year when the old ter- were replaced by more advanced technology. he system, is not flawless, and registration ns confusing to new and old students alike. 've found that those who come through after ation for the first time are lost," said Tom as, associate University registrar. Two years is office designed a slide show to help the ;s. ining a student verification Form is the first award a successful CRISP. The SVF has a it's name, address, class rank, and appoin- time, and is available in the lobby of the Literature, Science and Arts Building for LSA students. Other schools and colleges either mail the forms to students, or offer them through individual offices. THE NEXT STEP is filling out an Election Worksheet, indicating courses and course numbers, and the hours during which they meet. Often-evasive overrides may also be necessary; overrides are forms signed by professors, enabling students to enroll in closed (full) courses. It is a good idea to keep a close watch on the closed course board at CRISP before registering (Check- point 10, 764-6810, also has closed course infor- mation); getting an override in advance can save considerable time and trouble. IF OVERRIDES are unavailable during registration (as they often are), students may have their names put on a wait list-if it is available. Sometimes, there is simply no way to get into a desired course. At that point, virtually all a student can do is wait for higher CRISP priority the next time around. CRISP is an unpleasantry which nearly all Univer- sity students must endure throughout their college careers. Students of the School of Social Work, the Law School, the School of Medicine, and the School of Dentistry register for classes through a different system, and architecture students are allowed to begin registration at the School of Art and Architec- ture on North Campus. Their course selections are then sent to CRISP for processing. Handicapped students also use a different method for registration, because of access problems at Lorch Hall, where CRISP is housed. "They can go to the Registrar's office at 1524 LSA and have their materials processed there, on the spot or in a day or two," Karunas said. ALTHOUGH IT STILL has problems, CRISP is im- proving. During registration for fall term of 1975, many students faced four-hour waits, and lines creeping around the block, according to Karunas. CRISP was shut down for a total of 14 hours during fall term of 1980. On the first day of. CRISP for this term, 2,200 Students were processed, and "that's the most we've :one in a while," Karunas said. On the second day, 2,600 students went through, along with several hun- dred students with drop/add requests. "In the past, 1,800 to 2,200 students (per day) was doing good," Karunas said. During the third day the system shut down for several hours, dashing the hopes of students that their suffering associated with registration might be at an end. Although there are still a few bugs in the system, University registration has come a long way from the Darwinistic battle in Waterman Gym. Don't mind me One of last year's most controversial campus issues involved the mid-term installation of new windows at many campus dorms. The process incon- venienced many, who protested the intrusion, but others seemed to get by with minor adjustments. Raising Local parents :scrambing for spots in day care cen ters a family at the 'U' MANY married University students live in North Campus housing suited specifically for them, with ample and uncluttered surroundings for their children to play in safely. By ANNETTE STARON Care for the children of University *mloyees and students is scarce in this area, according to both parents and child care administrators. There is currently a task force working on the possibility of construc- ting a community center on North Campus for members of the family housing units in the area. The proposed building would initially have room for a large multi-purpose room, several smaller rooms for meetings, and an area for care of up to 40 children. STILL IN THE proposal stage, the *enter's top priority would be the child center. Almost two-thirds of the residents in Family Housing responded in a questionnaire that such a service should be one of the top priorities of the program. In the meantime, however, "it is real dry around here for that sort of care," according to Linda Hart, parent and receptionist at the University's Staff enefits Office. The Child Care Coordinating and Referral Service "recognizes there is a very serious need for child care" in the University community, according to Bess Manchester, a worker at the ser- vice. Many other parents and child-care workers agree. Hart commented that there "are a lot of people in this boat" who are left stranded, looking for University day care. In recent history, there have been *nly three University-affiliated centers or child care. The oldest, Child Care Action Center, closed its doors in June of 1980. Founded during the 1960's, CCAC was licensed by the state to care for up to 25 children at any one time. AFTER MOVING from office to of- fice for almost a year, CCAC located on the third floor of the School of Education building. Its doors were closed when state fire inspectors declared the office unsafe. Ad- ministrators of the center tried to bring the facility up to code, but ran out of time. Pound House, located at the corner of Hill and E. University Streets, accom- modates 26 children in its program. The center was established five years ago to provide a multi-cultural experience for foreign children and others in the community. Pound House is sponsored by the University's International Center, which provides the building itself. The University pays for staff benefits and the house's utility bills, but does not pay for staff salaries, according to David Murphy, one of the center's instructors. THE THIRD child care program is the University's Children's Center, located at 400 N. Ingalls. Two years in the planning by representatives from 10 University departments, the center is "definitely not a day care or a drop-in center," said Owen Janssen, the cen- ter's administrator. Children's Center was designed to provide research and training facilities for early childhood educators, and to provide high quality education and care for the children involved in the resear- ch, according to Janssen. Spaces at the different child care facilities are hard to come by. While it existed, CCAC occasionally had - a waiting list of over 100 families, accor- ding to Margaret Elias, former co- director of the center. Ellis remembered that there were some infants on the list, waiting to be included in the program two years later. POUND HOUSE'S list of prospective Photo by DAVID GAL enrollees fluctuates, depending on the kind of child needed to fill a certain spot in the program. Administrators try to keep an equal proportion of males and females, balance out foreign and American children, and span all economic backgrounds. A child may be on the list for only a short while, if the appropriate opening arrives; others may have to wait a long time. Children's Center has a "substantial waiting list," according to Janssen. It provides half-day programming for from 122 to 125 children. Most operating funding for each of the centers comes not from the Univer- sity, but from the tuition paid by the children. The problem of scarcity in child-care programs is not unique to this Univer- sity. Northwestern University, for example, has no child care center, ac- cording to the school's public relations department. Ohio State has one child care center for 150 children. 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