University of Central Oklahoma
THURSDAY April 23, 1998
The Student Voice Since 1903
Phone system groundwork laid, July deadline set By Lisa Tatum S7affWritor
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new phone number and a $1.2 million phone system will keep UCO phones ringing into the next century. Lucent Technology was awarded a contract to replace the university phone system in December and workers started laying underground cable for the system this month, said Ron Beard, director of telecommunications. The system, which will be in place July 31, will offer faster and more reliable service, said Beard. The current phone system was installed in 1984 and parts for the system were discontinued in 1986, making repairs and maintenance expensive and time consuming, he explained. Furthermore, the current system is not equipped to handle the date change in the year 2,000. "Our system now runs off atomic time," said Beard. "It wouldn't recognize the year 2,000—the phones would just stop ringing." Only 192 new phone sets will be distributed to administrators and staff, but the new system will give every phone on campus access to new features like threeparty conferencing, call waiting, auto redial, speed dialing and in some cases, caller ID. Beard said all phones on campus will By Darrell J. Weidner have the direct inward dialing feature—that is, outside callers will dial the university's StallWriler new 974 prefix plus the extension of the entral Oklahoma defensive back party they are calling rather than dialing Hurley Tarver signed as a free agent Monday with the San 341-2980 and then dialing one plus the Francisco 49'ers. extension number. Tarver was listed as a possible pick for Most extension numbers on campus will the '98 National Football League (NFL) V See PHONES, Page 3 draft, but after seven rounds Tarver
Snip away... Terry Frazier gets a haircut by Patty Parhamof Espree Hair and Nail Salon infront of Pegasus Theater. Frazier was one of many who paricipated in the Cut-a-thon sponsored by Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society Monday. (Photo by Bryan Terry)
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remained unsigned. Following talks with teams like the New York Giants, the Baltimore Ravens and the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tarver's agent was contacted by the 49'ers, said Tarver. Tarver, through his agent, announced Monday that he had signed with the 49'ers. "I was disappointed that I was
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overlooked in the draft," said Tarver. "I feel other defensive backs, that I have an edge over, were picked because they were from (NCAA) Division I schools," said Tarver. "Both my agent and I feel that the 49'ers are the organization that best fits me," said Tarver. "They are going to play me at defense in the corner, and also in special teams,"
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