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Use every resource on campus a guide to campus computer labs
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The heat and hum, the quiet contemplation and the constant clicking – being in college often means you practically live in the computer labs.
Boise State University expects students to have access to a computer and the Internet.
Luckily students do not have to own a computer to have this access.
Multiple computer labs around campus with both Mac and PC availability exist and all that is needed to gain access is a BSU ID card and the ability to be able to stare at a computer screen for multiple hours at a time.
Writing papers is a fact of the college experience.
Even an engineering student looking to work with numbers until the end of time will have to write a paper here and there.
The computer labs are interspersed throughout campus and the computer lab locations and hours are as follows:
The Business Building. Located on the north end of the Quad just west of Albertson’s Library has a computer lab in room 209.
It is open Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Communication Building. Located next to the tennis courts and north of the Student Union Building, this computer lab can be found in room 114.
It is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and open on Saturday and Sunday to group study.
Look at the Office of Information Technology Website for details at http://oit.boisestate.edu/cs/services/labs.html.
The Blackboard Online Testing Center. This is a place where students can get on a computer at a given time and take a test via the Internet.
It is located in the Education Building (North of the Multipurpose Building and East of the Business Building) in room 418.
It is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday.
This computer lab is closed on Saturday and Sunday.
The Engineering Technology Building. Located on University across from the stadium, this computer lab can be found in room 239. It is open Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The Liberal Arts Building. Located south of the library and east of the Administration Building, this computer lab is located in room 206. It is open Monday through Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The Albertson’s Library. Located east of the Business Building, this computer lab is on the first floor and is open Monday through Thursday from 7:30 to Midnight, Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to Midnight.
The Multipurpose Building. Located on the west side of campus just north of the Education Building, this computer lab is open Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to Midnight, Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The Peterson-Preco Learning Center. Located in the Taco Bell Arena next to the stadium is open Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., it is closed on Saturday and open on Sunday from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The Public Affairs/Arts West Building. This computer lab is located in room 125. It is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday to group study.
The Technical Services Building. Found in room 250, this computer lab is open Monday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. This computer lab is closed on Saturday and open on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The West Campus Administration Building. This lab is in room 202. It is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. and closed on Sunday.
In each one of these labs, you will need to sign in with your student ID number, which you will find on your student ID card.
Once signed on you will have access to multiple programs including Word, Excel, Office and Publisher.
You will also have the ability to print in these labs.
Each student starts out with $15 for printing.
A sheet of paper costs 10 cents and you do have the ability to print on both sides of the page.
Ask one of the computer techs on shift in the lab how to print on both sides if you do not know how.
If you happen to run out of money on your printing account, there are many stations set up throughout campus that allow you to put more money on it.
Simply swipe your ID card and follow the instructions on the pay station.
Often, a computer lab will be closed for a multitude of reasons and it may not even look closed. The hours are posted outside of each door.
Make sure you look for anything out of the ordinary. Usually, when one lab is closed another is open at the same time to accommodate the students.
Another trick to the computer lab are the multiple printer options. Most labs have more than one printer, so if there is a long line at one look for another.
BARRY FRANKLIN