'Cube' lost bearings; they'll b It finally happened. After more than 12 years of rotating with just the touch of a finger, the gint cube in Regent's Plaza took its last spin this summer. SO, MOST University students returning this fall were greeted by a pole in the middle of the plaza and a wouAnded cube huddled in the corner-. The 2,4A* pound sculpture was lifted off by crane from the pole about a week ago, University officals said. The problem: its hand-made bearings had worn out. A representative of the Office of Business Operations said, however, that the black box will be repaired and start spinning again next week. The cube, created by Bernard Rosenthal, was erected in 1968. It was a gift of the class of 1965. Price war wagedb airlines By United Press International An airline price war, touched off by financially troubled Pan American World Airways' bid to bolster its domestic service by cutting rates, sent fares in some major markets skidding by more than 50 percent yesterday. Most of the slashed prices were on the East Coast, primarily between New York and Miami, But, some carries also chopped rates to California, points in between and on some foreign flights. IT NOW IS possible to fly coach from Miami to New York for as low as $69 Monday through Thursday. Some flights from Miami to the West Coast were sliced to '174 and New York tQ the Coast, $190. Pan American began lowering some fares on Monday, coming down to $79 for a one-way, unrestricted fare during the week from New York to Miani-the lowest it had been sice 1970-and $99 on weekends. That brought quick movement fromi Eastern Air LInes, the dominant carrier in the New York- Miami corridor. Eastern, which had been charging $149 as its lowest price on flights from New York to Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, dropped the fate to $78 on weekdays and $99 on weeken- ds-a 10-year low. Pan Am then came back Thursday with an even lower rate, to $75, and the war was on. The Michigan Daily-Saturday, September 12, 1981 -Page 3.~ Subscribe _____ ____Now ND CANCEto the ?E aug -reen744-0555 ;r~ - N~. Doily Photo by DEBORA H LEWIS THE "CUBE," BROKEN since late A'ugust, should be back in working order within the next week, University officials say. '' Profs to hang signs in protest By ANDREW CHAPsMAN Even though a U~niversity professor was pressured this summer to remove a sign from his office window that deplored U.S. involvement in El Salvador, more than 25 professorst reportedly will post similar signs Monday. Most of the professors contacted by the Daily yesterday said the primary reason they decided to hang the signs, which read "U.S. out of El Salvador," *a to protest the Reagan administration's policy-not ifo defend biology Prof. John Vandermeer's right to bang such a sign. But several acknowledged that the "freedom of speech" issue was a second reason. LAST JUNE, University officials entered Vander- meer 's office at night-several times and removed the sign frommhis window, asserting-that the-sign misleds observers to believe the slogan was the official jposition of the University. Vandermeer changed his sign, adding, "Not of- *icial position of U of M or biology department," but remoedit sotl kafterw ard s r "pesonal spokesman for the Latin American Solidarity com- mittee. The LASC will sponsor the weeklong protest. R OSSE T A ND several others involved with organizing the demonstration said they are concer- ned about the University administration's possible reaction. "People don't want to antagonize the University," Rosset said. "But the University may be antagonized anyway.'' When told of the coming protest, LSA Dean Peter Steiner said, "I believe that students and faculty should be free to voice their opinions on political issues. "I HAVE NO objections to picketing, protests, or signs as long as they do not propose to express a University opinion,' Steiner added. "I'll just have to wait and see if something happens~that crosses the border of free speech or good taste." Vandermeer said the main purpose of the coming protest is for, "people in the University community to H added, h o v r d hop t e in wil no aben - Some professors said they will display their signs only to express opinions about El Salvador and not the Vandermeer incident. Sociology Prof. Charles Tilly said of his sign, "My message is to the United States government." "THE (UNIVERSITY) administration would be foolish to do anything," economics Prof. Daniel Fusfeld, who will hang a sign Monday, said. "It was absolutely ridiculous for anybody in any position to take down that sign (Vandermeer's). It was a stupid thing to do," Fusfeld added. "This (hanging a sign) is an indication of my con- tempt for the people who took it (Vandermeer's sign) down," Fusfeld said. ENGLISH PROF. Alan Wald said the signs will be posted to "raise the consciousness on the campus about El Salvador. The news media is not giving it enough attention Wald said all the signs will have disclaimers saying they do not reflect the University's opinion. putng tem upfr five ds After fi e a we wil The Ann Arbor Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild presents a day long series of workshops, films, and dscussions on the Attica prison riot ten years ago and on today's volatile Michigan prison system. Speakers include Neal Bush, a criminal defense attorner who represented Attica inmates; Bill Goodman, a Detroit attorney who also defended Attica inmates and who now represents Michigan innmates; Shango Bahati Kakawana, an Attica defen- dant; and Georgia Manxie, a former resident of the Huron Valley Women's Facility. Activities are schedulaed from 9:00 a.m. through 5 p.m. at "Hut- chins Hall-in the Law Quad. Featured will be a showing of the film ATTICA at 9 a.m. and a wine, cheese and discussion wrap up at 5 p.m. The event is free for the entire community. CF'T-Dr. Strangelove, 3, 7, & 9 p.m., The Ladykillers, 4:45 & 8:45 p.m., Michigan Theater. Cinema Guild-Return of the Secaucus Seven, 4, 7 & 9:05 p.m., Lorch Hall. Alternative Action-Saturday Night Fever, 7 & 9 p.m., Nat. Sci. Aud. AAFC-Three Stooges 1, 7 & 10:20 p.m., Dimenstoogia, 8:40 p.m., MLB 4. Cinema Two-Cabaret, 7 & 9:15 p.m., Aud. A, Angell Hall. Mediatrics-Superman, 7 & 9 p.m., MLB 3. MEETINGS Gray Panthers--September Community Open Meeting, 3 p.m., Ann Arbor FirehoUse. ra uatye hrist iSn Fel lw sh ip on roaste 430 p m. T rter Huse , 1 4 PERFORMANCES Canterbury Loft-Setembe Dne,7& 9p m., 325.State. Kiwanis Club-Kiwanis summer sale, 8 a.m.-noon, Washington and First. Does the Big U seem a bit too big? Are you not sure where the Perry Bldg is? Do you need to find out what's happening on campus? FEELING LOST? SATRD ~T< -. - - ~ OSeAo ccere cn aed tel s ysou a bout U nversity deadlnes, whats going :30 9:30 FRIDAY & SATURDAY H EAVY MET AL 11:00PM DOL BY STE REO .,12:45 PM ARTHURMidnight GUESS WHOS INTO NIKESa 6I;~i 8 8 88N 8