The Michigan Daily-Thursday, April 1, 1982-Page 3 Access TV to televise immediate city vote count By DAVID SPAK Subscribers to Ann Arbor cable television will be able to catch up-to- the-minute city election results Monday night, when Comnunity Access chan- nel 8 airs a new program for broad- casting immediate, unofficial infor- mation directly from the precincts. Elliot Chikofsky, a University engineering researcher, developed the program with about 10 graduate students from his information systems design class, and with his company, Radius Systems, Inc. Because National Bank and Trust is sponsoring the project, taxpayers will not have to pay for it. "It's a nice thing to do for the citizens of Ann Arbor," said City Clerk Winifred Northcross. "If the people like it, we will continue to do it." 4 CHIKOFSKY'S program takes unof- ficial election results directly from the city clerk's office, enters them into a computer terminal at City Hall, then relays the information on telephone lines to a University computer in the engineering school, and finally to the television viewers. Northcross said the broadcast will not affect the vote count, which is done almost entirely by hand in Ann Arbor. The county has used Chikofsky's. program to tabulate its election results since August, 1980. Until then, the coun- ty had to transfer punch card results by hand to add them in with the voting machine totals. "THAT USED to be a laborious process," said County Clerk Robert Harrison. "So we gave the two systems a common format for completing elec- tion reports." The new program also cut down on the amount of time needed to determine officialelection results, from nine days to two, and "the accuracy rate is ex- tremely high," according to Harrison. Because Chikofsky's program cost about eight percent of competition's, Harrison explained, "the experiment has mutual benefits for students, the county, and the taxpayers." Chikofsky is now working out the exact method the results will be presen- ted Monday to the 10,000 homes equip- ped with cable in Ann Arbor. "We can display any portion of the results, any particular precinct or ward, that we want," he said. National Bank and Trust decided to sponsor the broadcast because "we like to do our part in the community," said Larry Hosfelt, vice president and direc- tor of marketing. "The community supports us and we want to support them. "And, we've never done anything on cable television before," Hosfelt said. "It's an up-and-coming medium." ELLIOT CHIKOFSKY, proprietor of Radius Systems, Inc., enters mock city election returns into a computer terminal at Community Access Television, 107 N. Fifth St., yesterday. Radius Systems will televise immediate city election returns over Access channel 8 Monday night. I ~HAPPENINGS- HIGHLIGHT Hailed as one of the most lively, yet most dramatic musical experiences of the decade, "Jesus Christ Superstar" will be presented by the University's UAC-MUSKET Company. Because of the huge success of past productions, "Superstar" is certain to sell out quickly and groups are urged to purchase tickets as soon as possible. The show opens tonight, 8 p.m., at the Power Cen- ter for the Performing Arts. FILMS MED-The General, 7p.m.; Intolerance, 8:30, Nat. Sci. Aud. Alt. Act.-People's Firehouse & Prairie Fire, 8p.m., RC Aud. CG-Animal Farm, 7 p.m.; Red Scare Night, 8:30 p.m., Lorch Hall. CFT-To Catch a Thief, 4, 7, & 9p.m., Michigan Theatre. Women's Action Group-Killing Us Softly, 7 p.m., East Quad, 52 Green. PERFORMANCES The Blind Pig-Steve Nardella Band, $3.00. Ark-Bowhand, blues, 9 p.m., 1421 Hill St. Eclipse Jazz-Jam Session, 9:30 p.m., University Club. Musical Society-Ted Joselson, pianist, 8:30p.m., Rackham Aud. School of Music-Violin Recital, Joan Hurlye, BM, 8p.m., Recital hall; Mu Phi Epsilon recital, 8 p.m., Stearns. Theatre & Drama-"Getting Out," 8 p.m., Trueblood Theatre; Harold Pinter sketches, 4:10 p.m., Arena Theatre. SPEAKERS, Dept. of English-Lisa Barton-i'Literary Theory and Technical Discour-' se," 7:30 p.m., West Conference Room, Rackham. Center for Japanese Studies-Michio Muramatsum "Party-Bureaucratic Interaction in Japanese Politics," noon, Lane Hall Commons Room. School of Music-Carlton Gamer, "Musical Destinies," 8 p.m., Rackham Assembly Hall. Physical Chemistry-Michael Kacner, "An Electron Defraction Study of Laser-Pumped SF6," 4 p.m., Rm. 1200, Chem. Health Psychology-Jack Kirscht, "Research on Patient Adherence to Medical Regimens," noon, VA Medical Cntr., 2215 Fuller Rd., Rm. A-154. Biological Sciences-Max Wicha, "Extracellular Matrix in Mammary Development," noon, 1139 Nat. Sci. Evolution & Culture-Raymond Grew, Sherry Ortner, Joan Scott, Touise Tilley, "Women's History & Ideology," 4-6 p.m., East Lecture Room, Rackham. Program in Judiac Studies, CNENAS, Dept. of Poli. Sci.-Shaul Mishal, professor of political sci. at Tel Aviv Univ., Israel, and Yale Univ., "The West band and the PLO Dilemma", 2p.m., Chem. Bldg., Rm. 1300. Medicinal Chemistry-Chris Bigge, "Bio-Organix Studies on Bacteria Rhodopsin and Bovine hodopsin," 4 p.m., 3554 CC Little. Vision/Hearing-Stephen S. Easter, "Color Vision in Fishes," 12:15-1:30 p.m., 2055 MHRI. Transportation Engineers-David Bacon, "Traffic Control Equipment," 12:15 p.m., 1217 East Engineering. Urban Planning-Eisley, "The Second Computer Revolution," 11 a.m.- noon, 1040 Dana. Gaylens Med. Soc.-Robert Petesdorf, "Is Future Shock Already Here?," 4p.m., Sheldon Center Aud., Towsley Center. Computer, Info. & Control Eng.-Alfred Aho, "A Shannon Approach to the Analysis of Information Network Protocols," 11 a.m., 2084 East Engin.; "Bounds on the Size and Speech of Communications Protocols," noon, 2084 East Engin. Mech. Eng. & Applied Mech.-Arthur Quader, "A Novel Stratified-Charge Engine Concept," 4 p.m., Chrysler Center. Public Health, Ethics & Religion, Public Health Students Assn.-Eric Stover, "Human Rights: A Concern for Health Workers," 7:30 p.m., Thomas Francis Aud., SPH. ISMRRD-Leadership Development Series, "Management Style," for more info, call 763-4481. MEETINGS Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship-7 p.m., Union.- Campus Crusade for Christ-7 p.m., 2003 Angell hall. Med. Cntr. Bible Study-12:30 p.m., Rni. F2230 Mott Children's Hospital. Western European Studies-"Univ. of Mich./Univ. of Wes. Academic Year in Florence, Italy," 7p.m., 203 Tappan. MISCELLANEOUS Tau Beta Pi-Free Tutoring in lower-level math and science courses, 7-11 p.m., 307 UGLI, 8-10 p.m., 2332 Bursley., Scottish Country Dancers-Beginners class, 7 p.m., Intermediate class, 8 p.m., Union. Folk Dance Club-Ballroom dancing, 7-8:30 p.m., League. League-International night, Australia, 5-7:15 p.m. Museum of Art-Closed. WCBN-88.3 FM, Council of Black Student Organ., "We Demand Trotter House Back," 6-6:30 p.m.; Issuistic: Rise & Demise of the Ann Arbor Hash Fest, 7-8 p.m. War Tax Protestor's Silent Vigil No. 4-noon-1 p.m., Diag American Cancer niiv-affodil Days: flowers on sale to raise funds City police By BILL SPINDLE Ann Arbor police yesterday filed charges ab against a man who held off dozens of e police officers Tuesday night after si firing several rounds ofashots out of his N. First St. home. th+ Police officials said the man, repor- w tedly Thomas Hackman, 26, of 314 N.th First St., was transferred yesterday of from University Hospital, where he was t treated for a "minor" face wound he I suffered during the three-and-a-half- an hour siege. o He was taken to Ypsilanti State fi Hospital, where he will be capable of un standing trial, police said.M HACKMAN WAS charged yesterday d with "intent to commit great bodily al harm" and with "malicious destruction do of property valued above $1,000," do file chargi Also, yesterday, police officials were ble to piece together in greater detail xactly what had happened during the ege the night before. THEY SAID Hackman opened fire on he street shortly before 7 p.m. Tuesday ith a .22-caliber rifle. The bullets tore hrough the large plate glass windows an empty business building across he street. Officer William Wise who was sent to nswer reports of the shots, stepped out I his car just as Hackman allegedly red a second set of shots. Wise dove rnder his car, where he was trapped for nost of the episode. Police said yester- ay that Hackman apparently was not iming at Wise, but was firing at ran- om from the door as they said he had one on the first set of rounds. against gunman f , Hackman, who police said had smoked a "considerable amount" of marijuana, then allegedly. barricaded himself alone in the house and began a three-hour seige with police. Ann Arbor, police brought in their Special Tactics Unit (S.T.U.) and surrounded the house with support from Washtenaw County and Pittsfield Township officers. SPECIALLY trained hostage and crisis situation negotiators, who talked to Hackman on the telephone throughout the three hours, reported that his speech was "extremely disjoin- ted," and that he was acting "very irrational." Hackman broke the seige at 10:30 p.m. when he fired "numerous" shots at detective Greg Stewart, an S.T.U. of- ficer who was perched on the roof of a nearby residence. Stewart returned one round of fire from his high powered rifle to protect himself. Stewart's bullet struck the sill of the window Hackman was firing from, sending splinters into Hackman's chin, After the volley of shots, Hackman left the rifle upstairs in the bedroom he had been firing from and went down- stairs where police kicked in the front door and found him "weeping" in the living room. He was arrested without any resistance, said Corbett. Committee passes GSL fund increase (Continued from Page 1) congressional approval, it would guarantee graduate And professional student eligibility for the program until at least Oct. 1, 1982. By this time, most students would have already received their loans for the 1982-83 academic year. It had been previously proposed that graduate and professional students no longer be allowed to receive GSLs. Part of the money appropriated by the new bill would also be used to cover costs for Pell and State Student Incen- tive Grants - for which only un- dergraduate students are eligible - and the College Work-Study Program. Graduate and professional students made up about 26 percent of the borrowersrunder the GSL Program last year and receiv~ed about 30 percent of the funds awarded, according to figures compiled by the Graduate and Professional Financial Aid Council. THE NUMBER of students affected is what has brought more attention to that proposal," University Director of Financial Aid Harvey Grotrian said. The interest rate on a GSL is either seven or nine per cent, depending on when the loan was signed, and repayment is deferred until the student has completed his educational program. In addition to the GSL and auxiliary Loan to Assist Students programs, the only other types of federal aid graduate students are eligible for are the National Direct Student Loan and College Work Study Programs. THE FACT that these students are eligible for less forms of alternative aid then undergraduates may be one. reason, according to Grotrian, that their elimination from the GSL Program received little support. Grotrian said he also believes Congress has been influenced by student and institutional response to financial aid cutbacks, but added, "I don't think either group, singularly could have awakened the conscience of Congress." -Jackie Parker, a legislative assistant to Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), said, however, she believes the Reagan ad- ministration plans to eventually cut off all federl aid for higher education. "Their aim," she said, "is to squeeze, squeeze, squeeze, until it's down to zero." BUT, PARKER said, "We're not going to give him (Reagan) what he wants," adding she was fairly confident the appropriations bill would be passed by the Senate. A spokesperson for Sen. Donald Riegle (D-Mich.) also said she expects the bill to be approved and that op- postition to other proposed cuts in the GSL program may be increasing. She cautioned, however, that graduate students still face the danger of being eliminated from the program in the future. Bill Kerans, press secretary for Rep. Carl Pursell (R-Ann Arbor), said he expects the Senate vote on the funds to be close. He agreed, however, that support for Reagan's proposed cuts may be shif- ting. "The people we have talked to seem to indicate that support is building to maintain these programs at what we consider an appropriate level," he said. Support the March of oimes BIRTH DEFECTS FOUNDATION CHIlNA? O Pace Breakthrough! Now only $3090 from California for 23 days in China. 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