The Michigan Daily-Friday, March 18, 1988- Page 5 Compufair displays innovative technology By MICAH SCHMIT A $4,000 touch-sensitive com- puter screen, musical computers, and laptops to fit almost any budget marked the first day of the Univer- sity's fourth annual Compufair. Compufair - a chance for 20 major computer-related corporations to display their latest hard and soft- ware - is the largest student-run computer fair in the nation, accord- ing to co-chair Joe Sorek, an LSA senior. Although some models were available for purchasing, participants mostly came to showcase their tech- nology. The fair has two goals, said Sorek. One is "to give students an opportunity to find out about differ- ent computer technology and what they have to offer. The other is to raise money for charity." Leaders in Prevention, a group which is committed to drug and al- cohol education in area schools, is receiving the proceeds from the rental fees charged to vendors. The group will receive from $2,000 to $3,000 after fair costs are covered, said Sorek. The fair will be continued today from 9 to 5 on the second floor of the Michigan Union. Organizers ex- pect several thousand people to stop by. "There is a good display of vari- ous vendors, and its good to see what's out there," said Shaun Sen- siba, a first year MBA student, said but "most of the stuff I don't think I could afford." Bill Schoneman a first year law student, called the fair a "good idea" and boasted, "I got a frisbee out of the deal." He and fellow first year law stu- dent Jamal El-Hindi agreed that the fair was informative, but said there should have been greater publicity to attract more interested students. Daily Photo by DAVID LUBLINER Latin American Solidarity Committee member Robert Carris passionately protests the recent deployment of troops to Honduras at yesterday's protest outside the Fleming building. rotest Continued from Page 1 Not Contra Terror", "Honduras needs Autonomy Not Militarization" and chanted "Stop the lies - no more Vietnam." "The only invasion taking place is the U.S. sending troops into Honduras," said David Austin, an LSA ju- nior and LASC member, adding, "If he (Reagan) is do- ing it to get more support (for the contras from Congress), I think it's going to backfire." Passersby stopped to watch, and in many cases, to join the protest, while rush-hour motorists were con- fronted by protesters standing on the curb brandishing their signs. David Allen, an Ann Arbor resident who joined the protest after it began said, "I like it. It's what they should have done- a long time ago, when it first started." After about 45 minutes of marching, speakers representing LASC, the Interfaith Council For Peace, the American Friends Service Commitee, and the World Hunger Education Action Committee gave short addresses to the crowd. "I'm here walking in solidarity with you and them (the people of Central America) to say 'let Nicaraguans live and grow as they will'," said Peter Beavus, presi- dent of Ann Arbor's chapter of the Interfaith Council For Peace. At approximately 4:50, the protesters tried to enter the Federal Building to continue their protesting, but all the front doors had been locked. They then tried to get into the building through a connecting door in the post office, and a security officer denied them entrance, ignoring the protesters claims that the federal building was open to the public until 5:00. The guard then pro- ceeded to hold the door closed until five, when the protesters backed off and allowed him to lock the door. Ann Arbor police captain Robert Conn, who quietly observed the protest, said "I'm here because they have a right to be here. I've never had a problem with their (the protesters) cooperation. That is what America is all about." But yesterday's reactions were not all anti-contra. Roberto Frisancho, President of the Coalition for Democracy in Latin America and engineering junior, said that he felt Reagan's sending U.S. troops into Honduras was a wise decision militarily, "unless it brings us to war.' "Basically, the main purpose was to protect the contras because the Sandanistas have been pursuing them for the past few days," Frisancho said. "The U.S. did it not to protect Honduras from an invasion, but to pose a threat (to the Sandinistas). If they know the U.S. is nearby, they will be more care- ful about pursuing the contras." carbte GUATEMALA HONDURAS U.S TropsArrive Comayaua Patmeroa A.FB. OBocay Area where El SALVADOR Nicaraguan to hveeteed Honduras NICARAGUA t00 mssCOSTA RICA g Civil rights activist to speak on fighting racism, eim' oor~ sexim toorroz By JIM PONIEWOZIK concerning racism and sexism in respect, they tend to dilut Famed civil rights activist, au- American society, including If They ues. She hasn't done that, thor, and two-time American Com- Come in the Morning and Women, that's really admirable," s munist Party vice presidential candi- Race and Class. member and LSA jur date Angela Davis will speak on "As people gain recognition and Nadasen. "Fighting Racism and Sexism in the 1980s" at the Rackham Auditorium tomorrow at 7 p.m. Davis, a professor of philosophy at San Francisco State University, became known in the early '70s for her involvement in civil rights cases and for her controversial firing from the University of California-Los An- " geles after the university administra- Spo rs tion learned that she was a member of the American Communist party. Davis's speech is sponsored by the United Coalition Against LIFEGUARD POSITIONS AVAILABLE Racism. UCAR member and LSA senior David Fletcher said the group THE DEPARTMENT OF RECREATIONAL SPORTS I asked Davis to speak because her past NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIOSN FOR LIFEGUARD work in the anti-racism movement FOR SPRING/SUMMER, 1988 provides a strong example for today's student activists. APPLICANTS MUST BE ATTENDING SPRING/SUMM commitment so ht sexs aCLASSES AT U OF M AND BE CERTIFIED IN CPR, racism, and classism," Fletcher said. FIRST AID, AND ADVANCED LIFESAVING "She's a good example of an intellectual activist. A lot of people WE PAY $4.30 PER HOUR are one or the other, but she's really FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE BEV AT CCRB (763-3C tried to integrate them." An Equal Opportunity Employer Davis also wrote several works V t their va- and I think aid UCAR nior P a m II S DS ER 084) Why not dress for a Sharpeville Six celebrate stay of execution JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - Supporters of the "Sharpeville Six" celebrated by singing freedom songs yesterday when a judge granted a one-month stay of execution 15 hours before the black prisoners were to be hanged. Justice Willem Human, who sen- tenced the five men and one woman to death three years ago for complic- ity in a mob killing, said there was new evidence that a day prosecution witness had perjured himself during the trial. There have been worldwide calls for clemency for the six. Scores of blacks inside Pretoria Supreme Court broke into applause when Human announced his decision. Several hundred more people outside cheered, raised clenched fists and sang freedom songs before police ordered 1 them to disperse. different kind of success this Summer? 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