2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 15, 1994 will host a PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE of the candidates for the Michigan Student Assembly Tonight 6 - 7:30 p.m. 429 Mason Hall 1-800-777-0112 v E The world's largest student & youth travel organization STA TRAVEL Power PC draws rave reviews By SCOT WOODS DAILY STAFF REPORTER The crowd outside the Computer Showcase this morning mirrored the anticipation of self-described "com- puter techies" nationwide over the new Power Macintosh computers. The long-awaited line of comput- ers was officially released today, touted by Apple Computer Inc. as the next generation of personal comput- ers. The initial demonstration of the top-of-the-line Power Macintosh 8100 met with "oohs" and "aahs." There are two other models avail- able, the mid-priced 7100 and the smaller 6100., Phillip Harding, manager of the computer sales program at the show- case, was visibly pleased by the turn- out. "We're surprisingly busy," he said. "We expected to be busy, but we didn't expect to have 60 people at 10 o'clock." Apple student representative Jonathan Freeman agreed. "We're packed," he said. "We're really ex- cited that this many people showed up. Based on the new Motorola Power PC microprocessor, the computers are able to run traditional Macintosh, DOS and Windows applications at the same time. Apple claims the Power Macintosh computers run DOS and Windows at a speed comparable to an IBM platform running with an Intel 486 processor. Ben Ogoe, an LSA first-year stu- dent, was impressed with the machine's flexibility and speed. "It's a Macintosh, but it's got that IBM in it," he said. "I was planning on getting a ThinkPad IBM laptop. After looking at the (Power Macintosh), I'll hopefully get the 7100." Some consumers voiced concerns about the small number of programs available that are specially designed for the Power Macintosh, but Harding said that was to be expected. "The hardware always has to pre- cede the software," he said. Harding added he believes low- cost upgrades will be available for many current Macintosh applications within days or weeks. Engineering sophomore Diganta Saha said he is in the market for a personal computer. "I'm keeping this as a major op- tion," Saha said. "I need to run several different operating systems, and this can. It's fast, it's competitively priced and it also has an upgrade path." The Computer Showcase will keep ' the three Power Macintosh comput- ers on permanent display. SARAH WHITING/ Daily The Holocaust statue was unveiled Sunday, facing Fletcher Street. It will be repositioned when weather allows. Holocaust statue to be rep ostioned Get in on the... FRanw 613-615 E. William Ann Arbor, MI (313) 741-0019 By PATRICIA MONTGOMERY DAILY STAFF REPORTER Despite questions that the Holo- caust memorial, which was unveiled Sunday, is facing the wrong direction, officials said the tentative placement of the sculpture will be changed as soon as the weather is more agreeable. However, as soon as the soil per- mits, the Holocaust memorial statue RACISM Continued from page 1 Counsell distributed the letter to all the pharmacology faculty March 1. Landefeld and others expressed concern that the provost's letter com- promises the grievance process and suggests a premature decision. "I am bothered by the fact that in the provost's letter he indicated that he had no evidence. I'm not sure that any attempts to investigate were made," Landefeld said. Landefeld said Whitaker did not approach Dr. Gerald Abrams, the Medical School ombudsman who is handling the Landefeld complaint, or him in an attempt to investigate the charges. In his letter to SACUA, Landefeld asked the committee to look into Whitaker's motivation for writing the letter, and a possible bias on the part of Whitaker if he is called on in the future to decide a grievance appeal involving Pratt. In the event that a non-research professor appeals a grievance, the provost makes the final determina- tion in the case. Peggie Hollingsworth, a pharma- cology professor, has a pending griev- ance against the promotion commit- tee. Pratt was a member of the griev-. ance committee that denied her pro- motion. She said she fears the provost's letter will also affect her grievance: "These things do not happen in isolation. I really do not understand the motivation behind taking a posi-, tion on this issue," Hollingsworth said. Whitaker said he does not think his action has contaminated either the Landefeld complaint or the Hollingsworth grievance. He also added he would not de- cide the Hollingsworth case in the event of an appeal. The decision would then fall to Vice President for Re- search Homer Neal. Z . y ' E+, k ~p" ,r '_ 'ji 9 , w i A k . .8 ;v . ' fl yy. kl r i ' / Y e ) ;-' .. ! ,,-f will be rotated one quarter of a turn to face the Alumni Center, as originally planned. It now faces the Power Cen- ter, on Fletcher Street. The reason for the current orienta- tion and positioning of the sculpture was to make viewing easier for the on- lookers who attended Sunday's Holo- caustMemorial Dedication Ceremony. Because the statue is located closer PROPOSAL A Continued from page 1 who voted in the 1990 gubernatorial election. "There's been kind of a steady drumbeat on this issue since June 2 with all the events that have occurred," he said. "I think it's sinking in (that) they're not given the alternative of the status quo. It's going to have some real impact on people and they're aware of that." In Ann Arbor, voters will pilot new optical scanning voting booths, which were designed to improve the efficiency of the electoral process and shorten waiting times. Voters simply darken the oval of their choice. Interest in Proposal A has been run- ning high in Ann Arbor, where the City Council voted to oppose the measure. The Ann Arbor Board of Education has not taken a stand on the issue. On the University campus, the Col- lege Republicans have posted a num- ber of flyers in support of Proposal A. The proposal would increase the sales tax to 6 percent from 4 percent as part of a plan to slash property taxes for school operations. to Washington Street, Fred Mayer, the assistant director of capital plan- ning and University planner, said, "(When moved) it will be better for viewing from Washington Street." Pending the completion of the paving and landscaping project, the statue will be mounted in a firm foundation. Benches will also be in- stalled adjacent to the monument. Just last June 2, voters rejected, 54 percent to 46 percent, a different plan to fund schools and cut property taxes by raising the sales tax to 6 percent. But this time, voters don't have a choice of going back to the current system of property taxes. That's be- cause a backup plan has been written into the law that increases the incom* tax to 6 percent from 4.6 percent if the sales tax fails. Engler campaigned nonstop for Proposal A, contending the income tax increase would hurt the state's economic climate. Pero expected a high turnout and voter approval. "I think it's a matter of taxes and when you talk taxes, people get inter- ested," he said. "I think we've done a good job selling our message, that there's no return to the status quo - it's either an income tax increase or a sales tax increase." Clingman said voters were becom- ing more aware of ProposalA's flaws. That's why support for it was at 56 percent in a Detroit Free Press poll published last week compared to 6 percent in a poll done by a newspaper a few weeks earlier, she said. OHIO LOCATIONS MICHIGAN LOCATIONS ILLINOIS LOCATIONS Beechwood, Osilonce, Findlay, Fostorte. Frernont, Adlm, An~n Arbor, East Points, Sloongton, Champaign Holland, Miumee, Toledo Monroe. Tayler on urnxt unhase ;; onyur next purchase: of $5.0 ormore:"of $5.00oor more: I', L.lm im i.I.mmmm.~~J L .. ...,mi......mE... L. J4 J RANK Continued from page 1 The news magazine's process for ranking these schools is determined by questionnaires sent to deans and administrators in those disciplines. The experts in the fields are asked to rank the reputations of the academics of fhe schools. Harrison said he believes the Uni- versity ranks better in this type of poll "because our reputation, particularly the reputation of our faculty and stu- dents, is very high." 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