The Michigan Daily - Thursday, November 12, 1998 - 9A Technical jargon causes stumbles in Microsoft case WASHINGTON (AP) - Perhaps Microsoft attorney John Warden explained it best: "There are a few of us, including myself, who still use fountain pens and legal pads." And it shows at the big antitrust trial in Washington. A case that's full of technical jargon like ISPs, OEMs, NTs, and CPUs may seem no place for techno-neophytes. Yet some key players in the Microsoft trial sometimes seem just that. Could it be that Warden, Justice Department attorney David Boies and U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson are showing their age when they stumble over technology's lingo, seemingly less familiar with it than the average 8th grader? The signs were apparent from the beginning. Microsoft is renowned for its Powerpoint software, the stan- dard for business presentations worldwide. But when Microsoft's Warden made his opening statement, he stuck to an old standby: the overhead projector, sliding documents one by one, adjusting the focus by hand. Compare that to the government's flashy, high-tech presenta- tion, with Boies uniderscoring each point with documents enlarged by computer on screens throughout the courtroom. Boies has shown he's no technophile either. Take, for example, his repeated references to "American Online," known to most people as America Online, the world's leading online service provider. Then there was the day Boies questioned a witness about a "LOW-jin." "Log in?" the witness offered. "L-o-g, i-n?" "Yes," Boies replied, realizing his mistake. "You're going fine," reassured the witness, one of the nation's top technology executives, Netscape's James Barksdale. "I knew that, I knew that. I was just testing to see whether you were paying attention,' Boies said. AP PHOTO A soldier dressed In a World War I uniform plays an original 1914 bugle under the Arch of Triumph yesterday in Paris. The ceremony commemorated the 80th anniversary of the end of World War I. Great War veterans honored CODE Continued from Page IA Semins complained that much of last night's discussion was unbalanced. "We're focusing on the accused stu- dent. We need to place equal attention on the complaining student, Semins said. Attendees also debated legal aspects of the Code, such as the consistency of its sanctions, student representation during the trial process and the prospect of "double jeopardy." Double jeopardy refers to being tried twice for the same offense without new evidence being presented. "It's hard to establish a precedent when the Code is still new," said David Votruba, an LSA junior. "I don't want a situation where there is no way for the University to sanction students for non- academic offenses." MSA LSA Rep. Mark Sherer ques- tioned the need to hold students to "higher standards" at the University. "The Code ... should not be equated with civil criminal courts," Sherer said. "If someone is acquitted in the court system, they can be prosecuted under the Code." Savic added that other student con- cerns involve testimony given during Code hearings. "I think the reason why people some- times get upset is because things that are said in a Code hearing can be used in a court of law," Savic said. LSA first-year student Lanni Lantto spoke about a student involved in a recent Code hearing, in which the sanc- tions for the student charged with sexu- al misconduct were not comparable to those in a recent similar case. "She doesn't feel like the Code did anything for her ... like it worked," Lantto said. "There might be loopholes in the Code they want to work on." Law first-year student Rachel Schwartz and Law third-year student Alessandra Murata attended the forum to collect information for the Law School Student Senate Honor Code Commission, which is working to cre- ate an honor code for the Law school. "We're looking more in to what peo- ple's concerns are about forming a code," said Murata, commission chair. MSA members will collect anony- mous surveys about the Code in the Angell Hall Fishbowl and will hold two or three similar forums in January, Savic said. YPRES, Belgium (AP) - Thousands of poppy petals rained down from a World War I memorial arch in Belgium yesterday while Queen Elizabeth i and several war veterans observed a minute of silence, 80 years after the gunfire of the Great War stopped. Sun bathed a towering stone arch- way with the last light of day near where thousands died in the battle- field trenches of Ypres before the war ended on Nov. I1, 1918. The queen, who filled her day with acts of remembrance in France and Belgium, joined Belgian King Albert II at the 100-foot-tall archway, which is inscribed with the names of 55,000 Commonwealth soldiers whose remains were never found. The area has been made famous by a poem written by Canadian soldier John McCrae after his friend was killed here during a 1915 battle. It begins with the memorable lines: "In Flanders fields the poppies blow, Between the crosses, row on row ." The gateway, where a local fire department bugler still plays the mournful Last Post every day, is ded- icated "to the armies of the British Empire who stood here from 1914 to 1918 and to those of their dead who have no known graves." In a ceremony in nearby Mesen, the queen and Irish President Mary McAleese dedicated a monument to 50,000 Irishmen who died in the Great War. Their sacrifice has been ignored at home for decades because they fought for Britain while Ireland revolted against British rule. The Island of Ireland Peace Park was inaugurated amid hopes it will help reconciliation across the Catholic and Protestant religious divide in Northern Ireland. Earlier, the queen marked the 80th anniversary of the moment when World War I ended - at the 11 th hour of the 11Ith day of the I Ith month of 1918 - in Paris with all the pomp and ceremony the French stage so well. At the stroke of II a.m., Queen Elizabeth arrived at the Arc de Triomphe where she was greeted by President Jacques Chirac. Under the monument she laid a wreath by the eternal flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. They then met with four World War I veterans, all more than 100 years old. Germany's new chancellor Gerhard Schroeder was absent from the ceremonies in Belgium and France. Last month, his office cited a heavy workload. Yesterday, he let it be known there had been "no direct invitation," and his absence was not intended as a snub. The Great War was supposed to be over quickly - a "war to end all wars." But it became a four-year nightmare of unimaginable brutality in which millions died. The French-Belgian border is strewn with cemeteries holding the remains of soldiers of many nations. The war killed 13 million civilians and 8.5 million soldiers. Germany lost an estimated 1.7 million sol- diers; Britain lost more than 900,000; Italy lost 650,000; and the United States lost 116,000. France was proportionally the hardest hit, with 1.3 million dead. The sheer devastation wrought on the country can be measured by the 30,000 or so monuments in cities. towns and villages across the nation. PANEL Continued from Page 1A students in attendance. He asked them to reconsider their sup- port of the Israeli government. "Do you want to support a racist regime?" he asked. Eastern Michigan political science Prof. Michael Harris followed Newash, saying his comments were inappropriate. "The fact is, the U.N. decided on a partition," Harris said, responding to criticism that the Israeli government has been heavy-handed in dealing with the occupied territories. In "the peace agreement - or let's not even call it a peace agreement - co-existence will never be achieved without a minimum level of trust," Harris said. The fourth panelist, anthropology Prof. Nabeel Abraham, was more temperate in his brief address. Calling himself "anti- state, he said he is suspicious of all ethnic states. As a solu- tion to the strife, he suggested the possibility of autonomous cantons. "It's clear that the moderator's job will be harder than he anticipated," Singer said, drawing laughter from the audience. But he added, "Let me admonish you that we came here to look at the future." Newash and Abraham argued most about the claim of gross inequality between Palestinians and Israelis. "No matter what protocols you adopt, it will not stick" if the inequality is not redressed, Hassan said. ."It's not that (Palestinians) hate Jews. It's that they have a boot on their neck" Abraham said. Audience members interrupted the panelists frequently and angrily from their seats, ignoring the microphones set up for comments. "Israel is not evicting Palestinians" Harris said defensively at one point. "They sure as hell are' interjected audience member Art Boley, a community member. At another point, Consul General Rimon acknowledged there are problems with Israeli soldiers intimidating Palestinians. "Many of the cases werp tried and the soldiers put in jail" Rimon said. "And freed the next day" jeered community member Mary Noor from her seat. Student organizer Rabiah said she was satisfied with the evening. "I think it sparked controversy and emotion,' she said. "And I think that's good." She added that "the panelists tended to talk more than we had anticipated. Brian Reich, chair of the Major Events Committee at Hillel, said communication between Muslims and Jews is essential. "Considering where the peace process is going globally, it's important that everyone on a local level understand it,' Reich said. Moderator Singer offered his own view on the evening's debate in his closing remarks, giving advice to the organizers for changes to future panels. _ A16 You don't have to buy pizza for everyone on your floor. But isn't it nice to know that you could? I Give yourself financial flexibility. Call us for The Associates Student Visas card. And get all this: ".3% cash back on purchases*... *No. annual fee *Credit line up to $2,500 : . 5 ~~z ~ ~.'. f n',Q~..'," t y ...' . F # t. . .~. . . I.