2 -The Mk ailSummerWeeddy-Wedsdy, August 1993

Workers await settlement Professor beams lectures
By HMPE CALATfacts and figures in and we're hoping
DAILY EETORH0IN CHEF the University is making a real con- o My
The Unviersity offered the mem- sious effort to live up to its public tnr v e rSy
State, County and Municipal Employ- James Thiry, assistant vice presi-
ees (AFSCME) Union a 2.5 percent dent for personnel, said, "Thebargain- By MICHAEL SHAW images. junction with the University
wage increase ing is continuing. FORTHELY Installed at North Ingalls last year, land, videoconferencing be
AFSCME negotiator Louis Irby University workers are looking for University sociology Prof. Robert the University's videoconferencing vital link.
Groves pauses in mid-lecture. system was largely hired out to corpo- "This system allows us to
counrpoposal, bt said, "e F nCME sitesandthatkppae with infn "Deitrich, do you have a question, rations for meetings. This summer resources and share faculty,
counter proposal, but said, "We know sities and that keep pace with iflation or are you just scratching your head?" videoconferencing made its way into For the near future, the j
for a fact that they have 4 to 5 percent andcostoliving increases, he said.I he asked. the classroom. gram with Maryland will be
to give." that regard, we're looking at at least a The student replies with an esoteric Kurtz said that Groves' class of program to utilize the techno
"At this point we're taking all our 14 percent difference." query about something called inter- about a dozen Ann Arbor students and Groves said theUniversityhar

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viewer variance.
This could be any tedious summer
lecture on survey methods. The differ-
ence? The professor is in a room in the
NorthIngallsbuilding onCentralCam-
pus,butthe student asking the question
is at the University of Maryland -
more than 4)0 miles away.
You've heard of voice mail and
virtual reality. Welcome to
videoconferencing.
"We're among the leaders of the
nation in this field,"University Direc-
tor of Telecommunications Marlene
Kurtz said.
Kurtz said this technology utilizes
phone lines made out of tiny fiberglass
wires to transmit people's words and

three Maryland students is the first
university classroomapplicationof the
technology.
The system uses cameras and mi-
crophones to convert voices and im-
ages into computer language.
"When someone coughs in Mary-
land," Groves said, "I can hear them
here." The systems also allows Groves
to send charts and lecture notes back
and forth.
So why go to all this trouble to
teach students in another state?
Kurtz said this summer's class is a
guinea pig for more ambitious efforts
in the fall. When the University an-
nounced the creation ofanew graduate
degree in survey methodology in con-

range plans for the system.
He said the University is consider-
ing how the system will allow collabo-
ration withMichigan State University.
In the meantime, immediate plans
include making improvements in the
system for the fall joint program with
Maryland.
The audio quality willbe improved
and new video features will be added.
Groves said it will have the ability to
zoom in on facial expressions.
However,enhancing facialexpres-
sions may not be the best idea for a
class like Psychology/Sociology 988.
A recent installment showed the video
image is already sharp enough to read
the boredom on students' faces.
The city still has the option of not
rebuilding Oak Way at all, if no satis-
factory resolution can be reached on
the issue.
But, City Council voted July 19, to
closethecurrentOakWayallowingthe
V.A. expansion project to proceed.
Both Krumm and Assistant City
Administrator RobertB aumandeclined
to comment on the details of the talks,
but Bauman said they should be fin-
ished soon.

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OAK WAY
Continued from page 1
University VicePresidentforBusi-
ness Operations Bill Krumm was dis-
pleased by the linkage between the
parking lot plan and the Oak Way
talks.
'The City Council was pretty ada-
mant about not giving up any streets,"
said Councilmember David Stead (D-
5th Ward) on Monday.
Religious
Services
LUTHERAN CAMPUS MINISTRY
LORD OF LIGHT LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA
s01 South Forest (at Hill Street), 668-7622
SUNDAY; Worship-10 a.m.
WEDNESDAY: Bible Study-6 p.m.
Evening Prayer-7 p.m.
ST. MARY'S STUDENT PARISH
(A Roman Catholic Community at U-M)
Corner William and Thompson St.
Acrossfrom CottageInn
Weekend Liturgies- MONDAY &
WEDNESDAY: 5:10 pm
FRIDAY: 12:10 pm
SUNDAY: 8:30 am, 10 am,
12 noon, and 5pm
TEMPLE BETH EMETH
A Reform Congregation
2309 Packard Road
Rabbi Robert Levy
FRIDAY: Services 8:00pm
665-4744
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Summer Schedute May-August
SUNDAY: Worship-9:30 a.m.
WEDNESDAY: Supper/Activities.-6 p.m.
1511 Washtenaw, near Hill St.
Pastor Ed Krauss, 663-5560

Now, the parking lot is Krumm's
last bargaining chip.
The University's six proposed
streets were gradually whittled down
during the talks as the council consis-
tently refused to surrender any city
property.
"The new road would benefit the
University," Councilmember Tobi
Hanna-Davies (D-1st Ward) said.
"There's no need for us to give up any
streets."
Correction


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