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ITD should honor commitment
A fter cutting back campus-wide computer ser-
vices earlier this year, the University's Infor-
mation and Technology Division (ITD) may now
withdraw its funding from ResComp, a joint pro-
gram between University Housing and ITD.
Under the current agreement, Housing and ITD
each provide half of ResComp's $600,000 budget
which supports computer'services in the residence
halls. Since the agreement took effect in 1990, ITD
has provided only $76,000 during 1990-91 and
plans to cut all funding for 1991-92.
A 50 percent reduction in budget will have a
grave effect on the ResComp program.The Housing
division, which has already announced its prices
for the following year, will be hard pressed to
compensate for the loss, and if ResComp and
Housing are unable to acquire additional sources
of funding, the services and programs provided by
ResComp will be severely curtailed. Possible cuts
include operating hours in residence hall computing
clusters and computer orientation courses provided
by ResComp trainers; both measures would force
undergraduates to once again bear the brunt of
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University budget problems.
Over the years, improvements in the University's
computer facilities have enhanced almost all aspects
of the undergraduate experience here. Computers
are now used for classroom activities via the
Michigan Terminal System (MTS), and students
now have 24-hour access to computer terminals
for paper-writing and other class work.
In addition, University facilities have afforded
students who are not able to purchase their own
computers a chance to be apart of the "technological
revolution" that is taking place. Cuts in ResComp
services will surely threaten many of these facili-
ties, and greatly affect the value of a Michigan
education.
While the University administration continues
to spout rhetoric about a commitment to under-
graduate education, departments like lTD show
where budget priorities do not lie - the student
body. It is high time the University demonstrated
its commitment to students; ITD should begin this
commitment by reconsidering its position on the
ResComp issue, and putting students first.
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NCAAs at Yost
Students should come out and
W hen the Michigan hockey team takes the ice
at Yost Arena tonight against the Cornell Big
Red, it will mark the first time in 14 years the
Wolverines have made an NCAA tournament ap-
pearance.
The University, which holds the NCAA record
with seven national championships, is rich in hockey
tradition, but the program's past achievements are
ancient history to most current students.
However, this year's team has rekindled memo-
ries of the days when current head coach Red
Berenson was lacing up the skates for the Maize
and Blue.
By playing an enthusiastic, aggressive brand of
hockey, the Wolverines have returned pride to the
program. The best-of-three series with the Big Red
begins tonight at 7:30 p.m. and continues with
games on Saturday and, if necessary, Sunday.
Students should take advantage of the opportunity
to cheer the icers on to victory and send them off to
the next round in Boston.
This weekend's series will be the Wolverines'
fast home appearance of the season. This is the
final opportunity of the year for students to be a
part of the excitement and to pay tribute to this
hard-working group of athletes. Furthermore,
support Michigan hockey
missing the chance to taunt penalized Cornell
players with the famed "SEE YA" cheer is an act
that one is sure to regret.
Hockey is the only major college sport which
allows teams to play NCAA tournament games in
their home arenas. This is a good opportunity to
witness the Wolverines compete for a national
championship.
Behind the leadership of Berenson, the Wol-
verines have worked to improve their image, both
on and off the ice. Now is the time for students to
show their support and appreciation of the team's
efforts.
Anything less than a capacity crowd would not
only be an embarrassment to a university that
claims such strong support for its athletics, but also
a slap in the face of all the Wolverines who have
represented the school so well throughout the year.
Tickets for all three games will be available
today at the Athletic Ticket Office and tonight at
the gate. Prices are $7 for reserved seats and $5 for
general admission. Such prices are a bargain for
the fast-paced entertainment of championship
college hockey
Come out to Yost tonight and support Michigan
hockey. It's the most exciting show in town.
Protest, but
don't extort
To the Daily:
As baseless as I think them to
be, I feel that the Drake's five
have every right to protest their
cause.
But the demand for a "dona-
tion" to the University Lesbian
and Gay Male Programming
Office sounds more like extortion
to me.
Michael Kamprath
Engineering junior
Don't assume
To the Daily:
I have two points responding
to Beth Chase's letter ("Defend-
ing the Drake's five," 3/11/91)
First, Chase accuses the anti-
Drake's protesters of arrogance
for assuming "one knows what
transpired in a given situation
even though one was not there.,,
If that were arrogance, then
the only people who have a right
to express an opinion about the
incident at Drake's would be the
people who were in the store at
the time. I wonder what Chase
thinks about the Persian Gulf.
How can she be so arrogant,
considering the fact that she's
probably never been there. Or
even better, what does she think
about the people who are criticiz-
ing the Drake's five? Just think of
the implications of her theory for
historians, or astronomers, or the
Daily Editorial Board.
Second, Chase speculates that
these people protest the Drake's
five because they are men (that is,
she assumes they are male) and
because men like to doubt the
judgement of women.
Well, at least in my experi-
ence, she's partly right; men do
question women, but they also
question men. This is not to say
that men are never sexist, but
people being critical of each other
is an essential part of democracy;
only pepple with the arrogance to
assume they are incontrovertibly
right believe in silencing dissent.
To the Daily:
I can no longer resist the
urge to write a letter of protest
for the lack of intelligence
with which Common Sense
presidential candidate Angie
Burks seems to credit the
general student body.
I am referring to the article
printed on 3/11/91, "Burks out
five bucks for forgery," and
the article directly underneath
it in which, Burks claims her
party "...is about what's right,
and what's right always wins."
How can someone who has
just been convicted by
Election Court for forgery talk
about "what's right?"
Dishonesty and misrepre-
sentation are never right,
despite whatever "good"
intentions Burks attempts to
use as justification.
Another breach of justice is
Burks' attempt to link this
forgery incident and its
investigation with racism. In
this country, forgery is a
felony, no matter who commits
it, and to attribute this prosecu-
tion as "petty" and "racist"
only serves to exploit and
ridicule a very real problem.
As students, we have the
right to know the extent of the
integrity and honesty our so-
called leaders exhibit.
Ironically, Burks' running
mate Todd Ochoa proceeds to
make his party's banner
"integrity." With the election
campaign barely underway, we
are only left to wonder what
Common Sense"?
Burks
further examples of integrity the
Common Sense party will put
before us.
Ann Ranks
LSA senior
Anarchy...
To the Daily:
The grounds on which Angie
Burks defends herself make
complete sense: the charges
against her are petty compared to
the other injustices in this world,
just like she says. Why bother
enforcing little things like this
when much larger issues loom
before us?
In fact, since laws and rules
will probably never work all of the
time, why don't we just abandon
attempting to enforce any of
them? Anarchy, anyone?
Christopher Dack
LSA sophomore
Cnan the hoopla
With the end of the war, Bush should address domestic issues
ast Wednesday night, the most important banking industry crumbling before its eyes. Fur-
people in government gathered to hear George therpore, every state and every major city is making
Bush's "victory speech" celebrating a stunning massive budget and service cuts because of poor
success in the Persian Gulf War. federal policy. Bush's drug warnever really got off
Congress' childishness combined with the the ground, and the murders and crimes that ac-
resident's inability to set a national domestic company this problem still plague thetnation's
agenda at this time of historic importance made for cities.
an inglorious spectacle. While this war was clearly linked with this
In an effort to jump on the bandwagon of what nation's oil dependence, the United States still
tie public sees a's a "good war," our representatives lacks a comprehensive energy policy. Our educa-
sported miniature flags in the pockets of their $500 tional system is also in disarray. High drop-out
suits, chanted "George, George, George," as if rates, poorteaching, and highereducation available
they were in Arsenio's Posse, and interrupted an only to an elite few result in a population that is
eight minute speech with 22 standing ovations. failing to compete on an international level. With
. This buffoonery aimed at tapping some of the an increasingly mixed work force, there is a clear
president's 91 percent approval rating made it need for more federal assistance in providing child
shameful that the entire American public had to care.
miss "Doogie Howser" because of the speech. Yet despite this hostof problems, Bush's speech
Much less amusing addressed only two domestic issues - a crime bill
than Congress' antics was and a weak transportation package. This bill would
the complete lack of do- notevencomecloseto fixing thenation's crumbling
mestic vision in Bush's infrastructure and de-emphasizes public transpor-
speech. Whether this was tation - an energy efficient and economical way
a sensible war or not, its to travel.
end undoubtedly marks a Clearly, this is the time to put the nation's house
time to exert national in order and begin addressing some of these critical
leadership and focus on problems.
the domestic agenda-- As Operation Dessert Storm winds down, Bush
an agenda we have been must realize that despite his international promi-
ignoring forthe last seven nence, he is first and foremost President of the
months. United States. An important part of this job must be
During this war, the prioritizing national policies and motivating the
nation has seen the Congress - and the nation.
Would she propose that the
Drake's five not be criticized
because they are women? Of
course not. Even though that
would be a logical conclusion of
her argument, it would be wrong
because that would be judging the
Drake's five by their gender,
which would perfectly fit the
definition of sexism.
The only incident of sexism I
know in this whole affair is
Chase's letter. Her judgement of
the people she condemns is based
almost entirely on the evidence of
their (supposed) gender.
Thomas Binkow
LSA junior
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As you walk to class today, you
will be treated to your first chilling
glimpse of a sight which could - in
a matter of weeks - become a part
of your daily life. For two hours
today, the
Graduate
Employees
z a t i o n ' s
(GEO) will
be walking RU -
picket lines
as the union
gears up for
a possible Mike
strike. Next
week,GEO Fischer
will vote on
implement-
ing work stoppages, slowdowns, and
other job actions later this term.
It didn't have to come to this.
GEO is not a greedy union trying to
suck the University dry, but a be-
leaguered grounof woefullyunder-
OK, so that sounds a bit rhetori-
cal. As a grad in English, I'm highly
self-conscious about how easy it is
to manipulate and inflate language;
I try to choose my words carefully.
So why a word like "vampire?"
Duderstadt & Co. may well be a tad
autocratic, but they hardly seem
like a probable cast for the next
rendition of Frankenstein.
But not all vampires wear black
capes. Woody Guthrie once insisted
that thieves can rob you with a six
gun or with a fountainpen. Vampires
are corpses maintaining the illusion
of being alive by stealing from those
who are alive, whether they wear
suits or fangs. By that definition,
the University's administrators are
vampires par excellence: robbing
TAs and students of basic necessi-
ties while they live the high life.
This year, salaries and wages in
Duderstadt's office jumped 11.2
percent; since 1982, its budget has
climbed from $0.9 million to al-
about the need for austerity. At the
conclusion of bargaining Wednes-
day, their offer to GEG was a four
percent increase the next two years
and a five percent increase the year
after that.
In real terms, TA salaries at
Michigan have dropped 4.4 percent
since 1986 and only increased 1
percent since 1983. Housing costs
in Ann Arbor during the same pe-
riod rose 73 percent, while the
overall cost of living climbed 22
percent.
The University has the money
to address these problems. For all
its moaning about the cash crunch,
its revenues grew by 7.7 percent
this year; its revenues from tuition
alone are up 7.8 percent. And for all
the talk about state budget cuts,
money from Lansing only makes
up 15 percent of this year's Uni-
versity budget.
So as provost Whitaker - 7.4
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