September 03, 1997 (vol. 107, iss. 118) • Page Image 32
… more than two years. of the second-largest concentration of Macintosh computers Even finding a working station does not guarantee success. in the world - behind only the Apple Corporation head- Every…
… canreach him over e-mail at cjfarah@umich.edu. Angeli Hall could well be the computing capital of campus. But rising fees Imposed by the information Technology Division continue to afflict students looking…
… only to find an "out Daily Editorial Page Writer of order" sign hanging on the monitor. At remote sites, some The University's Information Technology Division boasts computers sit, broken and unused, for…
… month, money is allocated from tuition dollars to pay quarters. When prospective students come to visit the for computer accounts. Some is deducted for e-mail costs and University, a major selling point…
… the stretches the vast panorama of the Angell Hall non-working computer is the last-minute print job Computing Center. canceled for lack of ITD funds at the end of a It's an impressive sight, and if…
…-nighters and e-mail. To many, V decline due to the $25 minimum deposit required to computer use becomes a dependency, and more. As open one. professors catch on to the technology now available, Unfortunately…
…, some students are forced to resort some bold teachers have begun using computers - from online to this option, due to exorbitant dial-in costs charged by ITD. conferencing to Web pages - as integral…
… parts of their courses. Students fortunate enough to own their own computers and Whether the need arises from personal use or class neces- printers may avoid the high printing charges at ITD sites, but…
… sity, many students absolutely depend on computers to get they must pay dearly to connect to the University network them through the day. And that's where the problems begin. during daytime and evening…
… hours. When ITD brags about the sheer number of machines ITD can be an important ally in students' ever-increasing available, they forget to mention one small detail: At any computer usage. However, right…
