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… will only be available See JOBLESS, Page 2 Officials fear recalls will hurt 'U' At a press conference in the Chrysler Center yesterday, Steve Jobs (right) founder and president of Apple Computer Inc…

… doesn't mean that See OFFICIALS, Page 7 4'U, deal worth millions By NANCY GOTTESMAN Top executives from two major com- puter firms - including Steven Jobs, one of the founders of Apple Computer, Inc…

…. - came to North Campus yester- day to announce ah agreement to sell $8 million worth of computer equipment to the College of Engineering. The University will purchase some 800 computers from Apple and…

…., says students will soon use computers as routinely as they now use calculators. Engineering Dean James Duder- stadt sits to his right, and Apollo Computer Chairman William Poduska is pictured at the far…

… left. Computer firms kick of By JACKIE YOUNG As two Democratic state senators clean out their desks in Lansing and an- ti-tax group celebrate their victories in recent recall elections, University of…

… Apollo Computer, Inc. at what college officials say are "substantially reduced prices." Earlier this week, college officials said the purchase price would be somewhere between $4 million and $7 million…

… provided with a personal computer workstation, all integrated into a sophisticated communications net- work." Jobs said that the University's wide- scale use of the computer system will give his company a…

… chance to witness the interaction of a "large community of computer users" with the company's technology and that a great deal of computer software will be produced from the venture. "Individuals can do…

… gret things if you give them great tools," Jobs said. Among the advantages of the new computer system, Duderstadt said, is the opportunity for students to use elaborate computer graphics rather than…

… committing designs to paper first. He also said that "the companies' new state-of-the-art computer equipment will be incorporated into ongoing in- structional and research programs ranging from robotics and…

… for the college to pay Apple Computers, Inc. and Apollo Computer between $4 million and $7 million to provide approximately 1,000 computers over the next two years. THE NEW system, which has been…

…'s general fund, private donations, and loans. Phillips said the college's Computer Policies Committee chose Apple and Apollo to supply the new system. He said a number of firms were in- vestigated prior to…

… academic program coor- ONCE BOTH sides agreed that autonomy from See CULS OFFICE, Page 5 a e r'1 v e d e n e Ty C J7 Engineering college set to expand computer network By THOMAS MILLER An agreement…

… between the College of Engineering and two major computer manufacturers could put microcom- puters on every engineering student's desk within a few years, officials in the college say. Plans currently call…

… operating since the beginning of the term, already had computer terminals located in East Engineering Building, the Chrysler Center, and the Dow Building. The million-dollar expansion, to be formally…

… announced at a press conference tomorrow, marks the college's plan to make the computer network the most sophisticated univer- sity system in the nation. Future expansions may provide each engineering student…

… that fee. AS THE system grows, officials said, students may eventually be offered the option to buy a computer. However, aerospace Prof. Richard Phillips, who is directing the project, said such plans…

… are still a long way off. "It's still too early to tell what the long term plans will be," he said. "We're just starting, but we'll be rapidly heading towards a computer in every room in a year and a…

…. Phillips said current plans to buy 1,000 computers from the firms over the next two years may change as prices fall. "Exactly what we'll be able to buy a year from now is hard to say," he said. FUNDS FOR the…

… by Engineering senior Brian Netter with the news that he Is the 2002 recipient of the Golden Apple Award as Stephanie Ballantyne from Hillel looks on. Egineenn g prof recipient of 2002 Gold Apple Award…

… might have thought he won the Publish- er's Clearing House sweepstakes. But instead he was informed that he had been selected as this year's Golden Apple Award winner. "This is wonderful!" shouted Soloway…

… professor of electrical engineering and computer sci- ence, he said his courses are not just about learning computers but also how computers affect his students' lives. "It's an opportunity to think of how…

… they fit into the world of computers," Soloway said. "It's trying to figure out how what Microsoft does relates to their life." Students of Soloway who sent in nomi- nations agreed with his philosophy on…

…-mail, file system space for students and faculty and other information. Instead, Telnet will be replaced by Secure Shell, or SSH, a program designed to increase computer security. The new server can be…

…, they could potentially get in there and delete the whole thing," said Janine Ovens, computer systems con- sultant for the geology department. Hackers within or outside of the University community could…

… through Telnet to access e-mail. "We will run Pine," Sandy Colombo, director of the UM Computing Environment, said. "That's the biggest confusion that people have had with this." Both Telnet and SSH allow…

… computers. Also, students traveling abroad may have difficulty accessing their e-mail with SSH. "Let's say you're a student and you're traveling someplace, and you walk into a cyber- cafe. How do you get SSH…

… Golden Apple Award. As Lassiter's students applauded and cheered - one surprised student responded with a loud "Oh My God" - Lassiter stood on the stage looking modest and slightly embarrassed. "Well, let…

… senior John Schwartz. "He uses a lot of media and he involves a lot of pop culture and things we've grown up on." The Golden Apple Award is an annual award given to professors through the group Students…

… Honoring Outstanding University Teaching. Stu- dents nominate their favorite profes- sors, and the recipient gives the annual "Ideal Last Lecture" in January. The actual Golden Apple Award is given at the…

… Golden Apple said Lassiter inspires them through his creative lectures and because he is not afraid to take up con- troversial issues. "He presents fair and unbiased pre- sentations of history while…

… evalu- supplied computer ate whether it wished to make use of a similar type of scope on repair equipment, its existing rifles. However, she said the riflescopes that were protective barriers obtained…

…, including ground during a crime scene, riflescopes, computer hard- accordingto Brown. ware and privacy scene barri- In addition, two listings of ers, according to documents "Computer Repair Equipment…

…. for the University's Depart- Joy Rohde, an assistant pro- ment of Public Safety, said the See SURPLUS, Page 3 LSA junior Brenda Martinez makes a caramel apple spice drink in the Union Starbucks on…

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… official computer security systems and post their findings on com- puterized bulletin boards nationwide. "Most of these people traffic in illegal information - credit card numbers, dial-up access numbers…

… money for charities. However, he said, "If people weren't interested, we never would have started it." Bourgeois denim from American-style denim trousers to Chinese-designed "Apples" and "Teleweebs," the…

… of reliability in storing grades and Qwizdom's incompatibility with Apple computers and Win- dows Vista. The set-up of the system also does not allow professors to navi- gate away from the Qwizdom…

…, netting just 9 of 34 three-point shots. For more on the game, see Sports, Pages 5A and 8A. CAMPUS COMPUTING Officials: CTools won't shut down again neartermsend are combining resources to forge a stronger…

… and other computing sites across campus. After administrators went paperless with course evaluations, and made them only accessible on CTools, the website crashed and students couldn't access their lec…

… Thanksgiving break, the computer system shut down for just under five hours, upgrading the e-mail for the University. Students, faculty and staff can now store twice the amount of e-mail in their accounts. The…

… is an added benefit at no additional cost," Griffiths said. ResComp also plans to help pro- tect their computers by turning them off before the millennium's dawn to lessen the electrical load in case…

… Callen, a salesperson at the Safe Sex Store on South University Avenue, said that college students don't seem embarrassed when buying methods of pro- Chem. lecturer wins Golden Apple By Lindsey Alpert…

… that Ein- stein was just five-onehundreths of a second of arc off in his computations-a tiny fraction of one degree of a circle. "Einstein's theory of relativity had been already substantiated by the…

… yesterday were ones where Alger was given the best chance to gain votes." Unofficial sources place the cost of the recount at $2,000. By BOB APPLE Playing before a jam-packed house, the Union Opera's musical…