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…I taanr Ninety-nine years of editorial freedom Vol. C, No. 10 Ann Arbor, Michigan -Wednesday, September 20, 1989 ea s* Hurricane Hugo devastates. thousands SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - National Guards with automatic rifles patrolled San Juan yesterday to prevent looting after Hurricane Hugo devastated the island, leaving tens of thousands of people homeless and causing food and water shortages. Hugo walloped thenortheastern part of the islan...…

…Page 2- The Michigan Daily -Wednesday, September 20, 1989 Conference stresses global warming WASHINGTON (AP) - Global warming is the most serious of all environmental problems, Rep. Bob Traxler (D-Mich.) said yesterday in a speech prepared for the Earth Observations and Global Change Conference. At this conference, which dealt with how the nation should respond to changes in the world's climate and environment, Traxler called for the establis...…

… Vatican decides on Auschwitz convent VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican said yesterday that a convent on the site of the Auschwitz death camp that has offended Jewish groups should be moved and that it would help pay to construct a new prayer center away from the camp. The statement from the Vatican's Commission for Religious Relations with Judaism was the first public declaration by the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy and clearly had the approv...…

…OPINION x Page 4 Wednesday, September 20, 1989 The Michigan Daily GEO: Organizin By the Steering Committee of the Graduate Employees Organization For over a decade, unionized teaching assistants at the University have struggled to improve their wages, benefits, working conditions, and level of respect. The Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) has been successful in recent years, win- ning salary increases, better health bene- fits, paid ...…

…The Michigan Daily -Wednesday, September 20, 1989 - Page 5 POLITICS Continued from Page 1 ing service, and less money for non- campus projects in Central America. Success in influencing the ssembly seems likely for the College Republicans, with the Conservative Coalition now holding about one-third of the MSA seats. But while the Democrats and Republicans are focusing on specific issues this year, both groups say they are attracting people b...…

…Page 6 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 20, 1989 ClASSIFIED ADS 764 -05 57 DESrERA tELY SEtEKINU my glasses Wire-rimmed brown tortoise frames in a light gray Lenscrafters case. Lost between NS Aud & Liberty St. If found please call Michelle at 995-976 FOUND TIGER CAT in Central Campus area. Please call and describe. 665-9632. FOUND: Keys on Hill Street by Tappan. Call 761-7018. LOST: Airdale terrior, male. Larger 50 lbs. Brown...…

…ARTS Wednesday, September 20, 1383 The Michigan Daily Page 7 X000 t r P P \ k 3 The The Mind Bomb Epic Records Knock me down with a feather but I'll be damned if Matt Johnson doesn't look like just like Salman Rushdie on the record sleeve. You have to squint really hard, but with that bald head and that "I'm intense, creative and on the edge" look there's an unquestionable resemblance. And like The Satanic Verses, Mind Bomb brims over w...…

…Page 8 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 20, 1989 Inventive Jackson sets Hill a-Blaze BY MICHAEL PAUL FISCHER FANCY lighting, elaborate set-designs, big hair... Joe Jackson doesn't need any of this stuff to put over his tunes on stage (usually). Instead, the man employs his killer instrumentalists in the most essential tactics through which a live show can offer something excit- ingly different from studio records: his no-overdu...…

…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 20, 1989 - Page 9 Singles will keep disco spinning l G r 2 BY NABEEL ZUBERI AS vinyl disappears from the record emporia of America to be replaced by sterile compact discs, it's refreshing to see that the 12" single still comes out fighting, packing a wicked punch, and getting people back on the dancefloor. It's records like this that make me profoundly glad that I'm alive, and prove that DISCO DIDN'T...…

…Volleyball vs. Michigan State Tonight, 7:30 Varsity Arena SPORTS Football at UCLA Saturday, 8 p.m. ABC-television I The Michigan Daily, Wednesday, September 20, 1989 Page 10 Volleyball rookies add depth to rebuilding Blue squad Theodore Cox Daily Sports Writer As the Michigan women's volleyball team opens its Big Ten season tonight against Michigan State, it will have a different look. The squadhas added five first-year students wh...…

…The Michigan Daily --Wednesday, September 20, 1989 - Page 11 Frosh quarterbacks under pressure Unknown Bret Johnson forced Thrown into sticky situation, to follow Aikman's by Adam Benson Daily Football Writer Bruin quarterback Bret Johnson is waiting for top billing. In high school, he dominated the California Interscholastic Federation,. not losing any game he started at Mission Viejo's El Toro High in over two years, as well as gaini...…

…Page 12--The Michigan Daily -Wednesday, September 20,1989 St. Louis shuts out Expos, only 4out ST. LOUIS (AP) - Former Chicago Cub and New York Yankee Bob Tewksbury pitched a four-hitter and singled in a run as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Montreal Expos 5-0 Tuesday to move within four games of first-place Chicago. Tewksbury, 1-0, walked two and struck out four. It was his first major-league shutout and his third complete game. Pedro Guer...…

…Technical information for professionals and students An extremely powerful computational tool, the TI-68 is designed to speed you through challenging calculations. It performs 254 functions, yet it's easy-to-use and a great value, too. he capabilities of the TI-68 go far beyond ordinary calculations. There's power to solve up to five simultaneous equations with real or complex coefficients. Forty complex-number functions - from simple arithmet...…

…The TI-68 delivers 254 of the most advanced engineering, science and math functions. Yet the calculator is easy-to-use and a great value, too. The TI-68 sets new standards for advanced scientific calculators: The cal- culator solves up to five simultaneous equations with real or complex coeffi- cients. You can solve two or three equations relatively easily on paper, but handling more than that is a real challenge. There's a greater chance of ...…

…Designed to speed you through challenging calculations. grips in the sides of the case promote sure handling. The calculator is powered by one lithium battery (included) that provides approximately 1,500 hours of operation that's roughly four years of normal use. TI's APD" automatic power down feature extends battery life by turning off the calculator after several minutes of non-use. The TI-68 includes a 180-page guide- book that fully descri...…

…Advanced, single-chip architecture provides high performance, long battery life. The heart of the TI-68 is a single, advanced calculator integrated circuit. Fabricated in a high-performance silicon-gate CMOS technology that dissipates very little power, this four-bit microcomputer is designed specifically for calculator applications. The highly integrated chip contains the TI-68's CPU and memory as well as its 540- pixel display-driver and ke...…

…An introduction to the TI-68 advanced scientific calculator. To begin... Press ON . To set the calculator, press 3rd [RESET]. Press these keys to respond to the displayed prompts: Press ALPHA Y Press ALPHA Y Press ALPHA Y. Entering and solving equations is straightforward. Calculate 82 x log (252" / .03125). To enter the expression, press 8 x2 x LOG ( _ 25 yX 2.5 .03125 As you fill the display, notice how it scrolls to show the most recent k...…

…Finding polynomial roots. Find the roots of 25x2 + 12x + 1.69 = 0. To find second-order polynomial roots, press 2nd [POLY]. Press 2. Respond to the displayed prompts to enter the coefficients. Press 25 ENTER Press 12 ENTER Press 1.69 ENTER To view the results without reviewing the coefficients, press ALPHA N. To view the next result, press ENTER . Solving a real system of simultaneous equations. The TI-68 can rapidly determine the solutions to...…

… Formula programming capabilities. Evaluate Y = 10eXT for several values of X when T = .5. Let X be: 0, .2, .4 To begin the formula routine, press 2nd [FMLA] . To enter the formula, press ALPHA Y ENTER 10 x 2nd eX ( (-) ALPHA X + ALPHA T To store the formula, press ENTER . To evaluate the formula, press ALPHA Y To enter the first value for X, press 0 ENTER To enter the value for T, press .5 ENTER - To view the result without reviewing the vari...…

…For more information on the TI-68 advanced scientific calculator -or for information about TI calculator dealers, call 806/747-1882. 0 0 INSTRUMENTS 0 © 1989T1 CL1OI4 Printed in U.S.A. O 1989 TI CLI014 Printed in U.S.A. …