Word: requesting
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Faculty of Arts and Sciences Computer Services (FASCS) reluctantly covered and turned off the Science Center's iMac computer kiosks last week in response to a request from Intel, which sponsored an exhibit in the Science Center as part of the Internet and Health conference...
FASCS Director Franklin M. Steen said he felt the request unfairly impaired student usage...
...like to maintain the facilities for students...[but we were] asked in a way that we couldn't say no," said Frankin M. Steen, director of FASCS, who said he allowed the computers to be covered "only after multiple request and great reluctance...
...Beverly J. Freeman, an independent consultant who helped organize the conference and discussed Intel's request with the company's representatives said she thought business competition was a reason for Intel's request...
...courtesy to Intel, the sponsor of the showcases," said Freeman, who is also the former public affairs director at the School of Public Health. The request came "because [iMacs are] Apples, and Apple is a competitor...