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career in tennis," . d B
Flenchman Yannic oah. "It him
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dream. "
AIDS been, by the ational Re-
search Council, written off a disease
of tl\e ocially invi ible-people of
color, gay men and lesbian women,
ncedle-sharers, the poor. The Council
continued to ay that "the AIDS
epidemic will have little impact on the
liv of most Americans or the w y
society functions" , according to a recent
article.
Asbe was hardly ocially invisible.
Fighting also for African-American .
rights, Ashe lashed out against the
manifestations of the Rodney King ver
dict In the 60;, Ashe po out against
the imprisonment of Nelson Mandela
and vowed, "never to be silent".
Granted Ashe had fame attached to
his name, a fa t that may prove the
Council wrong. But bewas a victim to
a disease that really sees no color and
doesn't even know the meaning of so-'
cially invisible, AIDS.
. Ashe is survived by his wife, Jeanne,
and hi 6-year-old daughter, camera.
Ashe's body is expected to lie in state
the Capitol in Richmond, VA
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your community will be ell
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February 15 until March 14.
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be ore and stock up now!
There are seven deliciou
varietie 0,( cookies to choo e
from. Cookies are still priced
at $2.50 per package.
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tunities for more than 29,000
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outhern Oakland counties. If
you need help locating a Girl
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between colle . We also encourage
them to good consumers and look
elsewhere."
. Michigan' public universities ex
perienced a dip in enrollment right after
1 hitting a low in 1984. Enrollment
at the tate' universities increased
gradually from 1 to 1 1, experienc
ing a light decrease in 1992. An enroll
rrcnt cap at Michigan State University
ca 0 budgetary p lU'CS caused
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ocial experiment," he id. "He
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awry. The people uffered im
measurably."
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vofun r programs in order to "earn
their grant" .
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