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"Due to the facts that the concert is
free, outside and the popularity of
Guster, this will be one of the most
unique shows ever at U of M," UAC
president Jordan Litwin said.
The concert will start at 4:10 p.m. with
the Six Clips opening. In the event of
rain, it will be moved to Hill Auditorium.
In addition to voter registration infor-
mation, many student organizations reg-
istered through MSA as being
politically or socially active will have
informational tables at the concert.
Although no one would comment on
Guster's performance fee, Katz said,
"Guster significantly reduced their fees
because they fervently believed in the
purpose of this event."
In addition to performing for a cause,
part of the reason Guster agreed to give
the concert is its location.
"Guster is really enthusiastic to be
playing here again. They love Ann
Arbor," said Gabe Sandler, UAC Sound-
stage chairman.
Students unable to attend the concert
who want to learn more about voter reg-
istration can visit Voice Your Vote's
Website at irww WGokote.com.
The deadline to register for the
November election is Oct. 10.
Co-sponsoring the concert are the
Israeli Michigan Public Affairs Commit-
tee, the Office of New Student Programs
and the University's Housing Division.
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Young said they harbor a narrow
focus.
"The Life Sciences Initiative will get
us thinking about what we can do
beyond what we're already doing,"
Young said.
"Normally, we work in our own
small worlds of research, and we don't
go beyond that,' he said. "There'll be
more collaborative research that we
couldn't do without it."
Biology department Chair Julian
Adams agreed that LSI isn't a testa-
ment to poor life science depart-
ments but rather an opportunity to
make good departments better.
"We're doing very well. Biology is
certainly doing very well," Adams said.
But Adams also said the added
resources, funding and national
attention that comes along with
developing LSI will take the Univer-
sity's life science research further.
"Any time there's a big investment
of funds in something like the LSI,
you can expect the quality of (the
study of life sciences) to improve,"
Adams said.
Associated biomedical engineer-
ing Prof. Thomas Armstrong said
LSI is beneficial but not essential to
the University's life science pro-
grams.
"Is the LSI absolutely necessary?"
Armstrong asked. "No, I suppose
not. But I think it's obvious in the
life sciences that there's a lot of
growth demand. It's about putting
people together and solving prob-
lems."
Especially prominant in the devel-
opment of LSI is the hunt for a
director of the research institute. A
search committee was established
almost a year ago and has since been
scouring the best scientists in the
world.
The highly-anticipated announce-
ment of the director will be coming
soon, said Medical Prof. Jack Dixon,
who heads of the search committee.
"We are getting close and I think
the president will have some word on
this within a couple of weeks,"
Dixon said in a written statement.
AcROSS THE NATION
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Senate approves China trade status
WASHINGTON - The Senate yesterday resoundingly approved legislation
meant to expand trade between the United States and China, culminating a lengthy
congressional debate with a major victory for U.S. business interests.
Passage of the landmark bill marks the most significant step in U.S. policy
toward China since the two countries opened diplomatic relations in 1979.
The measure now heads to President Clinton, who strongly supports it. His sig-
nature will make it law - and cement his presidency's free-trade legacy. In l9o
the first year of his first term, Clinton won congressional approval of the NortW
American Free Trade Agreement that created a common market with Canada and
Mexico.
The bill to permanently normalize trade relations with China passed the Senate
Tuesday 83 to 15, with eight Republicans and seven Democrats opposing it. The
House approved it in May in a more closely contested vote, 237 to 197.
The measure helps set the stage for China's upcoming entry into the World
Trade Organization, the Geneva-based group that polices global trade rules. The
bill will grant China the open-door trade status that the United States extends to
most other countries.
Business leaders hailed the policy shift as sending an important signal at a time
when economic globalism and its effects have come under increased critici*
from some quarters.
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Hijacked airplane
crashes near Florida
KEY WEST, Fla. - A plane
taking off from Cuba was hijacked
yesterday morning and crashed in
the Gulf of Mexico, authorities
said. One body was recovered and
nine people, including three chil-
dren, were rescued, the Coast
Guard said.
It was not clear if the plane had run
out of fuel.
The Russian-made Antonov AN-2
Colt took off from Herradura Airport in
Pinar del Rio, Cuba, and was believed
to have gone down about 90 miles
southwest of Key West and 75 miles
northwest of Havana, U.S. officials said.
The survivors were rescued in the
Gulf of Mexico more than 200 miles
west of that area, the Coast Guard
said. It said the hijacked plane was
heading west when it went down.
"Apparently it was hijacked, and the
pilot indicated they only had 1 1/2
hours fuel," said Lauren Gail Stover,
associate director of Miami-Dade
County Aviation Department.
A Coast Guard jet carrying rafts
reached the area yesterday afternoon,
as did a Coast Guard cutter and two
Florida Air National Guard fighter
jets. A U.S. AWACS plane on a train-
ing mission from Shaw Air Force
Base in South Carolina picked up an
emergency beacon in the area, U.p
officials said.
Firestone tire death
toll reaches 103
WASHINGTON - Fifteen more
deaths were reported yesterday in the
federal government's investigation
into defective Firestone tires, bringing
the total number of reported fatalities
linked to accidents involving the tires
to 103.
The National Highway Traffi
Safety Administration has received
about 800 additional reports of tire
tread separation, blowouts and
other problems with Firestone tires
since the government last updated
the numbers on Aug. 31, the
agency said.
It said there now have been reports
of more than 400 injuries. __
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Isrealis blame halted
talks on Palestinians
JERUSALEM - Israel called a
time-out in peace talks yesterday, say-
ing the Palestinians hadn't budged
from their hard-line positions. Pales-
tinians called the decision regrettable.
With time running out for Prime
Minister Ehud Barak's government,
final word on the fate of the negotia-
tions is expected from the United
States, which is drafting proposals that
could be presented as early as the week-
end in an effort to conclude a deal.
Barak's security adviser, Danny
Yatom, said the time-out would last
for a few days at most and Barak him-
self played down the importance of
the Israeli-Palestinian meetings that
have been held since the two sides
gathered at Camp David in July.
Later yesterday, Barak spokesman
Gadi Baltiansky said negotiators from
both sides would meet today to dis-
cuss a basis for renewing the talks.
Yatom said Israel had called for the
break because it needed some time to
assess the negotiations. He said there
was no crisis atmosphere.
"There is no doubt that the Pales-
tinians need to be not only good in
public relations, but also straightfor-
ward in the negotiations," Yatom t
Israel army radio, referring to Israe
complaints that the Palestinians have
rolled back on understandings reached
in previous sessions.
2 French journalists
rescued by troops
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Two French television journali
held more than two months by Mus-
lim rebels in the southern Philip-
pines were rescued today by
government troops, President Joseph
Estrada said.
Estrada said troops also hoped to
rescue an American hostage, Jeffrey
Schilling, later in the day. The Abu
Sayyaf rebels have been holding 19
hostages on remote Jolo island.
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