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FRIDAY:
The Extremist
Iranian pres. to speak at Columbia
Iranian President Mahmoud port on Friday for wearing a piece industry must now submit a pro
Ahmadinejad is scheduled to speak of art containing a circuit board posal to a committee that wil
at Columbia University today, and a nine-volt battery onher chest. determine whether the research i
despite protests by students and Simpson, who was at the airport to scientifically sound.
faculty. Ahmadinejad is visiting pick up a friend, was also holding a
Columbia while in New York to give lump of modeling clay in her hand. OUTBREAK LAWS
a speech to the United Nations Gen- Police suspected that the circuit The University of Wisconsin
eral Assembly. board was a bomb, but Simpson told was forced to shut down a labora
Ahmadinejad has described the them it was a piece of artwork she tory studying the ebola virus after
Holocaust as "a myth" and has been made to represent her electrical the National Institutes of Health
a vocal opponent of the existence of engineering and computer science informed them that the research
Israel. major for the college's career day. was being performed with les
Columbia President Lee Bol- She was released on bail after stringent security measures than
linger, formerly the president of the pleading not guilty to charges of required by federal law, the Chron
University of Michigan, has refused disorderly conduct and possessing a icle of Higher Education reported
to cancel the event. Although hoax device. Thursday.
Morningside Heights will likely be Federal law requires scientist
mired by protests, classes are not WHERE THERE'S SMOKE studying diseases like ebola to us'
cancelled, accordingto "TheAhma- After initially considering ban- full-body protective suits in high
dineblog," a blog created by The ning the use of tobacco money security labs with air filtration.
Columbia Daily Spectator to cover altogether, the University of Cali- University officials said the sci
the ongoing controversy. fornia Board of Regents decided etists were studying nucleic acid
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CRIME NOTES
Man cited for
using someone
else's MCard
WHERE: Michigan Stadium,
Gate 3
WHEN: Saturday at about 3:35
p.m.
WHAT: A man not affili-
ated with the University was
given a citation for using
another person's MCard to get
into Michigan Stadium, the
Department of Public Safety
reported.
Woman's foot
run over by car
WHERE: University Golf
Course
WHEN: Saturday at about 4:05
p.m.
WHAT: A person ran over a
woman's foot while parking
at the University Golf Course,
DPS reported. After DPS called
for an ambulance, the victim
on Thursday to restrict the use of
research funding from the tobacco
industry, The Daily Californian
reported.
Researchers who want to accept
research funding from the tobacco
that would need certain proteins
to become contagious. The virus
can cause severe hemorrhaging
and kills more than half of infected
humans.
GABE NELSON
SSA freshman Elan Green builds a sukkah at Hillel on
Sunday. A sukkah is a shelter for eating outside during the
Jewish holiday of Sukkot, which commemorates the Israel.
ites' 40 years of wandering in the desert.
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CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
refused to be transported to
the hospital.
Student fails
to wait for DPS
after theft
WHERE: Hatcher Graduate
Library
WHEN: Saturday at about 3:50
p.m.
WHAT: A University student
called DPS after realizing she
had an undisclosed amount of
money stolen at the library, but
she didn't have time to file a
report, DPS reported.
Fans ejected for
throwing bottles
WHERE: Michigan Stadium
WHEN: Friday at about 4 p.m.
WHAT: Three spectators were
ejected for throwing bottles
onto the field, DPS reported.
Ann Arbor police asked for
DPS assistance in the case.
Classical music
at Hill
WHAT: An orchestra concert
featuring music by Brahms,
Rachmaninoff and others
WHO: University Symphony
Orchestra
WHEN: Today at 8 p.m.
WHERE: Hill Auditorium
Book talk on
struggles with
bisexuality
WHAT: A lecture by author
William Burleson explaining
the struggles of the LGBT
community
WHO: Office of Lesbian,
Bisexual, Gay and Transgen-
der Affairs
W WHEN: Today from 6 to 7:30
p.m.
WHERE: Roessler Room,
Michigan League
Lecture on
sleeping
WHAT: The importance of
understanding sleep pat-
terns
WHO: Dr. William Dement, a
Stanford professor
WHEN: Today from 12:15 to
1:15 p.m.
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Research Building
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Former Federal Reserve
Chairman Alan Greenspan
said yesterday that fear is
affecting world financial mar-
kets, Reuters reported. He said
global crunch issues began in
the U.S. and were heavily influ-
enced by the subprime mort-
gage sector.
Cri"e in The Big Easy
is down, but that hasn't
stopped Fox from creat-
ing "K-Ville," a dramatization
of police and their dealings
the Lower Ninth Ward in New
Orleans. Critics debate wheth-
erthe showis insensitive. >FOR
MORE, SEE PAGE 5A
About 20,000 protesters,
led by Buddhist monks
and nuns, mounted the
largest anti-government pro-
test in Myanmsar yesterday
since a failed uprising in 1988,
-when thousands were killed.
KAUST Discovery Scholarship
Full 'scholarships for science
and technology students
The King Abdullah University of Science and
Technology (KAUST), a 21st century graduate-level,
research university, is offering scholarships for future
leaders in science, engineering, and technology.
The benefits of the KAUST Discovery Scholarship include:
* Full tuition at current institution
9 Living stipend, book and computer allowance
* Upon graduation, admission and full scholarship
for the KAUST master's degree program at the
University's Red Sea campus
The KAUST campus opens in September 2009. Highly
talented students with one to three years renaining in
first university degree programs can apply now.
Free coffee
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Free newspapers
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How's that for starters?
The AAUM is rolling out the welcome mat for you at Welcome Wednesdays!
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You can also learn about the programs we offer, like career mentors, inCircle
(the U-M social networking site) and free business cards. Or pick up a free
blue book for your next exam. To celebrate our inaugural Welcome Wednesday
event on September 26, we'll have free AAUM metal travel coffee mugs
(while supplies last).
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Every Wednesday from September 26 through November 14.
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at the corner of Fletcher and Washington,
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