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Candy-throwing in Chem
Often regarded as a
weed-out class for medical
school, organic chemistry
causes distress for many
students each semester.
But Chemistry Lecturer
Kathleen Nolta has a repu-
tation for putting organic
chemistry students at
Nolta, aUniversity alum-
nus, is known for going out
of her way to reward stu-
dents, throwing out candy
during her lectures as priz-
es for answering questions
correctly and, at times,
starting the wave.
A lecturer for 16 years,
Nolta said she believes
that organic chemistry has
a reputation as a weed out
course because many of
her students appear to be
more interested in "check-
log the box" to apply for
medical school, rather
than becoming organic
chemists.
She says that this dis-
tinction does not affect
her teaching style.
Nolta said she has no
idea why she is so energet-
ic in class. She added that
teaching is a way of having
a conversation with her
students and if one meth-
od doesn't work, she then
opts for another.
"uf you see in their
faces that whatever you
used as an example didn't
work then you have to try
another one," she said.
Though never formally
trained as a teacher, Nolta
began teaching because
raising her children pre-
vented her from being in
a lab.
"I took an odd job doing
teaching in Chicago and
loved it and just fell into
it," she said.
A native of Livonia
Mich. who prefers no keep
s low profile outside of the
chemistry building, Nolta
actually lives closer to
East Lansing and Michi-
gan State University than
Ann Arbor.
"Most people don't
know anything about me
personally, and I would
doubt that most people
knew that I'm married
with children," Nolta said.
She considers teaching
her only bobby and states
that she's never planned a
lecture.
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Marijuana
possession
WHERE: East Quadrangle
WHEN: Sunday at about 4:00
WHAT: Two subjectsare
being investigated for pos-
sessing marijuana, University
Police reported. A report of the
incident has been filed.
Lights out
WHERE: East Quad
WHEN: Saturday between
3:30 am. and 4:30 am.
WHAT: Two fluorescent light
bulbs and a light fixture cover
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WHERE: Thompson Carport
WHEN: Saturday at about 5:45
pm.
WHAT: A caller told police
she had damaged her vehicle
after striking a column in the
carport, University Police
reported. There were no inju-
WHERE: 600 block of East
Madison
WHEN: Saturday between
3:30 am. and 4:30 am.
WHAT: A subject was issued a
ticket for possession of alcohol
and was taken to the Universi-
ty Hospital for treatment after
falling due to intoxication,
University Police reported.
WHAT: An exhibit that
focuses on how President
Pord addressed the troubling
economic times of the '70s.
WHO: The Gerald K. Ford
Poundation
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Library
Book tour
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Ellen Geist, former radio
personality and author of
Measure of the Heart, a book
about Alzheimer's disease.
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Humanities
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pm. to 1:30 pm.
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Room 2022
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race issues
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Van Kerckhove, on issues sur-
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Daily ("' U' prof. who used
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1Hundreds of Hew York City
subway riders stripped
down to their skivvies
Sunday for the 9th annual
Ho Pants Subway Kide, The
Associated Press reported.
Participants were members
of the group Smprov Every-
where, whose mission is to
create "scenes of chaos and
joy in public places."
2The McCarran-Pergu-
son Act of 1945 allows for
health insurance compa-
nies to receive exemptions for
the federal anti-trust laws that
apply to most businesses.
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Michael Bloomberg is
launching a nationwide ini-
tiative that will require restau-
rants and food manufactures to
reduce salt contentcby 25 percent
over the next five years, The Hew
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