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…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 18, 1995 --7 KATHY'S WORD PROCESSING * typing AREA MILLIONAIRE LOOKING for 5 NANNY NEEDED to care for 2 year old in SUMMER HELP NEEDED. Full-time cleri- * editing : Dissertations, papers, applications, entrepreneurs interested in making serious our home in North East Ann Arbor. 3-4 days/ cal & data entry positions avail. for May & transcription. 662-8977. money. Call 517/342-9753, 24 hours. week. Own car....…

…8 -The Michigan Daily -Tuesday, April 18, 1995 JIMMY FINDS OUT AT AN EARLY AGE THAT DIALING 1-800-COLLECT IS A LOT EASIER THAN USING DAD'S HOME DENTISTRY KIT. 91 (~. Save The PeopleYou Call Up To 44%. …

… Fun Factory Are you looking for something to do while celebrating the end of classes, tonight? Look no further than Rhode Island's Small Factory. With the bright, hooky indie-pop, the band has created quite a buzz in the right underground circles. Small Factory will be kicking out the jams twice today. First, they'll be playing an unplugged set at the Tap Room at 2 p.m. Later in the evening, they'll rock out Rick's at 8 p.m. Call 996-2747. P...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 18, 1995 World-renowned conductor takes a final bow .h. By Emily Lambert Daily Arts Writer It's easy to forget Gustav Meier's awesome reputation in the conduct- ing world, when speaking with him in his modest School of Music office. A conversation with Meier is casual and, given the time, you could sit and talk with him for hours. "You're inter- viewing Professor Meier?" asked one of his students envi...…

…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 18, 1995 - 11 'The Priest' is an illuminating film By Joshua Rich Daily Arts Writer Abouthalfway into Antonia Bird's 105-minute drama "Priest," Father Greg Pilkington breaks down. Trapped in a life of faith, loyalty and obedience to the Catholic church, Father Greg finds himself amidst a swirling maelstrom of controversy. Priest Directed by Antonia Bird with LinusRoache and Tom Wilkinson At the Michigan The...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 18, 1995 Nixon's got his touring Mojo workin' now Iy Ted Watts >aily Arts Writer Some things are harder to explain ;an others. Like, what was there be- ore the big bang. How Silly Putty )icks up newsprint. And the sound of ,ojo Nixon and the Toadliquors. "I'm a particularly good example f why the genre thing doesn't work," MOJO NIXON Where: Blind Pig When: Tonight at 9:30 p.m. Tickets: $8 in advance The...…

…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 18, 1995 - 13 'Dredd'ing the 'Waterworld:' A look at this summer's films By Alexandra Twin and Scott Plagenhoef Daily Arts Writers The summer film season is when the studios parade their big-budget, big-star, popcorn entertainment into the theaters to compete for your sum- mer vacation time and, more impor- tantly, your money. It is the season of unqualified flops, career-halting bombs, and, like last year...…

…14 -The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 18, 1995 Faces still set the pace for rockers By Thomas Crowley Daily Arts Writer Once upon a time, long before Rod Stewart embarked on his jaunt down the road of decadence at a much swifter rate than contemporaries like kcond a Eric Clapton and Elton John, he sang for a rock 'n'. roll band called the Faces and to put it quite simply, they rocked. In 1969, Steve Marriott, singer and guitarist for the ...…

… The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 18, 1995 - 15 -LET'TER8S Congress should not take action for Armenia To the Daily: As condemnable as any massacre is, I hope Congress does not take any extraordinary acknowledgement con- cerning the genocide of Armenians during World War I-era Turkey on my account. The Armenians were playing a nationalistic game and they lost. Un- fortunately, the same players are at it again, only this time it is the Arme...…

…16 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 18, 1995 Readers misinterpret writer's meaning To the Daily: I am writing in reference to the letter co-authored by Ellen Oberwetter and Caroline Arnold that appeared in the Monday, March 27 edition of the Daily ("Level Playing Field still eludes us"). First off, I must concede an error that I made in my original letter to which they were referring ("Sexism by any other name is still sexism," 3/17/ 95)...…

…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 18, 1995 - 17 LFER Elimination of pass/fail a good decision To the Daily: To argue that it is unfair that stu- dents be expected to exert themselves n "substandard" courses is to set low urms and strive for mediocrity. Stu- tents who are graded demand more, totonly for themselves butalso of their :nstructors. Abolishing the pass/fail aption for fourth-semester language zourses is neither aquick fix nor som...…

…18 - The Michigan Daily -- Tuesday, April 18,_1995 LETTERS University's food prices cheat students To the Daily: It seems strange to me how the University has been effectively charg- ing first year students ridiculous prices for cafeteria food for so many years. The four plans offered to the students in the residence halls do not work to their advantage but rather to their disadvantage. The university encour- ages students to choose the "any...…

…The Michigan Daily Tuesday, April 18, 1995 -19 Grape farmers deserve support: Join the boycott to the Daily: In support of the approximately ,00 farm workers employed in California's vineyards, and in protest aginst the hazardous and unjust liv- ing and working conditions to which ihey and their families are subjected, the United Farm Workers (UFW) latfuched a nationwide boycott of Californian grapes in 1984. We in Aianza, the Latina/o Studen...…

…20 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 18, 1995 Videotape bolsters , Fung testimon Cin O.J. Simpson case A AP PHOTO Los Angeles Police Department criminalist Dennis Fung points yesterday to an area showing blood spots on an exhibit photo of O.J. Simpson's bronco. Lawyer calls Kaelin's book 'contradictory' Newsday LOS ANGELES - In a strong blow to defense claims that O.J. Simpson was framed by police, the prosecution yesterday used a vide...…

….WO1tEtIAL Weaver named Player of the Week Michigan junior outfielder Scott Weaver was named Big Ten Player of the Week yesterday after hitting .631, collecting 12 hits and reaching base 19 times in the Wolverines' last six games. Weaver has hit safely in 11 straight Big Ten games and has four game-winning hits on the season. The Academic AllAmerican candidate has at least one hit in 77 of his last 100 games. His batting average for the last ...…

…22 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 18, 1995 SISTERS Continued from page 21 A year later, Liz played 12-and- under tournaments while her sister played in the 10-and-under flight. The two travelled around the country together, but always played in separate age brackets. Sarah played in the same bracket as Jennifer Capriati, who began her professional tennis career at 13. *. * By the time Liz was a senior in high school and Sarah a fresh...…

…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 18, 1995 - 23 'Blue waits for seeding Michigan women prepare for Big Ten tourney By Alan Goldenbach Daily Sports Writer Now the waiting game begins for the Michi- gan women's tennis team. The Wolverines will have to wait out an off- weekend Saturday and Sunday to see what seed hey will receive in the conference tournament :o be held April 27-30 in Champaign. It looks as if Michigan will be the No. 3 seed, ...…

…24 -The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 18, 1995 Toni, Winkler to compete at NCAAs By Chris Murphy Daily Sports Writer Two gymnasts will representMichi- gan in the NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships this weekend in Co- lumbus. The meet shall be the final competition for Michigan seniors Royce Toni and Brian Winkler. After a season of ups and downs, five Wolverines traveled to regionals at Penn State. Of those five, only two qualified for n...…

…gather onight: Showers and hunde eorms, low 53*. omorrow: Cloudy, chance f rain, high 68. CVit l~t WI ti One /undredfve years of edioriialfreedom Thursday April 18, 1996 I .;r I Regents may cuss same- sex benefits e xJodi Co e bJeff Eldridge w'ily Staif Reporters The last University Board of Regents meeting before ,ommencement-and the last ofthe semester-will be held oday and tomorrow. The board is expected to approve final degree lists...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 18, 1996 NATION/WORLD Explosion rocks London district Blast follows warning reportedly from IRA T IC7 .k Now ... ,,.r.. -, ~#,'~p, LONDON (AP) - An explosion rocked an expensive residential district of west London last night, following a warn- ing call attributed to the Irish Republican Army, police and fire officials said. The blast blew out windows at an empty house and neighboring build- ings ...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 18, 1996 - 3A Web pages offer use resources Want to find out how to contact a vorite lobbying group? How about receiving a free pamphlet on how to drive better, courtesy of Michigan's secretary of state? The University's "Government Re- soutces on the Web"home-page touches on a wide range of topics, from foreign politics to federal grants, and it has even won special home-page awards. Users s...…

…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 18, 1996 a1te £irbtgi n &Idg 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan RONNIE GLASSBERG. Editor in Chief ADRIENNE JANNEY ZACHARY M. RAIMI Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters and cartoons do not necessarily reflect th...…

…NATION/WORLD The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 18, 1996 - 5A GOP moderates call for wage raise WASHINGTON (AP) - Moderate :House Republicans broke ranks and joined Democrats calling for an elec- tion-year increase in the minimum wage, a vote Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kan.) and other GOP leaders have tried to pre- ,vent. House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-Texas) said through an aide that he d no plans to schedule the bill for the 'Moor. But with ...…

…6A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 18, 1996 WRIST WATCH found. Call 930-9980 to Clam. ****MODERN 2 BEDROOM Furnished apts. 2 blocks to Diag. Fall, parking, disposals, A/C, microwaves, laundry, storage lockers, 2-4 persons 663-4101 Campus Management ***LEASE CANCELLATION 2 bdrm. apt. 1 month rent already paid. Lots of extras 741-9300. ***MAY-MAY ATTRACTIVE 2 bdrm. Fum. Prkg. 426 S. Fourth Ave. $650. 665- 2621. 503 CHURCH- Great locat...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 18, 1996 - 7A DON'T PASS THIS BY! $149/mo. buys you free laundry, dishwasher, private entrance, 1100 sq. ft., and your roommates are the 2 best guys I know. May-Aug. 913- 8545. ' E. UNIV. & OAKLAND SUBLET. 1-3 bdrms. in 4 bdrm. apt. Fits 4 people. Female, non-smokers only. Call Kate 663-4228. IRE 2 BDRM. FURN. duplex $300/mo. f rso/couple. Sum. Pets OK 913-4481. EXC. 2 BDRM. AVAIL. May 1-Aug. Pets allowed ...…

…8A -The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 18 1996 y STUDENTS ANYWHERE in the U.S. on Continental $159 or $239. Bring your Con- BASS GUITAR 4 SALE Washburn 5 string, tinental voucher & AMEX card. Linda at black body, hardshell case, strap, cable, 8 sets Re ency Travel, 209 S. State 665-6122. of strings! Exc. cond., $300. Call Dave @ Europe $199 OW "Caribbean/Mexico $189 RT HERB DAVID GUITAR Studio 302 E. & Domestic Destinations Cheap!!! HiERBy...…

…Clinton tells U comuntment ti The Washington Post seemed choked wi TOKYO - President Clinton told luted by the Ameri U:S.troops of his continued commitment "Fifty years ago to the U.S.-Japan security alliance yester- one would have be day, as he wound up a visit to Japan that can carrier and a Ja is being seen here as an important mile- be berthed side by stone in the relationship between the would work shoul world's two leading economic power...…

… ftmd#g=]Ddd*tl Free Uma! Free Uma! The new film, "The Truth About Cats and Dogs," stars Uma Thurman and Janeane Garofalo in what is dubbed a "romantic 'Cyrano de Bergerac' comedy." There will be a free sneak preview of the movie tonight at the Natural Science Auditorium at 8 o'clock. And, of course, .admission is free. Thursday April 18, 1996 IOA Funk, jazz bands, 'U' groups join in weekend-long music festival By Brian A. Gnatt Daily Musi...…

… Octopussy Octopuses are flying off fish-~arket shelves and soon will be flying at Joe Louis Arena. Most Detroit Red Wings fans are familiar with the tradition b now. It dates back to 1952, when the first of the eight-armed creatures was tossed at defunct Olympia Stadium - each arm representing the number of victories needed to win the Stanley Cup. That now requires 16 wins, the first of which the Red Wings will seek Wednesday night in the op...…

…12A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 18, 1996 Michigan men look to Lilk the Kepler Wolverines hope to guild off 5th-place finish at Legends of Indiana tourney By John Friedberg Daily Sports Writer It is a good news, bad news situa- tion for the Michigan men's golfteam. The good news is their performance last weekend. The Wolverines' fifth- place showing at the Legends of Indi- ana tournament was their best of the spring. The bad news ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 18, 1996 - 13A .Hohnes rej confidence 5ris now in her victory y Andy Knudsen - Daily Sports Writer The Michigan softbal sfruggled against a first-year) sin team last weekend. Yesterday, the Wolverines ateam with three times as mu rience and Michigan play times better. in their sweep of yest doubleheader with Purdue, t Wolverines (13-2 Big Ten overall) had little trouble scori up only one run and collec...…

…14A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 18, 1996 Women netters need strong start By Jiten Ghelani Daily Sports Writer No team wants to fall behind early, putting its back against the wall. The Michigan women's tennis team has a tendency to start off slowly, a bad habit thatmay have cost it some key matches. The Wolverines are already banged up. Adding their recent doubles woes puts them in a tough position in almost every match. In Big Te...…

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…0 0 0 0 30B - The Michigan Daily - WeeeL, ek. - Best of Ann Arbor - Thursday, April 18, 1996 The Michigan Daily - W, c; wer A4 Funniest Reading: T. Coraghessan Boyle In October, the audience at Rackham loved his blackly come- dic story, "Termination Dust," about a matchmaking scenario that goes strangely awry. And hey, the guy has a cool skull ring, too. You gotta love that. Most Difficult Reading to Attend: Jamaica Kincaid While her ...…

… 7f w 9 w The Michigan Daily - W/4.e, ct. 4B - The Michigan Daily - Wu(e*4d, et. - Best of Ann Arbor - Thursday, April 18, 1996 Best Prof.: Ralph Williams Once again, we like you, we really like you! Best Course: Primo Levi Ralph Williams,again. Nobody does it better when it comes to the stirring story of this Holocaust survivor. Best Residence Hall: West Quad Close to campus, mini-mall in the basement and there's few first-year stu- de...…

…0 0 28B - The Michigan Daily - Wue ,c Uc. - Best of Ann Arbor - Thursday, April 18, 1996 Best (and Worst) Department of Theater and Drama production, including Direction: "Twelfth Night" ("Wuthering Heights'") With a wave of his proverbial magic wand, Philip Kerr transformed another classic into a vibrant, invigorating mas- tery of concept and form, breathing life into Shakespeare's often-misunder- stood late comedy. On the other hand, the ...…

… 0 0 6B - The Michigan Daily - Weue4t , e4 - Best of Ann Arbor - Thursday, April 18, 1996 The Michigan Daily - Wcd!e*e, -. - B Best Cause: Tie between The Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) and the Code of Student Conduct Who says organized labor is on the downfall. Bet you never knew your T.A. (oh, we mean G.S.I) had it in them to stand out in the cold and fight hard for what they believe in. Rock on GSis. And how about that Code? Fi...…

…0 0 26B - The Michigan Daily - WactA .4 e-- Best of Ann Arbor -- Thursday, April 18, 1996 Films to look forward to: Michael Bay's "Thde Rock," Disney's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," Mision Impossile"Jan De Bont's "Twister,"' Jeriy Zak;' 'Marvin's RoomW"AJi Jaiusek's "Dead Mea" "Sleepers;" "Evita"anrd "The Crucible." Best Chick Flick: "Waiting To Exhale" Best Guy Film: "Showgirls" The Worst Sequel (oth- erwise known as the I'd- rather-p...…

…8B - The Michigan Daily - Wed"z, e - Best of Ann Arbor - Thursday, April 18, 1996 The Michigan Daily - Wu$.t , e4. - Plans for summer, 1996? Good idea, Dean I was a little groggy and beery when they called me on the phone. "What? Another column? Yeah, I can whip one more of those up. Why, what's it for? 'The Best of Ann Arbor'? For real? Oh no, oh my, oh dear." That means it must be getting close to summer. Now, here's the problem: I have n...…

… Jrw rswr ss w r .ca>a rr: rr i24B -he Michigan Daily - WeW 4, e. - Best of Ann Arbor - rsday, April 18, 1996 a a as -. : The Michigan Iy -Wc.~ :!m qw 9w Iw MW w -Iqw ,I F tt -Arm vw - I --Best Frat House with a Liquor License: Pi Kappa Rick's This local bar never fails to attract the best in frat crowds that are never interested in listening to the bands that play there. But they have cheap beer! Best Concert to be Sprayed with Bo...…

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… -22B -e Michigan Daily - WUe4gc, e. - Best of Ann Arbor - rsday, April 18, 1996 e a a a w The Ic igan 3w 7" w qw" .wl fi -Best Sporting Goods: Hary 's Your mother wears combat boots. Maybe not, but if she did, she'd probably buy them here. And what a selection they have. Best Travel: Council All right, folks: Take your financial aid checks, cash them and let's all go to Cancun! Ah, the plight of the student. Best Groceries: Meijer ...…

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…20B -he Michigan Daily -, e. - Best of Ann Arbor - ursday, April 18, 1996 0 0 The Michigan Dai-- Wu4e, 4. - 7 ~- ~ 1' - -x.K-- The Best of Ann Arbor? Could it be the proletari Best Records: Tower Records Corporate record companies die! But they've sure got a lot records. This place has more discs in its Cajun section alone than most places have in their entire store. Check out the listening stations as well, because there's nothing worse...…

… 14B - The M igan Daily - W/4d.1., e.- Best of Ann Arbor - Thurs* April 18, 1996 a a Al a a a a The Michigan Daily - 4e*, 4c. - Bes 1. Weekend co-editor takes introspective look at best of city Why can't we al just stayin Ann Arbor tl By Karl Jones Daily Weekend Editor For the past few weeks I have been pacing back and forth in the Daily Arts Office and wondering just why it was that I felt compelled to write a column for Best of An...…

…18B TheMichigan Daily - We , 4. - Best of Ann Arbor -hursday, April 18, 1996 0 0 0 The Michigangily - Wedeu4, _. .. .r r r Best place to meet a mate: Class For the second year in a row, the Ann Arbor community has voted "class" as the best place to meet a mate. It must be those fluorescent lights in the classrooms. They lend a marvelous yellow tone to the skin, which sets off the purple bags under one's eyes quite nicely in those 9 a.m. ...…

…16B - The Mician Daily -- Wtcese., 4.0 Best of Ann Arbor -Thursday il 18, 1996 0 0 0 # 0 0 The Michigan Daily - tt*, c 4. - Best NOPPORN KICHANANTHA/Daiiy SARA STILLMAN/Daily m r- OD -T T. P C * au *i STEPHANIE GRACE LIM/Daily Daily Photogs pick their favorites '95-'96 JONATHAN LURIE/Daily TONYA BROAD/Daily KRISTEN SCHAEFER/Daily JENNIFER BRADLEY-SWIFT/Daily Captions:(from left to right) WARREN ZINN/Daily JOSH BIGGS/Daly 3 ...…

…t 'Elan ti t NNFW vows: 76-DAILY Advertising: 764-0554 One hundred six years of editorialfreedom Friday April 18,1997 I - vol evl NO 1IAd..r ,97Th ihga al students plan Eartlweek Commencement speaker named Sources confirm Bollinger will deliver keynote address eents By Alice Robinson Daily Staff Reporter Students passing through the Diag today may see more garbage than usual. A display of trash, designed to draw attention to wastefuln...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 18, 1997 NATION/WORLD i HOUSING Continued from Page 1 "The spacing fact is a reality of every major university," Bollinger laid. "Each university has three people in rooms built for two people. This is just the reality. I would doubt that the use of the dorm space here is any worse than that at any other major inqsitutions."' The regents asked for further infor- mation regarding possibilites of privati...…