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…LO WEATHER Daily Staff Reporter David Shepardson investigates the University's Washington office, which lobbies Congress on behalf of students. Jessica Fletcher would be proud. Jessye Norman's performance at Hill Auditorium Wednesday night once again proved she is a class of her very own. Read Keren Schweitzer's review. Michigan's football team begins Big Ten play tomorrow against Iowa. As the Wolverines eye their sixth straight Big Ten tit...…

…2 - The Mchgan Daily - Friday, October 1, 1993 Russan alk may e d cirisis'. " ° a.. y .\ rr '. } > 'Q @ ivt u s ~ m a n t................................................n.....................................f............, a a MOSCOW (AP)-President Boris Yeltsin agreed yesterday to church- mediated talks with hard-line lawmak- ers in an effort to break the siege of parliament and end Russia's 10-day- old political crisis. Yeltsin's announceme...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 1, 1993 - 3 Graduating seniors face tough economic times By JULIE ROBINSON DAILY STAFF REPORTER Economic downshift, mounting low leverage jobs, and stiff competi- tion are not phrases that give graduat- ing seniors a good feeling. However, a report by University economists suggests that these terms are a reality seniors will face as they prepare to launch careers. The report, based on the Michigan Quarte...…

…4- The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 1, 1993 .j- i U1je 3idiguiu aitjj 420 Maynard Ann Arbor,-MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan JOSH DuBow Editor in Chief ANDREw LEVY Editorial Page Editor T V G7A nk2 AO*1~ t l - (97 5 r A- 19 70 Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the majority opinion of the Daily editorial board. All other cartoons, articles and letters do not necessarily ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 1, 1993 - 5 Ti J p Top Ten duties of the University's lobbying office: 10. Scalps Final Four tickets to senators 9. Recruits graduation speakers from White House 8. Finds NFL slots for Wolverine Heisman trophy winners in Washington 7. Lobbies Clinton for free haircuts for students 6. Stockpiles frequent flyer miles so administrators can fly to Rose Bowl 5. Works for national Gerald R. Ford Holiday 4. Be...…

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…The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 1, 1993 - 7 PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE State economy shines due to tax cuts and higher employment, analysts say BELLAIRE (AP) - The Michi- gan economy is growing faster than the nation's, but could be dragged down by higher taxes and ill-advised government policy, economists said yesterday. David Sowerby, chief economist for Beacon Investment Co., and state Senate Fiscal Agency Director Gary Olson were mostly ...…

… Is 'Music' runs into Wall By JOHANNA FLIES Watching two men build a wall out of 10,000 stones is dull. Imprisoning the men on a secluded estate, where they are guarded by a redneck in overalls and must fight sexual deprivation and depression does not make the event any The Music of Chance Directed by Philip Haas; written by Philip Haas and Belinda Haas; with Mandy Patinkin and James Spader. less dull, which is unfortunate for viewers of "...…

…The Michigan Daily -Friday, October 1,1993-9 Quiet Keaton The Ann Arbor Silent Film Soci- ety will convene for the 173rd time this Sunday at 3:00 at the Sheraton Inn. Two features and two shorts will be shown. The screenings will kick off with two Buster Keaton offerings, "Mabel At The Wheel" and "Sherlock Jr." The latter film, released in 1924, is Keaton at his best. He plays a custodial artist/ projectionist at a small cinema who is thrust ...…

… Football vs. Iowa Tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) Michigan Stadium vS TS Volleyball vs. Iowa Today, 7:30 p.m. Iowa City 0 Spikers to take on Big Ten foes Iowa and Minnesota stand between Wolverines and even record By J.L. ROSTAM-ABADI DAILY SPORTS WRITER Oh, the terrible twos. Forstarters, the Michigan women's volleyball team (0-2 Big Ten, 4-6 over- all) will head westward to face two opponents - Iowa and Minnesota. In terms of position, th...…

…The Michigan Daily -Friday, October 1, 1993 -11 THE MATCHUPS By ANDY DE KORTE AND KEN SUGIUR A !, --- f-- - -:f f--- - - - -- - - - - - {~i By completing 20 of 34 passes against Houston last Saturday, Todd Collins became Michigan's career 6ompletion- percentage leader at 63.0 percent. Although they have come against mostly creampuff opponents, in his five starts Collins has yet to throw for under 200 yards. The Hawkeyes will be Collins' f...…

…12 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 1, 1993 Men's tennis 'roughs it'in mountains of West Virginia By RYAN WHITE FOR THE DAILY While classes are already under- way, the Michigan men's tennis team is finaliy moving into the dorms this weekend. In Morgantown, West Virginia, that is. The Wolverines head south to com- pete in their second fall tournament of the season. Michigan plays in the All- Conference Invitational today, tomor- row and...…

…t I x DeNiro marks directorial debut in 'A Bronx Tale' C ml ttX One hundred three years of editorial freedom Vol. CIV, No 4 Ann Arbor. Michigan - Monday, October Violence escalates in Russian capital Yeltsin declares state of emergency after hard-liners attack government headquarters MOSCOW (AP)-Thousands of screaming hard-line protesters hurl- ing rocks and bottles at fleeing police broke the government's siege of par- liament and se...…

…I ;I 2- The Michan Daily - Monday, October 4, 1993 Conference explores concept.- of culture despite criticism By MICHELLE FRICKE and SOMA GUPTA DAILY STAFF REPORTERS Culture is definitely not an object. This weekend one of more than 200 students and faculty members came to this conclusion at the "Cul- ture Conference" held in the Michi- gan Union. The event was sponsored by the Program in the Comparative Study of Social Transformations (CS...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 4,1993-3 *Preaching politics, Stoney Burke clowns on the Diag By KART ELSILA FOR THE DAILY Hearrives surreptitiously atnoon, a man in multi-colored striped pants and red, whiteandbluehigh-tops. Carrying asmall suitcase, he slowlywalks around the Diag, sizing up the situation. Spot- *ing a preaching evangelist, self-de- scribed "Stand-up Agitator" Stoney Burke closes in on his target. "Taking care of this p...…

… 4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 4, 1993 tw £id~4jn Imtti -im Lasser 420 Maynard Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan JOSH Dulow Editor in Chief ANDREw LEVY Editorial Page Editor I., -~ I Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the majority opinion of the Daily editorial board. All other cartoons, articles and letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Daily. ...…

… RTS Fifty years and still .kickin'up its heels By JASON CARROLL Rodgers' and Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!" celebrates it's golden anniver- sary this year, and it seems that almost every regional and community theater in America is rushing to mount a production. A few months ago, the Birming- bam Theater produced a successful production and this weekend the Ann Arbor Civic Theater hopes that their production will be just as successful. "Oklahoma'...…

…6- The Michigan Daiy - Monday, October 4, 1993 CLASSIFIED ADS 764-0557 4 T&rfOUk{ ..... LOST DOG NEAR CAMPUS. 8 months old Black Lab. No collar or tags. Name Jasmine. Real friendly. If found call 1-800- 564-9573 & leave message, or call 995-8869. Reward. 286 PACKARD BELL 40MB 1MB RAM 12 MHz $500 or best offer. Call 761-3218. 386 IBM Desktop 80MB 33MHZ SVGA $599, 386SL Dell Notebook 60MB 64 GRAYS $1099, 486SL NOTEBOOK 25MHZ 80MB w/fax $138...…

…The Michgan Daily - Monday, October 4,1993- 7 *Students applaud campus Iorum By LAURIE OSWALWD FOR THE DAILY If turnout at last weekend's 1993 Michigan Conservative Conference is any indicator, more campus radios are tuning in to Rush Limbaugh. Conference organizer John Damoose, president of the College Republicans and an LSA senior, said about 65 people attended each event connected with the forum. The Col- lege Republicans and Students for ...…

…I 8- The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 4,1993 'Evil' has a 'Touch' of style By JOHANNA FLIES If you can buy Charlton Heston as a Mexican, you will love this movie. "Touch of Evil," one of the last major U.S. films directed by Orson Welles, uses all the cliches typical of CAPU CIE Touch of Evil Directed by Orson Welles; written by Orson Welles; with Charlton Heston and Orson Welles. a 1940's detective dramapairing them with the harsher as...…

… Prior to this season, what was the last major league baseball team to win 100 games and not make the playoffs? (Answer, page 2) Inside SPORTSMonday 'M' Sports Calendar 2 AP Top 25 2 Griddes! 2 Q&A 3 The R.H. Factor 3 Football 4-5 Field Hockey 6 Major League Baseball 6 Hoops Tickets- 6 NFL roundup 7 M' defense grounds Hawkeyes' attack Blue triumphs in '93 Big Ten opener, 24-7 By ANDY DE KORTE DAILY FOOTBALL WRITER Summer drives down Mich...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, October 4, 1993 Here is how the top 25 teams in college football fared this week- end. First-place votes are in parentheses. Team Record How they fared 1. Florida State (61) 5.0-0 beat Georgia Tech, 51-0 2. Alabama (1) 5-00 beat South Carolina, 17-6 3. Miami 4-0.0 beat Georgia Southern, 30-7 4. Notre Dame 5-0.0 beat Stanford, 48-20 5. Florida 4-0-0 beat Mississippi State, 38-24 6. Ohio State 4-0...…

…The Michgan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, October 4,1993- 3 Schembech er The former football coach discusses Michigan, college athletics and life Former Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler defines the phrase "Living Legend. "His 194-48-5record as Wolverine coach toppedtheMichi- gan record books. He won orsharedin 13 Big Ten championships and went to 17 bowl games in his 21 years at the helm, including his last 15 seasons. But beyond t...…

…4- The Michtan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, October 4, 1993 2 M I C H I 0 A N 2 GAME STATISTICS Plaec PASSING Player C-A Yds TD Collins 13-19 178 1 Totals 13-19178 1 Int 0 0 RUSHING Player Wheatley R. Powers. Foster Ritchie Collins Totals Att Yds Avg Lg 28 113 4.0 10 7 50 7.120 6 26 4.3 9 1 3 3.0 3 4(-)17(-)4.3 4 46175 3.8 20 Loose so By KEN SUGIURA DAILY FOOTBALL WRITER "Horrible," decried Michigan quar- terback Todd Colli...…

…The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday,October4,1993-5 I 0 W A 7 s don't dig field's divots les cause concern for coaches, grounds crews GAME STATISTICS PASSING Player C-A Yds TD Burmeister2l-34248 1 Totals 21-34 248 1 Fielding Hawkeye Nick Gallery's punt at the 29, Alexander dug into the grass to make a cut and peeled off a piece of sod from the ground. The restof the game provided simi- Larepisodes, none of them revealed as raph...…

… i 6- The Michan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, October 4, 1993 Students flock to buy hoops By CHAD A. SAFRAN DAILY BASKETBALL WRITER They braved the cold, the wind and the cops and received a visit from the coach. All for tickets. Despite the departure of top NBA draft pick Chris Webber and some key bench personnel such as Rob Pelinka, Eric Riley and James Voskuil, Michigan students came out in large numbers to purchase tickets for the 1...…

…The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, October 4,1993-7 .Bucs' offense emerges in 27-10 victory over Lions ASSOCIATED PRESS Michael Husted opened the door and the rest of the Tampa Bucca- neers' offense followed yesterday. Husted kicked a 52-yard field goal on the final play of the first half and the NFL's lowest scoring team collected three third-quarter touch- *downs en route to a 27-10 victory over the Detroit Lions. Craig Erickson co...…

…8- The Mich Daily - SPORTSMonday -Monday, October 4,1993 Brett and Ryan say farewell to baseball Blue tennis spirits bright despite rain 0 ASSOCIATED PRESS GeorgeBrettandNolanRyan,likely to enter the Hall of Fame together, closed their careers Sunday in the final game at Arlington Stadium. Brett, the only player to win batting titles in three decades, went 1-for-4 in the Kansas City Royals' 4-1 victory over the Texas Rangers. WithRyantippi...…

…WE4v "IIz One hundred three years of editorial freedom Vol. CIV, No5 Ann r, Tuesday, October Daily Yeltsin crushes power bid MOSCOW (AP) - Boris Yeltsin won a bloody victory in the battle for Russia's future yesterday, his tanks and paratroopers flushing his hard-line opponents from a flaming Rus- sian parliament building. Scores died as Yeltsin crushed the strongest power bid yet by rem- nants of the old Communist regime. The mass surren...…

…2- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 5,1993 Court opens new term; Ginsburg opens mouth WASHINGTON (AP) - The Su- preme Court began its 1993-94 term yesterday withan avalancheof paper- work and an assertive new justice whopepperedlawyers with questions from the bench. The court, issuingprders in nearly 1,500 cases, denied review to most. It agreed to decide whether convicted murderers may insist thatjurors choos- ing life or death sentenc...…

…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 5, 1993-3 .Peace Corps solicits students for volunteer service Visiting recruiters call 'U' second-largest source of participants in foreign assistance, education program By AMY MENSCH FO THE DAILY Students looking for an enriching experience that will enhance their resimes and help them find employ- *mi1 after graduation should look no fu ier than familiar campus build- ing&. Peace Corps recruiters will ...…

…4- The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 4, 1993 TheichIigan&Rlu 420 Maynard Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan JosH Dunow Editor in Chief ANDREW LEVY Editorial Page Editor . -_._I Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the majority opinion of the Daily editorial board. All other cartoons, articles and letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Daily. DUDE RSTATr, . ...…

…I 's Chamber Players offer .breathtaking show By ERIC GIBSON The Michigan Chamber Players presented their first concert in Rackham Auditorium Sunday at 4:00 p.m. The Michigan Chamber Players consist of University of Michigan School of Music Faculty. Most strongly represented Sunday were the School of Music's piano and string personnel. The program consisted of Dutch composer John Frederick Peter's String Quintet No.5 in B- flat major, Johan...…

…6- The Michigan Daily -Tuesday, October 5,1993 ;., CLASSIFIED ADS 764-0557 i LOST DOG NEAR CAMPUS. 8 months old Black Lab. No collar or tags. Name Jasmine. Real friendly. If found call 1-800- 564-9573 &leave message, or call 995-8869. Reward. ::}. :1:,'.v+:}::.: ''"TT ::iiii'.':>$ . 286 PACKARD BELL 40MB 1MB RAM 12 MHz. $500 or best offer. Call 761-3218. 386 IBM Desktop 80MB 33MHZ SVGA $599, 386SL Del Notebook 60MB 64 GRAYS $1099,...…

…The MIch'an Dai - Tuesd&.Oc.ober .1993-7 I. _,U.- ,Soldiers find toddler alive in Indian rubble I Yost Avwa ffuIs. I U * I KILLARI, India (AP) - Soldiers digging for the body of a toddler in the rubble of her home found her alive yesterday, four days after she was buried by the earthquake that leveled her village. Eighteen-month-old Priyanka Javalge was found under a cot buried by heavy stones from the house that qashed down around her. ...…

…8- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 5,1993 BooW Believe it or not, Halloween is just around the corner again. Trick-or- treating, parties and just generally goofing off in silly make-up and attire is almost upon us once more. With the festivities, of course, comes the age- old question of what to wear on this grandest of nights? University Productions is going to make things a little easier for you this year with their Halloween Costume ...…

… Men's Soccer vs. Ferris State Today, 6:30 p.m. Mitchell Field SPORTS Women's Soccer at Schoolcraft Tomorrow, 3 p.m. Livonia 'M' hockey hits the pond Depleted defensive corps readies for stern task .2:~7 .By MICHAEL ROSENBERG I~~1:7 ~ .. ~ ~ ~DAILY HOCKEY WRITER Thee is asign inthe Michigan S~....hockey team's locker room that says :.~>27"Champions are made in practice." .Yesterday, the Wolverines started S.~ ...working on becoming champio...…

…10-The Michigan Daily- Tuesday, October 5, 1993 1. The ECOnOmiCs of the Citibank Classic Visa card. How Student Discounts and Price Protection contribute to upward growth. A variety of factors have been suggested as contributing to the economic growth of students, including (1) more lottery winners between the ages of 18 and 22, (2) a 37% increase on earnings from bottle and can returns, (3) more students doubling earnings in the lightning ro...…

… Velocity Girl visits Blind Pig tomorrow night It t Y rz One hundred three years of editorial freedom A STUDY IN BLACK AND WHITE Defying Clinton, China resumes nuclear testing Ondsay Cader, a first-year student, studies yesterday afternoon in Ingalls Mall. school boycott of Colorado WASHINGTON (AP) - Presi- dent Clinton ordered the Energy De- partment yesterday to prepare for a possible resumption of nuclear test- ing, acting just ho...…

…2- fte Ml n Daly -Wesdy, October6,1993 World Trade Center bombing trial starts Witnesses recall February terrorist act that killed 6, injured more than 1,000 NEW YORK (AP) - To firefighter William Duffy, finding an elevator packed with people who had collapsed from smoke "waslikeopen- ing up a tomb." Elevator operator Joaquin Villa Fuerta recalled think- ing, "We're all going to die."r They and other witnesses testified yesterday about the h...…

…The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, October6, 1993- 3 .MSA votes to support By KAREN TALASKI - DAILY STAFF REPORTER V Students who went to the Union to ,,get a quick snack last night may not ..have realized it, but for a short time ,they were sitting in the Michigan Stu- . dent Assembly chambers. When the assembly lacked the nec- essarynumber of members to vote on a resolution to support the addition of "sexual orientation" to regental Bylaw 14.06...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 6, 1993 c1e £icigun al 420 Maynard Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan JOSH DuBow Editor in Chief ANDREw LEVY Editorial Page Editor . , Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the majority opinion of the Daily editorial board. All other cartoons, articles and letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Daily. D UT? 75c8 t i v-...…

…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 6, 1993 - 7 ,GIVING A HELPING HAND U.N. envoys to Somalia still searching for warlord AidI WASHINGTON (AP)-In June, Ranger who is a member of the Intel- The United States is reluctan U.S. intelligenceofficers were"fairly ligence Committee. "That's no good feed sensitive details into that po certain" they could snare him. Today to us in an urban environment." Several other countries that a Somaliwarlord...…

…* Field Hockey vs. Michigan State Tomorrow,7:30 p.m. Oosterbaan Field House S Volleyball vs. Northwestern Friday, 7p.m. Cliff Keen Arena s1 FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK 'M' finally 1e By KEN SUGIURA DAILY FOOTBALL WRITER They probably won't bring along their favorite teddy bears and blankets, but maybe they should. After spending the first month of their season in Ann Arbor, the Michigan Wolverines are finally leaving home to play Michigan State in ...…

…ARTS Doc Martens and the liberated woman By ERIC SONNENSCHEIN Male chauvinists beware: three women described as "comedic feminist terrorists" are coming to Ann Arbor, and they plan on walking over sexist attitudes with their "Sensible Footwear." "Sensible Footwear," a set of humorous, caustic, feminist sketches will be invading the Performance Net- work Theater this Thursday through Sunday, and the three women behind this cabaret plan on maki...…

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…The Mchan Daify -Wednesday, ocmber6,1993-9 BRETT FORREST Forrest Fires DOUGLAS KANTERIDaty he Michigan women's soccer team will try to increase its current winning streak to a school-record 11 games when it takes on Schoolcraft this afternoon. The Wolverines play again tomorrow when they host Eastern Michigan. S1 :Women s soccer goesa for reodsra By BRIAN OBERMILLER FOR THE DAILY The Michigan women's soccer Seam ison the vergeof breaking a...…

…IO -IMh MichWnDi- WednssdWt OOtober 61993 At UALCO :, - " ouou oiolfce y 0 -e andset..our 01 s. "Then you get to prove you're worth it." -Toni Holcman, a software engineer, joined QUALCOMM in 1997, having graduated fivmn the University of Illinois with a BS EE and an M SCS. Cnrnthj, she's helping dev'elop embedded system software in support of QUALCOMM's CDMA cell operation. What kind of company works like that? Find out for yourself. ...…

…,1 Webber enters hospital for appendix ailment %I K 41v at& One hundred three years of editorial freedom Vol CIV, No7 Ann Arbor, Michigan .hursday, October 7 1993 Q 1993 The Michigan Daily Clinton may send *more troops to Somalia WASHINGTON (AP) -Deflect- ing calls for swift withdrawal from Somalia, President Clinton is prepar- ing to authorize a short-term troop . increase while setting a deadline for pulling out, a senior administr...…

…- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 7, 1993 SOMALIA Continued from page i sional pressure and public horror over slain Americans being dragged through the streets of Mogadishu by supporters of warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. Shouldadecision be made to send in additional forces, they probably would come from Fort Stewart, Ga., the home of the 24th Infantry Divi- lion (Mechanized), a Pentagon offi- pial said. Under thatrecommendation, there ...…