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… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 8, 1999 - 7A 4isteria outbreak traced to meat processing plant in Western Michigan ff MEAT Continued from Page 1A of the company's products, said Theresa Herlevsen, executive -director of communication for Bil Mar's parent company Lee Corp. 'We were eventually able to determine that one of the strains found ... was identical to a strain found in one of our _'litdog packages," Herlevsen sai...…

…8A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 8, 1999 Predictable teen comedy akes resistable effort- By Matthew Barrett Daily Arts Writer "Simply Irresistible" has a hard time deciding what kind of movie it wants to be - a drama, a romantic comedy, a feel good flick for the middle school crowd, a fairy tale, a love story and a supernatural fable are all possibilities. This indecisive- little bit of magic can save the day. This pretend friend, ...…

…Ebz idigan Ba lg ~ t y \< .l ,-::, . i~ p . . # J { .h1 VI'B1 'Page in Blue must show sense of urgeny yM final seven games t makes perfect sense: Michigan, starving for a victory to keep pace in the CCHA after a three-game winless streak, comes out in front of its raucous fans at home on Friday night, against one of the most inept offenses in the conference, and proceeds to turn in ... its worst effort of the season. You would think with th...…

…2B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 8, 1999 COLLEGE BASKETBALL From Saturday EAST Boston College 60, West Virginia 54 Canisius 78, Niagara 77 Cornell 83, Brown 55 Fairleigh Dickinson 77, St. Francis, N.Y. 73 Kent 73, Buffalo 51 La Salle 88, Xavier 75 Lafayette 79, Holy Cross 65 Long Island U. 74, Quinnipiac 63 Maine 85, Boston U. 73 Monmouth, N.J. 69, Cent. Conn. St. 66 Mount St. Mary's, Md. 72, Wagner 62 Northeastern 72, New Ha...…

…Connecticut, Duke keep one-loss records February 8, 1999 - SportsMonday - The Michigan Daily -- 3B PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) - Khalid El-Amin had 23 points and No. 1 Connecticut, rebounding from its only loss of the season and again playing without its leading scorer, never trailed in a 70-59 victory over No. 4 Stanford on Saturday. The Huskies forced 16 turnovers and held the Cardinal to 35 percent shooting. Mark Madsen had 13 points for Stanf...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 8, 1999 Puck talk , , Key play "bSaturday night, 8:40 remaining in We deserved to be hammered and the second period embarrassed." Lake Superior 6 Ohio State 3 - Michigan center Bobby Hayes slips at - Michigan coach Red Berenson, the blue line and loses the puck to Ohio showing his annoyance toward his team's g Ma chg State's Hugo Boisvert, who pceeds to performance in Fridays 6-3 loSuperior r,3l...…

…The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 8, 1999 - 5B Quote of the weekend No matter who you play, any day you can get your fanny beat. - Minnestoa coach Clem Haskin:: on the parity in the Big Tet iiI Michgaan 75 Player of the game htn guard Louis Bulock Bullock led Michigan to its first win in ix games, scoring a game-high 27 points on 9- for-I shooting from the ficl. He was perfct from the charity stripe, making all eigh t ohis shots...…

…6B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday -February 8, 1999 Wolverines can compete with best By Uma Subramanian Daily Sports Writer WEST LAFAYETTE - In women's college basketball there are two flights of teams - the elite and everyone else. The elite? Perennial national champion Tennessee, along with Texas, Virginia and other talented teams from the deep south that have topped the polls since the incep- tion of women's athletics in the NCAA. Bu...…

…February 8, 1999 - SportsMonday - The Michigan Daily - 7 FI o short Central chips away at women Stephen A. Rom r the Daily As the lyrics to that infectious sports anthem by 2 Unlimited played through the .oudspeakers at Cliff Keen arena on Saturday, no one would have guessed they would serve as a precursor for things to come. "Are you ready for this?" the lyrics blared, but Michigan, apparently, wasn't, as Central Michigan took the State of...…

…8B - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - February 8, 1999 FILE PHOTO Even without its trio of top swimmers, the Michigan men's swimming team cruised to an easy victory over the Spartans, 159-84 at East Lansing. 'M' swimmers cook, dine on Spartans in final dual meet 0 By Jon Zemke Daily Sports Writer EAST LANSING - If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen. On Friday evening, the Michigan men's swimming and diving team did all the ...…

…It0 'cla i Today: Partly cloudy. High 37. Low 18. Tomorrow: Rain. High 43. One hundred ei/ght years fedtofl-reedom Friday February 5, 1999 : C rt t 'EL y~j >\ 4i !y Z.v s 4Q" 'y+, CEO to work without contract By Nick Faizone Daily Staff Reporter Today, for the first time in three years, members of the Graduate Employees Organization will be working without a cr act. The organization's three-year agreement with the versity expired ye...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 5, 1999 NATION/WORLD PAGEANT Continued from Page 1 "I enjoy performing, so this was a chance to perform and maybe make some money," Quaye said. The Black and Gold pageant is similar to fash- ions shows Quaye has participated in before, but "when you add the com- petition it adds a new twist," she said. z Because event organizers worked with the contestants, Quaye said knew what to expect. One membe...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 5, 1999 - 3 CRIME Bunk bed falls on top of hill area resident The top bunk of a Mosher-Jordan Residence Hall bunk-bed landed squdrely on top of the resident lying underneath Tuesday, according to Department of Public Safety reports. DPS officials stated that the student was not injured in the accident. Instead of filing a report, DPS contacted the maintenance department to remedy the problem...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 5, 1999 ez AhdCi tl u ttnattg Postal Service's project raises questions about history 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 daily. letters@umich.edu Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan HEATHER KAMINS Editor in Chief JEFFREY KOSSEFF DAVID WALLACE Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority offthe Daily's editorial ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 5, 1999 - 5 I I JANUARY US WITH SNOWI A HORI BLIZZARDS HAVE LEFT RIBLE CASH INVENTORY I AND SERIOU TO LIQUIDATE C S M i ISIS. DUE ITUDATIN ERCHANDI TO WE SE T FLOW AND OUR GRAVE ARE FORCED HIS WEEK AT UN HEARD OF PRICES. THIS OFFER MAY BE TERMINATED AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. b 46 ON EVERY SINGLE MICHIGAN LONGSLEEVE TEE! OR BUYANY LONGSLEEVE TEE OR HEAVYCOTTONSWEATSHIRT AND: TAKE ...…

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….N LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 5, 1999 - 7 RHA asks for status of Oxford Housing, building improvements RH A "The quality of Oxford Housing is Continued from Page . "I don't think any of us would below standard." want to live in a place where no - William Zeller money was put in," said Myers, an Director of University Housing LSA junior. r f Housing officials recommended the University sell Oxford in 1997 but the ...…

… Student string quartet will perform tomorrow. A group of four will perform "Black Angels." The composer, George Crumb, is expected to attend. Rackham Auditorium. Free admission. 8 Friday February 5, 1999 Uftie £tpm &dl Ir Michigan Opera Works' "The Rape of Lucretia" will be reviewed. THE IZoPE Of LueRETIA OperaWorks to present terrifying Britten opera By Jenni Glenn Daily Arts Writer Following its debut performance last year, student-r...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 5, 1999 - 9 MONUMENTAL SATISFACTION 'Rushmor By Bryan Lark Daily Arts Writer "Best play ever, man," deadpans Mr. Littlejeans (Kumar Pallana), the enigmatic janitor of Rushmore Academy, about the absurdly technical and violent high school production $Rusin he has just seen. .r In his superlative, Littlejeans clans$i could just as easily be referring to Wes Anderson's "Rushmore,"' the film that he magical...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 5, 1999 'Payback' goes for broke, but is off the money By Ed Sholinsky Daily Film Editor The tag line for "Payback" is "Get ready to root for the bad guy." Said bad guy would be Mel Gibson who plays Porter, a macho thief out for revenge. But in another way, Gibson comes out of this movie the bad guy. Paramount was supposed to release "Payback" about a Payback At Briarwood 'and Showcase year ago, ...…

… WRN'S NCAA BASKETBALL FLORIDA 75, (5) Kentucky 68 WASHINGTON 90, (1O) Arizona 84 CtEMSON 78, (12) North Carolina 63 (f3) UCLA 79, Oregon 77 (18) PURDUE 90, (14) Iowa 75 WOMEN'S NCAA BASKETBALL (1) TENNESSEE 96, Mississippi 58 (2) Purdue 96, PROVIDENCE 67 (5) Colorado State 67, RICE 50 OREGON 106, (7) UCLA 79 (9) Duke 66, (16) VIRGINIA 56 (19) Auburn 68, KENTUCKY 67 (25) Florida Inter. 72, SOUTH ALABAMA 49 SPO*RTSp It~ Tracking 'M' teams T...…

…12 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 5, 1999 Michigan women to fire away at Cannon Captain leads Wildcats . By Arun Gopal For the Daily The No. 5 Michigan women's track and field team will face its biggest challenge of the season, so far, at the Cannon IV Classic today and tomorrow in Indianapolis. The Cannon Classic is one of the top intercollegiate meets year after year. Among the schools participat- ing will be Texas, Wisconsin, Il...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 5, 1999 - 13 4M' gymnasts ready for 1-2 showdown Lund's game to be tested at Rolex Indoors By Dan Dingerson Daily Sports Writer The battle between No. 1 and No. 2 is what every sports fan waits for. Most *asons, the battle never happens, leav- ing fans with "what if." This season, the showdown has arrived. The No. 2 Michigan men's gymanstics team travels to State College today to face No. I Penn State. ...…

…14 -- The Michigan Daily -- Friday, February 5, 1999 FRIDAYFOCUS arlier this week, more than 40 people walked into an empty ball- room at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Lansing with one objec- tive. During the past five months, hun- dreds of college students, Michigan educators, concerned parents and fam- ilies have been deeply affected by four alcohol-related deaths that occurred on three state college campuses. Some people assume that coll...…

….d2b Weather Today: Cloudy. High 44. Low; Tomorrow: Cloudy, High 44. 31. One hundred eight years o editorz dfteedom Thursday February 4, 1999 r V J lil °l, / F " {: t/ d 4hF /'f4T 1 ,9 1 R .h. i' tt'Pi 9'/'Ni I Granger intends to reapply to 'U' By lawon Stffer Daily Staff Reporter After serving four months for sexual misconduct, Daniel Granger was released from Dickerson Detention Facility in Hamtramck yesterday. His f ther, Rick Grang...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 4, 1999 NATION/WORLD Y2K problem could affect missiles MOSCOW (AP) - Russia needs up to $3 billion, to tackle the Year 2000 computer glitch - six times the original estimate - a top official announced yes- terday as he appealed to the United States and NATO to help fix computers that control Russia's nuclear weapons. While many countries have been working on the so-called Y2K "millennium bug" pro...…

… LOCAL/S TATE The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 4, 1999 - 3A ESEARCH Conference to fbcus on gender censorshi The Uniersiy' GniueI for Reseac thredyconference titled "Towards a Definition of Gender-Based Censorship" beginning tomorrow. The conference, to be held at the Rackham Amphitheatre will address the censorship against which women struggle in redefined terms: Censorship of women's ideas not only by the, state, but also by economic...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 4, 1999 ahr firtichwm ti Idile Doing lines with Jagger and other post 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 daily. Ietters@umich.edu Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan HEATHER KAMINS Editor in Chief JEFFREY KOSSEFF DAVID WALLACE Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All oth...…

… HIGHER EDUCATION The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 4, 1999 - 5A .Study finds cheating commi on By Chris Lawton The Washington University Student Life ST. LOUIS - According to a report on student conduct released by Washington University's Committee on Academic Integrity, 16 students failed classes last semester because they were caught in the act of plagiarism, chang- ing answers or collaborating on exams. The report showed a small ri...…

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…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 4, 1999 - 7A jPROPOSAL Continued from Page 1A the cost of college more affordable," Hanley said. The Democratic proposal involves the creation of a Hope Scholarship program in Michigan, which would pay for high school students who have a 3.0 grade point average and 90 percent attendance rate in school to attend community college for up . o two years. Rep. Gilda Jacobs (D-Huntington Woods) said the Democ...…

… MEN'S NCAA BASKETBALL (2) DUKE 95, (6) Maryland 77 (3) CINCINNATI 82, Tulane 63 (4) Stanford 57, -CALIFORNIA 55 (7) Auburn 76, SOUTH CAROLINA 48 Miami (Fla.) 73, (10) ST. JOHN'S 70 (19) INDIANA 71, (12) Wisconsin 60 (20) MINNESOTA 75, Illinois 63 NHL HOCKEY Colorado 5, BUFFALO 3 New Jersey 4, CAROLINA 1 MONTREAL 2, Vancouver 1 WASHINGTON 10, Tampa Bay 1 DETROIT 5, NY Islanders 1 FLORIDA 5, Toronto 2 cTfemSiuiiun Zil SI'OR.w Tracking 'M' t...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 4, 1999 - 9A DOWN THE STRETCH THEY* COME ** Teams battle for CCHA lead as playoffs approach K W Mark Francescutti Daily Sports Writer The race is on for playoff spots in the CCHA, and this season's compe- tition is hotter than ever. Six teams, including Michigan are within nine points of first place. HOCKEY Even the teams in the depths of Commentary the CCHA haven't It themselves out. The bottom ...…

…10A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 4, 1999 Blue recovering from mid-season illness By Jon Zemke Daily Sports Writer After weeks of the "Blue plague" that has ravaged the ranks of the Michigan men's swimming and div- ing team, the Wolverines are looking their healthiest in quite some time. "Pretty much everybody is back," Michigan coach Jon Urbanchek said. "Everybody who is able is back in the water ... No more flu, no more cold,, ...…

…" '- The MIhigan Daiy -eekd etC.Magazinde T ursdiy, Febrary 4, 1999 MAGIC Continued from Page 28 The second floor, in addition to housing more apparatus, accommodates the muse- um's sizeable library. Totaling nearly 10,000 volumes, the bulk of Lund's library includes tomes devoted solely to conjuring. Many visitors are unaware that the library includes volumes that make only fleeting references to magic or magi- cians. For example, a biograph...…

… 2B The Michigan Daily - Weekendetc. Magazine -Thursday, February 4, 1999 The ; ~g ed eb Websites we think ou'l like {*Y http://wwwtheonion.com, MIAMI - The $52 million Trisket TV spot featuring the explosion of the Earth was the third most expensive com- mercial to air during the Superbowl this past Sunday - finishing behind Nike's $86 million wheelchair poll-vaulting Ad and Atena's water-skiing, rapping beetle offering that cost more than $...…

…14B'-" The Michigan Daily -Weekend; etc. Maaziny-. Thursday; February' 4, 1999 A weekly guide to who's Thursday, Feb. 4 why you need to be there ... h eL is t Wednesday, Feb. 10 W The Michigan Dailyy - Weekendt AMERICA WITH AN OPEN SHL Gordon Parks uses visual images to tran Films opening Payback ** Mel Gibson stars as Porter, a bad ass thief looking for revenge. At Briarwood: 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10. At Showcase: 12:15, 12:45, 1:15...…

… 4B - The Michigan Daily - Weekend, etc. Magazine - Thursday, February 4, 1999 Bookstores of all sorts and sizes have long histones on localstreet 0 The Michigan Daily - Weekend, etc. M THE 1999 MERCURY COUGAR: PROTECT YOUR BUM I Top 10 Albums I I By Sasha Higgins and Will Weist Daily Arts Writers In a world where theme restau- rants, Hollywood movies and Websites have become as common place to islands in the Caribbean as they are to m...…

…t B -0 0* 2B - The Michigan Daily Weekeno, etc. Magazine -- Thursday, February 4, 1999 ;' 00 The Michigan Da*- Weekend, etc. ... EtJVideo Rewind 'American' maintains romantic energy nearly 50 years later Pair of stores on East Liberty St. By Kristin Long Daily Arts Writer In an age when the cinematic musi- cal is most frequently deemed outdat- ed and passe, the timeless 1951 classic "An American in Paris," takes us back to the time whe...…

… 68 -: The M igan Paily - Weekend,* tMagazine - Thursy F ary, 1999 New-look events provide fans excitement on the hardwood ': r0 * The Michigan Daily - \ ekend, etc. Maga etc Road-Trip of the Week Star Theater offers more than just latest Hollywood features ;, r : . J e t By Matthew Barrett Daily Arts Writer Like it or not, much is different with the Michigan men's basketball program this year. The team has struggled and looks as though...…

…"1OB - The Michigan Daily - Weekend, etc. Magazine -=Thursday, February 4; 1999 tc Weekend, etc. Column O. 0 The Michigan Daily - Weekendet. 1 AN EXERCISE IN FUTILITY I am trapped here. Here, in this squalid square room, I sit, trapped by convention, by habit, unable to move- save to nod my head at irregular inter- vals. Above me sterile fluorescent lights hum and crackle malignantly, interrupt- ing and dispelling thought before it reach...…

…8B - The Michigan Daily - Weekend, etc. Magazine - Thursday, February 4, 1999 0 0 S:0 The Michigan Daily Weekend, etc. Maga HALF] THEAT PAST OFG AUTUMN: RDON Although the bulk of Gordon Parks' photographs were shot in black and white, the artist has frequently experimented with color film. The medium gives Parks more artis- tic leeway, allowing him to stray away from narrative subject matter, toward a more abstract view of the worl...…

…WE4 oday: Mostly cloudy. High 45. Low 25. oniorrow: Cloudy. igh 44. tate to fund One hundred eikht years ofeditongleedom drinkiing education Wednesday February 3, 1999 DRINKING More than $600,000 in state funding has been allocated toward alcohol awareness education. A media blitz is planned by state officials to inform college students of the dangers of alcohol. n State Director of Community Health James Haveman calls for more alcoho...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 3, 1999 N ATION/\VORLD UC Berkeley sued over admissions SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Civil rights groups lacks "educational iustification" the suit said equal nnrtinitv" i sued the University of California at Berkeley yes- terday on behalf of high-achieving minorities who were rejected, saying the university system's flag- ship campus overemphasizes test scores and advanced courses in admissions. "This i...…

…Thcs MrA~hioin Daily -- W cnecsdav.Februarv 3. 1999 - 3 MMEFW INV*F, *HIGHER EDUCATION Governor asked to intervene at u of Arizona Attorneys for Arizona Gov. Jane Dee Hull reviewed a letter last week from four University of Arizona faculty members pleading that "something desperately needs .to be done" to end the University's hostile environment for black women and other minorities. Th letter asked for outside help remove the acting direct...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 3, 1999 ~fe dl~c.i~ttrn 1?uitg Have degree, will travel, grovel, 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 daily. letters@umich.edu Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan HEATHER KAMINS Editor in Chief JEFFREY KOSSEFF DAVID WALLACE Editorial Page Editors G6 anted: freshly graduated person, 21-23, with degree in English, history, art history, film or any of the other humanitie...…

… Tomoiow !n Daily Arts: Weekend, etc. Magazine returns with a look at the work of photographer Gordon Parks, inspired by the new exhibit visit- ing the Detroit Institute of Arts. Wednesday February 3, 1999 5 Courtesy of David Smith Photography perform a rendition of "An American in Paris." Michael Spencer Phillips and Nicole Palczynski1 Razzm.atazz to give light I By Jenny Curren Daily Arts Writer This weekend a flying trapeze will bree...…

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… !Jotre Dame NOTRE DAME Continued from Page 1. Dame, including its location and undergradu- ateicademic standing, make the school a good fit fpr the Big Ten. "Out of all the school's we've looked at, I Aik they have become a school that's more Mue-added if they do come into the confer- ence'Goss said. "I'd like to seem them there." Notre Dame and the Big Ten have met three other times in the past seven months to discuss issues associated with ...…

…8 -The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 3, 1999 'Rushmore' star Schwartzman speaks about fil By Erin Podolsky Daily Arts Writer Jason Schwartzman is living the life these days: appearing on Letterman, tooling around in limos and cushy buses, eating a grilled chicken sandwich, minus bun, with carrots on the side. It might be exhausting waking up at 6 a.m. in an unfamiliar city after driving all night sleeping in a "coffin bunk," doing in...…