Search Results

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 11, 1996-3A r ~ r 'Ustudy finds hschool size "lects learning. Students in schools with between 600 and 900 students tend'to learn better than students in smaller or larger schools, according to a University study con- wducted by Valerie Lee, School of Educa- tion associate professor, and Julia Smith, University of Rochester assistant pro- fessor. The findings were presented yes- terday at the...…

…4A - The MichiganDaily - Thursday, April 11, 1996 I1E £ilig§&UT &lg 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 NOTABLE QUOTABLE," 'On the path to adulthood, most people pause to get drunk.' - Psychology Prof. John Schulenberg, explaining that binge drinking in college is not necessarily a permane...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 11, 1996 - 5A hind the 'p qN' iower w s A look at the University's 'secret' societies Matt Buckley Daily Staff Reporter or nearly a century, the top floors of the Michigan Union have been reserved for three senior honorary societies, all of which slipped into virtual invisibility after ublic initiation practices came into estion more than a decade ago. But a recent series of e-mail criti- cisms of ...…

…6A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 11, 1996 2 BWi(M. APT. in quiet bldg. Central cam- pus I bdrm. is a Ig. suite. Hardwood firs. ldry./prkg. avail. Sept. lease. 417 S. Division $755+ elec. 741-9622. 2 BDRM. BI-LEVEL 1 1/2 bath, 1100 sq. ft. Perfect for 4 people. Dwshr. micro., balc., weight rm., rec. rm., private shuttle. Fully fum. contemporary apts. 741-9300. 2 BEDROOM modem, large apt. at 1600 Packard. unfum./fum. $620 and up. 769- ...…

…______The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 11, 1996 - 7A * SANDI'S WORD PRO: Resumes. Letters. Papers. Theses. Law. Editing. Tapes. Fax. Rush. U-M $ Discount. 426-5217. ***BODY PIERCING*** Nose, ear, navel. Miami Moon Jewelry 769-7478. 209 S. 4th Ave. ' ANN ARBOR INSTITUTE of Massage 'Therapy's annual student massage clinic is now open. $25/hr. call 677-0030 & request a ent massa e." IES WEB DESIGNS. Indiv., acad. & conm.web sites. Good rates...…

…8A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 11, 1996 NATION/WORLD Liberia evacuation difficult amid fighting WASHINGTON - U.S. military helicopters evacuated 61 Americans and more than 200 other foreigners from Liberia yesterday, but officials said that amid continuing fighting other Ameri- cans are having difficulty reaching the fortified U.S. Embassy compound where the flights are originating. With the capital of Monrovia still tense despi...…

…9A.- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 11, 1996 Call your pare~nts and tell them you're taking the 4 toughest course at school this semester. 1ti ; . " .dr is /r } iZ. .v, "}}. .. . :: ate ti +i, "}.',.;;. ! .tiff{ ' v of?? The w wrvvvWVE se Athletic Challenge Course. 9a Y Show your stuff at the Champion Guts to Glory Athletic Challenge Course. Saturday, April 13 llam-4pm Palmer Field …

… Running in the Land of Lincoln The Michigan men's track and field team, which was originally slated to be idle this weekend, will instead be hitting the cinders at the University of Illinois Spring Sports Festival on Saturday. The team will be looking to build on a first-place finish at last weekend's Colonial Relays, where junior Neil Gardner won the 400-meter hurdles and the Wolverines outscored second-place Seton Hall 42-31. lot Thursday...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 11, 1996 -11A 'M' tops in the Big Ten with 5-2 win over State Men's tennis team wins fourth straight match; No. 90 Brause hands Pusztai rare defeat By Richard Shin Daily Sports Writer The Michigan men's tennis team fin- shmd off a successful three-match 1lotristand yesterday with a 5-2 win iver conference rival Michigan State at cty Sports Complex. Michigan, which has won four in a row, is 5-0 at home and...…

…12A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 11, 1996 Linkers to take on Legends 40 By John Friedberg Daily Sports Writer The Michigan men's golf team hopes to have a weekend that will be talked about for generations atthe Legends of Indiana Tournament in Franklin, Ind., tomorrow and Saturday. To accomplish this, the Wolverines will need to play their best golf of the season. The Legends of Indiana Tournament features nine Big Ten teams, inc...…

…cue £chign atilg MICHAEL ROSENBERG Roses Are Read Final Column Distant return NN ARBOR, Mich., April 11, 2006 - Went back to the alma mater today, back to chool. Went back, way back, all the ay back to my freshman dorm room. knocked on the door, and out came ome kid wearing a "Pearl Jam Reunion Tour" T-shirt. I asked him if e saw the band in concert, and he said he hadn't - his parents did, and hey bought him the shirt. He said he d Pearl J...…

…28 The Michigan Daily - Wctes. c. - Thursday, April 11., 1996 TheWcche4.Z 4e, fun page! Doog and Blair___ /f44(!lr 4ov7WAVlm. 7?/tS Fr69,$ Z8 i-s &606T. r j "" , i i i - ..- i 10 by Mark ilich wsr A1, ~ ,OWNe IN 7W T//A#P C@1996 Mark 1Mich wig z£4Ci e; e . staff Kari Jones, Greg Parker and Elan Stavros. Editors: S Staff, etc: Dean Bakopoulos, Eugene Bowen, Neal C. Carruth, Brain A. Gnatt, Kristin Long, Elizabeth Lucas, Jennifer ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Wule 4 4c. - Thursday, April 11, 1996 - 3B Andrew Dice Clay attempts comeback with TV special DEAN BAKOPOULOS Sound and Fury R~edRosej' are dead pril is indeed the cruellest month. At least in Ann Arbor it s. Cold temps and TA walkouts. But above all, you can't go anywhere without hearing some mushhead senior giving a weepy farewell address to the University. Take for example my cohort and fellow columnist Mike Rosenb...…

…48 - The Michigan Daily - Weulede, c. - Thursday, April 11, 1996 Robert Shapiro's book tells his side of famous O.. Simpson trial saga By Elizabeth Lucas Daily Arts Writer From the chase in the white Bronco to the reading of the verdict, probably every person in the country is familiar with the lengthy saga of the O.J. Simpson murder trial. It went beyond a news event to become a permanent part of mass con- sciousness, with seemingly nonstop ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Wu44/.#4-, 4. - Thursday, April 11, 1996 - 5B Unsung R & B hero Wil Downing releases fourth album this year By Egn Bowen Daily Arts Writer There's nothing like the old school. othing like the sounds of years and ecades past when - as our parents and grandparents always say - music was music and singers were singers. Anyone remotely familiar with black music can name a few token contributors to the sounds ofold-school R...…

…68 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 11, 1996 11 11 -_/ J\ / N**, Don't Send Your Stuff 11 p Home! the Storage Chest SELF-STORAGE UNITS 5' x 5' AND LARGER PLUS R.V. STORAGE AREA 7 DAY ACCESS 3033 W.Liberty--Between Stadium and Wagner ipStorage Safe " Cheap * Convenient Ann Arbor's Only Indoor Self-Storage . No Deposit " Close to Campus " Temperature Controlled " Ideal for stereos, computers, t.v.'s, books & clothes Complete...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thurdsday, April 11 -7B a National Mini WIDStorage ST7UDENT ISPIECIAIL 1900 Old Rawsonville Rd 0 -94 N. Service Dr & Old Rawsonville Rd) Belleville/Ypsilanti 483-7720 3500 Carpenter Road (between Packard and Ellsworth-South of HQ) Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor 973-1500 K NC After Hnals t L L z t a -f cu Thne Cramming Begins! Having trouble getting your stuff home from college? Let Mail Boxes Etc' pack and ship it for you. Fr...…

…8B -The Michigan Daily-- W"4.,4,4. -Thursday, April 11, 1996 James Earl By Prashant Tamaskar Daily Arts Writer 'It is hard to imagine that a man with James Earl Jones' resounding voice and plominent physical stature could be overlooked. Unfortunately for the Uni- (,ersity graduate, this has been the case throughout his career. Although Jones is well respected by the film commu- nity, he continually fails to receive the recognition that he de...…

…The Michigan Daily - WeeU . -- -Thursday, April 11, 1996 -9B Balanescu Quartet breaks musical barriers By Craig Stuntz ily Arts Writer 'The barriers between different kinds of music seem to me to be artificial, really." With these typically succinct words, Romanian-born violinist and composer Alexander Balanescu began to describe the unifying artistic force which drives his unique ensemble. "The music we do is always very expressive; I call...…

…108 -The Michigan Daily - Weals.4 e&. - Thursday, April 11, 1996 Slinky, exotic lounge music making comeback from '60s, '70s By Heather Phares Daily Arts Writer Hot and cool, slinky and spacey, exotic, sophisticated and sometimes downright weird, lounge music has been making a big comeback in the past few years. The advent of current groups influenced by the easy listen- ing and pop records of the '50s and "60s, like Combustible Edison, Pizz...…

…The Michigan Daily - WeIce*,4, 4c. - Thursday, April 11, 1996 - 11B A weekly listing of who's where, what's happening and why you need e to be there ... t I. T H E A T E R M U S I C T H U R S D A Y The Tooth of Crime Betty Jean Jones directs Sam Shepard's chilling vision of America at the turn of the 21st century; a presenta- tion by the department of theater and drama. 8 p.m., Trueblood Theater, $12-$16 ($6 students), 764-...…

… 128 - The Michigan Daily - WU44it CU. - Thursday, April 11, 1996 CREATING ART FROM THE HEART GRIEVING CHILDREN FIND COMFORT AND SUPPORT THROUGH ART THERAPY "We do art!" says 6-year-old Jonathan Sibley as he cuts strips up of ribbon, paper and fabric. The Art from the Heart program gives children the freedom to work in a variety of media as painting, drawing and sculpting supplies fill two supply tables at the beginning of each session and th...…

…Iti Un t Wmther Tonigt: Partly cloudy, low around 20. Tomorrow: Partly sunny, high around 42. One hundred frve years ofeditonalfreedom Monday .March 11,1996 Vol cv3 No M tankers qualify for Olymipics By Nicholas J. Cotsonika Daily Sports Editor INDIANAPOLIS - Two hours af- ter Michigan's John Piersma etched his name into American swimming his- t ,he watched an artist paint his name .,the wall of champions. Each athlete who qualifies for ...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 11, 1996 Christopher warns China at'risk a exercie NATION/WORLD W .Newsday WASHINGTON - President Clinton has ordered a second Navy air- craft carrier group to join one already in the waters near Taiwan as tensions mlount between China and Taiwan, sources said. The dispatch of the second carrier group comes as Secretary of State War- ren Christopher warned China yester- day that the military exercises...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 11, 1996 -3A Regents give com iuttee guidelines for pres. search .U'adds new tele hone xc e During the next few months a new telephone exchange will replace the existing 747 exchange on campus, In- formation Technology Division spokes- person Bruce Spiher said. The changeover to the new exchange, 647, will start soon and is expected to be completed by Nov. 30. University phone numbers beginnin...…

…4A -The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 11, 1996 420 Maynard Street RONNIE GLASSBERG Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Editor in Chief Edited and managed by ' ADRIENNE JANNEY students at the ZACHARY M. RAIMI University of Michigan . Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of a majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters and cartoons do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Michigan...…

… LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 11, 1996 - 5A East U. mall ould cause undue harm To THE DAILY: As an alum, I enjoy reading the Daily online. One of the recent topics, the pedestrian mall along East U., has caught my attention. It sounds like a geat idea to make that stretch of the greet into a pedestrian mall, with aesthetically pleasing plants; etc. Unfortunately, I read that the landscape architects have chosen to...…

…6A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 11, 1996 1016 S. FOREST Huge 5 bdrm. hse. + study for fall, prkg., Idry. $1875/mo. Call Oakland Management. 761-7491. 2 BDRM. BI LEVEL 1 1/2 bath, 1100 sq. ft. Perfect for 4 people. Dwshr. micro., balc., weight mm., rec. rm., private shuttle. Fully fum. contemporary apts. 741-9300. 5 BEDROOM APT.I IDEAL FOR 6 Call Bill or Karen, 995-7223 after 7 p.m. to see beautiful 5 bdrm. apt. on N. Division be- tw...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 11, 1996 - 7A NATION/WORLD Cubans suffer political fallout. ALASKA EMPLOYMENT- Fisheries, RELIABLE PERSON NEEDED for es- F"~v 4 parks, resorts now hiring. Earn to $3,000- tablished Ann Arbor area cleaning service servic s $6,000./mo.! Airfare! Room/Boardi Free route. Reliable transportation a must. Fishery Video w/ program! Call SEI 919/ Responsible, outgoing person. 4 day work 932-1489, ext. A 15. wk., ear...…

…8A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 11, 1996 ROCK BOTTOM You're failing Physics. Your girlfriend dumped you. Your self-esteen is way low. So you call Grandma for some sympathy. She tells you to "Stop whining and get a backbone." Ouch, talk about tough love. I CI K 7 r .r. 4 . .. n o'$- - 4 n v& v .. Yr e a u Y s. , .. 4,. w EV v V 5 < '.a ,, . . ! " 'e. ;fit' r Ammullk i w -kk A Tm m …

… U t tti qu~ Toto, we're not Cannes anymore! It may not be as popular as the annual event on the French Riviera, but the Ann Arbor Film Festival is sure to amaze with its annual showcase of independent movies. The fiesta kicks off tomorrow and runs through Sunday at the Michigan Theater. Look in this space each day for specific film previews. Call 995-5356 for further information. I Monday March 31, 1996 Theigar burns out Legendary enterta...…

…10A - The Michigan Daily - Mjniday, March 11, 1996 McKeilen's updated'Richard III' succeeds Famous Shakespearean tale is set in 20th century fascist Europe David Broza Stone Doors Mesa By Jennifer Petlinski Daily Film Editor Only a short time after "Othello," another Shakespeare play finds its way onto the big screen. Director Richard Loncraine's version of "Richard III," set in fascist, 1930s Europe, successfully captures an evil, power-...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 11, 1996 -11A Showasis!Brits quench fans' thirst t By Heather Phares Daily Arts Writer Like all mysterious things, there's more than one way to look at Oasis. On one level, the band is just five arrogant Mancunians exhuming classic rock's corpse. On another, it's a group that demands a place for itself with legend- tagrock'n'roll acts-and is wellon its way to achieving that status. Without wind machines, dry...…

…12A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 11, 1996 ( s, The Housing Information Office - The Source for All Your Living at Michigan Questions 101SB7334TD:6-78 1011 SAB 763,;63164- TDD: 763-7781 I …

… U be djicwun &tdlg Icers score first-round knockout By John Leroi Daily Sports Editor There wasn't much the Redskins could do to stop Michigan. Fate just wasn't on their side. And the Wolverines were on a roll. Miami (Ohio) put up a good fight, but in the end, the Redskins' effort fell far short of halting Michigan's march to the CCHA semifinals. The No. 4 Wolverines (29-7-2) held off Mi- ami (10-22-4), 3-0, Saturday, following a con- vinci...…

…28 - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, March 11, 1996 : 4 --- SPORTS CALENDAR jel 3id ig nDalig COMMUNITY SERVICE STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK {: Who: Jennifer Barber Sport: Track and Field Eligibility: Junior Year: Senior Hometown: Bridgeport, Mich. High School: Frankenmuth H.S. Why: On Thursday, Feb. 29, Barber read to students at Eberwhite Elementary School as part of the SHARE reading program. Barber has been involved in the ...…

…The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, March 11, 1996 - 38 M wrestlers take -7th at Big Tens Wolverines qualify 6 for NCAA journament; Iowa grabs title again By Will McCahill Daily Sports Writer EAST LANSING-Theobvious con- nection here is between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Richard Nixon. Not since three years before Tricky Dick was able to utter the words "I am not a crook"has Iowa been able to say "I am not a Big Ten champ." The Hawkeyes w...…

…4B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, March 11, 1996 BASKETBALL Wildcats bomb Blue in first round By Andy Knudsen Daily Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS-The Michigan women's basket- ball team gave one of its best performances of the season March 1 against Northwestern in the first-round of the Big Ten Tournament. Unfortunately, the Wolverines will not be able to build off of their strong showing until November. The Wildcats (9-9 Big Ten...…

…The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, March 11. 1996 - 5B indoor season finale letdown for men and women runners By Kim Hart For the Daily The Michigan men's and women's indoor track seasons came to an end ts past weekend at the NCAA In- door Track and Field Championships. Courtney Babcock and Monika Black of the women's team and Neil Gardner and the distance medley re- lay team, consisting of Trinity Townsend, Jeff Wood, Scott MacDona...…

…6B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, March 11, 1996 HOCKEY Turco will be deciding factor Sc ig s postseason run By Alan Goli nbach Daily Sports Writer" There's an old hockey adage that says a1 team can hop on the coattails of a hot goaltender and ride him through the playoffs1 all the way to a championship. That's not to say that a championship team must have a hot man between the pipes, and1 it also doesn't mean that the remain...…

… SWIMMING The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, March 11, 1996 - 78 Dolan and Piersma's riva extends beyond the pool hy Roommates earn Olympic berths in 400 freestyle By Alan Goldenbach Daily Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS - Michigan's Tom Dolan and John Piersma couldn't have asked for a better finish in the 400- meter freestyle. The Wolverine duo walked away with the top two times and places on the Olympic team in the event. But bes...…

…8B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, March 11, 1996 BASKETBALL rdue joins UMass, Uo, Kentucky as top seeds By Paul Barger Daily Sports Writer There were two major surprises for the Big Ten yesterday during the announcement of the field for the NCAA Tournament. One school was elated, while another suf- fered a major disappointment. Purdue, which lost to Iowa Saturday, was given the No. I seed in the West bracket. Minnesota was on t...…

… BASKETBALL The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, March 11, 1996 - 9B Fife, Mo Seniors play last game in Crisler By Ml1 bel Rosenberg Daily Sports Writer For once, he knew the crowd was y"iling "Dooog," not "Booo." Dugan Fife hasn't been the most popular Michigan men's basketball player in his four years with the team. The Crisler Arena crowd has often de- ridedthe guard's hesitancy to shoot and1 his lack of accuracy at times. His coac...…

…T 10B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, March 11, 1996 Ule Mtdtigan~tIlg and . 1996 NCAA B Southeast 1. Connecticut .e 2.4 9. Eastern Michi an RCA Dome Indianapolis 5. Mississippi State Match 14 & 16 3. ommonwealth 4. UCLA3 4. 13. Princeton Rupp Arena 6. Indiana Lexington, Kentucky" March 22 & 24 5. 11. Boston College 3. Georgia Tech8 6. 14. Austin PeayQ 7. Temple ando, Fla. 50. March 15 & 17 7., 10. Oklahoma 2. Cincinnati 36. 15.U...…

…r1v run ti Weather Tonight: Light snow, low around 200. Tomorrow: Snow flurries, high around 35% One hundredfive years of editorialfreedom Thursday January 11, 1996 II Q ply . , ' The-mirbiga Vol I wild" I Pessimism hovers over budget debate The Washington Post WASHINGTON - Republican congressional leaders y sterday offered gloomy assessments ofthe prospects for an eventual balanced-budget agreement, with Clinton adminis- tration and.c...…

…- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 11, 1996 r Performa 636/CD with 15" Apple Color Monitor. 8 MB RAM, 500 MB Hard Drive Save an extra $150 if you purchase any Apple printer with the 636! $1,282 AppleLoan $24/month*, a One of Apple's most affordable and flexible multimedia systems. Comes with a dual-speed CD-ROM player and lots of useful education and personal productivity software. There's a communications slot for Ethernet or modem a...…

… ,ocwt/SxAxt The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 11, 1996 - 3 A PART OF HISTORY Duderstadt's legacy to be marked by construction, social programs ua1 au Study: Backseat passengers safer car crashes A new University study found pas- sengers in the back seat often sustain less severe injuries during a head-on crash than those in the front seat. Researchers Donald Huelke and Charles Compton of the University's Transportation Research Insti...…

…4 -The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 11, 1996 abe £irbguu & iI 420 Maynard Ann Arbor, MI Street 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan MICHAEL ROSENBERG Editor in Chief JULIE BECKER JAMES M. NASH Editorial Page Editors JUDITH KAFT E FINE PRINT Mother-daughter bondbng in theface of a careerlessfuture II Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of a majority of the Daily's editorial...…

…1 "Airlow/waftim) The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 11, 1995 - 5 Wbitewater 0 Sen. D'Amato to scrutinize her involvement with failed Arkansas savings and loan Newsday 'ASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham (nton's role as a Rose Law Firm partner will come into sharper focus today as the Senate Whitewater Committee convenes hearings in the "Arkansas phase" of its investigation. The ins-and-outs of her involvement with Madison Guaranty Savings, the...…

…6- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 11, 1996 -2 ADCOM POWERAMP, 60 watts per channel, $350. Adcom Tuner/Preamp with '.Smote control, $300. Adcom AC Enhancer for increasing AC-power capability, $100. All less than 3 years old. Also, NAD 5330 player, $150. Call 665-6517. :FOR SALE Beckman Ultra XL-70 Centrifuge w/Rotors (3), never been used, excel. cond. Still has transferable certificate for $5000 worth of free goods, $40,000. Be- ckman...…