…1£,,W tti News: 76-DAILY Advertising: 764-0554 One hundred seven years offeditorWfreedom Thursday December 4,1997 -~ - ~ .I -1 -I-+_- U'U offers response against lawsuit By Heather Kamins and Jeffrey Kosseff Daily Staff Reporters *niversity officials claimed the lawsuit chal- lenging the admissions policies of the College of Literature, Science & Arts is invalid and request- ed a dismissal of the case yesterday. In its official answe...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 4, 1997 NATION/WORLD High court will hear same-sex cases V Supreme Court justices decided yesterday that same-sex harassment may violate federal law WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court justices, amid a lively argument yesterday, had no trouble agreeing on one point: Same-sex harassment on the job may sometimes violate the federal anti-discrimi- nation law. At one point, Chief Justice William Rehnquist...…
…LoCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 4. 1997 - O New 'U' laser company gets license approval A new University company, traLase Corporation, has received a license approval from the University Board of Regents. The company will be formed in con- junction with Escalon Medical Corporation of New Jersey, and will dtevelop new laser technology for eye surgery and other intricate medical oper- ations. The new ophthalmic laser system...…
…4A- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 4, 1997 Etiwg ib!n &ilg 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan :x , 9 . .. JOSH WHITE Editor in Chief ERIN MARSH Editorial Page Editor "NOTABLE QUOTABLE, 'We are confident that our admissions policy is constitutional.' --University Law Dean Jeffrey Lehman Medical school teaches the vitality of what lies beneath W e say good-bye to Eli...…
… LAWSUITS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 4, 1997 -- 5A 4AWSU IT oninued from Page 1A "If the lawsuit shows that diversity is the goal and not a quota, that would be a benefit," Ennis said. Law third-year student Scot Hill said he welcomes the lawsuit for several reasons. "On a policy level, from what I under- stand of the admissions policies, they are ecting people based on their race and nd that intolerable," Hill said. Cantor poin...…
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…SA The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 4, 1997 Law admissions rely on more than race LAWSUITS B Janet Adamy ay Staff Reporter In a complicated process that is more subjec- tive than formulaic, race is one factor among many that admissions officials use when selecting students for the University's Law School. "I think people looking from the outside think it's sort of an equation," said Dennis Shields, assistant dean and director of admi...…
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…"IA - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 4, 1997 NATEONILD Any officials concerned about release of names Los Angeles Tunes WASHINGTON - The upcoming court- martial of the Army's former top enlisted person is sending shudders of anxiety through the ser- vice because of a growing possibility it will force public disclosure of the names of dozens of others - including generals - who have been accused of sexual infractions. In an attempt to...…
…MEN'S NCAA (20) PRINCETON 63, (I) VANDERBILT 63, (23) N.C. STATE 72, BASKETBALL N.C. Wilmington 50 Michgan State 51 Florida State 60 (5) TARE 93. (24) Walte FoReST 61. (10) Virginia TA, PRO N.C. Greensboro 37 Davidson 56 ST.FRANCIS PENN. 6D BASKETBALL (2) N. CAROLINA 81, WOMEN'S NCAA (11) NEBRASKA 80, DETROIT 108, (25) Louisville 72 BASKETBALL Bradley 66 Phoenix 103 (30T) (7) KENTUCKY 89, (1) TENNESSEE 98. (15) W.KENTUCKY 79, PRO (5) Purdue 75...…
…12A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 4, 1997 M' harriers run past youth for strong year Blue swimmers battle bugs, Irish By Josh Borkdn Daily Sports Writer The 1997 Michigan women's cross country season was marked by constant improvement. Michigan rebounded from an average season last year to place seventh at the NCAA championships and produce two All-Americans. The Wolverines bounced around the .national polls all year, ranking an...…
…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 4, 1997 - 13A JIft 5 ames gone, here's wht we know O K, we're five games into the basketball season, five ames into the Brian Ellerbe era and only 25 games away from the end of the regular season (or maybe just the end of the season, period, if things don't pick up). , Perspective is everything these days. The fickle Michigan are suddenly worried because the Wolverines have strug- d against some small ...…
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… 28 -The Michigan Dily Weeken ,Thur ecem*t 4, 1197 S. The Michigan Daily WeekeniMagui .,. !rS'!4i i i i i 1E'J } International students face travel dilemma By Joanne anbJar For the Daily While most University students are readjust- ing to college life after Thanksgiving break, some international students are still waiting to see loved ones halfway around the world. Being so far away from home is a challenge for international students at ...…
…-- tip ICtar4''iDai"Ve k l D66 ~ 9Y 0 0 A weekly guide to who's where, what's happening and 1ST why you need to be there .. ThetichiganDaily Weeked Mg TAKING A BREAK FROM ALL THE WO Whether to roses or snow, students break thursday CAMPUS CINEMA 411 That Jazz (1979) Director Bob Fosse's classic swan song. Mich. 7 p.m. The Wings of the Dove (1997) Helena Bonham Carter and Linus Roache star in this adaptation of the Henry James novel. Mich....…
…I 48 The Michigan Dly vWeeken. Magazine - Thursday. December 4. 1997 4 f The Michigan Daily Weekend M 4D IIIG IYllw{II a1F vun ivv .S+u.. a.afA Lfvaaav v v.... t , ..,... ,,.... ,, __. Popular Internet travel sites: / Preview Travel: www.previewtravel.com ~ Microsoft Expedia: www.expedia.com ~ Travelocity: www. travelocity.com ~ Lonely Planet Guides: www.lonelyplanet.corm ~-Fodor's Guides: www, fodors. c om / Rough Guides: www. roughgu...…
… 12B The Michigan Daily Weeken Magazine - Thursday, December 4, 1997 0 0 The Michigan Daily Weekend Msaiii 2 Film Feature First-year students leave A with new noti 'Farm' provides open range for new class of student filmmakers By Matthew Barrett Daily Arts Writer Now that the football team has fin- ished its regular season, Saturdays are seeming pretty bleak to Michigan stu- de4-. And with finals just around the corner, many Wolverines ...…
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… 1°B ht an1ai yi 3ke a .g T sm 1(}B --'The Michigan Daily Weeken IMaa -~- Thursday, December 4, 1997 0 0 07 The Michiganfily Weekend Me -17 StatH of the Art s THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME AWAY FROM HOME Numerous activities fill 'U' students' winter Endlessly ringing telephones. Crashing computers. Trails of readers who come in to receive their free movie passes. Deadlines. Pride from hate mail. Daysides. Time no one has. A haven for t...…
… 0 0 --L--- A AAA? ;. The Michigan Daily eekend Magazin 88 - The Michigan Daily Weekefnd Magazine - Thursday, Decemer 4, 19 ... .. .. .Q . .{ - - - .A e _, , _ , -_ - - _- <. _. r.\ Clockwise from top left: * One of the 14 high-school marching bands that appeared at the parade * "Dr. Feel-Good" makes his appearance with an aspiring doctor * N.Y.C. Police on 72nd and Columbus patrol the windy sidelines * Santa Claus was in fu...…
…e til- a Imk qmPP7 ews: 76-DAILY dvertlsing: 764-0554 One hundred seven years of editora lfreedom Tuesday November 4, 1997 r- 3 n i ME: I Daily In-depth: Class time Court will not hear -.Ima.dgmlh P ro P'O 209 BRYAN MCLELLAN.Daily tSA junior Bill Mullen sits in his art history class before a midterm exam yesterday in Mason Hall. University students generally spend less time in class than other students across the country. holds les...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 4, 1997 NATION/WORLD U. N. team tries to defuse Iraqi crisis - - -------------- OPP, AROUND THE NATIQN Supreme Court hears polygraph case UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Seeking to wrest concessions from the United Nations, Saddam Hussein agreed yesterday to let a three-member U.N. mission visit i'Iraq to try to defuse the crisis over .his plans to expel American arms inspectors. But the atmosphere of con...…
…Th.. 1#A*.-I.;,c-- r%-;I- T..^^A,%ti Illntrnrrtl nr A 1007 - '4 Suspect steals CDs; partiers allow suspect A homeowner in the 500 block of Linden Street found two dead-bolted doers kicked in early Saturday morn- ing, Ann Arbor Police Department reports state. The man found a suspect hiding in one of the upstairs bedroom's closet, at which point the suspect handed the musical selections to the homeowner, saying "hold these." V/hen the homeowne...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 4, 1997 CAE irbigta aig 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan '>~° . v;°" a JosH WHITE Editor in Chief ERIN MARSH Editorial Page Editor NOTABLE QUOTABLE, 'To see their names there makes me feel like they're not forgotten.' -- Michigan Mothers Against Drnik Dviiing w 'ar a diJ CContois, whose sister Ginn-, and niece Lnd appear <n a ist ...…
…LOCALISTATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 4, -Students design 6 posters for MLK symposium 1997 - 5 By Katie Plona Daily Staff Reporter Though the I Ith annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium is two months away, students can pick the event's central image today. Sixteen posters designed by students in a senior raphic design class stand on display in the Office f Academic Multicultural Initiatives for the perusal of members...…
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…ATION/WORLD The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 4, 1997 - 7 Nichols shown as terronst, Sffamilyman I Albright cuts peace talks short DENVER (AP) - Terry Nichols "This ise helped mastermind the Oklahoma City conspired t bombing and arranged to be "at a very Mackey sai safe distance" at home in Kansas when The bomb v the deadly explosion went off, a prosecu- Nicholsi tor said in opening statements yesterday. Arkansas g f Nichols and Timo...…
… Weak performances, directionless plot set 'Switch' back. By Gerard Cohen-Vrignaud Daily Arts Writer Interestingly enough, trains are a recurring motif in the movie "Switchback." Interesting because, unlike the movie itself, these trains are heading in some direction, trying to reach some desti- R1 nation. "Switchback" 9 marks the directo- rial debut, and hopefully the finale too, of Jeb Stuart, best known as the screenwriter of "Die Hard" an...…
…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 4, 1997 -9 4Vora visits 'Aunt Carmen' By Jessica Eaton Daily Books Editor There are only two possibilities for a book titled "Aunt Carmen's Book of Practical Saints." It can either be really, really amusing or really, really awful. It can be an innova- tive work of lyrical genius, or it can be a book that, well, hould be left to gather dust on the shelf in a convent 16mewhere. While "genius" is a very s...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 4, 1997 'Interstate '76' takes to the road, bell-bottoms and all By Steve Paruszkiewicz For the Daily Imagine the wind blowing through your hair, as you drive down a desolate stretch of desert highway in your cus- tomized '76 Picard Piranha. A car appears over the horizon and ,begins to fire heat-seeking missiles, spitting out bullets o_ _ from top-mounted .5[ caliber RI machine guns. You I fire ba...…
… Ulbe£tc#i=]n atl oc res, -E t e b. PRO washington 90, FOOTBALL UTA H 86 Kansas City 13. PRO PITTSBURGH 10 HOCKEY PRO CAROLINA 5, BASKETBALL Vancouver 3 Charlotte 112. MONTREAL 6. MIAMI 99 Dallas 4 CHICAGO 87, N.Y. RANGERS 2. San Antonio 83 (2 OT) Edmonton 2 (OT) Philadelphia 5, ST. LOUIS 1 Tuesday November 4, 1997 11 eRoad to Roses runs through State College Injuries a concern for Blue; Sword honored By-John Leroi Carr said at his weekl...…
…1 The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 4, 1997 Blue 's aggression not enougkv to overcome1 ig/er power By Dan Stillman Daily Sports Writer Oh, Lord, not again. For the second consecutive season, the Michigan basket- ball team has fallen to Athletes in Action. AIA, a traveling exhibition team whose main purpose is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ, beat the Wolverines, 95- 93, last night. As embarrassing as it may sound, losing to AIA is...…
…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 4, 1997 - 13 'M' freshmen ignite offensive outburst By Fred Link Daily Sports writer Coming into the season, the Michigan hockey team knew its success would be determined in large part by the play of its 10 freshmen. If last weekend's games against Alaska-Fairbanks are any indication, the Wolverines will be fine.' After struggling offensively in a 4- 2 loss to Michigan State, the Wolverines broke out fo...…
…14 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 4, 1997 Men's tennis gives all-around perfonance By Mark FancescW Daily SportsWriter It might have been Halloween night across America, but the courts at the Atkins Tennis Center in Champaign were not decked with decorations. Candy and trick-or-treating were not allowed, just tennis balls, rackets and the best individual players from the ITA Midwest Region. The Rolex Regional Championships is the m...…
…IO ~A' dews: 76-DAILY j d1~tising: 764-0554 One hundred six years ofeditor dfreedoa Thursday September 4, 1997 Omenn 3y Heather Kamins )a itaffReporter sident Lee Bollinger will announce today hat he has chosen Gilbert Omenn to become the Jniversity's first executive vice president for med- cal affairs, a position responsible for overseeing Jniversity Hospitals and the School of Medicine. Omenn will earn $500,000 a year for leading he Uni...…
…2A -- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 4, 1997 NATION/WORLD GRANT Continued from Page 1A examine patients, review x-rays and discuss treatment over phone lines with the aid of computers, said School of Medicine Prof. Daniel Teitelbaum. "The grant ... covers a unique niche of communication, which is to improve telemedicine links with regard to mater- nal/child (health)," Teitelbaum said Instead of driving eight hours from Michigan's ...…
…LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 4, 1997 - 3A I NI Teleconference set on sexual harassment 1 uman Resources and Affirmative Action will sponsor "How to Respond Effectively to Claims of Sexual Harassment," a free teleconference. The conference will be held noon to 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 29, in the Anderson Room in the Michigan 'Union. There will be a discussion of v University policies following the tele- ference, according t...…
…4A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 4, 1997__ Ql1tE igttn 34trtild 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan JOSH WHITE Editor in Chief ERIN MARSH Editorial Page Editor NOTABLE QUOTABLE, 'My term ends in 2000. I will not run anymore.' -Russian President Boris Yeltsin, announcing his intent to step aside when his term expires to make way for younger leadership Unless other...…
…LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily -Thursday, September 4, 1997 - 5A America Reads to start at U' By Jeffrey Kosseff Daily Staff Reporter Data entry and phone answering are no longer the only options for University students who participate in work-. study programs. The University is now among more than 700 universi- nationwide participating in the America Reads alenge. An initiative heavily promoted by Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), the program pr...…
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…8A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 4, 1997 ti: r ..,: f.:. , r:. ' q ., k 0T £ .. .. 1fy . ' ; : r ':; aka., a,; r l 1S e G {. f , C'. -. :.' '1l ^ ' > :kt;3 ± ;l- , ' . ; .t. .: a',i.r .xf W ." ?. :r .Y - ..:..-z . . ; ^; r . . , .. .; , :, r .. ,,_ty Tiger Stadium construction may begin today DETROIT (AP)-The Detroit Tigers McHale had stated in a court affidadii yesterday announced an agreement with filed in Wayne County Circuit...…
…NATION/WoL British public shows outpouring of sympathy for Diana's sons The Washington Post can't stop crying. In the midst of an ordered to hide all newspapers SLONDON - Princess Diana had extraordinary outpouring of grief fol- announcing the deadly accident in planned to return to London on Sunday lowing the death of Diana, the only Paris. The papers are full of stories a week-long reunion with her two public sympathy expressed for the royal...…
…1QA -- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 4, 1997 NATION/WORLD Arizona governor convicted of fraud PHOENIX (AP) - Gov. Fife Symington was convicted yesterday of lying to get millions in loans to shore up his collapsing real estate empire, becoming the second Arizona governor in a decade to be forced from office by scandal. "I have never been one to linger and I don't intend to start now," a tearful Symington said in a resignation speec...…
…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 4, 1997 -11A yllabus W E L CO M E BACK UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Mark your calendar and make plans to attend this semester's events. SE P T E M B E R Presentation - Hale Auditorium O C T O B E R BBA Career Trek O C T O B E R BAP Meet the Firms O C T O B E R OCT BER23 Mixer O B E R 24 Interviews Additional information about ABS events will be mailed to you shortly. S E P T E M B E R 29 Informat...…
…4'77 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Detroit 12, ATLANTA 4 CHICAGO CUBS 10, Minnesota 6 CLEVELAND 7. Pittsburgh 3 CINCINNATI 6 Kansas City 3, ST. LOUIS 4, Chicago White Sox 2 HOUSTON 4, Milwaukee 0 MONTREAL 1, Boston 0 PHILADELPHIA 5, N.Y. Yankees 4 FLORIDA 7, Baltimore 6 N.Y. METS 4, Toronto 2 Los Angeles at TEXAS, inc. San Francisco at OAKLAND, inc. San Diego at SEATTLE, inc. 4 Thursday 12A ~ City ~ FLORIDA 7. Seotember 4. 12A - . - - b v ja...…
…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 4, 1997 -13A 41student's voice is too italuable to nore A year ago, if you saw any of the ~Following, you knew that armaged- don was approaching for Michigan fports fans. Lloyd Carr bringing the run- and-shoot to Michigan football. ® A Rhodes Scholar planning to ~lay basketball for Steve Fisher. Red Berenson screaming "Go .3reek!" to all of his new recruits. Students crowding around tele- isidn sets in...…
…14A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 4, 1997 Despite major league fame, Sorensen remembers 'M' baseball. By Maok Snyder Daily Sports Writer During his three-season career in the mid-1970s, -frmer Michigan pitcher Lary Sorensen was close every college baseball player's dream - twice. And the memory still stings him. "The two Big Ten titles and then losing two years in a row to Eastern Michigan in the regionals over at Eastern," Soren...…
