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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...…

… Cross Country teams sweep conference championship meets Performance differed vastly from real life Ws PORTS3onday *12 t t .Aw 74PI 44&w One hundred three years of editorial freedom val. C N 24 AmAbor Michigan - Moay, November 1 1993 1993 The Michigan Daily Millions mourn as ilm1Icons pass away By JON ALTSHUL * lY FILM EDITOR In two unrelated incidents, actor River Phoenix and acclaimed Italian film director Federico Fellini passed away...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 1, 1993 OBITUARY Continued front page 1 film audiencesin 1986asChris Cham- bers, the cigarette-smoking adoles- cent in Rob Reiner's "Stand By Me." Since then, he has starred in such films as "The Mosquito Coast," "Sneakers" and "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade." His controversial portrayal of Mike Waters, the narcoleptic young prostitute in Gus Vant Sant's criti- cally acclaimed 1991 picture "My Ow...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 1, 1993 - 3 .Cultural show promotes Indian unity, diversity By MONA QURESHI DAILY STAFF REPORTER Fourteen-hundred people clapped nd howled during the flashy tradi- tional and modern dances, vocals and skits that joined Indian and American culture during Saturdaynight'sDiwali Cultural Show at the Power Center. Diwali, the Hindu holiday which translates into "Festival of Lights", marks a lunarnew year, spe...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 1, 1993 Uljz e[difan&tdlg 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 AAL .. 4mo .. .r" : ; i f 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 ...…

… RTS 'Difference' quite different from life By JASON CARROLL The Purple Rose Theatre Company launched their season earlier this month with "The Vast Difference," a new comedy written by film actor Jeff Daniels. "The Vast Difference" takes a come- The Vast Difference Purple Rose Theatre Co. October 28, 1993 dic look at the changing roles of the American male in the '90s. George, a flight attendant for the fictitious Heartland Airlines (they f...…

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…The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 1, i993 - 7 .Wildfire cleanup continues, new wind LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Jack and Elaine Lund lost their home, clothing and 25 years of memo- Gries when a wildfire leveled theirhouse *near Emerald Bay. But when they went to church Sunday in newly purchased clothes, they volunteered one of their few re- maining possessions to help others left homeless in last week's firestorm. They offered the use o...…

…8- The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 1, 1993 The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra put on yet another spectacular performance at Hill Auditorium this past Friday night. National tour should. have been left alone By MELISSA ROSE BERNARDO Since it opened on Broadway in 1984, there have been no national tours of "Sunday in the Park with George." Perhaps they should have left it that way. The Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical presents many c...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 1, 1993 - 9 * Girls Against Boys Company fails fifth grade By KAREN LEE1 At the beginning of the second act of Comedy Company's "Enough With the Pleasantries" Friday night, director Rob Green stepped out onto the stage to introduce himself. He went on to explain that most of the sketches resulted from improvisations that the company did in rehearsals. "Our improv sketches have never failed to entertain ...…

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… ?kilg What is the highest number of goals scored by the Michigan hockey team in a single game? (Answer, page 2) _., . Inside SPORTSMonday Sports Calendar 2 AP Top 25 2 Griddes 2 Q&A 3 The R.H. Factor 3 Football 4-5 Hockey 6 Basketball 7 Volleyball 7 Field Hockey 7 Badger Few can define o this 'Michigan' M ADISON If you have not figured out the Michigan football team yet, you are alone. But I have an idea for you. Quit trying, because the ...…

…2- The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, November 1, 1993 Here is how the top 25 teams in college football fared this week- end. First place votes are in parentheses. Team 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. I I Florida State (62) Notre Dame Ohio State Miami Alabama Nebraska Tennessee Auburn Florida Texas A&M West Virginia UCLA Louisville Arizona Wisconsin North Carolina Indiana...…

…The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday -- Monday, November 1,1993- 3 [e±''& I Q&:[AS IGTN E DSK~14 IN MATT ELL4JIO qq-r- Elliott Former Michigan center discusses his football career Offensive linemanMattElliotthad a standout career for Michigan from 1987-90. He wasthe lastplayerpicked in the NFL draft in 1991 by the Wash- ingtonRedskins, yet he hasestablished himself as a valuable asset, earning All-Rookie honors last year. He is out for the y...…

… 4 - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, November 1, 1993 GAME STATISTICS w I S C I N S I H 1 I FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Disputed interception just one of many misses PASSING- Player C-A Bevell 15-20 Totals 15-20 Yds TD Int 118 0 0 118 0 0 RUSHING Player Att Yds Moss 26128 Fletcher 9 78 Montgomery 6 17 Bevell 7 2 Totals 48225 Avg 4.9 8.7 2.8 .29 4.7 Lg 16 40 17 9 40 RECEIVING Player No. Dawkins 4 DeRamus 3 Montgomery 3 Roa...…

…The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, November 1, 1993 - 5 M I C H I G0 A N 1 0 Tragedy strikes Camp Randall as students stampede GAME STATISTICS STAMPEDE Continued from news page 1 took some of the injured into a weight room in the stadium, which served as an impromptu medical station. More seri- ous victims received immediate treat- ment on the field. Wisconsin team trainers aided para- medics in tending to injuries, incl...…

…6 - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, November1,1993 ___ nosB W01 Banes nds positives in tie By JAESON ROSENFELD DAILY HOCKEY WRTER BOWLING GREEN -They say a tie is like kissing your sister. That must make atie with Bowling Green like kissing Roseanne Arnold and then finding out she's your sister. Or at least that's what Michigan coach Red Berenson might have told you last year. ButafterMichigan's 5-5 tie inits CCHAopeneratthe Bowli...…

…The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, November 1, 1993 - 7 'M' field hockey takes two Wolverines return to form; top MSU, Maine By DAVE SCHWARTZ DAILY SPORTS WRITER They're back. After dropping four out of its last six, the Michigan field hockey team swept a pair of games over the week- end. The Wolverines (3-5 Big Ten, 12- 6 overall) defeated Michigan State (0-8, 5-11) Friday, 1-0, in East Lan- sing, and Maine Sunday, 3-0, at Oosterba...…

…8- The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Monday, November 1, 1993 .; ,::::. ..... 'f::.... . y .: :{{. J ff Y;: . i.: J.":::. ::" ": ::'. '. :: : f.?{::.; 3 ['t,}:: { : %;': C ,l }v L F ::" t: 0 S products came to be on shelves in Miami, Melbourne and Moscow. If you have an Idesire to make a difference - know 0 what you've created will appear on millions of screens - talk to us. You'll not only get a chance to work on cool products, you'l...…

… Women's basketball opens with home victory . . - F i 4 k J'A Q 11e 4 toot ,: c} p.. Tz ]ail 93 ' f q } its 4 t y7 WEle itta at One hundred three years of editorial freedom Vo.CVN.4.AnAboMcign-Wensa 1'93 193TeMcia a I I Lcal olice investigate *rape behind South Quad FROM STAFF REPORTS An 18-year-old female Univer- sity student was attacked early yesterday morning on the 600 block of Monroe Street behind South Quad. * Ann Arbor Police ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 1, 1993 POLLACK Continued from page 1 The 12-year Democratic veteran of the state Senate, who represents Ann Arbor, has already raised more than $300,000 in early fundraising for the election, which is still about 11 months away. Emily's List, which for endorse- ment and funding informally requires candidates to be pro-choice and gen- erally in favor of women's rights, did not endorse Christine Tod...…

…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 1, 1993 - 3 .Women with AIDS virus share their stories By AMY MENSCH FOR THE DAILY The AIDS epidemic is very real for Helen Johnson and Evelyn Gonzalez, both of whom have AIDS. But after the initial shock, both women have reached a stage of acceptance. They shared their stories in the Union yesterday to help themselves and others cope with AIDS. Johnson and Gonzalez spoke about women and AIDS as part ...…

…4 -- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 1, 1993 WbE £riiugn ?ailg 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. --,, -WOWr-wow- V...…

… RTS AN ANGEL OF A SHOW Limitations hinder 'M Butterfly' By MICHAEL THOMPSON In the early '90s, the big art house theme seemed to be writers. We had "Barton Fink," "Kafka" and David Cronenberg's "Naked Lunch." Now the tide has changed and the big thing is cross-dressing. "The Crying Game" has passed, but Cronenberg is still trying to ride out the guy as girl motif in his new film "M. Butterfly." M Butterfly Directed by David Cronenberg; wri...…

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…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 1, 1993 - 7 i CLASSIFIED ADS 76441557 Court mandates jailing of Dr. Kevorkian FOD & NT FREE FREE FREE hot sauce and salsa taste testing at Tios. Come in and try some of the world's best and hottest sauces. Sunday Dec. 5 noon until 4 p.m. 333 E. Huron 761-6650. Features A1 Spck4For 1The Week At Your EstabIsment? Let the stvdents Know IA! Advertising U In this section produces the results youvq Been...…

… Men's and Women's Swimming Hosts US Open Thursday 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Canham Natatorium S Men's Basketball vs. Tulane Tonight 7:30 (ESPN) Crisler Arena Women cagers ground visiting Eagles, 76-62 :OURT CRESS Roberts captures first ever home victory as coach of Wolverines Icredible buttue, 'M stands undefeated By SCOTT BURTON DAILY BASKETBALL WRITER What was the strangest thing that happened last night in the Michigan- Eastern Michigan ga...…

…WE V ,4 *t One hundred three years of editorial freedom Vol. CIV N $ 0AnAbr ihgn-Tedy ebur ,19 94TeMcia al Study shows drug use increase By HOPE CALATI DAILY STAFF REPORTER Despite the "Just say no!" campaign, high school students are saying yes to alcohol and drugs. According to the "Monitoring the Future" study produced by researchers at the University's Institute for Social Research, high school students are smoking more pot, dropping ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 1, 1994 MONTH Continued from page 1 keynote speaker, Derrick Bell, a former Harvard Law School Prof will address the issue of equality. After leaving Harvard last year because the institution failed to hire a woman of color on the faculty, Bell authored "Faces at the Bottom of the Well," in which he writes, "(Blacks not attaining full equality) is. a hard- to-accept fact that all history verifies. We...…

…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 1, 1994 -3 Homeless activists address YMCA's fate at City Council meeting By JAMES M. NASH DAILY STAFF REPORTER Mistakesby formercityleaders have come back to haunt the Ann Arbor City Council, homeless activists declared yesterday as they protested a city plan to bail out atroubled low-incomehous- ing project. The Ann Arbor YMCA, which runs °a 100-room low-income housing de- velopment at the corner of Fi...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 1, 1994 U~fje~d~imt~A96.6 420 Maynard Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan JEsSIE HALLADAY Editor in Chief SAM GOODSTEN FUNT WAIsss 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 Mich...…

…ARTS Concubines drink and kingdoms fall By STEVE BURTON "There's going to be a lot of noise up there," said Leslie Guinn, Director of the Division of Vocal Arts at the University School of Music and Baritone soloist in tonight's performance of William Walton's Oratorio "Belshazzar's Feast" to be given by the combined forces of the Univer- sity Choir, the University Chamber Choir, the University Symphony Orchestra and the University Philharmo...…

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…8 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 1, 1994 Ageless By NICOLE BAKER A children's play? They may be young adults, but they don't do kiddie plays. Vitality, enthusiasm and en- ergy are just some of the key elements in the Ann Arbor Young Actors Guild. This weekend at the Performance Network, the Guild tackles Peter Hall's adaptation of George Orwell's "Animal Farm" with a mixture of youthful talent, adult determination, discipline and p...…

…: Hockey vs. Kent State Friday, 7 p.m. Yost Ice Arena S Men's Basketball vs. Purdue Tonight, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) West Lafayette Blue tries to put leash on 'Big Dawg' 4M' faces Robinson and No. 8 Purdue for first place in Big Ten By BRETT FORREST DAILY BASKETBALL WRITER When the No. 13 Michigan men's basketball team (5-2 Big Ten, 13-4 overall) faces No.8 Purdue (5-2, 17-2) tonight in West Lafayette (7:30 p.m., tSPN), the main point of conten...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 1, 1994 Fans, coach make Iowa Hawkeyes a class act By BRENT McINTOSH DAILY BASKETBALL WRITER IOWA CITY - This is women's basketball? That was the thought that wedged itself into my mind upon entering Carver-Hawkeye Arena Friday. The atmosphere for the Iowa-Michigan women's hoop matchup felt ... well, frankly, it felt like men's basketball. Don't call me a sexist; call me a realist. Women's basket...…

…~42 Otheaoan One hundred three years of editorial freedom Page 5 IIMP WA i NATO downs 4 Serbia planes Sn ar oeta icen fly over 1OO h Sand crrv more thn LOS ANGELES TIMES * BRUSSELS, Belgium - Adding a new dimension to the war in Bosnia- Herzegovina, U.S. Air Force planes early yesterday attacked six Serbian aircraft, shooting down four of them after they had reportedly bombed tar- gets in Muslim-controlled areas of the country. According to...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 1, 1994 Israel orders sweeping WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO RECYCLING?' *,curfew in LOS ANGELES TIMES JERUSALEM-Israeli military authorities, trying to curtail Palestin- ian protests over the massacre of Muslim worshipers in Hebron last week, yesterday ordered more than 1.25 million residents of the occu- pied West Bank and Gaza Strip to remain in their homes. But the sweeping curfew, im- posed on almost eve...…