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…1- m Ninety-nine years of editorial freedom Vol. C, No. 69 Ann Arbor, Michigan -Thursday, January 11, 1990 TheMgano Ann Arborites to vote on proposal that would hike pot fines by Josh Mitnick Daily City Reporter The days of Ann Arbor's $5 pot law may be numbered. For the sec- ond time in seven years, residents will vote on a proposal this April that would toughen local penalties for possession or selling of mari- juana. The City Council vot...…

…Page 2-The Michigan Daily -Thursday, January 11, 1990 Ceausescu threatened underlings with death BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - At his final Politburo meeting, a furious Nicolae Ceausescu threatened his underlings with the firing squad for ignoring his order that troops shoot demonstrators demanding an end to his tyrannical rule. According to the minutes of the Dec. 17 meeting, Ceausescu berated his armed commanders for shooting blanks at the cro...…

…i ' The Michigan Daily --Thursday, January 11, 1990 -Page 3 Chinese leader lifts martial law A - Back to school LSA first-year-student Rachel Roth carries her belongings into West Quad upon her return from break. il Downtown Ann Arbor Inn closes M t 4 Y b F F Y t 6 i i f 1 d F i 4 8 s B . t r Y 4 3 Y i t i F k + i 1 p p W f E c By Amy Quick Daily Staff Writer While many Ann Arborites and students began the new decade by watch...…

…OPINION R C Page 4 Thursday, January 11, 1990 The Michigan Dal 9 Ebe£ b aiv a Michiganj Edited and mnanaged by students at The University of Michigan Standing small in Panama Vol. C, No. 69 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Unsigned editorials represent a majority of the Daily's Editorial Board. All other cartoons, signed articles, and letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Daily. 1st annual trivia quiz As 1989 came...…

…PSiU finds fire damage minimal by Lisa Fromm The fire that destroyed part of the Psi Upsilon fraternity house on the eve of the first day of finals did less damage than was expected, according to the fraternity's President Scott Iinerk, an LSA senior. *- Electrical problems started the fire in the attic and set the insulation between the third floor and the attic on fire. No injuries were reported. One third floor room was totally gutted, and ...…

…Page 6 --The Michigan Daily --Thursday, January 11, 1990 CLASIFIED ADDS 764- 0557 (ICES STUDENT SERVICES M ;; TO PLACE A CLASSIFIED IN 9Ijt 4 IttIgT VaU ... X ads cost $2.10/line for the first day, $.70/line for each additional consecutive day X ads must be placed by 11:00 a.m. the morning before publication X ads must be prepaid with cash, an in town check, or a money order X ads may be removed from publication, but there will be no refu...…

…, ARTS The Michigan Doily Thursday, January 11, 1990 Page 7 A hirsute Tom Cruise (right) stars, and even does a respectable job, as Vietnam vet and eventual anti-war activist Ron Kovic in Born on the Fourth of July, Oliver Stone's followup to Platoon.Willem Dafoe puts in a brief but memorable appearance. Marine tells it to the world Reinventing Shakespeare by Gary Taylor Weidenfeld and Nicolson, $29.95 hardcover Cultural historians tell...…

…91 Page 8 -- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 11, 1990 The Psychedelic Furs Book Of Days Columbia Records Have the Psychedelic Furs been drinking a lot lately? In their early days, as singer Richard Butler once admitted, the Furs would get tanked up before going into the studio to (literally) pound out some tunes. And if one listens to early records like Talk Talk Talk, it's pretty ob- vious that that was the case. Com- mercialism (hen...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 11, 1990 - Page 9- Always raids empty fridge Always dir. Steven S ielber NY MIKE KUNIAVSKY William S. Burroughs writes, "You can't fake quality any more than you can fake a good meal." If this is true, then Steven Spielberg's latest, Always, is about as appetiz- ing as a 49 cent taco or a pink rmarshmallow ball. Maybe a better metaphor would be one of those "custom made" cakes from Meijer's: sure it loo...…

…C Page 10 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 11, 1990 Bo Continued from page 1 "I didn't want to remain in the athletic department and be looking over the shoulder of (new football coach) Gary Moeller," Schembechler said. His experience as a football coach and athletic director has prepared Schembechler for his new role, even if he's getting involved in a whole new ball game. "I've had 37 years in athletics," Schembechler noted. "The d...…

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…Page 12 -The Michigan Daily -Thursday, January11, 1990 SCE ES FRO THE ROSE B L Coach Bo Schembechler runs onto the field with his team for the last time. A young USC fan steps on a stuffed Wolverine being dragged down the street outside the Rose Bowl. Michigan fans camp out on the the streets of Pasadena to get a good spot for the Tournament of Roses Parade. 0 A Michigan Band member cheers as he comes onto the field before the game...…

…Trivia Z' Who did Bo Schembechler beat to gain his first win at Michigan? (For the answer, turn to the bottom of page 2) The Michigan Daily - Sports Thursday- January 11, 1990 - Page 1 )S S C =1 - Ervins hits high gear by Adam Schrager Daily Football Writer PASADENA - Believe it or not, Southern California junior running back Ricky Ervins has been in the driver's seat at the Rose Bowl years before he picked up his Most Valuable Player ...…

…Page 2- The Michigan Daily -Sports Thursday-January 11, 1990 Recapping Winter Break in M' athletics Football The Wolverines lost Bo Schembechler's final game as Michigan coach, 17-10 to the University of Southern Cal in the Rose Bowl on January 1st. Complete Daily Sports Coverage begins on Page 1. Bo Schembechler was named the President of the Detroit Tigers organization and will take a leave of absence as Athletic Director at Michigan. ...…

…Same problems * give Blue a loss 'by Mike Gill Daily Basketball Writer BLOOMINGTON - A couple of resounding themes popped up in Michigan's 69-67 loss to the Indiana Hoosiers - foul trouble inside and losing a big lead. This time, it doomed(them. The Wolverines dropped a 20- point lead and, unlike against Duke and Seton Hall; were unable to recover. "That has been happening to us all year long and it's a thing we're going to have to take care o...…

…Page 4 - The Michigan Daily - Sports Thursday- January 11, 1990 Women finish strong in Orange by Theodore Cox Daily Basketball Writer The Michigan women's basketball team faired well over winter vacation winning four of seven games to put their overall record at 9-3. Before Michigan opened the Big Ten season by splitting their first two games, the Wolverines were busy with non-conference challenges. Here is a summary of those games. Michigan 6...…

…Taylor was among worst of M'woes by Adam Benson ':Daily Football Writer PASADENA - After the Wolverines 17-10 loss to USC in the Rose Bowl, quarterback Michael Taylor fled from the Michigan locker room, not even acknowledging the slew of reporters looking for a comment. He did not even take .the time to tie a knot in his tie. Even with the loose collar, most of the reporters chasing after Taylor thought he had already choked. Taylor's reluctan...…

…9 Page 6- The Michigart Daily - Sports Thursday- January 11, 1990 Bo and Co. stumble USC continued from page 1 considered again this year, had he played on the winning team. He finished the day gaining 108 yards on only 17 carries. Hoard's longest single effort, a 46 yard explosion in the second quarter, set up a 19-yard field goal by J.D. Carlson. But Carlson's score came with Michigan behind. Opening the second quarter, USC defensive li...…

…The Michigan Daily - Sports Thursday -January 11, 1990- Page,7 Red fumes as the Berenson-Anzalone feud heats up It's easy to say emotions ride high in college hockey among the players. r9 It's another story to say emotions run high in college hockey between two coaches. v This weekend's games between Michigan and Lake Superior State showcased a feud between Wolverine coach Red Beren- son and Laker coach Frank Anza- lone, climaxing at the e...…

…O Page 8 - The Michigan Daily - Sports Thursday - January 11, 1990 'M' upsets No. 1 MSU to win GLI by Mike Gill Daily Sports Editor DETROIT - Being swept by Michigan State hurts. Especially when you lose one of the games 11-4 and have it rubbed in your face with show- boating antics by Michigan State's star goalie Jason Muzzatti. With the December 9-10 Spar- tan sweep fresh in their minds, it is easy to see why the Wolverines were focu...…

…iiiuu~ai Vol. C, No. 72 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday, January 11, 1991 The Jgan a hMhhaD ' share Congress to *of new students increases by Henry Goldblatt *D aily Administration Reporter As most universities are feeling the brunt of a declining pool of high school seniors and a weakening economy, the number of applica- tions to the University is remaining constant. "We are picking up a bigger part of the market share even though the nu...…

…Page 2-The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 11, 1991 ADMISSIONS Continued from page 1 state of Michigan," Shaw said. The University has revised its re- cruitment strategies for in-state stu- dents over the past few years. "We have focused on the high schools and service centers. We have developed a relationship with high school coun- selors, and we have visited the schools more," Shaw said. Much of the increase can be at- tributed to an incre...…

…The Michigan Daily -Friday, January 11, 1991 - Page 3 City by David Rheingold Daily City Reporter seeks new administrator Ann Arbor City Council mem- bers will meet next week with a consultant who will help conduct the search for a successor to former City Administrator Del Borgsdorf. Borgsdorf resigned Dec. 1 to be- come one of three assistant city managers in Charlotte, North Car- olina. Donald Mason, a previous as- sistant budget admi...…

…0 Page 4 -The Michigan Daily -Friday, January 11, 1991 4 e £id4igau iBaiig EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN I 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 f S0 a 9pg° OSr' a Cdo ls CR I NOAH FINKEL Editor in Chief DAVID SCHWARTZ Opinion Editor p r'--l r7 nrvirin- ti Unsigned editorials represent a majority of the Daily's Editorial Board. All other cartoons, fK signed articles, and letters do not necessarily...…

…___ _ T_ RTS The Michigan Daily Friday, January 11, 1991 Page 5 lmmigration wants Green Card I dir. Peter Weir by Mary-Beth Barber He doesn't seem like your typical qoomantic comedy hero. He's over- weight, his hair is longish and un- kempt, his speech is broken and, let's be honest, he has a big schnoz. But renowned French actor Gerard Depardieu, making his American de- but in Peter Weir's Green Card, is as charming and lovable as Richard ...…

… Page 6-The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 11, 1991 S C AS~SIFIED , T E MaIGAN DALY CLASSIFIEDS Ling ad:$2.25/lineforfirstday. .75/line for each additional, consecutive day' DEADLINE is 11:30 am one business day prior to publication. I Payment: Pre-Payment is required when placing an ad. Personal checks from Ann ' Arbor area banks, business checks, cashier's checks & money orders will be acoepted. NO I PERSONAL CHECS will be accepted f...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 11, 1991 - Page 7 re Animation compilations from Expanded Entertainment are getting harder and harder to cover. It's not that they're any worse, but just that ,they're basically staying the same. .It's obviously not one of these "if you've seen one you've seen them all" situations, since the shorts are different every time, and every time there are both gems and duds. But the essentially mixed-bag nature ...…

…Page 8-The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 11, 1991 De Palma does wrong stuff The Bonfire of the Vanities dir. Brian De Palma by Gregg Flaxman t seems ironic that Brian De Palma, whose directorial style is the cinematic equivalent of the most tumid, bloated prose, should have chosen a novel of such pop-journal- istic style as Tom Wolfe's The Bon- fire of the Vanities to bring to the screen. The result of the unlikely confrontation between D...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 11, 1991 - Page 9 'People Dancing!a People Dancing proves with sur- real charm that they are a more than just A Lot of Talk. In their concert this weekend, choreogra- pher Whitley Setrakian (airborne above) continues her innovative combination of text and dance. "A lot of Talk" will be performed Jan- 'iary 11-13 at the Performance Net- Work. The troupe will debut the .conclusion of Mother and Child Were S...…

…Men's indoor track at EMU Invitational Tomorrow, 12 noon T Ypsilanti The Michigan Daily SPORTS Friday, January 11, 1991 Hawkeyes shave Ice hockey vs. Miami of Ohio Tonight and Tomorrow, 7:30 p.m. Yost Ice Arena '4 Page 109 w Jeff Sheran Blue, 79-78 Blue drops to 0-3 in Big Ten despite 23 from Calip Hawkeyes press Blue into frustrating loss IOWA CITY - Michigan showed it could sink the basketball from afar in its 79-78 loss to Iowa l...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 11, 1991 - Page 11 Blue-NU theme: R-E -S-P-E-C-T Aby Matthew Dodge No Contest? Last-place Redskins (2-13-3) skate into Yost by Jeni Durst Wfaily Basketball Writer On the wall of Michigan coach Bud VanDeWege's office is a framed copy of former UCLA coach John Wooden's famed Pyramid of Success. As Wooden recounts the essential steps to winning, he is fond of saying that an athlete should Zalways respect...…

…Page 12-The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 11, 1991 Fencers hope to foil foes at Ohio State by Ryan Herrington Daily Sports Writer As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. So it is with the Michigan fencing club's three week hiatus from.competition. The Wolverines look to shake the cobwebs off their weapons before their schedule resumes this Saturday at Ohio State. While the team is not looking at this weekend's meet in Col...…

…Under the guise of trying to avoid a confrontation, University President James Duderstadt missed an opportunity to stand up against government discrimination. If you're interested in finding out what's wrong with American culture, go see "Hoffa." However, if you're interested in seeing a good movie, look elsewhere. Last season, Wisonsin gave the Michigan men's basketball team a wake-up call in the second game of the conference schedule. This...…

…Page 2-The Michigan Daily- Monday, January 11, 1993 RETIREMENT' Continued from page 1 yearly - adding on top of that would be genuinely inefficient," he said. "It raises questions of what tenure means.... If the (University) changed it's policy, (it) would be- come less attractive to faculty as well as students." The 1991 state legislation was implemented to counteract a provi- sion of the federal Age Discrimination Act. The federal Age Discr...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 11, 1993 - Page 3 Elvis fans purchase li*ckable portraits by Will McCahill Daily Staff Reporter Ann Arbor postal employees re- ported 36,000 Elvis sightings Friday as the long-awaited "young Elvis" stamps went on sale at 12:01 p.m. "You could tell by the way the customers were reacting that sales would be huge," said Dennis Zajac, acting superintendent of the United States Post Office Nickels Arcade bran...…

…Page 4-The Michigan Daily- Monday, January 11, 1993 . ... Editor in Chief MATTHEW D. RENNIE No WARNW , DtONTT ?Af(E ThtE REPLACEMEN.T" 'E?S'aNALLY, IaLT I HAVE A DIF FEPEP47T Vi Sio". FoR -rHE ~Fu1URE.OF THE-wPREIDNTiAL- COUNCIJ- ON PHYSICAL F7W5S5. - I. . . N -1 . ; , ' "; , .. ,' -. . . . -. C .' 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 764-0552 Opinion Editors YAEL CITRO GEOFFREY EARLE AMITAVA MAZUMDAR Edited and Managed by...…

… ARTS TeMcia Dily onayJauar ,193Pg5 'Hoffa'sucks, just like our culture by Jon E. Altshul "Hoffa" epitomizes how culturally rotten this country is. It's the kind of - movie thatlegitimizes anti-intellectual- ism and perpetuates illiteracy. Overstated? Screw you, I'm a ro- mantic by nature. flj Hoffa Directed by Danny DeVito; - ,written by David Mamet; with Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito and Kevin Anderson. r l Theproblem with "Hoffa" is that ...…

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…The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 11, 1993- Page 7 Clinton left to face Republica WASHINGTON (AP) - Ronald Reagan marched into the White House a dozen years ago with a budget he said would erase the fed- eral deficit by 1984 and proclaimed, "There is nothing wrong with America that we can't fix." But last week, President Bush - had to admit that the budget President-elect Clinton inherits is still badly broken, despite 12 years of Reagan-...…

…Page 8- The Michigan Daily -Monday, January 11, 1993 Levinson's 'Toys' is probably the worst movie of the year Dy Camiio Fonteciiia A question lingered in my mind after departing the theater where I Toys Directed by Barry Levinson; written by Valerie Curtin and Barry Levinson; with Robin Williams, Joan Cusack, Robin Wright. and LL Cool J viewed this movie: was Barry Levinson attempting to make a movie for chil- dren that would appeal to adu...…

…Women's Basketball vs. Michigan St. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Crisler Arena SPORTS Men's Basketball vs. Indiana Tomorrow, 7:30 p.m. CrislerArena ThmicianDil ona,Jaur 1,193Pg Michigan passes history lesson Ryan Herrington Blue gets revenge, beats Wisconsin easily, 98-73 Road vi*ctorites show 'M means business MADISON - It was a see-saw battle through much of the first half of Saturday's Michigan-Wisconsin matchup. By Wisconsin coach Stu Ja...…

…Page 10 -The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 11, 1993 Swimmers breeze past Northwestern, 183-114 'M' stars shine in fy ,f. by Charlie Breitrose Daily Sports Writer The matchup of the top two women's swimming teams in the Big Ten showed that things haven't changed. The Michigan women turned in an impressive performance and proved, in front of family and friends, that they are still the power of the conference. "We're the kind of team that...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 11, 1993 - Page 11 WISCONSIN Continued from page 9 Wolverine center. After the game, Fisher was humble in talking about the victory. "I am not only pleased with winning," he said, "but in the way were winning." That "way" was quite evident in Madison. Rather than play down to the level of their opponents, as this team has been known to do in the past, the Wolverines attacked the Badgers on defense, causin...…

…Page 12-The Michigan Daily- Monday, January 11, 1993 Wrestlers win three; ready for Penn State by Michael Rosenberg Daily Sports Writer The 12th-ranked Michigan wrestling team opened its season with three wins Saturday. Wolverine opponents Morgan State,. Ferris State, and Lehigh lost by a combined 80 points. However, Michigan's Sean Bormet, currently ranked second in the country at 167 pounds, was not pleased with the victory. "We need to i...…

…love in spite of 6" dAlls. to e ne Women having trouble I;andliC3g . is WE fid Air Ut One hundred three years of editorial freedom , . -4 i I Wheatley chooses .'life over, money' When Michigan tailback Tyrone Wheatley, a junior who is the 4th all-time leading rusher in Wolverine history, took the microphone at echembechler Hall yesterday, dressed nattily in a white shirt, brown- striped tie, and the requisite black Nikes, the roomfu...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 11, 1994 W H EATLEY Continued from page 1. ceeded him, said he wasn't surprised when Wheatley informed him of his decision yesterday morning. "I knew in his heart he wanted to stay," he said. "It wasn't his time. I knew he wanted to stay." Others were not as confident. "I'm shocked," said ESPN draft expert Mel Kiper, Jr. "I thought he would be entering the draft with the rest of the juniors like (San ...…

…The Michigan Daily.- Tuesday. January 11, 1994 - 3 School officials wary to leave property taxes in hands of voters LANSING (AP)-Some local officials are angry that the state's new school finance plan does not mean an end to millage elections. But experts and lawmakers say they should not be surprised. Under both proposals facing Michigan vot- ers March 15, some statewide property taxes could go before voters for approval. While that clas...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 11, 1994 UJ ,ie idYitgn dIg 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. RL ~M Souhe s one-a...…

… TS 'Shadowlands' finds love By SCOTT PLAGENHOEF This is a love story. Stop what you're thinking. This is not a love story in the "Ghost" sense of the phrase. Love does not occur between physically perfect individuals. Love is not asso- ciated with the naivetd that it can be fostered through a Shadowlands Directed by Richard Attenborough; written by William Nicholson; with Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger. medium after death. It is not a ...…

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