…4 2A - Monday, February 16, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com British colleges see application jump SING ALONG STARS Faced with dim prospects in an ever increasingly weak job market, many British students have made the decision to attend college, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported. Applications to Universities in Great Britain are up 8 per- cent, with a huge influx of that coming between December and January. Applicatio...…
…2A - Monday, March 16, 2009 The Michigan Daily -- michigi ;andaily.cc 2A - Monday, March 16, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michig andailyct C h lfidil'an Daily 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com GARY GRACA ELAINA BUGLI Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 graca@michigandaily.com bugli@michigandaily.com Dm n. ;9. U. Montana paper criticized for sex column GEITHNER GOES ABROAD The University...…
…40 2A - Thursday, April 16, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com' Carrying the torch A common fixture at University commencement, the University mace has hecome a symhol of strength and unity since its creation in 1950. The original mace was mnade out of the walnut staircase from University Hall, which was torn down in order to make room for additions to Angell Hall, according to an article puhlished in the University Record. The o...…
…0 2A - Wednesday, January 16, 2008 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WENSDY THURSDAY: Explained FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Henderson, the hidden gem With enough space for just 25 residents do the rest, which includes female students, Henderson House making nightly meals for housemates isn't likely to be a stop on a Campus and cleaning the building. An elected Day tour anytime soon. student manager is responsible ...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 16, 2000 - 3A RC alum wins award for work withdisabled Residential College alum Rachel Arfa received the Neubacher Award for outstanding services to students -with disabilities on Friday for her work with deaf and hard of hearing students. A luncheon sponsored by the Hear- ing Impaired Students Organization t'Ook place at the Michigan Union in honor of Arfa and the Lee Bernstein family, who a...…
… LOCAL/S TATE The Michigan Daily - Thursday, November 16, 2000 - 3A ESEARCH Study looks at impact of 2nd hild on parents A new study at the University has found that the birth of a second child to dual-career, middle-class couples. may have an even greater impact than the first child. The results, presented yesterday at the annual meeting in Ann Arbor of the American Anthropological Asso- ciation, found that women were more likely to quit wo...…
… LOCAL/S TATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 16, 2000 - 3. 'U' student arrested in protest of U.N. V Michigan State student found dead in vehicle Michigan State University chemistry graduate student Wasantha Laku- marasiri Nawuththuduweliyanage was found dead Saturday. Police responded to a call on Inter- state 96 east of Okemos Road from a motorist who noticed the car on the side of the road with its hazard lights flash- ing. O...…
…r+ _._.. a7JV7ItYIIylioNUVS m+zvari+airuamar s unrw ce LOCAL/STATE 11i v,itii dii udny- f.iuirzxuay, ivarci..io, euuJv - o RESEARCH MSA candidates examine group funding 'U' economists: 2001 will bring slower economy University economists have predict- ed that the economy will continue rowing this year and slow down in In the University's annual forecast update of the U.S. economy, they pre- dict the rate of economic growth will remain at...…
…LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 16, 2001- 3 Profs. counter affirmative action criticism Explosive set off, two knives taken from 'M' stadium Officers from University Depart- ment of Public Safety confiscated two knives from people at Michigan Stadi- um during Saturday's football game, according to DPS reports. In addition, one person set off an explosive just north of Gate One and was subse- quently arrested. Racist graff...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 16, 2001 - 3 CRIVMIE Patient threatens to destroy waiting room of hospital A University hospital employee said an out-of-control male emer- gency room.patient was demanding pain medication and threatening to destroy the waiting room Tuesday evening, Department of Public Safety reports state. The man was calmed and agreed to sit in the waiting room with his family. He said he was in a lot of ...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 16, 2001-- 3A Students cited for alcohol in Mary Markley A student in Mary Markley Resi- dence Hall was transported to the University Hospitals Emergency Room early yesterday morning, according to Department of Public Safety reports. , DPS found two subjects intoxicat- ed, one was taken to UMER and the other arrested for Minor in Possession of Alcohol. *woman reports domestic assault A male ...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 16, 2001- 3 I want it that way 2 students fight over Markley cafeteria music Two subjects got into an argument Wednesday afternoon at Mary Markley Residence Hall over the radio station playing in the dining room, according to Department of Public Safety reports. Both subjects were suspended and sent home by the dining hall supervisor. Display stolen from Pierpont Commons A Met-RX display w...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 6C, 2001- 3 Shortage of nurses, students hits Midwest U' offers reward after fire alarm system damaged The University is offering a reward f up to $1,000 for information lead-. ng to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the damage to the Alice Lloyd fire alarm system on Feb. 22. A person or persons sprayed ammo- nium chloride onto the fire alarm ..panel, thereby disabling the sy...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 16, 2001-- 3A T\r Exams force changes in students' Easter plans [Hopwood Awards to include novelist National Book Award-winning nov- alist Andrea Barrett will speak at the Iopwood Awards Ceremony tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. at Rackham Auditorium. The annual Hopwood Awards recog- nize University graduate and under- graduate students' poetry, fiction and nonfiction writing. Ann Arbor poetry slam expa...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 16, 2002 - 3 HIGHER ED 'U' Penn graduate students seek right to unionize PHILADELPHIA - Hearings over the right of University of Pennsylvania graduate students to unionize will resume today, after a preliminary hear- ing was held on Friday. Friday's preliminary discussions, which were held at the downtown Philadelphia office of the National *Labor Relations Board, were intended to initiate...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 16, 2002 - 3A Nintendo ad voted most offensive Rollerblader found in UGLI bathroom A caller reported to the Department of Public Safety that a female subject was spotted in the bathroom of the Shapiro Undergraduate Library wear- ing rollerblades, violating a University ordinance prohibiting skateboards and rollerskates in buildings, according to DPS reports. The suspect was described as a wh...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 16, 2004 - 3A ON CAMPUS A2 walkers, bikers get boost from " . Author speaks on engaged citizens at bookstore Author Harry Boyte will speak at Shaman Drum Bookshop today as he demonstrates how community activities reconnect citizens to engaged, responsible public life on a daily basis. Boyte recently wrote "Everyday Politics: Reconnecting Citizens and Public Life." The speech starts at 4 pm. Ge...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - 3 ON CAMPUS Court justice Scalia to give law school lecture Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will give a free lecture at Rackham Auditorium today at 4:30 p.m. The talk is part of the DeRoy Lecture for the University Law School. Scalia was nominated in 1986 by President Ronald Reagan. Scalia has also served as a law pro- fessor at the University of Virginia and the University of Chic...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 16, 2002 - 3A CRIM4E Drunk attempts to punch officer A person with more than a .40 blood alcohol level took a swing at a Depart- ment of Public Safety officer Saturday evening. The officer was helping Huron Valley Ambulance transport the man to the University Hospital Emer- gency Room, according to DPS reports. Spontaneous fire extinguished on State Street A trash can at the corner of State...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 16, 2002 - 3A THISWEE . EI AI Y _H S . Opposing rallies address issues of Middle East Oct. 16, 1951 The University's Medical School announced that its incoming fresh- man class was the largest in the nation with 204 students. Oct. 16, 1973 Actress Olivia de Havilland told an audience of 600 people at Lydia Mendelsohn Theatre that during the filming of Gone With The Wind, she remembered C...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 16, 2004 - 3 Corporate leaders credit Paid gig is prize at open mic night A paid gig at the Atrium is the prize for the audience's favorite performer at open mic night tonight from 8 to 10 p.m. at thelierpont Commons Atrium on North Campus. All are invited to perform, and the audience will choose the winner. Film depicts history of anti-segregation movement The Ann Arbor District Library on...…
…news@michigandailycom NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 16, 2004 - 3A Dance to win Basketball game a results in man getting punched According to the Department of Public Safety crime logs, a man report- ed that another individual punched him in the mouth while the two were play- ing basketball at the Central Campus Recreation Building late Wednesday night. The assault is currently being investigated. Health center robbed of Nikon...…
…news@michigandaily.com NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 3 CAMPUS Lecture focuses on church and China nationalism Emeritus history Prof. Ernie Young will speak on Catholic missions and Chinese nationalism in the 19th and early 20th centuries today at noon in room 1636 of the School of Social Work Building. Sponsored by the Cen- ter for Chinese Studies as part of its Noon Lecture Series, the title of the lecture is "Catholi...…
…news@michigandaily.com NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 16, 2004 - 3 MSA forum discusses budget, tenants union .Rally protests against rape, sexual violence The Ann Arbor Coalition Against Rape and University Women Against Rape will hold the 25th annual "Take Back the Night" tomorrow at 7 p.m. on the Diag. The rally will feature a vari- ety of speakers. This year's keynote address will be given by survivor and activist Sara Ylen, w...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Lott wins back leadership slot in Senate GOP caucus Mississippi Sen. Trent Lott, ousted from the top Senate Repub- lican leadership job just four years ago because of remarks considered racially insensitive, won election to the chamber's No. 2 GOP post yes- terday. Asked whether he feltvindicated by the 25-24 secret ballot vote, Lott deferred to ne...…
… LOCAL/STATE CRIMvE # Men accused of stealing glasses headed to court Three men accused of stealing another man's glasses and driving away were scheduled for preliminary hearings yesterday, Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Diane Brown said. The suspects - Detroit residents Jason Williams, 21, and Erroll Bradley, 20, and Southfield resident Rendell Ferguson, 22 - were arrested for strong-armed robbery after confronting their victim out-...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 16, 2003 - 3 THIS WEEK Five years ago... The Michigan Daily reported that University Secretary Walter Harrison was one of three finalists in the Uni- versity of Hartford presidential search. Harrison joined the University in 1989 as vice president for public relations. Regent Phil Power (D-Ann Arbor) said Harrison's departure would be a great loss for the University. "It will have a pronounc...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 3 * ON CAMPUS University prof discusses health care rationing Dr. Peter Ubel, an associate professor at the University's Internal Medicine Department and director for the Uni- versity's Program for Improving Health Care Decisions will be speaking today as part of the events under the Bioethics Grand Rounds. His lecture "What is Wrong with Health Care Rationing?" will explore the area...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 16, 2005 - 3 " ON CAMPUS Harvard lecturer to speak about fertility treatments Susan Kahn, associate director at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University will be speak- ing today on high-tech fertility treat- ments in Jewish life in her lecture titled, "Constructing Jewish Life in the Age of Reproductive Technologies." The event will take place in the Mich- igan Room of the Michig...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 16, 2003 - 3 Tour University's Detroit Observatory instrument exhibits The Detroit Observatory is open for tours from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow. Its exhibits contain original instruments used during the 19th century as well as scientific arti- facts collected over the years. Located on the corner of East Ann and Observatory streets, it is the oldest scientific laboratory on cam- pus and s...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 16, 2003 - 3A Chicago car collision causes minor damage The Department of Public Safety reported Sunday at 2 p.m. that a Uni- versity staff member had a single-car collision while driving a University vehicle near Chicago. The staff mem- ber hit a traffic barrel while he was in Chicago, and minor damage was done to the car. Water leak ruins furniture and office equipment A leaking condenser...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 16, 2005 - 3 ON CAMPUS Talk to focus on transgender issues The Office of Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Affairs will hold a lec- ture on "Demystifying the Transgender Umbrella" in Room 3909 of the Michi- gan Union from 12:00-1:30 p.m today. Student-made documentary to premiere at Lloyd "Mural," a documentary film by LSA student Sultan Sharrief, will premiere at 5 p.m, tonight in the Hill sem...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 3 . ON CAMPUS Prof discusses ways to prevent hearing loss Lidia Lee, an associate professor in the Department of Special Education at Eastern Michigan University, will discuss hearing loss tonight at Britton Recital Hall in the E.V. Moore build- ing at 7:30 p.m. She will cover topics associated with preventing hearing loss, including exposure to loud music at rock concerts, listening ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS BAGHDAD Saddam's half brother beheaded in double execution The Iraqi government's attempt yesterday to close a chapter on Sad- dam Hussein's repressive regime - by hanging two of his henchmen - only appeared to anger many of Saddam's fellow Sunni Muslims after the former leader's half broth- er was decapitated on the gallows. A thickset Barzan Ibrahim plunged through the trap door and was beh...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, February 16, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS LANSING GOP rejects part of Granholms plan for this year's budget Gov. Jennifer Granholm wants Senate Republicans to put out their own plan for cutting nearly $900 million out of this year's state bud- get now that they have rejected part of her budget-balancing plan. "I can't negotiate with vapor, when they've put out no plan on the other side," she said during...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, March 16, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON r Measures to end war pass in House, but fail in Senate Democrats aggressively chal- lenged President Bush's Iraq policy atbothendsofthe Capitolyesterday, gaining House committee approval for a troop withdrawal deadline of Sept. 1,2008, but suffering defeat in the Senate on a less sweeping plan to end U.S. participation in the war. Anti-war Democrats pre...…
…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS NEWS BRIEFS ST. PETERSBURG, Russia Russian police clash with protesters Riot police beat and detained dozens of anti-Kremlin demonstra- tors yesterday on a second day of protests that tested the weak oppo- sition's ability to challenge widely popular President Vladimir Putin. As in Moscow a day earlier, only a few thousand people turned out in St. Petersburg to criticize the government. Oppositio...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 3A ON CAMPUS " President Ford's son to speak about media, first families Actor Steve Ford, son of President Ger- ald Ford, a 1935 graduate of the Univer- sity, will speak on the impact the media has on first families today. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Gerald Ford Library. The event will kick off the library's exhibit "Prime Time Presidents," which will focus on the evolvin...…
… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 3A ON CAMPUS CNN's Gupta to host town hall meeting on obesity CNN's senior medical correspon- dent, Sanjay Gupta, will be on cam- pus today to lead a town hall meeting on health and obesity. Gupta is tour- ing the country to educate people about America's growing problem with obesity. The event will be held at the Gerald Ford Library on North Campus and will begin at 4 p.m. Lecture to add...…
…Monday, July 16, 2001- The Michigan Daily - 3 JMHS receives top honors in US. News'rankings Maria Sprow nation's 6,116 hospitals, 1,878 hospitals were ear, nose and throat treatment. Those rankings to 14th. Other improvements were in the ran y News Editor eligible for the honor roll. Fifteen hospitals were based on reputation, mortality rates, ings of orthopaedics and urology and in t k- the he University Health System joined the s of Johns...…
… NEWS Monday, August 16, 2004 - The Michigan Daily - 3 Ants Marc/ing Students overseas face additional step in absentee voting Students from the School of Art and Design began painting a series of murals In the alley between the Nickels Arcade and State Street near Borders Books and Music Thursday. The mural above depicts a line of ants following each other. By Genevieve Lampinen Daily Staff Reporter Every registered vote will count in th...…
…The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 16, 2005 - 3 'U' scientists create bendable concrete FINGER-LICKING GOOD'1 Concrete will be used on Ypsilanti bridge, could extend road and bridge lives By Ankit Sur For the Daily our bridges last longer," said Bill Shreck, a MDOT spokesperson. "This is a good opportunity for us to examine the effectiveness of the material. If it holds up it has the potential to (be) used across the state." According to Shr...…
…Monday, June 16, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 3 Deli expansion voted down the decision. Saginaw said he saw the report prepared for the commissioners before last week's meeting and knew that the odds weren't in Zing- erman's favor. "We knew that the staff was recommending against demoli- tion, but we had hoped to present a compelling case for why they should allow us to do what we wanted to do," Saginaw said. "But apparently ...…
…Monday, July 16, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom '3 ALZHEIMER'S From page 2 formed when proteins are converted into a misfolded shape, and continue converting other proteins, creating a chain in a process that damages surroundingbrain cells. Chapman said the "self-perpetu- ating reaction" that these fibers engage in explains the rapid onset of dementia and loss of cognitive abilities from the time symptoms of Alzheimer's are first...…
…I 1I7C The Michigan Daily - Monday. June 16. 2003 - 3 N L vvco -.j-,-- I SWOODSHOP Continued from Page 1 pay, said he understood the decision to close the woodshop. He added that he had not been surprised by the announcement, since talk of closing the woodshop has been circulating "for years." "The closing of the woodshop is something that has been talked about for years and years and years. When funds have been plentiful, it's easy to f...…
…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS CHICAGO Ike to blame for Midwest flooding Residents of the Midwest faced blackouts affecting more than 2 million homes and businesses and flooded homes yesterday after a weekend of devastating weather caused by the remnants of Hurri- cane Ike. The violent weather in the Mid- west, the latest in a brutal sum- mer that has slammed parts of the region with severe flooding, brought Ike's total ...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS NEW YORK Retail sales drop, stocks follow suit Investors agonizing over a fal- tering economy sent the stock market plunging all over again yesterday after two disheartening reports convinced Wall Street that a recession, if not already here, is inevitable. The Dow Jones indus- trials dropped as much as 572 points, more than half their huge 936-point advance from Monday, and all the major ind...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, November 16, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. Reward offered in CMU noose case Police are trying to find out who hung four nooses in a classroom on the Central Michigan University campus. A student discovered the hang- man's nooses in the Engineering and Technology Building on Mon- day. Campus Police Chief Stan Din- ius says the nooses were made from "flexible compressed gas lines" th...…
…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, September 16, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Dems query 0bama's view on immigrant health care House Democrats want the White House to clarify the tougher view it has taken on illegal immi- grants and health care reform, say- ing they can't buy insurance with their own money from a govern- ment-created marketplace. The White House said last week that President Barack Obama will oppose allowi...…
…9 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, October 16, 2009 - 3A * The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, October 16, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS HUDSONVILLE, Mich. Woman embezzles parents' savings Authorities have charged a west Michigan woman with embezzling at least $100,000 from her parents' life savings of $275,000. Eloise Russo is accused of tak- ing the money to pay for gam- bling losses, a $10,000 gift and a $16,000 new car f...…
