…Ell'Elan 1&ily [moday: Cloudy. igh 50. Low 32. romorrow: Partly cloudy. igh 46. One hundred eight years of editoralfreedom Wednesday March 17, 1999 BAAP plans Pd S roitical atform y Jewel Gopwan ~aily Staff Reporter Members of the Defend ffirmative Action Party have pre- ented a primarily politically-based latform to encourage students to ffer the party their support in next eek's Michigan Student Assembly 'l ons. Alished in the winter of...…
…2- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 17, 1999 N ATION/WORLD Dow Jones Industrial cracks 10,000 AROUND THE NATION a -.r__. rf y NEW YORK (AP) -The Dow broke 10,000 ever so briefly yesterday, a milestone credited to a record eight years of U.S. economic growth, a boom in high technology and investor enchantment with the Internet. Wall Street's best-known index burst into five fig- ures 20 minutes into the trading day, stayed there for ju...…
…I LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 17, 1999-- 3 EJGUCATION L a Baseball Hall of Famer boycotts .C-Berkeley ;,Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Morgan saidhe refuses to set foot on the campus of ,the University of California at Berkeley. His action, he said, is a protest of the UC system's ban on affirmative action. . Morgan was scheduled to speak in a joiMalism class Thursday about per- sonal experiences and how he had dealt xyi...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 17, 1999 ahje itl igttit 134fl An elegy for graduation and plans for a barbecue r 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 daily.letters@umich.edu Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan HEATHER KAMINS Editor in Chief JEFFREY KOSSEFF DAVID WALLACE Editorial Page Editors W hen other people tell you about their college days, it always sounds like a lot more fun than you're having...…
…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 17, 1999 - 5 Swing your partner 'round 4 men charged with GHB related death High school girl died after she was drugged at a Grosse Ile party WOODHAVEN, Mich.(AP) - Four men were arraigned yesterday on charges they slipped a "date-rape drug" into the soft drink of a 15-year-old girl who later vomited, went into a coma and died. Samantha Reid, a first-year high school student, was one of three teenage gi...…
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… LOCAL/ TATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 17, 1999 - 7 .4s charter schools increase across the state key players differ on effectiveness, purpose It's a grand old flag 9 9 4 9 9 9 9 9 SCHOOLS Continued from Page 1. "I would be supportive of that mission if it fit 4 o the academic mission of our university and if it were done in a fiscally responsible manner," Horning said. "Charter schools that have been char- tered at other univ...…
… JUnot Diaz to read at Rackham Amphitheater. As part of the English department's series, Diaz will read from her short story collection "Drown." 4th floor, Rackham. 5 p.m. Free admission. Wednesday - March 17, 1999 ~Ie tc i S&tl * Weekend, etc. Magazine presents its first-ever Oscar issue, dedicated to the glories and triumphs (and losses) of the Academy Awards. 1 Politics? In Hollywood? On Oscar night? Get outta here! Quartet to accent ...…
…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 17, 1999 =' '77 mixes 911 with 'Melrose' Reuss creates charming hero By Anika Kohon Daily Arts Writer The Bad Mutha himself is back. Yes, "I'm talking about Shaft, can ya dig it?" This time, however, Richard Roundtree isn't fighting the mob, strutting his stuff and getting laid. He plays the tough Captain Durfee on the WB's "Rescue 77," Aaron Spelling's latest assault on humanity. While the cinematograp...…
….k... MENS NIT BASKETBALL Clemson 78. RUTGERS 68 COLORADO STATE 86, Colorado 76 Californa 58, DEPAUL 57 NHL Dallas 2, PITTSBURGH 2 (OT) Calgary 4, NASHVILLE 2 ST. LOUIS 5, Philadelphia 2 NBA BASKETBALL Atlanta 85, INDIANA 79 CLEVELAND 86. Detroit 82 MIAMI 94, Washington 85 L.A. Lakers 107, MINNESOTA 101 UlieLtd jtgtLug Tracking 'M' tickets Tickets for this Friday's CCHA semifinal between Michigan hockey team and Ohio State are available f...…
…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 17, 1999- 11 NCAA swimming title up for grabs By Ryan C. Moloney Daily Sports Writer It's that time of year again in the NCAA - time to find out who will wear this year's crown as the No. I team in the nation.The best team in women's swimming and diving will be decided this weekend in Athens, Ga. Though dozens of schools will be represented, only Georgia, Stanford, Arizona and Southern Methodist are legi...…
…12 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 17, 1999 Pretrials set for State hockey players. Adams, Kozakowski face multiple charges; Mason refuses to comment on incident The State News (Michigan State) EAST LANSING - East Lansing 54-B court records indicate that pretrial hearings have been set for two Michigan State hockey players, stemming from a September assault of an Michigan State stu- dent. Jeff Kozakowski, a defenseman for the Michiga...…
