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…news, students and stuff VRUAL & . S OMIKO JONES IS YOUR ORDINARY U. OF Pennsylvania senior except for one small detail: from jellybeans to VCRs, everything she needs she buys online. Jones - along with Alanna Blanco at California State U., Chico, and Scott Raymond at the U. of Kansas - is one of three daring college stu- dents participating in Levi's e-commerce experiment. Armed with a $500 per week allowance (yep, that's right, 500 smack...…

…*HERE ISEl$ ERE'S PROOF THAT BEAUTY AND BRAINS CAN coexist. Harvard U. junior Elizabeth Hancock shattered stereotypes last September by par- ticipating in the oft-maligned Miss America Pageant. And critics be damned - she says it was worth every poised step. "I've always wanted to pay my parents back for everything they've done for me," says the Kentucky native. "I love to go onstage and perform, too, and thought this was the best of both worl...…

…MAGINE FINDING OUT THAT THE NICE GUY DOWN THE HALL FROM YOU IS facing charges of statutory rape. Or that your brainy class project partner spent time in a juvenile delinquency hall for arson. Or that your quiet new roomie has a rap sheet the size of your grocery list. Impossible? Hardly. Many universities unknowingly accept criminal offenders or those charged with crimes because under federal law, universities can only obtain juvenile crimina...…

…BY JESSICA YADEG SAN DIEGO STATE Shepard last October sank T HE DEATH OF MATTHEW hearts and raised consciences nationwide. A series of hate crimes across America's campuses followed, and slowly, institutions known for higher thought and liberal- ism were becoming testing grounds for acts of malevolence. *in light of Shepard's death, hate crimes are being pub- licized more - but what are colleges and universities doing to stop them? Not much, ...…

…A <'?Thr4~ JI N OLLYWOOD SAMPLES ARE JOKES LIKE MARTIN," raps Black Thought on the Roots' latest effort Things Fall Apart. The 17-track album is a wake-up call to a rap world made turgid by money-grabbin' playas. It's also the Philadelphia sextet's magnum opus, a pure-to-the-bone hip-hop record that's anything "but" a G-thang. Ripe with superb musicianship and thought-provoking lyrics, Things Fall Apart could go down as the most influent...…

… Youkiowl'm n OWA STATE U. SENIOR CHAD CALEK IS A DREAMER. HE'S ALSO A MOTLEY CROE FAN. So when his college band was asked to open for the Feel-Good Doctors of '80s hair metal last fall, it was a dream come true - one of many since Calek joined 35" Mudder two years ago. mV heaf' sofuoI f R 35" Mudder, a hardcore/hip-hop outfit, has sold more than 3,000 copies of its independently fIhadlorMwiawa released sophomore CD, Stained. The group is also...…

…'4 trade in those pencils and books for some quality time by the pool and that dreaded summer job. But save those pennies, because you're gonna want to drop most of them at 1 ( Ij L/7o ~ ~ the movies. This summer is so chock full of blockbusters, you might not even get a tan. Star Wars EPISOde1 The prequel we've all been waiting for has The PhantoMil e e finally arrived. Now, an 20th Century Fox even longer time ago, in a galaxy far, far a...…

…I1 F YOU SEE ONE MOVIE THIS SUMMER, SEE STAR WARS. If you see two movies this summer, see Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. " So goes the trailer for the sequel to Austin Powers, proving that even Mike My ad people have a sense of humor. And while the cinematic resurrection of Yoda and Obi- Wan Kenobi is sure to attract more hype than that movie about that 87-year old boating accident, we've got to confess that we're secretly more excite...…

…KBY JAMIE PIETRAS Rating System Lilith Fair H.O.R.D.E. Family Values Van's Warped Tour Lollapalooza POCKET AN 0 Stunt Monkey Who needs guitar lessons to make it in the music biz? When Aram Sarkissian, guitarist/vocal- ist for Stunt Monkey, told his gui- tar teacher he wanted to play punk, he got the boot. And Michael Rossi, the bassist for the San Jose, Calif., trio suffered a similar fate. His guitar teacher "strongly recommended" that he sto...…

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…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...…

…C ig' *ar mMN... s --. veatner Today: cloudy. igh 44. Low 25. Fomorrow: Mostly cloudy. Nigh 44. One hundred eight years ofeditori l freedom Wednesday February 17, 1999 wnv WOWMIM a Law firr By Jaimie Winkier Daily Staff Reporter Team oJ Behind all of the University statements of intents, quotes from offi- cial spokespeople and stacks of legal documents is a team of lawyers dedicated to halting an attack on the University's use of race i...…

…0 Thn RAinhirtnn llniltr Atnrlrtne rlntr CtAkrirarir 47 IOOCI z - i ne iviurigan Laily - vYeunesuay, reuruary i.t , NO NR NATIN oRLDr ermnany to co-mpensate wovr kes The Washington Post BERLIN - The German government announced yesterday that 12 of the country's largest banks and businesses will contribute money to a new fund designed to compensate hundreds of thousands of workers, mainly from Eastern Europe, who were enslaved by the Nazis d...…

… LOCAL/STATE jHIGHER ]EDUCATION L" Condoms given with pizza order at Rutgers U. 0Adding a new twist to restaurant freebies, a pizzeria at the Rutgers University New Brunswick campus is including one free condom with each pizza it delivers. The bonus item serves as a way for La Nova Italian Kitchen and a local AIDS foundation to promote Condom Awareness Month. Accompanied by literature contain- ing information about HIV/AIDS pre- vention as we...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 17, 1999 U#{w £kbiun &|{g 420 Maynard Street HEATHER KAMINS Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Editor in Chief daily.letters@umich.edu Edited and managed by JEFFREY KOSSEFF students at the DAVID WALLACE University of Michigan Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters and cartoons do not necessa...…

… Three open mic nights give students the opportunity to perform. The Ark's monthly open mic begins at 8 p.m. with admission set at $2 for students. At Gypsy Cafe's "Wide Open Mic," anything is welcome, including poems, songs and readings. The Tap Room's "Open Mic Acoustic and Electric" is hosted by the Martindales, and begins at 9:30 p.m. V Weekend, etc. Magazine returns with a look at the rich history of the Blind Pig. Wednesday February 1...…

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….o.w LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 17, 1999 - 7 M~edical society pushes for local autonomy on smoking I Ooze and aahs MARQUETTE (AP) - Local gov- ernments should be able to impose touglher anti-smoking restrictions in lbic places than the state prescribes, -Michigan State Medical Society says. The society will ask the Legislature to ; * it local governments that authori- ty,'a pokesperson said. Meanwhile, it is supp...…

…8 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 17, 1999 Scofield to bring mixed bag to Ark By John Uhl For the Daily Tomorrow evening, the John Scofield Quartet will be playing at The Ark. Scofield, a perennial poll- winning jazz guitarist, released his most recent album, "A Go Go," this past spring. His current band is the second group of musicians he has toured with since the release, promising a new, perhaps unex- pected, outlook on that m...…

… AMEN'S NCAA BASKETBALL (2) CONNECTICUT 77, Rutgers 64 (4) MICHIGAN ST. 82, (18) Purdue 69 (16) MIAMI FLA. 103, Villanova 82 ArkDansas at (24) FLORIDA, inc. WOMEN'S NCAA BASKETBALL (1) TENNESSEE 113, Memphis 39 (6) OLD DOMINION 90, William & Mary 57 (8) Rutgers 72, ST. JOHN'S 55 (17) Iowa State 55, (20) KANSAS 52 (22) AUBURN 89, South Alabama 50 (24) LSU 91, SE Louisiana 45 NBA BASKETBALL NEW JERSEY 97, Detroit 82 Milwaukee 93, PHILADELPHIA ...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 17, 1999 POTTS SHOTS BY JON ZEMKEE® DAILY SPORTS WRITER ndy Potts' friends, family and coaches all think Potts is a born leader, and he swears e has never led anyone astray. But that's Potts' opinion. Michigan men's swimming coach Jon Urbanchek doesn't share it. Urbanchek "has trouble with directions," Potts said. On his way to recruit Potts, Urbanchek got lost. Considering that Urbanchek was in ...…