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… LOCAL/S TATE The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 17, 2001-- 3A CAMPUSI Rosh Hashanah darkened by tragedy Attorney general to speak on case Mississippi Attorney General Mike Moore, who filed the first state lawsuit calling on tobacco companies to reim- burse the costs of treating smoking- related illnesses, plans to speak at the University on Wednesday. Moore will discuss "The Tobacco Settlement: What the Fight Was About" 3:30-4:30 p.m....…

… LOCAL/S TATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 17, 2001- 3 HIGHER En MSA attempts to move past war tension i Bollinger plans to spe at MSU commencement EAST LANSING - University President Lee Bollinger will speak at Michigan State University's com- mencement ceremonies on Dec. 8. Bollinger was chosen for his experi- ence in the field of higher education. "President Bollinger has led the University of Michigan at a time when our two...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 17, 2001-- 3 Mother of Penn State student seeks .amages The mother of a Pennsylvania State University student who died in a 1999 bus crash during an Associa- tion of Residence Hall Students- sponsored trip filed a lawsuit last' month against the bus company that chartered the trip, Blue & White Lines Inc. The four-bus pileup, which also involved two cars and a pickup truck, left two dead ...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 17, 2001- 3A File Fido :.: .. ... .. . . ..:: Omenn relays progress of Life Sciences Initiative Subject cuts eye after walking into Stockwell door De artmnent of Public Safety reports stat subject was injured at Stock- well Residence Hall on Sunday evening when they walked into a door. Reports state the subject had a cut on their eye and was escorted to Universi- ty Hospitals by DPS. hidiVi...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 17, 2002 - 3A , ... Cozy in Cosi Researchers make discovery after shuttle flight Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Cen- ter at Dallas have discovered the mechanism that causes lighthead- edness and a brief loss of con- sciousness in astronauts following their missions, according to a recent press release. In research conducted aboard a 16-day space shuttle missio...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 17, 2002 - 3 HIGHER ED Students suffer sleep deprivation LEXINGTON, Ky. - After a long night of studying, University of Ken- tucky architecture senior Stephanie King found herself facing something that seemed more terrifying than any textbook. "I thought a fire hydrant was a man chasing me," she said. King had just suffered a hallucination brought about by severe sleep deprivation. Fred Dann...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 17, 2004 - 3 ON CAMPUS City celebrates * reopening of Broadway Bridges The city of Ann Arbor will celebrate the completion ofthe Broadway Bridges reconstruction projects today at 6 p.m. The celebration will include a rib- bon-cutting ceremony at the top of Broadway Park at 10 a.m. Film criticizes U.S. media coverage of Middle East The Ann Arbor Middle East Film Society will be screening a film tha...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 17, 2004 - 3 ON CAMPUS Theater group to perform classic Today Wild Swan Theater will present its version of "A Christmas Carol." There will be two shows, one at 10:30 a.m. and another performance at 12:30 p.m. in the Mendelssohn Theatre in the Michigan League. The play was written by Jeff Dun- can and is based on the novel by Charles Dickens. Wild Swan is an Ann Arbor group that produces origina...…

… LOCAL/S TATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 3 CAMPUS' Panel discusses poverty in China As part of the Brown Bag Lecture series, the University Center for Chinese Studies is presenting a panel discussion on "Perspective on Poverty in China" with philosophy Prof. Philip Ivanhoe, sociology Prof. Ching Kwan Lee, economics Prof. Albert Park, and art history Prof. Martin Powers. Participants should bring a bag lunch to 1636 Sc...…

… LOCAL/S TATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 17, 2002 - 3A Sprawl control is a top priority for Byrnes Fight erupts in courtyard of residence hall By Jordan Schrader Daily Staff Reporter Several residents of West Quad Residence Hall reported a fight that broke out in the hall's courtyard early Friday morning. According to Department of Public Safety reports, the calls indicated at least 10 people were somehow involved in the fig...…

…news@michigandaily.com NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 17, 2004 - 3 CAMPUS Muslim leader to speak on Islam's image in America Imam Warith Deen Mohammed, the spiritual leader of the Muslim Ameri- can Society, will be speaking on Islam's image in the United States on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Michigan Union Ballroom. The title of his talk is "Correcting Islam's Image: The Bal- ance Between Living a Life of Faith and Addressing Mat...…

…news@michigandaily.com NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 3 THIS WEEK March 15, 1999 A group of 30 students occupied University President Lee Bollinger's office in the Fleming Administration Building. The students, all members of Stu- dents Organizing for Labor and Economic Equality, vowed to con- tinue the sit-in until the University would comply with their demands by adopting a strong set of stan- dards for the collegia...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, November U7, 2006 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Dems reject Pelosi's pick for majority leader Democrats embraced Rep. Nancy Pelosi as the first woman House speaker in history yesterday, then quickly snubbed her, selecting Steny Hoyer of Maryland as major- ity leader against her wishes. "Let the healing begin," Pelosi (D-Calif.) said after Hoyer had eased past her preferred candidate, Rep. John Mur...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 17, 2003 - 3 CAMP S Prof's power to deny data access contested Rep. Dingell to lead affirmative action rally today U.S. Rep. John Dingell (D-Ann Arbor) will lead a contingent of student groups in a rally today to confront Bush's opposition of University admis- sion policies. College Democrats and minority student leaders will join Din- gell in leading the rally. It will begin at noon on th...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 17, 2003 3A CRINE * Man often loitering near Wyly Hall reported drunk A man was found loitering inside Sam Wyly Hall Wednesday morning. Department of Public Safety reports state this frequent trespasser of the building was highly intoxicated and escorted to the University Hospital emergency room. Bus engine set on fire driving through campus According to DPS reports, a non- University bus ca...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 17, 2003 - 3A Students First touts diverse platform, candidates Overcrowding, fight reported at Touchdown Cafe By Andrew Kaplan Daily Staff Reporter After claiming the majority of open seats on the Michigan Student Assembly and LSA Student Government last term, the Students First Party is looking to retain its control over student govern- ment in this week's elections. "Students First picks ...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 17, 2005 - 3A . ON CAMPUS Poets discuss links between poetry and history Adam Zagajewski, a Polish poet considered to be one of the finest of his generation, will discuss his work with .University faculty members and poet Linda Gregerson today from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Osterman Common Room of Rackham Graduate School. Zagajewski is known for his infusion of poetry, ethics and history. The dis- ,cuss...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 3A e ON CAMPUS Holocaust conf looks at Rwandan genocide The University's Conference on the . Holocaust presents "Working Together: Holocaust and Rwandan Genocide Sur- vivors," a discussion featuring David Gewirtzman and Jacqueline Mureka- tete, tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Michigan Union. Gewirtzman, a Holocaust survi- vor, and Murekatete, a survivor of the Rwandan genocide, have touch...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 17, 2003 - 3 THIS WEEK I 11 1lI llisl hill 1 V1\1 I Five years ago ... The Daily reported that the Michigan "Go Blue" banner, under which football players run before all home games, was stolen from Crisler Arena. DPS spokesperson Elizabeth Hall said the banner is of "sentimental value to the Universi- ty" and requested students' help in locating those responsible. Ten years ago ... S...…

…LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 17, 2003 - 3A Men at work Union hosts session for pre-law students Students will have the opportunity to learn about law school options by talk- ing to representatives from over 100 law schools today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sponsored by the Black Undergraduate Law Association and the Comprehensive Studies Program, Law Day will help stu- dents learn about the best ways to get prepared for law s...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 17, 2003 - 3A r..-. DAAP looks to bring civil rights issues to MSA Football tickets swiped from golf course office Department of Public Safety reports show a caller reported on Thursday that two football tickets for the upcoming Ohio State game had been taken from an office at the Uni- versity Golf Course. A larceny report was filed regarding the incident. Patient with gun located by offic...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, November 17, 2005 - 3A ON CAMPUS Jazzing it up at Pierpont Commons Starting at noon at Pierpont Commons, Justin Walter's Jazz Quartet will be per- forming for any and all. Sponsored by the University Unions Arts and Programs, the event will take place at Leonardo's. Discussion to be held on Native- American issues Karina Walters will be holding a lecture and discussion on her inves- tigations of Native Am...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com NEWS BRIEFS JERUSALEM r Israeli army chief resigns over Lebanon failures Israeli army commander Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz, under fire for failures in last summer's war in Lebanon, has resigned, the Defense Ministry said early today. Halutz has been under pressure to step down since the end of the 34-day war, which failed in its goals of defeating the anti-Israel mili- tant group Hezbollah and bringing home two...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, A pril 17, 2007 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS UNITED NATIONS Sudanese gov't agrees to allow in U.N.peacekeepers Sudan agreed yesterday to let 3,000 U.N. peacekeepers deploy in Darfur with attack helicopters, opening the door to the first signifi- cant U.N. force to help beleaguered African Union soldiers who have been unable to halt the region's four-year war. After five months of stalling, the government in...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 3A ON CAMPUS Career Center to hold internship fair at Union The Career Center is sponsoring an internship fair today in the Mich- igan Union Ballroom from 2 to 6 p.m. Students can meet with organi- zations that are specifically looking to hire interns from the University. Registration for the event will take place on-site today. Some of the participating organi- zations include American ...…

…ON CAMPUS Nominations being accepted for Golden Apple Award Organizers of the annual Golden Apple Award are accepting nominations for the recipient of their 16th apple. The award is given for excellence in lectur- ing. Previous winners include English Profs. John Rubadeau and Ralph Wil- liams. Students can nominate their favorite professors at www.umich.edu/-umshout until Feb. 21. Students Honoring Outstanding Uni- versity Teaching, a group wi...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 17, 2006 - 3 ON CAMPUS M-Flicks to present "Dial M for Murder" M-Flicks will screen the Alfred Hitchcock favorite, "Dial M for Murder," about an ex-tennis pro who attempts to murder his wife for money. The film shows tonight from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Natural Science Auditorium. Hillel to sponsor Purim Celebration Hillel will hold a Purim celebration with the Humanistic Havurah, a non- traditional Jewis...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 17, 2006 - 3A CON CAMPUS Psychology prof to speak on God and humanism Psychology Prof. Lloyd Sandelands will speak on human nature, naturalism and humanism today from 9 to 10 pm. in room 2271 of Angell Hall. He will discuss what human nature might suggest about the relationship between people and God. Geneticists to present work on mental disease Bernie Devlin, a human genetics professor at the Univer...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, u Y i, ddu -3 Construction starts for Life Sciences Institute y Anna Clark Daily Staff Reporter After two years of planning and research, groundbreaking has finally begun on the Life Sciences Institute. "It's all happening pretty quickly. I think we're ahead of the curve in terms of other institutions pursuing the life sciences," Jack Dixon, Minor J on professor of biological chemistry and chair the Life Science...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 17, 2002 - 3 New group started to educate 'U' about Israel Michigan Student Zionists hope to counter anti-Semitism on campus By Rahul Suri Daily StaftReporter LSA junior Adi Neuman is stand- ing up against the anti-Israel groups on campus - by starting his own group. "This bashing of Israel that goes on on campus is very similar to ... bash- ing (Jews) before the Holocaust," Neuman said. Neuman is the preside...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 17, 2006 - 3 MESA, AAUP call for nation's universities to support Iraqi profs and students in danger More than 100 Iraqi on issues of academic freedom worldwide. westernize their nation. MESA and AAUP advised United States col- At the heart of the threat to education in Acknowledging that national education is leges to sponsor exchange programs and offer aeadeniiics have been murdered Iraq is tension created b...…

…NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 17, 2004 - 3 Administrators and students respond to Willis' resignation TOP: Forty-seven windows were broken at the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house this weekend. The interior and exterior damage is estimated at a total of $10,000. LSA sophomore Stephen Sanford, a member of Delta Kappa " Epsilon is facing charges for the crime and will receive a trial date within the next 11 days. - ~WW W - .& I A 7 :....…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com nW 17 2 Wednesday, September 17, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS NEW YORK Fed keeps interest rate steady, market closes with gains Wall Street ended another tumultuous session with a sizable gain yesterday, partly recover- ing from its worst sell-off in years after the Federal Reserve said it was keeping interest rates steady. The central bank soothed fears of a worsening financial crisis even as the market waite...…

…0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, October 17, 2008- NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT GM to cut another 1,600 jobs at 3 local factories "Another 1,600 workers at three General Motors Corp. factories willbe laid offindefinitelyoverthe next few months as the company tries to control its inventory amid a worsening U.S. sales slump. About 700 workers at GM's pickup truck plant in Pontiac will be furloughed starting Feb. 1, while another 500 at ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, November 17, 2008 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, November 17, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Showdown looming in Congress on automaker rescue Hardline opponents of an auto industry bailout branded the indus- trya "dinosaur" whose "dayofreck- oning" is near, while Democrats pledged yesterday to do their best to get Detroit a slice of the $700 billion Wall Street rescue in t...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, September 17, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Bush nominates judge as his third attorney general President Bush has settled on Michael B. Mukasey, a retired federal judge from New York, to replace Alberto Gonzales as attor- ney general and will announce his selection today, a person familiar with the president's decision said last night. Mukasey, who has handled terrorist cases in the U.S. lega...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON First brigade to leave Iraq will come from Diyala Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission, The Associated Press has learned. Insteadofreplacingthe3rdBrigade of the 1st...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam Thursday, September 17, 2009 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, September17, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS ANN ARBOR, Mich. Rodriguez says he didn't see Mouton's punch Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez says he didn't see linebacker Jonas Mouton (MOO'-tahn) throw a punch at Notre Dame lineman Eric Olsen. Rodriguez faced questions yes- terday as video of the incident dur- ing Saturday's 38-34 Wolve...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Men linked to slain Detroit mosque leader indicted Eleven people have been indict- ed in the FBI's investigation of a Detroit mosque leader who was fatally shot nearly three weeks ago. Ten of the 11 are charged with conspiring to possess and sell sto- len goods, from computers to furs. They were first named in a criminal complaint in late October. The c...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS LANSING, Mich. Michigan still getting details on stimulus plan President Barack Obama is about to sign a stimulus package into law, and Michigan residents soon will have a chance to see how cities, schools and universities would like to use the money. Gov. Jennifer Granholm's office is working on a Web site that will explain how much stimulus money Michigan will...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - 3 The Michigan Daily michigandailycom Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT GM to close midsize-car factory for three weeks General Motors Corp. will tem- porarily close a midsize-car fac- tory near Pontiac, Mich., for three weeks due lower demand for its products, a company spokesman said yesterday. GM's Orion Township plant, which makes the Pontiac G6 and Chevrolet...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, April 17, 2009 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT UAW focusing on talks with Chrysler The United Auto Workers union has placed concession talks with General Motors Corp. on the back burner as it tries to reach a deal with Chrysler LLC before an April 30 government deadline, two people briefed on the negotiations said yesterday. The decision likely means that any deal with Chrysler will set the pattern for ...…

…The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 17, 2008 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS WASHINGTON Lawmaker says CIA told official not to destroy tapes The CIA official who gave the command to destroy interroga tion videotapes apparently acted against the direction of his supe- riors, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee said yesterday. "It appears he hadn't gotten authority from anyone," said Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Holland), spe...…

…p The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, March 17, 2008 - 3A r The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, March 17, 2008 - 3A NEWSBRIEFS NEW YORK JPMorgan Chase to aquire Bear Stearns JPMorgan Chase said Sunday it will acquire rival Bear Stearns in a deal valued at $236.2 million, a stunning collapse for one of the world's largest and most venerable investment banks. JPMorgan Chase & Co. said the $2 a share, all-stock deal has r...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily -Tuesday, October 17, 2000 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 daily.letters@umich.edu Kiln Is capitalist democracy' an oxymoron? Edited and managed by ', to EM students at the Ed University of Michigan Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion the Daily's editorial boad. All other articles, letters and c necessarily reflect the opinion of The Michigan L MIKE SPAHN Editor in Chief ILY ACHEN...…

… 4 -The Michigan Daily -Thursday, November 17, 2000 &be £id}igutt aily Fair? Fair? Who's the Nihilist Here? 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 daily.letters@umich.edu Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan MIKE SPAHN Editor in Chief EMILY ACHENBAUM Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters and...…

…A- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 17, 2000 Gl be irihigrn t ail "Without your health, you have nothing'"... Uh-oh 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 daily.letters@umich.edu Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan MIKE SPAHN Editor in Chief EMILY ACHENBAUM Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily' editorial board. All other articles,...…

…4 - The Michigan Daihy - Friday, March 17, 2000 ~bz irbigun uiI The plight and might of Omer A. Kudat 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 daily.letters@umich.edu Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan MIKE SPAHN Editor in Chief EMILY ACHENBAUM Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters and cartoo...…

…4A -The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 17, 2001 OP/ED Uwe E iigzu & tig 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 daily. letters@umich.edu EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 GEOFFREY GAGNON Editor in Chief MICHAEL GRASS NICHOLAS WOOMER Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters an...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 17, 2001 OP/ED 9 Zbe £iktigutu &aillg 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 daily. letters@umich.edu EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN . SINCE 1890 GEOFFREY GAGNON Editor in Chief MICHAEL GRASS NICHOLAS WOOMER Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, l...…