…ews: 764DAILY dvertising: 7640554 I t t t t *ail One hundred seven years of editorialfreedom Tuesday January 27, 1998 __ r v4 , f - - tudy f y Jennifer Yachnin aily Staff Reporter The Center for Equal Opportunity, a hington D.C.-based think-tank, published report on the use of race as a factor in admis- ions procedures at Michigan public colleges nd higher education institutions, stating that e University uses racial criteria more tha...…
…2 - TheMichigan Daily - Tuesday, January 27, 1998 MSA Continued from Page 1 MSA's coursepack store would eliminate the high costs that students pay at other coursepack distributors because students would just pay for the cost of the paper and the cost of the ,copies instead of paying for overhead costs. The store would be open the first two months of each semester and would operate ): - of the basement of the Michigan Union Bookstore. Coursepa...…
…Vehicle chases plague Campus during weekend Ann Arbor Police Department gt. Larry Jerue said AAPD con- ducted three high-speed chases this past weekend. Two of these chases were on or near campus. The first was at I a.m. on Sunday, when an officer saw a man run a red light at the corner of Huron and Division streets. The suspect sped to 50 miles per hour on northbound Division Street and crossed the Broadway Bridge. hortly after, the man stopp...…
…4 The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 27, 1998 Uib *idS= &ztiig 4'20 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the Nveirsity of Michigan JOSH WHITE Editor in Chief ERIN MARSH Editorial Page Editor + }AkMs otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All ther articles, letters and cartoons do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Michigan Daily. FR...…
…I Now Ur tdIthauftI Tom Hanks' rockin' directorial debut "That Thing You Do!" shows tonight at the U Club. For $1, you can check out the '60s action as the pop group The Wonders skyrocket from obscurity to super- stardom. Starring Hanks, Liv Tyler and Tom Everett Scott, the film offers a glimpse of a bygone era. The fun begins at 9 tonight. . Y , t n . D f+, . Tuesday January 27, 1998 eey *Sex, dialogue drive WB's brilliantly hormonal D...…
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…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 27, 1998 -' 7 - __LOcAL/STATE wd BAKER Continued from Page 1 Phillip Power (D-Ann Arbor) -- who have worked with Baker in the past - end this December. McFee said she does not plan to run for a second term. I[ do not plan to run for re-election," McFee said. "What former regent Baker ans to do is up for him to decide." McFee said her decision not to seek re-election stems from a desire to trim her res...…
…8 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 27, 1998 Reiser disappoints in Paul Reiser Babyhood Rob Weisbach Books ** Much of the world is star-struck, enamored by the lives of the select few lucky enough to call themselves celebrities. As a result of this obsession with H-lollywood, many famous individuals have begun to write novels. Americans have been pawns in this game numerous times, and now, they have lost another match. Paul Reiser, co...…
… COLLEGE PRO BASKETBALL BASKETBALL No. 20 Syracuse 84, BOSTON 94, GEORGE TOWN 66 New York 85 No. 13 S. Carolina TORONTO 91, 79, Philadelphia 87 FURMAN 52 Phoenix 98, No. 11 PRINCETON ATLANTA 91 59, Cleveland 94, New Jersey 50 MIAMI 93 Houston, SAN ANTONIO, inc. Seatt e SACRAMENTO, inc. PRO HOCKEY PITTSBURGH 4, St. Louis 2 Washington 2, N.Y. RANGERS 2 OTTAWA 2, Tampa Bay 1 PHILADELPHIA 3. N.Y. Islandes I. DALLAS 1, Toronto 0 Edmonton, COLORA...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 27, 1998 No. 20 Syracuse blows out Georgetown in Big East fight WASHINGTON (AP) - With no legitimate center facing him, Etan Thomas went right to work and had the best game of his career. The sophomore center scored the first six points for Syracuse and surpassed his career high before the end of the first half. He had 17 points at the break, and finished with 23 as No. 20 Syracuse routed Georgetown...…
…1£,'Elan "I' ews: 76-DAILY ~dvertising: 764-0554 One hundred seven years ofeditorilfreedom Friday February 27, 1998 r v mm 1! 1 IF V T i: : 1 ; I ! 1 i I 1 1 i 1 i : i ! ! : i i l!@: !XI!ii ills i 1 i I -- ---------- --------- - - - - - - .... ...... tlinton offers to reduce loan rates y Peter RomerFriedman )ally Staff Reporter An offer made by Wednesday by President Clinton to reduce interest -ates on college student loans is good iews ...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 27, 1998 NATION/WORLD Chief U.N. inspector endorses Iraq accord AROUND THE NATION - Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON - Breaking his silence on the deal, U.N. chief weapons inspector Richard Butler yesterday welcomed the new inspections accord reached with Iraq and described clarifications worked ou with U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan over the past three days as "totally satisfactory." But behind the ...…
… -LOCAL/S TATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 27, 1998 - 3 CRIME i South Quad resident receives unsettling e-mail A caller reported to DPS on Tuesday that she received unsettling e- mails from a man in Australia, DPS reports stated. The student, a resident of South Quad Residence Hall, said she is receiving e-mail messages from an unknown male from Australia. The e- mail messages, however, are regis- tered from her own account. In the...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 27, 1998 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the JACK SCHILLACI University of Michigan 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 cartoons do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Michigan Daily FROM THE DAILY clause Gay rights should be...…
…d..i Xii n uh/ ls.cometh 1t ,atlt IArts returns: k and Jill went up the hill, each with $1.25 ... If you want to After spring break, check out reviews of the latest films, d out how this limerick ends, don't miss Andrew Dice Clay at including "Twilight," "Kissing A Fool," "U.S. Marshals" and the State Theater in Detroit tonight. The Diceman will present his "The Big Lebowski." unique brand of comedy that offends everyone from Sinead O'Connor t...…
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… -LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 27, 1998 - 7 evorkian may assist in suicide student SOUTHFIELD, Mich.(AP)-An Oakland University student paralyzed by a virus has won the right to leave a Grand Rapids hospital, clearing the way for him to seek Dr. Jack Kevorkian's help in killing himself. Roosevelt Dawson of Southfield has been unable to use his arms and legs and has depended on a ventilator to breathe since a tral infec...…
…8 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 27, 1998 I Guttermouth chuckles into Shelter4 By Cohn Bartos Daily Arts Writer If you take a name like Guttermouth, you'd guess that a band with such a name probably acts kind of rude and obnoxious and speaks with the eloquence and tact of a drunk truck driver. You'd be right on the ball if you were talking about this band. Guttermouth, another Southern California export, is a five-piece band where ...…
… FA9KETBALL (5) Utah 68, TEXAS EL PASO 46 (9)Stanford 79, ARIZONA STATE 71 Brigham Young 79, (15) NEW MEXICO 60 (22)SYRACUSE 76 Pittsburgh 61 WOMEN'S NCAA BASKETBALL (3) OLD DOMINION 60, East Carolina 39 (4)Louisiana Tech 83, SW LOUISIANA 36 (18) Hawaii 87, UNLV 70 (20) W. Kentucky 100, South Alabama 42 NHL HOCKEY NY Rangers 5, TORONTO 2 Buffalo 1. BOSTON 1 COLORADO 1, Phoenix 0 Los Angeles at CHICAGO. inc. SPORTSkjn d~ During break, the f...…
…10 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 27, 1998 FRIDAYFOCUS m ngtrgr d y, tuents on campuses acro. the country dave PIe TI, 41an sib through ton lectures and dicufsiens. When the 1M1wend co fe they pan be sand letting their hair dwn, parfying and a r x ' d: i . 1 ti tiE. < <i 't'T..-~ '.Y_',. z' 5- r=z i: f:, -_;L "3 1 d' _ - ^ : ' ' .- ,,, b:-:' . / ... . .. } At .. ... , y.C a - e rtek ost college students plan to study and ear...…
…Aan *rni rt76-DAILY vertising: 764-0554 One hundred seven years of editorilfreedom Friday March 27, 1998 rNOf f4:1 group files notion to ptervene 41 students seek to enter lawsuit ed against the University's Law hool admissions policies Katie Plona ly Staff Reporter A group of more than 20 students, ranging in gender, race ducational level, gathered yesterday on the steps of the igan Union to defend the use of affirmative action by nour...…
…- The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 27, 1998 Federal charges sought in shootings AROUND THE NATION the Washington Post WASHINGTON - Justice Department officials ire scouring the U.S. criminal code to determine whether the two boys arrested in the Jonesboro ;chool shooting might serve longer sentences if 'hey are tried under some sort of federal law. Mitchell Johnson, 13, and Andrew Golden, 11, ire too young under Arkansas law to be tried a...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 27, 1998 - 3 6 CRIME 162 NASA students prepare for annual Pow Wow Men attempt robbery at Elbel Field A man called the Department of Public Safety on Tuesday at 1:30 a.m. to report that two men attempted to rob him as he walked through Elbel Field. The man said that the two men approached him and said they had a gun. The caller said he ran away from the men without giving them any money, acco...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 27, 1998 c 17E irbtiguu~ &i 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan LAURIE MAYK Editor in Chief JACK SCHILLACI 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 cartoons do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Michigan Dai...…
… The Sundance hit produced and starring one of Ann Arbor's own, 'Four Corners of Nowhere" comes to the Michigan tomorrow. The Generation X comedy focuses on individuals who are lost and con- fused in American society. Ann Arbor resident Julian Rad stars in the movie set in her hometown. "Four Corners of Nowhere" runs Saturday only, and the screening begins at 7 p.m. c frhigtnt tt g ARTS Catch a review of the campus production "Life in Refusa...…
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… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 27, 1998 - 7 Profits not a major incentive PLANNING Continued from Page 2. To host the tournament outline why Yost woul Included in the proposal v es and revenue, method facility planning. Long said the Universi committee to accept its b renovations that would be 1997 season. "It was part of our selli mittee for us to host the event," Long said. "It was a major part of our selling point." Phil...…
…8 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 27, 1998 Students present thesis productions By Macie Jones For the Daily Two graduate students, Ayako Kato and Ruben Ornelas from the University's Department of Dance, will be presenting their thematically different thesis perfor- mances this weekend. The concert will be held at studio A in the Betty Pease Studio Theater (between Stockwell kesidence Hall and the CCRB) and con- sists of modem dances ch...…
….,E0' 0 lCAA ,arOK . tracing 'Vteams ME' CA NBA NHL BASKETBALL BASKETBALL. HOCKEY Will he stay or will he go? Michigan junior Robert Champonship Cleveland 97, DETROIT 3, Traylor is expected to announce his plans to enter the Minnesota 79, TORONTO 96 Anaheim 3 NBA Draft today at a 2 p.m. press conference at Penn State 72 CHARLOTTE 94, BOSTON 4, Detroit Murray-Wright High School. Read all about it in NIT Consolation Milwaukee 80 Philadelphia 2 M...…
…0 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 27, 1998 Neethling leaves 'M' in wake By Rick Freeman Daily Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. - Swimming a championship event can be a tricky thing. You have to swim hard enough in preliminaries to -qualify for the finals, but you can't use up all your energy. . But what if you save your best for the finals, only to find out that someone else saved even more? That's what happened to Michigan's Tom Malchow and ...…
…The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 27, 1998 -11 Minnesota grabs NIT title NEW YORK (AP) -On a day one of its schools was rocked by a point- shaving scandal, the Big Ten could- n't lose in the NIT final. Minnesota gave the league a dis- traction from Northwestern's prob- lems by winning its second NIT title this decade last night with a 79-72 win over Penn State. Kevin Clark scored a career-high 28 points, Sam Jacobson had 23 and Quincy Lewis...…
…12 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 27, 1998 FRIDAYFOCUS The University of Michiga the arg research universities in e world, has been honored with many awards within the acaemic onmun ity. But not one of the many acclaimed faculty menbers at the University hauve cmed oe icf the top awards in academia - the Nobel Prize. University faculty have not given up on their drean of the prize, and many of them still have 1 0 By William Nash U D...…
…O1je r editgauiatIg One hundred seven years of editorzW freedom News: 76-DAILY Display: 764-554 Mont Diversity semester planned By Susan T. Port Daily News Editor In an attempt to enrich campus-wide dis- cussion and dialogue on multiculturalism, the administration is launching an initia- tive, called Dialogues on Diversity, designed to foster the unique environment of the University. The School of Literature, Science and the Arts chose dive...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 27, 1998 LAW SUIT The Center for Individual Rights also filed a lawsuit against the University Law Continued from Page 1 School on December 3, 1997 on behalf "Appeals happen everyday," of Barbara Gutter, a white applicant who Sampson said. "A different judge will asserts she was unfairly evaluated in the decide their fate." University Law School's admission In October 1997, Jennifer Gratz and process in t...…
…m edical enter nation Susan T. Port ly News Editor The University Medical Center has ce again received national recogni- n when it was recently ranked No. 12 the country by U.S. News and World port magazine. Of the 6,400 hospitals in the n, 132 became finalists and 14 spitals were ranked. The Medical enter also received acclaim in 13 t of 16 possible specialty cate- ries. Three specialties were men- ned in the top 10 and I1 were uked in the ...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 27, 1998 Edited and managed by CHRIS FARAH DAVID WALLACE Sstudents at the tEditor in Chief Editorial Page Editor University of Michigan Unless otheri se noted, unsigned editorials re/lect the inion of t 420 Maynard Street majoriiy of the Daily' seditorial boaid. All oilier articles, letters an Ann Arbor, MI 48109 cartoons do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Michigan Dai I ast week, U.S. News and...…
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…Monday, July 27, 1998 - The Michigan Daily - 7 Legislation would change IDs y Gerard Cohtn-Vignaud aily News Editor Legislation making its way through ongress could dramatically alter the ay people are identified, how personal nformation is stored and who would ave access to individual files. It also eans the University would have to up its own efforts to meet the equirements of the bill. The Privacy Protection Act, intro- uced by Rep. Ron ...…
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…g~y ili t 0o#1ot Stage 1tvlDf Orson Welles' "Moby Dick Rehearsed" will be at the Performance Network July 30 through August 9. Call 663- Monday f 0696 for more information. July 27, 1998 7 Amos pleases old & new fans u:n By Alexandra Ruh Daily Arts Writer I went into Thursday night's Tori Amos show knowing very little about the performer or her music. When I emerged from the Palace, I was a fan. I had always grouped Amos with the many recent ...…
… Junkie XL blaze own trail in e-music 4i By Adlin Ros Daily Arts Writer The electronic music scene is fast reaching its saturation point. With groups like the Chemical Brothers and the Prodigy paving the ground work, electronic music is now seeing a flood of bandwagon jumpers and mediocre releases. Bandwagon jumping and mediocre, however, are not words you would want to associate with Holland's finest electronic hybrid, Junkie XL. Its maiden...…
…By Gabtriel Sm ith Stev en a1 elbecics "aing Privatc Ras'' i is noijst ant ithcr piecc ofs itu- os 'tlnt iking. It recdiefincs thc nmod- erin war flm and scrves as a 0wak-ulp call to a cuirrcnt gciictatioin obhitsiiiis to the sacrifices givcn over 5(0 yecars ago. Aftcr thc accolades Spilberg recccived for "Schiiidlrs L i," was it possiblc tat this director of SJa ss teatmeid with folly wood's tmost All-Amtirican and accessible actor, font flan...…
…Former Michigan football players Brian Griese and Chris Howard signed contracts with the Denver Broncos and started training camp last Monday Friday. The two will be roomios in Denver. JulR27, 1 I Tractor idled by NBA lockout By T.J. Berka Daily Sports Editor If you ask Michigan students about Economics 101, many will say it's a pretty harsh class to take. Robert Traylor and Maceo Baston's opinions would probably differ. Instead, Traylor and...…
…Monday. July 97. 1998 - The Michiaan Daily -13 IT twl11AMJ1 JMIJ 41 1 1 7 /L - I III, IV 1 14 1 116 01 1 Wally 1V I Van Ryn, Canadians find gold in California By Maraet Myers Daly S Repore ANAHEIM, Calif. - Something might seem out of place for a Michigan hockey player finding himself skating around without rowdy fans clad in maize and blue insulting the opposing team's goalie. It may seem even more out of place if the old maize and blue ...…
…14 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 27, 1998 Michigan, Yanks to share Henson I Coliinued from Page 12 The Yankees were losing 3-2 in the bottom of the 10th with two outs and two men on base as Henson stepped up to the plate. With his family, his team and cameras looking on, Henson struck out. Without flinch- ing, his father Dan looked down and uttered, "Welcome to pro baseball." "It's just like any other summer team," Henson said. "But be...…
…Monday, July 27, 1998 - The Michigan Daily - 4 STraylor, Baston left - -in limbo by NBA LOCKOUT Continued from Page 12 ings are also disallowed. "I haven't had any contact with the (Milwaukee) Bucks," said Traylor, the sixth-overall selection in the NBA draft, said. "I'm not allowed to talk to them, and they aren't allowed to talk to me." Thanks to the moratorium on talks between players and owners, many players, from draft picks to free agen...…
…16 - The Michigan Daily Monday, July 27, 1998 Skateboarding and motorcross with the best ska and punk bands in the nation. Some would call it heaven, but no, it's the By Colin Bartos U Daily Arts Writer ummer always brings droves of festivals, each claiming to be the one to go to. But are they worth skipping out on work for a day? Hell yeah, if you're talking about the The Warped Tour showed that skateboarding starts with Warped Tour - once...…
…I , 4 0 News: 76-DAlLY Display Ads: 7640554 Classified Ads: 764-0557 One hundred ezik fyears' qf drdflreedorn Tuesday October 27, 1998 "Z I u / Housing: Some windows defective But Cantor's' By Michael Grass Daily Staff Reporter the wake of a tragic death less than weeks ago, a University Housing inspection Saturday revealed that 97 window stops in Mary Markley Residence Hall were malfunctioning. But the exact number of broken win- dow...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 27, 1998 NATION/WORLD GAMBLING Continued from Page 1 ing education and preventive measures we're taking." -When it comes to cracking down, Gragg said, the University has all its cards on the table. "Having Michael (Franzese) here showed the viewpoint from the other side of the tracks," Gragg said. "It was very beneficial and something most people haven't seen before. Most people never see the perso...…
