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…Ninety-nine years of editoria freedom Vol. I C, No. 93 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Thursday, February 9, 1989 Copyright 1989, The Michigan Daily 144 die .in jet crash LISBON, Portugal (AP) - A U.S. charter jet carrying Italian vacationers to the Caribbean crashed into a mountain in the Azores while trying to land in fog yesterday. All 144 people on board were believed to be killed. The Boeing 707, with a seven- member American crew, was ap- proachi...…

…0 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 9, 1989 Author of Bloods to speak on BY DONNA IADIPAOLO [Hanoi Helen] was saying, "Soul brothers, go home. Whitey raping your mother and your daughters, burning down your home. What you over here for? This is not your war. The war is a trick of the Capitalist empire to get rid of the Blacks." I really thought -I really started be- lieving it, because it was too many Blacks than there should ...…

… Prof. discusses women in film The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 9, 1989 - Page 3 'Nightline' may favor BY MARK SHAIMAN Female actors - particularly Black women - have been misrep- resented on the silver screen, said Marsha Darling, who lectured on the "Evolution of Images of Black and White Women in Hollywood Cin- ema" last night in the Women's Studies Lounge. Starting with D.W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation (1915) and work- ing throug...…

…OPINION Thursday, February 9, 1989 Page 4 The Michigan Daily al I e kb jau aiti Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Unite to fight AIDS Vol. IC, No.93 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor; Mi 48109 Unsigned editorials represent a majority of the Daily's Editorial Board. All other cartoons, signed articles, and letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Daily. 'U' overlooks Chicanos THE FAILURE to celebrat...…

…PERSPECTIVES The Michigan Daily Thursday, February 9, 1989 Page 5 Sappho's society offered something today's doesn't BY KRISTEN HOFFMAN The Greek poet Sappho lived over two thousand years ago, and all that remains of her work are fragments ,and a few complete poems. Al- though the average reader may not be familiar with Sappho's name, or her work, the name Lesbos may ring some kind of bell, or alarm, as the case may be. The word "lesbian" l...…

…Page 6 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 9, 1989 CSIFIED ADS 764-0557 rU i 1 F71 I-i I' el LOST & FOUND BURGUNDY IZOD w/ 2 sorority pins at 1/23 basketball game. 995-3673. LOST: ROLEX WATCH, blue band, small old face. Possibly in Mason Hall Fishbowl r on State St. If found call Liz: 66t-8581., FOR SALE 5 PIECE Slingerland drum set for sale. Call Scott: 769-1690. AUDIO TAPES FOR SALE Maxell: XLII-$1.95 LN-$.99, TDK: SA-$1.95...…

…ARTS Thursday, February 9, 1989 The Michigan Daily Page 7 rLast aims to explain love BY MARILYN KITZES DIRECTOR Travis Preston, inter- nationally known for his offbeat reinterpretations of classical plays, callsThe Last American in Paris "a theatrical explanation of love in the cinema." It's not always a clear ex- planation - it's not always even explained in English - but its orig- inality makes it one worth ex- periencing. Project The...…

…Page 8 -The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 9, 1989 I A true individual Ahmad Jamal stands alone in jazz world UMf~/ AsianiStijdeiit C(Xoalitioii: \siaItIj l Eoiti Lt c1'diie Scries BY LIAM FLAHERTY T ma' JUDE NAflITA 1987 DRAMA-LOGUE AWARD - performance in her original one -woman show Coming Into Passion/Song For A Sansei" a series of IN 40 years, pianist Ahmad Jamal has evolved from an idiosyncratic to forg a true indivi...…

…Hockey vs. Notre Dame Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Yost Ice Arena The Michigan Daily SPORTS Wrestling vs. Northwestern Sunday, 1 p.m. Crisler Arena Thursday, February 9, 1989 Page 9 Adam Benson Cagers hope to avoid Iowa trap Hedging Bets Let Probert's sickness .be a lesson to society In some cases Detroit hockey player Bob Probert may not inspire pity, anger, or scorn, but we should all be afraid. We interact with others like Probert frequently...…

…0 Page 10- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 9, 1989 f I : 'M' signs 19 gridders MICHIGANENSIAN . 93 years of U-M history and college memories. _ ._ A NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD STUDENTS TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR YEARBOOK! The Michiganensian is looking for energetic, creative, and well-organized people to be editors of the all-new 1990 yearbook. Editors needed for sports, organizations, greeks, academics, retrospect, and Mi...…

…Ninety-eight years of editorialfreedom Vol. XCVIII, No.90 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Tuesday, February 9, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Groups say profs. research chemical weapons By DAVID SCHWARTZ At least three University professors are using University facilities for research that can be applied to chemical warfare, several University students contend. The projects under fire involve research dealing with nerve gas or other chemical a...…

…4 Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, February 9, 1988 Iowans experience media blitz By ALAN PAUL Special to the Daily VICTOR, Iowa - During a breakfast for Michael Dukakis and his supporters, one young Massachusets volunteer said to another, "What are all these press people doing here? I though this was going to be a nice quiet brunch with the campaign people." Welcome to campaign trail '88. There was nothing quiet about anything in the Iowa...…

… Group attacks anti- rent control lawsuit The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, February 9, 1988- Page 3 Gorbachev says Afghan pullout possible inl Ma By PETER MOONEY The battle over rent control in Ann Arbor will continue today when tenant advocates retaliate against a lawsuit filed by landlords last week. The suit, filed by Citizen's for Ann Arbor's Future, says a proposal to limit the extent that landlords can raise rents should not appear on the c...…

…4 OPINION Page 4 Tuesday, February 9, 1988 The Michigan Doily Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Vol. XCVIII, No. 90 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI. 48109 Unsigned editorials represent a majority of the Daily's Editorial Board. All other cartoons, signed articles, and letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Daily. Don't let one state determine America's next president: Downplay Iowa caucuses 4 ...…

…ARTS The Michigan Daily Tuesday, February 9, 1988 Page 5 'Emperor' tells tale of two By Andrea Gacki The Empress Dowager Tzu Hsui is about to succumb to the dysentery that is devouring her body, but before she can die, she must name an heir to the Chinese throne. On a whim, the three-year-old Pu Yi is summoned. Surrounded by ceramic Buddhas and eunuchs spooning her turtle soup, the Empress gathers her last breath and bestows upon the tin...…

…4 Page 6-The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, February 9, 1988 C ASI FIED ADS 764-0557 4 LOST & FOUND FOUND: LADIES WATCh, in front of Michigan Union early Thursday, Feb. 4. Call 663-4565. FOUND: On Church near S. U., one gold earring. Describe it and it's yours. Call 665- 4699. LOST: GLASSESgrey case. Reward. Please call Ted 764-817. PAIR OF GLASSES LOST Jan. 18, 1988 in MLB. Call 973-1472. REWARD! FOR SALE ADORABLE FERRET. Litter trained. Incl. ca...…

…Men's Basketball vs. Indiana Saturday, 4 p.m. Crisler Arena SPORTS Men's Swimming vs. Michigan State Friday, 7:30 Matt Mann Pool The Michigan Doily Tuesday, February 9, 1988 Page 7 Doug in Deep BY DOUG VOLAN Mchigan's senior icers... ... Must provide leadership For the first time in their Wolverine careers, the seniors on the Michigan hockey team have a chance to advance beyond the first round of the Central Collegiate Hockey Associat...…

…I Page 8 -The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, February 9, 1988 'M' track team breaks records at tournament WOLVERINES BLAST GOPHERS AFTER LOSS TO CYCLONES M' Grapplers earn respect By KRISTIN MATTHEWS It was a day of personal bests. Both individual and school records were broken last weekend, as the women's track team jumped, sprinted, and hurdled its way through the Michigan State Invitational Relays at Jenison Fieldhouse in East Lansing. AMONG ...…

…Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom VOLUME XCVII - NO. 92 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9,1987 COPYRIGHT 1987 THE MICHIGAN DAILY State may ban forced retirement By WENDY SHARP The careers of many elderly University professors could be lengthened if a bill coming before the Michigan Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday pas- ses. The legislation, as it is now written, would remove the current retirement age of 70 for Univers...…

…Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 9, 1987 4 Task force to talk with Riegle By CARRIE LORANGER The Ann Arbor Sister City Task Force is scheduled to meet with U.S. Senator Don Riegle (D-Mich.) this Friday to protest federal funding of the Contra rebels in Nicaragua. According to Isaac-Jacobein Campbell, a task force member, they hope Riegle will raise the issue of funding to Nicaragua in the Senate. Gregory Fox, another member, s...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 9, 1987 - Page 3 Diag rally fights 'U' By DAVID WEBSTER Speakers at a Diag rally on Friday demanded that the University issue an official condemnation of a recent racist incident in Couzens dorm. They also criticized Univ- ersity administrators for failing to effectively combat racism on cam- pus. Barbara Ransby, a leader of the Free South Africa Coordinating Committee (FSACC), said some FSACC members a...…

…4 OPINION Page 4 Monday, February 9, 1987 The Michigan Daily j -1 I Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Vol. XCVII,.No. 92 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Unsigned editorials represent a majority of the Daily's Editorial Board All other cartoons, signed articles, and letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Daily. Consider foreign policy LETTERS: Where are the computers? THE CURRENT PETITION...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 9, 1987 - Page 5 Candidates disagree over housing issue (Continued from Page 1) not need more developments, but there are environmental factors that play a role in city planning. "As far as the skyline, I want to see it kept low," Witchie said. Incoming city council members will be faced with reports on the proposed pay equity study. The pay equity study will be. looking for sexual discrimination in the ...…

…4 Page 6-- The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 9, 1987 D24 7144- C4y 1l 4 4 LOST & FOUND FOR RENT FOR RENT PERSONAL HELP WANTED HELP WANTED LOST:BLUE OVERCOAT w/my only set of Toyota keys in ct. BIG REWARD-can't drive w/o them. PLEASE HELP! Tony: 761- 1117. FOR SALE 1979 HONDA HAWK 400-Mint condition. Extras. $725. Call 747-6426. AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY- space in female triple in south quad- must sell for cheap- hafoff or ...…

…ARTS MIA~1 B~AC1i i~reaK Destinatlofl The Michigan Daily Monday, February 9, 1987 Page 7 ,o* Joel had to be a big shot, didn't he? ,By Ben Ticho Billy Joel dropped acid at Crisler Arena Thursday night. They spent a long time looking around for it, but eventually they had to bring out another battery. After that things got really charged up, and the trip began. It was wild. First, all these thousands of people show up and make tittering...…

…4 Page 8 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 9, 1987 Graham dancers create asting images by Jose-Arturo Martinez The images stay in your mind. A chorus of men leaping with abandon into the air, a beautiful woman dressed in a style that suggests a Spanish gypsy, a haunting image of a woman pour - ing out her grief for everyone to see, the Martha Graham Dance Company was in town this weekend, and did they dance! On the program Friday even...…

…Women's Basketball vs. Michigan State Friday, 7:00 p.m. Crisler Arena SPORTS Monday, February 9, 1987 Wrestling vs. Notre Dame Friday, 9:00 p.m. Crisler Arena The Michigan Doily Page 9 Jone By ADAM SCHEFTER Special to the Daily SAULT STE. MARIE - The Michigan hockey team has come a long way this season. No place was this more evident than in Saturday's 9-5 thrashing of a talented Lake Superior team. The win gave head coach Red Berenson hi...…

…4 Page 10- The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 9, 1987 Rush Delivery BY JEFF RUSH A man on the brink... ... illuminating the Knight BLOOMINGTON At 12:52 yesterday, Indiana coach Bob Knight walked through the sea of red. Clad in his crimson sweater, Knight strode into Assembly Hall, /where thousands of his followers wore the same colors. Standing or sitting, they all were present to see Knight do what he does like nobody else. He masterful...…

…Ninety-five Years of Editorial Freedom cl ble Lit i4a ~Iai4jF Mutability Sunshine in the morning followed by clouds in the afternoon. Highs 20-25. Vol. XCV, No. 108 Copyright 1985, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan - Saturday, February 9, 1985 Fifteen Cents Einh Pn y ww=Q 'Gorillas' encourage students. to go ape By SEAN JACKSON Just when people thought a tide of conservatism had swept college cam- puses, three students wearin...…

…4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Saturday, February 9, 1985 r I. IL Inquiring Photographer By Dan Habib IN BRIEF Do you think the academic pressures at the University affec- t the students' social life? Ui Compiled from Associated Press and United Press International reports Reagan names UN ambassador WASHINGTON-President Reagan picked diplomatic troubleshooter and onetime spymaster Vernon Walters yesterday to succeed Jeane Kirkpat...…

…The Michigan Daily - Saturday, February 9, 1985-- Page 3 Ohio State to kill campus birds COLUMBUS (CPS)-One cold night, during the next few weeks, before spring temperatures start rising above 50 degrees, a small cropdusting plane will buzz the Ohio State University campus, drenching selected areas with a detergent-laced water solution. As the sun rises the next morning-if the plan works-university workers will begin picking up the frozen c...…

…4 OPINION Page 4 Saturday, February 9, 1985 The Michigan Daily _1 14 Edie nd mai L i Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Vol. XCV, No. 108 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Editorials represent a majority opinion of the Daily's Editorial Board A peaceful decision EACE BEGINS at home" has become an important tenet of the anti-nuclear movement around the world. Although Ann Arbor's nuclear free zone propos...…

…ARTS Saturday, February 9, 1985 The Michigan Daily Page 5 Artists portray emotional variety By Hobey Echlin A RT IS one of those funky little things you can never quite figure out and even if you can there's no right or wrong, just your feelings about a work against those of another. And if this other happens to be the artist, well, he or she probably has a view separate from yours. And so what? Just as the artist expresses herself throug...…

…e 6 - The Michigan Daily - Saturday. February 9. 1985 FOR SALE 1 ROUNDTRIP TICKET (possibly 2) Detroit-L.A. Feb. 23-March 2 $245.996-4266 86B0214 OMEGA 300 spkrs. List $360/pr. Must sell, asking $150.662-6424. 54B0210 1974 PORSCHE 911S - Born and raised in salt free southern California - Just arrived in Mich. Brown saddle, new paint, rebuilt engine, elect. sun roof, al- arm, new tires, koni shocks and alignment, new in- terior with sheepskin ...…

…Women's Track Wolverine-Nike Open Today, 10:00 a.m. Track and Tennis Building The Michigan Daily SPORTS Gymnastics vs. Kent State and MSU Sunday, 1:00p.m. Crisler Arena ,. . Saturday, February 9, 1985 Page 7 Soo Lakers knock off feisty ice rs, 5-3 Dries' two tallies not By TOM KEANEY Special to the Daily SAULT STE. MARIE-Okay, maybe win ning is everything. In spite of playing one of its best games fundamentally, the Michigan hockey...…

…4 Page 8 -,The Michigan Daily - Saturday, February 9, 1985 Montgomery gone, outlook blue for Dilni By JOE EWING Illinois lost more than a basketball game Thursday night when it was jarred at Michigan State, 64-56. The six- th-ranked Illini, who face Michigan today at Crisler Arena, also lost star- ting center George Montgomery with a broken foot. Montgomery, who was leading the Illini in rebounding this season with 7.4 boards per game, was ...…

…4 Student code: Protec By SUE BARTO Viewed by some as an unacceptable regression to 1950's paternalism, and others as simply the best way to protect students, the University's recent push to adopt a conduct code for student behavior outside the classroom has student leaders up in arms - and administrators doing what they can to calm them. In the planning for nearly three years, the proposed code is now undergoing final revisions and will p...…

…6 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 9, 1984 Econ. department move delayed By COLIN ZICK About the only indications that there once was an Economics Building are a brick preserved in a bench and a small patch of trees pasted onto the cover of the Student Directory to hide the bare space where the building once stood. Since an arson's fire destroyed the structure on Christmas Eve 1981, the department has been exiled to old St. J...…

…HAPPENINGS Highlight University President Harold Shapiro will be one of five panelists at a forum tonight on military research on campus sponsored by the Progressive Student Network. There will be an open discussion and questions from audience members at 8 p.m., in the Pendleton Room of the Michigan Union. Films AAFC - The Ann Arbor 8 mm Film Festival, 7 & 9 p.m., Aud. A. Mediatrics - Citizen Kane, 7 & 9:15 p.m. Hill Street - Who Shall Live an...…

…A OPINION Thursday, February 9, 1984 Page 4 The Michigan Daily 6 Doubting the effectiveness of resistance By Mike Buhler University communities provide a healthy environment for the debate and discussion of problems plaguing our daily lives. These dialogues can be as innocent as dinner talk, or austere as staged debates. Issues will vary with participants, but topics of major political or social concern are always hot. When a par- ticula...…

…ARTS The Michigan Daily Thursday, February 9, 1984 Page 5 Nembert the Troll visits Radioland Catch a falling star By Bradford Pc THERE ONCE lived a creature T called Nembert the Troll. He was a good little troll - worked hard, ate carefully, kept his snout out of other people's business. Hoping to better appreciate the intricacies of life and reality, Nembert decided to get an education. Nembert was a fine student; he at- tended almost ...…

…a6 Page 6.- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 9, 1984 I MEL-IBSN I I F.' 1. i 1. I U I 1 - - - . - - --- - - ---- - .,- .- - . - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - -- - _ --- "URGH-A MUSIC WAR' MEL GIBSONIN "The Yeor of Living Dangerously" It If you find your name in today's MICHIGAN DAILY classified page YOU WIN TWO FREE TICKETS to any one of STATE 1-2-3-4 MIDNIGHT MOVIES 10 I. .1.* I . . ms _ r_ I cd I I-rI 4 &md I j. . ,.. ...…

…Wrestling vs. Athletes in Action Friday, 7:30 p.m. C'risder Arena LPR OTLS Women's Swimming Friday, 7:30 Eastern Michigan University The Michigan Daily Thursday, February 9, 1984 Page 7 Offensive linemen lead football recruits Y r-qq By DOUGLAS B. LEVY Warning to all defensive lineman in the Big Ten: you can count on stiff opposition from the Wolverines Tor several years to come. Yesterday marked the first day for signing of national le...…

…al Page 8 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 9, 1984 Amp- Rent a Car from Econo- Ar o we rent to 19 YR. OLD STUDENTS! Choose from small economical cars to vans. Special WEEKEND rates Pick up services upon request We accept cash deposits I p OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 438 W. Huron 761-8845 ANN ARBOR Fantastic four 'M' relay team betters it's own record 6 By CHRISTOPHER GERBASI They're not faster than a speeding bullet, but Michigan's relay...…

…Ninety-Three Years of Editorial Freedom C I tr + i 4E aiQ Pretty good The sun should shine today, pushing the thermometer toward 30. Vol. XCII, No. 107 Copyright 1983, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor Michigan-Wednesday, February 9, 1983 Ten Cents Eight Pages 'U'faculty roposes uclear war crisis conference By GEORGEA KOVANIS Although some may believe it is only political fad, University faculty members are joining a growing number of colleg...…

…4 Page 2-Wednesday, February 9, 1983-The Michigan Daily Fewer studej SAN FRANCISCO - The cream of America's high school crop is getting J can't beli thinner, according to college entrance xams, and university officials said tly less capq yesterday there's reason for concern. "These figures even shocked me when I looked at them," said Stanford University admissions dean Fred Hargadon, a former chairman of the students scoring 650 or !dollege B...…

…The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, February 9, 1983-Page 3 Rights violations continue II.7. ANNOUNCING SPEEDY'S NEW COPY CENTER b WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department said yesterday political repression around the world continued on a broad scale in 1982, with a number of nondemocratic governments - both friendly and unfriendly - routinely denying the most fundamental human freedoms. In its annual report on the state of human rights, the depar...…

…4 OPINION Page 4 Wednesday, February 9, 1983 The Michigan Daily Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan South African divestment:A movement pickngup s team' Vol. XCIII, No. 107 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Editorials represent a majority opinion of the Daily's Editorial Board Getting tough on guidelines MAKING A SERIOUS inquiry into military research at the Univer- sity isn't one of the Research Polici...…

…ARTS The Michigan Daily Wednesday, February 9, 1983 Page 5 I - Earthy baritone shuns image By George Shepherd SWEDISH BARITONE Hakan Hagegard is familiar to many only as the cute, bumbling Papageno in Ingmar Bergman's film The Magic Flute. In recent years, however, Hagegard has had an increasingly packed schedule of lieder- recitals, or- chestra concerts, and opera perfor- mances. Hagegard's song concert this evening at 8:30 p.m. in Hil...…

…I Page 6-Wednesday, February 9, 1983-The Michigan Daily _ _ - - ~- ~ - - ~ - - - - - - - --- - - - - -- .- - - - -- 7 -04- . If you find your name in today's MICHIGAN DAILY classified page YOU WIN TWO FREE TICKETS to any one of STATE 1-2-3-4 MIDNIGHT MOVIES 4 I I P,1;.:I :f; i i i i,, :i '1 I .&I .,I - I I I-I i -X -- . - -., --..I -- .I -I I - .I-" .. I- i- . -. I. s 1 I- I- I - II- NOW LOST: ONE yellow Poli 111 spiral note...…