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… e qq e ^ v " '1 z, p Y x WA a a r Waat!Ikhr Today: Partly cloudy. High 28. Low 19. Tomorrow: Snow. High 39. One hundred nine years of edntonlfreedom Wednesday January 5, 2000: I '"' " I Y2K prove tob e ective By Jewel Gopwani Daily Staff Reporter Nearly two years of preparation seems to have paid off for University and Ann Arbor city offi- als who remained on call during the turn of the illennium Friday. University Spokesperson Jul...…

…t i Thursday January 6, 2000 Weather Today: Cloudy. High 36. Low: Tomorrow: Cloudy. High 31. 23. One hundred nine years of editorialfreedom .. . . .. .... ..... ... .... .... wcc student receives aipology By Yaeli Kohen Daily Staff Reporter Washtenaw Community College stu- dent Saousan Kiwan received an apolo- gy from the college for being told recit- ing a short prayer before giving an oral presentation in class last semester was tppro...…

…4 Ni Weather Today:Mostly cloudy. High 30. Low 26. Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. High 35. One hundred nine years of editorilfreedom ti Friday January 7, 2000 ti~ t 31"bai3 A2 police chief steps Cdownamid citicism ® AAPD Chief Carl Ent resigns after controversy over his handling of a discrimination lawsuit By Caitlin Nish Daily Staff Reporter *fter garnering much criticism regarding his handling of a discrim- ination lawsuit, Ann Arbor Police...…

… I o w- " !Et a t7 l"b AL... Today: Showers. High 48. Low 36. Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy. High 38. One hundred nine years ofeditorialfreedom Monday January 10, 2000 GOP candidates to debate in ich. By Yael Kohen Daily Staff Reporter With the presidential primaries approach- ing, Republican candidates are rigorously campaigning to secure the GOP nomination, converging in Michigan tonight for a nation- ally televised debate. The candidate...…

…WEe ga 1Ut Wcph pr Today: Mostly cloudy. High 38. Low 31. Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy. High 41. One hundred nine years of editorialfreedom Tuesday January 11, 2000 UIA L a I Despite shots, flu epidemic dot subsiding GOP descends 0n state By Shomari Terrelonge-Stone Daily Staff Reporter LSA first-year student Lydia Coble said she felt sick this past weekend with a "dry cough, headache and body fatigue." Yesterday, as she waited at Univers...…

…41v 41v 4 44bri 4TI Weather Today: Cloudy. High 35. Low Tomorrow: Cloudy. High 38. 24. One hundred nine years of editoriadlfreedom Wednesday lamarv 12, 2000 JiAlnVuary 122fllf i I Stadium may enforce ID By Jen Fish Daily Staff Reporter In an effort to guarantee University students ts in their designated sections of the Big use, a proposed policy would require students to present their MCard along with their ticket at the Michigan ...…

… 4v I twtt I ''. i 3x C q -Lc .w ..k W1 Wginhar~ki wwM u uur u Today: Mostly cloudy. High 30. Low 25. Tomorrow: Sunny. High 35. One hundred nine years ofeditorzWfreedom Thursday January 13, 2000 ------------ ---1 4p IAVN ,Il.i Minority housing pushed at J'western University of Michigan provides no minority Greek housing By Jose Gingrich Daily Staff Reporter A proposal adopted by Northwestern niversity's Associated Student Government ear...…

…Weather Today: Partly cloudy. High 26. Low 13.O Tomorrow: Cloudy. High 3One hundredneyears ofedito freedom Friday January 14, 2000 c ) illo o m m illi l 111111,111, ''I 111 IS 1111 A A B A , I I Senator may sue over voting bill 0 State lawmaker may sue 4erturn law criticized as ai tempt to limit student vo By YaoI Kohen Daily Staff Reporter Politicians who are in an uproar about law requiring Michigan residents' voter regi addresses...…

…Weather Today: Cloudy. High 26. Low 14. l7T umrsofeim Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy. High 30. C Tuesday January 18. 2000 A:.*~ Carrying on the dream ABC's Simpson reflects on career By Kdsta Gulfo Daily Staff Reporter An anchor of "World News Sunday" and an Emmy Award win- ning senior correspondent for ABC News, University alum Carole Simpson reflected yesterday on the exclusive interview that launched her career. In 1966, Simpson became the ...…

…Weather Today: Cloudy. High 28. Low 21.O Tomorrow: Snow. High 27. One hundred neyears ofeditorafreedom _~ I Wednesday January 19.2000 i t i 's '" i3 81 i Y: Ab--ddsahaAdsmilk m forms GHB task force By Jeremy W. Peters Daily Staff Reporter Once again thrusting GHB into the local spot- ght, Sen. Spencer Abraham (R-Mich.) nnounced yesterday his plan to form a task force that will promote the education of the so- called date rape drug in M...…

… 2bv41 irirni-qq 4 Waathar " W 'r Today: Snow showers. High 19. Low 8. Tomorrow: Light snow. High 17. One hundred nine years of editori freedom Thursday January 20, 2000 z :z.z. (e.} t 8 1 M' outlines plan to limit boosters, Education in focus a aitlin Nish D- y Staff Reporter In an attempt to avoid potential prob- lems with the men's basketball pro- gram, the Athletic Department has implemented several new measures intended to saf...…

…Weather Today: Partlyucloudy. High g. Low 7. Onehunredni'e ears of editoralfreedom Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. High 22.Onhudenieeas, Friday January 21, 2000 t a~;* 'M' sets rules for 1ooster contact By Jen Fish Daily Staff Reporter The University Board in Control of Intercollegiate Athletics yesterday approved a set of guidelines that will ohibit all student-athletes and athlet- staff members from any and all con- tact with boosters who have v...…

…I ww 1111 i3 thsar Today: Sunny. High 25. Low 16. Tomorrow: Scattered snow showers. High 27. One hundred nine years of editonafreedom Monday January 24,2000 -- i " r t a i III i:;: pap ! tl 1 'U By Jeannie Baumann Daily Staff Reporter proposes stricter hazing policies After several nationally publicized allegations of fraternity hazing on campus, Interim Vice resident for Student Affairs E. Royster Harper said she now is working with...…

…Iq 10 Tuesday January 25, 2000 WI~atam gr Today: Scattered snow showers. High 24. Low 12. Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy. High 21. One hundred nine years of editonidlfreedom I ff'1 I Caucus results 1n few surprises Gore, Bush victoriously &ipture caucus votes DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Republican George W Bush won Iowa's kickoff caucuses last night, besting upstart Steve Forbes to set the stage for a three-way presidential primary fight i...…

…t lie Ak Weather Today: Partly cloudy. High 24 Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. Hig . Low 6. h 22. One hundred nine years ofeditonalfreedom Wednesday January 26, 2000 1t x ( ) k . Hopwood Study indicates increased stress axarrds honor students By Marta Brill Daily Staff Reporter Engineering first-year student Alissa Kass was hanging out with friends at a party when she heard a *tory that inspired her to take up her pen and write. The tale tha...…

…f, itv .V 1. S:fl } U4W Awla a f h a r rVVdaLI * F Today: Partly cloudy. High 21. Low 5. Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. High 23 One hundred nine years of editoialfreedom Thursday January 27, 2000 Granger attends Dearborn, sues high school By Jeannie Baumann Daily Staff Reporter Grosse Pointe Woods resident Daniel , ranger, whose admission to the University as revoked in 1998 during a sexual miscon- duct scandal with Granger at its center, too...…

…One hundred nine years ofeditonaifreedom Friday January 28, 2000 Weather Today: Blistering, like Bill C.'s Hibiao Tomorrow: Frigid, like George W.'s wife Will; angler gives little to state schools State budget appropriates 2.5 percent to 15 state universities Jeremy Wu-Tang Peters ply Staff Reportero LANSING - According to Gov. John Engler's Fiscal Year 2001 budget recommenda- tion, state universities will receive a 2.5 percent acro...…

…an Heather Today: Cranky and1 Tomorrow: Happy. d swings. Camp letingg four years ofedioriadlfreedom Jeoparday January 28, 2000 ith I from h senlo S. For us, the Daily has been a amily By the Seniors Former Daily Staffers Tonight a group of 20 people, who prob- ably don't belong together, shared Daily tradition one last time. We had dinner. Someone once described it as a big family dinner. And in a way it has been. For the past fo...…

…N One hundred nine years feditorlfreedom NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 wwwmichigandally. corn Monday January 31, 2000 Ellerbe intervenes in alleged heft By Mark Francescutti Daily Sports Editor Michigan men's basketball coach Brian Ellerbe was involved in a Univer- sity student's decision not to press crimi- nal charges against up to three Michigan basketball players, the female student said, who had various items stolen from room....…

…One hundred ten years ofediorfreedom w ,, ',' A ;, , 1 NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 wwwmichigandaily.com Thursday January 4, 2001 * $, f.o9r; ~W.4."" ~ I .Mich. Sen. A fruitful finish asked to join Bush's Cabinet tLoie Melzish Daily Staff Reporter A day before his Democratic succes- sor was sworn in as Michigan's junior senator yesterday, Republican Spencer Abraham accepted President-elect George W. Bush's nomination to head ...…

…One hundred ten yearsfede iarfreeom *ri. NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 www michigandaily. cam Friday January 5, 2001 I 6.~ I Profs. to use, Hubble to study Jupiter. PSusan Luth Daily Staff Reporter Four University professors are getting a "once-in-a- lifetime chance" to use new technology and the Hubble Telescope to explore Jupiter in a way it has never been seen before. This rare opportunity was provided when Cassini, NASA's larg...…

…One hundred ten years ofeditoraifreedom Un NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 wwwmichigandally corn Monday January 8, 2002. 1,111 'I M 1, 1 Rapper' s delight Systems diffler in 'U' lawsuits By Jen Fish Daily Staff Reporter When attorneys in the lawsuits challenging the University's use of race as a factor in admissions in the Law School meet on Jan. 16, they will be arguing many of the same points brought up in the case challenging ...…

…One hundred ten years ofeditordfreedom a'l NEWS: 76-DAILY ,CLASSIFIED:,764,557 ww micigandaIly. cam Tuesday January 9, 2001 I 1 11 I Robbery suspects By Kristen Beaumont Daily Staff Reporter Ann Arbor Police arrested four sus- pects this weekend in connection with a string of robberies that targeted business- es and pedestrians near Central Campus. In a little more than a week, several seemingly connected robberies occurred within c...…

…I One hundred ten years ofeditoridfreedom ti NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 gw mlchlgandalfrv.com Wednesday January 10, 2001 .. .. . ; . --: _.. , - " , . ,. . M , n., _,... .,,.. I Life goes on in Law Quad as ria1 nears By Whitney Elliott Daily Staff Reporter As the suit against the University's Law School garners national atten- tion, the Law Quad seems to be the farthest removed from the media frenzy. yirst-year law student Mark...…

…Itr One hundred ten years ofeditorzdfreedom t ttz NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 7640557 www~michigandaily.com Thursday January Ui, 2001. se' d id >:P , - Cantor By Jacquelyn Nixon Daily Staff Reporter The University has agreed to pay $100,000 to *ttle a lawsuit filed in August 1999 by George Cantor following the death of his daughter, Courtney. Courtney Cantor died October 16, 1998, after falling through the window of her sixth-floor room in...…

…One hundred ten years'f ednr z-l freedom Irni NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 www~michigandaily.com Friday January 12, 2001 > D ~ t " (a i-4. I Law By Jon Fish Daily Staff Reporter _I Three years of scrutinizing the admissions system and piecing tether the arguments for and against affirmative action will come down to 90 hours of courtroom time. After the long wait, Barbara Grutter v. Lee Bollinger et. al, will finally enter the c...…

…V One hundred ten years ofeditorialfreedom A ar NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 7640557 www michigandaily. com Tuesday January 16, 2001 Charges dropped against 'U' bus driver I ® Judge finds Engineering senior not liable for medical secretary's death David Enders ly Staff Reporter Washtenaw County District Judge Eliza- beth Hines decided Friday to drop a negli- gent homicide charge against the University bus driver whose bus struck and kille...…

…One hundred ten years ofeditorlifreed m atY NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 wwwmichigandaily.com Wednesday January 17, 2001 ......a.ua........0± r,. p- st di it U' announces 7-year, $25 million deal with Nike By David Enders , ily Staff Reporter Following seven months without an athletic apparel contract, the University announced a seven-year deal with Nike yesterday. The deal, signed Jan. 8, ends negotiations that have been o...…

…One hundred ten years ofedtonalfreedom tti NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 wwwmichigandaily.com Thursday January 18,2001 *' -.- I Statistic expert jestifies for CIR University will open its case with President Lee ' linger taking the tand today By Jon Fish Daily Staff Reporter DETROIT - In day two of admis- sions lawsuits, lawyers from the Univer- sity and the Center for Individual Rights clashed over whether the extent to which the ...…

…One hundred ten years ofeditorialfreedom "ItI NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 www michigandaily. corn Friday January 19, 2001 .. ........ I I tU' ANIL ble 9 nzo a.d mmdissns defense By Anna Clark Daily StaffReporter DETROIT - In what he later called a "rare" earance on the. witness stand, University sident Lee Bollinger stressed the education- al value of diversity for the student body as he testified yesterday to defend the use...…

…One hundred ten years ofeditorialfreedom 4 NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 www michigandaily. corn Monday January 22, 2001 H 8 I i Bush VOWOAII" Rom t-0 ite 43rd president sees a nation of character By Nick Bunkley Daily News Editor WASHINGTON - George W. Bush this weekend officially launched his crusade to mold "a nation of char- acter," reiterating the message of unifi- cation that powered his campaign through a bitter pr...…

…One hundred ten years ofeditorialfreedom 4 1 NOPW NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 7640557 wwwmichigandally.com Tuesday January 23, 2001 4X 4 Texas o s Ringleader among those in custody; fifth inmate commits suicide WOODLAND PARK, Colo. (AP) - Acting on a tip, authorities yester- aptured four of the seven convicts w broke out of a Texas prison nearly six weeks ago and allegedly gunned down a policeman on Christmas Eve. A fifth inmate killed hims...…

…One hundred ten years ofeditorfreedom NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 wwwmichigandally.com Wednesday January 24, 2001 III ling I Ilollinger in top 3 for From staff and wire reports University President Lee Bollinger as one of the top three candidates for the presidency at rvard University, according to a published Mort. The Boston Globe reported yesterday that Bollinger made the cut along with Harvard Provost Harvey Fineberg and...…

…One hundred ten years of edtori°lfreedom ; , ''; x a a ' . fi ' . ,, a_ d = - , u , ° L - NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED. 764-0557 wwwmichigandaily.com Thursday January 25, 2001 imill A 'Heating prces to nse this espnng By Whitney Elliott Daily Staff Reporter In the next several months, some Michigan energy companies are expected to significantly raise natural gas rates. The increase comes at the end of a *hree-year pilot program to freeze ga...…

…One hundred ten years ofedftorkdfreedom a' NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 www michigandailycom Friday January 26, 2001 *a tti -- r Petitioners seek to limit goncealed weapons By Shannon Pettypiece For the Daily In response to a law signed by Gov. John Engler earlier this month that t uld allow more Michigan residents carry concealed firearms, a Detroit- based anti-gun coalition is seeking 200,000 signatures on a petition to put the m...…

…One hundred tenyeanofeditolafreedm Un61 " NEWS: 763-1459 CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 www.blowiobs.com Jeopardy January 26, 2002. Th you never sawi ls I Panel of seniors educates on the proper way to miss class By iundsey Aipert Daiy StaffReporter Feel like you're wasting your time away sitting in lectures, and lectures? Well, you ought to, because quite frankly, you don't even need to bother going in order to graduate, a panel of speakers fro...…

… One hundred ten years ofeditoiafreedom . NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 www.michigandaily.com Monday January 29, 2001 .... 10 die in crash of Oia.St. .airplane, 0 Detroit native one of two players killed after game against Colorado STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - It was supposed to be a day of Super Bowl Sunday revelry in this college *own, with the only worry being whetlier stores would run out of pop- corn, beer and peanuts. Instead, the...…

…One hundred ten years of edz'onl freedom a' NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 wwwmichigandailycom Tuesday January 30, 2001 3% **r t cal fo appintd reent I By Louie Meizlish Daily Staff Reporter In his 11th annual State of the State dress tomorrow, Gov. John Engler plans outline a plan to add seven appointed members to the University Board of Regents as well as the Michigan State Uni- versity Board of Trustees, the Wayne State Universit...…

…One hundred ten years fedztordafreedo 41P NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 wwwmichigandaily.com Wednesday January 31, 2001 , f, ;, ,,. r a ,,' __.. ' ' pushes NikeI ,strike By Jen Fish Daily Staff Reporter Less than two weeks after the announcement of its new seven-year, $25 million Nike contract, the Universi- ty has sent a letter to Nike expressing concerns about labor abuses in a factory listed as having produced Michigan apparel...…

…It Itll One hundred eleven years of editorialdfreedom ti NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 wwwmichigandaly. com Monday January 7, 2002; Vvf A@rbr = aI001Ih Mci,, l SALT LAKE 2002 Olympic Torch in IN WITH THE NEW YEAR White steps n as search presses on By Elizabeth Kassab Daily Staff Reporter A2 today Inside: Map of the route. Page 7A. By Kylene Kiang Daily Staff Reporter The spirit of the Olympic Games will come to Ann Arbor tod...…

…One hundred eleven years of editoriil freedom ,:4 40b t NEWS: 76-DAILY q* CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 Wwww~michigandally.com Tuesday January 8, 2002 Council supports detainee By Jacquelyn Nixon Daily Staff Reporter 0 Detained Ann Arbor Muslim leader Rabih Haddad gained the city's support yesterday evening after City Council members approved by a partisan 9-2 vote a resolution proposed by community members requesting due process and open hearings...…

…One hundred eleven years feditoraifreedom NEWS: 76-DAILY . CLASSIFIED: ,7640557 wwwmichigandaily..com Wednesday January 9, 2002 K0192dja M ly m I III--------------------- ------------- Tuition becomes hot political issue By Louie Meizlish Daily Staff Reporter College tuition is taking center stage as Michi- gan gubernatorial candidates weigh in on Central Michigan University's approval of a 28 percent tuition increase for the next acad...…

…2 Itigt One hundred eleven years ofeditoriafreedom t i *NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 www~michigandelly.com Thursday January 10, 2002 E a _ ,. Ecstasy use slows anon teenagers * "Live like there is no tomorrow, dance like nobody is watching, and rave like you are on a roll" is a motto by which many ravers and ecstasy users have been living for decades. But even this long-lived maxim seems to be los- ing its effect as ecstasy use amo...…

…One hundred eleven years ofeditoril freedom "Ui NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 www~michigandally.com Friday January 11, 2002 Judge denies area Muslim leader bond again By Jacquelyn Nixon Daily Staff Reporter A federal immigration judge gave Immigra- tion and Naturalization Service officials more time to build their case against Ann Arbor Muslim leader Rabih Haddad, who was once again denied bail and must remain behind bars as the fed...…

…One hundred eleven years of editforialfreedom ti NEWS: 76-DAILY i CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 www~michigandally.com Monday January 14, 2002 Voi GXiI, No. 7 .!lean rbory , dlit tti n, 000211 IVMic1#gan_ ally- I Ford c Dearborn automaker is the largest employer of University 0 engineering graduates By Shannon Pettypiece Daily Staff Reporter ---- - ------- 1' uts ticularly concerning toi according to the Col annual report for 2000 University En...…

…Jryr One hundred eleven year ofedrirl freedom NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 www michigandail y. com Tuesday January 15, 2002 B f,. ~ I i Marshals take custody of Haddad Detained local Muslim man is again held in an undisclosed location while awaiting transfer. By Jeremy Berkowitz Daily Staff Reporter Members of the Muslim community were angered yesterday by news that Rabih Haddad was moved by the U.S. Marshals Service from the Mo...…

…ICrugn One hundred eleven years of editorialfreedom *ri . NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 wwwmichigandaly.com Wednesiday January 16, 2002 kyn , f ill J ll Emr opts not to direct LSI By Elizabeth Kassab Daily Staff Reporter Citing personal reasons and the departure of for- mer University President Lee Bollinger, Life Sci- ences Institute Co-Director Scott Emr has decided to remain at the University ofI California at San Diego whe...…

…One hundred eleven years ofedorialfreedom NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 7640557 www~michigandally.com Thursday January 17, 2002 Ivbf. CX114 No. so 'An Alrbof Michigan= 02002 The Michigan Daily; Rivers By Kara Wenzel Daily Staff Reporter "These four weeks have felt like a year to me," Muslim Islamic Academy student Salim Al-Churbaji said, referring to the month his teacher, Rabih Haddad, has spent in jail. Haddad, a local Muslim leader, was ...…

…One hundred eleven years ofeditorialfreedom t tt NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 wwwmichigandally.com Friday January 18, 2002 Vo.CUNo 1An Aro.MihianQ202Th Mchga Cuts likely in higher ed funding By Loue Mezish Daily Staff Reporter With the state facing an estimated deficit of $900 million, funding for Michigan public uni- versities for the next academic year is expected to remain low and could even be cut. The amount of funding the...…

…One hundred eleven years ofeditorad freedom ti NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 7640557 www mlchlgandal y. cam Tuesday January 22, 2002 t w ,. Inqury ofrapes at Beta dropped By Rob Goodspeed For the Daily Prosecutors have decided not to pursue charges against two Beta Theta Pi fraternity members for a pair of alleged rapes last semester. "They didn't believe they could prove it beyond a reasonable doubt," said Ann Arbor Police Sgt. Rich Kinsey....…