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…..... ...m.v.. wr.y - .v iv v4I Iv.y a. Uv ' .Ohlsson's performance honors Chopin Pianist's program pays homage to the composer's great following By BRIAN WISE One of the keys to Frederic Chopin's enduring popularity among audiences lies in first-hand experi- ence. Everyone that took piano les- sons at some point in their lives has Wat down with the neighborhood pi- Garrick Ohlsson January 13, 1995 Rackham Auditorium Auditorium turned out ...…

…14 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 17, 1995 & University Unions Communication dept. will lose . film-video, journalism courses 77y SS(yr Sot i. R 1 i hit. ^ t(!: j:11 ., J + * 4o4 * Come and see what the University's student organizations have to offer you. On Wednesday, January 18, The Office of Student Activities & Leadership will sponsor the 2nd annual Winterfest. Many of the campus organizations and programs will be repre...…

… SI When was the last time the Michigan men's swimming and diving team won the national championship? (Answer, page 2) T A 'M' Sports Calendar AP Basketball Top 25 WMEB College Hockey Poll Indoor track Swimming preview Men's basketball Wrestling - Hockey Women's basketball Gymnastics 2 2 2 3 4-5 6, 10 7 8 9 10 on-pin helps Blue upset No. 4 1?enn State By TIM SMITH Daily Sports Writer Ordinarily a loss in a wrestling match would not be so...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSTuesday - Tuesday, January 17, 1995 Here are the new rankings in the AP top 25 with first-place votes in parentheses. Records are through Jan. 15 Team 1. Massachusetts (47) 2. Connecticut (16) 3. North Carolina (3) 4. UCLA 5. Kentucky 6. Syracuse 7. Kansas 8. Maryland 9. Arkansas 10. Georgetown 11. Arizona 12. Michigan State 13. Arizona State 14. Iowa State 15. Wake Forest 16. Missouri 17. Oregon 18. Virginia 1...…

…_______The Michigan Daily - SPORTSTuesday - Tuesday, January 17, 1995 - 3 i~~i~i 'iAis ~~ :LIt ~iy '~:T~~ ard BRETT FORREST Forrest Fires The 1993 Heisman Trophy winner discusses life in the NBA Charlie Ward is an athlete of ex- ceptional ability. During his years at Florida State, he worked out a hectic schedule that included participation on both the football and basketball teams. Upon completion ofhisseniorsea- son in 1993, Ward was t...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Tuesday, January_17, 1995 LA'S ,s- MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING Recent loss to Stanford only glitch in men's season; aen hope to siem to national crown ~K. Stanford shakes Michigan's confidence Ii!I11t Gustavo Borges: Senior. Freestyle ... All-American.. seven-time NCAA champion ... 15-time Big Ten champion ... World Record holder (400- meter free frelay ... Silver- medalist in 100-meter freestyle in ...…

…The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Tuesday, January 17, 1995 - 5 Nr'ou cok crown Balanced women's team strives for NCAA .Michigan sets sights on first national title WOMEN' SWIMMING AND DIVING By JOHN LEROI Daily Sports Writer It is only a matter of formality. For the Michigan women's swimming team, the regular season is of little significance. As of Friday, the Wol- verines, ranked second nationally and have not been seriously te...…

…6- The Michigan Daily - SPORTSTuesday - Tuesday, January 17, 1995 New attitude fuels Blue turnaround Unselfishness, confidence put Michigan back in race for Big Ten title . By PAUL BARGER Daily Basketball Writer EVANSTON - One game can change a season. Heading into last Wednesday's game with Iowa, the Michigan men's basket- ball team was at a low. Six losses, after only 13 games. That is not what Michigan fans have come to expect from their...…

…The Michigan Daily - SPORTSTuesday - Tuesday, January 17, 1995 - 7 UPSET Continued from page 1 victories. Not exactly an even matchup. And it looked like the veteran was going to come through when he got Richardson on his back near the edge of the ring midway through the first period, coming within an eyelash of a pin. "There were people on the sides saying, 'Come on, come on, come on!"' said Richardson of the season- high 1,141 screamingspec...…

…8 - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSTuesday - Tuesday, January 17, 1995 C WUI I Li fld 0J Michigan-Lake State ain't what it used t be By MELANIE SCHUMAN Daily Hockey Writer SAULT STE. MARIE - In the past four years, the battle between Michigan and Lake Superior State has been more ferocious than that of Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker. Even on ice, nothing could cool this heated rivalry. Even though Saturday's four periods of intense, down-t...…

…The Michigan Daily - SPORTSTuesday - Tuesday, January 17, 1994 - 9 .Blue embarrassed by Nittany Lions, 92-44 By RODERICK BEARD Daily Basketball Writer UNIVERSITY PARK - Col- lege basketball games are supposed to last 40 minutes. Sunday, the Michigan women's basketball team learned that the game doesn't have ogo that long. The Wolverines (2-3 Big Ten, 7- 8 overall) survived only nine min- utes of the first half in an embarrass- ing 92-44 defea...…

…10 - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSTuesday - Tuesday, January 17, 1995 Michigan battles for first against Illinois 'M 1\en tumblers turn in . a repeat perfornance By RYAN WHITE Daily Basketball Writer Illinois basketball coach Lou Henson feels that his team has a num- ber of problems, especially on de- fense. What he's not sure about, though, is whether those problems are on the basketball court or the football field. "Our guys put a lot of ef...…

…IC I tq *Wt One hundred four years of editorial freedom . _ > A2police search suspect's jesidences3 0 Women's underwear, crack cocaine, and tennis shoes are confiscated By FRANK C. LEE Daily Staff Reporter Police searched four residences of spected serial rapist Ervin D. Mitchell Jr. in an effort to collect potentially incriminating evidence,, according to published reports. According to the search warrants issued by the 15th District Cou...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 13, 1995 'U' chemistry grad sentenced to 1 year in drug conspiracy From Staff and Wire Reports A University chemistry graduate, blamed for stealing the formula for the illegal drug methcathinone and distributing in the Upper Peninsula, has been sentenced to a year in prison. U.S. DistrictJudge George LaPlata sentenced Mark McPhee, after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess metheathinone, nickna...…

…00 ~x~e~h e Hi story The Michigan Daily Friday, January 13. 1995 -- 3 IIa J 4' 14 01 ! AfJ - -Mommummma D ci y, - > Compiled by Mona Qureshi Daily News Editor n 1988, the commemoration of a federal holiday day took a turn. While the University had spon sored some events, students said they would no longer take the day for granted. Some of those student activists and their predecessors will be returning to e University to discuss acti...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 13, 1995 AmUmbt d.ju & 41F This is not a bottomless pit. We can't cut every tax for everyone.' - State Rep. James Agee (D-Muskegon), on state efforts to lower tax revenues I 420 Maynard Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan Jessie Halladay Editor in Chief Samuel Goodstein Flint Wainess Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 13, 1995 - 5 .3 charge with i O racism in .$1 suit By ROBIN BARRY Daily Staff Reporter Three University dental employ- ees filed suit yesterday for $1 million, charging that they had been fired on the basis of their race. George B. Washington, a Detroit attorney who is representing the three, said he had received a call from the University officially offering the em- ployees reinstatement. About 25 activi...…

…6 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 13, 1995 ***5BDRM APT. in historic house close to Frieze. Great furn. 2 baths. New kitch. New carpet. Ldry., prkg., Sept. $1500 + util. 769- 1534. NO PET'S. KEYS FOUND January 9th on Church St. If yours, call 663-3545. RING FOUND on S. State St., 1/10/95. Call Regina 313/763-2963 to identify. WANTED: PARKING space near CCRB & Strickland area. Call Rebecca at 913-4745. '85 MERCURY CAPRI Red 2-door,...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 13, 1995 - 7 RENT ME, I'M A GREAT HOUSE. * 8 Bedrooms, 909 Sylvan. * 7 Bedrooms, 926 Sylvan, fireplace. 7 Bedrooms, 418 E. Kingsley, B-unit. * Mgy or Sept. leases. * 6 Bedrooms, 1303 S. State (Sept.). All houses have prkg., remodeled kitchens, 2 fridges, Idry. 973-7368. ROOM IMMED. FOR RENT All fem., beautiful house. $316/mo. + elec. Furn. 2 blocks from campus. Must see. 913-2996. ROOM IN contemporary 2...…

… 's 'Laughter'is the best medicine No matter what the critics say, Simon's play is funny . By MELISSA ROSE BERNARDO On November22,1993, Neil Simon delivered his latest play to eager Broad- way audiences. Hungry for new plays and craving Simon's fulfilling comic artistry, Broadway licked its lips and raised its fork, ready for the feast called Laughter on the 23rd Floor Fisher Theatre January 11, 1995 "Laughter on the 23rd Floor." They dug i...…

…i m Mr nmgri ny - rruay, Jnury 1, ±'V -a 0New Bomb Turks blow up Ohio By MATT CARLSON All right, ante up bozos. You can play your Green Day; you can tout your Offspring; you can even bluff your Rancid (but only if you have a real straight poker face, if you catch my drift). But, even before my turn swings around,-I say the New Bomb Turks will win all bets. The Turks I* stand as the jacks of all trades - the aces in the hole - in this suppose...…

….L'.J *I? IY11rflflnt T UarT7- ItniZar~JWIatuc?7 sv .L iJ HARLEM SPIRITUAL ENSEMBLE SINGS SONGS FROM THE LAND 'Vid Grid' scrambles past and future fun By BRIAN A. GNATT Geffen records has launched itself into the multimedia world of interactive soft- ware with their CD ROM rock-video- moving-puzzle- game "Vid Grid." The idea behind "Vid Grid" is the same as puzzles have been for hundreds of years - take an image, break it into a number of ...…

…me ~mo,ira:,l t iIq - rilUd, ioiuary J...3a - LJ Piano' slightly out of tune Engaging performances obscured by poor direction THE SMOKIN' CUB KODA JUST KEEPS GOING AND GOING ... By J. DAVID BERRY In August Wilson's "The Piano Lesson," an African-American family's prized possession is an ornate and expensive piano into which their enslaved ancestors have carved their family's legacy. The ardor that is ingrained in the piano's history is also...…

… Men's Basketball vs. Northwestern Saturday, 8 p.m. (Raycom) Evanston Si Wrestling vs. Penn State Sunday, 4:30 p.m. Cliff Keen Arena Icers return to CCHA play Wolverines are not underestimating Lake Superior0, By BARRYSOLLENBERGER Daily Hockey Writer During his tenure as coach of the Michigan hockey team, Red Berenson has welded the Wolverines into a na- tional power. In 1984-85, Berenson's first season at the Michigan helm, the Wolverines...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 13, 1995 - 13 Blue women hope to silence Lions' roar in Happy Valley The Wolverines have had their troubles in the lower weight classes all season, including Brian Aparo (above), who wrestles in the 134-pound division. The freshman has posted a record of 9-12. Grapplers duel with Penn State Wrestlers carry momentum into Sunday's conference meet By JED ROSENTHAL Daily Sports Writer To put it simply, Pen...…

…14 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 13, 1995 Players start training camp as hockey begins NEW YORK (AP) - NHL play- ers, still concerned with the "loose ends" of their labor agreement, re- viewed the settlement yesterday be- fore voting on the contract recom- mended by their bargaining commit- tee. Player representatives say theown- ers' proposal will be ratified, but not overwhelmingly. The NHL Players Association scheduled a conferen...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 13, 1995 -15 *Men ready fort battle in Windy By JULIE KEATING men competing o For the Daily simultaneously, i This weekend the Michigan men's to wait up to two gymnastics team is off to Chicago to their specific spe compete in the 23rd annual Windy City "With only tw *Invitational,hosted by Illinois-Chicago. up, you need to b The Wolverines will face off against more than phys several teams in the Big T...…

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…V I tbrin *rn One hundred four years of editorial freedom .. : -DNA test may tie suspect to serial rapes First DNA probes reportedly match DNA profile of suspect in 5 rapes By FRANK C. LEE Daily Staff Reporter Preliminary DNA test results have linked a local man with a series of Ann Arbor rapes, according to pub- lished reports. Mexico * looks for U.S. help with peso The Washington Post WASHINGTON - Mexico's fi- onancial markets rallied ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 12, 1995 MATCH Continued from page 1 harder (for a suspect) to explain." In an exclusive interview Tues- day with the Detroit Free Press, Mitchell claimed he is innocent of the purse snatching and assault charges leveled against him. Mitchell also said he has an alibi for a series of sexual assaults occurring within the city. Senior Assistant Public Defender Greg Margosian, the court-appointed attorn...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 12, 1995 - 3 .AIDS virus found to resist drug treatment The Washington Post WASHINGTON - The immune system of AIDS patients is in a state of all-out war against a relentlessly multi- plying virus, according to new research. In rapid cycles of death and rebirth, the AIDS virus can evolve resistance to new drugs as quickly as a month after a patient begins taking them. The new findings underscore the imme...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 12, 1995 :1e Bdig n ?utr 420 Maynard Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan Jessie Halladay Editor in Chief Samuel Goodstein Flint Wainess Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of a majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters, and cartoons do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The...…

… Men's Track and Field vs.Indiana Saturday, 12 p.m. Track and Tennis Building S TS Hockey vs. Lake Superior State Friday,'7 p.m. Sault Ste. Marie Wolverines pull out double-overtime thriller, 83-82 A IOWA Conlan gives Wolverines spark as intensity returns Continued from page 1 and went the length of the court for the lay-up and the tie. "Without Travis Conlan's effort we would not have won tonight," se- nior Jimmy King said. "We can't ...…

…6-The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 12, 1995 KEYS FOUND January 9th on Church St. If yours, call 663-3545. RING FOUND on S. State St. on Jan. 10, 1995. Please call Regina 313/763-2963 to identify. *** 5 BDRM. & study. Huge historic house on Catherine. Fully fum., 3 baths., ldry., prkg., New kitch., May lease, $2000 + util. NO PETS. 769-1534. *** 5 BDRM APT. in historic house close to Freize. Great fum. 2 baths. New kitch. New carpet. Ld...…

… The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 12, 1995 - 7 ROOM IMMED. FOR RENT All fem., beautiful house. $316/mo. + elec. Furn. 2 blocks from campus. Must see. 913-2996. ROOM IN conte rary 2-bdrm. apt. Just became avail. Fem e pref. 741-9300. ROOMS 717 S. Main fum., kitch., prkg. $275 includes util. 810-646-4360. ROOMS FOR RENT- 325 E. Jefferson. Quiet secure house located 2 blocks from Michigan Union. All util. paid except telephone. Fum. $295-4...…

…8- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 12, 1995 Indoor track teams chase repeat performance Losses to graduation stand between women's team and title Distance runners look to propel men to another Big Ten triumph By EUGENE BOWEN Daily Sports Writer "The last two years were our best years ever," Michigan women's track and field coach James Henry said. And the facts prove him right. The 1994 season was the best sea- son in Michigan women'...…

…Resolution Revolution Something about the clock strik- g 12 o'clock on New Year's Eve ends people into a frenzy of self- reflection and resolution-making. For once, everyone decides that it would be a good idea to try and make prom- ises about what they are going to do for the next year. For days before and days after, friends and family ask what our plans for the year are going to be. With ese questions come pressure to come p with something ...…

…2- TheMichigan Daily -- Weekend etc. -- Thursday, January 12, 1995 Doog and Blair 6~J^ f0Dr ;9 y !) (re L Q l j /r'I -~I AllI 6k ' ~iy r-U , i . - r r' ,, L / tV+ ,i -t" /Ji j/J? '}Vl. FA 0 ZT YU F CC FDYA'V,"v Xoob 1 y ~O ~ ' by Mark Bich *'\- .. Z 5_ I TI NO?')K49D1N6. 14/ 1-279/RI'4 I We Have Some *AeNew Frien...ds! Aeyou sure they're our friends? Well, they're each others friends at least. As you may have noticed, at left and below...…

…The Michigan Daily - Weekend etc. - Thursday, January 12, 1995 - 3 MelRose Place Changing Faces expect to take the music industry by storm rN~ 7 Thne art offlirting I've always seen relationships as wars. We spend our lives on the battle- field, and in order to fight, we need a certain amount of ammunition. And the more we have, the better. Flirting is the H-bomb of relation- ship ammunition; whoever invented it had no idea how powerful it ...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Weekend etc. -- Thursday, January 12, 1995 Ann Arbor: Can't beat these eats 0i By DANIELLE BELKIN As a senior graduating from the University in April, I have come to appreciate the numerous attributes that are unique to-Ann Arbor. Most stu- dents are satisfied with the conve- nience of Entree Plus at the Union or the ease with which they can order a chipati from Pizza House. But as a consumer of great food around t...…

…The Michigan Daily - Weekend etc. - Thursday, January 12, 1995 - 5 'Crooklyn': less daring, mo' accessible By JOSHUA RICH With "Do the Right Thing"(1989), Spike Lee rose to the hierarchy of major film directors amidst great con- troversy. His no-holds-barred portrait of one hot summer day on the streets of Brooklyn's tough Bedford- Stuyvesant neighborhood startled movie audiences who were awakened Home I Entertainment I Center, to the tumu...…

…o- T Ti ?T"~fScftoI ucuy - vwcnr "-.- nuouay, .wrualy M.c.p MTrU 'Unplugged, By TOM ERLEWINE MTV has been responsible for many great things, no matter how much any- one would like to deny it. Without MTV,neither hip-hop or alternative rock would have become house-hold names. Of course, without MTV we wouldn't have had "MTV Unplugged." Over thepastthree years, "Unplugged" has made rock "mature," "responsible" and "adult;" it's the perfect solu...…

…The Michigan Daily - Weekend etc. - Thursday, January 12, 1995 - 7 .The music revolution begins with you Let the bloodletting begin. I've always viewed myself as Music Utopian Man, using His invisible superhuman powers to rip into the souls of lightweight performers and massmediaized icons. I shred any sense of the falsely secured respectability they've gained from both MTV and the consumer-oriented youth culture. The An i .Maffep usi * Mat...…

…8.- The Michigan Daily - Weekend etc. - Thursday, January 12, 1995 Magazine helps keep eight tracks in mind UMS holds sale for students 4...P ,i Z v By TED WATTS Thinking of buying a new mini disc system? Or a DAT machine maybe? You obviously haven't spo- ken to the people at "8-Track Mind" ($2, quarterly). An unIssuming little fanzine hailing from East Detroit, "8-Track Mind"'s winter issue (#83) is a wealth of information concerning the u...…

…The Michigan Daily - Weekend etc. - Thursday, January 12, 1995 -9 FILM SOP EN IN G: THURSDAY T H U R S D A Y T H U R S D A Y DEMON KNiew Although rumored to be more horrifying than the Broadway song and dance version of Stephen King's "Carrie," (an accomplishment not to be overlooked), in actuality, this film version of "Tales From the Crypt" is as lame as the TV show. At Showcase:12:10, 2:20, 4:30, 7:20, 9:35, 11:45. FAR FROM HOME (THE ADV...…

…ilil''l M MEN= INIM ommom Happy Holiday(Bowl that is 01 0i Left: University of Michigan and Colorado State marching bands play before the Holiday Bowl kickoff luncheon. Top: Michigan cheerleaders perform during the luncheon. Middle: Matt Dyson leads the team in a rousing chorus of The Victors in the locker room following their victory over Colorado State. Bottom: Co-captain Walter Smith gets his nickname, 'Baby Love,' tattooed on his arm ...…

…WE irian Un One hundred four years of editorial freedom 2o VN.5 .P2rape suspect: 'I am not the man' By FRANK C. LEE Daily Staff Reporter A suspected serial rapist claims he is innocent in an interview with a state newspaper published yesterday. Ervin D. Mitchell Jr., 33, sits in the Washtenaw County Jail on $50,000 bond awaiting trial on as- sault and purse snatching charges. "I am not the man," Mitchell said. "I honestly, truly believe I'...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 11, 1995 NWROC Continued from page Black people, at all levels. The admin- istration here has made it possible for supervisors to be openly racist, and even President (James J.) Duderstadt has signed onto that policy," Driver asserted. Included on the forum's panel were the three Black workers who allege a racist supervisor stripped them of their jobs in a "frame-up" after they were transferred to t...…

…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 11, 1995 - 3 . Clinton calls for higher minin The Washington Post WASHINGTON - President Clinton yesterday dusted off his dor- mant "new covenant"campaign theme, promoting a revised government job training program for those seeking work and enlisting Democratic sup- port for increasing the minimum wage for those already working. Clinton built his 1992 presidential campaign and his appeal to the middle-...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday,_January 11, 1995 ~Ijz 3d~i~rn Dair I M 8 APIk 00 M 2 SM AW 2 8 Wlk M 'We're done.' 420 Maynard Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan Jessie Halladay Editor in Chief Samuel Goodstein Flint Wainess Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of a majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters, and...…