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…'U' undergoes rapid growth at BY STEVE KNOPPER Too many students applied for Creative Writing 323 this term - it happens every term. In one section, the professor turned away about half of the 50 students who showed up the first day because their writing wasn't quite as good as the students' who got in. "We had to turn away students who wanted to take that course," said English Prof. Peter Bauland, who didn't teach the class. "Why? Because ...…

…Ninety-nine years of editorial freedom Vol. IC, No. 19 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Tuesday, October 4, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Students, all-male 'group meet BY DONNA IADIPAOLO Native American students and members of Michigamua - an all male honor society - met last Fri- day to discuss alleged violations by } Michigamua of a civil rights ruling. As part of their traditional initia- tion ceremony, members have been said to paint thei...…

…Ninety-nine years of editorial freedom Vol. IC, No. 20 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Wednesday, October 5, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Jackson promotes registration BY MARION DAVIS AND ROSE LIGHTBOURN Despite a late start on his mass voter registration drive, former presidential candidate Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke to a sometimes roar- ing crowd of about 1600 last night at Ann Arbor Pioneer High School. Jackson encouraged supporters to "ke...…

…Ube kiuan: ailu Ninety-nine years of editorialfreedom Vol. 1C, No. 21 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Thursday, October 6, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily ,, 5 _ .: Bentsen, Quayle face OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Vice- presidential candidates Dan Quayle and Lloyd Bentsen clashed last night in a campaign debate televised by all three networks. The youthful Republican pro-nounced himself fully qualified for the high office he seeks, while his Demo-c...…

…I An undercover look at Fraternity Rush *Buzz Alexander S-ie! 9 The Blues color Ann Arbor this weekend Ninety- nine years of editorialfreedom Vol. IC, No. 22 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday, October 7, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Pomp and protest Duderstadt crowned eleventh president Kickoff, 12:15, Ch. 7 Blue to Stake on -rival MSU BY PETE STEINERT You know it's the week of the Michigan-Michigan State football game when the air t...…

…Ninety-nine years of editorialfreedom Vol. IC, No. 23 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Monday, October 10, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Morrison speaks unspeakable' in lecture BY MARGIE HEINLEN literary works that do not bend to Friday afternoon at 4:00 the fit the white mold of literature. sun warmed an overflowing crowd Morrison argues against the of students, faculty and guests "raceless one" calling the attempt outside Rackham Hall, waiti...…

…Ninety-nine years of editorialfreedom Vol. IC, No. 24 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Tuesday, October 11, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily LSA De to leave by Sept. an I 1 BY LISA POLLAK LSA Dean Peter Steiner will leave office by Sept. 1, 1989, having only served three years of a five-year term, he said yesterday. The announcement was not meant to surprise; Steiner accepted a second term as dean in 1986 with the stipulation he would serve o...…

…4r IEUU& Ninety-nine years of editorialfreedom Vol. IC, No. 25 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Wednesday, October 12, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Campus gays honor AIDS activists 'coming BY LISA WINER The "rap National Gay Rights Advocates sion, the and a magazine entitled, "The out" stori Experience Weekend," declared yes- "I thin terday "National Coming Out Day" mophobi in an effort to increase the visibility other rap of the more than ...…

…Ninety-nine years of editorialfreedom Vol. IC, No. 26 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Thursday, October 13, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Officials 'respond to gunp BY MIGUEL CRUZ Last week the Ann Arbor Police department revealed a policy which allowed officers to purchase semi- automatic pistols before Oct. 11 for use on duty. The decision was made by Police Chief William Corbett without input or approval from the Ann Arbor city council. ...…

…In Weekend Magazine " A look at an area homeless shelter - Sam Kinison - 'Bird' - The List A preview of Michigan hockey in the supplement on pages 12 & 13 Ninety-nine years of editorial freedom Vol. IC, No. 27 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday, October 14, 1988 Copyright 1988 The Michigan Daily M looks to poke, out Is BY JEFF RUSH The I's - Iowa, Indiana, and Illinois - have it, unless Michigan has anything to say about it. Michigan travels ...…

…Ninety-nine years of editorialfreedom Vol. I C, No. 28 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Monday, October 17, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Vest may be on provost list BY RYAN TUTAK Engineering Dean Charles Vest is the top candidate to succeed now- University President James Duder- stadt as provost, a source on the provost search committee said Fri- day. Duderstadt left the post, which he had held since 1986, this fall after accepting t...…

…Ninety-nine years of editorial freedorn Vol. IC, No. 29. Ann Arbor, Michigan - Tuesday, October 18, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Stores praise ppolice increase BY DAVID SCHWARTZ Three people representing Ann Arbor business associations ad- dressed the Ann Arbor City Council last night, commending Mayor Ger- alti Jernigan's directive to increase police patrols in the troubled May- nard and Liberty area. Jermigan's decision to reques...…

…Ninety-nine years of editorial freedom Vol. tC, No. 30 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Wednesday, October 19, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily involved:.< in NCAA scandal BY STEVE BLONDER Michigan basketball player Sean Higgins may soon find himself embroiled in the midst of what is potentially the largest college bas- ketball scandal in recent history. The National Collegiate Athletic Association released 18 allegations against the Universi...…

…Ninety-nine years of editorialfreedom Vol. 1C, No. 31 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Thursday, October 20, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily '89-90 tuition may BY STEVE KNOPPER Student tuition may increase an- other 9 percent next year if the Uni- versity's first budget request to the state goes as planned. Today, the University's Board of Regents will unveil its initial request for 1989-90 state funding - the first step in a yearlong budget f...…

…In Weekend Magazine: special issue: Fashion and surrealism Ninety-nine years of editorialfreedom Vol. IC, No. 32 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday, October 21, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Ford plugs public service BY MARION DAVIS AND NOAH FINKEL Former President Gerald Ford and Former Federal Reserve Board Chair Paul Volcker urged about 150 students yesterday to pursue careers in public service during a forum at the Gerald R. ...…

…Ueiriuulail Ninety-nine years of editorialfreedom Vol. IC, No. 33 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Monday, October 24, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michiga Daily i -- Regents divest holdings KAREN HANDELMAN/Daily Members of the Michigan Alumni Marching band whoop it up, even without intstruments, during the halftime show at the Michigan-Indiana football game. BY STEVE KNOPPER The University will divest the rest of its holdings with companies oper- ating ...…

…Ninety- nine years of editorialfreedom Vol. IC, No. 34 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Tuesday, October 25, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Arabs, Jews begin campus dialogue BY TARA GRUZEN A newly organized group, "Sa'lam Shalom - The Arab Jewish Peace Project" met for the first time last night to openly discuss members' differing viewpoints about the current state of relations in the Middle East. The meeting, which drew approx- imately 30 Arab...…

…Ninety-nine years of editorial freedorn Vol. IC, No. 35 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Wednesday, October 26, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily MSA votes for U Council BY STEVE KNOPPER The Michigan Student Assembly took the first step yesterday toward reconvening the University Council - the panel that writes student conduct rules. In a three-page document written by MSA and fac- ulty officials, MSA proposed that the council - a nine-member comm...…

…Ninety- nine years of editorial freedom Vol. IC, No. 36 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Thursday, October 27, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Doily USSR may release prisoners MOSCOW (AP) - The Soviet Union will release all people regarded in the \West as political prisoners by the end of the year, Chancellor Helmut Kohl of West Germany said yesterday after talks with President Mikhail Gorbachev. Such a dramatic move would be one of the boldest sig...…

…InWeekendMagazine- " Can societal conditions be considered a result of natural selection? o Jazz pianist extraordinaire Michele Rosewoman Ninety-nine years of editorialfreedom Vol. I C, No. 37 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday, October 28, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Pw Minority enrollment up in '88 BY KELLY GAFFORD The University's minority enrollment went up from 13.5 percent to 15.4 percent this year, but overall figure...…

…Ninety-nine years of editorialfreedom Vol. IC, No. 38 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Monday, October 31, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily 'M' sweeps defending ice champs BY RICHARD EISEN SPECIAL TO THE DAILY SAULT STE. MARIE - Prior to Michigan's weekend series against defending national champion Lake Superior State, Michigan hockey coach Red Berenson said it wasn't going to be a "Mission Impossible" for the Wolverines to win a game in the Lake...…

…4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 3, 1988 Growth Continued from Page 1 budget assigns $844,220 to the office in the coming year, more than four times its initial allocation in 1987. * The budget itself has doubled to $490 million since 1980, and the University has hired more financial administrators just to keep tabs on it. Other factors include a new University phone system, a stronger General Counsel's Office, and improved co...…

…4 'Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 4, 1988 Police Notes Sexual Assault An Ann Arbor woman was sexu- ally assaulted at gunpoint Saturday morning in her home in the 1000 block of Vaughn Street, Ann Arbor police said yesterday. Sgt. Jan Suomala said the man, described by the victim as a 6 feet 2 inches with short hair, entered the woman's home at gunpoint at about 8:30 a.m., sexually assaulted her, and fled. The victim was treate...…

…Page 2 -T6e Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 5, 1988 f Rare books display opens BY VERA SONGWE Some of the newest acquisitions by the University libraries are not new at all. In fact, several of the manuscripts purchased since 1984 were among the first ever printed with moveable type in the 15th cen- tury. One of the "new" books, The B'ook of Hours , is a colorfully illus- trated, pocket-sized book printed in the Netherlands during the M...…

…4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 6, 1988 Group aids rain BY RACHELE ROSI Forty-three members of the Penan Tribe of Borneo are now in jail because they tried to block logging machines from deforesting an area of the Sarawak tropical rainforest. The tribe has hunted and gathered in this rainforest for centuries, if not longer. A newsletter published by the School of Natural Resources' Rainforest Action Movement said the tribe...…

…4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 7, 1988 Salvadoran speaks at 'U' BY PATRICK STAIGER The United States sends $2 mil- lion dollars every day to the gov- ,rnment of El Salvador. a' Much of that money is used to protect the government from its own .people, said Mercedes Selgado, a representative from the Farabundo -Marti National Liberation Front, El Salvador's guerilla army. The FMLN has been at war with the government for eig...…

…4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 10, 1988 Economist discusses Perestroika BY MARK WEISBROT Harry Magdoff, economist, au- thor, and co-editor of Monthly Re- view magazine, discussed during a speech Friday the significance of Perestroika, the Soviet Union's pro- cess of restructuring its economy. Magdoff's talk began by address- ing the Soviet economy's sharp downturn in its rate of growth, but soon branched into more fundamen- ...…

…4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 11, 1988 Paternity claim may alter law IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press and staff reports IV w LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two men claiming fatherhood of a 7-year- old girl are asking the U.S. Supreme Court today for a Solomon-like deci- sion in a case raising profound questions about marriage, fatherhood and family in American society. "This case arises out of a societal phenomenon of men ass...…

…4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily -- Wednesday, October 12, 1988 Doctor questions AIDS drug testing BY THE PACIFIC NEWS SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO - Peter LaRiviere is upset. LaRiviere is a doctor and a lawyer and he is part of a group medical practice specializing in the care of AIDS patients. He is upset because he says one of the nation's foremost AIDS research projects is misleading and possibly mistreating people who are infected with the deadly...…

…-Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 13, 1988 Feminist leader Gloria Steinem to visit 'U' for pro-choice vote BY LISA WINER Arbor to raise money in hopes she will help Margy Long, a Planned Parentho Well-known feminist Gloria Steinem will be them achieve their ultimate goal - a spot on the representative of the People's Campaign,.said; in Ann Arbor today to encourage citizens to vote commercial airwaves to encourage more citizens b...…

…4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 14, 1988 1.' Class addresses racism BY DEBBIE HERZ Black students, white students, Asian-American students, and a host of others gather each Tuesday in Al- ice Lloyd's Blue Carpet Lounge for class, but the topic they're tackling isn't strictly academic. When they Ulkl about racism and sexism, much of the learning comes from real life, not books. Sociology Prof. Luis Sfeir-You- nis says it is "i...…

…4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 17, 1988 Weight loss center offers options IN BRIEF. Compiled from Associated Press and staff reports BY MONICA SMITH Emphasizing permanent weight loss, the University's Weight Con- trol Clinic offers a new alternative for people confused by shelves of workout tapes, miracle diet pills, and health books. The clinic, which opened in Jan- uary, offers a comprehensive ap- proach to weight loss. I...…

…4 Page 2- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 18, 1988 Police Notes Break-ins Jewelry, stereo equipment and a camera, valued at a total of $1,000, were stolen from a home in the 1100 block of Nielson Court Sunday, Ann Arbor police said. Sgt. Jan Suomala said the thieves apparently forced open a storage area gate to gain entry into the home. No arrests have been made in connection with the burglary, he said. -In another break-in, thieves re...…

…Page 2- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 19, 1988 Speaker links drinking, fitness BY MICAH SCHMIT If you have to take an important exam or participate in an athletic competition, don't go drinking two or even three nights before, warns Kelly Lamb, health promotion spe- cialist at University Health Services. Speaking yesterday afternoon on "Alcohol and Fitness" as part of na- tional Alcohol Awareness Week, Lamb told a sparse crowd that...…

…Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 20, 1988 Living on North BY STACEY GRAY "Where are you living?" "Oh." Then comes the North Campus face. It is a mixture of pity and remorse, a face that says "better you than me." There are also the in- evitable comments, "I hear the people up there get really close" or the classic, "Bursley has the best food, doesn't it?" Many students living on North Campus report such a feeling of isolatio...…

…I Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 21, 1988 Budget Continued from Page 1 funds, totalling about $261 million. The regents would then raise tuition 9 percent to balance the budget. To achieve this request, Univer- sity executives said they will use different lobbying strategies than they have in recent years. Instead of asking that the University's own funds go up, officials will push for increases in state funding for all state...…

…4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 24, 1988 TV show examines disarmament BY FRAN OBEID If you're still pondering which presidential candidate to vote for, "Mandate from Main Street," could make up your mind. The one-hour documentary, to be broadcast at 10 p.m. tonight on cable station WTBS, explains the country's pre- sent nuclear situation and the crucial policy-making decisions that face the next president. "The consideration ...…

…4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 25, 1988 VP hopeful for workers BY MICHAEL LUSTIG Would you vote for a person who promised a $10-an-hour minimum wage? Gloria La Riva, vice presidential candidate for the Worker's World Party, is making that promise, but doesn't expect many people to take her up on the offer. "We're obviously not running for the vote," said La Riva in a recent interview with the Daily. She sees her candidacy...…

…C Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 26, 1988 Speaker: Dems move from left BY MONICA SMITH Most Americans are to the left of Presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, a speaker at Guild House said last night, adding that the Democratic party does not offer a real choice for progressives. Justin Schwartz, a philosophy professor at Kalamazoo College, said that not only Dukakis, but the Democratic party as a whole, has moved fart...…

…Page 2- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 27, 1988 0 Vacancy Continued from Page 1 they're just too expensive," Russ said. She said almost all of the low- cost housing available has already been rented to students, but more ex- pensive units, like those offered by Tower Plaza, are out of most stu- dents' budgets. New construction is not the only cause of the increase in unoccupied housing, Russ said. "Part of the rea- son the vacancy r...…

…4 Page 2 -The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 28, 1988 SpeaK Continued from Page 1 rape) gives me extra energy, so I think they screwed themselves." "No more will I be a victim. No more will I let anyone take away the power that is mine as a woman," said another woman Nearly 100 men attended the Speak-Out. "It's important (for me to attend) so I'm well informed, so I don't contribute to a rape culture," said irst-year LSA student Max Gordo...…

…Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 31, 1988 Request Continued from Page 1 Richard Kennedy, vice presidenr for government relations for th University, agrees with Sederbur: that the proposal is more rationa5 than past requests. "By using this joint partnership approach, we are not saying to the state, 'this is our need and you pro- vide it all,"' said Kennedy. "We are saying 'this is how much we're prepared to put in and you put ln ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 3, 1988-- Page 3 Group reacts to racism pro gram )Y ANNA SENKEVITCH Addressing a crowd of about 80 people at Stockwell residence hal fast night, LSA senior and Black Student Union representative David !Colbert told Black students to deny what he termed a "back of the bus" mentality and be proud of their race and their heritage. The purpose of the event - co- sponsored by Markley Minority Affairs Council an...…

…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 4, 1988 - Page 3 19 faculty members get awards at ceremony BY KATEY FISCHER AND ELIZABETH ROBBOY Nineteen faculty members and re- searchers received awards last night for distinguished teaching, research, and service during the State of the University Address - while Tagar, a pro-Israel student activist group, peacefully protested an award pre- sented to political science Prof. Ali Mazrui. About 400 peop...…

…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 5, 1988 - Page 3 Green party to run in '90 here BY SCOTT CHAPLIN A new state-wide political party modeled after the West German Green Party is hoping to gain access to the state ballot by 1990, said party ' coordinator Brian Wanty, although they won't have any candidates this November. The Michigan Green Party is based on the "Die Grunen," which achieved prominence in the late '70s for its popularity a...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 6, 1988- Page 3 Freed hostage an't aid search WIESBADEN, West Germany (AP) - There are no signs that the i; nine American hostages in Lebanon will be freed soon, despite the release of an Indian captive, a U.S. State Department official said yesterday. Doctors said former hostage I Mithileshwar Singh was in good spirits but under tremendous stress. The officials said a State Depart- ment debriefing team...…

… LSA to discuss racism course BY LISA POLLAK In early 1987, the United Coali- tion Against Racism presented 12 demands to the administration. One was for a mandatory class on racism for all University students. Last year, members of the groups Concerned Faculty and Faculty Against Institutional Racism began working with UCAR to develop 'syllabi and direction for such a class. And yesterday, with the submis- sion of :the formal proposal for a c...…

…The Michigan Daily Monday, October 10, 1988 Pag@ 3 Reagan feted, jeered in Detroit N, \ : , .: ,, . . ? . .: , , w ' BY N OAI FIN K I L ANI) STEVE KN()P IER PCECIAL 0t I'Ill' DAI LY )TiTROIT ' Inkster resident William McKnight says the U.S. government is trying to control his mi with a machine. In fact, lie's so concerned, that he snuck past Secret Service agents at Detroit's Renaissance I lotel Friday to shout his allegations to the Pres...…

…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 11, 1988 - Page 3 Tackett fasts to demand coverage BY ALEX GORDON Charles Tackett, head of the Na- tional Vietnam Memorial Holiday Project, began a hunger strike yes- teday at 9 a.m. protesting what he termed "greed and inhuman treat- ndent" by both the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News. This past summer, Tackett said he visited both papers several times to "keep them informed and up to date" on his gro...…

… Foreign women find support BY ANNA SCHLOSSBERG Several women of different races sit around a table, engaging in ani- mated discussion. At a kitchenette nearby, a white male is cooking din- ner for them. Welcome to the second meeting of the International Women's Support Group, which meets each Tuesday in the Ecumenical Campus Center on Church Street. The group provides an informal forum for female students '.ust by talking to these, women, I'v...…