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…ppI *oowqw citt mx *rni Friday November 1, 1996 * ~!' MSA gains more parties, candidates By Will Weissert Iaily Staff Reporter Recent polls have reported that most students have little or no interest in the Michigan Student Assembly - but upcoming elections may change some minds on campus. There are 24 vacant assembly seats in 13 separate schools, hut the race is crowded with 101 students filing to run in MSA's late-November elections. Th...…

…rc . f4 . ?iS', l y : 1 . }t, F j. A ' \ ' - Weather Tonight: Mostly cloudy, low around 400. Tomorrow: Good chance of rain, high around 52*. One hundred six years of ediori zfreedom Monday November 4, 1996 x ,, ., ; _:., ; . Mini Pow Wow draws 100 By Ann Stewart Daily Staff Reporter Celebrating the richness and color of their traditions, the Native American community of the University and the state of Michigan participated in the Srs~t ...…

…'Ela ti Weather Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with 40-percent chance of rain. Tomorrow: Chance of rain showers. Low around 400. One hundred six years of editori lfreedom Tuesday November 5, 1996 -a v. E '* ~ - : " ... .,, ..... I. bender biases may exist in *valuations By David Rossman Daily Staff Reporter A short time from now, students will be taking finals and filling out teacher evaluations. And while students are stressed over finals, me...…

…Bollinger named 12th 'U' By Jodi S. Cohen Daily Staff Reporter Lee Bollinger, Dartmouth College provost and former University Law School dean, was unani- mously selected yesterday as the 12th president to lead the maize and blue. Bollinger, an outspoken advocate for higher edu- on and the more contentious issues of affirma- e action and gay rights, has often been character- ized as strong-minded, intelligent and charismatic. As the only fina...…

…ather onight: Cloudy with rain likely, low around 40°. omorrow: Mostly cloudy, high in the mid to upper 40s. WE tt Un4 h One hundred six' years of editorilfreedom Thursday November 7, 1996 g, : ..sR'v r c° $ a nr - F fter 2 By Katie Wang Daily Staff Reporter The University will soon wave goodbye to Regent Deane Baker (R-Ann Arbor), who has syd 24 years and worked with three University sidents. The outspokenly conservative three-term r...…

…Chr41 trial rn Weather Tonight: Chance of snow showers, low around 260. Tomorrow: Chance of snow showers, high around 380. One hundred six years of edftorzalfreedom Friday November 8, 1996 PIMCHIGAN A Who: No. 9 Michigan at Purdue ere: ass-Ade Stadium,' West Lafayette When: Tomorrow, 12:30 p.m.: Television: ESPN 2, Channel 32 Series history: The Wolverines lead the series against Purdue, 35-10, and have won the past nine games. The Boiler...…

…12t V A IM F w tit, 11OW7 Weather Tonight: Mostly cloudy with snow, low around 230. Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy, snow possible, high near 36°. One hundred six years ofeditorilfreedom Monday November 11, 1996 lilulal: Israeli troops kill 1 Palestinian, wound 12 Los Angeles Times JERUSALEM - One Palestinian was killed and 12 others were injured yesterday when Israeli troops fired on demonstrators protesting P s to expand a Jewish settlement...…

…trirni *rni Tonig: Mostly cloudy, low nears2y . Tbmon lm Mostly cloudy, flur- ries, 'hgh 350. One /wndred six years of editofrilfreedom Tuesday November 12, 1996 ill I slaullilass igi A Veterans honored fhr service to country By Hattr Kamins DailyStaff Reporter As in an intricately choreographed dance, bes of the Tri-Service Color Guard red an American flag on the Diag and fought a freezing wind as they raised the new one. The tradition...…

…40 at Weather Tonight: Chance of snow, low around 20°. Tomorrow: Chance of snow, nigh around 330 One hundred six years offedntonrlfreedom Wednesday November 13, 1996 ------------------- -- ------------------ -------------------- ---------- . ,. Islas OWN. r, -1 W- r, T 7!, 11 ek -- ------------------- ----------- ------ MDS to appeal copyright case to high court nn r a 5 r Y x 1 yy y r .} 77j it I C ) .4m ply Copyshop continues to prin...…

…afher Tonight: Mostly clear, low around 20. Tomorrow: Partly sunny, high around 40°. If lUll ti One hundred six years of editorialfreedom Thursday November 14, 1996 .. *3 dER +i{ ':. 5 t .2 .2 K . } ; . : <a: ,t"raa . ,zt ,n': ! z .ti ., v c, <, r z; r +.,,u rr s "... r S:. . " 7 r*5 3i : ." .'S , w:$, ,fs N xr t n +r y . "" u.'r ". b" a .. zs,,:.ti vz r'..r>- ... rt: ;. '. ,..:'..' .,+%°.v ;y3, >° s; f 7 ..ar,:. .,..a.,, <', .,:.:, , ......…

…Jr6 *rnt Weather Tonight: Mostly clear. Low in the mid- to upper-20s. Tomorrow: Partly sunny, breezy. High in the mid-50s. One hundred six years ofedntor l freedom Friday November 15, 1996 MICHIGAN VS. PENN STATbi Who: No. 16 Michigan vs. No. 11 Penn State Child care faces regent vote :: - ere: higan Stadium (cap. 102,501, more than 104,000 expected) When: Tomorrow, noon Television: ABC, Channel 7 Series history: The Wolverines and ...…

…IM l2w q ~ rn Tonight: Mostly cloudy, low around 320. Tomorrow: Cloudy, chance of rain, high around 450. One hundred six years of editorialfreedom Monday November 18, 1996 4 { kwandan refugees return to homes U Thousands starving on 20-mile stretch of road Los Angeles Times GISENYI, Rwanda -And still they For the third straight day, through drenching rain and blinding sun, all day long and through the cold night, crowds of refugees retur...…

…eather nIght: Mostly cloudy, low round 2d. morrow: Mostly cloudy, high round 40°. 2 irran Unt h One hundred sixs years of editorial freedom Tuesday November 19, 1996 .. ........ ............ ...... . . .......................... ' V'., r gr g ' t . ., ; ~ .,,. ,';_ w xm ik '4 # .. ,. ,.... r, 3 ..; & r " . :;, ,. 63x I mnters ested for eating of pfarher y Anupama Reddy aily Staff Reporter A Michigan football player will not ttend the ...…

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…WEb tti Woather Tonight: Decreasing cloudiness, low in the 20s. Tomorrow: Partly sunny, high around 400. One hundred s Xcyears of edi'torialfreedom Thursday November 21, 1996 ----------- Bollinger s history still fuels critics Y Jeff Eldridge Daily Staff Reporter Lee Bollinger was voted in as the 12th University president in a room of applause and emotional acclaim earlier this month. Even after two regents were initially reserved in the...…

…C e t t tYi N"ather ronight: Increasing clouds. .owin upper 20s. romorrow: Chance of rain or now. High in low 40s. One hundred six years of editoriailfreedom Friday November 22, 1996 6-YM r e y x r y n j "tY . --I IC GA VS. chigan at No. 2 Ohio State ium (cap. 89,841) -1 Scientists find cancer gene 'U' researcher heads prostate study that may increase survival Who: No. 21 Mi Where: * Stad When: Tomorrow ,12:10 p.m. . YMMINI. Tele...…

…f Itt, 4&lli t Weather Tonight: Cloudy with chance o snow, low around 22*. Tomorrow: Cloudy, more snow high around 34*. , One hundred six years of edikorid, freedom Monday November 25, 1996 .y . -.y t. Parties take hit in MSA rep. elections By Will Weissert D~aily Staff Reporter Going into the Michigan Student Assembly elections last week, many candidates and assembly members thought this term would be dominated by strong party showing...…

…It I a *rn Weather Tonight: Chance of snow. Low of 15*. Tomorrow: Partly sunny. High of about 34°. One hundred siv years ofedtornWfreedom Tuesday November 26, 1996 < . . .>.,,,, ,. . s, .. 3oi ... r r v, ...X ka..''SW >,.. 0,.:, na Wrti y , ti a r ;,, ,,: a - ' :. ..,a xu+, ~;... s, , :. ,; v+,x4 .w .. .i ,. . , ~x . . $.. - .v k .v... S'w x::. ' ;x:. ] .,:^..:Y ..,; .::: ,r .,, +. d G , r,'. SEC :; A a y :9 dv,.. 3. ,; P' . ,, ., o. : ,...…

…wb *arz tonIght Chance of snow; low around 120. Tomomm Snow showers likely, high around 30*. One hundred six years of editorialfreedom Wednesday November 27, 1996 All40*~ Students flock to Metro to catch flights BOUND Clinton ends t 0 p, pledges commitment By Kaee Plona Daily Staff Reporter Whatever mode of transportation they use during the Thanksgiving holiday, for many University students the destination is the same - home sweet...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 1, 1996 NATION/WORLD Ex-.Clinto: Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON - A former White Hbuse aide yesterday strongly denied reports that he had solicited S 15 million From Taiwan's ruling party for President 1inton's re-election campaign. ::Mark Middleton issued a statement denouncing as false the allegations made by a Taipei public relations con- sultant who claims to have been present -when Middleton arra...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 4, 1996 NATION/WORLD U.S. says missile attack was an error WASHINGTON (AP)-A U.S. F-16 pilot fired a missile Saturday when he thought he was being targeted by an Iraqi missile site, but no Iraqi radar attempted to lock on to the aircraft, the Pentagon said yesterday. The Pentagon defended the pilot's action, saying his cockpit instruments had indicated he was being targeted,X and under the rules o...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 5, 1996 NATION/WORLD Last-minute rallying closes campaign .. +i N AT I ON)r"k, SJ/4 n Associated Press cam' a, -President Clinton appealed for a sec- ond term yesterday by taking credit for arevived economy and promising that if given four more years, "we'll be bet- ,W-off still." Battling the odds on elec- 10ti eve, Bob Dole warned of mounting Clinton ethical questions and declared: "America d...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 6, 1996 NATION/WORLD Surgeons: Full recovery for Yeltsin MOSCOW (AP) - Boris Yeltsin's heart bypass surgery was pronounced a success yesterday and surgeons predict- ed a full recovery, easing anxiety that has hobbled Russia for months. Yeltsin could take back his powers and the nuclear button in two days, but may not go back to his office until the new year. The operation lasted seven hours and...…

…2A- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, November 7, 1996 NAtiON/WOR.D Election turnout lowest since 1924 M.." WASHINGTON (AP) - More than half America's eligible voters stayed home on Election Day, producing the lowest turnout since 1924 when Calvin Coolidge's campaign didn't excite the electorate either. Chief among the rea- sons cited by experts was President Clinton's near-certain victory. The final figures weren't in yester- day, the day aft...…

…2- The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 8, 1996 NApON/WORLD Protesters seize tower, camp out i ONAL ,r { 1.: 45 Berkeley students storm tower to protest Proposition 209 ByeLarryLuo~ing The y Califoian BERKELEY, Calif. - UC police surrounded more than 200 students who stormed the Campanile on Wednesday night after a day of heated protest against a statewide vote to repeal affirmative action policies. The standoff continued late Wednesday n...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 11, 1996 NATION/WORLD Mmy sex charges spark controversy ex 0, A T 11, D N Al, { 4 POWT few complaints flood Army sexual abuse hotline The Washington Post ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - The phones began to ring about 4 p.m. Thursday, as soon as the Army announced rape and sexual harassment charges against three mili- tary trainers here and broadcast a toll- free hot line for alleged victims to re...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 12, 1996 Christopher attempts Hebron deal .- :. ti ',K: N- 1N: Los Angeles Times JERUSALEM - In his last sched- uled overseas trip before he steps down as the top U.S. diplomat, Secretary of State Warren Christopher arrived in the Middle East yesterday for a last-ditch effort to get Israel and the Palestinians to clinch a deal on an Israeli troop with- drawal from the West Bank city of Hebron. ....…

…2- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 13, 1996 NAioN/WORLD- U.S. cautiously eyes mission to Zaire ,Now: The Washington Post WASHINGTON -The Pentagon dispatched a 40- member team to Central Africa yesterday to assess supply and security needs, as Clinton administration officials said the United States is likely to participate in an international military rescue mission to aid Rwandan refugees in Zaire. Senior officials said, however...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, November 14, 1996 NATION/WORLD DANCE Continued from Page 1A professional talk about an experience that every working mother has with a special insight" Stewart said. One student said she was able to get a clearer understanding of Fogel's mes- sage through the dance. "I got a deeper, more meaningful understanding of the problem;' said Archana Kella, an LSA sophomore. "You could feel what she was feeling, a...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 15, 1996 NATION/WORLD ALCOHOL Continued from Page 1 ball games, is being held tonight at 10:30 at the CCRB. Club Fabulous, a alcohol-free dance party for gay, lesbian and bisexual people, will be held tomorrow night at 10 p.m. at Rackham Assembly Hall. Even after a large amount of publici- ty, many students said-they may have heard of the week, but they were not aware of the activities. LSA first-yea...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 18, 1996 NATION/WORLD Troops cut communications Bosnian Serb army officers capture key transmitter Los Angeles Times TUZLA, Bosnia-Herzegovina - In an escalating power struggle, mutinous Bosnian Serb army officers loyal to indicted war crimes suspect Gen. Ratko Mladic have disrupted TV broadcasts for days after seizing a key transmitter, rival civilian officials said yesterday. The reported army a...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 19. 1996 NATION/WORLD Nicholson's activities caught on FBI videotape ..' :~'~ ~ 'tis. ± T x. } : ' ~ ''. ,t , '" R . ... _ Continued from Page 1 investigators formally opened a probe .of his activities early this year. The failure of the post-Ames reforms to deter Nicholson may mean there are still spies to be caught, former opera- tives say. The Nicholson case is the first major, publicly know...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, No uestions Los Angeles Tunes LONDON - For nine hours, fire- fighters from two countries battled their worst nightmare - a stubborn blaze under the, English Channel in the new rail tunnel linking Europe with Great Britain. When it was over yesterday morning, there were melted rails, burned wires, severe damage in the "Chunnel," and embarrassing questions on both sides of the water. Choking from smoke and fu...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, November 21, 1996 NATION/WORLD MSA $ontnuhd from Page IA Service" Goldner said. "I voted yes on .tbt one because I'm a supporter of e mmunity service." :But other students were not willing ;see their fee go up. "I was opposed to all of (the fee ,I.reases) because I don't see their use- jiness," said Engineering first-year s pdent Ken Barr. "I'm a fan of the pay 4oplay system - I'm only in one stu- nt grou...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 22, 1996 NATION/WORLD GENE Continued from Page 1. about the possibility of discovering such a gene. "People thought it would be difficult to find a gene because of the late onset and sporadic cases of the disease - this task was more daunting than find- ing genes in other historical disorders.' Prostate cancer, which befalls one in 10 men, is the most common male can- cer. More than 40,000 die each ...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 25, 1996 NATION/WORLD I Clinton, Kim appear to settle d s. ::. ,:. ,. .~ )>,.~ .~ ~ _ v 1 } k ^'' v .... a.:2 .'. t:.i O Presidents fail to agree on stalled peace initiatives for Korean peninsula MANILA, Philippines -- President Clinton and South Korean President Kim Young Sam appeared yesterday to patch up a dispute that had strained ties between the United States and one of its foremost Pacif...…

…;2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 26, 1996 NATION/WORLD UC stnke ends, fails in main goal Bfy Janet Adany Daily Staff Reporter The recent teaching assistant strikes that have plagued three of the University of California campuses ended Friday with singing and cheer- ing, although the striking instructors failed to obtain collective bargaining rights at any of the state school cam- puses. University of California at Berkeley's str...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 27, 1996 NATION/WORLD Ex-guerrillas deny CIA drug connection The Washington Post WASHINGTON - Former Nicaraguan contra leader Eden Pastora told the Senate intelligence committee yesterday that he accepted money and gifts from a friendly countryman with- Wit knowing the man was a cocaine dealer in the United States. But Pastora and the onetime leader of the main anti-Sandinista contra group, Adol...…

…LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 1, 1996 - 3 Man allegedly exposes himself at CCRB Two men allegedly exposed them- selves in the sauna room of the Central gampus Recreation Building on ,u*day. According to Department of Public Saiety reports, a man was allegedly having "an erection in the sauna area of the swimming pool" and an older man was allegedly "masturbating." DPS reports describe the men in their mid-40s, and the cal...…

… LocAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 4, 1996 - 3A FM 4 Habitat for Humanity group starting up at 'U' The new campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity will hold its first mass meeting tomorrow from 9-10:30 p.m. in ,:the Wolverine Room of the Mkhigan Union. Habitat for Humanity is an interna- tional organization that helps people in need to build and repair their own homes. (For more information, visit the chap- ter's homepage at h...…

… LOCAL/STATE rhe Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 5, 1996 -= 3 4 u IF * Intoxicated pedestrian hit by drunk driver A driver was arrested for driving under the influence after he struck an intoxicated pedestrian on South Main Street on Saturday afternoon. The 28-year-old driver pulled out of the Ann Arbor Golf Course and stopped for slow-moving traffic. As the driver began to accelerate, a 30-year-old man ran in front of him. The man came f...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 6,1 Expert: Defendant capable of premeditation 996 -- 3.1 Four arrested at ndate-rape drug' use case olice arrested four Clemson uversity students in Clemson, S.C., last week and charged them with pos- sessing Rohypnol, more commonly known as the- "date-rape drug," The Chronicle of Higher Education reported. The arrests are among the first in the country involving the controversial drug....…

…LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Thursday November 7, 1996 - 3A Undersecretary ,to lecture at 'U' U.S. Undersecretary for Technology 'ry Lowe Good will be visiting cam- pus Nov. 20 to discuss the changing relationship between major research universities and the marketplace. Good's lecture, titled "The Ulobalization of Technology," is part of the Distinguished Lecture Series on 'Nafional Policy, and is sponsored by the 'Office of the Vice Pre...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 8, 1996 - 3 Attackers use knife, gun in robberies - *Two armed robbery cases were reported this week to the Ann Arbor Police Department. A clerk was allegedly robbed at gunpoint at the Hop In convenience store/gas station at 601 S. Main St. early Monday morning. The suspect wore a red bandanna over his face and allegedly pulled a silver handgun on the clerk at 2:47 a.m. Monday. The man deman...…

…TL, M-I,, KA - ni hl~rnn~lr 4 4C] -Z r3 Veterans' Day ceremony to be held on Diag or Veterans' Day, the Air Force, and Army detachments of the 'University Reserve Officers Training Corps will hold a flag ceremony at 11 a.m. today on the Diag. The ceremony will last an hour, with a performance by the Army Drill Team, utnder the command of Cadet Kenny Kuniyuki. The actual ceremony will be conducted by the Tri-Service Color Guard, under the dire...…

…'r1- - A A : - L_ : t r4- ! I.. T..._ - _I -.. A i ..._ L ...... A^ A ^^^ IN : t Lloyd staff" reports sexual hariassment A staff member reported Sunday that s e was sexually harassed by three men :o Friday in a lounge at Alice Lloyd residence hall. The men allegedly made "sexually eplicit remarks" and one of three men .alegedly exposed himself indecently, according to Department of Public 'Safety reports. The woman said she knew one of the me...…

…I LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 13, 1996 - 3 Yale prof. killed i plane crash TheYale University community suf- fered a loss last Thursday when a *oeing 727 jet crashed in the jungles of Nigeria and killed about 142 pas- sengers and crew, including visiting political science Prof. Claude Ake. Ake, a prominant critic of Nigeria's current regime and the Shell Oil com- pany taught a lecture and a seminar on African politi...…

…LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Thursday, November 14, 1996 - 3A Mastadon tracks to hit museum The Museum of Natural History will be covered with mastodon tracks on Nov. as University -paleontologist Daniel Fisher presents a 40-foot plastic mold of the extinct mammal's footprints. Fisher and a group of assistants dis- ,covered the 10,000-year-old footprints near a small lake in Saline four years ag6, but the tracks were too fragile to bring...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Monday. September 9, 1996 - 3A Sexual assault case postponed ihe preliminary examination of Steven Dwain Smith, the suspect *arged with sexually assaulting and robbing a female University student at gunpoint in early October, was post- poned yesterday. The preliminary examination was scheduled for yesterday at 1:30 p.m. in the Washtenaw County Courthouse, but Judge Ann Mattison postponed Smith's examination ...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 18, 1996 - 3A NYU fphysicist Sspeak at ack *lan Sokal, a physicist at New York University, will speak at 7 p.m. tonight at Rackham Auditorium about a widely debated article he wrote in the journal Social Text. The article, which Sokal later said is a "hoax," linked new developments in the field of quantum mechanics with formulations of postmodern thought. Sokal later revealed the article was...…