…Ninety-eight years of editoria! freedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 84 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Monday, February 1, 1988 Copyright 198'$; The Michigan Daily Bush wins Michigan's Leading the way for the Orange- men was center Rony Seikaly, the. Athens, Greece, native. who scored 33 points. That tied the career high he recorded against Florida in the NCAA Tournament last year. Michigan was unable to control the Greek god inside all afternoon no matter...…
…Nit-itya adm Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVIIl, No. 85 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Tuesday, February 2, 1988 Copyright 198'8; The Michigan Daily Meese: does not recall payofplan WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Edwin Meese said yesterday that he did not recall reading the portion of a memo on a $1 billion Iraqi pipeline pro- ject that referred to a payoff plan involving the Israeli Labor Party of former Prime Minister Shimon...…
…Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom xi-i vrvin n,., QA e. Ann Arbor. Michigan - Wednesday, February 3, 1988 Copyrigtgn198;o Theichiganrwad. Vol. A%-Vlll, NO. tl0 English dept. to amend major By LISA POLLAK The University's English Language and Literature Department Monday voted to require undergraduate English concentrators to take one upper level course about literature by women and people of color, said Associate English Dept. Chai...…
…Ninety-eight years of editorial freedorm Vol. XCVIII, No. 87 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Thursday, February 4, 1988 Copyright 198', The Michigan Daily House rejects Contra aid by eight votes WASHINGTON (AP) - A bitterly divided House voted last night ot cut off U.S. military support for Nicaragua's Contra rebels, rejecting President Reagan's aid request in the hope of spurring peace prospects in Central America. The 219-211 vote, culminating si...…
…AIStudents may wake up one day and find the 'U' can w hold them responsible for their actions outside class. Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Vol.XCVIII, No. 88 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday, February 5, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily 'M' Purdue to battle for first 'place Sunday Democrats seek new Contra aid By GREG MOLZON Purdue at Michigan. It's a to- tally different game this year. It's a different season, with some diff...…
…Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 89 Agin Arbor, Michigan - Monday, February 8, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Purdue slips by Michigan, 91-87 By GREG MOLZON Just like last year's contest be- tween the two schools, not many of the 13,609 fans jammed into Crisler Arena will soon forget the classic game put on by Purdue and Michigan yesterday. Only the memories will be differ- ent. Michigan destroyed the Boil...…
…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...…
…Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 91 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Wednesday, February 10, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Report* increase minority recruiting By MICHAEL LUSTIG An extensive study by a Univer- sity health sciences faculty task force is focusing on how schools related to the field can improve their minority student representation. The Minority Student Recruit- ment Initiative in Health and Bio- log ical ...…
…Copyrigt 1 Th Ninety-eight years of editorialfreedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 92 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Thursday, February 11, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Purse 11 's Contra vote irks opponents By ANDREW MILLS The primaries are still six months away, but candidates for the con- gressional seat now held by U.S. Rep. Carl Pursell (R-Plymouth) are wasting no time in exchanging ver- bal jabs. The latest controversy comes over last week's House...…
…In WeekendMagazine: Turn on, tune in, and log on: the University is not going back to typewriters. See cover story. Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 93 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday, February 12, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Group reviews sexual harassment By STEVE KNOPPER The University's sexual harassment pol- icy must be more clear, say some members of a committee formed last term to review the policy. ...…
…Coyrghd18. heMihia Ninety-eight years of editorialfreedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 94 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Monday, February 15, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Minority high schoolers get inside story on 'U By JIM PONIEWOZIK For any high school student, choosing a college can be scary, confusing, and filled with questions. And for minority students, at a time when reports of racism on college campuses have flooded the national media, thos...…
…Jrienlaie Ninety-eight years of editorialfreedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 95 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Tuesday, February 16, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Doily U-Mass protest resembles 'U' unrest By JIM PONIEWOZIK A group of minority students oc- cupied a university building last Friday, and says it will remain there until the university's administration takes steps to combat racism o n campus. The sit-in is not taking place here, but at the Uni...…
…Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 96 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Wednesday, February 17, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily .. ., Group of students condemns Assembly By RYAN TUTAK More than 30 students packed the Michigan Student Assembly chambers during the assembly's } weekly meeting last night, blasting MSA for not representing student interests and criticizing the recent rash of assembly seat vacancies. Assembly ...…
…Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 97 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Thursday, February 18, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Doily Michigan downs Gophers 82-78 By Adam Schefter special to the Daily MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.- Bill Frieder warned of the dangers of unfamiliar courts. With 19 seconds left to play, it seemed as if Frieder's wildest dreams were coming to life in Minnesota. . The Gophers had the ball and trailed by two. O...…
…4 4W Ninety-eight years of editorialfreedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 98 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday, February 19, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Doily t Regents select Athletic Director By STEVE BLONDER The University's Board of Re- gents chose a successor to Michigan Athletic Director Don Canham dur- ing a closed meeting yesterday, In- terim University President Robben Fleming said. Regent Paul Brown (D-Petoskey) confirmed that a deci- sion...…
…Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 99 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Monday, February 29, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Doily 'M' falls to Iowa, 95-87 By PETE STEINERT Special to the Daily IOWA CITY - Two weeks still remain in the Big Ten basketball season, but the race for the conference championship is all but over. Iowa's 95-87 victory over Michigan Saturday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena made sure of that. The loss leaves the ...…
…4 Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Monday, February 1, 1988 Gaza Strip violence hits home DETROIT (AP) - The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is close to the hearts and minds of tens of thousands of Michigan's Jewish- and Arab- Americans whose heritage ties them to the re- gion. The recent upsurge of violence in the Israeli- occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip troubles mapy area Jews, torn between anger at unflatter- in& news coverage of Israel and perso...…
…4 Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, February 2, 1988 Meese denies bribe attempt (CwaiUvwd f om Pagel1) President Reagan, returning from a speech he delivered to an audience of religious broadcasters, was asked about Meese's situation. "No com- ment. I'm not going to talk about it," Reagan said. "I do not recall having read the specific words that have now mush- roomed into importance, but I cer- tainly did not receive from the memorandum a...…
…4 Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, February 3, 1988 Addict tells of (Cootinued ft-om Page)) summer after his senior year. He thought he had the problem under control. In 1977, his senior year, Arch was named to the developmental division of the U.S. ski team, which consists of the top 60 racers in the nation and is "the stepping stone" to the Olympic team. WRIGHT never went any farther with the U.S. team. That year, he flew to South Am...…
…Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Thursday, February 4, 1988 4 Complaint filed over profanity on WCBN IN BRIEF (CUwdtrpPae 1) be the key point in triggering the investigation. Board of Directors member Fred Remley concurred, saying that, to the FCC, "the matter of alcohol is probably a lot more important than scatological comments." The letter of complaint, written by a Midland resident who heard the broadcast when driving through Ann Arbor, exp...…
…Page 2-The Michigan.Daily-Friday, February 5, 1988 Pollack criticizes Pursell's vote IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports funding. Several students, including LSA senior Debbie Buchholtz, state chairperson of College Republicans, were happy about Pursell's vote but were dissatisfied with the outcome. Buchholtz said, "I am very happy with his vote. I and several other college Republicans have been lobbying in favor of this Contra ai...…
…4 Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Monday, February 8, 1988 Campus groups to debate code By RYAN TUTAK - The Michigan Student Assembly plans to iterate its opposition to Interim University President Robben Fleming's proposed code in an open forum being held tonight to receive the University community's comments on the pro- posal. In addition, members of MSA's Student Rights Committee will present an alternative procedure to address harassment inc...…
…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...…
…I Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, February 10, 1988 Daily Photo by KENNETH DINTZ Michael Dukakis speaks to supporters at a campaign breakfast in Des Moines, Monday. Dukakis finished third in the Iowa caucuses behind Richard Gephardt and Paul Simon but predicted he would carry New Hampshire next Tuesday, saying, "I think after New Hampshire the field will be narrower and we will be the frontrun- ner." Delegates help to d t choose candid...…
…4 Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Thursday, February 11, 1988 Former mayor recounts challenges to Blacks IN BRIEF (ConddftoPap 1) Wheelers decided to make Ann Arbor their permanent hbme, "but only on tIe condition that we were going to change the situation in the commu- nity." The first obstacle the Wheelers faced was purchasing a house. Tradi- tionally Blacks had only lived in small, well-defined areas in town. But the Wheelers chose a house on...…
…Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Friday, February 12, 1988 MSA4 By ROSE MARY WUMMEL The Michigan Student Assembly, working to improve communication with students, will send its second annual survey this weekend to all dormitory residents. The 20-question survey asks students for their opinions on campus issues, the possibility of a code of non-academic conduct, and groups including the assembly, and The Daily. MSA plans to share survey results with...…
…Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Monday, February 15, 1988 Spring Break Students with initiative fly for free By ELISSA SARD Most students must pinch pennies saving up for a Spring Break escape, but some will get out of snowy Ann Arbor for free. All it takes is .foresight, some creativity, and a little bit of the busy student's precious time. Business school seniors Heather Davis and Chris Tressler won't be paying for the air fare or hotel accommoda...…
…Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, February 16, 1988__ Local museum displays mummies IN BRIEF .. ... By DAYNA LYNN To ancient Egyptians, a mummy was not just a dead body. Corpses were mummified to re- semble Osiris, God of the Under- world, to increase their chance of re- ceiving a favorable judgment from the god and reaching the afterlife, the curator of the Kelsey Archaeology Museum explained. Through August 14, Egyptian mummies will be ...…
…4 Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, February 17, 1988 BC assistant director resigns (C..UuueabdfwPal1e ) yesterday. "I have a range of research projects that I have been slowly working on that now I can devote more time to." Larimore, who currently teaches one RC class per term, will also become a full-time RC faculty member. As an RC associate director, Larimore is involved with admissions and recruitment, as well ;as developing educat...…
…Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Thursday, February 18, 1988 IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports Peace groups plan protest of Air National Guard mission BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - Several area peace organizations are co- ordinating a demonstration this weekend to protest a training mission in Honduras by an Air National Guard squadron based here. The 50 members of the squadron are scheduled to leave Battle Creek tomorrow and return March 6. T...…
…4 Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Friday, February 19, 1988 CIA to recruit at law school By MELISSA RAMSDELL The Central Intellegence Agency next Friday will recruit University students on campus for the second time since September - this time at the law school. Sign-up sheets will be posted at noon today for first-year law students interested in interviewing at Hutchins Hall for summer jobs with the CIA. Representatives from two student group...…
…Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Monday, February 29, 1988 Congress faces Contra aid debate WASHINGTON (AP) - Con- gress faces a confusing choice this week between two rival versions of a plan to help the Nicaraguan rebels. ,-A vote is scheduled for Thursday tir Ilecide whether the U.S.-backed Contras will get an aid package 4rAfted by House Democrats, a sim- 4lione drawn up by House Repub- 1igans, or nothing at all. CURRENT authority to aid the C...…
…I I The Michigan Daily-Monday, February 1, 1988- Page 3 CIA protester Marcuse to receive trial date By MELISSA RAMSDELL would handle the pro Graduate student Harold Marcuse, charged with as- said. Rose refused toc saulting a police officer and a University Public Safety BOTH ALLEGE administrator, is expected to receive an official trial date frontation between s during a pre-trial session this morning. Marcuse officers, and police d pleade...…
…The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, February 2, 1988- Page 3 I Minnesota prof. kicks off Chicano History Week By RICHARD KANG Dennis Valdez, associate profes- sor of History and Chicano Studies at the University of Minnesota, kicked off Chicano History Week last night with a historical outline of Mexican immigration into the United States. Valdez received a Ph.D. from the University in 1978 in Latin Ameri- can History and Mexican History. Speaking ...…
…Speakers tell about experience in Israeli By LAWRENCE ROSEN- was expelled from Israe BERG was travelling to visi Comparing Israeli actions against father, and was arrested Palestinians to South Africa's police and held for nin system of apartheid, two Americans told the audience. who had been jailed in Israel spoke E S M A I L compa last night about human rights treatment of Palestin violations in the West Bank and Nazi's persecution of Gaza S...…
…The Michigan Daily-Thursday, February 4, 1988- Page 3 Radon gas found in 20 campus buildings By KEVIN KROLICKI Trace amounts of radon, a natu- rally occurring radioactive gas, have been found in campus buildings, and University officials are prepar- ing a campus-wide study to deter- mine the extent of the problem. "We're looking at radon, and we're in the process of developing a program right now," said Ken Schatzle, director of the Univer- ...…
…The Michigan Daily-Friday, February 5, 1988- Page 3 Six show at MSA mass' ,.meeting By ROSE MARY WUMMEL The Michigan Student Assembly -the body that represents all University undergraduates- hoped to improve their contact with students by hosting an open house last night. But their message reached only six students. Roger Fischer, an LSA senior, arrived at the meeting early, expressing concern that the assembly chambers, a room that seats ab...…
…The Michigan Daily-Monday, February 8, 1988- Page 3 Snow sculptors show o their art By LINDA McFALL After four days of frigid chipping, shaping, and scraping, 16 ice sculpting teams flaunted their snowy creations on Main Stree yesterday in the first annual Snow Sculpting Competition. The three person teams competed by carving figures into four-ton blocks of snow which measured six by six by 10 feet. The first-place winner, a team from Cranbro...…
… 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...…
… Libel case may set precedent on malice BATTLE CREEK (AP) - A man taken into custody but never prose- cuted for the rape of a baby sitter testified yesterday that his life changed dramatically after his local newspaper published a report of his arrest. David Rouch told a jury of four men and four women that he stopped attending his sons' sporting events and increased his drinking because of the news article. Rouch is suing the Battle Creek Enq...…
…The Michigan Daily-Thursday, February 11, 1988-'Page 3 Famed mathematical pyschology pioneer dies By ELIZABETH STUPPLER Clyde Coombs, a University pro- fessor emeritus and leading figure in the world of mathematical psy- chology, died on February 4. Coombs founded and directed the University's doctoral program in mathematical psychology, a field of study using geometry, algebra, statistics, or computer models to create a representation for ...…
…Students petiton againstIR By RYAN TUTAK To fund or not to fund PIRGIM? The Michigan Student Assembly put the two-year-old question to rest last September when it voted to al- locate 75 cents of its student fee to the Public Interest Research Group in Michigan. But two students have revived the debate by petitioning to end the funding, claiming such pay- ment is unwanted by many students "and is unfair to other student groups. Currently, stude...…
… Wi i *4. t 9' r4$q Randy Schemidt, LSA first year student, studies Fr Languagela fcbelift, get m By DANNY WONG University language lab coordinators think the primitive and weathered facility is ready for a new be- ginning. "This stuff is really used and old. You can barely hear the words through the headphones," said L S A Sophomore Roy Hamm. Sixty to 90 students use the 40-year-old lab's facilities - located on the second floor of the Modern...…
…The Michigan Daily-Tuesday. February 16, 1988- Page3, Offic lals to discuss super c ollid er By DAVID SCHWARTZ The state of Michigan, which is among seven states vying for a fed- erally-funded Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) will hold discussions concerning the environmental impact of the $4.4 billion project. The DoE will hold public hear- ings in each of the seven states, in- cluding today's, in Stockbridge, Michigan's proposed site. ...…
…The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, February 17, 1988- Page 3 Students evacuate MLB after bomb scare By MICAH SCHMIT Late yesterday morning, the midterm history Prof. Gerald Lin- derman's was administering "disinte- grated into 430 little pieces" after the Ann Arbor Police Department re- ceived a bomb threat at the MLB. The 10:30 a.m. threat was made by a male caller who told officers, "I'm tired of all the racism that's go- ing on, there's a bomb...…
…Happy birthday UGLi; still ugly after 30 years The Michigan Daily-Thursday, February 18, 1988- Page 3 By DAYNA LYNN When the Undergraduate Library, affectionately known as the "UGLi," opened its doors in 1958, it did not have computers or carpeting. But it did have those famous orange and turquoise "decorator" chairs. Back then the UGLi also had an Audio Room with two tape playback machines, ten turntables, and AM/FM radio receivers. And bef...…
… Speakers recount visits to By KRISTINE LALONDE Drawing on personal stories and anecdotes, three panelists yesterday shared their views on the future of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and the possibility for resolution of the Palestinian- Israeli conflict. The forum, sponsored by the Center for Near Eastern and North African Studies, provided insight into the conflict's causes, as well as characteristics of the recent drama. During a questi...…
…The Michigan Daily-Monday, February 29, 1988- Pogt3 U U.N. resoluti~onsl- Die-in decry American Regents reject bylaw change, spur protest anti-PLO efforts By JIM PONIEWOZIK About 20 members of the Les- bian and Gay Rights Organizing Committee staged a "die-in" follow- ing the University Board of Regents' Feb. 19 meeting, after the regents refused to vote on a LaGROC pro- posal to amend an anti-discrimina- tion bylaw. The group had propos...…
…4 OPINION Page 4 Monday, February 1, 1988 The Michigan Daily White people profit from racism I x By Sandra Steingraber I flewatoEurope in 1986. En route there was some problem with the plane and much confusion and general scariness. When we landed for refueling, the blue- eyed captain walked through the cabin. His. presence was calming, and I felt grateful to him. 'n 1987 I flew to Sudan. There was some problem with the plane, much g...…
…4 OPINION Page 4 Tuesday, February 2, 1988 The Michigan Daily Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Nicaragua made concessions 4 Vol. XCVIII, No. 85 420 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. MLK day fought racism IN THE FACE OF RAMPANT instit...…
