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…One hundred ten years ofeditorial freedom r r£ x'7,:3 r:.7 '" NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 wwwmichigandaity.com Thursday February 1, 2001 p e~~~' ' Cs4.k Alcohol violations 4niversities with the highest number of alcohol-related'" arrests ,rcitations in 1999, as repoztie QteU.S. Departmnt~ ofFucaton Michigan State856 Michigan 673 Western Michigan 623 Caliornia B t i 563 Minnesota (Twin e s) 546 Source: The Chronicle of Higher Educa...…

…One hundred ten years of edi aldfreedom Ad NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 7640557 wwwmichigandaily.com Friday February 2, 2001 --- -- -- - 'j - ,y ' .2. I * Theta Chi and Delta Sigma Phi to be alcohol-free by 2003 acque'yn Nixon Staff Reporter Within two years, the Theta Chi and Delta Sigma Phi fraternity chapters on campus will be alcohol-free, adding to a number of Greek organizations that are making the move to "dry" houses. In recent ye...…

…*A One hundred ten years' of editon-dlfreedom *rn NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 www.michigandaily.com Monday February 5, 2001. f J11 IN I '2 admit to gambling i nrng run Jby Martin No new information on booster's involvement with University released From staff and wire reports Two people have pleaded guilty federal charges of interstate aid f racketeering in connection with the gambling investigation into banned University booster E...…

…One hundred ten years ofedio lfnredom *ri NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 www.michigandally.com Tuesday February 6, 2002. - -~ - 7 i. i LSA a By Jen Fisht Daily Staff Reporter As the trial challenging the Law School admissions policies moves into its final stages, an appeal in t undergraduate ;Al'iNw case could be filed (JN IWAC this week. The decision handed down by federal district court Patrick Dug- gat on Dec. 13, which decided t...…

…One hundred tenyears fedirlftreedm NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 www.michigandaily.com Wednesday February 7, 2001 0 TV~4~'.rs ~"-' Attorney, judge clash over witness By Anna Clark Daily Staff Reporter DETROIT - After University lawyers decided not to call standardized testing expert laude Steele to the witness stand yesterday, Miranda Massie, lead counsel for the intervening fDMISSIONS defendants, told U.S. District ON !RIA Judg...…

…One hundred ten yeah ofeditorafinedom NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 www.michigandaily.com Thursday February 8, 2001 ~ _____ 4rofessor presents data from race study Daily Staff Reporter DETROIT - As UCLA sociology Prof. Walter Allen testified yesterday on what life is like for minority students in predominately white schools, including the University and its Law School, per- ps no one in the courtroom was lis- tening as closely as fe...…

…One hundred ten years ofeditorialfredom lrnt NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 7640557 wwwmichigandaily.com Friday February 9, 2001 , , r , <>r , ,, I &tudy, reveals political apathy By John Polley For the Daily In an annual report on incoming college freshman, the Higher Educa- tion Research Institute revealed this week that political interest among dents has hit an all-time low. [he report was based on HERI's survey of incoming students at 4...…

…One hundred etn years ofeditorfalfreedom till NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 7640557 www michigandaily. com Monday February 12,2001 ,a +a e. Genome pr0 wow o publish results By Anna Clark Daily Staff Reporter It's not the lunar landing, but according to sci- entific experts, it's just as much of a landmark. This morning, University Prof. Francis *ollins, director of the Human Genome Pro- ject, is expected to announce that the two sepa- rat...…

…One hundred ten years ofeditoralfreedom *rnt NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 7640557 wwwmichigandaily.com Tuesday February 13, 2001 L&. l o.,81 ' Nalpster must stop free trading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Nap- ster must stop allowing the millions of music fans who use its free Internet- based service to share copyrighted material, a federal appeals court ruled yesterday. he three-judge panel allowed Nap- ster to remain in business but told a lo...…

…One hundred ten years ofeditorialfreedom NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 7640557 www. michigandaily. cam Wednsi February 14 2001 e e . . . I6 1-I 'U newv By Anna Clark Daily Staff Reporter a v housing tion between undergraduates and faculty, and between freshmen and upper-class students," Crowded residence halls have sparked the University's interest in moving forward with the construction of a new hall, the first to be built since 1968. ...…

…r One hundred ten years ofeditorialfreedom NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 7640557 wwwinmichigandaily. com Thursday February 15, 2001 ~ ' Medicinal marijuana vChigan By Courtney Crimmins Daily Staff Reporter A report released yesterday by the Washington-based Marijuana Policy Project found that medical marijuana laws, currently instituted in 30 states, have been unaffected by federal threats. These laws protect the thousands of ents who grow,...…

…One hundred ten years ofeditorialfreedom "Ut NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 wwwmichigandaily.com Friday February 16, 2001 _ _ .. ...* I Law prof.: Race does not matter to success Sy Jen Fish Daily Staff Reporter DETROIT - Although witness tes- timony in the lawsuit challenging the admission policies of the Law School concluded yesterday, the work is far fI over for the attorneys on each side in the case, who will present their clos...…

…One h undred tenye rsofeditorlfredm NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 wwwmichigandally.com Monday February 19, 2001 5 _ Law School case goes to judge By Jon Fish Daily Staff Reporter DETROIT - With a fial promise to do his best in delivering a decision, U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman rose from the bench and walked swiftly to his chambers, ending one of the most highly anticipatedk trials on the nDiO future of affirma- O N R t A ...…

…One hundred ten years ofedfri feedom tti NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 www.michigandaily.com Tuesday February 20, 2001 olice na Dar:tmouth mu rder ~iispects- * Sheriff's official hears trucker on CB radio say 2 teens were looking for ride NEW CASTLE, Ind. (AP) - Two teen-agers wanted in the stabbing d ths of two Dartmouth College fessors were arrested yesterday after authorities acting on a hunch used a CB radio to lure the boys to a...…

…V One hundred ten years ofeditoralfreedom t r NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 wvvmichigandaily com Wednsday February 21, 2001 -,Mo ' liger intrvews again Harvard search committee fliespresident to New York By Nick Bunkley Daily News Editor University President Lee Bollinger interviewed with the Harvard University presidential search committee last week- end in Manhattan, members of the Univer- sity Board of Regents confirmed yester...…

…One hundred ten years ofeditoriadfreedom 1 1 NEWS:76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 wwwmichigandally.com Thursday February 22,2001 >,s ;c . i.i R r Step into the light Facto rall 3ws, to return Universities pressure college apparel manufacturer in Mexico to resolve labor standoff By Susan Luth Daily Staff Reporter After hundreds of workers were driven from their jobs last month at the Kukdong factory in Atlizco de Pueblo, Mexico, 40 peopl...…

…' one hundred ten years ofedftoriarfreedom ti NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 mwmichigandaily.com Friday February 23, 2001 i 'T~.4 7~ I Bolli ger fav red by arvard By Anna C~uc Daily Staff Reporter Harvard University will likely release the name of its next president within the next week - and, according to a news- paper report yesterday, chances appear greater than ever that it will be Universi- ty of Michigan President Lee ...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 1, 2001 NATION/WORLD Skier sent to EAGLE, Colo (AP) - A skier was sentenced to 90 days in jail yesterday for a deadly collision on the slopes at Vail four years ago that prompted a crack- down on reckless skiing. Nathan Hall, 21, who was convicted of negligent homicide, wept in court as he apologized to the family of Alan Cobb, the 33-year-old Denver man who was killed in the collision. "I stand ...…

…2 -The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 2, 2001 NATION/AORLD Barak calls off summit with Arafat NEWS IN BRIEF' ~ 4: ® Prime minister cites continuing violence as 4 die from gunfire JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak yesterday called off international efforts to arrange a summit meeting with Yasser Arafat, his aides said, citing continuing violence on a day two Israelis and two Palestinians were killed by gunfire. The prime...…

…2A --The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 5, 2001 NATION/WORLD Sharon expected to defeat Barak JERUSALEM (AP) - An angry and dejected Israeli electorate faces a stark choice this week between Prime Minister Ehud Barak and his push for a final peace deal with the Palestinians, and the hawkish front-runner Ariel Sharon, who won a boost yesterday when he was endorsed by Israel's ultra-Orthodox bloc. The deck seems heavily stacked in favor of...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 6, 2001 NATION/WORLD Bush defends sweeping tax WASHINGTON (AP) - Flanked by a jumbo refund-check stage prop, President Bush asked Americans to get behind his proposed tax cuts yesterday and said the reductions should be retroactive to Jan. 1 to "help get money into the people's pockets quicker." He warned Congress and an army of lobbyists against add-ons, saying his plan is the right size "and I'm...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 7, 2001 Layoff woes boost NATION/WORLD support WASHINGTON (AP) -- With layoff notices mounting and con- sumer confidence plunging, the promise of President Bush's tax cut may be coming in the nick of time to avert a full-blown recession, economists said yesterday. Analysts said the activity surround- ing Bush's rollout of his $1.6 trillion plan and the favorable comments tax relief is generating ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 8, 2001 N ATION/W ORLD Indiana man fires shots outside White House; no one armed WASHINGTON (AP) - A middle-aged accoun- tant with a history of mental illness fired several shots outside the White House yesterday and then was shot by the Secret Service as he waved his hand- gun menacingly, authorities said. The tense, noon- time standoff sent tourists running for cover. The midday drama unfolded jus...…

…2 -The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 9, 2001 NATION/WORLD Bush delivers tax plan to Congress WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush sent his $1.6 trillion, 10-year tax-cutting proposal to Con- gress yesterday, insisting it is a necessary tonic for the economy. "A warning light is flashing on the dashboard of our economy and we just can't drive on and hope for the best," he said. "We need tax relief now. In fact, we need tax relief yesterday,"...…

…2A -The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 12, 2001 NATION/WORLD Ruling in N SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Major record labels hope today's long-awaited appellate court ruling in their case against Napster Inc. will force millions of computer users to pay for music the online music swapping service has allowed them to get for free. But if Napster wins, the ruling could unleash any number of other ventures that have been waiting for guidance on whethe...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 13, 2001 NATION/WORLD pacecraft lands on asteroid Comets may be next challenge for NASA COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) -The NEAR spacecraft touched down on the, barren, rocky surface of Eros, success- fully completing history's first landing on an asteroid. NEAR's landing at about 3:05 p.m. EST yesterday was confirmed when Mission Control received a beacon signal from the craft resting on the sur- face of Er...…

…2 - Tihe Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 14, 2001 NATION/WORLD Freshman arrested for 2 killings 4 __ _ - F t WASHINGTON (AP) - A freshman at Gallaudet Univensity, the nation's only liberal arts university for the deaf, was charged yesterday with killing two fellow students over the past five months. Polike Chief Charles Ramsey said robbery was the motivie in both killings. He said Joseph Mesa Jr., 20, of Guam, was expected to be arr...…

…2A -The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 15, 2001 NATION/WORLD Networks WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation executives, responding to a congression Into their election-night mistakes in Flori yesterday that they will no longer proclaim until all the polls in a state are closed an changes in their election process to ave errors. The media representatives, speaking tot Energy and Commerce Committee, also u gress to enact a uniform poll closing ti...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 16, 2001 NATION/WORLD Sharon agrees to unity government Former prime minister Ehud Barak to be new defense minister JERUSALEM (AP) - Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon and Ehud Barak agreed on formation of a unity government yesterday, with Barak's party get- ting the key defense portfolio. Israeli media said Barak would be the new defense minister. Sharon and Barak met for two hours yesterday and B...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 19, 2001 NATION/WORLD Mexico, U.S. anticipate energy problems SAN CRISTOBAL, Mexico (AP) - One country suffers blackouts and soaring energy costs. The other could likely face the same soon. As neighbors, it would seem Mexico and the United States have no choice but to work together to create a regional energy plan, helping each other provide enough power to fuel their growing economies. But the pr...…

…2 -The Michigan Daily -Tuesday, February 20, 2001 NATION/WORLD Iraq threatens Kuwait, Saudis BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraqi media yesterday threatened to punish Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, saying they helped U.S. and British airstrikes against sites around Baghdad last 'week. Some 11,000 Iraqis marched yester- day in the capital, some burning American, British and Israeli flags and carrying banners declaring "aggres- sion will not scare us and sa...…

…> 2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 21, 2001 NATION/WORLD FBI agent accused of spying The Washington Post WASHINGTON - A veteran FBI agent who spe- "cialized in Russian counter-intelligence was accused yesterday of spying for Moscow for much of the past 15 years, an alleged betrayal that created a massive * breach in national security, harmed U.S. intelligence operations and contributed to the execution of two Russian double ...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 22, 2001 NATION/WORLD Princeton to turn loans into grants PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) - Princeton graduates in the near future will be able to get their Ivy League degrees without piling up thousands of dollars in stu- dent loans that they will be paying off for years. Beginning this fall, Princeton students on financial aid will receive outright grants from the university instead of loans - a move tha...…

…/ 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 23, 2001 NATION/WORLD Teen suspect read Nazi material LEBANON, N.H. (AP) - One of two teen- agers charged with killing two Dartmouth Col- lege professors apparently had been reading white supremacy and Holocaust revisionism material, ABC News reported yesterday. Investigators found neo-Nazi literature in the bedroom of suspect Robert Tulloch, 17, "Prime Time Thursday" reported, citing unidentifi...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 1, 2001- 3A Students study literature in New England Study finds sleep improves memory Sleeping may have more benefits. than just health: It may actually improve students' grades. A new study by a Massachusetts hstitute of Technology professor pub- lislied last week in the journal Neuron suggests that sleeping rats exhibit brain activity that may resemble human dreams. This discovery may ...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 2, 2001-- 3 CRIVE Utah professor refuses to return missing computer A computer was reported stolen onday morning from the Taubman alth Care Center, Department of Public Safety reports state. A doctor from the University of Utah was called in connection with the larceny. He has refused to return the computer or purchase it because he said it belongs to him. Basketball fan starts shoving watch...…

… LOCAL/S TATE The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 29, 2001 - 3A 'CAMPUS Urban architecture conference to be held at Taubman The University's A. Alfred Taub- man College of Architecture and Urban Planning will host the Fourth National Conference on New Urbanism this Thursday through Saturday. The symposium is subtitled Regional, Environmental, Social, and Architectural Justice," and continues a series of conferences at Harvard Uni- versity a...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 6, 2001 - 3 CRIME NIT F Assault reported in Church Street parking structure Two visitors to campus were *hed around and verbally abused by three intoxicated males early Saturday morning on the third floor of the Church Street carport, Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Diane Brown said. One of victims told DPS that he and his friend were returning to their car when the three men approa...…

… LOCAL/S TATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 7, 2001- 3 MSA By Carrie Thorson Daily StAfiReporer votes to support Day of Action Rape statistics released by U.S. Justice Dept. According to a recent Justice Department report that interviewed 4,446 women attending two- or four- year colleges, 2.8 percent of college women experience rape or attempted rape each academic year. The rape sta- tistic for the entire calendar year, includin...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 8, 2001- 3A Senate investigates airport management Help for bipolar patients in sight Relief to more than 2.3 million Americans suffering from bipolar dis- order may be in sight, thanks to a ,study at the National Institute of Men- OtalHealth. The $22 million dollar federal research study, titled "The Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder," boasts 5,000 par- ticipa...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 9, 2001- 3 'New urbanists' discuss Employee stamps ticket illegally A carport staff member was found illegally stamping their own ticket for p king Tuesday evening, Department Ainublic Safety reports state. The employee was turned over to the respective supervisor and there is cur- rently an ongoing investigation. Suspect seen stealing wallet at CC. Little A subject reported a stolen wall...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 12, 2001 - 3A CA MPUS Bard celebrated in art exhibit, panel discussion Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library Special Collections will sponsor a panel discussion entitled "The Look ,,of Shakespeare's History Plays," tomorrow at 8 p.m. The panel will include regional the- ater design experts on designing pro- ductions of Shakespeare's plays. The experts include Wisconsin State University Theater Dep...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 13, 2001- 3 'U', By Jacquelyn Nixc Daily Staff Reporter stydeat faces charges in eBay scam Fire extinguisher used in Couzens; no fire reported Although there was no fire, a fire extinguisher was dispensed Friday norning in Couzens Residence Hall, according to Department of Public Safety. The extinguisher was dispensed all over the first and sec- ond floors as well as in the east ele- vat...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 14, 20011- 3 4IIGHER En City offers pay-by-phone parking tickets Students protest cancellation of Monologues' Saint Mary's College students lined * hallway outside President Marilou Eldred's office last week in protest of her decision to not allow the "Vagina Monologues" to be performed on campus. Jen Wagner, organizer of the sit-in, said the censorship of a theatrical per- formance on ...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 2001- - --. * RESEARCH Researcher touts workload managers wto aid busy drivers Instead of setting safety standards for the use of electronics in cars, Transportation Research Institute senior research scientist Paul Green suggests using a computer to deter- mine the demands and capabilities on a driver at a given time called "work- load managers," which would then be sent to the driver...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 16, 2001- 3 I want it that way 2 students fight over Markley cafeteria music Two subjects got into an argument Wednesday afternoon at Mary Markley Residence Hall over the radio station playing in the dining room, according to Department of Public Safety reports. Both subjects were suspended and sent home by the dining hall supervisor. Display stolen from Pierpont Commons A Met-RX display w...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 19, 2001 - 3A C AMPU S N SS Lecture series to probe Kosovar law The University Center for Interna- tional and Comparative Law will *hold the third in its February series, "Topics in International Law" today in 118 Hutchins Hall from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. The free lecture series centers on controversial issues in international law. The lecture today will feature Nuala Mole, director of the Advice...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 20, 2001- 3 -CRIM E Planning begins for new residence hall Officers arrest 2 after gun report Officers from the University's Department of Public Safety arrested 0 two subjects Friday night at the Michigan Union. One subject was arrested on a warrant from the Washt- enaw County Sheriff's Department and the other subject was detained for being a runaway. A student employee at the Union st...…

… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 21, 2001-- 3 * HIGHER ED BAMN prepares for Day of Action rally Penn State Dance Marathon breaks record for largest hug Last weekend's Pennsylvania State University Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon not only set a new record of bringing in over $3.6 million for pediatric cancer but also broke the world record for the largest hug. The record was set Sunday when 1,271 people...…

… LOCAL/STATE The han Daily - Thursday, February 22, 2001- 3A *RESEARCH U' astronomer links black holes with galaxies University astronomer Douglas Richstone has found that galaxies and blaek holes are almost always found together. Over the past decade, Richstone and his team of researchers have found black holes in all but one of the 30 spiral galaxies they have surveyed. The holes are found in the center of galaxies, where their gravitatio...…