…WE ti ews: 76-DAILY dvertising: 764-0554 One hundred seven years of editorizlfreedom Wednesday March 18, 1998 9 9 ' ' j i M !, Anti-preference initiative launched I State rep. hopes voters will ecide fate of affirmative iction across Michigan ike Spahn Staff Reporter Opponents of affirmative action are preparing iemselves for another assault on racial prefer- ices, but this onslaught does not involve law- jits or legislative proposals...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 18, 1998 NATION/WORLD CONNERLY Continued from Page 1 . opinion may not be well-received at the University of Michigan." In preparation for Ward's visit, cam- pus organizations that support the University's affirmative action policies have been solidifying plans to stage a protest before the event. Members of United for Affirmative Action, an umbrella organization that includes student groups such as...…
… LOCAL/S TATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 18, 1998 - 3 HIGHER EDUCATION MIT instructor protests high tuition with cash A researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology distributed money to students attending a seminar At which he was the guest speaker, The Chronicle of Higher Education report- ed Monday. In protest of high tuition bills, Philip Greenspun gave away $100 bills to five students in his computer science class. ...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 18, 1998 the diguntilgttr1 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan LAURIE MAYK Editor in Chief JACK SCHILLACI Editorial Page Editor NOTABLE Q UOTABLE They're doing a terrific job.' - Provost Nancy Cantor speaking about the Michigan Student Assembly MSA CANDIDATES SPEAK THEIR MINDS MSA emperor James Millerfor 0 Unless otherwise noted, u...…
… --LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily W nesday, March 18, 1998 - 5 .A2 City Council surveys citizens on funds dispersal Lines in the Sand Study examines benefits of single- sex education By Peter Meyers Daily Staff Reportcr The Ann Arbor City Council is spending $50,000 to survey every household in the city, including student residences, to find out how they think city money should be spent. Despite the fact that most University students res...…
…6 The Michigan Daily -Wednesday, March 18, 1998 **********PARKING!********** On campus parking! Special rates! 665-8825. GOVERNMENT FORECLOSED homes from pennies on $1. Delinquent tax, repos, REO's. Your area. Toll free 800/218-9000 ext. H-1864 for current listings. VINTAGE SHOE BUYERS are looking for your old UM '85 Nike basketball dunks. Blue and yellow, all colors accepted. Will pay up to $350, new or used. Call Steve anytime 800-921-5411....…
…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 18, 1998 - 7 6.CALIFORNIA Continued from Page 1 University could suffer a similar decrease if the anti-affirmative action lawsuits facing the University's College of Literature, Science and the Arts and Law School are successful. "I think, to repeat what has been said before, the effects in California and Texas are very clear, and we don't want to sec this happen in Michigan," Baker said. "That's why we'r...…
…- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 18, 1998 Little Rock prepares or ones civil tria LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - With this year's trial of the century two months away, the city is tearing up hotels, renovating the courthouse and raising hotel prices in prepara- tion for an invasion of reporters. Much of the work is going on at the Legacy Hotel, a pink five-story building across the street from the federal courthouse where Paula Jones' sexual...…
…1n get ready to rumba < 1 Tomorrow in Daily Arts: Los Murequitos de Matanzas perform tonight. The legendary Afro- U Weekend, etc. features the hot and cold of food, from the , Cuban ensemble of percussionists, singers and dancers brings its finest chefs in Ann Arbor to the finest (and easiest) recipes talents to campus from Cuba. The troupe will perform three styles we could find. of rumba and ritual music from the Yoruba and Abacua religions....…
… 10 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 18, 1998 ... ...;.. ... ; -...... . . . - - - .. - . .. - - .. .. F: 'Brown' ows u Los Angeles imes There ias a jumble of emotions at the filming of the last half-hour of the once-formidable "Murphy Brown" - and an unintended sadness to its final 1ines . After 10 seasons, 18 Emmys and 245 episodes, the CBS series that intermin- gled laughter with serious, smart story Murphy Brown CBS Sees Finale...…
…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 18, 1998 - 11 ;Wheels make music go round By Jewel Gopwani For the Daily Confirming that numerous Michigan bands have the talent and the potential to reach great- ness, 19 Wheels is well on its way. But before it gets there, the band will make an anticipated op at the Blind Pig tomorrow night. w 19 Wheels Blind Pig Tomorrow at 9:30 p.m. 19 Wheels' sound, which is reminiscent of the trinity of Uncle Tup...…
…12 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 18, 1998 Fox's 'Others' makes significant replacement By Erin Podolsky For the Daily Ever wonder what your life is going to be like five years from now? Are you afraid of drifting aimlessly through life after graduation? Of being stuck in a corporate job that goes against your principles? Of walking in on your two best friends doing the horizontal mambo on your futon? You can stop worrying now, be...…
… SPORic i~n ~s~ Tracking 'M' teams The Michigan men's swimming team competes in the NCAA Championships this weekend at Auburn, Ala. The meet will be held from Thursday to Saturday. Check in Friday's Daily for results. Wednesday March 18, 1998 13 Practice makes Yost a kinder, But there's another Yost - another Yost that most people never see or hear. This Yost overflows with an icy quiet. The crisp air isn't warmed by packs of people shou...…
…14 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 18, 1998 'M' swimmers seek revenge against Gophers at nationals By Jacob R. Wheeler Daily Sports Writer Don't ask Michigan swimmer Tom Malchow about the Big Ten Championships anymore. They're over and done with. The Wolverines finished a disap- pointing second to conference rival Minnesota just before spring break, in what many Gopher fans are calling an historic event. Minnesota ran away with the ...…
…*Cleaves case decided BASKETBALL The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 18, 1998 - 15 State News (U-WIRE) - Mateen Cleaves, co- captain of the Michigan State men's basketball team, has agreed to enroll in a diversionary program run by the Ingham County Prosecutor's Office to avoid being charged with an offense. Cleaves was arrested Feb. 18 fol- lowing the Spartans' win over Michigan. He was charged with underage drinking and not wearing a se...…
…16 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 18, 1998 Former 'M' basketball recruit arrested for assault FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Fresno Statec en- ter Avondre Jones, a former Michigan recruit, was kicked off the team yesterday atter he and a top recruit were arrested and accused of pointing handguns at a man and poking him with samurai swords. The arrest of Jones and Kenny Brunner came hours after the Bulldogs beat Memphis in the NIT and a day a...…
…ws: 76-DAILY vertising: 764-0554 (It £ 41V One hundred seven years of editor l freedom Tuesday March 17, 1998 Jim oberts William Nash ily Staff Reporter The University suspended three facu mbers in 1954, two of whom were fired, ing up for their beliefs. this day, the University has not ily apologized for the dismissal then-mathematics instructor andler Davis, former biology Prof. ement Markert, and former phar- cology Prof. Mark Nickerso...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 17, 1998 NATION/WORLD LOANS Continued from Page 1 dies from the government to offset some of their losses, some are still not satisfied with the profits they will receive under the proposed deal, Butts said. "They'll still receive a reduction in the amount of income guaranteed from the government," Butts said. Butts said the lack of a marketplace to decide loan rates has caused the political disputes o...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 17, 1998 - 3 CRIME Student busts roommate for marijuana use- A South Quad Residence Hall resi- dent called the Department of Public Safety on Thursday afternoon to report that his roommate was smoking mari- juana, DPS reports state. The resident told police that his roommate keeps his marijuana in a dictionary on the top shelf of his desk. Police reporting to the scene located the marijuana a...…
…- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 17, 1998 420 Maynard Street. LAURIE MAYK Arnn Arbor, MI 48109E trC, Edited and managed by g E students at the JACK SCHILLACI University of Michigan Editorial Page Editor pless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters and cartoons do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Michigan Daily ROM THE DAILY Vote y Bati...…
… LOCAL/S TATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 17, 1998 - 5 Computing site offers aid to students By Margene Erikson Daily Staff Reporter In a small, glassed-in area of the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, a computing site lies unknown to much of the University community. The Knowledge Navigation Center is unlike most other sites on campus; it caters to students looking for hard-to-find technological resources instead of serv- ing as a s...…
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… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 17, 1998 - 7 ROBERTS Continued from Page 1. University by then-University President Harlen Hatcher. Roberts also detailed the importance of freedom of expression in the evolu- tion of America. IHe cited examples such as women suffragists who exer- cised their right to assemble by picket- the White House, and the role of uthern newspapers in bringing about the civil rights movement. Kaplan said...…
…A2Film Festival begins Tomorrow in Daily Arts: The 36th Anan Arbor Film Festival begins today at the Michigan. U Daily Arts tals with two "Angry Viewers - two students 4 The' scr rinrg lgres al 8 Loaturig "24 Girls," "Adrenaline," from the University - who relate their eperene with MTIV. "orse'Drias in BBtQ Couuntry," "Love and Otfer Difficulies," and a behind the scenes look at its "12 Angry Viewers" The Street,," "Yors," 'My Universe Inside ...…
…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 17, 1998 - 9 ans should give thanks Sr Clapton's 'Pilgrim' RIGHT Now, VAN HALEN IS FAILING ON 'III' Thejourney is the destination,' Eric torn once said about his constant e.o push his musical talents to the t.Athough "Pilgrim," Clapton's lat- lease, is a testament to this, he may be moving in the right direction. :I, if not all, of this album contains w 8ritten for Clapton's late son r, who fell from a 12...…
… Scoreboard. WOMEN'S NCAA Midwest Region BASKETBALL (H) PURDUE 77, Mideast Region (12) Colorado St. 63 (1) TENNESSEE 8, (3) LOUISIANA TECH Western Kentucky 68 (6) Clemson 52 (3) LLNOS 69, West Region (11) San', a' ,ra 65 (2) DUKE 69, (H HM TUEH(10) Eouisville 53 (7) HO H, T ST{ , : (3) Florida 89T (11) Virginia Tec (16) Harvard at (9) ARKANSAS, it MEN'S NIT BASKETBALL MINNEOT7 OH BE6 S!R- gTS Tracking 'M' teams After a dominant victory at ...…
…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 17, 1998 - 11 Women's swimming team thrives despite cold climate By T.J. Berka Daily Sports Writer Whenever there's a discussion about women's swimming, there are a few names that consistently float to the surface. Schools such as Georgia, USC, Stanford, SMU and Auburn are always mentioned among the elite. Michigan's name is also bandied about when the powers of swimming are discussed. The Wolverines defin...…
…12 The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 17, 1998 Men plead gu PHOENIX (AP) -- Two Illinois men Authori pleaded guilty yesterday to reduced charges former A for their role in an alleged scheme to pay Stevin "He two Arizona State basketball players to them to mi shave points in 1994 games. gamblers Joseph Mangiamele of Arlington Heights, spread. Ill., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit U.S. Di sports bribery and money laundering. His said he ...…
…News: 76-DAILY dvertising: 764-0554 C tti One hundred seven years ofeditonrilfreedom Monday March 16, 1998 :,; 4. ':F s ¢. :.;k :':,r{F cr: <.s yE nkyyu. s a {e{ zr,..' 'E;'vy l b ,TF ? z i ."x .. ,.r? ., { ,, : ur a .,'m ;,.... a > .a,.. ' 'r... :4y .;,s vA a'F. F"r 0,1999 Ttw Michigan :r..:"ysg°M ..,<.. e: wx ,r "' ttN , .,,? ., d Z rx>s :,." g; ?xF Y , } a x zz ,x. 5hixxRa :en18 M ounge onors student's emory y Rachel Groman )aily Staf...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 16, 1998 NATION/WORLD STILLMAN Continued from Page 1A matters. That's not what we'll remember. At least not those of us who know they Could have -should have - won. Those of us who know a Michigan-Duke game, with a trip to the Final Four on the line, could have - should have - happened. " Anyone who saw the Wolverines dis- Tnantle Indiana by 48 points or upset Duke had every reason to believe Michigan ...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 16, 1998 - 3A 'AMPUS t Visiting author scheduled to read at Rackham Author Richard Ford will read from is recent work this week as part of thc isiting Writers Series sponsored by the English department and Border's Books & Music. The Pulitzer Prize winning author will read from his novels and short sto- ries. He also has received several awards for his five novels and two short story collection...…
…4A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 16, 1998 ~1~e £d~i~mTTh41V 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the Unl versity of Michigan LAURIE MAVK Editor in Chief JACK SCHILLACI Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Dailys editorial board. All other articles, letters and cartoons do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Michigan Dai...…
… Martin Scorsese's chronicle of the life of the out the film about about the 14th Dalai Lame from 1937 until 1950, when the Tibetan lead China. The film is nominated for four Academ Best Original Score. "Kundun" shows tonight Michigan. iCaprio' y Matthew Barrett Daily Arts Wtriter "I'm the king of the world!" Yes, lovable Leonardo DiCaprio gets his "Titanic" wish ful- filled when he gets to play the king of France in "The Man In The Iron Mask,...…
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… FESTIVAL Continued from Page 1A American figures and history. "It's important to get them exposed to the depth of Korean American history," Rhoe said. "A lot of the kids know more about Korean American histo- ry than I thought." ,Rhoe said he begins his lesson by talking about history after 1965, but that there is a gap in many "ople's knowledge of Korean American history fore 1965. "It's important to know your place in American history," Rho...…
…$A - The Michigan Daily -- Monday, March 16, 1998 Minori actors aren't Oscar's priority Obnoxious 'Hush' nedst be siene n By Prashant Tamaskar Daily Arts Writer On the eve of the Academy Awards ceremony cele- biating the best films and performances of 1995, Rev. Jesse Jackson published an essay on the lack of nomi- nations received by people of color. His protest of the Oscars and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences received w...…
…ule 5,idli1utndBlg PORTS Y IE) ii, !;;:;III ; g ilu g glim 1:41; ;:; I! IN 1 HIM 1, 1 , I In SEEN=NOMMOMMA -1 -1 ullivan, Josh Borldn aily Sports writer INDIANAPOLIS In a weekend domi- ated by NCAA basketball, the most exciting emotional victories were supplied by the en's and women's Michigan track and field ams. Both the men's and women's teams compet- d in a memorable NCAA meet this past eekend. The Michigan men finished in sixth lace, w...…
…2B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - March 16, 1998 SCORES & STANDINGS Michian mn's askeballbox core DAVIDSON (61A) FTRED MI N -A N-A 0-T A F PIS Kosmalski 29 2-6 1-5 1-5 2 3 5 Marshall 21 1-4 1-2 2-4 0 3 3 Donnelly 37 6-17 0-1 2-7 1 2 13 Ton 12 0-0 2-2 0-1 2 2 2 Halbauer 31 5-9 0-0 3-8 2 3 14 Ebong 26 3.13 3-4 5-8 2 5 9 Holmes 7 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 Armstrong 28 5-10 1-1 1-3 4 2 13 Burns 7 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 Allenspach 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0...…
…The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - March 16, 1998 - 3B Diver Wilmot rips his way to NCAAs Wilmot to be only diver at nationals ALAN GOLDENBACH The Bronx Bomber By Rick Freeman Daily Sports Writer He paused at the top of the tower, ten meters above the still surface of the water. He leapt backwards into space, twisting. His body tumbled more than 1 1/2 times and entered the water, leaving no trace of his entry except a few thin bubbles. Wh...…
…4B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - March 16, 1998 BASKETBALL Friday's game: Michigan 80, Davidson 61 Michigan not only team to break jinx, Indiana wins too Yesterday's game: UCLA 85, Michigan 82 (Q-WIRE) WASHINGTON -- The Indiana men's basketball team had wait- ed three years to win a game in the NCAA Tournament. So in the grand scheme of things, what's an extra five minutes? Thanks to a furious second-half comeback, Oklahoma tied t...…
… BASKETBALL CLA 'D' rustrates Traylor, ichigani e.e y Dan Stillman aily Sports Editor ATLANTA - It was supposed to e "pick your poison" for UCLA gainst Michigan yesterday - stop he Wolverines inside, hope they 't beat you on the perimeter, or them outside, and hope they on't take over the game in the post. But UCLA decided to go for it all, nd it worked, just barely, but nough. We wanted to swarm the post nd make them beat us over top," CLA c...…
…6B - The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday -- March 16, 1998 HOCKEY Quotable: "I saw this big sign, 'Luck of the Irish,' on the way out. Your luck's running out." - Michigan captain Mfan Herr ont elimfinatinig Notre Dame frnt the CCHA Tournament and ending the Fighting Irish s season ound .... Game 3 Keyplay: On Saturday night, Bobby Hayes Michigan 4 scored with under a minute left in the first overtime, extending the (____ Notre Dame 3 serie...…
…WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Quotable: NCAA first r "Robert Traylor has a sister, and her name is Janae Hubbard." Michigan coach Sue Guevara on the Bruins'6-foot-4, 245-pound insideforce. !homas lone bright spot in vichigan's brief tourney run The Michigan Daily -- SPORTSMonday, March 16, 1998 - 7B Player of the Week Stacey Thomas The sophomore guard scored 17 points and graobed 11 rebounds in Michigan's first-round loss to UCLA, recording her sixth ...…
…8B -- The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMondav - March 16, 1998 v - ._ ... ._ .... _..l .,...... .. y.....r ..... .. .., TRACK Elbows, tumbles, 'rope-a- dope' make your basic track By Josh Boridn Daily sports writer INDIANAPOLIS -TheCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships were filled with women getting pushed off the track, champions playing "rope-a-dope" and some simple advice from a high school coach. While Kevin Sullivan and Katie McGregor t...…
…ichigan pri( than personal 8y Josh Borkin Daily Sports Writer The University of Michigan is known for being th. academically and athletically superior. That's 'ty 10-time All-American Kevin Sullivan said he came to Michigan. But in Indianapolis this past weekend, neither academics or athletics were the dri- ving force behind any of the Michigan medal win- ners. What Kevin Sullivan and Katie McGregor dis- played in their races was a sense of pr...…
…10B - The Michigan Daily -- SPORTSMonday, March 16, 1998 Senior stars shine brightest as 'M' women gymnasts pound UMass By Nita Srivastava Daily Sports Writer Michigan women's gymnastics senior co- captains Heather Kabnick and Lauren LaBranche performed for the last time in front of a home crowd at Cliff Keen Arena on Saturday afternoon. They led the second- ranked Wolverines to a victory over Massachusetts with 197.550 points - tied for a s...…
…ws: 76-DAILY rtising: 764-0554 12 One hundred seven years of ediiori lfreedom *rnt Friday March 13, 1998 uw. A'' t Sat'kg'..;' , WIR y. U w3 zzaia Mt, M& 1 01, k tate Mike Spahn. aily Staff Reporter The state House of Representatives yesterday that - once approved ler - will ban assisted suicide in d impose criminal penalties on olved in aiding the death of an indiv The bill, sponsored by Sen. Wil egenmorter (R-Hudsonville), passed 66 to...…
…SThe Michigan Daily - Friday, March 13, 1998 NATION/WORLD - North Korea announces military move ARo,,UMD THE NATION .......... . -.- ...... - - - BEIJING (AP) - North Korea aid early this morning that it was ntering a state of "wartime mobi- ization" for nationwide military xercises, according to foreign aid fficials and reporters based in the :apital, Pyongyang. The mobilization was imposed late esterday for the war games, which ,ere bein...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 13, 1998 - 3 f ,CRIMEIS Woman sexually assaulted on Fuller Road ___ A woman was sexually assaulted on O1onday evening near Huron High School on Fuller Road, according to Department of Public Safety reports. The 32-year-old Ann Arbor resident was jogging on the high school's track When she was approached by a man. The suspect then pushed the woman to the _round and proceeded to rape her on the t...…
…4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 13, 1998 Ule Iidu 1&lg Rock stars can't rest in peace because the 'A 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan LAURIE MAYK Editor in Chief JACK SCHILLACI Editorial Page Editor Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articlesletters and cartoons do not necessaril...…
