…One hundred eleven year ofedtoriafreed NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 www.michigandally.com Monday March 4, 2002 vol ext N.6. ,**An 4rbr c;s 000 4$ a i Crime spree continued over vacation By Jeremy Berkowitz Daily Staff Reporter While most students flocked to vacation spots and warmer climates during spring break, criminal activity was still present in Ann Arbor last week. A home invasion occurred in East Quad Residence Hall on Feb...…
…it IUn One hundred eleven years ofeditorialfreedom 1Ai NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 wwwmichigandally.com Tuesday, March 5, 2002, e Na United Way ends funding of Boy Scouts By Kara Wenzel ~'Daily Staff Reporter a.Peepin torn E - causes doubt over securi The Washtenaw United Way Board of Directors voted last Wednesday to discontinue giving community funds to the Boy Scouts of America because several of their supporters expressed con...…
…Jt A& One hundred eleven years ofeditorilfreedom *NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 7640557 wwwmichigandally.com Wednesday March 6, 2002 I ------- ,e a @ If R. I GEO s Latest concessions from the * University not enough; final votes to be tallied today. By Maria Sprow Daily Staff Reporter "n till pla bargaining session, GEO Chief Negotiator and Rackham student Alyssa Picard said. "We're not hearing from them on any of the most critical issues,...…
…One hundred eleven years ofeditorialfreedom tti NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 www~michigandailycom Thursday March 7,2002 Vo.C:',N.8 AraAro; ihia 002@ h McignDal GS s By Jordan Schrader Daily StaffReporter officially vote to st Ike The Graduate Employees Organization will strike Monday, after membership voted by an 81 percent margin to approve the walk-out. The results of the election, which were tallied last night, were 462 vo...…
…One hundred eleven years ofeditoriafreedom ti NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 7640557 wwwmichigandail y. com Friday March 8, 2002 Vol IXl X1 0 it ,. IBc ISM Funding bill gains lawmaker support By Loule MeIzibsh Daily Staff Reporter An agreement struck last month to maintain the University's current level of funding from the state while limiting tuition increases to less than 8.5 percent has broad support in the state Legisla- ture, several law...…
…One hundred eleven yeas feditizfreeda m NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSiFIED: 764-0557 www.michigandally.com Monday March 11, 2002 Vol. CXEE, No. 91 Amin 02002 The E MieVigan " Ei Barg'ning continues into early morning By Jordan Schader Daily Staff Reporter With a marathon bargaining session ongoing between the University and the Graduate Employees Organization, it was uncertain this morning whether the scheduled GEO walk-out would be held today. As ...…
…One hundred eleven years ofed eoorfrdfreedom NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 www.michigandally.com Tuesday March 12, 2002 I -ES. _ s~ ... .. .,, . .. r M, a, . I I Number of alcohol arrests up after break Post-Spring Break parties may be to blame for the 24 offenses By Jeremy Berkowitz Daily Staff Reporter The first weekend back from Spring Break saw an unusually large number of minors arrested for possession of alcohol. Between Thu...…
…it IUf One hundred eleven years ofeditorialfreedom 47PI ;a till NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 www.michlgandally.com Wednesday March 13, 2002 Yo( CX I o,3 .h rb~ ih2tl2Th ~lci n Sexual harassment case back in court 1999 lawsuit filed against School of Music professor resumes in court today By Jeremy Berkowitz Daily Staff Reporter After three years of delays, a sexual harassment case filed in 1999 by former Music student Maureen Joh...…
…One hundred eleven years of editorildfreedom 74TI a NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 wwwmlchlgandallycom Thursday March 14, 2002 # , ~I Profs. who sue & u 9 --_ a lege retaliation By David Enders Daily Staff Reporter Electrical Engineering Prof. Margaret Murnane left Michigan for the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1999 in lieu of filing a plagiarism complaint against another faculty member. Murnane, a MacArthur Foundation g...…
…it lull One hundred eleven years ofeditorildfreedom 1UIil NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 www mlchlgandally. corn Friday March 15, 2002 tr exit, s ', , . 02002 The Michigan Daity Regent Horning bashes 'U, policies By Shannon Pettyplec. and Kara Wnzel Daily Staff Reporter Racial tensions, anti-affirmative action views and bickering regents were the themes of a let- ter written by Regent Daniel Horning (R-Grand Haven) to Regent Kath...…
…it Igan One hundred eleven years ofeditorialfreedom IUIt NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 wwwmichigandally~com Monday March 18,2002 Val. yi>,96 ! 02002 tho M diPl tAi y GEO tentatively approves contract By Jordan Schrader and Marta Sprow Daily Staff Reporters After months of bargaining, a contract is ready to be signed between the Graduate Employees Organization and the Universi- ty, averting the threat of a prolonged strike. The te...…
…itf CIt One hundred eleven years of editorilfreedom t tt NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 7640557 www michigandaIIy. cam Tuesday March 19, 2002 I I An Aror Miciga 02,2 e ichgnal T New Era contract may not continue Dy OS Sprow Preliminary findings from the Work- er Rights Consortium against the New Era Cap Company's health and safety practices and the company's indiffer- ence toward those findings have caused the University's Committee on Labo...…
…E igan One hundred eleven years ofeditorialfreedom Y NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 www.michigandally.com Wednesday March 20, 2002 a n 's } P0 Delta Sig appealmg revoked charter National organization, alumni concerns prompts revoked charter By Rob Goodsp.Wd ai Murla Sprow Daily StaffReporte The charter of the University's chapter of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity has been revoked by the group's national organi- zation, the national execu...…
…One hundred eleven years ofeditorialfreedom "Itar NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 7640557 www michigandall y. com Thursday March 21, 2002 I~~~~~ , 4 ,. . .1~ Numerous factors at Rally targets racist views, 0 0 issue in lawsuits By Shannon Pettyplece Daily Staff Reporter While the University awaits a deci- sion from the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in the cases of Gratz v. Bollinger and Grutter v. Bollinger, which question the University's ...…
…Or feeyrftfem One hundred eleven years ofedtorialfredom NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 7640557 wwwmichigandaily.com Friday March 22, 2002 Ann Arbor, Michigan 3 ..e ....... , . . - ' " -02002 The M! gan tlnii artin nd cted by Federal Court 'Former basketball booster loaned more than $600, 000to ' By Shannon PettypIoco Daily StaffReporter Former Michigan men's basketball booster Ed Martin was indicted in Federal Court yester- day on charge...…
…One hundred eleven years ofeditorialfreedom ti NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 7640557 wwwmichigandally.com Monday March 25, 2002 i E I> i i 11 Many first tume wms awarded at Oscars By Jeff Dickrson and A f a be f Dal rs dtr The 74th Academy Awards was full of surprises, Sept. 11 rhetoric and the breaking down of racial barriers. The big winners of the night were "A Beautiful Mind" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," which...…
…One hundred eleven years of editorialfreedom "UT I NEWS: 76-DAILY SCLASSIFIED:764-0557 www michigandaily com Tuesday March 26,2002 Iv t , 14..12.20 e ihia D.y EVU' will not continue internal investigations By Steve Jackson Daily Sports Editor According to Athletic Director Bill Martin, Michigan has no immediate plans to take down its Final Four banners or sanction itself for the $616,000 in loans that four former basketball play- ers...…
…trrrngt One hundred eleven years ofeditorialfreedom "It NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 7640557 www michlgandall y. com Wednesday March 27, 2002 Vo.CI, o 0 An t r ihgi.,:020 hrMcia TI Students First unofficially edge out Blue By Tomislav LadIka Daily Staff Reporter DAVID KATZ/Daily Supporters of RabIh Haddad hold a protest infront of the U.S. District Court In Detroit yesterday. Public hearings sought for Rabih ad case Sarah Boot and Dan...…
…One hundred eleven years' ofediofil feedm 4w tit NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIRED: 764-0557 www mlchlgandally. com Thursday March 28, 2002 IVoiCXIl No. 104Ag Grads worry about jobs, go back to school By Daniel Kim Daily Staff Reporter Although the economy is improving and the labor markets are stabilizing with unemploy- ment claims decreasing, University students' fears of entering the job market still remain very high and some are even turning t...…
…One hundred eleven years ofeditorildfreedom Y1 NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 www michigandaily. com Friday March 29, 2002 OXIIINO. _ nn 02002 The Micttigaq Daily Pow Wow celebrates traditions, history By Maria Sprow Daily Staff Reporter This weekend marks the 30th annual "Dance for Mother Earth" Ann Arbor Pow Wow, a three-day Native Ameri- can cultural extravaganza that has gained so much popularity since its birth that organizers s...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 4, 2002 NATION/WORLD *I U.S. air raids try to pin renegades NEWS a BRIEFi HEDINES__FROM__AOUND____E _______ " '4 SURMAD, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S. bombers pounded al-Qaida and Taliban positions in the eastern mountains of Afghanistan yesterday after yesterday's 1,500-strong coali- tion ground attack failed to dislodge the well-armed renegades. No major ground action was reported yesterday. However,...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 5, 2002 NATION/WORLD Sixteen killed in Israeli retaliation RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Israel sent warplanes and tanks against Palestinian targets yesterday, killing the wife and three children of a Hamas militant in what the military said was a mistake. In all, 16 Palestinians died in retaliatory raids. The multiple strikes in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip followed a Cabinet decision Sunday to int...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 6, 2002 NATION/WORLD 0 92 dead since beginning of week NEWS IN BRIEF HEDINE FOMARUD*HEWOL JERUSALEM (AP) - Palestinian militants struck busy at 2 a.m. The other two attacks came during the 711, at Israeli civilians yesterday with a suicide bombing on a bus, a roadside ambush in the West Bank and a restaurant shooting in Israel's largest city, leaving five Israelis and two Palestinian assailants dea...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 7, 2002 NATION/WORLD Taliban, al-Qai Ia orces routed NEWS m- BRIEF i Prosecutors could have indicted Clinton BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S.-led coalition troops have gained the upper hand after killing at least half the al-Qaida and Taliban forces holed up in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan in the biggest joint offensive in the war, the U.S. com- mander said yesterday. Several hundr...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 8, 2002 NATION/WORLD Search for al-Qaida intensified GARDEZ, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S. troops scoured caves and cleared ridges of al-Qaida diehards yesterday, but sandstorms and high winds grounded helicopters and threatened to dis- rupt the U.S.-led air and ground offensive. After some of the heaviest bombing in the six- day offensive, a number of supply flights were delayed or canceled because of the ...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 11, 2002 Prn-k.raip1 'crn tfrr r4 i-Yr NP17 IT TlD Trv i j v -LkJi. c4iiLL ~P#JLLLoIIi ,.t,,111t01I.A3 1INLvv0u' -t~ riots from Pale stinian sup p orte rs Sharon agrees to negotiate truce with Arafat By JennifrwMisthal Daily Staff Reporter Twice yesterday, members of Stu- dents Allied for Freedom and Equal- ity protested the Israel Under the Lens conference outside the Michi- gan League. Armed with ...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 12, 2002 NATION/WORLD 0 Soldi'oers prep for last Afghan push NEWS IN BRIEF r'ATVTTV7 Ac ,. ,... A _ - "'..y- I GARD.)E, Afghanistan (AP) - Tanks and trucks theimpact of the bombs. troops from the 10th Mountain Division and the 101st rarar nn m rwTCAfr~o++. U r~ a T --11r0--- it carrie~ti,uvu uu ore u.N.-aiut -Atgian ighters to the remote mountains of eastern Afghanistan yesterday to reinforce Amer...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 13, 2002 U.S. focuses on al-Qaida ockets' NATION/WORLD WASHINGTON (AP) - As the biggest ground battle of the war in Afghanistan winds down, U.S. forces are sizing up smaller "pockets" of al- Qaida resistance elsewhere in the country. Officials said yesterday that even with victory in the Shah-e-Kot Valley against die-hard al-Qaida fighters, there almost certainly will be other bloody battles. "The po...…
…A 2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 14, 2002 NATION/WORLD Cheney focuses on violence in Israel NEWS IN BRIEF4 SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt (AP) - Vice Presi- dent Dick Cheney said yesterday that Israel and the Palestinians share the burden of ending Middle East bloodshed. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met with Cheney and promised to apply pressure, too. At a news conference with Cheney at this Red Sea resort, Mubarak also addressed an...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 15, 2002 NATION/WORLD I All WASHIN A rhai ;n -Qaida leaders focus of search NEWS IN BRIEF GTON (AP) - The American military's More than five months into the war and six Bagram air base. "We did not have indications prior to empnass in Aghanilstan is shitting to the pursuit of clues to the whereabouts of the most senior al-Qaida leaders and the possibility of new combat operations against smaller pock...…
…2A,-The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 18, 2002 Nursing scool enrollment drops NEWS IN BRIEF By Soung Chang have been steadily increasing over the past three years" "This scholarship program will be very helpful to JERUSA LEM Daly taff Reporter Lindsey Balzhiser, a nursing sophomore, thinks individuals, men and women, considering a nursing .TT nursing schools are not enrolling at capacity because degree," said Hinshaw, who has been collaborati...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 19, 2002 NATION/WORLD Israeli pullout brings hope of truce JERUSALEM (AP) - Spurred on by a U.S. peace mission, Israeli troops pulled out of Bethlehem early today, edging closer to a cease-fire with the Palestini- ans in the 18-month-old Mideast conflict. The pullback came after Vice President Dick Cheney arrived to bolster the efforts of U.S. mediator Anthony Zinni, and the pair held talks yesterday ...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 20, 2002 NATION/WORLD Arafat, Sharon focus on cease-fire UPPER MANeGASt Philippines Muslim rebels attack Filipino troops JERUSALEM (AP) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said yesterday that Yasser Arafat will be free to travel to an Arab summit next week if the Palestinian leader agrees to a cease-fire, but hinted Arafat may not be allowed back if the violence persists while he is gone. In another inc...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 21, 2002 NATION/WORLD 4 Palestinian bus bombing kills 8 NEWS IN BRIF mSF A.UDTEWR t JERUSALEM (AP) - An Islamic it wouldn militant blew himself up in a packed agreement bus during morning rush hour yester- "I hadt day, killing seven other passengers, attack), an including four Israeli soldiers. Israel that as lot said it wouldn't retaliate for now and tinians, wx agreed to a crucial meeting wit...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 22, 2002 I NATION/WORLD Suicide blast kills two, iniures 60 IN BRIEP f. -,~ J. JERUSALEM (AP) - A former Palestinian policeman blew himself up in the heart of Jerusalem's shopping district yesterday, killing three Israelis, wounding more than 60 people and prompt- ing Israel to call off.a round of U.S.-brokered truce talks. Moments after the late afternoon blast, the dead and injured lay on a blood...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 25, 2002 Study shows half of 'U' students drink in excess A peaceful time NEWS IN BRIEF'~ r< By Christopher Johnson Daily Staff Reporter Binge drinking among students on campus remains a significant prob- lem at the University, according to a study released today by the Sub- stance Abuse Research Center. The study, conducted simultaneously with a national survey by the Har- vard School of Public Pol...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 26, 2002 NATION/WORLD i 0 Bush pushes Mideast cease-fire NEWS IN BRIEF ..,, WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush urged Arab nations yesterday to approve a Saudi peace offer to Israel and asked Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to let Yasser Arafat join an Arab League summit where the U.S.-backed initiative may be considered. "The president believes it is time for Arab nations in the region to seize the momen...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 27, 2002 NATION/WORLD6 Death toll nears 2,000 after Afghan quake NEWS 1IN BRIEFf 'I" AON WORL 'I ; ;. KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An earthquake devastated mountain villages in northern Afghanistan, where officials yesterday estimated at least 1,800 people died and thousands more were injured in a region already hard-hit by hunger, drought and war. At the scene, the military commander from the Bagla...…
…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 28, 2002 NATION/WORLD Bombing kills 19 during Seder NEWS IN BRIEF NETANYA, Israel (AP) - A suicide progress. In later comments, Bush said NANTERRE, France bomber burst into a hotel dining room "this callous, this cold-blooded killing, it.. and blew himself up yesterday just as must stop."City counc shooting leaves 8 dead Israelis drcsed in their hlidi. CTiiy c hion hcil shootingdlaves 8dead ibiacna...…
…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 29, 2002 NATION/WORLD . Peace talks go on despite 20 killed NEwS II RIF JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's defense minister met with army commanders yesterday amid growing calls for massive retaliation for a Palestinian suicide bombing in a hotel banquet hall that killed 20 diners, many elderly, and wounded 130 at the start of the Jewish Passover holiday. . In response to one of the deadliest attacks in the cu...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 4, 2002 - 3A CAMPUS SCIO Panel explores 0 ruling women The woman's place in early mod- ern Europe will be the topic of a dis- cussion panel Friday at 4 p.m. in the University's Museum of Art, 525 S. State St. The discussion is in conjunction with the art exhibit "Women Who Ruled: Queens, Goddesses and Amazons." History and women's studies Prof. Dena Goodman, history Prof. Diane Hughes, Romance ...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 5, 2002 - 3 CRIME Students question impact of GEO strike Pair found with alcohol sleeping on Stockwell couch By Maria Sprow Daily Staff Reporter Between negotiating the terms of their 2002- Two people were arrested for 2005 contract with the University and teaching minor in possession of alcohol classes, members of the Graduate. offenses in Stockwell Residence Employees Organization have b...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 6, 2002 - 3 Attacks inspire launch of bioterror center SU. Iowa president initiates end of New Era contract IOWA CITY, Iowa - University of Iowa President Mary Sue Coleman on Monday moved to terminate the uni- versity's contract with a cap manufac- turer that has been accused of violating the school's labor standards, enforcing the nearly two-year-old code of con- duct for the first time. A...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 7, 2002 - 3A Students react to Social Security proposals * 'U' team receives research grant to develop fuel cells University researchers in the Col- lege of Engineering were awarded a $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy toward developing low-cost fuel cells for use in portable electronic devices, automobiles and residential power units. The fuel processors convert hydrocarbon...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 8, 2002 - 3 CRIMVE Woman's e-mail accessed to send sexual messages A woman reported Monday afternoon at Campus Safety Services that an unknown person accessed her e-mail account and sent out sexual e-mail mes- sages to numerous people, according to Department of Public Safety reports. The caller also advised that files in her computer had been damaged. Person found asleep at Medical Center A pe...…
… LOCAL/S TATE The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 11, 2002- 3A Annual Holocaust conference begins today to speak about anorexia nervosa Former teen model Kate Dillon will speak today at 7 p.m. in the Michigan Union Ballroom about the dangers of eating disorders. Dillon is a former teen model who battled anorexia and eventually gained success as a model for full-figured fashions. Waldman honored with symposium The Anne Waldman Symposium kick...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 12, 2002 - 3 Students with kids may get new benefits Man punched in head while boxing A man was struck in the head while boxing at the Central Campus Recre- ation Building Sunday afternoon, according to Department of Public Safety reports. He was not uncon- scious, although his speech was inco- herent. He was transported to the University Hospital's Emergency Room by Huron Valley Ambulance. ...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 13, 2002 - 3 HIGHER ED Regents suspend admissions at U. Wisconsin system MADISON, Wis. - Effective March 9, the University of Wiscon- sin System Board of Regents sus- pended undergraduate admissions to all of its campuses. Regents said the decision was necessary in light of additional budget cuts the university currently faces. . "The regents (Friday) morning ordered the president of the Sys...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 14, 2002 - 3A RESEARCH Monkeys able to move cursor using only brain power Researchers at Brown University have successfully been able to decode signals from the brain and use them as the sole input to move a computer cursor. The team has used a tiny array of electrodes to record, interpret and reconstruct the brain activity that controls hand movement of Rhesus monkeys. Placing implants in th...…
… LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 15, 2002 - 3 Eating disorder awareness group formed Racial slur written on Couzens board A racial slur was written on a dry- erase board in a room in Couzens Resi- dence Hall, Department of Public Safety reports state. DPS has no sus- pects. Two arrested for possession and throwing cans. Two people were arrested after offi- cers observed beer cans being thrown from their moving vehicle, accor...…
