…Ninety-One Years of Editorial Freedom P girl a ai APRIL SHO)WERS Scattered thundershowers possible with a high in the low 6s Vol. XCI, No. 147 Copyright 1981, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan, Wednesday, April 1, 1981 Ten Cents Twelve Pages Handicapped students cope with life at the U By KATHLYN HOOVER T HE WOMAN WALKS into the lecture hail and pauses by the door. Her dog Angel waits patiently by her side. "Can someone help me fin...…
…Let them eat, er, take cake By PAMELA KRAMER Imagine a class that meets from 11 a.m. to noon on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, requires minimal attendance and few study hours, and guarantees four credits along with an "A." That sort of class is the quintessential "blow- off" course, according to many students passing through the peer academic counseling office. And, costing several hundred dollars, it is one of the most expensive pieces o...…
…The ABCs of the G.P.A. Gradeflation hits humanities, 'bu seene may be iiine By PAMELA KRAMER of the lower grade point averages, but that "in and LINDA RUECKERT some of these big science courses, the students are Are science courses tougher than the social taking several at once." The Biology Division's sciences and humanities courses? Or are liberal total GPA is 2.961. arts professors grading easier to draw more in- "A STUDENT MAY BE taking B...…
…...........*.Sg..M-..Ox ...~.......Ml NINE........*..*......*....W. MSAelections approach By BETH ALLEN student population support the gri adidates from four campus residentl hopefuls project before it receives MSA dol ididates frm vi fou r campusiy nomet at Can 'dpolitit roup's lars. hough ki-ichigan Student Assembly presidency in elections to be held Tuesday and Wednesday. Seventy-four candidates are running for 37 positions on MSA, the ...…
…Ninety-One Years of Editorial Freedom C I te Mittoa l4lalig COOLER Windy showers. 50s. with High scattered in the lower Vol. XCI, No. 151 Copyright 1981, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan-Sunday, April 5, 1981 Ten Cents Ten Pages City elections By ELAINE RIDEOUT City government candidates are handing out their last fliers today, taking their last steps door-to-door, nd making their last campaign pitches before Ann Arbor voters ...…
…Ninety-One Years of Editorial Freedom C I tr L* fE 4IaiIQ WINDY Mostly cloudy with a chan- ce of slight rain and a high in the 60s. .. . - .. .. --- ! _ _ _. _.1_. Ilfl" 11 _ 11__L _ _ _."r _ _ _ _._ i I Vol. XC, No. 152 Copyright 1981, Ihe Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan-Tuesday, April 7, 1981 Ten Cents Ten Poges "1- Ten Paqes t Belcher wins; Republieans hold Council majority Preparing for take off AP Pho Astronauts John Yo...…
…K L. Ninety-One Years of Editorial Freedom Sit 43F1 IEIUIIQ MIXED BLESSINGS Partly cloudy with showers likely in the afternoon. High in the mid-60s. it Vol. XCI, No. 153 Copyright 1981, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, April 8, 1981 Ten Cents Eight Pages CRISP: Easyas By KATHLYN HOOVER So you think CRISP is complicated? Some engineers will register next fall for the winter term under a trial system-PI. The formu...…
…Ninety-One Years of Editorial Freedom I E Sic 43 fl IatiQ DINGY Last night's rain showers will end before noon. High around 60. Vol. XCI, No. 154 Copyright 1981, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, April 9, 1981 Ten Cents Ten Pages -ow rik Nurses stri e ei aN 3Ya ^' 'b& fi ' e dP/kt t;++ °YR/ y,,iE > r z Ar t F a aS aa} t f ,$, t H ^j F jn F t os ita s F{ t T 9 Fv F "1v n Nu '4j b .t {9 S:v. 3 {"P to ; ta, S S e WIN D...…
… E IVinety-One Years of "ditorial Freedom C71 he LIE 4au Iai1g SPRINKLES Increasing cloudiness with scattered showers in the af- ternoon; highs in the mid 60s. i 0 Vol. XCI, No. 155 Copyright 1981, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, April 10, 1981 Ten Cents Fourteen Pages i - Speakers .blast budget cuts at hearing By BARRY WITT The committee charged with reviewing the University's Extension Service made "assertion a...…
…Ninety-One Years Of Editorial Freedom LIE ig]9an EtiIQ DAMP Mostly cloudy with scat- tered showers today. High around 70. Vol. XCI, No. 156 Copyright 1981, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan-Saturday, April 11, 1981 Ten Cents Ten Pages . IN Tanter named to National *Security Council New dean selected for By MARK GINDIN University Political Science Prof. Raymond Tanter has been appointed to President Reagan's National Secu...…
…Ninety-One Years Of Editorial Freedom E 3idii4a 143IatiQ THUNDERSTORMS Showers and thunderstor- ms likely today. High around 60. Vol. XCI, No. 157 Copyright 1981, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan-Sunday, April 12, 1981 Ten Cents Ten Pages Iq w 'U' helps Columbia off the g round By JOHN ADAM The space shuttle Columbia, set to launch early this morning, will take a little bit of the University along in its orbits around the ...…
…Ninety-One Years of Editorial Freedom Lit igan 40 1 WINDY Cloudy and cooler today with a high in the mid 40s. Vol. XCI, No. 158 Copyright 1981, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan-Tuesday, April14, 1981 Ten Cents Ten Pages LSA aculty rejects Sr geography report By SUE INGLIS During what may have been one iof the most turbulent faculty meetings in the history of the -University, the LSA faculty yesterday overwhelmingly rejected an ad h...…
…I' Ninety-One Years of Editorial Freedom C I tr Singan 143ItiQ WARMER Mostly clear and mild today with a high in the mid 50s. ,Vol. XCI, No. 159 Copyright 1981, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, April 15, 1981 Ten Cents Eight Pages W- R"- F The ax 'U'faculty winces as budget blade falls Forum looks at student involvement in rtrenelunent By NANCY BILYEAU Faculty members from several of the University's smaller ...…
…Ninety-One Years of Editorial Freedom Adw IEIUIIQ MELLOW Partly cloudy and warmer today. High- in the upper 60s. *Vol. XCI, No. 160 Copyright 1981, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, April 16, 1981 Ten Cents Ten Pages -w Students alarmed at likely tition bike By LINDA RUECKERT With the ominous probability that federal financial aid programs will be slashed by the Reagan administration, the proposed 16 percent to 19 p...…
…1Vir Edi iety-One Years of itorial Freedom hie iga :4Ekii g NICE Windy and partly sunny with a high today in the low 70s. ti7 n I J/ I. .-. al' _ . : Lf 1T. I * *nn, rL:- &A._ I S *a -a..-" . .. - Wol. Al, NO. 161 Copyright 19 i, Ine Micnigan uaiiy Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, April 17, 1981 Ten Cents Eighteen Pages plus Supplement E Regents .diseuss . . tuition hike By BARRY WITT Another look at the University's rather bleak fin...…
…I Page 2-Wednesday, April 1, 1981-The Michigan Daily WHIT E HOUSE COMMENDS RESPONSE: . . . Haig 's quick action supported And sources said Reagan's military command system WASHINGTON (UPI) - Officials said yesterday the placed the secretary of defense ahead of Haig in a crisis. bullet that wounded President Reagan set off a smooth, pre- Speaker Thomas O'Neill said he was not offended. arranged White House military command system, and "I KNEW ...…
…Page 2-Thursday, April 2, 1981-The Michigan Daily STUDENTS LOOK FOR EASY CLASSES Let them take cake (Continued from Page 1) get by without a lot of new work. This point is often overlooked by students in search of cake courses, ac- cording to Harris Olson, LSA associate registrar. "IF YOU'RE IN a class at the School of Music with a music major (and you've had no training), who's going to think the course is easier?" he asked. Peer counselors ...…
…I Page 2-Friday, April 3, 1981-The Michigan Daily FE Senate passes $87 b~llion WASHINGTON (AP)-The Senate handed President Reagan the biggest legislative triumph of his young ad- ministration last night, voting over- whelming approval of a plan to force $87 billion in budget cuts over the next three years. The bill, attacked by outnumbered liberals as a "cruel abandonment" of the nation's needy but hailed by Republicans and most Democrats as...…
…Page 2-Saturday, April 4, 1981-The Michigan Daily REA GAN ASKS FOR ADDED WELFARE RED UC TIONS House committee approves cuts IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press and United Press international reports Polish leaders criticized From AP and UPI WASHINGTON-The House Budget Committee will approve more than half the specific cuts President Reagan wants, but will put its own stamp on the rest, the panel's chairman said yesterday. Rep. James R. J...…
…ALl ABBAR KHAN In Concert, Rackham Aud., April 5, 8:00 p.m. "Without in any way dimipishing the stature of the better known Ravi Shanker, Ali Abbar Khan stands part toda a 1one of tlt ,Vo% powerful, roving, and technically accomplished musicians in either the "An absolute genius. .. the greatest musician in the world."-Yehudi Menuhin "Khan's sarod always astounds ... Khan himself is the most sensitive, intuitively masterful musician of the age...…
…Page 2-Tuesday, April 7, 1981-The Michigan Daily BRAD Y OPENS EYES, MAKES JOKES Reagan getting more antibiotics IN BRIEF WASHINGTON (AP)-President Reagan, described as alert and in good spirits, was running a slight fever yesterday and doctors took the precaution of giving him additional antibiotics although they said there was no evidence of infection in his lung. A morning chest X-ray showed "modest clearing" of lung infiltrates-probably d...…
…Page 2-Wednesday, April 8, 1981-The Michigan Doily COMMITTEE PROPOSES NEW BUDGET House pan WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Budget Com- initte dealt President Reagan his biggest congressional defeat to date yesterday as it dumped his budget blueprint in favor of a Democratic alter- native with smaller deficits and tax cuts, more spen- ding on social programs and less on defense. Vice President George Bush declared the action unacceptable and vowed...…
…Page 2-Thursday, April 9, 1981-The Michigan Daily Historic space shuttle l.'aunch ooks pr CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen, "ready to fly this thing," arrived yesterday for their trip into space aboard the fire-belching rocket- ship Columbia. Launch managers said all was set to go for the historic laun- ching of the first space shuttle tomorrow. The countdown, rebounding from a trouble-plagued start, was ah...…
…Y Page 2-Friday, April 10, 1981-The Michigan Daily "Piiiiiii. Need a ride out of town? Check the i aiI classifieds under transportation iU A Masters Degree in RADIATION PROTECTION at the University of Michigan Opportunities Available for: -Financial support for qualified graduate students -Research in radiation dosimetry and radiation biology -Highpaying, interesting jobs in a growing profession in which the demand for graduates far excee...…
…Pagg 2-Saturday, April 11, 1981-The Michigan Doily Israel raids bases in DELMHAMIEH, Lebanon (AP) - Israel mounted ground and air strikes on Palestinian guerrilla positions in southern Lebanon yesterday, including a ground assault for the first time against guerrilla tanks, the Israelis and U.N. sources reported. As many as eight people, including an Israeli soldier and four civilians, were killed, according to various accounts. THE LIGHTNIN...…
…Page 2-Sunday, April 12, 1981-The Michigan Daily EL SALVADOR POLICY RISKS 'CREDIBILITY GAP' U.S. defense of junta criticized WASHINGTON (AP) - The Reagan administration is risking a "credibility gap" by defending the Salvadoran jun- ta against accusations that its forces have murdered unarmed civilians, critics of U.S. policy in El Salvador con- tend. The critics, including two members of Congress, warned that the ad- ministration will face i...…
…Page 2-Tuesday, April 14, 1981-The Michigan Daily Faculty rejects geography report (Continued from Page 1) review committee and supported its conclusion, a substantial number of faculty members faulted the review process for bias of two committee members, failure to demonstrate that geography is the weakest department, lack of comparitive data, failure to demonstrate that elimination of geography would generate substantial savings, and insuff...…
…a Page 2-Wednesday, April 15, 1981-The Michigan Daily Students organize to fight cuts SIN BRIEF By BETH ALLEN Last night's forum on the future of the University was a direct result of efforts by members of It's Our University, an umbrella organization comprised of students, faculty, and staff concerned about the University's smaller but bet- ter program. Formed shortly after Acting-LSA Dean John Knott's January announ- cement that disconti...…
…Page 2-Thursday, April 16, 1981-The Michigan Daily Pulitzer winner admits fraud From AP and UPI WASHINGTON - The Washington Post announced yesterday that repor- ter Janet Cooke had surrendered the Pulitzer Prize and resigned from the newspaper because the feature story that won her journalism's highest honor was a fabrication. Executive Editor Benjamin Bradlee advised the Pulitzer Prize board that Cooke would not accept. "SHE TOLD POST editor...…
…10 Page 2-Friday, April 17, 1981-The Michigan Daily Regents (JIurrI UiLIip EtCUIE0 hear IN BRIEF* Compiled from Associated Press and United Press International reports FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 120 S.State St. (Corner of State and Huron) Worship Schedule: 8:30 . a.m.-Holy Communion in the Chapel. 9:30 and 11:00 a.m.-Morning Wor- ship in the Sanctuary. . Sermon for April 19: "Resurrection Now" by Dr. Donald B. Stobe. Church School fo...…
…The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, April 1, 1981-Page 3 Hinckley's defense to hinge on psychiatric tests WASHINGTON (UPI)-John Hin- ckley, the stocky college dropout and drifter charged with trying to kill President Reagan, was held without bond today at the Quantico Marine Base, awaiting psychiatric tests that may be the key to his defense. John "Jack" Hinckley Jr., 25, the son of a wealthy Evergreen, Colo. oilman, was charged with attempting to...…
…The Michigan Daily-Thursday, April 2, 1981-Page 3 MSA to plot budget strategies By BETH ALLEN The Michigan Student Assembly plans to take a stand on budget cut issues tonight as they attend a special meeting to formulate official policy on the matter. A student representative from the University Budget Priorities Commit- tee attended Tuesday's meeting, asking MSA to define a policy so they would know how to vote on review committee recommen...…
…The Michigan Daily-Friday, April 3, 1981-Page 3 -HAPPENINGS- FILMS A-V Services - Barry Commoner's Viewpoint, E. F. Schumacher: As If People Mattered, More, 12:10 p.m., SPH II. AAFC - Richard Pryor - Filmed Live in Concert, 7, 10:30 p.m., Silver Streak, 8:30 p.m., Nat. Sci. Aud. AAFC/Cinema Guild - Disney on Film, 7 p.m., Angell Hall Aud. A. Alt. Action Films - Start the Revolution Without Me, 7, 9 p.m., MLB 4. Cinema II - That Man From Rio, ...…
…The Michigan Daily-Saturday, April 4, 1981-Page 3 Festival of India ends two-week run tomorrow By BRUCE BARRON Master of North Indian classical music, Ali Akbar Khan, will perform raga (compose on the spot) on a 24- string, lute-like instrument called a sarod tomorrow night to wind up Ann Arbor's two-week Festival of India. According to Bob Gavin, Director of the sponsoring Rudi Foundation, the festival was initiated to "give a taste of the c...…
…The Michigan Daily-Sunday, April 5, 1981--Page 3 ,HAPPENINGS SUNDAY, APRIL 5 FILMS AAFC - The Roundup, 7, 10:20 p.m., The Red and the White, 8:40 p.m., MLB 3. Cinema Guild - Tales of Hoffman, 7, 9:30 p.m., Lorch Hall Aud. Cinema II - French Can-Can, 7 p.m., La Bete Humaine, 9 p.m., Angell Hall, AUd. A. MCTF - The Letter, 2, 3:45, 5:30,7:15 p.m., Michigan Theatre. SPEAKERS Wesley Foundation - Bishop Dale White, Alan Luther, "U.S. and Iran: Wha...…
…Law school j ournalists irked over ban on quoting By ANN MARIE FAZIO Editors of the Res Gestae. the law school newspaper, and the school's Student Senate president are upset over the law school faculty's recent decision to prohibit Res Gestae repor- ters and student observers from directly quoting faculty members at their monthly meetings. The faculty voted last Friday to allow the law school Student Senate to allocate one of its three facult...…
…Jordan tells Haig Israel is main threat to Mideast peace The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, April 8, 1981-Page 3 Pistol-packing Swoman nabs escapee RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Jor- danian leaders, unresponsive to U.S. warnings of a Soviet threat in the Mid- dle East, told Secretary of State Alexander Haig Jr. yesterday that "Israeli aggression" poses the prime danger in the region. Haig, who U.S. officials said hoped to build a "strategic consens...…
…The Michigan Daily-Thursday, April 9, 1981 -Page 3 Reagan administration # f r considers tighter security From AP and UPI The adminstration is considering ways to tighten security following the assassination attempt against President Reaganand an increase in threats against him and Vice President George Bush, officials said yesterday. Meanwhile, President Reagan, showing continued improvement with no sign of complications from his gun- sho...…
…The Michigan Daily-Friday, April 10, 1981-Page 3 Weekend talks expected in 'U' nurses' strike By JOHN ADAM Registered nurseslat University Hospital and hospital ad- ministrators have agreed to re-open contract negotiations in hop of resolving a nurses strike now in its third day. Talks may get underway at 6 p.m. today, officials said. The Professional Nurses Council sent a letter to the hospital administration yesterday afternoon seeking a re...…
…The Michigan Daily-Saturday, April 11, 1981-Page 3 Ford rejects bid to merge with Chrysler Nurses still on strike; more talks scheduled DETROIT (UPI)-Ford Motor Co. laid to rest yesterday persistent speculation it may merge with *Chrysler Corp., rejecting an overturn Chrysler made as part of its worldwide search for a partner. Ford said it was offered "a possible merger or other similar arrangement" with Chrysler and promptly rejected it. T...…
…1 The Michigan Daily-Sunday, April 12, 1981-Page 3 -HAPPENINGS- SUNDAY FILMS AAFC - Mary Poppins, 1, 3:30, 7, 9:30 p.m., Michigan Theatre; Agnus Dei, 7, 10:20 p.m.; Red Psalm, 8:40 p.m., MLB 3. Cinema Guild - The Awful Truth, 7, 9p.m., Lorch Hall Aud. Cinema II - The Fortune Cookie, 7 p.m.; Morgan!, 9 p.m., Aud. A, Angell. Colorado Slide Shows Loft - I'm a Pretty Nice Person Now, Documentary of the Ann Arbor Alternative School, Clonlara, 1 p...…
…The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, April 14, 1981-Page 3 NURSES, ADMINISTRATORS WILL BARGAIN Nurses to resume By JOHN ADAM Registered nurses and University Hospital administrators will go back to the bargaining table tomorrow mor- ning, a week after nurses walked off the job. In the meantime, nurses continue to picket both the Hospital and University Health Service. . SPOKESPERSONS . FOR the Professional Nurses Council claim the number participatin...…
…The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, April 15, 1981-Page 3 MISSION PASSES WITH FLYING COLORS Columbia landing perfect From AP and UPI EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Space shuttle Columbia brilliantly, gracefully, passed her first trial by spaceflight yesterday, sailing hypersonic through the heat of the re-entry to a perfect wheels-down lan- ding on a sunbaked desert runway. The moment of triumph, 1:22 p.m. EST, belonged to astronauts John Young a...…
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…'Tis the season for The Michigan Daily-Friday, April 17, 1981-Page 3 romance, sublets... and bouncing checks By KATHY ROUBEKAS Although tracking down bad checks is an expensive hassle all year round for local merchants, spring seems the season for an especially acute rash of check-bouncing. Many store-owners complain that checks bouncing off recently-closed accounts come April as students pack up and head for home are a perennial problem. ...…
…OPINION P....g.e4. Wednesday, A pril 1, 1981 The Michigan Daily Edited and managed by students of The University of Michigan UnsungSecret Serviceheroes Vol. XCI, No. 147 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Editorials represent a majority opinion of the Daily's Editorial Board Progress in budget cuts T HE UNIVERSITY Budget Priorities Committee has acted wisely in its decisions concerning cuts in the University's non-academic budget, but u...…
…OPINION Page 4 Thursday, April 2, 1981 The Michigan Daily Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Typing male- hating essays Vol. XCI, No. 148 420 Moynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Editorials represent a majority opinion of the Daily's Editorial Board A smaller but better bash IT HAD ALL THE MAKINGS of a beautiful spring day. The sun was shining, a nice breeze was blowing, and it wasn't too cold. And best of all, ...…
… OPINION Pge 4_ Friday, April 3, 1981 The Michigan Daily , , r .. _r «:, A 4 Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan A seige of Midnight guilt Vol. XCI, No. 149 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, M1 48109 You're sitting at your kitchen table sometime after midnight. You sit and con- template all the elements which meticulously arrange themselves into what you're fond of calling your principles. Editorials represent a major...…
…01 OPINION Saturday, April 4, 1981 :1e eaidaUn Man Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan 'When guns are outlawed, 0 only outlaws will have guns Vol. XCI, No. 150 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Editorials represent a majority opinion of the Daily's Editorial Board Feiger obvious MSA choice J ON FEIGER and Amy Hartmann are clearly the best choices for Michigan Student Assembly president and vice president....…
…OPINION Sunday, April 5, 1981 Page 4 The Michigan Daily q Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan The 'U' and academic ideals Vol. XC1I, No. 151 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 By Lisa Ryan Editorials represent a majority opinion of the Daily's Editorial Board ir ~ ~ t r " " ' !!'1L11 Coun"{ ,.ICil En l~.. orseme [, Incumbent Lou Belcher for mayor; During his three years as mayor of bor will someday be a maj...…
