…InWeekend Magazine: *Research at the 'U': Essential or overemphasized *Interview: Classical pianist Andre Watts Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 123 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday, April 1, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily - 1 ',2 k A rs tha cosdr tui{t waiver .:taxbeicm, mactefa oh, Rackham AdGnsraute stuid-nt Me demi Affir Jhrdaes puesat Hugn- zatiniEv etd take tion is he e spAktersa reayed thag thesniers...…
…Nnyito at ttfelem Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 124 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Monday, April 4, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily DeVarti: Ouimet lied in campaign Doily Photo by ALEXANDRA BREZ Ann Arbor resident Tandy Watts (center, with hat, pointing) leads a sing-a-long amidst a crowd of participants at Friday's Hash Bash on the Diag. Diag evangelist Mike Caulk (far right), who was recovering from a cold, ...…
…liCopyright 1 The Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 125 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Tuesday, April 5, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Arizona senators- 0 impeach Mecham PHOENIX, Ariz. (AP) - The Arizona Senate convicted Gov. Evan Mecham yesterday of two counts of wrongdoing, making him the first U.S. governor to be impeached and removed from office in 59 years.h The vote on the first charge, that he attempted to thwar...…
…Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 126 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Wednesday, April 6,1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Hijackers capture Kuwaiti airliner NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Arab hijackers yesterday forced a Kuwait Airways jumbo jet to land in north- eastern Iran, threatened to blow it up and demanded that Kuwait release 17 pro-Iranian prisoners. They later re- leased 25 of the 112 passengers. Iran's official Islamic...…
…Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 127 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Thursday, April 7, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Gay Greeks endure heterosexual life By JIM PONIEWOZIK This story is the first in a two-part series. Chris' fraternity is having its formal :his weekend. Like most of his fraternity brothers, he plans to attend, and to bring a date. But Chris' date will likely turn more heads than his brothers', be...…
…InYeekenMagaziHey, graduating seniors, have any idea what you're __________MagaZ_ e doing after college? *Demi Moore saves the world? Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 128 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday, April 8, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily v Soviets and fghans to Y "e\d/war MOSCOW- The Soviet Union compromise. z ~and Afghanistan said yesterday that President Mohammed Zia ul-Hag an agreement is at hand on endin...…
…Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVIIi, No. 129 Ann Arbor, Michigan -Monday, April 11, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Women find By VICKI BAUER First of a three-part series LSA senior Meredith Vermillion scales down seven stories of the Dental School Building with a pack of students trailing behind her. No, Vermillion is not a daredevil trying to break a record, nor is she in training for a trip to the Himalayas. As the...…
…1£ rrrau tz Ninety-eight years of editorialfreedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 130 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Tuesday, April 12, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Israelis expel eight Arabs charged with inciting unrest JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel expelled eight Pales- tinians from the occupied lands yesterday, accusing them of inciting the four months of violence there, and it issued deportation orders against 12 others. Hospital officials said soldiers ...…
…Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 131 Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, April 13, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily MSA SCBN urges student Hijackers release 12 manager By RYAN TUTAK The Michigan Student Assembly last night unanimously passed a resolution demanding that the University administration not interfere with the Campus Broadcasting Newtork and that it allow CBN to ap- point a student general manager. "W...…
…Ninety-eight years of editorialfreedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 132 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Thursday, April 14, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Soviets step up forces in Afghan territory WASHINGTON (AP) - The Soviet Union, on the verge of sign- ing an agreement calling for the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan, sent 15,000 more troops plus armored vehicles into that country yesterday. The troops were sent across the border within the pa...…
…In Weekend Magazine: *Special Issue: The Best of Ann Arbor *The List .r "Interview: Mitch Albom 9 John Shea Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 133 Ann Arbor, Michigan-- Friday, April 15, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Chaos disrupts regents' meeting Anti-code group storms Fleming building lobby By JIM PONIEWOZIK and RYAN TUTAK After demonstrators clashed with campus security officers an d administr...…
…able If Bail Ninety-eight years of editorialfreedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 134 Ann Arbor, Michigan --Monday, April 18, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Protesters clash with regents again CI *l ri hts board hears 'U testimony By JIM PONIEWOZIK Several students criticized Uni- versity efforts to fight discrimination on campus, while administrators de- fended the programs as among the strongest in the country at a Michi- gan Civil Rights Co...…
…Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 135 Ann Arbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, April 19, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily U.S. attacks Iranian vessels PALESTINIANS PROTEST ASSASSINATION: Oil platforms, ships downed in retailiation MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) - American forces de- stroyed two of Iran's Persian Gulf oil platforms Mon- day, sank or damaged four attack boats and disabled two frigates that fired missiles at Ame...…
…Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 136 Ann Arbor, Michigan-- Wednesday, April 20, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Doily UCAR, Black groups react to controversial split By ANDREW MILLS A decison by the leaders of two Black campus groups to break from the United Coalition Against Racism has sparked controversy and unrest among members of Black organizations across campus. In an opinion article in the Daily yesterday,...…
…I Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Friday, April 1, 1988 Tenants rally for rent control IN BRIEF By PETER MOONEY Chanting "Fair rents! Fair prof- its!" about 30 tenant activists yesterday protested a local realty company accused of evicting tenants in retaliation for taking the company to court last year. The protesters also supported the rent control proposal on Monday's city election ballot in front of McKinley Properties' office on North Main S...…
…4 Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Monday, April 4, 1988 I Bash More than 500 crowd Diag for annual event Continued from Page 1 After the speeches, the easygoing crowd relaxed and listened to the many guitar-toting revelers play :music. "If they would just legalize all drugs, it would be fine - everyone would just be on a high. We're here for the good of mankind," said Joe Forcier, an LSA senior who appeared to be enjoying the Bash. ADAM Chandle...…
…" Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, April 5, 1988 Shultz Continued from Page 1 ing in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. Negotiations on an overall settlement would open in December. ALTHOUGH Shultz set a mid- March deadline for a reply, Israel, Jordan, and Syria have all held back, neither accepting or rejecting the plan. After Shultz met with Shamir for two hours, a spokesperson for the prime minister said they were still in disagre...…
…Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, April 6, 1988 Groups debate Michigan waste site LANSING (AP) - The regional radioactive waste dump proposed for Michigan could wind up soliciting business from all over the country, a prominent anti- nuclear activist warned yesterday. Michigan already has been selected as the "host state" for a regional dump to store low-level radioactive wastes generated here and in Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, O...…
…Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Thursday, April 7, 1988 Most students find dorm food OK IN BRIEF R tt 1 4 5 { M !_ By KATHRYN SWEENEY Dorm food is not home cooking, but then again, Mom and Dad didn't have thousands of kids to feed. And many students acknowledge the En- tree Office does a pretty good job, considering the University's limited budget and regulated menu. Students often have preconceived notions -- ranging from horror to contempt - abo...…
…Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Friday, April 8, 1988 '-Top Dems nail Gore for loud mouth By the Associated Press Albert Gore Jr. got a message from two Democratic Party heavyweights on Thursday to tone down his criticism of presidential front-runners Michael Dukakis and Jesse Jackson, while Sen. Paul Simon put his campaign on hold but kept his delegates in pocket. New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, one of the Gore critics, implied he might withhold his ...…
…Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Monday, April 11, 1988 CLASSIFIED ADSI Call 764-0557 BUSINESS SPRING GRD1 Medical Research Opportunities Start your research career with Northwestern University's Medical School as a member of our prestigious and dedicated research staff. Your involve- ment and challenge can start with research opportunities available in the areas of: " Microimmunology " Endocrinology " Infectious Disease " Allergy " Pathology " Sur...…
…Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, April 12, 1988 ROTC Women train the same, but aren't allowed in combat Continued from Page 1 they should not be judged by their sex," said O'Rourke, a member of the army for 13 years. Indeed, many military personnel agree that qualified women have the potential to move up in rank with- out combat experience. But few ap- pear eager to give that experience to women in the near or distant future. ALTHOUGH Airfo...…
…Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, April 13, 1988 Group outlines arms research projects y DAVID SCHWARTZ if they're going to publish their "We wanted to let them know sity's Board of Regents voted to he Coalition Against Weapons views about a project, it's good that that we were publicizing information change the research guidelines last arch, a group formed to monitor they get professors to respond," Vice that would otherwise be lost in pa...…
…01 Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Thursday, April 14, 1988 Vigil held for Soviet refusniks IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports By THERESA LAI The Jews who are struggling to leave the Soviet Union could not see their candles or hear their prayers, but the students who kept vigil all night on the Diag made all passersby immediately aware of the hardships Jews endure behind the Iron Curtain. The all-night candlelight vigil, sponsored ...…
…-Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Friday, April 15, 1988 Marcuse Protester to file civil suit against security official Continued from Page 1 showed me that I wasn't going to have a case," Plunkett said. But Marcuse contends that Plun- kett was under political pressure to drop the case. "It was very clear to Plunkett from the beginning it was a political case and his prosecution was operating only in the interest of the police in covering up their c...…
…Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Monday, April 18, 1988 Tax returns Continued from Page 1 ranged from an upstanding executive in a blue pinstriped suit, to a college professor who wrote on the outside of his envelope: "P.S. Please don't spend my money on the military," to a high school sophomore filing his first re- trn. THE REASONS for waiting until the last minute were almost as diverse as the filers. Many said they had filled out their forms a lo...…
…Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, April 19, 1988 High Court to hear abortion rights case WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court heard the opening arguments of an abortion rights case involving the Roman Catholic Church yesterday and agreed to consider a lawsuit pending against Michigan officials. The Roman Catholic Church's tax-exempt status gives it an unfair advantage in the political battle over abortion, the court was told by a "pro-choic...…
…Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, April 20, 1988 Inmate wins Hopwood By LIZ ROHAN Susan Fair, who won a Hopwood Award for her short story, "The Visit," thought attending the awards ceremony yesterday wasn't worth it. And for good reason. Fair, an inmate at Florence Crane prison in Coldwater, Michigan, wpuld have had to pay two security guards $500 in overtime t o accompany her to the ceremony. Instead, she received $1,200, as well as the...…
…Music school concert to salute King's struggle The Michigan Daily-Friday, April 1, 1988- Page 3 VP wants two people for equality, By VERONICA WOOLRIDGE the organizer of the c Twenty years after Dr. Martin Patterson said K Luther King Jr. was felled by an as- immense significanc sassin's bullet, the University will throughout the coun commemorate the civil rights tension at the U of leader's dream with a performance of reminded us all tha Ado...…
…The Michigan Daily-Monday, April 4, 1988-Page 3 Storm damages architecture bldg, 'U' Towers By ERIC LEMONT A tornado that passed through Washtenaw County yesterday missed campus, but strong winds and rain blew roofing off of the west side of the Art and Architecture Building, downed power in the Hill dorm area, and caused minor damage to Univer- sity Towers. Several architecture graduate stu- dents' projects were damaged and a few were des...…
…Storm to cost 'U' * more than expected By ERIC LEMONT While many University students and workers enjoyed yesterday's nice weather, some spent the day re- covering from Sunday night's storm. The damage - estimated to cost * between four and five thousand dol- lars to repair - was more extensive than initially estimated. According to Adams, 8,000 square feet of roof- ing was blown off the top of the building while high winds also damaged doors a...…
… Speaker condemns ;Israeli militancy By LAWRENCE ROSENBERG The United States has changed its policy of dealing with conflict be- tween Palestinians and Israelis from a "stand-offish" mediating role to one of increased militancy, said the second speaker a week-long discus- sion series on Palestine and the Middle East. Stephen Green, an a u - thor/researcher and freelance writer who has been published in The Na- tion and The New York Times, spok...…
…f The Michigan Daily-Thursday, April 7, 1988- Page 3 MSA unanimously calls for Baker's resignation Phillips says regent is a 'racist' By RYAN TUTAK The Michigan Student Assembly called for the resignation of Regent Deane Baker (R-Ann Arbor) after presstime Tuesday, as part of a reso- lution condemning his "homopho- bic, racist, and paternalistic be- havior." In response to the resolution, which MSA passed unanimously, Baker said MSA has misc...…
…The Michigan Daily-Friday, April 8, 1988-Page 3 Search for new U $Pres. debated By STEVE KNOPPER As the University's Board of Re- gents winds down its search for a new University President, members - of their advisory search committees continue their duties with little *knowledge of the search's progress. The three search panels - alumni, students, and faculty - have been reviewing candidates and recommending cuts to the regents since they w...…
…The Michigan Daily-Monday, April 11, 1988- Page 3 Baker, Pollack debate issunes By KERRY BIRMINGHAM Second District Congressional Candidates Lana Pollack, state sena- tor (D-Ann Arbor), and Dean Baker, economics graduate student, vied for support last night as they urged the public to get politically involved. Speaking at a forum sponsored by the Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament, the candidates dis- cussed a variety of issues including...…
… CIA nixes request to return to campus By STEVE KNOPPER Although Law School Dean Lee Bollinger invited the Central Intelli- gence Agency to reschedule law clerk interviews a week after student pro- test forced their cancellation in Feb- ruary, the CIA refused to reschedule the interviews and will not return to campus until fall. While protesters viewed the can- cellations as a victory, Bollinger said the University allows organizations of all ...…
…I Forum focuses on fighting fascism The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, April 13, 1988- Opening Day brings fun to festive fans Page 3 By MICAH SCHMIT Prompted by what they called brutal treatment of anti-Nazi protesters by Ann Arbor police at a rally last month, four panelists at a Monday night forum said capitalism fosters the formation and survival of fascist and racist hate groups. The forum was sponsored by the Ad Hoc Committee to Fight Fas-...…
…The Michigan Daily-Thursday, April 14, 1988- Page3 Speakers discuss women's future at 'U' By VICKI BAUER The University must intensify its recruitment of women faculty in or- der to improve the environment for all women on campus, said Carol Hollenshead, director for Continuing Education of Women, at a forum yesterday. HOLLENSHEAD and 10 other women spoke to about 100 women faculty, staff, and students about the problems women face at t h e...…
… U.S. warship hits mine in Persian Gulf Explosion injures 10 sailors IRAN US$s ew 8. Roberts U.S. Frigate L.ength:445 leet r Hits Mine Max.speed: 29 knots b +n Strait of <'hr 8 Bt ormut e~wa~w Persan G ulf o0G0 a go, gy ///Gul o Oman SAUDI QATAR ARABIA UNITED ARAB EMIRATES OMAN .The Michigan Daily-Friday, April 15, 1988- Page 3 Senate proposes $5Mincrease WASHINGTON (AP)- An underwater explosion tore open the hull of an American guided- m...…
…Nordby appointed to gov't relations position By STEVE KNOPPER The University's Affirmative Ac- tion Office - which directs most anti-discrimination and anti-harass- ment programs on campus - will operate without a director starting this June. The University's Board of Re- gents named current director Virginia Nordby, who has held the post since 1980, as the new associate vice president for government relations on Friday. In addition to heading...…
…The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, April 19, 1988- Page 3, Israelis convict Nazi war criminal JERUSALEM (AP) - Retired Ohio autoworker John Demjanjuk was convicted yesterday of Nazi war crimes by an Israeli court that said there was no doubt he was "Ivan the Terrible," a death camp guard who ran gas chambers that killed 850,000 Jews. The three-judge court convicted Demjanjuk of the four counts against him: war crimes, crimes against the Jewish peopl...…
…The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, April 20, 1988- Page 3 GENERATING GERANIUMS: (DU, contracts 'costly' "J 4 mail service for dorms By ANNA BORGMAN If students want to get the best price for sending their belongings home, they may have to shop around. The University has given "The Packaging Store" an exclusive con- tract to set up shop in the dorms next week during student moveout. But Doug Barnett, owner of "The Mail Shoppe," one of the Pack...…
…I OPINION Page4 Friday, April 1, 1988 The Michigan Daily A Ete gd t an Miciga Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Rent control is destructive Vol. XCVIII, No. 123 420 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. Stop T HE LANDLORDS C rent control sh...…
…I OPINION Page4 Monday, April 4, 1988 The Michigan Daily bre 3idptan iBaI1! Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Kaplan responds to critic Vol. XCVIII, No. 124 420 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. Students should vote As MEMBERS of the An...…
…OPINION Page 4 Tuesday, April 5, 1988 The Michigan Daily Economics dept. explores diversit By Hal Varian cusations made by Baker and Greer and see profession are selected for publication in First, this is literally untrue. Graduate National Institute of Health. Are these the what the facts really are. the American Economic Review. courses usually do go further into investi- "conservative" funding sources to which Baker and Greer's recent artic...…
…Page 4 I -he W hiaz ii dn , A it 6, 988_ .x MARKETICE CREAM Complete Grocery:I $1.79 per pint Fresh Meats & Deli Fresh Fruits & VegetablesI(lmt4 Ice Cream " Yogurt (Special additions Cookies " Candy * Munchies $1.89) 609 E. William # Offer Expires 1/2 block from the DiagI April 16, 1988Y M-F8am-7pm,Sat.8am-6pm ' yf EARN $25 (For New Donors With This Ad) u-M "freephysical Water Tower " walk-in with this ad '. N hSAVE" if you haven't w 4 E t ...…
…OPINION Thursday, April 7, 1988 % ePage 4 The Michigan Doily re Uirtgan 1an Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Vol. XCVII, No. 127 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor. MI 48109 Unsigned editorials represent a majority of the Daily's Editorial Board. All other r cartoons, signed articles, and letters do not necessarily represent the opinion 0 of the Daily. End legalized rape LEGALIZED RAPE IS another term for legal abortion a...…
…,1 OPINION Page 4 Friday, April 8, 1988 The Michigan Daily Mbr 3icign 1ai1Q Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Vol. XCVIII, No. 128 420 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. Raising rap*aw*areness University harasses workers * THE STATE of Mich...…
…OPINION Page 4 Monday, April 11, 1988 The Michigan Daily FSLN By Roberto Frisancho The coalition for Democracy in Latin America (CDLA) was recently pleased to receive support from The Daily in an editorial ("Religious Freedom," 2/15/88), commending the erection of a chapel that protests the lack of separation of church and state. The chapel also protests the subsequent persecution of churches by the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN...…
…OPINION Page 4 Tuesday, April 12, 1988 The Michigan Daily I Edite anmnaebstsa nrichig an l Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Faculty responds to Vol. XCVIII, No. 130 420 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. Reopen the Diag THE UNIVERSIT...…
