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…Monday, May 10, 1999 - The Michigan Daily - 3 Fore addresses development at conference Gore praises citizens, Mayor rcher's efforts t revitalize evelopment in Detroit. y Michael Grass and dam Zuwerink Jaly News Editors )ETROIT- Calling for improvements in the uality of life in communities nationwide, more han 3,000 delegates from around the world con- ened in Detroit last Tuesday for the first National Town Meeting for a Sustainable America."...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 10, 1999 Edited and managed by EMILY ACHENBAUM NICK WOOMER students at the 4 4 + Editor in Chief Editorial Page Editor t iUniversity of Michigan 1 atrI U n e utotherwise noted, igned editorials reflect the opinion of tk 420 Maynard Street tnajority of the Dails editorial board. All other articles, letters anr Ann Arbor, Ml( 48109 cartoons do not necessarily releet the opinion of The Michigant Dail N o one ...…

…LTES * OTHDIO pportunity important to admissions o THE DAILY: I would like to write to xpress my agreement with he opinion expressed by mily Achenbaum in her 's. May 4, column Financial privilege and affir- ative action" regarding the se of socioeconomic status s a factor in university dmission. Most of the students who esponded to the aily/Institute for Social esearch poll mentioned that he difficulty of high school oursework completed shoul...…

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…Monday, May 10, 1999 - The Michigan Daily - 7 Despite Columbine shootigs, some legislators favor gun proosal tEG ISLATIO N to end up in the wrong hands. LSA junior Jeremy Stanifer said passing the pro- "I think people here are more tolerant because "I think this bill will stimulate the sale of gunsE" posed concealed weapons bill would be a mistake. there's so much diversity," Stanifer said. Continued from Page SIhe said. "More handguns in more...…

…8 The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 10, 1999 0 'U' Gardens host fa mily celebration By Nika Schulte Daily News Editor Amidst blooming blue and white violets and yellow wood poppies, families and friends took advantage of yesterday's sunny skies to celebrate Mother's Day at the University's Matthaei Botanical Gardens. Throughout the day, guides led hundreds of mothers and their families on tours of the Helen V Smith Woodland Wildflower Garden....…

…. O 1NG TIME AGO Tickets for "Star Wars: Episode 1- The Phantom Menace" go on sale this Wednesday. Daily Arts will have full coverage next Monday. ft.-M-d-itS Monday May 10, 1999 7 'Mummy' spooks in summer movie season onah Victor a ly Arts Writer With the release of "The Mummy'," Jniversal Studios tries to resurrect for he third time a production of a classic orror moVie series. Brendan Fraser 'George of the Jungle," "Gods and Monsters") ...…

…Tt'e Michigan Daily - Monday, May 10, .999 Gwar brings Armageddon to Jarpo's6 By Ian Dyament For the Daily With all of the formidable talk of the end of the world, it's good to see a band attempting to bring the world one step closer to Armageddon through music. Dubbed "Gwarmageddon 1999," theatrical shock rockers ; Gwar attempted " to kill everything on earth at Gwar Harpo's last Friday. Harpo ' Gwar is noto- Mayr7 rious for its gruesome liv...…

…Monday, May10,'1999- Th 6Michgar Dail - 11 .'Twas a week before 'Star Wars'... William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Fox Searchlight the Michigan Theater and Showcase starting May 14th *1 Shakespeare done well is a thing of beauty. Shakespeare done badly is ... the latest film version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Rarely has a director misunder- stood a Shakespearean play so com- pletely or made one so boring as chael loffmann (O...…

…The Michigan men's track team rocked the competition at its own Phil Diamond Invitational. Page 15. S? ORTS May 10, 1999 Cervenak breaks 'M' all-time hits record Game-wininig homer is his 268th career hit By Chris Grandstaff Daily Sports Editor His teammates call him "Piggy," because of his tendency to get dirty on the diamond, but the nickname also fits his down to earth, all out style of play - a style of play that has made co-captain Mi...…

…Michigan catcher Melissa Gentile isn't a nervous per- son. But on a cool April day at Northwestern the butterflies ad been unleashed and acre flying freely in her stomach. They shouldn't have been. The at bat was like any of the other hundreds she had taken before. DANA INNANE Da But every at bat is unique in its own way, and this at bat's distinction was a rare one. It was Gentile's first at bat since she had back surgery in November. She was...…

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…Monday, May 10, 1999 - The Michigan Day --15 Wolverines 'tune-up' at Phil Diamond Men's track dominates invitational in preparation for Big Ten championships By Chris Langrill Daily Sports Writer The Big Ten Championships are only two short weeks away - that's what seems to be on the collective mind of the Michigan men's track and field team. When asked how they felt about individual perfor- mances and wins at yesterday's Phil Diamond Quad at...…

…WITH THE ANTI-SWEATSHOP MOVEMENT STRE NCGTHEININ( ON C AMPUSES NAT1)N WIDE, STUDENTS TRAVEL To CENTIRAL AMERICA TO SEE L XLOR (ONI)ITINS I 'RST I ANI). By Michael Grass -Daily News Editor As a student activist fi hing for better working con littos Iin factories that pro ucet handise fi r the -coIIgiate 1apparel industry SA junior Lee Palmer was wel11 atae of pror conditions that exist injthe sweatshop industry.c B3ut on a recent trip to (entra...…

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…U. GIOT MAIL editor @umagazin e.com Kudos! Thank you for the article ["Can You Be Gay & Greek?," Feb. '99] which was ourageous and fairly done. I was a' member of Lambda Chi Alpha at the U. of Arizona, Tucson, and I'm also active in the gay community here in San Diego. Gary L Vyne Thank you for including the informa- tion you did about being Greek and gay. I am the alumnae advisor to my chapter A at the College of William and Mary and am gay. ...…

…t anway _atnew from y I Study Kard Party Harder Virginia Tech U. Hope next year they'll come up with a better solution to students' drinking problems. Or at least not follow the example of Virginia Tech president Paul Torgersen. When he discovered students were (gasp!) drinking alcohol, he immediately took action. Torgersen circulat- ed a memo to all faculty providing guidelines. The solu- tion? Assign homework over the weekend. Sounds a lit...…

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…news, students and stuff VIRTUAL - - ft hr * ".4'..:' .v - .., ..,,..,., *a ;; - tk " A ., v 1 ~'4 ....,.;:.i.* 3t'v..._, .. M .r'S' .,.i. . -.:L '. ... 't. , ,.aix .r z: + k F l.a 4 OMIKO JONES IS YOUR ORDINARY U. OF Pennsylvania senior except for one small detail: from jellybeans to VCRs, everything she needs she buys online. Jones - along with Alanna Blanco at California State U., Chico, and Scott Raymond at the U. of Kansas - is one of...…

…THERE I ERE'S PROOF THAT BEAUTY AND BRAINS CAN coexist. Harvard U. junior Elizabeth Hancock shattered stereotypes last September by par- ticipating in the oft-maligned Miss America ROING TO EUROPEP Buy This* "Pageant. And critics be damned she says it was worth every poised step. "I've always wanted to pay my parents back for everything they've done for me," says the Kentucky native. "I love to go onstage and perform, too, and thought this...…

…MAGINE FINDING OUT THAT THE NICE GUY DOWN THE HALL FROM YOU IS facing charges of statutory rape. Or that your brainy class project partner spent time in a juvenile delinquency hall for arson. Or that your quiet new roomie has a rap sheet the size of your grocery list. Impossible? Hardly. Many universities unknowingly accept criminal offenders or those charged with crimes because under federal law, universities can only obtain juvenile crimina...…

…BY JESSICA YADEGARAN SAN DIEGO STATE U. HE DEATH OF MATTHEW Shepard last October sank hearts and raised consciences nationwide. A series of hate Z 0 W 0 r WW Cr O U O 0 CL crimes across America's campuses followed, and slowly, institutions known for higher thought and liberal- m were becoming testing grounds for acts of malevolence. In light of Shepard's death, hate crimes are being pub- licized more - but what are colleges and universities ...…

… Ap# x OLLYWOOD SAMPLES ARE JOKES LIKE MARTIN," raps Black Thought on the Roots' latest effort Things Fall Apart. The 17-track album is a wake-up call to a rap world made turgid by money-grabbin' playas. It's also the Philadelphia sextet's magnum opus, a pure-to-the-bone hip-hop record that's anything "but" a G-thang. Ripe with superb musicianship and thought-provoking lyrics, Things Fall Apart could go down as the most influential rap album ...…

…Y ilnaoWII OWA STATE U. SENIOR CHAD CALEK IS A DREAMER. HE'S ALSO A MOTLEY CRUE FAN. r hl So when his college band was asked to open for the Feel-Good Doctors of '80s hair metal last fall, it was a dream come true - one of many since Calek joined 35" Mudder two years ago. m 11011'S 011101. 35" Mudder, a hardcore/hip-hop outfit, has sold more than 3,000 copies of its independently I haf ior awa released sophomore CD, Stained. The group is also ...…

…r trade in those pencils and books for some quality time by the pool and that dreaded summer job. But save those pennies, because you're gonna want to drop most of them at the movies. This summer is so chock full of blockbusters, you might not even get a tan. -1- Iu I) STar Wars Episodeprequel we've all been waiting for has The Phantom Menace finally arrived. Now, an 20th Century Fox even longer time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Jedi kni...…

…F YOU SEE ONE MOVIE THIS SUMMER, SEE STAR WARS. If you see two movies this summer, see Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. " So goes the trailer for the sequel to Austin m Powers, proving that even Mike Myers' ad people have a sense of humor. I r And while the cinematic resurrection of Yoda and Obi- Wan Kenobi is sure to attract more hype than that movie about that 87-year old boating accident, e've got to confess that we're ecretly...…

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… ,sy . G I6 _ -P-~s~ 5~WE EE 1E Mid tgun Daig T uesday, May 4, 1999 . One hundred e&ht years of edkn;7I freedom /f##n I l uunir ts indeC s'ws ilwila. wwrw Tuesday:,ay 4, 199 Onehunded ei V 1ttp:Veare of edo l // www. mach ganas ycom Symnasts h6W I Men, winless three years ago, take national champinship By Dan Dingerson ifying score, Michigan earned the right to Da iv Sports Writer choose its first event in the finals -- the LINCOLN, Ne...…

…2 - he Wchigan Dafy -Tuesday My 4, 1999 MSA resolution supports Wisconsin in court case By Jewel Gopwani After a Wisconsin federal court sided with the stu- ernment by signing on to a brief along with about inform students about these programs. Daily Staff Reporter dents, the school's regents unsuccessfully appealed twenty student governments nationally. The goal of the EBSI, according to the resolu Standing behind its fellow university studen...…

…Tuesday, May 4, 1999 - The Michigan Daily 3 Seniors reflect on years at'U' By Nika Schulte Daily News Editor Despite wearing a cap and gown and carrying a commencement pro- gram which included his name, LSA graduate Mike Guest said it was hard to imagine that he had completed his undergraduate years at the University. "It doesn't really feel any differ- ent," Guest said. "I don't think it will hit me until I leave Ann Arbor." Guest was just ...…

…4 -- The Michigan Daily -- Tuesday, May 4, 1999 Edited and managed by EMILY ACHENBAUM NICK WOOMER students at the + Editor in Chief Editorial Page Editor University of Michigan Unless otherwise noted, Unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the 420 Maynard Street majority of the Daily's editorial board. All other articles, letters and Ann Arbor, MI 48109 cartoons do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Michigan taily. Two weeks ago, ...…

…LETES0OTH EIOR Services must continue over law exams To THE DAILY: Last December, I was sur- prised to find restaurants in the Union and some of the recre- ational facilities closed during the final two days of exams. Someone in computing even shut down the law library's on- line catalog for a day during exams. Once again, the school has not paid attention to the law school calendar even though it's been posted for over a year. For my $24,000...…

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…Tuesday, May 4, 1999- The Mitbigan Daily,- 7 UUNTER/SALESRE'RSN Fult-time an art-time. Kilwin's of Ann Arbor needs good ersonalities with strong work ethics. Apply t 107 E. Liberty, Ann Arbor._ DRIVERS NEEDED FOR Executive Residence. Great starting wage, free food. .M. shifts available. Valid driver's license neded Calt 763-849 Student Engineers Needed to work for the Michigan Union Maintenance . Shop exible Hours and part time positions Stud...…

…i E - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, May 4, 1999 HERE COMES THE SUN 'U' team unveils solar car By NikaeSchutte Daily News Editor DEARBORN, Mich. - Although many University students plan to use their summer months to catch some rays, not many spent more than 40 hours a week throughout the past aca- demic year strategizing how to do it in the most efficient manner. Since 1997, the University's Solar Car Team has logged countless hours working o...…

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… ..ar Was: Episode Yes, folks, 15 days and counting until Geroge Lucas unleashes 'The Phantom Menace' on a far too expecting publc. Meaeonafr o xpcigRuTc.TedaSf, May 4, 1999 L Angel will bless Harpo's By Adlin RosU Daily Arts Editor The brutality and intensity that is death metal's premier act, Morbid Angel, will grace Detroit's Harpo's this coming June 8th. The group promises to give a high energy Morbid performance that Angel will lau...…

… Tuesday, May 4, 1999 - The Michigan Daily - 11 tton boggles again the occasional enunciated s "poompa" on track 29. Then loose, harsh indie rock feel with the instruments, the kind to turn up to irritate your sla Celine Dion listening neighbo The problem with this albu the tracks don't develop into >.. ~ ~memorable. And it's not the either the shortness of the tra * o nature of noise. There are catchy yet brief songs simil Dwarves. Plenty of...…

…12 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, May 4, 1999 Connery raises stakes in sexy 'Entrapment' By Erin Podolsky Daily Arts Writer So, you're thinking about "Entrapment': Old man, old plot, old hat." Right? Wrong. In a rare move in this tell-all age, the majority of things Entrapment revealed in the "Entrapment" trailers and com- mercials take At Briarwood place in the first and Showcase 30 minutes of the film, leaving another 60 or so with fresh ...…

…Tuesday, May 4, 1999 - The Michigan Daily - 13 Tennis plays good host, loses in Big Ten quarters 0 y Josa Rosenzweig The team entered the Big Ten plete reversal of the other day. Farah McCain all came up short. McCain's Tnrnmna th hne dnA he Nn 2' d d ni hi Nn 2 ciolf- mtnh to ln u nivtal athr nt km u nt_ On Friday afternoon, the expectations of the Michigan men's tennis team were greeted unhappily when the team lost to seventh-seeded and lo...…

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…American girls The Michigan women's gymnastics team came home from the NCAA Championships with seven altAmerica nominations. First team nominees En Nikki Peters Floor, beam Sarah Cain Uneven bars Bridget Knaeble Floor Karina Senior Beam Second team nominees Event Cain All-around, floor Lisa Simen AtI-Around, beam Shannon MacKenzie Beam IUNNERS-UP Continued from Page 16 team format for the Wolverines, Peters supplied a heartfelt perfor- mance. ...…

…TEmmis ous ED The Michigan men's tennis team hosted the Big Ten Championships last week- end only to be eliminated by their first opponent. Page 13. SPORTS Tuesday May 4, 1999 1~t Leaders and best Toman tops field in parallel bars By Dan Dingerson Daily Sports Writer LINCOLN, Neb. - The goal for the men's gymnastics team this year was to win a team national champi- onship. On April 23, the team accom- plished that. The season was not over...…

…News: 76-DAILY T - sa Display: 764-0554 Classified: 764.0557 One hunadred seven years oif editoria/ freedom Mu ay ,19 NC AAY! t Uiversi nty:"WMay 26 1998 NCAA to Univershity: nonwsanction-s Dy Josh Kleinbaum Daily Sports Editor The fate came in the form of a fax. And for the first time in more than two years, since Maurice Taylor's Ford Explorer rolled over on M-14 in February, 1996, the dark cloud that has loomed over the Michigan men's bas...…

…I1 2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, May 8, 1996 SERIES Continued from Page 1. Cowboys was nothing to cheer about either. Although it was outhit 9-4 by Michigan, Oklahoma State made the most of its opportunities, scoring all three runs off Michigan errors. "We didn't play defense," Hutchins said. "When you come to the World Series, defense is more important than anything, and we didn't play it." The first inning began with Griffin walking...…

….. .............Tuesday' May 26,;1408- The Ms chigdr Daily - 3 ugPhoe study revel poiive ~7Jp~attitude baclki'nga research j~e College of Engineering, located on the University's North Campus, has added Wnew laboratory to study ergonomics and benefit University students. NewI 'U' laboratory enthances ergonomw H--ic By Am9t Pandys For thes lDail S 'Ihe creation of a new laboratory in the IUiversity College of Engineering may benefit workers a...…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, May 26, 1998 Edited and managed by CHRIS FARAH DAVID WALLACE students at the Editor in Chief Editorial Page Editor University of Michigan Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the (110)01 oad. llotfta riaI lttr ,n 420 Maynard Street majority of the Dailiseditorial boaal.^Al other articles. letters'and Ann Aorbor, M 48109 do not necessaric rclcct the opinion of The lichi gan Iaile...…