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…MM 2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 18, 2001 GRANT Continued from Page 1 adequately informed," she added. Co-investigator, Dr. Nancy Janz, an associate professor in the School of Public Health, said the purpose of the study is to understand how involved patients are in the decision making process and whether they are given the opportunity to be involved. "We also want to know the extent to which participation in the decision-making proc...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, June 1, 2004 NEWS Qffl damagea, co-op leveled z'z sep arate fire fI ARCADE Continued from Page 1 "It appears that we had a short of S some kind of electrical problem in a computer area," Nimke said. Stabley said there is currently no dam- age estimate, and the fire did not spread to nearby buildings or offices. But Ann Arbor Police Department officers blocked off South State Street between Williams Street ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 7, 2004 NEWS Music school alums nominated, win Tony Awards . By Cecilly Tan Daily Staff Reporter The Tony Awards are commonly thought of as a prestigious award by much of the theater community. This year, six University alumni were nominated and three went home with awards. Two of the three alums won awards with the hit Broadway musi- cal comedy "Avenue Q" - Jeffery Seller ('86) received an award for p...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 14, 2004 NEWS AAPD purchases Tasers, aims. for better equipped officers By Donn M. Fresard Daily Staff Reporter :v The Ann Arbor Police Depart- ment, after placing an order totaling nearly $100,000, will equip each of its uniformed officers with Taser guns before next fall. Sgt. Jim Baird, the officer in charge of the Taser program, said the devices are intended to help police officers subdue uncoopera...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 21, 2004 NEWS FIRE Continued from Page 1 One other unidentified female and two firefighters were transported to the hospital, Heemstra said. An English pro- fessor later identified the female as Leslie Crowley and. informed students in an English class of Crowley's injuries. Crowley, an LSA sophomore, is a member of the women's basketball team and was treated for smoke inhalation injuries. Her condition...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, July 5, 2005 pp Computing power helps remake universe By Kingson Man Daily Staff Reporter Astronomy Prof. Gus Evrard likes to think big. He regularly wraps his head around mind-boggling numbers and impossible distances, mentally and vir- tually moving around places so quickly that not even light could keep up with him - all in a day's work. His mission: to figure out how the uni- verse came to look as it does...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 6, 2005 Local Muslims protest uran abuse 4 By Laura Van Hyfte Daily News Editor Members of the Muslim Com- munity Association of Ann Arbor voiced their outrage at the U.S. gov- ernment and military last Friday in response to Quran desecration and alleged mistreatment of Mus- lim detainees in American Military detention facilities. The crowd of about 100 protesters gathered outside the Islamic Center of A...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 11, 2005 LONDON Continued from page 1 such a connection so far. Only a single day after these attacks, it seems that London's pulse has regained some regularity. While Queen Elizabeth II requested flags fly at half mast, residents and tourists are back on the street and back in the tube. Affected areas have been taped off, and some of the train lines are under repair, but Londoners are not afraid to conti...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 13, 2005 SAE Continued from page 1. In Kattola's four-count complaint, filed at the Washtenaw County Circuit Court, he accused SAE members of fueling the violence that ensued that night hy supplying minorsuwith alcohol and encour- aging an intra-fraternity feud. Nacht said he was disappointed with the way the Uni- versity handled the matter, adding that the University did not ensure that underage drinking...…

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Special Section - June 13, 2005 w F W Road to the championship The season had its ups and downs, but the Wolverines' balance ultimately carried them to the national title. Scott Bell * On Softball OKLAHOMA CITY - Did you hear that? That loud noise on Wednes- day night was the sound of thousands of softball fans collectively sighing in relief. And it didn't come just from Ann Arbor fans. Sure, the people of Ann...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 18, 2005 4 ROCK 'N' READ Grant given to develop vaccine for world's poor Nasal, heat-resistant vaccines being created for easier, accessible immunizations By Muhammad Saloom Khan Daily Staff Reporter Scientists at the Michigan Nan- otechnology Institute for Medi- cine and Biological Sciences have received a $6.3 million grant that they will use to work on the development and testing of a more efficient...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 20, 2005 ERO UMMEGoogle may build in A2 STAR FSME 4 Corporation is looking for a suitable location for its new technologv center By Muhammad Saleem Khan Daily Staff Reporter Search engine giant Google is considering Ann Arbor as a possible place to build a new 200,000 square foot technology center. While Steve Langdon, spokesman for Google, would not confirm the rumors, local realtors have said that a re...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 25, 2005 Roberts is nominated to replace O'Connor UP, UP AND AWAY Conservatives support President Bush's choice to nominate John Roberts for the Supreme Court WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee John Roberts picked up fresh compliments from Sen- ate Republicans last Friday - and advice from a Democrat who voted against him previously to be more forthright in answering lawmakers' questions. Anti-abor...…

…2 Monday, June 2, 2008 The Michigan Daily- michigandailycom 4IVERS LTH 5 52 'U' to pioneer cancer treatment Equipment to cost. $160 million By CHARLES GREGG-GEIST Daily News Editor The University of Michigan Health System and an alliance of other healthcare providers from across the state are teaming op to bring what they call the world's most expensive piece of medical technology to Michigan. A proton therapy facility with a $160-millio...…

…2 Monday, June 9, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom UNIVERSITY DONATIONS Alum leaves $5.2 million to LSA Gift to be used for graduate fellowships By CHARLES GREGG-GEIST Daily News Editor When LSA alum Mildred Sum- mer died at age too last year, she left a few clues of her dedication to the University. On a bedside table in her nursing home she kept her Uni- versity diploma and the invitation to her graduation. And in her will, she...…

…1 NEWS IMonday, June 16, 2008 2 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom FUNDING From Page 1 higher education, but she said the bigger setback has to do with a$200 million shortfall in Michigan's general fund. When the Senate passed the 3-percent increase three months ago, the state's budget was projected to be about $9.8 billion, but Fritz said funding has proved to be less than anticipated. Though the $200 million cut probably won't come solel...…

…N E S IMonday, June 30, 2008 2 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom BUDGET From Page 1 represents the state's 15 public universities. "We started at three, the state fell on some tough bud- get times and we're a victim of the whole structural deficit that con- tinues to deflate the whole state of Michigan." Boulos said he was graceful high- er education was one of the few bud- gets to see an increase. Granholm also recommended the hill inclu...…

…2 Monday, June 4,2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TUITION Army ties expose gap in tuition policy 'U' reviews in-state tuition standards after public outcry over student's plight By EMILY ANGELL Daily News Editor, After Joshua Guedesse was admitted to the University this spring he checked his financial aid statement on Wolverine Access, hoping the University had pro- vided him with enough money to allow him to transfer from Mon- ...…

…2 Monday, June 11, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com City gives go-ahead to destroy Anberay 10-story complex to replace historic apartment building By CHRISTINA HAMATI For the Daily The Ann Arbor City Council sealed the fate of the East Univer- sity Avenue apartment complex Anberay by unanimously vot- ing last Monday to grant its new owner permission to demolish the 84-year-old building for the con- struction of a larger complex i...…

…21 Monday, June 18, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom School of Medicine appoints new dean By AMINA FARHA - the three missions of the Medical Daily Staff Reporter School. He said the Medical School's After working in the University major areas of interest are integrat- Health System for almost three ing educational computer technol- decades and serving 10 months as ogy in instruction and expanding interim dean of the University's c...…

…21 Monday, June 8, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com New solar car a stellar success 'U'Infinium is ready to outshine competitors across the world By ERIC CHIU For the Daily More than 300 fans, sponsors and Michigan residents packed into the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn on Friday afternoon for the unveiling of the University Solar Car Team's latest vehicle: Infinium. The Solar Car Team is a student group that has funded and con- ...…

…21 Monday, June 15, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ARCHAEOLOGY Hunting grounds under Lake Huron 'U' researchers find 10,000-year-old relics 100 feet deep By STEPHANIE STEINBERG Daily News Editor University researchers recently announced the groundbreakingdis- covery of archaeological remains under the surface of Lake Huron - the first such find on the bottom of the Great Lakes. The researchers found caribou hunting structures a...…

…2 Monday, June 29, 2009 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com SCHOLARSHIP From Page 1 arship and other college financial aid programs. During the 2007-2008 school year, 3,152 students at the Universi- ty received money from the Promise Scholarship. Numbers are not avail- able for the 2008-2009 school year because students have until Nov. 15 to certify the scholarship. Pamela Fowler, executive finan- cial aid director for the University, sai...…

…2 -The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 2, 2003 NEWS 'U' researcher heads investigation of African milkbush, cancerlink By Neal Pais For the Daily A new study in the British Journal of Cancer has revealed a new source of Burkitt's lymphoma - the most com- mon childhood cancer in much of Africa. Rosemary Rochford, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health, is currently heading the scientific investigation into the suspe...…

…2 -- The Michigan Dailv - Mondav. June 9. 2003 T 'L - Tvis JVIIv raril I alia - Mrsnlasa InlIs 0U,0(11 NEWS. STUDENTS EXPLORE OPTIONS IN 4 Kristin Leigh Ostby For the Daily The unemployment rate for people is projected to riset percent this summer - a lev than three times as high as the unemployment rate for th according to the Michigan I ment of Career Developmen result, some students said tI considering unpaid or volunte- to occupy th...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 16, 2003 NEWS I Prof. prepares to leave 'U' to follow husband to New York A construction worker walks through Hill Auditorium located on North University, last Friday. The renovations in the auditorium are scheduled to be completed in January. By Sarah Reaume For the Daily Having completed her final lec- ture at the University, psychology Prof. Ann Merriwether will be missed as she heads for the east ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, June 24, 2003 THE UNIVERSITY REACTS Heanng decision, emotional Coleman proclaims victory By Jennifer Misthal higher learning to use the Law School's Daily News Editor admissions as a "road map" to model their "It's very emotional. It's future policies. importa~ent for all of higher WASHINGTON - Rushing into the Searching for words to best describe the t fo a g cafeteria of the Supreme Court, communi- wave ...…

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday. June 30. 2003 T1 NEWE s .. -.. . -. ..J . -) ... . I.... MCDONALD Continued from Page 1. This target "is going to be quite easy" to attain because under the points system, admissions officers were instructed to give varying amounts of points to applicants based on the difficulty of their class sched- ule or their involvement in leadership and extracurricular activities, he said. "If you look at the list of...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 5, 2000 - 3 IBM donates $117,000 for Media Union computers By Stephen Daniel Burlingame For the Daily The University announced last week that IBM donated appr xniately Si 17,000 in computer equipment to the Media Union on North Campus earlier this year. The equipmren was used to set up a new Faculty Studio and additional funds are currently being used to replace the trairing room. While equipment tn the new F...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday June 12 2000 Safety remains an important issue during summer By Ginnefer Cox Daily Staff Reporter Although the University is home to less students during the spring and summer terms, the issue of campus safety remains a concern. Students taking classes over the summer, orientation students and summer program participants may not be aware of campus safety or measures taken to ensure the safety of people on campus. T...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 19, 2000 - 3 Regents apprye 30M for Hill renovations By Josie Gingrich and Lisa Kovu Daily News Eidirs The Lnitr sty Board of Regents approved plans to improe Ii Auditorium, a retiure which will cost mow tian 530 million, on Tlursday at imontity mereting. fhr auditot riot was built in 1913 after Arthur ilr, donated S280,000t o fund its Con- structiton. Todav while many world-renowned musicians continue to pe...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 3, 2002 - 3 WALKING FOR A CURE A residents, students join three-day walk, raise money or cancer researcui By Shoshana Hurand Daily Staff Reporter Though Livonia resident Georgia Monroe's personal battle with breast cancer kept her from joining the thousands of participants in this weekend's AVON Three-Day Walk, it did not stop her from taking part in the event, which crossed 60 miles of southeast Michigan. "I...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 10, 2002 - 3 Studentsprepare Mars Rover Vicky Rushton, left, and Robb Rushton, right, with their 22-month-old son Ricky Rushton stroll along the train tracks between Hill Street and Hoover Road. Study shows nght-to- work laws help states By Ashley Fredma pay union dues in order to get a job?" Daily StaffReporter Dutcher said RTW laws ensure that workers are not forced to join unions or Mark Dilley, a staff or...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 17, 2002 - 3 New group started to educate 'U' about Israel Michigan Student Zionists hope to counter anti-Semitism on campus By Rahul Suri Daily StaftReporter LSA junior Adi Neuman is stand- ing up against the anti-Israel groups on campus - by starting his own group. "This bashing of Israel that goes on on campus is very similar to ... bash- ing (Jews) before the Holocaust," Neuman said. Neuman is the preside...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 5, 2006 - 3 'U' hopes Conference with state community college presidents discusses barriers for transfers By Mariem Qamruzzaman Daily Staff Reporter Standing before community college presi- dents from across Michigan, Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Lester Monts reiterated the reason for their gathering - to confront issues hindering low to moderate income community college students from transferring...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 12, 2006 - 3 WORKING AT THE CARR WASH Al- aida promises attacks Following Musab al- Zarqawi's death, group does not name successor CAIRO (AP) - Al-Qaida in Iraq vowed yesterday to carry out "major attacks," insisting in a Web statement that it was still powerful after the death of leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The statement did not name a successor to al-Zarqawi, who was killed by a United States airstrike Wed...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 19, 2006 - 3 Residents Coalition pressures City Council to put the alternative voting system on November ballot By Emily Angell For the Daily The Arbor Brewing Company may want to pro- mote Olde No. 22 German Alt to house favorite. This past Wednesday, the Ann Arbor Fair Vote Coalition demonstrated instant-runoff voting by allowing individuals to test and rank a variety of beers using the IRV system. Olde No....…

…IMonday, June 4, uu(i - In VU gI ~~- Win. ' -a '.E yx ^ z . t . . 5 " , k , :, , Senate proposes to give 'U' 4.7% budget increase 17 S g c s a a U FILE PHOTO lbert Kahn, an honorary alumni of the University, designed Angell Hail, which onnects Tisch and Mason halls. Kan larchitectural exhibit showcases variation of stles By David Baybik es factories, educational buildings and y Staff Reporter hospitals - and all in an equally wide range of...…

…Monday, June 11, 2001 - The Mic 'U' rovers designed to roam red planet By Maia Sprow explore the surface, they need to be able Daily Nws Editor to get around .. the vehicle that we are building can travel 600 miles." Humans living on Mars is soon to be After they are complete, the rovers science, not fiction, proclaimed a recent will head to Nevada to a Mars testing announcemnent made by National Aero- station, a simulated environment where n...…

…Monday, June 18, 2001- The Michigan Daily - 3 DOW SHOPPING Students find Internet file-sharing services to replace costly Napster A dog walker takes advantage of the shade and shopping offered by Nichols Arcade yesterday afternoon. 'Fathers n101ot liV ing With ofsprng Often hae h chilren By David Daybik Daily Steff Reporter Downloading MP3s through the popular file-sharing application Nap- ster has become more difficult in recent months. The...…

…NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, June 1, 2004 - 3 .Lecturers, 'U' sign tentative labor agreement Dy Alison Go Daily Staff Reporter After 10 months of twice-a-week meetings, round-the-clock discussion and continuous work, the year-old Lecturers' Employee Organization and the University signed a tentative final agreement for a three-year con- tract on Friday. The union's first contract will be put into place after June 16 pending approval...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 7, 2004 - 3 Green Machine Website offers forum for inter-college friendships By Anal Sankarwergmann For the Daily From their first days in college, freshman search to meet the people with whom they can create substantial friendships and bonds. Theface- book.com - a new site aimed at students, alumni and faculty - seeks to be a catalyst in creating friendships among the college crowd. The website cont...…

… NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 14, 2004 - 3 vSirn'the Blues 'U' researchers propose solution to spam e-mail By Chloe Foster Daily Staff Reporter The battle between the common Internet user and spam e-mail drags on - a state of war in which there are no rules and no higher authority to whom one can appeal forjustice. But a research team at the University's School of Information suggests that some level of accord may be in sight. Do...…

…NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 21, 2004 - 3 Police: campus drug *den targeted students ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - After years of frustration, police have launched a sweeping effort to shut down a sophisticated heroin and crack operation targeting University of Michigan students. At the center of the investigation is a white stucco house, located less than three blocks from two of the Universi- ty's biggest dorms, police said. In 10 yea...…

…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, July 5, 2005 - 3 Anti-discrimination bill gets GOP support Republicans co-sign bill that would outlaw discrimination against LGBT community By Justin Miller Daily News Editor Months after he searched for Repub- lican co-sponsors for a bill outlawing discrimination against gays, lesbians, bisexual and transgender people, State Rep. Chris Kolb (D-Ann Arbor) intro- duced his bill with three GOP co-spon- sors signing...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monay, June 6, 2005 - 3 Levin calls for Bush to ac.ngoa a n _BUBBLY FENGact on global warming International treaty and federal funding for alternative energy are needed to combat global warming according to Levin By Amber Colvin Daily Staff Reporter Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) said the fight against glob- al warming should be like putting a man on the moon. Speaking at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business Thursday to kick...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 11, 2005 - 3 Vlchigan Theater receives- DAMAGECONTROL ;rant, Soundfall unfunded . , Justin Miller ily News Editor The Michigan Theater will purchase digital cinema projectors and video plays with a grant given to it by the te in an effort to lure college gradu- s to Ann Arbor. fhe city applied for the grant as part Gov. Jennifer Granholm's Cool Cit- .itiative to make Michigan cities >re attractive for college...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 13, 2005 - 3 Petition seeks to restrict student parking By Muhammad Saleem Khan Daily Staff Reporter Frustrated with a lack of parking space, the North Burns Park and Oxbridge neighbor- hood associations have submitted a petition to the Ann Arbor City Council to create parking districts that will require a special permit for cars parked longer than two hours between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Peter Nagourney, co-chair...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 18, 2005 - 3 Student groups to bring major artist to campus By Jeremy Davidson Daily News Editor Members of the University Activities Center, Big Ticket Productions, UM Hillel and the Michigan Student Assembly have been developing plans for a major concert this fall. The two major contenders at this stage are Kanye West and Ludacris, though at this point in time the groups have not set a final date for the sh...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 20, 2005 - 3 HEART BREAKER Students ask administration for amendment to By Lindsey Ungar Daily Staff Reporter Students continued to urge the University to amend its nondis- crimination bylaws to include "gen- der identity and expression" at the Regents meeting last Thursday. Wolverine Coalition for Human Rights - a student group formed in January specifically to amend the bylaws - has aimed to send six speak...…