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…Wekiuultxi4v A century of editorialfreedom Vol. CI, No.1 - The Michigan Daily/New Student Edition - Thursday, September 6, 1990 heMiga ao 'U' committee proposes more student-professor By Amy Quick A University committee of fac- ulty and students released a report this week containing a proposal which, if it becomes a reality, will "provide an intellectually invigorat- ing, healthful, and enabling under- graduate experience for its students....…

…A century of editorial freedom CMytightO1990 Vol. Cl, No. 2 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday, September 7, 1990 The Michigoan Dily Lush may speak via TV to Iraqis Hussein says president's message will be broadcast without editing PSC e report to Mic by Donna Woodwell Daily Staff Writer nvoys on trip least TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Presi- dent George Bush will accept Sad- dam Hussein's offer to broadcast a message to Iraq, but only on his own term...…

…A century of editorial freedom Vol. CI No. 3 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Monday, September 10, 1990 The 1990aily *Summit leaders condemn Hussein HELSINKI, Finland (AP) - President Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev joined Sunday in a joint condemnation of Iraq's inva- sion of Kuwait, and said they agreed 'in seven hours of summit talks that "aggression cannot and will not pay.~ Gorbachev emphasized the need for a "political" solution, insisti...…

…A century of editorial freedom CopyrghtbhT0" Vol. Cl, No. 5 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Tuesday, September 11, 1990 The Mihgan ay Proposed laws- A yKristinPalm and nnette Petrusso Daily Arts Editors Second in a five-part series Funding for the National En- dowment for the Arts and the arrest of rap group 2 Live Crew are cur- rently at the forefront of the arts/obscenity/censorship debate. Adding to the fray is a package of bills being debated in t...…

…A century of editorialfreedom Vol. Cl, No. 5 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Wednesday, September 12, 1990TMhni Soviets .pass new economic reforms MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's par- liament voted overwhelmingly yes- 0terday for a radical economic reform program, and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev said he favored it over a moderate plan proposed by his prime minister. Gorbachev's surprise statement undercut the authority of Prime Min- ister Nikolai Ryzhkov...…

…ti able;igrn44444 A century of editorial freedom .gr prcoprighm t1990 Vol. Cl, No.6 Ann Arbor, Mviciigan - Thursday, September 13, 1990 The Mihgan Daily ,Bush prepares tape for Iraqis WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush videotaped a message yesterday telling the Iraqi people he has "no quarrel" with them and they should blame any hardship on their own government, the White House said. On the eight-minute tape, which the White House hopes will b...…

…A century of editorial freedom Vol. Cl, No 7 Ann Arbor, Michigan -Friday, September 14, 1990 TheWm.icgan ily Blue *hoping. for luck of Irish by Eric Lemont Daily Football Writer Poor Lou Holtz. You see, the Notre Dame coach is very concerned about how his new quarterback, Rick Mirer, will per- form this weekend (although his Fighting Irish defeated Michigan last year with their quarterback, Tony Rice, completing only two passes). And he's ha...…

…al iriuulai ily Copyight 19N Vol. CI, No.8 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Monday, September 17, 1990 the Michigan Daily S oviets protest economic #crisis MOSCOW (AP) - Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched to the Kremlin yesterday demanding that the President Mikhail Gor- bachev and his prime minister resign to take responsibility for the coun- try's deepening economic crisis. "The Economy is a Disaster," read banners carried by the crowd, hic...…

…loY~~ht 9 Vol. CI, No.9 Ann Arbor, Michigan -Tuesday, September 18, 1990 The Mihigan ogly Cheney fires Air Force Chief of Staff WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Dick Cheney fired Gen. Mike Dugan as Air Force chief or taff yesterday after Dugan's public comments about contingency plans to unleash massive air raids on Iraq and target Saddam Hussein personally. Dugan, in the top Air Force job only three months, violated Pentagon rules by publ...…

…rrtgaB1vrn CopYnght 1990 Vol. Cl, No.10 Ann Arbor, Michigan -vWednesday, September 19, 1990 The Mcigan aily 'U' gears up for campus deputization, reviews candidates by Josephine Ballenger Daily Crime Reporter The University's Department of Public Safety and Security is currently reviewing applications for six new deputized police officer positions, and may have the fleet in training within the next month, Sergeant Vernon Baisden said. The ca...…

…rmitIU1XF at . Copy ght 1990 Vol. Cl, No.11 Ann Arbor, Michigan --Thursday, September 20,199 The Michsgan Oasy Poland's Vresident to resign early WARSAW, Poland (AP) - 'resident Wojciech Jaruzelski, the only Communist leader to survive politically after democratic revolu- tions swept the East bloc, told Par- liament yesterday he will resign early to help Poland complete its transition to democracy. Jaruzelski's announcement came " amid incr...…

…rrrrnxlrn ph zs Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 21, 1990 COPYrI V01.C , No.12 The Mich chipanpaiiy M R 1 9kV Students tJ Lf ~y l v rS>Xn r; v, E protest m L x 'U ' r -0 r I I 1 ' r e' ' 5 Fr II ,iYr"i § '3 9 M°a x 14 ee e d§y ury , ! s R5 3 ,' Y rr ) PC p f a., >xiir Cu ) ' 3r. 30' y d r e, $3kt a; e x z pax oe rR.. 5 titifl3, de uti*zation eg s x v Regent Phil Power (left) is taunted by unidentified students as the regents made their ...…

…£iiuului r.,......,.w.n. raav 'Vol. Cl, No. 13 A 1 n 7 rf,'- or, i r, --- ay, September 24, 1990 .Capyngrhbi 19%~ The Michgan Daily MSU *students defend shanties by Matthew Pulliam In defiance of a university camp- ing ordinance, students at Michigan State University set up shanties yes- terday in the "People's Park" on the East Lansing campus and prepared to spend the night protecting their cre- ations from demolition. The protest, org...…

…444 Copyright 1990 Vol. C, No.14 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Tuesday, September 25,1990 The Michigan Daily Bush declares conditions for sanctions will remain intact WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush said yesterday that South Africa's campaign to abolish white supremacist rule is irreversible and assured President F.W. de Klerk the United States won't impose new conditions for lifting economic sanc- tions. "These conditions are clear-cut and are no...…

…441V 44&W clale 4F t!gan :4 vrtll! CpyWhtpe1990 Vol. Cl, No.14 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Wednesday, September 26, 1990 Te Mca oa Wieseld receives honorar award b Annabel Vered Bus for h request Mideast E S help To pay tribute to Raoul Wallen- berg and his courageous acts, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Prof. Elie Wiesel received a medal and delivered a subsequent lecture on responsibil- ity at Hill Auditorium yesterday. A University alumnus...…

… Jr iriuulai ti coprigt 1990 Vol. CI, No.16 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Thursday, September 27, 1990 The Mihian aiiy 'U' students face cutbacks in free legal representation *by Henry Goldblatt University students desiring free legal representation will now have to wait three weeks to see an attorney.1 And the attorney may no longer even be able to accompany a student to court. These are just some of the diffi- culties facing students in need of a ...…

…44hr t! an :4 44&1W copyright 190 Vol. Cl, No.17 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday ,September 28, 1990 The Michigan Daily Bush Senate Judiciary sauds . . 7. Committee app roves Senate outer nomination GhopRefulg - Kennedy offers only dissenting vote; easy n'resis~'icrge ush am-confirmation expected by Senate on Monday paigned for longtime friend and WASHINGTON (AP) - The confirm this man" so he could be ria, Biden said. "But I think that he ally, ...…

…Page 2-The Michigan Daily/New Student Edition - Thursday, September 6, 1990 I A note to our readers: Welcome the to New Student Edition of the Michigan Daily. This 100 page document represents one man's entire summer. This 100 page document repre- sents the hard work of more than 60 Daily staffers. This 100 page document repre- sents all that is good in the world and fights to destroy all that is evil. Well... At any rate, this is the Mich...…

…Page 2-The Michigan Daily- Friday, September 7,1990 Customized textbooks may be in near future * ANTHONY M. CROLL Don't tread on me A student, choosing not to believe popular University superstition, nonchalantly treds on the 'M' on the way to class yesterday. - .- - - St --' - YOUR MOST IMPORTANT STEP IN COLLEGE IS THE FIRST: AIR FORCE ROTC. College! It's the first step in your career - a big step. Yet there's a way to make it a giant l...…

…Page 2- The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 10, 1990 BRAWL Continued from page 1 As the crowd tried to exit the building, Mitchell said he saw an- other fight, involving a security guatd, break out near the second- floir pool hall. The three University housing security officers patrolling the Union "were overcome" by the crowd of an P estimated 500 people when the. fights broke out, said Executive Director of University Relations Walter Ha...…

…Pagel2- The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, September 11, 1990 House, new '1 pay' p LANSING (AP) - House Democratic leaders unveiled yester- day a new "polluters pay" bill to clean up toxic waste sites in Michi- gan, and scheduled quick action on the measure. Environmentalists hailed the ac- tion, and said it would speed the cleanup of contamination while sav- ing taxpayers billions of dollars. The legislation is designed to en- sure those responsibl...…

…Page 2-The Michigan Daily --Wednesday, September 12, 1990 Cheney says buildup cost rising WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretry Dick Cheney disclosed yes- terday that the cost of the U.S. mili- tary buildup in the Middle East could total $15 billion in the next fiscal year, but promised disgruntled law- makers a "significant increase" in help from Arab nations and other American allies. Cheney and Gen. Colin Powell, the chair of the Joint Chie...…

…Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Thursday, September 13, 1990 e 4" Bill to protect -- Struggle in Gulf unites old enemies r e r k rivers passes WASHINGTON (AP) - A House committee voted yesterday to extend federal protection to more than 600 miles of Michigan rivers' eorridors, despite Republicans' pro- nests that landowners' rights were kbeing trampled. The bill cleared the Interior and Insular Affairs Committee on a "mostly party-line vote of 2...…

…Page 2-The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 14, 1990 UAW contract expires at midnight; both sides quiet------ Detroit (AP) - As General Mo- tors Corp. and United Auto Workers onion negotiators kept silent yester- day about progress toward a new contract, some workers sounded anx- ious. The three-year national labor agreement, which covers 300,000 workers, expires at midnight today. The two sides must reach an agree- ment by the deadline, ex...…

…Page 2- The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 17, 1990 SOVIETS Continued from page 1 for swift and dramatic reform sup- ported by legislators from the Rus- sian Republic. Gorbachev, however, has been criticized for not implementing mar- ket reforms sooner. Soviets face shortages of food and many other products; store shelves are bare. Yesterday's rally came a day after a leading reformer, Moscow Mayor Gavriil Popov, said on national tele- vi...…

…. A Page 2-The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 18, 1990 'U' hosts international deforestation seminar Nuts and Bolts by Judd Winick by Elizabeth Marshall Representatives from 21 coun- tries are convening at the University this week to discuss the problem of global deforestation. Participants at the Seventh An- nual International Seminar on Forestry Administration and Man- agement - an intensive four-week program - will examine a bro...…

…Page 2- The Michigan Daily -Wednesday, September 19, 1990 MANDELA Continued from page 1 President F.W. de Kierk and Mandela met twice last week and both say they want black-white talks on ending apartheid to move forward as quickly as possible. But the township battles, combined with the charges against Mrs. Mandela, make setbacks appear more likely than breakthroughs. Klaus von Lieres und Wilkau, at- torney general for the Johannesburg Supre...…

…Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Thursday, September 20, 1990 Projects that once housed Diana Ross to be destroyed r DETROIT (AP) - The 52-year- old housing projects where Diana Ross and the Supremes lived as teens are being razed and replaced with modern townhouse-style apart- ments. Demolition is under way this week on the more-than 1,000 units of the eastside Brewster-Douglass project, where 250 apartments will be built. Advocates for the homel...…

…Page 2- The Michigan Daily -Friday, September21, 1990 Lawmakers consider luxury tax to decrease the budget deficit WASHINGTON (AP) - In their search for ways to tame the deficit, federal officials are intent on taxing some of life's little pleasures: beer, cigarettes, jewelry - even your ex- pensive new VCR. Although any deficit-reduction plan Congress and President Bush agree to is likely to rely chiefly on spending reductions and less swee...…

…0 Page 2-The Michigan Daily -M Women sacrifice careers for mates by the College Press Service Many college women abandon or subordinate their career goals to their mates' careers, a researcher at the University of Colorado has found. Margaret Eisenhart, a professor at UC, surveyed 350 women at two unnamed universities, and regularly interviewed 23 of the women over a period of eight years. By the end of the period, only five of the 23 women h...…

…0 Page 2- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 25, 1990 Jury selection commences in Cincinnati obscenity trial CINCINNATI (AP) -- Potential jurors in an obscenity trial involving Robert Mapplethorpe's sexually ex- plicit photos were asked yesterday whether they look at Playboy magazine or attend arts fund-raisers. Many questioned during the first day of jury selection said they'd seen such adult magazines as Playboy,, Penthouse, and Hustl...…

…Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, September 26, 1990 Students' arrests increase College College Press parties Service end in clashes with police Lunch- time :reading First-year LSA studentDan Whang takes advantage of one of the last few nice days to relax outdoors as he studies near the Graduate Library. Nuts and Bolts by Judd Winick YOU LOOK NO , YOU'RE G~OD -TE oNE wCHoOKS' 7 OH, NO DON'T, f OH -4SURF- -. You DO. 01*-'. WELL "TI-...…

…Page 2- The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 27, 1990 __ --_ UAW-GM contract likely to be ratified DETROIT (AP) - A new labor agreement contain- ing three years of income guarantees for about 300,000 General Motors Corp. workers appeared headed toward certain ratification by the United Auto Workers union; yesterday- Even UAW Local 594 at GM's Truck & Bus Group plant in Pontiac, a center of support for the UAW di.ssi- 'dent New Directions...…

…Page 2 -- The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 28, 1990 INTRUDERS Continued from page 1 Patnaik said he wants the alleged fra- ternity, its president, and the IFC president to be aware of the incident, and demands their immediate expla- nation. "They have disturbed the peace and bothered the residents, but the most unacceptable thing was their conduct," Patnaik said. Hall residents, who wished to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal, said...…

…The Michigan Daily/New Student Edition - Thursday, September 6, 1990 - Page 3 University team basks in spotlight as... Sunrunner captures national solar car race Sunryce finale provided r' v ^J..1tension ifor3¢Michigan fan S IAN HOFFMAN/Daity il to the Victors. The University's Solar Car Team celebrates after winning the GM Sunrayce USA. Holding the 0Yuquet is Project Manager Susan Fancy. Privers recall race day day s by tan Hoffman Daily NS...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 7, 1990 - Page 3 Property at issue in .German unity KLEIN MACHNOW, East Germany (AP) - Officials say up to 70 percent of the property in this township southwest of Berlin has *xen claimed by West Germans who once lived in its quiet neighbor- hoods. With German unification less than a month away, the day is draw- ing nearer when those claims - and up to one million others - will be decided by local commit...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 10, 1990 - Page 3 'U' senior just misses Mr. Male America title Ordinance to by Bethany Robertson show me the right way for a model "I don't think it's really hit me ye"' LSA senior Mark Carpenter haS reason to be surprised. Carpenter became involved with the Ann Arbor-based Michael Jeffrey Model and Talent Agency last June. By August 9 he had won the r. Michigan Male America title d was first runner-...…

…The Michigan Daily -Tuesday, September 11, 1990 --Page3 ACT-UP memi protest anti-ga, by Sarah Schweitzer Approximately 50 activists gath- ered on the steps of the Union last night for a rally in response to anti- gay messages written on chalkboards in Angell and Mason Halls. The messages, written sometime on or before Saturday by an anony- mous author, invited people who agreed with the statement, "Homosexuals are not people, but abomination...…

…The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 12, 1990 - Page 3 South U. changes trigger mixed reactions by Shalini Patel University students are walking down a modernized South University street. The Flatrock Construction Com- pany began the renovation by widen- Jng South University sidewalks and repairing cracks last April. During the summer months workers in- ktalled new street lamps, planters, rash receptacles, and a drainage sys- tem. Althou...…

…The Michigan Daily -Thursday, September 13, 1990 - Page 3 New roommates jmust adjust to living together -by Bethany Robertson In college, not all lessons are taught in the classroom. .^ Students from all cultures and backgrounds must also learn to live *zogether in the most personal situa- tion possible - the dorm room. - "Learning to live together in a . residence hall room is probably the ,0losest thing to marriage that people iill experie...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 14, 990 - Page 3 ispanic Heritage Month kicks off Iy Ken Walker University students will celebrate 1 ispanic culture this month as a part cf Hispanic Heritage Celebration :990. The celebration will take the fpim of lectures, readings, and per- formances by Hispanic artists and ac- ti ists. 1 The celebration opens tonight at 7,:00 p.m. with a lecture by Puerto lbcan author and activist Piri Thomas in the ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 17, 1990 - Page 3 Levin speaks to Fraternity ,College I by Nicole James U.S. Senator Carl Levin (D- Mich.) helped to start off the year for the College Democrats, with a speech ranging from topics such as abortion to defense spending to edu- cation at Hutchins Hall last night. Levin, who is up for re-election, addressed key issues on which he dif- fors from his opponent, Bill Schuette, a Republican, in...…

…The Michigan Daily -Tuesday, September 18, 990 - Page 3 Iraqi troops randomly seize Kuwaiti men Auto workers KHAFJI, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Iraqi troops yesterday randomly seized young men among the thou- "sands of refugees fleeing Kuwait but 'Jet their sobbing wives, mothers and -other women go, refugees said. "My boy! My boy!" one woman -shrieked, beating her hands on her chest as she described watching her 'on disappear. "We were just sitt...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 14, 990 - Page 3 City intensifies war against drug and alcohol abuse ' y Donna Woodwell aily City Reporter of businesses for liquor licence vio- Council Monday night. The report I is The national "drug war" has in- tensified in Ann Arbor. ' The city police department has declared new measures against drug and alcohol abuse - including more patrols for noisy parties near campus - while a City Council-a...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 14, 990 - Page 3 Souter Supreme Court nomination controversy sparks 1itt1f on by Henry Goldblatt Although David Souter's nomination to the Supreme Court has remained a hot topic in recent news, it has sparked little student reaction on the University cam- pus, according to an informal survey of students. On a national level, however, some students are speaking out against Souter. "No one is reall...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 14, 990 -Page 3 Teenagers, pro-choice group L% II protest parental consent law by Joanna Broder Daily Staff Writer . "Not the church, not the state, women must decide their fate. You don't care if women die, 'Right to life' remains a lie." These were the chants of Univer- sity students and community mem- bers who marched from the Diag to the Federal Building on East Lib- erty yesterday afternoon prote...…

…The Michigan Daily -Tuesday, September 18, 990 - Page_3 HEMP Tour '90 stages rally for legalization of pot by David Rheingold Protesting caste, student burns self to death Marijuana legalization activists staged a rally in the Diag last Fri- day as a part of the HEMP (Help End Marijuana Prohibition) Tour '90. Addressing a crowd of approxi- mately 100, speakers advocated the use of hemp instead of standard fibers in paper and clothing. Even ...…

…The Michigan Daily -Tuesday, September 25, 1990 - Page 3 Controversy stalls environment bill WASHINGTON (AP) - A * quabble that threatened to delay Douse approval of legislation to pro- tect 554 miles of Michigan rivers apparently was settled yesterday. The vote was postponed, how- ever, when it became entangled in an unrelated controversy It now appears the measure will be voted on next week, said an aide to Rep. Dale Kildee (D-Flint). Th...…

…Groups get new on Diag by Annabel Vered Project SERVE (Students in Educationally Rewarding Volunteer Experiences) sponsored a Volunteer portunities Fair on the Diag yes- terday to recruit members for more than 40 campus and community or- ganizations. Previously held in the Michigan Union Ballroom, this is the first year the fair has been held outdoors. "We've had a good turnout in the last two years, but those people had, to see a poster and d...…

…The Michigan Daily -Thursday, September 27, 1990 - Page 3 Lakes clean-up Jegislation ,advances WASHINGTON (AP) - Legis- '1ation aimed at quickening the pace kof Great Lakes cleanup has cleared 'thie House, and an aide to Sen. Carl 'Levin said yesterday the Senate was expected to vote soon on similar provisions. Meanwhile, the Senate Environ- Pvment Committee has voted to estab- 61ish a program to combat the spread sgpf zebra mussels in the la...…